Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 18 September 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 223.

DEATH SEEMS VERY NEAR Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, is Still Alive, But is Very Low HOPE IS ABANDONED Sinking Spell Which Came on Last Night Continues Through Today Rochester, Minn., Sept. 18.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—“Still alive but very low," was the bulletin given out at two o’clock this afternoon by Dr. William Mayo, attending physician to Governor John A. Johnson, who has been very ill for several days, since he was operated on at the St. Marys hospital here. It is the general opinion here that he cannot live the day through and the deepest feeling of sorrow is felt everywhere, the governor being the most popular man ever

in public life in this state. His wife remains,, constantly at the bedside of the dying executive and several physicians are in constant attendance. The patient suffered a relapse Friday evening and for several hours was believed to be dying. He finally revived slightly and the physicians said that if he could live through today, he would have an even chance to recover. All day today he has been very low, just alive being the word that came from the sick room, each hour. It seems that the danger just now is not from the operation so much as from a general breakdown which seems to have come on at a most critical time. Governor Johnson has a national reputation and inquiries as to his condition come from all over the country, proving his popularity away as well as at home. —o SMITH CHAPEL CEMETERY All the people who are interested in the Smith Chapel cemetery are j invited to meet there on the morning , of Friday, September 24, and assist in the work of cleaning the cemetery. Every year a general cleaning goes on at this place and this year they propose to make it look cleaner and better than it ever has before.

w®M W GOV. JOHN A. JOHNSON.

“THE FARMERS DAUGHTER” A Drama That Carries With it a Moral Story. •‘‘The Fanner's Daughter” is the attraction at the Bosse opera house for Friday, Sept. 24. It is a drama of the rural type and carries a moral story* that teaches a great lesson, and founded as it is in a country town in the east, its pretty love story with its intrigues, plots and counterplots, carries a wholesome air of the clover laden hills of New England, and coupled with the art of the master stage builder, the show is one of the real offerings of the season.

DEFENDS THE LAW President Taft Lends Aid to the Standpatters in Congress ABANDONED PARTY He Proclaimed That the Insurgents Abandoned Republican Party Winona, Mlinn., Sept. 18. —In the most important utterance he has made since his occupancy of the white house. President Taft here tonight, in a state which is the hotbed of the “insurgent" movement within the Republican party, defended the Payne tariff bill as the best tariff measure ever passed by a Republican congress and hence the best tariff bill

the people have ever known. The president boldly asserted that the insurgents who voted against the bill had abandoned the Republican party. “Was it the duty of the men in congress who believed that the bill did not accomplish everything that ft ought to accomplish to vote against it?” asked the president. “I am here to justify those *whio answes (this question in the negative, I am not here to defend those who voted for the Payne bill, but to support them. 1 ’ statement the crowd In the opera house responded to with a cheer which could be heard far down the street. It was shouted by the adherents of Representative James A. Tawney, of this district, the chairman of the house committee on appropriations who has been on the defense ever since the adjournment of congress because he did not vote with the other members of the delegat'on from Minriesota, both in the horse and senate, against the bill. Mr. Tawney met the president at La Crosse, Wis., this afternoon and accompanied him to this city, his home town. It had been reported for some time that the president intended defending Mr. Tawmey for his party regularity, but there Were none to predict that the president would go so far as he did tonight in characterizing the position taken by the insurgent senators and representatives.

A NEW BANK EXAMINER Indianapolis, Sept. 18.—Charles C. Kelley, the new bank examiner appointed by State Auditor Billheimer. entered upon his duties yesterday. His territory is in the northern part of (he state. Mr. Kelley was formerly chief clerk in the state building and loan department and represented Starke and Pulaski counties in the legislature of 1907. Mr. Kelley is the state's fourth bank examiner. He succeeds Capt. J. H. Henry, resigned. The other examiners are Charles W. Camp, E. M. Hinshaw and J. W. Levings. - -o DID NOT BEGIN THE WORK As had been confidently expected, the firm of Julius Haugk & Co., of Decatur, which was awarded the contract for paving east Berry street with creosoted block, flatly turned down the job. The firm was represented at the meeting of the board of public works Thursday night by Attorney H. C. Hanna and not only declined to enter into the contract but asked that as much of its $l5O bidding deposit as exceeded the actual damage to the city by the firm’s failure to enter into the contract be refunded. |_Fort Wayne News.

GIVEN FRANCHISE Artificial Gas Franchise Given to W. A. Kunkel and Others BUILD A PLANT Franchise Requires a Plant to Be Built in the City of Bluffton Bluffton, Indiana, September 18. — (Special to the Daily Democrat) —At a meeting of the city council last night a franchise was granted to W. A. Kunkel, R. F. Cummins, L. C. Justus, L. A. Williamson. Dana Brown and others, the franchise being for the purpose of supplying the asphalt city with artificial gas. Before final passage the ordinance was changed so that the stipulation was made that a plant should be erected within the corporate limits of the city or within a mile of the city limits, and another condition is that the franchise cannot be assigned without the consent of the common council. This tends to knock into a cocked hat the many rumors that the franchise was for the purpose of affording these gentlemen a chance of speculation, and that it would not be long until the franchise “euld be the property of the Indiana Lighting company. The price as stipulated is sl.lO, with a reduction of ten cents where the bill is paid on or before the tenth of each month. The plans of the Bluffton financiers have not been made public, but the general impression is that they will accept the provision of the franchise and that they will erect a plant and supply the citizens of Bluffton with artificial gas

DEATH RESULTED George Richards Succumbed to Injuries Received Thursday Evening WAS UNCONSCIOUS The End Came on His Sev-enty-Fourth Birthday— Lived Here for Years George Richards, who was so badly injured Thursday evening when struck by a northbound special on the interurban railroad, died at 10:30 o’clock this morning, never regaining consciousness. The accident as told yesterday, occurred as he waved his dinner bucket at the motorman of the special, as it passed the gravel pit switch north of town. It is believed that the car struck the pail throwing Mr. Richards around in such a manner that the side of the car also struck ; him. His head was badly crushed

and the physicians who examined him pronounced his condition such that death was inevitable. He sank gradually and the end came at the hour mentioned today. The unfortunate man died on his seventy-fourth birthday. He was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, September 18, 1835, and was reared there. He came to this county during the war days, more than forty years ago, and spent a number of years on his farm in Monroe township. For the past ten years he has made his home with his son, William, where he died. They lived in Michigan for three years and have resided in Decatur seven years. He was an industrious and respected citizen. For several years he has been afflicted with a nervous ailment, but nevertheless kept on at his labor. He is survived by an only son, William, and two brothers, Henry and Fred. Five brothers and one sister have preceded him in death. | The funeral services will be held i Monday morning at ten o'clock at i Monroe, leaving the house at 8:30 promptly. o The Shamrock ball team will go to Kendallville tomorrow to meet the team of that place in a game which promises to be an exciting contest, ( as t|ie Kendallville team claims the championship of northern Indiana.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, September 18. 1909.

AGAINST POSTAL SAVINGS American Bankers Association Adjourn. Chicago, Sept. 18. —After five days’ consideration and discussion of financial problems of greater or lesser importance, the delegates to the thirtyfifth annual convention of the American Bankers’ association, today selected Los Angeles as their next meeting place and adjourned until the fall of next year. Among the results of the conference of bankers, numbering close to 5,000 and representing every state in the Union, their practically unanimous condemnation of postal savings and legislation guaranteeing bank deposits, stands out distinctly.

SPEAKS OF TARIFF Senator Shively Visited Indianapolis Yesterday IT’S OWN ORATOR

The New Tariff Speaks Over Every Counter in the Country Indianapolis, Sept. 18. —That the tariff bill passed by congress at its J special session was the revision promised in the Republican national platform, but not revision downward, is the statement of Senator Benjamin F. Shively, who came to Indianapolis 1 Thursday from his home in South I Bend to attend a meeting of the trustees of Indiana university, of which he is president. Senator Shively reached Indianapolis yesterday afternoon and will return to South Bend I today. He has been in Pennsylvania ’ since congress adjourned and only | reached his home with his family a ! week ago. “Any man who can analyze the tariff plank of the Republican national platform,” declared the junior senator, “and make of it anything but unqualified prohibition of all imports competing with domestic products, must first change the plain sense of every word in it. A duty equal to the difference between cost *at home and abroad is up to the collection point. When to this is added the natural protection of ocean freights, insurance, leakage, break age, etc., competition becomes impracticable. But when to all this is added further duty equal to a reasonable profit to the American producer the blockade is absolute and the domestic monopoly of the domestic market complete. ‘Reasonable profit' w r as the new evangel imported into the Republican platform. It covers 'any and all extravagances in the new I tariff. The joker in the platform was well understood by that confederacy of special privilege which writes protective tariffs. It accounts for the > jokers in the law.” “There were reductions in rates in certain schedules, were there not? . the senator was asked.

I “Yes," he replied, “but they were not potential reductions. Reductions within two points, both of which are prohibitive, mean nothing. It is simply a case of removing one rail from a twelve-rail fence. Knocking a few per cent, reductions off of a doubly protective duty makes a paper reduction and a talking point, but neither produces revenue nor relieves i trade.” “Do you think that President Taft will talk tariff in the west?" the senator was asked. “Yes,” he replied, “I assume he will.” “Will he reconcile the west to the Payne act?” “No. The tariff is its own orator. It speaks across every counter in every store in the country. It tells ho.v mischievous in effect is the constant projection of the power of the federal government into the private enterprises and the daily commercial life of the people. The new tariff is certainly not revision downward. I know of no one who seriously regards it as such. It is not the revision promised by Candidate Taft and he will say so. It is not the revision promised by the Republican orators or the Republican press.” o— Mrs. A. D. Hunsicker and children returned to the city after a very pleasant visit with relatives at Cadillac, Mich.

EVERYONE ASSIST And Merchants’ Day in Decatur Will Be a Hummer —Offer Suggestions DISPLAY YOUR GOODS Get Ready to Decorate Inside and Outside of Your Place of Business The merchants of Decatur should aid Mrs .Burdg in making the Fall Opening Day, a great big success. The date has been fixed for Wednes-

day, September 29th, and each merchant in Decatur should begin now to prepare for that day. Arrange your goods to the best advantage. A few special bailgains will help. Decorate your store inside and out, so that it will be attractive and your goods will sell themselves. This is a wonderful opportunity for every store in Decatur to advertise in a way that direct returns will be the result. Just what the program for the day will be has not been determined, but there will be good bands and other amusements to interest the people, and a special effort will be made to have the crowd in and out of your store all day. A few suggestions will be appreciated. It is not the idea to make this anything but a merchants' day and no plan . will be adopted that will keep the I people away from the business part !of town. If you haven’t subscribed, do so at once. If you know of any I way to make the day a bigger and better one let us hear from you. It’s all for you.

DIED THIS MORNING Mrs. Julia Singleton Succumbed to Paralytic Stroke COUNTY PIONEER She Has Lived Here for the Greater Part of Her Life Mrs. Julia Singleton died this morning at half past six o'clock, death

being caused uy tne third stroke of paralysis. She died at the county infirmary, where she has lived for the past ten years, and where, too, she has distributed much sunshine and ■ happiness during the time she has ( been there. She has been afflicted ( with paralysis for about three years, ■ and during the day yesterday was takI en worse, declining rapidly until death ' relieved her at an early hour this morning. She is seventy-seven years old, and has lived in the county for the greater part of her lifetime, and endured many of the early struggles that was the lot of pioneer days. She I has few relatives left. The funeral will occur on Monday morning, interment taking place in the Alpha cemetery north of the city after services in the chapel at the infirmary at nine o’clock.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Supt. Rice led chapel exercises this morning. The first of his series of addresses on “American High School” was delivered at this time. A few ex-graduates were present and shook hands with the teachers and seniors. There are now 138 pupils enrolled in high school, the largest enrollment that there has ever been. Many more seats were put in the assembly room. The boys of the high school met the second day of school to organize a base ball team. Officers are Howard Wisehaupt, Mgr.; Frank DeVoss, Capt. The boys have been trying out each night and they now. The commercial department of the I high school is better equipped this vear, and has more students than ever before. Mr. Tlritch. as teacher. has worked hard to get this part of < the school to where it now is. H

MURPHY FAVORS GAYNOR New York, Sept. 18. —It is reported that Justice W. J. Gaynor is the favorite of Charlie Murphy for the Democratic nomination for mayor of NewYork. Judge Gaynor has an aggressive nature and he has been much in the public eye in recent years because of his radical r. ts and decisions. One of his more recent acts was the cause of the removal of Gen. Bingham from the office of notice commissioner. Mr. Gaynor began life as a newspaper man and later studied law. He has declined many nominations. He is now a justice of the appellate division of the supreme court.

GREAT TIME TODAY Diomede Falconio an Apostolic Delegate from Pope Pius X. MANY ARE THERE Central Verein Opens Sessions in Indianapolis Tomorrow Indianapolis, Sept. 18.—Representatives from practically every Catholic organization in Indianapolis were present to greet his excellency, Diomede Falconio, apostolic delegate to the United States from Pope Pius X., who arrived from Washington, D. C., at 11:55 o'clock this morning. The societies will assemble at the Union station and accompany the monsig-

nore to the Episcopal residence, Fourteenth and Meridian streets, where he will be a guest during the national convention of the Central Verein. The parade will move *-om the Union station north on Me.jian street. The entire downtown district has been decorated for the convention, which will hold its first sessu a in St. Cecelia hall tomorrow morning. Papal and national colors adorn streets throughout the business district and the churches and halls where various sessions and religious functions of the convention are to be held have been decorated. Delegates were arriving as early as yesterday morning, and it is thought that t>/ today most of the 500 delegates and many of the vis- 1 itors will have arrived. John B. Oelkers, national president of the Central Verein, arrived in Indianapolis from his headquarters in Newark. N. J., yesterday and took up his headquarters in the Denison Hotel. Other I

national officers who had arrived yesterday were Joseph Fry. chairman of the executive committee, New York city, and P. J. Boucheitt, national secretary, Peoria, 111. The following I members of the special committee i for the social advancement of working people had also arrived yesterday: F. P. Kenkel, editor of America, 'St. Louis, Mo.; the Rev. George W. Heer, Dubuque; Nicholas Gonner. Dubuque. and Joseph Matt, St. Paul. < This commitee has complete charge of the Central Verein’s fight against Socialism and through the medium of newspapers, magazines and other publicity is trying to convince the Qerman Catholics in America that Christianity is the only solution of the present grievances between the employer and the employed.

IS TAKING THE TREATMENT

Dr. Laidlaw in No Danger of Having Hydrophobia. Dr. Severin, who accompanied Dr. J. E. Laidlaw to Chicago, where he

is undergoing treatment to ward off hydrophobia, returned Thursday night. .He said that the veterinary surgeon took his first treatment Thursday. He will take treatments two times each day for a week, after which he will take treatment once each day for two j or three weeks. When this is over all. danger of hydrophobia will have disappeared. Dr. Laidlaw- wil' not be ; compelled to remain still, but can go out in -town, although he is not perI mitted to take too much exercise. Dr. , Severin said that the physicians in £

CClltl UUUV v x 1 (charge of the Pasteur treatment san■litarium, did not think that there .would be the slightest danger of th 1 Bluffton man having the e ® ", I Laidlaw was in Chicago and had one treatment twenty-four hours afters | Ihe was bitten by the horse. This propmt action, according to the Chi- , cago physicians, eliminated practical- 1 ly all the danger. —Bluffton Banner. |

Price Two Cents

COURT HOUSE NEWS Partition Case of Henry Tindall Was Submitted this Morning JUDGE STURGIS HERE Assumes Jurisdiction in Big Note Cases—Judgments in Two Cases The partition case of Henry A. and Sarah Tindall vs. Jacob Fogle, was submitted this morning, after demurrers and replies were filed. D. E Smith and A. P. Beatty are attorneys in the case. Fred Liddy, guardian for Ralph and Nola Schaupp filed a report of sale which was confirmed. Deed reported ; and approved. W. W. P. McMillen vs. John J. Meyer, note SIOO, default of defendant, submitted, finding for plaintiff in sum of $68.09 and costs. Fred Schafer et al vs. .Ifihn J. Meyer, default of defendant, finding for plaintiff in sum of $97.89 and costs. Adda M. & W. J. Hahnert vs. Martha Duntner, partition, bond filed by iJ. C. Suton, commissioner, and ap- ! proved.

Rosie Passwater vs. Charles Passwater, demurrer filed to complaint. Judge Charles E. Sturgis arrived from Bluffton today, assumed jurisdiction in cases of Bank of Wren and Bank of Comerce vs. Cardwell Box Co., et al, suits on notes. The defendants were ruled to answer. Real estate transfers: John A. Mumma to Leonard C. Miller, 20 acres Union tp., $1,050; William H. Ayres to* David C. Myers, 68 acres in St. Mary tp., $5,800; F. H. Nichols to Samantha R. Nichols, lot 229, Decatur, SI.OO.

bishop McCloskey is dead i I Oldest Catholic Prelate in the United States. 'I Louisville, Ky., Sept. 17. —Right Rev. William George McCloskey, Catholic bishop of Louisville, and the oldest Catholic prelate in the United States, both in years and services, died at 7 o’clock this morning. The dead prelate had been bishop of Louisville since 1868 and a priest since 1852. He was born in Brooklyn November 10, 1823, and received his education at St. Mary's college, Emmitsburg, Md After his ordination he spent a year in Mission work in New York and was then appointed to a chair in St. Mary’s He w*as a professor of moral theology and sacred scripture there for a time and in 1859 he became the first president of the American college in Rome, continuing in that post until made bishop of Louisville in 1868. Bishop McCloskey passed away as peacefully as though he were falling asleep. Death was due to a gradual lessening of the vital forces. For several weeks he had been growing weaker, but he was conscious and as alert mentally as ever. Shortly after 7 o’clock this morning he died.

POLICE NEWS Affairs about the police courts this week have been unusually quiet, there having been but few arrests. Whether this is only a lull or whether the town is actually improving in morals, can not be told until the average is obtained. Judgment for possession of property was obtained in Squire Smiths court by Kuebler & Moltz against Harvey Todd. The property is located in the southwest part of town and Todd owes about thirty dollars' rent according to the affidavit filed.

’/ A suit has been filed before Squire Stone, entitled Charles H. Heckman *vs. D. E. Studabaker, suit on account | the demand being $55.60 for seed. The case is set for Monday afternoon at two o’clock. As the defendaSt Is absent, it is probable judgment will be taken by default.