Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEWG. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier., 10 ceats Per year, by carrier 15.00 Per month, by mail ..25 cents Per year, by mail >2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on ap plication. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J- H, HELLER, Manager. ~ 1 i Bluffton bakeries have raised the price o fthe staff of life. Heretofore' they sold six loaves for a quarter, and now they are five cents straight. It is even thought that they will pinch the loaves a little. Portland newspapers are boosting the old town, and trying like all good newspapers do. to inject a little life in the old thing. If decay has not already set in, the newspapers will succeed in bringing back the bloom of youth, health and activity. The citizenship of Portland should waken up and appreciate the merit and benefit of the Portland press. I When a merchant of Berne buys goods from a Chicago mail order house, as was recently the case, it makes the farmers and town people as well, take notice that merchants don’t always practice what they preach. The merchant who did this , is not cutting off his own nose, but is displaying mighty poor business , judgment.—Berne Witness. • ' How- “jokers” may affect the tariff is demonstrated by the correction which was made by the house of representatives when it recalled the Payne bill from the senate. The clerk had left out of the petroleum 1 schedule the words, “and its pro- 1 ducts,” and this omission, if uncorrected, would have been worth to the Standard Oil company annually more ] than the salaries of both houses of 1 congress.—South Bend Times. Walter Wellman, in writing of the means and methods in framing the present tariff law, says that while we as Americans, pride ourselves on our representative form of government, yet things are being done in Washington that would not be tolerated

40404040404040 * 040404040440404040404040 4 0404040404 | Please Go ’Way and Let Me Sleep ♦ ? —.in ° * * o '"* o * T JAV E YOU ever stopped to consider the wonder- J *ll P ower sleep? That it is the only means ♦ $ of readjusting the vital balance that carries ° $ us through life? * $ Men have gone forth to fight momentous business ° $ battles with the phantom of a sleepless night to rob * o them of poise—to drive them to defeat. The poten- o tial energy generated by a perfect night would have * ° furnished a different record. J o The clear brain would have conquered! $ o One third of our life is spent in bed, and it is during t o this period that our storage cells are recharged with $ o power to drive the human machine. ♦ o QUALITY! That’s the thing that counts. Why J 4 do we not apply the same rule when we purchase our ♦ 4 mattresses? Is it because the mattress is never seen 2 $ or because we do not appreciate the value of sleep? * $ Sleep is not only important but necessary. c ♦ Do you think you can rest as comfortably on a c ♦ knotty, tufted mattress as you can on one of those c o smooth, non-tufted, resilient mattresses that we have * ° spent a lifetime perfecting? < o Sleep on it SIXTY NIGHTS—if vou are not fully J o confident it would be a luxury for life, return it to ? o your dealer and money will be refunded without ? o question. < * The other fellow can’t see our guarantee. Because J X why? Quality is their last thought. With us it is J 2 all our thoughts. Read our guarantee. We mean 1 sit every word. Sold by S iTVloses & Myers} | Furniture Dealers and Undertakers. ’Phone 90 f

in any monarchical form of goverment on the face of the earth. In a country where free speech abounds, and where one man is the equal of every other man. yet the tariff rates in the proposed new law is being I written by one man. Senator Aldrich, i of Little Rhoddy. His word is su- • preme, and it is hardly necessary to I add that the “interests” are being I I carefully taken care of and then if I; there is anything left, the people get all that. Coiigressiuau J. A. M. Adair, who is spending several days at home, was in Lima, ludiunft, Sunday, to see his son. Herbert Adair, a student at the military academy, who has been quite | ill of tonsilitis and lagrippe at the | school’s hospital for a couple of weeks. ; Mr. Adair came home Sunday evening. leaving the condition of his son much better. —Portland Sun, o— COURTHOUSE NEWS Sam Bailor Charged With Receiving Stolen Goods Has Disappeared PROBATE AFFAIRS Two Injunctions Asked—A Marriage License Issued Today C. J. Lutz filed a new case entitled Fort Wayne & Springfield Co. vs. Chicago & Erie Ry. Co., injunction. A. P. Beatty filed a similar suit entitled Chicago & Erie Cr. vs. Fort Wayne & Springfield Co. Mary A. Davis et al vs. Adeline Rumple et al, petition to construe will, appearance by C. J. Lutz for defendants, rule to answer, Andrew Wolpert, administrator of estate of Theresa Wolpert, filed his final report, notice returnable May 15th. Charles F. Rinehart vs. Charles F. Rinehart administrator et al, partiion, report of sale of real estate filed and approved. It is rumored that Sam Bailor, out under bond on acharge of receiving stolen property, and whose trial was set for April 27th, has “skipped.” He is under S2OO bond. A marriage license was issued to Elias A. Lare, aged 27, a farmer from (Continued on. page 4.)

THAT NEW LEAGUE Effort to Organize With Eight Teams is Being Made this Week COMMITTEE IS OUT Will Visit this City and Try to Interest the Fans in Baseball Baseball enthusiasts from nine cities gathered yesterday afternoon in the parlors of the Morris hotel and made preliminary arrangements for the formation of the Northern Base-

1 ball League. The cities represented ) were Huntington, Marion. Bluffton, Kokomo, Wabash. Peru, Decatur. Logansport and Anderson. The majority of those present at the conference yesterday favored an eight team league, with the elimination of Anderson. Elwood and Muncie fans sent written applications to the meeting yesterday, but It is not probable that they will be seriously considered. Another conference will be held at Wabash the latter part of this week at which time the report of the circuit committee appointed yesterday will be received. This committee consists of R. C. James, of Huntington; Ed. Hill, of Kokomo, and R. C. Justus, of Bluffton, and the members will visit every city in the proposed league this week | and investigate conditions. Representatives from baseball supply houses of Cincinnati and Chicago were present at the meeting yesterday showing samples of the goods manufactured by them and quoting prices. The matter of letting the contract for the equipment of the clubs will be decided at the Wabash meeting. It was agreed that the house receiving the contract is to furnish a silver loving cup to be put up as a trophy to go to the winning club of the league at the end of the season. It has been settled that the new league will be under the protection of the International Association. This assures the fact that the league will be a garden for all the promising young players of the country,who will be held under three year contracts. In the event that any club sells a player, the proceeds will go into the club treasury. The league will be in Class D. Fully fifty per cent, of the stock of the Marion club has been sold and demands for the certificates are coming in fast. There seems no doubt but that the stock will all be sold, but it is important that this be accomplished before the end of this week, so that a complete report may be made at the Wabash meeting.— Marion-News-Tribune.

THEY MADE SEVERAL ARRESTS Anderson, Ind., April 20. —Despite the strenuous efforts of the Law and Order League to compel the saloon keepers of this city to obey the closing law on Sunday several arrests for illegal selling were made yesterday, and George Thomas, a Main street saloon man, was fined S6O in police court this morning. Quite an array of whisky bottles decorated the police sergeant's desk this morning and a market basket of beer bottles was introduced In evidence. o WOMEN ARE VICTIMS. Indoor Life and Lack of Exercise Causes Piles. More women than men have piles. II is because they lake so little outdoor exercise and are so often constipated. There is a stagnation of blood in the lower bowel, and no amount of cutting or treatment with ointments and suppositories will remove this cause. Dr. Leonhardt’s Hem-Roid, an Internal, tablet medicine, will permanently cure any case of piles, removing the cause. Price, $1 at Holthouse Drug Co. Fully guaranteed. Dr. Leonhardt Co., Station B, Buffalo, N. Y. Write for booklet

Personal Mention EVERYBODY’S MAGAZINE has come back to town on a visit, after nearly two weeks’ absence. He says he hopes to stay quite a while with a number of the best families; he brings with him a lot of new stories—good ones ; his health is much improved. Sold at City News Stand

HEARING APPEAL IN BIG CASE j The Buck Stove and Range Company Case Being Heard. Washington. April 20. —Another chapter in the famous case involving the alleged boycott of the Buck Stove and Range company of St. Louis by the American Federation of Labor, was begun when the appeal from the decision of the superme court of the District of Columbia, which sentenced Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell and Frank Morrison to jail for contempt of court, came up in the court of •ppeals of the District of Columbia. The case grew out of the printing of the Buck Stove and Range company’s hame in the “We don’t patronize” list of the Federationist, the official organ of the labor organization, and the efforts, as asserted by the manufacturing concern, to boycott that company’s products among the members of the federation.

THE SOCIAL WORLD Miss Gusta Cramer Entertains the Telephone Girls Last Evening THE PYTHIAN SISTERS Other Society Items of Interest to Many of Our Readers A large number of Pythian Sisters of this city will attend the convention tomorrow to be held at Montpelier. Those who will go are the Mesdames Henneford, Dupont, Dore Erwin, James Bam, Chas. Hower, Sam Shamp, J. F. Lachot, Wilson Lee. Fred Linn, C. F. True, Lee Vance, Fred Vaughn, Charley Elzey and Milt Hower. Mrs. Florence Bain will give the report of the lodge and Mrs. D. B. Erwin response to welcoming address. A piano duet will be rendered by Mrs. C. F. True and Wilson Lee. The program last night at the hall was exceptionally good and the Pythian Sisters wish to thank them for their kindness last night.

The telephone girls enjoyed a Japanese picnic at the home of Miss Gusta Cramer at her home on First street last evening. The affair was given in honor of Miss Anna Martin, who is to be married the. latter part > of next month. The dining room was decorated with Japanese lanterns and potted flowers. Each guest brought a well filled basket which was emptied, the contents were placed upon the floor and the company ate the luncheon Japanese fashion, sitting on the floor. The girls, as usual, had a very pleasant time, Mrs. A. M. Baxter entertained a company of friends at a dinner party Sunday afternoon at her home on Eleventh street. The guest of honor was Mrs. O. G. McKinnon, of Columbus, Ohio, who is visiting here. A very pleasant birthday surprise party was given Mrs. G. Winters last evening at her home by a goodly number of her neighbors. Those present were Mrs. Asa Engle, Mrs. Archer, Mrs. Jno. Garard, Mrs. Edington, Mrs. France, Mrs. Chas. McConnehey, Mrs. Chas. Case, Mrs. Clark Edington. Mrs. Wm. McConnehey, Miss Emily Barnhart., N|iss Ztrtpha Hebbel, Gemba Hebble, Miss Helen Archer, Miss Florence Archer of Decatur, and Mrs, Clarence Winters of Fort Wayne. The time was spent in various kinds of games, music and general sociability and a general good time was had after which a splendid four course luncheon was served, and all felt well and hoped Mrs. Winter may see manysuch happy events.

Mr. and Mrs. T. L. McCullough entertained Rev. C. B. Wilcox at dinner yesterday. The girls of True Blue will meet next Saturday afternoon with Miss Effie Miller, north Seventh street. - 11 - - oOPEN AT NOON AND EVENINGS Beginning April 19th the county treasurer’s office will be open at seven o’clock in the morning, and will remain open until eight o’clock In the evening. This is done for the accommodation of those who cannot come in the regular omce hours. I* F. LACHOT, Treasurer. — — Prepare your system for hot weather don’t put oft taking Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, but do it now. The best, most economical regulator and system conditioner; as good for the children as for father and mother. SMITH. YAGER & FALK.

'LEAVES FOR TEXAS Brown and Summers Take Party of Prospective Buyers to Southwest THIRTY IN CROWD Will Inspect Lands in Oklahoma and the Panhandle Country Brown & (Summers, the Monroe real estate men, who have closed up a large amount of deals in farm and city properties all over this section of the country, are branching out, and from this time forth expect to handle a good sized quantity of Texas and Oklahoma lands. Mr. Brown, the junior member of the firm, left at 10:10 this morning for Chicago, being accompanied by Mr. Orlax Marshall, of Willshire, and he will be joined by others from over this state. From the windy city they will proceed to the southwest, where they expect to fully investigate the illuring offers of cheap and good lands in that country, apd where no doubt, a number of them will close up for tracts. They will be absent about three weeks and if the reality is as good as represented it is likely that Brown & Summers will personally conduct a number of excursions in that direction. They are hustlers and if they start after this business the boys will know they have competition. There will be about thirty in this first crowd when they leave Chicago.

FIGHT FOR THE CROSSING (Continued from Page One) Each side filed bond and each urged that their papers be served first. Clerk Haefling gave preference to the first served and at 12:58 the temporary injunction was served on the Erie. They ceased all opposition then but did not remove the car or dead engine from the tracks, and progress was necessarily slow, though the men worked with all their might and each advance was cheered by the crowd, the greater number of whom seemed to sympathize with the traction people. An hour later Deputy Sheriff Green served the injunction on the traction workmen and the jig was up temporarily at least. Each company asked a temporary injunction until the matter could be heard and determined in court, and this was granted, and the court fixed May Ist as the date for said hearing. Word was received this afternoon that a number of the officials of the road and the attorneys would arrive here about 3:30 and it is possible that some agreement may be reached, but if not the matter will have to be fought out in court, and this means a delay of several weeks. Affidavits were prepared by Prosecutor Heller this afternoon and signed by Marshal Butler and filed before Squire Stone against the men who set the car down on the crossing, and it is quit® possible that some very serious trouble may result. It is claimed that the punishment for such an offense is a SSOO fine and a term in jail. After the papers were served on the traction people they ceased work at the track's and Mose Henry took his men to o'her parts of the work. It is the general opinion that the work will be resumed before the first of May, however, and that the affair will be quielly settled. For several hours today the excitement was Intense. At three o’clock this afternoon Marshal Butler arrested A. J. Jones conductor of the freight pulled by engine No. 474 and E. C. Allen conductor of the train pulled by engine 784. They were charged with running their engines up and down across Winchester crossing. They gave bond for SIOO and will appear for trial on May 4th before Squire Stone. The affidavit against the men who pushed the car on the spur will be changed and will be filed in the mayor's court. Jersey Burkhead was arrested this afternoon for interfering with the officers while they were on duty at the crossing difficulty.

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