Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1907 — Page 1

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THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF General Duffin and Staff of Salvation Army

ARRIVE SATURDAY Will Conduct Meetings Here Over Sunday big crowds are expected Famous Leaders From New York and Philadelphia. Will Assist Captain Mihm. Saturday and Sunday are to be red letter days for the Salvation Army In Decatur, for at that time this city is to be honored by a visit by General James William Duffin of Philadelphia, commander-in-chief of the American army. Acommpanying him will be his wife, Mrs. General Duffin, Staff Captain A. F. Handicott and Staff Captain and Mrs. Dizelski of New York. They will leave Philadelphia January 24th, coming direct to this city. This information was received today in a letter to Capt. Mihm, who has worked faithfully and earnestly here for several months past and this visit is to aid the captain in his gallant work. General Duffin is acknowledged the greatest worker in the American Army and the visit of this distinguished man and Ms staff officers should be one long to be remembered. Capt Mihm is busy arranging for the proper reception of his guests and hopes to have several splendid meetings. He has arranged the following dates: Saturday evening, Evangelical church; Sunday morning and afternoon. Salvation Hall, and Sunday evening at the opera house. Several local ministers will assist in the services. SCHOOL HOUSES ARE VERY BAD Dr. Hurty Calls Them Slaughter Houses and Death Traps. Indianapolis, Jan. 21. —“Just about 80 per cent of the school buildings of the state are slaughter houses—death traps. They are not properly ventilated. The air in them is worse than sewer air.” The statements were boldly made by Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, last evening in an address on “Tuberculosis before an audence of young women of the Y. W. C. A. As he made the statement Dr. Hurty smiled and continued: “I w-as talking to a school building committee today and told them the same thing. They smiled tolerantlj and with looks of superiority. They te too old —can't teach an old dog new tricks,” he added.

Dr. Hurty’s lecture dealt with the prevalence of the dread white plague in Indiana. He showed by statistics and charts that more young died with consumption annually than of the aged or very young. Thus he led up to his attack on Indiana school buildings. “The greatest number of those "ho die annually with consumption are between the ages of 20 and 25,” stated Dr. Hurty. “The reason for this is that they are just at the age "hen they leave the schools, where the) have been cooped up, and their powers of resistance to the disease weakened. Gradually lung power to ward off the attacks of the tubercular germ has been destroyed by the battle until when the young man or young woman goes out into the world it is with a weakened body—a pair of lungs une<Wal to the task of supplying the body’s blood oxygen and resisting the ever-present tubercular germ. It > s a system of slow death by air starvation" — o "" A movement is on foot to stai i a Eagle lodge in this city. Several local people are circulating a pai M 1 frying to secure enough names t< afart a chapter here.

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THE SELLS-HARDMAN Monroe Young Man Weds Fair Ohio Lady. Mr. Grover Sells and Ola Hardman were united in marriage January 15, 1907, at the home of th» bride’s uncle, Mr. L. L. Marker, near Bradford, 0., by Rev. J. H. Christian. Mr. Sells, 1 son of Mrs. Hattie Sells near Monroe, is one of the most popular and energetic young men of that vicinity and the fair bride was a favorite in the vicinity of her Buckeye home. Miss May, the sister of the groom, and Mr. M. T. Hardman, brother of the bride, were first man and man of honor at the ceremony. The presents were numerous and valuable. On their return to his home at Monroe, all the young people were waiting, with rice and old shoes, and a carriage in which they were drawn from the depot to J .A. Hendricks’ by hand. In the evening a great crowd of young people went out to his mother’s beautiful home and spent a few hours with music and games and departed w-ith kindest wishes for their happiness and prosperity. They will take up housekeeping at Elwood, Ind., where Mr. Sells has been engaged in the express business. o DUTCH DAVE IS IN TROUBLE Former Decatur Saloonkeeper is Under Arrest. An affidavit was filed in the Fort Wayne courts last week against “Dutch Dave” Volz, formerly a saloon keeper of this city, charging him with keeping his Fort Wayne saloon open after hours. He owes his present trouble to the work of a woman. She was trying to locate her husband and called up the Volz saloon by telephone during the small hours of the morning. "Is my husband there,” she asked, tell--1 ing Volz her name. “Vait a minute, and I vill go and see,”’ said Dave. His reply was in the negative, the lady reported in telling her story to the prosecutor, but she was certain he was frequenting this saloon or others and finding that “Dutch Dave” was open she filed the affidavit against him. o THEY WILL HAVE SOME MONEY Treasurer Lachot is Paying the Township Trustees. Treasurer Lachot is now paying the township trustees their January distribution. The amounts are: Union township |2550.37, Root $3654.38. Preble $2796.96. Kirkland $1729.48, Wash- . jngton $3446.59, St. Marys $2523.47, Blue Creek 1906.21, Monroe $4744.88, French $2386.33, Hartford $2671.79. , Wabash $3462.32, Jefferson $1719.41,

Decatur $10,992.70, Berne $4397.55, Geneva $2462.48, library $532.50 Decatur school $8014.45, Geenva school $2426.87, Berne school $3170.30, a total of $65,590.04.

EX-GOVERNOR HIGGINS IS DYING Suffers From Heart Trouble —End Momentarily Expected. (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Loean, N. Y., Jan. 21.—Ex-Governor Higgins is dying of heart trouble at his home here. At eleven o’clock this morning his condition was reported more serious than any time during his Illness. He is taking no nourishment and the attending physician says there is no possible chance for recovery. The end is momentarily expected. .— o KINGSTON REFUGEES ARRIVE Land at Boston—Say the Affair Was a Terrible One. (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Boston, Jan. ’l.—United Fruit Com,,any’s steamer, Admiral Sampson, from Port Antonio, Jamaica, arrived with twenty-five American tourrefugees from Kingston, on board They say the scenes following the recent earthquake were more terrible than any pen could picture.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening January 21, 1907.

CASE SET FOR ARGUMENTS Studabaker-Faylor Case is in the Supreme Court. Attorneys in the famous Studabak-er-Faylor case, now pending in the higher courts of the state, were surprised this morning when they received letters informing them that the case was set for oral argument before the judges of the court on January 31st at 10 o’clock. The reason they were somewhat taken by surprise is because of the fact that they have already argued the matter once before the court. It seems that the past election made several changes in the personnel of the court. The retiring judges, who had heard the argument, did not pass upon the case before leaving office and the new members want to hear the arguments again before they render their opinion. There is nothing to it but for all the attorneys to go down to Indianapolis and thresh the entire matter over again. This is the case involving the ownership of a considerable tract of land, known as the Katy Faylor farm, located north of this city, it has been several times tried in the local courts and has been pending above for some little time. —Bluffton Banner. o — A SPECIAL CAR Will be Run to Ft. Wayne Thursday

FOR THE POULTRY ASSOCIATION President Fledderjohann Proves His Cleverness by Extending the Invitation. The members of the Adams County Poultry Association have accepted an invitation from President Fledderjohann of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Interurban company to use a special car for a trip from here to Fort Wayne Thursday, where they will attend the Allen County Poultry show in progress this week. The car will leave this city at eight o’clock in the morning and will return the same evening at any time agreed upon by those aboard. This offer shows Mr. Fledderjohann’s spirit and is proof that when his line begins actual operation he will show the public many favors that have not heretofore been possible. It is believed that the regular runs can be started by the last of this week, when the regular schedule will be announced. This depends, however, upon whether or not the Westinghouse people can complete the w-ork of fitting the cars. They are working day and night and a few days with no bad luck should find this work finished. Mr. Fledderjohhann requests us to say that every member of the Adams County Poultry Association is invited to make the trip Thursday and they should consider this a personal invitation. 0 A BUSY WEEK IN LEGISLATURE Two Important Measures, Insurance and Medical School.

Indianapolis, Jan. 21. —This will be a busy, as well as important, week with the lawmakers. Two of the most important measures to come up will relate to insurance and the medical school controvert,/ between Indiana University and Purdue University. Insurance men who are objecting to the enactment of the Babcock bill, the administration’s insurance measure, will be given a public hearing in the house chamber Monday evening, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, before the insurance committees of the house and senate. The committees are willing that they state what they want in the way of insurance legislation. After that the committees will go ahead and act as they see fit. They will take it for granted that the insurance men will want legislation favorable to themselves. o THAW TRIAL IS POSTPONED (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) New’ York, Jan. 21. —The trial of Harry K. Thaw, charged with the murder of Stanford White, set for today, was postponed until Wednesday morning. Thaw was not brought into the I court room.

THE STORM NEWS Buffalo Suffers Two Million Dollar Loss THE OHIO RIVER STANDS STILL At Cincinnati—Will Recede Slowly— Continues to Rise at Louisville —Great Damage.

(Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Buffalo, N. Y„ J.-n. 21.—50 far today only two deaths have been reported as a direct result of the storm. These occurred at Dunkirk, where an eleven-year-old girl w-as drowned and Mrs. Henry Soldwlck was killed by flying debris from a demolished ice house. In Buffalo it is estimated that the storm did $2,000,000 damage. (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 21. —The Ohio river at this point has stood at sixtyfive feet for several hours, and it is believed that the end of the flood is in sight and that possibly the river may go no higher. It will recede slowly, however, the immense body of water below here holding back the flood and the losses and suffering will continue for some time. (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Louisville, Ky., Jan. 21.-—The river continues to rise and this morning registered 40-1, which is twelve feet above the danger line. The Illinois Central is expected to suspend the operation of its trains into the Seventh street depot. —o OLD DAME WINTER CAME FORTH Floods of Last Week Converted Into Oceans of Ice. This was an ideal winter day so far as the temperature was concerned. With the sun shining brightly and with but little wind stirring, the thermometer hovered between ten and twenty above zero. Early this morning the mercury was within a few degrees of the cipher mark. Old Jack Frost got in his work nicely and the broad expanse of water over the St: Marys river was entirely covered with ice this morning. A few days of this and the ice harvest will be on in earnest. However, the weather man says warmer tomorrow and a repitition of the recent floods all over the Central States is feared, they having been temporarily checked by the freeze-up. A thaw now and a few days’ rain means the worst floods in history.

FARMERS INSTITUTE Another Reminder of day and Date THE EVENT OCCURS THIS WEEK The Papers by Local People Will be Especially Good This Year— Arrange to Attend. We have several times called the attention of our readers to the fact that this year's farmers’ institute will be the best in the history of the Adams County association and as the dates for this event are Friday and Saturday of this week we want to refresh your memory, that you may not overlook this important occurrence for all interested in rural work. President Moses has left nothing undone to arrange a program of Interest and one which will be of great benefit to those who desire to keep abreast of the modern methods of farming . C. J. Whistler of Lafayette, and Miss Bertha Miller of Franklin, are two of the state’s best lecturers. Among the interesting discussions by local people are: "Hogs,” E. F. Jones; “The Woman in the Home and Community,” Mrs. C. Vogt; ‘The Young Man’s Opportunity,” C. J. Lutz; “The Mission of the Farm,” R. K. Erwin; “Seed Corn,” J. L. Aspy; “Stock Food,” Dr. Connell; “The Draft Horse,” J. M. Frisinger; "Turkeys,” Fred Bell.

THEY BELIEVE THERE IS HOPE Tariff Revisionists Hope to Consider Tariff at Next Session. Washington, Jan. 21. —Republican tariff revisionists in congress are beginning to believe that the leaders may- be compelled against their inclination to take up revision at the first session of the next congress. The revisionists had given up their cause as lost, not to be found before 1910, but they hope for earlier consideration of the question because of the impressive object lesson which the “standpatters” have had within the week in Washington. Representatives of the business interests of the country who attended the national foreign trade convention in this city have gone home, but they have left the imprint of their deliberations. The high tariff chieftains in the house and senate have been shown that all of their pronouncements and all of their acts of negation have not served to check the movement among men connected with many of the most stable interests to obtain as early as possible changes in the custom laws which will bring foreign trade relief. o CAR OF POWDER Explodes Cause Death and Destruction ANOTHER BIG FOUR WRECK

Occurred Saturday Night Near Terre Haute —Twenty Lives Are Lost. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 20.—Twentytwo charred, broken and mutilated bodies have been taken from the smouldering ruins of passenger train No. 3, of the Big Four railroad, which was destroyed by the explosion of a car load of powder as it passed a freight train at Sanford, Ind., nine miles west of here last night. The number of injured will total at least thirty-five. The cause of the disaster is not fully explained, as several theories are advanced. The shock was felt for thirty miles, many believing it an earthquake. The three coaches of the ill-fated passenger train were filled. The entire train, Including the engine, was blown from the track, the coaches being demolished, the engine hurled fifty feet and the passengers either blown to pieces, consumed by fire, or rescued in a more or less injured condition. At least thirty-five people were injured, some fatally and all are at the hsopitals in Terre Haute and Paris, 111. Several injured are also being cared for at Sanford. oARRESTED THE WRONG MAN Doc Lindsley Acquitted Without a

The recent grand jury returned two indictments against one John Jones, true name unknown, for allowing minors to play pool. On this indictment Doc Lindsley and Charley Farce of The Model cigar store, were arrested. They denied their guilt and were preparing to stand fight. Saturday it was discovered that the indictment was not meant for them, and the bonds which they had given for their appearance were returned. Mr. Lindsley makes every effort to conduct his business legitimately and felt very badly over his indictment, and was accordingly well pleased when he discovered that a mistake had been made in his favor. FURNACE AT JAIL EXPLODED And Sheriff Meyer Had a Very Lucky Escape. Sheriff Eli Meyer had a hair-raising experience this morning. He was firing the furnace at the jail when a quantity of coal gas exploded, knocking the officer down. When he arose he resembled a Mississippi “coon, ’ his face being as black as any colored gentleman you ever saw. He scrubbed an hour and his face still bore evidence of the explosion when he reported at the court house. His escape from serious injury was miraculous.

INVITATIONS ISSUED Mesdames Allison and Hooper to Entertain THE BACHELOR MAIDS TO MEET Historical Club to Meet With Mrs. Rice—Other Club and Society Events. BY PEARL BURDG. Very dainty invitations have been issued by Mrs. R. K. Allison and Mrs. P. G. Hooper to about thirty-five of their friends for an afternoon party which will be given at the home of the former on January 22, in honor of Mrs. DeVilbiss and Mrs. Cole of Lancaster, Ohio. Miss Bertha Deininger will be hostess at the regular meeting of the Bachelor Maids on Tuesday evening, at her home on Madison street. The members of the Historical Club will meet with Mrs. James Rice on Tuesday evening. Tonight will be the regular meetings of the Rathbone Sisters and the I. O. O. F. orders. All members of the I. O. O. F. order are requested to be present for there will be degree work this evening. On Tuesday- evening the Rebekahs will meet and hold their regular business meeting. Full attendance is requested. There will be an important meeting of the City Improvement Society at ■ the library thi sevening. The members I and public are urged to be present. i The Ladies of the Maccabees will i have a special meeting tonight in their i regular place of meeting. Deputy i State Commander Sarah M. Elliott is ; here in the interest of the order. Miss Rose Tonnelier very pleasantly - entertained a number of her friends at I her home last evening. Progressive : pedro was played, at which Miss Leona - Harting and Frank Bremerkamp secured the first honors. A dainty lun1 cheon was served at the close of the games. o > SUFFERED A BIG LOSS BY FIRE 1--l S. E. Williams, Known Here, Loses Home and Business.

A disastrous fire occurred at Delta. Ohio, Thursday night, in which one of the heavy losers was S. E. Williams, father of Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb of this city. Mr. Williams conducts a millinery and dry goods stores and has living rooms over the store. The fire started in a corner business house of the same street, destroying that building, also the next one and badly damaging the building occupied by Mr. Williams. The latter’s loss is estimated at SI,OOO on household goods and $6,000 on merchandise, fully insured. The entire loss was $30,000 and this is the fourth serious fire within eighteen months in Delta, there being but two or three business houses which have escaped. Mr. and Mrs. Nachtrieb were at Delta Saturday and found their relatives well and safe. —o EVANS HAS QUIT KINGSTON Sends a Wireless Message to Key West Station. Scripps-Mcßae Special. Washington. Jan. 21.—The navy department received a dispatch from the commandant at Key West Naval station, saying: “Evans reports by wireless telegraph that all his ships have returned from Kingston.” The vessels referred to were on duty at Kingston, and left the stricken city on account of the discourteous treatment accorded by Governor Swettingham of Kingston. o CHICAGO HAS FEVER EPIDEMIC (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Chicago, Jan. 21. —All epidemic records for a period of twenty-four hours as far back as the typhoid seige of 1893, were broken yesterday when 100 cases of scarlet fever and 45 cases .of diphtheria were reported to the health department.

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