Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1908 — Page 1

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DOUBLE MURDER Mr. and Mrs. Emelia Jabeas Were Choked to Death APPALLING SCENE Robbery is Supposed to Have Been the Motive for Murder Fort Wayne, July 29. —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —A double murder tragedy came to life in this city today when, the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Emelia Jabeas, a well-to-do couple, were found lying upon the floor of their home, both having been brutally choked to death. The bones in their throats were fractured by the powerful clutch of unknown murderers. The motive is supposed to have been robbery, and at this time there is no clue to the perpetrators of the dastardly crime. The bodies were found by neighbors, who becoming apprehensive in not having seen either of the aged couple, broke into the house. All the bureau drawers had been ransacked. Rumors had gained currency that they kept large sums of money hidden in the house, and this is perhaps the cause of the burglary and murder. The polic e are working on the case, but up to this time, they have no clew. o A GREAT STUMPING TOUR Congressman Lloyd Says Bryan Wil! Tour the Country. Washington, July 29. —William J. Bryan is to make another great stumping tour this year that will eclipse, if possible, his efforts in this direction in the campaigns of 1896 and 1900, according Ito Representative (Lloyd, chairman of th e Democratic congressional committee. Mr Lloyd reached Washington today ’from the west, where he was in conference with Mr. Bryan and National Chairman Norman Mack. The demands upon Mr. Bryan for speaking dates, Mr. Lloyd said, bid fair to surpass those of previous campaigns. Practically every state has been heard from and the Democratic nominee is endeavoring . to arrange his route so that as few as possible of his admirers may be disappointed. His tour will be of a whirlwind character. He will devote special attention to the middle west and to New York, but other parts of the country will not be neglected. Chairman Lloyd made the prediction that the Democrats would control the next house of representatives. “We need to make a net gain of thirty to do this,” he said. “We count on gaining at least that number west of the Allegheny mountains with four east. — IN AN AUTO WRECK W. K. Vanderbilt Sustains Serious if Not Critical Injuries. Paris, July 29.—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—W. K. Vanderbilt, Sr - was so badly injured in an auto accident near Poissy today that he may lose one of his legs. He is suffering Intensely from body bruises an d internal injuries.

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■•FATHER and SON" GOOD SHOW A Packed Tent Again Greeted Guy Stock Co. The Guy Stock company, again, pleased a large audience last night by the very pretty play “Father and Son. The play was one replete with pathos and humor, intermingled in a manner which strongly appealed to every one present. Guy Mercer in the juvenile lead was especially clever supported by a cast of all star characters, who played the various roles to th e satisfaction of all. The Guy Stock Co. is absolutely the best that has ever visited our city and as of old they are greeted by larg e audiences each evening, which they rightfully deserve. Their band is a great drawing card, and is no doubt very much responsible for their success. — o— A NORROW ESCAPE Dr. J. W. McCausland and Wife at 11l Fated Crossing THEY WERE SAVED The Pennsylvania Crossing at Columbia City is Dangerous Dr J. W. McCausland, of Fort Wayne and his wife and daughter had a narrow escape from death at the

same crossing which was the scene of the recent disaster near Columbia City, according to the Post of that place, which says: “Another horrible catastrophe at th e death-trap crossing just west of the junction of the Pennsylvania and Vandalia railroads, known as the poor farm crossing, wher e the Charles S. King family was dashed into eternity a week ago, was narrowly averted Saturday evening, when Dr. J. W. McCausland,wife and daughter, of Fort Wayne, almost met th© same fate. The physician came out from Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon in his auto, enroute for Weaver's landing, at Ridinger lake, in Kosciusko county, to spend Sunday in fishing and boating at that fresort The• family tock the same route out of the city that the King family did, and the only difference there was between thm and the slain family was that the McCauslands are alive today and devoutly thankful for it. They swept through the city without stopping a 5 o’clock and five minutes later were speeding toward the deadly crossing. Dr. McCausland was at the steering wheel and was devoting his attention to keeping his machine on the narrow highway leading to the track. He bad the auto on the high speed notch, which is almost necessary to mount the incline leading to the tracks, and would have been upon the track in another moment had not his wife, who was nervously watching for trains, shrieked to him to stop. With rare presence of mind the applied the emergency brakes and ground his machine down, stopping it with the tires touching the rails of the first track on the north side. In less than five seconds the eighteen-hour flyer to New York City swept past th e crossing at the rate of more than a mile a minute. The flyer was on the third track,which is the east-bound traffic track, but the difference of a second or so would have seen a repetition of the tragedy known as the King horror perpetuated at the same point within seven days time. — o PAID LAST RESPECTS. Funeral of William Straub Held this Afternoon. The funeral services over the remains of William Straub were observed this ’afternon at the Mission Hall. The hall was taxed to its capacity with people who wished to pay their last respects to the departed young man. The cortege left for Reynolds cemetery this afternoon, where the body will be interred to its last resting place. Tears were much in evidence when the consoling words were spoken to the heartbroken mother during the services. The death of the young man has caused sorrow among Decatur people.

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HE IS STRONGER John Anderson is Surprising His Attendants CHANCES ARE SLIM His Wonderful Constitution is the Only Thread of Hope '< Hope Hospital, July 29,-2:30 p. m. Special to the Daily Democrat) — The condition of John Anderson is unchanged. His pulse remains strong but other conditions are unchanged. « —— Hope Hospital, Fort Wayne, July 29. —(Special to th e Daily Democrat) —John Anderson is still fighting against fate. He rallied last evening from a long sinking spell, during which both physician and family almost abandoned hope. He spent a somewhat restless night and at noon his pulse was apparently stronger. This has its features of encouragement, but with it all, the hospital attendants hold out no hope that his improvement has any element of permanency. On the other hand they impress you with the fact that but little hope exists for his recovery. o Two suspicious men who claimed Menden. Ohio, as their home, drove to the city Tuesday and placed their outfit in the Rodenbeck stable for the

morning and before leaving they tried in vain to dispose of the horse and buggy, offering same for th € paltry sum of $l3O. The fact that they offered the outfit at such a reduced rate aroused suspicion at the barn and Sheriff Meyer was notified. The officer appeared upon the scene and an examination of ths horse revealed the fact that it answered the description of a horse which was stolen at Hartford City with the exception of a white star in its forehead. Meyer placed the men under arrest and escorted them to his office in the court house, where, in compliance with the request cf the suspects, he wired to Menden and was told that these men had traded for this horse. The sheriff then telephoned to Hartford City for a more definite description of the horse and the absence of a white star in its forehead prompted the release of the men, who stated they were bound for Fort Wayne. However, after releasing them, Meyer was told that they did not start for Fort Wayne, but had taken a side road westward. In the meantime the sheriff was brought to think that probably the white star may have been painted and he set out to re-capture the men. People who arrived on the afternoon interurban car stated that the rig was seen in the vicinity of the Nine Mile house and it seems from this that the men are not guilty of theft, else they would not have made known where they were bound for. The E. C. corn flake girl has arrived in Decatur, and today she was busy distributing one dollar bills to the houses she visited wherein she found a package of the corn flake. This is th e most unique way to advertise that has ever come before the eyes of Decatur people. The girl is garbed in the national colors of red, white and blue and she visits the various grocery men as the initial stunt when arriving in a town. She gave several bills away this morning but she informs us that tomorrow will be the banner day. She will drive to various parts of the city and visit homes, whereupon if the lady of the house has purchased E. C. corn flakes she will immediately recognize who the girl is as announcements of her arrival have accompanied each package. It is a great scheme and is costing the firm which is represented many thousands of dollars.

THEY NOMINATE A TICKET Hearst’s Independence Party Select j Standard Bearers. — Chicago, July 29.—President Thomas L. Hisgen, of Massachusetts; vice president, John Temple Graves, of Georgia. The above ticket was last night nominated by the Independence party at its first national convention. The nomination of Hisgen wag made on the third ballot, his chief competitors being Milford W. Howard, of Alabama and John Temple Graves, of Georgia. Reuben R. Lyon received a complimentary vote on the first ballot, and William R. Hearst had 44 friends who voted for him on the first two ballots. The nomination of Graves was made unanimously all the other candidates having been withdrawn. BOY b RUN DOWN Little Walter Henneford Was Hurled to Ground With Force HORSE STRUCK HIM And Buggy Passed Over His Body—Slightly Injured

Walter, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. George Henneflord was badly frightened this noon by being hurled to the ground by a horse being driven by an employe of a livery barn. The boy was assigned to drive the rig for the famous E. C. girl, who is advertising in the city. The Guy Stock company band was rendering music on the corner of Second and Madison streets and the small Henneford boy was listening to same when the horse frightened by the band music, became untrollabie and ran directly over the boy, hurling him to the ground with much force. Th e buggy passed over the boy's leg, but fortunately he was but slightly injured. The boy was taken. to his home, wher e an examination disclosed the fact that his injuries were not of an alarming nature. o - Anderson, Ind., July 29.—Last night the city council passed a sort of ■omnibus resolution giving the commissioners power to act in the matter that is necessary before county board can grant a petition for an improvement inside the corporate limits of the city- With this consent secured, the work of getting up petitions for paved streets where they connect with an improved highway, can go merrily on and with fifty signatures secured to a petition there is under the law. no other alternative for the board than to order the Improvement made. Petitions hav e either been filed or are ready to file with the county auditor asking for the paving of Columbus avenue south to the corporation line, Main street to the corporation line, Nichol avenue from Madison avenue to the city limits, Pendleton avenue from Brown street to the city limits, Eighth street from Henry to Rocky avenue and a big stretch of south Delaware street. There are ' petitions now in existence for paving ' with vitrified brick nearly seven miles ' of Anderson streets and an improtement of this kind costs approximately $30,000 a mile. This means a debt of , $210,000 on Anderson township and that means the debt is principally on Anderson city, for Anderson people ( pay $lO tax for evpry one dollar that ( is paid by th e farmer. The taxable , property of Anderson township Is in ] round numbers $11,000,000 and Anderson people pay on ten millions of that < amount. The local base ball team are prac- ’ ticlng dally at the park and are determined to win many more battle before the season is over. The hoys have 1 quite a string of victories to their 1 credit already, with but a very few 1 defeats, which certainly shows them up well. They are going at a lively gait.

MUCH DISTURBED The Anti-Saloon League at Elwood Fear a New t Deal L J ANOTHER VOTE 1 i A Re-Districting of the City 1 Would Favor the Saloons Elwood, Ind., July 29.—The Anti-Sa-loon League is much disturbed over the report that Charles Mahan, coun-cilman-at-large, who writes that he has settled at Portland, Ore., will not return to this city, but will send his resignation, to be acted upon at the meeting of the city council the first Monday in August. The Rev. J. R. Moody, president of th e Anti-Saloon League, fears that an attempt will be made to appoint a man to fill the unexpired term of Mahan who is favor- ’ able to th e liquor interest, and as the vote upon the redistrlctlng ordinance which put sixteen saloons out of bus- . iness was equally divided in the city Council (the deciding vot e beng cast by the mayor) the appontment of a man who would vote with the liquor interest would throw opek the outside, or factory districts, to th e saloon element, and be the means of fourteen more saloons going into 1 business again, the other two being ' in the Second ward, wher a blanket 1 remonstrance acts as a bar. Presj sure is being brought to bear to have Mahan return to the city and serve out his term, but in view of the fact r that he has disposed of his property ’• and business interests here, and has k become an alien by reason of emn barking tn business in Portland, it is doubtful if he can legally hold his seat. All temperance agitation has J ceased temporarily, that ail forces e may be centered on the city council, >• until it is asoertained which way the y “cat will jump.”

Dr. Noah Zehr, newly graduated ■ with distinction from the medical de- , partment of Western Reserve university, of Cleveland, Ohio, has decided : to locate as full-fledged M. D. in his home town here. This was accomplished by him buying out the practice of Dr. R. S. Wilson, of this place, who will move to Wren, Ohio. Henry Schindler and Samuel Lehman who have together been in the undertaking business in Berne the past four years, last Saturday closed a deal with Elj C. Bierie, of near Domestic, by which the latter comes in possession of their undertaking business. The deal is a surprise to the business people of Berne. Messrs. Schindler and Lehman did good work and had a large patronage, but it seems Mr. Bierie was still more anxious to be in said business here than wer e his predecessors. Our own E. K. Shalley, the photographer, is much elated, and has reasons to be so, over the news by telegram of his election to the office of seertary of the Indiana Association of Photographers, which convened at Winona Lake July 20-24. Mr. Shalley and wife were in attendance at the convention part of the time, but were already at home at the time of his election to this office of honor. The office of secretary is one that is much desired and there are many each year who aspire to that office. The secretary receives 10 per cent, of the gross receipts at the conventions. —Berne Witness. The picnicers who invaded Maple Grove Park yesterday had a splendid time. In the afternoon a ball game was played between the United Brethren and Presbyterian Sunday schools the latter winning by the score of six to two. Frank Shelton and Frank Hurst were opposing pitohers and both were in fine form. Congressman Lowry has arranged with the United States fish commission to furnish the celebrated German carp to any of his constituents who desire to stock private fish ponds with them. Persons desiring specimens will receive them by acquainting Congressman Lowry of such desire.

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BLOOD IS ON THE MOON The Netherland Government Giving Orders to Their Navy. The Hague, July 29.-(Special to the Daily Democrat)-The Netherland government has ordered three battleships and thr e cruisers to assemble in Mst Indies. The commander of the east squadron is ordered to prepare to dispatch his fleet to Venezuela on a moment’s notice. The minister of marine is negotiating for the purchase of sevetral fast steamers to supplant the fleet in case of a blokade of the Venezuelan ports. THEENDCAME H. J. Andrews Died this Morning After Long Siege of Illness k OF COMPLICATIONS t Has Been Confined to Bed r But a Few Days—Funeral Tomorrow

Years of suffering from spinal trouble and complications have culminated in the death of H. J. Andrews, one of Monroe’s most highly respected citizens. For several years the de- . ceased has been ailing, only being con--1 fined to bed, however, during the . past week. His condition became so • serious a few days ago that evet the . most hopeful knew and realized that 1 death was inevitable. The deceased . was born March 17, 1886 on his parent’s farm, upon which he resided un- . til a few years ago. He secured a more than ordinarily good education in the schools of his township and under the direction of his father he . soon became a skilled tiller of the . soil. After the death of his father, who was Lewis Andrews, the old farm was sold and the family moved to Monroe for their future abode. Th e deceased continued farming for some time, after which he established a livery stable in Monroe, which he has successfully conducted until the time of his death. He never married but has lived with his aged mother in a pleasant home at Monroe. It was several years ago that Mr. Andrews became afflicted from spinal trouble. The affliction did not inconvenience him to any extent, however, until of recent months, when his health began to gradually decline. Everything known to medical science was done to prolong the life of the estimable man, but without avail. He became weaker and weaker and passed away responsive to ailment yesterday morning at 6:30 o’clock. A large circle of friends share with the bereaved relatives in their hour of sorrow. Beside the aged mother, there are surviving two brothers, James and Osmond and four sisters, Mesdames Joseph Dentner, Louis Mills, John Miller and Hahnert. The funeral services will be held from the Monroe M. E. church tomorrow aftrenoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev E. L. Jones as clergyman. Interment will be made at. the Ray cemetery. —o The display windows and front of th e Myers-Dailey clothing store are undergoing decided improvements. Med Miller has painted a very neat and attractive sign on the windows. Th e exterior will be stained in oak finish. The race in both the American and National leagues is growing very interesting every day and will be a great race to the finish. The teams this year seem more evenly matched this year than ever before. Tfce Guy Stock company gave another good performance last evening entitled “Father and and Son" while the orchestra was the best ever. The company was greeted by a packed house. Tonight's play is “In the Shadow of Death” which is considered one of their best in their repertoire.