Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 102.

TROOPS LANDED General Funston and Fifth Brigade now in Headquarters at Vera Cruz VILLA WILL NOT STOP His Campaign in Northern Mexico During Armistice —Will Open Fight " S ■ l (United Ph'M Service.) Vara Cruz. April 30 (Sp<, j a | to l)>i ly Democrat)—Brigadier General run ston today joccupied the quarters form erly occupied by the federal troops. The Mgabirs of the Fifth brigade leaving their transports at 7 a. m. Ki Paso. Tex. April 30 (Special t, Daily Democrat.) General Villa . campaign to Sweep General Huerta s force* from northern Mexico will not be halted pending the armistice. This statement was made to the United I’ress today on high authority at ~m atitutional headquarters at Jaure;,. It Was made in answer to r qu. rj gar.ling the Washington <l. pat* !u in dicat ing that an efiort would be mam to halt warfare in northern M.-xi. temporarily. "Viita will begin his campolgi! against Saltillo immediate ly. It would be- the height of folly lot him to permit ’he federal force- num boring about 15.000 to concentrate* at Saltillo during the armistice. Washington. April .30 (Special to Daily Detnocr.it)Admiral Badger wired today that he had been “unable to verify the report that constitute i.ili-t had fired Upon Tampico.” . . Tfcrro Haul. . lud . - to Daily Democrat > Mayor Denn Roberts. on trial for election fraud took the stand Bpday on his own be;.al.’. He denied that he had paid Andy Berkely 150 over Bahsm liar for padding the j registration list In Taylorville. He also denied adleg. -i frauds. He was n>t permitted to answer question concorning a break between his faction and that of John Lamb. fs JW» ——o STARTS NEW SERIES. Manager Parent of the Cry *i! thcistn* has secured another • x< • Dent aeries of moth n pic tures entitled The Adventure of Kathlyn and the fir.: of them will start tomorrow often nnd night with a thre- re. I production “The Unwelcomed Throne.'’ This is a WBderfui cries of photoplays. . c h gtr.tine i but inte resting, dealing with the becret of Orientalism In the* m* tariou- land of Alhiha and involving ,bfclMtlru American who is forced to take a thpene and rule a race of fan ■tics. Her experience* are trying, but her during diversions with wild ■nd Wtait d animals make this the most Wonderful rnimi'l picture ever produced Tonight's show i \ng* 1 Farad! • * "Con-clence and the Temptress." and "Andy plays Hero ' p" — o TROOPS HAVE ARRIVED E (United Press S<*rvfc ■ > ; Trtaida.l Colorado. \pnl " 'Special to Daily Democrat) V message of pence eras brought to tin* buttle* torn cool Strike district In Colorado today by Uncle Sant's m.*n of war. FollowIng his arrival at the head of tlu* sec cndpßmtndrn of the Fifth I’. S. Cavalry. Major Holbrook held a hngthv | Mhfer* i■ • with strike leaders and then Issued the following -tatetnent: “Local leaders of the strike have Just cl with me regarding existing eotldiii ms. It Is believed by those at the conference Hint peaceable* rein Hon - have been established and tint' acts fit violence will cense Represent■tlve of the strikers are willing to do every thing In their power to bring about a normal condition of nftnlra. AS YOU LIKE IT. ■■bakespciirc *'• comedy “As Vc.u Like y Will be presented 11'Xt Wednesday May 6. nt tile Bosse opera house, by K« senior- of Hie Decatur high school fh*' are quite busy practicing and th< presentation will be a good one. jjhrs Minnie Ix*wton and family are Mnvtrn today to Fori Wayne where *bcy have pun ha.'d property and will make their home.

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I THIRTY-FIVE HAVE ENTERED. Indianapolis, Ind., April 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat) With the closing of entries for file .next Indianapolis 1 five* hundred mile race but a few hours away, Friday midnight, May 1, being the extreme limit of grace, thirty-five c ars arc* enrolled to start the contest. Two more entries were received by the speedway today, a Braender Bull Dog, to bo piloted by Bill Chandler, Ralph Mulford's former mechanician, and a Pope Bullet, handled by Mortimer Rotorts, Hie New York million--1 alre snortsman. At least five more uro expected, bringing the total of eontectautr. up to forty. STILL HOLDS OUT Huerta Is Not Yet Sure How Far He Will Go to Bring About Peace RECOVER BODIES I I - ■ V I Five Miners Are Found In One Mine By Use Os Canary Birds As Barometers (By Wm. G. Shephard) Vera Crus, April 30, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Mexico's agreement to mediation Is not without reservation. Dictator Huerta lias not made certain as to how far lie is willing to go to bring atsiut peace and the matter of his resignation has not been eonsld<-red. The situation In the Mexi. an capital was clearly indicated bei day in a message received by the state I department from the Mexican foreign * minister. It read as follows: "Up to m.w. mediation is acceptable in principle* only. As soon as details of mediation to which Mexico is willing to agree are derided upon I will tie in be tter condition to make a statement. I hope that mediation w-ill bring about a olution acceptable to the dignity <>f toth governments.” Eccles. W. Va., April 30, — (Special to Daily Democrat)- Rescuers pener ■ d the IsHMm of mine No 5 of the w River Collieries today and found live todies. The victims were piled *n a heap and had died from suffocation. Wading water to their knees, the reamers then began a search for the other 172 victims of Tuesday’s explosion. They carried canary birds In cages with them to serve as gas barometers. Washington. April 30,—(Special to Daily Democrat.)—Admiral Howard today sent a message to uie state de-pari-ment responding to the request of Secretary nanleis as to the accuracy of the report that marines had landed at Man liniiio: “Unfounded, There was incendiary fire at Manzanillo but we were not there." Terre Haute. April 30, —(Special to Dally Democrat.)- Frank "Battleaxe” Savage, murderer, appeared ofr the defence today In the Roberts election fraud trial. He refuted the statement that he hud killed Harry Kigers at the bidding of Roberta Kigers was about to sell Information to local newspapers. Ha snld he hud killed Kigers after a quarrel over ■ watch. Forest 1. inh.im said rouay Hist lie hs| been paid in Fairbanks brewery for servi- < es rendered when he hauled floaters to the poll* durr.ig a "dry" election. REMEMBERS US. I W K. Patterson, known better by some of the old timers here as "Billy" ! Fnttirnon. writes us an Interesting ; letter from Fresno, California, where he has been located for a number of years and has prospered. Billy has watched that city grow from 3.000 population to 40,000 and has shared > in it - prosperity. One of the chief In duslrios in that locality ia the raisin business and to prove that they really grow them, the flneat In the world. Mr. Pntteraon srnda us a box containing a dozen packages of the various * brands of raisins. If thia product ia ' equalled In quality oy the rest of Frees no. It l» a* Mr. Patterson claims, auro - some place in which to live. Hla letI ter will be published within a day or two. • The Misses Hazel and Pauline Wol- » ford of Monmouth visited here with I their grandparents. Mr and Mrs. Shafer Peterson.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, April 30, 1914.

IN FORT WAYNE IS s I Annual Meeting of Pastors ' and Stewards of Fort Wayne M. E. District i ; WILL MEET MAY 12 ■■ ' iM Rev. D. T. Stephenson Os Decatur Is On The Pro- , gram—Many to Attend The annual meeting of the pastors and stewards of the churches of the Fort Wayne district of the M. E. I church will be held at the First M. E ■ church at Fort Wayne May 12, according to an announcement made by Dr. J. A. Beatty, district superintendent. There are thirty-seven churches in

the district and Dr. Beatty states that ho is planning for an attendance of at least one hundred. In the list ho is counting on thirty-seven pastors, thirty-seven stewards and the attend ance of a large number of churchmen from this city. At noon the ladies of the church will serve a dinner in the dining room of the church. At this time a large portion of the program will bo given. The program will be given as follows: 11 a. m. —Devotions. Prevailing prayer, Rev. B. M. Hornaday .of Orland. 11:15 a. nt. —Organization. Plans for the year. 11:30 a. m. —Words of welcome to the new men of the district —Rev. (’. Claud Travis, pastor of the Wayne stn*et M. E. chitri ii of Fort Wayne. Responses—Rev. A. S. Preston, of Portland. 12:15 p. m.—Luncheon from Efficiency program at tables. 1. Commission on Finance—Rev. D. T. Stephenson of Decatur. 2. Aggressive Evangelism Rev. F. F. Thornberg. of Auburn. 3. How to bring the Churches of Ft. Wayne district to the Prescribed Efficclency standards--Rev. A. B. Cline of Bluffton. Our Preachers Aid Society—Completing Campaign -Rev. Charles Tinkham. of Garrett. During the day the stewards and ministers will also take up the matters of Benevolences and other financial obligations of the churches. SUE FOR DAMAGES Harry Menefee, Injured In Collision With Car Granted Leave TO SUE RECEIVER Asks That Funds be Reserved for Payment—Paralyzed From Hips Down. Judge O'Rourke of Fort Wayne, special judge In the Ft. Wayne * Springfield railway receivership case was her» this morning, and granted the petition of Harry B. Menefee of Ft. Wayne to sue the receiver, French Quinn, and also Ills request that the funds that may Im* derived from the proposed «nl« of the interurban, he not paid out. until his i Inlins for damages that may be adjudged In court against the railway, bo paid first. Mr. Menefee is the man who wns lnjur>*d March 2. HH4. wWo riding in a seat In a Fort Wayne A Northern Indiana Traction car. a Fort Wayne <-ar, with which a Decatur car collided. He Is completely parulyz<*d from the hips down, and has been In the hospital in Fort Wayn«* under the care of physicians, surgeons and nurses until last week, when he was removed to his home, and Is still under medical care, lie alleges that ho has been permanently disabled, and his life shortened by reason of the accident. The Fort Wayne A Northern Indiana Traction Company, as well os Receiver Quinn will be made defendants In the damage case. The Decatur car was operating on the tracks of the aforesaid company In Ualtioui. street, at the time of the accident. Owing to the ley condition of the rails, the brakes proved Ineffective and the car

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skidded into the Fort Wayne car. The petition to sue the receiver, and for Hie reservation of funds to pay claim, was filed because it was feared that, the case could not lie finished before the sale of the Decatur interurban and Hie distribution of Hie fumfec Is'omird, Rose & Zollurs of Ft. Wayne represent Mr. Menefee. ANOTHER SUCCESS. The second night of the homo talent musical comedy entitled "The Doctor" was an equal success to that of the first night. Tlu* Bosse opera house was packed and everyone was pleased with the play. The proceeds from the show will go towards the charity work of the Knights of Columbus. TENTS UNFOLDED Were Left by the Gyps, Who Like the Arabs Silently Stole Away

FROM PERU CAMP t Cleaned Up SI4OO in Town and Could Well Afford to I Leave Tents. The glorious springtime brings with it migratory bonds of gypsies who have r gained considerable notoriety in Hie police court spot-lights of this section > of the country as elsewhere, in tlie • past few years. They have come back and are apparently just as lawless as ever. Police r , officers of the state have received a request from the Miami county sheriff asking that a lookout be kept for two families of gypsies who are wanted at Peru on the charge of “fleecing" unsuspecting persons who visited their • camp to have their fortunes told. According to the Peru official the gypsies • cleaned up about SI4OO. When their operations were discovered, they promr ised to make good, but some time Saturday night they boarded a passenger train and skipped out. They did not fold their tents, but otherwise were like the Arabs of poetic fame— I : they silently stele away. They could ; well afford to lose the tents and other 'camping fixtures which they left on the camping gr< unds west of Peru. | The skinning, as usual seems to Im* II blamed on the women who are said to | "have wheedled" Hie money by telling fortunes. The peru Journal tells the story as f< Hows: “According to John W. Volpert a hand of gypsies that has been encamped west of the city for the past three weeks and proved themselves a general nuisance stole away sotm* time Saturday night and left nothing i but several bits of cloth commonly called tents. According to the “horse thief” official the women of Hie tribe have been doing a little shady work ' In this city and in the county and when discovered promised to "make giMid." A delegation visited the deserted camping ground Sunday morning but the birds had flown. The women are said to have told fortunes and wheedled their customers out of considerable anma.” ' o ■— - ’ NOW CAN YOU TELL WHO? I - Real Estate Man Asks Who Was Taft’s Running Mate In 1912 Campaign. 1 That it Is necessary to advertise con- ‘ tlnuously. not occasionally. Is proven by a recent speech by V. O. laiwroiice. un Oakland. Callforaai, business man. who was talking to the Rotary Club ut i Onkluiid stoat advertising. i "If you want to get results," he 1 aid “you must advertise continuous- • ly. The public forgets. Just to prove this to you. I will give a prize to any ■ man here who can tell me off hand who was President Taft's running I mate at the last election. I'll venture I ihi re Isn't a man here who can remem > her the name, al 1 ugh It was a house I hold word with all of us at the time." i The sp<*akw paused while the 100 men • In the room pondered. Finally some . one asked: “Do you know yourself i who It was?" iaiwrcnce laughed. "I do ■ not." he admitted, "I intended to call • up one of the newspapers to find out. i but 1 forgot." The question remained - unanswered. - —-O'---- * * > Mrs. Guy Majors of Fort Wayne • Is here with tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. - Shafer Peterson for a visit.

-PRETTY WEDDING rl I I Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ehrman Give Their Daughter, Catherine, in Marriage f TO GROVER C. HAMPEL Os Fort Wayne-Couple Will 1 Leave Tonight for That City To Live I The comfortable country home of I Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ehrtnan, prominent residents of near Peterson, was tlie scene of a most happy gathering ( this afternoon, when the nearest relatives of both families assembled to witness Hie wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Ehrman’s esteemed daughter, Miss Catherine, and Mr. Grover W. Hampel, one of Fort Wayne's excellent young men. The ceremony took place at two o'clock and the Rev. Kock, pastor of the Preble Lutheran church read the ceremony. A profusion of flowers and greenery transformed the house into a pretty bower-like eject and made an appropriate setting for the wedding. The couple was attended by the groom’s brother and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hampel of Fort Wayne. Miss Ehrman wore a lovely costume of silken pale blue crepe de chine, made in the prevailing mode, and the large bouquet she carried was formed of exquisite blush roses and ferns. The matron of honor, Mrs. Hampel was gowned in a becoming dress of blue crepe de metoer and wore a beautiful corsage bouquet of pink sweet peas and ferns. Immediately after the ceremony a bounteous wedding dinner was partaken of. Mr. and Mrs. Hampel will leave tonight for Fort Wayne where they will live with groom's mother, at 2701 Pitt street. Mr. Hampel is employed as fireman tn the Pennsylvania engine rixun at Fort Wayne, and is an exemplary young man. The bride he has chosen Is one of the country's very excellent young women and the couple begin married life with all good wishes. Among out of town guests at tlie wedding were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ehrman and children. Elfrleda. Marie. Clara and Walter: Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hampel, Fort Wayne. BOARDOREVIEW Judge D. E. Smith Appoints John Lose and George W. Fravel Members OF THIS BOARD Will Work With Ex-officio I Members—Begin 30 Days Session June First Judge D. E. Smith today noon nam- ( ed the two appointive memlwrs of the board of review which goes into session June first. John Lose of Decatur and George W. Fravi 1 of Wabash town- ( ship un* the niemlier* appointed. By reason of their office. Auditor T. H. Baltxell. Treasurer W. J. Archbold and County Assessor George W. ( Gent Is are also menineiw of the board. t The work Is quite a big annual un- ( dertaking as the members are required ( to finish In thlry days. They go over ( the assessors' books, make any cor- ( rectlona therein, and hear all object- i lons any one may have relating to his | assessment and adjust the same. i o — | FEATURES. Recently an English Inventor exhl- , blted upon Hie Thu me* a lifeboat which Is claimed to to unsinkable. It hi a cylinder, pointed at both ends, with sliding doors which tnay be tightly battened, and afford* a refuge in emergency for HO people. This strange looking craft may be launched In a few seconds, according to the inventor, and is bouynnt In the extreme, carry Ing its large load easily and safely in a heavy sea Air la supplied to the interior by means of a small pump. A picture of the boat la n feature In the May Popular Mecliatilca Magazine

| | BORN WITHOUT MOUTH. Although there has been many nature freaks shown to people and some that were also real, the freakiest freak that has been shown in this city for some time was a lamb boru without a mouth and ears sprounting from the throat. The lamb Is property of Henry Kintz and was dead when born. Instead of the ears coming from their regular place, they protrude from along tlie throat and between them is a small opening which, R Is judged had tlie lamb been a normal one. would have been the mouth. The body was otherwise properly proportioned. Q— . THE COUR£NEWS Hugh Keen, the Geneva Druggust, on Trial for Al-

leged Violation OF LIQUOR LAW Jury Failed to Agree in the Kalver Case—Evenly Divided at Last The Kalver case for al*ged liquor law violation was no sooner off, than another was put on today in the circuit court. Hugh Keen, tlie Geneva druggist, charged by Cora Burris, a Geneva woman, with tlie illegal sale and giving away of intoxicating liquors on February 28 and at times prior, appeared in court till* morning and pleaded not guilty. A Jury was impaneled by eleven o‘cl<|ck and the jury was excused until one o'clock when the trial proper began. Prosecutor R. C. Parrish represents the state and Peterson and Moran the defense. The jurors hearing the Keen case are: Messrs. Furguson. Grote, Peter Kinney, Eli Engle, A. Krumenaker. B. F. Kizer, diaries Meyers, Edward Miller, William Auman, Henry Kiting, J. D. Dailey and Richard Myers. In the two case* of Cornelius Decker v*. The Fort Wayne Brick Company, all depositions ou file were ordered published. Hartford City Hotel Company vs. Hartford Hotel so npany. et al. All depositions on file were ordered published. In tlie damage case of Andrew Nasseff vs. The Pennsylvania Comimny. a Judgment for $2790 in favor of the plaintiff was rendered. . In the note case of tlie Berne Hardware Company vs. Mathias Mils*r, the demurrer to the first five paragraph* of the answer and the demurrer to the cross complaint, were overruled. Reply by plaintiff to 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6 para graphs of answer was filed, also an answer in one paragraph to the cross complaint. ■ ■ tog Final report as to Harvey Mankey was approved and tlie guardian discharged from further liability as to him. Licensed to wed: Floyd Burk A*py. lineman, Geneva, torn December 3. into, son of Hiram Marshal Aspy. to wed Emma Katherine Cook, ton February IL 1894. daughter of Jacob Perry Cook. Deliberating from 11:30 o'clock yesterday until a quarter after nine o'clock last night and falling to agree and with hut very little prospect of agreement. Hie Jury hearing the Isadore Kalver case. In which he was charged with Illegal sale of liquor, was discharged by Judge D. E. Hmlth. The failure to agree* will undoubtedly result in a new trial of the case. It is said that the jury stood six to six on the last ballot. The flrat ballot I* said to have been eight for acquittal and four for conviction. From Hint on it wavered until the, two sac tions stood evenly divided at the last. Tlie current report of C Bart rum, guardian of Dewey k? Cully was approved and the trust continued. Real estate transfers: Charles E Bahner et al. to Menno S. Lirchty. lot 26, Monroe. $l4O. “ II — A marriage license was issued this morning to Grover W, Hampel, fire man. torn April S, IHH4. son of God (Continued on Page Four)

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A LONG PURSUIT Finally Results in Taking of Simon Moore—Charged With Embezzlement HAS BEEN IN SOUTH Is Said to Have Left With Nellie Bennett—Cooked for Vaudeville Company Infatuation for woman, other than hl* wife, and a consequent elopement is undoubtedly the cause of the downfall of Simon A. Moore, an erstwhile highly esteemed man of this city. After

pursuing him. l>y proxy, from north to south, and back again, since lust Nevember tlie local officers today laid 1 hands on tlie man wiio has proven a slippery one. He was arrested last night at Nappanee where lie had re- » turned to visit with ills parents, and a message came last night at nine o'clock to Slieriff Durkin, that he had been placed in jail. Slieriff Durkin left this morning at 8:30 o'clock to get him and bring him back, where he will face a charge of embezzlement, r The charge of embezzlement was i filed in tlie Adams circuit court last t December 31. and was preferred by . William E. Frankenfeld. who represented Heineke & Company. He alleges I that June 14. 1913. Moore was acting , as agent for tlie sale of u self-feeder . for threshing machines. On or about j that date, Heineke a. Company conr signed a seif feeder to Moore to to sold on commission, for which ho has i failed to account. Tiiey allege that he ! converted it to his own use, with tha I intent to defraud the company. Moore has undoubtedly had a rich , and varied experience since ho skipped , out from Decatur about last November . 22. leaving his wife and children in this city. According to officials who , have been following his career for some time, he left with a Nellie Bennett. formerly of Montpelier, late of . Decatur. While here It is said she . had been employed at the Madison I house. According to officials, they spent the greater part of their time at Atlanta. Georgia, supposedly as tnan and wife, as It is said tlie Bennett woman told parties that they had been married seven years. They cast their lot with the .lardin . Vaudeville Company, and followed With them as cooks. They are said to have left Georgia atsiut a month ago. and were next located in South Carolina. Sheriff Durkin made all efforts to get Moore, but tile plans miscarried until now. Officials at Sanford, South Carolina, were notified a week In advance of the arrival of the vaudeville company April 10, and wen* asked to arrest Moore. Moore learned of the fact in some wny and owing to a bungling of Sanford official*, he got away. It is said he left tlie Bennett woman with tlie vaudeville company at Sanford and she Is prolmbly with the vaudeville company yet. or was until a week ago, according to tiie last word learned of her by tlu* officials. When Moore was next learned of by local official*, lie had returned to Indiana. and was traced down to Nappanee. lit* parental home. Hi* wife and children who remained here during tlie winter left for Nappanee. a couple of weeks or so ago. to live with Mr. Moore'a parent*. Whether he returned there hoping to efft>ct a reconciliation. I* not known here. No ciiarge of wife and child deteri tlon has been fllisi in the circuit court, i against hint. » ——— iiii i Q - I POST OFFICE EXAMINATION. I » The United State* Civil Service > Cotiimlaslon lias announced that on r Saturday May 23. 1914. nn exnniinntlon will to held nt the Decatur postoffice >. for the purpose of selecting it postmaster for Magley. Ind. Any person over twenty year* of age and » rentI* dent of the territory wherein the post- * office Is located is entitled to enlist In the examination. ENUMERATION REPORT. 4 — - Tlie school board will receive the report of the enumeration of the city s school children at a meeting this even- * tng. The enumeration began April H» and must be completed by the first of May. • •