The Huntington Herald from Huntington, Indiana • Page 1

i 't 'i i' 31,000 pecpb in Husthj ton county. The Herald is read by 18,000 of then. ERA INDIANA WEATHER. Partly cloudy in. south port it Rain in north portion tonight i Tuesday.

Colder. Twenty Fifth Year. HUNTINGTON, MONDAY. OCTOBER II. 1909.

NO, 243 SB nil Delegates Hurry in Closing sessions of Northwest WILL FINISH TODAY. Church Boards Assemble for Regular Meetings. REV.V0GT OF NASHVILLE GETS SAD INFORMATION. Wife a Former Hantington Girt Injured In Accident and. Suffered Relapse Communion Day Ob served Sunday.

was' rush during the closing' sessions of the annual German Reformed synod today. At noon there were many Items of business yet but every effort was made to'xarry the work along with dispatch. The afternoon session convened at one Instead of two, to give as early a closing as posible. Selection of the next meeting place, was scheduled for this afternoon. An evening session will be held if unsettled business, remains at five.

Also this evening the various church boards will convene to continue their sessions Tuesday. One. of the first actions of the synod during the afternoon session was deciding on the USxfr meeting place. A resolution waa passed favoring Sheboygan, Vis. That Vicinity is strong in German Reformed membership, with a large number xf strong churches.

The annual 'synod for 1910 will meet' the first week inf October in the church of which Rev. Horstmeier Is pastor. Several cities made a bid for the next meeting, hut stronger influences oVsalled In fav. er.ot Sheboygan. During the morning a special committee of three, composed of Inspector E.

Krampe at Plymouth, Rev. Nutt of Milwaukee, and Elder H. A. Arpke of Sheboygan, Wis, was named following the favorable report of the committee on missions and church erection, whose duty it will be to plan ways and means which the $50,000 may be raised for the new dormitory and gymnasium fund for the Mission House at Plymouth. Rev.

L. Kunst of Nebraska led in the devotional sen ices this morning. Then followed the report of the Mission House committee. It is planned to have Tiandsome dormitory and gymnasium completed in two years if possible. The division of the Northwest synod will remain Indefinitely tabled, as it is apparent the time is not yet ripe for action on the movement and thv backers of this plan have been' qulex'slnce 8atnrday morn lns This evening the boards of church erection and missions will meet for the.

purpose ot the appointment of, a joint missionary sec retary, subsequent to the favorable re port on the creation of sucfi an office. The matter of creating the of flee of missionary treasurer seems not mature as yet Members of the various church boards began to report today for their meetings this evening and Among the arrivals this morning were Rev. J. A. Winter of Toledo and Rev.

A. C. Pret zer of Cleveland, Ohio, both former residents and pastors. In Huntington. Doth, are members of" the mission board.

Report was made today that nine new. theological students had enrolled from the three joint synods at the Mission House college during the last IEHH MINIATURE CYCLONE i ON EAST FRONT STREET v. It was not generally known' today 'irlhat Huntington was Visited by a mlnlaturi cyclone between six and seven this morning," according to Louis Diffenbaugh, a resident of East Front street In the R. A. Kauffman property east of Erie who reports' that the full force of the heavy blow swooped down only at the Diffenbaugh home.

There the outbuildings were blown over and' one was carried some distance from its Three, window panes were blown out, a. lamp on a year. During tne afternoon nnai re ports of several standing committees were achk'dvled. All delegates, were alert to but lnesa as all are anxious to close up the affairs of the synod and depart, for their homes. VOX SAD NEWS.

Sad intelligence reached Rev. J. Yogt of Nashville, this morning of the critical illness of his wife. Mrs. Togt was prlnfully burned in a gasoline explosion two weeks ago.

Be fore the departure of Rev. Vogt to attend (be synod meeting in this city; she bad shown marked improvement. with so indications of Berious Word this morning was to the effect that there had been a sud den relapse and her condition had (Continued on Page Four.) May Be Interested in New Franchise. BURKE TO PHILADELPHIA. Home of Watmoh Talk Interests as Well as of Other Light and Pow er Magnates.

R. F. Burke of Marlon, non resident promoter of the company that recently secured a franchise to erect and operate a lighting and beating plan'; iu Huntington, again visited the city txlav for i conference with Drs. C. L.

Wright and W. F. 8mlth, local holders of the franchise. In the presence of Mr. Pirke, Dr.

Wright mad i the assertion: "I will bet $1,000 to $100 ttiat no t.ember of this company has approach' 4 a single individual with a prop iltion to dispose of a part or the "hole of the sew franchise of the ew lighting and beating company to date. There is absolutely no truth in (be statements that the members of this company have placed this franchise on the market." Mr. Burke followed with the statement: "With the franchise grunted lis in acceptable terms I plan to visit Philadelphia and there Interest certain capital Id our venture to Viin their capital with my own and with Way U'e la vl. KV urslly we are Hot bo petrified as to business dealings that if some individual or concern wants hand us a lump of money of acceptable denomination, we would refuse to consider a Mr. Burke possibly let a cat out of the bag in the' reference to certain Philadelphia capital being solicited in tt local venture.

No absolute denial was made that the Fort Wayne ft Wai bash Valley Traction line might ultimate! come Into possession of the new franchise. Regarding tne mention of the Philadelphia capital It is recalled that certain financiers 'of the eastern money center were for a time behind the new lighting and heating company that Invaded Marion. Mr. Burke was once interested with the venture in that city. If information is sot far off these same eastern interests are behind the Fort Wayne Wabash Valley company, being one and the same.

Messrs. Burke and Wright were ooth emphatic in their statement that they' were not out hocking their wares, which would not be absolutely necessary should they indirectly or directly represent the traction Interests of eastern financiers, If they are under the same head. MORGAN'S WILL IS PROBATED IN COURT. The will of the late Joshua Morgan, made July 9, 1909, and witnessed by John I. Williams and R.

J. Walters, has been probated and by its terms all property, personal and real, Is given to the surviving wife. Rose E. Morgan, to dispose of as she may see fit. Mr.

Williams looked after the probate of the will. table 'Inside was. thrown to the floor and broken and the table itself was overturned. The rain that followed did considerable damage to the carpets and furnishings. Lumber from the piles at the Schaff Bros, piano factory were picked up by the whirling breeze and a couple of planks were twisted In two.

Al ZelL a neighbor, was near the Dleffenbaugh home and the wind caught his hat from his bead and carried It away and at noon be had been unable to locate It He says it was carried possibly seventy live feet Into the air and he lost light of it la the intense darkness that prevailed thereafter. HI GM MUCH IVORK AT anitors' Duties Many Varied Jobs Are No Snaps. WINDOWS NUMEROUS. Floor Space Buns Far Into the Thousands. JUST A FEW IDEAS ON WORK AT HAND.

More Than we Weeks of straight Window fashiar, to Say Sotlw fur Immense Task of lopping Floors. Few people nye.any conception of the care required in doing the janitor work ofiflie Huntington county court house, under present arrangements the Is left to the duty of two mep, who, however, are not held responsible for the G. A. D. A.

V. Farmers' Insurance company and possibly one or two other rooms. Some conception may be gained of the floor space to be cared for by the following figures: First floor corridors alone contain 7,080 square feet, a job large enough to require the services of one man a day to thoroughly scrub, going over the same twice. The entire first floor space Is 12,984 square feet." The second floor corridors contain 3,116 square feet, with a second floor space of 16,948 square feet. On the third floor the corridors have 2,704 square feet and all together the third floor has 17,38) square feet.

This takes no account whatever of the fourth floor, the dome and basement The marble stairs have 1,638 square feet. Then there are the windows to be cared for. Below' the fourth floor there are 186 outside windows, eighty four Inside ones and stxtn ve glass doors, a total of 335 below the fourth floor. The total for the entire building Is something over 450. Counting thirty minutes to the window fourteen days and seven hours would be required for one man to.

give them a Then there is the 3,654 square feet of marble wainscoting requiring attention, aa well as thousands of panes of glass to be dusted in the three dome like skylights. In the matter of furniture there is also great bunch of work. There are 580 chairs, seventy desks, thirty two tables, fifty file cases and 600 lights. Xo accounting Is taken in this connection of the thirty or more urinals and other closet fixtures, the basement knd fan system and other work about the building. LAD'S BODY FOUND FLOATING JN RIVER, 8pclal to Tb Herald.

Detroit, Oct. H. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of nine year old Donald Cullen, a week ago Sunday, was dispelled today when William Hogan found the lad's body floating In the gas works slip. For several days past the police have been searching for the missing lad on the theory that he had been carried away by his father, who was reported to have returned from Australia, where he went several months ago. The theory was strengthened by the fact that no one saw the boy fall into the river, and several days' dragging by Harbor Master Elison failed to reveal any trace of the body.

The mother was sent for and Identified the body. DR. COOK WILL LECTURE AT DETROIT. Special to The Herald. Detroit, Oct.

ll.Dr, Frederick A. Cook, the Polar explorer, will arrive in Detroit from Milwaukee late this afternoon to lecture tonight, en his dash to the top of the In spite of the fact that Detroit Id much taken up these days in finding, out just who Is the really it In the controversy as to who is at the, top of the world In baseball, an official welcome, reception and dinner will be tendered Dr. Cook. Mayor Breltmeyer has appointed a committee of prominent Detrolters, headed by several officials, to meet the explorer and drive him about the city. In an automobile.

Following' this a reception. wl9 he held at hli hotel and later a small dinner Dr. Cook this evening. MT NO MORE ORE LpflE ROBBER! i Makes Single Handed Haul at Seattle. BAGS OF GOLD AND SILVER.

Mfbt Attaches of the (hike Compelled to Open Safe, and Deliver the Special to The Herald. "Seattle, Oct 11. Thousands of dollars worth of gold and silver were stolen early today by a robber who looted the Great Northern express office here after binding and gagging the night clerk and his assistant The bandit got away with several sacks, filled with gold and silver. The amount of money taken by the bandit Is not stated by eipress company officials. The robber entered the office just before daylight while A.

C. White, the night clerk, was out The only man in the office was E. S. Simonson, v. bo was ordered' to throw, up his hands when the bandit presented a revolver in his face.

Simonson obeyed and was then ordered to unlock the safe and open all the money compartments. After, this was done the robber suddenly leaped upon Simonson and bound and gagged him. When White returned the robber seized him from behind and bound and gagged him also. Then the rob. ber cut all the telephone and telegraph wires, filled his pockets and a satchel with all the money he could cany and left.

When officers arrived they found all the money gone excepting $500 in slver. The express company officials minimize their loss, but it is known that large sums had been kept in the office. The police and the sheriff btve organized posses. MRS. KELLOGG DIES AT TAC0MA, WASH.

Mrs. Loujse Mitten of Salamonie avenue received word by telegraph today of the death at Tacoma, Sunday of her niece, Mrs. F. G. Kellogg.

Mrs. Kellogg was formerly Miss Emma Mitten. She was the daughter of Daniel Mitten, now of El wood, and was born and raised In Huntington in the western part of the city. She is survived by her husband, two children and a sister, Mrs. Hattie Smith of Fort Wayne.

The cause of death was not stated in the telegram. Burial will be at Tacoma. WARDROBE FIRE AT DIEFENBAUGH. HOME. A mysterious fire was that at the William Diefenbaugh home on the old Stulu farm in Union township about one Sunday Members of the family were awakened by the fumes and smoke of something burning.

They made quite a search before the fire was Anally, located in a wardrobe of the home. This much USE FOR THE WAR CLOUD AT tCopyrlfilit. 19 of the family wearing apparel and some important papers, among them Insurance policies. Till the door was opened the fire was smothered, but with the air reaching it flames were at once in evidence and with some difficulty the fire was put out. The loss will amount to about $25, with insurance with the Farmers' Mutual Insurance company.

CALIFORNIA SENATOR NEEDS THE MONEY. Intend to (Jive l'p HI Seat Iu Nu tionaJ ifouse' and' (lo Intw Buslnes. Special to The Herald. Fresno, Oct. 11.

Senator Frank P. Flint announced unofficially that when his present term of service expires on March 4, 1911, he will not be a candidate for re election. As he is regarded as such a fixture that his remonination and re election are generally conceded, the news of his determination to quit national politics voluntarily will throw a lot of ginger into the Republican campaign and a scramble is expected for his vacant seat. "If I were a rich man," said Senator Flint, "I would like nothing better than to remain in the senate all my life. But I feel that I owe it to my family to get out of politics and get Into business.

"I can retire now and pick up a good livlng but 4 waited until the end of another term before taking the step, I would probably be too old. "My associations in the senate are very congenial, "Indeed, and I have practically no opposition for a renom 1 nation and the sole reason for retirement is the urgent necessity of providing for my family." INDIAN BOY HOLDS POSSE AT BAY. May Be Joined by Cousin with Food and Ammunition for Long Siege. Special to The Herald. San Bernardino, Oct.

11. Preparing to withstand a siege, "Billy Boy," the young Indian who murdered Mike Boniface, abducted his fourteen year old daughter and then murdered the girl, has signalled his Indian friends on the desert to send him supplies and it was learned today that "Long the fugitive's cousin, has started for the mountain stronghold, in which the murderer Is entrenched, carrying food and ammunition. "Long Boy" is a crack shot and if he Succeeds in reaching "Billy Boy" the pair will be able to bold off the officers for an indefinite period. Three posses left here today to reinforce the officers who have encamped before the entrance of the ravine, which "Billy has so successfully barricaded. Before taking his departure Sheriff Ralphs declared he 'would get the fugitive if it took him a year.

A few attempts have been made to send fresh supplies to the posses every three days and an attempt will be made to starve out the Indian. I PRESENT IF i COMPLETED Taft Makes Good Progress on His Journey. ESTABLISHING A RECORD. I tiaiiilue Flesh and Kujoylug Fine Health in Spit of Strennou Trtp At Los Angeles Today. Special to Tho Herald.

Los Angeles, IT. When President Taft reached Los Angeles at 7:05 a. m. today he bad covered 6,266 miles of his 13,759 mile trip, or about half of the journey that Is to end in Washington on November 10. The speech he delivered at Fresno yesterday afternoon was the 127th address he had made since leaving Beverly, Mass.

During that time he has spoken in four states to probably a million and a half ot his fellow countrymen, all of whom have seen him, If they were not able to hear his voice. In addition the 6,266 miles he has traveled by train, he has probably gone 500 miles by automobile, sixty or sixty five by carriage and fifty by stage. In spite of the strenuous work the president has performed on the trip, the loss of sleep and the other comforts he has been separated from on account of the long journey be has taken on weight and probably is now back to the figure that be read on the scale before bis summer vacation of golf playing and physical exercise at Beverly. Except at Seattle and Portland Mr. Taft has not been able to get in any golf during the three weeks and a half he has been, on the trail.

He has also been obliged, to attend many dinners and luncheons that, had he been given his choice, would probably not have been on his program and the. inevitable result has been found added avoirdupois. His general health is excellent, however, and unless the unexpected happens to break it down he will finish the trip in as good general physical condition as when be started. From Los Angeles the president will start eastward Tuesday evening. PUBLIC INVITED FOR THE OPENING SESSION Mrs.

E. A. Link, regent of Huntington chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, asks that special announcement be made that the Tuesday evening session of the state conference of the order in this city will be open and of special interest to the public. The sessions will be held at the Central Christian church, starting with Tuesday evening, which will be one of welcome and offering a program of much local interest A feature of the opening program will be the singing of a high school chorus drilled by. Miss Vivian Stoddard.

Mrs. Link will give the greetings to visitors in behalf of the local I III THE Till Had Rolled Up Easy.Margiit Over Tigers at Close of the Sixth. SCORE STOOD 6 TO. CL Visitors Register Five in the First Inning. THE WEATHER MAN KEPT FANS GUESSING.

Attendance Wa Large Drpite Throats enlng Appearance oj Iho Skj Three Thousand Lojul Pltt. burg Fans at Detroit. PIRATES LEAD TIGERS IN SIXTH INNING. Pittsburg i Detroit .0 0 0 0 Batteri P1ttbur, Mrldnx and Gibson; Detroit. Summers.

Wlllets and Schmidt. i Special to Th Herald. Detroit, Oct. ,11. Natum smiled instead of frowned on Detroit' this morning and the city of straits promised to out do itself In a baseball way in the third game of tks world's championship series.

It related bard all Sunday afternoon and m. disheartening drizzle continued tr into the night, but the morning dawned bright and clear. The weatherman is wrong occaslom ally and the bright sky and cheerful sunlight this mom tog seemed to act In unison to assure the fans that there would be something doing today. Two games will have to played here before the team returns to Pittsburg, according to a ruliac. of the National comiuisnlon, even ft both clubs Lave to remain here aa.

week in order to accomplish that end. Detroit's hotels are packed wltk visitors. Pittsburg sent over closw to 3,000 rooters, and other clties witbfn a radius of 200 miles contributed their share of baseball fans. Detroit promises to out da itself lathe matter of attendance during tUs. series.

Hundreds of fans were stationed at the gates of Bennett park: before dawn this morning, notwithstanding the fact that the weather was anything but cheerful and thJba line was swelled to thousands after the bugs had had a chance to snatch a bite to eat. President Kavin baa had the ball park placed In shape a that it would seat close to 22.00& people, and be fully expected that many to witness the game. The Detroit club apparently has succeeded in preventing the ticket speculators from cornering many ot (Continued on Page Four.) SHANKS FUNERAL AT LATE RESIDENCE. The funeral of the late Thomas Shanks this morning was largely attended by old acquaintances. Services were conducted at the residenca on Guilfvd street at ten by Dr.

Frank Lenlg of the M. E. church, assisted by Rev. H. L.

Bridge, in keeping with tba personal request of Mr. Shanks. Pall bearers were Lewis Bridge, Alvii Klracofe, Eben Leh, W. D. Hamer W.

H. Barnhart and Henry Scbulen berg, these Un having been bis personal selection. Music was furnished by Mrs. Clark Griffith and Mrs. Lester Smith, F.

S. Bash and Ra CL Mitchell. Interment was at Beech Grove in Clear Creek. chapter of Daughters while W. IV Hart will do like service in behalf ot the Sons of the American Revolution and Miss Miriam Taylor will appear for the Children of the American Revolution.

Mrs. William Ball, state vice regent, wiO give the response: Mrs, J. Lee state regenet. will give remarks and Mrs. Mattnev T.

Scott, president general of the order, will give an address. Musical numbers will also be furnished by Misses Helen Bendel and Depsie Moore, Rev, W. F. Roberts beiflQf ea the program for the invocation. Am inlormal reception will follow In the D.

A. R. rooms at the court nousa. pinseiG.