Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1906 — Page 1

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EDWARD MAHONEY IS DEAD I ’ Stricken a Week Ago—Was Taken to Hope Hospital Where the End Catne Last Evening. 9 ' 1 Word received Tuesday evening from • Fort Wayne announced that Edward ' Mahoney had died at five o’clock after • suffering a second stroke of paralysis. Mr. Mahoney was first stricken a little over a week ago at the home of Mrs. Elzey on Eighth street with whom J he had been boarding for years, and < at that time his entire left side was 1 affected. Being without relatives to care "for him, the K. of P. lodge of ' Berne took his case in hand and sent him to jthe Hope Hospital at Fort Wayne for care and treatment. Apparently he was getting along in nice shape until Tuesday morning, when he suffered a second attack and immediately fell into unconsciousness, from which he never rallied, death relieving him at five o’clock. He was forty-nine years of age and for the past eighteen years had been in the employ of P. W. Smith as head engineer in his various saw mills, and during all that time proved himself to be an upright, honest, hard working man. He had made this city his home for years, and although a very quiet man in Axis ways made many friends who' are grieved to learn of his demise. He joined the K. of P. lodge at Berne some years ago, while having the mills at that place in his charge and that order never had a more faithful member. He had only one living relative that is known of, that being a cousin, Sheriff George Mahoney of Hutnington county. The doctors ta the Hope Hospital held a post-mortem exam, yesterday morning upon the brain of the deceased but would not disclose what the result of the same was. Will Zwick, a \nember of the firm of Gay & Zwick, left for Fort Wayne and will take charge of the remains and bring them to this city some time today. Funeral services will be held in this city at ten o’clock at the M. E. church, Rev. White officiating and interment will be made at the Decatur cemetery. The K. of P. lodge of Berne, will have charge of the same. o ED WALTERS HAS HfS TROUBLES His Wife Has a Saloon Man Arrested and Ed, Too. As a result of a complaint to the police yesterday by Edward Walters, a colored porter at the New Aveline hotel, that he had lost S3B of his wages , in crap games at the saloon of Eman- • pel Curry, colored, on South Lafayette street, warrants were issued yesterday for the arrest of Curry, the proprietor, and other negroes who are said to frequent the place. The trouble yras stirred up, it is said by Walters’ wife, who got tired of going without money. Detective George Soliday was consulted about the matter and worked up the case against Curry and his associates. Chief Ankenbruck also- filed an affidavit against Walters, charging him with frequenting a gaming house. Curry is charged with conducting a gambling resort. Both he and Walters were placed under arrest and gave bond for their appearance.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. Walters is the colored porter who worked at the Burt House here for several years. o SATURDAY EVENING WEDDING Chauncey Buckmacter and Miss Alice Ralston Married. Six o’clock Saturday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ralston, west of Geneva, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Alice to Chauncey Buckmaster, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Buekmaster. The bride and groom were /attended by Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sammons, the bride being gowned in cream silk woolloliene, and the groom in conventional black. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Morgan of the Pennville M. E. circuit. After congratulations the wedding party was ushered into the dining rooffi where the table fairly groaned under its monstrous load of delicacies common to such an occasion. The bride received many useful and beautiful presents. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ralston, Emmet Ralston and family, Clifton Ralston and family, Joe-Wilson and children, Will Long, Blanch Ralston, Luther Ralston, Mollie Bair, and David Buckmaster.

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MADE INTO DAILY DEMOCRATS A Car of Print Paper Arrive* for the Daily Democrat For the first time in the history of newspaper making in Decatur, a complete carload of print paper arrived yesterday and today was placed in the stock room of this office. The car contained 34,928 pounds of paper, 618,000 sheets the regular size of the Daily • Democrat —four pages. According to present consumption it will last just eight months and a half until it will be entirely consumed into Daily Democrats. A little calculation will reveal the fact that the Daily Democrat, as a circulator, is in a class all by itself. o MISS LETTA CLOUD THE BRIDE The Groom is Rev. Peters of McCool Junction, Nebraska—Left For There at Noon. At the country home of County Recorder C. C. Cloud, west of the city, occurred the wedding of his daughter, Miss Letta, to Rev. W. R. Peters of McCool Junction, vesteiday morning at eleven o’clock. The contractting parties had decided to make the affair a quiet one, and with the exception of Miss Letta Ernst, a life-long friend of the bride, none but the bride’s family were present to witness the ceremony. Arrangements were made for Rev. | White to be present at the Cloud home at eleven o’clock this morning and* perform the ceremony just in time for them to catch the 12:56 train on the Erie railroad, by which they were conveyed to Chicago, where they changed to the Burlington railroad for the groom’s home at McCool Junction. The happy union is the result of a pretty little romance of a year past, the beginning of which was brought about by their meeting in the U. B. church in this city, after the Jroom had delivered a sermon, and from that time hence their friendship gradually increased, the result being their marriage. 'The bride is a lady respected by all whotknow her. Durng the time her father has served as county recorder she has acted in the capacity of his deputy and has transacted her duties in away that has met the hearty approval of the public. While the many friends of the bride regret to see her leave the city, yet their best_ wishes accompany her to her new place of abode. The groom was reared in Adams county, and a number of years ago, left for Lincoln, Nebraska, where he attended a ministerial college. After completing his studies, he was sent to Black Hills, South Dakota, and for five consecutive years he was engaged in missionary work in that vicinity. Rev. Peters now has a charge at McCool Junction, Nebraska, which Is in the M. E. conference. Besides being a minister, Rev. Peters is the authot of a book of miscellaneous poems, and is also the composer of several songs that are conclusive evidence that he is a man of ability. o — DR. BLAACKMAN WRITES TO US Is Doing Washington—Arrives at De- • land Monday. A card from Dr. W. W. Blackman says is now doing Washington and enjoying every moment of the time required in doing so. A few days ago he stood before a beautiful old residence in the capital built in 1819 and located at H. street and Jackson Place, the home of Commodore Decatur, the man who said: “My country; may she be always in the right, but right or wrong, my country,” and the doctor says, referring, perhaps to our loyal base ball fans, that the Adams county version of this famous saying is: “Decatur, may she always be right, but right or wrong, The doctor has visited practically all the eastern cities, called on the president yesterday and went to Baltimore today. He expects to arrive at Deland, Fla., December 24th, for a two months’ rest at the “Arms and Hammer” hotel. 0 — y Bishop McCabe is Dead , T I (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) NEW YORK, Dec. 19—Bishop Charles McCabe of the Methodist Episcopal church, died this morning. He was stricken with appoplexy while walking on the streets here last week and was ; taken to the hospital, where he died. 1

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MANY PREMIUMS ARE OFFERED Cash Prizes, Silver Cups, and Other Specials—Great Exhibition For This Year. The second annual exhibition of the Adams County Poultry and Pet Stock Association will be held in this city January 8,9, te, T*. The premium lists were sent out today and announce that competition Is open to the world. W. A. Fonner is president, Charles E. Magley, secretary, and H. E. Pugh of Venedocia. 0., is judge. The cash prizes are first, forty per cent of the entrance fee in each class; second, twenty per cent; third, ten per cent, while the fourth is a beautiful silk ribbon. Besides these awards the association offers a beautiful si'ver cup to the best pe;i iii the American, Asiatic, Mediterranean classeu'also a silver cup to the best trio of turkeys, of any variety. These cups are valued at SIO.OO each. Besides these there are a number ot special prizes, offered by the various incubator companies, poultry journals and manufacturers of poultry foods. A number of local poultry men have offered special prizes of chickens and settings. The show this year promises to be very successful, even a bigger show than last year. oKILLED HIB UNFAITHFUL WIFE MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 19.—Henry Sussman, aged nineteen, was found guilty today of murder in the second degree for killing his girl wife who had been unfaithful to him. —o Ezra Cutting, who has been seriously ill for some time past, was able to be up and aroun dtoday and made a short trip down street. He will soon be himself again.

I NO NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Closer Leaf Will Kindly Let the News- ' papers Carry Their Advertising Free The Clover Leaf is notifying all the newspapers along its lines to cancel its advertising after January first, as the interestate commerce laws do not ’ permit to advertise and pay for the ■ advertising in mileage. It is stated in the letter that if the newspapers I want to keep right on printing the ad- ■ | vertising but do it free of charge they II may do so but this liberal proposition i will not be accepted. After Januaryfirst patrons of the steam lines will call up the railroad’s agent by telephone and ask about the trains. The new law does not apply to roads lying wholly within one state as they do not come within the jurisdiction of the interstate commerce commission and therefore most interurbans are excepted. A bill has been introduced in congress so as to permit newspapers to accept mileage for advertising. o ■ LARGE CROWD AT THE RINK Attendance Was an Old-Fashipned One Last Evening. An old-time crowd attended the skating rink last evening and the occasion was a most enjoyable one. Miller’s band was strengthened by the addition of True Fristoe and his cornet and the skaters appreciated it. Music will be furnished again Friday’ and Saturday evenings. The program for next week will be announced later. However, the management has decided to give another children’s masquerade one week from Saturday afternoon when several good prizes will be offered for those best masked. o Mr. G. J. McNutt, Mr.. Wilkes Greenwood, Mr. Walter Groges, Mr. J. A. Haffran, Mr. James Batz can get unclaimed letters at the postofflce by cal : ling for them.

[the conditions are explained And\lllustrated in a Thorough Manner By Archbishop Farly of New York. Archbishop John M. Farley of New York, recently illustrated clearly the situation in France in the following interesting -t Hemer’ “Here in America, where ther° is no attempt made by the «tate to inter sere with the various religious denominations the people at large are naturally disposed to condemn clergymen who, by declining to comply with the behests of the government, expose themselves to a charge of rebellion against authorities of the land But in order to understand the refusal of the Roman Catholic clergy of France to fulfill the requirements of the new law of separation it must be explained that the provisions of the statute in question remand the consent of the church and of its ministers to the alienation of all the property that has been bequeathed and donated them to be held in trust for religious and philanthropic purposes. It is property which they do not derive from the government, but from the munificence of the pious and of which they are merely the trustees. “The situation created by the new law of separation, which is the cause of the present crisis in France, is as if, for instance, the legislature of New York were to enact laws compelling the trustees of the Trinity church corporation, under the penalty of confiscation, to give their consent to the alienation of all its vast property to other uses than those for which it was intended, and to transfer its administration and control to the people, who might either belong to rival denominations or even profess atheism. It is as if the legislature of New York were to enact a statute requiring' the Catholic church, under the penalty of the confiscation of its property of one kind or another, to consent to the transfer of the maangement and control of'its sacred edifices, seminaries, rectories, hospitals, protectories and other educational and charitable institutions to associations in which, jjot merely avowed foes of Catholicism but also agnostics and scheming politicians, indifferent to any kind of religious belief, were in the majority. “It is inconceivable to the American people that the legislature of New Yqrk or, indeed, of any other State of this great and free republic, should enact any such laws or virtual spoliation. Yet that is precisely what the French government has done. , “In a word, the new law requires of the church the alienation of all its property to boards of laymen, in the selection of which it has virtually no voice; this board to have full and perfect control, not only over the funds but even over the religious edifices and over the exercise of divine worship itself, independent of the pope, bishops and canon law.

“The property at stake consists of about 30,000 churches (of which less than 300 have been built with the aid of state or municipality) and the property accumulated by means of endowments and legacies during the last hundred years, since the last confiscation of church property at the time of the great revolution, and amounting to considerably over SIOO,000,000. Only a portion of this vast property is destined for purely ecclesiastical purposes, the great majority of the funds being designed and used for purposes of charity and philanthropy. Os this property the clergy are the trustees by virtue of . the conditons under which it was donated and bequeathed. Their acceptance of the new law and their transfer of this property of the trust to the Associated Cultuelles would alienate forever the estate of the church in deference to an iniquitous law which may be repealed by another parliament “Aristide Briand, the minister of education in France and the author and executor of this iniquitous law has solemnly declared that without the written consent of the clergy to the establishment of these boards, or ‘associations cutluelles,’ and without the transfer by the clergy of the property of the church to these bodies there could not only be no public exercises of divine worship, but there would also follow the confiscation of the sacred edifices, the rectories and the other ecclesiastical property by the state. “There is no question of the differences between the various religious denominations. The pope and the Roman Catholic church in France to-

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day are fighting with far better jurisdiction and much greater moderation the very war that Chalmers and the other founders of the Free Kirk waged in Scotland sixty years ago for ‘the crown rights of Christ.’ The clergy of France, in one word, are fighting the battle of Christendom, and should have the sympathy of every Christian church, no matter what its denomination, which owns property and endowments to be used for divine worship and for the dispensation of charity according to its own lights.” o TWO TO FOURTEEN YEARS Admit* Being the Man Who Made the Sensational Steal From the Express Company. , Harley Baum, the man who caused a sensation here Monday by his dariiig steal of $l4O in nickels and pennies from a National Express truck at the Clover Leaf depot, plead guilty before Judge Erwin 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and was sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory for from two to fourteen years, fined SIO.OO and disfranchised for two years. He seemed to rather expect the sentence and when asked if he hac anything to say why he should not be sentenced, he answered “no.” He was reared at Marion, 0., and came here a year ago last August. He has a wife and one child, the latter a babe but a week old. Baum is twenty-five years old and admits having been in trouble at Marion before coming here. He made no statement in court which would implicate anyone else. He will be taken to Jeffersonville some time this week to enter upon his term in prison. o HE IS A NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL Says He Mistook Her For a Woman He Was Paid to Murder—Harris Not Insane. ..v' GOSHEN, Ind., Dec. 18.—George W. Harris, an alleged notorious criminal, who has, it is said, served sentences in the Ohio and the Indiana State penitentiaries, tonight made a detailed written and signed confession to Deputy Sheriff Chatten and Court Bailiff Gowing, in which it is stated he declares he is the slayer of Miss. Sarah Schaefer, the Bedford (Ind.) school teacher, who was murdered Jan. 1, 1904. According to the alleged confession a man named Asa White paid SSOO to murder. White’s wife. Harris claims that he mistook the Schaefer girl for his intended victim and murdered her. He details in his confession how he departed from Bedford, visiting various large cities and finally his arrest in this city. Harris was arrested here on a charge of having attempted to murder a police sergeant at Elkhart, Ind., several days ago. The officer was shot in the leg while attempting to arrest Harris. Harris shows no signs of insanity and the confession, it is claimed, indicates that he is thoroughly familiar with Bedford and the Schaefer murder case.

GOSHEN, Ind., Dec. 19. —Officers here put little credence in George Harris’ wild story that he murdered Sarah Schafer, the Latin teacher of the Bedford High school. Harris says he dropped into a restaurant the night of the murder; a man there said he wanted a woman put out of business. They went down the street together; the Schafer woman came up behind them, he grabbed her, took her down the alley, and choked her to death, then boarded a Monon train for Lafayette, going from there to Chicago in a refrigerator car. He says he received five SIOO dollar bills for the job and had never been in Bedford., since. GOSHEN, Ind., Dec. 19—George W. Harris, who confessed to nearly every crime on the calendar, was given two to fourteen years in the penitentiary, today, for shooting with intent to kill. o “Canned music” is the designation applied to the melody which is obtained from phonographs, mechanical piano players and similar devices by a gentleman who is a bandmaster and consequently prejudiced. The rest of us will testify that this “canned music” is a good deal better in every way than the efforts of a great many amateur musicians and some professionals. It is too late to cry out against the music machines. Thy have come to stay and they have earned the right to do so.

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