Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1915 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by HIE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Bubecrlptlon Ratee Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 16.00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by mall 12.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Docatur, Indiana, as second-class matter.

THE MAYOR'S ANNUAL MESSAGE:— Mayor Christen delivered liis annual message to the city council at the regular meeting last night. The message is a well prepared one, filled with facts that ought to interest evevery citizen of Decatur and with advice which if followed will make the community better in every way. We wish that every citixen would read it carefully, study it and praise or criticize it as they sincerely believe. The report shows that during the year $17,713.84 has been expended for improvements and in paying off old indebtedness. The debt has been reduced to $32,000, all in bonds not yet due. Decatur is in the best financial condition it has known in many years and along with this we now own a water plant appraised at $134,152.32, and an electric plant appraised at $53,916.04. As the mayor says, we are now living in the best city of its size in the state. The mayor asks that he be privileged to employ a plain clothes policeman that he may secure information as to certain violations of the laws. His request should be granted by the council. He advises better roads leading into the city, recommends an ordinance providing for sanitary plumbing, agrees with the Ladies’ Civic Improvement society that the old fair grounds should be converted into a park and asks the council to take . such steps as are necessary to do this, i

FOR THE GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED IN WINTER SUITS AND OVERCOATS COME TO OUR Mid-Winter Clearance Sale Prices Are Now At Their Lowest Abb LOT 1. for any Suit or Overcoat oriy ginally sold at $12.50 to $15.00 LOT 2. JMO. SIA 45 for any Suit or Overcoat ori- • ■V. IX ginally sold at $16.50 to $lB \’Wp‘it • a- . LOT 3. gP U- $| £OO for any Suit or Overcoat ori13 ginally sold at S2O to $22.50 \' W nii 1 ■ i 11 1 LOT 4. / H M/2 50 for any Suitor Overcoat ori- /j I 10 ginally sold at $25.00 Ar■ |' H I ■ t M LOT 5. w © Z/ wS / s£7s for any Suitor Overcoat ori- 11 ginally sold at $9.00 and SIO.OO Surirty Sraiib Cllutbtß NOTED BARGAINS IN BOY’S SUITS AND OVERCOATS The Myers-Dailey Co. i .

1 asks the council’s assistance at all ■ times for the business men who are trying to secure more factories and better public buildings and advises 1 that we push forward. It is a splendid message, filled with the right kind of advice nnd we present it to our readers and to the people of this community with the firm belief that it will be appreciated by every fair-minded person. President Wilson is coming to Inliana to deliver the most important address he has given since he became president. He will it is believed, discuss questions of great importance to the people of the entire nation and the fact that he has chosen thia state for the delivering of same is a compli- ( ment that should be and will be duly i appreciated. 1

t| 11 ■■ 1 Congressman Adair has been tried 1 and convicted by a number who did - not think he would vote against the Hobson amendment for national pro- ■ hibition and a peculiar thing about it ■ is that many of those who now critisize Mr. Adair admit that the country was not ready for nation-wide prohibition. We believe the congressman will explain his position to the satisfaction of every one. He has never yet broken faith with his constituents and those who imagine that they will be able to turn the tide against him in this district will change their minds in due time. LIBERTY CENTER HERE FRIDAY. Both the first and second teams of the Liberty Center high school w : !l play in this city Friday evening. The Decatur boys are in fine shape for the contest and the game will no doubt prove to be a hot one. j Liberty Center is in the same district as the local high school and up to the present has been playing some very good bajket ball. The first game will be called at 7:30. Come up and root for the boys. o NOTICE TO FARMERS. I want to buy your cattle. Mogs and sheep. Will always pay full market price. I also have for sale fresh cows and brood sows. 5t6 JOHN SCHEIMAN, 'Phone 4)3

THE COURT NEWS Jury Finds for Mary Muiphy in Fraudulent Marriage Case at Noon. OUT A FEW HOURS Verdict Against Carl Q. Murphy—lnventory in Huer Estate Approved. The case of the State of Indiana on the relation of Mary B. Murphy vs. Carl Q. Murphy, fraudulent marriage, was given to the jury at 10:20 o’clock this morning and by 12:30 a verdict

had been agreed upon and was so reported to court by the foreman, Christian Marbach. The verdict was for the relatrix, that at the time of her marriage with the defendant, he was liable to prosecution on the charge of bastardy, and that he fraudulently entered into marriage with her, to avoid prosecution and that within two yea’-s therefrom he cruelly and inhumanly mistreated her. The trial began Monday morning and the evidence was completed yesterday afternoon. The arguments were then begun and completed this morning. Certificate of the election of Geo. Shoemaker as trustee of the Geneva United Brethren church, succeeding Ottis O. Juday, deceased, was filed with County Recorder Andrew Welfley. In the matter of the estate of Maria Engel Louisa Heuer, inventory number one was filed and approved. o ADJUSTERS SETTLE FIRE LOSS. Adjusters representing the Western Association and several independent insurance companies were here today to adjust the loss caused by the Schafer fire on December 23. The loss r.t this office was settled in five minutes and in a very satisfactory manner. The loss on the Schafer buildings and stock was total and was also disposed of in a short time. The local concerns were represented by Braden A: Co., of Indianapolis, independent adjusters.

i FAMOUS SOLDIER A SERVIAN Alexander the Great Formed Hie Invincible Ahmy of Nativee of That Country. The student of ancient history, reveling in the triumphs of Alexander the Great, never thinks of linking his mighty namte with that of the little kingdom of Servla, the fires of whose internal troubles have set all the world ablaze. Yet it was from that small but explosive land that there once marched forth to the conquest of the world a little army of 40,000 men; and, having completed that conquest on schedule time, so to speak, their leader sighed because there were no more worlds to conquer. Alexander the Great was a Servian—that is, he was a native of the country that is now Servla. His army wal mads up almost entirely of ancient Servians. Ills mother’s family came from the region up around that turbulent but much-coveted district of NoviBazaar, and it was from the mountains lying between the Mefliterranean and the middle Danube, and the valleys on their northern slopes, that he drew the flower of that 40,000 who marched to the barbicans of China and the sources of the Indus. e It Is a stem, rock-bound country, this Servla, better fitted for growing soldiers than cereals. There has always remained just enough of the barbarian about the mountaineers of the country to make them ideal warriors. Philip of Macedon brought them down to the Mediterranean coast and routed the polished Greeks with them —including the eloquent but timid Demosthenes —and then, instilling just enough of Greek culture beneath thelt Berserk bosoms to make them fully appreciate what the conquest of the world meant, prepared the way for his son, Alexander. That was the Servian of old, alike in many respects to his modern brother. The Servian of today a few years ago took up the sword against the might and millions of the Moslem empire as jauntily as his forefathers formed their phalanx and marched across the Hellespont to conquer the unknown and untold millions of Persia and the Indies, and more recently he took up his rifle against the Austrian Goliath, moved his government back into the hills out of range of fire, and went whistling to battle, never asking whether the odds were twenty or fifty to one. The name Servia denotes that its people were sprung from slaves. Their broader name, Slav, denotes the same origin. But, when applied to a people who for countless centuries have fought against tremendous odds for their liberty, the term takes on a new and honorable meaning, just as the term "whig” was first applied as a nickname of derision, but later be came a mark of esteem and honor. Military Portable Wireless. Quick and- effective communication between the tremendous forces of combatants with battle fronts of fifty to two hundred and fifty miles is no longer possible by scouts, couriers and heliographic devices. The long-range qombat with terrible engines of destruction means radio or wireless communication, and everyone of the powers now at war is employing portable wireless telegraph plants carried on motor-truck chassis geared for speeds of twenty-five to thirty-five miles per hour. The truck motor drives an electrical dynamo which generates the primary current of the high-tension transformer necessary in radio transmission, and the complete paraphernalia of condensers, interrupters, collapsible antennae, etc., are carried on the truck which is generally fitted w’ith a protecting shield for the driver and a special convertible body with sliding paneled sides which can be tightly closed in stormy weather. These motor-truck wireless outfits having an effective land range .of two hundred to three hundred miles, have enabled the armies of the "dual alliance” and the "triple entente” to keep in communication with their base, wings and re-enfor^ments —a task impossible in modern warfare without the radio telegraph and — most important—the motor truck on which to move swiftly the instruments and their relatively large spacerequiring auxiliaries from position to position.—Engineering Magazine. Appropriate. A wealthy but miserly baronet was celebrated for having a magnificently decorated dining room, while his viands were very few. A celebrated wit was invited to dine on a certain occasion, and the host asked him if he didn’t think the room elegant. “Yes,’’ was the reply, “but it is not quite to my taste.” “And what change would you make?” asked the host. “Well,” answered the wit, “if this were my house, you know, I would have”—looking at the ceiling—“less gilding and”—here he glanced furtively at the dining table—"more carving.” A Poser. While instructing his class regarding the early days of the New England states a school teacher asked: “Do you know that the house of burgesses In those days was so powerful that it controlled the clothes worn by the men? A man who earned sl3 a week and one whose salary was SSO were compelled to show a distinction In the clothes they were wearing and not go beyond their means.” A bright scholar In the rear of the rboth piped up; “Yeachbr, *htt «ti;ld a mafi do if he were out Os work?’ — Naw York.Twiaa. _ . ,

i HER SILVER SHOWER HOW GIRL GAVE FRIEND A LESSON IN ECONOMY. Stopping of the Little Financial Leaka Accompllahed What Seemed to the Carelesa One to Border on i the Marvelous. ' "It is the finest Idea 1 ever heard of," said Lucinda Grey, as she looked compassionately at her pale little ’ friend just out of the hospital. ”l'm tired to death of restaurant fare, and I haven’t forgotten your cooking, Alice Benton! But are you sure you are ’ strong enough to do it?" “For two of us—in this place?” The 1 pole girl laughed derisively. “It will ’ be like play, and the best possible occupation for me.” “Very well. It is settled, If you are ’ certain it’s not too much for you. I You’ll find my purse in the bottom bu- , renu drawer in a little tin box; use , what you need for supplies and I things." "All right, but I am going to bear my half of the expense, remember.” “And do the work besides? I cal) J that an unequal arrangement,” pro- ' tested Lucinda. She knew what must be the condition of her friend's purse , after her long illness. "My month in the hospital made ’ quite a hole in my savings,’’ Alice ad I mitted, ' but I need not be a burden to my friends.’ “You mean you have money saved , from your salary?" asked Lucinda, in . astonishment. “Will you kindly tell . me how you have done It, O wise i young person? I’ve never been able i to save a cent, and it worries me more, than 1 can tell. I’m sure I try i hard enough to be economical." "Perhaps we shall find some of the i little leaks later,” said her friend, with a smile. Two weeks had passed when, as Lucinda was dressing one morning, she called across to the little kitchen, "Now, Alice, you’ve mended this old corset cover. I told you it was not worth —” Her voice died away into astonished silence. From the folded garment something fell with a thud to the floor. It was a silver half-dollar wrapped In a piece of paper, on which were writ ten the two words, "Five Minutes.” Lucinda slipped the silver Into an empty box In her bureau drawer, and put on the mended garment thought fully. As she was leaving for the office she paused to call back, “De you mind telling me what ‘Five Minutes’ means?” “That was the time it took to mend it,” said Alice quietly. Almost daily after that something was added to the contents of the box; silver half-dollars for each pair of neatly mended stockings that Alice had found discarded in a rag bag in the bathroom, and varying amounts for the undergarments and waists and neckpieces that she freshened and re stored to usefulness. “I’d like to know what she will de with a pinned-out collar,” said Lu cinda, a little vindictively, one day, as she put three of them into the rag bag. When the laundry was returned Lucinda found the three collars on hei dressing A jaunty bow pinned on the front of each completely concealed the devastation the heavy brooch had made. “You are certainly hard to circum vent, Alice,” she said, with a laugh. “You needn’t do any more, if you please. I’ve counted the money in my box, and I’ve learned my lesson. I’ll never again see a partly worn gar ment without seeing also the money if would cost to replace it, thanks to your ‘silyer shower.’ ” —Youth’s Com panion. Activities of Women. Women cooks in Norway are paid from $6 to sl3 per month, while house maids get only $5 per month. A regiment of giri scouts are now being drilled in military tactics in a New York armory. Woman carpet weavers in the Firth Eng., carpet mills earn an average ol $5.47 a week. The former Anna Gould, now a French countess, has opened a work shop in Paris to give employment tc needy women who havS been made destitute on account of their husbands going to w ar. Miss Ruth Clair of Philadelphia is an authority on football and secretary to the rules committee. When the women of Pasadena, Cal., ' go to the polls to vote they push baby carriages before them. When Arabian women go into mourning they stain their hands and feet with indigo for eight days, and during that time they will drink nc milk on the ground that its w hite hue does not harmonize with the mental gloom. Look There are some\persons who ride all through the journey of life with their backs to the horses’ head. are always looking into the past. They are forever talking about the good old times, and how different things were when they were young. There is no romance In the world now, and no heroism. The very winters and summers are nothing to what they used to be; in fact, life is altogether on a small, commonplace scale. NOV-, that is a miserable sort of thing. It brings a kind of paralyzing chill over life, and petrifies the natural spring of Joy that should be forever leapifig up to meet the fresa new mercies that the day keens bringixur- . .... .

Got Your License? Automobile Licenses are now | due for 1915. Get in line ■ early and be on the safe side, i We have a large number of application blanksat the Democrat Office, and would be pleased to fill yours out and | send it in for you. | J. B. PATTERSON A. R. HOLTHOBJ NOTARY PUBLICS

FOUND—Pocketbook containing five dollars in change. Owner may have same by describing property and paying for this ad—Crystal Theater. 4t3

JANUARY CIIALANGE SALM During this month and through out the year of M we have resolved to give our customers a standar: I quality of grocers at prices unheard of. FOLLOW THESE ITEMS Arbuckles Coffee per lb. 22c -1 Golden Rio Blend Coffee “ “ 22c Mikado Coffee “ “ 23c Golden Rio Coffee “ “ 11c Bacon “ “ 20e Bulk Coffee 30c style “ “ 27c “ « 24c “ “ “ 23c Golden Dove Flour special Monday 80c small M I We sell Creamery Butter for 37c per lb. Not any coupons issued. CASH STORE

I*7 F WE have long recognized how satisfy it would be to our customers if * could secure a complete line of Grots Products under one brand. We’ve answered this demand by adding to already complete stock, the MARCO Brand of Products, and, consequently, are now better able tn ever to serve you. The MARCO Label is a Proud Label. It absolutely refuses to appear on any can or package• less the quality is such that it commends itself by its • excellence. We are glad to add to the prestige of this store introducing to your discriminating taste MARCO products and try them upon the “Money back if n° v * f ied” guarantee. Try MARCO Pork and Beans; you’ll be pleased. Try MARCO Coffee; it’s rich in aroma, Try MARCO Tea; it’s cup flavor is deliscously smooth. Try MARCO Corn Flakes; they are always crisp and sweet. Try MARCO Jelly Powders, a wonderful dessert. We shall do everything possible to merit your trade for MAh-® . ducts, and hope you will ask us to explain the MARCO Plan for 1(1 erent than any other. tJ . To those who have already tasted MARCO quality, no further is necessary. The excellence of each and every article speaks ’ but we extend a most cordial invitation to those who do not al'- 3 • that no better qualities are packed under any label at any P rice ’ We have already received Instructions from several of our - u to fill their orders With MARCO whenever possible. We are commending our own brand of Food Products so hiyhly w .t ' we are certain that you will be as pleased as we are when y cU At your Service Star Grocery S

LOST—A gold bracelet at church at Magley Christy J Please return to thia offi ce oj ceive reward.