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Gall woo JLEADE jflJrL J1U VOLUME 287 EL WOOD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 1909. TEN CENTS A WEEK ID) LIKES ELWOOO. court Is heard from. MADE MISTAKE 0 RAISE SALARIES JURY HANGING Of Clerk, Treasurer and Mayor, Pay of Others Cut by Council Last Night. AWAITS THE SIGNATURE OF.MAYOR Probably Before Holidays.

There is no information as yet as to when the decision of the Supreme court will be handed down. There is a belief, however, that it will come before the adjournment for the. holidays. NAME APPOINTMENTS SOON A. OeHority Will Announce Field Examiners in a Few Days.

The State Board of Accounts has about complied the fixing of the standing of applicants examined some time ago for the position of field ex aminers under the board and will in few days be ready to announce the appointments. The board has not de cided how many men to appoint as yet, according to. Chief Examiner V. Dellority. A meeting of the boari will be called tor the latter part of this week, at which time Mr.

Dellor ity expects to have the names of the successful applicants to present to the members and determine how many is to be appointed. WELL REPAID Was Audience Hearing Lecture Last Night. A POWERFUL ADDRESS Braving the elements and cheerful despite the cold hlch prevailed even after entering the theatre last ev ening, a large crowd gathered to hear the lecture America, the Land ot Opportunities, by Prof. James C. Mong- han of Notre Dame University, as the second number of the lecture course.

The lecture proved as promised, one of the best ever heard in the city, and with is constituting the entire course, those present last night would have felt that they had been well repaid for the price ot tholr ticket. Speaker Late. Owing to poor connections, the speaker did not arrive in the city until 8:30 o'clock and without stopping at the hotel, hurried to the theatre. Stopping only long enough to remove his overcoat, he stepped upon the stage and began his discourse which held the. audience spell bound for over an hour.

An Appeal to Patriotism. The subject of the lecture, while not as unique as many of the lyceum favorites of today seem to seek, was one brim full ot patriotism and one which appealed to every one present. The theme was that there is no land where man by his own efforts may so nearly reach his Ideals or the goal for which he Is striving, as our own, Facts and figures were quoted with a setting of humor and pathos which made them of absorbing Interest. Audience In His Power. Professor Monghan is a man lack ing In a pleasing stage appearance which as he steps upon the stage has a tendancy to depress bis audience.

His opening remarks are spoken In a low conversational tone which does not serve to dispell this feeling. But as he continues and his brilliant thoughts unconsciously shape them' selves into beautiful even flowing sen tences, the audience unconsciously finds Itself under the spell of his oratory and it Is not until he has clos ed and stepped from the stage that they realize the lecture has ended and that they have been listening to discourse lasting for perhaps two hours. The number last night was a dis tinct Success In every way, and those who remained away on account ot the weather have missed one ot the best entertainments ever presented in the city. Owing to a flaw In the heating system of the theatre lastnight the house was unusually cold and the ma Jority of the audience sat with their outer garments on throughout the ev feet will be Immediately repaired and feet wtf be Immediately 'repaired and that the house will be comfortable in the future, even in the Eldest of ed of it Boy Tranm Has Steady Position and Will Make This His Future Home. Charles Athos, the boy tramp who was befriended by Patrolman Bailey yesterday and given a position at the tin plate, is now working there and he says that he will be perfectly content ed to make Elwood his future home.

Since the article regarding him ap peared in the Call Leader last evening, the police have had numerous calls from charitable minded citizens today offering clothing for the boy and ap pearances are that he will soon be supplied with a comfortable wardrobe. There are a number of other persons in the city who are In need of clothing this cold weather and those who have good cast off garments could do nothing betted than to hunt out some worthy person and give the clothing to them. Subscribe for the call Leader 10 ents a week by carrier. Order now SPLENDID WORK Fraternal Brotherhood Marked Roll Call. KNIGHTS ATE OYSTERS A spirit of fraternlal brotherhood good fellowship and mild hlllarlty was evident on every hand at the annual roll call meeting ot the Knights of Pythias at their hall last evening, About three hundred members from this and neighboring cities were in attendance and the good time did not close until near one o'clock this morning.

Work Was Excellent The conferring of the rank of Knight upon the class of candidates who had already passed through the Page and Esquire 6tages of the order was the main event ot the evening, and never has a team done better work than that of last night. Each of the members appeared to be at his best and the new uniforms and stage settings added much to the general effect. The new scenery which was Just completed yesterday 1b unusually elab orate and effective. This was built especially for the work of this rank and outrivals some of the most elab orate effects ever seen at the local theatres. Some Excellent Music.

A full orchestra, numbering among its members some of the most talented musicians of the city furnished music for the work, and received a hearty praise from all present. This orchestra will be a regular feature at the meetings dn the future and will be greatly appreciated by all the mem' bers. The work of the guards under the direction of Capt. D. B.

King was excellent and loudly applauded. The Roll Call. At the call of the roll many faces that had not been seen In the lodge room for years, answered with a short speech and all expressed their de termination to attend more regularly In the future. This feature of the ev ening was thoroughly enjoyed by 'all Old friendships were renewed and good times of the past recalled ad' ding to the good will and fellowship of all present When it came to satisfying the Inner man, great steaming bowls of oysters were served, Eugene Plowman acting as head waiter and the boys all pro nounced the banquet "out of sight." Cigars were passed around and when the midnight hours was passed and gone, the boys found it hard to break up the gathering and face the zero weather on the homeward trip. Will Entertain.

Miss Edna Elbert will, entertain the girls Of the Hoosler Stogie factory this evening at her home on KortV8th St The young ladles are looking forward Sensational Case Now Nearing End. MANY HOURS ARGUEING I A Corcult court Jury has been out since six o'clock last evening trying to arrive at a verdict in the case ot Selby Thomas 23 years old, charged ith criminal assault on thirteen year old Blanche Lillian Mannering. Thomas and his friends who wait until a late hour last night in the hope or hearing a verdict felt rewarded in the belief that the failure oC the Jury to reach an early verdict would mean his acquital, or a disagree- ment of the Jury. Others who watched the progress the trial ot Thomas were inclined to think, since the Jury seems divided for hours at least, the verdict reached may find Thomas guilty ot assault and battery. All of yesterday afternoon was occupied with argument ot the cas.

The court room was packed witt people ot all classes and ages. While the attorneys and the court were required to use the plainest kiud of talk pertaining to cases ot criminal assault it seemed to fall on willing ears In the audience ot boys and girls, parents and some grandparents, young women and young men. Court Instructs. 11. C.

Ryan, special Judge in the cane, required over half an hour tor his instructions to the Jury, the court reviewed the case from the arrest ot Thomas on the night ot September 6, last to the end of the trial. The Judge told the Jury that the second count of the affidavit made two charges, one of rape and one of plain assault and battery. Further oik in the instructions for the Jury the court expluined that.lt two degrees of crime were considered by the Jury that there would be no doubt on which degree to make a finding. The court also said: "In this case the defendant enters upon his trial clothed Ith this presumption of Innocence. It attends and remains with hlso step by step throughout this trial.

And it is your duty, if it can be consistently, done, to reconcile the evidence on the theory that the defendant is Innocent, but If this cannot be done and the evidence so strongly tends to establish his guilt beyond reasonable doubt then It Is your duty to convict him." Judge Ryan then reviewed some of the testimony, particularly an ex amination that Dr. Miller made. The court referred to the examlnatioa and other evidence In the technical terms, and advised the Jury that cer tain testimony concerning the con dition of the Mannering girl would not establish guilt. The court pointed out the testimony to be considered and also referred to the statutes. The different forms of criminal assault and baitters were dead.

Crime Cannot be Excused. Judge Ryan eald that character. standing and kind ot man on trial would not screen the defendant if guilty, and that previous record does not excuse crime. Armetong Incident, Judge Ryan also spoke of the testimony ot Frank Armstrong on the witness stand and said that his testimony regarding an alleged criminal relation he had with the Mannering girl should not be considered as evidence but only as an incident of the trial. M.

P. Aid Met. The M. P. Ladies' Aid met yester-day afternoon with Mrs.

Sarah Well at her home on South street and en-Joyed a very delightful session, After carefully1 handling all of the business that was brought up the ladles were served to a delicious luncheon by the hostess. The meeting was well Divorced Couple Try Again. MARRIED LAST NIGHT Emerson says something to the ef feet that the man who never changes his mind, is a man who never goes foreward or never progresses. This ho doubt applies to the fair sex also and deals with a mental conversion along any line.vIn other words, hap py art they who when they are wrong change their mental attitude, and It Is to be hoped that this will apply to Wm. D.

and Gertrude. Lehman who were married In this city last night and will continue to make Elwood their future home. Separation Secured. During last October, Mrs. Lehman was granted a divorce from her hus band in the county courts on' the grounds of cruelty and failure to provide.

The suit was not filed on the tpur of the moment, but after due de liberation by the woman. It seems that for some reason, the home life of the couple was not happy and finally the wife sought and procured the seperatlon. Later when the home had been broken up and the wife found herself the supporter of two children, she began living over again In memory the years of married life. In time she concluded that the husband atone had not been to blame. He also a short time after the granting of the divorce arrived at the same conclusion and eventually a mutual reconciliation was brought about.

As a result the man and woman yesterday Journeyed to the county seat where less than three months ago the matrimonial ties had been severed and there they secured a li cense to re-marry. The ceremony was performed In this city Ta'ft' night and every indications now Is that the past diffierences will be forgotten and that the future will be brighter for the more perfect understanding that now exists between the two. ASK LICENSE Several Saloon Men Ap peared Yesterday. BLACK TRIAL SET ASIDE In Circuit court today counsel for the prosecution and defense asked that the case of William A Black man ager of the Business Men's Club charged In a grand Jury indictment with conducting a "blind tiger" be continued until next Wednesday. The request was granted.

Wanted liquor License. Black with several other former sa kxmkeepers filed applications for liquor licenses yesterday. Black was the only applicant to file a bond with his application. About a dozen other applicants concluded by filing their ap plications yesterday they would stand In a position to get licenses quickly if the Supreme court holds the local option law unconstitutional. But ap plications must be accompanied by bond in order to be considered.

How ever, all applications are out of order and of no avail at this time. The com mlssioners yesterday disposed of the applications, as they did with several others since the county was voted dry, by refusing the applicants and making record that they were refused because of Mccal option law. Black gave notice of appeal as did othr applicants and the applications wiU le dormant until the Supreme W. a A. to the city under the new ordin ance.

The city attorney who formerly re ceived a year will only receive $300, the garbage master was cut from $600 to 500 and that of the street commissioner from $720 to 600 a year. The chief of the fire department will receive as before J780, the assistant chief 1750 and the hose- men $720 per year. The salary of the custodian of the city building which heretofore has been $600 was cut to $o00 and after the first of the year the police commissioners will be cut from $150 a year to $100. Miscellaneous Business, An ordinance was also passed fixing bond to be given by the treasurer at $25,000 and that of the clerk at $5,000. A communication as received from the mayor by the council approving and sanctioning the ordinance regulating loitering and the amending and fixing of auctioneer's fees.

The mayor also gave his stamp of approval to the ordinance transferring funds for the 1910 tax levy. An ordinance was passed approp riating $12.64 for the balance of the salary which the city owes the secretary of the health board. Five dollars was appropriated for expenses in the police department and $33 for addi tional election expenses for the re cent municipal election Anything You Want. The Elwood merchants are out in their holiday attire and the Christ mas will certainly find in this city a range of goods suitable for gifts that will please all classes and all sizes of purses. The displays are very pleasing and complete and at prices which the goods are quoted they are quite reasonable.

It should Indeed be easy for the one that is shopping to find the goods that he needs and all one has to do is to make a visit to the many stores. The elegant displays will offer a sugges tlon to all. Rev. Bogue Elected. The Separate Baptist church of South Elwood called a meeting last Tuesday night In order to attend to some business 'matters, among which they elected Rev.

Omer Bogue of this city as Moderator and also called him to pastor over the flock. They made no mistake in selecting Rer. Bogue he Is an able minister and will be the means of adding many souls to the fold of God and as members of the church. Rev. Bogue, although a bar ber by trade, was the means of the Separate Baptism church organizing in West Elwood, he organized there with about 16 members The church now has aboutr 60 or 70 members.

Got -tp Texas. Word has been received from Earl and Joe Gregg who left for San An tonlo, Texas, last week, stating that they arrived safely and are pleased with the place and the surroundings, They state that as yet there has been no frost there and that the weather is ideal. Mr. Gregg went to Texas in the hopes ot finding the climate bene flcial to his health and says that he Is feeling greatly Improved. His Harvest.

The plumber has been getting in lot of good work during the past few days and Incidentally some pretty good fees. "Every dog has his and the 1 plumber'B Is a "cold" one meaning no disrespect to the man In overalls and an armload of wrenches. The postponed meeting of the city council 'held at the city building last evening proved as predicted, one of the busiest and most Interesting of the year. The attendance of visitor was not large, but every member of the council was present and the meeting being called to order, they got down to business which continued until a late hour. Fixlnfl of Salaries.

The most Important feature of the session was the fixing ot the salary of the city officials. This ordinance passed without a dissenting vote and now awaits the signature of the mayor to make It In force. They adjourned at ten o'clock to meet again on Thursday evening, Dec. 30. In the salary ordinance the mayor who formerly received 900 per year nrin in th future receive I1.20O ana the clerk whose salary waB720 will receive $900.

Under the law passed legislature, the duties of these two officials are greatly In fni iho additional salary was icasu bum thouKht necessary for that reason. The treasurer's salary was raised from $1,200 a year to 1 1,700 but he will be required to furnish his own assistant in the office, a portion of whose wages were formerly paid by the city. The delinquent fees which heretofore have gone to the treasurer will also ELECT OFFICERS, Holy Grail Boys Arrange for Reception Soon. Last evening at their club rooms the Knights of the. Holy Grail elected the following officers for the ensuing term.

Vice Knight Commander, Earl Whlteman; Keeper of Scrool, Frank Zerface; King Authur, Lloyd Zerface; Knight Commander, Joe Stretcher; Knight of the Purse, Roscoe Proctor; Prelate, Rev. J. A. Sumwalt; Herald, Boyd Cochran; Esquire Ralph Brown and Page, George Zahn. The Knights are now preparing for a reception In honor of the newly elee ted officers which will be tendered by the retiring ones on Dec.

20. This will be in the nature ot a pillow shower, and it is hoped that the knights will receive a large number of fancy pll lows which will be used for decorat ing their club rooms. WIRES ARE 8NAPPING. The Trolley Wires West -of the City Have Given Lots of Trouble. The trolley wires of the traction line have been giving the company a good deal of trouble and especially lias this been true in the vicinity of Hobbe.

This morning the trains were late owing to a broken wire and this has occurred on several occasions. The wires are said to be rotten and badly In need of replacement. At other points along the line the name trouble has been experienced. Elected Officers. Elwood W.

R. C. No. 177 met at the G. A.

Dec, 6th, with a large attendance and elected the following officers: President Margarette Rich. Sen. Vice President Margarette Mc-Calllster. Jun. Vice President Etta Wilton.

Treasurer -MarJorle L. Meany. Chaplin Sallle Hollingsworth. Conductor Christina Lamb. Guard Rose nesting.

First, Delegate Hattle Thompson. Second Delegate Hanah Funston. First Alternate Christina lamb. Second Alternate-Lydia Baylor. go a to a most enjoyable evening.

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