Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 9.

GOVERNOR’S INAUGURAL Great Honor Paid to Indiana’s New Chief THE CEREMONIES Great Crowds Gathered at the State Capitol Indianapolis. January 11—(Special to the Daily Democrat I—At high noon Judge Frank Roby administered the oath and pronounced Thomas R. Marshall governor of Indiana. The ci remonie, incident to this groat state occasion were cairied out in strict accordance with the program as printed. The throng afterwards visIted tfce executive rooms and showered congratulations upon the Governor and Mrs. Marshall. Tonight a reception in which the people of Indianapolis will participate will be given to tire new governor and the first lady of the state. Indianapolis, January 11.—At high noon today Governor J. Frank Hanly retired and Governor-elect Thomas R Marshall took the oath of office as the state’s executive. The inauguration was surrounded with all the pomp and ceremony befitting an occasion of state. Coincident with the inaugural speech the incoming governor delivered his first message to the members of the general assembly, ail of whom the present in accotdance with the inaugural custom. The ceremony took place in the south corridor of the stare hon e, which had been elaborately decorated with flags and bunting, laurel and holly. A platform has been i erected In the northwest corner ot the corridor. From this point the new governor, facing the east, de-! livened his message to the state's law-; makers and to the people. Upon the platform arrangements were made to' accommodate all the heads of the different state departments, state officers and the state judiciary, with their wives. In addition there were twelve guests each of Mr. and Mrs. Hanly and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall. The invocation was pronounced by George L, Macintosh, president of Wabash college, and the oath was administered to Mr. Marshall by Judge Frank S. Roby of the appellate court. Aside from the twelve guests of incoming and outgoing executives, no invitations were extended. Governor-elect Marshall wished this to be especially understood. In accordance with this idea, no arrangements have been made for seating any but state officers and wives and legislators and wives. The line has been drawn strictly by the inaugural committee and the gov*1 iff 1 <I■ IB r THOMAS R. MARSHALL. ernor-elect. Otway Baker, custodian of the State house, following out their instructions, only provided seats to meet this requirement. The guests of Mrs. Marshall on the platform at the inaugural were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew

Adams, Columbia City; Mr. and Mrs. Walter McLallen, Columbia City; Miss Mildred Dole, Angola, and Morton Kinsey, Mrs. Marshall’s brother, who is a student at Wabash college. Mr. Kinsey will have a friend with him. The guests of Mrs. Hanly on the platform were Mrs. Joseph M. Rabb, Mrs. James Bingham, Mrs. George Wilson, Mrs. Ella Smith, Miss Leia Smith, Mrs. Fred L. Geinmer and Mrs. Sarah Simmdr, Mrs. Hanly’s mother, all of , whom are of Indianapolis. The machinery of the inauguration was set in motion today at 10 a. m., when the senate and the house con- ‘ vened in joint session to canvas the vote of the state for governor and lieutenant governor. This is a statutory requirement necessary in order to declare the two executive officers officially elected. The vote was presented to the joint session by the secretary of state. Following this for- 1 mality, the senators returned to the senate chamber, there to administer i to Lieutenant Governor-elect Frank (Continued on page 3.) o , AT INDIANAPOLIS I John M. Frisinger With Presidential Electors VOTE IS CANVASSED Taft and Sherman Carried the State of i Indiana 1 1 Mr. John M. Frisinger is at Indian- • apolis today, where as an elector of 1 the eighth district he will cast his 1 vote for the candidate for president ' and vice president of the United States, and those candidates of course are William H. Taft and James S. 1 Sherman. The vote will be canvassed in the house of representatives as the law specifies and then one of the electors will be chosen to carry the good news to Washington, where the electoral college meets and canvasses j this vote for the entire country. The law provides that the certification of 1 the electoral vote shall be forwarded |to Washington in three separate communications. Two of the reports go ■by mail and the third by messenger, [the delegate chosen to represent the I state, performing this service. The time fixed by law for the casting of [the electoral vote is the second Monday in January. It is required that the vote hsall be cast in the place where the state representatives meet in the state's capitol building. The e’ectors-at-large are Winfield T. Durbin of Anderson and Fred C. Gardner of Indianapolis. From the thirteen congressional districts in their order tbe electors are David Ingle, lakland City; David E. Beem, Spencer; Jacob V. Stimson, Huntingburg; Thomas L. Creath, Versailles; Benjamin Corwin, Greencastle; Edwin P. Thayer, Greenfield; Caleb S. Denny, Indianapolis; John M. Frisinger, Decatur; George M. Palmer, Sheridan; Daniel Frazer, Fowler; Milton Kraus, Peru; Francis D. Merritt, Lagrange and Edward B. Smith, Warsaw. * -o BIG DUROC SALE SATURDAY D. E. Studabaker to Sell Many Blended Durocs. The Studabaker Duroc hog sale Is scheduled for Saturday, beginning at noon and from present indications there will be a crowd of buyers here from all quarters of the globe. The sale contains seme fine Duroc blood, the best in existence and breeders knew what this means and they pay the freight to get it. The last sale was conceded to be one of the best held in the county, and this one will beat that one at least a block or two. Read the advertisement of the Studabaker sale and if you want the best Duroc that walks on four legs, attend the sale and bid until you get it. o INFORMATION ABOUT MINNESOTA. 200 page book, compiled by the state describing industries, crops, live . stock, property values, schools, ■ churches and towns of each county, i and Minnesota's splendid opportun- ' ilies for any man. Sent free by State > Board of Immigration, Dept, 183 State r !Capitol, St. Paul, Minn.

SEAT SALE STARTS Members of Fire Department Selling Tickets for Local Talent Show WILL BE GREAT SHOW “A Bachelor’s Honeymoon” —lt is One of Those Pleasing Comedies The members of the fire department, have started the sale of tickets for their loqail talent benefit show at the Bosse opera house, Jan. 18th, at which time they will present the screaming success “A Bachelor's Honeymoon." This laughable musical frolic will bte remembered as the vehicle used by the Pythian Sisters sqme time ago and proved to be the most pleasing entertainment ever in our city. The same old favorites will be in the cast and the young ladies and young gentlemen’s chorus will be she biggest and best yet attempted by local talent. The play has been revised and r-arranged especially for this production and the- musical program will be in charge of the only True Fristoe and that’s “nuff sed." “A Bachelor's Honeymoon” Is a musical frolic in three spasms that is making a hit everywhere, and will surely please you. Positively the hit of the season, bright and up to date, handsomely gowned, nicely presented, cleverly acted and richly staged, clean, moral and refined, it cannot fail to please the most critical. You will be surprised at the gorgeous stage setting and the handsome gowns and Infatuated with the music, for there are more catchy songs, more attractive music, more pretty girls than In any road attraction. The admission will be only twenty-five cents and the proceeds are for the benefit of the fire department, as It Is the object of the fire laddies to raise a fund to purchase a team and this is a means to that end and they deserve the hearty co-opera-tion of every citizen. Help the good cause and at the same time get a dollar’s worth of laugh for a quarter. The cast and musical program will be announced later on. Get in the band wagon and boost and help make the fire department benefit the biggest financial success ever and show the boys that their efforts to better the service are appreciated. o GAVE TO CHARITY A Collection for the Earthquake Sufferers HERE THIS WEEK Dr. Wilcox in Decatur During this Week The collection, for the Italian earthquake sufferers at St. Marys church yesterday amountd to eight-two dollars, a generous contribution for the Decatur parish. When ft comes to charity there is no church in the city that can excel the generous spirit that prevails among the membership cf the St. Marys church. Rev. Wilken will forward the amount stated to Bishop Ahlerding, who is the head of the Fort Wayne diocese, and by him it will go forward on its journey of relief to the suffering and needy of this appalling disaster. Dr. Wilcox preached two interesting and instructive sermons to his congregation yesterday. He came in from an absence of nearly two weeks and goes away again next Monday. He reports his newspaper, the St. Louis Independent, as being an excellent property, doing a satisfactory business, and that he himself likes the work Incident to the publishing of a newspaper immensely. He will be here during this week and over next Sunday. — o Mrs. John Phipps who has been visiting her sen at Chicago, returned home today.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, January 11, 1909.

LOWER ELECTRIC LIGHT RATE Bluffton to Give Current Consumers a Better Rate. The city council transacted very little business at their regular meeting last night and the big end of the session was occupied with a discussion of the electric light plant and the meter rate to be changed for the use ot motors attached to the city plant. The question first came up over the matter of extending the sliding scale a little to a farther point of reduction for heavy consumption of current. Previous to this the lowest motor rate made to anybody was a charge of 3% cents per kilowatt, which rate was made to consumers using 4,000 or more kilowatts per month. The old scale started at a rate of five cents fcr all consumers using 1,000 kilowatts o’- less, 4% for all using from 1,000 to 1.500, 4% for all using between 1,500 and 2,000, 4(4 for the use of 2,000 to 2.500, 4 cents for all between 2,500 to 3,000, 3% between 3,000 and 4,000, and 3% for all |over 4,0(00. After considerable discussion last night the c’ty attorney was instructed to prepare an amendment to this ordinance by which all using over 5,500 will be given a rate of 3(4 cents per kilowatt up to 7,000, and all consuming more than 7,000 are to get the current for 3 cents per kilowatt. —Bluffton News. SOON TO DECIDE A Peculiar Indiana Case Up to the President THE CABINET Friends of Overstreet Hope to See Him in the Cabinet Washington, Jan. 11. —President Roosevelt will soon be called upon to act in an Indiana case of peculiar interest. It is a case that is likely to sfir up a great deal of discussion among labor unions over the country, for it involves the right of a nonunion man to hold a position of responsibility in the government printing office. William M. Bass, of Lafayette, Ind., is the man whose fate is directly concerned Mr. Bass has long been identified with the government's big printery. By close application to duty and recognized ability he forged to tbe front until he became foreman of the branch of the government printing office in the state department. In that capacity he had charge of the printing of all of the treaties and confidential cpmmluniciations and documents of world-wide interest that are printed by the state department branch. Under his adminstration there have been no leaks and the various secretaries of state under whom he has served, including John Hay and Elihtt Root, expressed complete satisfactaion with his services. Washington, January 11. —Information that comes from the inner circle of advisors of the next president puts Jesse Overstreet of Indianapolis in the class of cabinet possibilities. It Is not understood that Mr. Taft has decided to offer Mr. Overstreet a cabinet position, but it is known that his name is being suggested by men who are in such intimate relations with the - incoming president as to lead to the belief that Mr. Taft has had the representative under consideration for i membership in his official family. . The trend of talk about Mr. Over- > street is in connection with the office . of secretary of the department of commerce and labor. Mr. Overstreet's effetive service at the head of the house postoffice committee commends him as a man well qualified to fill the position. Mr. Taft is well acquainted ; with Mr. Overstreet and regards him as thoroughly dependable. Mr. Overstreet denied tonight that he has had i any direct overtures from Mr. Taft. The visit of Addison C. Harris of Indianapolis with W. H. Taft a day or two ago is believed to have been in the interest of Merrill Moores of Indianapolis, who is spoken of for a I responsible position in the department i of justice under the new administration. R. B. Gregory went to Fort Wayne . this morning to look after business . interests. He went from there to the lake for a short stay.

LEFT HOSPITAL > Mrs. William Ault Has Taken Up Abode With , Her Son ‘ i a SHE IS HELPLESS J d 1 Nickel Plate Officials Will f i See That Hospital Ex- » penses Are Paid t i ii After lying for several weeks at the a St. Joseph hospital, hovering between I life and death resultant to the sus- s taining of serious Injuries inflicted bv ' c a Nickel Plate railroad engine, Mrs. t William Ault was removed to the home of her son, Charles, last Friday ■ where she will remain for the re- | mainder of her days. Although recovered from the shock of the awful accident, she is practically helpless, ( as a result of the amputation of one oi her limbs and she will thus be forced to pass her declining days with a gloom cast about her which is far beyond removal by mortal hand or human effort. The mind shrinks from contemplation of such a sad misfor- ( tune as was the lot of Mr. and Mrs. Ault in which the spirit of the former was ushered prematurely into the < eternal world and the bereavement following is immeasurable by those who have not labored under similarcircumstances. It was not until she returned to their cozy little cottage and found it desolate that painful realization of fact that a dear companion had been taken s , abruptly from her, presented itself f vividly to her mind. The feeling that possessed her being at that critical * moment was indescribably pitiful. Her ' mind has undergone a severe strain ‘ during the course of her illness, but 1 with all this she has never lost cour- 1 age and consequently has survived ’ i a siege of illness which several times ‘ . loked Impossible for her to survive 1 Officials of the Nickle Plate have as- 1 ' ( sured the woman that the expenses 1 accruing as a consequence of her fll- ’ ness would be paid by them and there- 1 1 fore she does not contemplate suing the company. It will be remembered that she was paid the sum of $450 by j ’ the Ben Hur lodge some time ago. he’- husband having been a member of ‘ 1 the local court. > o r JOIN THE U.S. ARMY: t ■ Arthur Beery and Jacob ' Stultz Gone to CoJ 1 t lumbus, Ohio 1 1 EXAMINED FRIDAY r At Fort Wayne and Were ’ Sent to Columbus 3 at Once 3 Arthur Beery and Jacob Stultz of 8 this city are now members of the j United States standing army and are e quartered at Columbus, Ohio, awaiting 8 assignment to duty elsewhere. The beys went to Fort Wayne last Friday where they submitted to the exam- . ination which they passed with credit s and were at once dispatched to Co- " lumbus. Mr. Beeery who is a graduate of the veterinary college at 8 1 Grand Rapids, Michigan, will have a » lucrative position with the govern--1 ment. He accepted the position as 1 veterinary in the cavalry and the sal- - ary wihch goes with it is an en--1 viable one. Arthur is recognized as . one of the best students ever enters ed at the Grand Rapids school, and y he has acquired much valuable knowli edge in regard to the profession. Mr. f Stultz also enters the cavalry, he to be a a private. The boys have enlisted for t three years and have bid goodbye - to old Decatur for that length of time at least. They will, however, be home one time each year on a furlough if e they are not too far distant. Their s Decatur associates wish for them suc- > cess in the new capacity they have assumed.

HE WILL PLEAD INSANITY Asa Blount to Be Tried in the Jay Circuit Court Asa Blount, held at the county jail awaiting criminal assault on Fay Layman, the fourteen years old daughter of George Layman, living west of Pennville in Blackford county, passed a very bad night Friday but was better the following morning. He is suffering from stomach trouble and Friday night his condition was such that it was necessary to call a physician. Blount has consulted an attorney and it is rumored that the defense put up In his behalf will be that of Insanity. His trial will perhaps not be before the fore part of February. Prosecuting Attorney James B. Fleming on Saturday stated that if the defense should succeed in acquiring Blount on the charge of criminal as- i sault on the grounds of his former I insanity, that he would institute pro- j ctdure at once to have him committed 1 to Easthaven. —Portland Sun. ] —o , DEATHDRAWS NEAR 1 I Condition of Mrs. Moser i Has Become Alarming CANNOT LAST LONG She is Unable to Take Nourishment—Death is Inevitable Mrs. J. E. Moser, for months a sufferer from cancerous affections, has become very seriously ill during the course of the past two days and every thread of hope has been torn asunder. It was thought that her submission to the surgical knife would relieve the Intense pain and serious complications, and for a time subsequent to the operation which was performed at Fort Wayne, she seemed to be recovering nicely ,but soon her condition assumed an alarming state and she has gradually declined in health since, although at times she would recuperate to an extent that would give the members of the family hopes for her recovery. Mrs. Moser has made a great fight against tne coming of the death angel and she has fro mthe very first made the statement that she was confident of getting well, and it has been said that it was this determination and her unusually strong constitution that has prolonged her life this long. The afflicted woman is unable to take nourishment, and it is but a question of a short time until her sufferings will be relieved’. Her innumerable friends will regret to hear of this sad news. o COMBINED THEIR FORCES Two Indiana Legislators Want an Inheritance Tax.

Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 11. —Senator Giube, of Kosciusko and Marshall counties and Representative Behyer of Madison county, have combined forces for the purpose of getting an inheritance tax bill through the legislature. They have been working on the bill for several weeks and have it about completed. It probably will be introduced on the first day bills are called for in the house, and when it reaches the senate will be championed by Grube. The two legislators have not agreed on all the details but it has been decided that inheritance of less than SIO,OOO shall be exempt. On inheritances greater than SIO,OOO the tax shall be 5 per cent. When a certain sum is reached the .tax shall be greater than this, but the limit has not yet been fixed. The tax will be less than 5 per cent for the following classes of relatives: Sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, the wife of a son. the husband of a daughter and foster children. Senator Grube declares that twenty-eight states have enacted inheritance tax laws. Representative Behymer says that a good inheritance tax law in Indiana would mean an income for the state ranging from sl,000,000 to $1,500,000 each year. GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE. * a Governor Marshall’s message * sc in full apears on page five * * of this issue. It is well worth * * reading. * ***************

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IS BADLY WANTED Samuel Amerine Sells Property and Leaves the City DESERTS HIS WIFE Without Leaving Her Provided With Necessaries of Life Samuel Amerine, who a few weeks ago mysteriously disappeared from the city, leaving his wife and family in destitute crcumstances, will soon find himself in the strong arm of tne law unless he provides food and c.othing for them. A few minutes previous to his departure, Amerine, who had just disposed of his property asked his wife what she wanted up town, and after she enumerated several articles, he left the house, stating that he would soon return and since then nothing has been seen of him. He did not provide for enough provisions for a single meal before leaving and she heartbroken wife has encountered many hardships during the weeks of his absence, -while in all probability he is living in luxury on the money obtained from the property which the woman helped to accumulate. The fact was disclosed in some manner that Amerine had located at Marion and Mrs. Amerine went to that city Saturday on a search for him. Without a doubt he will be located and brought to justice in the near future and the penalty dealt out to him cannot be too severe in consideration of misdeeds he is guilty of. The man is also badly wanted by several merchants who are holding tbe sack. He is deeply involved. o HE CUT HIS THROAT. Rev. Carmichael Attempted to End His Life. Keokuk, lowa, January 11.—Rev. Carmichael attempted suicide at tne house of Mrs. Miranda Hughes at Carthage, 111. The attempted suicide occurred at 9:30 this morning. He cut his throat and at noon four doctors were working with him. He is still alive. The sheriff found a letter in his pocket addressed to the sheriff at Port Huron, Michigan, saying that he was Carmichael, and asking the sheriff to come and get his body. Rev. Carmichael murdered Gideon Browning near Port Huron and for a day

or two disappeared. 0 PORTLAND IS DEEP IN THE SOUP Their Indebtedness Away Above the Legal Dead Line. To consider the greatest, most vital fianneial crisis the city of Portland has ever faced, the council held a session Thursday afternoon in the office of J. W. Polley, adjourning after an hour’s discussion without coming to a definite conclusion. Out- , standing in the form of warrants, givi en for salaries, material and supplies are about $37,000, held for the most i part by the local banks. The constitutional debt limit, for a city of this > class is $42,000, and at this time i the bonded obligation is slightly in ■ excess of $54,000, about $12,000 above ; the legal dead line. The purpose of , the special session this afternoon was , to consider the advisability of tfans- » ferring the warrants to bonds, selling - them to some bonding company and t with the money thus secured take up - the warrants from the banks. —Port--5 land Sun. X — . - — O II I . ... - Wheat & Sisk have gigged back and - will not take the macadam road contracts which were bid off by them at the December session of the commissioners court, and since then they have held the matter up neither positively declining or accepting them. Late Saturday they called Auditor Michaud and fluked entirely. The board will meet tomorrow and take action in the matter. J