Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1907 — Page 7

■jT THEM OUT H... Root Mentioned for i I president—Canada Home. HLhington, Nov. I.—Treasury ofare agreeably surprised at the of banks throughout the counhave already indicated their to comply with the suggesthe controller of the currency Ljjsjeiy that additional circulation be Lv e; , out. Although the suggestion only yesterday afternoon, L urge number of telegrams were reHj at the department as early as today asking for additional in various amounts from L fe. thousand dollars to two mil■K George E. Roberts, former diof the mint and now presiM o f the Commercial National bank HBhicago, is here and has engaged additional circulation for Ejfiank. Solomon Wexter, vice-pres-■tof the Whitney-Central National of New Orleans, is also here and arrangements materially to her ise his holdings. Other promiK|t bankers, through Washington are arranging to dethe necessary securities prepara- ■ to taking out national banknotes limit of their capital stock. Nov. 1 —The Pacific ■t members of congress have ingiven notice to the president they will at the coming session radical legislation affecting the of Japanese coolies into the Kjtt'd tSates. Secretary Straus, of of commerce and labor with the coast members that legislation of last winter has ineffective. Japanese laborers been coming in by the wholesale ligbt along and the bureau of immigra|io| has not been able to stop the tide. Nov. 1. —Senator Scott Virginia, who was among callers today, said on the white house, that he would ■S to see some one start a boom for Root for president. “His name to go before the convention,” Esaid the senator. “He is one of the fastest men this country has proMtd. Personally I am for him for ■he nomination and my state, I am He, would be glad to support him.” | Washington, Nov. I.—William W. of Winchester, Ind., United consul at Vera Cruz, Mex., is He, enroute to his old home on a Mr. Canada was one of ■ early appointees of President Mcand has been at the Mexican Ht since the spring of 1897. Mr. reports twenty-five Americans ■ living at Vera Cruz, and says they H all doing well. IM o ——

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A SLUMBER PARTY Masquerade Affairs in Different Parts of City—All Were Delightful. Miss Lucile Hale gave a delightful slumber party at her home Thursday for the members of the Menu-ate club. From seven to nine o’clock the girls attended the services at tne M. E. church, after which they repaired to the home of the hostess, where an excellent time was had until a late hour. Special music and other amusements were in order and until time for retirement, the merry guests proceeded to enjoy themselves to the limit. This morning at nine o’clock, breakfast was served to the members of this popular club, and all did justice to same. This event is only a verification of the entertaining qualities possessed by these girls, and their gatherings are always most pleasant ones. Those who attended were the Misses Edna and Emma Hoffman, Marie Beery, Frances Merryman, Pansy Bell and Winnifred Johnson. The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Frisinger was the scene of a delightful masqueade party Thursday, when a number of their neighbors rushed into their home and completely surprised them. Costumes of every description were to be seen and the affair was great to behold. Those present were Mesdames M. Gilson, of Cardwell, Mo., Peoples, George Everett, H. Myers, C. Lee, E. Archer, C. Hocker, J. Caster, J. Porter, C. Shroll, S. E. Shamp, G. W. Winters and U. S. Cress. — r>ALL SAINTS DAY OBSERVED. Holiday Celebrated in Usual Form Today. Friday was All Saints day at the Catholic church and the event was celebrated in an appropriate manner and with impressive services. The day was a holiday and our city was thronged with people who attended the special services. This event is celebrated with the same kind of services that are had on Sunday, early mass being conducted at seven-thirty o’clock by Father Wilken, high mass at nine thirty by Father George, and vespers were held this afternoon at two-thirty o’clock. Owing to a special dispensation the members of the church are today permitted to eat meat which is a very rare occurrence. However, to comply with the former ruling and workings of the church. Thursday was observed as a fast day. The services were all attended and the day celebrated in a fitting manner. u-' " The suit between the rival county superintendents of Blackford county will be tried here some time next term of court, the case having been sent here on a change of venue. W. P. Modin was elected superintendent in June, 1907, but Finley Geiger claimed no legal election had been held and is attempting to hold the office. Modlin brought suit to get the books and office, the case was decided in Modlin’s favor and carried to the supreme court, by which it was sent back for retrial. It was then venued to Grant county.—Marion Chronicle.

ONE DECREE GRANTED Re-appraisement of Journal Filed —Will of Julia Nelson Was Probated. J. W. Bosse and John F. Snow, appraisers for tne Journal Publishing company, filed an inventory in court this morning, showing the value to be 11,090.40. The court ordered the property sold after giving five days’ notice in the Daily Democrat. This appraisement is over SBOO lower than the former appraisement, when the plant failed to sell. The last will and testament of Julia A. Nelson, a former resident of Geneva, was filed. She bequeaths her real estate, a lot in Geneva, to her son, William, he to pay all her debts and funeral expenses and to pay to each of his two sisters $25 within two years. The will was written October 24, 1901, and witnessed by Eliza Martin and Katie Butcher. Hooper and Lenhart filed a new case entitled Emily Johnson vs. Samuel Kirkwood et al, suit to quiet title. In each of the three cases for divorce tried yesterday, Judge Erwin refused the divorce decree as prayed for and rendered judgment against the plaintiffs for costs. The cases vorce tried Thursday, Judge Erwin Henry Erhart, Charles J. H. Hower vs. Dora Hower, and Mary Rice vs. Clement J. B. Rice. A motion for, a new trial was filed by the plaintiff in the case of Isadore Kalver et al vs. William L. Gunder, a warranty suit, in which $20.00 was recovered. Q IS OF MUCH INTEREST Traction Engine Owner Must Pay for Damages Incurred to Streets of City. The evidence in the case of the city of Winchester vs. Calvin Miller has all been submitted in the Wayne circuit court and the interested parties are now awaiting the decision of Judge Fox. The case aroused a great deal of interest here and a large number of people went to Richmond as witnesses. Miller, who is a resident of Decatur, took a contract to build a crushed stone road south of town. He hauled the material, several wagon loads at a time, from the railroad here, using a big traction engine as the motive power, and the city claimed that the engine pulling the heavy load badly damaged Wesern avenue. An injunction was secured against Miller and the suit went to Wayne county on a change of venue. Miller employed several attorneys and contested the •injunction. —Winchester Herald. Mr. Miller arrived here Thursday evening and says the court decided against him, and stated that he would estimate the amount of damages in a few days, intimating that they would be slight. If this decision stands, it bars the traction engine from every town and city in the state and it is probable that the Gaar, Scott and Co. and other manufacturers will insist upon Mr. Miller appealing the case.

GETS EXCITING AT CLEVELAND The Mayoralty Election There Going at a Merry Clip. Cleveland, Nov. I.—The Cleveland mayoralty campaign has reached the arrest stage. Both parties have had sleuths out investigating the heavy registration, and as a result fifteen warrants have already been sworn out, charging illegal registration, while two hundred more are expected. Incidentally, the grand jury has indicted John Stanley, general manager of the Cleveland Electric Railway company, on a charge of tampering with witnesses before the grand jury in its investigation of the registration rolls It is charged that Stanley told witnesses what testimony to give, when they were summoned before the jury. Stanley is a suporter of Congressman Burton, and the Republicans charge that his indictment is a campaign move. The prosecuting attorney is a Democrat. Stanley gave bail. The offense is punishable by a fine or workhouse sentence. _ o•— ———“— The Supreme court has decided that fees for giving election notices are a part of the fees which county sheriffs must pay into the county treasury as the property of the county upon drawing their salaries. The court puts Ifruch fee;({ln,-;the same class with “in-and-out” fees for receiving and discharging, prisoners, -which are also held to be the property o£ the county and not of the sheriff.

RULES, REGULATIONS Adopted at the Meeting of the Democratic Central Committee Today. The scramble for nominations for county offices, on the Democratic ticket began Friday, when the central committee met to decide upon the date and adopt rules and regulations for this import»«t event. The session was held at Meibers hall and was an enthusiastic and interesting one, opening at ten o’clock this morning. County Chairman John C. Moran presided and E. Burt Lenhart served as secretary. Committees on rules and assessments were reported in due time and their reports were unanimously adopted. The date was fixed for Friday, December 6th, five weeks from today, this being the date generally preferred by the candidaes, most of whom favored a short campaign. The rules were fair and impartial for every candidate and if observed, will produce a clean, wholesome campaign. The rules will be published in full in’ tomorrow's issue. The committee on rules consisted of F. C. Foreman, Ernest Doehrman, Augustus Straub, F. V. Mills and James M. Duff. Committee on assessments, L. A. Holthouse, W. W. Briggs, H. H. Harruff, E. B. Lenhart and Rudolph Schug. Dore B. Erwin gave a short talk, jfull of democratic thoughts, which pleased his hearers. Chairman Moran then introduced the various candidates there being four for auditor, three for treasurer, three for surveyor, two for representative, two for commissioner "first district, and one for prosecuting attorney, sheriff and coroner. The candidates as announced were as follows: For representative—Thurman Gottschalk, Berne; V. Linker, Kirkland township. For prosecuting attorney—Henry B. Heller, Decatur. For treasurer —Paul Baumgartner, Decatur; W. J. Archbold, Decatur; Charles W. Yager, Pleasant Mills. For auditor —T. H. Baltzeli, Washington; P. A. Macklin, Wabash; Fred Hoffman, Decatur; H. E. Michaud, Berne. For sheriff —Eli Meyer, Decatur. For commissioner, 2nd district — William Miller, Washington. For commissioner, Ist district — David Werling, Preble; Henry Zwick. Root. For Surveyor—Charles C. Ernst, Decatur; Orval Harruff, Decatur; Abe Boegley, Berne. For coroner —Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, Preblle. Mr. Herman Sellemeyer was introduced as a candidate for trustee of Washington township. S. W. Wells, of Fort Wayne, a candidate for senator of Adams and Allen county, to succeed J. W. Tyndall, was present and delivered a short address, asking the support of Adams county.

TOBACCO GROWERS POOLING. They Are After the Tobacco Trust and Want to Beat Them. Boonville, Ind., Nov. 1. —It is expected within a few days that the tobacco growers who are canvassing Kentucky will cross the Ohio into Warrick, Spencer and Dubois counties, the three counties of Indiana which are known as tobacco-producing counties, and try to persuade the growers to pool their crops. Representatives of the American Tobacco company which is buying the bulk of the crop in southern Indiana, say that the situation is critical in Kentucky and that the trust has reason to anticipate trouble and possibly damage before the growers and their canvass of the territory of tobacco growers. For fear their barns will be burned in these counties the trust will not store their tobacco, but will ship it as fast as possible. The trust has bought 500,000 pounds in this county and as soon as it comes in it will be shipped away. o —— Hartford City dairymen have caught the infection. They have announced another raise in the price of milk, to take effect November 1. October 1 milk was advanced from 5 cents a quart to 6% cents a quart and cream was advanced from 10 cents to 12% cents a pint. The new raise puts milk at 7 cents a quart and cream at 14 cents a pint. John K. Hughes, a veterinary surgeon of Dunkirk, Ind., probably has been arrested more times than any one else in eastern Indiana, but the records show that he has won the nineteen cases that have been filed against him. Hughes is president of the nongraduate veterinations, and, although have been acquitted of several, he admits that he has no license. Today is pension day and the various old soldiers of our county are making out their Vouchers preparatory to drawing their quarterly allowance from the government.

NEWS IS UNEXPECTED F. M. Schirmeyer Receives a Sad Message—Details Not Given. Frank M. Schirmeyer received a message last Thursday from his sister Mrs. A. C. Young, of Belt, Montana, stating that she had just been notified that their broher, Will Schirmeyer, had died at Seattle, Washington, Wednesday morning. No further details were given and Mr. Schirmeyer at once wired for further information, which late this afternoon had not arrived. Will Schirmeyer was reared In this county, leaving here in 1894, nearly louneen years ago. Since that time he has been located in Dakota, Montana, Dawson City, Alaska, and Washington. He was forty-nine years old and while here was a very popular citizen. His unexpected death will cause a sad surprise among his many acquaintances and friends here. o John Meyer, son of Fred H. Meyer, a Ft. Wayne saloon keeper, claims to have found a stick of dynamite on the rear step of his father’s saloon, with a six-inch fuse in it and a concussion cap. The fuse had been lighted, but had died out before reaching the dynamite. It is asserted that the object was to blow up the saloon. Meyer* had some trouble recently with Dr. Mason, of the Good Citizens' league, and the father has three indictments pending for violations of the liquor law. Officers have been unable to develop anything in conection with the affair. Under orders of Mayor Murphy Wabash policemen accompanied a gang of boys around the city Wednesday while the lads carefully washed show windows they had covered with soap during the night. The lads had begun the celebration of Hallow-een too early and the police rounded them up. and, rather than arrest them, had them taken before the mayor. The result was the unique spectacle of the police guarding sons of prominent residents while they busily scrubbed show windows they had mischievously decorated. Chief of Police Lines states that proceedings will be taken in other depredations. As a result of the demoralization of the company and lack of sufficient and capable officers, Adjutant General Perry has ordered that that Bluffton militia company be mustered out of service. It was company G, second regiment.

Road supervisors all over the county are busy preparing the pikes for the coming winter. In almost any direction you go from this city you will encounter fresh gravel, which has been hauled and dropped in the bad places in the roads. In each of the four townships there is a great deal of this work to be done and there will be more of it in the spring, after the thaw when the roads bepome almost impassable. The Delphos shops of the. Clover Leaf is a busy place these days, and additional men are being employed almost every day. Six new employes have been added to the force within the past couple of days. A new wheel press, for forcing car wheels on axles, is being installed in the rear shop. This is a necessity that Foreman Rossilit has not had at his command so several years, and will add to the efficiency of the work—Delphos Herald. TO HOLD PEACE CONFERENCE. Statesmen from the Islands Will Soon Gather, Washington, Nov. 3.—The Central American Peace conference which will convene in Washington probably on Nov. 11, will draw to this city as delegates the leading statesmen and professional men of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador, as well as the ministers accredited to the United States from those countries. These men will assemble here to represent the hopes entertained in the various republics ’that the conference may effectually end wars betwen themselves and revolutions within themselves. It is expected that the conference will continue for at least two we eks and it is likely that it may run for a month or more. In preparation for the gathering the upper floor of the building occupied by the International Bureau of American Republics has been fitted out in elaborate style. In addition their regularly accredited ministers to the United States, Guatemala, Honduras and Salvador have sent two delegates each, while Costa Rica and Nicaragua have sent but one. Probably the most picturesque figure who will beVeen at the-conference is Senor Pollcarpe Bonilla, a former president of Honduras.

TO INVESTIGATE ACCIDENTS. Indiana Commission to Look Into Responsibility of Accidents. Members of the Indiana Railroad Commission say that the commission would begin at once to look closely into railroad accidents involving loss of life. This action of the commission will be taken with a view to establishing the responsibility for railroad accidents and imposing the penalty of the law on culpable persons, whoever they may be. The first step in the investigation, it was said, would be an inquiry into a collision which occurred in Indiana in recent weeks and in which one man was killed and several persons injured, including the trainmen. The commission refused to specify which accident it has in mind, but said that the investigation would include testimony from the conductor, engineer and all trainmen who were employed on the trains wrecked. The commission has ordered the division engineer of the road to bring to the commission’s hearing room all these employes and they will be rigidly questioned in regard to the accident. This investigation will be begun as soon as the men summoned are able to appear and give testimony. o— RUNAWAY AT MONROEVILLE. Monroeville, Ind., Nov. 1. —Thursday evening about 6 p. m. a team belonging to Schaab and Wierman became frightened at a car near the overhead bridge west of town and ran away, throwing the occupants of the rig into the ditch. Charles Lovelace and Virgil Hay were not injured but William Bauserman sustained a fracture of the right leg near the ankle. He was taken to Dr. H. E. Steinman’s office and later removed to his home. He is not injured internally as at first reported, but will be laid up for some time. o — The Huntington papes are telling of a smooth game that fs being worked on the housewivse of that city by an agent who is canvassing for the sale of dress goods. He sells on the installment plan and after collecting the first dollars agrees to forward the goods. Up to date none of his customers have received any of the goods, nor do they know the address of the firm that is to send the goods They even do not know the address of the agent who took the order. A Chicago educator says the Bible isn’t fit for children.— Evchange. That Chicago editor has expressed more than he knew. The Bible as it is written, and without helps, is not fit for children. Neither is it fit for adults. The Chicago editor undertook to read his Bible just as a man will drink adcohol. He neglected to adulterate the fluid and the result was it took the skin off of his throat. We might say that the study of Greek or Latin is not intended for children and the saying would bet rue, but how they enjoy it when it is their privilege to have the books simplified. The Bible is too deep for the Chicago editor. The town of Warren is making another determined fight, aided by an anti-saloon worker who arrived there two weeks ago, to put the saloons out of business completely at that place. A remonstrance is in circulation and it is hoped by the temperance forces that enough names will be secured to it to defeat the application of Hiram Gill, who will appear before the Huntington county commissioners Monday to ask for a renewal of his license. There are now five saloons at Warren and the remonstrance being circulated is against the business as a whole and not against Gill or any other man individually and if sufficient names are secured it will knock out the saloon business at Warren completely for two years to come. Disguised as a farmer Marshal Elisha Roberts patroled the streets of Van Buren to preserve the peace on Hallow’een and when four young men attempted to throw a well-pull-ing devise int the creek the officer interfered. As the rioters did not know the man in the rustic garb was the marshal, one of them grabbed him and another hit him on the nose with a rock. Judge E. C. Vaughn and Attorney John Burns were in Indianapolis Thursday to consult with an attorney with the Lake Erie in regard to the claim for damages against the railroad company by Robert Gueseman because of the death of his wife and two children, who were killed a few months ago by a Lake Erie train. The railroad company's attorneys made an offer in settlement, but not enough to satisfy the claim and suit in court will likely be filed in which there will be demand for $20,000. —Bluffton News. Mr. and Mrs. J. il. Graham, of Kempton. Indiana, who jkave been guests of Mr. alld Mrs. W. Pyke for several days past, returned to their home Saturday night.