Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1907 — Page 2

“ — “ “ THE DAILY j« -,„<ng, Except Sun a pub/ished Ever/, I a ELLINGHAM. L EW °- Subscription Rates. week, by carrier 10 cents per year, by carrier 15.00 Per montA,. by mail 25 cents Per yrar, by mail $2.50 Single copies • 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur Indiana, as second class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. RAILROAD RULERS.

A writer in Current Literature calls attention to some facts with reference to the control of the railroads of the United States that it is worth while to consider. The railroads were established on the theory that

they were public utilities, highways, turnpikes, or whatever you want to, call them. It was intended that they, should be managed primarily for the public benefit, with fair profit for investors in their stocks. It was never dreamed that they would this soon practically belong to six or | seven men and be handled as their own personal property. The article above referred to says: “Os railway presidents in the United States there are hundreds. Os railway kings there are but seven. The president is the executive chief of a single line. The king is the financial

ruler of a system of affiliated lines. He may not be even an officer of any one line and yet be the king of the system. Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, for instance, does not hold any important railroad office, yet he is the monarch over one-fifth of the mileage of the j United States. Ex-Judge William H. , Moore, the king of the Rock Island system, is only a director of the road.; “The seven kings in the order of | their importance, are: J. Pierpont | Morgan. Edward H. Harriman, Wil- < liam K. Vanderbilt, Henry C. Frick, I ! < James J. Hill, George J. Gould and i William H. Moore. Their domain comprises more than 161,000 miles of , railroad track with earnings of $1,776,- 1 000,000 a year. Outside of their seven dominions are to be found 25 per cent of the total mileage of the country, and but 15 per cent of the railroad i

I 100? ON YOUR MONEY | I EVERY YEAR | I FOR TWENTY YEARS I 7,5 This is the marvelously good investment g that more than 800,000 users have actually ft found the De Laval Cream Separator to be. U With the average number of cows aDe ’ ■ || Laval machine saves and earns its whole fj £ ' cost the first year, which it continues to do |S H yearly for its established life of fully twenty || 9 years more to come. ■ There surely isn’t another such investU meut. either on the farm or off of it. open to Is 9 anyone having cream to separate. Why ® || delay making it. 1 Sg B As for the first cost, if you have the ready 9 ; cash there is a fair discount for it, but if you have not any reputable buyer may 7 secure a De Laval machine on such liberal terms ?. that the machine is actually free of cost, for E J it will earn its cost and more while you are g? 9 paying for it. A complete line of these L Machines in stock. g I Schafer Hardware Co. I

warnings. This nation of forty-five sovereign states seems to be entering Into a struggle with these seven kings and their array of officers and employes. The first two railroad accidents to be reported to the Indiana Railroad Commission under the new law which requires immediate reports of all railroad accidents to the commission, were received Saturday. Two men came to their death, both having been run down by switch engines. Under the law the Railroad Commission has power to investigate all such accidents and to fix the responsibility. If the Democracy of the state can produce a more ideal candidate for governor than Judge Erwin, of Decatur, trot him out. The judge would make a great campaigner and an hon-

est, fearless executive. Don’t you think so? —Bluffton Banner. Thomas R. Marshall, of Columbia City, is being groomed as a democratic candidate for governor of Indiana. • - A- j. —* V f a VZX

Democracy might go farther and fare much worse in its choice. He is a Democrat of the true stripe and has all the qualifications for an executive officer. —Rochester Sentinel. DR. RAWLES IS BETTER TODAY Crazy Man Shot Allen County Doctor Four Times. Fort Wayne, Ind., April 16. —Dr. Rawles was resting comfortable this afternoon. The wound in the groin not dressed last night is the most serious. He diagnosed his own case and says no vital organs were affected.

Just at supper time last evening Dr. Rawles, who lives at Huntertown just north of Fort Wayne, was called to the door of his home by Albert Benfer, a peculiar acting character, who fired five shots at the doctor, four of them taking effect. Dr. Rawles staggered into the dining room where he fell. Later he was taken to Hope hospital. Beufer walked two miles, turned the revolver on his head and fired. His injury is not serious and he was arrested and placed in jail at Fort Wayne. o RESISTED ELECTRIC CURRENT Auburn, N. Y., April 16. —Seward Sexton, the man who was put to death in the electric chair this morning, showed wonderful resistance to the current, it being necessary to give him five full contacts. Attend the Violin Recital tonight. FOR SALE —Good second-hand typewriter, cheap. Address Tarbet, 717 Clinton St., Fort Wayne. 94-3 t

IN SOCIAL LIFE Many From Here Attended K. P. Meeting GIVE LECTURE ON “OLD MEXICO” r. k Mrs. Jesse Daily Entertains at Dinner —Columbian Club Dance— Other Items. A few of the members of the Knights of Pythias went to Ft. Wayne this noon on the 12 o'clock car to attend the district meeting of the lodges of the fifth Pythian district of Indiana. The guests of the order" will be received at the Pythian home on Washington boulevard west and after a large parade at 2 p. m., the secret work of the order was exemplified in the Majestic theater. The exercises at the theater will continue during the afternoon and evening and about 9 o’clock this evening the ladies will be admitted to witness a superb rendition of "Damon and Pythias,” by Mr.. Louis 8. C. Scroeder and a company of Fort Wayne knights. Those who are from Decatur are: Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Dora Erwin. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elezy, Mr. James Bair, Mr. Orval Harruff, Mr. Ed Bailey.

Mrs. Jerry Torrence returned today from Decatur and Bluffton, where she has been the guest of friends and relatives for several days. Mrs. Torrence was accompanied by Mrs. Francis Bryson, of Decatur, who will remain in Marion for several days, and will attend the performance of "The Time, the Place and the Girl” at the Indiana this evening—The Marion Leader. The members of the Pastime Club will be entertained by Miss Lettie Lange this evening. Mrs. Holloway will entertain the ladies of the Shakespeare Club at her home on corner of Jefferson and Fifth street, on Wednesday afternoon, as this will be the last meeting of the club for this year. All members are expected to be present. Miss Pearl Purdy will entertain the ’ young ladies of the P. F. F. Club at her home on Friday evening. The Men's Club of the Presbyterian chruch have managed to give a lec- I ture on "Old Mexico” on April 23rd,' Tuesday evening, in the lecture room ' of the Presbyterian church, at 7:30. o’clock, by Mr. Weber, of Fort Wayne. All men are invited to attend. Mrs. Jesse Dailey delightfully entertained a small company of friends i at a six o'clock dinner last evening. The dinner was very nicely served in I three courses. The guests were: ; Miss Blanche Dibble, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bell. Miss Parker. I The Bachelor Maids will be entertained at the home of Miss Ada Deininger on Wednesday evening.

On Wednesday evening will occur one of the famous dances given by the Columbian Club at the K. of C. hall, to the members and their lady friends. This is being looked forward to to be one of the best of the season. ISSUESST ATEMENT (Continued from page 1.) the money she earned by posing went for her own support only. “I sewed for a living in Philadelphia and New York.” Recounting how she reluctantly permitted Florence to go on the stage, she then comes to the telling of the meeting with White: “He offered to do all kinds of things for us. I asked him why he liked my daughter and he said, 'Mrs. Holman, she is so unsophisticated and so are you; she is so pretty and must not be spoiled. You should be in better surroundings.’ Mr. White warned me against certain young men, who had met Florence and told me not to let her go with them. He did not refer to Harry Thaw.” If ever a woman reposed implicit confidence in a man, I did in Stanford White. He was the the first man I met in New York who seemed not to be expecting returns for what he did. Florence never told me of her experience, which she now relates took place with Stanford White. Nothing out of the ordinary seemed to have occurred. Had she told me what she told the Thaw jury it would not have been necessary for Harry Thaw to have killed Stanford White, as I would have done it myself. "Florence got $75 weekly In the White Rose company. We did not live in luxury. I never wore diamonds, nor was I ever given any by Mr .White. I was badly treated by Harry and Flor-

ence in Europe. Resentment I may have felt, but never hatred. The door of my home isopen to her. It will swing wide at her lightest tap, today, tomorrow and always. Mrs. Evelyn Florence Holman. New York, April 16. —It is now apparent that Thaw will have full charge of his own case hereafter, the same as he has in the past. When attorney Peabody left the tombs today after seeing Thaw he said: "Mr. Thaw will make no statement in this case until Thursday, neither will anybody else." o VARIOUS CHANCES ("l ag-ed tuOJj panupuoo) Wade and Rev. Cissell, of Anderson, are on the committee on program. The appointments complete for the Ft. Wayne district were as follows: C. U. Wade, presiding elder. Angola, Sherman Powell; Auburn, W. B. Freeland; Bluffton, J. K. Cecil; Bluffton circuit, H. M. Hocker; Bobo. P. H. Walter; Coeese, M. C. Pittinger; Decatur. C. B. Wilcox; Fort Wayne, First church, C. A. Rowand; Simpson, J. M. Canse; St. Paul’s, H. S. Nickerson; Trinity, R. L. Semans; Wayne Street, Frank Lenig. Fort Wayne circuit, E. A. Bunner; Fremont, F. A. Reichelder; Garrett, P. E Powell; Geneva, C. King: Geneva circuit supply; Hamilton. J. S. Cain; Harlan, Preston Polhemus; Hoagland, J. S- Newcomb; Hudson and Ashley, R. E. Cornell; Huntertown. G. H. Bright; Leo. B. F Hornaday; Monroe, E. L. Jones; Monroeville, J. B. Cook; Montpelier, C. H. Brown; New Haven, J. L. Hutchins; Oak Grove, Leßoy Baker; Orland, C. B. Dogherty; Ossian. G. W. Martin; Pennville, W. P. Herron; Poneto, S. F. Harter; Portland. C. E. Line; Spencerville, C. B, Sweeney; Woodburn, F. P. Johnson; York. C. G. Nelson. Other appointments of interest were , Rev. White, Broadway church Logansj port; R. C. Jones, Selma; B. L. ParI ker, Wakarusa; J. A. Sprague, Markle; .G. B. Work, Wabash; E. L. Semans, Winchester; G. H. Myers, Butler; C. G. Hudson, Park Place church, Anderson; J. W. Cain, Warren. o GOOD SPECIALTY FOR SHOW Mr. Hamilton Hilbourne to Assist at Christian Ladies Benefit.

The ladies aid society of the Christian church will offer as a special attraction at the performance of “Uncle Rube" their local talent benefit show at the opera house, April 22nd, Mr. E. Hamilton Kilbourne, lately of Ford's Grand Opera House, Baltimore. Mr. Kilbourne is whistler of rare ability, and has been delighting large audiences in the big vaudeville circuits, and as he will be the guest of friends in this city at that time, has cheerfully offered his services, and will be on the program for two numbers. This, with the ladies chorus, the pony quartette and an, exceptionally strong cast, will no doubt make “Uncle Rube” the best local talent show yet seen here. The admission is 25c. Secure your tickets from the ladies of the aid society. Board opens Monday the 22nd at 8 a. m. at usual place. Uncle Rueben Rodney... Sam Shamp Deacon Smailley. an unctious old fraud O. P. Mills Mark, his son, and a promising young rascal Clayson Carroll Gordon Gray, an artist. Frank Wemhoff Ike, the hired man... Walter Johnson Bill Tappam, the constable.... Hugh Hite Upson Asterbilt, a dude Dick Erwin, Jr. Bub Green, a young rustic....

J. J. Helm Mrs. Bunn, a charming widow ....Miss May Niblick Taggs, a waif Francis Bryson Millicent Lee, the country school ma’am ..Miss Mabie Erwin Fine music at the Recital tonight. The curtain will rise promptly at 8:15 for the Violin Recital tonight.

Weak Women Ts weak and aiiing women, there U at least on« way to help. But with that way. two treatment, must be combined. One Is local, one is constitutional. but both are important, both essential, i Dr. Shoop’s Night Cure is the Local. Dr. Shoop's Restorative, the Constitutional. The former—Dr. Shoop's Night Cure—is a topical mucous membrane suppository remedy, white Dr. Shoop s Restorative is wholly an internal treatment. The Restorative reaches throughout the entire system, seeking the repair of all nerve, all tissue, and all blood ailments. The "Night Cure”, as its name implies, does its work while you sleep. It soothes sore and inflamed mucous surfaces, heals local weaknesses and discharges, while the Restorative, eases nervous excitement, gives renewed vigor and ambition, builds wn.t.d tissues, bringing about renewed strength, vigor, and energy. Take Dr. Shoop's Restorative—Tu biets or Liquid—■as a general tonic to the system. For positive local help, use as well Dr. Shoop’s Kkhi Cure

Boss Opera House THURSDAY, APRIL 18

THE FAMOUS SINGER John Cumpson AND THE SCREAMING COMEDY THAT HAS CAPTIVATED MILLIONS. OLE OLSON Open NEW COMPANY and Shut Your Eyes NEW LAUGHS Northland Lullaby FEATURES Strawberries "OLE" Fair Land of Sweden NEW “ Q[gQ||” Prices 25c, 35c, 50c and 75c Seat Sale Usual Place

We Sell Elk Skin Shoes fo* Men Black or Tan Tip or Plain Toe. J* H. Voglewede & Son Opposite Court House

FOR SALE —Complete threshing outfit. Goar Scott rig, 16 horse power engine, in good condition, having been used but a short time. Address C. H. Walters, rural route ten, Bluffton. 88-6 t FOR SALE —Four cholera proof brood sows; bred for summer farrow; also two young sows,price $12.50 each; two aged sows, S2O and $22 respectively; trio of bronze turkeys, extra good, 100 chickens fifty of them young ones. Farm sold; these articles must be sold this week. Time given to responsible parties. Ella Mereness, one mile east of Monroeville. 94-3 t

C, L WALTERS ATTORNEY AT LAW Office over Brock’s tin shop Second Street. Decatur. Indiana t, GO SLOW about selecting the feed you give your chicks. Success depends much on this move. Don’t buy until you have seen PURINA BABY CHICK FEED Made especially to save baby chicks. It gives healthy, rapid growth because no no drugs, no trash nor damaged grains are used to make it. Only pure, sound, sweet grains and seeds—screened clean of all fine stuff and containing no grit to weigh them down. Don’t buy until you have seen a sample of Purina Baby Chick Feed FOR SALB BY F. V. MILLS Decatur, Ind. CHEAP EXCURSIONS. Via Erie R. R. to points in the west and southwest On the first and third Tuesday of each month, we will have on sale, both one way and round trip tickets at exceedingly low rates. Call on Erie agents for particulars, or write O. L. ENOS, Traveling Passenger Agent Marion, Ohio.

BA man came in today and said, “Tague my feet hurt me so, have you got anything that is easy to a man’s foot. I showed him a pair of Dr. Reed’s Cushion Shoes He savs ‘ Ti'-it 1S J nst A^at ave >€en l°°king for this long tun. ” h k the easiest shoe that is made today. We are the so’e agents for them. F. B. Tague’s Shoe Store How Much Paint g—a to the Can? —j " X UqciDMiicr ' hteur L V TNCLESamsetstheStandardMeasureforagallon US | I J at a?, inches. The "HIGH STANDARD" I PAINT can has finches reside 1 . '‘•SWXSrT* J Every time you bey a "HIGH STANDARDg-al-loncan,yougetafa.7.>»>«/A'-«r- Every time you buy a azj-inches-inside can, you get sAort meaiure-evm ' th Ewy t sHe can 'of-HIGH STANDARD "is full V. S. Government Standard Measure of paintnot capacity only. So when you are offered paint a trifle ••cheaper" than Lowe Brothers, see if the f’But'Xim is the real cons! leration, after all. That is where the real ecnrniy comes inMiufactwH and terrier. . ry « ... w • , . _ , Lowe Brothers “High Standard Liquid Paint Gives Best Results in spreading and covering, working and wearing- a difference of jo to so percent over "cheap" paint which quickly proves its coetHiuu. ... . , ... .... "HIGH STANDARD" PAINT is madeof the materials which a thlrd-of-a- „ Tfu LMf century of practical and scientific paint-making has proven to be best; mixed and I mulled, ground and reground, by powerful machinery to an indescribable fine- V ness and a perfect union of solidsand liquids. "HIGH STANDARD"PAINT is sealed in air-tight cans—which keep it always fresh and good—and marked with" The Little Blur FW-Yenr Protection. ... BlKwx There is a Lowe Brothers Paint for every use and a Lowe Brothers dealer in nearly every town. Write us for nearest dealer’s name and our practical locklet, "Paint and Painting." Mailed Free. - ! The Lowe Brothers Company, 450-456 Third St, Dayton, 0. / I’aintmakers Varuighoi alter* / a Holthouse Drug Company Decatur, Indiana T” * 7’ lAm Building — IN — Wi SCHE MAN’S J % ADDITION One of the best new additions to the city. Some tine lots jec on sale, at very reasonalbe pikes. The following properties have just been listed, by the Snow’ Agency, and are a fine bunch of bargains Call or write ior our large list of farms and other city propetty. No charge for advertising property if left on the market for the time listed. Snow Agency. Phone 230. Decatur, Ind.

1625—1 s a five room cottage on a public street, near the traction line in north Decatur. Has stable, coal house, city and cistern water. SBOO.OO. 2 614 —Is a neat six room story and a half residence on Harrison street In Geneva, stone walks, good garden, cistern, nice shade trees, etc. $850.00. 3 617 —Is a convenient five room cottage and grounds consisting of about four and a half lots, near Grant street. On water line, near electric arc light. Stable 16x32 feet, wagon shed, etc., cistern, chicken park, fruit trees, etc. $1200.00. 4 604 —Is a five room cottage on public street Has good stable, cellar, drove well and cistern. Plenty of fruit and property in good location. $1250. 5 615 —Is an eight room story and a half residence on sth street, city and cistern water, nice front porch, baywindow, maple shade, brick walks, good location. $1350.00. 6 611—Is a seven room story and a half residence, with cellar, stable, . cistern, brick walks, maple shade. Is 1 near central Decatur on the stoned | street. Good property at the price. $1350,00. 7 608 —Is a convenient seven room story and a half residence on a good street in northwest Decatur. Corner lot 63x145 feet, cement walks, stable, cistern, drove well, fruit, etc. $1400.00. ; 8 627 —Is a well built story and a half residence on Jefferson street. Cellar. cistern, drove well, plenty of fruit, cement and bn. k w !• . mriiral wood fin Mi. mo'-rn In cc.pj ucti n $2200.00. 9 612 Is a substantial seven room house on / abis street near 4th street long lot, large stable for five horses, drove well, cistern, summer kitchem etc. About four squares from court house. $250000. 10 607 Is a modern and convenient two story residence of ten rooms about four or five squares from the court house, on good street. Electric lights, gas, city and cistern water quartered oak finishings. $2650.00.

11 629 —Is one of the best located brick business buildings in the city. Is over twenty-four feet wide, on traction line, near the court house. M ill be sold for what it is really worth on easy payments, if bought soon. 12 623 and 628—Are two good and modern five room residences, natural wood finish, that are offered for sale without the lots on which they stand. These houses could not be built for near the money that we can sell them for if sold soon. 13 —We also have five other properties —606, 590, 532, 631 and 619, that are very desirable residences, two on solid stone foundations for $2000.00 and $2200.00, three on buck streets, one $2000.00. two two-stones, tolerably modern, at $2800.00 each. 14 630 —Is a well built five room esldence in northwest Decatur, on a good street and well located. Natur wood finish, modern windows. su “™ e kitchen, good garden, maple shade, brick walks etc. $950.00. 15 588—Is a three-qaurter acre tract with good new six room house, su mer kitchen, chicken house cement fifty-barrel cistern, and g ood on stoned road near Decatur. ♦ 16 626—1 s a well located tract on the stoned road near De ‘ ' Comfortable four room house stab' . chicken house, park, etc., som fruit trees, dug well, cistern, native shade trees, etc. $900.00. 17 622—1 s about an acre and aha of the finest kind of black lan _ stoned road near Decatur. A c able six room bouse, drove well, - tern, good ■•hicken house and snea stable. Plenty of fine ‘ trees. Price, if sold soon. $1250.W18 613—1 s a well located 30 acre tract of black sand loam ™ proposed stone road. Is nea ■ and not far from railroad and mart* Has about 280 rods of tile and re erti springs on the land. Is $73.00 an acre. 19 609—1 san inexpensive » tract of black and sand along the St. Mary's river about three miles from Decatur. Is on a public road, the located s titn . and proposed traction line* So & ber, inexpensive buildings, » acre.