Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1913 — Page 1

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SALOON CASE BEGAN TODAY Affidavit Filed in Answer to Remonstrance and Third Ward Fight is On. IN THE COURT ROOM Preliminary Legal Action in Liquor Case—Trial May Last Several Days. The court room was about hall filled with men when the commissioners opened the session this afternoon at I o'clock to hear the remonstrance fight sgsinst saloons in the Third ward. The attorneys are the same as in the Second ward case, Messrs. Minton, ■ Walters and Miller representing the remonstrators, and Beatty and Peterson. the applicants. Mr. Leonard of i ftrt Wayne will be here tomorrow to • Midst in the trial. * The applicants filed an answer to the remonstrance, the affidavit being signed by Morton E. Andrews in. whose name the test will be made. This answer alleges that twenty-six signers of the remonstrance had no legal right to do so, as follows: Henry Johnson, alleged was not resident of ward 30 days. Harvey Gay, non-resident of state. Oliver lamban, non-resident of city. Elisha Everhart, non-resident of Decatur. Manassa Grim, non-resident of Decatur. Henry Epke, non-resident of Decatur at time of signing. George Glass, not a citizen of Unit-, ed States. Sam C. Wyatt, non-resident of ward. Aaron Odle, claime to have demanded withdrawal of his card before Cling I Henry Ward, alleged that he denies having signed or authorized same. | James C. Moses, non-resident of ward. R. 0. Ferguson, non-resident of ward. Harvey Foreman, not resident of county sixty days. R. L. Sautbine, not a resident of Third ward. R. W. Eddington, alleged that he was wrongfully persuaded to sign power-df-attorney card, by use of money. George Clem, non-resident of state. George Raudebush, non-resident of city. A. C. Ball, resident of Second ward. | Frank Smith, not resident of county »JBy days. John Bess, nonresident of ward. Lawrence A. ( Knight, resident of Second ward. Jacob Tester, resident of First ward. D. E. Studabaker, resident of Second ward. Almon A. Case, resident of Indianapolis. Charles H. Roop, non-resident of state. Another paragraph alleges that F. L. Smith, Charles Magner, John Eck*ls. John Reynolds, John Beel, Anton Krumenacher, Thomas J. Cook, R. W - Eddington, Dan Hill, Ed Kurt, Dale, Spahr, Sam Whitright, J. T. Coots, t Goorge J. Meyer, Boyd May, Bert Bailor, Ralph Bentz, Abe Whitright,; L’lysses Grover and O. C. Chronister have each withdrawn their names. How many of these claims can be established remain to be seen. It Is, evident that the battle will be fought M hard as possible and an appeal to the circuit court’is likely in any event. At 1:30 a number of the women who have been taking an active part In the fight against the saloons entered the court room in a body. At 1:45 a thirty-minute adjournment was taken to permit the remonstrators to subpoena witnesses. Ths fight looks like a desperate one •nd may develop considerable” interIt is the belief of attorneys in the case that at least four days will he required. The commissioners say they will hurry the proceedings as much as possible. C. L. Walters was the first witness called and L. A. Graham the second, ~ — - i .« • • * t /*u 6 us iq me residence ui J. Moses, Henry Epke and Mr. Sautbine, an| i testifying that Mr. Odle had not 10, <i either of them to keep his name the remonstrance.

A FIRELESS COOKER? A mistake of employees of the Injdlana Lighting company at Decatur caused the residents of this city to be without gas for half an hour at I noon. The holder for the surplus gas was thoughtlessly not detached from I the main line at Decatur and the gas • was drawn off from service during the forenoon. When the pressure here became light an inquiry was sent to that city and Fort Wayne to determine the trouble and It was found that the main at Decatur into the tank had not been . shut off The change was made and housewives in this city soon had gas to cook dinner—Bluffton Banner. JUROR DROPS DEAD Warren W. Taylor, Wells ,1 County Man, Suddenly Stricken Last Evening WHILE IN BLUFFTON — iWife Was Visiting at Home of Cousin, Dr. Fred Metts —A Heart Attack. ' Warren W. Taylor, aged about 60, a 'prominent citizen of Zanesville, near 'the Wells-Allen county line, dropped I 'dead at 4:40 o’clock last evening from| an attack of heart trouble, with which Ihe was seized while in the circuit I court jury room in Bluffton. ’ He was a member of the jury that I was hearing the case of Albert Minniear, charged with grand larceny for 'the alleged thett of $35 belonging to 'a. M. Sprague. The court had taken a | ten-minute recess and during this I ' interval Mr. Taylor made a hurried I ; trip to a local garage, where he had | left his automobile, desiring to learn; if it had been made r lady for his Idrlve home. He had just returned to the jury room wnen he suddenly was 1 stricken and staled to fall from his ichair when other Jurors caught him. He was dead when three doctors I who were hurriedly summoned reached his side. It is supposed ’.La fame-‘ diate cause of the attack was his hurried trip to the garage and back. He was a heavy man. Mr. Taylor is survived by his widow, 'Alice Cartwnght Taylor, and one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Walker, wife of Sant Walker, near Zanesville. His wife had accompanied him to Bluffton 'and was visiting at the home of a cousin, Dr. Fred Metts, when hsr husband was stricken, but ne had passed away 'before she could be summoned. I Mr. Taylor was a son of Jackson Taylor, an early wagon-maker at Sheldon. He was one of the most prominent citizens of Union township. The death of Mr. Taylor means a mistrial in the Minnlear case, and a new Jury will have to be impanelled later to try the case. The body of Mr. Taylor was taken to the home of Dr. Metts, pending arrangements for removal to the home at Zanesvivlle. No funeral arrangements have been made. _ o- "* young ladies disappointed. -Illi I Velgh Chronister and Florlne Starost met with an accident last evening on their way to Bluffton which I put a sudden stop to their anticipated 'good time. The boys left the city 'shortly after six o'clock and were gollng along at a merry clip on their motorcycle when they struc a short stretch of fresh gravel 'and Starost lost control of the maI chine, sending it into the ditch. The boys were not badly injured but are carrying several bad bruises. The dissapointment to the young ladies can well be imagined. MOVING FROM KENDALLVILLE. The Harry Bruner family moved here from Kendallville yesterday, locating in the T. W. Watts residence Mr . Bruner is lumber Inspector for the Smith & Bell company and has been awaiting an opportunity to'move here for three months, the difficulty being the scarcity of houses. REPORT OF TICKETS. Mr « Jesse Helm requests that all the girls who took tickets to sell so. the lecture tomorrow evening, repor either the tickets or the money by tomorrow noon.

ON MORMONISM Will be Lecture of May Cummisky Bliss at the Methodist Church. THURSDAY EVENING Mormonism, a Menace to the United States—Public is Invited. The Woman’s Home Missionary soslety of the Methodist church, realizing that much work is to be done in this country has taken up for its study that of Mormonism, which is considered a great menace to the United States. With the very excellent study given in the text book, the society will have brought before them in a much nearer way, the situation in detail by May Cummisky Bliss, who will be here Thursday evening and lecture. This will be given tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock at the Methodist church, and twenty-five cents will be charged. The subject of her lecture is ‘ Mormonism a Menace to the United States.” The public is invited. Mrs. Bliss has been before the American people for twenty years, during which time she has spoken in all the large cities of the United States. I She has made a special study of I Mormonism and ifs hydra-headed : meaning from every angle at close range, and handles the question from I every view-point, domestically, politically and religiously. o , UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. It makes un feel old t' learn t’ spell sumthin’ in yer youth an’ wake up suddenly an' find thet sumun' sed thet_it | ain’t spelled that way no more. INSPECTORS HERE ! County Commissioners Instructed Superintendents On Roads and Bridges. THE BOARDS WORK Has Been Completed With Excepton Os The Fight Over Remonstrances The county commissioners concluded the regular work of the May term, with the exception of the remonstrance fight, at noon today. This morning they devoted an hour or two to the instruction of road and bridge inspectors. Nine road superintendents and five bridge superintendents were present and were told what their jobs were. They were urged to see that the material and workmanship on each job was as called for in the specifications and notified that they would be held accountable for the building of this new work. Charles J. Mulligan, who prepared the plans for the soldiers monument was appointed sculpter and superintendent, his compensation to be $3,500 The petition of Joe Shoaf et al for a macadam road, was found sufficient, and was ordered spread of record. John F. Felty and L. A. Thomas were named as viewers on the South Berne road and will meet at Frank Foreman’s at Berne, May 14. The A. S. Keller petition for a macadam road is to be amended and ordered readvertised. Taxes were refunded to Simeon J. Haines, in the sum of $22.50, an error having been made. ATTEND DISTRICT MEETING, Os Methodist Ministers and Stewards in Fort Wayne. Rev. D. T. Stephenson and John Niblick left this morning for Fort Wayne where they attended the Fort Wayne district conference of ministers and stewards of the Methodist churches. The session will close this evening.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday May, 8 1913.

i BERNE CLASS PLAY. “As You Like It" Attended by Decatur Young People. William Beavers took a number of his classmates to Bernie Tuesday evening in the Beavers car to witness the Berne high school play. The seniors attempted a rather difficult play, Shakespeare’s “As You Like It," but carried it through splendidly and those who attended speak highly of it. The production was given in the old Mennonite church, the large struc-1 ture being fiUAi. Others of the party from Decatur were the Misses Lulu Atz, Ruth Patterson, Agnes Eady and Rex Bowie. A NEW RESERVOIR City Council Awarded Contract for the Building of j 230,000 Gallon Tank TO W. O. NEWLON Will be Built According to Plans and Specifications of John Gillig. The regular session of the city council opened Tuesday evening at the council room with roll call, and the I reading of the minutes of the previous, meetings. A motion was made to i have the minutes approved as read, | which was seconded and carried. L. C. Helm, representing the com-. mittee of the Northwestern Indiana, Volunteer Firemen’s association, pre-, sented the council with two petitions, | the first being one for the right to shut off certain streets within 1 the city limits during the day of th* tournament. The council told Mr. Helm that they did not have the right to glvve him a I written notice to that effect, but that (they would have the rigfit to use certain streets and that the city would not interfere. The other petition asked for a donation toward the expense : of the tournament. This was referred j to the finance committee, which body | will Investigate the cause by next meeting night. No certain amount; was asked for. Proof of publication to hear objections from property owners along South Third streets was read and ob- ’ jectlons heard. Representatives were ■ present, each one giving his reason for or against the improvement. Finally a motion was made to carry the action to be taken by the council over until the next meeting, when they will either issue notices for the construction of the same or discontinue it. Proofs of publication on the Hebei Sidewalk and the Richard sidewalk were also read and a motion to have them spread of record was seconded and carried. No objections were made on the improvement of the Hebei walk and the resolution was adopted. A little excitement was caused over the Richards sidewalk, when William Richards, petitioner for the proposed improvement, tried to tell Councilman Chronister, chairman of the street and sewer committee, how it should be located. After a few words were exchanged by both parties the council agreed by motion to refer it to the street and sewer committee, they to report at the next meeting. The city engineer filed his report on the' completion of the Malley sewer running from Mann street east to Monroe street. The motion to have this of record carried. The city ordinance ordering all telephone companies, railroads, railways, telegraph and other companies, or individuals owning poles to pay a license of 25 cents on each and every pole, was then placed upon its third and last reading, as at the last meeting a mistake was made when it was placed on its third and last reading, making it invalid. A vote was then taken as to the passage of the ordinance, every member voting “yes,” and the license was placed upon the poles. The bids for the construction of the new reservoir to be built at the city waterworks plant, according to the plans and specifications drawn by John Gillig of this city, were opened and read. Five bids were filed, they being: Beers-Offet Co $3961.00 Plodget Construction Co 5620.00 W. O. Newlin 3099.50 North Shore Engineering Con(Ooouzniea »n rage 2)

RUBE WILKINS HERE The Funny Street Man Will Announce His Wedding to “Rindy” This Week. FUNNY STREET STUNT ■ Traverse Residence Section Thursday and Friday— Down Town Saturday. Mr. W. H. Wilkins is here. That's his nice name, the one by which be is known at home, in lodge circles and elsewhere, when he has on his store clothes. Here he is better known as Old Bill, our “rube,” who during the ! Ol<| Home Week last fall made thouI sands of people roar with laughter, in his hunt for “Rindy." In connection he did an advertising stunt that made a hit with about everybody who attended the festivities here. And now he is back on a similar pilgrimage that will please the people of this city. While here he will probably contract for fair week, and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week he will announce his wedding, which is to occur at the court house as soon as he has concluded his trading with a number of the leading merchants, with whom he contracted today. He will travel over the various streets of the town, announcing the big event 'to those who appear on the porches |and sidewalks Saturday afternoon {he will be on the streets down town I and will close with an interesting talk at the court house steps Saturday I evening. Mr. Wilkins has many good 'friends here, who like him, and are glad he is again a visitor here. He is original and funny and an entertainer in every sense of the word. COURT HOUSE NEWS > Sheriff Searching for Albert Hyerly’s Horse That Strayed Away. A NEW CASE FILED i Straus-Rook Quiet Title Case Set for June 3rd by Agreement. Sheriff Durkin and his deputy, Jesse Kelly, have been scouring the country for a strayed or stolen horse belonging to Albert Hyerly, of near Ft. Wayne, a brother of the Hyerlys in French township. The horse, which is a bay, weighing 1,500 pounds, and costing $250 at the last horse sale held here, had been in the Hyerly stable, when it came up missing, last Friday. Mr. Hyerly is inclined to think that it was taken by some gypsies which had been in that neighborhood. In fact he states that people who know the horse have been It in gypsy camps with a little colt at it side that was born since the horse was lost. It was thought today that a clew to the horse was gotten southwest of Bluffton. The case of The Straus Bros. Co. vs. Rhoda Roop et al., quiet, title, is set for trial June 3, by agreement. Real estate transfers; Rebecca Stetlet et al. to Nancy Jane Baughman, lot 638, Decatur, $1500; Robert Simison et al. to G. W. Gentls, realty In Buena Vista, quit claim deed. Licensed to wed: Rolla Roland Jackson, farmer, born December 10, 1891, son of Elzey Jackson, to wed Oda Gay, born June 4, 1893, daughter of George Gay. Heller, Sutton & Heller, have filed a new suit entitled The German Building, Loan Fund & Savings Association vs. David Houdeshell et al., complaint on note and foreclosure of mortgage; demand, SSOO. Fred Schafer, the well known merchant, is recovering from his severe case of blood poisoning and is able to sit up.

>| TO ARRANGE DEDICATION. I Rev. F. H. Tormohlen, pastor of the Friends’ church, went to Monroe on Tuesday morning to make ‘arrangeI ments for the dedication of the new Friends church at that place. The dedication will be held one week from .Sunday, May 18 ,the sermon to be delivered by Rev. Thomas Brown, of I Plainfield. This church was organized a short time ago and Mr. Tormohlen was made chairman of the I building committee. The following ■ other speakers will be present for the I dedication: Rev. I. C. Johnson of Lynn, the general superintendent, and ‘Joseph Godard, of Muncie, the president of the church extension committee. —Portland Sun. AFTER REVENGE I I ; Suffrage Bill Defeated in i England Yesterday—Milit tants Will Revenge. ‘I TARIFF BILL PASSAGE r t Declared by Underwood • Certain Tomorrow—Exk i press Strike Breakers. ! I ,' Buffalo, N. Y., May 7—(Special to • Daily Democrat) —The Sweeney Co., ' a department store employing about - one thousand hands announced that it ’ would comply with th eeigbt-hour and 1 minimum wage demand of the clerks 1 who have been on a strike during the ’ past week. Strike breakers arrived today to break the strike of the ex- ' press drivers. It may lead to a con- ’ tinuation of violence. ' i ■; Detriot, Mich., May 7—(Special to ■ Daily Democrat) —The sordid story of an innocent young country girl who sought work in the city, fell intp the I hands of evil companions, was wrongbed and forced to submit to a criminal operation, and was latter murdered and the body thrown into a creek in a [only spot was being revealed today by an into the death of pretty ■ Miss Belle Barry of Mason, Mich. The police are looking for a man skilled in ■ the art of uncovering signs that may ' indicate the cause of the death. No marks of violence can be found on the ■ body and the coroner is analyzing 'the heart lungs and other organs. , :! London, May 7—(Special to Daily. Democrat) —Two bombs, one under the St Paul cathedral and another under a newspaper office were found ■ today and believed to have been the' work of militant suffragettes. A crick•tt pavilon, two bungalows and a 1 i house, all unoccupied were burned ' during the night. The Home office • is in terror of the militants over their. threat of nation wide revenge for the defeat of the women suffrage bill yesterday. 'I d Washington, D. C„ May 7—(Special i Daily Democrat)—The last lot of tar- • iff debates was begun in the house to- ■ day. Passage of the bill tomorrow is : declared certain by democratic leader f i Underwood. Today the house conclud-, . ed the consideration of the income tax and then started on long speeches of i the administration feature including ; the renewal of the fight for the tariff i revision. GAVE FINE CONCERT. — The concert given last evening un- . der the auspices of the Euterpean club ■ by the Baihle Trio of Fort Wayne, assisted by Mr?. Eliza Hanna Elliott, ' was one of the best ever heard in this • city. The musicians, endowed by na- : ture with a great talent, that has been i brought out and polished by many . years ’training, rendered cleverly and isoulfully, a program covering a wide range of expression. The execution I and interpretation were unusually . good. I o— — MRS. DORA GILPEN DEAD. Mrs. Dora Gilpen, of Portland, wid-j l ow of Clark Gilpen, died Monday at, - the home of a sister, Mrs. James, near [ Rockville, from lung trouble. The • body was brought back to Portland f yesterday afternoon. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Riley Gillum. Mrs. John Glendenen • of Geneva is a sister. She had been s ailing for sometime and recently went 3 to Rockville hoping the change would {induce better health.

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'A FINE NEW l BUILDING I R Linn Grove Will Have $25,- > 000 or $ 30,000 School House by Fall. i! ORDER WAS MADE For Drawing of Plans and |! Pushing of Construction • at Once. { Linn Grove will have a $25,000 or $30,000 new school house—one of the finest and best in the county—by fall. Such was authorized at a meeting of the Hartford township advisory board, I with Trustee J. W. Cowens, held at i Linn Grove Tuesday. Present also were County Superintendent L. E. Opllger and Architect Oscar Hoffman. It was found that an emergency existed {for the erection of the new school (house at once and active steps were taken for the same, when a contract was entered into with Architect Hoffman for the drawing of the plans as soon as possible. As soon as these 1 are made, further steps will be taken 'immediately and the work rushed through in order to have the school , house finished by fall. It will be planned to accommodate many of the pupils of the adjoining schools which will be abandoned. The specified cost of the new school house is from $25,000 to $30,000. The school house building boom in Adams county is unprecedented and i speaks well for the advancement of the schools. o ABOUT THE SICK. Albert, little son of Nate Haley, who cut the lower lid of his left eye, when he fell on a broken glass Monday night, is getting along all right. The little fellow came to town this morning with his grandmother, Mrs. Dan Haley, to get the wound dressed. It is thought best to keep both eyes bandaged for some time. I John Parr of Ninth street continues very low, { Mrs. C. C. Clemens of First street, who W’as stricken with paralysis two weeks ago, is somewhat better, though still bedfast. | Claude Caton arrived from Lagrange for a visit with his wife, who’ has been seriously ill at the home of her father west of the city. , She is recovering and wishes to return home Saturday with her husband if she is able to withstand the trip. JURY IS SECURED. (United Press Service) Chicago, 111., May 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The jury which is to try Jack Johnson, alleged white slaver, was secured shortly before noon and at 2 o’clock the trial was ‘begun. Assistant District Attorney Parkin, who made the opening statement to the jury, was undecided as to which witness would give the first j testimony. Either Bell Schriver, the white girl and former actress, whom Johnson is accused of carrying with him for immoral purposes, or Chief DeWoody, federal white slave investigator, will be the first to take the , stand. o— QUIET MAY WEDDING. Unites the Lives of Rolla Jackson Oda Gay. A quiet May wedding united the lives of Mr. Rolla Jackson and Miss Oda Gay. The wedding was performed in the county clerk’s office Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock by Judge James T. Merryman. The groom is a young farmer and is a son of Elzey Jackson, while the bride is a daughter of George Gay. Both are fine young people. ISSUES PROCLAMATION. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., May 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Beautiful senti- ■ ment on motherhood made up the issued today by Governijor Ralston dedicating next Sunday as [“Mother’s Day.”