Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1912 — Page 4

L/DEMOCRAT ed Every Evening, Except ■Lvg Sunday by fj@ SCATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY lew g. ellingham (Gjifi JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rat*» Per Week, by cr.rrler 10 cents Per Year, by carrier ~..55.00 Per Mouth, by mail 2t> cents Per Year, by mall $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mai' WELCOME KNIGHTS Today we greet the members of the sixth district, Indiana Knights of Pythias. Decatur welcomes to her midst several hundred clean, honorable members of this great order who gathered here today in convention, j i They are a splendid lot of men, band-j ed together that they may assist one another and benefit humanity in general The lodge in Decatur is one of the strong ones, because of the splendid teachings and because of the manhood and stability of the membership. The fact that they own the beautiful Home, one of the finest in the entire state, proves that fact conclusively, if any proof were necessary. They are hustlers, live wires, anything good you want to call them and they were royally treated today. The keys ot the city belong to the Knights of Friendship. Charity and Benevolence, and it is fitting that we today pay especial respects to this strong body of brothers. Here's greetings sincere and a royal welcome to Decatur, best town on earth, and here’s to the colors, red, blue and gold. May they wave long over a prosperous and growing older. Sorry we couldn't con- . trol the weather. I Colonel Roosevelt in his speech at Columbus today, told the constitutional builders not so much what he thought should be the law of that state but dictated a policy, which he believes will catch the votes of the peopie. Monday morning, it is said, he . will give his answer to the eight governors. 'At that time he will say he

|F there were a law requiring all clothes to be made rom pun woolens, the custom tailoring we deliver would be guaranteed free from traces of cotton, the same as it is now. Our famous Chicago tailors, E/d. V. Price & Co. use only the purest woolens obtainable, and when we send them your measure for a new suit you can "bank on it" that fabric, style, fit, workmanship and price will satisfy you completely. Let us show you the evi- i dence. > *' C "YERS-DAltf Y W I '’OAJWV ?'* ZT-TMUlWllJin: .... k .

is not a candidate, has not been, but that if the nation needs him, if there | is no other man in all the land who can lead the republican party, he will accept. He will then enter immediately upon another of his strenuous campaigns. It's another case of his representing one thing and doing another. He will make a fight as a progressive, backed by big business, and will, if i elected, do as he has done before, | grand stand to the public and play to I the Wall street manipulators of busi- ; iness. His election means that the tariff, if revised at all, will be dene by the men who profit by its maintenlance. Since the day he road that colt ■lup San Juan hill, he has been the i ■ most collossal bluffer the world has ■ lever known. The people know it . When the sober days of thought come they will not give this man what Washington and Jefferson refused and what the people refused to Grant , —a third term. — , , I j Among the old-time corporations in our growing city is the Citizens' Telephone company. Vnder wise and careful management, that institution has grown from a little country plant into a concern, the stock of which is as good as a government bond and whose future looks bright and rosy indeed. Scarcely a year passes but that some improvement is necessary to meet the ever growing demands and the SIO,OOO to be expended now is but another step—one which will make it the equal of any plant, in any city of this size. It means better service and the addition of a rest room and other conveniences at the central offices will make the work easier for the girls who daily strive to please the hundreds of impatient patrons of the line. The convenience of the telephone can only be appreciated by those wfco did without them in the years past. < | And just when we were figuring on getting out a special edition iivhonot of the arrival of the first blue bird, along comes the worst day in a score of years. The back-bone that was broken has been considerably stiffened up. i This has been the first day since early in January that the men on the sugar factory job could not w’ork. They stood the ten below, the rains and the ordinary snow storms, but the teeth of this gale were entirely too sharp.

BRAVE CARRIERS All of Decatur Rural Mail Carriers Started Out to I Make Their Routes. 1 — ! : SPITE OF THE DRIFTS Os Snow That Made the Way Impassable in Many Places. > With one of the worst snow and windstorms of the season rendering the way almost impassable with snow drifts, the rural mail carriers all set out as usual this morning to attempt to make the daily delivery of mail for: I’ncle Sam Those who came in from ’ the country this morning before starting out stated that in come places ( the snow was drifted so high that the wagon beds scraped the tops of the drifts in passing. Telephone mes sages sent out by the postmaster to various parts of the routes, asking for information on the conditions of the road brought news of very bad drifts that were growing worse with the passing of the hours, and while it was feared that many of the carriers could not complete the routes, all started out to make the attempt. The greater number of the carriers were able to go out but a mile or tw’o op their routes, when they were forced to return, finding the snow drifts ranging from four inches to four feet. Sari Butler, on route one, made the longest trip of any perhaps, being able to cover six miles. At 2:30 o’clock three : carriers had not yet returned. They ] were Ray Christen, Will Engle and Henry Fuhrman, who either found the way passable, or got stuck in a drift < so that they were unable to return. c — j SALESMEN WANTED— To look after c id adjacent 1

[DOINGS IN SOCIETY Miss Electa Glancy Will Entertain Entre Nous Club This Evening. —.—- A HEALTH TALK Will be Given at Meeting of Mite Society by Mrs. Custer of Indianapolis. WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Entre Nous —Electa Glancy. Needles and Nods —Mrs. Fred Blosser. Shakespeare—Mrs. Niblick. Thursday. Evangelical Aid —Mrs. Henry Bark I ley. Baptis tAid —Mrs. Harve Shroll. Needlecraft—Sue Mayer. Ruth Circle —Irene Eady. Salem Aid —Mrs. Newton Stevens. Friday. - Mite Society—Mr? Robert Case. Euterpean—Fanny Hite. One can moralize anywhere—even plowing through a snowdrift, as for instance this morning. We couldnt help thinking that somewhere, sometime, one is going to get his just deserts If you go without butter ca your bread at one time, you may be hopeful that yea are going to get butter, with a good supply of jam at some future time; if you have had more than your just deserts at one time, you may be pretty sure that something is coming to make up for that. In some places this morning the walks were swept clear of snow by the swirling wind, but just as we were congratulating ourselves that walk ing was pretty easy after all, and that the way wasn't so bad after all, we came to a big snow drift, through which it was barely possible to walk and keep our chin clear. The only consolation at this time, was in looking ahead to another clear place, where we knew the snow had been swept away to be piled over the place we had just passed. The Entre Nous club will be entertained this evening by Miss Electa Glancy. Mrs F. M. Schirmeyer and daughter, Mrs. O. Godfrey Bell, will meet a party of Van Wert friends at Fort Wayne Thursday to attend the mdtiness of Puccini't grand opera, “The Girl of the Golden West.'’ On account of certain tests coming I Friday, the high school chapel servI ice will he held Thursday moning instead. J. C. Tritch, of the faculty, will I be leader, and piano solos will be reuIdered by Lulu Az and Irvin Merry, | and a reading given by Cleo Roop. The Historical club, which met | Monday evening with Mrs. J. N. FilsI toe, was privileged to have with it, one of its out-of-town members, Mis. i Helen Blossom, of Fort Wayne, tor- , merly of this city. Mrs. Blossom had the paper of the evening, which related to the poets of Indiana, and was | a rare treat to all. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Mcßarnes, who leave soon for their new' home on the Al Zerkle farm, recently purchased by Dr. Beavers, were given a surprise I party Tuesday evening by their neighbors, who called to express regret over their leaving, but to wish them much happiness and success in their new home. A taffy pulling was one of the features of the evening a pleasure and a happy time was spent by all. Guests were Mr and Mrs. Frank Butler and daughter. Melvina: Mr. and Mrs Joe Mcßarnes, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schultz, Jphn, Emma, Bertha and Orean Schultz Mrs. Wililam Hartzog, Mr. and Mrs Andrew Baxter, Charles. Floyd and Grace Baxter, and Mj. and Mrs. Tom Buckmaster. The Mite society of the Methodist church will have a treat at the home of Mrs. Robert Case Friday afternoon, when Mrs. Custer of Indianapolis will be present and give a health talk, ol much interest to the ladies. A cordial invitation is extended to all to be present. The last meeting of the afternoon club until after lent was held Tues day afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. B. Meibers, where the usual game of pedro was ir order, follos«e»'*y, a luncheon.

fully entertained the Florhul de Purin [ girls Tuesday evening, sewing, music, dancing and refreshments being enjoyed by the girls. Miss Grace Purdy will have the pleasure of entertaining the club next Wednesday. The last entertainment of the Kmghts of Columbus previous to the lenten season was held Tuesday evening when one of the largest crowds that ever responded to a perdo party z and dance invitation was present. So large was the attendance that all ‘tables available were put in use for the card games and even the library 1 table had to be used to accommodate the large number. Ten games were played, with Mrs. H. H. Bremerkamp i winning the ladies' prize, a pretty lace ■ collar, while the gents’ prize was cap- ! tured by Lawrence Biggs. Following i this the tables were cleared away and ' dancing took its place until a late : hour. This wound up the season of j. I pleasure and no more entertainments will be given until after Easter. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Standiford pleasantly entertained a few friends Sunday with a chicken dinner. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Shit ferly, Messrs. Rolla Jackson. Ivan Shifferly and Artie Jackson; Miss Mabelle Raves of Willshire. Don't forget the pennsy social on Thursday evening by the Yeomen members at which time everything j will be sold for a penny. A large number are anticipating attending and a good time is assured all, i Dr. and Mrs. Starkweather had as their guests Tuesday evening Dr. and Mrs. Fred Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. W L. Leiiue and Mr. and Mrs. John Stew- | art ' , JOHN I. TAYLOR WAS HERE. | John I. Taylor, president and owner of 'he Boston Red Sox, the American League team of that city and one of the good ones, was in the city last evening. Mr. Taylor is one of the largest stockholders in the Decatur Motor Car company and his visit here [was connected with the business of that company. With Mr. Brackett and Judge Vesey of Fort Wayne fie went to Grand Rapids this morning. c Sewer Now t — CONTINUE? F.'.CM PAGF ONE to the council artd granted the request and the clerk is to notify the local Erie agent of the change made, as far as the city is concerned. The electric light committee ordered that the purchasing committee buy a number o. small articles, such as wire, bolts, etc., for the use of the employees, which ■ were asked for. and neeeSsary for the i carrying on of the daily business. The t clerk was also authorized to advei- - tise that the city will on the next ; meeting night, March sth, receive sea; ed bids for coal to be used at the city plant for the period of one year, the S hauling of same to the plant, and oil - to be used. Also that they' will re- ■ ceivc bids for thirty tons, more or kss. 1 of six-inch water-main pipe to be used -by the city for the extending of the . mains along West Monrob street, and also to where the beet sugar plant is locating, as agreed upon. Councilman t Martin made a report that he had disposed of cinders from the waterworks , plant to the amount of $51.30, which he had been paid, and turned over the - money for the same, which report was I approved and made of record. Mar- - tin Myloit, who in company with Civil s Engineer G. F. intz, were in Indianapolis the latter part of last week, attending the meeting of the Indian,; o Sanitary Water Supply association, p , was present and made a report of the y many interesting pointers which he e learned during his two days’ stay - there and that it was the best and ■r most interesting meeting he has alh tended since he has been in the emv ploy of the city. He also stated that e within the coming year various bills d wore to be prepared and presented to s the next legislature for various imd provercents in the sewerage line, and ** other means, pertaining to municipal plants throughout the state, and that i. when the meeting for next year is t, called it will be a most profitable one b- for the mayor and all the councilmen <1 to attend. This completed the evenfl ing’s work and after allowing the fol lowing bills the council adjourned: John Coffee $129.62 it Orphla Coal Mining Co, 53.93 e G. R. & I. Ry. Co 618.47 1. Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply Cd.... 14.22 H T. St. L. & W. R. R. Co 62.47 if Fluhart Collieries Co. 16.71 ‘1 Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply C 0... 76.36 e Snow Bros 350 POLICE COURT NEWS. 1 The police courts were strangely si* ■ lentlent today, due no doubt to the 111i ness of Marshal Peterson, who is con--1 fined to Anme_with a severe case

11 ' HOMETOWN & Mei ins VW M M jfcnnr JMkMr z ——— ~ n BEAUTIFY THE BACK YARDS T ; Public-Spirited Citizens of Baltimore Have Formed an Organization for the Purpose. The residents of the 2100 block of ' St. Paul street have formed an asso- ’ ' elation for the purpose of ’creating j . interest in the beautification of back j I yards. The object is a worthy one. j _ i for a number of reasons, as the Sun . ? has often pointed out. The planting 1 1 of flowers or the cultivation of grassy j spots in back yards not only beautifies | f ■ them, but it is the means of having s i them kept in a clean and sanitary condition. As one reform leads to another, the conversion of, the back yard I . 1 into a thing of beauty will in its turn banish the carelessly kept garbage bucket, with its disagreeable odors and swarms of flies. TJie elimination of the unsightly board fences will 1 make not only for beauty, but in the end for economy and safety. The hoard fence. like our old friend. Charity. covers a multitude of sins. The time may come when we may be. in ( ’ the present derogatory sense, a back-I 1 i yardless and a board-feanceless city, : or, at all events, when the back of ■ the house shall be its front in point I of beauty and attractiveness, and when the householder Will point with more pride to her little plot of ground there than to her parlor overlooking 1 the street. —Baltimore Sun. BIRDS MUST BE PROTECTED Evils That Have Fallowed In the Train of Promiscuous Slaughter of Feathered Creatures. — - The reciprocal relations between | different departments of nature Is a I subject worthy of deep study, for \ through such involuntary co-operation j there come results of great economic value to our race; Promiscuous killing of birds allows insect pests to deI stroy both forest and orchard, while I the slaughter of forests and trees in general results in lessening the multiplication of birds because of lack of shelter and natural surroundings. John Davey, now traveling over the country in the interests of the Refor estation Band of America, says: "One hundred million dollars yearly i is the price we pay for the activities of the tree butcher. The decrease in the number of native song birds has resulted in the elimination of trees from cities and towns. The band pur poses to interest the children of Canada and this country in the culture ot trees, and the protection of useful na 'ive birds In this way we are preparing a more effective plan for the | restoration of the 'crests than could I be effected by the setting aside of 10C I fcrest reservations.” Leaves Purify Air. It has been calculated that a single tree is able throng’.? its leaves to purify the air from the carbonic acid 1 .".’■ising from the perspiration of a considerable number of men, perhaps a dozen or even more. The volume of carbonic acid exhaled by a human being in the course of 21 hours is put at about 100 gal- , Ions; but by Roussinganlt’s estimate, a single square yard of leaf-surface, counting both the upper and under sides of the leaves, can, under favorable circumstances, decompose at least a gallon of carbonic acid in a 1 day. One hundred square yards of leaf-surface then would suffice tc keep the air pure for one man. bet the leaves of a tree of moderate siz r present a surface of many hundred square yards.—Scientific American, Parks Lessen Fire Risks. In connection with the parks and the city's prospective growth it should . be pointed out that the parks have a fire insurance value. This is a fact which, seldom taken into account, is nevertheless, apparent on a moment’s reflection. No greater fire barrier can be made, invented or built, than a wide stretch of park land The danger □f conflagration is lessened. This was distinctly proven in the great San i Francisco fire where flames stopped , short at the edge of parkways. In , Baltimore one or two parks would . have paid for themselves during that ' city's unfortunate conflagration School Gardens in Summer. The greatest drawback to managing school gardens comes from the ab--1 sence ot the teacher and pupils during part of the summer season. Some one will be needed near each school who will assume the care of the garden during the vacation and who will ( consult with the teacher when there ’ is a change from one teacher to an--1 I other. Si - Clean Vacant Lota Now. I Weeds are now going to seed, and if ■ cut down and burned at this time the( j seeds will be destroyed and a mucr less crop spring up next year, to ~a , nothing of th® lessened amount < w--ed scattered over the garde of the Precautionary. I Agent—You want your house y ■ , for burglars ? Mrs. Knicker— : and r ‘ my hi

| Old Adams County Bank g Decatur, Indiana i<juk ? pital ,12 " 000 KfrMC*--.. Surplus . $30,000 President 8 WK. John ypl" >1 » Presidents B k K X ’ Ehin,?er ' Cashier. k r a - nri l° a ns t r -1 Specialty | § Revive The Feeling Os Security, (K. 4*==™- able Rates. The Freedom From Worry, The Knowlege That Every You Are Prepared To Take AcecmodaAdvantage of an Opportunity WHEN PRESENTED, VithSafe Is Worth Any Sacrifice fctSf In Starting and Building Your Jxiended Bank Account’ S r ' ? ur _____________ _________—— /Efrons We Pay;4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Tir Deposits j yt — ] r' OME in| and our springshoesadoxUfordsbefore you hy, we are adding nef ones every day. Velvet, NuLßucjPatent, ■ Gun Metal PEOPLES GERKE New Location Block First DoorJSouth j , " j Just A Little Sup« riority We like to back u bta^emen ts with unquestionable evidence. Str fhere are fewer cigar factories reg ti, ’ n sr * e today than there were 3 years ago,fig’ ul *os’being 1909-24,567 1912-22,519.. Tr al sales of the “White Stag” cigar a littla mo ' l ’; trebled in the same pericd. The nub of this , Stag smokers repeat and [the reasc ' ‘ cigar merits their friendship. I' r or sale by all Dealers. ~ ™" m -| A Menace to Comfort I ’ —=— s A N OLD SHOE l ls A enace Doot Ease ? As if no Longer Gives the Foot the —I — Proper After Really Good Shoes I hev m t tnß ’ r P eri °d Usefulness, I * u(i be Discarded for a new pair. | OMY TIiOSE WHO PERSIST IN WEARING SHGES I P 3B * p. se t u ines, who have Difficulty in I Breaking in” New Ones! ELZEY & FALK I OPP. COURT HOUSE I