Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Publish** Every Evening Racept ■unday by TBE DECATUB DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subacrlptlon Rates Per Week, by carrier ...W rente Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by maU..j cents Per Year, by maU..j_ u o>«<.*>*** 2 - 60 Hingis Copies ........2 cents Advertising rates made kaows on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatnr,

indlana, as second class matter. The progressives of Wabash township have called a convention for next Monday at Geneva, at which time they propose to nominate candidates fcr township offices. If you favor cleaning up Decatur, beautifying your home town and making it a better city in which to live, don’t fail to attend the meeting at the court house tomorrow evening. Your | presence there will help. Be alive to the best interests of yourself and the community. Not only attend this meet-

ing but get ready to assist in the Clean Up next week. Though two hundred men lost their lives in the Eccles mine horror of Tuesday and though that was 10 times as many as lost their lives in the Mexican affair, it was rereived as a matter of course by the American public and bulletins announcing the terrible accident were only glanced at. while war bulletins were absorbed almost greedily. It takes a special news diet to catch the public's eye these days. Herein is another evidence of the curious efficiency with which the Democratic principle manages, in times of confusion and doubt, to work itself out. An able and upright, but inexperienced man In the office oi President, with immense power, in a crisis of great gravity, succeeds, by the exercise of his best judgement and

i;\ fw^’4bflu ' Fi ifil W hi I £ r; r ir . I HH! ■ 11 'll fluMrU tin 4 <• THAT SPRUCE SPRING SUIT A Sparkling-styled Spring suit ** will lend your presence a seasonable freshnessThe Spring and Summer clothes are more attractive than ever-fab-rics as well as the cut and finish$12.50 to $25.00 is all it cost for you to spruce up and brush elbows with the best of them. Lets get togetherThe Myers-Dailey Company.

» by the light of conscience, in shaping - his policy so that it fairly embodies 1 the beet opinion and purposes of the . nation, fixes its high standard of con- | duct and rallies to his support the great mass of the right minded and honest among fellow-citizens. That is the cheering fact that stands out after the brief period of agitation and uncertainty through which we have passed.—New York Times. It is only ituder American rule that the Mexicans, through a course of training and experience in peace and progress, can fit themselves for self government. Then they will be proud to exercise it. perhaps as an independent power, as Texas was for a time;

perhaps a dependency of the United haps as a dependency of the United States, with a peculiar status of its own unlike any we have ever had. All this may be safely left to the future to determine. The one thing that is perfectly certain is that it is a crime upon the people of Mexico for us to sit Idly by and let them be ravished by sword and spoliation indefinitely, on the ground that we can't be ' bothered with such rough work, because we can see difficulty and danger in the way.—Muncie Star.

************** * notice to citizens. * * The Woman's Civic Improve * * ment society wishes to announce 4 f * that during the "Clean Up” week ♦ i * in this city from May 4th to 9th, * , * that no garbish or parishable mat- .♦ * ter will be hauled away from the * ‘ '* homes. The ashes, tin cans, etc., * ’ * which the property owners desire * * to be taken away must be free * * from all such refuse. The city will k ; * not haul any ashes or the like * from the residence unless they * , * are put into a pile and set in the * , * alley. If the above rules are fol- * , * lowed out by every citizen their * j * lots and alleys will be cleaned by * ( * the city without any expense. Get * j * the spirit and help beautify the * ] * city. * < ************** i *" i FOR SALE—AII kinds of early vege- , table plants right fresh from the hot- ; beds. Phone 286 Cor. Fourth & Mar- ( shall street*. 91t12 < ° I DEMOCRAT WANT ADR PAY BIG.

| DOINGS IN SOCIETY I CLUB CALENDAR. Thursday. Lutheran Young People—Parochial School. Evangelical Ladies' aid —Mrs. J. A. Smith. Baptist Aid.—Mrs. Harvey Shroll. Euterpean—Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. Presbyterian Aid.—Mrs. W. A. Lower Westminister Guild —Mrs. W. A. Lower. Helping Hand—German Reformed school room. Friday. Do Your Best Club—Miss Bertha Drummond. G. W. C—Mrs. Herman Gillig. Lutheran Aid —Parochial school room.

I Saturday. , Thimble Club—Mrs.C. C. Schafer. Christian Ladles' Pastry sale—Pennington & Llchtle meat market. The Thimble club will meet with Mrs. C. C. Shafer Saturday afternoon. The St. Vincent de Paul society re newed its activities yesterday afternoon when a splendid meeting was held at the home of Mrs. D. D. Clark. Pleasure and business were combined and after the business session, two contests were indulged in. Mrs. Lawrence Kleinhenx won in a peanut carrying contest, and Mrs. Arthur Mangold won in the guessing of the number of fronts in a bottlA The May meeting will be with Mrs. Dick Christen. In appreciation of their services, the Knights of Columbus entertained the members of the home talent company who gave the play "The Doctor" given under the K. of C. auspices Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the opera house. The entertainment took the form of a dance and banquet and was given at the Knights of Columbus hall last evening after tne show. Miss Bertha Kohne furnished the music for the dancing. Punch was served during the evening and at the refreshment hour sandwiches, iee cream, cake and coffee were provided. Messrs. Herbert Bremerkamp. Herman Ehinger and Joe Lose, served the refreshents, which were provided at little tables. Napkins were adorned with the K of C. emblem. A number of friends of the cast were also members of the party, which numbered about forty. Miss Edith Adams of Tipton. who di-

reefed the play, and Mr. Storm of■ Chicago, whose readings were specialties last evening, were out of town guests. At the home of William Rupert, two miles east of Monroe, an old-fashion-ed barn raising with attending festivities was enjoyed by fifty friends. The I day was spent at the Rupert home and was a very memorable one. Mr. Ru-| pert is one of Washington township's j young farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blosser enter-1 tained last evening for the ladies of the ■ Needles and Nods club and their husbands. Progressive bridge was play-1 ed. and there was also a question and answers contest. Refreshments were served.. Mrs. Frank Carroll will entertain the ladies nest week. —- " <» THE COURT NEWS. fCONTINUEB FROM PAGE ONE» fried Hampel, of Fort Wayne, to wed Catherine Ehrtnan. born October 28. 1879, daughter of Nathan Ehrman. - ■ O' CHEAPER THAN BUILDING. The Chester Johnson home near the South Ward school, all modern, new and up-to-date. Large modern home on South Side, 12.0T0. Property on Fourt street, exchange for smaller. THE ERWIN AGENCY. BIDS FOR COAL. The Decatur I‘ubtlr Library board will receive blds until flvo o'clock p. m.. May 6. 19'. ter 3C k’Jd cf Drat class egg sl/e pccihontAs coal, delivered in basemer. of the Public LI brary. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bid*. HENRY B. HXI.LER. HJIJB Secretary. PILES! PILES! PILES) M ILHAMS' INDIAN PILE OINTMENT Wm rare mitul. li.r«img and Itchlag FH»* llabwwb* th* tumors, allsjrs licking al erne, arts *s a pvaiiles, gi»»« m.tam rsllef. Fes sals by all druggists, stall We and II OS WILIAMS MH, to.. Proov Oeland. Oh* IRAK to a raLMdy Hurt Ml M sMshtasM I •cslc Lua ma. Bsrbo Itch. I Irk. Cuts •art Sores. Why «*•<• ism and money whoa 11. BOmtmont aae ainimaat at real marttt A A WVfdnass*. llaMhandMaaadWr>n>s*ethe I a a m.Hn.a. Co., tn ILrtuoo rUwi. Dacatur. Indiana. ’ I

I looking on brightest side l It Would Seem From This That the World la Undergoing Something of an Improvement. London fogs are reported to be growing lesa unpleasant, and a contemporary refers to a "marked improvement tn their quality " If this euphonious way of talking of the nuisances of life becomes general we may shortly expect the following: Talking with a one-legged sailor at the docks yesterday, we learned that of late years there has been a marked Improvement in the quality of the sbarkbltes supplied In tbo Indian ocean. Not only are the creatures quicker off the mark, but a great deal more snap has of late been Intro duced into the performance from start to finish. It Is pleasant to be able to report a marked improvement in the quality of the squalls of our neighbor's baby The pauses during which one feared that the child would choke are now of less frequent occurrence, and the loud cst shrieks are timed to coincide less exactly with our struggles with particularly tricky sentences. Greater no complishment. too. is being shown is the tremolo passages. Our wife alsc reports a marked improvement in the quality of the hawkers in our neighborhood. The clothes prop which one of them recently thrust in the doorway to prevent the closing of the doot proved to be easily breakable when the door was slammed, and the per tion left inside burned quite easily and saved at least one shovelful of coal. London pedestrians are loud it praise of the marked improvement In the quality of the mud supplied by out motor buses. It is now comparative!? | rare to meet a man who spends mors than two hours dally in brushing hit clothes, and many of the best people have been able to reduce the wages ol their valets in consequence. Few th'ngs have pleased us so much as tht, recent marked improvement tn thf quality of the colds and influents It I the metropolis. In fact, since the In ■ surance act. more than one man hat' laid up with them of his own accord and found the time of bis incapacit* tion pass quite pleasantly. This general amerlioratlon in tht conditions of life was first observe* in the summer, when a marked im 1 provement was noticed in the Insect: - supplied at all the leading picnics. Tea' a la midge proved itself for the first j time a far from unpleasant beverage and even the wasps in the jam sei dom got as far as the esophagus — • kindly abstention that has won then the respect of ail true nature lovers.— j London Opinion. «■ Unexpected Gift He was a shy young man, but In hit , heart there raged a consuming passioi for the fair Florence. On his wajj home from the city he managed t< i screw bls courage up sufficiently t«I enter a jeweler's shop and purchase a' small gift for the lady of his heart. This, he hoped, would pave the way' to the popping of the great question, i That night he called at her house and found her alone. Producing s small, square box from his pocket, bf said nervously: “I have ventured to bring you s small present. Miss Finn, but I arc! afraid that perhaps it will not fit youij finger. Will you try ft on?” "Oh. dear." said the girl, biush'ni most becomingly, ‘‘this is quite unex pected! Why, I never dreamed tha‘ you really cared enough—" Poor fool! Instead of grasping th< opportunity in both hands, he oper.ee ths box and produced a thimble! Then! the thermometer dropped about tee degrees. New Pest Giaeial Laks. A new post glacial lake has been discovered at the mouth of the River Tyne, in England. Ths lake stands about 100 feet above sea level and cov era a square mile Its existence was! discovered apparently as the result ol I excavations during quay bunding , The aeries of deposits begin about 85 i feet above sea level, and are 25 feet 1 thick in places. A peculiar series of. "concretions end stalactite infiltrations" were for nd in ths sands and clays, end many specimens of vegeta bie remain in situ 20 feet below tbs surface. Post glacial lakes, or tbeit remains are more or less abundant all over the area crtglnilly covered by the great ice sheet of the glacial ep och. so that the mere discovery of the old beaches of another is not a thing of groat geological Importance The location of this Tyne-mouth' one end its height above sea level give it special interest, however.—New York Evening Post. Autogrsphs on s Rubbish Hasp. The discovery of some valuable au tograpb letters is reported from Al ghero (Sardinia) A quantity of rub bish had been recently discharged on a heap in a field, when an army lieu tenant who chanced to be passing by caught sight of what appeared to be Garibaldi s signature on a letter He proce-.-ded to examine a number of letters among the rubbish, and found that they were all genuine autograph letters written by Garibaldi. Cavour, Msizial. King Carlo Alberto. King Victor Emmanuel and others, bearing mainly on the history of the period 1820 to iB6O, and subsequent expert examination is reported to have e* (abllahed the fact that the documents are of real historical value apart from their obvious Interest as autographs It is stated that the letters belonged to the family of Pleclnelli. a house quite recently extinct, which played ’»» napertaat part during the wars of I Indßpe&denca

YOU GET INSURED QUALITY IN 5130 ■ tA GUARANTEED ALL-WOOL AND FAST COLOR BLUE SERGE SUIT AT $15.00 \ Though the cost of living is increasing J the price of the Clothcraft No. 5130 Blue ‘ i d Serge Special Suits remains the same'sls. W .'W The quality however is continually going \/J 'k) up and is better than ever this season on MJA ‘ly account of the reduction in the cost of CXj wooL FfOj We want you to come in, try on one of f these suits and convince yourself of the substantial value in this special Blue Serge Suit—we’ll be glad to see you and A 'l-/' FP s h ow you j us t w hat we can do for you in JUS I'.j Guaranteed Clothes at M SIO.OO to $20.00 HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys

SEASON Os 1914. Announcement Is hereby made that , the undersigned owners of Sultan Dan and Diamant. famous Belgium , stallions, will stand them at the same place as last year, first three days of week at Martin Bleeke's, half mile ’ south aud half mile east of Bleeke clinroh and last three days at home of Earnst Conrad. Terms same as last . .'ear. >15.00 to insure colt to stand and suck. Bucher & Conrad, owners. 8016 ■ - 11 e-— FOR RENT—Furnished rooms on Nutman street. Inquire of Mrs. Phipps. |843 Nutman at. 98t3 ■

T — - -..— .1.. ». — ... Dwarf and tall Nas- | Lt,* *■> OIaPA ne m ’ xed Sweet turtium seeds package II IM AIXIC? \llilw Pea seeds per package 5 cents | ||y UIUI U scents Another Big Value For Our Customers 54x24 inch Matting porch Rugs of different design well worth and sells for 25 cents ea. SATURDAY AT 2 P.M. WILL SELL AT ONLY 10c Friday and Saturday FRIDAY Friday and Saturday 14 qt tin dish pan special ;6 qt Gray granite preserving ‘l7 inch all. over embroibery 10 cents kettle 10 cents special per yd 10c Dry Goods Specials Screen Wire Brass curtain rods with silvLadies gauze vests worth In BJack 6 width _ ___ d er ball ends and the bent end 15c goes at 10c 1 in ln V ard rod each 10 cents Ladies union suits 24c 10 cent 3to 1 ’ cents w d j 48 in 10 cents gingham 6 w,<lths >•* Gingham bib aprons 24c Q „„ . .... Sink drawers 10 cents Childs dresses and rompers visiting our «« brushes 10c sizes 2to 14 yrs 24 & 48c c f tai 2 niaterial department Childrens knit shirts 10 cents madras net, casements, bhelf paper 2 bolts 5 cents “ “ waists 10 “ evC P 6l, *’ c Many other items for house Muslin drawers 10 cents Silkoline per yard 10 cents cleaning at 5 and 10c ity’ThVb^ta?5 r & 10?ylrd* CreMvoi/IVVuo C ° me visit our hardware Garden hoes 24 cents I e \oil 1-2 yard 10 cents department and just see rakes 19 and 24c Steel wagons of superior what you can save at only Lawn rakes 48c quality at our luw prices 5 and 10 cents Curtain stretcher? large size! Croquet sets at Bargain Ironing Boards <**ywe prices 98c >1.24 and $1.48 - I • butter?^and X 3Tb« W lfc Granite wash basin 10 cents , pint A pitchCTstone%c ine<i £*•£S|? P Regular 50c «one slop jar jW™* dish pan 10c 10 CentS 39 cents 10 qt grand <l»h pen lue this line If you have never tried our Fresh Salted Peanuts 10c lb line of candies come in and The Chocolates we sell at give them a trial at 10c lb. 10c %lb are worth twice that NOTICE’- An y sorting into house keeping come , , c 9 es etc. before you buy and save a bunch of money. Mop sticks, Scrub | D fITT 10 Pfl Uiue stops 5 & lhe Brushes etc. 10 cents I I 111 |f|||| IIX |r|| Carpet beaters 10c 1 wUI 1 qtbottleamonia UK I ° and io<- store

FOR RENT—A good 6 room house on | 13th street. Supplied with a well and clstren, fruit trees and 3 1 * acres of ground in eAnne- ion inquire of S. I). High. South 13th street. 102t3 FOR SALE—A sow with 8 pigs, in I quire of S. D. High, So. 13th st. 101t3 o FOUND —A pair of ladle, tan kid gloves and a pocket book. Owner call at this office. ts FARM FOR SALE oft RENT—Sixty acres, near Washington church. For, particulars address G. L. Bobilya. Will-I shire. Ohio. 56tf

Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick went to Fort Wayne todpy noon. J. <1 Evans of Fort Wayne was t bus in' s visitor here today. I *. Mrs. Ed Lewton of Monmouth was at Fort Wayne yesterday at the bedskis of her grandmother. Mrs. Wery, aged 83, who Is at the point of death. Mrs. was reared by her grandini ther and relationship Is especially I close for that reason. — - - ~ - - o DEMOCRAT WANT ADS 1 PAY BIG .. -----