Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LE W G, EL4.IN GHA M. Subscription Rates Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier 15.00 Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail 12.50 Single copies .2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. The Howard Gould separation scandal, which has dragged its slow length along through weeks of revelation of the follies and extravagances of the foolish rich, has at length closed with a decision in favor of Mrs Gould. She secures her soughtfor separation and an allowance of 136,000 a year—about SIOO a day,with an additional $2,000 to help pay her lawyer. The judge found that the gross charges against her had not been sustained, and seemed to think that this sum awarded was a fair allowance out of the $750,000 income of her spendthrift husband. So far as the public is concerned it is glad the nauseating trial is over, and cares little how the income is divided between the two.—South Bend Times. Mrs. Bays, the wife of an editor, was called upon for an Impromptu address at the Northern Indiana editorial meeting at Plymouth, to take the place of Mrs. Wallace B. Campbell. She said when she was a young lady in school she thought she would rather be a minister's wife than a lawyer's or a doctor's wife, for the reason that she believed a minister had a higher calling than any of the professions. Since those days 'she has changed her mind and it is now her '.opinion that \Lhe f 'man with the quill” has more of a mission than even the minister. While the words of a minister are heard by a hundred, the words of editors are heard bv

Big Mid-Summer Sale at Fullenkamp's Started This Morning and Continues Until Saturday, July 10th. Inclusive i Remember we intend to enlarge our Suit and Skirt department and in order to do so we are going to try to dispose of every article, we cany on our Second floor including Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Queensware, all spring and summer suits skirts and dresses. We havn’t the room to quote prices on evervthing but will have the prices low enough that when you call you will be tempted to buy. Below you will find a few of our prices. One Piece Tub Dresses Long Sleeves SHIRT WAISTS Short Sleeves Wash Suits We have on display In this assortment We will have on sale our entire line These Dresses are made of Gingham a handsome line of you nd a ew and Lawn with embroideried and tuck- for them. You can buv our ed yokes. SHIRT Three Quarter $7.00 Suit f0r 54.95 Dressess2 - 79 WAISTS Length Sleeves B ’°° Suit for 4.50 Dresses. . ._52.95 11.00 Suit f0r 56.95 5.00 Dresses. . ... $3.59 that sold at $1.25 that sold at $2 and 12.50 Suit for s7*9s A DAINTY LINE OF FL AXON J n Th j s ~ ~ ; Mtislin * SVqm iV The ideal Fabric for ■**.m£riC2.n / LXA frocks for spring or summer A We include a n goods, gingUnderwear I Skirts, waists, corset covers, lin- I & C ° m ’° S ’ CBUty CorSCtS I //Wk gerie, etc ' goods ’ duck skirts > wo °l skirts, X. .rcHA< //AmKBI For such uses, daintiness and beau- * Ljjjf* embroideries, laces, curtains. We $wK ty are prime requisites. These are W) Jn want to see you at this sale. rs <\\\ paramount in Flaxon. More than IL UIU m.- i • c , , > /4Tn i m. , Gowns, Ijj- V this, the delicate linenlike surface W£> ThlS Sale 15 for cash only ‘ HIV JI CorSet ° f n \VfT !1 and texture of Flaxon remain after JU W ... ... —_ MJ Jc : /® day. The wear Guaranteed. sZ’and WWihs Fit" n Our store WiU /W 50cCo - te 42c ai ! d India !lnen “ savm K money Be Open Every fl I |3]J SI.OO Corsets . 87c Corset Covers IO without sacrificing riches. Comes in white and Kveninff ' i •• • ’ fancy. 35c quality 22c I , * WP' U Corsets .... 98c We will have our Mid-Sum- Yf y |YWT TLA ‘ ,o ° Cor sets . . $1.15 mer prices marked on them. JL^/ 2.00 Corsets . . .$1.67 3.00 Corsets . . . $2.10

hundreds of people who see the editor's message in black and white, day after day, or week after week. There is no question about the moral force of a newspaper when its influence is exerted in the right direction. As a deterrent force, it is likewise powerful, but to be influential and powerful it must be on the right side. Fear of exposure and fear of publicity no doubt frequently keep men from doing things that they might otherwise do. To be paraded in the columns of a newspaper is regarded as much of a disgrace by many men as to be arraigned in court for a crime.—Columbia City Post. It cannot be expected that the United States senate will adopt a tariff bill satisfactory to the people when it is understood that a fereat majority of the members hold their seats as the representatives of special interests. The Indianapolis News calls attention to a study of the senate made several weeks ago by the New York Evening Post. The Post found that were twenty-seven corporation lawyers, twenty-one bankers and holders of bank stocks,eleven manufacturers, nineteen holders of railway stocks, twenty-six holders of industrial stocks, six men interested in mines and nine interested in lumber. Twenty-two senators are counted as millionaires and only ten as poor men. Aldrich by far the most influential of all the senators, is interested in many Industrial enterprises; an associate of Ryan and the Guggenheims in the American Cbngo company, with vast rubber concessions; an associate in other things with his son-in-law, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and has interest in sugar, railroad and manufacturing. Senator Guggenheim, of Colorado is interested in gold, silver lead, copper, zinc and rubber Senator Kean, of New Jersey, is interested in scores of companies, including a rope and twine company. And so on. With this condition in the senate and Joe Cannon lording it over the house the long suffering common man has small chance for relief.

TO ROBINSON PARK Methodist Sunday School to Have a Picnic on July 22 A LARGE CROWD They Will Make it the Banner Event of the Kind Ever Given The Sunday school board of the Methodist church held a meeting yesterday afternoon and took the initial steps for the annual Sunday school picnic will be held again at Robinson Park, Fort Wayne. The date was fixed at July 22, and arrangements will go forward to make this event eclpise any former effort in this line. Last year they celebrated this event at Robinson Park and over six hundred members of the Sunday school and others enjoyed the time their life at this beautiful place. At the meeting yesterday Winona was a competitor for this picnic and might have landed had not the distance been greater and the guarantee such as would have left the Sunday school holding the sack had the weather interferred and cut down the crowd. It is now their plans to carry more people there on July 22 than attended a similar event one year ago, and that will mean that not many less than seven hundred will have to buy a ticket for the big show on July 22. A union picnic of all Sunday schools is being arranged for some time during the summer, the date not yet having been determined. This event should bring out a banner Sunday school crowd and quite likely it will be' a most pleasant occasion. The time and place will be given the public at a later date. o The selection of Prof. Rice, of Bloomington, to take charge of the schools here, seems to give general satisfaction from the remarks heard. He will be ably assisted by Miss Rose Dunathan as principal, the latter being at Northwestern university at present taking a course at the summer school.

IWAS CAUGHT IN A WHIRLWIND! C. W. Feasal of Blue Creek - Had a Very Exciting Experience. C. W. Feasel, a well known farmer of Blue Creek township, had an exciting experience a few days ago. He was driving to Wiltshire In a buggy when he was caught in a storm. i While driving along the road, not ' paying particular (attention to the : weather, his rig was caught in a whirlwind and overturned. Mr. Feasel was dragged many feet and was badly bruised, though his injuries were not serious. One of rile buggy shafts broke and penetrated the side of the horse to a depth of eight inches. Strange to say the'horse will get well. A big tree nearby was caught on the ' storm and twisted into shreds, but no other damage is reported from the 1 neghborhood. I o 1 MAKES SPLENDID STATEMENT • Statement of the Condition of the First National Bank. t' The First National Bank publishes ’ their statement today which gives the • financial condition of the institution • at the close of business on June 23. lit is the same good news telling the " prosperous condition of Decatur, and ? the important place the First National i; holds in the business transactions of ’'this city. Their total resources and 1 liabilities if given at $662,428.94, and ■ their deposits at $463,215.68. The t statement is a good one and clearly “ indicates that the First National is a • j most worthy institution and does its 1 share of the banking business. ’. o ■ RE-ALLOTTED SHACKLEY DITCH . I - Many Union Township Farmer* Met ’ at the Surveyor’s Office. Quite a number of Union township t farmers held a session in the surr I veyor's office today and agreed on the • allottment of the Shackley ditch, and i will proceed to clean it This clean - ■ ing makes the ditches of value and [good for what they were intended. The ditch affected a large number of t farmers in Union, but they re-allotted - it in a satisfactory way to all con--1 cerned. Surveyor Ernst had charge • of the division and he did it just right. 5 o ■ MONEY TO LOAN —I Lave plenty of t money toloan c® lira’s. No com- - mission charged. Dor» B, Erwin, attorney at law. tufri

SOCIETY COLUMN: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haw- ‘ kins Entertained Friends > at Their Home i i THE SENIOR CLASS I —— I Miss Blanche Dibble Will 1 Entertain Members of the Black Rag Club Y’esterdays program of the St. Marys township convention was held at Bobo, U. B. church. During the services music was furnished by the Sunday school. Among those who took part in the sessifti was Mr. Thomas Perkins of this city, Rev. Kohne and Rev. Marsh. Mission work was discussed by Rev. Hessert of the city. The evening session was held at the Methodist church. The program was as foliows: Muse M. E. Sunday Schoo! Music. .Baptist School and Methodist Temperance C L. Walters Talk Rev. Marsh Temperance J. W. Shifferly, A. Van Camp. The convention was interesting and attendance good. * * ♦ A number of friends drove to the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hawkins, 5 miles south of town yesterday to spend the day with that jolly family. The occasion was surely one of pleasure. At 12 o'clock all were seated to a grand dinner of everything good to which each did justice. The afternoon was then spent in music, games and social conversation At 4 o'clock ice* cream and cake were served, closing a day of pleasure. Those who enjoyed the day were Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Fisher Mrs. Annis Merica, Mrs. Emma Zerkel, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fuhrman, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Coppock, Miss Elva Zerkel. Dale Payne, Merl Coppock, Grace Baxter, lola Fisher, Imogene Hawkins, Ireta Fisher, Eloise Hawkins, Bernice Fuhrman, Mr. Cal Myers, Flavy Payne Orval Heath, Floyd Baxter, Pearl Hawkins, Glenn Fisher, Kenneth Haw-

kins and Mr and Mrs. Charles Hawkins. ♦ ♦ * Mr. and Mrs. Daton Houer of near Craigville, entertained a number of people from this city at dinner at their beautiful country home Thursday and tne event was a happy one. The dinner was a splendid one. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Gehring, Miss Susanna Young, Nellie Houer, of Huntington, who are the guests at the Briner home on east Monroe street, and Miss Pearl Briner and Elgin King. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Briner entertained at five o'clock dinner their guests of honor Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gehring, Misses Susanna Young, Nellie Houer of Huntington and Miss Pearl Briner, Stella Niblick and Elgin King of this city. A very pleasant time was enjoyed.

* * * Miss Blanche Dibble will enrertsm the Black Rag Club members, their husbands and sweethearts at her home east of the city. The beautiful lawn will be lighted by Japanese lanterns and a picnic supper will be spread out of doors There will be music by several of the guests. Places at the table will be found ty plain white cards with a small firecracker tied to it with red ribbon Tlid picnic party this evening promise to be very pleasant for all who attend. Miss Lilian Mye, the guest of Miss Faye Smith and Miss Glen Weaver of Fort Wayne, will be the on'y outside guest * * * Mr .and Mrs. James Hobbs entertained a number of their friends at their home at Bobo on Saturday evening, the event being one of the most pleasant ever given. A social evening was thoroughly enjdyed by Oda, Eda and Ida Gay, Samuel Bentz, Clarence Chronister, Milton Chronister, Walter Springer, Lycurges and Hazel Hobbs, Charles Brothers, Mae Troutner, Mae Brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Hoeneisen, Grace and Fern Hoeneijsen, Owen Davis, Frank Gilpen, Wilson and Glen Chronister, Mabel, Rachel and Maud Springer, Phillip and Joseph Rash, Samuel Cottrell, Nellie i Springer and Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs. Refreshments were served. ♦ * * The senior class of the high school today hung in the halls of the central building a pastel sunset. The picture shows some trees and father away a grove, on the other side but near to the grove is a pool of water. In the background a great red sun is (Continued on page 4.)

IN POLICE COURT Five Were Brought Forth to Answer for Saturday Evening Celebrations FOUR FOUND GUILTY And Get Doses of from Eleven to Fifteen Days—One Goes Free The police hauled in five in theirl nets Saturday night, took them to. jail, some in express wagons and some on foot, and this morning they were brought before Mayor France t»' answer the charge of public intoxication. William Wells, a young man from near Steele, was the first one to go free, upon a promise that he would go out to the farm and rental® Were for three months. Next came two hoboes of the genuine stamp. They had the usual line of talk, and of course said they were not drunk but that due to the fact that they had worn themselves out in searching for work, they had fallen asleep and were picked up by the police. They each got eleven days for sleeping at the switch, giving the names of John Jones and John Smith. Then came Ed Knavel and Tom Stetler, who were up about a month ago and they knew they would get theirs so had little to say. The mayor fined them five and costs amounting to fifteen dollars in all, and the bunch were escorted back to jail where they will have a rest of as many days as the fines call for in dollars. It s a tough old world, nowadays for the man who casts his optics on the. glistening wine. ■ o ATTENTION, HOLY GRAIL On account of the recital by the Misses Smith at |the (Presbyterian church on Tuesday' evening the meeting of the Holy Grail will be held at the Methodist church on this (Monday) evening at 7:30 sharp. Let every knight and esquire be present Howard Wisehaunt, Sir Knight Com. Sherman Powell,