Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1907 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT BVXRYTHUBBDAYMORNING BY CW G ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHED U.BOPBB YEAR IN ADVANCE. Eat v»d at the poetofflee at Decatur, Indiana aa aecond-claM mall matter. . BFISM FAHR OF ADAMS CIUHTY TESTS FOR THE TAINTED. At Kansas City, Judge Gaynor made an address in which he referred to the Rockefeller donation of $32,000,000 for education, and declared that we make a mistake if we construe the ability to make such a gift as an indication of our prosperity. The judge then argues in this manner: “If we find the railroads being used to allow a few to acquire such fortunes at the expense of their fellowmen by having their freights carried at a rate lower than others have to pay, so that they are able to create monopolies in themseves, our condition is not one of the-perpetuity of our free government.” This seems to be a clear statement, says the Ohio State Journal, of how that $32,000,000 was made. Whether it can be utilized in the furtherance of worthy objects, is a question of great interest. We do not see any better way of settling it 'than to take a note of the kind of prosperity that comes to those institutions that have accepted any portions of this great bounty. Such an inquiry can easily be made, and it would prove one of the most profitable investigations that could be attempted. It would take the question from the academic plane to the levels of actual experience. On one side it is said that money made unlawfully or dishonestly cannot, in the nature of things, serve an honest purpose. Or, in other, words, there is a taint in it that removes from.it the power of doing good. It is a question that touches x the very heart of eithics, and can be debated on principle Without hurt. But how will ex-

perience decide. Let us hope this matter will be settled by the facts. Not, of course, by the showy facts or stately statistics, but by the actual good to men that has been accomplished and the battles for a pure national life that have been won. The basis for these conclusions is getting in shape, and in a few years the doctrine will be established as to the socalled tainted dollars—whether there is good in them or not. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. ——i————B After the attorney general’s office gets through with the constables and the ’squires of the state who have done some “extorting,” its attention should be directed to the coal trust and some of the other real extortionists. The attorney-general, the deputy attorney general, the assistant attorney general, the second deputy and the second assistant, the traveling deputy and all the other deputies and assistants might find time to break into the newspapers, at least. While President Roosevelt was talking in Indianapolis on Memorial Day, Senator Foraker was talking in Steubenville, Ohio. The latter did not mention the name of the president, but he swatted him right and left, nevertheless. It is clear from Foraker’s i , speech that he saw great danger to the republic in Roosevelt’s purpose to name his own successor so far as a nomination by the national convention can go toward that end. Foraker belives that the success of the Roosevelt program will be a long step toward the Mexicanization of the United States and will open the way for “the man on horseback” who is always at hand when the people become negligent of their liberties. Perhaps, after awhile, it will occur to Senator Foraker and those who think like him that the surest way to prevent these great calamities is for everybody to vote the Democratic ticket in 1908. W.rR. Ward, of Dyersburg, Tenn., writes: “This is to certify that I have used Orion Laxative Fruit Syrup for chronic constitaption, and it has proven, without a doubt, to be a thorough, practical remedy for this trouble, and it is with pleasure I offer my conscientious reference.” THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

A8 TO PUBLICITY. In his Indianapolis speech Mr. Roosevelt had the following to say about publicity: “I believe, in proper publicity. There has been complaint of some of the investigations recently carried on, but those who complain should put the blame where it belongs—upon the misdeeds which are done in darkness, and not, upon the investigations which brought them to light The administration is responsible for turning on the light, but it is not responsible for what the light showed.” The inquiry naturally comes as to what Mr. Roosevelt thinks is “proper publicity.” About thf only complaint of- investigation, of consequence, came from the beef trust, after a> private citizen had-jjractically forced the administration to reveal the truth. Even the beef trust found no fault wih the first investigation, as it was conducted by Mr. Garfield. Indeed, it was highly pleased with the certificate of good character then given it by Mr. Roosevelt’s particular agent. The president goes on to say that the administration “is responsible for turning on the light, but it is not responsible for what the light shows.” Now, we are not so sure about all of this. There are some important things on which the administration has refused to “turn on the light,” such, for instance, as the corporation contributions to Mr. Roosevelt’s 1904 campaign fund. This is a case in which the administration—or a part of it —may be charged with responsibility “for what the light shows.” But the light is withheld.

Bryan’s whole time has been taken up tor several weeks delivering lectures down east They have just caught on the fact down there that he is one of the greatest orators and public speakers in the country, and are going "Wild over him. Prejudice kept them from hearing him years ago. Most public speakers grow stale in the course of time, but Bryan seems to improve as he grows older. At any rate, he has captivated all New England with his eloquence.— Columbia City Post. LODGE BOYS GOT TO LIMA Hung Up By Wreck at Spencerville They Counted the Ties Into Lima —A Muddy Trip. A party of fifteen Decaturites left Sunday over the Chicago and Erie railroad for Lima, where they intended to take in the initiation of a class of candidates in the Flights of Columbus lodge. The boys left on the early morning train which woiild. have put them in Lima at bine o’clock in plenty of time to see all the work. However, the unexpected happened, and. at Spencerville they encountered a wreck that bid fair to lay them out for four or five hours, and the entire party concluded to hoof it into Lima, a distance of five miles. Dr. D. D. Clark headed the party with C. S. Niblick bringing up the rear, and in this way they proceeded to count the ties into Lima. The track was muddy and in terrible 1 shape and the boys were spectacular sights when they landed in Lima at eleven’'o’clock. However, they enjoyed the work, that is what they saw of it,'and say they would pass through tile kame ordeal again if necessary. The boys arrived home early Monday footsore and weary over their experience/but happy and in good humor. "

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AND TAKES THE ' BODY -HOME Story of the La«t Hour* of the Nerviest Horse Thief of the Middle West. Mrs. Marvin Kuhns arrived at Van Wert Monday afternoon, identified the body of her husband, and took the remains back to her desolate home four miles from Kendallville; where the funeral will be held today. Kuhns was born in Noble county, Indiana, May 5, 1867; forty years ago. - His mother died some years ago, but he is survived by his father, S. B. Kuhns, of Albion, who is eighty-two years old, and by these brothers and sisters: Mrs. William Keeling and Mrs. Samuel Workman, of Noble county; Joseph Kuhns, of Huntertown, and John Kuhns, of Illinois. The marriage of Marvin Kuhns to Mrs. Kate Hagan took place on’ December 36, 1905. Kuhns was pardoned on Christmas day of that year and five days later, after hurried preparation, the wedding took place. Mrs. Hagai was a widow when she was married to Kuhns and she had two sons, Charles and John Hagah, aged eighteen and sixteen, respectively, who have resided with the couple since their marriage. The Van Wert Bulletin gave the following story of the desperadoes last hours: Kuhns’ last hours on earth were characteristic of the intrepid criminal that his long series of crimes and his ‘life both in and out of prison proved him to be. With the assurance from medical men that he was about to die, with the admonition that he would soon be beyond the reach of a message to relatives and friends, he rode on with sealed lips so far as his personal history, his identity or connections were concerned. Not one word would he utter to the earnest supplications that he. confess his identiy and leave at least a brief message for those who stood near and dear to him. His courage never failed him and he kept firm grip on his feelings and emotions to the moment that he breathed his last. With the same quality of mind which enabled him to face without fear ‘ a hail of bullets on numerous occasions, he rolled and tossed on a cot in the city prison, violently at first, for his wonderful physical strength was still, at his command, but with the lapse of time his power of resistance gradually waned and he finally sank into the state where he heard not nfir cared not what was going on about him. To the surprise of the officers and physicians, he never uttered a complaint, not one oath fell from his lips. His only wish was for water to sooth the; burning fever which raged within, where the leaden missiles had plowed their way through his vitals and produced hemorrages that brought his life to a close. Only once did he give sign of faltering, in the strong determination to maintain silence. After a physician had held a cup of water to his lips and spoken to him tenderly, expressing a desire to make him more comfortable, Kuhns replied: “I got two swallows.” Quickly, in the hope that he would remove the, shadow surrounding his identity, the physician, bending low over his, body,, called “Marvin, Marvin.” . The dying man opened his eyes, looked appealing and turned as if to rise on his elbow. His gaze was centered on the physician for a second. In that brief period he again gained control of himself and sank back on the cot, his lips tightly sealed, to cross the Silent river amid surroundings which were so familiar to him. He saw not the strong iron bars nor the blue-coated officers. No minister of the gospel was present with a prayer that he might reach that spacious firmament on high. One faint effort to catch his breath and all that was mortal of the famous desperado was at an end. (

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IWRS. BOLDS’ WILL PROBATED Four School Teachers Granted Marriage Licenses—France vs. Miller Case Sent to Allen County. In the Mathias Schafer estate, E. X. Ehinger, administrator, filed his report of sale of real estate to Mrs. Katherine Schafer for $1,900, and the same was approved and deed ordered. In the guardianship of Freeman Durgeon and eight others, the death of John Dudgeon, one of the wards was suggested and the guardian, A. W. Holmes filed his final report as to him. ," A marriage license was issued Saturday to Clyde M. Rice, of Root township, a school teacher at the north ward in this city to Etta Mae Warner. At the same time a license was also issued to the latter’s brother, Glen W. Warner, to marry Alice Edne Koos. Each of the four parties are school teachers. Rudolph Heffner, of Chattanooga, Ohio and Nellie Deyo, of Berne, were granted a license and married at the clerk’s office Saturday afternoon. A junk dealer’s license, granting Roy, C. L. and Oliver Painter the privilege of buying from house to house in Adams county, has been issued. The will of Mrs. Leah Bolds was probated in court. She bequeaths all her property, both real and personal, to her husband, Alexander Bolds, so long as he lives, then to be divided equally among her children, Daniel, George and Otty Bolds and Rofius Lindsey. The will was written April 1, 1901. A part of the evidence in the divorce case of Lena M. Brandyberry Vs. Alph Brandberry, was heard and the same will be concluded Friday. The parties ’ lived together just one day. They have one son. A demurrer to the complaint was filed in the case of Joseph W. Murphy vs. John Fox et al, a $1,375 damage suit. ” * V A motion for anew trial Was filed in the case of George A. Behrer Brewing Co. vs. Harry Cordua et al, suit on bond. The case of D. M. Osborne & Co. vs. Mattie Young, suit on guaranty, was dismissed and the costs paid. The case of R. O. Johnson vs. Christian Amacher et al, complaint for a new trial was set for trial on the second day of the September term of court.

The case .of Ira France et al vs. Calvin Miller et al, on account and bond, demand S7OO, change of venue granted to superior court at Ft. Wayne. Fred Shafer et al vs. Decatur Oil & Gas company et al, suit on account, set for trial day of next term. o—: BIDS ON WERLING AND MYERS DITCH. County Surveyor Baumgartner opened bids for the construction of the Werling and Myers ditch in Root and Preble townships. Sections 1,2, 3,4, 5 and 6 went to Josiah Engle for $958.53, and 1 sections 7,8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to Butler & Butler for $3,740.

TO RULE UN NEW • ROAD LAW Thirteen Held up by the nfcy Commissioners' for • ’ a Day or Two. 4 ... . ■zz';' ■? v • Owing to Judge Erwin beihg expected to make a ruling today on the new highway law, thirteen petitions for gravel or stone roads under that Jaw ‘Wfere held over by the cbm'nflssioners until tomorrow, awaiting the outcome of the decision. If judge Erwin decided that the petition should, have been granted those now on the . commissioners’ docket will be granted, but should he decide that they should not have been granted the thirteen still pending here will be refused as were the others. Those appealed from the commissioners’ court to circuit court and later taken on change of venue to Adams county, were the petitions for the Pence road and the Fisher road. When the petitions were heard here County Attorneys Simmons and Dailey advised that as the law was nbw and untried, the commissioners should allow some court to pasfe on the law. It was also held that there might be some doubt as to the ability to sell the bonds on the roads. A number of petitioners and attorneys interested in the cases at Adams county went to Decatur at noon. —Bluffton News.

ONE LADY BADLY INJURED Was Taken to St. Joseph HospitalParty Were Enroute from Here to Ft. Wayne. ’ As the result of an automobile accident three miles south of Hoagland at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening, Miss Edna Null, of New Haven, was painfully, though it is believed, not dangerously injured. Her companions, three Ft Wayne young folk, were more fortunate, escaping serious injury. Miss Null is now at St. Joseph’s hospital suffering from a laceration ;of the hip and her injuries, aside from the sever shock sustained. The car in the accident was that of Roland Anspach, of this city, and in the machine with Mr. Anspach were Miss Null, Miss Laura Lenig and Homer Kenyon, of this city. The young people were returning from Decatur, and Miss Null, who was driving the car. lost control of the machine. The car was in peril of going down a steep embankment when Mr. Anspach grasped the steering gear and turned in such a manner as to send the car sidewise against a telegraph pole, believing the impact would be less dangerous to the safety of the party than the threatened descent into the ditch at the side of the roadway. All suffered from the shock of the impact, but Miss Null was the more unfortunate. She Was thrown from the car with much force and in some manner sustained a rather extensive laceration upon one of her hips. Young Kenyon was * rendered partially unconscious; Miss Lenig and Mr. Anspach were unhurt. Miss Null was carried into the home of a Mr. Kline, near the scene of the accident, and physicians were summoned, Dr. A. H. Macbeth and Dr. Morse Harrod responding from Ft. Wayne, Dr. Smith and Dr. Morris from Hoagland, while young Mr. Anspach drove his disabled car to New Haven and brought Dr. L. S. Null, father of the injured girl, to the scene of the accident. Mr. Kenyon and Miss Lenig returned to* the city on an interurban car Thursday evening. This morning Miss Null was brought to the city-on a trolley car and. taken to St. Joseph’s hospital, where, she is said to be making’satisfactory progress: toward- recovery. l ' The telegraph pole was not snapi ! -' ! ped off by the machine, but the force' of the collision was sufficient to drive ’ it to an angle that put its topmost ,r point three feet out of a directly up-1 right position. The auto was not badly damaged.—Ft. Wayne Sentinel, j o — FORECLOSE CHATTEL MORTGAGE 1 Finding for Defendants in Oil Rental Case—Appeal Taken to the Appellate Court. A new case filed in court on change of venue from Wells county is entitled' Gaar Scott and company vs, Thomas Coffield and John Garretson, foreclosure of chattel mortgage, demand $1,650. The complaint says that on July 31, '

1905, the defendants gave their note for $1,300 and a chattel mortgage on a traction engine, separator, wagon, stacker and other machinery. In the case of Samuel Stahl et al vs. Illinois Oil company et al, complaint for oil rental, the plaintiffs Refuse to plead farther and elect to stand on the complaint. Judgment that plaintiffs take nothing by this complaint and that defendants, the Illnois company j recover of the plaintiff their costs herein. An appeal was prayed to the appellate court and granted. Bond fixed at SIOO. Isaac L. Babcock, . guardian for Sarah M. Sprague, and four others,! filed his final report- as to all wards,- 4 which was allowed and the guardian discharged. A marriage'license was issued to John Lautenheiser, of Blue Creek' township, and Gertrude Gause, aged i seventeen, of St. Marys. The groom 1 is. a farmer, aged twenty and wears 1 a No. 14% collar. E. X. Ehlnger, administrator of the • Mathias Schafer estate, reported the. deed for the property bought by Mrs. j Schafer and same was approved.

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THE SCORE FOUR TO TWO It was a Pitcher’s Battle and a Well Played and an Exciting ; Game. ■ *T The Jaybirds, who have been touted by many papers throughout the state as being the fastest independent team in the state, gave our base ball aspiratlons a Jolt yesterday, when they defeated us by a score of four to two, in a well played game. Although was our first defeat this season, we do not expect it to be our ’last, as there are too many strong’ independent teams to say that you won’t lose any more games, and we expect to lose our share, still, while losing them, we fully expect to see fast ball and close games. The game at Portland yesterday was a pitcher’s battle between Wagner and Geyer in which the former excelled by a few points, but when the fact is taken into consideration that Portland has beena together for five weeks and the locals but one, there is some excuse for our defeat, land we predict that when we meet the Jaybirds in two weeks from now there will be a different story to tell. The boys were treated royally and have no complaint to register against the Portland management other than they were defeated. The majority of the fans were fully expecting this defeat and when the news arrived were not dissatisfied in the least, and were greatly surprised that they made such An excellent showing against the strong Jaybirds. The score: 123456789 RHE Portland ....0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 x—4 8 3Decatur ....0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 o—20 —2 5 1 Batteries —Wagner and Harmes; Geyer and Winger. Three base hits — Betz and Linderbeck. _o MAY INVEST IN SOUTH LANDG Will Also Visit Oklahoma—Party Is| in Charge of William Harting I Of-this City. •" 1 " .- ■ ■■ - I The party that left Tuesday morn- H Ing for an extended trip through Texas I and 1 Oklahoma for the purpose of in- 9 vesting' in some land in that state, I Is composed of William Harding, | Charles Heckman, John Colchin, Otto II Henneford and several others. These: I gentlemen left on the 9 o’clock car | for Ft. Wayne, and from there went ra on the Wabash railroad. Their trip | through Texas will be for the purpose H of locating .good land that can be l| purchased at a reasonable price, and || then they will let it grow into I Timber land in Texas is remarkably fl cheap considering the railroad and |1 other advantages that they have, an j I no doubt the Decatur party will Be I possessors of some good and prospec- I tive land before they return. fl o fl AN OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING. fl Some Important Business Was Dis- fl cussed. * fl flfl The official board of, the Methodist fl church held a meeting Monday night,±n fl which much business of importance fl was tranacted. A move is being made\fl to purchase a property in this city to fl be donated to a minister who was formerly in this city, and also to put ffl him on the superannuated list. A la committee was appointed to ascer- I tain the sentiment of the members of I t the church in regard to this, and they B will report in a few days. A full aO- B count of the affair will then be pub* I lished. ✓ fl

Dr. Wilcox is, by various methods, ; creating much interest in church af(fairs. The newly elected officers of the Epworth league of that church were requested to surround the altar last Sunday evening Before the ser- ■ mod, and Dr. Wilcox addressed each' 1 * ■ of them in an impressive manner, em-. phasizlng the responsibility that rested upon them, and how essential it is for each to fulfill his or her obligations to the letter. This kind of an Inauguration of the league officers tends to show that their mission is aj very important one, and deserves the deepest consideration of the ones that have the reins. Mrs. S. M. Ables, of Ridgeville, whwj has been at Huntington attending tire funeral of Major Anderson, passed through here this morning enroute to her home.