Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 203, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1908 — Page 3

r A Sign of the Times j To be up with the times you must see the Great Northern £ Indiana Fair, but your week X S will not be complete without ■ a look at our fall line of shoes * ■ You will find them quite a V g little different from last years g ■ styles, as there will be more * 9 of the fancy colors shown in ■ ■ shades to match gowns. Be a • a 1908 man or woman. Don’t * let a last year’s shoe spoil J c —-< [ TAGUE’S I SHOE STORE 1

WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, with slowly rising temperature. RAILROAD BULLETIN GRANO RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. No. s—Dailys—Daily 11:28p.m. No. 7—Daily 7:57 a.m. No. 3—Daily ex. Sun 5:15 p.m. Southbound. No. 4—Daily 2:29 a.m. No. 12—Daily ex Sun 7:16 a.m. No. 2—Daily ex. Sun 1:11p.m. No. 16—Sundays only .....8:56p.m. ERIE. Into effect Sunday June 21, 1908. Eartbound. No. 8. Daily 5:28 a.m. No. 12. Dally 2:00 a.m. Ku. 22. Dall y,ex. Sunday. .2:00 p. m. No. 4. Daily 3:26 p.m. Westbound. No. 7. Daily 1:52 a.m. No. 9. Daily 3:12 a.m. No. 3. Daily 12:46 p.m. No. 21. Daily, ex. Sunday.. 10:10 p. m. No. 15. Daily 7:30 p.m. T. ST. L. & W. R. R. No. 2— Frankfort to Toledo, Ex. Sun 12:45 p.m. No. I—Toledo to Frankfort Ex. Sun 12:22 p.m. No. 3 —Delphos to St Louis Ex Sun 7:21a.m. No. 4— St. Louis to Delphos, Ex. Sun 7:57 p.m. Na s—Toledo to St. Louis daily ...10:17p.m. No. 6—St. Louis to Toledo daily . .....5:05a.m. No. 9— Sunday only, Toledo to Frankfort 10:44 a.m. No. 10—Sunday only, Frankfort to Toledo 7:07 p. m. Daily Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leave Trains Leave Decatur Ft. Wayne 5:50a.m. 7:00a.m. 7:90a. ni. 8:30a.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00a.m. 11:30a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:09 p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. m. car will arrive at Calhoun or Berry streets, Fort Wayne at 8:10 p. m. The last car leaving Fort Wayne at 11:00 p. m. will wait until after the show. The Decatur Efcg Case comflany having completed its sheds along the G. R. and I. railroad, can furnish coal of any kind at reasonable prices. Also kitchen and kindling wood a specialty. Phone 116. G. F. Kintz, Special Agent. t{

DO NOT FAIL TO \ see iiwf DoNo AT THE FAIR The Most Wonderful Freak Ever Born to the Animal Kingdom.

Dr. H. E. Sowers was a business caller at Fort Wayne this morning. The Fort Wayne and Van Wert, 0., fairs will occur within a short time. Miss Letta Wetter is spending a week’s visit at Detroit with relatives. Miss Edna Pulver, of Fort Wayne, is spending the week with Miss Helen Fanner. Miss Anna Yager has returned home from a pleasant visit at Toledo, Ohio, and Detroit, Mich. Miss Ada Forrest has returned home to Huntington after a short visit here with Miss Lena Miller. Miss Mary Glutting, f Attica, Ind., has arrived in the city for a several days’ visit with friends. P. A. Williamson has returned to his home at Fort Wayne after transacting business in our city. Specal hacks will be run by the livery barns to and from the park for visitors who wish to ride over to the fair. Mrs. R. A. Armond has returned to his home at Van Wert, Ohio, after making a several days’ visit here with relatives. The various factories of the city are at present making and filling their large fall orders and are enjoying a good trade. Many improvements in building, etc., have been made this year in the city and same presents a very neat appearance. Mrs. J. B. Fleming passed through the city today enroute from a visit at Venedocia, Ohio, to her home at Plymouth Mrs. Charles Pilliod returned to her home Lt Piqua. Ohio, this afternoon after making a several weeks’ with her mother. The merchants are to be commended on their many displays this year at the fair, which certainly speaks well for them. Walter Wemhoff left this morning for Schum, Ohio, where he will look after important business matters. He will return this evening. Many visitors are arriving for the great fair which begins today. The many entries have all been made and the affair will he a hummer. The Decatur Packing company is very busy at present with their many large orders and they are giving employment to a number of men. The new building being erected for an addition to Yager Bros, and Reinking furniture store, is rapidly going up and in a short time will be entirely finished. Mis s Atelia Ryf, a typesetter on the Decatur Daily Times, has returned from her home at Berne, where she has been making her vacation for several days. Dare Devil Barney Oldfield will race this afternoon at the Fort Wayne driving park at that city. He will race in his favorite machine, the Stearns car and many from here left this morning to see the great event.

Miss Ida Kohne has returned from a pleasant visit at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Allen Archbold is entertaining Miss Luta Rowan of Chicago. 111., this week. T. M. Galiogiy has returned uuiiic from a short business call at Fort Wayne. Mis s Jennie Woods has returned from a pleasant visit with friends at Rome City. Miss Rose Sether is spending a several days’ outing with friends at Rome City. Many attactious are on the program this year at the fair, especially for the children. Miss Cora McDaniels, of Elkhart, is in the city vising with her aunt, Mrs. N. McDaniels. Ralph Broadwell is" spending a few days in our city the guest of John Lachot and family. Prof. Bert Heller has returned to Fort Wayne after a short business trip here in the city. Frank Gast has returned from an over Sunday visit and outing at Sylvan Lake at Rome City. E. Runyon and Otto Boggs were visitors at Dunkirk. Ind., yesterday and have returned to this city. Rev. D. O. Wise will return tomorrow from Winona Lake, where he has been attending a Bible conference. Mrs. L. B. Bolton, of Michigan City, is in the city on a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Mann. Mrs. C. J. Lutz and Miss Maude Shoaf have returned home from a short visit with friends at Fort Wayne. Mrs. W. M. Haines passed through the city enroute from a visit at Marlon, Ohio, to her home at Portland. Mrs. Harry McGill and children are spending several days on a pleasant visit with relatives and other friends at Magley. Mr. and Mrs. John Juday have returned to Fort Wayne after spending a few days visit here with Al Burdg and family. Mrs. George Chronister and daughters have returned from L aketon, where they spent a few days visiting with Mr. Chronister. Mrs. M. I. Friedline and daughter of Delphos, Ohio, are visiting in the city this week with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wherry. Arthur Mangold, of Sabina. Ohio, who is running a bowling alley there, has arrived home and will spend fair week here with relatives. J. C. Stirer and family of Geneva, passed through the city enroute to Rochester, Ind., where they will take charge of the efferson Hotel. Miss Bertha Kinney has returned from a short visit at Fort Wayne with Mrs. J. E. Moser, who is rapidly recovering from her recent opeation. H. P. Moses and his family returned to his home at Fort Wayne last evening after spending a short visit here with his mother, Mrs. Julia Moses. The speed program at the Great Northern Indiana fair this year will be the best ever offered and a number of horses are entered for same. Mrs. Nellie Shreck and daughter Bessie and Nettie, left today for Montpelier, where they will spend a several days visit with Rev. G. H. Mvers and family. J. N. Fristoe is* at Winona Lake, where he will be joined by his wife and from there they will make a three weeks l trip around the northern Indiana cities. Many of the business houses have decided to close during some afternoons of the fair, which will enable themselves and their employes to attend the same. The local fire department laddies have made all preparations for their trip to the volunteer firemen’s meeting at Garrett this week and a number are planning to attend same. John Joseph, who so unfortunately fell and broke three ribs along with other injuries last week is recovering rapidly and ie able to be about on the strets again. If nothing unforseen happens he will be recovered in a short time. Mr. and Mrs. French Parrish and daughter arrived this morning from Delphcs., Ohio., to visit, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Parrish. Mr. Parrish, who is a conductor on a through freight on the Clover Leaf, is enjoying a vacation. Dancing will be on all this week at ' the park, and the management, Miller j and Fristoe, are expecting good crowds out, it being fair week. They cordially invite the public to attend same land on Saturday evening round and square dances will be given as usual. Rev. C. B. Wilcox and the members of the Holy Grail lodge who have been camping out and enjoying a ten days’ vacation at Winona Lake, returned this afternoon. The boys report a most pleasant and enjoyable trip arid are ready to go back again when the chance offers itself. Many other members from different places were also present at the meeting.

Mrs. J. L. Gay spent Sunday at ; Wren, Ohio, with her sister. Lawrence Green has returned from an over Sunday visit with friends at Berne. Miss Bernice Rice is spending this week at Fort Wayne with several friends. Miss Lizzie Brewster, of Berne, is in the city spending the week with friends. Mrs. Cal Kunkle returned last evening to Monmouth after shopping in the city. See Dono, the greatest freak ever born, at the Great Northern Indiana fair grounds. Frank Schumaker is conducting a stand near the grandstand. He handles everything. E. H. Lane has returned to Fort Wayne after transacting business in the city with friends. Mrs. Harvey Hoffman, of Hammond, is spending the week in the city with friends and relatives. Mrs. Otto Boggs and her mother, Mrs, Tennery have returned from a short visit at "Fort Wayne. Miss Minnie Brown, of Wren, apssed through the city enroute to Tocsin for a few days’ visit with relatives. Mrs. W. H. Lee has returned from Winona Lake, where she has been attending the Bible conference held there. Mrs. O. P. Cook arrived in the city this afternoon from Elkhart, Ind., for a visit with J. H. Bremerkamp and family. Thomas Buckmaster has established an eating headquarters under the new grandstand jmd requests his friends to give him a call. Bruce Patterson has returned from a several days’ visit with his grandparents at Winchester, Ind. H 9 reports an enjoyable time. Edwin Dornsief, of Fort Wayne, has returned home after spendnig a few days here with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. Dornsief, of Root township. The city streets look like a regular old circus day with its many people and the numerous stands ana refreshment places scattered .over the town. Lee Martin, of Cleveland’, Ohio, who spent Sunday here with friends, left yesterday for Alaska, to join his brother Fred on a several months’ visit. Special cars will be operated on the Fort Wayne and Springfield trolly line on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the fair. Special rates are also to be given. “Dutch” Linderbeck another foftner Decatur league team player still shows tha the can clout the ball, he securing. a three bagger and a single yesterday for Quincy in four times at bat. ’ A special train will be run on the G. R. and I. railroad the three days of the fair south every evening, giving the people who attend from the south a chance tn return to their homes the same evening. The Williams Stock Co. opened their engagement in Bosses opera- house last evening and presented a strong opening bill. A good crowd attended same and came away well pleased with the performance. Prof. Bertha Heller’s band, also of Fort Wayne, and the Bluffton band will render music on the other twq days of the fair and hence the music loving public will have plenty of the popular airs during the great event. Mr. and Mrs. French Parrish returned today to Delphos, Ohio after an over Sunday visit here in the city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Parrish. Mr. Parrish recently received the appointment of trainmaster on the Clover Leaf railroad. Among the many features of the fair will be the Packar Band, of Fort Wayne, which will play here tomorrow. This band is recognized as being the best band in the state, having recently won the prize for same and the fair management deserves credit in securing this organization. A pleasant reunion occurred this afternoon, that of the Hale family, at Maple Grove Park. Relatives from several different places were present, including Bluffton and Fort Wayne. Many baskets filled with good things were taken along and at six o’clock the party will enjoy a picnic supper. A social time will follow together with other amusements. Railing, the former Decatur star pitcher pitched yesterday for Flint, Mich., and had the opposing team biting the dust when old ‘Tom’’ blew up and Flint lost the game. Another pitcher being substituted for Railing. It seems that Tom’ has been having more than his usual line of hard luck this season as he has been laid up with a sore arm for some time. At that only two hits were secured off his delivery yesterday. o f BOARDERS WANTED. We are prepared to furnish board for $4.00 per week. We will make an effort to please you. 195-6 t PARK HOTEL.

HE IS RECOVERING Refuses to File an Affidavit Against Man Who Cut His Throat AN INVESTIGATION Will Probably be Made by the November Grand Jury Will Swartz, the French township young man, who had his throat cut by Sam Baumgartner Saturday night will recover according to his physicians, Dr. McClain, of Vera Cruz and Dr. Severn, of Bluffton, who said today that they considered him out of danger, though it was a very close call. No arrest has been made and probably will not be at present as it is said the Numenose congregation are making an effort to keep the affair out of court. Prosecutor H. B. Heller in a conversation to parties concerned was informed that Swartz would not sign an affidavit, nor w’ill any of his people. This leaves but one course, unless the crime is allowed to go unnoticed and that is for the grand jury to investigate and this is probably what will be done at the November session. KERIfftOTIFIED ~ (Continued from Page One) mlttee. TiT speaking oF a 15111 lie had introduced to reduce the tariff on iron and steel, and after showing conclusively that the interests of the farmers, laborers, builders and other classes would be conserved by the passage of the bill, said: "I am going to push the bill to revise the tariff at every possible opportunity. If it goes before the house it will pass by three to one.” But under the rules of the house the friends of this bill were unable to get it before that body. Three-fourths of the representatives of the people in that branch ot congress were without power to free themselves from the "strangle hold” which under this modernized system of popular government, devised by the present Republican leadership, the speaker has upon the American public. This power to subvert the popular will is exerted by this Republican leaderehlp in many ways, notably in the appointment, by the Speaker of the House, of committees, which are, in many instanaces, so constituted as to quietly kill in the committee-room, measures designed for the relief of the people. To Illustrate, permit me to quote from a petition presented to congress by the great labor leaders of the country, constituting the executive oounoll of the American Federation of Labor: "The Committee on Labor of the House of Representatives was instituted at the demand of labor to voice its sentiments, to advocate its rights and to protect Its interests. "In the past two congresses this committee has been so organized as to make ineffectual any attempt labor has made for redress. This being the fact, in the last congress labor requested the Speaker to appoint, on the Committee on Labor, members who from their experience, knowledge and sympathy would render in this congress such service as the committee was originally designed to perform. Not only was labor's request ignored, but the hostile make-up of the committee was accentuated.” Hon. L. White Busby is the private secretary of Speaker Cannon. In a magazine article, discussing the powers of the Speaker, Mr. Busby relates the circumstance of a bill having been prepared, and three-Hourths of the members of the house having signed * request te th* Speaker asking that the Rules Committee of which he is chairman, bring in a special rule for the consideration of the bill. The Speaker refused the request. The Qhairman ot the Committee pleaded arid urged. ConfTriulrig, Hf; BhiKy sayw “As a final stroke the Chairman said: ‘Then, Mr. Speaker, this bill is to fall by the will of one man,who Is In the chair by our votes. We have no redress from this one-man power.’ 'Yes, you have,’ replied the Speaker. ‘You have away _to pass your bill. THf PICTORIUM TONIGHT First reel —“Wire Tapper.” Second reel —“The Pretty Typewriter” SONG. , “When You Love Her and She Loves You.” “In the Valley Where the Sleepy Schuylkill Flows.” Admission 6 oents, John B. Stone burner

You placed me in the ’chair to shoulder the responsibility of the legislation here enacted. In my view I cannot assume the responsibility for this bill. You can elect a new Speaker today, and pass your bin, if you can find one who will accept that responsibility, but if you leave me in the chair that bill will not become a law.’ ” The genial and accomplished Speaker has spoken for himself on this subject. In an interview printed on Aug. 20, in the St. Louis Globe Democrat, a stalwart Republican newspaper, he points out the only remedy left to the people, other than that of the ballotbox, for the wrongs complained of. The interviewer said: “Mr. Speaker, you are also called a Czar, and an element of the public press holds you up as the one allpowerful influence in the House who thwarts the will of the people and arbitrarily decides what legislation shall be considered and passed in the great popular branch of the national congress.” Mr. Cannon replied as follows: “Under the constitution of the United States, the House of Representatives organizes itself, and any member of the House, of any party or no party, on any day, at any time, can halt any business before the House, and as a question of highest privilege offer a resolution and secure a vote on it to displace the Speaker of the House of Representatives and put some other member in his place.” “In other words, the remedy is to disgrace and destroy one of the highest officers in the government—to cast him figuratively from a political Tarpeian Rock, to be erected by the members with his consent, for that purpose. I have suggested the other way by which the American voters can regain their right of self-government, and that is by the assertion of their manhood on election day, by rebuking with their ballots the party which has brought about such an Intolerable condition. Time forbids the multiplication of instances where the popular will has been defied and set at naught by the real Republican leadership, sometimes by the one-man power of the House, and sometimes by the few representatives of monopoly who dominate the Senate. Measure after measure, scores of them —favored by the people of all parties—in many instances advocated strenuously by the President, either failed of passage, or were so emasculated by amendment, as to utterly fail to register the popular will. The question “Shall the people rule?” is one which demands the serious and earnest consideration of ail men who are interested in the perpetuity of our institutions. It must be apparent to all who have followed the course of legislation during the past few years that there Is a power within the Republican party determined that the people shall not rule. That power has manifested itself whenever effort has been made to check the destructive work of unlawful combinations, reduce the oppressive tariff tax, or enact any legislation looking toward the equalization or lightening of the burdens resting upon the people. That dominant power which now guides and directs the Republican party has on many occasions defied the President in cases where he has, on the demand of the masses, made sporadic efforts in their behalf. In some instances he has persuaded this handful of leaders to compromise, on their own terms, with the eighty millions of people whom he assumed to represent, but in most cases he has been absolutely powerless. That dominant leadership elects the Speaker of the House, names the committees of the Senate, and is in full charge of the ingenious machinery provided for the protection of entrenched monopoly against the demands of the people. It dictated the platform adopted by that party in its national convention this year, and after defying Mr. Roosevelt for three and a half years, and killing or crippling nearly all his proposed reform legislation, and having received his unstinted denunciation therefor, proceeded with the finest irony to endorse his administration, after which it dictated a committee to take charge of the campaign, and is now in full command of the party or(Continued on page 4.)

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37th Annual FAIR Portland, Indiana Aug. 31, Sept, 1,2,3, 4 $3,i00 Purse on Races • • The Engagement The Gregory Family Famous Acrobats The Greatest Company on the Road MMM ALSO Kennedy Bros, and Mack in their novel trick house comedy and acrobatic act. — • • Grand Military Drill by Indiana National Guards and Stock parade on Wednesday only — — — * * * • Many Grand Special Feature J.F. Graves Secretary THE V; R YSTAL =TH EATRES OPEN TONIGHT MOTION PICTURES First film—“ Circumstantial Evidence,” “When Casey Joined ifhe Lodge.” Second film —“An American Soldier in the Philippine Islands.” (Good.) ILLUSTRATED SONG “Cheer Up Mary.” Special music. Admission 5 cents. SCHMUCK & MILLER ATTENTION EVERYBODY As the time is not far distant when you will be wanting to have that sale and you will wonder what Auctioneer will get you the high dollar for your property. Listen John Spuhler The Live Stock and General AUCTIONEER is the auctioneer that gets the high c ollar for all property sold. Claim dates early. ’Phone, Res. 531; Office 430 DECATUR, IND. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. For sale, 149 acres good black laad very best buildings, fences, well tiled, close to German and English schools and churches; 80 acre of good land at a bargain; also a business establishment for sale. Come in and see me. Call on C. Lautenheiser, Opp. Court House, Decatur, Ind. FriTns