Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1911 — Page 4

the democrat SVKKYTHOKBDAY MORNING BY u ew G. ELL'NGHAhL PubllaMr. U.UUPIK YKAB IN ADVANOB. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, >TM i m second class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. Newspaper items direct from fc'ashing ton indicate that a special session of congress will be called soon after March 4th. It might be just as well for President Taft and some others if they would get down to business now. They still have six weeks and they ought to do something before Marcii 4th if it is necessary to call a special session. According to a section of the Indiana statute, the arrests on grand jury indictments must be made within ten days after the close of the term of court during which they are brought. The time is here and within a very few days, we will ail learn Ute secrets of that body’s deliberations, at least the fruits of their labors. In other words, the arrests will he made within the next week. The year 1911 starts out briskly for Decatur, indications pointing toward a successful business year. The various factories are running full force, and on a steady and thorough busines basis, and should make decided and noticeable gains before the next New Year Day. The filler factory reopened yesterday said will be operated steadily, the other plants are going along merrily, there is outlook for several new buildings in the elty this year, the crops in this locality can always be depended upon and we feel safe in predicting that the year 1911 will be a successful one for every one in Decatur. Every one in this locality will regret that the Decatur Horse Company has concluded to close their public auctions in this city. No one business la the city brought to town so many people from a distance; no other line furnished such a wonderful and convenient market. A million dollar business' in six months or less is the record for several years past—enough to convince any one that it was a real business. We have always insisted that the way to bring busines to Decatur, is to make it a market city, in every sense of the word, and we still believe bo. This would be a splendid time to do something of the sort.

The president still insists that the great need of the hour, so to say, Is a vast and expensive system of fortifications for the Panama canal. This would involve the expenditure of scores of millions of dollars, and a constant drain on the treasury for repairs, upkeep and new equipment, and likewise for the support of the large number of troops to man the defenses. It seems to us that the canal would be safer from attack if it is thrown open to the world, with all the great commercial nations of the world interested in the preservation of its integrity and its neutrality. Moreover if our navy cannot defend the canal —in case necessity for its defense arises —the canal cannot be defended. —Indianapolis News. The New York legislature is in a 'ead-lock on the senatorial selection. he democrats of that state are atjtcut pig-headed as could be found any>re; in fact we don't believe they such an inferior crop anyi. The first victory in that state rly twenty years is marked by between Tammany, its friends t, that threatens disaster. Mr. Is Tammany’s man, at least ~urphy is for him. Mr. Shepherd is a corporation lawyer. The latter’s men bolted the caucus when they couldn’t win and the republican bosses began to smile. If they are not careful the democrats of the Empire state will furnish the salve that will heal all the bruises and mend all the broken Joints of the g. o. p. Democracy is more than a name; it is a religion, the religion of brotherhood among men, the religion of equal opportunity for all mankind, • It is the religion that demands more of — —

the golden rule and less of the rule of gold in government. This is the kind of democracy that should be fought for, and this is the kind of democracy that special privilege does not desire. It is an open secret that the agents of privilege are now endeavoring to secure control of the democratic party. As the chances I for democratic success have become brighter, their efforts to dominate the party have proportionately increased. They would use the livery of democracy for their purposes, and it is the duty of democrats to see that these interests do not capture the party name, thereby robbing the people of the benefits flowing from a triumph of democratic principles. The record of every candidate should be carefully examined to see whether he is so situated as to be able to serve the public without bias in favor of any Interest antagonistic to the public. "No man can serve two masters.” and those whose environment are such as not to leave them free for the service of the people should not be supported by the people. Is a candidate supported or opposed by the enemies of the people? That should be the inquiry, and those who stand for the common good cannot be far wrong when they get on the zwHer Side, and oppose those upheld by the agents of privilege.—From Joseph Folk in The Religion of Democracy."

The W. D. Coil Filler company, which was incorporated December 7, with a capital stock of sso,et'o, has begun operations ra this city, and is one of the busy Industries. The company succeeds the Decatur Filler company and has its plant in the same buildings occupied by that company on West Jefferson street. W. D Coil is the president and manager of the company, while Thomas F. Ehinger of this city is secretary and treasurer. The company has two plants, one at Yorktown and the other in this city, and Mr. Coil has charge of the Yorktown plant, while M. Ehfnger has charge of the Decatur plant. The factory on West Jefferson street presents a very busy scene. Twelve employes are at present engaged in putting out the egg-case fillers and other products, half of the employees being girls and half men. The plant expects to operate steadily and will be one of the leading industries of the city. o The attendance at the Baptist Sunday school Sunday morning numbered seventy-eight, the largest ever recorded in the history of this school. At the morning service, there were six new members received into the church, this making exactly fifty per cent increase in the church membership since June 1st —which is indeed a fact for which the church may well feel proud. The evening service was also of much interest and well attended, the congregation, as usual, being at least one-third men. The pastor, the Rev. Ehle, and his workers are doing a noble work and the upbuild a deserved one.

The auditorium of the Methodist church was filled Sunday afternoon with men in attendance at the special services conducted by E. F. Yarnelle of Fort Wayne, who gave an excellent address and sang. There was great interest throughout the meeting. The services conducted at the church Sunday evening by the pastor, the Rev. C. W. Church, were excellent, and Mr. Yarnelle sang again at the evening service. Rev. Church will continue the revival services this evening again, and throughout the week and a cordial invitation is given to everyone. The funeral of Mrs. Angeline SmithIVaibel of Fort Wayne, sister of the Mesdames Elizabeth Ehinger and Margaret Meibers of this city, whose death occurred late Friday night, was held Tuesday morning at 8:30 from St. Paul's church. The Fort Wayne Sentinel gives the following details of the death: “Fulfilling a premonition which came to her when though still able to be about, she asked her pastor to administer the final sacraments of the church but a few hours before, Mrs. Angeline Weibel, seventy-seven years of age, died at 11:05 o'clock Friday night at her home, 820 West Jefferson street. Death was due to Bright’s disease, and while she had been in failing health some time, her death was wholly unexpected by friends at this time. "Mrs. Waibel was about her home as usual during the day, but seemed impressed with a conviction that she was very soon to die, and when her pastor, Rev. Father Kroll, of St Paul’s Catholic church visited her Frl--4S

day morning, she asked and reived the church s rites for the dying. Sb was born in Germany. June 23. 1533. and came more than sixty years * to Fort Wayne. She was united in ‘marriage August 12. 1854 fifteen at Mary b catnouc vears ago, in bl. ° church, to Placlus Waibel. whose death occurred nine years ago. clergyman officiating at the marriage ceremony was the late Rev. Edward Faller. "The deceased was a charter me ber of the St. Mary’s church and at the organization of St. Paul’s parish became a member of that congregation. She was a member of the Living Rosary society and of the A tar society, and was a devoted Christian woman. Surviving relatives in elude three sons—Albert P. Walbe of Chicago, and Charles L. and Geo E. Waibel of this city. There are two sisters—Mrs. Margaret Meibers and Mrs. Elizabeth Ehinger of Decatur.’ The last chapter in the life of Walter Phipps, of Chicago, only son of Mrs. Rebecca Phipps, of this city, was recorded Monday afternoon at 2 at the Methodist enurch. when the funeral services were conducted, after which the body was taken to its last resting place in the Decatur cemetery. The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. Sawyer, of Fort Wayne, a life-long friend of the family, who was assisted by the Rev. Church, pastor of the M. E .church, and Rev. Spetnagel, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Pall bearers were members of the Maccabees order. The remains arrived Sunday afternoon at 3:23 o’clock over the Erie, accompanied by sorrowing relatives, from Englewood, Chicago, where Mr. Phipps and family bad resided, he being a telegraph operator of many years’ experience. The remains weie taken to the home of his mother in the south part of the city, where they lay in state until the funeral service this afternoon. The death of Mr. Phipps, which occurred Saturday morning at 4 o’clock in a test*, tai in Chicago, came as a terrible and unexpected shock to his friends'. His mother received a message Friday night of his illness and left at once for bis bedside, but his death occurred before her arrival there. For several weeks he had been suffering from a nervous breakdown, but had been seriously sick only a short time with pneumonia. The deceased was forty-four years, eleven months and one day of age at death. He was born in Adams county and was the only son of the late Captain John Phipps. In young manhood he was married to Miss Zelda Elick, who, with two daughters. Edna and Cecil, survive him. Mr. Phipps was a telegrapher of many years' experience, and for the past ten years or more had been serving for the Erie in Chicago. He was well known here, where many years of his life were spent, and his death has caused much grief among his many friends, both here and elsewhere.

ABOUT THE SICK. Dr. Keller made a professional trip to Willshire. Ohio, to call on Mrs. Fred Hill, who has been quite sick with general debility following an attack of the grip. She is getting betCharles Dellinger of Wren, Ohio, is also getting along well. Zack Bowen of east of Wren is sick with the grip. Mr. Bowen is about seventy-five years of age. Barney Meibers was able to be out Sunday for the first since a three weeks’ siege of the grip. Mrs. Frank Gass is among the grip sufferers. Miss Lydia Miller, who has been sufferingseveral days with the grip, is somewhat better. o ONE WEEK MORE. Revival Services at Salem Church Have Been Prolonged. The revival services at the Salem church which have been in progress two weeks and which were to have been brought to a close 1 Sunday evening, will continue for at least another week. Rev. Roop, the pastor, who announced the closing, addressed his audience and said that owing to the increase of Interest which prevailed he would continue the meetings one week longer. One lady came forward at Sunday evening’s service and was converted, while three others, outside of the faith, took part in the prayers. The interest manifested is high and the pastor is more than pleased with the results already obtained. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. o Unless she improves at a greater rate than she has in the past twelve hours, Mrs. Rosa Blazer of Grant street, against whom a case of provoke is pending in ’Squire Smith’s court, as stated in Monday evening’s Democrat, will not be able to stand

<he i» confin'd to / trial this * eek ’ ® he care of a I'W-? her bed and und yed Monday.' sician for ln ? url ® of h er aon-'n- ' t laW Nade Haley. wM brought, I for assault being fined H j ’ he P^ lng gU ‘ t 2 t ed Monday the trou-i and costs. As n i. ier 's trespass i bio arose overM ldent . e property. | ing on Haley a re.ldence P aSainßt I 0 ’ been using her mo-1 Mrs. Haley had . r had callther’s kettle and gtßli ngthat upon Haley dt is ™* ttempted to putting up bot . Mrs Blazer with »ucu e PU Ist she fell back onto the side Xk, XSthe back of her head in the fan and the XXX XXe. stated that she would probably not be able to at tend the trial this week When the sault and battery case was against Haley, he retaliated by filing 1 provoke case against his mothe in-law. —— — Miss Ethel Smith entertained a merrv party of six at a fudge stir. ‘a very happy birthday party of Sunday evening was that given at her home at »L John’s in honor of Miss Clara Bultemeyer’s twenty-sec-ond anniversary. Games and a supper were features of the entertainment. Those present were Miss C lara Bultemeyer of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brandt, Fort Wayne; Henry, Sophia and Hannah Schamerloh, Ida, Anna and Mary Bultemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Schamerloh. Mr. and Mrs. George Berning, Lawrence Heckman. Mary Meyer, Anna Zwick, Otto Zwick.

A very happy time was that spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Lett, seven miles southeast of this city, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Hunt and family, who have recently moved from Miami county to their new home south of this city. A 12 o’clock dinner was served. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Perry Hunt and sons, Lester and Leland; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeWitt and daughter, Roxie; Misses Grace Shaffer, Elma Daugherty, May Troutner, Haze! Hobbs, Daphna Hill and Iva, Nellie and Lottie Lett; Messrs. Charles Henry, Eular Hill, Jessie Trastner, Mart Frazee and Artie Jackson, Rolla Jackson, Francis Fuhrman. The evening was spent in a social way. All enjoyed themselves and departed in the evening, declaring Mr. and Mrs. Lett royal entertainers.

ADDRESSED PUPILS. Hon. C. L. Walters, one of the well known attorneys of the city, a former teacher in the Decatur high school, gave an excellent address this morning to the pupils of the eight grade. His address treated of the benefits of an education, and many good points were brought out. — —o- ■. i TAKEN TO HER HOME. Miss Mary Reynolds Taken From New York City Hospital. Word from the east, received by Mrs. Fred Mills, is that her niece, Miss Mary Reynolds, who became seriously sick with Bright’s disease, whileteaching at Blairsville, N. J.„ and who was taken to the Presbyterian hospital in New York City for treatment, was taken Monday e ening to her home in Ashville, N. C., by her parents, Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Re; r Ids. They expected to arrive home this afternoon. Miss Reynolds has been seriously sick and has been able to sit up duly a short time each day.

***s*********« * PRIZE WINNERS. * * v * I—Marion Michaels, Monroe. * * 2—Manola Bryan, Blue Creek. * * 3—Samuel Fluckeger, Monroe. * * 4—Clara Gilbert, Monroe. * * s—Minnie Tricker, Blue Creek. * *6— Hazel Davies, Blue Creek. * * 7—Allen Stalter, Kirkland. * * B—Vera Smith, St. Mary's. * * 9—Wilma Freck, Union. $ 10—Katharine Glendening, Hart- A * ford. * It was not until Saturday evening at 6 o'clock that the county spelling contest closed at the Methodist church after an all-day's battle, with Marion Michaels, a fourteen-year-old boy of Monroe township the winner, the county’s champion speller, having won first over Miss Manola Bryan of Blue Creek township. These two contestants had been spelling against each other aloneb'since about 4:30 o’clock, spelling word after word with remarkable east, until Miss Manola Bryan went down on the word “subtle," and Marion Michaels was declared the winner of the first honors. The contest wag « do** 0M

no of the contestants is deever> one f(>r hlg exC eilency. serving o £ tbe champlo n, Is Marion Micnae a » bout tX'S X** gradc ° r d “; x 3 is that the first six remarkalle Creek and winners are pup»« dele gate. M “T first Ave wtnners-Marton MlT nia Bryan. Samuel HuckChßel8 Clan Gilbert and Minnie Trickeger'i Ibe the delegates to the Eighth er> . Contest to be held at Portland district con ■February • contestant*

r Ua ‘ pother counties of thia dis”7 L .»•»««" '?“• , w " nd hem as delegates to the state : in Indianapolis The -on Davies. Allen btalter, Vera Smith. Wilma Freeh and KathX Glendening—are alternate, o the district contest, and willgo case the delegates cannot attend. While the primary object of the - •« f [he delegates to the district contest, L honor, carried with them aevenU material prize, which were awarded 88 /‘Xn dollars in gold, 25 per cent of the net door receipt., and from ■ the Old Adams County bank, m i X Twenty per cent of the net door . receipts and 15 in gold from the First r National bank. 3 Fifteen per cent of the net door i receipts, a fountain pen from Smith. Yager & Falk. 4 Ten per cent of the net door receipts and a .ilk waist from True j & Runyon. 1 5. Eight per cent of the net door .. receipts and a pair of shoes from a Peoples & Gerk. The remaining seven prizes were various percents of the net door re-

ceipts. 1 The eleventh and twelfth prizes t were shared by five pupils, these tie- i ing in the honors. When half of the contestants were ] left standing a written test was held. ( fifty words from a list of 100 very i difficult words being pronounced. Out 1 of the class of sixteen to which these : were given, ten made a grade of 10" ( per cent, and five, 98 per cent These < five, which included. Merle Coppock, Luster Earhart. Ruth Shoemaker. Raymond Heller and Genevieve Spuller, were the five who shared in the eleventh and twelfth prizes. Miss Manola Bryan, who won second honors, is but fifteen years of age and all the winners range from twelve to fifteen years of age. L. E. Opliger, county superintend- 1 ent, is well pleased with the way the contest was carried on. and speaks highly of the work of the judges and pronouncers, who gave entire satisfaction. o One of the things that is past all understanding is why people will insist on heavy hauling on our stone and gravel roads. The people of Adams county in the past twelve years have expended the enormous sum of almost three-quarters of a million dollars in the construction of macadam roads. The board of commissioners have done their utmost to keep them in repair, and yet it seems that some of our citizens are not aware of the law in force, or there is many instances a careless disregard of the same. We print below a section of - the statute now in force upon thia subject, and we would suggest that every law-abiding citizen see to it that this law is upheld. Adams county has the reputation of having the best highway system in the state of Indiana and this law sould be strictly en--1 ’■'reed. The board of commissioners are doir*: all In their power to pre--1 vent thu abuse of the roads, without resorting to prosecutions, but strict orders have been given to all road offi- ! cers to prosecute all persons found 1 upon the highways in violation of the 1 statute referred to

It shall be unlawful for any person to haul over any turnpike, macadam or gravel road (the term gravel road’ to include any road graveled with not less than one yard of gravel to eight feet in width and nine feet in length of such road) at any time when the road is thawing through or by reason of wet weather is in condition to be cut up and. injured by heavy hauling, a load on any vehicle with tires of less than three inches in width, the combined weight and vehicle, including the driver, shall be more than twenty-five hundred pounds; or on a vehicle with tires of three and less than four inches in width, the combined weight of which load, vehicle and driver, shall be more than three thousand pounds: or on any vehicle with tires of four inches and less than five inches in width, the combined weight of which load, vehicle and driver shall be more than thirty-five hundred pounds; or on any vehicle with tires five inches or ' over in width, the combined weight of which | load, vehicle and driver, shall be more than thirty eight hundred pounds. AnyP«r»on violating any provision of this

section shall, <>u convlcu OB M not less than five dollars Bw than fifty dollars f ur ( . a( . h j.**® hauled: Provided, that any pervisor or gravel road «up. r ( *■ ent shall have police power to*® upon sight any person who ® violating, or by warrant any -,****■ who has violated any of the prov , B of this section within the township for which such road ' * ■ viator or gravel road is elected or appointed, »nd tbit W conviction of the defendant i 8 cause, there shall be assssed byß court trying the same af w c j * dollars in each case, to be

the person making such arrest ’ Let every law-abiding citizen J it that their influence will be dirsJl' to a rtrlct enforcement of this ute. and thus assist the public in protecting the roads. GOOD SPELLING RECORD. District No. 7, Blue Creek, Has T-, ee Prize Winners. District No. 7, the Salem actao!« Blue Creek township, has ■ best spelling record of any one school In the county. The three delegatesm the county contest were Mist Mur j Bryan. Miss Minnie Trieker and Mas Hazel Davies. They received prize* No. 2, 5 and 6, respectively. The ti 4 former young ladies will g 0 to Po r . land to take part in the congressiozs] district contest. Mr. Forest Danner, teacher of th» school, is very proud of his girls, will aid them in making good at the coming contest.

LECTURE AND MUSIC. Will -Make Pleasant and Profitatt Evening Thursday. The lecture “Tolerably Good Pt> pie," by Booth Lowrey, at the Bosse opera house, Thursday evening will make that date a memorable one ta the large audience that will attai Proceeding the lecture there will a musical program The girls’ chorus of the high school will sing, and there will be piano duets by Ethel Smith and Zelda Snltz, Reba Quinn and Lillian Rice. This is the fourth one of the high school seniors class lyceum course.

DEMOCRAT WANT ADS' PAY BIG “A Welcome Chance to Those Who Suffer" Coming to Decatur, Indiana. On Thursday Feb. 9th, to stay at Hotel Murray. Dr. Albert Milton Finch of Indianapolis, Ind. Consultation and Examination Confidential, invited and FREE

I I I I To see all of his regular new Caaes, as may wish to Dr. Pinch enjoys a state wide repot*" among the profession and t. ye«r» Indiana, where for more than Forty he has dovoted his oabr. b»* Study, Treatment and Cur. of Disease*. The Doctor ha*J bad *’ n success in his chosen work, that chronic sufferers. Men, Wo® . tor ed to dren. The Patients he has r “‘ q hope Health after they had “ P i bv the of being Cured are n“ mbef ro us, Thousands. He is a kind, fen democratic gentleman to m > ‘ scholarly attainments, * nd *“ v inter . sonalitv. Coupled with a. a-" joes est, in all who seek his advice. I not take a Patient for Treatment he can foresee a Cure of the -■ most commendable feature 1 n «ry sick and one that appeals to the o w person, is the fact of his t cha g , , nU ke it reaaonable and moderate a. r within the reach of even the ■ > t 0 At no time do the charges • more than $7.00 a month or a week. He gives his own stakes and there are no extra Cha r .<’^ nr to six him never more than from atnl enL Months to Cure a Case under All Cases, even those "J "i.,,. b*» e given up as Incurable or *"* O P perfect been Cured and restored - health bv this Brilliant Phy» icl wonderful methods be . e,np Th a vehi»> If you want to meet him a Jjk the examine you, go to see you matter over with him. It ** under nothing i£ be does not will treatment If he take. yo“ r * e |L cost you a very small sum to f Remember the Dati; and come early. February 9th.