Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 82

PARKER’S CHARGES TRUE? — Mr. Harriman Lets Oat a Startling Secret

ACCUSE PRESIDENT Who in Turn Calls Harriman a Falsifier TO SWING NEW YORK STATE In Election of 1904—Effect of This Disclosure at This Time Baffles All Guessers. New York, April 2.—Not In years has such excitement reigned as today, ■when a letter from E. H. Harriman to Sidney Webster, was published, in which Harriman declares that Theodore Roosevelt appealed to him to save the country and the Republican party from defeat in 1904. Coming at a time, as it does, with the railroad situation in an acute stage and the eyes of the entire nation focused on Harriman and Roosevelt, the possible effect of the letter baffles the intelligent guessers. It will be remembered that on the night before the election Roosevelt answered Alton B. Parker's campaign fund speech in which he declared that the trusts were giving to the Republican campaign funds for corruption purposes, by saying that Parker’s story was atrociously false. Harriman’s letter published today says that Roosevelt’s letter to him was per- ■ sonal and he would therefore not make it public unless compelled to, but Harriman admits that it was in answer to this appeal that he collected two hundred thousand dollars to swing the votes of New York into the Republican column. All attention is now turned to the White House from where a statement is expected some time through the day. It is a question if the president can explain this ugly election snarl. Early today the Morning World got hold of the letter from a discharged stenographer of Harriman’s who had the notes of Harriman's dictation. Harriman warned the World not to publish the letter. “It wi’l do irreparable harm,” he said, “and i besides you have not got a correct

copy. That letter belongs to me and not you and If you print It, you will have to answer to the penal code for it.” When Harriman found out that his talk would not suppress the letter he telephoned to the Morning American telling them to come and get a real copy of the original. The American printed a copy of the original and now the word Is expected to come thundering from Washington In answer and that Harriman will not sit idly by and have the president make any statement he chooses, is taken for granted. Washington, D. C., April 2. —A i-opy Os the New York World with Harrl-

man’s letter and interview, was handed to the president when he arrived at his office this morning. No statement had been given out, however, up to noon. At 10 o’clock the president went to his dentist to have a troublesome molar extracted. On his return he Immediately went into session with his cabinet. It is intimated that a statement will be given out before the day ends. Washington, April 2. —Theodore Roosevelt has passed the lie to E. H. Harriman and the country has the spectacle of hearing its president openly defy the country’s greatest financier and call him a falsifier and to hear its president say that “By rights, a stronger and shorter and more ugly word should be used than the word falsifier.” Harriman wrote to a friend saying that Roosevelt told him (Harriman) that he would appoint Chauncy Depew ambassador to France in order to get Depew out of the way, and thus placate New York politicians. Harriman said Roosevelt was to do this, with Harriman putting up with the aid of financial friends, two hundred thousand dollars, with which to buy fifty thousand purchasable votes in the market in New York City. Harriman further asserts that he carried out his part of the bargain and that 50,000 votes were thus produced in New York City for the Republicans and that Roosevelt then quit Harriman cold and refused to appoint Depew. In answer to this the president gave the lie to all these assertions by making public a copy of a letter that the president wrote to Congressman Sherman of New York, last October. In this letter he said: “I understand you to say that Harriman alleged that I made this promise (referring to Depew as ambassador to Paris) at a time when he had come down to see me in Washington, when I requested him to raise $250,000 for the Republican campaign fund which was then on. Any such statement is a deliberate and wilfull untruth and by rights, it should be characterized by even a shorter and more ugly word. I never requested Harriman to rai-e a dollar for Republican campaign funds.”

JUNKETING TRIP

County Commissioners Went to Fort Wayne WILL INSPECT A NEW BRIDGE Session May Conclude Today—Reppert Macadam Extension Approved and Viewers Appointed. The board of county commissioners, accompanied by County Surveyor L. L. Baumgartner, went to Fort Wayne on the nine o’clock car. They will thoroughly inspect a concrete bridge recently constructed near that city, for the purpose of better informing themselves before deciding on some new bridges to be built in this county. A new bridge is to be built near Linn Grove this year and it may be of concrete construction. The board has nearly completed its duties for the April session and will conclude their work either this evening or tomorrow morning. A petition was filed for a macadam road extension to the Otto Reppert road. Being in due form and according to law the petition was approved. L. L. Baumgartner was appointed engineer and William Beiberick and Henry Wolfe viewers, to meet at the auditor’s office at Decatur, Wedesday, April 3, to qualify. The usual grist of bills, including a number for various incidentals, were allowed yesterday afternoon.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 2, 1907.

REDUCING BILL Railroad Merger Again Under Investigation NEELY IS UP AGAINST IT He Will Not Likely Get Possession of His Six Thousand—President at Jamestown. W’ashington, April 2. —The government’s printing bill, which amounted to a little over $7,500,000 last year, will drop to about $5,500,000 this year, and this in spite of the fact that a number of new bureaus have been established and several new laws, including the immigration law, the pure food law, and the railroad rate law, which entailed an enormous amount of printing, have come into operation. The congressional printing commission, of which Representative Charles B. Landis of Indiana, is the active head, is working out plans for a still further reduction of the printing bill. This commission will sit here from time to time during the summer and fall, and when Congress meets again, will be prepared to recommend additional reform legislation. Washington, April 2.—The Harriman railroad merger will come into the public eye once more this week. Thursday the interstate commerce commission will hear the question as to whether the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific are parallel lines. Oscillating back and forth between the White House, the department of justice and the headquarters of the interestate commerce commission, Frank B. Kellogg, special counsel of the commission in the Harriman investigation, has been for more than a week the busiest man in Washington. Washington, April 2. —It is not likely that Charles F. W. Neely, formerly of Muncie, who was convicted of irregularities while in the postal service in Cuba, will ever be able to get possession of the $6,000 he had on his person when arrested. His action Saturday in drawing a draft on the United States Treasury for the amount caused only amusement at the treasury department. Neely brought suit for the amount in the Federal court in New York several years ago, and lost the case. The government retains the money on the ground that Neely made way with a large sum belonging to the government

Washington, April 2. —President Roosevelt will be accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, the two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, and possibly by Miss Ethel, on his trip to the Jamestown exposition, for which they will leave Washington on the afternoon of April 25. o COURTHOUSE NEWS Pearl Bixler Asks for a Divorce THE SHELINE-TRIM CASE Decided This Morning—Finding for Plaintiff in the Green vs. Dailey Damage Case. Pearl Bixler wants a legal separation from her husband, Peter Bixler and has filed suit for divorce through her attorney, L. C. DeVoss. They w’ere married June 18th, 1904, and lived togther as husband and wife until June of 1906, just two years. The complaint alleges that Pete refused to furnish a home for his wife or to clothe and feed her, that she was forced to seek the necessaries of life from her parents. He also cursed her and otherwise abused her. Just a common, everyday divorce without trimmings of any kind, is asked. Ludlow L. Shellne vs. Frank M. Trim, suit on note, demand S2OO, Peterson & Moran withdrew their appearance for Trim, default of defendant, submitted, evidence heard, finding for plaintiff in sum of $161.80. John H. Green vs. Rachael Dailey,

damages, demand S2OO, special finding of facts and conclusion of law filed. Exceptions. Judgment on findings, which are in favor of the plaintiff and that he recover the sum of $64.06. This decision ends a litigation of several years' standing. In the Mathias Schafer estate, Ed X. Ehinger administrator, a reply was filed to the answers of Mrs. Schafer and John Schafer. A. P. Beatty appeared for John Schafer. In guardianship case No. 488, Mathias Colchln, guardian for Frank Colchln and three others, suggestion of the death of guardian was noted. Marriage license have been Issued to Samuel Liechty and Aldine Simon of Berne; also to Gottlieb Melcher and Emma Hoffman of Preble. A SAD COINCIDENT Is the Deaths of Mrs. Knecht and Mrs. Marsh TWO WINCHESTER LADIES Life-Long Friends and Neighbors— Deaths Occur Within Twenty-four Hours of Each Other.

Mrs. William Knecht of Winchester, sister of Mrs. Sarah Miller of this city, died Sunday evening at her home, the result of a sudden stroke of appoplexy. She was fifty-eight years old, one of the most popular ladies of her city, and was well known here. A peculiar, and very sad, co-incldent connected with her sudden demise is the death of her life-long friend and neighbor, Mrs. Sarah O. Marsh, wife of Captain Albert O. Marsh, Indiana state pension commissioner. For forty years these two ladies have lived in homes on the same yard and have been sisters to each other. Mrs. Marsh has been ill since last fall and Mrs. Knecht has dbtae everything possible for her relief, calling on her several times each day. Sunday morning Mrs. Knecht attended services at the Presbyterian church and after returning home hastened over to see her friend, Mrs. Marsh, tenderly doing for her the things that only a loving woman can and little thinking that she should precede her to the better land. Returning home she ate dinner and before rising from the table, was stricken. An hour later she sank into unconsciousness and soon passed away. Mrs. Marsh became worse Sunday afternoon and died last evening without knowing the fate of her dear friend. As they lived, side by side, so they will be buried, a double funeral service to be held for them tomorrow afternoon. The death of these two noble women has cast a gloom of sadness over Winchester. «o — TAYLOR UNVERSITY ENDORSED Rev. John C. White of First Methodist Episcopal Church Speaks. Having been brought into close contact with Taylor University when it first came under the present management; being thoroughly conversant with the high standard of morals upheld; knowing the opportunities offered for a good, broad, general education; appreciating the social atmosphere so clear from many of tho breakers of present day college life; in hearty sympathy with Bishop Warren's utterance that “Taylor University is doing grand work on high lines,” and knowing the truth of the statement; being in hearty accord? with the standard of Christian life demanded of every member of the faculty; having watched the fruitage of this efficient school for the past ten years, and having witnessed her struggles as she has heroically stood by the church and her standard on “Bible Lines,” it affords me great pleasure to make this public endorsement of this mertorious educational institution and to say that I sincerely hope that the good people of Decatur, who have means, will carefully investigate the needs and the claims of Taylor University as presented by her financial agent, Rev. George C. Ulmer, now in our midst, and then see the way clear to aid this school financially, even to the extent of thousands of dollars. JOHN C. WHITE. o The city council will meet in regular session this evening at the Library building and much business will be transacted.

A HAPPY WEDDING Solemnized at Pleasant Mills Sunday Evening MATTHEWSON-STEELE NUPTIALS Occurred on 54th Anniversary of Bride’s Grandparents Who Served as Best Man and Lady. On Easter Sunday at 5:00 p. m., George E. Matthewson and Nola Steele were united in married. The ceremony was performed at Pleasant Mills at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Steele, the bride’s parents, in the presence of a number of the Immediate friends and relatives. The uniqueness of the affair was that Easter Sunday was the fifty-fourth anniversary of the wedding of the bride’s grandparents, Henry and Sarah Steele, who stood up with the nuptial pair as groomsman and bridesmaid. Mr. and Mrs. Matthewson are from the best families of this vicinity and are themselves among the most highly respected of their society being estimable young people in every respect. Their many friends wish them a long life and much happiness. The guests were: The groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nebraska Matthewson and family, brothers and sisters of the bride, Messrs, and Mesdames Ezra Cowan, Kit Cowan, Alva Cully and family, Dan Roop and son, Fred Bender and family and Mr. Louis Weis. Rev. C. B. Sweeney of the M. E. church at Bobo, was the officiating minister. After the brief ceremony the guests were ushered into the dining room to a sumptuous wedding dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Matthewson will go immediately to Springfield, 0., to reside, where he is engaged in factory work. o A WARM CONTEST • •< Palace and Klondykes Bowl Hot Contest TWO VERY CLOSE GAMES Palace Win a Game By One Pin and Lose One by Narrow Margin of Three. STANDING. Played. Won. Lost. Pct. Postoffice 58 41 17 .706 Elks 38 20 18 .526 Klondykes .. ..57 30 27 .526 K. of C 57 25 32 .439 Palace 44 19 25 .432

The Palace and the Klondyke teams bowled their regular scheduled games last evening at the Palace Alleys, the Klondykes winning two out of the three games, and a result the Palace went into last place and the Klondykes are now tied for second place with the Elks. Never before has a series of games been played that so much interest was manifested. The Palace team lost the first game by three pins, and had Archbold secured nine pins the game would have been a tie, but he secured six and they lost. The second contest proved even closer and the Palace won this game by the narrow margin of one pin. It was in the third contest that the Klondykes showed their bowling skill and ran up a total of 982 pins, and by so doing, established a new high record for the alley. The teams are evenly matched and future contests promise to be most interesting. The scores: KLONDYKES Kleinl77 153 170 167 Bell 148 152 243 181 Schaffer 189 171 168 176 Christenl64 173 205 180 Peterson 136 »156 196 163 Totals 814 805 982 PALACE, C. Peterson2o6 164 112 160 Heller ..169 159 168 165 Schafer 135 142 196 158 Dorwin 167 153 149 156 Archboldl34 188 197 173 Totalsßll 806 822 o Miss Pearl Breiner pleasantly entertained a number of her friends at her home on Monroe street at five o’clock dinner, Sunday in honor of her sister, Mrs. L. J. Kase of Huntington.

HAS SOLVED THE FUEL PROBLEM Dr. Littlefield of Alexandria, Says He Has Done It. Early in the year 1905, when the question of denaturing alcohol was first brought to the attention of the public through congress, Dr. Charles W. Littlefield, a prominent physician and chemist, of Alexandria, commenced to figure, plan and experiment whereby he could produce an artificial gas that would replace the loss of the natural, especially for heat and fuel, and at a price that would place same to the consumer at a less figure by far than the cost of wood or coal. After laboring persistently, making test after test, Dr. Littlefield succeeded beyond his fondest anticiptaions and he not only produced a gas whose heat intensity is twice that of natural gas, and two and a quarter times that of gasoline, but a far safer gas than has ever been placed on the market, ag the gas manufactured and generated by Dr. Littlefield's process is positively guaranteed to be non-explosive. It is clean, odorless, and safe, will not tarnish any metals, and the very important factor that is sure to revolutionize the heat and fuel problem is on account of the low price that it can and will be served to the consumers thereof, either by a settled gas plant or whereby each building or residence can have its own plant installed at a very reasonable amount. In the latter way no one will have meters working overtime, as you will know exactly what the tank registers and the cost of generating the gas. o DIED SUDDENLY Jeff Odell a Victim of Pneumonia HE DIED LAST EVENING At Hammond After a Few Days’ Illness—Funeral Services to Be Held Here. Word was received last evening from Hammond, Ind., announcing that Jeff Odell, a former resident of this city, had died at six o’clock, after an illness of a few days’ duration, death resulting from pneumonia. Jeff, together with several other Decatur boys, left last fall for Hammond, where they secured positions in a machine shop and from all reports were getting along in nice shape. Mr. Odell took sick a few days ago, and although he was confined to his bed, it was not thought that his illness was anything serious. He gradually grew worse and several doctors were summoned who immediately pronounced that he was suffering from a very serious case of pneumonia and last evening, death relieved him. Word was received from Hammond this morning, stating that the remains would be shipped to this city and that the funeral services will be held here and interment made at Maplewood. When the remains would arrive Undertakers Gay & Zwick could not state but expect to receive further information some time today. o ADJT. BETZ HAS RETURNED Paying Off His Debts at Bluffton— Has the Nerve. If Adjutant Betz, of the American Salvation army, is as crooked as his fellow workers in the soul-saving business say he is, he at least has the nerve to return to the field he is said to have cultivated to his own profit, and defy his detractors. Betz is now at Buffton and he is said to be paying debts he contracted there. Among the charges against him is one that he collected money on the false pretense that it w-as for the use of the Salvation army, whereas, in reality, he appropriated the money himself. He denies this and declares that all he used was what was necessary for his living expenses. Betz paid all his accounts at Bluff- i ton, explaining that the reason he had i allowed them to run so long was the fact that he had been called to the bedside of his mother at Kalida, 0., and that he remained and attended the funeral before coming back. He said that he was arranging to go to Pennsylvania and New York to work in the eastern department of the army and that a new man would be sent to take charge of the work in Bluffton. —Hartford City News. 1

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YOUNTZ IS FREE I ; Burford’s Man Acquitted at Fort Wayne 1 ’ WAS CHARGED WITH FORGERY > I Case Originated- in Well County, Where it la Alleged He Altered a —lndictment is Quashed. 1 This morning in the circuit court 1 Judge O’Rourke quashed tho indict--1 ment found against M. D. Yountz, of - Whitley county, returned by the 1 Wells county grand jury in 1905. The • case was sent to the Allen circuit court on a change of venue. The ’ state was represented by Prosecuting ■ Attorney A. G. Emshweiler of Wells • county; Attorney J. B. Merriman of ’ Bluffton, and Prosecuting Attorney Dan Ninde of Allen county. Yountz was represented by Attorney Thom- ; as R. Marshal of Columbia City, At- ' torney W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton, and Attorneys W. and E. Leonard of ' this city. M. D. Yountz, in December, 1904, submitted a bld for stationery and 1 court record books in the county 1 commissioners’ court at Bluffton as the personal representative of W. B. Burford of Indianapolis. It is alleged that on December 24 of the same year he made alterations in his bid, thereby attempting to defraud the county of Wells. The matter was taken before the Wells county grand jury and true bills were returned against Yountz charging forgery. Today the case was set for trial in the Allen circuit court and all preparations were made for the trial. On the motion of the attorneys for the defense. Judge O’Rourke quashed the indictment and the case was dismissed. The alleged crime was committed in 1904 and the indictments were not returned till late in 1905 a . after the law under which the offense is alleged to have been committed had been repealed by thex enactments of 1905. he crime charged is forgery, but the state did not present facts sufficient to make a cause for action as in portions of the indictment it is aleged that the document was genuine. If it was genuine at the time it could hardly be a forgery. The alterations made at one time, it is alleged, constituted an offense in Indiana, but the subsequent law on forgery does not contain this clause relating to alterations. There is also a minor technicality in the indictment. The charge is made that by this allleged forgery he attempted to defraud the commissioners of Wells county. The document does not state whether these county commissioners were residents of Wells county, Ind., or Wells county, Ireland. The exact location of the county commissioners is not revealed in the indictment. The case has been appealed to the superior court.—Ft. Wayne News. EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE ON Fifty-fifth Annual Session at Fort Wayne. Preceding the fifty-fifth annual session of the Indiana conference of the Evangelical asociation, which opens here Thursday morning and continues until Sunday night, a series of three night evangelistic meetings began last night at Bethel church at DeWald and Clinton streets. The meeting was largely attended and from the interest manifested it would appear that the coming sessions of the conference will be productive of much good. Already churchmen from all sections of the conference district have begun to gather to attend meetings which will be held today and tomorrow, before the opening of the confrence, though the Rev. S. C. Breyfogel, D. D., of Reading, Pa., the bishop, is not expected before Wednesday night. He will preside over the conference, though the Rev. S. C. meeting will be entertained at the homes of the members of Bethel church. The Rev. D. E. Zechiel, pastor of Bethel church, presided at the service last night, the feature of which was the sermon by the Rev. Zeichel's brother, the Rev. S. I. Zechiel of Wolcottville. Special music was furnished by the choir and the Rev. E. C. Ewald, of Terre Haute, made an interesting palk. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette.