Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 88

A GOOD MEETING Krick & Tyndall Proposition Considered A COMMITTEE APPOINTED. Some Mighty Good Dividend Paying Stock Will Soon Be Placed Upon the Market. The Commercial Club meeting last night was simply a continued session of the boosters, who never miss an opportunity to help along the cause of making Decatur greater and better. The club rooms were filled and much interest was both expressed and manifested for the undertaking of increasing the capital and business of the already large manufacturing concern of Krick, Tyndall & Co. Both Mr. Krick and Mr. Tyndall explained their project, showing a willingness to place the value of their large establishment at the disposal of a committee of business men for a thorough investigation, with a view of placing a fair and just valuation thereon. In complying with this request the following committee has been named: J. B. Holthouse. ' C. A. Dugan. E. X. Ehinger. W. H. Fledderjohan. J. W. Vail. This committee will make a thorough inspection of the plant and business and report to the Commercial Club their recommendations, and af-t-r that time permission to buy stock, and the conditions of such purchase, will be given the public. The firm of Krick, Tyndall & Co was organized fourteen years ago, and since then their plant has been rebuilt and enlarged four times. The fact is, they never expected to have a plant one-fourth as large as they now own, but the business in this line of manufacture, like every other line, has simply grown faster than they could command capital to handle it. They now do business all over northern Indiana, eastern Ohio, southern Michigan, and they could sell twice the capacity of their plant. In addition to tile they propose to manufacture brick, build an elevated track, additional kilns, and prepare to handle twice the business they now do. Their business now will pay a dividend on the new proposed capitalization, so investors in stock take no chance whatever. It is perhaps the best opportunity ever offered to buy stock in a concern of this nature that will pay from the start a six per cent, dividend. Men with money to invest should sit up and take notice.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Daily Sessions Begin at Ten O’clock NEW RULE IS ESTABLISHED. Short Session Today and But Little Business Cases Will Be Set Down for Trial Thursday. Judge Erwin has established a new rule, fixing the time for court to convene each morning at ten o clock, except at times when trials are in progress. when court will begin at the usual hour of nine o’clock. The session this morning was quite short, and the April term is certainly starting off rather slowly. It should warm up by next week. Dyanis Schmitt, guardian of Peter J. Braun et al. vs. John Braun, partition, appraisement of real estate filed. In the case of D. M. Osborne and Company vs. Mattie Young, suit on guaranty, demand |2OO. Several demurers were filed to the fourth an sixth paragraphs of answer. Judge Erwin announced that he will call the docket Thursday morning for the purpose of setting down cases for trial and requested that e ' er - v attor ney be present.

RETURN FROM COLORADO. Irvin Brandyberry and Family at Ridgeville. , Irvin Brandyberry, ex-County Superintendent, who has lived at Boulder, Colorado, the past year, arrived here this morning from Ridgeville, Ind., where his family is living at present. Mrs. Brandyberry is in a very serious condition, suffering from heart trouble brought on from the high altitude which is 5,000 feet higher than this locality. Mr. Biandyberry was also affected though not so seriously and his other ailments have been practically cured from his year in" the West. He has various interests at Boulder, and may return there next fall. At present they are guests of Mrs. Brandyberry’s brother at Ridgeville. o GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW. G. R. & I. Will Begin Giving Two-Cent Fares. The Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad company announce that, beginning with tomorrow morning, April 10th, they will recognize the two-cent fare law, enacted by the recent legislature, and the price of mileage anywhere over their line will be at that rate. It is likely they will not conduct many excursions this year.

DELMAS’ SPEECH Concluded in Thaw Case This Afternoon PRAISE FOR EVELYN THAW. Says She is One of God’s Most Noble Creatures —Attacks Hummel Again. New York, April 9. —Attorney Delmas, for Harry Thaw, continued his argument, at this morning's session, having said he would finish by the noon recess. District Attorney Jerome is suffering from a cold and said he would ask for a continuance until tomorrow morning. Habitues about the court house do not share Thaw’s optimism about the verdict. They believe the jury is hopelessly divided, and that a new trial will be necessary. Delmas began his argument with “Gentlemen, I shall relieve the long suspense of many weeks and so far as the defense is concerned, shall place this case in your hands.” He then referred briefly to how he had shown the early life of Evelyn, her meeting with White, her betrayal at his hands, her meeting with Thaw and how he had endeavored to analyse the evidence of Hummel. He again went into an attack upon Hummel’s testimony, referring to it as the only thing against Evelyn's story. “May my eyes never see a high officer of the people,” declared Delmas, “stand here and upon the testimony of this convicted fellow, whom he examined, when proof of his perjury was open before him, ask twelve men to return a verdict that would make this young wife a widow. No actress, day after day, could have stood all the tricks known to lawyers to break down a witness, unless the story was true. I shall now try to depict the effect that story had on the mind of Harry Thaw. I shall prove it from his wife’s statements. She says: "He said that no right-minded person would blame me, that I was only a poor unfortunate girl, but in spite of what happened, he intended to marry me any way. I told him it was not right, because Stanford White’s friends knew of it and they would sneer at him. I wanted to marry him, but I loved him too much to let him make that sacrifice.” “It may be,” continued Delmas, that man canot rise to the heights of self sacrifice, and seif abrogation, but thank God, the Creator has placed in the nobler, more tender breast of womanhood the power to rise to those heights.” Delmas then clinched his assertions that the story was true by reading from one of Thaw’s letters to Attorney Longfellow, the original of which is in the possession of Jerome, in which Thaw said that he proposed, but that the girl had turned him down, because "she didn’t want to drag me down." In her little, noble heart this spirit of self sacrifice rose and she said: "Harry, I won’t drag you down. I can’t make you an object of pity at which the slow finger of scorn will (Continued on page 3.)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, Evening, April 9, 1907.

WORK PRISONERS Plan Approved by Secretary Board of Charities THE SENTIMENT GROWING. Recommends That Prisoners In the County Jail Be Worked on Streets or Stone Pile. Much has been said of the plan of working prisoners who are confined in county jails and now Amos W. Butler, secretary of the board of state charities, in an interview comes out squarely in favor of working the inmates on the stone pile, the streets, around the jail, the court house or other public buildings — anywhere, almost, just so they are worked some way. “All over the state the sentiment is growing that the county jail prisoners should be employed in some form of useful, if not profitable labor," said Mr. Butler. “From counties in every part of the state the word comes that the sentiment of the people is gradually working around to the belief that the prisoners should be employed. In St, Joseph, Elkhart, Laporte, Vanderburg, Vigo, Wayne, Madison, Delaware, Grant, and Fayette, the jail officials have taken some steps looking to the employment of the prisoners. In some of these counties they are being worked in some way or other even now . "The stone pile is good; I would not object to working the prisoners on the streets; or around the public buildings in any city or town; anything that the work be useful to the public in some way.”

MRS. CREATORE GRANTED DIVORCE. New York, April 9. —A divorce from her husband, Joseph Creatore, was granted the wife of the famous band leader. Joanna Barvilli, a singer with Creatore's band, is named as correspondent. o A DAMAGE CASE Daniel Ford Demands Four Thousand Dollars FOR LOSS OF HIS PROPERTY. Files Suit Against Shoemaker and Anderson for Causing a Disastrous Fire. Peterson & Moran and C. J. Lutz are attorneys for Daniel B. Ford, plaintiff in a suit filed against Smith Shoemaker and William Anderson in which $4,000 damages are demanded. The complaint says that on a certain day last fall the plaintiff owned 124 acres of land in Wabsah township on which was located a frame house and additions thereto valued at $2,400, and personal property amounting in value to SI,OOO. That about that time the defendant, Shoemaker,was engaged in the business of baling hay and was employed by Ford to bale a quantity of hay at the latter's farm. He employed Anderson to help him and they accordingly moved their machinery to the Ford farm. They carelessly stopped too near the summer kitchen attached to the house and started a fire in th traction engine, using dry wood. Sparks from the engine set fire to said woodshed and the flames spread to the residence causing a complete loss of buildings and contents amounting to $3,400. It is alleged that the engine worked imperfectly and no spark arrestor was used, the engine emitting large coals and sparks of fire from the smoke stack, and thus causing the fire. The complaint is in two paragraphs, the first demanding $2,500 for the loss of the buildings and the second $1,500 for loss of personal property, a total of $4,000. O N. Snellen made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning.

RARE MUSICAL TREAT. Good Music Will Be a Feature With “Uncle Rube.” The music loving theater going people of our city will have an opportulty of enjoying a rare treat Friday evening at Bosse Opera House, in witnessing “Uncle Rube,” as there will be twelve big musical numbers during the action of the piece, including solos, duets, choruses and a boys’ quartette. The ladies of the chorus are the Misses Marie Beery, Marie Allison, Pansy Bell, Edna Hoffman, Fanny Frisinger, Florence Springer, Mary Tudor, Margaret Hughes, May Holthouse, Winnfred Johnson, Lillian Harris, Lucile Hale. The plot of Uncle Rube is well connected and interesting, the music tuneful and catchy, and the chorus formation splendid, while the costuming is all that can be desired and “Uncle Rube” will no doubt be the hit of the season. The ladies of the aid society of the Christian church have it in charge, and are meeting with good success. Have you bought a ticket? If not, why not? Do it now and have a laugh with your "Uncle Rube” Friday, April 12th.

A SUNDAY SURPRISE Mrs. Gus Reinking Had a Birthday EUTERPEANS TO MEET. Another Dinner Party—Shakespeare Club Meeting—Many Other Events of Interest. By Perle Burdg. , Mrs. Gus Reinking was the victim of a surprise Sunday at her home on Marshal street, in honor of her birthday anniversary. At twelve o’clock an elegant dinner was served by the hostess. The following were guests from Union township: Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kolderwey and family, Mrs. Caroline Plinking and children, Misses Sophia Kolderwey, Martha Koldewey, Mr. Louis Koldewey. And these from Ft. Wayne: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grote and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lahrman, Mr. Wm. Koldewey. Miss Clara Lankenau celebrated her birthday on Sunday by giving a supper at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Louis H. Schust. A most delightful time was spent by Miss Lankenau's guests, who were Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Seip, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lankenau, Miss Louise Osternier, Miss Rieke Conrad, Miss Mary Linemier, Miss Louise Franz, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schust, Harry and Clarence Schust, Walter Lankenau, Marguerite Lankenau, Mr. Adolph Lankenau, Mr. Henry Hartman, Mr. Herbert Lankenau, and Miss Anna Parent, of Decatur. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette.

Miss Iva Sincoke will entertain the ladies of the Euterpean Society at her home on Thursday evening. Mrs. Tyndall has charge of the program. One prettily appointed dinner of Sunday which escaped notice was the one given by Mrs. Iva Engle at her home on Rugg street at twelve o’clock in compliment of her guests, Mrs. Mygrant and daughters of Portland, Ind. The out-of-town guest was Mr. Oberlin, of Auburn. The members of the Shakespeare club will meet at the home of Mrs. J. C. Patterson on Second street on Wednesday afternoon. All members are requested to be present. Mrs. W. J. Vesy entertained in honor of her aunt, Mrs. Champer, of Decatur, Saturday afternoon. Five hundred furnished the entertainment of the occasion and the guests who enjoyed the delightful afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Vesy, Mrs. Vai Gutermuth, Mrs. Ernest Cook, Mrs. Charlotte Vesey, Mrs. Frank Pooie, Mrs. Mason Long, Miss Margaret Vesey, Mrs. Martha Cox, Mrs. John Heller and Mrs. Sol Wood.—Journal Gazette.

HAS MANY CALLERS Many Public Men Calling at the White House COLONEL HOLLOWAY TO RETIRE. He Served Ten Years in the Consular Service and is Said to Have Been Forced Out. Washington, April 9. —No additional details of the $5,000,000 conspiracy to overthrow Rooseveltism were given out at the White House. An unusually large number of public men called, but none of them was able to throw any additional light on the conspiracy. Speaker Cannon spent an hour with the President. He said as he was leaving that he did not intend to talk politics. "As you know I have been away a month,” said he, “and I do not know much about what has been going on.” Yes, he had read the headlines in the back numbers of the newspapers since he got back, but he wanted to wait for fuller information before saying anything. Washington, April 9.—C01. William R. Holloway, after nearly ten years in the consular service, will retire as soon as David F. Wilbur, of New York, his successor at Halifax, who is now consul at Singapore, can make the trip to Canada. The State Department expects Mr. Wilbur to reach his new post not later than the first of June. It is now evident that Colonel Holloway was forced out of the service. The State Department still refuses to give out any information except to say that he has resigned. When asked if the resignation was requested, the reply is made that Mr. Holloway is leaving the service. Washington, April 9.—Several Indianians who are applicants for places in the consular service have written to the State Department asking why they were not invited to take the consular service examination held March 14th —the first examination since the merit system was introduced in the service.

SUFFERS A RELAPSE Governor Hanly a Very Sick Man AGAIN ORDERED TO BED. Condition is Serious and Must Not Attempt Business for at Least Three Weeks. Indianapolis, April 9.—Governor Hanly is dangerously ill at his home here, having suffered a relapse the consequences of which may be the worst. The family physician, Dr. Goar, today called into consultation, Dr. Scherer, the stomach specialist, and the patient was immediately give? orders to go to bed and Stay there for at least three weeks. Absolutely no business of any kind is to be given attention and must not be mentioned to the governor according to commands of these physicians. The governor is suffering from stomach troubles, which if not given proper attention may turn into cancerous affections. The physicians say the only hope of the governor ever getting well is that he remain absolutely quiet. Friends of the governor claim that the attacks made upon him by his old friends, including the public press of the state has not the least to do with his present sickness. It has been reported that the governor was worried over this, but this is flatly denied. The governor will issue his proclamation tomorrow declaring the laws of the recent legislature to be in effect. The most notable change it brings about is in the railroad fares. Harry Cutting and family moved to Decatur today, in which city they formerly resided. Mr. Cutting is employed as a timber buyer.—Bluffton News.

REV. WADE TO CONFERENCE. Has Splendid Report for the Past Year in this District. The Rev. C. U. Wade, presiding elder of the Fort Wayne district of the Methodist Episcopal conference, left Monday for Muncie to attend the annual meeting of the Preachers' Aid society and today he will proceed to Logansport for the conference meeting. The annual report of the work accomplished in his district to be given to the conference is very flattering to Mr. Wade. The finances of the district churches total a larger sum than ever before in the history of the conference and the membership rolls have accordingly grown. During the year new churches, parsonages and other buildings appertaining to the church have been erected at a total cost of $20,500 and the church debt in the district has been lowered $12,000. Today there are ninety-two Sunday schools with a membership of 12,000 children and adults, an increase of 1,000 persons in the year. There are also seventy-four junior and senior Epworth leagues in the district, forty-three Womans Missionary societies and ninety-two congregations. More than 1,200 persons were received into the church during the year.—Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette. o HOGGED IT AGAIN Postoffice Took All Three of the Games FROM THE PALACE TEAM. Every Game Was a Good One and the Audience Rooted for Their Respective Favorites. Standing. Played. Won. Lost. Pct. Post Office .. 61 44 17 .721 Elks 38 20 18 .526 Klondykes .. 57 30 27 .526 K. of C 57 25 32 .439 Palace 47 19 28 .404

The Post Office team increased their percentage last evening at the expense of the Palace team and as a result gained a further lead over their opponents and are now snugly situated in first place with practically no chance to dislodge them, they being nearly two hundred per cent, in advance of their nearest rivals. The games were all well played last evening and the Post Office boys were forced to do their best at all stages of the games as the Palace boys were determined and kept up a steady bowling all the time. The games were witnessed by a large crowd, who were constantly rooting for the teams. The scores: Post Office. Frisinger 210 168 187—188 Vaughn 148 203 139—163 Foreman 166 146 174 —162 Shaffer 173 218 174—188 Peterson 176 165 142 —161 873 900 816 Palace. Heller 171 189 187—182 Peterson 170 158 128 —152 Schafer 191 164 168—174 Bell 154 140 125—139 Archbred 180 172 137—163 866 823 745 o WAS DEAD TO THE WORLD. Frank Cotton Arrested in His Old Fashioned Style. Frank Cotton, of Bluffton, and Elkhart, who formerly served as a bus driver here, and who for several years has figured in police courts all over this section of Indiana, came in on the six o’clock car from Fort Wayne last evening. He had on board his usual heavy load of booze, and when the car arrived here he was dead to the world. All efforts of the conductor to awaken him were futile, and he was carried out and placed on the sidewalk, where he continued his nap until friends kindly carried him into a saloon, away from the eyes of the curious. He was not arrested. Suppose you'd go to the postoffice and hand a dollar bill through the wicket, and say: “I w’ant twice as many twos as ones and the balance in threes.” How many stamps would you get? Try it once.

Price Two Cents

AWFUL EXPERIENCE Mrs. Dell Locke Nearly M Burned to Death RARE PRESENCE OF MIND. Saved Her Life —Gasoline Exploded from Friction Shows the Danger in Handling the Stuff. Only rare presence of mind on the part of Mrs. Dell Locke saved her from a horrible death through the deadly explosiveness of gasoline this morning. When portions of her dress caught fire from the flames of burning gasoline, Mrs. Locke jumped on to a bed and rolling herself in the coverings, managed to extinguish the blaze that was threatening her. During the morning, Mrs. Locke secured a bucket with a couple of gallons of gasoline and prepared to do some cleaning. While rubbing a waist between her hands, the friction caused the volatile liquid to explode and in an instant the bath room was filled with flames. The dress that Mrs. Locke was wearing at the time had lace trimmings, and this caught fire almost instantly. Mrs. Locke at once covered herself with the bed clothing and while the flames were soon smothered, her arms were pretty severely burned, although it was not necessary to call a physician to attend her. In the meantime, the bucket of gasoline, which was sitting on a clothes hamper, was blazing merrily and giving off dense clouds of smoke. Professor Thomason, the palmist, who is stopping at the hotel, was the first to reach the place and he was quickly followed by Clem Stair, Fred Speyre and a number of people w'ho had learned of the conditions. It was decided that the fire could be extinguished without the aid of the fire department and comforts soaked in water from the bath room were piled on top of the blazing bucket of gasoline. As this bucket burned the lid of the clothes hamper was fired and the bucket finally fell through. By some stroke of good fortune, it was not overturned and in a short time it was smothered by the bed clothes. o TAYLOR STUDENTS Prominent Decatur Citizens Educated There HAVE PLEASANT MEMORIES. Was Formerly the Fort Wayne College—Rev. Yocum in Charge 1875 to 1888. The writer takes great pleasure in presenting to the public a list of the names of prominent people who are the product of Taylor University, in the days when it was known as Ft. Wayne College. The Great Teacher said "Wisdom is justified of her children,” Matt. XI; 19. The old college was a place of learning and “wisdom." In 1852, it was thrown open to both sexes, and because of there are today many homes wherein have been reared intelligent, useful, respected citizens, the parents, with pleasure and delight, refer to the benefits received from this co-ed. institution. It is with warm feeling that some of these, whom we have interviewed, refer to some of the splendid men, Drs. Robinson, Yocum, Herrick, Stemen and Reade who, from time to time, shouldered the responsibilities, and carried forw’ard the work. The following list is in hand: Judge R. K. Irwin, Attorneys Dan'l N. and Dore B. Irwin, Messrs. W. H. Lee, Ed Chronister, John S. Falk, Mrs. Mary McCollough, Mrs. Judge Veasey, of Ft. Wayne; Messrs. Manasseh Girard and B. Fonner, of Ft. Wayne, James Harkless, Paulding, 0., J. H. Barnett, of Bluffton, and W. A. Fonner. (Any others who attended will confer a favor and help our work by dropping a card in the post office, giving name, residence, occupation, address and the years of your college days.) In 1890, the name was changed to (Coninued on Page 3.)