Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Kv»ry Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW a BLLINOMAM Eubeorlptlon Retee: ivr wo«k. by carrier ..10 cent* P»r year, by currier,.>s M Per month, by umtl Sf> cent* I’or year, by mull 12.50 Rlugle copte* 2 cent* Advertising rate* mxde known on application. Knlwwl »t the pomoffice nt Daeatur, Imiixutt, n» attcund ota*« until matter, .1 H. HELLER. Manager. — 11 1 "■ THE SUGAR TRUST SCANDAL. I'l\,< fraud* perpetrated bv (ho *ug*r trust with the eontilvann** of govern mont otholnl* during the pant ton year* urn etnuothlßE eltii'ondous A now \ o«'k paper »ms that tnxttv of tho ttl.. U>etiroe hove boon made hy <>ffi dele or ex official* of tho service who complain that their seal In uncovering fraud ha* mot with aoant enoouragemont from tlftr superior* Thu* one appraiser telle how, it* far l<aok ae |8!»!», ho laid detailed evidence of the trust's wrongdoing* before Lyman .1 tSa*\ then see rotary of tho treasury, and received tho fwlL'w Itm tastruc ttOUS! •*t don't hollevo that my yotsl friend Mr H* veutever ilhon president of tho sugar trust) knows anything about this matter, and I want ton to give him mv compliment* and present the I slatennent which yon have presented ■ to me, and tell him If anything Ukc j •hat exists It must be stopped " Nothing was done under Gage la »ev some of the svigar toUjuSUe* wore laid before President Koosov oil by j Oexarge It tCarte, Jr., at that time «v gaged tu pm'Hil litigation with the j trust, and w ore declared inadc-guate; as a basis of pixweeuthwa by Attorney ! General Donoparte It Is learned from the same paper above quoted that t ea ! Me At Shaw, who was secretary of the treasutv under K.vsevelt. rat invades that during the Gave he was the head of the customs service the govern meat lost f UH'AHM'OO * \ ear Bnx»u undervaluation* and under weighings, yet u does not appear that he made : much effort to oflk et a change >vrtaer iNdleetor l\>w ler journeyed to Washington prsmval with information, ye came ISO wrthous seemingly ntak tag at v strenuous effort to reach the ’ W hite House or eeen his eloae friend. Oruhtr R Wtwfyvu, then secretary

■ SI I " ' * purchase’ a i :y ft < ** fTJi/1 — sua«m* ■ I Voont | ( , I li V * —, , V fW ftlp section holding I I I I lAik : esforaUitW 1 ■J > sElastic -1 jI I -v m ft lULJLJLm. f r.f, H «rA Sook° tOneA,Jl j^ ■ The HOUSE OE QUALITY. 1 yager brothers l reinking 111 Our Store Hoorn floors cover 14.000 square feet of floor space all crowded with New and Up-to-date styles of m ||| Furniture. Here is the Best of Furniture at its Best. g {; WE WOULD RATHER SHOW YOU THAN TELL YOU So our invitation to inspect our stock is always in force and it includes everybody. There is no special day|no best time to look at our Furniture. Come any time you please and stay as long as you are interested. We claim |gj I that this stock of ours will do its own arguing and we would far rather show you than tell you. || I We have one dozen Pianos on our floor. You can play them and try any of them. Come and take a look at them. §fi I You can pick out anything you want and we will lay it away and deliver it at Christmas time. j||

of tlr trwmry. Farmer Appraiser ’ Wnkemnn bad under hint a sampler • who turned over bribe money, yet t practically did nothin* Inward followlug up the duo According to these recital*, practically everyone, high or . |,,w. connected with customs administration was aware of what was go * lug oil and except for perfunctory talk 1 and mllil protest was supine And J during all these rears Mr Roosevelt was not only president of the United ! Stales, hut he was preaching from l (he housetops ■»! 1 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice Is hereby given that the un del-signed, superintendent of the eon* i HlnidU.ii of the Sophia t'onrad ditch Ip Kirkland township. Adams county, Indiana, on Saturday. December IS. 1909, ' at 10,10 o'clock am„ at the office of the county surveyor In the city of Decatur. In said county, receive sealed bids for the construction of said ditch In accordance with reports, plans and specification* therefor, now on flic tn said cause. Rid* will be received and contract* let as follows: Main Ditch Suction t. Station SI to It'S 18 Section 2, Station 54 to SI. Section 3. Station 27 to 54. Section 4, Station o to 17. Rrauch Ditch. Section I, Station 30 lo 57, Section 2. Station 0 to SO and to the lowest and best bidder or bidder* a* a whole. Hidden* will be required to Hie with their bids affidavit* as required by law-, upon forms furnished by such super- ! tnlendem and each bid shall be scicompautcd with a goal and aufflclent I bond In a sum egual to twice the I amount of such bid. conditional for I the faithful performance of said con ; tract, and that such bidder will enter j into contract if the same be awarded tv> him. such bond to bv- approved by j said superintendent Tbn said superintendent reserv es i ihe right to reject any and alt bids No bids will be accepted in excess j ’ ~f the estimated cost v'f such work. t\r | | tin excess vxf the turned I * found vAKV \l. IS VRRVTF. Supt of Construction * dlt —-H> — NOTICE v ’.J x>n next Monday even mg at their ; hall the Knights of Columbus w | hold an election of officers fur the; |coming year There wtU also be other I business Wked after and attended ft' ar-d all the members are requested to favor them with their presences

GENEVA SOCIETY t ! Tlte Ladies of the Birthday Club Entertained Last Evening. i THE REBEKAHS ALSO Entertained the Berne Members —The Traction Line. Geneva, Ind . December 3. —tSpecial to the Dally Democrat) The ladies of the Rlrthdav Club entertained their husbands last evening to a six o'clock dinner which was served in three courses, and as usual it was a most delightful occasion and enjoyed to the limit by the many guests of the evening During the dinner Mrs Anderson delighted the company with several piano selection* The decorations were profuse pud after time had been called and the dinner served small tables were placed throughout the room and progressive whist furnished the amusement of the evening Prises were given. Mrs Rert Reddout securing flrst for the ladies and Mrs, James Wheeler the booby Dor the gentlemen W \V Briggs was awarded flrst and Rert Reddout the booby. This is but one of a series of seh entertainments that will make time pass pleasantly during the wlnte rseason Another social event was Jl at of Wednesday evening when the local j!odg" of Rebekahs entertained twenty of their Rerue sisters and enjoyed an evening of social entertainment Supper was served the visitors and a lively >me was had by every one Sperner ,x t.Hhiy have purchased the meat market and fixtures of J. S. Row-j jers of Decatur, taking possession irn- ; mediately, | The Rluffton. Geneva and Cettna - traction as far as this place is fast ’ nearing the eomnl in? stage The grade is practically done and the lay-, ■ mg of steel has sow reached the Adorns ceunty line and tn a short time w u be turned over to the company In thirty days more the poles and w tr-.ng w -.it be placed, and by the first v'f the coming year less than tfcirx

day* away, car* will bo running. Hurrah for Geneva, the beat little town In Adam* county. FOOTBALL ACCIDENT (Continued from page 1.) up. Young Augsburger was on one side and the teacher, Bd Opllnger, wa* on tho other. In one of tne rushes the two collided with such force that both were knocked down and Augulntrger reuuereti unconscious. H<' was soon revived nnd taken to the office of Dr. McKean whir re It was found that the right cheek bone had been crushed. Dr. McKean found that It would be necessary to put the lad under the influence of an anaesthetic that the bones of the cheek might be raised and set an automobile was secured and the boy taken to Bluffton where Dr. McKean and Dr. Severln did the work. It was foun dtliat the high cheek bone and some of the smaller bones adjoining it were crushed down into the cavity back of them and that It was feared would be necessary to put the boy to sleep, make an incision in the face and try to lift the bone up by use of instruments. Mr. Oplinger, the teacher, is also suffering from a deep contusion on i the forehead. He feels very badly over the accident, but no one holds him responsible for the accident mi o ■ ANNOUNCEMENTS. Calvary, Sunday school a' 9:50 a. m.: preaching by pastor at 10:30. Salem. Sunday school at 9:30 am.; Young People's Alliance at 030 p m.; jttp tue. "Use Lessons for Me from KXrst John: " leader, the pastor. We extend a cordial welcome to all. Come and worship with us.. ROv K R. Hoop. Pastor. i. o — FREE -How to safely earn 2 per cent monthly in wheat speculation. Market Insurance Co.. 92 LaSalle St.. Chicago. HI. WANTED—A mas ,o paint the boiler stack as the county farm. Intake at once of 1 R. Uraber 273-It —o — WANTED—A housekeeper, middle. age preferred, for a family of five, j Per information see I)r. Keller or ; this office. 277 «t j Notice —"Doesn't T* s Sound Reas-* enable on Page Three!

ANOTHER RECITAL Misses Agnes Kohne and Naomi Niblick Again Demonstrate Ability. IN THEIR PIANO WORK Are Now Candidate for Gold Medals Which Will be Awarded Dec. 30. Another interesting reeital was presented last evening before an audiuce of ladies, including the senior class of St. Agnes Academy. Misses Agnes Kohne and Naomi Niblick completed their seventh grades and are now candidates for gold medals which will be awarded at the final public recital to be given in the opera house December 30th. Roth ladles having completed their seventh grades will continue onto the eighth grade work. As it usually takes to fiv eto six years to complete the drst seven grades, the completion of same in one-half that time shows the marked ability of the pupils. Their playing was clear-cut and gives evidence of excellent training on the part of the teachers, the Sisters of St. Agnes. Their final compositions were beautiful and were played with the sureness of touch that is charaeateristic of their work. Miss Kohne rendered "Grand Polka de Concert,'- and Miss Niblick Martha. A repetition of same will be played at the public recital at the time above stated. Aside from their final selections. Miss Kokne played “Last Idea of Weber,” “Belts of Sh.imion." and Miss Niblick, Galop de Bravura'- and •'LaCascade de Roses.’* On the previous evening the same recitals were presented before the parents of the pupils of the third grade, numbering twenty: also on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons] lin the presence of twenty-nine of the j young ladies of the academy. ° WANTED—A go6d kitchen girl for | plain cooking; will pay 35.00 per week and fare from Decatur to Fort Wayne and return. Call oa C. S ’fwsh a Co. 122-124 West Columbia St. ltdw

IN DECATUR With every facility for BankFIRST ing. We invite your business. fIRST NATIONAL We pay 4 percent interest on NATIONAL certificates left one year. »> IN INDIANA Combination Sets Are very popular X’mas Gifts The Sets Consists of 1 Bengaline Four-in-Hand 1 Pair Silk Lisle Half Hose 1 All Silk Hankerchief. Put up in an attractive box. Great variety of Colorings $1.50 Per. Set SPECIAL--Just received a shipment of Boys and Childs Red Sweaters. Holthouse, Schulte and Co. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys