Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 20 June 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 148.

THE CONVENTION _______ 1 Indianapolis News Staff Correspondent Com- 1 i ments < i 1 machine made — ' I Platform Planks Not What the People Want Chicago, June 20.—The Republlctn •party now has a candidate for the presidency whose nomination was dictated by the white house. Whether the country will approve this departure in American politics will be decided in November. It would be concealing the truth not to say that many of the party’s best men feel that a mistake was made yeserday when the convention named William Howard Taft. Now that the act has been committed they will attempt to hide their regrets and. as members of a party that has always (displayed a militant spirit, will do what they can to elect the candidate next November. The consummation of the work of the machine was not a difficult task. The order from the white house, issued months ago. was to round up not fewer than 700 delegates. Frank H. Hitchcock, the manager of the machine, proved himself a trustworthy employe. He promised to have 704 delegates, and he almost had them. He had 702. The machine did mt miss a revolution, although the men in charge of it had many misgivings before the final result was reached. They were nervous until the ballot was well over; but they know their nervousness was uncalled for. The machine was in even better order than they had believed it to be. The Rcosevelt demonstrations were continued until the end. They were not so much for Roosevelt the man, or for Roosevelt the president, as for RooSpveltian principles—for radicalism. Spectators were .surprised at the outburst of sentiment for radicalism. That this sentiment permeated the convention very generally was shown by he reception given the Ideas for which Senator La Follette and his Wisconsin followers stand. It was apparent all through the convention proceedings that the platform planks on the tariff, trusts and antfl-injunction were jnot what (the party wanted. These planks had been put through the shaving machine; It was necessary so to frame them as to keep promises that had been made in the work of getting delegates. The planks were not up to the expectation of the crowd, and so it was that, at every opportunity the radical idea won r.ppiaure. Many of the delegate! are saying privately that they believe a great mistake was made in framing a platfoim that would satisfy f ha steel trust and several other trusts, th e Hill-Harriman-YoakHm railroads srd the benficiaris of a high tariff They fear that when tbo campaign comes on there will have to be much explaining. The sincere advocat js of tariff reduction are greatly disappointed with the tariff plank. The more they study it the more confident they are It it a direct promise to the high tariff hunters that they shall not be harmed when the party undertakes revision next year, If it shall undertake it. The trend of the comment is that it will be impossible to say what the effect of the "trimming” of the platform will be on the radical wing of the party until after the Democrats have held their convention. It is admitted on tall sides that if the Democrats should be guided by wise counsel conditions may be created which will make a close campaign next fall. Whatever the Democrats do, the politicians are saying, the I battleground is likely to be Indiana. I Ohio and New York. The campaign I win rage in other states, but the I thickest of the fight will be in these I states, for it is generally admittei I that as they go so will the Union go. J The scen e in the convention after I the nomination had been made was ■ ’-he same old scene. When it beI ca tne certain that the machine had ■ Everything fixed there was little en- ■ thusiasm among the men outside the I toad roller roundhouse. The names ■ °f the field candidates were presented ■ “s a matter of form, and because it ■ had been determined to stand for the ■ Wcipie of fair play until the last K (Coatiimwd m pan S-) HHE -IK

WILLIAMS HAS RESIGNED. Democratic Minority Leader Resigns Leadership. Eufaula, Ala., June 20. —Congressman John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, hag resigned the minority leadership of the house of representatives to take effect December Ist next. This announcement is made by Congressman H. D. Clayton, chairman of the Democratic caucus. In a letter to Mr. Clayton, under Washington date, June 13, Mr. Williams, without previous intimation of his intentions to retire, writes that In resigning thus early he is actuated by a desire to give the minority ample time to consider whom they want to to succeed him, and also for the reason that If the next house Is Democratic the new speaker, whoever he may be, ought to have the experience which the position of floor leader would give him during the short session next winter. As to the Democratic outlook, Mr. Williams expresses the belief that should the pending campaign be fought on the issues mad© in the last session of congress the party will be successful at the polls. OPENS NEW BRANCH The Conter Ice Cream Company Arranges Distributing Station AT FORT WAYNE Mr. J. F. Alleman is Manager—Begins His Duties Monday H. L. Conter, owner and manager of the Conter Ice Cream company here, closed a contract last evening with Mr. John F. Alleman, whereby the latter becomes agent for this enterprising concern for the city of Fort Wayne, and will begin his duties Monday. A branch house will be put in there at once, this move being made necessary by the increase in the company’s businss at Fort Wayne. They will have their own wagons there and Fort Wayne dealers may thus order their cream as they desire it and have it delivered at a few moments notice in any quantity desired. Mr. Alleman is a competent man who has had years of experience in the business and will no doubt build up a big trade for the Conter company at Fort Wayne. If the business this year grows as seems possible now, the Coater company will make other improvements next year, making the Fort Wayne branch a distributing station for that part of the state. It’s a safe statement that the Conter company has made greater strides this year than any similar concern in the state and are just getting started. We claim that “Kornie" Is some hustler. Watch the Conter grow. o NOLAN KING SHOT AT PITTSBURG It Still in a HospUal Says a Horseman. A horseman who attended the sale here yesterday is authority for the statement that Nolan King, of this city was shot in Pittsburg about a month ago. It Is said he was standing in a saloon when a man cam e in and said he was looking for Elmer Johnson. King stepped forward and said he represented Johnson, when the man whipped out. a revolver and leveled it at King’s heart. Just as he pulled the trigger a bystander struck his arm and the bullet took effect in the groin. King is still in the hospital, but will recover. The story was rumored here several weeks ago. but could not be confirmed. — o WILL ATTEND BIG CONVENTION Col. Reppert and Family to Leave for West Next Week. Col. Fred Reppert, wife and daughter, will leave next week on a two ■ months’ trip through the west, rei turning in the fall, in time for Mr. • Reppert to take care of his many fall I sales. They will go direct to Colorado ■ Springs and from there to Denver. > where Fred will take in the demos cratic national convention. After that [ big event, they will go to Yellowstone t Park, Salt Lake City and various j other portions of that country, very t probably visiting the Pacific coast. It should prove a delightful trip.

®rF4MOUS BY FANNIE M LOTHROP ■mmE * •'. ■ rBsREP*' I i-. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Photo by McMichael & Gro, N. Y. „ ELLA WHEELER WILCOX AND HEIFwORK. THE daily paper has become a great power, a mighty, personal Influence in American life, a pulpit for lay sermons where ithe audience may number half a million or more. No other American woman writer has so large, so constant, so close and personal an audience as Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Her articles in the New York Evening Journal, whose great circulation there is multiplied by their sydieation throughout the country, give her a wondrous influence. They are simple, practical, helpful thoughts for better living: sincere, sympathetic and strengthening, filled with the sunshine of courage and optimism. The hundreds of letters she receives is an eloquent tribute to the seriousness of the American mind and the hunger of struggling ones throughout the country for counsel and light on the problems and perplexities of daily life. She was born in Johnstown Centre, Wisconsin, the youngest daughter of a Vermont music teacher, who had made money and lost it and was forced to make a fr°sh start in life at a little place on the prairies twelve miles from Madison, and at the age of eight made her first offerings to the muse of literature in the form of efforts in prose and verse which she still has preserved. At fourteen she began to appreciate the commercial side of literature when her verses appeared in ‘‘The New Y’ork Mercury” and other periodicals that considered subscriptions, books, pictures and brie a brae compensation, in lieu of the coin of the nation. Mrs. Wilcox’s first Look, ‘‘Drops of Water,” a collection of poems on total abstinence, appeared in 1872. Just twenty years ago her most famous poem, ‘‘Laugh and the World Laughs with You,” appeared in the ‘New York Sun’ and for it the writer received five dollars. In the same year her famous book "Poems of Passion,” which raised a whirlwind of protest, abuse and ridicule, made her name known from Bar Harbor to the Golden Gate. Mrs. Wilcox’s success was not due to influence nor to special advantages working toward publicity; but to her untiring loyalty to a dream, her persistence and a courage undaunted by failure, a serene confidence unmoved by opposition and ridicule. In 1884, her marriage to Robert M. Wilcox, of Meriden, Conn., brow 01 her East, her winter home being in New York and her summer resident- it the “Bungalow,” a delightful cottage at Short Beach, Conn., where she resij, writes and recuperates from her busy life in the city. Copyright transferred to Wm. C. Mack, 1906.

TO GO TO EUROPE Bookkeeper Fred Jaebker of First National Bank Leaves Saturday A DELIGHTFUL TRIP Will Visit England, France and Germany About Two Months Fred Joebker, the popular, handsome, clever, capable head bookkeeper at the First National bank, will pack his grip next week and leave Saturday for New York, from where he will sail on the Monday following for Europe on a two months’ trip of sight seeing and visiting. He will enjoy a few’days as a guest of relatives in various parts of Germany, will see London, do Paris and visit all the other places of main interest in the famous countries of that part of the old world. A part of his trip at least will be made in company with people from this part of the country as several from Van Wert and other places near here are arranging similar trips and Fred expects to join them about the time he begins to get lonely. He also has an appointment with John M. Frisinger, the horesman and will likely return on the same boat with him. During his years of service at the First National, he has been faithful and this vocation with so delightful a trip, is well deserved by him. oThe Rt. Rev. Hetman Joseph Alerding, bishop of the Fort Wayne dioces, and the Hon William P. Breen have returned from Notre Dame university, where they attended the graduation exercises at that institution. The former conferred the diplomas, medals and honors upon the graduates and Mr. Breen presented to Mr. Joseph Justin Bowie, of Rockwell, la., the Brefen medal for oratory. Mr. Breen was also elected as permanent president of the alumni organization. —Fort Wayne .Journal-Gazette,

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, June 20, 1908.

SHIP CAR TO CINCINNATI. • / Big Two Ton Car for Merkle & Co. is Completed. The second Coppock auto truck for Merkl e & Co., of Cincinnati this season, was on the streets today and will be shipped at once. It is certainly a beauty, a two ton commercial car that will make friends wherever shown. It was admired by many on the streets here today, and It is without doubt the best ever turned out by this enterprising concern. o THEY LIKE NEVADA W. E. Fuhrman and Sister Return After Two Years in West WILL VISIT HERE Mr. Fuhrman Teaching in Nevada and Will Return There W, E. Fuhrman and sister, Miss Ada Fuhrman, are the guests of their father, David Fuhrman and family of Washington township, after two years in Nevada. Miss Fuhrman has been visiting relatives at Carson City .while Mr. Fuhrman has been located at Weyrington .Nevada, in the center of the gold and copper mining district, where many fortunes have been made and lost in the past few years. He is th e principal of the schols there and has contracted to serve another year, expecting to return about August 15th. Both are delighted with the country which is 6,000 feet above the sea level. The climate is delightful, storms and bad weather being practically unknown to that locality. The farm lands are all irrigated and is devoted generally to the raising of small fruits. Mr. Fuhrman is full of the west and we take it he will reside there permanently. During two months of his absence he was an assistant in an Indian school.

THEY NOMINATED Semi-Annual Nomination of Officers for Ben Hur Lodge is Made A WISE SELECTION More Nominations Will Be Made Next Friday and Officers Elected The semi-annual nomination of officers for the Ben Hur lodge took place at their regular meeting last night and the court has presented an excellent corps of people as candidates for the different chairs. Nominations were made as follows: Chief, Adam Wise; judge, Mrs S. E. Shamp; teacher, Mrs. Adam Wise; scribe, Harvey Harruff and Mrs. D. Burrell; captain, Havey Lee; guide, Carl Moses; organist, Miss Annoti Dally. Mrs. Kramer was also nominated’ for judge. At the next regular meeting which will be held next Friday night more nominations will be made and the candidates will be voted upon and elected. Initiatory work will be conferred upon Mr. Beard, son-in-law of Mr. Harruff next Friday night, also and a glorious time is anticipated. Two weeks from the time of their election, the officers will be installed and will at once assume control of the order. L. L. Baumgartner, who has so satisfactori’y served as chief of this order f~r the past two years, has won the admiration of all of the members by the clever manner in which he has cared for the interests at stake and his administration will never be forgotten. LOOK OUT. HE IS COMING. The great Irish cyclone will speak at the U. B. church at 10:30 a. m. and at the Evangelical church at 3 p. m and at the court house at 7:30 p. m. next Sunday, June 21st. THE LAST MEETING Adams County Medical Association Closed Series of Meetings Last Night FOR THE SUMMER Next Meeting Will Be Held Next October—Dr. McMillen Had Paper The Adams County Medical association, composed of the twenty physicians of the county held their last meeting of the year at the office of Dr. S. D. Bea vers,last night and a very interesting and instructive session was enjoyed by all present. This organization has been very successful in attaining the object for which the association was established and there is not a member but that has derived much good from the interesting meeting which have been held, The program as arranged for last evening was of unusual interest and notwithstanding th e fact that Dr. E. G. Coverdale and P. B. Thomas who were scheduled for papers, were unavoidably detained from the meeting, the closing session was of much interest. Dr. W. W. P McMillen read a cleverly prepared paper on diseases of the intestines and the treatment of same which was well appreciated by those present, who were Drs J. M. Miller. S. D. Beavers. H. S. Costello. W. W. P McMillen, J. S. Boyers and Marie Holloway. The regular monthly meetings will be discontinued now until October, when at the first,' meeting to be held in the fall. Drs. J. M. Miller and D. D. Clark will have the papers.

During the electrical storm yesterday afternoon lightning played many freaks and struck a number of wires and trees throughout the city. At the Alphonse Kohne south of th e city the fluid struck a large wind mill near the house, but fortunately no one was injured.

BERNE IS ENTHUSIASTIC. One Man Promises to Furnish SIO,OOO in Ties for New Interurban. W. H. Eichhorn, who addressed a citizen’s meeting at Berne Thursday evening in the matter of the new interurban railroad proposed to be built between Bluffton and Celina, Ohio, reports that great enthuiasm is shown at Berne and the citizens to a man seem to favor the line and promise aid, in any and every way possible. A franchise for the town will be granted without a hitch. All right-of-way between Bluffton and Berne, with the exception of two or three pieces, has been granted or promised, and some has been taken east of Berne. Several land owners east of Berne were at Eichhorn’s meeting last night and expressed willingness to help the new road along. One big land owner along the route across the Ohio land promised to furnish SIO,OOO worth of ties and take stock in the company in payment. o TRY NEW SYSTEM Committee Appointed to Have Entire Charge of the Fair WILL HUSTLE THINGS A. J. Smith, M. Ripley and J. D. Nidlinger Are the Members The board of directors of the Great Northern Fair association which met yesterday, continued in session all day. Some very Important business was transacted, one of the moves being the appointment of a committee composed of A. J. Smith, as chairman, and M. Ripley and J. D. Nidlinger who will have entir 8 charge of this year's fair. Heretofore this work has devolved almost entirely on the president and secretary, and this committee will take a big load from their shoulders. They will be the business, finance and printing committee, will look after free attractions, improvements, in fact will give the fair, They are progressive men and the public may feel assured of a big show this year. The work of lowering the old grandstand will begin Monday, E. M. Tisron, securing the contract. He should complete the work in a week and George Brewster will at once take charge of the work of erecting the new grandstand. The 1908 fair will be pushed along from this time until the date for the event, the last week of August, ■ o COMING HOME IN PIECES. Reid Carnival Company Are Retiming to Portland. The Reid Carnival company is slowly returning to its native soil in pieces. Reid and nearly all of the sho whave hit their hom e town after quite an unusual trip. It is said, however, that Uriah Lanning took an obstinate turn and decided not to “bust up” as the rest of his friends had succeeded so admiraby in doing. He packed up his tent, put his snakes in his trunk and hoofed it for parts unknown. It has been learned that he joined another carnival company that is traveling in Michigan, The merry-go-round is making its way back as best it can, running in one town until it gets enough money to carry it to the next.—Portland Com-mercial-Review. o DETECTIVE ASSOCIATION MET. Regular Quarterly Session Was Held T oday. The Adams County Detective association met today at the G. A. R. hall in regular quarterly session, William Baumgartner presided, the President, James Hurst, being absent. About thirty were present and the session was avery active one, though only routln e business was transacted. It was decided that no special meetings will be held before the next regular session in September.

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THE SOCIETY NOTES Ambrose Q. Durbin Taken by Surprise by Many Friends THE YOUNG MATRON’S Were Entertained in a Charming Manner by Miss Minnie Orvis One of the biggest social events of the season happened Jun e 15 at the home of Ambrose Q. Durbin in Monroe township, when his friends and neighbors gathered at his home to remind him that it was the 46th anniversary of his birth. Also it being the 21st anniversary of his marriage to his estimable wife, it was made a double surprise and special event. In the evening Ambrose was enticed to go to a neighbors to look at a horse and when he returned at 9:30 the house was full, the yard full and some in the barn yard. To say that Ambrose was surprised would be putting it mildly. But Ambrose finally recovered and was persuaded to come into the house where he partook of ice cream and cake and felt better. There was ice cream by the gallon and cakes by the dozen and plenty for all. The time was spent in social chat interspersed with instrumental music and in the wee small hours of the morning the crowd departed for their homes, every one being glad they were there, and wishing Ambrose and his wife many more such happy occasions. By actual count there, were 109 present and partook of the festivities of the occasion. Among those present were Jacob Huser and wife, Frank Mock and wife, Raleigh Longenbarger and wife, Chas. E. Martz, wife and family, Albert Duer and children, Wm. Moschbarger wife and family, J. M. Andrews and wife, J A. Yeoman, wife and family, William Herron wife and family, Elmore Cook and wife, G. R. Martz and wife. J. A. Haggard. Jacob Kessler, wife and family. Chas. Lammiman and wife, R E. Gould, wif e and son Daniel, John H. Durbin and wife, Americus Quigley and wife, Mrs. Emetine Wolfe, John Durbin iSr. and wife, Jarneis StogdHl, and son Ralph,, tjhe Misses Tina Lammiman, Nellie Lammiman, Maud Martz, Edna Mock,. Blanche Shamon. Felsla Duer, Daisy Andrews, Nolon Cook, Beulah Cook, Addie Haggard, Vera Quigley and Myra Wolfe and the Messrs. Clyde Mock, George Mock. Chas. Andrews, Henry Cook. John and Lew Lammiman, George Durbin, Luther Wolfe, Daniel Durbin, Orlan and Harry Martz, Harvey Bovine. Realie Gilbert, James Hartnett. Orville Martz. J. T. Durbin. Alex Durbin, Robt. Durbin, Floyd and George Sprague. The Young Matron’s were entertained In a charming manner yesterday afternoon at the pretty home of Miss Minnie Orvis. The home always pretty, was unusually so yesterday, with large bunches of pink roses, through all the rooms. Needlework, occupied the guests until five o’clock when Miss Orvis and her mother, Mrs McMillen, served a splendid luncheon. Large pink roses were given as favors. During the afternoon. the guests had the pleasure of looking at some of the needlework of Mrs. Ferry, the aged grandmother of Miss Orvis. Mrs Ferry though nearing her ninety-fifth birthday, does beautiful needlework. The geusts included Mrs. Ora France and Mrs. Sheldon Smith and the Young Matrons were represented by Mesdames Studabaker, Bell, Flanders, Tyndall, Peterson. Heller, Quinn, Ellingham. Moltz and Reid. The crowd of young ladies composing the Menu-Ates club were royally entertained last night by the Misses Edna and Emma Hoffman. The members formed a theater party and took in the show at the Crystal after whica they returned to the Hoffman home, where they were served refreshments. The party included the regular club members. Miss Mabel of Elkhart being a guest of honor. Mr. and Mrs John Peterson will give an informal tea party this evening complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Craig, who are guests of relatives here for a couple of weeks. (CmOmM «■ PM* >■)