Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 259, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 259.

MANY VIEW I EXHIBITS Tubercular and Impure Food Exhibits in Charge of State Officials. THERE IS NO COST I Charts, Photographs and Impure Food Products Used to Demonstrate. That Decatur and Adams county people are fully alive to the great, need of combating health destroying conditions is evidenced by the large numbers of people who visit the tu-, bercular and impure food exhibits now i shown in the Niblick building, first! door south of the Daily Democrat office.- There is absolutely no cost to the viewers, the exhibits being sent. out by the state boards and everybody : is cordially invited to come and see them. The tubercular exhibit is in' charge of Dr. W. F. King, assistantl secretary of the state health board, I while F. W, Tucker of Peru, one of ■ the pure food inspectors, is in charge of the foods. Tubercular Exhibit. Large banners bearing the mes-j sages that “Consumption is Preventable.” "That it is Curable in its Early Stages,” and “That it is Not Hereditary," are the happy messages brought by the exhibitors, and with them charts, photos, etc., telling the story of consumption as now known, and telling how to prevent it. how to i cure and how to successfully combat ■ all conditions that may give rise to it. When one considers that every: two hours a consumptive is dying in I Indiana, and that there were 4,522 deaths in .Indiana alone from consumption last year, and that of the total number of 257 deaths in Adams county last year, twenty-three were j from consumption, it is well that we ■ learn that which will help us to fight ; against it in the great campaign now ' being waged by the state board oi i health. Os the 4.522 deaths from ! consumption in Indiana last year, 2,-i 085 were males and 2,442 females. ; The number of orphans under twelve years of age, made so by parents who , died of consumption last year, was 2,407, and thirty-five per cent of the children in ail orphans’ homes in the state were made orphans by consumption. A careful consumptive, one who ( coughs into a handkerchief, that can be burned or boiled, is perfectly safe to have about, is the good message, and many charts giving directions explicitly for the ways of prevention of the spread of the germs are given. The time to cure, consumption is bs-

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦****** TO THE VOTERS OF ADAMS COUNY. ♦ Decatur t Ind., Nov. 2, 1910. ♦ AT MY REQUEST THIS PAPER HAS PERMITTED ME TO ♦ MAKE THIS APPEAL TO YOU, ALTHOUGH WHAT I SAY RE- ♦ FERS DIRECTLY TO THE HEROIC AND M *NLY EFFORTS OF ♦ ITS EDITOR TO SECURE HIS ELECTION AS SECRETARY O STATE AT THE COMING ELECTION. I HAVE NOT AND W.LL NOT, DURING MY TERM OF OFFICE ♦ TAKE ANY AGGRESSIVE PART IN ANY POETICAL RAR • AM NOT DOING SO WHEN I CALL ATTENTION , # DIDACY OF MR. ELLINGHAM AND EMPHASIZE THE ADVA..- ♦ TAGE TO THIS COUNTY IN HIS ELECTION. OF NO ONE ELECTED TOI THISI OFFICE WHO ♦ DID NOT RUN FAR AHEAD OF THE TICKE COUNTY THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OFFICE TO BE ♦ FILLED AT THIS ELECTION AND SOLELY BECAUSE OF H.S ♦ STANDING AND UNQUESTIONED FITNESS HE RECEIVED ♦ THE NOMINATION PRACTICALLY WI THOUT OPPOS T ON. ♦ TH'S IS TO THE LASTING CREDIT OF EVERY CITIZEN OF ♦ adlms s Joun°ty and . -- tha vz; s t: r l : SONAL PRIDE TO EVERY VOTER THAT THISI OFFICE[SHALL ♦ BE FILLED BY ONE OF OUR CITIZENS, ■ FAVOR ♦ KNOW. WE CAN ALL REST ASSURED TH . CONFER ♦ POSSIBLE CONSISTENT WITH IHE TR _ ' ... REGARD- ♦ RV MR ELLNGHAM, REGARD ▼ RED UPON THI ® c COU , N N TY RE B s p EC M T - T0 THIS MOST IMPOR- ♦ LESS OF POLITICS. HESITATE TO SAY I WOULD VOTE ♦ TANT OFFICE I DO NOT HESITAI t i . FOR ANY MAN IN ADAMS COUNTY AND FURTHER HIS EF ♦ FOR SECURE THE SAME WITHOUT REGARD TO PAR- ♦ FORTS TO SECURE n HUNDREDS OF VOTERS ♦ TY; AND I HOPE THERE WI L BE * NEXT TUESDAY WHO V. ILL TAKE . TH.S MATTER AND THAT«" t TH E LARGEST VOTE EVER GIVEN antvi IN ADAMS COUNTY. 0 I BEG TO REMAIN, * VERY TRULY YOURS, TAMES T. MERRYMAN. ♦ »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*************

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

I fore you get. It. Plenty of pure air. sunshine, rest, pure food, with temper ate living, are advocated for the cure. The old notion that night air is injurious is explained away, and everyone is urged to sleep with the win- , dows open, refusing to stay in a room that has the least odor. Many »of the sanitariums for the cure of consumption, with their great outdoor facilities, and their great promise of hope are pictured. Charts showing all the forms of tuberculosis, pulmonary, spinal, osseous, etc., are shown, and pictures of the germs and conditions of breeding given. Impure Food Exhibits. Os practical good and general interI 1 est to every person also, is the display in charge of F. W. Tucker, the food inspector, since the purity of food and its nourishment has much to do with health in general. ~ Mr. Tucker has with him a great variety of impure foods, showing the adulterations and their bearings upon health. The adulterations and short weight not only rob people of their money by giving a cheaper product, but also i cause the breaking down of health. A • scale that can be made to give light or heavy weight, according to the place on which the article weighed is laid, was shown. Putrid tomatoes, i worked up with benzoate of soda into I ketchup, "pure” Paris olive oil, made I from cotton seed in Arkansas, adulterated extracts, pepper mixed with powdered rocks and shells; cloves mixed with ground cocoanut shells, i adulterated “jellies" and "preserves.” “non-intoxicating Hop cream,” with its four per cent alcohol, are all displayed. ! Mr. Tucker warns all purchasers 'o ' look well to the labeling, which under the new pure food law. requires an exact statement of what the foods contain. Mr. Tucker had two samples of milk obtained from the local dairymen to ibe used in demonstrating. An I ination, made by looking through the , bottle of milk from the bottom, showled the dirty sediment that forms . there. Housewives are urged to ex- ’ amine their milk in this way. If sediment is there, return the milk to the dairyman the next day. The great mortality among infants is caused by impure milk. I The filth and germ-danger attending i bread, especially that sold from wag- , one, is spoken of by Mr. Tucker. : Housewives should demand that ! bread be wrapped before it is handed ' out. I Dangers in medicines that contain • morphine, cocaines, etc., are also pointed out by Mr. Tucker in his in- ! teresting talks. Every one should take this excellent advantage of visiting the exhibits. Students Visit Exhibits. Dr. King gave a talk to the teachers of the schools this afternoon at 3:45 1 and arrangements have been made between him and E. E. Rice, superintendent of the schoois, whereby the students of the higher grades, with the teachers, will visit the exhibits and listen’to a talk by Dr. King on these matters of vital interest to all.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, November 2. 1910.

BALLOTS PRINTED Over Twenty-five Thousand * Tickets Turned Out at This Office Today. IS PARTICULAR JOB How They Will be Divided Among the Thirty-three Precincts. From this office today are being turned out 25,292 tickets to be used, or as many of them as necessary in the election to be held next Tuesday. As may be imagined the job is no small one and has required the attention of Foreman Julian and his assistants for about twenty-four hours. The work is being watched by the election commissioners, R. S. Peterson, D. E. Smith and County Clerk J. P. Haefling. Os this number halt are county tickets. To each precinct will be given double the number of tickets as votes were cast two years ago, and in addition, a reserve of two thousand tickets must be held in case they might be needed. There are 10. 646 tickets, divided as follows: East Union, 216; West Union, 196; East Root, 294; West, Root, 354; North Preble, 230 f South Preble, 272; North Kirkland, 232; South Kirkland. 220; North St. Mary’s, 286; South St. Mary's, 294; West Washington, 368; East Washington, 328; Decatur, First Ward A, 440; B, 340; Second A, 484; B, 266; Third A. 442; B, 456; North Blue Creek, 320; South Blue Creek, 252; North Monroe, 416; Middle Monroe. 260; Berne A, 370; B, 468; West Jefferson, 296; East Jefferson. 266; French, 268; North Hartford 366; South Hartford, 282; North Wabasn. 276; Ceylon. 248; Geneva A, 310; B, 480. The inspectors will call Saturday between eight and four o'clock to receive the ballots. A CHICKEN SUPPER. The ladies of the Paptist church will give a chicken supper, Thursday evening from 5 to 7 at the home of the pastor, Rev. Ehle, on Monroe street, to which the public is invited. Following is the menu that will be served for twenty-five cents: Chicken Stew Hot Biscuit Mashed Potatoes Gravy Cold Slaw Jelly Home-made Bread Butter Cake Fruit Coffee Tea Following the supper the ladies will hold a social. At this time they will report their experience in earning the dollar which each pledged to earn.

FELL DOWN STAIRS Dr. McMillen Falls Down Stairs at Office Tuesday ( Evening. SLIGHTLY INJURED Expected to be Picked Up Seriously Hurt —Better This Morning. Dr. W. P. McMillen met with an accident Tuesday evening as he was leaving the office, and that he did not receive more serious injuries is considered remarkable by the doctor and his friends. It was between 5 and 6 o’clock and he had started home to supper, when he was stopped by a party who wished some medicine, and he returned to his office. Just as he was leaving to come down the stair; way his heel caught in some manner, and he fell headlong down the entire flight of stairs. The noise attracted those near the stairway, and those rushing to his assistance expected to pick him up badly hurt. But luckily he received no serious injuries, the most serious of which was a hard bump on the head, and a badly bruised lei. shoulder, besides being somewhat frightened. Word from the home this morning stated that he passed a very destless night, but he thought it would be better for him to be out in he fresh air. His many friends will be glad to learn that the fall resulted in no serious injury.

TURNS DOWN WESTERN LOVER And Marries Her First Love—Relatives Here. A marriage license Issued Monday to Miss Augusta Messman and Elmer Jones of Maumee township, marks the culmination of a little romance that has attracted considerable attenlon in the immediate neighborhood in which the parties reside. A week ago a young man from Illinois came to this county expecting to wed Miss Messman and all arrangements for the ceremony had been made. On the eve of the wedding Miss Messman and Jones, her former sweetheart, disappeared, and were afterward located in a distant part of the state. The young lady refused to wed the westerner and avowed her intention of marrying Jones at the first opportunity, something she has evidently done. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Miss Messman’s grandparents, it is said, reside near Friedheim, this county. huntlnmiciiigan Geneva Party Opens Up a Camp in the Northern Wilderness Today. AUTO TURNS TURTLE And Editor Rayn Had a Lucky Escape—Was Pinned Under His Car. Geneva, Ind., Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —George W. Coopeand Willis Glendening left yesterday for a thirty days' hunting trip at Manissing, Mich. S. H. Adams of Portland and Vernon Pontius and Henry Decker of Geneva will join the party in about ten days. They left well prepared for a jolly good time, even,taking a funnel, and everything else pertaining to camp life. Mr. Cooper will serve as cook and bottle washer, his experience in the restaurant business making him thoroughly competent to serve beans in any style. The J B. M. Girls, eleven in number, and their best fellows, enjoyed a Hallowe’en event at Hutton hall, it being a genuine old-fashioned taffy pulling. They played the games we all enjoyed when in our ’teens, such as “whose got the button." “Is there any mail for me.” and “Take that taffy out of my hair,” etc. To say they had a good time would be putting it mildly for they all were old-fashioned girls. The G. H. A. Athletic association gave a masquerade social and a shadow party at the Masonic hall on Hallowe’en. It was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed. C. O. Rayn, editor of the Geneva Herald, met with what might have been a serious’accident Sunday, while taking a ride in his automobile. When just south of town and across the Lob bridge, he met Mr. Clyde Krannor, who was coming to Geneva in a buggy. In trying to pass him, Rayn drove his auto too far to the right and owing to the narrow grade at that place went into the ditch, his car turning completely over, pinning the editor beneath it. Luckily the ditch was narrow there and a pile of brush served as a cushion, preventing the machine from crushing him. Mr. Kranor stopped and assisted by Dr. Bockover of Bryant, who happened along, they lifted the car off, and Mr. Rayne appeared on terra firma, wet and muddy, but without a scratch. Miss Margaret Fristoe entertained a number of her little friends at a Hallowe’en party Monday evening. Pop corn and candy lent pleasure to the little girls, who thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the time. Lew G. Eliingham, democratic nominee for secretary of state, was here today looking up friends and shaking hands with the voters. Lew will be pleased with his vote from here, where he served as editor of the Herald some years ago. rj Mrs. L. P. Bauer and son left this morning for their home at Butleh, Pa, after a visit with Mrs. Roy Ehinger. They were accompanied to Ft. Wayne by Mrs. Ehinger and daughter Mary.

CABINET RESIGNS Trouble in France Comes to a Head When all Advisors Quit Falliers. STRIKE OF DRIVERS Postponed Until Tomorrow —Rumors of Revolution in Spain Denied. (United Press Service.) Paris. France, Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The entire cabinet of France, headed by Premier Briand, today tendered their resignations to President Falliers. The resignations, it is understood, is for the purpose of a reorganization and dropping of certain members, whose views are not in accordance with those of Falliers. (United Press Service.) New York. N. Y„ Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —There will be no general strike of the teamsters in New York and vicinity before Tomorrow, if at all. This has been decided by William Ashton and Valentine Hoffman, the committee named by the teamsters union to order a strike if necessary. Union men will make every effort today and tomorrow to settle the express wagon drivers and helpers’ strike peaceably and failing, a general strike will be called. If this happens, every mail wagon driver will walk out and it will be necessary to man the wagons with federal troops. (United Press Service.) London. Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—An official denial has been received here of a revolution in Madrid or any other part of Spain. The denial omits any reference to the discussion of such a thing. Information which reached here this after ! noon from Lisbon indicates that the [ Spanish government discovered a revolutionary plot and made hundreds of arrests in different parts. o— FIRST CAR OUT. The first car put out by the N. C. Steele Product company of this city was on the streets Tuesday afternoon and is a beauty. A good test was given the motor, which proved to be o. k. in all respects and no doubt the new company will enjoy a liberal patronage when they begin the manufacture of same. The car is of a battleship grey color, and adds very much to the attractiveness of the car. GIVE DEGREE WORK Young Men’s Club RecentlyOrganized Has Many Members. MEET THIS EVENING To Make Arrangements For Remodeling the Hall— Other Business. A special meeting of the Young Men’ Social club which has just recently been organized in this city has been called for this evening and will be held at their headquarters over the Lachot & Rice drug store. A number of business questions will be brought up at this meeting, and steps will he taken to make arrangements for the remodeling and decorating of the hall. There will also be a class of eighteen candidates taken into the club, making the total membership thirty-four. The degree work for this evening will be without cost to the applicant, but after this date a fee of twenty-five cents will be charged. They will also make plans for the purchasing of a piano to afford music during the winter months, which will add very much to the cheerfulness of the rooms. The meeting this evening will be an important one and it is expected that all mem bers will be qp hand.

NEW UNIFORMS HERE. Used Tonight For First Time by the Woodmen Forestry Team. The new uniforms foi* the forestry team of the Modern Woodmen are here and will be used tonight for the first time. Chief Forester Roy Wolford announces that he desires all members of the team, especially, and those of the order also to be present at the try-out this evening. There will be degree work in the new uniforms, with a smoker, and a general good time following. The members of the forestry team are: Chief Forester, Roy Wolford; Clifford Haughton, Harry Jeffries, Oliver Schug, James Ross. Harvey Baker, Harvey Butler, Walter Johnson Clyde Rice, John BUeneke, Fred Schurger, Ed Miller and William Biggs. UPHOLD STANDARD Monthly Report of E. E. Rice. Superintendnt of Schools, Made. A GOOD REPORT Average Daily Attendance Was 98.2 Per Cent—A Good Record. That the 777 boys and girls of the high school are maintaining their excellent standard of attendance and interest is evidenced by the monthly reports just completed by E.E. Rice superintendent for the month of October, showing that 576 of the students were not absent during this time, the aver--98.2. The North ward leads with the best per cent, that of 98.25. The per cent of attendance at the other wards is as follows: West ward, b 0.2; South ward, 98.3; Central grades. 98.5; high school, 98.5. Sixty-five visitors were recorded during the month at ail the schools, the north ward having the greatest number —twenty-five. LOCATES AT EDGERTON. Dr. Harry G. Erwin Establishes Office There. Dr. Harry G. Erwin, son of Judge and Mrs. R. K. Erwin, who for several months has been established at Mishawaka, is soon to locate at Edgerton. Ind. That place has been without a physician for several weeks and felt the need of one so badly that citizens resorted to newspaper advertising and Dr. Erwin responded. o FIRST TURN OF SPADE. Made on Excavation For the Henry Knapp Building. The first turn of the spade was made today in the excavation for the basement of the new brick building to be erected by Henry Knapp, on the site of the old one on Monroe street. The work will be rapidly pushed along that Mr. Knapp may be located as soon as possible in the new building, with his machine, impleirtent and hardware store. —o— FUNERAL OF MYRTLE BAKER. The funeral of Myrtle Baker, nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baker of south Blue Creek township, was held Tuesday at South Salem. Iler deatli occurred Saturday evening from pneumonia. The child had been afflicted with asthma also for some time. ——;—o— OPERATION ON EYES. Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Keller. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ehreshman and daughter. I Mrs. Ceph Melchi, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. Ehreshman will undergo a surgical operation on her eyes, performed by Dr. Keller and Dr. White. HAS HOG CHOLERA CURE. Jacob Fronefield of Van Wert. Ohio, was in the city today. Mr. Fronefield has an excellent cure for hog cholera which he says has been used with good results, and he and Marsh Burdg went south of this city to make a test on some farmer’s hogs there. The J. C. Evans family is preparing to move trom Monmouth to the Rashel Mallonee farm north of the city.,'

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COUNCIL SESSION David D. Coffee Selected as Inspector For Adams and Mercer Streets. BEGAN DUTIES TODAY Wabash Clay Company Offer to Replace Bad Brick at End of Ten Years. At the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, D. D. Coffee was selected as the Inspector of the new brick pavements being constructed along Adams street and Mercer avenue and he began his duties in that capacity this morning. City Engineer Kintz will continue to have charge of the grade, but owing to bis duties calling him away at various times it was deemed best to employ an inspector and the two will see that the work is properly done. All members were present at the session, excepting Mr. Atz. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The clerk read a communication from the Wabash Clay company stating that since the city of Decatur had adopted the Culver brick to build Adams and Mercer streets here, that the company without solicitation. agreed at the end of ten years to replace any defective blocks. The offer certainly proves that the company is a fair one and the communication was spread of record. A discussion on the Streicher judgment followed but definite action was postponed. The following bills were allowed: William Geary $ 10.00 Frank Peterson 50.00 G. R. & 1 179.98 J. Brite 22.86 C. & E. Ry. Co 39.52 Same 40.75 A. A. Butler 55.49 N. Bukner 98 M. J. Mylott pay roll 210.15 Henry Peters 2.00 Ft. Wayne Printing Co 7.25 H. M. DeVoss 3.10 R. E. Gilpen - 100.00 j. G. Smith 50.00 S. Melchi 50.00 C. U. Dorwin 241.00 Glauber Bros. Mfg. Co 35.11 Sunday Creek Coal Co 35.92 Waterworks pay roll 79.13 Electric Appliance Co 36.48 Chas. H. Moore Oil Co 8.82 Ft. Wayne Electric Wks 19.35 Liberty Mfg. Co 10.84 Ft. Wayne Oil Co 15.73 G. F. Kintz 46.10 M. J. Mylott pay roll 210.15 o ■ A FLIPPY CRANK Forces the Teeth of Tracy Nelson Through His Lower Lip. A BAD WOUND Inflicted on Trace When He Tried to Crank an Automobile. Tracy Nelson of the True & Runyon store is marveling at the mean nature of an automoble crank, and wonders when it demands a tooth for a good turn, how it would exemplify the old Mosaic luw "a tooth for a tooth” if you did a bad turn. About 5 o’clock Tuesday evening Tracy went to an automobile sitting at. the side of the store and began to “crank” it. The crank got "cranky,” however, and flying out of his hand, flew up and struck Tracy in the mouth. Two of his front teeth were broken off and the slivers forced into his lower lip, cutting a hole completely through the lip. The injury was not painful at the time, on account of the great numbness, but subsequent examination revealed the full extent of the wounds, and he was obliged to get the injury dressed by a doctor. He was at work this morning, as usual, but is Inclined to let cranks alone in the near future.