Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 233,

A GREAT SPEECH Ex-Congressman Robinson of Fort Wayne, Interested Large Audience AT COURT HOUSE Last Night in a Democratic Speech—He Talked on . Important Issues As chilly as was the weather conditions of last night, the Democratic meeting held at the court house was the warmest recorded in the county for years, in which the Hon. James M. Robinson convincingly and impartially discussed the important issues of the pending campaign to a large and enthusiastic miscellaneous audience. The speech was scheduled for 7:30 and long before the stated time, the court rcom was well occupied by men and women desirous of hearing the summit city attorney and ex-con-gressman from the Twelfth district. County Chairman Galldgly accompanied by Mr. Robinson, arrived at the eourt room at 7:45 and after calling the meeting to order, Mr. Gallcgly announced that the ladies’ quartet would be unable to render selections ar. advertised for the reason that one of their number was sick. This done he immediately introduced the speaker. whose physique would not indicate his wonderful vitality and forcefulness of speech he possesses, but ere lhe talk proceeded far every hearer became bo impressed that perfect quietude reigned throughout the course of the meeting and every word uttered wag heard in the mos tremote parts ' of the room with ease. In the opening of the address, Mr. Robinson paid a tribute to Adams t county, stating that he knew of no I county that had been as faithful to the party of the people and that at one time she ranked foremost of al! counties in the state. Ear splitting applause followed and the speaker [ resumed by interestingly relating of the origin of the Democratic party. > In part he said: Jefferson was the founi deres the Democratic party. He laid [the foundation for a government of, [by and for the people. With this ‘ blessings of free government came and obligations. Eternal vigi- [ iancc always has been, is now, and • until the end of human government I will be, the price of liberty. The decI laration of independence is our bill |of rights, the constitution secures I them, but the voter with patriotism in | his heart and intelligence in his head | must perform his duty at the polls, or s hi s rights will be turned aside and his liberties wasted. Jefferson and his [ co-workers denied the claim of kings and emperdrs. that they had a GodIKiven right to rule, and placed the power in the hands of the people. If evils of government have grown up, it is because the majority of the voters have been negligent for they have the power to rule themselves. He con-

tinned: The people, the bank depositors will support the Democratic policy, as announced in its platform, which places behind the deposit a security that a fund should be provided to pay depositors in case of loss. The banks are not philanthropic agencies of the national government o* of the people. They are the wisest I and safest institutions through which ' a banking business can be done. He [then told in detail of the advantages of the guarantee deposit law, advocated by William Jennings Bryan and included in the Denver platform and ' stated that at one time the government jhad deposited in the national banks ■ of the country $167,000,000 of governrnent funds, that had been collected by 'taxation from the people and for which the government had no use. This was loaned to banks without interest, but the government took then, as it now takes, security for these vast sums, and if the government is entitled to security why not secure the depositor, who is the author of the existence of the banks. This line of thought was very interesting, and inasmuch as it allows of no denial, every auditor ah sorbed the information with eagerness as it fell from the lips of the ex-con-greesman. Having conclusively proven the value of the guarantee law, Mr. Robinson dwelt for some little time on the high protective tariff, the mother of the trusts and monopolies, demonstrating clearly that it was by this tariff that the so-called infant industries have grown to such an extent

! and have combined together, fixing prices on their output as they desired until the wealth of the country has concentrated in the hands of a few. An illustration, probably the most practical that can be advanced, was given by Mr. Robinson using the steel trust as an example. First convincing the people that American manufacturers could produce and manufacture steel more cheaply than any other country in the world, he continued by saying: We will suppose that steel can be i produced in America for S2O per ton. • twenty-five per cent of which is the cost of labor, twenty-five per cent profit and fifty per cent, the cost of raw material. Supposing that steel can be produced in England for twenty dollars, but as our republican friends contend that labor is cheaper I there than here we will deduct the twenty-five per cent for labor, which will make the price sls per ton. It will cost $5.00 for the shipment of the steel to America and by not calculating one cent for the foreign lat bor the American steel mills can compete with them for who will send across the sea for material when it ' can be purchased at home for the same price. Many s uch plausible assertions were made and the authenticity of same were much in evidence as a result of vivid illustrations. The address w-as concluded by paying tribute to Bryan, Kern and Marshall and at th emention of either, cheer after cheer arose. It was a great meeting.

NEARING THE END House of Legislature Passes the Appropriation Bills for Hospital KILL PET MEASURE Night Rider Bill, Fostered by Trust, Indefinitely Postponed Indianapolfs, Ind., Sept 29. —(SpeI clal to Daily Democrat)—The house ‘ killed one of Governor Hanly's pet . bills today when by a vote of 33 to 43 they decided to indefinitely postpone consideration of the night riders bill, which provides for secret serI vice men to stop the raids if they should ever occur in southern Indiana. It developed that the tobacco trust was fighting for this bill, and when the fact was rumored among the lawmakers this caused several to make up their minds to vote against it. Representative Slimp read a list of Spencer county people who favored the bill, and when asked if an attorney for the tobacco trust had not furnished the list he admitted he had. Representative Cravens defended the American Society, saying the members were reputable citizens and their opinions entitled to fair consderat.on. Following this the vote was taken, resulting as stated above and the house then suspended rules and passed the Southeastern Insane Hospital appropriation and legalized the contract with Pulse & Porter. This put them in a position to adjourn today, which they will probably do. The senate has been ready to adjourn for several days and have been waiting on the house. o The race in the different base ball leagues remains about the same. Chicago and New York are fighting for first place in the National League, with New York a little in the lead, and a little the best chance as they have 11 games to play and Chicago only six. In the American League four teams have a chance, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis, with Cleveland having the best chance, at least that is what Geo. Brown, porter at the Murray House, says.

BURGL'LARS BUSY Entrance Was Forced to Haines’ Meat Market and $6 Was Stolen WAS HOME TALENT Thieves Stole Big Cleaver Also But Dropped Same at the Rear Alley The dastardly work of home talent thieves in Decatur has certainly aroused the dignity of the people, and a strenuous effort is to be made to devise plans by which the criminals will be brought to justice. Another has been added to the long list of home talent robberies, the meat market of Simeon J. Haines being the subject for the latest crusade, which was cleverly executed last night. The robbers who were apprised of the conditions of the building, gained entrance to the cellar and ascending the cellar steps to a door opening to the shop, they cut a hole in the door and by the use of a wire, unlatched the hook which secured same, the lock being out of commission, a fact well known by the thieves as is indicated by their manner of forcing entrance. The cash register contained six dollars in small denominations, which was taken, and indicative to the vfciousness of the pillagers, they took with them a big clever, dropping same as they reached the alley, showing that in the event they were accosted they would resort to stringent resources in making good their escape. The monotony of tolerating such burglaries is much in evidence and a strenuous effort w'll be made to abolish the practice. But a slight clue is in the possession of the officers as to the identity of the thieves as yet, but a rigid investigation will be made.

MASON’S BIG DAY Gather at Fort Wayne to Take Part in an Important Event LAY CORNER STONE For New Scottish Rite Cathedral—About Forty from Here in Attendance About thirty or forty members of the Masonic lodge of this city went to Fort Wayne this morning where they will take part in the services arranged for the laying of the corner stone of the Scottish Rite cathedral. This new Masonic home is to be one of the finest in Indiana, as well as in the entire country, and today's event will probably be one of the greatest events ever held under the auspices of the order. Distinguished members of the lodge from over the country will attend, including a train load from the Indianapolis lodge of Perfection. Several Decatur men are on the committees. The day’s exercises began at eleven o’clock this morning with a reception to the visitors. At. one o’clock they assembled at the Temple and two o’clock marched to the site, where at three o'clock the following prograjn was rendered: Music City Packard band Invocation Grand chaplain Music Apollo club Laying of corner stone M. W. grand lodge F. & A. M. Remarks by master of ceremonies Hon. Allen Zollars Address Hon. Richard K. Erwin Music Apollo club America. Benediction By grand chaplain 4 O’CLOCK P. M. Grand concert by City Packard band.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, September 29, 1908.

DEMANDED MONEY, GOT CANNED Such Was the Fate of C. B. & C. Employes. "Your services with the C. B. & C. railroad are no longer desired.” This is the message that came as a great su-prise to several men in the employ of the road Friday at Bluffton. Although the deal has been pending for the last wek it was thought that the matter wruld be settled and the men still remain in the employ of the road, but several old employes- of the road now are not on duty. A large number cf the men who have all the way frc m fifty to three hundred dollars coming from the road, filed claims some time ago against the company. The claims were first filed in a bunch and later they were filed separately. It is on account of the filing of the claims that the men were discharged, it is claimed. William Tate, formerly of Bluffton, who has ben employed with the road at Portland; John Hendershot, the well known contractor, who has made his home in Huntington since being employed with the company. He Willi probably return to hi-- home in Moundsville, W. Va. Ross Grabel, of Huntington. has succeeded Hendershot. He knows the work of the train, having been working as a bif.keman for several months. J. B. Rabb, of Portland, has taken the work of Grabel.

PETITIONS ARE OUT Wayne County the First to Test the County Local Option Law NOW IN CIRCULATION Expect to File Petition and Ask Election in Few Days Richmond, Ind., Sept. 29— Wayne county voters will be among the first in Indiana to decide whether saloons shall longer exist in their midst. Saturday afternoon, within an hour after wend had ben received that Governor Hanly had affixed his signature to the county local option bill, a petition was in circulation in Richmond asking the beard of county commssionerg to call a special election. Temperance people in every township in the county are now having an opportunity to sign, and according to members of the. ministerial association, the requisite number of signatures will have been obtained within the next few days. There are approximately 11,000 voters in Wayne county, and 2,200 names are necessary on the petition. In almost every pulpit in the Richmond churches yesterday the ministers made reference to the temperance victory gained and praised the work of the general assembly. It was stated here yesterday on good authority that the liquor men do not intend to give up the fight by any means, and will immediately set forth to organize their forces in an attempt to defeat the temperance people at the polls. o FOUND HIS ARGUMENT COSTLY Man is Fined SIOO Who Kicked About 25 Cents. Baltimore, Sept. 28. —A little argument about 25 cents too much that hie wife had paid to an insurance collector resulted in Louis J. Sudsberg, 40 south Greene street, being fined SIOO and costs by Justice Loden at the western police station. He was committed in default. A boarder, Charles E. Callahan, attempted to soothe the troubled waters, but he said Sudsberg turned on him and there was bedlam for a time. Patrolmen Glenn and Russell found Sudsberg in the storm center and arrested him and Callahan. Other tenants of the house began to pack up their belongings when they saw the policemen. Callahan was fined $5 and costs and committeed, while the wife wag dismissed. o Mrs. William Rever left this morning for Stockton, N. J., where she will join her husband, who is working there on the pipe line. Mr. Rever lived here until a few months ago, when he was moved by the company to Stockton.

SOME BIG GUNS Many National Speakers to Tour in Indiana BEVERIDGE POPULAR An Eighth District Rally is Planned for Muncie It wag announced at Republican state headquarters yesterday that W. H. Taft will make a tour of Indiana in a special train. The state committee has not yet learned the time when he will make bis swing through the state. The list of places where jhe will speak will be arranged soon |by Will H. Hays, chairman of the 'speakers’ bureau. If President Roosej veit decides to enter the campaign i actively he will speak in Indiana. The state committee has this assurance. It is expected that he will deliver several speeches during the last part of the campaign. The state committee has been Informed from national headquarters that Senator Beveridge i s in great demand. In recognition of the sacrifice Indiana makes in giving Senator Beveridge to the national campaign the national committee assigned Governor Hughes, James S. Sherman, candidate for vice president, and Seth Low. ex-mayor of New York, to speak in Indiana. All arrangements have been completed for the visit of Mr. Shermp-n. Mr. Hays announced yesterday that the first big Sherman meeting in this state will be at Muncie next Monday afternoon. when Mr. Sherman will be the speaker at the Eighth district rally. Congressman Samuel W. McCall of the eighth Massachusetts district will also speak at the big rally. It is planned to have represenativeg from the entire Eighth Indiana district in attendance at the meeting, asd it is expected the gathering will be one of th. largest of the campaign. o DEPRAVED FAMILY Is That of Sam Fisher— l Will Be Taken to the County Farm ALL IN ILL HEALTH Caused by Eating Bad Meat —Can’t Secure a House in Town The authorities are again looking up the condition of Sam Fisher and his family, who have ben living in a tent in the north part of town. Since the weather has turned cooler, they are of course uncomfortable and nearly the entire family are sick. Sam is unable to work and besides he cannot secure a house in town, no one caring to rent to him on account of the filthy condition of himself and family. It i s stated on good authority that the recent illness of this family was caused by Sam taking home a steak which he cut from the body of a cow which had died of some disease. The family enjoyed their fill from the roast and the next morning all were more or less sick, both Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, still being far from well. It is probable that the entire family will be taken to the county farm for the winter, as no other remedy seems at hand. Township Trustee Hite will be asked to take care of the family at once, and he will likely turn them over to the county. Such depraved conditions as exist in the Fisher family are deplorable, and there is, of course, no cause for same, but they are there and nothing remains for a civilized community to do but take care of them. o- ■ CHANGED HIS RESIDENCE. Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 28. —Jack Meibers sold a car of yearling colts at the stock yards Saturday afternoon and is now enriched by a goodly sum as the result. The animals averaged S2O per head. The reason for him bringing them here was the scarcity of feed in their home state.

WIDOW OF 70, HUSBAND 26. Was Mrs. De Peyster is Rich and Had Two Husbands. Johnstowm, N. Y., Sept. 28. —Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bolton, the 26-year-old grcom and 70-year bride, who were married at Sunnyside, Mrs. Bolton’s country place here, spent the first day of their honeymoon on a long auto spin. The village and country folks are taking the liveliest interest in the newly wedded couple for Mrs, Bolton, as Mrs. Anna G. Ross de Peyster, has been prominent here for genffrations. The marriage was a great surprise to Mrs. de Peyster’s friends. The Rev. W. W. Elsworth, pastor of St. Johns Protestant Episcopal church of Johnstown, officiated, and the bride was given away by a cousin, William Herring, of Philadelphia. The interior of the house was profusely decorated with flowers from Mrs. de Peyster’s own greenhouses. Only a few friends cf the couple were present at the ceremony, after which a luncheon was served. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton will remain in Johnstown until October, when they will return to Mrs. de Peyster’s apartment in Euclid Hall, New York. Mrs. de Peyster’s maiden name was Anna G. Campbell. She was the widow cf Mr. Ross when she married the late Col. Beckman de Peyster. By the terms of her first husband's will she receives an income of SIO,OOO a year in trust.

AGAINST BREWERS Superior Court Gives Decision in a Case of Considerable Interest OVER THE STATE Suit to Dissolve Brewers’ Charters Because They Own Saloons Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 29. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Judge Charles Hanna, of the Superior court in this county, today held against the brewers who are being attacked by the attorney general’ cn the grounds that they violate the terms of their charters by owning and operating saloons. The brewers have contended that the superior court did not have jurisdiction in this matter, but the court held today to the contrary. The attorney general in his suit asks for a dissolution of the charters of the incorporate companies because they have violated the charters. The case will now come up for hearing on its merits. This decision is of much interest over the state. c CHINESE WILL BE Polygamous Millionaire From Orient is Stopped in San Francisco. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 28. —Robert Hu Tung Rosman, the Hong Kong millionaire, who, with two wives and three children arrived here from the Orient on the steamer Korea yesterday, will be deported. This decision wag reached today by a special board of inquiry. Bosman who desires to travel for pleasure, will appeal to Secretary Straus. He admits his practice of polygamy, in which he sees no harm. He is of a Dutch father and Chinese mother and is a prominent citizen of Hong Kong. o— — THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK They Publish Their Statement and Make Good Showing. The First National Bank today publishes their statement as required by law, showing their condition at th« close of business Sept. 23. Their resources and liabilities figure $563 - 919.07, and ther deposits $361,147.09. In a few days they will be doing business from their handsome new business home, and we rejoice with their friends in their efforts to make Decatur the best town in the universe.

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THE OPTION LAW Twenty Per Cent of Voters Must Sign the Petition for Election OTHER PROVISIONS If Voters Say “Dry” Saloons Must Quit Within Ninety Days Perhaps few of our readers have read the local option bill which became a law in Indiana last Saturday. The text of same Is as fellows: Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Indiana, i that whenever a petition has been ' signed and filed with the county audi,tor as hereinafter provided, praying the board of commissioners. If any county for the privilege of determining by ballot whether the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage shall be ■ prohibited within the limits cf such county, such board of commissioners, at its next regular session, shall order a special election to be held in not less than twenty nor more than thirty days. Such election shall be held at the usual places for holding general elections, and ten days notice thereof shall be given in the same manner now provided by law for notice of general elections. Section 2. Prescribes the regular ferm of petition. Section 3. The petition for an election provided for in Section 1 of this act shall be deemed sufficient, and the commissioners shall order such an election when the petition is signed by a number of the qualified electors of such county equal to not less than ; 20 per cent of the aggregate vote cast [in such county for secretary of state lat the last genera! election, which | fact shall be verified by affidavit in writing by one or more of the petitioners who are freeholders. No voter can sign his name to such petition after it is filed, nor withdraw bis name front such a P et,tion after it is filed, and in any Indictment, affidavit. or Information for selling intoxicating liquors as a beverage without license, it shall not be necessary to set forth the facts showing that the rej quired number of voters in the county petitioned for the election, and that | the election was held, or that a majority voted in favor of prohibiting the sale as herein provided, but it I shall be sufficient to state that the act complained cf was then and there prohibited and unlawful. Section 4. Gives the form of ballot. Section 5. The board of election commissioners shall consist of county auditor, and two resident freeholders of the county, one known to be in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage tn j such county and one against prohibiting such sale, both to be appointed by the beard of commissioners of such county at the time of ordering said election. Any two members of such commission shall have full power to act in all matters enjoined upon such commission by this act. Section 6. The board of commissioners, when possible, shall appoint on the election board of each precinct one judge and one clerk known to be in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage in such county and one judge and one clerk opposed to prohibiting such sale. Section 7. The certificate of said election commissioners shall be filed with the auditor of said county not later than five days after said election. and the board of commissioners of said county shall make as order at the next regular session declaring I the results and have the same entered of record in the records of said court. Section 8. Whenever an election has ben held under the provisions of this act, no subsequent election shall be held thereunder until the erpiration of least two years from the last preceding election. Section 9. If a majority of the legal votes cast at said election shall bo in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage in said county, then after ninety days from the date of holding said election al! licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors granted in said county a er the passage of this act shall be nu and void, and the holder thereo. shall be liable for any sale of liquors made (Continued P« e T<o)