Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 11 October 1906 — Page 3

■ . T .... FAIR SIZED CROWD PRESENT. A Complete Report of the Occasion by Our Special Staff Correspondent Berne, Oct. 4. —Wednesday was “Hanly Day” for the people of Berne and vicinity. Last evening the governor addressed a crowd of what was consideratively estimated at from 1,000 to 1,500 people. Gov. Hanlev arrived here on the two o’clock train and was given a rousing welcome by the people of Berne represented by a reception committee composed of prominent I citizens. During the afternoon he received calls, was shown over the town' and made a short address to the school children. He was driven to the school building and the pupils were marched into the yard, where, after Mr. Hanly had finished his impromptu talk, they “shook hands with him.” Nearly all the business houses and many residences were decorated with| the red, white and blue in honor of > the distinguished guest and it may] be truly said that in no place during his travels has he received the horn-' age equal to ithat paid him there. The evening meeting was an open one, the band stand being transformed by the use of bunting and flags, into an ideal speakers stand. In the stand were many of those who are prominent in the county and local .politics including Messrs. C. G. Egly, candidate for state representative; County Chairman Frisinger, Schafer Peterson, D. W. Beery and F. L. Litterer, of Decatur. About the stand were gathered hundreds of people,] who came from miles around to hear the speech and it is probable thatnever before has Mr. Hanuey ad-] dressed a more quiet, well-behaved and appreciative audience than that one was. • The speaker was introduced by County Chairman Frisinger. His address was a masterful one, delivered in a conscientious manner that held bis hearers ’ attention f first word uttered good] night. He made a brief resume of the works done by the present administration showing what had been ac-] conjplished by the several committees] and commissions and the good results of the same. His closing plea for a consecrated citizenship was one of most eloquent and inspiring climaxes that one could wish to hear. After his address a hand shaking bee was held and “Hanley Day” closed with the music of the drums; the cheering of people, the flare of Boman Candles and Skyrockets—a day long to be remembered by Berne and, her people. , t . ..i — ... o — INDIANA COAL ADVANCES. Earlier Than Usual on Account of the Demand. The price of eoal at the mines in Indiana have been advanced approximately 25 cents a ton. It is said the advance is earlier by two weeks than the October advance last year, and that this is because the shortage is felt that much earlier. The price varies different sub-districts in the bituminous field; with the vatyjing quality of the veins of coal, but it is estimated that the prices quoted today are about what they were in the middle of October a year ago. The output is increasing despite the shortage of cars, but operators say it should be twice what it is to meet 4he-demand. The Southern Infour or five train loads. Little or no diana is turning over to the Chicago & Western Illinois and the Vandalia frqm l( J50 to 200 cars a day, which is coal from the Southern Indiana is now consigned to Indianapolis by the Bi£.*f3our. The latter road made a effort to handle the traffic immediately after the State Railway Commission was here, but is not now doing any better than before that investigation. The Evansville & Terre Haute road last night had 160 ears for the Bi* Four which the latter would* not take. L- ,—o ED KURT IS RECOVERING. I > slAble to Sit Up—No Arrests Were h Made. Ed Kurt, the young man who was hurt Wednesday night and. who nearly pled to death, is uut of danger and Jvas able to sit up today. It is not Kbelieved any serious results will follow. Dr. Clark dressed the wound this morning and reports the young man’s condition to be favorable. It is not likely any arrests will be made. —*—, _o_ Chris Strobe made a busieuss trip to Fort Wayne this morning.

A WHOPPER FISH STORY i Richmond Man Claims to Have Caught Big Blue Gill. Mike O’Connor, one of the most i popular passenger conductors on the : Richmond road, and well known to ; anglers at Richmond, has just re- : turned after a two week’s vacation which was spent with tils wife and a number of friends in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Heretofore, Mr. O ’Conner has made frequent trips ■ to the frozen north on bear hunts and was always successful in bringing back a few bear pelts. This trip was J for the purpose of fishing and as a (result of his visit north the tinny , tribe were slaughtered in great numbers. Mr. O ’Conner made on the best ' catches in that part of the country this season it being a monster blue ■ gill weighing seven pounds which is now on, exhibition in a Main street 1 window. Mr. and Mrs. O’Connor became very much attached to a young Indian w-ho made daily visits to their I camp and when they returned home j they brought ,with them a young paipoose, which will in the future grace I the O’Connoi’ home. —Richmond Pala|dinn. o Louis Murphy, the young man who ’ was injured several wesks ago at the P. W. Smith saw mill in the west part of the city, was conveyed to his ' home in the country this morning in the ambulance wagon owned by ’ Gay and Zwick. Ever since receiving his injuries Mr. Murphy has been confined to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gessinger on North Tenth street. j o AN EXECUTIVE MEETING. The Adams County Sunday School Association Meets. A very interesting meeting of the ] executive committee of the Sunday ] School Association was recently held 'I at Berne, and judging from the in;(terest manifested, the association will ( close a very successful year. It was jdecided that the county convention be ■ | held at Decatur on Nevember the 1 19th, 1906. Aand committees will be 1 appointed in the near future to make ; the arrangements. The township conventions will be held as follows: ’.Oct. 14, Wabash; 21, Blue Creek and I Jefferson, Union and Ro|t; 28, St. I ; Mary’s; November 4, French and Hartford; Nov. 11, Preble and Kirk- ’ land; Nov. 18, Monroe. The secretary was instructed to send $25.00 to 1 state association. After a general 1 discussion of the work in the county the meeting adjourned Mrs. C. Vogt. Secy. — ........ o — MISS LEAH BEALL TO MARRY. i Invitations have been received by a few people of this city announcing the marriage of Miss Leah M. Beall, the beautiful and accomplished daugh.1 ter of Banker Alex Beall and wife, of ■ Willshire, 0., to Mr. Gerald Smith, of I Chattanooga, Tennessee. The event >is scheduled to take place Thurs- , day evening, at the Beall home, at > Willshire at eight o’clock. Rev. J. !S. McCarty of Muncie, officiating, s and will be a very private wedding, I only a few relatives and friends being i present. The bride, Miss Beall, is one of » Willshire’s most popular young ladies, she being a leader in society and well > liked by everyone. The groom, Mr. > Gerald Smith, is a native of Ohio, his > parents residing at Beliefountain, 0., ■ the young man at present being at • Chattanooga, Tenn., where he is act-J • ing secretary of the Y. M. C. A. He t is a hustling young business man and’ > comes from one of the best families > in Ohio. The marriage is the result s of a love affair which originated -i • while the two young people were at- ‘ tending the Delaware college. Miss r , Beall is well known in this city, havriing visited here upon severalocca- •| ing visited here upon several occa- ! who wish her much joy and happiness. I. O — IT WAS GREAT. ♦ Adair Meeting Held at Bryant Last Night. (Special to the Democrat). j Bryant, Ind., Oct. 5. —The largest 7 political meeting ever held in Bryant J ’was that of last evening, when J. A. i M. Adair, addressed the voters of that s ’part of the eighth congressional dis--5 trict. More than two hundred people t failed, to gain admission to the opera house, where the speaking occurred. Indications point to a clean sweep > here as the feeling against Congressman Cromer is intense and bitter.

IN CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Whole Section of City Destroyed— Many Killed and Injured— Philadelphia, Oct. s.—Fifteen men were killed and a hundred seriously injured by an explosion of gas mains in the Rapid Transit Company’s subway at 68th and Market streets today. Adjacent buildings were damaged to the extent of $500,000, several being totally destroyed Citizens supposed it was an earthquake, as the shock was felt all over the city. Men working in the tunnels were caught like rats and none of their bodies have been recovered. The exact loss of life. cannot be told soon. A whole section of the business part of the city was wrecked. Teams on the street were .hurled high in the air by the upheaval. Six of the dead men were pedestrians on their way to work, two were employes in the subway. A dump cart driven by a colored man was going directly over the center of the point of explosion. The outfit, man and horse were hurled high in the air and fell into the hole created by the explosion, which instantly turned into an inferno, various colored flames leaping into the air. The gas was turned off as soon as possible and the work of rescue began. TWO JUDGES AT WORK. Scott-Kirchner Damage .Case Before Judge Heller—Judge Erwin Grants a Divorce. Attorney Dore B. Erwin filed case No. 7260 in circuit court, it being a suit for divorce by Almiry Philbee vs. James Philbee. The defendant is accused of being a habitual drunkard and also of being Cruel and vulgar names known to a wicked man’s vocobulary. The couple separated Octbber 4th. No children have been born to them and a plain divorce is asked. Mr. Erwin also appears as attorney for the plaintiff in the case of Nellie M. Pence vs. E. Leßoy Pence, complaint for divorce and alimony, demand SSOO. The couple were married June 11, 1905 and lived together until yesterday. In this case also the plaintiff claims her husband cursed her and failed to provide for her. She asks that her maiden name, Nellie M. Baldwin, be restored to her. j Another new case filed today is entitled R. E. L. Brooks Company vs. Emanuel Woods and son, Hugh Woods,' suit io collect $1,725.08 and $165 interest" for brick sold to said firm and delivered at Whiting, Indiana, May 19, 1904. Judgement-is asked for $1,890.08. J. G. Ibach, of Hammond, appears as attorney for the plaintiff. 7 Judge' Heler conducted court again this morning, business being transacted as follows: Dore B. Erwin, administrator vs. Peter K A. .Heath et al, partition, answer filed by Gay & Zwick to complaint and to the cross complaint of the First National Bank. State on relations of John S. Bowers vs. City of Decatur, petition for writ of mandate, appearance by L. C. De Voss. C. J. Lutz and A. P. Beatty for motion for change of venue from court. ) ‘ * Alfred /erman vs. Daniel G. Brechbill, suit on note $250, defendant ruled to answer within ten days. Noah A. Loch vs. Edward Dirkson et al, receiver, set for trial Friday, [October 12, on claims. Jesse Weldon vs. Pittsburg & Indiana Oil and Gas Company et al, labor lien, set for trial Thursday, October 11th. The case of William Scott v.s. Martin Kirchner, damages $75, began this morning before a jury. The case was first tried in justice court, then appealed and a fdrmer trial resulted in -a disagreement. The costs are accumulating. The suit is the result of a horse trade. Judge Erwin held a session of court in the library room this morning, granting a divorce to Cora E. Waggoner from her husband, Henry L. Waggoner. Judgment against defendant for costs.’ T O The report on rural free delivery in Indiana for the month of September shows that there are now 2,123 mutes in operation in the state. Only one route has been discontinued since the first of July. Fifty-five petitions for new routes are pending. With the exception of one route which has a service three times a week, a daily service, except on Sunday, is supplied.

RICHMOND TO FORT WAYNE. - This Branch of the Pennsylvania System to Be Used for the n Experiment. y ' s i- The Richmond Palladium is author6 ity for the statement that the Penn--3 sylvania System will install electric j service on its different lines to com- _ pete with the interurban lines. r It is stated on good authority that - the service on the G. R. & I. will be B commenced immediately from RichI mond to Fort Wayne. Also. from _ Richmond to Cincinnati and Indianapolis. 1 The system has notified the city of r Richmond that at the expiration of i six months it will terminate its cons tract for electric lights and will have i its power house installed. r It has been a long known fact - that the Pennsylvania company has j had the electric service under con--1 sideration. , The electric cars will be added in - addition to the regular steam service, j It is said the company will make E their first experiment on this division E and if the result is satisfactory the electric cars will be used all over their system. o PROHIBITIONISTS TO HOLD RALLY. 3 Big Day Planned for October 16th— Daughters of Rebekah Gave a Supper. I 7 (Special to the Democrat). - Geneva, Oct. 5. —The democrats of - Wabash township met in convention 1 in the Pyle building, Thursday eve--1 ning for the purpose of nominating - candidates for tho offices of justice 3 of the peace, constable, members of - the townships’ aidvisory board, county councilman of fourth district and councilman-at-large. Quite a large ; number of the faithful were in at--3 tendance at »the meeting and a great - deal of interest was manifested. The - men nominated for the various of--1 flees were as follows: For justice” of the peace —I. N. ? Veley, Jesse Mann, Russel Long. 1 For constable —John Leichty, Or- . lando Whiteman, L. L. Mason. 3 For Township Advisory Board — Walter L. Thornhill, Jfames Barr, Adolph Schugg County Councilman, 4th Ditsrict—- . John O. Kraner. i Councilman-at-Large—A. G. Briggs. 1 After the business' of the conven--1 tion was finished, stirring addresses - were made by Hon.. J. W. Tyndall and SJ. T. .Merryman, of Decatur. It is E needless to comment on these speak--3 ers as their reputation as orators and party workers has long been established and suffice it to say that they i kept up their reputation at this meet- ■ ing- , On Tuesday, October _ 16th, the ; Prohibitions of Geneva and vicinity i will have their inning. . A grand prohibition rally is being advertised for that date and among . the prominent workers who will be t here to assist in the programs will be ’A. L. Crim, of Crawfordsville, the . prohibition candidate for secretary of ' state and Prof. J. E Hawes, of Ada, Ohio. The meeting, will &e held in 1 the Pyle buildihg and the first meet-1 ■ ing will be called to order at ten' ; o’clock in the morning On invitation has been extended the public to attend these meetings. L 1 ’ , ■ The members of the Daughters of ( Rebekah lodge gave a supper in she Masonic banquet hall Thursday eve- • ning, the receipts of the same to be , used in the furnishing of the new I. 1 , O. O. F. lodge room. The supper was] well attended and everybody who went had trouble in finding a storing 1 • pla<£ for all the good things set | i before him. The supper was one of ; those substantial ones for which .the ■ members of this lodge are noted and' i the large patronage given them wasi ■ well deserved. Quite a nice sum was : cleared from the same. o County Chairman R. W. Stine has ’ called a meeting of the democratic • county central committee for Friday . October'l2th Several matters of the r utmost importance will be discussed - at that time and .some arrangement will be made for filling the vacancy caused on the ticket by the lamenti able death of Henry J. Johnson. The • manner of filling this vacancy will • be left entirely with the county coms mittee. —Bluffton Banner. . o- • Mrs. E. R. Stubbs and Mrs. T. P. - Campbell returned to their homes i at Frankfort today. They were en- • route from Portland, where they were - attending a meeting of the W. C. T. |U. that was in session there.

PRAISES KEYSTONE STATE. i- For Its Abolition of Graft and Says the Gocd Work Must Be Continued. Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 4.—President - Roosevelt’s special train arrived here - at eleven o’clock this morning. Sena- - tor Knox and Senator Penrose accom- - panied the president. The distinguished visitors spoke at the dedica- , tion of the new state capitol. The ] president praised the Keystone state in his speech, especially for the re- • cent probing into rotten affairs of i state and city government and cor- . porations and concluding he said: We need to cheek the forces of , greed, to insure just treatment alike . of capital and of labor, and of the 1 general public, to prevent any man J . rich or poor, from doing or receiving l wrong, whether this wrong be one of | cunning or of violence. Much can be ] done by wise legislation and lute enforcement of the law. But still more must be done by steady training of the individual citizen, in conscience and character, until he ’ grows to abhor corruption and greed and tyranny and brutality and to , priz justice and fair dealing. The men who are to do the work of the new epoch must be trained so as to have a sturdy self respect, a power of sturdy insistence their own rights, and with it a proud and gen-' erous recognition of their duties, a sense of honorable obligation to their fellows, which will bind them, as by bands of steel, to refrain in their daily work at home or in their business from doing aught to any man which cannot be blazoned under the 1 noonday sun. o . A SHORT SESSION. > L. O. Bears & Company Get Macadam Road Contract. > Tlie commissioners held a short > session Friday. Bids were opened for • the Geneva, Ceylon & Wabash town- ; ship extension three macadam road. i Two bids were filed, C. C. Yoder, $7,889, and L. O. Bears & Co., $7,699. The latter was given the contract and will go right to work. P. A. Macklin was appointed superintendent of ■ construction. No bids were opened on the William* > Hockemeyer road, the board having decided to order a change- in the ' specifications, and the viewers were ordered to report on October 10, for • that purpose. ; A stone arch was ordered for Union- township, bids on the same to be received on Nov. 5. THHREE MORE MEETINGS. Good Meetings in Root, Preble and Kirkland Townships. •v ' Three more' Democratic meetings were held in Adams county last night, and that with Governor Hanley at Berne, indicates that the campaign in Adams county is open and that the ’ next four or five weeks will be strenuous ones for the Indiana voters, and ’for those directing the political asI fairs. At Mommouth, J. T. Mersy'man and J. W. Tyndall spoke to a large and enthusiastic crowd c of Root township democrats, while 'M „ the, Kritzman school house, in Preble township, David E. Smith and J. F. jFruchte were greeted with an equally interested crowd of Preble township democrats. At Election school house in Kirkland township John C. Moran ’and Henry B. Heller were inthusias- ] tically greeted. Nominations for township officers were made at all 1 three meetings. This evening meetings will be held at eßrne and Geneva, and township nominations will also be made. I o | Berne is to have a lecture course again this season. The first number is to be given on Thursday, Oct. 18th. Keep the date in mind and be on the lookout for. further announcements regarding place, subject and speaker. It will be a free course again. No tickets will be sold. No support will be solicited beforehand. The committee trusts that the collections will cover all expense.?-. The public is asked to bear this in mind and come prepared accordingly.—Berne Witness. _j o : Miss Mayme Dorwin returned today frem Fort Wayne, where she was visiting with her sister, Mrs. Jesse Braden. 0 Gay & Zwick shipped a consignment of furniture to Fort Wayne today.

AND THEN TO LEGISLATION s First Suit Will Likely Be Filed is Allen County by Both the Phone Companies t £ Between telephone companies and the traction lines of the state operate ed by the single phase alternating . current system a war of expensive - character is brewing, which probably 5 will find its way into the courts and then end up in the legislature, says . the Indianapolis News. The cause of . contention between the traction and telephone men lies in the fact that • the single phase system carries a curJrent so strong that it leaps to nearby ! | telephone wires, thereby making ' conversation impossible and jeopardizing telephone equipment. | Hostilities have already broken out between the opposing factions in Allen county and give promise of spreading to other parts of the state, used. The Central Union and Home 1 Telephone companies of Ft. Wayne 1 have found it necessary to remove their wires which parallel the newly completed Ft. Wayne branch of the , Toledo & Chicago traction line, and it is announced that the courts will be asked to place the burden of expense on the traction company, which is responsible for the change. i ‘The single phase alternating current system is regarded as the coming” style of electric motive power, inasmuch as it permits the trolley to carry a current so strong that substations for power are not needed. (This effects a notable economy for the traction companies, but it is said to be death to the efficiency of paralleling the telephone wires. With the completion of the new traction line in Allen county telephone service between Garrett, Au- . burn, Huntertown and other places has been -ruined. The General Electric company had a number of its experts in the county for trying to evolve some method of preventing the induction of current from the traction to the telephone wires, but their conclusion was that the only prevention was the complete separation of the two sets of wires. Consequently the telephone wires between Garrett and Auburn have been removed a half mile west. Inasmuch as the tendency in traction developments is toward the single phase system, as shown by the ' fact that nearly all proposed lines use, the telephone men of the state are looking for relief. They will expect the courts to put the burden of cost resulting from the changes that will have to be made on the traction companies, and they will endeavor to get the legislature to enact a law that will protect them in the future. O rMISSIONARY MEETING TONIGHT Your Attendance Desired at This Session. The Home Missionary society of the M. E. church will hold their annual silver thankoffering at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller this evening, Oct. 4. Refreshments will be .served and the following program rendered. Devotion«sß with roll call; Echo’s from the Garrett;- Convention, Mrs. Joseph Helm; Vocal solo, Miss Marie Beery; instrumental solo, Miss Fran-* cis Merryman;, instrumental solo, Miss Beachler; selection, McKean Quartette. A large attendance is very much desired and everyone will be made welcome by the reception committee, Mrs. Dr. Miller, Mrs. D. D. Heller and Mrs. Jno. Niblick —o ■ MAY AFFECT TROLLEY LINES. Reduction of Fare by Passenger Association. It is thought that the recent action of the Central Passenger association in reducing its maximum rate of fare to two and one-half cents in the territory between, Chicago and New York will result in the abolition by the traction companies of Indiana and Ohio of the excess fare now charged on limited cars. If the interurbans do this it will be to enable them to continue to compete successfully with the steam roads. It has always been the policy of th electric lines to keep their fares un those of the steam roads. In this way they attracted patronage, fheir fares now range from one and one- 1 half to two cents a mile. To this must be added, however, the excess charged on the limited cars. The present scale of rates was made on the theory that the railroads would continue to charge three cents a mile.