Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1907 — Page 1

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MILL BRICK THIRD STREET ■Only From Monroe Street to Madison I Street

MUCH OF INTEREST Os City Council was Held Last Evening A NEW ELECTRIC ORDINANCE A Sliding Scale for Users of Motors— Fred Scheiman Files a Petition to Plait Land. The council met Tuesday evening in regular session, Mayor Coffee presiding and every councilman answering to roll call. The minutes ot the preceding meeting were read and there being no objections stood ap. proved, after which the council proceeded to take up their regular routine of work. The bond of Woods & Haugk, calling for $2,500, which is to be used as a maintenance bond on the North Second street improve, ment was read and was in so far as it went, approved by the council and was referred back to the contractors with instructions as to minor details. The street and sewer com. mittee then filed their report on the petition of Ida Whitright for a sewer on South Sixth street, the committee reporting favorably and the sewer will no doubt be constructed as prayed for. This part of the city is verylow and as it is they have no drainage to speak of and are practically surrounded by water the year around. The petition of Fred Scheiman to plat a section of his land lying in the south part of the city and to also take the same Into the corporate 11m. its was filed and read and upon motion was referred to the street and sewer committee. This committee immediately filed their report, approving the petition in all things and asking the council to adopt their report which was done and the clerk was ordered to spread on record the petition and plat. The matter of letting the contract for the sweeping of all the brick streets, was upon motion referred to the street and sewer committee with instructions to report at the next meeting. The petition of Dr. J. S. Boyers and others asking that the city cause the square between Madison and Monroe streets on Third street to be bricked was read and upon motion was referred to the street and sewer committee. The petitioners desire that street be let and sold when the Madison street improvement is sold. An electric 01. dinance regulating the use of electricity by motive power and making the following schedule of prices was read: For all electricity used by any person for motive power for each 200 kilowatts five cents per kilowatt: for 200 to 400 kilowatts, four and onehalf cents per kilowatt; for 4'"' 1,1 kilowatts, four cents per kilowatt, tor 600 kilowatts or over, three and onehalf cents per kilowatt. 1 hi’ ’■ l *- nance also requires that those u.ing electricity for motive powei shall cure a suitable meter for the same meter caunot be used for illumi.... •■npurposes. This ordinance passed is now a law of the city of Dec..tut The report of the street commissioner was filed and upon motion was ferred to the street and sewer mittee. The report of Mayor to ee on the disbursements of fees ■>’ McKean case was read and apprc and ordered spread of I, ‘ eor ' . resolution authorizing the city c 1 1 draw his warrant in favor of ‘ l6 lis-Chambers company tor eight i drd dollars to be applied on machinery was read and apl ''° s Upon motion bills 7115, 71b “’ l ■ were dismissed, they not bt - in accordance with the ‘ adopted by the city. The following bills were then read and a. Tom Leonard I'6ll Schafer Hardware Co pi 00 C. W. Bohnke « Essex Coal Co ■ — ‘ uo Bourbon Brass & Coppei »

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Union Supply Co 15.65 G. R. & I. railroad 6.82 D. F. Teeple 68.21 J. D. Stults 46.83 H. Mueller & Co 17.18 C. N. Christen 1.50 L. C. Helm 31.00 A. C. Gregory 15.00 Holthouse Drug Co 4.40 A. B. Smith & Bro 25.85 Wm. Burford 82.50 G. R. & I. railroad 239.11 H. Chammon Co 7.70 Carbondale Coal Company .... 206.91 There being no further business the council adjourned to meet in special session Friday evening. IN STAfFPOUTICS Governor Hanly Wants Democratic Support IS WILLING TO HELP SLACK Providing That Senator Would Help Him Land First—Kittinger Also Among Subsidized. Indianapolis, Feb. 19.—Governor Hanly offered to help Senator L. Ert Slack of Franklin, land the Demo, cratic gubernatorial nomination next year if he would use his influence among the Democrats in the senate to pass the Farber bill creating a separate department of insurance and conferring on the governor the power to appoint a special Insurance commissioner. Senator Slack refused the proposition and told the governor, in effect, that he would continue to oppose the administration’s insurance bill and would take his chances ot becoming the next Democratic nominee for governor of Indiana without the assistance of the governor. All this occurred nearly a week ago In the office of the governor, where Senator Slack had gone, on summons from the governor, to discuss the Farber insurance bill. The governr, being vitally interested in the bill, because he had supervised its drafting, and realizing that a majority of the Republicans in the senate were against it, hoped to win Senator Slack and enough other Democrats over to his side to pass the measure regardless of Republican opposition. The conference between the governor and Senator Slack came about the same time as the one with Senator Kitttinger. It was the attempt of the governor to win him Qver to his side by promising to assist him in landing the Republican congressional nomination in the Eighth district next year that enraged Senator Kittinger and caused him to break I forth into a bitter denunciation of I the governor at a conference of the Republican senators last Thursday night. — ————o ■ HOME OF GEORGE MARTZ BURNS Beautiful Country Residence is Completely Destroyed. The beautiful country home of George H. Martz, two miles southeast of Monroe, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, early all the contents were also burned, the loss being estimated at $3,000, with insurance for SI,OOO. The fire is believed to have started from a defective flue and before the family was aware the flames were bevjnd control. The loss is a severe ,>;ie for Uncle George, but he will probably rebuild at once. c Harry Fuhrman w-ill leave tonight for DeWitt, Ark., where he make a purchase of some land.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening February 20, 1907.

FROM NEW POINT OF VIEW Superintendent Cotton Discusses the School Question. In the bulletin just issued by State Superintendent Cotton of the common schools of Indiana, the question of higher salaries for the teachers is discussed from a new standpoint. The superintendent says that the salaries are not proposed to be raised that teachers may draw better pay but in case better wages are paid, more efficient men will accept the position as teachers and in this manner the efficiency of the schools is directly proportionate with the increase of salaries. Mr. Cotton submits figur.es to prove what he says. In the bulletin he shows that in Indiana during the school year of 1856 seventy-nine per cent of the teachers were men. In 1886 fifty-one per cent were men. In 1896 the per cent of men had dropped to the forty-nine per cent mack and in 1906 the number of men teachers in the state was but thirty-nine per cent of the whole number. It means that the men have quit teaching because there are other lines of business that pay bigger profits. It is a known fact that the school demands men teachers In some branches as well as they demand women teachers in other bransh£s. The tendency of the times, ‘however, is for. the men to leave the profession entirely.

AT INDIANAPOLIS 7- • v-a High License up in the House Today 4 • s» — GARWOOD MAKES A SPEECH Indianapolis News Bitterly Arraigned Brewers—Senate Passes Two Bills. 4 p. m.—By vote of 48 to 47 majority report was adopted, thus advancing bill to second reading. This is victory for high license. Indianapolis, Feb. 20. —The Indianapolis News today says that the brew, ers of the state have a corruption fund of thirty-six thousand dollars, to say nothing M the contributions from outside liquor men. This fund is being used to fight high license. This accounts for the clvilty that has been displayed toward the army of liquor men that have been around the state house and hotels since the legislature convened. The state brewers’ association made a levy of three cents a barrel on state brewers and received $27,000 in this way. Another levy of one cent a barrel netted another $7,000. With this sum properly used they began to be certain of defeating the bill, and openly so boasted.” Indianapolis, Feb. 20. —The house today took up the bill on a question of adopting the majority or minorityreport. Representative Garwood of Knox county, made a speech against the bill, declaring that ijj order to raise money to pay the high license, the saloon men would have to run assignation houses in connection with saloons. This, he said, would mean saloon on first floor, assignation house on second floor and, since you design this money *to pay teachers better salaries, would mean school room on third floor. The speaker was wildly applauded when he concluded. Many speeches were made and at a late hour this afternoon a vote had not been reached. Indianapolis,“Feb. 20.—The senate this morning passed the live stock pavillion and the railroad commission bills. » DECORATE. * * About three hundred visiting * * Eagles will be in the city tomor. * * row to witness the institution of * * an Eagle Aerie in this city. It is * * requested by the local order that * * the business houses be decorated *| » in the national colors, as the red, * j * white and blue are the colors of ♦ * the F. O. E. *j ,»»«»»»»*«*»»**

A SONG SERVICE Prof. Kuhn has Made his Appearance REV. HOBSON ARRIVED TODAY Three Weeks' Evangelistic Service Begins Tonight at Methodist Church. Prof. Alfred O. Kuhn arrived yesterday and last evening had charge of |SBh **w i •- Hi .... ■ REV. TILMAN HOBSON, D. D. the song service at the Methodist church. He has already displayed symptoms of being everything he was cracked up to be, and during the initial service, entertained the large con. gregation with many songs. His voice is cultured and his long experience as a choir leader means that thp singipg during the evangelistic serv. t ices will be unexcelled. The new Winona hymnal. -yvill .be in use on and after this evening. Rev. Tilman Hobson, the great evangelist and who is expected to stir things up, arrived at noon and will begin duty at the meeting tonight. Much has been said about the evangelistic powers and other attractions of Mr. Hobson, and in all of these it Is expected that you will meet with no disappointment. After a few sample copies you will readily note the many reasons that at. tribute to his success. Rev. White invites the public to the enjoyment of the spiritual blessings of these serv. ices.

MISSION MEETING Mrs. Matthews at Present in Charge. HENRY ROBERTS IS COMING Mr. Hopkins Now Located at London, 0., and His Wife and Daughter at Springfield. Much interest is . being manifested at the mission at present and with the services of Mrs. Matthews, the faithful workers have been able to do much good. Word was received last week from Henry Roberts of Columbus, 0., stating that he and his wife would come here and assist in the meeting if the local people so desired. A ticket was telegraphed to him at once, but through negligence on the part of the railroad telegraphers, or for some unavoidable reason, Mr. Roberts has not received the ticket, but will leave for here as soon as he receives same. The mission workers are exercising every effort possible to make these meetings a glowing success, and their efforts have proven fruitful so far. Mr. Hop.. kins, who formerly had charge of the mission, and left town for several plausible reasons, is now located at London, Ohio, and we understand he is assisting la meetings there, while his wife and daughter are at Springfield, Ohio. Judging from all rep-rts about Mr. Hopkin’s actions ’.ere during the last few days of his stay, a different line of work would be more becoming to him.

BIG CROWD IS EXPECTED. Fort Wayne |_ooks for 30,000 People on Parade Day. The most important step yet taken in connection with the preparations for the coming state G. A. R. encampment occurred last evening after the regular session of the general committee, wnen the special committee appointed to select officers to have entire charge of the affair met and selected the following: Chairman, P. A. Randall; first vice, chairman, James Liggett; second vice chairman, William C. Schwier; third vice chairman, Clyde M.Gandy; fourth vice chairman, William F. Geller; secretary, B. W. Skelton, and treas. urer, Captain John Rohan. Next Monday evening these selections of the special committee for the chief executive offices will be presented to the general committee for approval. Upon approval by the general committee the executive committee will appoint a number of subcommittees. Preparations for the event are going along speedily and one of the G. A. R. men this morning said that from twenty.five to thirty thousand strangers are expected to be in the city on the day of the big parade. The business sessions will be held either in the Princess rink or Saengerbund hall and there will be campfires in the evenings. — Fort Wayne News. BILLION CONGRESS Appropriations for this Session Extravagant THERE WILL BE NO TARIFF WAR Tariff Commission Gets in its Work — Leaders in Congress in « Conference. Washington, Feb. 20. —“We are nowdrifting rapidly into extravagant expenditures and .this congress will mark the high water line. When con. gress adjourns we shall have appro, priated more than a billion dollars for this one session of Congress. We are entering upon a whole lot of duties that do not properly belong to the Government of the United States and in this period of prosperity we are fastening upon the government expenditures that are going to give us trouble when we do not have so much prosperity, when our .revenues are not so great as they are now. It means a deficiency next year. Washington, Feb. 20. —Germany will not wage a tariff war against the United States at this time. This much has been accomplished by the tariff commission sent to Berlin. The modus vivenfli under, which are carrying on commercial relation's with Germany expires Junes 30, next, but it is believed that ..the frank discussion of the whole situation by tfie German and American tariff experts in Berlin has resulted in finding out a number of important changes that can be made by the treasury department in its customs regulations which will warrant Germany in extending the modus vivendi for anoUytr year. Washington. Feb. 20—Numerous conferences of the legislative leaders were held for the purpose of working out a program for the remaining days of the session. Early in the fore, noon the president Called Speaker Cannon and “Whip” Watson to the White House and told them the bill limiting the w-orking hours of railroad employes must be passed. On his return to the capitol the speaker called a conference of his lieutenants at which it was agreed to bring in a special rule for the hours of work bill as soon as the postoffice bill is out of the way. This rule will enable the majority to put through the bill the railroad employes and the president are demanding. No agreement was reached as to what shall be done with . ; ei S. S. Bartlett of Huntington, was attending to insurance matters in our city today.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Sam Sprunger Gels Heavy Fine THE MURRAY CASE IS ON TODAY Before a Jury—Suit on Note Filed— John Jones Plead Guilty and Pays Fine. Samuel Sprunger of Berne, who has openly defied the law by selling intoxicating liquors under the name of hop cream, was fined $75.00 and costs, amounting to SIIO.OO, by the jury which heard his case yesterday. An hour’s deliberation was all that was necessary. Sprunger paid his fine. The case of the state vs. C. D. Murray, keeping his saloon open on Sunday, was heard before a jury this morning, being completed at eleven o’clock. John Jones, true name unknown, charged with allowing minors to play pool, plead guilty and was fined $lO and costs.- The defendant was a bar tender at the Murray saloon. Acme Food Co. vs. Noah Loch, suit on note, demand S6OO, defendant ruled to answer within five days. Attorney C. J: Lutz has filed a new case entitled Frank R. Hill vs. Elias S. Liby and Catharine A. Liby, suit on note, S2OO. The note was given to W. A. Magee, November 16, 1905, due in one year at the Citizen's National bank at Kokomo, and calls for SIOO with interest and attorney fees. John S, Colchin and Frank Colfchin, ' executors- for the Petqr H. COlChin 1 estate, final report filed and notice 1 of settlement ordered. ______ ! 5 Attorney Haines of Portland, was attending to legal business in the Adams circuit court today. Continued on Page 2. THE THAW CASE Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Under Fire es Jerome TRY TO DISPROVE HER STORY Will Lay Bare Her Life With View of Breaking Down Her Story and Testimony. New York, Feb. 20. —At the opening of court promptly at ten thirty o’clock today, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw- was recalled to the stand and District Attorney Jerome began a merciless cross examination. The first question askfid indicated that he would not spare her at all, and that he will try to disprove her story by showing the life she led. Jerome produced photographs of the girl when she was a model and asked her to identify them. She did, except she said, she had never posed with her breasts exposed. She said she posed in low work and that she thought it was all right and honorable to pose for artists and that this way she was helping support the family. She said that she had some of White’s letters and Jerome aked that they be produced, but her counsel objected. She replied to a question concerning the time of night it was when White ruined her, saying she "did not remember." When Jerome asked her if she thought her mother would sacrifice her for pecuniary reasons, she said, “Oh, no, sir,” and her look betrayed even stronger contradicition than her words. Jerome tried to show that she was co-respondent in the James Garland divorce case, but this was objected to. Jerome immediatelyprompted himself. Howard Nesbit ■ brought this evidence here which | shows that mother and brother are actually going to try and send the husband of their own flesh and blood to the electric chair.

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