Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1915 — Page 7

IF I COULD .. -Y? u to put your feet into a pair of our xjble bole Live Toe Oxfords there’d be only one thintr that would make you take them off and that would be because you did’nt have the $4.00 NO CHARGE FOR TRYING THEM ON AND YOU NEEDENT BUY UNLESS YOB WANT TO CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

j WEATHER FORECAST i: Probably cloudy tonight and Saturday. Miss Goldie August of Willshire, 0., was a shopper here today. Lots of men would be popular if they would leave their opinions in cold storage. It is about as hard for an energetic man to loaf as it is for a loafer to work. C. C. Schug and Ford Mettler of Berne were here yesterday on business. Even if we have had no love for the distant deceased relative we can often put up a strenuous fight to get a bit of his property. It is entirely too early to suggest that any souvenirs in the shape of plowshares made from swords be sent to the generals now actively engaged abroad. livery time we read in the newspapers abdut a young fellow with pol ished manners getting a bogus cheek cashed we form a still better opinion of a “diamond in the rough.” In discussin’ big game, last evenin. Tell Binkley talked entertain’ly about th’ habits o’ th’ Carpathian pass an' said he doubted very much whether one W'ould live in captivity. Ability don’t cut any ice unless you're a hustler. —Abe Martin. War between two factions of milk leaders in South Bend is on, as the result of a proposed ordinance which requires all milk sold to be pasteurized. This would mean that the smallest dealers would be driven out of the business it is contended. ii

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iThelfome Os Quality Grown s 3 Days Special 3 f Thursday Friday and Saturday | Extra Quality Early June Peas | 3 cans - - -22 c | $ 6 - - - -43 c | 12 “ 85c We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 19c Butter 17c to 27c | M. E. HOWER ■ North of G. R. &I. Depot Phom, b | , „ - - | - _ ~ ~ ’ r- — I F, M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN * President Secretary Treas. g THE BOWERS REALTY CO. | REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, ABSTRACTS. I I 1 The Schimieyer Abstract Company complete Abstract Records, Twenty years Experience ' r Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. I MONEY g

; Mrs. Fred Kayser returned to Fort . Wayne after a visit at Preble. > .Mrs. William Sautbine and daitgli- > ter, Ruby, Were Fort Wayne visitors teday. Mrs. Dave Wagoner and Miss Bea- . sie Teeple sjrent the day in Fort Wayne. John Stark has returned from a several days’ trip to Van Wert and Ce- . lina. Ohio. Mrs. Glen Hinton returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon after at- , tending to business here. In business the one who assumes that the world is honest will often do better than the man who believes it is peopled by rogues. Some people not “hep” have ex presed curiosity as to what a red flag hung on the outside of a business house means. It is a sign that the dray is to stfcp for goods. Mrs. L. W. Hakes of Sturgis, Mich., who has been visiting with her broth-er-in-law and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hakes, and other relatives, left this aftetnocn for Wren, Ohio, for a visit with a cousin, Mrs. Wan Hakes. The rush of filing mortagege exemptions has commenced. The last day of the month the time exfi for mortgage exemptions to be filed and attorneys and others who are engaged in this line of work h; vi been busy the last few days. The residents of Gary's Balkan quarter wore notified of the nature of the parade of 1.500 Shriners to bo held in the city today. It was feared the Greeks and Serbians, who hate Turks, might mistake the fez-topped marcher: and the oriental costumed Arab patrols of Orak temple for participants in a pro-Turkish demonstration.

E. B. Weismantle returned to Elwood after a visit here. Mrs. Howard Burdg and Mrs. Frank Carroll went to Fort Wayne for the day. Mrs. Sarah Middleton, Mrs. Samuel Butler and Mrs. Grant Russell went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. Barney Myers went to Fort Wayne this afternoon for a visit with he!' daughter, Mrs. Clem Hakes. Dolores Weismantle, daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. E. B. j/eismantle, <|; Elwood, is here visiting with her cousin, Helen Gass. The Misses Nellie and Margaret Daniels of Fort Wayne, who are training to be nurses, are here visiting with Mrs. Minnie Daniels for a short while. ■' torney Shafer Peterson was at Portland yesterday looking after legal matters pertaining to the Jeff Klopfen- ' oin case, which was tried there several days ago. The annual banquet and entertainment of the Shakespeare club will occur this evening and the members and their many friends are anticipating a delightful evening. M. A. Hufflnton, 84 years old, believed to be the oldest member of the Knights of Pythias lodge in the United States, was killed near Marshall, 111., while walking on the Big Four railroad tracks. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stewart of Huntington were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart of South Third street over night. They left thia morning for Fort Wayne, and from there returned to Huntington. R. C. Tarbett, a typewriter expert, who kept the machines in repair' here for many years, has returned to this territory and is busy in Decatur just now. He is located at Fort Wayne and will come here every few weeks. Tile house cleaning period seems to he here and everywhere one goes lie is greeted with a step-ladder, the sound of the carpet beater, the paint bucket and other evidences that we are cleaning up. It is rather inconvenient. but it has to be done and the sooner (t’s over the sooner can we return to comfortable living. In the course of an interesting nature sermon in the May Woman’s Home Companion Charles Edward Jefferson, pastor of Broadway Tabernacle in New York City, says: “Then are more kinds of birds than th erare kinds of fishes-und serpents and animals combined. The largest of all the kingdoms of sentient life is the kingdom of the birds. A number of Decatur and Adams county Masons attended the Scottisli Rite meeting at Fort Wayne last evening and witnessed the conferring of the thirty- second degree. There were forty-eight in the class and at the class meeting Dr. J. S. Covenle.le of this city was elected president, while R. C. Parrish, the well known young attorney, was chosen vice president. When you arc bandaging do not try any of the fancy tricks; and kinks of the practised surgeon. Your job Is to got the bandage on firmly enough so that it won’t slip off. but not so tight that it will restrict the circulation of the blood. Always start bandaging from the thinner end o, the limb and work toward the thicker end. Your own intelligence will indicate the best way in which the bandage should be placed.—May Outing. The Pennsylvania railroad operated 70,190 passenger trains iu March and 04,067 of them —91.3 per cent—arrived at their destinations on time. On the New York division —that part of the railroad between New York and Philadelphia, and the division having the heaviest passenger traffic of the rail road —11,140 trains were operated and 10.166, or 91.2 per cent of them arrived on time. The Pittsburg division operated 5,292 trains and 4,999, or 94.5 per cent of them, made a perfect record. While ploughing up the lot at th< rear of the Castle Garden theater, at the northeast corner of the public square. Street Commissioner Dell Fulton and Tiis men found an old cistern, hidden by old boards and grass. The flow which was being used Bank suddenly and it was with difficulty that it ■was recovered. Investigation was made immediately and the well was found. Had any one fallen into it, serious results might have followed, tor the well was found to be quite deer and was filled with water—Hartford City News. David Grayson, writing “Hempfield” i nthe May American Magazine, says: “I think sometimes that women are far better natural executives and organizers than men. To keep a great household running smoothly, provisioned, cleaned, made sweet and cheerful always, and to do it incidentally as it were, with a hundred other activities filling her thoughts, is an accomplishment not sufficiently appreciated in tliis world. The true women of the race have this capacity highly developed. Tiiey have a real genius for orderliness, which is the sanity, if not the religion, of everyday life.

Bertha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Baughman, who has been ill a week of the measles, is belter. A man cannot gain the reputation of being a successful horse trader and all the innocence of youth. Miss Leota Bailey left, this morning for Westfield, N. Y., to spend the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Clever. In the Elmer Ray estate a petition to sell personal property on less notice than required by statute was granted. Mrs. Roy Archbold was culled to Toledo last evening on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Nachtrieb. The J. D. Edwards family has received word that Owen Enwards of Fort Wayne, who is ill, is somewhat better, his fever being lower. A decree of quiet title for John W. Abnet against Caroline Burns et al. was entered and the clerk was ordered to cancel the mortgage. Miss lola Crankshaw and a lady friend are In town soliciting subscriptions for a magazine, entitling them to a number cf votes o:i a college course. The men soliciting information for the new directory and map report that they are getting along nicely,: *he start for the first week being remarkably good, says Mr. Straup, the manager. We still have on hand about fifty copies of the splendid Bible bargain we have been offering and you will really miss an opportunity'if you fail to secure one of these great books at the wonderfully low price we are offering them. Better get in us the offer will !• withdrawn after a few days. GEfsWlRIftL Harry Thaw Will Have Twelve Men Pass Judgment as to His Sanity. WILL DECIDE MAY 17 Roosevelt Says Barnes is “Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde” of Politics. New York, April 23, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —After a nine year fight for a jury trial to determine his sanity, Harry Thaw was overjoyed today as ho listened to the opinion of Judge Hendricks, in the Supreme court, which granted him a trial by 12 of his fellow men. In all of the long entangled legal proceedings in which Thaw lias been the chief actor, lie has never had a jury pass on his mental status. This, according to his counsel, is what Thaw lias been fighting for since the day o< the murder. Given an opportunity to exhibit himself as his own witness, Thaw is confident he can convice a jury of his present sanity. Thi trial will be held May 17, it was decided at a confe: ence. A score of fashionably dressed women in tlie throng of spectators rushed toward Thaw and tried to embrace and kiss him. Thaw was tenable to escape all of these admirers, but finally ran into the corridor. •Syracuse, N. Y., April 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Colonel Roosevelt today pictured William Barnes ns the “Doctor J.kyll and Mr. Hyde" of polities. He said Barnes lias two sides —good ami bad —and that foi years he had tried io develop the good and make him a “useful citizen.” “But finally, in 1911. I gave up hope of this reform." said Roosevelt. Roosevelt testified in the libel suit for $50,000 damages brought by Barnes against the former president. Indianapolis, Ind., April 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who is filling a vaudeville engagement here, would not comment today when told the news of the legal victory cf Harry Thaw in New York. “It is purely business with me,” she said. "I am bound by contract not to talk of that matter.” ~ BABE SUCCUMBS (CONTINUED FROM I’AGE ONE) wiii be conducted according to tao regulations of the board of health contrifling measles, children who have not been exposed to the measles be 1 Ing barred, but those who have had it and arc net afraid of contracting it, being allowed to attend. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. — Onion Sets, 5c Qt., while they last—E. L. Carroll & Son.

Whenever Well-dressed Women Meet Cconicbtml Ly Car: Downs Co.. Makers of-G-D Justrlto Concu. Cblcuo Have You Seen the New G-D Justrite Tongue? SOMETHING entirely new and so satisfactory. Simple and practical, without hooks and extra material. Always in place behind the lacing and really a part of the corset, protecting the body from the lacings and preventing any protruding of the under garments or flesh. Only G-D Justrite Corsets have this new tongue. You’ll say it is “Justrite” as soon as you see it. The G-D Justrite Front Laced Corsets have the same figure moulding qualities that are so characteristic of all G-D Justrites. BACK laced and FRONT LACED V'' - • . V-M vfersX VsLi--'-'/ — I—— Style 315—Front Laced Model. For ■ th- average figure, with 4% inch '* height of bust. Slightly nipped-in at “ 1 1 side-front. Well boned but hip re- |ij 11 I X** maining free of any boning. Straight | y 111 front and back lines. Two inserts of |Hn fij I 0 U r-4 lubber in skirt toother with elastic r '" jj t i ijitl Isl V Li. J band at lower yack make the skirt vK r Ih in / X snug and allow for expansion when /jf Fll *7. seat'd. Fitted witlt the new G-D Justr j te T on g Ue . Four heavy supporters. [ I / Made of Batiste. Sizes 20 to 32. Price \ / $3.00. P. N. Corsets in all sizes, es- / / / Reeially adapted to stout ladies. Back { X-, ' lase, $1.00; front lase, sl, $2, *” The Madame Grace Cora :t ia also a , new line which we have jus. Installed. This is a dandy corset and will meet r_ all requirements. Front lase only, sl, WM $2, $X mmmbmukhb■ ■ --.Tirii ir»ir-r rnwrriiiiik jji.i»i.»»>B-i«MMmTirwwwnnirw^—l —

Before You Decorate our s^ore and let us tell you of the many advantages of I i at tht Rainbow Tiuti'* J’ You will be delighted with ■ the beautiful effects that can be ■ secured.. It is a far richer and ■ more artistic covering than wall ■ paper or kalsomine, and much h more economical because so ■ wonderfully durable. ( “Mellotone” is not f 5 easily scratched or marred. It is fadeless n and readily washed. ■ Mellotoned walls lend them- ■ selves to stenciling and free ■ hand decorating. Come in ■ and see the beautiful “MeHo- ■ tone” tints. % The Holthouse % Drug Co. LOST—A bunch of keys, somewhere in the city. Finder please return to this office. SIU* FOR RENT —Six room house, Mercer avenue; toilet, light and gas, incide railroad. See Dau Erwin at Erwin office. ‘Ui-

Kaustine Private -sr Sewage Disposal System TO. CHIMNEY. Needs No Water, Sewer Connection Or Cesspool. white tNAMuto Adapted to all kinds of Buildings. Installed inside or outside. >: AiH.vcxTm Banishes disease danger due As refined and desirable to exposure and germs. as a Water Closet. Approved and Recommended by Sec. State Health Bd. Write for particulars. Requires Only 30 Minutes Care Twice A Year. Atechina Kausiine Systems are furnished both Singly and in batteries suited for: "- SCHOOLS ASSEMBLIES FACTORIES R- R- STATIONS ..H GRANGE HALLS FAIR GROUNDS £ ,2IN CHURCHES HOTELS, ETC. \ FULLY GUARANTEED. ' ln Stock and installed for Inspection Cor. Parnell and Annie Ave. ■J | CAP. I26GALS<djEI p.' r J- H. ADAMS, General Agent • Route 14 Telephone 3722 Fort Wayne, Ind.

You Buy One WE Buy MANY —You have to purchase but one Suit at a time we retailers have to buy a great many. —So we have to investigate values very carefully. Thats how we learned about Clothcraft Clothes and what they mean to the buyer of medium priced Clothes. —Our aim is to give the buyers of $lO, sl2, and sls, the most for his money. We believe we can show you that we have accomplished our aim. Come in and look them over— HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. GOOD CLOTHES SELLERS FOR MEN AND BOYS - " 1

FOUND—The person that left a bottle of Prof-O-Glycen mouth wash at the Old Adams County Bank may have same by describing property and paying for this ad. 91t3

1 F OST—Small twisted-gold neck rope, between Madison and Adams Sts. on Eleventh street. Finder please return to Mrs. Henry Fuhrman, Eleventh street. Sit 3