Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 144, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DBM OCR A T Published Every Evenlrg Except Sunday By IBE DECATUfi DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Ratos. Per week, by carrier........ 10 cents Per Fear, by carrier 16 00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by mail 02.60 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Villa has seceded and caused further complication in Mexico, upset the mediation plans and the whole matter is again in a stew that will probably <>nly be worked out after American soldiers have taken charge A>t the southern republic Mt

necessary .or the ?as. the anil trust bills. Well any way that isn’t a very long time compared to the republican record. They failed to enact any real anti-trust legislation in fifty years of control. It would be nice if some one would slip us another surprise on the play ground fund. It does seem to us that the people of this community are fearfully slow about this important matter. Come on over with a few dollars and lets help the Civic Society prepare suitable places for the entertainment of tlie boys and girls of this city. The hay harvest has started and for the next few weeks the farmers will be tjie busiest merchants in this par; r>t the country, for after this conies the oats and wheat and rye, the corn plowihg, beet cultivating and every crop needs some attention. And say what crops this year. If you will take a little squint at Adams county just now you will realize more than ever that this is the garden spot of the world and that the season is sure to be a profitable one. So long as it looked as though there was a chance to pass up the anti-trn.it legislation or delay it. no one seemed able to predict the end of congress but now the president has set his foot down and informed the law- makers that they must pass on these bills and that if they adjourn without it lie will call an extraordinary session. Now it is freely predicted that congress will adjourn by the last of July. Wilson certainly has away of his own in weilding the big stick but it works. Governor Ralston has declined to sign a contract to deliver Chautauqua lectures. He was invited by the Elk

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hurt Chautauqua to »pp»*r tt (< buj in a brief letter in which l.v ' Uwi that he could not take the th? • f’<;-ii| hta official duties, declined V ‘t gftts We believe he is tight iKAII It and while he deserves no [ clij praise for doing his duty bln . ■*ill bo another proof of h'.s 'ty > Tlie governor has been on t j constantly and is making gooi every step. But little less seusatlon rl t i U ». ! fuHissdv against the lobbyists rft«rl ago is President Wilson's new ir/t . tliat the apparent sentiment f< • tost ponement of the anti trust leg . .live program is purely a nianufu . affair, the result of organized c Mjn to that end by certain special rwrte < Mr. Wilson does not under ■ mte the potency of presiden ial pr< mento as a remedial agent. >i tl te I does not hesitate to utilise it ' - u he j lielievas the occasion w- -Ft j Wayne Sentinel. S i» o j I | imlgs IN SOCif , ?! ■=.-»-v a I » - : j , t ’Ji

Weu.T.vdey. Needles and Nods -Mrs. Tj’T. Bro' n German Reformed Aid--Mr- ; TV'Ot Kirsch. Thursday. Epworth League Social —M. & church lawn. Evangelical Aid. —Mrs. Howa J Eurdg. Tresbyterian Aid —Mrs. A. M Ankor. Can and Will Class—Willias Magner home. Friday. Christian Ladies’ Aid —Mrs. No, ’ Mangold. A number of the members of i. le Woman's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church are attend IK the Fort Wayne district nnn tai < n vention in Monroeville held jester/ y and today. Miss Cecil Andrew , of 1 >■ city was on the program for a vt < al solo. A very merry time was spent at I te home of Mr. and Mrs. Goo. Lett S n day At noon, a sumptuous dinner -s pread: in the afternoon ic? err iin and cake were served. Tl o*;e pres - were: Mr. and Mrs. F. Fuhrman, > r? and Mrs. T. C. Dinah. Mr. ind Id'- - Perry Hunt, Mrs. C. Smith. Mr J? it: Mace. Nellie. Iktttie Lett, Beryl Fr rman, Roxie, Thelma. Durbin. Leia i Lester Hunt, and Orvel. Darrel. I < Smith. —Contributed.

“Flower Mission Day” was sttec> sfully observed yesterday afternoon y the W. C. T. U. at the home of M s A. D. Suttles ’■'(’•<> was assisted t entertaining by Mrs Burtcr. Nibl Music was furnished by the la lb quartet and the program a.; annoutced was given. Thirty-five bouquets fl flowers, to each of which was attio It ed a card bearing a B7ole text, w t given and these were taken to county infirmary to the ir mates A vote of thanks was given by the so ciety to the Berne union fo.' tjie f ■'< large boxes of lovely flonrors sf.n which helped much, as the sbunda 1. < of flowers at this time is not so gt anti as a week ago, the hostesses be prevented by entertaining or that 4. on account of being out of town .V Sprunget, county prjsider.t of f Hower mission had hoped to be , sent, but was detained, hut sent t flowers instead. A report of the met orial membership campaign was mac showing sixteen new members obta ed. Three are honorary and thir* active members. This swells the lo< I society’s membership to one hund' fifty.

Another one of their fortnight “five hundred" parties and luncheon was enjoyed by the Afternoon Cl r: Ladies yesterday at the home of M ' H. H. Bremerkamp. Mrs. E. X. Ehir; er. Mrs. Carrie Ehinger and Mrs Ch r> Voglewede carried off the prizes. Another one of their pler.si.nt aftt noons with their sewing was in ord< at tire K. of I’. home when the Pythia Needle club ladies with twenty-foi present were entertained y.-storday i Mrs. J. H. Stewart. Mrs. B. Er Wl! and Miss Ireta Erwin. Garden fiowe' were used in decorations and refresh m.-nts were served at the l<’».le iablf: in the dining room. The June section of the '‘reibyteria Ladies' Aid society is anticipating splendid meeting with Mrs. A. M. A’ kcr Thursday afternoon. The following musical program w lie rendered at the meeting of t Presbyterian Ladies’ Both. Thursday afternoon at th* home 1 ■■ '»■ -**—■ -

I Mr» A. M. Anker; piano duet, Ralph j i'ynd"!! snd Helen Dugan; solo, RoI veqs Hhouf; piano solo. Veronica An 'kwr Mto, Marie I’attemon; piano, Mrs. — Al’ert Sviirumann. general freight •tnd tmr«*s»iw agent for the Ft. Wayne p Spriniff'.sl«i railway company, la one lof the most whoieaouled and genial j rltve. and whan it la said li> nl | he entertained two hundred guests at J «rn dance at his home near St i.l ihm i»*t evening- it in “ foregone J inclusion that he added more laurels I tv bls fame as a host. Fort Wayne, De- * and the vklnity of his home con ■ ’ributad the guests, and the dances were in order until one o'clock this morning. Excellent music by Elgin King, pianist: Barney Wertxberger and Mr. Selig, violinists', and O. Hel ler, trap drum, enlivened the dances Luncheon was provided and proved very refreshing. Several automobile parties from this city went out, includ inq the following: Agnes and Bob j w.'ibcre, Mamie and Raymond Hartqg. Edgar Gerber, Frank Brown. Ce |.est. Wemhoff. Theodore Graliker. Kitty Fought, Marie Gass. ITancee De Iminger Herman Ehlnger, Herbert Ful ;|;< nkamp- t,ydia Miller. Fred Schurger A ~'awn. si’!' ' ls t- ,ne Fon-

- - . . » r ry ?ea Mr®. • vainer | ia it for her Sunday pu >e""etday afternoon, the class . o-nHora Marie Magley. Mar i >■; and '' rgmton Christen. Mabe! ,ewt< n, Er.” i Radfce, Marion Baker j i homas Fenner. The family will also ntortain ii.is eveumg for Mrs. Harvr .broil and daughters. Grace and Hel ■a. Hrs. Adeline Gilson; Mrs. Chris ■sir?lr and daughter. Mildred: Mr mi Mrs. John A Mumma and little grandson, John D. Aber. » Mrs. Wesley Hoffman, Mrs. W. P Schro. k and Miss Bess Schrock have • rranged for what promises to be a •ery happy picnic party for tomorrow vering. The ladies of the Thimble lab and them husbands will be guest’ .nd the picnic supper will be enjoyed al the A. J. Smith farm north of the ity. Mrs. Emma Daniel and Mrs. C. C Schafer will give a thimble party and i mcheon Friday afternoon. Mrs. C. A. Dugat; entertained in a 'easing way at a six o'clock dinnei , arty last evening. Covers were laic r Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss and Mrs B Newton and daughter, of Detroit. / ich.; Miss Prouty, of Des Moines . who accompanied Miss Naomi agan home from Northwestern Uni t Tfity. and is her nouse guest: Mrs ; H H’ller, Mrs. Roy Archbold and 1 lighter, Josephine: Mrs. J W. Tyn dull, Mrs. C. C. Schafer.

C ientls today reri ' .sd announce it ?nt of the weddints of Mtsa Marie K nix and Mr. Carl E. Bishop, which t< >k p'a< e yesterday. Their "at home a rd” reads “At home after July 15th ?»i Mary street, Marion, O.” o Ladies Present

-( JNTINUEB FROM PAGE ONE) in s matter of keeping the two drink ng fountains in a clean and sanitay we was referred to the Water Works coitsee with power to act. The proof of publication in the mat ter to hear objections against the bui<iiing of the Harry Kooken sewer placed on record. A remonstrance sigi. d by nearly two-thirds of the propert 1 owners along the Youte of the se- s filed and as no one seented th" sewer the matter was trot; tod. The newer wfti not be built. T • r-~00 publication to bidders n ti:j «!■>■ ■< the Floyd Acker sew er vim also red on record and a rm . -n made to open the bids. Steven A- S, 1 ttl were the only ones that had theft hid filed, it being for 1408.00 con ; etc-. I’pon motion which was sec ndt' by the entire council the bid was ".•anied to them, and the street nd ,f>wer committe was instructed to w er into contract with the contract:.tg parties. ; The city Clock was Instructed ini j t-av his warrant on tile city treasurI ..r t< tire quarterly salaries due the J "leers. The invitation from the Jcit; ; remen to attend the Northern Volunteer Firemen's’ convettitioh :t Bluffton on Thursday June a accepted by the council A J of the city officials will no I . ■ ittend the convention. Tiie ser|vice 01 Mr. Ramsey, accountant from j the biker Vowter and Wolf Co., was Intrc-i or seventy-five dollars to as- * slut tl,<- city treasurer in Inataffing the |p«-« j iblic ntili'y books The street and sewer c.-mtiiil t >-<- r.a« I .'Hipow ::r-p? to took after th- malt-r >i i lite 16th street spproachoa to t’f'.urcn street put a sate condition t This eel w nidi Us being macadamize

ts still in the hands of the township ■ The street and sewer cotnmlllde was I also Instructed to look after the pc ! tition of the property owners along lO’.U street for a cement sidewalk. The street and sewer committee to I whom the matter of purchasing street sweeper w&s referred to. pr<* seated their written report In which they reported not being in favor of | buying the sweeper which they had got on trial from the Baker Mfg coni pany. The report was approved and spread on record The street and sewer committee was empowered to buy a mower for the use of the street commissioner. The May report of the street commiiMuxier which was referred to the street and sewer committee was reported back as beng correct, and a motion made to have it spread on record. The fiance commltee then allowed the following bills and the meeting adjourned. 1-ee Hdw. Co I 18-20 Baker. Vowter & Wolf 400 00 H. Mueller Mfg. Co 1« 50 A. C. Foos, pay roll 136.00 M J. Mylott. pay uoll 153 Baker. Vowter A Foos. yiival iU

Decatur Democrat Co 21.02 Matthew Woody Co 77 4S Isaac Chronistes' 32.56 Jacob Buhler 2.00 John Schultz 8.45 Water Work, pay roll 64.90 T. A. Leonard 4.11 Adams Exp. Co 2.79 F. C. Summers 50 Decatur Herald Co 8.60 John W. Coffee 24.21 Citizens Improvement Co 1212.50 •'t. Wayne Oil & Supply Co. .. 27.92 4eph Melchi 70.00 RESERVE TICKETS SATURDAY. All those having tickets so the St. loseph's school commencement exer'ises to be held at the Bosse opera touse Monday June 22nd can get them •eserved Saturday and Monday. On his day five students will receive their iiplomas for the completion of the lifferent grau?s in the school and an excellent program will be rendered in onnection. The school children are low selling tickets so if you haven't :ot yours buy it quick. o THE COURT NEWS. The trial of the case of John Didot vs. The Old Adams County Bank ’t al for the possession of the Joseph Didot educational trust fund, was resumed today in court before Special fudge C. J. Luts. A portion of the -vidence was heard last Saturday, the ast day of the April term of court. Real estate transfers: W. V. Bucknaeter et al to Job L. Yany, 80 acres M Jefferson township, $9,000; W H. Reed et al to E. X. Ehlnger, 40 acres >f Root township, quit cLii- ; deed; Emily A. Rohrer et al »r ivlin Zehr, ot 287, SISOO. -■ o—■ — - CHARGE IS FILED. Sheriff Durkin went to Warsaw to tret John Youtze against whom there was filed in the Mayor’s court an affidavit charging him with the theft of a bicycle belonging to J. E. Potts, from the Heckman home near Preble Sunday evening, an account of which was given last evening.

IF BACK HURTS BEGIN GN SALTS Flush the Kidney• at onoe when Back* achy or Bladder bothers—Meat forms uric acid. No man or woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flushing tbe kidneys occasionally, says a wellknown authority. Meat forms uric acid which clogs the kidney pores so they sluggishly filter or strain only pert of the waste and poisons from the blood, then you get sick. Nearly all rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble, nervousness, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders oome from sluggish kidneys. The moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurts, or if the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, irregular of pawage or attended by a sensation of scalding, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia and has been used for generations to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity, also to neutralize the acids in urine so it no iougei muses irritation, thus ending bladder disorders Jad Salts •« inexpensive and cannot injure; makes a delightful efferreenent lithra-water drink which all regular sett <*tere should take now anu then to keep the kidneys ciean and the Hood pure, thereby avoiding serious kid* uey complicationa

[ffl TO Dm TMD GRAY HAIR Try thia! Mix Sage Tea and Sulphur end brush it through your hair, taking one atrana at a time. When you darken your hair with Sage Ban and'Hulphur, no one can ta-11. I* ■ause it's ilone so naturally, *> evenly, i’r. paring thia mixture, though, at home k muMy and trvubleeonn-. Jor 50 ccnta can’buy nt .uiy drug store the readyx> >iae tonic call"! “lAyi-th'a Sage and Sulphur Unit Remedy.” You juat lumpen a sponge or soft brash with it m i draw this through your ba‘r. taking I ne small strand nt a tine. mornng all gray hair disappear, and. alter mother application or two, your hair lecomea beautifully darkened, gloasy an< i uuuiiint. You will also discover danIrnff is gone and hair has stopped falling. Gray, tailed hair, though no disgrace, a a sign of old age, and as we all deir- a youthful and attractive appearI .n-», get busy at once wit’ Wyoth’a -a-e and Sulphur and look years younger. Ml-ET'NG. The Adams County Detective Association will hold their regular meeting Saturday June 20, at the Sheriff’s office. Meeting to be called promptly lat 10 o'clock A. M. 'll mc-inbeis tuv • d "ii>

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■MBHV ARE YOU A FARMER'S BOY. Eben L. J/’dan was born on a farm in .he tur’.e of Maine. Hie father die7 pe.-nfless when Coen wos four ycai* o» ap< end his mother wc-. ontiged tc place him with n f rme. a fair- So soon as he couk La* h’ b-.-gan to work. By the ilrm- r.- .vas 14 years of age he had pul aside $2.75. With tb s .mm he started for Boston arrf started in as a farm hand in a nearby town receiving $4 a month. After two years of this work he got a job in a store. By hard work thrift and economy by the time he was 19. years of age he was able to start a small business for himself. His rise was rapid and when he died in 1895 he left an immense fortune. Any farmer's boy in Indiana stands the same cnance to become rich and prosperous, provided he will observe the simple rules that always make for success—work hard and spend less than you make. By starting a National Savings Account with the First National Bank—which you can do by mailing us sl.oo—you will begin your journey on the road to success. FIRST NATIONAL BANK A Safe Place for Savings Decatur, Indiana

PIANO FREE HAVEYOU APIANO Do you want one FREE Would you be willing to work an hour or two a day for a while to get one? Perhaps if you have a Piano you know of some one who has not but who wants -one. A Decatur store is going to give away a S4OO PIANO; ABSOLUTELY FREE ■ —...... ■ It ms” be you. If you are interested drop a card to “X” care Daily Democrat, and the matter will be thorougly explained without any obligation on your part

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$1.75 Toledo and Return $1.75 VIA Clover Leaf Route, Account MODERN WOODMEN CONVENTION Going Thursday, June 18th. returning Friday, June 19th Grand Rainbow Parade in the afternoon and Boat Parade and Fireworks in the evening. See H. J. Thompson Agent, for information YVANTED—Anybody 10 years or J ’’ older in and around Decatur I who wants to try for S4OO piano. Only a few hours each day needed. Address Box W—Democrat Office. Old Adams County Bank ' Decatur, Indiana. I Capital 1120,000 TjfjCl Surplus . 18(1,000 t’Wf C ’ S ' N ’ b,ick ' Freeilent J J' J wMw M. Kirsch and John MbHck I I .'*• Vice Presidents |)r Ak K ‘ X- Ehm K er i Jl?|| nZ Farm loans m •'<-<«« a Specialty Reflect — Resolve Collections I Made “FAINT HEART M?. Ne’er Won Fair Lady.” abic^ ate - PROCRASTINATION Every ' Never Started AcsomodaA BANK ACCOUNT “StS?' With Safe A ,P r Won Comfort Banking And Freedom From Worry Methods IN OLD AGE! E f^ur d Patrons We Pay 1 Pei-cent interest ou 1 Year Tin* Depor its

| LOST —Somewhere between the Holt house Garage and Magley. A grey * coat. Fiider please leave same at the Frisinger effice. A. S. Keller. 1371 J A shipment of cherries for canning will arrive this evening leave your orders for them. Hunalcker & Miller.