Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LE W G. EL4-INGHAM. Subscription Rates Per week, by carrier......... 10 cents Per year, by carrier $5.00 Per montb, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.501 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mall matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. JOHN E. LAMB ON OUR NEW TARIFF Complete disgust describes John E. Lamb's feelings whenever he thinks of the new tariff bill. He considers it a most outrageous affair and he has no hesitation about saying so. “Never in the history of tariff legislation” said Mr. Lamb Saturday "has any tariff bill met with such unanimous criticism from press and public as the bill which was passed by congress on Thursday last and signed by the president of the United States, and it is my deliberate judgment that the result of the congressional elections to be held next year throughout the country will demonstrate that the authors of this hypocritical and iniquitous measure have been repudiated by the voters at the ballot box. “Under the pretext, as announced in the republican national platform of last year, that if successful they would . revise the tariff downward, Mr. Taft was elected president and a republican majority was elected to the house of representatives. The republican party being already in control of the . senate they had the votes and the. power to redeem their promise, and , yet President Taft, after he had signed this so-called Payne-Aldrich bill, was compelled in his own defense to say in a public statement: “ ‘This is not a perfect tariff bill or a complete complaince with the promise made.’ "If not, why not? This is the question the press and the country are now asking and to which the peop'e will demand an answer at the ballot box at the first opportunity. “In enacting this legislation, due care has been taken to protect every monopoly in the country, whilst upon the necessaries of life there have not only been no reductions, but, upon ( many of them, increases in the rates of taxation, especially in the woolen and cotton goods schedules, which articles compose the great bulk of the clothing worn by the poor. A New York dispatch in the business column of a Cincinnati paper says: New York, Aug. s.—An advance in a dry goods commodity which is the direct outgrowth of the tew tariff leglation is one of 10 per cent, on foreign hosiery. Most agents have joined in naming higher figures and others are making ready to announce advances. It is figured out that on a stocking now retailing at 19c in the large department stores the rise will be about 6c a pair. The importers handling these goods nave been forced to add 20 cents a dozen to the old prices, so that merchants hitherto

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thought for $1.85 per dozen will cost the jobber $2.05. "This is but one illustration of what the people may expect when the new tariff law has full sway. The pretext for raising these schedules as main- ' tained by Aldrich, Cannon, et al, is that there is a deficit in the national treasury and they need the money. When it was suggested by the democratic minority and a few patriotic republican senators that a graduated income tax would supply the deficiency, the gentlemen in charge of affairs at Washington threw up their hands in holy horror and said that , this kind of legislation should not be permitted, and when the Bailey-Cum-mins income tax provision, which ’ would have taken enough money from [ the millionaires and billionaires of the j country tq supply the treasury deficit, was voted upon in the senate on the 18th day of June, every republican in ’ I the senate voted to postpone action 5 . upon it, except Borah, Bourne, Bris- ■ tow, Clapp, Cummins and Lafollette. • In this list of progressive republi- ■ cans it is to be regretted that the , name of the distinguished senator from Indiana Mr. Beveridge, is not t found. Upon this roll call he deserted . his progressive associates and voted , with Aldrich, Smoot, Hale et al, in , favor of exempting the wealth of the . country from its fair share of tax- , ation. The defeat of the income tax provision furnished those in charge L of the tariff measure what they con- >’ sidered a fair argument in favor of . the increase of taxes upon the necessaries of life to replete the treasury, which was already bankrupted by the . extravagant appropriations of congress. While the senator from Indi- ■ ana —Mr. Beveridge—voted against the bill upon its final passage, thus admitting the iniquity of the legislation 'of his party, he knew that his vote would cut no figure and that the bill ' would pass without it; he, however, I also knew that the people of Indiana, irrespective of party, would repudiate this measure at the ballot box, and was ‘hunting for cover.' I fear that he will discover when It is too late that he will meet the fate of the raw recruit who tried to keep step to the music of two bands at the same time, and not being able to accomplish this difficult task, fell and broke his neck.*’ —Terre Haute Tribune.

What a boon it is to have a “calm j and judicial mind’> in the president’s chair. What a tremendous advantage the country possesses iu having as chief executive a man of legal training, who can scrutinize every line of legislation with the eye of an eagle : and guarantee his handiwork free from , -flaws. The celebrated message to congress in which this president de-. dared there was an income tax on the statute books, when as a matter of fact it had long since expired by limitation, nor his famous appointment to his cabinet of one Philander C. Knox, when Mr. Knox was legaUy ineligible and had to be especially legislated into the job, must not be allowed to 'cloud the great issue. Neither should carping critics cavil because the great mind pronounced a tariff schedule of perfect purity and jokers which turned out to have a large sized ethiopian concealed therein. These things are but incidents Notwithstanding them, we repeat it is fine to have a president whose judgment is ' infallible.

Mrs. Frank Bell will entertain the • Black Rag Club Wednesday afternoon. The Woodmen and Royal Neighbors at Monroe had a delightful social last evening and many were present. Mrs. William Richards was a visitor at Monroe yesterday afternoon and returned to the city on the evening train. Mr. and Mrs, Clem Voglewede and son Cedric arrived home today from Toledo, where they spent a week with relatives and friends. Nothing has been heard from big Tom Railing recently but in the first of the season he was playing well. Tom had the goods as a ball player aud his services are sought for by many teams. Mrs. Jacob Tester is the recipient of a beautiful fern which given to her by the Pythian Sisters. Mrs. Tester has been ill for some time and the ladies in token of their sincere friendship 'presented her with the beautiful fern. She prizes it very highly.

SOCIETY COLUMN Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Lutz to Entertain at a House Party Soon AN ANNUAL PICNIC Little Margaret Frisinger to Entertain in Honor of Her Birthday THE LATEST FAD Mother calls it cu’ture. Sister calls it art Father can't be quoted Wholly, or in part. The next society event is a house party in which several out of town guests will participate. The event will occur at the handsome country home of Mr. and Mrs. Clark J. Luts, with Miss Jean Lutz as the hostess. The guests will arrive this afternoon, they being Miss Lucile Cusac of Van Wert, Miss Marguerite Hughes and Miss Margaret Ketler of Fort Wayne. Miss Ruth Floan of Urbana, Ohio, and Miss Maud Shoaf. Several interesting events will be chornicled from the Lutz home wihtin the next few days. Quite a number of the relatives spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Worthman, living west of J this city, they all enjoying the dav | with this very worthy family. Among the features of the day was a family dinner, and it was the best that was ever set before such a company before. The day was a pleasant one throughout, and enabled many of the 1 relatives to spend the day in visiting together. Miss Zella and Mr. Rex Dickinson of Niles, 0., Hattie Mayer of Kendall- ' ville, Louise Alberts of Lisbon, Ohio, came to the city today from near Monroe to be guests of Mrs. Harmon Tettman during the day. Mrs. Wm. Sheerer gave a lawn party last evening to a number of out-of-town young people — Misses Zelda Dickinson of Niles, 0.. Louise Alberts of Lisbon, 0., Hattie Mayer of Kendallville, Ind., and Mr. Rex Dickinson of Niles, 0., who are visiting friends here. Besides the guests of honor forty other guests ! were present. The hostess pleasant ly entertained during the evening, and the time was spent in a very enjoyi able social way with cut of door games. Late in the evening ice cream, cake and lemonade was served. The German Reformed church will held its annual picnic tomorrow at j Martin Miller’s grove. Conveyances ■ will be at the church to take the i members of the congregation to the ' picnic grounds. For the past several ! years the annual picnic has been a big affair, having been largely at--1 tended, and the event tomorrow promises to be pleasant. A sumptuous dinner will be spread at noon. Games will be played during the day, and all the picnic amusements which make 1 a pleasant day will be in order. The Queen Esther Circle will meet at the home of Miss Frances Merryman at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon, i Aug. 11. It will be a social meeting and a collection will be taken of 10c. i A large attendance is desired by the i hostess.

A unique birthday party that promises to be very pleasant for the infant guests will be the one tomorrow afternoon from three to five, given by litI tie Margaret Frisinger, daughter of j Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Frisinger, and by ' Leah Vileta Peters. The latter’s mother, Mrs. R. E. Peters and Mrs. Frisinger will enjoyably entertain the mothers of the babes. Margaret is one year old tomorrow, Leah’s being on the next day—the twelfth. The fortieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Gilbert and I the sixtieth birthday of the former I were celebrated at a big family reunion held at the park. Among the number who enjoyed the festivities of j the day, including the splendid dinner spread at noon, were the children, grandchildren and intimate friends. . Those present being Mr. and Mrs. | Jesse Gilbert of Ossian; Mr. and Mrs. I Frank Gilbert and family of Poe, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Sudduth and family, i Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Gilbert and family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Trim and family, Mr. and Mxs. Frwin Gilbert and children, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron De Vinney and Mr. and Mrs. Elt Brown and Mr. Lutz of Ossian. Several pictures of the happy crowd was taken by Mr. DeVinney.

YOU’RE going to have this coming fall, a chance to buy and wear the best clothes in the world; the kind of clothes that well-dressed men are always glad to buy. Hart Shaffner & Marx and Clothcraft Clothes are to be the feature of our line the coming season; and we want every man of you to know it early, and keep it in mind for the time when you next think of buying clothes. We are making a specialty of these goods because we want you to get the greatest possible value for your money. You want value; that’s the only real way to economize in clothes; and value means the sort of quality Hart Schaffner & Marx and Clothcraft put into their goods. They’re all-wool, in every thread of the fabrics; they represent the products of the best weavers in the world, and they offer a great variety for your selfiction than you’ll find in any half dozen other makes put together. But all-wool, vitally important as it is to your interest as a wearer, is not the only thing we know about Hart Schaffner & Marx and Clothcraft quality. These clothes are designed right; the whole question of fit depends on that; and it’s important to you to know that you can be correctly fitted without trouble here. They’re correct in style, of course; and perfectly tailored; these makers know their business well enough not to spoil good all-wool fabrics, fine linings and trimmings by designing and tailoring that are wrong. Hart Schaffner & Marx and Clothcraft are the best clothes makers in the world; and every dollar of value they put into the goods is there for you to get out in the wear. There’s a lot of inferior, cotton-mixed clothing in the market; pretty poor stuff, some of it. It looks pretty good; enough so to enable dealers to charge a good price for it; it isn’t as a rule worth what it costs. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys

Miss June Coverdale of Bluffton, will be married to Mr. Joseph Burr of that place tomorrow. The bride 1 is well known and popular here, having often visited here and being a very lovable girl. Her grandmother Mrs. H. L. Coverdale went to Bluffton today to be in attendance at the wedding which occurs at the home of the bride’s father, C. M. Coverdale. A happy event of last evening was the surprise party given in honor of Miss Mary Keiler at her home on Line street south of the city. A number of her friends gathered at her home and spent a very pleasant evening as she is going to leave for Canada the last part of this week, where she will make her future home. The evening ‘ was spent in playing numerous games and also in other ways which afforded a very pleasant pastime. A dej Hcious luncheon was served during the evening and after which they came to the city and were treated by Miss Mazy to ice cream. Before they departed for theft homes they gave Miss Mazy a veil pin and also three beauty pins, and also wished her a safe journey to her new home. Those present were Leotn and Mazy Keiler, Lucy Mclntosh, Agnes Eady, Hulda Lozer, Irene Gerard, Mamie Kitzen, Stella Chronister, Ethel Butler, Florence Edwards, Lulu Beachler, Florence Meyers, Nellie Nichols, Dessie Mann, Alice Brandyberry and Grace Purdy.

THEY WANT THEIR BOOZE Gary, Ind., August 10.—Many busi-| ness men of Gary and a large number of other private citizens wish beer if j the reform element in the city does not. This morning a petition with over five hundred signatures of prominent business men, and headed by F. N. Deen, was sent to Thomas E. Knotts, president of the town board, but known as “mayor” asking that he should allow beer wagons to deliver beer to private families in Gary with the restrictions that only one case should be allowed each person a week. The following is the petition: “We, the undersigned citizens cf Gary, earnestly appeal to you in behalf of our citizens to allow beer wagons to deliver beer to private houses and restrict drivers of said beer wagons to allow but one case to each customer and not to exceed two cases a week. Wagons not to be allowed to deliver beer to places that have the name of running “blind pigs.”

AROUND THE COURT HOUSE Two Measly Items Picked Up There Today. G L. Walters as attorney for John R. Peoples, filed a new case, the same being for the purpose of quieting a title and cancelling a mortgage. The case is entitled John R. Peoples et al vs. Robert W. Scott et al. Real estate transfers are John H. Huntington vs. Amelia A. Boyd, one hundred and sixty acres in French township, the consideration being SII,OOO. WASHINGTON’S PLAGUE SPOTS. lie in the low, marshy bottoms of the I Potomac, the breeding ground of malaria germs. These germs cause chills, fever and ague, biliousness, jaundice, lassitude, weakness and general debility and bring suffering jor death to thousands yearly. But i Electric Bitters never fail to destroy j them and cure malaria troubles. “They ' are the best all-round tonic and cure for malaria I ever used,’’ writes R. I M. James, of Louellen, S. C. They ’ epre Stomach, Liver, Kidney and , Blood Troubles and will prevent Typhoid. Ifry ,them, 50c. Guaranteed : by all druggists. | I Daisy Fly Killer —10 cents each at Baughman's 5 and 10 et. store. 189-5 t

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F BIG RANGE M HORSE SALE Sale to be held one mile north and one and onehalf miles east of Bluffton, on the J. M. Baker Farm on SATURDAY, AUGUST, 14lh. Consisting of 90 head of yearlings, two-year-°Jds, three-year.olds and a few five and six yearold horses and mares. Over one half of these • °xx es are un branded. These horses were raised Montana and are as good as money can buy. Any farmer who has pasture, will do well to attend this sale. A FEW GOOD MILK COWS Sate to begin promptly at 10 a. m. Don’t forget the date. Free transportation from Gilbert & Hesher Feed bam to the farm. Terms—Six months’ credit with approved securfat * guarantee to buy these horses back when J. M. BAKER. •N'oah Frauhiger, Auctioneer. 4