Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1915 — Page 2

D AIL Y D E M PC R A T Published Every Evening Except Sunday by Hit DECATUB OEMOCIAT COiPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mail 26 cents Per Y«r, by mall 12.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. _ Entered at the postofflee in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Capital reminder by the Lockwood Missourian: "It takes spunk, gameness and grit and a lot of hard work to win today. Overcaution is lack of courage. Fear is a fly in your soup.” The word fear in this connection is equivalent to cowardice. There is too much of the latter among the masses. This is something that needs to be overcome. There is much feeling here just now because of the fact that the G. It. & I. lias taken off the Sunday morning train north, which means that the many from here who summer at Rome City cannot join their family at that place. Those who feel it are expressing themselves in such away that the officials of the road will hear of the r dissatisfaction. The members of the executive commiteee of the Democratic Editoris.i association will meet Friday in Indianapolis to decide upon the time and place for holding the mid-summer meeting. A proposition to take the entire party St. Joseph, Michigan, for two days will be considered. The association is one of the oldest of its kind in the 'copntry, and they sure know how- to enjoy themselves at these semi-annual meetings. Incidentally the association has played an important part in Indiana politics in the past and will no doubt continue to do so in the future. The outlook for a boys’ gymnasium, to be used of course on certain days at least by the girls of Decatur, 's brighter at this time than it has ever been. A temporary "Gym” and reading room will be arranged soon and we believe the good will be so evident that a permanent “Boys’ City,” of which we have dreamed a good many years, is not impossible. The most important thing for any city is the careful teaching of the young people. Give us good, clean, moral, healthy boys and girls and in a decade or two we will given you a high class citizenship. It solves every question. It helps any community that, does it. Every man

AJ> f Mi n >nrirty Irani (Clntljrt «**VMOMV AIFRCO MCACM A PQMM - MAKE your selection of that Easter Suit todayThen it’s settled. Our complete and comprehensive exhibit of quality clothes afford the widest range of selection. The styles and values in the young men’s and men’s suits are exceptional. Prices range from $12.50 to $27.50 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

1 and woman of Decatur should boost this proposition btih with words and with cash. , Let’s go after the Clover Leaf shops like a thousand of brick falling off a ■ ten-story building. Let’s show those : people we want them to come to Decatur. We can do It. They want to ( come. Delphos don’t want them to, ) but it’s to their advantage to do ao i and they have petitioned the federal I court to allow them to move. 11’ they 1 get the order of court it will be up I > i us to get busy and welcome them here by aiding them in any way we can. A railroad division town is nl-w-ays a good town for business. We are reliably informed that this c'inge 1 would mean that more than a hundred and fifty men would make this city ‘ their home. Th .n ans an increased » population of : ■•• oral ’ ’red. The expenditure of three hundred thousand ’ dollars here this year w-ould also .lean ’ a profitable, prosperous year, a:i ad- ’ vance in every way. Let's do it. DOINGS IN SOCIETY I WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. I Tuesday. t Tri Kappas—Jean Lutz. Historical—Mrs. S. E. Hite. Wednesday. Shakespeare—Mrs. Dan Sprang. St. Vincent de Paul Society—Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Thursday. Baptist Aid—Mrs. Howard Sikes. A New Year. Sing who will of dead years depart cd, I I shroud them and bid them adieu, • And the song that I sing, happy- , hearted, Is a song cf the glorious new. ’ —Ella Wheeler Wil ox. 5 Miss Tillie Meibers returned yester- ! day afternoon from Fort Wayne, t where she spent the week-end. She was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jared Reed Sunday and yesterday attended to business relating to the buying of 1 goods for the Gass & Meibers store. ) '"* ’’ The program committee of the Shakespeare club, of which Mrs. C. A. Dugan is chairman, Is busy preparing , its program for the next season, and this will be ready in a short time. A miscellaneous study will lie made, and the program promises an interesting ■ year’s work. The season is nearing a I close and then will come the summer vacation, before the new study will be . taken up. The first meeting of the Shakespeare club in severs.] weeks will be tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Dan Sprang will be hostess and Mrs. C. A. Dugan will have the paper on “Our National Undeveloped Resources.” Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shirk entertained at dinner Sunday Mrs. Gilbert Strickler and children, Clarence and Robert, and Mrs. Flora Sheler. The ladies of the German Reformed church are busy today making noodles and cookies to send Wednesday to the children at the orphans’ home near Fort Wayne. Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Hoffman will go to Linn Grove tomorrow to spen t their third wedding anniversary with Dr. Hoffman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hoffman. The day is also the sixty-fifth birth anniversary of Mrs. Peter Hoffman. Dr. and Mrs. Hoffman will return here by three o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner and family entertained at supper last evening for Miss Lilah Lachot of Fort W’ayne, the party remaining for the 1 after-evening, when music was enjoy- ‘ cd. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Lachot and the Misses Grace and Ruby Miller. o— — COURT HOUSE NEWS. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) accordingly. Inventory number one, filed by Eugene Lindsey, administrator of tile Festus A. W. Lindsey estate, was approved. Real estate transfers: Stephen A. V. Michael, to L. A. Wible, lots 188-18) Geneva, SSO: Hubert E. Zerkel et al. to Catherine Maley, lot 70, Decatur, $2,200. FOR SALE—Good road cart, in excellent condition. ’Phone 543. 73t3 The $16.50 suits to measure were unknown in Decatur untl we came here.—Elwood Tailoring Co. Rear of People’s Loan & Trust Co.

GROWS MORE ALARMING. Washington, D. C. Mur. 30—Special to Daily Democrat’ —The Mexican situation grew Increasingly alarming today. Added to news that the Carranzistus seemed certain to recapture Mexico City within forty-eight hours, information arrived that railroad communication was interrupted. Official Washington was most anxious over tlie report of the Carranzistas' growing strength. For some weeks Villa has been counted on to clarify the situation by crushing the "first chief.” In the past few days, however, the latter had severely repulsed his rival. One of the latest developments, it became known today, was a reply sent by Carranza to American representatives rippling with defiance. Its details were not known but it was evident that not only Washington government heads but foreign diplomats were greatly concerned. Border conditions were somewhat less threatening at Matamoras. but much more so at Neuvo Laredo. General Funston reported Villistas moving strongly on the latter place. The Carranza commander there announced he would fight. War department officials admitted that I field artillery might be ordered to Laredo. Texas, to protect American neutrality. lives and property in the event I of an overflow of the battle across the border. At Matamoras the lull did not promise to last long. Villa was believed to be delaying only while he brought up reinforcements. It vas rep< rted he had fifteen car loads of artillery on the way from Monterey. BOYER AND FEICK RESIGN. Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Joseph Boyer of Terre Haute and Fred Feick cf Garrett, both representatives in the recent legislature, handed their re: 'gnat ions to Secretary of State Cook today. The resignations were ace < pted by Governor Ralston. The supposition is that they will be appointed deputy oil inspectors. Botli men had practically ended their terms. State Inspector Beiheiraer today announced that all except fifteen of the deputy oil inspectors would be reappointed. There were 1,500 applications for the fifteen vacancies. He did not name the new appointees. Among those losing their positions are W. A. Johnson, Churubusco; William Loalin, Delphi; Frank Downing, Ix’gansport; W. E. Tritler. Peru; W. P. Mirlatt, Winchester; A. T. Wood. Angola. o . TILE MILL FOR SALE. I will rent or sell my tile mill located at Preble. It is in good condition and it is a splendid point for tlie business. Prefer to sell and will sell it at less than half price. Has 50 horse boiler and 35 horse power engine, good as new and a good heavy mill. This is your chance 75t30. DAVID WERLING. o EASTER SOCIAL. And free entertainment by the Young Ladies' Organized class. Saturday evening, April 3, Bobo, Ind. Bring your friends. 7413 o Parties wisiiing to purchase “Fornis Alpon Krauter Blutbeleber,” the great German blood purifier, may do so by calling at 1010 West Monroe street, or telephoning No. 560. 7213 ROOMS FOR RENT —Five furnished rooms with bath in connection. Everything complete and furnished, except linens and silverware. Inquire of Mrs. Dick Townsend, 515 Madison St., ’phone 151. 72t3 You will never know’ what kind of woolens we have or what kind of work we do until you come in and have a look.—Elwood Tailoring Co. Rear of People’s Loan & Trust Co. 75t ' ;

EASTER GIFTS > I I ■■!■■■ ■■■llli Each Year the custom of making Easter Gifts Becomes more General. Last we year suggested that instead of the sort of Gift which is Perishable and Quickly Forgotten, The Remembrance be of Jewelry. Many People Adopted this Suggestion, so we repeat it uow. PUMPHREY’S JEWELRY STORE “If its new, we have it.” . Artistic Engraving Expert Repairing

If ! V\ /f R \\ I q ©A B K Co . 191 S WE do w a n t to please you. When you come here for your new . Spring Topcoat or Suit, you pay the price and you are under no obligation to “say anything.” But so many men do say something—express their satisfaction so strongly that we are convinced we 'must have deserved what they say. Perhaps, sometimes we give mo r e than we promise—certainly we give as much. Kirschbaum Clothes sls, S2O, $25 and up to S4O “ Look for the Guarantee and Price Ticket on the Sleeve” Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson.

WANTS HIS CHILD (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) tuts, Mr. and Mrs. Hirschy. This alternoon the case was dismissed, ecali party paying one-half of the costs. The father gets the child. o PUBLIC SALE The undersigned will sell at public sale at their residence, 2*4 miles south and 3 miles west of Willshire, 5 miles east of Monroe, on Tuesday, April 6, 1915 beginning at 12:0 o’clock sharp the following property to-wtt: 7 haed of horses; one brown mare, 3 yrs. old, broke double, wgt. 1700 lbs.; cue sorrel mare, 3 yrs. old, broke double, weight 1700 lbs.; one sorrel driving mare, 4 yrs. old, double gated, well broke, weight’ 1000 lbs.; one Bay driving colt, 3 yrs. old, broke single, weight 1000 lbs.; one bay mare, 7 yrs. old, lady broke, weight 1050 lbs.; one bay mare, 7 yrs. old, lady broke, weight 1300 lbs.; one black colt, 2 yrs. old, weight 1200 lbs. Harness and buggies, 2 sets single buggy harness, good as new; 1 Storm King buggy, 2 top buggies, 1 good as new. Terms —All sums of $5.00 and under cash in hand on day of sale, all sums over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser giving his note with approved security. 4 per cent off for cash. No property shall be removed until settled for. TEEPLE BROS. Harry Daniels, Auct. o—, 0 —, FOR SALE—Twin cylinder HarleyDavidson motorcycle, in good condition. Will sell cheap.—Louis Reinking, R. F. D. No. 4, Box 60. 74t3

Spring Silk Opening customers as at present. This , ~ just been placed on display a f greatest opportunity for you toJ silk you have been looking tor. All o _ most seasonable colors and styles are leprese ted including Poplins, Canton 5' repes ’’ Taffetas-Shepherd Checks, in the new putty, battle ship grey, brown and black colors. A complete line of over nets in all colors for waists has also been added to our stock. You must see these nets to appreciate them. We have made special arrangements whereby for a very small charge we are enabled to have any dress goods you may choose, knife pleated or cordion pleated by the most expert operators, lake advantage of this. P-N CORSET SPECIALS # > A &O Front Lace Corsets SI.OO $2.00 $3.00 ; Back Lace Corsets From 50c to $2.00 We also carry a Special Corset for Stout PRAcncAi Ufa ■ ,

NOTICE TO BEN HLRS. Tlie Ben Hur Aid will be entertained at tlie Ben Hur bail Thursday evening. The men have charge of the program and a good time is In store for all. RECORDING SEC’Y. 0 FOR SALE-70 white oak trees. Inquire of Samuel Helm, Decatur, R. R. No. 9, ’phone 12-E. 72t6 FOR SALE—Roller fop desk, good as ’phone 64. 63t3 WANTED—Corn Fodder —at once call Decatur phone 8-U. 75t3. FOUND —Pocketbock containing mor. ey, on Mercer avenue. Apply at residence of Duffy DeFrance, 643 Mercer avenue. ’Phone 610. 761.3

I Fashion Puts On Her Spring Coat I SB OTT is a charming affair of Putty colored Bayadere Coating cut on full / 2 and easy lines. The collar is very [ \ 3 H” distinctive with touches of black vel- | \ z /u jS vet and the belt and pocket flaps are \ / —a bit suggestive of the military. It / B is appropriately called the Daughter | l\ i| of the Regiment, and may be had in V 11 Labrador, Navy, Black, Military Grey . i 3 S Army Brown or Tan. ( HBut Fashion has plenty of other coats, too. ' $/ . B There’s one called the “Carmoor” which partakes of 3 n b| - A " = I THE BOSTON STORE - 1 mu— | i !| i=>iin=iili= ; iiiii == ii|in§

THE BIBLE CLUBS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ens assistant leader, to take charge of the work when Mrs. Bell cannot be present. Plans for the study were discussed and this will be taken up soon. Two new members for committees were chosen. Added to the lookout (onmiittee are Zelrna Stevens and. Esther Enos, and to the social, Ruth Bowers and Helen Kinzle. Young Women’s The Misses Eva Acker, Rose Christen and Gusta Cramer were named members of the nominating committee. DEMOCRAT WAfvT AD.® PAY BIG.

DO YOU KNOW That your House can be Wired with scarcely any dirt? No, you wont have to move out when we are doing the job. Madam, Telephone us and we will wire for you. No charge for estimates. Lawrence Electric Company LOST—Top part ot a music rack, between the Fledderjolrana residence on North Second street and Central school building. Ender will please 'return to this office. sStf.