Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1913 — Page 3

Says the Van Wert Daily Timet: ; ■‘A sudden termination for the time being occurred in the trial of Ralph Hoover, charged with murder in thfirst degree, when shortly after the! noon recess Friday, attorneys for the defense Indicated that they had pretented all the evidence they had at : band, and the counsel WT the state i requested that they be given until i Saturday morning in order to get the i evidence in rebuttal in shape to pre-[< tent to the jury. The fact that the : defense has Introduced a large I amount ol medical testimony which : will require careful review upon the part of the state, is responsible to a i great degree for the decision of the I court to grant their request, Friday I was the eleventh day qf the trial. "That the trial of the case came to a sudden end for the day was manifest-J ly a great disappointment to many in i the large crowd who had come to the. court room at early morning, provid-[ ed with their noonday lunch, and re-' mained over the long recess at noon in ‘ the hope of hearing evidence of a sensational character during the afternoon. It will be recalled that when the court adjourned Thursday after-[ noon, attorneys for the state deliver- [ ed to the defendant, who was on the stand, two letters purporting to have been written by his dead wife, and : which the general public was led to [ believe were of damaging character to the defense. It was supposed that these letters would be produced in open court during the day, hence the great Interest and great disappoint-1 ment. "Sentiment in and around the court room has undergone a great change during the last few hours, It being ( possible now to hear many persons express the opinion that no conviction in the case will be possible, while a day or so ago the opinion was almost unanimous that the prisoner was guilty and the jury would so find. Attorneys for the defense have produced their side of the contention in a masterly way, giving to their client every advantage under the law, and aside from a few points developed under the sharp cross-examination of Mr. Conn for the state, have put up to the jury a strong case, making it very possible, that the "reasonable doubt” necessary to an acquittal will exist In the minds of the twelve men called to render a verdict in the case. Ail of this opinion is subject to another radical change, however, during the next session of the court, for it is understood that the state has prepared to produce in rebuttal more matter of damaging nature than it did in the direct presentation of the case. It is expected that all the witnesses [ for the state will be called during the j day, Saturday, in which event the jury will have the advantage of a full day's rest before listening to the arguments of counsel, and in the event that the state does not occupy quite all of Saturday it is more than likely that court will adjourn until Monday rather than start on the addresses of attorneys and then go over two days before they are completed. "The defendant was called to the stand again when court opened Friday morning and was submitted to a continuance of the cross-examination by the state. Every minute detail concerning the whereabouts of the; witness on the 10th of January was gone into search ingly.” o ——■ A CLINICAL SESSION. Held by Medical Association at Office of Dr. W. E. Smith. The April session of the Adams County Medical association at the office of Dr. W* E. Smith Friday evening was a clinical session. Dr. Jones of Berne brought with him a little girl patient who is suffering from a pecul- • iar form of nervous trouble, and the i opinion of the doctors was asked re-1 garding her case. Other peculiar cases were reported and discussed for mutual advantage. Those present besides Drs. Jones and Smith were Drs. J. M. Miller, S. D. Beavers, 11. F. Costello, S. P. Hoffman of this city and Drs. Parrish and Rayl of Monroe. — o ——■ London, April 12—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Mrs.Emily Pankhurst was released today from jail after serving nine days of her three year sentence. Not having tasted food for nine days and not being forced to partake of any nurishment she was weak from starvation and unable to stand. She was taken by automobile to a hospital. Mrs. Pankhurst is still technically a prisoner under the Home secretary's ticket of leave plan. Rome, April 12—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Though very weak, the condition of Pope Pius X is considered greatly Improved today, after a refreshing night of unbroken sleep. He has very little fever and the pulse is almost normal. Buffalo, N. ¥., April 12—(Special to Daily Democrat.)—This city resumed its normal condition today following a compromise yesterday of the railroad officials and the Union represent-

atives of the street car strikers. The i regular service was resumed on all i lines. ( Chicago, 111,, April 12—(Special to i Daily Democrat)—At the close of a I session which lasted until 2:30 this i morning, followed by spectacular raids i on two fashionable downtown cases, the Illinois white slave investigating committee heaifil the testimony of .cabaret performers, managers, and i members of a slumming party. The : raids threw several hundred midnight revelers into a panic. Two married women from Peoria, Illinois, members i of a slumming party went into hyster- : les when ordered into the automobile j and taken before the committee. A; 1 brother of one of the women testified that he had taken them to the cafe 1 , because It was considered as one of the 1 sights of Chicago. Mishawaka, April 12—(Special to Daily Democrat)—C, A. Hanson of j Chicago and M. A. Benham of Elkhart, engineer and fireman of a Lake Shore wrecking crew, were probably fatally scalded and crushed today , when their engine was ditched by runjnlng into an open switch. The fire department was called out to assist <n liberating the men. o I Those who want to do away with I the St. Marys' reservoir perpetual [ scare come forward with a new plan, I set forth as follows by the Toledo | Newg-Bee: Drainage of Lake Mercer, the larg-; I est artificial body of water in the [ world, located in Mercer and Aug-| laize counties, reclamation of the land by convict labor and the location of I a new penitentiary there, where con-J victs can be employed in the open, is | the plan proposed by Safety Director Mooney to Gov. Cox through his broth-[ er, Dan F. Mooney of St. Marys, state senator. In a communication to the' 'senator Thursday, Director Mooney,' who comes from that section of the state and is familiar with the reservoir, outlined his plan for abolishing the old public works of the state. During canal days the reservoir was the' main feeder of the Miami and Erie' , canal. It covers approximately 17,-1 000 acres and is nine miles long and , five miles wide. When drained it would open up thousands of acres of rich farming land and would furnish employment to hundreds of convicts. “The present site of the penitentiary could be sold for more than enough to pay for the drainage of the grand reservoir and the construction of a modern penitentiary," said the safety director in the letter. o While there was no session of the county commissioners today, there j was no lack of talk concerning the , remonstrance fight now on in this city, [ The remonstrance case will be argued , Wednesday morning and a decision. will very probably be promptly given by the board. If they hold the remon-[ strance sufficient, it means that the sa-1 loon will close at once, and that there can be no more retail or wholesale saloon in the Second ward for two years at least. Then will come a fight in the Third ward, which by the way is on now. The remonstrators are already circulating cards there and' ! claim to have a number of signers.[ In the meantime applicants for the 11-' censes are appearing. In the weekly addition of the Democrat the required [ notice of C. Rademacher, who asks for a license to conduct a saloon in his building on Monroe street, now occuI pied by the P. J. Hyland plumbing; I store. In today’s issue of this paper, | [appear the legal notices as required I by law of Lafayette Ellis, who asks for a license in the building now occupied by the Crystal theater; Scott Ellis, who wants a wholesale license iin the narrow building on East Monroe street, owned by Willard Steele, I and located just east of the postoffice two doors; Doy Lehman, who will apply for the Noah Ark building on No. Second street, and John Keller, who wants to conduct a saloon in the building on North. Sscond street, now occupied by the Colchin cigar factory. In order to secure a license next month, these legal n/u' es must be published before next Tue day. Whether or not there will be any other applicant is not known, but not more than five retail licenses could be granted. O’ ■■ " BIDS ON CEMENT SIDEWALK. Bids for building about 37,000 square feet of cement sidewalk were I received at this office up to 1 o’clock today by E. Woods & Son, who have the contract which includes that work. Four bids were filed, those in the race being John Hill, Otto Bogner, Fisher & Butler and T. F. Snyder. Bogner and * Fisher & Butler were exactly even on their bids and it is likely that they will divide the work. However, the contract was not awarded. Woods & Son stating that they would announce a decision the first of the week. . —o— T— Mrs. Anna Reffey, aged 79. died this morning at 5 o’clock at the home of her son, Lee Reffey, a mile southeast, of Monroe, from Infirmities of old

age. Her death came quite unexpectedly, as she had been up and around the house only yesterday. She is survived by the following children, besides Lee: John, of Mich-1 Igan; Oliver, of Ohio; Henry, of lilt-1 nols; Mary E. Hendricks of near Mon-, roe; Margaret Hamrick, of Steele; Viola Duer, of Monroe. Her husband died June 24, 1906. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 10 o’clock at the Spring, Hill church. A fine music recital was given Friday afternoon by the juniors of the St. Agnes Music Academy. This is one leading up to the big pub-[ [lie recital which will be givevn May 16. The following program was given, each one of the participants showing marked progress: Overture —Marcella Kuebler. Duet—Lillian Keller and Helen Starost. Solo —Edmund Bosse. Duet —Marcella Kuebler, Jessie Holthouse. Duet—Beatrice Keller, Mary Meyer. Duet—Mildred Niblick, Florence Bremerkamp. Duet —Hilda Bosse, Virginia Smith. Solo—Lillian Keller. Trio —Ireta Butler, Mary Aurand, 'Gladys Butler. j Solo—lreta Butler. Trio—Winifred Kitson, Naomi Durkin, Velma Irvin. Trio—Germaine Christen, Margaret ! Mylott, Helen Gass. Trio—Marcella Kuebler, Lillian Keller, Helen Starost. Song, "Spring Has Come” —Junior 'Class. x - ' -O--"THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS.” 1 "The Shepherd of the Hills,” a dramatization of Harold Bell Wright's novel of the same name by Mr. Wright 'and Elsbery W. Reynolds, is announced for production at the Bosse opera house on Friday, April 18. Never in the history of publishing of books has a novel attained such a wide-spread [popularity in the short space of four [year®. It has exceeded by over one [hundred thousand copies the sale of ' the previous biggest seller, “David iHarum." In making a play of his [story the author, in collaboration with Mr. Reynolds, has retained the big dramatic possibilities of the book, making the love-story of "Young Matt” and “Sammy Lane” his big theme. The play would be interesting, even of it only depended upon its excellent character-drawing to entertain, as the characters of the mountaineers of the Ozarks are indeed unusual upon the stage and lend a picturesqueness that is really worth while. | The largest class ever graduated ■from the Geneva high school will on Thursday evening at 8 o’clock, April .24,receive diplomas. The class numbers sixteen. A remarkable thing about this is that twelve are boys and only four girls. The commencement | exercises which will be held in the Methodist church at Geneva will include a lecture by J. Boyd Jones of Anderson. The class roll shows the following students: Theresa, Alva and James Glendening, Ralph Pontius, [Ervin Pontius, Leland Buckmaster, ! Ernest Reicheldeffer, Elizabeth Houde- [ shell, Bernice Edgar, Lee Mattax, Clara Briggs, Richard Briggs, Margaret Borror, Amos Stauffer, Forest Fike, | Clarence Armantrout. The schools are in charge of Superintendent H. F. Griffey and an able staff of teachers. , Sunday evening, April 20, is the date set for the baccalaureate service. This will be given in the Methodist church and the sermon will be given by the Rev. Dunbar. Music will be furnished by the high school and will consist of quartets and choruses. The Geneva high school has entered into a contest with the Petroleum high school, the same to come off Tuesday afternoon and evening, April 22, at Geneva. The contest will be in athletics, oratory and music. Miss Ruby Parrish brought a most successful term of school at the Chapman school house west of the city to a close Friday afternoon, the event being marked with appropriate exercises. Miss Parrish’s services were shown appreciation by the patrons Ir. a most pleasing way, when they planned a delightful surprise. Os this,.Miss Parrish had not a hint until 11:30 o’clock, a large load of the patrons arrived, bearing their baskets of good things from a bountiful larder. Then came a program rendered by the pupils, all of whom took part. They had been practicing for several days and the program was rendered with efficiency, all showing marked ability. — Seventy-seven, by actual count, surrounded the big table at the Schindler school house in Dist. No. 7, French township, Friday afternoon. The table was laden with all the rich fruits of French township, and was a most auspicious picnic for the closing of the school which was just finished an excellent term under the direction of

7 • ~i Howard Wisehaupt, teacher. Mr. Wisehaupt taught also at this school two years ago. and has a warm spot In his heart for French township. The dinner was followed by a proI gram by the pupils. The first number was a playlette entitled, “The Introduction Speech,” which the players had down "pat” and was full of comedy from start to finish. A Bluffton [musician, playing three Instruments at once, gave several selections, which [ | interspersed the regular numbers of I |the pupils. Mr. Wisehaupt was presented with a number of gifts, which j Included silk hose, ties, handkerchfels and other things—even to a setting of i I duck eggs, as some one had heard him ! express his desire for ducks. Mr. and ' Mrs. J. D. Wisehaupt of this city and ( several Bluffton relatives were among the visitors. The lass day of Rollo Houck’s school at district number 5 in Kirkland township was marked by festivity. A large number of patrons came [ to spend the day at the school, bringing their dinners which were eaten at' one long table, spread picnic style. [ then stayed for the good program ren- [ dered by the pupils. Mr. Stout of Bluffton was also present with his Victrola and gave a splendid concert. The day was a very happy one, enjoyed by all. The term has been attended with . very much success and was one of great profit to the pupils. — ■ .. - ■ Over one hundred pupils were suc- . cessful in passing the eighth grade examination held in March, which ad- • mits them to any of the high schools in the county. There will be a series of three examinations and the next > one will be held next Saturday at both Geneva and Decatur. Following is a t list of the successful students: j Union Township—Everette Stultz, t Ruth E. Bailey, Florence Freck, Free- . man Schnepp. t Root Township — Ruth Brokaw, , Ralph Rabbltt, John Luttmann, Myrj tie Wilder, Ralph E. Roop, Gladys SuI man. Preble Township—Dortha C. Shady, > Hattie Bauer, Franklin Fruchte, Ralph f Myers, Jaul J. Grote, Lon KlopfenI stein, Roy Goldner, Pearl Werling. s Kirkland Township—Herman Ya- ! ger, Cora Henschen, Homer Arnold, , Fred Shoaf, Oscar Smith. Washington Township—Blanche Da- • vis, Roma Breiner, Frank A. Moschberger. Emet Laughlin, Irilla Mosch- ! berger. t St. Mary’s—Ethel Tumbleson, Dol--3 lie Richardson, Clarence Clark, Mar--3 ion Steele, Dora Davis, Rosa Mauller. 3 Blue Creek —Edwin Keifer, Ethel t Laughry, Homer Sipe, John Feasel, Charles Malony. Monroe—Hettie Louden, Ralph 1 Stogdill, Gertrude Wagoner, Ida Liby, ! Ruby Laisure, Elvina Sprunger, Cora 1 Winteregg, Henry Nusbaum, Ethel . Davis, Amos Habegger, Cora Lehman, „ Albert Yeoman, Cecil Rickard; No. 11, ’ Don Andrews, Grace Oliver, Izetta Uht rick. ? French—Agnes Atz, Oro Townsend. Hartford —Irene Engle, Merle Hollo- ! way, Irpeel Hall, Karl Fileds, Walter Watkins, Raymond Eicher, Katherine ' Glendening, Paul Glendening, Elizabeth Martin, Ruth Pontius, Clair Shoemaker, Henson Hall, Bessie Yoder, Edwin Speicher, June Steiner. Wabash—Clifton Gilliom, Tilman ’ Hirschy, Ira Stucky, Andrew Cook, Rex McMannus, Reuben Mettler, Opal j Thornhill, Elizabeth Thornhill, Hazel ’ Eckrote, Harold Pontius, Bessie Deck- ' er, Aldina Roth, Clara Roth, Kenneth ” Huey, Sangor Huey. Jefferson —Nora Miller, Arveda Rumple, Cora 'Arn, True Buckmaster, 1 William Burell, Joseph Miller, Fred 1 Lafontalne. 3 Berne — Irvin Hirschy, Agnes 1 Schenk, Paul Kattman, Robert Allspaw, Menno Lehman, Velma T. Schug, Carl Amstutz, Rosa Myers, Orten Wnl--1 liman. i Decatur —Hazel Butler, f 1 LECTURE WAS GOOD. 1 Dr. Roy Archbold Lectures Before M. E. Brotherhood. t The Methodist Brotherhood meeting r Friday evening was very good, the 1 main part being the illustrated lecture •[by Dr. Roy Archbold, on "The Care of • the Teeth.” The regular order of buse [iness was then taken up. The coms mittees on nomination were appointed, • they to report at the next regular s meeting, May 6. The committees comprise Jesse J. Helm, Dr. J. Q. Neps tune, A. C. Spahr and Henry B. Hel--1 ler; Charles Colter, F. V. Mills. 1 —<l -3 ’ MR. SESENGUTH IN RUNAWAY. 1 , 1 Mr. Sesenguth of northwest of Monroe had a runaway accident while in this city Thursday evening, that kept

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i him in the city over night, his buggy being broken and his horse rendered so nervous and excitable that he was unableto proceed home until the next day. He was driving south, when his 'colt became frightened at a Clover Leaf train and started to run. It ran up into the C. E. Hocker yard in the course of its flight and into an orchard tree. The top was broken off of the buggy and a little minor damage done. o After being ilt but a few minutes and without regaining consciousness, :T. W. Watts, one of the most respected and well-known citizens of Decatur, ( passed from a peaceful natural sleep ‘to the sleep that knows no awakening. IA week ago, Mr. Watts suffered a severe pain in the chest and placed him'self under the care of a physician who pronounced it neuralgia. After taking several treatments the trouble apparently disappeared and he was feeling In the best of health. Mr. Watts at'tended all the services at the Baptist : church yesterday, of which he is a devoted member, and retired last evening without a single warning or for- [ boding of the terrible quickness with [ which he would be parted from his dear ones. However about 2:15 this morning, Mrs. Watts was awakened by i the low moaning of her husband and thinking that it was caused by the position in which he was lying she endeavored to awaken him. When he refused to respond to her endeavors she hastily summoned a physician. Upon her return from the telephone she ■ turned him upon his back and after • taking three short breaths he gave i his soul to the keeping of the Father i and passed into the great unknown. Thomas Wilda Watts was born near i Mendon, Mercer county, Ohio, March ■ 28, 1855, and was the son of William and Annice Katherine Watts. His boy- , hood and young manhood was spent in that county with his parents. In 1875 he was united in marriage with , Miss Susie Meihls of Delphos. After ■ living for several years in that place ■ he removed to this city where for the past twenty-eight years he has been a , resident. Upon his arrival in Decatur i he was employed with P. W. Smith - in the saw mill business. After severing his connection with that firm ae • was employed with the Schafer Hard- , ware Company, at which place he remained until two years ago when he ■ became the local agent for the Peoples • Life Insurance Company. Three child- ■ ren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Watts, two of whom survive the father they ■ being Mrs. Myrtle Bouse of Grand • Rapids, Michigan, and Mrs. Kitte Wal- . ters of Adrian, Michigan, another 1 daughter, Cora, having preceded him , in death. Mr. Watts is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. C. C. Wilder of t Monmouth and Mrs. Rhoda Mahon of , Chicago, and by one brother, James i Watts of Monmouth. The daughter, 1 Mrs. Bouse returned only yesterday , morning to her home in Grand Rapids , ’ after having spent ten days with her I parents. There is in all probability not another man in Adams county so popu- . i lar and well liked as was Mr. Watts. - Being in the position to make many r friends and also having a kind, sym- ; pathetic nature and disposition he | - readily gained the confidence and ■ - friendship of every one whom he met. - In the church he was one of the most earnest and conscientious of workers, i doing every thing in his power for the , benefit and uplifting of mankind and 1 meeting and conquering all trials and 1 tribulations with an ever ready smile - which so characterized his life throughi out. His presence will also be greatly missed in the Knights of Pythias i lodge of which he was a member in . high standing. No arrangements for 1 the funeral will been made until the arrival of the daughters. 3 Will Lie In State. The body of the late T. W. Watts , will lie in state at the family home, - 610 Elm street, Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 8 o’clock. o 3 GIVEN A SHOCK. Was Defense —Attempt to Discredit : Medical Testimony. The defense in the Ralph Hoover' ; wife-murder case in Van Wert, Ohio, [ 3 was given a shock Saturday, when it 3 became apparent that the state rebutt tai would make a strong attempt to - discredit much of the expert medical - testimony introduced by the defense. , So much was spent by both sides in r arguing whether this should be given - that only one witness, Dr. S. S. Tuttle, - was used along this line by Saturday's - adjournment. The case will now probably drag along until about the middle of the week before it is finished. Public sentiment has undergone little change, those who think he will be acquitted being about equal in number to those who are of the opinion that 3 i he will be found guilty. 1 — o | ’ LUTHERAN CHURCH OFFERING. Rev. Dornseif of the Fuelling Lutheran church was in the city today to send away the special offering of S3O which the congregation took yesterday to send to the congregation at I Omaha, Neb., which lout its church, parsonage and school house in the cyclone on Easter Sunday.

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