Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 182.

SLASHES THROAT Walter Haibinger Cuts His Throat from Ear to Ear —Was Despondent A TRAVELING MAN Lost Position—Got Off Train at Berne and Came North'Along Railroad Berne, Ind.. July 31. —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Walter Haibinger, whose home is supposed to be at St. Louis, made a desperate attempt to commit suicide at about ten o’clock this morning when he slashed his throat from ear to ear with a razor. He was a traveling man and arrived here on the morning G. R, & I. train from th south. He seems to have lost his position recently, owing to the shut down of so many factories and though well dressed, was penniless. Shortly after arriving here he started to walk north along the railway and when near the home of Charles Meyers, two and one half miles north of here, he drew a razor from his pocket and cut his throat. He was carried into the Meyer home and Dr. Franz, of Berne, summoned. He is about thirty-eight years old and when he learned that his condition was criticlcal asked that telegrams be sent to a sister at Fort Wayne and to relatives at St. Louis. His physicians believe he has a chance to recover. Despondency over losing his job is supposed to have caused his rash act. Berne, Ind., July 31. —(Special 3:ls)—Haibinger, the traveling man who tried to commit suicide, this morning, is still alive but with chances for his recovery against him. The gash in his throat is six inches long. His brother in St. Louis is rated at 1200,000 and he has other wealthy irelatives. H's sister, Miss Bertha Haibinger, has sent word from Fort Wayne that sh e will arrive this evening. Haibinger has been traveling through southern Indiana and Kentucky, and says he had to give up his job on account of contracting malaria. He realizes his terrible act and wants to live now’. ——-o — — The school children are beginning to count the days they have left of their vacation and in a short time the familiar old ring of the school bell will call them back to the seat of learning. Mrs. Charles Foglesong has gone to Pleasant Lake, Indiana, to secure her household goods and will return tomorrow. The doctor and his good wife have decided to make their permanent home in Decatur.

TRYING TO FREE LAMPHERE By a Writ of Habeas Corpus at Laporte. Laporte, Ind., July 31. —Attorneys representing Ray Lamphere. in jail here pending trial on charges of murdering Mrs. Belle Gunness and her two children, will ask his release on a writ of habeas corpus either this afternoon or tomorrow. The petition will be based on a report by Dr. Walter S. Hains of Chicago, who examined the stomach of the woman supposed to be Mrs. Gunness. He declares he found traces of arsenic, strychnine and morphine. Lamphere’s attorneys declare this and other evidence they have means that Mrs. Gunness killed herself, and they want his release on bail, Lamphere’s release would be popular. HEART FAILURE May Have Caused Death of Jabas and Wife Died of Shock IS POLICE THEORY In Recent Fort Wayne Mystery—Coroner Clings to Murder Theory Fort Wayne. Ind., July 31. —That Emile Jabas dropped dead of heart failure; that his wife strived to revive him, and finding him dead, fainted away, her face falling into the wash basin which she held in her hand and smothering, either in the water it held or in the excreation from vomiting, died beside her husband, is the theory held by the police in the case of the aged French couple -who were found dead jn their home Tuesday night. On the other hand Coroner Kesler still believes in the murder theory. The physicians who held the post mortem examination say th e bones were fractured before they made any incisions and were not broken in tak ing them out. while Undertaker Peltier and his assistant say their handling of the bodies was gentle and that the fracture could not have occurred while the corpses were in their hands. The finding of $2,143.91 in cash and negotiable paper at the Emil Jabas home on east Lewis street, where his dead body and that of his wife were discovered on Tuesday evening, was the only development of yesterday in the police investigation of the affair, and although Chief MartlnjAnkenbruck and his department and Sheriff Jesse Grice have directed all of their energies toward a solution of the mystery, both stated today that they are totally at sea and have ascertained nothing that points to the perpetrators of the double crime, taking it for granted that murder was commiteed. The money and papers were inside a pillow slip on the bed usually occupied" by Mrs. Jabas and the pillow had been handled half a dozen times, but Emil Jabas, «th e only surviving child, was present, and his knowledge of the habits of his parents aided the police in locating the treasure. It consisted of $125 in currency, $250 in gold. $1,050 in certificates of deposit on local banks. $3.91 in small change and $715 in notes. Lieut. Lapp assisted in making the search and took the money and papers to headquarters, where he had a list of them made after the money had been counted. The money was in seperate packages and some of it had been sewn up in old calico rags and the whole was wrapped in a piece of cloth. o — ED WILSON’S NEW JOB Gets Charles King’s Position in Loan Business. Edward M. Wilson and Samuel R. Wellman, of this city, have been appointed as the successors of tne late Charles 8. King as managers of the mortgage loan department of the Prudential Insurance company, for the Fort Wayne district. Mr. Wils is a member of the well known insurance firm of Schrader & Wilson, and Mr. Wellman has been an assistant to Mr. King, coming with the latter from Wabash to Fort Wayne two years ago. It is expected that official announce ment of the appointment will b e made within a few days.—Fort Wayne Sentinel.

INCREASE IN CITIES While Saloon Business is Being Wiped Out of Rural Districts Increases in City STATISTICIAN REPORT Showing Only 39 Less Than in 1906—There is a Corresponding Increase Reports just issued by the state statistician show a decrease In the number of liquor license issued for saloons in the towns and country districts and a marked increase, in most of the large cities. The total number at the end of the year was 5,214 as against 5.253 at The close of 1906. The figures indicate that the chief increase in the number of saloons ha s been in the large cities. While it is known that much territory in Indiana has gone dry, due to the efforts of the Anti-Saloon league.there hag been no marked decrease in the number of saloons. While many townships have been cleared of saloons altogether, more saloons have been established in other sections, particularly in the thickly populated portions of the state. There has been only a slight decrease in the number of saloons in the last three or four years. This. too. inspite of the fact that there has been aremarkabl e Increase in the extent of dry territory. An idea of this increase may be had by taking the figures for some of the larger cities of the state: Terre Haute, number of license issued in 1903, 180; number in 1907, 278. South Bend. 1903, 162; 1907, 211; Indianapolis, 1903, 628; 1907, 745; Evansville, 1903, 285; 1907, 296; East Chicago, 1903, 62; 1907, 206. o Much enthusiasm is being created over the ball game of tffe local Shamrock team and a team from Pleasant Mills to be played at the latter place Sunday. It is to the local boys credit that they have won many hard and long fought battles this year, while the same may be said of the Pleasant Mills team. And what Is the result? One of the greatest games of ball around here for som e time will be played. The local boys are going with a determination to add another scalp to their list. GIVE SACRAMENT Rev. Stangle Will Be a Sunday Visitor at the Schenck Home SOLEMN OCCASION Rev. Abbott Will Conduct Services at U. B. Church Here on Sunday Rev. Stangle and family will spend Sunday at the home of Rev. J. D. Schenck, six miles southeast of Decatur During the afternoon he will preach and administer the sacrament to the reverend gentleman and those who may gather for the service. It will be remembered that Rev. Schenck is the father of Miss Ella Schenck, who was a missionary for several years in Sierra Leone, Africa, and that during the year 1898 she was murdered with all the other missionaries on the west coast. Father Schenck is about four score years old and has been a minister for a half century. For several years past he has been unable to minister because of age and creeping paralysis. In the absence of th® pastor Rev. D. W. Abbott has kindly consented- to preach in the Decatur church both Sunday morning and evening. —o Several more candidates have been added to the list for the initiation of the Modern Woodmen, one week from tomorrow and the event promises to be one of the best ever occurred here in the history of the Tbcal lodge. A large number of candidates will take the degree work, which will greatly increase their already large number.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, July 31, 1908.

GIVES WEATHER MAN A HITCH Kendallville Sun Says He Also Gives Hot One. When you read the weather forecast today, just take another hitch in your belt and -wait. The truth is, the weatherman, like everybody else, has been suffering from an attack of “hot air” for the past few days. He is a hopeful fellow, and is doing the best he can. But there have been serious atmospheric disturbances in the country. Out at Medicine Hat. where the weather for this country makes its beginning for The past week jt has been hard to tell whether the “low” meant a frost in Minnesota or in Texas, whether a “high” indicated a rain in Michigan or Missouri, so for the past week, even Uncle Sam, with millions of dollars wrapped up in the weather department, has been unable to give us the weather with any degree of accuracy. This fact brings out this point —every year we find people w’ho declare that the earth is cooling off. and that it won’t be long until vegetation cannot be raised this side of the Gulf of Mexico. This week proves to the contrary -for it proves that the seasons are as they always have been and always will be. Just learn how to meet, every contingency of this climate —and don’t worry.—Kendallville Sun. 0 WORK IS COMPLETE The E. C. Girl Finished Passing Out Real Money Last Night LIST OF THE LUCKY Every Portion of Town Visited and Rich and Poor Treated Alike The E. C. girl, who in her costume oUred, white and blue, with her winning smile and grip of new one dollar bills, did more advertising in Decatur in two days than is customary in five times that many, left here last evening, her work for th e present, being complete. The young lady who made Decatur is the original E. C. girl being the first put on the road with this clever advertising scheme and for five months has been busy handing out monpy. She tells many interesting stories of her reception in various homes and at various places. She says she was treated very kindly in Decatur and expressed her thanks to the various grocers and others who assisted her in the campaign. She gave out quite a number of dollars in this city, a partial list following: Mrs. John Peoples, 731 N. 3rd St.; Mrs. C. O. France, cor. 4th and Mlonroe jStq.; Mirs. Lewis Jeffries, Elm street; Mrs. C. S. Stetson. 803 Nuttman St.; Mrs. Blanch Kern, 127 Rugg St.; Estella Perkins, south Mercer St.; Mrs. M. Heideman, S. 9th St.; Mrs. Oscar Jones,“'l27 N. 7th St.; Mrs. C. J. Weaver, 248 N. sth St.; Mrs. Fred Heuer, W. Monroe St.; Mrs. Phil Macklin, 121 First St.; Mrs. W. W. P. McMillen, 318 Winchester St.; Mrs. Nan E. Hilderbrand, S. sth St.; Mrs. J. C. Hower, Eleventh St.; Mrs. John Mayer, Archbold St.; Mrs W, H Lee 345 Mercer ave.; Marie Gass, 429 Adams St.; Mrs. Peter Kirsch, 612 N. 2nd St.; Mrs. Benj. Shrank, 103 Tenth St.; Mrs. John Edwards, 104 Ninth St.; Mrs. Dan R, Vail, N. Fifth St.; Mrs. A. E. Yahne. 524 St. Marys St. JOHN BURRY SUFFERS A LOSS Big Barn and Contents Destrcjyed this Morning. Berne. Ind.. July 31. —(Special to Dally Democrat) —John Barry's big barn on his farm, three miles north of here, was completely destroyed by fire at about ten o'clock this morning. The loss is total including thirty-five ton of hay, other grain and machinery and with a loss of about $1,200 partially covered by insurance. The cause is unknown.

ARTICLES FILED For Incorporation of New Live Stock Insurance Association WILL WRITE HERE Field Covers Seven Counties in this Section— The Officers Articles of incorporation have been filed by a new mutual live stock association which was by parties living at Ossian, and it will be known as the Farmers’ Mutual Live Stock Insurance Association, with the following list of officers for the first year: George W. Lechner, president; Lewis F. Snyder, vice-president; J. S. Krewson. secretary and treasurer; Frank Hendry, general field manager, and Preston Chapman, adjustor of Idsses. The first f° ur officers named are all Ossian gentlemen while Mr. Chapman's home is at Poe, Allen county. The articles of the company state that their purpose is to insure horses, cattle, mules, asses, sheep and hogs, and any other domestic live stock and the company will do business in seven counties, Wells. Adams, Allen, Huntington, Wabash, Whitley and Grant counties with their home offices at Ossian. They will embark in the business of active insurance immediately. Th e law under which this mutual company is organized permits such mutual companies to operate in seven counties only and therefore there is little conflict between the new company and an old mutual company already doing businss with headquarters al’ Ossian, under the name of the Ossian Mutual Live Stock Association. The latter company has been in business about two years and its officers are also Ossian gentlemen, with main offices in that place, and they have done a thriving business, but they and the new company will do business in two counties only in common, Wells and Adams. The other five counties in which the old company operates are south of Wells and Adams, while the five outside counties of the new company are located north and west Therefore the two ' companies will work in harmony out of Ossian. —Bluffton News. ——o COURT HOUSE NEWS Hooper & Lenhart File Two New Cases—One Will Be Heard Tomorrow PETITION FILED To Send Alta Pontius to Feeble Minded Home —A Big Farm is Sold Hooper and Lenhart, as attorneys for The Kuebler and Moltz company have filed suit against John Jacob Mayors to collect an account of $76.59. The demand is for SIOO. Another new suit filed at the clerk's office was entitled John M. Wells vs. Alta C. Pontius, petition for the admission of the latter to the cutodial department for adult females of the Indiana School for Feeble Minded Youth at Fort Wayne. The girl is twenty-one years old, lives in Wabash township and is of unsound mind. Hooper and Lenhart are attorneys in the case and as the law provides that a hearing shall be given in such causes. Clerk Haefling has set same for trial Saturday morning. Dave FVank Valent! an employe of th e Decatur Produce company, who was granted a marriage license Monday to Mary Bertha Reason of this city, Is a genuine Italian, his parents who reside at Fort Wayne having both been natives of Italy. Dave is American bom, however. They were married at Kendallville. Benton J. Haugh has deeded to John H. Huntington 160 acres In French township for $10,480.

ROOSEVELT IS INVITED To Take a Ride in Airship Belonging to Farnam. New- York. July 31. —Henri Farnam’s big aeroplane is being put together preparatory to the proposed flight on Sunday. It is said President Roosevelt is much interested in the invention and expressed a desire to see Farnam fly. The latter said he would be pleased to explain the working of the aeroplane to the president, and would also give him an aerial ride if he desired. It is thought likely that a special day on which the public will be excluded will be set aside to give an exhibition for President Roosevelt and his friends. Much interest is created in Farnam's challenge to the Wright brothers that he will wager SIO,OOO that he can beat them in an endurance test. AN INFAMOUS LIE Is the Way Gompers Denies That He Promised to Deliver Labor Vote WANTS •NO OFFICE And Refuses to Be Bought or Coerced and is Still for Bryan Washington, July 30. —“The report that I have ever said I would or would not deliver the labor vote' to any political party is an infamous lie.” Such was the vigorous expression of Samuel Gompers today In denying the report that he would deliver the vote of organized labor to the Democracy Continuing, Mr. Gompers said: “Organized labor is not only honest, but intelligent enough to choose the party for its support which will best represent its interests. “It Is possible that by lies and misrepresentations the foes of organized labor may injure me personally and even be successful in accomplishing my overthrow as president of the American Federation of Labor,” said Mr. Gompers, “but that will never change my course In battling for the principles for which I stand. “It is not a question of politics with me. I have no politics, or if I have they are the politics of the people. “I fully expected when I took the stand which I have,” said Mr. Gompers “that some w-ould disagree with me. I don’t expect the labor world to accept my conclusions jn every instance. I expected to be criticised, too, in some quarters, but I did not think that the criticism would be so unjust as to be contemptible. I stand for Tilie right of individual opinion. “I regard my position as president of the American Federation of Labor as the most exalted and honorable In this world to which I could ever aspire. It isasacred trust with which my fellows have honored me because of my convictions and the principles which I advocate. "They may take that hjmor away from me if they like, and T will bow to their will. But. it will not prevent me from fighting for the cause which is my life’s work, just as I have in the past and as I propose to do in the future. “I want no political office or honor. I have nothing for sale and don't propose to begin this late day by selling my honor. What I think and what I say is from conscientious conviction that it is th e truth. No one can make me sacrifice my honest conviction. “My editorial in the American Federation plainly and forcifully sets forth my position. He who reads may read and understand. Those ■who have taken issue with the position therein set forth do not understand me. Those who have denounced the position I am alleged to have assumed are political renegrades and discredited outcasts of labor. I do not mean that those who differ with my opinion are such, but those who have denounced me and claim that I have not set forth the facts as they really exist.” Frank H. Hitchcock, Republican national chairman, when asked as to the truth of the report, that a personal campaign was to be waged against Mr. Gompers. replied: “Nothing of the kind has been arranged.”

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BEGIN SEPT. 7 Decatur Public Schools Will Open One Week Later this Year —— THAN FORMERLY The Educational Affairs of Decatur Public Schools Told Briefly The members of the school board ( have decided to inaugurate the 1908 ' term on Monday, September 7th, which will be a week laitier than the usual time of re-convening the public , schools of this city. i t has been so decided for the reason that the Monday previous is on the thirty-first day of August. Whil e beginning as late as the seventh day of the month will slightly inconvenience the teachers in compiling the monthly reports, 1 the two days shortage will be made up in the following month and hence irregular intervals will be avoided . thereafter. The pupils of the schools have, seemingly, enjoyed their summer vacation to the limit. Various picnics, parties, etc., have furnished amusments during their leisure evenings and it, is assured that the 1908 school term will he prolific of wonderful achievements. The school board will hold a meeting next Monday evening for the reorganization of the board. After serv- ! ing three years, A. H. Sellemeyer’s , time as a member thereof has expired and the council has re-appointed him hence a reorganization is necessary. Th e accomplishments of the board are much jn evidence. When the 1908 , term ensues, the various buildings . will be in better condition, sanitary and otherwise, than has been the case for many years, and as a consequence better results can be expected. Professor Beachler. whose difficult work has aided materially in the wonderful advancement of the Decatur schools, is and has been at Ann ' Arbor, Mich., for some time taking a course of study. Mr. Beachler believes in keeping pace with the times ‘ and during the summer months he has conferred with prominent school I ment as to modern and practicable ’ systems of conducting educational institutions, which methods may be ‘ employed in our schools this term. 1 Among the teachers who have taken I special courses of study this summer ■ are Miss Bessie Congleton. who at- • tended summer school at Indianapolis, returning a few weeks ago, and Mrs. > E Bailey, who is at the present time I attending school in New York state. All teachers will enjoy increase in ' salaries proportionate to their grade 1 this year in accordance with the lawi There will be no change In the ! books used this year, which will no 1 doubt be welcomed by many. ’ The new depository law has proven ' to be bneficial to the schools in that ’• the interest accruing from the deposits i helps swell the treasury. L i John Parrish will have charge of the Eight B grade which is a new wrinkle in school affairs. Mr. Parrish is an instructor of ability and • will no doubt prove valuable in the capacity. ! An exceptionally good corps of • teachers "has been selected to have charge of the various grades and tin- ■ precedented success in our educational Institutions is anticipated by the patrons. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. There will b e a German divine service at our church Sunday afternoon a- 2 ociock. Text of sermon: Mark 8:1-9. A most cordial Invitation is extended to the public to attend. J. H. Klausing. Pastpr. The I. O. O. F. lodge will have degree work in the first and second degrees next Monday evening, and two candidates will take the work. A social session will also be on the program and It is important that every member be present Don’t forget next Monday evening.