Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

■Volume V. Number 128

ITO VOTE MONDAY [Willshire Will Have “Wet” and “Dry" Election UNDER THE LOCAL OPTION LAW Peter Shaffer Presents a Petition Signed by Forty per Cent of the Voters of the Village. Two years ago on April 25th, the own of Willshire voted under the loal option law of Ohio to decide whether or not the people of that community ranted saloons or not. As is generally known the result was “dry” and onsequently for over two years the Beople of that locality who had a thirst tia-'e had to travel elsewhere to secure relief. Under the “Buckeye” law this election held good for only two years or until such time when another battle of ballots should decide in favor of the “wets.” In order to secure such an election, however, a petition signed by forty per cent of the voters of the town was necessary. After much diligence on the part of Peter Shaffer, this was obtained, dulypresented to the village council and Mui election ordered for next Monday. For several days past the fight has Keen on and just now is the all-ab-Eorbing subject in that locality. The ffwets" are claiming an easy victory >ut the “drys” also insist they will >e fooled when the ballots are countid out. A diffedence in opinion as to whether the business of the town has >een injured or improved, of course, widens with the arguments of enthusiasts on either side. Really, there las perhaps been little change either way, so far as can be traced to this cause. oMr. and Mrs. John Brooke, of Pittsburg, who have been visiting friends in the city for some time, went to Ft. Wayne this morning for a visit with relatives.

CLUB MEETINGS The Young Matrons Were Pleasantly Entertained MACCABEES TO MEET MONDAY Baccalaureate Sermon at M E. Church Tomorrow —Other Social News of Interest. By Pearl Burdg. The Young Matrons’ club was delightfully entertained by Mrs. W. A. Lower at her home on Fourth street, yesterday afternoon. The afternoon’s program consisted of a good social time, and at five o’clock the hostess served a delicious luncheon. The next event of the commmencement week will be the Baccalaureate sermon which will be rendered by Dr. Wilcox, of the M. E. church, tomorrow evening. The church will have beautiful cut flowers and ferns for the decorations. Also tomorrow morning at the M. E. church a Memorial sermon will be delivered in compliment of the soldiers of the city.

The members of the Maccabee lodge are earnestly requested to be present at their hall on Monday evening. There will be important business to transact. Miss Bessie Congleton proved to be a charming hostess last evening at the regtilar weekly meeting of the Euchre club, at her home. Four little tables were prettily arranged and euchre prevailed throughout the evening. Miss Carrie Craig and Mrs. John Heller won the prizes, after which the tables were cleared and a twocourse luncheon was served. Ihe guests besides the club were Mrs. Fanny Cole, Mrs. Harry Moltz, Mrs. John W. Tyndall. Mrs. Roy Archbold. Miss Anna Carlisle, of Cincinnati, 0. — o— Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hocker, of Elk hart, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Macey in this city for some time, went to Ft Wayne this morning to visit for a few days before returning to their home.

GEORGE KLEIN GETTING BUSY Is Organizing a Base Ball Company at Van Wert. George Klein is organizing a stock company among the business men and base ball enthusiasts whereby good grounds can be secured and fenced with a suitable grandstand for the use of those who attend and incidentally to have a stronger team for Van Wert. His plan is to sell stock which is not assessable in such an amount as to get the grounds in shape and to get the team on its feet. He has met with gratifying success so far as he has gone. Present indications are that Van Wert will have a much faster team under this new arrangement that will bring joy to the hearts of every Van Wert enthusiast. It is, of course, understood that the new organization would take over the old one as far as it is possible and practicable.—Van Wert Times.

JUST A JOKER President Gave Knox Boomers Taffy THAT OKLAHOMA CONSTITUTION Change in Sentiment Toward it—President to be Guarded on His . Indianapolis Trip. Washington, May 25.—Some of the Taft boomers here are disconcerted over the apparent willingness of the president since he returned from his outing in the woods of Virginia to smile on the various favorite son booms for the presidency. State Senator Flinn and Representative Barchfield, of Pennsylvania, who called on the president yesterday afternoon to tell him that the Pennsylvania state Republican convention will surely indorse the candidacy of Senator Knox, say the chief executive said to them that it would please him very much to see Knox become president. The two men hurried back to Pennsylvania to spread the news. Today, however, word came from authentic sources that the White House attitude is that it is all right for Pennsylvania to stand for Knox, but that the administration will be disposed to interfere if the Pennsylvania Senator’s friends attempt to invade other states.

Washington, May 25—The Democratic members of the Oklahoma constitutional convention who have been here several days conferring with the attorney-general over the provisions of the new state’s constitution, have failed to get any assurances from the administration that a good word for the constitution will be spoken by either the president or the attorneygeneral, but they are preparing to return home feeling certain that the president will not in any way interfere with a free will expression on the constitution by the voters of the two territorities that are to form the new state. It is noteworthy that since officials of the administration have carefully studied the certified copies of the constitution which arrived here a few days ago, there has been a marked change in sentiment toward the document. Washington, May 25.—The government secret service will take the usual precautions to guard the president during his trip to Indianapolis the middle of next week. Two men from the secret service will arrive in Indianapolis the first of the week and two men will accompany the chief executive throughout the trip as bodyguards. Two or three months ago the force of secret service men on duty about the president was cut down to one man, James Sloan, of Danville. 111., but additional men are always detailed for service when a long trip is to be taken or where large crowds are to be met.

Manager Behringer has concluded to use Welden in the box in the first game of the double header to be played with the Marion Owls and will use Geyer in the second contest. In all probability Blankenbaker will be used by the visitors in the last game and it will thus be a battle between the southpaws. Blankenbaker is a hard man to bat against, and the boys will be forced to extend themselves to the limit to win.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, Evening, May 25, 1907.

FOR PRESIDENT John A. Johnson May be a Candidate SAYS HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY Thinks He is the Right Man for the Democrats—St. Paul Wants the Convention. Spokane, Wash., May 25. —Frank A. Day, of St. Paul, private secretary to John A. Johnson, governor of Minnesota, and chairman of the state Democratic committee, announces in Spokane that his excellency would be a candidate for the presidency on the Democratic ticket if the nomination were tendered to him. He also said that St. Paul is in the race for the national Democratic convention. “Governor Johnson is measured for the presidency,” he added, “and is a man of force and action; he is one of the best campaigners the country has ever known, and wherever there a Scandinavian he would be sure of a vote, no matter to what office he aspired or what the politics of the voter. He was re-elected by a plurality of 73,000 last fall, when the rest of the state ticket went Republican by 90,000.” Spokane, Wash., May 25.—Thomas E. Brown and A. E. Johnson, of Spokane, who fought with Gen. Robert E. Lee during the civil war. will be decorated with the cross of honor by Mildred E. Lee chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, at a gathering of members of the Grand Array of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans in Spokane June 3. The presentation will be made by Mrs. N. F. Brooks, president of the chapter. The chapter and the confederate veterans will also assist at the unveiling of a monument in memory of Union soldiers in Greenwood cemetery on Memorial Day, when the graves of those who w-ore the blue and the graywill be decorated with flowers. o FOR INVENTIONS Space is Set Apart at the Jamestown Exposition EVERY ONE ASKED TO DONATE Winners Will Receive Gold and Silver Medals Also Diplomas —a Great Opportunity. Norfolk, Va., May 25.—A most interesting feature of the Jamestown exposition, on Hampton Roads, near Norfolk, Virginia, which opened April 26th, and will close November 30th, is the “Section for Inventions,” in which inventors are invited to display their inventions and demonstrate their value to visitors. The Invitation is open to all, and every facility is offered in the way of floor space, tables and shelves, advertising cards and labels, electric current, gas, lights, etc. A modest fee of from ten to not more than thirty dollars, except in very special cases, is charged for such space and service. The service includes, as well as the general care of models, explanations to visitors, and the return of the exhibit at the close of the exposition. Awards will be made of gild, silver and bronze medals and diplomas. That inventors are alive to this unparelleled opportunity for making public their creations, is shown by the fact that within four weeks after the first notice was sent out by the Bureau of Inventions of the Jamestown exposition, applications had been made for more than five thousand square feet, and new applications are now coming at the rate of a hundred a day. The inventors are not the only ones who will profit by this display, for the exhibition cannot fail to be of interest and material benefit to the public at large. Never before has such an opportunity been presented at any exposition, and now that the first step has been made in this direction, such exhibitions of inventions will, no doubt, become a part of all future expositions. William Geary returned this morning from a short visit at Ft. Wayne.

CONDUCTED BIG CATTLE SALE Fred Reppert in Charge of Event at Albion, Indiana. Fred Reppert returned this morning from Albion, Ind., where on yesterday he conducted a cattle sale for C. C. Palmer of that city. Thirty-five head were offered for sale and averaged something near a hundred and twenty-five dollars per head. A yearling calf which had all the ear marks of a show animal, was the last animal offered for sale,- and the bidding was brisk, the animal being sold to an Illinois cattle man for the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars. Mr. Palmer is a cattle raiser of wide reputation and conducts one of these sales every year. He always makes the county fair with a string of cattle and some of the animals sold yesterday were shown at the Great Northern Indiana Fair last season and took away the majority of the prizes in their line. Mr. Reppert says it was one of the best attended sales that he ever cried. baFlhelabies Does Recent Order in the Rebekah Lodge OTHER QUESTIONS ARE DECIDED At the Recent Grand Lodge Meeting —Saloon Men Cannot Belong to the Subordinate Lodge. Henceforth, when Daughters of Rebekah go to their lodges with their babies, leaving the babies in the anteroom while they attend the secret session, they will be violating a rule of their order. Grandmaster Jacob Joel of the Indiana grand lodge I. O. O. F. has so decreed at the meeting of the grand lodge at Indianapolis. A child should not be permitted in a lodge room or in a lodge ante-room when the arrangement is such that the work of the lodge may be heard. This in substance is the result of the ponderous work of Mr. Joel, and the committee to which his report was referred concurred. The decision applies to Oddfellows as well as Rebekahs. Another question which came up was whether a secretary has the right to collect dues at his place of business. The grandmaster held that he did not. The committee reversed the decision. The grandmaster ruled also that when it is shown that members conspire to “blackball" any candidate whose name is presented these members may be expelled. The grandmaster decided also that a lodge may not donate its funds in an indiscriminate way. This question came up when a lodge in the north part of the state donated SIOO. as a part bonus to a factory. The report of W. H. Leedy, grand secretary, yesterday, showed that the net gain in membership in the last year had been 3,637. The net gain in lodges was seven. The total net resources of the lodge stands at $3,177,106.62. Jacob Joel, grandmaster, in his report said that the lodge spirit over the state is most satisfying. The question of permitting liquor dealers and bartenders to membership in subordinate lodges occupied the attention of the grand lodge Thursday. This question came up a year ago when it was found that an Indianapolis lodge had ten or fifteen saloon men in its ranks. The grandmaster ruled against this and these members have been expelled. o APPLIES FOR STATE LICENSE. Capital Life Insurance Company Want* to Do Business. The Capital Life Insurance company of Indiana, with headquarters in Indianapolis, a new company just incorporated, has applied to Auditor of State John C. Billheimer for a license to do business in the state. The company's application has been accepted by H. W. Buttalph, examiner in the auditor's office, but under the law it is yet to be examined by the attorney-general. The new company is a mutual one and proposes to insure none over 60 years of age. In its application it represents that it has bona fide applications for policies aggregating $200,000. o Mrs. Carl Sheets went to Bluffton this morning to visit over Sunday with Friends and relatives.

NEW COMMANDER Chosen for the Macabees of Indiana BORDEN, HARTFORD CITY, WINS After Most Spirited Fraternal Political Battle Ever Known in the State. South Bend, Ind., May 24. —HonMilo Meredith, of Wabash, for fourteen years great commander of the Indiana Order of Maccabees was today defeated by S. B. Borden, of Hartford City, in the most spirited fraternal political campaign ever waged in Indiana. The other candidates for the place were Hon. Adam S. Wise, of Plymouth, and Ralph O. Smith, of Laporte. The election of the head officer required the attention of the entire afternoon session. Other important officers were elected as follows: W .E. Mowbray, of Peru, lieutenantcommander; J. W. Replogle, Goshen, record-keeper; Sam R. Thomas, South Bend, great finance keeper; medical examiner, Dr. J. N. Kelley, Westville; chaplain, Harvey Reynolds, Muncie. Indianapolis secured the next review’, which will be held in 1910. Other business transacted was a change in the constitution declaring in favor of transferring the great camp certificates to the supreme tent. This action will involve the policies of 3,000 members in the state. The state meeting of the great hive of the Lady Maccabees of Indiana concluded its session w’ithout the election of officers, the matter being deferred until after the supreme convention is held in Atlantic City, N. J., June 16. National delegates selected were Sarah Elliott, Mount Vernon; Alice Mountain, South Bend, and Nettie Carey, Marion. ISOFTHrBOOM AWrite up Boosting Cardwell, Missouri DECATUR PEOPLE INTERESTED In Many of the Industries —the Paragould & Memphis Railroad is Being Extended. Charles Merryman sends us a copy of the Daily Soliphone, published at Paragould, Arkansas, which gives a column to the progressive little town of Cardwell, Mo. Several industries in which Decatur people are interested are mentioned, saying in part: Cardwell, Mo., our little neighbor across the St. Francis, seems to be taking on new life and several new enterprises have opened up there lately that give evidence of doing much to develop that section of the country. The Cardwell Lumber Co., has just completed a fine new band mill which has a capacity of 50,000 feet per day, and the mill is said to be one of the best band saw mills in the south. The material is all of the most modern type, and its labor saving devices are of the very latest patterns. The mill employes a large number of people. The Cardwell Box Co., which manufactures egg cases, is one of the largest concerns in this part of the country and employes about seventy-five men. Cardwell also has two large slack barrel factories, two -cotton gins, and another saw mill besides the ones above mentioned, and it also has an up to date shingle mill. The Paragould & Memphis railroad has just completed an eight mile spur which is headed towards Paragould. It has about all the work that three engines can do. The above mills use from 30 to 50 car loads of logs a day and keep the railroad busy getting the raw’ material ready for them. There is a great demand for labor at Cardwell and no excuse for any one being idle who wants to work. Wages are good. The P. & M. seems now to have money sufficient for the extension of its lines, and it is to be hoped that at (Continued on Page 4.)

MUST ANSWER FOR CONTEMPT Judge Erwin Cites the Defendant in a Divorce Case. Judge Erwin, who was here today, to hear motions in the Blauser divorce case, which has been appealed to the higher courts, made a ruling on the motion against the defendant to show cause why he has not complied with the order of the court to pay attorney’s fees amounting to about $250. This was one of the orders of the court at the time of the trial. The payment was contested on the ground an appeal bond acted as a stay on all the orders of the court and the judgments made at the trial of the case before the lower court. In making this ruling, Judge Erwin ordered the defendant to appear in court and show cause why the money had not been paid over and it is likely that the $250 mentioned will have to be paid in the end. —Bluffton Banner. COURTHduSENEWS Court Refuses the Listers a Divorce SAYS DESERVE A “SPANKING” Two Highway Peteitions and a DiTwo Highway Petitions and a DiFrench Probated. Two petitions for highways have been venued here from Wells county and were filed this morning. They are entitled George O. Pence et al and Thomas L. Fisher et al. Eichhorn & Vaughn appear as attorneys in both petitions. Another divorce case filed is entitled Mary E. Thomas vs. Harvey Thomas, L. C. DeVoss appearing for the plaintiff. The usual harsh charges are among the allegations. Judge Erwin gave his decision in the case of Grace Lister vs. Thomas T. Lister as soon as the evidence was concluded, refusing the divorce and dismissing the cause. He said these parties had no cause for divorce or separation, that they should resume their former happy relations and added that if the court had it in his power, he would “spank” the parties, who are acting like children. However, the couple are still mad at each other, and there were no signs of love exhibited as they left the court room. The last will and testament of MaryFrench, deceased, was probated. She bequeaths that her daughter, Lydia Steiner receive the sum of three dollars per week since January' 1, 1899, for such time as she can help herself, and five dollars per week while she was sick. If anything is left after this and after paying other necessary expenses, the balance is to be equally divided among the other children, Lovina North, Louisa Huffman, Jere French, Marion French, and the heirs of Sarah Ann Steiner and Miller French and Lydia Steiner. John P. Steiner is named as executor. The w'ill was written January 27, 1903, and witnessed by F. W. Mosure anh Timothy Foutz. A marriage license has been issued to Marshall A. Paxson, aged thirty, a plumber from Fort Wayne, and Nettie Johnson, aged twenty of this township. The bride is the daughter of Willis Johnson. The case of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank, of Bryant, vs. Bear Creek township, Jay county et al, came to a sudden termination this morning when the plaintiffs withdrew the submission. The suit is for the recovery of $1,700, the amount borrowed by a former trustee to repair roals. The present trustee is refusing to pay the warrant on the ground that it was made without proper action on the part of the advisory board. The case will likely be up for trial at some later date.—Bluffton Banner. The case of David P. Humerick, administrator of the estate of W. E. McCauley, who was killed on the Erie railroad, has filed suit against the latter company asking for SIO,OOO. The case was filed at Huntington, and venued to Wells county, where it will be tried next fall.

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STRIKE ON THE ERIE Machinists Quit Work Yesterday AN ORDER FROM THE PRESIDENT Inauguration of Piece Work System Caused Dissatisfaction Because of Reduction in Wages. All the machinists and helpers on the Erie system from Jersey City to Chicago went out on a strike this afternoon at 2 o’clock, said last evening’s Huntington News-Democrat. This includes some fifty to one hundred men who are employed in the local shops. The strike was first set for Monday morning at 9 o’clock, but was postponed till today owing to a conference which was hoped might bring the desired results, but when this conference was as unproductive of results as all the others had been all further negotiations w’ere declared off and the machinists over the entire system were called out. President O’Connell issued the order calling on the local men to strike at a late hour last night. Ever since the inauguration of the piece work system in the shops all over the system there has been a great deal of dissatisfaction and a general strike has been talked of. The opposition to the piece work system is even stronger in the east than it is in the west. Under the old hour scheme the men made from twentyfive to thirty-nine cents per hour, but under the new system only those who are very rapid in their work can make so much. No word has been received as to what action the officials will fake in regard to the matter but president Underwood is know-n to be strongly opposed to unions and at the time of the boilermakers strike a few’ years ago he is said to have stated that he would spend a million dollars to break up the union. tobecomebaTker Judge 0. U. Heaton Will Retire from Bench IS A WELL KNOWN JURIST Will Quit Allen Superior Court Next November to Accept Presidency of Citizens’ Trust Company. Judge Owen U. Heaton, of Fort Wayne, well known here, especially among members of the bar, has decided to give up his position as judge of the Allen Superior Court to accept the presidency of the Citizens’ Trust company, of Fort Wayne. The capital of that institution has been increased to $300,000 and an effort will be made to make it the leading banking institution of Allen county. Speaking of his retirement, the Journal-Ga-zette said. Judge Heaton will accept the presidency, but he will not consent to retire from the superior court bench until all cases now pending and all litigation in which he has assumed jurisdiction are disposed of —in short, he wishes to leave to his successor a clean bill of authority next November for after carefully surveying the docket he hopes to be able to retire in five or six months. In the selection of his successor Judge Heaton will seek the co-opera-tion of all the members of the bar and the opinions and preferences of the people and these erpressions will be conveyed to Governor Hanly by him without prejudice, providing the candidates are worthy, and he anticipates no conclusions to the contrary. With Governor Hanly will finally rest the duty of appointing a judge of the Allen superior court when Judge Heaton sends in his resignation next November. o— Owing to the recent heavy rains, our city was visited by quite a crowd of country people today and the local business houses were crowded all day and did a thriving business. The ground is too wet to work, hence the farmers came to town and did their regular weekly trading.