Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 149.

PAYING TRIBUTE K. of P. Lodge Observed Decoration Day Services Yesterday Afternoon A FINE ADDRESS Was Delivered by Rev. Richard Spetnagel of Presbyterian Church

The K of P. decoration day was appropriately observed yesterday afternoon, and the services were impressive indeed. At 2:30 p. m. about seventy-five members of the K. P. order assembled at the hall and marched to the Maplewood cemetery, where the grave of the late J. W. Place was beautifully decorated and other ritualistic services performed. Th e people then marched to the north side of the cemetery where Rev. Richard Spetnagel delivered an excellent address on th e subject of Fraternalism. which was as follows: Chanclelor Commander, Sir Knights and Ladies —In accordance with a noble custom which has sprung up among you, you are come again today to lay a garland of “immortelles" upon the sacred resting places of immortal dust. In the little while allotted me, in which to speak on such an occasion as this, I would bring, if possible some hopes of th e great tomorrow. which holds and conserves beautiful but dead yesterday. Her e amidst the varying scenes of times.w e move along paths where we see “the splendid palaces of human success,” or the crumbling ruins of human failure. And ever as we journey on there comes to our ears the sigh of sadness, mingling its discordant notes with the shouts of joy and laughter, marring the harmony of the song of life. In all however, we se e foregleaners of ultimate harmony and complete life. As darkness must pierc e the dawn, so death is but the harbinger of a larger and complete existence. We walk in the realm where Flora reigns and learn many inspiring lessons there. The lily and the violet left their modest heads form the brown leaf, mould speaking of the hope and promise of life. Then the golden, crimson glory of the rose, tells us of fullness of life, while at her feet blossom a thousand more modest flowers. But in the autumn’s chill the chrysanthemum lingers for a season defying the first light touch of winter's death. But soon a few, sear and yellow leaves remain to speak of the departed glory of Flora’s reign. But flowers live and die, only to live and bloom again in a more regal beauty, and so as we lightly tread upon tiny graves in Flora’s realm and see them come to life again, there come to our ears the words of Him who spake as never man spake: “Consider the lilies of the field. Are ye not much better than they?” There is a hunger in the heart of man, lonfcing for unfulfilled expectancies, which w’ill not be content with the scant attainments of the mortal existence.

We see in all the world about us the movement from life to death to lite again, and see “the impress of a spirit eternal and divine ministering in cheer to immortal pllgrms” on the way. As ye stand on these memorial occasions you call the roll of the departed. But as you call and call “from out that bourne of time and place” there comes no echoing answer. We are forced, then, to consider whence came we, why has God placed ug here and whither are we bound? These are very real questions which thrust themselves upon the attention of every age. The ages have sought the answer and found it not, except as they have come into possession of the Christ. From earliest ages there have been gropings after immortal realities. Philosophers and poets were reaching out into the night, but could not clearly descry those near horizons that lie just beyond our mortal ken, luminous with a light discernable only to eyes made clear-visioned by the power of death. The Immortal Christ came and in His conquest, hath brought ilfe and immortally to light in the gospel. Thus is immortality the genius of Christianitt/, In. its light we have learned to place a new estimate on life values, and to crown life with new dignities. Victor Hugo writing

of immortality said: “I feel In myself the future Ife. I am like the forest once cut down, the new shoots are stronger and livelier than ever. lam rising, I know, toward the sky. The sunshine is on my head. You say the soul is nothing but the resultant of bodily powers? Why, then, is my soul more luminous when my bodily powers do begin to fail? Winter may be on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. The 'nearer I approach th e end, he plainer I hear the immortal symphonies of the world which invites me. The truth is not a blind alley. It is a thoroughfare. It closes on the twilight and opens with the dawn.” Standing at the luminous point of faith in God and the immortality ot man’s soul we can calmly witness th<f procession of the generations of mankind. knowing full well that each is playing its little part in the great drama of life, adding to the world its richness and bringing nearer and nearer the dawning of a cloudless and eternal day. (Coatinsod on page 2.)

WANT OUR BUSINESS Representatives of Big Concerns Here to Bid for City’s Contract A NEW DYNAMO City’s Credit in Good Condition, a Most Pleasing State of Affairs

Representatives of the Westinghouse company and other big manufacturers of electric appliances began arriving here today to arrange for placing bids on the new dynamo, for the Decatur electric plant, which contract will be let at a special meeting of the city council to be held tomorrow evening. All the large concerns will be represented and a lively scrap for the job is anticipated. This shows that our credit is in excellent condition again. Formerly the council had to seek bidders and do some “tall figurin’ ” when they purchased such a machine. Now they want the business ,a most satisfactory state of affairs to the patriotic Decaturlte. Word has been received from fifteen or twenty coal firms that they will have their agent here to bld for the coal contract, when it is let in August. Th e books of city treasurer, W. J. Archbold also shows the most flattering conditions that have existed in many years, there being a fund on hands of over $22,000. Os course there is a place for this cash, but we have it and the city officers will not have to offer any excuses or apologize. A few years more and Decatur will be the best town in Indiana and with the lowest tax rate.

STRUCK A TEXAS GUSHER. Bluffton Men Interested in Big Texas Oil Gusher. W. D. Burgan and F. R. Curtis are In receipt of papers from Bay City, Texas which give a big account of a new gusher oil well which was drilled in this month on the leases of the Hardy Oil company, near Markham, in territory immediately adjoining 5,000 acres of land owned by Mr. Curtis and near a big tract of 5,400 acres in which W. A. Kunkel is interested along with other parties. The gusher pool, of oil was encountered at a depth of 1,37 v feet and during the first twenty-four hours it flowed 3,200 barrels of oil and in rhe second twenty-four hours made 4,200 barrels. Big tanks had been built in advance from natural earth formations and all of the big output was saved for the market.—Bluffton News.

Col. Fred Reppert left today for Chicago, where he will cry a sal e tomorrow, going from there to lowa for three days, thence back here, leaving with his family on Saturday for Colorado Springs, Denver and the coast. The feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated at the St. Marys church yesterday and the spacious church was well filled at all the services.

FIFTEEN LICENSES Have Been Issued at the City Board of Health Offices TO SELL MILK Time Extended to Thursday —Licenses Free—lt is a State Law

The city board of health has been busy since Saturday issuing licenses to parties who sell milk and cream and up to noon today fifteen licenses had been issued. There seems to be an idea that parties securing these licenses must pay a fee, but this Is a mistake. You simply have to fill out a blank, showing that you have fulfilled the law in caring for your cattle and th e license is issued free. The only charge is a slight fee to the veterinary surgeon for his examination. The veterinaries reports show that already over 200 head of cattle have been examined. As a rule the farmers take kindly to this new ordinance, realizing the benefits therefrom as none of them want to useor sell impure milk or cream. These ordinances are simply in Accord with the state laws and local of fleers only enforce them. Dr. Keller, the city health officer has extended the time for securing licenses until Thursday, when he will begin his investigation as to violators. Get a license if you are going to sell milk or cream l in Decatur. Everybody here is well pleased with the result of the new food ordinance. All the merchants have complied with the law and now keep theirfruits, meat and other foods under cover. In connection with this, it is well to state that any person who handles fruits or meats or food of any kind must buy It. If yon handle any foods and then lay them back, you are liable to arrest. These laws are for the good of everyone, and if you help enforce the law you as well as every one else will benefit thereby.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Noah Loch Transfers Residence Property to W. H. Fledderjohann FILED SIX BONDS Geneva Man Got His Share of Indictments —A Marriage License

Henry Bradford, who operates a pool room at Geneva has filed bonds for his appearance at the proper time to answer to six grand jury indictments. Each bond calls for S2OO, aggregating $1,200. Five of the indictments are for allowing minors to play pool and one for keeping a gaming room.

A marriage license was issued to Roland Spangler, aged thirty, a butcher from Huntington and Maud M. Steele, daughter of Jesse Steele, of Pleasant Mills. Among the transfers of real estate filed at the recorder’s office is one showing tsie safe of the beautiful Noah Loch home on north Second street to W. H. Fledderjohann, the consideration being $5,500. C. J. Lutz as commissioner has deeded lot 44 at Rivarre to Jesse Hobbs. Sheriff Meyers has been notified to be on the lookout for tall light complexioned man who stole a horse at Greenville, Ohio, Saturday night. The horse is a bay. weighing about 1,200 pounds and standing fifteen hands high. o Mr. and Mrs. D. Booker and daughter Cora arrived in the city this afternoon for a short visit with their daughter, Mr and Mrs. L. C. Steele, they being on their way home from Marshall, Mich., to Marion, Ind.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, June 22,1908.

SHE DOPED HER HUSBAND. Then Fled With Six Thousand Dollars of His Money. Fort Wayne, Ind., June 22. —That his wif e “doped" his food and then fled with $6,000 of their funds, was the revelation made in court, after which Judge O’Rourke granted a divorce from the woman, to Fred Woolsey, a former member of the Economy Glov e company. His voic e breaking with emotion, Woolsey related how his wife held SB,OOO worth of stock in the company, in trust, which was sold for $6,000. Woolsey stated that the day his wife disappeared they ate luncheon together, and that after drinking his coifed he became dazed and that the woman helped him to a couch upstairs, after which he became unconscious. When he awoke, she had fled with the money, he testified.

DENVER IS NEXT Bryan the Favorite of the Democratic National Convention VOTES TO BURN National Committee Moving to the Convention City Chicago, June 22. —William Jennings Bryan can read his title clear to the nomination for president' by the Democratic national convention t which

will meet in Denver July 7. Practically it is all over but the screeching and the yelling. The ground swell in his favor set in week before last, when seventy delegates were added to his already impressive list. Fif-ty-four followed last week. From now on he will gain rather than lose among the doubtful, the uncommitted, the wavering and those who have been waiting for something—anything to turn up. The figures given are based upon a thorough canvass of the situation in the various states and territories and are extra cjonservativfe. They show that Bryan —-without New York and New Jersey, with only a fraction of Pennsylvania, with all other due allowances to the opposition and with six unreported Florida votes not counted for anybody—has or will have instructed for him or otherwise committed to his support 788 delegates, or 116 more than th e 672 who will constitute two-thirds of a convention consisting of 1.008 delegates .including six from the Philippines.

Chicago, June 22.—0 n to Dnever. Exit th e elephant, enter the other member of the political menagerie. The first detachments of the hordes of Democrats who will assemble in convention in the Colorado city July 7 started for the west yesterday headed bjs National Committeeman Roger C. Sullivan. Every day from now on will record the arrival of delegations from the eastern states passing through Chicago for the convention city. Meanwhile the Chicago Democrats will be prepared for the departure of the main body from Illinois which leaves for the west the night of July 4.

FAST DRIVING MUST CEASE. Police Will Pinch Some On e if Racing Continues. Fast driving on the streets of Decatur, will have to be “cut out” say the police. This is a nuisance which comes every summer, is a hardship on the horses, a senseless pastime and often results in serious accidents. Several races of this kind were pulled off Sunday night and the next time It occurs some fellow and his girl will get to interview the officers and may have time to tete-a-tete at the couny jail.

THREE BIG PICNICS

Held Sunday at St. Johns, Preble and the Fuelling Churches CROWDS WERE LARGE Usual Program Rendered— The Blakey Picnic Next Sunday Three big picnics were held in the north part of Adams county Sunday and immense crowds attended each. Usually these churches chose different dates, so as not to conflict, but this

year, from some reason or other, there were three on the same day. Luckily the weather was perfect and each place had a crowd. At the Preble church grove the crowd came early and stayed lat e and the same report comes from St. Johns, seven miles north and from the Fuelling church in Union township. At each place an appropriate program was rendered in the morning and afternoon and there were the usual amusements, bowling alleys, shooting galleries, baby racks, ets. The refreshment stands did a prosperous business. Next Sunday will occur the Blakey picnic and those who delight in a day in the woods, with church services and other perquisites to make the day pleasant, happy and well spent should arrange to be there. A large crowd also visited the Maple Grove Park Sunday, when the Loch city band gave a sacred concert and there were various other events to entertain those who sought such pleasure. o Hot, did you say? Well, Conter, the ice cream man smiles, even while crippling about, with rheumatism. Don’t kick. Think of the fuel bills of last winter and smile. Might as well, for the weather man offers no relief for a day or two.

THE SOCIETY NOTES Ice Cream Social Given by the Alpha Congregation Well Attended C. B. L. OF I. TO MEET Mrs. Morrison Entertained on Saturday Evening for Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hite

All members of the C. B. L. of I. are earnestly requested to be present at their regular meeting. This meeting was to take place Tuesday evening, but on account of other matters it will be held this evening. All members will please notice the change and favor the lodge by your presence. The ice cream social given by the members of the Alpha church, consisting of the young people at the Jay Cline home, one mile east of the church, proved to be a great success, and was attended by quite a large crowd. Refreshments consisting of ice cream and cake were served and a good sociable time was enjoyable.

The Missionery society of the Presbyterian church will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. O. France, corner of Monroe and Fourth streets, and a good time is in store for the members. Everybody come. Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison pleasantly entertained Saturday evening at six o’clock dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Hite. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Hite, Miss Fannie Hite, Miss. Bertha Heller and Mr. Henry Heller. The bans of matrimony were published for the first tim e yesterday at the St. Marys church between Mr. Roman Johns of this city and Miss Mary Lange, of Fostoria, Ohio. Both young people are quite popular in this city >and in Ohio.

READY FOR CHESTERFIELD. Spiritualists Will Hold Their Regular Summer Meeting. Anderson, Ind., June 21.—-The official board of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists held a meeting at. the auditorium at Camp Chesterfield this afternoon to complete arrangements for the annual camp meeting which opens July 23. The meeting was presided over by President Thos. O’Neil of Indianapolis. The gnty.ids have been placed in readiness sand some plans will be adopted for caring for the people who cannot find accommodations, in the fifty cottages on the grounds this summer. Several cottages are already occupied, and it is anticipated that the attendance this year will be very large. Mrs. Flora Millspaugh, secretary of the association has been excedingly busy for the past two weeks arranging for the meeting.

A COMMENCEMENT Closing Event of St. Joseph Schools Occurs Tomorrow Night AT OPERA HOUSE Public is Invited—An Interesting Hour and a Half Program Tomorrow, Tuesday evening, will occur the commencement of the St. Joseph’s school, to which the public is most cordially invited. Tickets are 25c and can be had and seats be reserved at the usual place, Holthouse Callow & Co., on Tuesday morning. Th exercises will not be long, about one hour and a half. We intend, though, to give the people their money’s worth. Yours, Rev. H. Theo. Wilken. The program as arranged Is as follows: PART I. Orchestra “Life is a Dream" Graduation Exercises Salutatory and “The Power and Infiunce of an Orator” Miss Irene Gerard “Preparation is the Key that Unlocks Opportunity’s Gate” Miss Esther Corbett “The Orator’s Helps” Mis s Estella Smith "Beautiful Moonlight” (vocal duet). Misses Verena Niblick and Esther Corbett. “Blessings of Education” Miss Agnes Coffee “The Art of Writing and Speaking the English Language” Miss Verena Niblick “Joy”—Chorus by Class

“The Death of the Wicked” by MassillonMr Charles Weber “.Leaving Home” and Valedictory. Miss Cecilia Gillig Awarding of Diplomas Rev Father Wilken Graduation Song by Class. PART 11. Piano duet. 1. Motion Sonfe, by Minims “Last Rose of Summer,” Violin Solo 2. “Vacation Plans” .. Intermediate Class “Almost Thirty Years,” Violin Solo 3. "Young Patriots" . .Junior Boys “The Angelas,” Violin and Piano 4. “The Children's Frolic." drill.. By Girls “Good Night but Not Good-Bye,” Song Orchestra “Massa’s in the Cold, Cold Ground,” Closing March

AUTO PARTY STOPPED HERE. Friends from Lancaster, Ohio, Guests at DeVilbiss Home. Mr. and Mrs C. L. Lupher and Senator and Mrs. Joseph Sites, of Lancaster, Ohio, were guests of Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss at Sunday dinner. They were enroute home in their touring car from the Chicago convention, where Mr. Sites served as a delegate from his district. The car in which they traveled was the one in which Mrs. DeVilbiss was so badly injured about a year ago. Mr. Lupher was hurt at the same time and has not yet entirely recovered from the shock.

Price Two Cents

A FINISHED ORATOR The “Irish Cyclone,” Michael Fanning, Gave Educating Addresses GAVE FOUR SPEECHES During the Day—He Says to Stop Manufacture of Liquor Mr. Fanning, known throughout the country as the “Irish Cyclone,” and probably one of the most enthusiastic and effective field workers, who represent the prohibition sentiment, delivered four eloquent addresses in our city yesterday in which h e sent many logical thoughts home to his hearers. Notwithstanding the extreme warmth of the atmosphere, Mr. Fanning displayed the self same aggressiveness that characterized his personality when here before, and his

every auditor gave evidence of deep Interest in the discourses of the day. While the anti-saloon sentiment permeated the meeting, much time was devoted to the means by which the abolition of saloons can be effected. A vein of humor, the kind which only emanates from the lips of a tried and true Irishman, afforded a spicy version to the ever solemn occasion and after giving vent to an emotional climax in which the speaker involved the welfare of the boys of today should the manufacture of liquor continue as extensivly as in the past, here and there tears made their appearance In the eyes of the people. Mr. Fanning continued his address by making the startling assertion that, while the local option and remonstrance movement prevalent over the country, would afford some relief to the situa tion, the proper means by which the sale of liquor can b e abolished is to stop the manufacture of the intoxicants. He continued: “It does not seem just that the laws of the state of Indiana authorize the manufacture of liquor and at the same time the people try to stop the sale of it.” It will be a great deal easier to watch the two or three thousand breweries and distilleries in the state than to watch the many thousands of saloons. The above outlined address which was delivered at the court house last evening was heard by a large audience and it was great to say the least. The speaker took the opportunity to pay just tribute to Thomas Marshall, the Democratic candida'e for governor, in which he said in part : Thomas Marshall is a man possessed of every qualification which goes to make an honorable citizen. As a lawyer he has but few peers in the great state of Indiana and above all he does not, even as a politician, make a single misrepresentation to his constituents. Referring to the gubernatorial candidates speecjh at Richmond, Mr. Fanning said: “Well knowing that it was not to the best interest of himself or party, Thomas Marshall outlined the meaning of the temperance plank in the Democratic platform as it had never been outlined before in the platform of any party and every statement he made was absolutely true.” The talk was forceful and interesting throughout. Mr. Fanning made four addresses during the day as follows: U. B. church morning: Evangelical afternoon: U. B. evening: court house at 8:30 p. m.

MAPLE GROVE PARK CROWDED Nearly 3,000 People Visited It Yesterday. Maple Grove Park was again thronged by people yesterday .and the many hundreds Os recreation seekers found contntment in the beautiful shade afforded at the park. Loch s city band renderd an appropriate sacred concert to the enjoyment of all present and Williams and McComb, the noted aerial performers, interestingly entertained the vast crowd by daring mid-air stunts. It was a day of pleasure and amusment and all who visited the park yesterday were more than pleased. It has been estimated that nearly three thousand people visited the park yesterday afternoon and evening.