Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 194

CONFERENCE WEEK White River Conference Meets at Anderson SOMETHING ABOUT THEM Two Districts in State and a Third One Talked Of—Pleasant Session Anticipated. There will be a great gathering of ministers and laymen at the White River conference of the United Brethren church at Anderson this week. It will be the sixty-second and will open at 2 p. m. Wednesday. White River conference has had a marvelous growth, there are now 140 organized churches, with a membership of 13,000. There are fifty active ministers, twenty-five supernumerary, three superannuated and fourteen licentiates, or reading course men. The conference is made up of two districts,, viz., the Indianapolis and Marion. Presiding Elders Dawson and James, will submit very gratifying reports of their respective districts. Their reports will show the erection of a number of splendid churches, and nearly 1,500 new members added to the church rolls. The beautiful Indiana Central University, the United Brethren college of the state, is within the bounds of White River conference, and is located at Indianapolis. Dr. Roberts, president of the college, will be at the conference and will speak in behalf of the college. A new church has been erected at Anderson where the conference will be held. The church was completed and dedicated this year at a cost of $35,000. The Rev. L. O. Blake is the pastor. One feature of the conference is that every year it is held in a new church. Last year conference convened in the new church at Hartford City and year before last in the Muncie. Riverside church, which was just completed. One of the interesting things to be discussed at this conference is whether there shall be one, two or three districts. Those for the third district seem to be in the lead. The Rev. A. Clellant Willmore. D. D., of Anderson, will doubtless secure the eldership of this district.

SAME TARIFF STORY Standard Meets Competition Abroad PRICES THERE MUCH LOWER American Consumers Paid t n e Freight in Extortionate Prices for Their Product. Washington, Aug. 11.—In the business of selling petroleum products in foreign countries, the price policy of the Standard Oil company has been apparently to sacrifice the interests of the American consumer for the purpose of securing the Standard's foreign business. This direct charge is made in an official report to President Roosevelt by Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations in submitting to him further results given of the operations of the Standard Oil company by the bureau of corporations. Part three of the report, dealing with discriminations in prices.was made public by Commissioner Smith. It consists of a detailed summary of the work of the investigators and a letter of transmittal of the report to the president. Commissioner Smith asserts that the Standard, enjoying practically an absolute monopoly of the oil trade in this country, has charged “such prices as it could thereby extort and the American consumer has had to pay these prices. Meeting competition abroad, it has given the foreign consumer enormously lower prices and it has used the profits made at home to maintain its position abroad, so that, the American consumer has been severely discriminated against for the purpose of maintaining, not the dominance of American export trade, but the dominance of a particular combination which has used its power frequently and conspicuously to the advantage of the I American public.”

LARGE ACREAGE OF TOMATOES. Favorable Weather Me a ns the Largest Crop Ever in State. The increased number of canning factories in the state and the increased demand for vegetables this year has led Indiana farmers and gardeners to plant a larger acreage of tomatoes than ever before. With good weather the tomato crop in this state will be a “whopper,” his year in every respect. According to statistics compiled by Miss Mary Stubbs, state statistician, a total of 21,822 acres of ground has been planted in tomatoes this year within the borders of Indiana. Last year the total tomato acreage was 19,194. In 1905 the acreage was 15,013. Scott county generally leads in the production of tomatoes, but this year the tomato growers of that county have planed more ground than ever before. The acreage reported in that county is 2,265, as against 1,999 of last year. The next highest county - is Tipton, which reported an acreage of 2,056. — —o Ira Baker, of Monroe, was a business caller in our city Saturday and returned to his home Saturday night. AGAIN IN LIMBO Gothard Brown Captured After Running Chase TERRORIZING THE AMISH Deputy Sheriff Butler Captures a Desperate Character —Bound Over to Court. » ’ < Gothard Brown, the “Dutch tramp”

who was sentenced to the penitentiary six years ago for robbing the Amish people in the vicinity of Berne, and who was pardoned one year ago last February, after which he worked at Lafayette, returned a few weeks ago to his old stamping grounds in the Amish settlement. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Butler Saturday after a chase of three quarters of a mile. Six years ago Brown terrorized the Amish settlement by entering their homes and stealing anything he could find and if he held a grudge against them he would cut down their trees or do anything that he thought would satisfy his vengeance. The Amish became indignant over his actions and a warrant was sworn out for his arrest. Dan Erwin was sheriff at the time and it w’as up to him to make the arrest. It was generally known tlyt Brown was a hard proposition to "capture as on several occasions before he had flashed guns in the faces of officers who attempted to arrest him, but Sheriff Erwin was equal to the occasion. He approached Brown, who was sitting on a rail fence, having picked up a paper in the road, asked if it belonged to him. The wanted man, not recognizing Mr. Erwin to be an officer, advanced toward him replying that it was his paper. Mr. Erwin in' an instant pushed a big thirty-eight revolver in his face and easily took him into camp. Brown was given a trial, convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of two to fourteen years. He was a model prisoner and one year ago last February was released. He went from the penitentiary to Lafayette, Indiana, where he worked up until a short time ago,when he returned to Berne and at once began his same old operations. On August the second he went to the home of Mr. Sprunger, near Berne, and asked the young lady at that place for his supper. The girl expressed her willingness to give him what was left from their supper, but this did not satisfy him and he left cursing, only to return some time in the night and cut down twenty apple trees, and completely spoiled a top buggy. A short time ago, while John Schwartz an Amish, was at the bedside of his mother, this desperado entered his home and took every stitch of clothing he could find and when arrested he had some of the clothing on his person. Deputy Sheriff Dallas Butler happened to be at Berne last Saturday on business and he was informed by Emil Franz about the actions of Brown, and as they were talking he (Brown) walked across the railroad track. This being a good opportunity to capture the desperado, Butler suggested that they do so. Brown realized that he must make his escape or again find himself in the strong arm (Continued from page 2.) <

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, August 12, 1907.

NEED MORE ROOM Easthaven Crowded and Conditions Serious MANY KEPT IN COUNTY JAIL Next Legislature Will be Asked to Appropriate Enough Money to Relieve the Congestion. Business is heavy in the building line at Easthaven, but still the hospital remains too small to accommodate all those mentally unbalanced persons in the district, who should be admitted to the institution, says the Richmond Palladium. It is understood that at the next session of the legislature strong pressure will be brought to bear upon the law makers, to grant an appropriation which in a great measure will eventually alleviate the conditions in the eastern district. Each county has more insane persons than the regular allottment and many of these are being held in the county jails for want of a better place of confinement. This practice is being censured by both county officials and ministers of the gospel,who are acquainted with the situation. There is no other section in the state which is so seriously affected by overcrowded conditions as is the eastern district. An appropriation for the addition of at least two new wards is all that will in any way remedy conditions and this is the thing that will be worked for, it is understood. ' The foundations for the invalids’ new cottages at Easthaven have been completed, and the remainder of the buildings will be rushed to completion that they may be ready for occupancy before the winter weather makes its appearance. The Easthaven authorities have long been wanting a grade crossing over the Pennsylvania railroad and this is about to be realized. Work has already started on the construction of the grade and this will be completed in the course of the next few weeks. Work on the new steam plant which is to cost $5,000 has also begun.

Mrs. Isaac Peters returned to Bluffton today after making a pleasant visit in the city with relatives.

A SUNDAY DEATH Mrs. Ferdinand Schoppman Died Yesterday BEEN ILL SEVERAL MONTHS The Deceased is a Daughter of Deitrick Reiter—The Funeral Will Occur Wednesday. Mrs. Ferdinand Schoppmann, aged thirty years, died' Sunday morning at her country home one mile south of Hoagland, at five o'clock, after an illness of several months duration, death resulting from internal hemorrhages, the result of a severe attack of pneumonia. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Deitrick Reiter and was born and raised in this county, where she also received her early education. She was united in marriage a few yars ago to Frederick

Schoppmann. and to this union was born three children, a son and two daughters. Several months ago she was stricken with pneumonia and she had a very hard battle surviving the ravagings of this disease, which left her in a very weakened condition. Saturday night she was seized with internal hemorrhages, and early Sunday morning death relieved her. The funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock at the St. Johns church, Rev. Jans officiating. and interment will be made in the St. Johns cemetery. She leaves a mother and a husband, one son and two daughters to mourn their loss. o Mrs. Roscoe Farmer, of Oakland City .Indiana, who. for the past fewweeks has been visiting friends and relatives at Waterloo, Ft. Wayne and several other places in this vicinity, has arrived in the city to be the guest of Mrs. Earl Peters for a few I days before returning to her home. ;

AFTER ABSENCE OF SIX MONTHS A Postal Sent Out by William Conrad Returns. William conrad the young genius who is employed at the Anderson and Baker restaurant, some time ago started a letter addressed to himself on a trip around the world and this morning the missive was returned to him after an absence of six months and in good condition, taking into consideration the number of times it had been handed, stamped and the number of miles it had traveled. He sent the letter from this city first to San Francisco and the same was then forwarded to Pekin, China, and so on until it had passed through the mails of practically every country in the world that is inhabited and this morning the postman delivered it to him at his place of business. The letter was entirely pasted over with stamps and the address could hardly be distinguished. Mr. Conrad Is proud of the letter and shows it to every one that steps into the restaurant. The letter certainly is a relic and one that he can preserve and be proud of. o SOCIETY IS BUSY Two Pleasant Events at Preble

MRS. VANCE TO ENTERTAIN ■' - Five O’Clock Luncheon at the Dugan Home —The Gleaners—A Birthday Party. ...JR.. . • By Perle Burdg. The Misses Freda and Clara Ehlerding pleasantly entertained a crowd of young people at their home at Preble, during Sunday afternoon, and at a six o’clock dinner last evening. Last evening Miss Josephine Lange was hostess at an evening party given in honor of Miss Erma Ray, of Coldwater, Ohio, at her home on Fifth street. The following guests were present: Misses Bertha Kohne, Agnes and Frank Radamacher, Bertha Kinney, Bertha Ehinger, Agnes Voglewede, Lillian Meyers, Celia Kinney, Messrs. Ray Nickles, Dwight Capp, Willie Wordmer, of Bluffton, Mr. Gillig, of Tiffin, Ohio, Frank Bremerkamp and Edgar Gerber of this city. ( Another social event at Preble, which was a success and a delightful affair, was the dinner given by Mrs. John Kirchner, in honor of her husband's thirty-third birthday anniversary, given to the intimate friends and relatives of Mr. Kirchner. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the United Brethren church will hold an exchange next Saturday at Baughman's Five and Ten Cent store. The public is cordially invited to attend. Thirty young ladies will be entertained Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Lee Vance in compliment to Miss Lucile Clodfelter, of Bryant, Ohio, the guest of Miss Della Sellemeyer, at an afternoon party.

The home of Mrs. C. A. Dugan was the scene of pleasure Saturday evening when the party of ladies responded to her call for a five o'clock luncheon in compliment to Mrs. B. S. Hunt, of Winchester. Vases of fern leaves and pansies were prettily placed on the dining table, while the menu cards were of a dainty pattern and contained a conundrum on each. This caused some amusement among the guests who were: Mesdames W. H. Nachtrieb, Earl Adams, L. G. Ellingham, D. E. Studabaker, W. A. Lower, C. D. Lewton, J. W. Tyndall, George Flanders, W. A. Kuebler, John S. Peterson, H. R. Moltz, Elizabeth Morrison, Miss Hattie Studebaker, Mrs. Doliff, of Red Wood Falls, Minn. Miss Stella Perkins will entertain the members of the “Gleaners club at her home on Wednesday afternoon. The main feature of this evening will be the birthday party given by Miss Agnes Radamacher at her home on north Second street. o Mrs. P. J. Weath, of Lima. Ohio, passed through here Saturday on her way to Berne, where she will visit her sister. Mrs. Adam Bittie for several days.

NEARINGTHEFINISH Madison Brick Street is Nearly Complete last until end of time Engineer's Estimate Makes the Cost Considerably Below the Two Dollar Mark. With good weather permitting, the Madison street improvement will be completed by the end of this week, and will be ready for the acceptance of the council. Contractor Haugk would undoubtedly have finished the work by the middle of the week, but his supply of brick ran out and he has telegraphed for a shipment that will arrive here Tuesday or Wednesday and three days will be all that is required to complete the work. The street is one of the best ever constructed in our city and reflects great credit upon the contractor and he is receiving many congratulations upon the appearance of the same. City Engineer Vogt is busily engaged in preparing his estimate of the cost of construction and is also making out his assessment roll and informs us that the property owners are not only getting a very good street, but they are also getting a cheap one, as the cost of the same will not run over a dollar and seventy-five cents a square yard. This cheapness is due principally to the fact that the stone already on the street was used, thus cutting down the cost of excavation, and whenever curbing could be used it was taken out, redressed and reset and is practically as good as new. With the acceptance of the street, the estimate and the assessment roll the only matter left for the council to do is to order the bonds and issue the same to the contractor for those who desire to pay on the installment plan. This will no doubt be done in the course of the next two weeks and another paved street will be added to our already long string.

Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Hoffman and daughter, of Louisville, Ky., who have been the guests of Miss Mabel Erwin, for several days, have returned to their home. WIFE DESERTION Clifford Bales Languishes in Hartford City Jail WAS ARRESTED AT MONTPELIER He Has a Wife and Two Children and Has Failed to Provide for Them.

Clifford Bales, for years prominent in base ball circles throughout the bush league sections, and known to every Decatur fan, is detained at the Blackford county jail in default of SSOO bond for deserting his wife and children. Bales was arrested by Marshal Reynolds, of Montpelier, on a warrant issued by Justice H. S. Fargo bearing the signature of Mrs. Bales, his wife. The alleged deserter is the father of tw-o children for whom it is claimed he provided until a few months ago when he went to Oregon to play ball. Cliff failed to make good and was turned loose without funds, it is said. He returned to Indiana, came to Hartford City and secured a berth a few days previous to the disbandment of the Athletics. His salary for ballplaying was practically- little more than enough to provide for himself. He could easily have secured employment and made provision for his family, but he choose ball playing. Growing tired of his actions, Mrs. Bales came to Hartford City Friday and instituted procedings to have him handled by law. He was located at Montpelier and brought to the county jail. Before Justice Fargo he entered a plea of not guilty and his hearing was set for August 19. Wife desertion is a penitentiary offense under the new Indiana statutes.

WANT NATIONAL CONVENTION. Many Cities Bidding fo ! r the Prohibibition Attraction. Chicago, August 11.—Ocean Grove, N. J.; Detroit, Michigan, and Denver, Color, are the latest cities where plans are under way to bid for the prohibition national convention of 1908. These, added to Chicago, Log Angeles, Saratoga Springs, Baltimore, Kansas City, Dallas and Atlanta, which have already been mentioned in this connection, make at least ten cities which up to date have entered the race for this big council of war. At Ocean Grove, Tail Esen Morgan, formerly a noted prohibition editor and writer, but now famous as the musical director and leader of the great chorus at that camp meeting grounds, and State Chairman Havens, are enthusiastically working for the big prohibition attraction. Ocean Grove has been for years conducted as a great methodist summer assembly up to 1906 under the direction of the late Bishop Fitzgerald, and like its near neighbor, Asbury Park, is a strong prohibition community, absolutely no liquor selling being permitted inside the limits. o SIDNEY WEDDING Miss Nellie Johns Weds Charles Phillipps THEY WILL RESIDE HERE Tlje Wedding Was a Surprise to the Many Friends of Both the Bride and Groom. Yesterday afternoon at one o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johns, of Sidney, Ohio, occurred the wedding of their beautiful and accomplished daughter, Miss Nellie, to Charles Phillips, of this city. The announce-

ment will no doubt come as a surprise to Charles’ many friends here, w'ho had not the slightest inkling that such an event was about to occur. For some time Charles has been making secret trips to Sidney, Ohio, and although his friends here knew that it was a love affair, still they never dreamed that it had gone this far and when the announcement was made this morning and he introduced his bride of but a few hours, he was showered with congratulations. Miss Johns was one of the most popular society belles of that city and was held in high esteem by all who knew her and her winning way will no doubt make her many friends here. The groom, Charles Phillips, is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Phillips, of First street and is popular among his associates. He is a hustling young business man being at present engaged as chief chef at the Anderson and Baker restaurant. The young people will make their future home in this city and will be at home in a few days to their many friends on First street. ; -

A HOME COMING FOR TAFT. His Presidential Boomers Are Working the Game for Him. Washington, August 11. —By planning to return from his Philippine trip byway of the Trans-Siberian railway, Secretary Taft is giving opportunity for a great political demonstration in his favor when he lands in New York City early in September. Mr. Taft's friends have been quick to see the value of such a demonstration. No plans have yet been formulated, but it is believed here the managers of the Taft boom will not overlook the possibilities of a home-com-ing demonstration such as that prepared for William J. Bryan last slimmer. while they are confident Mr. Taft will not do anything like Mr. Bryan did. when by declaring for government ownership of railroads he frightened away- a large element of his party. o— Certain citizens are advocating the placing of an electric light of some kind in front of the public librarybuilding. The yard and steps leading up to the public library- should be lighted as the steps are extremely dangerous for people climbing or descending them at night. A light would cost very little and would do a great deal of good. The matter has been I suggested to the board and it is possi-1 ble that action will be taken on the! matter by that body.—Bluffton News.l

Price Two Cents

THE HEAT DID IT A Clover Leaf Fireman Laid Out DR. MILLER WAS SUMMONED Unconscious for Some Time, but Rallied and Will Recover. Victor Guterson, of Delphos, who was fireman on the extra freight number 121 that passed through here yesterday on the Clover Leaf was completely overcome with the heat and fell over unconscious. He was taken from the cab of the engine and placed in the baggage room of the depot, where several men worked with him for some time, but seemingly without avail, so Dr. Miller was summoned to administer medical aid to the man and after working with him for some time, Mr. Guterson rallied and regained consciousness. The stricken fireman was not able to continue on the engine and one of the train crew was detailed to do the firing act for the rest of the run. Mr. Guterson had trouble with this engine last Saturday at Delphos, when he found it impossible to get water into the boiler and he was compelled to extinguish the fire in the engine to prevent what might have been a serious accident. o LAW TO BE TESTED IN COURT.

A new law of special interest to the farmers passed by the last general assembly and generally known to' exist on the state's statute books, is to be tried out at Goshen in a case brought by Wm. 0, Elliott, a horse i dealer, against Ell Wenger, a farmer, w’ho sold him a horse afflicted with the heaves. The animal was shipped to Buffalo and then returned to Elliot as unsalable, for the reason it was’diseased. Wegner declined to take it back and Elliot determined on nrosecution under the law which makes it a criminal offense to dispose know-mg-ly of a heaving horse. The penalty is a fine in any sum not to exceed SSOO to w'hich may be added a county jail sentence for any period not exceeding six months. LEAD THEM ALL Indiana is Noted for Her Good Roads SPENDS LOTS OF MONEY Government Reports Credit Indiana With More Good Roads Than Any Other State.

Some people will be surprised when told that Indiana leads every American state, province, or republic in development of the wagon roads over which must be hauled products of farm and forest that make up the . greater part of the weight to be , moved in the new world. For, without making noticeable fuss about the . matter Indiana has made for herself more miles of good wagon roads than have been made by any other member of the road improvement class. In the year 1904 Indiana had more miles of improved roads than had any state in the Union. Her expenditures for road work that year were more than two and one-half times the average sum spent by states that year for the like purpose. Only six of the states paid as much per capita of population that year, for their road work, as Indiana spent on hers; yet she had only thirty-six people a mile of her wagon roads, or 105 inhabitants a mile of her good roads, to bear that expense. In the year 1904 Indiana spent $4,335,108 for work on her roads, which was more than was so used by anyone of forty-two of the states. These figures are gleaned from reports made by the United Slates Department of Agriculture through its office of public roads. They were based on replies to some 60,000 inquiries sent to persons who were in position to get lat the facts in the case and the anIswers were carefully verified by that I office.