Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1910 — Page 3

lai to Democrat)—-Fire destJSed the honto of Omer Andrews, a glass | worker of this city, during last nlg|it f Awakened hy the dense smoke and „ finding the stairway, the only avenue ' of escape, in flames, Mr. Andrews rescind his wife three children by means of a rope from One of the bedroom Windows and then himself jump- [ ed from the second story with no self. rlous injury. The fire entirely burned the house and all the contents be- < fore help arrived. Berlin, July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A protest is being made with the European powers against the interference from Washington , with the affairs of Nicaragua. Columbus, Ohio, July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Three companies of the Ohio national guard were fc; taken to Columbus this morning to help put down a street car strike ; which has reached ugly proportions here. \The troops have field equipments, 100 rounds of ammnuitlon and rations for five days. 1,. ——o 1 i - ' One of the latest changes in Decai tur’s business circles is that affecting the Pennington & Baker meat market, Dal Hower purchasing Charles Pennington’s half interest in this establishment, which will now be conducted under the name of Hower & Baker. This meat market is one of the oldest in the city and has met ■. with abundant success. Mr. Hower, • who has had eighteen years’ experience in this line of business, has been with this one shop during that entire time, and is one of the best meat cutters and meat men in the district. He began with the shop when it was located on Madison street, and when it was moved to Second street and changed hands many times during the pasting of the years, Mr. Hower, to use his own words, “went with the blocks,” and has been a faithful attendant, courteous and Jovial, abiding with the shop during all changes —which Is one of the best- recommendations a person can have. Charles Pennington, the retiring member, has been associated with John Baker in the business for some time, the firm meeting with much suc- - cess. Mr. Pennington, wno is an experienced butcher, will remain with • the new firm. Both Mr. Hower and l Mr. Baker are business men of the first water and the new firm will be a strong one and will enjoy the heavy patronage whlch .it deserves. WERE MARRIED LAST EVENING. Ray Smith and Miss Grace Zerkel of TNs Township Are Married. — Clerk Haefling late Wednesday afternoon Issued a marriage license to Ray Smith and Miss Grace Zerkel, bcth residents of this township. They were married Wednesday evening, ■' Rev. C. T. Payne performing the cere-, mony. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Smith and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zerkel. Both are among the most highly respectable young people of this community and posses innumerable friends who will wish them much happiness and prosperity all during their married life. They will soon go to housekeeping and will live on the Henry Buckmaster farm in the south pert of Washington township. ■ o ■ J. W. Bosse is busy booming a home-coming week, the same to take place in this city some time during September or October. He is of the opinion, and he is right, that the business men and others of the town should boost this sort of a game, and help In the arrangements and with the finances of •the enterprise. In Ohio and the east these homecoming weeks hate become an annual event that are looked forward to from one year’s end to another. An invitation is cordially extended to every former citizen but now living In some other part of the state or United States, and When they all get back home they aro welcomed by these annual homecoming gatherings. Mr. Bosse is talking' up the Inauguration of a home- \ coming for Decatur 'and Adams county, and it is sure enough worthy of consideration by every citizen here, and We suggest that Mr. Bosse be given full rope and that he carry the matter to a final solution, which will end with one of the best home-coming gatherings ever , , t , .... — Although about six weeks’ distant the local Modern Woodmen, at a very interesting meeting held Wednesday evening made preliminary arrangements for an outing to be given for the members, the date being set for Labor Day, Monday, September sth. nothing definite so far has been done, but plans, to a great, extent, have beet outlined as to what will take place on that day. Maple Grove park has been selected as the place where the event will be held and things win be put In shape ahd many amuseme ... ..

en t on that day. A program, consistIng of several addresses, made by ue officers of the order, as well as other prominent speakers, and also music, is being arranged. In the afternoon a ball game between the members of the local lodge and another visiting team will be arranged, along with a number of other sports, and will be a great attraction. The program will be completed In a few days and will then be announced to the public. I EUGENE DEBB A BICK MAN. • 9 Now at Rochester, Minn., and Condition Said to be Serious. Rochester, Minn., July 28—E. V. Debs, the socialist leader and onetime candidate for president of the United States, Is in Rochester seeking medical treatment in a sanitarium. It Is reported that bis condition is serious, although the cause of his trouble cannot be learned, and no one Is allowed to see him. Mrs. Debs is with her susband. —_— — o — FORT WAYNE BOy SUICIDES. Edgar H. Schrock Commits Suicide at Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va., July 28—Disappointment in a love affair here Is assigned as the cause of the suicide today of Edgar H. Shrock, twenty-five years old, whose home is at Fort Wayne, Ind. He shot himself in the head. Shrock was formerly in the navy, having enlisted at Fort Wayne in March, 1906. The body is being held pending advices from Fort Wayne. Miss Mary Butler of South Norfolk today received a letter mailed to her last night by Shrock in which he said he was preparing to. kill himself. The young woman said she was engaged to be married to Shrock and that the wedding was to have taken place shortly; Shrock several times before, had threatened to kill himself, she said, because of troubles of which he could rid himself, he said, only by:death. ■ . O 1 ." T ' ■■ Rushville, Ind., July 28—“ But wny did Mr. Fish assail me in New Yora? Manifestly the people of that state ore not Interested in my actions, and this leads me to the inevitable conclusion that he must have been Inspired to this course by some residents of the Hoosier state, and th t this fabrication was uttered not for the benefit of the citizens of New York, but for consumption In Indiana. There are still some people in the world who believe that the way to help themselves is to pull the other fejlow down, and it seems as though thia is the animus of the above statement. I have never believed in or indulged in personalities In any campaign, nor shall I do so unless driven to it, but these gentlemen who do not answer argument by argument, but whose sole method of campaign is to Impugn the motive and assail the character of. others who may not agree with them—these gentlemen will find that, even in such a conflict, if this method of atatck is to continue, there will be blows to take as well as blows to give. If I have any statements to make in this campaign or at any other time with reference to any citizen or citizens of Indiana, I shall not have them made in New York, or Louisiana, or South Dakota, but in Indiana. I shall not have them made at all, for I shall make them myself and shall back them up with evidence that Is irrefutable. I have never believed in the argument of slander >or the logtClc of vinification, but, If forced into a campaign of this character, I shall ’bear It that the opposer may beware.’ When I was in public life I did not complain of the assaults of the enemy, whatever their nature, for I understood that to be a part of the game. But now I am a private citizen, without any other ambition than to remain so, and, should these little attacks continue in the future, I shall deem It my duty to respond in kind and respond not to the instrument used but directly to those who inspire the assault.” “JAMES E. WATSON.” e 11.' — Clinton Death of Bobo, the young man against whom a case of alleged chicken stealing is pending, and who during a preliminary hearing Wednesday was bound over to the circuit court, Is again in trouble, this time charged with the theft of a bicycle. The same change is held also against Philip Rash, a young man of northwest of Bobo. The two young men, ■were arrested this morning by Deputy Sheriff Ed Green, the charge having- bedn made against them by Morion Case, father of one of the owners of the stolen wheels. The two wheels stolen belonged to Andrew J. Cale and William McCullough and were taken May 28th from In front of the church at Bobo, where the owtierjr had gone to practloe for some sort of an entertainment The Caso boy s wheel h« been recovered from Carey Bones at Wren, Ohio, to whom it was sold; but the other wheel has not yet shown up. The boys each gave a

8100 bbnd today for their appearance in 'Squire Smith’s court next Tuesday, August 2nd, and were released. Frank J. Doherty, the advance representative of the Guy Stock company, is in the city arranging for their annual visit to this city, all of next week. The Guy Stock company Is well known here and they have many friends among all classes of our people. They have secured their old show grounds at the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets, and will as usual show under a big tent there. They are doing the other advertising stunts that are necessary to attract the people and announce their coming. Their show is always entertaining and the fact that this is the sixth year they have been coming here is Evidence that they are all right with the people of this city. They will open with “The Cry Baby,” and it is said to be one of the greatest western plays ever written. They will have something new for every ovening during the week, and It is a safe, bet now that they will have hard work to take care of the large crowds that will invade the Guy Stock company’s tent during next week. — -O NAMES THEIR STATE TICKET. Ohio Republicans End Their State Convention Late Yesterday. Columbus, Ohio, J uly 28 —After adopting their platform the Ohio republicans nominated Warren G. Harding for governor, Francis W. Treadway for lieutenant governor, Granville W. Mooney for secretary of state, U. Grant Denman for attorney general Rudy A. Archer for treasurer, William B. Crew and A. N. Summers for supreme Judges, John S. McNutt for clerk of the supreme court, R. W. Dunlap for dairy and food commissioner, G. S. Watkins for board of public works, J. W. Zeelar for commissioner common schools. —— ———o— —■ — 1 — Monroe, Tnd., July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Miss Bertha Carver, the blind young lady of Salem, will entertain pur people at the Monice M. E. church Friday evening, July 29th, at which time she will render some of her solos. Miss Carver is a fine singer and has gained quite a reputation in her work, her solos are of the highest class and are well received by those who have heard her. She earnestly requests all to turn out on Friday evening and you will be well paid for the time spent t . ■ ■ 1 r The Junior League social, held at Monroe last Saturday evening, was the most successful affair ever held here. A large crowd attended and everything was sold but. A neat sum was realized by their efforts. Cecil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Reckard, was agreeably surprised on last Friday night when a num- , ber of her young friends gathered at her home to remind her that she had reached the twelfth year of her life. Those present were the Misses Loma Ray, Ireta Urick, Myrtle Everhart, Rena Noffsinger, Sylvia Hendricks, Frances Tabler, Naomi Dulin, Hazel McNary, Blanche Davis, Gladys Lee and Vedith Michaud. It is needless to say that they had a fine time. Refreshments were served, after which they departed for their homes wishing Miss Cecil many more such happy birthdays as the one Just passed. Julius J. Hofer, who for the past three years has been employed at the John W. Badders restaurant, resign ed his position Monday evening. “Jude’s” smiling face will be missed by the many patrons and friends who for that time have mingled with, him dally. Mr. Hofer has not yet yet de cided what he will do. Joe Dentner, engineer and general man about the Burke elevator, resigned his position with that plant Saturday evening and will go to Gary, Ind., where he has accepted a position at the carpenter trade. Joe is a good mechanic and we predict that he will make good in his new line ot work. John Harvey is looking up some real estate business at Sheridan, Ind. W. R. McConnell and family ot Champaign, 111., the the guests of William Mitchell and family of northeast of here this week. same ii John Forbush sold hip elghty-elght ■ sere farm to John T. Price of Clinton county this week. The. land brought ' the handsome sum of 8140.00 per acre, and is considered one of the best farms in the county. ' Mrs. Belle Watson ot. Cyclone, f Clinton county, who has , been the ■ gtest of her brother, A. S. Keller, and family, returned to her home last Monday after a two weeks’ visit. i A. 8. Keller, WilUam Mitchell and R. McConnell will make a business trip to Paulding, Ohio, Friday.

Monroe can boast that she has inOb cement sidewalks and crossings than any other town of its sizs in the state. Marshal Merriman has Just completed and opened up for travel, two fine cement crossings and a large number of sidewalks have been put down this season, and now you can travel in any direction on cement walks instead of sawdust and plank walks. Our citizens are in favor of improvements and do not hesitate to assist in, beautifying and making Monroe oto of the neatest, cleanest and up-to-date towns which can be found In this part of the state. The busiest places here at this time are the grain elevators, a large amount of new wheat, barley, rye and oats are coming in every day. It is reported that the oats crop never Was better, and the wheat is of a good quality. o— — Washington, D. C., July 28 —If the administration adopts a suggestion soon to be made by the postmaster general, representatives in congress may be shorn of nearly all the patronage now allotted to them. The postmaster general is going to urge that all postofflees of the second and third class, with salaries ranging from 81,000 to 82,900 a year, be covered into the classified service. At the same time, however, it will be pointed out to President Taft that the experiment or applying the merit principles to the appointment of fourth-class postmasters has proved a failure. By an order issued by President Roosevelt a few months before he left the white house the Civil service Commission was empowered to appoint fourthclass postmasters in the New England and middle Atlantic states, and Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Mr. Roosevelt had long believed in the classification of postmasters, and yielding to suggestions made by several reformers-, - consented to authorize and experiment in the states named. It has not worked out 'satisfactorily in the. smaller communities and postal officials are convinced that in time all fourth-class postoffices will ' be at least partly removed from the control of the civil service commission. Richmond, Ind., July 28 —That he would start his campaign about September Ist was the statement of Representative William O. Barnard from the Sixts district, while in the city today. Finley Gray, the democratic ' nominee, is making an active canvass in Richmond this week. ‘ ? J O' .i,-—: CENSUS “KICKING” BEGINS. Columbus, Ohio, Figures, 181,548, Dei dared to be 1,000 Short. Columbus, Ohio, July 28—Census Supervisor.J. E. Todd of the Twelfth • congressional district today declared the report sent from Washington, giv- : ing the Columbus census as 181,548, ; to be approximately 1,000 short of the correct figure. He said that he would file a remonstrance and if necessary go to Washington to have a recanvass made there. ,111,1 i,-.. p—■ . Quite a bit of improvement has , been going on about the premises of the St. Mary’s church for the past week or so, and some time yet will . be required before the same is completed. All of the outside woodwork on the church and school has received the first coat of paint and today the shutters and woodwork on the , tower were gone over, and the other buildings will receive retouching where necessary. After this is complet Father Wilken’s residence and , the sisters’ home will be repainted. The work is being done by Peter Gaffer and force of men, and it is a somewhat difficult Job to work at The contract for the coal to be used during the coming winter at the St Mary’s church ani schools has been let to Philip H. Wagner, who is at present delivering same. The contract calls for one hundred and fifty tons, which amount will be required to run through the coming winter. Other improvements are being made so as to be in shape for the opening of the school term next September. —— ' : Adams county fared well from the state accounting board Wednesday, three of the trustees getting clean bills from the e m. They are Daniel Hoffman of Preble township, Frank C. Wechter of Blue Creek and John T. Kelley of Jefferson. At the same time Montgomery county got a scoring over troubles there in which one of their townships have thirty thousand dollars’ worth of school bonds floating, and which will take them twenty-five years to pay for and place the town* ship where it belongs. Te examination of the townships is now going merrily on, that feature of the state accounting work being pushed with a view of covering the state as soon as possible. When the new system of conducting the business of the dl® er * ent townships in the state Is complete, it is thought there will be little

or no question but that the business will be carried on under the uniform system and that the stvlng to the township and toe taxpayers will be no little sum. 0 — Indianapolis, Ind., July 28—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A republican postoffice row, which is thundering through the Eleventh district—the reverberations of which have undoubtedly already reached the hills of New Hampshire, where Senator Beveridge is endeavoring to rest —has developed from the appointment of L. C.'Johnson* as postmaster at Hartford City. The defeated candidate is Henry Geisler, publisher of the Hartford City T imes-Gazette, the big republican newspaper of that district, who says Elam Neal, revenue collector at Indianapolis, and Beveridge's dispenser of patronage in the Eleventh distrist, traded off this patronage in return for a congressional nomination for John L. Thompson of Gas City who is the father-in-law of Neal’s daughter. Geisler has been postmaster and says Elam Neal had promised to reappoint him. High above the turmoil which is raging between the friends of Johnson, the new postmaster, and Geisler, is Geisler’s scathing denudation of Neal as the “prince of doubletitaling politicians.” He charges that Neal procured his re-election as republican district chairman by buying a vote for 825 and makes charges also against republican candidates for int senator and joint representative, J. W. Sale of Bluffton and Jocab G. Maddox. Geisler charges that Sale’s candidacy is in the interests of the “gigantic Bell Telephone trust.” Mr. Geisler uses the Tlmes-Gazette to pul>lish to the world the duplicity of Neal who, he says, “is recognized at Beveridge’s dispenser of patronage in that district. Neal was assisted by Maddox and Sale, says Geisler, “in the greatest game of double-cross ever perpetrated in the district.” L.- C. Johnson is county chairman of Blackford county and this office was supposed to have curbed his appetite for the postoffice. After promising that he would keep “hands off” in the Hartford City postoffice controversy, Neal, according to Geisler, promised Johnson in the “Burrier hotel at Marion, at midnight, that he should have the Hartford City postoffice. The consideration was the Blackford county delegation, which was lined up therewith for John L. Thompson, father-in-law of Neal’s daughter. “Thompson secured the delegates in but two coun ties outside of his own,” says tho Tlmes-Gazette. “Thus Neal traded off Beveridge’s patronage, in these two counties for the father-in-law of his daughter. This makes it pretty soft for Elam. He has a 84,000 job for himself, a brother who is postmaster a* Jonesboro, a cousin postmaster at Fairmount and various other officeholding relatives, and. if he succeeas in electing Thompson, will control the patronage in this district for the next two years.” - Montreal, Canada, July 29 —(Special to Dally Democrat)—A wireless message which had been delayed, was received here today from the liner Montrose, says that Dr. Crippen and Miss Ethel Leneve were on board. They are under suspicion but have not been arrested, and themselves as well as the other passengers on board know nothing, of the suspicion that is attached to this couple. At Scotland Yards today they received a detailed description of birthmarks found upon the body of Mrs. Crippen which completely identifies her as the wife of Dr. Crippen, her body being found burled in the cellar of their home in London. The Montrose is a slow boat, making hot to exceed fifteen knots an hour. By the best of calculation the boat was eight hundred and fifty miles from the first stopping point when the message was received. It seems probable tnat she will not arrive at her first stop before some time Saturday morning. Scotland Yard detectives have taken every precaution and the arrest of the suspects will likely be made according to their arrangements. Fatherpoint, Quebec, July 29 — (Special to Daily Democrat)—A pilot boat, with officers aboard, will intercept the Montrose at the head of tho St Lawrence river some time this afternoon. It is understood that passage has already been engaged for a return trip to England, and that the Royal George will be the boat taken. There seems to be no doubht that Dr. Crippen and Ethel Leneve are aboard. ■ 0 11 1 Fred Reppert may be the king of auctioneers, but he has his doubts about being the king of crack bicycle performers. It, may, however, have gone all right if the fork of his wheel had not broken so suddenly Thursday while riding along brick-paved Fourth street, letting the front part of the wheel drop in such away that Fred was given a somersault turn in the air over the front of the wheel He was taken so by surprise that he had not time enough to think to alight on

his feet and came down with fun force on his .forehead on the brickpaved street, and he didn’t take time to pick out the softest place either. Cross-cut gashes an inch and a half in length were cut in his forehead, his wrist was badly sprained and many bruises were received, the aggregate requiring the attention of a doctor. The doctor feared at first that a rib was broken, but this proved not to be the case, and while badly hurt and shaken up, Mr. Reppert was able to be out on the street again today. o New York, N. Y., July 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Hon. John G. Carlisle, secretary of the treasury under the administration of President Cleveland, is in a serious condition following an attack of heart trouble. Mr. Carlisle is seventy-four years old and it is thought he cannot survive the attack. Since leaving the Cleveland cabinet in March, 1897, Mr. Carlisle took up his residence in New York and has lived there since that time. At the tinje he was appointed to a cabinet position he lived in Kentucky. Washington, D. C., July 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The exportation of manufactured products for the fiscal year ending June, 1910, was seven hundred and sixty-eight millions, a record-breaker, that for 1908, being seven hundred and fifty millions. Evansville, Ind., July 29 to Dally Democrat —Two passenger trains collided near here today, but no one was killed. Fireman Smith of Evansville was badly injured. Chicago, 111., July 29 —(Special ta Daily Democrat) —At 3 o’clock this morning the jury which for sevenfi days has been investigating the death of Ira Rawn, the Monon railroad president, made their finding. The jury report says that Rawn killed himself, but did not state whether it was accidental or suicide. The investigation was exhaustive. New York, N. Y., July 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)—George Westinghouse was today forced from the presidency of the Westinghouse Electrical Manufacturing company and Edwarfl O. Atkins of Boston elected as temporary president. This is one of the greatest manufacturing concerns in the United States and it is a matter et much disappointment to Mr. Westinghouse, Who has long been connected at the head 01 this gigantic institution, to be forced aside. - ■ "O—.--HEAVY LOSS IN OPERATION. J. Levering Jones Declares That Municipal Plant is aiLoser. Fort Wayne,’ Ind., July 29 ing the usual charges for interest and depreciations,., the, report today submitted to me by' Mr. Howard P. relative to the operation of the municipal electric plant for the past six months will show a heavy loss in proportion to that shown by the last report submitted by Mr. Page,” declared Mr. J. Levering Jones, president of the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction company, who arrived in the city to spend a week or ten days here. Mr. Jones stated that he had received the report from Mr. Page, but that he had. not gone into it in detail. The report will be published during the-week. — ARRESTED YOUTHFUL CASHIER. Erwin Wider Arrested After Absconding With >600,000 in Securities. New York, N. Y., July 29— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Central office men reported to their headquarters this afternoon that they have arrested Erwin Wider, the youthful cashier, who absconded with six hundred thousand dollars in stocks and bond?. Young Wider was cashier of the Rus-so-Chinese bank. He played the markets and was a plunger, losing heavily as a bear in one of the great bull movements in cotton. It is said that one firm -ad made investments ia stocks at various times to the tune of eight hundred thousand dollars during the. last twelve months. He will now get his and will have to pay the fiddlw for all the fun. ■ —o Mrs. Henry Gerke and son, Kenneth, and her mother, Mrs. Isaac Emery, es Berne, who have been visiting e with their sister and daughter at Robinson, 111., since last Thursday, are expected home this week. Last Tuesday Mrs. Jessie Burdg and son, Joe, were in Geneva, the guests of Mrs; Burdg’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Juday, while in the dty. They visited at Bryant and also other relatives in the city and friends west of town. Thursday of last week A. H. Bailey, Liza Robinson, who formerly lived at Danville, 111., and lately moved to Pennville to care for her father, A. H. Bailey, and Mrs. Sam Twigg of Cicero, Ind., came to Geneva, and were guests of J. Ix Juday and wife, returning to Pennville flt a late hour.—Geneva HeraML