Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAIJA DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 81

THE MACHINE WON Forced the Nomination of Watson and Carried Rest of Slate Through THE ENTIRE TICKET Good wine Won Easily, Though Opposed by Governor Hanly—Notes Indianapolis, April 3. —The Fairbanks machine carried their candidates through to victory, after a contest which though fairly bursting with enthusiasm, left many sore spots. Watson's victory was one in which tie trampled over friends and foes, used every means known to the game of politics to secure the coveted honor. The other contests furnished but little excitement after the strenuous • ace for governor. Goodwine, so bitterly opposed by Governor Hanly, was named for lieutenant governor on the first ballot. Branch, his oppor nent, withdrawing when the balloting was but half over. J. L. Peetz, of Kokomo, won the nomination for state statistician. The contest was not settled on the first ballot and the second ballot was more than half finished before the other candidates got out of the way. Petz’s opponents were A. C. Alexander, of Marlon, and John F. Warbritton, of Crawfordsville. The vote on the first ballot stood as follows: Peetz, 616; Alexander 572; Warbritton 277. Contrary to the expectation of many who had watched the contest between the three candidates for the nomination for superintendent of public instruction the contest was settled on the first ballot. Lawrence McTurnan. chief assistant in the office of Superintendent F. A. Cotton, was the choice of the convention. defeating James H. Tomlin, of Shelbyville, and E. G. Bauman, superintendent of schools at Mt. Vernon. Posey county. The ballot resulted in the following vote: McTurnan, 814; Tomlin. 475; Bauman, 187. The last contest to be settled was the race between Judge John H. Gillett and Quincy A. Myers for the supreme judgeship nomination in the Fifth district. The contest was easily won by Myers, who is one of the leadIng lawyers of Logansport. Judge Gillett, who is a Lake county man, was a candidate for renomination. The convention adjourned about six o’clock, immediately after the supreme judgeship nomination had been settled. Many of the delegates left the hall before the last nomination was made. The complete ticket is: For governor—James E. Watson. Rushville. For lieutenant governor —Fremont C. Goodwine. Williamsport. For secretary of state —Fred A. Sims, Frankfort. For auditor of state —John C. Biilheimer, Washington. For treasurer of state —Oscar C. Hadley, Plainfield. For attorney general—James Bingham, Muncie. For supreme court reporter —George W. Self, Corydon. For superintendent of public instruction—Lawrence McTurnan. Anderson. For state statistician —J. L. Peetz, Kokomo. For judge supreme court, fifth district—Quincy A. Myers, Logansport. For judge appellate court, first district—David Myers, Greensburg. Six of the nominations were by acclamation as the candidates were the present republican state officials and were conceded a second term without opposition. o YOU MUST PAY DOG TAX. Township assessors direct the attention of dog owners to several new features of the law governing the taxation of dogs. When a dog is born after May 15th of any year and on its attaining three months age, the owner, keeper or harborer must report it to the township trustee, nay tax on it and get receipt. When the assessor calls after the first of March following, a similar report must be made and tax paid for the current year. A , purchaser of a dog before May 15th must pay the tax on it. Dogs bought I after that date must be reported and tax paid, even though the previous owner had paid the tax. Dog tax receipts are not transferable. When one person buys a dog from another, the receipt for the tax cannot be transit ferrefl.

| HOWER'S TO MEET AT ANDERSON Mr. and Mrs. Harkless Here Enroute to That City. James Harkless, cashier of the Paulding National Bank, was here a few hours today. He was acompanied by Mrs. Harkless and they were enroute to Anderson where a reunion of the Hower family is to be held over , Sunday at the home of Irvin Hower. Mr. and Mrs. Harkless will return here Monday and leave Tuesday for their home. Rev. D. I. Hower, one of the , brothers, who has been in the north Indiana conference for a number of years, now located at Mentone, will be transferred to the lowa conference this year by his own request. HEGETSTHE bEVER I Governor Johnson an Active Candidate for the Presidency t J MAKES STATEMENT J . Opens Headquarters in Chicago and Will Wage a Battle k ■ Chicago, April 3. —Governor John A. , Johnson, of Minnesota, emerged from • the “passive candidate” stage and . joined the active list. His boomers opened headquarters at the Grand Pacific hotel with M. B. Lynch as manager and Theodore M. Knappen 1 as assistant. Their first official act was to issue a statement denying animus toward Bryan, attacking Roose--1 velt and outlining Governor Johnson's personal views as to national issues. t The statement follows: “The Demo- ' crats of this country are tired after twelve years of continuous defeat. We f have no animus toward any candidate who may be presented at Denver, ' and Governor Johnson’s supporters 1 can be counted on to stand behind the nominee of that convention whoever he is, but we believe we have found 1 the winner, and during the next few months we're going to do everything within our power to educate the party up to that belief. The outlook for a convention at Denver that will carefully look the field over and nominate a man of principle and progress, who ' can get votes, is good. We believe Governor Johnson Is strong because of what he stands for in politics and ' because of his personality. He is, as his record shows, as progressive and as stern a believer in reform as any politicical leader now in public view, but at the same time he is careful and conservative in his methods. "We believe that hundreds of thousands of republicans as well as the major portion of the democratic party are tired of an aggressive and egotistical personality in the white house. What we need in the white house at this time is a man who can hold all that has been gained for the people against the reaction that is sure to set in against the present rough-shod methods of reform by turning the country upside down. “While not undertaking to make a platform for Governor Johnson to stand on. it can be easily gathered from his speeches and public documents that he believes in the urgency of tariff reform. He believes in the largest possible measure of state rights consistent with efficient national administration; in the extension of trade on the North American continent and is utterly opposed to the principle involved in acquiring distant outlying dependencies, such as the Philippines, but does not believe in shirking the responsibility that has been incurred by reason of accomplished facts. Governor Johnson is an especially strong believer in the freest trade relations with Canada and he believes in an income tax. o FUNERAL OF CARL LUCKY TODAY Remains of Young Man Arrived at Noon. The remains of Carl Lucky, accompanied by the relatives, arrived on the i 12:25 Clover Leaf train today from Burlington, Indiana. The funeral ocl curred at two o’clock this afternoon i from the Salem church, east of the t city, Rev. Stangle of the United Brethi ren church officiating. A large number of friends of the deceased were ,- present to pay the last sad rites to the young man.

SIO,OOO NEW STOCK Will Be Sold of the Coppock Motor Car Company and is a Good Investment $3,000 WORTH SOLD Already and the Remaining $7,000 Will Find Ready Buyers—Great Future A continued meeting of the stockholders of the Coppock Motor Car company was held last night in the Ward Fence offices and the session was the most interesting ever conducted by this body. In fact an action that has much to do with the future progress of the company was discussed and favorably acted upon in which it was decided to sell SIO,OOO worth more of stock, for the purpose of increasing the manufacturing facilities of this institution. One week ago yesterday a session was held at the factory and it was then that the idea was presented. Since that meeting $3,000 of additional stock has been disposed of and the remaining $7,000 in stock will without doubt find ready buyers as the Coppock car is the most promising on the market. The three cars that have been under construction for some time are nearing completion and will be delivered to the purchasers in the near future. One of these cars is on wheels and will be ready for its shipment to Cincinnati next week. Another is an omnibus car which has been ordered by the management of the sanitarium at Attica. The third Is a commercial car, which will also go to Cincinnati. An inquiry in regard to the Coppock car was received from the extreme west this week and the excellent qualities of the car were recognized therein. The letter stated that the people who the writer represents are in the market for one hundred machines and the Coppock people bid fair to get the order. Inquiries arrive daily as to the cars and this institution has agreat future before it. The stockholders are much enthused over the encouraging outlook and If it needs be they will subscribe for additional stock in order to better equip themselves to handle big orders. Some day during next week after the completion of one | of the cars under construction, a num- , ber of prospective buyers of stock will 'be shown the value of the famous I Coppock commercial car. TO HOT-SPRINGS Louis A. Holthouse Will Be Taken Tonight for His Health CONDITION IS SERIOUS Will Be Accompanied by Charles Ernst and Thomas Haefling Louis A. Holthouse, whose condition has been very serious for six weeks past, will leave over the Clover Leaf at 9:51 this evening for Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mr. Holthouse first became ill with brain trouble about February 20th. After treatment by local physicians failed to benefit him he was sent to the Fletcher private sanitarium at Indianapolis. Three weeks there failed to bring improvement and he was brought home and arrangements made to send him to East Haven for treatment. On account of the crowded condition there, he could not be received for several weeks and his father desiring to leave nothing undone to restore his son to health, decided upon advice of the attending physician to send him to Hot Springs, where it is believed and sincerely hoped by his many friends that he may regain his former condition. He will be accompanied by Charles Ernst and Thomas Haefling. The latter will return home within a week or ten days but the former will remain with Mr. Holthouse for several weeks, provided any improvement is shown.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening April, 3 1908.

A FANCY SHIPMENT. ■S. E. Shamp Shipped Some Fancy Eggs to Kentucky. S. E. Shamp, of this city, breeder of fine Rhode Island Single Comb Red and Wyandotte chickens, received a fancy order from Kentucky recently which called for one hundred eggs from the former and two hundred from the latter. The shipment was made to a Mr. Kimball, who resides at Calhoun, Kentucky. Mr. Shamp has • the very best of chickens and the eggs obtained therefrom are in a large demand over the country. He handles nothing but the best full blood fowls. LURCH LADIES Were Pleasantly Entertain1 ed at the Presbyterian » Parlors Yesterday L 1 r OTHER SOCIETY NEWS ) ; The A. H. C. Has Had a : Busy Week—Misses Mur- • ray and Snellen Entertain r L ! Yesterday afternoon the ladies and their friends of the Presbyterian Aid society were cleverly entertained at f the church parlors by the Mesdames , Al Garard, Hoyer, Ashbaucher, and i the Misses Alban and Cramer. The . society was called to order by the pres- . ident and what business there was to transact was seen to, and a social ( hour followed. Mrs. C. J. Lutz played r a beautiful piano solo which was high . ly complimented by the guests. During i the afternon a dainty luncheon was > served and oh, how delicious did the . first course appear as the hostess > served the guests; immediately did ; they start to partake of a half of an ■ orange covered on the top with fancy . frosting, but behold it went no fur- , ther than the frosting for the orange was filled with cotton. The hostesses . who had cleverly planned this amuse- . ment for their guests only carried out • the idea of April fool, and what a cruel joke it was for each one. The 1 second course consisted of fruit salad : and cake. The collection for the afternoon amounted to three dollars and . and twenty cents, which speaks well considering the cold afternoon. Nearly al the social events of this week have been given by the young ladies, who belong to the A. H. C. . club for the members who have been attending school and are now at home on their spring vacation. Before returning to her school duties at Ferry : Hall, Chicago, Miss Frances Dugan will entertain the A. H. C. club at her home on Saturday evening and Miss Helen Niblick of Third street will be hostess at an afternoon party on Saturday, in compliment to the A. H. C. club. The same guests who were Misses Ada Murray and Inez Snellen’s honored guests will be entertained by Miss Bessie Boyers this evening at her home on Third street. The Misses Jean Lutz. Frances Dugan and Harriet Morrison were the honored guests at an evening party last evening given by the Misses Ada Murray and Inez Snellen at the home , of the latter, on north Second street. Games, dancing and music were the amusements of the evening. At. nine thirty the guests were taken into the dining room where an elegant two course luncheon was served by Mrs. O. N. Snellen and Mrs. E. Murray. The members of the A. H. C. club who responded to the invitations were the Misses Lucile Cusac, Jean Lutz, Frances Dugan, Harriet Morrison, Helen Niblick. Bessie Boyers. Leota Bailey. The ladies of the Euterpean society met at the home of Mrs. John Niblick last evening. The lesson of the evening was the study of the life of Herbert Spencer. Mrs. Eli Meyers had | charge of the program which was in- | teresting in every way. The attendance of the evening was very large. The last meeting of the Historical club for the season, which was to have been held next Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. R. K. Allison has , been indefinitely postponed on account . of the illness of Robert B. Allison. I (Continued cn page 2.)

SELECT DELEGATES Five Laymen Chosen to Represent M. E. Church at Baltimore A HOT CAMPAIGN Made by Churchmen—l,soo Are Attending the Anderson Conference Anderson, April 3, —(Special to Daily Democrat)—-The election of delegates to the national conference to be held at Baltimore was one of the most exciting incidents at any M. E. session in Indiana for years. The election of lay delegates resulted in that honor going to Mrs. Alice Waugh, of Tipton, C. C. Cartwright, Portland; E. B. Eberhart, Mishawaka; Abraham May, Markle; D. C. Skillen, of Yorktown. At two o’clock the vote was just being cast. The ministerial delegates are also being selected this afternoon, but will not be announced until five o’clock’ Anderson, Ind., April 3.—(Special) — One of the most important session of the M. E. conference was that scheduled for three o’clock this afternoon, a joint meeting between the lay delegates and the ministers. An address by Bishop Berry was one of the features and at eight o’clock this evening Dr. John P. D. John will deliver the conference lecture, his subject being “Hope of the Under Man." This is election day for the lay delegates to the Baltimore conference and geneuine politicians could learn some valuable pointers from these hustling churchmen. The ministerial candidates for the same trip are also working every string to secure the honor. The entire conference was photographed near the church. Over 1,500 people are here attending the conference. The missionary sermon by the Rev. C. A. Rowand. of Ft. Wayne, was an urgent appeal for Christian brotherhood in every walk of life. His address was followed by the Chopson (Continued on page 2.) WE NEED HOUSES Decatur Has More Inhabitants Than She Can Furnish Homes For POPULATION GROWS And the People With Capital Could Make Paying Investments —More Coming We have been informed by several contractors in the city that not near the amount of building will be done this summer as was last. Many of the Decatur contractors are bidding for jobs in surrounding towns and cities and they state that for every contract that is let there have been at least twelve bidders, and at times eighteen bidders. Last year was a busy one for the carpenters as many new homes school houses, etc., were erected and much work that would have been done this summer has been abandoned on account of the money scarcity. It it promised, however, that quite a number of houses will be built in Decatur this year as they are in great demand. People are moving to our city every day and they must have homes. In many instances, two families live in one house that is merely large enough for an ordinary family and from indications emanating from the fact that the people who operate the Ward Fence factory, at least the experts and their families, who will remove to this city after May Ist, the number of houses in our city is inadequate to furnish places of abode for (Continued on page 3.)

EVELYN SAILS FOR EUROPE. Mrs. Thaw Quits Gay Life of New York. New York, April 2.—Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is preparing to sail tomorrow for Europe, according to an announcement made today at the hotel Prince George where she has been living since she gave up her home in Park avenue. The determination to leave New York was made up suddenly today, and it is stated that the publication of a report that she and a man escort were asked to leave the Hotel Knickerbocker dining room Monday night by Manager Regan caused the decision. HE HAS MADEUIiT Talking About Vice President’s Tariff Revision Suggestion ARE AGAINST TAFT Why Negroes Are Against Him—Experimental Post Roads Goes Out Washington, April 3. —That VicePresident Fairbanks has made a hit with his suggestion that the tariff be revised at a special session of congress election next fall was shown by the receipt by him of telegrams from every part of the country congratulating him. Many of the messages were from prominent business men. The politicians also joined in indorsing his idea. When the vice-president reached his room at the capitol today he found a large number of republican senators and representatives waiting to offer congratulations. He discussed his suggestion freely in an informal way with his callers and supplementing the suggestions in his letter he said the preliminary work should be done during the congressional recess this summer and with the preliminary work out of the way by November the congress would proceed without delay to the work of revision. The general comment among prominent republicans is that the vice-president has made a suggestion which the national convention of his party cannot < ignore. It was the general talk here that the Indiana republican tariff plank is likely to be the basis for the tariff plank of the party’s national platform. Washington, April 3. —The revolt of the negroes north and south against the administration program to force the republican party to nominate William H Taft at Chicago is not based entirely on the action of the president and Secretary Taft in the Brownsville case. The colored forces might be in some measure pacified if their only grievance was the treatment of the negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth infantry. It is the determination of the men who are managing the campaign of Mr. Taft to prevent the negroes from having any voice in the selection of a candidate for president that has stirred them as they have not been stirred since the war. Washington, April 3. —Representative Crumpacker, of Indiana, is making a successful fight in the house against the agricultural department engaging in the business of road building. An appropriation of $500,000 for building of experimental postroads went out on a point of order, and there was some sharp criticism from the Indiana member on the attempt to commit the government to road building in t£e states. o FUNERAL OF JOSEPH REPPERT. Preble Township Citizen Laid to Rest This Afternoon. Quite a number of Decatur people attended the funeral services of Joseph Reppert at the Magley church at one o’clock t|iis afternoon. Rev. Schneider delivered the sermon and had charge of the services. Mr. Reppert was one of the best known men of Preble township, and his death has brought sadness to the hearts of those who knew him.

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APRIL WEATHER Rev. Hicks Says the Month Will be a Fierce and Stormy One NEARLY EVERY DAY Came in Bad. Goes Out the Same Way With Half Dozen Storm Periods The first weather worth noting on the Hicks program is a reactionary storm period on the 3rd, 4th and sth, with a tendency to electrical storms and rainfall throughout. Decided change to cooler, with snow squalls, followed by frosty nights, may be expected in most sections over central and northern states, from about the 4th to 7th. Change to warmer, southerly winds and falling barometer will be noted in western sections by the 7th to Bth and during the 9th, lOtr and 11th storm areas will spread eastwardly, bringing April showers and thunder storms to most parts of the country on and touching those dates. Late snow squalls will most likely come with the last stages of the period, 7th to 11th. and sharp change to cooler, with frosts, may be expected about the 11th, 12th and 13th. The reactionary storm period is central on the 14th. 15th and 16th, there will be a sudden rise to very high temperatures, attended by a marked fall of the barometer and southerly winds will pressage dangerous storms. The general conditions of atmosphere and clouds should be carefully noted at the culmination of this period, as violent disturbances are entirely possible and probable. A seismic period embracing about five days, central on the 16th, is also quite probable. Change to higher barometer and much cooler weather, with frost in most sections central and northward, may reasonably be expected between the 16th and 19th. This period is fully within the Mars and Venus periods and near the center of the Mercury period. Moon is at extreme south declination and last quarter. As we center into the storm period, 19th to 23rd. the temperature will rise phenomenally high in southern, western and central sections, the barometer will fall to correspondingly low readings, and from about the 21st to the 23rd many vicious storms of lightning, thunder, rain and hail will visit wide areas as the storm centers sweep from west to east across the country. At the culmination of this period, say about the 21st, 22nd and 23rd, no reader of these forecasts should be wholly surprised by violent if not tornadic storms. Central and northern parts of the country may reasonably anticipate snow and sudden changes to unseasonably cool on the western and northern tangent of these storms, say from about the 23rd to 26th. Such prolonged and unseasonable conditions as prevailed in the spring of 1907 are improbable. In which event the weather will be warmer. rains and storms will be more 'tropical and be followed *by mild changes to cooler. On and touching the 26th, 27th and 28th. look for decided storm developments, high temperature, falling barometer. great humidity and south winds. Thunder storms, excessive rainfalls, hall and violent winds will reach a crisis on and next to the 28th. The last day of April Is the center of another seismic period, extending from April 28th to May 2. - o— — WEARS A FINE NEW WATCH. Trustee Jacob Huser, the Victim of His Friends. Trustee Jacob Huser. of Monroe township, is wearing a mighty fine gold watch, a present from the teachers of the public schols of Monroe township. It is a fine jeweled timepiece, and Mr. Huser will wear it to the last day of his life, feeling all the time a deep sense of appreciation of the good will that made him the recipient of so handsome a present. The teachers called at his home last Monday evening. and after expressing their high regard for him as a man and as a worker with them in the education of the youth, they presented the watch. Jake is proud of his new possession, and we do not blame him.