Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1907 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■TKBYTBUHSDAYMORNIKO BY LEW G ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHED SLOOPIB YSAR IN ADVANCE. Bntued M the poetofflce at Decatur, Indiana aa aecond-claaa mail matter. * ■ — ■■ ■ OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY THE BIGGER GRAFT LATER.. Speaking of the subsidy bill, which the* Republicans propose to pass at the present session of congress, the Philadelphia Record says: The scheme prepared is a strictly mail subsidy. The tonnage feature of the senate bill is absent. The bill provides for seven specified mail lines as follows: Line from Atlantic coast to port of Rio, $300,000 monthly, $600,000 fortnightly; Atlantic coast port to Argentina, $400,000 monthly, SBOO,OOO fortnightly. From port on Gulf of. Mexico to Colon, $75,000 fortnightly, $150,000 weekly. From a port on west coast of the United States to Panama, Peru, and Chile $300,000 monthly, $600,000 fortnightly. From part op Pacific coast north of Cape Mendocino to Japan, China and the . Philippines, $300,000 monthly, $700,000 fortnightly.. From a port south of Cape Mendocino to Hawaii, Japan, China, and-the Philippines, $300,000 monthly, $700,000 fortnightly. Additional line under contract from San Francisco to- Hawaii Samoa and Australasia, $200,000, one trip every three weeks. As an entering wedge to the more ambitious tonnage scheme, embodied in the senate bill and favored by the subsidy lobby, it is proposed with the aM of the speaker and thb' ihlee committee, to rush this mellite through congress at the short x ’seisiito and make the fight for a complete system of subsidies when "the new congress assembles. The bill ought to be fought from start to finish. It is a most periatekras aAvanoe in the taking money directly instead of Indirectly from the pockets dfr the people for the use of favored corporations. ' .HS=—= , , THE "SALARY GRAB.” Congress has finally passed‘thp bUI increasing the salaries'of senators and representatives from $5,000 ra year (the present figure) to $7,500 a year. Besides, the salaries of the vice president, speaker and members of president’s cabinet are lifted from SB,OOO a year (the present amount) to $12,000 a year. The bill takes’ Effect March 4 of this year, from which date the new salaries will be paid. One of the chief reasons urged for the passage of law was that the cost of living has increased .so much that higher salaries were necessary. Congress is well aware, that the higher cost of living also troubles the people who pay the taxes. Congress knows that the infamous Dingley tariff and the specially favored trusts and combines are largely responsible .for this eondition. But instead’, of reforming the tariff and taking steps to. stop the extortions of the trust, Congress provides for itself by raising the. pay of its members, x In other words, Congress bountifully looks after itself, the vice president,, the speaker and the members* of the cabinet, but will donothing for the hard-working masses. Congress, will vote subsidies out of thfe United, States treasury to Harriman; Hill, .Morgan, Spreckles and other men of their class.

Bun-down People A Ji, Need VINOL the modern strength creatop and body builder . . : ;'.V?" - ■' Many people right here in this vicinity are all run down and hardly able to drag about —don’t know what ails them. “Such people need Vinol, our cod liver preparation without oil, which contains in a highly concentrated form all of the medicnal and strengthcreating elements of cod liVer oil actually taken from fresh cods’ livers, but from which the useless oil is eliminated and tonic iron added.” J We ask every man, woman and child in this vicinity,who is run down, tired and debilitated to try Vinol on our offer to return money if it fails. SMITH, Yager & FALK. , _ m ...

but not a' thing will it do for the people* . President-Roosevelt win be delighted to sign the salary grab bill and the subsidy graft hill and all other bills that provide tor spending the people’s money. - ' This paper does not assume to act in an advisory capacity for Republicans, therefore any remarks that might be made relative to the pro-, posed jlub organization might, be considered impertinent. - However, . th? suggestion is ventured that while the 1 town is embarking upon the strug- '■ gle of its life, to regenerate and rei juvenate business and industrial conditions, there is a bare possibility that . too many side shows might detract j from the one great object in view. Anderson is suffering from too much pol- i itics already. Its ramifications are i everywhere, and nearly every fellow in town is now bearing wounds, the > result of political strife. If the propo-' sition to establish a Republican club is changed and provision is made to ' establish a sanitarium or hospital for • political cripples it would be much „ better and public interests would re- ( ceive much benefit. , ’ The Taggart banquet to the mlnori ity members of the legislature Was perhaps the swellest affair ever by the neted hostelery at the Grand ' Hotel. It occurred In the main dining ' room which was crowded to the doors and. after traveling through an eight course dinner nappy addresses were made by several of Indiana’s noted Democratic sons. Col. Jewett the toastand perhaps the most brilliant speaker in his party, was especially happy upon this occasion. Judge R. K. Erwin touched a popular chord in his address in comparing the mad state of extravagance that characterized state management now and that which wa)s in evidence during Ms time tn the legislature of 1893. The figures given were simply appalling and showed nothing short of a wanton waste of the people’s money. Erwin was well received. \ * ' ■ < When the Dingley tariff took lumber from.;te« freer list and-put ;"a“protect tlve” dety on it; all-of the big lumber interests'got their heas| .fogether and 1 forpaed'-the lumber- trust This trust eovers the -whole country and has' - lumber until it is almost. beyond. the reach of the ordinary homte-builder. No one is benefited, by the duty on lumber except the American monopoly and the Canadian timber owners. To them the consumers .on this side of ’ the' line pay tribute. The Republican cpngtessman from this state instead'df trying to get the duty on lumber repealed are working hard to give subsidies to the ship lines owned by Harriman, Hill and their like.. - If you want to secure a fat job with some well-heeled New York corporation, first manage to be Chosen to some conspicuous appointment at the hands of the administration at Washington. Paul Morton was made president of, one of the big New York insurance companies at a princely sal- :■ ary; Chief Engineer Wallacjs of Pan- | ama canal fame, was tendered and accepted a lucrative position with another New York corporation, and now Theo. P. Shouts gets a $5.0,000 place 1’ as manager of the Ryan-Belmont interrborough street railway. Western men are at a premium ,in | South Bend Times. ' I . ... . '

! . r ' ■'■■■■ ..O . .... : JLfOnis Ludlow says in his Washington ,correspondence: “The three Dem bcratic congressmen-elect from Indi-ana-William Elijah Cox of the Third district,. J. A. M. Adair of the Eighth district and George Rauch of the Eleventh district —have arranged to come together to Washington next month and will spend a week or ten days; here ‘learning the ropes';' under the tutelage of Representative Lincoln Dixon. They will begin to draw pay March 4 at the rate of >7,5'00 per year. They feel as if they want to get in trim to earn the money.” ' •?/; - - - .. - _ - . ~ —- Another opportunity will be given thp enterprising people of this city to boost for Decatur. The details are now being worked out by a committee of Commercial Club enthusiasts and when thus arranged wIU be presented in these columns. On its face it looks tbe opportunity of a life time and onia that will advance the commercial interests of our city more than anything yet attempted. Get ready to join the' Colony of boosters. Adams county’s two members of the legislature are doing good service and both stand well among the law making body. According to Senator Tyndall’s own Englsh, he has presented “the best d yd ditch bill ever placed in the legislature hopper,” and we know, he will never sleep until he gets consideration of its merits from the committee on drains. 4 , ; • •■«>' '•"'-A;'' ."- ’ .jk*' ... .... J

FARMS Bought : Sold and Exchanged CALL OB WRITE O. GANDY CO. 205 West Berry St. FT. WAYNE, IND • It is said in a dispatch from Washington that the passage of the bill ! increasing the salaries of congress--1 men, vice president and cabinet officers is to be followed by a general : lifting of the salaries of all government employees. But congress will not help the people by reforming the Dingley tariff under which they are robbed 1 and by which the cost of living is in'creased. I _____ Should plans not go amiss the Commercial Club will in a few days make public the best factory proposition ever presented to the citizens of our progressive city. To land it, will mean the greatest game of enterprise ever ; undertaken, and the only way it can sudCeed is for every man, woman and child fcTput on the war paint Congressman Cromer has rewarded another newspaper editor in the appointment of George W Patchell as postmaster at Union City. Editor Patchell has long been an-, ardent friend and of valiant service to .the three times congressman from this district. The appointment ,1s meritorious. r. a -« .. .■ There is no town on the map With greater commercial possibilities than Decatur. Located on three good railroads, our shipping facilities are unexcelled. All we need is to" awaken to our possibilities, push out andget sort*; of. the many .good things’ that Arbi on the market. ’*"' ‘ ~ .J” *-■' H«M ' r Muncie is now deeply engroesefiin she worthy enterprise of raiMng-ft factory fund. They have one of the most handsome. Commercial ©fob buildings ■in the state; anif now they propofcetto raise thousand' With which finance sMditionalodao.tory propositions.' ■= v. ..j £ ri - President has called upon the Democrats in the senate to help him out of several scrapes with his 1 pw^.party, but he throws them bopy. dat the first opportunity. “ haps it will be learned aftej awhile that Mr. Roosevelt is not ad Innocent as he look?. Capt. Mihm and his faithful Ameri can Salvation Army workers have done great good in this city, and have won the admiration of all Christian people. We hope they will be permitted to continue without interruption from such . -I’gious gene.als as Air. ~ The Decatur Furnace Company sounds good. Now, let’s exert our energies and secure a few companions tor this manufacturing industry. Our railroad facilities awe unexcelled and .Rouble our population if we fajlU but do if. ’ - J"' 1 '• - ■ Decatur is a mighty good town. It can be made better by *' concerted acton that wouldMncreade its manufacr turing interests. .-Goricerted action means A 1 United effort- Plans will be ready ih 'ti 'few days. Get ready tot the j. The protective ’ tariff “principle” give? . indirect subsidies. Now the ship bill is to establish the “principle” of direct subsidies. We are surely going some .under Republican rille. ' REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Reported by the Decatur Abstract A : Loan Company. I . ’ t ■ , .J ■" Money to loan Oil farms and city property at lowest rate of interest, with i privilege of part- payments. Office: Rooms 3-4, Studabaker block, Decatur. x,..; Frank H. Miller to John Berning, in- ’ j lot 816-817, Decatur,' Jl. Luella Suillvan’td Samuel J. Lamon, /..it “j Edward dti|fejrighain -to ; 'Eiis4 Wai* ' ters, sec 25 Root twp.' SIOO. '' Albert N. Keller ot Ferdinand H. Tabler, in-lot 56, Montoe, SI,OOO. . ; Adam J. Smith to. Fred ScheirUann, j sec. 2 Washington twp., $2,000, , Hazel C. Andrews to Jacob B. ’ Johnloz, $225. , ■ Fred Scheiman to Frank X. Miller, sec. 2, Washington twp.., $lOlO. Margaret Meibers to John GhrWten, I. in-lot 861-862, Decatur, $460. ;• Caroline M. Spencer to Fred S. Spencer, in-lot 171, Decatur sl. < ! Frank X. Miller to Alva M. Nicholb, Pt. T 2 , W Mhlßgton tW p..

Wise Counsel From the.ieuth. "> “I want to give some valuably advice to those who suffer' with and * kidney trouble,” says J. R. Blankenship I of Beck, Tenn. “I have proved to an absolutely certainty that. Electric Bitters wil positively >cure this distressing conditofc The-first; bottle gave me great relief and after taking a few more bottle, -I was completely cured; so completely that it becomes «. pleasure to recommend this great Sold under guarantee at Blackburn’s Place. .Price 50 cents. — o— ——:—. THE OPPOSING ARMIES MEET ■ -• ; rj? '■ 3 . General Duffin and Staff at the Opera 1 House —Captain McKay Also in Decatur. I t Sunday was the climax of several • months’ mission work in Decatur and 1 it is very probable that more people attended worship during that day than for several years. Every place where services were held was crowded and * at each much interest was manifested. ’ The state of affairs was at least partly due to the opposition between the ‘ American and Booth Salvation Armies. ■ If Captain McKay expected to simply ’ make the charges against the American Salvation Army, that they were frauds, he was sadly mistaken, for they certainly showed fight and will stand their ground . firmly. Sunday ; morning Capt and Mrs. McKay as-! sisted at the services at the Presby- ■ terian church and that spacious house . of worship was crowded. They sang 1 ; several beautiful songs and the captain 1 ’ gave a half hour sermon from the \ text, “He saved others, Himself He could not save.” He spoke many good 1 thoughts and made > splendid impres-'! slon with his hearers. In the after-1; noon and evening ( they took part in ‘ the services at Mission hall. So far < as we know he made no challenge nor < statements regarding the. American ; Salvation Army, but made it clear that < ho represented the Booth Salvation < Army. ’' 1 General James Duffin, commander-. , in-chief of the American.Arinj, accom- ' panled by hip wife and. < bers, consisting of Captain Van Diesel- < Iski and wife of New n Yprit City, Capt J Hkpdtoptt and Capt Oit and irife’of J Philadelphia, also, by, Adjutant and < Mrk Betoof Bluffton and officers from ! Kenton,. 0.,< Coldwater Mich-, and.oth- J fig places, arrived, Saturday night " • .--o* '■ t -*■ *‘4»iaT - ( They had meetings on the street day I and-£ight, at. Evangelical Church J - ] day A the opera house last evening.' i About twenty-five uniformed workers '< appeared in the ranks and they made < enough noise to stir np a good showing J of enthusiasm. They denounced Me- < Kay at ■ every opportunity and said '< some very harsh x things about him, J calling him a fool, a liar and a rogue ’ and frequently saying he needed a ! ectoversion of heart. Mrs. Van Dlezel- < iski, without using any names, adcus- ’ ed one of our local ministers of being < against them £fd said he also needed ' conversion. The biggest crowd of the ' series for the American Army was at ' the Bosse Opera house last evening, . that building being crowded from pit to dome, the greater part no doubt going out of curiosity. The services Consisted of songs, prayers and statements regarding the American Salvation Army. General Duffin gave the 1 history of the army, which he says ' was organized iir !882 by members of I the Booth Army who believed America. ' should have a separate organization from the English army. They claim to have homes fpr fallen women, for men , and stations for feeding the poor at New York, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Memphis, Baltimore, Washington and ( various other places and gave statis- ; tics in support of their statements. ' During the service they solei song books at ten cents per copy, asked an offering at the. door as the crowd entered and left, took up a collection ’ at which ten dollars was asked to pay j expenses and also asked for S2OO with ’ which to. buy a lot for a citadel site, r In fact. the collection business seemed to be the principal part of the day’s entertainment, no less than a dozen being taken at the various meetings. We have no doubt as to the sfneerI ity of both these orders afid believe both do good in J their fields. We know, however, Capt. Mihm: has done K many kind acts and a great, deal of * good blit we doubt the wisdom ;of the leaders when they berate each other, the ministers, the newspapers and • others. To an outsider it looks rather too much circus style to save many BOUIB. ' _■ ; '? .fi ■*' ' —m. - —.. -o— ■ ■ i DITCHES WERE SOLD TODAY ’.y L. L. Baumgartner, county surveyor sold the following ditches at the sur- ’ veyor’s office Monday: Jno. M. Bollenbacher ditch in Jefferson township—- ’’ Main ditch, John M. Bollenbacher, $250; branch, Geo F. Hoffman, S2OO. ’ Also the John Bogper ditch in Root township—Section 1, station 17 to 33 plus 50, to John Bogner, $159; Sectlon • 2, station J 6 to 17, William Singleton, $93.60; Section 3, station 0 to 6, John 'iTonnelier, $44. I

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' ■ ■ ’ " U If yon are constipated, dull or bilious, or have a sallow, lifeless complexion, tgf Lax-ets just once to see what thfey will do tor you. Lax-ets are little toothsome Candy tablets—nice to eat, nice ip effect. No gaping, no pain. Just a gentle laxative effect ' that is pieasiniy desirable. Handy for the vest pocket or Lax-ets rn&et every desire. Lax-ets come to you in beautiful lithographed meted boxes' at [5 cents and 25 cents. Sold by W. H. NACHTRIEB. i —o ; Mann & Christen, the contractors, have completed their contract at Napoleon, 0., that of erecting a big high school building and the employees all returned home and have taken up other contracted jobs for the firm. The school building was an up-to-date structure and the contractors were given muc bcredit by the citizens of that city for the manner in which they handled the same. >.

„A modern dude with narrow striped clothes, saddle colored shoes, a loud necktie, hair parted over his nose, and smoking a cigarette, addressed his best girl thus: “If you wns was yoii, what would do?” She hesitatingly said w T ith-a smile:,. “I. would take off that hideous tie, put that cigarette in the stove, .part my hair on one side, then pray to God for brains.” A commission merchant received a consignment of butter ’frein a and it was very strong, so he thought he would put up a job on the farmer and wrote him as follow: Dear sir:— Your butter is not strong enough for he axle grease maker and is too strong for any domestic use. Kindly send me sixty pounds of butter that will stand alone. Two days later he received by express a uiiiy goat.