Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 15 February 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 39.

CROWDS US CLEAR OUT New Legislative Apportionment Takes Adams County Representative. HOOKED TO ALLEN Jay and Adams Will Probably be the New Senatorial • District—Bill 105.

Bfl Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 15—If the ■fl good people of Adams county do not I B want to be tacked onto Allen county I fl for representative purposes, it is time Isl to get out a restraining order. This is | fl the program of those who have been I fl delegated with the duty of supplying |jfl a legislative program ratification. It I fl has reached the point when really |fl| drastic measures will have to be I fl brought into full force and effect to Ijfl cause that body to change its present Isl intention. The argument is that Ad||jfl ame county is 2141 short of the apporI tionment, which is 7152. If with this kflfl shortage Adams county is given a repl.ffl resentative then a dozen or more othi..Bfl er counties of similar population will I Jfl have to be handed a representative Iflß all their own. If they are not then the supreme court will step in anil declare Bjfl it unconstitutional. Wells county is Hfl only about one thousand short and lUfl this is near enough to the limit to perMfl mit. it to slip through, while .lay countflfl ty has about the number of voters that entitles them to a representative 'flon their merits. If there are any | fifl wise ones in Adams county that can ■ figure the county out of this dilemna, t iflit is time they were getting busy. ; flMarshall’s new constitution provides i fl a representative for each and evert' flcounty in the state, and that is the I flsort of apportionment that we are in I flfavor of. It is the right kind, too. I fljust because a county has a few thou- | flsand more population should not esI flpeclally fit them for representation I flin this popular branch of our legislafltive government. Every county has fltheir particular troubles and they ■should be entitled to a voice in the flgeneral assembly But sentiment ■does not count when real cold-blooded ■ flpolitics and business in guiding the ■legislative hand. Allen county has a ■sufficient surplus over the number to ■give them four representatives, so the fltemptation is great to hand this surflHplus to Adams county and tie us up ■there. If you like it. all right, but if fluot get busy and send on a protest as as the moral law. Fight until ■the last dog is hung for a representative all our own, and unless a good flitiff fight is made Adams county will Koln the joint districts of the state End with Allen county will be in, or ■partially in, the legislature that will flconvene the first of January, 1911. I Our senatorial district will also be ■changed. Adams and Jay being now' ■considered as a district. This will ■doubtless suit everybody concerned, Eoth counties being about evenily di■rided and in times past when joined ■together the democrats at least, alErays got along in peace and harmony. llwe predict the same harmony will jjltrevail should our senatorial lives be cast in the same die. - —-— I Senate bill 105 is the boy that has -every corporation in the state, an 7 out of the state, guessing. It is an inRfecent little bill in two paragraphs, -Ssbut every corporation, large and small, Has sent on their representatives to Shrnife it to the hilt. It slipped through flthe senate before the wise ones of that Ebody threw out the danger signal, and While they have tried every legislaKve trick to have it. recalled, they Have failed, and this fact makes it. Kfast a little more certain that it may Kes the house. The bill simply says fahat no foreign corporation shall have Ky rights or privileges in the state /'that they are not entitled to in t e fljtate from which they get their charter. It is a Governor Marshall measure and he is staying right by it. L. G. E. NAME OMITTED. ■Through a mistake the name of Mrs Jane Walters was omitted from the list attending the party given by ■gs and Mrs. Frank Butler Monday

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

CANCER FELL OUT. Treatment Applied to Growth Brought Required Reeults. J. M. Gibson of near Monroeville was in the city today to call upon the physician in regard to a cancer which he had removed from the right side ot his face. 1 About a week ago the attending physician applied a treatment to the growth and this morning it dropped from its position while Mr. Gibson was at home. Whether it is entirely removed is for the doctor to again test, and it will have to be carefully treated for some length of time until it has been entirely healed. ELECTIONS HOLD Repeal of Proctor City and Township Law Will Not Affect Them. LAW TO BE SAME New One Necessary to Assure the Constitutionality of the Measure. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— According to

high legal authority, the fact that the Proctor law under w'hich elections have already been called in Decatur, Portland and other cities over the state, these elections will in no wise be affected. The new law will practically be the same as the present one, and it is stated will not affect the validity of the elections to be held soon. Senator Proctor will introduce a new bill in the senate today which will be the same as the present one except that it will have provisions for the holding of elections in townships outside of cities and the title will be made comprehensive and constitutional. It is feared that the present law won’t hold and to make it good the new one will be passed. This will repeal the present law. After the Proctor bill amending the county option law had been signed by the governor it was discovered that the section relating to the method of ascertaining the number of voters in some of the townships of the state so that a petition for a local option election could be filed was not clear. It was pointed out that the supreme court might declare the entire law unconstitutional for that reason. Then Senator Proctor introduced a bill to amend the local option law' recently passed so as to clear up this uncertainty. Some of the democrats were of the opiniori that even if the corrective bill weie passed it might still be held that it amended an unconstitutional act and the whole thing might be found to be void. Hence the new law providing a definite provision for the enumeration of voters in the townships. o • DOINGS OF LEGISLATURE. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The bill submitting Governor Marshall’s new constitution to the voters was read by Senator Stotsenberg this afternoon. It provides it shall be accepted or rejected as a whole in 1912. The Halleck bill, providing that liquor prescriptions be accessible to prosecutors, was presented. Ten bills were passed in the house in a bunch, all having to do with railroad affairs. The .Ratliff bill providing that children under sixteen years be not admitted to picture shows, except when accompanied by parents went to engrossment. Representative Wasmuth’s bill to permit county live stock insurance companies to take in seven counties without a new charter was passed. The McKean bill to drain lake lands will come up again Friday. The first night session will be held In the senate tonight when thirty-four bills will be taken up as a special order of business. o— *■ — EXPOSITION BILL IS SIGNED. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., Feb. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The bill giving the approval to the San Francisco exposition w r as today signed by President Taft, with a pen made of solid gold from California fields. The pen was presented to Acting President R. B. Hale of the exposition, and will be exhibited at the fair. |

BOUGHT MANY HOGS Scheiman & Butler Did Extensive Swine Business Last Week. PRICES WERE HIGH Eight Car Loads Shipped to Eastern Markets—Price, Ten Thousand. Last week was a banner one for the live stock firm of Scheiman & Butler, who, during that period, shipped more porkers out of the city than has been shipped for some time back, and perhaps more than ever before in one week. Eight car loads were sent to the eastern markets, their shipping point being Pittsburg, where this firm does an extensive business. During the entire six days the G. R. & I. stock yards were always crowded with this fancy stock, and wagon after wagon could be seen going to that place. The prices paid during that week were banner ones, but soon began to fall, and have been falling ever since. Some days the price went down 15c, 20c and 25c and at one

time took a drop of 50 cents in one day. The business started off this week at a pretty good gait, but will not hold out like that of last. The hogs are mostly all coming from farmers of this county, who are receiving the highest prices to be obtained anywhere. The eight cars which we-e bought last week caused ten thousand dollars to change hands and this firm can well feel proud of such a business. They will on Saturday of this week ship two cars of cattle to Cincinnati which will be disposed of there for city use. A NARROW ESCAPE Charles Pennington Brought Home From Elwood Last Night. WAS BADLY SCALDED On Right Leg From Knee Down —Narrowly Missed Head-first Plunge. Charles Pennington was brought home Tuesday night from Elwood, where he was badly scalded while worikng in the packing house there. Mr. Pennington made a misstep in some way and stepped directly into a large tank of scalding water used for butchering purposes, his right leg being plunged into the boiling water from the knee down. He is unable to walk and will no doubt be laid up for ■ some time. While the result is bad enough, Charles is congratulating himself that his step was given the lucky twist that it did, as employees working near did not see how he avoided , falling into the tank head-flrst. The message of the injury was sent to his wife, who, accompanied by Peter Brown and Harve Clark, left Tuesday for Elwood, bringing him to his home here. —. o ' ■ — A PATRIOTIC PROGRAM. Will be Given Friday Afternoon by the High School. A literary program in honor of the natal days of Washington and Lincoln will be given Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock by the literary society of the high school. All are invited to attend but a special invitation is given to the G. A. R. and W. R. C. — -a— PLAN FOR THE CONTEST. Prof. E. E. Rice has returned from Geneva, where he met Professor Huff of Berne and Professor Horton of Geneva to further plans for the Oratorical. musical and athletic contest which will be held April 21st.

Decatur, Ind. Wednesday Evening, February 15, 1911.

GOT LIQUOR IN BLUFFTON. • Two traveling men, carrying a larger‘‘package’’than even a suit case can hold, stopped off In this city over night, their stay being rather a forced one. In plain terms, the men were “tight” and stated to the men at the interurban office that they got their liquor in Bluffton. One Os them became so sick at the interurban office that he couldn't make the run to the door in time and without ceremony or courtesy duo the public, vomited in the waiting room. They had just missed the last- car and being too sick anyhow, to proceed further, put up here. One left this morning and the other remained over during the day. GOLDEN WEDDING Os *Mr.and Mrs. Jacob Barkley Was Celebrated at Hoagland. WELL KNOWN HERE Levi Barkley of This City, a Brother, Attended the Celebration.

The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette this morning contained a picture of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Barkley of Hoagland, who Tuesday celebrated their golden wedding, Mr. Levi Barkley, a brother, from this city, who also attended the wedding fifty years ago, being in attendance at the celebration Tuesday. Accompanying the picture was the following notice of the celebration: “The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Barkley was celebrated at the family homestead here today in the presence of over fifty guests, including local friends and relatives and others who came from Fort Wayne, Decatur, Warsaw, Fremont, Ind., Portland, Ore., Fort Morgan, Colo., and other places. Both Mr. and Mrs. Barkley, although well past the seventieth milestone in life, enjoy the very best of health. They have lived in Hoagland and the near vincinity all their lives. They were married fifty years ago and took up their residence on a farm about a mile and ah half from town, where they have lived for many years. They retired from active W'ork several years ago and have since lived in town. “Both are among the most active members of the Methodist parsonage and have always been identified in charitable and religious work. The house was tastefully decorated in white and gold, and a big banquet was served, Ira Barkley, a son. at present living at Fort Morgan, Colo., acting as toastmaster. Responses were made by Mrs. A. J. Momma, Rev. Dougherty, formerly pastor of the local Methodist church, and now located at Fremont, Ind., James Stevenson, Levi Barkley and Rev. Johnson. Special music in honor of the event, and composed by Elmer Grinsley, was rendered during the progress of the banquet. Mr. and Mrs. Barkley received many valuable presents, including a set of silver table ware, gold cuff buttons and a big oil painting entitled, “Nearing Home,” which was painted in their honor several years ago.”

FERDINAND BLEEKE BETTER. Ferdinand Bleeke, county clerk-elect who for some time has been very seriously ill with an attack of pneumonia, was reported this morning as being somewhat better, and much encouragement was given to those of the household. He passed a good night, and was resting easier, and is much better than he has been for several days. o WILL PREACH SUNDAY. Rev. E. L. Buchanan of Lafayette will preach at the Presbyterian church in this city next Sunday morning and evening. He comes as a candidate for the postorate here and the members of the church and the public as well are cordially invited to attend. o— The Historical club was well represented at the home of Miss Nellie Blackburn Tuesday evening, where the life and administration of Presiident Hayes furnished the study, Mrs. Fisher having the paper. Mrs. S. D. Beavers will be hostess next Tuesday, Mrs. Schrock having the paper.

TYPHOID FEVER Is Breaking Out in Epidemic Form in Many Cities in Indiana. BETTER TO PREVENT Than to Cure—State Health Board Gives Some Pointers on Subject. With the epidemic of typhoid fever in Peru and other cities of the state, the state board of health is sending out health circulars on the cause and prevention of typhoid in the hope of lessening the spread of this horrible disease. The health board states that disease prevention is -a great ecenomy and that the people of Indiana spend not a penny less than twenty million dollars a year just having diseases which they could prevent. In most cases the prevention is easy, but in some difficult. However, the board states, in every instance it is cheaper to prevent than to have disease. It is perfectly possible, states the health board further, to cut out from Adams county all typhoid, all diphtheria, 75 per cent of consumption and pneumonia and scale down the other diseases in good proportion. This would mean a saving to the people of the county sufficient to pay theiv taxes. The bulletin states the typhoid fever is a filth disease, acquirable by drinking or eating human exrement containing the typhoid germs, which in some way have found entrance into our food or drink. The necessity of good sewerage in disposing of the waste matter is set before the people, the prevention of vault seepage into drinking water, and also the carrying of germs by flies.

A NEW FACTORY Waring Glove Company Extending Its Interests— Will Have PLANT AT WABASH City is Erecting a New Building For Them—A Stone Building. The Waring Glove company, which already has a factory in this city, one at Huntington and one at Rochester, will extend its interests still further and will open a plant at Wabash, making four factories belonging to this company. The city of Wabash is eager to welcome this new industry and will erect for the company a new building. This will be of stone, two stories with basement, and 50x100 feet in dimensions. The ground for the same will doubtless be broken as soon as the frost is out of the ground, and before many weeks Wabash will have an industry that will give employment to a hundred or more girls besides many other employees. Mr. Waring stated this morning that the company had not yet decided who would be placed in management of the new factory. The Waring factory is one of the most substantial of this city, and that there is a still greater demand for its products is evidenced by the necessity for expansion that will greatly increase its output. CELEBRATE IN FT. WAYNE. J. H. Bleeke, one of the prominent farmers of Union township, was in the city this morning before going to Fort Wayne today, where he will visit with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Kierbach, and other relatives. Mr. Bleeke will celebrate his sixty-sixth birthlay Friday at the home of his daughter. o — —■ IN ’SQUIRE’S COURT. An affidavit was filed in ’Squire Smith’s court on a paternity charge, the plaintiff being Miss Maud Cowley and the defendant, Fred Manson of Auburn. Manson is in custody and was arraigned for trial this morning, bond being fixed at S6OO, and the case continued until February 24th.

TRIED TO START ROUGH HOUSE. A traveling man named Lazey, representing a Cleveland grocery house, arrived here last night from Bluffton, with a huge package of booze on. He went to the Hotel Murray, where he came near driving everybody out, and wound up by striking Harold Murray. C. D. Murray, who was down street at the time, was summoned and disposed of the young man in a few seconds, ejecting him from the house. The man appeared this morning and apologized. No arrests were made. SALE TOMORROW A Fine Lot of Horses Are on Exhibition For Thursday’s Sale. UNSETTLED MARKETS Many Eastern Buyers Are Expected, Who Will Purchase Many. . : - Preparations are finished for the horse sale to be held at the First street stables Thursday. About a hundred animals are now in their stalls and several car loads are expected today, which will swell the number to abount two hundred and fifty. This morning, while exercising the horses, one of the men who were leading them was nearly injured by having one of the animals fall on him, the horse slipping on the west pavement and falling heavily. The buyers have been very busy the last few days and have succeeded in bringing in another bunch of the best horses in the county. The sale will begin at 10 o’clock and Mr. McNabb of Ashland, Ohio, will do the auctioneering. Dispatches from the eastern markets are on the up and down order on account of the unsettled condition of the market, but with the fine animals which they have on display, and constantly coming in, will bring the good old prices of the previous sales. If you have a horse you want to sell, bring it in, and the high dollar will be yours. The buyers expect to get a good lot of horses at a very low price Thursday and this is the opportunity for local buyers to get their needs supplied at^the expense of the other fellow. o » ABOUT THE SICK.

Mrs. Mary Ahr, who has been dangerously sick for the past several weeks, suffering from a tumorous affection, .shows no change in the past few days, and her suffering is great. Mrs. Earl Bowman, whose home is seven miles west of Decatur, and who was operated on last Thursday morning at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, is doing nicely, considering the seriousness of the operation. She has been in poor health for some time, undergoing two operations in the last three months. Her case is a very difficult and serious one, and her many relatives and friends wish for her a speedy recovery. Dr. J. C. Gri.ndstaff and her husband accompanied her to the hospital and witnessed the operation, which was performed by Dr. Deumling. Mrs. J. A. Smith is still with her sister, Miss Laura Callow, at her home at Wren, Ohio. Miss Callow is suffering from tuberculosis and her recovery is impossible, it being thought that she can survive but a short time. Miss Bertha Bieberich, who has been at the Lutheran hospital, where she was operated upon for gall stones and appendicitis, is expected to be able to come home this week. It was thought she could come this last Monday, but upon trial of walking it was found she was not as strong as thought. o A NEW CONDUCTOR. Frank Warner has begun work on the interurban, learning the duties of conductor under C. L. Meibers. Mr. Warner is a resident of lowa and will move his family here later to make their home.

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DERIVED NO GOOD Mrs. Nancy Meyers of Glenmore, Ohio, is in Serious Condition From CANCER OF LIVER Lived in This County For Forty Years—Returns From Hospital. Mrs. Nancy J. Meyers, a former resident of this county, but now residing at Glenmore, Ohio, who for some time has been afflicted with cancer of the liver, was transferred here today on her way to her home from Hope hospital, Fort Wayne. Three weeks ago she was taken to the hospital, to undergo an operation. Two weeks ago last Saturday she underwent the ordeal, but no good could be derived from the operation and her case was given up as hopeless. She has been suffering from this illness for some time, gradually growing weaker, and the only hope extended for recovery was to have an operation. She was accompanied here by a daughter and son. Mrs. Della Franks <?f Glenmore and John, of Blue Creek township, who were with her at the hospital. With these, and another son, Fred they left over the Erie at 1:36 for her home, there to patiently await the outcome. Mrs. Meyers is known to nearly every one in the county, having been a resident of Blue Creek for forty years, and is one of the well known ladiek of Glenmore.

Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Beavers had as their guests at dinner their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Parrish. COURT HOUSE NEWS Fred Deitsch, the Geneva Druggist, Acquitted by the Jury. DEIHL IS ON TRIAL Charged With Arson —Stevens Pleads Guilty to Forgery—Not Sentenced. The case of the State vs. Charles Straub, for burglary, was dismissed on motion by Prosecutor Parrish. i Fred C. Deitsch of Geneva was arraigned on a charge of the illegal sale of liquor. A jury was empaneled Tuesday afternoon and the evidence completed. The arguments were heard this morning. Prosecutor Parrish appeared for the state and Peterson & Moran for the defendant. The jury retired shortly before noon and within an hour returned a verdict of not guilty. A jury was empaneled this afternoon and the trial of Adam Delhi, on a charge of arson begun. Prosecutor Parrish is being assisted by L. C. DeVoss and t’eterson & Moran are defending. Clarence Stevens, charged in five indictments with forgery, was arraigned and plead guilty. He was fined $25.00 and costs and judgment rendered that he be imprisoned at the Jeffersonville reformatory for a period of two to fourteen years. The court did not pass sentence on the prison finding, however, taking this matter under advisement. Stevens was taken to jail to await the decision of the court. State ex rel. A. & C. Stone and Lime Co. vs. Fred Hoffman et al., contract and bond, demand, S2OO, appearance by D. E. Smith for all defendants, rule to answer. oFOUR POSTMASTERS APPOINTED. Washington, D. C., Feb. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The president today appointed the following Indiana postmasters: Walter Bradfute, Bloomington; John M. Davis, Columbus; Harvey H. Harshman, Dunkirk, and William M. Mote, Union Citv