Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEWG. EL4.INGHAM. 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 Single copies 2 cents j Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, : Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. “I The Republican politicians are cast-1 ing about for a chairman for the new I state committee that they are to choose next winter. The Beveridge tn ZVV { SIM -a z. . — X—. X- _ 2 » • • , a

faction seems to be taking it for granted that the next chairman will be a member of their crowd. Doubtless this assumption is based in the fact that Mr. Beveridge controls all the federal patronage. A nice, fat office is always enticing to the Republican politician. The well informed Washington correspondent of the Indianapolis News in a dispatch to that paper says: The president will reluctantly approve the bill observing as he does so that it will doubtless not prove satisfactory to everybody, but is the best that could be obtained. The fin- 1 ished product, after four months of 1 wrangling will be just what the stand- t patters started out to make it —a law c that will not differ materially from the t present Dingley tariff. As a matter * of fact no one has believed that Pres-

ident Taft would veto the bill. It Is a Republican product, made by a Republican congress and it will be ap- i proved by a Republican president I The responsibility for this whole tar- • iff outrage rests exclusively on the j Republican party. During the last fiscal year, which < ended June 30, the national government spent $92,000,000 more than it ' took in. That happened under the high Dingley tariff rates. The new tariff bill makes even higher rates, I'

I This Sale is for Cash| THIRD =r- — | Cash Brings Results GREAT AFTER HARVEST CLEARANCE SALE ONLY ONE WEEK—SaIe Starts Mondav July 19, and Closes Saturday July 31. • We claim for this Great Reduction Sale that it will be the greatest opportunity ever given the people of this community to purchase dry goods at a price far below their value. We are conducting this sale for two reasons- Ist To advertise True & Runyon’s store. 2nd. To reduce our big stock. We want you to visit our store knowing full well that we can please you if you will do so. It will be to your advantage to attend this sale. Dress Goods worth 15c and RIBBONS LACE CURTAINS UMBRELLAS On and»?2s re this g “S 7sC ’ $1 50C P Heads 15e 19%P partme^ctadTa%uSion“w 54 - 50 L a« c “’ jQ lad.es parasols and SL2o, this sale .... JUU 17c go at IZ/2b you wi n have to see to believe. 4 AA T WU'JU $1 p One lot of dress goods,soc val- HEp Tissu Plisse worth 15c flic $3 /5 and $4.00 Lace Cur- jr 1.25 Paragols 99' ue, this sale . ZJb Ladies Shopping Bags t 1.50 Parasols sl.l9 I Colored Wash Goods Shirtwaists af d r P Eert a s r aie-Te sa S m for the * nd|2 ' a °. L ‘ lce Cur ’.s|,so 2:2'5 a "d MmSL'is’.'. slje B Printed Muslin and Swisses 20 Look at our prices and see one of the Q|| KC s ’ during sale . 79c mens umbrdllas I and2sc values, ijC g rea - eS - surprises of this sale. MLhS Embmklprip« TZZ Umbrellas ß76 I Lawns and Swisses 12 l-2c value Q n Tfihl** I inpn« [During this Alter Harvest Sale] €8 ?1.2, $1.50 Lmbrellas . . 99 a goes at UC 1 ODle Linens 50c Vahiesgoat 3sc Will be present at this sale 1, ? ’?o > 85c lalues go at 6sc Be surp and e $2.50 Umbrellass .79 I Golden Cross Batiste goods, JOl/p 35c Values go at 22c 76c Values go at ss c ' eet them ’ 1 15 c and 18cgo at .... IZ/2U 50 and 60c Values go at. .. . 42c Values g 0 at DHgC WHITE GOODS f Poplenes worth 17c during FOl/n 75c Values go at 62c 77 “ KUUd | the after harvest sale . . IZ/2U $1 Values go at ß7c GmglWmS Olid MUSlillS Sls and sl6, 9x12 Rugs .. $12.50 2 Goods at l9! I Batiste Lawns 10 and Qp ar( j ftp sl-25 Values go at 99c Will play an active part in this big 19 and S2O 9x12 Put! ' ’ 20c Goods at ls! I Wc values. . . Qb ana JU $1.60 Values go at sl,23 afteAarvest sale. 22, $22.50; $25 QxlTßugstig QQ I ? her s yL iU ? e nPt dal P rices ° n °ur Queensware and China during this sale, also specials in the Grocery Department as well that will Hp nf <- . | tioned that will have an active part m this sale. Our stock is large and there are many good things to select from. Remember the date ? yOU - be many other things not menI which we will be unable to duplicate. 6 ememoer tne date, come early, as at the close of the sale there wit be items I ‘gg’g | TRUE AND RUNYON I ■ advertise

and of course importations will fall off and the revenue will further fall short. In order to remedy this, special taxes are to be imposed. Thus it happens that under a prohibitive protective tariff, the government loses revenue, i the trusts get exclusive control of the 1 American market, and the people are 1 not only compelled to pay special h i taxes to meet the government s ex- ' I ■ j penses, but to pay to the trusts such (private tribute as they care to levy. As has been said before, the protective tariff is being maintained principally for grafting purposes, the powerful interest being the grafters. TO GIVE A SOCAIL —MB

The Holy Grail Boys Would Like to Meet You this Evening AT PARSONAGE LAWN — Guarantee a Good Time— Need Money for Their Winona Lake Trip The Holy Grail boys are out after I I the money again and you know that means that they will get it and that' along with it those wno spend their money with them win get value received for every cent of it They have announced a big lawn social to be held this evening at the Methodist church yard. If you want to

have a good time, enjoy an hour of good clean social life, while partak- * ing of the delicious Ice cream, take 1 a walk up to the church this evening ! gnd see if the boys don’t entertain ' you as you never were entertained . before. There will be special music ; by the Grail chorus and plenty to ; eat They have issued a very impor- ■ tant warning—Don't forget your pock- j etbooks. The money is to be used 1 1 by the lads when they make their j annual trip to Winona Lake next j month to attend the Boys’ City meet- . ing. I, o_ Democrat Want Ads. Pay

SOCIETY COLUMN • I II Mrs. Jean Lutz is Hostess at a House Party at Her Home THE THIMBLE CLUB The Shakespeare Club to Hold a Called Meeting —Other Notes — ' Maple Grove Park will be opened to ; the public for the summer Friday I evening, when a number of the young

people of the city will give a dance. If the evening is pleasant the event promsise to be one of the most enjoyable. The congregation of the Presbyterian church of the city will give their ' annual picnic at Maple Grove park, next Saturday. The teachers have : provided for the members of their (classes, and those in charge are making arrangements for all who wish to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Vogelwede entertained at their home yesterday a number of their friends at twelve io’clock dinner in honor of Mr. and I Mrs. Benedict Uhl, of Toledo, Ohio, j Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Uhl and grandchild, of Toledo; Mrs. Mickel Touhey, of Lima: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voglewede, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Terveer, Mr. and Mrs. James Haefling, Mrs. R. J. Holthouse and Miss Elizabeth Voglewede. The day

was spent in the usual social way and a most enjoyable time was had by all those present. Mrs. John Niblick will hold a called , meeting of the Shakespeare Club, Friday evening. Important business will be transacted and every member is requested to attend. The reference books, two in number, will be ordered and placed in the library for the members of the club to use during the coming year. After the course of study has been completed, the books will be turned over to the library for the use of the public. Perhaps it is not generally known, that this club

has each year given several of its reference books to the library. Last

year’s books were Mexican histories and very valuable. The committee, getting next year’s work outlined, have been very busy. It has been decided that Central America will be studied and one of jShakespeartfs plays. Mrs. Niblick, chairman, Mrs. R. K. Allison, Mrs. P. G. Hooper and Mrs. Helen Blossom of Fort M ayne, are on the committee, and at the meeting at the home of their chairman, they will complete their arrangements with the other members for the publishing of their club book for the year 1909-1910, which means that the year’s study has been mapped out for the coming year. Mrs.' Jean Lutz is hostess at a house party, given at her liome just south of the city. Miss Nellie Schrock who last year was chaperon of the camping-out party, was a guest, but has left the city for a few days. Miss Helen Niblick who was entertained at the house party tor several days, has gone with Mr. and Mrs. Burton Niblick to Leipsic, Ohio, for a visit with her sister. Other guests are the Misses Maud Shoaf, Frances Dugan, Bessie Boyers and Leota Bailey. Mesdames Fred Patterson, Ned Steele, Earl Adams, Don Quinn and Rey Archbold, Misses Fannie Hite, Marie Paterson, Mrs. Fannie Cole and Miss Midge Smltn, members of the Thimble Club, laden with baskets and boxes from w-hich they will spread a picnic supper this evening, went to Robison park this arternoon. The party left on the one o’clock car. The gentlemen went on the four o'clock car. The Thimble Club was expecting a happy afternoon when they left for Fort Wayne, for they greatly enjoy their gatherings, and among the social events today their picnic promises to be one the pleasantest The social on the Methodist church lawn this evening, which will be given by the Knights of the Holy Grail promises to be a very pleasant affair. The patrons will be furnished some delightful music. The program wiU be given informally from the parsonage veranda. It will include: Song Holy Grail chorus Piano solo Miss Vera Hower Violin solo Don Burke Piano solos.. Mr. Harold Henneford Trombone solo.. Jesse O. Sellemeyer (Continued on page 4.)

MUZZLE THE DOGS Geneva Council Passes a Muzzle-the-Dogs Ordinance NEWS OF INTEREST Geneva Day at the Great Northern Indiana Fair is August 27 Geneva. Indiana, July 15. —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —From July 10 to September Id, ail dogs in Geneva must oe muzzled. This is In accordance with an ordinance made by the city dads, and we congratulate them for it, and for its strict enforcement. We now advise all owners of dogs to comply with the ordinance and to help the town council protect the lives of the people.

The members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E church, repaired to the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Blosser, four miles east of Geneva and spent a delightful afternoon Thursday. It is always a welcome place to go and the members of the Ladies’ Aid enjoyed it f.J the limit Mrs. Lewis Townes, of Portland, Maine, is the guest in Geneva, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hardison and other friends. This is her first visit to Geneva in three years, and she spoke in the highest terms of the Improvement that has been accomplished in that time. John Dldot the jeweler, is having a closing out sale preparatory to the closing of a deal with A. L. Kuntz, and to whom he will sell his business. Mr. Didot has resided here for many years, and has succeeded in business, but desiring to locate where he can better school his son, he will leave here and go elsewhere. We wish him success wherever he may go, and whatever he may undertake.

M. T. Atwood and Dr. O. M. Graham were gone Monday and Tuesday on a fishing trip to Clear Lake. While

there they called on S. 8. Acker and family, who are spending their vacation at this pleasant resort. Both Messrs. Atwood and Graham have some rare fish stories to relate, but we will reserve them until C. D. Porter comes home from Rome City, and then we will give an account in full.

Prof. Allen Bliss, through a representative, has received a letter from the secretary of the Great Northern Indiana Fair association at Decatur, that the proposition of the Geneva band playing for the fair had been accepted for Friday, .August 27. Prof. Bliss would like tn make August 27, Geneva day at the fair, and your reporter heartily seconds the motion, and that on this particular day we all should boom Geneva and boom the band. Friday, August 27, is the day. Claude Briggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Briggs, left Thursday for Sidnev, Ohio, where he will make a prolonged visit with his uncle, C. J. Briggs. Mr. and Mrs. McFadden, of Chicago, are here visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kindall, residents of west Line street. DEMOCRATS HOLD MEETING Re-Organize City Committee and Will Name Convention Date. Portland, Ind., July 14.—At a meeting held last night at the office of Smith and Moran, the Democratic city committee was reorganized. New committeemen were named in the four wards as follows: First ward, Warren Donart; second ward, James J. Moran: third ward, Charles C. Hartzell; fourth ward, Thomas Fleming. The date for the convention tp name city candidates will be fixed by the committee in the near future. • o - FANNIE AND RUTH HAMMELL ILL Misses Fannie and Ruth Hammell are quite sick with typhoid fever, at their home in the south part of the city. Miss Fannie was a graduate at the June class of the Decatur high school and both she and Miss Ruth are popular among their many acquaintances, all of whom are hoping that they will get along without any serious complications. The typhoid epidemic last year caused a great amount of illness in this section and the season seems to be starting early this year. The well water at the Hammell home is being tested.

NEW AUTOMOBILE FACTOR? Indianapolis to Have a M i|li on lar Concern. Indianapolis, July 15.-i ndi U» to have one of the largest if the largest, automobile factor-. ■ the country within the nen J* j months, according to plans which (being perfected by D. M. p arrj . | recently resigned from all active inection with the Parry Buggy pany. Mr. Parry says he ized a company with a capital of iu 000,000, to be known as the p a ’ Auto company, and that it wilf 2 incorporated within a few days jrParry says the new plant will ploy two thousand persons, and th* it is the intention to turn out fewer than five thousand cars in isu He has not yet decided on the loca- I tian for the factory but b, o ... . ■ - ’ Mitill sites under consideration, and w-n make a decision soon. It is probable that temporarily the, company use buildings already erected, bat later on a new plant will be built Mr. Parry declined to state the locations he had in mind until after i» 1 had closed a deal. Tue car which the new company will manufactwj will be called the Parry. Two styles will be made, one a runabout that wifi I sell for $1,250, and the other a four- i cylinder, 30-horse power, j ger touring car that will sell for fi. 400. ■ • —o NEW CASE WAS FILED TODAY Business Slow at Recorder's OfficeA Few Court House Itemt. A new suit has been filed at the clerk's office entitled John W. McKean vs. Mary A. Loch and nine others, complaint to foreclose mongage. The complaint recites that on November 21, 1908, the defendant became indebted to plaintiff in sum of $1,200, the first coupon being due May 21, 1909. Same has not been paid and this suit is brought to foreclose mortgage on inlot 195, Decatur. Hoper & Lenhart are attorneys for the plaintiff. “Business is slower than all get out at this office" said County Recorder Steele. The only new transfer in two days is Duth Drake to Elias Mitch, a tract of land in Union township, quit claim deed, $1.90. o Miss Annie Bracht went to Van Buren today for a visit.