Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 167.

GASOLINE FAMINE All the Stations in Decatur Have Been Exhausted this Week AUTOS ARE STRANDED Several Visitors Held up by Shortage—Relief Expected Tomorrow A famine in gasoline—that's a new one, but not such a funny joke either when you consider the various purposes for which it is used in Decatur at the present time. Many of the plants in the city use it for power purposes, then nearly every housewife needs a few gallons each week for her stove, the restaurants and hotels depend on this fuel nearly altogether, and a number of Decatur business houses are lighted with it. The supply in Decatur has been limited all week, the sortage first becoming noticeable on Tuesday, since then each day has found it decreasing with an alarming rapidity. Today nearly every supply station in the city was exhausted. Hales had about thirty gallons on hand, but this -went out during the day, at least most of it. At present there are five or six visiiting automobiles in town, unable to 'move a peg because they can't get [the grease to propel them. It’s rather >an unusual state of affairs, and when [you stop to think about it, a rather serious one, unless a fresh supply soon arrives. Mr. T. R. Moore, local agent of the Standard Oil company, has been doing everything he can to relieve Jhe pressure, nnd hopes for a plentiful amount or the goods by [tomorrow when he expects to receive ‘several cars. It's not often that the Standard people allow the supply on their goods to get so low and this famine it is said was caused by the demand being so much larger than ever before and than was expected. It will be remedied within a few’ days no doubt. oWAS A SAD DEATH Nicholas Emerine Fell from Load of Hay and Died Instantly NECK WAS BROKEN: The Funeral Was Held Yesterday at His Home at Fostoria, Ohio I Tony Conter returned home this morning from Fostoria, Ohio, where he attended the funeral of his uncle, Mr. Nicholas Emerine, who met with his death on last Monday in a very r sad way. He and his son Tony were engaged in storing their hay in the mow when Mr. Emerine who was on [the wagon, lost his balance, while having charge of the trip rope, and fell backwards to the floor and [alighting on his head. He was picked lip a few moments later by his sun, who noticed |he absence of his father from the wagon, but life was al;Teady extinct. A physician was sent Sor and an examination showed that 'the neck was broken in the fall and [the top of his head badly crushed. Bie was taken to his home and the [members of the family having learned [what had happened were grief stricken over the sad accident, which had [befallen their father, who but a few ■moments before was conversing with them and enjoying the best of health. [The funeral services were held yesterday morning from St. Wendlins Catholic church, and a large crowd of friends and relatives were present to pay their last respects to one whom they loved very dearly. Mr. Emerine Was well known here, where the news of his sad’death will be learned with sorrow and regret. fc I have the agency for the famous Mack's Monthly magazine. A magazine that every Democrat in the county should have. If you have not subscribed see Tony Conter or leave order at this office. E

mad horse bit veterinary Analysis by Dr. B. W. Rhamy today showed conclusively the presence of rabies in the brain of a horse which had bitten Dr. O. G. Whitestine, a veterinary surgeon at Huntington, and the latter will at once hurry to Chicago for treatment in a Pasteur institute in the effort to avert the development of hydrophobia. The animal was a broncho pony owned by Charles Schultz, of Huntington. It became sick and In its agony had bitten itself severely. As the veterinary surgeon attempting to administer medicine to the animal it seized him by the right hand and its teeth lacerated the member severely. The history of the case led strongly to the suspicion of hydrophobia, and the animal’s brain was removed and sent to this city for analysis by Dr. Rhamy. It is said the horse was bitten by a dog some weeks ago.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. ■ o ■ BEING RESISTED Conference Committee Resist Efforts to Reduce Tariff Rates AT WHITE HOUSE Senator Beveridge Called in Conference With the President Washington, July 15— Every suggestion President Taft has made so? a reduction in duties on the necessaries of life is being stoutly resisted

by some member of the conference committee. The president has been impressed by the representation of Senator LaFollette that the woolen and cotton schedules are too high, but Senator Aldrich, who regards these two schedules as the very foundation of his tariff will not agree that the rates fixed by the senate bill shall be changed. The president would like to see both print paper, and wood pulp go on the free list, but there stands Senator Hale, of I i Maine, a member of the committee, who will hold out until fall against taking the duty off these two articles. When the president suggests that hides might well go on the free list, Calderhead, of Kansas, and other members of the committee object. Mr. Taft would like to see iron ore on the free list, or, if that is impossible, he wants the duty fixed by the senate lowered. That suggestion is not acceptable to Senator Burrows, of Michigan, Representative Fordney, of Michigan, or Representative Dalzell, of Pensylvania. It is very well understood also that the president would like to see lumber on the nondutiable list, but when he makes that suggestion, Representative Fordney, of Michigan, rises up and objects, and every other member of the committee backs up the Michigan member. Washington, July 15. —Senator Beveridge was the president's guest at luncheon yesterday. The invitation was wired to the Indiana senator and caught him on the train enroute from Indianapolis to Washington. Mr. Beveridge arrived at 1 o'clock and went from the station to the white house. Evidently the president was anxious to learn what the people of Indiana and the central west, think of the tariff bill. The senator went to the white house prepared to advise Mr. Taft that the people are not satisfied. He expected to urge the president to insist that the revised tobacco tax imposed by the senate bill be retained and that an effort be made to obtain reductions which will tend to reduce the cost of living. The senator hopes the president will insist on free hides, free lumber, free iron ore, and will insist that all the reductions obtained by the progressives while the senate bill was under consideration shall be retained. The senator, voicing the wish of the commission merchants of Indianapolis, also pointed out the advisability of insisting on a reduction in the duty on pineapples and on lemons. Mr. Beveridge is the second one of the progressive Republican senators to be called into conference. The chief executive now’ has before him exhaustive data prepared by Senator La Follette designed to back up the argument of the Wisconsin senator in favor of bringing down many of the rates.

GREAT RACE MEET Scheduled for Fort Wayne July 28, 29, 30 and 31st TO GIVE FAT PURSES They Are Making an Effort to Land in Great Western Circuit The coming Red Ribbon race meeting which will be held in Fort Wayne July 28, 29, 30 and 31st promises to be the greatest series of races given in Fort Wayne since the days of the grand racing circuit. The first three days of the meeting w’ill be devoted to great stake races, which will be participated in by some of the best pieces of horseflesh of the country. The fourth day will be given over to automobile races, and the program is now in course of arrangement by the Fort Wayne Automobile club. On the opening day, Wednesday, July 28th, the speed program will consist of the 2:20 pace, purse $400.00; the 2:24 trot, Anthony Hotel stake SI,OOO, and the 2:11 pace, pnrse $400.00. On Thursday there will be the pace, purse $400.00; the 2:24 pace, Centlivre Brewing Co., stake SI,OOO, and the 2:15 trot, purse $400.00. On Friday the program will consist of the 2:24 trot, purse $400.00; the 2:17 pace, The Wayne Hotel stake SI,OOO, and the 2:15 pace, purse $400.00. The races will be given under the auspices of the Fort Wayne Racing association, of which Herman V. Tapp is president. In the event that the races prove the success that is expected of them. Fort Wayne hopes to be able to break in the Great Western circuit, when that city will be able to land races second to none in the country. The races this year come at a date between meetings of the Great Western and the Grand circuits, so that some particularly fine entries from both circuits have been secured. o STREET QUESTION May Cause the Traction Line Some Trouble at Geneva OPINION IS DIVIDED Old Franchise Called for Butcher Street—Talk of the Main Street The Bluffton-Geneva traction line may not have smooth sailing when it comes to entering Geneva. There seems to be a division of opinion as to which street shall be used for the purpose, and the Herald this week says in an editorial: There is considerable talk just now relative to the course of the traction line through Geneva. Opinion is divided. The original survey was on Butcher street, and that is where the franchise was granted, but the franchise has now expired and a great many favor the road to enter and pass through the town on Line street. People who have had experience claim that it will be a mistake for the road to go on any other street from a business point of view. Because of additional expense in constructing the road on the brick street, it is taken for granted that the company will prefer Butcher street to the brick street, but Geneva has certainly done enough for the purpose of getting the road to come here to have some “say'' as to where the road shall be built. Let some one who is interested enough to do so, circulate a paper, and find out how the people feel about the matter, so that council may know or be advised as to what action to take when the question of granting a franchise comes up.

William Mathews, of Bluffton, was here today looking after real estate business. He deals in Canada lands located in the Saskatchawan province, the garden spot of the wheat raising industry of the world. Mr. Mathews has land for sale and it is no doubt well worth the price.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, July 15, 1909.

ECHOES OF LAST CAMPAIGN A Suit on for a Public Office in Martin County. Washington, Ind., July 15. —As an echo of the last campaign in Martin county, a suit was filed at Shoals this morning by Hiram McCormick for Joe Pat Arvin of Loogootee, to oust Thomas Queen from the office of sheriff of Martin county. Arvin made the race against Queen and was defeated by six votes. In the complaint it is alleged that vote-buying elected Queen to the office, and on this ground the complaint is made. It is alleged that two notes were given by Queen for the purpose of buying votes. One of these notes, it is said, was made out in favor of Webb Huff, and Frank E. Gilkinson jointly for S2OO. The other note was for S3OO, and was given in favor of Sherman McPherson for the same alleged j purpose. The complaint further states that a written promise was given O. M. Dickey of Trinity Springs for a deputyship under Queen. On these specific allegations the suit was filed. Queen has not retained an attortiej yet. Back of the suit, it is freely said in Martin county, there is considerable spite work, and ill feeling over the outcome of the election, it is declared, bred the suit. ■■■ — o PASSED THE PIE Senator Beveridge Named the Indiana Census Supervisors A SHORT JOB J. Riley Broyles, of Muncie, is Named in this District Washington, July 14. —The list of recommendations made by Senator Beveridge for census supervisors for the eleven Indiana districts that are I represented in congress by Democrats was announced today, as follows: First district —William D. Crow, Petersburg. Second district —James A. Zaring, Bedford. Third district —WiH- Lingle, Paoli. Fourth district —William O. Protsman, Vevay. Fifth district —Samuel J. Wilton, Greencastle. Seventh district —William L. Rice, Indianapolis. Eighth district —J. Riley Broyles, Muncie. Ninth district—A. T Claypool, Vedersburg. Eleventh district—Harry L. Beudel, Huntington. Twelfth district —John W. Sale, Fort Wayne. Thirteenth district—Samuel R. Thomas, South Bend. In making up the list of appointments for these places Senator Beveridge has had to choose in many instances between numerous applicants, ail qualified to do the work, and it has [ not been an easy task. He hay en-; [ deavored not only to recognize active I Republicans, but his prime purpose! I has been to choose men who will in-1 I sure the taking of the census in In-I ! diana in a thorough, business-like 1 fashion. Mr. Crow, of the First dis-. trict, is an editor. Mr. Zaring, of the j Second, is a lawyer. Mr. Lingle, of [ I the Third, is a business man and' manufacturer. Mr. Protsman, of the, Fourth, is a publisher. Mr. Wilton, of J the Fifth, is a practical coal miner ■ who once carried a pick and who arose to' be superintendent. Mr. Rice, of the seventh, is a real estate and insurance man. Mr. Broyles, of the Eighth, is circulation manager of the Muncie Star. Mr. Claypool, of the Ninth, is a farmer. Mr. Bendel, of I the Eleventh, is a traveling salesman. He formerly was Republican district chairman. Mr. Sale, of the Twelfth, is a civil war veteran. Mr. Thomas, of the Thirteenth, is a real estate dealer and formerly was foreman of one of the big manufactories there. A letter from Dan Niblick, -who is imbibing in the waters at West Baden, informs us that heavy rains have i taken the French Lick Valley, and that it is now next to impossible to . get any place without wading. He . expects to be home Saturday, and i will no doubt come refreshed and with a new lease on lite.

TO WED IN AUGUST Miss June Coverdale, of Bluffton, Will Become Mrs. Joseph Parks ON AUGUST 10TH Is Well Known and Visited Relatives Here Few Weeks Ago The announcement was made today of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Coverdale of the approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss June, to Mr. Joseph Park, and came as no surprise aa It had been expected, despite their efforts to keep the matter a profound secret. The date for the wedding is the tenth of August and after that time Mr. Park and his bride will occupy the residence owned by he» father on east South street, recently made vacant by the removal of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Heister to their new home. The ceremony is to be a very quiet affair and although the exact details have not been completed will in all probability be performed «y Rev. J. K. Cecil, of Fort Wayne, who is a close friend of the principals. Mr. Park is employed as a clerk at the Davenport & Ehte drug store, and he is a young man of sterling qualities. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Park, of Murray, Miss Coverdale has until recently been employed in the offices of Dr. Louis Severin. Her resignation several weeks ago led to the suspicion that something of a matrimonial nature was in the air, but she steadily refuted all such suggestions in such away that the exponents of the rumor began to lose heart. The hearty congrations of a wide and ever growing circle of friends are sincerely offered to the popular young couple. August tenth, the day set for the wedding is also Miss Coverdale's birthday anniversary.—Bluffton News. Miss Coverdale , has many relatives and friends here. o SERIOUS ILLNESS Mrs. Fowler, Formerly Miss Dink Beery, of this City is Very Low AT EAST ST. LOUIS Suffers from Typhoid and Has Had Two Light Hemorrhages Mirs. John B. Stoneburner was called to East St. Louis, yesterday

by a telegram which announced the 1 very serious and perhaps fatal illness ' J of her niece, Mrs. Delota Fowler, who ] is in a hopital at that place suffering 1 from a very aggravated attack of ty- ■ phoid fever. She became ill about J ten days ago and has declined in | health rapidly, having suffered two , [hemorrhages. Her recovery is very j doubtful and her friends and loved > ones are greatly alarmed concerning i her condition. Mrs. Fowler is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Beery 'and will be remembered here as Miss i Dink Beery, a very popular young I lady. She was married to Mr. Fowler about tw’o years ago and moved to East St. Louis. Her parents also moved to that place shortly afterward. A letter from Mrs. Stoneburner was received by her husband today stating that Mrs. Fowler is very low, but that she has hopes for her recovery. Mr. Fowler is an expert moving picture machine operator and three years ago conducted a show’ here. o PREACH AT PLEASANT VALLEY Worthy C. Williams, of Pennville, the superintendent of the Portland quarterly meeting of Friends, will be at Pleasant Valley next Sabbath and Sabbath night. He will be accompanied by the Rev. Rhoads, an evangelist of note, who will preach at this time. Throw off the lethargy, and get up a little energy and come out and hear them. It might do you good.

THE WARREN McBRIDE ESTATE An Appointment of Administrator Will Be Made Soon. Leters of administration will be filed within a short time in the matter of the Warren Mcßride estate. It has not been decided as yet who will be the administrator of the estate, but one will be necessary as there was no will left as far as can be learned. Fred Mcßride has been a partner of his father in the furniture and undertaking business for years and he had been practically in charge, his father always speaking of him as a partner and the one who ran the business. It has developed, however, that there has been nothing in writing which would indicate that the deceased ever sold out or transferred a portion of the business to his son. The bills always came in the name of the deceased, nothing ever having been done to make a company name. o FEELS THE PULSE Senator Beveridge Says the People Are Aroused About the Tariff HE IS HOPEFUL The Senator Thinks a Good Bill May Yet Be Made Washington, July 15. —Senator Beveridge left Washington late yesterday afternoon to spend a few days resting and recuperating at a place within easy reach of the capital. Before going he said: “As much as I know how the people felt from correspondence and from sentiments I had heard expressed during the last three years, I did not comprehend the intensity and unaimity of sentiment until I returned home. It amounts to more than sen-

timent —it amounts to a positive conviction against the increases which , we have been fighting in the senate. The situation, as it appears on the surface here, seems to reveal that Congressman Payne is leading the fight against increased duties in con- ] ference. In that I am with him; all the people should be with him. I am still hopeful of getting out of conference a good bill. Speaking broadly and without going into particulars, if we can get the house bill with its reductions and with increases on s hosiery and gloves stricken out, and if, in adltion to that, we can get some of the reductions made in the senate, ] we shall have a comparatively good bill. This would mean free ore, free hides, a tremendous reduction in lumber, etc., in addition to the other cuts made In. t,he house bill. If to these could be added the most nbtable reductions made in the senate, we should have a revision downward, c and if we can also get the tariff j. commission which the senate provision authorizes the president to appoint, the bill would be much better 1 than the Dingley law. Os course, I d suppose this is too much to hope for. a Nevertheless, I am hopeful and shall s be until the bill comes out of confery ence. Should such a bill as I have indicated be reported it w’ould be a 6 more thoroughly considered tariff bill < than we have had since the civil war s —more testimony taken, the rates ' more carefully scrutinized and fear- 1 lessly discussed. Only one thing, i however, is sure, and that is that this is the last tariff bill that will ever be passed by the old methods. Future tariff bills will be based on facts found by an impartial commission and not alone on interested statements of interested parties.’’ ■ -- o RAN A NEEDiLE IN FOOT Pearl Lyons Suffered a Painful Accident Last Evening at How.e, Pearl, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lyons, met with a painful and perhaps serious accident last , evening. While walking about the I house she stepped upon the point of, 1 a piece of needle, which penetrated j 1 the left foot. She was brought to the! ■ city this morning and taken to a I • physician W’ho probed for the needle! t but without success, it having imbed-r . ded itself too deeply. No serious re-|' suits will likely occur, as in similar cases the needle has worked itself, t out after several years. >r

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HE SUFFERED LONG George W. Nidlinger Died at Four O’Clock Yesterday Afternoon FUNERAL FRIDAY The Services Will Be Held From the Union Chapel Church George Nidlinger, after a long and painful illness, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Levi Baker on north Second street in this city at a fewminutes before four o'clock yesterday afternoon. For two years and a half Mr. Nidlinger has been a sufferer from dropsy and during the later months of his life a cancerous growth developed which made his sufferings severe and painful in the extreme, and death came as a welcome relief and release from sorrow and pain. The deceased was born in Root township October 19, 1848, and was sixty years, eight months, and twenty-five days old at the time of death. His father and mother was Nathan and Jane Nidlinger for a long number of years residents of Root township, having long since died, but they will be remembered by many of the older people of this locality. Those of his immediate family still living are three sisters and tw-o brothers, Mrs. Charles Baker, Mrs. John Stults, Mrs. Levi Baker and Elijah Nidlinger of this city, and John Nidlinger of Union township. The funeral will be held Friday, leaving the fiouse at one o’clock, the services being held at Union Chapel the Revs. Powell and Imler officiating, interment to be made at the Union Chape" cemetery. Mr. Nidlinger was well known in this city and this part of the county, and was always known as a thorough, honest man, and he lived an exemplary life and leaves many friends who will always remember him in the most kindly way. SECOND MEETING Dairymen and Health Officers Will Convene at the State House SEPTEMBER 9 AND 10 Last Year's Meeting Was a * Success and this One Will Be Better H. E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner, has sent out letters inviting state and city health officers, dairymen and others interested to attend the second annual meeting of dairymen at the state house, Indianapolis, on Wednesday and Thursday, September 9 and 10. Such a meeting was held last year, and Mr. Barnard says much good has resulted from the exchange of ideas at that time. He says the dairymen before that time were suspicious of the state inspectors, but that since then they have come to regard their suggestions with favor, and that this has brought good results in many instances. At the September meeting, Mr. Barnard says, addresses will be made by Dr. Rav- . enel, of the University of Michigan, i who has made a study of the transmission of tuberculosis from cattle to human beings. Addresses also will be made by health expert and dairymen, some of them representing the - federal department of agriculture. Several people from this city and county are arranging to attend this •. session and expect to derive much - good from the lectures and discust sions of thd subjects. -o Bluffton defeated the Huntington team in the Northern r.eague yesterJday by a score of one to nothing, after seventeen inn-ngs of playing. [Second baseman Baker, of Bluffton, jwone the game on a fluke home run. The ball went over the fielder's h«ad [and when he tried to And the ball It had disappeared in the weeds and the irunner scored.