Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1907 — Page 1

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TWO MORE EXCISED' < On the Harry Thaw Jury j < This Morning ; ________ s i ANOTHER venire is ORDERED 1 i Making a Total of Five Hundred Men < Summoned From Which to I Select a Jury. 1 i New York, Jan. 31. —Louis Haas, ' juror number eight, and David Walk- ' er, number four, were excused at today's session by Judge Fitzgerald at the request of District Attorney Jerome, whose detectives have been looking up the records of the jurors. Jerome refused to state why he had excused these men. He simply made a statement of his request to the court and Judge Fitzgerald politely dimissed them and they filed out of the court room All the Thaw family were present today. Harry gave his mother and wife a friendly smi’e as he passed to his seat. Oscar A. Pink, a salesman, aged for-ty-six, was chosen as the twelfth juror and assigned the seat in place of number four, vacated by Walker. Wilbur F. Steele, a manufacturer, was selected as the thirteenth juror taking seat number nine. There is still one vacancy and no doubt several of those accepted will be excused. Judge Fitzgerald has ordered another 100 talismen to appear in court tomorrow morning, making a total of 500 men summoned. o the labels on soft drinks Must Say Just What the Bottle Contains. The pure food law will affect soft drinks as well as the product of the distiller and the rectifier. All soft drinks are not what they purport to be and they must be labeled in accordance with their contents. The orange cider turned out by the pop-makers is not orange cider at all. Indeed, it is not certain that there is such a thing as orange cider. What is sold under the name of orange cider is flavored chemically and it will have to be labeled "limitation Orange Cider.” Strawberry pop will have to take on a new name. Most people who patronize soda fountains are not aware that there is no such thing as strawberry extract. The strawberry flavor is obtained by manipulating chemicals. Strawberry pop will probably be known as “red pop.” " hat the alleged strawberry syrup sold at the soda fountains will be called is not known at present. The pure food law will make changes in the name of a number of extracts which have been supposed to be fruit extracts. Any flavor can be imitated with chemicals, and manufacturers have in past years put upon the market many counterfeit extracvThese will be labeled exactly what they are. Whether one drinks them with pop or soda water he will know what he is getting. Eugene Abbott, who operates the most extensive bottling works in this section, says he will have to change the labels on but two of his prodtn ' They are his strawberry pop :in(i i I orange cider. All of his other ptoI ducts are what they purport to be. - Q I MRS. SALEM CLENDENEN IS DEAD I Was Well Known in South Pa rt of the County. ® Elcee Clendenen, wife of Salem I Clendenen died Monday afternoon «■ sil four o'clock at the home of her dau P W ter, Mrs. Sarah J. Hart, of Adams O county, three and one-half miles I of Geneva. For a number of )< ar 'll Ir - Clendenen and wife resided m jg Portland on North Meridian street, nut last spring on account of her ,a * ins health, they went to the home ", ■a Hart to reside. The deceased was a 3 daughter of Stephen and Maty 1 • IS and was born near Mansfield. , ‘M March 9, 1836. The husband and t" l ’ ® children survive, John R- 1 ' 1 1 S and Mrs. Hart. Funeral servie .3 held Wednesday morning at eleva -JI o’clock from the residence co*iduc 1 by Rev. S. A. Armstrong of Saiamouia. with burial in the Brown cc ' n^ tC! , Bj fear Geneva.—Portland Camimncia aM Review.

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BIRTHDAY OF A PIONEER LADY — Grandma Teeple of Geneva—Came to County in 1833. The 73rd birthday anniversary of Grandma Teeple was celebrated January 25 by the children congregating at her home on Railroad street, where she prepared dinner for them and their families. The dinner she prepared herself without any assistance, and wouldn’t have it any other way, and in this she is spryer than many women much younger in years. Grandma Teeple is yet spry and enjoys the very best of health and her children are never happier than when gathered about her in these reunions, and Grandma —well, actions speak louder than words, and if you don't believe that she is happy, too, then you are not a good judge Grandma Teeple is one of the old settlers, coming to this county about the year 1833, when there were wolves and Indians to be seen amid the uncleared and spa’scly setled forests. Those of the ch'ldren present were: John Case, wife and family of Willshire; Isaac Teeple and famly and S. H. Teeple and family. We wish Grandma Teeple many more happy at home birthdays with her family and continued healh and happiness.—Geneva Herald. IT BOOSTS ERWIN Bluffton Banner Made First Announcement JUDGE ERWIN IS ENCOURAGED His Friends Over the States Graciously Received His Gubernatorial Announcement. Hon. Richard K. Erwin of Adams county, was in the city today appearing as special judge in the Blauser divorce case which was set for trial in vacation time. Some time ago this paper was permitted to announce that Judge Erwin would be a candidate for the nomination as governor on the Democratic ticket. Since then the idea has been taken up with the greatest of enthusiasm by the papers throughout this section of the state in particular and the announcement has been received favorably in all sec- , tions. Judge Erwin stated this morning that he was receiving the greatest possible encouragement this early in the day and says that his announcement was received by his friends with much more enthusiasm that he had even dared hope for. Wherever the question has been discussed in this country, Judge Er- . win's name has been the one that enlisted the most encouraging remarks. , The judge has always been popular with the people of this county and he . has frequently appeared here during the campaigns engaged in working for the success of the Democratic party. —Bluffton Banner. n FORBING FUNERAL WAS LARGE Many Attended Services for Fort Wayne Man.

The funeral of John Forbing was held Wednesday- morning at 9 o'clock at St. Patrick's Catholic church. The service was largely attended. Township Assessor Etzold’s office in the court house was closed during the day in respect to the memory of Mr. Forbing, who had for many years been connected with the office as deputy assessor and real estate appraiser. The following persons acted as pallbearers; Active, Daniel Harding, William Eggemann, P. J. McDonald, W. P. Breen, John Dreibelbiss and Joe F. Getz; honorary, Herman Michaels, James E. Graham, K. J. Bauer, A. H. Bittinger, John H. Rohan and M. V, Walsh. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. o THEATRE MEN ARE INDICTED Charged With Forming Conspiracy to Injure Trade. Scripps-Mcßae Special. New York. Jan. 31.—The grand jury returned an indictment against More 1 Flaw, Abraham Erlanger, Daniel Nixon, I. P- Zimmerman, Charles ■i rohman and Al Haymen, leaders in the supposed theatrical trust, charging •’.eni with a conspiracy to injure the i trade of independent theatres. David Ipelasco is the complainant.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening January 31, 1907.

TO BUILD CANAL William J. Oliver Formed a Syndicate NO TARIFF REVISION CAUCUS The River and Harbor Bill Will Not Help the Ship Subsidy Graft. Washington, Jan. 31. —William J. Oliver has announced that the syndicate he is forming to construct the Panama canal will certainly meet the approval of President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft. He announced that he had already entered into partnership with Frederick C. Stevens, president of the Commercial National bank of this city. On signature of the contract with the government, Mr. Oliver will assume charge of the work on the isthmus, while Mr. Stevens will direct the work from this end. Washington, Jan. 31. —The effort of the tarff revisionists among the Republican members of the house to call a caucus with the view of committing the party in Congress to revision is not making much headway. The canvas shows that a majority of the Republican representatives are probably in favor of adopting a “do something” policy, but as long as the speaker objects so strenuously to agitating the subject, at this time many members who disagree with him hesitate to sign a caucus call. The agitation will go on, but it is as clear as ever that the decision to postpone action until after the presidential election will stand.

Washington, Jan. 31. —The house leaders have discovered that the river and harbor bill probably will not be of much help to the subsidy bill. The $80,000,000 bill was put ahead of the subsidy measure w’ith the expectation that members were feeling good over liberal appropriations carried for internal improvements, and would vote for the subsidy grab. It develops, however, that most of the members of the middle west are dissatisfied with the river and harbor bill, and it is the members from this section who are against the subsidy legislation. The legislatures of Illinois and Missouri have condemned the river and harbor bill and the Indiana delegation gets only $60,000 of the $80,000,000. Washington, Jan. 31.—President Roosevelt has caused the collapse of the movement looking to the revision of the tariff. The caucus of house Republicans which was to have taken place has been abandoned because of the attitude of the president and the most ardent advocate of tariff revision is now left without any basis whatever upon which to hope for a revision of the tariff before the next national election, if then. ■ —o MRS. GOTTSCHALK UNCONSCIOUS Her Condition Continues to be Very Serious. (Special Corespondence.) Berne, Ind., Jan. 31. —At noon today' the condition of Mrs. Andrew Gottschalk, who was stricken with paralysis Tuesday evening, remains pratically unchanged from yesterday. She is still unconscious and the attending physician extends no hopes for her recovery'. Everything possible is being done for her, several out of town physicians having been called, but they can do but little for her in her present condition. She is one of the best known women in this community as well as in the county. At 3:15 this afternoon, Mrs. Gottschalk was reported slightly improved. o NEW MAIL CONTRACT IS SIGNED (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Washington, Jan. 31. —The house postoffice committee today agreed with the various railroad companies on a price of nineteen dollars a ton for carrying the mails. This means a saving of $5,000,000 a year. —o — PRESIDENT IS TO VISIT CANTON Scripps-Mcßae Special. Washington, Jan. 31. —President Roosevelt today promised to visit Canton, O„ during the last week of September, next, to attend the dedication 'of the McKinley Memorial mnoument.

JOHN KERN VISITS WILLSHIRE Editor Hoffer Discovers That He Once Lived in Decatur. John E. Kern, formerly of the Big Store at Decatur, was in Willshire and vicinity Tuesday, calling on Ellsworth Brown and taking dinner at the home of John Hoblet, sr., south of town. Mr. Kern is now a resident of Midland, Mich., said to be the prettiest and most prosperous small city in the Wolverine state, and is engaged in the real estate business. He is a Michigan enthusiast, which is only natural after having lived in Decatur so many years, and he reels off the land values and the beauties of rural life on the Michigan prairies as readily as he once measured oft and sold 3 cent calico for 6 cents a yard, and hand-me-down suits of clothing at a price and profit that would have made Jake Kalver green with envy, or could be duplicate the feat, jump over the moon in giving vent to his ecstacy. And Kern will succeed in Michigan real estate too, even if he did live in Decatur and was once a country school teacher. He is all right, if for no other reason than that he is a new subscriber to The Herald. —Wilshire Herald. o DIRECTORS MEET Meeting Held at Commercial Club THE BASE BALL ASSOCIATION Stockholders Will Meet Next Tuesday Evening to Elect Officers and Discuss Plans. The directors of the base ball association met last evening and the enthusiasm displayed was a sufficient guarantee that Decatur will have a team this year equal to our famous champions of last year. It was decided to hold a stockholders’ meeting at 7:30 o’clock next Tuesday evening at the Commercial Club rooms, when a board of directors and officers for the ensuing year will be elected and plans for the season discussed. Last year the association built a 11500 park, paid all expenses and have on hands or outsanding stock amounting to about S2OO. With the best team in the state we more than played even and a team this season would prove more profitable no doubt. The stock certificates are being signed up today and will be delivered tomorrow to those who have paid up. A number of good players have applied for positions and there is no doubt but that the Decatur team for 1907 will be a pennant winner. IT PASSES SENATE Two Cent Fare Bill to Become a Law

HOUSE WILL HURRY IT ALONG Bill for Binder Twine Factory Also Passes in Senate—Other Legislative News. (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Indianapolis. Jan. 31. —The bill for two cent railroad fares good either on the train or at railway stations, with 150 pounds of baggage carried free, seems likely to become a law in his state. The senate today by a vote of 46 to 0, passed the bill. That the house will do the same seems certain, in fact, the house is only awaiting the senate bill to hustle it through. The resolution in the house calling on the committee on education to report with or without their recommendation, the bill authorizing the Purdue University to conduct the medical college in Indianapolis was passed. Members asserted that they wanted the matter disposed of because lobbyists are harassing them continually for Purdue. The report was ordered Continued on Page 2.

CAUSED A BIG FIRE; Exblosion of Either Gas or Gasoline ; s t AT BAKER & ANDERSON BAKERY E I c Blaze at Eight O’clock Last Night Did I i SSOO Damage to Restaurant and S2OO to Building. t 1 Fire broke out last evening about ’ eight o’clock in the Baker & Anderson , restaurant and for a time things looked very serious. Prompt action . by the employees and the fire department however, undoubtedly prevented a very serous loss. The fire original- j fed in the kitchen and was caused by ( either a gas or gasoline explosion, < which no one Is able to state, for . when the fire burst forth it came all at once, and the kitchen was a mass ‘ of flames before anyone had any warning. John Baker, one of the proprietors, was in the kitchen at the 1 time and says that where or how the 1 fire originated is a mystery to him, and that the first he knew there was a fire was when the flames began to surround him. He Immediately spread the alarm and with the assistance of the employees and the fire department soon had the flames under control. The kitehen was badly damaged as was all the cooking utensils and the the firm estimates their loss at five hundred dollars, which is fully covered by insurance. The building loss will reach two hundred dollars, which is also covered by insurance. The origin of the fire can be attributed clearly to an explosion, but whether it was gas or gasoline, no one will ever be able to state. NEWS FROM THE COURT HOUSE Two Claims are Filed—The February , Term Begins Monday. Andrew Gottschalk vs. Andrew Gottschalk, administrator of the estate of Silas Oliver, claim $22.55, was the title of a new case filed at the clerk's office today. Hoffman & Gotschalk also filed a claim against the same defendant demanding $72.96. The February term of he Adams Circuit court will convene next Monday morning. The jury will very probably be drawn tomorrow. The docket shows a number of cases to be disposed of. There are no very startling criminal cases, but several civil suits of importance to come up. o CAPT. MIHM IS RETURNED HERE Will Serve in Command for Another Year. Capt. Mihm of the Salvation Army, will continue to fight the battles of his faith in Decatur for another year. At a union of the captains and other officers, held at Bluffton, he was ordered to continue in command here during the next year. Twenty-three delegates attended the meeting. Adjutant Betz and wife were transferred from Bluffton to eastern territory, and I Captain Snyder will have charge of the work in Wells county. Capt. Mihm has proven an untiring worker and has, beyond doubt, done much good in this city. General Duffin and staff expect to go to Fort Wayne to meet the oharges of Capt. McKay before returning to the east. — o ANNUAL MITE BARREL OPENING Methodist Missionary Ladies Announce the Event. I I The Woman’s Home Missionary So-' ciety of the First M. E. church will! hold their annual mite barrel opening at the parsonage on Friday evening, February 1. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to be present and enjoy this excellent program: Instru-I mental duet, Mrs. Ella Bell and Mrs. ( Dan Vail; instrumental solo, Miss | Fannie Rice; vocal solo, Miss Marie Beery; Use of the Mite Barrels, Mrs. | D. D. Uc'.ler; •'■”l r-’.o, Mies Mabel Erwin; reading, MLs Kate Henneford; solo, Mrs. Jesse Dailey. A two course luncheon will be served and a free-will silver offering taken.

PATRONIZE HOME MERCHANTS Another Instance of Dealing With Mail Order Houses. it does not pay to buy of mail order houses or from a gang of agents sent out by some firm bent on skinning the public. A case in point. Some time ago, only a very few years, a gang of buggy salesmen canvassed the country and sold 85 buggies to individual purchasers a.t S9O apiece and a carload of twenty buggies to one fanner at S7O apiece. Notes were taken on six months' time and sold to a local bank. The point to the story is found in the fact that a Muncie dealer in buggies was selling the identical buggy for SSO. The farmers who bought from the buggy gang paid S4O extra for the privilege of buying from a stranger who paid no taxes in Delaware county. The buggy story has its counterpart in the case of the mail order house. They fleece the public and deprive the local merchant of trade. It will pay any man to read the advertisements of the local merchant at his leisure around the evening lamp. He will save dollars and at the same time help his neighbor, the merchant. —Muncie Press. SECURES POSITION Prof. Hartman in the Boulder Schools AS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT Began Duties Last Tuesday—May be the Superintendent Next Year— Continues Other Work. Charles Teeple received a letter this morning from H. A. Hartman formerly | superintendent of the public schools of this ciy, but who is now located at Boulder Colorado, in which he stated that on last Monday he was elected to the position of assistant superintendent of the public schools of Boulder and that he assumed his new duties last Tuesday. He will retain this position until the end of the term in June, when the school board has promised him something better and Mr. Hartman was inclined to think that this would be the superintendency. This new position enables him to handle his other work after and before school hours, and puts him right in line for a better positon in a few months. His many friends will no doubt be glad to learn of his good luck, as he is capable and competent to fill the position and will do the school and himself justice. He reported the balance of his family as being in good health and stated that they all liked Colorado immensely. 0 THE JAPANESE WAR CLOUD Looms Up Again in Two Different Instances. Scripps-Mcßae Special. Washington, Jan. 31.—The Japanese war cloud has showm up again in two distinct places, namely at the capitol where the senate has been asked to fortify the Hawaiian Islands by making an appropriation and at the White House where the president last night held a consultation with a California delegation and put a padlock on every member present. It is not known what the discussion was about, but it is presumed to have been the Japanese question. o SENATOR SCORES PRESIDENT Makes a Hot Speech on Executive Usurpation. (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Washington, Jan. 31. —Executive I usurpation was the subject of a speech 'delivered in the senate this afternoon ,by Senator Ranier of Maryland. He , discussed various instances of executive usurpation and said that although he believed the president has some good ideas, his way of going at things is wrong. I 0 JWO MEN ARE KILLED IN WRECK — (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) I Cincinnati, Jan. 31.—A rear-end collision on the Big Four at Frontman ’station occurred this morning, killing James Dailey of Osgood, Ind., and Thomas Wilson of Columbia City, Ind. i Both of the men were trainmen, t

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