Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1908 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. PußHshed Every Evening Except Sun day, fey LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Fct week, fey carrier 14 seats Pw year by carrier.... $5 Off Per Baath, by mail S seats PCT year, by mail . 13.50 3*as> eopieu 3 eenu AtCTrtjsiag rates mad* trowa on afeshsatios Watered at the postoffice a* Deeat aIndtaaa as second class mall garter J. H. HELLER, Manager. TWO PLANKS Democratic. The temperance plank in the Democratic state platform is as follows: The Democratic party has always advocated the largest measure of liberty to the individual citizen consistent with the public good. It still recognizes that principle, and believes ; in the old Democratic principle of lo | cal self-government. We recognize the right of the people to settle the question as to whether intoxicating liquors shall be sold in their respective communities, and to that end we favor the enactment of a local option law under which the people of city wards or townships shall hare the right to determine whether the sale of such liquors shall be licensed in their respective wards or townships for the two years ensuing, by vote at a special election; but we declare that such law shall be supplementary to the Jaws now in force, relating to remonstrances agains' the granting of such license. Republican. * The temperance plank in the Republican state platform is as follows: The Nicholson law as originally enacted was the work of a Republican legislature, and the Moore amendment thereto was recommended by a Republican general assembly. By this legislation the people of every township and of every city ward in the state have been given the opportunity to say for themselves whether the retail liquor traffic shall be permitted in their respective districts. Both the original statute and the amendment theretohavebeen construed and sustained by the supreme judicial tribunal of the state, and now have a well-understood and accepted meaning. The extent to which the people have made use of them is indicated by the fact that since the Moore amendment the saloon has been ex-

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cluded from many communities of the state. We favor the preservation of these statutes without impairment, in letter ior by implication, and their reinforcement where necessary, and in addition i and supplementary thereto we favor the enactment of a county local option law extending to the people of the respective counties of the state the right to exclude the saloon therefrom by vote at a special election. I THE G O. P. CONVENTION The Adams county delegates have ’ returned from the Republican state * convention, and they bring additional verification of the power and strength of the Fairbanks’ machine. The machine never better demonstrated its : perfect mechanism and ruthless disregard of individual rights, than in the i convention this week. The office of governor is the best asset at the disI posal of this machine. The many val , uable appointments at the bestowal of i a governor is used to a sweet fare-you- | well in continuing itself in power. The office of governor is not one of dignity er honor but simply a means to the end of controlling o®ciai life in Indiana. Vital and important issues are always traded for additional strength and power for the machine. Tammany in New York City is no more arrogant and powerful than isjhe Fairbanks' machine in Indiana. They have long ruled the republican party in the state, and they will continue to do so unless demoralized and defeated by a Democratic victory. It is now up to Governor Hanly to make good. He publicly declared that should Fremont Goodwine be nominated for lieutenant-governor he would either force him from the ticket or fight his election from the stump. - It is now up to the governor. Former Congressman Cromer is credited with being one of the big I elements of the Watson strength. Not I a word about Vncie Nate —it’s Cromer.' The petition for the extension of the right-of-way subsidy for the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway is ready for filing with the county auditor. Official action is expected by the board of commissioners at thgir regular session beginning Monday. If that action is favorable a date of election will be named, and then it is up to our progressive citizenship to carry ft to a successful termination. Chairman C. H. Plessinger says that if Bluffton is lucky enough to

? land the democratic congressional convention he will have Tom Mar- ; shall, the candidate for governor, here ■ to make an address, and Bluffton will • have a chance to hear ase of the fini est orators in the state. —Bluffton Ban- ’ ner. CHURCH LADIES (Continued from tags 1.) Mrs. George Flanders was hostess at the meeting of the Young Matron's club this afternoon at her home on Third streL The guests spent the as lemocn in a social manner. During the pleasant hours the hostess summoned the gue.-ts into the dining room and a delicious luncheon was served. Red candle with the dainty hoods were placed in an artistic manner on the dining table, which formed the pretty decorations of the occasion. The out-of-town guests were the Mesdames M. V. B. Archbold, of Ft. Wayne. C. A. Dugan, Frank Alwein Don Quinn. All members of the K. of C. lodge are requested to be present at their regular meeting as there is something doing. CIRCUS WAR FOR INDIANA. All the Big One* Will Battle for Business. Indications point to a 'circus war" this coming season and that Indiana will be a storm center. Recently an agent of the Wallace-Hagenbeck combination spent two days at Kokomo trying to get an option on all the available show lots but stipulating a nominal price in case they were not used. He was not successful. Then came a representative of the Buffalo Bill wild west aggregation, and he contracted for tfae use -of sixteen acres in Markland avenue for June* 6. He announced that the Barnum-1 Bailey shows would want the same | ground for July 1. There is a belief that these two great shows are trying to pick the field against the Wal-lace-Hagenbeck but it is possible that the Wallace-Hagenbeck people will I take the road a little earlier than ) either of these concerns. It is expected that the Ringlings will also jump into the Indiana arena at the earliest date possible. NEW PRESIDENT FOR UPLAND. Rev. Vayhinger is Now Head of That College. Marion. Ind.. April ?—The trustees of Taylor university at Vpiaad. in a special meeting, elected the Rev. Monroe Vayhinger president of the institution. The Rev. Mr. Vayhinger has been pastor of the Methodist church at Hartsville. Ind., and was vice president of Moores Hill College, He is a young man and is prominent in the North Indiana conference of which he is a member. He will take up his new duties at Taylor university next week. His wife. Mrs. Culla Vayhinger. is president of the State Women’s Chris- ' tian Temperance union.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Arguments Made in the Young Damage Case EPILEPTIC VILLAGE Joseph Snyder to be Taken There—News of the Circuit Court Attorney Dore B. Erwin filed a new case entitled Rebecca Stauffer et al j vs. John B. Duer et al. complaint for partition of real estate. Robert M Durbin vs. Katie R. Durbin. for possession of child, demurer filed to complaint. Henry C. Davis vs. Fred W. Fuelling suit on note, set for today was continued. because of the Young damage case was not completed. In one of the most impassioned arguments of his career. Attorney Lutz ' closed the speech making in the | Young damage case at eleven o clock I this morning, and the cause went to the jury at 11:30 after Judge Merryman had instructed the jurors as to the law. The evidence did not conclude until about three o'clock yesterday. Two hours on each side was allowed for arguments and L- C. DeVoss opened for the plaintiff. Attorney Schafer Peterson argued in an able manner for the defendant and was followed this, morning by his partner. J. C. Moran, in a splendid plea. Mr Lutz then, closed. The case is one wherein judgment is asked from Ed Young, a Geneva saloon man and his bondsmen for selling liquor to Clem Boze. while the latter was intoxicated Later Boze boarded a G R. * I. freight and was killed in a wreck near Portland. — The acceptance of Joseph Snyder as a patient at the Indiana Epileptic village. New Castle has been received by County Clerk Haefiing. Deputy' Sheriff Ed Green will take Snyder to the village tomorrow. The court or-1 dered that necessary clothing be furdished Snyder. Elizabeth Davenport, guardian for Josie I. Yager, filed a petition to buy household goods for her ward to amount of SSOO, guardian to approve all purchases, petition granted. Herbert Bryan, aged twenty-three a Wells county farmer and Julia Heller. aged twenty, daughter of John W. Heller, of Hartford township, were granted a marriage license. Albert A. Butler vs. Noah Mangold et al. suit on lien, appearance by Hooper & Lenhart for defendants, John W. Brown. W. B. Hoffman and Daniel Weldy. Rule to answer. The cases of the State vs. Isaac Strauss, selling liquor without license and State vs. Henry Viau, allowing minor to play pool, were dismissed on motion by Prosecutor Heller. The cases of the State vs. Frank Bogner and State vs. Peter Frank, violating the liquor laws, were ordered left off docket. SELECT DELEGATES (Continued from page 1.) / Home anniversary exercises in charge of the aged people and the prospect of its culmination is most flattering. The Commercial Club of Warren has raised a fund with which to purchase fifty-seven acres adjoining the city of " srren and W in. Chopson has agreed to duplicate in cash any sum raised by the North Indiana conference up to $50,000. New life has been infused into the enterprise and it will doubtless be accomplished. • -eISSUED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS BUREAU. Special Daily Letter: Indianapolis, April 3. —The nomination of Fremont Goodwine for lieutenant governor over ex-Speaker Branch, was a severe jolt for Hanly. governor had dared the convenfon to place Goodwine on the ticket asserting, it ig said, that he would fight hi* election if he could not compel his withdrawal from the ticket, and that he would make just two speeches in the campaign, one atI tacking Goodwine and the ocher replying to anything his enemy might say in his own defense. It's an ugly kettle of fish, all around, but as Han-

• !y is one of the cogs in the Fairbanks | machine, the big boss may prevent open war. It will take the people of Indiana ’’ a long time to find out just what the temperance plank in the republican platform means. It starts out by telling of the passage of the Nicholson law, and the subsequent adoption • of the Moore amendment to it. and the '! sustaining of both by the supreme court. After reciting these well known historical matters the republican temperance plank gets down to its local op-ion provision, which is. that, is zupplementary to the existing laws "we favor the enactment of a county local option law extending to the people of the respective counties of the state, the right to exclude the saloon thereform by vote at a special election." Just not the language: “the right to exclude the saloon.” Nothing is said about the right to vote by counties or licensed, or whether other places of sale besides saloons shall be permitted. Only the “saloon” apparently is to be excluded or retained by vote What does it mean? What is the purpose of making the declara•Jctb so evasive and indefinite? There were fire men on the resolution committee. it is said, who were opposed to any local option plank at all. As there was no minority report it looks as if these men were satisfied with the wording of the plank as adopted by the convention. These men are F B Posey of Evansville; Charles Sefrit, of Washington; W. J. Whittaker. of Terre Haute; R. O. Hawkins, of Indianapolis, and John H. Terhune, of Anderson. The platform as a whole is not calculated to arouse more than passing interest, and as for the ticket, it Is a wet blanket It is conceded that Watson is rhe weakest of the four aspirants and Governor Hanly's fight on Goodwine complicates the situation. To show how many republicans feel it is only necessary to say that immediately after the nomination of Watson one of them posied a bet at the Denison hotel of S6OO to SI,OOO that Marshall would be elected governor. This is the earliest bet ever made in a campaign in Indiana, and as • is made by a republican against his own ticket it is significant. LEE AND M’CLELLAN. ~ An Incident of the First Meeting of the Two Soldier*. The first meeting between General George B. McClellan an-' General Robert E. Lee happened in Mexico during the war with that country. McClellan was a lieutenant of engineers, and Lee I was a major on the staff of General Winfield Scott. One day McClellan was walking across a field when he saw General Scott and his staff approaching on horseback. As they drew near Majp- Lee reined up his horse and asked j the lieutenant if he did not know ' that he was disobeying orders. His f tone was sharp and angry. McClellan j answered that he was not aware of any disobedience and asked for an ex- ’ planation. Lee replied that all officers I had teen told to remain in their quar- ’ tens, awaiting orders, and asked for the lieutenant’s name. McClellan gave his name and said that no order of that kind had reached him. But Lee in a peremptory tone ordered him to go to his quarters and remain there. Then he rode off and rejoined General Scott and the staff, who had not stopped. McClellan went | to his quarters, as he bad been directed i to do, but was quite indignant at the I way in which Lee had treated him, for he had not knowingly committed a ' breach of discipline. He had just finished telling his brother officers the incident when he was Informed that an officer was outside the tent asking for him. On going out he was much surprised to see Major Lee, who saluted him with respect “Lieutenant McClellan.” the major aaid “I am afraid that I was not courteous in my manner to you a little while ago, and 1 have called to apologize.” “I assured him that it was all right,'' said Genera! McClellan in telling the story, “and he rode off after making * low bow, leaving me in admiration ’ of a superior officer woo so promptly ’ and generously repaired an error.”— I Chicago News. • -— .... ICE, ICE Do you use it? If so .. leave your order with the ’ City ke Line t And secure artificial ice f or . yo ur coolers this seasoc, > - ■ H. L. Confer PHONE 92

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REAL ESTATE Do you want to buy a fam? We have a large list of farms for sals located in this county at prices that will interest you. We also have some attractive propositions in Michigan timber snd fam land. Quite a number of Adams county farmers have located there and all are doing well. We have many more good propositions there for buyers of cheap lands. If you have only a small amount of money and want to own a farm of your own. come in and see us. Among the fams located in Adams county we have the following: ▲ 41 acre tract, 6 room house, small barn, other outbuildings, fairly well fenced and drained, soil all black sandy loam, a good bargain. Also an 80 acre farm. 7 room house, large barn, other outbuildings, well fenced and fairly well drained, partly black and partly sandy loam; this is a bargain if sold soon. A 100 acre tract in good community, excellent 8 rom house, barn and other outbuildings fair, well fenced and fairly well drained, soil partly black and partly sandy loam; some timber, can be sold at a bargain if sold soon. MONEY TO LOAN—We have plenty of money to loan on improved farms at lowest rate of interest. No delay. Complete or partial payments allowed. No commission. Write us for full information. Phone 430. Office over Burns Harness Store Northern Indiana Real Estate Co. ************* *************** # * : A High Class Farm • ♦ - " ——— * ♦ * : FOR SALE * —— * * * • 100 ACRES OF GOOD WALNUT LAND 100 • ♦ * Black sandy soil, with new faim buildings * * modern in every way, well fenced, in gocd * ♦ locality of Adams county. Thi s a model ♦ stock farm and a bargain for any one who * * wants a farm of this kind. Enquire at this » ♦ office. * # ******* *♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦**********

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Silver Sale

Silver Sale During Balance of March Having an overstock of Solid and Plated Silverware I will sell ' the same at greatly reduced prices 1 All $i 50 Solid Silver Spoons in- J eluding all building ft! ftp ] spoons, goat. . . . wliZd ] All $1.25 Solid Silver ft |a a ; Spoons go at .... y||U|j J AH SI.OO Solid Silver < Spoons go at I 3C 1 Plated Spoons, Meat Forks, Berry i Spoons, Individual Salad Forks ■ and Tea Sets, Baking Dishes will ' be sold from %to off. ] Take advantage of this sale and < lay in a supply of GOOD SILVER ENGRANING FREE ' W. L. LEHNE, i JEWELER '

During Balance of March