Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 62

ARE GOING A MERRY CLIP Factory Fund Being Pledged by Many Decatur Boosters

BATTLE HALF WON List is Growing and the Loyal Boys Working IS NO ESCAPE FOR ANY ONE If Decatur Raises the Money Chance s are Good for Locating Gas Engine Factory. The fifty thousand dollar factory fund lot sale is traveling at a clip that surprises even the most sanguine. The list of pledge signers yesterday disposed of eighty-six lots and the additions today will carry the number to at least one hundred and twentyfive. This means that the battle is half won and half won before we have had time to get a good fair start. Just wait until the frisky lot sale boomers get their blood circulating and the pace they will set will make you dizzy. At a second meeting the Pleag.Committee, a list of eligible lot buyers was carefully prepared, and as 3 pointer now to those who have not adorned n ribbon, we can but say there is no escape. The only sure way we know of, to afoid signing the pledge is to jump in the St. Marys river. But do not adopt such severe treatment. Sign the pledge. Be a genuine booster with every other mother s son, whose only endeavor is to build up Decatur and make the city still better. The factory committee firmly believes that if Decatur is able to do her part, that the location of the proposed gas engine factory is assurred. But we must be ready. We must be la position to contract on a moment 3 notice, and of course, before the factory committee can absolutely agree to carry out any kind of a contract with them, they must have assurances back of them that are giltedged. It is in the interest then of every business man. every real estate owner, every contractor, builder a. 1 every laborer to come to the front They must come to the front and identify themselves with this great movement to make Decatur expand and grow. Roll of Honor. F. M. Schirmeyer, W. P. Schrock, J. T. Meyers, J. D. Dailey, Dr. D. D. Clark, C. A. Dugan, L. G. Ell Ingham. .. F. V. Mills, Frank Mills, D. Schmidt, Dr. Roy Archbold, E. X. Ehinger, B. Kai ver, H. F. Callow, J. T. Merryman, T. M. Reid, Kuebler, Moltz Co., Marcella Kuebler, E. F. Gass, W. H Fledderjohann, Mann & Christen, J. H. Yager, James M. Rice, Charles Rinehart. C. S. Niblick, B. J. Smith, W. H. Ward, D. W. Beery, Frank Stone, *L R. Asfabaucher, J- B. Meibers, 1 C. Kauffman, Schafer Hardware Co., A. D. Artman, Charles Patton, E H. Leßrun, Marin Weiland, Laurence Voglewede, H. F. Linn, Arthur Half. " r -n Spuller, • Feterson,

J. F. Lachot, Herbert S. Lachot, Charles B. Yobst, C. D. Lewton, H. A. Fuhraan, L. L. Baumgartner, Eli Meyer, Dr. Bprt Mangold, D. E. Studabaker. Jeff Bryson, P. J. Hyland, P. L. Macklin, W. J. Archbold, Isadora Kalver, G. W. Roop, Earl G. Coverdale, Marcus Mayer, S. E. Shamp, Elzey & Vance, John Staker, E. Fritzinger, Chas, F. Smith, Dan Niblick, Names Added Today. JoKn H. Graber, Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Clark J. Lut?, R. K. Erwin, Thomas Leonard, N. C. Anderson, Charlie Voglewede, David Gerber, C. Radamacher, John Niblick, M. Kirsch, Thomas F. Ehinger, J. B. Holthouse, Smith Bros., . T. C. Corbett, Dick Neptune, Jesse C. Sutton, John Moser, Kirsch & Sellemeyer, O. L. Kirsch, Dan R. Vail. Nick Miller. Daniel N. Erwin. L. N. Grandstaff. J. R. Coffee. Eugene F-unyon. Charles F. True. Wesley E. Hoffman. C. D. Murray. o— SIX OCLOCK DINNER Given by Mrs. Nichols Last Evening OTHER EVENTS IN SOCIETY Brice Thomas Gave a Birthday Party —Historical Club Held Intereating Session. A Thought for Today. Be noble! and the nobleness that lies In other men, sleeping but never dead Will rise in majesty to meet thine own; Then wilt thou see it gleam in many eye”, Then will pure light around p-it-x be shed. And thou wilt nevermore be sad and lone.—J. R. Lowell. A very charming dinner of last evening was the one given by Mrs. Fred Nichols, at six o’clock, at her home on North Tenth street. The color scheme of green was carried out very nicely throughout the dinner. The guests were Messrs, and Mesdames Dan Beery, spn and daughter; John Meyers and son, Dallas Hower, Misses Flossie Bollinger and Margaret Mills. The March section of the Ladies Mite Society of the M. E. church will entertain the ladies and their friends at the home of Mrs. McKean 3 n Fourth street, Friday afternoon at two o’clock. All ladies are invited to be present and spend a social houi. Mesdames Tague and Reid will be hostesses at the meeting of the La- ! dieD AM Society of the Presbyterian ! church at the home cf the former on I Friday afternoon. ! T he members cf the Historical (C.ntinjed on pago 3.1

Decatur, Indian*, Wednesday t*vwing March 13. 1907.

THE SUPREME COURT DECISION Falls to Sustain Judge Artman's Decision. At Washington, the Supreme court of the United States has announced a decision in the case of Delamator against the state of SotAh Dakota which seems to put a quietus on the recent decision of Judge Artman of Lebanon, that a state has not the right to license the selling of intoxicating liquors. The court holds that a state has the right to impose a license on dealers in intoxicating liquors. The court holds that the selling of liquors is not interstate business, but state business, and subject to the police regulations of the state. It is clear from the decision that if the Indiana case should be carried to the Supreme court the Artman decision would not be sustained. INJURED IN WRECK Decatur Man in Interurban Collision ON THE LIMA & TOLEDO Caused by Dense Fog—A Number Were Badly Injured—Company Tried to Suppress News. August Schlagel of this city, was injured slightly in a wreck which occurred two miles east of New Haven on the Lima & Toledo interurban railroad about five o’clock last evening. Mr. Schlagel has not arrived home yet, but it is not believed his injuries are at all serious. This morning's Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette told of the wreck as follows: In the midst of a dense fog, which was almost impenetrable, a limited car on the Lima & Toledo interurban road crashed into a local car two miles east of New Haven shortly before 5 o’clock last evening. A halfdozen persons were injured rather seriously and a score were bruised. The most seriously hurt are: Albert Beckman, Lima, 0., motorman of the local car; three ribs broken.

Charles Bowlus, Lima, €>., motorman on the limited car, one rib broken. Mrs. Henry Eloemkei, 1211 Lafayette street, Fort Wayne, Ind., bad gash in forehead and sever/ bruises About the body. Mrs. I. E. Sprague, Monroeville, hurt about the head and legs. Miss Winona Cameron, New Haven, teacher of the Helmick school, east of New Haven, severely bruised. Mr. Edwin Fisher, 344 West Berry street. Fort Wayne, cut about head and bruised. Most of those injured were on the local car and among those who sustained slight hurts were Miss Sadie Wood of Dixon, O.; E. A. Saltsman, Dayton, O.; W. M. Huffman, Fort Wayne; H W. Bates, a traveling man; August Schiagod, Decatu.'; E. M. Butler and wife of Ottawa, O.; Andrew Adamski, Payne, O.; E. W. Itump, Lima, €>.; C. Mix, New Haven; H. C Richmond. completely tied up traf.c on the ’ • 1, not a single car reaching Fort Wayne after that hour. Officials of the Lima & Toledo company, which is entirely separate from the Fort Wayne companies, not only refused to give out information regarding the wreck but when asked regarding the matter stated that no wreck had occurred at all but that the tie-up was due to trouble on the high tension wires. o NATHANIEL ROBISON IS DEAD Well Known Citizen of Monroe Township is Called. Nathaniel Robison, aged fifty years and a resident of Monroe township died Tuesday at noon after an illness of several months’ duration, ieath resulting from that dread dlsoase consumption. He was a single min and made his home with relatives. He was a well respected citizen of Monroe township and was held ini the high esteem of all who knew him.' The funeral services were held today at the M. E. church at Monroe, at one thirty o'clock, and interment was made in the Ray cemetery.

A FEW OF THEM Synopsis of Some of Indiana’s New Laws THE TWO CENT RAILROAD FARE i Annual Examination of Private Bank* —Public Depository—Other I Law* Good and Bad -J The pure food bill to (prevent the manufacture and sale ofy Adulterated or misbranded foodstuffs, is similar to the national pure food An appropriation of $15,000 is soade to the State board of health to. enforce the provisions of the act The “blind tiger’’ act prohibits the selling of liquor without a license and paves the way for convictions for violations of its provisions. It is aimed at liquor selling drug stores, clubs, quart shops and establishments having no legal standing. This law Is now in effect. Annual examinations of the private banks of Indiana are madt compulsory by the banking act and In addition to these the auditor of state may make as many subsequent examinations of any bank as he may see fit.. Such a law is calculate I to protect, depositors. The 2- cent fare act m kes 2 cents the maximum charge that may be made a mile by steam roads when tickets are bought. If cash is paid on trains, the conductor must charge an additional one-half cent a mile, but thia excess shall be covered by a rebate slip, redeemable at any office of the carrier at any time. The railroad commisaieu- bill reinforces the act of two years ago, by which the railroad commission was created. Broad powers are given the commissioners in the matter of fixing rates on Its own initiative. This, perhaps, is the striking feature of the bill. The measure also makes enforceable the rules and orders of the commission. The public depository act applies to all counties and to all funds, including those of the township, town, city, school town and school city, county and state. Boards of finance are created In each corporation to have the custody of funds and to place them on deposit to yield Interest of at least 2 per cent bn dal.y balances, of 2is per cent on semi-annual time deposits and of 3 per cent on annual time deposits. The primary election act is mandatory in Marion, Vanderburg, Vigo and Allen counties and optional in the other counties of the state. Under its provisions nominees for township, city, county, judicial and legislative offices shall be selected by direct primaries under official control just as other elections are conducted. Exceptions are made of state and congressional offices and of legislative offices, where the district comprises more than one county. With the adjournment of the leg- ; Islature, which marked the final collapse of both the Purdue and Indiana . university medical college propositions, is heard a well-defined rumor 1 that a compromise proposition is un- , der consideration by the warring educational factions, which, if adopted, would give neither Purdue nor Indiana that for which both have been contending, but which would advance i the cause of medical education in Indiana and lay the foundation for a strong school of medicine. Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the 1 state board of health, is elated over the action of the legislature in enacting into laws’ the numerous bills that were designed to protect the health of the people of the state. Every important measure that was proposed by the state board of health was passed and Dr. Hurty explains that it means much to the health of the state. In speaking of the work of the session of the General Assembly just closed. Dr. Hurty said: “Health boards, health officers and all those who are interested in protecting the people against preventable diseases, will be wel isatlsfied with the piblic health legislation passed by the Sixty£f:h jGaieral Assembly.”

THE FATE OF TERRELL SETTLED Judge Erwin to Hear Motions In the Ca»e Friday The fate of John W. Terrell so far as the charge of murder is concerned may be definitely settled Friday afternoon when Judge Erwin of Decatar, will be here to hear a motion in the case. The defendant's attorneys are contending that the case now on the docket is there illegally and if this contention is held the case will be dismissed and there is little likelihood of it ever getting back on and then so far as the murder charge is concerned Terrell will be free. He will be under ,the disability of Inwralty, however, and will be In reality little more “free" than he has been since conviction unless he should regain his mental powers.—Bluffton News. . o ABOUT APRIL IOTH. Two Hundred and Eighty New Laws Passed ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED PAGES Secretary of State Now Busy Making Copy for the Acts of the Legislature Just Closed. •,■>■ a ' ' . , ■ -■ f On or before April 10, 1907, the acts passed by the General Assembly just closed will be published and will be laws. At least this is the date set yesterday by Frank I. Grubbs, secretary of state, who has handled the copy for enough legislatures to be able to tell pretty well just about when the a/jts wITI Ye published. Two years ago the record was brolsen by a publication of the acts April 15. The gain will be about five days this year, owing, in part, to the fact that while there are more chapters to the book —more new acts —than two years ago, there will not be the number of pages. The codification commission bills, of which there were five, make the 1905 acts a volume of some 900 pages. Mr. Grubbs estimates that the 1907 acts will be a volume of about 500 pages. In all, the book will contain about 280 chapters, each of which is an act. At noon yesterday Mr. Grubbs had 220 acts in the hands of the state printer, and he expected to have by this morning about 250 chapters ovo this morning about 250 over to the printer.

The final proof has been read on 183 pages of the acts, which includes 155 chapters. The first proof has been read on 163 chapters. This is a showing about four days better than the showing made at the corresponding time two years ago. “Owing to the fact that most of the laws become effective when they are published, that is, when the book of acts is printed, there is great interest as to the exact date of the publication,” said Mr. Grubbs. “Os course, I can not tell the very uate of the publication, but it will in all probability be before April 10, five days earlier than any other previous record.” o HE IS HOME AND HAPPY Dr. Vizard the Recipient of Some Very Hand»ome Pre»ents. Representative Vizard is home and happy. He comes also as the possessor of a set of the finest surgical instruments that you ever saw, and In addition to that, a handsome Suit case. These were presented to him by several of hi 3 close legislative friends, some of whom had at various times been ill, and Dr. Vizard was both physician and friend to them. He appreciates the gifts highly, especially as they came without the least knowledge upon his part that they intended to perpetrate such kindly favors upon him. The Dr. was quite a fellow among the minority boys in the house, and where he made a’ 'good record as a member of that legislative body. . „' 1 ’’ 4

Frank McConnell returned this morning from a businses trip tc Berne.

A DAY IN OUR FACTORIES Furnace Plant Will Soon Begin Operation in Earnest

A FLAG IN EVERY SCHOOL According to a Law Passed by the Legislature. When Captain Walace Foster’s flag bill introduced in the bouse by Mr. Caylor, was pased by the senate last Saturday a little scene was enacted. Captain Foster who is known as the original flag man, produced a large silk flag, and gave it to Ulysses Barr, a diminutive page, who mounted a high stool and waved the flag vigorously. The senate applauded. Captain Foster then thanked the senate for its action. He said: “You have honored yourself and the great state of Indiana.” Captain Foster then mounted the president’s stand and presented the flag which had been waved by young Barr to Lieutenant Governor Miller.

The bill provides that every school house In the state be furnished with a United States flag not less than six feet long and that these flags wave on every state and national holiday. It requires every board of schol trustees to buy a flag for its schools. When not floated from the school building, ■the flag shall be displayed in the principal room or assembly hall of the school. The bill provides heavy fines for mutilating or destroying flags owned by school corporations. Mr. Caylor who Introduced the bill says that many schools have no flags to display and that many of the flags now owned by schools ar© torn and dirty and should be replaced by new ones. o SIGNING THE BILLS Governor Hanly Signed Twenty-Five Yesterday TREASURER SALARY BILL A LAW Some Forty Bills Yet to be Considered —No Appointments to be Made at Present. Although he was interrupted at least a dozen times yesterday by callers Governor Hanly found time to sign twenty-five the forty or more bills that were in his hands Mon day evening when the legislature adjourned. One of the most Important of all the bills signed was the so-called “county treasurers’ ” salary bill, which increases the salary of all county treasurers with the exception of two or three. The increases were made necessary by the enactment of :he public depository law, which will prevent treasurers from retaining any of the Interest on public funds in their possession. The governor has some forty bills still under consideration. Those that are not acted upon by next Saturday night will become laws without his signature. Under the constitution he has five days after the close of the session in which he may sign bills, veto them or permit them to become laws without his signature. This applies to bills that did not reach him in time for action during the session. In case he vetoes any, such bills with the vetoes accompanying will be deposited with the secretary of state, to be acted upon by the general assembly of 1909. Governor Hanly told the multitude of visitors that called to see him that he would not consider the question of appointments to any of the places created by the new acts until after the bills which he now has under consideration have been disposed of. ’ .’ .' o ..The; qtorm last evening put a number cf telephones and electric lights out of commission. The storm was a genuine old-fashioned summer storm and the lightning at times was

Price Two Cepts

FOR BUSY SEASON Whip Stock Factory Behind With Orders FILLER FACTORY ON THE HUSTLE Running Day and Night—Other Factories Gutting Ready for the Biggest Year in History. The Furnace factory that has been under construction for several months will soon be ready for business. All the machinery has arrived and been placed in position ready for installation. The pattern room and machinery department are equipped and ready for business, and as soon as the motors arrive, which will be within two weeks, the factory will start work. In the moulding room the men are busily engaged lining the furnace and after this is done this part of the new factory will be complete. When running at full blast the Furnace factory will employ about fifty men and the weekly pay roll will rub the SSOO mark pretty close. The Buckeye Whi# Stock Co., which moved to this city from Van Wert, early this yMA a>nd located in the Lynch addition, is a concern well worthy of mention. At this place whip stocks are manufactured from timber and prepared ready for the lash before leaving the factory. There is a large demand for these stocks, especially in the western states and we are informed by A. M. York, the manager, that he is six months behind on orders. Ten men are employed here, with a large weekly pay roll and this new industry, while yet on a small scale, is a great benefit to our city. This is absolutely the only factory of the kind In Indiana. The Decatur Filler factory is at present running day and night to meet the large demands for their goods. The services of twenty men and seventeen girls are required to operate the plant. The weekly pay roll of this factory and the Heading factory included, exceeds SSOO. The Heading factory employs 50 men. The Krick & Tyndall tile mill is In full operation, and in fact, has been all winter, employing from 30 to 50 men all the time. The pay roll of this concern aggregates about S4OO per week, and is certainly an industry of consequence. At the Van Camp Machine & Foundry Works 18 men are given employment and the weekly pay roll is about $250. This concern manufactures articles that are in great demand, and the men are kept busy filling orders that are received dally. The Julins Haugk stone quarry will be in operation next month, and Mr. Haugk states that he will employ a large force of men if he can get them. If anyone tells you that he can’t find employment in Decatur with all the above enterprises existing here, he is not making an effort to find it. The future for Decatur looks better today than ever before, and let every citizen put forth an effort to advance the interests of our little city, by encouraging the movements on foot to locate new factories here. SAYS RAILING WAS RELEASED Dispatch From Little Rock Says Boston Has Let Him Go. The Chicago Tribune is author! y for the statement that Tom Railing, the big pitcher from this city, who signed with Boston Americans was leased last night. No reasons are given in the dispatch and the fans here refuse to believe it. Tom pitched part of the game at Little Rock yesterday, the Bostons winning 11 to ■ f 2. Further news is being awaited by the many enthusiasts here. A message was received by ->ijr ’ Railing this afternoon statins Tom would arrive home this