Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 281

COUNCIL IN STORMY SESSION Dismiss Charges Against Mayor But Order Them Filed in Circuit Court

I THE MAYORS VETO | Again Plays a Very ImporI tant Part in the Program I of the Evening. | THE FIGHT IS BITTER I C. J. Lutz Employed as As- | sistant Counsel—Mayor to File Charges. | The council met in regular session last evening. Mayor Coffee presiding, and every councilman being present, and before the same closed it proved to be the wannest session ever held by this body. Immediately after the reading of the minutes, which were approved, the council got down to business and started to grind out what was before them. The proof of publication giving notice for the hearing of objections to the assessment roll on the Erwin sewer was filed and the Mayor asked if any present desired to object in any manner and as none responded the resolution ordering the same to be certified to the city treasurer for collection by the clerk was read and adopted by the council. The mayor then refused to sign the resolution and instead filed

his veto to the same, alleging that A. Van Camp had disposed of five sewer covers to the contractor, which were used in the completion, which was in violation of the statute, as no councilman had a right to sell goods to the city he was representing. City Attorney L. C. DeVoss then read for the benefit of the council and mayor the recent decision of the supreme court in relation to the mayor's veto power, which specifically states that the mayor has no right of veto except upon matters of legislatives nature, and that as laws are made by the city by ordinance the mayor would have no right of veto in this case. This did not seem to please Mayor Coffee, as he declared Mr. DeVoss out of order. and informed him that he had no right to enlighten the council unless so requested by the members of that body so to do and emphatically declared that the case read had no bearing upon the actions of this council. The city civil engineer then filed his assessment roll upon the Myrtle Chronister sewer and a resolution ordering the clerk to give notice for the hearing of objections was read and adopted. Water Workp Superintendent W. E. Fulk filed his estimate upon the newly proposed water line extension on Decatur and Walnut streets, fixing the cost of construction at $315.06 and upon motion by Martin the city civil engineer was ordered and instructed to construct the same as soon as possible. The finance committee then filed their reports upon the clerk’s and treasurer’s reports for the months of August and September, which were favorable and the reports were ordered spread of record. A this same time the reports of he above named officers were filed for the month of October and to the finance committee. T e JU ariary committee, to whom the charges Against the mayor were referred some time ago. filed their report on the same, asking that the charge withdrawn and dismissed from . the .council, deeming it for the best mt est of the city in general. Thio P was adopted by a unanimous vote. Christen then moved that Lewis CDeVoss, city attorney, be and is by ordered and directed r -

interest of the City of Decamp at once file in the Adams cir a complaint to remove David _ nom the office of city motion was seconded { ed to put the question. Christe P ed to the council over • head and put the Question himseU which carried by a vot * votln g two. Chronister and against the action razing

(and in a speech that was full of sarcasm and pent up feeling, he flayed th© members of the council who supported the measure In an unmerciful ■ manner, and during his speech informed Councilman Christen that he was the presiding officer of the council and that unless he ceased in his insulting manner, that he would have him ejected from the council. Chris- > ten listened very attentively to the abuse heaped upon him, but in the end carried his point and seemed contented. Christen then moved that the city council employ Clark J. Lutz tc assist the city attorney in filing and prosecuting the complaint against the mayor of the city of Decatur. This motion was seconded by Burns and the mayor refused to put the question declaring it out of order and for the further reason that all charges had ' been dismissed. Christen again appealed to the council over the mayor’s head, putting the question himself, . which carried by a vote of three to two. Mayor Coffee then recommended (Continued on page 2.) ELK'S MEMORIAL DAY. Will Arrange for Services at Friday Night Meeting. On Friday evening of this week at the regular meeting of the local order of Elks, arrangements will be completed for the memorial day services, which will be observed on the first Sunday in December. This will be Elks' day all over the United States and appropriate services will be rendered everywhere. From all present indications the services will be conducted in the local lodge room, where several addresses will be made by those appointed by the Exalted Ruler, A. P. Beatty. These services are open to the public in general and a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. The program will be compleed Friday evening and will be announced at a later date. —o ATTENTION, BEN HUR’S! Each member of the degree team is especially requested to be present on next Friday evening to prepare for special work for December 6th. L. L. BAUMGARTNER, Chief. o DIED LAST NIGHT Mrs. Amos Light Died at Her Home in this City. WELL KNOWN HERE She Was 11l Three Weel»s With Typhoid Fever. Mrs. Amos Light, for many years a resident of this city, who, a short time ago removed her household effects back to this city, after having lived at Portland a few weeks, died

last night at midnight after suffering for more than three weeks from typhoid fever In its worst stage. It will be remembered that only a brief time ago, Miss Myrtle Light, her daughter, succumbed to the ravages of the same disease, which only adds to the sorrow of the grief stricken relatives and friends, who have so noblv stood by them during their sickness and death. After returning from made her abode

Portland, the deceased mane ner aooue with her son, Forrest, who resides near Steele’s park, but « ™ on * * sh ort period until she was taken Mil the dread disease Her condit on became alarming and she was he J cum of several hemorrhages which hastened the call of the death angel. This death causes much sorrow among ‘ many acquaintances of the deJ rt. .Mr. >« tM. »' _ ' i OeDa»oed oa F* 8

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, November 20, 1907.

WARREN HAMRICK IS MARRIED. His Bride is Mrs. Amanda Sells, Formerly of this City. Warren Hamrick of this city, carrier on rural route number ten, surprised his many friends Monday by returning from a visit at Lima, bringing with him a bride, Mrs. Amanda Sells, who moved from this city to Lima about one year ago. For many years the bride was a resident of this city, she having been the wife of Ora Sells until about eighteen months ago, when a divorce was granted to her, and she is well known in this community. The groom is the genial carrier on route ten, possessed of excellent qualifications. The couple have completed arrangements to occupy the Merryman property on west Jackson street and they will move into their new home in the near future.

The Elite Players, who are playing a week stand at the Bosse opera house, pleased a large audience last night with that pretty play, the "Moonshiner’s Daugher.” Every character was strong and every act a feature. o A NEW FREIGHT CAR Being Built for the Use of the Decatur Packing Company. ARE LARGE SHIPPERS This Enables Them to Cover a Wide Scope by Interurban. The local interurban people are busily engaged at this time in building a new freight car, which is to be installed upon their line for the ex-

press use and purposes of the Decatur Packing company in the shipment of their butchered beefs, calves, hogs and for canned goods that are to be delivered to Fort Wayne to their customers. The car is under way and is fast nearing completion, and will no doubt be put in active use by December 15th. The car is to be lettered in the packing company’s name and in this respect they will rival Armour and Swift only upon a somewhat smaller scale. The interurban people were forced to take this action owing to the fact that with the already big consignments of goods they receive for shipment their freight car is overtaxed and they are often forced to make two trips between Ft. Wayne and this city to handle the goods. With the packing companyhaving their own car, this will in a manner decrease the amount that they will be compelled to handle in their regular freight car and they can thus afford the public better service. The car is being built by the Interurban 'men and from all reports Is a beauty. From a progressive standpoint the Ft. Wayne and Springfield company Is not so slow. — CLUB LADIES SELLING TICKETS. “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” Will Prove Popular. The ladies of Shakespeare club and the Historical club are busily engaged in their ticket canvass and in making the other arrangements for the library benefit performance of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” at the Bosse Opera House Thanksgiving night. The show will be staged by a strong local cast every member of which has been selected for his or her especial fitness for the parts, and all who attend will be amply repaid by witnessing a good performance of this clever comedy. The price of admission will be twenty-five cents and tickets can be secured from the club ladies. The proceeds will be turned over to the library board. Remember, “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” at Bosse's opera house Thanksgiving evening.

It is rumored that a bowling league will be organized in Decatur within a short time, and that a meeting will be called to perfect all arrangements. The Palace alleys will soon be opened and if the league is perfected the fans will have a most desirable place to pull oft their scheduled games. Tom Peterson who will manage the Palace alleys, is at the head of this movement which is a good one.

TO RESTORE RATES Lumber Dealers of Northwest Begin Action Against Railroads. PETITIONS ARE FILED In United States Circuit Court at Spokane—Advance Out of Reason. Spokane, Wash., Nov. 20.—Alleging that the transcontinental and interstate railroads operating in the Inland Empire entered into a conspiracy to advance the rates from 5 to 12% cents a hundred pounds on lumber shipments to eastern points; that the advance Is unreasonable and discriminatory, and will make it impossible to ship other than the highest grades of forest products out of the northwest, the Western Pine Manufacturers’ association, representing 400 mills in the Spokane country, has instituted proceedings in the United States circuit court, petitioning Federal Judge Dietrich for an order to restore the rates in effect prior to Nov. 1. The defendants are the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Chicago Burlington and Quincy, Union Pacific, Oregon Railroad and Navigation company, Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, Canadian Pacific, Spokane International, Coeur d’Alene and Spokane, Spokane and Inland Empire, Soo Line, Idaho and Washington Northern railroads, and the Chicaga, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway of Washington. Intervening petitions will also be filed at Portland and Seattle on behalf of lumbermen in eastern Washington in the case pending in the federal court for the Spokane district. It is given out that the lumber interests have ample funds to carry the suits to the highest courts. ® LEAVES FOR MEXICO CITY. George L. Maddy Will Spend Winter in South. A letter from George L. Maddy, who represents Albert Peck and Co., says he left Chicago Tuesday for Mexico City, Mexico. He will stop off Thursday at Houston, Texas, for a days’ visit with L. A. DeVoss, a former Decatur boy, and will reach Mexico City by Sunday. After two weeks there, he will work back byway of El Paso, Texas, then into Arizona and southern Texas, his trip requiring the entire winter.

MAD LOVE TONIGHT The Stetson-St. Clair Company Prove a Good Attraction at Opera House. A FINE ORCHESTRA Alone Worth Price of Admission — the Specialties Please —Company Good. The Stetson-St. Clair company played to a fair sized audience at the Bosse Opera House last night in the "Moonshiner’s Daughter,” the play was well received, the strong features of the bill was the work of Miss Freck and Mr. Darrell. Harry Stetson came in for his share, as Rastus, the colored man. “Daisey” was well taken by Miss Selden, and the entire cast was good. The specialties were fine and the juggling specialty of Mr. Williams was extraordinary, as good as you will see in any of the large cities. The company will present a new bill tonight, “Mad Love” is a society drama, where the ladies of the cast will have an opportunity to show their wardrobe, especially designed for this bill. Remember, the prices remain the same—lo, 20 and 30 cents. You should not miss seeing this company throughout the week, as they are certainly the best ever in the city at these prices. The orchestra alone is well worth the price of admission, as they give a fine musical concert each evening.

ALLEN COUNTY MAN KILLED. Bridge Collapsed and Charles Horn Was Crushed to Death. Charles Horn, of Springfield township, was killed about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the collapse of a small bridge, under the weight of a traction engine. Mr. Horn was in charge of a corn shredder drawn by a traction engine and had been doing some work in the vicinity of Maysville. Having finished, he started for home, driving the engine himself. About 4 o’clock he came to the small bridge about half a mile south of Center school house, and started to cross. The engine had about reached the middle of the bridge, when there was a crash and the structure went down almost instantly, carrying the engine with it. Horn was caught in the wreckage and his life was crushed out. The men who accompanied the unfortunate man got assistance from a farm house near by and the body was taken out of the wreck. Coroner J. E. Stults was summoned and viewed the remains, after which they were taken home. —Fort Wayne JournalGazette.

DELINQUENT TAXES I State Tax Commissioners Issue Imperative Orders to County Treasurers. ENFORCE PENALTIES In Case of Refusal to Pay the Accounts Must Be Looked to by Prosecutor. The state board of tax commissioners has sent out notices to the county treasurers of the state regarding the collection of delinquent taxes. The law makes it Imperative that these collections be made and the letter received by Treasurer Lachot this morning is as follows: The law makes it the duty of the state board of tax commissioners “to see that all taxes due the state are collected,” and “to enforce penalties prescribed by any revenue law of the state for disobedience of its provision.” Upon investigation we find that there is a large amount of delinquent tax that can and should be collected. The law provides that after you have made diligent effort to collect the same, and have failed, you shall certify such facts to the prosecuting attorney who shall bring such action as is necessary and can attach property and garnishee wages. We must insist that you exhaust every provision of the law for the collection of the delinquent tax in your county. If taxes have to be collected by the prosecuting attorney, each person, in addition to paying the amount now due from them, will have to pay all court costs and the prosecutor's fee of $lO. o— — WILL ATTEND CONVENTION. Decatur Ladies to Attend Missionary Convention. Mrs. John Niblick went to Bluffton this morning to attend the convention of the Women’s Home Missionary society that is in session at that place. Mrs. Niblick is a delegate from the auxiliary of this place and also corresponding secretary for the Fort Wayne district. Mesdames J. W. Vail and W. H. Gilpen also went this morning to attend the session. This convention will close Friday noon and much good is expected to be derived from it during this time. —o When the change to cold rains and sleet and bitter winds comes 1 the men and women who surrender ; least completely and quickly to adverse climatic conditions will be 1 likely’ to carry the best stock of vi- i tality and good health into winter < They will be safer In the rigors of < tne uncertain and often very violent ’ weather of this part of America. It i is wise to meet winter’s approach t wih a little extra care of bodily 1 strength and condition. The more s abundant the vigor of the late fall ( the more likely immunity from 1 winter ailments. The greater the I vitality in November the better any s attack of disease can be withstood < and overcome in December or Jan- i uary.

TO TAKETHEBONDS Treasury Officials Gratified Over the Bright Outlook. ARE MANY REQUESTS The President is Saying Nothing About Politics. Washington, November, 20. —Treasury officials are highly gratified at the large number of letters and telegrams received from all sections commending the secretary’s action with respect to the issue of government certificates of indebtedness and Panama bonds. During yesterday many telegrams were received applying for participation in the distribution of the certificates and asking for details and requirements of the bond issue. Both issues, judging from present indications, will, it is said, become very popular and the subscriptions, in the judgment of the officials, will far exceed the total to be disposed of. New York, November 20. —Bankers of this city are making active preparations to subscribe for the $50,000,000 Panama 2 per cent bonds soon to be issued, and for the $100,000,000 of 3 per cent government loan certificates which are to be put out at once. No syndicate has been organized to take the Panama bonds, but bankers are certain the issue will be over-sub-scribed. A syndicate has been organized to take $25,000,000 of the SIOO,000,000 loan certificates after the announcement made in Washington that the loan certificates, like the Panama bonds, will be accepted as security for bank note circulation. Washington, November 20.—The politicians here are still mystified over the president’s attitude toward the presidential nomination. His emphatic declaration yesterday to callers that while he cannot undertake to say whether federal officeholders shall be for this man or that man he can say and does say that no federal officeholders shall go to the national convention instructed to vote for him for a third term, was followed last night by a two hours’ conference with Frank H. Hitchcock, first assistant postmaster-general, who, «within the last four months, has visited more than half the states in the Union on ; a political mission.

OCTOBER HEALTHY Deaths Were Fewer than During the Same Month Last Year. COUNTRY THE BEST T t phoid Fever Claimed the Most Victims —Other Facts from Bulletin.

Information compiled for the bulletin of the Indiana State Board of Health for October shows that there were fewer deaths and less disease in Indiana in October of this year than in the corresponding month of 1906. This October the total number of deaths was 2,701 and the death rate was 11.8. In October, 1906, there were 2,847 deaths, and the death rate was 12.6. Dr. Hurty, secretary of the state board, regards this as a most encouraging report.

The conditions of the country are more healthful than those in the cities, will be shown by the bulletin. The death rate in the cities of the state during the month of October was 13.6 while the death rate in the country was only 10.6. Consumption claimed the usual number of lives, although there were fewer deaths from consumption in a pulmonary form than in October, 1906. The number of deaths from consumption last October was 304. The number of deaths from consumption in the pulmonary form last October was 256, while the number in October, 1906, was 267. Typhoid fever as usual was the

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1 most prevalent disease in Indiana | throughout last October. The number of deaths from disease during the corresponding month of 1906 was 150. Typhoid fever existed in every I county in the state, although it was not reported from all of the counties. The number of deaths from other diseases last October was as follows: Diphtheria, 35; scarlet fever, 6; pneumonia, 160; cerebro spinal men- ( ingitis, 10; puerperal fever, 5; cancer, * 113; and violence, 219. The number of deaths from the same diseases during October, 1906, was as follows: r Diphtheria, 64; scarlet fever, 9; pneumonia, 176; cerebro meningitis, 31; puerperal fever, 8; cancer, 114, and violence, 179. The death rates of various cities in Indiana were as follows: Indianapolis, 15.1; Evansville, 12.1; Fort Wayne, ‘ 15.2; Terre Haute, 21; Anderson, 11.4; 3 Muncie, 9, and South Bend, 12.1. 3 Aside from typhoid fever, which was the most prevalent disease, other dis- ’ eases in the order of their prevalence J were as follows: Bronchitis, tonsillf tis, rheumatism, pneumonia, influenza, .. diphtheria and scarlet fever. Smallpox 3 (Continued on page 3.) —: q SAME OLD FIGHT t ' 3 Cromer to Figure in the > Race for Governor of Indiana. 5 • ANTIS AGAINST HIM I > 1 A Line up Between the I Watson and Miller Followers. In dianapolis, Ind., Nov. 20. —With the coining of Charles W. Miller, of ’ Goshen, to Indianapolis it became known that the Miller lieutenants in the Eighth district have declared war on ex-Congressman George W. Cromer, and all because Mr. Cromer has announced himself in favor of Congressman James E. Watson for governor. The word that has gone out from the Miller camp is that Cromer must be prevented from naming the delegations from the Eighth district counties. To prevent him doing this, the Miller forces are getting in touch with Cromer’s old-time political opponents and are making Cromerism the issue with them. In Madison county Horace Stilwell, Clayton Sells and other anti-Cromer men are w’orking openly for Miller, it is said; whil ein Muncie the Miller people are forming an alliance with the republican city administration bunch that has been decidedly hostile to Cromer. In the other counties of the district the same plan is being pursued, namely of holding Cromer up as he issue and by doing so attract anti-Cromer men to the Miller standard. In Randolph county the Miller forces expect rough sledding for the reason that is Congressman Watson’s boyhood home, and also the home of State Chairman James P. Goodrich, Union Banner Hunt and other big republican leaders who are friendly to Watson’s candidacy. Mr. Miller held forth at the Denison hotel today and conferred with a number of republicans who came to

the city to meet him. He said he had just completed a canvass of the Tenth, Eleventh and Eighth districts, and was satisfied that he would run well in all three districts. —o LADIES MEET AT BLUFFTON. Annual Convention of Missionary Society Convenes. The annual convention of the Woman’s Home Missionary society of the Northern Indiana conference of the M. E. church convened at Bluffton today for a three days' session. This afternoon’s program included addresses by various ladies from over the district. Mrs. C. B. Wilcox of this city gave a vocal solo and also gave her report of the young people’s work. Mrs. Wilcox is the district secretary. Quite a number from this city will attend the convention during the week. o Two candidates will receive the degree work at the Elks lodge room on next Friday evening and it is earnestly requested that every member will be present to assist in welcoming the new members. These occasions are glorious ones for the members and they should not fall to ba present.