Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 21 May 1903 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER. '"* ■ _ ’S'— -- —— — HOOPER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at postofflce at Decatur. Indiana, as bScond-class mail matter OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, MAY 21,1903. pREE AS AIR. Score one more for the Commercial club. They presented to the cityl . council a resolution which said in whole and in part that free light, free witter and free taxes on real r®;/ ‘S’ estate would be give any and every ,/.v manufacturing institution that •wouKl locate iff this city and employ fihv reasonable number of em- ' ployees. This inducement is not to • be sne@zed at. and when it is pre- ' seated by the Commercial club, we are of the candid opinion that good results will follow. The C intnCreial club mean to “make gocxl." Tliey are an enterprise that is worth much to the welfare of Decatur. The city council passed the resolutions and it ■ is now in full force and effect. Dick Hartford tells the Muncie Star that he would not vote for Grover Cleveland. This settles it. Mr. Cleveland must stop running. “ ——i i ■ ii i With harmony at Indianapolis, the hot bed of 1896 gold bugism, there seems to be no valid cause for p«rty dissention at any other corner of the earth. Let the band play , Jong and loud, and every one go way back and sit down. The evening edition of the Indianapolis Sentinel safely landed ih Decatur on schedule time. It measured up to the critical standard aad will piss muster with several points to the good. Here is hoping it will live and prosper to the end off time. It may not. have been just the right thing for Col. McDonald to tell the delegates to the recent G. _A. R. encampment ofthis state that politics governed the election of department commander, yet it is well that some man had the courage to give expression to a well recognized fact. At any rate the colonel's observation will do no harm and : .may accomplish sdhie-good among some of the members of the organization.—Columbia City Post. j,*rhe Fort "Wayne News has parted company- with Judge .Bench’and is now busy- greasing the boom of Senator Clrey, who they claim is of the proper staff to land on Jimmy R ibinson where it hurts. The News may- as well ’fess up and own the ®corn* fThey are up' against the real thing when they monkey with the '? buzz saw that rips out nominations and elections for the only Jiui Robinson. Hench is good an imitation as can be found and he isn't worth thirty cents on the blocky Hurrah for Jjm. o Because John W. Kern was not elected city- chairman by the Indianapolis democracy is not conclusive evidence that he and Mr. Taggart are Acad politically. They are not. shey‘° are too good democrats to Wst even temporarily. Mid will be able li«jji tenant *to Chairman Keaeh. Taggart and Kern have had high honors from the democracy. They deserve all tlfat was bestowed and more. Higher honors await both of them. JJ’hgy are not s -sulkers. The Indianapolis democracy is in a poisiton now to achieve a notable wictorv.Ts-Anderson News. r With a conservative eastern democrat at the head of the national ticket next .year, one with brains and the knowledge of how to use it, the dangers of defeat will be few and far between. The business interests will never support the present statesman in the white house, providing a substitute of the right caliber given them. This demand does not come from the trusts or those expecting special legislative privileges, but from these engaged in legitimate trade. Any monkeying with the tenor of general business always affects this class, and their independence in politics leads them to support conservatism whereever it may be found, and especially in the administration of national affairs.

THAT GERRYMANDER. So far as the Sentinel has abserved no republican paper has attempted ■to justify the last republican gerrymander since the recent exposure of its violations ]of the constitution and the decisions of the supreme court by State Chairman O'Brien. They simply stand silent in the face of a showing that their own apportionment law is the most unjust and the most in violation of the law of any- of the ap]xirtioiuneitf laws passed in the last quarter of a century. Some of them concede that, the ip w is unconstitutional and none has the courage to defend it. The truth is that it is useless to.expect a perfectly fair law under the present system, and the worst feature of the system is the jiermission of joint districts ,It is perfectly- plain that in Indiana the county- is the proper -unit for.legislative- representation. All public business is on a county basis and much private business that has public features—nht only courts, land records, taxation, etc., but also medical and bar associations, fairs and other joint enterprises the people. Each county- ought to have one representative of its own in the popular branch of the legislature, with additional members in general proportion to jxqnilation. As the system the small counties are practically unrepresented- for. senatorial representation no letter plan has been suggested than tlutf of dividing the state into sous or five district®- and electing ten or more senators from each of the principle of minority representation This would insure representation in the upper house in proportion to the political strength of the various parties, without unjust advantage to any. In fact IS bofh this system and the separate county representation system mako, gerrymanders both impossible and undesirable — there could be nothing gained by one.—Sentinel.

Th* 3 morning edition of the Indianapolis Sentinel come* ont under the heading “lildianapollis Globe. 1 ’ The new title seenfs duecedly awkward, but in time we expect to catch on. ° 1 43 o Senator Beveridge over nis own signature denies in whole '-and in part that he is considered himself or by his friends, as a candidate for via. 3 president. In addition he asserts that he is very well satisfied as now sitUiiTvd and that he expects °1 • ° ° to retain tin■ senatorship. Wlamever the trusts want anythingfhey bfegm working In the other direction. They wanted the Elkins bill passed at the last session of congrew, and that is why they sent those telegrams to the senate asking® that it be killed. They knew .tjiat wouid.do the trick. Tliat is why, tu this time, they are giving <At the impression that they do notciwnt Roosevelt nominated 'or elected. They know the people will give them what they do not want. Watch the game. © ® Attorney General Ktfcx is in a quandary. He is like? the fellow who was drunk and was hugging if lamp post. If he let go he would fall rfnd if hmheld on he would freeze. Mr. Knox has shown that a successful prosecutivgi of th£ trusts can be conducted, and he doesn't want to injqj'c ’the trusts. Hiey are creatures of the republican party and the party is their creators. If the party i* to turn agaSnst its friends there's going to be trouble. If Mr. Knox "does not go®on the jxwplc will make life a burden for him, he does go on the trusts will smash lam. And that's what's the matter wit® Knox. There are a good many Indiana democrats of prominence who believe that)the best interests of the party what they call “a new dcxil/'-By that expression they mean the selection as the national standard-bearer for next year some democrat of strong character and demonstrated ability who has not been conspicuous in the public in former campaigns. They argue that all sections of the country would be able tojinite on the right kind of new man with an alacrity and enthusiasm that would not be possible if the candidate had acted a leading role during recent years. Among the democrats who think along this line Judge Alton B. of New York is a favorite, although it could not be said that • they have reached anything like a general agreement as to their choice for the head of ' he tißcet.

It is said by the highest possible I authority- that the investigation into ; the coal trust methods by the Inter - j state Commerce commission institluted by Mr. William Randolph i Hearst, would go to the bottom if I things before it was dropped. The chai trusts must produce its papers i and contracts or be hauled before ' the courts of the country- and show | a. reason for its refusal that is alleg- ! ed. What a republican attorney gen ' eral has refused to do has been done by- a citizen whose sympathies are , always with the under dog. More I power to his elbow. James L. Keach laid it all Sver I the Taggart machine and was elected chairman of the Indianapolis democratic city committee Mt a meeting held Saturday night. He is certainly a good man. politicallyspeaking, to be able to come out victor in open combat with the, Taggart forces. Now if the geniel, Tom wijl give the new chairman ! that support which hq» so often | and so cheerfully been given him, democratic success is tliis early <ssurred. Democrats over the state haye always stood by- Taggirt, gn as much signifies nee is attached to j the Indianapolis eledtiom their I futtu-e loyalty to him depends v/fjon : the®.loyalty <>f Mr. Taggart in hour of need. We have washad <> dirty- linen long enough and it is I time now fora re-uniting,of ftll the elements. ® o © r ' ■ o While this is an “off-yearpolity" ically, there are nevertheless tote, some important elections. Eight i states will choose governors. These are lowa," Kentucky, Lqjiisana, MtU-yland. Massachusetts, Mississ- c ippi, Ohio, Rhode Island. The contests in several of these! states-, will be .watched with close interest the more so because of conditions prefr o vailing in several of them': In Marr la nd Senat< >r Gorman's prestige will be greatly argumepjed or yreased by- tKe way the state’ goes, and in lowa, the and hurno of the ‘ideal,"something of a straw will lx 1 fun .■Jud to slimy flies statrfs of the tariff reform sentiment. Rhfxle Island elected a democratic governor last year and is ex- - o ' ‘O° peeted to show some symptoms of remaining in the democratic column, though Senator Aidrich* who is The . embodiment of all thatis- ultra prooo x c tectionism, may bo looked to for- -- i effort to syying the 'state °the other way. „It is’ nut improbable’ that out of .the state contests “this 1 fall will come some may be hailed as the Moses of the party —some. Jytnpcrat, wljp by distinct personal achievement* in the results and force of character, mayimpress himself upon the parly as' precisely the nian as Cleveland did twenty one years qgo, yhen Tie swept New York with tlu- □ greatest © o ° majority- that up to that time had ever been given to any man. at - - « Mrs. is F. M. Scnirmeyer and daughter, Irene, and 3 Mrs. Lucy Rout have left for an extended® visit at Harriman Tennesel’. where o Qi they- will visit Hugh Rout and fam-' ily. o *

The following business has been transacted in circuit court: Decatur National Bink vs. Steve Longejg berger and Peter Heath, cause reset for trial Saturday, June 6. W. S. Liken ys. Lfizie J. Liken, finding for defendant. Samatha Cassel vs. Joseph D. Beery, demurrer overruled and general denial filed. Julius Haugk vs. Adam and Mary Brown, appearance by Heller & Son for defendantagrule to aswer. s ® A certain young lady of this city has discovered a new bunion cure. While cleaning house the other day the bunion commenced to hurt her and she didn’t have anything to put on it so she took furniture polish, which was be ; ng used at the time, and painted the bunion with it. The bunion stopped hurting and has not bothered her since. She is trying to get a patent. “We had a delightful time last week.’’ said the city cousin, who was describing the joys of metropolitan life. “One*evening we trolleyed out to a suburban home and ping ponged until nearly midnight, and next day we autoinobiled to the country club and golfed until dark.' 1 “We had a purty good time last week too," ventured the country cousin with a sarcastic smile. “One day we buggied over to Uncle Josiars’ and us boys got out in the back lot and liase balled all afternoon, and after supper we sneaked up to the loft and lit a candle and pokered until morning.

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° »“COUNCIL MEETING. The city councif were ip session Tuesday «e veiling and wrestled with pdocpments o and petitions until twelve fo’clock, o Alt’ were present Jnitoj councilman Teqple p , and after the roll Csll the,mayor called lor a report e from the' street t-ohimittee. The 0 ' Fiau'th street improvement was first ; J considered and the o immittee offered i a “ resolution which was adopted , and on June 6th, the contract for the paving,of Fourth su-eet,’ thirty f feeo.i.l.. with verified l*>-k W«l| $e let to the lowest bidder. °Engi-; n?er McKean's pbtff% and tions for the improving of this thoroughfare were adopted and are now filed with’ City Clerk Hower. , C.o E. Neptune petitioned that the council fostrWct property =• holders j along ths line of the Fourth street improvement to construct brick side ! yallS next tnthe curbs ot the streets and his netitidh a was Tefererd to j the street committee. A %-sohifion ' *•’ 6 Q j for the® improvement of JfenrOe street wasproposed and the ccjuncil has decreed that the street is to be bricked from thefit. : Marys bridge .to the G. R. I. railway. A motion was made to have I the thoroughfare paved fourteenth' street Wftt it failed to carry r According to the plans the street is to be built forty’ feet wide and will be sold to ftie contractor on June 6th. A ■ resolution for the paving of Second street from Jackson street to Monroe street was offered but it failed to I carry. City Clerk Hower 'filed his | monthly report and the same was . referred to the finance committee. ’ Elmer Miller and others petitioned i for a sewer to extend from Park; street along Glass street to Marshall j street and there to terminate and the | petition was referred to the sewer committee. The street committee - reported that after considering the j remonstrance against the paving of I North Sixth street signed by S. Spangler and others that they found that the remonstrance did not have ' the required number of signers, and I therefore they moved that Engineer ! | McKean be instructed to prepare plans and specifications for the improving of the same and the motion carried. A resolution for offering inducements to industries was | adopted and appears elsewhere in this issue. Bills were allowed as| follows: L. C. Helm, Johns fire,!

#£l -f4>A >£ge feft-eto , pay roll. #5.51; John Coffßfc, pay roll. TV. 11. Nachtrieb. goods, #5.05; C. E. freight, 9 #44.73; Al Buhler, work. #l2.fe;Col ./Foreman, hahling imse part. #1: J. G.'Smith, .labor, #iy.!'s ? ; tVell< Farsro Ar (>• ’ ° ;’<X ■' U pany. s.Io;"L).F Teeple, drayage, ~#lsJ>s ; Sunday ( n ik Coal conwany, S. Spangler, rent, #K; Eugene Christen, #3Uj The back salary ot the : late H. B. Rgioff was JallowAl and the clqrk ordered, to issue an order for the ( j-ame.‘ o' o ■ Arthur Hall# who has been / onfined to his home for a Jew weeks <>n of sickness, is to’ be ott again. J® 0 r Mrs. J. of Third®, arrived here’ yesterday for a few days visit with Ur. and Mrs. Roy Archbold. L„ 6 ® Mrs. TV. H. Stultz of WreneX)hio, is in the city the guest of her Mrs. \\ . A. Metter, and her aunt. Mrs. Emma Worder, the latter beinft very’ sick. Page Blackburn, jr„ son of the druggist, fell out of a toy ft wagon I Tuesday and broke his left arm ! between the wrist and elbow. Drs. Coverdale attended him. T. H. New president, and A. B. Cline secretary of the Tres Manufacturing company of Greenfield, are in the city. "They have been | spending the time yesterday i looking over locations and as soon |as this decision is made, their or- ■ ganization as a manufacturing in- ■ stitution of this city wbill be peri fected. This will be consumated I before they leave the city, !by tomorrow night. They have been iso fully' explained through these columns, taht anything further now i would be an unnecessary quantity. George Handers, proprietor of the ■ laundry, was quite badly burned about the hands yesterday. He lighted the gas jet on the laundryengine and it went out. After a time George noticed it and struck a . match to light it supposing some i one had turned the gas off. An exIl? 81 f„iw loWed a " d ,George received , the full force, both hands behm binned severely. The attention of ia v physician was necessary and | George ns able to be on dutv in the

M-nsaOonal wastlwlosii. of the Li ken” .divorce case whi ended Tuesdav at five o'clot i o ° ° when Juflge*Erwin refused to gr;i:.r a decree. The ease, which w • entitled W. T s Lizzie ’ lids ficepdon for four montl - and during that time the attorne.'u ... O, y have sought for evidence from N to"California, many de[x»> tiofis were taken and the gener 1 Opinion was that the trial * tl. ease would continue several ih - 21 ■ - >..\viiiciiis for the plaintiff yesterday mora;:.-' that tlwy believed the evider. •• would show acts ahifest equivak 9 t<y murder, created a stir of exci' Un mt. ttiu ugh every- allegation v. - vigorously defied by thedefeudan’ ’ 4 attorneys. The plaintiff "s witnc- - wsse on the stand yesterday ur/.: five o’clock, Mr. Liken and his tv. ‘> brothers being the principal ois-■ At the phiinftff - att | neys aijfionnct*?! that fliey w< really to rest, and the fact w somewhat of it® >urpris<‘. 5 JudHeller representing Mrs. Liken, then asked that they- be allowed to witndraw her crew complaint which was . granted. Mrs. Liken was put on the stand and asked a few questions and Mr. Heller said, “we rest Judge Erwin immediately gave his decision saying: «“There have be 4 no statutory- grounds foi- a divor ■’ proven in this case. mj’ finding v. have to be for the defendant, jud-i---ment against the plaintiff for cost' and he is ordered to pay’dnto court within ten days tlft* sum ot #250 to cover said costs and pay defendant - attorney fees." The defrndan'action in withdrawing the cross complaint was caused from the fact that ® they were unable to prove what M: • Liken was worth and they Wet’ unwilling to take alimony on his statement that he is worthjanlv #1" 000 as Mrs. Liken says he is wot ■ at least #IOO,OOO. The withdrawal of the cross complaint made it im - possible for the court to grant ■ ’ defendant a divorce and as the e'- - denee was insufficient to allow t.u plaintiff the decree the only decisi- m that could be rendered was for ■■ defendant which means a rest-’ 1 and a defeat for Mr. Liken. !■ probable that unless some arrang' - mentsare made that Mrs. Liken wi file suit against her husband t support.