Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier 15.00 Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail >2.50 Sing! ecopies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on appficatiOß. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. HOW THE TARIFF WORKS The duty on files is cut down onehalf in both the* Payne and Aldrich bills. A still greater reauction would have been pustifiable. The man who is at the head of a concern which takes about 75 per cent, of the files manufactured in the United States was a witness before the ways and means committee. He testified that about 20 per cent, of the file product of the United States is exported. According to him, the manufacturers have been making a profit on all they sent abroad, although the selling expenses were 40 per cent, more than in the domestic trade, while the foreign purchasers paid from 18 to 25 per cent, less than domestic consumers were obliged to pay. The former, for instance, were asked 40 cents a dozen for one kind of file while the latter were asked 67 cents. If the file manufacturers are able to dispose of their product at a profit abroad, they need no protection at home. Their American customers, whom they have been victimizing for years, do not think they deserve any. Nevertheless the consumers will be thankful for what congress contemplates doing in the case of the file manufacturers, and would be even more thankful if the same treatment were to be extended to other American manufacturers who sell abroad at lower prices than at home. There is a formidable list of them. The export price of a dozen saws of a particular size is >13.74 and the home price is $17.48. There is no money lost on the exported goods, but it Is proposed to reduce the duty on saws by only 5 per cent. Screws, for which the domestic consumer has to pay 17 cents a gross, are sold to foreigners for 10 cents. The present duty is 8% cents a pound. The committee on ways and means would make it 6 cents and the finance committee 8 cents. Two cents would be an abundance. Watches, for which the manufacturer demands $10.23 at home, are sold abroad by him for $7.98. Yet it is proposed to increase the duty on watches. Where a protected manufacturer has an export price which is lower than the home price and cannot give a satisfactory reason for the discrimination against American consumers, whose interests are most deserving of consideration, there is a manifest misuse of protection. Whenever an instance of misuse is brought to the notice of con gress it should apply a corrective in the shape of a much lower duty and less protection.—Chicago Tribune. Scnaotr Shively's chief trouble is inability to sleep. Symptoms of insomnia manifested themselves several years ago after an attack of erysipr elan. —South Bend Times. Subscriptions to Norman, E. Mack’s National Monthly will be forwarded Do not worry over your GRAY HAIRS. Health will restore them to their NATURAL, COLOR, no matter how long Che hair has been gray. You will be surprised how quickly the change is made, how permanent the result is; how luxuriant a growth and healthy a head of hair you will have. Thousands are proving it daily. IS NOT A DYE. *1 AND s«e. BOTTLES, AT DRUGGISTS. , Hay's HarSlsta Soap cures Eczema, red. ivugli dud chapped baoda, and all skin diseases. ! Keeps skin fine and soft, 25c. druggists. Send ( 2c. fcr free books, “Tbs the Skis,” “The r Care of the Hair.** ■- U PkUo Hay Spec. Ce, Newark, N. J. ' HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO 1

. by this office, for any one who may care to subscribe for this new Dem- ( ; ocratic publication. The magazine will treat with national politics and policies and will every month con- ‘ tain much of interest to every Demi ocra tin the nation. I 1 Some time during the coming month 1 the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette will ’ issue a manufacturer's edition,which i according to advance information will be about the greatest thing that ever happened in Fort Wayne newspaper- . dom. The Journal-Gazette is quali- ’ fied to speak upon this important subject, as they have devoted a lifetime to building up the commercial affairs of the summit city. This is graduating week and a , happy time among the many who are I connected in any way with our public schools. And in speaking of schools, ’ we all are proud of the work done 1 and progress made by the Decatur public schools. If there is one institution above another which should 1 be kept above the encroachment of t I politics and personalities, it is the public schools, where in most cases the destiny of the boy and the girl is solved. We are glad that so little of it has been evident in the schools of this city, and it in part is respon1 sible for the story of success. I The hardest thing in editorial work ‘ is to publish an article setting forth the misdeeds or indiscretions of some citizen. It is particularly hard when the party in question is a personal or business friend; but the newspaper that suppresses items of this kind is not worthy of its name and violates an unwritten law of contract entered into with its subscribers. More than four thousand people in Fulton county subscribe for the Sentinel and they pay their money for the news. The duty of the. editor to the thousands of readers overbalances his inclination toward leniency, and readers of the Sentinel may be assured that they will get the news as it happens, regardless of the propiinence of the offender. —Rochester Sentinel, Armour & Co., the big Chicago packers, have authorized the sale of thirty million four and a half per cent thirty-year bonds, secured by a real estate mortgage. It is said in explanation that it was for the purpose of paying off the banks from which large loans had been made and to provide a sufficient amount of cash to carry on the business. The company was Incorporated in April, 1900, with a capital stock of $20,000,000, but has never paid a dividend to its stockholders. All the profits have been put back into the business to extend and enlarge it. The general impression has been that the Armour company was not a borrower, but that it had means in abundance to meet every requirement of Its vast commercial and industrial interests. The very fact that great enterprises like that of Armour & Co. are carried on largely on borrowed capital is what makes the industrial and commercial situation in this country so subject to financial disturbance. Had the financial panic of 1907 been given free rein, the crashes in this country would have been unparalleled. Too much credit may at some future time turn the country upside down. —Columbia City Post. DO YOU WANT A CHEAP ATLAS? 3 We have at this office seven volumes I of the Rand-McNally atlas of the 1 world, with map of Adams county in- > eluded, the same as were sold here last week for $1.90 each. If you want one you can get them here while they last for $1.25 each. This is a rare bargain and you should take advantage of it while you can. The first come is first served, for there are but seven of them and you couldn’t buy another for twice the amount asked. ts We still have a nice lot of bedding j plants and are offering fine young .'geraniums at five and ten cents each, , fifty cents and $1 a dozen. Also a I nice lot of border plants, vines for I boxes, cannas, scarlet sage and anything that makes a home beautiful. Place your order early for cut flowers for Decoration, at the greenhouse. , Ernsberger Bros. & Moses. j Democrat Want Ads. Pay *

ARE FOR REVISION The Middle West Are Serious About Tariff Revision WILL BE IN THE HOLE Senator Dolliver to Entertain the Senate at an Early Date Washington, May 25.—William R. Merriam, former governor of Minnesota, and former director of the census, who has been traveling through the central west, gave out an interview here today which the progressive senators say undoubtedly reflects public sentiment throughout the country. “Those who are familiar with public sentiment in the middle west," said he, “will, without exception, agree with me that the passage of the Aldrich bill in substantially its present form will probably result not onlyin the loss to the Republicans of the next house, but will gravely endanger the success of the party at the next presidential election.’’ Continuing Mr. Merriam said: “I took occasion to discuss the situation with people prominent in public affairs, and 1 was astonished to find the feeling so strong. It seemed to have practical l ly taken the form of a moral' issue. The particularly among Republicans was that the party had pledged itself to revise the tariff downward, so as to reduce the cost of living, and that to fail to do so would convict it of bad faith.” Washington, May 25.—Senator Dolliver has planned a little coup to put Senator Aldrich in the hole, figuratively speaking, and the senate is assured of an hour or two of rare enjoyment as soon as the lowa senator gets ready to touch off the mine which he has planted under the flhoda Island statesman. (Although Senator Dolliver is a new convert to tariff revision he is working at the job with a great deal of zeal, and he is a thorn in the flesh of the standpatters. Washington, May 25. —At the request of the managers of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition the sailors and midshipmen of the Japanese training ships Aso and Soya will be permitted to land and parade with their side arms in Seattle June 1, the day of the opening of the exposition. O ’ HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES. are a blessing to the vast army of people who live in rural districts, aiyl such standard medicines as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which has stood the test of time, growing in popularity and favor every year, will continue to be the safeguard of American women for all diseases peculiar to their sex. o HE STRUCK THE RIGHT THING Many of this Locality Continue to Praise It. About every three months the Root Juice Medicine Company, of Fort Wayne, Ind., has to double its capacity in the manufacture of the wonderful Root Juice that has made so many remarkable cures throughout the country. We are told that the company is deluged with letters from the afflicted of every part of the United States. Hundreds and hundreds of people w’rite to the company for information, and ifaany of them send money- through the mail, as there is no agency in their locality. Since the Holthcuse got the agency at this point hundreds of people have bought the remedy, and as the Root Juice business here is not above the average, the inventor of the remedy is certainly being rewarded. But such should be the case, as the medicine gives wonderful satisfaction and seems to permanently cure some of the most stubborn stomach, liver ana kidney troubles, rheumatism and nervous weakness. Many people liv; ing at this point and vincinity, whonc we know, have called at the' drug store to express their thanks for the great good Root Juice has done fori them. Among the many w’hom Root Juice has cured was Joseph Simpson. He said: “I had a complication of stomach, liver and kidney troubles, of long standing. I suffered very much and used many different medicines, without being benefitted, but, I tell you, I struck the right thing when I got Root Juice, as three bottles of the great medicine has entirely cured me.” Hardly a day passes without some one calling at the drug store to praise the medicine.

IT IS A GAY TIME THIS WEEK The Junior Reception Will Occur at the Home of Frank Mills. The junior reception occurs tonight and commencement and the Senior reception on Friday evening, and this will close the festivities of commencement week. It is a gay time for all those in the high school and also for those belonging to the faculty and fare 'interested in the progress of a higher education. The class day exercises on Thursday’ will also be especially pleasing and enjoyable to those interested in the class. o Miss Mary Baughman returned to her home near Waterloo today? While here she visited friends. SOCIETY COLUMN Mrs. Fred Bell to Entertain the Euchre Club Tomorrow Evening JUNIOR RECEPTION To Occur Tonight—Other Items of General Interest The Junior reception is tonight, and it promises to be a most enjoyable affair. It will be the last time the Juniors and Seniors who have been so long associated, will be together. Every member of the two classes are looking forward to a' pleasant time tonight. ForJhe last week the third year class has been very busy preparing for this event, and they have the parlor, living room and dining rooms of the F. V. Mills home attractively decorated in purple ana gold, the colors of D. H. S. The Senior and Juniors colors are in evidence, but high school colors predominate. The guests will be the members of the two classes and the school board and their wives. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sellemeyer and Mr. and Mrs. Dore B. Erwin and the members of the high school faculty. Refreshments will be served by a number of seventh grade girls. Commencement week and its parties dances and farewells are occupying the time of the graduates. Having completed their commencement, the graduates will give their annual dance, which is never a part of commencement festivities, but comes after. The dance will occur on Monday, May 31, at the K. of C. hall. The seat sale for class day and for commencement will open at the •Holthouse drug store tomorrow morning ht seven o’clock. There will be a grand rush and it will pay those who want seats to be on hands bright and early. Mrs. Fred Bell will entertain the Euchre Club at cards Wednesday evening. There will be a number of outside guests and the party will be greatly enjoyed on account of the interesting euchre and the social part of the evening’s entertainment. The St. Vincent de Paul Society will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. S. Clark on north Second street. All the ladies are requested to bring their thimbles with them. .MV .and Mrs. J. S. Bowers entertained at six o’clock dinner for their son, Will, the four women teachers of the high school faculty,’’Miss Bessie Schrock, Miss Rose Dunathan, Miss Annette Johnson, Miss Norah Smith. The evening was spent socially and most pleasantly. There will be no meeting of the Thimble Club this week. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist church w’ill meet on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. David Stolen All the members are earnestly requested to be present. <>. — Here is Relief for Women. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children. — Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children’s Home In New York, Cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach. Teething Disorders, move and regulate the bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 10,000 testimonials. They never fail. At all Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. o FOR SALE OR TRADE—One Wescott phaeton, good as new, 80 acre farm, beautiful residence on Fourth street ,and a residence on Monroe street. See A. M. Fisher.

Commencement W eek is a busy one socially. Maybe you'll need some fixin s to appear at the numerous events. We ve a fine assortment of Suit?, Hats, Shirts, Scarfs, Collars and Cuffs, White Vests and the like. Holthouse, Schulte & Co.

BACK TO McDUFFEY (Continued from page 1.) trifles as being pinched for not being able to pay board. Prof. Leo Lackey, the man who yesterday was placed in the Adams county jail upon the charge of failure to pay a board bill at McGuffy, Ohio, was given a preliminary hearing before Squire Smith this afternoon and the squire, after the hearing the evidence, did not consider it sufficient to detain the prisoner until an effort was made to secure requisition papers, hence Lackey was released from custody. Attorney L. C. DeVoss represented the defendant. o WILL ENTER INTO COVENANT Confirmation exercises will be held at the Jewish temple on Wednesday morning, beginning at 9:30 o’clock under the direction of Rabbi Harry W Ettelson. Nine children comprise the class, as follows: Joseph Field, Eugene Frank, Fannie Goldberger, Law rence Hallensteln, Ruth Israel, Jacot Maier, Seymour Meyer, Roger Sheyer and Charles Wild. This important ceremony is held on Shabuoth or the Feast of Weeks. Traditionally, Shabuoth is the date on on which Jewish children today make into the covenant at Sinai, and it is appropriately chosen as the date on which Jewish children today make public confirmation of their religious covenant. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. o SALEM AND CALVARY ANNOUNCEMENTS. Calvary Sunday school at 9:30. At 10:30 a special memorial service will be held to which all soldiers of the Spanish-American and Civil wars are invited to attend. The pastor will address them from the text II Timothy ii, 3, “Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” Let all who can be present, and thus show that the patriotism which defended America against the injustice of slavery is still among men. At Salem: Sunday school 9:30 a. m. and 6:30 p. m. Young People's Alliance. At this service the re-elec-tion of officers for the year will take place. At 7:30 preaching by pastoi. Theme: “Everyday kindness.” The church quartet will * render special selections. Come! On Wednesday at 2 p. m. will be held a special meeting of the ladies of the Salem church at the parsonage of the Ohio City circuit, one mile east of town for the purpose or organizing a “Woman's Missionary Society.” Rev. E. R. Roop, Pastor.

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