Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

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FIGURED IT OUT Cost of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Subsidy is Small IT IS A BARGAIN One Dollar and a Half on a Thousand Dollar Valuation It has been figured out. The assessed valuation of real and personal property in Decatur and Washington township is 13,240,000. The amount of the Fort Wayne & Springfield right-of-way subsidy is $5,000. Any one that can handle figures can now go to work. By the usual process of divisions, multiplication and cancellation the above amount of subsidy on the valuation as stated, will cost the individual taxpayer a mill and a half on an assessment of one dollar, a cent and a half on an assessment of SIOO. and a dollar and a half on an assessment of SI,OOO. By the same process of reason, facts and figures it will cost $3.00 on an l assessment of $2,000, $4.50 on $3,000, $6.00 on $4,000, $7.50 on $5,000, and so on up the ladder of wealth. There is no juggling of figures that will change the above, which is the actual, blown-in-the-bottle cost of paying this little tribute to the energy, skill and ability of those who have managed to say nothing of the hundreds who own the stock in the company that has given Decatur an electric railway. The real benefits from such a public enterprise will ccme only with the extension of the road. It will travel a thickly populated and rich agricultural territory, one that needs the use of the road. It should be extended, and such extension is of mutual benefit and concern to every voter —and some that are not I voters —in Washington township. An organized effort in favor of this subsidy should begin to make itself prominent. Let's give the Fort Wayne & , Springfield the glad hand and this little assistance in extending their line south. o ——— FIRE PROTECTION Schafer Hardware Install Private Fire Protection System in Building A GOOD SCHEME Water Can Be Thrown at a Moment’s Warning — Progressive Merchants The Schafer Hardware company is busy installing a fire protection system in their spacious buildings and all of the connections will be made this week. Two lines, each one hundred and fifty feet fn length of 1% inch hose have been placed in this building proper, both up and down stairs, and the building located behind the store wherein buggies and impleplements are stored is equally as well (protected. The city line has been tapped, and when completed the system will be one of the best individual fire protection schemes in this section. The Schafer Hardware company's buildings cqver nearly a square of ground and theirs is one of the largest concerns of its nature in this part of the state. They have added a new feature to their already complete line of hardware goods, in the | sale of the famous Ward fence. The I amount of stock carried is so large I that it was deemed advisable to install I a private fire protection system, which I could be in use a few moments after ■ fire is noticed. Such schemes are ■ used in large ctiies, but as far as we ■ have been able to ascertain, there is ■ not a concern in a small town in nor- ■ thern Indiana that can boast of coni- ■ plete individual fire protection as can ■ the enterprising Decatur institution. I—- - o ~ The horse buyers of the country are ■ anxiously awaiting the '’atalogue speed ■ horse sale that is to be conducted at ■ the sale bam in this city the seventh ■day of next month. A large number, ■of foreign buyers will be present. j

DECISION BY JUDGE ARTMAN. A Minor May Buy Liquor of a Druggist Judge Artman, of Lebanon, who made himself famous by holding that the granting of liquor licenses is unconstitutional, has rendered a decision in which he holds that it is not a violation of the law for a druggist to sell liquor to minors, providing that such minor make a proper written application, comprising a prescription or written order to the effect that the liquor asked for is to be used for medicinal scientific, or educational purposes only. Under the most recent law the druggist, according to J udge Artman, may sell Liquor in quantities not less than a quart to a minor the same as to any other customer, providing the other provisions of the law as to the proper prescription is observed. GAVE A RARE TREAT / • Heidelberg Quartet Royally Entertained at Bosse Opera Opera House Last Night A GREAT PROGRAM Was Rendered, Including Songs, Violin Solos and Readings The Heiedlberg university male quartet royally entertained a large audience at the Bosse opera house last night when, under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor society of the German Reformed church they rendered a most delightful program, consisting of songs, violin solos and readings. The members of this famous quartet are possessed of excellent musical qualifications and for more than an hour beautiful selections were rendered to the merriment of the hearers. The first selection, “Ho! Ye Gallant Sailors,” by Macy, was well appreciated, after which Mr. Schoepfle rendered the beautiful violin solo, Mazurka de concert. This was great and encore after encore arose from the audience. The program rendered was as follow's: Quartette —“Lead Kindly Light” .. Dudley Buctk Bass Solo —“The Fog Bell” Henry Pontet Mr. Adams. Quartette —“Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup” Harrington Violin Solo Selected Mr. Schoepfle. Quartette —“Sunset” Vandewater Reading Selected Mr. Kriete, Quartette — (a) “The Close of Day".... Parks (b) “Grace Be Unto You” Trowbridge Quarette— “Ho! Ye Gallant Sailors” Macy Violin Solo Selected Mr. Schoepfle. Quartette —“Tom. Tom the Piper’s Son” Kendall Tenor Solo —“My Love is a Wild, Wild Rose” (Logan).. .Mr. Krieger Every person who attended the entertainment was more than pleased and although the Heidelberg quartet gave great satisfaction when here two years ago. their entertainment of last night eclipsed the former one in every respect. The ladies of the German Reformed church arc to he congratulated for securing such valuable attraction. o— — BELIEVES HE WILL SOON BE FREE Harry K. Thaw Trying to Effect His Release from Asylum. Newburg. N. Y., April 22. Counsel for Harry K. Thaw served the superintendent of the Matewan insane asylum to permit Thaw to sign an application for a writ of habeaus corpus. Thaw signed the application, which will be submitted to a justice of the supreme court. Thaw will then be brought into court for a hearing on the question of his insanity. Believing he is soon to be a free man and that his release from Meatawan asylum is only a question of a few days, Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, was in a state of jubilation today Thaw has been encouraged to believe he is to be set free and can hardly wait for the day when he can step into the world again without a guard [over him.

SECOND TRY OUT X I One Hundred Saloons Put Under Cover in Illinois I FIGURES DISAPPOINT , - - I The Local Option Forces , < Were Generally Unsuccessful Chicago. April 22. —Local option , forces were generally unsuccessful in i the forty or more towns and village of Illinois which voted on that question yesterday. Definite figures are 1 lacking in many cases, but it seems certain that not more than 100 saloons were voted out of business. The larger communities, almost without exception, voted to retain their licensed dramshops. Cairo, the largest city in which the question was an issue, gave the saloons a majority of 3,352. The principal exception to the r general results were Effingham, Thobes. Pinckneyville and Naperville. Some 25 saloons lost their licenses in these four cities. In Cook county 12 of the villages bordering on Chicago balloted for or against the liquor interests. In only one, however, was there a change from previous conditions, Barrington going “dry” by a small plurality. Ten others voted to 5 retain their saloons and one decided » not to admit the dram shop. The re- , suit in many of the towns is puzzling, j Some of these communities lie with--5 in townships which had already voted . contrary to the result of today’s vote. Blue Island, a town of some size just south of Chicago, and which is located 3 in two townships, one of which Is £ “wet” and the other “dry,” itself vot--3 ed "wet.” The supreme court of the s state will be asked to adjudicate these f problems, cases involving practically r the same facts being already before 3 the tribunal. : COURT HOUSE NEWS IA Marriage License Issued to John B. Jones and Dora Minnie Bender INO RECORD TODAY r i The Treasurer is the Only Officer Showing Strong Signs of Life k _ r A marriage license was issued to I John B. Jones and Dora Minnie Bender. The former lives in Allen county, is a farmer and twenty-two years old. Dora Minnie is a daugrter of , Ijsrael Bender! living southwest ofi > Decatur, and according to the rec- ' ords is twenty years old. t 1 Not a line of record effaces the court ■ docket today, the members of the bar k not engag'd in the case at Fort' , Wayne, being elsewhere professionally ■ engaged. Business in court will likely brush up some next week, as the petit jury Is called at. that time, and ; several cases have been set down for trial. ; The only office in the court house I that is giving evidence of real life is • of the country treasurer. While • no crowds are found there, yet the - place is busy and considerable of the . long green is passing over the couni ter in payment of the spring install- ■ ment of taxes. > The case of the Erie Stone Company > vs. Calvin Miller, now being tried at i. Fort Wayne, made fairly good progress ! yesterday and today, and the evidence r will be about concluded by this even- , ing. The case has been stubbornly contested, the main point at issue s being the demand for damages made r by the defendant. The failuri of the ) company to deliver stone as specified 1 in their contract, being a strong card of the defense. z

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening April 22, IQOB

HE IS TAKING THE JAG CURE. Frank Cotton Getting Ready for the Dry Town of Bluffton. Frank Cotton is voluntarily being treated to cure himself of the liquor habit in the Keeley sanitarium at Marion. To Bluffton and Wells county people this fact appears astounding, the notorious young man is known the notrious young man is known only as the most disreputable young drunkard and thoroughly depraved youth the city has ever produced. Following his acquittal on the charge of perjury on the merest technicality, Frank was returned to this city from Portland, where his trial was held, and placed in jail again to await his hearing in the circuit court for passing a fraudulent check. He was later able to give bond and went back to his home at Elkhart where he trod the straight and narrow pike until two weeks ago.—Bluffton Banner. NEVER TO BE PAID Another Guess on That Twenty-Nine Million Dollar Fine MADE A PLEA For Action on President’s Program—The Discoverer of Johnson Washington, April 22. —“You will be safe in stating that the $29,000,000 fine assessed (against the Standard Oil company by Judge Landis at Chicago will never be paid," said a representative of the department of justice. "No, I cannot say what kind of settleinent will be made." continued this man, "but it is already well under stood the fine will never be paid.” I For some time there have been hints from authoritative sources that the government would not press for the payment of the fine. Persons who are close to the attorney general have an impression that he doubts the wisdom of attempting to collect the money. For some months the entire campaign against the Standard has been quiet, but persons competent to speak say this does not mean that the government has any thought of abandoning its suit to have the corporation dissolved. The testimony in this case has practically all been taken, and it is the expectation to have the case come to trial at St. Louis some time this spring or summer. It has been suggested that perhaps the trial might be postponed until after the election, but if the department of justice has any thought of pursuing such a course, it does not say so at this time. Washington, April 22.—At the meet Ing of the steering committee of the senate Senator Beveridge made a plea for action on the part of congress. He urged the committee to agree to carry out the president's program, which includes (four battleships, amendments to the Sherman anti-trust law and an anti-injunction bill. In a speech to the committee he declared that unless congress did these things the campaign speakers of the republican party would be embarrassed next fall. The committee did not accept the senator’s view. Washington, April 22.—“1 am the man who discovered Governor John A. Johnson as a presidential possibility, and mine was the first newspaper to raise his standard,” said Col. J. C. Hemphill, editor of the Charleston (S. C.) News and Courier, who is here to talk politics with Democratic members of congress. o — BOMBARDING THE SENATE. Washington, April 22. —President Roosevelt is renewing his fight for four big battleships. The naval appropriation bill has gone over to the senate and the president is training his guns on the upper branch of congress. He proposes to put it squarely up to the senate to say whether or -not he shall have four battleships. Representative Hobson is still proving the president’s faithful ally. He is violating all of the ocnventionalities and precedents by going over to the senate nearly every day and lobbying with the solons of that body. He is one of the most persistent lobbyists that ever tackled a dignified and reverend senator and he is rapidly wearing out his welcome.

SOLDIER’S WIDOW Congress Will Give Them Twelve Dollars a Month Pension * HAS AGREED TO IT Congressman Adair Sends a Message to the Local Post James H. Smith, adjtitant of Sam Henry Post grand army of the republic. last evening received a telegram from Congressman Adair, which brought the good news of the passage by both house of congress of the Widow’s Pension Bill. When signed by President Roosevelt, the new law gives every soldier's widow of the Mexican, civil and Spanish-American wars a pension. Heretofore if a soldier’s widow had a measly income of $250 a year it barred her from the pension privileges. Often the $250 was about all the income these soldier's widows could command, and as a result many of them have actually suffered privations and need. The new pension law gives every soldier's widow sl2 a month which in many cases will be a great help in maintaining these brave and gallant women upon a more fitting plane of self independence. Congressman Adair bent his energies upon this one piece of legislation and labored unceasingly for its passage. Ona of the many speeches delivered by the Eighth district congressional representative was in behalf of the proper pensioning of the loyal and brave women, who suffered equally with the soldiers in uniform during the trying period of our civil war. Everybody will rejoice that at even this late date congress has recognized *he rights of the soldier’s widow, by the passage of this law. Congressman Adair asks that all soldiers’ widows write him for blanks to be filled out. FAYLOR LAND CASE Petition in the Supreme Court for a Rehearing BEEN TRIED TWICE In Case of Denial it Will be Sent Back to this County for Trial One week ago today Simmons & Dailey, attorneys for the Stouts and Faylors in the famous Studabaker-Fay-lor land case, filed in the supreme* court of Indiana, a petition asking for a re-hearing of the case, which was decided against them two months ago, and the attorneys on both sides are now busy preparing briefs showing why and why not respectively the rehearing should be granted. If the court decided to give the case the desired retrial and the Faylors are successful as they were in the lower courts, the long drawn out affairs will be brought to an end, beyond further appeal by the Studabakers, who have carried it up to the highest court possible. But should the re-hearlng be denied the case will be sent back to the Adams county circuit court for trial and the long process of trials and appeals will have to be repeated.—Bluffton Banner. o WORKING ON ENUMERATION. Andrew Welfly Has Completed Second and Third Wards. Andrew’ Welfly. who is taking the enumeration of school children in Decatur, has completed his work in the second and third wards, and began his labors in the first ward. Up to date he has enumerated something over eight hundred, and when completed in the entire town about three hundred more will be added. The work is being done by the school board. "'***■'- .. -

GOODS SHIPPED THIS WEEK. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker Will Reside at Angola. The household gods of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker will be shipped to Angola some time this week, where Mr. Hunsicker and his brother-in-law, B. E. Miller, have purchased the racket store, formerly owned by Charles Myerfc of this city. The new proprietors have begun invoicing the stock and when this is done, both families will remove their goods to that town. These most estimable families will no doubt be given a hearty welcome at Angola as they are most highly respected people, and have moved in the very best of society. Decatur people extend congratulations. MAY NINETEENTH Bids to Brick Sixth Street to be Opened by Council THE COUNCIL SESSION C. S. Niblick and F. M. Schirmeyer to Audit Books The council met last evening in regular session, Mayor France presid ing, and every councilman being present except Chronister, whose wife is ill. After the reading of the minutes by Clerk Ehinger the council got down to their regular routine of work and disposed of several important and interesting matters. Attorney Jesse C. Sutton representing a number of petitioners who reside west of the city along the road that passes the Coppock Automobile works and who recently asked the county commissioners to build the same of crushed stone, presented the matter to the council and asked permission of them to connect the street at the east end thereof with Second street and asked that the council pass a resolution which in all things approved the actions of the county’ commissioners and granted the right of way asked: the resolution passed without a dissenting vote. A resolution ordering the construction of the John Christen sewer in the Meibers addition was read and adopted and May the 19th was the day set when the council would heal objections to the proposed improvement and determine whether the same would be constructed. A resolution ordering the city clerk to give notice to contractors that bids would be received upon the 19th day of May for the construction of Sixth street was read, passed and adopted, and the street will be sold upon the above named day. Upon motion by Christen the council appointed Charles S. . Niblick and F. M. Schirmeyer to , audit the books of Ex-Mayor D. D. Coffee, they to secure the services of any attorney that they desire and ' to report the result of their work to the council as soon as the same is ' completed. The following bills were : then read and allowed: City Trucking Co $ 125 : J. D. Hale 690 > Cast Iron Pipe Co 2.00 ‘ Monarch Electric Wire C 0.... 14.25 ' D. F. Teeple 13.77 . G. R. & 1 80.61 ! Sunday Creek Coal Co 141.02 , National Mill Supply Co 1.62 ■ Sullivan Oil Co 9.18 ' Kirsch & Sellemeyer 9.86 t Floyd Lebrun , 2.00 Wells Fargo Express Co 40 > C. U. Dorwin 5.25 • No further business coming before the council they adjourned to meet at their next regular meeting. NEW HAMPSHIRE UNINSTRUCTED I ’ The Taft People Got Badly Left at Concord. Concord. N. H„ April 22—The re- ! publican state convention of New i Hampshire adopted resolutions against > instructing the delegates to the na- : tional convention in Chicago and the delegates will go unhampered. The Taft league had tried to get instructions for William H. Taft in the resolutions and threatened to take the matter to the floor of the convention.

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LAWS ARE STRICT Dr. H. E. Keller, Secretary of Board of Health, Issues Order to Marshal MUST CLEAN UP Says the Order or Violations Will Be Promptly Acted Upon Dr. H. E. Keller, secretary of the city board of health, has issued an order to Marshal Bohnke in which it is ordered that all cellars and the grates must be cleaned out, all grates must be disinfected with air slacked lime or some other good disinfectant after they are cleaned. If air slacked lime cannot be had, then the use of carbolic acid can be used in its etead. According to the order, all grates must be cleaned out within two days of the time the notice is given to the parties. All obstructions must be kept clear from stairways that are for public use, and no obstruction, complete or partial, is permitted in any public street, alley, lane or sidewalk, or entrance to any biddings, stairways inclusive that are for public use. Any person violating any of the provisions of the laws of the board of health, shall upon conviction thereof, be fined for each offense, in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars or more than one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned for ten days, at the option, of the court, and each violation shall constitute a separate offense. The secretary expects to see that the above laws are strictly enforced and the citizens will do well in complying with same as early as possible. * This action is indeed commendable as the health of the public hinges upon the sanitary conditions of our city, and when the transmission of diseases can be prevented by a little extra care by the citizens, there is no reason why the same should not be exercised. o - FOR MASONIC DAY New Steropticon Purchased by Local Masonic Order TO ENTERTAIN Willshire and Geneva Lodges to be Here on May 5 Masonic day in this city on Tuesday. May 5. bids fair to be of the sort that pleases every Mason. At a meeting of the local order, it was determined to buy a stereopticon, which is the latest way of giving the various lectures that are a part and parcel of their secret work. Should the time be too short to get this new addition from the manufacturer, the apparatus will be borrowed for the occasion, thus assuring that the work on May 5 will be right up to snuff. The local order have caught the spirit for the best time ever had in Decatur by this body of Masonic members. Willsrire and Geneva lodges will assist in conferring the work upon three candidates, and besides visitors from many other places will be on hand to participate in the pleasures of the occasion. The festivities will end with a banquet at night. SERVED THEM RIGHT. Chicago. April 22.—One hundred and fifty-four men have been deprived of the rights of citizenship by the circuit and superior courts as a result of the war of the state and federal government upon anarchists. At the request of the United States district attorney. Judge Pinckney of the cirsuit court revoked the naturalization papers of fifty-five suspected of being anarchists. Judge Bal Revoked the papers of ninety-nine persons who had failed to take an oath that they were not connected with any society seeking the overthrow of the government. Twenty-five cases remain be heard.