Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1907 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT . ■YBBYThUBSDAYMORJUKS BY ■?« W G ELUNGHAM, PUBLISHED KJ»PBB YEAR IM ADVANCK. at the postofflee at Decatur, Indiana aa aaoond-claaa mall matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY PROUD OF DECATUR. The Democrat has upon many previous occasions been proud of the stability, the enterprise and the loyalty of Decatur and her people. Never, however, has the citizenship of our prosperous and thriving city been better illustrated the metal that is in them, than they did on yesterday—the greatest day in the history of our city. With but few exceptions—and those / few exceptions will be found everywhere —our people arose to the occasion and made themselves proud and every one else proud of them. In five short hours over sixty thousand dollars was guaranteed, and for what? To make Decatur grow. To make Decatur a better business and manufacturing city. To bring industries, men, women and families to our midst. It was a clear cut business proposition, and Decatur busings men took it Jpr what it is worth. They sized it up and on yesterday they made a clean deed of sale, and placed themselves upon the side of progress. There are many things connected with this sale of lots that is worthy of commendation and especial mention. To particularize, however, would be an endless undertaking. There are about two hundred loyal, never-say-die boosterg in Decatur that deserve a medal. They deserve it, and some day they will get it Decatur could not stand still or retrograde with this hustling of braves to push out when ‘the cail to arms is given. There is but one Col. Fred Reppert. As an auctioneer he stands without a peer, and as a citizen of Decatur, there is some as good, but none better. His services yesterday were worth many thousands of dollars to Decatur, and he may be assured they will never forget him.

THE PANIC ARRANGED. Speaking of the panic in Wall street ex-Secretary Shaw said that it was not “logical” but “psychological.” The following paragraph from a New York dispatch explains how “psychological” the thing was: “The men who engineered it did not guess. They did not fire at random. They acted first -as doctors and then as soldiers. They colected voluminous data and knew the situation to a T. They knew just how events were shaping—in fact, it is believed they helped to shape them, and that govern-

ment officials and investigating attorneys were used without compunction. They knew just when the psychological moment arrived.” So it appears that “government officials and Investigating attorneys were used without compunction." In other words, the stock gamblers who brought about the panic for their own profit were helped along in some way by Republican officials. And how much did these officials receive as their share of the transaction? And how soon will they help arrange another psychological upheaval that may prove even more disastrous? Senator Beveridge Is watching the movements of his enemfes and his Indiana friends keep him apprised of what is going on In different parts of the state. The corporations are after Beveridge. He is lining up too close with the Democrats on many important questions. He favors strict control of corporations, urges sending railroad who violate the

law, to prison and concedes that the tariff needs revision. Is there any wonder why the “standpatters” are planning to plunder Beveridge preserves. —Logansport Pharos.

The Dunn murder trial has been set for next May. Added interest is given this function by reason of the fact that Allen county will pay the defendant’s bill this trip. In previous trials Dunn footed his own expenses. It is sincerely to be hoped that Judge Watkins will not be guilty of the errors of the previous trial judges. The Dunn case is becoming a public inflection. —Ft Wayne News. Before J. Pierpont Morgan engaged actively in the organization of trusts and at a time when a movement was on foot to organize a thirty-five million dollar print paper trust, the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette gave a short history of the principal trust organizations—those for the control of whisky, sugar, cordage, leather, beer, starch, lead, linseed and cotton seed oils, printing type, etc., and reached the conclusion that “there is nothing very formidable in trusts of any kind.” The whisjty trust was disastrous, the sugar trust disgraceful, the cordage trust disreputable, the brewers’ trust unsuccessful a a monopoly, the starch trust a financial failure, the lead trust honestly managed, but not a success, and so on, to ,the end of the list This, please remember, was published some years ago. The trusts organized since have been more formidable. Eventually, however, they will go to pieces. History always repeats itself.—South Bend Times.

It is said that New York’s 400 were hard hit by the recurring quakes in Wall street A group of them, it is estimated, lost <20,000,000. Among the losers were many women. A dispatch to the Chicago Record-Herald, says: “That society was hard hit by the crash did not become known until its members began to negotiate their old line securities. The women are reported to have been drawn into speculation through their male relatives. The losses of the smart set are causing much talk in the financial district It is freely admitted that the gayety of Newport will be curtailed through the lack of money. Reports continued to circulate regarding enormous losses that have been suffered in the past week by heretofore rich men. It was said that three young operators in the market, socially prominent lost many*millions.” This, of course, is very sad. But it might be worse. Hereafter New York society should confine its gambling operations to less risky games.

The Chicago Tribune prints a letter from its regular Washington correspondent, in which it is said that farseeing political prophets believe that the next Republican national convention will contain an overwhelming majority of men who will desire to put themselves on records as favoring the re-election of President Roosevelt. This will be entirely without regard to his own wishes or his declarations. It is believed by many that the convention will go to the extent of nominating him by acclamation, and will force him to send a letter positively declining the honor, which will set a new precedent in American politics. It is needless to say that the Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks does not want any such experiment tried on the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt If the latter should be nominated and should be “forced” to send a letter positively declining the honor—why, he just naturally would not send it, that’s all Mr. Fairbanks knows that that sort of a bluff is a dangerous thing and he knows that Roosevelt would fool ’em by accepting with thanks.

While in Cincinnati the other day, William Jennings Bryan laughingly remarked that a good cartoon for his paper (The Commoner) would be one representing Roosevelt as the sun and Taft the moon, under the reflected light of the larger body. This, in view of the story that Mr. Roosevelt is seeking to secure the Republican nomination for his war secretary. Ko amount of effort could induce Mr. Bryan to discuss Roosevelt or the present policy of the Republican party, which, however, he says is Democratic in all that is worthy of commendation and was from the Democratic platform

So far as k»9W9» Roosevelt Has never ' objected to this oft-repeated claim. He takes it good-naturedly, as becomes a man in his position. THE ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE i — One of the Best Meetings in the History of the Order—Many • Speakers There. The Portland Commercial-Review spoke of the district meeting, Knights of Pythlans, as follows: “The afternoon session was opened with the singing of ‘America’ by the audience, The invocation was offered by past chancellor F. D. E. McCarty of Red Cross lodge. Following music, the visiting knights were given the freedom of the city, by Congressman John A. M. Adair. In a short, happilyl worded speech, he voiced the wel-' come extended and felt by every Portland citizen. The response was by Dore B. Erwin of Kekionga lodge, Decatur. He assured the Portland knights that all their visitors appreciated the hearty welcome extended, and spoke of the feeling of brotherhood felt by those for whom he spoke not only for brother Pythians, but for all the Portland people, who had shown by their word and acts, that the presence of the visiting brethren was appreciated and desired. "Following the response by Mr. Erwin, was a cornet solo by J. Alvin Bliss of Geneva. Following this came short talks by all the grand lodge officers present, including Grand Chancellor Jonce Monyhan of Orleans, Vice Chancellor O. C. Fink of Geneva, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Harry Wade of Indianapolis, and Grand Instructor Leondias Wagner of Orleans. Robert G. Miller, deputy grand instructor of Bloomington, was to have been present, but on account of the death of a relative, was unable to come.

“A cornet duet by J. Alvin Bliss and Ralph Brayton, followed. The dramatized first rank was presented by a crack team from the lodge of Van Wert, Ohio. Those privileged to see their interpretation of the parts, pronounce it the finest ever seen here. Following the adjournment of the afternoon meeting at the Auditorium, those entitled to do so, gathered at the Modern Woodmanhall, where the Grand Lodge rank was conferred. All of the lodges of the city opened their lodge rooms to the local knights and their visitors, they being used as places of reception and entertainment.” o— ■ WAB GIVEN HIS LIBERTY TODAY Peter Smith Granted a Divorce—Report of Appraisers In Fritzinger Appeal Confirmed. Robert Branam, the pipe liner, arrested two weeks ago for stealing a team of horses belonging to Jacob Weidler from a hitch rack on First street, in this city, walked out of court at noon today, a free man. The team was found in Branam’s possession and he said he had been hired by a stranger to drive the team to Bluffton. His story was poorly told and in all points failed to tally exactly, but the fact that he didn’t seem to have a prepared story and also the very boldness of his act, if he did steal the team, caused some doubt in the mind of Judge Erwin as to his guilt and he returned a verdict for the defendant, acquitting him. Peter Smith vs. Odessa M. Smith, divorce suit, answer filed by, prosecutor, submitted, evidence heard, divorce granted, plaintiff to pay costs.

In the Erastus Fritzinger case the city filed objections to re-appraisement of damages which the court overruled and the report of appraisers confirmed. The appraisers were allowed |3.00 each and the costs taxed to the city. A marriage license was issued to John A. Book, aged twenty-one and Martha Raver, aged seventeen. Both formerly lived In Union township, but the groom now owns a farm in Mercer county, Ohio, where they will reside. - - ■ * Junk dealers’ licenses have been issued to John G. Bittner and Charles H. Bittner and Marion Scott. —.— oContrary to the style of most romances, “The. Romance of Coon Hollow” came to a sad ending in this city Sunday, when the company disbanded for the lack of the coin of the realm, which did not flow abundantly into its cotters. The show came here Saturday morning from Columbia City, where it got a frost, one of the real March frosts, too. Business at the Saturday matinee and evening performances in Huntington was not so good as was expected and Sunday morning the actors went hence. It was,said by the manager that the show would reorganize in about two weeks.—Huntington Herald.

KELLEY LAW ON REPAIRS > -- Landowners May Work Out Their Allottment of Cleaning Ditches. The late legislature passed two ditch laws, supplanting the old law of which so much complaint has been made. One of these was the Kelley law, the other the Parks-Tyndall bill, each being supplementary to the other. I The Parks-Tyndall law takes up the whole subject of construction and rei pair of ditches. It places ditch repair in the hands of the township trustee, , after surveyor has made the allot- ■ ments for cleaning. While the law provides for the placing of permanent markers to establish allotments, this feature of the law will be impossible ' of enforcement, as in some cases this would require the placing of markers a foot apart for a mile at a time. The law limits the expenditures on this account to ten dollars a mile. The trustee is required to serve notice on the people along the ditch that he will be present on a certain day to receive the ditch, but he must view at least one mile at.a time, and not make trips every time a few feet have been cleaned. The trustee may if he wishes wait until the entire ditch has been completed before receiving it. If any of the allotments are not done by the time he views the ditch he may se\l these allotments and the expensei from that time falls on the man who has failed to do his duty.

The surveyor’s costs are limited to four dollars a day and the allotments must not cost over ten dollars a mile. Lawyer are limited in the fees they may charge for drawing up petitions in ditch cases, and the ditch commissioner is limited to the amount of money he may receive. The Kelley law repeals section ten of the ? ditch law of 1905, the section providing for the repair of ditches. Under section ten of the law of 1905, the land owners did not have an opportunity to do their own work or repairs and the cleaning of the ditch was left in the control of the surveyor and was extremely expensive. Under the Kelley bill there are two provisions for cleaning a ditch; one provision is that the ditch may be repaired by contract on a petition of persons owning' one-eighth of the lands originally assessed for the construction of ’the ditch. —o THE END CAME UNEXPECTEDLY The Child Had Been 111 for Several Weeks But Her Condition Was \ Nat Considered Serious. ..■■■■ I Little Dortha Dullam Adams, the six-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Adams, who reside on Winchester street, died this morning at tea o’clock, after an illness of several weeks, suffering from a complication of diseases. The babe, although having been ill for some time, was not considered to be in a dangerous condition, until Wednesday, when it took a sudden change for the worse, and this morning apparently without a moment’s notice, death claimed its victim. The babe was a pretty, playful child and had just reached the age when its fond parents had started to plan for its future welfare, and had looked upon their darling as a household necessity. They will sadly miss their baby and the grief-stricken parents have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two o’clock at the house, Rev. J. C. White officiating, and Interment will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The sad news of the death of Baby Adams caused a shock among the many friends of the family here. But few knew of the-child’s illness and this death has caused many sad hearts.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Brinker of Union township, were visited by “bellers” last evening, and were serenaded in fine style. Mr. Brinker stood for the noise as long as possible and then threatened to shoot, at the same time waving a shot gun around in a dangerous style. Several %f the young men grabbed the gun and as they did so Brinker pulled the trigger, discharging the same. A glove was shot from the hand of one of the young men, although he was not injured in the least. This little incident caused the “bellers” to retire in hasty retreat o— Clifford Bales, the known Montpelier base bal player, has signed a contract to play third and first base for the fhst independent base ball team of Delphos, 0., this year. Clifford is in fine condition and as long as he is as light on his fedt as he is at present he plays a good fast game of ball. The Delphos team is always one one of the strongest playing independent around this part of the country and have a number of old men signed this yedr. —Bluffton News.

D/AMOSD BRASH'SHOES t MBA sbk J In 1895 we built our first factory. Today we own and operate 5 large factories and make more fine shoes than any other House in the West. This fact is a guarantee to you that Diamond Brand Shoes are right in every way. Our supremacy as manufacturers of fine shoes is assurance that the cheaper grades of Diamond Brand shoes possess equal superiority over other lines at the same prices. AM YOUR DEAL** FOR DIAMOND BRAND SHORS ET). Cf f*DIAMOND BMND VCB HE MAKE MORE FINE SHOES THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE WEST.

THE FISH AND GAME LAWS Recent Legisltaure Made Few Changes In Them. The general assembly just closed has left the fish and game laws of the « state in pretty good shape, according to E. E. Earle, deputy fish and game commissioner. In the first place, dove shooting is prohibited the year round. The open season for squirrels is from July 1 to October 1, and the open season for woodcock is from July 1 to October 1 and from November 10 to January 1. The bag limit on quails and ducks is cut to fifteen a day, and any person hunting three consecutive days may have a total of forty-five quails or ducks. The waterfowl open season is from September 1 to the following April 1. r Another act which Mr. Earle regards as being very important is the one which prohibits incorporated storage companies, as well as individuals, from having quails in their possession from January 1 to November 10. Hook and line fishing is to be permitted all the year round in all waters of the state except Bass lake, where a special law prohibits fishing through the ice in the winter. Any resident land owner may hunt on his own land anywhere in the state without license, and his children living with him, also his tenants, have similar privileges. But if he or they hunt anywhere in the state except on his own land license must be obtained of the clerk of the county in which the applicant resides, except tn Marion county, such license being obtained in. the commissioners’ office in the state house, in Marion coun;y. The license costs $1 and the cornu - sloner of fisheries and game must spend one-third of all such license money in buying live quails and other species of game for distribution throughout the state for the purpose of restocking the same with nve game.

The sale of game fish caught in this state is prohibited, and proof of sale or offer for sale of any such fish is prima facie evidence that such fish were caught in this state. None but officers of the fish and game commission may confiscate nets, seines, etc., and a conviction for possession for use of such nets, etc., must be made before any fee can be collected for seizing or destroying them. The commissioner may pay his deputies <75 a month if in his judgment such deputies are worth it. The sale of game fish caught in any private pond

J Rapid change* of temperature are hard $ JQL on the toughestconstitution. ? X The conductor passing from the heated 5 inside of a. trolley car to the icy temperature X 1 Jr of the platform—the canvasser spending an X * houror so in a heated building and then X ? walking against a biting wind—know the 4® x difficulty of avoiding cold. 4® X ’ Scott 9 4 Emulsion strengthens the 9 body so that it can better withstand the C® danger of cold from changes of temperature. X It will help you to avoid taking cold. ALL DRUGGISTS I sOc- AND SI.OO.

I is legalized, but the person selling or I shipping such fish must present affi- - davit that such fish were caught in a, private pond, and a private pond is defined to mean any body of waternot greater than tep acres in area, lying wholly within or upon the lands of any land owner. (J— ■ WITH SCHAFER HARDWARE CO. W. W. Waits Will Resume His Formsr Position. — Mr. Wilda Watts, who for some time has been traveling fdr the International Harvester Company, has resigned his position to take effect April 1, when he will accept a po&lriaa With the Schafer Hardware Company. Mr.. Watts was formerly connected with this firm for twelve years and has A. large acquaintance over the county. He is a clever salesman and his many friends will be glad to hear of the fact that he will resume his oldl position. . \ .. v: ; NEWSPAPER MEN Recommended the Treatment at AII3 Times. New Orleans, La., March 9, 1901. “From the excellent results obtained in a number of cases among: personal friends and acquaintances, I am satisfied that the Keeley treatment is a great boon to weak and suffering humanity.” THOMAS G. RAUIER, Manager New Orleans Picayune. The Marion Keeley Institute Marion, Indiana, is a model. Established < in 1894 and in charge of one of the ablest physicians in the service. Homelike surroundings. Write to Dr. W. V. Daniels, manager, Marlon, ' Indiana. ITEMS FROM RURAL ROUTE TEN. George Strickler and family have 1 been attending the Saints’ meeting at Willshire. Mr. and Mrs. James McCullough are the parents of a baby girl which arrived at their home last Wednesday. J Miss Nola Cook was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Strickler, last Friday. Del Stevley. and mother were business Callers at Willshire last Friday. Miss Orpha Jacobs of'Tterne. is here visiting with Phillip Summers and wife and other friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Strickler have moved to their new home on the Samuel Doak farm. Mrs. Stella McConnel and son of Columbus, 0., are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. John Hook.