Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

RAILROAD TALK Deal of Vital Importance to Decatur Probable that Morgan System Will Own Clover Leaf and Erie But Deal Not Yet Closed. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 26.— Persistant circulation of the r umor that the Erie is to absorb the entire C„ ft. & D. system—including the C. IL & D. the Pere Marquette and the C., C. & L. railroads—or that a merger is to be effected by the two systems, together with the report that the C., H. & D. system is to acquire the Toledo, St. Louis & Western (the Clover L • if), leads many railroad men to the belief that there really must be some basis in fact. Several weeks ago it was reported that the Erie would buy the C. H. & D. system. This report coming so close after the organization of the new C., H. & D. system had been perfected, was immediately denied. It was said that those back of the Erie could not command the means to win the deal. Later it was reported that the C. H. & D. would buy the Clover Leaf, which is understood to be for sale, thus getting the in trance Into St Louis th it the C. H. A- D. system have admitted they desired. This report was emphatically denied as that concerning the Erie and the C. H. &D. Yesterday a prominent official of one of the large railway systems with lines in , Indianapolis said that an Indianap- ' olis railroad man had received word from a New York Correspondent that the Erie would buv the C., H AD. outright, and would add it to the Clover Leaf. The deal, said the New York correspondent, would ( be engineered by J. P. Morgan. At the same time the report was sent out from Detroit that at the annual 1 meeting of stockholders of the Clover Leaf in Frankfort, Ind., today, the sale of that road to theC.H. , &D. would be announced. This ( was denied by President Shonts, of the Clover Leaf, in Frankfort last evening. Although the rumors are denied as persistently as they are circulated, the manner in which they are revived after each denial 1 leads to the strong impression that out of the Erie, the C., H. & D. and

its sister road in the new system, the Pere Marquette, and the Clover Leaf, ambitions financiers are to construct a great railway system. A combination of these lines would make a system that would take in JJew York., Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnti, Indianapolis, Springfield, 111., and St. Louis, with a great number of tributary lines to feed to it in western Pennsylvania and western New York, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and eastern Illinois. It would furnish a formidable rival to the New York Central lines, the Pennsylvania system and the B. & O. for both freight and jiassenger traffic. Last evening's Wall Street Journal, according to a New York Dispatch, gave first publicity to important news concerning the Erie-C., H. & D. deal. It is said in this report that negotiations for the transfer of theC., H. & D. to Erie have gone to tho point where it is only the difference between 4 per cent offered and 5 per cent asked for C, H. AD. The Erie management, says the Journal, admits that the agreed price for C., H. & D. stocks are high, and contains a large profit for C., H. &D. manipulators, but the advantage of ownership of the lines and the traffic they produce are sufficient to offset the stock. A few days onlj said the Journal., will be required to determine whether this most important deal will become effective or not.

Frankfort, Ind., Oct. 26.—A1l the members of the old board of

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wXn°'n heT " M ’’ estern railway company, (the eaf)i were re-elected a! the annual meeting of the stockholder s ° f the road hold in this city today. > Leaf d’ n ■ Sh ° nt8 ’ ° f the Clover ’ sold that the 10ttd had soki to the C..H.&D, or any other interests. ARE OF INTEREST I convention of Clubs at Fort Wayne, Hold Good Meetings. The second day’s work of the Indiana Union of Literary Clubs closed with a beautiful entertainment, a musioale, given under the auspices of the Morning Musical society and its members, in Anthony Wayne club last evening. The attendance was large enough to crowd the hall to overflowing. Tickets of admission had been given the members of the Morning Musical, and their friends, and the affair was in honor of the visiting delegates to the state convention. A number of Fort Wayne’s most finished musicians gave the program. Those who took part were at their best and the program was a brilliant one musically. An informal reception followed and punch and cake were served in the salon of the club by Mrs. Walter 8. Seavey and the following young ladies: Miss McClure, Miss Fairbank, Miss Seavey, Miss Walton, Miss Hunter, Miss Saylor. People lingered until late and the social feature was as much in evidence as on the proceed ing night. Before the musica 1 program opened, Mrs. Youche, of Crown Point, spoke for a few minutes, and urged the musical clubs of the state to come into the union, and said that she believed music should be come a leading feature of the state meetings. Mrs. Youche complimented the Morning Musical in the highest words of praise regarding its methods of work and what it has accomplished. Mrs John Niblick, of Deoatur, talked for a few moments on ‘ Modern Literature versus the Classics for Club Study’ The classes by all means is the preference of Mrs. Niblick, who is a representative of one of the oldest literary clubs in the state.—Fort Wayne JournalGazette. STUDY JUPITER This is lhe Time of the Year to Gaze on That Old Planet.

Some of the newspapers are now featuring Jupiter, the occasion for this flight to the stars being the fact that planet is now, or within a day or two has been, in opposition to the earth and nearer to our home planet than for several years. "Jupiter,” said John Candee Dean, the astromomer of Jlndianapolis, "is in opposition every year, each year one month later than the previous year, as it moves eastward. A few thousands of miles or a few millions of miles, as sky distances are so great, out little figure as far as observing this planet is concerned. It is practically in opposition now, though not quite at its nearest point to the earth. Jupiter excites the enthusiasm of all star gazers It is the most magnificent of all the planets. In size and mass it exceeds all the other planets combined, including Saturn, being 88,000 miles in diameter. Its distance from the sun is 900,000,000 miles, and from the ‘earth a little more than 800,000,000 miles. It is now in the east. At 9p. m. it is about half way between the zenith and the horizon. An [ordinary opera glass will show four of its five moons. A four-inch telescope will bring its most prominent belts into view, but not its fifth moon. Such a telesoojie will also show its oblate form due to the flattening of its jKiles. An immense instrument is required to discover its fifth moon, which is very close to the planet.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1904.

COURT NEWS Another Divorce Case Heard Two Cases Filed to Foreclose Mechanic’s Lien Against Berne’s New Canning Factory.

Circuit Court business was transacted today as follows: According to the records, John Gasser vs Elias Reisen, F. M. Cottrel appeared for the defendant and was ruled to ■ answer. —o— Clara Shimp vs Valentine Shimp, divorce proceedings, evidence heard and Judge Erwin has the case under advisement. The parties lived at Geneva, but Mr. Shimp is now teaching school at Ruckford, Ohio. —o — Hirschy & Winteregg and F. M. Cottrell, the well known Berne attorneys, tiled two new oases in court this morning, each complaint asking for a foreclosure of mechanics’ lien, and each demanding $l5O. Henry N. Higenbathan et al are defendants Abraham J. Moser, Noah Wulliman and Paul Gerber are plaintiffs in one suit and the Berne Lumber company plaintiffs in the other. The defendant is the superintendant and manager of the tterne Canning company, which started operation in that place a few months ago. —o — William J. Baughn et al vs William R. Banta, petition for injunction ; finding for defendant, restraining order heretofore issued dissolved. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. —o— O. O. Juday et al vs Prospect Oil company, default as to defendants. Answer to cross-complaint by plaintiffs. State exrel Nellas Myers vs Harley Smith, the paternity case set for trial tomorrow was sent to the Jay circuit court on affidavit for change of venue.

WAS ARRESTED Tried to Sell Liquor From House to House No Evidence Obtainable and Peddler was Given His Liberty After Paying His License Fee. Marshal Green arrested a man last evening by the name of 8. C. Herzog on a charge of peddling without a license. He was taken before Mayor Coffee, When all the facts were learned it was found he was taking orders for a liquor house and trying to sell his goods from house to house. Mayor Cotfee made some furl her inquiries to ascertain whether he had sold any liquor or not. but could find no one to whom he had sold. Mr. Herzog then stated that he was wil ling to pay the regular peddler's license, which was two dollars and a half. This amount the mayor accepted, as he knew no evidence could be found that he was selling liquor without a license, and Mr. Herzog was allowed to go. There is in thia state a law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors without a license in any form, and Mayor Coftee was trying to figure some way to hold the gentleman on that charge.

DIVORCE EVIL Judges are Becoming More Exact In Dealing Out This Part of Justice. The divorce evil is receiving the attention of jurists and lawyers all over the state. The Marion Leader says: “I am going to be more strict in these matters and no decree will be granted hereafter until all evidence has been secured in both sides and it is fully shown to the court that a divorce is warranted,” said Judge Harnes of the superior court today. The prosecutor received his instructions from the court. The law requires that in a divorce suit where the defendants defaults the prosecutor must appear and answer for the defendant. The prosecutor receives a fee of $5 so r this work, the law requiring that the plaintiff pay this cost. In the past the prosecutor has shown no earnestness in answering for the defendant in such cases. He has done little to earn this fee and brought no evidence to the court. The prosecutor in such oases has merely questioned the complainant, and of course no defense could be secured from this examination. It is intended by the law that the prosecutor enter into the suits with as much vigor as any other action and that they attempt to offer defense and bring out all of the facts possible. This thas not been done. A decree has been granted in practically every case where the defend ant failed to appear, and the only evidence introduced in these cases has been the testimony of the plaintiff and a few witnesses he would introduce. In many cases there might have been a good defense and reasons for not granting the divorce, but the evidence has not been brought out by the prosecutor and the court has granted divorces by the wholesale. Hereafter, the court has ordered, the prosecutor must issue subpoenaes for the defendants, where they default, and the sheriff will be required every possible effort to get j>ersonal service on the defendants. If they fail to answer the subpoenea an attachment will be issued for them and they will be compelled to appear or answer for contempt of court. ‘‘l want the prosecutor to see that the defendants in all such oases come into court,” said Judge Harness this morning ‘‘and that suoh other witnesses as may be secured for the defense are subpoenaed. I want to hear both sides in every case before I grant a decree in the future.” Judge Elliott jf Howard Tipton circuit court has announced that he will not take up I a divorce case until after it Jhas remained on the entry docket over one term of court, and he has asked Judge Harness of the Howard Grunt superior court to agree to this. Judge Harness, however, will not enter into this agreement, as i the law does not permit a court to take such action, and attorneys at. Kokomo have announced that in case the courts attempt this plan they will carry the matter to the higher courts and compel them to I take up their oases within the time required by law. Judge Elliot ls> lieves that by allowing divorce cases to stand over a term of court a’reoonoiliation may be effected between the parties and that Jreform of the divorce evil may be brought about to some extent by this pl an.

BADLY HURT Miss Kate My loft Receives Doable Fractare of Right Arm. Miss Katie Mylott, one of the popular ladies at the telephone exchange, fell from a chair this afternoon while assisting her mother at house cleaning. Her right arm was broken at the elbow and should-

er, causing very serious and painful injury. Dr. J. S. Coverdale is attending her,

PRAISE IT Portland Managers Boost Tonight’s Show ■‘War She to Blame” Is a “Corker” and Deserves a Crowd—Endorsed By the Clergy. Miss Juno Barrett in “ Was She to Blame,” a play recommended by press and clergy, coming well recoommended |by 350 opera house managers. Miss Barrett is an ac tress of exceptional talent, a beau tiful woman with a magnificent wardrobe of costly gowns, and is supported by a strong company, making a first-class performance. The play is elegantly staged in every detail. ‘‘Was She to Blame”

is a play of merit and not enough can be said in favor of its literary and dramatic qualities. It is not a senstional or spectacular i>erformance, but a play true to nature, showing in its characters the different sides of human nature. The cold, stern, revengeful guardian of Diana, the orphan daughter of an artist. The kind and loving . -Ha Bi t ] - sJOf W ..r t ; r I

foster auntie. The energetic, big hearted, generous farmer and justice of the peace, the awkward country boy; the gentle and kind hearted wealthy Englishman, and the funny Frenchman. Never since “Way Down East” has a production so played upon the heart strings of an audience as “Was She to Blame” a comedy drama of supreme merit, superbly mounted. What Mr. Andrews, manager of Auditorium, of Portland, says: “Was She to Blame” is a “corker,” push it. It will stand all you can say for it. Nice p ,ople, good show and deserved more than we could do for it.” Yours respectfully, W. C. Andrews

TYPHOID VICTIM Arthur Conrad, of Near Friedheim. Died Last Night. Arthur Conrad, tho fourteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Conrad, who reside one mile east of Freidheim, died last night at eleven o'clock, after a sixteen days’ illness with typhoid fever. Prior to thia attack Mr. Conrad had been in perfect health, and had worked hard u]*on the farm, and while performing these farm duties contracted a cold which run into typhoid fever, and after sixteen days of suffering andpuin succumbed to its ravagings. The funeral will be held Sunday morning at ten o'clock at the Friedheim church of which he was a member. The Rev. Pruse will conduct the services and interment will be made in the Friedheim cemetery.

NUMBER 247

THE KRAUSS CASE Grand Jury Returned Indictment—Petit Jury Drawn. The grand jury, which has been investigating the Krauss case and other oases since Monday went to the poor farm Wednesday and also to the jail,. When they return this evening other witnesses will bo heard. The indictments that arc returned will be signed by William Davis who is foreman of the jury. It is regarded as certain that an indictment has been found against Rae Krauss, else the jury would not have suspended its labors at this time. It is also presumed that the indictment will be signed up before night. J. H. Morrical, J. N. Evans, John Bolner, Hamilton Byall, D. H. Culberson, B. C. Wilson, George C. Bowman, Michael B. Sills, George Anthony, Charles Timmonds, Charles Haynes and Isaac Hughes are the twelve of the fourteen men drawn by the jury commissioners as petit jurymen who were present Wednesday morning and were sworn in us jurymen by the court. The members were instructed to appear Thursday morning at 9 ♦,’clock.—Hartford City News. BEAU NOTS Miss Rose Voflewede Entertains the Club at Pedro.

The Beau Not Club met last evening in regular social session with Miss Rose Voglewede on Fourth street and from all reports a most enjoyable time was had. As is the usual custom with the girls pedro was installed as the favorite pasttime and several hours were thus whiled away. Misses Viola Yager and Lettie Fullenkamp leading the club, and receiving first prizes, while Misses Edna Ehinger and Ida Kohne captured the boobies. During the evening’s enjoyment a three-course luncheon was served, and at a late hour all adjourned to meet next Wednesday evening with Miss Louisa Brake. JUDGE HARMON Famous Ohio Statesman to Speak Will Appear at Court House in This City Next Wednesday Ni£ht—A Splendid Orator.

Judge Judson W. Harmen, of Cincinnati, famous jurist, lawyer and statesman, who served as attorney general of the United States under Ex-President Grover Cleve. land's administration, will speak at the court house in this city next Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Every voter in the county should hear this brilliant leader discuss the political issues. He is without doubt one of the ablest men in this country, and his speech here will be one of great interest. The campaign is drawing to a close and every voter ahold lie interested in the campaign sufficiently to know how to vote intelligently. Judge Harmon is a fair-minded, eloquent and wonderful orator and a powerful thinker. He will interest you and likewise instinct. Many of the world’s best orators are taking part in the campaign this year and Mr. Harmon is one of them. Don't fail to heat him.