Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 30.

STRICKEN YESTERDAY I Lewis Andrews of Monroe Suffers Stroke of Paralysis Friday. JUST REACHED HOME Left Side Affected—Condition is Critical—No Hope Held For Recovery. Monroe, Ind., Feb. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Lewis Andrews, one of the best known men of this town and the county, a well known hog and cattle buyer, and for many years a member of the Monroe Live Stock company, was stricken with a severe stroke of paralysis between 4 and 5 o’clock Friday afternoon, and today his condition was reported as being very critical. He had been about as usual, transacting business throughout the day, but in the morning comI plained to a number of those with whom he associated, with having a severe pain in the head. But thinking it would pass away in time, kept on with his stock buying, until late in the afternoon. About 4 o'clock he started for home and had scarcely gotten there until he collapsed. Upon ini vestigation it was found that be had been stricken with paralysis, affecting the left side of his body. He has been semi-conscious since stricken, and his condition is regarded as very > critical. This morning there w r ere no signs of improvement and no hope is being held for his recovery. That he reached his home when he did is considered quite fortunate, and had it been a few* minutes later he woul have fallen on the way. Monroe people regret very much the affliction that has befallen Mr. Andrews, and areanxiously awaiting the outcome. LATER —Mr. Andrews, who suffer- ; ed a stroke of paralysis late Friday, passed away at his home this afternoon at 2 o’clock. As yet no funeral arrangements have been made. MANY WILL ATTEND Christmas Oratorio to be Given at Saengerbund Hall, Fort Wayne. SUNDAY AFTERNOON By Concordia Students and Lutheran Choirs —Decatur People Attend. | Many Adams county people will go f to Fort Wayne tomorrow to attend I the Christmas oratorio to be given at ■ Saengerbund hall at 2:30 in theafter- | noon. This is given by the students ■of Concordia college who will be as- | sisted by the I.utheran choirs of Fort | Wayne and about two hundred voices I will take part in the great concert. Invitations for his congregation have been received by Rev. Wehmeyer, pastor of the Zion’s Lutheran church of this city, as have also the pastors of the other congregations of the county. Among those who will go tomorrow are Rev. and Mrs. Wehmeyer, RevDornseif, Professor Dorn, Rev. Bauer, and many members of the congregations of these pastors, as well as others. — —o— REV. CHURCH SPOKE To High School—Talked on Value of Reading Good Books. I Rev. Church spoke during the chapel exercises at the Detatur high school Friday on the value of reading good books. The address abounded in many things of wisdom and was very acceptable. SERVES AS JUDGE. I Prof. L. E. Opliger went to Fort t'Wayne this morning where he will lyerve as a judge in the Allen county Bbpelling contest. Mr. Opliger served i nthis capacity last year. ■

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NO MORE ENVELOPES. Will be Printed by the United States Government. Good news to the printshops is the announcement from Postmaster General Hitchcock that from now on the government will not print stamped envelopes and It Is recommended that the same be done by the local newspapers in every town where there Is a newspaper, having a special permit for the town, or the nearest newspaper where a town has no newspaper of its own. No large town will be permitted to have a monopoly on the printing to the detriment of small newspapers. A uniform scale of printing will be prepared by the postoffice department and insisted upon or the newspapers will not be sold stamped envelopes for printing. The department has also made a ruling that no first class mail will be allowed transmission through the mails unless it has a return card written or printed thereon. The above means that the envelope business will take on a magnificent boom the first of the year which is sure to continue. MUCH INTEREST Programs For the Adams County Farmers’ Institute at Berne. AT EVANG. CHURCH Mrs. E. S. Christen of Root Township is Given Place on Program. The following program has been arranged for the Adams County Farmers' Institute to be held in the Evangelical church at Berne, Wednesday, and Thursday February 16th and 16th: First Day—9:oo a. m. Opening—Rev. C. P. Maas, pastor Evangelical church Silos and Silage—Maurice Douglas, Shelby county. Discussion by Institute. Chickens on the Farm —Mrs. E. S. Christen. Discussion by Institute. Adjournment. Afternoon Session —1:00. Piano Solo —Miss Rose Lehman. Success With Alfalfa—Maurice Douglas. Discussion by Institute. The Economy of the Family—Mrs. E. S. Christen. Discussion by Institute. Miscellaneous Business. Adjournment. Evening Session —7:00. Instrumental Solo —Wilbur Lehman. Music—Senior Class, High School. Education of the Family—Mrs. E. S. Christen. Duet —Swiss Dialect. Address— "Advantages of Co-opera-tion"- Jesse Rupp. Song —Mennonite Male Choir. Second Day—9:oo a. m. Music —Mennonite Male Choir. Opening —Rev. J. W. Kliewer, pastor Mennonite Church. The How and Why of Spraying— J. W. Wellington of Purdue. Leaks on the Farm —C. S. Mumma. Afternoon Session —1:00. Music— Evangelical Orchestra. Pruning of Fruit Trees—J. W. Wellington. Miscellaneous Business. Adjournment. C. S. MUMMA, President. D. C. SPRUNGER, Sec’y. — WENT TO FREMONT, MICH. Hare Harruff left Friday night for Fremont. Mich., where he will look after business interests, pertaining to his farm. A sale will be held in a few days and Mr. Harruff wishes to be I present at that time and see that I things go all right. L. E. Beard of ! Salamonie, Ind., a son-in-law of Mr. I Harruff, will move there in a short I time and occupy the farm. Mr. Harruff also expects to move his family there during the coming summer and his going now is to get things in readiness for the arrival of the family later. During his absence from the ' city Orval Harruff will see to all the I business of his father, and those hav- ' ing business transactions with him. jean complete them with Orval.

Decatur, Ind. Saturday Evening, February 4, 1911.

NEW OPTION LAW Proctor Bill Has Passed to Engrossment in Senate— House May Amend. THE ASKREN BILL Past Week in Legislature Has Been a Hot One Throughout. ft ' J 1 J ' (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The option bill has been signed by Governor Marshall and is now a law; the Proctor saloon regulation bill has passed to engrossment in the senate; the Grube referendum bill has a chance of being resurrected and the Keegan child labor measure is still struggling along. The Askren bill, abolishing the high school qualifications for common school teachers Is staggering, but still in the ring, and Governor Marshall's recommended measure for the erection of armories by individual counties is dead. This today represents in a measure the fruits and casualties of the past week's session of the past week's session of the legislature. It does not, however, represent the smoke and powder that was used up, for winding up Friday, in one of the hottest fights of the session on the regulation bill the entire, week was given over to tiffs, both in the house and senate. And the fight is not yet over in so far as the saloon regulation bill is concerned. As passed to third reading by the senate it is not satisfactory to the liquor interests. A compromise license was reached and agreed upon, but Senator Fleming hung on for a low license to a finish, and declared that “the liquor interests would remain politics until they got justice.” As passed to engrossment the bill provides that, including the state fee a license in all cities, and within a radius of four miles of all cities of first and second class shall cost >7OO. The S7OO fee shall prevail for districts within two miles of all other cities. For incorporated towns the license is set at SSOO. This takes the saloon out of local politics, as the license fee is fixed by the state. The bill prevents any foreigner from engaging in the saloon business and the sweeping effect of this provision was evident, when Lake county representatives declared 100 saloonkeepers would be put out of business in Gary alone. An amendment was passed to revoke a license after two violations of the law, instead of three as originally proposed and once a license is revoked the person guilty of the two violations shall not hold another license in the state. If the brewery interests do not like the bill because of the high license the anti-saloon interests and “drys” care a lot less for it for other reasdhs and further amendments by the house are not unexpected. The provision restricting the number of saloons in territory now “dry” to one for the first 500 population and one for each additional 1,000 is being attacked. This provision applys to “dry” territory alone and discrimination is charged in that the “wets” may keep all the saloons they have at present unless some of the licenses are revoked for cause. The bill gives a saloon license a real value. It is transferable and can be bought and sold, providing both parties to the sale prove their marol worth to run a saloon to the satisfaction of the county commissioners. In almost every “wet” city the number of saloons is now far in excess of the number allowed by this law, so that no new licenses may be issued. If a person wishes to open a saloon 'he must, therefore, buy his license through some present holder, and for this reason, it is pointed out, should the regulation bill be passed in its present form the value of a saloon license would more than double. Senator Beal, on the floor of the senate, declared that if this provision was allowed to go through, it would only be a matter of time until saloon licenses would be quoted on the board of trade and handled as speculative possibilities. Just what is going to happen to Senator Grube’s bill for a referendum on franchises is a question at this time. It was the result of the vote on this measure that first brought the alleged bi-partisan combination to light and whether they will give way or fight It

through remains to be seen. It was considered significant today that when Senator Grube attempted to have the bill advanced to third reading, without debate, Senator Stotsenberg, democrat, and Wood, republican, jumped to their feet as one man to object. The bill will not come up again until after the saloon regulation measure Is out of the way. The bill may bring on just such a fight as was waged In the senate Friday, when the body was fairly in an up-roar, when by a clever bit of parliamentary procedure, Senator Fleming got through a motion to adjourn. The bill for the erection of armories was killed in the house by a vote of 36 to 37. The argument against this was that a county should not be taxed for state purposes. On the Askren bill the plea Is made that its passage would lower the state's educational standards, and it is believed to have but slight show of becoming a law. The Keegan child labor bill will undoubtedly result in a warm battle in the house, and if it gets through that body, even in amended form, it is sure to strike trouble in the senate. DID NOT DECIDE Elks Have Not Yet Selected a Location For Their New Home. MEET NEXT WEEK Meeting Last Evening Was a Profitable One and • Well Attended. The regular meeting of the Elks was held Friday evening at which time, besides attending to the usual business affairs, a report of the committee which was appointed to look after a building or a suitable location for an Elks’ home, was heard. Nothing definite could be decided at last night’s meeting, and it is the belief of some of the members that some time will be required before they will be satisfied as to where they will locate. Several good reports w<?re given, however, but a question as important as this one is, everything that can be learned will be considered before any definite steps are taken. A good crowd was in attendance and although there was not much doing in the way of final arrangements, the members consider it a very profitable meeting. Another meeting will be held on Friday of next week, at which time more will be learned concerning the movement. Since the plan for a new Elks’ home was started a week ago, there is much comment heard, and everyone thinks it would not only be a much deserved home for the lodge, but a credit to the city also. — o ■ A PROPOSED SITE Negotiation is under way between the school board and Arthur Suttles, agent, for the purchase of the Hattie Studebaker property on Third street, just south of the Central school building, for the erection of a new high school building. The purchase, however, will depend upon whether the alley between this lot and the present school house can be vacated to allow the new building to be located over the alley, so that a part of the new building will stand on the new purchase and a part on the old school lot; also upon the question as to whether Mr. Belk, who has alease upon the Studabaker property for nine months longer will relinquish his lease so that the school board can have the possession of the property in sixty days. Dr. Thomas, whose residence adjoins the Studebaker property on the south, is much opposed to the erection of the new building at this place and has engaged lawyers to fight the case should the contract be closed. He claims that it will damage his property by destroying the privacy. — o FILED THIS AFTERNOON. The local option petition will be filed late this afternoon by Attorney Walters. Two hundred fifteen have been secured to assure an election. The board of county commissioners will probably set a date at the Monday session.

HE SIGNED BILL Governor Marshall Places Signature to Proctor Bill and it Becomes Law. AT 3:30 YESTERDAY Substitute For Hanly County Option Law—License S7OO and SSOO. a •■ j - Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—County option is no longer in Indiana. Late yesterday afternoon Governor Marshall signed the Proctor bill, which substitutes the democratic platform measure for the county option law, enacted at the special session of the legislature called by Governor Hanly just before the election of 1908. The next step toward the wiping out of the Hanly legislation will be the introduction of a bill amending the measure which became a law yesterday by providing that where It is desired to hold an election in the territory of a township outside a city the commissioner shall determine the number of legal voters in case the city lies in two townships by taking a poll. . , The saloon license will be S7OO in all cities and SSOO in all incorporated towns if the measure passed to second reading by the senate yesterday goes through both houses of the assembly. The Proctor regulation bill was before the senate until 6 o’clock last night, when it was passed to third reading and it will probably be put on its final passage early next week. Opponents of a straight SI,OOO license had a narrow escape yesterday morning, when after an amendment providing that the city license fee should in all cases be SBOO. This in addition to the S2OO state license provided for in the bill would make the total SI,OOO. An amendment was made to table Proctor’s SI,OOO license amendment, but it failed and for a few minutes it seemed that the senate was in a temper to pass an amendment. At the critical moment, however, just as the vote was about to be taken, Senator Fleming moved adjournment and the senate adjourned until afternoon. When the senators reassembled, they semed to have changed their minds about the SI,OOO license and it was voted down. Senator Fleming made a strong argument against the proposal saying that the purpose of the bill was to take the liquor question out of politics. To place such an enormous increase upon the license, he argued, would force the saloon man to go back into politics stronger than ever. It was Senator Higgins’ amendment for a SSOO city license and a S3OO town license fee that finally carried. This in addition to the S2OO state fee makes the licenses S7OO and SSOO. At attempt to strike out the section of the regulation bill which provided a penalty for signing a remonstrance when the signer was not a legal voter of the territory affected, failed. The penalty provided in the bill is a fine of $25 to SIOO, to which may be added six months’ imprisonment. This was modified to mske the fine $5 to $25 and to strike out the jail sentence. A provision was inserted stating that the act should In no way affect drugdlsts doing business under the Beardsley law. The senate met at 10 o’clock this morning, but the house adjourned until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The house of representatives was ruled by the spirit of brotherly love yesterday. Party lines were forgotten for the time being and the members fraternized in away that was a surprise after the turmoil of the last three days. A charitable spirit brought by the introduction of the senate bill providing for the acceptance and maintenance of Dr. Robert Long's gilt to the medical department of the University of Indiana, which will materialize in a big charity hospital to be operated in connection with the state medical school, was responsible for the peace and harmony of the day. On motion of representative Cravens constitutional rules were suspended and the bill was given immediate consideration and advanced to final passage. The vote was unanimous and by general consent of the house the votes of the absent members were recorded as favoring the bill which

carries with it an appropriation of $25,000 for the support of the hospital. Several speeches, praising Dr. Long for bls unselflishness In making the gift, were delivered by members of the house. The Democratic Editorial association was present In a body at the meeting of the house and a recess was declared in their honor. Representative Cravens and Speaker Veneman welcomed the editors and C. W. Metzger, editor of the Plymouth Democrat, delivered a brief address. « 1 '"H'S Two bills of appropriation were introduced in the house by Representative Cravens. One of these bills makes allowance for the regular expenses of the state government; the other for the specific expenses. The former bill will be made a special order of business Tuesday morning at 8 o’clock, at which time the house will resolve Itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of the bill. The afternoon session of the house was very short. Several bills received second reading and just before adjournment bills were Introduced without the usual roll call. LODGE MEETING Held Important Session Friday Night—Arrange For Initiation. EIGHTEEN MEMBERS Will be the Largest Banquet In the History of the Order. _ e . ' —— The Reiter Encampment, affiliated with the local subordinate Odd Fellows’ lodge, held a most important meeting Friday night and installed the officers who will control the lodge for the coming year. It was the intention to give all the degrees to a class of candidates, but the lodges who were to come for the meeting wired that they would be unable to come and the work was postponed. Those installed were chief patriarch. Norman Lenhart; high priest, Adam Wise; senior warden, W. W. Stewart; junior warden, A. B. Callow; scribe, L. C. Helm; treasurer, Dr. J. M. Miller. L C. Helm was the installing officer Two weeks from today the degree teams of the Bluffton and Geneva lodges will arrive and will be conducted to the spacious hall v,here a social session will be held during the afternoon and in the evening the visiting teams will confer the gegrees, three in number, on eighteen candidates. The local lodge of rebekahs will serve a supper to the visitors and preparations are actively on foot to make it one of the largest banquets held in the history of the order. o HAS SINGER AGENCY. - M D. I. Weikel Goes Into Sewing Machine Business. D. I. Weikel, who recently disposed of the city news stand, has taken the agency for the Singer Sewing machine and will begin his new duties at once. The agency has not been handled here for some time, and this will give Mr. Weikel a good chance to make good. Besides handling the Singer he will also hold the agency for the Wheeler & Wilson, two of the best machines on the market. He will sell, loan or exchange with any one who would care to make a change of this kind. He will do all kinds of repairing and has the entire county, excepting Berne, to work in. He has his headquarters at the Brock tin shop and in a short time will have a complete line of machines, and will be ready to sell you any kind of a machine you wish. BRICK MANUACTURERS MEET. Mr. and Mrs. George Krick Will Attend National Convention. Mr. and Mrs. George Krick will leave Monday morning for Louisville, Kv., where they will attend the National Brick Manufacturers’ association convention to be held there from Monday to Friday of next week. Mr. Krick attends these conventions every year.

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ADAMS RANKS HIGH In the Amount of Property Discovered and Placed on Tax Duplicates. , r < ALLEN IS SECOND —— In Entire List—Cass County Leads With More Than Four Million. . c Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 4—ln the last four years county assessors in Indiana have discovered property worth $40,785,000 and placed it on the tax duplicate, according to a report made by Sam Montgomery, deputy assessor of Marion county, and secretary of the State Association of County Assessors. The report is for the four years ending December 31, 1910. It is shown that property worth $2,759,280 in Marion county was placed on the tax duplicate. The largest amount of property put on for taxation during this time was in Cass county, the total being $4,649,870. The assessor of Allen county was also very busy, finding property valued at $4,110,389. Adams county ranks high in the list, the assessor finding property valued at $417,775. Some of the other counties where large amounts of property have been placed on the tax duplicate follow: Lagrange, $2,511,839; Delaware, sl,435,530; Lake, $1,245,000; Vanderburg, $1,052,970; Putnam, $693,690; Johnson, $569,665; Tippecanoe, $560,815; Elkhart, $507,084; Clark, $461,290; Shelby, $460,610; Wabash, $416,860; Vigo, $412,302; Fayette, $412,225; Jackson, $393,355; Montgomery, $377,200; Hendricks, $356,495; Bartholomew, $355,640; Clay, $338,010; Steuben, $260.815; Randolph, $188,700; Warrick, $168,540; Porter, $168,100. The amounts recovered in other counties were about SIOO,OOO or less the least amount reported being from Pulaski county, where the value was $19,430. O MEET MONDAY. The Board of Guardians will meet on Monday afternoon at 2:00 p. m. at the home of Mrs. D. D. Heller. All members are asked to be present. JUDGE IN CONTEST 11. E. Opliger Selected as One of the Judges in Allen County SPELLING CONTEST Acted as Pronouncer a Year Ago—Received Promotion This Year. L. E. Opliger, county superintendent of schools, went to Fort Wayne this morning to act as one of the three judges in the Allen county spelling contest, which was held at that place today, and which position he was asked to fill hy tne school officials of that county. At the contest held there last year Mr. Opllger was appointed to act as pronouncer and the efficient manner in which he successfully carried out his duties brought for him a promotion this time and he will act as judge. He is widely known as a many of many sterling qualities in the school life, and he has assisted in many of these successful affairs. The contest was held at the high school building and sixty-three contestants took part in the event. The three winners of today’s battle will be represented at the district contest to be held on the eighteenth of this month, the place having not yet been learned. o HIGH SCHOOL WON. This morning the high school basket ball team contested in a game with the tighth grade and won by defeating them two points. The score stood 18 to 16 in favor of the former, and the ganm was one of interest to those present? The eighth grade team is putting up some good games, and will a little more experience will be there with the goods.