Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1915 — Page 2

DAILY DEMQCRAJ Published Every Evening Except Sunday by - - — The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrierlo cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 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 in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. This is the time of the year for the merchant to advertise and it's also a great time of the year for the reader of the paper to look over the advertisements. It's the season when you save money by buying goods and "a penny saved is a penny earned,” according to an adage as old as the hills, but still good. Try it today: The boys at the stands on the Chautauqua grounds last evening could have done a better business with life preservers than with any other merchandise. It sure did rain some, but the hig tent stood the pressure surprisingly well. This morning the grounds were put in as good condition as possible and you will be comfortable when you attend this afternoon and evening. New number plates for the residences. business houses and signs, which will tell you the name of each street at each corner, will prove another step forward in making Decatur a city. The new system will be accurate and helpful and will make it possible to find any address you or the niaiF man may be looking for. It's a good thing and a glance at the new plat, new record and report of City Engineer Harruff will show you that this official has done his work thor oughly. "We hold these truths to be selfevident." wrote TTiomas Jefferson in the great declaration. “That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” What a splendid heritage these truths have been! But as has been well said by the Kansas City Star, we have fallen far short of real izing their ideal. But they have always been a court of last resort to which men marching in the advance have been able to appeal. The ideal of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness has been a constant incentive to keeping opportunity open- to all WHEN THE THERMOMETOR Rises Don’t Let Your Temper Fly Up With It! We’d prescribe a suit of Palm Reach For that sizzling feeling— They’re here from $6 to $9 Separate Trousers $3.50 — TLE MYERS-DAHEY COMPANY

men. The goal has always been distant. Hut the way has been plain. Today men are realizing as never before the meaning of the right to the pursuit of happiness. They are understanding that it is mockery to start a child In life unequipped, and tell it that it lias full liberty for the pursuit of happiness; that it won’t do to permit industrial accidents; to disrupt families, and that a whole program for industrial justice is an essential part of the Independence Dec laration. It is a heartening fact that never have so many persons been aroused to the necessity of bringing Jefferson's words out of the clouds and setting them up as a practical creed for the nation's life. —Goshen Democrat. jiKmnuuumuju::: asjuotmtais DOINGS IN SOdLTY WEEK’S CLUB CALENDAR Friday. Zion’s Lutheran Aid—Schoolhouse. U. B. Ladies' Pastry Sale —Cor:.er Monroe and First streets. It is not the quantity of the meat but the cheerfulness of the guests, which makes the feast. — Lord Clarendon. The News-Democrat (Paducah. Ky.) says: A number of girls of the younger society set will meet this morning at the Palmer House for tlie purpose of organizing a "Hiking” club. Long walks will be made into the country each week. They will be chaperoned on the initial trip this morning by Mrs. Richard Townsend anJ Mrs. Ben Weille. They expect to start at <> o'clock anfi return to the Hotel at 7:.l( for breakfast. Miss Helen Johnson of near Willshire. Ohio, is the guest of Miss Abbie Bigham and is attending the chautau qua. Miss Mayme Deininger left today for Rome City w-here she will join Adel aide and Richard Deininger at the Kilbourne cottage. There will be a hous< party there when they will be joined the last of the week by the Misses Rose Voglewede. Frances Deininger Leona Bosse, Vera Clark. Margaret Smith of this city: and Grace Hortor of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ed Johnson left today noon for Omaha. Neb., where her wedding will take place Saturday afternoon a* two o’clock to Mr. Edward T. Jones a traveling salesman. The wedding will be at the Merchants’ hotel. o SPECIAL, JITNEY CARS The Auto Transit Co. will run the Decatur-Geneva bus south each even ing during the Chautauqua at regular rates, the cars leaving the Kalv.ir Noble garage fifteen minutes aftei the Chautauqua closes. If more than enough passengers for the bus wish t< go. other machines will be furnish ed. 167t3 A PASTRY SALE. Section one of the Ladies’ Aid so ciety of the I’. B. church will hold a pastry sale all day Friday of the chau tauqua at tue corner of Monroe and First streets. Various kinds of bak ed goods will be on sale. Attend the Chautauqua and let the ladies do yout baking. 168t3 o HORSE JOEING And General Repair Work Burkhead and Mougey do horse shoe ing, general repair work and all kinds of wood work. Come give us a trial. BURKHEAD & MOUGEY, 162t12 North First Street. o NOTICE TC TRESPASSERS. Notice is hereby given that all tres passing on the John Hoffman farm it. Preble township is forbidden and thal if any one is caught thereon they wll’ be prosecuted. No hunting of any kind will be allowed. 147t3C o PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRING D. A. Gilliom, rebuilder and repair er of pianos and sewing machines, and piano tuner. Dealer in both branches, write or ’phone 8, Line P. city. lllm-w-f-tf o FOR SALE "I have b car load of good used Fords. Sold right if sold soon.” G. R. HILEMAN, 165t3 Willshire. Ohio. FOR SALE OR TRADE One Overland automobile, in good running order. See or address C. RDunn, Decatur Indiana.

FORCE JUSTICE Seems to be New Rule at Indianapolis—Mr Miller Calls It Side'show. CHOOSING A JUDGE Whs Not an Easy Matter it Seems—Prosecutor Rucker Running Things. (By Willis S. Thompson.) Indianapolis, July 15, —During a rather stormy session of the criminal court, wherein the defense asked a change of venue from Judge W. Collins jn the election cases. Attorney Charles W. Miller referred to the proceedings on the part of the state as a side show. The defense had prepared a list containing fifty of the leading judges on the bench in Indiana, including the judges of the supreme court and the court appeals, and had said that any one of these more than fifty judges, or any other judge bf high standing that the state might name, would be satisfactory to all the defendants. Tills proceeding was for the purpose of naming a judge to try the cases included in tlie second indictments. Prosecutor Rucker had annount ed several days in advance that Judge Collins would name five men from whom tlie trial judge must be selected and that he would not try. as the law provides, to agree with the defense upon any judge. And before the man to be tried had been allowed to plead or before the trial judge was selected. Rucker had appeared in court and a case ( Jjad been set down for trial next Monday. Before court convened or before counsel had announced-uuy decision io ask for a change of venue, a list of live names had been prepared from which the trial judge will be selected. This list was banded -town in the ourse of the proceedings and before the attorneys lor the defense could learn the names Prosecutor Rucker had stricken off Janies M. Ogden and John W. Kealing. The names remaining are Charles S. Wiltse, Fremont Alford and James E. McCullough, two of whom the defense must reject and the cne remaining will be asked to serve. When Attorney Michael A. Ryan was presenting affidavits Mr. Rucker wanted to know if the Michael Ford named in the affidavit was the one indicted. Attorney Ryan said he was he same man who was arrested and released under bond. There are several indictments under which no arrests have been made for the reason that no such ' persons as have been charged with serious offenses are known. When motions alleging prejudice on the part of Judge Collins had be n ’".led. asking change of venue. Attorn- y Charles W. Miller announced the defense was ready to submit the names of fifty of the leading judges of Indiana, and more if asked, from which tlie state might select on, to try the cases. Prsecutor Rucker said it was too much labor and trouble on the prosecutor to select a judge in this manner aid asked the court to name five men, from whom one should he selected to sit. “Counsel can not agree upon a judge,” he concluded, “the statute says the court shall select five names and we will proceed as the statute provides.” “When the prosecutor sgys we can not lagree upon a judge that is not stating the facts.” said Charles W. Miller. “When lie speaks of following the statute that is exactly what we are proposing to do in the most ordef* ly and fair manner. We will submit a list of fifty or more names including •ill the leading jurists of Indiana, any one of whom will be satisfactory to us. Surely the selection of a fair and just judge from this list would involve no great amount of labor on the part of the prosecutor. It is a labor which the law places upon him as the public prosecutor and is a recognition of tlie right of defendants.. "The prosecutor says one case has been set down for trial next Monday. We were here last Monday to discuss these matters and nothing was said about setting any case. Then, with no notice to the defense and before it is known who will sit as judge in the dase. we are advised that a defendant Is called for trial. T lie whole proceed- ‘ ing appears peculiar plan r.f selecting the judge is the statutory and fairway to go about it.” It is not a case of can not Sgree." said Attorney Spaan. “it is a case of will not. The lise we submit contains the names of the ablest judges on the I bench in Indiana from which the Mate . is asked to select one.” The court announced that all this

discussion was not pertinent and proceeded to submit the five names. The judge to try tlie case will be decide I Thursday. PROBLEM FOR ALL CITIZENS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ventivo measures. "We need a national department of health, with a sercretary in the president's cabinet. Epidemics have no respect for state rights. Deadly dis ease germs abhor geographical bound aries. We have a department of Agriculture to Iqpk after hogs; why not a health department to look after human beings? Third —Your educational equipment is another of your important community assets. "Are your schools the best in the modern world? Have you compared .them with schools elsewhere in the United States and in Europe to assure yourselves that you are dealing fairly with your children? Election of City Officials. "Fourth—Your municipal government is the last asset of your community upon which I want to lay stress. Other things being equal, the town that has the best local government will forge ahead of any other. The old form of town government, modeled after our national- constitution. with mayor, council, aldermen, etc., is the least efficient and the most expensive ever invented. It has proved a tragic failure. It is based on politics, steeped in politics, cursed by polities. Did’ you ever elect a mayor or an alderman because he was a democrat or republican? Why not elect one because he is baldheaded. or sings bass? The conduct of a town's affairs is not a political enterprise; it calls for expert knowledge and ability of the highest order. The mayor of a German municipality is educated for hie task in the best universities of the modern world. He is not a politician; he is an expert. A town is a business corporation and all the people are stockholders. It is doing business along many lines. It is spending thousands of the people's money. It is frequently bonding unborn generations for public improvements. And yet no business man or corporation could escape bankruptcy for six months if they employed the methods towns everywhere employ. "It is not incontestably true that the first step to wisdom for every town is to turn the searchlight of investigation upon its own local needs, that its people may understand them, and be in position to adopt the most effective measures for the common betterment? But this investigation will simply exhaust itself in fruitless protest, uuiess the men and women who are deeply concerned for ?.ie community welfare bind themselves together in advance for vigorous and sustained action. A community welfare association, embracing all other organizations, existing for the service of the public—board of trade, chambers of commerce, civic clubs, library associations, schoc-l boards, etc., and including every adult resident, ought to be organized in every town and city in the natiou. Such an association eoufd take hold of the facts revealed and tabulated by a survey, and formulate a definite, concrete program of local devedopment. The building of a city, clean, beautiful, permanent, dignified, calls for united action on the part of the people. Factional strife must cease. The petty scramble for spoils must be,rebuked. 1 The greed of individuals must be leashed and a community consciousness must be created and fostered.” He also spoke ou the peril of the nation in its inadequate military self- ( defense equipment. Yesterday Afternoon Wiilis Watson Ginn, a reader and elocutionist of real merit, made his appearance yesterday afternoon, following the Savranoff concert, in his dramatic interpretation of “Tlie Man from Home”. The interpretation required Mr. Ginn to take the parts c* ten i imracters and each one was handled in a realistic manner. , Today’s Program. The first morning session was Held today at ten o'clock. Dr. Charles Barker gave his--lecture on “The Finest of the Fine Arts,” which offered a tine opportunity to treat upon tlie right methods of living. Tills afternoon he spoke on "How to Live a Hundred Years.” Dr. Barker a physician of Madison, Wis.. was called to Washing ton to give advice to a friend ana while there met iater President Taft, who was at that time secretary of war. He professionally advised Mr. Tait, who was so pleased with the results, that he later wished Dr. Barker to locate in Washington. D. C. Although Hie opportunity was a great one. Dr. Barker refused on account of the plea of patrons at Madison, whom his leaving would mean the matter of death. He relinquished the call to Washington, thus proving that the call of humanity meant more to him than that of personal gain or ad-

vancement. Signor Glusuppe Burtolotta gave the afternoon program and tlie modern drama. “The Servant in the House" will be given this evening, i Friday's Good Things The'first children’s hour will be conducted Friday morning by Miss Vivian Ditto. She will tell Indian Folk tales and teach the little ones folk dances. Those who remember the children’s hour of the former Chautauqua will recall their great popularity among the little folk and there is no doubt but that Miss Ditto will be greeted by a large number tomorrow. R. E. Pattison Kline will deliver Ills lecture "A Man’s Thinking and His Nation." He is a finished orator and has a great message. Friday afternoon he will lecture on "The Disease of Democracy.” The afternoon concert will be by the Orchestra Club. This is an organization of six talented musicians. In the evening, which is popular science night, instead of furnishing merely a prelude, they will interperse music throughout Dr. Wood's program. People of a’scientific mind especially will be attracted by the evening's program when Montraville Wood gives his popular scientific demonstrations of the gyroscope and the ultra-violet ray. He will be assisted by his daughter. Rain Inconvenienced Little Although the rain caused inconvenience in hearing at the Chautauqua, it caused very little discomfort otherwise. The tent was very nearly water proof, letting in only a few drops of rain at tlie pole-circles or the section joinings, but this was easily remedied by tlie raising of umbrellas In a few of the sections, or by the moving of the parties. The lowlands was responsible for the running of water into the tent grounds in a few places. Boards were laid in the aisle and while it was somewhat muddy, especailly near the entrance to the grounds the rain had nearly ceased at the close of the lecture and the greater number of the people especially those who bad umbrellas and raip coats, reached home in a dry state. o LOST—Embroidered go-cart robe. Finder please return to Mrs. Frank Parent. 16413.

Most Sensational Reductions Ever Made on Shoes and Oxfords, over 400 pairs of Men’s, Womens and childrens Oxfords that we are almost “Giving Away.’’ Just Glance Over These “Give Away Prices.” Men's Oxfords, patent leather Metis White Canvas Dress Ox- Ladies' Palm Beach and White -and Gun Metal, per -n fords. Rubber Sole. Q-| QQ Canvass, new Buck. IfQ Pair 01.03 pair SL.3O button, per pair .... —- — — Men’s Gun Metal Oxfords, button Jxfords, Butte., g-j qq Ladies' Tan and Black Oxfords, and lace, pec | o and strap effects, per QQp Misses’ Vici Kid. Baby Doll Pumps Sizes 11 to 2 QO —- -— Men's Tan Elk Work QQ | Q ' 3OV Ladies’ Blapk Gun Metal and Shoe tP-i-To Child's. 8% to 11 Patent Strap Ox- gl 1(J Winnes Shoe Store SAUER KRAUT TL Mnrric f a 5 & 10c FRESH CANDY 10c Pound 1,,C STORE PEANUTS 10c 1 SATURDAY SPECIALS Children’s 15c White and Black hose Special 10c pr. These are exactly as advertised. Come before the sale and compare their quality. — — — - Men’s Gray Cotton Work Socks Sat., 2 pair 15c ' SUGGEST,ONS FOR YOUR OUT- ’ PRESERVING GOODS. Gray Granite Kettles. Pans, etc., 8 and 9-iti. Paper Plates, dozsc eac)l 10c • Waxed Paper for Wrapping and ’ . . . Extra Heavy Can Rubbers. ..5c & 10c preserving your sandwiches. „ cakes, etc. 20 sheets to rollsc X ?w. PaCkage Picnic Sets, each 10c " 1 “' tf ' Bntt “elware KetTeaspoons, tin. 6 for 5c ‘ ’ 1 a " B ' Pai ‘ 8 ’ etc 24c Mp Paper, Napkins, doz. . 5c - Surprißin * 6e and 10c will buy Celluloid Eve Protectors .110 c *“ ,° Ur every de i»«ment. Come in ' and see. Kill the Fly with our new Orange * — Decoy, each 10c z ' 1,1 top Jelly Tuir ‘ ble rs. per 'ioz- 18c ' The Morris 5 & 10c Stas.

I. From My Narrow Little Window By THE HOOSIER OBSERVER “From Morn Til Night-Adieu.

With Chautauqua now oh. we are so busy trying to acquire culture in wholesale chunks that there is very little time to "look out of windows, and write observations, so 1 ducked back into the garret and nosed the following doggerel from my manuscripts of several years ago: He quickly ran to catch his car. Nature's beauty shone near and far. He mused, (For nothing yet did his pleasure mar) “Heaven hath sent from gates ajar. A dew." He reached his office "good and late" Here things upon him began to grate. Tlie office clerk lagged o'er his siate. He urged him on in accents great, — "Add—you!" The letters came. He picked up one He smiled. "Now we will have some fun." Alas! They only wanted "mon." For it was nothing but a dun— A due. The morning npws came to ease his cares. Os monstrosities two, its message 1 bears; Os a yew whose fruit resembles pears Os a ewe whose young are like unto bears. "Odd yew. that!” he mused, "and yes. too, "Odd ewe. that!"

HOUSE FOR RENT— Op Marshall St., good condition. Injulre of Heller, Sutton K- Heller 167tf.l

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The telephone rings. He answers sweet: -Will 1 meet you at the corner street? “Yes? Ah, well, to wife Addie rn not repeat Who't is." He goes. Lifting his hat politely to greet, He finds—wife Addie! Ah, surprise complete! "Ad. you!" Hi 1 dined at noon at the case Telon. He’s hard to suit. Bah! Crabs with the shell on. And. Mercy Me. le couldn’t eat the melon. "Here, waiter, here, go bring m e a lemon? "Ade, you!" He went to his home at dusk of day, To find the house in sad array: The cook had threatened to go away. :ie said. "We'll get another girl if you but stay— Another girl to Aid you.” The cook disdainful tossed her head, And running down the steps she sped While from her lips one word she shed: "Adieu!"

I FUR RENT —A barn large enough t) accomodate several horses. Inquire lof A M. Fisher. ISStt