Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1909 — Page 1

Volume VII. Number 149.

■ COMMENCEMENT I Os the St. Joseph Graduating Class Held Yesterday Evening ■ GOOD EXERCISES I Another Class Graduated— Well Prepared for Work of Life 3 The graduating class of the St. ■ Joseph high school held their comj mencement last evening, and the 1 event was one of pleasure for every one in attendance. Opening the program Misses Josephine Lang, Dale Payne and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune rendered a piona duet, “Dance of the Demons.” The greeting song by the chorus welcomed the audience, and the orations and essays followed. Miss Agnes Meibers delivered the Salutory very gracefully. She addressed the audience and welcomed them. For the next five minutes she kept the audience interested in good thought and worthy advice. SJnce spring is the time when the world changes for brighter days, so she said that youth was the time to change for the better. ‘ Joan of Arc” was Miss Naomi Niblick’s subject, and during the length of time she spoke, she told the story ! of tne life of the historic "Maid of Orleans." When Joan was a child she had visions or dreams of holy things, for she was of a pious nature, and finally obeying the command of the angel in the dream she fought for God and the right, and died a Christian martyr. Misses Agnes Kohne and Naomi Niblick then rendered a piano duet, which was received with much applause. Following the duet. Miss Lillian Dodane gave a reading, “The Little Pilgrim,” which w’as very interesting. Mr. Claude Coffee followed and recited “The Bridge Master's Story.” The reading was intensely interesting. On completing his story Mr. Coffee was greeted with much applause. A piona quartet given by the Misses Agnes Meibers, Naomi Niblick, Agnes Kohne and Marie Kintz. In an easy and smooth manner Miss Agnes Kohne spoke on Autumn. “Cheerfulness” was Miss Marie Kintz's subject, and she talked for a short time of its virtues. She said that it made us all happier to look on the bright side and happiness is 1 what every one is seeking for. The Valedictorian gave a splendid talk on “True Education.” His address was very good, and was delivered in usual fashion, the last on the program. Mr. Holthouse has worked hard while in school, and was much honored in being selected to deliver the valedictory. Having finished their exercises the graduates were succeeded by some of the junior members of the school. To enjoy the short drama that came next on the program was what every one did to the fullest extent. Six of the eighth grade boys, Willie Mougey, Herman Ehinger, Clarence Miller, Francis Lose, Raymond Kohne and Raymond Coffee were the characters!. Willie Mougey, as John Ray, a school boy, was the “thief of time,” and took the principal role in the drama. Having an oration to study instead of studying John went fishing and robbing the watermelon patch of a nearby farmer. The next morning he ■started to school, learning his lesson on the way. At the same time Raymond Coffee, who was the hired man of the robbed farmer, heard his voice and recognized it as one in the watermelon patch. Before this had been numerous interruptions and the unfortunate lad was just captured by the irate hired man when his school friends told him that the master wished him to report at school. The boj’s promised to settle with the larmer after school and they went to the school room. A piano duet was given by Mr. Glen Tague, Mr. Joe Didot, Miss Leona Bosse, Miss Germaine Coffee. A short dialogue by Masters Raymond Gass, Leon Crawford and Elmo Smith kept the audience laughing. The Holy City in Pantomine with Miss Clara Terveer, who sang and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune at the piano accompanied by Mr .Anthony Holthouse on the violin was splendid. “The Little

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Workmen’’ created a laugh when the curtain went up and round them busy working. There were carptener, sawing away, a baker, a farmer, a shoemaker and others all as busy as could be. They would sing a chorus and in the meantime work away, pound and saw and hammer. As the graduates have done, so the smaller folks are doing, they are beginning to work already and mean to keep at it, until they, too, complete their course of training and receive their diplomas. Father Wilkins presented the class with the diplomas and gave them a few words of advice. Rev. W ilkins, the Sisters of St. Agnes may feel proud of the appearance of the boys and girls of the school who were so well trained for the exercises. THEY WILL BUILD The People’s State Bank to Have a Modern New Home DIRECTORS MEET C. A. Dugan Attended a Meeting at Berne Last Evening Berne, Indiana, June 23. —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Banker Dugan of the First National Bank of Decatur, was here last evening in extended conrerence with the directors of the People’s State Bank, they having under consideration the erection of a new and modern bank building. They recently purchased the Allisoni Morrow building, which is now occupied by Neusbaum, Stauffer & Neuenschwander, clothiers and general furnishers. This firm and which is one of the best in this hustling town, have proposed to the bank directors that they move to the rear where they would be content to remain, and this would give the bank sufficient room to build their bank building. The directors labored with the proposition until a late hour last night, and as yet have reached no decision in the matter. They are agreed, however, I that they will build and when they do Berne will see another bank built and equipped as are but few 7 such institutions in the state. A handsome stone front will be one of the additions and the furniture will be handsome in design and modern in every way. The People’s State Bank is now one of the solid financial institutions of the county, carrying a line of deposits that continue to increase every day and in every way doing a business that is most gratifying to those owning stock as well as to those who are responsible for its man • agement. Besides, it is a credit to the progress of one of the most enterprising little towns in the universe. Mr. Dugan returned to Decatur this morning, and it is likely that something definite will be made public in a few days. o — SUFFERED TWO BROKEN RIBS Anderson, Ind., June 23.—George F. Quick, treasurer of Madison county, is suffering from two broken ribs as a result of an automobile driven by Dr. Woodruff, of Indianapolis, running off a street grade in a suburb of this city. All the occupants except Mr. Quick were thrown out of the machine. Dr. Woodruff and his little son pitched forward through the glass wind shield of the machine, landing on the hood over the engine. They escaped with only slight injuries. Mr. Quick was in a rear seat and it was regarded remarkable that he was the ionly passenger severely injured,while others were thrown out of the automobile and mixed up with broken glass. GETTING READY FOR THE FAIR The boys are getting busy on the fair arrangements and soon you will know that the Great Northern fair this year is to be the biggest oil earth, and the best. Dr. D. D. Clark is the superintendent of the speed horses, and with D. W. Beery as assistant, should put on a week of races that were never equaled in this part of the hemisphere. They are the gentlemen who can do it, and it is believed that the classes will all fill early. The special attractions too, this year will make you all have a good time. Get ready to boost.

MANY ATTENDING The Epworth League Convention at Fort Wayne is a Big Success CROWD FROM HERE Went Today in Special Car —Mr. Tritch on Tomorrow’s Program The Epworth League convention at Fort Wayne is being attended by large crowds. A crowd of more than fifty left this city this morning and will take in all of today’s session. The program for tomorrow as given out is as follows: Thursday Morning. 6:00 —Comrades of the Morning Watch, Rev. C. B. Dougherty, Fremont. 8:30 —Song and Praise Service, J. C. Trich, Decatur. 8:50 —Report of the Third Vice President, Georgia Warner, Fort Wayne. “The Ministry of a Life,” May Gibsqn, Chicago. “Our Duty to the Aged,” Rev. M. A. Harlan, Warren. Cincinnati Training School, Miss Bertha Bucher. 10:00 —Report of the Fourth Vice President, Leota Burke, Geneva. “Social Side of the Chapter,’’ Rev. W. B. Freeland, Auburn. 10:30—Vocal Duet, Mary and Martha Way, Ossian. 10:40 —“The Adolescent Boy,” Prof. Lestre Burton Rogers, Angola. Report of Superintendent, Jay Griffith, Portland. Junior Program. Violin Solo, Vern Allman, Pennville. Piano Duet, Irma Shevier and Gladys Lally, Portland. Thursday Afternoon. 1:30 —Praise Service, Mary Tribolet, Bluffton. t 1:50 —“Christian Knighthood,” Rev. C. A. Rowand, Marion. 2:20 —Cnovention Singing. Ernsberger Pledge. Election of Officers. Report of Committees. 3:3o—Round Table Discussion. “The Spiirt-filled League,” Led by Rev. J. K. Cecil. 4:00 —Quiet Hour, May Gibson, Chicago. Thursday Evening. 7:30 —Devotions, A. S. Elzey, Ossian. Anthem, First M. E. Choir, Fort Wayne. 8:00 —Installation of Officers, Rev. C. IT. Wade, D. D., Fort Wayne. Dudley Buck Male Quartet. Sermon, “The Call of the Good,” Rev. C. O. Travis, Fort Wayne. Farewell Service. o LANDED CONTRACT A. Van Camp to Build Flouring Mill at Akron, Indiana A MODERN MILL The Contract Will Figure Seven Thousand Dollars and is a Good One Mr. A. Van Camp came home last evening from Akron, Indiana, bringing with him a big fat contract all signed and sealed for the building of a flouring mill, the capacity of which will be seventy-five barrels daily. The contract is one of the best ever landed by Mr. Van Camp, and represents to him seven thousand dollars in the coin of the realm. The contract calls for an equipment with the Van Camp line of machinery, upon which he has long since built up a record and reputation, and also includes a oneman elevator /another invention that belongs to the local contractor. Akron is located on the Erie railroad near RocHester, and is one of the hustling little business points in which Indiana is noted. The Akron I Milling company is a strong insti-

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tution financially and otherwise, and they are building a mill that is modern in every detail and when completed will be one of the best in the country. Work will begin at once on the contract and it is the purpose of the contractor to have the same complete and ready for business at the end of ninety days. Mr. Van Camp has built many of the flouring mills surrounding here and his reputation and the excellent line of machines made are known al! over the central-west. The past year has been an exceptionally busy one, in this line, thus showing that his business is growing and the pace set is hard to catch. o BEST IN THE STATE Is What an Expert Says of the Records of County Clerk Haefling PAY HIM COMPLIMENT A Courteous and Capable Officer—Not so in Many Other Counties Mr. C. E. Ramsey, of Muncie, was in Decatur last evening, his business being to collect foreign fees, that is, fees belonging to foreign corporations. This duty takes him into practically every county in Indiana, and requires that he go over the records at the county clerk's offices. After dispatching his business here, which he did in a very few minutes, he made the statement that without any question of doubt, the records in the clerk's office of this county are the best arranged and kept, of any similar office in all the many he has visited, practically covering the state. The compliment is one of which Mr. Haefling may well feel proud,and while we don’t care to hand out any salve, we wish to add that every citizen of this county who has au ounce of pride in his makeup had likewise ought to feel complimented. We believe that when the new system of public accounting is started, that this county will be highly complimented by the expert accountants who visit us. Along with his ability to conduct the office, Mr. Haefling is courteous and always there, paying strict attention to business and looking for some new method which will improve his office and make it more convenient for the public. Mr. Ramsey also said that Jie found the records at Bluffton in good shape, while in many counties of the state it is simply impossible to find anything in the offices. o . . A BOLD BANK ROBBERY Fort Worth, Texas, June 23. —In true frontier style a highwayman, described as genteel in appearance, robbed the branch banking house of the Waggoner Bank and Trust company, in the central section of the down-town business district of Fort Worth, yesterday afternoon of SB,IOO in currency, made l his escape and up to a late hour tonight has succeded in evading the searching parties of police and citizens. The robbery was the most daring attempted in Texas in years. Cashier Walter E. King was alone in the bank at the time (4 o'clock balancing the business of the day when a well-dressed stranger walked in. As the man approached the window’ of the cashier's department King looked up and down the barrel of a revolver. Next came the demand for the money in sight. “Make a move or a noise of any kind and I'll kill you,” was tho greeting Mr. King remembers. The cashier complied, and, taking the roll of bills, SB,IOO in denominations ranging from $1 to S2O, the man backed out of the door under cover of his pistol and as Mr. King ran to a telephone he saw the man walking down the street and mingling with Jhe crowds with an air of unconcern. JOHN B. SCOTT TRIAL Fort Wayne, Ind., June 23. —The trial of John B. Scott, a saloon keeper,who shot and killed Walter Thornton in his saloon in this city, has begun in Columbia City, after a change of venue. The jury was selected late yesterday afternoon. Prosecuting Attorney Thomas is being assisted by W|er Carver, prosecuting attorney of Whitley county. E. V. Emrick is conducting the defense, assisted by Frank and W. F. McNagney, former law partners of Governor Marshall.

WORK OF DANGER Is That of American Girls Converting the Heathen Chinaman THE SIGEL MURDER Calls Forth a Storm of Protests from All Over this Great Land The story of the terrible murder of Elsie Sigel, a white girl, kind, beauipful and devoijng her life to the conversion of the heathen Chinese in New York, by Leon Ling, whom she was trying to lead into the right paths has caused much excitement all over the country and a discussion as to whether or not there is any use in continuing this M’ork. The following editorial Appeared in a recent issue of the Chicago Journal, and will be agreed to by many: “A young girl fanatically devoted to reading the bible in Chinese laundries and chop suey cases, inspired by her mother to believe that her life work was conversion of Chinese to Christianity, has been slain by a man known far and wide as a Christian Chinaman, and held up as an example of the great value of such work among the almon-eyed. This sort of thing occurs every now and again. Os course, when the victim is a mission worker of good family we hear a great deal about it. When the Chinaman s victim happens to be a girl of the streets no one is concerned but the police. One is tempted to ask whether this business of missions among the Chinese is right,since the history of the movement shows that the Chinamam is more likely to convert the mission worker to opium than the mission worker is to convert the Chinaman to Christianity. Sir Robert Hart, for many years in charge of the Chinese customs, on behalf of the British government, and probably better acquainted with china and the Chinese than any other white man, has made the frank statement that, no matter what missionaries may believe and say, not one Chinaman has ever really been converted to Christianity. He contends that the sole object of attending Englishspeaking schools is to learn and to pick up foreign methods, and that John Chinaman’s pretense of conversion is pretense and nothing more. There are more white heathen in New York tb-r; all the Chinamen missions will ever convert, here or in China. And such girls as Elsie Sigel can find better employment for their energies among the children of the American poor than among the almond-eyed devils of the Chinese hells, infested by the very worst of the underworld."

IS AN ABUSED MAN Rev. W. E. McCarty Wants Damages from the Old Girl HE ASKS FOR $2,500 He Sues His Former Wife on Ante-Nuptial Contract Demanding $2,500, Rev. W. E. McCarty, the aged Methodist minister, has brought suit against his former wife, Mrs. Isabella Williams, from whom he was divorced last September, asking an accounting under the provisions of an ante-nuptial contract into which the two entered in August, 1907, a month prior to their marriage. Attorneys for Mrs. Williams, who reverted to her first husband's name after th egranting of the decree that freed her from the parson, say that the contract became null and void with the decree, while Rev. McCarty’s counsel contend that the contract was not affected by the divorce and remains effective. The plaintiff's attorneys further state that, even if . the contract Is now invalid, there is due Rev .McCarty the amount asked (Continued from cage 2.)

MAKE SETTLEMENT WITH STATE Herbert S. Lachot is at Indianapolis Today on Business for the County. Herbert S. Lachot, deputy in the county treasurer's loffice, is at Indianapolis today, where he is making settlement with The commonwealth of the state for Adams county’s share of taxes due in the July settlement. The total amount that goes to the state treasury is $27,191.09. There had been advanced on this payment the sum of $9,000 which left a balance which was liquidated today of $18,191.09. The same amount wfill be paid the state again this fall, which makes Adams county’s share of state taxes for the year exceed thirty-six thousand dollars. o NEW CENSUS BILL Senator Beveridge to Name Eleven District Supervisors SPECIAL TAXES An Effort to Have Some of the Tariff Talk at Regular Session Washington, June 23. —The census bill now seems to be over the rocky places and there is every prospect that it will be agreed on in conference before the first of July. As soon as it is signed the preliminary work of arranging for next year's census (will be begun. The first step will be to divide the country into supervisors' districts. In most of the states each congressional district will constitute a census district. That plan will be followed in Indiana. A supervisor will be named for each district In Indiana Senator Beveridge will be permitted to name the supervisors in all the districts except the Sixth and Tenth, which are represented in congress by Republicans. The senator will be prepared to make his recommendations as soon as the bill is signed. The enumerators will not be appointed until late in the fall. Under the senate amendment, to which the house agreed last evening, Indiana will be entitled to about eight temporary clerks in the office here. The employment will last about two years. | Entrance to these places will be | through competitive examinations ( conducted in each state by the civil service commission.

Washington, June 23. —Many influential Republicans are urging President Taft and the senate leaders to consent that the subject of special taxes shall go over until the next session of congress. So far there are no indications that an agreement of this sort can be reached, but the subject has not yet come up in a formal way and will not until after the corporation tax amendment has been submitted by the finance committee. The point raised is that it would be a party mistake to attempt to rush through such important legislation at the fag end of a long session, with the mercury up in the nineties every day, and senators unwilling to devote the proper study to proposed legislation.

Washington, June 23. —The senate this afternoon, by a vote of 46 to 30, decided to take hides off the free ' list, as provided in the tariff bill as ' it passed the house, and to put them on the dutiable list at 15 per cent, ad valorem, which is the Dingley rate. When it came to a showdown eight Democratic senators voted for the Aldrich schedule of 15 per cent., and their votes made the tariff on hides possible. If they had voted against the schedule the result would have been a tie. o ADAMS COUNTY BOY BOOSTED Dr. Buckmaster, the local veterinary surgeon, who was formerly a partner of Dr. Coover, of Montpelier, has been appointed a deputy veterinarian, and has already made several official trips to examine animals which were diseased. Dr. Coover was recently appointed state veterinarian by Gov. Marshall and he in turn handed a plum to his former business associate Mr. Buckmaster is a very able man, and Dr. Coover could not have made a better selection. Mr. Buckmaster • will still continue to make Montpelier I his home and what work he does as t deputy will be in the surrounding - country.—Montepelier Daily Herald. t

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DEATH RELIEVES The Sufferings of Little Stanley Christen at Chicago Today TO BE BROUGHT HERE Arrive this Afternoon Over the Erie—No Funeral Arrangements Stanley Christen, the little five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Christen, of Chicago, died at the home in that city, at four . o’clcok this morning .after an illness of several weeks. The sad news came this morning in a message to Mr. H. L. Conter. Stanley became ill about three weeks ago, his ailment being at first diagnosed as gastritis. He sank gradually, the news being encouraging one day and the next perhaps extending but slight hopes. Mrs. Conter went to Chicago a week ago, to assist Mrs. Christen who was completely worn out. A card from her yesterday said that the physicians had abandoned all hope and it was known that the end was near. Stanley was born in August, 1904, in the city of Chicago, where he spent bis short life. He visited here frequently with his parents, and had many friends, due to the fact that he was unusually bright for one of his years, and the crowd where he was found was alway s a happy one. He was here about two months ago. It is believed now that his death was due to spinal meningitis, and it is said that the doctors expressed the opinion during the last few’ days of his illness that should he live he would have been blind and an invalid during his life. It is a very sad death and has caused no little sorrow here, the more so because his mother Is in very poor health, and it is feared the shock from this loss will be almost more than she can bear. The remains will be brought here and will be taken to the home of Mr. Confer on Winchester street.

A later message received this afternoon, stated that the funeral party will arrive here over the Chicago & Erie at 3:38 this afternoon. o FAMED COMMERCIAL. TRAVELERS Marshall Field was a commercial traveler; so were John Wanamaker and Tom Murray. So also were Dwight L. Moody, the great evangelist, Richard Cobden, the famous English statesman and writer. Ex-Gov-ernor Frank Black, of New York, followed “the road’’ with his sample cases before beginning his legal and political career. Walter D. Moody, one of the chief executives of the Chicago Association of Commerce and author of “Men Who Sell Things” was for fifteen years a road salesman. This list might be extended almost indefinitely. Occasionally the commercial traveler leaves the road to enter one of the professions. Milton J. Foreman, one of the leaders of the Chicago bar, president of the Chicago Charter association, aiderman, and a power in local politics, was a “star” hat salesman and took his law books on the road with him until he was well grounded in the rudiments of the profession. Another commercial traveler, Charles N. Crewdson, took, a course in the University of Chicago after he was married. There he became interested in Egyptology and later, between his regular commercial trips on the road, visited Egypt and studied the ancient ruins at first hand. This brought him into print in a series of travel articles, and he found that he could write, and write well. Later he began to draw upon his experience as a commercial trav-

eler for literary material and scored a success and a national reputation. But he resolutely withstood all temptation to be drawn away from the road. His work kept him in touch ' with the world of affairs, and one 3 day his alert eye caught sight of the , opportunity to start a novel business 1 enterprise “on the side.” His “road ? partner” became his actual partner in the new enterprise. Their work . for their respective houses took them i where they most needed to go in the . interest of their private venture. Today one of these men draws a salary of $12,000 and the other a little less than that, while their private venture probably yields them more than they earn from their regular calling. —Forrest Crissey, In the July Everybody's.