Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 15 September 1910 — Page 1

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HwLose & Tiiomas, the cigar .makers, pKho have become well known in this gK&ction of the state by the immense |K*ade on the White Stag cigars, are believers in the merits of a%verIHislng. This department of the busihas been in charge of Mr. Henry IK'homas, who has always thought a IKreat deal of printer’s ink. A year ago |He contracted for space in the Daily IKeniocrat. and he has conscientiously Kd consistently kept that space filled jjjßpth a “Thought for today,” always Hn the tnerit o fthe White Stag. The |Hesult has been what is always the reHult when one advertises in the man|Ker he should, the Increase of his a hundred per cent within Shat one year. To begin with, the ciHgar is a good ope, one which backs up ■what they say about it, and then he ■keeps saying it over and over until Kfevery one in this section thinks of that ■cigar when he sees a tobacco store. Uftir. Thomas is a clever ad writer and ■his sayings have attracted much attention. When we called to see if he ■was satisfied with the results he had ■obtained he announced at once his ■willingness to repew his contract and ■showed us the figures as sworn to and Kent to the government. Ilf There is no secret about it and we ■give them to the public with the conBsent of the manufacturers of the ■White Stag. In July of 1909 ' they ■ made 18,225 White Stags and in the ■same month this year they made 37,; ■575. In August, 1909, they made 21,■875,’ and the same month this year, Ban even 40,000. In other words the ■amount made in August this year lack- ■ ed but 100 of equaling the two months ■of last year. They are handicapped in ■securing help at this time, this fact ■alone preventing them from increasing ■even more rapidly. Watch their space ■ during the next year. . i'- — ■ ■■■ o-v ' i i I FUNERAL WILL BE WEDNESDAY. | ,~s . - ' The funeral of Mrs. Fred Bloemker, residing near Magley, near the WellsAdams county line will be held Wednesday afternoon, the procession leaving the home at 2 o’clock tor the Magley Reformed church, where the funeral sermon will be preached by the Rev. Snyder at 2:30 o’clock. The deceased was forty-four years, one month and eighteen days old. The death, as i mentioned Monday in this paper, occurred Monday noon after an illness of several 'months. ' 0 T Position with hocking valley L M. E. Nol), well known here, former- | -ly in the employ of the Fort Wayne l & Springfield Railway company, who resigned last week to return to his home at Logan, Ohio, writes Oliver Schug of the local office that he has taken a position as chief lineman with the Hocking Valley Railway company, \ -with headquarters at Columbus, Ohio. | G. C. DeVilbiss, nephew of Mrs. F. IL. DeVilbiss and a cousin of Mrs. Fanny Cole, of this city, was instantly t killed at noon Monday in a wreck on the Hocking Valley railroad at Wal- \ bridge, eleven miles south of Toledo. Mr. DeVilbiss was a young man who had pushed his way rapidly to the front in railway circles, having for several years bee nsuperintendent of motive power of the Hocking Valley %t road.. He lived at Columbus. Monday while riding on Passenger tiyin Nq. 33, testing a new model locomotive, • a portion of the machinery dropped, threw the train from the track, and the cars were overturned. Besides Mr. DeVilbiss, the engineer George Milburn, and the road foreman, L. C. Engler, were killed and a dozen passengers injured.* The young man had vißited here frequently some years ago and was quite well known. It is probable that some of the relatives from here and Fort Wayne will at-„ tend the funeral services. « ns •. \ * Beginning with Wednesday the annual convention of the Baptist church of the Muncie district will open at Muncie, and will be in session for two 1 days, Wednesday and Thursday, of this week. It will be in charge of \ s the Salamonia Association, and will be held at the Seventeenth Street Bapv tist church. A number from here will attend as delegates, Including / /the Rev. Charles Ehle, pastor of the local church, who is scheduled to give an addresß on Wednesday afternoon. The conventions are \held annually and j| are important gatherings In the conn dust of the affairs of the church, la;ge crowds always being in atendance. Business sessions pertaining to the work of the church for the coming year will be lield and some very interesting discourses will be rendered by

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. the ablest speakers pf the denomlnai tkm. Those who go fron\ here will be i the Rev. Ehle, Mrs. Sam Shamp, Mrs. > George Glass, Mrs. John Everett and ■ Mrs. Henry Winness. It is expected • that something like 145 delegates will be in attendance, and every congrega- ■ tion in the district will be represented. i ■ • —o ——— MILLINERY BTORE MOVED. To Rooms Over Bowers Realty Company’s Offices. The Bowers millinery store is being moved from Second street to the rooms above the new Bowers building on Monroe street, first door west of the postofflce, over the office of the Bowers Realty company. The new rooms are ideal in many respects, among the conveniences being the steam heating plant. When the practice! work of moving was begun, there was much difficulty experienced in getting some of the large cases up, and for a while it was though that the change would have to be abandoned. The idea of taking the cases apart, though involving much extra trouble, was finally considered, and proved very efficacious, and, it will be but a very short time until the millinery store it at home completely in its new quarters. v ' ' Alexandria, W. Va., Sept, it— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Apparently Indifferent, William Firth,, a married man of family, stood today beside the bier of ’Ethel May Pierce,"“thirteen, who committed suicide in preference to being captured after having eloped yrith him, and calmly offered to testify at thfe coroner’s inquest. When police entered the hotel room Where the couple were the girl shot herself through the head. New York, N. %, Sept. 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lmprisonment In the Atlanta prison and a fine of $5,p00 was the penalty imposed by Federal Judge Martin today on Ernest W. Gerbracht, former superintendent of the Williamsburg refinery of the sugar trust, who recently convicted of Conspiracy to defraud thb government. Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —One man was killed, one fatally hurt and eight others badly burned as the result of an explosion ih the Dan Bailey mine No. 10 at Gugger this morning.. The lives of 100 miners were endangered. William Baxter of Gugger was killed, John Lee fatally hurt, his skull being fractured. The first reports received here were that 200 men were dead or entombed. The injured were rushed to Linton and then brought here. v o — TOLEDO MERCHANTS HERE. Tomorrow For a Business Visit With the Local Merchants. The wholesale and .manufacturing merchants of Toledo will arrive in this city tomorrow, as was announced some time ago, in order to become better acquainted with the merchants of this city and to solicit future business. The date had first been set for some time in August, bht had to be postponed, and Thursday, September 15th, was selected. The trip will be made by automobile and the party will arrive here about 9 o’clock. A number of the merchants have received announcement of (heir coming. i : o _ Quite a colony of Decatur citizens is planning to go to California for the . winter, and among this number are Mrs. Catherine McLain and daughter, Miss Jessie, who will reside there , permanently. The party will leave i October 4th for Los Angeles, several : of them going from there to other - places in California to visit with relatives. Among those going in the Decatur party with Mrs. McLain and . daughter are Mrs. Robert Blackburn, i Miss Louise Hobrock and probably ; Miss Madge Hite, though she is still i undetermined. Miss Georgia Farrell, ! formerly of this city, now of Ham- ! raond, together with a Miss Kohne, [ also of Hammond, will be in the num- • her. Mrs. McLain spent last winter I in California with her spn and wife, i and was -so pleased with the condll tions there, that she has decided to i make her home there. Mrs. Black- > bum will spend the winter there with [ her daughter, and many other rela- ■ tives of the great southwest. > " Passersby on Second street at the i south corner of the couH house lawn ' today, stopped and rubbed their eyes - or pinched themselves to see whether r they were dreaming when they gazhd 6

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at the strange sight of corn stalks about twelve feet high, to which were attached the finest roasting ears they ever saw. The corn stalks were placed on exhibition there by Clinton Fisher, the well known drayman, who explained to the many curios passersby that it was a fair sample of the corn raised by him this season, and on ground that is not extra good either. The corn is of the variety known as “hominy corn” and was grown from the seed obtained by him at the Brem•erkamp mill two years ago. While at the mill he noticed this corn was of a strange variety and took three eats home fqr seed. Last year a part of it moulded, but he had enough good seed left to put out this year. He did so and was rewarded with getting this monster stalk variety, but what was the best part of the case it did not qll run to stalk, but was rich in corn, also. It is some of the finest ever grown here, and many are anticipating putting out some just lfke it. BANKERS IN SESSION TODAY. 'Evansville, Ind., Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The fourteenth annual convention of the Indiana Bankers’ association opened here today. The convention was called to order by President James W. Sale.rf Bluffton. Reports of the president, secretary and treasurer were read and addresses followed. Governor Marshy arrived at 11:50 and was met by a large delegation. He spoke this afternoon. CQL. ROOSEVELT IS CONFIDENT. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —So confident is Colonel Roosevelt that he and his associates wil* control the republican state convention at Saratoga September 27th that he today began framing the platform which he expects to have adopted. Roosevelt will plunge into the political fight tomorrow when he speaks to an_audience of farmers at Riverhead. — ——Q MAY BE SOLICITOR GENERAL. New York, N. Y., Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —It was rumored here in Wall street today that Frank B. Kellogg, the trust-buster, was the, most probable successor to the late Solicitor General L. C. Bowers. The rumor proved decidedly disquieting and the street made frantic efforts to verify it. _ ’ y t oAt a meeting of the Rebekab lodge last evening elaborate arrangements were further made for the celebration of the anniversary next Tuesday evening. As is the annual custom, the anniversary of the organization is made one of great pleasure, and the event this year will be no exception. All Rebekahs and their families are urged to come next Tuesday, bringing their baskets well filled with good things that make up an ideal repast, from which at 6 o’clock a supper will be spread, picnic fashion. A commit; tee was appointed Tuesday evening to arrange for a musical and literary program for that evening, which will no doubt carry out a history of lodge in addition to the entertainment features. The lodge has additional caiise for rejoicing this year because of the hall which has been handsomely remodeled and refurnished, the Rebekahs joining with the I. O: O. F. in the furnishing. COURT OF INQUIRY CONTINUED. The court of inquiry, called before Mayor Teeple Tuesday for the supposed purpose of looking after some of the violators of the law during failweek, was continued until probably Friday, owing to the fact that several of the witnesses are out of the city and will not be back until that time. Portland, Maine, Sept. 14 —Complete returns of the vote for senators and representatives in the state election Monday gave the democrats substantial majorities in both branches of the Maine legislature, which at the beginning of the new year will elect a United States senator to succeed Eugene S. Hale,- a secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general and i commissioner of agriculture. The new legislature also probably will be called *pon to carry out the declaration in the democratic Platforms of recent years and re-submit to the people the liquor prohibitory i amendment to the constitution and to i repeal the Sturgis liquor law enforcei ment enacted. According to the official complete 1 returns the legislature will have a fi ' - l

democratic majority of 36 on joint ballot. The senate will consist of 21 democrats and 10 republicans, while the house will have 88 democrats and 63 republican members. Complete returns on the vote of the state for governor gave Colonel F. Plaisted, democrat, 73,644, and Governor Bert M. Fernals, republican, 64,912, a plurality for Colonel Plaisted of 8,732. Revised returns show the election of Asher C. Hinds (rep) iq the First district by 174; of Daniel J. McGillicuddy (dem.) in the Second by 3,000; of Samuel Vs. Gould (dem.) in the Third Jpy 2,200, and of Frank B. Guernsey (rep.) in the Fourth by 300. • ! O—WASHOUT ON THE G. R. & I. Tuesday Night Near Ridgeville— Trains Are- Delayed.’’ ■ The G. R. & I. railroad experienced quite a bit of trouble with their trains from the south this morning on account of a wreck near Ridgeville late Tuesday night. For a number of weeks the company has been doing, extensive grading and flilling along the line south of this city and because of recent heavy rains the fills have not settled satisfactorily. At the point mention a number of -freight cars left the rails and a, great dial of trouble was experienced in getting them back again before traffic could be resumed. Train No. 5, due here at 11:47 p. m., did not reach here until about 7 this morning, and the 7:54 was something like two hours late, causing much inconvenience along the line to the traveling public. — oLondon, Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Dr. H. H. Crippen’s life is literally hanging by a hair. Under shrewd and merciless cross-examina-tion today by Attorney Arthur Newton, Dr. Pepper, the government analysis!,: practically repudiated much of his former testimony and admitted that it was practically impossible to determine the sex of the remains supposed to have been (he body of Belle Elmore Gripped. This sensational turn- believed so have -caused uneasiness to the prosecution. New York, N. Y., Sept. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —That government weighers of the various steamship docks in this city on a salary of four dollars per day have been able to deposit from 31,500 to 32,500 a month in thd-havings bank, was the amazing revelation, which developed in the United States coure here today, when three weighers were placed on trial. The lid was taken off the import graft system and the further manner in which the gorernmerit officials solicited and accepted bribes was shown in a manner even more sensational than in the sugar trust cases. As a result a full investigation will be made. o FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON, — n The funeral of Marion E„ the seven-teen-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer S. Walters, whose death oc-curred-at Defiance, Ohio, was tfeld yesterday from the United Brethren church, with the Rev. Imler officiating. The little one had been sick but a short time with spinal meningitis, which caused its death. The body was held at the undertaking rooms of Meyer & Scherer, and later taken to the church, where the services wereheld. Interment was made at the Maplewood cemetery. •— o—- * LOSES VALUABLE HORSE. Philip Baker, a prominent farmer residing a Tew miles west of the city, is the loser of a fine and valuable - mare, which was struck by lightning during the electrical storm when passed over the city Monday night, killing it instantly. The horse was valued at 3300. He carried insurance ; on it in the Preble Insurance company for two hundred dollars, which • he will receive for the loss of the anii mal. % ; ■—o- . Mrs. Harry Kirby died at the home ■ of her son, George Crawford, at lima, , Ohio, Monday at noon, the end coml ing suddenly when it was thought she was recovering from a long siege of » typhoid fever. Her husband was a > resident here a number of years ago, • at one time being one of the editors t of the Journal. He also taught school - here. About twenty years ago he > went west and located at Thedford, - Nebraska, whqre he was a few years ago elected circuit judge. About .four 5 years ago while on a visit, with friends i in* Ohio he was married and took his

bride home to Nebraska. Mrs. Kirby took sick some weeks ago. She desired to come east ’to her old home, thinking the climate would be better for her health, and her husband accompanied her as far as Chicago. Her illness terminated in typhoid fever and Jast week Ms. Kirby was sent for. Mrs. Kirby was under she care of a nurse and as Mrs, Kirby’s condition was such that her husband could be of no assistance to the nurse in caring* for her, he decided to run down to Van Wert to visit with, relatives for a few hours. He returned to Lima Monday morning to visit Mr 3. Kirby. She suffered a relapse during the morning and died at noon. . Mr. Kirby is a brother of Mrs. Howard Thompson of this city, Mrs. Thompson going to Lima today to be in attendance at the funeral. tr ■■ Workmen are engaged in transferring: the desKs 'and seats from the first room in the Central building, taught by Miss Bess Congleton, to the library hall, where her pupils will after next attend. The change as stated in Monday’s paper is made on account of the crowded condition of the high school, which now has 158 students- enrolled. The room Vacated by Miss Congleton’s pupils in the Central building will be given over to the commercial department, which will be moved from upstairs, and the room vacated upstairs by the commercial department, will be used as a recitation room for the high school students. Heretofore this term the principal’s office has been used as a recitation room, but ns it is much too small for jyhis purpose, and lacks the blackboard and other necessary things, the change will be eagerly welcomed. ——o LaDELLES AT WHEELING, W. VA. ! Attorney J. C. Sutton and family received a card from the LaDelle family. The card was written from Pittsburg, where they played last week, and announced that they would play this week at the Victoria theater, Wheeling, Va. They are getting along wfell. * , o —- CONGRESSMAN SICK. Portland, Ind., Sept. 14—Congressman John A. M. Adair is confined to bed at his home, sufferinfpfrom fever, which his physicians sdy has every symptom of typhoid. This{ morning his temperature was 101. Speaking dates at Keystone and Ossian, Wells, county, and Salamonia, in this county, at least tentatively* have been cancelled. e ; Secretary Charles Magley of the Great Northern Fair association, reports that the work of settling up the business pertaining to the fair of last week is progressing rapidly. The results "so far show that every part of the fair was a success, excepting the gate receipts on Thursday, which were very light, easily accounted for by the heavy rains of that morning. However, the fair generally was a big success and'the board will begih at once their plans for the fair next year. The list of premium winners is the largest in the history of the association, the total amount necessary to meet this part of the expense being nearly 33,000. It has been suggested that various departments next . year be limited to the county only, * shutting out foreign competition, but it is not known yet whether this action will be taken. In totalling up the entire receipts and expenditures, the business will probably show a small deficit, and in order to leave the fair without a debt and make future fairs possible, the board may order a small pro-rate discount on premiums, which would be better than to try to carry a debt and make it up at some time. The board is hurrying along as rapidly as possible and every premium w'lnner will receive a check to cover the amounts due them within a few days, less the small pro-rate. o—-V — THE BIG FORT WAYNE FAIR. Yes, it will be a great fair at Fort' Wayne. Secretary P. T. Strieder has said so, and hq has behind-him a board of directors who will epend the money to make it go. Never in the history has the Fort Wayne Fair aissociation had more ginger in it than this year. About 320,000 will be spent i for premiums, stakes and purses. The , moral character of the fair ■will be i unquestioned. The speed department • will be the best ever. The exhibits i of products, machinery and live stock i * will excel previous fairs.

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The wheel* have been aet in motion in the progress of improvements at the grounds. The track is in the best shape, the buildings have been renovated, the weeds and all unsightly objects removed. The Fort Wayne fair will be opened September 20th, next week, following Indiana’s state fair, and many attractions will go directly there from that big show. People within a distance of fifty miles in all directions are Interested in the fair and the attendance this year -will undoubtedly bring to Fort Wayne the greatest crowd it has ever entertained at a similar event.

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«o - - In spite of the anything but angelic qualities that are usually associated with the porcine tribe, they seem to have again taken wings and are soaring upwards. Prices paid by the local butchers now range as high as nine and a quarter cents a pound, which is much higher than the eight and one-half cents paid during the latter part of July and August. A local dealer said that the low price of that flesh during August was an unusual state of affairs, as pork was usually higher during the month of August. He stated that farmers must Wve taken advantage of this fact of former years and prepared for it by raising more hogs to be marketed during tliat month, thus making the supply greater this August, bringing the price down correspondingly lower. Added to this w r as the smaller consumption of pork during the month which was unusually hot this year. It was the opinion of the dealer that pork would not be so high priced this winter as last, when it was known to be higher than at any time during the civil war. Lower prices are anticipated for October as the new corn hogs will be marketable about that time. o TWIST OF THE HEAD Causes Peculiar Affection of the Eye to Mrs. Blackburn. i Mrs. Sarah Blackburn is suffering from quite an unusual and painful accident. During the heavy thunder storm she was startled by a flash of lightning and turning her head suddenly gave her neck a twist that has since affected one of her eyes. The eye is badly swollen and inflamed, and the tear ducts seem also to be affected, as the eye waters continually. Altogether the case is one of unusual occurence and is causing much comment among her friends because of the strangeness. ■ o NEW OFFICE SIGNS PAINTED. The office of Heller, Sutton & Heller is coming out resplendent with an array of new signs which have beeu done quite artistically by Med, Miller, the well known artist. They are done in fancy lettering on the windows, and there is also an especially attractive sign for the corner outside. The office is the one formerly used by Merryman & Sutton, located over the Old Adams County bank, and with the changing of the firm, it was also necessary to change the signs. • — 0 *• ! Harvey Bucher of Root township, * who shot himself in the foot while : shooting sparrows, has recovered to i such an extent that-he is able to walk ; without a crutch, and was able to come to this city this week. ft K .