Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 53.

READY TO PRINT ACTS Big Job For the Secretary of State’s Office-Must be Carefully Done. COUNTY CLERK’S BILL Will Probably Lose For Want of Tiiye to Get It Through—Road Bill. Indianapolis, Ind., March 3—The Indiana general assembly has reached the stage of the conference committee, and in this manner the appropriations, the regulation liquor measure, and several other important measures will be quietly settled. These settlements will stand the test in both the house and the senate, and in truth it would be better and a time saver if this method was resorted to more in the settlement of differences between the members composing the house and the senate, and it even would be a good thing in the settlement Os differences between senators themselves. The same thing can be true of the representatives. But the conference committee can only be resorted to in closing legislation, and that is the reason that such a committee is so much in evidence during this week, the closing of the general assembly for the present session. Bills are now being passed in omnibusses and also in about every other method imaginable. Nearly seventy is now the number that has been signed by the governor and deposited in the office of the secretary of state. V\ hen these bills reach the latter place the printed bills are read and compared with the engrossed bill, properly sub-headed and sent to the printer. When the proof comes from the printer the proof is read and compared with the engrossed bill, every punctuation being carefully compared in order that the' true sense of the proposed law is not lost in the shuffle of exclamation points. A second proof is read and and compared, the second proof showing up paged, as the law’s will later be printed. Following this the acts have to be read a third time #n order to get the proper indexing, the latter being the most painstaking part of the compilation. At a meeting of the state printing board it was agreed that thirty thousand copies of the acts would be the issue this year. Twentyfive thousand was the number published two*years ago. and now it is next to ihrpossible to get a copy tor lo\e or money, and nearly every day there are calls for them. These are distributed to all the courts in the state, the county and township officers, justices of the peace, and others lavored with a copy. The reserve is used to supply individual calls, and as there is no provision for the placing of the acts on sale, none are sold.

There was one bill introduced last • Saturday and upon which on Mon-1 day there was a favorable eommittee i report, which would pass were there | time to get the bill through the necessary legislative channels. It is the bill giving to the county clerks and and sheriffs the transcripts and other fees which the legislature two years ago said was theirs. The bill passed during the last stages of the session four vears ago and was one among a few that was vetoed by Governor Hanly after the legislature adjourned. The law is that such vetoes are de-. posiited with the secretary of state and presented to the next legislature, and this is the first legislation cons.dered by them, it being unfinished business. .They have the right to pass all such bills over the governor's veto. Along came Governor Hanly’s special county local option session, and through some cause this unfinished business was not presented to this special session, but was held until the next regular session which session immediately proceeded to pass the bill over the governor s veto. The supreme court now holds the law unconstitutional because of the failure in presenting it to the special session, which in realitv was the next and proper legislative session to present it. The county clerks and sheriffs have been operating under this law for the past two years, and upon this technicality they are now deprived of what they

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had every right to believe was theirs. The legislature is disposed to treat them with another law, but the last break In the program of putting It through will cause it to die Just for the want of a little time and legislative nourishment. Good roads by the way of a state commission and several other frills created an interesting discussion in the senate Wednesday, but was defeated. It Is an interesting subject and was ably championed by Senator Fleming of Adams-Allen, but the state as a whole is not quite ready for this system of road building and control. Adams county, for instance, has no use for it, and neither has any county who has taken advantage and been industrious under the present macadam road laws. But the points in its favor would be in the uniformity of all public roads. This uniformity would extend to the drainage, the grading, and in fact to the road building in its entirety. While many states are successfully operating uner a state road commission, yet we believe that Indiana is hardly advanced to the stage of requiring it. Prosecutor Parrish and Cal Peterson were in the city Wednesday, and spent some time around the legislature. L - G - E - VERY BAD INJURY E. Woods Thrown Backwards From Wagon in Which He Stood. iBY JERK OF HORSES Head and Shoulders Fall on Stone Road—A Very Bad Injury.

E. Woods, one of the most promt- ' nent men of the city. Is confined to his bed at his home on West Monroe street, from extremely bad injuries received in an accident late Thursday ’ afternoon, which with his extreme age . of seventy-eiglit years, renders his 1 condition serious. Mr. Woods was asi sisting his daughter, Mrs. Minerva Wilkenson, in moving to her home tn the west part of the city. Mr. Woods had climbed into the back of the wag- ’ on containing some of the household goods and stood there with his hands on the backs of the driver and another assistant, seated on the seat. From some cause the horses gave a sudden jerk or leap and the jolt threw Mr. Woods directly backwards. His feet caught in the end-gate or back part of the wagon and he was thrown out with full force on his head and shoulders, which struck on the hard stone street. While he suffered no broken bones, he is very badly bruised up, and the jarring and jolting, together with I his age, makes his condition very bad. In fact, he himself stated that he would never recover from the effects of the injury, but those who are attending him are more hopeful, and trust, that should no complications 1 arise, he will regain his former health. WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY. — Mr. I. Bernstein of South Bend, who is in charge of the new store, w'hich will be opened up in this city on the fifteenth of this month, will on next Sunday be united in marriage to Mr. Flox' daughter, and on Tuesday will come to this city, where they will make their home. They will occupy one of the John Niblick homes on South Fifth street and will go to housekeeping at once. . o—————• ELKS’ MEETING. The regular meeting of the Elks will be held this evening, and as on former occasions a number of business questions are up for the disposal of the members. Several questions of much interest will be brought up and talked over and it is the wish of the committee that a good crowd be present to properly care for the matters. — o Miss Mary Deininger returned this ■ morning from a stay of more than ' two w'eeks in Cleveland, Ohio, where she studied the latest designs in spring millinery at the Reed Brothers’ Wholesale house. The warm, ■ springlike weather favors spring millinery and it would not be surprising ; to see the millinery stores blooming • out early with the other spring-beau- ' ties of an early season.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, March 3, 1911.

ONE THIRD LEFT Large Proportion of Boys of Company “H,” 89th Indiana, Still Left IN LIVING RANKS One Hundred Enlisted in Civil War—Thirty-three Are Living. Os the one hundred brave men who enlisted with Company H of the 89th Indiana for service in the Civil war, just thirty-three, or a little more than one-third are living—the greater number of them still living in this city and vicinity. We are'accustomed to hear on Memorial Day depressing addresses relative to the rapidly thinning ranks, but this company seems to be an exception. The number here surviving is remarkably large, when we consider all the hardships the boys passed through, and the chances they took not only in meeting death from bullets but incurring disease from hardship and exposure. The one-third left is a band of remarkably active and strong men, with a few exceptions, and are mighty spry for their age. We wager to say, should war break out, they would be the first ones to the fore. We are indebted to Comrade Joshua R. Parrish for the following list of names of those left in the ranks:

Enos W. Erick, Robert D. Patterson, Emanuel Woods, Jeremtah Russell, Robert Blackburn, Thomas Adelsperger, William Brokaw, Lyman R. Blossom. Samuel Burkhead. George Crist, William Danner, John Hendricks, Washington Kern, Theodore Kennedy, Lewis Long, Thomas W. Mallonee, Smith Martz, George W. Mumma, John W. Mumma. John C. Miller, Reson F. Mumma, Isaac R. McLeon. Jonathan Pyle, Joshua R. Parrish. Eli M. Ray, George Stevens, David W. Smith, Joseph Urich, John Urich, James Vandermark, Daniel A. Johnson, Jonas Kline, Dayton Lhaman, John W. Mallonee. LAID TO REST Body of Andrew J. Gay Brought From Shoals to His Old Home FOR LAST SAD RITES Arrived Here This Morning —Taken to Home of Son, J. L. Gay. The remains of the late Andrew J. Gay, a former resident of this county whose death occurred suddenly at his late home at Shoals, Indiana, after two days’ illness from gall stones, arrive here over the G. R. & I. railroad at 1:40 o'clock this morning. The body was accompanied by the widow and the son, J. L. Gay, of this city, who as soon as the message of his father’s death was received, hastened to the home. The body was taken to the home of the son on Ninth street, where it lay in state until this afternoon at 2 o'clock, when funeral services were conducted at the Salem Evangelical church, east of this city. The Rev. Church of the Methodist Episcopal church, this city, was to have officiated, but as he is ill in Fort Wayne, to which place he went Tuesday, the Rev. Imler of the United Brethren and the Rev. Wise of the Evangelical churches of this city, conducted the services. The deceased was interred in the Salem churchyard cemetery by the side of the grave of his first wife. .— , -O ATTENDS FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Teeple and children left this morning for Hoagland to be in attendance at the\funeral of Theodore Minnich, brother-in-law of Mrs. Teeple, whose death occurred on Monday evening last. The funeral services were held from the St. Rose Catholic church at 10 o’clock at Monroeville, with interment also at that place.

NO ROLLER SKATING. On Sidewalks Says City OrdinanceMarshal Will Enforce. Marshal Peterson wishes to call attention to the city ordinance prohib Iting roller skating on the sidewalks. There lias been an ( unusually large number of Complaints made by citizens who have been pestered to death by bevies of roller skaters coming down under full sweep on the sidewalks as though they were about to run into everything they met, and the marshal declares that the ordinance which provides for a heavy fine against offenders will be enforced to its full extent. MEASLES EPIDEMIC From Twenty-five to Thirty Cases Reported to Dr. Keller. HEALTH SECRETARY Other Towns Having Siege —The First Cases Were Light. Decatur is in the mMst of a measles epidemic, and Dr. Keller, city health officer, in an interview this morning, stated that from twenty-five 1 to thirty cases have been reported to him and were under quarantine. Some of the doctors stated that the measles began In a very light form, the children breaking out in school. Very i little attention was gihen the matter then, and it was called the "German measles,” which is a sort of light form of the tegular old-fashioned measles, which has also been appearing in epidemic form in Portland and other surrounding towns. Now, that the genu- ' ine old-fashioned measles has broken ' out, the doctors are inclined to think they are all that, only in a milder form, and that the cases 1 are increasing in severity and number. ' though there is no cause for alarm. According to the Portland papers ; that town has the same epidemic. They say: ‘‘A new disease has been discovered and placed under quarantine by local ' health officers. It is known as "Ru- . bella,” and has been known as "German” or "French” measles. Houses ,in which the disease has appeared have been labeled with the usual I measles signs. Physicians say, how- ! ever, that no one should visit where 1 the disease exists, expecting inmmun- ' ity because of having had the measles, for they will not be exempt. Those who have had the measles will con- , tract the disease. It is said not to be as serious, however, as the measles, and to run its course ordinarily in about three days. The first symptoms ‘ appear usually in the eyes and nose, ! which appear red and somewhat inflamed. Teachers are being asked to observe children under their charge ' and send home those showing symptoms of the disease, and thus assist in preventing its spread. It is said that the ailment is almost epidemic in cer- , tain parts of the country.” HAS OFFICES AT GENEVA B. S. Brown the Real Estate Man is Now Doing Business at That Place B. S. Brown, formerly a member of the firm of Brown and Summers, real estate dealers, located at Monroe, has removed to Geneva, where he is now conducting the Brown Real Estate Company, with offices over the Cross Restaurant. If there is anybody in that section or any other for that matter, who wishes to dispose of their property or to buy farm or city proper ty, they will do well to see Mr. Brown. He sea hustler, one of the fellows who does things, and will be remembered had a reputation in this part of the county as one of the most progressive real estate dealers. He has done an extensive, business over the state and will treat right all those who entrust their affairs in his care. — o MEETING MONDAY. On next Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock will occur the regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus. At this time the members will be addressed by Brother Ed Meyers of Fort Wayne on an interesting subject. Mr. Meyers is a member of the local council and at present is engaged in the law practice at Fort Wayne. All members are asked to be on hand for the occasion.

FROM STATE CAMP Mrs. Anna Yahne Delegate to State Camp of Royal Neighbors. A GOOD MEETING Mrs. W. H. Fledderjohann Also Attended—New State Officers. Mrs. Anna Yayne, delegate from the local camp of Royal Neighbors to the state camp, held at Indianapolis this week, who. with Mrs. W. H. Fledderjohann. also of this city, attended, returned this morning and reports a very good meeting. Besides a reception and routine business the meeting was featured by the election of officers and delegates to the supreme camp, which will be held May 2nd at Denver, Colo. The election resulted as follows: State oracle, Mrs. Bella Johnson, Indiana Harbor; state vice oracle, Mrs. Margaret Stolte, Fort Wayne; state recorder, Mrs. Minnie Lewis, Campbellsburg; delegates to the supreme camp, Mrs. Dora Hollis, Columbia City; Mrs. Lizzie McClain, Kentland: Mrs. Margaret Sapper. Noblesville; Mrs. Lizzie Zimmerman. Marion; Mrs. Rose Dawson; Portland: Mrs. Mary Lehman and Mrs. Fannie B. Volz, Indianapolis; Mrs. Lillian Fitch, Columbus, and Mrs. Mary Townsley, Vincennes. Resolutions were passed, endorsing the candidacy of Mrs. Fannie B. Voltz of Indianapolis for supreme auditor, favoring the appointment of Mrs. Marie Wynings of as state supervising deputy oracle and approving the work accomplished in the last three years by the lodge. The Indiana delegates have been instructed to support Mrs. Volz at the supreme camp meeting. Crawfordsville will entertain the next triennial meeting. There were 113 delegates present at the session. While in Indianapolis. Mesdames Yahne and Fledderjohann visited the state house and met the Decatur people who are now there. COURT HOUSE NEWS J —- • •••• 1 Judge Charles E. Sturgis of Bluffton Appointed to Hear Cause Here. SUSPENDS SENTENCE Against Clarence Stevens — The Rush on Real Estate Transfers Continues. Maryland Casualty Co. vs. Decatur Egg Case Co., contract, $4,316.82, the regular judge being disqualified by reason of having been counsel for defendant, declined to hear cause and by agreement of parties, cause is assigned to Hon. Charles E. Sturgis of Bluffton. Judge Merryman suspended the sentence of two to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville reformatory against Clarence Stevens, who plead guilty to the charge of forgery. Real estate transfers: Ulysses Gfeller to J. O. Parrish, 30 acres, Kirkland township. $4,0(>0: J. N. Burkhead to Ulysses Gfeller, 20 acres Washington tp., $3000; A. A. Stone to Bert Cully, 80 acres, Blue Creek tp., $8080; Bowers Realty Co. to Herbert Lachot, lot 985, Decatur; $250; P. L. Andrews to C. J. Heidemann, lot 155, Decatur, $200; C. H. Carter to W. A. Carter, 67 acres, St. Mary’s tp., $3800; J. C. Moser to Fred C. Mead, 40 acres. Union tp., $5000; F. M. Schirmeyer to C. A. Dugan, lots 25 and 84, Decatur, $260 and $255. The regular members of the Thimble club found Thursday afteroon a pleasing one, with Mrs. Chalmer Schafer hostess, the guests laying aside their needlework during the afternoon for the toothsome refreshments which I made their appearance.

NEW GROCERY FIRM. A new grocery firin embarked in ,business in Bluffton today under the name of Abbott Bros., successors to Arthur N. Abbott, deceased. The members of the firm are Merritt and Edgar Abbott, both llfe-fohg residents of Wells county. The two men purchased the grocery stock from the estate of the late Arthur Abbott, whose death occurred suddenly several weeks ago. B. F. Forst and Henry Kershner started the work of invoicing the stock Monday night, and they will probably complete this by tomorrow morning. Merritt Abbot moved his family to Bluffton last September and at that time he took up work in the grocery with his brother. Edgar Abbott also worked in the store for some time, but for several months has been living at Craigville. Since the death of their brother the men have been managing the store and decided to purchase the stock a few days ago. The deal will be completed tomorrow. — Bluffton Banner. DAILY CENSUS REPORT. A baby girl was born Thursday night to Mrs. Mattie Buffenbarger, wife of Henry Buffenbarger.

TEACHERS’ MEET Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association to be Held in Indianapolis « _ «i ON APRIL 6,7 AND 8 Professor E. E. Rice Receives Program—Excellent Speakers. Professor E. E. Rice, superintendent of the city schools, has received a copy of the program for the Northern Indiana Teachers’ association to be held this year at Indianapolis to be 6th, 7th and Bth, the headquarters of the association to be the Claypool hotel. The committee in charge has made an effort to make this meeting a record breaker in respect to attendance and interest, and every teacher should make it a point to attend. Those who have been engaged to deliver the addresses are men of large affairs in some phase of deep human interest and concern, the following speakers having been secured: President S. D. Fess, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Professor Frankliif H. Giddings, Columbia University. President Lorenzo D. Harvey, Stout Institute. Hon. S. S. McClure, editor McClure’s Magazine. A. Radcliffe Dugmore, F. R. G. S., illustrated lecture on “Snapping Africa’s Live Game on the Roosevelt Hunting Trail." Besides these addresses from the universal standpoint, advantages are given to teachers of the state to foster their grasp of school problems from the specific point of vitew in the features of sectional programs for high school teachers, for ward principals, music teachers, penmanship, kindergarten and primary, art and manual training, reading. It is advisable for teachers to remit the amount of dues In advance to the treasurer, Supt. O. M. Pittenger, of Frankfort, thus securing tickets on basis of which admission to the various sessions is made. If this is not done membership tickets can be secured in the lobby of the Claypool hotel, and at the doors of the various meeting places of the association. BEGIN THE GARRISON FINISH. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind.. March 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Starting a Garrison finish, the house today passed the Grube referendum bill, the Yarling bill providing for the appointment of a commlssiion to investigate the industrial and agricultural and educational needs of the state, passed several bills raising salaries of officers of Vigo and Marion counties and began on final measures. The Grube bill gives the people the right to vote on franchises and passed 66 to 28. The bill now goes to the governor. The conference report on the Proctor saloon regulation bill was concurred in by both the house and the senate today and is ready for the governor.

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UP TO GOVERNOR Bill For a New Constitution is Now in the Hands of the Executive. MANY OTHER BILLS Passed Yesterday—One Increases Prosecutors’ Salaries—Proctor Bill. Indianapolis, Ind., March 3—The Stotsenburg bill, designed to give Indiana a new constitution, was passed by the lower house of the Indiana legislature yesterday afternoon by a strict party vote. The only absentee was Representative Weeks, republican, who had been excused on account of illness. The bill now goes before the governor. The conference committee of the house and senate which considered the amendments to the Proctor saloon regulation bill, reported to the senate that they had agreed to the house changes in the bill as to the license and population features, but had agreed that all persons holding saloon licenses and located with 400 feet of a school house before the taking effect of the act should be exempt from that provision of the bill. The senate voted to accept the report of the committee and if the houses votes to accept them today the measure will be then sent down to Governor Marshall for his signature.. . The house passed the Royse senate bill providing for increases in the sal aries of prosecutors, amended so as to place every prosecutor in the state on a straight salary basis. The bill as amended fixes the salaries of prosecutors in counties containing 71,060 population or more at $2,500 .the prosecutor to receive one-half of the fees over and above the amount of salary. In counties of less than 71,000 population the prosecutor shall receive for his compensation fifty dollars for every 1.000 population and one-half the excess fees. The registration bill was passed by a vote of 68 to 29, nine republicans breaking over the traces on thils measure. The republicans voting for the measure were Representatives Ratliff, Troyer, Van Horne, White, Wider, Brown, Campbell, Colvert and Williams. The only democrat not voting was Representative Smith, who was absent. Every democrat voting, voted for the measure. Governor Marshall vetoed three legislative acts on the ground that the measure might remove responsibility from public officers. The measures were the Ailken bill legalizing the issuance of certificates by county auditors in case of delinquent sequestered taxes, the disapproval being based on the ground that no official could compromise on the payment of taxes. The Farlow bill legalizing the issuance of warrants by the county auditor, and the Greenwell bill on the same subject were vetoed, but a substitute approved by the governor has adreay been introduced. — o ——- ■■ -- ABOUT THE SICK. Miss Rose Voglewede, who has been sick the past week, took a turn for the worse Thursday night. She is suffering from symptoms of appendicitis. Arthur, little son of Ira Baker, east of the city, who fell on the Dent school grounds, breaking a leg, is getting along very well. Mildred, little daughter of Dan Niblick, is the latest recruit to the ranks of the measles victims. Word from Mrs. Hammell, at the Lutheran hospital, is that she is getting along well, and it was thought would be able to sit up a while to- ■ day. Her case is said to be doitag re- ■ markably well. i — Fred Fullenakmp was able to return ■ to his w’ork at the store again after » a day's vacation on account of the i tonsilitis. / Rev. Church, pastor of the Methodi Ist church, who went to Fort Wayne • Tuesday, is said to be confined to his bed there on account of sickness.