Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1911 — Page 1

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STATE TAX BOARD Has Arranged a Complete Program For the Coming Months —Is Strenuous. dates ARE FIXED For Hearing Various Objections—Vincennes Bonds Taken Home at Last. Indianapolis, Ind., March 22—The stole bond of tax commissioners have just issued their program of summer events, the same to take place at room thirty-five in the capitol building According to program the first session begins at it. o’clock on Monday. April 3rd. and lasts for fifty days. The second session begins on July 4th, and lasts for twelve days, and the third and last session begins July 15th, and lasts for fifteen days. If any one can figure a long summer vacation out of this arrangement, they will confer a lasting favor’ upon at least one of the members of this part of the machinery. The first fifty days will be consumed in hearing statements in regard to the assessment of steam and electric railroads, telegraph, telephone express, sleeping car. transportation and pipe line companies. The second session will be devoted to hearing appeals and applications for changes in the assessments as made by the board at their grai session. The third session is for the hearing of appeals from counties where there exists a difference between those assessed and the countyboards of review. The state board is composed of the secretary and auditor of state, C. C. Matson, Fred L. Gemtner and John W. McCardle. it is said though that the two latter will retire the first of April apd be sucseeded by John J. Nolan of Evansville and Fred A. Sims, former secretary of state. Hearings have been arranged for telephone companies on April 6,7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14; express and telegraph companies April 17 and 18; sleeping car, transportation companies Apr.il 19, 20. 21 and 22; electric street and interurban companies April 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28; steam railroads May 1,2, 3,4, 5 and 6. If you are any one of these things be on hand at the time stated and shat you will get will be a plenty.

The treasurer of the Vincennes University board arrived Tuesday and took home with him the university bonds which have been in controversy since the legislature of 190" first gave them life. There were one hundred and twenty-one of the bonds, twenty of them for one thousand dollars each, with twenty coupons attached, each of which together with the bond had to have the official signature of the secretary of state. After a whole day devoted to this performance we are of the opinion that there is merit to the contention made by ex-Govern-or Hanly. •Tesse Rupp, cashier of the Bank of Berne, was in the city Monday, where he laid the cares of banking aside and attended a meeting of the directors ' of the state Sunday School association. A program was made for their state meeting which will be held in June, the city of Fort Wayne being given preference and will entertain them. The meeting held here also discussed the international meeting of Sunday school work, which will be held later at San Francisco. It is expected that at least fifty from Indiana will attend this meeting and they w ill go in a party, all leaving Indianapolis at some later agreed date. E. X. Ehinger, cashier of the Old Adams County bank of Decatur, was here a day last week attending to some business in the federal court, and which appertained to the Allison bankruptcy cases. Not many from the green spot of Adams county are finding their way to Indianapolis these days. L. G. E. RECEIVES bond blank Otis 0. Hocker who received the highest grade in the civil service examination for the postmastership at Monroe, has received his bond blank f iom the government and will pro-' feed further with the necessary re-

quirentenU which will make him post-1 master at Monroe, which will be about April Ist. WOULD TAX THE BACHELORS. To Pay the Premiums on Other Folks' Children. I State Senator Beall of Illinois, . known as the "stork mayor” of Alton, I introduced two unique bills in the Illinois legislature Tuesday. i The first, or anti-race suicide bill, provides for the payment of SIOO to the mother of each child born within two years after her marriage, and for each additional child born every two years. The premium on twins is fixed at S2OO and on triplets, S3OO. The other bill places a tax of $lO a year on bachelors over thirty-five years of age, the amount to be set aside for the payment of premiums to the mothers. ” - (United Press Service.) Logansport, Ind., Mar. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —It is nowlikely that Harry B. Organ, the crook, arrested here on a similar charge, will be returned to Decatur, Ind., for trial on a similar charge. Officials from Boone, lowa, are also after him, but it is believed he will be taken to Decatur. It is stated here today that Organ's offense in Logansport was committeed three years ago and under the statute, action in such cases must be started witjiin two year.;, making his prosecution here impossible. Sheriff Tom Durkin and E. X. Ehinger, cashier of the Old Adams County bank, arrived home Tuesday evening from Logansport, after the ultimate refusal of the authorities at that place to hand over Harry B. Organ, the forger wanted here. They, however, had the satisfaction of seeing him bound over for trial by the circuit court, under a $5,000 bond, which, with the $4,000 bond of the day before, makes him at least seem satisfied. A Logansport paper Tuesdayevening said: “There was a clash between Cass county officials and Sheriff Durkin of Adams county this morning, when it was decided to arraign Organ in this county. Sheriff Durkin nd E. X. Ehinger, cashier, of the Old Adams County bank of Decatur, insisted that Organ be turned over to them and taken to Adams county for trial. Two Identify Organ. “Organ was bound over this morning following the testimony of A. P. Jenks, cashier of the City National bank, and Earl Moss, teller, both positively identifying Organ as the man who cashed a check at the bank December 17. 1908, bearing the signature of Walter Bishop, president of the Bishop Elevator company, and calling for $496. “A. P. Jenks created a furore in court when he told how last Sunday he met Organ at the Broadway Methodist church of which Jenks is a deacon and a pillar. Jenks said that Organ occupied a front pew and that he was attracted by the dignified looking stranger. Jenks said he handed Organ a hymn book and was delighted with the rich voice in which Organ chanted the psalms. Jenks said at the conclusion of the services he hastened to Organ's side, assisted him on with his overcoat and gave him the right hand of fellowship and urged him to attend services again, but at that time he did not recognize in him the man who forged a check for $496 ' on his bank.” It is said that a total of $30,000 worth of forgeries have been reported against Organ. Tuesday evening Attorney D. E. Smith received a telegram from the National bank of Boone, lowa, asking him to take legal i proceedings to recover $ >lB which he, secured there several years ago. if he| had turned over any funds to the offi citls. His money, however, is now in the hands of his attorneys at Lo-j gansport. Arrangements were madefor the sheriff there to let the Decatur I people know if Organ is to be releas-• ed on bond. Credit for the arrest is > due the Decatur people and Mr. Vaeth, > the Pinkerton detective. Quite an interesting and spirited) session of the Rebekah lodge was held i Tuesday evening at their headquai-i ters and business of much importance was in store for each and every member As has been the custom ot former years to celebrate the anniversary of the lodge into America it wi also be carried out this year and the initial arrangements relative to this movement was looked after Tuesday evening. The twenty-sixth of April is the da> set for the event, and at $

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I which time this organization will have been In this country for ninety-seven | years. The meeting of Tuesday even- ' ing was to extend an invitation to the Rebekah ladles by the I. O. O. F. members, asking them to take part in the program and to give them what assistance they could. Two ; committees have been appointed, and from these others will be selected to . care for the many necessaries to I make ft. a complete success. Mrs. Mel Butler was selected as chairman and Mrs. Eli Crist, Jessie Winnes, Mrs. Sam Shamp. Florine Edwards, I and Mrs. Flossie Baker as co-work-i ers. The committee appointed on Monday evening by the I. O. O. F. were; Homer Knodle, chairman; Ed Christen, John Bollinger and Dr. Miller. A banquet and program will be arranged for the occasion and they will leave nothing undone that would add to the betterment of the affair. It is the intention to secure the grand sire of the world, who is an Indiana man. and will endeavor to make the celebration of this year a memorable one. o A large contract has been secured by John Bolinger at Portland for the erection of a four-story fireproof building for the use of J. A. Long, who is engaged in the packing and produce line. The main building will be 60x100 feet, with four twelve-foot stories. On a lot adjoining this Mr. Bolinger will build a brick dwelling and a brick barn, also the latest fireproof construction. The main building is to be modern in every respect, is to have several elevators, and the floors will be made of cement, supported by heavy beams, and wood construction will be avoided wherever possible. Work will be started at once on the foundations and a force of men will go there to continue the work which will be finished about July of this year. The three buildings will be erected simultaneously and it will require quite a large force of men, who doubtless will be taken from here. - oMISS MOSES TO UNDERGO OPERATION Miss Gertrude Moses has gone to Chicago where she will undergo an operation that it is thought will restore her to health. For some time she has been a sufferer from rheumatism, and though sha tried many things, nothing was found to restore her. Quite recently she consulted a specialist in Chicago, who advised an operation. At that time she was enroute home from South Dakota, and did not desire to undergo the operation then, but deferred it until now. SUNDAY SERVICES. On Bobo M. E. Circuit Announced by the Pastor. There will be preaching services a T South Salem M. E. church Sunday morning at 10:30, Mt. Hope at 2:30. and at Pleasant Mills at 7:30, on March 26th. Let this be the best day of the year as it is the last preaching service of this conference year. Let us have the attendance of all at Sunday school and preaching. Kindly remember your benevolent pledges. Come prepared to pay. Children, attention., All children under fifteen years of age please send in your full name, place and date of birth and both parents’ names, those that I have baptized, so I can fill out your certificate. Send this information to Davis' store at Salem by Saturday afternoon, sure. Your pastor. D. A. J. BROWN. NEW OPERATOR AT G. R. & I. Harvey Ruhl, formerly of Richmond, Tuesday night began work as third trick operator at the G. R. & I. in this city. He is a son of L. Ruhl of Hoagland and a cousin of Homer Ruhl, conductor on the Fort Wayne I & Springfield railway. 0 A special meeting of the stockhold-’ ers of the Fort Wayne & Springfield ' railway was called at the interurban assembly room in this city at 2 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of considering whether it was advisable at this time to undertake the southern' extension of the road. Owing to the lateness of calling the meeting, there was very little accomplished at the time of going to press that could be given for publication. The meeting was quite an enthusiastic one and the attendance large. A special car was sent to St. Mary's Ohio, Tuesday night, manned by Fred Smith, motorman, and Edgar Gerber, conductor, to bring the Ohio

delegation to the meeting here. The car left St. Mary's at 7 o’clock this morning, arriving here in good time for the convention. — ———-V— ——————— Decatur Masons were among the four hundred, of which two hundred were out-of-town visitors —that made up the number attending the annual spring convocation of the Scottish Rite of the Valley of Fort Wayne, opened Tuesday afternoon in the cathedral at that city, and never in the history of Fort Wayne Masonry have so many thirty-third degree Masons attended a convocation. A class of one hundred candidates is in order for this spring. Degrees from the fourth to the fourteenth, inclusive, were conferred at the opening session. At 6 o’clock lunch was served in the cathedral dining room and at 7; 30 o'clock work of the fourteenth degree, the sublime and mysterious degree of perfection, was given. The work will continue until Thursday night. The annual banquet will be held this evening in the cathedral hall. Among Decatur Masons at the meeting Tuesday were J. T. Merryman. J. D. Dailey, C. R. Dunn, C. C. Magley. The Star Telephone company of Jefferson township has filed incorporation pa]>ers at the recorder's office, the capital stock being $1,250. Sheriff Durkin received a message yesterday noon asking him to send a warrant tor tne arrest of J. H. Butler, alias Harry B. Organ, and oth--4'3, the forger, at Logansport. The request came from the sheriff and prosecutor and is evidently for the purpose of rearresting the crook in case he manages to dodge the officers, courts and bonds there. Jessie W. Peters vs. Louis C. Mills et al., specific performance of contract, amended complaint filed. Rule against all defendants to answer. Separate and several demurrer by each defendant to complaint. Irvin Brandyberry vs. O. L. Vance, contribution, demand $455, change of i venue granted and cause sent to Jay circuit court for trial. In the case of Milo W. Hamrick vs. Maria Brant et al., a highway suit, arguments were heard on motion to require plaintiffs to separate cause of action. Messrs. Jordan and Major, state accountants, who are checking up township officers, are busy with the trustees at this time. o The official board of the Christian ! church met Tuesday evening and unanimously decided to retain the present pastor, J. M. Dawson, for another year from the end of the present term which expires July Ist, an act which meets with the hearty approbation of the entire congregation. Mr. Dawson has been serving as pastor of the congregation of the Christian church of this city since last July Ist, and in accordance with the determining of the pastorate at least three months previous to the expiration of the year, the meeting was held Tuesday evening with the aforesaid results. During the pastorate of Mr. Dawson, the local church has prospered much in all ways, and the Sunday school, the Christian Endeavor, and the church membership, have doubled in numbers, and the local church was never in a better condition. At present the church building is undergoing a course of remodeling that will give better material accommodations and an equally great growth in the future is anticipated. At the board meeting Tuesday evening a financial committee, including G. T. Burke, A. D. Artman, Joseph D. Beery and Jacob Eady, was appointed. The board and congregation of the church are so well pleased with the work of the pastor, that his salary has been raised a hundred dollars for the coming year. Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The indictment charging Oliver Ensley, former treasurer of Marion county, with the embezzlement of $19,000 in public fungs was quashed today by sitting judge, Ovid T. Jamison, in the criminal court on the grounds that it was not alleged that a demand for the money had been made on Ensley by his successor in office. Prosecutor Baker will appeal the case to the supreme court. »■' — Pittsburg, Pa., Mar. 22—(Special to

Dally Democrat) —Nine miners were killed in a fall of slate in the Hazel mine of the Pittsburg and Buffalo coal company near here early this morning. Milwaukee. March, 22 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —As a result of the school primary election yesterday when the women voted for the first time, the socialist slate for two members of the school board was defeated. Tacoma, Wash., March 22.—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Returns today indicate that at the referendum election yesterday the women of the city carried the ordinance to prevent treating in saloons, by a majority of 4,000. The liquor interests admit the women's votes beat them. New York, N. Y., March, 22 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Andy Poth, who served twenty years in the penitentiary for a murder of which he was lately proven innocent, will probably receive a Carnegie pension. Andrew Carnegie announced today that he had ordered his pension agent to investigate the case fully. ABOUT THE SICK. Miss Victoria Stone Returns From Hospital—Other Items. Miss Victoria Stone was accompanied home from the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, Tuesday afternoon by her father, J. H. Stone, and though she is still quite weak, she is getting along very well, being able to be up the greater part of the time. Mesdames Charles Brown and Walter Sudduth left on the 10 o’clock car for Root township, where they were called by the serious illness of the two-months-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Grim, which is very low with pneumonia. O. P. Mills, the city mail carrier is sick and off duty today. Because of the vacancy of the position of substitute, Clerk George Everett was filling his place today, this entailing more work upon the other employees of the office. Mrs. John stultz still remains about the same after a week's illness with neuralgia and nervous trouble and not much change is being noticed in her condition. She had another good night and this morning was resting somewhat easier than for several days previous. o The city council again Tuesday evening put in their usual grind, and disposed of quite a bit of business, but none was of such importance as to require much discussion and was soon gotten out of the way. The clerk upon notice read the minutes of the preceding meeting, which were approved and spread on record. Three contracts made to the city were read by the clerk, one by which Union Oil Works of Erie, Pa., which will furnish oil to the city for a period of one year, and a furnished bondone by the Jlooreland Coal and Cokecompany, which is to furnish coal for the same period of time, and another entered into by John Coffee, who received the contract for hauling coal from the railroads to the city's plant. The clerk, upon a motion from Councilman Chronister, was ordered to notify the property owners along Market street in the south part ot the city, and also on Oak street to construct sidewalks within the next sixty days, the grade to be furnished by the street commissioner. The clerk was also ordered to renotify Mrs. Christena Niblick to repair the walk on Jackson street, and leading to the opera house from Second street. The earth has caved in at several places, allowing a washout, which might result in an accident and perhaps serious injury. Another notification is to be served on the Erie and Toledo, St. Louis & Western railways for the construction of a crossing on Thirteenth street the entire width of the highway. At present it is but half the required length, allowing but one rig to pass | conveniently at once. Several sew-ers, ) which had been asked to be constructed, one in Cook Town, and known as the Drayton Hill sewer, and one in the Kullenkamp addition, known as the Mylott and Allison sewer. The clerk is to prepare a notice that the council will hear all or whatever objections that may arise from the property owners benefltted by these improvements and take action on same

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at the next regular meeting, April 4th. A protectagraph, which has been sent the city for a tryout and to be used by the city in issuing their many orders, was placed in the hands of the purchasing committee, with the power to act It was thought a necessity for the city and something that should be in its possession. The clerk was asked to notify the LaFontaine Handle company to put a spark arrester on 1 the smoke stack of their plant to prevent sparks from flying over the nearby homes, and owing to the absence of which the last two fires of last week were attributed to this cause. After allowing the following bills the council adjourned until the next regular meeting: William Hammel $ 1.5) Lucy Gregory 20.00 Reuben Gilpen 9.50 J hn Sprague 18.00 John Coffee 18.14 L. Hammond 13.00 Ophira Coal Mining Co 87.12 Borderland Coal Sales Co 39.5:, Ft. Wayne Electric Works.... 95.91 Webb Ftfel Co 41.85 Sunday Creek Coal Co 238.88 G. R. & I. R. R 224.19 Chicago & Erie 77.22 J. Brite 30.25 Chicago & Erie R. R 4.X) Election expenses incurred durin recent local option elec tion 319.28 Six orders which had been issued by the city clerk to Mr. J. J. Kelleher in-payment of the city's portion for the construction of Mercer avenue and Adams street, ret ed, were destroyed. After the orders had been issued Mr. Kelleher, upon investigating the law- in regard to this matter, found that it was illegal for the order to be issued in this way. and that they had to be issued in a bond or certificate order. This was reported by the finance committee, who had same destroyed, and the reason spread on record. — s Charles Rash, a young man of Bobo, who, with a Mr. Ainsworth, operates a buzz-saw. met with a very bad accident Tuesday afternoon by catching his right wrist on the saw and cutting a jagged wound therein, severing the artery and lacerating the wrist, laying it open about two inches. The accident happened on the D. B. Erwin farm east of the city, while the men were sawing wood for Charles Wolfe, the tenant. Rash's hand was struck in some way by a pole, which sent the wrist over onto the jagged saw, which ate into the man's quivering flesh in an instant. Dr. D. D. Clark was hurriedly summoned from this city, going with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Murray and Frank Gass in the Murray automobile. While the wound was a very painful one, and Mr. Rash suffered much loss of blood, he will get along all right unless blood poison sets in, which is not anticipated. e, ,i — - John Kiracofe, stenographer for the Smith & Bell office, this city, is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. I. Kiracofe, near Wren, Ohio, today attending the wedding of his sister. Miss Anise Kiracofe, to Mr. M. C. Cully, a prominent young man of near Willshire, Ohio, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cully. The wedding was solemnized at high noon at the Kiracofe home, the ceremony being read by the Rev. Roberts, pastor of the United Brethren church at Wren. There were about twenty-five guests at the wedding, including the members of the families of both bride and groom, with a number of other relatives and intimate friends. The groom has leased his father’s farm near Willshire, Ohio, where the newly married couple will make their home. Both are excellent young people and highly deserving of every good wish bestowed upon them. A large number of the friends of Ruby O. Wynn gave him a surprise party Tuesday evening at thq homo of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wynn, east of the city, where the evening was enlivened with games of all, kinds, music, and everything that contributed to a time of unsurpassed pleasure. Those present, were Enoch Fairchild, Floyd Shoaf, Ruby Harvey, Iva Harvey, Claude Harvey, Perry Smith, Bertha Smith, Harry Smith. Lillie Teeple, Calvin Yost, Otis Yost, Nova Yost, Laura Springer, Velma Springer, Virgil Springer, Ida, Della and Hubert Erhsan), Ace and Bertha Smith, Anna Passwater, Perle Hawkins, Rolla, Tom, Walter and Merle Coppock, Roy Shoaf, Lynn Strickler, Kenneth Hawkins.

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