Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1907 — Page 1

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THE TENTH JUROR Was Chosen at Noon in Thaw Case TWO ARE EXCUSED BY CONSENT Possible That Jury May be Completed This Evening—Extra Panel Called. New York, Jan. 29. —Subpoena servers es the district attorney’s office have thrown a drag net over New York to locate the woman who is said to know what inspired Harry Thaw to shoot White. The missing woman is Mrs. J. J. Caine. She is a great friend of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and all efforts to find her have failed. After Thaw and his wife were banished from the Cumberland hotel, Mrs. Thaw went to live with Mrs. Caine. Thaw did not interfere with the selection of a jury today as he did yesterday. , All the Thaw party were in their places when court convened today. A special panel of 100 jurymen was reported today, making 300 in all. This morning's work resulted in the selection of the tenth juror, he being John S. Derree, a traveling freight agent, aged forty and married. A half dozen others had been excused because they seemed to know too much about the case. The fourth and sixth jurors, Arthur .Campbell and Harold Faire have been .excused by agreement of the counsel .for both sides This leaves four vajcancies to fill. However, Jerome hopes to complete the work of selecting the Jury by this evening and may make his opening statement this afternoon. This is possible, but hardly looks probable. o SATURDAY IS GROUNDHOG DAY A Sure Forecast of Weather For the Next Six Weeks. The ground hog, known to New Yorkers as the woodchuck, becomes a prominent personage, nay, a prophet, next Saturday. For Saturday is February 2, and February 2 is a day upon which six weeks weather hinges. The ground hog omen never fails. If the hog sees his shadow he goes back into his den and goes to sleep. He sleeps exactly six weeks, and then comes forth. During his sleep there are storms, snows and sleet, but when he awakes and goes forth again, spring time will be here. If the ground hog does not see his shadow he will remain in the open and will begin his summer season of wakefulness and industry. Then there will be springtime and an early summer.

The reason the prophesy of the ground hog never is deceiving, is that nobody actually sees the ground hog. If persons could watch him, they would know exactly how to make their plans for the future. As this is impossible, they observe the weather. If the sun shines, they say the chuck has seen his shadow and been frightened into his den. They do not take into consideration that the ground hog may have come out of his den into the shadow of a big stump, or that, if he came into the sunlight, he may have been looking the wrong direction to see his shadow. Also, when this day is cloudy, the ground hog may cast a slight shadow, and be frightened. The nature of the weather is not certain reading of the ground hog omen, and absolute accuracy may only be had by watching the ground hog from sunrise to sunset. Still, the ground hog prophesy is a good one. TODAY IS CARNATION DAY In Honor of Ex-President McKinley’s Birth. This is Carnation day and though not generally observed here was in all the larger cities, the signal for wearing one of these beautiful flowers in the lapel. It signifies the birthday of that famous and widely beloved deceased ex-president, William McKinley. His favorite flower was the carnation and he always wore one on his coat lapel when possible, hence Comes the celebration of the day.

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WOULD RELISH A LAW SUIT Captain McKay is Not Afraid of Adjutant Betz. Captain S. R. McKay of the local Salvaton Army, says he hopes Adjutant General Betz of the American Salvation Army at Decatur, will sue him for libel, as Mr. Betz has threatened. Captain McKay says that Mr. Betz is soliciting money under false pretenses and is also working under an assumed name —that his real name is Hayes—and that he was forced to leave Wooster, 0., where he had established a branch of the American Salvation Army. Captain and Mrs. McKay conducted services in one of the churches at Decatur yesterday and were warmly greeted. The industrial department of the Salvation Army in this city, under charge of Envoy and Mrs. Test, is having its hands full taking care of the homeless men who have been forced to come to them for shelter and beds this cold weather. The industrial department has some eighteen beds in its quarters on West Main street, at the corner of Maiden Lane, and these have all been full each night for the past two weeks. Several of the men who have availed themselves of the opportunity to get out of the freezing atmosphere have been quite sick and these have been nursed by Mrs. Test. This morning one of the men, who has been suffering with pneumonia, was taken to a local hospital in a very critical condition and it is feared that he will not survive.—Ft. Wayne News. SERViCEWILLBEGIN Regular Schedule is Announced on Interurban BEGINS NEXT FRIDAY MORNING Car Each Way Every Hour and a Half —Ticket Office at the Winnes Shoe Store.

The regular schedule on the Fort Wayne & Springfield traction line begins next Friday morning at six o’clock when a three hour service begins between this city and Fort Wayne. This schedule will later be reduced to an hourly secv.ce as soon as the traffic demands it. lor the present the ticket office wiil be located in the Winnes Shoe Store where tickets may be purchased for any of the twent-nine stops between here and Fort Wayne. The fare between the two terminals is forty cents one way or seventy-five cents for the round ♦rip. Coupon books may be purchased for $5.00 good for tickets amounting to $6.60, a saving of $1.60, and no doubt these books will prove very popular. While the date has been long deferred the people are glad that the schedule has been arranged and that regular serv ice will begin Friday morning, February Ist. The road bed is in fairly good condition and the run to Fort Wayne will be easily made in an hour and a half as scheduled. The time table for the present will be as follows: Time Table. FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur —North Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. o HAD HIS LITTLE FINGER CUT OFF Will Martin Meets With a Painful Accident. Will Martin, a well known young man of near Preble, met with a very painful accident last evening. He was assisting in buzzing wood at the home of Benjamin Lininger and in some way get his right hand in contact with the rapidly moving saw, lacerating that member badly. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff of Preble, was called, amputated the little finger and took several stitches in the hand. The wound is not a serious one. CALLS FOR BANK REPORTS Scripps-Mcßae Special Washington, Jan. 29. —The controller of currency today issued a call for the condition of national banks at the close of business last Saturday, January 26.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening January 29, 1907.

THAT ERIE DEAL Harriman Will Take Over Clover Leaf SAYS THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE Shonts Takes Entire Charge of the In-ter-Borough Metropolitan Railway Companies. With the resignation of Theodore P. Shonts as chairman of the Panama canal commission and president of the Panama railroad, to accept the presidency of the Interborough Metropolitan company of New York, placing him at the head of all the subway, surface and elevated roads in New York, comes a revision of the rumor that at least the Erie railroad may take control of the mover Leaf road at an early date. Shonts, after building two roads which are now parts of the lowa Central and Burlington lines ,in which he was one of the principal owners until their adoption by the Lake Shore, then constructed the Indiana, Illinois and lowa road. He then become president of the Clover Leaf, as the Toledo, St. Louis & Western is known. Shonts still holds the presidency of the Clover Leaf, and apart from the general statement that he intends to devote his entire attention to the Interborough Metropolitan, it has not yet been announced what will become of the presidency of the Clover Leaf. The Chicago Tribune says: Negotiations for the sale of the Clover Leaf to the Erie have been under way for some time. Behind all of the recent transactions hides the claim in the feud between the great railroad magnates, Thomas F. Ryan and E. H. Harriman. It Involves the downfall of August Belmont as the head of the traction lines in New York, and, incidentally revenges Stuyvesant Fish for the unceremonious way in which he was ousted from the Illinois Central by Harriman. Harriman, since assuming control of the Erie, has stated that he will make his power felt in still stronger measures against those who have opposed him and the acquisition of the Clover Leaf now by the Erie interest will be no surprise.

BOOST FOR DECATUR THIS YEAR Let’s Double Our Industries —We Can If We Will. With the arrival of spring near at hand, it is time to think of what we are going to do to better our condition as a city. In all of Indiana there is not better city than Decatur and all we need to make us outshine all others is a few more factories. We started nicely last year, securing the furnace factory, whip stock factory, filler factory and the packing house. Let’s double that this year. It can be done and that rght easily if everyone puts forth a little enegry. Several good propositions are under consideration by the Commercial Club at this time and you may look for an announcement of something good before long. When it comes, elt everyone help push and you’ll be surprised howeasy it is. Boost for Decatur, first, last and always. o THE OHIO RIVER IS RECEDING After Being Within Two Inches of the High Water Mark. (Scrlpps-Mcßae Special.) Cairo, 111., Jan. 29.—After coming within two inches of the highest point ever recorded the Ohio river began falling this morning, greatly to the relief of hundreds of families here and at Shaw-neetow-n. Men have w-orked on the levees for a w-eek, without food or sleep, to protect their homes from the waters which momentarily threatened to break through with terrible results. It is reported that an important business deal is pending in one of Decatur’s largest business houses and a change of ownership is expected within a few days.

SCALPERS GOT IN THEIR WORK Bill for Spanish-American Soldiers Introduced in Legislature. Nearly thirty Muncie and Delaw’are I county veterans of the Spanish-Ameri-can war who served with the 161st regiment under command of Col. W. T. Durbin, will be interested in a bill which Senator Kirkman will introduce into the state legislature this week, which, if passed, will benefit every member of the regiment. The measure calls for an appropration of SII,OOO to t be distributed among the surviving members to cover the commission held out by scalpers who secured settlement some months ago. It will be remembered that back pay was allowed the regiment from date of enlistment up to the day it was mustered ( out by the government. After it developed that the state of Indiana had j entered into a contract with proses- ( sional government claim agents to re- , cover the amount due, for which they < were to receive 25 per cent of the entire amount, many of the soldiers thought they were entitled to the money from the state. Senator Kirkman's ' bill seeks to correct what, through < inadvertance, was a gross injustice. o BONDS ARE SOLD

For Two Monroe Macadam Roads

THE DEAL WAS CLOSED TODAY Through Attorneys Peterson & Moran After a Delay of Nearly a Year. A representative of the E. M. Campbell & Company banking house of Indianapolis, was here today and purchased the bonds issued for the building of the macadam roads in Monroe township, known as the Oak Grove extension number two and Monroe Central, number three. The entire issue on the two roads amounted to $9,060, and the news of this purchase is glad tidings to the many interested. The sale of the bonds has been in progress since last May and it was generally believed that the road would have to be re-petitioned for, entailing an additional cost of SSOO or S6OO. They were turned down by a number of bond houses who claimed they were not valid and according to law. However, Attorneys Peterson & Moran, assisted by Lawyer Taylor of Indianapolis, went into the matter thoroughly and finally convinced Campbell & Co. that the bonds were as good as gold and the purchase resulted, the bonds being sold today at par value. -o TWO RAILROAD WRECKS TODAY Freight Car Crashes Through an Indiana Depot. Scripps-Mcßae Special. Thornton, Ind., Jan. 29. —The first car of a freight train on the Big Four railroad jumped the track here this morning and crashed through the depot, wrecking the building, but luckily no one w-as injured. Traffic was tied up seven hours. Scripps-Mcßae Special. Boston,, Jan. 29. —In a Wreck at South Deerefield this morning, five persons were killed on the Fetzhburg division of the Boston & Maine railroad. o SENATOR KNOX WAS SURPRISED Received Message That His Son Had Married. (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Washington, Jan. 29.—Senator Knox was much surprised this morning, when he received a telephone message from his son, Reed Knox, know-n as “Buster,” saying he had married Bessie McCook, a member of the fighting McCook family. Senator Knox confessed his surprise. o — QUESTION IS NOT YET DECIDED ; Scripps-Mcßae Special Indianapolis, Jan. 29. —The question I between the state insurance companies 1 and Audito* BV'heimer, as to when • 1 further investigation will be conduct- i ed, has not yet been decided. Both I sides maintain a friendly attitude. i

AT THE CAPITOL Cromer Will Name the Muncie Postmaster THE POSTOFFICE APPROPRIATION William J. Oliver Will Finish the Panama Canal—Government May Get Right to Appeal. Washington, Jan. 29. —Representative Cromer, it is pretty well understood, will make a recommendation for postmaster at Muncie before his term of office expires, March 4. The commission of the present postmaster does not expire until April 1. Washington, Jan. 29.—The final balances on the postoffice appropriation bill as completed show that as it will ed to report the bill favorably. Some will carry $209,000,000. It will provide for increases in salaries of postal employees aggregating $7,000,000, and will reduce the pay of the railroads for carrying the mails $7,090,000. Washington, Jan. 29.—1 n speaking about the canal contract, William J. Oliver said to the correspondent of the News: “There is nothing for me to add to the official announcement unless it might be that I will, at once, conform with all the requirements of the commission, both with regard to the financial arrangements and organization and the selection of associates.” Washington, Jan. 29. —It seems probable at last that the president may get the legislation he asks for giving the government the right to appeal on questions of law in criminal cases. The senate committee on the judiciary votbe reported to the full committee, it influential senators will oppose the bill when it comes before the senate, but the administration now believes it has enough votes to pass it. The measure is the outgrowth of the failure of the government’s prosecution of Chicago meat packers.

AN ANTI-TRUST BILL Principle Event of interest in the Senate TWO CENT FARES DISCUSSED Governor Hanly Observes McKinley Day by Sending Carnations to Members Scripps-Mcßae Special Indianapolis, Jan. 29. —The main interest in the afternoon session of the legislature was directed towards Senator Hawkins’ anti-trust bill, which was up as a special order. Senator Hawkins made a few brief remarks on it and Senator Cavns advocated it strongly, it gives the attorney general more power and is aimed directly at fire insurance companies who are apposing it. Senator John W. Parks, who was seriously ill, was in his seat today for the first time. He was greeted by many of his friends and by all his co-legislators. Governor Hanly sent to both the house and senate carnations for each. member in honor of ex-President Me-' Kinley’s birthday. — When the senate adjourned at noon today, they had under discussion the i bill to make a straight two cent fare either on the trains or at depots. The house this morning voted on and killed the Sunday fishing bill ( recently proposed. o SERIOUS TROUBLE IN VENEZUELA (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Williamstadt, Curacco, Jan. 29.—1 General Mata, former minister of nubile works rtil a numbe rtf cd troops were killed in a conflict with the armed followers of Vice President Gomez of Venezuela. Serious trouble is threatened as a result of the brawl.

A SERVICE PENSION BILL Way Now Clear for the Passage of Such a Measure. Washington, Jan. 29. —The longcherished dream of the old soldiers of the civil and Mexican wars for a service pension act that will remove those who are helpless and destitute from the shadow of the poor house is about to be realized. There may be some delay, but out of it all there will come at this session of congress a law that will give the old soldier who served ninety days or longer a monthly allowance which, with rigid economy, will be a staff of his declinig years. All indications point to the probability that the McCumber bill, which has passed the senate, will be the law on this subject. It gives every soldier when he arrives at 62 sl2 a month; when he arrives at 70, sls a month, and when he arrives at 75, S2O a month. A COUNTRY PARTY Miss Bertha Stegmeyer to Entertain TO GIVE AN ORGAN RECITAL Mrs. C. N. Chrsten to Entertain Pastime Club—St. Vincent de Paul Society Meets Tomorrow. BY PEARL BURDG. This evening at the beautiful country home of Miss Bertha Steigmeyer, east of the city, will occur a delightful evening party in honor of the Misses Mamie Bailey and Mabie Magner, teachers of No. 5 and No. 6, Union township. Games will be the main amusement of the evening. On Wednesday afternoon, Miss Hattie Studabaker will entertain the Shakespeare Club at their regular weekly meeting. One of the leading events of next week, will occur on Monday evening, when the ladies of the Presbyterian church will give an organ recital, which will no doubt prove interesting and successful. The program will be announced later.

Mrs. C. N. Christen of West Monroe street, will be hostess this evening. The guests will be the members of the Pastime Club. A good time is looked forward to by all. The members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will meet on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ben Knapke. All members are urged to attend as there will be business of importance. Miss Dude Voglewede will entertain the members of the Bachelor Maids on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Cal Kunkle had an old-fash-ioned chicken dinner today for Mrs. DeVilbiss, who is visiting her this week. The guests were Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Sam Houk, Mrs. B. Houk and Mrs. E. Houk. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schafer will give a party Thursday evening, complimentary to Mrs. Fanny Cole. o FUNERAL SERVICES HELD TODAY For Lewis C. Miller, Were Very Largely Attended. The funeral services for Lewis C. ! Miller were held at ten o’clock this i morning from the Methodist church, ' and hundreds of friends paid their last tribute of respect to an honored citiJ zen. The Odd Fellows, Masons, Eastern Star, Rebekah and Royal Arch i lodges attended the services in a body and each conducted their ritualistic work at the church and grave. The services were in charge of Rev. J. H. Winans of Bellefountaine, 0., assisted by Rev. J. C. White and Rev. D. B. Reckard of this city. Delegations from several outside lodges were here for the sad occasion. Interment was made at Maplewood. e A STEAMSHIP GOES AGROUND New York, Jan. 29. —The steamship Moltke, bound for Mediterranean ports, which sailed at ten o’clock today, landed aground in the main channel off Sandy Hook, three hours lateir

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