Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1908 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. RtbHshed Every Evening, Except Sunday* by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier ss.vo Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail |2.50 Single copies ...2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at tbe postoffice at Decatur, Indiana as second class mall matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. A GREAT REFORMER The best thing that could happen to Adams county would be to cut down its great Democratic majority and elect a good Republican to office occasionally. It isn’t good for any party to be in power too long, be it in a county, in a state or in a nation. —Berne Witness. We notice that the editor of the Berne Witness is for Taft for president, notwithstanding the fact that Taft is the Republican candidate, and the Republicans have been in control of the national government almost continuously since 1860. The editor of the Witness is also for James E. Watson for governor notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Watson is a member of the Columbia club blind tiger, and the additional fact that the Republicans have been in control of the state government continuously since 1894. Fred is a great reformer when it doesn’t hurt the Republican party. THEIR INSINCERITY The insincerity of the republican politicians of Indiana is clearly portrayed in their attempt in. this campaign to outdo the prohibition party in their advocacy of temperance, and this, too in bold and direct opposition to their position in the past. Their record is against them. One can hardly conceive how James E. Watson, republican candidate for governor can go out over the state preaching temperance while at the same time he is a member in high standing of that notorious blind tiger, the Columbia Club at Indianapolis, where booze flows freely for twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week in direct violation of law —a joint, of which its members make the proud boast that they are equipped to furnish any drink that may be called for. Is that consistent with Watson’s attitude on the stump? Two years ago a republican legislature voted down a SI,OOO license bill and a county local option bill.

Diarrhoea, Colicand Cholera Morbus ■■ "i-, - — ■ Are diseases that require prompt '**•*** attention. ■ J j HLfh.Hunrbl.aiifnl In almost every neighborhood fta I some one has died from these disIBt, eaeee before medicine could be procured or a physician summoned Those who rely upon physicians j often find that they are away ft'om 11,11 home when most needed. IHft PAIN B THE BTOIACH, Every family, and especially those Mjlll who reside on farms and ranches, Llitl ““'ESS colic. miles from any drug store or physiKffij fainSkt cole. cian should keep at hand a bottle of K gnjajreff cauHduiw ■ Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and BLOODY FUIX, E] Diarrhoea Remedy. j '* ro*xt. jq o physician can prescribe a beti <»tT n ter medicine for the purposes for 'll CbaberUia Medicine Ct, which it is intended. II owmoiw. tow*. »»■«•»• The remarkable cures effected by || price. »s cents. this remedy, in all parts of the country, have made it the acknowl|i __La323/ edged standard. It can always be depended upon to effect a quick cure. | and when reduced with water is pleasant to take. [I I It b equally valuable for duldren and adults. |

This year they are in favor of county local option, so they say. Is that consistent? —Portland Sun The record of Congressman Adair is such a record that causes every citizen of the eighth district to swell with pride. Tbe district now has a place in the lower house of congress it never enjoyed before. Congressman Adair made himself and the district known, and his return for another term in congress will give the district a still greater prestige and place in the front ranks of that legislative body. It is just a bit amusing to read Louis Ludlow’s awful pictures in the Indianapolis Star of calamity to the state if the Democrats should win. He sees big things with seven heads on ’em if the democrats should succeed in wrestling control of the state from the republicans who have been giving us little else than an increased office holding and increased expenses for several years. Louis is sure the democrats will set the state back twenty years on the temperance question. which would be about where the republicans promised the brewers two years ago they would leave it. But he doesn't seem to have heard that the demccrats were the first to declare for the local option legislation the people want and that the republicans followed suit with a platform plank that means anything or nothing. Louis is a democrat at heart and a fine fellow but the Star hires him to write things for it and he does it to earn his salary and not because he believes it. He knows very well the democrats are not so awful, for he's one of them. —Rochester Sentinel. BLUFFTON HUMORIST TALKS. Gives Hig Version of the Doings of Farmers. Now doth the busy fanner arise before the dawn, and call the hired man and boys before he gets his breeches on. And as they gallop to the barn, and throw the horses feed, he shines around the stove and fires her up full speed. And when the last flapjack is down they start up on the run, and then cld Fan and Charlie hike down through the rows of corn. Oh. these are jolly days out on the farm: there's not a blamed thing doing from sun up all day long. Not much except to plow, make hay. yank weeds, and fight the festive tater bug and cut the wheat and fix the fence and hoe and tug. and tear your pants and scratch your neck and teach the calves to drink, and ring the pigs, and milk the cows and think and think. And cut the hedge and lick the mules and dodge the rain so wet; and watch your lifeblocd ebb away in every’ drop of sweat. Oh, these are happy, happy days cut on the dear old fc-.nn, we long to —oh shoot the can; she's upset the ink. —Bluffton Banner.

NO REDUCED RATES Railroads Giving No Rates To Lincoln Notification MACK IN CHICAGO Headquarters Being Opened and Campaign Work Begun Fairview, Lincoln, August 8. —William J . Bryan and National Chairman Norman E. Mack were in conference over the long distance telephone. Mr. Mack arrived in Chicago this morning. and at once got in communication with Fairview. Though the subjects discused were not disclosed by Mr. Bryan, it is understood the conversation had to do, among other things, with the failure of the Western Traffic Association to make special rates to Lincoln cn the occasion of the notification, August 12. If Bryan experienced any feeling of disappointment he did not show it when the matter was broached to him by the newspaper men. Although the action of the railroads, if adhered to, will probably prevent a number of persons from coming to Lincoln to witness the notification ceremonies, the local committee of arangements, of which Mayor Brown is the chairman, is going steadily on with preparations for the event. Mr. Bryan is availing himself of the cool weather by utilizing every spare moment of his time in preparing the several set speeches which he will make this month. The one on the tariff at Des Moines is expected to be an exhaustive treatment of the subject and will be one of the most important of his utterances during the campaign. An incident a little out of the ordinary occurred at Fairview shortly after noon. A full brass band from St. Joseph, Mo., appeared at the Bryan home and serenaded the Democratic nominee. Mr. Bryan at the time was in conference with former Senator R. F. Pettigrew, of South Dakota. but their conversation was suspended in order that they might hear the music. Both men came out on the front steps bareheaded and liberally aplauded each selection. At the special request cf Mr. Bryan the band played “La Paloma,” his favorite piece. Byway -of appreciation their visit, Mr. Bryan presented the members of the band with a box of fine cigars. NOT IN POLITICS (Continued from Page One) ty feature, so as to make the measure correspond with the governor's recommendations and in the amended form the More bill was passed and Governor Hanly signed it. “In the legislative session of 1907, our attorney prepared and had introduced a county remonstrance bill. On account of the great battles waged about tbe blind tiger bill, which the Anti-Saloon League insisted should first be passed, and the SI,OOO license’ bill, the county remonstrance bill never had a chance to pass. Soon after iue adjournment of the legislature in 1907 a movement to make Indiana dry by 1912 and that the county local option law would be the best means of bringing about this condition. “On November 26, 1907, the trustees of the league met and decided to begin an active campaign for the enactment of a county unit local option law. This was over four months prior to the meeting of the state conventions, For four years the league had been advocating a county unit exclusion law, and for over a year had been advocating county local option as the best plan for bringing this about. "During all this time the workers of the league had ben enlisting public sentiment on this question, so that both political parties felt that they must take cognizance of this sentiment. We could not have prevented their taking notice of it officially had we done our best to prevent it. “It is useless to deny that there are candidates running for the legislature on both party tickets this year who are not in harmony with the utterances of their party platforms. Some i Republican candidates refuse to stand by their platform utterances on this subject, while some Democrats are most heartily in favor of a county unit local option law. “Under such circumstances the only thing the Anti-Saloon League can do is to sound each candidate In the different parties and to ascertain from him what he will do concerning a county local option law if elected. If

the candidates of both parties are unqualifiedly in favor of such a measure and will suuport it, then the league will remain neutral. If one candidate favors It while the candidate of the other party is opposed or refuses to commit himself, tbe duty of the league in the premises will be clear. But in no case will a candidate be indorsed unless he stands squarely in favor of a county local option law while his oponent does not. “The league does not care for platform promises by any party. It looks to the individual candidates and ascertains their position on the question. I firmly believe that if Thomas R. Marshall were governor and a county local option bill were passed by the legislature he would sign it.” o FOR CHAMPIONSHIP Elks of Decatur and Fort Wayne Will Battle on Ball Diamond FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 Local Team Includes Prominent Men—Nick Miller as Umpire There will be big doings in Decatur sporting circles on or about Friday, August 14th, for on that date, according to arrangements now being made, the Fort Wayne Elks will meet the Decatur B. P. O. E. in a game of ball at the local park, the proceeds to go to the charity fund. The Fort Wayne team claims the B. P. O. E. championship of Indiana and Mayor France has organized a team on which he is betting all the postage stamps he can gather up, that they will wrest the coveted title from the summit city. The local lineup as now signed includes: Mayor “Bones’’ France catcher; Bart France, pitcher; Hon. D. E. Smith, first base; H. L. Conter, second base; Todd Linn, short stop; Postmaster Dyke Frisinger third base; outfielders, Court reporter Huber M. DeVoss, Fred Vaughn and Jesse Sellemeyer. Umpire —the champion heavy weight, Nick Miller. While the game will furnish much amusement, it will likewise prove an interesting contest and as the proceeds go to a worthy cause, the affair promises to be well patronized. o REPLY TO “A FALSE DOCTRINE” We have noticed in Friday's Democrat the letter of one of Decatur's respected citzens entitled “A False Doctrine" and feel it our duty to present through the columns of the same paper a few facts regarding Mormorism with which the writer evidently is unacquainted. The writer infers that the elders will force their teachings upon the people. This is a mistake; we have announced that we will preach the gospel of Jesus Christ as it has been restored by this dispensation, and have invited all people to hear and investigate the same. Among other charges the charge is made that our doctrine is one of polygamy and perverted Christianity, yet the writer brings forth absolutely no proof in support of these statements. Her*? we believe that comment is unnecessary as such ideas as these have been abandoned by all who have investigated Mormorism. Yes, Paul and Christ were both correct when they said false prophets and wolves in shep clothing should come among the people and lead away captive silly women." These charges with that of dealing in white slavery were preferred against us by the writer, but again the proof is lacking Christ said “Thou shalt not bear false witness." Matth. 19:18; again He said this: “Ye shall know them by their fruits.” The wise man Solomon said “He that judgeth a matter before he heareth it is not wise.” As to the writer’s advice to the people to be intolerant with the “oily tongued rascals” (elders) we simply smile, being fully satisfied that the people themselves know they are capable of judging this matter for themselves, and thus save such great responsibility being laid on one of their fellow citzens. The statement that Joseph Smith and Brigham Young occupy a higher place tha n Jesus Christ is as false and foolish as the rest of the charges made by the writer. The folowing are the articles of faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints’ Articles of Faith of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints. I’. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. 2. We believe that men will be (Continued on page 4.)

THE SOCIAL DOINGS Invitations Are Issued for Birthday Party by Miss Clark ICE CREAM SOCIAL Other Society News of Interest Are Given in These Columns Mrs. James Hendricks Sr. entertained the Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. E. church at Monroe to a twocourse luncheon at her country home on Route 3, Monroe. Those present were Mesdames Shirk Busche, Merryman. J. A. Hendricks, Sells. Graham. Hoffer, Dr. Parrish and Mr. J. Hendricks. A very pleasant time was enjoyed by all. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. E. church will give an ice cream social at Monroe, on the evening of August 22nd. All are cordially invited to attend. A good time assured. The regular meeting of the Friday Night Euchre Club was not held last evening on account of the absence of several of its members. The meeting will be held next week. The different clubs which have been disbanded for the summer months will commence with their regular meetings in a short time and will continue throughout the winter months. A number of social events will be held tomorrow in the way of parties, picnics at the park and other affairs. Maple Grove Park since its organization. has been the scene of many jolly parties and is an ideal place for the enjoyment of all. About forty invitations have been issued by Miss Anna Clark for a birthday party at her home next Tuesday evening. The affair will be given in honor of Misses Crouch and Hall, of Van Wert, Ohio, who are visiting in the city and promises to be a brilliant event in society. WILL ATTEND MEET (Continued from Page One) ic will be furnished to entertain sevGarrctt is preparing to enteratin several hundred people. All persons who expect to go are requested to give their name to Walter Johnson, secretary of the local department. o — TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE. Used Iron Leg of Bed in Prying Off Bars. Bluffton, Ind., August 7—Edward Watson and John O’Connell, who were arrested two weeks ago charged with breaking into the residence of Wil Ham Linn, south of Bluffton, escaped tonight by prying out an iron bar with the aid of an iron leg of a bed. The men did the work early in the evening while they were in the corridor and before they were locked in their cells. Sheriff Lipkey first learned of their escape when a note v.as thrust under the door of the jail department. The note read as follows. Shorty and Flinn got lout; just gone." The note was written by one of the prisoners whose name Could not. be learned. There were six others in the jail who could easily have followed had they chosen. Among the prisoners were Orval Clumm and Frank Brown, who are awaiting a charge of murder. They are accused of having killed Peter Poffenberger by slashing his throat. This is the second time that the bars of the jail have been pried off by the men who escaped tonight. They are thought to be professional crooks. ’ =!■.!.. i»

FOR SALE One Favorite base burner, No. 15, good as new, been used one year. Will sell right. Address “D. D. C " Care of Daily Democrat. Decatur, Indiana.

The ABC and X Y Z of ADVERTISING A SERIES OF TEN TALKS ON ADVERTISING AT 4ZN written by Seymour Eaton of Philadelphia JL w X \J A man succeeds not because he advertises his business but because he lives it; because he eats it, sleeps it, dreams it, builds air castles about it. The man who never builds air castles never builds castles of any kind. The great motive power of any business is the strenuous personal faith of the man back of it. Put your name to the front; your own personality. This is a tremendous force in advertising. People like to know individuals. They like to feel that they are being served by men; not simply getting their goods out of the hopper of a treadmill. And if people have any kicking to do —and the American people enjoy kicking —they prefer to kick individuals. It is mighty unsatisfactory, for instance, to kick an Express Company or a Railroad or Browm, Smith & Company. One can't hit the bull's eye. Breathe the breath of life into your advertisements. It is safe to say that nine out of every ten advertisements which we see are as dead as Egyptian mummies. They are beautifully decorated; twined around with fine linen; draped and boxed for burial. The y have eyes and nose and mouth but they neither see nor speak. They don't even smell. Their faces are either made of putty or are chiseled out of beautiful marble. There is no throbbing pulse. Advertisements are written to appeal to live people ,and nothing can get into the heart of humanity so easily as another heart. If you have faith in your goods and the public has faith in you the circuit is complete. The advertisement is simply the transmitter through which your faith operates. The trunk lines are all laid. Every home is connected up. To put your shop in communication with one hundred and fifty thousand possible customers is dead easy. The newspapers go to press shortly after midnight. At eight o'clock tomorrow morning you can talk to one hundred thousand people about the few little attractive features of your shop which you are making ready; some suits which you are closing out at half-price or some new importations which you got through the custom house only yesterday. Don t run away with the idea that you need to apologize to the public for disturbing their breakfsat with your affairs. The people like it. A newspaper without advertisements wouldn't sell. Advertising isn’t grammar; it isn't pictures; it isn t type; it isn t top of page position. It is something far more real than these things. These are merely accessories. Advertising is miking the proper telepathic connection between you and the customer. It is the art of making the type speak. —r li s' ’’'•■J Hit .it. by Tribune Cump-tny. Chicago >

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