Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 18 May 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 122

COMMITS SUICIDE fir. Havice, of Wren, Blew ■ His Brains Out WAS WELL KNOWN IN DECATUR Young Physician Takes His Own Life Buffer a Weeks’ Debauch—Family Were Absent. t’yU'ren, Ohio, May IS. — iSpecial)—Dr. P. ?G. Havice, one of the best known men in this locality, committed suicidt shortly before two o'clock this Hfternoon by blowing his brains out with a 32-calibre revolver. He had "been drinking heavily since last Sun<day, and this morning, while talking to fceveral friends made the remark, ®There'll be hell at my home today.” 3Joi one imagined that he meant anythin- so serious and paid but little to him. His wife and her left here this morning to Mrs. Havice’s relatives, who live ‘north of Decatur. A few mAients before two o'clock this asI taßoon Havice went home. A domesa neighbor lady were in the |mjs* the former using the telephone, wbten Doctor entered and sat down in Slicking chair, quietly took a revolver frofci his pocket placed it against his and fired. He lived but a few and said no word to give of the cause of his terrible Dr. Havice was about thirtysev< years old and leaves a wife and children, a son aged about nine yarns and a daughter about seven. He practiced medicine Imre ten years, a lucrative patronage and was to do in this world s goods. His without doubt due to the fact ! 1w his brain was crazed by excessive He was open hearted, kind a splendid citizen, his only fault an end.

flfcME DOPE FOR THE FANS. first cry of being robln'd b> tin 1 comes this season from HartH City, who claims that his "uiui< them up Wednesday at Kokomo. they engaged in a battle with* !■ strong Kokomo-Sharpsville bunch. up, Hartford City, for this will the only time you will be robbed ■ season. Wait until you visit Bluff- ■. then you will meet the limit at jK game, Day will see the opening ■ojithe season in Decatur, and a more looking season could not ■asked for by the local management. fan is on the anxious seat and ■ are cultivating their voices and their lungs in condition to give ■ season of 1907 a glorious send off. ■pith Portland, Dunkirk, Richmond. City, Bluffton, Marion, FrankLebanon, Tipton. Van Wert. Gar- ■ and the Ft. Wayne Shamrocks in ■ field with strong semi-professional Btns. this season, the fans are bound i ■see some hot contests. Never in history of base ball has this secof the country been so well rep- [ ■eiited in the national sport and we [■diet a brilliant and prosperous for all. Can you pick the ■mps? loyal base ball fans at Frank ■■t came to life yesterday and at the minute raised enough money to the putting in of a fast team B^B n kfort is one of the best base ball in the state, and are always ■ ■the alert to give the visiting teams i *wbest treatment while in their M That they will have a fast ball SB® **** be welcomed by all the ■ ■ependent teams in the state.

IS THE LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL I A Suit in the Federal Court to Test Two-Cent Fare Law. Is the Indiana two-cent railroad fare law unconstitutional? There is already a suit in the federal court attacking the validity of the law on the ground that it is in violation of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States, in that it confiscates property without due process of law, but now’ a new point against the law is raised. A well-known attorney of Indianapolis, coupling together a recent decision of the Indiana appellate court and the opinion of at-torney-general James Bingham, is correct, is sufficient to declare the twocent fare law, passed by the last general assembly and now in force, unconstitutional in that it is class legislation. In an opinion Attorney-Gen-eral Bingham said that the twq-cent fare law does not apply to interurban roads. On January loth, the appellate court, in a decision intimated strongly that any law covering the railroads and leaving out the interurbans would be called unconstitutional, as being special legislation. o STILL GROUNDED Wire Not Working and Need a Little Grease • ARRANGE TRIP TO MIDDLE WEST Leaves Washington the Afternoon of May 29—Obtaining Endowment for George Washington University. Washington, May 18. —There is still plenty of gossip afloat about the grounding of the wire which was supposed to connect the White House with the office of Governor Hughes, of New York. While the political situation in New York state is not as spectacular as that presented by Ohio it has its interesting points. Just now there seems to be what might be called a ‘ deadlock of silence.” The White House is not proclaiming its plans for future activity in the state and Governor Hughes is not ‘‘sayin’ nothin' to nobody." It is noteworthy too, that Archie B. Sanders, the Rochester collector, whose resignation was demanded nearly a month ago is still in office, and from the best information obtainable here it seems probable that he will continue in office indefinitely. The Sanders incident goes to show how a little thing sometimes works wonders in the politics of this country. If the president had not called for Sander's resignation for the purpose of “upholding the hands of Governor Hughes” there might not have been any grounding of the White House-Albany wire. That one line statement that the president had dismissed a federal officeholder with a good record for the purpose of “upholding the hands of the governor” did all the work. Washington, May 18. —Secretary Loeb will occupy his time while the president is resting down in Virginia in closing up the details of the arrangements for the chief executive’s trip to the middle west. Only a few minor details are yet to be attended to. The president will not have a special train out of here. His private car will be attached to the regular train on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad leaving here at 4:15 on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 29. Cincinnati will be reached between 7 and 8 o’clock on the following morning and the car will be picked up by the Big Four railroad train which reaches Indianapolis at 11 a. m. Cincinnati is asking the president to make a stop of thirty minutes there, but the request will not be granted. Washington, May 18— The trustees of George Washington university, who are trying to obtain an endowment, which will transform the school from one of local renown to one of interna ional influence, are much pleased with a letter they have received from Vice-President Fairbanks, indorsing the movement. . . — o The case of the State vs. Frank Cotton, perjury, has been set for trial in the Jay circuit court on June 21st. . The prosecuting attorney was in Port- ( land yesterday making arrangements for the hearing of the case. At the i present time, Cotton is out under i bond.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, Evening, 1907.

THE CALLOF DEATH Summons Fred Christianer, of Root Township WAS A WELL KNOWN CITIZEN Spent His Entire Life in This County —Funeral Service to be Held Tuesday Afternoon. Fred W. Christianer, one of the best known citizens of Root township died this morning at eleven o’clock at his home three and one-half miles north of this city, after suffering for a little over a year with lung trouble and other complications. Mr. Christianer was a practical farmer. He was born and reared in Root township and continued to make that his home until his demise. He was well known throughout the northern part of the county and had a host of friends here who will be grieved to learn of his death. The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the St. Peters’ Lutheran church, Rev. Dornsief officiating, the funeral cortege leaving the house at one o’clock sun time, and interemnt will be made in the Fuelling cemetery. He leaves a wife, two sons and a daughter to mourn their loss; also two brothers, a sister and his aged father. He was fifty-three years of age, a properous and highly respected citizen whose death will be most sincerely mourned. o Although it is stated from good authority that Portland has the highest salaried aggregation playing ball today in independent circles, it may be still further said that they have also one of the poorest independent teams in the state. It seems to us it would be good policy for Portland to tie a can to all their men and hire good players at a low' figure instead of hiring poor players at a fancy figure, and see if the result wouldn’t be different.

DISPARAGE DRUGS Does Prof. Osler, Greatest Living Physician ONLY FOUR DRUGS OF VALUE All the Rest are Worthless, Says this Famous Man—Theory of Christian Scientists. Mrs. Eddy and the Christian Scientists are not the only persons in the world who disparage drugs in the treatment of disease. The greatest living physician and surgeon, Prof. Osler, of Oxford, formerly of Baltimore, has made a speech in which he said that the best doctor is he who knows the worthlessness of medicine. Only four of the drugs in the pharmacopoeia, according to Dr. Osler, have any therapeutic value. All the others do more harm than good. This may explain the cures that are unquestionably wrought by Christian Science, homeopathy, new thought and saints’ relics. One who relies on any of these agencies may get no benefit from his belief, but at any rate he abandons drugs, which, as Dr. Osler says, do only injury, and then nature has a chance to make him well. Nature, after all, is the great physician. If this theory is correct, the growth of Christian Science and other nondrug propagandas is a good thing which should be encouraged. They assist nature and do away with the administration of drug remedies. That this is beneficial is evident from the rapid spread of Mrs. Eddy's ideas and those of others teaching similar doctrine all over the country. A large section of the population has abandoned the use of drugs, though Christian Science or other beliefs, and the good results that have followed are making many converts. If the movement continues at its present rate it will not be long before many doctors and druggists will have to seek other occupations. The medicinal profession will have to make rapid strides if it is to maintain its place in the world. Os late 1 years it has accomplished much. '

| AN EDITOR IN SERIOUS TROUBLE Must Answer in Federal Court Next Week. Cal Slnninger, editor of the Fowlerton Index, who still adheres to the crude plan of pioneer journalism and raps every head that peeps up if it 1 doesn't look good to him, will have to answer in the federal court the charge of misusing the mails. ! In Sinninger’s town there is a man named Royal who has not comported himself to suit Sinninger. Sinnlnger has been voicing his discontent in his weekly wail with such vigor as to - lacerate Royall’s feelings. Royall ' sought revenge by filing affidavits - against Sinninger charging misuse of 1 the mails, basing his charge on language contaned in Sinninger’s paper. ! Sinninger was arrested by a deputy . United States marshal and. placed un- . der $3,000 bond for his appearance in court May 21. The bond was readily 1 given, and Sinninger declares he will ' win out when the case comes to trial, l o— RECEIVER NAMED > For Four Companies in Gas Syndicate SAMUEL MURDOCK IS NAMED Includes the Logansport and Wabash Company, Which Operates Here— New York Trust Co. Petitioners. Indianapolis, Ind., May 17. —By order of Judge A. B. Anderson, of the federal court today, Samuel T. Murdock. of Lafayette, is appointed receiver for four of the big gas companies in the syndicate chain of companies which at one time practically monopolized the northern gas field, supplying gas to almost all the gas belt towns. With the exception of the Ft. Wayne Gas company, which is in 1 litigation with the city of Ft Wayne over the possession of some pipe lines, all of the companies in the syndicate pass under the control of Mr. Murdock as receiver.

Suit ordering foreclosure and sale of the properties was filed in the federal court about one year ago. It is customary in filing a foreclosure suit to ask for the appointment of a receiver at the same time, but this was not done in the case of the gas companies, as Mr. Murdock was in control already and the stockholders were content to have him remain so. By the appointment of Mr. Murdock as receiver for the four companies the way is opened to proceed with the sale of the four properties without waiting for the result of the litigation in Ft. Wayne. Judge Anderson’s order of today makes Mr. Murdock receiver and in absolute control of the Ohio and Indiana gas company and the Ohio and Indiana Consumers’ Natural and Illuminating Gas company, of Lebanon, and of Columbus, 0., consolidated some time ago; the Lafayette Gas company, of Lafayette, the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas company, of Logansport, and the Indiana Natural and Illuminating Gas company, of Crawfordsville. The petitioner for the appointment of the receiver was the Central Trust company, of New York, through its attorneys in Indiana, Taylor, Woods & Wilson, of Indianapolis. Mr. Murdock qualified for the appointment by filing from the Federal Union Surety company of this city in the total sum of $225,000. COL. EDWARDS’ STATEMENT. Says He Licked Senor Garland Purposely. Washington, May 18.—Col. Edwards secretary of the Democratic congressional committe, who is under bond to answer the charge of assaulting Senor Garland, of the Peruvian legation, made his first statement of the scrap today. He said: “Garland,while walking with a woman near the Desota apartment Wednesday night, bumped into me and said, ‘get off the street.’ I replied ‘no I’ll not get off the street, but you get off the earth.’ With that I waded into him and smashed him good and plenty, possibly I cut him a lot, but not with a knife or weapon, but with bare knuckles.”

AN EDITORS FEAST Has Been Ordered Tonight at Muncie POLITICS THE MAIN ISSUE The Exact Purpose of the Banquet Seems to be an Unknown Quantity to Even the Faithful. A call has been issued for a meeting of the republican editors of the Eighth congressional district to be held at the Delaware hotel, Muncie, at six o’clock this evening. P. L. Andrews and one or two of the faithful from this city will probably attend. Just what the purpose of the meeting is, no one seems to know, but it will likely develop in the early future. The call was sent out by Editor Toner, of the Anderson Herald. The event will include a banquet and love feast at the Delaware, to which very probably have been invited some of the “big ones,” who are grooming themselves, but whether this social affair is a scheme hatched by Fairbanks, candidate for president, Goodrich for governor or Toner for congress, is too much of a guess to be answered at this early date. However, it is supposed by republicans of every faction that an effort is being made to secure control of the organization in the district and this is the first move in that direction. They are likely to .meet with some opposition in their efforts, as Beveridge, Cromer and others are perhaps not in on this feast, and may have some plans of their own. A full and complete report of tonight's session would without doubt, prove interesting to many eighth district voters. o Curely Radamacker was busily engaged last evening in remodeling and cleaning up his mammoth sign in front of his building and as a result the sign showed up bright and nice last evening. Curley is a sticker on having things clean and appearing nite.

BUILDING ROADS

Randolph County Has the Real Fever THIRTY-FIVE PETITIONS FILED Estimated Cost is Nearly a Half Million Dollars or Fifteen Dollars for Every Person in the County. At Winchester last Friday thirty petitions for crushed stone roads were granted by the county commissioners. With the petitions granted at the last meeting of the commissioners, and those granted Friday the estimated cost will be about $465,000. The crushed stone required for the construction of these roads will be about 200,000 cubic yards. It will require 10,000 cars to haul it, or 400 trains of twenty-five cars each With two yards to a wagon, 100,000 wagons will be necessary to haul the stone, and if allowed thirty feet for a wagon and team and placed in a straight row, the wagons would reach from New York to St. Louis. The building of these roads will place a debt of $465,000 on the citizens of that county, which will amount to sls for each man, woman and child in the county. The commissioners will not go above the two per cent limit and it will be some time before any more petitions for roads are granted, although a number have been filed. o Miss Mayme Terveer entertained Thursday evening in honor of her guest, Mrs. Scheiman, of Louisville. Ky. Progressive euchre was indulged in and the first prizes were taken by Mrs. James P. Haefling and Miss Bertha Deininger, while the second prizes were won by Mrs. Scheiman and Miss Bert Voglewede. The occasion was a most delightful one and Included a delicious luncheon. o Rev. L. L. Carpenter, of Wabash, who is well known in Fort Wayne, will on Sunday dedicate a church at Charles City, lowa. This will be the 700th church he has dedicated, and it is said that no other living man can equal this record.

Ii AN OFFER FOR TROOPS MADE Governor’s Secretary Tenders Soldiers to Set|le Evansville Strike. Indianapolis, Ind., May 18.—Fred Gemmer, secretary to Governor Hanly, held a long distance telephone conversation with Mayor Boehne, of Evansville yesterday afternoon and got full information as to the situation in the street car strike in that city. Col. Gemmel asked Boehne if troops were needed. Boehne replied “No, we can handle, if all is right, we will run cars tomorrow.” Col. Gemmer assured Boehne that he is ready to send troops immediately on request and adjutant-general Perry is ready to order out a company or two on a moments notice. The intention of state officers is to see that no violence is permitted and will uphold local authorities as quick as request is made. “I thing Mayor Boehne can handle situation, however,” said Col. Gemmer. courthousenlws Mrs. Weeks Appointed an Administratrix A DIVORCE CASE IS FILED Short Session of Court this Morning—the Fast Ditch Case is Propressing Slowly. Mary J. Weeks has been granted | letters as administratrix of the estate of Grant W. Weeks, and filed bond signed by W. W. Briggs and E. F. Walsh. Jacob Bollinbacher, guardian for Louis H. Shaneberger and two others filed an inventory which was approved.

Clara D. Harris has filed suit against James C. Harris for a divorce, the usual accusations being made. Attorney Jacob Butcher appears for the plaintiff. This morning’s session of court was a mighty short one, not a single entry being made on either the civil or 1 criminal docket. Four cases were set for trial next week, but all but one have been settled, the one remaining for trial is William Withwer vs. Clara D. Sheets, admx., claim $43.87. The paper hangers have finished their work at the county treasurer's office and Peter Goffer is now administering a coat of varnish. Since the action of Judge LaFollette in the Adams county court a few weeks ago left the Fast ditch case in about the same position as it was at the time the petition was first presented, the Allen county court has appointed three viewers to review the assessments and determine the situation at the present time with a view to beginning the work after the affair has been started almost at the bottom. Two of these viewers are selected from the Allen county court and the other is Benjamin Heaston of this city. Mr. Heaston went to Ft. Wayne this afternoon to meet with the other members of the viewing board. Their action is to run over the ground and reconstruct the assessments, for the purpose of equalizing them. It was stated that many of the assessments were extortionate and that many others who were to be benefitted by the improvement were not assessed at all and there were still others who were assessed who had no land drained into Little river at all. —Huntington News-Democrat. o Mrs. Charles Voglewede entertained the Ladies’ Afternoon club Friday at 1 progressive pedro in compliment of : Mrs. Scheiman, of Louisville, Ky. ; First prizes were won by Mesdames ■ Martin Mylott and J. H. Gremerkamp 1 and second prizes by Mesdames B. J. Terveer and W. H. Kuebler. A two- ! course luncheon was served. o . Miss Leota Gilpin will return to her i home at Decatur this evening, having spent two days in this city visiting Mr. and Mrs. Markley, of west Wabash street, anl Mr. and Mrs. A. Riley, of west Eaton avenue.—Bluffton Ban-* ner.

Price Two Cents

IS A MODEL TOWN Ft. Branch, Indiana has this Reputation A CLEAN AND CHRISTIAN PLACE A Few Reasons That Make it a Good Community in Which to Live. Ft. Branch, Ind., May 18. —If you look at this town from the car window you do not see much —and what you do see gives little idea of what Ft. Branch really is. In sight are a few stores peeping from behind the Evansville & Terre Haute railway station ; across the street is a hotel,where the Evansville traction cars stop, and opposite that is the postoffice and a barber shop, a meat market and a few other buildings. Ont of the view of the railroad passenger are five handsome churches, two big schoolhouses, an electric light plant, a number of handsome residences, some of them erected at a cost of $4,000. All over town are nicely bricked sidewalks and today the town board began putting all the streets in order by cleaning them and leveling them. Ft. Branch has a population of about 1,200 and is increasing all the time in size. Last year thirty-five handsome houses and a business block or two were built; it has a newspaper, a bank, a telephone exchange and telegraph station. It has one of those old-fashioned hotels where all you have to eat is placed before you at once; where you help yourself as far as you can reach, no waiter standing behind your chair expecting a tip; w’here you get real fresh eggs, country ham and the kind of bread and cake mother used to make —all home cooking. There are many things about Ft. Branch that the occasional visitor does not see. He does not know that this is one of the few towns in which the curfew law is strictly enforced; where

(Continued on page 2.) t o MRS. HALL IS DEAD Popular Lady Succumbs to Long Illness END CAME THIS MORNING Had Suffered from a Complication of Diseases for Several Months—the Funeral Arrangements. Mrs. Arthur Hall, one of the best known and most popular young women of our city, died this morning at . her home on Jefferson street at eight thirty o’clock, death resulting from a complication of diseases. She was . twenty-one years of age, being a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Myers and was born and reared in this county, , on a farm just beyond the limits of our city. She was first taken ill about eight weeks ago, and gradually grew worse, her case seeming to have baffled the doctors, who could afford her only temporary relief. Yesterday she took a turn for the worse and suffered considerable pain in her head. However, last evening she rallied and rested easy until early this morning, when her condition grew alarming, and at eight-thirty o’clock death relieved her. She was conscious until nearly the end. and realized her own condition as much as the friends and relatves who gave her every care and attention. Mr. and Mrs. Hall were married about two years ago, and since that time had made their home on Jefferson street. Her friends were innumerable, and her sudden and untimely demise has cast a gloom over the entire community. She was a member of the M. E. church and was an active and interested wrorker in its behalf, and her many good deeds in this line will be sadly missed. She leaves a husband, a mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, five brothers, Charles C., of Hartforl City, John T. of this city, Dick, of Tilberry, Ontario, Wade H. and Dosie D. of this city, also three sisters, namely, Elith 1., Vera and Nellie to mourn their loss. The funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning at ten o’clock at the M. E. church, Rev. Wilcox offi- ' elating, and interment will be made In the Decatur cemetery.