Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1908 — Page 6

Although the campaign has not progressed far, the charge has been made frequently that the Anti-Saloon League is in politics, and that it has joined hands with the Republican state organization. This, tt is charged was brought about through the adoption by the Republican state convention of a county local option con venwhile the Democratic state convention declared for a local option law, but said it should apply to townships and city wards. Acording to the charge made, the Anti-Saloon League has gone over bodily into the Republican camp, and is working for the Republican nominees throughout the state, but E. S. Shumaker, state supeirntendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, declares that this charge is untrue, and that it has no foundation whatever. "We are not bound to any political party,” he said. “The Anti-Saloon League avoids alliances of any kind with any party. We study the individual candidates and choose from among them those we shall support. The fact is that the league favored county local option and worked for it long before either state convention was held. The constitution of the league guarantees that in no case shall the league espouse the cause of any political party, as such, but will remain nopartisan, and will seek only the election of candidates who are in accord with the legislative policy of the league. Right now we are favoring the election of Republican candidates for the legislature in some counties, while in numerous other counties we are working for Democratic candidates. Then there are some counties where we are doing nothing at all. because the candidates on both tickets are unfavorable to our policy, and it makes no difference which side wins.

“For over four years the Indiana League has been seeking the enactment of a county unit law for the exclusion of saloons. When our attorney, R. C. Minton, drafted the original Moore remonstrance law in 1905, it had in it county, ward and township features. The committee on public morals, however, eliminated the county feature, so as to make the measure correspond with the governor’s recommendations and in the amended form the More bill was passed and Governor Hanly signed it. “In the legislative session of 1907, our attorney prepared and had introduced a county remonstrance bill. On account of the great battles waged about the blind tiger bill, which the Anti-Saloon League insisted should first be passed, and the SI,OOO license bill, the county remonstrance bill never had a chance to pass. Soon after the adjournment of the legislature in 1907 a movement to make Indiana dry by 1912 and that the county local option law would be the best means of bringing about this condition. “On November 26, 1907, the trustees of the league met and decided to begin an active campaign for the enactment of a county unit local option law. This was over four months prior to the meeting of the state conventions. For four years the league had been advocating a county unit exclu sion law, and for over a year had been advocating county local option as the best plan for bringing this about. “During all this time the workers of the league had ben enlisting public sentiment on this question, so that both political parties felt that they must take cognizance of this sentiment. We could not have prevented their taking notice of it officially had we done our best to prevent it. “It is useless to deny that there are candidates running for the legislature on both party tickets this year who are not in harmony with the utterances of their party platforms. Some Republican candidates refuse tn stand by their platform utterances on this subject, while some Democrats are most heartily in favor of a county unit local option law. “Under such circumstances the only thing the Anti-Saloon League can do is to sound each candidate in the different parties and to ascertain from him what he will do concerning a county local option law if elected. If the candidates of both parties are unqualifiedly in favor of such a me as ur» and will suuport it, then the league will remain neutral. If one candidate favors it while the candidate of the other party is opposed or refuses to commit himself, the duty of the league in the premises will be clear. But tn no case will a candidate be indorsed unless he stands squarely in favor of a county local option law while his oponent does not. “The league dees not care for platform promises by any party. It looks to the individual candidates and ascertains their position on the question. I firmly believe that if Thomas R. Marshall were governor and a county local option bill were passed by the legislature he would sign it.” Nathan Shepherd, of Geneva, was in this city today attending to business.

Berne, Ind., Aug. 7. —The good Swiss-Americans who form the majority of the population of this nice little town are broad enough to laugh when Mr. Louis Ludlow, the Indianapolis Star correspondent, calls them all Germans, but those of them who are democrats—and they rorm a majority of the community—do not like Mr. Ludlow's way of asking them all out to be republicans because they are temperance people. This is not a German community, as Mr. Ludlow says. The citzens for the most part are natives of picturesque Switzerland, or their fathers or grandfathers came from that land, the stronghold of liberty in Europe. And they are thoroughly Americanized, too, and although they found themselves turned into Germans at one fell swkop of Mr Ludlow's pencil, they could forgive this if the Star correspondent had not stretched his versatility to the point of quoting them as saying things foreign to their principles. In misrepresenting the utterances of the business men whom he interviewed Mr. Ludlow got in bad, to use acolloquial expression, with the Berneseans, and when I made the rounds of the business houses today I met with a genral chorus of indignation and protest against what were plainly termed the untruthful stories in the state republican organ during the past two or three days. The Star correspondent interviewed half a dozen business men here who took part in the fight against saloons, the fight that made Berne a dry town. The people of Berne would not object to anything these gentlemen might say, for their attitude is too well known, but the men quoted and their friends are exercised over the placing of a false construction on their utterances. To be brief, Mr. Ludlow found some of the business men here in favor of county, instead of township, option, and thereupon the Star jumps to the conclusion that they are going to vote the republican state ticket this fall. The fact is that most of those who were interviewed by Mr. Ludlow are supporting Mr. Marshall. Some of them believe in township and ward option, and some were in favor of county option and supported that measure in the state convention. But almost without exception, whether advocates of county or township option the democrats here are loyal to the state ticket and have no thought of supporting Mr. Watson. There are republicans among the Berne people, too, who are suporting their national and state tickets, but even they do not relish the way the Star misrepresented the attitude of their democratic fellow townsmen.

Mr. Ludlow’s article quoted alleged statements from E. A. Luginbill, Edward Lantz, Jesse Rupp, Fred Rohrer, and Elmer Neuenschwander, and with the exception of Mr. Rohrer all of these gentlemen claimed their statements had been distorted.—L. F. Bresnahan, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. It is about a month since Edwin Gilliom, northeast of Berne, sent his hired hand to Decatur on a bicycle to get some repairs for a binder, and waited ever since for his return Nobody was able to learn of the boy’s whereabouts until this week when E. M. Ray received word that he is in the hands of the police at Ottawa, Ohio. Mr. Ray at once proceeded to Ottowa and found Lloyd locked up in jail, charged with having stolen a ■watch. He secured his release and brought the boy home. Lloyd has probably had enough of experience in the world during the few weeks he was gone that he will decide to hereafter stay at home, and with the proper encouragement and assistance of friends we hope it will be made easy for him to chose to live right and honorably. When he was seat to Decatur about four weeks ago by Edwin Gilliom for whom he had worked, he went to Bluffton, Indiana, and there sold the bicycle for $3.00, and then went to Bluffton, Ohio. He worked at odd jobs in Allen and Putnam counties, Ohio, until he got into trouble and was picked up by the police. This may be the turning point in his life. We hope he has had enough experience of the evil ways that he will forever turn his back to them. He is at present at home with his mother in Berne. —Berne Witness. Newcastle, Ind., August 7. —Contractors have completed the brick work on the new cottages at the Indiana Village for Epileptisc, north of this city. The structure will be enclosed within 1 ten days. The building is 64 by 110 feet and will be thoroughly adapted for the care of patients. This is the last cottage that will be erected at the village this year. The appropriations by the last legislature have been exhausted. The next legislature will be asked to set aside at least $300,000 for the board of trustees of the epileptic village with which to erect additional cottages. There are five cottages at the village and nearly seventy patients. P. K. Kinney was a business caller at Geneva this afternoon.

Portland now hag six lesg saloons than on Thursday, and eight less than before the blanket remonstrance against the business in the city, went into effect the early part of last May. On Thursday night at the usual closing hour, the thirst parlors run by William Liggett, south Meridian street Ed Green, south Ship street, John McCoy, of the Hotel Adair bar Main street, Elmer Hutzler, LaFayette Davenport and Joe Fox, north Meridian stret, locked their doors and pulled back their blinds to open no more. The fixtures will be removed in a short time and a portion of the rooms will be vacant unless rented for other purposes. A part of the men who are now out of business will embark in other lines in this city. McCoy will fit up a pool room in his present location; Green will open a restaurant and lunch counter in the room on Main street formerly occupied by Marvin Miller; Liggett will conduct a similar business at his old stand in south Meridian street. Charles Bryan interested in the Hutzler saloon, some days ago purchased an interest in the M. J. Rowe drug store in north Meridian street. Hutzler will go to Dunkirk to tend bar in one of the Crown City saloons; Fox will return, it is understood to his trade of blacksmith. There are seven saloons in the city which will go out gradually unltl April 1909, when the license of Ed Jones, north Meridian stret expires, ending the business for a time here. —Portand CommercialReview. A dastardly attempt to destroy the Cramer and McGill blacksmith shop near the Monroe street bridge was made last evening by parties who will no doubt be called upon to face the serious charge of blackmailing and arson in the near future. At about 11:00 o’clock a blaze was noticed in the upstairs of the shop and the fire department was hastily summoned and did heroic work in extinguishing the flames, but a meager loss of $25 being sustained. That the conflagration was purely and simply of incendiary origin is conclusive, first for the reason that no one lives in the upstairs of the shop and there was nothing to catch fire unless by forced means; secondly, for the reason that Mr. Kramer has received two letters and his partner one, stating that if he (Kramer) did not get out of business soon, he would be whitecapped. With the enclosed clause in the letter that Mr. Kramer had insulted their daughter, for a blind, the man to whom the finger of suspicion points has endeavored to blackmail. Mr. Kramer is a prohibitionist, and has taken an active part in his cause and he believes this the reason for the threatening he has received. The letters receieved read as follows: Mr. McGill, we have warned your partner to leave the county, and if he don’t we will put him out of business. The reason for this is he insulted our daughter? for the last time. The above is the first attempt at blackmailing. The next reads: Mr. Kramer; You have insulted our daughter for the last time, and if you don’t get out of business we will whitecap you. We will give you thirty days to get out. The nekt reads: Your time gets shorter every day you live in this town.

The meeting of the Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Fire association to be held at Garrett, August 27, will be a brilliant event. Departments from the various towns in this section of the state will be in attendance, also forty brass bands. The Decatur laddies will leave here via Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban and have secured a rate of 85 cents for the round trip. A goodly number from here have indicated their intention of attending the event The Berne department and band will attend, the party to consist of thirtyfive people. It will be a great day. Water battles and fire runs for prizes will beindulged in and excellent music will be furnished to entertain sevGarrett is preparing to enteratin several hundred people. All persons who expect to go are requested to give their name to Walter Johnson, secretary of the local department. A marriage ceremony that will unite two happy young people, occurred at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the home of County Recorder and Mrs. Hervey S. Steele on north Eleventh street. The bride is Miss Viola May Parrish, the pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Parrish, of Kirkland township, and a niece of Mrs. Steele, a charming young lady whose friends are many. Mr. Jerry L. Meyer, of Bluffton, is the groom. He is one of the most popular young men of that city, being in the electric and plumbing business with Tom Kerfoot Rev. C. T. Paine, of St. Paul church, performed the ceremony in the presence of a few relatives. They left on the evening Clover Leaf train for a trip to Toledo, Cleveland and other places, returning to Bluffton, where they will reside in a comfortable home already prepared by Mr. Meyer for his bride.

Frankfort. Ind., Aug. B.—The death of William J. Craig, at Decatur, recalls the remarkable fight he made to compel Center township, in which the city of Frankfort is located to pay a $20,000 subsidy voted to the Clover Leaf railroad company by the taxpayers of the township. Mr Craig was president of the Western Construction company which had the contract of changing the Clover Leaf from a narrow to a standard gauge line. At that time there was an organization in this city known as the Frankfort and State Line railway company, composed of Frankfort citizens, who had undertaken to build the Clover Leaf to the state line. In order to aid the Frankfort company the township voted a subsidy of $20,000. The Frankfort and State Line company was absorbed by the Western Construction company, and the $20,000 subsidy was turned over to Mr. Craig, who at once took steps to enforce the collection. Some conditions of the agreement by which the township protected itself were alleged to have been violated. and the payment of the tax was resisted. It was back in 1876 that legal proceedings were begun, and the case was in the circuit, appellate and supreme courts of the state from that time until a year ago. when a final ruling of the supreme court was favorable to the township, and the litigation ended. The Center township tax case, as it became known throughout the state, was fought out four times In the circuit court in this county; there were two trials in Fountain county and three in Montgomery county, the case being appealed to the higher court in each instance by the losing party. The interest on the original sum kept on increasing until the principal and interest amounted to over $50,000 and in the defense of the case Clinton county spent hundreds of dollars. During the first few years of the long litigation Mr. Craig furnished the money to carry on the fight, but in more recent years, when financial re verses had overtaken him. it is said that friends came to his aid and provided means to continue the legal battle. General Corse, the war hero, to whom General Sherman sent his famous message to “Hold the fort, for I am coming," was interested with Mr. Craig in the collection of the tax, and he is said to have aided him in a financial way. Fred Gerber, of Hartford township, will answer in circuit court to the rare, but nevertheless serious charge of stealing a cuckoo clock. Albrecht Reber, also of that township, filed an affidavit before Squire Alfred Johnson charging Gerber with larceny, his allegations being that on July 20th, Fred stole and carried away one cuckoo clock valued at twelve dollars. When the time for trial came, Attorney F. M. Cottrell appeared for the defendant, waived the preliminary hearing and his client was bound over to court, where he will be tried next fall. Deputy Prosecutor Jacob Butcher appeared for the state. Through her attorney, John F. Snow, Anna Shellne has filed a complaint for divorce from Ludlow L. Sheline, to whom she was married January 20, 1902. They lived together until May 18th last, when Mrs. Sheline says her husband abandoned her. She accuses him of otherwise treating her cruelly, failure to provide and says he has been unfaithful to his marriage vows in many ways. She thinks Mr. Sheline is worth SI,OOO and emands S3OO in alimony. Attorney J. C. Sutton filed a new case entitled The Berne Lumber company vs. Peter D. Roth et al, complaint to forclose mechanics’ lien, demand $75,

Lucy Colchin, guardian for Agnes, Philimena, Walter and Arthur Colchin, fled an inventory and current report. Peterson & Moran prepared same. Elizabeth Wherry has sold eighty acres in Union township to Warren A. Wherry for $7,000. Anthony Colchin has deeded part of inlot 269, Decatur to Herman A. Colchin for SI,OOO. Geo. R. Dickerson, guardian gave Charlotta Weaver a deed to five acres in Wabash township for $142.85, and Sylva D. Heirs gave a quiet claim deed to the same tract for $lO7. A marriage license was issued to Rudolph Bowman, a farmer, aged twenty-five, fio Sarah ■ LelmenstaU, aged twenty, daughter of Rinehard Leimenstall. - CLEAN UP ON THURSDAY. Thursday will be clean up day at Mt. Pleasant cemetery. AU those having friends buried there are requested to meet at the cemetery Thursday morning and help in beautifying the graves and to make the place more presentable.

A large number of sorrowing friends gathered at the Craig home Saturday morning at 10:30 to pay their last tribute to the memory of the late W. J. Craig whose noble life ended its earthly career Wednesday afternoon of tms week. The services, marked for their appropriateness, ensued. in charge of E. A. K. Hackett, | of Fort Wayne, a lifelong friend of the deceased, and the impressiveness with which they were dispatched will ever i be remembered by all who were pres , ent. A mixed quartet from the M. E. church choir rendered those sol-, emnly sweet hymns, “Lead Kindly Light,” “Abide with Thee,” and “Sometime Well Understand,” after which Mr. Hackett read consoling words from the scriptures. He continued the services by delivering a talk in which he told of the wonderful achievements accomplished by the departed brother, as well as his excellent qualifications. In part he said: “We have come here this morning to pay tribute to the memory of one of the best lived lives that has ever been recorded. In Mr. Craig we have found a great man. I have known him for thirty-five long years; have been closely affiliated with him socially and in business transactions and I have always found him to be a true and invaluable friend. He not only made friends by his upright principles but he made dear friends. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to any one with whom he came in contact. and his warmth of heart will be remembered by all who knew him as long as they shall live.” He continued: “I believe that had it not been for the aggressiveness of William J. Craig the Clover Leaf railroad would never have been built. It was through his untiring efforts that the line was constructed.” Mr. Hackett pronounced the benediction, after which the procession left for the Clover Leaf station and the remains were conveyed to Bluffton, where, after short services were held at the home of L. S. Kapp, burial took place at Fairview cemetery. The relatives who attended the services here were L, S. Kapp, brother-in-law, of Bluffton; George Craig, brother, of Delphos; Mrs. Martha Miller, sister, of Delphos, Ohio, and Cal Miler, of Lexington, Ohio. Mrs. James Hendricks Sr. entertained the Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. E. church at Monroe to a twocourse luncheon at her country home On Route 3, Monroe. Those present were Mesdames Shirk Busche, Merryman, J. A. Hendricks, Sells, Graham, Hoffer, Dr. Parrish and Mr. J. Hendricks. A very pleasant time was enjoyed by all. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. E. church will give an ice cream social at Monroe, on the evening of August 22nd. All are cordially invited to attepd. A good time assured. Bluffton, Ind., August 7. —Edward Watson and John O’Connell, who were arrested two weeks ago charged with breaking into the residence of William Linn, south of Bluffton, escaped tonight by prying out an iron bar with the aid of an iron leg of a bed. The men did the work early in the evening while they were in the corridor and before they were locked in their cells. Sheriff Lipkey first learned of their escape when a note was thrust under the door of the jail department. The note read as follows: “Shorty and Flinn got put; just gone.” The note was written by one of the prisoners whose name could not be learned. There were six others hi the jail who could easily have followed had they chosen. Among the prisoners were Orval Clumm and Frank Brown, who are awaiting a charge of murder. They are accused of having killed Peter Poffenberger by slashing his throat. This is the second time that the bars of the jail have been pried off by the men w;ho escaped tonight. They are thought to be professional crooks. Mrs. Dyana Bley died at 2:00 p. m. Monday and we predict for him city from a complication of diseases. The aged lady has been suffering for some time, but her sickness was such as to cause no alarm among her friends until the latter part of last week, when she began failing rapidly and her loved one s knew that the end was near. Mrs. Bley has made this city her home for a greater portion of her life time, her husband having preceded her in death many years ago. A number of children, besides a large circle of friends are left to mourn her loss. The following are the children: Mrs. Rosa Bley of this city, Mrs. Ed Closs. Toledo. Ohio; Mrs. Thomas Devolt, Rudolph, Ohio, and Mr. L. D. Bley, of Fort Wayne; Albert Bley, of Roundhead. Ohio; Joseph Bley, of Mississippi; Fred Bley, of i West Unity, Ohio, and John Bley, of Chicago, 111. The ice cream social to be given by the pupii s of the Peterson schools at Peterson, promises to be a great event and a large crowd is expected to attend. Refreshments will be served.

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Now doth the busy farmer arise before the dawn, and call the hired man and boys before he gets his breeches on. And as they gallop to the barn, and throw the horses feed, he shines around the stove and fires her up full speed. And when the last flapjack is down they start up on the run, and then old Fan and Charlie hike down through the rows of corn. Oh, these are jolly days out on the farm; there’s not a blamed thing doing from sun up all day long. Not much except to plow, make hay, yank weeds, and fight the festive tater bug and cut the wheat and fix the fence and hoe and tug, and tear your pants and scratch your neck and teach the calves to drink, and ring the pigs, and milk the cows and think and think. And cut the hedge and lick the mules and dodge the rain so wet; and watch your lifeblood ebb away in every drop of sweat. Oh, these are happy, happy days out on the dear old farm, we long to—oh shoot the can; she’s upset the ink.—Bluffton Banner. Marshal Bohftke and Policeman Fisher arrested a man and woman, whom they caught in a compromising position along the public highway near the Krick & Tyndall tile mill last night. The man gave his name a s John Jones, true name unknown, being a stranger who came here recently to secure work. The girl gave her name as Hattie Burkhead. They were taken to jail and were brought before Mayor France this morning. The man plead guilty to an association charge and was fined $5.00 and costs. The woman refused to answer questions, furthet than plead not guilty, and was sent back to jail until she makes up her mind to do so. Eight or ten Mormon elders have been holding services on the streets here since Saturday. They were unmolested until they started to sell their books, when the police ordered them to stop or secure a license. They stopped the sale. Three young men living just across the Ohio state line, came to Decatur Saturday night. Each had a new revolver and were brave as they passed the farm of Charles Kurber, a valuable dog standing in the yard ran down to the fence and one of the young me n shot him. Charles followed them to town and solicited the aid of Policeman Fisher, who soon had the boys in charge. He took the revolvers away from them and the boy who did the shooting gave Kurber twenty dollars as a settlement for the dog. They were lucky to escape Jail for its against the law to carry concealed weapons. Martin Burkhead, threatened to whip Marshal Bohnke this afternoon for placing his sister in jail. He was promptly placed under arrest by the officer and taken before Squire J. H. Stone where he paid a fine of $9.30. Jacob Klopfenstine and wife and baby drove to the home of David Saultner, west of Berne yesterday to deliver a buggy which he recently purchased. While on the way he stopped at the home of Jacob Iscb, who was injured not long ago in a runaway accident. Mr. Isch is reported improving slowly but i s still in a serious condition due to his advanced age and enfeebled condition.—Bluffton News. The Great Northern Indiana F»-tr opens two weeks from today. Have you written to all your friends? It’s a good time to have them visit you,