Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 42.

IS STANDING PAT Governor Marshall Ready and Willing to Defend His Constitution. IDEAS ARE NOT NEW Past Week Has Been Busy and the Coming One Will be Equally So. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 18—(Special to Dai'ly Democrat)—Governor Marshall is standing pat and simply sitting tight on his plan to submit his new constitution to a vote of, the people. The republicans have assailed it as a "one man" constitution and that the governor’s plan of framing the measure and then submitted it to a vote as “socialistic and undemocratic.” However, exception has not yet been taken to any of the changes proposed. When this is done the governor is ready to defend every section. He has stated that the constitution was not a result of his ideas, alone, but that able attorneys were consulted, the general needs of the state gone over, and the changes then drawn. At the governor's office the opposition that has been shown, particularly by republicans, among them being former Governors Hanly and Durbin, is looked upon as a result of the suddenness of “springing" the constitution on the legislature. But looking back over the governor's message and the party platform it will be found that there is hardly a change in the constitution that Marshall did not declare himself as favoring. The workmen’s compulsory compensation law, strict registration and the dual sion of the legislature were recommended in the message, as were many other progressive ideas included in the constitution. The constitution recognizes the initiative, referendum and recall in that the general assembly is empowered to pass such laws on a petition of 25 per cent of the voters. The recall, however. shall never apply to the judiciary.

The Trayler corrupt practices act, postponed from Thursday, passed the senate late Friday, and as it bids fait to pass the house, there is but little doubt that it will become a law. The bill limits the amount candidates may contribute toward campaign expenses, prohibits corporations, judges or candidates for judge contributing and provides that all funds must be handled by a party areasurer or “agent.” Heavy penalties are also provided for vote buying or selling, or the exercising of undue influence to gain votes. It seems that but little liquor legislation is escaping this legislature but one bit went astray just before consideration of the Trayler bill, when the measure to require that all druggist.-, keep a record of liquor prescriptions failed to pass because of the lack of a constitutional majority. The vote resulted in a tie. 22 ayes and 22 nays. The bill may be brought up again. The employers’ liability bill was rushed to passage Friday, the republicans joining the democrats in whooping the measure through, when it became evident the democratic machinery was well oiled. The bill is ap proved by the State Federation of Labor and makes employers liable for damages where injury or death results, whole or in part, from negli gence or mismanagement. There has been a gerat pushing of platform measures during the past w'eek among the measures being passed being the Keegan child labor bill, the Harlan-Clark registration measure, the Proctor substitute option bil and the corrupt practices act. Tuis activity followed the caucus ot Monday night when definite plans for carrying this legislation through were laid, and at which Governor Marshall introduced his constitutionThe next week will be marked by the greatest activity in both the senate and house. The constitution bill will probably come up early in the week and a fight, drawn Probably strictly on party lines will result. The saloon regulation bill is >' ot to be ie ported from the house committee on public morals, and with the amendments expected to be offered, t w. not slip through without the greatest X

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discussion. The license provision has not been forgotten and attempts to lower the fees will certainly be made. O" ATTENDED CONTEST. Among those from here who weio in attendance at the spelling contest held at Portland today were Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Opllger, Margaret Moran, Frank Mills, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Mathewson and Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Suman and son, Harry, of Pleasant Mills. The candidates who took part started from theft - respective homes -outh of here, at Berne and Geneva, Joining the Decatur delegation on the same train.

A STRONG DEBATE ✓ Seventh Grade Pupils Prove That Water is More Destructive Than Fire. NAMES OF DEBATERS The Program For the Afternoon Also Included Patriotic Numbers. A very strong debate took place Friday afternoon at the entertainment held by the literary societies of the seventh grade taught by the Misses Matildd Sellemeyer and Ella Mutchler. The subject of the debate was “Resolved, That Fire is More Destructive Than Water.” After a very spirited contest in which the subject was handled in every phase, the judges, Emerson Hayes, Lewis Adler, and Leah Dibble, gave a decision in favor of the negative. The debaters were: Affirmative —Ishmael Macy, Robert Quinn, Thelma Stevens, Ruth Bowers, Edgar Mutchler; negative—Fred Elzey, Hope Hoffman, Lelah Peoples, Alex Sutton and Chalmer Porter. Besides the debate a patriotic program was given. There were biographies of Washington and Lincoln, recitations, songs and a journal, making a very instructive and entertaining afternoon.

LEG AND FOOT WAS CRUSHED. The following is a clipping from a Fort Wayne paper in regard to the accident with which Lawrence Biggs met while at work Thursday at the Pennsylvania shops and it is is regarded as being more serious than at first thought: L. D. Biggs, of the Pennsylvania machine shops, is at St. Joseph hospital, suffering from a badly mashed foot and leg. The company surgeons are in charge. Mr. Biggs managed to get under a falling truck wheel, weighing hundreds of pounds. It was one of the forty-two inch truck wheels and it fell several feet.” ARE SHIPPING HORSES. The interurban employees accompanied two car loads of horses to Ft. Wayne Friday evening, the same being shipped to buyers who were at the sale conducted here Thursday by the Decatur Horse Sale company. Four horses sold by Frisinger & Sprunger were shipped to Muncie this morning by interurban. ■ i — o— THANK K. OF P. The Reiter Encampment of I. O. O. F. fe very grateful to the Knights of Pythias for the use of the K. of P., home in entertaining their visiting brothers Friday evening. They desire especially to extend their thanks to Alex Hoyer, the custodian, for his manx courtesies. • __ o— REMAINS THE SAME The condition of Charles Pennington who was injured a few days ago remains about the same, no improvement being noticeable. He was scalded a few days ago while working at Elwood, and narrowly missed a headlong plunge into the boiling water. CONDUCTED SERVICES. Rev. I. Imler of the United Brethren church returned this morning from Geneva and Petroleum where he conducted quarterly services for the Rev. Roberts of Indianapolis. I

A MASTER HAND In Character Delineation is Sidney Landon, the Entertainer. HERE WEDNESDAY Will Give “Uncle Sam’s Family”—Last Lyceum Course Series, The last one of the lyceum course series, given under the auspices of the Decatur high school seniors next Wednesday evening, February 22nd, at Bosse s opera house, by Sidney Landon, the character delineator, will without doubt be the most uinque of the series. Mr. Landon by the use of wigs and paints, cleverly making up before the audience, presents speaking likenesses of great personages or just every day characters that one can meet in any town. The entertainment subject to be given here next Wednesday will probably be "Uncle Sam's Family.” A press notice says regarding this: “Uncle Sam’s Kamily” is a carefully compiled program of character studies easily recognised as true to life. People we meet daily, the man about town, our folks at home, from Uncle Zed Wilkins of Vermont, Ikie Ikenstein of Fulton street Brooklyn, Herr Schultzer, politician, of Milwaukee, to Ole Nelson of South Dakota. Also some of Uncle Sam’s celebrities, including two of the greatest characters in the annals of history, are presented.

FIVE APPLICANTS For Postmaster Appointment at Monroe Take the Examination. IN -DECATUR TODAY < - J» Walter Johnson is the Retiring Postmaster —A Good Position.

Five Monroe men took the civil service examination in the local postoffice today for the position of postmaster of the town of Monroe. The applicants were: Tony Hocker, Will Smith, Oris V. Graham, Charles Merryman and Homer D. Osterman. The examination began at 9 o’clock and four hours were allowed the applicants for the answering of the grist of questions. The examinations was fn charge of George Everett, secretary of the civil service board. The position to be filled is that which will be vacated by Walter Johnson, who has served five or six years as postmaster of Monroe, and who recently tendered his resignation to enter other busi. ness. The resignation has been accepted but Mr. Johnson will not reliquish the place until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. The position is an excellently paying one for a town of that size.

VISITED SICK MOTHER. Mrs. Dan R. Brown returned this morning to her home in Whitley county after visitilng with her mother, Mrs. Christena May, who is suffering from paralysis at her home in Union township. Mrs. May, who Is quite aged, has been confined to her bed, and helpless, since October Bth. She shows no improvement, in fact, the daughter stated, she seems to be losing power. - - WILL OPEN TUESDAY. Clayson Carroll went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. Mr. Carroll informed us that he and Mr. Tague would be ready to open their new shoe store at that place next Tuesday morning. They had planned to open it the first of the month, but 'have been held up by a delay in securing their furniture. The Misses Frances and Grace Butler and Vera Hunsicker will go to Bluffton tomorrow to spend the day with Miss Cecil Mettler.

Decatur, Ind. Saturday Evening, Fbruary 18, 1911.

ADDS NEW MACHINE. Decatur Lumber Co. Adds New Machine For Special Orders. Within a day or two the Decatur Lumber company will have completed the erection of a Universal woodworking machine which will enable them to get out special orders or odd sized pieces in a few minutes. The machftie is a combination of a rip-saw, cut-off saw, rabbeter, planer, matcher, and other operations and is automatic and runs by motor. It is the Intention of the company to make their own frames and special finishing lumber and the addition of the new machine will materially reduce the cost for the consumer. ANOTHER LOAD Os Imported Horses Shipped This Morning by Frisinger & Sprunger. IMPORTED RECENTLY Photographed For Reproduction in Collier’s —Decatur Market Famous. This morning Frisinger and Sprunger shipped two high grade horses over the traction line, the destination being Muncie. Robert Williams and Everett Nelson received the stallions for use on their farm a few miles from Muncie where they raise Percheron horses exclusively. One of the horses was a dapple-grey Percheron i five years old and weighed 2,000 i pounds. The other was a Belgian, three years old, sorrel, and weighed 1900 pounds. These two stallions are of the best stock that can be bought in and France and were imported but lately. The high class of this stock has made a record for Adams county and Frisinger and Sprunger of which we may well be proud, as the buyers throughout the east come here to buy for the eastern market realizing that they get a better grade of stock. An unusually large number of heavy draft stock have been purchased in this market of late and the shippments have been to all parts of this and the surrounding states. Williams & Nelson are situated in the midst of several importers of heavy horses and theft' buying here is a compliment to the superiority of our home marekt. Every farmer realizes that the raising of high-class horses offers a better income than any other use to which a farm can be put. A large crowd of spectators were present when the loading was in progress and Moser the photographer, took several views of the animals, a reproduction of which wil ladorn one of the pages of Collier’s Weekly. Two other horses will be shipped this afternoon over the interurban with Fort Wayne as the destination. o— — — A BIG SUCCESS.

Was Encampment Meeting of Odd Fellows —Will Have Another. The meeting of the Local Odd Fellows Encampment was a big success Friday night, when the degree was given to the large number of candidates and a banquet and social time followed. The visiting lodges brought large delegations and were royally entertained by the Rebekahs and home members. The Bluffton degree staff returned last night on the late train, as did the Geneva and Portland lodges. Arrangements are now being perfected to hold a district meeting here, at 'which time the grand sire, grand master and grand secretary will be present and take a prominent part in the gala festivities. The picnic will be publite in nature and all the day will be spent in amusements, races and all that go to make a big day for a big crowd. The date has not been set, but will be in June or July. - o — MRS. HARTMAN ILL. Mrs. Catherine Hartman of Peterson is very sick at her home suffering from a general break down. She has been quite sick for several days and owing to her advanced age of eighty-three years, her condition is very critical.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Deihl Arson Case Goes Over to Monday, Allowing Jurors to Go Home FOR OVER SUNDAY Judge Merryman at Fort Wayne—New Case Filed —A Marriage License. The case of the State vs. Adam Deihl, arson, was resumed this morning. At 10 o'clock court adjourned until 9 o’clock Monday morning and the jurors were excused until that time. The case will probably not go to the jury before Tuesday. Judge Merryman went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend to matters in court there. Heller, Sutton & Heller are attorneys for the plaintiff in a new case entitled Miles W. Hamrick vs. Marie Brandt and Frederick Bilderback, complaint to abate nuisance, for SIOO damages and injunction. The suit is one for the removal of obstructions from a public highway and to perpetually restrain defendants from obstructing said highway. The parties live in Blue Creek township. Marriage licenses: Pearl Aumiller, 21, Jefferson townshitp, to William H. Anderson, 24/ farmer, Berne; Mary Geiger, 39, Berne to Charley Marks, 33, engineer, Berne. The bride was married once, having been divorced in 1903.

SHERIFFS NAMED To Serve at Polls in This City on the 28th—Local Option Election. NOTICES ARE SERVED A Wet and Dry Man For Each Voting Place—Completes List of Officers. Sheriff Thomas J. Durkins last evening announced the names of the sheriffs for the local option election to be held in this city on the 28th, of this month. They were duly notified today. A “wet” and “dry” man was appointed at each precince and the names given out follow: First ward, precinct “A” —Alex Barnett and Samuel Frank. First ward, precinct “B” —Daniel Kitson and John Green. Second ward, precinct “A”—Ezra Cutting and A. E. Hoffman. Second ward, precinct “B” —John Malotte and Abe Stoneburner. Third ward, precinct “A” —James Ross and John W. Meibers. Third ward, precinct “B” —F. C. Summers and Frank Bosse. This completes the litet of officers, the inspectors and clerks and judges having been announced a week ago excepting the poll book holders, who will be selected by the “wets" and “drys”, from their workers. - -—————• WAS VERY GOOD Elks Meeting Was Well Attended and Much Business was Attended To One of the best and most enthusiastic meetings held by the Elks lodge for some time was the gathering of last evening when a number of Important questions were brought before the members for discussion. A large number were present and the problems brought up were handled in a very satisfactory manner. Nothing definite was let out in regard to the new home and the members will quietly work among themselves until they figure out just what steps they will take. All were well pleased with the results obtained last night and another meeting will be held on next Friday evening to further the plans already begun. — o ■ Miss Edna Lower, who has been teaching near this city during the week, went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon on the 4 o’clock car.

BIGGS IN HOSPITAL. L. D. Biggs of the Pennsylvania machine shop, is at St. Joseph’s hospital suffering from a badly mashed foot and leg. The company surgeons are In charge of the case. Mr. Biggs managed to get under a falling truck wheel, weighing hundreds of pounds. It was ont> of the forty-two Inch truck wheels and it fell several feet. Dr. C. B. Stemen states that the condition of the patient is not serious, but that he will be compelled to remain at the hospital for a long time. —Fort Wayne News. The Injured boy is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Biggs of this city. o— —■ BLUFFTON CHAMPS

Take Another Game From the Locals in That City Frday Evening. GAME WAS ONE SIDED Hard Luck is Attributed for Defeat—Play Portland Next Friday. • ■— «i “We lost again.” This was the report of the basket ball team when they returned home from Bluffton this morning, where on Friday evening they contested with the high school team of that city. Those who could went on the afternoon train, while others drove over in the evening and met at the appointed time on the Bluffton grounds. The team was in charge of Martin Worthmann, and went with the expectation of winning, but this was soon seen impossible shortly after the game had begun. Hard luck is the only account that can be given for the one-sidedness of the game which resulted in a score of 49 to 5. All through the game Bluffton seemed to be right on the required spot and when there chanced to be a time to score were again on hand and ran their count up to the high score easily. A large crowd was present to witness the game, which had been extensively advertised, and the Decatur boys were ■ treated in a very courteous way. Martin Worthmann refereed for one half and his decisions rendered were all good. The line-up for the locals was: Joe McConnell and Sim Burk, guards; Robert Peterson, center; Adler and Beery, forwards. Virgil Krick accompanied the boys to that place to witness the game. The next game scheduled is that with Portland on Friday evening, March 3rd. ERIE IN TRANSCONTINENTAL DEAL. (United Press Service.) New York, N. Y., Feb. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —It developed here today that a new trans-continental railroad. New York to San Francisco, has been planned on Wall street and will be the big thing in railroad circles for the year. Wil street millions cles for the year. Wall street millions ably be closed within a few days. This accounts for the shifting of the Gould interests a few days ago. The new road will be routed from New York to Huntington, Indiana over the Erie lines, from Huntington to Kansas City over the Wabash, thence to Pueblo, thence to Ogden over the Denver & Rio Grande and onto San Francisco over the Western Pacific.

AT METHODIST CHURCH. Two Good Lectures Will be Given Tomorrow. Two good lectures are to ge given Sunday at the Methodist church, one at, 2:30 in the afternoon, when C. F. Jackman of Huntington will address the audience in a lecture which promises to be of interest to all. Another at 7:00 p. m. will be delivered by Dr. C. B. Stemen, chief surgeon for the Pennsylvania railroad at Fort Wayne. Both will be interesting and entertaining and the pastor expects to see a large attendance on both occasions. o CONDITION THE SAME. Those in attendance upon Ferdinand Bleeke give out the information this his condition is unchanged today and that he is still very low. The danger period will not be passed until Monday and it is then thought that a more noticeable change will take place.

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EIGHTHUNCHANGED In the Congressional Apportionment as Prepared For the Legislature. LOSE OUR MEMBER Bill 105 Will Probably Die in Commitee Rooms— Visitors at Capital. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 18 —The Eighth congressional district will remain as it is, so the congressional apportionment committee have decreed. Now if their report sails through both the house and senate without a scratch, commendable apportionment will be the result. Two overwhelming republican districts are enumerated iiTthe list of thirteen, with two or more of them as debatable and the remainder under ordinary circumstances are democratic. The Eighth, Eleventh and Twelfth remain as they now are, and these are the only districts in which no changes appear. Discussion among the democrats finds the apportionment as generally satisfactory, and it is believed that no changes other than that suggested in the report of the sub-com-mittees will be considered. There is apparently no hope of saving Adams county from being joined to Allen for representative purposes. The committee would like to help the faithful democracy of Adams county—or say they would—but they claim their hands are tied in the matter. They are compelled to give care to the unit of apportionment in order that the law stands the test of the supreme court, and Jay and Wells counties being given a representative of their own, there is no alternative but to hang Adams onto the surplus of Allen county. The bill has been introduced and will likely go through without much change. A solid minority vote with enough democrats to control amended senate bill one hundred and five and sent the same back to the committee, where it is expected It will die an easy death. What the joker in the bill really is, no one can explain, but it was sufficient to bring to the capital every corporation attorney and expert lobbyist in the state. They at least proposed to take no chances, for they exerted “their influence against this bill and were exercised more about it, than they have been either for or against any bill offered in the Indiana general assembly for years. They now have it quietly laid away and unless the governor has mighty recuperative powers, the bill will not be heard from again at this session. Trustee J. T. Kelly of the good county of Adams and the township of Jefferson, was looking in on the legislature Thursday. As he served his county in the lower branch of this law making body during the sessions of 1895 and 1897, he still found many of the members whom he knew. He enjoyed the day and found but little change in the way of doing business now and to the good old days. C. C. Schafer and Fred Schaub of Decatur are here attending a meeting of the hardware dealers of the state, and both took time to look in on things at the state house. Surveyor Ernst was also a visitor during the week. L. G. E. o CONTEST IS STILL ON. Portland, Ind., Feb. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—At 3 o’clock this only one contestant had been spelled down, being Manol Bryan of Adams county. Nineteen contestants started in the race, and there was one absentee, registered from Adams county. Miss Bryan miissed the word “pickles," A mighty good battel is being waged by all contestants. The contest began at 10:25 this morning and again this afternoon at 1:15. It is one of the best contests ever held. o TEMPERANCE MEETING. The Hon. C. J. Jackman of Huntington will address the temperance meeting tomorrow at the M. E. church at 2:30 p. m. Pastor please announce this meet big in your churches Sunday morning. Everybody who stands lor Decatur should hear Mr. Jackman.