Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 282, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 282.

A BANK IS CLOSED One of the Oldest Banking Houses in State Closed at Spencer LIABILITIES TOO BIG Partners Have Used Money in Private Concerns— Owners Well Known Spencer, Indiana, Nov. 27.—(Spec ial to Daily Democrat) —The private bank of Deem, Peden & Company, located here and one of the oldest banking institutions in this part of the state, was closed today by the state auditor. The closing came as a complete surprise and without any warning to the people of this community who supposed It was a gilt edged institution. An inventory of the banks atMlrs disclosed the far: that the assets are approximately $175,000 while the liabilities reach $200,000. The reason for closing the bank is that the money is tied up in private concerns owned by the partners. Captains Beem's father was the first settler in this county, Owen, and the family are prominent here a'd in republican politics in the state. T. A. Peden is one of the largest land owners In the county, and one of the best known farmers in this part of the state. —o — FRUIT MEN GET OVER $192,000 Enormous Sum was Distributed at Fremont, Mich., this Fall Alone. The fruit alone marketed in Fremont this fall placed in the pockets of the grower Is over $192,000. This sum was not so widely distributed as may be inferred on first thought. It is not every farmer who pays attention to fruit, many of them confining their efforts to hay and grain. The Pere Marquette railway company’s books at this place show that the fruit shipments this season exceeds those of any other year in the history of the office, 175 car loads of peaches were shipped from Fremont. These shipments average 325 bushels to the car, and placing the average price per bushel at SI.OO much of the fruit having been contracted for at $1 a bushel, the peach shipment alone amount to over $56,875. The apple shipments reached 32.000 barrels, and at $2.40 per barrel the sum of $76,000 is the total received by the growers for this fruit. But these figures by no means represent.-, the total amount of money distributed among the growers of fruit. The canning factory handled immense quantities of apples and peaches and adding the fruit receipts of the canning factory to the amount disposed of by the local merchants, it is safe to estimate that $60,000 will no more than cover the total sum received by the growers from these sources, mak ing a grand total of $192,875. ——o — MANY MEN TRAMPED TO DEATH Tokio, Japan, Nov. 27.—(Special to Dally Democrat)—More than one hundred people were killed today and several badly injured, many fatally/ at Osaka, when a throng attempted to enter a building to attend a meeting of the Red Cross. Fearing there would not be room for all, the men fought and rioted and many were tramped to death in th. crush. ? . i

HE WAS AN OLD TIMER Jeremiah C. Lotz Died at Hit Home in Washington. \\ ashington, November 27. —Jeremiah C. Lotz, formerly of Muncie, Ind., died at his home here after an Illness of only three days, age eightyfive years. He was an employe of the Internal revenue bureau of the treasury and remained in active service despite his age up until a few days ago, when he contracted a heavy cold, which developed into pneumonia. Mr. Lota was appointed to a clerkship in the treasury October 20, 1862, and was one of the first men detailed in the internal revenue bureau when that service was established in that year. He had been constantly on duty ever since and rarely took all the annual leaves to which he was entitled. When Lyman J. Gage was secretary of the treasury he placed Mr. Lotz on the honorary roll with all other employes over seventy years of age. —o COURT HOUSE NEWS Report Filed on the Conrad Ditch—Several Real Estate Transfers NEW DIVORCE CASE Commissioners Granted Longer Time to File Re- • port on Barkley Ditch In the Sophia Conrad petition for drain, the report and assessments were filed. Orval Harruff appointed superintendent of construction, and ordered to file bond for $4,000. Hunters' licenses were issued to John Fox and Isaac Beer. Real estate transfers: Maggie S. Vesey to Mary Ellen Rickard, lot 18 Monroe, $125; Mary E. Rickard to Claude C. Rayl, lots 16 and 17 Monroe, $2,610; Albert Newcomer to F. S. Armantrout, lot 358 Geneva $500; F. S. Armantrout to Elizabeth T. Opn, acres Jefferson township, $4,800. Amo-’g the new cases filed recently is that of Lola P. Jones vs. Frank P. Jones, complaint for divorce. An affidavit of non-residence was filed. Hooper & Lenhart are attorneys for plaintiff. ♦ In the David J. Barkley petition for drain, on motion of drainage commissioners, they were granted until December 7th to complete and file their report. William F. Pyle, admr. of Jemima A. Bair, filed proof of non-residence: real estate ordered sold at public auc tion. ' Mary E. Tester, executrix of the Jacob Tester, was ordered to make a report. A new complaint has been filed by Attorney Dore B. Erwin and entitled C. S. and D. D. Clark vs. Clifford A. Death, suit on account, demand S6O. — ' STOVE BLACKING EXPLODES Mrs. Ben Chrisman While Blacking Stove Receives Serious Burns. While blacking a stove this morning, Mrs. Ben Chrisman, who lives at the corner if Richmond and Wood streets, sustained -serious burns from the explosion of the stove blacking. The stove was hot, and the blacking used contained alcohol, the result being an explosion that set fire to Mrs. Crisman’s waist and burned her face, arm and shoulder. She ran to neighbor Growcock's and Mrs. Growcock extinguished the blaze. Dr. Williams and son were called and the wounds were dressed.-Kendallville Sun. Mrs. W. W. Moates will spend Sun day at Bobo at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Broadbeck. In last evening’s issue social column we stated that the party of neople who were entertained at the home of Mr. a d Mrs. W. H. Van Camp for twelve o’clock dinner and at six o’clock supper with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knapp, instead of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ashbacher.

AGAR IS GUILTY He is Found Guilty of Embezzlement at Princeton HE STOOD WELL At One Time Agar Was Considered a Great Financier Princeton, Ind., Nov. 27. —After deliberating twenty minutes, a jury in the circuit court here found Henry E. Agar, once a wealthy capitalist, guilty of embezzlement. The penalty is two to fourteen years in the state penitentiary. Three years ago Henry E. Agar at the head of the Princeton Elevator Company and a big mercantile establishment here was considered one of the shrewdest financiers in the state. He bought and sold grain by the train load and ran a corn barge on the Wpbash river. The news reached this city the night of Jan. 23, 1907, that Agar had fallen from his barge and was drowned. A week later it was rumored that Agar had left the elevator company with a shortage of more than SIOO,OOO, involving forgery and embezzlement of bank notes and funds. These rumors w’ere not believed at first. Detectives sent out by insurance companies li which Agar held policies amounting to $30,000 searched the continent. They followed Capt. T. C. Harrington of Agar's corn barge, the last man seen with Agar the night he disap peared, but the only answer they received was that Agar was dead. Finally from Brownsville, Tex., came the report, Dec. 15, last year, that a man answeping Agar’s description was under arrest there. Then followed the some-coming, the meeting of husband and wife and children after an absence as complete as death itself. Bond was easily furnished and Agar was again free. An investigation in the meantime had revealed some startling things and charges came thick and fast. The grand jury returned sixteen indictments for forgery at one time and others for criminal conspiracy to defraud insurance companies. Only one forgery case was tried, which ended in an acquittal, and the remainder are still pending. IT OPENED TODAY Big International Stock Show is Now on in Chicago—Bigger Than Ever MR. SPRUNGER JUDGE In the Belgium Department —Will Begin His Services Monday Morning A number of Decatur and Adams county people will go to Chicago during the next week oi ten days to attend the big International Stock show which opened in that city this morning. Mr. Eli Sprunger, will go tomorrow and Monday morning will begin his services as judge of the Belgian horses. In this class 103 entries have been made and the work of judging same will be a big task. However Mr. Sprunger is fully competent, being one of the best men on this line in America, and being so recognized. The fact that he is a judge this year prevents Frisinger & Company from exhibiting. For years they have always been in on the money and their horses have made a great showing. This year they are better prepared than ever, having a bunch of the best Belgiums ever brought to this country, and there is no question but that they would share in the honors if allowed to show. However all the people who attend this monster stock show are not interested in the horse business, for sotefc of all kinds are shown, including cattle, sheep and hogs. Each year a. number from here witness the show, and this yeat will be no exception.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, November 27, 1909.

TO LEARN LINOTYPE BUSINESS Willshire Young Man Will Attend a New Schoo*. Glenn Weimer left ln«t Thursday for Indianapolis, where he will enter the Winona Technical school and the linotype. That he will make good in the school is a foregone conclusion, because he has the right material in him to get down to the real facts and bottom of the business and learn it. It Is no small matter to learn the parts and actions of this machine and only about one out of every hundred who start in to study It become very proficient because it taxes their brain power too much and as long as they can run a, bluff on their employer this works all right, but it is this classes of people In this business as in all other lines who are responsible for the low prices received by the majority. The day has not come when It Is necessary to wait for some one to die to get a good job as is often said, but the time is here now for all men if they show they are made of the right material. —Willshire Herald. WAS GREAT SESSION Christian Endeavor Held Annual Convention at Fort Wayne Friday MANY WERE THERE Adams County People Appointed to Serve on Various Committees Quite a number of Decatur people who have been attending the sessions of the Fort Wayne district Christian Endeavor convention at Fort Wayne have returned home, and they report the meeting a very pleasant and successful one. At the closing session last evening at Plymouth Congregational church, Mr. Irvin E. Bitner, of Fort Wayne, was elected district secretary of the organization. The other district officers elected are: Missionary superintendent, Mrs. C. J. Mize; intermediate and junior superintendent, Mliss May Lansdown. The county secretaries were chosen as follows: Adams, Mr. C. A. Lehman, Berne; Allen, Mr. Rollo Ulrey, Hoagla<d; Huntington, Miss 'Edith Livingston, Huntington; Wells, Mr. Alfred Sauer, Bluffton; Whitley, Miss Anna Rich, Churubusco. The session last evening closed one of the most successful annual conventions ever held In the district. Forty-two delegates were in attendance and each took active part in the various conferences. Following the supper which was served at 6 o’clock at the Grace Reformed church Mr. John B. Archer gave a short «organ program. Mt. A. G. Burry, treasurer Indiana C. E. union, conducted the devotionals of the evening. Other business of the evening was the appointment of two committees follows: BusinessMiss Mayme Dickson, Fort Wayne; Miss Swayne, Fort Wayne; Mr. I. E. Bitner, Fort Wayne: Miss Atz, Decatur; Nettie HubleT, Hdagland. Nominating committee Cora Altman, Huntington, chairman; Miss Anna Chalfant, Bluffton; Mr. H. B. Perjcins, Decatur; Miss Maxwell, Fort Wayne, and Mr. Carmany, Huntington. T. R. MOORE IS HONORED Appointed Aid on Staff of. Comman-der-In-Chief. Indianapolis, Nov. 26.—0. A. Somers, department commander of the In diana G. A. R., has made recommendations for appointment as aids on the staff of the commander-in-chief, Samuel H. Van Sant, of Minneapolis. The list includes J. H. Henby, Greenfield; T.'R. Moore, Decatur; J. H. Wagner, Elwood; Lewis Reeves, Hartford City, and I. H. Heaston, Huntington. Because these names were not submitted in time they do not appear in general order No. 3, which has just been issued by Mr. Van Sant. Assurance has been had that the persons recommended will be named. ——Q Mr. and Mrs. Sam Whitright who were the guests of relatives for som* time, returned to their home at Bluffton today.

CANNON HITS (BACK c —— 5 c He Attacks the Foes in His < Own Party and is Bitter t i > i ARE DEMAGOGUES s t t Another Case of a Minority i I Trying to Control the t Majority , _____ 5 Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 27. —‘‘When ( Senators Cummins, La Follette, Bris- < tow and their so-called ‘progressive’ 1 following join hands with Mr. Bryan in making war upon the Republican ’ members of congress who passed the tariff bill and upon the president.who signed It, in that contest I know of but one way to beat them, and that is to fight them just as we fight Mr. Bryan and his following.” Such was , the declaration of Speaker Cannon, who delivered the principal address before the Knife and Fork Club here last night. Mr. Cannon said Senator Cummins alone had read himself out of the Republican party. He defended the rules of the house, saying they will remain substantially as they have been and are so long as there is a congress. “Ever since history began,” said the speaker, “the man in the minority has been seeking some device by which he could overcome the will of the majority.” Mr. Cannon asserted that while the Payne tariff bill is not perfect, it is the best one ever passed under Republican leadership; that since the enactment of the new law production in this i country and imports from foreign countries have greatly increased, and day by day conditions are improving. The “insurgents” and their followers he said, are seeking to hinder the progress of prosperity by criticism and denunciation, and this too, within three months of the enactment of the tariff law. Only such agitation can halt the prospective era of prosperity, said the speaker. Continuing, Mr. Cannon said: “The demagogue we havq always with us, and, as ours is a government of the people, the only way to dispose of him is to move on. I am perfectly willing to trust the verdict of a prosperous and happv people in the elections in November, 1910, after the new tariff law has been in operation for more than a year.” USED FLAT IRON Martha Heideman Says Her Husband Has Been Very Cruel Indeed to Her ASKS FOR DIVORCE He Threw Dirty Dish Water on Her—Demand Made for SI,OOO Alimony Martha Heideman vs. Henry Heideman, complaint for a divorce, si, 000 alimony and for a restraing older, was filed by attorneys Hooper & Lenhart. The couple was married June 14, 1894, and lived together until Thanksgiving day. Mrs. Heideman says she has at all times during said marriage been a good and dutiful wife, but that her husband lus an ungovernable temper and would frequently curse, abuse, strike ani beat her. At one time he hurled a flat iron at her with Intent to kill her, at another he threw a pstn of dirty dish water upon her, again last Aug ust he struck her in the face and twisted her nose. The complaint says that for three years defendant has failed to support his wife and children. Mrs. HJeideman says her husband has a house and lot worth $1,500 and household goods worth $l5O, that during their married life fivA children wore born to plaintiff, ranging in ages now from five to fourteen ’yearsi. IShe asks for the custody of these children, for a monthly allowance to keep them and for SI,OOO alimony. The court issued • a restraining order to prevent defendant from disposing of any of the I property. •

ALARM CLOCK SAVED LIVES » Bluffton, Ind., Nov. 26.—An alarm clock was the agency which last night was instrumental In saving the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Ulmer, living on south Main street. He is em- ■* ployed at the Union Traction subpower plant at the south edge of the city. He goes to work at midnight and the alarm clock was set to call him and his wife at 11:30. His wife was the first to get out of bed, ana _ she was seized with dizziness, and fell * to the floor. Mr. Ulmer arose to jo to ner assistance and succeeded tn placing her on a bed and partially ( reviving her. He started with a lamp to another room when he was suudenly stricken himself and wou'd have fallen with the lamp, but his wife, who had grown stronger, managed to get the lamp just as he started to fall, preventing the firing of the house. She summoned neigh- t bora and a physician was called. It € was found that the couple had breath- t ed coal gas. o - FARM SCHEDULE ‘ t s I Has Been Prepared in Prep- 8 aration for Taking of ‘ Agricultural Census ■■ ■— ‘ i SEVENMILLIONFARMS 4 I • 1 Is the Number Believed to i t Exist in the United a States—A Big Job ‘ —— j i Washington, D. C., Nov. 27. —Cen- t sus Director Durand has received c from Assistant Director William F. 1 Willoughby the general schedule for c the census of agriculture, April 15th next, which Mr. Willoughby, in conjunction with Prof. LeGrand Powers, , chief statistician for agriculture, and the advisory board of farm economists and other agricultural experts, has been formulating during the summer. Director Durand has approved the form and subdivision of the in- 1 quiries and has ordered nine million < copies of the schedule to be printed j by the government printing office iu , readiness before January Ist, al- i though they will not be placed in i the hands of the 45.000 farm enumer- ( ators until the usual time before the ; enumeration date. It is believed there j are nearly seven million separate ] farms in the United States, each re- ■ quiring a separate schedule. The schedule Is printed on both sides of ; a single sheet, 13 inches long and ; 16 inches wide, of white writing pa- i per, 26 by 32 inches. There is a thrce-inch wide column of instructions to enumerators on both left sides of the sheet so that it can be cut off after the filled-in schedule , has been returned to the census bu- ■ reau, This makes the schedule smaller in size and better adapted for handling in tabulation than previous schedules. A separate book of instructions to enumerators sup- , plements the schedule information. The nine million copies will consume 4,500 reams of paper, which, counting 52 pounds to the ream, will make a weight of 234,000 pounds. Thr-tffiarge for printing. Including the cost of . paper, wll>l>e $13,660. The schedule ; 4s 'so standardized that it will feed on the perfecting press used at the government printing office, which makes 9,000 revolutions per hour and prints four schedules each revolution or a product of 36,000 per hour, as against the old flat-bed presses used on the 1900 schedules with a speed of from 1,200 to 1,500 revolutions per hour. It will take about three weeks to print them with the press running sixteen hours a day. o— TO OPEN THE MINT Denver, Colo., Nov. 27.—The Denver mint, which was shut down last July because of a surplus of all denominations of gold coins, will open the first of the year with between $18,000,000 i and $20,000,000 in gold bullion on hand, which will be coined into moni ey of small denominations. i — o - —— FUNERAL HELD MORNING ■ 1 ~ I 5 The funeral of the late Isaac Stalter was held this morning at the Beery , church. The funeral proceesion left I the county infirmary at nine-thirtj I for the church, where Rev. Freeman , had charge of the services. Inter- ■ ment was made at the Beery ceme- , |tery. 1

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THE TRUSTEES MET Decide that Christmas Vacation Will Continue a Week and Two Days BEGINS DECEMBER 22 Continues Until January 3d —Bills Were Allowed at Last Night’s Meeting At the regular meeting of the trustees of the city schools held last ev ening, about the most Interesting question discussed was that concerning the Christmas vacation. After discussing the proposition it was decided to allow the students a vacation of one week and two days. The schools will therefore adjourn on Wednesday evening, December 22nd and will reconvene on Monday, Jan uary 3rd. This It is believed will meet the general approval of boih teachers and students. All membra of the board were present last evening. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Superintendent Rice presented the pay roll for the teachers and janitors, which was duly allowed, as were bills presented by various business houses for goods. The schools are getting along nicely at this time and pupils are advancing rapidly. Prof. Rice is proving very satisfactory and the year promises to be one of much benefit to all. The children and teachers will go back to work Monday after the Thanksgiving holidays, which have continued since Wednesday evening. o HARTFORD CITY IN TROUBLE Will Take Action to Stop the Drunkenness. Hartford City, Ind., Nov. 26 —lt is quite probable that unless there is a decided decrease in the number of drunken men on the streets noted in a short time the officers will be compelled by public sentiment, if nothing else, to make an investigation to learn which saloon or saloons dispense liquor to partly intoxicaied men and men whose money is needed by their families more than by the liquor dealers. A local newspaper which took the side of the saloons during the recent anti-saloon fight as being preferable to the “boot’eggers” and “blind tigers,” which are claimed to follow the closing of the legalized dringing places, printed a scathing editorial yesterday in which the saloon men responsible for the present state of affairs are reminded of their duty in no uncertain manner. The anti-saloon people claim the only remedy is to oust the saloons bodily and, unless conditions become more bearable in a short time no doubt many voters who have favored the saloons will vote against when the time comes. Not “a day passes or three drunks bei-'g.Jhrown into jail or ordered out of town, while the number of men In lesser degree of drunkenness who escape the officers is almost uncountable. It is no uncommon sight to see an Intoxicated man staggering through the main streets of the city and it is a source of much wonderment how so many escape arrest. o DID YOU SEE THE SHOW Last Night at the Grand Theater? Ask your friends about the shtrv at the Grand. They wil tell you what class of pictures they are putting on. The show tonight promises to be even better than anything they have had yet. It will pay you to go and see r them. You will receive courteous '■ treatment and see the best show you • have ever seen in the city. The price t is only 5 cents. 0 —o 1 PAY TRIBUTE TO DeARMOND I. — Butler. Mo., Nov. 27.-Hundreds of ■prominent public men of Missouri and many from outside the state joined the citizens of Butler yesterday in paying respect to the memory of the late Representative David A. DeArmond, who met a tragic death here last Tuesday in a vain effort to save the life of his favorite grandson. All Butler was in mourning. The bodies of both victims were buried in the local cemetery in one casket.