Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 208

HAS WAKENED UP President Boosting the Federal Courts PAPER VALUES ARE HIGH Thirty-Five Million Last Year an Increase of the Dutchman's Per Cent. Washington, August 28.—A Washington dispatch to the Tribune says that President Roosevelt has awakened to the imperative necessity of having action taken which will insure state recognition of the authority and jurisdiction of the federal courts. To this end Attorney-General Bonaparte, with the president’s approval, will attend the conference of the attorneys-general of the various states to be held in St. Louis on September 30. With his approval also Mr. Bonaparte will make a statement of the attitude of the federal government toward the state courts and is expected to submit an earnest plea for the adoption by the attorneysgeneral of a just and proper course of procedure toward the federal courts.

Washington, August 28.—1 n the year 1905 alone there was manufactured in the United States over $35,000,000 worth of news paper, according to an announcement made today by -the census bureau. In the fiveyear period. 1900-’OS, the production of news paper increased in value 79 per cent. The total value of paper and wood pulp manufactured in 1905 was over $188,000,000. Os this $3*7,000,000 was of book paper, $30,000,000 wrapping paper, and $22,000,000 fine papers. New York leads in this industry. While Massachusetts comes next, followed by Maine, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Washington, August 28. —At this time, when nearly every city in the country is engrossed with the problem of obtaining a sanitary milk supply, the recommendation of the federal milk commission, just made public, ought to be of special interest. o The work of painting on the court house will be completed soon, and then it will assume a very neat appearance.

IN POLICE COURT The Mayor Gave Two Victims a Lecture BEFORE MAYOR THIS MORNING Mike Lee and Marion Vine Picked up on the Street for a Plain Case of Drunkenness. Mike Lee, the painter from Huntington, arrived in the city yesterday and brought with him a good sized jag. He paraded the streets of the city last night in a drunken condition and was picked up by the police and placed in jail. He was arranged before Mayor D. D. Coffee this morning on the charge of public intoxication. The Mayor listened to his story about his having two children depending upon him at Huntington and as he had done nothing unlawful except, to get drunk, he was released. The next on the program in the same court was Marion Vine, commonly known in this city as the missing link.” Mr. Vine had consumed a large amount of whisky last night and walked past the Bultemier livery stable where several boys were boxing. He stopped to watch the pugilistic stars when one of the boys threw the boxing gloves at him and began joking him. This did not agree with the disposition of Vine, who drew his knife, informing the lads that he would not stand for their abuse. Policeman Bohnke and Marshal Green took him in charge and landed him in jail. He was given a hearing this morning, and after the mayor gave him a good lecture he, was released.

GEORGE CROMER’S MOTHER DEAD Was One of the Best Known Women of Delaware County. The announcement of the death of Mrs. Mary Cromer, widow of the late Josiah Cromer and mother of ex-Con-gressman George W. Cromer, of Muncie, came as a great shock to many people in this city and county. Mrs. Cromer died Sunday evening at 7 o’clock at her home in Salem township, near Cross Roads. She had been ill for several w’eks with dysentery. Mrs. Cromer was 75 years of age, and had resided in Salem township since she, together with her late husband, settled there in 1856. She is survived by five children, Rush Cromer and Luther Cromer, of Anderson; George W. Cromer, of Muncie; Mrs. Joseph Lambert, of Washington, D. C.; and Mrs. John Bowers, of Nashville, Tenn. On account of the fact that Mrs. Lambert recently underwent an operation she has not been apprised of her mother's death. The funeral will be held from the Lutheran church, at Cross Roads, Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.— Muncie Star. 0 VERY MANY DEATHS Reported Among Infants This Year CAUSED BY EXTREME HUMIDITY Impure Milk Also Causes Much Illness Amdng Infants Aged from One to Eight Months. “The number of deaths of infants due to summer sickness is unusual this summer,’’ said a prominent physician, discussing the effects of the weather in Indiana at the present time. "While the number of deaths among children is not particularly alarming,” he continued, "it is a surprising and wonderful demonstration of the direct effect of the extreme humidity on infants. There are more deaths of this nature being reported to the board of health. I understand, than there has ever been a record of before. Physicians who make a specialty of children’s diseases are finding more difficult cases than in previous seasons and are experiencing less successful results in treating them.” The physician then went on to explain the cause of the illness. The unusual humidity is at the bottom of all the trouble, affecting the food of infants to such an extent that an apparently well child may be seized with intestinal trouble and die within a few hours while a physician is combating the disease without obtaining the slightest advantage. The presence of so much moisture in the air causes a vegetable growth in the milk, which although it cannot be detected by older persons, has a disastrous effect on the infant, causing disorders which attack the child immediately and which have caused its death sometimes almost before the physician has been able to give it any medicine.

Indiana babies which are suffering most from the illness brought on by the unhealthful condition of the milk, are those ranging in age from a few months old to about eight months old. Their one and only nourishment is milk, which is hard to get absolutely pure in the first place, and which spoils within a few hours on account of the growths induced by hot wet atmosphere. Mothers are unable to detect the unhealthful condition of the milk because they are not able to find anything unusual in the odor, the taste or in the appearance, and are unaware that they are feeding their children poison until the doctor shakes his head. o So very anxious is City Judge Zerface. of Elwood, to keep his city pure that he crawls out of bed at 2 o'clock in the morning to hold court. That, is what he did this morning and of course fined May Adams who had just been arrested for keeping a bad house and was of course fined. She was also sentenced to leave town. John O’Neil who was a caller at May’s house, had his gray hairs shocked by a fine and jail sentence. It was for visiting May that Patrolman Cox and another policeman got the board of works boot under their coat tails and Superintendent Nuzum was given a rest.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, August 28, 1907.

AFFAIRS IN SOCIETY Missionary Meeting was Enjoyable MISS ORVIS AS HOSTESS At a Happy Afternoon Party Given for Charlotte Dor-win—Other Events. By Perle Burdg. A small band of missionary ladies gathered at the home of Mrs. Dr. Beavers yesterday afternoon to hold a regular meeting. The program opened with a song by the company, then a beautiful vocal solo was sung by Miss Florence Sprunger, after which papers were read by Mrs. Beavers and Mrs. Dier. Immediately following this Mrs. Clark Lutz rendered a piano solo which was very pleasing to all. The imporjanti questions of the society were discussed and then delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. The number present was small but mighty. Miss Charlotte Dorwin was the complimentary guest at a porch party given by Miss Minnie Orvis yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. P. McMillen on Winchester street. The guests were invited to bring their sewing and spend the afternoon in just a social manner. Excellent music was rendered by different members of the party. At six o’clock an elegant three course dinner was served the young girls who were: Misses Bessie Boyers, Leota Bailey, Inez Snellen, Margaret Kenyon, of Ft. Wayne, Helen Niblick, Gene Lutz, Frances Dugan,-Harriet Morrison.

The Helping Hand Society of the German Reformed church will not meet Thursday of this w-eek as announced, but will meet a week later. The postponement is made on account of the fair. Miss Fe Frona Crist entertained at a dinner party Sunday in honor of her niece, Miss Mabel McLaughlin, of Elkhart, who will return home Wednesday after spending many pleasant weeks with relatives and friends. — o Mrs. Pearl Boos, of Kansas, is in the city the guest of her sister, Mrs. Al Burdg.

WEDDED TODAY Happy Event at the St. Mary’s Church AT EIGHT THIS MORNING Miss Oval Barnett Becomes the Bride of Mr. Ed Kintz—Both are Popular. An unsually pretty wedding occurred this morning at the St. Marys Catholic church at eight o’clock, when Miss Oval Barnett became the bride of Mr. Ed Kintz, in the presecne of a large party of friends and relatives. Father George performed the ceremony, which was very simple and impressive. The bride was becomingly gowned in cream silk, and was attended by her nearest friend, Miss Alma Starost. The best man was Lewis Kintz. The groom is a well known young school teacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kintz and has a host of friends who highly respect him in every manner. The bride is a very charming young lady and is the favorite wherever she goes. Immediately following the services the happy young couple drove to the home of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Barnett, where an elegant four course dinner was served at twelve o’clock to twen-ty-five friends. The Democrat extends I congratulations. , o — —1 Word has been recived here to the 1 effect that HOn. Hugh Dougherty and 1 family, who have been touring Europe f during the summer, sailed for America I last Friday and that they will prob- ( ably be at home in Indianapolis or in I this city one .week from today—Bluff- e ton News. e

PICKLING AND PRESERVING TIME Not Much Fruit for the Busy House, wife this Year. It is now the pickling and preserving season and housewives who think it is their mission in life to can, pickle and preserve every green and succulent fruit or vegetable they can lay their hands on are at their wits’ end. They can find precious little to “put up.” Fruits are out of the question. There are no fruits worth mentioning, even the lowly crab apple, which is supposed to defy all unsear sonable weather and conditions, is scarce. Watermelon rinds are about all that is left to preserve. While home grown fruits have been scare, the commission men say that the fruit crop on the Pacific coast will also be limited this season. The California fruit districts have been scoured in the endeavor to satisfy the demands of customers, but the early orders sent in have been only about half filled and no new orders will be accepted for future delivery. The apricot crop is the only one which has any prospects now, and one man has been able to place a fair sized order for canned apricots on the high grade California variety. The wholesale men are in equally bad straits.

THE FAIR OPENS r ■ ; Big Crowds at the Great Northern c RACES BEGAN THIS AFTERNOON r Three Good Cards on Program— Judges at Work—Business Houses to Close Tomorrow. t The Great Northern opened this '■ morning under perfect conditions. The * weather is beautiful and the grounds presented a busy and picturesque t scene, everybody anxious for activities r to open. The crowd came slowly but . steady and at noon the crowd was es- ;. timated at 12.000. It was children’s t day and they were there in plenty, those under twelve years being admitted free. Consequently the merry-go-round and other attractions did a very , flourishing business. In every department, stock, poultry, art, canned goods, etc., the judges .' began work early today and many ' premiums were awarded the red and blue ribbons being already profuse over the grounds. The names of the judges are withheld by the associar tion until their work is completed, * but each has been selected because of his ability and experience in his particular line. Judge Bartholomew, who starts the races is on hand and is acting this ’ afternoon in that capacity. He is one of the best in the country and will give complete satisfaction. The races - began promptly at one o’clock this afternoon with the 2:24 trot, best three in five for a purse of $350. There were five entries: Lottie M, Laura Davenport, IthuHel King. Equor and Bob. In the second race, the 2:19 pace, purse $350. were nine , entries: Fred Patchen, Girth Mark, Silver Ore, Marie King, Blue Fornian, Lady Hamilton, Black Maid, Stephen Decatur and Lection. In the half mile run eight fast ones entered for a piece of the coin being Otsego, Starter, Flying Brook, Lady Patchmore, Walter W, Red Seal, Two Star and

Wycatu. Each heat of each race promises to be a hot one and rhe boys are busy picking the favorites. Tomorrw promises to be the banner day in the great northern history. Thousands are coming, and if the present good weather continues, it is believed all previous records will be broken. The program for Friday is also good and another monster crowd is anticipated on that day. Tomorrow afternoon practically every business house in the city will close from twelve to five o’clock to permit employees to attend. Those who have agreed to this are Everett, Hite and Son; Fred V. Mills; L. Yager Sons; J. H. Vogewede and Son; Elzey & Vance; Shafer Hardware Co.; Steele and Weaver; Chas. Voglewede; Myers, Dailey Co.; M. Burns and Son; Holthouse Schulte Co.; Winnes Shoe ; Store; Niblick and Co.; Laman and Lee; Boston Store; Decatur Hardware Co.; Fred Tague; True and Runyon; Kalver Clothing Co.; S. E. Hite; Hower and Hower; Gay and Zwick; Mey- , ers, Presdorf and Moses.

HOME ONCE AGAIN Mrs.Studabakerand Mrs. Dorwin Return A PLEASANT TRIP HOME The Twelve Days’ Ocean Trip Was Thoroughly Enjoyed—Happy to be Home. Mrs. Jennie Studabaker and Mrs. Dorwin arrived home this afternoon from a two months’ trip abroad. Both stood the trip home wihout sickness, sailing from Naples, August 15th, being on the ocean twelve days. They reached New York yesterday and immediately came home. The many letters received from Mrs. Studabaker and published in the Democrat gave an excellent account of their travels in foreign lands, but they both return better Americans and even better Hoosiers. They were as glad to welcome Decatur friends as their friends here were glad to welcome them, and up to the time of going to press a mutual admiration society has had a busy session. Both talked freely of the delights of Europe, but they never in their lives —thirty-eight summers—were as glad to see the happy faces of their home and native land. But their trip has been one long happy dream and will ever be remembered with pleasure and delight. 0 OLD ADAMS COUNTY FLOURISHES The Old Adams County bank publishes in this issue its regular statement, showing a most flourishing condition, and proving that the rise and fall of the price of stocks on Wall street in no way affects the conditions in Adams county. The total resources are $1,040,421.44, the deposits aggregating very near the $900,000 mark. The report is a daisy and well W’orth your study. 0 _— Captain F. F. Boltz and wife left this morning for Boston where the captain will attend the Supreme Council of 33rd degree Masons. They will also make an extended trip through the east, stopping at New York, Baltimore, Washington and other points. During his absence Austin Oliver will take his place. Mr. Oliver has been acting as agent at the station at New Castle.—Bluffton Banner.

QUITE A FUNCTION Mr. Taggart to Entertain National Committee SOME TIME DURING THE FALL Just a Social Session of the Committee—Cincinnati After Convention. There will be a function down at French Lick Springs during the fall that will attract national attention. Mr. Taggart, who is always a brilliant

and pleasing entertainer, is making

plans to invite the members of the Democratic national committee to be his guests at French Lick. It will be a social occasion, pure and simple, he says. No business will be transacted, but it is quite likely that politics—big politics —will be talked in an informal way. There are as many members of the national committee as there are states and territories in the Union, end the national chairman hopes to entertain them for several days under his hospitable roof. Joseph Rice, of Cincinnati, one of the vice presidents of the Duckworth club, and a member of a committee appointed to present that city’s claims for the Democratic national convention, had a conference with Chairman Taggart. He says he found Taggart entirely without bias in the matter, but in favor of a city that can offer a hall of large seating capacity. Music hall in Cincinnati will seat 10,000 persons, Rice said. The six cities that are pressing their claims for the national convention are Louisville, Chicago, Atlantic City, Cincinnati, St. Louis and St. Paul.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH James Webb Came Near Burning to Death. James Webb, employed by the Clover Leaf at Charleston, had a narrow escape from death. While at work in the shops painting a boiler head, he reached down to place the brush into the paint pot when the brush caught fire from a torch which was near the paint bucket. The overalls, worn by the young man, were greasy and the burning oil and paint, dropping from the burning brush, fell on his overalls and set them on fire. He ran out into the air and called for help. The employes of the shops ran to his aid and extinguished the fire by throwing water from a hose, but not before he was badly burned.

GETTING MANNERS AT LAST. Washington, August 28.—1 t is “Mr.” this and “Miss” that at the government printing office these days. No more John or Tom or Maggie. By formal order issued by the public printer the employes are prohibited from being familiar with each other, no matter how well they are acquainted. No explanation is given for the reform. o THE BTH DISTRICT Dope on the Congressional Situation AS SEEN IN MADISON COUNTY Three Candidates There Who are to Fight it Out Before the Congressional Convention.

Anderson, Ind., Aug. 27.—Republican politicians who are in a position to know say that Madison county will have only one candidate for the Republican congressional nomination after next January, that the reorganization of the county committee will carry with it a settlement of the now much mooted question, “Who will be Madison's candidate?” The man who succeeds in gaining control of the new committee will be the county’s choice it is declared by many of the wise heads of the party. This method of settling the three-cornered fight is now beginning to be waged in an aggressive manner between Ed Toner, Albert Vestal and Judge John F. McClure will be in lieu of a general primary. Friends of all three candidates favored have favored a primary at one time or- another, but now they seem to be agreed on the proposition that it would be too expensive and that the other way will bring about the same result at a very small cost. It stands to reason that the man who can organize the county committee to suit himself,which would mean hat forty-four out of the eighty-six precinct committeemen would be for him, would stand the best show of carrying the county in a primary. With the organization to do his bidding he could set up fences that his opponents outside the breastworks would have a hard time throwing down.

The three opposing candidates are seeing things in this light and from now on the activities of each will be in the precincts bending his energies to secure the election of a precinct committeeman who will be favorable to him. But after it is settled which one of the three is to have the, backing of the country, the county can't help but be an important factor in the congressional convention. In the first place it will have the largest delegation. In the second place the chances are that only one and possibly two other counties will have candidates. State Senator Hawkins, of Jay county, is mentioned as a possible candidate as is also ex-Congressman Cromer. Wells, Adams and Randolph counties have no candidates up to this time. It is the importance of Madison county’s position that makes Toner, Vestal and , McClure all the more anxious to win out at home and thus be able to go into the convention w’ith a big delegation at his back.

The proprietors of the electric theater are showing their progressiveness by putting on a new show every night this week. Tonight’s show is from one of the best films that has ever reached this city, showing a genuine bull fight, and tw’o other comic shows. Don’t fail to see it.

Price Two Cents

A SERIOUS WRECK Occurred on Clover Leaf Yesterday ONE KILLED, SIX INJURED Three Indiana People Were Badly . Hurt—Occurred at Charleston, Illinois.

Charleston, 111., Aug. 27.—One man was killed and six passengers dangerously injured in the wreck of a Clover Leaf passenger train at Bowman, twelve miles north of here today. Two cars jumped a switch and crashed into a box car. P. B. Conkling, of Texarkana, Tex., was instanly killed. The injured were: Shirdon Ross, Kentland, Ind., head cut and internally injured. C. Provine, New Douglass, 111., head badly bruised. Nelson Anderson, Ashmore, 111., head injured and leg broken. J. N. Green, Dana. Ind., ribs broken. James Green, Dana, Ind., leg and head injured. Charles Whipman Toledo, 0., head cut. % Harley Ferguson, Ashmore, 111., chest crushed. The injured were taken to Brockton and Charleston. The wreck was three miles south of where spikes were drawn in an attempt to wreck a train Sunday. For several months the criminal world in this country seem to have struck a mania for this dreadful work, the wrecking of passenger trains. Every possible effort will be made to discover the cause of these cars jumping the track and if it is suspicious, an effort will be made to run down the offender and punish them in away which will continue as a lesson to other inhuman persons who commit such acts. o \ A big moral wave recently struck some of the Montpelier citizens, and now the saloonkeepers are fighting among themselves in consequence of the temperance fight started. The trouble started when Ed Jackson and Joe Ellison, saloonkeepers, went before the council, and complained that the officers were allowing other saloonkeepers privileges, which they did not enjoy.—Bluffton News.

i IT LOOKED SERIOUS s 3 —— > Runaway Occurred on Monroe Street 1 ♦ 1 ' TWO WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED 1 1 ——— 1 Tom Vail and Harold Wilson Had an Exciting Experience With a > Frightened Horse. Yesterday afternoon at about three i o’clock Thomas Vail and Harold Wil--1 cox figured in a runaway that might have proven much more serious than it did. The boys had returned from Winona and were delivering the camping paraphernalia to the different places where it had been borrowed. They were using Vail’s horse and wagon and W’ere driving east on Monroe street when the horse became frightened. The boys tried the best they could to manage the animal, but before they were aware of what was transspiring, the wagon ran into a buggy in front of the Tyrill blacksmith shop. In some manner the horse broke loose from the w’agon and the boys were both holding to th# lines; consequent!)' they were hurled over the dashboard into the street. Both boys were badly bruised and the injuries of Tom Vail required the attention of a physician, but the boys are congratulating themselves on escaping as luckily as they did.

C. O. France returned last night from Bluffton, where he saw the tail end ball team take off their hats to our old reliable “Biddy” Burns and acknowledge him as a pitcher of ability as well as outfielder.