Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1909 — Page 1

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ITS EVEN UP AGAIN Tigers Take the Sixth Game in Greatest Ball Series Ever Played AT DETROIT TODAY The Greatest Game of the Entire Series Was That One this Afternoon Detroit, Mich., October 14. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —At two o'clock the Tigers scampered out on the field, determined to win or die, as Jennings put it. The game was called fifteen minutes later, before the largest crowd ever in attendance at the park here, and estimated at 25,090. Pittsburg's battery was Willis and Gibson, I while for Detroit was Mullin and Schmidt. The umpires were Evans and Klem. First inning— Pittsburg—Byrne, the first man up, smashed out a single: Leach singled; I I ('lark singled scoring Byrne, while Leach went to third and Clark to sec-' ond on the throw in: Wagner singled scoring Leach and Clark. Miller out Delehanty to Jones; Abstein fanned: Wilson out Mullen to Jones. Three runs, four hits, no errors. Detroit —Jones lined to Miller; Bush ■walked; the mighty Cobb fanned;] Crawford doubled scoring Bush, Crawford taking third on the throw in; Delehanty flied to Leach. One run, one hit, no errors. Second inning— Pittsburg—Gibson fanned; Willis out Mullen to Jones; Byrne out Moriarity to Jones. No runs, no hits, no errors. Detroit —Moriarty out Byrne to Abstein; T. Jones out Wagner to Abstein; Schmidt flied to Leach. No fruns, no hits, no errors. Third inning— Pittsburg —Leach safe on Bush's error; Clark sacrificed; Wagner out Delehanty to Jones; Miller walked; Abstein fanned. No runs, no hits, one error. Detroit—Mullen singled: D. Jones lined to Byrne and Mullen was doubled; Bush walked; Cobb flied to Miller. No runs, one hit, no error. Fourth inning— Pittsburg—Wilson out Bush to Jones; Gibson out Moriarty to Jones; Miner out Delehanty to Jones. No tuns, no hits, no errors. Detroit —Crawford walked; Delehanty singled, Crawford going to third; Moriarty singled scoring Crawford: Delehanty was caught at third;Jones singled scoring Moriarty and went to third on Clark's error; Schmidt walked: Mullen flied to Clark; Jones flied to Clark. Two r "ns. three hits, one error. Wth inning— Pittsburg -Bush threw Bytne out at first; I,each flied to left; Bush'

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threw Clark out. No runs, no hits, no errors. Detroit—Bush singled and went to , second on Cobb's sacrifice; Crawford out Wagner to Abstein, Rush taking third; Delehanty doubled scoring Bush; Moriarty walked; T. Jones filed to Byrne. One run, two hits, no error. Sixth inning— Pittsburg—Wagner flied to left; Miller singled; Abstein fouled to Schmidt, and Miller was doubled at first. No runs, one hit, no error. Detroit—Camnitz now pitching for Pittsburg. Schmidt doubled but was (Continue don page 4.) o ARE UP IN THE AIR A Duplicate Tax Receipt is Causing All Kinds of Trouble NOTICE BEING POSTED New Typewriter and Safe Will Soon Be in the Auditor’s Office Just now the state accounting board has the county treasurer's office in the air over a new form of tax receipt, and in Marion county the officers : threaten all kinds of dire things if ' the accounting board insists upon putting on the handicap. The trouble comes over a duplicate tax receipt which is supposed to be bound and kept intact in the office. Most of the treasurers have some form of making out these receipts in advance so that during the rush in the taxpaying season people paying may be waited on in a hurry. The system used in this county is perhaps a little better than any other, they having a case where these receipts are made out and filed in alphabetical order and by townships. The bound duplicate is going to be a troublesome critter to formulate a system over, but it may be that the state board will find some way of getting around it. Notices are being posted of the petitions for macadam roads, four in number, they being the John Hessler road, the Jacob Kauffman road, the John J. Soldner road, and the Andrew Appleman road. The new book typewriter for the auditor's office has been shipped and in a few days more it will be here and ready for installation and use. The safe will also be here within the next two weeks, and then Auditor Michaud and his force will be fixed to care for the business of his office. o FUNERAL HELD THIS MORNING Mrs. J. W. Bowers Laid to Rest in the Monroeville Odd Fellows Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. J. W. Bowers, who was stricken on Monday evening while at the home of her daughter in this city, and died in but a few minutes afterward, was held from the East Liberty U. B. church at ten o'clock today, the interment being made in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Monroev,ille. A large concourse of the sorrowing relatives and friends were present and paid their last respects to the deceased. Rev. J. W. Lower preached the funeral discourse. o RECEIVED A SPRAINED BACK Mrs. Andrew Krumenacker, who lives on north Second street, met with an accident the other day which may cause her to be laid up for some time to come. She was carrying in a bucket of coal when one of her feet slipped from under her and she fell in such away as to receive a badly sprained back. She was taken to the house and attention given, and is nowable to move. She is an elderly lady of some sixty years and will no doubt be confined for some time. o— — , Mrs. John Hill returned to her home north of the city after shopping for ' several hours. i

A SYNOD MEETING Rev. Spetnagle and C. F. True Return from a Session at South Bend WAS OF INTEREST — Rev. Spetnagle Was One of Committee to Assist at Elkhart Ceremonies Rev. Richard Spetnagle and C. F. True returned home last evening from South Bend, where they attended the meeting of the synod of Indiana of the Presbyterian church, which convened on Monday for three days. The mod. erator of the session was Henry Webb i Johnson D. D., of South Bend, and the meetings were all of exceeding interest. A feature of the first day was a sermon by the Rev. James M. Barkley, D. D., of Detroit, moderator of the general assembly of the United States. During the three days sermons and talks were delivered by a number of prominent ministers and delegates from over the district, also by Charles S. Holt, Esq., vice moderator of the general assembly. Rev. Schumacher, state superintendent of the anti-sa-loon league: Amos Butler of the state board of charities and other men of state and national reputation. Rev. Spetnagle was appointed as a member of the Freedmen committee and as chairman had to make his report. On Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Spetnagle was appointed as one of a committee to go to Elkhart, where at four o’clock that afternoon .they assisted in the , ceremonies for the laying of the cornerstone of the handsome new Presbyterian church to be erected there at a cost of many thousand dollars. The ■ ceremony was a very beautiful one, and was fully enjoyed notwithstanding the fact that the weather was very disagreeable. The entire week was a profitable and pleasant one, completely enjoyed by the Decatur gentlemen. TAKES TWO-THIRDS Many States Are Asking Congress for Constitutional Convention BY POPULAR VOTE Election of United States Senators May Be a Reality Some Day Washington, October 14. —Thirtyone states, or two-thirds of the total, forty-six have not properly memorialized congress to call a constitutional convention to provide for the popular election of United States senators. The story that this important action has been taken has been current for some days, but the records of the sen. , ate and the character of the resolutions passed by some of the legislatures disprove the story that thirtyone states have acted, and that, therefore, it is incumbent upon congress at the coming session to call a convention to amend the constitution of the United States. This story is, of course, in the important class if true for a constitutional convention, al- ! though called for the purpose of only providing for the election of senators by the people, would have power io suggest amendments to the constitution of any it saw fit or all of these would become part of the fundamental law when ratified by three-fourths of the legislatures. The error in the as. sumption that thirty-one states have formally requested congress to call a convention consists in overlooking two facts. One is that the state resolutions must be in proper form and specifically request that a constitutional convention be called. The other is that the resolutions, in the opinion of eminent lawyers here must provide in terms that both branches of congress shall be notified of the fact of their passage. The records of the senate disclose that only twentyfour such communications have been . received from state legislatures, although this number may be increased by further research. Os the twentyfour several states apparently have

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adopted resolutions which, upon their face, fail to meet the constitutional requirement that application shall be made (to congress) for the call of a constitutional convention. The basis for the statement that two-thirds of Hhe states have demanded a convention is a memorial of Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, presented to the senate by Senator Owen, April 30,1908, giving a list of twenty-seven states which had passed resolutions demanding a convention. These states were: . Pennsylvania, Indiana, Texas, Cali--1 fomia, Nevada, Missouri, Nebraska, ■ .Arkansas, Wyoming, North Carolina, Illinois, Colorado, Louisiana, Kansas, Montana, Wisconsin, Oregon, Michigan, Tennessee, Idaho, South Dakota, Washington, Utah, Kentucky, Minnesota, lowa and Oklahoma. Since Governor Haskell's list was published, Alabama, North Dakota and New Jer. i sey have acted, while Ohio is discov-, • ered to have sent a memorial to the ■ senate February 17, 1896. The meI morials of North Dakota and New Jersey have been received, but there i has not been time to hear from Ala- • bama. COURTHOUSE NEWS > I Short Session Held by Judge ’ Merryman Here this Morning—Case Dismissed > REAL ESTATE NOTES Several from South Part of 1 County—Scott-Graham Case Being Heard • _______ Thomas Ireland vs. Harrison Hakes t et al, note $125; cause dismissed and J costs paid. J John W. Watkins vs. John W. Meir bers, alienation of wife’s affections, i $6,000; reply to second paragraph of answer filed. Real estate transfers: Paul Burk- , halter to F. M. Cottrell, 40 acres, Wa. l bash township, $2,850; Earl Farlow to 1 Peter J. Bryan, 160 acres in Jefferson township. $12,000; Abe Bebout to Theodore Beerbour, 40 acres, Jefferr son township, $3,500. Judge Merryman arrived home last evening from Bluffton, where he sat as special judge in a case against Manson Reiff, on a charge of selling liquor to a minor. The case was coin- ! pleted last evening and went to the jury. . The case of D. E. Scott vs. L. A Graham, for an accounting, was begun in the Wells circuit court yesterday and will be completed today Before trial began Mr. Graham made an offer of $350, which was refused by the plaintiff and the case proceeded. o , AN ALL STAR CAST 1 The cast presented by French & r Garfield in the “Girl That's All the . Candy’’ is one of the strongest on the i road in fact a star in nearly every ' part. H. L. Richardson the leading . man was last year leading man in the • Cowboy Girl company, a show that played only the large cities. Miss ■ Pansy Waldin played the title role. ■ i the Cowboy Girl in the same company. I Mr. Edwin Miner has been a Broadway success for years appearing in Augusf tus Daly’s production of The Runaway t Girl. Geo. Clark upheld the leading ! baritone role in Richard Carle Tender- ■ foot Co. and Whitney's Pis Pas Poof ■ Co. for three years. Geo. Caniee the i Irish comedian was the messenger > boy in the original newsboys' quartet for years. Billie Pritchard is known ■ all over the country in vaudeville I through his great dancing act. He does the black face in this production ; also his dancing act. Miss Juliette ■ Miner did the soubrette part in the I original company of the Telephone ; Girl. In fact every member of this cast has been successes In big Broad. I ; way productions and it is .one of the ■ best combination ever sent out on the ■ road. Every one is an artist in their ■ line and the show should not help but ibe good with such people. It is s claimed to be one of the funniest and *■ strongest companies on the road. At t the Bosse opera house Monday, Oct. - 18th. i —o .. Mr. and Mrs. John Jonqs and baby 1 returned to Fort Wavne after visiting - With the latter's parents, Mr. and ? Mrs. Israel Bender. I >

WAS MOVING DAY i Business Places Change Base of Location, and All Are Satisfied MONROE IS CROWDED Several New Business Houses Could Be Rented to Advantage at Once Monroe, Indiana, October 14.— (Special to Daily Democrat) —A busy day for several of the enterprising merchants of this place was Wednes-1 day. On that day Tony Hocker, who ■ has for some time been operating a 1 drug store in the Joe Hocker room, moved his store into the building j which he recently purchased and I ' which was formerly occupied by the I I late Shelby Ray. Mr. Hocker's new store has a metropolitan appearance and he will continue to do a thriving business. E. W. Johnson, the Monroe postmaster, also moved that day into the west room of the Joe Hocker block’ where Uncle Sara’s place of business will hereafter be found John J. Mayer at once began opening his new stock of goods and will be ready by Saturday with his variety store. Wed- ■ nesday was certainly moving day. This town could handily use several more business houses as well as dwellings. It is practically impossible to secure either here and our town cannot grow much more until some one gets progressive and does some 1 building. A visitor spent several I hours today looking for a place to locate a new store, but could of course ! make no arrangements. Scarcely a'] day passes but that we hear of some ' one wishing to get into this busy and ' growing place and it's up to some ; of the lot owners here to get busy and allow the town to grow. Come, men, do something. MOST NOURISHING The Food Was Used by the Arctic Explorers and is Known as Dry Food GOES A LONG WAYS Man Can Live on One Per Cent, of His Weight Each Day Says Dr. Wiley Washington, D. C„ Oct. 14—Since the Cook-Peary squabble began, there has been a lot of notice taken of “pemmican” and other foodstuffs whose names sound strange to minds mostly acquainted with only household and table d'hote menus. One feature of the controversy has been the charge that Dr. Cook did not take sufficient supplies to support life during the time he said he spent on the polar ice. In an interview today Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the government's chief food expert, threw some interesting lige on these subjects. He declared that a man could live on only one per cent, of his weight in dry food per day. “An average man of sav 150 pounds weight.” the doctor said, “requires about 3,000 calories a day—that is provided he is only engaged in gentle labor and takes a certain amount of exercise. A calory is a unit of measurement of heat, and is so ’ I distributed as to consist of one-fourth ’ of fat, and the remaining one-half of starch or sugar. A man who is em--1 ployed at hard labor requires from 1 4,000 to 5,000 calories. The man who ’; leads a sedentary life, on the other ‘ | hand, only needs from 2,000 to 2,500. '; The figures 1 have given, reduced to t simplest terms, mean that a man ’ needs 1 per cent of his weight per I day in dry food —and that is another t way of saying food without water. • Really he must eat four and a half, pounds of food a day, including coffee, | milk, or whatever other beverages he • drinks. The usual food we eat Is wet. j r'The arctic food, pemmican, on the (other hand, is the best example of a ( I dry food. It is made of dried meat, (

raisins and sugar, mixed together in boiling tallow. All the ingredients are most nourishing, and the fat. or tallow, makes the food all the more desirable for consumption in cold climates because that means greater quantity of calories. Os the three* tilings that make heat, fat Is by fa" the greatest, having twice the content of sugar or starch to the same weight. Pemmican, however, is a food that could not be eaten to the exclusion of everything else without injury to I the digestive organs. It is an emergency ration. The human system is an engine run by fuel just like the machine of steel and iron, only the fuel is food instead of wood or coal. The heat of the body may be used in walking or other exercise, and there must be more fuel to take the place of that used up. When a man cuts down his allowance of food, he first, begins to draw upon his reserve in his body, and as a result he gets thin I could get thin myself, if 1 cut my .allowance of food in half. GETTING BETTER Mr. A. Van Camp is Getting Better and Hopes of Recovery Are High FAMILY ENCOURAGED He is Better in Every Way is the Report Received Today Chicago, October 14. —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Reports from 1 the bedside of Mr. Anson Van Camp 'at the St* Elizabeth sanitarium in this city, are of such a character as Ito cause both his family and friends to hope for a recovery from the many and serious ailments from which he was suffering when brought here Saturday. Dr. Moyer the great nerve specialist, reports him improved in every way, and unless something unforseen develops it is believed that he will recover. Os course this is by no means certain and it will take a long time to bring back his health, but the indications at this time favor such a conclusion. Dr. Moyer is more than pleased at the way the patient is taking to treatment and he is encouraged in the belief that he will be able to save Mr. Van Camp's life. o Principal Worthman of the central building, who learned several days ago that two aunts of his while driving in a buggy to their home, were struck by an automobile, badly bruising the occupants of the buggy, has heard now that they are recovering.

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The candidates on the Democratic ticket and who are asking for the suffrages of the voters at the munici. pay election to be held Tuesday, November 2, met last evening at the offices of Erwin & Erwin, formulated and signed a platform of principles embracing a few of the things for which they stand in this campaign. Their platform follows: Believing that the voters and the • citizens of the city of Decatur are •[desirous of knowing what the political i! parties and the candidates nominated f,by them stand for, and on which they -task the suffrage of the voters, the i! Democratic party by and through the i [candidates nominated do hereby der! clare and pledge a strict enforcement lof all the laws, state, corporal and I ■> ’ blind tiger. iI We believe in an honest and eco•inomical administration of the munic- i ■ ipal government, and do hereby pledge l Join-selves to so administer the affairs of the city so as to make the expenses [the least possible burden on the people. And in order that the people I may know at all times the exact financial condition of the city, we pledge ' a full and complete report at the 'expiration of each six months, the

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MEETS NEXT WEEK Eighteenth Indiana State Conference of Charities and Correction AT COLUMBUS, IND. Everyone Interested in Social Welfare of State is Invited to Attend The Indiana state conference of charities and correction, organized in 1890, has held seventeen annual meet ings. The next, the eighteenth, will take place at Columbus, October 2326, 1909. For the third time in the history of the conference, the president comes from Terre Haute —Rabbi Emil W. Leipziger. This is the first time that Columbus has entertained this annual gathering. The place is of Icasy access, as every railroad, crossing in the state east and west, south of Indianapolis, intersects with the Indianapolis, Columbus & Louisville electric line. The invitation to meet there was most cordial and was signed by the mayor, the council, the commercial club, the county council, the board of county commissioners. the board of county charities, the board of children's guardians, the ministerial association, the associated charities, the juvenile court and a number of literary clubs. With the co-operation of all these bodies and of the excellent local committees which have been selected, a fine meeting is assured. Everyone who is interested in the social welfare of the people of the state is invited to attend the conference. Churches, clubs, private benevolent societies and other organizations interested in the betterment of social conditions are solicited to send delegates. Every man and woman who wishes to know what Indiana is doing for the relief of the poor and the care of the helpless and criminal, is earnestly invited to come to the conference and take part in the proceedings. County commissioners, township trustees, boards of county charities, judges, officers of state, county and private institutions are urged to be present. The conference has no requirements for membership, no fees or dues, no written rules. Will V. O'Donnell is chairman of the committee on hotels and entertainment, and a letter or postal addressed to him at Columbus will bring a ready reply concerning the names of hotels and boarding houses, rates, and, in fact, anything in the way of information any person interested may want to know. M Mrs. Christian Eady returned to her home at Fort Wayne, being called there by the serious illness of a daughter. Theodore Kennedy, the well known old soldier is very seriously sick at his home on Market street. Mr. Kennedy’s health has not been very good for some time past and he has suffered much.

report to show a detailed account of tne receipts and disbursements of each and every fund and of all monies received and disbursed during that period, and that there shall be a publication of the same. As the assessment of taxes is an ■ essential element in the progress of . all municipalities, be believe that under a continuance of a Democratic > I administration the city debt and tax > I levy will continue to be materially re--1 duced, and we hereby pledge our best I efforts to that end. The party being one of progress ■ believes that improvements should be made when needed. It stands at all times for civic pride and the beautify - ling of the city. But in the expendiItores of monies good judgment should Ibe used and the candidates nominated 'pledge only judicious improvement, and in all public work that labor should be paid a fair wage. H. D. CONTER, 11. M. DeVOSS, W. J. ARCHBOLD, ISAAC CHRONISTER. JOHN D. HALE, CHAS. N. CHRISTEN, M. BURNS, JACOB MARTIN.