Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1907 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Pwb ved Every Evening Except Sunday by LEW G. ELLINGH AM. Subscription Rate*: Per week, by carrier 1® cents Per year by carrier 25 ®® Per month, b ynsail 25 eeats Per year by mail *---* Btng.e copies 2 cents Advertising rates made knows on application. Entered at the postoffice tn Decatur ladiana. as second class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. ALL ABOUT SEVERAL IMPORTANT THINGS la the face of ail the efforts to coatro, rates on railroads, both for passenger and freight service, it is rather remarkable that the profits of the big roads this year will far exceed those of any previcus year. This merely goes to show that there is a good deal of blaster about railroad legislation. Every man who pays freight on shipments of goods is aware that the present rate is higher than ever before That is why the earnings of railroads this year have reached such enormous figures.—Columbia City Post. Social surest, New Orleans Picayune thinks, is perhaps the most general expression of popular feeding in every country today. In this country it declares, the social discontent is directed wholly against the owners and handlers of wealth, enlisting the people against corporations and combinations of capital and incsting employees against employers. It continues: - It is the war against wealth that is at the bottom of all the social discontent in this country. The only aristocracy in this republic is based on wealth It is money that makes ail our social classes and distinctions. and they who would rise socially must get money. This is at the bottom of all the political and social unrest tn this country, and it is being worked up to a dangerous degree of excitement. The News confesses that it is unable to see how the return of Mr. Taylor to Kentucky would give the Democrats ammunition for their political campaign. Powers will not be tried

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until after the election. acd even if be were tried before. one might naturally suppose that the evidence of Mr. Taylor tar from helping the Democratic machine, would place up«» it the depest sort of damnation. The truth is that Mr. Taylors explanation simply doesn't explain, and his friends are under the painful necessity at believing that he is showing a retnarkable streak of yellow. —Fort Wayne News, The New York Press iexrreme Repnblicar. ■ opposes Secretary Taft's nomination to the presidency on the ground that it is dictated by administration pressure and that the bulk of its support will be from the south, which cannot give him nor any Republican caadida’e an electoral vote. It says in part: There is nothing which reveals the weakness of Secretary Taft as a seeker after the Republican nomination for president with more startling vividness than the territory which furnishes his strength in the way of possible delegates. This is the south, which win not give him. probably a single vote in the electoral college. New York and New Jersey, with 51 votes, do not watt Taft for the Republican candidate; nor these states: Pennsylvania, with 34: Ilrionis 27: Indiana. 15; Wiscnsin. 13; California. I®. Now, of -ae »7 that must determine the defeat c-r election of the Republican candidate. here is half opposed to the nomination of Taft. But there are more. New England. with 41 votes, takes absolutely no interest in the candidacy of the secretary of war TO THE PUB'- C. As we are wholesale growers of lettuce and cucumbers, we fee’ that it is due to the vegetable dealers of the city that we eease retailing from otjr plant. We will keep the dealers constantly supplied with fresh stock, so that you can be accommodated quite as wen from the houses. We will continue retail trade in flowers as before and earnestly solicit your patronage. Visitors are welcome at all times. Nothing sold on Sunday except for funerals Thanking yon for your past favors, we remain. Yours very kindly. Ernsberger Bro. and Moses. Decatur. Ind.. Sept. 13, IMT.

BASE BALL DOPE Decatur’s Percent Continues to Grow RESULTS Or THE OTHER CLUBS Richmond Will Have to Batt e for a P:*ce in the First D v s.ot —Portland is Second. GAMES TODAY Bluffton at Decatur. Portland at RichmondVan Wert at Kokomo YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Decatur 3; Van Wert 0. Kokomo 12; Richmond #. Portland >; Bluffton 3. STANDING. Won. Lost. Pct. Decatur 27 17 614 Portland 23 IS .561 Richmond 23 21 -523 Kokomo -- -5“-ri Bluff-on IS 25 .432 Van Wfwt 15 26 .365 BASE BALL ITEMS Unips McCormack was an object of pity. He is the latest joke President Kling has perpetrated on the public. McCormack was impartial, however, Kokomo suffered about as much from his hands as did Richmond. —Richmond Palladium. Mr. Orr. the dismantled backstop and utility cuttip of the Kokomo team, and Mr. Gardner, our demon right fielder, had several wordy encounters which would have made George Ade turn green with envy. Mr. Gardner silenced the windy Mr. Orr by addressing him as an onion herder. —Richmond Palladitnn.

Our chances for the pennant fiew over the fence Thursday aftetnoon and by this time said chance is so far away that it would take about i* worth <rf postage stamps to send a postal card to its present location. Os course, there is the barest chance on earth of winning out, but it is so bare that modesty forbids us introducing it to the public—Richmond Palladium.

Bluffton plays Ossian at Ossian one week from today and Ossian plays j here one week from tomorrow. ManJager Frank Runyan has consented to 1 allow Plough to pitch for Ossian but lit is not known yet who the other I twiriers viil be.—Bluffton News.

Sunday closes the Indiana-Ohio league season. Decatur has the pen-1 cant einched with Richmond in second place. Bluffton will bo doubt hold the last place to the end. There has been more rag chewing in the 1.-O. league than in the national. No person interested other than Manager Jessup. of Richmond, seems to have a good word for President Kling. Kiing. they claim, favored the Quakers on several occasions. Next year Van yfert will likely be draped and either Marion. Hartford City or Anderson substituted It is hoped that Hartford City will remain on the outside unless the league is conducted along different lines than those of this season.—Hart I ford City News. ■ Whatever chance we had of winning that pennant rag was mangled beyond the recognition of the most ardent bug Thursday afternoon. The mangling was performed by Mr. Morris' collection of trained Kokomo Wildcats. At the close of the game the small band of faithful wended supperward- sad and dishearten*. Up to the eighth inning it looked as though each one of these faithful would at the ciose of the game rush to his fireside circle and be the life of the family. As it was they were probably sharp with the children and sassy to mother.—Richmond Palladium. Richmond has no longer any hope whatever of ever regaining her hold on first place. In fact, according to present indications, she wid do well to finish in first division as the Quakers dropped into third place last night Portland stepping into the next best position. Even President Kling has lost hope as the Star comes out this morning with the headliner “Quakers Lose Hope.”—Bluffton News. Ralph Behringer, who went from this city to Decatur, where he is captain and manager of the base ball earn has carried his team to the "4 in the race for the L-O. league pennant, and the tans here are pleas-

'ed that team is ca the top at the I heap and hope ft will stay there There are a number of ex-Frankfort i -Jayers oa the Decatur team and this possibly accounts for the high post-! ; tte it now balds Had Frankfort secured a berth in the e-ague Berry s Bunch' might be in r*CMd place but first place, never —Frankfort centHANLEY REFUSED I To Sign Vincennes University Bonds A CLAIM OF LONG STAND NG — Governor Refuses to S.gr Leg sat ve Measure But the Measure Was Passes Over His Head. Governor Hm y yesterday justified expectations. He refused to sign the bonds provided for by the last General Assembly, issued for the benefit of Vincennes university, to the anwont of tl-'r .545. and for a time at least, the university will not get this money. For years the trustees of Via eennes university have contended that the state owed the university some money on account of lands that the state took from the institution early in the last century. To first one session and then another this ciaim has been presented and turned down by the General Assemblies. But the Genera! Assembly of 15«7 looked kindly on the university and authorized the isstrsnee of 312-1. MS worth of bonds the proceeds of which were to go to the university. Governor Hanly vetoed the bill authoriz- ■ ing this bond issue, and both houses: promptly passed the measure over his veto. In his message the governor took the position that the bffi was invalid. In refusing to sign the bonds yesterday that we-e presented to him. Governor Hanly took the same grown? —that the act authorizing their creation was invalid They were brought to the governor by John E Reed, deputy state auditor, who had first taken them down to Fred Sims, secretary of state. The signature of both the secretary of state and the governor must be on these bonds, according to the terms of the law. Mr. Sims told Mr. Reed that he would not sign until the bonds had been presented to and signed by the governor. Together the two went to the governor’s office. The governor told Mr. Reed he could leave the bonds there, bat that he, the governor. would not sign them. He said that he thought the act itself was invalid. as he had stated in his veto message, and that since writing that message he had consulted with high legal authority, who agreed with him in this opinion.

CLEARED OF CHARGES (Continued from Page L) cases and that nothing serious was being committed. That he said some i thing concerning the house of ill fame: being run by Mrs. Sells on Eighth; ■ street, and that he. the marshal then ■ said. I have been investigating that case for some time, and if the neighbors would keep still that he would be able to catch them and make the arrests as desired He finally denied the fact that he had ever told Mrs. Sells that he wu going to arrest her. and in fact never gave her any warning. That in relation to the saloons running open on Sundays and after hours he says he informed the night police to see that they closed promptly, and that when he informed the mayor on this subject that the mayor refused to say anything and that he never gave him any instructions as to how to proceed, which be refused to do. and that he has always tried to work with the mayor in every respect That he never played poker and has never been in a poker room since being marshal, except when making a raid on these places. Marshal Green s testimony was very strong in his own behalf, and the cross examination on the part of the mayor did not shake him in tbe least, and he made an excellent witness, and his testimony carried weight to his listeners as he seemed to be fair and honest in every respect.

Councilman Burns and Chronister were both used as to the fact as to whether the mayor was intoxicated on a certain date or not. which evidence was ruled out by the city attorney. o FOR SALE OR TRADE—My light four-passenger touring car. Car is in good condition. Price s3s®. Inquire of Dr. C. B Wilcox. Decatur. Ind. LOST—A fancy baby hood; finder return to P. J. Hyland, or this office.

WHITE WAISTS A BARGAIN To make room for new goods we are offering these goods at greatly reduced prices. You will find them right, all right, in fit and quality. A few prices: , v . . 65c. 75c Waists at - 87 c and $1.25 M aists at $2.00. $2.25 and $2.50 Waists at ... .- • • » $3.00 Waists at " OQR $3.75 Waists at SILK WAISTS $4.00 aud $4.25 values at 2.99 15.00 and $4 50 values at / WASH GOODS r~ Down they go to make room for the new fall goods which are arriving daily. Special prices that will interest you. To find out just what we are doing come in and look the '.ires ewer. TRUE cS RUNYON

FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR INDIANA CAPITAL 5100000 SURPLUS 520,000 INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS. Notice is hereby given to proper y] owners whose lots and parcels of; land abut on Madison street from the] west line of First street to the east line of Seven th street and Third street from the north line of Madison street to the south line of Decatur I Indiana, that said streets have been ’completed and that the city civil engineer lias filed his final estimate and report with the common council of said city and that the common council of said city and that the common council of said city has caused an assessment roll of the costs and ex--1 penses of said improvement together . with the names and the description lof the property and the amount of i such assessments to be filed in the • office ot the city clerk of said city, and that the common council will on the

24th day of September. 1907. at seven o’clock p. m. at the council room, hear any and all remonstrances against their respective property on said assessment roil and will determine the question as to whether such lots or parcels of land have been or will be benefitted by said improvement in the amounts named on said roil, or in a greater or less sum than named thereon or in- any sum. Witness my hand and the seal of said city this dav of September, 19(17. CARL O. FRANCE. 222-1 each w2w City Clerk.

MUSICAL INSTRUCTION Lessons on the piano and all string instruments will be given by the Sisters of St- Agnes and they kindly solicit pupils, non-Catholic as well as Catholies. They are also prepared to give thorough instructions in drawing and painting. For further inforresidence on 113 Fifth street 21S-€t o Mrs. Charles Niblick, secretary of the board of guardians of Adams county. hereby notifies the public that they have children between the ages of five months to twelve years of age that they would like to place in good respectable families. These children are all bright and would be a good acquisition to any family. Inquire of any of the members of the board. 222-2 J • ■ ♦ Rings Dyspepsia Tablets do the work. Stomach trouble, dyspepsia, indigestion. bloating, etc., yielding quickly. Two days' treatment free. Ask your druggist tor a free trial. HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

Base Ballot® BLUFFTON VERSUS DECATUR.... Sunduy Sept. 15 GAMES CALLED AT 3:00 O'CLOCK The Season Closes Sunday and the Decatur Champs Stand an Excellent Chance of Winning the Pennant

THE Electric Theatre tonight Admission 5 Cents. Motion pictures—"ln Seville.*' “Private Atkins.” These views are new and extra fine. Elustrated song—" Because You Were An Ola Sweetheart of Mine.” Schmuck A Miller, Proprietor. FOR SALE—Scond-hant typewriters of all makes. 717 Clinton St. Fort W * yne - 2183 t — —- LOST—Lap robe, between Eighth and Second. Sunday evening. nnder please return to this offlce. Reward 31A3t

THr PICTORIUM TONIGHT Motion pictures—“ The Slave Behind the Curtain.” TO BE GIVEN AWAY dbQfY of Merchandj bt - vU (> c ober 7th. All siiowr now te l- k tn »n are new and have never been shown any place before. J. B. STONEBURNER. Prop FOR SALE—A new stov" Can burn either co’l or wood Inquire of Mrs Margaret Meibers 221 6t LOST—A geld leaf bracelet with green ets in each , '»nr Flvd'r n ease return to Mt«« J nnle Eley or this office