Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 20 June 1907 — Page 2

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SAYS THE WASHINGTON HERALD Article Believed to Come from the White House—lndiana News from Washington. Washington, June 13. —The Washington Herald, which has always been close to the White House, prints a review of the presidential situation to day, in which It says that the Fairbanks boom, the Hughes boom, the Cannon boom and the LaFollette boom are full of promise, and yet it believes there is a fixed belief in the minds of the Republicans throughout the country that Roosevelt will be nominated to succeed himself. The article, which some persons are inclined to believe was inspired at the White House, says that undoubtedly the under current of sentiment everywhere is running strong for Roosevelt. It is pointed out that if he should lose 2 per cent of the Republican vote on account of the anti-third term sentiment he would probably receive at least 10 per cent of the Democratic vote in the northern states, which would mean his election by an overwhelming majority. The article indicates that the president must shortly yield to public sentiment, or say in unmistakable terms that he would not accept another nomination. The review concludes as follows: “Influential party men who are talking this way believe that the next Republican convention can do no better than again nominate the old ticket —Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The local effect of this as to Indiana, it is pointed out, would be most happy. Mr. Fairbanks gave up a seat in the senate to become vice-president, retiring from the vice-presidential chair, he could not hope immediately, at least, to re-enter the senate, since both seats from that state have been most capably filled. Even Indiana people themselves, warm admirers and loyal adherents to the vice-president, would prefer to see the old ticket in the field if their favorite son can not be nominated for first place.” This review of the situation, coming from a source that has generally been regarded as reflecting White House talk, will probably attract a good deal of attention and yet President Roosevelt the day before he left for Oyster Bay reiterated in the most emphatic terms the statement that he would not take another nomination.

Bids for the construction of the Bedford federal building were opened by the supervising architect yesterday afternoon. Six bids were offered, as follows: Moore & Danner, of Kokomo, $54,480; Harrison Brothers, of Chicago, $51,932; Ed Henry, of Tipton, $56,000; Northern Construction Company, of Milwaukee, $50,883; W. J. McAlpin, of Dixon, 111., $49,734, and Barnes Brothers, of Marion, $48,000. The last-named firm, being the lowest bidder, in all probability will get the contract. The time fixed for the completion of the building is October 1 1908. It is thought that the senate committee on military affairs, of which Senator Hemenway is a member, will get through its present work of taking testimony on the Brownsville shooting affair by Saturday of next week. It is understood that the committee will then adjourn for the summer, agreeing to resume its hearings in this city on November 18. Frank S. Greenawalt, of Indiana, has been promoted from a $1,200 clerkship to a $1,400 position in the office of the secretary of the bureau of .commerce and labor. The following Indiana postoffices have been discontinued: Prairie, Lagrange county; Marble Corner, Ripley county; Waynesville, Bartholomew county. A Certain Cure for Aching Feet. Shake into your shoes Allen’s FootEase, a powder. It cures Tired, Aching, Callous, Sweating, Swollen feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. 12-4 t

GAVE BON VOYAGE DINNERS Missionary Tea Last Evening—Th e Ladies’ Aid Dollar Social a Happy Success. Cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Loretta Mylott of this city, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mylott, of Russell street and Mr. Howard Davis Cheslefy, of Danville, Ind. The wedding will take place at St. Marys, 0., on June 18th. at 6 a. m. Miss Mylott has been employed the past winter as saleslady at the dry goods establishment of W. H. Heckler, St. Marys, Ohio. She has f many friends there and also here who will be delighted to know of her happy future and event. With the home very prettily lighted and each room sounding like a bee hive, the scene of the Ladies* Aid society meeting Thursday, held at the home of Mrs. C. Vogt was a delightful one. The meeting was not a business one but a social affair called a “Dollar Social” where each member earned a dollar and then told how and what they did to earn it. This proved very interesting for some made aprons, bonnets, while othes did baking and etc. The other numbers of the program proved very pleasing, which were as follows: A piano solo by Miss Fruchte. This was well received and appreciated. A duet by the Misses Mutschler which was ap leasure to the listeners next came a reading by Miss Merle Burdg. The reading was highly praised and Miss Burdg was greatly complimented on her rasp Following the reading came a vocal duet by Miss Della Sellemeyer and Miss Louise Krutzman, who held the guests spell bound from first until last for their voices blending very sweetly together. The last was another vocal solo by Miss Florence Sprunger, rendered in her sweet manner which is a characteristic of Miss Sprunger. This closed the program, and the ladies. who numbered seventy-five, enjoyed a social hour during which ice cream, cake and coffee was served by the hostess. The society did not only have a successful social along the social way, but along financial, for they cleared twenty-five dollars.

Mrs. W. S. Hughes pleasantly entertained a small company of lady friends at a six o’clock dinner last evening in honor of Mrs. Jennie Studebaker, who leaves Sunday for Europe. The dinner was nicely served and thoroughly enjoyed by each guest. Another dinner which will be pretty in its appointment will be the one given by Mrs. C. A. Dugan, in compliment of her mother, Mrs. Samantha Dorwin. who will join the party who will leave for Europe Sunday. There will be twenty covers spread in the dining room. The Young Christian Endeavorers of the Presbyterian church will give an ice cream social at the church lawn this evening. Preparations have been made to make this successful and the public is cordially invited to attend. Admission 10 cents. O' WILL BUILD MANY NEW ROADS Many Townships Will Go the Limit in Blackford County. The cry of better roads is in the air and the new law affords the people an opportunity long wanted. There are several petitions being circulated in the county for either gravel or crushed stone roads. There are eight petitions left over from the last term of the commissioners court to be disposed of at the July term. The coming year promises to see much Improvement in roads over the county. It is believed that every township will almost go to the limit. The commissioners are in favor of the crushed stone as a material.—Hartford City News. —o Mr. and Mrs. John Vail and sons Tom and Forrest have gone to Cardi well, Mo., for a visit with friends.

GOOD NEWS AT THE POSTOFFICO All Clerks and Carriers Who Have Rendered Satisfactory Servin* Will Get Advance. Postmaster Frisinger has received the new postal regulations in which a general raise in the salaries of the employes is outlined. The letter in explanation of the same is herewith appended: “The act of congress making appropriations for the service of the postoffice department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, provides for the classification of postoffice clerks and city carriers on July 1, 1907, in the manner shown by the accompanying circular: “In acordance with this law all clerks and carriers at second-class offices in the grades below SI,OOO, who have rendered satisfactory service,will be advanced to the next higher grade at the beginning of the quarter following the expiration of one year’s service in their present grade. Clerks in the 1700 grade and carriers in the SBSO grade who have advance to the SBOO grade and S9OO grade, respectively, on July 1, 1907. “You may therefore report on the accompanying forms not later than June 10, 1907, the names of all clerks and carriers receiving a salary of less than SI,OOO who will have completed one year’s service in their present grade on June 30, 1907, provided they have rendered faithful and efficient service during that period. Should any clerk or carrier be unworthy of promotion, so state, setting forth in detail the reasons. “When an employe’s efficiency is below a fair standard or his salary is higher than that warranted by the services rendered, you should recommend his reduction. Funds accruing from the withholding of promotions and the reduction of salaries will be available for use in promoting deserving employees in the higher grades. “Please note that under the law all promotions are to be based upon efficiency and that the evidence of the employee’s efficiency must be satisfactory to the department. You are therefore requested to give the efficiency ratings of clerks and carriers most careful attention. i “Ten days before expiration of each succeeding quarter please report on the accompanying forms the record of each clerk and carrier who on the last day of that quarter will have completed one year’s service in the first, second and third grade.” • o THE CONTROL OF HOG CHOLERA Purdue University Sends Out a Bul- > letin. Scattered outbreaks of hog cholera are present in many sections of the country. These outbreaks, and infected yards as well, are the centers from which the disease spreads. Another important factor in perpetuating the disease from year to year, is the feeding of infectious material to hogs in order to immunize them. Such methods of immunization cause a light form of the disease; the germs become scattered about the yards and the health of neighboring herds is endangered. In neighborhoods where outbreaks of hog cholera occur, stockmen should practice such precautions as are necessary against the spread of the disease. This control work should not be left to the owner of the deceased herd. When this disease occurs on a farm, the herd should be quarantined and all possible precautions taken against the spread of the infection to neighboring herds. The diseased animals should not be scattered over the farm, or allowed to run in yards that border on streams, and hogs that have a chronle form of the disease must be prevented from straying away or mixing with neighboring herds. Other farm animals should not be allowed to run through infected yards, or litter allowed to accumulate in the yards. The hog houses, feeding floors, etc., should be cleaned daily and disinfected. The most convenient and practical disinfectants to use are the tar disinfectants or stock dips. These may be used in from two to four per cent water solutions. The final cleaning up of the premises mus tbe thorough. All litter should be burned, or placed where other animals cannot come in contact with it. The dead hogs should be burned. The Veterinary Department has been experimenting with a hog cholera vaccine during the past year. The vaccine used was prepared from the tissues of rabbits that died from inoculation with blood of a cholera hog. The results of this method of conferring immunity have been satisfactory, and the vaccine will be tested in the field the coming season.

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18 NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS This is the Total of Expenditures for Last Year—A Reduction Over Former Years. Those who - are under the impression that it does not take much money to defray the expenses of the city during a year will probably be surprised to learn that the expenditure of this city during the past year has reached the enormous sum of nearly ninety thousand dollars, this including the payment of salaries, labor, supplies and payments upon the various bonds that are outstanding against the city. Although the present council has made every effort to cut down the expenses during the past year, they have reached a figure far beyond their expectations. The expenses, however, during the past year have been far less than former years and the council is to be congratulated upon this score alone. They will make an earnest endeavor to reduce the expenses during the coming year and from all present indications will do so. One of the big items is the fuel bill and the solution of how to reduce this has caused considerable worry. Many theories have been advanced, but none have proven practical or possible at this time. ■ oOICURRED AT THE GRAVEL PIT Locomotive Dashed into Four Sand Cars—Luckily no One Was Injured. The engine used to haul gravel for the ballasting of the interurban track bed, became uncontrollable yesterday morning and ran down the Incline at the gravel pit at a rapid rate, demolishing both ends of the tender and damaging the floor in the cab of the engine. Four cars had been loaded with gravel at the pit and the engine was being backed down to haul the gravel on the road, when it became unmanageable on account |of the air refusing to work. The engine bumped into the car of gravel with terrific force, but neither engineer Sullivan nor fireman Peterson were injured. The other trainmen jumped before the crisis came. Workmen were put to work making necessary repairs to resume the balasting and it is thought that the work will move along nicely now. o AT THAT THERE ARE WORSE Boston Man’s Funny Dream on Tom Railing. Ed Bangs, a Boston sporting writer, gives the following story in his paper: “John I. Taylor, owner of the Boston Americans, tells a good story about a young player named Railing, whom he picked up in Decatur, Ind., and tjook along to Little Rock, Ark., on the spring training trip. After the team had been working out for a week, Taylor could not see wherein Railing had displayed any sort of form that would stamp him as a ballplayer. He decided to release him. During the time he had been at Little Rock Railing held aloof from the other players and ‘trained’ by throwing a ball against one the posts of the grandstand and catching it on the rebound. This was his forte and he never once took the field and tried to stop a ball. Neither did he try to wield the ash. # The funny part of it was that Taylor had a young pitcher named Killian who complaned of a sore arm and John I. instructed his trainer to work on the young man and get the arm in condition. The trainer labored four hours every day, but he worked on the wrong man. Instead of attending to Killian he had been rubbing Railing’s arm. That was the last straw and Taylor told Railing that he was of no value to the club and Informed him that he would pay his transportation back home. “Why?” asked Railing, when Taylor told him to pack his belongings. “Because you have not done anything,” was the reply. “Well, what was I supposed to do?” was the next question that sent Taylor staggering into his corner. The Boston magnate did not attempt to explain further, but told Railing to prepare himself for the homeward trip. Just before leaving, Railing said: “Well, I don’t want you to think that I any hard feelings towards you.” And John faintly smiled.” ' o As George and Charles Brewster came driving to town Monday morning their horse scared at Peter Soldner’s automobile and George was violently thrown out of the buggy. He was not hurt, however, beyond receiving a severe shaking up.—Berne Witness. i

TO BQUIRE JAMES KNAVEL His Hands Were Frightfully Lacerated—Accident Occurred Last Evening. James Knavel, a farmer of Root township, was very painfully if not seriously Injured late Wednesday afternoon, the result of a box of dynamite cartridges exploding, tearing the flesh away from all of the fingers and burning several small holes in his face and neck. Mr. Knavel had taken the box of cartridges to his work house to prepare thrf same so that they could be used the following day to blow stumps and in some mysterious manner unexplainable by him or any one else an explosion occurred, while he was leaning partly over the box and holding it with both his hands. The explosion ripped the box into a thousand pieces and tore the flesh on Mr. Knavel’s hands in a frightful manner. A small piece of shell penetrated his right cheek and another piece cut a small gash in his neck on the left side. His wife hurriedly hitched up to a rig and brought Mr. Knavel to this city and his injuries were dressed by Dr. D. D. Clark. Several of the fingers were badly mutilated, especially the thumb, but Mr. Knavel would not consent to having the same amputated. However, the full extent of his injuries will not be ascertained until he returns in a few days to have his hands dressed again, and the matter of amputation will then be finally decided upon. That he escaped instant death is a mystery to all. - CONCERNS DEATH OF ITALIANS County Clerk Must Notify the Royal Italian Consul at Denver, Colorado. County Clerk Gerber has received a communication from the office of Governor Hanly which calls attention to some international legislation. Representatives of Italy and the United States have agreed that where an Italian dies’ in this country or an American in Italy without any known heir or any provision for the disposition of his estate the consul or representative of the country of which the decendant was a native shall be notified. In the notice sent out from thp governor’s office it is stated that the Royal Italian Consul, Pasquale Cortei of Denver, Colorado, is the proper party to notify in case of the death of an Italian in this state. The notice is general to all county clerks of the state and attention is called to the matter for the reason that many Italians are employed on public works in this state and their relatives have frequently made inquiries several months after men have died or have been killed. BY THE HOLTHOUSE COMPANY Will Be a First Class PharmacyOtto Peters to Take Charge Next Fall. The Holthouse Drug Co. of this city have leased the Spitler building at Willshire and by the 25th of this month they will be ready to open to the public of that place a first class and up tod ate pharmacy. This field looks good to this company, inasmuch as they have been requested by Willshire citizens to locate a branch there. Wm. Zimmerman, of Columbus', Ohio, a pharmacy graduate, will have charge of this store until Otto Peters of this city, who is attending college at Columbus graduates, which will be next fall. After graduation Mr. Peters will have full charge of the new business. He is a thorough druggist and also at horough gentleman. Mis many friends from this city and wherever he Is known have nothing but praise for his manliness and integrity, and he will without a doubt be the very man to take care of the interests of this new concern. —' - p- ■ » FURNACE CAUSES FIRE. The brick high school building at Keystone, suffered damages of about five hundred dollars from fire on Wednesday night of last week. The fire is said to have started from the furnace, through the ventilating shaft, and it is thought that birds’ nests had been built in some of these passages and they caught fire. The fire was, fortunately discovered before it had gained great headway, and was put out by the bucket brigade. The loss was fully covered by insurance. —Geneva Herald.

PRESIDENT GOES TOOYBTER BA\ Getting Ready for the Census of 191 C —Senator John Tyler, of Alabama, Dead. t Washington, June 12 —The Assist ant Secretary of War has a problem on his hands in drafting a plan for the temporary organization of a military force for field service. These regulations are regarded necessary in order to help the militia of the various states out of a difficult position. They are threatened with loss of the federal allotment which is made ap nually by congress and which is not! to go to the national guard after next January unless the militia is organized on the basis of the regular army, or the volunteer army. At present there are certain insurmountable obstacles in the way of this adjustment In every case it is found in some essential particulars to conform to the statutory provisions. The funds |or the next fiscal year will be due on July 1, and it is probable that all of the states will draw them early in the new fiscal year, so that they will not be deprived immediately of the governmental allowance. It is probable also that the war department will recommend an extension of the limit until January, 1909. In the meantime the state legislar tures will have to reorganize the militia commands, to which there appears to be no objection on the part of the militia authorities. As an aid, however, to this compliance with th§ law the assistant secretary of war* is engaged in the preparation of new regulations which will require fewer radical changes in the organization than is the case under the present conditions. Representative Crumpacker, of the Tenth Indiana district, will have many responsibilities on his shoulders in the next congress if he is reappointed chairman of the committee on census, as he undoubtedly will be if Joseph G. Cannon is re-elected speaker of the house of representatives. The new congress will have to provide for the taking of the 1910 census and Mr. Crumpacker’s committee will initiate the legislation. It takes nearly two years to get ready to take a census. There is now a nucleus for an organization as congress, after the work of taking the 1900 census had been completed, made the census bureau a pej; manent institution. If Director North gets permission from congress to introduce reforms he has in mind, the 1910 census will be much more accurate than any heretofore taken by the government, and will take a wider scope. Representative Crumpacker is thoroughly in sympathy with the advanced ideas of the director. According to the schedules of the first census the total population of the United States in 1790, exclusive of slaves, was 3,231,533. (J T TO DISCUSS VARIOUS SUBJECTS i program Includes Discussion of Op-' eration of School Book Companies —Also Agriculture Study. J Various subjects of interest to the county superintendents and the school patrons of the state will be discussed by the county superintendents, who have been called to hold their fifty-third semi-annual meeting June 19 and 20, in Room 67 of thpf :' state house. The program for the meeting, which has just ben finished by a committee consisting of Samuel Scott, of Jeffersonville, president of the superintendents’ association, and William Clem, of South Bend, secretary of the association, includes a--of the operation of school book companies holding contracts in the state under the new law. The superintendents will be paid their per diem for attending. An effort will be made to get all of the ninety-two county superintend- 1 ents in the state to attend the meeting. A special effort will be made to interest the superintendents in agriculture as a study in the country schools as well as in a study of relations between the country school and community life. Supt Baird will I attend the meetings. — , WILL GO EAST. Frank Hankins informed us tfils morning that he had so d and disposed of all his household goods and effects and expected to Irfve some time next week for the East where he would make his future home. During his stay here Hankins proved a worthy citizen and made a host of friends who will be sorry to learn of his action. We certainly wish Mr. Hankins success in his new home. \ . - ■ • ;■ g.it- afi. 1