Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 19 September 1907 — Page 7

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er, ■ September 16 —’ll Ft ' >rsta te Commerce Commissi s Will -lot attempt basic reductions] is °r reductions on any gene 180 > niay 136 acce Pted as practica The commission will re sena, before long, probably abi ’^^■ er L and will enter on tl seasSu of hard work that lies befol wi ll find itself pretty sharp! in some quarters, bee, nJ is a tendency on the part d to increase freight rate than to reduce them. On liig. it is learned, that no get in freight rates ma: for. The railroads wil i^M t " increased cost of labor am. and this will undoubted!.' by the commission as the broad problem on tin that many of the principal I spates are too high. The com s view rather will be that ii |H^R ave been to j high in the past, hardly be held so now under HBBh conditions. September 16—With ot ’ the Navy Metcalf's reashington from his inspecfacilities for caring for the fleet on the Pacific coast, re activities are being displayed naval authorities in putting th F eCt coni Pficated plans for of "Bob” Evans' batNot since the Spanish war officers been confronted great and so intricate a prob- I before has so large and a fleet gone on so long a Although it is officially ZTgp a Practice cruise, and the is made that the presence ships in the Pacific will be em Porary, the government is no chances. The state depart P av ing the way for the proper *

. I reception of the fleet by the people r of the coast. 1 Washington, September 16. —The controller of the currency has issued a certificate authorizing the Wayne National Bank, of Cambridge City, Ind., to begin business. The bank is capitalized at $50,000, and has the following officers: John K. Smith, president; W. Bent Wilson, vicepresident; Robert A. Hicks, cashier. The Lake State Bank has been organized at Richmond, Ind., with a capital of $25,000. A new state bank has been organized at Brownstown, Ind., with a capital of $25,000 to take the place of the People’s State Bank at Ewing, which was closed by the state auditor some time ago. TO CONVENE OCTOBER FIRST Many Candidates for Supreme Representative and Grand Outer Guard —Race Will be Warm One. The annual session of the grand lodge. Knights of Pythias, will convene in Indianapolis on the first day of next month, and already the politicians of the order are speculating on who the favored ones will be who

will be elected to office at the meet- | ing. It has become a well known fact that the meetings of this grand bodyare attended by about as many poliI ticians as the state conventions of a political party. There will be no contests for any of the offices except supreme representatives and grand outer guard, all other officers being givlen promotions, but for these two I places there are candidates a plenty. I The candidates so far announced iare James M. Hatfield, of Huntington, <k J. Dunte, of Lagrange, Otto Kolb fc lof Evansville, Dr. Charles W. Powell »tnd Charles A. Bookwaiter of Indian-’-‘Epolis, lor supreme representative; Mind Robert A. Brown of Indianapolis. li Tohn W- Harris of Bedford, Dr. E. H. id’ irubaker of New Castle, John W. ly -aither of New Albany, W. P. Hart is f Huntington and D. C. Atkinson of ie lammond for grand outer guard. 11 1 lends of the candidates are busily ' 111 gaged i ll advancing the interests if IL their favorites and the grand lodge t, lesion is expected to be strenuous r f.m the very start. ( 1 r —— o ■ OPEN A REAL ESTATE OFFICE 1 KUtz and Welfly are Ready for Your Business. I Kintz and Welfly is the name of a : new insurance and real estate firm who have just opened offices in the Morrison block. The parties are Ed- ] ward Kintz and Andrew Welfly, both j well known young men. They will , also conduct an employment bureau, ] do collecting and look after the rent- ' ing of property. They will appreciate ( any business given them. i ——<> —" ’ girl BABY FOR COLTERS. < Mr and Mrs. Charles H. Colter are 1 the happy parents of a girl baby, who 1 arrived Tuesday. Everybody recover- J ing.

WH0 g FORMERLY LIVED HERE Sprinkled Strychnine on Meat in Refrigerator—Police Are Making Investigation. The entire police department of Fort Wayne is engaged in an effort to run down fiends in human form who made a dastardly attempt yesterday upon the lives of two women, as aresult of which Frances Steele, the divorced wife of Eli Merryman, was saved from death only by the strenuous work of two doctors, and Mrs. Emma Feldheiser, the divorced wife of Andrew Feldheiser, was prevented from a similar fate by the timely discovery of Miss Steele’s condition. The method employed by the w7ouldbe murderers was the sprinkling of strychnine on meat in a refrigerator used by the women and but for the fact that Miss Steele was discovered before the poison had time to thoroughly effect its work, the dastards would have accomplished their purpose in at least one case. There is absolutely no clue to the identity of the persons who placed the poison and the police are wholly at sea in the matter. While Drs. Morse Harrod and A. H. Macbeth, who were called to attend Miss Steele, are certain that the poison .used was strychnine, and analysis will be made today to determine the fact jo a certainty. The two women reside at 635 East Wayne street, Miss Steele accupying apartments with her father in the basement of the house, and Mrs. Feldheiser, who is a palmist, living in the upper portion of the building. The refrigerator which was used by both families jointly, stands in a summer house. The door was locked, as usual, on Saturday night, the women state, and it was found locked by Miss Steele Sunday morning when she went i to get her meat, indicating that the I poisoners must have had a key which i fitted the door.

On Saturday night the father of Miss Steele went to Decatur to visit friends, leaving her alone. Later developments show that she arose late Sunday morning and about 10 o’clock went to the refrigerator in the summer house to get some beefsteak to cook for her breakfast. About 1 o’clock Mrs. Feldheiser, preparatory to getting dinner, also went to the refrigerator to take out a chicken which she had placed there on Saturday. She noticed that the chicken was covered with a white powder, which was also scattered about the refrigerator. Not understanding the presence of the powder, Mrs. Feldheiser went to Miss Steele's door to ask her neighbor about it. She obtained no response when she knocked at the door and peering into the window saw Miss Steele lying upon the floor. Hastily running in, Mrs. Feldheiser saw that the woman was only partially conscious and was breathing heavily. Thoroughly alarmed, Mrs. Feldheiser hastily called Dr. Morse Harrod. When the physician arrived he at once saw the gravity of the case and administered antidotes. A few minutes later Dr. A. H. Macbeth, who had been summoned, arrived and the two physicians spent about two hours in reviving the patient. When the police were notified of the affair they began an investigation but found little upon which to work. The poisoners left nothing behind which would tend to point to their identity and the only visible evidence of their presence was the strychnine.

Both Miss Steele and Mrs. Feldheiser have had domestic trouble but neither of their former sposes is suspected of any knowledge of or complicity in the affair. Miss Steele’s former husband, Eli Merryman, resides in the city but he is a hard-working, steady-going man who is above suspicion of a matter of this kind. Mrs. Feldheiser’s former husband, Andrew Feldheiser, lives elsewhere and is also not thought of by the police in connection with the case. The trial in which the Merrymans were divorced was one of the most sensational in the history of the courts of Allen county and the evidance was of such a racy nature that most of it was heard behind closed doors. Mrs. Feldheiser was granted her separation after she had caused the arrest of her husband on a charge of mistreating her by dragging her about the yard by her hair and similar stunts though the couple had experienced trouble before.

TEN YEARS IN BED “For ten years I was confined to my bed with disease of my kidneys/’writes R. A. Gray, J. P. of Oakville, Ind. “It was so severe that I could not move part of the time. I consulted the very best medical skill available, but could get no relief until Foley’s Kidney Cure was recommended to me It has Peer, a Godsend to me.” The following letters remain uncalled for at the postoffice: Mrs. Lulu Waggoner, Mattie Trim, Mrs. Dan Royling. Robert R Rix, John Maes, Miss Zella Fisher, D.<gV. Dorwin, J. D. Bailey. ,<y,

HAD BEEN ILL SIX MONTHS Death Was Due to Cancer of the Liver—Funeral Services Held this Afternoon. Mrs. Ellen Myers, aged fifty-five years, wife of John Myers, who resides one-half mile south of Honduras, died Saturday at noon after an illness of six months duration, death resulting from cancer of the liver and stomach trouble. She w’as well known in the community, having a host of friends who will be grieved to learn of her sudden demise. She was born in Trumble county, Ohio, and came to this county soon after her marriage and had since made this her home. She was a member of the Zion church at Honduras, and was an earnest and devoted worker in its behalf and her energies in this manner will be sadly missed by the church. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2 p. m.' at the Zion church at Honduras and interment was made in the Zion cemetery. o ONE OF THE GOOD OLD TIMES. The real refreshment and recreation of seeing a clean, genial, wholesome play which is also powerful and thrilling should take all theater goers interested in the coming engagement of Fred G. Conrad's company here in “Monte Cristo.” Public favor for this superb example of the romantic melodrama is perennial; and it is gratifying because “Monte Cristo” represents all that is worthy in stage entertainment. It apears in a fascinating manner to the imagiation and it feeds the hunger we all have for romance. It is a series of memorable pictures as presented by Fred G. Conrad’s company, using the dramatization made by one of the best of “Monte Cristo” stars, Eugene Moore. There are five acts in the play as given by Mr. Conrad’s company. He brings an unusual quantity of special scenry.

NO MORE TRUST LEGISLATION Railroads Spanked Until Th«y Will Be Good—New Federal Law on Denatured Alcohol. Washington, September 12. —The leaders in congress, a good many of whom are dropping in here, very gen. erally give echo to the recent declaration of Joseph G. Cannon, prospective speaker, that not much general legislation will be enacted at the coming long session. When reminded that the president will probably have a long legislative program for their consideration they only smiled. Sereno Payne, of New York, who for years has been chairman of the .ways and means committee, and by virtue of that position majority floor leader, gave out these views today: “Some legislation will be passed outside the appropriation bills. The Philippine tariff should and will be brought up. Minor defects in the rate law may be demedied. That there will be any legislation in regard to the trusts I do not believe, as it will be best to see how the present legislation works out. Rebates helped trusts, and I understand that the railroads have been so well spanked that they have promised to be good, and not grant rebates to trusts or anybody else any more.”

AGAINST THE FERTILIZER PLANT Case Will Prove Interesting and May Prove Important Over State —Dr. Hurty May be Used as Witness. William Hurst and Isadore A. Kalver, proprietor of the fertilizer factory. located north of the city, were ar. rested Thursday for erecting and maintaining a nuisance. The affidavit was filed by Henry A. Fuhrman, who says that they unlawfully permit such building to remain filthy and offensive, so that the air thereabouts is contaminated, and noxious exhalations and noisome and offensive smells are exuded therefrom, whereby the property of inhabitants of that locality are injured in value, their comfortable enjoyment of life prevented and their health and the health of the public passing along the highway are endangered, contrary to the peace and dignity of the state of Indiana. The affidavit is ip three counts, each giving practically the same causes of complaint. The defendants gave bond for S2OO and will probably put up a stubborn defense. They claim that such a plant is a good thing for a community and are substantiated, at ,seast partially by state board of health. Secretary Dr. Hurty, who may be used as an expert witness in the case. The penary in case of conviction is a firie’ ffnd the abatement of the cause. The case will be watched with interest.

AN ORGANIZATION MADE Fifty-Three Senators and Representatives Enjoyed a Day at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 11. —Pursuant to a call sent out to the members of the last general assembly of the state of Indiana by the Hon. W. S. Wells, representtive from Allen county, fifty-three senators and representatives met at the Grand hotel in this city last evening and effected an organization, me Hon. John Sweeney was elected chairman and Mr. Wells secretary. Harmony and confidence Jfras written on the face of each of the members present, and as there were fiftythree answered to their names out of a possible sixty minority an enthusiasm seldom witnessed in years gone by was evident. The meeting, from every standpoint wasjt success, the following taking the floor in defense of the Democratic principles: Representatives Harry Downey, of Shelbyville and Burgon Green, of Miami county; Senator Frank Kistler, of Lo. gansport; Senator Slack, of Franklin and Representatives James Garrard of Vincennes, and S. Simon, of Lake. The principle speakers of the evening were the Hon. Joshua Strange, of Marion, president of the Farmers' con. gress of Indiana, and the Hon. W. B. Wurtley, the latter speaking on the relation of the Democratic press to the party. Following the meeting the members repaired to the dining room of the hotel, where luncheon was served.

BY NEXT SESSION OF CONGRESS Backed by Rich Men and May Become a L a w—Favor e d by Many Representatives. According to J. A. Spekenhier, treasurer of the Indiana State Auto mobile association, it is probable that a federal law will be enacted by the next session of congress to protect automobilists. This will do away with petty ordinances of each city and town. Should the autiomobilists be unsuccessful in having this law passed the matter will be taken before the legislatures of the various states where there are resident members of the American Automobile association The matter will be taken before congress, because the owners contend the automobile is a means of interstate trade. As the organization of the automobile clubs in the various states are affiliated with the three A’s, the organization is especially strong and consists of probably 75,000 or 80,000 members. Many of the senators and congressmen are members and it is probable that no difficulty will be experienced in the passage of the law. At present every small town and city has an ordinance for exceeding the speed law. The tow-n marshal makes a living by keeping his eye open for rich motorists. In many cases the association admits the autoists are wrong. In the east this has become a regular graft, as the ! marshal gets a fee from each paid fine. An effort to improve the roads of this country will be another thing asked by the Automobile association.

NEW FOREIGN POSTAL RATES. Washington, September 12. —The new postage rates between this country and nearly every country in Eu-1 rope, Asia, Africa, South America and i Australia will become effective on October 1. Charges on foreign letters are reduced from 5 cents per ounce j to 5 cents for the first and 3 cents for each succeeding ounce. Return coupons are also provided by which replies may be prepaid from foreign countries at the original writer’s expense.

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DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS Moore Law Has Aided the Anti’s Greatly and the Workers are Jubilant. Indianapolis. Sept. 15.—The Indiana Anti-Saloon league made public today a statement which shows the sweeping scope of the anti-saloon movement in this state. Referring to the fact 955 saloons have been put out of business in Indiana since'May, 1905, the statement contains this interesting comment: “If placed in a row, allowing twenty feet for each saloon, they would extend over three and three-fifths miles.” That the Moore law has been an efficacious instrument in knocking out the saloons is proved by the fact that on May 1, 1905, there were 169 townships in the state from which the saloons had been driven out by remonstrance and now 390 townships are under remonstrance. Then there w 7 ere only five city wards in the state where remonstrances had been successfully invoked against the saloons. Now there are thirty-two remonstrance wards. Then there were 547 dry townships in the state; now there are 723 dry townships. Then there were 20 dry wards, now 7 there are 55 dry wards. Then there was not a single dry city in the state, now there are six dry cities. There were two dry counties then and now there are seven dry counties. The number of dry county seat towns has Increased from seven to twenty-one. At the present moment there are 1,284,853 persons living in dry territory in Indiana, as against 810,099 on the day the Moore law became operative. There are now 293 wet townships in Indiana and the indications are that the liquor will be squeezed out of a good many of them in the near future. The anti-saloon leaguers are in high feather over the progress they are making. o THAT SOUTH CAROLINA CASE.

Washington, September 12. —Over the protest of counsel for the state of North Carolina in the rate case being heard by standing Master Montgomery as the representative of Judge Pritchard, of the United States Circuit Court, next Wednesday, September 18, was fixed as the day to begin the examination of the books of the Southern railway. Judge Montgomery declined to modify his ruling and the order as issued today provides that the complainant. produce before him at the office of A. H. Plant, controller of the railway, “all books, papers and documents to and bearing upon the issues raised in this proceeding,” to be opened for the inspection of the master. O A To the party who wrote us a letter asking if we would charge anything to come out and address their reunion, was answerd no. but there are certain conditions always submitted. We don’t want to be placed at the end of the table where there is nothing but graham crackers, or be expected to pronounce a eulogy over a said to be young chicken when we have every reason to believe it. was one that did the crowing when Peter denied his Lord.

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