Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1911 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT. ■ VUtYTITtItoNAY MOBKUie BY aw a EUL'NfIHAM. RwlUtehre, M.« PBB YBAB IN ABTANCB — ■ ' Suu-red at the post office at Decatar. *fi, m res on 4 elans mail mattsr DFFIC LAL PAPER OF ABAMB CO. U its rain you fellows wasted, you ought to begin to be satisfied. The driuie today was scarcely needed, thoogh it will not do any ham. if the frosts will keep away lons enough to give 'he sun a chance to ripen the An epidemic of crime, railroad wrecks, storms, picture show stampedes and other disasters. seems to be prevalent. The week past has been a record-breaker for murder, wreck and other terrible events. Sack things .! e fair to say that this one was caused te fai to say that this one was caused by dog days ” Albert J Beveridge, ex-senator from Indiana, •ho has been absent from the field of poMttcal battle for months, is to come home soon He will probably wave his walking cane about in a prointscous manner and he may stir up someth ng Thing; are f ist about ripe for such an accident. The men behind the interurban are maxing a splendid effort to build - uth. They deserve the boosting of! ev ecy individual. No one will dis- t e -he fact that railroads teip aj . , Temunity, and this c-ae will aid us in > -■ ~avs since the main offlee* and ... steps are here It wont coot you! to push —a—— Several people met death at the Ea motor races Several others went ch the pearly gates ria the airsi:.; p route at the Chicago av.at: —. meeting We are traveling pretty fas' tsese day? and we suppose it's a.. ' c-t to offer in sacrifice our splendid j and brave young men who are dot nA ! t-est to show us how we can sol sul! taster if we have to Traveling over Adams county pretty 'heroegfcfy daring the past day or two. we are again convinced that •here is Me a foot of waste land in ail the length and breadth of this greet -ounty. Sock crops of gram and fruit ■'O.i’.d not be exce .ed and scarcely ec-ailed Our opinion has been verified by ail who have been through the country this year. Bill Lee. toe Boonville lad. who killed his mother, father and brother beeacre of objections to his proposed marriage, has made four roof easterns, all different. He has given several esasccs ter the trippie murder, from -which the general optnioo will be feraied that be got mad and murdered Ms family, and that's about all there sto the story He is now repeotant. but it a too late Tke Record-Herald of Saturday gave a sgtandto account of The Harvester. - Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter s new est book, a photo of the writer, and . a socet that is in every particular worthy and merited Mrs. Porter i» toe best writer of the age aJoeg the ftoe of nature beaus and novels and bar tome neighbors and friends are justly proud of her Prerieeht Taft spoke at Rochester. New York. last night, on the eve of his departure on his forty days trip, during which time it is presumed he in to ootitoe the talk for the IST! am pa ton. He placed aimseii alongside the interests, in a manse which will make one think that he really not so opposed to them as he was a few weeks ago Bet you. he stfH thinks the Payne-Aldrich. the best tiriff measure ever adopted — Twenty-six people, mostly women and children, lost their lives in a panic ' which followed a Hash of fire in the • film box at a picture show at Canons-1 burg. Pa. Saturday night- There was no fire of any cooseQueoc-e and the trouble came about when a boy yelled *vfire" and a big erear miner started to res and fell down. The theater was packed to the doors and the. deaths and tojeri were caused by

suffocation and by the unfortunates being trampled under foot. The lady pianist, who remained at her post and played a slow march, deserves a Car • negie medal After the rush was over she walked out without injury - Would you like to have the farm > , land* in this locality doubled in val 1 ue’ Would you like to see every I farm*. more prosperous? Wood you ‘ like to see every business man zr.akm». | sssonev and everybody else comfortable ' and reppy* The way to do it is to secure manufacturing plants that will • do :Ma You may have an opportunity | along this line within the next few week*. If the time comes, do your , part. President Taft ft for tariff revision in due time-” luais * Ginerent story | than he told when he was campaign i log three years ago “Due time may I be a hundred years from now. Any wav it can * be now. for the pres .dent refused to sign the wool schedule wt en he had a chance He is to start on a trip through the west in a few days and has announced that the most of his speeches win be on "the tariff which he also admits will be 'be cMef ss e during the campaign of Ifilfi. wmmremmawmmrenmmsmreswasmswa A county hospital is a necessity and not a luxury There are many things we can get along without, and we can get along without a boepftni ' until we need it for ourselves or one s of our family and then we need it and ’ need it badly. Some one is needing 1 a hospttai every day in this county a<-ic-c-rding to statistic*. None cf us know | when it will be us We should hare | a first-class hospital right here at [ home The movement to secure one under the direction erf the county com missloners is a meritorious one Th* death of Seymour Worden * moves 'rotn oar midst one of the oldi timers of this section. He helped to l build in the early days. Over forty ! years ago he became auditor of Adjams county. He was an unswerving : democtat. and until the pwat- fe» v«ek* took great interest in all trings poiiVeai and otherwise Active and industrious he mad< his way as best be could until 111 mm prevented him from «o doing His career was » nte-eeting one. and bis good nuaii'iee saawv. The South Bene Times has '■-Treated the News The Times and News will both continue to enkg-ten the jeopte of that thriving city, the former ae an evening democratic paper and the Latter u a morning ndependent Mr J. B. Stoll, the grand old man. among Indiana newspaper editors and writers. wiU continue in charge of the Timan. which he has owned and op-era'ed for so many years. He will be given a free reign and the new deal will strenr-hec the paper, it is believed, it is said the price paid for the Times wash* the neighbernood of tlfd.fiW. The tariff board or commission is doing what it was originally intrnded to da. It ie a makeeeift, and the firs' max to make use cf ft v« a make shift was President Taft himself. He vetoed the wool bill and th* free list MB tn order to gfv* the tariff coard a chance. When Taft's party gets a -eport from the tariff board, if it ever dote, it wiß proceed to <*c up the report on one ground or another and the tariff will remain Intact. The men who are responsible for the tariff tommissicn are in favor of a high tariff. and they will see to it that the'r wishes are reepe<?ted.—Columbia City . PoeAnother terrible wreck is reported. < this time from Manchester. N. Y- and thirty-seven lives, i oetb old soldiers ’ and their families, enroute home from ! tbo reunion at Rochester, were sacri-, need it dore seem that somecimg could be done to lessen thia annual paymect of the lives of those we tore. | ' A poor rail is gives as the cause this j tune, but what’s the difference what . the cause was. >f no assort to remedy , them are made. The railroad death rate of America is the greatest by fa?; i& the world. Why' ‘ I A representative of tke AW-ericaa

France Fira Eng’-ne *“ thfs week a a tr-itleea effort to*the city hit nre apparatus made a thorough investigation of the Deot-h | Motor truck, and »«at into ecstac.e* over it. as do all experts wbo exam ime ft. It s good to hear yo«r home : products boosted and here is «a BriP j cle they can't gM ■ ro “ ,l U ' (Without doubt, the best track on the i market of Hb rire. capacity l pounds, and its price. Il.fr* To substantiate bis praise, the American L* ' France gentleman, arranged for ,is * | sale of four ears while here — One week from next Monday, sep ' tember 4th. will be an one I for the people of the state of Marne At that time they will vote on the liquor I question, deciding whether or not I will repeal the statewide law Fc. I more than half a century that state , has been ‘dry ’ according to law. but. statistics snow that liquor in Urge quantities was shipped there each year > and there are various stories of open rv* T iObAtiOftS i&Vf. k _ people are divided on the q jretioa and the campaign now closing has been about the hortee' t-at ever s e.~. u old New England state. The result will be watched with much interest v “ the entire nation Sixty or ninety days Joage asd stranger or visitor to Deca' can n.' longer scoff st our "dinky- fire department. but instead we will pc .nt with | pride to oar motor . ctfit. and oar handsome fire company ieadquarters. No. 1. Aside from this fact whi h has always been a hard one swal- ■ low, there is some real merit to this improvement which nas just reen »r---ranged for indeffmtely. It w . - :m:su us much better protection arc will >esen our fire insurance rates We are cot&mg to be a modern ;;ty \ic si.i al: this the city det" is fast dim.n.sh ing and we will shortly be below the tw<? per cent permitted by aw We -ure are coesing along The session of congress ttiat .-me to an end Tuesday made a good record. The record would have been better had it not been for toe president’s veto of 'he wool tall- lue , pteeideut «oc bis fight for reciprocity, but it sbo-!d not be forgoctet, -hat be won it over Ms <MFn party, and not over the democrats There was a republican major*y in hath bouses ajra.t*’ the rer-procity bi-b , Had it not here for doreorearir eu» port, which was pretty neariy eob*. Mr. Taft would have tort hi* igh* Ccagrese also passed an admirable campaign pobi..ity a-tli and admittec Arixoua and New Jf*x.eo to the xx_c< The greet work of tie sereioe «a* of course, doee by the hesase it *eg*— by reorgaaLusg useif. Choo xeepoxr oae of the sre*' ttpor-ax: of tke . party s pledges • tier ~e .'eformel rulee the house is now its own masear 1: .is no totge- :to for a fit- ’ tie rules reemittee es which the ■ speaker waa * member, and which; •as appotatec ate doc-xa'od ay him. to control teebtoms The hocae ebooeee its own <-mm.t:ees. aad 'ke speaker he ucnaddeeabie atrthonty is more realty a presiding o«cer than ke Lu beet: for years. Nor has there beee any diMesrtty' ta getting tasmere dce.e ugger tke new raton. Indeed- the -c-u.se has _bee rather more eS iect that ■» —- -I*diana polls News Jesse Rupp. pres.dent of •'..* Ad-’ ams Ccoaty Sunday S>:hec4 .'•et, lion, has prepared stat.sts.-s ? fi. show that Monroe w -a t population of Let*. Las a r ada v 'school enrollmewc of XhTT. with n >«- ; erage i'tendance of 15!7 It is a wren , derfnl showing and far eutriaasre aa- . ocher township in the toasty Tke ’nert highest is Wash:ag-.ou wnurihin | with a popolatJon otf 5 S!4. and a SnnI day school rereOmeat at bat IJfiT and an average atendaace of bat W-l A Mte to the report says that three • are a ntimber of perochml schools ic ■ ! the north half of the rooty which .» given as a cause tor Monroe iead- . ng. but we doebt if that is the real ’ cause for such a difference, for Wt•baeh. iß'isdiag Geneva, has bat C 24 •»»oiled >sd an average at'esdance feu 413 facts are that Mcmroe has made the most w<mde-

w „n|rt - hoo ‘ “ d rVg.'U* advancement <* »“•' 10 «d died to <bo sute Th. rsMreßton of their .acre* i. “>*> * wk JL Mr RUPP » * banke* - - but he finds J tisse to devote to * lho °* WO * K I I „ do others of the leading chiw»« there and ft 1*- T » The repon ShO “ W ,1.-. -a work for if there inspire other* .0 wc.». ue# when he needs j a ume to 4 - f I -..ruction it IS when he is | j :bs?wuq». •* ; »< nt The lessons taught during the istosdny S'-beol days are neve- forgot-1 and womao u txt-1 had it and for . should Uiidre the i? it. The repo** Si 4 that ta be tbe parochial j Jacvt a veteran o’ I >ar reai4e« in the south 0 ; th* city, to murir concerned about his i I sight, ft having failed bim partlady iin the past few weeks Some time ago Mr. Railing made ' a trip to the east, where he visited 1 ofth relatives and also all the historic ; I * i-i for a nenod ■ mvn'hs and since his return he ha* Lured that bto stobt to failing rapidly. The sight in one eye is com- • fletely destroyed and the other is. I ->n’d<v He has visited seeI era’ of the local physicians and they j recommended his going to Ft Wayne I ' 'or treatment He left for that place' inis rnorn.ng and will put himse ' under the eare of an expert there It is to be hoped that a prompt re-1 eovery will result and that hto sight may be restored speedily Mr. Railing has bad focr years' service in the Civil war and is well and favorably known by all the old veterans .— o -hlm*s HEARTS.’ Socceocful in ft* tenth season can . be said of few plays but it can be said truthfully of -Human Hearts A drama »a:.h provides healthful re reation for the public and which seems ■to instruct while appearing in the forE of is > boon to any : MffiSUßity So rrt-any queetkmab! forms Ol thrust ujk'E the public, the young and old alike find «t- h to 'his beautiful story to think over and enjoy long afterward R.ch to toeidemt. to its variety of | characters, is its stage settings, it .s one of 'he few attractions o' great merit oa 'he road. The spectator is I tarred nto '. e delightful at me pbere of life .n the MB* of Arkansas The trouble which falls ipoa the simpto folk of the Logan farm reminds one of the line —'The Trail of -ie Se-pen'.' Wait The anther has stre. k many true ne'e* .n thi- . ptay and the weT ‘ tceen cast blend tbetr narmoeies with fine effect I' is w.'.t ple**--e that Manager P. -»e asxoun es 'Haman Heart* for Munday. Augts' fifith The advance si.e '■pee* at the Hoithoae drug store the usxa. time to advaaee Popular prices wfli prreauL SNODGRASS BABY DiES. Prase-.* Jay Sscdgrass. aged seven i 'eee months, da-ghter of Mr. and Mrs Airs Snodgrass daed at 1 o’clock T-aeecay sawt-ag at tie residence, < .’okrsci peke and Twenty-ninth streets, after a abort illnesn Tie fsneral will be held Wednesday afteenren at 3 o clock from the residence wttb x ers&en- to the 1 0 O. F 'wssetery —Mar« Lea de' o— Rena Tanana, the little loureen-year-oid. eari-eomjLexiosed girl, who wish a •i-mpix.c-u giri eh=m of sixteen srenmere, of American blood, left their toeaes at Toiecc. Ohio, one, w*e< *gc tost Sunday, and since then fw whom tie retorirew, v th the Toledo police have been, m ctirge of the seardt for are. xa« sere . cated. and wC aga.t be rerei n«< . het home, ; Tke gtoto was tonrre ad bought tick** to this 'ixy. the <* which bad sees '.eadne-r concern. hem. and sre snrie. apo* lean. - this fact, came direct to this .it;. -t.i with the Msistance of tie m nd sheriff. iegi.i a *cer it to- her ■ ie was no tired iy people he. e.- to said she came direr- to the city, bwt not thi*i..ig anything wro*g. paid no attention to her Her uncle. Lewis Tarja* arrived on tke next train and betog -sable to locate her. kept on with Us search, going to Ft Wayne. , later to Bluffton and Marict. where the search •!* cocttoned. Gaine from there to Elwood the police spot _ (heir tovestignttoe, informed him that he had a girt answering the above . de*.: ript.ic-t and going to one of the city aoteto found her asleep. Her asci* was at oece given charge of her. ltd the two returned to the etty this morxrag. the girt being turned over to the marshal, and both remalarag here until they obtained swfficien' aocey tn take them back home There was much -ejoic'ng upon the

the girl. « “w P* reDtß and . relatives we?e at a low « to what | ,o I,,ave hom *“ “* she did. ■o- ~" I Enthusiastic was the meeting of the Modern Woodmen held Wednesday evening wnen two candldatee • ere token into the ranks of the order and given the initiatory work, * making them full fledged members There was much business dispensed with at this time mostly relative to their going to Fort Wayne on Saturday to attend the annual log rolling ;of the district. AH arrangements I were completed at this time and they I are going to send a delegation that I will make all neighboring towns set ( ! up and look when they make their j entrance to the lodge rooms, with , ’Decatur’’ attached to their lapels Two chartered cars have been secur- . ed for conveying them to that city, j as well as any others who care to . spend the day at Fort Wayne Fifty j . ents will be the round trip fare, good ' going only on the special cars, to . iea'e the interurban station at $■ a. m.. but good returning on any car during the day. Tickets can be had at any time now at the interurban or of some of the members, who will acionimodate you. The Forester team; will go in uniforms *and they, with I the others, will take pait in the big ! parade to be held in the morning Pleasant Mills and Monroe have made ■ arrangements to join with the Deca- > i tur lodge. Pleasant Mills to send twenty member* and Monroe t»entv five, whole the home lodge will take ! from seventy-five to a hundred It will be a day of pleasure and if yon want to have a good time, join the number and be present for the occasion The following entertaining program has been prepared and wi’l be rendered as scheduled; Parade —Meet on corner of Harrison and Main streets. 11:30 a. tn. Address of Welcome. 11 a. m. — ' Mayor Grice. Response, lit 15 a. m. —A. F Hoffmeister. Music. 11:30 a. m.—Cftiien’s Hand Delegation Convention. Dinner, 12 m — Royal Neighbors. Music, liOO P m—Band Song—Woodmen Quartet. Iniroductor. 1:00 P m. —State Dervi nty Yola. ■ Address—Head Council A. R. Ta! i hot. * Music—Band. Address. 1:30 p. m.—Mrs. Clara ; i Richards. R. N. A. * Music —Band. Song—Woodmen Quartet. Rainy Day Race. First and Second i Prises. II 100 Yard Dash. 2 p. m. —Woodmen

‘ only First and Second Prizes Three-legged Race —Woodmen Quartet. First and Second Prizes. : i Sack Race. I! Fat Mac’s Race. First and Second j • | Prizes Fifty-yard Dash. Standing Jump, boys under 14. Running Broad Jump. Running High Jump, Fifty-yard Dash, girls, Peanut Race. Woodman Log - < Roiling . Srtk Pennant to i a reeat delegation, i of Woodmen in the parade. Tallest R. N. A.. Smallest, Homeliest, Best Looking. Drill —Royal Neighbors. First prize. : liv: second prize. 125. Drills—Woodmen Teams. First , prize. |s<); second prize. 125. i Tug-ofwar. i Evening—Reception and Bail—- • Odeon Hall, formerly Saengerbttnd > hall. Event Managers—Fred Witzigreu-, ter, Cape N. Ellis Dinner and supper served by Royal Neighbors at Swinney Park - • > i _. 17 i , The .local order ot Maccabees is art ranging to hold a particularly good i. meeting on the night of September . Sth, when the Port Wayne team will be present and give the degree work : to a class of twenty-five candidates I who are waiting. Lately the lodge determined to in-c-ease the membership and each ot ■ I the present sixty-seven mem be's ■ 1. started to boost with the rwault that within two weeks they have secured •, twenty-five applications to join the order When the success ot the ven- : tore was clearly seen they asked the Fort Wayne team to come down and . i I do the work*, an invitation which was ' -, readily accepted. II At present the Maccabees are hold- ’ I j mg their meetings in the Eagle hall t: over the W Innes shoe store. In the afternoon of the fifth the Fort Wayne 1 ? i team will arrive here and in the : j evening the entire three degrees of ‘ j the order will be given to all candi-' 1| dates in waiting. A rousing good ' • • time is assured to alb. and safe to say that the candidates will be taken rj care of in approved style by the Fort Wayne team, who are noted for giv- ’ ing interesting interpretations of the 1 work. - Practically every merchant in De- -. i eatur who deals in eggs has opened ea candling room He has not done

1,,,1aI ~,la b^ aust ' ’antS® i ca 7 of ihC*’® The Lw also M “» »R«| egg mtht ,has ‘“’’ ’■■”■■■■ 'h- s'-,-visited and #hi f '»«« were ma.!.- ... .. nave to be 0! , 5 ,.- VHd in ■ At Biuff'on ; „ hfff lations of she ; aw ... '*'■£ that a nun,-.. . irr^v In addition -y„. f>ft keeper is ii.v , th(> '■« made >t pl., r who sells are jMI 'to a sei. , , lt J (bad eggs 'her.,,,,., ( vantage . b " yer any farm- 1 ;. IBs .......Tj , try to <i:-;- » ..(.g, . bad or A... - (1 . ar> , for the lll>s | lishinu a , simph :- ;1 y new ~ ;re , and my J® themse..,•hatw:.- . •' han* '-aiifiafll eggs belt,:.. . ply • orn; .> : . > a la „. be strictly enforced nm FOUND “HE DOLLAR- B 1 W The m:ss ■ _• * , ot.-s.-jft preseu- ,r, d ,.,, e(i i 'a. > i :a:b | !i -'’ 'i ,! ' . ■an be .-as. • from '> ' numt.-- ■ - in ever? - -he I edi-or ’d.-.: , ’-he .cd j ing the ci There a: - r unbe-o: lar bills ■ ■ bosi.c >- , dv» and not cessfui ’is the time to It is and an> ' -ran oi , 'he san:- ■ ’ ■ dollar easily BH| 1 THE EASD “LEASED. B The band evening »j. .---i-t.ed to by hundred -rant • ere i.;i: dBl day ' WhO attcl.de,; ' .-e C . in spite ot th' -v.rk gave excelier.’ • on 1 corner in the e-.e:.:ng Se.«tlß| pieces were ’-e ,«M| and were !.»••<—t ’ 1 : '-nM| j tention. ■

A story -edentea "d animals Las ; -’ '?u.rc<l is. .’.I a recount -. f “■ ■ '. :vities of a young boys :r. north eull city. For several da>» be resin that portion o' «r,<- t-mn M’t missing the-.: -rubin in tens, and by athat j-ar* sol’--’. ■ 1 « disappearan-- ■ awe upon . ' •' '• *" age from ten ’ “• 72 M - creted and ba,: ~ ■ :t ’ with which thy '■ere pid their revolting --ert ■' it to take ape: *®i P** eves of the animal and toes them loose Tb-y being result o' 'h- - ■’■ on anc intense '‘"• id Mtm ® form gymnasts, which ««• please the yc-u’h’ • ruffians Several of the animals were. ed in this sranr-r wme grown cats and others b ' ;: a tew weeks old No e ®' r by the boys to k H t h « nsals at anc trßt p ’bef leavisg to make the best of it by after they bad exhaust strength in the gymnastics. pleased them The perpetrators and pating in this " known, have seen t 0 themselves in the sportpromptly arrested If lhe " not stop at once The zens of that end o« . mined that it shall not co* the matter may be taken jury, by those »ho ha "‘ animals PHI CELTS MEETThe Phi Delta ited meeting M-!n«daJ the Elzey a Falk shoe ' goodly number of the rf 1 tendance. Several news were up for the* ' which was the first m re some time ArrßGge “ !ar 'for the holding ot , as usual, and the open rooms. which ha'? ’ ing the summe- mon ■ •»n the near . headquarters a re s|X ' organization no* ’ n v 3 P 1 * .class, and will eoi °; «• evening together “ winter month#