Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1914 — Page 4

D AIL Y D E M O C R A T PubllahM Cvery Evening Except Bunday By TBL DECATUB DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rate*. Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 16.00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by mall 12.60 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. jv xkkxxxxx -aaasc ixxKxxaaos»t 8 DOINGS IN SOCIETY | 9 9MKKXXKKX2CK!:OCKMRaJBBKMMII WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Saturday. Royal Neighbors Social —Corner of Court and Third streets. ONE BEST BEAUTY RECIPE. The Delineator says: “There are experts and experts, but this advice from a complexion expert writing in the Southern Mercury has won the endorsement even of the solemn and dignified medical journals. ‘For giving the face a good color, get one pot of rouge and one rabbit’s foot. Bury them two miles from home and walk out and back once a day to see that they are still there.’ ” Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hower had as their guests at supper last evening, Miss Jane Ernst of Fort Wayne; George Longhenry of Columbus. Ohio; and Mrs. M. P. Burdg. The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the M. E. church had a splendid meeting with Mrs. W. H. Fledderjohann and Mrs. Jomes Stults, assistant hostess yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Rollo Piter of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the devotional and Mrs. F. V. Mills, was leader of the program which follow: Mrs. Emma Daniels, talk on dues and pledges; Mrs. Dick Myers, out line of Chinese and Japanese work in California; Mrs. Mary Eley, talk on the children's work in an Italian home in Utica, N. Y.; Mrs. C. D. Lewton reading; a review and preview of the work as a missionary sees it, by var ious members. The social period after the study w r as an enjoyable one. There were many visitors as well a? members present at the United Brethren Ladies’ Aid society meeting at the home of Mrs. George Simmers yesterday afternoon. The election of officers was held, as follows: President, Mrs. Lon Ball; vice president, Mrs. John Hill; treasurer, Mrs. Blanche Elzey; secretary, Mrs. J. B. Kiracofe. Mrs. Thomas Fisher the retiring president has served most faithfully and well for five years. Various committees were also named. The society has raised nearly four hundred dollars the past years, the sum lacking only a few cents of that amount. Mrs Simmers served ice cream and cake during the refreshment period. Twenty young ladies of the “Do Your Best Class” had a splendid time at the- home of Mrs. Charles Gilbert last evening. Mrs. Shoemaker contri buted to the pleasure witli vocal and instrumental music, and contests and refreshments followed. One of the very enjoyable mid-sum-mer parties was the six o'clock dinner and “five hundred” party given last evening by Mrs. Mary Crawford and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler in compliment t)

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Mrs. Julius Spies of Cleveland, O„ and Mrs. Frank Barthol. Twenty-eight ladles were guests and the tempting dinner was served at the little tables at which the games were later played. Summer garden flowers were tastefully used in the room decorations. Prizes were won by Mrs. J. P. Haelling and Mrs. U. Deininger; slam .prize, Mrs. Frank Barthol; guest’s prize, Mrs. Julius Spies. Out of town guests were Mrs. Lee Hindman. Fort Wayne; Miss Anna Carlysle, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Ellen Dailey, Bluffton; Mrs. Julius Spies, Cleveland, O. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse rendered a number of beautilul solos during the evening. Carl Grube arrived from Indianapolis to join Miss Elizabeth Rathfon tn a visit at the John Gerard home. o - ■ — ■ EXPENDITURES and TAX LEVIES. For the Year 1915. The Trustee of Blue Creek township, Adams County, proposes for the yearly expenditures and Tax Levies by the Advisory Board at its annual meeting, to be held at the Trustee’s office, on the First day of September, 1914, commencing at One o’clock p. m„ th“ following estimates and amounts for said year: 1. Township expenditures, $774.72, and township tax, 10 cents on the hundred dollars. 2. Local Tuition expenditures, $1239.36, and tax, 16 cents on the hun dred dollars. 3. Special School Tax expenditures $3873.62, and tax, 50 cents on the hundred dollars. 4. Road Tax expenditures, $387.36, and tax 5 cents on the hundred dollars. 5. Additional road tax expenditures $774.72, and tax, 10 cents on the hundred dollars. Total expenditures. $7049.98, and total tax, 91 cents on the hundred dollars. » t . The taxapjes of 1 , the above named township are as follows: — Total Valuation of Latids. and Improvements . ... $5643.15 Total Valuation of Personal Property ’ 1926.15 Valuation of Rail Roads, Express Companies, Palace Car Companies, Telegraph Lines, Telephone Lines, etc., etc. (Estimated from last years tax duplicate) 711.20 Total $£280.80 Amount of Credit on account of Mortgage Exemption ....$ 533.55 Net Taxable Property of township $7747.25 Number of Polls, 180. (Signed) FRANK C. WECHTER, Trustee. Dated Aug 1, 1914.

-XPENDITURES and TAX LEVIES. For the Year 1915. The Trustee of Wabash Township, Adams County, proposes for the year y expenditures and Tax Levies by the Advisory Board at its annual meeting, to be held at my house, on First day of September , 1914, com mencing at 2:30 o’clock P. M., the following estimates and amounts for said year: 1. Township expenditures, $1700.00 and Township tax, 16 cents on the hundred dollars. 2. Local Tuition expenditures $2400, and tax, 20 cents on the hundred dollars. 3. Special School Tax expenditures, SISOO. and tax, 15 cents on the hundred dollars. 4. Road Tax expenditures, $700.00, and tax, 7 cents on the hundred do! lars. 5. Additional Road Tax expenditures, SI2OO, and tax, 10 cents on the hundred dollars. Total expenditures, $7500.00, and total tax, 68 cents on the hundred dollars. The taxables of the above named township are as follows: — Total Valuation of Lands and improvements $8114.35 Total Valuation of Personal Property 2889.45 Valuation of Rail Roads, Express Companies, Palace Car Companies, Telegraph Lines, Etc., Etc. (Estimated from last year’s tax duplicate)... 1278.80 Total $12,282.60 Amount of Credit on Account of Mortgage Exemption, $ 595.05 Net Taxable Property of township $11,687.55 Number of °olls 219. (Signed) ’.V. L. THORNHILL. Trustee. Dated July 31, 1914. o— — -.’ 4 UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. There is sum cautious persuns who try out a hot iron un th’ tail uv a shirt and sum who unhesitatingly swat ut down un th’ busum.

NO SERVANT PROBLEM THERE Worried Houeewlte of tho United State* May Well Envy Her Happy Sister In Jamaica. It may comfort you to know that a place has been found at last where 'he servant problem does not exist. This part of the world is Jamaica, in the West Indies. It is described by Julius Muller in an article in the Century called "We Find the Island of Servants.” Speaking of his arrival there he said: “We strolled into a merchant's office, on arrival, and proclaimed that we wanted servants at once. We did not know the mercbanL but we knew the strains that West Indian hospitality will withstand. In half an hour there was a little regiment, men and women, before the door. In five minutes the merchant had singled out those whom he could recommend. “We gave the house keys to the one we hired as cook, and told her what we wanted for breakfast, meaning what is called luncheon in the North. She trotted off to market, followed hy the others who had been hired—and followed, too, by a dozen unhired, who went in the hope of discovering some unfilled position in the retinue. "The hopeful dozen, with some reinforcements, were sitting under the mango and poinciana trees In the garden, smiling hopefully and pleading Please, Marster,’ and ‘Good mareen, Missees.’ In the pantry the butler was mixing a planters' punch. The estimable creature had borrowed the rum from another household. I am aware that Mr. Sinbad would have worked this into a much more effective climax. But he was strikingly unhampered by truth. When one Is constrained to tell only the truth, and the truth is so simple, it must perforce be told simply.” “Dour Scotch Engineer.” The “dour Scotch engineer” of “McAndrew's Hymn,” by Kipling, is almost as sure to be found in the engine room of a steamer that plies to Asiatic ports as the steam gauge or the con nectlng rod. He is almost as inevitable on the liners and tramp freighters of the Atlantic, or the lake and river steamboats of Europe. Col. Thomas Prendergast, a retired officer of the British army, tells an amusing anecdote to illustrate that fact. He was crossing the little lake o! Lugano, in the Italian Alps, on one ol the small steamers that ply in those waters. When he paid his fare he asked for his change In silver, since the Italian copper coins would not pass current on the Swiss side. But the fare collector had no silver. “I never had seen this steamer be fore,” the colonel says, “but I knew that a Scotchman is never without silver coin, and a steamer never without a Scotch engineer. So I stepped to the hatchway that opened into ths engine room, and called: “ ‘Mac. are ye there?’ “ 'Ay, ay! What d’ye want?' came back in a strong Scottish accent. “ ‘Hae ye any siller?’ “ ‘Ay!’ And I soon had a handful of silver coin.” —Youth's Companion.

Hobbies for Health. “Hobbies have ceased to be regarded merely as a means of putting in time, and have come to occupy an important place in medical treatment," says a well-known physician. But a hobby that promotes physical exercise is the finest recreation that a man whose work entails considerable mental strain can have. The kaiser has taken up wood-cut-ting as the best possible hobby and exercise for a hard working monarch, and his physicians warmly encourage the pastime. Every morning in the Sans Souci park at Potsdam the kaiser may be seen hard at work with sa\y and ax. He not only fells trees, but chops and saws the wood into convenient sizes for use. At the expiration of his hour's toil the logs are either given to the workmen in attendance or sent to a charity. Tree-felling, of course, was one of Mr. Gladstone’s favorite pastimes. Chivalry of Paderewski. On one occasion just before one of his recitals, Paderewski was stopped in the entrance hall by a lady. “Oh, Mr. Paderewski," she exclaimed, lam so glad see you! I want so much to hear you play, but they tell me there isn’t a seat left. Now, do try to find ire a seat somewhere. I’m sure they’ll let me in if you ask them to. Please!’ Paderewski bowed very gravely. "Madame/ he said, "I shall be delighted to help you. There is one seat in the hall at my disposal, and you can take that if you care to.” “Oh, that's too sweet of you!" the lady gushed. “I’ll take it with pleasure. Where is it?" “At the piano!” replied Paderewski. Praises Channel Tunnel Idea. Sir Francis Fox, chief engineer of the proposed Britain and France channel tunnel, said recently that there would be no Sunday labor in the construction of the tunnel, and denounced the idea that the tunnel would be a serious danger to Great Britain as only worthy of old women. He said there was to be a dip in the tunnel at both ends by which either end could be rendered impassable in five minuteq. The generating station lor lite; supply of electricity was*to be on the English side ten miles inland, and the guns of Dover castle would command the mouth of the tunnel. He held that the tunnel would be an Incentive to an enormous developJ meat of trade.

CONTRACT IS LET Fred Hoffman Gets Contract for Remodeling the Peoples Loan & Trust Co.’s BANKING HOUSE Will be Ready for Occupancy Oct. 15th—Bid Does Not Include Fixtures This morning at ten o'clock James Rupcl, John D. Nidlinger and W. A. Lower constituting the building committee of the People's Loan & Trust Company met at the office of Architect Oscar Hoffman and opened the sealed bids that had been filed for the remodeling of the Stone block at the corner of Madison and Second streets, lately purchased by the People’s Loan & Trust Company for their banking house. Three bids were filed they being, Linn & Patton $9,564.00, Fred Hoffman, $8,184.00, Will Christen, $12,100.00. Fred Hoffman being the lowest bidder the contract was awarded to him. The building will be one of the finest in the city when remodeled and will be ready for occupancy by Oct. 15. The bids received this morning did not include the plumbing or heating. furniture or fixtures and the like. Bids for these materials will be called for in a few days. o - ■ THREE NIGHT ATTACKS ARE MADE ON LIEGE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) many by the Kaiser today declared that Germany will fight to the bitter end. "Our adversaries are jealous of cur achievements,” said the proclamation, “but we will fight to the end even against a world full of enemies.” BRUSSELS, Aug. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany has already lost 25,000 men in killed and wounded at Liege. The Belgium defense is unbroken and their forts untaken. Germany has asked for a 24 hour amistice in which to bury her dead. This was the startling news sent to King Albert by the Belgium commander tonight and which was immediately made public. So serious is the German loss that.it is believed there will be no other general assault until the artillery has made a hole in the forts or until Belgium abandons them to fall back on the second line of defense at Mamure. ROME, Aug. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Austrians and Servians have fought at Sementria according to reports received today a d which said that the Austrians are in retreat toward the Danube. Advices received from Nish claim that one entire Austrian regiment was annihilated.

PARIS. Aug. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Premier Viviana in an official proclamation today asked the women of France to reap the harvest. The proclamation says, “The wheat stands unreached and the time of vintage approaches. I appeal to your hardihood and that of your children whose age alone withholds them from the fighting line. I ask you to maintain the lives of our men and to finish this year’s harvest and prepare for the next year. You cannot render greater service to your country.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 7—(Sepcial to Daily Democrat) —It is officially announced that Germany has asked a twenty-four hour armistice at Liege. It is believed that they want to gather their wounded and bury their dead. a BEN HUR BENEFIT PLAY. The Ben Hurs will put. on their benefit play Tuesday evening, Aug. 11 at the Crystal theatre. o Theo. Reich of Chicago was a business visitor in the city today. Mrs. Thomas Fisher returned today from Fort Wayne where she visited with her daughter, Mrs. L. L.Syphers. Mrs. Albert Duer, Miss Vivian’Hendricks and Mrs. Linda Elzey of Monroe were visitors in tho city today. Norma, seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke, is ill. The eildest son somewhat ill today. ' The Misses Rose and Bess Tonnelier, Rose Conter and Celesta Wemhoff who are enjoying a two weeks visit about the lakes and other well known summer resorts write to tpiends from Windsor, Canada.

WILL GIVE A BHOW. Ft Wayne Dramatic Club to Play Here August 13 & 14. Arrangements satisfactory to botli parties concerned have been made between Miss Leona Bosse, manager of opera liouse and the Wayne Dramatic club of Fort Wayne for a six act vaudeville show to be given in thia city on Thursday and Friday evenings, August 13 and 14. This company hae but recently organized and although new is composed mostly of people who have dramatic ability and have long been Interested in it and have worked it before. Several of the members are graduates of elocution schools while others have been playing on the stage for several years. Without a doubt it Is one of the best amateur clubs now on th road. The show which they will afford and present to the people of Decatur is one which undoubtedly will meet with approval of every one. They have six good clean vaudeville acts which are bound to make a hit even with the most serious of people. One of the officers of this club and also business manager of same was a former Adams county young man having attended his first year in high school in this city. He also appears in one of the acts and is quite well known among the younger generation of the city. Ernest F. Fruchte who bears this distinction has been in the city making preliminary arrangements for this attraction which his club is putting on. He promises to give the local public an entertaining program. NOTICE OF LETTING.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of The Peoples Loan & Trust Company. Decatur, Indiana, will receive sealed bids at the office of Oscar Hoffman, Architect, Decatur, Indiana, until Friday August the 7th, 1914, at 10 o’clock a. m„ for furnishing all materials and performing all the labor according to plans and specifications now on file with said Directors, in the erection and completion of ail alterations to the building on the south east corner of Second and Madison streets in Decatur, Indiana. A Certified Check of $500.00 must accompany all bids as a guarantee, that if awarded the contract, the bidder submitting same will furnish bond required and enter promptly into a contract with the said Directors; bis Certified check to be forfeited in case the bidder falls to enter into a contract, if he is the successful bidder, as above stated. Checks not forfeited will be returned to the bidders upon the proper execution and securing the contract. The successful bidder will be required to give bond, equal to the ■’mount of his bid plus SIOOO.OO and same shall be signed by at least two resident Free-hold surities acceptable to the Board of Directors. The said Board reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids. The sucessful bidder will be required to enter into a contract in writing and the bond shall contain provisions for the faithful performance of the contract according to plans and specifications and for the payment in full of all bills for labor, materials and board arising out of and in connection with the performance of said work. (Signed) JAMES RUPEL, JOHN D. NIDLINGER W. A. LOWER. 177t6 Building Committee. o- ■ 2 UNFURNISHED ROOMS: For rent Mrs. E. A. Phillips, 217 N. First street. 175t6 o HERE is a reuiedy that will cure most all skin and scalp troubles. Eczema, Barbers Itch, Itch, Cuts and Sores. Why waste time and money when B. B. Ointment is an ointment ot real merit? Ask your druggist. If not hai died send 50 cents to the B. B. Ointment Co., 217 Monroe street, Decatur. Indiana.

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BETTY ONLY WANTS TO KNOW

Editor Charles S'“ frit of tho Daily Ihrald and Weekly Gazette of Washin--ton, Ind., kindly advises that "Betty Blythe devote herself to compliments of a personal character for the Democratic Chairmen.” He suggests out of

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the abundance of a charitable nature, that Betty lay off from discussion oi state finances as he considers the subjects too deep for her feminine handling. He says: “Betty Blythe discusses state finances with true feminine artlessness.” ‘Now, do you suppose that Editor befrit fears that poor little Betty—that’s tumble into water so deep that It will close right over her head? Or is it possible that he hopes by mere flippancy to avoid argument of certain acts of the ‘late” Republican administration? As a matter of fact, there is a general tendency on the part of the Republican press to treat my simple reuqests for light on Republican administration doings with the aforesaid flippance. “Who writes the Betty Blythe stuff for Betty Blythe?” the Greensburg Review facetiously wants to know. And the Columbus Republican Editor focusses his stupendous intellect on the subject and solemnly announces that he is of the opinion that Betty employs the office boy to help her out But. dear Republican editors, don't you know that sort of thing is not going to get you any place? The public is on to your curves. Your readers understand perfectly that you do not answer honestly because you dare not—therefore you talk about “feminine artlessness,” hoping to divert public attention from THE FIFTEEN.. MILLIONS.. ADVANCE CALLS MADE BY THE RE PUBLICANS WHILE IN CHARGE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT. And why—echo answers wljy—don’t some of you men of gigantic mind, explain to me about that huge stack of unpaid bills which State Auditor O’Brien found neatly piled up on his desk? Bills left over from the late Republican regime?" I’m so femininly artless that I keep looking in your papers day after day, hoping that you will take pity on poor weak, womanly ignorance and enlighten me —but not a word. Perhaps it is evidence of arties 1 - ness to inquire about the FIFTEEN MILLION in such a brutally direct manner. But you know. Editor Sefrit, and all you tiier flippant editors, that such is ever i lie wr with the feminine

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WOMEN—SeII guaranteed hosiery to friends and neighbors; 70 per cent profit; Make $lO daily. Experience unnecessary. International Mills. Box 4029, West Philadelphia, Pa. 2awkswk WANTED—GirI to do general house work. Inquire A. D. SUTTLES, Phone 59 or 6V. ts.

'mind-it cares little about your mm jtical subterfuges and it—■ Goes straight to the point. And you know, too, that a woman' 1 intuition lakes the cross cuts a U( j u rives before you polltieans get y ()ll logic brushed up. Therefore feminine artlessness ren ders it clear as daylight that your bi job in this campaign Is to try t 0 J plain—and l mean to try—about that FIFTEEN MILLION’ And those unpaid bills left |, y til Hanly administration and this to be the hardest of all—about thi Hanly crowd transferring the Stat debt sinking fund to the general fun, In 1905-6-7. The facts an- that th Hanly administration, by an act of th Republican legislature of 1905 tran< feired the three cent sinking r its entire, to the general fund am used the proceeds of the tax. amouni Ing to approximately $1,500,000, so the payment of current expenses. When Editor Sefrit stat s that th additional revenue accruing to th state by reason of the increased ta. levy was “made necessary' because c the increased cost of administratlo of the State’s business —because of th creating of new offices, more comm) sions and increases in salaries," He makes no assertions which h knows perfectly well, he cannot pnn Editor Sefrit is better inlori.i. d ! state affairs than his brother Repul lican editors by reason of the f a; that he is high in the confident!: 'councils of his party and himself | O u supplied the "canned editorial ' H ■is well aware that the sole increas lin the tax rate was for the suppot of the benevolent and educational it stitutlons of the state. He knows that the tax for the gei oral fund, out of which all admiaistr: i tior. expenses are paid was REDUCE by the 1913. legislature. The Repub] leans collected nine cents for this fun and the Democrats seven. He know ialso that the sinking fund tax was r kiuced to one and a half per cent froi jthe THREE cents of Republic.ld I latures. But Editor Ssfrit is a clev. • puli', cal writer and he knows how to mal; things that are not facts look exact! as if they were. And I know Editor Sefrit and 1 kt. how he is laughing down in a iitt ;private,corner of his own mind ;'l | how easy it is to fool the other I; pu lican editors who, like well irain- ' sheep, follow Bell Sheep S< frit ar copy his wonderful editorials. Perhaps Betty Blythe is not the on one who is artless.

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I FOR SALE—A first class, fresh cow i with calf. At the Hendricks farm at Monroe. Inquire of James A. ii : lj ricks. ISOtS. :, FOR RENT—24O acre farm four mil's > | east or uerne, nid. Enquire A. V. >i SUTTLES, at OldAdams County I bank. ti.