Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1910 — Page 2

W Indianapolis, Ind., August 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Tomorrow marks the real beginning of the democratic campaign organization. Varl«us movements in this direction have been under way for many weeks, It is true, but a systematic and statewide effort to get every voter into line is now to be launched. Not long after this organization plan has been fttfC into effect, the speaking campaign will' begin and will continue until the fight has been won in November. The event of tomorrow, which marks the beginning of the active plans of organization is the meeciugr tty Se held in the First district at Evansville. Dr. T. D. Scales, district chairman, will preside. Each county in the district will be represented by its chairman and secretary, the vari sus county candidates, the congressional nominee, some of the state candidates, the democratic editors of the district and the state chairman, U- S. Jackson. The Evansville meeting is the first of a series which will cover every district in the state. At these meetings there will be speeches and an opportunity for every man to speak his mind. Plans for the campaign in each district will be made and dates set for meetings to be held immediately in each county. The county meetings will be of the same general character and will include the precinct committeemen. In this way the state committee hopes to impress upon the precinct committeemen the importance of their work in the campaign. Also it is believed that their active and enthusiastic support will be won by this recognition of the vital part they have to play in the success of their ticket. The second district meeting will be held at Vincennes on the following day, Saturday, August 6th. In the Third the meeting will be held at NeVr Albany August Bth; the Fourth at North Vernon August 12th, the Fifth at Terre Haute August 16th; the Tenth at Gary August 20th, and the Thirteenth at Plymouth August 19th. These district meetings have already been held in the Sixth, Ninth and: Twelfth districts. Dates are now beteg arranged in the Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh districts. Governor Marshall has gone to Michigan for a few weeks of rest and will spend some time at Petoskey, Macihac and Duluth. He expects to return, to Indianapolis late in August, and will then give his attention to campaign matters.

John W. Kern, democratic nominee for the United States senate, returned Tuesday from Bay View, where he Has been spending his vacation, and will- return after attending to a few mattersof pressing business. He will remain at Bay View until September. The republicans are to hold in Indianapolis tomorrow what they say is to be a very important conference. It is the same hind of a meeting held recently by the democrats, at which plans for the campaign were made and announced by Samuel M. Ralston, chairman ofUe democratic campaign committee.. The meeting aroused so much enthusiasm among the democrats that reports of the good it had done penetrated the republican camp. They decided to have one just like it. ■ u-— Lbndon, Eng., August 4—(Special Do Daily Democrat) —On reliable authority it is stated today that the stories that Dr. George had obtained positive proof of the identity of the body supposed to be that of Mrs. Crippen, are* without foundation, They were circulated 1 with the hope that they might cause Crippen to break down. The United Press was informed today that no additional evidence had been found since the discovery of the body in Crippen’s home. Despite the denials that Crippen has confessed to Inspector Dew, the question of whether Crippen has admitted his gjiilt.or not is unsettled. far* Tegugica, Honduras, August 4— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Figntmg and a revolutionary demonstration has broken out in part of Honduras. Many Americans today fled to the United States consulate at Salvador, an Italian was Killed when soldie s tore down the Italian flag. Nylla, me Italian representative, has cabled his government to rush a gun boat to protect their property interests here.

That the day of reckoning is not always confined to the dim and faraway days of the hereafter will be learned, much to their sorrow, by five Jefferson township young men, about eighteen years of age, against whom affidavits were made for disturbing a meeting at North Point chu r ch in Wabash township, July 3rd. While refigious services were being conducted there by the Rev. Davison, it is said the boys—Charles Rape, Fred DeHoff. Roy Lehman and two named Burley aod Smith —talked aloud, laughed, aiade unnecessary noise and otherwide behaved in an unseemly way, staking it necessary for the minister ta call them down for their conduct. Ike affidavits were filed before **piire Armantyout, but change of wane was taken to the court of ■; — -

—-——• —— ’Squire Ault of Wabash township, where the trials of Rape and Burley will take place August 17th. Delloff pleaded guilty and was fined, the total amount being 114.35, for which he stayed the docket. Roy Lehman, who is under age, was certified over to tho probation officer, while Smith, the other young man, has skipped out and has not yet been arrested,. The state will be represented by Assistant Prosecutor Chauncey Lautzenheiser of Berne and the defendants by Attorney D. B. Erwin of this city. 0 — Mr. W. E. Loyd, member of the firm of Callihan & Loyd, contractors and builders, from Geneva, was here this morning enroute to Sheldon, Ind., where they have the contract for the erection of the new banking building for the Sheldon State bank of which Charles Fl True, formerly of this city, is the president. Mr. Loyd stopped here to secure prices on material which he will use in the building, which is to be constructed of brick and which will make an ideal home for the new banking house. They began work on the building Monday and will have It ready for occupancy by October Ist, at which time the new bank wil open its doors. Callihan & Loyd also built the new bank building at Linn Grove, which is being completed today, Mr. Callihan being there to look after the finishing touches while Mr. Loyd is looking after the affairs at Sheldon. The Linn Grove bank will begin business in their new home tomorrow. o ——' < That Mrs. Andrew Barkley of Continental, Ohio, formerly of this countty, is alive today, though painfully injured about the hands and arms by burns received in a gasoline explosion, is no doubt due to a dream she had a few days before the accident. Mrs. Barkley dreamed that she was afire and saved herself by wrapping herself in the baby’s blanket. She thought no more of the dream until a fev days later, when she was In actual danger of burning to death. She attempted to fill the gasoline can on the stove and in some way must have dropped a little on the hot burner, for though.the fire was turned off, an explosion followed, and Mrs, Barkley was soon In a mass of flames. She thought of her dream at once and hastily snatching up a piece Os carpet which was the only thing available, wrapped herself in its folds and soon

extinguished the flames, but not until her hands and arms were frightfully burned. A physician who attended her said that had she not had presence of mind enough to extinguish the flames as she did, instead ,of running out into the yard and fanning the flames into still greatr fury, as many would have done, she .would have been burned to death. While not the least bit superstitious, Mrs. Barkley is quite sure that she owes her life to the practical means suggested to her by her dream of a few nights before. Mrs. Barkley Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bausermann of near this city, and a daughter-sh-law of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barkley, living a short distance south of this city. The accident happened a week ago last Tuesday and Mrs. Barkley Is now in Fort Wayne at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jay Elzey, where she is getting the best of care. Her mother, Mrs. G. W. Bausermann, went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on her daughter, whom she said is getting along as well as could be expected from the seriousness of her injuries. Reports from the state accounting board are coming thick and fast. Last Thursday those covering an examination of the clerk’s office for the past six years were received and made a matter of record in the auditor’s office. The reports covered three years during the time that David Gerber served the county as clerk of the Adams circuit court, and three years during the administration of the present clerk, James P. Haeffing. Both reports spoke in glowing terms of the officers and oFthe manner and method of doing business in the office of clerk of the Adams circuit court. The report shows: James P. Haefling. Jan. 1, 1906, to Dec. 31, 1910. Due on clerk's fees ...>298.87

Os the above amount Mr. Haefling has certificates of deposit for >204.37, w'hich he held until the validity of ownership of fees was determined, this amount deducted from the amount found by the examiners makes a difference of $94.50, and this is composed of fees retained for acting as a member of the board of election commissioners, issuing naturalization papers and a transcript fee The examiners say In their report “In reference to the uncollected fees as shown by fee books in the clerk’s office, we find that Mr. Haefling has made an extraordinary effort in the matter of collecting fees. He has issued fee bills for all cases and there remain on the books nothing except worthless matter, such as non-resi-dents, whereabouts unknown, etc. We commend Mr. Haefling for his effort

i, along this line. We find in Mr. Haeff ling a very competent official. He has f given us 'every assistance possible to 1 enable us to make a thorough examln--3 atlon of his office and we take pleas- > ure in commending him to the people 3 of Adams county. We also take this • opportunity to thank him for the kind--1 ly treatment shown us during this ex- > amination." t David Gerber. t Jan. 1,1904, to Dec. 31, 1907. r Due on clerk’s fees 1347.98 Due on sheriff’s fees 3.57 ! Total 3351.55 i The examiners say of Mr. Gerber; > “In the examination of the'accounts , of Mr. Gerber, clerk of the circuit > court of Adams county, we find him ; to have been a competent official. We i have found but few errors in the keep- , ing of his records and we take this I opportunity to compliment him on the 1 manner in which he conducted the affairs of his administration.” The reports undoubtedly show that j these two officials have conducted the . affairs of their office as near the lines ! of the law as is possible—especially , when the construction of the fee and . salary law is disputed at nearly every . turn of the road. The comments of . the examiners must be appreciated by ’ the officials named, and we know that . the people of Adams county congratuj late them upon the excellent reports J of their official conduct. j Postmaster W. A. Lower believes in starting his term with a clean and new office as well as a clean slate, and to this effect quite a number of material which have ’ been under way for some time, are nearing the finish and the office has a very bright and new appearance, in- ' deed. The office enclosure has been enlarged with a picket railing, the entire oak woodwork of the box eri- ’ closure revarnished, new desks addedto the office, as well as an artle- ' tic new pane curtain put up at thq windows, which have been given & general good polishing. The entire place has been renovated and brightened, and has a telling effect. The next touch will be put on the outside, front, which will be adorned with a new coat of paint. •—e A BUMPER CORN CROP. ) In Eastern Illinois, Says A. J. Smith, Who Has Just Returned. A. J. Smith has returned from Belmont, 111., where be transacted business. He reports the corn crop in that vicinity as being unusually fine—in fact he says he never saw a better one. The corn is luxuriant—“growing as high as this celling,” said Mr. Smith, pointing to that of his office. What is still better the yield promises to be at least a hundred bushels an acre. The orchards are bending beneath their burden or fruit—apples, plums and all varieties. The cowntry, he said, is -fruitful, but the roads are bad. The soil is sandy and washoats occur with alarming frequency. He said that, after all, he preferred oil Adams county, with her good roads.' p —. NEW BOOKS FOR LIBRARY. Eight Volumes of Latest Fiction For Rental Shelf. The following new books of latest fiction have been purchased for the library rental shelf, and will be ready for distribution tomorrow: Barclay—The Rosary. Van Vbrst—The Girl From His Town. Locke —Simon, the Jester. MacGrath—A Splendid Hazard. Day—The Ramrodders. Herrick—A Life For a Life. Warner—Rejuvenation o of Aunt Mary. Montgomery—Anne of Green Gables. 'O'" Des Moines, lowa, August 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Republican lowa wrote herself vigorously progressive at a convention which was in uproar most of the time. ■* Senators Cummins and Dolllvar and the insurgent delegation ,at Washington were enthusiastically indorsed. The new tariff law was branfied as a failure hi the light of the party pledge in 1908. \ ■ President Taft received the most tepid of lukewarm indorsements. A sop to harmony was flung out in the indorsement of the administration of Governor Carroll. An attempt to use the “steam rot • ler" to make the state central comi mlttee overwhelmingly progressive was called off, presumably at the hint • of Senator Cummins. > The progressive majority ranged i close to 300 on every question. i The resolutions committee was pro- ! gresslve, 6to 5. - . ' The foregoing is a synopsis of the > day’s events. To it may be added t cheers and jeers, applause and hisses, • music and howls of discord. I Topeka, Kans., August 4— (Special

» the republicans of Kansas. Seven out >• of eight Insurgent congressmen hale i- been nominated by majorities ranging a from 500 to 3,500. W. R. Stubbs, for s governor, has been renominated over - Thomas Wagstaff of about 20,000, or - 2,000 more than he had over Cy Leland two years ago. Stubbs is an insurgent, Wagstaff, a regular. -1 1 The session held by the Modern f Woodmen Wednesday evening was - one of the most important and most > interesting held in some time, when : definite plans were made for the Laj bor Day picnic to be held Monday, p September sth, in Maple Grove park, i The public is invited to join with them : in this event, as well as the Modern - Woodmen from Berne, Monroe, Wlllj shire, Tocsin, Ossian, Fort Wayne 5 'and Bluffton, and other neighboring - cities. There will be music by tho Modem Woodmen orchestra, a band to : be organized from the musical talent s of the lodge's ranks by Roy Wolford, i Speeches will be given by a number ' of prominent men, and among the I ether numbers on the program of en- ' tertainment will be a ball game be- ! tween the teams from the Decatur • and 'Monroe lodges, if such can be ar- : ranged. The .picnic will be one of - the leading events of the year in lodge i circles and a celebration of Labor Day such as Adams county has never beforewitnessed. I I , ~O—.» Miss Edith Green, daughter of Dep- . uty Sheriff and Mrs. Ed Green, was . badly burned Thursday about the . hands and face by a gasoline explo- ( slon at their home on North Second . street. Miss Green attempted to light L the gasoline stove about 10 o’clock , that morning and in doing so the . match went out. The stove is a self- . generator, and before she could get . another match the gasoline had ac- . cumulated under the burner to such , an extent that the explosion resulted. , Luckily her clothing did not catch . fire, otherwise the injury would have , been much greater. Her hands are a complete mass of blisters, and her face is also badly burned. The family is quite thahktul, however, that she escaped as luckily as she did. ■ ■nm-.THnr'T ■—. > Bids were opened by the commissioners for the construction of the Monroe Elevator macadam road, there being three bidders, Michael Miller being th.e lowest, winning in a hot finish by six dollars. The bidders and bids follow: Tablet 4 Nelson 1887.50 Michael Miller 844.00 Merryman & Fugate 850.00 A report was filed by J. N. Fristoe, as insolvent tax collector, the report being continued. The board, with Survepor Ernst, went out on the state line to investigate a bridge which is in sad need of repair, returning in time for another short session of commissioners’ court during the afternoon. « ■" ■. -o — - ■ FRECKLES AND TAN. gey, what are these wee little freckles And what in the world is the tan, That color and sprinkle all over <" The face of our dear little man? The tan is a heavenly mixture Os happiness, sunshine and joy, That darkens the shade of the roses That bloom in the cheek of our boy, The freckles are the scars fhom the kisses That angels, in loving embrace, There pressed, in a careless confusion, AH over our little boy’s face. So here’s to the boy with the freckles— The boy with the freckles and tan — These glorious imprints of heaven Have labeled him God’s little man. —Exchange. The annual reunion of the Magley families will be held in the near future in Robinson park, Fort Wayne, the gathering comprising the families from Adams and Whitley counties, Indiana, and from various places tn Ohio, being the grandchildren and great-grandchildren and great-great granchildren of one Christian Magley, who came to this country from Switzerland in the early part of fast centnry. There will be in. attendance at the reunion this year a distant cousin, Albert Magley, from Switzerland, who is a descendant of the branch of the family that remained in Switzerland when the brother came to America. The Royal Neighbors of thia city, 1 numbering about twenty, who went to Craigvllle Thursday morning, where . they were entertained in a royal manner by Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Roe, rei port the time of their lives. They left I oh the 7 o’clock morning train, and arriving at Craigvllle found the home Kckaiitifiiiiv rtpcoratf’n for tncir rccc p* I

of good things such as the Craigvllle, ladies only are capable of preparing. Those present were Mesdames John Christen, John Glancy ajid daughtei, Opal; C. C. Enos, W. H. Fledderjohan and daughter, Flora; J. Scheu man, J. Tester, granddaughter, Grace Schroll; E. Archer and children, Carl, Florlne and Helen; W. Richards, Swerringer and son, Milton; J. Jeffries, William Biggs, C. J. Weaver, Mrs. O. D. Weldy of Fort Wayne, Mrs. A. Pease, Mrs' D. Stanton, Miss Clara Coll of Craigvllle. Mrs. W. C. McKinney proVed to be a delightful hostess yesterday afternoon to the C. W. B. M., which convened at her home. The regular program on mission work was carried out as announced, after which a social season was in order. Mrs. McKinney was assisted by her daughter, Mrs. George Steele, in. serving cooling refreshments, consisting of sherbet, cake and iced tea with lemon. Mrs. Julius Spies of Cleveland, Ohio, who is visiting with her sisters, Mesdames Kuebler and Crawford, will be the guest at a number of other homes also. On Sunday the three sisters with their families, will be entertained at the home of Tony Lengerich, near this city, and Monday they go to Bluffton to spend the day with friends. Forty-five ladies found the W. ‘A. Kuebler home a delightful place Thursday afternoon, with its lovely decorations of garden flowers and ferns adorning the mantels, tables and. stands, and all available places—for the party given by Mrs. Kuebler for her sister, Mrs. Julius Spies, of Cleveland, Ohio, who is visiting with relatives here. Little tables arranged here and there soon established the fact with the guests that cards were to bq the allrftbsorbing game of the [afternoon, and the hours with this amusement, flew all too quickly. When the games were over, the tables were cleared and a luncheon in two courses, delicious and ptcely served, as tempting to the sight as to the palate, was enjoyed. out-of-town guests were Mrs. John Mougey of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Alex Beall of Washington, D. C. 1 J n,. „ ... Miss Nadftil Niblick entertained a company of friends Thursday evening at 6 o’clock dinner at the Curley case in compliment to Miss Edith Moore of Fort W’ayne and Miss Sylvia Droppieman of Jeffersonville. Other members of the party were Verena Niblick, Agnes Meibers, Agnes Kohne, Vera Rademaker and Naomi Niblick. .■ . ■ Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Lawyers who nave teen criticizing the rulings of the present republican supreme court are finding some satisfaction in figures which have been prepared, showing that fifteen years ago the average cost of deciding a case in this court was $56, while today the figure is about >228. They argue that not only is it difficult for the plain citizens to obtain justice in damage suits against corporations, but that the rulings whicb go against them are costly beyond the bounds of reason. The figures which show the great increase in the cost of the work of the supreme court, deal with a period of four and one-half years and give a comparison of the work from January, 1889, to June, 1893, With a similar period of the present court’s work. From January, 1889, to June, 1893, court decided 2,075 cases. The cost of these decisions was covered by four legislative appropriations as follows: >26,547.60, >24,300, >26,900, and >26,900, a total of >104.647.60. The average appropriation per annum was about >26,200. The number of cases decided in one year is computed by the following method: In four and one-half years, 2,075 cases were decided; thus in nine years the court would have decided twice as many cases, or 4,150. In one year the court woui have decided one-ninth as many, or 460. Dividing the average annual appropriaeion, >26,200 by 460, the average cost per case is found to be about >56. The present supreme court, with its republican judges, has decided 799 cases in four and one-half years. The following appropriations have been made: >40,100 in 1908; >40,100 in 1905; >41,200 in 1907, and >41,600 In 1909, These appropriations total >163,000. By the same method used in the preceding illustration the overage cost per case is found to be about >228. The average annual appropriation is >40,750. Take 800 cases instead of 799, for convenience, and in nine year sthe court would decide 1,600 cases. In one year, dividing by nine, 178 cases would be decided. Dilading the annual average appropria-1 tlon, >26.100 by 178, the cast of each case is found to be about >228.

X’ n g ar" haml”d' dowu ■ in the same length of time. It cost I >56 to take a case through the su-■ preme court fifteen years ago. QTo ■ day it costs >228. g Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. s—(Special® to Daily Democrat)—lndiana, Ohio® and new York will be the, political® battleground this fall, according to ■ Col. William C. Llllier, president of ® the National Democratic League of ■ clubs, who spent a few hours atUhe B league headquarters in this citychp- B fore leaving for a trip through OhW® New York and the New England H states. Colonel Lilller has just re- .® turned from a trip through the mid- ■ die west and sees nothing but demo- ■ cratic victory ahead, he says. ,® Colonel Llllier found strong Bevers® idge sentiment among the republicans ■ throughout the west, but the demo- ■ cratic sentiment, he said, favors John ■ W. Kern. Colonel Llllier was unable ■ to say what effect the Kern charges ■ against Senator Shively would have I in the former’s candidacy to succeed ■ Senator Beveridge and did not known ■ with what seriousness the situation is I considered by Kern’s friends in the ■ west. Western sentiment for the dem- ■ ocratlc presidential nomination is di- || vided, he said, among Harmon of Ohio, I Marshall of Indiana, Foulke of. Mis- I souri and Senator Burke of North I Dakota. The latter’s following, is .con- ■ fined principally to his own state, Col- I one! Llllier believes. Colorado, he I thought, is divided between Marshall J and Foulke. During the last six 1 weeks Colonel Llllier has visited all I parts of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, I lowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, Colo- '| rado, Utah and Idaho, where he confer- I red with many prominent party lead- I ers, including Governor Shafroth of I Colorado, Governor Shellenbarger us I Nebraska, William J. Bryan and 'met Governors Foulke and Francis of s I Missouri. Speaking of his trip be I said. “Everywhere I found the demo- I crats united and enthusiastic. The ' signs of the times point clearly to I democratic success everywhere. The I next speaker of the house of repre- yi sentatives will not be Mr. Cannon, I nor Smith of lowa, Payne of New I York, Dalzell of Pennsylvania, nor | Tawney of Minnesota. The next house of representatives will surely be democratic by a safe margin and the next speaker will be Champ Clark of Missouri.’’ — — ' * PLANS FOR GENEVA BANK. I Architect Charles N. Christen is at | work on plans for the remodeling of ' the building recently purchased by ' the Farmers and Merchants’ bank at J Geneva. He is drawing plans for . a ’ handsome and modern front and the arrangement of the windows in such a way as will be best for the force of y managers of this new institution. ■ ■ — ..o’INSTITUTE THIS MONTH. : County Superintendent Opllger is busy completing plans for teachers' institute week, the program for which will be published within a week or so. ■ This Important event occurs this year | August 29th to September 2nd, and the week will be the usual pleasant and profitable one for the teachers. - o > Councilman C. N. Christen Informs ; us that the preliminary work neces- ... sary to give Decatur the improved lighting system, at least for the downtown district, is moving along, and It - is likely that at the next council meeting oh the 16th, some definite action will be taken. At. present the arc lights are In such a worn-out condition, < that new ones are necessary and in making this improvement the members of the council feel that they may as well be up to date and Install the system that is now being used in all the big cities. The Idea is at present to install thirty stand lights,, each pole holding three lights, one upright and two drooping. These will reach from the Erie railroad to Jackson street, one block each way on Monroe and Madison streets, four poles to each block. The system would be a great improvement over ,the present one,' both as to appearance and results. " With this start tffie city can then add lights as financially able, until the en-, tire town would be covered. The wires would be strung underground, doing away .with- the unsightly poles, and while rather expensive, mean the ~ beautifying <of the city and improved light conditions. x Another step toward the completion ‘ of the Bowers-Nlblick grain elevator office on West Monroe street was the painting of the building, which was done yesterday. The color is a light slate color, giving a dean and handsome appearance. Mrs. Minnie Holthdise and son, Arthur, are spending the day in Fort Wayne. Arthur is recovering from a recent operation for the removal of I a tumor iroxn tns ©ye-iid, but fluii