Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1907 — Page 1

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dest in demands Tariff Should be Revised Always After Election. ilient Points: s a rule business is conned with honesty and proo nation has greater reces and no people posgreater energy. Jiere should be either a pnal incorporation law or kv licensing railroads to kge in inter-state combe. he inter-state commerce ild have power to pass n future issues of railroad rities. nti-trust laws should be inded, providing for the lication of amounts and Inspection of their busi- | by government officials, [flation of capital by corLtions should be prohibfederal charters recomWed for corporations doan inter-state commerce ness. feater elasticity in our ency is urged and a probn for emergency cury to be based upon adee securities approved by government and issued bra heavy tax. puntry is committed to ptective tariff, but should bvised every dozen years pete growth and changconditions. ariff revisions should not Attempted preceding a idential election, because pat time it is impossible kt men to treat it from kndpoint of public good, bcommends congress to particular attention to hcome and inheritance p RELATIVES HERE Pg Man Was Desponpt Over a Love Affair fend Decided to Die. L- —. k Benjamin Brown, living just [ the Allen county line, near Jeville, blew the top of his head pnday and died instantly. He | nephew of Adam and Isaac I and had numerous relatives pis county. His parents are at Iprlngs. Arkansas. The young [ad spent Sunday with his sweetI but returned home despondent lome reason or other and apparpetermined to end his life. I the act of the man was dele was evidenced by his prepar- | He went to an upstairs room laded his shotgun with a heavy I- He then removed the rubber rom his right foot and attempted | the trigger. Unsuccessful, the lined man laid down the gun and |ut after a short stick. He rejwith one about three feet long, lacing the muzzle against the lof hia forehead, pressed the I with the stick which he held ■right hand. The gun exploded fried away the entire top of his (Coroner Stults, of Allen county bated the affair, and will return let of suicide. r o In Laughlin, of Geneva, has reIto his home from a short buslip to the city.

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BRYAN SURE OF IT New York World Polls Congress on Presidential Nomination. Washington, December 3.—So far there has been no effort on the part of the leaders in congress to agree on a legislative program. The drift of comment at the opening session was that the session will probably be one marked by much sharp political debate and but little real business of importance. Apparently there is to be no hurry about mapping out a program. ome of the leaders seem disposed to let things drift. Much interest centers in the message of tbe president, which will be submitted tomorrow. While there has been a good deal said about the chief executive having toned down his message, members hear that it will discuss most of the Important reforms which the president has from time to time suggested in his public speeches. Bills covering most of the subjects the president will discuss have already been introduced or will be offered before the week is over. But it seems probable that the legislative program,when one is agreed on, will not provide that many of these bills shall become laws.

Washington, December 3. —W. J. Bryan is sure of the Democratic nomination according to a poll of congress made by the New York World in answer to the question, “Does Bryan’s recent announcement of his candidacy followed by his Washington speech, eliminate all other candidates from consideration by the convention?” Forty-four Senators and Representatives answered in the affirmative. But thirteen answered no, a few declined to answer, seven were non committal, and one said it was too early to answer. Only one other name was mentioned and that was Governor Johnson, of Minnesota. All agreed that the recent financial panic has aided the Democratic outlook and a majority of those who talked favored a conservative platform. There was, however, a strong undercurrent for the inclusion in the platform of a plank favoring the initiative and referendum as applied to legislation.

Washington, December 3. —Secretary Cortelyou said today that he expected to see nearly all the banks in the country resume the unrestricted payment of currency before the end of the week. He had on his desk today telegrams from banks in many parts of the country announcing they were ready to return to a normal basis. It is the understanding at the treasury that in most of the cities cash payments will be renewed without any formal announcement of the fact being made.

FIVE PEOPLE HURT One Fatally—West Bound Passenger Ran Into a Switch and Freight. Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 3. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Commercial Traveler, the west bound passenger train on the Clover Leaf railroad due here at 8:40 this morning, ran into an open switch in the west part of the city and plunged into the engine of a freight train that had just taken the sidetrack. Both engines were demolished and both trains derailed. The injured are: W. L. Bogan, mall clerk, Toledo, Ohio, left side crushed and will probably die. Thomas Campbell, passenger engineer, Frankfort, badly bruised *bout head. Miss Anna Parvis, Clarke Hill, Ind., head badly bruised and nose broken. L. C. Firth, passenger conductor, Frankfort, right ankle sprained and back injured; condition serious. Dr. J. C. Wright, Kokomo, right leg fractured. All the Injured were taken to Maplewood hospital in this city. The responsibility is believed to rest with the crew of the freight train. Traffic on the Clover Leaf was delayed five hours. — o— —————— A representative of the Interstate Chemical Co. of Detroit, gave a demonstration of the working of bis machine last evening on Madison street which was a success throughout.

Dcatur, Indiana. Thursday, December 5 K>o7.

NEW YEAR’S NIGHT F. E. France the Centerpiece —the Show Wil be the Biggest Ever. The committee who was recently appointed by the Elk lodge to take charge of and handle the coming minstrel show on .Ta> uary 1, 1908, met "Monday evening at the lodge room and made their selection of the end men and chorus, each and all of whom are members of the local order. The committee talked over th e entire situation and determined to give the Decatur people the best show of this description ever given in Decatur. The opening for the first part has practically all been determined upon, but this part of the show will not be disclosed at this time. As end men the committee selected Bart France, H. L. Conter, W. P. Schrock and C. O. France upon whom now rests a heavy burden. F. E. France was selected as interlocutor and should prove a valuable man as he has had considerable experience in the show business and can hold up that end of the string in an excellent manner. The chorus girls and ballad dancers will consist of the following named members: Hugh Hite, D. W. Beery, R. K. Erwin, H. J. Yager, A. Van Camp, W. J. Bosse, C. E. Neptune, L. A. Holthouse, Dr. C. V. Connell, C. C. Schafer, M. J. Mylott, H. F. Callow, Jack Dailey, J. R. Reiter, D. E. Studabaker, Dan Vail, D. D. Clark, Tom Peterson, W. L. Lehne, Joe Barling. Frank Burns, Fred Vaughn, Dyke Frisinger, M. E. Hower, Chas. Teeple, Charlie Voglewede, I. A. Kalver, Roy Archbold and Charles Elzey. The above named chorus is composed of some rare musical talent which is bound to make that part of the show a howling success. An excellent program is being arranged for the second part and at this time numerous specialties will be introduced by some of Decatur’s leading talent. The Elks will spare no expense to make this show a success and promise the Decatur people a run for their money. The musical end of the program will be under the supervision of True Frtstoe and this alone insures success.

IS TASTILY ARRANGED Immense New Stock Has Arrived—Some Special Attractions. J. E. Moser and Co. are announcing a grand opening of their new premium store, located in the building just south of Moser’s studio, recently purchased. For several days, the company have been removing their stock into this new room and the opening will occur at nine o’clock Saturday morning. The store is a dream, in artistic effect, beautiful ware, and at prices almost startling. They handle china of all grades and styles, plain, fancy, Haviland, Japanese, in fact all kind of dishware from five cent pieces to cut glass. They also handle a five and ten cent line and in fact everything else that will interest the house wife. They have a stock of Christmas goods, everything arranged to delight and interest the patrons. The store is as the name implies, a premium store and a beautiful set of dishes is sold to each patron for the ridiculously low sum of $2.50 when he has purchased goods amounting to $25.00. In addition to this they are offering dozens of fifty cent dishes for fifteen cents at the Saturday opening. Read their advertisement.

Charles Dunn, the alleged slayer of little Alice Cothrell, at Warren, in Allen county, in July, 1901, and who has been in jail or prison ever since was given his liberty Monday under bond of $5,000. Dunn was twice tried for the crime and upon each occasion the jury returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the punishment in the penitentiary for life. Each time a new trial was applied for and denied by the lower court, but the supreme court reversed the action of the lower court in both instances. Schmuck and Miller, proprietors of the Electric theater have given up their lease in the Palace bowling alley room and will «Bek other quarters. It is not known whether they will remain in Decatur or not

ACCORDING TO LAW Will Handle the School Fund, Placing it in Depository to be Selected. The school board held a special meeting Monday night for the purpose of organizing a finance board, in compliance with the depository law, recently enacted, and D. B. Erwin was chosen presiaent ana F. V. Mills secretary of this new board. The duties of these gentlemen will be to take charge of the school fund, receive bids from different banks of the county, who aspire to act as a depository and place the money in the one chosen after a bond is furnished. The law requires that yearly deposits must yield three per cent, semi-annual deposits two and one-half per cent and day deposits two per cent. The members of the finance board will assume their new duties the twentieth of this month and will then adverise for bids for the depository in the couaty papers. All institutions that handle public money are required to establish a depository under the new law and this is considered a very good plan throughout the state. ■ o ANNUAL MEETING For Selecting Men to Conduct Affairs of the Order for Ensuing Year. The Knights of Columbus met in regular session Monday night at the lodge rooms and proceeded to elect officers to fill the respective stations for the ensuing year. The balloting was close and exciting throughout, and it was eleven o’clock before the meeting adjourned. The following members of that order were elected to office: H. J. Yager, Grand Knight; Dr. Costello. Deputy Grand Knight; Chancellor, J. W. Bosse; Financial Secretary, Tom Ehinger; Recording Secretary, Otto Wemhoff; Treasurer, D. M. Niblick; Advocate, U. Deininger; Lecturer, .Father George; Warden, Nick Miller; Inner Guard. Charles Lose; Outer Guard, Will Johns; Trustee, C. S. Niblick; Delegates to State Lodge, H. J. Yager and Charles Christen. The above named officers are all active workers in the order and will no doubt carry out the workings of the lodge in a proficient manner. The new officers will be installed at their next regular meeting and will then assume their new duties. o — FRANCES LIMENSTALL WAS SHOT Bullet Meant for a Rooster Glanced and Struck Child. Frances, the seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Limenstall, who reside in Kirkland township, was ’the victim of a painful accident yesterday, when a bullet from a twenty-two target gun entered her right cheek, coming out near the ear and lodged in her shoulder. The little girl’s father took the gun to the barnyard to kill a rooster. He shot the chicken and the bullet glancing, struck the girl who was standing in the window of the house. Dr. Grandstaff was hastily summoned and he soon located and removed the bullet which might have caused more damage had it entered the child’s head instead of cheek. The wound 1b not a serious one and it will be but a question of a short time until she will have fully recovered from same.

Queen, one of the large elephants at the Hagenbeck-Wallace winter quarters, died Saturday night after an illness of some weeks. The huge beast, it is said, weighed over four tons and was valued in the neighborhood of $9,000. Some say the cause of death is a broken heart on account of being left behind with only or two others when the twelve were shipped to the New York hippodrome a couple of weeks ago. It is said the elephant has not semed well since. As is the custom the carcass will be skinned and then buried while the hide will probably be sent to a taxidermist. A local option election will be held at Van Wert the sixteenth of this month and at that time ft will be decided whether or not saloons will be permitted to exist in their town.

STRAUB IS POOR And Asks for an Attorney— J. C. Moran Appointed— Other Court Items. The evidence in the Theodore Hendricks larceny case was concluded at noon today and the arguments heard this afternoon. The case will go to the jury this evening. Charles Straub, charged with petit larceny and whose case is set for Thursday, filed an application as a poor person for an attorney to defend him and John C. Moran was appointed. The case of Louis Manheimer and Co. vs. E. X. Ehinger, administrator of the estate of M. Schafer, claim $38.03, was dismissed for want of prosecution at cost of the plaintiff. Clara M. Kanneberg vs. Wittwer and Liddy. suit on account $250, cross complaint filed by each defendant, rule to reply. In the matter of the Wilson H. Shepherd estate, Andrew Gottschalk, executor. Judge Merryman being disqualified by- reason of having served as counsel, appointed Hon. R. S. Peterson to act as special judge to hear this cause. Smith Stevens, guardian for John George Brown, filed his current report which was allowed. C. G. Egley, guardian for Amelia Drayer et al, filed a final report as to others. Reports approved. An attachment was issued for Alex Barger, of Ceylon, wanted as a witness in the Hendricks case. He was brought into court by Sheriff Meyer and claimed never to have been served and was excused without a fine. Attorney D. E. Smith was at Fort Wayne Monday appearing for the defendant in the case of the Sixby, Grimme Co. vs. Ed Kranor, an attachment suit. The court took the case under advisement. oA SNIPE HUNT. Resulted in the Joke on the Parties Who Perpetrated it. A few nights ago William Nachtrieb and Joseph Kiese planned to have a good time at the expense of Roy Sautbine, the photographer, and they hired a horse and buggy at the Bultermeier livery barn for the purpose of taking Sautbine snipe hunting. The three drove to the Steele school house, two miles north of the city where Nachtrieb and Kiese instructed Sautbine to hold the sack while they drove the snipes around. Sautbine consented, and while they were making a bluff at driving the snipes around, Sautbine ran to the buggy and drove to town leaving the perpetrators of the joke to wend their weary way to town via the pike route. The joke was a good one on the men and no doubt hereafter they will be more careful in the execution of their fun making schemes.

RENDERED CRIPPLE FOR LIFE. William Miller, of Craigville, Loses Three Fingers. William Miller, of Craigville, head sawyer at the Fetters Brothers hoop factory, was rendered a cripple for life Tuesday afternoon at one-thirty o’clock when three fingers were cut off and the palm of the right hand terribly lacerated. Miller attempted to reach under a saw in some manner to extricate a small piece of slab 'wood. He was wearing gloves and the cloth was ground into the flesh. There were n o rigs near the factory at the time and he with the assistance of two workmen walked to Dr. Cook’s office. The index and large fingers were cut off and the third finger was hanging by shreds and after 'the surgeon completed his work the thumb and stub of the little finger remained. Mr. Miller is better known as squire, he held that office at CraigVille many years. This accident will necessitate the closing down of the plant until a new head sawyer is secured. —Bluffton News.

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CHARGE OF MURDER Old Citizen of Allen County Furnished $5,000 Bail and Left County Jail. Fort Wayne, Ind., December 3.—For the first time since July 8, 1901, Chas. Dunn took a meal outside of prison bars yesterday, and last night his bed w-as not a prison cot. After six years and five months’ imprisonment in county jail and state’s prison, he was released under a continuing bond of $5,000, and except for being subject daily to the order of court, he will enjoy personal freedom until he is again called upon to answer to the charge of having murdered little Alice Cothrell.

The release under bond of the aged prisoner followed a motion by the state for a continuance of his case, which was set for trial on December 16. Judge Hench, assistant counsel for the state, appeared before Judge Watkins, of Huntington, sitting as special judge in the circuit court, and stated that if the case were begun on the date fixed its progress would be interrupted by the holiday adjournment and the retirement of Prosecuting Attorney Ninde and the assumption of office by his successor, Mr. Thomas, would cause confusion in the midst of the trial. Mr. Ninde objected to the continuance, but Judge Hench relived him of all responsibility for it. Then Mr. S. L. Morris, counsel for Dunn, made an objection, on the ground that his client had now been in jeopardy for more than five years, and he wanted an early trial. Judge Hench then offered a written document signed by himself and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cothrell, parents of the dead girl, agreeing to the release of the accused man on bond until the case is called for trial, for which the state would be ready, he said, in about six weeks. Accordingly Judge Watkins consented to the release of Dunn, and a short time afterward a bond for $5,000, signed by William H. Dunn, son of the prisoner, C. H. Flinn and Dr. Walter Langtry, was tendered and accepted, Mr. Dunn, Jr., making affidavit that he owned property warth SB, 00 free of incumbrance, over and above the amount of the bond. o THREATENED TO KILL A Sensational Case Comes From Geneva —Restraining Order Issued. A divorce case which with the necessary affidavits and petition for a restraining order, covers nine typewritten pages, was filed by Attorney Clark J. Lutz, the same being entitled Harriet E. Haviland vs. Grant Haviland. The parties live at Geneva and were married November 30. 1892. They separated November 30th last after having lived together just fifteen years to the day. Mrs. Haviland recites a story of cruel and inhuman treatment almost barbarous. For several years Grant has been drinking heavily, says the complaint, has failed to provide, cursed his wife and abused his children. Last August Mrs. Haviland became sick with fever and other ailments. Since then she has been very ill, underwent a severe operation and is still Very weak. During all this time her husband cursed and abused her, went

up to her bed many times, threatened to strike her with his fist and with buggy whips, said she was only shamming. He became so abusive to his wife and the physicians that it was necessary to remove her to the home of her parents. He has threatened to kill his wife and a restraining order was asked to prevent Haviland from injuring his wife, also to prevent him from disposing of real and personal property valued at $1,200. The plaintiff asks for a divorce. SI,OOO alimony, S2OO per year for support and for the custody of the three children aged eight, nine and twelve years respectively; also for a temporary allowance. A number of Decatur people left this morning for Chicago to attend the fat stock and automobile show. A number of these people are interested in stock, while others are interested in the auto display. All no doubt f _will be benefltted by their trip to. a great extent

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