Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1909 — Page 4

WAS A GALA DAY (Continued from cage 1.) Hess affected a much higher regard for existing law. Further Action Needed. To render the reforms lasting, however. and to secure at the same time freedom from alarm on the part of those pursuing proper and progressive business methods further legislative and executive action are needed. ' Relief of the railroads from certain re- I strictions of the anti-trust law have been urged by my predecessor and will be urged by me. On the other hand, the administration is pledged to legislation looking to a proper federal supervision and restriction to prevent excessive issues of bviids and slocks by companies owning and operating interstate- commerce railroads. ‘ Then, too, a reorganization of the department of justice, of the bureau of corooraUttL-5 in the department of commerce and labor and of the interstate commerce commission looking to effective co-operation of these agencies is needed to secure a more rapid and certain enforcement of the laws affecting interstate railroads and Industrial combinations. I hope to be able to submit at the first regular session of the incoming congress in December next definite suggestions in respect to the needed amendments to the anti-trust and the Interstate commerce law and the changes required in the executive departments concerned in their enforcement. “Good and Bad Trusts.” It is believed that with the changes to be recommended American business can be assured of that measure of stability and certainty in respect to those things that may be done and those that are prohibited, which is essential to the life and growth of all business. Such a plan must include the right of the people to avail themselves of those methods of combining capital and effort deemed necessary to reach the highest degree of economic efficiency, at the same time differentiating between combinations based upon legitimate economic reasons and those formed with the intent of creating monopolies and artificially controlling prices. The work of formulating into practical shape such changes is creative work of the highest order and requires all the deliberation possible in the interval. I believe that the amendments to be proposed are just as necessary in the protection of legitimate business as in the clinching of the reforms which properly bear the name of my predecessor. Revision of the Tariff. A matter of most pressing importance is the revision of the tariff. In accordance with the promises of the platform upon which 1 was elected. I shall call congress Into extra session, to meet on the 15th day of March, in order that consideration may be at once given to a bill revising the Dingley act. This should secure an adequate revenue and adjust the duties in such a manner as to afford to labor and to all industries in this country, whether of the farm, mine or factory, protection by tariff equal to the difference between the cost of production abroad and the cost of production here and have a provision which shall put into force, upon executive determination of certain facts, a higher or maximum tariff against those countries whose trade policy toward us equitably requires such discrimination. It is thought that there has been such a change in conditions since the enact, ment of the Dingley act. drafted on a similarly protective principle, that the measure of the tariff above stated wil! permit the reduction of rates in certain schedules and will require the advancement of few. if any. The proposal to revise the tariff made in such an authoritative way as to lead the business community to count upon it necessarily halts all those branches of business directly affected, and as these are most important it disturbs the whole business of the country. It is Imperatively necessary. therefore, that a tariff bill be drawn in good faith in accordance with promises made before the elec tion by the party in power and as promptly passed as due consideration Will permit.

inheritance Tax Advocated. In the making of a tariff bill the prime motive Is taxation and the securing thereby of a revenue. Due largely to the business depression which; allowed the financial panic of 1907. tbe revenue from customs and other sources has decreased to such an extent that the expenditures for the current fiscal year will exceed the receipts by 8*00,000,000. It is Imperative that such a deficit shall not continue, and the framers of the tariff bill must of course have in mind the total revenues likely to be produced by h and so arrange the duties as to secure an adequate income. Should It be impossible tn do so by Import duties new kinds of taxation must be adopt ed, and among these I recommend a graduated Inheritance tax as correc' tn principle and a» certain and easy of collection. Government Economy Urged. The obligation on the part of those responsible for the expenditures made to carry on the government to be as economical- as possible and to make the burden of taxation as light as possible is plain and should be affirmed in every declaration of government policy. This is especially true when we are race to face with a heavy deficit But when the desire to win the popular approval leads to the cutting off of 1 expenditures really needed to make 1 the government effective and to. en- 1

' able it to accomplish its proper objects the result is as much to be condemned as the waste of government funds in unnecessary expenditure. In the department of agriculture the use of scientific experiments on a large scale and the spread of information c derived from them for the improvei ment of general agriculture must go < on. ■ | The importance of supervising busi- > ness of great railways and industrial I i combinations and the necessary tnves- ■ ’ tigation and prosecution of unlawful >; business methods are another necessary tax upon government which did ' not exist half a century ago. Proper Forms of Expenditure. The putting into force of laws which sbaii secure the conservation of our resources so far as they may be within the jurisdiction of the federal government. including the most important work of saving and restoring our forests. and the great Improvement of waterways are all proper government functions which must Involve large expenditure if properly performed. "W hile some of them, like the reclamation of arid lauds, are made to pay for themselves, others are of such an indirect benefit that this cannot be expected of them. A permanent improvement, like the Panama canal, should be treated as a distinct enterprise and should be paid for by the proceeds of bonds, the issue of which will distribute its cost between the present and future generations in accordance with the benefits derived. It may well be submitted to the serious consideration of congress whether the deepening and control of the channel of a great river system like that of the Ohio or of the Mississippi when definite and practical plans for the enterprise have been approved and determined upon should not be provided for in the same way. Then, too. there are expenditures of government absolutely necessary If our country is to maintain its proper place among the nations of the world and is to exercise its proper influence in defense of Its own trade interests in the maintenance of traditional American policy against the colonization of European monarchies in this hemisphere and in the promotion of peace and international morality. I refer to the cost of maintaining a proper army, a proper navy and suitable fortifications upon the mainland of the United States and in its dependencies. The Army and Navy. We should have an army so organized and so officered as to be capable in time of emergency in co-operation with the national militia and under the provisions of a proper national volunteer law rapidly to expand Into a force sufficient to resist all probable invasion from abroad and to furnish a respectable expeditionary force, if necessary, in the maintenance of our traditional American policy which bears the name of President Monroe. Our fortifications are yet in a state of only partial completeness, and the number of men to man them is insufficient In a few years, however, the usual annual appropriations for our coast defenses, both on the mainland and in the dependencies, will make them sufficient to resist all direct attack, and by that time we may hope that the men to man them will be provided as a necessary adjunct The distance of our shores from Europe and Asia, of course, reduces the necessity for maintaining under arms a great army, but.lt does not take away the requirement of mere prudence, that we should have an army, sufficiently large and so constituted as to form a nucleus out of which a suitable force can quickly grow. What has been said of the army may be affirmed in even a more emphatic way of the navy. A modern navy cannot be improvised. It must be built and in existence when the emergency arises which calls for its use and operation. My distinguished ' predecessor has in many speeches and ■ messages set out with great force and striking language the necessity for maintaining a strong navy commensu- ' rate with the coast line, the govern- • mental resources and the foreign trade ! of our nation, and I wish to reiterate ■ all the reasons which he has presented - in favor of the policy of maintaining ; a strong navy as the best conservator of our peace with other nations and 5 the best means of securing respect for 1 the assertion of our rights, the defense of our interests and the exercise of our influence in international matters.

Must Arm as Other Nations Do. Our Internationa! policy is always to promote peace. We shall enter into any war with a full consciousness of the awful consequences that it always entails, whether successful or not, and we, of course, shall make every effort, consistent with national honor and the highest national interest, to avoid a resort to arms. We favor every instrumentality, like that of The Hague tri- ■ bunal and arbitration treaties made with a view to its use in all international controversies, fa order to mafa- ■ tain peace and to avoid war. But we '■ should be blind to existing conditions •! and should allow ourselves to become ' foolish idealists if we did not realize ' that, with all the nations of the world armed and prepared for war, we must be ourselves in a similar condition in I order to prevent other nations from , taking advantage of us and of our in- ■ ability to defend our Interests and as- . serf our rights with a strong hand. , In the international controversies that are likely to arise in the orient, growing /put of the question of the open door and other issues, the United States can maintain her interests Intact and can secure respect for her just demands. She will not be able to do so, however, if it is understood that she never Intends to back up her assertion of right and her defense of her interest by anything but

mere verbal protest and diplomatic note. For these reasons the expenses of the army and nary and of coast defenses should always be considered as someth tog which the government must pay for, and they should not be cut off through mere consideration of economy. Our government is able to afford a suitable army and a suitable navy. It may maintain them without the slightest danger to the republic or the cause of free institutions, and fear of additional taxation oaght not to change a proper policy in this regard. Protection For Our Citizens Abroad. The policy of the United States in the Spanish war and since has given it a position of influence among the nations that it never had before and should be constantly exerted to securing to its bona fide citizens, whether native er naturalized, respect for them as such in foreign countries. We should make every effort to prevent humiliating and degrading prohibition against any of our citizens wishing temporarily to sojourn in foreign countries because of race or religion. The Japanese Question, The admission of Asiatic immigrants who cannot be amalgamated with qpr population has been made the subject sither of prohibitory clauses in our treaties and statutes or of strict administrative regulation secured by diplomatic negotiations. I sincerely hope that we may continue to minimize the evils likely to arise from such immigration without unnecessary friction ind by mutual concessions between self respecting governments. Meantime we must take every precaution to prevent or, failing that, to punish outbursts of race feeling among our people against foreigners of whatever nationality who have by our grant a treaty right to pursue lawful business here and to be protected against lawless assault or injury. This lends me to point out a serious defect in the present federal jurisdiction which ought to be remedied at once. Having assured to other countries by treaty the protection of our laws for such of their subjects or citizens as we permit to eome within our jurisdiction, we now leave to a state or a city not under the control of the federal government the duty of performing our international obligations tn this respect By proper legislation we may and ought to place in the hands of the federal executive the means of enforcing the treaty rights of such aliens in the courts of the federal government. It puts our government in a pusillanimous position to make definite engagements to protect aliens and then to excuse the failure to perform those engagements by an explanation that the duty to keep them Is in states or cities not within our control. If we would promise, we must put ourselves in a position to perform our promise. We cannot permit the possible failure of justice due to local prejudice In any state or municipal government to expose us to the risk of a war which might be avoided If federal jurisdiction was asserted by suitable legislation by congress and carried out by proper proceedings instituted by the executive in the courts of the national government

Monetary Laws Need Change. One of the reforms to be carried out during the incoming administration Is a change of our monetary and banking laws so as to secure greater elasticity In the forms of currency available for' trade and to prevent the limitations of law from operating to Increase the embarrassments of a financial panic. The monetary commission lately appointed is giving full consideration to existing conditions and to all proposed remedies and will doubtless suggest one that will meet the requirements of business and of public interest. We may hope that the report will embody neither the narrow view of those who believe that the sole purpose of the new system should be to secure a large return on banking capital nor of those who would have greater expansion of currency with little regard to provisions for its immediate redemption or ultimate security. There is no subject of economic discussion so intricate and so likely to evoke differing views and dogmatic statements as this one. The commission in studying the general influence of currency on business and of business on currency have wisely extended their investigations fa European banking and monetary methods. The Information that they have derived from such experts as they have found abroad will undoubtedly be found helpful in the solution of the difficult? problem they have in hand. Favors e ostal Savings Banks. The incoming congress should promptly fulfill the promise of the Republican platform and pass a proper postal savings bank bUL It will not be unwise or excessive paternalism. The promise to repay by the government will furnish an inducement to savings deposits which private enterprise cannot supply and at such a low rate of Interest as not to withdraw custom from existing banks. It will substantially increase the funds available for investment as capital fa useful enterprises It will furnish the absolute security which make* the proposed scheme of government guaranty of deposits so alluring without its pernicious results. Ship Subsidies Advocated. I sincerely hope that the incoming congress will be alive, as it should be, to the importance of our foreign trade and of encouraging it In every way feasible. The possibility of increasing i this trade in the orient, fa the Philippines and in South America is known . to every one who has given the matter I attention. The direct effect of free trade between this country and the Philippines will be marked upon our sate of cottons, agricultural machinery and other manufactures. The necessity of the establishment of direct lines of stumers between. North and South

America has been brought to the attention of congress by my predecessor and by Mr. Root before and after his noteworthy visit to that continent, and I sincerely hope that congress may be induced to see the wisdom of a tentative effort to establish such llnea by the use of mall subsidies. The importance which the department of agriculture and of commerce and labor may play in ridding the markets of Europe of prohibitions and discriminations against the imports- j Hon of our products is fully understood, and it is hoped that the use of the maximum and minimum feature of our tariff law to be soon passed will . be effective to remove many of those j restrictions. Lock Canal Plan Defended. The Panama canal will have a most i important bearing upon the trade be- ! tween the eastern and the far west- • ern sections of our country and will 1 greatly increase the facilities for J transportation between the eastern ; and the western seaboard and may possibly revolutionize the transcontl- * nental rates with respect to bulky merchandise. It will also have a most I beneficial effect to increase the trade I between the eastern seaboard of the United States and the western coast of South America and indeed with some of the important ports of the ' east coast of South America reached by rail from the west coast. The work on the canal is making most satisfactory progress. The type of the canal as a lock canal was fixed by congress after a full consideration of the conflicting reports of the majority and minority of the consulting board and after the recommendation of the war department and the executive upon: those reports. Recent suggestion that something had occurred on the Isthmus tn make the lock type of the canal less feasible than it was supposed to be when the reports were made and the policy determined on led to a visit to the Isthmus of a board of competent engineers to examln* the Gatun dam and locks which ' are the key of the lock type. The report of that board shows that nothing | has occurred in the nature of newly j revealed evidence which should change i the views once formed in the original j discussion. The construction will go on under a most effective organization controlled by Colonel Goethals and his fellow army engineers associated with him and will certainly be completed early in the next administration, if not before. Some type of canal must be constructed. The lock type has been selected. We are ail in favor of having it built as promptly as possible. We must not now, therefore, keep np a fire in the rear of the agents whom we have authorized to do our work on the Isthmus. We must hold up their hands, and, speaking for the incoming administration, I wish to say that I propose to devote all the energy possible and under my control to the pushing of this work on the plans which have been adopted and to stand behind the men who are doing faithful hard work to bring about the early completion of this the greatest constructive enterprise of modern times. Free Trade With Philippines. The governments of our dependencies in Porto Rico and the Philippines are progressing as favorably as could be desired. The prosperity of Porto Rico continues unabated. The business conditions in the Philippines are not all that we could wish them to be, but with the passage of the new tariff bill permitting free trade between the United States and the archipelago, with such limitations in sugar and tobacco as shall prevent injury to the domestic interests on those products, we can count on an improvement in business conditions in the Philippines and the development of a mutually profitable trade between this country and the islands. Meantime our government in each dependency is upholding the traditions ofl, civil liberty and increasing popular control, which might be expected under American auspices. The work which we are doing there redounds to our credit as a nation. Words of Friendship For the South. I look forward with hope to increasing the already good feeling between the south and the other sections of the country. My chief purpose is not to effect a change in the electoral vote of the southern states. That is a secondary consideration. What I look forward to Is an Increase in the tolerance of political views of all kinds and their advocacy throughout the south and the existence of a respectable po-! lltical opposition in every state—even ' more than than this, to an Increased feeling on the part of all the people in | the south that this gowroment la their government and that its officers in their states are their officers. Th* Nagra Question. The consideration of this question cannot, however, be complete and full without reference to the negro race, its progress and its present condition. The thirteenth amendment secured them freedom, the fourteenth amendment due process of law, protection of property and the pursuit of happiness, and the fifteenth amendment at-" tempted to secure the negro against any deprivation of the privilege to vote because he was a negro. The thirteenth and fourteenth amendments have been generally enforced and have secured the objects for which they were intended. While the £f-, teenth amendment has not been generally observed in the past, it ought to be observed, and the tendency of southern legislation today is toward the enactment of electoral qualifications which shall square with that amendment. No Repeal of Fifteenth Amendment. Os course the mere adoption of a constitutional law is only one step in the right direction. It must be fairly and luatix enforced at well. In time • „ • — .. - .

both will come. Hence it to clear to all that the domination of an ignorant, irresponsible element can be prevented by constitutional laws which shall exclude from voting loth negroes ami whites not having education or other qualifications thought to be necessary for a proper electorate. The danger of the control of an ignorant electorate has therefore passed. With.this change the interest which many of the southl ern white citizens take in the welfare 'of the negroes has increased. The col- : ored men must base their hope on the ' results of their own industry, self reI straint, thrift and business success as I well as upon the aid and comfort and : sympathy which they may receive J from their white neighbors of the ! south. There was a time when northI enters who sympathized with the nel gro in his necessary struggle for betI ter conditions sought to give to him i the suffrage as a protection and to en- | force its exercise against the prevailj Ing sentiment of the south. The movement proved to be a failure. What re- ! mains is the fifteenth amendment to | the constitution and the right to have I statute* of states specifying qualificai tions for electors subjected to the test | of compliance with that amendment, j This is a greet protection to the negro. ; It never will be repealed, and it never | ought to be repealed. If it had not been passed it might be difficult now to adopt it, but with it in our fundamental law the policy of southern tegislation must and will tend to obey 1L and so long as the statute* of the states meet the test of this amendment and are not otherwise fa conflict with the constitution and laws of the United State* it is not the disposition or within the province of the federal government to interfere with the regulation by southern states of their domestic affairs. "Negro la Now American.” There is In the south a stronger feel- i ing than ever among the Intelligent well to do and influential element tn : ftvor of the industrial education of I the negro and the encouragement of the race to make themselves useful ! members of the community. The i progress which the negro has made in | the last fifty years from slavery, when I its statistics are reviewed, is marvelous. and it furnishes every reason to hope that in the next twenty-fire years a still greater improvement in his" condition as a productive member of society, on the farm and in the shop and in other occupations, may come. The negroes are now Americans. Their ancestors came here years ago against their will, and this is their only country and their only flag. They bare shown themselves anxious to live for it and to die for It. Encountering the race feeling against them, subjected at times to cruel injustice growing out of it, they may well have our profound sympathy and aid In the struggle they are making. We are charged with the sacred duty of making their path as smooth and easy as we can. Any recognition of their distinguished men. any appointment to office from among ■ their number, is properly taken as an encouragement and an appreciation of their progress, and this just policy shall be pursued. The Appointment of Negroes. But it may well admit of doubt whether in case of any race an appointment of one of their number to a local office in a community in which the race feeling is so widespread and acute as to interfere with the ease and facility with which the local government business can be done by the ap- ; pointee is of sufficient benefit byway of encouragement to the race to outweigh the recurrence and increase of race feeling which such an appointment is likely to engender. Therefore the executive in recognizing the negro race by appointments must exercise a careful discretion not thereby to do it more harm than good. On the other hand, we must be careful not to encourage the mere pretense of race feeling manufactured in the interest of individual political ambition. No Race Feeling In White Houee. Personally I have not the slightest race prejudice or feeling, and recognition of its existence only awakens in my heart a deeper sympathy for those who have to bear it or suffer from it, and I question the wisdom of a policy which is likely to increase it. Meantime, if nothing is done to prevent, a better feeling between the negroes and the whites In the south will continue to grew, and more and more of the , white people will come to realize that i the future of the south is to be much ; benefited by the industrial and intellectual progress of the negro. The exercise of political franchises by those j 2! .J* 1 ? r ? ce who are Intelligent and j well to do will be acquiesced fa and the right to vote will be withheld only from the ignorant and irresponsible of both races. Th* Labor Quaation. There is one other matter to which I ’ ? Blade the " nbJect of great controversy during the election and calls for at least a passfag reference now. My distinguished pred ecessor has given much attention to the cause of labor, with whose strugg e for better things he has shown the sincerest sympathy. At his instance HsS 8 h , a ? PaßSed the Wll fllln « the lability of Interstate carriers to their employees for injury sustained fa the course of employment, abolishing the rule of fellow servant and the common law ru.e as to contributory negligence ‘ and substituting therefor the so called rule of comparative negligence. It has also passed a law fixing the compensation of government employees sor 1 injuries sustained in the employ of th® ' ■ go. eminent through the negligence of ! P . erlOr " U also passed a model child labor law for the District of Columbia. In previous administrations an arbitration law for Interstate commerce railroads and their employees and, laws for the_a M iicatlon of safety

dertees to save ’to aT ” • nd Rrxb “ ** employees of totersate railroads had been passed AMitlonal iegfelatton of this kind was passed by the watgotag congress. I wish to say that, fa w> for I can. I hope to promote the enactineirt of, further legislation of this character., 1 am strongly convinced that the government should make Itself as respon«ft>le to employees Injured Io its employ as an Interstate railway corporation Is made responsible by federal law to its employees, and I shall be. glad, whenever any additional reasonable safety device can be Invented to reduce the loss of life and limb among railway employees, to urge congress to require its adoption by Interstate j railways. Use of Injunction* Necessary. Another labor question has arisen | which has awakened, the most excited | discussion. That is in respect to the power of tfte federal courts to issue i injunctions fc Industrial disputes. A* to that, my ronvictfons are fixed. Take away from.- courts. if It could be taken I away, the power to issue injunction* ■ fa labor deputes, and it would create a privileged class among the laborer* and save the lawless among their number from, a most needful remedy available to ail men for the protection of their business against hwiess invasion. The proposition that business is not a property or pecuniary right which can ; be protected by equitable Injunction is j utterly without foundation In preee- ] dent w reason. The pfopusitlou is • usually linked with one to make the j secondary boycott lawful Such a proposition is at variance with the American instinet and wifi find no support, in my judgment, when submitted to the American people. The secondary boycott is an Instrument of! {tyranny and ought not to be made i legitimate. The issuing of a temporary restraining order without notice has In several ' instances been abused by its incon- i siderate exercise, and to remedy thia; the platform upon which I was elected recommends the formulation in a i statute of the conditions under which. I snch a temporary restraining order' i ought to issue. A statute can and' ought to be framed to embody the best modern practice and can bring the sub- j Ject so closely to the attention of the court as to make abuses of the process unlikely in the future. American peo- ■ pie. if I understand them. Insist that the authority of the courts shall be sustained and are opposed to any change fa the procedure by which the powers of a court may be weakened and the fearless and effective administration of justice be Interfered with. Haring thus reviewed the question* likely to recur during my administration and having expressed in a summary way the position which I expect to take fa recommendations to congress and fa my conduct as an executive. I Invoke the considerate sympathy and support of my fellow citizens ?nd the aid of Almighty God In' the discharge of my xescpnslbie dqfla. o PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned having sold his farm, will offer at public sale at his farm, miles northeast of Decatur, pcross the road from Union Chapel j church, on Tuesday March 16 1909, j the following described property, towit: Horses—One 6 year old black . marc, city and lady broke, one grey j gelding, one brood mare 12 years old, I I two year old Belgium gelding, 1 I two year old black gelding. 1 spring colt by Granger Boy, record 2:17; this colt s prospects for speed are very good, also 4 good spring suckling colts. Cattle —One good Jersey I family cow, 1 good grade Holstein cow. good milker, 1 red cow fresh in April, one Angora goat, lady broke. Bheep—l3 head of graded Shropshire ewes bred, 1 Shropshire ram eligible for registration. Hogs-16 shoats weighing from 40 to 100 lbs., all thoroughbred O. I. C.'s hogs. Implements—One Milwaukee corn binder, 1 Milwaukee grain binder, 1 Milwaukee mower, 1 Success manure spreader, 1 hay loader, one hay tedder, 1 platform scales 600 lb. capacity, the above Implements are all as good as new and in good condition, 1 hay rake, 1 John Deere riding plow, new; 2 steel breaking plows, 2 riding cultivators, bne 5-tooth cultivator, n double shovel plow, 1 check rower, fertilizing atachments jfor same 1 new corn shelter, 1 new pi oaeef fanning mill, bag attachment: 1 fli gc grain drill, 1 dj SC narrow, 1 spike tooth harrow, one spring tooth harrow, one 55 gal. feed cooker, 2 good farm wagons. 2 hay ladders, 1 swell box cutter, 2 top buggies new, 1 o i d tof' bugs/, 2 sets double harness 2 sets single harness. 7 individual hog pens, 1 Smith breeding crate, 1 50gal. kerosene oil tank. 1 dor 5 8 aDd ™ gal ' milk cans - fun bicoded Rose Comb Brown Leghorn chirttens, 1 gravel bed, 1 lawn mower 1 box stove. 1 new tow boat / large size DeLaval cream separator can attach power. Hay-About 4 or 5 tO “ 8 at hay fa mow, also a ST n f° Ter Oats-About Kells i x Wand Seed oa,s - 1 Keller incubator, 240 egg capacity and many other articles too numer- . ous to mention. ( Terms of Sale-| 5 and nnder -er so a credit of nine months wni X J" ««« ’« and approved security, gale com menceg at 10 a. m. c, AX -'RIA DYKEMAN John Spuhler, Auct.

ARE GOING THE CLIP Senate bill 54. an act conferriaj upon members of the general blj the right to take ment*. ■ Senate bill 140, an act to l eg&lUe certain bonds tssu.-d by Clark county Indianapolis, March 4.—(Special t | the Daily Democrat)—The senate is j also going the clip that kills, and are passing bills at a rapid rate I Bills Passed by the Senate. | House bill 594. the famous Brolley Sunday baseball bill. The vote on the final passage of this bill was jto 19. It will go to the governor some time this afternoon, and now every : one who wants baseball on Sunday are ; holding their breath and wondering what Governor Marshall will do with h’s little veto hatchet this time. Senate bill 310, an act to amend • section five concerning drainage, and ! repealing laws in conflict Senate bill 267, an act fixing th* , compensation of township assessors. I I The senate also passed senate bill .; 379 and house bill 670. [j o CTO 0000000000 0 THE MARKET 0 0 REPORTS 0 000000000000 BUFFALO MARKET. Cattle receipts 2 cars; market '' strong. HOGS. ’! March 3. — ,'Heavies 36.95 . Yorkers 6.90 : Pigs ..... 6-i* TOLEDO MARKET 'i March 3 — >; Cash wheat >12414 ’ May wheat 1.22 H July whea t 1,0814 1 September wheat 1.02 1 Cash corn 67U s May corn 69 July corn I September corn .6814 , May oats 5714 ■ July oats ..4. .51% t September oats 41%

CHICAGO MARKET. March 3. — May wheat $1.16% July wheat 1.06 September wheat M% May corn 66% July corn 66 September corn 66% May oats , 56% July oats 50% September oats 41% PRODUCE. By Decatur Produce Co Eggs 15c Fowls 9e Ducks ...Sc Geese - ..."« Turkey 13c Spring chicks 3® Butter l"c Chicks 9c DECATUR GRAIN MARKET. NTbllck and cempa_y Eggs '. 15c Butter 14° Mixed ear corn Yellow ear corn Vi. hite oats ... ... Wheat .... I- 15 Bad clover seed 95 00 Alsike clover seed 2.50 Barley 54 Timothy seed 1W B. KALVER A SONS.. .Phone *42Beef hides w Calf hides .. 1 10 Sheep pelts 25c to $1» Tallow ..., M Mink ~.|2.00 to $4.5$ Skunk 25c to $2.25 Coon 50c to >l-40 Opossum 10c to 40c Muskrat 5e to 35c PRICES ON COAL. Sheetnut eool s’ 2s Hocking Valley 3 75 West Virginia spMnt 400 W-.k * 4 00 ” MUV * The Decatur Packing Phone 81, will pay the following prices for live stock: Hogs sS.lo@ss 50 Veal calves $6.00@56- 5 ® Cattle $3.50@94 .25