Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

jolume V. Number 151

(RAND SPECTACLE ■ill be the Dedication of I New Pythian Home ■ curs WEEK OF AUGUST 12TH .'At Indianapolis—The Brigades from Five States Will Camp at i Broad Ripple. | A grand military spectacle will be an>art of the entertainment during the dedication of the Indiana Pythian building, at Indianapolis, which will be held Aug. 12 to 17. Members of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, from four states besides Indiana will be invited to attend. The brigades from the five states will go into camp at Broad Ripple. On Wednesday the Pythian building will be dedicated and the ceremony will be preceded by a parade in which all of the Uniform Rank members and members of subordinate lodges will take part. It is expected that thousands of Pjthians will be in the city during the week. In the last two years the KB of P. order has spent more than 1750.000 in erecting buildings in IndlHjipolis. All of the subordinate Kes of the state are interested in the new Indiana Pythian building, and there are 500 subordinate lodges I®the state. These lodges have ■we than 60.000 members, which is lifexccss of 10 per cent of the voting ■bulation of the state. ■fb.. article in last nights’ paper cop. led from the Bluffton Banner stating Mbt a great number of horses have Mien dying in this vicinity from a ■w disease, is decried by different of this city who know. Mr. Kalver informs us that he ■hrd of no horses having any disthat is contagious, therefore the BBffton pencil pusher must have been Maying another pipe dream.

IRS. GLASS DEAD Lived in Decatur for B Many Years MED AT FT. WAYNE LAST NIGHT ! Was Past the Three Score Year and i Bren Mark—Has Numerous Relatives in this County. Birs. Susan Glass died at 9 o’clock night at the home of her Mrs. Samuel Crist, 2827 street. Death resulted from parfrom which Mrs. Glass had suffering for some time. Mrs. • Mass was 70 years of age on January Sflast. She was born in Ohio. Besides husband. Noah Glass, one daughter and one son survive her. The is Mrs. Crist, of this city, the son is Samuel Reiling, at the Soldier’s home. She also leaves tfo brothers, Porter Gessenger, of and John Gessenger. of and three sisters. Sarah M: lleton, of Servia, Ind., Sarah Anu and Martha Reiling. of Decatur, Nine grand children and three grand children also survive. The will be taken to Decatur for \ bti al.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. |Ks. Glass resided in this city many and was well and favorably Her husband was Noah Glass wi > was in business here for years, erected the Noah’s Ark building north Second street. , I Herbst, section foreman on the Leaf, met with an accident a of days ago that came near 1 him the sight of his left eye. was aiding his men in catting when one of the small particles 1 Brown off by the cutter struck him over the eyelid. It was not unFB a day later that he discoverel ,hat sliver had penetrated the skin was buried in the flesh. He was to remove a portion of the metal as some still remained the visa physician yesterday and in:'aents were required in the operThe iron was rusty and caused slight poisoning of the wound and eye became badly inflamed and Since yesterday the swellw? has subsided and the wound is Baling rapidly.—Bluffton Banner.

JEWELRY MUST BEAR STAMP The N e w Government Law is Now in Effect. From now on Decatur people may buy jewelry, confidently relying on the stamps put on it as being a genuine indication of its merit, for the law enacted at the last session of congress to prohibit false stamps on gold and silver articles entering into interstate or foreign commerce is now in effect. The reform has long been agitated by leading American manufacturers of jewelry, silverware, watches and optical supplies. As the federal statute, however, applies only to interstate and foreign commerce it will be necessary for the state legislatures to pass similar laws in order to protect the domestic trade. In some of the states a stamping law has been enacted. The association of manufacturers will now, devote its energies toward the adoption of uniform laws in other states. When this has been done it will put an end to the extensive traffic now carried on in fake jewelry and silverware bearing counterfeit stamps as to quality and manufacture. PAINFULLY HURT Don Vancil Run Over by a Loaded Hack ESCAPES DEATH MIRACULOUSLY One Arm Crushed and the Boy Otherwise Bruised but his Injuries Not Believed Serious. Don Vancil, thirteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vancil, who reside on Fifth street was painfully injured last evening while returning from the base ball park and as a result is confined to his home under the

care of a physician The accident happenede at the close of the game between Decatur and Kokomo near the residence of Miss Hattie Studabaker while the hacks were conveying the people Atom the game. Don, with several playmates, endeavored to jump onto one of the hacks and In so doing lost his balance and was thrown against the wheel, which in turn threw him to the ground. The heavy rig which was well loaded with passengers running over his right foot. When he fell from the step the wheel struck his right arm cutting a gash midway between the elbow and shoulder nearly four inches long,which required four stitches to sew it up. The muscles in the arm were laid bare, and made a ghastly looking wound. The little chap was carried to the side of the road by many willing hands who at first thought he was fatally injured and Dr. J. M. Miller, who was just leaving the park, was summoned and took charge of the patient, taking him to his office, where the wounds were properly dressed and he was then taken home. The right foot, which was run over by the wagon, was badly bruised, but no bones were broken. The little chap was unconscious last night owing to the shock and pain. Blame for the accident cannot be attached to any one in particular, as the lad of his own free will endeavored to hop onto the rig, and in so doing, lost his balance. That he was not fatally injured Is a mystery to those who saw the accident, as the rig was heavily loaded with the people at the time. The injuires, although very painful, are not believed serious, and the little, chap will soon be himself again. He was resting easy today. This accident should be a lesson to other boys who practice such business.

HEAD WAS SLIGHTLY CUT. Jesse Sellemeyer Injured in Peculiar Manner. Jesse Sellemeyer, while driving the lumber wagon across the Clover Leaf railroad yesterday had the misfortune to sustain a painful injury on the top of his head. The horse became frightened as it was crossing the track, and started to run, when a piece of flooring that was on the wagon got entangled in a wheel and was carried around in such a manner that it struck Mr. Sellemeyer on the head. It required several stitches to close the gash, but the injury is not serious and Jesse resumed work today.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 21, 1907.

AN ELECTRIC PLANT Now Being Installed at Packing House THE BEST PLANT IN THE STATE Haefling & Ernest are Doing Electric Work—lnsurance Man Praises this New Concern. Haefling and Ernst the electricians, are at present engaged in installing an electric plant in the new Decatur Packing company’s building in the south part of the city, which when completed will be one of the finest equipped buildings in the city. The machinery is up to date in every respect and is of the latest patterns and type. The electric power is to be used for lighting and motive power and will be used in running the various elevators in the building and for running all the machinery used in this plant. The new machinery will be Installed this week and on next Monday will be thoroughly tested. In sesuring the services of Messrs. Haefling and Ernst the packing people secured two men who are well versed in electricity and its appliances and the plant will no doubt be instaled in proper shape. In fact, the entire pant is modern and up to date, and will be the finest packing house in Indiana, when complete. An insurance inspector, who visited the plant a few days ago reports it the best packing house concern he has ever visited. It was constructed in a manner which conforms in every particular to the government specifications and will be so conducted. There was a night prowler in the south end of town last night, that made weird noise and in other ways disturbed the residents in that part of town. The people will be on the lookout for him tonight. THE POLICE COURT “Bismark” Sent Up for Twenty Days AND FINED A DOLLAR AND COSTS John Stewart Seeks Solace in the Cup and Was Fined Again this Morning. John Stewart, who was fined for intoxication yesterday sought solace in the sparkling wine glass and again spent the night in pail. He was taken before Squire Stone, and put up a sympathetic appeal, but he again drew a dose of a dollar and costs. Bismark, the glass eater, was displaying some of his pranks on the street yesterday and the police took him to jail, to give him a chance to quiet his nerves and ponder over his past. This morning he was arraigned before Mayor Coffee, and when asked if he was guilty of intoxication, he handed a bunch of sympathetic talk to him that would soften the heart of most any one, but owing to the fact that Bismark has been before the mayor twice before he fined him a dollar and costs and sent him to jail twenty days. Bismark could not understand why such a long sentence should be imposed upon him, for he didn’t like the idea of being confined on the Fourth of July, but after being promised that he would be furnished with firecrackers and red lemonade and plenty of glass on that occasion he was perfectly willing to remain with our sheriff. o NOTICE TO HUNTIRS. • We would again remind our readers who are interested in hunting, that every one who hunts anything but rabbits off his own farm is required to have a license; and the licenses are not issued this year from the office of the commissioner of fisheries and game, but are issued by the Circuit Clerks of the various counties, except Marion county. Blank applications are to be had by applying to the Circuit clerk in each county.

ONLY WHITE PEOPLE SUICIDED In Indiana During Year 1906 Says Miss Stubbs. Notwithstanding that there was a marked increase in crime in Indiana during the year 1906, suicidal mania had fewer victims than in 1905, or in fact, during any year since 1902. The majority of the people who committed suicide in 1906 were white men. Not one colored man was reported as suicide. The total number of suicides was 185. Os this number 132 were white men and fifty-three were white women. According to the figures compiled by Miss Stubbs, the coroners of Indiana were called upon to investigate the deaths of 1,842 persons. Os this number 70 were homicides, 185 were suicides, 802 were deaths by accident and 785 were deaths from natural causes. Os the homicides, 51 victims were white men, 9 were white women, 8 were colored men and 2 w’ere colored women. Os the deaths by accident 647 were white men, 123 were white women and 32 were colored men. A singular fact in this connection is that not one colored woman met death by accident during the year. MOVES TO MUNCIE Taylor University Decides to Leave Upland UNITES WITH INDIANA NORMAL President Winchester Will Continue in Charge—Will Move at Once to Prepare for the Fall Term. Muncie, Ind., June 21. —It is now Taylor University, of Muncie. At a joint meeting of the board of trustees of Taylor university of Upland, Ind., and the trustees of the Indiana Normal School and College of Applied Sciences, held in the parlors of the Commercial club, it was decided to consolidate the two institutions under the former name, and to occupy the college buildings in Normal City. After the signing of the articles of agreement, a full board of trustees for the new institution was selected. President B. A. Pittenger, of the Normal school, resigned yesterday, his time to expire at the close of the term, which ends today. It has been arranged that the normal department will be made one of the features of Taylor university. An effort was made to retain Prof. Pittenger at the head of this department, but he wished to discontinue his work. The normal department will be made a part of the course during the fall term, but it is planned to commence the broader normal work next March. The removal of the school property will be made this summer so that when the fall term opens, in September, everything will be in readiness. President Winchester, of the college, and the other members of the faculty will remove to Muncie this summer in time to take up the work-at the beginning of the fall term. Yesterday’s meeting was one of harmony. The deal for the removal of the school to Muncie has been under way for several weeks and the trustees and college officials had fully investigated the matter before the meeting for final action. By the articles of association and agreement, Taylor university will be non-sectarian, although it will be under the patronage of the Methodist Episcopal church. It will also be non-partisan and will be open to all races and nationalities. Complete courses in college, acadamic and normal courses will be given. STREET COMMISSIONER INJURED Broke a Finger While at Work Yesterday. Street Commissioner James Stults met with an accident yesterday afternoon while working on a sewer he is constructing on Adams street that resulted in the third finger on his right hand being broken at the joint. The accident happened while he was endeavoring to take out some braces that held the dirt from caving in his finger being caught between two heavy planks, and before he could release the same it was broken in the joint. The accident while painful, is nothing serious, although it will detain him from performing his regular routine of work for the city, and may result in making him a cripple for life, as the finger may become stiff the break being in the joint.

HOME FROM EAST Dr. Boyers Reports a Delightful Trip MIXED BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Spent a Month at College and Attended Three Reunions of Old College Classes. Dr. J. S Boyers returned this morning from Philadelphia, Pa., after spending a month attending lectures and general practice work in the eastern colleges. Dr. Boyers reports a fine trip and states that every minute of his time during his trip east was occupied and that he never spent an idle moment. He spent one month at the Polyclinic at Philadelphia, Pa., and while there attended a reunion of his class with whom he graduaed twenty-four years ago and met many of his former school associates, whom he had not seen in years. He also ran over to Baltimore, Maryland, which is but a two hours’ ride on the train and attended his class reunion that graduated from the Baltimore Medical college twenty-five years ago, and he also met many of his fehow class mates there, who are now scattered all over the United States. While in Philadelphia he attended the dedication of a new hospital, which cost for the erection alone a million and a i"uf dollars and which he saya vill be one of the finest equipped b--.pl tals in the United States. While on bis return trip home he or' Wednesday atendtd a reunion at the Mount Union College, at Alliance, Ohio, of bis class that graudated from ths literary department thirty years ago and again came lu contact with people whom he grduated with and hr I practically forgotten. Dr. Boyers is well pleased with his trip as it did him much benefit not only in an educational way, but provided him much pleasure. WRECK AVERTED Clover Leaf Train Has a Narrow Escape PASSENGERS ARE FRIGHTENED Engineer Ayers Was Careful and Brought His Train Through Safely Though Six Hours Late. The east bound Clover Leaf train due here at seven o’clock p. m. did not arrive Wednesday evening until after midnight, because of a washout near Caquga, caused by a cloud burst. Engineer Ayers noticed the condition of the track in time to avert a terrible wreck. The Frankfort Crescent, in giving an account of the accident, says: It was decided to try and run over the damaged track, but as the heavy train ran out on the track its weight caused the ties to loosen from the rails and the fact that the rails were steel and just put down was all that averted the train being wrecked. As the engine and coaches swayed from side to side the passengers, fearing that they were doing to topple over, became panic stricken and screamed and the men on the train could not quiet them. The drawbar on the mail car pulled out and mail clerk J. H. Melvin, of this city, was thrown heavily against the side of the car, and painfully bruised. The mail car was so badly damaged that it was necessary to leave the car at Cayuga. Even after the ties had dropped loose from the rails the rails did not spread as it was feared they would and the train passed overt safely owing to the careful work of Engineer Ayres. Over twenty inches of gravel were washed out from under the track and the employees on the train state that it was the most difficult piece of railroading to get over the damaged track without an accident. After passing the damaged track the train was so badly damaged that a brakeman walked on either side of the mail and baggage car two miles into Cayuga, they being instructed to give warning in the event either of the cars gave away or started to topple from off the tracks, they being damaged by the jarring and bumping in passing over the damaged part of the track.

ENGLISH SPARROWS MUST DIE Two Little Birds Cause Excitement at Spokane. Spokane, Wash., June 21.—Two Sparrows njade their apearance in Spokane, today, and before 5 o’clock in the afternoon Mayor C. Herbert Moore, who is also chairman of the City Beautiful committee of the 150,000 club, received 197 calls from residents, who asked that ways be devised to exterminate the “rats of the air” before they became a nuisance. The mayor conferred with Ren. H. Rice, chief of the police department, the result being that a permit was issued to Secretary Gaston to employ Frank C. Harris to kill the pests. The order gives the “official swallow exterminator” permission to carry firearms three days and shoot within the city limits. In addition to $5 a day while on the hunt, the man will receive a reward of $25 for capturing the birds, dead or alive. It is believed the sparrows came to Spokane in a box car from an eastern point. SOCIETY’S COLUMN Porch Party Given by Mrs. Jeff Bryson ONE O’CLOCK LUNCHEON TODAY Given by Mrs. George Flanders—A Reception for the Graduates this Evening. By Perle Burdg. After commencement exercises this evening the young men of the Columbian club will give a reception for the Seniors of the St. Marys school. The Euchre Club will meet with Miss Leona De Voss this evening. Mrs. C. A. Dugan was the recipient of an interesting letter from Mrs. S. Dorwin and Mrs. Jennie Studabaker who arrived at Boston, and during their stay there they took dinner with Mrs. Wilson, who was formerly Miss Mary Meyers, of Decatur. They sailed last evening on their trip for Europe. An unique feature of yesterday was the porch party given in compliment to Mrs. Hubacheke, of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Jack Diggs, of Marion, Ind., Mrs. Belle France, of Chicago, 111., by Mrs. Jeff Bryson, to a large party of ladies. The porch was beautoful with its decorations of cut flowers and maiden hair ferns with pillows and chairs arranged in a pretty manner. The ladies were invited to gather at four o'clock and at six o’clock small tables were placed in a convenient way on the porch and a two-course dinner was served by the hostess. Those present who enjoyed the event, were: Mesdames Victoria Hill, W. H. Nachtrieb, A. J. Smith, J. C. Patterson, A. R. Bell, Florence DeVilbiss, Mary Congleton, C. B.Wilcox, C.O. France, Belle France, J. T. Merryman, Perry Robison, William Smith, M. M. P. McMillen, Jack Diggs. A charming event of today was the one o’clock luncheon given by Mrs. Geo. Flanders at her home on Third street. Large bouquets of cut flowers and ferns occupied the center of the dining table with the dainty place cards to match the decorations. Carnations were given as favors to the guests and the luncheon was nicely served in five courses. The ladies who were the guests were: Mesdames John Niblick, Dan Sprang, Paul Hooper, John S. Peterson, Ed Bailey, Chas. Bell, Elizabeth Morrison, Frank Shirmeyer. o SECOND STROKE PROVED FATAL Mrs. Fred Wheatfield, Jr., Died Suddenly this Morning.

Mrs. Fred Wheatfield, Jr., whose home is just across the line in Allen county died at the home of Fred Wheatfield. Sr., in Root township at nine o’clock this morning. Nine months ago she suffered a stroke of pa ralysis but had apparently recovered from same. About six o'clock this morning she was stricken with a second attack and died three hours later. Her husband, father and mother, three sisters and four brothers I (survive her. The funeral services will be held Mondoy morning at eleven 1 o’clock sun time at the Fuelling church, leaving the house at ten o’clock.

Price Two Cents

WILL GO HIGHER Price of Meat Not Yet at the Top Notch MILITIA TO USE FT. HARRISON Georgia Congressman Apprehensive Over Hearst Movement—Washington News of Interest. r . > Washington, June 20.—Scanning a local price of meats headed “Lamb chops, 35 cents a pound,” Secretary of Agriculture Wilson today announced that the present high figures were entirely natural and that “a further increase would not be surprising.” He differs with popular opinion that the beef trust is responsible. The secretary believes the economic law of supply and demand is in full operation. “The American people are eating more meat today than ever before in their lives,” said Secretary Wilson. “That French King who boasted that his country was so prosperous that the humblest subject had a fowl in pot every Sunday would cut a small figure here today. The American workingman has meat every day, many of them twice a day. They want the best meat in the market, too ntnl The war department has issued orders giving the Indiana militia the privilege of using the Ft. Benjamin Harrison reservation for its annual encampment which takes place July 17-27. The department officials have forwarded to Indianapolis the necessary sanitary appliances to be used at that time, and permission is also given for using the water supply of the army post. The quartermastergeneral is informed that five extra good water wells have recently been completed and tested on the Ft. Benjamin Harrison reservation, and officials of the war department are delighted with the results. These wells are 333 feet deep and are cased down to solid rock. The quartermastergeneral’s department has let a contract for a cement walk which will be built from the officers’ quarters across the reservation to the electric station.

Leonidas F. Livington, member of congress from Georgia, who has recently been traveling a good deal with the view of ascertaining if possible what the drift of Democratic sentiment is with reference to the presidency said today that he finds everywhere great apprehension over the Hearst movement. “Suppose Hearst is an independent candidate next year,” said he, “did it ever occur to you what sort of fix we would be in? The Democratic situation, as I see it, is likely to be very much mixed as long as there is doubt about the intentions of Mr. Hearst. If he is to be the candiate of the independence league he will take away from the regular candidate a large element of strength that has always gone to our party. Hearst's hold on a certain class of voters is strong and it is something that must be taken into consideration. The Secretary of the Treasury has not yet given up the idea of buying a site for a federal building in Bloomington. Only one site has been offered, but officials of the department are considering another site. They have $6,000 for a purchase price, but the owners of the site are holding out for $7,500. Arthur T. Pinkowsky, a former Indiana man, has been promoted from a laboratory assistant in the bureau of standards, at $1,200 a year, to assistant physicist in the same bureau at a salary of $1,400 a year. o — EDNA MEDIUM HAS BEEN SOLD Famous Pacing Mare Goes to Montpelier Stock Farm.

Mrs. Kate Place last evening sold the famous pacing mare Edna Medium to John Schwarzkots, who owns a big stock farm at Montpelier, Indiana, and the valuable animal was shipped this morning. Edna Medium is one of the best bred pacing horses ever owned in this city where good horses are numerous. She had a mark of 2:15 and a trial mark of 2.10, and many good horsemen believed she would have made an even better record had I it not been for a slight injury received 1 during the training season. While I the price was not made public, it is (known that the sum paid for her was II a snug one and very satisfactory to Mrs. Place.