Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier $5.00 Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. H. HELLER, Manager. NOT A WORD OF COMFORT OR PRAISE It is perfectly clear that President Taft is out of touch with American public sentiment on the tariff question. Not in the Philippines, nor on the Isthmus of Panama, nor in the sordid politcal atmosphere of Ohio, least of all in the isolated precincts of official Washington, can our national opinion be imbibed. There is no justification in the party but what it stands for; there is no merit in it but what it does. Very illuminative on this score is his refernce to the wool schedule. This he admits is bad and should have been changed, the reason for its perpetuation, he calmly informs us, was that the woolen manufacturers and the woolgrowers had combined their forces on the floor of congress in such wise that if their pet schedules had ben interferred with they would have beaten the bill. Now it is the most impresisve thing in all the president's Winona address that he finds it possible to speak of this dastardly conspiracy against the people without a show of feeling. In all his speech there is not a note of disapproval of any of Mr. Aldrich's bargains. He treats the tariff as dispassionately and critically as if it were a problem in geometry or a formula for making orange marmalade. This is not the way the American people feel about it. They do not care so much about the comparative cost of production at home and abroad, or the court decisions or the cotton schedules, or the beautiful tables so industriously find ingeniously compiled by Chairman Payne, as they do about the apparent control of the house and senate organizations in the interests of gigantic protected corporations which demand continued protection, not because they need it, but because they seek inordinate profits at the expense of the masses. The president is a man of wide and

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Warm sympathies. His heart goes out to the poor Filipinos, the unicm laborer, the persecuted "scab" the disfranchised negro, the criticised south, the hapless litigant, the endangered trainmen. But he has no word of sympathy for the millions who asked and relief from tariff burdens, but upon an imperious moral conviction that their welfare is entitled to some consideration in congress besides the sneers of Aldrich and the oaths of Cannon. It is unfortunate that the president's bowels of compassion yearn to Aldrich, Cannon. Payne and Tawney and the powerful manufacturers they represent, but manifest no response to the great unc-ganized public or to the men in both houses of congress who tried to scale these exorbitant duties down. The country has acc’aimed the president as the one force that was able to wrest concessions from the conference committee. If he knew he was doing anything meri-

torious then, or it he had any feeling of sympathy at the time with the popular demand for tariff reform, he has most effectually concealed it from the public gaze. If the Winona speech truly denotes his attitude toward the tariff his sympathy has been with Aldrich and not with the people. On this sort of tariff doctrine the president could not have carried Indiana if the Democrats had had a candidate who commanded the confidence of intelligent men. It is doubtful whether he could have carried it even as against Bryan, if he had talked the wisdom and patriotism of Aldrich instead of encouraging the people, as he did, to expect downward revision. The president may not know, but the people do, that whatever downward revision was secured is attributable not to Aldrich and Cannon, whither his admriation goes out, but to the progressive Repub’icans, for whom he has no word of comfort or praise. —lndianapolis Star, ep. A large number of the street lights are old and almost useless and many of them fail to give light most of the time. The wires are in many places also badly worn and will soon have to be replaced with new ones. —P. L. Here is another righteous condemnation by a worthy but unpretentious critic. The council have been derelict in their duty in not keeping the wires oiled and when the weather was bad they should have taken them inside and not left them exposed to all kinds of unseasonable weather conditions. We presume that they thought that

being purchased several years ago by a Republican council at an exorbitant price, they could stand any old thing, but the best will wear out —hence the present council are entitled to nothing short of the wrath of a long suffering people. We are not maintaining or attempting to do so that the plant is not worth the sum of $125,000.—P L. Harney Kalver has just furnished us his latest quotation on "junk" and the list does not embrace municipal plants at that price. He says that he could not begin to get first cost out of those worn out wires and useless street lights, to say nothing of that expensive "concreting on the face of the earth." While we hate awfully to dispute or disagree with one so well qualified to speak upon this important public question as you are P. L., and knowing too, how sincere and honest your motives—not even a blush of partisan zeal or personal rancor —yet we believe your figures a little high. Just as a friendly tip, we suggest that .you never again admit that “junk" might be worth more than the market price.

SOCIETY COLUMN Mr. and Mrs. John W. Tyndall Gave a Dinner Last Evening OTHER DINNERS Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham Entertain—Other v Social News Mr. and Mrs. Dick Miller of Indianapolis ,aml Mr. Ed Hoffman were honor guests at a dinner party given Saturday evening by Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham. The evening was spent delightfully at bridge whist. A very pleasant event was a dinner given Sunday evening by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Tyndall at their Monroe street home, and the repast w-as a delicious one, daintily served. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Dick Miller of Indianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham and children, Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Heller and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heller. ,

Mr. and Mrs. Sol Sheets, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Baker and family entertained a company of guests from Fort Wayne at their homes west of the city yesterday .dinner being served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sheets and after a pleasant afternoon the guests were seated at the table at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Baker and luncheon was served, the party returning to Fort Wayne late in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shackley entertained Mr. and Mrs. William Walters and family of Garrett, at dinner , yesterday. The day was spent very pleasantly. Mrs. John Fleming pleasantly entertained Saturday night guests being relatives. Mr. Harold Henneford. who left this noon for Tiffin, 0., where he will continue his studies at Heidelberg, university, Mrs. Henneford and Miss Kate Henenford. It proved to be a farewell gathering for Mr. and Mrs. Fleming, who will move to Kenton, although Mrs. Fleming and guests did not know it till late in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Walters entertained in an enjoyable way by giving a dinner party yesterday. Those composing the party were Mr. and Mrs. George Steele and daughter Jeanette, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pillars, Mrs. Sadie Cowly and Mr. Andrew Teeple. — The Epworth League of the Methodist church is planning for an interesting program to be given soon. At a meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Tritch Monday, the twen-ty-eighth, a business meeting will be held. The Entre Nous Club members enjoyed a happy day yesterday at Linn Grove. In the morning the girls and Herbert Lachot drove to that p'ace, where they made calls on their friends and spent the day, socially. Dinner was served at the home of Miss Clara Meshberger and supper at the home of Miss Martha Ashleman. (Continue don page 4.)

CRYSTAL SPECIALS Two Big Vaudeville Specials at the Crystal Airdome this Week BEGINNING TONIGHT Magician and Wild West— Watch for the Big Drive Tomorrow Afternoon The Crystal theater has the greatest card of high class vaudeville ever offered in this section for the price, five cents, for the first three nights of this week. Besides his big motion picture show the manager, Mr. Biggs, has a double vaudeville attraction, including Daniels the world famed magician, ventriloquist, mind reader and wonder worker. This man comes highly recommended. Tomorrow afternoon a committee consisting of Marshal Butler, Mayor France and Henry Thomas will hide some article about town, and Daniels will be blindfolded and will drive a spirited team of horses to the place and secure the hidden article. It's a hair raising scene and is free. This man an exhibition at the Crystal each evening, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Then they have Dakota Max and Susanna Brady, the original cowboy girl, who have just closed a successful season with Pawnee Bills big wild west. They will give a wonderful exhibition of dare devil feats at the Crystal, the first three nights of this wekk. Every show a good one at the Crystal. Price five cents.

PINCHED BY CARS Harry Bowman, a C. & E. Brakeman, Was Painfully Injured Here SATURDAY EVENING Was Taken to Home in Huntington—No Bones Broken—Will Recover Harry Bowman, a brakeman on the Chicago & Erie, was painfully but not seriously hurt Saturday evening, while a west bound freight was switching in the yards here. Bowman was standing on the ladder between two cars when the air was thrown on and the train slacked so quickly that the cars jammed together and caught the man. His hips and legs were badly pinched and it was at first feared that the bones had been crushed. He was taken to the station and sent to his home at Huntington on the five o’clock fast train. A report from that city this morning said that Bowman was recovering and that it is not believed that he will suffer from any serious effects. It was a mighty close call, however, and the man’s companions feared that he was severely hurt. It was at first reported on the streets that he had been killed and several people went out expecting to find this true. The young man’s friends were glad to hear today that his injuries will keep him from work but a few days.

Crystal Theatre The Newest Shows, The Best Films, Courteous Treatment. TONIGHT Entire Change of Program Each Evening Orchestra every Night IT’S 5 CENTS W. P. Biggs, Prop. ' / J

Ed Berling of Fort Wayne, was in the city yesterday and spent Sunday with his mother. He was accompanied by a friend, Ben Beckerman. Harmon Bosse, living in the west part of the city, is very bad sick with muscular rheumatism, and is suffering very intense pain. He is now on his third week, and it is hoped that he will soon obtain some relief. Dr. W. R. Brayton, John Didot, Bert Redout, Frank Hale, Frank Sullivan of Geneva, were here today on business. Mr. Didot will soon leave Geneva, but his exact location is as yet undetermined, but it will be in some good live business center about the size of Decatur, although it may not be spelled that way. —o SMITH CHAPEL CEMETERY All the people whe are interested in the Smith Chapel cemetery are invited to meet there on the morning of Friday, September 24, and assist in the work of cleaning the cemetery. Every year a general cleaning goes on at this place and this year they propose to make it look cleaner and better than it ever has before. 4t ■ o- ■ ’ JUST RECEIVED A fine lot of gold fish, consisting of medium sized and extra selects, 3 to 4 inches long. Fan Ttails and Swallow Tails, Fish Food, Green for fish, and ornaments for aquariums and fish Globes, at the greenhouse. 223-6 t Ernsberger Bros. & Moses. o » NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Our shop will be closed on next Saturday, September 25th, on account of its being a Jewish holiday. The public is asked to take notice accordingly, if they have business transactions at our place. 223-6 t B. Kalver & Son. o NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Notice is hereby given that Monday, Nove. 1, 1909, will be the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes. If not paid on or before the above date same will be delinquent and 10 per cent, will be added. Please be governed accordingly and save extra expense. Yours very truly, ts J. F. LACHOT, County Treasurer.

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