Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1915 — Page 4

DAILYDE M O C R A T Published Every Evening Except Sunday by m BECATOI DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier ..10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. If the first three days of March control the first three months of spring, we are going to have some perfect weather. Let 'er come. Tiie Indiana assembly has but three more days in which to complete the work of the session. It has been most remarkable session in recent history in two ways. They have passed fewer bills and the expense has been greatly reduced. The record will be one that will be long referred to and the members of the body have a right to feel proud of their splendid record. Adams county will add twenty-three macadam roads to the over five hundred miles now complete, during this year. This means some forty or fifty miles. The good roads of this county are known far and wide. We recently received a letter from Kansas and the first thing mentioned was the fact that the party knew we had the best roads in the middle west. It’s wortli something. Yes, it’s worth a great deal. Keep up the good work. Rev. Honeywell again stated last evening that Decatur is the best city in Indiana and we believe he meant it. The fact is true as the gospel lie preaches and all that is necessary for us to take a great big step forward is for our people to realize what a splendid opportunity we have. Take a look at our roads and streets and public buildings, our homes and our stores and see if you don’t conclude that this is about as comfortable a spot as can be found on this old footstool. ______________ The governor’s proposition to authorize the railway commission to in- . vestigate the passenger fare increase ( and to grant same if they find it | worthy was defeated in v the house i yesterday. Fifteen republicans and ' twenty democrats voted for the bill and twenty-two republicans, thirty- , six democrats and one progressive ; voted against it. Mr. Parrish voted ’ against the bill. Whik elf? solution of this much-discussed question looked fair, there was strong opposition from over the state, especially among i the farmers. ’ GRANDMOTHER IS DEAD. I i Mrs. Tom J. Druley left this morn- I ing for Ossian to attend the funeral 1 of her grandmother, Ameline Somers, < whose death occurred last Tuesday. ■ Mrs. Somers was one of the oldest 1 residents of northern Indiana, being I eighty-nine years of age, having settled in Wells county at the age of eight years. She lias many friends and relatives in and near Decatur who will be grieved to learn cf her death. Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist church at Ossian Friday afternoon at. 2:30 o’clock.

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■ g DOINGS IN SOCIETY | y WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Thursday. Walther League—School House. Business Women's Banquet—M. E. Church. s Be slow in choosing a friend; ) Slower in changing. i —Benj. Franklin, ) , The little aunts of Helen Mary Da- ■ vid had a very good time at the home 1 of her parents on Seventh street, it being her first birthday. Those who wen there were Esther, Esta, Mary Mclntosh, Virginia David and Heli en’s little cousin, Mary Kathryn Da- . vid. To get ready for the sunshine that will soon follow the March winds, the Helping Hand society held a busy meeting at the Sunday school room of the German Reformed church yesterday, where they make sun-bonnets. They also decided to hold another pastry sale a week from next Saturday. Mrs. M. F. Worthman was hostess. The business women of the city will be banqueted this evening at the Methodist church. A program will also be given, after which those who desire, will march in a body to the tabernacle services. The banquet will be from 6:15 to 7:15. In a silver medal contest held at Berne Tuesday evening by the W. C. T. p. Miss Florence Bierie was awarded first prize in oratory. Miss Bierie took part in the recent contest here. Miss Abbie Bigham was a contestant in the Berne meet, her numiter being the solo. "Oh Dry Those Tears,” that she rendered here. IVs ss Bierie is a sister of Mrs. S. P. Hoffman of this city. Miss Vernia Smith will leave tomorrow noon for Huntington to attend the convention of the State Sunday School association which will convene there March 5, 6 and 7. She goes as a delegate from the Evangelical Sunday school. The convention will open with a banquet tomorrow evening. The Zion’s Lutheran church Ladies’ Aid society had a pleasant and profitable meeting yesterday at the home of Mrs. Henry Gunsett, who entertained delightfully. SAWDUST NOTES. Mr. and Mrs. Clase and Mr. McCombe held an interesting meeting with nearly two hundred young people yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mr. (Tase is forming a children’s chorus, and they will be in fine trim for the meeting Saturday night. Mr. McCombe entertained them with several minutes of magic work, each trick representing some phase in the life of the children. He promised to make candy out of saw dust Friday afternoon and no doubt the meeting will be well attended. o 1 DO YOU NEED A BIBLE? Os ccursc you do. Every family needs one. We are making a publicity campaign at this time and are offering a handsome limp leather bible, beautifully ilustrated, with helps for teachers, marginal notes, as complete a book as you ever saw offered for several times the amount for six coupons from the Daily Democrat and $1.23. The same Bible in silk cloth, binding for 81 cents. Offer is only good for short time. Get in at once. o GERMAN NATIONAL FAILS Pittsburg, March 4, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The German National bank of Pittsburg, one of the largest institutions in the city, failed to open its doors this morning.

I IS NOW HISTORY ■ (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Ing that nine members of a jury can bring in a verdict in civil cases when this is agreed to before the beginning of a trial, passed the senate by 32 to 3 today. The object of the bill is to expedite trial and procedure in civil cases. Washington, D. C„ Mar. 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Concluding • the first half of President Wilson’s > administration, the sixty-third cont gress adjourned sine die at noon to- > day. The capitol re-echoed with ' cheers when the gavels of Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark ■ pounded "taps.” o — HAD BUT LITTLE SUPPORT. Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 4 —(Special to Dally Democrat)) - House democrats today shied at the political consequences at placing restrictions on the voting of the old soldiers at the Marion home and defeated the measure to turn the home back to the government. Strange got little support from the fellow members. When he said that the soldiers in the home had gotten drunk on election day his statement was challenged by Justus, a veteran, also a democrat. o MAKE SLOW PROGRESS. Ivyland, W. Va., Mar. 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —At noon today thirty-seven dead bodies had been removed from the wrecked mine of the New River and Pocahontas mine. The roof of the mine has caved in at a number of points and the progress is slow. o READ IT FRIDAY. The story of "The Master Key” will appear in Friday evening's issue of the Daily Democrat, instead of Saturday as heretofore. Read it and then see the show at the Rex theater next Monday afternoon and evening. NOTICE. A Hawkins Rheumatic Remedy. This liniment is good to stop rheumatic pain, excellent for Lumbago, Asthma, Headache and other pains; also good for pleurisy. Saturate a woollen cloth, apply to affected parts, Iso use a hot water bottle. In one and one-half hours there will be no pain. There have been hundreds of bottles of this sold and it has >roven itself to be good. Directions on every bottle. For sale at Williams * Sons’ grocery, Decatur, Ind., and also by Mr. L. G. Williams, R. R. 10. 44t.6 o NOTICE TO PUBLIC. M. E. Hower, having purchased the interest of Charles Howft in the Hower & Hower grocery, it will be an accommodation that will certainly be appreciated by both parties, if those who are owing them will arrange to settle accounts. You will readily understand that with the accounts settled, it will be much easier for us to arrange our affairs. We are thankful to you for all the favors of the past. Sincerely, 46t6 HOWER & HOWER. o MONEY TO LOAN. The Decatur Abstract & Loan Co. is in a position to make all kinds of loans. Plenty of money. We make loans on city property. Low rate of interest. The Decatur Abstract & Loan Co. E. BURT LENHART, Secretary. o FOR RENT —Six room house on Mercer avenue, inside railroad; 5 room house on North sth St. ’Phone 285. Erwins’ office. 45t6 FOR SALE —Residence located at 606 Adams street. Inquire cf Mrs. Vinnie Lyons, 232 Celina street, Findlay, Ohio. . 325-w4wks FOR SALE —Syphers 240-egg incubator; only used for 5 settings. Price, $15.00. —Inquire of W. W. Hawkins, R. R. No. 10, ’phone, Monroe. 44t3 FOR SALE —Duroc Jersey bred gilts, for March and April fkrrows. Pure bred Learning seed corn.—C. C. Mi? ler, R. R. N, Decatur, Ind. 49t18 FOR SALE —One good Jersey cow, fresh; one colt, 9 months old; 4 brood sows. Inquire of A. L. Brentlinger, Magley, Ind. 42t3 FOR RENT —Four furnished rooms for light housekeeping, 609 Monroe street. ’Phone 521—Mrs. B. W. Sholty. 25-t-t-s-ts FOR RENT —Five-room house on No. 11th St., No. 313, in good condition; good cistern and well water; woodshed and stable. Inquire of Mrs. George Dutcher, ’phone 14 on R line. 43tf

UNION PRAYER MEETINGS. Cottage Prayer Meeting* for Friday, March 5, 10:00 a. m. n First Ward. n g District No. 1, Section A —Mrs. E. o Archer, Chestnut street. Mr. Giba son, leader. 1 District No. 1, Section B—John Oswalt, Elm street. Rev. Harman, leader. '• District No. 2, Section A —Mrs. An- ’ drew Welfley, Mercer avenue. Rev. s Stephenson, leader. District No. 3, Section A —Mrs. D. i- N Erwin, Market street. Rev. Rogi ers, leader. District No. 3, Section B —Mrs. t Mary Congleton, 320 Soutli Third street. Mrs. Rilling, leader. District No. 3, Section C —Mrs. Charles Yager, 403 Adams street. Mrs. C. E. Bell, leader. 1 Second Ward. District No. 1, Section A—Mrs. . Charles Colter, 228 First street* Rev. i Rilling, leader. > District No. 1, Section B —Mrs. Dr. Beavers, corner Monroe and First streets. Rev. Hanna, leader. District No. 2, Section A—Mrs. M. > Butler, South Fourth street. Mrs. | Beach, leader. District No. 2, Section B —Mrs. Dala . Moses, 116 North Fifth street. Mrs Borton, leader. District No. 3, Section A —Mrs. Rus sell, 112 North Ninth street. Mrs. Kiracofe, leader. I District No. 3, Section B—Mrs. Fred - Sellemeyer, 121 North Tenth street. Mrs. McCombe, leader. , District No. 3, Section C —Mrs. Myr- , tie Wise, 1215 Madison street. Mrs. t L. Fisher, leader. . District No. 3. Section D —Mrs. Joe Hower, Soutli Eleventh street. Mrs. G. Burkhead. leader. Third Ward. District No. 1, Section A —Mrs. Ph;l ( summers, 317 North Eleventh street . Airs. A. C. Bali, leader. District No. 1, Section B —Mis. Schultz, North Eighth street. Mrs. Rev. Harman, leader. District No. 2, Section A —Mrs. A. Archbold, Sixth street. Rev. Borton, leader. District No. 2, Section B—Mrs. Robinson, corner Third and Jackson streets. Mrs. Minnie Daniels, leader. District No. 2, Section B —Mrs. ’ Purdy, North First street. Mrs. Emma Daniels, leader. District No. 3, Section A —Mrs. ’ John Christen, 603 North Second street. Rev. Hessert; leader. District No. 3, Section B —Mrs. Brenaman, 620 Decatur street. Mrs. John Rex, leader. o. TURKISH FLEET DISAPPEARS I (By E. L. Keene) London. Eng., March 4—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The Turkish fleet assigned to give battle to the allies ships have fled at the approach of the allied squadron. 1 While a heavy fog hung over the straits the Turkish war craft lifted anchor and steamed silently out of Nagara Road and into the sea. With the lifting of the mist aviators reported not a single war vessel in the strait and flight far up Marmora Sea ' failed to reveal their whereabouts 1 Admiralty officials today admitted they were puzzled at the mysterious disappearance. Nearly all the Turkish vessels were assembled in the narrows of the road. The successful advance of the allied ships brought them to within six miles of the fleet. Tiie Turks are thought to have withdrawn to the very approaches of Con1 stantrnople prepared to pass into the , Bosphorus and enter the Black Sea if > the Ottoman capital falls. Turkisii , aviators flow over the allied fleet ali day Sunday and the report they made of tiie strength is believed to have ■ caused a precipitant retreat. o DECATUR CHILD CURED OF BED-WETTING. - Wonderful Results Being Accomplisn--1 ed by Scientific Kidney Remedy. Mrs. John Stogdill of 317 North 5 Ninth street, Decatur, Ind., says: “For • a long time my little boy suffered witii , kidney trouble. We had to change his j linen several times a day and lie had - no control over the kidney secretioi. , Hardly a night passed that he did not , wet the bed. We gave him different 1 treatments but none of them seemed ,to help. Finally a friend adviked j Lloyd’s Kidnoy k Rheumatism Tab- ? letk, tiie new scientific prescription, J and after using the first bex lie felt , better and stronger. I gladly recomI mend Lloyd’s to mothers who have . children troubled with weak kidneys.” For sale by all good reliable dealj ers and «t the Holthouse Drug coms pany. . Price. 50c. Lloyd Preparation Comf pany, Bufftlo, N. Y„ distributors. o ; HELP WANTED — Railway mail - clerks, carriers wanted. Life posilions. examination May 1. Pay for inI structlons alter you receive position [chester, N. Y.

SACRIFICE THAT WAS FUTILE New Yorker Recall* Incident of Hl* Boyhood That May Well Be Called a Tragedy. “I ffeard a cynic talking on the fu tillty of self-sacriflco the other night," said a New York lawyer, according to the Christian Endeavor World. "I did not agree with his conclu sions, but his theme recalled an Incident in my youth that was certainly a case in point on his side. “When I was a youngster the dogfaced boy was in his prime. We lived In the county seat of a county up state. My only sister—always my great pet—and I were intensely excited when we heard that the lad with the caninc countenance was to come to our town. "We had saved up all our pennies, and when the boy arrived we had 25 cents. We figured the admission would be 10 cents and we would have a nickel over for candy—for what’s seeing a dog-faced boy without candy to chew while staring. "Well, the boy arrived, and we went to Lie tent where he was being displayed. To our horror the admission was 25 cents. We puzzled long, but the tragic conclusion was always the same—only one of us could go in. I drew forth the 25 cents and In a voice husky with emotion I said: ‘Here, Dot, you go in. I don’t mind, and you can tell me all about him when you come out.’ “My sister protested, but finally went In five minutes fche was back. I was all eagerness to hear every detail of the famed face. “ ‘How v.as he —how was he, Dot? What did he look like? Is he a really, truly dog? Tell me quick.’ “Dot gazed at me and her lip quiv- . red. ‘Oh, Jack,’ rho said, ‘When 1 ( got in I was so scared I Cduld not look at him.’ ” AVERSIONS HARD TO EXPLAIN Well-Authenticated Cases of Remarkable Dislikes Among Men and Women Otherwise Normal. A case is related of a monk who would faint on seeing a rose and whe never quitted his cell at the monastery while that flower was blooming. Another authority tells us of how da Vinci, the great painter, would swoon upon going suddenly into a room where roses were blooming, even though he did not see them. Valtaid tolls us of an army officer who was " frequently thrown into violent convulsions by coming In contact with the little flower known as the pink. The , same authority also tells of the case of a lady, forty-six years of age, hale and hearty, who, if present when linseed was being boiled for any purpose, would be seized with violent fits of coughing, swelling of the face, and partial loss of reason for the ensuing 24 hours. Writing of these peculiar antipathies and aversions, Montague remarks that ite has known men of undoubted courage who would much rather face a shower of cannon balls than look at an apple! Ih Zimmerman’s writings there is an account of who could not bear to touch either silk or satin, and would alnfost faint if by accident she should happen to touch the velvety skin of a peach. Boyle records the case of a man who would faint upon hearing the “swish” of a broom across tiie floor, and of another with a natural abhorrence of honey. Hippocrates of old tells of one Nicanor who would always swoon at hearing the sound of a flute. With the Scientists. After a long series of remarkable experiments, a New York physician has demonstrated that the function of the little understood spleen is to supply red and white corpuscles to the blood. Experiments have been made by the United States Bureau of Mines in combining limestone with coke as a fuel, forming a liquid slag which runs freely and avoids clinker and ash troubles. Because salts used as adulterants interfere with the passage of electric ' currents through wine, French scientists have invented a system employ- ( ing telephones to test the purity of such beverages. Fish Admired by Anglers. Members cf the salmon family are universally famous for their high jumps. The sea trout, which gladden Devon rivers under the seasonable name of “harvest peal,” are untiring acrobats, and a fish of a pound weight will more thin once jump several times its own length out of the watei , when hooked before coming to the net. I Unless the fisherman responds by promptly lowering the top of his rod the fragile gut is likely to break, and as it is part of every sportsman’s creed to appreciate his pastime in proportion to the difficulties it presents, the sea trout stands high In the angler's estimation. The Domestic Machine. Mr. Meek was laboriously hooking up the back of his wife’s evening dress just as the clock v.as striking their dinner hour and their dinner guests were ringing the door bell. Mr. Meek breathed hard; his forehead was damp and his hands shook. “I do wish to some ono would invent a machine to do this kind of work!” he muttered, miserably. "Why, they have’” replied his wife, brightly, as she applied some powder ' nonchalantly to her nose "They have, and you are it: —Youth’s Companion.

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