Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1911 — Page 1

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CANVASS THE VOTE ■ ■ w Inspectors Met at the Court House This Morning and Declare Winners TICKET IS STRONG Beatty, Baltzell, Archbold and Macklin Win in the Contested Races. THE TICKET. For Representative —A. P. Beatty. For Judge—David E. Smith. For Prosecutor —R. C. Parrish. For Auditor —Thomas Baltzell. For Treasurer —William J. Archbold For Sheriff—Thomas Durkin. For Surveyor—Phil L. Macklin. For Coroner —D. D. Clark. For Commissioner, Second District —Jim A. Hendricks. For Commissioner, Third District— Christian E’sher. Today the winners of Tuesday’s democratic primary are receiving the congratulations of their friends. After a campaign held under the new “corrupt practice’’ act, in which the candidates used only cards to introduce themselves to the voters, and in which the heretofore liberal use of cigars, etc., were conspicuous for their absence, and in which the pikers fared badly, the election was held quiet and orderly and the result shows the choice of the voters. The election closed at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening. Seven minutes later, the Second W ard, Decatur, sent in the first returns. Four others followed quickly and by 8 o’clock more than half were in and the results could easily be determined. At 9 o’clock all but three were in and then came a wait of an hour and a half, until 10:30, when East Root straggled in with the returns which closed the work. The winners seem to have had easy sailing, as the majorities are all large, at least comfortable. The closest race was that for surveyor in which Macklin defeated Harruff by 253 votes. Archbold, for treasurer, Beatty, for representative and Baltzell, for auditor, ian away, defeating the nearest man to them by from five to six hundred votes. The ticket is an exceptionally strong one, the candidates being good men, clean and able, and they will prox e a strength to the ticket at the tnext fall election. For judge, David E. Smith was named without opposition, as were also R. C. Parrish for prose tutor, Tom Durkin for sheriff, D. D. Clark for coroner, and Jim A. Hendricks and Christian Eicher to. missioners. The official vote of

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battle appears in this issue. The 11 smoke has cleared Now for the election. Every candidate and his friends will strive to increase the usual majority in old Adams county 1 The inspectors met at. the court house at 10 o'clock this morning and canvassed the vote, their figures making no material change in the results as announced Tuesday evening. The Committees. At the primary election the new | county central committee was elected, | and upon them will devolve the duty of organizing the party for the elec-1 tion next year. There are thirty-three - precincts in the county and committeemen were elected in all but six of them. They will soon be called together for the purpose of organizing and the election of a chairman. The committee is comprised of earnest and hard-working democrats and they will doubtless distinguish themselves in the campaign to come. Following is a list of the new committee: East Union —Frank Mclntosh. West Union —Philip Base. East Root —August Walters. West Root—C. H. Getting. North Preble—Ernest Doehrman. South Preble —John Huffman. North Kirkland —Sim Bowers. South Kirkland —Jeff Crum. East Washington—Jacob Omlor. West Washington—Henry Eiting. North St. Mary’s—John Barone. South St. Mary’s—William Noll. North Blue Creek—John Durr. South Blue CreekNorth Monroe — Middle Monroe — French — North Hartford —F. W. Studle'. South HartfordNorth Wabash—R. B. Kerr. Geylon—J. A. Christman. East Jefferson —J. L. Yaney. West Jefferson—W. V. Buckmaster. Geneva “A’’ —John E. Briggs. Geneva “B”—James H. Kelley. Berne “A”—E. K. Shalley. Berne “B”—R. R. Schug. Decatur—lst Ward “A”—F. V. Mills. Decatur Ist Ward “B”— Decatur, 2nd Ward “A" —H. B. Heller. Decatur 2nd Ward “B”—C. H. Elzey. Decatur 3rd Ward “A” —J. W. Bosse.; Decatur 3rd Ward “B’’-C. N. Chris- i ten. .1 I* David E. Smith was born in Mer-; cer county, Ohio, on December 20,; 1867, and in the year 1868 removed to Indiana with his parents, in which state he spent the years of childhood. Attending the common schools he graduated with honors, immediate y after Which lie entered the high school, and also graduated from that. Desiring to study law he entered Indiana university at Bloomington and spent two pears perfecting himselt for the law profession. In 1892 he was admitted to the Adams county bar and has since practiced here. - first efforts were in partnership with Schurger, Reed & smnh, uni. when Reed withdrew from the firm, and the firm consisted of Schurger f. (Continued on Page 5.)

INDIANA POLITICS 1 2. M. Lee, Republican State j Chairman, Puts Taft i] Down and Out. i ( GOOD HERE ! I, I ' A Canvass Shows the President a Hopeless Candidate. Washington, D. C., Dec. 13 —Consternation invaded the meeting of the republican national committee Tuesday, when Edwin M. Lee, state chairman from Indiana, gave out a prepar-j ed statement to the effect that Presi-' dent Taft could not carry Indiana in i the elections next year. The state- j ment follows:

“Mr. Taft cannot carry Indiana. Ifl J he is the republican nominee, our fight | is lost before a gun is fired. As one j of his original friends, who labored j for him night and day, I have been | driven to this knowledge with extreme I . reluctance. I have hoped he would be | the man to lead us next year and have personally declared for him three separate times. I have spent the last i eight months trr veling over Indiana; have visited each county in the state and some counties many times. For j a time it looked as if we might pull Mr. Taft through, and I have fostered I favorable sentiment to him wherever I 1 could, because I am his personal J friend, and it seemed logical and good party policy that he should succeed himself. From the first, however, I found no earnest enthusiastic sentiment for him. The feeling of the precinct workers and the rank and file , seemed to be one of sufferance that | he had the solid south and would be i nominated, and we might as well 1 make the best of it. In the last two months sentiment has changed to pronounced dissatisfaction with Mr. Taft as our leader. A few days ago I. sent ’letters to our precinct commit- ■ | teemen —there are more than 3,000 of , j them— asking for a statement of po- | litical conditions in their precincts, j • i I have already received hundreds of | replies. Four out of five of these let-| 11 ters from precinct committeemen i state that there is dissatisfaction with . i Mr. Taft among the voters, and this. > too, although in my letter I did not ' | ask for opinions on that point, but 11 only for general conditions. This proves to me what my personal con- - tact with our voters—and J have per--1 sonally interviewed literally thour sands of them in the last eight 3 months—had led me fear—there is r not the slightest chance to carry Ins diana for Mr. Taft.’ j - — Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lautzenheiser of Willshire, Ohio, changed cars I here this morning enroute to Fort Wayne.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Dec, 14 1911.

DOLL CONTEST POSTPONED. The closing of the big doll contest, inducted by the Pythian Sisters and vhlch was to have taken place at the of P. home, has been postponed or some time, owing to them being inable to secure the proper use of he hall while the work of frescoing s going on. In the meantime the conestants will work on until further notice is given, which it is believed, will t>e between Christmas and New Years. All persons in the contest should heed this notice. — .—.——<3 ■— " FORMER CITIZENS Os Decatur to be Speakers at First Meet of Methodist Brotherhood. THURSDAY EVENING

Hon. R. K. Erwin of Fort Wayne and Jeff Bryson of Portland, on Program. The first meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood of the M. E. church of this city, which will be held in the lecture room of the church tomorrow evening, Thursday, December 14th, promises to be ootn successful and entertaining. The committee in charge ■ of the meeting has been fortunate in ' securing Mr. Jeff Bryson of Portland, ' Ind., and Hon. R. K. Erwin of Fort Wayne, Ind., to deliver addresses. Music will be furnished by a male quartet composed of Dr. J. Q. Neptune, Prof. E. E. Rice, Prof. Jonas Tritch and Professor Baumgartner. Light refreshi inents will be served at the close of i the meeting. I All men, whether members of the 1 church or not, will be at the meeting The following is the program: Song —Quartet. i Prayer, i Business. i Song —Quartet i Address—Jeff Bryson. i Address—Judge R. K. Erwin. Song—Quartet. I Refreshments. All men are urged to be present ami enjoy the evening with the Brotherhood and hear our former citizens. A good time is guaranteed. The meeting will commence at 7:3( p. m.

NEWS FROM COURT HOUSE. I In the case of the State vs. Ed Shoe, charged with criminal seduction, upon suggestion of the marriage of the prosecuting witness and defendant, 1 and on leave, a nolle prosequi was ■ filed and the defendant discharged. j H. M. Byllesley & Co. vs. Ft. Wayne & Springfield Co., on account, S3OO. I Rule to answer absolute in five days.

In the Branyan-Brookover case, an | I depositions were ordered published 1 and the cause continued by agree- ' ment. , _ — elHenry T. Renricks vs. Irwin IJ. al j Landis, contract, $500; cause reset for ed ! January 11th. I Frederick Homi vs. C. C. Schug et; I al., damages; set for January 15th. Warren A. Hamrick vs. Amanda F. > Hamrick, divorce; appearance by De-: Voss for defendant. Rule to answer. Upon application for allowance the, plaintiff was allowed $25. . ’k j ' Licensed to wed: Cora A. Ray, born i ) January 21, 1894, daughter of G. W., ? Ray, to wed Rayrnond J. Winans, born j ? June 1, 1893, farmer, son of Joseph i

D. Winans. c I 11 John E. Jack .administrator of the c Albert N. Jack estate, submitted re-, port which was approved. Distrlbu-I i tion ordered as per report. 11 . - f William A. Sipe, was appointed ad- t ministrator of the Andrew J. Sipe es- 1 tate, filing $14,000 bond, with H. L. < Sipe and J. M. Foreman, sureties. 1 Ferguson Peoples qualified as administrator of th?, Sarah J - Peoples es- ’ tate. i 1 Susan Raudebush qualified as guardian of Georgia E. Casselman, filing SSO bond.

W. MUMMA HURT Walter Mumma, Son of Mrs. Wm. Wysong, Injured at Duties AS YARD CLERK For Clover Leaf at Bluffton While Riding on Car Load of Lumber. Walter Mumma, aged seventeen, a son of Mrs. William Wyson, received very painful injuries to his right leg Monday evening about 5:30 o’clock, while at bis work as yard clerk for the Clover Leaf railroad and as a result will be confined to his home for several days at least, and possibly weeks. Young Mumma was riding on local I freight, No. 22, eastbound, in charge of Conductor Benton, and Engineer I Hyatt. It was the crew’s intention to i drop a car of lumber on the siding ; near the North & Frazier tile mill for i the King Piano company. The car was of the coal car type and was filled with heavy lumber, leaving a small vacant space at either end. Mumma was sitting astrige the boards around the car, and was prepared to set the brake when the car arrived at the stopping place. The brake did not work, and when the engine came to a stop the cars came together sc hard that the lumber caught his leg in the end of tne car, and held him there. The engineer heard his cries for help, end bringing the train to a stop, after about twenty minutes’ work, with other members of the crew succeeded in getting the lumber far enough pack for Mamma to release his leg. j He was taken to the Clover Leaf station on thg train, and a short time later was taken to his home. A physician was summoned, who found that ‘the flesh was badly bruised anti ■ crushed, but was unable to ascertain , last, evening whether or not there was a fracture of the bones. —Bluffton ; Banner. i Mrs. Wysong and sen were former residents here. Mrs. Wysong is a sis- ' ter of Mrs. D. H. Eunsicker and Ed and Nora Ahr.

ANNUAL ELECTIONS Held by C. B. L. of I. and Masons on Last Evening —Strong Staff FOR EACH NAMED MW. Barney Wertzberger Presi- ,| dent of C. B. L. of I.— The Masonic List. i ——

The C. B. L. of I. held its regular lection of officers Tuesday evening, a unusually strong staff being elect j. The following were chosen: President— Barney Wertzberger. Vice President—John Starost. Secretary—Rose Colchin. Collector —Benjamin Knapke. Treasurer —Anna Parent. Chancellor —'William Harting. Orator—John Overman. Marshal—Julius Brite. Guard—Julius Schultz. Trustees —Peter Loche, Anna Gin ey, Mrs. Eva Starost. Representative —John Starost. Alternate —Wm. Harting.

The Y. P. A. of the Evangelical jhurch postponed its election from last evening until the week attci Christmas. A most interesting meeting of the Masonic lodge was held Tuesday evening, the election of officers being the principal work of the evening. The following are those to serve for the coming year: Worshipful Master—David E. Smith. Senior Warden —C. L. Walters. Junior Warden—Jesse C. Sutton. Secretary—E. B. Adams. Treasurer —G. T. Burk. Trustee —John D. Hale. Mrs. Lucy Rout has returned from a visit in V.Mt Wert, Ohio.

A GREAT PLAY. Decatur people, when “The Tramp and the Girl" comes to the opera house this evening, will see a revolution in the show business. Few showmen are venturesome enough to take upon the road a fully equipped musical comedy at popular prices, but Barton and Salsmeyer knew their business and have spared no expense to make “The Girl and the Tramp" a financial success, realizing that the public wants their money's worth. They have cut the prices right in two and still hold up a standard for all other attractions. The result Is financial success. Much care has been taken in staging the play and selecting the cast. The costumes and scenery arc bright and new and there is not u dull moment in the entire three acts of the comedy. The company carries its own musical director and those who have the opportunity of witness ing this play will hear the latest music sung by the people who have voices. This is by far the best show Decatur has had this season.

APPEAL TO BOARD ■ th< mi Mrs. Wm. McKinney Asks “j Pardon Board to Free Her Son, David, Now VO fig IN THE REFORMATORY . en lai Her Appeal Brings No Results as Yet, But Outcome May be Satisfactory. di. ap Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 13 —Mrs. ea William McKinney of Decatur, when g r appearing before the state board of it. pardons in behalf of her son, David McKinney, who is in the state reformatory at Jeffersonville, unfolded some theories about punishment by the state that prompted the members of m. the board to wonder. Her son had ni been paroled several months ago and m DI was returned because he was addicted to the drink habit. His record at the state reformatory is bad and the board told the mother it jould not rec m ommend parole a second time, espec- dj ially in view of the fact that D. C. pl Peyton, superintendent, had advised gs against release. ni “When my boy was released be- r< fore he didn’t receive the right kind u of a chance,” declared Mrs. McKin- r( ney. “He is a barber by trade and p works in the reformatory barber shop. e But when he was let out the authorities made him take a job out at the R I Fairmount glass works, where he was ! thrown among drinking men, both at work and at his boarding house. We | found him a place in a barber shop, where he would have had sober associations, but the authorities wouldn’t let him take it, and when he took to J drinking they sent him back. Mrs. McKinney was told the boy could not be released with his wellknown tendency to drunkenness. “Are you going to keep him there just because he would get drunk if . you let him out? Then, why don't yon 1 send to prison all men who drink? If it is the tiling in one case, why wouldn’t it do for all cases?" It was explained that the young man was sentenced for an indefinite peiiod, and that when released on parole sobriety was one of the conditions oi his freedom, and that he had failed to j keep the condition. Mrs. McKinney I was told her son had a communicable j disease. •'

“I know It,” she said, “and that is one reason why I want him out. He is not getting any better there, and I can nurse him back to health and strength. If he remains in the prison till the end of his term he will come out a physical wreck, and not only cannot help support me, but will be a burden on me, and we will both become a burden on the state. That doesn’t look to me like good business. The way things are going now, when the boy gets out he cannot do himself or anybody else any good.” W. R. C. CHARITY PLAY. The W. R. C. has leased the Star theater for Friday evening and the proceeds from the entertainment there will be used for charity. There will be the usual good motion pictures in addition to special music by a girl s i chorus, and readings by Francis 1 Grandstaff.

SHERWOOD BILL Passes the House by Big Majority—Believed Bill Will Also Pass Senate. MR. ADAIR’S WORK Secures Pension of Thirty Dollars Per Month for Those Serving Year.

The following telegrams received in this city this morning, brought pleasure to the veterans of the civil war and their friends. Mr. Adair acting as floor manager for Representative Sherwood, will receive and deserves the credit for the passage of this bill through the lower nouse It is believed the bill will pass the senate, thought it may be amended in some manner. The messages read: "Washington, D. C., Dec. 12. “John Heller, Decatur, Ind.: “Succr >oea m getting Sherwood pension bill through house tonight by vote oil 229 to 92; four days’ hard fight, but a splendid victory. Practically all soldiers will get S3O a month under the bill. Income clause strick en out, so it applies to all soldiers; largest bill ever passed. "J. A. M. ADAIR.” —- «i “Washington, D. C., Dec. 12. “The Sherwood bill passed the house tonight. Income clause, soldiers’ home clause stricken out. Now applies to all old soldiers, who will each get S3O a month under the bill. Splendid victory and I am happy over j t J. A. M. ADAIR." Washington, D. C., Dec. 13 Ihe Sherwood bill would establish the following basis of pensions: For service of ninety days to six months, sls per month; from six to nine months, S2O a month; from nine months to one year, $25 per month; more than one year, S3O per month. Two important changes were made In the Sherwood bill during the allday battle over It. A joint amendment by Representative Rauch of Indiana and Cox of Ohio, struck out the provision, denying entrance to federal soldiers’ homes of veterans receiving more than $25 a month pension; ai d refusing to state homes federal aid ! r the support of such pensioners. The restriction against the payment of any pension to a veteran whose income exceeds $1,900 a year was voted cut on the motion of Representative Rucker of Colorado.

CHANGE EFFECTIVE Interurban Begins the New Schedule Today—Cars Every Hour and a Half UNTIL FOUR O’CLOCK When Intervals Lengthen— An Extra Car Has Been Put on Road. With this morning began the new schedule of interurban service, an extra car being put on to make the hour and a half service, Instead of the two hour service, which has been in force for some time. The first car leaves here at 5:30 o’clock in the morning and a car every hour and a half thereafter until 4 o'clock. The car which leaves Fort Wayne at the same time that the Decatur car leaves, will meet the other at Nine Mile, both making the run through, making the trip between the cities in an hour and ten minutes. The crews on the two day cars are: D. H. Hunsicker, conductoi, Henry Kruel, motorman; Louis Scheumann, conductor; Homer Ruhl, motorman. Beginning at 4 o’clock, r the interval lengthens, the next car ? leaving here at 7 o’clock and the e next one at 9:45, but one car making 1 the run back and forth between here a and Fort Wayne. The night crew will s be Conductor En Green and Motors man Jess(>;Sehug. A new employe at I the bar barns is Albert Kless.

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