Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1915 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT ■ ■ — -- ►ubll»h«d Every Evening Except Bunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER t -1 Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrierlo cents Per Year, by carrier W Per Month, by maU 25 cents Per Year, by mail* 280 Single Copiee 2 ceuts Advertising rates made known on application. ________ Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as aecond-clase matter. A traveler yesterday made the remark that he had been up and down this land every where and that he has not visited a city of 40,000 or less that looks as good to him as old Decatur. He is right of course and we can make it better if we keep on trying. One of these days you are all going to discover that statement is true. Stock and bonds are booming, the Pennsylvania road has ordered twenty millions in new equipment, tilings are moving and if you croak you wili soon be croaking a solo. Better get in with the boosters. Its so much more pleasant than to be always look ing for the little things to kick about. You are not nearly so ba/ off as they are in Belgium. Cheer up and get busy. The big insurance compaies which jigged the interest on farm loans last year up to six per cent., and dropped to five and a half about six months ago, have again returned to the five per cent rate, thus indicating that money matters are easing up and fellows who have the cash are letting if out. And this is also an unfailing sign that confidence is being restored and prosperity is on the way.—Columbia City Post.

“Nothing succeeds like success,” is an old adage out a true one and it ig evidenced again in the way the sugar company is coming to the front. A year or two ago the prospects were rather dingy and men of less nerve and fighting quality would have given up. These men went on and the fact that the prospects this year seem almost too good to be true proves that it pays to fight on. Think of it, 9,000 acres planted in beets, an estimated total yield of a hundred-thousand tons, over seventeen million pounds of sugar and a cash value of the product of over a million dollars. Don't you think that means some thing to Decatur and Adams county? Don't you believe that it will continue to grow, that this is but the pioneering of a great and coming industry in the old Hoosier state, a commonwealth with the proper soil an a a sufficient scope to fnnish half the sugar used in the entire United States? Its really a big thing and you can boast about it if you will. And it won’t

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hurt to do a little boasting and boost ' ing, too. I DOINGS IN SOCIETY : ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Monday Pythian Needle Club —K. of P. home. Tuesday Euterpean—Miss Fannie Frisinger. Evangelical Aid Hard Time Social Mat Breiner home. Thursday Wednesday Afternoon "500” Club Mrs. Fred Fullenkamp. Presbyterian Ladies' Aid —Mrs. V.. A. Lower. To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. —Georg • Dcnaid. Announcement In.;, .'ust l.ccn :natio that the marriage of Miss Franc! a Donnelly, a daughter of Mrs. Lyda Donnelly, of Berne, lnd„ and Mr. Em I Gellert, of Fort Wayne. The weddi' ’ took place January 2 at Detroit, Mice. The groom is a draughtsman at tl - Bass foundry, Fort Wayne.—Blufftc News.

The Pythian Needle club will be entertained Monday evening at the K. of P. home. The hostesses will be Mcsdames M. E. Hower, Charles Burdg and D. B. Erwin. The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. W. A. Low’er on Adams street. Mrs. Fred Fullenkamp will entertain the Wednesday Afternoon Five Hundred club Thursday evening instead of Wednesday afternoon. Miss Bess Schrock conducted the chapel exercises yesterday morning at the high school. Albert Sellemeyer had his Victrola there and gave several fine selections on it, being renditions of the masterpieces in music and oratory.

The six o’clock dinner and evening party given by the Misses Madge Hite and Frances Cole at the Hite home last evening was in compliment to Miss Jean Lutz, who will be married In May to Fred Smith. Resides the Tri Kappa girls, making up the company of eighteen guests, were Mts. J. O. Sellemeyer, Mrs, Dan Vail, Mrs. Hugh Hite and Miss Agnes Ross of Winchester, who is Miss Frances Dugan's guest. The table where the dinner was served was decorated in pink and white. It had as a centerpiece a gold basket of pink roses. In the tulle bow which tied the handle, nestled a white cupid. Pink nut baskets and white place cards hand-painted in pink wild roses marked the places. At Miss Lutz’ plate lay a corsage bouquet of white sweet pe; s and pink roses. Her chair was also marked with a tulle bow in which a large cupid hung poised. After dinner a game with candy motto hearts was played, and the prizes given in this, Vhich took the form of gold hat pins, were given to the bride-elect. Music completed the happy evening’s entertainment. Another of the pre-nuptial social affairs given for Miss Lutz wil be next Wednesday afternoon when Mesdames J. O. Sellemeyer and Avon Burk and Miss Fannie Frisfnger entertain.

Mrs. Earl B. Adams and Miss Bess Schrock have gone to Indianapolis to spend the week-end with Mrs. Nett'e Schrock and her daughter, Mrs. Oren Smith. Freddie Connell, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Connell, is entertaining eight little friends this afternoon at a lovely party fir his sixth birth anniversary. Twenty members cf the “Do Your Best Class" of the United Brethren church, taught Dy Mrs. Jihn Hill, attended the meeting at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Chester Imler last evening. During the social period, a picture gallery of the infant pictures of the guests were displayed and created much amusement. There were games and contests and refreshments were served. Mrs. Charles Barnhart of Attica was a guest. o FOR SALE —A Seneca folding camera, postal card size, carrying case, * plate holders, tripod, focusing cloth, 6 extra lenses. Camera alone cost sl6. Will sell outfit for less than cost of camera. Inquire at. this office. 70tf FOR RENT—Furnished rooms.—Mrs. Lase Ellis. 'Phone 410. 7Stf

GIVES REASONS Taggart Went on Roberts’ Bond in Order to Give Him a Fair Trial. AND NOT BECAUSE He Endorsed Actions--Men Must Give Bond by This Evening. Indianapolis, Ind.. April 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Thomas Taggart, democratic national committeeman, came here today from French Lick. He volunteered an explanation of why he had gone bond for Mayor Roberts, when the latter was indicted for conspiracy. Nobody asked me to go on his bond,” said Taggart. "I did it not because I endorsed anything wrong that had occurred, but because I wanted to see Roberts get a fair I show.” Taggart said he had been askied to go on the bond of the Terre I Haute men in jail here under sentence to Leavenworth, but that he had taken no action. Mayor Roberts and Circuit Judge Eli Redman, two of the convict? Terre Haute conspirators, were con siderably less hopeful today over tht prospects of providing bonds and deferring the trip to Leavenworth pris on. When Crawford Fairbanks lefi the city yesterday, their chances dinmed. Judge A. B. Anderson armour.' ed today that he would be in Chicagt Monday and in Hammond Tuesday which left the supposition that unlesbonds were provided before night b. the men. they would be sent t eLavenworth. An incident warelated today how Redman and Fail banks met for a private converin the Dennison, where Redman ha been taken under guard for a bat! After a few minutes’ talk Fairbank left the room. Redman then spoke t Mrs. Redmafi and she burst into tear: It is believed Fairbanks gave finr word that lie would not provide bone

BLAME LAID ON SULLIVAN. Lincoln. Neb., April 17—(Special t Daily Democrat)—Roger Sullivan I blamed by W. J. Bryan for demo racy’s defeat in Chicago. In today issue of the Commoner under th heading, “The Wages of Sin > Death,” Mr. Bryan says: “Last fa’ Mr. Sullivan gave the state of 11! nois to the republican party; th’ spring he turned over the city of Ch cago to the republicans—” The ed torial goes on to say that Sullivai gave the voters the choice of a “Sul livan controlled city or defeat and they chose the latter.” 0 — FOUND —Lady’s grip containing some baby clothiijg and a hang-bag, and in that hand-bag a small purse containing some money. The owner can have same by calling at S. J. Durbin’s, Decatur, R. R. 6, one mile and a half east of Pleasant Mills, Ind. 87t3 FOR SALE—A house and lot in a good location, on a brick street. Will consider an exchange on other property. See Henry B. Heller. 85tf FOR SALE—White Plymouth Rock eggs from choice matemings; 4 cents eash. —Vincent Forbing, Decatur R. R. No. 6. 88t3 FOUND—A pocketbook containing a , small sum of money. Owner can have same by calling at this office and .paying for this ad. 89t" ROOMERS WANTED—Apj’Iy Mrs. U. E. Cramer, 242 No. 6th St. SBt3 tious Lady Representative. Experience not totally essential. Work among your friends. Necessary articles used extensively in every home. A business proposition. Liberal com-' pensation to right party. Write immediately giving references —The National Manufacturers’ Products Co., Marion, Ind. 90t2 FOR SALE —Strawberry plants, the “Wonderful" and Uncle Jim” varieties, two of the best known varieties of strawberry found. These plants have been inspected by a government inspector and pronounced free from, disease. Prices to suit the farmer.' Phone 5-M or write W. A. Fonner, De-| catur, R. R. 7 2t-w April FOR SALE—Duck and geese eggs' for hatching. From full-blooded stock. See Willis Johnson at the Willard Steele park. 85t3 When wanting stucco work done, call on Geo. Baumgartner. Berne, Ind. ’Phone 220. 65130*’

THE SKATING PROBLEM. Editor Daily Democrat: Will you please allow space to ana of Your Friendly Farmer Hayseeds for a discussion of the sidewalk rollerskating which has been finally stopped. Mr. Hensley's statements as the Democrat printed recently may all be very true in his way of thinking, but thank goodness I believe the large majority of your farmer friends are not in harmony with all of those statements. First, wo will all agree that rollerskating on your sidewalks is a most innocent amusement for the little tots of your city, but to our mind it would make little difference whether the city ordinance was passed some thousand years before the creation of Adam, which prohibits this amusement, or lust recently. Your mayor, city council, business men, citizens and Mr Hensley should see the wisdom city dads had years ago. If you doubt our wisdom on this, why just start down street witli a large basket of hen fruit, be bumped into by an innocent little dear, and firtd your purchasing power all mangled and bruised in an unrecognizable mass on the sidewalk. If Mr. Hensley’s so-called So and So does run his auto above the speed limit of your city and gets away with it, without an official objection, then you object and every law-abiding citizen of your county will be with you. But Mr. Hensley, leave it to we farmers rnd the vote would betunanimous that we would as soon be killed or run aver by an automobile as to have our horses frightened beyond control at he frightful noice of some little innocent tots out for a sidewalk skate runaway and kill the occupants of the rig.

Friends! do you remember the runtway accident recently near the north mill and the cause of same? We farmers believe we would be ’ust as liable to secure damages from Mr. Hensley’s co-called So and So if we were run down by his auto as we would be to have some little six-year->ld child out for a recreation frightm beyond control our horses and -ause a bad accident. Mr. Mayor, city 'ouncil and Mr. Hensley, if your rol-er-skating ordinance is repealed, and ,-our city sidewalks become skating boulevards, we ask you where, for rcur loyal farmer friends, the street >r the house tops? No, no, Mr. Hensley, your country riends don’t want to see your city joys of tender years set along the iver bank playing cards in the sumner time. We say far from it. Nor io we want to drive to town, have ur horses climb telephone poles, tear oose, or be frightened beyond conrol, or have roller skaters bump intc ten and women pr run over our chilIren. Mr. Honeywell raised somethin? 'ike $1,200 in thirty minutes for a gym” and we country folks were and are glad that the city young folks were going to have a place of amusement. I suggest why not fit up a room and have a real roller-skating rink f<| the little folks which would pay dollars end cents on the investment in your city. Or better yet, lit up a real play ground. Why. Decatur can always be counted on doing the right thing .at the right time. Twelve hundred dollars for a boys’ and girls’ “gym.” One hundred dollars’ worth of cotton for the Belgian injured soldiers. A good showing in the school childred contribution for Belgian refugees. A city of 6,000 people. Two thousand of these children, and actually play-ground poverty-stricken. Well, I wish I was a kid and lived in your fair city. We would have a real 1 üblic play-grotVd. or me and your 2,000 children would bust our belts in the effort. WALTER KOOS.

APPOINTMENT OF ADMIN- , ISTRATOR. ■ Notice is hereby given that the unIderslgned has been appointed administrator of the estate of William j Schwartz. late cf Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. JOHN MORAN, Administrator. April 15, 1917. 17-24-31 —e COAL MINE BLOWS UP. Bluefield W. V., April 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The mine of the i Davy Pocahontas Coal company, at ■ Davy. W. V.. olew up early today, i This being a slack day in the field ■ only six men were caught. Three men I are dead, but the other three escaped. The explosion was caused by gas and and the mine was not much damaged. 0 , FOR SALE —Dining room suit in oak. In excellent condition. Inquire H. F. Callow. ‘ 89t3

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Covert cloth makes ideal spring coats Like the suit coat, the separate coat is indined to simplicity, and nothing adapts itself V. better to this style than covert. A pretty model that elicited much admira/J 'x tion from youthful observers—and older ones, F7 \ ~ toois extremely full in front, back and sides. I * \ \ The fullness in the front is confined by a wide l 3 Y Ix-lt, which buttons onto a tab, a part of the y/fl X. flaring back. Another is extremely simple, with rounding VOX. jg, , licit in the back, with flap pockets and odd cuffs ■ / 7 F -- to give it distinction. / W a\\\ These coats of covert seem the ideal spring / 7 \V \ coat—light, cool-looking. They give excellent / I H \ service. A We have some charming designs in covert, and i i ~V I in serges, poplin, worsteds, too. 1 hese are really in \ 1 ‘double duly" coats—smart enough Jor dress-up If I \ I occasions; simple enough for general wear. Lt I V I The prices will surprise you—they are so very Mt * • V' reasonable. J PRICES $7.50 TO $15.00 NIBLICK & COMPANY

THREATENS TO QUIT. Paterson, N. J., April 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —All of the vehemence of Billy Sunday is not for Isis audiences, as was evidenced today, when it became known that Sunday had called a number of ministers to the platform, and there ministered a sound rebuke for alleged apathy—only he used other words. The evangelist intimated strongly that he would quit unless There was decided improvement. Billy had run gamut cf his emotional appeal but waxed warm when only 199 converts hit the saw-dust trail. He summoned the ministers and told them that “they were dead ones” and added that if they refused to come out and work he was “through.”

CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 9:15 a. m., Bible school. Communion at 10:45. Sermon at 10:15 a. m. Subject; “Who Cannot Serve Christ?” Distribution of the money to all members i of the church present will be made at this service. Let all be present. 2:30 p. m., Junior Endeavor. Miss Marcia Helm, leader. 6:30 p. m.. Senior Endeavor. Miss Bertha Schultz, leader: 7:30 p. m., evangelistic service. BENJAMIN BORTON, Pastor. Sunday Excursions * VIA THE NICKEL PLATE ROAD Effective April 18 and on Sundays following during season of 1915 tickets will be sold To Points Within 100 Miles 25c to SI.OO Round Trip Get Full information of Ticket Agent or write F. P. Parnin, D. P. A., Fort Wayne, Ind.

Tuesday April 20th. Specials 25 to 50c assorted Blue and White Enamel Ware Tuesday only 19c 35c Glass Punch Bowl Sets 19c Set 25c Glass Egg Beaters 10c STORE OF BARGAINS The Morris 5 and 10c Store

AUTO LIVERY —When in need of an! automobile call 'phone 22 and ask for Warren Buekmaster. At the Schlickman Feed Barn. 90t3 WANTED —Cook at the Erie restaurant. Lady preferred. 9013

Moline Pitless For General Scale / ? Weighing : / ' ~ X '- i • I 5 tons capacity, Platform 14 a 8 feet with Compound Beam Main Frame (all four sides 8 in.) Wt. 530 lbs. __ . jj— Platform Sills (Each Double). Wt. 390 lbs. "TSL//// / ** Timber Filler. Weight go lbs. * fY 'ZZ- 3 Scale Levers and Box. Weight.... 690 lbs. . Total Weight of Moline j". V'/N Pitless Scale Less Platform 1690 lbs. Ft - J Fairbanks, Morse & Co. qnn c « a Sills made up of 3 x > 9VO b. Wabash Avenue timber bolted between CHICAGO two 5 in. channels. <2IS3-IBK>

EARLY CABBAGE plants for sale at Werder sisters. No. 524 Marshall K St. ’Phone 347. 9ut3 WANTED—GirI for general hou se work. Two in family. Thone k I 339. 85tf |