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HUNTINGTON, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1911 VOL. XIV. NO. 300 'BAIL LUDLOW SCENTS DANGER 1 mmmmm Believes That United States and i mm I .1 it. japan mil mi uisiedu ui iub United States and Mexico, as Is Indicated.

States That War Between Japan and United States is Inevitable Sometime Within the Next Few Years. Louis Ludlow, Washington corres pondendent for the Indianapolis Star, thinks that war with Japan is more probable than war 'with Mexico. He says that present indications look as if war with Japan would be inevitable. His article Is as follows: Washington, March 17. New evidence Is cropping out that one of the several potential contributory causes of the Mexican maneuvers is the fear of a war with Japan.

Obviously this is a matter that President Taft could not discuss, and no American official In authority, in either the diplomatic, state or military service could admit publicily, without inviting an open rupture with the Milkado's people, and yet it became a positively known fact today that the officials in highest authority in the war department are convinced that the time is not far distant when the United States will have to go to war with Japan. Heretofore, as far as the public knew, Rupresentai Richmond Pearson Hobson of Merrimac fame, bad a monopoly of and a corner on the Japanese war scare, and it was not known that apprehension of a war with Japan had found lodgment in high official quarters, but such Is the fact CRISIS IS NEARINQ. The situation between the United States and Japan has reached the point of hair trigger sensitiveness and it Is the opinion of officials in authority at the war department that the relations between the two coun tries are gradually but surely ap proachlng a crisis 'that ultimately means war. Their reasons for this view are based not only on general conditions and military preparations going on In Japan, as reported, by agents of the United States in the far East, but on the two following specific proposl tlons: 1. The approaching completion of the Panama canal, 2.

The probability that the demo cratlc congress soon to assemble will make a play for the labor vote of the Pacific slope and pass a drastic Japanese exclusion law that will fan the anti American sentiment in Japan in to a war flame. If Japan Is bent on war, as officials of the war department are strongly inclined to believ, they thing its plan will be to strike before the Pan ama canal Is completed and opened for passage of fleets, as that would give the United States a great ad vantage in assembling, warships for action In the Pacific. JEALOUS OF PACIFIC. Japan is Jealous of the Pacific, of which she is determined to be mistress, and it is her jealousy of the Panama canal, of the adminis tration here has flnowledge. that prompted President Taft to insist that the canal shall be heavily fortified bo that when it is opened presumably in 1915, the United States will be prepared to defend It from AnfrflnAA tn AntmnOA.

It Is on the second score that of anti Japanese agitation in congress that the danger of an immediate cri sis lies. There is now no Japanese exclusion law on the statute books. "There Is an exclusion arrangement entered Into between the administration at Washington and the Mikado which has no statutory sanction and which rests on the voluntary consent of both. It shuts out Japanese work men, but Is a' lenient arrangement os to other Japanese masses. With an Incoming democratic house representatives, the anti Japanese CONT1 NUKO ON PAQI 0UfL It it WHAT EASIER METHOD OF SECURII1G A IT HI Ncws Democfat is Givine Away Three Beautiful Schaff Why Don't You Get One of Them? is Every Bit as Easy as it Sounds Thousands Votes Cast by Friends of Contestants on Friday More VOTE COUNT.

Contestants who deposit coupons In the ballot box without fastening them to gether are causing the contest manager no end of trouble. All coupons should be placed In an envelope, pinned together or fastened with a rubber band before being placed In the ballot box. Votes are counted every morning that count appears In the Newa Democrat of the following day. Contest ants who feel that they have not received full credit for votes they nave ent'ln should be sure that such votes will not appear In the next issue of the paper before notifying the contest department. Ballots fssued upon payments of during th contest If there' Is cine thine more desira ble in a home than a beautiful plano, such as the one purchased 'from Schaff It is hard to Judge What may be.

If there is a easier methodof semiring such a valuable and important addition to any home than )ry wiAnlng at the hands of your friends, and with their iBtlc co operation it does pot occur t0 tne wrlter: lie The j4eWg.femocrat is giving away hjinl.ltB,v fr4b ti three beautiful Schaff pianos tndVthe persbusto whom they shall be given will un doubtedly be the most popnlaf and best liked women within a large radius Huntington, Everything has been done to assist the women td tecure'eof lheMj''jflunble1ar truments at our' expense and the News Democrat Is" now only waiting to see who will be the fortunate ladles. In this the second week of the con test, the ladles who have entered it have found that they had many more friends than they ever dreamed of, and daily, the number of votes cast without' the knowledge of these ladles reaches' a stupendous amount Friends of each contestant drop into the office of the News Democrat during the day and deposit a large bunch of coupons for their favorite candidate and the contestant is agreeably surprised the next day to find herself COUPLE TO BE MARRIED TONIGHT Well Known Couple Will Be United In Marriage by Rev. F. H. Dlehtn.

This evening at the home of the grooms parents on German street, Ed Stpban and Mae Laudlg, both well, known In the city, will be married this evening by Rev. F. H. Dlehms of the German Reformed church. The house will be prettily decorated and immediately following the ceremony a7 supper will be served.

Friends and relatives ot the con tracting couple will be present Mr. Stephen purchased a cosy residence on Lindley street through the, J. R. Day real estate agency a few days ago. The couple will be at home to their mony friends after a short hon eymoon tour through the East.

Mr. Laudlg is a former employe ot Chris. but at the prenent tlmeh olds a position with the Fort Way? i Miss Laudlg move In select "social circles and hasa'liOTt of friends who extend their ''congratulations and well wishes for a happy and prosperous wedded life. The couple have been intimate for several years and the fact that they are to be married comes as no sur prise. The D.

A. Purvlance family will leave this evening for Muncto to visit over Sunday at the home of Dr. X. T. Smith.

Mrs. Smith Is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Purvlance. is IS THERE P1AII0 Tl GIVEII TO YOU? at nine o'clock, and the result of subscriptions may be voted any time credited with a larger amount of votes than she thought she had.

It teally surprising the Interest that every one seems to be taking in the contestants, and there are many lad ies4 who are to be congratulated upon having so many friends. iThe time of the Contest Manager is' always at the disposal of the contestants or their friends, and he Is always anxious and willing to answer questions or offer information that will assist contestants in any way. On apy point concerning which you entertain the least doubt, call him up and he will explain. There la a deal deal to be gained by pledging' the support of your friends and unified action is always reductive of better result than gle efforts. Therefore, see everyone you know, tell them what you want and make them help you.

SUBSCRIPTION BOOK8. Contestants and their friends are privileged to accept payments on subscriptions and in order that they may receipt for them we will provide all contestants with receipt books If they will Inform the Contest Department OPEN EVENINGS." For the benefit of those who cannot call during business hours th contest department will open every evening until 8 o'clock o'clock. TO Robbery of Franklin Jnnk Shop Laid at Door of Young Robber Now In the Reformatory. In the discovery this morning ot a large number of hides under a pile of lumber In the yards of the Kenow er Lumber company, the police believe that they have laid another robbery at the door of Kenneth Hare, the eighteen year old young man sent to the state reformatory several weeks ago following a series of thefts on the south side. The hides had been stolen about a month ago from the sheds of Moses Franklin, Junk deal er.

The method adopted by the rob ber ot disposing of the goods and the fact that they remained in their hiding place for so long has convinced those who were acquainted with Hare's operations that it was he who entered the Junk ehop through a door in the roof and removed the bundle of skins. Exposure to the weather has result ed in considerable damage to the hides. According to Mr. Franklin, they were originally worth $60 but were slightly moulded when found to day and the value has decreased to $40. But the chance removal of a pile of lumber resnlted in the discovery of the stolen property early this morning.

Employes of the company moved the timbers to another place and the entire lot of stolen hides was found underneath. The recent theft was remembered CONTINUED ON PAG! POUR. ATTRIBUTED KEITH RARE L. OFFICER TALKS OF AFFAIRS 6. Ellisgtea Says Business at Stats JKsuss Is Booming as It Never Has Boomed Before fcr Years, Went to Decatur Last Night to Attend Funeral ot an Old Time.

Friend Who Died Friday, A large number of corporations has been formed and filed with the secre tary of state since January 1 last than during any similar period of time In the history of that office. During the brief tenure of office, from January 1 1911, to the present time, of Lew Elllngbam of Decatur as secretary jf state, has broken all rec ords for activity Jn the state In form ing new corporation si Mr. Elllngbam, who was In Ft Wayne last night en route from Indianapolis to his old home at Decatur, stated that already 555,000 tin fees for the filing of papers have been received by his office since the first of the year. Everything points to a record year In the history of the office of the secretary of state. The' corporation business naturally takes procedure over all else In the office, and from It the state realises a large sum.

The largest fee paid the state this year jto date has been that paid in by the reorganlz Studebaker company ot South Bend. tjU fee was over $15, 000. The Ft. Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction company, of Ft. Wayne, comes second with a fee of $8,000 for Its re ln corporation.

Secretary Elllngham stated while here that the last proof for the published proceedings of the general assembly, the acts of 1911, left the office of the secretary of state yesterday afternoon for the printer. This completes the voluminous work of the office In compiling and getting together the laws passed by the legis lature. The Ads will be ready for distribution about April 1. The Acts of 1911 will form one of the largest, If not the largest, volume of laws ever published of an Indiana general assembly. It will have over 800 pages and will include 292 laws, the number passed by the recent session at Indianapolis.

It Is said the book will be larger than the Acts of 1905, which Included the new cities and towns laws. By compar ison, It Is noted that the Acts of 1909 took up 600 printed pages and in cluded 189 acts. Secretary Elllngbam's office has yet to compile an Index of the new laws, and this will require several days Mr. Elllngham was returning home to attend the funeral of one of his long time friends, the late Attorney R. S.

Peterson, who died Thursday, and will be buried Sunday. Ft. Wayne Journal Squire Stults today rendered a ver let In favor of the plaintiff in the ouster proceedings of Mrs. Mary Johnson vs. Ollie Shellenbarger.

Mrs. Johnson' Is awarded Ave dollars dam ages and received immediate posses slon of her farm in Polk township The cause of the entanglement was the alleged breach of contract on the part of Shellenbarger a tenant on the farm belonging to Mrs. Johnson. Shellenbarger claimed that he had not violated the contract entered Into with Mrs. Johnson when he leased the farm.

The case was Interesting and gingery from start to finish. was first (lied in the corut ot Squire Cobb but on an affidavit made by the defendant, the proceedings were ven ued to Sqpire Moffett's court Mis Irene Fooshee, of the Furste grocery, on North Jefferson street, Is detained fromd' jutlea hyy a slight' 111 nssss MRS JQHISOH GIVE VERD CT Uncle Sam Well, No PRACTICE IN 1 Matter What This Game Basts From Here. OLD SETTLER OF AT EIGHTY SEVER Loyd Boyd, Eighty Seven, Passes Away at Home Hear Mt. Etna Mrs. Ludwlg Funeral, In the death of Lloyd Boyd, Friday, Jefferson township loses one of its oldest residents.

Mr. Boyd, who was Igbtv seven, died at 3 o'clock Friday morning after an Illness which had caused all hope of recovery to be abandoned by relatives several days before. A complication of diseases was responsible. Mr. Boyd had been In ill health for the past year and with growing in firmities of one of his age had been retired from active life on his farm for several years past.

In rex ent weeks his health had failed rapidly and the end was expected. Settling In Jefferson township when a young man, Mr. Boyd had been Identified with many progres sive movements for the betterment of his community In the years of his residence there and be was among the best known men in the southern part of the county. He was born in Ohio In 1823, making his age well above the eighty seven mark, but the greater part, of his life had been spent as a farmer in Huntington county. His death brings wide spread expressions of regret among residents of this and adjoining counties.

Surviving are the wife, three sons and two daughters, all of them living in the vicinity of Mt. Etna. The funeral will be held Sunday with services at 10:30 at the resi dence near the center of Jefferson township. Rev. D.

H. Kennedy, pastor of the Mt. Etna Wesleyan, Methodist church will be In charge and Interment will be at Mt Etna. LUDWIG FUNERAL. Many residents of this city and of the county attended, the funeral of Mrs.

John Ludwlg this morning and Ss. Peter and Paul's Catholic church was well filled with those who gathered to pay respects to tlje memory of a woman who had been among the well known residents In the vicinity of the cement bridge' west of the city. Rev. Miller officiated and interment was at Mt. Calvary, Pall bear ers were John, Henry, George and William Stoffel, Julius Lynn and John Engleman.

COURT DOCKET. Frances O. Daugherty, guardian of Thomas Daugherty Ira Armstrong, suit to quiet title. Property sold to Peter Brown for $5.000 cash, Title quieted. EFERll THE SOUTH Is, I Kin See All Three HUGE III Li Assessors Find TKat City tcproont Bonds an Not Taxable Old Ones Not Included.

Pondering over the question of distinguishing between different kinds of bond Issued by the city, assessors have been up against a problem since the first of March which has caused them to seek the advice of attorneys and the result Is that holders of sewer Improvement (and similar bonds find themselves not required to give In such holdings to the assessor. The office of the city clerk has been visited frequently by those who desired to learn what bonds are assessable and there has been much mis understanding regarding the changes effected by a measure enacted by the state legislature in 1909. Previous to that time, all bonds issued by the city were taxable and because of this there has been some disagreement, among assessors thfs year. Several of them have been taking In ell kinds of bonds as taxable property and by the change In laws those who hold bonds will find their taxes less than expected. In 1909, a measure was passed by which bonds for Improvements surji as sewers, sidewalks, street paving and similar work, were exempted from.

tAxatlonfther municipal bonds, CONTINUED ON PAdC EIGHT. Attacked by a dog which leaped up on him, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Erpeldlng, living near the Caa well Runyan factory, was this morn Ing severely Injured and the affair caused considerable excitement in the neighborhood of Condit and East Market streets. The boy was passing near the corner of the two streets when the canine attacked him and he waa not rescued until after sev eral wounds had been opened In his leg.

The dog escaped and the child received attention of a surgeon which removed danger of Infection. AT 4 O'CLOCK. The suit to recover on a note filed against Mr. Baker by E. L.

Wheeler will come up for bearing In the court of Squire Stulta at 4 o'clock this aft ernoon. GREATER FAVOR FOR BONDS CHILD ATTACKED BY SAVAGE DOG COUPLE SETTLE TROUBLE Divorce Case on In Circuit Court This Morning Was Humorous One for the Court Attaches and Attorneys. Husband and Wife Both Alleged Abandonment, But the Attorneys Finally Patched Up the Differences Betweei Them, There was rather an interesting di vorce case on trial In court this morning in which the plaintiff was a man sixty four years old and the woman fifty six. The parties were married in Marlon in April, 1906. and lived together but nine months.

After a separation of three years he came over In Huntiifgton county and established a residence and then made an application for divorce, charging his wife with abandonment. He had been a soldier and was drawing a pension of $12. but when he married, his wife drew half the amount, six dollars a month for the past three years and that seemed to be the shoe which pinched his foot and made her averse to allowing him to have a divorce. ss that six dollars a month came In very handy to her. One of the funny things in the suit was that in his complaint the husband charged the wife with abandon ment, when her evidence showed that ho abandoned her In a boarding house in Marlon.

At the time he made up bis mind that he "would make application tor divorce he risked his wife in company with witnesses and asked her to come and live with blm, representing to her that be bad purchased or rented a farm down In Wabash county. He had no trade to work at and during the nine months that they lived together they resided In various places and be worked at any odd Jobs which he happened to pick up. At the time the couple met and became acquainted he was making his home In the soldiers' home In Marlon and she was operating a candy kitchen In Gas City. On the stand she stated that she had been married twite before she married Mt. Sparks, her first hus band dying five years after their mar riage.

Her second husband died after a married life of two years. She then remained a wldowfortwenty seven years and raised her two year old daughter until she became a young lady, and married and then she married Mr. Sparks. Of late she had been making her home with her daughter, a Mrs. Hlnellne, who operates a rooming house in Marion.

The question was asked if her daughter had not been arrested charged with conducting a blind tiger. The rumor she said was not true, although It was true that Marion papers had published such a story and the next day carried a correction. The coun asked her If she thought they could live together again after what had been said on the stand and she said that if he wanted to come back he could. Attorneys for the parties got to gether at the noon hour and affected a compromise. The court docket show the following entry: Franklin J.

Sparks vs. Carrie Sparks, divorce; motion by defendant to postpone trial until allowances have been paid. Finding that divorce should be granted to plaintiff at his cost and that he should pay to the plaintiff $18 in cash and $10 extra attorney fees In thirty days and $25 alimony by May 15. TO APPELLATE COURT. In the Wabash circuit court Judge Plummer overruled the motion ot the Chicago ft Erie railroad company for a new trial in the Schenkel case, and then entered Judgment in favor of Schenkel for $3,800, the amount awarded by the Jury.

The railroad company then served notice of appeal to the appellate court and filed a bond in the sum of $5,000..