Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 25 March 1907 — Page 1

DECA DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 71

CLOSE OF THE CAR GN Smoker and General Round up ToNight

YOU ARE NEEDED Everyone Interested Attend the Last Session AT COMMERCIAL CLUB ROOMS There Will be No Secrets —All Questions Cheerfully Answered—Possession of Patterson Land Obtained. Have you given your pledge to buy a lot, or are you thinking of attending the sale tomoirow and by purcialng the sale tomorrow and by purchaing one of these lots materially assist the future of Decatur? It so, your presence is earnestly desired at the Smoker and final wind-up of the campaign at the Commercial Club rooms tonight There is nothing secret about this sale, everything has and will be done open and above board. You are privileged to ask any question which may come to your mind and it will be cheerfully answered by those who have the sale in charge. Come tonight. You may be able to suggest something of benefit. We are all working together in this great cause, shoulder to shoulder, that’s why we are going to win, for in union there is strength. The various committees will make

their reports tonight and the final details for Decatur’s big holiday completed. A perfect deal, with immediate possession will be given to every purchas- ■ ar and they may even use the lots while paying for them. When the Patterson addition was purchased, John Conrad held a lease on same, which did not expire until next January, and some trouble has been experienced in securing the cancellation of this lease, but by the continuous and earnest efforts of the committee full possession has been obtained and any person buying one of these beautiful lots in the south part of the city . may immediately build or improve his lot in any way. Much credit is due

the committee for their part in satis- i factorily arranging this deal. 1 The spirit of improvement in Deca- i tur Is on and property values are sure i to Increase rapidly. There r ill be no 1 hitch in Decatur’s progress from this i time on. New factories are to be se- < cured, many new families wil. locate here, everyone will have work at good wages and the greatest period in De- i catur’s history Is about to dawn. Buy i a lot at tomorrow's sale and In doing 11 so, you help this great project and at |i the same time make an investment for i which you will always be glad. Not a i thing has been left undone to make j the sale a success and now it's up to I; you. Buy a lot whether you have! pledged or not. That makes no differ-. ence. You still have an opportunity to prove your loyalty to the city, to the community and to yourself. ! This is our last plea. It’s effect will I be known tomorrow. Make up youi , mind. Come to the Smoker tonight. Buy a lot tomorrow. Help boom De catur. Be a man among men, one your fellow citizens will point out with pride. And be happy ever afterwards.

Names Added Today. W. J. Vesey. Maggie Vesey. hi i r -o- — MURDER AT SPRINGFIELD. ILL Springfield. 111.. March 25,-Peter Clark shot and killed Mrs. Hill on an interurban car south of this citj to■ Both were prominent society peop e and members of the same church choir. Clark and Mrs. Hill were clandestine lovers. she had been separated from her husband, but was seeking a recon ciliation, and was returning from a visit to her former busband when Clark saw her and turned murderer. Clark and Mr. Hill are both Masons and membrs of the same church. ARRESTS ARE TO BE MADE TODA' Dover, Dela., March 25. Pinkertons ,vork on the Marvin kidnapping e declare that arrests will be ma v night. They say t hat ' e rs of Marvin seem to know thP CaSe -

I HERNE BOYS IN A RUNAWAY One Received Broken L g—Others Were Bruis . Melville Brenner, son f Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brenner on Main street, had his right leg broken, just above the ankle, in a runa ,y accident Thursday afternoon. Young Brenner I is a junior in the Berne bight school and on account of the absence of Supt. Kizer, Melville, in company with Albert Winteregg and Olive Schug, went on a fishing trip to the Wabash river, near Linn Grove. The boys had a horse and buggy belonging to the injured boy’s father and everything moved along nicely until the boys were on their homeward journey near the M. R. E. cemetery, where they ’ had halted for a few moments to pay ' a visit to the city of the dead. When ’ they were about to start for town the horse made a short turn, throwing over the rig and ran with the buggy upside down. The boys were spilled 1 out on the road and young Brenner sustained the fracture. Young Schug ’ escaped with a few bruises, and Winnie was more fortunate, being unin- ' jured. The top of the rig was torn ’ off and the outfit was otherwise damaged.—Berne News. RECEIVING LETTERS > — McGonagle Asked to Make k

Race for Congress 1 ] < ARE STILL AFTER HARRIMAN ; 1 H. E. Barnard of Indiana Given a Place Under the Pure Food 1 Law. 1 < 1 Washington, March 25. —Charles A. , McGonagle of Muncie, deputy auditor j for the postoffice department, is re- j ceiving numerous letters .from the ( Eighth district suggesting that he j make the race for the Republican nom- (

ination for congress. While he has been a regular Republican and has voted for George W. Cromer he could not be called a factionist. He says that he is not a congressional aspirant and that he is well satisfied with his present position. , Washington, March 25. —The ad ministration will not give up its pur suit of Edward H. Harriman. He may soon have to confront prosecution in the courts. The question now is whether the disclosures before the In terstate Commerce Com.nission In the investigation of the Harriman system are sufficient to warrant legal proceed ings under the interstate commerce laws, the Sherman anti-trust act oi the constitution and laws of Illinois Two weeks hence the Investigation | will be resumed in Washington at the I point where it ceased the last of Feb : ruary after Mr. Harirman gave his tes timcny in New York. The date set 1 for the resumption of the investigation is Thursday, April 4, and it is thought that Harriman will then come tc Washington.

Washington, March 25.—The secre tary of Agriculture has written to H E. Barnard, Indiana state chemist, ask ing him to take service with the de partment as a first-class chemist un der the pure food law. The depart ment desires the services of Mr. Bar nard outright, but if he prefers to re . main with the state he may accep' service with the government undei ’ the per diem plan, which would meat i that he would receive pay at the rate • of $lO » day for services performec t for the government. , oArrangements for the big hors** salt . to be held Friday at the Decatur Horst Sale Company’s stable son First street have been completed and the salt f .remises to be a hummer in all re spects. A large number of horses hav« s been secured and as a large numbei , of horsemen have written that thej , would be present, the success of th* e sale is assured. If you are in need o v a good horse or have one for sale, b< | present

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, March 25, 1907.

JAMESTOWN IS NOT ON THE MAP Some Facts of Interest Concerning First Town of United States. Many people are looking on the map to find where Jamestown, Va., is located. They will not find it on any map, for there is no town there. It was the first permanent settlement in the United States, on an island in the James river, thirty-seven milqs northwest of Norfolk. It is the site of a Spanish settlement founded tn 1526, but was soon abandoned. The Ixmdon company sent out a cojony of gentlemen who landed there May 13th, 1607, and formed the oldest permanent English settlement in the United States. The colony grew slowly and suffered from disease and famine, which prevailed until the settlers concluded to till the ground for a living instead of hunting for gold. It was burned during the Bacon rebellion In 1676. The only relics of it are the towers of the church and a few tombs. o — GIVES UP FIGHT

Captain Mihm Preaches Farewell Sermon WILL GO TO ST LOUIS End of a Three-Cornered Spectacular Contest Among Religious Sects — The Mission Wins Out. Capt. Mihm of the American Sa’ration Army, delivered his farewell sermon last night to a few of the faithful who gathered. Today the barracks were closed and the captain will go to St. Louis, where he will do city mission work. He was utterly disgusted with Decatur as a site for a barracks and said no effort will be made to continue a branch here. And so ends a rather sensational series of events In a religious warfare in which the Mission has driven from the field all competitors. About a years ago Capt. Mihm arrived here and began work. He opened a barracks, was insistent, earnest and soon had quite an army. Prospects seemed bright until early winter when Rev. Hopkins, wife and daughter came to town and opened the Mission hall. For a time both seemed to be prospering, then the Booth army heard of the fertile fields here and also made a spectacular entry but gave up after a few weeks. Hopkins got crossways with his congregation and left suddenly and for a few days the interest dwindled, Capt. Mihm’s army picking up again, but another evangelist, a Mr. Roberts, appeared and soon revived the old-time spirit which since flourished. They are now holding street meetings and seem to have put both Salvation armies out of commission in Decatur. They gave up their quarters in the Morrison block, these rooms having been rented by the interurban company as a depot. Capt. Mihm made a good fight, even securing a visit here from the commander-in-chief, James Duffin and staff. Last Christmas he fed 125 families and during his stay here did many kind acts. We believe he is a Christian gentleman who will succeed in a large city like St. Louis where there is a field for his work.

WILLIAM J. BRYAN IN CHICAGO Gives His Views on the Railroad Question. Chicago, March 25. —The only political lesson in the present railroad question of federal control is that the public ought not to give up their local authority over the railroads at the request of its managers who do not want to be regulated at all, is the position taken by WilliamJ. Bryan. Bryan said today that he didn’t think federal control as advocated by Rockefeller, Harriman, Fish and others, is at all along the lines proposed by him in his Madison Square address of last fall. o MAY CONCLUDE THIS WEEK End of Thaw's Case Depends on Lunacy Hearing. New York, March 25. —Lawyers Delmas, O’Reilly and Peabody were early callers on Harry Thaw at the Tombs today. Delmas remained nearly an hour. Thaw got very busy, at once preparing a written statement. In case Judge Fitzgerald rules against a lunacy commission, it is believed the trial will be wound up this week, otherwise the case will not be concluded for at least three weeks.

INDIANA POLITIES The Work of a Newspaper Vision Writer SOME TALK OF JIM Frank Braden la Booming Durbin for Governor —Geake May be a Congressman. It is discouraging news to William S. Wells of Fort Wayne to learn that Snator John Tyndall? of Decatur, has a hankering to comt#*L>ack to the state senate for another fi>ur years, representing Allen and counties jointly. Mr. Wells represented Allen in the house during the recent session and his ambitions are to capture the Democratic nomination for joint senator next year and Bit on the other side of the state house for four years. It was understood all along that Senator Tyndall had had enough of It and would not seek renomination, but it is now reported by some of his friends that he is figuring on getting into the next year. Dr. John Vizard who represented Adams In the house, also wants to get into f be senate. If none of them are headed off there will be a three-cornered fight tor the Democratic nomination next year. Wells would have the advantage in Allen county by reason of living there and having a wide acquaintance, but should'there be a fight Adams County would give him the icy stare. There is going to be something doing in political circles in the Twelfth district within a very few months. "Jim” Robinson, the Ft. Wayne Democrat, who was laid on the shelf by the Republican landslide of 1904, after he had served eight years in congress, is about ready to take off his coat and announce that he is wUling to -gcj Jafick to Washington and draw the $7,500 a year. When he does this the political fur is certain to begin flying. The Re-, publicans of the Twelfth would rather see the Democrats nominate any other man in the district than Robin- i son, because he campaigns twenty-four hours out of every day and does not rest on Sundays. Frank Braden, the Portland editor and politician, appears to have gone into the political boom business. He is now booming ex-Governor Winfield T. Durbin of Anderson for the Republican gubernatorial nomination next year. Col. Durbin himself has given no ; intimation that he would accept a re-, nomination and possibly he knows nothing of the efforts that Braden is | making in his behalf. But Braden is booming him just the same. “I would like to see Col. Durbin get into the race,” declared Braden. "I’m ready to take off my coat for him if he does.”

William Fruechtenicht of Ft. Wayne who was one of the three Democratic representatives from Allen county in the lower house of the last legislature, declares that he will not seek renominatlon. Asked for reason, he said: “I can’t afford to be a legislator. A man spends all his salary paying campaign assessments and his living expenses while in Indianapolis, and his losses are just what he would earn in the sixty days that he is away form his business. Not being blessed with riches I can't afford that sort of thing.” William Geake, who retired from the attorney general's office several weeks ago, has hung out his shingle In Fort Wayne and will practice law. He has ambitions to represent the Twelfth district in congress some day and the chances are that he will go after the Republican nomination in 1910 if he is alive at that time. During the four years that he was in Indianapolis he made it a point to keep in close touch with the “boys” at home. o SUNDAY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED A Happy Event at the Horace Botthoff Home. At high noon, March 24, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Betthoff, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Mary L. Lamar to Mr. Martin F. Martz, of Decatur, in the presence of a large company of friends and relatives, after which an elaborate six course dinner was served. After April Ist, Mr, and Mrs. Martz will be at home in their cottage on Indiana street in this city.

FRIGHTENED MANY ENGINEERS The White Signal May Be Changed Soon. To see a big white light loom up ahead of you, if you are an engineer and feel the cold chills run down your back and the hair rise on your head as you await the collision, and then to find out that it was only the white ■block of a signal light—that has been the experience of many a railroad engineer. Many an old engineer will tell you of the experience, and tell it graphically. It is a deception more apt to occur on misty nights, when the lights are hard to distinguish. It does not require imagination to make a white block signal, which means "go ahead,” look like a headlight, which means the shriek of the wreck whistle. This is the reason railroad men in general welcome a plan which is on foot to do away altogether with the white block signal light. The change is being discussed by railroad officials over the country, and has been approved by the General Manager’s association. The present color code of signal lights consists of red, green and white. The new colors will be red for danger, yellow for caution and green for “go ahead.” oON WRONG TRACK The Third Termers not Making Headway NOT A CANDIDATE AGAIN He Thinks the President Stands Today Where He Stood When He Made < the Declaration.

Washington, March 25. —That the third-term boomers are on the wrong track is the opinion of William Dudley Foulke of Richmond, Ind., who is here consulting with some of the nation’s leading statesmen. He spent one evening at the White House in an extended conference with the president and last night he was a guest over night at the home of Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparate, in Bal tlmore. He was seen today at the Cosmos club. There is every reason to believe that he could have a good position under the administration, probably that of first assistant secretary of the interior, if he would accept it, but he has no ambitions in that direction. He will sail from New York Thursday with his daughter for Norway, where they will spend two or three months. When asked today what he thinks of the third term talk he said: “I have no authority whatever to speak and no definite knowledge, but I believe that the president stands today ex ; actly where he stood when he made the statement that he would not be a candidate." JEWISH HOLIDAY NEXT FRIDAY Tfie Day in Some Way Resembles Protestant Easter. Friday, March 29, will be the first of the seven days devoted to the observance of the gieat Jewish feast of the Passover. This feast almost corresponds with the Christian feast of Easter and this year, being as is Easter a movable feast, it comes on the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month Nisan, as early as it ever comes in the Jewish calendar, depending on the full moon. It will be remembered by all readers of the Scripture that Pharoah, the King of Egypt, commanded that all the first born be killed, and for that reason the Jews rejoiced that the angel of mercy had spared their offspring. This injunction has been ordained for all time to come, but chiefly as an event of their liberation from the house of bondage was this Pesach feast ordained; it was subsequently celebrated also as a feast for springtime and the blossoming of all fruit and trees, and it thus becomes a law of the Jews, that from the 14th to the 21st day of Nisan (the Jewish month), the feast was to be celebrated, and that they were not permitted to eat any leavened bread; hence, the Jews, during ail ages, prepared matzos. o Mrs. Herbert Pennington returned to her home at Fort Wayne today. While here she was the guest of her son, Charles Pennington and family.

COURT HOUSE NEWS A Conversion Suit Being Tried Today ACTION IN SOME OTHER CASES Mary Clymer is Refused a Divorce— Probate Business—A Marriage License is Issued. The case of Sixby & Grumme company of Portland, vs. Hirschey Bros , et al., of Berne, a suit in conversion, demand S3OO, is being tried before a jury in the circuit court today. The suit is to recover for a gas engine used in the oil fields. Synder & Smith of Portland and D. E. Smith are attorneys for the plaintiff and Frank Cottrell of Berne and Merryman & Sutton appear for the defendants. Dyonis Schmitt, guardian of Peter Braun et al. vs. John Braun, partition of real estate, default of defendants. Adam Diehl vs. Emma Diehl, to annul fraudulent marriage, defendant failed to appear and the prosecuting attorney was ruled to answer. George A. Bohrer Brewing Company vs. Harry Cordua et al., suit on bond, demand $650, affidavit filed for change of venue from court. Mary E. Clymer vs. Wilson E. Clymer, divorce refused, finding for defendant, judgment against plaintiff for costs. Rachael Felty vs. Charles F. Felty et al., partition, summons ordered returnable first day of April term for Frost Vorhees. A final report and assessment was filled by .drainage commissioners In 'tEe David 'Werling et al., petition for drain. Nancy Sheets, guardian for Ruby V. Sheets et al., filed an inventory of personal property which was approved. Henry Lankenau, guardan for Arnold Meier, et al., filed a current report. I. N. Veley, administrator de bonis non, fur ihe W ilium J. Colins estite was ordered to file final report. A marriage license has been issued to Martin F. Martz, aged forty, to May L. Lamar, aged thirty-five. Each has been married before. The groom is an engineer and lives in this city.

SOCIETY COLUMN Miss Dessie Beery a Sunday Evening Hostess AT A SIX O'CLOCK DINNER Miss Lachot Entertained Her Club— Mi s s Lucile Hale Hostess for Menu-ate Club. BY PERLE BURDG. Another prettily appointed dinner of last evening was the one given by Miss Dessie Beery of West Monroe street, to a small company of friends, at six o'clock. The dinner was very nicely served in three courses, and the dining room was artistically decorated with cut flowers. Miss Carrie Nichols was the honored guest. The members of the Historical Club will meet tomorrow evening at the Library Club rooms. Miss Lilah Lachot proved to be a very charming hostess Saturday evening at her home on West Monroe street. A large bowl of pink carnations and green foliage entertwined, occupied the center of the dining table. The dinner was served in three courses. The guests were: Miss Bessie Baumgartner and Anna Amspaugh, and Messrs. Otis Dibble, Harry Welty and Burt Niblick. | The members of the Menu-ates were pleasantly entertained Saturday even-

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Ing at a six o’clock dinner given by Miss Lucile Hale at her home on Fifth street. No one but the members were present. The Pythian Sisters are earnestly urged to be present tonight at their regular meeting, for there will be important business transacted. Remember, this evening. The Womans’ Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday afternoon, March 26, at the home of Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer. The following program will be given: Paper, Africa, Mrs. Eva Orcutt; music, Miss Bess Schrock; paper, The Lord’s Money, Mrs. Addie Blackburn; reading, Mrs. Alice Peterson; reception committee, Mesdames Schirmeyer, Ida Beavers, and Miss Catharine Christn. Fifteen ladies of the Antique Quilting club were royally entertained by Mrs. W. W. Stewart on Friday instead of Tuesday, as was announced, last week. Quilting, comfort knotting and rag sewing were in the order of the day. It is amazing what fifteen pairs of willing hands can do in a day. A fine twelve o’clock dinner was served and all did ample justice to the occasion, except' one delicate member, whose appetite failed after eating the third piece of chicken. There being a newly wedded bride present, the younger members of the club gave her a grand serenade before adjournment. The club will meet with Mrs. E. W. Jackson of rural route 9, on Tuesday, March 26th. Those present were Mesdames J. Johnson, E. W. Jackson, S. Traster, J. Wolf, P. J. Frisinger, S. Lichtenberger, B. Workinger, M Woods, P. Workinger, and Misses Eva Stewart, Olive Standifrd. Bessie Jackson, Minnie Johnson and Ada Stewart. Invited guests were Mrs. D. Beil of Van Wert, and Mrs. L. Snyder of Wren, Ohio. - HE WAS ACQUITTED

Court Martial Exonerates Penrose RENDERS FURTHER FINDINGS Washington Lawyers Will Ask That Supreme Court Dismiss Writ of Error Filed by Rues. Washington, March 25.—The senate committee on military affairs today received from the acting secretary of war, a copy of a telegram from General McCaskey, concerning the Major Penrose court martial. The telegram says that Penrose was exonerated, but that the court martial found that “the shooting up of Brownsville was done by soldiers of the 25th infantry, colored, which the president discharged without honor.” Washington, March 25. —A. R. Brown local attorney for A. B. Rues, the San Francisco boss, said today that upon instruction from San Francisco, he will ask the Supreme court to dismiss Ruef's writ of error. It is expected that proceedings of some other character will then be instituted. THAD BUTLER TO RETURN Will Launch Morning Paper at Huntington. A Huntington special says: “Thad Butler, who for nearly twenty-five years was editor of the Huntington Herald, is soon to return to his old home from Boulder, Colo., where he had been living for the last eighteen months, and the talk is that his return has a political significance attached to it. He intends to start a morning newspaper here and in doing so he will be a competitor of his son, Hugh Butler, to whom he sold the Herald. The elder Butler was a warm supporter to Congressman Fred Landis, but his son, when he came into possession of the Herald, did not show any great amount of enthusiasm for the young Logansport statesman. As a result the Landis faction has been out In the cold as far a having an organ of their own is concerned. It is currently reported that Thad Butler will whoop things up for the Landis people, even though Landis himself is not a candidate for congress next year. “John S. Glenn was business manager of the Herald when Thad Butler was editor. Recently Congressman Landis appointed Glenn postmaster | of Huntington ”