Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 2 February 1905 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT gTTRY raCRSPAT MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER 7 " ' i 0.00 PEK YEAR IN ADVANCE, ■ntered Rt the postoffice at Decatur.lndlan* as second-class mail matte. BFHCIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY FEB. 2, 1905. Senator Baveridge has at last made the conservative senate listen and set a date for a v.te on the statehood bills. And, now that great debt paying business administration of Governor • Durbin turns over to its successor I a deficit. Was there ever a greater . fraud? i There is only one lawyer in St. 1 Petersburg for every 2,700 citizens. That knocks out the theory that ‘ the more lawyers a community has the more trouble there is.—Colum- 1 bia City Post.

The Indiana Democratic Editor ilal associaton will hold tneir midwinter meeting at Indianapolis next Thursday, which will end with a banquet that evening at the Grand Hotel. The g. o. p. editors indorse Governor Hanly and his pronounced views against the saloon, and promise him loyal support. Now let s hear from the political editors themselves—the fellows who furnish the boiler plate. The president is receiving so many congratulations from democrats nowadays that the g. o. p machine alludes to the White House as a sort of a populist refuge. Everything is peaceful and harmony is still served in large chunks. John Sharpe Williams the democratic leader in congress, announced on the floor that the democrats would support the President in his efforts to secure tariff and railway legislation This is patriotic and it is right, and that means that it is democratic. In the course of an editorial commendatory of Mr. Boyan’s statement that democrats should uphold the president in his war against railroad abuses, the Chicago Inter Ocean, a rampant criticiser of Bryan, says that “he showed an ability to see straight and think straight that is refreshing and somewhat unexpected.’’ Bryan pronounces Indiana “corruption ridden. ” Gov. Durbin said in his final message to the legisla ture that in one county in the state there were 1200 voters who were readv to sell their votes to the highest bidder. Neither Durbin’s assertion nor that of Mr Bryan is calculated to make Hoosiers swell up with pride.—Columbia City Post. Gov Hanly does not favor an appropriation for the Lewis-Clark exposition at Portland, Oregon “The deficit in the treasury for this year on account of appropriations is already large,” said Governor Hanly yesterday, “and I would not recommend an extra appropriation for this purpose. lam interested in the exposition, but, however •such representation is to be desired there. I do not favor an ap propriation.’

The president of the United States and the only living ex-president of the United States on Sunday made impressive talks upon religious subjects. dwelling with becoming reverence and solemnity upon the great part religion has had and must yet have in making this •ountry what it is and what it enght to be. Yet one could hardly throw a olub at a dog without hitting some puny scoffer who is wady to say that religion and the •hurch do not have “big men ' in them any more.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. Mayor Mock, of Bluffton, gives naunioipal rap, by sayiag that it takes keen business tact and high order of executive ability to succeed : that city oouncilmen ars p*id about thirty cents a day to oversee a business involving an investment of from fifty to one hundred thousand dollars; that this means that emplovees are given charge •f management; that any business man would fail with such methods and that municipal ownership will fail for the same leason. There is more truth than poetry in the prognostications of Mayor Moek.

The proposed legislative apportionment gives Adams county a representative of her own and a joint senator with Allen. Although pledged for two terms I in congress, Fred Landis is already | out after the third, and in his endeavor to hold fast tc that which he has, it- is said will have the support and influence of Major Steele. The g. o. p. slogan in 1905 is, we ‘ need the money. In conesquence hereof, there will be no tariff re- ' vision, no freight rate revision, no restraint upon the nefarious and ! unjust rebates. Nothing that would I indicate that Theodore Roosevelt j was anything but president of these . United States. On March 4th, Congressman Robinson will have served the twelfth district for four terms in congress. He says that after eight years of congressional life my ambition will be gratified by a quiet, unobtrusive practice of the law and the repayment of the debt of gratitude I owe to my party and friends; by a freedom of the duties and obligations of official life, that end I shall establish myself in the practice of my profession at Fort Wayne and enjoy the sweets of quiet, simple life. ” ____________ Governor Hanly addressed the g. o. p. editors the other day and asked them to stand by him and his notion of reform in matters of; temperance. The governor perhaps ‘ did not know it, but he asked the impossible. G. O. P. editors in Indiana have their opinions and editorial utterances manufactured at the republican state committee rooms. These are stereotyped and used by the Indiana editors as their very own. The governor will have to begin his reform at the other end of the string.

William Jennings Bryan has publicly stated that he will assist in defeating any democratic senator or representative who refuses to assist President Roosevelt inhisendeavor to secure legislation by congress to regulate by congress the railroad freight rates. During his recent visit at Washington he freely conferred with democratic congressman in regard to the course they should pursue with reference to this important matter. That this has a beneficial effect is evidenced by the fact that the democratic house caucus by a practically unanimous vote decided to stand by President Roosevelt in this contest.—South Bend Times. OFFICIAL PIE. L ..L L ullow. writing to the Indi., nm 'i- Stur says that Congressman Cromer resents the hoggish propensity of the District of Columbia and the neighboring states of A’irginia and Maryland in gobbling up positions in the departments at Washington of the exclusion of worthy states like Indiana. He has secured promise of time to make a speech in the House tomorrow, in which he will go after the civil service commission for allow ing this discrimination. The condition of favoritism which he proposes to show is sufficient to asten ish the country. He has secured ample figures to prove his point, and if the civil service commission does not feel the effect of his ammunition it can be considered proof against congressional artillery. He will point out that in the nine execusive departments in Washington. the government printing office and independent offices like the civil servioec ommission, interstate commerce commission and the Smithsonian institute, there are 25,675 employes: that of this number the District of Columbia has 5.657, Maryland 1,398, and Virginia 1,119. While they have only 44-10 per cent of population of the country they have gobbled 30 1-10 per cent of the offices. He will show that if all the statesand territories had appointments in the same ratio as the District of Columbia. Virginia and Maryland, instead of 25,576 employes in Washington there would be 1.461,531. He will assert that sinee July 1, 1903, 738 places have been apportioned to the District of Columbia, which is thirty-one more than the state of Indiana has all told. Con gressman Cromer holds the civil service commission direclty responsible. as it is charged by law to see that these places are apportioned among the various states according to population. He declares that Washington society controls the appointments and that social leaders

here are able, by a great pull they exert, to have them dealt out to their favorites and poor cousins, while congressmen are afraid to break up the game for fear of offending the social nabobs. His speech promises to be a sensation. IN THE LEGISLATURE. The senate passed the bill to exempt from taxation the ISO,OOO of bonds which the state board of agriculture proposes to issue. Senator Parks' anti cigarette bill, prohibiting “the manufacture sale and giving away of cigarettes, cig arette paper and other substitutes for the same,’’ was advanced to third reading. On second reading senate bill No. 141. limiting to six years the time in which omitted property may be listed for taxation, was so amended as to make the limit twelve years on motion of Senator Wood.

Tae enactment clause of Representative McDonald's bill permitting fishing with hook and line the year around and placing the duties of deputy fish commissioners in the hands of sheriffs and constables, was stricken out. — W ith an important amendment j the bill to provide for the erection ! of a monument in memory of Oliver P. Morton, in the state house yaid, appropriating money for that purpose, was advanced to third reau ing. Much debate was occasioned by the allowance of county auditors for keeping the council’s books Several light amendments were offered and it was allowed to pass to engrossment. In the senate the committee on judiciary B reported favorably Senator Romier’s bill regulating divorce. This is the bill drawn up by attorneys for churches of Indiana and revised by the Marion county judges. In the senate the finance committee reported favorably Senator Purviance's bill for the establishment of a village for epileptics, appropriating 1150,000. Representative Bosson’s trained nurse bill was passed to engrossment. The bill carrying with it an appropriation of more than $5,000. 000 for the establishment and main tenance of a state highway commission. introduced by Representative Yencer. was postponed indefinitely. Ira C. Batman, representative from Munroe, county, and author of the bill to prohibit the revision of public school books oftener than once in ten years, not more than two to be revised in any one year, scored a second victory in the Indiana house when the bill was advanced to engrossment over a bitter fight from its opponents to amend it. Senator Tyndall does not believe , in introducing a great number of bills. He is one among the few senators who has introduced no bills this session. ‘ I favor aim plcity, not multiplicity, of laws,” he said. “We should lie slow to change laws already in force. Farmers become accustomed to the provisions of the statutes and in many case* are able to do without the services of lawyers when un-1 der new measures it would be necessary for them to see an attor ney for every little thing.”

One of the few physicians in the House is Dr. John W. Vizard of Pleasant Mills. He is a democrat and naturally does not have the advantages, either in committee work or in the House, that a republican member would have. But he will nevertheless be able when the committee on morals is ready to report the Sunday base ball bill to come into the public eye. Dr Vizard is ont of the members of the House who is considered as favoring the bill and it is expected that he will be one of the members of the committee who will recommend the bill for passage and will thus at least give the Hbuse a chance to vote on the measure There has been much demand from the friends of the bill that the House at least have a chance to vote on it, and it ha« been agreed that there will be a divided report for this reason -Indi anapolis Star.

Bv a vote of 32 to 13; the senate passim .the hill appropriating |3500<1 for a monument to Oliver P. Morfru in the state house yards Representative Springer introduced a bill to compel county prosecutors to represent remonstrators before boards of commissioners. The prosecutor would get a tee o $lO in each case. This fee would be paid by the applicant for a license. The amendment to the Meore bill which provided that a remonstrance against any and all applicants for liquor licenses be effective against all for a period of two years, raised a storm of oratory in the senate.. It- was defeated by a v >te lofl9 to 27. Senator Kirkman then introduced an amendment which provides for two forms of remonstrance, one against any individual applicant effective for two years, and one ’against all applicants which shall be effective for two years. This carried by a vote of 35 to 9. One of the important measures passed was Representative Curry’s bill revising the mining Jaws. It was prepared by a codification commission composed of miners and operators four years ago. The bill is for the protection of miners and the salient features of the old laws are retained. It provides for safety devices and signals, and against company stores and the payment of wages in tokens. The rules were suspended that the bill might be passed without delay. Representative A'encer’s automible bill was called, but consideration was postponed until Monday at 2 p. m COURT NEWS Attorney E. L. Hartman last evening fiied a new case in circuit court entitled Edward F. Black vs The John Hancock Oil company et al. suit to foreclose mechanics’ lien, demand $61.25. C. J. Lutz has filed a new suit in circuit- court entitled Rufus Michaels vs The Charleston Development company, and Rose and William Smitley, suit to foreclose me chanics’ lien, demand $125. Hughes <&• Hughes filed a claim of $34.67 against Dore B. Erwin, ad ministrator of the John Houser estate. A. C- Edwards filed a claim for $215.50 against B. W Sholty, adminsitrator of the Sarah E. Plants estate.

Saturday afternoon, thirty girls called at the home of Miss Dessie Mann, and reminded her that her i Twelfth birthday had arrived. : Those present were.: Misses DoroI thy Ervin. Ethel Dellinger. Ruth I Suttles, Effie Pence, Tena McKean, j Mary Hendricks, Frances Miller, Ruth Miller, Bessie Jleffrey, Tottie I Hildebrand, Ethel Hildenbrand. tdythe Long, Ruth Patterson, Jessie Freel, Kate Bremerkamp., Nettie Reynolds. Grayce Coffelt, Edna Segur, Esther, Cook, Esther Corbett, Grayce Purdy, Germaine Coffee, V era Hammond, Marie Gass. Ruth Buhler. Marie Kitson. Alice Brandy berry, Jessie Schrank, Maggie Roop, Georgie Mann, Dessie Mann. Luncheon was served and many beautiful presents were re- . ceived AU report a good time. Notice to the Public. C ataract and all diseases of the eves cured without an operatihn bv Dr. G Thain. It makes no difference how long you have been blind or how sore your eyes are. you can be cured: also deafness or hard of hearing can be re stored. Consultation and examination free. Dr. Thain will return here again and be at the Murray House. Thursday, March 2, - hf Fraud Exposed ~ A few counterfeiters have lately been making and trying to sell imitations of Dr. King’s New Discov«ry for Consumption. ooughs and oolds. and other medicines, there bv defrauding the public. This is to warn you to beware of such people who seek to profit, through stealing the reputation of remedies which have been suceewfully curing disease, for over 35 years. A sure protection, to you. ig O ur name on the wrapper. Look for it on all Dr. King’s or Bucklen s remedies, as all others are mere imi U tions, H E BUCKLEN & C O Chicago. HL. Wifidwr Cum ’

Kunkle & Pillar’' purchased a full-blooded Polled Dur ham bull, one year old, of A- - near Berne. The purchase price was SIOO. Mrs. Albert Dehoff. of Bryant, was taken dangerously ill a few days age while on a visit to Monroe and some apprehension is felt. She is suffering of lung trouble. Crude oil took a tumble in price again, the Indiana product now being quoted at eighty -sight ents, a decrease of two cents. Oil opera tors are still swearing at the queer antics of the greatest trust in the country. Ed Phillips Thvrsday received the sad news of the death of his cousin. Charles F. Linzee, at his home in Dn Quain, lllnios. He was born in St. Marv’s Ohio, where he still has many friend-. He was a veteran of the Ci til war, and a prominent citizen in his community. A sister, Mrs. Phi Leßlond, resides at Celina, Ohio.

Charles L. Meibers yesterday txik possession of the City News Stand, and will conduct the business I from this time on. The deal was ! closed Monday morning. N. C. Coverdale, who has owned the stand | for a number of years, disposed of his interest to Mr. Meibers. The deal was made by J. H. Heller, j Mr. Meibers will probably remove th° stand to the Niblick building on M onroe street, where the Spencer ; electric-‘♦ore is located, both business to occupy the same room. An up to date stock of cigars and tobacIco will be added and Mr. Meibers Expects to push the new business for all it is worth. He will make ■ every effort to please his customers ; and his friends know he can do this from his previous record in business. Mr. Coverdale will [eave next Tuesday in company with W. S. Hughes for Florida, where they expect to engage in business. He j will not move his family at present, | but may do so next fall or perhaps sooner. Peter Lorent arrived Tuesday morning from Paragould, Arkansas where foi two weeks he has been looking over the country for a favorable location, and a place to make his future home. Mr. Lorent took advantage of the excursion given by the Clover Leaf several weeks ago, and had sufficient time to look over the most deisrable location m that section of the country Peter is favorably impressed with the outlook, stating that the farmers in that country raise nearly every thing that farmers in the north do, with the exception of wheat, that the land is of the best quality and suitable to raise almost anything on. And farmers have large crops, cotton being the chief product. Mr. Lorent states that the climate is fine and that the people have not as yet been troubled with any zero weather and that the sun shines, blight and hot everyday. It is the intention of Mrs. Lorent to straighten up his business here during the next few months and by next fall lie ready to transport himself and family to Arkansas, where he will make bis future home and engage in some kind of business the nature of which he has not as yet fully determined. A decree for a sheriff’s sale of all the machinery and fixtures of the Berne Canning plant has reached bheirft Albert Butler and such a sale will be advertised at once. The decree oomes from the Hancock county court, Greenfield, Indi ana. where judgment was rendered the plaintiff in the sum of $2,313 with additional cost of $20.75 'in the cause of William Kothe and others vs Abediah F Bowman and ■ others, owners of the Berne Canning plant. According to decree the Berne company agreed to deliver a certain pack of tomatoes to Kothe at a certain time and as a guarantee that the contract would be fulfilled gave a chattel mortgage on the machinery, etc., including about everything but the building. Os course the goods were not de uvered and Kothe immediately brought suit in Hancock county to foreclose said mortgage the court finding that said Kothe <fr Co. had been damaged to the amount of •2,313, and the sheriff s sale was accordingly ordered. The mortgage was never filed here and but few if anyone knew of the suit There are about fifteen . UiU in court here against the company, the plaintiff’s in most of the cases being Berne people, who helped build the factory and who are sue mg to foreclose mechanics’ lj en The affair is t»rUi n i y beeomin. complicated. -

Jacob Miller, of — , spent several days with hi, * * ter, Mrs. Dr. C. E West Main street, went t- terl Tuesday afternoon onVMI He will return to this eq/?’ the longer visit with his dto?! 1 Portland Review. ; assBedford, Ind., Feb. - the McLnhlan overruled the k"discharge the defendant Evans and Elmer Brownie ' preliminary trial f or filt ' '.' : i kai murder of Miss Sirahfvh 4 /. '■ -eeu m progress since A..,"- ” of 1 day. Although many of th tUr nesses who have been in e 1 the state are without s ,- nei ing, the state has ito: enough of its evidence '/ Ju citizens to think it has grou / car which to stand. There n»y ’ score or more of men in p,<.j f j who, common go-sip says •- more cf the Schafer tragedy e they have been told. A good ,7 of these men are careful °°J dark streets they frequent on at evenings. Bedford people ”” while the tragedy is buried in tery, they expect it t come to .■ some day, if not at the end of • ’ W present investigation, and that time comes they also the tragedy to be as clear und - pleasa-b-o, so far as ti.< nie! , of the murderer are comv- . *■ in Public opinion has n«t an since mvestiagtions - f th- ffir . began a year ago. People i -H| town are clinging to their - theories as to why Mi— «■ killed. The one most gen ra..? t cepted is that which the state's q torneys are following in th-nr- - r en marey hearing of Browning a Evans—-that Miss Schafer hil nc letter in her possession and - - one sought to take it from her popular theory is that the slay® ’ Ta Miss Schafer mistook her for b ■ other woman. Wl Fi Obituary. de Susan Helm was born in Ah- ( rc county, Indiana. September . 1847, and died Jan. 29. 1905, age ’ years, 4 months and 15 days, -s has been a resident of Adta * c county, all save eight years of A life, which time she resided in L state of Kansas She was manto George Helm when about tvm n< <JM years of age, to which union reborn six children, but two of whs: » Ettie and Samuel survive her Si also leaves four sisters and mudevoted friends to lament her :■ parture. The funeral was he,i i the (J. B. church yesterdav at a; O' o’clock conducted by the past:: said church. The service was tended by many kind neighta * and friends. Death found her > handmaiden of the Lord and a e® sistent member of the aboveramtc church. p TO THIN PEOPLE j’ p t VALUABLE INFORM! t TION j 8 t Given by Druggists Smith. Yager & Falk I a Druggists Smith, Yager A R’ * give the following advice w 1 who want to gain flesh, and • should be of value to everybody J n Decatur. ' “The quickest, surest andw*’ way tor thin people to gain J is to take Vinol, our ood liver preparation, and the reason I A’inol is so far superior toanyff -f else to create flesh and strength » i because it does actually contain »’ v the medicinal, curative eleme-’* $ actually taken from genuine 1 cod’s livers, which no other f • liyer oil preparation does, and - r ’ ing without oil or grease to cp* 1 the stomach and retard it* * 1 ’ it is a great improvement over 4 fashioned cod liver oil and e® v , •ions. “Prominent phyiician* agree b* this new ood liveroil prepar* 1 - 1 A’inol, is certainly the gre»f ; tissue builder, flesh creator strength producer on the ® ( They prescribe it for their p* l * ll I who are in need of a tonic •tructor, and to those who ** D * gain flesh. t “Vinol acts upon the »t in a beneficial way, enabling ■ j obtain the necessary 1 from the daily food eaten to | pure, rich, red blood, create and strength, and so sure are» its action that we freely ' return the monev paid fcr ' ,E , every case here if it fails ' Yager A Falk, druggist*