Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlcjrwl Evtry Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates. Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mail 12.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur,' Indiana, as second class matter. When they get through with that mix up now on the map of Europe will very probably be considerably changed. Wheat went up several cents yesterday, so did oats and other grains and the indications are that the prices received by the farmers this year wi’l be the best known in half a century. It will make the republican predict'ons of the past campaigns sound like the silly rot they have always known it to be. Tire progressives are fighting among themselves because Roosevelt is supporting the republican nominee for governor of New York and its hard to say just how they will settle ail their tr< übles. The republicans are not just what you <ould say agreed and continue to call the bull moose brothers mean names. Let the quarrel proceed. Foreign powers are at war and there is danger of it being the bloodiest contest of modern times, with Russia holding tlie balance of power. Whoever

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I'.eard of Russia doing the right thing t or sacrificing in any way for the sake > of humanity? There will very probably s be war if left to that nation which < has about the same reputation for love <. of strife as has Mexico jr ——ll A well known Fort Wayne citizen , left yesterday for a week's outing at | one of the northern Indiana lakes, , inking with him ten children, gather- , jed from among those in the city who , would otherwise get no mid summer ( • outing. The smiles of unalloyed joy |on the faces of the youngsters as they. I clambered aboard the train was suttlcient reward for this philanthropist Hand should have been witnessed by every man or woman in Fort Wayne who is financially able to provide an outing of this nature. —Ft. Wayne JournalGazette. The following statement of William , J. Bryan, Secretary of State, shows the standing of Senator Shively of Indiana, in Washington: "Senator Shively is a tower of strength in the ad ' ministration, and it is of the highest ’ importance that he should be returned ' to the United States senate. He lias t rendered signal service in support of I all policies championed by the administration. As the second Democrat on f the Senate foreign relations committee - and acting chairman in the absence of r Chairman Stone, he is brought into i close touch with the department of r state, and I feel therefore, a personal J interest in the success of his senatoi'- - ial campaign. It will give me pleasure s to render him any assistance within • my pow’er. Petitions are being circulated askI Ing for a September registration day. iI It requires three hundred free hold r signers to secure this, tiie idea being

that in this manner at least a fair expression as to whether or not the special day is needed can thus be secured. Its up to you to say whether or not you think tiiere should be two registration days and now is the time to say so if you don’t believe it necessary. It is Impossible to register the vote in one day, even more so than it is impossible to get the vole out on election day for the interest has not yet been created which is necessary to bring out much of the vote, but if you feel that this is not tne case you should so express .yourselt now. Don’t wait until after it is too late and then say that it was put over | on you. FULL OF TREATS (CONTINUE® FROM PAGE ONE) The Denton Grand Opera Company. Admission 50 cents, children 25 cents. Saturday. Morning—Children’s Hour. Miss Bond. Lecture, "The Case of Becky" —Mr. Mills. Admission 25 cents, children 15 cents. Afternoon—Musical Prelude. Hoymar and Neff. Lecture, Speaker to be announced later. Admission 35 cents, children 15 cents. Evening—Children's Night. Haymar & Nek an(J Merton & Colby. Admission 50 cents, children 25 cents. Sunday. Afternoon—Sacred Concert. Kellogg Haines. Lecture-Sermon —Montavilie Flowers. Admission 35 cents, children 15 cents. Vesper Service. Evening—Sacred Concert. The Kel-logg-Haines Singing Party. Admission 35 cents, children 15 cents. Admission to children’s Hour free to all. o — LADIES WANTED—Five lady agents, big pay. Our representative will be here in "a few days. Write at-once. THE VINE-0 CO., Fort Wyane, Indi ana. 172t3

STATE JEJACTS Partisans Misquote Attorney General Honan on the Purdue Finance Question ARE CAUGHT AT IT Short Courses Must be Continued Under the Law—No Effort to Stop Them Indianapolis, Ind., July 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—An impression has been created over the state that a recent decision of Attorney General Honan concerning the finances of Purdue University will eliminate the short courses, which have become such an important feature of the university’s work. In fact, some of the Republican papers are making a deliberate attempt to foster this false notion by a distortion of facts. "The attorney general has gotten it into his head that these courses can'not be paid for out of the public funds under the present law,” says one partisan editorial writer. Such a statement is either a wilful mis-statement of facts or unconscious ignorance of both the law and the question as presented to Attorney General Honan. I As a matter of fact, the subject of •the discontinuation of the short cours|es was never presented to the Attorney General, nor w ill it be in the future, and for a very simple reason that— The short courses are conducted according to Legislative enactment. Purdue University could not discontinue the short courses if it wanted to—the law would not permit. The subject that was submitted to Attorney General Honan was whether, according to the law, Purdue University might ask for a special sum from the general fund to pay for the ex tension work.

The reply was an emphatic negative. According to the decision Purdue must pay for the short courses from the funds derived from the special seven per cent tax levy for the state educational instutitions and from which Purdue derives a sum in excess of HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. This is SIOO,OOO more than Purdue has ever received from the state in any previous year. But notwithstanding the fact that the income of the university is greatly increased, it applied for extra money from lhe general fund to cover the expenses of the short course. This effort the attorney general promptly vetoed, rendering his decision according to the plain facts as set forth in the law. He states, moreover, that Purdue has no opinion in regard to continuing the short courses —they must go on and the university must pay for them out of the generous provision made under the new tax levy, under which the state educational institutions are operating for the first time this year. As is well known the money’ provided for the state educational institutions according to the old tax levy was grossly inadequate. The universities lived a hand to mouth existence, appearing before each legislature to beg for specific appropriations to take care of the necessary and legitimate expenses. It was to obviate this humiliating condition that the Legislature of 1913 increased the tax levy, giving the two universities and the Normal school adequate support and doing away with the special appropriations. Another important fact is that any money that remains unexpended at lhe end of tiie fiscal year does not revert, as is the case in all other state offices and institutions. And now, having provided Purdue and the other two state educational institutions with sufficient funds to carry out every possible phase of department work, the state insists that they shall pay for the same out of their very liberal individual allowances. And Attorney General Honan, has done nothing more than direct that Purdue shall do that very thing in the case at issue. Not much material there for campaign “dope,” is there? WANTED—A hustling young man for house to house canvassing for well known tea and cogee concern, big commission, and steady employment to the right party. Address Teaman, 2528 John St., Ft. Wayne, Ind. —o — FOR SALE—Base Burner, Steel range, side board, bed room suite, standviolin, camping tent 24x14 ft., rocking chairs, and other house hold goods. Phona 426 or inquire at 116 N. Fifth str.etJ 173t3

i DOINGS IN SOCIETY j WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. St. Vincent de Paul —Mrs. C. S. Clark. Ruth Circle—Miss Esther Enos. FRIDAY Thursday. Evangelical aid —Mrs. Maynard Johnson. » Friday. Christian Ladies Aid —Mrs. Enos. Good Times club —Marie Butler. Saturday. Ice cream social —Star of Bethlehem. Miss Marie Butler will entertain the Good Times club Friday evening.

Mrs. Frankie McCoy, of Beardstown, 111., who is here for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Charles Lammiman at Monroe, is spending this week with her uncle, Reuben Gilpin and family east of the city. She will return Saturday to her home will tw> accompanied by her mother, who will visit with her and will then go to Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas. She will be gone six weeks or a month. Mrs. Lammiman formerly lived in Oklahoma. She was formerly Miss Margaret Gilpin of this city. • Miss Esther Enos will entertain the Ruth society of the Christian church this evening at her home on Fifth street. The Christian Aid society will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Enos on Fifth street, in the C. J. Weaver property. Mrs. Williams will assist Mrs. Enos and all members are requested to be present. Mrs. Enos, assisted by Mrs. Percy Williams will be the hostess for the Ladies Aid society of the Christian church Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Enos. A jolly crowd of young people from this city drove to the Janies K. Niblick farm four miles east of Decatur last evening where they were royaly entertained at a big picnic supper by Mr. and Mrs. Niblick and daughter. Vernia. Supper was served at about seven o’clock on the front lawn and a most bountiful feast it was. After sup-

per music furnished by Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, the Misses Cora Thompson. Bertha Kohne and Mr. Tony Holthouse was enjoyed. Old time games were also played and the remainder of the evening spent in a most happy and jouval way. Those present were: Miss Cora Thompson of Chicago, and Miss Margaret Fahrenbach of Fort Wayne and the Misses Louise Brake, Ode and Lettie Fullenkamp, Amelia and Agnes Weber, Frank Rodemacker and Bertha Kohne; and Messrs. Fred Schurger, Dick Smith, Tony Hackman, Ed Weisling, Tony Holthouse, Herb Ehinger, Stewart Niblick, Vaughn Murray and Leo Weber and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Holthonse and family and Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Niblick and daughter, Mary. o JONAS TRITCH IS SELECTED. At the meeting of the Decatur school board held last evening, Mr. Jonas Tritch was selected as teacher of the eighth grade to succeed E. S. Christen who was elected county superintendent. Mr. Tritch is a splendid teacher and formerly had charge of the business department. o FOUND—A ladies jacket coat. Owner may have same by calling at this office. 177t3

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THE BOYS WRITE i ' (CONTINUES BKOM PAGE ONE) which has sunken many a steam-boai during high waters. But along about eleven o’clock John woke up, (I guess , from a dream) and hollowed with a. ( frightened voice, “Hay! Ralph, set up.; this tree is floating right toward that; whirl pool.” We both got up and pushed our boats off the tree and after a close examination we found that the tree was as solid as a stone wall. Then we began to pull back to the tree. I stood on the tree and gave a yank on the boat but it did not come. I gave 1 another yank twice as hard and the 1 boat came so quick that I landed on 1 the other side of the tree. I guess it ' was a 4th of July, mid-night swim in the Big Muddy. All along the way we see some ' things that we never heard of. Back | 1 along the Missouri line we went i 1 through a schute which was called,! 1 “Winchester Schute,” the people said ' that Grant dug it during the war. St ' certainly looked like a big undertak-J ing to dig it. We expect to make Natchez, Miss.,/ by tomorrow. Ans. to New Orleans, ‘ Lo. Truly yours, Ralph Fuller, John Boner.

P. S.We ara floating down river from Vicksburg while we are wr: ing some letters. Don’t know where 1 will mail this letter. o PUBLIC SALE. Os household goods and loi> of useful articles belonging to David I’land- ’ ers: Hardcoal burner, like new; large iwood burner; small wood burner; large cook stove for wood or cc.al; three cupboards, one is a corner cupboard; wardrobe; stand with drawer-: Hall-tree; library table; four new kitchen chairs; good sewing machine; churn; bedstead and springs; stand; two coal vases; set of Easel curtain strechers; two good side boards; tw,i large iron kettles; writing desk: govd family driving mare; phaeton; two spring wagons; three sets < bucey harness; one set work harness; lot lof extra parts for harness: several lots of useful articles; one dozen chickens; book case; kitchen cabinet; I two hanging lamps; one set dump boards, good as new; one set painters ladders. Sale to be held at Decatur )b r Sale barn on First street. Beginum:-: at 1 p. m. Saturday, August Ist. JOHN SPUHLER, Auct. 17611 - ■ Democrat Wants Ads Pay.