Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 131

SHOT HIS NEPHEW Tragic Death of Young Van Wert Man WAS KNOWN IN THIS CITY Tragic Death of Carey Farling—His Uncle Thought he Was a Burglar and Shot Him. Carey Failing, a young man aged IT years, son of Amos Farling, of York township, died yesterday about 11 o’clock from wounds inflicted by lis uncle, George Morrison. It appears that young Farling had jeen working for Mr. Morrison on iis farm about five miles southeast if this city, on the Van Wert and ennings road. | Sunday evening Mr. Morrison and is wife attended church, returning Hjpme about 9 o'clock. The story sr>e,s that Mr. Morrison had been missing meat from his smoke house rid as the couple returned from hurch they became impressed with uspicions that some person was irking about the premises with the itention of further depleting their leat supply. An investigation was etermined upon and securing a shot un they started in the direction of he barn. The form of a person soon lame into view and believing that he ras a meat thief, Mrs. Morrison ailed upon her husband to shoot, kcting on the impulse of the moment, e fired the gun in the direction of he form in the distance, intending 0 aim so low that no serious results rould follow. Unfortunately the shots entered a ital portion of young Farling’s lody, about thirty of the shot enering his abdomen and his hip. The ictim fell to the ground and soon icame unconscious. When the awful mistake had been iscovered, that instead of firing upm a thief their nephew- had been tricken down, everything was done 0 aid in his recovery. The young nan remained in an unconscious ondition until yesterday morning, then he rallied, and in the presence f Drs. Files and Ellis, of this city, rho had been called to attend him, le made a statement exonerating his mele from any intentional wrong ad blaming himself for not letting hem know who he was, as he saw lis uncle with the gun before he ired the shot.

BTEINER REUNION Kill be Held at Berne I this Year ■at DR. AMOS REUSSER'S HOME ■Family Numbers Five Thousand Peo- || pie Scattered All Over the World I —Date is June 6th. I The announcements have just been ■lssued for the Steiner reunion which ■will this year be held at the home of ■ Dr. Amos Reusser, at Berne, Adams ■county. This is one of the biggest af■fairs scheduled for the summer in the ■way of a family gathering and will be ■worth going miles to see. ■ The Steiner family numbers about

five thousand souls, and the members are scattered all over the United States, Canada, Germany and Switzerland. It is expected that a conservative estimate of the number that ■will be present June 6th is 2.000. This reunion is the fourth one since the Wea of having a big meeting each year *as started. One of the people interested in the success of the meeting stated this morning that three or four hundred lived in Indiana and a large number 111 Adams and Wells counties, Adams county having the most. They will have a monster picnic dinner and one the features of the day will be a Election of ancient Bibles. Some of toe Bibles that have descended from deaeration to generation are rare infieed. a family tree will show just scow each member is related to every “toer member and the Steiners will |tove one of the greatest times of “fie-—Bluftton Banner.

THE COST OF HOUSE CLEANING Backache, Headache and Other Features Go With It. It costs a pretty sum to clean house now a days. The professional cleaner comes around at eight o’clock a. m., slowly moves the carpet, wanders out into the backyard with a funeral-like stride and gently beats a tattoo on the dusty floor covering while he softly sings, “Swing low, sweet chaibt.” In the meantime, the good wife flies around and washes the breakfast dishes, cleans the windows, mops the floor, wipes oft the walls, puts polish on the furniture, then gets dinner. The afternoon is spent in slowly replacing the carpet. The price is thirty to forty cents an hour for the cleaner; the wife gets the backache, the headache and finally a doctor. You bow your anatomy over the desk or counter for ten hours at so much per, get to pay the bills, eat on the sunny side of a back porch, and wish you were a Hottentot who never heard tell of house cleaning season. —Logansport Pharos.

A SALOON DECISION Important Supreme Court Ruling Given CITY CAN FIX THE BOUNDARIES The Decision Also Declares That the Saloon Business is Lawful, Except as Declared Unlawful by State. Indianapolis, May 28. —The supreme court today held that a city ordinance, not only forbidding saloons outside of the business part of the city, but also defining the boundaries of the business part, so as to include only a few squares surrounding the court house and the place where most of the business is done, is valid. It held that the only ground on which such an ordinance can be successfully attacked is that the city has been guilty of an unreasonable abuse of its power and discretion in declaring such boundaries. It also declared that a state may authorize saloons to be licensed, and that the saloon business is lawful, except as declared unlawful by the state. A judgment in favor of John W. Thompson, in a prosecution against him for violation of a city ordinance of Greencastle, by keeping a saloon near the Big Four station, was reversed and anew trial ordered. The ordinance fixed the boundaries of the business parts of town as Columbia street on the north, .Market steet on tie west, Walnut street on the south and College avenue on the east, and Thompson’s saloon was four squares north of Columbia street. It was surrounded by two railway stations, a beer depot, an oil storage tank, a livery stable, a poultry house and a restaurant, respectively, on different sides, and the nearest residence was 300 feet away. — o HARRY HAY TAKES A BRIDE. Former Member of Decatur Ball Team Is Married.

Harry Hay, the “boy wonder” pitcher of the Dunkirk ball team and Miss Bertha Jones, of Dunkirk, were united in marriage Tuesday forenoon at the county clerk's office by Justice Lewis. Hay has won a home in Dunkirk by his success on the ball diamond. Mrs. Hay is well known at the Crown City and the newly wedded couple will start the long game of life with well wishes of a host of friends and enthusiastic base ball fans, not only at Dunkirk, but all adjoining towns.—Portland Commercial Review. Hay was a member of the Decatur team several months last year, and is well known in Decatur, _ The Decatur high school base ball team will leave Saturday morning for Portland, where they will indulge in a battle with the Sluggers of that city. The local team defeated the Sluggers here some time ago and at that time defeated them by a score of five to two in a pretty contest and the boys are confident of turning the trick again. A small crowd of rooters will accompany the team and will endeavor to help them win the game by earnest rooting.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, Evening, May 29, 1907.

IN OLD KENTUCKY Dissatisfaction With their State Organization RANKS THIRD AS NAVAL POWER Army Desertions Still Growing at an Amazing Rate—the Census. Washington, May 29.—Senator McCreary, of Kentucky, who arrived here today to consult with some of his Democratic associates in the senate about the outlook for the next presidential campaign, said to the correspondent of the News: “I think the Democrats will be successful in the Kentucky state election. I hope they will win, and expect to vote the straight ticket myself. But there is considerable dissatisfaction with the manner in which the state organization has been running things in our state. What effect that will have upon the result is too early to say. However, I think the Democratic candidates for governor and senator will be elected.”

Washington, May 29. —An important statement has been prepared for Secretary Metcalf by the office of naval intelligence, showing the sea strength of the leading eight powers of the world, as it will be on June 1, 1907. The statement shows that while the United States ranks third among the naval powers, only one nation —Great Britain —is stronger in line of battleships. There is little to choose between the relative strength of the American navy and the German navy. Washington, May 29. —The steady increase in desertions from the army and navy is giving the government much concern. The ranks of some of the infantry companies have become so depleted that dress parades have been abandoned temporarily in the eastern division of the army. How to keep a sufficient force of enlisted men aboard some of the big battleships has become a grave problem. Washington, May 29. —The bureau of the census has made a public report on the manufacture, according to the census of 1905, of electrical machinery, apparatus and supplies. During the five-year period there have been extensive improvements in the utilization of electricity and electrical machinery and radical innovations in electrical devices for general use.

MET YESTERDAY ————— / Ministerial Association Was Organized REV. A. B. HAIST PRESIDENT Several Things Are Proposed by Them During the Coming Ministerial Year. The ministers of the city met yesterday afternoon and organized themselves into a ministerial association to attend to all classes of business that may come under their jurisdiction and also to carry on a class of work for the betterment of mankind and the city of Decatur. The organization was perfected through the efforts of two of the ministers, who considered that it would be a better policy for them to be thus affiliated than to be working individually and that much could more and better results could thus be had. The meeting was harmonious in every respect and several campaigns were launched that, if carried out, will do much toward the betterment of our city. The officers elected at this meeting to look after the affairs of the association were Rev. A. B. Haist, of-the Evangelical church, president, and Rev. E. E. Bergman, of the Baptist church, secretary and treasurer. That the organization is a good one will be noted in the near future by their work and efforts in many lines. It is understood that an antisaloon crusade will be launched and other Sunday law violations will be given attention.

GAIN IN STATE ENUMERATION. The Increase in Entire Indiana Was Less Than Five Thousand. Figures on the school enumeration of the state, just compiled by Fassett A. Cotten, state superintendent of public instruction, show a big gain in the number of school children in the state, but not as heavy a gain as that of 1906 over 1905. The figures also show that here was a marked decrease in the number of children attending the country and town schools and a correspondingly increase in the children in the city schools, indicating that the farmers are sending their children to cities in order that they may derive benefit from what they consider better school advantages. The total number of school children in the state this year is 778,811. This is a gain of 4,136 over 1906, when the total number of school children in the state was 744,674. In 1905 the total number was 768,651. In 1905 the total number was 768,651. This makes an increase of 6,627 in 1906 over 1905. Clinton county has 8,105, a loss of 495 from last year.

MILLIONARE WEDS D. C. Corbin Takes a Young Bride AND SURPRISES HIS FRIENDS He is Father of Countess of Oxford — Spokane Millers Have Advanced Price of Flour. Spokane, Wash., May 29. —D. C. Corbin, 70 years of age, milionaire pioneer railroad builder, banker and sugar grower and refiner, and his housekeeper, Mrs. “Tony” Peterson, 35 years of age, were married at Mt. Vernon, N. Y., May 22, returning to Spokane soon after the wedding, when the news was given out at the family manor, 507 Seventh avenue. The announcement was a surprise even to Mr. Corbin’s most intimate friends. He is the father of the Countess of Orford, of England, and Austin Corbin II of Spokane, his brother being Austin Corbin, of New York. He built the Spokane Falls & Northern railroad from Spokane to British Columbia, also the first line into the Coeur d’Alene mining district, and is president of the Spokane International railway, which is being used by the Soo line, in giving the Sanadian Pacific entrance to Spokane from Fernie, B C.

Spokane, Wash., May 29. —Millers throughout the Sopkane country announce an advance of 50 cents a barrel in prices of all patent flours, the prevailing high price of wheat being the sole cause assigned for the increase. Samuel Glasgow, secretary of the Centennial Mill company, made this announcement for the millers: “Wheat is scarce and almost impossible to secure in quantities to keep the wheels moving. The crop of 1906 is all bought and much of it is going to mills in the Orient. The way prices haves soared at Chicago has had the effect of precipitating our action, but even without this, the advance would have been necessary." o SOLDIERS HAD A RAINY TRIP. March from Fort Sheridan Was a Tedious One. Weary with marching, but pleased with the progress they made in the loftg, hard trip, members of the Twen-ty-first Battery, United States army, of which Alpheus Roop of this city is a member, established themselves at Ft. Benjamin Harrisan at Indianapolis Sunday to prepare to participate in the Memorial day events there this week. The first day out from Chicago the soldiers w r ere caught in a rain storm and the entire trip was one of rain and muddy roads. At Burlington, where the battery camped over night, every man was given a whole pie. The good people of the place had ascertained beforehand the number of men in the battery and had baked enough pies to go around. The next night. May 23, was spent at Kirklin and again it rained in torrents. One of the sergeants of the battery, long in the service and with a Philippine experience, said he never saw it rain like it did at Kirklin. Men, mules and horses —everything and everybody —were drenched. The boys caught rain in Hamilton county and at Ft. Harrison Sunday caught more rain.

FIGHT THE ROADS The Commissioners Fail to Agree NO ACTION COULD BE TAKEN The Adams County Board May Be Mandated—Allen County Also Objects to a Joint Road. A joint session of the boards of commisioners of Wells and Alen counties was held today to take steps in the construction of pike road on the county lines. The meeting was brought about by petitions for the construction, under the new law, to gravel roads twelve miles long on the WellsAdams county line and thirteen and one-half miles long on the Wells-Al-len county line. Commissioners from bot’n t the adjoining counties came here decidedly opposed to the roads, but on the Allen county line road viewers were appointed, the time set for them to meet and the time set for their reporting, so some advance was made in this matter. But when the time for remonstration comes there will be a big remonstrance from the tax payers on the Allen county side, and the commissioners from that county only acted in conjunction with the Wells county board because the law specified they should. The viewers appointed were Elijah Huffman of this county, and ex-senator G. V. Kell, of Allen county. They meet June 4 and report June 22. When the Wells-Adams line roads came up the commissioners of the visiting county refused to act with the Wells county board, on their attorney’s advice, he stating that two or possibly three of the Adam 3 county townships affected were already above the taxing limit and the law forbade their issuing any more bonds. Local attorneys appearing for Wells county people who want the roads, insisted that the present was not the proper time for determining the legality of the future bond issue, but that all that was before the board today was the appointment of viewers. When the proper time comes, both Allen and Adams give promise of fighting the roads to a finish. When the Adams county commissioners refused to go into session with the Wells county commissioners there was nothing further to be done, and the next step on the part of the Wells county people who want the roads may be to ask for mandate against the Adams county board.—Bluffton News.

HEALTH IMPROVED B. W. Sholty and Wife Return from Colorado THE PICTURE OF HEALTH Several Months at Denver, Colorado, Straightened the Kinks in Mr. Sholty’s Health. B. W. Sholty and wife returned Tuesday afternoon from Denver, Colorado, where they had been for the past several months, Mr. Sholty taking a course of treatment for his health. That the climate agreed with him can be readily determined by his appearance, as he gained considerable in weight and his color is the picture of health. When Mr. Sholty left this city some time ago he was much disturbed and worried over his condition, as he had run down at an awful rate, and he feared the worst. However, upon arriving in. the high altitude of Colorado, he at onc e began to pick up, and the change in his condition was marvelous. He stood the return trip in excellent shape, and other than being a little tired and fatigued, showed no other bad results from the trip. The doctors of Colorado advised him that he could return home as his condition was so much improved that if he cared for himself upon arriving home he would get along as well as if in Colorado. He is glad to be home and says there is no place like Indiana in the long run. ■ o Mrs. W. J. Craig went to Ft. Wayne today to spend the day with friends.

WILL AUCTION BURT HOUSE LOTS Link Brothers Announce Sale for June 22nd. A letter from R. M. Link, a member of the firm of Link Brothers, of Paris, Illionis, is authority for the statement that on June 22nd they will offer at public auction in this city the Burt House lots on Monroe street. The ground will be sold in three separate lots, each 66 feet wide by 120 feet long and they will go to the highest and best bidder. The lots are admirably located for business houses, and will no doubt cause some spirited bidding. The present owners contemplated the erection of a handsome three-story block, but seem to have given up that idea and will convert the lots into ready cash. o Mrs. C. Pyle, of Geneva, who had been at Muncie owing to the condition of her mother, Mrs. Rev. B. F. Aspy, who has been dangerously ill for the past three months, passed through this city Monday enroute home. The condition of Mrs. Aspy is gradually growing weaker. —Portland Sun.

SOME CHANGES Rumored Among Clover Leaf Officials TO FOLLOW ROSS RESIGNMENT Mr. Houlehan May Become Vice-Pres-ident and General Manager— Other Changes. Rumors concerning the doings of railroads or the officials of the com-j pany, especially when these rumors have to do with alleged changes in the family, are not always reliable and yet there are rumors of forthcoming changes in the official family of the Clover Leaf in this city, that because of the way they are being talked of by the employes of the company, lends color to the rumors and there are those that are inclined to believe that these changes are soon to be made. According to these reports, Mr. Ross, vice-president aud general managr of the Clover Leaf, is to accept the position offered him by the New York company, which is a decided promotion for him and with is resignation from the Clover Leaf, the rumor has it that Mr. Houlehan, at present general superintendent is to be given the place and will be vice-pres-ident and general manager of the road, succeeding Mr. Ross. There is no doubt but what Mr. Houlehan, since coming to the Clover Leaf, has made for himself a spendid record, and his administration of the affairs of the company has been such that the promotion comes as a direct result of his ability as a railroad man. Mr. Houlehan will be, according to the rumor, succeeded by Mr. McArdle, who assumes charge as tht general superintendent and with his taking hold of that department of the work of the company, he will have charge of the shops in this city and it is said that there will be numerous changes in the heads of the departments, so many in fact that an almost entirely new set of men will be in charge. Mr. Shane, superintendent of bridges and buildings on the road, has not yet received his appointment as state inspector of railroads, from Governor Hanly, but the appointment is expected to be made at any time now that the governor is back at his office and with it will come his resignation. At this time it is not known who will succeed him. —Frankfort Crescent. FRONEFIELD WAS ACQUITTED Mayor Coffee Renders a Verdict for the Defendant. The case entitled State of Indiana vs. Wiliam Fronefield, wherein the defendant was charged with assault and battery on the person of George Zimmerman, was tried before Mayor Coffee last night. This morning at 10 o’clock the arguments were made, after which the mayor discharged the defendant. In rendering his decision he explained that a doubt remained in his mind as to Mr. Fronefield striking the first blow, and that Fronefield was physically unable to defend himself, he having a broken finger on one hand, and his other hand and entire arm was disabled.

Price Two Cents

A FIERCE FIGHT Is on Among the Chicago Daily Papers ADVANCE IN PRICE THE CAUSE Tribune Refuses to Increase the Price of Sunday Papers and a Big Row Ensues. Attempt is being made to implicate the newsdealers in the towns of Chicago’s territory in the fight which is raging among the Chicago newspapers. Newsdealers in this section have received notice from the publishers of the Hearst papers and the Chicago Record-Herald that unless they cut out the Chicago Tribune, the agency for their papers will be taken away from them. The row was started by Hearst, whose lieutenants in Chicago some time ago announced that the price of his Sunday papers would be advanced to seven cents instead of five cents. The Chicago Sunday Tribune continued to be sold at five cents, and naturally the Hearst papers were unable to advance their price. Hearst declared war against the Tribune and induced the Record-Herald to join with him. The result was the ultimatum recently sent out to newsdealers by the two papers. The Tribune ogives out that the price of its Sunday edition will remain at five cents and it can’t be bulldozed into advancing the price. The sympathy of the public as well as that of most of the newsdealers is with the Tribune. At Huntington the agency of the Record-Herald and the Hearst red ink crimes was taken away from the young woman who had them because she refused to quit the Tribune, but such a row was raised by patrons that in two days she was again given the agency. At Marion the two papers have been taken away from the former agent who declined to submit to the dictation of Hearst’s trust and at Logansport a similar condition prevails. It is believed that the Record-Herald and the Hearst paper will find they have undertaken a war which will result in their own. discomfiture. The publisher of the Chicago American has written to the newsdealers in this city offering to reimburse them for all they would lose in three years by discontinuing the sale of the Sunday Tribune.

STATE FEDERATION Indiana Catholic Societies Meet at Tipton GOOD PROGRAM WAS GIVEN Richmond tht Next Meeting PlaceOfficers Elected—John Langan is President. ,j~ !'<!•.; The sixth annual convention of Indiana State Federation of Catholic societies was held in Tipton and about forty-five delegates from different parts of the state were present to represent their various societies. The delegates assembled at Knights of Columbus club rooms and marched in a body to St. John’s church where solmen high mass was celebrated at 10:00 o’clock. Rev. Father Arnold, C. P. P. S., was celebrant, assisted by Rev. Father Hordiman, of Frankfort and Rev. A. Henneberger, the resident pastor. An eloquent and appropriate sermon was delivered by Father Arnold. Following the mass solemn benediction was chanted. At 2 p. m. in St. John'3 hall state president John Langan called the convention to order. The annual address of the state president showed the state organization to be in a very flourishing condition, both numerically and financially, which was [verified by the annual report of the state secretary, Miss Martha Vonburg, of Indianapolis, and state treasurer H. Dawson, of Muncie. A vast amount of business was disposed (Continued on Page 4.)