Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1915 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Publish^ |lßvery ■**»•"« Kwcept •unday by HIE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPAQ LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER • Subscription Rate* Per Weak, by carrier X# cente Per Year, by carrier »6.0® Per Month, by mall 28 ceßt * Per Year, by mall I 2 60 81ng> Coptea 2 centg Advortisinv ratee made known on application. Entered at the poatofllce in Decatur, Indiana, u aecond-claaa matter. Perhaps the ground-hog did know more about It than we gave him credit for knowing. Any way the weather has been mighty fine since the second day of the month, and Sunday was a real springer. Adams county can always be de-

pended upon to do her share in any work which tends to uplift, assist or progress and the showing made by the school children in answer to the request of Mr. Greathouse for a Lincoln day fund for the distressed in the war zone is another proof of Chat fact. One Kirkland township school with less than thirty children, gave $10.60, an average of nearly forty rents. It’s a showing that will bring credit to this county. The streets of Decatur are being cleaned and will soon be in good condition. The complaints registered a week or two ago were hardly fair. At that time the ice and dirt were held so that to remove it would have injured the streets. The soft weather of the past few days has made possible the cleaning of the streets and this is being done. The men in charge know their business and are willing to do whatever they can to improve the appearance of the streets and to make them passable. Would you who who have been so willing and anxious to knock, mind giving a little praise when due? The debris in front of the Schafer store is also being removed and the down-town district will

soon be in apple-pie order. The primary law seems to be about the biggest thing in the legislature and is coming in now for a large share of the discussion. A study of the primary law in other states has caused many who formerly favored it to change their minds. Personally, we do not believe it is an improvement, but if the majority of the people In Indiana want it, we are for it, hammer and tongs. We believe, therefore, that the very best thing that the legislature could do would be to offer a proposed law and allow the people to vote upon it, regardless of politics. They would know then what kind of a law they would get and then the legislators would know for sure whether or not the people want it. We believe this is the solution of the primary discussion and we believe it will meet the approval of the people of the state. Publication of the unfilled tonnage

EXTENSION SALE Whilp our Pr * ce Sale °f l as t week proved a sue- ' v 1111 U cess, we’ve a number of Suits and Overcoats that we’ll continue to dispose of for this week at HALF PRICE AIL yourself of this opportunity, by securing one of these suits or thel'eby ny aVe en a(^ of last week’s sale have profited COME IN AND SEE WHAT THIS SALE MEANS TO YOU-MYEJfS-D/VILEY GO.

statistics of the United State. Steel corporation, showing an increase of over 500,600 tons in December, has also brought out the interesting fact that the low point in the business of this great company was in the closing months of 1910, when the orders n’t Its books dropped to only 2,674.757 tons, or nearly 1,200,000 tons less than they were on December 31, 1914. In 1910 a republican, William Howaid Taft, occupied the white house and a republican congress, disregarding its pledegs to the people, had but a few months before pushed the tariff upward. Still the steel trade languished and from unfilled orders of nearly 6,000,000 tons on December 31, 11 9, the business fell off in a year nearly 2,300,000 tons. During the Roosevelt regime the unfil! < orders drop;. d from 8,489,719 tons on December 31, 1906. to 3.542,595 tor..: 0.. M .rch 31, 1909. shortly after the colonel had made his exit from the presider. y. What could demonstrate more clea lv than such figures the absurdity of republican claim that the prospei ty of the iron and steel trade is depe .1 ent upon high tariffs and republican rule? Under these two republican administrations the business of the United States Steel corporation Wes subject to great vicissitudes, along with the general trade of the country, and fell to the lowest point in its history. Under a democratic admitt-

istration it is now enjoying a steady levival. and 1915 promises to be a year of much activity in it. The simple truth is, of course, that this great industry is amply able to stand upon its own feet and goes up and down with general business. When republicans claim that it is exceptionally prosperous under their tutelage the official statistics give the lie to their assertion. n tatsemnsonssgcoPCCCSSC 22~ :x j| DOINGS IN SOCIETY | ijigxewsaasasosiKMJSo®-: &

WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Monday. Research —Mrs. J. C. Sutton. Tuesday. Tri Kappas —Mrs. J. J. Helm. Loyal Men's Class —Dr. C. R. Weaver. Presbyterian C. E. —Ireta and Ma.y Erwin. Royal Neighbors' 5234 —At Hall. "The Jolly Twelve"—Mrs. Quincy Winans. Mite Box Opening—Mrs. C. C. Schafer. Dixie Embroidery—Mrs. Ross Tyndall. Presbyterian Mite Box Opening — Mrs. Will Kremers. Wednesray. German Reformed Aid—Mrs. L. C. Hessert. Pythian Needle Club —K. of P. Home. Shakespeare—Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Thursday. Queen Esthers —Lucy McCrory. Helping Hand —Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer. Friday. Mite—Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. The Presbyterian Christian Endeavorers will meet tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock with the Misses Mary and Ireta Erwin. The Loyal Men’s class of the Chris-

tian church will meet tomorrow even

ing with Dr. C. R. Weaver Instead of at the John Christen home the change having been made on account of '.no illness of Mrs. Christen. A debate as to whether capital punishment should be abolished will be given. The Ladies' Shakespeare club will meet Wednesday with Mrs. S. D. Beavers at which time Mrs. D. E. Smith will read a paper on "Japan and Mrs. S. N, Dorwln will read one also on "The Stranger at Our Gates." The Presbyterian Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society will hold its annual mite l>ox opening on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Will Kremers, corner Fifth and Jefferson streets, to which every lady of the congregation is most cordially invited. Members are urged to come and bring their friends, also well filled mite boxes. Business of importance will be brought before the meeting. The following program will be given: Hymn; devotionals by Mrs. S. N. Dorwon; instrumental music, Mrs. Kremers; business period; vocal solo by Mrs. Engeler; "The Apache Indians and Tulapal." Miss Emma Carey; vocal solo, Miss Marie Patterson; contest, refreshments, offering, mizpah.

The Royal Neighbors’ club, 52.11. will be entertained at the hall on Tuesday evening. The hostesses are Mrs. C. Duke, Mrs. May Butler and Mrs. Frank McConnell. Mrs. Belle Lichstensteiger and daughter, Lucile, of Wren, Ohio, and Miss Marie Lkhtensteiger were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Johnson over Sunday. The Pythian Needle club will meet Wednesday afternoon instead of Tuesday at the home. The hostesses will be Mesdames O. L. Vance, Fred Linn and Fred Fruchte. The Helping Hand society will meet Thursday afternoon at the Sunday school room and Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer will entertain. The German Reformed Ladies' Aid society will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. L. C. Hessert. Frances Miller. Gertrude Ullman. Jacob Heimann and Ed Miller spent Sunday in Fort Wayne with the Leo Miller family. Miss Eula McKinney entertained at dinner Sunday for the little Misses Dorothy Enos, Margaret Williams, Beatrice Collins and Master Irvin Steele. The dinner party was a very delightful one. The six o'clock dinner and five hundred party of Saturday evening was a pleasing social event of the week. The hostesses were Mrs. C. C. Schafer and Mrs. Roy Archbold and the party was given at the Schafer homo. Ten tables for the guests were arranged through the living room and sun parlor and were pretty with th. >ir red shaded candles. The two-course dinner was tempting and nicely served, the hostesses being assisted by Miss Georgia Meibers and Mrs. Lano of Princess Anne, Md. ITizes at five hundred were taken by Mrs. William Niblick, Mrs. Will Schrock and Mrs. J. B. Meibers. Axaleas, carnations and other flowers in vases were the pretty floral decorations of the home.

Little Miss Mildred Niblick, who made her advent into the world fourteen years ago on St. Valentine’s day was given a delightful surprise yesterday by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Niblick. The affair took the form of a twelve o'clock dinner party

and covers wore laid for a party of ten. The birthday cake with fourteen candles was the centerpiece, and red shaded candles lighted the room and table. A tracery of green stnilax on the white cloth made the table attractive and vases of carnations also added their beauty. Place cards were red cupids. The guests were Florence Brenterkamp, Cecil Millen Marie Murtaugh, Lois Connell, Florence Holthouse, Frances Bogner, Vlrgiue Smith, Beatrice Keller, Jeanette Ehinger. Miss Mildred received lovely gifts from the girls which were much appreciated. The Tri Kappa sorority will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. J. J. Helm, instead of with Miss Fanny Frisinger. Miss Madge Hite will have the paper on "The Pan-American Exposition." The Queen Esthers will meet Thursday evening with Miss Lucy McCroiy, who will be assisted in entertaining by the Misses Anola Frank and Vera Hunsicker. Miss Ruth Baltzell will be leader of the program. Russell Stephens of Warsaw visited over Sunday with his uncle. James Hurst and family. Mr. Stephens left today for Fort Wayne and from there will go to Bluffton where he will be a member of the Stephens evangelistic party. His brother. Rev. George Stephens, and party are conducting the big tabernacle service at Bluffton. Mrs. C. T. Apt and daughter. Jessie, returned to Butler after a visit here with their daughter and sister, Miss Leah Apt.

IS SOLEOWNER Clarence Baughman Buys Interest of Partner ,C. H. Hayslip IN THE STORE Formerly G. C. Steele Five and Ten Cent Store — Good Business. Another business change was effected this morning when Clarence Baughman became sole owner of the Baughman & Hayslip five and ten cent store. He purchased the interest of C. H. Halyslip. The firm had been owners since buying the store several months ago from G. C. Steele, who had conducted it, the business being a very large and enterprising one. They have built it up and enjoy one of the best trades in this part of the state. Mr. Baughman has been in the business in this city for many years. Ho disposed of his earlier business and removed from the city, returning here recently to again engage in the enterprise. He is a very capable man and will push the store forward in the usual capable way. o OPPORTUNITY. To join the Pacific Exposition club, know the exact cost from the time you leave your home until you return. For full particulars write 0. 0. Snider, Suite 21, Pixley-Long building. Ft. Wayne, Ind. 39t2 o Democrat Wants Ads Pav.

I T? IGr I embroidery sale, 1 Starts Tuesday Morning || February 16th | n And will continue the balance of the n Week. All new choice patterns. || s Remember the date come early and n often. | = THE BOSTON STORE =

MAT LOSEHIS ETE Jack Battenberg, Fireman on Nickel Plate, Gets Sliver of Glass IN HIS LEFT EYE When Glass Broke—Taken to St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Jack Battenberg, of Fort Wayne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Battenberg of this city, is a patient in the St. Joe hospital, the result of an injury to his left eye that may result in a loss of the member. He is a fireman on the Nickel Plate and the accident happened Friday morning. In some way the engineer in throwing the levers slipped, and a glass was broken, a piece flying into Mr. Battenberg’s eye. He was taken to the hospital and it is not known at this time whether the eye will be lost or not. His sister, Miss Grace Battenberg, called on him last evening. Q THE PRIMARY LAW (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) addition to the laws of the state. Every one in favor or opposed to such a law should be presenting arguments that would tend to enlighten those interested so that the solution of the problem would be made easier. A new state printing law is now among the possibilities of the present general assembly. The bill has been drawn and will be submitted to the senate. It provides for nine classes and a contract can be made for each class. Instead of the secretary of state, auditor of state, and reporter of the supremo court being members of the printing board, the governor and two appointees of the governor comprise this board The general outline of the present law was followed and in all it likely is an improvement over the present system of transacting this part of the state's business. o — TEST OF STRENGTH. Washington, D. C., Feb. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—On the first senate test of strength this afternoon ship purchase advocates were defeated. They attempted to disregard the Norris-Cloture amendment so as to permit a vote on the Reed motion to fix February 19 for the vote on the bill. Norris voted with the republicans and bolters decided the day. —— UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. There ain't nuthin’ so silly as a velentine unless it happens t’ be frum th’ rite pereun! LIBRARY BOARD NOTICE. The library board will meet this evening at seven, prompt.

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