Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1914 — Page 3

If You Could’Get A Rubber Boot'That Would Stand The Grind That An Automobile Tire Does, You d Want Them Os Course. Let Us Demonstrate TOP NOTCH TO YOU. CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. THE SHOE SELLER

WEATHER FORECAST | Rain tonight and Sunday, Attorneys D. U Erwin and Shafer Peterson went to Anderson on business. W. F. Bruhn of Geneva changed cars here this morning enroute to Ft. Wayne. George Brewster and David Burger of the soutli part of the county were here today on business. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Green and their fattier, John Green, left today for Bucyrus, Ohio, for a visit with relatives for two weeks. We kin all learn somethin’ from opportunity when it comes t’ knockin’. Lase Bud’s little daughter kin name all th’ Mexican presidents.—Abe Martin. William Drake wentto Ft. Wayne today to call on his wife at the Lutheran hospital. She was operated upon Wednesday and word was received yesterday that she was quite bad. C. M. Myers of Celina, Ohio, is recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia. Last Saturday his case was so serious that he was prepared for death, but he is recovering nicely. ’ The David Flanders residence on North Second street, formerly the Zwick property, had its course of remodeling completed today. When the electrician gets through the same will be ready for rental. Mrs. Frank Krick and children, Pauline and Joseph, went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on Mrs. Dallas Butler at the Lutheran hospital. She is getting better since her serious operation and the outcome may be determined in a short time.

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John Thatcher went to Ft Wayne today noon. Miss Caroline Gerke went to Fort Wayne today noon for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Shafer Peterson went to Monmouth today noon for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Wofford. Mrs. Myrtle Buckingham has returned from Knightstown, where she was called by the illness of her mother. Mrs. John Stein of Ossian changed cars here today on her way to Kendalville for a visit with her daughter. Miss Jean Butler, who has been the guest of Miss Edna Hoffman since Wednesday, returned today to Huntington. A. J. Case was a Fort Wayne business visitor today. Isaac Zimmerman went to Fort Wayne on business. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johntloz and children returned to Fort Wayne after a visit at Monroe. Mrs. Johntloz’s mother, Mrs. A. J. Brandyberry accompanied them to Fort Wayne for a visit. Here is one of George Lichtenstein's mathematical problems and the solution. An old man died who had three sons. Among other things he left 17 head of mules and wished theyi divided in this way: The oldest son was to have one-half, the second one-third, and the third, one ninth. How many mules did each get? The sons could not agree, so they left it to a neighbor. He told them that he would put in one of his mules but he wanted it back. With the one added they had eighteen mules and the oldest boy got nine, the second boy got 6, and the third boy got 2, making a total of 17, leaving the neighbor his mule. —Ex.

Mrs. E. X. Ehinger returned last evening from Bluffton, where she spent the week with her daughter, Mrs. Will Berllng. Little Billy Berling, aged two and a half years, has been ill. Agnes Brown, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Brown, is numbered among the sick, suffering with gall stone colic and indigestion, The little one has suffered with the ailment since Sunday noon. Charles Shepherd, a well known Columbia City character, was arrested late Friday afternoon by the local officers on a charge of stealing a pair of rubber boots from the business place of J. 0. Flox some time Thursday, about, the noon hour. Mr. Flox is a brother of Mrs. I. Bernstein of this city. The following practical suggestion for wash day is taken from an article on the subject in the current issue of Farm and Fireside: “For fruit stains on table linen or other white goods, boiling water is the best and safest remedy. Stretch the stained portion, before it is wet, over a pan or pail, and pour boiling water through it until the stain disappears. It will not take long, but the water must be actually boiling when it is taken from the fire.” The wets of Pierceton who thought that town was to become wet at once, have been disappointed. The option election contest which was decided by Judge Frazer of Warsaw against the wet contestants and appeal taken to the supreme court, was overuled by that court and is remanded to Warsaw for retrial. When the case will be heard is uncertain and what the result will be is also uncertain. In the meantime Pierceton will remain dry. In the December Woman’s Home Companion Juliet Wilbor Tompkins, writing the first chapter of her new serial, "The Roving Foot,” with illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg says: “You can’t do anything well if you are trying to save something. If you are saving your hands, you don’t do good housework; if you are saving your clothes, you don't have a good time; if you’re saving yourself, you don’t put things through. You have to dedicate yourself—whole.” In the December American Magazine David Greyson, beginning his new novel entitled "Hempfield,” comments as follows on life: “It is one of the provoking, but Interesting, things about life that it will never stop a moment for admiration. No sooner do you pause to enjoy it, or philosophize over it, or poetize about it, than it is up and away and the next time you glance around, it is vanishing over the hill —with the wind in its garments and the sun in its hair. If you do not go on with life, it will go on without you.” Buyers of horses for export to the warring countries of Europe are busy these days in all parts of the state, and they are picking up a class of horses that are not usually salable. Horse buyers for the markets in this country confine their transactions largely to heavy draft animals, but the buyers who are out for war horses will take the lighter weights, and anything that is sound and weighs over 1,000 pounds, if it possesses the necessary ginger will be purchased. The prices offered are nothing fancy, but are considered fair. Here is a true story, showing how a visiting tuberculosis nurse supported from the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals carried the cheer of the holiday stickers to a stricken family in Maryland. Tuberculosis had made heavy demands upon the family, and the income had entirely stopped for several months. It was inevitable that they should run into debt for grocery bills as well as the rent. With such worry, anxiety and depression, it is not always easy to find a silver lining in the clouds. The condition was recognized, however, by the visiting nurse, and the sickness was cared for, relief was obtained, and now both rent bills and grocery bills are being gradually lessened each week. Each member of the family has had nursing care for some ailment or other. Every Red Cross seal hold helps to better conditions like this. The “surprise test” lor locomotive engineers and firemen, to see if they are on the watch for danger signals is not only dangerous to the men, sapping their health by useless shocks, but it also has the effect of the proverbial cry of “Wolf,” teaching the onginemen no respect for such signals, it was testified in the hearing of the Western railroad arbitration case. Among the requests of the enginemen tor improved working conditions was one set for the elimination of the. surprise test to which the meu strongly object. A. Phillip, testifying for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, told the federal arbithators hearing the pleas of the men and of their employers on ninety-eight western roads, that the surprise test defeats itself in time and that it is an unjustifiable shock and injury to the men in the cabs.

Shoppers were as thick as honey bees in a clover field today. Restaurants did a “hot cake and honey” business at noon and the merchants’ Christmas wares went equally as fast as the proverbial “hot cakes.” As the time of Christmas draws near, the business will Increase proportionately. Mike Miller has sent us a curd which states that lie has arrived safely at West Baden where he is taking the wonderful cure. He says lie hue gained forty pounds, is going full tilt, enjoys the treatment and has attended all the amusements, including a dog and badger fight. WILL DEMAND EARLY TRIAL (CONTINUE® FROM PAGE ONE) ic tn saying these cases would never come to a trial. The men, most of them democrats will probably come to trial before Judge-elect Collins, republican, who, with a republican prosecuthan two years nor more than fourteen years and fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.” The indictments agaiitst Lieutenant Governor O’Niel, Homer L. Cook, and all the others except Stellhorn, alleged that one (the name of the accused) “did then and there unlawfully and falsely and knowingly with intent to cheat and defraud the state of Indiana, make out and present for payment to the auditor of the state of Indiana a certain false and fraudulent certificate, which he the said (name of the accused), then and there well knew was false and fraudulent of the tenure following.” The alleged claim is then set forth. The indictment then proceeds to state the name of the person signing the alleged fraudulent claim and that person for whom it was made out was not an employe of the house or senate. There were eleven indictments in which Cook is accused and five in which O’Niel Is accused. Stellhorn is alleged to have received $25 more than actually was due him. This $25 it is said in the indictment was a gift for extra work he performed. Governor Samuel M. Ralston took a prominent part in the investigation which started originally to determine how two bills, although they had been Indefinitely postponed in tiie house of the 913 legislature, became enrolled among the laws enacted in that session. One bill provided for an increase in the salary of the recorder of Lake county and the other would have increased the salaries of certain township assessors. The fact that these two bills had been declared laws was learned soon after the laws of the 913 assembly were published last July. Tiie discovery caused Governor Ralston to declare that frauds had ben perpetrated and that those who practiced them were “consummate scoundrels.” The governor finally wrote a letter to Frank P. Baker, prosecutor of Marion county, demanding a grand jury investigation, which was started October 8. At the request of the governor, Jas. E. McCullough, a state’s deputy attorney general, was detailed to assist in the grand jury investigation and it was on his Interpretation of the laws, it is said, that the indictments were returned. More than 50 witnesses, coming front all parts of the state, were examined. The governor, members of both houses of the legislature, politicians and newspaper men were among those called. The investigation became broadened in scope and it is said practically every action of both branches was gone into. During the investigation, Judge Joseph T. Markey, of the criminal court, cited former Mayor Thomas Knotts, of Gary, Ind., and Peter (’rumpacker, a political leader of Hammond. Ind., for contempt of court, for failing to answer a summons to appear before the grand jury. Crumpacker was fined SIOO, but tiie charge against Knotis was dismissed, when he declared he had not been served witli the subpoena. The grand jury indicted no one for the alleged it was originally called to investigate. The grand jury's report says the evidence shows that money was paid to assure bill 423 to be placed in the Acts, but adds that evidence does not show conclusively to whom the money was paid. “We are advised that there is no statute under which any one could be prosecuted merely for signing or causing bills to be signed when not passed,” states the report. ROR RENT—Modern residence property, with five acres of ground. House has all modern improvements. Inquire of J. W. Meibers. 28613 PIANO TUNING—High class work, strictly guaranteed. Orders left at Gay, Zwick & Myers will receive prompt attention.—Harry Sawyer, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 240m-t-tf DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG

K!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiniiiini!iii:iimHiinnm»iinflHiMg ita (Claus | 8 wreathed in smiles Is m a mansion wreathed E broken toys than broken | look a gift object in the Claus by any other name £ ost as much—and be € be satisfied with wishing g 'Merry Christmas;” help H no, <| Lots of men put on long white whiskers and think, they look like me when they look more like a goat—and perhaps they at J. fl If Willie wants to see what is Inside the drum, tor goodness E sake let him. • I fl You are living In God’s own country. What more do you want B for Christmas. g fl It Is a wise Santa who keeps his § g whiskers away from the candles, g g fl Keep up the "Good will to man” g g part of it right through until next f? = Christmas. jg fl It Is more blessed to give than g B to receive, except in the matter of = offense. J fl Fortunately for most of us, we S j won't get what we deserve on s g Christmas. s fl When Christmas givlngbecomes a § a necessity it ceases to be a virtue. || g fl There Is more Jy In heaven j-p g over a ton of coal given to the poor S 3 than a ton of diamonds given to s 1 the rich. S !— _J S llllllffllHß Song of the Christmas Tree By Gene Morgan I come from northern forest lands Where men would tarry never. The seasons come, the seasons go, But I am green forever. The flowers of spring bloom at my feet, The shadows always spreading. Near by there runs a forest path Where watchful deer are treading. The summer passes all too soon. And autumn winds are chilly. Poor flowers, they wither, droop and die Amid the woodland hilly. JL Befell I ' > L * - ■■■" EM | From every branch, sad tears I Crip In rainstorm’s fler endeavor. The flowers may come, the flowers may go, But I am green forever. Now hark! the woodman’s ax is heard! A sister tree he’s felling. What can this cruel destruction mean? The winter wind is telling: "Do not bemoan thy mournful fate, Tho’ axmen wield with madness. Bedecked In tinsel, I . ight and lino, You’ll eoon bring children gladness. "Thou const not die, although thy trunk, Harsh hatchet blows may sever. Within the little children’s hearts Thou wilt be green forever!” Origin of Christmas Tree. The Christmas tree is supposed by great numbers of people to have originated In Germany, but from a reliable source we learn that the Christmas tree came in the first instance from Egypt, and its origin dates from a period much earlier than the Christian era. The palm tree is known to put forth a branch every month, and a spray of this tree with 12 shoots on it was used in Egypt at the time of the winter solstice as a symbol of the completed year. SEASONABLE PRICES. Now doth the Christmas shopper With happiness elate, Buy something that was forty-nine, Marked up to ninety-eight

- Sound Steep Producer! You should have an Elastic C. Felt Mattress. They are the most comfortable to sleep upon. ' Absolutely sanitary, vermin proof, never get hard or lumpy. Regular Price $8.50, Sale Price $6.50 In connection with the above we will allow you a discount of 10 per cent on all goods sold up to January 1, 1915. BEAVERS & ATZ, Furniture Phone 90 M. J. SCHERER, - - - - UNDERTAKING. WANTED, MEN Our illustrated cata- NO HUNTING ALLOWED, logue explains how we teach the —— barber thade in few weeks, mailed Notice is hereby given that hunting free. Write Moler College, Indianap- is positively prohibited on my farm, olis, Ind. 28Gt6 Arrests will follow violations. Please FOR RENT —12 acres of ground with take notice and avert trouble. good house and barn inside city 276t3 JOSEPH MURPHY, corporation, Decatur, will rent house o and barn separately, with orchard and FOR RENT —Six-room house on Grant garden. This is what is known at the street, 10-rooni modern house on Koenig property in south part of town. Marshall street. Call Mrs. A. C. GregSee Graham & Waiters. 258tf ory, 515 Madison St., or 'phone 151. EARLY wsEbuyers La i 1 -n • . V-Wp Our 23 yrs. Experience m Decatur, in the Jewelry Business enables us to know just what You want in the Jewelry Line. We have our selection up to date in Rings, Watches Broaches, Pins, Lavalliers, clocks, etc., We are here to stay therefore we stand be every thing we sell, in a smaller way we carry lines that equal the best Metropolitan Stores in the larger Cities, when you buy of us you know that you have a permanently located Jeweler to stand by your goods. Remember we allow you the privelage to select your presents and we will hold them for you until Xmas. HENSLEY THE JEWELER. New 1915 ✓nWiE ' TTX Jr tiwi iiiiiiiiii .iT.ir ~ Storm ESuiggies JUST RECEIVED Come in and let us show you some new and very important points in storm buggies. DECATUR CARRIAGE WORKS REPAIR WORK OF ALL KINDS Comer Ist, and Monroe St. Phone 123