Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT ■B'.f'Jl-L. '£l ! . ■.-eir'gPublished Evary Evening Except Sunday by TIE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rate* Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier..,. $5.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mail .....$2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflee in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Only three more days to shop for your New Year’s day resolution. Better get in before the rush comes. It looks like wash-day for the Terre Haute men who have for years engaged in corrupt practices In elections is close at hand, and when the work is over that splendid city will be glad of it. The backbone of winter has been broken and for a few days at least you can do something other than shoveling coal, worrying about the pipes, cleaning off walks, etc., but don’t imagine that it’s over. It’s a long ways to May-day and the ice man will yet come into his own. Rev. William Gleiser, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, has resigned and will leave shortly for a new field in Illinois. During his stay in this city he has made many friends by his earnest work and sincere preaching, and he leaves with tire deep regret of hundreds in this community, who, however, wish for him and his good wife the best there is wherever they may be. Don Roberts, political boss of Terre Haute, and mayor of that wicked city, spent Sunday in jail at Indianapolis, unable to furnish a SIO,OOO bond. It's the old story of when you’re up your friends are, legion, and when you’re down they forsake you. At that it was a long jump for the mayoa, from a gubernatorial candidate to a ceil in prison, and it is not to be wondered

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at that he was sullen when the reporters asked for an interview. Even Peoria, 111., has caught the spirit and now recognises the fact that the laws were made to be enforc ed. It is said that a year ago a person who mentioned the fact in that city that the laws ought to be enforced was looked upon with a mingle ! reeling of contempt and sympathy, but now it's different, and it is ad mitted that things are to be changed in the very near future. With Terre Haute and Peoria cleaned up, Buffalo and Chicago will again come into their own headquarters for the kings of the underworld. District Attorney Frank Dailey, the Bluffton man, who succeeded Charles Miller a few months ago, is making good' and already receiving national attention. He has applied the federal laws to cleaning up a political mess in Terre Haute that has long been a disgrace to the state. His methods will be used over the United States and he will be a well known man in six months from now. Conscientious, honest, brilliant, and with ability to spare, he will make a record as district attorney of Indiana that will make possible any ambition he may have. More than a hundred Terre Haute men have been indicted by the federal grand jury and Frank will prosecute them before Judge Anderson. In the list are the circuit judge, the sheriff, the mayor and numerous other officials of Terre Haute and Vigo county, but their prominence will by no means affect Frank Dailey in doing what he believes to be his duty. I DOINGS IN SOCIETY | Wednesday. Mite Society—Mrs. D. T. Stephen son. Thursday. Kewpie Kids Klub—Alta Teeple. A Sure Cure-all. “I had never gotten the New Year’s resolution writing habit before,” said the Hoosier Observer. but I caught it yesterday, surely. I was in the dumps so

low that I had to pull myself up and go for the blues with forceps, saw, chisel and all the other implements of surgery, or die in the dump-throes. The result was that I sat me down full face to face with my bad self. What 1 analyzed out would no doubt make a good problem novel, but I was so ashamed of my silly, petty,\ imaginary ills, that I would want to write the novel anonymously. The result of the analysis was a cure-all that found birth in a set of New Year’s resolutions. The simple writing of them helped. 1 am sure by re-reading them and following them out, I can prevent a return of the blues. If some other side of my nature gets out of kelter, why, then, I will write another set sometime. You don’t just need to do it for New Year’s. Do it anytime. So this year 1 have joined the reso-lution-ranks. Try it. I didn’t get nearly through, but I was forced to stop with ten. I am resolved: 1. Not to feel hurt or jealous if the few 1 like best, care more for somebody else, than they do for me. Or, if I cannot feel otherwise than hurt, not to show it or manifest it by being ill-natur-ed or anything other than good to them and doing for them what I would want them to do for me. 2. To go to church, at least every Sunday morning, and try to get back some of the spirituality that I should have, even if I don’t agree with everything I hear. To prevent myself from becoming cynical when 1 find the world is not what my ideals are. 3. To weigh carefully and verify everything I speak or write about anybody, especially anything that might hurt another’s reputation or feelings, if indeed, it must be mentioned at all. Not to harbor any unkind suspicion or mention it under any consideration, unless absolutely verified —and maybe not then, unless it will do someone else more good, than them harm. 4. Not to pout about a real or fancied wrong. To go to the one otherwise concerned and straighten the matter out calmly and carefully, without a quarrel. If that can't do it, a real set-to, fisticuff fight may be better than the silent, brooding, pouting, letting the canker grow with its train of wrongs. Ten to one it can be cured without a pain. If it can’t be settled, to go my way and for-

get about it, and let it strictly alone. 5. To make myself be cheerful; not only for the sake of others, but for myself, physically. The nervous breakdown that threatens with the blues and dumps, undermining bodily, mental and spiritual health, demands this — besides keeping ourselves young and as nearly pretty as one can be. Thy the new thought cure, the uplift, broader outlook. When the dumps threaten, go out and walk and work it off. too. 6. Not to be egotistical and Imagine that all slights, insults and little disagreeable things are meant for mo. Ten to one they , them. “I should worry." On the other hand, I will be just as careful as I can that I may not give offense by an unkind word or manner, or sharp and bitter saying, and wound others. 7. Not to judge others or think that I am better than they. I may be doing wrong things that they would never dream of doing—and vice versa —and think I am right. When the good in peopjle I meet is measured with the bad, the good in one is just as full measure as that in another, althought one may be orangequality and the other carrotquality. 8. Not to be cross, nagging, exacting, irritable, and unreasonable. If the presence of others annoys me, I will go away till I feel better —and they will, too, or rather, I may say, they will probably go away, unless I do—in order to feel better! 9. To quit worrying over others. I will need strength for myself, when I get old; but I will not live long enough to get old unless I do quit worrying, or paradoxical as it may seem. I will get old before my years, by worrying. 10. To care for, sympathize with and feel the same kindness for the misguided and unfortunate I meet in real life, that I see depicted in books or on the stage. We have them at our very hand but too many feel above them. Get to know them and I will find that they have good qualities just as others have — and maybe more. “No, I do not expect to be this resolution-good. If I did, I would fly away in a pillar of self-right-eous fire. But it helped me to write them,” quoth the Hoosier Observer. Among the many happy Christmas family dinners was that given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson, three miles west and one mile north of Monroe. The home was prettily decorated with Christmas decorations for the happy occasion. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Estell, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bucher and children, Robert, Lewis and Marjorie; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baker and son, Otto; Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Johnson and Mrs. S. E. Whitright and children, Naomi and Charles, of Decatur; Miss Rinda Johnson, Miss Eva Bucher, Miss Beatrice Bucher, Mr. Morris Bucher, Mr. and Mrs. Tomar Johnson and children Eva, Eve and Paul. On Sunday the same crowd was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Estell. The time was most pleasantly spent and at noon the large dining table was loaded with the many good things of the season, which, of course, a good cook in the country can prepare. In the afternoon music was furnished by Miss Rinda Johnson and Mrs. Frank Baker, both vocal and instrumental; also Mr. Tomar Johnson furnished some music on the mandolin, and all was very much enjoyed. Late in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Charles Estell, Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Andrews and Miss Rinda Johnson formed a party to bring the Decatur guests home for a bob-sled ride. —Contributed. Members of the Delta Gamma sorority gave a pretty luncheon Saturday at the Randall hotel, covers being laid for fifteen. Place cards were novel little cards marked with ■the Greek letters Delta Gamma. Miss Hazel Whittaker, of Chicago, acted as toastmistress. The delightful affair was arranged by Miss Bessie Keeran and others who enjoyed it were Mesdames O. N. Guldlin, Fred B. Shoaff, David Vesey, Clint Wilson, the Misses Helen Harper Florence Klinkenberger, Venette and Charlotte Sites, Elsie, Paul, Louise and Margery Pickard, Olive Gauntt, Miss Fannie Frisinger of Decatur and Mrs. Bert Hodgman of East Orange, N. J. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. The Misses Catherine Carroil and Catherine Snyder, students at the Sacred Heart Academy, Fort Wayne, will arrive tomorrow for a holiday visit with Miss Marcella Kuebler, class mate. Miss Kuebler has arranged a party for tomorrow evening

in their honor. Miss Carroll's visit was delayed from last week on account of the fact that her mother, Mrs. A. E. Carroll, did not leave until yesterday for San Francisco, where she will arrange and be in charge of the Indiana Woman's Building at the World’s fair. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer and daughter, Frances, had as their guests Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn and children, Edward, Geraldine and Robert; Herman Lampke, Miss Helen Anderson of Chicago; Mrs. Cornelous Lampke, and the Mises Marie, Virginia and Julia Lampke, Mr. August Lampke of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Clem Folk and daughter, Cleo; George Weidner and M'.ltcu Ketchel of Huntington; Mr. and Mrs. Will Marker, the Misses Ethel Schrauncke, Ruth and Alma Bowers. The home of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance was the scene of the Christmas festivities for the Fred Sellemeyer family, the party going Christmas eve and remaining over night and Christmas Day. The party included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer, Della and Albert Sellemeyer and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer. Yesterday the same guests were entertained at the Vance home, others present being William Bieneke and daughters. Mary and Lydia of Magley, MissWassen of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst had as their guests at Christmas dinner, a number of their children and their families. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Katterhenrich and children, South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hurst and children; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurst and children. The Katterhenrich family returned to South Bend yesterday. Byard Smith was host at a stag party last evening. The bunch composed Tom Vail, Fred Elzey, Cecil Cole and Kenyon Welters, besides Byard, of course. They had a most “splendiferous” time, their territory being unlimited, as they enjoyed the freedom of the house from garret to cellar. Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger and family entertained at a family Christmas dinner. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ehinger and daughters. Margaret and Virginia Rose; Mr. and Mrs. Will Berling and son, William. of Bluffton; Mrs. Eliabeth Ehinger. There will be no prayer service Wednesday evening at the Methodist church. Instead there will be a watch party Thursday evening, with prayer service followed by a picnic supper, each one bringing his own lunch. The program will be announced later. Miss Lena Dickinson who has been ■ visiting with relatives at Monroe, arrived Saturday for a week’s visit with . her cousin, Murray Scherer, and fam- , iy. Miss Dickinson recently returned I from Chicago where she took a postgraduate nurse's course in the Mich- . ael hospital. I Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Helm gave a family dinner party Sunday that was . much enjoyed. The guests were Millard Weimer and daughter, Willshire, O.; Joe Swearenger, Richmond; Mr. 1 and Mrs. Joe Lower, Miss Dora Schultz and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helm and children. The Mite society of the Methodist , church will meet Wednesday with Mrs. D. T. Stephenson at the parsonage. She will be assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Will Butler. Alta Teeple will entertain the Kewpie Kids’ Klub Thursday evening at a watch party. They will remain with her over night. A good time is anticipated. Miss Dorothy Dugan left for Fort Wayne today noon where she will attend a dance given by the Qui Vive She will be the guest of Miss Margery Rohann. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Nelson returned Saturday evening to their home in Fort Wayne after a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Murphy. The Al Gerard family entertained as their Christmas guests, Mrs. W. B. Hall, and the Misses Lizzie and Lilly Arthur of Portland. Among the family reunions held last week was that of the Kirsch relatives, when members of the frf’pily circle were the guests at a Christmas dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kirsch, on North Second street. Those present, were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Selig, Miss Esther Selig and Ed Geiser of Fort Wayne; Ed Close, Mr. and Mrs. Mat Kirsch. Harold Kirsch, Eleanor Reppert and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robison. A bob sled party composed of Earl Colter, Bill Bowers, Herschel Rey-

nolds, Dick and Fred Smith and Pete Krick, and the Misses Jean Lutz, Irene Smith, Frances Cole, i Muriel Leonard, Naomi Dugan and Madge Hite and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robison, who acted as chaperones. drove to the Ben Colter farm < near Bobo Christmas evening, where I a supper was served and a happy-go-lucky time had. o — FRANK COPP HAS MADE GOOD. One of the holiday visitors here i this year was Frank Copp, a former Decatur boy, now located at Marion, Indiana, where he owns an up-to-date i blacksmith shop and is doing nicely. ' He formerly lived here with George Doctor and learned his trade under 1 him. Later he went to Marion, where I ho has since resided. Several years ago he passed the civil service examination, expecting to enter the government service at horse shoeing. He made a grade of 99 plus, but concluded later to go into business for himself and he is glad of it. He has numerous good contracts and is making good. His shop is located at the corner of Boots street and bpenctr avenue. He was the guest of Jacob Blew and Henry Thomas and their families and had a good time looking up the boys who knew him as a poor lad here. —o- — CLOSE NEW YEAR’S, ALL DAY. The following grocers will close their store all day on New Year’s day: NIBLICK & CO. KUEBLER & CO. F. V. MILLS. M. FULLENKAMP. HOWER & HOWER. S. E. HITE. RUNYON, ENGELER & CO. BRUSHWILLER & BAKER. WILL JOHNS. WILLIAMS & SON. —o — VIOLENTLY INSANE. Sheriff T. J. Durkin and Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly left this afternoon for French townishp to take into <|is- , tody a son of Benjamin Baumgartner, who has gone violently insane. He is a brother of William Baumgartner, aged 21, who went insane a year ago last September and was taken to Easthaven asylum. o MRS. CHRISTENA SACKET DEADi Mrs. Christena Sackett, aged 77, a former Berne resident, died yesterday at the home of a daughter at Van • Buren, where she had been five or : six years. Death was due to paralyi sis. Mrs. Sackett was a sister of the i late David Eley of this city and is : known to many here. The body will i be brought to this county for burial • tomorow morning at Spring Hill cemetery near Monroe. o 1 HIP MAY BE BROKEN. 1 Mrs. Dan Myers, while returning ' from a call at the T. H. Baltzell home I this afternoon at 2:15 o’clock slipped ’ and fell, injuring her right hip. It ■ was not known late this afternoon what the extent of her injuries are. It was thought the hip may be broken 1 O ‘ OUR NEW LINE OF CALENDARS AND ADVERTISING NOVELTIES WILL BE ON DIS PLAY SHORTLY. L We beg to announce our big display 1 of new calendars and advertising novelties which will be ready for public inspection and approval early after ■ January 1. News to this effect has just been received from our factory, Bradford & Company, of St. Joseph, Mich., and their salesman will be at our office in the near future with the big line. They have increased the showing both in ■ quality and numbers and we can assure our friends of the best values 1 ever offered. No doubt you will be confronted by salesmen offering other similar lines but we will heartily appreciate the ‘ favor of reserving your order until you have inspected what we have to show. The commission paid salesmen on this business in this instance goes to us and quality and service being equal we trust you will give us a chance. We will advise you later through these columns as to the exact date of our display. THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. o DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG fARN S2OOO TO SSOOO YURIY 1 lUg’j. tw» the Sick WlthwlDrup LEAR! METAPHYSiGAL HEALING Anyone Can Learn It At Home ' DIPLOMA GRAKTFD | Write Today for Free Elaborate BooHrt la-ia-lar Metaphysical laatltute, Peoria. lilinou CHICHESTER S PILLS ■ ft I®.

RESOLUTIONS. Adopted by Decatur Lodge, No. 993, B. P. O. Elks, Decatur Ind. We have learned with sorrow of the death of our esteemed friend and brother, George W. Klein. Brother Klein was a member of this lodge for a number of years. He became a member during his residence in this city. In his death the community has lost a good citizen, one of deep human sympathies; this lodge a valued member, one whose upright and noble life is worthy of emulation; his mother a faithful and dutiful son. He gave the world and society the best that, he had; none knew him but to love him, and it may be truthfully said of him: j “Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days; None knew thee but to love thee, Nor named thee but in praise.” Be it further Resolved, That as a token of our respect for our deceased brother, our charter be draped in mourning for thirty days; that a copy of these resolutions be giver, to the newspapers of this city, and of Van Wert, Ohio, for publication; that a copy be given to the mother of our deceased brother, and that a copy be spread of record i nthe records of this lodge; and be it further Resolved, That we extend to the mother and relatives of our deceased brother our heartfelt sympathy in this time of bereavement. DAVID M. HENSLEY, JOHN C. MORAN, R. C. PARRISH, Committee. . -o BOARD OF GUARDIANS MEETING The board of childrens guardians will hold their regular meeting at the library at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon and all members are requestedto be present. MRS. D. D. HELLER, Pres. — 0 — LOST—Bracelet between Fred Sellemeyer home and German Reformed church, a week ago Sunday. Finder please return to Lee Anna Vance or O. L. Vance home. Phone 384. 304t3. FOR SALE—Buick roadster, in firstclass condition. Like new. Bargain. Going south. —C. C. Rayl, Monroe, Ind. 303t12 Have your names* oiled by C. F. Steele Harness & Hdw. Co. 288t3 Democrat Wants Ads Pay. AT THE LYRIC TUESDAY AFTERNOON and EVENING The fifth episode of “The Perils of Pauline.” The story: Harry has been trying to get Pauiine to consent to marry him at once, but on one excuse or another, she has always put him off. Believing that a little jealousy would help, Harry starts a flirtation with Miss Sampson, one of Pauline’s girl friends. This arouses Pauline’s jealousy and makes her so cross that she goes to a large reception alone, although both she and Harry had been invited. Here she meets Signor Baskinelli, a noted pianist. Signor Baskinelli is much attracted by Pauline’s charms, and -n his violent Italian way, makes love to iier. She, however, repulses him. Owen and Hicks see the by-play and propose te Signor Baskinelli that *l3 run off with Pauline. They make arrangements with some tough characters, and then Signor Baskinelli invites the party for a trip through Chinatown. On this trip they so manipulate things that Pauline is detained in a Joss house. As they come out the tough characters attempt to seiz her, but Harry hears her scream and puts them to rout. Pauline flees while Harry is fighting, and is seised by some Chinamen. She is tied up and placed in detention. Harry misses her and in his search of the Joss House, discovers her place of detention. He demands her redease, but it is only after a great struggle with the Chinese inmates that he has any success whatever. WEDNESDAY The second reel of the Great European War Pictures Don’t fail to see these pictures. They are the actual scenes from the bloody battlefields. Program For New Years Day Six big reels, including a tjiree-reel story on “The Great Bullion Robbery.’ One of the biggest shows being shown in moving pictures. COME TO THE LYRIC A PLACE FOR EVERYBODY