Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1910 — Page 4

lU-.'ll II ■» THE DEMOCRAT f. ini iijn mi 11 ~ (jiijki — ■WMFMRHM»AT BY < RLMNGHAM, Publisher.’ ■MSFBK TM« IM MBYAMOB. ■■tiered at the postoffice at Decatur, lad., as second class *»s|l matter. RFFICIAL PAPER OF AftAMB CO. THAT THREE HUNDRED MILLION Not long ago, Senator Aldrich, the republican leader of the United States senate, declared that the government was spending three hundred million dollars a year more than was necessary. That means about $4 a head for each man, woman and child in the United States. For a family of five it means S2O. In these days of high tariffs and costly living that S2H would come in handy if it were left in the family treasury. Some of that extra $300,000,000 was used in fitting up the new senatorial bathrooms in Washington, rooms to which only senators and their clerks have access. These rooms are solid marble, are in charge of well paid attendants, and, according to a correspondent’s description, “every kind of a bath known to mortal man can be given on short notice. Turkish baths, salt glows, plain tub baths, massages, alcoholic rubs, vibratory treatments and needle shower baths are some of the specialties provided by«4he’Cdmmittee on rules. There are six ordinary bathrooms, two shower bathrooms, a needle shower bathroom, a , dryroom, a hot walk, a live steam- , room, three reclining rooms and a | large room where the masseur ■ works.” As it is said that “only a ( few senators patronize the baths,” It ( would seem that the government j might have provided less expensive , equipment Tenth district republicans in their ( platform concede that the Aldrich , tariff law “has imperfections.'’ Great .j Scot and other Scots! Is that the. j worst that could be said when Beverq idge condemned it with his host!}#., ( vote? "We commend the Payne tarjff law as a substantial step in fulfill- ; ment of the pledge of the party, to re;. ; vise the tariff.” And is that the best the Tenth district republicans had thp . courage to say about a measure which . President Taft has repeatedly and without qualification declared to be, “the best revenue measure the country has ever had?” We observe in the platform a studious avoidance of using Aldrich’s name in connection with the. act that bears his impress more than it bears the impress of all the rest of both branches of congres together. Now, that is no way to treat the man who practically controlled the "substantial step in fulfillment of the pledge of the party to revise the tariff.” No, indeed. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. All indications point to the elimination of Senator Beveridge at the election in this state next November. There is no question but that the regulars in the party everywhere are disgusted with his work of the past year. The most Jnsigniflcent and illy informed dyed-in-the-wool republican realizes that disruption of the party has been brought about by | the tactics of the insurgents, and they likewise known that Beveridge was one of the insurgents. This being the situation the entire management of the campaign has been turned over to him in this state, and likewise the management of the state convention has been placed in his hands, so that when there is little more than a great spot left of him next November he can blame no one in particular for his annihilation. — K Columbia City Post. A democratic love feast at Garrett yesterday was the means of bringing democrats from every quarter of the H Twelfth congressional district. Such a demonstration as this can only mean that the democrats are in the B ascendency and that they are going to finish the job begun by the insurgents in the lower house of congress Il a few weeks ago. A banquet was Bfe served and speeches were made, the speakers being Hon. John E. Lamb L ■KM":.,..-; . - » i ' HBkih.-. . > > jr-

of Terre Haute, Congressman Cline, . Adams of Columbia City, Senator .Pbwell of Angola, Hon. T. M. ’ I Seymour, Hon. J. Fred France of Huntington, Senator Fleming of Fort Wayne, and several fathers. .Ijt was a gala day and denoted that the democrats of the Twelfth district are alive and on their toes. The Chicago Tribune has completed a poll of democratic newspapers in states of the east and middle west on choice for presidential plurality oier any other candidate. Mr.i Bryan gets a good many votes and Governor Marshall shows strong in Indiana’. ! In the east there is a — --- - much smaller showing of Gaynor sentiment than might be looked for. In the ‘event of Governor Harmon’s defbat for re-election this fall Governor Marshall stands next in line for the place of favorite. By the time the next democratic national convention meets a good many things may happen. The question of candidates is not immediate and a pool of this sort is in no Sense conclusive. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. . j _ s—psiss—Hß Whenever and wherever an election is held to fill a vacancy in congress these days a democrat is elected as a matter of course, regardless of whether the district has been democratic or republican. The most recent special election of this kind — the one in the Old Colony district of Massachusetts —changed a republican majority of nearly 15,000 two years ago to a democratic majority of 5,000. Foss, the democratic candir date, made his fight largely on the tariff issue. The moral of this election is that the people demand honest tariff reform and they expect the demqcratjc party to give it to them. They .know that the republican party will not : ‘ "THe’g. o. p. state convention is but a few days away, and still there seems to, be but little enthusiasm. As yet there is not a solitary fight for the nomination for the state offices worth And that is not all, eve®s» taotber’s son is up in the air as 4,0 what the platform should be. "How are going to endorse Taft and Bev(both?” Yhow can «we either?” “What can we do to pacify all the factions " These are only a few of the problems that stare them in, the face. Little wonder that the affair sound tame. "" The republican press of the state is r jnaking a rather ridiculous effort to convince somebody that the democrats are going to split into factions Over tie manner of choosing a candidate for the senate to succeed the Hon. Albert J. Beveridge. The wish, of course, is father to the effort, But it wi’l not be realized. The democrats of Indiana will settle all of their affairs with overwhelming good nature and in the same spirit will find the 'fight man at the right time in the right place to occupy the job which Mr. Beveridge has dallied with for twelve years. ssafflaHKaaeana : < ? Has anyone ever heard of Senator Beveridge saying anything against the stupendous extravagance practiced by his party in the national government? Has he ever raised his < V? ...n voice against the ship subsidy grab? Is be opposed to the Wall street cen- ,: tral bank- scheme? Has he ever said • it was wrong for the government to give one man power to tax another man tor his own private profit? If so; when and where? Z wnraaan-n 1 It is said that Congressman John A. > M. Adair of the Muncie district would i not be averse to being proposed for > the United States senatorship. Mr. ■ Adfiir for the second time represents an overwhelmingly republican district and is an exceedingly useful t member of congress. His elevation to > the senate would not be nt all dls9 tasteful to The Times.—South Bend i Times. • r a; i ii 3 The Hon. Charles Warren Falr- ; banks is home, but how does he find ■- his machine? It has been temporarj ily taken off the track, to be sure, s but is it being kept in condition for » use when the occasion arises. These > • are things that Mr. Beveridge and his

•. u ■wmw H»m I Him ’ mechanicians will want to know ’ about ■SEK9SB99BS9 1 The Jefferson Day banquet at Ihdianapolls on the 13th promise* to be the biggest thing of the kind ever 1 held in the state. sssaBBBBBEsseaBB A man by the name of Aldrich Is .a candidate in the Thirty-second con--1 gressional district of New York, for a 1 seat in the house of representatives. 1 We don’t know anything about the 1 gentleman’s qualifications, ; but from this distance it appears that -one Aidrich in congress is about all the people will care to put up with. —Chicago Record-Herald. The republican state convention has passed into history as the quietest in years for that party. There were but a few scraps and they of the “cut and dried” variety. While the speech of Senator Beveridge was a splendid effort, rhetorically, there were many in the audience who did not approve of some of it Taft’s request that the Payne-Aldrich bill and his administration be endorsed as an example for other state conventions to follow wbnt neglected. It was a Beveridge convention and the “none others need apply” sign was significant in every action and every post of honor was filled by a real Beveridgeite. The Indianapolis Star (rep.) says of the Indiana platfornw ‘"The Star did not expect much of the platform, so that it was prepared to be disappointed, and disappointed, it certainly is. To ignore the local option law was a weak and cowardly and profitless thing to do; the failure to say one feeble word for good roads was a piece of craven politics, wholly out of keeping with the progressive spirit’ i . of the time. Those who prefer bad roads to good and like good roads well enough if they don’t have to pay out real money for them should have been given no encouragement '■ MEET STATE AGENT .i.-. - u J, ' Members of Adams County : Board of Children’s Guardians Meet WITH M& ■ f ” -• ■/' ' -’.V' I 1 ■ ; . ‘ Ii I hl!: I Discussed Matters of Interest Relative to the Work in Adams County. Mr. Reynolds of Indianapolis, a state agent for the children’s board of guardians, was in the city Tuesday evening and met with the members of the Adams county board. The meeting with him was to have been held Monday evening, but wav postponed on account of the train on which he was w arrive being late. Among other things Mr. Reynolds has supervision of the placing in homes Os children coming under the jurisdiction of the various boards. The Adams county board, now has in its care sixteen ' children. in various orphanages, for whom homes with responsible families will bfe found as soon as possible. None of jthe children have been in their care more than thirteen months, good homes having been found for the others. The meeting Tuesday evening with Mr. Reynolds was productive of much good to the local board, who received many sug- ? gestions and words of advice relative to the carrying on of the work. Members ot the Adams county board are Meedames D. D. Heller, Charles 1 Niblick and Messrs. S. Fordyce, H. Lankenau and Louis Fruchte. o — — ... , OVEN FELL IN. The large baking oven at the Hunsicker restaurant fell in Tuesday ev- ’ ening and as a result they were dis- ’ prived of their usual day’s baking for I the supply of daily customers. The reason of the caving in was on account of the constant use for so many years, which caused it to become dried out and fall. Workmen were put 1 to work at once and It is expected - that the new oven will be ready for , use sometime tonight. J'”’ 1 11' 1 Ben Knapke, who was a business caller In the soutx -port of the coun--1 ty, returned home this afternon.

ii-gam. j.„ u imigjgsi The birthday party>gt»w»r Saturday ' afternoon by Mrs. John S. Peterson for her Lbis, was the crowning ha’wlneM et the . of that UtiU of all the lit- , tie frienda who _wbmß mVited to share . the festivities -with Wv AU sorts of “just as you please” out door games so enjoyed by the little ones were played, and then came lunbheon in > the dining room. A splendid feature -of the large table wab the birthday . cake with its fiya gleaming tapers symbolic of the five years of Lois’ life. While; the little onps were wait1 tag for the luncheon a contest was 1 given them, this being an attempt to blow out the candles, each two trying in turn; and a merry time was spent. Miss Lois was the recipient of many good wishes materializing in the form of dainty gifts from friend*. Those who attended 'wire Eloise and Caroline Parker of Nappanee? Elizabeth Bell of Mich.; Ramona, Gretchen anA Dtp othy Smith, Louise Quinn, Lower, Dora Marie and Florence Magley, Donna Parrish, Fanny and Dick Heller, David Hensley, Mary Suttles, Dorothy Durkensj, Kathryh and Helen Kocher, Victoria Mills,'Dorothy and Lola Dunn, Mary Burke, Mabel Russell, Celesta Coffee,, Qh&w| Miller, Gladys Flanders and dhamicey Clem. The Gleaners held a very InteriisU ing meeting Saturday afternoon at the home of Miss Ireta Erwin. This is a club comprising the member's : the Sunday school class of the Bresbyterian church taught by Mrs. J. N. Fristoe. They, meet every two weeks and'have a musical and literal Jobgram, but this week this was - dsh pensed with, and they spent thd Ait- ? ernoon in arranging their social to be given Thursday evening at the - home of Miss Dorothy Dugan. After the business period the hostoss serir- < ed refreshments. . . ' I ’ II ■■■ / I 1 < The birthday surprise given for Oscar Fritzinger of- Monmouth was. a most enjoyable one. There were all kinds of games and social diversions, closing with an old-fashioned; taffy pulling. . Those present who enjoy-, ed the good time and extended best wishes were Messrs, and Mesdames SamUel and John Fuhrman, s#. A. Fonder, Philip Schiefersteln, Charles Magley, Harvey Clark, C. D. Kunkel, , Charles Johnson. Al Fritzinger, Mesdames C. C. Wilder, S. S. and John Malley, Misses Annice and Hattie Wilder, Helen Former, Masters Lloyd Magley, Arthur Clark, John Townsend -GurVAand Charles Frit zinger; from ; Mrs. Chris Vogt and Mrs. "Schlickman. A. ' ' Mrs; Phil Baker* Mr. and Mrs. Alva , Bakdr, Ed Baker and the Misses Flossie' Bolinger and Lola Baker, who went to Fort Wayne Saturday afterppon to attend the Rebekah initiation,, remained In Fort Wayne Sunday the guests iof; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bennett and family. -ii '- -Miss Helen Niblick, a .student at Ferry Hall, Lake Forest, 111., who has been spending her vacation here, left this morning for Chicago, where she will join a number of friends and they will go to Aurora, 111., to attend a party to be given this evening by a class mate. Tomorrow they will go to Lake Fprest to resume their studies. APRIL 29TH IS ARBOR DAY. Governor Thomas R. Marshall has issued a proclamation / designating April 29th and October 28, 1910, as arbor days in Indiana. The people of the state are requested to devote thppiselves on . these days to the planting of trew "that in the years to come; their .children may hear from them, voices more impressive than the srhirlwlnd of the stotm.” The governor in the proclamation says: ‘Tt -is to be hoped that the dtizens of . Indiana, /find tongues in trees, books in running brooks, sermons in stones* and good in everything.’ The ; ‘tongues in trees’ voice is a finer lan- ! guage than' the tongues of men, the i watchful care which the God of naJ tore -has over all his creatures. They i proclaim that the duty of'life is to , grow to lift self sunward—to shelter [ the songsters of our state, to shade i the care free child and him who stoops with age; to be young and hopeful, but at the last to be cut down for the common good. Day by day the remorseless onslaught of commerce is silencing these tongues . in Indiana. Others must find expres- . sion or soon these voices rarely will . be heard.” o , S. E. Hite and daughter, Pauline, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. , Miss Pauline will remain for a visit j with her Grandmother Hite. t W. F. Gunsett and Carl Welmann 1 of Schumm, Ohio, were in the city r and left the evening for Pekin, 10., where they have secured work. Mr. Gunsett has secured a pot sitlon in on* of the leading clothing . houses and Mr. Weimann will work in a foundry. - j. -

i 1 I 111 .11 -1 RUBttteßS WtOOMK ‘ ? L NECEBBARY / it for breaking In new shoes. Bold everywhere, 25c. Don’t accept any substitute. ; »n> — , 11 a j "I*".. '..'{j' * SORB LUNGS AND RAW LUtyG*»> ' i ■ — . Most people know the feeling and the miserable state of ill health It indicates. All people should know that itoleys Honey and Tar, th* greatest throat and lung remedy, will quickly cure the soreness and cough and restore a normal condition. Ask for Foley’s Honey and Tar. The Holthouse Drug Company. Q — ■ ■ t OBITUARY. Isaac Detmore Steveley, son of Mlehael and Callie Steveley, was born March 9, 1882, and died March 19, i W aged and 10 days. He Was married to Miss Mattie Buckmaster bf Pleasant Mills, Ind., June 8, 1903. To this union was born one SOn, Master Gettls. The deceased was Converted ten years ago this winter jin a meeting held in the M. E. church. 'leave a wife and one son, three ;years of age; a mother and five sistefs, namely, viz.: Mrs. Emma Clark, Lima, Ohio; Mrs. Maud Wells, Marlon, Ind.; Mrs. Mary Jones, Midland, Mich,, and Laura and Nellie Btbvely, of Lima, Ohio, who resided I With their mother. The father and two brothers and one sister have preceded him to the spirit world. The father, Michael Steveley, diedDecem27, 1908; Berta Steveley (brother) Bld March 15, 1875; Bertha May Steveley died April 11,1881;'’George Augusta Steveley died March 29, 1901. “Thus the mother has been called to give up her loved ones one by one. The God of all comfort can strengthen and sustain. The deceased lived at Midland, Mich. He had moved there just one Week ago, hoping to regain his health. He has been a , sufferer for nearly two years. He bore this affliction all so patiently. Truly this mother and wife, and her son, and these sisters have the sympathy of us all.' The Master said as one whom a mother comforteth so comfort ye th«i. He alone can help and strengthen. May they make an unknown circle in heaven. Funeral services were conducted by JJev. E. M. Counsellor and interment was near Wapakoneta, Ohio, in Two Mlle cemetery. — The board of county commissioners practically closed their April session with Tuesday. Among the bus: inees was thb looking over the plans for the proposed Orphan's home, as prepared by Architects Charles Christen and Oscar Hoffman of this city and Abraham Boegley of Berne. They were simply sketches as the board is not yet in a postion to receive plans. All were attractive and had points of merit In the near future the board will meet >wlth the board of charity and talk the matter over and an effort will be made to complete the plans so that some action can be taken by the. county, council at the meeting in September. The petition filed by Peter Hoffmhn and about forty others to change the name of Buena Vista to Linn GrovO was continued. John B. Stoneburner filed a petition to annul the contract with J. N. Fristoe for the collection of insolvent taxes oh the ground that the appintment should be made by the county treasurer. The matter was cdfitlnued. •nJ “ ! ’ ■' £>,l Superintendent Graber of the county infirmary was ordered’to look’aftdr the raising pf one of the .there, the expense not to exceed . The petition for the A. Siiaffer road was sufficient and in ill ways according to law. ' \ Bonds were issued for the Joseph Heiman road. ■’ ' T , The petitioners of the J. A. Swoveland and W. R. Manh to have taxes refunded were continued. The auditor was Ordered to advertise for bids to be received on May 2nd for the rental of the fair grounds ! as-pasture lands. ; i 1 ■ ——- - bounty Surveyor C. C. Ernst was I ordered to prepare plans and specifications for the repair of the Zook bridge In Monroe township, to be , presented at the May meeting of the . board. t L —~ The auditor was ordered to adverj tise for bids to be received at the / next meeting for gravel road repairs, r to include tile, sewer tops, iron tops, I bridge planks, etc- ... ■ > . «-Q , . ! — I Bess Schrock will entertain the

I (United Press Service.) ■ Indianapolis, Ind., April s—(Spec- -|| lai to Daily Democrat)-The republi- ■ can state convention opened here at I h ’ 9:30 o’clock this morning. The Tom- ■ [ linson hair was packed, over 5,000 peo- M - pie being present, and while there , ■ J was not the excitement of , former years, there was enough .stir to make ■ one feel that the sessiop was pn im- ■ portant one. The reports of the ,ya- -9 ' rious committees were taken up and «<*■ adopted and Senator Albert J. Buyer- ■ ' idge, the temporary chairman, then >. ( H ■ delivered his address. When he crlti- H deed Senator Hale on his proposed measure for publicity he was inter- ' H rupted by a delegate for specific Im struction. “the question was ignored H and was not repeated. Beveridge ■ showed signs of fotigue. At the con- - H elusion of his speech he was cheered H and congratulated by those who '■ could reach him. His advocation of 1 the government of the Alaskan coal fields and the abolition 1 of child labor were most favorably re- ■ celved by the delegates. H Delegates to the convention met by I districts early. Monday night and I elected the following as members of ■ the committee on resolutions: ... First —Judge Moscoe Kiper, War- } rick county. ......” ■ Second —Charles G. Sefrit, Daviess. ; I Thjrd—M. Burt Thurman, Floyd. I Fourth—W. E. Springer, Bartholm mew. 1.8 Fifth-r Howard Maxwell, Parke. , ■ Sixth—Rudolph G. Leeds, Wayne. | Seventh—H. W. Bennett, Marlon. IB Eighth—Frank H. Snyder, Jay. - ;i B Ninth—Ralph K. Kane,' Hamilton. 4 ' B Tenth—W. J. McAl.eer, Lake.. .B Eleventh—George B. Lockwood, I Grant ' , '''< ■* ’>B Twelfth—O. N. Heaton, SteubOn. I Thirteenth—Wilson Roose, Elkhart. Officers of the Convention.- v. 4*£B Chairman—Senator B bert J. Beveridge.’ 7’ - Permanent /Cb^rmin--Gbor^ il :.''"Jl Cttanlngham, Evansville. ? ; I Secretary—Will H. Hays; Sullivan. J Sergeant-at-Anns—Joseph B. Barr, 6 I Bruceville. Chief Usher—J, A Kautz, Kokomo, > The Eighth District District Chairman James S. Colbert I called the meeting of the Eight dis- -,.<1 trlct to order and upon motion of z; ; v I Senator Lambert was; made chairman . I of the meeting. The delegates got . , I into a contest Bver the election of a. ■ secretary and the contest was settled ; j4 | by a motib nthat the chairman appoint a secretary. Chairman Culbert ■ .7. J named Philip Andrews of Decatur as ■ , I secretary. DiCW rs. Conrad movjd ,1 that the chairffian appoint a nominal- . I ing committee to pame the various district representatives oh the committees. ■ This motion was laid upon I the table upon motion of James P. I Goodrich. The following men then were elected to membership upon the I committees: Committee on rules, I George H. Ward, Randolph county: committee on credentials, Joseph G_ I Fields, Madison county; committee on resolutions, F. H. Snyder, Jay coun- I ty; W. A. Lower, Adams county, was named as vice chairman of the convention for the district and D. H. t ., a> .l Swain of Wells county was named as I assistant secretary. 1 • , „ ~ !■' . o—l0 —I ALLEN’S LUNG BALSAM. 1 will coure not only a fresh cold, but . one,of those stubborn coughs that usually hang m for months. Give it * trial and prove its worth. 255, 50* and lI.W. < , V/ - o — 1 Mr. > and Mrs. ’ O. P. Edwards returned this morning to Leipsic, Ohio, after a visit with her , parents, Mr. ’<. and M™- J°kn Niblick* , ? v < ■■ O ... 1 i.- - s ’-ei KRUCKENBERG-BTEELE. , . Andther wedding to occur in th* . hear future will ,be tbat of Miss Ber- - Vi < tha Kruckenherg and Mr. David — , Staple, both of Union township. Th*- < ' Fading, will .take - plaoe on Sunday* ,; April 'lnvitations have been isSued .to their friends and the affair ( ‘ promises to be. a happy event. Both young peoplA are well known and held in high esteem by their many friends. >, Children Ory - FOR" FLETCHER’S CASTORIA P. P. P. c. 1 ’ ’ ‘ V* ■-7 .■ ’ Positive, Painless Pile Cure I • The most thorough and complete, [ practical and painless method of 5 treating all curabale diseases of th* 9 rectum ever placed before the public. $ It displaces all the old, barbaroua methods of cutting, ligating and injectlng. Piles are permanently cured 9 in a few weeks by the use of thia > treatment Fissure Fistula, Catarrh, > Inflammation, Ulceration, Prolapsus, Constipation, Bleeding, Blind and Itphing Piles are cured as if by magic. »I Aj* your druggist for IL or send di-