Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1905 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT m»T »:a3T3K> *T •_CW G. ELL NGHA V PU»U«"C» r, Z ?EH YEAR !5 ADVANCE. HoMrW it > ■*' “ ? i-I --i —' .' — ' M Mf< '-M* »*!* —tte . EFiaiu. wa e adams cmn? THURSDU MARCH - W. IMPORTANT BILLS. The time remaining to the leg islatnre is very brief- Sime- of the meet impirtant measarer* are Kf.l to be acted on. Here are some of the more important bills that should receive favorable action : The track elevation should be passed by the House without delav. The senate has set the pace. The merits of the bill are perfectly understood. No one - rc-ses it—except the lobby. Then there ? the anit-trust killThat should be pressed on to final passaz® As we have so often pointed out. it is merely the na> tonal Sherman law. the effica-oy of which has been pc ved by ex psrience adapted to state applies tion. The Hugz v re-buying bill, the Hugg bill regu aung and simplifying the canvassing f the vote, and the Hogg primary bilk shcuid. by all means, be p i-sel. They are in the interest of honesty in voting anl economy in ccran'ing the vote. And then there are the appr oriv tions for the new Girl s Industeial School, for the creation of an ep--leptic retreat, and for the new school for the deaf. Sorely none of these should be allowed to fail Besides aT these important measures, there are the codification bills, some f which, at leas’, are now in z>od shape, an l shoo d become laws Th-j=g ; s a’ure mu-t be diligent if it i* to corr ete the necessary v •<—lni anap.l s News. WASH day. T ■ The Indianapolis Star: I note that in lass Saturdav’* issue that in an interview with John T E .1* of Anderson at Washington. D. C-. he is quoted as saying Cromers race for Congress next y"i- wi, be the easiest of his political career, because he has a magmfioient machine of his own that is with him in every coanty in his district. Are the Renbnlican* of this great E ghth Congre«toEa', District willing to submit to th® dictates of a machine, or will thev rise in the : .r severeign m .nhoed and smash the machine into a thousand pkecs, and siv to M’ th-it un!®** he is able tn obtain the nomination for the re-election to Co-»?•<»*• without the sharp practices < f a machine, fa® shall sod mn‘t he re!®?-ite-l tn rhe rear. and that oblivion where ail such belong who trampl® un-«i th® rights of the p*npl®? If Mr. Cromer has been faithful to th® tra«t placed in his hands, whv should he need this Dregnifimen’ machin® of his Mr. E'li« refers to? The people.’** he is true to them, will carry him gloriously through this struggle. Rut ah; Methinks that like Rejsbazgar of old, h® alrendv sees the handwriting on the wall, and for taat rsa»jn bail is this magnficient machine Mr. Ellis refers to. Toe people of the Eighth Congre*-ional District are not willing to Lave a machine dictation. JUDSON W. TEEPL". Decatur In hana. Thus it will ba seen that great chunks of harmony are again breaking out in the congressional race. in which ‘Congres-man Cromer and his machine are prominent factors Mr. Teeple cracks some pre’ty truthful note about what American pride and independence ought to do. It sounds real nice, but it will take a long time for this sort of principal to soak through the individuals who have become BO used to machine dictation. Mr. Tteeple could have said many other things about Mr. Cromer and been within the bounds of the truth. Hia personal experience, for in. stance, would have been inter ®eting. Come on now Mr. Teeple keep nothing back. Lets wash out the dirty linen. W—^—B■—— Even legislative members are offered a “rake off’’ just for their support of aome innocent looking' regulation.

G .vern .r Hanly wisely re’end .he measures of relief isk-r'i .or by the county and township officers who tost public monies in ’ask failures. The Jourca. excludes all present hard ware deal-rs and aays the relk»w that was going to rebate their supervisor three dinars m s r.ai not now in business. Albert Briitson has ;ust cause f-.r a ds mage suit Hon John L Griffiiths w:_ g: to Liverpool. where be wi . grace the consu'ate under the ftooseve r administration Senator Berendge is credited with doing the heavy work in bringing this happy condition of things about Mr John B Cockrutn. of the railroad lobby in the Indiana legislature and general o unse. for the Lake Erie tv esters railroad, threatened to horsewhip Delevan Smith, proprietor of tke Indiatiapolis News., for published cartoons calculated to hili him up to ridicule.—Fort Wayne Jouma -Gazette. Rxsevelt is showing an inclination to surrender on tne tamff and railroad rate legislation to the wishes of republican bosses. H? will probably display mure determination when congress ? uven-s again He will ger the democrat:" support si Eng as he use? he influence on the side of the pecple tn all of th-se questions —Ooinmf-s City Post. Z*ck Seifree is being mentioned for congress in the third district to succeed C-t nzressman Z-r.tr and it is heped by many r f the unterri-1 fied that the particular mention at this time will blossom as a rose and that Zick may become a congressman from the third district He is a bright y .unzdemocrat and w .aid grace a seat in tne cangress of the : Unt’ed S a'es. T-» Journal ? r ai supervisor is about the tiggest liar that ever broke into print. To be short and ooncis? there is not a read sr.per-. : visor in Adam- county c-r any other ’ county in Indiana, that ha- a’ his • Command or any pwt of that amount. Tnere not a load -u I pervisor in this cr any other ooanty lin the state that ha« any right to ; purchase a road pow to- spend any i pobii-i monev f r anv purpose whatever The sto-y is out of whole cloth. The Jjprn>t hedges tv stating that it is a mnfer cf v-rarity be ■ween their prize ex road tapervis- r and the Dem«rrst, as t< whether D-catur hardware mer chants follow a criminal process when they se i a road plow roar. jfficuL We deny it. I'i« a mutter of law and oimmon knowledge that no road supervisor has a legal right to buy a read p. ! -w r spend a i "ent of money in any other way Ttjen-f >re that r-«-l .-ip-rr-.s r •casa-natod liar. Taat is the iung and sh<rt of jt The «en-.t-ons: -• rv pnb’ shed ■>v the D-rntnr J .>urnai of grafting' tmong road super’tsors cf Ad»moonnty. wns mad® out of wh th.th. Th- p«p°r suited that remd w-re ge’ r - z n ' rnkeft ‘ in rhe pureh-,«e of r »td miohines and th->t a F- rt W 3 rne tirn h'-td given money to g ip-ri ijr< t < •horn mschin> rv wa- s 1 T"--Decatur Democrat expl des t ® -’- .rv hr simplv shewing th ’ r-rd «np’rri»' r« do not purchase machinery and have no control »<f any funds, all having being done by the township trustees. Th® supervi®/ rs simply oversee the work—Fort Wayne Journal-Gaze* te. KBMMH Th® .Tonrnal is right in making any jn«t c-iticism. bnw when it does so. some element of truth shin’d guide them. Now the Journal would have its readers believe that Henry Hite asthe present trustre of Washington township, inspir'd and investigited the record of T. S. Coffee during his offie*a] life. Such a statemont is anything but the tmth. John Hessler. John Si vers and £. H. Faust, the members of the advisory board for Washington township, and every one a democrat. are solely responsible They refused to settle witjj Mr. Coffee and in addition employed Clark J. Lutz, another democrat, to make a thorough investigation. This they did. Hite had nothing whats? do with it, and is entitled jto no Credit in any way, shape or • form.

Itisn w geneally — kcal 5 I ’.fjoal r.reki that Seratcr Ulr-" •- ’ ' ’ iem icraf ie xngre^i-ns.l n-imina-non IX c He has been ind-xscr.- i ously huflifig sa fonc« » ’nnaa thepsevent tereica of «:« kgis.Ature and can be roosted on as a fa er- ~ in the race-—Fort Wayne News Tne Democrat d e-* not be i?ve that the sard wire dealer* of Decatur three cf them repubiisaiss. ever offered to rebat? any oiuntr. ::wrsh'.c ".rv cr road district ci::;.--n arrieleß purchased by sai i o±cers. We do n t be.ieve the lew'.er* ar so hard up for ’ usiDess. t cat thev wculd .ner-minate tbem.se.ves fir a few paltry debars they win. i get from the sale of a nan p.. w I- sounds like a pipe cream and was put into print for want of te'ter argument Berioes the naidware dealers of Decatur are t: e average m honestv The Journal asks that had Caleb Andrews been elected trustee of Washington township, would an investizatccn cf the c—-cia-S acts if T C- Coffee been male Why aaeuredly. The advisory booird and the trustee iailei to agree upon the author ty and rights each was entitled to, and the only rime they cculd restrain him at the time and in ’be manner they did They hid tell him they would, and the eiaciicn of his successcr cut = c ice. » far as their arikes were concerned. Had taey desired they coull have approved the report mide by Mr Ciffee. and Mr Hite w ,uli never have suggested an mvestiigt. in. Tnat is a.ll poiitica. '.umoimbe. an 1 it is politics to take advantage of it. but in doing so. the devil is entitled to his just dues, and in the distribution of dure Mr Hite is not on th® THE LEWSLATtit B- a v re of 37 to 1. the Dius•nio house - IL whi"h makes child desertion a felony and provides a jiil sentence, was passed. The Wood of Tppecanoe biX was substitute fir ’he state audtor’* tax ferret bifi, wa* pissed by the senate by a v ire of 27 to 15. « Tae Ml regulating private hank* which filled of passage last Friday 1 for lack of a constituu: as! major:" passed the senate by a vote cf i’7 to The bill increasing the p a r diem o’road sup-rvisors from lI.SO * ii was was passed. Representative Sayre vigorously opposed the meas- | are. Representative Gough’s anti- , ->!-* ’-.n wa* reported bv the railroods committee ro p-.«* wi’h amendments. A* amended th? bill p--vide* th -it state, er-m’-v. towoship an i municipal officials sha 1 ■ not accept pa**-* With only one vote to spare th® ■odtcfiitu-n com-ni**- n s ’:.. con- . ■erning Bm*pnrations pissed the —rate The vrte wa* 2*t to 1 Th® pa«*ag® of th® bi 1 was made ‘ • *-.b'® br Senator chang ng hi* vote from ’nay” to “aye •t’t-er tne roll hai ’»'® : called. Tne senate pissed Will Wood - | *vi!i for the preservation of wild gate®. Toe bill makes it unlawful to *h ct cr destroy *rip?. plover r rail b®’ween May 15 an I Sept. 1 sr to k ' mor- »h .n thirty.* ! *nip-. plover rad in a single day during the open sease n. Governor Hanley vetoes three measures. Two of them were to ' reimhurse Wm. Waiter*, treasurer iof Lagrange coanty. who list public sands in a recent bank failure, and to reimburse Henry B. Hostetter, former trustee Lagrange county, who lost township funds I through the same channel. The third was a bill authorizing the g ivetoo- to issue patents fcr certain Michigan road lands in Indiana. Politics' societies and clubs that have bars in connection with their club room hive reason for concern about sen ite HU 274, introduced by Senator Milburn, which is in a fairway to-baoome a law, for it is probable that under the provisions of this bill any of these clube that have now a government license will have to pay a state license, an when they pty a state license tie citiee and towns will be in a position to co'act additional licen e from them.

Wth a few amsndments cf ntatonal sbe Boyd b use ■ marriage joeoße* pas**®-! t--are by a rote of- - senate, after peD*-- a £ m-nuteß in dfseussuig it- fc tbe BriU.'h b:a« bri to comp 3 ! intor'urban railways to erect waning sa-,l* at point' tbeir “ 3€3 - not lore than * apart any quarter ~ze r.".*s sui town* committee -f the house decided to report the ojdntoati n .comuissioa b:.. for 1 = oide w-.uout recomnaend aticn as to the amendment adopted by the senate for the exten*'. :® - •ue term* of preemt city effi ®rs. The ecmmittee ieciied to .eave mat the boose Toere is certain to be a tent fight o« the question of extension wnen the consideration cf the bf*! begins- The Murray resolution oal.in? : ’ : r the appo*ntment of a commission to investigate the tuberenlosre ®tuar. = in Indiaaa and to make reocmmer 'lAturs as to deal rz with it to th® next general assembly, was passed by the senate under a suspens ncf the rules The resold- . J »j - *• *— T ' K_ ‘ — ’..;r* two members <rf the bouse ar i a physician all to be appointed v the g rem ir au-1 « serve unul’toe next general assembly Thirtv-six i ; l.s*izu-i by "-g-v---ernirand «ev®n vetoed comprises the rasa ts attained -y rhe legislature up to late W the bills signizi is the h:■ »: those vet ed three mginated in ’he aad -- ’hr P'.n.ze** i —the -r--whiih. have teen approved are the Ne~h-rw e*ta’. *ning an ai , i tnual hestp-’a'- f r the insane-.' •he 'xll appropriating l-i ‘ r -he ereotton of am : num-ent to Oji-v-rP Mirt.n: the Kev»* talL e* tablishing a state l-abratory if hygeae the Moon tail providing f.r two veers reoxmstratrance and the Kean t .. airing six mi ls to the ’ tax evy for school purpo«es Toe Birkus -ill making “spite fenc es ’ a private nuisance and the Lv. .ms i: giving United States safl:rs and marines preference in admimstrative ipr-untments were the m>*« important measures vetoed |Chief among the bills pissed by - :th betDehee and now waiting the z.vemi: * are the Newhouse bill. j cream ng a state railroad commis- *; m the Hogg bill pi orid ng for Ti .£ * *vir. n in l-dianaT- .is th® P.irk* "... tri’i’i lug toe use o r ei-| gArere* *ite ccdiScation con mis- , n- ". ’ torning pur lie ff ns- -- an: tie Ulrey bill providing traik e Leva ton few F rr Warn?. COURT NEWS A’’ -?’ Br "*-n ®* a vs Forest -.nd Gradie Lizhr foreclosure of 'hi’?®, m ’tzaz®. f Ca*? dismissed and cost* paid. Elward Dirkwm vs John H. ’*'-'.ter* and S D Kunkle, suit on ’ n-’ te. appearance by is. P® ter son for . defendants, ruled to answer. * Calvin Miller v« George E. MrK®an ®‘ al. speral appearance by D. irmith and Shaffer Peterwm for McK®a«».Ful! ar,p®arnnce for bv *--me attorney* f.yr Martha A. Me- j K an and T. H. Andre v* — — P-’®r C. Mi'ler vs Char'es A ' Hnnter. note Jl5O. Dernurer to I , complaint filed. —e— Con«ta::cb C. Shrimp vs Valen-j tin® Shrimp, divorce, application I for temporary divorce. Oswin Sprangs-r vs O. F. Bow. man et ah special aopearance by Hooper & Lenhart for Berne Canning company, appearance by Beattv for Sin ism; rule to answer, i Same entry in case of Joseph Lu- i gmbtll. Artificial Kfon® cowins nyi vs D. W.'Bowman et al, appearance by Beatty for Simison; ruled to I answer. In the assignment of J. B. Stone-1 banter, a partial report was filed by Assignee D E Smith. Apphoation for letters of admis- i retention in the estate of Henry J j «nd wree., w. SConeburnerw aa appoint-

ed H’fi’-f*T hi« bond which was duly approved by the court. * 11.’a'’ 8 °’ >V ' filed an inventory this morning. Charles Morrison, e ardian for Samuri Sims, filed hi* account cur rent, which was ailiwed. William H Martz has been appointed guardian for Zira White, and has filed his bond. Louis A. flennine assignment case, motion to strike out petition of Weikel sustained. Exception by Weikel —1— — Charles Latchena et al vs The Sooth Bend Petroleum company the defendants ruled to answer j ab-elute in ten da vs. Louis A. Henning, assignment, a motion was’ r entered of record by 1 the creditors, for Eina Henning to ■ produce certain insurance policies. Notice was received this morning from the clerk of the supreme ' court, giving official notice of the confirm»tion of th? Osborne case, a rteci*:: n of which was handed down bv that tribunal yesterday. Th? next criminal case to heard bv the Adams circuit court, will b® the C iiin* case, which is slated for trial next Monday. —o— A divorce suit was filed by Attorney DeVt'S. the same being entitled Cora Newport vs Edward Newport Abandonment and drunkenE¥ *;.s is charged. Summons was :**ued returnable March 20. The case of the state vs Fred Johnkz. of Monroe township, charged with violating the game laws by hunting on Sunday, which was tried today in th? Adams cir euit court before a jury, resulted in a verdict of acquittal, the jury onlv being out for three quarters of an hur Tne case wa* hotlv contested by both sides, and tried strictly on its merits. Prosecutor John CMoran to >toed after the interest of th® state while Attorney L. C- De Voss aetod for the defense. —o— The cases of State vs Joseph and Wesley Leisure, Elward Urick, John Weimer. Freeman Alexander and James Hahn, was set for trial on the sixth Thursday of th? term. March If By agreement of the parties the continuance was set aside. The charges against th a def ndan’s i* f r assault and battery with int *nt t j kill. —c— Luther Cillins is again on tria’ for causing the death of Malissa Smit’ey. The case began Monuiy morm-g before special Jnage LaF llette of Portland. Several hours were required to secure a jury, thirty one men being examined before a satisfactory panel was obtained. the jurymen being Russell Lang. Robert Davi*. John Barron®, William Alfather. Henry Soheiferstine. Chris Repp*rt. Joseph Kiess, Charles Miller. Charles Mumma, J. A. Sprague D. B. Revnolds and Joseph Brandyberry. Only the f >ur first named are of the regular panel The hearing of evidence began at 1:30 this afternoon and the trial will probably continue during the greater part of the week. Th® case is one. the particulars of which are well known to most of our readers. Malissa Smitlev a daughter of Mt. and Mrs. John Smitley of Jefferson township died about a year ago after a few davs illness. The phvsioian refused to issue a permit and the ooanty coroner was called who after examination reparted that death was due to a criminal operation. The finger of suspicion pointed to th® girl's brother-in-law, Luther Collins, who was arrested. He was tried at the November term of court and convicted, Judge Smith granting a new trial but resigning from further service in the case, owing to business reasons. The case was then assigned to Judge LaFollette. Prosecutor John Moran is being assisted by D. E. Smith. C. J. Lutz and L. C. De Voss are defending. Collinsis in oinrt®and appears easy and confident He is a veung business man and has lived at Chatanooga, Ohio for several year*

A Vl«il From the Bayley The servant at No. 1 told the serr.» st No. 2 th.it her mester expects? old friends, the Bayleys, to p av a ~ and No. 2 told No. 3 that No. 1 exn 77 ed to have the Bayleys in the every day. and No. 3 told No. 4 tl) y was all up with No. 1 and that til' couldn't keep the bailiffs out. whe upon No. 4 told No. 5 that the O ffi,2 were after No. 1 and that It was much as he could do to [.rerent hi** self from being taken in executfon that it was nearly killing his p wr , !e wife, and so it went on increasing Increasing until It got to No. 33’tiJ the detective police had taken up th, gentleman who lived at No. 1 f or kll . e Ing his poor, dear wife with arsemj and that it was confidently hoped and expected that he would be executed u the facts of the case were very cL. against him.—London Mail. Ht« Deep. Deep Grief. The Fulton (Kan.) Garrttte reports that a minister of that town was m O v ed by the grief of a husband wife was to be buried and sought to commiserate him in the following Ban. ner: “My brother. I know that this is a great grief that has overtaken you and though you are compelled to mounj the loss of this one who was your companion and partner in life I would console you with the assurance that there Is another who sympathizes with yon and seeks to embrace you in the arms of unfailing love." To this tht ben< T . ed man replied by asking, as be gazej through tears into the minister's face, “What's her namer’ uni or Harm’* Way, “What the deuce are you doing on the top of that tree. Mike? Don't yon know that it’s being cut down?" Mit, —Yes. your honor. The List taime ve bad a tree cut down it fell on top of me, and, begorra. Oil! be safe this tolme! —London Tit-Bits. A Genius. “Your mother-in-law never pays yon a long visit” said one man to another. “How Is that?” “She did once, but I got my mothe to come on a visit at the same time." Shian's Accomplishnients. Mr. Hayrake—Well, Susan must U ttudyin* art. Mrs. flay rake—Land sakes! Mr. Hayrake—Yes: she says. 1 am writing this letter in my drawing •oom ” —<’Licago News. ir a man’., fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe iu the story—if too large, it trips him up; if too small, it , l_:Lis him.—Horace. IST ‘ HOOLIGAN.’’ Bluffton, Ind.. March I—A boy giving hi* name as Amos Terrell, his age 15 years and claiming to be the sole support cl a widowed mother at Decatur has been given a temporary home with J. M. Baker, living north of Bluffton. Mrs. Baker says that she and her daughter were returning from the cmntry Sunday and sawthebor crawl into an old straw stack. After she arrived home her husband and hia nephew. Alonzo Biker, returned to the straw stack and found the boy huddled under the straw, water soaked and half frozen. He was made comfortable for the night, and he has been given a home with the tamily for the present. This is the boy spoken of a fe« days ago when'Amos King a Bluffton man lodged him and gave him a dollar to pay his way to Marion where he said he had work ■ devehip’s that the boy is "Happr Hooligan” who has been president of the spittoon cleaning trust here fir a year past. His father was a junk dealer who traveled ever the country. He died in his wagon here about two years ago. TO THE PEOPLE OF DECATUR Open Letter Erom Kind Heartei Ohioan. Th® following letter will be of great interest to our readers. It breathes the true spirit of charity, of helpm? others. Mayit do the good that Jm Carpenter hopes for. To the People of Decatur: Although I may be unknown you, yet I hope my experience « carry th® weight that earnestness ways should, I believe in doingg to mv fellow men, and in no war is I help them better than in pein 1 s out the road to health. Hyomei. the treatment tha‘ Cu. catarrh without stomach doatnff. done me so much good that 1 j everybody to know of its 6 , had a very bad case of catarr Hyomei completely cured tne. - . recommended it to my neighb “ e they, too. have been cured. • . want everybody in all pa rts . ountrv to know what Hyom done for me. . , Hyomei contains the same that are found in the al the mountains, where know- . It destroys all ™ germs in the air passages of throat and lungs, and makeste® cures. -« jrfcile A complete outfit costs but * • extra bottles can be too Ask Holthouse Drug Co. to/ [the rtrong guarantee uno® ; they mil the treatment.