Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.! BVKIiY EVENING. EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY LEW Q . ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RUES. By carrier, per week 10c By carrier, per year $4.00 By mail, per month 25 1 . By mail, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents Advertising raws made known on application ' J. H. HELLER, Manager. In this issue is reproduced an editorial from the Indianapolis Sun con-! tainiug “swear words." The Sun edi tor is boiling over with indignation because the republican senators, it alleges, are the willing tools of cor-| porate interests instead of the representatives of the people. The Sun . “damns" them now but whoops it up for the republican ticket in campaign times. —Columbia City Post. Not an Optical Illusion. He was positive that he bumped his head when he fell. “You see. it all happened just as 1 1 stepped off the porch." he said as he rubbed the back of his thought reposi tory. “My heel touched the corner of the

step, and I was gone. 1 nearly fractured my skull. The stars loomed up like a constellation. I never saw stars as plainly in mv life.’’ “But, papa"—his young son attempted to interrupt, but the stern parent would not permit it. “Don’t contradict what I say. Frank because you know 1 am older than you are," said the pater. “But. papa"— “Frank "But. papa, I know you didn’t bump your head And you didn't see stars either It was the ashes from your pipe. I guess I saw you." And Frank wns reprimanded for having his say.—lndianapolis News Yielded to the Inevitable. Bilson—So you have a titled son-in-law. I suppose you consider him a high honor. Tritbier—Well. yes. he did come rather high, but Carrie seemed sort of set upon buying him.—Boston Transcript. — Quite Prosaic. Mr. Far west—l met my old schoolmate. Lakeside, today for the first time in an age, and 1 thought from the way he acted when I mentioned you that you and be must have had some romance or other before we met. Mrs. Farwest—No romance about it. We were married for a tew years; that's *U.—New York Weekly.

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THE LAST HOLiDAY Hereafter Indiana Legislators Will Not Get Home On Saturdays. Closing Session of the Week Was Not Taken Up With Overly Important Business. Senate Favors Separation of Woman’s Prison and Girls’ Industrial School. Indianapolis. Feb. 14.—The senate and house have probably taken their last Saturday holiday of the session. Many members did not want to adjourn from yesterday until Monday, owing to crush of business, but they were outnumbered by the members who wanted to go home. Both sides will meet at 10 Monday morning. The closing session of the week was not taken up with overly important business. although the senate passed the Goodwine bill for the separation of the woman's prison and girls’ indus-

trial school, and the house killed a bill by Representative Slack giving the governor power to seize and operate i coal mines in time of emergency. The house also passed, under suspension of rules, a bill authorizing companies to pump natural gas inside the state at a pressure not to exceed 300 pounds to the square inch. The Stansbury bill creating a state commission to buy school supplies was advanced to engrossment in spite of the efforts of the Marion county members to filibuster. The bill legalizing the election of county clerks in November was passed by the house. It had previously passed the senate. This measure was of vital importance to clerks-elect in twenty counties who were not sure of getting their positions. The house passed the senate bill providing for the incorporation of the Indianapolis Coliseum company. The house adopted a favorable report on a bill increasing the governor’s salary to SB,OOO a year. The Denbo bill regulating the sale of lottery and policy tickets in the state was passed in the house. The bill increasing the levy for the three higher educational institutions of the state was adopted. The senate bill making the crime of rape punishable with life imprisonment was killed in the house. The session is nearly two-thirds over and less than a score of bills have been handed to the governor. He has passed on every one that has come.to him. but he said

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today that he supposed he would soon I be deluged with them. But it looks I as if the session was going to be pro-I | ductive of but few new laws. TOO MANY CIGARETTES This Is Thought to Be Cause of Young Man’s Suicide. Brookville. Ind.. Feb. 14. —Joseph Bergen, twenty-two years old. was found dead by his mother yesterday, • having committed sub >de by taking carbolic acid. The drug store of Kirby Meyers was robbed of whisky, tobacco and money ou Wednesday night, and the next day the young man, who bad j at one • time been employed in the I ’ store, was missing. Search was made for him, which ended when he was . found with the bottle of acid in his I hand. He left a note in which he said I he had caused so much trouble to him-i self and family that he had better get ; ' out of the world. It is thought that his mind was unbalanced from excessive cigarette smoking. — Charge of Attempted Murder. Muncie, lnd„ Feb. 14.—Lawrence > White, a young man. who poured gas- • oline on the head of Miss Lily Davis > and set it afire while she was asleep, seriously burning her, will have to serve from two to fourteen years in > the Indiana reformatory. White said i he was joking when he touched off the ' gasoline, but in court he was charged i with attempted murder, and evidence ■ was offered that he had been on bad i terms with Miss Davis. He asked for ; a new trial, but the court overruled his i motion. Two Men Were Arrested. i Brazil, Ind.. Feb. 14. —Walter Johnsoa, bartender, employed by Jas. Raybold., a saloon keeper, at Cardonia, ■ i this county, and Richard Lawson, county coroner were arrested yesterday on the charge of manslaughter. James nineteen years old, dropped dead on Jan. 24. in Raybold’s saloon, after drinking five halt-pints of whisky It is charged that the coroner bought the whisky and that John- ' son served it. Both gave bond for • SSOO. Young Wife Killed Herself. Kokomo, Ind.. Feb. 14. —When Hays Parker, employed at the plate glass works, returned to his home yesterday, he saw in the middle of the kitchen floor, with her throat and wrists cut, the body of his twenty v»«- o |j wife. . She had been dead about an hour. 11l health is the supposed cause of the suicide. Quarreled Over a Girl. English. Ind., Feb. 14. —Thad Goldman and Charles Newton, who live south of Eckerty, met in a highway and quarreled over a girl Newton was shot in the nose, the ball glancing to his eye.

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HING IS ENUHJ Anthracite Coal Strike Commission Closes Its Open Sessions! j It le Expected Arbitrators Will Be ( Ready to Report by the End of the Month. Attorney Darrow for the Miners Make., the Closing Speech of the Hearing. Philadelphia, Feb. 14. —The anthra ! cite coal strike commission, after be-1 i ing in continuous session for more, I than three months, closed its open | hearings yesterday with an all-da? argument by Clarence S. Darrow in behalf of the miners. The commission will meet in secret in Washington next Thursday and begin the consideration of its award, it is expected j that by the end of this month the atbitrators will be ready to make their announcement. If an increase in wages is determined upon, the increase is to date from the first of last L November, the commission having decided upon that date on Oct. 31. After, the session yesterday the commission held a short conference with the lawyers for the several interests, and asked them to hold themselves in readiness in case they arc called upon by the commission. The crowd that heard Mr. Darrow speak yesterday was fully as great as that which listened to Mr. Baer and Darrow Thursday. Darrow touched upon almost every phase of the strike, and when he closed he was greeted with long applause, which Chairman Gray did not suppress. President Mitchell was in court all day, but did not have anything to say to the commission in parting. Mr. Darrow again took up the ques tion of violence. "You can never hav> a great strike excepting here and there violence is done," he said, "and sc it was in the coal fields, where 750,0 11 persons are living close to life.” He said it was a wonder, after the operators had insolently and cruelly reject ed the requests of the men. that there was not more violence among this pop ulation. which was reduced to a con dition bordering on starvation He paid a tribute to the foreigners in th. eoal regions, whom he said were a warm-hearted, emotional, sympathe" religious people. It came with poor

TARKINGTON WILL bolt his parh

i. —Newton 11 Indiana ' - ! " . mbet • Booth Tarkington . tl t of the Indiana , t amo nF, a take the leadership <• th £ ta y the Republicans agatns # , tive rftausbury J * supp!iea ., t mission to buy glan() i He fought Governor Dubut ry ; still ou the ' sof lead - ripper bill, display ng pities I, ershi p that "er governor will be. J is suspected that tne K his Chief antwo “ 1 1 B he chief executive! 1 struggle, although t | , has not sho "‘ lv ' con vineed that Tarkington is ' t he chief 1 the Stansbury b.ll . tlon an d 1 executive of the admnmtra .tiom , wlt hout making an eha es as , vicious and he belie cans were tricked into practically de “ding to make it a caucus measure. •■if it is necessary, we.will Wak the caucus." says Representative Tark ington in reference to the Stansbury bill for a state commission to buy all school supplies. Belting a <tion will be a new thing for either side ' this time, but Tarkington intends to • bolt, and he has a considerable fob , lowing that will bolt with him. The author-legislator lobbied the members with such a series of wine dinners and suppers against the ripper bill,, that the friends of the Stansbury mea sure are alarmed lest he set them a rapid pace. The bill has been ad vanced to engrossment in the house but it was done in such away as tc indicate that there have been instructions from some source to railroad it. While many regard the Stansbury measure as a good one. the members are bein’ oi.-nlshcd with statistics bv

grace, lie aaltf. for the operators to say . i that the Poles and the Slavs whose labor the presidents had taken for years, could not speak English and . therefore were not a responsible party; 1 with whom they c ould make a con tract. He spoke of the strict adherence of the operators to the dead letter of the law and the moral law of , humanity, and remarked that if "each of our captains of industry would respect their fellow-man. the bitter war , just ended would not have occurred, and those who lost their lives in that j struggle would be alive today.' Conflicts between capital and labor . I would continue, he said, until these

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mernoeis oi inaiana sctiooi bo afJ I io show that the claims of the fri, Wi that it Will save the state annually something like a million dollars a year, are absolutely groundless. Jt ’ likely that the principal fight will £ in the s< note, as the bill will probably pass the house. The senate judiciary committee wip report the first thing Monday una* mously in favor of Senator Thrall'ibij for the repeal of the antt-Sunday has,, ball law. Senator Kittinger, chairtnaj of this committee, and Senator Cm& ' baker, a member, both voted against the bill to legalize Sunday ball in citi M of over 18,000. but they are In of the new bill. The objection of Kit finger and other lawyers to the or j g . inal measure was that it was not constitutional, inasmuch as it legally baseball in some cities and made It a crime in others. A criminal statute must be uniform to be constitutional. The Indianapolis Ministers associa tion held a meeting today for the purpose of organizing to defeat the bin The Indianapolis baseball enthualasti are much interested, as it is rumored that Manager Watkins of the Indlanap olis team will seek a franchise else where if he is not permitted to play Sunday ball the coming season. The ways and means committee ol the house will Monday report m favot of a bill tor an appropriation of sls<). 000 to provide a suitable exhibit to Indiana at the St. Louis world's fait Some members wanted to increase tb appropriation to $250,000. as prosper tive exhibitors are making a fierce d> mand that the state shall stand pat of their expenses. The bill provide that each congressional district s'na have representation on the commissio that will have charge of the exhibit

captains of industry respected the fellow-men. It was idle, futile at useless to talk of curing it in any oth way. Emptied Revolvers at Each Other. Galena. Kan., Feb. 14.—1 n adr at a resort here yesterday. Chari Trotter and Earl Gent emptied th, revolvers at each other. Trotter w hit in the neck and shoulder and tally wounded, and Gent was shot the leg. Five years ago Gent was i plicated in the killing of a young rr at Empire City, Kan.