Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1907 — Page 6

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CHAIRMAN GARBER MEETS HIM Say* the Peerless Leader will Accept Nomination if Given Him by Hi* Party. Columbus, 0., August 1. —William Jennings Bryan has decided to accept a third nomination for president and has asked the support of the Ohio delegation to the national convention. That is the purport of the message which Chairman Harvey C. Garber, of the democratic state executive committee, brought from Mr. Bryan, whom he met at the Miami Valley Chautauqua assembly. "Did Colonel Bryan say to you that he would be a candidate for the presidency next year?” Chairman Garber was asked. "I did not put the question to him,” he replied. “He is not competent to answer. It Is for the people, the democrats of the nation, to say whether Colonel Bryan or some other shall be their candidate next year. His personal desires In the premises shall not weigh against the party’s. He is not attempting and will not attempt to dictate its candidate or nominee at the next democratic national convention.” “But you have no message to convey to the party as a result of your conference with Colonel Bryan?” Chairman Garber, speaking deliberately, said: “While no action looking to the selection of delegates to the next national democratic convention will be taken in Ohio this year, it is proper to say to the democracy of the state that Mr. Bryan will not decline the nomination if it is tenedered when the convention meets. The overwhelming sentiment for him to lead the party is not stronger in any state than, in Ohio, and the correspondence and advice received by me during the semi-frantic agitation for some other candidate, makes it clear that it would be not only party folly, but absolutely fatal to the democratic state, congressional and many county tickets if the overwhelming demand for Bryan were set aside by subtle device or plans. “Attempts at the, latter can have no other intent and certainly no other . result than to muss and muddle the situation. “Mr. Bryan will accept the nomination, but he does not want it tendered a year in advance nor in any other year than that in which the convention meets. What is here said is not without the knowledge of Mr. Bryan himself and his friends through the state should govern themselves accordingly.” - INCREASED <12,000,000 DOLLARS State Tax Beard Complete* it* Work of Making Value*. The State Board of Tax Commissioners has concluded it* work for this year after a session lasting most of the spring and summer. As a net result of it* work the valuation of corporate property in Indiana has beeen increased nearly $12,000,000, of which the railroads will have to stand for over $8,000,000. Only a few of the big public service corpbrations were left as they were last year, while less than half a dozen were reduced. The board has spent the past month in hearing appeals from the decisions of the local boards of equalization in taxation of real estate. The table showing the result of this feature of the work has not been completed, but it was learned from one member tjiat the state board did not make many changes in the decisions of the local authorities. —■ —•— o -— A double attraction will be given at the electric theater tomorrow afternoon and night. The original film of “Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp” will be presented besides another film of a war scene. This will be two shows in one for the same price and the “Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp” film is positively the latest on the road, it having been purchased ot Path*, of Prance, just lately.

ONE LONELY MARRIAGE LICENSE I K School Board File* Their Bond*— But Little Other New* to Hand You. Two remonstrances were filed at the auditor’s office, which will likely continue to make Monroe township dry for the next two years. One of the remonstrances was against the general traffic in intoxicating liquor, and the other was against granting a license to A. Hochstedler, who has given notice that he would apply at the August term of commissioners* court. Both remonstrances were signed by 383 voters, of Monroe township, these signatures being obtained by Fred Rohrer and E. M. Ray, who are acting as attorneys in fact. A marriage license was granted to David F. Moser, aged thirty, of French township, and Kathryn Meshberger, aged twenty-one, of the same township. The members of the school board have filed their bonds, that of President Sellemeyer and Secretary Mills being for SIO,OOO, and that of Treasurer Erwin for $30,000. The safe at the auditor’s office went on a strike this afternoon and refused to open up. Treasurer Lachot, the expert, worked hard but could not coax the old thing to do a single trick. oCOBT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND The New Building is Said to be Without an Equal in the Country— September Ninth. The last legislature appropriated SIOO,OOO for a live stock show pavilion on the Indiana state fair ground, and when the exposition opens on September 9, the fair management says that the largest and best appointed building of its kind in America will be seen. The work on the pavilion has been pushed by a large force of workmen through the spring and summer. As soon as the legislature authorized the state board of agriculture to issue bonds with which to pay for the paviolion, a committee representing the board visited many of the large show pavilions of the country, and they have employed in the Indiana structure the good points of the others aad left out the weak points. There are show pavilions in the country which cost more money, but members of the. Indiana board are willing to say, to match it against any of them. “We are going to show the people of this state,” said Charles Downing, secretary of the state fair, “that they have the finest live stock pavilion in America. It will also be seen that the money has been conservatively spent, for the cost of the building itself will be within the -100,000, although some of the equipment, which the state will not have to pay for, will run the total cost ■ above this amount. In beauty, size and appointments, the building on the Indiana fair ground will be without ! an equal in this country.” i— o • . FOR JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. - W. A. Keubler to Make a Several Weeks* Trip East, ! W. A. Keubler left Monday morning • on the 7:14 G. R. & I. train for James- - town, Virginia, where he will remain s for some time taking in the sights at t the great exposition, after which he 5 will go to New York City on a business and pleasure trip combined and while there he will purchase the fall » and winter goods for the Boston ' store. On his way home Mr. Keubler 1 will stop at Cleveland, Ohio, Tiffin 1 and Mansfield to visit friends for a - short time, after which he will return 1 home. He will be gone for several s weeks. o ■ ■ to W’E™ **

ARE HAVING A HAPPY TIME Seeing the Many Beautiful Sight* Abroad—The Party are * Well. Hotel Vittoria, Venezia, July 21, — Sunday morning—l think the last letter I wrote you we were in Paris. We left Paris on the morning of July 12. Our first stop was at Cologne, where we visited the fine cathedral, which is considered the finest in all Europe. The cornerstone was laid in 1246 and they were six years in building it, and in all that time the original plans were not changed in the least Stayed one night in Cologne and then on to » Heidelberg. We had one whole day’s E ride on th* river Rhine. The banks on both sides are lined with old castles. noted in history. The scenery is beautiful, but the river itself is a muddy color, which was a disappointment to me, as I had always pictured it as of a lovely green or blue. At Heidelberg we saw a great many of the students of .the university,with their faces all slashed, which are cont sidered marks of honor, the more r slashes the more honor. They have a > sort of muzzle they put over the eyes t to protect them, otherwise their faces j are at the mercy of their opponent in , the sword contest We visited the i castle Which is the most noted in Ger- [ many. We sat down in the gardens ; and listened to a fine band concert Which is held in these gardens on ( I certain afternoons, especially Sunday. This gave us a good chance to observe the customs of the people. We think the Germans as a class are much more polite than the French. When two gentlemen meet they take their hats clear off and bow very profusely. Don’t just point their front finger to their hat, as many of our Americans do. From Heidelberg we went to Interlaken, and of all the beautiful places we have seen, Interlaken is the place for beautiful scenery. In fact all through Switzerland the scenery is unsurpassed Interlaken is situated at the foot hills of the Alps. We were taken to the top of the Alps to get a view of the Jungfrau; the highest peak which is covered with snow the year round. Some of our party indulged in snowballing in July. A great part of the way the mountain side is under cultivation. We saw so many of the , peasants making hay, which I believe they said they could raise three crops in one year. The harvesting is all done by hand. They would have no use for hay binders and reapers. Our ride from Interlaken to Lucerne, was part way on the lovely and matchless lake Lucerne. The lake itself is a beautiful green color, and the scenery along the banks is beyond I my description with pen. The prin- ■ cipal thing qj interest at* Lucerne is . the Lion of Lucerne, which is the 1 work of Thorwalsden, and is carved - out of the natural sandstone. Was ■ executed in 1821 to the memory of 28 • officers and about 700 soldiers of the • Swiss guards who fell in defending 1 the Guellieries on the tenth of August, • 1792. It is represented as being ■ pieced with a broken lance and sheltering the bourbon lily with its paw. 1 In going from Lucerne to Milan we ’ passed through 44 tunnels. St Gothards is one and a quarter miles in 1 length and it took us 16 minutes to 1 go through it. ‘ The people were 8 1 years in building it. It required the : workmanship of 2,500 men. Is double • tracked. , , > In Milan we visited the cathedral I which is the finest in all Europe. Is '■ built of white marble. The outside has statutes carved on every/ little 1 pinacle. lam not Well enough versed - in European history to know the his- • tory of it We are now in Venice, 1 which occupies an area of about 6% ' miles in circumfernce, about 117 ’ small islands formed by more than • 150 canal* and conectd by 378 bridges, ■ most of which are stone. The Place ! of St. Mark is the heart of Venice. : In summer evenings people who want ’ to enjoy the fresh air congregate here. ’ There are about 500 pigeons in this - square. In accordance with an old custom pigeons were sent out from the vestibule of San Marco on Palm Sunday. Down to the close of the republic, they were fed at the public 1 expense, but are now dependent upon private charity. San Marco, the church of Sa. Markets a Romanesque > brick building, begun in 830 and re- • built after a fire in 986, Externally 1 and internally the church is adorned t with 500 marble columns. The inter--5 ior is profusely decorated with gild- • Ing, bronze and oriental marble. > The I mosiacs, some of them said to date • from the tenth century, belong to the 1 period between the 12th and 16th cen- " tury, and show us what the early 1 Venetians could do in the way of 1 pictures. Over the principal portal are 1 four horses in gilded bronze, the Doge 1 Dandolo brought them to Venice in 1204. The palace of the poges faces on San Marco square, was founded ■ about 814 for the first Doge of Venice. • There is betag held W®W in Venice the Feast of the Savior, a religious feast

: which is observed each year and lasts three days. Last night (Saturday) was the evening for fireworks. A i great many gondolas were hired by our part yand we were taken out on the grand canal to view this spectacle. It was a beautiful sight. Hundreds of gondolas and some of them illuminated beautifully and stationary boats llluminted with all the colors of the rainbow, to be used as band stands, and concert troups, was a sight, as well 1 as a night, I shall never forget. We . leave here Tuesday for Florence, ( where we stay one week, nine day* t in Rome then on to Naples, where we sail for home on the 4th of August. I will now quit for fear this is too 1 lengthy now. If I get time I will try , to write one more letter. I know I j am a poor correspondent, but I . promised John Heller. Jennie Studabaker. i 0 i COMPLYING WITH THE NEW LAW i k Smith, Yager A Falk a Depository, [ All Other Dealer* That Want to Can Handle School Book*i -—" - An act of the 1907 legislature does away with the old custom of school books being purchased and sold to the students by the county superintendent and trustees, and now all the books that are used in the schools of the county will be placed at the Smith, Yager and Falk Drug store, they having applied and been appointed as a depository. As the new law reads, one firm will act as a depository, and the other dealers in books must make their requisitions through this firm for what and how much they want, and the depository either will fill their order or send it to the publisher to be filled. The school board, however, has several unexplred contracts with publishers of school books, and until these contracts have expired, they will receive the books and then turn them over to the dealers for sale or distribution in compliance with the late law. All the books the trustees had on hands have been turned over to the dealers, and thus far the law has been fully obeyed by Adams county at least. The new law that governs the above is in chapter 99, section 2, under the head of Sale of School Books, in the act* of 1907 and reads a* follows: “Upon the expiration of the last contract for school books now in existence, the governor shall make proclamation that it is no longer the duty of school officers to deal in books, except as herein provided, a' copy of which proclamation shall be mailed by the state superintendent of public Instruction to each county superintendent throughout the state; and from and after such proclamation, it shall be unlawful for any school officer, trustee, commissioner or superintendent to deal in books in his official capacity, and no part of the expense of dealing in, distributing or return of school books to contractors shall be borne by any school officer or corporation. All laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed." — o ■ ■ 1 NEAR THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS - A It I* Likely That Criminal proceeding* Will One Connected \ With Rebating. Judge Landis, in the United States district court imposed a fine upon the Standard Oil company of Indiana, of $29,240,000, the maximum amount upon each one of the 1,462 counts of the Indictment on which that company was recently convicted of rebating. The judge also recommended that a call be Issued for a special grand jury which is to consider the other party to the rebating operations of which the Standard Oil company was found guilty, and it is therefore probable that within a short time proceedings will be commenced against the Chicago & Alton railroad company for the alleged commission of similar offenses. The reading of the opinion by Judge Landis aroused almost as much Interest as the presence of John D. Rockefeller and other officials of the Standard Oil company upon the witness stand. - Perhaps no law enacted by the last legislature is causing more widespread discussion over the state than that providing for the construction of gravel roads of less than three miles in length connecting at each end with an improved free gravel or macadamised road. Usually the comment is unfavorable, and tn some counties it is feared bankruptcy is imminent. Quick relief for Asthma Sufferer* During the summer kidney irregularities are often caused by excessive ( tend to the kidney* at once by using Four’s Kidney Cure. ( THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

' ~ - - - — Mi Tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock Mrs. Ella LaPoint* will be given a preliminary hearing before Mayor A. W. Hamilton at the city building. The charge that has been preferred against her is murder in the first degree and to thl* it is expected she will enter a plea of not guilty, taking as her defense her claim that she did not intend the bullet that killed Mrs. Becanson for her, but for Howard Johnson.—Bluffton Banner. The machinists held a meeting this afternoon and transacted some minor business matters. They say that they have every reason to believe that they will win out in the present strike and that the end is not far off. According to the statements of one of the leadofficials of the union, the Erie company is seriously crippled by the defective engines which they are compelled to use and that every indication points to a speedy settlement of the difficulty.—Huntington Democrat. Although a court ha* recently decided that the umbrella is not common property, it is proved almost every day that it is a piece of property of which its owner is very careless and has a reputation for getting “lost, strayed or stolen.” The Indianapolis Terminal and Traction company which cars from Wabash enter is advertising for sale a list of articles left in cars, left in the terminal station or checked at the station and not called for. In this list are 1,212 umbrellas. —Wabash Plain Dealer. Rochester boasts of a man who always goes to church and invariably sleeps “through the services,” unless the sermon is particularly stirring or the soloist is a handsome one. The other night this sleepy-head went to the five cent show. There was some time before the show commenced and he dropped off into a gentle sleep. The sonorous tones from the megaphone, the ragtime on the piano and the warbling of the sollst did hot disturb him in the least, and he marched out with rest feeling, no doubt, that he got five cents worth. Another pest of some kind is playing thunder with cucumber vines. The striped bugs which work upon them soon after they come up have long since ceased their ravages and have entirely disappeared. But a new enemy is at work and is destroying the plants. This worm or insect enters the stalk just below the ground and eats the “bark” off or the heart out of it and the vines wither and die. Whether these are the larvae of the striped bug or something else, we do not know. Probably some bugologist or entomologist can tell and also suggest a remedy. —' 1 ——o— —————— Harry Mote, who was placed in a straight-jacket by Superintendent Mills, of the county infirmary last week, succeeded in releasing himself within twelve hours after the jacket was put on him. Mr. Mills is having a much stronger jacket made for the demented man. Mote’s condition does not improve.—Hartford City News. o— - ■ ALL BUILDINGS BEING REPAIRED The Race Track Will be Fast a* Will Everything Else With this Year* Exhibit. A large force of men under the supervision of Secretary C. D. Kunkle, of the Great Northern Indiana Fair, started Tuesday morning in getting Steele’s Park in shape for the big coming event to be held August 27, 28, 29 and 30. The work these men are doing is in the way of repairing stock pens, stables, sheds and getting the exhibit halls in perfect condition so that everything that is displayed at the fair may be shown to the public to an advantage and so that every exhibitor may have an equal chance at the fair. The grounds are being given a thorough cleaning, the weeds being cut and a number of low places surrounding various exhibit halls are being filled up and the ground will present an attractive appearance when' the fair opens. The track is also being put into shape and bld* fair to be faster than ever thi* season and horsemen will have no kick "coming in this particular. Th* track has always been considered fast, and this year the association is making an extraordinary, effort to make it even faster than in former years and from all appearances, if work is any criterion the association will succeed. With the best fair grounds in the state, the best track and the best stables and exhibit halls and with the premiums the association is offering for the various events, the Great Northern Indiana Fair this year gives promise of being the banner one. - — " *— *»" *' ■ ■ 1 ■ Every Woman Will Be Interested. If you have pains in the back, Uffaary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a certain, pleasant herb cure for woman’s ills, try Mother Gray’s Australian Leaf. It is a safe and never failing monthly regulator. At drugt gist* or by mail 50 ct*. Sample package FREE. Address The Mother Gray 1 Co., Lrttoy, N. T. " iMt

Wells county is to test the vall<s ity of the new three-mile road law —that is, the law is to be tested by R. F. Cummins, a wealthy taxpayer of that county, who will be hit hard if seven new gravel roads, petitioned for and granted by the board of commissioners, are constructed in Harrison township. According to the version of the Methodist Episcopal ministers of Indiana and other states who have met at Winona lake during the assembly season, it is probable that the rennial conference of the church, be held next year at Baltimore, MJ.< will return to • the old Itinerary system and limit th* service of it* pastors to three yean. Word was received this morning' from Mr. R. C. Drummond, who at Hammodd, Ind., stating that their little daughter Dorothy had died at 4 o'clock yesterday morning from brain fever. The funeral was held, from their home in Hammond this morningland the remains arrived herethis afternoon, and were laid to rest in beautiful Maplewood cemetery, followed by a large number of sorrowing" friends. Richmond and Van Wert are both laying claim to the right of the ser-. vices of Wentz, the Wapakoneta pitcher. Wentz accepted the terms of both teams, but his first declaration was with Van Wert. He has reported' here and will play this afternoon. In event Van Wert will make a fight for his serviced before the board of general managers. —Van Wert Bulletin. Police in all towns along the BigFour have been asked to find Jacob* Layer, a Big Four conductor who dls-*< appeared more a weak ago underpeculiar and mysterious circumstances. His wife in applying to the police, said that her husband had left home a week ago to go on his run, and’ that he had failed to return home. He had drawn his month’s salary of S9O. A funeral at Elkhart, Ind., yesterday, had a sensational termination on the plan. It is safe to* predict that the customary card of thanks Issued by the woman behind' the coffin, will omit mention of the name of the undertaker. It is said* that he made such a good impression by his gentleness and sympathy that, he won the heart of the widbw, pro-* posed on th* way home, was accepted' and announced that the wedding is s'et for today. . * The city council has decided to entirely refit the city fire department with modern appliances. A new, steam fir* engine will be purchased and the old one repaired for reserve use. The old fire cisterns will be put in shape to guarantee a full reserve supply of water. When 1 this is ; done this city will have the most complete fire protection of ,any cityin northwestern Ohio. @Van Wert Bulletin. Why can’t Decatur do> this? An old resident of Kosciusko a woman formerly worth in the neigh- | borhood of $15,000, was admitted to* the Kosciusko county infirmary 1 a few days ago, where she will doubtless* spend the remainder of her life, because her sbhk, yho are well fixe<E,WHL not care for her. The woman has been In failing health for some time and recently a guardian was appointed to». look after her affairk- Her property, estimated at $15,000, is now owned by her sons, who refuse to longer care for their mother and recently allowed her to become an inmate of the home for the poor.—Warsaw Times. County Clerk Charles Reeves has received a letter from the authorities' of the insane hospital at Richmond s stating that there is yet no room for Harry Mote and that they cannot tell when there will be. Mote’s condition does not improve in the least and theiU sooner he is placed in an institution where he can receive the proper medical treatment the better it will be for him. His case Is pitiful. Superintendent Mills of the poor farm ha* ordered a strait jacket to restrain the demented man until he can J>e Admitted to the Richmond asylum/’' but it ha* not arrived.—Hartford City 1 Gazette. August Hirschke, a fireman has been paid $8,200 by the Clover Leaf for the loss of both his leg*. He was injured in a collision of two engines in the yards -at Toledo on December x last and his legs were so badly crushed that they had to be amputated. He sued for $30,000. Hirschke is a minor and his guardian was authrized by the probate. court to accept sS,2oou‘ from the railroad in settlement of claim. —Delphos Herald. Z A change in the firm of C. F. Davison and company will go into effect tomorrow when L. A. Thomas, who moved to this city a year ago from Decatur, will enter as a partner with Mr. Davison in a number of his business enterprise*. Mr. Thomas j will own a half interest in the ele- I vator in this city, and will also own 1 an interest in the coal yards at Key- 1 stone and Petroleum with Mr. Davi- I ■on. Mr. Davison will retain as his I own entirely all of his elevator pro- I pertie* north of Bluffton, Including 1 Sheden, Uniondale and Cralgville.—vi Bluffton New*. fr