Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1908 — Page 6

G. L. Gullfoyle, of South Bend, president of the Decatur Furnace company,was in the city Thursday on business for this enterprising Decatur company. The furnace company is overflooded with orders and it will be necessary to more than double its present capacity if the company keep pace with its orders. Should this extension to the buildings and equipment be made, it follows that stock will have to be issued and sold for this purpose. There should be no trouble in finding purchasers for this stock, as there is no chance for speculation. It is a plain business proposition. The company have already passed the experimental stage and their possibilities and fut»re is certain and sure. The company have been working the capacity of the plant the entire year, in the face of the fact that nearly every other manufacturing institution was compelled to reduce their working force. One hundred men could be employed there as easily as not. They have the business to employ them, besides such an increae in the working force will insure dividends for those who own the stock. It is the time to make the company mqre than prosperous, and it is the time, too, to help the general business of the city. We hope that this new issue of stock will be taken without delay.

Grandpa Samuel Kunkle, of Monmouth.cime home last Wednesday from a week’s trip to Paris, 111., where he spent a few days with a sister, whom he had not seen in many years. He was accompanied by Cal Kunkle, a nephew from Wells county, a brother o’ Will Kunkle, and the two men had an experience that came near ending in the death of both. The accident happened at Chicago Heights, Chicago, w’here the men stopped on their way home (for an overnight visit. They retired on Monday night about ten o’clock, the two sharing one bed. The younger Mr. Kunkle turned the gas jet too low and when the pressure went down during the night the light was extinguished and the gas fumes escaped in their room. Along towards morning, the lady of the house noticed the smell of gas and started an investigation, soon discovering that it came from the room occupied by the visitors. The door was locked and it was impossible to awaken the men, so the only thing left was done, the door broken down. The two men were found very near to death, and the physician, who was summoned seemed very doubtful of his ability to arouse either. After constant work, the younger man was restored to consciousness at ten o’clock on Tuesday Imorning while grandpa continued to sleep until Tuesday evening. They had recovered by Wednesday sufficiently to come home, and the elder man seems none the worse for his experience, though it is said that the Wells county man was not entirely well, and may yet suffer further illness. Samuel Kunkle is past eighty-eight years old, and his trip was a wonderful thing, but the fact that he had strength to recover after being so overcome with the deadly gas fumes seems almost beyond belief and he Is being congratulated by his friends.

Two claims were filed in the circuit court against the Ossian Mutual Live Stock Insurance association. One suit is by Charles F. Kegerreis and the other one by Roy Holcroft. Both men state that they had become members of the company and had paid up their assessments. The former claims that during the month of October, 1908, one of his horses which was injured, was killed and that although the claim was allowed by the officers of the association, it was never paid. The other suit by Roy Holcroft, for S2OO states that one horse was killed in the spring and that he never got any money for it. He asks for $56.25. The officials of the Trust company, •which is acting as receiver for the association, state that they have a number of suits pending in Portland and Muncie against policy holders in the association who have not paid their assessments. It was on account of the failure of the members of ’he association to pay un tb o ir dues that a receiver was asked for. —Bluffton Banner. This live stock association has been having no end of trouble recently, and there seems to be some defect in their system of doing busi- —■ South Bend will have a ten-story office building, J. M. Studebaker having just announced that he would commence the construction of such a building on the comer of Main and Washington streets, just across from the Oliver hotel and diagonally opposite the court house. The structure will cost $300,000 and will be 111 feet long and have a frontage of 66 feet. o Foley’s Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation and stimulates the liver. Orino regulates the bowels so they will act naturally and you do not have to take purgatives continuously. TH® HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

Wabash, Ind., Dec. 10.—Judge A. H. Plummer, of the Wabash circuit court, held the county local option law constitutional; that the county council does not need to make an appropriation for an election before the order is made, and dissolved the restraining order issued against the county commissioners which forbade their proceeding with the arrangements for an electon, dated for Tuesday, December 29. Immediately steps were taken by the attorneys for the saloon interests to appeal to the supieme court. As soon as the decision was read the county commissioners, still in session, proceeded to arrange for the election. This is the first decision by an Indiana judge upon the constitutionality of the Indiana statute passed by the legislature in special session. Concluding his ruling Judge Plummer said. "The licensed saloon is a dangerous business and demands regulation. Courts have held that the legislatures have power in resecting and in giving police power to regulate the saloons, and they have the power also to prohibit the sale of liquor. I believe that the Indiana legislature has the right to pass a law prohibiting the sale of liquor in the state of Indiana and that law would be constitutional and valid.” The suit was brought by John P. Martin, of Wabash, demanding an injunction upon two grounds. The first was that the law is unconstitutional, because it is in contravention of section 1, article 14 of the constitution of the United States regulating property rights. The second was that the law was unconstitutional in that it was in contravention of certain sections of the Indiana bill of rights guaranteeing due process of law.

About two months ago. one George Zehr, a well known and respected resident of Hartford township, applied in court for naturalization; papers. In the course of his examination it developed that he did not believe it right for a person to vote, and said he would not do so. As our very government is based on the principle that the people rule. Judge Merryman has held that in his opinion Mr. Zehr should not be granted the papers. However, he has held up his decision in the matter, and in the meantime had the clerk, Mr. Haefling, write to the naturalization department at Washington who recently replied as follows:

Mr. James P. Haefling, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Decatur, Indiana: Sir —This office is in receipt of your letter of the 2nd instant reporting the case of one George Zehr. and asking informing on behalf of the judge of your court with regard to the division’s view upon the fitness of the said Zehr to become a citizen of the United States, since he belongs to a church which believes it is wrong to vote. I assume that Mr. Zehr is orthodox, in the popular sense of that word, and subscribes without mental reservation to the doctrines of the church of which he is a member, including that which inculcates the curious teaching that to cast a ballot in an election is a sin. While the opinion of this office is i n no wise conclusive upon a point of this nature, I do not hesitate to state that any person who maantains extraordinary belief cannot truhfully be said to be attached to the principles of the constitution of the United States. The whole theory of our government is based upon the assumption that the original source of all just government is in the people, from which the sequence is easy and inevitable that it is the duty of the people to take part in the constitutional methods of exercising this authority. It may be a reasonable exercise of an American “sovereign’s” discretion to abstain from voting on occasion, but to hold the position that to vote under any conditions is sinful is in my judgment to take a stand that 18 inconsistent with the plain duty of American citizenship. Such a man cannot be said to be attached to a n organic law which makes express provision for that mode of government. However, this is a point for the court to be satisfied upon, and these remarks are made merely in response to the request in your letter of the 2nd instant.

The division will be pleased to be advised by you of the disposition made of this case. Respectfullv, Richard K. Campbell, Chief Div. of Naturalization, o One week from next Monday night is when the big M. W. A. district meeting is scheduled to come off. The special car which will be chartered by the local camp will, no doubt, be crowded. It will leave here a.t six o’clock and returning will leave Fort Wayne at 12 o'clock. From indicaItlons about forty {candidates frofn here will be introduced into the mysteries of the organization at shat time. The announcements of the Decatur merchants elsewhere ip this issue should be read carefully by every Democrat reader. See the bargains.

The cause of Effie M. Springer vs. John M. Springer, divorce, was rs docketed in circuit court. About a year ago, when the cause was filed, the court granted what is termed a legal separation, ordering Springer to pay SB.OO per month for the support of his children. He has failed to do this and according to the petition filed Thursday has ben living in adultery. The court, therefore, granted a divorce and gave the custody of the child. Selvy, to the board of children guardians, who have found a home for her with John Swartz, an Amishman.who will give her splendid care and training. Swartz and his wife and another ccuple appeared in court and took possession of the child. The little girl, three years old. climbed upon her new mamma’s lap and seemed perfectly contented and happy. Little Selay is a bright. flaxe n haired, pretty little child, and how any father could cast her aside to be thrown upon the mercy of the -world is unfathomable. Swartz stated in court that he has no children of his own and agreed with S. D. Fordyce and Mrs. D. D. Heller, members of the board of children’s guardians and to the court that he would give the child a good home, allow her to choose her own religion when old enough and aid her in every possible way. Both Mr. and Mrs. Swartz appear like kindly, good natured and capable people, as they are. Mrs. Springer was also given judgment for S2OO alimony. The custody of another daughter was given Mrs. Springer and the custody of Viola and Leo, two other children to Mr. Springer. The latter is to pay $3.00 per month at the clerk’s office for support of the daughter Mamie, who remains with her mother.

The consummation of a business deal of las tweek conveys the ownership of the Charles W. Yager general merchandise store at Pleasant Mills to Ulysses S. Drummond of this city and Elijah E. Nidlinger of east of Decatur, the new firm to take possession January 1, 1969. Mr). Yager, who is treasurer-elect, has owned the place of business for some time, and has been decidedly successful. It became necessary, however, to dispose of the store owing to the fact that his undivided attention will be diverted to the duties of the treasurer's office. The new proprietors are among Adams county's most highly respected citizens. MU Drummond has for twenty-one years been a clerk at the Niblick and Company s*ore and has been faithful in his work. He has established an acquaintanceship which assures him a liberal patronage in the new field. Mr. Nidlinger is also well qualified 'for business and their many friends wish for them all the success the future can hold. a The officers who were elected Tuesday night to guide the destiny of the Royal Neighbors lodge are Mrs. W. E. Smith, oracle; Mrs, W. H. Fledderjohann, vice oracle; Mrs. Olie Scheiman, past oracle; Mrs. E. E. DeW’itt, recorder; Mrs. Lettie Enos, receiver; Mrs. William Biggs, chancellor; Mrs. Anna Yahne, marshal; Mrs. William Jeffries, inner sentinel; Mrs. Cliff Lee, outer sentinel; managers, Mrs. Dorsey Hoagland and Mrs. William Richards; physician. Dr. W. E. Smith. The lodge has wisely selected the above mentioned. as they are all able to perform their duties efficiently.

“Woman has just one duty in life,” says A. Man, “and that is to look pretty.” He makes the demand as if it were the easiest duty he could inflict on feminity, but what wots mere man o’ the price of face powder, or the cost of the manicure's services? How would he like to spend hours a day with the masseuse, having all the Individuality rubbed out of the face, and doll baby nonenity left in its place. How shoffld he, pray, like to restrain all expression of mirth, or sorrow, or anger, lest perchance a few tiny wrinkles or crowsfeet make their appearance? Emerson, our New England philosopher and mystic, exclaims, “Beauty is its own excuse for being,” and so it is, if it's the right sort, but perish the thought of too much and too patent loveliness. Better to scrub floors and wash dishes and sew endless seams for a living than to be a slave to the one duty of looking pretty. No woman should be ugly, but every woman if she thinks the right thoughts and beautifies her mind with lovely ideals will reap a harvest of loveliness that will shine in her face through the medium of her soul. ■ 1 - ' ■ o — Fred Blackwood quit the saloon business last night at eleven o'clock with the expiration of his license for the north Johnson street room. His fixtures and furniture are already being moved out to make room for Charley Humphrey’s printery. The funiture of Blackwood’s place will be shipped to Marion. It belongs to the Terre Haute dewing Company. Blackwood will leave Bluffton. There are now only five saloons left in Bluffton.—Bluffton Banner.

WEDDED AT CLERK’S OFFICE Mr. Rayle, of Tipton County, Claims Adams County Giri as Bride. Two happy young people were joined in the holy bonds of wedlock, the event occurring at the county clerks office at aoout 8:20 o’clock this morning. The party arrived on the eight o'clock train over the G. R. & I- and repaired at once to the court house, where a license was secured and Squire James H. Smith summoned, who performed the ceremony. The couple were accompanied by several friends, who witnessed the marriage. The groom was Oliver Rayle, a farmer, twenty-five years of age, from Tipton county, Indiana, and the bride was Miss Iva Summers, aged eighteen, a daughter of John Summers, the Monroe real estate man. They will make their future home in Tipton county. FORT WAYNE PRESBYTERY Will Hold Special Session Tomorrow. Fort Wayne, Ind.. Dec. 15. —For the purpose of considering the actual solution of problems of church management and especially of church finances the Fort Wayne Presbytery has been asked to hold a special meeting in this city December 16 at the Westminster Presbyterian church. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a. m. and co ntinue throughout the day. Dr. John Dixon, secretary of the New York board, and the Rev. A. F. McGarrah, special representative, an expert in the problems of church benevolence and finance, will be present. Dr. George Knox, synodical superintendent of home missions, will also participate.

About a half dozen members of the base ball association gathered at the office of Gallogly & Lower last evening, but no definite action was taken. One man made a proposition to buy the park, and if he does, a team will be installed here next year. In fact he informs us that there is a very good possibility that a league will be organized, with Van Wert, Decatur, Bluffton to start with. Another meeting will be held this evening to further discuss the matters. While hunting near his home six miles north of Huntington. Wednesday afternoon, Charles Hollenbeck, 25 years old. had a narrow escape from death, While loading a double-bar-leddel shotgun, the weapon was discharged accidentally and a gcod portion of the load entered Hollenbeck's face. Goshen parties have purchased a half interest in the fruit can lid invented by George Loffi, of Garrett, and are now’ making the machinery necessary for its manufacture on a large scale. This is a can lid which it is claimed will keep the fruit air tight and can be opened or closed easily.

Fred Schafer and Albert Graber returned last week from Union City where they have been for several days, looking over the big line of buggies made by the Union City Carriage poimpany. They an (order for three car loads of these rigs which will be delivered here next spring for the customers of the Schafer Hardward company. Senator Beveridge has introduced in congress a bill to provide SBO,OOO for the purchase of a site and the election of a postofflce building at Huntington. Another measure proposes to relieve Postmaster Crabill, of South Bend, for liability for stamps to the value of $18,653.50, which were stolen in the recent robbery of the South Bend postoffice. At the meeting of the board of directors at Winona last week Dr. A. Gj Gorrell was elected with R. A. Hatfield as one of the directors of the school for young women at that now famous resort. Mr. Gorrell will accompany Mr. Hatfield to Winona on Wednesday next to meet with the board for the first time where their duties will be explained and the need the object of the school will be fully prsented. —Ossian News.

The farmers’ institute will be held at Berne, January 4. 1909. The lecturers for the day will be Mrs. Calvin a teacher in Purdue university, who has the reputation of being one of the best lady institute workers in the state, and A. G. Beskhart, of Tipton county, a practical farmer and successful institute worker. Several local speakers will also appear on the program and President Moses expects to make the event a very successful one. Christmas is but ten days distant and then the good old times always attendant to the glorious holiday will be in order. f’The Mountaineers Revenge” js the title of the film to be shown at the Grand theater tonight. It is very interesting. A. R. Bell went to Winchester this morning in the interest of the Smith and Bell Lumber company.

Lafayette Ellis has returned from the jungles of Louisiana, where he accompanied by Ed Johnson. Frank Maples, Charles Cezer and several oth er Adams county men. went about ?wo weeks ago on a hunting trip Ihe party went tco far south at fiist and L 3 no game to speak of. and they started northward to Delhi, which is the vicinity in which President Roosevelt has made several hunting expeditions Mr Ellis decided to come home and left the party at this place. It u ™l» .he t 0...™ were filling with water, hence Mr. Ellis did not care to remain with the party. All of the Adams county men were enjoving good health when Mr. Ellis left them and they expected to land some big game, although up to this time they had not discharged a gun They may remain for several weeks yet before returning home.

Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 11—According ro statistics compiled by Amos W. Butler, secretary of the board of state charities, and made public yesterday, the number of people arrested for drunkenness was less in the state of Indiana for the year ending Sept. 30, 1908. than for the previous year. The number was 13,596, of whom 452 were women. For 1907 a report of eleven months shows 14.361 confined in jail for drinking. With the exception of the year 1907 the year 1908 shows the greatest number of drunks of any year in the last seven years. The cause of the decreased drunkenness for the year 1908 over the year 1907 is probably the agitation of the temperance question in politics. The number fcr the previous five years were: For 1902, 11,364; for 9103, 12,394; for 1904, 12,773; for 1905, 11,687 and for 1906, 13.210. Mr. Butler says: “Indiana’s jails have for years been noted for the number of Intoxicated persons confined therein. The effect is bad upon the persons themselves, upon the jail and upon the community. The expense entailed is by no means light, even in boarding prisoners. When there is added the dirty, insanitary conditions produced, the spread of disease and vermin and the destruction of jail property cause thereby, the burden becomes many times greater.’l

An admirable record for "dryness” is made by Brown, Lagrange, Pulaski and Ripley counties, where there are no inhabitants reported as having reached the advanced stage of intoxication requiring a blue-coated guardian. Pulaski county has no jail in its borders. Classified as to age the state of inebriation seems most popular with thoe between the ages of 17 and 35, the number reported in this range of years being 5,402. Those over 36 and under 50 run a close second, the number being 4,947. Os those over 50 years of age there are 2,435 reported. Sixteen years and under there are only 21 reported. The ages of 971 were apparently not obtainable.

S. W. Hale, manager of the Old Reliable drug store, has received a commufiication ijfrom MJrs. Clara Gottschalk-Welty, of Lima, Ohio, stating that she is the authoress of a new book, a novel, entitled “The Masquerading of Margaret,” and that same will be ready to be placed upon the market on or about December 15. The plot is laid in Indiana, among the Amish, and as the authoress is a former resident of Berne, a daughter of Andrew Gottschalk, many of the names and places mentioned in the book will be familiar to people in this immediate vicinity. The volume is published by the Clark Pub. Co., and will be placed on the market at probably $1.25. The Old Reliable drug store will have the books for sale as soon as a shipment of them can be obtained.—Geneva Herald. E. E. Young was at Fort Wayne, last Thursday looking after business matters. Mr. Young has closed his saloon in the Manley room, his license having expired. This is the first saloon in Geneva to close its doors because of the enforcement of the Moore remonstrance law which was voted in this township last summer. That leaves Geneva with three saloons. A year ago there were five here, since which time one burned out and was never started up again. —Geneva Herald.

Mr. E. L. Browne, of Toledo, district passenger agent of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western railroad, and the Chicago & Alton railroad, was a Willshire visitor, Wednesday. He was here in response to the local demand for better passenger service on the part of the people of Willshire and vicinity, and made a general and sys tematic canvass of the business men ot this village. A petition sent into Clover Leaf headquarters a few weeks ago together with an editorial in the Herald one week ago is responsible for the consideration shown our people by Mr. Browne and the company he represents, and we are hopeful that because of his visit much good win result to the public because of his interview of our people.—Willshire Herald.

HE HAS FIGURED THEM OUT. Forty-Eight Lawyers In the Indian Legislature. Representative-elect J. B. Merrlm ai has figured out the complexion of tb next state legislature with refere nc , to occupations or professions of th, members, and some very interestini facts are found. The figures she, that lawyers predominate in bo t] branches and in the senate they com pose one-half the entire membership The figures are as follows: Senate-1 Lawyers, 25; merchants, 3; publisl ers, 3; physicians, 4} farmers, 4 bankers, 3; manufacturers, 2; d ru . gists, 2; contractor, 1; fire insurant 1; coal operator, 1; and one is unlis ed. House— Lawyers, 23; farmers, 25 merchants, 7; physicians, 6; publis] ers, 2; fire insurance agents. 5; ca tractors, 3; bankers, 1; secretary, book binder. 1; conductor, 1; teacher 2: carpenter, 1; tinner, 1; jeweler,: laborer, 1; minister, 1; photographs 1; lumber dealers, 2; aud grocers, Fifteen representatives are not H, ed.—Bluffton News.

SECTION MAN CAN’T RECOVER When He Jumps from Moving Tra Under Orders. The appellate court has given a ( cision in an interesting railway ca as follows: Chicago Railway Compa vs. Sanders, Chicago C. C. Reversi Roby, J. (1) A section man why y riding home on a train with his fa man and other men of his gangs knew the train was running six eight miles an hour, and could the character of place where they m alight if they got off, who obeyed foreman when the forermn told conductor not to stop the bain 1 told them to “Get off, boys,” and 1 thereby thrown over a wall and jured, cannot recover from his ployer, the danger being open obvious. (2) Plaintiff’s own evide to the above effect and an entire 1 of other evidence makes findings the foreman knew of the danger was negligent, and that plaintiff not know of the danger and was negligent, unsupported by the dence.

An agreement has been made cently and contracts signed beti Wm. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) and M W. C. Lilly (Pawnee Bill) for toe solidation bf (their tjwo wild 1 shows and the new combination appear next year under the nan ‘ The Wild World.” Both of d shows have appeared in Decatd yrars past, but it will hardly gel privilege of fattening the box ofli the combination in the future. I The postmaster urges all to pri to send their Xmas letters and pl early. The mails are so crowded i or so before Xmas that the ddivi universally delayed in spite of tbl efforts of Uncle Sam all over the! try. The great increase of mail I and to Decatur at Xmas time ■ it absolutely necessary to utl warning and a request that ■ will give the postal men an opi>| ity to serve them by not overcrol at the last moment. 1

The Cincinnati Reds earned ft owners during the past seasoi per cent on the capital stock Cincinnati Exhibition company, announced today. That mean; when the bocks were balanced end of the season there was a of financial returns in the club: that totaled about $40,000. And uring up the expenses of tin which were not placed in the column, the fact must not b< loked that the management sp ward of $25,000 for new plaj A county clearing house ii planned by the DeKalb Count; ers’ association as a result of ing held at Auburn last w( vzhich every bank in the com represented. A committee f* purpose of drawing plans is e< of Dr. Hines and Jonas Sch Auburn,and T. J. Knisely, of It is net proposed tn have ape establishment as there are cities, but the banks will ha governing them and there mutual understanding that "■ to the benefit of all of them®

The second annual meetinj Indiana Shippers' association | in Indianapolis this week wl 300 of the largest shipper! state present. The associal rendered invaluable service! state railroad commission d| two years of existence an! also done much to equalize! rates to a great extent. AtJ ent tim econsiderable int'- l ing directed toward a P l!J l law and this discussion at meeting will vary likely £ Its being brought before | session of the Jegidlatnprominent men from out oB will be present and beforO session of the legislature® important over held b* west by shippers and