Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 19 July 1915 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW 0. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subecriptlon Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cent* Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Mouth, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail .....$2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. If the high water will hold back just a little until tomorrow evening, the chautauqua management will feel that a favor worth while has been conferred. The sale season is at hand and as we have tried to tell you several times, it will pay you to look over the advertisements in the Daily Democrat. You will find real bargains, which pay you well for your time if you take advantage of the opportunities extended. If you really like the chautauqua and want it -another year, you should volunteer to sign too guarantee and promise to dispose of your share of tickets. We heard several remarks that they got their moneys worth out of one entertainment—then the other twenty are profit. Whet better investment could you m ike ’

Among the attractions at the Chautauqua today is the lecture this afternoon by ex-Governor Shallenberger of Nebraska on “Political Patriotism,” and we are sure it will be well worth hearing. He is one of the big. clean men of the west, and is now a member of congress and one of the strongest men on the American lecture platform. Its easy to find a thousand people in the community who will sing the praises of the Chautauqua, tell you its the best eve. - and a great thing for any city but if you stirt out to get a hundred to guarantee the sale of seven hundred tickets, you bump up against more excuses than you imagined. Why is that so many people want the other fellow to carry the burden for their benefit? Is it fair? It is reported that crews of men are working out of here, taking orders and delivering goods. You should remember when you buy from them that you are dealing with some one you don’t kpow. that you can't find them it you want something made good, who pay no taxes and do not help you in supporting the community. It's a chance you take and you don't need to do it. The local merchant is interested in the same community you are. He is here to stay and deserves your support. He must make good if anything goes wrong and he

sells you goods at the lowest price in the long run. Don’t believe every statement made by the smooth salesman. Don’t sign notes or contracts for strangers. It’s a bad habit and one that has proven costly in the past, for many. Use a little business judgment and you will be richer in the end. Suits attacking the legality of the new primary law will soon be instituted it is said, two flaws having been found according to the opinion of a number of good lav,yers. One is tiiat tile law provides that a man must declare that lie supported the same party in whose primary he wishes to take part an] that he will support the nominees, this leaving out the independent voter; another objection is the colleht'ug of a fee from each candidate, it bsfale claimed that a similar provision in the Nebraska law, made that prvnery law unconstitutional. Both objections seem to have foundation an I is another proof that more care is taken in this day and age in tearing a law to pieces than to make them. If one teat" the attention was given to the framing of laws as there is to interpret them there would be less useless ones and more sound ones.

DOINGS IN SOCIETY | WEEK** CLUB CALENDAR. Monday Young Woman's Blbla Club—No meeting. Wednesday. Wednesday Five Hundred Club— Mrs. John Wilson (evening.) Zion Lutheran Aid—(Meets at the school house in morning.) German Reformed Aid—Mrs. Henry Moyer. Afternoon club—Mrs. H. H. Bremerkamp. Thursday. Walther League social—At Zlon’3 Lutheran church lawn. Baptist Aid and Missionary—Mrs. C, E. Bell. Helping Hand —Ella Mutchler at B. S. Room. Baptist Brotherhood —Rev. F. O. Rogers. Friday. Baptist S. 8. picnis. Finding Fault The winds refused to blow — "No use," they said, "to try, Frfom north, or south, or east or west. These folks to satisfy. The north wind 'is too cold, The west wind 'is too rough', The east 'is chilly they complain. The south 'not cool enough. And so the windmills stopped, The ships lay idly by. The sun beat down from mourn till night. Because no clouds could fly. The people sighed for wind; “Blow hot or coM.” said they, “From north, or south, or east, or west, ‘Twill be the wisest way!” —Unidentified.

The German Reformed Aid society will be entertained Wednesday after- , noon by Mrs. Henry Moyer. The reg- , ular meeting last week was postponed on account of Chautauqua. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Yaney and daugh- j ter, Martha; Mr. and Mrs. William Bigham and daughter. Lena, of Cold- , water, 0.. motored here and were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Fisher and family, near thia city. Oth er guests at dinner were Mr. and Mrs. f C. C. Sheets and children. Florence. ] Don. Harold and True; Mr. and Mrs. ( E. H. Faust, Mrs. Annis Merica, lola. ( Ireta and Glen Fisher. During the ( afternoon ice cream and cake and , watermelon were served. The day ( was a very enjoyable one in all ways. , especially as it was a reunion of girl- j hood friends, Mrs. Sheets and Mrs. j Bigham having been school mates in ( their girlhood. In the afternoon later t the party was joined by Mrs. William j E’.zey, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Butler , and children, Harold and Herbert. , ~ t The Walther League announces a--for Thursday evening on the ; lawn of the Zion's Lutheran church. j The Helping Hand society of the c German Reformed church will meet 1 Thursday afternoon for work at the Sunday school room of the church. Miss Ella Mutchler will be hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Baker entertain- ' ed at a six o'clock dinner Saturday evening for the Rev. and Mrs. D. T. I Stephenson and children The event was a most enjoyable one and a delightful time was had. • Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nidlinger were 1 guests Sunday of their brother-in-law ' and sister. Mr. and Mrs. John Cline. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Baughman entertained at dinner Sunday for their mother, Mrs. N. G. Baughman's birtn anniversary. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Baughman and daughter, Bertha. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller and children and Miss Nix of Huntington. motored here and were guests of the Alva Nichols family and Mrs. Vrena Mille’ - . Miss Beulah Nichols accompanied them home for a vacation visit. Agnes Miller and Catherine Nichols who visited in Huntington since last Thursday returned yesterday. The Baptist Indies' Aid and Missionary societies will hold a combined meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. E. Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller entertained at dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs Oscar Crum of Fort Wayne; John E. Lind, of Cincinnati. Ohio; Walter , Deitsch, Celina, Ohio; and Miss Lydia f Miller. Frank McFarren of Bluffton joined ' his wife for a week-end visit at the ' home of her sister. Mrs. Dan Nib- . lick. The Misses Marguerite and Irene Gerard. Germaine Coffee. Stella Howard of Fort Wayne and Messrs. Frai-

<-es Hehrnldt Vrfth t'hrnnlatnr Frank Braun and Leo Stuckey formed an automobile party that motored to Berne last evening where they hud dinner at the New Alpine hotel and spent the evening Miss Howard was a week-end guest of the Misses Gerard. Harold Hcnneford who spent the week-end at Lima, Ohio, will return today or tomorrow.

Attend the Walther League social Thursday evening on the Zion's Lutheran church lawn on West Monroe street. The Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid society will meet Wednesday morning for work at the schoolhouse. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Green entertained Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gerber at din ner and supper Sunday. Mrs. John Wilson will entertain the Wednesday Five Hundred club Wednesday evening. —o- .... i . NOTE READY FOR CABINET (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) draft would be laid before the cabinet Tuesday. Vienna, July IP, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —An Austrian submarine yesterday torpedoed and sank the Italian cruiser Giuseppi Garibaldi south of Ragasa. The cruiser sank in fifteen minutes. Loudon, July IS. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The gravest crisis England has faced since the war can only he averted by the government taking over the South Wales coal mines. This was the growing conviction in official circles today when the cabinet met in special session to discuss the great coal strike. Government investigators believed that the miners will not object seriously to the temporary nationalisation of the mines.

LECTURE BY SMITH TOMORROW. Superintendent Will Give His “High Cost of Low Living" Tuesday.

Superintendent Riy Smith, who was to have delivered his lecture. “The High Cost of Low Living” at the Chautauqua tent Sunday evening and was prevented from doing so because of a delay in returning here from Peru, where he was called to attend a meeting of all the superintendents, has very kindly consented to deliver the lecture at the tent tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. The lecture will be absolutely free to every one and the public ic cordially invited. The lecture is ont worth hearing, dealing with the high cost of low living, morally, financially, and spiritually, and all who can should attend this event Tuesday morning. Mr. Smith is willing to give the lecture to please those in charge of the work and so that all and more than was promised by the Chautauqua will have been given. Take your friends and attend. 0 FRANK’S CONDITION WORSE Milledgeville, Ga., July 19 —(Special to the Daily Democrat —Leo M. Frank was worse today. His temperature rose this forenoon from 99.5 to 102.4. The wound in his neck was swelling, indicating infection. IL’ was in great pain. Physicians still held ou t hope however, that he would recover from the attack of William Creen, a fellow convict. Frank hovered between life and death today. During Sunday night he was but half unconscious and raved of the attack made on him. Today his head was clear, his wife was with him and his temperature dropped this afternoon. The doctors admitted that hlood-poisoning was what they feared. Two resolutions was introduced in the house of representatives of Georgia today to investigate the affair.

MRS. MITCH HOUSE BURNS Lightning Strikes Home In Union Township Sunday The fine two story home of Mrs. Stella Mitch five miles east of this city, in Union township, was burned to the gfiround Sunday afternoon at four o’clock when it was struck by lightning. The family was away v’siting at the William Miller home at the time, but saw the flames and hurrying home succeeded in getting out the contents of the home on the first floor, except the carpets. o — WHEAT TAKES ANOTHER JUMP Chicago, July 19, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —July wheat today jumped to *1.16% per bushel, an advance of 3% cents above the close of Satday. Heavy rains throughout the wheat belt and big damage to crops in Kansas were the causes.

TO ENFORCE NEW ORDINANCES. The new city ordinances are in effect Ths new books have been published anti the mayor has duly issued his proclamation. He has further stationed traffic policemen on the down-town comers to tell the drivers of rigs and automobiles what will be expected. With few exceptions the drivers have taken kindly to the new rules, recognising the tact that it is for their good as much as any one else. If you have no license, don't try to drive your car. It is your duty to ascertain what the new ordinance is and follow it. If you don't you will likely be arrested. It's your choice if that happens, for certainly you have been given warning sufficient. oA BAND CONCERT Announcement is made that the city bend will give a free street concert Thursday evening. A .‘it e program has been prt pared.

For Wayne & Springfield Ry. Company. TIME TABLE. Northbound, Can leave Decatur at 5:50, 8:80 11:30, 8:80, 5:45, »:X0; arrive at Fort Wayne at 6:53, 9:40, 12:40, 3:40, 6:55 and 10:40. Southbound. Leave Ft Wayne at 7:00, 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00; arrived In Decatur at 8:10; 11:10; 2:10; 5.10, 8:40, 12:10. Connections are made at Fort Wayne with the Ft. Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction Co., The Toledo & Chicago Interurban Railway Company, The Ohio Electric, and Indiana Union Traction Company, also with the Pennsylvania, Wabash Nickle Plate, L. 8. A M. 8., C. H. A D„ and G. R. & I. railroads. Freight Service. Freight service consists of one train each way dally; Leaving Deca tur at 7:00 a. m. and returning, leaving Fort Wayne at 12:00 a. m. This enables shippers to telephone orders and receive shipments promptly. W. H. FLEDDERJOHANN, General Manager, - • Decatur, Ind -o A. D. Grogg of Markle found a potato vine in his garden which is certainly the biggest freak yet recorded—at least no one in Markle ever heard of the like. The vine had on it thirt-two potatoes, which, if they had been allowed to grow would no doubt have matured into full sized tubers. Besides the large number cn the vine. Mr. Gogg took a large number from the hill. The potatoes are of the Early Ohio variety and were raised in Mr. Grogg's garden. A “better farming" train composed C-f trains loaded by the three Canadian railway systems has just completed a tour of several thousand miles through western Canada. Its make-up was not changed from the time it was made up early in June until it wound up its itinerary. The Canadian Pacific railway furnished one passenger ear for lectures, two stock cars, one box car and two baggage cars, the Grand Trunk Pacific, two baggage cars, and the Edmonton-Dunvegan, one firstclass passenger ear for lectures. Each road attached its own diner and sleeper when it took over the train. Two ears of pure-bred horses and cattle were carried and a full equipment of models of farm buildings, grain, etc.

FOR SALE—-Five head of young cattle—one cow with two calves by side. —S. C. Cramer, Decatur, Ind., R. R. No. S. 16St3

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TONIGHT IS JOY NIGHT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) a vain tonight and John R Ratto a princely entertainer, will make "Joy Night” a real one worthy of the name His presentation of types of characters is a masterly one; and his program is a varied one. Tuesday’s Gcod Things. The seven days' chautauqua will close with Tuesday evening's concert by Alice Nielson, the great prima donna. This is the first instance in which so celebrated a musical artist has appeared in a great chain of Chautauqua*.

A recent publication of “Heart Songs" says of Alice Nielson: “The charming American lyric soprano. She was born in Nashville, Tenn., 1876, studied music in San Francisco, and made her first public appearance in California. She was a popular member of the Bostonians, and has played in both light and grand opera. Her popular encore Is “Bonnie Eloise." In the mornirig Miss Ditto will tell Scandinavian folk tales and teach the dances and in the afternoon Thomas Brooks Fletcher will lecture on “The Martyrdom of Fools.” Thomas Brooks Fletcher, the great dramatic orator, who is to lecture on the last day of this program, is pronounced a leader of the younger lecturers and thinkers of this generation. It is estimated that one million people have paid an admission to hear one of ths Fletcher lectures. Mr. Fletcher is now starting on his tenth year on the platform. At different times he has been substituted for such famous men as the late United States Senator Dolliver and Judge Ben B. Lindsey when these men were unexpectedly unable to come. Besides his extensive lecture work he is editor of a live newspaper, the Marion Ohio, Tribune, having for a newspaper competitor, Hon. Warren G. Harding. Those who miss Fletcher's lecture will miss one of the treats of the chautauqua.

MANY INQUIRIES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) been confined to seeing that the gasoline handled by retailers is safeguarded. The law is being enforced in this regard as it has been shown to be by far the major risk of fire hazard. The law applies in all cases, however, where gasoline in excess of ten gallons is stored within fire limits. Inquirers are being informed that outside the fire limits of cities and towns it is permissible to store gasoline above ground provided tanks are constructed of metal of a prescribed thickness and equipped with a proper pump for removing the gasoline. A pamphlet containing the rules and regulations compiled by the department for the safe handling and storage of gasoline is furnished free on request by the state fire marshal.

RUNS OVER “COP” (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) right, falling to the street and rolling to the curb, not however, until a wheel had caught his trouser leg, nearly tearing it off. and also removing several patches of skin from his arm. Mr. Hendricks stopped the car as soon as he could and escorted Mr. Biggs to a clothing store where ne reimbursed the unfortunate “cop" with a new pair of trousers. The accident caused a great amount of excitement until it was learned that Mr. Biggs was uninjured. IN DECATUR TODAY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) been called away this morning. For a number of years Mr. Reppert has auctioneered successful sales for the governor and they are old time friends. o HAD TWO LOSSES The French Township Mutual Insurance Company, doing business in Wells and Adams Counties, had t*o lightning damages in Thursday’s storm. A bolt of lightning killed a horse belonging to Ed Presdorf, of Lancaster township, and another bolt struck the Lancaster Chapel Church, and tors a hole in the roof and did other damage. The mutual co” pany settled for the damages in each case. —Bluffton News. Miss Bertha Schultz returned to her work as stenographer at the De Voss law office after a week's visit with relatives and friends in Muncie. Site returned last evening. Postmaster J. W. Bosse reports letters remaining uncalled for at the Decatur postoffice for Susie Carpenter and M. Burkhead. When calling for these letters please say "advertised."

From My Narrow Little Window By THE HOOSIER OBSERVER TRUE FOR YOU-TRUE FOR ALL

So many. «»•<! chautauqua Suporln tendent Smith, in speaking of the coming recital of the great prima donna, Alice Nielson, are afraid that she is so great that they will not be able to appreciate her recital and thus not enjoy the evening. Bht that, he said, is not true. The great artist, always, is one who is able to please the masses, because she has experienced the fullest of life, and is able to interpret that universal truth in a manner that the simplest may understand. And that is true. Have you ever noticed that the greatest singers, the greatest writers, the greatest artists, the greatest musicians. are thoee that interpret life in the simplest way? Their works are the most enduring, because they touch the common life of all. Emerson says in his essay on “SelfReliance." "To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men—that is genius." Great men and great women recognize 'his, speak out and we accept it as truth, because we find it is the expression of our heart. We all have that flash of thought at some time, that later we see expressed—yet we dismiss it because it Is our own thought, and hence deem it unworthy of notice because it is ours. Those that have the courage to speak out. stand through time as geniuses. Not only is the thought they express the common thought, but they express it in the most natural and hence, the most simple way. The greatest writers use the very smallest, simplest words —words that the most unlearned can understand. That is why their works stand as enduring monuments through time. The great painters bring truth home to us in the simplest way; the musician in the simplest way. » » » s We are not always able to recognize HORSE SHOEING And General Repair Work Burkhead and Mougey do horse shoeing, general repair work and all kinds of wood work. Come give us a trial. BURKHEAD & MOUGEY, 162t12 North First Street J

Coming In Fine:Up to this time we have collected in full from 140 of the 250 applicants of the Decatur Life Insurance Company. All those who have signed applications are requested to call at our offices in the Peoples Loan & Trust Company block and arrange for examination. By so doing you will save expense for you and the company. “Be a booster for your home city-not a knocker. Get in at once.” J. S. PETERSON, H. M. GILLIG, SECRETARY. PRESIDENTFARMERS ATTENTION el’m in the auction business. If you are going to hold a public farm or stock sale, don’t make a mistake in engaging your auctioneer. If you don’t know who I am inquire about me. Remember that I’m in the businessand get you the highest dollar. Cali Early And Be Assured Os Dates. J. J. BAUMBARTNEP. Real Estate—Registered Stock and Farm Sale Auctioneer. Phone 426 or 135 See me or leave dates at office of Frisinger & Co.

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the simple truth in that about us, until it is interpreted to us. Quite re. cently I heard a woman say of a lovely rose I had: "Isn’t that beautiful? It is just like artificial.” And yet another of a piece of real, natural land, scape: "Isn’t that lovely? It is just like a picture.” Why can’t they turn it about and say: “What a lovely rose! It would make a good model for an artificial flower," or “What a lovely view! It would make a good picture." But by their very expression, you must naturally infer that, had not the flower been brought to their notice first by the artificial, and (he view by the picture, they would not have recognized it as worthy of notice. They doubtless experienced the same thrills, in a measure, that the artificial flower maker or the painter had. Yet they could see only through the eyes of the others. “Genius" has also been defined, as an Infinite capacity for taking pains. To genius there is ,‘no success." Suecess is always that state that is a little higher. There is that "infinite capacity for taking pains.” “that a 11 never be filled. Infinite work is necessary for reaching the best in the way of expression of common truth. Alice Nielson, artist as she is in her line, spends three hours daily at her piano in her private car. in vocalizing alone —not in singing, but in the practice of the vocal exercises. Yet those who rest simply on their oars, do nothing in the way of expression, because they do not recognize their own truth until somebody else speaks out the same truth from his own heart, often marvel, and even envy, the "success” of others. jftui-L, (l X* FOR SALE—Rubber tired phaeton, latest model, excellent condition, tires new. Call at Moses Greenhouse, or 'phone 475 or 195. 151tf We nave plenty- of off-falls, spare ribs, pigs feet and liver at your own price. Call at the Hoosier Packing Co. plant. 137t30 -