Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 4 July 1912 — Page 1

Volume LVII

INDIANA GETMICEPRESIDENT

Governor Marshall Chosen to be Running Mate of Woodrow Wilson

A STRONG TICKET Won on Second Ballot, When Gov. Burke’s Name Was Withdrawn. WILSON IS PLEASED With the Selection and Both Will be Formally Notified Soon. (United Press Service.) Baltimore, Md., July ? —(Special to Pally Democrat) —Democracy will o.en id campaign for the election of Governor Wl.son as president and Governor Marshall as vice president in about six weeks. Previous to that time the two candidates will be formally notified of their nomination. It was announced today that Representative Ollie James will be the chairman of the committee which will notifr the New Jersey executive of bis selection as the presidential candidate. while former Judge Alton 13. Parker will be chairman of the committee that will go to Indiana to notify Governor Marshall. Seagirt, N. J., July 3—(Special to Paily Democrat) —Fatigued by the congratulations that kept him up until 11 o’clock, an unusual hour at '“he, summer capital,” Governor Wilson slept late today and when he finally emerged from his apartments he scarcely recognized the lawn at the “little white house.” Tents had sprung up everywhere for the use of the telegraphers, telephones and visitors and the place looked like an army camp. The state authorities stretched ropes around the home to

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i j keep the crowds off the grounds. It 1 was an exceptionally big day in SeaI girt, for the Texas delegates to the national convention, forty strong, j sent word from Baltimore that they 1 would call on the nominee in a body. I Almost all of the New Jersey dele- . gates expected to go home byway of I Seagirt, while many Tennessee and i I Pennsylvania delegates sent word to i I the governor that they would call on | him during the day. When he arose I this morning, two hours after his usual getting-up time, Mr. Wilson reI celved his first Information that Governor Marshall of Indiana was nominated for vice president. Wilson was I Tuesday night informed that Marshall I would be the man. but when the con- ; rention actually balloted Wilson had ■ been asleep for two hours. Regard-‘ : ing Governor Marshall's selection,' Governor Wilson said: ‘‘Governorj Marshall bears a high reputation, | both as an executive and a democrat, j I feel honored in having him for a running mate.” Friends, as well as enemies—for he has his share of both—of Thomas; Riley Marshall, democratic governor of | Indiana, have as yet been unable to j make up their minds whether he Is I a progressive “with brakes set,” or a conservative "with a move on.” Gov-1 ernor Marshall smiles indulgently and says that it Is six of one and half-a-dozen of the other, so what's the dis- j ference? Thomas R. Marshall, governor of Indiana since 1908, and known in > Hoosierdom as “Tom” Marshall, has assumed national caliber during the last few years. As a lawyer, first in criminal and later in corporation suits, his practice extended over the northern part of Indiana. His boom as a candidate for governor resulted from - a united appeal from the democracy j of his section of the state and be ! swept the election when the repubii- j can party was divided on the wet and I dry question. Marshall was born in North Man-, , cheater, Ind., in 1854. After attending j

I the common schools, assisting with I the farm work at the time, he later attended Wabash college, from which he | was graduated. He Is now a trustee lof the college. He Is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, of which I his granduncle, former Chief Jiistl el John Marshall, was founder. He began the practice of law when he was | twenty-one years old. His work as a reform governor has gained his attention throughout the i country. Probably his best known act was his recommendation of changes in the state constitution, which, by many, were regarded as radical. (United Press Service.) Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 3—(Special J to Dally Democrat) —Colonel. Roosevelt was on the tennis ground at Sag- ' amore Hill today when he was asked what he thought of the democratic ; choice for the presidency. “I have nothing to say about the nominee and the platform," the colonel said, with a frosty smile. When he was told that the English newspapers and several of the New- York newspapers said that Governor Wilson's selection i was damaging to the proposed third party Roosevelt said: "Well, that's the way they look at it." Lansing, Mich., July 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governor Osborn, one of the progressive republican | leaders, today issued a statement, 1 voicing his opposition to a third party in national politics and expressed I hope that Colonel Roosevelt would abandon his plans for a convention ' in August and not be a candidate for I the presidency. Osborn praised Governor Wilson, the democratic presi- | dential nominee, and says that re-, publicans can vote for him without | leaving their party or bolting. Baltimore, Md., July 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The new democratj ic national committee spent the day going right through a large amount of business and informally decided to travel to Seagirt, N. J., tomorrow iu a body to meet the presidential nominee, Governor Wilson. The committee decided to continue the present ! temporary organization of the comI mittee until after conferences with | Governor Wilson and Governor Marj shall, the vice presidential nominee. Seagirt, N. J., July 3—(Special to i Daily Democrat) —That his nomina- | tion by the democrats for the presidency was not altogether gratifying to Colonel Roosevelt was this afternoon conveyed to Governor \\ ilson by Franklin P. Roosevelt of New I York, the colonel's nephew, who callled to congratulate the governor, i ’Pop's been praying for Clark.” was ! the way my cousin, Kermit, expressed lit up at Oyster Bay, Franklin P. 1 Roosevelt told Governor Wilson. I o THE LINE-UP The local team, the Shamrocks, will meet and maybe defeat the Ft. Wayne Crystals, composed of the shop league players, on the local field tomorrow. With a band concert at each of the games and a fast team to make things lively no doubt a large crowd will be ! present to see the games. The morn- ■ ing game will begin at 9:45 and the , afternoon game at 2:30. The line-up for the home team is as follows: Cook j and Buffenbarger, pitchers: Ford, ’ catcher; Coffee, first; Stevens, sec- ' ond; Ellis, short stop; Smith, third; ■ McMillen, left field; Engle, center , field; Schumacker, right field. — o RETURN FROM WEDDING TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Cal Peterson returned last night from their wedding trip through the east. They had a weeKs delightful trip which included visits at Niagara Falls, Buffalo, N. Y. and Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan. In Detroit the}’ were the guests of Mrs. Fanny DeVilbiss Newton and in Grand Rapids, of Mrs. Myrtle Watts Bouse, j Mr. Peterson returned to his place this the Teeple, Brandy- ■ berry & Peterson clothing store, of which firm he is a member. o —— NO PAPER i HE FOURTH. Tomorrow will be the Fourth of July a day when the printers, as well as all othef citizens, expect a day of rest, and there will be no publication of the Daily Democrat. It is in keeping with our annual custom, and on Friday the field of news will be covered and appear on that day.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday July, 4 1912.

THE CRYSTAL SHOW. The Fourth of July program at the Crystal theater Is one of exciting and heart-gripping Interest. In the Edison drama, “The Lighthouse Keeper,” j the lovers of sea dramas will certainly secure a treat. The “Kidnapped Con- i ductor,” a screaming Kalem comedy. | will please those who wish to laugh. Also "Sergeant Whites Peril,’ 'a Lu ' bin drama, will keep you anxious to! ! see the finish, a feature plot acted by, I feature players. GET NEW STREETS The City Council Orders Three Brick Streets to be Constructed. ■ REJECTS BIDS FILED For Construction of Butler ler and Ward Fence Company Sewers. With all members of the city council present, excepting Councilman Hale, who is out of the city, Mayor Teeple presided over Tuesday evening's meeting, the regular business session. The first work of the evening was the filing of the plans and specifications for the Ward Fence sewer, and also same for the Samuel Butler sewer. There hei ing some amendments necessary for complete satisfaction, they will then be received upon order given Tuesday evening. Proofs of publication covering these two improvements were also filed and ordered placed on record. A j motion to open the Butler bids was | then made and seconded But one bid was filed for this improvement, by Myer & Myer, who agreed to complete same according to plans and specifications for the sum of $326.00. After some discussion it was found , that the plans were not specific i enough, and it was (fcH-ided best not to award the contract at this time, and the clerk was ordered to notify the bidders that amendments would have to be made and other bids filed according to the plans. The Ward Fence sewer bids were then opened, there being two bids filed. Myers & Myers agreed to construct this sewer for the sum of $558.00. The second bid opened was that of John Record, whose bid i called for $529.00. The council was not desirous that the contract be let at this time and moved that same be 1 ' continued until the next meeting night. A report of the street and sewer committee pertaining to the improvement asked for the bricking of Monroe ( street, commencing at Seventh and I ending at Thirteenth; also Ninth street from Monroe street to Nuttman avenue and East Adams, running between First and Second streets. The : report stated that the committee found that the benefits of the said j I improvements would exceed those of. ; | the assessments and recommended ’ | that the same be constructed. The civ- ; 11 engineer was also notified to make a I I survey and prepare plans and specifi- \ cations for these streets. The motion , • also included that on account of the : j heavy rush of work in the engineer's office the engineer be given an assist- ’ ant for the present and that Mr. Bat- ; . son of Bluffton, who has been assisting the county surveyor, be secured to assist him, which was approved.: G. F. Kintz, engineer and overseer of the Merryman sewer, which Is being constructed in the south part of the city, made a report of the completed work of said sewer, and that he finds it in first-class condition, and that the I sum for improvements made be given the contractor, Henry Stevens, and that certificates covering sixtyfive per ’ cent of the improvement, or the sum of $423.50 is now due him, and certifl- ( cates be awarded for this sum, which was approved. I The report was received and ordered placed on record. A resolution covering the acceptance of same was then read and adopted. The mayor's , report for the last quarter was filed and placed in the hands of the finance committee, which will examine same. The new walk proposition, which is taking up considerable time, was again taken up and the engineer ordered to : prepare plans for those walks already , attended to and to be ready to make ’ a report at the next meeting. The : street commissioner asked that he be supplied with a car of crushed stone I to make various repairs on streets rcCONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR I

WAS NO SHOOTING Case of Rounding up of Suspicioned Robbers Reported to Bluffton News. IS AN OLD ONE | Case Regarding Confession of “Peppered”’ Robber Cannot be Verified. Reports from several points borderi ing along the Wells-Adams county line I (are that six to eight young fellows It I i the vicinity of Monroe and Curryville I are under investigation and i.iat there' | likely will be several of them arrest-1 . ed in connection with the numerous; robberies that occurred in the vicinity of Monroe. i The report is that Elmer Bryn, llvi ing east of Tocsin, recently, at night, I heard a rarket about his premises and discovered two prowlers around his potato blns. He got his gun, and when one fellow fled to the barn and the second drove down the road in a buggy he pursued the latter and fired twice with his shotgun. The fellow did not stop, but the story is, appealed to a Monroe doctor to pick some shot out of his body. The doctor refused until the fellow confessed the truth. He implicated six or eight other young fellows and the Decatur grand jury' Is investigating. The report is that one young fellow in the east part of this county, who spent a term in jail here, is one of the gang. , Advices from Decatur today are that, there have been no arrests in that | county thus far.—Bluffton News. The Bluffton News called this office Tuesday for particulars regarding the matter, stating that a Preble man visited there and told them of the case, but nothing could be learned herb, especially since it was presumed that the shooting occurred quite recently. The doctors at Monroe, Preble, and ail , in this city were called upon, as well I as the officers here, but no clew to the | case could be gotten. When showed the story this morning Sheriff Durkin stated. “Oh, yes, but that's old. That happened about a month ago, and we have been working on the case quietly. But it seems that Mr. Bryan did no shooting at all. He only ran out between the fellows and then they separated and got away. There was no shooting in that case and I know of no other.” It is quite likely that the thieves w ill be rounded up soon, however. and the wholesale robberies put an end to. Dr. Parrish of Monroe, who was a business visitor here again this morning, reiterated his statement of Tuesday, that he knew of absolutely nothing of the kind mentioned in the above. - o BRIDGE USED AGAIN. ' Temporary Bridge Was Rendered Unsafe for a While. — The temporary bridge over the Me- • Knight run on the interurban, which was rendered unsafe by the washing i and sinking—has been repaired ad the interurban cars began their runs again over it. The bridge was built i temporarily to take the place of the I one washed away during the cloud burst flood of Saturday pight, and ; had been used until Tuesday, when it was rendered unsafe. Cars were run from both sides of the bridge, the passengers being transferred from one car to the other to complete the trip. The repairs have, however, been com- ! pleted and the temporary bridge is ' now used again. — o A SPONGE DUEL. Members of the 4 o'clock a. m. Fresh Air club of Linn Grove will render a program at the Aughbuerger bathing beach July 4th. Among the entertaining and thrilling features will be a ' sponge duel. At the last meeting John Augsberger was elected keeper of sponges and soap, to take the place of George Slawson. who moved to Marion. The purpose of this club is to take a bath each morning at 4 o’clock to produce health and logevity. The honarary members are H. Niederhouser, George Slawson, M. M. Dunbar, A. S.; S. P. Hoffman, M. D.; Prof. D. A. Baumgartner, Clyde Baumgartner, V. S.; John Augsberger and Hobart French. New members will be taken in each morning at 3:30 o'clock, having the proper qualifications.

PLEASING MANY. The offering of Lanham's Players Tuesday night at the Bosse opera hause was well received by a fair-sized house and proved to be two high-class comedies. The first, “The Turkish Malden,” and the second. “The Dashing Widow," were put on In such a satisfactory manner, being of the higher type and were thoroughly enjoyed. This company certainly has some unI questionable talent. Each and everv i member is an artist. Miss Ross has a rare voice and her singing was ap-1 | preciated.the only fault found was that she didn't give the audience enough of it. This company deserves the very best of patronage, as they certainly | have the best for the money. Tonight they will produce a version of “Lena | Rivers,” whicti should bring a full house. COURT HOUSE NEWS i Recreant Lover of Leota 1 Ross Will be Brought i from Detroit Tonight BY DEPUTY SHERIFF Mrs. Costello Qualifies as Administratrix of Conrad Brake Estate. ——— x— Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelley left this morning for Detroit, Mich., where he will round up Noah Baker, a recreant I lover of Miss Leota Ross of this city, who filed paternity charges against him. The case was filed last Friday, I when the warrant was issued from the court of Justice Stone. Baker’s home is said to be near Chattanooga, j Ohio, and about three weeks ago he, skipped out. When the warrant was | I placed in the hands of the sheriff he I immediately got busy trying to locate, Baker, and word came Tuesday night from the superintendent of police a’ . | Detroit that they had apprehended j i him there. Baker signified his willing- j ness to return here without extradi-1 tion papers, and the sheriff will probably return tonight with his man. Miss , Ross has figured before in the courts in a breach of promise case. D. N. Erwin has been named by the board of commissioners to succeed I Lewis Fruchte, who resigned as inspector In the coming subsidy election. Elizabeth C. Costello qualified as . administratrix of the estate of Conrad Brake. She gave S2OO bond. — The county clerk's office will be closed all day the Fourth, this being the only legal holiday of the year al-j CONTINUED ON lAGE FOUR

> 1 ' _-~ ■ -■- -- .- - — o|Ok/,, Ww wOgh f THOMAS R, MARSHALL Governor ot Indiana. Democratic Nominee for Vice President.

UNDER RIGHT NAME Must “Puppy Lovers” Secure Mail at Uncle Sam’s Postoffices. STRICT MEASURES Taken in Larger Cities—Decatur Postoffice Also Notified. — > .— Believing that one-half of the mail distributed through the general deliv- ' ery window at the Indianapolis post--1 office is clandestine, the authorities I there have adopted a set of rules ' which will make it difflcudt for “puppy ; lovers" to convey their messages of love and Immorality through the genj eral delivery window under assumed j names. The rules announced by the postoffice inspector became effective Tuesday. Postmaster W. A. Lower stated this morning that the local postoffice lias I often received similar notices and j rules, but that very little, if any such I illegal or clandestine correspondence I finds its way through the local postof- | flee, and therefore strict measures have not been adopted here. The rules adopted at Indianapolis are: “No person will be permitted to obtain mail under an assumed name. When deemed advisable, persons obi taining ipail must prove their identity. “Young girls and boys who have city addresses will be denied the right of obtaining mail via the general delivery windows unless their parents are advised of such action. The posI tai authorities are to have the right to ■ forward the mail to the home addressI es and to notify the parents. I “Parents living outside of Indianap- . olis who have children residing here, are to be supplied with any information which the authorities may have. “Persons applying for lock boxes I must furnish references regarding i character. These are to be investigated before the permission to use , the boxes is granted.” Os the situation at Fort Wayne and I the probable effect of the action at | Indianapolis, Postmaster R. B. Hanna , said: “There is no more dangerous division of the postal service through which a person might attempt to conduct illegal correspondence than through a private box or the general I delivery window of a postoffice. Duri ing my experience as postmaster several arrests have been made by postI office inspectors on information gained through their divisions of the Fort Wayne postoffice. | “People who conduct clandestlno CONTINUED crx- PAGE FOUR

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