Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 114.

COURT HOUSE NEWS S. W. Hale Appointed as a Member of Board of Review SUCCEEDS MR. DREW Number of Real Estate Transfers—Other Items of Interest Judge Merryman has named Silas W. Hale, of Geneva, as a member of the county board of review, in place of Thomas Drew, who was appointed a week ago, but has declined to serve. The other member of the board is Elias Crist'. The Arbuckle-Ryan Co. vs. David L. Marshand et al, demurrer to complaint, filed by Marshand.

Charles D. Murray vs. commissioners of Adams county et al, injunction, cause ordered left off docket by the court. A petition for an order to sell personal property has been filed by Sarah M. Cowan, administratrix of the Ezra Cowan estate. Real estate transfers: Sarah M. Cowan et al to Nissie B. Steele, part of lot 12, Rivarre, $450! O. P. Andrews to Adda Hahnert, part lot 17, Monroe, $75; William Hilgerman has transferred his big farm In Preble township as follows: 77 acres to John 15,775; 120 acres to Martin $9,000; 80 acres to Emma $6,000; 80 acres to Ida $6,000; 80 acres to Martha Reppert, $6,000. Ln H. Boknecnt to Fred G. Hoile, 120 acres in Root township, SII,OOO. Next Saturday at the central building here will be held the last examination for the common school diplomas, and it Is expected that quite a large class will take the test, which if they pass successfully, admits them to high school.

Peter F. Burk, guardian for Leroy Burk et al, filed his current report which was approved. o SUES TOWNSHIP L. H. Boknecht, Former Trustee of Root, Claims SI,OOO SALARY OF OFFICE

Says the Sum of $374 Has Been Due Him Since Year 1903 Louis H. Boknecht has filed suit against Root township in Adams county demanding an accounting for township warrants in the sum of SI,OOO. His attorneys are Hooper & Lenhart and D. E. Smith. The complaint says that in November 1900, Mr. Boknecht wks elected trustee of Root township, qualifying on November 12, 1900, and serving until January 2, 1905; that at the meeting of the advisory boa,rd in 1903 he presented an itemized statement of his estimated expenditures for which appropriation he asked, specifying number of teachers necessary, extent of needed highway and bridge repairs, etc., and that the board appropriated for this purpose and for the paying of the salary me sum of $374. The warrant was issued and endorsed by the members of the advisory board, John Bogner, A. R. Wolf and Henry Luttman, but that same has not been paid, though properly presented. The complaint is in three counts, the third alleging the amount due to be $415. The sum of SI,OOO is demanded. The writ will be served on Trustee Charles Magley and is returnable May 24th.

AGNES KOHNE GOOD STUDENT St. Agnes Music Academy Does Some Strong and Thorough Work. As the St. Agnes Music Academy under charge of Sisters of St. Agnes are planning to issue diplomas in •Tune, they have begun their regular examinations, which the pupils are required to pass satisfactorily before they will receive a diploma. From the fourth grade upward the tests are very rigid, the pupil being required to perform publicly. Among those who were tested last evening was Miss Agnes Kohne, daughter of A. Kohne. Miss Kohne demonstrated her ability in all the requirements, her time being worthy of special mention. Considering also her habits of industry and determination ito succeed, she bids fair to be one of the promising young musicians of our city.

THE ONE BIG EVENT Meeting of Log Rolling Commjtteed td be Called Soon OTHER LODGE NEWS Eagles Dance a Hummer— Hustling Knights Organize I - An important meeting of the Woodi men lodge occurred last night in which business relative to the big log rolling, scheduled to occur July 17th was transacted. It was decided that President Fledderjohann of the log rolling association, call a meeting of all the committees in the very near future, at which time all prelimininaries will be thoroughly discussed. Steele’s park has been selected as the place for the outdoor pleasures, and as now arranged the Woodmen will form in line at ten-thirty o’clock and march to the park, where a sumptuous dinner is served, the prize drill contests, addresses, ball game and many other interesting things will be pulled off. The local camp has decided not to take the crowd to the park until ten-thirty so that the Decatur business men will get their benefit from the occasion. It is expected that no less than two thousand Woodmen will be in the city on July seventeenth. Royal Neighbors from the different camps in the district will also be present, and one or two halls will be engaged for the evening in which initiatory work will be conferred by them and the Woodmen as well. A class of fifty will be taken in by the Woodmen. The log rolling will be the big event of the year in Decatur. The Eagles gave a very delightful dance at their hall last evening, and it was the last one of the season for them. Many couples were present and tripped the light fantastic until a late hour.

A program will be rendered at the Woodmen hall next Wednesday night in which Robert Mann, of Monmouth, will be the star performer. Mr. Mann will give a large number of readings and he has great ability in this line. Several musical selections will be given also. The entertainment is to be given for Woodmen, Royal Neighbors and their families. The Hustling Knights of Woodcraft, a branch of the Woodmen was organized last night and officers were ’ chosen, these being: C. L. Walters, W. B. Johnson, S. E. Shamp, Hugh Hite, D. E. Hoagland, Martin Jaberg, R. E. Peters. This organization starts off with forty charter members and deserves to succeed. — ■ —o —-——— NAME KNIGHTSTOWN TRUSTEES Indianapolis, May 13.—Governor Marshall has announced the appointment of Daniel F. Mustard, of Anderson, and Ferdinand F. Boltz, of Bluffton, members of the board of trustees of the Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors' Orphans’ Home at Knightstown. Mr. Mustard succeeds Hugh Daugherty, of Indianapolis, and Mr. Boltz succeeds George W. Duncan, of Greenfield. Mr. Duncan was president and Mr. Daugherty was treasurer of the board. The political makeup of the board has not beer changed by the shift.

THE INDEPENDENTS The Independent Telephone Associations in Session ANNUAL ADDRESS The President Gave a Good Talk Upon Interesting Subject Indianapolis, May 13. —“Heart to heart talks,” reports of district vice presidents and general discussion of the telephone business, as carried on at the opening session of the Indiana Independent Telephone association's annual convention at the Claypool today, developed that the last year was prosperous for the '“lndependents.” President Charles S. Norton, in his annual address, discussed “Better Business Methods.” He said: “There is no legitimate excuse for a company carrying a list of delinquent subscriers on its books. Get rid of the dead heads. Another element of poor business is the failure jof some companies to charge annually a proper amount for depreciation or plant maintenance.” In discussing the Bell company, Mr. Norton said: “When it shall have abandoned its principles of corporate control of telephone property and sjhall have said to each and every one of its subsidiary companies, ‘You must hereafter stand alone and win by your own merit or fall by your own folloy,’ then and not until then can we afford to accord to it the fealty we accord to each other and join with it our strength in carrying on the farreaching and stupendous telephone business of this country. With the independent exchanges and toll lines unanimously co-operating with each other, the Independent system is invulnerable to the opposition both now and forever.” There will be general discussion of the telephone business today and officers will be elected in the afternon. Last night the members of the association attended a banquet at the Claypool.

AT CLASS MEETING Senior Class D. H. S. Have Completed Arrangements for Play CLASS EXERCISES Will Be Observed May 28— The Tickets Are Finding Ready Sale The senior class is making great j preparations for class day, which will! be on the twenty-eighth. Ben Beav-| ers the president, called a meeting a . few days ago, and final arrangements were made. The members of the class are meeting with success in selling their tickets and all indications point to a crowded house. The ■ synopsis and cast of “The Princess’’ is as follows: Scene I. A Grove. The Prince’s Troubles. " T Scene 11. The Court of Gama. The Interview with the King. Scene 111. Ijoom in the University. The Entrance of New Pupils. Scene IV. and V. School Room. The Fraud Discovered and Lady Blanche's Hate. Scene VI. On a Geological Expedition. A Good Fortune for All. The cast of characters is as follows: Princess Ida ....... Fannie Hammel Lady Psyche and Lady Blanche (instructors in the university) .Marie Allison and Josephine Krick Mellisa, (daughter of Lady Blanche) Leota Bailey Violet (a pupil, daughter of Ipse).. Beatrice Van Camp The Prince . .r, Otis -Dibble Florian (friend to prince and brother to Psydhe) Ben Beavers Cyril (friend to prince and Florian) Tracy Nelson Gama (king and father to Ida)..<., Hugh Perkins Ipse (nobleman in Gama's court). Esther Sellemeyer Pupils, attendants and others.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, May 13, 1909.

“DRY” MEASURE APT TO DIE ( Missouri Assembly’s Prohibition Joint Resolution Doomed to Early Death. Jefferson Cityj, Mo., May 12. —A 1 motion to recede from the tax-rider amendment to the prohibition joint resolution was lost by one vote in the Missouri state senate today. The senate asked the house or a confer- . ence committee, and then agreed without objection to adhere to the amendment providing for the imme- ' diate effectiveness of prohibiten if carried at the polls. The general opinion among legislators is that the measure will die in conference. The assembly is expected to adjourn May 11 0 — ... WHERE ARE WE AT Are We Having Too Much Law and Not Enough Enforcement MR. HARRIS WRITES He Makes Some Assertions About the Pure Food Law ■W It is hard to tell just where we are at in all these multiplicity of laws in behalf of good health and public morals. The fellow who thinks his rights as an American citizen are being trod underground by the elimination and curtailments of the privileges of the liquor traffic, is certain that the blind tiger is a worse element for evil than the open saloon. The people whose corns are affected by the strict provisions of the pure food law know to a certainty that the pure food law is good only for the officials having the job of enforcing said law. The following letter will denote the fact that no bets are overlooked in watching the effect of the law, or it might be more truthful to say that a strict count is kept on all cases that fall a victim to ptomaine poisoning: New York, May 11, 1909. Editor Democrat, Decatur, Ind. Sir —I note in your April 28 issue that Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance were made ill by partaking of food in which poisonous ptomaine had developed. It is certainly appalling to learn how rapidly ptomaine poisoning cases have increased since the enforcement of the pure food law. According to press dispatches there have been in the United States, since the enforcement of the pure food law fourteen thousand, eight hundred and thirtytwo cases of ptomaine poisoning, four hundred and forty-seven of which were fatal. Prior to the enactment of the pure food law borax or boron compounds were used on meat, fish, fowl, sausage, oysters, etc., consequently ■ such food, which readily becomes contaminated was kept in an hygienic, healthful condition. The pure food law compels truthful labels on all articles, packages or containers of food. A truthful label, however, upon meat, fish, fowl, sausage, oysters, etc., will not prevent them from spoiling, so that conditions are favorable for I the propagation of poisonous germs. Thus, while the pure food law compels truthful labels, it does not, on account of prohibiting preservatives, insure that food will reach the consumer in a pure, healthful condition; neither does the label prevent perishable articles of food from deteriorating, when in the consumer's hands so as to become a menace to health and life. The authorities should realize the above facts, and amend the laws so as to permit the use of modern non-injur-ious preservatives on all articles of food that favor the propogatlon of poisonous germs. Yours very truly, H. L. HARRIS. PARTNERSHIP BLANKS ARRIVE County Clerk Haefling has received the blanks which the new law requires must be filled out by each member of a partnership, where the firm title does not show each member. The blanlf' requires that each name and his residence be given and signed no difference how small the inter est. If the law takes you in, you can save trouble and all liability by calling at the clerk’s office at once and filling out a blank.

SENTIMENT RULES Governor Marshall Talks About Law and Order ITS ENFORCEMENT Is Certain if the People Want Law Enforcement Indianapolis, Ind., May 13. —Governor Marshall, who just now is giving considerable attention to reports of gambling, prize fighting and illegal sales of liquor in the state, says that the question of ridding the communities affected depends upon the public sentiment of the communities themselves. Prize fighting reported from South Bend, Indianapolis, Evansville, and Terre Haute; gambling reported at French Lick and West Baden and illegal sales of liquor in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and elsewhere have been called to the governor's attention. In his inaugural address Governor Marshall emphasized his belief that law enforcement can be made to go no further in any community affected will warrant. Results of recent investigations seem, to the governor’s mind, to bear him out in this contention. “We have a constitutional provision in the state whereby a jury is made the sole judge of the law and the evidence,’’ said the governor, “and it is a wise provision, generally speaking, but out of the provision has grown a condition on which I based the statement I made in my inaugural address. The jury men who try any case in a community are drawn from its representative citizens, and their finding on any issue is final. The state cannot appeal, neither can it take a change of venue. Consequently, when the state begins action to put a stop to any form of law violation, it cannot go beyond the will of the people of the community as expressed in a verdict from a jury.

AT THE HOSPITAL Mrs. Kuebler at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Fort Wayne, Today FRIENDS AT BEDSIDE Mrs. Kuebler Has Been Sick for Some Time —Operation Necessary I Mrs. W. A. Kuebler, accompanied by her neice, Miss Edna Crawford, went to Fort Wayne yesterday morning. ; The former was admlted to St. Joseph’s hospital, and this morning at ten o'clock an operation was performed. The exact nature of the dis-i ease is not known, for the case is rather complicated, and Mrs. Kuebler’s friends here are anxiously awaiting word from the physicians. She had been sick for some time and yesterday morning decided that an operation was necessary to give her relief. Mr. Frank Barthel and Mr. Kuebler went to Fort Wayne on the seven o’clock car, and Mrs. Frank Crawford and Marcella Kuebler went on the 8:30 car to be at the bedside. At ten o’clock the operation was performed by Dr. Rosenthal. She will remain in the hospital for several weeks, until she is entirely recovered. Dr. Earl Coverdale, Mrs. Kuebler’s physician, went to Fort Wayne with the other friends this morning. A telephone message was received this afternoon from Mr. Kuebler and from Dr. E. G. Coverdale who assisted in the operation, that the same was a success, and it is believed that the patient will soon be in better health than for a number of years. o John Rice, who was injured some time ago at the horse sale barn, is still suffering severely from the accident. His ankle remains swollen, I and it is with great difficulty he can I move around.

CAMPAIGN IS WARMING UP It Will Cost Madison County $3,700 to Hold Option Election. Anderson, Ind., May 13.—The county council appropriated $3,700 to defray the expenses of the local option election, to be held in this county May 26. The campaign is warming up rapidly in this city and throughout the county. Many people who had determined to remain neutral have openly taken sides in the fight and the headquarters of the “drys” are filled from early morning until midnight with busy members of the various committees. The “w’ets” are confining their most persistent work to precinct organization work. The first announcement of a speaker for the Law and Order League was given out today, when Rufus Magee, of Logansport, was billed for Thursday night at Frankton. o ARE INTERESTED Fort Wayne Knitting Mills Wants No Change in Hosiery Schedule GIVE SOME REASONS An Advance Will Prove as Ruinous as a Reduction Washington, May 13. —The Wayne Knitting Mills, of Fort Wayne, one of the largest hosiery factories in the country, is much interested in the tariff. One of the officers of the concern, in writing to members of the Indiana delegation in congress, says: “We have been repeatedly and strongly urged publicly to define our position in reference to an advance in the tariff on hosiery as proposed by the Payne bill. While we are not prepared to advertise our views in the public press, we have consented to present them to representatives from the state of Indiana, who are unquestionably interested in our welfare, and consequently should be advised of our needs and wishes. We are oposed to any change in the present hosiery schedule of the Dfngley bill for the following reasons: 1. An advance is not needed, because all fullfashioned hosiery manufacturers in the country, including ourselves, have

operated successfully under the protection afforded us for the last ten years, excepting the last year, when the general depression was fc-lt in our business the same as in all others, and because an advance is demoralizing from every point of view, is unpopular enough to be inopportune, and is not conducive to the perpetuation of protective tariff principles. 2. The tariff should not be lowered .because no inordinate profits with their resultant great expansion, have been made in this business; because a healthy foreign competition has been maintained, as is evidenced by imports of foreign hosiery, and also because there are no trusts and no overcapitalized corporations in this Industry as the result of overprotection. All the petitions, briefs, statements and figures presented by hosiery people have one common origin, and are valueless when measured

by the one simple supreme test; the history of this or any other industry or business relating to the items of capitalization, profits, wages. If your tariff committee had the authority to investigate the books of all corporations affected by the tariff in respect to these three items quick and positive results would be obtained.” 0 “BOOTS AND SADDLES’’ TONIGHT A Big Hit at the Star Theater—Well Worth Your Time and Money. I “Boots and Saddles” Is the title ■ of the reel at the Star theater this i evening, and it is one of the most i realistic ever given the American public. It shows a tribe of real Sioux i Indians stripped to the skin and paintII ed in the battle colors, and was re- - j released by the Selig company on 3 ' March 18th. Mr. Stoneburner is puts ting up a great show just now and i is pleasing his patrons each evening. For Friday evening he has arranged a pie eating contest that will produce/ 5 more laughs to the minute than any- I 3 thing ever witnessed in Decatur. Don t h - fail to see the 1.000 foot reel this Is , (evening. The attack of the Indian |s (village by the U. S. cavalry is a strong.; ’feature. •<

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THEY MAY YIELD The Standpatters Will Perj mit a Reduction Here } and There t i WANT BILL TO GO i • The Reductions Will Be of > Little Consequence and c k Will Not Hurt r i Washington, May 13.—The standr pat leaders are feeling the pressure of public sentiment. They may yield to it in dealing with some of the important tariff schedules. Chairman I Aldrich and his finance committee are well aware that the Republican newspapers of the country are disposed to encourage those Republican senators j who are fighting for downward revision, and they understand quite well, also, that President Taft is not satisfied with the way things are going. The senator from Rhode Island has demonstrated that his organization is in control in the senate. The test > votes have shown that he has the power to do anything he may wish to do with the various schedules. Hav- , ing demonstrated that he is in command he may begin to yield here and there in deference to public sentiment, and because he realizes that the finished bill must be one which President Taft can sign without stulifying himself. Observers here do not bet> lieve that Mr. Aldrich intends to e yield a great deal, but they do expect e to see him and his committee rewrite B some of the schedules under fire and . they are assured that he will offer B amendments to other schedules de- : signed to meet objections that have . been made. “Yes, we have reason to . believe that Mr. Aldrich intends to e make some concessions," said one of g the so-called insurgent senators to- . day, “but his concessions will not 8 amount to much and yet we feel that 3 we shall have accomplished a good ! deal if we compel him to make any . concessions at all.’’ 1 Washington, May 13. —President 3 Taft has appointed Charles Denby of t Evansville, Indiana, consul general 1 to Vienna Austria. Mr. Denby has . been consul general to Shanghai, . China, having been appointed two i years ago to this post by President > Roosevelt.

EXAMINATION CALL To Select Postmaster for the Town of Bobo, to Succeed Mr, Cowan WILL BE HELD HERE The Official Announcement is Issued from the Washington Department The United States civil service commission announces that on Saturday, June 5, an examination will be held at Decatur, Ind., for the position of fourth class postmaster of class B at Bobo, Indiana. The compensation of the postmaster at this office was SB2 for the last fiscal year. Age limit 21 years and over on the date of the examination, with the exception that in a state where women are declared by statute to be of full age for all purposes at 18 years, women 18 years of age on the date of the examinai tion will be admitted. Applicants must reside within the territory supi plied by- the post office named above. : The examination is open to all citi- • zens of the United States who can ■ comply with the requirements. Ap- : plication forms and full information concerning the requirements of the examination can be from Bobo post office or from the U. S. civil service commission, WashingI ton, D. C. Applications should be [properly executed and filed with the I commission at Washington within seven days before the date of the examination, otherwise it may be impracticable to examine the applicants.