Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 12 September 1907 — Page 6

AN INCREASE WITHOUT MONEY The Secretary of State Would Not Permit Such Increase Unless It Was Paid Up. Several state banks of Indiana tried to slip in a “wild-catting” scheme in the matter of increasing their capital stock without paying up such an increase. These banks were caught up by Secretary of State Fred A. Sims, aided by Henry Dowling, of the attor-ney-general’s office, who has just given to Mr. Sims an opinion relative to the question, supporting Mr. Sims’ contention. The whole question was settled very simply and quietly, the opinion itself being less than one page long. The law of 1881 governing the operation of state banks provides that in case the capital stock of such institutions is increased, such increase shall be fully paid up. This provision is manifestly for the protection of all concerned, the depositor, the holder of the old stock and the buyer of the new stock. The General Assembly of 1907 passed a law relating to corporations in general. This new law permits corporations, mercantile, mining, manufacturing, etc., to increase their capital stock without paying up all or any part of the Increase. Under this 1907 act, applying to corporations in general, several state banks tried to get in. They attempted to increase their capital stock without paying up the increase. When the secretary of state demurred, they pointed to the 1907 law. Mr. Sims, who has been in the banking business for some years, insisted that the old law of 1881, relative to banks, should be followed, and then referred the whole question to the attorney-general. o JUDGE ERWIN WAS ABSENT Marriage License and a Junk License Issued—Judge Erwin Will Serve One Week After This Session. • A marriage license has been issued to Robert S. Young, aged forty-eight, of Monroe township, and Isabelle Lyon aged forty-six, of St. Marys township. The bride was married once before, her maiden name being Lautenhizer, and her husband died a year ago. The present term of court closes November 2nd, after which comes a two weeks’ vacation. On November 18th Judge Erwin will open the November term and will serve just one week, his time closing Saturday, November 23rd. Judge James T. Merryman’s term begins November 24th, but that being Sunday, he will really begin his official career on Monday, No. vember 25th and will serve for six years. A junk dealer’s license was issued to Eldridge Weaver to buy and sell from house to house in Adams cduntj*. a FAVORS SELLING PHILIPPINES. New York Herald Advocates Such Action by Congress. Washington, September 5. —It seems probable that the Philippine islands may receive more attention in congress next winter than they have received at the hands of the legislative body for several sessions. A New York newspaper (the Herald) is leading a campaign in favor of the sale of the islands. Its inquiries throughout the country show that there is considerable sentiment in favor of letting the islands go, if a desirable purchaser can be found. The advocacy of the sale of the archipelago is based on the assumption that Japan stands ready to purchase. Evidently an effort is to be made to lead congress into a discussion of the advisability of parting with the islands. No one suspects for a minute that congress, on the eve of a presidential campaign, will do more than debate the question if it touches it at all. At this time the leaders of the party in power have no other thought than that the United States shall continue to work out the problem the acquisition of the islands put upon it. But after all it is significant that a propaganda in favor of selling the islands should be favorably received by a great many persons who have given some study to the situation. o • HOW TO REMAIN YOUNG. To continue young in health and strength, do as Mrs. N. F. Rowan, McDonough, Ga., did. She says: “Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured me of chronic liver and stomach trouble, complicated with such an unhealthy condition of the blood that my skin turned red as flannel. I can now do all my work with ease and assist in my husband’s store., Guaranteed at Blackburn Pharmacy. Price 50c. e - DEMOCRAT WANT ADS. PAY-

’ ACCORDING TO ANNUAL REPORT : Have Reduced Indebtedness Over $13,000 and Paid for New Machinery at Cost of Over SIO,OOO. City Treasurer W. J. Archbold upon the request of the members of the finance committee of the city of Decatur, has been busily engaged in making a complete and accurate report so as to be able to show the members of the common council just what they have been doing during the past year and on yesterday he completed the same and through his kindness we are able to furnish the public some idea as to the condition the city is in at the present time. The present council, as is a well known fact, took their offices in May, 1906, at which time they assumed the managerial reins of this corporation upon a platform promising relief to the financial condition and promising to run the city upon an economical basis, and how well they have succeeded in carrying out that platform can be told in the figures that are given in this article. When the present council assumed control they found things in a very deplorable condition and went into the game with an indebtedness of something close to one hundred and twen-ty-four thousand dollars staring them in the face, but this did not seem to fease them in the least and they went in the battle with a determination to do or die and from all present appearance they have done something that they may feel justly proud of and something that will attach credit to their names for all time to come. During their first year of management they worked as only five men coull work who had the interest of the city and citizens at heart and at every nook and corner they started in to shaving down expenses of the city with the hope of making some sort of a showing at the end of the first year. The report as submitted by Treasurer Archbold describes the fact that the council did reduce the indebtedness, and instead of one hundred and twenty-four thousand dollars, it is now one hundred and nine thousand, a reduction of close to thirteen thousand dollars, which is no mean item when the tax payers figure the same to a fine point. Aside from reducing the indebtedness of the city to this great degree they were forced to purchase new machinery for the city plant, which was run down in a terrible shape and during the year past have paid out in actual cash close to ten thousand dollars for new machinery, which had they been able to have applied on the indebtedness of the city, would have reduced the same to the one hundred thousand dollar mark. As it is. the city has one of the finest equipped city plants in the state of Indiana, and one that will not need any improvement for a number of years to come. The report in full as given by Treasurer-Archbold is as follows: BONDED INDEBEDNESS. Water works bondss 16,000 North Ward school bldg.... 6,500 South Ward school bldg 12,000 City bonds 49,000 Floating orders 24,135 Total -..5107,635 Unpaid % judgments 2,152 Unpaid amt. on Elm St. sewer 620 $110,407 Amount on hands in special street and sewer fund 945 $109,462 Total amount of indebtedness when present council went in, $123,950. Amount of reduction made by present- council, $13,488. The above statement alone shows that the citizens have a just right to place much confidence in the present administration and the coming year may see the indebtedness reduced to far below the one hundred thousand dollar mark. Let us give credit to whom credit is due. o —> — Warning to the Avaricious. Reflect that there is little profit and much dishonor in avarice.—Madame De Lambert. Had Name Badly Mixed. How some people come to figure with an alias on police records was Illustrated the other day when an Italian was called upon to come Into ( court under the name of Mikado. His name figured on the docket as “Ric- • »rdo,” but It turned out that he had given his name to the court officer •orrectly as “Genero.” I — Judge Worthy of the Bench. s In the court of Judge Klamroth, of t Pasadena, Cal., the other day, when a witness had testified that she was ■ married and a cross-examining attorr ney asked her: “Will you nwear that \ you are married?” the Judge stopped him and made him apologize, remarking: “Never, in the eight years I have held court have I allowed a woman to foe Insulted.” —■ -

’ FIGHT EXTENDS OVER STATE And May Boon Reach Decatur—Claims that Another Ye»r Will Find Indiana Temperate. When a few anti-saloon men a few 1 months ago began the cry that Indiana ’ would be a dry state by 1910, they • were called brainless, half cracked ; fanatics, but they have continued the ( battle and people who sneered are now beginning to take notice. During the past month or two the fight has been centered in the north part of the state and with good success. To--1 day the “rum traffic” received a two '■ years death blow at Warsaw, every sa- ■ loon being driven out. The forces are • at work at South Bend, Elkhart and ’ other places and will soon be in Decatur. So sanguine are the “antis” 1 that now they proclaim that another year will bring them the victory and all Indiana will be dry. The Warsaw Union says of the fight: After a hard but futile fight, the saloon men in the second ward, by the time the commissioners’ court adjourns this afternoon, will have lost in their effort to contest the remonstrance filed last Friday and while the court, at the time the Union went to press, had not reached a final decision, it was generally understood and ad- ' mitted on the pleadings of the attorneys for the liquor men, that no sub--1 stantial inroads would be made in the remonstrance ranks. The attorneys 1 for the remonstrators agreed that one name signed to the remonstrance ’ was that of a man who it has since been learned was because of the length of his residence, incompetent to sign the remonstrance, but as to the others there is no hope for successfully contesting their validity. At three o’clock it was generally conceded that the remonstrators had won their case and that the saloons of the second ward were to go out of business. The Warsaw women and Sol C. Dickey are given great credit for the outcome. D. M. Hensley has again on display his collection of birds and wild animals, and the collection is attracting considerable attention among the local people and strangers. He has added a number of new specimens to his already large collection and the same is now one of the largest in the state. Mr. Hensley is justly proud of his works, as he does it all himself. For the benefit of Tayolr university there will, be a special. game of ball between the Upland Greens and the Matthews Giants at Upland Thursday. The entire town will attend the game, Upland stores, factories and business , in general Closing for a holiday in behalf of the university, for which the game is erpected to realize a large fund. —Hartford City News. o TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. Reported by the Decatur Abstract and Loan Company. Money to Loan on farms and city propgjty at lowest i rates of interest with privilege of par. , tial payments. Abstracts of title care' fully and neatly prepared. i Uriah Grim to Mary Draper, lots 17-18 Williams, $l3O. Robert Simison to G. Adler part section 3, Hartford township, SIOO. Hugh Wormcastle to Ed S. Johnson, i part lots 689, 690, 691, Decatur, SBSO. Mary Eckrote to Jno. W. Craig, lot 221, Berne, $2,100. Sarah Hammill to Krick; Tyndall and Co., part section 10, Washington . township, SI,OOO. Samuel Steele to Qeo. C. McAlhaney part section 17, Blue Crek township, S4OO. Marion F. Parrish to Chas. Case, part lot 78, Decatur, S9OO. Henry Hite to John B. Miller, inlot 2, Decatur, $250. ’ —■ —-o Greyhound's Historic Lineage. 1 The Eastern greyhoiind has been from time immemorial the hunting » dog of the Eastern plains, and, making allowances for the artlctlc attainments of those early periods, we find representations of him which are almost identical with the dogs of to-day on the monuments ’and tombs of ancient Egypt The invitations for the wedding of Miss Nell Hale to Walter G. Grove were issued this morning. The ceremony will be performed at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Mary Hale, on east Central avenue, Thursday evening, September 19th.—Bluffton 1 Banner. Parents should be alive to the responsibility they have in sending their children to school and keeping them along in the studies so the greatest benefit comes from the time spent in school room. This is a grave duty for parents and guardians, and one that is owing, not alone to the children for their future welfare, but the community likewise, which is to profit by the good citizenship of days to come.

ii ■ as— s—as— bm CLAIM CASE WAB FILED Partition Suit Hoard and Sale of Land Ordered—Judgment Renin Account Case. Two new marriage licenses issued at the county clerk’s office were to Edward Fennig, aged twenty, a Jay county farmer, and Myrtle Fogle, aged twenty-three, of Jefferson township; Isaac E. Marquardt, aged twenty-six, a farmer from Allen county, and Bessie Lee, aged twenty,'of Union township. S. P. Shelby, a stave manufacturer of Toledo, Ohio, has filed a claim against the W. H. Niblick estate for $342.15. William Drew, the venerable Geneva lawyer, transacted business before Judge Erwin this morning. ’ Nettie Druly vs. Dennis Druly, divorce suit, proof of notice to nonresident filed, default of defendant. Lydia Martin et al vs. Julia et al, finding that defendant, Julia Betzell, is the owner as tenant in common or’one-tnird of real estate in question. A sale was ordered, J. C. Moran being appointed commissioner, and his bond fixed at SB,OOO. William Hall vs. John H. Reiff, suit on note, $5.25, case ordered left off docket. Martin J. Bligh vs. Charles D. Murray, suit on account, $800; judgment by agreementx for $607.70 without relief. In the matter of Raymond Z. Stalter, the guardian, E. Z. Stalter, was ordered to file his report within twenty days. TEST TWO CENT FARE LAW. Suit Filed in the United States Court. The constitutionality of Indiana’s two cent fare law and those of other states that have passed like statutes is involved in acts just filed in the United States supreme court, in which the contention is made that under the provisions of the Hepburn rate act all railroad companies engaged in transporting commodities between the states are under the exclusive jurisdiction of the interstate commerce commission; further, that the states have lost all supervision and conltrol ’over railroads within their borders. The Missouri Pacific flailroad company has brought this case to the supreme court. o_ The temperance people at Lebanon won out in their fight to blanket the second ward. After a session of a day and a half to determine whether the remonstrance filed by the Good Citizens’ League contained a sufficient number of legal signatures to prevail, the board of commissioners decided in favor of the remonstrators. The saloon people succeeded in removing enough names from the remonstrance to reduce the majority from 23 to 14, but that was all and the attorneys for the saloon men gave up the fight. Seven of the eight saloons in Lebanon are in the second ward. Messrs. G. Max Hofmann and John W. Sale have returned from Bluffton, where they attended a meeting of the directors of the Marion, Bluffton and Eastern road. The meeting showed the road to be in excellent physical condition and the financial condition of the road also Showed up in fine shape. The. line is said to be doing far better than had been expected —Fort Wayne JournalGazette. Thursday afternoon at four o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lee, who reside on Chestnut street, occurred the wedding of Miss Bessie Lee, of this county, to Isaac Marquardt, of Monroeville, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Charles McConnehey. The young couple are quite popular among their associates and both come from well and respected families. They will mike their future home at Monroeville, where the groom has a furnished home awaiting them. - - ——— O In Prehistoric Ages. Some scientists believe that North America was in contact, during prehistoric ages, with Africa and with Europe, the former connection coming first. * -s - ’

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( THE IS ; LARGE Prof. Beachler Makes Report Showing the Attendance In the Various Grades. - jjf 1 (The first week of the school term has already slipped past and the pupils have settled down for the year’s work. The weeks and months will glide by rapidly and the boy or girl who works the hardest at his books will be the one best repaid in future years. Prof. Beachler 'gives us the following report of the first week’s showing :- The city schools open with increased numbers. Many of the rooms in the grades are too crowded to expect the best kind of service from the teachers. The high school is much larger than last year. Only seven seats in the assembly room are vacant and according to present indications, the few remaining ones will be taken within the next two weeks. The following Is a report of the schools by wards: North Ward 150 West Ward 127 South Ward 144 Central—Grades .» 137 Eighth grade 67 High school ~ 96 Total : 721 Non-resident pupils in high school, 30. Wm. Beachler, Supt. Q — GOVERNOR HUGHES INDORSED An Assembly District in New York Make a President. New York, September 6. —Governor Hughes was indorsed for the Republican nomination for the presidency at a meeting of Republicans held in the Twenty-ninth district. The meeting was that of the Pleza Central Park Republican club and took place in Tuxedo hall. This district is usually referred to as the “diamond back” section. Frank Herrick, who aspired for the leadership of the district last year and whose aspirations were defeated by County Chairman Herbert Parsons, who had his man, Frederick Dewitt Wells, elected to the leadership, got revenge when he introduced the resolution indorsing Governor Hughes, which was unalmously adopted. —o Will Palmer returned home from Illinois at noonj~-He says churches and schools are closed and all public gatherings forbidden at Robinson bn account of the prevalence of typhoid fever and diptheria there and that many families are leaving to avoid the epidemic. This will be alarming news to the many Montpelier people who have-friends and relatives there—Montpelier Herald. Elmwood, owned by G. W. Millikan, of Montpelier, and driven by Snyder, took first money in the free-for-all pace in the races at Columbus, Ohio, Labor Day. The race was pulled off on a muddy track, but Elmwood won the event easily in three straight heats and copped off the SI,OOO purse for her owner. The best time was 2:17%. Mis® Virginia Hamilton, a old Eaton girl, has fallen heir to $32,000 her portion of the estate of her grandfather, who died some time ago in Muslregon county. Until 25 the girl is to receive SBOO annually to pay her way through school in any college she may wish to attend and at the end of that time she will receive .*the remainder of the bequest. Woman at Her Best. A woman’s character and powers are finest about 40. A woman has gained everything at 40 and lost nothing; she is at the full vigor of her intellectual powers, she has acquired experience and judgment, and is not far enough away from youth to have become unsympathetic even to its wildest vagaries.—Bystander. V V Longevity. To achieve longevity one should be an Italian painter. Spinello was nearly 100; Carlo Cignana was 91; Michael Angelo, 90; Leonardo da Vinci, 75; Calabresl, 86; Claude Lorraine, Carlo Maratti, 88; Tintoretto, 82; Sebastian Ricci, 78; Francesca Albano, 88; Guido, 68; Guercino, 76; John Baptist Crespl, 76; Gluseppi Crdspi, 82; Carlo Dolce, 70; Andrew Saechl, 74; Zuccharelli, 86; Vernet, 77; Schldonl, 76. A Certain Cure for Aching Feet. Shake into your shoes Allen’s FootEase, a powder. It cures Tired, Ach- ; ing, Callous, Sweating, Swollen feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. f Y. 12-4 t

Ei FAST TRAIN MIT BUGGY j Mrs. Guesemap,. Son and Daughter HurletTfMo Eternity While Singing Hymn. 1 Hartford City, Ind., Sept s.—Mrs. - Robert Gueseman, aged 40 years, a s daughter, Gretta Gueseman, 18 years [ old, and a son, Frank Gueseman, aged I 20, of Millgrove, Ind, met instant 1 death just east of this city last night, 1 when a buggy in which they were rid--1 ing, was struck by a fast Lake Erie 1 and Western train. The husband and father identified the victims at the • morgue. The two children were the 1 only ones the couple had and the fath- : er is prostrated as the result of the • accident Mr. Gueseman was at home . and had not accompanied his family on the drive. Mrs. Gueseman and her two chil- , dren had attended prayer meeting at this city and were on their way home, ■ near Millgrove, when they were run down by north-bound passenger train No. 36, on the Lake Erie railroad, at the paper mill crossing, this city. Only a moment before they were hurled to death, the brother and sister were singing hymns they had heard at church, and the watchman at a paper mill near by said their voices were raised in the refrain of “We’re Going Home to Die no More,” as they approached the crossing. It is believed that the mother, as well as the children, were so engrossed in the music that they failed to hear the approaching train. The train was stopped within a short distance of the scene of the accident and the passengers assisted the train crew in placing the mangled corpses aboard the train which brought them to this city. The bodies of Mrs. Gueseman and her son were decapitated and the legs were severed. It was at first believed that, the third body was that of a young woman, who lived near the Guesemans and it was not until Robert Gueseman, the father, was called to the morgue, that the names of the victims were known. The three were the only Immediate members of Gueseman’s family. F“° ~' SHELDON MAN MET DEATHProsperous Farmer Fell Under Wagon and Was Killed. One of the most horrible deaths one can think of overtook William C. McMahon, aged 69, a prosperous farmer, residing near Sheldon, Saturday. Mr. McMahon came to Allen county from Illinois about a year ago and has since been taking pains with his farm ■ and fixing it up in an approved manner. Saturday he was hauling tile for draining purposes and drove into a hole partially covered by brush. He was thrown from the wagon violently and the loaded wigon passed over him. A physician was immediately summoney who ordered him to be taken to the Lutheran hospital at once. It was found that he had sustained three broken ribs and a ruptured liver. JThe operation at the hospital failed to relieve him, and hi fact he could not rally from it as he died about twenty minutes after it was performed. The funeral services were conducted by Lawton G. A. R. post of Fort Wayne at the Ossian M. E- church Wednesday forenoon about eleven o’clock and interment here was made immediately after. —Ossian News. The Indfian Railroad Commission has a busy time ahead of it. In all of the gravel cases the Lafayette Gravel and Cement company is plaintiff. The Monon Railroad company is made defendant in all of the cases for the reason that the company's gravel pit is located on that line. Other roads that are defendants in the cases are the Big Four, Lake Erie and Western, the Vandalia and the, Clover Leaf. The complaint charges that on some of the roads the rates are excessive and that on others satisfactory rates are not provided at all. Several state banks of Indiana tried to slip in a “wild-catting” scheme in the matter of increasing their capital stock, without paying up such an increase. These banks were caught up by Secretary of State Fred A. Sims, aided by Henry Dowling, of the Attorney General’s office, who has just given to Mr. Sims an opinion relative to the question, supporting Mr. Sims’ contention. The whole question was settled very simply and quietly, the opinion itself being less than one page long?—Frankfort Crescent.