Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 227, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT gx.L ajs ll ,- 1 1 .irgr-, 1 , I •u»’2«h«l Bi'try evening Kaoept •uftday By — ■■■■-=■-. ■■ TIE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Ratos. — For week, by carrier 1C cents Per Year, by carrier.., 15.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mall. o . x .., a ......12.50 Single Coptec 1 sente Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflee in Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. | POLITICAL CALANDARI CONVENTION IN JEFFERSON. The democrats of Jefferson township will meet Tuesday evening. September 29, at the Buckmaster school house to nominate candidates for ad-

visory board, justice of peace, constables and road supervisors. Speeches by J. C. Moran, D. B. Erwin and J. T. Kelly. IN MONROE TOWNSHIP. A mass convention will be held Tuesday evening, September 29 at school No. 5 in Monroe township to nominate members of advisory board, supervisors, constables and justice of peace. Speeches by Judge D. E. Smith and R. C. Parrish. DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS. Hon. Francis H. Rheinard of Indianapolis, a German speaker, and Hon. Jj F. Fruchte, democratic candidate for prosecuting, attorney, will address the voters of Freidheim, Preble township, Friday evening, October 2nd. Hear the issues discussed. 2£6t4 COMPARING ROAD EXPENSES The Berne Witness of Friday gave

ja considerable space to “Some more extravagance exposed,” In which they -attack the Democrat for the macadam road bills filed, giving the false inti-' mation that we collected for that pur- ’ pose $5,700 last year. We have sup- ’ posed that one who claimed to be us' -square as Mr. Rohrer would at least! j make an effort to be fair with a competitor but he is certainly anything but fair in this statement. We drew last year $2,780.54 for road advertising, and job work, which included about s S4OO for work done previously and allowed last year because of a change in the law which permitted us to do' so. Besides that we collected' $1,190.55 worth of advertising and job ! work for other departments of the ■ county. The Democrat company drew no other money from the county. Mr.■ Ellingham, under the new law, drew some money which he had earned many years before, but the Democrat company had nothing to do with that. The rest of Mr. Rohrer’s article is

just as unfair, and we believe ho should at least correct some things. For instance he says the charges are for road bonds and compares our charge with that of other counties Now the truth is we get only $30.00 for printing bonds, though the usual price is forty to fifty dollars, and that amount was paid here until we got the contract a year and a half ago. The average price paid in other counties should not be compred with the price here unless it is for the same amount of work. The average price of printing for a road here is about $90.00, which includes the printing of the petition in two issues at legal rates, the notice of sale, which runs three times, printing of specifications, notices to post, the bonds, and notice of the sale of bonds. Few local printing officers are prepared to print

T bonds and consequently that charge! ,of thirty dollars does not apc-ar as u part of the charges in all other coun- • ties. All counties do not send cut specifications, though it is claimed that where they do, the bidding is more spirited and many times the ’ amount of that cost is saved from the fact that there are more bidders. We, simply mention these facts that Mr. Rohrer or any one else who cares to Uffiafldps;eiLDggareuET SH H RRDL know may see what we include. We .have drawn no money that we have not earned and we do not believe that . Mr. Rohrer or any other printer would | ( do the same amount of work for less On some of those roads published the printing bill was high because they were printed several times before the ' roads were built, several of them be-; 1 ing advertised four different times. Al! j' these things we should think should be j 1 taken into consideration by Mr. Roh-i 1 rer before he passes judgment on us 1 or any one else. We will welcome any ;*

person or committee who cares to in- 1 vestigate our charges, and assure you' that we will give you any information ‘ that we can concerning any bills filed 1 by this office. / -1 I Those who wish to hear Governor i Ralston will no doubt have the oppor- 'r tunity and when the exace date ar i rives we assure you it will be printed t on the front page in such display that < you will not be likelv to miss it £ ~ The Huntington Press have licked , the Herald out completely. The si!- ! j ence seems to be an admission that t they are for the bull moosers. They} 4 need only line up now for Mr. Kit-’ 1 selman to complete their surrender 1 and this is expected at any time by £ many real standpat republicans. r —• ..... I Last week botn the Witness and the 1

-Decatur Herald copied the statement of the Geneva Herald. Dld’nt see any thing about the statement thev I made this week in either paper though did you? You know ft occurs to ur that this whole matter seems to be I sort of political after all. Perhaps it ■ is not such a sincere effort to save! - the nation as it is to defeat the demo.cratic party. Think it over veterans' of many past political conflicts. Hugh Miller, republican candidate; for United States sentaor, who presided over the state senate at the session of 1907, allowed a bill to get by him which was never passed and a;i ' amendment which was killed at that session now appears on the statute books as law. Both bills juggled in the 1907 session under the eyes of ( presiding officer Miller affect the peo- , 'pie vitally. House Bill 533 which 1 passed both Houses at that session 1 and was later sidetracked by some political legerdemain, was a constitutional bill, and the amendment to Bill j 1127, which was stricken out but which : later appeared in the printed Acts, is i constitutional and both affect the peo- ' pie of the state injuriously. On the other hand Bills 423 and • 499 which were erroneously printed i in the Acts of 1913 were unconstitutional and effect not a single citizen ( of the state. Clearly in the light of , actual results, Mr. Miller’s lapse was < more damaging than the mistake of i Mr. Cook and the question now arises in view of the light that has been turned upon the term of Mr. Miller’s- < office holding, will the republicans < who insinuate that Homer L. Cook was responsible for senate bills 423 and 499 and that therefore his name ‘ ,should be withdrawn—point the way 1 by withdrawing the name of Hugh Miller? <

COURT HOUSE NEWS. Judge D. E. Smith officiated at two weddings this afternoon In the county clerk’s office. One was Earl Meyers, born June 7, 1893, son of Columbus ' Myers, and Ethel Lawson, music teacher. born April 7, 1892. daughter of John Lawson. They were married at 2:45 o’clock The other couple, married earlier in the afternoon, was Luther Melvin Coulkon, in the creamery - business at Berne, born December 7, 1575, son of Trenton W. Coulson, and Agnes L. Lloyd, born October IL 1892, daughter of William Lloyd. Sheriff T. J. Durkin is in receipt of a notice from the sheriff of Henry , county, Ohio, from Napoleon, asking ■ him to be on the lookout for Otto Bloom, cigarmaker, aged forty-four, who has left his wife and five small children in destitute circumstances. He is of Belgian descent and speaks good English. He is under suspended sentence for family desertion. Cigarmakers are asked to be on the lookout for him. First State Bank of Larramie vs. Edward White. Case reset for October 23. A decree of quiet title was rendered for William H. Rodenbeck against Aaron C. Sweayze et al. The clerk was ordered to cancel the mortgage and make a transcript of the proceedings. Special Judge R. H. Hartford in the j George W. Gates drain matter, has extended the time of the draingage commissioners report to November 10. inclusive. State ex rel Ella Andrews, widow of 1 Wade Andrews, vs. Jeff Klopfenstein ft al. Defendant ruled to answer absolute in five days. Emma Gerke vs. T. J. Durkin et al. Appearance by C. J. Lutz for the plaintiff. Ottis O. Juday et al vs. Clifton Oil j company et al. Appearance by Con-'

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do & Brown and Peterson & Moran for the defendant. Rule to answer. In the estate of the late C harles Kurber. finding was made that there is due from the interest of Frank Kurber and Rosa Kurber, each the sum of S3O less the appraisers’ fees of $5. This is due the state under the new inheritance tax law. Real estate transfers: Warren E. Buckmaster et al. to George W. Dutcher, south half of lot 631. Decatur, $725; Lena Voght et al. to Ida A. Baxter, realty in Root township; SI6OO. GET YOUR FAIR TICKET. Adults’ season tickets for the New Adams County Fair will be 50 cents; children, 25 cents. General admission. 25 cents, and children from 6 to 12, 15 cents. o ■ ■ * ■ ' NEW PASTOR HERE. Rev. Harman, late of Brook, arrived today and will conduct the regular Sunday services at the United Breth'ren church tomorrow. Rev. Harman succeeded the Rev. L. W. Love. His family is expected to arrive this afternoon. o — FOUND —Ladies’ purse. Owner may have same by calling at the Lyric theater and paying for this ad. 22213 WANTED—GirI, to do general house- ' work. Inquire of Mrs. E. Woods, ■ West Monroe street. 222tl

, NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT. State of Indiana, County of Adanx ’ Jessie E. L. Eannello vs. Samuel Eannello, Adams circuit court, Septem- ‘ ber Term. 1914. No. 8851. 1 Comes now the plaintiff in the above . entitled cause of action, by A. „ . Sharpe, her attorney, and files her complaint herein, together with the affidavit ofa competent person that said defendant, Samuel Eannello, ig not a resident of the State of Indi. - ana, and that said action is a com- . plaint for a divorce, and that said nonresident defendant is a necessary party in said action. Notice is therefore hereby given said defendant last named of the filing of said complaint and pending of said action against him. and that unless he . appear and answer or denies thereto at the calling of said cause on the ; 24th day of November. 1914, the same . being the Bth judicial day of said term of saoid court, to be begun and held at the court house in the City of Decatur in said county and state, said complaint and matters and things therein complained and alleged will be taken 1 as true and said cause will be heard r and determined in his absence. In witness whereof I have hereunto ! subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at Decatur, Ind., this ’ 25th day of September, A. D. 1914. FERDINAND BLEi-JKE, Clerk of Adams Circuit Court. A. L. Sharpe, Plaintiff’s Atty. 26-3-0 r o ? WANTED —Man past 30 with horse ? and buggy to sell Stock Condition - Powder in Adams county. Salary, S7O ..per month. Address 9 Industrial Bidg. ts Indianapolis, Ina. 225t3