Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 215, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1907 — Page 1

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TRIED TO WILD-CAT Some State Banks Tried to Water Capital an increase without money The Secretary of State Would Not permit Such Increase Unless It Was Paid Up. Several state banks of Indiana tried to slip in a “wild-catting” scheme in the matter of increasing their capital stock without paying up such an increase. These banks were caught up by Secretary of State Fred A. Sims, aided by Henry Dowling, of the attor-ney-general's office, who has just given to Mr. Sims an opinion relative to the question, supporting Mr. Sims’ contention. The whole question was settled very simply and quietly, the opinion itself being less than one page long. The law of 1881 governing the operation of state banks provides that in case the capital stock of such institutions is increased, such increase shall be fully paid up. This provision is manifestly for the protection of all concerned, the depositor, the holder of the old stock and the buyer of the new stock. The General Assembly of 1907 passed a law relating to corporations in general. This new law permits corporations, mercantile, mining, manufacturing, etc., to increase their capital stock without paying up all or any part of the increase. Under this 1907 act, applying to corporations in general, several state banks tried to get in. They attempted to increase their capital stock without paying up the increase. When the secretary of state demurred, they pointed to the 1907 law. Mr. Sims, who has been in the banking business for some years, insisted that the old law of 1881, relative to banks, should be followed, and then referred the whole question to the attorney-general.

Lee Kintz, who purchased the news, stand recently, informed us this morning that he fully expected to make the regular Sunday deliveries of his papers and that his patrons would thus be accommodated in the future. There has been some talk that Sunday deliveries would be discontinued and Mr. Kintz desires to brand that as a falsehood and claims it was started by some one who was endeavoring to do him a personal injury. COURT HOUSE NEWS No Session of Court was Held Today JUDGE ERWIN WAS ABSENT Marriage License and a Junk License Issued—Judge Erwin Will Serve One Week After This Session. A marriage license has been issued to Robert S. Young, aged forty-eight, of Monroe township, and Isabelle Lyon aged forty-six, of St. Marys township. The bride was married once before, her maiden name being Lautenhizer, and her husband died a year ago. Judge Erwin was absent on business today and no court business was transacted. Sheriff Meyer opened court and immediately adjourned as prescribed by law. The present term of court closes November 2nd, after which comes a two weeks’ vacation. On Novembe r 18th Judge Erwin will open the November term and will serve just one week, his time closing Saturday. No vember 23rd. Judge James T. Merryman’s term begins November 24th, but that being Sunday, he will reallj b< gin his official career on Monday. No. vember 25th and will serve for six years. A junk dealer’s license was issued to Eldridge Weaver to buy and sei from house to house in Adams county. Noah Loch went to Portland this morning to attend the fair that is being held at that place.

FAVORS SELLING PHILIPPINES. New York Herald Advocates Such Action by Congress. Washington, September 5. —It seems probable that the Philippine islands may receive more attention in congress next winter than they have received at the hands of the legislative body for several sessions. A New York newspaper (the Herald) is leading a campaign in favor of the sale of the islands. Its, inquiries throughout the country show that there is considerable sentiment in favor of letting the islands go, if a desirable purchaser can be found. The advocacy of the sale of the archipelago is based on the assumption that Japan stands ready to purchase. Evidently an effort is to be made to lead congress into a discussion of the advisability of parting with the islands. No one suspects for a minute that congress, on the eve of a presidential campaign, will do more than debate the question if it touches it at all. At this time the leaders of the party in power have no other thought than that the United States shall continue to work out the problem the acquisition of the islands put upon it. But after all it is significant that a propaganda in favor of selling the islands should be favorably received by a great many persons who have given some study to the situation. DEBT IS REDUCED City Administration lias Performed Well ACCORDING TO ANNUAL REPORT Have Reduced Indebtedness Over $13,000 and Paid for New Machinery at Cost of Over SIO,OOO. City Treasurer W. J. Archbold upon the request of the members of the finance committee of the city of Decatur, has been busily engaged in making a complete and accurate report so as to be able to show the members of the common council just what they have been doing during the past year and on yesterday he completed the same and through his kindness we are able to furnish the public some idea as to the condition the city is in at the present time. The present council. as is a well known fact, took their offices in May, 1906, at which time they assumed the managerial reins of this corporation upon a platform promising relief to the financial condition and promising to run the city upon an economical basis, and how well they have succeeded in carrying out that platform can be told in the figures that are given in this article. When the present council assumed control they found things in a very deplorable condition and went into the game with an indebtedness of something close to one hundred and twen-ty-four thousand dollars staring them in the face, but this did not seem to fease them in the least and they went in the battle with a determination to do or die and from all present appearance they have done something that they may feel justly proud of and something that will attach credit to their names for all time to come. During their first year of management they worked as only five men couli work who had the interest of the city and citizens at heart and at every nook and corner they started in to shaving down expenses of the city with the hope of makjng some sort of a showing at the end of the first year. The report as submitted by Treasurer Archbold describes the fact that the council did reduce the indebtedness. and instead of one hundred and twenty-four thousand dollars, it is now one hundred and nine thousand, a reduction of close to thirteen thousand dollars, which is no mean item when the tax payers figure the same to a fine point. Aside from reducing the indebtedness of the city to this great degree they were forced o purchase new machinery for the city plant, which was run down in a terrible shape and during the year pas have paid out in actual cash close to Jen thousand dollars for new machinery. which had they been able to have applied on the indebtedness of the X would have reduced the same to the one hundred thousand dollar mark. As it is. the city has one of the finest oa

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, September 5, 1907.

A LONG BOLD ONE President’s Coming Message to Congress A CLASH IN THE ALTON CASE Judge Landis Wants to Soak Railroad Notwithstanding Promise of Immunity. Washington, September 5. —A representative of the administration who has just returned from Oyster Bay, says the president’s December message to congress is almost completed. To use this man’s expression the president has been “working like a Turk” for the last month. He set out to whip into shape eight speeches on as many subjects which he will make on his forthcoming trip down the Mississippi river, and to write his message before leaving his summer home. The task, the government official says, will be completed before the chief executive leaves Oyster Bay for Washington on the 25th of this month. The message to congress, if representation as to its contents be correct .will be one of the longest and boldest Mr. Roosevelt has written since he entered the White House. Washington, September s.—lt was broadly intimated at the department of justice that the postponement of the decision of Judge Landis on the Alton case in Chicago yesterday is the result of a clash between the department of justice and the judge as to the propriety of granting the Alton immunity for rebating in the Standard Oil cases. Without having been officially informed as to the reason for the delay, the belief is generally expressed here that Judge Landis is bent on prosecuting the railroad despite the promise of immunity given by the department of justice, and that District Attorney Sims, while in general sympathy with his position, is seriously embarrassed by the attitute of his superior officers in the department. o H. Fred Bohnke, the newly appointed marshal, has filed his bond and the same will be presented to the council at a continued session Friday evening for their approval. What the council will do no one at this time is able to state. The proceedings will be watched with considerable interest by every citizen.

NAME THE BABY New Indiana Law Controls Even That ONLY TWENTY DAYS ALLOWED J Or the Secretary of the Board of Health Must Do it for You —Some Objections Made. Decatur parents should take notice that they must name their children within twenty days after birth or the secretary of the board of health may do it for them. A legislative enactment requires that all births must be reported to the secretary of the board of health within twenty days and each child must be given its name. In the event the parents fail to agree on a name for their offspring within the twenty days, it becomes the duty of the health officer to provide the name. There will be universal objection among the mothers. To decide upon the name for the baby is one of the most perplexing problems that confronts the parents. To think that unless they have named their child within twenty days some officious health officer will assert his legal right and call him by something “simply horrible,” is too much to contemplate. To have fair Gladys or Bernardine become known as plain Mary or Susan, reallj would be a severe disappointment and one to which they will not submit, declare many mothers .and fathers. From different parts of the state have come reports that the secretaries of health boards have refused to accept the duty although it means a violation of the law.

AN EARLY MORNING WEDDING. Mr. L. A. Holthouse and Miss Niblick Married Today. At the St. Marys Catholic church at 4:30 o'clock this morning occurred the marriage of Mr. L. A. Holthouse and Miss May Niblick, Rev. Theo. Wilken officiating. The immediate relatives of the contracting parties were present. The groom is the owner of the Fashion stables and the bride the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Niblick, both being well known and popular. They will reside in this city. TEST TWO CENT FARE LAW. Suit Filed in the United States Court. The constitutionality of Indiana's two cent fare law and those of other states that have passed like statutes is involved in acts just filed in the United States supreme court, in which the contention is made that under the provisions of the Hepburn rate act all railroad companies engaged in transporting commodities between the states are under the exclusive jurisdiction of the interstate commerce commission; further, that the states have lost all supervision and control tover railroads within their borders. The Missouri Pacific itailroad company has brought this case to the supreme court.

FACTORY TALK Decatur Industries Are All Busy HAVE MANY ORDERS BOOKED | Packing House, Furnace Factory and Van Camp Running Full Forces of Men. Every industry located within the boundaries of our enterprising city is running at full blast and from interviews with the managers of the different concerns today we have ascertained that they have many more orders ahead than they can fill for many weeks hence. Our city is blessed with the best factories that can be found anywhere and we have assumed a name during the last few, years that in former years we have been unable to claim —a manufacturing city. The untiring efforts of the Decatur people have brought here industries that command recognition from all over the state, and for them we are thankful. The Decatur Packing company have installed all their new machinery and at present are running at full blast, with more than thirty men on their pay roll. Every

day 8,000 pounds of sausage is turned out. forty hogs are pickled and stored away, ten cattle are killed and prepared for market and many other pri. mal parts are taken care of. This new firm promises to rank among the best concerns of the kind in the state for several reasons, the most important being that they know that they have the interest of their patrons at. heart by engaging government inspection, whose stamp of approval on meats is absolute proof that it is pure and fit to eat.

The Eagle foundry with twenty men employed, have found that several new men must be added to their roll in order to accomplish the work they have ahead. Several molders and coremakers can be used at this foundry to a good advantage and should good ones apply, lucrative positions are awaiting them. Mr. Van Camp .has greatly enlarged this plant w’ithin the last few years and his business has increased so rapidly that he can scarcely keep in pace with the orders he is receiving daily. The Furnace factory, the same as usual, is running along smoothly and accomplishing much. Many furnaces that are made at this factory will be sold all over the country. Work is progressing rapidly on the Coppock Automobile buildings and promoters of this concern, as well as all Decatur, are anxiously awaiting their completion and the machinery in operation. o— Milo Elzey and Rolla Ellis were visitors at Bluffton last night and returned to the city this morning.

WARSAW GOES DRY Saloons Have All Been • Whipped Out FIGHT EXTENDS OVER STATE And May Soon Reach Decatur—Claims that Another Year Will Find Indiana Temperate. When a few anti-saloon men a few months ago began the cry that Indiana would be a dry state by 1910, they were called brainless, half cracked fanatics, but they have continued the battle and people who sneered are now beginning to take notice. During the past month or two the fight has been centered in the north part of the state and with good success. Today the “rum traffic” received a two years death blow at Warsaw’, every saloon being driven out. The forces are at work at South Bend, Elkhart and other places and will soon be in Decatur. So sanguine are the “antis” that now they proclaim that another year will bring them the victory and all Indiana will be dry. The Warsaw Union says of the fight: After a hard but futile fight, the saloon men in the second ward, by the time the commissioners’ court adjourns this afternoon, will have lost in their effort to contest the remonstrance filed last Friday and while the court, at the time the Union went to press, had not reached a final decision, it was generally understood and admitted on the pleadings of the attorneys for the liquor men, that no substantial inroads would be made in the remonstrance ranks. The attorneys for the remonstrators agreed that one name signed to the remonstrance was that of a man who it has since been learned was because of the length of his residence, incompetent to sign the remonstrance, but as to the others there is no hope for successfully contesting their validity. At three o'clock it was generally conceded that the remonstrators had won their case and that the saloons of the second ward were to go out of business. The Warsaw women and Sol C. Dickey are given great credit for the outcome. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Graber, of Berne, who have been visiting relatives at Warren, Ohio, passed through here today enroute to their home.

THE FIRST MEETING Ladies Shakespeare Club Met Yesterday PAPER READ BY MRS. CRABBS Two Church Socials this Afternoon — Miss Anna Amsbaugh to Entertain.

After being closed throughout the hot and sultry summer months, the Ladies' Shakespeare club meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. B. Allison, on north Third street. The attendance for the first yearly meeting was excellent, when you recall how many are still at the resorts or similar places. The subject for the afternoon was the study of the play of “Tempest” and Mrs. Crabbs gave an interesting paper on the description of the play, and then the usual questions were asked by the other members of the club. There was no special business transacted, only the lesson was studied during the pleasant afternoon. The socials for today: Ladies' Aid Society of Presbyterian church at the home of Mrs. C. J. Lutz this afternoon. Social at Mrs. Henry Winnes this evening, given by Baptist church. Miss Anna Amsbaugh will entertain a company of friends at an. evening party tomorrow evening in honor of her guest, Miss Tucker, of Greenville, Ohio. Mrs. John Christen and niece, Miss Jessie Magley, went to Portland this morning to be in attendance at the fair.

R. O. JOHNSON IS BETTER. Regained Consciousness Yesterday After a Four Weeks’ Blank. We are glad to report that Roswell O. Johnson, the Kendalville attorney, who has been seriously ill at his father’s home at Monroe, is much better, and though not entirely out of danger, his friends are more hopeful than they have been at any time. Yesterday noon he opened his eyes to consciousness for the first time in four weeks and though very weak, his mind was clear, and every symptom gave the anxious ones about him hope. Mr. Johnson is a very popular man here, and his condition has been talked of constantly by many who will be glad to learn of his present improvement. He has suffered from brain fever. o __ The venerable Jacob Wechter, who resides west of town, who was injured in a runaway accident a few weeks ago, is still unable to move about with his accustomed vigor and exhibits considerable soreness in various parts of his anatomy. Notwithstanding his advanced age, it is not apprehended that serious complications will arise because of the very severe shaking up he received. And all this will be pleasing news to his many friends. —Willshire Herald.

FOR LOCAL OPTION A Plank lor the Republican State Platform WILL EFFECT SEVERAL COUNTIES Many Influential Politicians Favor Local Optioh by Counties. Indianapolis, September 4. —It has developed that a strong effort will be made to secure the incorporation of a plank in the next republican state platform extending the right of saloon remonstrance to counties so that coun. ties may vote as units on the question of continuing saloons. At present although a large majority of the citizens of a county may favor the abolishment of saloons, it is often impossible to eliminate them from the county because there are not enough saloon advocates in some township or ward of the country to carry the township or ward. Carl Riddick, of Winamac, secretary of the republican state committee, who has been engaged in very active anti-saloon work in his county, was here today. He estimates that a very large number of counties of the state would go dry if there was a law permitting local option by entire counties. He thinks there will be a great demand for such a law at the next session of the legislature. John L. Moorman, Thirteenth district member of the republican state committee, did not attend the editorial meeting at the White City because he was too busy fighting the saloons at home.

SOUTH LOOKING WITH FAVOR. New York’s Latest Presidential Candidate Stirs the South. Washington, September 5. Southern Democrats in Washington predict that Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuy. vesant Chanler as a presidential candidate will develop great strength in the south. Since the announcement from New York that Mr. Chanler probably would be a candidate of the anriBryan element of the democracy, and that a determined effort would be made to nominate him there has been much discussion by the southern news, papers regarding his availability. The comment of his candidacy, as a whole has been favorable. Democrts in Washington declare that if he receives the united and enthusiastic support of the New York democracy he can count on a large following in , the south. i

The work on the Coppock Motor Car building is progressing as fast as possible, and is assuming some magnitude at this time. The building will be much larger than any one ever contemplated in the past and will be a most agreeable surprise when completed.

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TO LEAVE DECATUR W. S. Hughes Moving to Fort Wayne WILL TRAVEL THROUGH WEST Family Will Reside in the Allen County Capital—Surprise for Their Friends. W. S. Hughes informed us today that he was making preparations to move his household goods and effects to Fort Wayne, and would leave next week for tha| place, where he expects to make his future home. Mr. Hughes is making this move owing to the fact that his business is mostly in that section of the country, and with Fort Wayne as his headquarteis. he would be more centrally located and could thus give his business closer attention. His daughter, Miss Marguerite, entered the Fort Wayne schools the first part of this week and will remain in Fort Wayne until the remainder of the family arrive. Mr. Hughes, after getting his family snug, ly quartered will leave for the west, where he expects to remain during the winter attending to business matters. The news of this family's departure from Decatur will prove a surprise to their many friends here, who had no idea of their intention of leaving. They have resided in this community so many years, that they were considered permanent fixtures. However, the many friends wish them joy and : success.

D. M. Hensley has again on display his collection of birds and wild animals, and the collection is attracting considerable attention among the local people and strangers. He has added a number of new specimens to his already large collection and the same is now one of the largest in the state. Mr. Hensley is justly proud of his works, as he does it all himself. For the benefit of Tayolr university there will be a special game of ball between the Upland Greens and the Matthews Giants at Upland Thursday. The entire town will attend the game, Upland stores, factories and business in general closing for a holiday in behalf of the university, for which the game is erpected to realize a large fund. —Hartford City News.

GREEN IS SERVING Marshal Continues to Do His Duty COUNCIL TO TALK IT OVER Question Will Likely Come Before fore Them Friday Night—Legal Opinion is Divided. No new features have appeared in the dismissal of city marshal Ed Green, but he is still wearing the blue and serving as chief of police.

Mr. Bohnke will probably file his bond at the continued session of the city council to be held Friday evening at which time some definite action may be taken. Mr. Green says he has performed his duty as a public officer and will not give up his star until shown, while Mayor Coffee insists that he will make the dismissal stand. The affair may result in a circuit court case, where the statute could be passed upon. Attorneys of the city are divided upon the legality of the proceed, ings, some claiming the mayor has all the power to hire and discharge, while others claim that the ordinance passed by the council giving them authority to pass upon the dismisals is the law which should govern this case. Some very interesting discussion is likely to result before the affair is completed.

An obituary pertaining to the life and death of the late Rev. D. B. Reckard appears in tomorrow's Issue of the Democrat, which will be highly prized by a host of very intimate friends of the deceased over the county and elsewhere.