Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1909 — Page 1

Volume VII. Number 269

ANNUAL SESSION Sunday School Workers of Adams County Are Holding Meetings Here LARGE ATTENDANCE State Workers Here—Closing Meeting at Presbyterian Church this Evening The annual convention of the Sunday school workers of Adams county is in session and the meetings are full of interest. Each Session so far has been largely attended and more people than ever are paying attention to the many fastructions, meant to make the association stronger and better. The first meeting was held at the Presbyterian church last evening and that edifice was filled with people interested in the cause. Special music was rendered including a solo by Mrs. Eugene Runyon and a duet by Miss Della Sellemeyer and Mr. Albert Sellemeyer. The talks by Mrs. M. .1. Baldwin and Rev. Halpenny of the state association were splendid. This morning the meeting was held at the Church of Christ at which time the spiritual needs of the Sunday school were discussed by Rev. C. P. Maas, C. L. Walters. C. J. Lutz and Howard Wisehaupt. Talks were also made by Mrs. Baldwin and Rev. Halpenny. Committees were then appointed including one on officers and they will report this evening, when the session will be held at the Methodist church. The afternoon meeting was held at tlje Church of Christ and reports were made by the various officers of the association. One of the important ones was that of the president which w r as as follows: It is indeed with great pleasure that I come before you with my annual report at this convention, for the past year’s work has been very gratifying to the officers of this association. While the situation a year ago was somewhat discouraging throughout the county, I am glad to say that at the present time it is very encouraging, and we look forward full of optimism for still greater things to be accomplished during the next year. The success accomplished during the past year is due principally to the faithful work and co-operation of the different county officers and township presidents. The county is now' well organized. There are eight township organisations, including all the townships in the county. Not one of them is sleeping. AU are very active. This was not true a year ago. Every one of these organizations has held one or more conventions during the year, and

practically all the schools are cooperating. The Jefferson-Blue Creek Association takes the lead in having held the most conventions during the year. There were 15 towship conventions held in the county durfng the year and four of these were held in Jefferson-Blue Creek townships. I was privileged to attend at least one or more conventions In each of the township organizations with one exception, viz: St. Marys. Fiom reports and statistics gathered I find that we have 56 Sunday schools in Adams county with a total enrollment of 7,766 and an average attendance of 5330 per Sunday. To guide and instruct thfe large army of Sunday school scholars we have a total of 754 teachers and officers in Adams county. While we have a number of Home Departments, Cradle Rolls, and some Teacher-Training Classes as well as some Teacher-Training graduates, but the number is not very encouraging, and the work hasn t spread as it should have done. Hou ever we are expecting new and awakened Pnterest in these various de partments and look for greater results the coming year. At our spring council meeting we decided to em phaslze the missionary work of the Sunday school, the temperance cause, and the adult bible class organization. Thfe has been well carried out by our township conventions, and as a result new interest has been awakened for these great forward movements, and we believe a great, deal of good has been accomplished Already quite a number of adult

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bible classes have been organized under the new' movement plan, and many encouraging reports are made of the great results obtained fa increased attendance and interest in the schools. I have also observed that a large number of our schools throughout the county have observed Rally Day this fall with excellent results. This is also very encouraging. Another very important movement in which the association took the initiative was the Fourth of July celebration by a union S. S. picnic held at Herne for the south half of the county. In spite of the disagreeable weather the event was a pronounced success from every standpoint. All the townships sent large delegations, an excellent program was carried out, and the vote was practically unanimous to repeat the event next year. We are looking forward to the time when these celebrations will be In complete control of church people, and our national independece day commemorated in a manner befitting a Christian people. Before closing this report I desire to make a few recommendations (Continued on page 4.)

A RACE PROBLEM “What is a White Man?” is a Question Puzzling Imigration Bureau JUST AT PRESENT Some Whites are Black Because They Come from Africa, Courts to Decide The Bureau of Immigration would like very much to have this mooted question cleared up. To all intents and purposes a white man is a white man —but when it comes to separating all the peoples of the world into the four great racial sub-divisions, white, black, yellow and red, a man may be white, And yet not be a white man —or at least that is the way it is at present. The perplexing question comes up in connection with the citizenship laws of the country. Unfortunately, the laws covering the subject are not lucid or comprehensive, and courts have to consider legal opinions by other tribunals in administering them. Wherefore it comes to pass that a Syrian or Turk, who its as white as a native born American, is denied citizenship and classed as an “Asiatic.” A Spaniard with swarthy skin and black hair, is given citizenship papers, but a Hindu, with skin as light as the free born American, fa held not to be a “white man,” and denied partic*pation in the privileges of American citizenship. And so it happens that something over half of the people in the United States at this moment are not eligible to naturalization. Seme of the weird anomalies of the law and court decifeions on the citizenship statutes make it possible for the blackest African, no matter how uncivilized or aboriginal he may be. to become a citizen, while the well [educated Japanese, Chinese, Burmese, Turks, Hindus and Syrians are denied this privilege. The African gets this privilege because of a I special “enabling provision” tacked on to the statute books soon after the civil war. Most of the courts have held to the geographical distiibution of races, assumfag that the ' African was black, the Asiatic, yel--1 low, the European white, and the i original American red. They have discarded the theory that the Aryans now livfag in Palestine. Asia [Minor, and certain other parts of Asia, the “cradle of the Caucasians” 'are the purest blooded of all the white people now extant. Thus, a Syrian, whose people for untold generations have not assimilated foreign blood, and who Us logically the purest of Aryan stock, is held by the courts to be a member of the yellow race, simply because he comes from a part of Asia. The Syrians and Armenians in this country are now at work conducting a campaign for recognition o’’ their race in America. An organization of the foremost of the race has been formed at New York, and it is not unlikely that congress will this winter be besieged by committees petitioning for a change in the court s rulings, or definite legislation on the subject of citizenship.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, November 11, 1909.

HUNTING TROUBLE And Prof. George Culbertson, the Chain King, Was , Sent to Jail HE LEFT THE CITY But Was Nabbed at Fort Wayne—Fined by Squire Smith this Morning George Culbertson, true name unknown, a supposed chafa king, who has been playing at one of the vaudeville theaters here this week, is taking a much needed rest at the county jail, where he will remafa for about eighteen days, unless a fine of $17.55 which was assessed against him by Squire Smith is paid before the expiration of that time. The young man has been spreading about the streets for two or three days, leading a bull dog and wearing a corset fitting military overcoat, a brown cap. and a two by four swagger, posing as a strong man. He has insulted a number of Decatur people with his loud talk and disgusted others with his bragadocia. Last evening he went to the Star theater, called out the proprietor and without any known cause, abused him in a manner very ungentlemanly to say the least. He also called at other places of busiess and proved his unfitness to run at large without a guardfan. To the credit of the theater manager, who had nothing to do with the young man's action, he discharged him and he took a car for Fort Wayne at seven o'clock. In the meantime Mr. Stoneburner had filed an affidavit against him for provoke and the police got busy over the telephone. When Culbertson reached Pontiac street at Fort Wayne ne was nabbed by the police knd Marshal But’er and Constable Frank Smith went to that city and brought him here at midnight. This morning he was arraigned before Squire Smith, where he plead guilty and was fined five dollars and costs, amounting to $17.55, and after making the statement that his manager, Mr. Devardo from Grand Rapids, would be here today to secure his release, he was led back to jail. From his remarks the man is fa the wrong line of business, for he seems more anxious to fight than to act.

AUBURN LAUNDRY Has Been Purchased by Marvin Mygrant, Who Formerly Operated Here WILL MOVE THERE Deal Was Closed Yesterday Afternoon —Plant is a Modem One The consummation of a business deal Wednescday afternoon conveyed the ownership of the Auburn steam laundry to Marvin Mygrant, a progressive young business man who has had many years of experience in the laundry business. The new proprietor will assume possession of the plant next Saturday. Mr. Mygrant for seven years was the sole proprietor of the Decatur steam laundry at Decatur, Ind., and in the business venture was more than successful; in fact, he disposed of the business at a very neat profit. Since then he has worked in the capacity of head salesman in a big department store at Van Wert. He had, however, decided to re-enter business and will Rente here. Mr. Mygrant will conduct his busitaess in a business-like manner. He will appreciate the patronage given him and in return will give his patrons nothing but first class work. The retiring proprietors of the laundry. Messrs. Lane and Myers, have not given out what vocation they expect to pursue.—Auburn Courier.

GIVE AWAY CHILD'S PRESENTS The Graham Insurance Company Has Unique Plan to Secure Facts. The Graham Insurance agency have taken a unique plan to secure information concerning the time when your insurance policy expires, as may be seen by reading their advertisement in this Issue. If the children will fill out the coupon attached to the advertisement and present same at the Graham office in the interurban block |they will receive a handy school article. After securing the list the agency will send a form to each policy holder snowing them how they can improve the policy they now carry. It is a progressive and perfectly legitimate scheme about which there is no catch and no doubt they will have many customers next Monday and Tuesday when the coupons are to be returned.

BANKERS SHOT DOWN Terrible Act of Young Man at New Albany. Ind., at Noon Today IS BELIEVED INSANE Stole Roll of Money, Captured After Exciting Chase Across River (Special to Daily Democrat) New Albany, Ind.. Nov. 11. —A well dressed man entered the Merchants National Bank, in this city about noon today and displaying an ugly looking revolver, ordered everybody in the room to throw up their hands. Without waiting for a reply to the order he began shooting. Cashier J. H. Fawcett was instantly killed and President J. K. Woodward was perhaps fatally wounded. He grabbed a large package of paper money and fed through the back door of the bank to the river where he jumped into a skiff and rowed across to the Kentucky side. He was captured a few minutes later by men on the river in a shanty boat, but realizing that b« was to be taken he took a dose or poison and was In a semi-conscious condition when they reached his side. The police soon on hand started to jail with him, but a mob was quickly formed and there were cries of “lynch him.” At this point the man aroused and flourished a revolver,, which he had hidden about his person but which was soon taken away. The murderer was then hurried to tbe Jeffersonville reformatory. He is believed to be crazy. An hour before the tragedy he entered a taxicab in Louisville and directed negro chaffeur named Tucker to drive him to New Albany. When they reached the bank he forced the negro at the point oi a revolver to enter the bank ahead cf him. The negro was shot in the hand in the battle. The murederer is unidentified. When searched four revolvers were found on his person and it is known that twenty shots were fired.

BUILDING CANAL I The Deep Waterway Meeting at Fort Wayne is a Success MANY SPEAKERS Senator Shively Will Speak There this Evening ’ The great Michigan and Erie deep ! waterway, or the Toledo, Fort Wayne ; & Chicago canal, as you please, was , built tentatively by the speakers. ■ delegates and visitors at the first day's sessions of the Fort Wayne 1 deep waterways convention Wednesday and, at night, as the final meeting of the day, reaching a climax at the Prfacess rink last night, came to a close, two little trickling streams oozing out of the west from Lake I Michigan and out of the east from Lake Erie, met in Fort Wayne with the message that the headwaters of the east and west of the great lakes are bound by the tie that cannot be t svered and the middle west is washed by the great salt waters of the Atlantic It may be a dream of today but it is the reality of tomorrow.when the east and the west shall be one and each shall know the benefits J which each can so illy and at its own peril do without. With coats removed and sleeves rolled up the shovels ■ swung yesterday with one accord. Out cf the east came men of affairs with the message of good cheer; out of congress halls echoed the pledge and assurance of good will and from over Indiana and Ohio came the delegates with their offerings to unite hands, [ put themselves to the task and build the canal. From the moment Chairi man Chas. R. Lane, of Fort Wayne, called the momentous convention tot gether, the sod flew' and the canal grew deeper and deeper and assumed the appearance of the great lake-to- , lake deep waterway. With one accord the delegates worked and will • continue to work today. What was done yesterday was scarcely an idea of what will be done today.—-Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

TO DISCREDIT IT Eelieved an Effort Being Made to Discredit Taft Administration IS INCREASING Value of Exports Shows Increase—Honors for William C. Dennis Washington, November 11. —Is there an organized movement among persons who were close to the last

administration to discredit fa every way possible the Taft administration? This is a question that has been much dfecussed at the national capital within the last few weeks. The New York Tribune, in its Washington correspondence, asserted today that when President Taft returned to the white house tonight there would be laid before him a long and Interesting story of what had been going on in a political way s'nee he started west two months ago. Whatever conclusion may be reached after a careful examination of the evidence which the president’s fi iends are prepared to submit to him, according to the Tribune, It is obvious, even from a cursory examination of their case, that, taken in its entirety it lends some color to their proposition that in the next three years the history of a like period ending with the Republican national convention of 1880 is likely to repeat itself.

V z ashington, Nov. 11. An increase of more than $21,000,000 in the value

of exports of domestic products from th9 United States Is shown for the month of October last, compared with October, .1908, the respective to<nli being $123,643,700, against $101,783,0481 Thils (ind the further fact that the exports of wheat declined from 12,032,146 bushels for October. 1904), tm 8,766,419 bushels in October last, and that the value of the exports of meat and dairy pioducts fell from $11,933,312 in October, 1908, to $8,736,740 in October last, are the Interesting features revealed in a statement issued today by tiie bureau of statistics. Washington, Nov. 11.—William C. Dennis, of Richmond. Ind., son of Prof. Dennis of Earlham College,was today desigated by Secretary of State Knox as agent of the United States to conduct the case on behalf of the government of the Orinoco Steamship Company against Venezuela before the international tribunal at The Hague. Mr. Dennfe is assistant solicitor of the state department. He succeeds William I. Buchanan, who died suddenly in London a few weeks ago, and had been solicitor to Mr. Buchanan in the same negotiations prilor to the latter's death.

VISITS DECATUR Congressman Adair Was in the City Several Hours Today IS LOOKING FINE He is Even Growing in Popularity in the District

Congressman J. A. M. Adair was in the city for several hours today and during that time managed to see most of the inhabitants that was to be seen. It is his first visit here sface returning from the special session of congress, and he is looking better than we ever saw him before. He bears his honors well and is the same John that he was before gaining a seat in the national house of congress. He has also developed into a statesman of no mean ability and upon all questions of moment that have required consideration in congress he has been found upon the side of the people in each and every instance. In fact he has been found to be so safe and so sane that even Republicans who are only interested in good government and good legislation, prefer him to a Republican. In other words he has made good and his re-election is not even a speculation in the minds of a preponderance of the electorate of the district. He is making a short and friendly visit to all the counties in his district before returning to Washington for the regular session of congress, which is due to convene next month, and when he goes he will carry with him the well wishes of all his constituents.

NO FRANCHISE AGREED ON Indiana Lighting Company and Bluffton are as Yet Disagreed. No franchise will be granted to the Indiana Lighting company next Friday night, or at least that is the dope which is handed out now. The fact' has not been concealed that the franchise did not exactly correspond with the ideas of some of the councilmen in regard to what the franchise ought to be. The franchise which is now' asked by the lighting company is for a period of twenty-five years, including in which there is a clause,

1 stating that tne franchise shall in no way interfere with any rights which i the company might have in the old ' franchise. This is the clause which j 1 raised the principal objection at I > first. It has developed, however, that the mayor and some of the councilmen are still holding back on account ;

-of price. They maintain that the J city should have cheaper gas and this (will probably be the stumbling block which will prevent the passage of the ordinance Friday night.—Bluffton ; Banner.

Price Two Cents

NOSE WAS TORN OFF Shocking Result from Runaway which Occurred at Monroe Yesterday TWO LAND DEALS A New Photograph Gallery —ltems of Interest from Monroe Town Monroe, Ind., Nov. 11.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A shocking accident occurred Wednesday morning caused by a runawaya of the team driven by Carl Liebig, residing a short distance from here. The team took fright and ran down the road a short distance throwing Mr. Liebig out of the wagon. In the fall he had the lower portion of his nose torn completely from the the member hanging at the upper part of the face, also cutting a severe gash above the right eye. Medical aid was summoned from here and several stitches were required on the nose and head. It could not be learned whether he was internally injured at this time. Mr. Liebig is suffering much pain, and being about 60 years of age makes the injury more severe. Mrs. Viola Hendricks is slightly improved, but is still quite ill. The division of the personal property of Martha and Perry J. Everhart took place Tuesday evening and each receiving their equal share. Deputy Sheriff Presdorf of Decatur, was chosen by Mrs. Everhart, and Attcrney A. B. Bailey of Monroe, by Mr. Everhart to attend to the division of the same, which was done satisfactory to the parties concerned. I eter Habegger, who resides a short distance south of thils place, 1 was brought home from the Lulhleran hospital at Fort Wayne, where ihe underwent a delicate operation for intestinal trouble. Mr. Habegger is getting along nicely and will soon be able to continue his work on his farm as usual. Miss ‘Ethel Smith entertained a few lady friends at dinner yesterday at her home one and a half m'les south of Monroe. Those present were Mesdames Eli Hendricks, Win Scherer, Jake Scherer, Z. O. Lewellen. John Mayer, John Hocker. W. S. Smith and the Misses Lizzie Scherer and Jessie Dickinson. This was an exclusive hen party. Abner Parrish of Decatur, was here Wednesday morning enroute to visit his silster, Mrs. Jacob Crist, where he spent the day. A. B. Bailey left for Fort Wayne this afternoon; from there he will go to Chicago this evening to transact some important business. Sylvester Johnson left here this mornfag for Kendallville, where te will join his brother, R. O. Johnson, and from there will go to Gary and Chicago for a few days on business.

Joe Beery, of Decatur, was hare Wednesday on business. « Miss Bowser, of Kendallville, is the guest of her parents, south of here this week. I’eter Neuenschwander, of Bluffton, was here Tuesday in the Jnterest of a patent gasoline iron for which he is agent. John Burkhead, a former Decatur boy, but now of Indianapolis, was here Wednesday calling on relatives and friends In and around Monroe.

y Two important land deals wsre ' Closed here Tuesday by the Summers ’ & Brown real estate men of thfe J place. They sold a 40 acre farm bei longing to Mrs. Stevely in St. Marys township to Lewis Mills of this place I consideration $3,800. and the other I was an 80 acre tract of Freeman Evans to Ed DeWitt in Blue Creek township for the handsome sum of $ r,200. This firm are hustlers and are wide awake in the real estate business, making many sales in that lift Marion Oliver, candidate for clerx, (Continued on page 4A