Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1915 — Page 4

DAILY DE M O(’ R\ T Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies 2 its Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, us second-class matter. Swat the fly and swat him hard. So far this year you have not had much trouble with the house fly. but the warm weather will bring them in swarms. Swat them. Say, if you are going to attend the chautauqua next week, you should get your ticket now. When the tickets on hand are gone you will have to pay fifty cents more for them and the way they went out today, you may have to do it. The program is the best ever offered here and you will get two dollars' worth of entertainment for every one you spend. if you want a job where you earn your money get one on the board of review. We listened for two hours this morning to a discussion of what the law is and what it ought to be, .'.nd then didn't know just where we

were at. Just how the board can tin tangle the mass of returns and treat everybody fair and right is enough to make any man wonder. The board desires to do the equitable thing and we believe the most of those wiio appear before them do also, but to figure it out —aye, there’s the rub. Secretary Lane and Secretary Wil son are co-operating in the formation of an inter-departmental rural credits scheme which includes labor as well as land. The idea is to reduce unemployment by placing the jobless man on a farm with the privilege of buying the land on the easy payment plan. This plan is only a differentiation of government aid in rural credits, the principle of which has been generally rejected. However, it is interesting and will command attention. Secretaries Lane and Wilson are well informed as to land and labor. Mr. Wilson's ambition is to develop the employment bureau so as to strengthen the economic position of the country. Mr. Lane’s great desire is to conserve natural resources, but at the same time to get the most out of the land. —Indianapolis News. TO SELECT JUDGE MONDAY Indianapolis. July 9, — (Special to the Daily Democrat) —Judge Collins in the criminal court today continued until Monday the selection of a special judge to try the 127 Indiana politicians indicted for election corruption conspiracy by the Marion county graad jury.

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P ' p DOINGS IN SOCIETY | Y WEEK'S CLUB CALENDAR. Friday. Eastern Star. Do Your Best Class —Mrs. George Simmers. 8. 8. Class —Miss Hose Johnson. Christian Aid —Sec. 1. —Mrs. Burt " Mangald. Zion's Lutheran Aid—School House. Mite Society Baby Social—M. £. ’ church parlors. , Christian Uidies' Aid —Section 2, Mrs. Sol David. • Saturday. ’ Ben Hur Aid Pastry sale—Gas office. , Mt. Pleasant Mite Social—Ben Butler Home. Women have more of what is t termed good sense than men. i They cannot reason wrong, for they do not reason at all. They have fewer pretensions, are less implicated in theories, and judge of objects more from their immediate and involuntary impression on ' the mind, and therefore more i truly and naturally. Hazlitt. A very'enjoyable surprise party was given at the Walter Sudduth home yesterday afternoon for Master Argo Sudduth and Miss Agnes Brown. A merry time was spent and the occasion will lie long remembered. Those present were: the Misses Gertrude Moyer. Helen Russell. Florence Snyder. Lillian Snyder. Mildred Hill. Mil- ' dred Sikes, Pearl May, Vera May, Alice and Juanita Cloud, Opal Whittenbarger. Edna Foreman. Helen Smith, Es- . ther Smith, Esther Burkett. Neva Dra-

per. Monai Butler. Irene Gloss. Lissy Sunday, Marie Hess. Mrs. Harry Horn and little daughter. Mary Louise of Union City arrived and are the guests of her brother,, Fred Schaub and wife. • Mrs. Frank Kern and Mrs. Harry Fritzinger were guests besides the members of the Wednesday Five Hundred club when Mrs. John Weber of North Second street entertained yesterday In the games, the first prize was taken by Mrs. Fred Fullenkamp: second. Mrs. Arthur Mangold; third Mrs. John Lose; guest’s prize. Mrs. Fritzinger. The hostess was asisted by Fritzinger in serving the appetizing luncheon. Mrs. John Wilson will be hostess in two weeks. At the meeting of the local auxiliary of the Christian Woman’s Board of Missions at the home of JJrs. William Weldy on First street yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Arthur Fisher conducted the lesson on The Child in the Midst”. This was carried out further with talks and discussions by Mis. Weldy. Miss Mabel Weldy and Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. Burt Mangold will entertain the auxiliary at its next meeting. the first Thursday in August. Mr. and Mrs. Wai Linn and two children arrived yesterday from Bakersfield, Cal., for a visit of a month or six weeks with his mother. Mrs.. Sol Linn and other relatives. The Loyal Worker’s class w.th twenty-eight in attendance, was entertained pleasantly last evening at the Fred Avery home by Mrs. Fred Avery, Mrs. Maude Peterson and Mrs. U. S. Cress. A bible contest was appropriate, being the telling of Bible stories

from pictures presented. There were songs and other general features, until the luncheon hour when meal sandwiches, salad, coffeee, lemon ice. and I cake were served. t The Evangelical Ladies' Aid society had a splendid good time at the home of Mrs. Howard Burdge wlien her section entertained yesterday afternoon. The collection was $14.57. No business came up for discussion and the social side of life was enjoyed. Ice cream and cake were served. Mrs. Charles J. Miller was a pie ising hostess at dinner yesterday when she entertained for Mrs. L. G. Smi'h, Mrs. A. W. Orendorff and daughter, Jean, of Davenport, Iowa; and Mrs. Fred Steigmeyer of Union township. In the afternoon they were joined >iy the Misses Amelia and Agnes Weber. Mrs. E. B. Adams gave a supper party last evening that was enjoyed by a little circle of friends. Covers were laid for Mrs. Don Quinn and daughter, Louise, of Terre Haute; Mrs. Nettie Schrock and daughter, Miss Bess Schrock. Miss Agnes Kohqe will have as her guests over the week-end Miss Helen Aurentz of Fort Wayne; and Bob Ort, of Churubusco. The Ladies' Aid of the United Brethren church met in regular session at the home of Mrs. J J. Foughty yesterday afternon at 2:00 o’clock. A very enjoyable session was had, with about thirty-five persons present. After the business of the society was disposed of refreshments were served by Mrs. J. J. Foughty, assisted by her daughters. Mrs. W. E. Moon and Mrs. Leon Lake. This was one of the best sessions held by this aid in some time. The regular offering amounted to $7. The society was divided into four sec- ‘ tions with a superintendent over each section. Each section is responsible for a certain portion of a pledge made ' to the church, and to be raised with- j in four months.

Miss Fanny O. Neuenschwander, daughter of ex-Treasurer and Mrs. Jonas Neuenschwander, entertained for Fourth of July dinner and supper at h»r lovely home in French township Last Sunday. Covers were laid for thirty-seven. Those who assisted Miss Fanny in serving were her mother and .Mrs. G. W. Neuenschwander. Mrs. D. D. Neuenschwander, the Misses Lulu Moeschberger. Rose and Katie Schwartz. Those who enjoyed the delicious festival were: Messrs, and Mesdames David Klopfenstein D. D. Neuenschwander. G. W. Neuenschwander, Jonas Neuenschwander; Melvin and Harry Klopfenstein. Ervin Randall of Bluffton, Albert and Karl Hannie. Sylvan Tenner. Martin Moeschberger. Everett Neuenschwander, Levi Meyer.. Edward Neuenschwander. Reuben and Obed Moser, George Selby, Kenenth Klopfenstein. Homer and Martin Neuenschwander and the Misses Delphia Neuenschwander. Dora and Velma Klopfenstein. Lula Moeschberger. Mary Schwartz. LU . Wiest, Fanny Meyer, Rosa and Katie Schwartz, Cora Selby. Melvina Klopfenstein. Orilla and Fanny Neuenschwander. The afternoon was spent with games and music, mostly the latter, some very fine selections being rendered by Miss Fanny, and also by Miss Wiest. In spite of the rain in the afternoon, all was pleasant within, and all report a jolly good time, and indeed think Miss Fanny is a royal entertainer.

Mrs. Tom Druly of North Fifth street entertained last evennig for a party of young folks in honor of her sister. Miss Margaret Burnett, the affair being in honor of her birth anniversary.< The party included the Misses Ruth. Anna and Esther Bowers. Beruette Druly and Carlyle Flanders. Music and games were enjoyed after which a delicious luncheon was served. 0 WILL BE TAKEN HOME Aldine Wafel, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wafel, who was so serioussly injured last Thursday by being run over with a hay loader, and who has been confined in the hospital here, has recovered sufficiently to be removed to her home today. Miss Agnes Krick, a trained nurse, will accompany the little girl and remain with her until all danger of complications developing are over. o LIBRARY PATRONS, NOTICE. During chautauqua week the public library will be closed in the afternoon and evenings but will remain open from 10 to 12 a. m., to permit the patrons to avail themselves of books. 16-13 0 MACCABEES’ NOTICE. The Maccabees have a special called meeting this evening at 7:30 o’clock. Every Maceabee is urged to be present.

From My Narrow Little Window By THE HOOSIER OBSERVER “Something Original And Why

And now I am going to tell, not why I write these squibs, but why they appear here in public, shamelessly exposing. I would write them, even though it would be necessary to hide them under a bushel. It was during a dull period several years ago. News was so scarce that making up a paper from local happenings was worse than the ancient taskmaster’s requirement — making bricks from straw. The newspaper reporter was beseeching something to make headlines. “Why don’t you imagine something, make up something?” said a grave judge who overheard. “I would rather read some original story of your own conceit — even if it is only ten lines —than a whole paper of Sam Jones went here, there or over yonder.' ” Unfortunately, however, for the reporter—who would rather “write a piece” than go down to the interurban station to see “WHO and WHERE and WHY” and write about that — our newspaper reades want to know what the local people are donig and why—and justly so. It is news. A part find great interest in the “comings and goings" locals; some in the court news, some in the society news, some in the church notes, some in the base ball news —and. would you believe it?---some in the sick columns, or the “death heads.” 1 once w-rote for a newspaper that a man stopped because he said it didn’t have enough deaths in it! Evidently that reader needed a paper that had a reporter who could go out and kill ’em. as well as write ’em up. Even now. I meet a good friend of mine, whose first word after passing the time of day is: "Are there any deaths in town? Is there much sickness?” And so it is; some like one thing and seme another. The newspaper that pleases the greatest number, is the greatest success, when number of readers is considered. And now comes a call for something original. Besides the one mentioned, others who are kind in many ways, have voiced their appreciation of a few “original squibs" heretofore given, and want us to write “some more.” If some readers want them it certainly gives the reporter the greatest pleasure to bring them forth. For there are scores of little ideas, thus far only designated by notes in the s< rap hook, demanding, nagging for expression. The fact of anyone wanting them, however, is a novel one. for "pieces writ out of our heads" do not prove so easily marketable as those written as plain facts of news value. Hence that is the reason why “Sally Smith who went here, there or yonder” is “written about” at a dollar a column, instead of dreamy, highflown stories, intended to reform, uplift and wing graft, that sell at two for‘forty-eight cents a page, bargain prices every day in the week. Unfortunately a mortgage did not thrive only in stage plays; some few were living in real life, with beards, gray and long, albeit cut so often, and it took good solid newspaper facts to get the money to pay the mortgage barber. A ten-line "piece” w-riter would not hold a newspaper job long enough to whet the razor, if she let the headlines go.

Then. too. she wouldn’t hold her friends long. For, unfortunately for them, they would be sure to bob up now and then in the stories, dressed GERMAN REPLY IS BEING CODED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ordinance under Kitchener. England’s condition today is as serious as at the beginning of the war. ’Washington, D. C. July 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Rumors that the German note had been handed to Ambassador Gerard circulated at the state department for some time bcfore their confirmation by the United Iress bulletin. Secretary Lansing believed that the time require I to translate, code and transmit the note would render impossible its arrival here before Sunday. It was just a month today it was pointed nut, since the last American message was dispatched to Berlin. o DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG

in all their foibles and fancies, or what would be just a little less fearsome—stripped of them —for, it is true that stories are written more by observation than by inspiration and what we write, is what exists. The pictures might give too keen an insight into the way that “others see us.” The only excuse that I eftu see for the proverbial way a writer flees to New York City, is that it gives him complete isolation from those who would be his enemies when they see themselves in his writings—for no one is so lonely as one in a big city. Then, also, it takes nerve to withstand the withering blasts of "hope deferred” in getting something "accepted”—work, worry and criticism, unless you write stories only as a side issue. Few people want what “you" “think” about a thing; they want cold facts—and but little of that, unless its’s about the other fellow. Long years ago. when the reporter was very young, and knew very little of life, she planned a story, dreamed over it, wept over it, and finally got it written. It was sent out on the sea of magazines. Two refused to harbor it, the third accepted, provided the depressing end be changed to a happy ending. The editor said they paid two dollars for short stories —though she didn’t ask about that. Two dollars for many months’ anxiety, besides the mutilation of the child of her brain! It was not to be thought of! It was too much like taking off the dress of the babe prepared for the beauty show to put an a clown’s costume for the circus—sir.ee it could not be gotten before the public any other way. But she yielded to optimism and the lure of the press. As I said, the reporter was very young. The story was about a poor man who did some awful crime — she never fully determined in her mind just what it was—but something that sent him to prison for many years. He had time here to refect on his mother’s teachings and his sweetheart's goodness and -when he got out of prison on Easter (It was an Easter story) he made a bee line for home, only to find that his good mother had just passed away in the poor house and his sweetheart married to another. But no. the ending was depressing. The editor demanded a revision or no publication. It was changed. The title was changed from “The Passing of Poorhouse Nance” to the more rejuvenating one, “An Awakening Anew.” The mother was brought to life as she was dying, the sweetheart was made to prove faithful and linger in solitary unhappiness. until the recreant lover apporhouse, Claimed his old' love, marporhouse, claimed his old love, married and lived happily—ormaybe in great unhappiness —ever after. Another full page, eked out with heart lulustrations, brought only five dollars —not including the postage. The reporter decided to adopt a more lucrative department of writing. So she writes about who went here, there and yonder, for every day work, with "stories from her head” for holidays. Still, if there are some who really want them, why here for it! But this ten-line is up.

~~ NO MORE “NIPS” (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) after it is impossible to sell liquor as a medicine. In many localities, however. many druggists have voluntarily given up the saloon liquor. It is known tliat one of the mam reasons why the revision committee took action as it did is that comparatively few physicians now prescribe liquor even as a tonic. The number of persons who obtain from their physicians a prescription for whiskey or brandy is small. Even so-called “pure malt whiskey” will be tabooed under the new order. o EPWORTH LEAGUE SOCIAL. Attention of the public is again called to the Epworth League social which will be held on the Methodist church lawn this evening. Refreshments of ice cream and cake will be served and a good program given.

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