Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1910 — Page 3

Harry, aon of Attorney and Mm Je.se 8u tton, and Mary and Jose-1 phinO, Children of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Buttles, who are every-day play- ' mates, engaged In a circus performance Thursday morning, which they will not forget for a time at least. They had been at the Wallace & Hag enbeck show last week and witnessed the charming act of conquering the wild beasts in the arena. So while at the Suttles home Thursday, they got an idea into their heads that they could play the game. Harry took the part of the Hon, while Mary and Josephine were attendants, and also were to make the lion get up on a pedestal, as is required in the real stunt. The lion did not want to give in to their commands and became furious and tore around in the cage in great style. After being unsuccessful in accomplishing their act and frightened at the lion’s actions little Josephine without thinking, ran and picked'up the scissors and threw them at Harry. They struck him on the ankle, piercing the flesh and causing the blood to flow in streams'. Although it was unintentional, the children became frightened and the game was called off for the time being. Harry had a very sore and swollen foot, but this morning it appeared better and it is thought that he will be all right in a short time. — o The Smith & Ulman firm who have announced a sale of their complete 1 herd of Hereford cattle to be held in this city September 28th. again won their share of the prize money last week, when they showed at the Muncie fair. The cattle display there, according to Mr. Smith, was the ‘strongest they have, bumped into this year, but nevertheless they secured six firsts out of nine’besides a number of seconds. This week the'' will show at Elwood. Nidlinger & Son < f this coqnty, who are showing a herd of Duroc Jersey hogs, were also at Muncie, where they secured everything in sight, being awarded every purse, though they showed against two strong herds. Both of these herds will be shown at the Great Northern fair hete the week of September sth. They hate been asked to divide the herds but will not do so. Smith & Ulman will have here about eighteen head of their cattle, while Nidlinger & Son will also have a larger display here than usual at a county fair. —o 1 - Barney Oldfield, the most daring of all living auto race drivers, will be the attraction at one of the most interesting automobile rate meets evel held in his county. Barney is knpwn from one end of the world to the other, as the man that has traveled faster thany anything save a bullet. His speed of 142 miles an hour on the Florida beach last year startled the automobile public and placed him easily at the head of the race drivers’ age. What does this great speed mean? It means that Oldfield traveled more than 200 feet a second. It means that he would have outdistanced any means of locomotion pitted against him. The sensations of such speed are overwhelming. The average man quails at the bare thought of facing the terrified wind resistance of more than two miles a minute, to say nothing of the attendant dangers incurred by the comet-like flight But Oldfield never thought of that, his mind was centered on the guidance of the throbbing mass of steel that fairly flew over the sands. This car performs most sensation aUy on, a mile dirt track. It is built like a bullet and very low on the ground. This enables* the speed king to save time on the turns and as he enters the stretches, Barney steps on the throttle and the car picks from 40 to 100 miles an hour in the first 100 yards of the straightaway.' The coming events will include a full program of races for local and stock cars. Entry blanks will be ready Saturday and can be secured from Walter Hempel at the Anthony hotel. Ben Kerschner, the German champion, will also be a feature, driving his 110 horse power Vanderbilt Cup Winning Darracq. Oldfield will also have his famous six-cylinder Knox "Giant" at the races and drive this car in the stock-car ,and handicap events. 7 r a ■ ■ -o— — —— TOLEDO MEN CHANGE DATE. The excursion ' planned by ; the Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers of Toledo to tills place, via automobiles, for tne 22nd of August has been postponed owing to the faot that so many of those. desiring to ,come are absent on vacations. The trip will'take, place the week of the . 12th of September, and the pary will arrive here on Thursday, September 15th. Tfee hours o? arrival will be the same as formerly planned, 9 o’clock. -. T"' ' ■ ' — GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL. —~- Holthouse & Callow were busy un-

packing the books to be used by the school children of Adams county when the reporter called on them for news this "afternoon. This firm receives all th®, school books used in the county and then distributes them, among the other dealers. The new school readers were used for the flrat time last year, consequently the shipment, although quite large, is not so large as last year. It will probably be interesting to many to know the number of readers that went into the hands of dealers last year. They are as follows: Primers, 850; First readers, 830; Second readers, 930; Third readers, 920; Fourth readers, 1,135; Fifth readers, 1,015. It won’t be long until John and Mary wil start off to school with their books under their arms. — ■ o -■ ■ ' County Superintendent Opllger is busy-with the arrangements for the Teachers’ Annual Institute, which Will be held the week after next. The programs for the event have Just been printed from this office and will be sent out within a day or two. The instructors for this year are all capable and the session promises to be interesting. The September session of the Adams circuit court will begin on the fifth of that month. The dockets have been prepared and the jury commissioners will meet within a few days to select the men who will serve In the capacity of petit jurors. A number of important cases will be tried during the term. Abraham Morgan has been appointed administrator of the James A, Morgan estate and filed his bond for SI,OOO. James was accidentally kill!ed in Chicago recently when he fell from a freight train. Real estate transfers: A. J. Lewton to S. B. Fordyce, 15 acres, Root tp., S2OOOI Wm. Lehman to John Burk, 40 acres, Wabash tp., $3,000; Fred Blomenberk et al to Conrad Doehrman, 13 acres, Preble tp., $1,000; Decatur Cemetery Association to John Raudebush, cemetery lot 444 and to Lewis C. Hughes, lot 445, each, $25. ■ ■-i ' Os 1 Tne chief of police of Van Wert, Ohio, called the sheriff’s office here Friday and informed them that his men had plckea up a man in that city on a charge of vagrancy, and who, when arraigned, gave the name of Fred Bohren and claimed to live in Arams county, where he had been declared insane and was being held in jail. They asked for information and direction as to what the authorities here wanted done with him, and was informed that they believed it safe to give him his liberty and order him to go home. Bohren lived at Geneva and about two months ago was declared insane by a commission. He was refused admission to Easthaven ani was being held at the county jail here. About two weeks ago, while doing some work about the yard ne disappeared and as he was harmless no effort was made to recapture The day following his relatives came here after him and expected to take him home and care for him. It is likely that Bohren will go there now. He is harmless, but . incurable and could not be sent to Easthaven. —o CARTER REUNION At Wren, Ohio, Was Broken Up by the Rain. Thursday at the Moser grove near Wren, Ohio, occurred the reunion of the Carter family. The Carters formerly lived a shqrt distance east of this city, and are well known by many Decatur people. An excellent pro gram had been aranged for the occasion, which was not completed, owing to the Inclement weather. About dinner time it began to rain, compelling the large crowd to seek shelter, and thus the happy affair of the day was brought to a close. There were about one hundred people in atendance, coming from Rockford, « —»o City,’ Fulton, lowa, Decatur, and various places. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lee and Miss Francis Laman of this, city were present ■ •* ‘ ——" "" Last spring the express companies doing business in Indiana increased the express rates on ice cream cases twenty-five per cent. This was not the first raise, but it was the one that caused the “worm to turn.” The ice cream dealers have an association in this state and they immediately took steps to fight such an increase. To illustrate the increase, prior to last spring the rate on one of the lines into Decatur was forty cents per one hnudred pounds. This rate made it cost forty cents to ship a five-gallon case of cream, besides the return of the empty, which cost an additional fifteen cents. The raise made it cost fifty cents per one hundred. The Ice Cream association, of which Mr. H. L. Confer of this city is the secretory, made a. protest and filed complaint with the railroad commission of In-

dlana. The case was heard last May and the decision by that commission just rendered shows that the icb cream men’have won a sweeping victory, even better than they had expected. The case was against the Adams, American, National, Pacific, Southern, United States and Wells Fargo companies and the decision received by Mr. Confer orders that beginning September Ist, express companies shall desist charging the present rate and fixes the charges at a rate lower than charged before the increase, the instance spoken of in this article, being reduced from fifty cents to thirty-five, which is five cento lower than before the increase, while the price for the return of the empties Is reduced from the flfteen-cent charge to five cento. It-means a big saving' to. the ice cream manufacturers of the state. Where joint rates are necessary between two express companies to deliver any of the cases, the price charged shall be only seventy-five per cent of the joint rate. Every paragraph of the decision is a victory for the ice cream men and they are feeling quite jubilant over the result. o- — Howard Wlsehaupt, Anna Winans and Alma Kooken returned home during the night from Valparaiso, Ind., where for the past twelve weeks they have been taking a teachers’ course in the university at that place. All were on the streets today, shaking hands and receiving congratulations from their many friends on account of the good record thby made while there, and the excellant manner in which they improved their time. All three were successful and received their certificates from H. B. Brown, president of the college. They all expect to teach this fall, but to what township or school they will be sent has* not yet been announced, but will be known in a short time. Clark Spahr, who taught last year, also returned after taking a six weeks* term in order to better prepare himself for the work. The Misses Lillie Teeple, Hazel Sowers and Carrie Dowling, who have been attending the same school, and who successfully made their grades, will return home this evening. Several of the other students of this city and vicinity who are taking a course at Angola, will arrive home some time next week, and when the fall term of school opens in this county several of, the brlghest young teachers the county has ever had will be in charge of some of her schools. The schools here have always been up to the standard and with the new list of teachers will be better than ever. ' o INTERURBAN MEETING. Held at St. Mary’s, Ohio, Today—Business of Importance. Edwin Fledderjohann, Charles Dirk son, William Aumann, Conrad and Henry Gallemeyer and-a number of the stockholders of the Fort Wayne and Springfield interurban company left this afternoon for St. Mary's, Ohio, where they attended a meeting pertaining to the road and as to •whether or not the southern extension would be made. A number of the officials were on hand to discuss this important question. They left at 3 o’clock and made the trip by automobile. Three machines were required to convey the party to that place and the meeting was to be held on their arrival there. President Fledderjohann left Thursday evening to make the necessary arrangements for the meeting so that everything would be in readiness upon the arrival of the stockholders. No particulars could be had but a full report will be given in Saturday’s issue of this paper. The fihal chapter in the sad story of the death of Leyton Potter, the young man who committed suicide at Steele’s park about a month ago, was the filing of the inquest report by Coroner John C. Grandstaff, which was done Friday morning. The reportstates that "Leyton Potter came to his death by a self-ipflicted gunshot wound in the right temple, with premeditated suicidal intent." It gives his age as twenty-five, height, five feet, nine, and complexion, fair. Attached to the report was the evidence of- the three witnesses used in the inquest, Mrs. George Flanders, John Scheimann and Joseph Keiss. The bill of expense for the inquest was also filed and the record on this tragedy is now closed. Potter is th® young book agent, who, after a three weeks’ stay in this vicinity took his life, and whose death caused a serious shock to his sweetheart, father and other relatives and friends.' 'L— -o— —— — Oyster Bay, N”. Y., Aug. 19 —Theodore Roosevelt spent yesterday in what ‘was probably the most important political conference he has held Since he left the white house. He gathered about him a. group of his close friends and talked over with them the situation which is best expressed in the reports that relations between President Taft and himself

1 r — r -—i jr vv r are strained to the breaking point. William Loeb, Jr., collector of the port of New York; Lloyd C. Grlscom, chairman of the New York, republican county committee; Representative William Calder of Brooklyn; Frederick J. Frake of Brooklyn, and Representative W. W. Cocks, of Colonel Roosevelt’s home district, took part in the conference. From what was said today by some of the visitors it was learned that the ex-president and his friends have agreed on a plan of action which will be held until the situation shapes itself more clearly. Briefly stated, it is this: Colonel Roosevelt is to stand aside in the New York state campaign and let the "old guard” fight its own fight, and thus shoulder the responsibility for the conduct and result of the campaign. He is neither to indorse nor criticize the Taft administration. He is to keep out all around, if he can. G 1 ■— l I — Benjamin P. Harkless, one of the best knoWn men of northern Adams county, died at his home in Root township, east of this city, just before noon Friday. For a year or two past he has been in failing health and for several months his condition has been very serious. Everything known to medical science was done for him. After the atending physicians had tried every remedy deemed advistable, he was token to a hospital at Fort Wayne, where he was treated for several weeks, but his troubles seemed incurable and he declined gradually until Friday when death relieved him of his months of suffering. His illness included a complication Os heart, stomach and liver disorders, lie was fifty-eighty years old and had ’ resided in Root township practically all his life. He was an industrious , farmer, a splendid citizen, a kind, indulgent and loving husband and fa- • ther, and a neighbor and citizen, es- ! teemed by the hundreds who knew ■ him. He is survived by the widow • and three children: J. C. Harkless , of Root township, Mrs. Ed Ahr of ■ Decatur and Mrs. Ross Harden of Union township, besides numerous othi er relatives. Mrs. Ed Ellsworth of , Fort Scott, Kansas, who arrived here i but yesterday, was a sister of Mr. > Harkless. . o— — MY WIFE’S FAMILY. Watch Tomorrow’s Paper For a Way to Get Free Tickets. \ Giles Harrington, a most mirthful cut-up, as the sanctimonious sinner, will be seen at Bosse’s opera house, Friday evening, August 26th, with the musical comedy success, “My Wife’s Family.” In its latest shape this rattling entertainment is said to be more attractive than ever before. The specialties are new, and with the splendid cast of players the promise of on en- ’ tertainment of the most diverting order is emphatically assured. • — -o WABASH WILL VOTE AGAIN. Wabash, Ind,, Aug. 19—The "wets” of Wabash county, the first county in the state that held an option election, it was anounced today. The election ; may be held any time after December 29th. —— ’SQUIRE SMITH SICK. Everything was quiet around ’Squire . Smith’s office this morning, owing o the fact that that official was sick and not able to be about his headquarters. Altnougn it is thought not to be of a serious nature, he will be detained at home for a few days. - — —■ —o—- — Indianapolis, Ind,, Aug. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—“The spectacle presented by Col. Theodore Roosevelt in New York is a sad one to the people of the United States,” , said U. S. Jackson, democratic state chairman, yesterday. "It is one to be regarded with regret by all men, regardless of party. Colonel Roosevelt has been given the highest honor within the gift of the people of this country and it is too bad that, with the memories and associations and dignity of that high office sti'l clinging to him, he has so far forgotten himself as to descend to petty political quarrels in his own-state. “The people of this country have grown tq expect other things of their living ex-presidents. They have had notable examples of the proper deportment for a man who has been thus honored and subsequently retired to private life. We remember Benjamin Harrison of Indiana. It is difficult to imagine him in Colonel Roosevelt’s undignified position. He lived out the rest of his days in dignity compatible with that which sat upon him in the president’s chair. Grover Cleveland is another. Could you imagine him so far forgetting himself as to fight and .quarrel with the politicians of his own state for the honor of being temporary chairman of a state convention? “Go back through the list of presi/f- 7" -■■ i- * > . -1.

dents and try to picture any one of them so forgetful of the honor which is his by the gift of the nation —so lacking in the sense of propriety or so filled with egotistic assurance as to risk the humiliation that has come to Theodore Roosevelt, our only living ex-president. » "I notice in a newspaper account of Colonel Roosevelt’s humiliation the expression ’licked to a frazzle.’ It is an expression applied by Colonel Roosevelt while president to those who were overcome by him in his many activities. Now the expression is turned back upon him and is used to indicate what has happened to him. At one sweep the “old guard” in the republican party in New York state has eliminated Colonel Roosevelt as a political factor there. He is discredited in his own state. And the stake was a temporary chairmanship of a convention. Think of it! For this prize he risked his political standing and dragged through the dust of petty politics the glamour of the presidency which was still his. It is not a pleasant spectacle, nor one that will meet with the approval of the people who trusted and honored him. “It It with these charges of broken faith from his friends, and discredited in his own state, that Colonel Roosevelt is coming to Indiana in October to tell the people of this state how to vote and how to conduct themselves with propriety. The Lord is sometimes on our side and it would seem that He is with us now.” Chairman Jackson took occasion to contradict a statement attributed to Samuel Gompers, which appeared in

the Indianapolis Sun. Mr. Gompers, who is president of the American Federation of Labor, was quoted as indorsing Senator Beveridge by saying that he was one of the most progressive men in congress. JVhat Mr. Gompers did say was that Mr. Beveridge is one of the most progressive republicans in congress. The word republican was omitted by the Sun and it changes the color of the statement altogether. Mr. Gompers had a conference with Chairman Jackson and Myron D, King, secretary of the state committee, and informed them that he would make several speeches in Indiana this fall. He is especitlly interested in labor candidates and will devote himself to their interests. He will not speak under the auspices of any political party. Chairman Jackson is in Plymouth today to attend an organization meeting in the Thirteenth district. It is one of the series of disrict meetings which are being held- all' over the state. Peter Kruyer, chairman of the district, will preside. A meeting will be held in the Fifth district today also, being called by Chairman Peter Foley. This meeting was to have been held August 16th, but was postponed. As Chairman Jackson has already arranged to go to Plymouth he will not be able to attend the Fifth district meeting. Charles Murphy, chairman of the Tenth district, has called a meeting at Gary for tomorrow. Chairman Jackson will attend. e— — "inLibby, Montana, Aug. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat) A jury today returned a verdict of not guilty in the trial of Mrs. Vera Brosser, charged with killing her husband on a Great Northern train a few weeks ago. The jury deliberated fifteen hours. Washington, D. C., Aug. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The census bureau today announcedthe population of Danville, 111., to be 27,871, an increase, of 11,517, or 70.4 per cent, in Speaker Cannon’s home town. Sioux City, lowa, 87,828, an increase of 14,717, or 14.4 per cent. Chicago, 111., Aug. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Warrants for u.c arrest of former officials of the Illinois central railroad were issued tins afternoon. The men wanted are Frank Harriman, former general manager; Joseph Drymawr, former super intendent, and John Taylor, form .r storekeeper. Harriman and Drymawr were arrested at a suburb and token to the Harrison street police station. Evansville, Ind.,. Aug. 19 —special to Daily Democrat)—Captain Passett, of Marlon, Ind., who,fell several bun dred feet when his balloon exploded at Mt. Vernon last night, died here today. His body was horibly man gled. ' • Miss Jessie Magley, th® popular reporter for this paper, who, with her sister, is enjoying a two weeks’ vacation from duties, writes friends that they are having a most pleasant trip. Since leaving here they’ have been staying at Detroit, where they visited the horticultural building of Belle Isle, one of the prettiest places there. They expect to go to Port Huron the latter part of the week by boat While gone they are keeping in touch with Decatur by reading the local paper and consider it one of the best of reats.

St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 19—ri Special to Dally* Democrat)—Berngad Baker, president of the National Conservation Congress, win discourage the appointment of women as delegates to the conservation meeting to be held here September sth to 9th. He said today that if women are named they wIH neglect their chief interest, the conservation of the home. Suffragists are demanding admission. Hoboken, N. J., Aug. 19— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Dr. Arlitz, attending Mayor Gaynor, today denied rumors regarding the seriousness of his patient’s condition. He said the mayor would probably be alowed to sit up this afternoon. Gaynor’s improvement, the doctor declares, has been steady and satisfactory. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 19—(Special to Dally Democrat)—With Tuesday’s primary returns yet incomplete, the nomination of Mayor Dahlman of Omaha for governor appears certain. The returns sp far received show Dahlman tWo thousand ahead of Governor Shallengerger, and it is not believed he can be overtaken. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The special committee appointed by President .Lewis to determine the convention’s policy toward the Illinois strike, is reported to be deadlocked today and no report will be possible before tojourn as soon as a report can be made. o— Perry Johnson, aged twenty-foux.

son of Levi Johnson of Monroe, was fatally injured at 7:30 Saturday •morning, when he met with a terrible accident.. He is a member of the section crew on the G. R. & L and started out with the men on the hand car at a few minutes after 7 o’clock this morning. He was pumping the car with his back to the south, the direction in which they were going, lost his hold in some manner and bea half mile , south of Monroe Perry lost hos hold in some manner and he fore he could balance himself he f«81 backwards over the end of the car, alighting on the track. The hand car ran, over him with awful resiilta. An soon as possible the car was stopped, and his comrades hastened back to him. He was conveyed to his home at Monroe and Drs. Parrish and Rayle called. An examination revealed the fact that his back was broken, several ribs were tom loose from the spine and he was injured internally to such an extent that it was almost impossible to do anything for him. His recovery is believed impossible and death is expected to relieve him at any moment. He bite a young wife and one little son and is well known over the county. When he fell from the car his right leg was caught in such a manner that it was doubled back over his body and was in that position when the car passed over him. The accident caused a severe shock among the man’s many xicquaintances at Monroe, when the news reached there. —o — “My Wife s ranmy,” one of the funniest musical comedies on the road, will appear at the Bosse opera house Friday evening, August 26th. Do you want to go? The Daily Democrat has arranged to give away two reserved seat tickets for this big show, each day from Manday until Thursday, inclusive. These are not press complimentaries, but the regular reserved seats, best in the house. The plan Is this: Beginning with Monday evening there will appear in the columns of the Daily Democrat an advertisement, in which there is a mis-spelled word. To the first person, not connected with thia office in any way, who brings a copy of the paper and points out the misspelled word we will give two free tickets to this show. This will be continued each evening during the week, making eight tickets to be given away. It’s simple, but it’s a dandy easy way for you to go to the show, which will be sure to entertain you and amuse you. Beginning with Monday evening scan the paper carefully for the mis-spelled word and when you have found it mike a dash for this offce and show the editor the proof and if you are first you will get the order for two tickets. Try it —— o Father Eichinger of Fort Wayne was a visitor In the city yesterday. Three meh were busily engaged in putting up a merry-go-round on the vacant’ lot at the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets, and as usual, a crowd of youngsters were eagerly watching the proceedings, willing to lend a hand of assistance if need be. The merry-go-round came here from Corey, Pa. They intend to remain here a week, going from here to Portland next Satur4ay to be on hand tor the fair. Children Ory - FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR! A