Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1906 — Page 1

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IS BOOMED BY MARION COUNTY I . They Expect to Break the Governor’s ‘•A.’ 1 , !■- - Slate for Speaker of the House. 1 > INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 4.—John D. 1 j Volz of this city, was brought out to-j night as a candidate for speaker of ' I * the house by members of the Marion county delegation. Speaking for them- 1 > selves, if not for him, they said that he would receive their vote in the [mpublican caucus. Representative John W. Bowlus gave out the statement, placing Mr. Volz in the speakership race. He said: “I and several other members of the Morion county delegation, after careHK- tally considering the speakership situation, have decided to support Mr. ' Volz. We have held a conference with him and have assured him that he cpuld count on the solid support of the Marion county delegation. I have talk- < ed with members of the delegation, and I feel pretty safe in saying that it will stand by Mr. Volz to a man. “Individually, I want it understood that I am not against Governor Hanly on every proposition; it will be found that I will support him in all legislation that is for the public good. But in the speakership matter I am against him and am opposed to Mr. Branch. “I consider the governor’s action th selecting Mr .Branch for speaket in advance of the Republican caucus a high-handed proceeding. If the legis-l lative and executive departments are | to be kept separate the governor must v not run both of them; this is what he is attempting to do in -this instance.” . • . ... " ACTION IN THE RECEIVER CASE ; , Last Will and Testament of Daniel Death Probated—Other Items of Interest. '' • ’ -’ ■ " . h Doug Bolser vs. Louis H. Boknecht, Charles Boknecht and Richard Ryse, suit on note, demand S6OO, defendant ruled to answer absolute within five ■ . • - Alfred F6FRTdfi'W.T)aMef CF.‘ ’Brecfibill, suit on note, demand $250, from '■ Wells Circuit court,'cause dismissed on motion so plaintiff, co&ts paid. Noah A Loch vs. Edward Dlrkson and Charles H. Zwick, receivership, petition filed by Old Adams County bank for an order to bring suit against . the receiver for claims. I ——— ‘ | State vs. Hepry McLean, intoxicaf tion, cause.continued on application of. . prosecuting attorney. V•■ ; - E. X. Ehinger/ adminfistrator of the IJ' estate of Mathias Schafer, filed an inventory of personal property, which / was approved. The last will and testament of Daniel Death was probated,, The will is in but two items, the first providing for the payment of debts and funeral expenses, and the second bequeathing to R:, his wife, Eunice O. Death all his personal property and real estate in fee R simple, and that no executor be ap- | pointed. The will was written DecemB her 7, 1905, and witnessed by Joel fl Talk and Shaffer Peterson. ■■■.»— j .. - ■ I THE DOING OF CONGRESS E Plan of Extra Session Generally Favored by Revisionists. | WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—The anil swer of the Senate to the President’s | recommendation for legislation that By..' would for the city of San Francisco r . to give the Japanese equal privileges ■ with other residents, was sent to the I K resolution committee this afternoon, E calling for full information on the subject. It was presented by Senator Flint and called for all official letters, j telegram, etc. There was no opposi- ■ tion,'to the resolution. WASHINGTON. Dec. s.—When the | house met, no business of importance ® was brought out. The call of the comfl" mittees disposed of pending minor ■ -matters. ■ II B WASHINGTON Dec. s.—The plan | It* Is generally favored by the tariff revl- | -sionlsts for an extra session in the ■ spring. ■ WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—The Sen- ■ ’ ate settled down to rountlne business I | tOday -

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HAS RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION j •_ Hon. J. A. M. Adair Has Been Commissioned as a Congressman. PORTLAND, Ind., Dec. 4.—John A. M. Adair, congressman-elect from the Eighth Indiana district, has just received his commission from the Secretary of State, Fred L. Sims. The commission being issued on December 1, 1906, the governor commissions him as congressman for the term of two years from March 4, 1907, the same being the Sixtieth congress. The first session in which he will have a voice will be in next December. y Congressman-Elect Adair stated that he had given the matter of selection of his private secretary no thought whatever as yet, despite certain reports circulated to the contrary. It will be some time before he will have need of one, and he is in no hurry just now about naming the man. ' - ——— o REMAINS ARRIVE THIS MORNING 4 l - ' '— . Young Man Had Been Employed as a Brakeman on the Erie Only Six Weeks. Charles Bixler, twenty-three years old of this city, was instantly killed at Lima, 0., at four o’clock Tuesday afternoon, being crushed between two Erie freight cars. His remains were brought here at ten o’clock this morning and taken to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bixler on South Thirteenth street, Will Zwick of the firm of Gay & Zwick having gone to Lima, last night, prepared the remains and accompanied them home. Bixler was a popular young man and had been employed the past summer by Hoffman & Butler, the cement contractors. About six weeks ago he accepted a position as a brakeman on the Chicago & Erie, out of Huntington,, He was here Sunday to visit his parents and friends and was well pleased with his new work. Yesterday after: noon while at work in the Lima yards he attempted to make what is-known as an air brake connection, necesitating his’going between two cars. In .some sugnaU-warwcatoun-derstood and when the two cars crashed together he was caught, his body being wedged between the couplers, his body being crushed to a pulp. He was unconscious when taken out and breathed but a few minutes. The sad hews was received here an hour later and caused great sorrow. He was a clever, industrious man, of good habits and had many friends. His brother, Fred Bixler, is employed at the Blackburn drug store. — ——© - -i . THE STATE APPEALS THE CASE I JOry Returns the Verdict Within Five , Minutes and the Berne Editor is Happy. Fred, Rohrer, editor of the Berne Witness, who has been on trial since Monday, on a charge of violating the election laws, by printing illegal ballots and circulating them at a town election held in , Berne November 7, 1905, was acquitted yesterday. The case had been rather stubbornly contested throughout and the arguments which,c lasted two hours, were heard this morning by quite a number of spectators. Attorneys for each side had prepared xdengthy instructions and a general surprise was caused at the conclusion of Prosecutor Moran’s argument at-11:30, when Judge Erwin announced that he would refuse to give any of the instructions offered and instructed the jury that they should return a verdict of not guilty. This they did within a few minutes and Mr. Rohrer was discharged. Attorneys for the State at once notified the court that they would appeal the case to the Supreme court as they desire to have the question as to what constitutes "illegal ballots” decided, this law never having been construed by the higher court. Mr. Rohrer seemed pleased with the result of the trial and shook hands cordially with attorneys on each side of the case. . # — 0 : ♦ ♦ ♦ * * 4v + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + TO HOLIDAY* SHOPPERS. + + ♦ ♦ If you will buy your presents ♦ ♦ early in the day and early this ♦ ♦ month you will avoid the rush, ♦ ♦ which is trying to the buyer and ♦ doubly trying to the workers be- ♦ ♦ hind the counter. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

DECATUB, INDIANA, THUBSDAT, DECEMBER 6, U»O6.

MACADAM ROADS ARE ACCEPTED Bond of Sheriff-Elect Approve#—Officers Make Reports—Bids for Supplies at County Asylum; —, , I The board of commissioners completed their session Tuesday eve. Special sessions will be held Friday, De- 1 cember 18, and the latter part of the' 1 month, these sessions necessary 1 in order to clean up the business of' ‘ the year. s’ _.' Formal acceptances of thb E. S. Moses, French Township Central, De- ' catur & Bluffton extension three, Reynolds extension three. and Lewis Klein macadam roads. These roads have been completed according to contract. The bond of Sheriff-Elect Eli Meyer was accepted and approved by the board. The new sheriff will fenter upon his official duties the first day of next month. ' Recorder Cloud, Clerk Gerber and Sheriff Butler filed their quarterly reports and they were duly approved. The auditor was to advertise for bids for furnishing coal at the county jail and for furnishing galvanized rods for the barn at the county farm. < , Bids were opened for supplies at the county asylum, the Schafer Hardware Company getting the ‘hardware, Niblick & Co. the dry goo s and tobacco, Everett & Hite the groceries, T. R. Moore the gasoline, Sinith, Yager & Falk the drugs, Myers Dailey & Co. the clothing, J. D. Hal the salt, Winnes Shoe Store the sho ti| and M. Burns & Son the harness. The Brushwood College extension macadam road will be sold Friday. The road is in Hartford township and there will be several bidders from that region who'will figure on the contract. > ——o —" . now sWems an assured fact Will ExteM to Bluffton, CoirfIng Toledo and Indianapolis * by Trolley. new; YORK, Dec. s.—The Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., through their plans and estimates department, are getting out plans; specifications, estimates and contracts for the complete elcetrical construction and equipment of the new Norwalk & Indianapolis line, -which is to pass through Van Wert, Ottawa; Findlay, and Decatur, Ind., to be sub- 1 njitted to the promoter and the Cleveland and New York financiers backing the project. No details of plans or figures of estimates are given at this time, as it is stated that they are not completed. They will not be until contracts are accepted and signed after the final survey shows any necessary modifications. It is understood figures provide for total equipment and construction of approximately twenty-five thousand dollars a mile. This is the proposed line to extend from Van Wert through this city to Bluffton and thence to Indianapolis. The survey was made this month and it is probable that work will begin early in the spring. —o WHILE TRYING AN EXPERIMENT Mixing of Acids Causes an Explosion and Dr. Clark’s Face and Head are Bandaged. . Dr. C. S. Clark, while trying an experiment Tuesday afternoon at his office was severely burned about the head, face and hands, and as a result is walking about today swathed in bandages. The accident happened in a mysterious manner and came wholly unexpected by the doctor. The experiment was one in which he was endeavoring to mix two acids, which refused to mix and formed a gas that immediately exploded. The acid was hurled in all directors and found lodg-, ing in the doctor’s hair, on his face and hands, burning them quite badly. Fortunately, none of the acid got into his eyes and his sight was thus saved. The burns, although painful are nothing serious and the doctor will soon be himself again. However, it Is probable that he will not try a similar experiment.

INDUSTRIAL WORK IN SCHOOLS Prof. Cotton’s Biennial Report Advocates This Woßk. In his biennial report to the State legislature Fassett A. Cotton, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, will advocate the introduction of more work along industrial lines in the schools of the State *and will discuss at length the benefits derived from industrial training in the public schools. Some two hundred pages,of the report will be devoted to this subject, illustrated with about 150 photographs gathered from schools in various parts of the State where industrial work is included in the course of istruction. The pictures will show the classes at work and will show the methods employed by the teachers in the parlous phases of the work. The school at Lima, the high school at Fort Wayne, and the systems at Greensburg and Bluffton will also furnish pictures for the report. District schools in Hamilton, Howard, Lagrange, Laporte and Hendricks counties will furnish illustrations. The purpose of the illustrations is to show the relation of the work to home interests. “What we are trying to bring about,” said Mr. Cotton, “is a closer relation between the school and the home. In the case of arithmetic, for example, we wish to have the children measure the land, or the corn, or the wheat in the neighborhood of the school house, and have the girls study the value of various articles sold in the vicinity in which they live. Problems relating to these things are the kind that we wish. The other branches can be taught in the same way. It is in this way that we hope to interest the children in the things about them. We want the children to learn the things that appeal to them.” - ■ i: o — MURDER THE IN FIRST DEGREE Gillette Gave No Signs, of Emotion When He Heard the Words Which Mean His Electrocution. ", ~7 | HERKIMER N. Y., Dec. s.—Chester E. Gillette, the former Ft. Wayne, Ind., youth, charged with the uiwde»>-e4 -kta sweetheart, Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake on July 11, last, was found guilty of murder in the first degree. Sentence will be pronounced on Thursday morning, to which time court adjourned after the jury had reported. Former Senator Mills, Gillette’s counsel, before adjournment, announced that when court re-con-vened at 10 o’clock Thursday morning he would move to have the verdict set aside. The jury which had deliberated five hours, sent word at 11 o’clock that' a verdict had been reached. A moment later they filed into the court room and at 11:15 o’clock ah officer who had been sent for Gillette returned with the prisoner. Pale and,a trifle nervous, apparently, Gillette .faced the jury and when Marshall Hatch, the foreman, declared that a verdict of guilty in the first degree had been found, the prisoner gave no sign of emotion. A few moments later, when the counsel had announced his purpose of making a formal motion that the verdict be set aside, and the judge was dismissing the jurors, Gillette bent over a nearby table and picking up a pencil, wrote something upon a piece of paper. He then folded the paper carefully and placed it in .his pocket. Immediately afterwards he was taken from the court room back to his cell in the jail. It was learned that the jury had some difficulty in reaching an agreement and six ballots were taken before the 12 men agreed. Up to that time the jury had stood eleven for conviction and one for acquittal. WAS A COLD BLOODED MURDER Clara West Was Stabbed Through the Heart. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dec. s.—Clara West, daughter of a wealthy Greene county man, was murdered' in cold blood this morning, by Garland Moore, a mail carrier. The murdered girl had rejected the young man’s proposal of marriage. Miss West was stabbed to death, five deep wounds being found, one of them penetrationg the heart. A posse of infuriated citizens treatened to lynch Moore, but he was captured and placed in jail here, without trouble.

i DEFEAT PALACE THREE GAMES Uncle Sam’s Boys Were In Good Form and Their Opponents Proved Easy Money. ‘ STANDING. Played. Won. Lost. Pct. 1 Postoffice ...18 12 6 .722 ' Elks 15 9 6 .SOO Klondyke ...15 > , 6 .600 ’ K- of C. 15 8 7 .533 Palace 18 9 9 .500 1 Stars .......15 1 14- .066 1 The Postoffice team regained the 1 lead in the city bowling league Tuesday evening by defeating the Palace • team three straight games and are now nicely entrenched in first plkee 1 with a per cefit of .722, which the balance of the teams will find hard L to overcome. The Palace team was ' clearly outclassed by their opponents and were never in the running. In the ' second game only sixteen pins separated the teams, but in the other two the margin became larger. The Pal- ! ace team did not roll up to their standard, hence the defeat. However, the Postoffice team is entitled to all the credit of winning, as they rolled ■ three very consistent games and their totals were all over ’the eight hun- ! dred mark. The scores: PALACE. 1 Dorwin 178 169 128 758 1 Coverdale 143 189 176 169 ! Heller 154 148 151 151 r Schafer 149 166 159 158 1 Dr. Archbold .... 141 149 132 140 Totals .765 821 746 POSTOFFICE. ’ Frisinger 155 159 Itfi 161 ! Vaughn 178 185 173 172 ‘ Kern 161 190 141 164 ’Archbold .163 142 163 156 ’ Peterson 170 181 166 173 Totals 827 837 818 NOTES. 1 And the Postoffice team leads again. What do you think of the dope by The Palace team is now,next to the bottom, but some per cent ahead of the Stars. ? * r The'lead of the Postoffice team over , the next two teams is 122 per cent, a s< thikg -to ovefcoMß'. ' ■ j ; The Palace team rolled but one game over eight hundred, that being t in the second game. . < J Guy Dorwin had the low score for 1 the Palace team, he rolling 128,, Archbold had the low score and low . average for the Postoffice team, his . score being 142 anip Average 156. t '9 . * Dr. Archbold had the low average for the Palace team, «he rolling an av- * erage of 140. , ‘ u t The Postoffice team rolled three i games over eight hundred'And are de- > serving of their t; I ■ ; <■. i ; I The Elks and Klondykes tied for second place in the race, with the t K. of C.’s a close third. 1 The Stars and Klondykes will battle t for supremacy some time during the ' latter part of the week and something ’ may be doing. I i The Postoffice team looks strong ■ to the rooters and many are predict- - ing that they will win the pennant. . However, this is premature and accidents have happened. f — Dorwin rolled the high game for the Palace team, he bowling 178, while Kern led the Postoffice team by reach- * ing the 190 mark. i The race is getting more interesting i every day and it is going to be hard i to pick the winners, as every team is : struggling hard and will not lay down. . o WE CAN NOT LOSE HIM SO EASY * Congressman Cromer Is Not After Consular Appointment. I ————.- s' WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—Congress- ‘ man Cromer arrived this afternoon and Congressman Watson is now the*only t absentee of the Indiana congressional , delegation. Mr. Cromer said: “I am not doing any whining over my defeat ' and you can rest assured that I am not going to let it kill me. I will con- ■ sider my future plans between now ‘ . and the adjournment of congress and ' expect to arrive at a decision before March 4 as to my means of livelihood I after retiring from congress. You can state positively that there is no basis for the report that I am to be appoint- 1 ed to a consular position. It was • sarted by political enemies who want ’ to get me out of the district.” ■ ..a

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CLOVER LEAF AND TRACTION Will Act in Harmony to the Discomfiture of Passenger Association. The Clover Leaf has given the Central Passenger Association another shaking up in its last traffic sheets, which were filed with the Interstate commerce committee November 10. The sheets show that the road is making rates in conjunction with the interurbans and accepts and delivers both passengers and freight to them. It has always been the policy of steam roads to ignore the Interurbans but the Clover Leaf has never followed this policy. A year ago it made excursion rates in conjunction with the Muncie tractton line, the excursions going through here to Toledo, but the Central Passenger Association made the steam line withdraw this business. Now the road is going hand in hand with the interurbans and exchanges all kinds of business. In cooperation with the Union Traction Co., it breaks into territory it never before occupied, getting into Fore Wayne add Indianapolis, in thia State. ' The association will probably take steps to convince the road ot the error of its ways. COUNCIL APPROVES SELECTION Report* of City Officials Approved— Ordlnaww to Levy License* on AinUSvi fjCTIL DUVIIIVSS I SVlvQ* The council met in regular session Tuesday evening at the council cham- \ T bera, Mayor Coffee presiding and every j councilman answering to roll call. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, after which the council proceeded to take up several matters of interest. Chronister moved that the city pay the traveling expenses of the committee while they were on the road looking over machinery with the view of purchasing for the city plant. This motion carried. The contract and bond of Samuel Butler, the successful bidder on the construe- ’ tion of the McLaughlin sewer was read and upon motion by Burns were approved and ordered spread of record. The report of Ex-Street Commissioner John W. Coffee was. read and jipon motion ordered "spread of record: Upon motion the finance committee was instructed to file a bill against Woods and Niblick for the use of the city roller some time ago. The amount of said bill tp be $126. The mayor then filed his appointment of street commissioner ■ tp. fijl out the unexpired term of Coffee and named Harry Cooken as his successor. Christen moved that the appointment be approved and’ that his bond be fixed z at fivei hundred dollars. This motion carried. The appointment of Mr. Cooken will no doubt meet with the approval of all, as he is a steady, industrious young man and will look after the city’s interests' in ’’a careful and diligent manner. The finance committee then filed their” report of the reports of the mayor, clerk and treasurer, finding them correct and ordering themspread of record. Upon motion by Burns, the city’s portion of bill No. 7009 was allowed. Christen moved that bill No. 6094 be dismissed on account that it had not been properly indorsed by the proper persons. An ordinance asking that a license of $125 be levied against the skating rink and bowling alleys and that a penalty be attached for violating the same, was presented. The yea and nay vote upon its passage was ordered by the mayor, which resulted in Burns, Christen, Martin and Van Camp voting no, and Chronister voting yes. The ordinance was declared lost. The following bills were then read and allowed: M. Burns $ 7.20 Abe Stoneburner 1.50 H. Fred Bohnke 3.00 Monarch Electric Wire Co. ... 78.11 D. F. Teeple 33.09 J. W. Coffee 30.00 Ft. Wayne Electric Works .... 19.28 C. Vogt .'. 70 00 M. J. Mylott ................. 259.15 Union Oil Works 33.19 Bourbon Copper & Brass Wks. 36.00 Laman & Lee 10.29 C. W. Bohnke 60.00 W. E. Fulk 245.55 J. C. Patterson 4 -67 Abe Stoneburner • 1-60 G. R. & 1 5 92 Al Ross 8 - 40 Sam Frank 45 °0 Wm. Geary 10.00 L. G. Ellingham - 42-05 C. & E 112.32 No further business coming before the council they adjourned until their next regular meeting.

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