Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1910 — Page 5

Bgww.• j ■ *: . , • j-.. , ■ • ; • _ ■ ... • \ r Washington, D. C. ( Dec. 5-Eitber fc ’ Governor Marshall will have to call a I| special session of the state legislature ■ to redlstrict the state or it will be necj . essary to elect twelve representatives | at large tin Indiana at the November ‘ election In 1912. ‘ I This alternative, which presents a J dilemna with two horns, seems to be - the only probable outcome of the apporttonment muddle as the situation L stands today.' |> . With 90 per cent M the lawmakers I assembled here for thd opening of conI gress tomorrow the Indications are f that the predominant, overshadowing I. political issue of the session will arise I over fixing the unit of congressional I apportionment, based upon the census I taken this year. The question Is one I ' of such large importance that Representative Crumpacker, chairman of the will not make a move without consulting President Taft, who is the head ,of the republi 1 can p y. J Judge Crumpacker will call at the J’v white house today to see the president and it is probable a conference will be arranged for some time later in the | The committee of which Crum--1 packer is chairman will have jurisdiction over legislation to fix the of I. congressional apportionment, but . Judge Crumpacker will take no action f ; .looking to the introduction of a bill ■ 2 without first obtaining the opinions of I the party leaders. ■ 4s the situation looks now, there K Will-be no legislation at this session win not make any state|Mp -irfents at this time, but there is a prob-. ■ ability that the republicans, who are ■£ in the majority In congress, will leave fl . the task of fixing the congressional j si-unit as a heritage to the next demofl cratic congress, which will convene in I December, 1911. ■ ■if Representative Adair, who is one of ■ the latest arrivals, intends to make a ■ specialty this session fit inquiring into ■; methods of reducing governmental ex■H penses. He believes that One of the ■ imperative duties that will face the ■ M/next democratic house of representaI ■\tlvttTwlll be to ascertain ways and ■ means of introducing economy into the government service. Mr. Adair holds that one step th that direction would K. be the lopping off of the pension agencies and the abolishment of red tape in the payment of pensions. On the K way over Mr,. Adair fell In with several democratic representatives. ■ "I Was agreeably surprised,” said ® he, “to fin dthat they were very fall vorablw to Governor Marshall for the presidential nomination. Os course w ® in Indiana know that Mr. Marshall |l Khas been making good as governor J and I learned from these representafives that the people in other states finding out thht fact” ' WENDLING WANTS NEW TRIAL. ' r.- * - Murderer of Alma Kellner 'Sentenced ; ** to Ltt« I'mprlsonrrtent. ■ ' ’ . MH * “- ~.i ■'• • * * ■‘•i • -Louisville, Ky.» Dec. s—Attorneys ■ for Joseph Wendling, convicted Satut- ■ day night of the murder of elght-year- ■ old Alma Kellner, and sentenced to I life imprisonment, will file a formal IK motion for a new trial. The motion IBP for a rehearing will be based on asK fidavits already On file, which state ■ that Juror Richard Jennings had form- ■ I ed and expressed an opinion as to ■' Wendlings guilt. ■ These affidavits were filed during the progress of the trial by Wefid- ■ 1 ling’s attorneys in an effort to dtoqual- ■ tty the jury. Judge Gregory, however, !■ ordered the trial to proceed. !■ Wendling spent a quiet day at the iK jalL His only statement was made I. when the verdict was announced Sat- ■- urday night: T either killed the little K girl or I didn't,” said the condemned I man. “They should either send me to ■ the electric chair or turn me free.” illßhfe ” • ■ Boston,\ Mass., Dec. s—(Special to -1 Daily Democrat)—More than a million followers of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, toI day accepted the news of her death ftl with sorrow, but not a Christian Sclen- ■<. tist leader in Boston admits that the I church has suffered a loss to its organization by Mrs. Eddy’s death. I “By . Mrs. Eddy’s demise we lose the ■ counsel of -our leader. As a church. I organization we are complete and we ■“'■tapd today and have been for some time. It is perfectly understood that Kno successor to Mrs. Eddy will be ■ named,” was the statement of Alfred ill Farlow, head of the publicity bureau B- of the Osetian Scientist church. - 1 , ■ Chicago 111., Dec. s—(Special to I Dally Democrat)—Predictions of the of Shristian Science followI Ing the death of Mrs. Eddy were made I today and many leaders of Christian declared that schisms would -V.B now soon rend the religion. Opposed Ito these were the declarations of the I’leaders among the 15,000 followers ■ of Mrs. Eddy in Chicago. All say - I that her death wi.l make no difference ltfa> rovernment of the sect .... * ■’V" 1 u- ' .-j ssr-ii.i ,;ii •

cellent talk Sunday evening at the meeting at the Evangelical Young People’s Alliance, his subject being “The Worth-While Life.” The audience was very well pleased with his address and unanimously said that they wished be “would come back jagain.”.... " T ' .. DECATUR YOUTHS ENMESHED. ‘J ';■'■■■* -3 f > r . A,t least two Decatur sports,, well taaoyn. here, wery .over last night to See tfte performance of the Gaiety Girls and it is understood that one young man followed them to Montpelier, Ohio, this ,morning, while his partner returned to Decatur. The girls were tied up in Decatur for two days, having mlsed a,date, and their visit will long be remembered by the callow and unripe of our neighboring city. The two sports who came over seemed to be still enmeshed In the glammerous net cast by the powder J and rouge.—Bluffton News. The afternoon session of the teachers’ Institute ot Saturday was as interesting as the morning session, and all but three of the one hundred andfor-ty-slv teachers of the edhnty were present, besides many of the trustees and a number of other visitors. We are-lndebted to the secretary, Rufus East; formerly of Bloomington, now principal of the Monroe schools, for tHie following account of the afternoon session: . . ' The institute was favored with a song from the Decatur ,€j»le© club at the opening of the afternoon session, which wps enjoyed by a)l, . " . . The first speaker of the afternoon was Professor Tapy, who lectured on the brain.. Our methods ip uß t be.in line .with psyschology. Psychology is a science. Teaching Is an art We must learn the artjof doing anything. Present day. educational theories are turning to psychology. Our nervous system functions consciousness. Psychology is an outgrowth of physiology. Mind and matter go hand in hand. The condition of our bodies determine our mental attitude. The degree: of pain we feel is determined by the condition Os our mind. ' The nervous system responds to sensations. Thia is seen in various activities. One response is th© cause of another. Memory the habit of the mind in education. Instinct is a natural impulse,.. while habit is acquired. nervous system adapts Itself to its conditions. Outside of the brain, hunt’s nervous system is like the insects or animals. Our brain bps no connection with the outside world but it has its sentinels. These are the eyes, ears and skin., Thesp. telephone back to the brain. You can .educate map, but train the animals. The-mo-tor center of the hand and eye get together, forming ah association center ip the brain. The writing center is close to the right hand motor center. immediately this -is the speaking center., £ro£ address throughout was intensely interesting and very profitable.. The citizens of Decatur missed an opportunity of hearing a splendid At the close of the afternoon recess the Misses Hauk and Fonnergave a piano duet which showed promising . talent and which. was greatly enjoyed. The last address of the day was gIVI l ' en by Professor Fairfield. Ip appear- ■ ance he resembles Abraham Lincoln. I "Heisadeep thinker and an Interest- ! ing speaker. A man should have Unbonded faith' in what he ig This dhWif hb (So planted that the Individual would not question.. , Without reading, writing afid arithmetic this country would fail. Their re--1 lation to physical good is manifest, r This, according to the speaker, should - be the test Os our studies, plus the 1 spiritual side. ■■ The spiritual side la i impreaM'"' The speaker,' **tjb great • torim, laid emphasis upon the spiritual ■ side. The difficult problem today ta education is to convince the pupil that » his soul has some claim’ upon hlm and 1 not entirely physical welfare. The manufacture of souls may become a rtaMM <mA W days. The - schools ought to be; factories’ of this > kind. It ’fS the business to - look attar the'chMd’s ideal or spiritual . welfare. Ail literatureteaches this. 1 Whether We will ft so or not there ape . ever forced updius in odubatfon 0 > great forces, the spiritual and physl- > eal needs, or goods or sides’.,One must i I predominate. Man is made ■ ttrbe hap* 1 py. We must hhte in life and edm cation a supreme alih. \ ■ 7"There‘Wlattendance at the EMre’ hall Sunday, not only of the • members of thls order, but of others 1 at the service given in memory of ■ the departed brothers ot thfo local 1 order—R. J. Holthouse. Anson VanCamp and Albine Smith. The' hall i was appropriately decorated with the I emblems Os sorrow, an dthe services > were beautiful and Impressive in BC--1 eordance with the solemnity of the ' occasion. The voluntary by J» O. Selle- ) meyer opened the program, y»e meeting being thereafter officially opened by Herman J.'Yager, the exalted ruler ritaaliialc woric. witb the

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I session of the sixty-first congress began today. Ttjere was a comparative meagre attendance of- members. Many I COIDO AftoF , 0 I at the conclusionof the opening pray-i ES£??SSSI — , Tirilliom Vnnlfrrrul rtf journed out of respect for the decease I -**•-* IVtImPU Tv» 'illA flAnnf A fl ft AT flip leu memoerß. in me senate, aiver tne rott call- and- disposition of routine business, the .members listened to the announcement of the. death of four colleagues, .JlcEnery of Louisiana, i DanUls of Virginia, Clay of Georgia, and Delliver of lowa and then adjourned out of respect. - — MOURNS LOS OPDOG.' I- v, -.y-v 1 " h : ' ' .... W. L. Lehne, the jeweler, is mourning the loss of his fine little Fox TerIrler pup, which has not been seen [since Saturday. It came down to the stqre as usual Saturday, but strayed away or became lost in some myster! I ous way, for it has not shown up since. [ Mr. Lehne offers a reward for its return. Only a year or so ago Mr. I Lehne lost another dog, “Togo,” which |he prized’very much, but nothing was [ever heard of his whereabouts. He | hopes he will be more successful in I tracing this one. I - _ I r-rej I 11 7 11 L IS IMPROVING. I•y . c I Ulysses Drunuflcnd of Pleasant I Mills, who has been on -the sick list I for-the past five Or six weeks with ty--1 Thbrtftfl f avaf ■ ir Rlrvwrl-v inmrovinfr ftnd I iv 18 iftQv vuOU®nv DC wMi'rCCOVCT fill [ right. Several weeks ago he took a I eelapse, and his condpion was ex- | trpmely critical. His friends, both I here and .at Pleasant Mills, will be I glad to learn of his improvement I. , t . ; ~ . 0 - ' J-At jurt ten minutes past nine [o'clock Monday a. m. were the last I taps sounded ior Henry Lankenau, iditiA of thd best known cltizfinfi- •of De* | catur, a veteran or tne civil-war, who | today, having fought a good fight and I lived-a noble life ended hist earthly | march and his body passed into that I deep sleep from which It will know I no awakemng until the grand reveille Itounds on'the Last Great Day ' I The death of this man, who is perlimps one of the best known men,not I only in Adams, but Allen county I where bis earlff dayp were spent,-does I TTfti’ rnTOD lIPPTDOCtcdIV 4UB b 0 belli been I 111 lulling UCwllU lor UlUlt? ttIAU- A J r CAI I during Which • time he had suffered I much from asthma, to which later I were added paralysis and heart trou- | ble. Last Spring b® suffered the first (attack of paralysis, and while he’ was | partly disabled, he recovered and was I able to walk about and greet his I friends. He suffered two . attacks ■ since, but was not bedfast until Fri- | day, evening, when the last attack | came. At that time his condition beLame most critical and it was known I that the end was not far distant He ■ became unconscious Friday evening l and never regained consciousness. I Mr. Lankenau at death was still a I comparatively young man, being but I sixty-seven years of age, but his life 1 bpd been one of much usefulness. I He was the<Bqn of Frank and Catharl ine Lankenau'and was bom in fireman, Germany, September 19, 1843. I father : wfes.'-‘a shipbuilder there/ I but a year otter Henry’s birth, decided | to come jto this country, which they I did* landing at New Orleans. Later tfeey followed the 'Mississippi , river I north wand and' fiifeily came to Indiana> settling te *>rt -where ■I tutt*. T AnlcATiAii worked at tfrjy [carpenter trade and then in the..i hash railroad shops when they opem, [ Od, /-Both parents died in Ft Wajnfe, I Henry ; w ttfei Mdest of a family Os [eight children. His youth was spent [in the Parental home in Fort Wayne, and was educated tn f the common | schools-of city, befog industrious and obtaining the best education possible. At. the opening of the Civil war I he was among the first to enlist in the union ranks, joining Company D | of the Fifth Indiana Cavalry early in I the summer 18 ® 2 - ■’ Soon '*^ r en * listing hla company was sent to the front, and saw much active service, being in many battles and minor engagements. During the siege of Atllanta by the federal troops he was I taken a. Prisoner fed sent to the An-, dersonville prison, where be endurI ed all the hardships and horrors tor months, and was eventually sent with J other union soldiers to Millen, Ga. He was later «ent to Florence, 8. C., [thence to Wilmington, N. C., where [he endured several months of additional horror in fee seaport prison before he was paroled and forwarded to Camp Chase, - Ohio. At Camb Chase he was kept a short time be- ' fore being’ discharged Lom service, aessws | seeupesating feQk W * printer’s Ute bar of ”

then decided to become a teacher. In < 18s5 he went to Van Wert county, 1 Ohio, where he taught four years and then returned to Indiana, settling in Adams coqnty. He became teacher here of the St. John’s parochial school 1 in Preble township, where he served faithfully and well for twenty-one years. In this time he became known as one of the moot efficient teachers In northeastern Indiana and many W the prominent men ln .tfie township today owe their introduction into the world ot education to Mr. Lankenau’s kindly and intelligent instruction. , After the close of MS service thei-e, he decided to come to thfrreity, where - he engaged in mercantile pursuits, being employed as a clerk for five years. He later returned to teaching, and in 1905 was engaged as teacher for the Zion Lutheran parochial school of this city, also serving as organist for the congregation, Which position he held until Mis health began failing and he was forced to discontinue. He also served well for several years as probation officer for the juvenile court of Adams county, a position which he held from the time of the establishment -of this court several years ago until his health failed. He was married July 18, 1867, to Miss Catherine Schumm, the wedding taking place in Fort Wayne. To this union, which proved a long and happy one, were born eleven children, who with the bereaved widow, survive. The children are: Rev. F. J. Lankenau Os Napoleon, Ohio; ..Addie, wife of Louis Schust;. Alma, wife of Glen Seip; Enno, Clara, Adolph and Herbert, all of Fort Wayne; August, of Rennville, Minn.; Flora, wife of Herman GCrke, .of /Root township, and Lulu and Oscar of this city.. Mrs. Herman Gerdlng of Ft. Wayne, Mrs r Louis Koenemann of St. Johns, Mrs. Sophia Winkelmeyer of Hartford City, Chris Lankenau of Fort Wayne are the only surviving brothers and' Bisters.■ The funeral will be held Thursday morning. -There will be a service at 9 o’clock at the house, followed immediately by one at the Zion’s Lutheran church on West Monroe street, of which.he was a faithful member. The Rev. Wehmeyer, pastor of the Zion's Lutheran church, and Rev. Jaus, pastor of the St. John’s Lutheran church, will officiate. Immediately after -the service here the cortege wifi go by special interurban car to Fort Wayne, where burial will take place ip Lindenwood cemetery. .<>■■■ ■ . Mrs. H. L. Cbverdale left Monday for Fort Wayne, wnere she will visit with relatives. She .expects tp spend the greater part of the time at the Philiey Homestead, just south of the city. This was the childhood home of Mrs. Cpverdale, her parents having purchased the place jmd moved there when fhe.was but two years of ’age, and the homestead still remains in the family, making it a delightful place to risit ’ , _ ’ Arthur Fisher is abgut the happiest man in the city today. He was recently InfOrnSadi by fee manufacturers of fee Flanders automobile that his car, which Was purchased late this fall through the Berne agency, would be equipped With AM of fee 1911 equipments free of charge. The machine was brought .to the city this afternoon and Mr. Fisher is? desirous of' his friends knowing fee generosity of the .makers of this machine, and is busy demonstrating to them his 1911 car fought in advance; ' ' • FRISINGER SALE WAS GOOD ONE The public sale given yesterday by J. M. and Dyke Frisinger at their farm north of thercity, was one of the best i»Md.fe this neetion tills fall, fee total being nearly |4;000. John Spuller did the duties of auctioneer, ... ■’ r " ■ii O 1 ■■ INFANT GAME DEAD. Cleteus Marcel the four day old in* fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Christen, died Thursday morning at nine o’clock at their heme op Monroe street. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon with blessing of the corpse at the St. Mary’s church. Interment will take place at fee St Joseph’s — ——— SALE ON MID-WINTER HATS. The Bowers millinery store is preparing for a special sale, beginning Saturday, when all mid-winter ready-to-wear hats and goods will, be sold at cost Call and see the excellent stock whch wll bC sold at bargain prices. o / i Gust Lankenau and wife of the vicinity of Renville, Minnesota, are here for a Visit with Mr. Lankenau’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lankenau, this being the first visit here made by the son since leaving for the great northwest ten years ago. The visit home at this -time Is made on account of fee extrefeely poor health which the father has been suffering for some time and in which Ije ahows no Improvement While able to sit up Tie 1b very weak and can scarcely speak to Ns axfiptofetagcos and fee member. ”,

■■■■■■■■■■MM of the family about him. Mr. Gust Lankenau Is enjoying good .health and the country In the west seems to agree with him If appearances count for anything. He Ip making his home.on a term hekrHenvUle- ... e 7CHAPMAN HAQ MADE GOOD. Retail* to th« Scene of His First En- ~ deavorers. , It whs fifteen years ago November 17, 1898, that Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman conducted fils first revival meeting In’ Fort Wayne. His long series of meetings had been preceded by a campaign made by the Rev. Billy Sunday, who was then new on his career as an evangelist. Billy Sunday, now known throughout the entire country, was new to the religious world at that time, and he was not nearly so well known as he is now. His meetings failed to create much excitement, and the crowds were not tremendously large. He talked every evening for nearly two weeks, using various churches as his meeting places. The meetings were reported by the committee in charge to be very successful. Dr. Chapman was introduced to the Fort Wayne public as the “coming great evangelist.” His meetings were held in the Princess rink every evening and there were morning services at the Y. M. C. A., the Railroad reading rooms and many churches. Tremendous crowds heard him in these addresses, the series lasting from November 17th to December sth. He was introduced by the Rev. J. P. Rice. The address was woven around the text, “Ye Have Received the Holy Ghost Since Ye Believed.” The rink was crowded to its fullest capacity, there having been placed seating room for nearly 3,000 people. „ ' * - The afternoon meetings which were held at the rink, were not nearly as well attended as those held in the evenings. Local ministers entered the work.with great vim. and pushed the “holiness campaign ” One of the ministers said, in speaxing of the revival: “We are very fortunate to have as the head of the movement Dr. Chapman, who sometime will be the greatest evangelist in the country, and Mr. Billy Sunday, who recently deserted the baseball field, to become a minister. Mr. Sunday, although he-has not gained any great fame up to the present time, win surely be well known in the near future. His quaint phrases cannot help but attract attention.”—Fort Wayne News. .fr/'-'i! ! After an illness of a year or more from heart trouble, abscess ..pj...fee stomach, dropsy and. other cojp®?ications, Amy, wife of Eli Engle, . ; edaway at about 8:30 ’fhursdayjmorning at her home southwest of the city, - where she has resided many' feprS being one of fee most prominentand best beloved" ladies of that section of.;«! fee township. Mts. Engle wasfejfe . ,x---in this county, being a daufeter 'pf. Perry and Nancy Andrews, now deceased. Ih young womanhood sbe Was married to Eli Engle, who Btirvives. Fbur children were born to '? this union, two of whom are living, .they being Druscilla, wife of George ; Wplfe, and Qay Engle. She is also survived by two brothers—Louis Andrews, of near Monroe, and Joe, living near the Washington church. Mrs. Engle was born December 21, 1853, and at death was but a little less than fifty-seven’ years of age. The funeral was held Saturday morning .at 10 o'clock from the Washington M. E. church, fee Rev. .J. Ci Vatehtine officiating, . , -> ’ ? « ' * — ", WARO CARRIES BANNER. For the Best Attendance Durinfl the Month of November. The school fdpprt just made up tor - - fee fest month by Professor E. E. Rice shows that the West Ward pupils are - the banner bearers in the matter qf .at tendance this time tiielr percentage being 99.1, and offeeiSi pupils enrolled, fe9 Were biot absent during the month.standing of the other ' r schools is: North ward, 98,52; -South ward, 97.8; Central grades, 98.4; high school, 97.6. ..The number of visitors . calling during the past month at each i school were: North Ward, 36; West ’* i ward, 30; South ward, 2’3; Central grades, 34; high school, 5. >■»■■« irr.. 11.1 ■ fe D. Bieberich, one of the promin- < ent farmers of the county, who for the past twenty-eight years has re- . sided on his farm near Magley, has . decided to retire and is moving t<* - this city where he and his wife win make their home. Mr. Bieberich has purchased the Howard Shackley residence, corner of Adams and Thirteeni th streets, one of the comfortable brick residences of the city, and in , this place they wiU spend their , years in well deserved retirement af- ;■ ter many years of farm lite. Mr. Bie- , berich’s family has grown and 'tindlag himself left on fee farm atone, iV i with no younger hands- to assist in fee r > work, hastened his decision to turn • oyer fee work to others and rente to i this place to live. He has retained ; his fine farm, however, which will be if teoanted by Louis Drake.