Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1911 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT. ■vaYTiviui'r itoaino by ».«W a. ELLINOHAM, RMfclteMr. n.MPRR YWAR IN ADVANOR. ■sintered at the postoffice at Decatur. «d. aa second claw mail matter. .M. ' .1 . •!- — OFFICIAL PAPHR OF ADAM* CO. A dozen men are rapidly putting the packing plant into shape to operate, .vlr. Chatlin personally supervising the work. It is thought that two weeks will be sufficient time for the repair work, and the big concern will then be reopened. We have come back. The Decatur Motor Car company is working exactly fifty-four men now, and are growing with each week. An addition is being planned which will turnish space enough that twelve cars a week can be turned out. It is no longer a question of how many can be sold, but bow many can be made. Residents of Seuth Mercer avenue, just north of the Erie railway, are beautifying their premises by the building of a cement wall, in front of the lawns. It adds much to the appearance of that pan of the city and classes the owners as progressive, live citizens. According to a dispatch from Fort Wayne and published today Stephen B. Fleming has changed his mind and will not be a candidate for the lower house, but instead will seek again the nomination for the senatorsbip for Adnns and Allen counties, unless some good Adams county man wishes to "bust" into into public life.as a statesman. An organization completing the necessary details for the securing of a modern fire apparatus in Decatur will be made within a few days. The plans have all been worked out and now comets the time for rea'ly doing something toward securing the funds. The boys behind this movement will see that it does not fall down. Governor Marshall will deliver an address at the cornerstone laying of the new Auburn court house on Thursday of this week. Other splendid speakers have been secured and the occasion promisee to be “a live one. ’ The governor will proceed from there to Petoskey for a month's vacation from the arduous duties of bis office. The insurgents and the democrats in the United States senate have completed an organization, which will see that the four measures —a farmers' free Het, revision of steel schedule, sugar schedule and cotton schedule — will pass the senate. The organization is called the “reigning combination’’ by friends and "the unholy alliance” by the enemies. Whatever else is demonstrated it shows that the senators intend doing something in the way of law-making. The state health board was reorganized yesterday, and among those who began service on this, one of the state's most important bodies, was Dr. .1. S. Boyers of this city. That he will serve with credit is known by every one of his acquaintances here. He is able, competent, and has for many years made a study of those things most conducive to health. He will be a valuable member of the board. Dr. Pied Tucker of Noblesville was elected president and Dr. Henry Davis of Richmond, vice president. The Indianapolis Star Monday devoted a ualf-column of its valuable space in discussing the danger of the democrats tearing themselves in twain over the selection of a presidential nominee. Os course there is no danger of such a thing widening the breach in the g. o. p. ranks. Perhaps it couldn't be any wider. The Star was kind enough to say, however, that Wilson, Clark, Harmon and Folk are individually popular. We want to add that Governor Marshall of Indiana is also popular, comes from the right state, and stands for the right things politically. Th* speech of Governor Marshall, delivered at Auburn Thursday, on the occasion of the laying of the corner BtfKt °f th* Bew fburt bouse, is full

of sound doctrine. It could have been e delivered by no man who was not c thoroughly familiar with the spirit of t ' our institutions. Though the speaker t admitted that new legislation might be necessary, and even that some new legislation was advisable, he rightly ’ , traced mos* of our troubles to the , • short-comings of our citizens, to the ; lack of a proper training, and to a fail- t ure to enforce the law. —Indianapolis 1 News. i < 1 Washington dispatches say that ( John A. M. Adair, congressman from ( 1 this district, may decide to become a > candidate for the governorship. We s are for him, of course. While we be- 1 i , < i lieve that he can keep on going to f congress from the Eighth, just as long ( 'as he wants to, and while we know 1 1 that he is as able as any man who * could be secured for the place, and 1 i while we know that he will favor all • the legislation that will benefit the t people of his district, we realize also that he would be a splendid servant for al) the people of Indiana, an execu- * ‘five of whom the Eighth district would ‘ 'always be proud. The democracy of ( 1 Indiana would certainly win under his | I 'leadership. 1 _JU-2 -'-==? < The organization of the City Imi provement Company of Decatur means 'the speedy realization of the plans of * • the past two months to secure a mod- j I I eru fire department and apparatus and i I I Ja place to house them. It means 1 I more, for it proves again that our 1 -1 j I people are alive, that they do things < J that keep us up to the times of the century. Such action is not based on mercenary motives, but 1 shows the unselfish spirit and a de- 1 sire to make this a better community. ' . We are alive, the town is growing, is I 1 , improving, is beautifying. If you live ; I I here you are fortunate, for the future 1 , is bright. If you don't live here, bet- ! I ter move in at once. Compared with any town on the map we have them , out classed and we are just commenc- ] I ing to make headway, conservative, ’ keep ever at it headway. J , When the democrats took control of ‘ 1 1 f state affairs —January—they found the ] . treasury in a bankrupt condition. Re- , I publicans are now uowling about the i . bankrupt condition of the state and 1 • are charging it to a democratic admin- > istration less than seven months old. i It requires some nerve for them to make these charges, but they have the nerve all right. It requires some j time for an administration to get rid > of the obligations of its predecessoi | and that is what the democrats in the • state house are attempting to do. Re- ■ publican papers would have their read- ■ ers believe that the democrats have ■ been in control ever since Governor ■ Marshall took office in 1909. but for ■ two years thereafter the state house was filled with republicans, and they 1 only gave way to democrats a little : more than six months ago. When Hanly left office he was calling on county treasurers all over the state to ' make advance contributions to the > state fund to enable him to meet cur- ! rent expenses and the democrats have had no opportunity to remedy this 1 state of affairs since.—Columbia City , ' Post. And now comes the news from Washington that President Taft will not sign any of the tariff bills, but instead will quickly put bis veto thereto. This means perhaps the death of the wool bill, the farmers’ free list, and all other schedules. He hides bej. hind a statement that he favors a g tariff coommission. He will have a B difficult time explaining that position i to the voter next year, and be will 1 likewise find it difficult to say why he r didn't reduce the tariff when he had a e chance. There can be no doubt as to s bow the pepple feel. Recently the r Chicago Tribune conducted a camt palgn to find the sentiment. Out of j four thousand letters sent out to ed--1 itorfl of every political faith over the 3 country, over 2,800 favored a reduction t 1 at once in the tariff. No man is big 3' enough to oppose the people and just ■now they want tariff revision, and they want it quicker than a tariff I, board could be organized. When the e present was working for his Canadr lan reciprocity bill he kept silent, al--1 though the people believed he would

stand for the farmers' bill. It h * doesn’t he will have to explain it bet- ' ter than it has even been done before ( to pacify them. t J. F. Colchin of North Fifth street. , who was returning on the 8 o'clock . car Monday evening from Fort Kayne, t where he called on his wife at the St. ( Joseph hospital, suffered an attack ot ( the heart near Monmouth and for a while it was thought that death was (| near. His daughter, Margaret Col- , chin, accompanied him from ><•-’ ] Wayne, and when the car reached this j city he had recovered sufficiently to ( be taken to’his home, where be soon grew rapidly better. This was the fiist - attack of the kind that he ever had ( and it is thought that it was brought , on by worry over the serious condi- . tion of his wife, who was injured in the automobile accident in Ft. Wayne . last Wednesday. Mrs. Colchin is , somewhat better now, but her condition is quite serious. The nurse states , that she may grow better, but that it Is quite probable that she will never be entirely well. , 1 Charles Ewell, sr., Preble township, one of the best Known farmers of the county, is lying in a very serious condition at his home with bowel trou- ( ble. and some fear is felt concerning his recovery. His advanced age is somewhat against him, and the closest attention is necessary. W. I- Gunder was resting somewhat easier today and is considered as holding his home, gaining little strength, but it win be some time before there will be much of a change, owing to his weakened condition, brought on from the shock and the different injuries which resulted from the accident. Miss Raquet, a trained nurse from the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, arrived to care for T<»is. Mary Merriman, mother of Judge J. T. Merryman, who Is quite sick at her home near Monroe from heart and bowel trouble Mrs. Merriman will soon be eightyfive years of age. She was reported as being worse this morning. It is said that Mrs. J. F. Colchin, who was injured last Wednesday in Fort Wayne when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by a street car, was thrown out and carried a block on the front of the city car before rescued. Both shoulders were dislocated, one arm broken, two ribs broken so that the ends protruded through the body, and many bad euts and bruises received, there not ‘being a place on her body, it is said, as large as a hand, which was free from con- ( tusions. Mrs. William Bieberick of Preble, who has been quite sick, is better and ( it is thought she will recover now. 11. Durr, the prominent farmer liv- J ing near Pleasant Mills, who suffered the loss of sight of the left eye, which was struck by the lever of a hay tedder, went to Fort Wayne this morning to consult a specialist. The injur-, ed eye has grown much worse and has , been giving him exceedingly great , pain. o With many smiling faces, more than three bunarea, mostly cnildren, and under the auspices of the Sunday school of the Methodist church, enjoyed the excursion over the G. R. & I. to Fort Wayne, and from there pro-, ceeded to Robinson Park, Fort Wayne, where the day was spent as one of' pleasure. With well-filled baskets the! young folks began to gather at the ' depot an hour previous to the time set and at the approach of the train all were in readiness, and well filled ( the four special couches which had been chartered, it being the largest crowd that has left the city for many a day. C. L. Walters, superintendent, who was in charge, aided by his assistants, saw that everything was in readiness and a careful transportation , made of the many. They will leave Fort Wayne this evening at 7:30 o’clock, enabling them to arrive in this city in good time, the return train being a special. Many from outside ( churches participated in the day’s pleasure, and the day will not fall behind in the pleasures of other years. ■V .4... Fall below yourself once in a labile; it wop’t hurt you, rather will the process of comparison be a benefit. —John Emery' White. v -r Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Fisher entertained a small party of friends at a chicken dinner Sunday at their home near Pleasant Mills. In the afternoon ice cream and cake were served. Those present were Mr. tad Mrs. Mart Stalter and daughters, Beatrice and Ruth, and eon, Floyd, of Peterson; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hurst and sons, Arthur and Vernon; Mrs. A. M. Baxter and daughter. Grace, and son, Floyd, and Mrs. Sarah Fisher. At a late hour all de parted for their homes promtsing fa come sgata

The marriage of Mi.. W Mr. Jesse 0 Bb.fr en to Fort Wayne by Kobe Wr *n an automobile. onl ‘ thei went to Rockfield. Ind.. they will visit for a short time a. th. guest of the groom. rirter, ' ««■- ■ this ,-ity to make their home. MM Levse is the daughter of Mi. end . Dorn, i-eyse. a prominent farther co«pie residing in Adams county east <> Craigville. The groem is the .on of Mr. and Mrs. John Shaffer ol the Washington house, this city, am empioved as bookkeeper at the (.rimes machine works. Both young people are well known throughout this and Adams counties and their many friends will heartily rejoice in then happiness. The approach of they wedding had been rumored freely among their friends but there was no definite confirmation until Saturday when thev went to Decatur and se cured the license. Mr. Barr played the part of Cupid for them on this occasion also as they made the trip in his automobile to Decatur to procure the license. They are a most highly esteemed young couple.—Bluffton News.

Pape, son of the late Charles Pape, and Miss Grace Melton, of 40 Perry avenue, returned from Windsor, Ont. E with the announcement that they had secured a marriage license at that point and were married. The young people are both well known and will I make their home at 1092 Pape avenue, t where they have a house already fur- t nished and ready for occupancy . Mr. a Pape and Miss Melton have been lov- t ers for some time, but they kept the t news of their approaching wedding a f close secret and not even the immedi- t ate relatives of the two were aware < that it was to occur —Fort Wayne ‘ i Journal-Gazettte. ’ 1 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Elzey today | announced the approaching wedding i of their daughter. Miss Sadie Elzey, to ‘, Mr. John Seery of this city, to be sol- i emnized on August 24th at the home : of the bride's parents, a mile north and a half-mile west of the city. The couple are two of the city's most estimable young people and have host> of friends here. Miss Elzey was employed for over two years at the Piog-‘ ress store and only recently resigned • her position there. Mr. Seery his 1 been employed for several years as a [ foreman in one of the departments of j the King piano factory and has made ' many friends during his residence t here, he coming here from Auburn. They will go to housekeeping immedi- 1 ately after the ceremony in a home which has been prepared by Mr. Seery t on West Cherry street. —Bluffton Banner. Miss Elzey is a niece of Charles Elzey of this city, with whom she has , often visited, becoming well acquainted with many here. Mn-and Mrs. Daniel Kitson and their brother, Allen Kitson, of North Manchester, left on the 8 o'clock car I for Monmouth, where they spent the j day with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson. The J. F. F. club will meet with Miss Vera Eady Wednesday after-' noon. Miss Pearl A. Oberkiser of Monroe. I Ind., and Mr. Jack Thain were quietly married Saturday evening at the parsonage of the Calvary United j Brethren church, the Rev. G. F. Bryer ' officiating. Mr. Thain is a stereotyper' Iby trade. After a short w edding trip ! to the northern lakes, Mr. and Mrs. ( Thain will return to this city and will I make their home in Lakeside.—Fort' Wayne News. Mrs. Jeff Bryson and daughter, Mrs. Harry Detamore of Portland and Mrs. ! Oscar Lankenau left on the 10 o'clock I car for the William Smith home where they were entertained during the dav. _____ i Miss Jessie Grinnetneyer of Van Wert, a saleslady for Wolf ft Des- , saner of Fort Wayne, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Burdg. The anticipations of a happy time‘at the Methodist picnic at Robinson park were ended this morning for Ireta Beavers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Beavers, when she awoke, ill. so to even matters up the family, with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Parrish, remained here and enjoyed a “picnic dinner” at the Beav erS home, Ireta improving sufficiently during the day to join in a small meas- ! ure in the festivities at noon. — — ■<> The Medicine company has just closed a contract with a novel advertising agency of which Ora Moon, ■ j of Lagrange, a former Adazns county | ntan. is a member, and they are expecting great results from this new 1 venture. The Bru takes some uaadvertlsed medicine, reliable a*d sure,

as a leader, placing this in each town. They enter the town, get out the advertising matter, send personal letters to the people, put the goods on sale. ( receiving from future sales a commission of ten per cent. The Forty-nine remedy, manufactured bv the Leah Medicine company, tti ll be taken by them as their leader, and thev expect to introduce this into every town in the country, the company having the whole United States as a territory. The company takes ( this upon itself without a bit of expense to the medicine company, ex-1 ( ~pt the ten per cent commission, from future sales, and as this is lees than the commission would be if plac- ( ed directly with a firm, the Ixrnh Med-. icine company thinks itself very lucky. I . As . the head of the new firm; I is a Harvard graduate, and has had . considerable successful experience in this variety of advertising. Both he ( r end Mr. Moon called on Mr. Hensley, a member of the Leah Medicine comj' pany, while he was at Rome City this . week .the contract being closed there. j POLICE COURT NEWS. it Willard Steele was arraigned Mone dav night in Squire Stone's court on v a charge of carrying concealed weapn 1 ons and he pleaded guilty, being assessed a fine of 11.00 and costs.

burned to death. Eight Patients in Inaane Asylum at Hamilton, Canada. Are Victims. Hamilton, Ont.. Aug. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Eight bodies were taken from the ruins of the Hamilton Insane asylum this morning which was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. It is feared that the death toll may reach twelve or j fifteen. There were 600 patients in the institution when the fire broke ' out. eighty-five of them considered I roost dangerous, and were confined to the top floor. The inmates were all helpless. Doctors and nurses rushed through the flames and in many instances carried patients already unconscious to save their lives. Life nets were stretched and firemen threw many bodily from the windows, landing in the nets unharmed. Fire was caused from electric wires. R. D. Flemtnt' of Fort Wayne, chief deputy fish and game com ( missioner of the northern district, will meet in this city next Sati urday morning at 9 o'clock, probably 1 in the court house, with all those of this vicinity who are desirous of being granted a permit to seine the St. Mary's river according to a movement now under way to rid the river of undesirable fish, such as carp, etc. This

has been taken up by a number of people in various districts along the river and is meeting with great success. A number of people here, desiring to ae granted a permit, took the matter up and H. H. and A. H. Bremerkamp wrote to the chief deputy for instructions regarding the same. The following letter was received from Mr. Fleming: ‘ln reply to your letter would say, that it is necessary to get the ma- 1 jorlty of the farmers along the waters' where the seining is to be done. The' . permits will not be granted to indi- 1 i viduals, but to communities. If you desire to have a meeting let me know ' and I wall set the date for same. After 1 ] 1 set this date, wish you would advertise it in your local papers so that all those who desire permits in your county can be present at this meeting. 1 1 cannot hold two meetings in any one ‘ county, so all those that want permits' , will have to be present.” Later the following letter, setting the date, was received: | “I will meet you next Saturday morning, so you can make arrangel ments with die parties that want to seine to be present. I will get in your city about 9 o'clock, so you can look for me.” It is said that one man in each community is appointed to have charge of the seine, and it is his duty to accompany to the river with the seine, any person who is Included in the”privileges of the pennit, and to be with him •during the seining to see that only the undesirable fish are taken out. It is hoped that all those interested in the matter will be present at the meeting. ABLE TO COME HOME. Warren Wilkinson Recovers From Acute Appendicitis. arren Wilkinson, who was siezed with an acute attack ot appendicitis •Saturday evening while at Portland. ! and who was taken to the hospital , there, was able to come home Monday », afternoon with his mother. Mrs. Minnie Wilkinson, and hie grandfather, , E. Woods, who went to Portland to see ' him. He was quite serious while the attack lasted, but speedily recovered. The doctor aavisen an operation, as the attack was liable to recur, ho - stated However, sone was hel* at

this unu. Warren euffi.tem.A Sun sayr uw-va I -Warren U Ji® j • "“ k s,r T - 'W I streets an,! h| al lor treatni, -j ffiMH hen ,||,. ~))■„ ,„ s MBi b: ■ 'i not und.-is' s, ni r h ““ --'Ied it he «, t . ;n „ r had Tyl i ht “ ■!.,<■ 1., was tak.-n . nj Paddock, w . ‘ --e M was at on- e '‘'J'-i'-01-o "Wilkinson n.,,1 nnproi e( i jtf W 10 r ’’ ,ur " "’ ' 1 and on the aft, n ...t Saturday i. . ■ n ap r .. r J|| gerous con.; ■ . ;• how long hern ill b > ,llp offi " ' njmbsr otgH; I enroute to ~r:,i trotn | ■ grounds s:, c p though' tt.a- u..s intoxicaud—ll did not go > Assistance. kHH

about 1" ■■ 5 him in charge ■■ DECLINE IS FAST. K Death | ,0.r,. , n -> ue the Indiana C \ R during months >-nd;t r ’ .ne ~ 345 members of the '■ rtotutJH swered the 1 <a!. period. -Le report of Col J R Fester. laB 1 'adjutant gen- Heavy ’ reported ; ■ a I tiers havinc -tidei rhe half yea: Add “on? were also .a-ge :.g .< 119 membership ■ : ler reports ' ;,r.d bers in goo-: - rc NOTED PAiNTER DEAsH London. England a«k to Daily Detn Fz» : 4 a noted Am-- : today; - - BUGGY AND AGON COlllfl A collision ■ ' <> waeon 1 young man and « (■ gz.' in ' ham Deßolt wa.- tiding ■ the corner ot jJadteon and 1 streets Monday e’-r/nc The was overturned ar 'I 1 quite badly b-t .r- ■

slightly wrecks: . r.mgftvO not as serious an »c' ed by those who •• t«--edit B PRESBVTEP AS S S FICN® The members o tfr F’e-bn® Sunday school will picnic tomorrow event to ■ : place in the St John s an"e. B school has chart.re.! nterurtaß 'and these will lean the rhurdO 'o’clock tomorrow liverybody J J ing to go should be at the 'that hour. A pleasant time to • , pated. B TEACHERS WILL NOT MEEW The teachers' meetings heldß larly at the German Reformed 'on Tuesday evenings, have ■ ' poned until further notice, on of the absence of the pa s! ”‘ B ers please take notice. NO HORSE THIEF CLUti No clue leading to the of the thief or the horse an ■ en from Jesse Hapert Satu^, I ' ing has been gotten 1 efflcials . POPE IS SERIOUS' ■■ Rome. Aug. L Democrat)— Pope riu * c 751 • tremely weak today. • i 1 considered precarious, a ‘ ’ den death would not t The Sisters or St. I' Mary’s parish of this c • from the Mother at Fond du Lac, M■• t)J ' were three weeks at ten !nual retreat and othet * ’of the order. 1 her . re d ' change made tn the *" n(W ' parish, two leaving an j ij coming to take , a Gregory, who has 10 • years, has 1 Haven, where she ( >’ Superior of the sisters < i- She is succeeded he,r Amelia. Sister g e here a year, and who H(|US( e remained at the •" sb( i 'w»4 4. wi ‘; ••*’■' ► a year. Sister ™ t fake her piece.