Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 209, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

■olume V. Number 209

■HE BANNER DAY ■air Grounds Packed This Morning JftVITH big happy crowd ®)Paces Yesterday Were Great—Stephen I Decatur Wins Pace—Laura Davenport the Trot. I Early this morning the city was ■tilled with a happy, good natured ■crowd of people enroute to the Great ■Northern fair and it sure looked as ■though all roads led to the fair ■grounds At press time it was im ■possible to estimate the crowd, but it ■ was certain that it excelled any in ■former years by many thousand. It ■ made up in every way for yesterday's ■crowd which was rather light. At the ■ grounds everything is orderly and well ■ cared for. The officials of the associa- ■ tion are doing everything within their ■ power to make the fair bigger and bet- ■ ter than ever and they are doing it. ■ Judge Bartholomew, the starter, is the ■ best who ever performed here, and ■ gave splendid satisfaction. This morn- ■ ing Bluffton and Decatur, Indiana-Ohio I ball teams, are opposing each other on ■ the diamond and will meet again this ■ afternoon. At one o’clock the races I begin, the card being the 2:19 trot I with five starters, and the 2:15 pace I with eight. Also a five-eighth mile I run in heats. The free attractions are I good, there are many shows and the I thousands of people on the grounds I will have no trouble in finding amuse- ■ ment to suit them. The racing, which proved one of | the surprises of the day, was called | promptly at one-fifteen o’clock by I Starter Bartholomew, he being assisted by Dr. D. D. Clark, D. W. Beery, Dr. J. M. Miller and W. A. f Lower, who acted in the capacity of judges. The first race on the program was the 2:24 trot, five horses being entered, but only three facing [ the starter. The first heat went to I Lottie M, who proved to have the most speed, but in the remaining three heats she broke badly several times and this feature practically lost her the race, as Laura Davenport came strong and nosed Lottie M out. Bob, a big’ rangy trotter, was always a close third. The money went as follows : Laura Davenport 3 11 1 Lottie M 1 2 2 2 Bob 2 3 3 3 Time: 2:32%, 2:30%, 2:29, 2:31%. The 2:19 pace was the next feature on the program and this was a horse race from start to finish. Six horses faced the starter and were each time sent away to a perfect start. Stephen Decatur won the first heat, but lost the second to Black Maid owing to a bad break at the first turn. Stephen Decatur got away nice in the third heat which he won handily. In the fourth and fifth heats Stephen Decatur, who by this time was a decided favorite, broke again, but in each heat was a close second by magnificent drives in the stretch. Pearl Coastman won these two heat, but owing to the recent ruling of the National Trotting associaion, the first money was awarded to Stephen Decatur, on account of his showing, he winning two firsts, two seconds and a fifth. The purse was 5350. and every driver was out for the money. The race was determined as follows. , Stephen Decatur 1 » * Pearl Coastman 5 ® ‘ Black Maid 3 1 3 Lady Hamilton 2 2 ’ ° r : * 2:22. 'considerable trouble was ex P ene " c ‘ ed by Starter Bartholomew in send g awav the five runners that faced h ■ but 'after a tedious wait of one-half hour the horses were sent away to a perfect start, the first beat gomgjo Flying Brook in easy fashi _ L Patchmore, however, showed the bes speed in the second heat an won heat in a close race. The tm a but the two horses faced the starter, anl were given the word at once and it was a contest well worth witnessing The horses raced neck and n the wire for the entire half mile. Lady Patchmore winning by 11 length. The purse, which was was split as follows: 4 11 Lady Patchmore , 2 Flying Brook 2 “ flr Starter s 4 dr otse «° 5 5 dr Miss Falkner

INSURES TAYLOR IMMUNITY. Governor Beckham Will Protect W. S. Taylor of Indiana. Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 29. —In a letter addressed to Commonwealth Attorney Robert Franklin of this city, chief prosecuting counsel for the state in the Goebel murder case, Gov. Beckham assures that official of his co-operation with him seeing that William S. Taylor is protected from arrest and allowed to return to the state of Indiana. If he will come to the Scott Circuit court, at Covington, to testify in the next trial of Caleb Powers, charged with the murder conspfracy cases. The governor declares that he and the commonwealth attorney can “absolutely insure” Taylor such immunity and a safe return to Indiana. IMPORTANTSESSION The Commissiouers to Meet Next Monday COUNTY COUNCIL ALSO MEET The Concrete Bridge at Linn Grove the Largest Structure of its Kind in the County.

The board of commissioners will meet Monday in regular session, it being an important meeting of the board. During the term two macadam road contracts will be given to the lowest bidder, and considerable other business of an important nature will be given official sanction. The requisition for supplies at the county infirmary has been filed with the auditor, and bids will be received Monday for furnishing groceries, shoes, dry goods, clothing, drugs, oil, salt and oil meal. The annual meeting of the county council will occur Monday. At this time the requisition for expenses in making our county government, will be passed upon by this council of nine of our citizens. Each officer has filed an estimate of the needs of his office. , ,tr r

Work upon the concrete bridge across the Wabash river at Linn grove is just beginning to show headway. It is a large structure and when completed will be th elargest one of its kind in the county. Their success is undisputed, and some day in the near future it is hoped that a similarly constructed bridge will supplant the one doing duty across the St. Marys river at this place.

BULL FIGHTING IN OLD MEXICO BY PAUL WOOTEN, OF OAXACA, MEXICO.

The great Spanish sport of bull fighting is encouraged and patronized by all classes in Mexico. This sport, as well as many other Spanish and Mexican institutions, has been grossly misrepresented in this country. Perhaps there is no purer form of sport among the games of the world, and if American writers would study the sport before condemning it there would be much less said of the much talked of cruelty and brutality supposed to be stamped all over the game. The bullfight is regulated by a set of rules far more complicated and extensive than those governing our game of base ball. The individual ability of the men engaged in the sport has to be of a very high class, indeed. This is best shown by comparing the salaries paid our best athletes with the best bullfighters. Lajoie is perhaps the highest salaried base ball player in the United States, and his salary is something less than SIO,OOO for six months’ work. Montes, Fuentes and Bombita, three of the best matadores (killers) have received $3,000 for each appearance (about two hours work) on each of their trips to Mexico from Spain, which is considerably less than they receive in their native land. They are engaged at this figure for eight or ten appearances in Mexico during the winter season in Spain, when the cold weather in that country puts a stop to the sport. Spaniards and Mexicans have use for money the same as Americans, and the excellent pay of a first

J Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, August 2g, 1907.

LIST OF VOTERS New One Must be Prepared in Indiana DURING MONTH OF SEPTEMBER Is Taken Every Six Years by County Anditors—ls Used by Legislators and Others. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 28. —Within the month of September sometime, there will be compiled a new list of the white and colored voters in the state by districts, counties, townships, cities, villages, by every natural and artificial division. This enumeration, the most exact that the state undertakes, has to be taken every six years. In the late summer and fall of 1901 it was taken. It is now being taken again, the so-called septennial enumeration of voters. For so it is provided by law. The enumeration is taken in order that the general assembly in making its legislative district apportionments may have new data every six years upon which to base the formation of such districts. The enumeration when completed and compiled will be used by the Indiana legislators in the general assembly of 1909. The compilation will occur in the state auditor’s office. The county au- ’ ditors are making up the enumeration 1 for their respective counties and 1 these will be turned in to the state auditor, who will make the compilation. The number of colored people 1 in the state generally, and in some of the cities in particular, will be the particularly interesting feature of this year’s enumeration, as compared L . with that of six years ago.

DON'T MISS THE VAUOEVILLEThe vaudeville show that is being put on at the Bosse opera house this week is the hit of the season. Every act is a feature and some of the cleverest comedians and sketch artists on the road are with them. The four fantastic Ladelles give a thirty minute performance that excells that has ever been seen in the city. The stage assumes the appearance of a barn yard when the professor withdraws large chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs and many other alive animals from well, no one knows where. Mr. Bosse is deserving of much credit for his willingness to put on such a high class performance for the small price of admission, which is ten and twenty cents. No one that loves clever, clean amusement can afford to miss this high class entertainment.

class bullfighter causes a large percentage of the young men of those countries to spend a considerable time in attempting to become proficient in the sport. But only one man in a" million has a combination of the required characteristics necessary to take a place in a good fight. All sports have as their object the bringing out of a desirable physical development, nerve, grace, quickness and strength being principal among them. The statement that no other sport in the world can bring out these traits in the same way as the bullfight can easily be proven correct. There are four classes of bullfighters, who take part in each fight. The “chulos” or cape men who do nothing but play with the capes. They incur the least danger and require less ability than any of the other men engaged in the sport. The picadores or horsemen have a difficult play to perform with each bull. Two of these meet the bull when it first enters the ring and have as their object to turn the terrific charge of the animal from their horses with a lance or pike. There are times when this is not successfully done, and often a horse is killed. This feature of the bullfight is the one so greatly criticized by American writers. It is true that a horse, is sometimes killed with no chance to defend itself, but the seeming cruelty is not so harsh when it is considered that the horses used in the ring are worn out coach horses that would otherwise he turned loose

TRACTION LINE WAS BUSY. Additional Cars Needed to Handle the Crowds Today. The traction line brought big crowds to the fair this morning every car being packed to the platforms. When the car due here at nine o’clock reached the nine mile house they carried a full load and found another car load waiting there. A telephone call to the offices here was made and cars sent out at once to handle the crowds. This delayed the freight car, which was an hour and a half late getting out of here. The other cars all day did an immense business and the streets here were lined with people all day. The G. R. and I. from the south also brought big crowds. o HAD A GOOD TIME Holy Grail Boys Home from Winona

TELL OF THEIR CAMP LIFE Every Moment Was Enjoyed—Were Given Place of Honor In a Big Parade Saturday. The ten days’ camping at Winona Lake by the Knights and Esquires of the Holy Grail proved most enjoyable to the boys who attended. Last Saturday was the banner day for the boys as they were given first place in a gorgeous parade by the Sunday schools that had gathered there. Music was furnished by the Salt Lake City boys’ band and was excellent. During their stay at Winona the boys of this city state that they bad the time of their life. Every exercise and sport known was Indulged in and the camping expedition was a grand success. Last Saturday night thirty candidates were initiated into the order. The initiation took place a the West Minster chapel before an audience of 200 boy workers, who expect to establish castles in their home towns. Sunday the Holy Grail boys were given reserved seats in the auditorium for the Chautauqua salute and the Sunday school. Many people visited the camp and the boys and their work proved quite interesting to all.

John W. Jones returned yesterdaynoon from a short visit with his sister, Mrs. Charles Nelson, at Willshire and will make a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones‘before returning to Muncie to resume his . duties.

on the commons to starve to death, and their instant death in the bull ring is a blessing to them if it is not a humane way of getting them out of the world. There are hundreds of cases of far worse cruelty to animals to be seen on the streets of an American city every day.

The banderilleros, the men who place the barbed darts in the bull at a certain stage of the fight, have a very difficult and dangerous feature of the program to carry out. When the picadores have finished their part of the play two or three men of the company are handed a pair of darts (called banderillas). They are small sticks covered w-ith fancy ribbons and provided with a small barb, like a fish hook. The banderillo must run directly toward the bull as it charges, reach over the horns of the rapidly moving animal, place the darts between the shoulders of the bull and evade the wide spreading horns. The cool, quick action as well as the grace with which the feat is accomplished cannot help but call forth the applause of a man who admires the exhibition of these qualifications.

Immediately following the placing of two or possibly three pairs of darts the matador (killer) takes his sword and a red cloth (muleta) to perform the final act of the bull's life. He is the star of the company and when a man, so small and weak compared to the raging mass of bone and muscle in front of him, it cannot be but interesting to the most unimpressionable

GETTING SERIOUS Is the Problem of Securing Railroad Ties WOOD THE ONLY MATERIAL Substitutes Have Been Tried But Always Fail—Steel Ties Caused a Serious Wreck. Shortage in railroad ties is becoming a serious problem to the railroads of the United States. Only recently the forestry bureau of the department of agriculture predicted a lumber famine in the country in seventy-five years if the present consumption of lumber was maintained under present conditions of preservation of forests and manufacture of output. When it it realized that the railroads used last year 103,000,000 railroad ties, averaging thirty board feet each, and that this number of tics aggregated more than 300,000,000 board feet, or onetwelfth of the saw lumber produced in the entire country for one year, the problem can be better understood. That such a shortage has been foreseen by the railroads is manifested by their almost frantic efforts in the past to find a subijllite for wood from which to make railroad ties. A few years ago a steel tie was invented ’ which it was predicted would produce . a revolution in the tie business. A . serious accident on the Pennsylvania I railroad during the last winter, which t was attributed to the use of steel ties 5 on a curved track, resulted in their 3 displacement and a return to the old 1 wooden railroad tie and the steel tie r is now temporarily if not permanents ly abandoned, r A good many “freak” inventions 1 have been tried without success, such as attended ever the steel tie, with t the result that the railroads, now seem e absolutely wedded to the wooden proL - duct by force of circumstances. Efr forts are now being made to prolong y the life of the wooden tie with some ;- considerable success, and the raile roads are looking to the future for 1 an inexhaustible supply of wood to i- meet their demands.

Telegraphic dispatches bring the information that John W« O’Hara, a former lawyer of Peru, Who has for several years been in the consular service of the United States at Santos, Brazil, has been transferred at his own request to Montivideo, South America. The transfer carries with it substantial increase in salary in addition to its additional advantages as a better diplomatic post.

person as his lightninglike movements and quick passes with the cape take the bull through the prescribed figures indicated in the rule book. When this part of his work has been done the matador gets his bull in position for the killing. The front feet of the animal must be together in order to open the scapulas for the sword. Patience and skill are required to do this. When the animal has been brought to position the matador retires a few steps and lurches toward the bull. If he is successful the sword passes between the bull’s shoulders and lungs and into the heart. This only is a perfect stroke. Should his aim be faulty the sword will cut one of the lungs, which is at once indicated by the appearance of blood in the animal’s mouth. When this happens it is considered a bad stroke and counts against the matador. It is difficult to give a description of the skill necessary for a clean kill. The bull must be kept in position until the sword passes the shoulder blades, the horn must be avoided and great strength exerted to force the length of the blade into the body. Practically all of the residents of I the republic are bullfight fans. Americans as well as other nationalties. To a spectator knowing nothing of the rules of the game, it is natural that the sight of blood should give them the idea that there were no redeeming features in the sport, just as many Englishmen oome to our country, attend a base ball game and

BRUNNER HOUSE IS DESTROYED Fire Causes SI,OOO Loss in Monroe Township. The house owned by Louis A. Brunner and located in Monroe township, northwest of Berne, was totally destroyed by fire at noon yesterday. The fire originated from a defective flue, while the dinner was being prepared and was soon beyond control. The flames gained headway so rapidly that it was only possible to save a part of the household, goods on the lower floor. Everything on the second floor being destroyed. The loss is estimated at SI,OOO, partially covered by insurance.

IS COMING TO LIFE Cromer Machine Being Reconstructed GETTING BUSY AT PORTLAND City Electrician Fired Because He Failed or Refused to Worship the Cromer Calf. That the once powerful Cromer machine, which was smashed into smithereens less than one short year ago, is again under proces of rehabilitation with Boss Cromer at the steerage wheel was made plain at Monday evening’s session of the city council when Charles W. Bailey, was decapitated as head of the electric light department, and in his stead John Milligan, a staunch Cromerite, but an untried city electrician, by ft vote of three to two, was hired in his place for the ensuing year beginning September Ist. Bailey has served as superintendent of the city ■water and light department for a little over three years. That he has been industrious and efficient in that capacity even his political enemies concede. His greatest sin and only fault lies in the fact that he thought and acted for himself and failed to fall down and worship at the Cromer shrine. He even refused to do the bidding of the powers that be in the local Cromer camp. This was enough, and his head was slated for the political guillotine, thus avenging alleged wrongs done the Boss. —Portland Sun.

Mrs. R. Franke returned to her home at Ft. Wayne last night after seeing the sights at the fair.

knowing none Os the points of the game pronounce the American fan as a rawdy and a savage because he roots. He, as the tourist, judges the sport by a minor feature which happens to be unpleasant to them. Bullfighting is the oldest sport in existence today and is in no way retrograding. A new million dollar ring is now in course of construction in Mexico City. It is being built entirely of steel and will have a seating capacity of 50,000. The most refined ladies of all nationalities make a practice of attending bullfights, w-hile the president and members of the cabinet often form a part of a Mexico City audience. If some of the editors of some of our standard magazines would read some of the comments made in the Spanish press they would be more careful in giving space to articles critizing institutions in their countries when the article itself shows that the writer is dealing wih a subject with which he has little or no knowledge.

Hunting wild game is, perhaps, the basis of more cruelty to animals in a week than bullfighting is in years, yet there is little magazine or newspaper space given to uphold the sufferings of wounded animals to the public gaze, but yet the “barbarous” sport of bullfighting is given column after column of the most unfair criticism. — o Mart Rinehart, of Ft Wayne, was a visitor in our city yesterday.

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THE NEW MURRAY Hotel Improvements Are Nearing Completion NEW FURNITURE HAS ARRIVED Everything up to Date from Top to Bottom—Mr. Murray Has Made His Word Good. The New Murray hotel is nearing completion and another month at the very farthest will find every detail finished and Mr. Murray's statement that he would give Decatur one of the finest and best equipped hotels in the country will have been made good. The big three story structure containing nearly a hundred rooms, is just now being furnished from top to bottom, with new and tasty material. Each bedroom has been frescoed and finished so as to give a different artistic effect. John H. Edwards, an oldtimer having done this part of the work and proved his ability as a decorator. In each room also will be found handsome new beds, furniture and pretty rugs, with modern electric fixtures and in a number of the rooms, baths. The dining room is an inviting apartment, finished in away which proves the good taste of the Murrays. In the big office, just being arranged, the tile floor, steel ceiling handsomely decorated in tints, the marble stairway and the well arranged lights give an effect bound to be pleasing to each person who enters. The furniture for this part of the house recently purchased in Chicago, has arrived, and adds a charm for the tired traveler. This includes two immense leather davenports and fourteen big leather phalra built especially fox ease and comfort. Mr. Murray will probably add some other features to his hostelry soon, among them being another addition on the north side in the near future. The hotel is a palacq and the Murrays are prepared to entertain their large patronage in a most pleasing and satisfactory manner.

SPOKANE WILL WELCOME TAFT Will Arrive There on Evening of September Fourth. Spokane, Wash., Aug. 29. —William H. Taft, secretary Os war, and Mrs. Taft, will be welcomed to the Inland Empire of the Pacific Northwest by United Spanish War Veterans and representative men and women of Spokane on their arrival in this city the night of Sept. 4, and the Spokane Press club, of which E. H. Hutchinson is president, will entertain Robert H. Murray, of Philadelphia, and Robert L. Dunn, of New York, newspaper men, who are to accompany Mr. Taft to Manila, Port Arthur and Moscow, Sedgwick and Reno posts, G. A. R. and their auxiliaries, will also join the Spanish war veterans in their welcome. The train carrying the Taft party will reach Sopkane at 11 o’clock at flight, and only a brief stop will be, made, as the secretary has urgent business on the Pacific coast the following day, but this will not prevent the people from carrying out their plans, and it is expected that Mr. Taft will at least make a coachend speech to those who will be gathered to greet him and wish him bon voyage.

REFUSED FOURTEEN PAROLES Governor Hanly Investigated Recommendation for Paroles. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 28. After having spent several days investigating their claims, Gov. Hanly refused paroles to fourteen people confined in Indiana prisons and jlails. Two men were paroled by the governor, however, on the condition that they keep the peace and refrain from the use of strong drink. Henry Tuckenbrook. who was convicted at Fort Wayne of petit larceny in January, 1899, and sent to prison for a term of from one to fourteen years, was one of the men who received paroles at the governor's hands. Delbert Overman, who was convicted of petit larceny in Henry county in January, 1899, was the other. Tuckenbrook has been paroled before, but had violated the terms of the parole and was reincarcerated. Overman had been paroled by the state board of pardons subject to the will of the governor, and Governor Hanly’s action gives the man outright parole.