Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 15 September 1910 — Page 4

tHC DEMOCRAT ■VaBTTISBSDiT MOKHINO BY fcIUH, Q. ELL»NQHAM, PubWeher. EMMS TTULB 111 ADVAMOB. 1 " - Entered at the postofflee at Decatur, ML, aa second class mall matter. OffnCIAL RARER OF A BAMS CO. / JUST FEEDING THEM THE SAME OLD TAFFY The republican conventions—eome of them —are putting dollar-a-day pension planks their platforms. But they don’t mean it. If they did mean it, they would have enacted such a law sometime during the past fourteen years. All that time, and at other times before tney have had absolute control of all the law-making machinery of the government. As a matter of fact, it appears that all they want out of the old soldier now is his vote. Listen to I. P. Watts who asked to be nominated for congress in the Eighth district, but who was turned down: “I believe I see by the vote of this convention so far, that it is not necessary for this convention to have the name of an old soldier on the ticket any longer. I have been with you, I have worked with you here, and my comrades are here to see me nominated, but they will never see it. On behalf of my comrades who sit here today I thank you for the taffy and for the talk we have had in praising us for the glory that we have done. We have been a political asset in 'this country for many years, but we are ;oo old to hold office.” The republicans have, as Mr. Watts said, used the old soldier as a pplitical asset, but he is no longer useful to them except as a voter. And for dol-lar-a-day pension—if they mean it why haven’t they given it a long time ago? Remember the Maine (election.) When the Vermont election a week ago resulted in a large democratic gain, the “old guard” said it was due to the bad weather. There must have, been a terrific atom in Maine yes i , ' ■ I) - i'V* . i • ' . » ! terday. • i n f ■ 1 . .

Arkansas also held an election on yesterday. It went democratic, of ( course, and by a majority even larger than usual. Even old Oregon got on the right track, too, and the reports 1 from there sound democratic. J -a—————— I Ex-President refused to break bread ' with Lorrimer in Chicago, but Boss ’ Cox of Cincinnati was given a hearty . welcome. Cox is tne bosom friend of 1 Nick Longworth and delivers the votes i of Cincinnati to Nick. Isn’t it time i that the American people were reliev- i ed of this hypocricy? The nomination of township officers , will be attended to by the Adams county democrats this week. Wednesday evening in Union, Blue Creek and Jefferson. Thursday evening in Root, Washington, Monroe and Wabash. Friday evening in Preble, Kirkland, French and Hartford. Look up the political calendar elsewhere, attend and take part in these conven- " / I ‘ ‘j * . ' tions. Rdosevelt talks about 1 honesty among the , corporations, during the seven years that he wee, president the corporation never flourished upon dishonesty as they flourished then. He was their friend then and openly fought democrats for proposing the same kind of legislation and control as he now proposes. That he will again fight the democrats on* these same measures is not doubted.' The Great Northern Indiana fair is now a matter of history. The vacation days are reany over. Schools have opened. Business has opened up and we are again really down to business. The next thing of real interest is the election, which occurs within sixty days. The campaign in this countv opens next week and from now on until November Bth, we will hear the issues tho&ughly discussed." It’s too late to move now without losing your vote, and you certainly don't want to do that. The prospects at this time are for a great democratic victory, the greatest ever. The signs i) a ' ■ i

have been that way for a year past, but eacn day brings some new and stronger one. Get on the band wagon. Assist in rolling up the largest maever known In this old rockribbed county of democracy of the Jackson and Jefferson flavor. Congressman Adair spent the most of last week in Madison county, where he spoke to large and enthusiastic audiences. A part of this week he is in Wells county and 1 every night until election he will speak in some part of the district. His receptions this year are simply great, discounting completely those of two and four years ago, and this in a measure tells the story of the standing of Congressman Adair iih the district. He will make an active campaign and his friends are satisfied that he will be elected by the largest majority ever given 1 i, him. Roosevelt declares that he wants a “new nationalism” in which a strong central government shall be the leading feature. He is telling the people, in effect, that the way to preserve their liberties is-to give up their local governments and turn the management of about everything over to the government at Washington. As every reader in history knows, liberty lies in local self-government and tyranny and despotism in concentrated power. And yet Roosevelt asks the people of the United States to join him in establishing a sort of Russian autocracy at Washington! He, of cdurse, expects to be the first czar.

Maine has gone democratic by nearly ten thousand. Ordinarily, the state -gives a republican majority of three times that. What does it all mean? Every election during the past three or four months has proven that tho voters of this country, east and west and north ana south, have broken with the party that promised a revision of 'the tariff and then revised it—upwards, and led by President Taft, laughed at the people, and called it the best tariff law ever built. When » the November election comes along, «-■ ■ ■ the dose of yesterday will be repeated in many statdk, including Indiana. „ tiiM i ■ i n 'iunlteii" v> Governor Marshall Will be the speaker at the opening of the campaign for the democrats. While the date has not-been decided upon, yet it is thought that September 29th will be selected, and that Tomlinson ball, where the great democratic state convention was held, will be the place. After the governor delivers thu keynote, campaign speaking will he fast and furious, and something will be dqing all the time. The outlook for democratic success is growing brighter all the time, and it is a prediction heard from all quarters phat the Indiana democracy will this year sweep the state, and that their majority will be so decisive that it will not be necessary to await the sworn returns * ( ■ *. , , ~ , , from Lake, county. And, by- the way/ Lake county will be one of the coun--1 -• '8 lies that #lll help the democrats win the election. • ■ • 7(New York World.) “I will make the corporations come to time,” shouted Mr. Booeevett at J i ’ Toledo. ,

He made the Equitable Life come to time with a $50,000 campaign contribution. He made the beef trust come to time with a big campaign contribution. He made the Standard Oil come to time with another big campaign contribution. He made E. H. Harriman, after a personal conference at the white house, come to time with $260,000. These are only a few of the corporations and plutocratic interests Mr. Roosevelt made come to time in the 1904 campaign, ’when be was a candidate for the presidency to succeed himself. Turn on the light! Augustus Thomas, wno is politician as well as playwright, and* democrat of the most pronounced type, Ur out with a declaration f6r the nomination of Mayor Gaynor for president upon the democratic ticket Being a New Yorker, Mr. Thomas’ position is entirely natural, but his estimate of Governor Marshall is also kindly. Os

the Indiana executive Mr. Thomas says: “Governor Marshall is getting [ some public attention through his sue .is the reckless extravagance of the government, and a mail of Marshall’s timber la not going to be distasteful to the public. There could be worse tickets than Gaynor and Marshall. It may be that the coming two years in Indiana will give Governor Marshall a chance to have the nation at large get sufficiently acquainted with him."—Port Wayne Sentinel. ‘ , Speaking editorially of the Maine election, the Indianapolis News says: “These results are, of course, far more significant than the election of the democratic candidate for governor, though that is significant enough. Mr. Plalsted’s plurality is 8,500, which is larger than ther republican plurali-. ties of either 1906 or 1908, Maine has not had a democratic governor for thirty years. In 1880 the father of the winner of Monday's fight was elected by a plurality of 179, which is the largest pulrality—indeed, the only plurality—that the democrats have ever had. Now it amounts to 8,600. Such a revolution as this, involving the governorship, the legislature and the congressional delegation, cannot be attributed to merely local causes. It means clearly that there is the gravest dissatisfaction with the republican party. The demqprats have the right to draw great encouragement from the result in Maine. We think it points directly to a democratic house of representatives. If onehalf a republican delegation can be lost in such a state as Maine, and the other half be elected by such scant pluralities, there are bound to heavy, republican losses throughout the country. There is4o possible way of accounting for the republican overthrow of Monday except-on the theory that the people generally are dlssatisji fled and sore. Local Issues play their part in all elections, as they did in Maine Monday, but the dojninan* ,influence is the feeling people that things are hot as they ought to go either in the na ion or the states. Tbei/orcea whieh-t pirated In Maine are operating threw ghaut the nation. v ■ A. J. Smith left this mjornlng for Indianapolis, wngre ue will take hi the big state fair-end Incidentally advertisethe sale of his pure jjlood Hereford cattle to be offered tor sale by Smth ft Ulman- in this cjty on the 28th of this month. On thafl date they will offer at public auction sixty head of as good cattle as- were ever put up at auction and the Opportunity ip a rare one for those who wish to begin the breeding of this kind of stock. Mr. Smith attended the Van Wert fair Tuesday and reports it a good one. The smith ft TJlman |herd took every premium in their class and their share of the other premiums. The Van Wert show was the largest yet attended and the facj that they won there is evidence sufficient that their herd is unbeatable. The sale here should attract a goqd crowd of buyers, but sixty head are a good many and there will be plenty for all who wis hto buy at their: own price. Remember the date—two iweeks from today. — ' . i . ""”**■ Mrs. Jane Butler and daughter, Ethel, entertained at dinper for her Bister, Mrs. Wash Gilpen, before the returned to her home pit Cardwell,' Mo. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beery and daughter, Jeanette i Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lower and children, Dr. and Mrs. J. M MffleiV Miss Vuda Martin and Mr. Alph Oentls. The annual Barkley reunion to be held in Steele's park next Wednesday, September 21, #lll be One of the bap,py events of .this month and unpy members of the family from various states in the union are looking forward to that day as a hdme-cpming. The Misses Matilda SeHemefer and Emma Schliekman have issued invitations for a china shower to be given Friday evening at the Schliekman home in compliment to Miss Emma Mutchler, a September bride. The September section of the Presbyterian Aid society will give the first social of the season tomorrow afternoon at the home Os Mrs. Nettie Schrock on Ragg street It is the special desire that all the members and their friends attend this first meeting after the summer vacation. ■ —o ■ ; ' Dr. Sowers was a professional caller at Portland this morning.

~£ii».r. 1 11.. 1 . „'!L= An unusual proceeding was filed in court here entitled State vs. Walter E. Hardman, Leo J. Hartzeil and Ray McAdams. In a case, Wayne Investment CO. vs. Levi A. Harshman, to foreclose a chattel mortgage, Hardman, who is a physician, and Hartyell and McAdams, lawyers, failed to appear at the office of Emerick ft Emerick to give depositions ip the mortgage case. The case filed here by E. V. Emrick petitions for an order requiring the parties to appear at the law offices of Emrick ft Emrick, and submit to the taking of the depositions. Why the case was filed here was not explained. Susie Irian vs. Wayne Irian, divorce, appearance by ePterson ft Moran for defendant Set for trial September 30th. i . y George W. Jerome vs. New York Life Insurance Co., demand, $2,000; set for trial October 3lßt. I Rosie Passwater vs. Charles Passwater, divorce, submitted, on application for allowance; plaintiff allowed $25, which is ordered paid within five days. E. V. Emrick vs. W. R. Haines, damages, fourth paragraph of complaint withdrawn. Apeparance by Heller, Sutton ft Heller for defendant. gumih Bowman vs. Rinehart Limenstall. damages, $5,000; demurrer filed to complaint. Martha A. Buffenbarger vs, Henry Buffenharger, divorce and alimony, restraining order issued against defendant to prevent him selling property. Bank of 'Berne vs. John Townsend et al., note, affidavit of non-residence of Milo Wilson, one Os the defendants, filed; notice ordered. Lora P. Aumlller vs. George Aumiller, divorce and $3,000. Hrard by Special judge ®. S. ePterson, Divorce granted, the alimony agred to being »1 4*00. ♦ — ’- E. S. Wells, representing the Hunt Pen company, rtas in the citjr yesterday and called on Professor B. E. Rice, superintendent qf ; the city schools, who has recommended for. use in the, schools, pens number 59 E. F. and 55, which are made by this company. Mr. Wells took great pleasure in visiting the schools as Mr. Rice’s guest and stated that he was ,well Pleased, with the Deqßtur institutions of learning.' in fact, his worts to a representative of this paper were exceedingly complimentary, not only tq the schools, the teachera and the superintendent, but also to the Btudents. He stated that he has traveled over very much of the territory of this district as the school representative for the company, and it would he difficult to find their equal in any of the cities of much larger size. And Mr. Wells is In a very good position to judge, not only on account of his close connection with schools in a commercial way, but he has also served as superintendent, and'knows the requirements and the standard to whic hthdy should measure. From here he went to Fort Wayne. • * -:■■■ - , ■' ' ' ' ' ““ DICKENS’ MASTERPIECE COMING.

Great Company In a Great Play at the Opera House TomoVrow. “David Copperfleld,” a true dramatization of Charles Dickens’ immortal story, will appear in this city for the first time on Wednesday, September 14th, when It vflll be presented at the Bosse opera house, attended by the same attention to detail that signalized the presentation of the play In New York City last season. Like all masters of literature— Shakespeare, Goethe,. Balzac, Cervantes—Dickenß is universal In his appeal. “David Copperfleld" has been translated into nearly every modern language, and the story is today read and lingered over by ail sdrts and conditions of men, women and children. Few are so young that tbay cannot find something to interest them, none •re so old as to he unsympathetic with, apd none are so wise as to fall to ‘find ’something of concern, in “David, Copperfleld.” x Is It any wonder, then, that cosihopolltan New York City theater goers greeted the announcement of the dramatization with pleasure, crowded the theater with expectation, and filled the auditorium with, plaudits of joy and enthusiasm uncontrolled. Outside of New York the result was the same—success everywhere. Writing of the plsy the Cleveland News said: “By attending one of these performances one may learn more of Dickens’ masterpiece than could be acquired In numerous evenings of diligent reading.” The Cleveland Press said: “David Copperfleld thoroughly pleased a large audience." ■a " — Stockholders of the Citizens’ Telephone company of Decatur were made y - — —

happy this morning, when they recelv l ed their mail, b? checks for an amount hflual to the stock held. This stock guarantees six per cent, but the past year hgs been a prosperous one and the board.of directors decided to pay the ejflnt per cent. At thq meeting of ~the new board of directors, they organized by reflecting J, 8. Bowers as president. Judge, J. T. Merry man as vice-presi-dent, F. M. Schirmeyer, secretary and manager, and B. X. Ehinger, treasurer. The company has beep very successful, as was stated a few days ago, and their plant, now worth a comfortable fortune, has paid for ItqelffUhe outstanding indebtedness being but $6,000. It is probable that they will extend their lines this year, although definite action has not been taken on that proposition. ■ 1 ; O MOVEB TO FORT WAYNE. Henry Peters, a life-long resident of this city, who is known as one of the best citizens of this place, is moving his household goods to Fort Wayne where In the future the family will reside. The household goods have been packed for shipment and will be sent to Fort Wayne either today or Wednesday. He has puyenased a fine home on Hoagland avenue, one of Fort Wayne’s most popular streets, and will in the future reside there. Mr, Peters will follow his usual vocation, that of a boilermaker, but will pot work so steadily, and expects to take life more easy. He is an expert in his business and has worked at the trade for a number of years. The many friends of the faihily here regret to see them leave. —- o - Geneva, Ind., Sept. 13—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Uncle G. W. Pyle of this town can boast of being one of the successful inventors of the day. He has taken out a number of patents in the past thirty years and; all have proven successes, far beyond his expectations. The Farmers’ Ideal cement post is one of them, patented two years ago, and it Is a blessing to the farmer, who can no longer get the old-fashioned posts for almost nothing as In former years. He also has a patent on a metallic sheet, lath which ( outstrips anything of its kind, taking the place of wood, wad made so cheap that it Is within reach of rich and poor. Uncle George says it jt for lie poor man’s cottage as well as the rich* man’s palace. It .can be used both' inside and outside of a building, is weatherproof, fireproof. On the inside It is covered with plaster and on the outside; With, cement,! making a good warm building,, and a beautiful one, at a low cost. He now has two Inventions Which he has not offered on the market.: One of these Is a rotary engine, which can be operated by water power, compressed air or any'explosive now in use and the mode of power can be changed at any time without trouble or expense. The other invention is an entirely new electric railway system that beats the world’s cheapest and safest plans now in use. It can be operated, according to Mr. Pyle at a apeed of a hundred miles hour with ease. When this system is announced it is believed it will be adopted all-over the country. o . RESIGNS POSITION. Elgin Scott, who for more than a year has been acting in the capacity of operator and ticket agent at the; Grand Rapids depot in this city, will on the twenty-first of this month leave for Mendon, Mich., where he will make his home. He hgd hold his present position for something like a year or more, during which time he has proven himself a valuable man, and one the company regrets to lose. He will-move his family to thd Michigan city, gud for the present will take a rest from duties, and will probably quijt the business altogether. His many friends here wish for him success In whatever he maty undertake, -j •’•-0 q' f - ■ Os much interest was the regular monthly meeting of the Adams County Medical association held recently at the office of Dr. Matfax at Geneva, five physicians from this city, including Doctors Beavers, Boyers, Miller, Thomas and Smith being in attendance. A very interesting and instructive paper on “Sero-Flbrinous Pleurisy” was read by D». C."’B. FHcM of Geneva, proving to be a most excellent paper, Indeed.' The various doctors present entered freely Into the discussion at the closd jOf the reading. The next meeting <Will he held at the office of Doctors Parrish and Rayl at Monroe. Tlie greater number of the later sessions hddj been held !* this city, and it Was thought well to divide with the south ;jlart of the county also in order to 4fbite a more general and wide-spread* interest O ll " »" 1 ‘ > Relatives here have received Word that Mrs. D. S. Studabaker of this city, who became seriously sick about four or five weeks ago (While visiting with her sister, Mrs. Whitmer, J*

ery, having submitted to an operation iMt Wednesday In the hospital in South Bend, where she was taken for treatment. .She rallied nicely from the operation and it is thought will now speedily regain her erstwhile good health. Mrs. Studabaker was taken! sick very soon after going to the home of her sister, and wap confined to bw bed several weeks with chills and m ver, medical coufsel being called from South Bend. The operation was later pdvlspd and she wps taken to the hospital at that place. As soon as she ia •ble to leave the hospital, she will b» taken to hfer sister’s home again Goshen until her complete recovery, which her friends here hope will be a speedy one. / Her son, David, who has been in St. Paul, Minn., arrived here Monday and is at the home of his uncle, John Niblick, until tomorrow, when he leaves for Staunton, Va., to enter the military school, which he attended last year. He stopped o{f in Goshen and South Berid for a visit with relatives and his mother before soming to this city. DEATH OF WALTERB BABE. At Continental, Ohio—Will be Brought *"* Here for Burial. A message received here morning from Continental, Ohio, by Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Walters, residing east of the city, bringing the news ..of the death of the babe of their sot/f Homer Walters. The remains will be brought to this city this evening and the funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the United Brethren church in this city. ' ' P ■»"" 1 '"■■■■ AUTOMOBILE TRIP TO BUFFALO. Mrs. Mina Nickey and her son-in-Ipw, Will Schwinger, and wife, of Buffalo, N. Y., who motered to this city from that place, arriving here last Friday, will leave Thursday morning for their home. Thoy will be accompaneid by Mrs. Nickey’s niece, Mrs. Fred Vaughn, who will visit there. Mr, and Mrs. Schwinger from here made a trip in their auto to Chicago, and will return Wednesday evening, going to Fort Wayne, from, which place the party wijl leave for Buffalo Thursday morning. Mrs. Nickey came to he with her sister, Mrs. Martha Dutcher, at Monmouth, who hag been very sick for several Months, with a cancerous affection*. Unless Mrs. Dutcher groWs worse, Mrs. Nickey will, return home with the rest of the party. The automobile trip here was a delightful ope, although several minor accidents occurred along the way to delay them. As yet no light or clue has beeii found which might lead to the apprehension of the party or parties who ,broke f into. the Boston More on lash Saturday night or .early Sunday nr*-«| lug. A number of .the clerks and tb* proprietors were in the store Sunday mprnlng, but none of them susricioned that the store had been broken Into, aa there was nothing disturbed. About 11 o’clock Tihey. Green went into the store and going to the rear to get a drink of water noticed that the money drawer was standing open, and upon investigation found that it had been pried open and the cash taken out. Going to the grocery store he found the cash drawer there in the same condition, showing that robbers; had gotten in their wort. The amount 1 of cash missing from the two drawers i totaled something liim ten dollars, and outside of this nothing else was found i missing;. It is thought entrance to 1 the store was made through, the po--1 tato chute into the cellar, and thence ' up the stairway Into Uie store. The • key \fi the grocery store was also tak- - en, which was probably used in mak- ■ lug their getaway, leaving no trace or 1 Clue which might be followed. It is ’ thought tb have been committed by > local talent and the employees and of- ■ fleers are keeping a close watch to discover the burglar or burglars. -

1 jo "l..rv — .; IHf'rtooßAH. jj Rev. Wide Assisted In Dedication of r New Church. *‘* • - The Fort Wayne Sentinel in a special article on the dedication of the new Cresent Avenue Evangelical church ift , Lakeside, Port Wayne, which dedication took* place Sunday, gives an ex« cellent picture of the Rev. D. % 0. Wise* pastor of the Evangelical church ift this city. Assisting in the building of the church were the Young People's societies of the various Evangelical churches, and the cuts of the entire membership of the execution committee, of the district organization, were given with the article, the Rev. D. O. Wise of this city being president of the district organisation. Rev. Wee also took part in the dedication program. o Mrs. Carrie Schaub, Mrs. Harry Horn of Union City end Mrs. William Kingseed of Sidney, Ohip. were guest* o{ friwds at, Port Wayne yesterday* / . , V, •