Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1909 — Page 4

TP H \ I F **—.vwww—BA.'i’ MO*MIW< , : ' »•■■■■. ■ ■«/»*.« , i ~,. LEW A ELLINGHAM, PuNI-Mr-u — —"-•>«' ■■■- I ■•*.-*• I ■ Entered at the poetofftoe pt. Decatur. , j; Ind., as second cfew mail matter. ISSSSTfISiR OF ABAMB CO. --.n .. ■ The fourth generation of Vanderbilts inherited merely the They did not come Jn for much' oftbe I brains, power of initiative, ,ag&resfe ' sivenesS and resource that Made the old commodore an enormously rich man when the wealthy were few, and which made the head of the second Ku .. generation, William 11., ppe.of the greatest railway magnates, and financial forces the country up to the time of his passing had known. With the third generation the stock began to deteriorate and in the fourth we have Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, >, a young I man whose money savet-ttoß of ram many a kicking well deserved—Fort * . Wayne Sentinel. gU 1 "■" . The 1909 session oiL the Adams county teachers’ institute doses this afternoon, and it has been a very i-.- successful event, thanks to the energy of Coynty Superintendent Opliger. His selection of if structors has proven most excellent and,-the--teachers have not only derived much good from the week’s work, but it has actually I K been a pleasure to them. The at<’4*4'.>!*' ' ■ >; | tendance was splendid ajnfl the ins' terest could scarcely be improved upon. ""sssesßsss** r - fc Robert J. Aley, the state superin- . •’.y-. ‘ ■ tendent of public instruction was the guest of those in charge of the Adams county institute Friday, and many cltf izens met the distinguished gentlei man. Dr. Aley is an able man. and as a state officer has pfOvenhimself worthy of tie support given him at K the ballot box. He has .done much already toward the betterment of S school work in Indiana and before his term is completed will make many : more strides tn that airedtfoh: ** ’ esesßessa u>i '' - The lecture by Prof. Woodbridge N. F;- Ferris at the M. E. chwsh. last evening was an event of pleasure and profit to the many who- heard ‘this | famous educator.' Dt. Wfris’-dg 4 | thorough gentleman and a scholar. In hie native state, Michigan, he is recognized as oneof.the brainiest | men 14 any line. He ispresident of the Ferris Institute at'Bigßapids, Micji., and. four years ago was a dan- | didate for governor of his state. The K tedbhera <rf .this, county,have appre- ; here this year; <

If £ man with a chest measurement of 44 inches should wear a 34 inch / coat, he would attract attention—but he would not prosper, ■ nor be com* sortable, presentable or happy. If a store which is big enough to Indulge tn whole page ads. uses only column \ ads., or less—or even bagrpage ads.— it will not prosper tfuHy nor adequately, nor be looked upon as enterSb'"-- x poising or aggressive. Running a big L • Bfc^/ye| R as though It were a mall one, ; is not store wisdom; for the store will, come ,tp “measure down’’ to advertising whiph does not “measure dp” to the store. «B£E9B£B9SSSBB99* J. Ogden Armour Is biflldlng' £ |4,000,000 palace in one of, the Chicago suburbs. This man Armour, by investing four million dollars in what is more of a castle than h mansion; is credited with an ambition to become one of tee richest meh Jn Aihertea' This in reveals the mind—extreme selfishness. i^And,what great good he could dd with these four million dollars iffudicioasly applied to put struggling humanity on its feet Will tee truth ever dawn on the minds oft persons Hke J. Ogden Armour? As the head ot u 'remorseless mbat trust her and’htt aSsbcikted aresquepzingout of millions of totlim earning* tfeat passhto <ba>eoffeto of Greed, Qrab -fc-O—to vanity!—South Bend Times. We the the Tipton' bank“& tune. They will s, deed, tte bank as a bank win lose nothing, tor /the stockholders will : . ■

' ttik. good th. Bhortigfi. But It 1.1 ’! v -ti'S •* '*■ •'/ • 3?wa impossible to congratulate the Am- ' erlcan people on a banking system , under Which it is possible tor some one to get away with an amount equal : to the ‘entire capital Os -a bank wfth- «* but’ any torn knowing anything, about ( ’wonders "what ? Intone are tor if not to detect such * misappropriations as the one in tbfe. “• case, It is clear that some measure ‘ at reform Is necessary. Sooner or later we believe that there will be an ~ insurance of deposits ip connection 9 with an examination of the banks ’ made by the banks themselvbs. Some 9 such plan aS this is now in operation 11 in Chicago, and also In California. 1 Under it each bank is a guardian Os 1 the others associated with it Certain 8 tests must be met before a bank can ’ be admitted into the association, and 8 when admitted the bank must observe 8 certain rules, and submit to inspec- - 3; tion by examiners appointed by the 8 associated bants. There is thus a 5 cdrporate and mutual responsibility 1 which does not now exist.—lndian--1 apolis News. “The man who’s worth while is the man who can smile, when everything 5 goes dead wrong.’’ f '/ S-HHBWWmwse!—» ' T Talking about the big events of the ’ year, don’t overlook the Great North- ‘ era fair. The dates are next week, 1 beginning on Tuesday and continuing 1 until Friday.' The management have ’ made an effort to make this year’s fair* bigger and better than ever and the time to prove the statement is at 1 hand. Merchants and farmers and every one else will join hands the coming week in the big annual reunion. The county fair is really a 1 great asset tor any community and 1 we are glad we can boast of the best in Indiana. tt: ■ , , , A little boosting would be a dandy thing in Decatur just now—and why , not? While the west is burning up , with the hot winds, while the east / is suffering from the old panic and r wondering and hoping for some good effects from the tariff law, the farmers of thisjocality are prospering as . they never did before., The crops are . bigger and the prices better. We I couldn’t do anything but prosper if i we wanted to, for when the farmers are well off in this locality the towns are sure to be, So smile and keep i grinnin’, and the old town will bloom I right along.

The Indianapolis motor speedway was inaugurated with tragedy and baptized with Mood. To the success of the greatest place on earth for they nihniaca’ sport two human lives were consecrated and offered up. , That ought to make the sport fit even for kings. There will be no cessation of interest by reason of tragedy. Speed, speed lower and yet lower records for the mile and for many miles—tee thought swiftness, the light-traveling velocity—of the motor car is what the public wants and pays to Bee. A few men, more or less, maimed or tee life bruised with terrific shock from their bodies, count for little, perhaps nothing. But tee insanity of daring, tee completes! possible meastfre of human recklessness must go with the sport. Prize-fighting is merely brutal. Motor racing Is murderous.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. maw.iaM ... gmai ' An Interesting article imtee Chicago Record-Herald tells of tee benefactions of wealthy women. Mrs. Leland Stanford heads the list with the 130,000,000 bequest to the university in memorial to her son; but Mrs. Russell Sage will pass her when she has given away tee H 5,000,000 left by her husband. Then, follow, HelenGoukl Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan,’Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Miss Ann Morgan, the daughter of J. Pierpont Oliver Hfl P. Belmont and her ter, the Duchess of " whose wealth came from the Vanderbilts; Miss Giulia MbTosini, Mrs. Harold McCormick, Miss HelehPYick, Miss Dorothy Whitoey, Miss Mary Harriman, and Mrs. Clarence Mackay. They form a goodly list, and demonstrate that not all women of wealth are frivolous and heartless. But how was the wealth accumulated? Perhaps it is charitable not to question

Xuld a nmbe 8 so y counZ n ThTra trill meet the friend whom you long a#) lost track of, there >u will again become the boy of twenty years and there you will join the to cracker-jaok, hamburger, sandwiches, cones and red lemonadb. It’s worth ‘tMrW to for »* fbr * dty and worries of everyday life and to see how rapidly we have advanced in a year. BONDB IN «: ?, , TIME OF PEACE There used to be some talk about the iniquity of “issuing bonds In time of peace,” that is, of course, when they were Issued under a Democratic administration. But within the past two years millions of bonds havp been Issued and now the new tariff bill has ■ provided for issuing nearly >300,000,1 * 1 i'tf' *•* I 000 more. The Indianapolis , News sayß ’’ • ' 1 fIn the beginning it was proposed to pay the cost of the Panama canal en*. tirely out of current revenues. In' ’ ■ ■ ■ i those days the government was a good | deal troubled to find away to dispose of its surplus. That trouble has. ' I disappeared. Instead pt a surplus last year; .the year ending with June, we had a deficit considerably in excess of I100;000,000. Here is a very marked Change in conditions. Now there are no surplus revenues to be devoted to extraordinary objects: It will be remembered further, that in those distant days it was estimated that the canal would cost less than |1&>,000,000. Now it is known that it wHIJ cost almost S4OO, So it wasi necessary to abandon the original plan. 'This was the theory on which ; . is-’',- I the makers of the new tariff pro-1 ceeded authorizing thei ssue of $295,509,000 of three per emit bonds to cover the cost of the canal, and to reimburse the treasury for the amount advanced on the account We have already borrowed $84,631,900 for canal purposes. Thus we get a present es-1 timate of $380,200,900 as the coat of. the enterprise. .. J Architect Oscar Hoffman will pom-1 plete plans tor the new heating system to be installed in the M* E. f church tomorrow and then within two weeks the contract tor the construction of same will be; let. The ’jlant I will be one of the best ever installed , in this city or vicinity and will be | constructed at an estimated cost ofj There win be thirty-two. radiators distributed throughout the building and the ijstelbus edifice will be well heated this Winter. The new. low pt-essufe steam heating plant wßl| supplant the hot air system which has been used for several years. ; ; .1 - : : ——o — ■ STONEBURNER’S NEW SHOW 1 He Will Put on.Hlgh Class Shows at the Pm* this Week. Workmen were ljusy today coin-1 pleting the building in which J. B. I Stoneburner will give very entertain-1 ihg dhows during the week. The I structure is located near the Floral I Hall at the park and to commodious’ to every High .class vaude-l Ville and motion pictures will be shown and those who attend will be well pleased. A number 6t electric I fans will be installed, also an exhaust t which will carry the warm aid from | the building and aMow hold to pass | in. The vaudeville acts will tncludei clever singing, dancing and comedy | sketches and will be well worth the j price of admission. Wilbur Drake rececentiy with the Casino at Fort I Wayne will sing the illustrated songs. O- J Miss Bessie Butler and Mr. Will Evans were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sutler northeast of the city; Sunday by the Rev.. J. C. Valentine. The home was filled with friends and relatives of the popular and hap-1 py young couple. *' . I ’ Miss Ethel Wise of Fart, Wayne, I well known in this city, wns mmried last Wednesday to' Mr. Witt Mitebed | of The bride hag: many l frlrato here, having lived beto «M her father’s pastorate of the DMteM geUcal church of the ettyt ter iaraj niece ot ffev. kO. WiW oddMlMMkl The marriage resulted from an ac-j quanihtance begun in Kokojno when Rev. . Wise was., taenfed there. Ethel was a boedtkeeper and so was' Mr. Mitchell. The groom is osnptor*] ed with the ThoHman A Levi firm! ot his home town and the young I couple will reside at that jtooe,*.’ | Mrs. Adolph Hart, of Montpelier, arrived in the city today to?*ff visit with her daughter, Miss Ines Cover-, dale.

greater part of which time they will day or two for Denver, whore thbyl ’ ah riAWMn a *wA wilt th An expect to remain a weex, ana wiii weni go to Colorado Springs for u thrael 1 weeks, making a number to-slde trips] i out of that place; They will have al pleasant trip no doubt. ■ ft In, -A d SENATOR HAWKINS AUTO — Senator N. B. Hawkins, wife and daughter Zillah and Mr. and pra. N. ; G. Faul returned home Friday from’ , Indianapolis to a new Premier automobile, purchased by the senator while there. The oar is a four cyllntendance at the automobile races at 1 the new Indianapolis speedway and 1 Witnessed the accident in which .t Mfru- ’Roßftfin& Buhler, mother of I > Uie home of hbr. son Emanuel in *| has' caused sorrow for j j I Hma 0 she very side with a' lion 19- years. About 1858 she I Jvxl D. X>UUWI *waaa t I* ‘ ENGLIgA PAPER. 1 . f.,Horta rtMwv and jtht><r \jmliin for mechaniqal Invention I

ice cream, freeser and plenty of ice the bill of fare, Just’completing thej list nicely. During the afternoon, Palai* Mavai* ITrfinlr MAtmAYi a Hit Tnhan .rever ayi y r, r uuk. ne iuuii i u u u Brown and their families arrived and spent the rest of the day, a big a»nn&» nnmnlailnv tiia rtVArt. It was PP M P v B Ty a happy day for alt and we ntlw our held at frequent Intervals In the fu-

i on*the arounto’nam m H beA ■ o ua j fiuuva 0, ► I class vaudeville, Bdwards ten and '■ SXra -: h h£’ ’ng >«««• »°*’ a»«o a merry-go- . • round. Privilege stands are numer- I OUS. The art hall is undergoing a course of beautifying today and the I several booths are being neatly ar- I as a large number of entries have al- I ready been made. The superinten* I I dents of the various departments s I were busy today looking after all the I I preliminary I fair will start off under most en- al Jcouraging auspices should the weath- I er be favorable. h| Hand outTfed Acre is io Hring* I ’ just ake your bad thoughts with you I Lnrl Walk ntf k . I ana waia inem on. neiore you nave ■ Just ry IL’’ Have you noticed the I {increase In walking of fete In every I ™ I iwwi root JfeoM, -kL— .A M-b* I tne snoes, gives to the millions now using it As Weston hks said. "It he* . ■ 1 m I rar- n■' I I Another Adams county farm b&fti I I was destroyS t da afte I when fire broke out in the big atable I lon the farm of Thomas Rayle, to- I Icated three miles south and one mile ■ least or Monroe. Th. Wre storied at I about 3;»0. and tbo araw cannot b, ■ I ascertained. Mr. Rayle ahd the hired man had just put the team in the ■ barn and were going to the house I when the hired man glanced back and B I quite badly burned about the head. ■ The Xng"’nd W “nl’eZ d »er. , 'X h : I J jjjcjijjjrag jt’ka bushels