Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1910 — Page 5

■ WEW FILED TODAY. ■ V ♦ ■.' rl! 1 * ■ On change of venue from Allen ■county a new case was filed her?, en■tltled Winfield J. Randall vs. George Kdariette, damages and possession of Seal estate. The complaint did not ■accompany the papers. Emerick & Shnerlck are the W- —— 0 ■ ■(Copyrighted by American Press Ac- [ sociatlon.) HL : The United Press Is today able to 4 present the following story dealing ■with the views of President Taft upon ■ the permanent tariff commission and ■ the future meaning of the Panama I Canal, as a result of a personal audiEehce granted it? Washington corre■spondent: . r - Washington, D. C., Dec, 20—(Spec- ■ ial to Dally Democrat)—The perma■nent tariff commission will provide ■the necessary basis for intelligent ■thrift legislation, no matter by what ■party or to -what end. If the demoi crats are “Champ” Clark instead of ■“Chump” Clark, they will support It. ■no scientific revision of the tariff is ■ possible without the true thought [ upon which the facts are obtainable | and In no other way. It Is beyond the I ability of any body of men working upon the tariff to collect k anti digest the vast amount of detailed which must be considered * in the, making of a tariff commission i will be a permanent institution, for ' from year to year the data and Infor- ' mation required In such .work will be sorted and digested in such away as . jto be ready tor Instant use. It will ’ be to the tariff what the congressional * libray Is to literature. You can send r a note to the library, saying you are working upon a certain subject and | you are Immediately provided, with all the best reference books and records on that topic. Without such >a library how long and how hopeless a task would It be to obtain Ml and. ac- : curate information by. tunning through a volume here and a volue there and skimming over a pile of newspapers without system and without knowledge as to what has been overlooked? It Is such a- helter-skelter fashion, however, that the tariff must be made if a permanent tariff commission* Is not established. The. failure of con-1 gress to support a permanent tariff commission would be a step that “would make a scientific tariff revision impossible for years to come. The president was enthusiastic regarding the PAnamal canal. The greatest effect of the opening of the canal, in the president’s opinion, as felt by the average American, will be in the reduction of trans-continental transportation. One point absolutely essential la that the government take adequate steps to insure competition and prevent the ownership of steamer lines using the trans-continental rAti-l roads. " But the greatest source of pride lies In the fact that when the four great nations failed through four centuries of endeavor, the United States has succeeded, -y — y* — - Tipton, Ind., Dec. 20—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Handcuffed to a deputy, Jesse Hudson, recently sent to the penitentiary for contributing to the delinquency of Beatrice Harblt and Zella Landham, girls under the age of fourteen, was’ brought into court today to testify against Mrs. Lydia Owens, who £ is held responsible for the girls’ downfall, under three Indictments for ‘•white slavery.” The board of children’s guardians of Madison county ■gave the girls into the keeping of Mrs. ”owens without seeking references. • — Washington, D. C., Dec. 20—(Special to Dally .Democrat) —A report exonerating Senator William Lorimer of Illinois, charged with having been elected by the use of money, was formally adopted today by the senate committee on privileges and elections. * Chicago, JU., Dec. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)—John Donnelly, 21, f a teamster in the employ of, a garment manufacturer, was shot and killed supposedly by strikers, while, at wdrk here today. Donelly drove a half mile after he was shot before he collopsed. —, z While doctors mend the broken bones of others, they are not proof against such misfortunes themselves, as was evident Tuesday a. m. about teJO:3O o’clock, when Dr. W. W. pMlllen slipped on the icy. pavement Mff front of tie Mutchler meat market . ,on Monroe street and fell, with his left arm doubled under him, the force of ...the fall breaking-tW=J®dtes of the arm just above the wrist. Doctor McMillen, however, proved to be the pluckiest kind of man, and took his medicine with just the fortitude that he advises his patients to do. Realizing that his arm was broken, he regained himself and walked to the Lose barber shop on Second street and got Into the barber’s chair for a shave. He * then asked that Dr. Thomas be called to dress the arm which he did, and the injured doctor felt so good that he Stated he would be up town again this

about this same place that Mrs. R. B. Allison feU a year ago, the fall resultIng in the fracture of the hip. ' ‘ A MAMMOTH CORN CROP-. '■ e.— ' ■ American Harvest Overshadows pha- ; raoh’s Bumper Crops. , Such was the magnitude of the crop of com raised In Egypt, in the time of Pharaoh, that it was thought worthy of record In the Bible. We cannot tell accurately, as by measurement reduced to American bushels,what this harvest of Egyptian grain was. All that we know is that it wAs of such amplitude as'to amaze the rulers of Egypt, and make the country the commercial master of the ancient world. Yet It was undoubtedly much smaller than the harvest of Indian corn, or maize, which the American farmers secured In the early autumn of 1910. That is estimated, in round numbers, at 3,121,000,000. bushels. Curiously enough, the number of-bushels of Indian corn harvested by 'the farmers of America Is approximately equiva-" lent to the number of dollars in actual circulation throughout the United States. That is to say, if it Were necessary to buy outright the corn crop of last autumn, and to pay for it In cash at the rate of one dollar a bushel, then, in order to do this, there would be needed every dollar of money now In circulation. —Munsey’s Magazine. _ . . ..—- The spur-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown of south of the city suffered a serious injury Monday evening when he tripped and fell on a doll head. The fall broke the doll, head, the ragged, eges of the pieces penetrating, the left knee of the child and cutting the ligaments and otherwise.badly Injuring the chold. Dr. Clark attended the boy, and though the Injury is a serious one, he will get alonglU right. The child will not be permanently crippled by, thie cut ’ Mrs. August Griesinger of Walnut street, who has been In a critical condition from uraemic poising for several days, is somewhat better today, thotigh the danger period has not yet been passed.' The baby boy born"to Mr. and Mrs. Greisinger Sunday morning is a fine one and is getting along well. Mr. Greisinger is one of the conductors on the Ft. Wayne & Springfield railway. His mother, Mrs. Korgpeter, of New Knoxville, Ohio, arrived to be at the bedside of her daughter-in-law. ", i' ■ ■ ' Theodore Droppieman of Jeffersonville, who Was so seriously sick with heart trouble and Bright’s disease that his life was despaired of recently,, is recovering nicely and will probably be able to return to his work by the first oi the year. The family had planned to spend w holidays with Mrs. Droppieman’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Melbers, In this city, but on account of the great difference in climate, and the fact that the sudden change to the colder might prove detrimental' they have- been obliged to forego this pleasure. Decatur may have the opportunity of being Included In the itinerary or the stops made by the aviators in their attempted flight aqross the continent in the great contest promoted by William Randolph Hearst. E. B. Adams, secretary of the Decatur Commercial cluo, na& received thd following letter from Arnold Kruekman, aeronautic editor of the New York American, which explains the way of getting at tbe matter: New York City, Dec. 17, TO. My Dear Sir:—You undoubtedly know that William Randolph Hearst has offered a prize of $50,000 to the first aviator who flies across the American continent. Several noted flying men are actively preparing to make the flight. The contestants are permitted, to choose their own route. They will unquestionably travel by the way of the cities that offer prizes. Your city could easily be one of the stations in this historical flight. The world-wide prominence of each community on the route is obvious. The permanent value of such publicity is incalculable. We believe your organization wants the aviators to pass byway of your city A. We Assume your organization Is willing to consider the advisability of offering a in order to induce the aviators to pursue such a course. As soon as consistent with action by your body, will ydu kindly let us know the amount of the Trine and If there are any special conditions attached? If In Any way our counsel Is of valqe to you, we shall be glad to service. - . INDIAN RELIGION. •MM— The Hop! Indian believes that the souls of alDfleceased adults go to the Grand Canon. When a man dies a grave is dug. The nearest relative df I the deceased carries the body to the

[grave, places it in a sitting postil I facing the Grand Canon, erects a long pole between the legs, locks the dead man's Angel's around it, and fills the grave. To the top of the pole, protruding above the ground, he ties one end Os a string and leads the other end la the direction of tbe Grand panon. At the end of four days it is believed the soul leaves the body, and with the string to guide it, goes to its eternal home In the canon. The Navajos, on the contrary, are very superstitious about handling dead bodies.. They believe that the evil spirit that kills the person hovers around the hogan, as they call their lodge, awaiting other vlcitms, and a hogan 7 in which a death occurs is never occupied again. Navajo hogans are always built with the entrance facing the east. When a death occurs In one of them an opening is Invariably made in the north side. Therefore when one ,ses a hogan with the north side knocked out he may be certain some one has died In it.—Dillon Wallace, in January Outing. > . — o— Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Mumma of east of tfie city most royally entertained at dinner Sunday the Sunday school class of the Pleasant Grove church, taught by Mr, Mumma, AU but two—the Misses Flora -Raver and Hattie Kern —were present, these being detained by Illness. The party who enjoyed the hospitality of the Mamma home .Included: Cleo Nldlinger, Monema Fleming, Ethel Raver, Goldie James, Irene Bitner, Della James, Edna Welty, Lucile Fleming, Elva May, Bertha Welty, Tena Bitner, Bessie May, Goldie Welty, Pearl Berger. Mrs. C. L. Melbers and daughter, Miss Agnes, Will have a number of friends as guests during this holiday week. The party will include the Mlssee Edith Moore, and FraneeS-Bolt of Fort Wayne.Mattle Avery and Mr. and Maa. Glint Baird of Delphos, Ohio. ■■■ JMiss Lucile Vail tt home froni her studies at Indianapolis and wUI spend the her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. VML Mbs Aline Vail will come home from Ferry Hall nett week. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette; Heller, Sutton & Heller filed a new cash, H. M. Bysllesby. Company vs. Ft. Wayne & Springfield Ry. Co., suit on account, demand, S3OO. ; A First National Bank Vs. The Allison Real Estate Co. et al, answer and cross-complaint filed by R. K. Allison. Demurer by Hougk and Hite to complaint. . A ,.. f Alice M. Bittner vs Charles Bittner et al, partition, motion by Goldner to .strike out second paragraph of reply, motion by all defendants except Alma and Leona Bittner to strike out second paragraph of reply. William Glendenning et al, drain, petition filed by William. Glendenning et al, tp refer report to drainage commissioners for correction. A marriage license was issued Saturday to a young couple from Union township, but as the wedding will not occur for a week we have agreed not to tell for a few .days. — AT MEYERS SCHOOL. Interesting Program to be Rendered by Pupils. One of the many Christmas entertainments which win be given by the various teachers throughout the county will be the one of Friday evening, .when Clark Spahr, who is the teacher at the Meyers school at Dlst. No. 6, southwest of Berne, Preparations have been in progress for some time, and everything will be. in readiness at the appointed time. A program will be rendered by the pupils, Which promises to be most interesting, and any one Wishing to attend naay do so. An admission of ten cents will be charged to all, which will go toward defraying the expenses. FUNERAL OF MRS. TROUTNER. The funeral of "Mrs. Martha Troutner, wife of Ezekiel Troutner of Rivarre, was- held Sunday afternoon from the United Brethren church at that place, with burial in the church cemetery. The death of Mrs. Troutner occurred Friday night from pneumonia. , ■ I 1 ') ' r ' new officers Elected. By the United Brethren Sunday School For New Year. The annual election of officers was held Sunday by the United Brethren Sunday school, which Is bne of the growing and most prosperous’ Bible schools in the city. The following is the list of the new officers: Superintendent — Howard Wisehaupt "-»- ■■ Assistant Superintendent Roy Mumma. ' * Secretary—Lester Baughman. . Assistant Secretary—Blanche Jes-

Treasurer-John Hill. i Chorister—Omer Butler; Bertha : 11 Dean. ..* \ ' Organist—Gaylie Nelson; Mrs. CLar- i ence Baughman. • i ne — an - - ] Fred Hoffman, the well known con- 1 tractor, left Monday folr Argos, I Ind., where be will place his bld for i the construction of one of the propos- I ed new buildings of that cfty. This j Is the new office building to be erect- ; ed by the National Retail Hardware ’ association, and will be a $14,000 job. i The proposed building will be of two 1 stories, with basement, and will have vaults built into the structure. Mr. Hoffman has been extremely busy the < past season and is at present just .fin- ] fishing up three large contracts. Two 1 are schoolhouses at Newcastle, which < have just been completed and the 1 workmen are at present just cleaning t up the premises and getting it ready i for the acceptance. The third is a 1 city bunding at Lynn, which is now i being finished. j - HO I Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the 1 State Board of Health, has long been « employed down germs and * health statistics, but not until Saturday was he ever asked to become a “traced of lost persons.’’ Mrs. John Topp, Rural Route No. 5, Geneva, Ind., has asked Dr. Hurty to assist her A. locating her father, whose first name she does not even know., His surname is Sheldon, she says. Mrs. Topp states in her letter 1 that she has not heard from her fa- 1 ther for twenty-eight years and thinks 1 her mother is dead. She was placed 1 in tm orphanage at Renssalaer, Ind., ] at the age ot five. ’ I “So If you please find him I will be . very thankful,” she tells Dr. Hurty In 1 Conclurioa. “K it costs anything I will have j to let it drop, for I am-a 1 poor womatf and got a family to keep.” J Indianans Bwi. ; ; ■ ' ATolrn’k rnal&sh nkffia w* Elisa* i beth Sheldon and she was taken when i babd by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fin- ( erty of Jefferson township. Who rear- j ed her - ail their own,* she remaining i with themuntil she was nineteen years of age, when her marriage to John ( Topptook plabe February 22, 1900, ac- < cording tjb the marriage records of < this county, the marriage being sol- 1 emnized at St. Mary’s church near : New Corydon, by Anthony Dick, ' She was bom near Delphi, Ind., her father, of' Irish nationality, being Patrick Sheldon. Mr. and Mrs. Topp at . present reside in Geneva, Mr. Topp being in the farming business, hav tig leased a farm hear that town. . . ’ j> ! I l ' ■ REVIVAL SERVICES. Revival services were begun Sunday evening In the Bremetkainp building on Madison street. Quite a crowd was present at the hail at the initial service. The room was hardly large enough tp accommodate the many worshippers. Services will be conducted each evening At 7:30 o’clock and everybody is invited to attend. J. M. Gibson is acting as pastor and is being assisted by several co-workers, who are very much pleased with the success with which they are meeting. •!', O— The city was 1 na state of much excitement Sunday when it was reported that a man had been fpund frozen to death in the alley near the Central school houpe. Another report was to the effect that he had been struck on the head and a bad woun dinflicted. Nothing very definite could be learned regaring the case, and the man whom it is said was found thus, was at work again bright and early. It was probably nothing more Than a case of carrying more liquor than he could handle, And in passing the Central school he fell and struck bis head on the pickets of the fence, inflicting the wound. Had he not been found, however, just in the niche of time, his life bight hive had the unfortunate ending of the report current. . ; A PUBLIC INSTALLATION. Os Officers to be Held by Modern Banquet. The Modern Woodmen will hold a public Sjistall at ion of officers the first Wednesday after January sth, for which a special order of services and program has been arranged. This installation will be followed by a banquet and a very good time is anticipated. A special meeting will be held on Wednesday evening of this week, when important business will come before the order. It is desired that all members be present ' j . MONDAY LEGAL HOLIDAY. On account of Christmas Day falling Sunday, Monday has been taken as a legal holiday and the postofflce, library and, the banks will close for that day. The board of commissioners held a specialy session Monday for the purpose of considering and giving the contract for stationery for the use of -•- . ■ - — '"■ '

the county during the coming year of 1911.' M. D. ; Yountz, representing W. B. Burford, filed the only bld, and after its consideration by the board, thef contract was let to that well known flrm of contractors. The bld was in compliance with the law, dividing the contract Into four classes with a bid on each class iseparate, and the bid as filed and accepted had a comparison of prices conforming with the previous contract with the county. The board adjourned after considering the Burford contract, that being the only business taken up. •’ *> ''■■.'•j' , 'f r, , ‘jy. The next ipeelng of the board is called for the last day of the year, December 31st, and at that time the business for the year will be completed. All bills must be filed five days before the meeting of the board, so t ose interested in the payment of any claim against the county must file the same with Auditor Michaud not later than December 26th. This meeting will conclude a pleasant year for the commissioners and during that time as well as before, they have well and faithfully performed their official duty. z / J o ADAIRS COUNTY SOLDIERS. Will Come In on Pension Increase on Passage of Bill. More than half the veterans of this vicinity would be agreeably affected by the passage of the bill by congress for the increase of pension appropriations, which bill has been agreed upon by the house committee. About 35,000 Indiana soldiers will bA Effected, a goodly number of them residing in Adams county. The bill provides for the following schedule of Increase: At 62 years, from sl2 to sls; at 65, from sl2 to’ S2O; at 70, from sls to $25; at 75, from S2O to $36.’ * This would increase the total pension appropriation by $45,489,468. As there are; very few civil war veterans under 65, it would mean pensions after its passage would range between S2O and $36. ; The-behefits of the bill are extended to all Mexican and civil war soldiers who served ninety days and re-ceived-an honorable discharge. That the bin win pass the house under a rule and that the senate also will pass It promptly is probable. u " Professor J. N. Study, superintendent of the Fort Wayne city schools, and a member of the Indiana Board of Education, was here Monday; making annual inspection of the Decatur high schools. He has not been here for a number of years, the inspection having been made latterly by Professor Kelley <rf Richmond. Professor Study speaks in high terms of the present condition of the Decatur schools and says the standard at this time is a high one. .There is one thing that he expressed himself upon and' in which he agrees with the superintendent here, Prof. E. E. Rice, and the members of the city school board, and that is that the time is drawing very near when a new high school building will be an absolute necessity and he advises that this matter be taken up at once. “It is not a wise thing” said the professor, “to wait until these things are upon us before we act.” That the high school will be crowded next year is assured beyond doubt. A class of more than sixty will enter there while but eighteen will graduate. The class a year later will be equally large. “There is a growth in the high schools everywhere,” said the professor. “More people are realizing the necessity of a high school education, and then all the towns are growing and the attendance in the high school has doubled during the past five years. WTiile my report today is all right, I believe the schools will be crowded within another year and there is one thing that the state board will positively not stand, that is the crowding of the grades to accommodate the high school. I believe that a new high school building should be. considered here and at once, and that it should be built on lot selected and # bought for the purpose. It would be a shame to spoil this nice lot by filling up* the play-grounds with buildings.” Mr. Study is a man, good to meet. He is one of the best educators in the state and our interview with him was a pleasure. ''' The question of a new school build ing is one that interests All of us. It must be taken care of and the school board will be glad to hear any sug gestions that are offered and the columns of this paper are open to you. . • -■ --- Sunday at both masses at the St. Mary’s church as well as all the Catholic churches throughout the Fort Wayne diocese, the reports of the two orphan institutions, which are being cared for by tills diocese were read. The standing of a year ago last November was read and the expenditures and standing up to November Ist of this year were also given. The homes are the St. Vincent, for girls, at Fort Wayne, and the St Joseph, for boys, at Lafayette, Ind. Over two ,'-2.£ 1 '

r huDdrfermafeft’ are'belng care for, [ trained and-j educated at a cost I amounting to thousands of dollars. , New buildings hkve been erected, othl ers remodeled, land purchased, and I many other necessaries provided so as • to accommodate the many wants of i these orphan children in an efficient ! manner. Many donations and be- ■ quests are made to the homes during ) the year. Each year the older ones . are provided with positions and • homes after they have advanced to ; the age when they are able to care for themselves while many smaller children are admitted in their places. i The special Christmas collection will , be taken at all the services on next j Sunday, which will go toward the • expense of keeping these children, i The collection taken at the local St. i Mary’s church will no doubt, as on ’ former occasions, be among the leading of the diocese. r 0 i New York, N. Y., Dec. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Nine persons ’ were killed, eight missing and supposed to be dead, and more than a score badly injured as a result of a mysterious explosion- which wrecked the milk depot and passenger shop of the New York Central railroad, located at Forty-ninth street and Lexington avenue, today. So terrific was the force of the explosion that the new power ! house of the New Haven railroad, located just back of the structure, was almost (jompletely destroyed, while all 1 adjacent buildings suffered heavily. A • street car a square away from the [ building was lifted clear of the tracks ) and dropped on top of a passing autoi mobile, killing one occupant of the i machine, and killing two and injuring • a number of the passengers of the street car. The police say the explo- , sion was probably caused by the ignif tibn of A tank of acetylene gas, which j Wag in a car iti the milk depot and - this exploded a car of dynamite on j the tracks. ■■"■y r. '■ --4-7— -t: 7-, : r SUNDAY. SCHOOL REORGANIZED. Pleasant Grove School Elected New Officere Sunday. . The reorganization of the Pleasant t Grove Sunday school in Root towni ship was effected Sunday, with the fol--5 lowing to begin service at the beginning of the year: Superintendent—C. S. Mumma. Secretary—Cleo Nldlinger. , Treasurer —William Miller, i Organist—lrene Nldlinger. :- Assistant Organist—Mrs. Ross Harr den. „ j Chorister—CL S. Mumma. i Librarian—Ami Miller. ; _ o r MR. WISEHAUPT GAVE ADDRESS 3 r At the U. B. Church in Absence of the 3 Pastor, Rev. Imler. i Howard Wisehaupt gave a most ex- - cellent talk at the United Brethren i, church Sunday evening, taking the 1 place of the poster, the Rev. Imler, > s who was at Wren, Ohio, where he i took part in the services attending the h dedication of the new United Brethren church. Mr. Wisehaupt, who is t one of the young school teachers of a the county, and who is fitting himself ■- ultimately for the ministry, has given I a number of talks in the churches of i the city and county, and all who hear a him are much impressed with his abil- > ity. l- b s New York, N. Y., Dec. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The next house e of congress will beyond any question a of doubt pass a new tariff bill, one II that will reduce the tariff to a most I- noticeable extent. The New York d Herald today prints the result of a y canvass made among the memberse elect of the next house of represeni- tatives, which indicates decisively g there will be a general tariff revision it law enacted by that body. The poll e shows that 177 of the 228 democratsh elect will demand that the tariff be h amended Bo that it 4ill be only a d revenue measure, while thirty want d a protection feature retained, but the 1 schedules materially lowered. The ree mainder of the democrats refused to e be quoted. Os the republican minorr. ity who would indicate where they s stood sixty-one are standpatters and e do not want the it tariff tinkered with, a Seventy-nine have declared for revenue downward but Insisted that the 1- protection theory should be kept well t in mind. Forty-three refused to go >1 on record. I- ■ '• o ' 1- NEW OFFICERS ELECTED. Winchester rU. B. Sunday School t. r-7- Closes Successful Year. ’ H ■t The Winchester U. B. Sunday o school met and elected officers for the g year as follows: Superintendent, Ira 1. Wagoner; assistant, John Lobsiger; h secretary, Zella Wagner; treasurer, ‘' I- Mrs. Amanda Liby; chorister, Mrs. Emr ma Barker; organist, Ida Smith; It e brarians, Silvia Roth and Esther Lob- ), slger. The past year has been a most r prosperous one, and the coming year o promises to be equally so.