Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1907 — Page 1

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|A COAL CONTRACT ■Sunday Creek Coal Company Again Favored ■they cancelled contract ■irregular Shipments and Quality not Standard are the Reasons for Cancellation. I The purchasing committee of the Rommon council representing the city Decatur, on yesterday entered into Hi coal contract with the Sunday Creek company, of Cleveland, Ohio, to ■urnish coal to the city of Decatur one year, commencing on August 1907, and ending on August 7, 1908, their shipments are supposed to at once. In June the council Het this coal contract to the W. J. Coal company, of Columbus, the same calling for three cars week to be delivered to this and the coal to be of first class mine run. The terms seemed to the company and for short time they were very prompt K filling the same. However, on last they fell down and the city rebut one car of coal and were to go to Julius Haugk and pura car of him and had he not able to furnish the coal the plant have surely had to close down, quality and grade of coal as furunshed by the Hamilton people was and inferior and the purchasing felt that the company had their part of the contract and ified them that they should cease to the city as the coal would refused. Mr. C. H. Taylor, a representative of the Sunday Creek Coal was in our city yesterday. after talking but a few moments city entered into a contract with company and the imediate shipof ceal is thus assured. The Creek company held this coal tract last year and filled their part the same to the letter. The shipments being made promptly and the of coal being the best and no in the least was experienced |Sy the city. With this new' contract supply of ceal for the city’s use the plant is assured and no furtrouble is expected over the coal f ° ■ Mrs. Charles Sims, of Marion, reto her home this morning afbeing the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Buhler for a few days. She accompanied by her niece Miss liucile Buhler. STANDARD OILDOPE Something About the Fine Imposed on Them cut out dividends their Surplus Fund Aggregates Two Hundred Million and Perhaps Mote. Ilf the Standard Ail company has to pay the $29,240,000 fine it is probable tHjpat for a year at least no dividends be paid to its stockholders, or. if Ky be paid they will be very small •ompared with recent years. Until Jiohn D. Rockefeller was placed on the witness stand before Judge Landis I in Chicago on July 5, nobody outside of a small group of men haJ any idea Os the real profits of that corporation. Th.- Standard Oil has always been operated as a blind pool as far as its profits are concerned, and not even its stockholders are given reports of its earnings. They get what is hand ed out to them in the shape of dm sKends but are never told what proportion of the profits the Jividen distributions represent. When Judge JEandis asked Rockefeller what the Bctual profits of the Standard < i Company were during a series of j eai Kst. he claimed he did not know. WThen Charles M. Pratt, secretary of Standard Oil company, was placed on the stand he was compelled to gi‘o the information for the three years Ibvered by the cases before the c 0 The facts thus disclosed gave itside world for the first time defiaite information of the huge earnings

of the oil corporation. * The figures given by Secretary Pratt showed that the actual profits in the three years were: 1903, $81,300,000; 1904, $57,000,000; 1905, $61,500,000. It has always been the policy of the Standard Oil company to pay out in dividends only a portion of its yearly profits, adding the balance to its surplus fund. What that fund amounts to never has been disclosed, but it is supposed to exceed $20,000,000, and it may amount to a very much larger figure. o A highly sensational suit was filed by Emerick Brothers Monday in Ft. Wayne against Dr. Maurice I. Rosenthal, Dr. Isaac M. Rosenthal and Dr. Charles Rothschild for $5,000 damages for malpractice on the person of William E. Brinkman, formerly a painter. In the complaint, Mr. Brinkman says that the doctors named set a broken bone in his ankle in such a manner that he has been unable to use the foot since; that they broke the bone and reset it without any benefit and that at each time Dr. Maurice L. Rosenthal was under the influence of intoxicating liquors, cocaine and other drugs. Dr. Rosenthal operated upon many people from this city and county during the last three or four years, and nobody over this way ever had any kick coming.—Columbia City Post. o Mrs. G. F. Kerner, of South Bend, who was here attending the funeral of Mrs. Peter Falk, returned to her home this morning. o CROMER A FIGURE Many Look to Him in Congressional Race LOOKING FOR LOYAL CANDIDATE By This They Either Mean Cromer or One Who Supported Him Always. The season is a little dull, so some fellow, with a fair imagination, has solved the problem of Republican politics and policies in this congressional district. The following dispatch has been sent broadcast: In Adams, Wells and Randolph very little is being said about the reorganization of the county committees just now. Last year when Cromer and Stilwell locked horns Cromer controlled the organization in Delaware, Randolph and Adams, while Stilwell peeple were in the saddle in Madison, Jay and Wells. If Cromer himself is not a candidate for the congressional nomination it is certain that he will not sit idly by and see the nomination go to a so-called “btolter.” And these ’’belters" are numbered by the thousands. For example, in 1904, Cromer received 29.462 votes while in the last election he received only 19,783. In round numbers there was a falling off of 10,000 votes. Where did they go? Several thousand voted the Democratic ticket, while thousands more did not vote at all. Again, in the congressional primary, Cromer received in round numbers 13.000 votes and Stilwell 11.000. Yet when it came to election day less than 20,000 of these Republicans voted their own congressional ticket. The question now with the Cromerites is to nail the ’ bolters.” Quite naturally then, the Cromer people are suspicious of every Stilwell man who is being mentioned as a congressional possibility. They go on the theory that the men who weie for him at the primary were for him at the polls, and that the scratching must have been done by the Stilwell people. Cremer was defeated by Republican votes for the district is normally Republican by about 6.000. Still well was strongest in Madison, his home county. Yet this is wbat happened to Cromer in Madison on election day: Fred Sims, the Republican neminee for secretary of state, carried the county by 463; Cromer lost it by 1,127. To the minds of the Cromer leaders these figures are sufficient proof that it was the Stilwell following who used the knife. W hat the Cromer people throughout the district are insisting on is this: That a ■loyal" Republican be nominated for congress. By “loyal” they do not necessarily mean one who supported Cremer in the primaries as against Stilwell, but one who worked for Cromer’s election and voted for him. It is safe to say that if a Republican is nominated wbe was, disloyal to Cromer and the ticket last year the (Continued on .page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, August 8, 1907.

SENATOR MARRIED Senator Beveridge and Miss Eddy Wedded A SIMPLE MARRIAGE SERVICE They Are New at Dresden a n d Expect to Reach this Country Some Time Next Month. Berlin, August 7.—Miss Catharine Eddy, of Chicago, sister of Spencer F. Eddy, first secretary of the American embassy here, and Senator Albert J. Beveridge, of Indiana, were married here today. The civil rites, according to the German requirements, took place in the registrar’s office at noon, and the religious service half an hour later at the Pringheim palace, occupied by the American embassy, which is technically within American jurisdiction, was read by the Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Hall, professor of theolegy at the Union Theological seminary, formerly pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church, Chicago. E. L. McClain, es Greenfield, 0., a cousin of Senator Beveridge, and J- C. Shaffer, of Chicago, were the witnesses at the civil marriage. Miss Helen Birch, of Chicago, was the bridesmaid. Senator William P. Dillingham, of Vermont, was best man. Both services were of the most simple character, only relatives and a few intimate friends being present. The principal drawing-room of the embassy was converted for the occasion into a provisional chapel containing a small altar, before which Dr. Hall stood with a background of plants. Augustus N. Eddy, father of the bride, gave her away. Her wedding gown was of white satin, trimmed with lace and having a long train. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was given at the house of Spencer F. Eddy. Ambassador Tower proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom, to which Senator Beveridge responded. Several hundred congratulatory telegrams and cable messages were received, including one from the mother of Mr. Beveridge, at Champaign, 111., and messages from President Roosevelt, Senator Allison, James Whit Comb Riley, most of the senators, many members of the house, and political friends all over the United States. o — The funeral of Mrs. John Glancey will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 from the home on the corner of Madison and Seventh streets. Rev. A. B. Haist will officiate. o WELL KNOWN HERE Death of Father Quinlan Brings Sorrow HE DIED AT ALTON, ILLINOIS He Has Been Located at Crawfordsville for Over a Year—Died from Effects of Surgical OperationFather W. J. Quinlan, former pastor of St. Paul's Catholic church at Marion who visited Hartford City frequently and was known by nearly every member of St. John s church, is dead at Alton, 111. Father Quinlan for the past year has been pastor at the St. Bernard's church, Crwafordsville, and was attending a funeral of a niece at Alton, 111., when stricken down. The deceased was born April 16, 1864. was ordained a priest in 1888 and had several charges before receiving the one at Marion. Aptil 30, 1906, he was given charge of the St. Bernard church at Crawfordsville, which place he held until his death. The cause of his death was said to be from the effects of a surgical operation performed last year which, combined with his grief at the death of a favorite niece, whose funeral he was attending at the time, proved fatal. Mr. Quinlan has many friends in this city who will hear with extreme regret of his death—Hartford City News. —o Misses Ida Bogner and Stella Ward left for Ft. Wayne yesterday morning where they were joined by a party of girls and then go to Rome City for a week’s outing.

BASS FOUNDRY STRIKE ENDS. The Strikers Gave Up and Are Now Asking for Places. Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock several of the molders who had been out on strike for the past three months requested te see John H. Bass at his office. Mr. Bass sent for the men to come into his office, when they asked for their old positions back with the foundry. There was an absence of any bitter feeling which may have existed during the past few months, the only desire of the men being to resume the old relation of employe and employer, which had been so rudely interrupted. Mr. Bass is a man of large heart. In the hour of defeat he did not recall to the men anything which may have caused them to feel unpleasapt. They asked for places in his works and he told them to report for work. That was all there was to the ending of the strike which has been so widely discussed and read. Not all of the men can be taken back at once. This Is a physical impossibility and the men understand this. As fast as places can be made for them they will be taken back as individuals and they are satisfied. —Ft. Wayne JournalGazette. o—■ The Helping Hand Society of the German Reformed church left on the nine o’clock car for Ft. W’ayne and they went to Robinson park for a picnic. About twenty members went. o— ARE FOR BRYAN The South Favor Nomination of Peerless FIGHT FURTHER INVESTIGATION Story Reaches Washington that Standard and the Railroads have Blood in Their Eye. Washington, August 8. —James M. Griggs, of Georgia, chairman of the Democratic congressional campaign committee, whe has just returned from a tour of the south, declares Bryan will undoubtedly be nominated for president unless he says he will not take the nomination. His observations lead him to believe that the southern Democrats cannot be persuaded to lead a revolt against the nomination of the Nebraskan. Colonel Bryan will be our candidate, said Mr. Griggs, if he wishes the nomination. The west and south will be for him, and even though the east may object, these two sections will be powerful enough in the convenetion to overcome opposition. Should Mr. Bryan conclude not to be a candidate again, we have excellent an dacceptable men to choose from, among whom are Senator Culberson, of Texas; Senator Daniel, of Virginia, and Representative John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi. It seems to me that on account of his standing with the Democrats es the north, Mr. Culberson might be regarded as about the most available. A Prohibitionist has announced himself as a candidate for Representative Griggs’ seat in congress, but the Democratic chairman says he has no fear of the result of such a contest, even though Georgia has gone dry. Washington, August B—The news from Chicago that the Standard Oil company and the railroad companies are preparing to form an alliance to fight further investigation of rebating. has aroused great interest here. If the alliance is formed the government officials will fight all the harder to punish those guilty of rebating. The officials of the government say they do not propose to indulge in a public debate with the officers of the Standard Oil company either as to the truthfulness of the report of the commissioner of corporations on the “prices and profits of Standard Oil ' or as to the justice of the proceedings that have been instituted against the alleged monopoly. Washington, August B.—ln a decision by the interstate commerce commission, anneunced today it was held that where carriers exacted from shippers a special, higher rate than ordinarily charged, in consideration of an expedited service, the higher rate could not be charged unless the service contemplated actually was rendered.

BURIED TOMORROW Mrs. Clara Baumgartner Died Monday WELL KNOWN IN THIS CITY She Died from the Effects of a Gasoline Explosion—Remains at Home of Peter Gaffer. The remains of Mrs. Clara Baumgartner arrived last evening from Toledo, Ohio, where she died Wednesday morning at two o’clock at the Toledo City hospital, after suffering for three days the result of burns received from a gasoline explosion. The remains were taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer on north Ninth street. Tomorrow morning the funeral services will be held at the St. Mary's Catholic church at nine o'clock, Rev. Wilken officiating, and interment will be made in the St. Joseph cemetery. The sudden and untimely death has cast a gloom over the entire community, as Mrs. Baumgartner was well known in this city, having made her home here and before her marriage was Miss Clara Wilhelm. The burns that resulted in her untimely death occurred last Sunday morning, while she was attempting to extinguish a small blaze that had started on the floor caused by gasoline which she had accidentally dropped on the floor, while starting a fire. During the excitement that followed she upset the remainder of the gasoline from the can and her clothes caught fire and she was soon a mass of flames’ Before assistance arrived she had been so badly burned that her death was expected any moment and she was tenderly taken to the Toledo City hospital, where her injuries were dressed. However, she was unable to stand the shock, and Wednesday morning death relieved her from all further suffering. o —, RESULT OF SUNDAY CRUSADE Eleven Convictions Made —Saloons Will Close Sunday. All the cases against the Sunday violators have practically been closed, the last of the offenders appeared before Squire Smith this morning and plead guilty and paid their fines. Eleven affidavits were the result of last Sunday’s crusade. It is said that the Sunday saloon will be a thing of the past. A PRETTY WEDDING Martin N. Miller and Miss Lucy Brown Married MARRIED AT BRIDE'S HOME They Will Live in Fort Wayne Where the Groom Has Position on Pennsylvania Railroad. A very pretty wedding was solemnized yesterday afternon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of Pleasant Mills, when their beautiful and accomplished daughter, Miss Lucy, was united in the holy bonds of wedlock te Martin N. Miller, of the same place, the ceremony being performed by the Methodist preacher of that place, whose name we were unable to learn. The young couple are ranked among the most popular young people in that section of the county, and have a host of friends who wish them much joy and happiness. The happy young couple left immediately after the wedding for Ft. Wayne, where a furnished home awaits them at 465 west Williams street, and whrfre they wiHl soon be at home to their many friends. Mr. Miller is a hustling young business man, having for several years last past been in the employ of the Monarch Publishing company of Chicago, but at this time is in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad, acting in the capacity of detective, his work being confined to the railroad yards in Ft. Wayne. Both of the young people are well known in this city, and have a host of friends, who will wish them much joy and happiness. The groom is a brother of Frank Miller of this city.

COMING ON AN EXTENDED VISIT Grabill, Ind., Aug. 7. —Word was received here a few days ago that Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Zimmerman, of Red Bluff, Cal., will arrive here in a week or ten days for an extended visit with the doctor’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Zimmerman, who now live in Decatur, Ind., and his many friends here and around Leo. Dr. Zimmerman lived a few miles west of here until a few years ago, when he left for the west and permanently lecated in Red Bluff. Cal., where he is practicing medicine. e . MODERN WOODMEN VINCENNES Vincennes. Ind., Aug. 7. —Unless something unexpected happens, William J. Bryan and Governor Folk will be speakers at the annual log rolling of the Indiana Modern Woodmen, which will be held here next week. Ex-Attorney General Charles W. Miller, of Goshen, will deliver an address on fraternal brotherhood. Lodge men from all parts of Indiana will be here and fully 5,000 visiters are expected. o— Dr. George M. Ober, of Indianapolis, is in the city. He is the director of agencies for the Anchor Life Insurance company, of Indianapolis. Several stockholders for this company live in Decatur, and his mission here at this time is to write some additional business for his company. o COURT HOUSE NEWS Bonds Ordered for East Jefferson Road ESTIMATES OF EXPENSE MADE Work on T a x Duplicate Began— Other Items of News from the Court House. The commissioners have ordered bonds sold on the East Jefferson macadam road. This improvement was voted favorably upon several years ago, and follows similar road improvement that has been made in that township. The board completed their estimates of expense for next year and the same will be acted upon by the county council, when they meet in annual session the first of next month. County Auditor Lewton has began work on the tax duplicates, the same to be used in 1908. Returns are all in from the state tax board, and nothing stands in the road of their completion. A marriage license was issued to Martin B. Miller, of Fort Wayne, aged thirty-one, and Lucy A. Brown, aged twenty-one. The bride’s parents reside at Pleasant Mills. COMPLAINTS ABOUT A Ten Dollar Gold Certificate that Represents a Twenty. Those folks who handle much money and handle it rapidly are complaining considerably of the new $lO gold certificates which have reached this city. The Complaint is due to the fact that these new gold certificates, which were turned loose on the public the first of the month, bear a strong resemblance to the last issue of the S2O gold certificates and the handlers of considerablee money are afraid of mistaking the small certificates for the larger certificates. The $lO certificate is similar in color to those of higher denomination, and the design in a general way is very similar to the last issue of the S2O gold certificates. On the face of the $lO certificate is a head of Michael Hillegas, the first treasurer of the United States, w'hile on the face of the S2O certificate there is a head of Washington, both being in somewhat oval frames. On the bill there is an X. and the other there is XX on the face. There is a general similarity as to the backs of the two certificates. o Frederick Oppenheimer met death at his home in Ft. Wayne in an odd manner last evening. He received a slight electrical shock when turning on the lights in his hallway, which was sufficient to stop his heart action from which he had been suffering for a number of years.

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AFTERNOON PARTY Pleasant Event Given by Miss Mabel Erwin ERNEST COFFELT ENTERTAINS Ladies Aid Meets With Mrs. Harry Bowsman—Society Events of the Day. The main feature of the afternoon party given by Miss Mabel Erwin yesterday in honor of her guest, Miss Hattie Hoffjtnan, of Louisville, Ky., was the large spider web of many strings, with a piece of paper attached to the end telling each guest what to do. Following this came a peanut hunt which caused a great deal of amusement. The Miss Alma Dailey led them in finding the largest amount of peanuts, while Miss Gertrude Moser was awarded the booby prize. As a souvenir of the afternoon the clever hostess had planned for the photographer to play his part. After the young ladies had their pictures taken a contest prevailed in which Miss Jessie West proved to be the winner, and then the guests were invited into the par- * lors and library where an elgant luncheon was served. The out-of-town guests were: Mrs. Charles Simcoke, of St. Louis; Misses Jessie and Leona West, of Wellington, Ohio; Mrs. C. W. Hoffman, of Louisville, Ky. On the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron DeVinney gathered ten little class mates of Master Ernest Cofflet, yesterday afternoon in response to his call for them to come and spend the afternoon picnicin g. Various games were played and a large swing had been put up for their benefit. At four-thirty a delicious supper was served the children while sitting underneath the trees. Mrs. Harry Bowsman of north Third street will be hostess to the Ladles’ Aid Society of the Christian church on Friday afternoon. All members are urged to be present. Business of importance is to be transacted. o Some time last night some boys broke into the peanut and popcorn stand owned by J. B. Drummond and stole several sacks of peanuts. Hereafter Mr. Drummond will be on the lookout for such persons, and if caught they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. o FOUR COACHES Decatur Is Taking Robison Park Today METH. SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC The Annual Outing of this School Being Spent Amid the Beauties of Robinson Park. If the size of the crowd is a criterion, the Sunday school picnic that was held at Robinson park today was a glowing success. Two extra cars were borrowed by the interurban company, one from the Wabash Valley traction line and one from the Bluff-ten-Ft. Wayne line, besides using two cars of their own, and all of them were packed to their capacity with people who were anxious to attend this grand affair. Second street between the interurban station and Jefferson was packed with people anxiously waiting for a chance te squeeze into the car. The baggage car following the passenger cars, and it was heavily laden with baskets full of good things to eat, and enough for a thousand people. Arrangements were all completed fer the gala day for the Methodists, and a good time and plenty to eat awaited the arrival of the large number of people, who attended. The special cars will return this evening. o — Clem McLain is in the city for a several days’ visit with his parents, relatives and friends. He is still an employe of the Star, one of the greatlest newspapers of the country, and I published at Washington, D. C.