Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1910 — Page 6

, I IIN . "•' " 1 '' ’ Agang of fifteen or twenty gypsies, the real thing, dirty and filthy and mean, arrived Friday and began their work pt.begging. They came here from Ossian, where they were run out of town Thursday, after one of the women had picked Jacob Fatcher's pocket for twenty dollars. About 11 o’clock one of the women went to the sheriff’s office and told Sheriff Meyer and Prosecutor Heller a tale of woe, Insisting on the arrest of her husband, sne said tnat four months ago her father forced her to marry Tony Stevens in New York. She is a Brasilian and the rest of the gang are Russians. She says her husband stole S4OO from her and when she would return from a bad trip of begging or fortune telling, her husband, assisted by his mother and' 1 the rest of the gang, would beat her. She wanted Tony arrested so he would give her enough money to get away from the gang. She flna..y swore to an affidavit charging her husband with assault and battery and Sheriff Meyer arrested Tony at the camp just east of town. He was taken to the office of ’Squire J. H. Smith. On the way up town he and the rest of the gang talked in their own language to Olga. When arraigned and the affidavit read to him Tony stood still, speechless. Olga seemed to have changed her mind, and whether from fear or love, is not known, but no sooner was the affidavit read than she began a plea that the prisoner be released this time. Tony finally said he had licked his wife because she was lazy and preferred to drink and smoke and talk to other men than to working. The half dozen women and men talked so fast and furious that the court was finally forced to smile and give up. But he insisted that , the man could not plead guilty to wife beating and then be given his freedom. He fined him a dollar and costs and told the sheriff to collect ten dollars or take Tony to 1 jail. One of the women offered three 1 dollars, but the officer shook his head, 1 and as Tony was being lead away, ' they declared their willingness to pay, so the sheriff accompanied them to ' the camp, where he got his money, and the gang hurried out of town. Olga, who is nineteen, will probably get ten dollars’ worth more of lie a- i Ings as soon as the gang reaches a 1 safer place. In her story Olga said i the gang was a bad one, that they 1 have robbed people and done about 1 everything else. At one place they i caught a stranger and stuck a knife ] into his leg until he gave theta his ’ money. She said in four months they i had been arrested forty times. 1 — o i NAPOLEON’S GRIT i was of the unconquerable,, never-say-die kind, the kind that- you need most when you have a bad cold, cough or | lung disease. Suppose troches, cough syrups, cod liver oil or doctors have all failed, don’t lose hear of hope. Take Dr. King’s New Discovery, Satisfaction is guaranteed when ; ’tised fdr any throat Os lung trouble. It has saved thousands of hopeless sufferers. It masters stubborn colds, obstinate coughs, hemorrhages, la grippe, croup, asthma, hay fever and whooping cough and is the most safe and certain remedy for all bronchial . affections, 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free at all druggists. V .. . , 8 — — ' Chicago, 111., Aug. 12—SpecKehna and Aura Lojivell were arrested today in connection with the throwing of acid bombs into taxicabs late yesterday, burning the hands and noses of -the Knights Templar visitors. Mrs. J. F. Boeke, wife of a Minneapolis Knight, and J. C. Lewis, eminent commander of the Darius Commandry, Minneapolis, were two victims. Mrs. Lewis, also in the party, escaped injury. Louisville, Ky.,. Aug. 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Joe Wendling, cjharged with the murder of little Alma Kellner, arrived here this morning by train from Evansville, in custody of Detective Carney, who has brought him all the way from California. No demonstration was attempted when he was taken from the depot to the jail in an automobile. Wendling’s counsel immediately began a fight to prevent the prisoner from being subjected to a “third degree” examination. \ — 0 — • TO GET RID OF ANTS. 4. -. -.4 ‘ ' The .plague of ants has afflicted many eluring 4he hot, dry season, and the following remedy suggested by an exchange may be worth trying localwV|EN YOU PUT ON STOCKINGS. ■ » Of’the heavier sort, do your shoes pinch; and your feet swell and perspire? If you shake Allen’s Foot Ease in your shoes, it will give you ' rest and comfort, and instant relief from any annoyance.. Sold everywhere, Kc.' Don’t acept any substitute. V ■, « Children Cry , FOR FLETCHER'S* CASTORIA

ly: — small bag of sulpnur kept In the cupboard or drawer where ants are seen will drive them away, A strong solution of carbolic acid and water poured into the holes kills all ants it touches and the survivors leave immediately.” o • LION FONDLES A CHILD. In Pittsburg a savage lion fondled the hand that a child thrust into his cage. Danger to a child is sometimes great when least regarded. Often it comes through colds, croup and whooping cough. They slay thousands that Dr. King’s New Discovery could have saved. “A few doses cured our baby of a very bad case of croup,” writes Mrs. George B. Davis of Flat Rock, N. C. “We always give rt to him when he takes cold. It’s a wonderful medicine for babies.” Best for coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthmp, hemorrhages, weak lungs, 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists. o Fred Smith, motorman, and D. H. Hunsicker, conductor, on the first morning interurban car, on their return trip to this city this morning told of a horrible suicide which took place just as they arrived at Fort Wayne at about 6:30 o’clock this morning. A middle-aged man, living on South Pontiac street, had committed suicide on his door-step by shooting himself in the head, and his body, with the bjood oozing from his head, and down over the door-step, was lying there in full view as the Decatur car passed. The coroner and other officers had done the necesary work, and the ambulance was just arriving to take the body to the morgue when the Decatur car pulled in. The sight was a most horrible one, and the interurban employees who witnessed the sight found it difficult to free themselves from the depression which it caused. The man was of middle age, married and it is thought domestic troubles were the cause for thq,deed. o ■■ THE CONSERVATION OF NAU RE’S RESOURCES Applies as well to our physical state as to material things. O. J. Budlong, Washington, R 1., realized this condition, and took warning before it was too late. He says:* “I suffered severely from kidney trouble, the disease being hereditary in our family. I have taken four bottles of Foley’s Kidney Remedy, and now consider myself thoroughly cured. This should be a warning to all not to neglect taking Foley’s Kidney Remedy unutil it* is too late.” The Holthouse Drug Co. o ALVA BAKER BADLY HURT. Falls on Head From Load of Wheat — Severe Pain in Head. k — II ».MII ■ Alva Baker was quite badly injured Thursday afternoon while assisting in threshing at the Andy Schurger place west of the city. The young man was riding on a load of wheat When the load gave way and slipped from under him. Mr. Baker was thrown off and in the fall struck on the wagon on his head, and then fell .to the ground. He was brought to the city for treatment, bu has suffered severely at times from pains in his head. He is resting easier today. —■ o — - - A REGULAR TOM BOY was Susie —climbing trees and fences, jumping ditches, whitling, always getting scratches, cuts, sprains, bruises, bumps, burns or scalds. But laws! Her mother just applied Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and cured her quick. Heals everything healable —boils, ulcers, eczema, old sores, corns or piles. Try it 25s at all druggists. — ——• _ Henceforth the interurban cars will make their fifteen minutes’ wait in this city on Court street instead of Second street as has ben the custom heretofore.* Instead of turning on the “Y” and then backing up on Second street as has been the custhe car will be run down oir the “Y” on Court street, where the car will wait for the passengers and then complete the last half of the “Y” and run out on Second street and then make the run directly to Fort Wayne. This change has been made in compliance with a request by the city officials on complaint made by draymen that the waiting car on Second street blocked their progress in the alley at 1 the east side, between the Hensley 1 and Hite Stores. While the new order • ( is nearly as convdfilent as the old, it takes the passengers sonie .time to • learn the new order of arrangements, ( and many still forget and stand waft- . ing on the corner for the car to i its accustomed place on Second street, t —o-- -i, I ABOUT THE BICK. ’ ; . Morris Jacobs, the young tailor, who became sick while enroute to Hs hqme in New York City from Spokane, Wash., and was put off the Erie train here for treatment and tak-;

i en to the Park hotel, where he has' i ben given good care, was well enough . to leave yesterday afternoon for his I home in New York City. I ——. i Mrs. William Sellemeyer of near Magley was in town Thursday. She is getting along well from the injury received last Monday in which a bone in her left wrist was broken in a fall. The accident happened just the day before the funeral of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Christena Selemeyer, who made her home with her. Q.—. MOTHER GRAY’S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN. Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children’s Home in New York, cure feverishness, bad stomach, teething disorders, move and regulate the bowels and destroy worms. Over 10,000 testimonials. They never fail. At all Address Allen S. Olmstead, Leßoy, N. T. Q DATES FOR THE WHEAT TRAIN. The Wheat Improvement Special which will make a number of trips over Indiana, will pass through this city on Thursday, September Ist and will stop here for an hour. The schedule sent out for that day shows they will arrive at Geneva at 12:45; at 6erne at 1:05; at|Decatur at 1;55, and at Hoagland at 2:45. The lecture here will be forty minutes in duration and every farmer and grain man in this section should hear them. • — O i'- 1 If you are not satisfies’ after using according to directions two-thirds of a bottle of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, you can have your money back. The tablets cleanse ’nd invigorate the stomach, improve the digestion, regulate the bowels. Give them a trial and get well. Sold by all dealers. o BUSY BEES’ PASTRY SALE. The Busy Bee section of the German Reformed Aid society will conduct a pastry sale Saturday afternoon beginning at 1 o’clock in the Ehinger building, north of the Page Blackburn drug store, in the building formerly occupied by the Leonard tini shop. The members of the aid society are also hereby notified that the fruit jars from the Orphans’ home are here for refilling. _e— ———- PRESIDENT HAS VISITORS. ,• ■ ■ (United Press Service.) Beverly, Mass., Aug. 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Senator Aldrich, on board his steam yacht, slipped into Beverly early today. He took breakfast with the president and talked politics for forty-five minutes. He came and departed before the appointed hour. Secretary of the Treasury Mac»eagh and Postmaster General Hitchcock are expected this afternoon. o- — — There will be big doings at the Henpeck park at Honduras tomorrow evening and the biggest crowd ever gathered there is expected. The event is the Honduras fair and ice cream social and the boys have made big arrangements for the event. The evening will include a number of special features, including a high-class and up-to-date vaudeville performance by the famed wire king, Muri Leisure, who will make a slide for life down a 400-foot wire. There will be trapeze performances, bicycle races, foot and sack races, high jumping and a sixround boxing match for the championship of Adams county that will be sure to please. For those who do not like that kind of sport there will be a program including violin solos by Joseph Koehr and comic and coon songs by C. G. Beavers. It will be a big event and it’s just a nice drive. Take your girl and go. You-wlll have the best time you ever had in your life, if the committee in charge can help you have it. Remember it’s the Honduras First Fair. — —- Sarah C. Mundhenk, aged, thirtysix, of Geneva and Joseph J. Leichty, thirty-eight, a hay merchant from Berne, were married by 'Squire James 1 H. Stone at the county clerk’s office 1 Thursday afternoon. Ten years’ ago 1 next Sunday the bride was married at i the clerk’s office to Samuel S. Studa- • baker, a divine healer from Wells ■ county. They lived together only a ■ short time and were divorced tho 1 same year they were married. About -a year ago Mrs. Studabaker Ailed a - petition to have her name changed to ' Mundhenk, which was her maiden ' nime. ■*' 1 ;Real estate transfers: Alvina'it’. . Barnes to T. E. Kranor, lot 895, Ge- • neva, $100; Chauncey Brokaw to Ada i Yocum, lot 1019, Decatur, $150; Ada . Yocum to Perry Ogg, lot 1019, S2OO. County Commissioners James Hendricks and Mkrtin Laughlin and Su- , iferintendent Jacob Gtober of- thei county in fir maty'made a trip to Jes- • ferson townshijPThurtbdaf, where they !' purchased a team of brood mares from James Kinney. The team is a d

j good one, costing the very neat sum | of S4OO. 1 ■ ■« ~i .n—wi ■ The following letter received at this office will explain itself: Under the auspices of the Wholesale Merchants & Manufacturers’ Board of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce, a series of trade extension excursions are being conducted. The first of these excursions was to South Bend and return. The second, which will start from Toledo Monday morning, August 22nd, will follow the line of the Wabash and Clover Leaf railroads as far as Wabash and Marlon. The party will leave Todelo in automobiles and should reach Decatur Thursday, August 25th, at 9 a. m., leaving again at 10 a. m. The merchants going on the excursion will, while in your city, call on retail dealers with whom they do business in order that they may become better acquainted personally with them. Where it has become known that the wholesale merchants and manufacturers were going to visit town? en route the suggestion has bqen made by the people of these places that some entertainment would be arranged for the Toledo visitors. Will you be good enough to state in your newspaper that, owing to the limited time at the disposal of the merchants it will be absolutely impossible to accept of any formal entertainment during the trip, and it is sincerely hoped that no such arrangements will be made. Our merchants simply want to shake hands with their customers and get better acquainted with them. Very truly, A. E. ALEXANDER, Assistant Secretary of Board. > . ' .. " O' 'J—“ Mrs. Mary Wemhoff and son, George, left Thursday night for Michigan City, where they will be in attendance at the Retail Monumental Dealers' convention, which is now in session at that place. It began on Thursday and will be brought to a close on Saturday evening. This is the first one that has been attended by Mr. Wehmoff, although they axe held each year, and it will no doubt be of much benefit to him. A very interesting program has been prepared and was as follows today: Eight a. m., drill 'by the life-saving crew on Lake Michigan; 10 a. m., automobile parade through the city. At 6:30 o’clock this evening they will be taken through the penitentiary and shown the wonderful work that has been carved out of stone. On Saturday morning they will leave on a trip by boat to Chicago, under the leadership of Mr. Schuyler Powell, a brother of Rev. Sherman Powell of this city, and the head of a large wholesale monumental firm at that place. These conventions always prove to be of much interest and are attended by great numbers from all over the state. - —.——oBLOOD HOUNDS AT OSSIAN. Search For Belt Thief Resulted Unsuccessfully. ■ ,— — • Ossian for the first time in her history had within her bounds Tuesday two dark brown blood hounds. They were brought here from Indianapolis by a deputy sheriff of Marion county for the purpose of locating the thief, or thieves, who carried away a big belt belonging to Davis brothers. Some time during Monday night a targe canvass belt ten inches wide and nearly one hundred feet long was taken from. Davis Bros, factory. A. R. Davis, the manager of the plant, discovered the loss of the belt ..when he. went to work Tuesday morning and at once notified Sheriff Carlisle. The' Indianapolis blood hounds were brought here on the 5 o’clock car Tuesday evening and put on the trail, but failed to reveal anything new. The*dogs were returned to the capital city on a late car. Mr. Davis stated be delieved the theft was committed by 'small boys and that he had what he believed well grounded suspicion. The factory man is not desirous .of causing any one any trouble, but he wants his belt. He would be willing to drop the matter if the belt Is re- ; turned to him. —Ossian News. . — George W. Cromer, ex-congressnfan of this district, and who has figured in more political fights than any man to this section, is again comfortably located up to his chin in a scrap in his Judicial district, composed of Grant and Delaware counties. George j g a candidate for the nomination for superior judge in a hew district, composed of Grant and Delaware. They hanever held a convention, as the old district was composed of Grant and Howard, but when the democrats elected a judge there the wise boys went to the legislature and changed the district. Now George wants the job of Judge; so does one Bob VanAtta of Marlon, and so now does Fred McClelland, also of Muncie. Recently Chairman- Culbert of Portland calle* a congressional convention tor 80th and for the election of delegates oh August 2«th. The Cro-

mer men wanted the judicial delegates elected at the earn* time. VanAtta supporters objected on the ground that this was unfair to him, as be has to go into Delaware to get a majority, for though his county has thirty-six delegates to thirty-five in Delaware, the foxy George seems to have gotten over the line in some way and lined up a few of the obstinate ones. Anyway the fight regarding the election of delegates has waxed so warm that it was referred to the republican state committee who took up the question at a special meeting held Thursday evening. State Chairman Lee favored Cromer’s position, but decided to put it up to a vote of the committee. The state commitee seems anxious to get Cromer out of the road before the congressional fight comes up. » By a vote of six to four the committee sustained Cromer’s appeal, fixing the date for selecting delegates on' August 26tlu z also decided that the convention"should be held at Marion. Tae Grant county men were deeply disappointed, but decided to stand for the decision, since they had no other course to pursue. —, o — HAD NARROW ESCAPE. Lester Stanley’s Bicycle Collides With Automobile. Lester Stanley, assistant in the Western Union Telegraph office, had quite a narrow escape from injury about 6:30 o’clock Thursday evening. The lad was returning to the office, wheh just as he reached the Kuebler & Moltz corner he met the Schaffer automobile, which turned west on Monroe street from Second street. The two collided and Stanley’s wheel was turned around In such away that the rider was thrown off and the back wheel of toe machine received the full brunt of the shock. Stanley narrowly missed striking his head on the curb, but luckily escaped injury. The spokes of the’rear wheel of the bicycle were torn out, but little other damage resulted. i: o. .. — Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 12—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Attorney General Bingham has added one more to the list of costly trips taken to New York and California at the expense of the people of Indiana. It would not be so bad, It is argued, if the trips were at ail necessary. But the fact that he has made and is making these trips to secure depositions has in-, censed the taxpayers who understand anything at all about law. The attorney general is deeply interested In the benzoate of soda case which has been pending for months in the federal court here and during the progress of the case has deemed it necessary to obtain depositions in New York and California. Instead of following the custom of lawyers who desire a deposition taken at a distance, and the custom of lawyers who de\ slre e a deposition taken at a distance and sending his list of questions to some reputable lawyer at the desired point, Attorney General Bingham hies himself aboard a train and goes personally, or sends representatives, and the taxpayers pay the bills. Just recently application was made to Governor Marshall for S4OO from the governor’s emergency contingent fund for the purpose of going to Washington to secure a deposition from Dr. H. W. Wiley, U. 8. chemist. Governor Marshall said “no,” emphatically. He .suggested that the questions which the attorney general desired Dr. Wiley to answer be sent to some Washington attorney who could have them answered under 'oath. “Ifs ridiculous and extravagant and an unjust bur-, den to the taxpayers of Indiana,” said an attorney. “There is no need for toe attorney general to gp galivating around the country for depositions, saddling an added and unnecessary burden upon the taxpayers and depriving them of his official presence here where he belongs. Npw ( when an Inianapolis lawyer wants a deposition taken In New York he prepares his questions and sends them on to some reputable law er in New York, who has them answered by the witness under oath and returns them to Indianapolis. This is done at a nominal cost There are no hotel bills, traveling expenses and Incidentals to pay. But, Attorney- General Bingham doesn’t have to pay the bills personally. The state pays—and so the at- . torney general goes. As a matter of i .fact he could have the business transacted by New York lawyer* at a trifling expense and could remain at his office in the state house where he i belongs. It costs money to travel to ; New York and California; it costs i money to live in toe fine hotels of i New York City for a week or ton days i at a time, and I'll bet he wouldn’t ) do it if it were his own private legal ■ business. No, you bet he’d send his ; questions on to some New York at-. ■ torney and -transact his business as I I would.” Three trips have already • [.been made to New York by Attorney I General Bingham’s office and yester-

' 11 made, In addition, one trip to Call- ” fornia, where he remained for some time at toe state’s expense. Some attorneys are wondering why, if he insists on taking unnecessary trips toNew York, he doesn’t transact all of his business at one time and thus save the taxpayers a little of their money. O'-- - -— DECATUR BTOCK WON. Smith A Ulman Walk Away With thePlums —So Does J. D. Nidi Inger. Adams county stock men took a big share of the money at the Newcastle fair this week. Smith & Ulman, famed for their Hereford cattle, took six out of nine firsts, and all the seconds but one. Mr. NldUnger, with his herd of Duroc-Jersey hogs, won everything in sight. Both firms shipped to Muncie today, where they will show at the fair next week. Our men are demonstrating again that Adams county is the best stock county in the state. Our horses, cattle,' hogs and sheep are above the standard. . o_ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Runyon and Edwin Fledderjohann, who attended the birthday surprise given for Fred Bentz, assistant cashier of the Bank of Berne, at his home Thursday evening, report a delightful time. Guests numbering about thirty assembled in the home, where they awaited Mr. Bentz’ return. He arrived about 6 o’clock, and as he had been at the truck patoh, came in with his hat filled with cucumbers and his hands full of onions. There was never a more perfect surprise. Mrs. Bentz soon thereafter provided a most delicious picnic supper, which was spread on the lawn, and consisted of spring chicken and all its delicious accompaniments. The lawn had been wired with electric lights and was an ideal place for the playing of croque', which, with other games, and conversation passed the evening hours pleasantly. The party was an ideal one in all respects and will be long remembered as a most happy event. The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the Methodist church held an unusually interesting and profitable session Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Robert Case on Fifth street, which was one thoroughly enjoyed by the twentytoree or more present. “Mormons and Orientals” was the topic of study, lead by MrsL. G, Ellingham, with the prayer and devotional conducted by Mesdames D. D. Heller, Emma Daniels, John Vail and John Rex. Following this program came a social hour, during which refreshments were served. Mrs. Case was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Dan Beery. “THE LITTLE HOMESTEAD.” The management of the Bosse announces the engagement of the rural comedy drama, “The Little Homestead" on Monday, August 15th. The play is from toe pen of W. B. Patton, who wrote “The Minister’s Son” and ‘‘The Last Rose of Summer,” and id now in its fourth successful season. “The Little Homestead” is effectively told in four acts, it is said to be absorbingly interesting with a pathetic heart tugging strain running through it. The first act introduces a happy little home in a New England village, broken up by a man who wishes to wreak his vengeance on a young husband. The blind infatuation of a woman leads her to a sad and sorrowful fate, and contrition comes too late to make amends; but virtue triumphs in the end and the moral is properly (impressed. That “The Little Homestead” is now in its fourth season demonstrates the fact that it is the kind of a play that the theater-going public is fond of. The management has given it a splendid mounting and the’ cast is in every way capable. It should prove one of the popular offerings of the season. , — •PECIAL AT CRYSTAL TONIGHT. ■ pictures of the Recent Elks Convention Held at Detroit, Mich. Will Biggs, manager of the Crystal airdome, has a new and special ati traction for tonight, which all should ■ see. In addition to his regular two • reels he has secured the pictures of ! toe recent Elks national convention • held at Detroit This reel shows the l parade, toe decorations, toe crowds i and all the interesting points from > the greatest convention, of toe kind > ever held. In connection Mr. Hugh > Hite will sing “Anywhere in toe U. S. f >A. is Home to Me," the great B. P. O. i E. song. The price is only five cents t and lt’»M sure big show for the monI ey. Bee the Elks. «» Mr. and Mrs. U G. Ellingham and j children, Winifred and Miller, and r Miss Gladys Stevens left today tor.