Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 179

[labor statistics Improvement Made in Number of Strikes I A POOR QUALITY OF CARDS I Thirteen Passed Consular Examination—The Treasury Cash BalanceWashington, July 25. —The indus- ■ tries of the United States suffered less ■ from strikes during 1905 than in any ■ year since 1892. If the number of em- ■ ployes thrown out of work by strikes I and the duration of the strikes be I taken as a measure. According to the ■twenty-first annual report of the Bu- ■ reau of Labor of the department of ■ commerce and labor, in 1905 there ■ were 221,680 employes thrown out of ■ work by 2,077 strikes, undertaken by ■ 176,337 strikers in 8.299 establishments ■ and lasting an average of twenty- ■ three days in each establishment in■volved. Washington, July 25- —As a result of ■an investigation under Postmaster- ■ General Meyer’s direction, of com- ■ plaints from all parts of the country ■ regarding the quality of paper used ■for postal cards, a change has been ■ made in the business managers of the ■postal-card factory at Rumford Falls, ■ Me., and in the government agent at ■that place. | Washington, July 25-—The state de■partment today made public the re■sults of the recent examination of the ■candidates for appointment for the ■consular service, for which fifty-four ■men were designated, thirty-eight pre■sented for examination and only thir■teen passing, receiving the required ■mark of 80. I Washington, July 25 —Today’s state■ment. of the treasury balances in the ■general fund exclusive of the $150,000,■OOO gold reserve, shows: Available ■cash balance, $241,157,062; gold coin ■and bullion, $66,368,707; gold certifi■cates, $80,713,590. IGOES TO GOSHEN ■Father Eberle Secures a | New Charge ■recognition of his services Young Priest Who Left Here I Three Years Ago is Transferred From Portlandi /Il —<- • I Father L. A. Eberle, who for the three years has had charge of pastorate of the St. Mary s Cathochurch in this city, has been to the pastorate of the Johns parish at Goshen and will Heave Wednesday morning to begin ■is labors tn his new field. Father came here from Decatur three ago when the church in this was only a mission Before 1 tp Portland he was assistant : ■ Father Wilkins, at Decatur, but I one year’s earnest work in this I the chnrch was made a regular I and through his efforts has increased in membership, building has also been remodeled many improvements have been about the grounds and church ■roperty under his direction. ■ Father Thomas Travers, of Fairhas been selected as pastor of church here and is expected to the latter part of this week. Sun. Rev. Eberle is one of the most popyoung priests who ever served |Ki this city, and his many Decatur will rejoice over his promo He is an able, clever and earn man > w h° w succeed wherever ■uties call him. — o I Several strangers arrived this morn from Ft. Wayne, and were busily ■ogaged in looking for a mortgaged they claim that several horst have in their possession. They now on the trail of the animal anc to get the horse by evening here they loked over a numbei animals, but could not indentify ; B among the horses examined.

CHANGE IN ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE U. G. Humphr*ys Goes to Wisconsin in September. U. G. Humphreys, of Indinapolis, has resigned as superintedent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, to ace pt a position as State superintendent of the Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League, with headquarters at Milwaukee. The Rev. E. S. Shumaker, of South Bend, has been elected to succeed Mr. Humphrey as state superintendent for Indiana. The change will, take effect September 1. Mr Humphrey, who succeeds the Rev. Tnonias Hare in Wisconsin, has been state superintendent for Indiana for abo-it three years and six months. Prior to that he was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Middletown. O. The Rev. Mr. Shumaker is about forty two years old, and has been connected with the work of the Anti-Saloon League for about four years- For the laat three years he has been superintendent of the South Bend district, and prior to that for one year was a field secretary. o LAND OF SUNSHINE Los Angeles as Viewed by Judge Erwin THE TRIP FROM SALT LAKE CITY A Delightful Story of the Journey Through a Desert, Over the Mountains and Into Beautiful California. Los Angeles, Cal., July 19, 1907. Friend Lew —Here we are again- We had an uneventful trip from Salt Lake City here- We crossed great Salt lake over the new "cut off ” You can get some idea of the length of the trestle or bridge wneu I say to you that it took two and a half hours to cross it going at a rate of about twenty mile» per hour. We could see land to the north of us all the time, but unless we leaned out of the window, we could not see anything under us. The sea gulls flew around us as they do about boats on the ocean or lakes. Nobody got sea sick. Salt Lake City is a wonderful city, but has been in the control of the Mormons so long that they are away behind the times- Their streets are all 132 feet wide, and each square of the city is 720 feet, containing 10 acres each. We visited the Tabernacle, and being there on Friday, heard the famous organ recital which is given every Tuesday and Friday evenings at 5:00 o’clock. We left Salt Lake City at 1:00 p. m. Saturday and Ogden at 5:00 o'clock. We struck the plains or desert before dark, which is nothing but sand and cactus. No living thing is seen upon it except sage brush and cactus. We rode all night through this plain and until Sunday at 3:30 p. m. when we took on another locomotive and began the accent of the Sierra Nevada mountains, where we rode for 8 miles through snow sheds, rocks, caverns, canons, over trestles and mountain streams until we wished there were no more mountains or tunnels. We finally, at 6:00 o’clock, began the descent of the mountains on the California side. The scene was changed at once- There was vegetation of all kinds. Trees and flowers in profusion. On this road we passed the famous Lake Tahoe, in the heart of the mountains, also the mill of Col. Sutter, where the first gold was mined in California, and was accidentally discovered by Col. Sutter’s men while building a mill race. The original owner having sold the land to Mr. Sutter for S3OO, and went to Lower California, where he had heard that gold had been discovered. Millions were taken out of the mine and others nearby, and the poor man who sold it never found an ounce of gold where he went. The finest otchards grow along the west slope of the mountains from the summit, almost, to Sacramento. Our train was six hours late and we got into Oakland, Cal., at 5:00 o’clock in the morning- We there took a ferry boat to San Francisco. This is a horrible place, but I suppose it looks better than it did some three or four months ago. We took train out of "Frisco” at 8:30 a. m. for Los Angeles. Stopped off at Santa Barbara over night so as to see the country in daylight. Then took train at 9 oo o’clock for this place. Santa Barbara is an old mission town, has a fine wharf and some very fine hotels, (Continued on page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, July 25, 1907.

A CIRCUS FIGHT lias Extended Into Adams County REPRESENTATIVES WERE HERE Wallace and Hagenbeck and the Forepaugh and Sells Circuses Are Putting up a Stiff Battle. The country districts in the western half of Adams county Is the seat of a circus fight between Hagenbeck and Wallace and Forepaugh and Sells, one of the circus trust enterprises. The fight will extend as far as Decatur and from present indications will be rather a bitter one. Hagenbeck and Wallace is a combination of two well known shows, and is looked upon as an Indiana enterprise, as its winter quarters are located at Peru and it is managed by Col. B. E. Wallace, the well known Indiana showman. The circus opened at Peru April 27 last and exhibited at Ft. Wayne early in May. Decatur people who saw it there insist that it is the best circus on the road and this can well be believed, as the Great Wallace shows in the past have outclassed other circuses for real merit. The horses, which have been a feature of the Wallace show, are carried by the consolidated enterprises and have been increased in number. The 400 dapple grays which are seen in parade, were purchased in this state and two teams were bought in Adams county. The farming districts are being extensively billed and it loks like show goers meant to remain loyal to the Indiana show. The action of the circus trust in billing against Hagenbeck and Wallace is resented by many people, and rumors upon every hand. It is strange that the trust show is not making Ft. Wayne, Muncie and the big cities of the state, but these trusts do fight when they are pinched a little- The same fight is on in other parts of the state against Wallace. tableTturned ■■■ I t Locals Took Scalps of Blackford’s Boys SCORE WAS FIVE TO THREE An Interesting Contest Won by Hard Hitting of Pierce, Way and Witham in the Eighth Inning. The locals turned the tables on the Hartford City bunch yesterday afternoon in a well played game, winning by a score of five to three. The contest of the day before attracted a fair sized crowd and those who attended were well repaid for their time and trouble, as the game was close and exciting and was full of pretty plays. Geyer started in to pitch for the locals, but was not very effective, and in the fourth inning he was relieved by Railing, who pitched one inning, during which time he showed his old time form and skill and he then gave way to outfielder Otto Burns, who pitched the remainder of the game in excellent style, allowing the visitors but two hits in the time he officiated. Bales, a former Decaturite, was on the slab for the visitors, and did fairly well in the early stages of the game, but in the eighth inning he let down and permitted a single and two doubles, which practically won the game for the locals, as it scored two men and broke up the tie. The game was filled with pretty plays both sides contributing in this respect, and this feature alone kept the audience on the anxious seat- The locals scored one run in the first and one in the second, which was tied up in the third by the visitors’ timely hitting. The locals came back in the fifth with another which again put them in the lead. In the seventh the visitors scored again on Bales two base hit and a single, and it was again a tie. In the last half of the eighth, however, the locals got busy and after one man was down, they hit for a single and two doubles, scoring two (Continued on Page 4.)

WILLSHIRE LOSES WATER TANK Clover Leaf Takes Industry From the Ohio Town. The management of the Clover Leaf railway has decided to abandon the water station at Willshire and locate it at Ohio City, and it will be done as soon as the company can drill a water well at the local stock yards for the accommodation of stock shippers at this point. This is a movement the Clover Leaf has had in contemplation for some time, owing to loss of time to freight trains taking water at Willshire because of being situated between two very stiff grades- Railroad men insist that every time a freight train is halted at Willshire for the purpose of taking water, means a straight loss in the time of the train of 20 minutes, which can be materially lessened by giving the engines water at Ohio City, where stops are compulsory any way. This action will throw a pumper out of a job at Willshire, the position being filled for the past two years by J. C. Wright.—Willshire Herald. o PLAYED EUCHRE Miss Minta Acker Entertained Several Friends THE VESEY’S ENTERTAINING Celebrating Their Wedding Anniversary this Afternoon and Evening —Many Are Attending. The three small tables which were prettily arranged in the living room of Miss Minta Acker’s home last evening presented a delightful scene as the Euchre club members gathered to spend the evening playing euchre. Miss Bessie Congleton won the highest score as a club member, and Mrs. Fanny Cole as the guest. Immediately at the close of the amusement a delicious four-course luncheon was served. The outside members were: Miss Jennie Congleton. Mesdames Dollie Brittson and Fanny Cole. There will be no meetings of the Young Matron's Club and th? MenuAtes this week. ( Over two hundred and fifty relatives and near friends will be charmingly entertained by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Vesey of 2602 Thompson avenue, Ft. Wayne, today, at a tw-elve o’clock family dinner given in honor? of their 25th wedding anniversary. This evening from four until ten o'clock they will give a very informal party to their many friends and relatives. The home is artistically decorated with the different decorations of the season,which would remind each guest of the occasion and very pleasing to behold; There has been a large pavilion built off from the veranda for the young people to dance in, also various other amusements have ben planned. There will be over one hundred guests from Decatur attend, including this noon and evening. This afternon the following societies are holding thefr metings: Ladies’ Aid of„3aptist church at the home of Mrs. John Moser; Ladies’ Aid of E. V. church meeting with Mrs. Fred Hoffman. Miss Helen Helm, of Richmond, Ind., is the complimentary guest at an evening party given by Miss Bertha Heller this evening to a party of twenty young ladies. There are several unique features planned for the occasion along the line of music and games. Mrs. Cal Kunkle, of Monmouth pleasantly entertained in honor of Mrs. B. B. Uhl and two daughters, Katherine and Jessie, of Mansfield, Ohio, at a twelve o’clock dinner yesterday. A large bowl of ferns and cut flowers graced the center of the dining table. The dinner which was served was elegant. The guests from this city were: Mesdames John Christen and S- Pillars. 1— o— A postal was received from Ed Meyers by A. P. Beatty yesterday announcing that he was on mid-ocean and expected to land in England the later part of this week. Ed says he has not been sick a day, and is enjoying his trip immensely. He will remain in the old country for several months.

MOTHER OF TRUSTS New Jersey Is Proud of Her Trust Title THEY MAKE MONEY BY IT They Do Not See Any B a d Trusts— State is Ruled by Corporations. Trenton, N. J., July 25. —New Jersey is as proud of her nickname "Mother of Trust,” as Virginia is of her timehonored title, "Mother of Presidents." It is next to impossible to find a Jerseyman who thinks that there is such a thing as a bad trust. Since time immemorial the corporations have ruled New Jersey and bossed the state legislature. More than nine-tenths of all the trusts in the country have been organized under’the laws of New Jersey. The people instead of abhoring the trusts look upon them with a feeling somewhat akin to filial devotion. They bring a great deal of money into the state treasury and lessen the burden of taxation that would otherwise fall on the individual Jerseyman. They are considered such an unmixed blessing (to New Jersey) that the people would be as quick to entertain the thought of overthrowing their state constitution as of repealing the law under which the trusts have rushed to New Jersey for charters. Neither political party would dare to advocate a repeal of the law, for it would be equivalent to political suicide to do so. —Louis Ludlow. o In 1906 there were almost 10,000 more births than deaths in Indiana, according to the figures compiled by Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the State Board of Health. The births numbered 45,300, rate 17.1 and the deaths numbered 35,992, rate 13-5. The number of marriages reported was 26,225. Os the births t3,.,f>3 were males and 21,831 females. The white males numbered 23,013 and the colored 456. The white females numbered 21,418, and the colored females, 413. o FIGHT GROWS HOT Between Liquor and Temperance Elements IN THE OHIO CITY CAMPAIGN The “Wets” Said the Farmers Want Saloons and Stirred Up a Hornet’s Nest. The local option fight in Ohio City is growing in interest as well as in bitterness. Te wet element is determined to stay every effort on the part of the antis to vote the town free of the saloons. The business men are taking up the issue and are evenly divided. Those in favor of local option are persistent in the endeavor to overcome the wet mentThe wets got busy and circulated freely the announcement that trade would be destroyed and that neighboring towns would be the gainers. To meet this, and. to go one better, the local option people held a meeting to wait upon the farmers with a paper. This paper was headed by a caption stating that the undersigned would not boycott a town because it had voted out the saloons. This paper has been signed by more than ninety per cent, of the farmers who have been seen in Liberty and York townships. Farmers busy in the harvest field during the day would take the petition at the coming of evening and with it would go to the homes of neighbors and ask them to sign it- The whole matter has stirred up such a resentment on the part of the farmers that those next to the situation express themselves as believing that the wets have done their cause no good by the statement that the farmer was the man who demanded that the saloon must exist in a town before he would go there to do his trading.—Van Wert Times.

A STRANGER WAS TAKEN TO JAIL Carried a Load of Booze and a Buff Cochin Chicken, Sheriff Eli Meyer at nine o’clock this morning picked up a young fellow who carried a huge jag in one arm and a big Buff Cochin spring chicken in the other, and who wobbled most perceptibly on the one side, while he squeezed the poor chickens head off with his other arm. He had evidently stolen the chicken and expected to enjoy a good fry when he got hungry. He had it hidden carefully under his coat, only the head protruding. Man and bird were taken to jail, one placed in the cell, the other in the coop to await future developments. The man refused to talk, but papers in his pockets disclosed the facts that his name is Ben Wilson, and that his home at at Olympia, Washington, where his brother Jim is serving as city treasurer. He will be given a hearing before Mayor Coffee this evening.

THE HORSE SHOW At Great Northern Will Be Best Ever MR. STEINER SUPERINTENDENT A Large Appropriation for Premiums in Various Classes —Best List Ever Offered Here. John P. Steiner will have charge of the horse department at the Great Northern fair. He has had previous experience in this work and it is a sail prediction that this part of the show will excel any previous year or anything in the state this year. The prizes offered are sl2, $6.00 and SSO9 for first, sebond and third in the various classe, including Belgians, Normans, Clydes, Coach and roadsters, under each of these classes first, second and third premiums are also offered for colts, yearlings, two and three year old, ranging from one to eight dollars. The sweepstakes for horses are $15.00 for best draft stallion. SIO.OO for best draft mare, $15.00 for best road stallion, SIO.OO for best road mare and $lO 00, $15.00 and $20.00 for the best stallion and three of his get. Three premiums are offered for the the best team of mules, also premiums for the best pony and best team of ponies in harness. Such an offer of cash premiums has never been made, and every one who has an eligible entry in this department should get ready for a try at the money. Remember the dates, August 27, 28, 29 and 30. o DRUGGISTS WANT MORE TIME. To Label All Their Stock—New Law Goes Into Effect October 1. Local drug and patent medicine dealers are watching with interest and concem a movement among some of the wholesale houses to get the limit for the placing of new labels under the recent pure food law extended later than the original date of October 1. The time which was given at the passing of the law was ten months, which seems ample for all ordinary purposes. However, in some of the great drug stores of the country the enormous quantity of labels needed which have to be printed and put on all stock sold have made the companies behind so that a number may not be able to meet the requirements of the law. which will delay business. In such an event some commodities in the drug market may be scarce for some months, which will greatly inconvenience the retail druggists of this and other cities. Local druggists who have studied the situation say that the pure food and drug commission who have charge of the execution of the law are very strict, and unless enough big companies show that they are behind, and with a reason besides procrastination, the extension of the time will be denied- If this is done all drugs and food combinations will have to be plainly labeled giving a list of the ingredients by October 1, or such commodities will have to be taken off the market. —Marion News-Tribune. o— ' Miss Vernie Smith went to Wren, 0., today to make a short visit with her grandparents.

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CLEW TO ROBBERY Several of the Ball Players Were Touched CHANGE TAKEN FROM POCKETS The Theft Committed While the Players Were *t the Park—No Prosecutions. During the past few days the ball players who are boarding with Mrs. Simcoke on Fourth street have been missing a small part of their money which seems to have been taken while the players were at the park, either playing or practising. The first loss was discovered Saturday after they returned from the park, and again on Sunday a small amount of change was missing, and to top off the entire proceedings the boys missed several dollars Tuesday after playing against Hartford City. The boys have kept silent about the matter, preferring to lay still and see if the thief would not disclose himself. Os course, they informed Mrs. Simcoke, and that estimable lady kept a sharp lookout and last evening gave the boys a clew that has practically settled the entire case, and they are now aware whom the thief is. They do not expect to prosecute any one, but upon returning this evening from Bluffton will go quietly to the boy’s parents and Inform them of his actions, which may stop all further proceedings of this kindDuring the time mentioned five or six dollars have been taken, and although the amount is small, the boys feel that it is due the lad's parents to inform them and they will act accordingly. o G. W. Millikan's fast string of horses were shipped this week from Titusville, Pa., to Oil City, where Jay County Boy wMI race tomorrow and Elmwood Friday. The horses are under the care and being driven by HarrySnyder, and it now looks as though they have a very prosperous season before them. —Montpelier Herald. o A SPLENDID OFFER ■ . r . . Is Accepted by Robert Schrock of This City AS AN ASSISTANT AT CORNELL Will Teach in the Famous Old University and Will Also Take the Medical Course. a 1 Robert Schrock, of this city, has accepted a position as assistant instructor of physiology at Cornell university, Ithaca, N. Y.. and will begin his duties in September. At the same time he will take the medical course at this famous old college and after four years more of study expects to locate in some city as a practicing physician. He had expected to go to Harvard, but the offer of this professorship changed his plans. Robert is a graduate of Wabash college, at Crawfordsville, and for two years past has served as instructor in the science and Latin departments. His offer from Cornell came to him upon the recommendation of the dean of Wabash and Robert's friends are more than delighted with his future prospects. He was offered several splendid positions in college work for this season, but decided upon Cornell, because of the opportunity thus afforded for him to the medical course- Mr. Shrock Is clever, capable and industrious and will succeed without any question doubt. o Do you w-ant a country where com is king, and wheat and oats a close second? Do you want a country where cattle and hogs make a fat bank account for their owners? Do you want a country where every settler w-ho has lived there for any length of time insists there Is no better? Do you want a country where land can be bought for one-half what it Is worth? If you want such a country we have found it. Let us take you to It. See Ira Steele, Decatur, Ind. 178-4 t