Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1909 — Page 2

The Dally Democrat Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. EL LI N G HA M Subscription Ratei: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Pec year, by carrier ....... ....$5.0) 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. J. H. HELLER, Manager. THE WAY SOCIALISM GROWS Governor Marshall's very suggestive address at Chicago covers a wide range of social sins that are ignored by the law and condoned by the church. They are mostly to be grouped in that class of offenses described by Jesus as committed by men who tithe mint and anise and cummin, but neglect the weightier matters of the law, such as justice, mercy and truth, make long prayers in the synagogue but devour widow's houses. It will be remembered that a book devoted to this topic has been written by Prof. E. A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin, to which Mr. Roosevelt contributed a laudatory introduction. Nobody has ever undertaken, so far as we have observed, to explain just why it is that society, both in church and state, winks at cruelty and rapacity while anathematizing venial sins of senual indulgence. A partial answer might be supplied in the fact that the chief seats in our legislatures as we’l as in the synagogues are occupied by the very offenders Governor Marshall has in mind. If a college man kills his classmate in a football rush, no-1 body gets excited; but if a fatal ac-1 cident happens in the prize ring there ' is much to do. High society was accessory to one deed, not to the other; and high society has been making our laws and administering church discipline. Governor Marshall has truly designated sins which deserve severer penalties from the courts and sterner frowns from the pulpit than the misbehavior of the ' masses which will move a ministerial association into transports of pious rage. Herein lies, incidentally, a potent provocative of socialism. Shall we let the superior person continue to legislate imperiously for the lowbrows until the masses rise and over, power our pasty-faced, short-winded aristocrats, or shall we put the square deal into effect and take the wind oct of socialism's and anarchy’s sails? — Indianapolis Star. ' i The Democratic state convention of Massachusetts and that of the New York city Democracy have both declared in favor of the constitutional amendment authorizing the income, tax. Inasmuch as the corresponding Republican conventions made similar declarations, it would indicate that public sentiment in those states is di.' rectly opposite to what has been claimed by opponents of the amendment. —South Bend Times. President Taft has allied himsed with the Aldrich-Cannon crowd for keeps. He not only approves their new tariff law and declares it "the best ever made,” but he makes it his business to defend Aldrich against the —————————y

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l attacks of the Republican insurgents. Mr. Taft has, indeed, gone so far into t the camp of Aldrich and his reaction, ary associates that he commends Aldrich and his new financial plan. This plan includes a great central national ’ bank, which will handle the money 8 matters for the country. A writer in 0 the New York World says: "Imagine s Morgan, the First National bank and a the City Bank in control of the nation financial , resources, through r some such functionary as Cortelyou.’’ r. It would be fine for the Morgan and Rockefeller interests, for the steel - trust and Standard Oil, but how about the other eighty-odd millions of people and the smaller business concerns scattered over the country, all of whom and all of which are trying to P | make an honest living and keep out of 1 i the bankruptcy courts and the poor house? ■J L_ L.x.l » A GLOWING REPORT i . Superintendent Rice Makes His First Month’s Report i of the Public Schools I , ATTENDANCE IS GOOD The Enrollment at the End of the Month is 779 —A Successful Year The report of Superintendent Rice for the month of September shows the Decatur public schools in a flourishing condition, the total enrollment being 779. This shows a good attendI ance, and the same will increase as I the weather gets colder, and this win- ] ter the high water mark will show a handsome increase over the number stated for the first month of the school year. The report complete follows: West ward —77 boys, 58 girls; aver, age attendance 131.3; per cent, of attendance 98.6; number not absent 106; visitors 13. South ward—Bß boys, 74 girls; average attendance 150.9; per cent, of attendance 97.5; number not absent 116; visitors 7. North ward—74 boys, 73 girls; aver, age attendance 142.5; per cent, of attendance 98.7; number not absent ’ 112; visitors 27. Central—lol hoys. 96 girls; average attendance 191.9; per cent, of attendance 99.1; number not absent 171; visitors 15. High school —61 boys, 77 girls; average attendance 134; per cent, of attendance 98.7; number not absent 105; visitors 3. Total—4ol boys, 378 girls; average attendance 750.6; per cent, of attend--1 ance 98.4; number not absent 610; , visitors 65. o THIS IS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY The Democrats Are Selecting Their Municipal Candidates Today. Perhaps the most quiet and orderly ( primary ever held in this city was ' that of today, when the Democrats named their ticket for the municipal 1 election November 2. Candidates for mayor, clerk, treasurer and five councilmen were nominated. Several con-, tests were on, but they failed to create any unusual disturbance. The polls ■ will close at six o’clock and an hour ■ later the returns should be known , from all the precincts. This office ] will keep open house and receive returns. All telephone calls will be ! gladly answered. Call fifty-one.

COVAULT WAS GAME > Badly Injured in Race Track 1 Mashup at Kendallville i Last Week i HAD FOOT BROKEN i But Climbed Into His Sulky and Drove Another Heat t of the Race Doc Covault, the well known jock- * ey, is hobbling around on crutches, iti consequence of an accident at Kendallville last Thursday, during the races at the county fair, says the Bluffton News. He was driving a horse belonging to Boyd Jones, of Liberty Center, in a race in which there were seventeen entries, and was pushing along in second place in th- 5 ' first heat when the leading horse sud. denly fell directly in front of his horse and he was so close that he had no time to pull aside and had to crash into the horse and cart ahead of him. The shock of the collision threw him from his cart onto the track and he had the right foot severely injured. The driver immediately in the rear of him just barely had time to pull his horse to one side and miss running over Covault. None of those mixed up in the spill were seriously hurt and Covault although suffering severely from the injury to his foot, gamely went into the next heat. He stood fair to win third money in the race, but his horse threw a shoe and had to be drawn out of the race. After the race he went to a physician and learned that a bone in his foot was broken. The injury will leave him crippled for some time. o —■ COURTHOUSE NEWS R. S. Peterson Will Hear the Allen County Saloon Cases Oct. 25 ATTACHMENT CAUSE Was Heard this Morning— Cunningham Damage Case Goes to Jay Co. Alexander M. Counterman et al vs. Wm. Campbell, quiet title, cause dismissed and costs paid. Earl Burley vs. The Peoples Union Oil Co., attachment default, finding for plaintiff for $364.47 and for attachment; sheriff sale ordered. Geneva Supply company vs. Melon T. Sumption et al, account $200; demurrer overruled; joint answer filed ' by all defendants; interrogatories filed by defendant. Frank Imboden et al vs. Sarah R. 1 Imboden et al. partition, demurrer ovi erruled; answer filed by Sarah Im--1 boden; motion by Harry Imboden, ' administrator of Henry Imboden estate to be made a party defendant. ' ‘ R. S. Peterson hjis assumed jurisi diction in the case of C. F Gladieux ’ and three other Allen county saloon i men on reapplication for liquor 11- • censes and the cause has been reset ■ for trial on Monday, October 25. Anson B. Cunningham vs. Chicago ' & Erie Ry. Co., damages $500; change of venud granted and cause sent to Jay county for trial. Real.estate transfers: George Paint, er et al to R. Floyd Young, 2 acres in Jefferson township. $600; Berne Lumber Company to Otis O. Hocker, lot 26, Monroe. $3,000. o MEN WANTED —I want a number ’ -of men to work at the stone quarry. Inquire at once. Julius Haugk. 236-31 4 !: SEE j E Schlickman & Son 1 :; for ; : livery ; X Cor. Monroe &3d Sts. :

> STOCK SALE WAS A SUCCESS Gerber A Ahr Held a Fig One at Berne Saturday. . David Gerber’s stock sale Saturday afternoon proved quite a drawing card for the business interests of Berne. Every alley and every available hitching facility was occupied by teams of farmers from the surrounding country. The sale was a lively one from start to finish. Seven horses, 26 cows, a number pt calves and 100 sheep 7 were sold, and $3,662.50 changed hands from the buyers to the seller. $278 ‘was the best price paid for a horse, and S7B the best price for a cow. —Berne Witness. o Frank C. and Robert Mann are at Bloomington, where they are attending the state university. The boys are the sons of Joseph E. Mann of B Root township, and will soon have i completed a college education. i o ! HAD LARGE CROWD 5 . Business Men Gathered at j the Library Last Meeting to Discuss Plans 1 3 A BETTER DECATUR f ’i Is the Slogan, and There • Were a Number of Interesting Talks Made i l Fifty business men and citizens of Decatur gathered at the library at 1 eight o'clock last evening and dis--1 cussed problems of interest to everyone who lives here. A friendly spirit prevailed and the questions were talked over in a manner which instilled into each one there a deter1 mination to keep on plugging, that our city may continue the best on earth. Interesting talks were made by H. F. Callow, Mr. Schaub, H. B. ’ 'Heller, M. Kirsch, J. S. Bowers and others, all of them being the line of a get-together movement, a pushupward effort, that is bound to bear results. The question of holding further meetings of the kind to discuss such things of importance as may be of interest to us all was put up to the “push” committee who are author, ized to call a session at any time ' they see fit. It is probable that they will arrange a program within a few days, and if so, the same will be announced with the date for the meeting. Such occasions always do good, and if nothing else they get the business men away from the humdrum cares, permits them to meet the competitor and to talk over plans that will benefit every citizen as well as themselves. i o— STRUCK HIS WIFE 1 ’ Mrs. Perry Everhart Files 1 Suit for Divorce and for $4,000 Alimony ASKS FOR DECREE Couple Married Thirty-Two ’ Years Seek Redress in 1 Circuit Court t Married thirty-two years ago. the parents of nine children, MY. and 0 Mrs. Perry J. Everehart, of near Mon. e roe, yesterday engaged in a family D row, in which Perry struck his wife in the mouth causing her great pain and causing her to come to this city ' and file a sensational complaint in g which she asks for a decree of divorce e < and for $4,000 alimony. The coro- ’ plaint is entitled Martha J. Everehart vs. Perry J. Everhart and was filed by Attorney L. C. DeVoss. The cour pie were married July 18, 1876, and lived together until October 4th. How. ’ ever, according to the statements of the plaintiff, the married life has not been continuously happy. She says | he has often struck and kicked her, J has cursed her and called her vile X names, that on different occasions I when she would return home from ♦ attending church he would call her ? “Jesus Christ” for many days and , thus make fun of her. She also ac- ’ cuses her husband of adultery and 1 other cruel acts. She says Perry is worth SB,OOO and she asks for a judgi ment for half that amount in alimony. 1 The court issued a restraining order > to prevent the defendant from dis- | posing of any of his property.

THEIR SECOND DAY; I The Commissioners Finish- | ed Their Work for the . October Term • i NEED THE SAFE | i It Will Be Used for the Pro- i tection of Many Valuable Documents The new safe for the auditor's offlee will be one of the largest made by the Alpine company, located at Cincinnati. It is eighty-three inches high on the outside and that means . that the safe will have sufficient room for the tax duplicates, the county order books, the school fund loan register, the mortgages and the many . other valuable books and papers that are in the care and custody of the county auditor. The safe was badly needed and will be the means of mak- . ing more secure many of the valuable documents which are the property of she county. The board of commissioners will be. . fore making final settlement on the Bowman, Tieman, Gallmeyer. Broadstock and Sprunger macadam roads, make a final inspection. The board with the surveyor will make a trip over these roads. I Trustee Moser of French township, asked permission which was granted to extend aid to Albert McDermont a poor person. Specification for the blanks, books and other needed supplies for the various offices of the county were made a matter of record. These supplies are for the use of the officers during the coming year. The viewers’ report upon the Fred Scheuler drain was approved by the board, they finding that the drain was of public utility, and it now has a clear field for construction. John Lose and Eli Crist were appointed viewers on the George H.' Martz macadam road in Monroe township, C. C. Ernst was appointed engineer and they will meet at the auditor’s office on Thursday, October 7, to qualify. o LITTLE LUCILE KELLER IS DEAD Four Year Old Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Keller Died this Morning. Lucile, the four year old and eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Keller, died this morning at four o’clock at their home on Tenth street. The little one had been sick since the middle of February and with the exception of a very short while was bedfast the entire time, death resulting from tuberculosis. She had just reached the age to make things bright and happy about the home, and her parents are deep in sorrow over the loss of their daughter. She leaves to mourn her loss besides her parents, one brother and sister. The funeral services will be held from St. Marys church on Thursday morning at eight-thirty o'clock, with interment at St. Josephs cemetery. o Mr. Krimmel, the piano tuner, will be In Decatur until Thursday. Parties wishing their piano tuned will please leave word at the Murray Hotel at their earliest convenience, phone 57. 237-2 t

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