Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 60.

BIG MASS MEETING Business Men and Manufacturers of Philadelphia are in Session. HOW TO END STRIKE Is the All-Absorbing Question —All Business is Paralyzed. Philadelphia, March 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—How to end the strike of the street car men and thereby stop the general strike, which has literally' paralyzed business here, is the object of a great mass meeting of representatives of every civic society and organization in the city, being held today. The situation is critical. Bloodshed and rioting has become a matter of hourly occurrence and each succeeding riot incjtes the lawless element to greater outbursts. Business is practically at a standstill. Merchants and manufacturers are enraged at the loss of their trade and by the rioting and are demanding a settlement. The union men declare that despite the fact that the police broke up the meeting yesterday, they will meet tonight. While officials of the city deny their fear for their own safety, it is noticeable today that the police guard in the corridors of the city building has been doubled. No real serious outbursts are reported so far today. Conditions in Philadelphia are growing worse. Lawlessness is becoming more evident and police brutality has created a feeling of resentment that may become crystalized at any time into open revolt. The manner in which the city and police authorities have sided with the transit company has incensed the citizens in general as well as the labor people to a high fever, and a repetition of yesterday's slaughter of defenseless men and women may lead to serious consequences. Strike leaders say that 150,000 men are out. WITH LUNG FEVER Joe Carpenter Stricken With That Fever in Toledo— Is in Hospital. ONCE LIVED HERE Had Been Working in Toledo Some Time —Brother of Jesse Carpenter. Jesse Carpenter, who lives just south of the city, received a message from his brother, Joe, who is at Toledo, Ohio, stating that he is very sick with lung fever in a hospital at that place. He was a resident of this city for a number of years and some time ago went there to secure work. Since being there he has met with good success and his many friends of this city will be sorry to hear of his illness. Mr. Carpenter of this city called him up again this morning and his physician stated that he was slightly improved. Jesse will no leave for that place unless he receives word of a turn for the worse. RUMOR OF MORGAN'S DEATH. And as a Result the Prices on Wall Street Bobbed in a Flurry. (United Press Service.) New York, March 11-(Special to Daily Democrat) —A report tha ■ Pierpont Morgan had dropped < a from heart trouble in a small town n Italy caused quite a flurry in the pr < e of stocks on Wall street today. scenes resulted at the stock exihang until the rumor was dented at his o - flees, where it was declared absolute y false. The origin of the rumor <on < not be learned. Louis Holthouse returned home from Toledo, Ohio, and Detroit, Mic ~ where he was looking after some us iness for a few days.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

OVERRULED NEW TRIAL MOTION. Judge Merryman Presided In Well* Circuit Court Yesterday. Judge James T. Merryman was here from Decatur this afternoon for the purpose of hearing motions and taking action on the verdict which a jury returned in the Manson Reiff case, on a charge of selling without a license. Attorney W. H. Eichhorn for Reiff made a motion for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to law and that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant such a verdict as was returned by the jury. The motion for a new trial was overruled by Judge Merryman and he entered judgment on the verdict, assessing Reiff’s penalty at $75 fine and the payment of costs in the case. It is said that there is not likely to be any appeal in the case. No more of the Reiff cases will come to trial this teym of court. —Bluffton News. is still Trowing In Power and Interest are Evangelstic Services at Evangelical Church. MORE CONFESS CHRIST And Take the Stand Before the World for the Right —Great Interest. The evangelistic meetings at the Evangelical church are still growing both in numbers and interest. The evangelist used for his text Thursday evening, “The Parable of the Time-pieoe." The service was filled with humor, but very fertile with deep spiritual things. After this brilliant and eloquent discourse an other aftermeeting was held in which other persons decided for Christ. A beautiful duet was sung by the Misses Ida and Beatrice Van Camp, and a special selection by the E. J. C's. The evangelist will speak both this evening and tomorrow evening and three times on Sunday. In the morning at 10:30, at 3 p. m„ and at 7:30 p. m. At the 3 p. m. Sunday the Rev. Klein will use for his subject, “The Black Rock," or “The Lost Fower Garden.” This and all the rest of the meetingswill be open to the public. At the Sunday evening service an opportunity will be given to all those who wish to unite with the church. The Rev. Hessert and Rev. Powell assisted in Thursday evening's services. o VOGEL’S BIG CITY MINSTRELS. John W. Vogel's Big City Minstrels have reached the highest summit of perfection, towering above all similar attractions, a monument to the march of progressive minstrel enterprise. It is unequalled, conducted on a broad and liberal basis, the company containing the leading lights of minstrelsy, the very cream of laugh producers, and the pick of high class novelty entertainers, presenting a program entirely different to all other minstrel organizations and a welcome relief from the old and threadbare methods so long in use by similar enterprises. The public’s wants have been carefully considered by Manager Vogel, who has acquired recognition for the advancement and further development of minstrelsy, receiving the praise and steadfast financial support of all lovers of amusement. This famous organization will be seen at the Bosse opera house Friday, March 18th. A grand and imposing free spectacular street parade will be given on that day at noon. —- o — LUTHER BOYERS ARRIVES HOME. Luther Boyers, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Boyers, who has been a student at Stanford University, California, being in his senior year, and who recently suffered an attack of appendi-' citis, arrived home Thursday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock. With his father he left this morning for Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, where an examination of his condition will be made. He had suffered three attacks earlier in the year, but his parents knew nothing of this until the last attack, which confined him to the university hospital for some time.

NOTHING TO SAY I Colonel Roosevelt Refused to be Interviewed on Big Questions IN AMERICAN POLITICS French Aviator Has a Sev-enty-Five Mile an Hour Monoplane. (United Press Service, by Staff Correspondent.) Renk, Soudan, March 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has absolutely nothing to say publicly regarding American politics. The “insurgent move,” the Ballinger-Pinchot row, and the alleged graft investigation at Albany might just as well never occurred, so far as getting any expression from Rooseve’t goes. The ex-president, looking as brown and hearty as a prize fighter, arrived here today aboard the steamer Cal. He was greeted by a small army of correspondents and newspaper men, who were immediately taken aboard the steamer at the colonel’s request. All of the party are in good health. The expedition has to its credit a little over 13,000 specimens from the jungle, in addition to the several thousand already sent to America. The colonel expressed himself as highly pleased over the coming marriage of his son, Kermit, to Miss Alexander of New York, which event will take place shortly after .his return to America. (United Press Service.) Paris, France, March 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A monoplane that will carry him at the rate of seventy-five miles an hour is the declaration of Ixiuis Cleriot; the “Channel Grosser,” who returned today from Pau, where he is conducting an aviators’ school. His new machine differs but little from the original channel crosser. It will be entered at the aviation meet in July.HAND WAS BURNED Little Truman Johnson Fell While Playing About a Bon Fire. INJURY NOT SERIOUS But the Lad Suffered Much Pain For Some Time Thursday Evening. Truman Johnson, little four-year-old grandson of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brokaw, met with a painful accident Thursday afternoon. He was playing in front of the Brokaw home in the north part of the city, near where a bonfire had been built to burn up some trash. While running about and too near tne fire he slipped and fell, his left arm falling across the fire in such a manner that his little hand rested In a bed of red hot coals. The inside of his hand was burned to a crisp, and the little lad's screams could be heard for an hour, it being feared for some time that he would go into convulsions, but the injured hand was finally dressed and Truman is resting much easier today. He consoles himself with the thought that he is a very much injured boy, and that when his hand gets well he will scatter that old fire to the four winds, just to get even. LAWYER SMITH IS MOVING And He Says It's No Snap—Lived on Monroe Street Many Years. D. E. Smith, the well known lawyer, is having his good nature tried today, for this is moving time. D. E. and his family are moving from their home on West Monroe street, where they have resided so long, to the handsome new home on Madison street, recently purchased from L. L. Baumgartner. “It will be nice after we get fixed up,” says Dave, “but this is hard on Baird and I.”

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, March 11, 1910.

, CALLED TO NEW YORK CITY. C. K. Bell Left For That City Last Evening on Business Trip. I Charles K. Kell, agent for the WellsFargo Express company at Fort Wayne, and who was the agent here for a number of years, was here Thursday evening en route to New York City, where he goes on a busiiness trip for his company. Since he • opened the office for the company at Fort Wayne C. K. has made a splendid showing, and among his other bus- . iness has shipped a large amount of goods to foreign lands. For further instructions in this line of work he has been asked by his company to spend several days in the big metropolis. He will be absent about one week. A UNIQUETRAVELER ‘ Was the Black “Stiff Katy” 1 Received as a Freak Package by » ———— ; AGENT BEN ELZEY I I Os Wells-Fargo—Battered, Ornamented With Squirrel Tails and Tags. i —— i A unique traveler arrived in the i city this morning by Wells-Fargo ex- ■ press, being none other than a high- ' ly decorated, though now battered black “stiff Katy” hat, looking as i though it might have belonged to a “Weary Willie." In fact it seems to have been somewhat of a "Weary i Willie” itself, as it is on its way from 1 Salamanca, N. Y„ and will probably ’ not reach the end of its journey until ■ it reaches San Francisco. It was sent ■ out as a joke by one of the employees 1 of the express company, and at every point along the way, it is decorated and tagged by others. It presents a ■ most comical appearance, ornamented > with squirrel tails, and punctured with cords that tie to it stiff tags, bristling in all directions. The tags bear humorous messages, and the ' names and addresses of the agents who write them. From Lima is sent the message, “Take care of me. I want to wear it Easter morning to church.” Akron, Ohio, says: “Going west for better health. Pass me on.” Mansfield, Ohio, says: “Nobody knows how dry I am,” while from Lima, again the good historian spiels, “Wore this hat in the year 1812 at Bunker Hill." An--1 other tag says: “Don't know where I am going, but I'm on the way." Ben Elzey, the local agent, says this is the second freak package received here within a short time. The other was a suit case, sent from San Francisco east, and when it reached here it was decorated with a thousand stickers. The “Katy" will be sent from here this evening by Agent Elzey, going to 1 Huntington and thence to Chicago on . its western trip. Mr. Elzey contribut ted his share of tags to the hat, the ; notices reading: “Please give this ! poor dime a cripple to get a drink;" i “Why did I stop in Decatur and Hunt- ) ington: they are both dry; send me I to Chicago, it is wet.” Another ad- , dition was a yellow grocer’s sack, ■ filled with cork. The message to this 1 was. "The lunch in Decatur is a > corker. I have brought some along, i Look in the sack.” A reporter could i not resist the desire to contribute a ; mite, so a tag bearing the words, “I ) arrived just in time to get a write-up I in the Decatur Daily Democrat with > the other Easter hats,” and a copy of - this write-up will accompany “Katy" t on its western trip. I e I FUNERAL OF MRS. PAULISON Held From Methodist Church This Afternoon.—Rev. Travis. The funeral of Mrs. Machel Pauli1 son, whose death occurred in Fort Wayne at the home of her son, Samuel Paulison, was held from the Meth- > odist church In this city this after- , noon, the sermon being delivered by I the Rev. Travis, pastor of the Wayne j street Methodist church of Fort ■ Wayne. The body arrived this afteri noon at 1:11 over the G. R. & I. rall- - road and was taken at once to the . church where the services were held. ' The funeral was largely attended. I Burial took place in the Reynolds cemetery.

THE COURT NEWS t , Decatur Attorneys Are Ap- ‘ pearing Before Supreme Court Today. ’STAHLEY ROAD CASE r Judge -Merryman at Fort . Wayne Today and no No Session Held Here. Judge Merryman was at Fort Wayne today and consequently there was no session of the Adams circuit court here today, and but little record to be found in any of the offices. The county treasurer's office is beginning to look busy. Each day now finds some of the early tax payers in and from now on until May each week’s work will be heavier. All the books are in shape and the patrons of this office will be well taken care of by Mr. Yager and his deputy, Ed Kintz. Judge D. D. Heller and J. C. Moran are at Indianapolis today appearing before the supreme court in the case of Glendening vs. Stahley. The case was started in the court here several years ago, was tried in Wells county on a change of venue, and the appeal to the higher court was taken by the defendant. Simmons and Daily of Bluffton also represent the plaintiff and Eichhorn and Vaughn the defendants. Judge Heller is for the plaintiff and Mr. Moran for the defendant. Real estate transfers: Jonathan A. Botkins to John Peele, 20 acres, Monroe tp., $2,000; P. G. Hooper, com., to John J. Meyers, 60 acres, Union tp., $1.00; Decatur Cemetery Assn., to Fred Bohnke, lot 423, Decatur, $25. D. E. Smith filed a new claim case, Ellen Louthan vs. John Scheiman, administrator, claim, $25. ARE ACTING GAY Two Strangers Reported to be Making Advancements to Little Girls. HAVE BEEN NOTICED And May Get Themselves Into Trouble if They Persist in Actions. ► Several parties have reported to us . that two strangers, young men, who ■ have been about the city for a week 1 or two, have on several occasions made advances to young girls. One ' episode in particular was called to ' our attention, when the men stopped ■ two little girls on a dark corner and - made some foolish proposal to them. • whereupon the girls ran away. An--1 other party reported that they had ■ asked the little girls to elope with 1 them and there are several affairs 1 told of. Men who do such things [ are not gentlemen to begin with, and 1 a few more such advances will cause 1 them serious trouble. In the meantime parents would do well to keep a close watch on their girls. This article is not printed to frighten anyone, but is made upon request of parties who know that these occurrences actually happened and there may be ' some further developments if the men referred to continue these efforts to molest little girls and young women. ■u — — FROM MINNESOTA. James Byer, a boy thirteen years of age, and hailing from Menango, Minn., was in the city yesterday on his way - to Chattanooga, where he will make : his home with his uncle, James Byer. • During all his life he has made his ■ home in a wilderness, where his fath ! er has been engaged in the timbei . business. His mother died severa . years ago when he was yet small, ant - this is why he will make his hoim with his uncle.

« BERNE COUPLE WED IN OHIO. Mr. Neuhauser Claims Miss Rupp as His Bride. Two prominent young people of Berne, Amos Neuhauser and Miss Marianne Rupp, were married at the home of the bride's parents. Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Rupp, near Archbold, ■> Ohio, at 10 o’clock yesterday forenoon. It was the case of the employer falling in love and marrying his clerk, Mr. Neuhauser being the manager of the People's Store and Miss Rupp has been in his employ as clerk the past year and a half Their marriage was solemnized by the bride's father in the presence of a number of immedit ate relatives of the contracting pars ties. The groom's brother, Albert, and t wife and his sister, Miss Amanda, of I this place, were also in attendance. — Berne Witness. • o ; PLANS ARE MADE 5 For Insailing of Sanitary ■ Plumbing System in Ceni tral School Building. 1 A CEMENT FLOOR r k ! Will be Made in Basement—s New Wood Floors Will , be Made at West Ward. i t Quite a number of improvements • on the schools of the city have been ' planned by the city school board and work on the same will begin as soon | as the term has ended, May 28th. Among .the contemplated improvements is the installing of a sanitary plumbing system at the central build- ' ing. The innovations at the Central building will include twenty-two water closets in the basement, six of ’ which will be juvenile. These will be built, half on each side of the basement, and the floors of this part of the basement will be of cement. There will also be four lavatories, two for each section. The plumbing and all the equipment will be of the best, and the improvements will make this ! school building one of the best in the northern part of the state. The school board recently visited the schools at Huntington and other neighboring cities and gained therefrom much of practical use in the installation of this system. The plans I have been made by Architect Christen and the board has advertised for the receiving of bids on the work. A new floor will also be put in the ’ West Ward school, in every room except that of the office. The flooring now in has served from the time of the building of the school, about twenty years ago, and it has given remarkably good service during all this 3 time, with hundreds of little feet wearing it away. 3 —— < CHARLES COVERDALE LOST GRIP. 3 — b It Was Stolen From Him While at 3 Lunch at Fort Wayne. 1 1 Charles Coverdale, the well known i, insurance agent, started this morning i- for a business trip to Garrett, Ind., 1 and Hicksville, Ohio, to look after 1 some prospective life insurance risks s but he got only as far as Fort Wayne, s at which point some sneak thief stole I his ammunition and without anything b left with which to work he turned • around and came back home. Mr. ? Coverdale had gone into the lunch - room at Fort Wayne while waiting for - an interurban car and set his hand ■ grip, containing his papers, in which t was all his insurance data, on~the s floor, only a few feet from his chair, i When he finished his lunch and got > up the grip had disappeared. It was . at first thought some other passenger had picked it up by mistake, but all outgoing cars were telephoned along the line without the grip being locatf ed, and the police were unable to get , any trace of it. Besides his papers y all the grip contained was some toie let articles. —Bluffton News. ’. o s UNION CHAPEL. 1- ■ . . r The Rev. I. Imler announces that il the regular Sunday morning service, d beginning at 10:30, will be conducted e .by him at Union Chapel. Everybody is urged to attend.

Price Two Cents

DID BIG BUSINESS Annual Report of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company WAS FILED TODAY Directors Recommend That the Capital be Increased Slightly. New York, March 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Official explanation of the American Telephone and Telegraph company and their purpose of taking over the interests of the Western Union, and the statement that a reduction in rates would be made was given out in the annual report of the directors of the company which was transmitted to the 35,000 stockholders today. Besides the Western Union several other important developments are mentioned. The number of telephone stations in the Bell system was increased to over five million. The mileage of the Bell company has increased to over one million miles and to over twenty million connections. The grand revenue of the telephone service by the Bell, not including the independent stations was $150,000,000, an increase over last year of nearly twelve million dollars. It was recommended in the report that the capital stock be increased from $300,000,000 to $500,000,000. Q > AT WASHINGTON CHURCH. Revival at Buelah Will Close With the Sunday Evening Sermon. Rev. Valentine announces that there will be preaching services at the Washington M. E. church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The revival services, which have been in progress at the Buelah church between Peterson and Preble, for five weeks past, will close next Sunday evening, when Rev. A. S. Elzey of Ossian will preach. He will also deliver a sermon at the regular hour in the morning. The revival has been a very successful one, over thirty conversions having been made. ——o~— OPENING LARGELY ATTENDED. The feminine world found its garden of paradise at the Deininger mil--linery store this afternoon and evening, where the spring opening of millinery is being held. Everywhere the eye is greeted with visions of beauty, the displays being unusually beautiful this year in form, color, and material. Hats of all size and shape, from large hats with rolling turned-up brim at the side, to the smaller turbans are worn. Flowers, ribbons, laces and feathers all find favor, and artistically arranged, make a confection that is second only to nature herself. The opening was attended by a large number of people. o DEATH AGAIN IN LAW'S TOILS. It seems that Clifford of Itybo is death on drinking, for he was no sooner given his freedom on SIOO bond day before yesterday for his appearance in the court of 'Squire Smith next Monday to answer to the charge of drunkenness, than he went home and began drinking again, and last evening became so abusive that his son summoned Deputy Sheriff Presdorf to get him and return him to jail. This afternoon they were trying to withdraw this last affidavit against him, but whether they will be successful had not been determined at the time of going to press. o SHIPS GOODS TO ATTICA. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnhart will i ship their household goods to Attica ' tomorrow, where they will make their I future home. Mr. Barnhart, who exi pects to open a racket store there, will - leave tomorrow or Sunday, but Mrs. t Barnhart and daughter, Catherine, 3 will not go until next week. o — ADVANCE ON HOGS CONTINUES. Indianapolis, Ind., March 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The' Indianapt oils hog market reached the highest i, prices in this city since the Civil war 1 today, when a fancy load of hogs sold r at $ll.OO per hundred weight Top hogs were quoted today at $10.85.