Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1905 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER I n.OOPEK YEAR IN ADVANCE, ■ntered at the postoffice at Decatur,lndiana as second-class mail n atte _ j "OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY MAY 4. 1905 TREASURY DEFICITS Republican newspapers are print- : ing long-winded editorials on the subject of treasury deficits. They are paving the way for the eventful day of June 30, when this great and holy thou administration, will render an accounting upon the wrong side ot the ledger, using brilliant red ink instead of the legulation black. They are admitting an even greater deficit for the year of prosperity in 1906, and as a pardonable excuse they cheerfully remind the “dear people" that treasury deficits are not altogether new; that during the history of events one Grover Cleveland, then ! president, soldfgold interest bearing bonds to protect the gold reserve and incidentally tc protect the financial credit of,the govern ment. They fail in memory, how ! ever, to recite the fact that the lamentable period of treasurv deficits at that time came upon the heels of a former high protected administration, and under the very tariff laws of high protection. The American people have memories as well as minds of their own. They can and will compare the periods and conditions, and the comparison ■ will reflect no credit upon the long advancd theories of high protection a protection whi 'h the high and! mighty priests of the republican' party have sworn that the f feigner pays. It is the same high and almost prohibitive tariff that have fostered the trusts and Ccmbina tions. and permitted the capita: : ths country to speculate upon honest industry. It is the samel high protection that will have to I be m >dsfied and jegnlattd n; r al basis of tariff for revenue on y. bet-ore real justice and prosperity | will some to all th? people. Before ’ this equitable state becomes a reality. it will be amusing to watch the side stepping of those who have for so long sang the song of a protection— which the foreigner pay*. The Indianap-li* News indulge* in another quarter section of time advice to the democratic partv in general Mr Bryan and Mr. Taggart in particular. It covers new spaper space, of course, and does no particular harm. Down at Evansville where everything is run wide open and where everybody was supposed to be sizzling het because of the “lid on tight" policy of Governor Haniy, there comes the *t .rt'.'.ng rep rt , that they ratter 'ike it Tai* is certainly a long score for the governor. Tnere are breakers ahead for the standpatters, because of the fait that rhe seer, t try of the treasury —a rank standpatter— iwnig this official connection with the admni*trat on. will be compelled to recommenl to congre*.* a readjustment of the tariff, with a view of in creasing ti.e revenues of the guv eminent. That i* a corker. Congressman Watson will not go to the Philippines with Senator Taft’s party. He fears he would be seasick ail the time he wo ild be on the water, and as that amounts to several weeks he will not risk it. He evidently believes it will be better to stay at home and keep a watchful eye on the Hon. William Dudley Fouike.—lndianapolis Sentinel. It is now the oeautiful month of May and the treasury experts are busy figuring the *ize of the deficit for the fiscal year ending June 30. It is now e*ri nated as between twenty and thirty-five millions and with the same conditions an other year will approximate fifty milli ms. This too. after several years of a high protective tariff, the kind that makes everybody rich, and the foreigner pays it. Chicago, May 3.—Bloodshed began early today in ttie teamsters’ strike, when a carload of negroes strike breakers were jassaulted by strike sympathizers on Forty-sixth s reet. Eleven men were hauled to the hospital after the fight. Other clashes were frequent. A call for troops from Fort Sheridan is hourly expected.

FROM THE CAPITAL Gov. Hanley Has a Home of His Own —No Boatride lor Soldiers. Indianapolis. Ind., May I.—Governor J. Frank Haniy. today, is not bothering about the cares of state. In fact he has bothers of much greater importance than the b<tthers of state. The governor this morning was at home most of the day. He showed up later with a face that bespoke a few hours of hard labor just finished. His hands were even then somewhat black from bathing in some carbonous sabstance. The governor had been at

his new home putting up stoves and stove pipe. He admitted it — in fact seemed proud of it. Gast week ne foretold of what was to come today, when he and Mrs. Haniy moved from the Claypoo* hotel where they have been stopping since the governor’s inauguration to their new home at 1208 North Alabama street. It's this way. said Indiana's cheif executive. "Mrs. Haniy and I haven t had this real starting housekeeping since we were first married. Tnat is we have never since that time gone at it on an entirely new basis For two or three weeks we have | been buying things here at Indian apolis stores. Most of our furni- j ture we had at Lifayette we left there with our daughter who is j married and is maintaining our home at that place. So we decided we would get everything new. and it was a job. However, in such affairs. I am of the sec- nd ' importance because Mr* Haniy. ves. even to the -election of store I pipe, although I am the w who handles th? stove pipe, she has the selection. She chooses stove, stove pipe and al;. And she ,-h .ose* everything that g es into! our new home. I don’t mind taking a back seat at such tim*-* Once m a while Mr* Han y con ceives the idea, however, that she .s the master >-f state affairs, too The impression, nevertheless. i* erratic and she soon gets over it She helps me. though, as I help her with the stove pipe. The governor then intimated why it i* that he always handles the stove pipe; when others do. tempers are ften lost and words follow Mr I Haniy finds it hard at such time* i to control his temper, but the w. r iI never come. There are 2500 owners of actbiles in this state that had gbnsy with the secretary : Altbongh the law is in fu . : r compelling each autoist te l.i"state lu'ense only 10'have itertaken out where as there are a'-’ti--3500 machines in the state Tnsecretary of state will *c« n rdprosecat: tjs the inw again*' those who do not immediate, comply — :— 7 Friends of Attorney G-ner* Miiier and Secretary of S'.* Storms are being ie* in on an ■*h-: good deal these two men are ar.-.-n to make in the mining busines* I Neither f them care* to *ay ju* j vhat the new venture is at thii time, but there is a hen -m I | ■ ill be remembered how well they , '. :eancd up" on a recent coal mine I deal in the Indiana coal fields wher* John R. Walsh stepped in and pai them their own price for a coal mine. —: — The first report under the new ,aw regulating private banks is now in the bands f the auditor cf **ate Other reports are expected to follow this week. Auditor Sherrick h«* issued orders in his office that these reports—all of them—be scrutinized carefully and notations made of any seeming errors and for an investigation to follow the fincmg of I snrh seaming errors. —: — Indianap Ji*. lad . April 27 — D?p -.rt ent Commander D R. Lucas of the Grand Army of the Republic, ■ has set nis foot down g< >d and hard I on the proposition of the citizens of j Madison. Ind., that they give the I old soldiers that attend this year s encampment at Madison a free ride on the Ohio river, up and around the beautiful hills of the southwestern part of the state where the Ohio bends toward Rising Sun. Many of the veterans who expected to attend the encampment were in hopes that this excursion would be arranged. But the people of Madison of course did not care to effer anything of the kind if it was against the wishes of the commander of the army. So the trip will not be md“. Madis »n citizens thought it « ould be better to give the old sol-

diers some iresb air and a delightful river trip than spend a lot of money on decorations that would not even be remembered by the old soldiers where they would remember the delightful river ride. Department Commander Lucas reason for not aocep'ing the Mr.di son citizens’ offer was that when there are su many side trips this way the old veterans pay no attention to the business meetings of the Older where the officers' reports are read and commented upon. Governor Haniy read with interest a story from Muncie that City Judge Whitejof that city had discharged some iren arrested b r alleged violation cf the Nicholson law. Thejstory asserted that this would be an end to saloon prosecu tions in Muncie and that herearter Muncie would be a wide open town. While the governor did not say as much his face showed that certain Muncieites may have another guess. The’governor says he is confident that City Judge White understands what the governor wants in Muncie just as all the new citv judges under.*tand the governor's desires as to law —o— Persons who watch the expenditure* of the state minutely are now wondering if Governor Haniy is going to withdraw all of the $1?C( allowed him by the legislature fur house rent or if he will all w the part not spent t< g> back into the general fund. W hile Governor Han! vs new Alabama street home is a comf-rtable p ace t live, being a house of eight teems and modern, it does not near cost him slß.'< in yearly rental. The governors predeoes* r* have withdrawn the entire amount, but have accounted for it in the way cf entertainment* and receptions : r the legis.ature. et<-. Bat y- u can’t guage G vernor Haniy by what his vredeces.-r* did. There are those who believe that the Haniy* will net give reception*. as they may not be inclined that way and if they de n t. it is likely that the govern- r will withdraw from his rental fund just enough to pay his house rent and no more. Indianapolis. Ind . May 3—Dep uty Fish and Game Commisioner . Earle will get word from his su I perior, Z T Sweeney, state fish and game warden, not to swing in too vigorously n compel;mt owners of wild birds now held ii i cages to turn said birds loose Earle said yesterday that section f - f the new criminal code w.l -e construed strictly. By th * sec , nit ■* unlawful for any persor i • keep in captivity any wild bird : •e it martin, red bird, blue bite: | ."ren :r pjssibiy parr t or canary . Tne **ite at .arge :.* intereste . it ; ■ "he way the Indianap.-Its city conn * pr .tecting the *tate’s ment. ■.ent to the dead soldiers an- ; -ai .r*. An ordinance has bee: nisie-l and is now effective making j ! • t unlawful for any property htede | .7 ::.d the circle t< erect a ' *k *.?rap-*r ’’ or any building bight-, i 1 'han ?6 feet :-n the circle. It i* j • probable that if anybody wanted t 1 such a building on the circl* :..-y wou>d contest thee nstituti-jt I itity of this ordinance on the ground that when a man buy* an • : was property he owns it fr -m th* center of the earth to the top of th< I universe. Tnat rhe ordinance wi have the effect of showing pub;: *entiment m regard to the erection I - f tall buildings around the monument that would tend tc make the monument look like a hitching pto one of tue massive sky-scraper* with which Indianapolis is now being blessed. At the attornev general s offic-t •he opinion is that cubeb cigarettedo not come within the rec?ntlv enacted cigarette law. as cubebs, although they are about as vile a* t obacco, are used and sold for medicine and are so acknowledged by the profession of medicine. Certainly no one would want to smoke cubebs for pleasure, it was assert'd at the attorney general’s office. New York, May 3.—The Nan Patterson case went to the jury this morning. The prisoner and defendant seemed happy when brought into court, and Warden Flynn of the Tombs, said she was a wonderfully composed girl. Much speculation is being indulged in, as to the verdict that will be rendered by the jury. Dr. Aspy of Geneva, was attending a meeting of tho pension board here teday. @

COURT NEWS A new suit was filedSatniday ent. tied The National Supplv company vs The John Hinuock Oil compiay and O W. Bouck, demand iSil-06. Summons for the oil company was ordered issued to the sheriff of Ma- I rion county. I* j Lufz filed a suit entitled Enanuel Wo->ds vs John S B>wers and John Derheimer. complaint for an accounting, demand JSOOO. The Berne Canning company cases had another round this morning. Samuel Simison filing a second paragraph of answer in the cases in which he appears as one of the defendants. —o—- ■ Emma A Butler vs John Butler. | divoioe, proof of publication of . non-residence of defendant filed, , default, answer fiied. —o — The final report of the commis - sioners in the Troy Huey ditch proceedings was filed and the commissioner* discharged. —o — Oscar L. Vance, guardian for Otis J. Riley, filed an inventcry showing 11000 in cash cn hand —o — A report of the sale of real estate was made by Michael Miller cf the estate of Matthias Miller. sheriff Butler came home from Portland Friday morning, having in ; chaise Sydney H. Bradford, who was arrested at Dunkirk yesterday, j and is wanted here for peddling i goods with -at a license. He gave | t end in the sum ■ : i-’ ‘O. and was released. Hi* trial, as well as that - or hi* partner. Jac b F. Miller, .* **- for Monday. May 29th. They i represented a whol sale grocery firm and were canvassing tor orders from house to house. Amanda Sells v* Ora Sells, divorce. defendant ordered to pay >ls into court for use of plaintiff within ten days. State ex rel Washington township et al vs T. S. Coffee and his bondsmen, demurrer of defendant? overruled. Separate answers tiled in eight paragraphs by each defendant. Rule to reply. Grace B’aising vs John R. Hartze’. . damages, demurrer overruled. Set :or trial/Thursday, June sth. Charle* Latchum et al vs South Bend Petroleum company et Jal demurrer overrule 1. Reply filed. Answe. fiied to cross-c- mplaint —o— Joel Liddy vs A. S. Bawman et al. reply filed. Demurrer fiied by defendant Welty. * —o— In the case of Sarah Eble vs Mary A. Breiner and Levi A. Linn, executor. of the Benjamin Breiner estate. to set as.de will, a cost bond was filed and *timm->ns ordered t" ihe sheriff f Wells county for Linn -.nd to the *heriff of Adams county or Mrs. Breiner. r eturnable M,y 19. —o— Amanda Sell vs Ora Sell, divorce and alimony, appearance by D . E. Smith for defendant, rule to an- - wer, application made for temporary allowance. —O'Francis G. McEvoy vs Alpine Oil company et al. affidavit for receiver. Gremell filed bond which was approved. —o — L< uis Fruchte vs Toledo, St. Louis A- We*tern Railroad company, damages, rule to answer within five days. —y— Grace Blaising vs John R. Hartzell. damage* 12000. demurrer filed to secend paragraph of complaint. —c— Charles Latchum et al vs S:>uth Bend Petroleum company et al, mechanics hen. 11500, demurrers tiled to answer and cross complai it. —o— Gilliom Lumber company vs Daniel Welty et al, additional parai graph of answer filed, rule to reply. —o— Emma A. Butler was granted a divorce Munday from her husband. John Butler. She was also granted the custody of their only ch Id Hazel. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. A new case filed today was entitled David S. Wittwer against Anna Moser, for the app intment of a guardian on the grounds that she is of unsound

mind and not capable of caring 1 r her property. | I*aac Raver vs Mary Ann Raver, divorce, deficit as to defendant, answer tiled by prosecutor, plaintiff ordered to nay five dollars into court for the use of prosecutor. —o— A cost b >nd was ordered in the case of Tne Willshire Machinery company et al vs The John Hanoock Oil —O'Albert B-unson, guardian of Jane Brown vs Diniel E. Brown, to set aside conveyance, default a* to defendant an.l judgment i r nl h i n t i —o—• Jane B iwn vs Dantel E Brown, to annul marriage, finding for plaintiff —o— E. X Ehinger. executor ot Cbns tian Eiting vs John and Barbara Coffee, examination of parties defendant ordered for Thursday, May Ibth at office of L C- Devoss. —o— The case of Anna Williams vs Nebraska Mathewson, a suit on account, demand <2OO, went to the jury at noon Tuesday. It required yesterday for the evidence and this morning for the argument, Mr. Devoss dosing for the plaintiff at about 11:30. The defendant in the I case is the husband of the plaintiff’s sister, and the latter claims she has loaned him <12’2.50 besides doing some work. The defendant claims credit for her board and for nursing her during a seige of sickness. The parties live near Pleasant Mills. I The jury returned a verdict at I ;30 i this afternoon finding for the plaintiff in the sum of <IOO. —o— Philip Gephart vs John Clark, default, finding for plaintiff in the sum of <31.25. —o — German Fire Insurance company vs L A . Graham and W. A. Lower, motion by defendants to strike out parts of the oompliint and make others more specific. —o— Washington township vs T. S. Coffee, motion by plaintiffs to have defendants make answer naore specific. —o—- ’ Fred Schafer et al vs Decatur Oil and Gas company et al, suit on account, assigned for trial to Judge LaFollette of Portland. —o — William S. Burgan vs Warren Beher, suit on contract, dismissed and costs paid. Henry Kinney vs T. St. L. & W. Ry Co. Motion for new trial overruled. Apj>»>aled to appellate court. B aud fixe i at <3OO. —o— Juhn Rout vs Chicago & Erie railroad company, demurrer overruled. Set for trial Wednesday, May 31. —o — Charles Latchem et al vs South Bend Petroleum company, additional fifth paragraph of answer fiied. THE COMMISSIONERS. A liquor license was granted to John Herman, whose plate of bus. ness is in the third ward of this city. -— The members of the board were busv this morning signing the macadam road bonds for the West Washington extension number three, and the Monro? township central number one. The bonds have already been di*]>ose'’ of. and as soon as the bord affix their

A CONTRAST OF HISTORY 1851 JT is a curious, though genera* ' The Op niugof the rorgotten fact, that when The Erie Erie System. Railioad was first opened from *- e Hudson to the Lakes, which was *n 1905 1853, the only other line in tne won Its Mileage and approximating its lengths under one Earnings today. management was that between -- 0 ” cow and St. Petersburg, in Russia. r i’HE lines of the Erie to-day con nect the city of New York Chicago, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cl e ' e land and Rochester, and its earning® last year were over MILLION DOLLARS. Entire B!.<k Signal i. B. WALLACE G. P. A.. 21 Cortland St., New “

signatures they wifi lie deposited by the county treasurer, and th money realized thereon. B for another Blue Creek townsh * road and for another the Genevr, Ceylon & township road, will soon be rea d for the lithographer. They h av ' also been sold. This wij] , 9 end the macadam road buildij for this county during the year, The board approved the revi ew ers' report on the Edward Stale ' petition for public highway, J viewers’ report granted the road and assessed damages in fa ver o f the I remonstrators as follows: J () h u P. Shoemiker. <6O; Rufus Glen, dening <6O; George and Rebecca Glendenning <131: James Glenden ning. <123; Rudolph Sohug, <355. Joseph Glendenning, <208; Adolph Easley, $72,; Cinklin & Shively 1 Mt. Sterling Oil Co., S3B. A total of $1042. Th? finding‘made by the board was that the road was of I public utility but not of sufficient importance to warrant the payment of the damages out of county funds I but that this amount should be paid by the petitioners. From the q nes . tion of damages the petitioners reg. ! istered a kick, and appealed the case to the Adams circuit court. —o— The l>oard appointed James M. Willie of Blue Creek, as drainage commissioner for Adams county. I This is in compliance with the statutes on this matter. His ap. pointment holds until the last of the year. Mr. Willie succeeds himself, he having held his place for the last year or two. The Schafer Hardware company I secured the contract for two hundred and fortv rods of wire fence, I the price being thirty-five cents a rod. put up at the farm. The auditor was ordered to give I notice of the receiving of bids fur I supplying the county farm with a hay fork. The date and notice will appear later. John Hessler was appointed superintendent of extension number three of the West Washington macadam road. Mr. Hessler has given bond in the sum of <SOOO as such superintendent. A Telephone company in Hartford township was given a franchise and right to erect pules along the highways. Miss Minnie Melching died at Hope hospital.at 8 o’cluck last evening. Her struggle for life; the seven days’ endeavors of her physicians, the unremitting care of nurses and the devoted attention of parents proved unavailing, and the lieautiful young girl ]>a.**ed from life. The tragedy planned and executed by John Welker was consummated and the final chapter written is one of the most snrtw, ful and horrifying incidents in tLB history of Fort Wayne. Mi® Melching’s death was due partly to utter exhaustion resulting from the paroxysms of Sunday ni-ht and Monday morning, which shattered ! her vitality, and Dr. Schick say* partly to the development et men-; ingitis late yesterday afternoon. 1 Her death was peaceful, although . preceded bv inward convulsion following a period of re*tful quiet.; The funeral services will be Friday morning at ten 0 clock, a* the St. Paul Lutheran chared. John Welker, who is respond for the awful Crime, continues to improve and will likely get ®ell.Tne charge against him will I* changed to murder in the hrit degree.