Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1911 — Page 2

MONROE LECTURE COURSE. Willard P. Gorton at Monroe M. E. Church Wednesday Night. Monroe. Ind.. Feb. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—On Wednesday, March Ist, the citizens of Adams county will have an opportunity of enjoying one of the best entertainments < ver given in their community. The management of the lecture course at Monroe has secured the services of Willard P. Gorton at a high figure, who will be at the church on that date. Gorton stands alone in his profession, There are three parts to his evening of entertainment. He impersonates all the noted public men of today, in addition giving several recitations. The second part of the evening will be devoted to his crayon work, he being an artist of rare ability. The closing part of his work will be his clay modeling, being the most unique work done on the platform today. The principal of the school says that this will be something out of the ordinary and worth a dollar of any one's money. Single admissions are 35 cents. Remember the time. Wednesday night. March Ist, and the place the Monroe M. E. church. o — Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —When the legislature adjourned today but eight ■ more working days of the present session remained, and with democratic. platform measures still to be put through the house and senate, to say ( nothing of the smaller bills to be act-1 ed upon, a lively scramble towards a ‘‘clean-up" is promised for next week. Among the big bills -yet to be sub-, m-tted to the governor are. the Proc-1 tor regulation bill and the substitute option measure; the bill submitting' the new constitution; employers’ liability and Keegan child labor bill; the corrupt practices act; the Clark-Har-lan registration bill, and the bill providing for strict regulation of the cold storage of food products. The saloon regulation bill passed to second reading in the house yesterday, after the hottest kftid of a fight, which for a time was believed to threaten the very life of the measure. As finaliy pushed through by the democrats it * will be passed by the house and turned back to the senate, practically as agreed upon in caucus following the ( amendments made by the committee on public morals. A maximum and minimum license fee is provided for in the bill, the total license for townships outside of an incorporated town being placed at $250. Both the low and high license advocates were satisfied with an amendment which placed the total city license at SSOO, with ' the proviso that city councils have the power to increase this to S7OO. Councils, however, must set this fee for the license within thirty days after the bill becomes a law, or the SSOO fee will automatically go into effect. The bid! also provides that once the high , license is set bv council it cannot be lowered as long as the law under i which the fee was fixed is in effect. The early discusion of the bill | brought about the fight which caused more of a stir among the democrats than anything which has come up in connection with the bill. Representative Cravens “insurged" and let loose in grand shape in denouncing the provision permitting the sale and trans- ’ fer of licenses, on the grounds that it. would make a saloon license a vested 1 right. The house first refused to table Cravens’ amendment to strike out the clause, the republicans supporting the amendments. The lunch hour, however, gave the democratic members w ho had broken ranks with Cravens a chance to think it over and when the amendments were finally brought up for a vote they were defeated. From then on the division was on party lines and the bill slid through to engrossment. Tbe bill submitting Governor Marshall’s constitution passed to engroscment in the senate during the afternoon, with the amendments agreed upon in caucus being adopted. Senators Wood, Hanna, Gavit and other republicans denounced the entire scheme as unconstitutional and taking away the inherent right of the people, but tbe majority overrode every objection.

Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 25 —Hon. R. K. Erwin of Fort Wayne won about all the laurels at the dinner and reunion of the legislative boys, which occurred in the private dining room at the Denison on Wednesday evening. The members of the party were membrs of the legislature at the sessions of 1893-5, and if you will remember those sessions enacted some of the most important legislation and reforms ever attempted in Indiana, some of the laws being frequently alluded to in praising terms to this day. Everyone in Adams county remembers when Dick Erwin was in the legislature, and you will remember, too, that he was an important member of this legislative body and one of the leaders therein. This will not be wondered at, because Dick —excuse haste and a bad .nan—Amine Erwin is a leader at any

assembly"of the great state of Indiana 1 could prevent hie being a leader if they wanted to —which they did not. • We of Adams county also know that I Pick—Judge Erwin—-Is accomplished in poetic utterance, and ft will be no surprise to vou to know that he distinguished himself upon the occasion of this dinner, by describing In poetry the accomplishments, the trials, the ' woes and the happy remembrances of these two sessions of the Indiana general assembly. It was quite the hit of the evening, and by far the best part of the evenings program. Thus Adams county scores again. The present general assembly will come under the wire, winning plaudits from the people. They will do this by having enacted into law all their platform promises, and in addition by enacting many good and wholesome measures, all of which will serve the people and serve them well. 1 here is a general getting together upon many things and the majorities in the two branches will come out with colors flying. A compromise on the regulation measure has proved a happy solution, in which both the drys and the wets, the liberals and the anti-liberals i stand together. The solution or com- | promise comes in accepting the house bill with the amendments to the effect that city councils may increase the license fee to any amount not exceeding the amount stated in the sen- ! ate bill which is S7OO for cities and SSOO for incorporated towns and townships. The city councils may also inI crease the limitation not to exceed one saloon for every one thousand populai tion. A stated time is given for such ' adjustment by the city councils, and i this adjustment stands and cannot be ' changed, thus getting away from the 1 objection of having this feature to ! contend with every year. The method of selecting holders of licenses is also provided for, by placing the names of applicants in a box and ! draw ing from a box, after the fashion ■of drawing a jury. So you see, every one is happy.

Legislative apportionment looks better. Adams county may, after a long, hard pull, be privileged to enjoy hetplace in the legislative halls all on her own account. Another apportionment bill will find its way into the democratic caucus, and it is to be hoped that it wMI win the day. L. G. E. “VOTE ‘YES’ FOR MY SAKE.’’ Badges Handed Out by the “Drys” to the Children. Representatives of the women’s “dry” league visited the public schools Friday afternoon extending an invitation to the children to attend the children's meeting at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon. They also distributed white ribbon badges, bearing the words “Vote ‘yes’ for my sake.” and the large crowd of school children thronging the streets on their homeward way, with the fluttering white badges, attracted much attention. M - HAS NEW DELIVERY WAGONS A. Schlickman, who has the contract for delivering for the Decatur grocers, has received his new wagons and they are being used today in delivering the orders for the various members of the association. The new vehicles are beauties and were purchased through the Schaub, Gottemoller Co., from Winkler & Co., of South Bend. Schlickman now has four up-to-date wagons, for the service which is meeting the entire satisfaction of everyone concern' ed, including the customers.

MOVE TO MOLINE. Mrs. Wililam Hurst and children left today for South Bend for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurst and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Katterheinrlch until the middle of next week. From there they will go to Moline, 111, where they expect to make their home. Their household goods have already been shipped and will be at their destination upon the arrival of Mr. Hurst’s family. Mr. Hurst has accepted a position with the John Deer Plow works and likes his new work very much. —o HAD A FINE TRIP. Sam Acker is Home From Chicago, Where He Attended Cement Show. Sam Acker, the cement man, returned home from Chicago, where he was in attendance at the cement show, which has been on at that place for some time. He reports it as being one of the best be ever witnessed and profited very much from the trip he took. It was not only one of business, but also of pleasure, which made It of the interest it did. o Late Friday afternoon a message was received in this city by Mr. Ben Knapke from St. Henry's, Ohio, stat- . ing that bis sister. Mrs. Ben Bertke, i had passed away at that place some . time Friday morning. No particulars

Mr. Knapke was unable to give “ I,T information regarding her death, and the sad news came to him as a heavy shock. Mrs. Berthe was well known in this city, where she has often visited with her brother and other rote fives, and her loss will be sadly tell by her many acquaintances. Mr. and Mrs. Knapke and Mrs. William Harting, of whom the deceased was a cousin, left at noon tor St. Henry's to bo in attendance at the funeral, which will be held from tiie St. Francis Catholic chut'ch on Monday morning, and faterment will also be made at St Henry's. o— A MORNING THOUGHT. If I can do a kindly act, or think a noble thought: W 1 may offer just a word, or a pleasant little smile; if just a nod will be but given and given in brotherly kindness—then at eventide I can lie down with the sweet satisfaction of having broadened, and having pleased my Father in heaven — Howard J. Wisehaupt, in The Watchword." * • * The above bright little "Morning Thought," the off-spring of the heart and brain of Howard .1. Wisehaupt of this city, will on next Sunday morning be read in the 42,000 homes into wiich "The Watchword” the official paper of the United Brethren church, goes. “The Watchword” is a bright little church magazine, printed at Dayton, Ohio, and,is used in many United Brethren Sunday schools, including the school of the local church, in the place of the erstwhile old-fashioned single “Sunday school sheets.” The “Morning Thought” is one that was given recently by Howard in one of his talks in church and was found so helpful that some one, unknown to him, sent it to “The Watchword” where it was accepted and was published in this week's edition, which is already out. but will not be generally distributed until next Sunday.

The Zerkle triplets—Frances, Ruth and Esther —celebrated their sixteenth birthday anniversary at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Zerk. le. southeast of the city by entertaining a company of friends at supper, after which the remainder of the evening was spent in games, music and a regular old-fashioned taffy-pulling. Those present were Jeff G. Crum of near Honduras, William J. Bell of near Craigville, who is an uncle of the triplets; Neva and Kenneth Zerkle, Leonard Liby of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Rav Smith of Monroe, rural route No. 2. The Menu-ates, with Sylvia Eaton and Miss Ada Donaldson of Warsaw guests, were entertained Wednesday afternoon by Miss Edna Hoffman. The needlework of the afternoon was laid aside at 5:30 o’clock for the tempting luncheon served. Little red cherries crowning the cake added the Washington patriotic touch most appropriately. Following the luncheon the company went to the opera house to attend the Landon entertainment. The dance at the C. B. L. of I. hall Wednesday evening was well attenned and it was one of the happiest occasions enjoyed by the members and their friends for some time. Excellent music was furnished during the evening by Bernard Wertzberger and John Wemhoff. and was much enjoyed by all. Don’t forget the dance and box social to be given on next Tuesday night, February 28th, at the Young Men's Social club. This event is being looked forward to by the young folks as a prominent affair. All are invited to attend and a large crowd will no doubt be present. The Shakespeare club studied Mediaeval India as it was under Moham- , med rules, Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. H. Heller, with the paper by the hostess, the members answering to the roll call with sayings of Mohammed. The meeting closed with a little tea party. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Trout. Fire at 12:30 last Thursday totally destroyed the home of Frank Johnson on the Henry Gunsett farm, about two miles southwest of the city, and just on this side of the county infirmary. The Johnson family was eating i dinner when some one passing along j the road ran into the house and notified them that their home was on fire, and upon investigating a big blaze was seen coming through the roof of the house. The alarm was at once sounded and the neighbors of the vicinity i responded and aided in every way that they could in carrying out the furni- . ture and other household goods. Most I of the articles were gotten out of the building, but the two-story frame structure was burned to the ground. The I origin of the blaze cannot be given, , the family having been unaware of the fire until notified by the party from the road. Mr. Johnson carried dollars’ insurance on his

„ Th. to the home of Isaac Everett, j across the road, where they are bemfi cared for. Whether or not Mr. sett will rebuild the home • learned, but he will no doubt order to keep up the requirement, his farm. POSTMASTER KOLTER AT TOCSIN | Washington Dispatches state that Fred E Kolter has been appomted. piaster at Tocsin, succeeding Guy | M Myers, who has resigneo. ers was formerly of the firm of M , son & Myers and the postoffiee was > their store. He moved on a' ‘ , some time ago and his resignation has been in the hands of the poston u department since he left the ' lo ' Mr. Kolter, his successor, is the i-i<> prietor of the Tocsin restaurant and. the postoffice will soon be moved from | the Wasson store to his place of bus. ness. Mr. Wasson has been acting a» postmaster since his partner lelt | the store, but it is understood that h< was not a Candidate for the appoint ment. STRIKE ON ERIE Huntington, Ind., Feb. 23.— Enipl-'.' ees of the boiler and tin shop of the Erie railroad company at Huntington walked out this morning on a strike caused by the reduction of the piece work scale, from twelve to eighteen men being effected. The announcement of the reduction came early this morning in the form of a bulletin anq the men walked out shortly before noon, failing to agree on the new schedule of wages. The Erie shops have been conducted for the past four years as “open" shops, at that time organized labor being no longer recognized following a strike of the bolter makers and a sympathy strike by the machinests. While little information could be learned from officials of the road, it is thought that the reduction of wages follows a general retrenchment policy which is inaugurated by the road usually at this time of the year. Nothing was learned as to the amount of reduction issued but a radical change is thought to have been made to cause the strike. — O —; YEOMEN TO FORT WAYNE. Decatur Lodge Will Attend Initiation of Class Monday. There will be no meeting of the local Yeomen Monday evening on account of going to Fort Wayne that evening for the initiation of a large class of candidates. Several of the candidates will be from this city. Instead of the regular meeting here on Monday the lodge will convene on Tuesday evening and the members are expected to be present to pay tehlr dues at that time.

BASE BALL ON SUNDAY. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Sunday baseball may now be played in Indiana. This comes as a result of a decision of the supreme court, holding the law passed by the last legislature, permitting professional base ball to be played on Sunday, as constitutional. This question is one that has been much in the minds of the lovers of this sport, and since the decision of the supreme court renders the law constitutional, they now can be at rest. — Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The senate today adopted the majority committee report favoring the submission of Governor Marshall’s new constitution to the people. The vote was strictly on party lines. In considering the appropriation bill the senate increased the salary of the state librarian to $2,500 and raised the salaries of the supreme and appellate court attaches. The house passed the Grube tax bill by a vote of 58 to 25. This bill would raise over a million dollars in two years. The Maas loan shark bill also passed. It fixes the highest rate of interest than can be passed on loans at eight per cent and places close regulations as to additional fees or commissions on loans. Heavy penalties are provided for violations. Logansport, Ind., Feb. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Former Judge Davis B. Dyekman. 79, died at his home here today of paralysis. Mr. Dykeman and W. J. Bryan were warm friends, the Commoner often visiting him here. He was a candidate for congress in 1896, but was defeated. He i was first stricken with paralysis in j 1905 and has been helpless since. o ' A. J. Beavers Quits Business at Monticello and Will Go West. Wm. E. and James Goff, brothers have completed a deal whereby they acquire an established five and ten cent store in the town of Monticello Ind, The store is already tn their

,„ d forth. " .nis of the Morri* company of thiol Htv is In charge- The Messrs. Goff ex h to move to Monticello a* soon as t hey can wind up their affair. In this H.y The store is doing a good busF i and the owner. A. J. Beaver. w ho formerly resided near Decatur, is dUposina of the property because he inust take his wife west for he health Business is brisk in Monticel- , ind t he Bluffton gentlemen will a good field for their efforts. A big flour mill is one of the principal manufacturing institutions in the and it is being run day and; night. Bluffton News. Mr Beavers is a brother of Emerson Beavers of this city, where he re-, sided for many years previous to his ( gol ng into business at Monticello. Since locating there he has been enloving a good business, but owing to th.- illness of Mrs Beavers will go west, hoping for an improvement. DID THEY MEET? Ma, Carriers Too Busy to Give Interview. Seve al rural mail carriers from Gen, va and Berne came down Wednesday to attend the meeting of the Adams Bounty Rural Mail Carriers’ associate. but from what little we can learn there was no meeting held. Inquiry at the postoffice this morning failed to locate any one who could throw any light on the subject. Either no meeting was held, and there was consequently nothing to give out. or from what those broached seemed to imply, they were too busy getting over the rush of work occasioned by the holiday, or too busy recovering from the effects of the holiday, to give an interview to a reporter. — o— »— Susie Entry vs. Thomas J. Durkin, sheriff, possession and S2OO damages, appearance by D. E. Smith for defendants. Rule to answer. The ha L Rayl vs. Oliver P. Rayl divorce case was heard. The alimony was settled by agreement of parties. Divorce granted and plaintiff’s name changed to Iva L. Summers. State vs. James Venette, provocation dismissed and defendant discharged. A marriage license was granted to Charles Limenstall 22, farmer, to Mary Marshand, 22, daughter of David Marshand. It required but six minutes for the jury to return a verdict of “not guilty' in the case of state vs. William Wells, Wednesday afternoon. The Rayl wife desertion case was dismissed and the jury was excused until Monday when the case against Hugh Daniel and Clinton Death, petit larceny will be called. The last will and testament of Mary Ahr, was probated this morning. It was written April 18,19G3 and witnessed by John H. and E. B. Lenhart. It provides first for the payment of debts, gives the piano to a daughter, Mary G. Ahr and provides that the rest of her estate, real and personal be sold and the proceeds divided equally among the children, Mary C. Hunslcker, Clara E. Mumma, Ida E. Chapman, Martha Ahr, Charles Ahr, her grandson Erman Mentzer and William T. Ohler, each to receive one-eighth. Mary Ahr is named as executrix.

TO LIVE AT CHICAGO Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith who for several months have been residents of this city will leave tomorrow for Chicago to make their home. Since their arrival in this city Mr. Smith has acted in the capacity of foreman in the job department of this office and upon his leaving here will accept a position in one of the large establishments at that place. During their short stay here they have made many friends who regret to learn of their leaving. — — - MERRIMAN WILL SPEAK HERE. Hon. .1. B. Merriman, representative of Wells county in the Indiana legislature, will address a meeting at the M. E. church tomorrow evening. Mr. Marriman is a fighter and is in earnest m his belief on the liquor question. It is safe to say that his address will be interesting and out of the ordinary. The public is cordially invited to hear him. O--The Girls Win. The high school girls’ basket ball WhiCh Played the Bluffton team lday afternoon after school, was more successful, Decatur winning by a score of 25 to 5. The girls returned home Friday evening, jubilant. Children Ory 1 FOR FLETCHER’S Kastoria

Indianapolis, Ind., P»b. jority la both the house B0(1 u ate are getting together for 0n,." "* rush that will carry over the the Important legislation of t ' sion. including every and promise given In thole H form. The senate Is in advance/? house in this class m :. K lslation iug at this time every out of the road with t! <-xc ei)t | o l one, and with the good working nr ity they are enabled do [.J with a great deal mon rapidity the lower house of the neral awJ bly. Then, too, they have by better organisation, and part) , line counts for something. -p hgh ra counts among Its men: ’-,-r ship s/J free lances who are imbued withfl idea that their legislat ~ iarefr J be devoted to stirriiu up snm/J and with the amemiun • t O r ed amendment of about every legislation that is pio; these objectors are r-.iliy men J whom one might ex,, ; better, but these disa; t-nu-uts® sure to show thenis. lv, s any t® you get one hundred men and expect them to and t 3 along the same line ■ -me and same time. It is one - 1 the bilities and the pr> . s |tuatk|B but the experience asßg jfl session, and perhaps rienee as long as it rs ■ ( ustomj the privilege of the - nstitntioiß biennally legislate for ■' u -odofO people; - But in speak -u of t h« 9 vancement of legisl •; n a seJH who now is serving • ■ : his or third term says t > zislatitfl farther advanced now hehufl known it to be at this ; irticularlO of every session. Tb > added toH fact that the majorit >th brufl are anxious and will;: eclaitnX and all their cam; a rit certain that the : ■ _- v r.er<M sembly will make - - -rioiis finish. H

The new constituti-.-n propoßfl Governor Marshall "he demofl is having a good w >rk-out. andß good whiskey, it gets better withß It was the lawyers f i .' first prodfl ed against it, and thos-- that didfl so proclaim felt the horrors of trtß with the constitution <■: the stattfl is different now. On a second m tion they are grandly coming toB defense of the suggestion, and fl ernor Marshal! is beginning toB credft for having solved a very fl cult problem. As it was we couldß amend our constit- " : or even fl such an amendme;:' "he peopltfl were up against a bra er that afl holding a constit::-: r.al omrafl sending our corp ■ a lawyerfl Indianapolis for a s-rambieufl themselves for tb best things J would aid corpora:* . -e-ests.ufl the end after sp- ■ ■ pcrepefl hundred thousand -.lars or tfl that sum. we could ' expect ttfl a better constitut: 'an that wfl has been suggested It will UtM the people of the eta-* a red either accept or re;- ’. andweO until November. I'?'.-’, to study® dissect it and make up whether the pro;- -■ i-mstitudl® a good one or a ba: -ne The"® ors to the propos • ■ fade the take of jumping • ,v?r Marshall, when ft’ ■ ' !'•«' sin#® made it possible t nave what J one admits we oug’ • to hare *® get it without pr: ■ The !«»■ will make a few . I: ■ “ of electing state -■ nators changed, as will als< ' >:,J of the legislature c ! -he per®® the legislators Or er features will be pn of the senate. ®

Ex-Governor H.' t'JedM**® a rehearing of the ' case, and this nu-.u- that cannot be signed : I (,e ’ |lve officers entitled t" em un preme court again a bes t hand and says so. , Judging tone of the origin.;: preme court will not lose in doing this, and when the. V Hon. J. Frank may expect ■ have the hide peeled. B —■ — Irvin Brandy berry, W P-J® and C. R. Dunn of I ’ecatur ’‘'-j Indianapolis, and Menta islature this week ‘ hero as a lobbyist and ,e work up brown. epilepl St Vitus D< ’ nce Nervous r»J^ rder * W respond immediau-.' - 1 meat that has • • dr. kUN**H S2iQO espec a'' ‘ |o«le -•USSI mYSKWNgjj