Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1907 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■VERYTHURBDAYMORMING »Y CW G ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHED , MJOPMI YEAR IX ADVANCE. Eat ired at the poetoffice at Decatur. Indiana aa eecond-claaa mail matter OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CBUNFY I ■ ' | — THE LICENSE LAW ONCE MORE. We believe that Judge Clark, of the Hendricks Circuit Court, correctly declared the law when he decided Thursday that the state had power to license saloons. The same question was raised in the case as in the cases lately decided by Judges Arrman and Christian, but the ruling was the other way. Judge Clark cited many supreme court decisions, and said: The supreme court has upon nine occasions, the last being less than three months ago, held the laws to be constitutional, yet I am asked with one stroke of the pen to strike laws from the statute books which have been recognized for over two hundred years. It is asking too much. Judge Clark, if we may take his own statement, is as much opposed to the saloon as the other judges are. He says that if he were a lawmaker he “would put the entire whisky traffic out of business in three minutes. The only difference between him and Judges Artman and Christian is that he does not believe that he has such power, while they believe that they do have it. In our opinion Judge Clark is right, and we have no doubt whatever that he will be sustained by the supreme court. But even if that court should be found to have

changed its mind, Judge Clark is right t in refusing to overrule it . « The principle involved in these J cases is, it seems to us; perfectly J clear. For many years courts have i held that a license is not a tax, not i a permit or indorsement, but a means of restriction and regulation of a business which was felt to need restriction and regulation. This is the theory on which legislative bodies in j this country and England have acted j for centuries. Never, as far as we ( know, has it been questioned by any ( judge up to the time of Judge Artman’s decision. By common law and , by statute, as well, the right to.sell , liquor to be drunk on the premises has been recognized for centuries. It is not a question of inherent right—admitting for the sake of argument that there are such things as inherent rights—for the right in one that can undoubtedly be denied or withdrawn. That, too, has been decided. And legislative bodies have acted on the theory. We can have prohibition if we want it. But we might as well make up our minds that we. shall have to abandon all efforts to get it by any short cuts. Prohibition statutes must be enacted by the legislature and not by circuit judges.—lndianapolis News. Some day the president will hurl the lie at a fighting man, and then the country will perceive why the constitution provided for a vice-presiden|. — Richmond Times-Dispatch. The first step in the conspiracy to deprive Oklahoma of statehood, though all the constitutional requirements have been fully met, has been taken. An injunction has been asked and will doubtless be granted, by a judge of the territory to prevent an election til November, 1908. This will effectually prevent the electoral vote of that state from being counted. —Frankfort Crescent. Senator Beveridge finds something good in all of the trusts with a single exception. The exception is what he calls the “newspaper trust,” composed of the big papers in different cities which are owned and controlled by the other trusts and special interests. Mr. Beveridge says that these papers Me to the people. The fact will be conceded. The trust papers do lie to the people and the people are finding it out at last. Mrs. Lizzie DeVilbiss and daughtei Mrs. Fanny Cole, arrived Tuesday froir Lancaster, Ohio, and expect to make this their future home. Mrs. DeVilbiss has not as yet fully recovered fron her recent automobile accident bu is gradually improving, and is nov completely out of danger.

EDITORIALS FROM COMMONER. Mayor Francis W. Brown, who for two years past has held the office of chief executive of Lincoln, has been re-elected. Mr. Brown is a democrat, and while Nebraska’s capital city is republican on a partisan vote, the democrats of the city are feeling quite jubilant over Mayor Brown’s re-elec-tion. While Mr. Brown’s victory is largely a personal one, still the vote shows a very material gain in democratic strength. It need scarcely be added that Mr. Bryan is enjoying the election returns. Mayor Brown was one of the leaders of the movement which took a Nebraska delegation to New York to meet Mr. and Mrs. Bryan on their return from abroad, and as the readers of The Commoner will remember, the mayor presided at the Lincoln reception. The Commoner proposes the health of Mayor Brown, Lincoln’s democratic erecutive. Speaker Cannon addressed the lllionis legislature recently, snd in the course of his remarks said: “You wil! recollect that in the session of con-

gress that was lately adjourned, we appropriated for public service for the coming twelve months upward of $900,000,000. And this vast sum is gathered up by indirect taxation that most of us fail to realize we pay when we do pay it. Every time we smoke a cigar we pay the tax. On most articles that we get from abroad we pay the tax.” But heretofore Mr. Cannon and other republican leaders have told us that “the foreigner pays the tax.”

The Pennypacker libel law passed in 1903 by the Pennsylvania legislature has just been repealed. This ends the first attempt made in recent years to muzzle the press of a state. Another democratic principle has been vindicated. “Error is harmless where reason is left free to combat it.” WISCONSIN’S NEW SENATOR. The Wisconsin legislature, after a long struggle, has elected Isaac Stephenson to the United States senate to succeed Senator Spooner, who recently resigned. Mr. Stephenson is a Republican and the possessor of a fortune ranging between $10,000,000 and $17,000,000, made in lumber. He was backed in his contest for senatorial honors by Senator Lafollette and made his campaign on the following platform: “Thorough revision of tariff schedules, reducing duties where possible without reducing the wages of labor. “Giving interstate commerce commission power to regulate rates and service and to ascertain the true value of railway property, the cost of operation, and the amount paid therefor.

“Legislation compelling the adoption of the best known safety appliances and strict regulation as to operation of trains. “Strengthening the Sherman antitrust law and imposing necessary penalties for control of corporations. “Constitutional amendment for election of United States senators by popular vote. “Federal tax on incomes and inheritances. “An effective child labor law. “Legislation prohibiting sale of public lands containing coal, oil or gas; would lease them. “Opposed to ship subsidy and all forms of government bounty.” In most respects, it will be observed, Mr, Stephenson’s platform is not such as will be approved by his party leaders. But as he is seventy-eight years old and has all the money that he needs for the remainder of his life, he doubtless feels that he can afford to have some honest opinions of his own. Besides, he has the terrific Lafollette at his elbow.

The Hon. Joseph Benson Foraker asserted that any Ohio harmony plan that left him out of the Senate could not meet his approval. And the Hon. William Howard Taft declared just as positively that any harmony plan that would keep Foraker in the senate was not to be thought of. When these sentiments became known the fight was renewed on the spot and the dissolution of the G. O. P. l 8 progressing beautifully.

PAT EACH OTHER ON THE BACK Goodrich Begs for Harmony and Propheycies that the Party will Get Together. Republican editors of the Eighth congressional district dined at the Hotel Delaware Saturday evening and later held a conference at which politics of the past, present and future from a national, state and congressional standpoint was discussed. Jlarmony hovered over the meeting and it seemed that all in attendance, includ ing special Quests, James P. Goodrich, state chairman, of Winchester; George B. Lockwood, chairman of the Republican press bureau, of Marion, and John H, Terhune, district chairman, of Anderson, were cordially united on the question of “policy.” Little was said of national politics, but the situation in the state and the Eighth district, particularly, aroused a discussion in which every person present participated. Each made the broad prediction that the state and district would yield large Republican majorities next year. A review of the work of the last legislature was fully discussed. The record of the general assembly was highly commended as having been of a generally satisfactory nature, especially among rural residents.

When the banquet was finished, the meeting was called to order and Ed. C. Toner, of the Anderson Herald, was unanimously chosen chairman. In the order that they were seated at the table Toner called for individual expression from the editors and In most part the discussion'related to the laws enacted by the legislature. Some discussed the new ditch law, some the road law, others high license bill and still others referred to the blind tiger statute. On the question of factionalism in the Eighth district the view was shared almost unanimously that the bitter rivalry of the past is a closed incident, and that the factions will unite in selecting the next candidate and electing him. It was also held imihediately become active in the effort to effect unity and peace in the ranks that have been shattered through factional fights. Mr.' Lockwood and Mr. Terhune practically spoke along the same lines as those taken up by Mr. Goodrich. Before the meeting adjourned, the editors accepted an invitation from James McCarty, of Eaton, to spend an outing with him at Riverside park, on Friday, June 14.—Muncie Star. o DESIGNATES THURSDAY, MAY 30 Recommends Usual Observation of this Day, as Compliment to the Living and in Memory of the Dead. Indianapolis, Ind., May 20. —Governor Hanly has issued the following Memorial day proclamation: “The beneficiaries of 130 yhars of unexampled sacrifices, transcendant services and exalted devotion, love of country and of freedom and thankfulness to those who founded and to those who preserved the government should impel us to make acknowledgment of our obligation, give expression to our gratitude and renew the covenants of our citizenship. “Moved to this thought, in compliment to the living soldiery of the republic and pursuant to grown sacred as love we bear the martyred dead, I. J. Frank Hanly, governor of the state of Indiana, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, May 30, 1907, as Memorial day .and proclaim the same a legal holiday throughout said state.

"Universal observation of the day is recommended and urged. Public offices should be closed. Business should be suspended and discontinued. Frivolous and noisy amusements should be avoided and the law respected. “In the national cemeteries near the great battlefields of the southland and about the prison at Andersonville, where gaunt ghastly famine and disease and thirst made death a welcome visitor, there—over the graves of all, even of the unknown—the forget-me-nots are in bloom today in anntlal commemoration of their exalted, sacrifice. And there each recurring spring above their formless dust they spread their fragrance sweet as silence.” Because, they assert, the hotel accommodations in Fort Wayne are insufficient, the'managers of the Glidden auto tour have decided not to include Fort Wayne on the route of the motorists in their run from Chicago to New York, in July. Mrs. S. Joyce, 180 Sullivan Sl'..,Claremont, N. H., writes: “About a year ago I bought two bottles of, Foley’s Kidney Cure. It cured me of a severe case of Kidney trouble of several years’ standing. It certainly is a grand, good medicine, and I heartily recommend it.” THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

OTHER STATES CONSIDERED ■ ■' b For Instance, Indiana, Pennsylvania and llilonis Are Expected to Decide for Their Favorites. Washington, May 20. —The Washington Post in a first-page news story on the Republican presidential situation, says: *Aside from any effect they may have upon the ultimate outcome of the controversy, the fulminatlons and pronouncements that have come within the last few days from leaders of the two Republican factions of Ohio sees to have had the effect of clarifying the situation so as to enable the average layman to understand distinctly just ‘who’s who’ and ‘what’s what’ in the Buckeye .state. This is the state of affairs as viewed in Washington. “As between Secretary Taft and Senator Foraker, Taft is the choice of a majority of the Republicans of Ohio for the presidency. Foraker, it is believed, realizes that some of the supporters of the secretary intend to prevent his re-election to the senate, if possible, and are using the prestige of President Roosevelt to accomplish their end. It is vital to the interests of Taft that other states be convinced that he will have a solid delegation from Ohio, and that in the event of his nomination for president, his state may be counted on to go Republican on election Qay. “As compared with the discord in Ohio, politicians are commenting significantly upon the situation in three other large and important states, which expect to present favorite sons to the Republican national convention. These states are Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania. No one has any doubt that Mr. Fairbanks will have a solid delegation from the Hoosier state. Speaker Cannon already has been indorsed by a state convention of Illinois, and public men from that state who were in Washington last week united in saying it would be solid for ‘Uncle Joe.’

“On June 6 the Pennsylvania Republicans will hold their state convention at Harrisburg, and the plan is to indorse Senator Knox for the presidency, and at the same time give President Roosevelt and his administration an enthusiastic send-off. Pennsylvania has 68 votes in the national convention, Illinois 54, Indjana 30, a total of 152, or about 15 per cent, of 'the total strength of the convention. “Supporters of Senator Knox assert that the reactionary cry cannot be raised against him. His record in the department of justice, they argue, is sufficient dehial of any such insinuation. They point out that the president; in many public addresses, gave credit to Knox for Inaugurating and putting into successful operation his policy of corporation control. _o CONVICTS MEMBERS OF A TRUST Fines from SSOO to SIO,OOO Are Administered, Together with a very

Severe Lecture. i I Chicago, 111., Map 20. —Judge Landis, ] of the federal court, in a tragic speech ( today denounced the school furniture ; trusts and fined the constituent mem- ( bers various amoupts and denounced i the workings of the trust. His speech was the warmest ever delivered by a federal judge from the bench, in de- . nouncihg trusts. The limit under the law was givn the following firms: F. A. Holbrook company, Chicago, $lO,000; American Seating company, Chicago, $10,000; A. H. Andrews company, Chicago, $10,000; Superior company, of Michigan, $1,000; Owensboro Seat- , ing company, Owensboro, Ky.; Southern Seating company, Cincinnati, 0., $2,000; Friedman company, of New Richmond, Ohio, $500; H. C. Vogt, of Hartford City, Ind, $500; Illionis Refrigerator company, $1,700; .Peabody School Furniture company, North Manchester, Ind., $1,000; Haney School company, $500; Minneapolis School company, $2,000; Hudson company, of Logan, West Virginia, SSOO. The case of E. H. Stafford was postponed until Saturday? The fines aggregate $41,200, which is against thirteen members of the trust. __ o — Contractor George W. Brewster, of Geneva, Ind., was in our city today and informed us that the new bank building at Monroe was being pushed as rapidly to completion as possible. The building is now ready to be turned over to the brick masons, and they expect to commence work next Monday. The building is to be modern in every respect, and will prove quite an improvement for the town of Monroe. —o— — ■ Kidney complaint kills more people than any other disease. This is due to the disease being so insidious that 11 gets a good hold on the system before it is recognized. Foley’s Kidney Cure will prevent the development of fatal disease if taken in time. | THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. |

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THE OTHER SOCIETY NOTES Happy Affair at the Sellemeyer Home South of City—a Boys’ Birthday Party at Neptune Home. A delightful affair of Sunday night was the six o’clock dinner given by Edwin Fledderjohanp at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fledderjohann, on Adams street. Those who enjoyed the dinner were: Misses Loretta Swartz, Helen Mailand, Cydia Heckman, Loretta Beaverdam, Anna Scheiman, Lydia Getting, Ida, Emma and Lena Dirkson, Pearl B. Purdy, Ina Everett, Flora Fledderjohann, Grace Purdy, Miss Hrickfermeyer, of Fort Wayne; Messrs. Henry' Mailand, Ben Swartz, George Brown, L. Hesanegar, Otto Scheiman, Lou Scheiman, Cal Peterson. Another prettily appointed dinner of Sunday was when the Misses Emma and Matilda Sellemeyer entertained a small company of young ladies at their lovely country home, south of the city. Those present were: Misses Della Sellemeyer, Bertha Knapp, Bessie Baumgartner, Lizzie Knapp, Ella Mutschler, Emma Slickman, Emma Mutschler,

A Jolly birthday party of Saturday evening, which took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune, was the one given in honor of Gregg and Glen’s birthday anniversaries by Mrs. Neptune, to twelve school mates of the boys.’ Many games which boys like, were Indulged in, also a peanut contest prevailed during an hour of the evening. A beautiful book was won by Kenneth Vancll. At nine o’clock the guests were shown into the dining room, where a large table was arranged with biighday decorations, and delicious luncheon was served. The little guests besides the hosts, were: Forset Vail, Donald Vancll, Glenn Tague, Kenneth Anderson, Kenneth Neptune, Clark Peoples, Harold Murray, Claudo McKean, Jesse Cole, Cecil Cole, Kenneth Vancil.

Mrs. Newton Burwell, of-Enid, Okla., and Mrs. Rena Hall Bayha and daughter, of Kansas City, arrived in the city today for an extended visit with relatives This is their first visit to Bluffton in fourteen years and they were much astonished at the changes which have taken place in that length of time. —Bluffton Banner. Friends here have been notified of the marriage of Frank Hesler, of Broadripple, to Miss Edith Whystesell, which occurred one week ago Saturday. The groom is a son of Dr. Hesler, formerly a resident of Tocsin, and is well known here. At the present time, the groom is employed in the New York store, in Indianapolis. His bride is a recent graduate from the Broadripple high school. — — A Certain Cure for Aching Feet. Shake into your shoes Allen’s FootEase, a powder. It cures Tired, Aching, Callous, Sweating, Swollen feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. 12-4 t

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EXPERIENCE Convinces E. R. Lewis, M. D., and He Recommends the Institution. — > “I have had no little experience with chronic aleholics and drug habi- . tues who have taken the Keeley treatment, and I am glad to be able to say that I never allow any opportunity to pass to advise those who are ad- "* dieted to these habits to avail themselves of the wonderful benefits derived from the Keeley treatment.” E. R. LEWIS, M. D. Treasurer National Association of Railway Surgeons. • Write to-day to Dr. W. V. Daniels, Manager of the Marion Keeley Institute, Marion, Ind. ————————— ■« BALL DOPE. Manager Behringer, of Decatur, witnessed the game, and after the battle wanted to sign second baseman O'Neal and catcher Brennan, of the Beach Parks. —Journal Gazette. I ■ .. — The Dunkirk team have the honor of being the first team to defeat the strong Kokomo-Sharpsville team, they turning the trick by a score of five (M to nothing, with Romaine in the box. This was the seventeenth game played by the Kokomo-Sharpsville team and was their first loss. Dunkirk is certainly to be congratulated.

Dutch Llnderbeck, the big German outfielder, arrived this morning from his home at Carey, 0., and is ready for duty. Dutch is in perfect playing, v condition, and it is an even money wager that he will play a much faster game than last season. Dutch is a terrific hitter, and is liable break up many games before the season closes.

Pitcher Welden arrived yesterday. l from Cincinnati, 0., and states that! he is ready and willing to go to work \ at once and fully expects to make good I right off the reel. He is a fair sized young man, being a right handed pit- ' cher, and is touted as having remarkable speed. We hope Welden proves to be the goods and are pulling for him from the start if that does any good. Hartford City has oome to the conclusion that unless Manager McCann can reduce his salary limit to s6ooi* per month, they will disband, and the season of 1907 will close. Hartford City has been paying $740 a month, and this has proven to be too big a bit to chew, and they have quietly informed their manager. As a result several men have been released an effort will be made to maintain the team at the salary limit fixed. fc ■ The Ft. Wayne Shamrocks defeated the Cleveland Beach Park team yesterday by a score of 6 to 1, this making their fourth straight victnrv this* 8 season. The Shamrocks are plavfrig a nice game, and will So a tcT:gh proposition for any team to stack up against. Manager Cleary has secured Oscar Way to fill the vacancy c tused by Tom Railing and he has picked up a good man.