Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1909 — Page 1

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WATCHMAN ORDERED Councilman ChronisterWon His Fight for Better Protection at Crossings THE MONROE WALKS Six Feet Cement Walks to Beautify Monroe Street— Council Held Session Councilman Isaac Chronister won his contest for better protection of the people in his part of the city last evening, when the committee made a report recommending that the Chicago & Erie railroad company place a watchman zat the Eleventh street crossing. Two weeks before he succeeded in getting a gong ordered put in by the Clover Leaf at Thirteenth street and now this action improves the conditions in that part of town to a great extent. All the members ■of the council were present last night excepting Mr. Christen, who is out of the city. After the minutes were read and approved, Attorney Beatty filed a petition for a number of property owners on Monroe street asking that six foot cement sidewalks be ordered constructed on that street between the river and the G. R. & I. railroad. The petition was signed by ten property owners, and was referred to the proper committee, who reported favorably and the sidewalks were ordered constructed. Fire Chief Helm reported that the old ashery building owned by L. D. Adams was in a bad condition and is a nuisance and the council ordered it removed. Attorney E. B. Adams representing his father, agreed to have the building removed within fifteen days. There were a number of complaint that the streets of the city which are paved are not kept clean, though the contract has been let for this purpose and the men are drawing salaries for same, and they may have trouble securing an order in the future, if they do not look after their duties a little closer. Superintendent Vogt reported that the sewer at the rear of the R. K. Allison building on south Second street is adequate in every way, but that the drains from two or three buildings are in bad condition. John Wagoner protested that his assessment on First street is ten dollars higher than others, who own similar lots, there and though he is a little late with his kick, the matter was referred .to the superintendent who was instructed to look th? matter up and report. The superintendent then filed a report on the newwell at the water station, showing the water to be the best of any of the wells there. A resolution providing for the payment of the salaries of the city officers was adopted without a dissenting vote. A motion was also carried providing that the purchasing committee be authorized to buy a pair of handcuffs for the police force. The finance committee reported the following bills, which were allowed: Chicago & Erie Ry. Co|l6>.i4 , Krick, Tyndall & Co t 0,49 Krick, Tyndall & Co 204.25 H. Harruff 20.00 Dr. H. E. Keller ’• 1506 H. Harruff 8 75 Toledo, St. Louis & W. Ry - 109.26 Electric Appliance Co. 61 91 Geo. M. Jones Co 32 ' 68 Sunday Creek Coal Co 66.91 Powhatan Coal Co. 56,21 A. F. Cool 11 00 D. F. Teeple J 11 66 IA. Kalver ...,».. -•• 50 G W. Kizer & C0.....JJ 24,82 - — 1 ■—o DICKINSON WILL MAKE TRIP Secretary of War to Inspect Defenses on Atlantic Coast. Washington, June 16. —Secretary of AVar Dickinson intends to make a per ttonal 'inspection of the Atlantic coast defenses and the principal military Posts in tie east during the next few months. He will accompany Maj. Gen. Wood f>n a tour of inspection of the defenses of New York. Long Island Sound, Boston and the New England coast. He will begin the inspection trip June 26.

better than mile a minute Strang, With Buick Car, Makes Great .Practice Run. (rown Point, Ind., June 16.—Candidates for honors in the two races of the ‘•Western Vanderbilt” June 1819 were out in force lor practice today and Louis Strang established a new practice record. Strang, in a thirty horsepower Buick, accompanied by Christian D. Hagerty, a newspaper man, started on the course at Main street and made the twenty-three miles in 21 minutes. The course led him almost entirely around the parkway before the grandstand was reached. Here, near the finish of his recordbreaking lap, a crowd of officials began timing him for the second lap. This he made in 24 minutes. Strang did not know of his 21-minute record until he finished at Main street. Here it was discovered that two Crown Point enthusiasts, independently of each other, had clocked the first lap at 21 minutes. 2

LETTER A FORGERY Mrs. Grover Cleveland Testifies Concerning the Antit Bryan Letter / BRANDENBURG TRIAL Is Begun in New York— Letter Sold Was a Fake Pure and Simple New York, June 16.—Mrs. Frances i Folsom Cleveland appeared ip public yesterday for the first time since her ( husband’s death to testify for the prosecution in the case of Brouglftou i Brandenburg, a magazine w-riter,who is charged with selling to the New ’York Times a political article purporting to have been written by former President Grover Cleveland. Mrs. Cleveland was dressed in deep mourning, but was self-possessed, though pale, while on the stand. She declared emphatically that the signature to the article in question was not that lof her husband. Also she pointed out | the difference between the signature and the genuine Cleveland signature as it appeared on several checks which were handed to her. The forjmer president wrote with a very unsteady hand during the later years of i his life, the witness said, whereas 'the name signed to the Brandenburg article was written in a comparatively bold, legible hand, more like Mr. Cleveland during his younger days in the white house. When Mrs. Cleveland entered the room. Justice Fitzgerald and the other court officials .'arose and bowed low. A murder trial which was on the calendar of Justice Fitzgerald's court was interrupted in order to meet the convenience of Mrs. Cleveland, who wishes to leave the city tomorrow for her 'summer home in New Hampshire, it .was agreed that the Biandc-nburg trial should be adjourned as soon as Mrs Cleveland's testimony was tak- ' en and continued again after the murder trial was completed. Brandenburg was in consultation with his counsel, Samuel Bell Thomas, while the jury was being selected. Assistant District Attorney Nott opened for 'the prosecution and related the incidents leading up to the publication of the letter. Mr. Nott said that the state would show that Brandenburg waited until Mr. Cleveland died before he attempted to sell the article purporting to have been signed by Mr. Cleve|and. “A man who will attach the name of a former president to a false article and inject the article into a national campaign performs a grave injury to the public,” asid Mr. Nott. Counsel for the defendant made a motion to dismiss the indictment on 'the ground that the facts set forth herein did not constitute the crime of grand larceny. Justice Fitzgerald denied the motion. — 111 - FILE CLERK IS AN EMBEZZLER Indianapolis, June 16.—Robert J. Comer, file clerk in the office of the Marion county clerk, was arrested late tonight charged with embezzling county funds. Comer confessed to the police that he had appropriated $j 000 in fees paid him by litigants. According to County Clerk Quill,who made the affidavits, the fees appropriated by Comer w|ill amount to $2,500. Comer is in jail

A GOOD PROGRAM Will Be Rendered at Commencement Exercises of St. Joseph School TUESDAY, JUNE 22ND Exercises Also Include Programs by Various Grades of the School The commencement exercises of the St. Joseph high schools will be held at the Bosse opeta house on next Tuesday evening, June 22nd, beginning at eight o’clock. There are seven graduates in the class, and the gram complete is as follows: Music. Piano duet —“Dance of the Demons” Misses Josephine Lange, Dale Payne and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. Graduation Exercises. Greeting Song Chorus Saluatory and Spring Miss Agnes "Meibers Joan of Arc ....Miss Naomi Niblick ’ Piano solo—“ Merry Bells". Agnes Kohne, Naomi Niblick Little Pilgrim.. .Miss Lillian Dodane The Bridge Master’s Story Mr. Claude Coffee Piano quartet—Galop di Concert .. Misses A. Meibers, N. Niblick, A. Kohne, M. Kintz. Autumn Miss Agnes Kohne dheerfulness Miss Marie Kintz Piano solo—" Silver Chimes’’ .... A. Kohne, N. Niblick True Education and Validictory... Mr. Felix Holthouse (Distribution of Diplomas Rev. Father Wilken ( Farewell Song By Class Graduation of Miss Gen. Berling from 7th to Bth grade and awarding of gold medal. MUSICALE PROGRAM.

i“Alpine Storm —piano solo Miss Gen. Berling ["Soirees Elysees—piano duet " ( Gen. Berling and N. Niblick Music and Her Sister Song —Vocal , duet Miss Clara Terveer and I Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. Piano: Miss ( Mary Deininger. (Grand Galop di Concert Miss Agnes Kohne Calvary Miss Naomi Niblick Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2........ Miss Gen. Berling 'Awarding of Diplomas Rev. Father- Wilkeu Miss Gen. Berling, 7th grade. Miss Naomi Niblick, 6th grade. Miss Agnes Kohne, sth grade Fourth grade —Misses Mary Deininger, Josephine Lange, Dale Payne! Germaine Coffee, Mrs. J. Q. Neptune, Miss Leona Bosse, Miss Agnes Meibers, Mr. Joseph Didot, Mr. Glen (Tague. (“Shells of Ocean” ....Song by Class |“A Little Child Shall Lead Them” —Solo Grace Kinney “Thief of Time" —short drama —by Bth grade boys. Characters: John Ray Willie Mougey Charley Cheerful ..Herman Ehinger Ralph Ready Clarence Miller Mr. Hanks, a deaf gentleman Francis Lose [John Clod Raymond Kohne Patsy Flinn Raymond Coffee “Golden Clouds —piano duet Mr. Gleh Tague, Mr. Joe Didot, Miss Leona Bosse, Miss Germ. Coffee. “Whose Turn” —short dialogue. Characters: Walter Harden Raymond Gass Tommy Feasely Leon Crawford Harry Smith Elmo Smith "Holy City—pantomime.By graduates Song by Miss C. Terveer; piano Miss M .Deininger; violin, Mr. T. Holthouse. Little Workmen. Introd, A. Mougey; Farmer, B. Keller; doctor, J. Clark: butcher, A. Schmitt; carpenter, O. Durkin; baker B. Parent; blacksmith M. Miller; miller, K. Anderson; shoemaker, A. Meyer; dentist. R. Keller; minister C. Kinney; school committee, D. Ward; president, L. Deininger; waiter, D. Teeple; ragged urchin, R. Ehinger. Medley of Patriotic Songs ... By Junior Girls The pianos will be furnished by Yager Brothers & Reinking. — o— - D. M. Hensley, son David and daughter Leah, are at home from several days at Rome City, where they prepared the cottage for their habitation during the summer. They expect to go to that place in a few days.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, June 16, 1909.

J. M. FRISINGER IS QUITE SICK Is a Patient at Hope Hospital—Had Slight Stroke of Paralysi*. The firm of Frisinger & Sprunger is considerably disabled at this time. Mr. Sprunger has been taking treatment at Martinsville fol a week or ten days past, and recently Mr. Frisinger suffered a slight stroke of paralysis, and is now at Hope hospital at Fort Wayne, under the care of physicians. His son Dyke, visited him last evening and reports that he is some better, and is able to sit up a part of the time, though still very weak. It is probable the illness will detain him from starting on his European trip as planned, and the voyage may be declared off for the season.

CORPORATION TAX Will Probably Be Embodied in the New National Tariff Law PRESIDENT WANTS IT Will Affect Ten Thousand Concerns Located in Indiana Washington, June 16.—Ten thousand Indiana corporations will be taxed 2 per cent, on their net earnings under the plan which has been agreed upon by z President Taft and the senate committee on finance. This estimate is not guesswork, but is based on a statement made by Secretary of State Fred A. Sims, who is in Washington. Mr. Sims says that 30,000 corporations have organized in Indiana and presumably 10,000 of these are in existence. Their earnings vary greatly. The corporations that have the largest earnings will have to pay the same proportionate share of tax as the corporations with small earnings. President Taft is anxious that a provision for this tax on the net earnings of corporations shall be put in the tariff bill. His extraordinary interest in the matter is indicated by- his decision to impress it upon congress by a special* message. President Taft does not invoke that method of arousing congress and the country, except at times when he thinks the necessity is great. Mr. Taft’s desire for such legislation is based on two reasons. The government experts tell him that it will raise between $50,000,000 and $60X100,000 of revenue annually and that is an important coasideration in view of the depleted condition of the treasury. The other reason is that it would be a long step in the direction of securing publicity as applied to the affairs of corporations. The indications are that the views of Mr. Taft will be written into the statute, although it is expected that there will be loud cries of disapproval from corporations all over the country. Senator Aldrich did not suppose.when he first advanced the suggestion,that the proposed tax on corporations would be anything more than a dodge to get the income tax proposition out of the way, but President Taft has taken the proposition seriously and is putting ail the influence of his great office behind it. It is expected that when the income tax amendment of Senator Bailey comes up in the senate Friday Senator Aldrich will move as a substitute that a tax of 2 per cent, be levied on the net earnings of all corporations. The vote will then be directly on the substitute and It is expected to carry by a substantial majority. —b RAY LAMPHERE IS DYING. Was Convicted of Burning Home of Mrs. Belle Gunness. Laporte, Ind., June 16. —That Ray Lamphere, convicted of burning the home of Mrs. Belie Gunness, Laporte’s arch-murderess, is dying at the Michigan City penitentiary, was the information brought here today by Mrs. James Finley, his sister. Lamphere recently wrote to her stating that be had had four hemorrhages and that death was imminent. She hurried to the prison but'was denied admittance, a deputy warden stating that her brother was very low. An effort will probably be made to obItain Lamphere’s immediate parole.

TO ETERNAL WORLD Jacob Hart, Pidneer, Has Answered the Call of the Grim Reaper DIED LAST NIGHT He.: Lived More Than Eigh-ty-Six Years—Was a Noble Man After a long career of usefulness in the business and social world during the closing chapter of which his tottering form had been subjected to the many ailments which usually accompany senility, Jacob 8. Hart.whose life of eighty-six years, nine months and fifteen days has been one of nobility, last night at ten-forty o’clock responded to the call of the angel of death and his spirit returned to whence it came. Though ailing for years, this venerable gentleman has uncomplainingly withstood the ravages of a complication of diseases. Though decidedly feeble during the past few years he has managed to walk about, converse with his friends and enjoy as best he could life which was gradually withdrawing from his being. Mr. Hart has suffered impaired hearing for several years, but in conversation he was entertaining and educating. His memory of Decatur's ■early historj- was such as to deeply ! concern any who might have been lan auditor when he was delineating I “ jthe characteristics of early Decatur. ; Mr. Hart was a good man: he was ! conscientious and in him innumerable ; Decatur people have found a good and ; loyal friend. His companionship will jbe sadly missed by those with whom jhe came in contact. Born in Pennsyl- ; vania, the decedent in boyhood went ito Ashland county, Ohio, where he [was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Krick. A short ttme subsequent to their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hart came to Adams county and settled on ■a far mwest of this city, this being more than sixty-two years ago. After 'remaining on the farm for about five years they came to Decatur and Mr. Hart engaged in the saw mill business with Thomas Mickle as his partner. Subsequently he and a Mr. Nutt- : man purchased the now Heckman , flour mill which they operated for several years. He was also identified with the brick moulding business (for some time and later he erected .the Monroe street flour mill, located near the G. R. & I. railroad, which he conducted for about fifteen years (with profit. At the expiration of that (length of time old age caused his re'tirement fA>m activity and he has ( since been retired. The deceased has not enjoyed good health for some time. About twelve ,years ago he suffered a serious siege of la grippe (and since that time he has been | troubled by a bad cough. He has 'gradually declined and one week ago became suddenly worse. He realized death was inevitable and last night passed into eternity peacefully. Besides a large following of loving, sin- [ cere friends the following children survive to mourn the departure of a kind and devoted father: Henry H. Hart,, Maywocd, Ill.: Jesse Hart, Pontiac, Mich.; Harvey’ Hart, Carlton, Mo.; Mesdames Mary Bremerkamp and Benjamin Rice of this city. Mr. Hart is the last of a family of nine children to pass into the eternal world. The funeral services will be held from the M. E. church Friday afternoon at two o’clock and the body will be laid to rest in the Decatur cemetery. Rev. John C. Whitp, of Logansport, •Ind., former pastor of the Methodist church here, will have charge of the services. o NEW INCOME TAX PLAN Washington, June 16.—Senator Nelto the tariff bill providing for the son today introduced an amendment submission of amending the constitution of the United States so as to give congress the right to levy a tax on incomes. The amendment is similar to that introduced by Senator Brown. COURT ADJOURNED THIS P. M. Court adjourned at three o'clock this afternoon, Judge Merryman and several members of the bar, acting as pallbearers qt the funeral of Mrs. , Amanda Schirmeyer

KENDALLVILLE SUN IS SOLD Fred Mayer Had an Interest in the Plant. Kendallville, Ind., June 16.—The ( Kendallville Sun makes the announcement that the office of the Kendallville Sun and Standard has changed hands, which will take place on Thursday, July 1. The present own ers have sold their interest to John D Rerick, of Chicago, who is well known in this part or Indiana. Mr. Rerick was formerly a resident of this city and was associated with Mr. •Conlogue under the firm name of Conlogue & Rerick. The firm was dissolved in 1892, when Mr. Rerick left the city to take up business elsewhere. The change will mark the disappearance of the Conlogue family, which has been connected with the business for over twenty-seven years. It is understood that Mr. Reeve will devote his time to his book publishing business, wliich he has been connected with for a number of years. Mr. Fred Mayer will take a rest before, entering on other work.

GOOD INVESTMENT Was the Last Water Well Drilled at the City Plant in Decatur TEST IS REPORTED State Chemist Barnard Gives Splendid Analysis of Water from Well The city of Decatur has a well of water at the city plant which is almost equal to a small gold mine, in that, it really saves the city several hundred dollars each year. It is the last well drilled and is the deepest of all the wells at that station. It was drilled about two years ago by Jesse Smith, and in putting it down the contractor lost a string of tools which remained in the well. The men at the plant have noticed that when the water from this well was used in the boilers they did not have ( the trouble they did when they used water from the other wells, in fact ’ the boilers seemed to improve from 1 the use of it. At a recent meeting i of the council the superintendent was , ordered to send a sample of the wa- , ter to the state board of chemistry i for analysis. He did this and the 1 reply shows that the water is as near ' pure as can be found anywhere in the ; stated The report which is signed by i the state chemist, Harry E. Barnard, 1 shows the following: Odor, none; tur- t bidity, none; sediment, none; free ammonia, .0240; nitrates, .0006: chlor- 1 ine, 1.5; total solids, 88.6. Mr. Bar- • nard adds, “This water is in good i condition.” While using water from ’ the other wells in the boiler, it was found necessary to clean the boilers . every two weeks, costing each time about fifteen 'dollars. Now they will ' use only from this well and thus save the city each year about three hundred dollars, and this saving alone will pay for the well in about two years. WILL PAY DENTAL BILL Patrolman Threw Club at Speedy Boys—Struck Woman Instead. New Albany, Ind., June 16. —Miss Mayme Weidman is suffering from a badly bruised mouth, the result of being struck with the club of Patrolman William Martin, which he had thrown at a gang of fleet-footed boys, who had been ajinoying residents. The stick glanced from the sidewalk and struck Miss Weidman, who was sitting in her yard. Besides a split lip several teeth were loosened and the officer agreed to pay the young woman’s dental bill. o CHICAGO COUPLE WEDDED HERE Floyd Eugene McClimaus, aged 26, a traveling salesman, whose home is at 348 W. Madison street, Chicago,and Edna Florence Moore, aged 21, of 349 'e Ohio street, Chicago, were granted , 'a license and were married at two ; ! o'clock this afternon at the clerk’s j 'office, Squire J. H. Stone officiating, i

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JOHNSON IN JAIL Notorious Young Man Charged With Breaking Into Store FOUND THE GOODS Near the Decatur Cemetery and Johnson is Located Officers Butler and Fisher after working several hours on a clue purporting to reveal the identity of the thief who Monday night forced entrance to the Corbett cigar store and pillaged goods and money, gathered sufficient evidence yesterday to warrant the arrest and detention of Kurt Johnson, and he was immediately taken into custody and is nojw languishing in the county jail awaiting preliminary hearing. The finger of suspicion has pointed to this young man since the bold deed was committed and his actions have been watched closely. The officers went to the Botthoff home at the cemetery yesterday,, and after making some inquiry, were told that Johnson was seen crossing a corn field Tuesday morning early with something in his hands. The officers proceeded in the same direction and after a search succeeded in finding a box of cigars, several packages of chewing gum rind other articles which were among the things stolen from the cigar store. Johnson had gone to a farm near Preble to work and it was there that he was found by the police. Asked about the affair he said he did not remember of doing any such act and was loud In his protestations of innocence. However the authorities have in their possession evidence which will undoubtedly prove to a jury that he is guilty of the charge which will be instituted against him. Johnson was out under bond which was furnished subsequent to* his arrest several weeks ago upon the charge of breaking into the west en J saloon, and both charges will now te pressed to make sure that pun'snment be administered to the young man, who has so conspicuously figured in criminal actions during tte past few years, tit is strange indeed, that one who has tasted of . prison life as Johnson has would persist in violating the criminal statutes and while at one time Johnson had many sympathizers in Decatur, there are now few who would turn a hand to prevent his incarceration in the reformatory, the place where he rightfully belongs if guilty of the acts he is charged with. This morning Officers Butler and Fisher drove to the Botthoff home where they secured four packages of cigarettes, which had been stolen. These were found behind the barn under a board. On last Monday Johnson sold his coat and vest to a party in one of the uptown saloons for five dollars, and ten minutes later he is said to have stolen them and hid the apparel behind the wet goods parlor. The purchaser noting that the coat and vest was gone, compelled Johnson to return them to him. The imprisoned young man was seen in the alley behind the Blackburn drug store Monday night at about 12:15 by Night Policeman Fisher and he proceeded westward as far as the Catholic church. It is now thought that he had just completed the theft when seen. Johnson when asked about the burglary answers, “I don’t know where I was Monday night, I was too drunk to know.” o EIGHT BRAVE TYPHOID GERM Army Men, Inoculated with Serum, Test Qualities of Vaccine. > Omaha, Neb., June 16. —Maj. Gil- ' Christ, Sergt. Fuller and Privates Schmidt, Ingram, Harrison, Goodman, and Dowler and Acting Cook Daily ; of the United States army were this afternoon inoculated with typhoid fever serum and will test the qualities of the vaccine. It Is anticipated that the seven men who voluntered for the experiment will be sick for forty-eight hours, with high fever and nausea. In ten days, if no alarming symptoms arise, they again will be inoculated. A third injection will be made at the end of twenty days.