Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 177.

NAMES NEW I OFFICIAL Mayor France Appoints ■ Harry Cookin as Street Commissioner TO SUCCEED STULTS "Will Begin His Duties August First—Engineer to Be Hired by Day

B? Mayor C. O. France announced this ; jßorninc that he had decided on the -appointment of Mr, Harry Cookin, as street commissioner to succeed James Stults, who tendered his resignation •on last week to take effect August first At that time Mr. Cookin will tegin his duties and will serve during the balance of the present admin--4 istration. An effort was made to secure some one who would take the combined duties of city engineer and Street commissioner, but this could not be done, and Mr. Cookin’s application being considered favorably he was? today appointed. He is a well ■known citizen and for many years has been a valued employee of the Krick & Tyridall tile company. He is ; Industrious, honest and capable and will make an efficient officer. Whi'e It has not been definitely decided, it is believed now that an engineer will be employed by the city, by the day, as' he is needed. Just at present there is but little public work going on and the services of an engineer is not needed, but a day or so each ■week. It is believed the new appointment will be a satisfactory one, as Mr. Cookin is quite popular.

FOR THE STRIKERS Judge Baker Denied Petition of Tinplate Company RIGHT TO ORGANIZE And They Have a Right to Leave Employer in a Body ✓ Goshen, Ind., July 27. —Judge Francis E. Baker, of the United States circuit court, yesterday denied the petition of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company at Elwood, Ind, for an injunction against the strikers at their plant. In an exhaustive opinion rendered after he had listened to a large number of affidavits from both sides, Judge Baker held that the affidavits as presented did not make any specific allegations against any of the defendants named in the complaint and that nothing was presented to show that the defendants had in any manner attempted to interfere with the freedom of the petitioner to the labor market. Judge Baker held that labor has the right to organize and to leave its employer in a body Just as its employer has the right to cause a lockout. He further held that the law gave both employer and emAoyee equal rights as to free and uninterrupted access to the labor market, and that they could lawfully in persuasion In their competition for the support of the unemployed, but could not resort to force, threats or coercion. | o . RETIRES AFTER LONG SERVICE July 27.—Indiana is to have a anew weather man. 'William T. Blythe, Section director at Indianapolis, one of the oldest and most talented weather forecasters in the United States, will retire in a short time and will be succeeded by Alfred H. Thiessen. Mr. Thiessen is now in charge of the North Carolina weather bureau at Raleigh. Mr. Blythe was.in Washintgon a few days ago and while he was non committal as to the purpose of his visit, It developed that he came to lay before 'Willis L. Mqpre, chief of the weather service, a request that he be relieved of active duties.

MAY LAND AN AUTO FACTORY Fort Wayne Capitalists Figuring on New Factory. Out-of-town interests came to Fort Wayne today for a conference with local business men regarding the location of an automobile factory in this city, and the preliminary details of the matter are under consideration. The proposition was taken up by Messrs. P. A. Randall and W. F. Braeter, and it is understood that it will be submitted by them to a number of other business men, but until the movement has reached a more definite stage further information is withheld. Fort Wayne has always been regarded as an inviting field for an automobile factory, and in all probability the right sort of a proposition will get prompt encouragement from local capitalists. —Fort Wayne Sentinel.

PRIMARY ELECTION Berne Democrats Nominate Candidates for Town Offices A GOOD TICKET * The Nominees Are Strong Men and Will Poll Their Party Vote Berne, Indiana, July 27. —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The Democratic primary election yesterday was about the most interesting event that has occurred here for a long time. In each of the wards there was a contest for councilman, and while it was friendly, yet the friends of each worked hard for the success of their favorite. In the first ward Phil Schug received 107 votes, and his opponent 94, making Mr. Schug the winner by 13. In the second ward Fred Wecter received 126 and Norman Jacobs 77, leaving Mr. Wecter the winner by 49. In the third ward F. G. Eichenberger received 106 and Amos Ellenberger 95, a majority of 11 for Mr. Eichenberger. Chauncey Lautzenhizer for clerk had 143 votes, Fred Bentz for treasurer 152, and W. B. Tucker for marshal 161. The nominees are strong men and will poll the strength of their party vote. Great preparations are being made for a union meeting Sunday in which A. B. Klein and H. H. Deam of Bluffton, will take an important part. Both these Bluffton gentlemen are earnest workers in the church and they will prove themselves favorites with the audiences that will greet them at Berne. o ENROUTE TO FAIRBANKS Decatur Men Are at Seattle by this Time —Will Leave There Soon. —t —• Clem Voglewede received a postal .this morning from the crowd of DeIcatur men who are enroute to Alaska. They are Fred Martin, who has been in that country for some years, and who has been visiting here for several months and is being accompanied home by Frank Barthel and Jack Deininger. The card was written from Coer d’Alene, Idaho, under date of July 21st and said that the last town they would register in before reaching Seattle. After a few days at that place taking in the fair, the boys will sail about August Ist for Alaska, the trip requiring fifteen [days on the boat. They will reach Fairbanks, their destination, about the last of August. — o J—THE HUNGARIAN ORCHESTRA Will Furnish the Music for the Regular Dance this Evening. The ipanagers of the dance pavilion at Maple Grove park, have secured the services of the Hungarian orchestra, who are here today, to furnish the music at the dance this evening. Lovers of the fantastic, know what this means, for the orchestra furnished the music on a for--1 mer occasion, and it was declared the [ best ever heard in the city. The ! dance will begin promptly at 7:15 'and it is believed that a large crowd [will be on hand for the first event. :The cars will leave at seven O’clock and at 8:30. If you like this amusement, don’t fail to a.ttend tonight for lit will be a rare occasion.

INSTITUTE STUDY State Superintendent Sends Out the Outline for the Work this Year EIGHT MEETINGS Include Works of Merit— Prof. Aley Has Ideas of • His Own for Work Robert Aley, state superintendent of public instruction, is distributing the outlines for study in the township institutes for next year by the public school teachers of the state. Eight monthly meetings are provided for in the outline. The teachers- reading circle books, which are to be studied In connection with the institute work for the coming year, Include: “Practical Nature Study and Elementary Agriculture,” by John M. Coulter and Alice Jean Patterson; “The Mind in the Making,” by Edgar James Swift of Washington University; “A Short Introduction to the Literature of the Bible,” by Professor Moulton. In his introduction to the outlines, Mr. Aley says: “Since the institute is to be a model school, it should have a definite program, certain work to be done and a fixed time for beginning and ending the day’s work. Tardiness and slipshod work should not be tolerated. A correct report concerning the work of each teacher should be sent to the trustee and county superintendent by the secretary. The trustees and chairman should emphasize the need and make a demand that the work be thorough, and no one should receive compensation who does not live up to these standards. Under the same pay for attending institutes that is paid for teaching.

THE DATE IS SET To Set Cornerstone for Old People’s Home at Warren AUGUST FIFTEENTH Bishop Hughes May Deliver Address at this Time As secretary of the board, Rev. Martin, of the Bluffton M. E. church has been active in the work of establishing the Old People’s Home at Warren. The dale for this ceremony is practically certain for August 15. It is now intended to secure Bishop Hughes, formerly president of De Pauw university, to deliver the address upon the occasion. As the date is but three weeks off the invitations will soon be mailed to those who are expected to attend. The Wabash district will take an active interest in the work and Methodists will be present from all over Indiana. Many Methodists from Grant county will be present. William Chopson, of Warren, who with his wife, gave $50,000 to the institution to found It, is very feeble, and it is feared he cannot long survive. As it was due to his generosity that the home was secured it is desired to have the ceremonies held while he is still alive and able to participate. Dignitaries of the Methodist church from all over the United States will be invited and many will accept. Contractor Griffith who has the work in charge, has set his men to building the concrete walls for the foundation and will be ready for the cornerstone laying within the coming three weeks. It has been decided that deacons of the church and probably bishops will be invited to be present. The home is something new in the history of the church and these higher officials of the church have been personally interested in the progress of the work. —— o The Mennonites, of Berne, are making arrangements for their district conference which will be held in Berne during the latter part of August. The conference will be largely attended, and will be an important event in the life of the church.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, July 27, 1909.

WHY THEY GRINNED Mrs. Grant was undoubtedly the disciplinarian in the family, and Mr. Grant, who was a very busy lawyer, was regarded by the two children as one of themselves, subject to the laws of “mother.” But one day Mrs. Grant became very ill, and at luncheon Mr. Grant, who felt that the children were already showing signs of "running wild,” felt obliged to reprimand them. “Gladys,” he said, “stop that immediately or I shall have to take you from the table and spank you,” Instead of making the impression he had fondly hoped to do, he saw the two little imps glance in a surprised manner at each other, and then simultaneously a grin broke over the faces of both culprits, and Gladys said in a voice of derisive glee: “Oh, George, I hear father trying to talk like mothier!” —August Lippincott’s. STILL WIDE APART The Tariff Builders Still on a Strike Over Schedule FEAR A SPLIT The Standpatters Now Talk of a Split in Republican Party Washington, July 27. —New England's selfishness is the chief obstacle in the way of an agreement by the conferees on the tariff. She wants free raw material for her factories,

but she is unwilling that the protection accorded the products of those same factories shall be removed. Every New England senator and representative applauded President Taft’s free raw material program until it was discovered that he was determined to have reductions on manufactured products as well as on raw materials. “What, disturb our boot and shoe Industry, our cotton goods industry, our woolen goods industry?” exclaimed the New Englanders. “We cannot consent to that.” The socalled plainsmen senators and representatives were loath to give up a duty on hides, but they did finally come around to the point where, they said, “we are willing to consent to free hides if you will put boots and shoes on the free list, or make the duty a nominal one, and will give the country some reductions on other manufactured goods. We are not going to consent to any one-sided deal. If you are going to pare, you have got to pare on both raw materials and manufactured goods.” That was precisely the viewpoint the president had hoped to bring the westerners to, and told his representative on the conference committee, Mr. Payne, to stand firm for that sort of program. New England thought it over and agreed to a slight reduction in the duty on boots and shoes and on other products of leather, but gave notice that under no consideration could she accept a free boot and shoe program; and, moreover, her woolen and cotton industries must be left untouched. "Very well,” said the plainsmen congressmen, “we think we are strong enough to prevent the adoption of any conference report that does not treat everybody alike.” And so the situa tion has stood for three days. Speaker Cnnnon, who is as solicitous as Senator Aldrich about any attack on the “bulwarks” of protection, came to the rescue of the New Englanders by declaring to the conferees that there was no parliamentary way of putting boots and shoes on the free list. The rules provide that a conference committee may deal with a rate between theXrate fixed by the senate and the rate fixed by the house. Each house having fixed a duty on boots and shoes it was impossible, he asserted, to put them on the free list, or even to fix a duty below that fixed by the house bill. Os course, the business could be done b ythe adoption of a special rule, but the speaker was very certain that if an attempt was made to “open up” the tariff bill in that way congress would be here until cold weather,and the whole protective system would be endangered. Thus the situation has stood since last Friday, and Llius it stood when the deaders resumed consideration of the subject yesterday. Representing the presN dent, Mr.. Payne has stood out for the downward revision program. He (Continued on page 2.)

POULTRY LEAGUE Huntington Paper Says It Looks Like a Sure Go in Near Future DECATUR IN THE LIST Believed It Will Add Interest and Attract More Attention to Shows The Huntington Herald says: Indications are that Huntington will be a member of the Indiana-Ohio Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock association. A preliminary meeting was held in Fort Wayne Sunday at which Morton Tuttle, Harry Young and Marcellus Kenner represented the Wabash Valley association of this community. Other cities represented were Fort Wayne, Defiance and Van Wert, Ohio, Decatur, Angola and Montpelier. As with similar organizations, the purpose of the proposed affiliation of the several organizations is to encourage interest and to arrange against conflicting dates, determine upon proper prizes, etc., in the respective territories. Local representatives say the outlook is good for effecting the in-ter-city organization as the interests are mutual and more successful shows would be the result. The league would be in the nature of organized base ball leagues or other associations promoting educational or amusement features on a circuit. According to plans of the Wabash Valley Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock association, of which Mr. Tuttle is president, the second annual show will be held in Huntington January 18 to 22, the same as last winter. Fort Wayne will hold a big show and the other towns have considered plans or will in the near future.

OLD SOLDIERS DAY Wednesday at the Fair Will Be Free for the Veterans of County MAY HAVE 'PROGRAM Directors Held a Meeting this Morning—Will Be Busy from Now on e The directors bf the Great Northern Fair association held a meeting this morning, went over to the grounds and laid out the midway and arranged for some other details of the big show to be held in just one month. From now on they will be a busy bunch of men, advertising and otherwise getting the preliminaries ready. Secretary Adams is busy answering letters which he receives daily asking for the various privileges and some of these will prove creditable attractions. Among the other matters decided upon this morning was that Wednesday the second day of the fair, Is to be an old soldiers’ day. On that date the veterans will be admitted free of charge and it is expected that they will arrange a program to suit themselves. All the attractions will be on that day. There will be good music, racing, free shows and all the other big events which go to make up a happy and successful and enjoyable day at the county fair. The advertising matter is being put up now and everybody in the county should do what they can to make this years fair the biggest and best ever. ELEVATOR RUINS ON FIRE Caused Chief Helm and Policeman Fisher Some Trouble and Work. The ruins of the Niblick elevator fire, which have smoldered since last Saturday, were fanned into a blaze again by the brisk wind early this morning. The fire was noticed by Policeman Fisher, who was afraid that the flame< might spread to other property and he notified Fire Chief Helm, who went with him at three o'clock and by means of some garden hose .attached to a nearly hydrant, they soon had the blaze under control.

LAW HOLDS HIM LIABLE. Frank H. McKinnie Will Lose Heavily at Pittsburg. Frank H. McKinnie, former Fort Wayne man who was vice president and a director of the Cosmopolitan National bank at Pittsburg, which closed its doors almost a year ago, will lose, it is said, between $250,000 and $300,000 by the crash. Though Mr. McKinnie gave little personal attention to the affairs of the bank, the federal law holds him responsible as an official of the institution, and he has been indicted by the grand jury and placed under bond of SIO,OOO. He is a son of the late Captain Henry McKinnie and left Fort Wayne early in life. He has been actively interested in a number of prominent eastern hotels. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. LIFE IN ISLANDS How Bert Secur is Progressing in Constructing a New Railroad IN THE PHILIPPINES New Superintendent Makes the Work Much Easier by Sending Material Tubigon, Bohol, June 6, 1909. Dear Father —Hire some lawyer to help you read this and charge the bi'l to me. I have all the papers here to sign and have been informed that the bureau of public works would rather have a signature that could not be counterfleited and I’ve stopped printing. Well, there’s a change for the best now for me I think. A new district engineer has taken the district or soap does, and so I guess all these old scores will be done away with. I cpuld tell it immediately. I sent an order yesterday for reinforcing iron to the extent of 5,000 or $2,500 and got news it would be here on the first available boat. A railway three miles long with twenty-five cars has been started for this place. I have been promised all the available road funds for the next two years from this province, and have been detailed to run independently a mountain road from Cannen to Tubigon. The new district engineer and district auditor were here this a. m. and I was promised several things in the way of promotions that had previously been denied, All this has happened in two days. Do you wonder that I feel better? Besides all this the treasurer was here yesterday and today and what was originally a $40,000 job will very probably be a $120,000 job and not rank much below any of the roads recently put in. Os course lots of this good cheer is from promises.but that’s all I’ve ever had and those given with a grudge and its a new experience to have the high moguls come down and say "good work! come on up.” I’m feeling fine; dirt has been rolling last week and labor has been plenty. I have my share of prickly heat and tropical ulcers. I can kill the later, but the former will hold on as long as I stay in the tropics I guses. I’m having a nice time with a drunken time keeper. He belongs to the chief clerk, who is at present checking up the Cebu-Toledo road and of course in Cebu. He goes down below his Philippino assistant this week, and out entirely next Saturday So long, BERT. o

FUNERAL HELD THIS AFTERNOON Marguerite Sina Ritter Buried in the Decatur Cemetery. The body of Marguerite Sina Ritter came in over the Clover Leaf last night, the train being five hours late. As stated yesterday she died in Toledo Friday morning, and the funeral . services were held from the U. B. ; church at one-thirty this afternoon, where a large number of her relatives and friends gathered to pay her the I ’ last respects the living can pay the ■ dead. The services were impressive I. > throughout, and much sympathy was expressed. The deceased was thirty- i six years old, and was well known in i 'this city. Interment was made in the 1 'Decatur cemetery. I

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HETOOKTHEBONDS Cris Meshberger of French Township. Invests in Adams County Bonds COURT HOUSE NEWS Not Much Doing Around the Temple of Justice These Days Cris Meshberger of French township, was in the city and left with the county treasurer $3,700 in cold cash and took away with him the John Lobsiger macadam road bonds. These bonds are for Adams county s share of the county line road, dividing the townships of French in this county and Harrison in Wells county. The money will be turned over to the proper officials of Wells county who have in charge the financial end of this road construction. Mr. Meshberger is one of French township's well to do citizens, and a man, too, who rightly, believes that Adams county securities are about the best and most gilt edged that a man with money could hold. Four mortgages were the only documents filed at the recorders office during the past twenty-four hours. County Assessor George Gentis is back to work at his office after a week’s illness. He is still quite weak, but is on the mend. County Clerk James P. Haeiling is at Portland looking after change of venue fees and otherwise checking up with the county clerk of that place.

ONTHEiRWAYHOME C. H. Elzey and Wife Left Portland, Oregon, Today *l’ ~ HEALTH IS BETTER A. P. Beatty is Being Benefitted by His Western Trip C. H. Elzey and wife left Portland, Oregon, today homeward bound, after a six weeks’ stay amid the beauties and wonders of the west. His business partners are looking for him to reach this city by next Saturday and on and after that date we may expect to hear great stories about the great west. Himself and wife have spent the most of their time in Portland, where they visited with a sister of Mr. Elzey, although they traveled on to Seattle, and took in the exposition, which is now in the height of its glory. Many other places of note were seen by them and in all it has been a busy six weeks, in ■which nothing worth seeing was permited to escape them. ,

Word comes from A. P. Beatty who attended the Elks meeting at Los Angeles, and from there is taking in the sights of California and other states, that his health is better than when he lett, and that he hopes to return home by the first of September entirely recovered. He is also visiting relatives in that far western country, and will take in the Seattle exposition before he returns. o — Hugh Rout and wife of Nashville, Tenn., arrived last night and are visiting at the home of F. M. Schirmeyer and wife. They are enroute home from an extended visit in the west, having visited Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake and many other places in the | west. I Miss Jess McLean and Louisa Hobrok of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Juell Speice of Cleveland and Mrs. Robert Meyers, of Columbus, Ohio, will hold a family reunion tomorrow at Cedar Point. All people are well known here, Mrs. Meyers being formerlv Miss Emma Jackson