Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 279, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume V. Number 279

WILL ISSUE BOND Government Will Offer Ffity Millions of Interest Bearing Panama’s. BIDS NOVEMBER 30TH Treasury Will Also Issue Certificates of Indebtedness Amount to $100,000,000. Washington, Nor. 17.—Secretary Cortelyou, with the approval of the president, has announced in an issue of Panama bonds to the extent of >50,000,000. The treasury will also issue interest-bearing certificates of Indebtedness to run for one year, to the extent, if necessary, of one hundred million dollars. This action is the result of the series of night conferences at the white house ending with Saturday night. The treasury circular inviting proposals for Panama canal bonds reads as follows: "Treasury Department, office of the Secretary, Washington, Nov. 18, 1907. “The secretary of the treasury offers to the public >50,000,000 of the bonds of the Panama canal, loan authorized by section 8 of the act approved June 28, 1902, and supplemented by section 1 of the act of December 21, 1905. “The bonds will bear interest at the rate of 2 per cent per annum, will be dated August 1, 1906, and the Interest will be paid quarterly on the first days of November, February, May and August. They will be issued in denominations of >2O, >IOO and >I,OOO of coupon bonds and of >2O, >IOO, >I,OOO and >IO,OOO of registered bonds. They wifi be redemeable in United States gold coin at the pleasure of the United States, after ten years from the date of their issue and will be payable thirty years from such date. They will be exempt from all taxes or duties of the United States as well as from taxation in any form by or under stare, municipal or local authority. They will be available to national banks as security for circulating notes upon the v.xme terms as the 2 per cent consols of 1930, to-wit:

“The semi-annual tax upon circulat- ‘ ing notes based upon the said bonds as ‘ security, will be one-fourth of 1 per , centum. They win be receivable, like ' all other United States bonds, as se- 1 curity for public deposits in national * banks. The law forbids their sale at ’ less than par and provides that all citl- ' sens of the United States shall have > equal opportunity to subscribe there- ‘ Cor. ( “In pursuance of the above announcement. the secretary invites bids • for the bonds heretofore described, ' •which must be submitted to this department on or before the 30th day of November. 1907. Each bld should state the amount of bonds desired by the subscriber, whether coupon or regis- ' tered —the price he is willing to pay, and the place where he desires to make payment —whether at the treas- • ury of the United States or at the office of some one of the United States treasuries. New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston. Chicago, St. Louis Cincinnati, New Orleans or • San Francisco. All bids should be addressed to the secretary of the treasury, department of loans and currency, and the envelop enclosing them should be plainly marked “Bids for Panama canal bonds. “Upon receipt and classification of the bids hereby invited, the successS’bidden, . 111 be .d.leed «■ ceptance of their bids and they will S instructed as to the date upon which payment is desired to be made at the treasury or some subtreasury of the United States. “In considering the bids, the bidders offering the highest prices wil receive the first allotment. If two or more bidders offering the same price L hlg h«.< >» M .”X b»... «>— required to pay the their bonds from that date date of payment. (Continued on page 2.

AN AUTOMOBILE TUG COMPANY Organized and Now at Work in Busy Paris. “The Automobile Tug and Towing Company!” It sounds like a joke, but it isn't. Powerful tugs, the puffy, crusty old gentlemen of the marine, have long jerked and pulled majestic ocean liners around at will, and now a company bearing the above title has been organized in Paris for the same service on land. It has been found that the big 80-hp. and 120-hp. cars are as difficult to handle in congested city traffic as a 689-ft. liner in New York harbor or on the Mersey. The mission of the new company is to hook on to these big land monsters with a small but powerfully constructed tug car and tow them out into the open country. Incidentally a secondary fleet of tugs will be kept in reserve to rush to the aid of disabled and stranded cars. ATTENDANCELARGE Sunday Evening Session of Township Sunday School Convention a Success. AT THE M. E. CHURCH Services Suspended at the Other Churches to Permit Members to Attend. With the spacious auditorium, lecture room and ganery of the M.

E. church taxed to its capacity with people from every denomination ot the city, the second session of the township Sunday school convention ensued at 7 o’clock last night, with the strongest program that has ever been rendered in our city for an affair of this nature. Almost every seat available was occupied and promptly at seven o'clock the service opened with a song by the congregation. Another song was then sung by the audience, after which Dr. Wilcox officiated in a prayer in which he paid due tribute to the Sunday schools of the township, and asked for a continuance of blessings on their future movements. The Mennonite male quartette then favored the vast crowd with a selection, which was greatly appreciated, after which Mrs. C. Vogt in a short talk, expressed her sincere appreciation of the large attendance. This was followed by a selection by the McKean quartette, after which Jesse Roop president of the Adams county Sunday school association, de-

livered a short address in which he expressed his appreciation of the large turnout, and in a few well chosen words told of the progress of Sunday school work. He also read the report of the nominative committee which read as follows: Mrs. C. Vogt, president: A. Van Camp, vice president; Charles Brock, secretary; Miss Inez Everett, treasurer; Mrs. Jonas Tritch, pimary secretary. Following the reading of the report, Rev. E. E. Bergman pastor of the Baptist church of this city, delivered an excellent address on "Young Life” which was well received by all. He took up the life, of boys for discussion, and in a clear and forceful manner he told of how

boys can be made much better by more careful training from all, under whose jurisdiction they are. He then toop up the boy from four different points of view; his relation to the mother, to the father, to the teacher and friend, and explained the essentiality of proper treatment and care from each for the best results in the lives of boys. Rev. Bergman illustrated many of his points by reciting speeches or by anecdotes that were fitting to the occasion, and his discourse was much appreciated by his auditors. After the discourse Dr. Wilcox rendered a beautiful solo which captivated the vast audience, after which a song by the congregation and the usual offering concluded the most interesting, program, and Rev. Stangle pronounced the benediction. The Sunday schools of the country play a most important part in the advancement of the Christian cause and we take pride In announcIng the fact that Adams county contains as active and successful Sun--1 d ay school workers as are found any place.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, November 18, 1907.

ITS JACKSON DAY Biggest Political Event of the Year Held at Lafayette Today. BRYAN THE ORATOR Big Banquet for 2,500 this Evening, When the Peerless One Will Speak. Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 18. —The Jackson day celebration here today was one of the most eventful in history and was attended by thousands of democrats from all over the United States. The crowd began coming Saturday, and thousands of strangers filled the hotels to over-flowing. William Jennings Bryan, the most distinguished visitor, arrived Sunday and addressed two monster crowds on religious subjects, speaking in the afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. hall, his subject being, "Prince of Peace.” In the evening he spoke to another 3,000 on the subject “Missions” at the Coliseum. This morning Mr. Bryan addressed the soldiers at the home and the students at Purdue university. At 1:30 o’clock this afternoon the democratic editors of Indiana met for a heart-to-heart talk relating to plans for the coming campaign. A reception for Mr. Bryan is in progress this afternoon, and the big feast, the culminating event, occurs this evening. The banquet will be at the Coliseum at which plates will be set for the accommodation of 2,500 guests. Hundreds of others are expected to be in the galleries watching the dinner. A party of about a dozen democrats and enthusiastic Bryan admirers, from Adams county left early this morning to take in the Lafayette celebration. The delegation was headed by Senator Tyndall and County Treasurer Lachot. The show band drew an unusually large crowd on the streets at noon today and proved themselves to be a musical organization of the first water. Two ladies play with this band, one playing cornet and the other trombone, and they played their parte to perfection. The band will play twice a day, at noon and in the evening and music lovers of this city will thus be afforded an opportunity to hear something good. A large number of Decatur people attended the D. E. Studabaker sale today and pronounced it a success. THE FINAL REPORT

Filed by Mrs. Niblick in the William H. Niblick Estate. A GODD SIZED JOB Attorneys Sutton and Heller Complete Duties in a $200,000 Estate. Christena R. Niblick, administr|atrix of the estate of William H. Niblick, has filed the final report in probate court. The same will be duly examined, and after proper legal process the big estate case regularly disposed of. The report shows the total assets of the estate as inventoried to be 1195,365.63, and after the settlement of all debts, claims, etc., there remains a balance of $114,097.75. Mrs. Niblick was appointed administratrix November 12th, 1906, and the prompt handling and settlement of the big estate was done in a prompt and business like way by Attorneys J. C. Sutton and Henry B. Heller, who proved their ability in such matters. The estate was a tangle of accounts and claims, and the settlement meant many hours, days, weeks and months of almost constant labor. The estate was the largest settled in the courts here for many years and one of the largest ever settled here.

FORGOT THE MARRIAGE LICENSE But Deputy Clerk Haefling Came to the Rescue. Thomas Duhane, a guager in the Illionis oil eld and Miss Opal Shoemaker, of Geneva, were granted a mar riage license Saturday evening and were married later by Rev. Stangle, at the United Brethren parsonage. The bride is a daughter of George Shoemaker, of Geneva, and has served as a telephone operator at that place for some time. She is very popular and her wedding was quite a surprise to her friends. After securing the license Saturday evening the groom laid the paper down on the counter and the couple walked out without the very necessary document. Deputy Clerk Haefling noticed the papers and hurried out on the street in time to save the young couple any embarrassment.

SOCIETY IS BUSY A Pleasant Surprise Party for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harting Last Night. MRS. STEELE HOSTESS A Fort Wayne Party at Dinner and Supper Yesterday—Other Notes. Mrs. A. N. Steele entertained yes-

terday for dinner and supper in honor of several Fort Wayne guests and an elegant time was enjoyed during the entire day. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. Hall, Miss Josephine Spaulding, Calvin Black, Marion Black and Mrs. C. Carroll, of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Sam Laman and daughters Naomi and Neva of Decatur. The Y. M. H. B. club were entertained a tthe home of Miss Bertha Knapp Friday evening and progressive peanuts were the enjoyment of the evening in which Misses Georgia Meibers and Miss Leona Harting received first honors and an elegant lunch was served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harting of north Fifth street were victims of a pleasant surprise party last night when a number of their neighbors rushed in upon them for an evening of pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. Harting moved to the city about a month ago and they took this plan to welcome them to their midst. During the evening progressive pedro was played in which Pries Myer, of Oklahoma, and Miss Leon Harting won prizes. An elegant luncheon was served to the guests and an excellent time was had by all. Those present were William Harting and family, Pries Myer, of Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helm, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Meibers, Mrs. Tim Corbett and Henry Viau. About thirty members of the Ben Hur tribe of this city pleasantly surprised the chief of_ the court. L. L. Baumgartner by gathering unexpectedly at his home Saturday night to assist in celebrating his birthday anniversary. The guests were all masked and Mr. Baumgartner guessed who each of them were. The merry party then removed their masks and a social session tasued including music and games. Mrs. Baumgartner delighted the party with elaborate refreshments and the affair was most delightful throughout All Pythian sisters are requested to be at their hall tonight as business of importance will be transacted. The Ladles’ Mite society of the M. E. church will hold a meeting with Mrs. W. 11. Daniels next Friday afternoon and a good attendance is desired. The K. C. lodge will hold a meeting at their hall tonight and it is urged that every member be present. The Columbian club will give a (Continued on page A)

COURT HOUSE NEWS November Term Convened This Morning—Judge Erwin on the Bench. A NEW CASE FILED On Change of Venue from Jay County—Several Cases Dismissed. The November term of the Adams circuit court convened at nine o’clock this morning, Judge Erwin in his accustomed chair and practically every member of the bar being present. Only a small amount of business was transacted, however. A new case has been filed here on change of venue from Jay county entitled Charles McConnell vs. Florence Griner. It is a replevin suit, wherein the plaintiff demands possession of a restaurant located in Portland, which together with a Jay county farm he traded some time ago for a farm in Michigan. The case promises to produce several interesting legal questions when it comes to trial. The case of Eli W. Steele vs. Isaac Robinson, suit on note and mortgage, demand >2OO, dismissed and costs paid. The petition of Henry L Teeple and others for a drain was found sufficient and there being no remonstrance filed, the same was referred to L. L. Baumgartner and James Wiley, as drainage commissioners, who were ordered to meet November 20th at Pleasant Mills.

Meyers and Gillig vs. Christena R. Niblick, admx., claim $1,151.67, cause dismissed on written motion. Ida Koldeway vs. William Koldeway et al, partition, dismissed and costs paid. German Fire Insurance Co., vs. Graham and Lower, damages, S4OO, demurrer of defendants sustained. Leave granted plaintiffs to amend complaint. Thomas Giblin vs. Robert Giblin et al, final report of partition filed and commissioners discharged. Daniel B. Ninde vs. Richard Klein, damages, bill of exception filed, signed and made part of record. M. F. Aspy has been granted letters of administration for the estate of (Continued on page 2.) GRANDJLRYSWORN Began Their Work of Investigating Wrong-Doing in the County. FINISH THIS WEEK By Special Request of Court —Two New Men Named to Fill Vacancies.

Four members of the grand jury as selected and announced last week, reported for duty at the opening of court this morning. They were H. G. Edwards, William M. Tague, Edwin Ferry and Emanuel Hart. Two failed to appear, John Ketchum, of Jeffie son township, who has been dead for thirteen years, and John Brown, of Wabash, who is in Nebraska on a business trip. Lewis F. Libenstine, of Monroe, and Ferdinand Yake, of French were selected to fill the vacancies and at 10:30 Judge Erwin gave his instructions, they being regular as provided on the statute books. He stated that while they were entitled to all the time necessary, he should deem it a favor if they could complete their work this week as his term as Judge expires Saturday and he would like to close up the business. He appointed Emanuel Hart as foreman. The riding baliffs are E. Franz, Berne; E. M. Atkinson, Geneva, and Tom Buckmaster, Decatur. Alex Peoples was appointed door baliff.

INTERNATIONAL STOCK SHOW Opens at Chicago First Week In December. The International Live Stock Exposition is the clearing-house of all the live stock shows of the continent. If a prize-winner at other shows be of sufficient merit to have the slightest prospect of winning an International premium, it is sure to be there. The International show is, therefore, a contest of champions, and the ribbons won are held in the highest esteem. The students’ contests originated by President J. A. Spoor of the Union Stock Yards, and enlarged upon by the generosity of Mr. J. Odgen Armour, are alone sufficient to place the Chicago International at the head and front of live stock educational institutions. The fat hog, sheep and cattle exhibits surpass anything else of the kind on the face of the earth. The Chicago Internaional is the one show which no self-respecting stockman can afford to miss. The International show of 1907 opens on November 30th and continues to December 7th. — National Stock Grower and Farmer. widTopeFtown German .Societies .of .Fort Wayne Opposed to “Coercive Laws.”

WANT LID RAISED Adopt Resolutions Pledging Their Resistance to Certain Candidates. Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 18. —The United German societies of Fort Wayne have adopted by unanimous vote, resolutions pledging members not to support candidates for office who have not pledged themselves to resist the further enactment of what they call “coercive laws” regarding the observance of Sunday and the regulation of saloons. The German Alliance of Fort Wayne is a union of most of the German sureties of the city. It is a member of the state federation of German societies of Indiana and the state federation belongs to the National German Alliance which recently held its national convention in New York. It claims a membership cf a million and a half citizens of German or of German descent in the forty states.

; The statement resents the accusa- : tion that those who favor a free Sunday are anarchists and seriously contends that statutes are not law unless they are in accord “with public sentiment and existing conditions.” It is set forth that Sunday laws came down through the Puritans who caught their spirit from Calvine and Knox, who stood for the union of church and state. These laws, the statement says, are not in accord with the constitution ot the United States. "Sunday legislation,” it continues, “is church legislation, which may have its place within the respective church organizations but not in state legislation.” In conclusion, the statement says that the United German societies will, “before the primaries, investigate the position of the candidates in regard to Sunday laws. It will not support candidates who are for a rigorous enforcement of the Sunday laws, and in this it is in harmony with the majority of the inhabitants of Fort Wayne. For this purpose it will combine with organizations such as the Irish and FrankoAmericans, also with such organizations consisting of American-born citizens which likewise do not believe in the enforcement of medieval coercive laws. —• AN INFANT CHILD IS DEAD. Eight-Month-Old Son of David Springger Called to Heaven. I David R., the eight months’-old child , of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Springer, j who reside just northeast of this city, , died Saturday night at eleven-thirty ( o'clock, after an Illness dating practically back to Its birth, death being ( due to a complication of diseases. , The babe had just reached the age , where it had become a household nec- , essity and the parents are grief- ] stricken over their loss. The funeral , services were held this morning at , the home, Rev. Wilcox officiating, and j Interment was made in the Ray cemetery.

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A PROCLAMATION Governor Hanly Sets Thursday, November 28th as Thanskgiving Day. A SACRED HOLIDAY Asks Citizens of Indiana to Pause in Pursuit of Wealth to Give Thanks. Governor Hanly has issued his annual Thanksgiving day proclamation, setting apart and proclaiming Thursday, November 28, as a day of praise and Thanksgiving, and as a legal holiday throughout the state. The proclamation is as fortows; The absence of the growth and bloom of spring; the fading glow of summer, the ripened fields of com, wide-spreading and harvest-waiting; the departing glory of forest and of woodland; the veiled skies of autumn and the chill lenghtening nights, all remind us of the approaching end of another year and recall to our minds a custom old as the commonwealth in which w r e live, and sacred as the memory of the men who founded it In deference to this custom, in conformity with the proclamation of the president of the United States, and in humble recognition and grateful acknowledgment of the goodness and mercy of Almighty God, I, J. Frank Hanly, governor of the state of Indiana, do hereby designate, set apart and proclaim Thursday, the twentyeighth day of this November, as a day of praise and thanksgiving and as a legal holiday throughout said state, and do hereby recommend its observance as such by all the inhabitants thereof. The sons and daughters of Indiana have much today to stir their gratitude and to impel its public acknowledgment. The plentiful goodness of our Heavenly Father is about us everywhere, and the evidences of His gracious tenderness are written in a thousand indellible forms throughout the annals of the passing year. Seedtime and harvest have again been ours. The earth has been lavish in the production of all things essential to our sustenance. The bounties of nature —prodigal in number and generous in value, enough and to spare —are saved and stored. Material prosperity—industrial and commercial —has reached and gone beyond the tide of other years. Sickness and disease have fallen upon us only in normal measure, and pestilence and scourge not at all. Affliction and des-

- titution consequent upon our own > weaknesses and follies have been min- - imized. Our citizenship is intelligent, J liberty-loving, God-fearing and lawi abiding; our people, strong, constant ' and resolute. The splendor of our in- > stltutions remains undimmed. The her I itage of the past is still secure. The ■ advantages and duties of the present ■ are more generally and more clearly ’ seen and understood and the posslbllli ties of the future more widely and sin- ' cerely believed in than in recent days. The public conscience has continued to be, and still is, stirred and quickened, i Civic concepts are higher and clearer. Moral worth is more keenly appreciated, and wrong doing—public and private —and social weaknesses of every kind more deeply deplored. And yet, with all this true, we have sinned and do still sin. Our faults are still grievous, our follies still many—so grievous and so many, indeed, as to humble us and bring us to God’s chancels in repentance and in supplication for forgiveness. Let us on this day pause in our pursuit of wealth and in our struggle for gain and meet in devout assemblages in our accustomed and several places of worship and there renew the faith of our fathers, and in humility and in gratitude unite in meditation and in prayer, and join in services of song, of praise and of thanksgiving. Let us consecrate ourselves anew and rededicate our lives to the practice of the holy teachings of the Christ, to obedience to the laws of our country and to the defense of its institutions. Let the day be characterized by deeds of charity and of kindness, to the end that he who has shall share with him who has not. In glad gatherings round domestic altars and about family firesides, let us renew past friendships and sweeten and strengthen the ties of kindred, of home and of family. Let passion be stilled. Let malice, feuds and haWed (Continued on page 2.)