Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 212, Decatur, Adams County, 4 September 1908 — Page 1

Volume VI. Number 212.

SPECIAL SESSION Governor Hanly Issues Call for General Assembly to Meet TWO WEEKS HENCE Friday, September 18th— Appropriation of Funds Necessary Indianapolis, Sept. 4.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governor Hanly this afternoon issued a proclamation calling a special session of the Indiana legislature. He says: “The constitution devolves upon the governor the duty of calling a special session, whenever in his opinion the public welfare demands it In my opinion the public welfare does require a special session and by virture of that authority conferred in me, I de hereby call the General Assembly to meet Friday, September 18th at ten o'clock a. m.” All talk as to why a special session was dissipated when Governor Hanly gave out a complete statement for his reasons. He says in part; “Responsibility of calling this special session rests solely upon the governor. He must assume it alone. No one else can say it is advisable. 1 have called others into consultation and most of them I am frank to say have advised against calling an extra session at this time. I have not been impressed with their reasoning. They are sincere, but they are not able to view matters from the standpoint of responsibility occupied by the executive. Conditions of specific appropriations made at the last session alone necessitates and justices my station," Another reason is the proposition of fighting night riders. In a few weeks, he says, the tobacco crop will be housed. Many threatening letters are again being deceived, warning tobacco growers not to cut their crop on peril of being destroyed by tire and the governor cites the fact that anarchy prevails in one-third of Kentucky and all the section of Ohio along the Ohio river. He asks for authority and funds to fight these depredations. He asks for repeal of Vincennes claim bonds for which he has refused to sign.and keeps locked up in his desk and cites the fact that if this repeal 1b accomplished it will be three times and over the cost of special session. Lastly, the governor declares thaj, under the law enacted three and onehalf years ago advocated by him, whereby ward or township could remonstrate against the liquor traffic, and by majority keep all saloons out of wards or townships for years. Eight hundred and thirty townships in Indiana have gone dry and more than a million and a half of the states populatiou live in this territory. Concluding he says: “Public sentiment has been created in behalf of this law and nublic opinion advanced under demonstration of its benefits until teday people of the state would in my judgment, overwhelmingly favor the enactment of county local option law that shall preserve without impairment present remonstration law and be additional and supplemental thereto. Personally I am so fully persuaded of moral economy and financial value of such legislation that I shall recommend and earnestly insist upon the enactment of such a measure."

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

PRIZE WINNERS AT PORTLAND Smith & Ulman Make a Sweep at Jay County Fair. Smith & Ulman, who are becoming well known in this section of Indiana, as raisers of fine Hereford cattle, took about everything in sight at the Portland fair this week. In their own class they secured seven Ist premiums and two seconds, and In sweepstakes for beef breeds they won five Ist and four seconds. They got first on one and three year old bulls, On heifer, one and three year old cows. Os course the boys were well pleased with the showing. —o WILL PROBATED Last Testament of Abraham Steudler Was Filed this Afternoon MRS. STEUDLER EXTX. Property Goes Finally to Henry Thieme With Certain Provisions

The last will and testament of Abraham Steudler, who died a few days ago at his home in this city, was probated today. It was written March 4, 1904, and witnessed by W. H. Niblick and R. K. Allison. He directs i first that debts and funeral expenses Ibe paid; second, that his wife Mary, have the use and income of an eighty I acre farm in Union township during her life, at her death the land to go ,to their adopted son Henry Theodore ■ Thieme, who is to pay within a year after the death of Mrs. Steudler to i each of Mr. Steudler's sisters, Catherine, Elizabeth and Mary and brother Jacob, who live in Germany the sum of $250; third, Mrs. Steudler is to receive SSOO to be paid out of estate and she is to pay SSO to the German Evangelical Lutheran synod to be used in mission work; fourth, Mr. Thieme is to receive the house and lot in Decatur and all other property, real and personal; fifth, Mrs. Steudler is named as executrix and shall not be required to give bond. o NOTICE TO TEACHERS. There will be an important meeting of the teachers of the public schools at the Central building tomorrow, Saturday afternoon at three o'clock. I Every teacher should be present. William Beachler, Supt. SERIOUS CONDITION Is That of Milo Elzey. Suffering Diseased Bone in the Leg SURGICAL OPERATION Will Be Made Sunday Morning—Has Suffered for Several Months Milo Elzey, a young man well known about Decatur, is in a very serious condition and an operation will be performed Sunday morning in an effort :to give him relief. Several months j ago his knee became affected with ■ rheumatism and within a short time | the bone began to decay. Medical ' aid proved fruitless as did treatment ' at Mt. Clemens and other health resorts and the ailment spread until it ! has affected almost the entire leg. He suffers the most terrible pain and recently his condition has been most alarming. On Sunday the leg will be cut open and the bone scraped, with hopes that the infection may be checked, though the physicians express grave doubts and amputation may be necessary. A nurse has been sent for and should arrive i>y tomorrow. Milo is a popular young man and'has many friends who are hoping Mr a change for the better in his condition. I

NEVUS IS ELECTED New Jersey Man Chosen as Head of the Grand Army — ON FIRST BALLOT Mrs. Gillman of Massachusetts is President of the W. R. C. Toledo, 0., Sept. 3. —Col Henry M. Nevlus, of Red Bank, N. J., was today elected commander-ln-chief ot the Grand Army of the Republic. The election occurred on ths first ballet, which gave Mr. Nevius. 454 votes, compared with 254 for former Governor Van Sant, of Minnesota, and 90 for L. T. Dickascn, of Illinois. On motion of the former Minnesota executive the nomination of the New Jersey man was made unanimeus. Other officers were chosen as follows: Senior vice commander, J. Kent Hamilton, of Ohio; junior vice commander, C. C. Boyce, of California; chaplaindn-chictf, J ( F. Spence, |of Tennessee, surgeon-in-chief, G. Lane Tannehill, es Maryland. The Women's Relief Corps today elected Mrs. W. L. Gillman, of Roxbury, Mass., president. Charles G. Burton, commander In chief of the Grand Army, after congratulating the members of the organization upon the success of the encampment, said in his annual report: The consolidated reports of the assistant adjutants general for the term ending June 30 are not received in time to enable the adjutant general to tabulate them for the benefit of the next succeeding national encampment, and it .is impossible to state our numerical strength June 30, 1908. December 31, 1906, the members in good standing numbered 229,932, and December 31, 1907, the members in good standing numbered 225,157, showing a net loss of 4,775. in membership during 1907. In that year our loss by death was 10,242, which was offset partly by 5,467 members added to our roll by muster in and reinstatement.

CLOVER SEED IS PLENTIFUL. Indiana and Ohio are the Banner States, The best posted clover authority in the world is C. A. King & Co., of Toledo, and that city buys more clover seed than any other point in the United States. Mr. King says the world generally has above the average prospect for clover. Last year the United States imported 300,000 bushels, but this year it will have seed to export. The northern states, Canada and northern Europe are yet to report, and if they do not turn out prices will be higher so that September weather will prevail abroad. The Toledo buyer look for 75.000 bushels during September to be shipped from Ohio and Indiana, which is more than was shipped in all of last year. Indiana and Ohio are the largest producers. They genrally raise as much as the other states combined. Indiana is now securing a large crop, the greatest in several years. Acreage here is twice as large as last season and the yield a full average. Their largest crop and the greatest ever raised by any state was 1,364,000 bushels in 1903. Other states had small crops that year. All had large crops in 1897 when Indiana had 810,000 bushels, Ohio 1,032,000; Michigan, 414,000: Illinois, 193,000; Wisconsin, 212,000 and lowa, 103.000 bushels. Indiana in 1907 had only 105,000 bushles; Ohio the smallest crop it ever had, only 72,000 bushels; Michigan had 183,000; Illinois, 30,000; Wisconsin, 150,000; lowa and Missouri each about 50,000 bushels. The 1906 crop was also very short. Ohio and Indiana together had 390,000 bushels and the seven principal states only 960,000 bushels. Ohio and Illinois now look like the largest crop in several years. Wisconsin and Michigan are later, but promise large crops. Missouri and lowa may have only average ones. Most of the smaller states send favorable reports. -o UNION CHAPEL FAREWELL. Rev. Stangle will preach at Union Chapel church on Sunday morning. All the members of the class are earnestly requested to be tpresent at this, the service concluding the con-1 ference year. j

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, September 4, 1908.

“LENA RIVERS" NEXT TUESDAY Many theater-goers fight shy of the comedy offerings nowadays for the reason that after having laughed at the vapidity of the average stuff submitted by the playwrights, one feels heartily ashamed of such mirth, and this experience makes harsh critics. “Lena Rivers” dramatized from Mrs. Mary J. Holmes’ novel of that name, is an antidote to the Innocuous expositions made in the name of comedy, for each situation is intersting while creating legitimate apiusement. (Its presentation by the Nixon Co. in this city will take place Tuesday evening. VERY SAD DEATH I Tuberculosis Has Claimed the Life of Mrs. J. O. Hoagland OF ROOT TOWNSHIP Death Relieved the Sufferings of this Estimable Lady this Morning Tuberculosis, the most dreaded of all human maladies, has robbed Adams county of another of her most estimable ladies, the life of Mrs. J. O. Hoagland becoming extinct between the hours of one and five o'clock this morning, responsive to the ravages I thereof. The deceased was born in , Root township, thirty-six years ago. and resided with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Mallonee until September 17, 1898, when she became the wife of Mr. J. O. Hoagland, who is J now mouring the loss of a devoted Christian wife. As years went by three children, Mabel, Mary and Frances

came to bless the happy union, all of whom survive to share in the bereavement. A little more than one year ago Mrs. Hoagland contracted lung trouble, and although net considered serious at that time, her affliction soon developed into tuberculosis, her condition becoming alarming during the first wek June last. Since that time heroic but futile efforts have been made to restore the lady to health but she has gradually declined. Last night the husband remained with his .wife until midnight and the woman expressed herself as feeling quite well. Mr. Hoagland retired after instructing his wife to notify him if anything was wanted and when he arose this morning he was more than griefstricken when, be beheld his beloved companion cold and stark in death. Surviving besides the above mentioned are mother, and three sisters, Misses Etta. Ada and Mrs. J. C. Evans, all of Adams county. The deceased when but a mere child became a member of the Mt. Pleasant church and has been a faithful worker in behalf of the Christian cause during her life. The funeral services as now arranged will be held from the Mt. Pleasant church Sunday morning, the cortege leaving the home at 10 o’clock. Interment to be made at the Reynolds cemetery. An effort is being made to secure Rev W. E. McCarthy to conduct the services.

SECOND QUARTERLY MEETING. The second quartely meeting of the ! Decatur charge for the year will be held at the Salem class two miles east of Decatur. Services will begin Friday evening and continue over ■Sunday. Rev. Charles Geist, of Markle, Ind., will officiate and preach Friday evening, Saturday evening and Sunday a. m. at Salem; and Sunday evening he will preach in Decatur, i The pastor will preach at Salem Sunday evening. Quarterly conference will follow the Saturday evening preachiits services and communion will be administered in the Sunday a. in. meeting at Sale. A cordial invitation is given to all. o — Dick Heller, who has been ill for a week, is recovering. and will be able to start to school Monday. Dr, M F. Parrish, of Monroe, passed through this city in hi s new auto which he purchased at Auburn. Mr. J. C. Lochem, agent for the machine, accompanied him home. The car is certainly a beauty. They are selling quite a number In this vicinity.

IS AT HONG KONG Bert Segur Writes Another Interesting Letter About Foreign Lands AND HIS TRAVELS He Leaves for Manila—He is Aready Wearing Philippine Attire

Canton, China, July 31. Dear Father —I had some time to remain in Hong Kong and so I took last night’s boat down here. Tomorrow our boat leaves for Manila. The first boat was all filled up before I got on. I have commenced wearing Philippine clothes now. They cost me from $1.90 to $2.30 a suit. The other clothes feel like a furnace in this climate. In my next letter I can tell you what work I will be doing. I hardly know what to write that will interest you. I expect if I were talking to you, you would think 1 had turned Oriental crank. A man needs to come east to properly appreciate the west. WHien a fellow starts to write he passes by description after description with the words “well it's only a Chinaman,” then too when you start your rescription you fail In many important parts—colors, the smell, the sound, etc. The strets cf Canton are so narrow that you can sit in your sedan chair and reach out and touch both the buildings on both sides of the street at once and have ycur elbows bent; the drainage is very poor and stagnant water stands in some places up to your ankles. I passed one j place this morning where stagnant I water was standing and had been standing knee deep for centuries, yet the police headquarters and several living houses were built over it. The bubonic plague has started here and In Hong Kong. It’s a wonder to me that it hasn’t broken out long ago. | The houses cf the rich are quite picturesque inside. They have a garden in the center, generally a shop or I store at one side of that; and bedI rooms, sitting rooms etc., all around. ■They are fastened at the street by both a large door and sliding bars. (They are generally built of handmade brick. The house of the pocr man iis quite different. It has his shop 'opening onto the dirty street. He eats his “chow” on a table near the street. jHis “chow” generally consists of rice and fat pork. Hot lard is a great delicacy. It would almost turn a person’s stomach to touch the stuff on sale at the market. The Chinese ccolie has the hardest time. He has no rights except to work and to starve. He lives in river craft, and hovels. A coolie mother washes her clothes in a poodle of water then washes her rice in the same puddle and then cooks in the same puddle. I went through a

Buhhist temple this morning and found that one of the images worshiped was that of Marco Polo, the first , white man to come to China. 1 passed a Chinese funeral procsesion this morning. The images of several Gods were carried before them. I would have that from the first part Jof tho procession that it was a wedding procession, but at last I saw coolies carrying a coffin. Everything is etaaried on coolies backs. They put a long bamboo pole op. his shoulder and fastens a burden on each end of it. I tried carrying a sedan chair the other day with one of the fellows in it, and I thought those poles were going to go through to my feet and yet these Chinamen carry three or four times that load. I They do some amusing things somei times. The other day one of the fellows saw one carry a large water pot on one end of his pole and a large stone on the other end to balance the pole. A street car conductor came very near running over a man and he showed his sympathy by jumping off the car and giving the fellow a whipping. The coin here Is throuoghly debased. Chinese only pass their own money by weight and money fluctuates with the price of sliver and changes every day. As to the morals of the Chinaman they are the same as those of the civilized white man of the east. This morning I saw some prisoners after they were tried- They were each put in a basket, their hands and I feet tied and ths basket fastened to (Continued on Page Two)

RIGHT LEG BROKEN. Nine-Year-Old Walter Beiberick Was Injured. Walter, the nine-year-old son of Daniel Beiberick, of Preble township, fell from an apple tree yesterday morning at eleven o’clock and sustained a broken leg as a consequence thereof. The boy was picking apples and in some way lost his grip on the limb, falling with great force to the ground. He was picked up and carried to the house, where an examination by Dr. Grandstaff disclosed the fact that the femur bone of his right leg had been broken above the knee. The boy will not be able to be about for several weeks. BYFALSEPRETENSE Two Followers of the Fairs Secured Lodging and $17.66 in Money AFFIDAVITS FILED Against the Men and Constable Smith Went to Portland After Them As a result of the lawlessness of two men who were care takers of race horses which were at the Great Northern Indiana fair last week, affidavits have been filed before Squire

James H. Smith against W. H. Me- , Quistin and W. P. Gosnell, both complaints embodying serious charges. Albert A. Butler, secretary of the fair alleges that McQuistin did on the 25th day of August, falsely obtain money from him in the aggregate sum of $17.66 by issuing checks, one for SIO.OO drawn on the Cititzens National bank ■of Franklin, Indiana, the other which called for $7.60 drawn on the Franklin National bank at the same time, he, McQuistin, having no funds in aforesaid bank. Ezra E. Cutting has filed an affidavit against W. P. Gosnell charging that he obtained food and lodging at his boarding house at the park amounting to $5.00 which was left unpaid. Constable F. E. Smith went to Portland this morning to make the arrests and unless the men settle they will be brought to the city and placed in jail. o Dan Donavan is laying off from duties at the Boston store grocery owing to illness. o FAIR WAS SUCCESS Morning G. R. & I. Train Conveyed 1,527 People to Portland Fair DECATUR SENT 31 Berne, Monroe, Geneva, Hoagland and Other Places Send Delegations

The morning trains on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad brought in 1,527 people Thursday on account of the Jay county fairi. The first crowd arrived on a special which came just ahead of the regular 7:01 north-bound passenger. A special came from the north shortlj' after the 8:16 train. Below is the number of people arriving from each station: Fountain City. 48; Lynn, 38; Winchester, 206; Ridgeville, 275; Bryant, 168; Geneva. 425; Berne, 264; Monroe, 12; Decatur, 31; Hoagland, 13; Snow Hill, 13; Wood Station, 20; l Stone Station 22, making in all a total of 1,527. Special trains will take the crowds home this evening the northbound leaving here at 8:30 and the south-bound at 5:30 o'clock. The L. E. & W. morning trains also brought in large crowds and every Incoming. regular and special traction car was loaded to its capacity.—Portland Sun. j

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WANT A RECEIVER Petition Filed Alleging Mismanagement of ’'.iterurban Line CAUSES BIG STIR In Business Circles—Officials at Fort Wayne Trying to Compromise

I ert Wayne Sept 4.--(Sperl.')— > At 3:30 this afternoon no agreement ha s been reached in the traction muddle, bu t it Is believed a settlement will be made by tomorrow. I Excitement was rife in business circles here last evening when it be- ' came known that A. G. Kelly, auditor and T. W. Shelton, superintendent of the Fort Wayne and Springfield railway company had filed an application in the circuit court at Fort Wayne ’ fcr the appointment of a receiver for t the interurban, alleging mlsmanage- • ment. Kelly and Shelton went to Fort. Wayne yesterday morning and the other officials went in the afternoon. It was said that a settlement might be ■ made last night, but the officials were ■ still absent today and no statement could be obtained. Speaking of the affair the Fort Wayne Sentinel said: ■ Sensational charges of mismanage- ■ ment are made by the officers of the ■■road, who say that the company is ’ heavily involved and that there is imI j minent danger of insolvency. It is : alleged among other things that two i dividends have been paid to the stocki holders with money borrowed for the , purpose. No estimates of the liablli- • ties of the company are given. The complainants want to dispose of their stock in the company and went into ■ court to bring about a sale and if this ' is accomplished it is probable the action will be dismissed. Attorneys • Ballou and Hoffman filed the action and Mr. Ballou went to Decatur during the forenoon to arrange a settlement of the differences and reported upon his return that he thought It would be satisfactorily arranged. The stock of the company is largely owned by farmers along the line who supplied the money with which to build and equip the road. The capital stock is a million dollars and there are 10,000 shares of common stock of which 5,503 1-3 have been issued There is a bonded indebtedness of I about $300,000 o n the road and the officers denied the allegations of mismanagement and insist that the property is being carefully managed. o HEARST’S TICKET IS CHOSEN W. R. Hearst ripped up Democrats and Republicans in his Indianapolis speech last night. The Independents nominated the following jteket: Governcr—James M. Zion, Tippecanoe county. Lieutenant Governor—William Francis Keates, Perry county. Secretary of state —J. W. Close, Allen county. Treasurer—lTarley S. Snider, Pike county. Auditor —Fred L. Hisgen, Vanderberg county. Attorney General—William H. Roose Clark county. Reporter Supreme Court —J. Earle McKee. Marion county. Superintendent Public Instruction— Mrs. Mavourneen Morris. Boone county. Statistician—Robert Owen, Lawrence county. Judge Supreme Court —H. A. Townsley. Lake county. ACCEPTS POSITION AT MEMPHIS Mr. Frank Wemhoff, who recently resigned his place as assistant cashier of the Old Adams County bank, will leave tomorrow for Memphis, Tenn., where he has accepted a position as bookkeeper in a large wholesale establishment Frank is proficient in his work, clever and most capable and has friends almost innumerable here, who are confident of his success in his new field.