Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 1/9.

TAFTOUTLINES POLICIES Formally Notified of His Nomination for President of United States

A HAPPY CROWD Cincinnati Taxed to the Limit With Visitors PRAISES ROOSEVELT If Elected He Promises a Step Toward Tariff Reform Cincinnati, July 28 —lt is a happy x crowd that Invaded this city today to take part and pay honor to a distinguished citizen. At two o’clock Hon. W. H. Taft was formally notified that in Chicago, on July 16, he was honored by being named the Republican candidate for president. Cincinnati keenly feels the honor conferred upon that city, and today are making glad with those who are present from nearly every state in the Union. The exercises took place at the home of Brother Charley Taft. Senator William Warner of Missouri, delivered the speech of notification, to which reply was made by the presidential candidate. He spoke as follows: Senator Warner and Gentlemen of |the Committee: I am deeply sensible jot the honor which the Republican NaEonal Convention has conferred on me l the nomination which you formally ender. I accept It with full apprecia>n of the responsibility it imposes. Gentlemen, the strength of the Republican cause in the campaign at faarrtl is in the fact that we represent the policies essential to the reform of (known abuses, to the continuance of (liberty and true prosperity, and that We are determined, as our platform unfequlvocally declares, to maintain them land carry them on. For more than ten lyears this country passed through an tepoch of material development far beyond any that ever occurred In the (world before. In its course, certain perils crept in. Some prominent and in-1 (luential members of the community, spurred by financial success and in their hurry for greater wealth, became I ummlndful of, the common rules, of. IXLfii HON. WILLIAM H. TAFT. J

business honesty and fidelity and of the limitations Imposed by law upon their action. This became known. The revelations of the breaches of trust, the disclosures as to rebates and discriminations by railways, the accumulating evidence of the violation of the anti-trust law by a number of corporations, the overissue of stocks and bonds on interstate railways for the unlawful enriching of directors and for the purpose of concentrating control of railways In one management, all quickened the conscience of the people, and brought on a moral awakening among them that boded well for the future of the country. What Roosevelt Has Done. The man who formulated the expression of the popular conscience and who led the movement for practical reform ■was Theodore Roosevelt. He laid down the doctrine that the rich violator of the law should be as amenable to restraint and punishment as the offender without wealth and without influence, and he proceeded by recommending legislation and directing executive action to make that principle good In actual performance. President Roosevelt directed suits to be brought and prosecutions to be Instituted under the anti-trust law, to enforce its provisions against the most powerful of the Industrial corporations. He pressed to passage the pure food law and the meat Inspection law In the interest of the health of the public, clean business methods and great ultimate benefit to the trades themselves. He recommended the passage of a law, which the Republican convention has since specifically approved, restricting the future issue of stocks and bonds by Interstate railways to such as may be authorized by Federal authority. Chief Function of Next Administration The chief function of the next Administration, In my judgment, is distinct from, and a progressive develop- ■ meut of that which has been performed ; by President Roosevelt The chief function of the next Administration is to complete and perfect the machinery by which these standards may be maintained, by which the lawbreakers may be promptly restrained and punished, but which shall operate with sufficient accuracy and dispatch to interfere with legitimate business as little as possible. Such machinery is not now adequate. Physical Valuation of Railways. Some of the suggestions of the Democratic platform relate really to this subordinate and ancillary machinery to which I have referred. Take for Instance the so-called “physical valuation of railways.” It is clear that the sum of all rates or receipts of a railway, less proper expenses, should be limited to a fair profit upon the reasonable value of its property, and that if the sum exceeds this measure, it ought to i be reduced. The difficulty in enforcing the principle is in ascertaining what is the reasonable value of the company’s property, and in fixing what Is a fair : profit It is clear that the physical value of a railroad and Its plant Is an element to be given weight in deter- ! mining Its full value; but as President | Roosevelt in his Indianapolis speech . and the Supreme Court have in effect pointed out, the value of the railroad as a going concern, including its good will, due to efficiency of service and many other circumstances, may be much greater than the value of its tangible property, and it is the former that measures the investment on which a fair profit must be allowed. Then, too, the question what Is a fair profit Is one Involving not only the rate of Interest usually earned on normally safe investments, but also a sufficient allowance to make up tor the risk of loss both I, of capital and interest tn the original ! outlay. These considerations will have justified the company in Imposing charges high enough to secure a fair Income on the ente.prise as a whole. The securities at market prices will ' have passed into the hands of subsequent purchasers from the original In- I: vestors. Such circumstances should properly affect the decision of the tribunal engaged in determining whether > the totality of rates charged is reason- ( able or excessive. To ignore them < might so seriously and unjustly im- 1 pair settled values as to destroy all ' hope of restoring confidence and forever end the inducement for invest- i meat in new railroad construction which. In returning prosperous times, . is sure to be essential to our material , progress. From what has been said, the propel conclusions would seem to be that in attempting to determine whether ths 1 entire schedule of rates of a railway il excessive, the physical valuation of th, ( toad Is a relevant and Important but , not necessarily a controlling factor. , (Continued on page 4.) Ji

CAN NOT LIVE John Anderson Made a I Game Fight But Will Lose HE IS SINKING The Family Notified That There is Little or No Chance for Recovery Hope Hospital, July 28.-2:30 p. m. special to Daily Democrat) —There is little or no hope for Mr. Anderson. His condition is critical. John Anderson has made a game fight, but the chances are against him, in fact there is little or no hope for his recovery. During all of last night he rested only at intervals, and this morning it was for a time feared that it would be impassible to revive him from a sinking spell. His family were at once notified that the worst was expected, and those not at his bedside hastened to be with him. This is unwelcome news to publish, but they relate the truth at an early hour this afternoon. Hon. S. W. Hale made a flying trip in an automobile to this city and took the 11:30 car, and will remain with the invalid until a change for the better or worse comes. - A feature of the Great Northern Indiana Fair will be the Packard band from Fort Wayne, who will play at least two and possibly three days of th© fair. NOT A CANDIDATE Col. Conn Refuses to Be Buncoed by Willie Hearst THE HEADQUARTERS Denver to be the Western Branch for the Democrats Elkhart, Ind., July 28.—Charles G. Conn mentioned as the probable Independence party candidate for governor of Indiana authorizes the announcement that he is not a candidate for office and will not accept the nomination if It is tendered him. His newspaper, the Elkhart Truth, prints a statement to his effect. It is understood that Mr. Conn will support the Democratic national and state tickets. Chicago, July 28. —Chairman Mack, of the Democratic national committee announced that branch headquarters, with John E. Osborne, national I committeeman from Wyoming, in i I charge, will be opened in Denver the i ' last month of the presidential cam- 1 I paign. Mr. Mack, who left last night ] for his home in Buffalo, expects with- i .in the week to decide upon some man t 'or men whose names will be presented 1 to the executive committee for chair- ] man of that committee. W. J. Bryan < within a fortnight or less, will meet i members of the executive committee i in Chicago. At this meeting the 1 Chairman of the committee will be i chosen. In speaking of the advisory i committee which he will appoint Mr. i Mack said today that it would Include < such men as ex-Governor Francis of ] Missouri and John E. Lamb, of Indi- t ana. “Mr. Bryan,” said Mr. Mack, “is i anxious to have the advice of old-tim e < Democrats and he wishes particularly to interest thos e who are members of the party in the campaign.” Mr. Mack 1 will announce the personel of the , iexecutive and ‘the advisory commit- t /tees at Buffalo. He expects to spend 1 the greater part of his time during < 'the campaign in Chicago. |f

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, July 28, 1908

j WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Th e Scotland Oil Company Lose Heavily. Two oil tanks, containing about 200 barrels of oil, belonging to the Ccotland Oil company, composed of W. A. Kunkel, D. W. Brown. Tom Flynn and P.obert Souder of this city, were struck by lightning Sunday about one o clock on the Spade farm in Jay county. Both tanks were totally destroyed, This made the third successive summer that oil leases werq struck by lightning and burned at the same identical spot, but th e company announced today that they will build tanks for the fourth time a the same place. Their losses by lightning have probably amounted to $1,500 to $2,000. The farmer who owns lond says that lightning ha s struck on his farm a half dozen times In recent years and the place certainly seems to be hoodooed. —BBluffton News. o— BRICK FOR PAVING Muncie Building Many Streets Under Township Law PAVING WITH BRICK Ten Miles of Streets .Now Being Considered at Muncie About ten miles of brick roadway In Muncie and Delaware county will either be under course of construction or ordered made before winter comes again. The paving proposition, which has been much discussed for the past ten years, was brought to a climax when the recent legislature enacted a law making it possible for paving to be done at the expense of the township funds. Although a few miles of brick paving has been ordered through the council and board of works, most of the proposed paving has been done through the county commissioners on petitions from residents of Center township. It may be that only a few miles of paving will be completed this year, but it is likely that all of the petitions before the commissioners will be acted upon and the contracts let so that the construction. may be commended early next isummer. Through the city council the board of works, the paving of Seymour street, Charles street, Main street and Liberty street has been started. The first two streets have been paved and are in use. The contractors ar e now rushing the work on the other two thoroughfares. Os the roads to be paved by the township, the contract has been let for Wheeling avenue, which will extend from the High street bridge to Hie the Bethel pike, a distance of about one mile. Last week the bonds were sold for Hoyt avenue, which is to bo paved from Liberty street to the Buck creek bridge, a distance of about a mile and a half. Work on the avenue will b e commenced within a few weeks. The contract has also been awarded for the construction of Elm street, from Adams to the Centennial pike, a distance of about one mile. Work that has been ordered by the county commissioners, effecting city streets and parts of country roadways follows: West Jackson street, from Kilgore avenue to White river, a distance of about 1,000 yards; Ohio avenue, from Macedonia avenue to the Belt railway over Walling hill, and Elm street, from Adams street to the Centennial pike. Contracts for this work probably will be let by the commissioners at an early date. It is estimated that the brick pavement will average $20,000 a mile, which will aggregate about $200,000 for the amoun tof work that has been ordered and petitioned for. It will be the largest undertaking ever begun in the way of street and road improvement in the history of the city and county. The brush for the one hundred side bet between the Decatur and Kendallville teams will come off in about two weeks, and in all probability will be played at the latter city. A bunch of rooters will accompany the team I from here. |

WILL ACCEPT Formal Announcement Made by Judge Vesey i ■ JOINT SENATORSHIP . They Will Nominate Him at a Convention Yet to Be Called J Fort Wayne, July 28.—(Special to i th e Daily Democrat)—The Fort . Wayne News this evening carries the formal announcement that Judge J. , W. Vesey will accept the Republican | nomination for joint senator of Adams Allen counties, providing the nom- , inatlon is given him. The leaders here have been urging Judge Vesey’s acceptance for several days, and they are more than elated now. Judge Vesey is well known in Decatur. being perhaps one of the largest stockholders in the Old Adams County bank, and also being otherwise well and favorably known. His acceptance of this favor Is done merely as a matter of party duty. He is I ■ a strong, capable man. The date of ; the convention has not been set, but 1 now that they have a candidate this feature of the log roller will be short i and sweet. , o AFEWCOMPARISONS ) Average Assessments on Cattle, Horses and Sheep BY TOWNSHIPS It Shows Up the Unequality of Personal Property Assessments County Assessor Gentis has made a comparison of the assessments on cattle, horses and hogs in all the townships of th e county, with the following result: Cattle. Horses. Hogs Union $14.55 $60.25 $2.46 Root 12.09 43.49 2.37 Preble 15.92 60.57 2.37 Kirkland 16.50 60.68 2.80 Washington ... 17.14 67.25 3.54 St. Marys 14.35 58.65 2.13 Blue Creek .... 14.61 56.42 2.91 Monroe 13.74 66.81 2.34 French 13.57 70.83 2.49 Hartford 14.28 65.77 2.55 Wabash 16.45 50.87 3.34 Jefferson 17.34 54.06 2.57 Decatur 15.60 38.29 2.33 Berne 18.24 57.81 2.57 Geneva 20.41 51.63 2.67 Monroe 15.33 61.34 3.28 In comparing these averages it will be seen that Monroe township leads in the number of horses, and while French township is ahead of all other townships in value, Monroe township also leads in the number of cattle. Geneva and Berne has the highest average value on sheep, yet Jefferson township leads in the number. Washington township has the highest priced hogs. With all this it will be seen that the difference by townships is too great and that mor e of an equality should exist in these assessments. County Assessor Gentis has in mind some reform, and by the time next year’s assessments are due, he I will likely have a plan that will give I more equitable average assessment 11 (between townships. |i

I SITUATION AT TEHERAN Shah's Brother in Fortress —Political Offenders Impaled. Teheran, July 27.—Abdul Fath Mirza, the second brother of the shah,who has been kept a prisoner In one of the suburban palaces, made an unsuccessful attmpt to escape a few’ days ago. i It is understood that his effort to. get away was part of the latest anti-royal-ist plot to dethrone the shah and proclaim Abdul his successor. Abdul led the insurrection of 1907 at Zoristan, where he was governor. Colonel Liakhoff has asked the shah to relieve hirfr of his duties as military governor of Teheran because of the increasing popular antipathy against Russians, Miraz Admed, the editor of a liberal paper, has been impaled for his political crimes. The same punishment pursuant to the sentence of the court, has been meted out to other political offenders. o— LUTZ WILL SPEAK A Delightful Picnic Will Be Held by Members of Union Chapel Church ON NEXT SATURDAY C. J. Lutz, of Decatur, Will Deliver an Address— Hoagland Band The members of the Union chapel church have planned for a most delightful time next Saturday when a picnic will be given for the church and its friends. No little expense has it cost the progressive residents of near Preble for the occasion, and a great time is assured all who attend. Many amusements will be on the grounds, both for the old and young, and in addition to this, Hon. C. J. Lutz of this city will deliver an address, w’hich promises to be very interesting. Mr. Lutz is an orator of ability and his services are in demand on such occasions as this. The Hoagland band has been engaged to furnish music during the day and that the exercises of the day will be unusually good is a foregone conclusion. It is quite likely that a large number of Decatur people will attend the picnic for th e people in that vicinity have the reputation of being royal entertainers. The picnic will be held in the David Steele woods. A CLOSING OUT SALE. Hartford City Saloon Man is Advertising a Closing Out, Hartford City, Ind., July 28. —For the first time in the history of this city a whisky sale was advertised in the streets Saturday. Lewis Wilhelm, a saloon keeper, advertised his liquor by means of a dilapidated wagon, driven by clowns, and on the sides of the vehicle were many legends. Attention was attracted to the outfit by ringing a bell. One of he streamers read: “Why spend money for poor shoes when you can get good whisky cheap?" Another read: “Kicked-out-of-business sale. I’m a member.” These were directed at a local shne dealer who was a prominent remonstrant and who advertised today in the same manner. Wilhelm will quit business on. August 10, 1908, and will not seek a new license. He will keep up his advertising scheme until the last day. Wilhelm Is one of the best known window glass workers in the country and came here several years ago from Eaton, where he made a small fortune in the saloon business. o HIS IMITATION DEADLY Hastings, la., July 27. —While endeavoring to imitate a feat he had seen performed at a circus by sliding down a wire through a blazing hoop Earnest Heath, son of a blacksmith of Randolph, was fatally burned. Heath stretched a wire from the top of the tow n windmill to a stake in a field, and arranged a hoop soaked with kerosene about half way up the wire. The hoop was set on fire and Heath essayed the slide. He caught in the : hoop, and when he finally reached the I ground his clothing was ablaze from 1 head to foot. His body was scorched 1 from the tops of his shoes to his < crown. No hope for his recovery is i given by the attending physicians. i

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A SAD DEATH William Straub Succumbed to Injuries Received in Accident SURVIVED FOUR DAYS Which is Indeed Remarkable—A General Derangement of Intestines After four days of intense suffering from internal Injuries resulting from the terrible crushing his body received between the big iron bumpers of two freight cars on the Erie railroad last Thursday morning, William Straub breatned his last yesterday afternoon at 3:40 o’clock. It was a most pathetic scene at the Straub home when the e nd came. The mother who has depended upon this boy almost entirely for her support is inconsolable. William was a n industrious young man, and at the end of each week would give his earnings to his mother, with which she paid the rent and purchased eatables for the family. He worked steadily, and was regarded as a conscientious employee by the man for whom he worked and the sympathy of the community goes out to the other who will sadly miss the boy, w-ho has guarded her interests so successfully. Sinc e the accident it was generally thought by the people who heard of the circumstances that the boy could survive but a short time. It was only due to his wonderfully strong constitution that the spark of life has not expired sooner. He engaged in a battle for life, but the grim reaper was the victor. Yesterday afternoon when the news of the boys death percolated through the streets of the city, the people expressed profound sorrow, as well as surprise that death has resulted so soon, it having |been given out yesterday morning that he was doing as well as was expected. Occlusion of th e bowels. Internal inflammation and a, general derangement of the intestines, kidneys and stomach brought about inevitabte death. Th e deceased fwas past twenty years of age. Information has reached us to the effect that a damage suit will result, as a consequence of the death of the boy, the Erie railroad company to be the defendant. and the boy’s mother the plaintiff, but as to the exact course to be taken, we ar e at this time, unable to state. The funeral services will be held from the Mission Hall tomorrow afternoon. interment to be made at the Reynolds cemetery.

r A HANDY CRACKSMAN. 3 i A Convict Called Upon to Open a , Safe. r , Marquette, Mich., July 27. —That f lack of practice has not •-•aused Thom- - as Leslie, a convict in the Marquette t prison, to los e his cunning in juggling • with combinations and locks was ’ quickly demonstrated by him. In rer sponse to an appeal toWarden Russell - he was taken to Negaunee for the pur- ' pose of opening the safe in the Duluth, t South Shore and Atlantic railroad com- - pany's station. The station agent i was unable to unlock it and local ex- : ports were also baffled. Leslie, who 1 is spending a considerable period at 1 the Marquette penitentiary for work > in the safe-breaking line, was taken to the scene in custody of Deputy 1 Warden Catlin, and within a few minutes he had the steel door unlocked. The prisoner is one of the best-liked men at th e penitentiary, both among his fellow-convicts and with the officers. He is employed as steward of the hospital department. o ——— COUNTY CLERKS' MEETING James P. Haefling came home this morning from Indianapolis, where he attended the sessions of the county clerks of the state. He reports a most pleasant meeting in which the manner of conducting their offices was thoroughly discussed. It is their purpose to make a permanent organization, the officers elected being J. N. Mason, of Allen county president: L. M. Quill of Marion county clerk; William Schwartz of Huntington county treasurer. An advisory committee of seven members will be appointed later.