Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 144, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume \ 11. Number 144.

LIKES THE PAPER Editor Ellingham Writes Us from French Lick Springs—Variety of Dope ROUTINE AT RESORT Not a Pleasant Outing, But It is Guaranteed to Do As Advertised French Lick, Indiana. The Daily Democrat arrives regularly, and say, boys, it is about the best that ever happened. Talk about covering the field, getting everything that is Ct to print, the Democrat has no superior and but few equals. I have met a friend from Parkersburg, West Virginia, a city of 28,000 population. Every evening we compare our home pape-s, and the Democrat wins every time. If it had the advertising patronage it deserves there would be no country daily in any town with three times the population of Decatur, that would compare with it. The French Lick Springs are more beautiful than ever, and the season just closing hat been one of the most successful in the history of the French Lick Springs Hotel Company, owned and personally managed by Hon. Thomas Taggart. Perhaps three hundred guests are now in the hotel, while during March, April, May, September, October and November the daily guest list will be tiiree times that number. Besides there are a dozen other hotels, all doing a flourishing business.

it is claimed that the French Lick Springs are very similar in character to those of Carlsbad, where mineral water treatment has attained its greatest reputation. There are three springs, Pluto, Proserpine and Bowles and of course Pluto its the best known and strongest of these waters. While we do not think they are touted as always a permanent cure, yet they never fail to bring temporary relief to all diseases of the stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, kidneys and many other ailments, including diseases of the skin. The daily program since coming here is to hike out at 5:30 or 5:45 in the morning, drink two hot Plutos ■while dressing, and another hot one before starting on the walking bee. Two turns around a half mile walking path and and then another hot Pluto. This is repeated three times and then after a thirty minutes rest, to breakfast. This program will sound familiar to Michael Miller, Henry Hite, "Curley” and several others from Adams county who every year come here. The morning exercise is repeated before luncheon at noon, and dinner in the evening. It is no snap, and the fellow who comes for a good time had better stay at home. My lazy old liver has come oft its high perch and is acting mighty decent — thanks to a liberal commissary of hot and cold Pluto, lots of exercise, sulphur baths and a salt rub. Believe that it would be a good investment for every Democrat reader to spend ten days here. LEW. 0 J. C. COUNTERMAN LIKES MICH. Has Bought a Farm Near Midland and Will Move There. J. C. Counterman and Glenn Spitler returned home from Michigan Saturday evening. They were in Midland county, and stopped for a while with E. Brown and family, and report them as getting along nicely and enjoying life in the Wolverine state immensely. Mr. Counterman just came home to return again, he having traded his property here for 'IS acres of farming land nine miles from Midland and a half mile from Sanford. He paid $2,000 for the farm and the crops and traded his Property in on the place fir SI,OOO and gets to keep his garden. The farm is all improved and under cultivation, has good buildings, and Mr. Counterman is well satisfied with his bargain. They will ship their household goods Tuesday and leave at once for their new home. —Willshire Herald. o Kit Cowan, of Bobo, is going aft, c the ice cream business in his local tty .especially on Saturdays.

OVER ONE INSIGNIFICANT HEN it s a wonder how much trouble one old black Dominicker hen with a long tail and fourteen chicks can cause, even in such a quiet community as Trenton. One of that description Is now the most celebrated resident of the little town. Already she has caused the arrest of one man, a damage suit for false arrest may follow and a general feud is not impossible. Money value of the whole kit and kaboodle, one silver cartwheel, and dear at that price. Both Lee Armstrong and John Bodge lay claim to the hen and her brood. Both swear to it strongly on oath and with oaths. Relatives and friends have taken sides and its a lovely smear. Monday Armstrong swore out an affidavit for Bodge's arrest in the circuit court, charging larceny. Sheriff Clamme brought Bodge in and while the bond was set at S2OO the prisoner had $250 in cash with which to make good and was released at once.—Hartford City Gazette.

IN BUSY GENEVA > ' Events of the Last Day or > Two in the Southern i Town of Adams Great big fourth > 1 Will Be One Held There on Third of July—the Program Arranged Geneva, Ind., June 17. — (Special to . Daily Democrat) — Superintendent Poer, who served as principal of the schools here for five years, and as superintendent for four years, has accepted a position as inc-pal of the central school at Gas City, Ind. He will move his family to that place soon, in time to begin his duties at the September term. The place is a good one, Gas City being a city of ‘I,OOO, and the pay is considerably larger than he received while here. S. S. Acker has leased a cottage at Clear Lake, Indiana, and will leave here for that place with his family on 'Sunday morning. They will occupy ( the cottage during the summer seaison, Mr. Acker returning to his business here when needed. The funeral services for W. H. H. Briggs were conducted Tuesday evening at four o'clock, by Rev. C. 1. 'Graves at the M. E. church. The ser- ' vices were in charge of the I. O. O. F., who gave their ritual work. The i floral offerings were very profuse. All ■the children were present at the fun'eral excepting one son, Andy, of this ' place, who was too ill to leave his bed, suffering from a malarial fever. ' The funeral services for Mrs. R. L. 'Dixon were held Wednesday morning ifrom the home of the daughter, Mrs. I Jacob Butcher, Rev. G. M. Meyers of I the United Brethren church officiating, and interment was made at the Geneva cemetery. Miss Grace Burke, who has served as a teacher in the schools here for fifteen years past, has Jone to Winona .Lake, where she will take a course of study in the summer school in progress there. Mr, Earl Shepherd, of this town,who has just completed his second year at Purdue university at Lafayett?, is at home and will spend his vacation with his parents here, and sojourning along the Wabash. Rev. C. J. Graves, pastor of the Methodist church, will, on next Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock deliver the Memorial sermon to the Knights of Pythias lodge. All the Knights in this part of the county are urged to be present at this occasion. The various committees who have been appointed to look after the big Fourth of July celebration to be held here, are looking after those duties carefully, and the occasion will be a huge one. The days fun will begin at 5:30 a. m. with the firing of the anvils. During the morning there will be a big automobile parade, open to the world, in which prizes will be given to the three cars the best decorated. A good program will then be rendered, including the address of the day by Hon. Clark J. Lutz, of | Decatur, the reading of the declara(Continued on page 2.)

A HAPPY WEDDING Miss' Elma Selig and Mr. Otto Kirsch Married at Fort Wayne Today A CHURCH EVENT They Will Reside in this City—the Groom is Well Known The wedding of Miss Emma Selig of Fort Wayne, to Mr. Otto Kirsch of this city, or urrea at Fort Waylie at four o’clock this afternoon. In the beautifully deccrated Salem’s Reformed church of that city the ceremony was performed by the pas*or. assisted by Rev. Hessert, Decatur. When Mr. Kirsch attended business college at Fort Wayne, about four years ago, he met Miss Selig, who Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Selig. After a snort wedding trip Mr. Kirsch and his bride •'ill reside on north Third street, where they have furnished a home. Following the announcement of her engagement Miss Selig was given a number of showers. ILast Monday she was given a miscellaneous shower at the home of a friend, and during that time she has been the honored guest at several parties. In Fort Wayne the brde is a very popular girl For the pest several years the groom has been a member of the firm of Kirsch, SeUemeyey and Sons, j After graduating from the business I college he gained experience as an I employee of the Fuller Lumber Co, jat Grand Rapids, the greatest cen- ' ter of the industry in the world. [ Having gained much experience in tie business the firm advanced him, i and he traveled in its interest for a i year or so. With this skill and in- ' sight of the lumber business he ! s ■ succeeding. The best wishes of all are extended to the couple for a prosperous and happy future. o — NEW MINISTER AT CONCORD Rev. W. L. Tedrow, of Kalamazoo, Mich., will preaeh in the Concord church Sunday afternon at 2:30. Rev. Tedrow will begin his regular work as pastor for the Lutheran churches of the Hoagland pastorate August Ist o CHOSEN PRESIDENT Mrs. John Niblick of This City Elected President of Missionary Society AT BLUFFTON MEET It Was a Very Interesting Meeting and a Good Program Rendered The convention held here by the Woman's Home Missionary society yesterday and this morning, closed at noon, and following dinner, the delegates left for their homes. The meeting was one of especial Interest. The work is progressing and the membership of the various auxiliaries increased. The Fort Wayne district pledged for special work this coming year $600.00. The program last" night and this morning was carried out exactly as announced. Miss Snider, of Lerna, 111., made the address. She left this afternoon for Hartford City, where she will speak tonight, going from there to other conventions. Yesterday afternoon an election of officers for the coming year was held. While some remain the same, there were a few changes. The result follows: President, Mrs. J. Niblick. Decatur; vice president, Mrs. S. Powell, Decatur; corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. H. Deam, Bluffton; recording secretary, Mrs. Della Edmonds, Trinity, Fort Wayne; treasurer, Mrs. Peter Quicksell, Wayne street, Fort Wayne; mite box secretary, Mrs. Jennie Stine, Poneto; young people, Miss Lillian Redding, Bluffton; supplies, Miss Ina Trlsch, Trinity, Fort Wayne; temperance, Mrs. C. B. Jones, Garrett. —Bluffton Banner.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, June 17, 1909.

GOVERNOR MARSHALL HONORED Degree L.L. D. Conferred on Him by Wabash. Crawfordsville, Ind., June 16.—1 n the presence of a large number of alumni, students and friends of the college, the seventy-first annual commencement exercises of Wabash college took place this morning in Assembly hall. Rev. Francis J. McConnell, of DePauw university, delivered the address on the subject of “Leadership.” The exercises were preceded by the commencement procession which formee at Center hall and marched to Assembly hall. The commencement festivities will be concluded this evening with the annual reception of the president to begin at his residence on College hill. The conferring of the honorary degree of LL.D, upon Governor Thomas R. Marshall was a distinctive feature of the commencement. No son of old Wabash is held in higher esteem than Governor Marshall, who was graduated from the college in 1873 and who has been a trustee of the institution for a number of years. President Mclntosh conferred on him the honor in behalf of the college. THE HOTTEST EVER Was the Wet and Dry Campaign in Warrick County ELECTION IS TODAY ; Result is Very Doubtful— Both Sides Claiming a Victory Boonville, Ind., June 17. —The option campaign in Warrick county eame to a close last night after two weeks of a most strenuous contest. Few new features developed during the last day of the struggle and the people await the result eagerly. No campaign ever conducted in this county has been more thorough ar as strenuous. Since the day the election was set the leaders of both the ' wets'' and the "drys” have been hard at work, as well as a corps of assistants, and both factions met with obstacles in every path. The optionists and the anti-optionists have conducted a fearless and aggressive campaign and every voter has been looked after. Getting out the vote today was the hardest task of any. At the present time the farmers are busily engaged in cutting their wheat and putting out their tobacco. The wheat is now ripe and the song of the binder is Jieard in many of the fields. The election is held at a very inopportune time. The anti-optionists havy arranged to have vehicles at every polling place in the country with extra men, who will supplant the farmer in his work while he is taken to the polls. In Boonville automobiles will be pressed into service and the voters will be taken from their working places to the polls and returned. The Anti-Saloon League of Indiana filled the county with speakers during the last three days of the fight. These and local men have been speaking at every crossroads, schoolhouse and church throughout the county. Only two speeches have been made by the “wets.” The optionists are expecting Greer township to be the banner “dry” township in the county and are expecting to split even in Bocn township. Ohio township is now “dry” by remonstrance and the “drys” expect to split even also in that township, while the “wets” are expecting a majority of 150. Campbell township is conceded to the “wets,” as is Lane and Anderson. Pigeon ts expected to give a large majority to the “drys,” also Skelton and Hart and Owen is in doubt. o SHE “CRACKED” A BIG SNAKE Bryant, Ind., June 17.—-Mrs. Eli Poling, a resident of the Lob, was working in her truck patch hoeing. She sat down to rest on a log near some bushes and weeds. A rustle aroused her curiosity. She stuck the hoe into the undergrowth and found a large snake, which she “cracked.” The reptile, when measured, showed a fraction over seven feet eight inches in length. It was of the timber variety.

GAVE RECEPTION Miss Bertha Heller Was the Hostess at a Happy Social Gathering WERE EIGHTY GUESTS Affair Given in Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Heller, Bride and Groom Miss Bertha Heller was the hostess to about eighty guests at the home of her parents. Judge and Mrs. D. D. Heller on Fifth street, the event being a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Heller, who have just arrived ■ home from their wedding trip. The affair was a delightfully happy one, in which each guest seemed to find pleasure. As they arrived they were met by Miss Heller, who was assisted in received by Mrs. D. D. Heller, Mrs J. W. Tyndall and Mrs. J. H. Heller. The bride and groom were showered with congratulations and good wishes from the friends and the evening was devoted to having an informally good time. A musical program was rendered during the hours, those taking part being Miss Midge Smith, Mrs. 1 J. Fred Fruchte, Miss Marie Patterson and Mrs. Louis Holihouse, the numbers including both vocal and instrumental selections. Paper hearts, bound with a red heart cover were distributed, on the front cover of which was a unique scheme for finding ones’ partner. On the first heart, each guest was required to write a 1 fot’.r lire description of his partner, ( and the stories being al! written ’n > foelry furnished much amusement. • -~ese were -end and Mr. W. P. Schrock was awarded a prize for his ability. In an advertisement guessing contest. Mrs. Roy Archbold was awarded a prize, for giving the most correct answers. Delicious refreshments were served, during which each guest wrote a wish for the bride and groom on one of the paper hearts and these will no doubt be kept for many years by the happy couple, and may be read at their golden wedding. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs Warren Moses, of Great Falls, Montana. The home was tastily decorated for the occasion. —• o — — CONTRACT IS LET For Construction of GasMaking Machinery for Indiana Lighting Co. TO WESTERN GAS CO. Includes Gas Holder for Decatur—Line is Within Mile of Ossian Contracts for gas-making machinery which will double the present capacity of the gas plant in Fort Wayne have just been awarded by the Indiana Lighting company to the Western Gas Construction company, of this city. The order embraces a duplication of present gas-making equipment that will give the local works a capacity of two and one-half millions of cubic feet of artificial gas per day. General Manager Mulholland, of the Indiana Lighting company, said today that the improvement had been made necessary by the tremendous growth of the artificial gas business in Fort Wayne during the past few months, and the improvement will make the local works one of the most modern gas plants in the central west. The new contract means an expenditure of approximately $50,000. The company has at the same time let to the Kerr-Murray Manufacturing company, of this city contracts for the manufacture and erection of gas holders at Frankfort, Lcbannon, Decatur and Lafayette. The laying of gas mains between Fort Wayne, Bluffton and Decatur is proI grossing rapidly The line is now 'down to within one mile of Ossian. — I | Fort W'ayne Sentinel.

G. A. R. TO BE INCORPORATED Report is Made and Order Issued to State Departments. Indianapolis, June 17. —The state headquarters of the Indiana G. A. R. received today as a general order issued from the general headquarters at Red Bank, N. J., the report of an investigating committee favoring the incorporation of the organization. At the last encampment a committee was appointed to consider a plan for the incorporation of the trustees of the permanent fund of the Grand Army with instructions to submit a report to the commander-in-chief within ninety days of the next national encampment. After careful consideration, according to the report, the committee decided that it would not be wise to incorporate the trustees of the fund, but instead to incorporate the organization. MEETS IN OCTOBER Indiana State Conference of Charities and Corrections Decide on Plans HELD AT COLUMBUS October 23rd to 26th—Officers Announced and the Program The executive committee of the In- | diana state conference of charities ■ 'and correction has fixed upon - the next! annual meeting. Tins is to be a:la ! <A. Columbus and will be the IBth 1 session of the organization. Rabbi Eiail W. Leipriger. of Terre Haute, is * president and Rev. W. S. Sigmund of j Columbus, secretary. Other officers of the conference are as follows: Vice presidents, Thomas Nugent, Washington; A. F. Dalton, Bedford, P. O’Brien, South Bend; John Stout, Paoli: Guy H. Humphreys, Bloomfield; C. M. Marble, Jeffersonville; Judge Edward O’Rourke, Fort Wayne; J. W. Kraft, New Albany; Mrs. C. B. Stuart, Lafayette; Mrs. Mary Le-' van. South Bend; Mrs. T. D. Barr, L Fairmount; Miss Eleonor H. Robin-', son, Richmond; Prof. M. B. Thomas, , Crawfordsville; assistant secretaries, ; Miss Carrie Rein, South Bend; Miss'; [Rhoda Welding, Terre Haute. Ex- I, ecutive committe: Dr. George F. Ed- , enharter, chairman, Indianapolis; ] Amos W. Butler, secretary, Indian- i apolis; W. H. Whittaker, Jefferson- ■ ville; Dr. C. E. Laughlin, ] Meredith Nicholson, Indianapolis; J. i B. Joyce, Kokomo: Prof. IT. G. Weath- ( erly, Bloomington; Mrs. Mary Smith , Lewis, Greensburg; Alexander John- i son, Fort Wayne; Rev. O. L. Kiplin- < ger, Michigan City; P. R. McCarthy, ; Vincennes; J. W. Volpert, Peru; Mrs. ( Julia E. Work, Plymouth; Mrs. W. p Bent Wilson, Lafayette; Mrs. Albion , Fellow’s Bacon, Evansville. It is the i plan to open the conference with a general session on Saturday evening, : October 23rd, with President Leip- i ziger as the principal speaker. O;i ; Sunday the pulpits of the different churches will be filled by prominent, visiting delegates. Sunday afternoon there will be a mass meeting, at which it is expected that Governor Marshall will be present and give an address. In addition to the general session on Saturday evening there will be four other general sessions at which the program will be devoted respectively to “City and Township Charities,” “State Charities,” “Juvenile Charities,'- and “County Charities.” These will be held Sunday evening, Monday afternoon, Monday evening and Tuesday evening. The entire morning of both Monday and Tuesday will be devoted to “Round Tables” for informal discussion of the problems met in the everyday work of benevolent institutions and organizations. There will be four of these each morning. On Monday morning the w’ork of county : jails and poor asylums will be discussed in one, dependent children in : another, and state institutions in an- ' other. On Tuesday morning one of ' the Round Tables will take up the work of boards of county charities; , another will deal with delinquent . children and what the truant and pro- ■ bation officers and the Juvenile courts lare doing; organized charities and i township poor relief will be discuss- 1 ed in a third and state charities in i a fourth. 1

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ISSUED MESSAGE President Taft Insists on a Two Per Cent. Tax s on Corporations I »■■■■ .1 k t HE MEANS IT - And Will Insist That this Be Embodied in the New Law Washington, June 17.—After con- ' suiting for more than two hours yesterday with the six lawyers of his cabinet. President Taft yesterday afternoon sent to congress a message ' on the subject of a tax on the undistributed net earnings of corporations and the proposition to submit to the states the question es an amendment to the constitution to make clear the right of the government to levy an Income tax. The special meeting of the cabinet was held in the library of the white house and the president did not reach the executive offices, where a host of callers were awaiting him, until after 12 o’clock. This was the first time the cabinet has met during the present administration in special session. To guard against interruption, the president asked the cabinet members to meet at the white house proper. The cabinet assembled shortly after 9 o'clock and remained with the pre; - • ident until 11:30 •o’b’cc’d, > c ;ator Ro.’., '..ho itaily made a speech ;in opposition to an income tax, was summoned to the senfer.-;?? and remained throughout the session. Seni ator Aldrich also called to see the I president at the white house. Senjator beveriuge saw him he ! reached the executive offices. Speaker Cannon waited for nearly two hours to see the president, but left before the cabinet meeting had adjourned. Present at the cabinet session were Secretaries Knox, MacVeagh, Dickinson. Ballinger and Nagel and Attorney General Wickersham. Pres- ■ ident Taft had completed late last night the rough draft of his message. He went over this carefully with his I cabinet advisers. The length of the cabinet session gave rise to the report that numerous changes had been recommended and after the session [the message was rewriten in the executive offices. President Taft’s last public utterance on the subject of the income tax was made In his speech of acceptance at Cincinnati last July. At that time he said: “In my judgment an amendment to the constitution for an income tax is not necessary. I believe that an income tax, when the protective system of customs and the internal revenue tax shall not furnish income enough for governmental needs, can and should be devised which under the decisions of the supreme court will conform to the constitution.” In his message the president recommends legislation looking to the placing of a 2 per cent, tax on the net income of corporations and also the adoption of an amendment to the constitution providing for the imposition of an income tax. The amendment which he proposes should be made to the tariff bill pro vides for the imposition on all corporations and joint stock companies for profit, except national banks (otherwise taxed), savings banks and building and loan companies, of an excise tax of 2 per cent, on the net income of said corporations. This, it is estimated by him, will bring an annual revenue of $25,000,000. “This is a tax on privilege and not on property,” he says, “an? is within the federal power without apportionment according to population.” o I BOMB OUTRAGE UNSOLVED 1Bellefontaine Authorities Scout the I Black Hand Theory. l r Bellefontaine, 0., June 17. —The mystery of the attempt to assassini ate Mayor William R. Niven and burn his house is unsolved. Every ' elew h-»» been run down by the police without avail. The mayor and poliCw scout the Black Hand theory now and cling to the belief that the coal oil bomb thrown through the window of the mayor's house, damaging the interior with fire, was hurled by some one who was dissatisfied with the manner in which the laws have been enforced.