Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 291

A MILD MANNERED MESSAGE

PRESIDENT STEAKS AGAIN Message Read in the Halls of Congress Beginning at Noon Today

IT’S RATHER TAME Advocates Additional Laws for the Control of Corporations. MODEST IN DEMANDS The Tariff Should be Revised Always After Election. Salient Points: As a rule business is conducted with honesty and probity. No nation has greater resources and no people possess greater energy. There should be either a national incorporation law or a law licensing railroads to engage in inter-state commerce. The inter-state commerce should have power to pass upon future issues of railroad securities. Anti-trust laws should be amended, providing tor the publication of amounts and an inspection of their business by government officials. Inflation of capital by corporations should_ be piohibited. Federal charters recommended for corporations doing an inter-state commerce business. Greater elasticity in our currency is urged and a provision for emergency currency to be based upon adequate securities appro\ cf } the government and issuec under a * Country is committed to a protective tariff, but should be revised every dozen } ears to mete growth and chang- * ing conditions. Tariff revisions should not | be attempted preceding a presidential election, becau e at that time it « to get men to treat i , a standpoint of public good.| Recommends congress to j give particular attention to, In Income and inherence; / tax. _ The president in bis message to con- **• greater fund amental In no iiaiioD fir . in Alness conations sounder than It ln gonad tor U sue that is the « money stringency. [ is conrale the business of our pe°P‘« . torles, to rauro enterprises, mtr legitimate commercial enterp

In any large body of men, however, there are certain to be some who are dishonest, and if the conditions are such that these men prosper or commit their misdeeds with Impunity their example is a very evil thing for the community. Where these men are business men of grea* sagacity and of temperament both unscrupulous and reckless, an! where the conditions are such that they act without supervision or control and at first without effective check from public opinion, they delude many innocent people into making investments or embarking in kinds of business that are really unsound. When the misdeeds of these successfully dishonest men are discovered, suffering comes not only upon them, but upon the Innocent whom they have misled. It Is a painful awakening, whenever it occurs, and naturally when it does occur those who suffer are apt to forget that the longer it was deferred the more painful it would be. In the effort to punish the guilty it is both wise and proper to endeavor so far as possible to minimize the distress of those who have been misled by the guilty. Yet it is not possible to refrain because of such distress from striving to pnt an end to the misdeeds that are the ultimate causes of the suffering and, as a means to this end, where possible to punish those responsible for them. There may be honest differences of opinion as to many governmental policies, but surely there can be no such differences as to the need of unflinching perseverance in the war against successful dishonesty. Interstate Commerce. No small part of the trouble that we have comes from carrying to an extreme the national virtue of self reliance, of independence In initiative and action. It is wise to conserve this virtue and to provide for its fullest exercise compatible with seeing that liberty does not become a liberty to wrong others. Unfortunately this is the kind of liberty that the lack of all effective regulation Inevitably breeds. The founders of the constitution provided that the national government should have complete and sole control of interstate commerce. There was then practically no interstate business save such as was conducted by water, and this the national government at once proceeded to regulate in thoroughgoing and effective fashion. Conditions have now so wholly changed that the interstate commerce by water Is insignificant compared with the amount that goes by land, and almost all big business concerns are now engaged ip Interstate commerce. As a result it can be but partially and imperfectly controlled or regulated by the action of any one of the several states, such action inevitably tending to be either too drastic or else too lax and in either case ineffective for purposes of justice. Only the national government can in thoroughgoing fashion exercise the needed control. This does not mean that there should be any extension of federal authority, for such authority already exists under the constitution in amplest and most far reaching form, but it does mean that there should be an extension of federal activity. This Is not advocating centralization. It is merely looking facts in the face and realizing that centralization in business has already come and cannot be avoided or undone and that the public at large can only protect itself from certain evil effects of this business centralization by providing better methods for the exercise of control through the authority already centralized in the national government by the constitution itself. There must be no halt in the healthy constructive course of action which this nation has elected to pursue and has steadily pursued dur- | lug the last six years, as shown both in the legislation of the congress and the administration of the law by the department of justice. National License For Railroads. The most vital need is in connection with the railroads. As to these, in my tudgment, there should now be either a national incorporation act or a law licensing railway compaaies to engage in interstate commerce upon certain JiMons The law should be so framS as to give to the Interstate commerce commission power to pass X Z future issue of securitiw, while «*P le meanS Sh ° Uld be PF ° m to enable the commission whenever its judgment it is necessary to physical valuation of any r “ !!roa ' Fstated in my message to the congrew Tear ago, railroads should be give X r «Center into agreements subtn these agreements being mad 'pS.e U. Xu a.un IO <».«»■ I

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sent of the Interstate commerce commission being first obtained. Until the national government assumes proper control of Interstate commerce in the exercise of the authority it already possesses It will be impossible either to give to or to get from the railroads (Continued on Page 6.) Q. CHICAGO AUTOMOBILE SHOW Coppobk Commercial Car Attracting Attention. The east has had its season of automobile show and now western states enter the exposition arena. The big Chicago auto show, which opened Saturday, continues until December 7 under the auspices of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. The show is being held in the great Coliseum, which is especially decorated and laid out for the occassion. One new feature of this year’s ■paintings, some 24 feet- in height, paintings, some 24 feet in height. These pictures represent scenes in which the cars exhibited have taken part, every picture representing some actual occurrence. It is claimed by the promoters of the Chicago show that it is really the only truly national automobile exposition. It was formed and has been conducted for eight years. It is claimed these exhibitions exceed in numbers all other shows and that the amount of floor space occupied is greater than that of any other show. The commercial cars will be separated from those designed for other purposes. This is intended to mark an epoch in the automobile for commercial usage. The Coliseum, where the show is being held, is a famous building built on the site of the Seventh regiment armory and the old Libby prison, which was moved to Chicago som« years ago. The Coppock Motor Car company of this city have an exhibit of their commercial car which is attracting attention at the Seventh regiment armory. Messrs. Wiley and Coppock are in Chicago. o — C. S. Niblick was a business caller in Fort Wayne this afternoon. Mr. Allen, of Huntington, made a short visit with John Frisinger today and has returned to his home.

TO OPEN SATURDAY Mosers New Premium Store is a Scene of Beauty and Bargains. IS TASTILY ARRANGED Immense New Stock Has Arrived —Some Special / Attractions. J. E. Moser and Co. are announcing a grand opening of their new premium store, located in the building just south of Moser’s studio, recently purchased. For several days, the company have been removing their stock into this new room and the opening will occur at nine o’clock Saturday morning. The store is a dream, in artistic effect, beautiful ware, and at prices almost startling. They handle china of all grades and styles, plain, fancy, Haviland, Japanese, in fact all kind of dishware from five cent pieces to cut glass. They also handle a five and ten cent line and in fact everything else that will interest the house wife. They have a stock of Christmas goods, everything arranged to delight and interest the patrons. The store is as the name implies, a premium store and a beautiful set of dishes is sold to each patron for the ridiculously low sum of $2.50 when he has purchased goods amounting to $25.00. In addition to this they are offering dozens of fifty cent dishes for fifteen cents at the Saturday opening. Read their advertisement.

A SNIPE HUNT. Resulted in the Joke on the Parties Who Perpetrated it. A few nights ago William Nachtrieb and Joseph Kiese planned to have a good time at the expense of Roy Sautbine, the photographer, and they hired a horse and buggy at the Bultermeier livery barn for the purpose of taking Sautbine snipe hunting. The three drove to the Steele school house, two miles north of the city where Nachtrieb and Kiese Instructed Sautbine to hold the sack while they drove the snipes around. Sautbine consented, and while they were making a bluff at driving the snipes around, Sautbine ran to the buggy and drove to town leaving the perpetrators of the joke to wend their weary way to town via the pike route. The joke was a good one on the men and no doubt hereafter they will be more careful in the execution of their fun making schemes

A SERIOUS WRECK Occurred on the Clover Leaf at Kokomo this Morning. FIVE PEOPLE HURT One Fatally—West Bound Passenger Ran Into a Switch and Freight. Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 3. —(Special to Dally Democrat)—The Commercial Traveler, the west bound passenger train on the Clover Leaf railroad due here at 8:40 this morning, ran into an open switch in the west part of the city and plunged into the engine of a freight train that, had just taken the sidetrack. Both engines were demolished and both trains derailed. The injured are: X W. L. Bogan, mail clerk, Toledo, Ohio, left side crushed and will probably die. Thomas Campbell, passenger engineer, Frankfort, badly bruised about head. Miss Anna Parvis, Clarks Hill, Ind., head badly bruised and nose broken. L. C. Firth, passenger conductor, Frankfort, right ankle sprained and back injured; condition serious. Dr. J. C. Wright, Kokomo, right leg fractured. All the injured were taken to Maplewood hospital in this city. The responsibility is believed to rest with the crew of the freight train. Traffic on the Clover Leaf was delayed five . hours.

The Indiana Union Traction company has finished its work of lowering the grade at Hartford City and is now in position to run the big cars under the Panhandle bridge. The work was finished Saturday and the last man on the Job was discharged. Work was commenced August 12, and has cost the company between SII,OOO and $12,000. One report has It that even now the work is completed, the company will not put on the big through cars until spring. Bluffton Banner. The town of Matthews is wihout police protection. The town council asked for the resignation of Marshall Miller, which was tendered. As the deputy marshal received his appointment from Miller the resignation of Miller carried with it the removal of Deputy Bishop. The discharge of the officers resulted from a controversy last Saturday night. There was a fight at the steel mill and neither officer would make the arrest because he fees would be divided. W. S. Hughes returned to his home at Fort Wayne this afternoon after looking after business affairs in the city.

RELEASED ON BOND Charles Dunn, Given Temporary Liberty After Being in Jeopardy Six Years. CHARGE OF MURDER Old Citizen of Allen County Furnished $5,000 Bail and Left County Jail. Fort Wayne, Ind., December 3. —For the first time since July 8, 1901, Chas. Dunn took a meal outside of prison bars yesterday, and last night his bed was not a prison cot. After six years and five months’ imprisonment in county jail and state’s prison, he was released under a continuing bond of $5,000, and except for being subject dally to the order of court, he will enjoy personal freedom until he Is again called upon to answer to the charge of having murdered little Alice Cothrell.

The release under bond of the aged prisoner followed a motion by the state for a continuance of his case, which was set for trial on December 16. Judge Hench, assistant counsel for the state, appeared before Judge Watkins, of Huntington, sitting as special judge in the circuit court, and stated that if the case were begun on the date fixed its progress would be interrupted by the holiday adjournment and the retirement of Prosecuting Attorney Ninde and the assumption of office by his successor, Mr. Thomas, would cause confusion in the midst of the trial. Mr. Ninde objected to the continuance, but Judge Hench relived him of all responsibility for it. Then Mr. S. L. Morris, counsel for Dunn, made an objection, on the ground that his client had now been in jeopardy for more than five years and he wanted an early trial. Judge Hench then offered a written document signed by himself and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cothrell, parents of ths dead girl, agreeing to the release of the accused man on bond until the case is called for trial, for which the state would be ready, he said, in about six weeks. Accordingly Judge Watkins con sented to the release of Dunn, and a short time afterward a bond for $5. 000, signed by 'William H. Dunn, son of the prisoner, C. H. Flinn and Dr. Walter Langtry, was tendered and accepted, Mr. Dunn, Jr., making affi davit that he owned property w trtl SB, 00 free of incumbrance, over and above the amount of the bond.

A FINANCE BOARD Duly Organized by School Trustees at Sessions Held Last Night. ACCORDING TO LAW Will Handle the School Fund, Placing it in Depository to be Selected. The school board held a special meeting last night for the purpose of organizing a finance board, in compliance with the depository law, recently enacted, and D. B. Erwin was chosen president and F. V. Mills secretary of this new board. The duties of these gentlemen will be to take charge of the school fund, receive bids from different banks of the county, who aspire to act as a depository and , place the money in the one chosen , after a bond is furnished. The law 1 requires that yearly deposits must 1 yield three per cent, semi-annual de- 1 posits two and one-half per cent and 1 day deposits two per cent. The mem- ' bers of the finance board will assume ' their new duties the twentieth of this month and will then adverise for bids « for the depository in the county papers. All institutions that handle 1 public money are required to estab- 1 lish a depository under the new law ' and this is considered a very good plan throughout the state. *

FRANCES LIMENSTALL WAS SHOT Bullet Meant for a Rooster Glanced and Struck Child. Frances, the seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Limenstall, who reside In Kirkland township, was the victim of a painful accident yesterday, when a bullet from a twenty-two target gun entered her right cheek, coming out near the ear and lodged In her shoulder. The little girl’s father took the gun to the barnyard to kill a rooster. He shot the chicken and the bullet glancing, struck the girl who was standing in the window of the house. Dr. Grandstaff was hastily summoned and he soon located and removed the bullet which might have caused more damage had it entered the child’s head instead of cheek. The wound is not a serious one and it will be but a question of a short time until she will have fully recovered from same.

CURSED HIS WIFE Though She Was in Bed Grant Haviland Sued for Divorce. THREATENED TO KILL A Sensational Case Comes From Geneva —Restraining Order Issued. A divorce case which with the necessary affidavits and petition for a restraining order, covers nine typewritten pages, was filed by Attorney Clark J. Lutz, the same being entitled Harriet E. Haviland vs. Grant Haviland. The parties live at Geneva and were married November 30. 1892. They separated November 30th last after having lived together just fifteen years to the day. Mrs. Haviland recites a story of cruel and inhuman treatment almost

barbarous. For several years Grant has been drinking heavily, says the complaint, has failed to provide, cursed his wife and abused his children. Last August Mrs. Haviland became sick with fever and other ailments. Since then she has been very ill, underwent a severe operation and is still very weak. During all this time her husband cursed and abused her, went up to her bed many times, threatened to strike her with his fist and with buggy whips, said she was only shamming. He became so abusive to his wife and the physicians that it was necessary to remove her to the home iof her parents. He has threatened to 'kill his wife and a restraining order was asked to prevent Haviland from injuring his wife, also to prevent him from disposing of real and personal property valued at $1,200. The plaintiff asks for a divorce, SI,OOO alimony, S2OO per year for support and for the custody of the three children aged eight, nine and twelve years respectively; also for a temporary allowance.

FLOYD MERRIMAN MARRIED. Miss Ireland, of Mercer County, the Bride —Will Live at Dayton. Floyd Merriman and Miss Bertha Ireland were married Sunday at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ireland, of Mercer county. Rev. Betts, of Rockford officiating. The groom is a son of Squire J. It. Merriman, of Blue Creek township. They arrived at the Merriman home yesterday where a big family dinner was enjoyed. They will leave Wednesday for Dayton. Ohio, where they will make their home. Floyd being employed in a large soap factory there. Considerable interest hinges in the annual meeting of the Home Telephone and Telegraph Co., which will be held tonight. Persons who have closely followed the controversy between the company and the city over the use of the company's poles for muncipal lighting wires believe there is still a _ good chance for a peaceable settlement of the dispute. The city and company have many interests in com- i mon which would be mutually bettered ] by a settlement and it is believed that ■_ a few concessions on each side would ; bring about the desired results. It Is ■, not known whether the stockholders < will take any action in the matter . tonight.—Journal-Gazette. < E. X. Ehinger made a business trip i to Fort Wayne this afternoon. 1

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COURT HOUSE NEWS Hendricks Case Concluded Today and Goes to the Jury. STRAUB IS POOR And Asks for an Attorney— J. C. Moran Appointed— Other Court Items. The evidence in the Theodore Hendricks larceny case was concluded at noon today and the arguments heard this afternoon. The case will go to the jury this evening. Charles Straub, charged with petit larceny and whose case is set for Thursday, filed an application as a poor person for an attorney to defend, him and John C. Moran was appointed. The case of Louis Manheimer and Co. vs. E. X. Ehinger, administrator of the estate of M. Schafer, claim $38.Q3, was dismissed for want of prosecution at cost of the plaintiff. Clara M. Kanneberg vs. Wittwer and Liddy, suit on account $250, cross complaint filed by each defendant, rule to reply. In the matter of the Wilson H. Shepherd estate, Andrew Gottschalk, executor, Judge Merryman being disqualified by reason of having served as counsel, appointed Hon. R. S. Peterson to act as special judge to hear this cause. Smith Stevens, guardian for John George Brown, filed his current report which was allowed.

C. G. Egley, guardian for Amelia Drayer et al, filed a final report as to others. Reports approved. An attachment was issued for Alex Barger, of Ceylon, wanted as a witness in the Hendricks case. He was brought into court by Sheriff Meyer and claimed never to have been served and was excused without a fine. Attorney D. E. Smith was at Fort Wayne Monday appearing for the defendant in the case of the Sixby, Grimme Co. vs. Ed Kranor, an attachment suit. The court took the case under advisement. ELECT OFFICERS The Knights of Columbus Lodge Held Important Session Last Night,

’• ANNUAL MEETING e For Selecting Men to Conduct Affairs of the Order * for Ensuing Year. i The Knights of Columbus met in regular session last evening at their lodge . 'rooms and proceeded to elect officers 1 to fill the respective stations for the ensuing year. The balloting was close ’and exciting throughout, and it was eleven o’clock before the meeting adjourned. The following members of that order were elected to office: H. J. Yager. Grand Knight; Dr. Costello, Deputy Grand Knight; Chancellor, J. W. Bosse: Financial Secretary, Tom Ehinger; Recording Secretary, Otto Wemhoff; Treasurer, D. M. Niblick; Advocate. U. Deininger; Lecturer, Father George; Warden. Nick Miller; p. Inner Guard, Charles Lose; Outer ' _ _ Cl Guard, Will Johns; Trustee, C. S. I Niblick; Delegates to State Lodge. H. J 'J. Yager and Charles Christen, The fl above named officers are all active I 'workers in the order and will no doubt fl carry out the workings of the lodge in * a proficient manner. The new offl- ■ cers will be ins<alled at their next reg- fl ular meeting and will then assume W their new duties.