Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 190

COUNCIL SESSION A Petition Presented to Brick Mercer Avenue A BUSY SESSION LAST NIGHT Cement Walk for Winchester Street Consent Refused for Another Macadam Street —Other Business. The council met in regular session last evening at their council chambers. Mayor Coffee presiding, and every councilman answering to roll call, and after the reading of the minutes the council immediately got down to work and proceeded to dispose of the business that came before them. A remonstrance was filed by the property owners along Winchester street against the petition asking for a cement sidewalk from Adams street to | the Chicago and Erie railroad, the i remonstrators claiming that the present walk was good enough for the I public use. The committee to whom i this petition had been referred filed ' their report recommending the same, which was approved, and the council I will, at their next regular meeting I adopt a resolution ordering the conI struction of the same. A petition for I a cement sidewalk in the west part ■ of the city was filed by D. I. Weikel let al and was upon motion referred Ito the street and sewer committee for ■ investigation. A petition signed by ■seven property owners residing along ■Mercer avenue and asking for a brick ■street to be constructed thirty feet ■■wide was taken up and discussed, and ■upon motion was referred to the street ■and sewer committee. This commit■tee will no doubt report favorable and ■during the winter months the preliminary steps necessary will be taken ■and when spring opens up, the street ■will no doubt be sold and constructed. I The contract and bond of Dan W. ■lyers, who secured the contract to ■build the Erwin sewer and the con■ract and bond of Henry Stevens, who Recured the contract tor the construction of the Rice sewer, were read and Rpproved by the council and these Contractors may now start work on ®heir respective contracts when they Ke- fit. This being the night set for Khe hearing of the objections on the Blhronister sewer and on the Elm ■treet sidewalk, the mayor asked if was any one present who desired to be heard and receiving no response to his inquiry, declared that the improvements should be made and a resolution will no doubt be adopted at the next meeting ordering the conHkruction of the same. ■ Owing to the fact that but one legal bid had been filed upon the Roop tewer, which had been advertised to I be sold, the council rejected the same *nd ordered the clerk to re-advertise the same and bids will be received at their next regular meeting on Aug. Mth Upon motion by Martin the Water works superintendent, W. E. Ec, was ordered to notify various s over the country of the letting . contract for material to be used in! constructing the Meibers street ■Ker line to the new factory site and bids will be received on August 20th. Attorney E. Burt Lenhart, representing a number of the petitioners on the extension of a macadam road rukning over and along Elm street imthe city of Decatur, which he asked to! have constructed, the same as a free macadam road in the country, and according to the law, the consent of the council must be had before the board of commissioners can act intelligently. Mr. Lenhart stated his case briefly and to the point, and was followed by Henry Krick, who made a short address to the council, telling them of the desires of the people and how much the street was needed. The council, however, did not take very favorably to the proposition, and upon a vote being taken the same was lost. Chronister and Burns voting for the same, and Christen, Martin and Van Camp against it. The finance committee reported favorably upon the fareports of the clerk and treasurer for the month of June, and the same were ordered spread of record Upon motion by Van Camp the watei works superintendent was ordered and diKted to set a water plug on Fornax street and place the same in at once. By motion the old orders payable to J. D. Wisehaupt and J. 8. Peterson were ordered re-issued and the old ones destroyed, this being Jone so thatTthe above named parties could receive credit from the city for the amount of the orders. Upon motion I (Continued on page 2.)

GREAT WESTERN WHEAT CROP More Than Sixty Million Bushels to Harvest this Year. Spokane, Wash., Aug. 7.—Early estimates of the grain yield of tLe Inland Empire, placing the wli-.at crop at 45,000,000 bushels, were topped today by figures compiled by Samuel Glasgow, one of the foremost millers in the Pacific Northwest, who declares more than 60,000,000 bushels will be cut this season. The top price in this part of the country, he added, will probably be 70 cents a bushel, which is as good as dollar wheat in the middle west. Mr. Glasgow does not believe much of the wheat in this part of the country will be sent east of the Rocky mountains, as more than 85 per cent of it has already been contracted for delivery along the Pacific coast and the mills in the interior. o— The Aid Society of the Zion Lutheran church gave a delightful picnic at the Ft. Wayne Robinson park today and all present had a most enjoyable time. Those who were present are Mesdames C. Bochnect, L. Myland, Ed Luttman, C. Heckman, F. Scheiman, John Peoples, F. Bohnke, M. Holbrok. o GET MORE MONEY School Teachers Favored by Last Legislature THEIR SALARIES LOOK BETTER The Law That Gives Teachers Better Salaries for the Labor in Instructing Young America.

The people of Adams county will, perhaps, be interested to know that the legislature of 1907 has passed a law which increases the salaries of all school teachers who are not exempt from examinations, and for the benefit of those who are not acquainted with the facts, we will give space to the same. Heretofore, the beginning teachers have been paid an amount determined by multiplying 2% cents by the general average given such teachers in their highest grades of license at the time of contracting. Beginning in 1908 they will be paid 2% cents times the general averages. Those who have had more than one and less than three years experience will be paid 3 cents times the general average instead of 2% cents, and for those who have had three or more years of experience, will be paid 3% times their general averages instead of 2% cents. This is a larger increase than the figures indicate, and the teachers are very much pleased with the new act, which reads as follows: “Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Indiana, That the daily wages of teachers for teaching in the public schools of the state shall not be less, in the case of beginning teachers, than an amount determined by multiplying 2>£ cents by the general average given such teacher in his highest grade of license at the time of contracting. For teachers having had a successful experience for one school year of not less than six months, the daily wages shall not be less than an amount determined by multiplying 3 cents by the general average given such teacher on his highest grade of license at the time of contracting. For successful teachers having had a successful experience for three or more school years of not less than six months each, the daily wages shall not be less than an amount determined by multiplying 3% cents by the general average given such teacher on his highest grade of license at the time of contracting. All teachers now exempt or hereafter exempt from examination shall be paid, as daily wages, for teaching in the public schools, not less than an amount determined by multiplying 3 cents by the general average of scholarship and success given such teacher; Provided. That the grade of scholarship accounted in each case be that given at the teacher's last examination, and that the grade of success accounted be that of the teacher’s term last proceeding the date of contracting; and, Providing, further, That 2 per cent shall be added to the teachers general average of scholarship and success for attending the county institute the full number of days, and that said two per cent shall be added to the average scholarship of beginning teachers.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, August 7, 1907.

ALSOSHORTWEIGHT Standard Making Money All Ways PROSECUTION TO BE MADE Bureau of Corporations After Standard for Giving Short Measure— Moire Trouble. Washington, August 7.—The federal government will assist local authorities that are prosecuting the Standard Oil company for giving short measure. In the course of its investigation of the company the bureau of corporations incidentally picked up a good deal of evidence tending to show that the company has made a practice of selling short measure. In his report of the ‘.Prices and Profits of the Standard Oil Company” Commissioner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith said: “Other less important methods of unfair compej|itioji pursued by the Standard are the giving of short measure and the deception regarding the quality of the oil sold.” It is learned that the first information with reference to short measure selling by the company came to the department from Inspector Frank G. Edwards, of Philadelphia. Inquiry by the bureau of corporations revealed the fact that many municipalities, including Indianapolis, were trying to punish the corporation for alleged short measure selling. It is not possible for the federal government to prosecute the company for their alleged local offenses, but it is announced that any city or county that is attempting to compel the company to give full measure will be put in possession of the information the bureau of corporations has collected bearing on this charge against the company.

REFORMS IN KOREA Japanese Trying to Vindicate Themselves NEW ORDER IN THE TREASURY A. L. Lawshe Now Acting Postmaster General —Judge Artman Lectures in Washington. Washington, August 7. —The far eastern mails just arrived contained a pamphlet issued from the Japanese residency-general of Korea, entitled “Administrative Reforms in Korea,” designed to vindicate the work of the Japanese in the Hermit Kingdom under the authority confeerrd by the Japanese-Korean agreement of 1904, whereby Japan was constituted advisor to Korea. The document treats of th financial difficulties that confronted Marquis Ito at the outset, owing to the inadequacy of the( Korean exchequer to bear the cost of reform. Washington, August 7. —Robeert J. Tracewell, controller of the treasury, has overruled Secertary Garfield, of Interterior Department, by holding that all expense accounts of government employes must be sworn to. Secretary Garfield recntly issued an order revoking the old regulation that all such accounts must be acknowledged before a notary public. The controller holds that the old rule was a wise safeguard and must be followed if his office is to pay accounts. Washington, August 7. —Third Assistant Postmaster-General A. L. Lawshe, of Indiana, is now' acting post-master-geneeral and is the only high official of the postoffice department in Washington. Postmaster-General Myer is in Massachusetss at his summer home; First Assistant Hitchcock has gone west on an inspection tour; and Second Assistant McCleary is in Europe. Fourth Assistant Degraw is in Virginia taking a rest. Washington, August 7.—Judge Samuel R. Artman, of Lebanon, is to tell the people of the capital about the unconstitionality of saloon licenses Thursday evening. He comes here at the invitation of the First Presbytrian church.

ALL EYES NOW ON CHINA. Japan Has Ceased to 1 be of Concern at Washington. It is China, and not even remotely Japan, that has aroused the concern of the Washington authorities in connection with choosing the Pacific as the next practice ground for a big battleship squadron, according to the deductions of some students of affairs in the far east. China is an entity, it is believed in certain circles. is in a condition as precarious as the health of the dowager empress, and that when the failing health of the latter leads to its inevitable end the empire will face a crisis that will make it wise for the United States to have a presentable naval force within easy sailing distance. o— This year's experience should be next year’s profit. For instance, ragweed appears in many grain fields. To keep it from seeding it should be cut just at the right time and the time is short. If cut too early the weed continues growing and branching; if left too late until the stalks are hard and woody, raking is necessary. But if cut when in bloom the crop will mature practically no seed and next spring there will be little seen of the weed.

AN ANNOUNCEMENT Ollie Linn and Miss Clara Nichols to Wed THEY FORMERLY LIVED HERE They Will Go to Toronto, Canada, to Live—Now Reside in Fort Wayne. Miss Clara Nichols, of Ft. Wayne, was in the city last night visiting relatives, and before leaving made the announcement that within the next few days she is to become the bride of Mr. Ollie Linn, both parties having lived the greater part of their life in this city. Several years ago, Mr. Linn went from here to Ft. Wayne, when he at once began to learn the machinist trade. He became so proficient in his work that he has received several promotions, and now holds a lucrative position in a machine shop at Toronto, Canada, he being the head foreman of the shop. Miss Nichols lived in this city all her life until a few years ago, when she and her mother moved to Ft. Wayne to reside, and while here she was highly respected by all who knew her, and her friends were innumerable. The Democrat joins the many friends of this young couple in extending in advance heartfelt congratulations.

BIDS TO BE OPENED MONDAY. Contract to be Given for the Coppock Motor Car Company. W. H. Wiley is here from Marion, and accepted the plans and specifications for the manufacturing plant of the Coppock Motor Car company. A notice will be found elsewhere in this issue, calling for bids on material and labor for thi sstructure. Bids will be opened Monday afternoon at the office of Architect Hoffman, and local contractors should get right into the game and land the contract. o The Van Wert-Kokomo game scheduled for Sunday, the 11th Instant, at the Indiana town, has been cancelled by President Kling, on the claim that the Kokomo team is unable to secure the right to use the ball park there on that date. Van Wert has been ordered to play at Decatur and Kokomo at Richmond on that day. The shift leaves Van Wert with the sack to hold from the financial point of view. The two best Sunday towns in the league are Richmond and Kokomo by reason of their advantage in population over Portland and Decatur, the only other towns of the league where the game is played on the Sabbath day.—Van Wert Bulletin. o— Lee Crutchfield, who was injured in the Clover Leaf yards some time ago, losing an arm by the accident and being otherwise hurt, is soon to leave the Palmer hospital. He will try walking out ednefday for the first time since the accident and as soon as he gains some in strength he will leave the place.—Frankfort Crescent.

THE SHIPPERS MEET Indiana Grain Dealers Have a Session DISCUSS MARKETS, BUSINESS They Claim They are Not Sharing in the General Prosperity that Abounds. How can the grain and hay shipper pay the farmer a better price than at present for his products and retain a safe margin on the transaction. How can the grain dealer sell to the consumer hay and grain for less value and maintain a fair profit? These two weighty problems were brought up and thoroughly discussed at the call meeting of the Northern Grain Dealers at the Commercial rooms in Fort Wayne last night. At the session which was called for the discussion of the crop conditions and the outlook for the coming season, were present receivers and shippers from nearly all parts of the country, especially the market centers. Receivers from Toledo, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Clarksburg, W. Va., and Grand Rapids entered into the debate and advanced ideas and theories for the consideration of the shippers. The dealers complained that they are not sharing in the general prosperity of the country, and that they are not realizing a relative profit for the capital invested and the grade of business involved. They attribute this condition to the fact that the farmer of today is much more intelligent on prices and demand than in former years and also that the receivers are more stringent in grading. Labor necessary to operate an elevator and maintain a shipping station has also advanced, according to the dealers, while they are today paying the same margin as in former years.

LET A CONTRACT A Bridge Contract on Tap Today A JOINT SESSION OF BOARD Jay County Commissioners Met Our Board—Other Busine s s of the Session. The board of commissioners of Jay county met the board here today and opened bids for the G. W. Reynolds bridge, a structure on the county line betwen Adams and Jay counties. The bid for the Berne Artificial Stone company for $445 was accepetd for the abuttments and concrete floor. The Attica Bridge company was low bidder for bridge $274. An enjoyable social session followed in w'hich the representatives of both counties descussed many of the perplexing details that confronts a board of commissioners in any county. Smith, Yager and Falk was low bidder for paint to be used on the court house and infirmary buildings.

The board are busy working on their estimates for the coming year. It Involves great care and considerable time and will prolong the time of the session. o — — A PETITION IN BANKRUPTCYDaniel P. Bolds is the Petitioner in U. S. District Court. Albert Rabb as referee in bankruptcy for the district of Indiana, has given notice that a petition was presented, which is now a case in his court, it being Daniel P. Bolds, No. 2432, in bankruptcy. The notice states that said petition was presented July 29, and that the first meeting of creditors will be held at room 507. Indiana Trust building, Indianapolis, on August 19. o Miss Nora Ahr went to Ft. Wayne this morning where she was joined by Miss Mabel Magner, and left for Niagara Falls for a several days’ visit. Mrs. Henry Koeneman visited friends north of the city today.

“Indiana dry in 1908” is the battle cry of the temperance hosts, so it’s not too early to begin taking an occasional jaunt on the water wagon. Even the haughty Kentuckians are hunting substitutes for “toddy,” Georgia has gone dry, in Alabama a majority of the counties are dry and last spring the legislature enacted a county local option law. In Florida 27 of the 45 counties are without saloons and the people are moving for state prohibition. Sixty of the 75 counties in Arkansas are dry. Seven-eighths of Louisiana is dry and orders may not be solicited or received in that part of the state’s territory. A campaign is on for state prohibition in North Carolina, and the governor is leading the fight. In Tennesseee all of the territory with the exception of three or four municipalities is without saloons. Two-thirds of the state of Texas is dry and a movement is on foot for a state-wide prohibition.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. o The material for the construction of a cement sidewalk along the Boyers property on Monroe street has been unloaded and work on the same will be started today by contractors Butler and Butler, who will push the same rapidly to completion.

A SUDDEN DEATH Mrs. John Glancey Died This Morning H •' .. BEEN ILL FOR SOME TIME Her Sudden Death was a Severe Shock to the Many Friends in this City. Mrs. John Glancey, who has been quite ill for several months past from a complication of ailments, died suddenly this morning immediately after she had eaten her breakfast. The deceased has been at Petoskey, Michigan, for several weeks in the hopes of recuperating, and returned to the city this morning on the 2:31 train. Apparently there was no change for the worse in her condition, after she returned and hopes were entertained for her recovery. However, she arose this morning and had just eaten a hearty breakfast when she went into a convulsion and suddenly died. Mr. Glancey, the husband of the deceased, was working at Portland this week and a telegram was hastily sent to him conveying the sad news, and he Game home on the morning train. The news of the death of this most estimable lady will cause the most poignant sorrow among her many friends. She leaves a husband and several children, besides a multitude of friends who share in this hour of bereavement. 0 — THE WORK IS PROGRESSING. C. B. 4 C. Extension North from Bluffton Progresses. Bluffton, Ind., August 6.—Work of grading the C. B. & C., the short line now in operation between Bluffton and Portland, is rapidly progressing from this city toward the north, for the extension to be built to Huntington and the company officials expect to have trains running into that city by October. Two more grading outfits arrived last night, one coming overland from Middletown, Ohio, and the other arriving from Laporte to take up the work between Huntington and Markle. Practically all of the grade has been built between Bluffton and Uniondale, a distance of about seven miles. The company officials say that the line is assured of sufficient financial backing to push the line to completion. Officials of the C. B. & C., speaking of the suit filed at Portland a few days ago. in which Mrs. Jennie May Boyd asked for a receiver for the short line, says that the suit does not directly interest or embarass the company.

At Huntington the war between Hagenbeck and Wallace and the trust shows continues merrily. One of the shows had strung banners from all of the cross wires of the Wabash Valley traction wires, but Saturday an order was issued for all of them to be taken down. One set of bill posters was deeply chagrinned, while the opposition enjoyed their discomifiture immensely.

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STILL CONTINUES House Cleaning in Order Again Today FIVE MORE AFFIDAVITS FILED Two of Yesterday’s Offenders Already Paid—Gossip About the Strenuosity of the Time ß . Editor's Note—The name of C. D. Lewton, as given in our account yesterday, is used by Prosecutor Heller simply in an official capacity. As auditor of Adams county, Mr. Lewton issues all saloon licenses, and his testimony bears upon this one question only. The house cleaning started Monday by Prosecutor H. B. Heller still continues and this morning five more affidavits were filed in Squire Smith’s court against the following named saloon keepers: Ludlow Sheline, Lase Ellis, Curley Dadamacher and two against Henry Ostemeyer. The affidivits are all properly signed and all contain the names of many people who will no doubt have to appear and testify if the cases are tried. Squire Smith has issued warrants and the offenders will no doubt appear some time today and either plead guilty or make their arrangements to pay. These are the only affidavits filed to date and charge the various offenders with keeping open on Sunday and selling drinks which is a direct violation to the statute of the state of Indiana. The affidavits are not lengthy, but meet every requirement of the law and are good in the opinion of all lawyers, who have examined them. How many more affidavits Prosecutor Heller has to spring on the public we are unable to say, and until the matter is finally closed a number of Sunday offenders will be kept in hot water. The crusade has caused considerable argument on the streets and groups of men can be seen standing on every corner discussing the events of the past forty-eight hours. Two of the offenders who were arrested on yesterday appeared last evening before Squire Smith and plead guilty to the charges made against them, they being Charles France and Chas. Omlor, the later pleading guilty to two charges, one for keeping open and the other for selling. The men were given the usual dose governing these cases, ten dollars and costs, which amounted in all to eighteen dollars and eighty cents, which they paid and the cases aainst them were closed. The members of the base ball team were also served with their warrants yesterday by constable F. E. Smith and Manager L. A. Holthouse, acting for both the Portland and Decatur aggregations, appeared last evening before Squire Smith, plead guilty to each and every offense and each player was fined a dollar and costs, the entire amount aggregating one hundred and sixty-seven dollars and sixty cents. Mr. Holthouse gave his check for this amount and the cases in so far as these persons are concerned are closed. What the attitude of the management will be in relation to playing further Sunday games has not as yet been determined by the officers, but it is possible that they will play every game as scheduled for the IndianaOhio league in this city. The fans demand Sunday ball and it is possible that further Sunday games will be played.

Several of the olil electric light poles along Second street that have been supplanted by new poles were cut down by Superintendent Mylott and a force of men. The old poles were practically of no further use to the company and had become in an unsafe condition to the public in general.

Horticulturalists from all parts of Indiana, the principal fruit growers of the state, will assemble at Purdue university Wednesday and Thursday for the summer meeting of the Indiana Horticultural society and a most interesting session is promised. The Purdue experiment station invited the fruit growers to meet there and the invitation was accepted. The laboratories at Purdue, the experimental orchard and other facilities make it an ideal place for the annual summer meeting of the horticulturalists. In addition to the regular session there will be a competition for valuable | prizes any many will participate.