Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 186, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Lhinie V. Number 186

■he foxy bass I Bait That Will Com- ■ pletely Fool Them IKank smith has a good one a Bait That Will Catch Them ■■ Napping at any Stage of the I Fishing Game. I ■Frank Smith, the gunsmith, who is I ■ enthusiastic fisherman, is working I M present on a patent which when he | means much to fishermen Bld wi ll, no doubt, prove to make his Brtune. While fishing at Rome City I^K me time ago. he studied the maniKr m which the bass and other fish grab at the bait as long as it kept in motion and that the moi the tackel would stop moving the fish saw what it was they not be enticed into biting. The at once came to him that if he only perfect an artificial bait |Kat would keep dancing about the moit struck the water, that bass Bobing would be great. Putting his ■jeas into execution upon arriving Bonie he immediately set to work upthis new fishing tackle and his up to the present time have with well merited success, and now looks to him that he is going B> succeed. As to the secret of his he would disclose nothing, alhe claims that he has his arHficial bait flxed in sucll a ma-hner Mfaat the moment that it strikes the that it commences to dance in this manner attracts the atten■f the fish and gets the desired re■ults. He has just a few minor dentils to carry out yet in perfecting his and when the same is camhe expects to secure and protect by having the same patented, ■f ttlis artificial bait proves a success, has the desired effect, there is B° doubt but that Mr. Smith’s foris made and that he has solved Hhe one thing that has always mysfishermen. Mr. Smith is of an turn of mind, and is a first mechanic in every respect, and many friends wish him success in ■ils new venture. II o I Work along the interurban is pro■grossing in excellent shape and a improvement is noticeable. The ■gravel train is working under full ■blast, and the track and road bed is ■being placed in excellent shape, and ■will soon be ready for fast runnning. ■A large force of men are working ■daily, and it is the intention of the ■company to keep them at it until the ■line is completed. ■MAKiNGFIGURES ■City Treasurer Archbold I Has Job on Hand I MAKING A COMPLETE RECORD ■ outstanding Orders and the City’s Indebtedness Being Figured Out by City Treasurer. City Treasurer Archbold is at pres- ■ ent very busily engaged in compiling I for the benent of the finance commitI tee, a list of the outstanding orders against the city, and also making a complete record of just what the ex act indebtedness of the city is at t .e present time. The job is no ® ean task, and takes considerable of his time and requires him to dig U P b ®' eral of the old records to make his report complete and accurate. ( finance committee requested Mr. - re bold to do this work in order that they might know the exact financial condition of the city, and so that t e. might be able to know just how m.mi outstanding orders were out an “ was holding them, it being the in tion of the committee to try am con centrate the entire indebtedne--' ia the way of outstanding orders to this city. They are in negotiation »> the local banks at this time and i matters can be so arranged, t e ' have the banks take up these order and the indebtedness in this way w b e confined to this city, and when the city desires to make payments they will not thus be forced to wa

until the orders come in. The outstanding orders are those dating in the years 1903, 1904 and 1905, which was under former administrations, for during the term of the present officers every order has been redeemed as soon as issued. Mr. Archbold expects to have his report ready for the council on next Tuesday evening, when they meet in regular session and some conclusion will be reached at that time as to what disposition will be made of the outstanding indebtedness. _o Thomas Edwards, employed as a brakeman on the Clover Leaf, was injured at Veedersburg yesterday. He was one of Conductor H. C. Edwards’ crew and was sitting on the brake of a car which had no clutch on it and when the brake had taken hold of the jam he was thrown off the car. He was brought here and taken to the hospital, where Dr. Palmer found that the hip had been dislocated. The injured man will be laid up some time. —Frankfort Crescent. cost Increases Maintaining Indiana’sßenevolent Institutions MORE INMATES ARE THERE Soime Interesting Information About the Thirteen State Institutions —A Bulletin. The maintenance expenses of the thirteen state institutions for the first six months of the present year figures published in the current bulamounted to $899,249.31, according to letin of the board of state charities. For the corresponding period of 1906, the same items amounted to $856,56467, or $42,684.64 less than for this year. The increased cost of maintenance is to be accounted for largely, though not entirely, by the increase of the population of these institutions. In the first six months of 1906, the daily average number present was 9,842, an increase of 107. Taking the institutions individually, it is found that in seven the daily average attendance was greater in the first six months of 1907, the state prison at Michigan City leading with an increase of eighty-four. The reformatory at Jeffersonville comes next with an increase of forty-nine in its average attendance. Six of the institutions show a lower average attendance, the Central hospital for the insane at Indianapolis leading with decrease of fortyfour. The increase in the number of inmates made necessary the employment of additional help. In 1906 the average number of person employed in all these institutions was 1.530, and in 1907, 1.561, an increase of twentytwo. Included in the 1,561 employes are 159 trustees and officers, seventy industrial teachers, 489 attendants, 674 domestics and laborers and eighty guards. The ratio of employes to inmates varies in the different institutions, depending upon the character of the inmates. In the schools for the blind and deaf the average is 2.52 and 3.67 employes, respectively, to each inmate; in the hospitals for the Insane it is 5.35. In the Soldiers’ Home and in the Soliders' and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home the average is practically the same, 5.35 in the former and 5.36 in the latter. At the school for FeebleMinded Youth there is an average of 6.41 inmates to each person on salary. In the correctional institutions the average is naturally much higher, 13.27 —varying from 8.66 in the Industrial School for Girls and Women s Prison to 18.02 in the state prison. _— o — NOTHING DOING THIS YEAR. No Indiana-Ohio Old Settlers’ Excursion this Year. There will be no Ohio-Indiana annual old settlers’ excursion this fall. W. W. Weisell, Sr., who has helped get up every excursion between Lancaster. Ohio, and Bluffton and Huntington. Ind., each year, stated this morning that he had written officials of the C. & E. regarding the excursion. who stated that they would operate no more Ohio-Indiana excursions. There nas been some talk of having another excursion this year but Mr. Weisell says that there is undoubtedly nothing in it. No excursion was operated last year. Had an excursion been operated this year it would have been °P erated from Ohio to Indiana.—Bluffton News.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 2, 1907.

STATE CHAIRMAN James P. Goodrich Seems to Have the Call PLAYS THE GAME WELL Demands from Every Congressional District that He Retain First Place. Indianapolis. Aug. I.—The fact that Republican State Chairman James P. Goodrich, of Winchester, has taken some of his best friends off in a corner and has told them that he has no mad desire at this time, of seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination, has strengthened the belief in the minds of many that he will be a condidate. Among political leaders who have played the game with “Jim” Goodrich during the campaigns of ’O2, ’O4, and 'O6 and have had opportunity to observe at close range the skill with which he directs his forces and the ease w-ith which he smoothed out the rough places, there appears to be arising an urgent demand that he serve another term. These demands are now taking shape in letters that are pouring in on the state chairman at his home in Winchester. Within the last few weeks, Mr. Goodrich is said to have received letters from leaders in every congressional district in the state, volunteering him support in the event that he is a candidate for re-election and urging him to make the race again. Chairman Goodrich has talked the matter over with some of his friends. One of them is authority for the statement that Mr. Goodrich has not fully made up his mind to seek another term as chairman, but that he will come to a definite conclusion before many more weeks. He has no desire to force himself on his party or to put himself in the light of monopolizing the chairmanship and for that reason, said his friend, he will take no step until he is fully assured that his fellow Republicans want him to serve them again. o Peary, it is said, is chafing to be off again. He wants another try at the North Pole before Walter Wellman runs away with it. But Peary should be patient. If he keeps in touch with the news from Spitzbergen he will take his own time in fitting out his next expedition. For matters are dragging with Wellman. One day there is a break in his engine and when that is repaired, a leak springs in his balloon and so on. He is no nearer to the North Pole than he was months ago and there are very few people who believe he will get any nearer. o_ — CREATE SENSATION Ninth street Residents Entertain a Suspect ENTERED HOME OF JOE METZGER Several Were Frightened but the Stranaer Escaped Without Being Detected. The entire neighborhood on north Ninth street was filled with excitement this morning when Mrs. John Pair saw a strange looking man enterthe house of Joe Metzger, while the parents were gone to church, and no one at home, but their two little children. who were so frightened that they could hardly tell of what they had seen. Mr. and Mrs. Metzger had left the home as they had often done before, not thinking that any one would be so bold as to enter the house in broad day light, but the unexpected happened and this man. presumably a burglar, made his entrance through the front door, which had been left unlocked. A telephone call soon brought Marshal Green to the scene and he made a diligent search instigator of the sensation. The only instigator of the sensation, he only way the man could have made his escape was through a window in the back part of the house or the front door, but he escaped without any one getting their optics on him again.

A SALOON CHANGES HANDS. Charles Omlor Buys the Fred Siever's Place. The saloon on south Second street that has been owned and operated by Fred Sievers for several years, has been sold to Charles Omlor, and the new proprietor has taken charge of the business. Mr. Omlor worked for Mr. Sievers since he has owned this place of business until quite recently when its control was placed in his hands. Mr. Omlor enjoys a wide acquaintance in this town and vicinity and without doubt he will enjoy a good patronage from his many friends. o Mrs. George Shafter and children of Decatur, visited over night Tuesday in Ft. Recovery, Ohio, with relatives, leaving Wednesday for Rose Hill, Ohio, summoned there by the sickness of her cousin. Ortan Ream who is very low with consumption. —Portland Review.

START BRYAN BOOM Ohio Democrats Get Message From Nebraskan CHAIRMAN GARBER MEETS HIM Says the Peerless Leader will Accept Nomination if Given Him by His Party. Columbus, 0.. August 1. —William Jennings Bryan has decided to accept a third nomination for president and has asked the support of the Ohio delegation to the national convention. That is the purport of the message which Chairman Harvey C. Garber, of the democratic state executive committee, brought from Mr. Bryan, whom he met at the Miami Valley Chautauqua assembly. “Did Colonel Bryan say to you that he would be a candidate for the presidency next year?” Chairman Garber was asked. “I did not put the question to him,’’ he replied. “He is not competent to answer. It is for the people, the democrats of the nation, to say whether Colonel Bryan or some other shall be their candidate next year. His personal desires in the premises shall not weigh against the party’s. He is not attempting and will not attempt to dictate its candidate or nominee at the next democratic national convention.” “But you have no message to convey to the party as a result of your conference with Colonel Bryan?” Chairman Garber, speaking deliberately, said: “While no action looking to the selection of delegates to the next national democratic convention will be taken in Ohio this year, it is proper to say to the democracy of the state that Mr. Bryan will not decline the nomination if it is tenedered when the convention meets. The overwhelming sentiment for him to lead the party is not stronger in any state than in Ohio, and the correspondence and advice received by me during the semi-frantic agitation for some other candidate, makes it clear that it would be not only party folly, but absolutely fatal to the democratic state, congressional and many county tickets if the overwhelming demand for Bryan were set aside by subtle device or plans. “Attempts at the latter can have no other intent and certainly no other result than to muss and muddle the situation. “Mr. Bryan will accept the nomination, but he does not want it tendered a year in advance nor in any other year than that in which the convention meets. What is here said is not without the knowledge of Mr. Bryan himself and his friends through the state should govern themselves accordingly.” o Up to the present time this year the State Board of Tax Commissioners has increased the assessment on property belonging to the Standarc Oil company within the state of Indiana some $600,000 over the assessment of last year. In addition to this the board has ordered that omitted property discovered in possession of the Standard and located in the northern part of the state be placed on the tax duplicates. With this end in view the assessing officers of Lake county have begun an investigation of the amount of property owned by the Standard in that county.

THE MARINE LIFE Five Years in the United States Navy SIDNEY WALTERS IS HOME Most of the Time He was Part and Parcel of the Famous Tennessee Battleship. Sidney Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walters, who reside near Pleasant Mills, returned home yesterday afternoon from Newport News, where he had been mustered out of Uncle Sam’s service, after spending five years in the navy, during which time he made several long cruises and learned the life of a United States marine. Mr. Walters spent the first two months of his time at Newport, R. 1., where he was placed in a training school and was taught the fundamental principals of the service and where he learned many things concerning marine service that he never knew existed. He was then transferred to the battleship Tennessee, and on this famous ship he made many cruises in the Atlantic and Pacific waters and saw much of the country. During the latter part of his service he was installed on the torpedo boat Stringham and also did several months duty on the gunboat Castrine. Mr. Walters was on the battleship Tennessee when President Roosevelt made his famous trip to inspect the Panama canal and states that he enjoyed that trip more than any other he made while in the service, and since making that trip is a great admirer of the president. Mr. Walters is more than pleased with the time he spent in the service and says that it was the best education he ever received. Although the officers are very strict, they do nothing more than their duty calls for and as long as a private performs his duty he has nothing to complain of. Mr. Walters is as yet undecided as to what he will do and for the present at least will make a short visit with his parents and other relatives and thus make up for the many good times he lost while in the service of his country. o Railing, who has been pitching for the locals for several days, received a telegram informing him to report at Tecumseh at once as they had purchased his release from the Dallas, I Texas, team. Tom will leave some time today to rejoin his team, and will do all in his power to assist Tecumseh in winning the pennant. This will necessitate the local management to secure another twirler. lady in black . .■ Is Again Sporting Around in This City SEEN ON JEFFERSON STREET The Police Will Some Night Catch Her Napping and Then the Balloon Will Go Up. After an idleness of several months the lady in black has again made her appearance on our streets, and has taken up the stunt of terrorizing the community, especially children and ladies. The police would do well in making an effort to locate and cause her arrest and further demonstrations of this kind would then cease. The lady was first reported as being seen on Jefferson street near the school house, at which time she intercepted several young lads asking them numerous questions and then advising them to hurry home and not tell any one of having seen her. The woman is described as being tall and being gowned in black from head to foot and in connections wears a black veil over her face. Who the woman is or what her object is no one seems abie to tell and the young lads she stopped last night state that she said nothing that would disclose her mismion or that would lead up to her identity. Decatur has been visited upon several occasion by this lady in black, and although several efforts have in the past been made to discoverer who she was, they have al-

ways proved unsuccessful and now' I that she has again made her appearance the police will be given another opportunity of trying to learn her identity and ascertain what she is prowling around for. _________o Secretary Louis Curdes, of the Ft. Wayne Hotel company, has issued a call for 5 per cent of the amount subscribed, to be paid into the treasury by August 15. This money will be used for architects’ fees and in the work preliminary to beginning actual building operations. Although calls will be made from time to time for various amounts, it is not anticipated that the entire amount will be called for in less than a year. It is expected that the plans for the building will be completed in about six weeks and bids will then be received. Unless unforeseen circumstances Intervene, ground will be broken for the building about October 1. —Journal-Gazette. o AN APPOINTMENT Geo. B. Lockwood Given Private Secretaryship A DISPATCH FROM KOREA MiscellaneOlus News from the Now Dull Capital—ltems from the Departments. Washington, Aug. 2.—George B. Lockwood, editor of the Marion (Ind.) Chronicle, has been appointed private secretary to Vice-President Fairbanks. The salary was increased by the last congress from $2,200 to $4,000 a year. Mr. Lockwood was formerly private secretary to Governor Durbin, of Indiana. Mr. Lockwood was asked about the dispatch from Washington he said: “I have not permanently accepted the position of secretary to the vice-president, although I am temporarily acting as such. I am not disposed to undertake a position that would take me out of the state, on account of my home interests. Washington. Aug. 1. — A dispatch received at the state department today from Consul-General Thomas Sammons, at Seoul, Korea, says that forty Koreans were killed or wounded today in a fight precipitated by the disarmament of the Korean army. The casualties on the Japanese side, the dispatch says, were slight. Washington, Aug. 2—John H. Babb has been appointed postmaster at Gales, Fountain county, vice F. Stackhouse resigned. Rath T. Caldwell has been appointed regular, and Burr VanOstran substitute rural carrier, route 2, at Delphi. The controller of the currency has approved the application of the Farmers’ National Bank, of Sunman, Ind., for organization. The new bank is capitalized at $25,000, and the following persons are financially interested: C. Neufarth, E. B. Vincent. Jesse Winsott, John H. Nieman and Charles F. Meshley. The controller of thee currency has approved the National Park Bank, of New York, the Fifth National Bank, of Cincinnati, and the American National Bank, of Louisville, as reserve agents for the First National Bank, of Milltown, Ind. The civil services commission has announced an examination for clerk and carrier in the postoffice service at Columbia City, on August 17. ——o— * — — Mr. Ephraim Vail and Miss Jennie Hatfield, prominent people of Ossian, were united in marriage at 3:30 yesterday afternoon at the home of Miss Anna Donaldson, at 1215 Harrison street, the Rev. William H. Wilson, pastor of Westminster Prebyterian church officiating. Miss Hatfield wore a dainty white French organdy gown and her going away dress was a charming blue tailor made affair. Mr. and Mrs. Vail left the city at once for Petoskey and they will make an extended visit in Missouri, later returning to Ft. Wayne to make their home. Mrs. Vail is one of the leaders in social circles in Ossian and her husband is a well known business man. He is interested in a number of timber leases in Missouri—JournalGazette. o The local people who attended the circus Wednesday at Bluffton met with a rainy reception, but still claim they were royally entertained as they saw a first class show in every respect.

Price Two Cents

ITEMS OF NEWS Purloined From the Wilshire Herald MRS. SMITH VISITING PARENTS Other Items that May Interest Readers of the Daily Democrat. Decatur is again entertaining one Tom Railing, known as ‘.Little Alice of the Base Ball Wonderland.” Tom's habitat for the remainder of the season will be Decatur, the woes of the National League clubs to the contrary notwithstanding. All of which does not impede in the least degree the bringing up of the Decatur club at the tailend of the Buck-eye-Indiana league series at the end of the season. A foretaste of her doom was seen in the walloping the Bluffton club gave the Railing satellites last Wednesday, when the score stood 2to 0. The star of the Decatur bunch is always in the ascendant at the outstart of the season, but when the gong is sounded at the end of the last game of the season, the horizon must be scanned with most powerful glasses before Decatur’s star can be sighted at all. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Beall drove to RocHford last Friday nigjht, where they met their daughter, Mrs. Gerald Karr Smith, who arrived from Chattanooga, Tenn., for an all-summer’s visit with her parents and friends in this village, and with Mr. Smith's parents and relatives at Bellefontaine. Mrs. Smith as Miss Leah Beall was very popular among the people of Willshire, where she was born and grew to womanhood, and all of them are pleased to see her again. Mrs. Sarah A. Sheets, of Wren, was 80 years old June 30. She came to Van Wert county with her parents when she was only six years old, and she has resided here ever since. She has been a widow since 1857. When she came to this county there were only three houses on the town-site of what is now the city of Van Wert. Just as he was nearing his home on going from Willshire Tuesday evening, the horse being driven by the venerable Jacob Wechter, ran away. Mr. Wechter was thrown violently from the buggy, but ecaped serious injury. ANNUAL ELECTION ” ' Old Adams County Bank to Elect Directors NEXT TUESDAY IS THE DAY Seven Members of the Board of Directors —Officers Election to Follow. On next Tuesday, beginning at ten o’clock, there will be an efectioti In Decatur. At that time the stockholders of the Old Adams County Bank will be privileged to cast their ballots for the election of seven directors, who in turn will select the active officers and have charge of the busineess of this busy institution for the next year to come. The present board of directors are W. J. Vesey, John Niblick, Henry Hite, C. S. Niblick, E. X. Ehinger, Mr. Kirsch and J. S. Bowers, and the officers are C. S. Niblick, president; Mr. Kirsch, first vice-president; John Niblick, second vice-president; E. X. Ehinger, cashier; and Frank Wemhoff, assistant cashier. During the past year new officers have had charge of the business in the bank, and they have proven unusual skill and ability in the conduct of the bank's affairs, and they finish the year showing a marvelous growth for this old and time honored financial institution. The election Is called for ten o’clock on Tuesday, at which time, If you own stock, present your credentials and stamp the rooster — lor some other game bird.