Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 14 April 1910 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT, ■VBHTTBTUMDAY KOZMINO BY k KW a ELUNGHAM, PuWlMwr. «AFU YBAB IBADYABOB. Sintered at the postoffice,at Decatur, Ind., as second class mall matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ABAMB CO. IT WILL BE A GREAT CONVENTION nrt ;' From now on until the meeting; dt the democratic state convention the republican papers at Indianapolis, ;|p divert attention from their own notorious party troubles, can be depended on to Indulge in their favorite pastime of manufacturing men of straw In their news columns one day spd. either editorially rearing the stiffing out of them the next or holding them up as horrible examples of some sort. There will also be wars and rumors of wars among democrats. Impossible as well as ridiculous situations will be created. Bitter antagonisms will be proclaimed and death grapples in which one can almost hear the gurgles of the expiring phantoms will be graphically depicted. But democrats will not be misled by any such game. On the contrary they are going to hold the biggest best and most goodnatured convention in the history of the party. What questions come up for settlement will be disposed of in friendly spirit and the result will be abided in peace. There doubtless will be differences of opinion on some subjects and about candidates; there will be zealous, arguments and healthful contests. But there will be no malice and no fights and no after-, math of party heart-burning. This k a democratic year and all members of the party and many thousands out of the party know it The democrats in the house the other day gave the “insurgent’ republicans another opportunity to show, their courage and they again showed that they could not be depended on to vote as they talk. A democratic member submitted a proposition to repeal the Payne-Aldrich-Cannon tariff law. All of the democrats present voted for it, but the “insurgents” lined up with the Cannon crowd. When they had a chance to crush Cannonism by joining the democrats in the effort to oust Cannon from the speakership, they refused to take it and voted to keep Carinon in office. It is thoroughly understood in the country by this time that the republican party has no real desire to get rid of Cannonism, Aldrichlsm and the other isms which have obtained a strangle-grip on congress and the government Relief must come through the democratic party or it will not Oome at all in this generation. Perhaps the chief source of disappointment was the address of Senator Beveridge. It was not the sort of an address one has been accustomed to hear at republican conventions. There was little of the waving of the flag and not enough laudation of the g. o. p. to come up to the. approbation of the average party man, and to some of the old war horses of the party it at times approached the rankest sort of the political heresy. “It was an excellent democratic speech,” said one well known Fort Wayne republican today, “and I fully expect to see the democrats make use of it as a campaign document.” And this is the view of a republican, whose party loyalty has never been questioned, and who has not the slightest intention at this time of straying from the party fold. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. From the hum ol things at present the approaching democratic state convention is going to be a hummer, reminding one of the old days, and causing the recent republican convention to listen like a side-show. The democrats are alive. They are going to win and all the false reports of dissension from the republican press will not stop them. There is a contest on for every office with the exception of that of state superintendent, which nomination goes to Professor Aley, who will stand for his second election to a two-year office. .;y "If any of the prospective nominees

on the republican state ticket really thing that success for themselves or tor anyone else is to be won in Indiana this fall by praise of the Payne larifr bfil they are greatly in error. No more costly rills take could be. made," —Indianapolis Star (Near-In-surgent Rep.) That ought to settle the hash for Congressman Crumpacker -of the Tenth district and Congressman: Congressman Barnard of the Sixth, too. And as for the Hon. Jiin Watson, it puts him entirely out of the > breastworks. If President Tafts reads she Star he will conclude, perhaps, that he was somewhat hasty In declaring the Payrie-Aldrich tariff law the /‘best ever passed.” It wks great. The Jefferson club of Fort Wayne are entertainers to a sweet fare-you-wejl. Their banquet Saturday night was one of the best ever given and from the attendance and enthusiasm, one not knowing better, would be led to think there was some great national event in progress. And Governor Marshall was there. How well he bears the laurels of leadership, and how happy the Indiana democracy are to have one so brilliant in mind and honest in heart co lead them —as we hope—to many victories. That he will do so no Indiana democrat will admit doubt long enough to discuss it Every possible means of Inducing President Taft to come to Indianapolis and endorse the Beveridge pikeform is now being put forth. It Is said that they have induced Mr. Fairbanks to add his entreaties to those of the others who see the handwriting on the wall. While it was .expected Mr. Taft would cancel his engagement more gracefully, it was bound to come, and he is likely to issue an even broader statement, if they don’t let him alone. It’s "tuf.” THE OUTLOOK IN INDIANA. In speaking of the Indiana outlook Governor Marshall declares that he dan hot see anything but victory' for the democrats. The democratic party is right,on the national issues, which will have an incidental effect fn the campaign,i but state matters will 'bd primarily ‘ involved in the November electon. In a speech at Fort Wayne the governor said that he had promised the people of Indiana that he would give them constitutional government for four years, “and, God helping me, I’ll do it,” he-added. In ■ an interview at a' diffrent place he declared with equal positiveness: “If anything wrong has crept into my administration, I don’t know it. If there has I will find it out, and I don’t intend to do as others have done if there is anything wrong. I would criticise wrong in my own administration the same as I would in any other.” And the people know that he will do as he says. There is every reason why the democrats should win in Indiana, and none why they should lose. / V Harold Wilcox, who, with Fred Thorold of St. £ouis, Mich., won - ,<* .*■ ' ■ » . first prizes in the oratory and declamation sub-district contest at Durand last Friday evening, writes friends here of the great ovation given them orithrilr return by the high school students of St. Louis. This was the Secopd contest they had won, the first bglng the local contest at Alina. r) The .news of their success took St. Louis} by storm and the bus l *iness men,jfiurnished an automobile w and, .numerous double , rigs in which 100 qf;dhe high school students met the winners at Alma, where they changed cars on their return. Monday evening*, a banquet was tendered the. successful candidates. The next contest in which they will speak is the district, April 29th, and speakers from Pontiac, Mt. Clemens, Lopeer, Bay City, Midland and Port Huron will be met. They have already put Saginaw, Flint, Cnesaning, Owosso and Dii’rand out of the running. A tremendous effort is being made to have the district contest held in St Louis. The winners of the district contest will speak in the state contest and the winners there will be state champions. Thorold is -also an /Indiana boy, having formerly lived in Evansville. Thorold is said to have had a walk-away and Harold, himself, was nine points' ahead of the second man in line. . O Mrs. E. L. Carroll has gone to West Baden.

Geneva, Ind., April 11--(Speclal to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. W. W. Trlpolett, who han been in- faHing heaitrf Tor a number of years,, underwent a delicate operation at the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne last weeic. She is improving nicely and unless something unforseen sets in she will be able to be brought home within.,a week or ten days. . , . . Mr. and Mrs. 8. M. Kirk arrlv id Sunday from Orville, Ohio, to take charge of the George Hartman store, Mrs. Kirk brink the administratrix. The inventory of the stock will begin Tuesday morning by Willis Rendering and F. J. McWhinney and in all| probability thestore will open next Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Shlveley arrived Sunday morning on the G. B. & C. from Bluffton for a visit with Mrs. Shlveley’s .father, Jerry Swank. They were the first people to buy tickets over the road from Bluffton to Geneva. There were no services at the M. E. church here Sunday on account >t the pastor, Rev. Graves, being at the conference at Bluffton. Services will be held next Sunday at the usual hours, 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. J. M. Smith of Route 5 attended the second quarterly conference of the United Brethren church at Pleasant Mills Saturday arid Sunday. Bert Wilson, who has been baking at the Jesse Throp restaurant here for a number of years, resigned Saturday evening and this morning began similar work for Frank Parrish at the Star restaurant at Decatur. Mr. Wilson is a gentleman in every sense of the word and is well up in his work. He will hot remove, his family for a few weeks until 1 he finds a suitable loCatl<>n - U The B. G. & ’C. excursion Sunday was a complete success/two full cars of people taking!advantage ot the opportunity I to attend the conference sessions at Bluffton. . i ' . ■ o " " - Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Voglewede and Mrs.. Helen Berllhg were quite badly hurt Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock in a runaway accident. The party was on the way to the J. H. Voglewede farm southwest of the city and when near the Henry Eiting farm their horse frightened at a number of motor cycles approaching. In the sudden leap of the horse the carriage Was 1 oVerturned and the' occupants thrown out Mr. Vogelwede received a gash . on the left side of the head, tour or five inches long, and to render this more painful the gravel in which he fell was ground into the wound. His back was also badly sprained. Mrs. Berling suffered an injury to her knee, which may be dislocated, and injuries which may be internal though their full extent is not known. At first it was thought that she was dead. Mrs. Vogelwede suffered the least injuries, her shoulder and knee being badly sprained. All received terrible bruises and are confined to their homes today. Three Stitches were required to close the wound in Mr. Voglewede’s head. Neighbors who Witnessed theaccident hastened to their assistance and Dr. Costello was called from this city to attend them and they were later brought to their homes here. After the rig was overturned it righted itself and the horse ran for a half* a mile before caught. The cyclists who were the cause of the accident continued' their journey and did not stop to learn the extent of the injuries of the party. The horse was a new one, purchased about two months ago by the Voglewedes and was believed to be a safe driver as it had never frightened before to their knowledge. ' .-—-ch - The funeral services for Mrs. W. J. Vesey will be held Tuesday afterpoott at 1:30 o'clock from the home in Fort Wayne by the Rev. Travis, pastor of the Wayne street Methodist church, of wnich Mrs. Vesey was a devoted member. The body will be laid to rest in she Lindenwood cemetery. The sisters, Miss Hattie Studabaker and Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, and the brother, D. E. Studabaker, who have been spending the winter in Florida, will arrive home Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock, according to the latest message received by them, from Jacksonville, Fla. They will arrive in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 8:30 this evening. _— o — NEW CASH REGISTER. A new five-drawer National cash, register has been installed in the hardware store of Schaub, Gottemoller & Co. and is one of the finest in the city. It is a dark oak to corriespond with the other woodwork, and presents a very neat appearance. One of the same style machines was recently put in the clothing store of Holthouse, Schulte & Co., and there are a number of other business men who have the Mme make of machine.

: 7 I".'.' .'.T r j Washington, D. c -> - Each head of a family f ■'large cities will receive, ■» few days i prior to April 15th, wheti the ‘United i States census begins, an “advance . population schedule,” containing all s the, questions which appear in the I official population schedule tri be 'ririri ried by the census takers. In a communication to the “head of the family,’' printed on the baeffiof 1 each < Schedule, Census Director Dur- > and states: , “In accordance with the act of con- . gross approved July 2,1909, the enum* i eratirin of the population of the Un- ’ ited States tfUl begin on April 15th. An enumerator will call at your house • or apartment for the purpose of ob-. taining the required Information concerning all persons belonging to your • household. It is necessary that you; . should prepare the Information in nd-' i vance of the enumerator’s visit. . Please, therefore, ansWer all the ques- ■ tions contained on the advanced sched 1 i ule for each metnber of your hoi T.’hold and preserve it so inat it can readily be given to the enumerator . when he calls. By doing this you will ' not only aid greatly in the work of ■ securing an accurate enumeration ot 1 the population but will probably save i * yourself much trouble, smee if yep’do not do so, a great deal of you>’ time will unavoidably be taken by the ■ enumerator in securing the itfotußs tion he must obtain, and he mxy have to call on you several times. “This schedule, as filled In by you should be given to the enumerator ; when he calls. As lie has been given . detailed instnictions, Which it has not been possible to put: n this schedule, concerning the exact manner Ip : which each question should be answered, it will be necessary for him to go over the answers with you or with some member of your family for ! the purpose of making such additions or changes as are called tor by his instructions. All such additions and changes should be made ny the enumerator os'this schedule or on his oftciai schedule before he' leaves Uie house. The advance schedule. Whether filled in by you or npt, should then, in all cases, be given to the enumerator to be forwarded to Washington with his official schedule upon which the corrected information for all families in his district has Peen written. . , These advance schedules are to be flllid in by the heads of families, or, in their absence by other members their families, and the schedules Will be taken up by the enumerators during.Jthe progress, or the actual ‘enumeration. O ■■ ■ ■The Rev. D. O. Wise; Who has served most earnestly and ably for the past two years as pastor of the Evangelical church in this city, has been re-appointed for another year, much to the satisfaction and happiness of all connected therewith. During his service here the church has enjoyed tjpe fullpet spiritual and material up- . ; |lft and his return will be the further ■ fulfillment of the work begun. The ; congregations of the Rev. E. R, Roop ■ ot the Salem and Calvary churches, ■ of the Rev. C. P. Maas of Berne, and ■ of the Rev. John Rees of Linn Grove ■ will also be pleased to hear of their • return. The conference closed Sun- • day evening, after a week’s session I at Wabash. The following were the I appointments fkuwhich Adams coun- ; ty folk are, especially interested: - .Fort Wayne District —J. J. Wise, ! presiding elder; Berne, C. P. MaaS; . Blppus, F. F. McClure; Celina, Ohio, t A. E. Kroeft; 4 Chattanooga, E. R. r Roop; Decatur, D. O. Wise; Defiance, t Ohio, circuit, W. H. Grant; Defiance, » Ohio, mission, E. H. Baumgartner; t Edgerton, Ohio, J. M. Lantz; Fort j Bethel, C. D. Rarey; Fort r Crescent Avenue, Carl Hidsdh- > map; .Hicksville, Ohio, J. F. Stedke; Huntington, J. W. Mentzer; Kendallvijj9,.W. W. Freshle; Linn GroFe, . John Rees; Markle, E. EL Miner; | Pottlahd circuit; S. E. Young/Scott, i G. *F." Zuber; St Peter, /Charles , Sehlemmer; 'Van Werii OJno, C. H. t Brageman; Waterloo, Brown; t Webster, D. R. Nell; Wolcottville, D. a A. Kaley. H '■ O—r Uncle Sam now says “paint rural , mail boxes white” and within a very , short time It is expected that every r where over the United States this r great white line of the government J will be running in all directions. This , is the Import of a circular letter re--1 cently received from the postoffice des partment at Washington by Postmaster Frislnger, The department asks that all partons of rural delivery “paint their mall boxes and the posts to which they are attached white, i This not only protects them from > weather damage, but gives all a uni- . form color and serves to fix their i identity in aU parts of the country as , U. 8. mail boxes, and gives them a j much, neater and sightlier appearance. 3 The patrons are also asked to iin- „ print their names and box numbers f on them in black letters about two e inches high. At the same time they a ask that road officials be itfduoed to i. paint upon the posts of boxes located

M ~ • .3., • ■ 1 YlSftTOptoe riariife of tbs towns or villages to wbhJh the dross-toads lead, with an indicator showing the direction. Posts to which boxes are attached shall be set in an easlly'.aft cesalble position- at thd side of tJto. road and boxes securely fastened to a projecting arm of wood, or to a bracket of band-iron about three-six-, trienthsofhn inch thick, or if preferred, an automatic extension arm may be used. • 1 ‘ . ; The 'matter of roads and bridges IS again brought up. In ordar that the best service to the largest number of patrons may be maintained, the government insists upon roads being kept jin good repair. This lack is usually defc to Improper drainage, unsuitable grading and Surface work. to investigate these conditions, and ask the road officials to remedy the defects, If this is not done after a reasonable time the office will take action looking to the discontinuance of service over those roads. \ —-o- -- — 1 WEN RUBBERS BECOME NECESSARY ' And your shoes pinch. Alien’s FootElase, a powder to be shaken into the shoes, is just the thing to use. Try it for breaking in new shoes. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don’t accept any substitute. 80RE LUNGS AND RAW LUNGB. MOst people know the feeling and the miserable state of ill health it indicates. All people should,know that Foley's Honey and Tar, the greatest throat and lung remedy, will quickly cute the Bareness and epugh and restore a normal condition. Ask for Foley’s Honey and Tar. *The Holthouse Drug Company. — ~ o ■ —- : ATYENDED JEFFERSON BANQUET Fort Wayne Club Had Great Demo- ’ oratlc Meeting Saturday Night. • The Jeffersonian banquet at Fort Wayne Saturday evening was the most enthusiastic political event in the history of that club’s organization, and that is saying much. The club contracted for 400 plates, but twice that number had to be accommodated and they were well taken care of. The speakers included Governor Marshall, EM Shields, democratic state chairman of Michigan; Judge Felts, candidate for appellate jfdge; Senator Proctor of Elkhart, J. Fred France, A. A. Adams and Toastmaster Neizer. Among those front here who attended were Daniel Erwin, L. G. Elllngham, Dr. Roy Archbold and J. H. Heller. - t o •••• The April term of the Adams circuit court opened Monday morning. It will close Saturday, June 11th, when the summer vacation begins. Attorney D. E. Smith filed / petition signed by David Werling, asking that lots 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 in the David Werling second addition to the town of Preble be vacated and added to the northwest quarter of section 'one in Kirkland township. Mr. Werling owns all the property affected Another. new case filed by D. E. Smith was entitled Minnie Pranger vs. Ferdinand Pranger, petition to 31 acres in Root township and eight lots in town of Williams. The defendant is plaintiff’s husband arid has been insane tor sixteen years. Eliza J. Sturgeon et ri vs. Willtam G. Yopng, suit on contract from Allen, county, rule, to reply to crosscomplaint'.gnd answer made absolute Wfth'to'.’.ten j . 4/.’' '■*!' I /st ' George W. Brewster j ~w,; Phillip foreclosuse of mechanic’® Hen, demurrer filed by defendant to complaint * - r . , j,\ ddi The Arbuckle-Ryan Co. vs. David Marsharid et al., foreclosure of morb gage, issues completed and cause set, tori trial Thursday, April 21st. X marriage license was issued to William T. Rupert, 21 a farmer, from near Monroe, to Verna Raudenbush, 16, daughter ot Dayton Randenbush, of Washington township. Real estate transfers: Atminda M. Hand to Jesse V. EriseX, 80 acres, Monroe tp., $100; George W. Bauserman to D. B. Erwin, 80 acres, Union tp., $6600; D. B. Efrwln, com., to S. M. Beavers, 100 acres, Kirkland tp., $1.00; Bertha Moschbarger to Silas Sprunger, 80 acres, Monroe tp., $2000; A. Aspy et al. to Clara Wheat, 80 acres, Wabash tp., $4500; Rose Shumaker to John Snyder, lot 350„ Geneva, S4O; James S. Newcomer to John Snyder, lot 349, 'Geneva, $225. —— o ■■ < — Mrs. Sim Hain and son, Carl, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bertel, of Jamestown, N. D., went to Fort Wayne yesterday morning to call on Mrs. D. Schmitt at the St. Joseph hospital.

■A. l lrl a' iitt' ' A* M • i Blanche Shacklev daughter of Mr, and Mrb. Howard Shackley.’oi Adams long illness from tuberculosis; Miss ; . Shackley had been ailing the greater ... part of the winter, but has been perlously sick only for ihp past five week* during the greatea imrt of which, time she was bedfast/ ShO Waa ’ twenty-tour years of age and Waa born May 25, 1885, on the Sbacklay . farm northeast bf'the city. she had spent her entire life in the county, where she is widely and favorable kpown. About seven years ago the .family came to this city to make their home. She leaves father, mother and the following brothers and sisters: Samuel Shackley of. pear Monroe. , Mrs. Effie Bowers of near Peterson. Mrs. Nettie Spangler of Preble township, Mrs. Bertha Baxter of Lima, Ohio, and Miss Jennie Shackley at home. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the M. E. church, by the Rev. Powell. Interment tn the Decatur cemetery,. 1,——..,,.,, „ v ' 1,, ALLEN’B LUNG BALSAM. will coure not only a fresh cold, but one of those stubborn coughs that' usually hang on for months. Give it a trial and prove its worth. 255, 50c and sl.so. - * — Harold Wilcox, son of C. B. Wilcox, the former M. E. pastor, has won fresh laurels in the oratorical line, having last week captured the prize in that work in a district contest at Durand, Mich. While here Harold showed unmistakable ability in oratory in his originality in writing and his friends will be glad to hear of hie continued success in the Wolverine state. The following dispatch from.... Saturday’s Grand Rapids Herald, tells the story; ■ •"■ Durand, Mich., April B—St. Louis high school won two firsts In the subdistrict contests in oratory and declamation held .at the M. E. churcu tonight Harold Wildox of St. Louis, was first in the oratorical con- * test, his subject being “The Man and the Dollar.” The other contestants and their were: “Conflict of Ideas in America,” Charles Myers, Saginaw; State,** Harry Stavers, Saginaw; “Liberty or Death,” Claude Cope, Owosso; “The American Negro,” John H. Knapp, Flint; “The Misguided South,” Cora Wagner, Chesaning; “Industrial Education,” .Floyd Fillingham, Fenton; “Guarding American Portals,” Blanch Bratt, Saginaw. . The subject. of declamations and order of standing was: “Spartacus to the Gladiators/’ Fred Thorbold, St. Louis; “Spartacus to the Gladiators,” Josephine Fuller, Fenton; “Spartacus to the Gladiators,” George Clemens, Durand; “Speech of John Adams,” Charles Stevens, Chenang. • . The case of the State of Indiana vs. Martin L. Lehman, forgery was dismissed and defendant discharged. Lehman was indicted twice and having been acquitted in the first trial some weeks ago, this case was dls- ' missed. . 1 Anna E. King vs. Jacob King, divorce, default, of defendant., Appearance by prosecuting attorney. Ruled to answer. Leonard Schnepp, administrator of the Hannah Schhepp estate, filed an ■ additional bond, which was approved. 1 Minnie L. Lewton, . guardian tori' Lawrence Lewton et al, filed a report of the of real estate, which was ‘ confirmed and deed ordered. ’ Real estate transfers: Josephine * Thomas et al. to Parmer B. Dykeman, 21 acres, Union township,aoso; P. G. r Hpoper, to Josephine Thomas, t .$[ acres, Uniari tp.pgl.W; Mary Hockto JoappiUne Thomas, 21 acres, * tlsdop jtP.p Alberti Smith to A. S. Burley, 33 acres, Monroe tp., . >1210; .Emma Smith to' David Runyon, tract in Hartford tp., S3OO. Children Ory FAR FLETCHER'S ' CAST OR IA P. P. P. c. » Positive, Painless Pile Cure i ’ The most thorough and complete, . 3 practical and painless method of ’ treating all curabale diseases of the > rectum ever placed before the public. B It displaces all the old, barbarous > methods of cutting, ligating and to--0 jecting. Piles are permanently cured In a f ew weeks by the use of this treatment. Fissure Fistula, Catarrh, r Inflammation, Ulceration, Prolapsus, I Constipation, Bleeding, Blind and t Itching Piles are cured as if by magic. II Ask your druggist for it, or send di--11 rest to •. U. TARMEY, Auburn, hML