Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1915 — Page 3

PASTER SHOES —Are easy to buy here. The long range of styles, widths and sizes make it a pleasant task to be fitted. Cloth Tops in Grey, Sand and Putty shades. Heels from low to high Cuban Louis. Drop in this evening. Extra sales men so you will not have to wait long. At The Sign Os The Big Shoe CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. THE SHOE SELLER

I WEATHER FORECAST ' I Fair tonight and Sunday. Wanner. I Not every chicken is dressed by a Mboultry man. I For the Matrimonial Sea take a Mate. I A tight Shoe means trouble, but woman is bound to put her foot in I A woman who is all powder and man who is half shot are frequently. Bijan gerous. I Frank Schultz who injured his back Hl lifting and has been off duty at Democrat office this week, is better. ■ Lots o’ folks are never so happy as dien tlier miserable. One good about th’ movie actor —you nevHfer see him standin’ in front o’ th’ Hjjn -ater. —Abe Martin. ■ Mrs. Tilford Moots may attend th’ SjSndynoplus Orphans’ Asylum Easter Bl flower sale Friday if it’s too wet t’ ■ov an’ she kin git off. This is all Day. an’ June is all fool’s ijr. nth. —Abe Martin. ■ Miss Anna Weikel left yesterday afternoon for Fort where Bbl:<> will spend Sunday with her parIfents, Mr and Mrs. D. I. Weikel wao Ekave moved there. The two girls rehere to finish their school. ■ A directory publisher, who has been ] making a careful enumeration from a house to house canvass for the new Eafiami county directory, has announg||feed that the population of Peru at fehe present is 12,868. This includes the suburbs.

The Home Os Quality Groceries EASTER GREETING TO YOU Sweet Pickles, Sour Pickles, Mixed Pickles, Mustard Pickles Sweet Oranges 1c Eating Apples • 30c Slaw Cabbage 4c Fruit Jelly 10c Fresh Lettuce 15c Dill Pickles Jar 10c Comb Honey 18c Jell-O, any flavor 10c Strawberry Preserves 25c Egg Dyes 5c EGGS EGGS EGGS EGGS EGGS' EGGS EGGS EGGS EGGS We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 17c Butter 17c to 27c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I. Depot Phone 108 IF. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN 1 President Secretary Treas. I THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, S ABSTRACTS. I The Sehirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- | B stract Records, Twenty years’ Experience gt Fanns, City Property, 5 per cent. R MONEY

The matrimonial harness usually requires a cheque-rain. Never marry a girl for her money—if she has plenty you will find it very easy to love her. Because a girl tells a man she loves him alone, it doesn’t mean she cannot include a limousine. An Optimist is a chap who falls from a tall building and doesn’t worry until he strikes the ground. W. H. Baker returned to his home in Decatur this afternoon after a vis it with It. R. Ernsberger and family in this city.—Bluffton News. John Bunny, once the idol of i\> tion picture fans, and whose theatrical venture, “Bunny in Funnyland,’' was a big frost, will fill Chautauqua dates during the coming season. R. A. Andrews, who for a short time has been afflicted with an ail ment of the right eye. The eye hat been fully cured, but now he is takinr treatment at Fort Wayne for the left eye that is causing him some trou ble. —Monroe Reporter. Miss Clara Williams, a guardian oi one of the local classes of Campfir Giris at the Y. W. C. A., spoke last night to the Campfire Girls at Huntington. She chose as her subject “The Campfire Girls; Their Ideals and Ideas.”—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. That the Catholic population in Indiana in 1914 increased 5,803 over 1913, is brought out in the Catholic directory which has just been puolislied. Os the increase 4,999 were in the Fort Wayne diocese, which includes Auburn and DeKalb county, and 804 were in the Indianapolis diocese. There are 117,186 Catholics in the Fort Wayne district, according to the directory, and 127,955 in the Indianapolis diocese.

C. C, Schug of Berne was hero on business. Jesse Kelly went to Fort Wayne on business today. The man whose remarks are raw may have to eat the words. Mrs. William Hornstein and two daughters went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Ray left this morning for Auburn for a visit with tluir daughters, Mrs. Lewellyn and Mrs. Franze, Mrs. John Hill is working at the Baughnfan store today jin ithe absence of Miss Georgia Magner, who is off duty. Frank E. Franz, better known as "Smotzle,” has received a check from the Hoosier Casualty company. Mr. Franz was entitled to the amount for sick benefits. John H. Schultz is local agent for the above named company. Rev. Albert Day, for the past five years employed by the Presbyterian synod of northern Indiana for home mission work, a resident of Warsaw, died on Thursday evening at the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago. He was a member of the Fort Wayne presbytery. Now is the time to test seed corn. The average ear of corn lias 600 to 700 kernels. Each kernel planted should produce at least one ear of corn. One hundred ears to a bushel would mean that each ear of corn should yield six or seven bushels. You lose $3.50 to $4.00 on each ear that will not grow. A new traffic rule went into effect in Fort Wayne Thursday morning. Traffic officers instead of waving their hand as in the past will use a whistle. One blast means that nor'li and south traffic has the right of wily and two blasts that the east and west traffic has he right of way and that others must stop. Plans for soil survey of one county in Indiana, this coming summer, are being made by the department of agriculture. This work, which will be under way in a few weeks, will be carried on t)y a federal soil expert, yet to be selected. His assistant will be an experienced employe of the state gologist of Indiana. The members of the senior class in the high school are receiving a large number of letters from the different colleges and universities throughout the country, which institutions are trying to get the graduates interested in college work. It is thought that several of the class will continue their studies in some of the higher educational institutions in this state. Dark days are looming up "or France. “Cyrus Noble,” unbusted broncho of the eastern Oregon plains, has just been sold to the French government at a cavalry charger. For three years, visitors to the Pendleton “roundup” have watched the world’s most skillful riders try to conquer Cyrus. Every one was hurled skyward, recovering consciousness jvith a “never again” vow on his lips. The Fort Wayne & Northwestern interurban is offering a reward of SSO for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons who damage or break any oi the insulators along the company’s right-of-way. It is said that the breaking of these insulators not only grounds the transmission line, but is liable to result in the injury or death of a person who might be walking in the vicinity of the point at which the insulator is broken. It seems strange to us why a person should shy at Friday. President Wilson was born on Friday, so was George Washington, so was William Shakespeare; America was discovered on Friday; the Declaration of Independance was signed on Friday; Napoleon was knocked out at Waterloo on Friday; Julius Casser/’got his” on Friday; King Charles got knocked out on Friday; the French bastile was destroyed on Friday; the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock on Friday, 4 he noiseless soup spoon was invented on Friday; the sanitary dish rag was discovered on Friday: the ascension is Good Friday; and after all, Friday isn’t such a bad day—Kendallville News-Sun. Figures just published by the Pennsylvania show that while no less than nineteen travelers were killed while in its care as passengers during last year not one of them met death as the result of a train accident. Six of the decedents were killed in jumping, falling or slipping from moving trains, two while attempting to />ard moving trains, two by slipping off station platforms in front of moving trains, two by being struck by engine parts while standing too near the edge of the station platforms, three while crossing tracks at stations in front of moving trains, and one each by jumping from a ferryboat, throwing h mself under a train, by being struck by a coach and knocked under a train, and by being assaulted by another passenger and thrown from a train The number of trespassers killed by Pennsylvania trains during the year was 301, compared with 572 in 1907.

D. L. Best returned to Fort Wayne today noon. Homer Lyle will spend Easter witii his parents at Lima, Ohio. Miss Vera Eady went to Bluffton to spend Easter with the Porter girls. Mrs. Esther Best went to Ft. Wayne for a visit with her daughter, Emma Best. Jesse E. Swartz of east of the city is ill of nervous trouble and pneumonia. Miss Edwina Fritzinger returned to Rockford, Ohio, after a visit here with Miss Marie Gass. Samuel Doak of West Monroe street, who was wore yesterday, remains about.tlrtl same today. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brokaw will spend Sunday at Garrett with their daughter, Mrs. I* G. Cole. J. W. Tickle of Willshire, Ohio, ar rived for a visit over Easter with Mrs. David Liby of Monmouth. Mr. and Mrs. George Zimmerman went to Fort Wayne to spend Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Clem Keller. Mr. and Mrs. Jared Reed of Fort Wayne will be Easter guests of Mrs. Reed’s parents, Mr. and Mras. Anthony Wertzberger east of the city. ATTENDS DOUBLE FUNERAL. J. W. Tyndall has returned from Branch, Mich., where he attended the double funeral services held for his two sisters. Mrs. Alice Huston died suddenly Friday of last week, of neuralgia of the heart, having gone lo attend a sick child at a neighbor’s. Mrs. Maggie Abel’s death occurred Saturday. She died in the hospital at Ludington, Mich., after a second operation for appendicitis. The bodies were both taken to the Abel home and a double funeral held. Both were former Adams county residents and lived in Blue Creek township. o DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

What Russia’s First Big Victory Means All the thrilling incidents and developments leading up to the siege and fall of Przemysl (pronounced pshc mishl, according to the New Standard Dictionary), are presented in THE LITERARY DIGEST for April 3d. All shades of public opinion, as revealed in the American press, on the importance of this Russian victory and its bearing on the outcome of the war, is also submitted. Some of the other stirring features which will make up this splendid number are: Naval Losses of the War This is accompanied by special drawings showing the number and the types of ships that have so far been lost by the Allies and by Germany. At a glance the reader can learn the awful score up to date. The Post-Office vs. The Railroads Both sides of the controversy between the Post-Office Department and the Railroads are given fairly and enable the reader to clearly understand the real facts in this important case. Our Duty in the Chino-Japanese Dispute Philadelphia’s Verdict on Billy Sunday France’s Pet Gun / f This last feature is illustrated by special drawings which show the construe- * tion and appearance of the famous gun that has had such a deadly effect against the Germans, and which was a jealously guarded secret until the war made , concealment no longer possible. t 9 In citing the above-mentioned features, the contents of this week’s number \ of THE LITERARY DIGEST are by no means exhausted, because all the other fields of interest and importance are represented at satisfactory length and with full impartiality by text and picture — Science, Politics, Invention, Sport, Art, Literature, Religion, Education, Industry, Music and the Drama. Buy This Week’s Issue—April 3d—AU News-stands Now—lo Cents The jiterdry Digest FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publishers of the Famous NEW Standard Dictionary), NEW YORK

DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY Indianapolis, April 3,—(Special to Daily Democrat) Fred Morrison one of the 28 defendants In ibe Terre Haute trial which has continued in federal court for the past four weeks addressed the court when it convened today and changed his plea to guilty. Morrison was an inspector in C of the sixth ward which is in the heart of the red light district. Evidence has shown a huge padded registration in that precinct and witnesses have testified that Morrison worked the lever of the voting machine. This was the Sheriff Shea's precinct. It was concerning tills precinct that George Davern was testifying when lie was jailed by the court for perjury. Morrison’s action was not expected and came as a blow to the defence which has been asserting in final arguments to the jury that evidence against the accused was insufficient. o FOR SALE —Pure maple syrup. Made in new process steam evaporator. Looks nearly like strained honey. All put up in l-gallon screw top cans, labeled. State or other inspection invited. Crated in 3, 6 or 12 gallon crates. Price, $1.20 per gal; 5 per cent discount on 12-gallon orders. Low freight. Cash with order. Season only lasts a few days.—Geo. Tricker, FOR RENT —House on North Tenth St. Inquire Frank Johnston. 72t3 FOR SALE —Good road cart, in excellent condition. ’Phone 543. 73t3 WANTED—GirI for general housework, two in family. Apply at once, —J. H. Stone, 215 So. 2nd St., ’phone No. 339. 74t3 FOR SALE—Two-year old driving colt, and a two-year-old” draft colt; also 6 Duroc brood sows. —E. F. Miller, R. R. No. 11, ’phone 10-D. ' 75t6 FOUND—Pocketbook containing money, on Mercer avenue. Apply at residence of Duffy DeFrance, 643 Mercer avenue. ’Phone 610. 7613

GRAND JURY TAKES CHARGE. Tlie Van Wert Daily Bulletin says: "The preliminary hearing of Lulu Wilson. the slayer of Levi X. Jacobs, was brought to an abrupt close this morning, and the ruling of the court was that the evidence shows that a crime had probably been commited and that the prisoner probably committed the act, therefore, site was held to answer to the grand jury, on a charge of manslaughter, her bond being fixed in the sum of ten thousand dollars. In default of bail the prisoner was returned to the county jail, where she will be detained pending the result of the inquiry of the jury, which will be held the coming week. The grand jury is now the supreme body in the case. It is within the power of the jury to return an indictment for first degree murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, assault, or to ignore the case, and thus Lee the prisoner.” o ■ — PUBLIC SALE. Will sell at public auction on the James Wagner farm immediately following the administrator’s sale on Thursday, April 8, the following property, to-wit: One Durham cow, fresh day of sale, weight 1200; Durham cow, 8 years old, fresh in May; Jersey cow, 4 years old, fresh; Jersey cow, 3 years old, fresh in June; heifer, 2 yrs. old: Holstein bull, yearling; 14 head ,hogs, averaging 60 to 90 lbs. If you want a bargain in good cows, attend this sale. 80t4 o —— NOTICE TO MASONS. All Masons will meet at the Murray hotel at 8 o’clock Sunday morning to attend the funeral of Brother GhWidening at Geneva. Those who own automobiles bring them along. DAVID E. SMITH, W. M. o ■ DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

DEMAND LIVES OF OFFICERS London, April 3,—(Special to Daily Democrat)-- Hang Von Tirpitz and other responsible German officers at the close of the war was the suggestion of ixmdon newspapers today in a fresh outburst of indignation against the torpedoeing of three English vessels expressly exempted from attack by the Hague convention. The other l epers were equally bitter in charging Germany with reverting to barbarous war fare. The 1,495 ton steamer Jxrckwood was torpedoed off Start Point in the English channel last night. Her crew reported that the ship was attacked without warning and went down within a few minutes. Every member of the crew was rescued. - - ~ o — —- BAPTISMAL SERVICES. Twenty-two Baptized at Church Last Evening. Baptismal services were held at the Christian church last evening at the clase of the evangelistic service. There were twenty-two candidates who were immersed. Os this number nineteen were immersed by the Rev. Benjamin Borton of the Christian church for that congregation. Three were immersed by the Rev. D. T. Stephenson of the Methodist church for his congregation. 0 - — . WEALTHY MAN IS DEAD Anderson, April 3, —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —J. A. J. Brunt 83, a bachelor and the wealthiest man in Madison county died today of heart trouble. Jack Brunt, as he was known recently gave Amjerson $125,000 for Y. M. C. A. building. He moved here from Rush county. Q Homemade sauer kraut for sale at Fidtenkamp’s.