Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1905 — Page 1

VOLUME 111

AGAIN IT LOOKS GOOD Clover Leaf Improvements Takes On New Lease of Life

CHEER IP — Conference With Official of the Road The Tangle Being Gradually Eliminated and as a Result the Atmosphere Clears. The Clover Leaf improvement;’ have taken a new lease of life and it is again safe to gamble that the improvements will be made according to the original intentions of the company. The only obstacle at present writing is the fact that the matter will have to be taken up with President Shonts, who is in New York, and who leaves for Panama next Toedsay. A sjieoial train bearing George H- Rosa, ge--eral traffic manager of the road, \ L. Ross, their general passenger agent, together with several other Clover Leaf officials, reached here at 13:25, and these officials held a forty minutes’ consultation with several members of the Cummer cial Club committee. In that time all phases of the situation was gone over, especially those upon which there was a temporary m‘sunderttanding. Mr. Ross will have to take up the matter with President Shonts, and it is his purpose to go to New York tomorrow night for that purpose. The latter goes to Panama next Tuesday, and this fact may prevent an immediate answer from the railroad company. In that event it will be some three weeks or possibly longer before the good word will come, together with the further evidence that they intend to comply with their part of the agreement. The railroad party were enroute into Toledo, from a business trip over the road, and the conversation over the Dooatur proposition was of such a nature and character as to indicate their sincerity. Those who are skeptical and think that railroad officials take time to blow hot air for the sake of blowing it, forget the fact that they have many other things to do, and that if they did not intend to make Decatur the division point, they would not take the time to discuss the matter in any way, shape or form. We have the utmost confidence in their good intentions.and believe that they will toe the mark in good season. Cheer ®PFI RST VICTORY And Caleb Powers May Soon Secure His Release. By United Press News Association. Maysville, Ky., July 7.—Judge Oockran today probably made possible the early acquittal of Caleb Powers, hy rendering an opinion that the case is under the jurisdiction of the federal court. This is the first Powers victory, and was won by ex-Governor Yates and exGovernor Black, former of Illinois and latter of New York. It is thought there will be an early trial, under some judge other than Cantrill and that Powers will be released or the jury at least disagree.

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BUSINESS DEAL Frank Dibble Sold Interest in Dray Line to Partner. A deal was closed this morning whereby Frank Dibble sold all his right, title and interest in the De catur Trucking company to his partner. C Miller. Mr. Dibble has been wanting to get out or the business for some time, in fact ever since Mr. Teeple left the firm, and at that time also tried to dispose of his interest. He has been in the draying business in this city for a number of years, and was fully acquianted with the business, which requires hard work day and night. He ia at present undecided wt at he will do, but for short time at least will take a much needed rest. Mr. Miller, the new owner, is a man of sterling business ability and a hustler, and he informed us that he would push the business with a renewed vigor from now on. The trucking line is the largest in the city, and from vhat we can learn was doing an enormous business. GOOD MEETING Eastern Indiana Grain Dealers Meet at Ft. Wayne. Members of the Eastern Indiana Grain Dealers' association, to the number of forty, attended a regular meeting yesterday at Robinson park. The gathering was a sort of combined business and social affair. In the afternoon a business session was held in the pavilion, at which shop talks were made by several leading members, and at six o’clock the members enjoyed a banquet. In the evening they formed a party at the park theatre At the business session, Mr. James W. Sale, of Bluffton, who is director in the National Grain Dealers’ Fire Insurance company, gave a talk on insurance as offered by his concern. Mr. E. L. Carroll, of Decatur, made one of the best addresses eve r heard by the dealers. His subject was. “The Proper Preparation of Grain for Shipment to Market.” Hii chief bit of advice to the farmers was to have the grain clean. Mr. Carroll was formerly a commission man at Buffalo and he re lated from his own experience many incidents where shippers procured much better prices for clean grain than fro m dirty grain of the same qualiity —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette BANKERS LAWS Held Unconstitutional by Indianapolis Judge. •pedal Telegram To The Democrat Indianapolis, July 7.—Judge Alford today held the new private banking law unconstitutional in a test case began by the private bankers of state. The case will now be appealed to the supreme court by the state. Receiver in Charge. •pedal Telegram To The Democrat Hagerstown, Ind., July 7.—Receiver Spekenheimer took charge of the defunct Commercial bank this morning. Many residents are left penniless by the failure.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 7. 1905.

HISTORIC TEMPLE Masonic Grand Lodse Hall May be Abandoned. Members of the Masonic order all over Indiana are interested in the project to erect a new grand lodge building at the state capital and abandon the present Masonic hall, which .has many historic associa-1 tions. The building was dedicated May 27, 1451, and in late years was remodeled. It has l>een the acene of many notable events and many thousand memliers have attended state Masonic doings in the hall. The constitution convention in 1805 sat the most of the sessions in that : hall. For many years it was the largest hall in Indianapolis and a favorite place for concerts and tures. balls political conventions, religious meetings, etc. Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, spoke there when he visited Indianapolis in 1852. Kossuth was a Mason and visited Center lodge while at In- • dianapolis. On the evening of March 1, 1852, Dr. Lewis Szpez.sch. Kossuth’s friend and physician, was at his written request elected a member of Center lodge and received three degrees in one evening. Among those who lec tured at the old hall were Prof, i Mitchell, the astronomer; Horace Greeley. John B Gough, Tneodore Parkei, Ralph Walldo Emerson, j and others of note Its walls have echoed the music of some of the greatest of the old time vocalists and instrumentalists, both of the Patti sisters. Adelina and Carlotta ; Madame Bishop, Parepa Rosa, I Thallberg. and-’others. It has been the scene of many political meetings and some of the speeches delivered there became historic. If the new Masonic building should contain a public hall it will take a long time to accumulate as much interesting history as the old hall possesses. T HE BESf The Rosenthals Have a Record that Tickets the Fans. In all probability a number of the fans do not realize the fast gait that the Rosenthals have been playing during the past two months, and to show this fact, we publish a few figures, which are accurate in every respect, as they have been kept by one interested in the team's welfare. So far this season the Rosenthals have played ten games out of which they have lest none, thus making their per cent one thousand. The number of runs the locals team has scored in these ten games have been one hundred and ten, as against twentyfour for their opponents. In these ten games the Rosenthals have hit safely one hundred and four times, while their opponents have been only able to secure fifty hits off the local piobers, thus showing that the Rosenthal nave made an aver ge of something over one run for every base hit secured, while their opponents have been forced to make an average of over two hits to secure each and every run. The exact run average, in ten games, shows that the Rosenthals have secured eleven runs in every game played so far this season. This is certainly a record, and one no local team around us can compare with. MONEY STOLEN ~ Man Afraid of Banks Burned His Savings and Lost Them. By United Press Newt Association. Hebert, (Ind., 7—Becoming disbanks constantly failing, William Sanderson took 12000, the savings of a life time, from the bank and buried them in cans, iThe money was stolen last night.

COUNCIL SESSION A Busy One Held Last Evening Will Buy New Fire Whistle.-Effort to Release W. E. Fulk as Superintendent Failed. The reeuhr session of the city council was held last night, M ayor jCoffee and all members being present Clerk McFeeley read the minutes of the previous meeting, which ' were appro veil after considerable I discussion The matter of purchasing a new fire alarm whistle that can be heard all over town , was referred to the fire committee |J. Q Neptune filed a Detition ask ing the city to help him construct an eight-inch drain for his land located north of the C & E railroad and west of Third street. The mat-1 ter was referred to the street and | sewer committee. The petition 'of Henry Krick for the vacation of the Frank Routh addition to the city of Deca’ur, was continued Tue street committee were ordered to look after the'condition of the C. i E railroad crossing on Mercer avenue, as the same is in dangerous condition. A’resolution that , the office of civil engineer and waterworks superintendent be separated and filled by two skilled persons was p-esented and Mr. For dyce moved its adoption. He and Teeple vo‘ed for it and Buhler. 1 Porter. Kirsch and Gaffer against it, and the motion was lost. George Steele’s bill for |2s for making taps, was lost and W. E I Fulk ordered to pay same according to his contract with the city. Hereafter, however, he will be relieved from that expense, as a motion to that effect was carried. After allowing the following bills, council adjourned: John Thomas, ; labor, SB3; C. & E railroad, frieght, 838.68; the same, another bill for $212.86; Sunday Creek Coal company, coal 8796.98; City Trucking company, drayage, 814.87; John W. Coffee, payroll, 853.94; W. E. Fulk, pay roll, 8260.29; M. J. Mylott, pay roll, 8207.50; Niblick & Co., supplies. 85.80; George Steele, labor, 86.78; Bert Terry Co. supplies, $6.50; Bourbon Copper Works, supplies, 87.50; Dan Bailor, b or, 85 56; Alex Branett, labor, $45; fl. E Keller, expense, 815.12; ; Holthouse Drug Co., supplies, 83.8 C; {John Elick, supplies, 84.40; ; Eagle Coal Co., coal, 842.30; fl. 8. Ayers, Coal, 8210.53; William Geary, police, 810; Joel Reynolds, police, 845; Sam Franks, police, $45; CharlesTyrill, labor, $23.45; W J. Archbold, expense,s2.s3. WELCOME LAWSON King of Frenzied Finance Arrives in Kansas. fcßy United Press News Association. , Kansas City, Mo., July 7.— i iThomas W. Lawson, of "Frenzied Finance" fame, arrived here today enroute to Kansas to tell the people of that state of the iniquitous workings of the Standard Oil trust and to advise them in regard to plans for carrying on their warfare against the octopus. He will pause in Kansas City long enough to make a speech at tonight's banquet of the Knife and Fork club. Kansas is preparing a rousing’ welcome for the Boston financier. During his stay in the Sunflower state he will be the guest of Governor Hoch. His first address is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the Ottawa Chautauqua assembly. In addition to Mr. Lawson the speakers at Ottawa are included District Attorney Jerome of New York City, Governor LaFollette of Wisconsin and Clarence 8. Darrow of Chicago.

IS A CROOK Mrs. Harry Straub Gets a Jail Sentence at Ft. Wayne. Amanda King, who was sent to jail a day or two ago for the theft of two skirts from her roommate, ia a girl tramp and a smooth crook, according to Detective Cbarlea Rulo, who was a railroad officer saw her many t’mes and who has looked up her record. The officer aays the girl’s home was for merly at Convoy, Ohio, and that she has tramped about for several years, working railroad officials and township trustee' for money by pleading poverty, working the sympathy racket, pretending to have lost her pocketbook or by other ruses—Fort Wayne News. The girl referred to above is Mrs. Harry Straub, of this city. She was sent up eighty days for stealing, a few days ago. She left here several weeks ago, after a tussel with her husband, sent the latter to jail. FAST BALL Geneva to Have a Round with Live Ones As Usual Great Expectancy is Already Being Given the Date with the Rosenthals. (Special Corresp ondenoe) i”Geneva7*lnd., July - 7.—During the next two or three weeks Geneva fans will be given several splenof ”seeing”’some fast base 'ball. Next Sunday the Winchester team plays here. This team, since it has l>een reorganzed, is one of the fastest amateur aggregations in this part of the state, and they have quite an enviable record of defeating nearly every team they meet. On next Thursday the Dunkirk team will play here. This is the team that played "hoss" at Bluffton, and since they like this section of the country so well they will Geneva and play real ball. On the following Wednesday Hartford City plays here. Tais is another fast team and will put up a stiff game. But the game of games—according to the Geneva people—will be played August 6. That's when the Rosenthal's play here. It will be a square game from start—to finish, even if the Geneva people have to secure a company of militia to watch the umpire and guard against roblery—and the Geneva boys have decided to defeat the Decatur men. HAPPY DAY Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Fuelling Church Celebration. Next Sunday at the Fuelling church, Rev. Dornseif will have charge of the services incident to a celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary in their present beautiful church. A new pipe organ will also be dedicated. In the morning Rev. F. Berg, a former pastor of the congregation, and now located at Beardstown, Illinois, will preach in German and Prof. Kruse of the Fort Wayne college will deliver a sermon in English. Rev. Jouss, of Bingen, will fill the pulpit at the evening services, speaking in German. It will be a gala day for this happy congregation, and every minute will be thoroughly enjoyed.

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LOOP THE LOOP New Program for Coming State Fair Pool Selling and Perhaps Racing will be Abolished and a New Deal Installed. Special Telegram To The Democrat Indianapolis. July 7.—Owing to the attitude of Governor Hanly on racing, the state fair plan now i s to change the fair into a big hippodrome circus, with monkeys, acrobats and famous dare-devil Cestilliane, who loop the loop and jumps the precipice in an automobile. There will be no horses of any consequence expected, but should any come, pool selling will not be permitted. It ’was announced today that the agreement reached and entered into by the plow manufacturers not to exhibit at any fairs, has been broken, because each had a distrust that the other was not acting in good faith. They will ex hibit here as usual, and when the time comes the fair is expected to be the same success it always has been. THIRD DAY Christian Endeaver Exercises are of Great Interest. By United Prese News Association. Baltimore, Md., July 7.—The third day of the Christian Endeavor international convention )>egan with a great display of enthusiasm as marked the opening of the convention, In fact, enthusisam seems to be the keynote of the gathering. All the meetngs are well attended and the rousing words of the speakers are greeted with enthusiasm. The day opened with the usual quiet hour service conducted by President King of Oberlin college. This was followed in turn by the 'Ohio) of methods the program followed being similar to that of yesterday. The distinguishing features of the day was the series of rallies by,states and by denominations. A half dozen churches were requisitioned for these meetings. TIPPOO TIB DEAD Famous Arab, Worlds Greatest Slave Hunter. •pecial Telegram To The Democrat New York, July 7—Authentic word has been received here of the death of Tippoo Tib who was the best known in connection with Stanley's Central African expeditions. Tippoo Tib’s real name was Hamed ben Mohammed. He was of Arab origin, and was born about the year’ 1857, it is thought in Zanzibar, where his death also occurred He rose to become a successful slave hunter, and became a renowned potentate in Equatorial Africa. HANGED TODAY Kentucky Murderer Tried to Cheat the Law. By United Pres* News Association. Owensboro, Ky., July 7.—After a futile attempt at suicide, Robert Mathley was successfully hanged this morning for the murder of Emma Watson and James Cragson last year. „