Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 174, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1915 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER I ■■■!■ I ■■■ -I — ■■■■*■» 111 ■ I ■ !■ 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 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postottlce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. THE PRICE OF WHEAT:With halt the world at war, wheat is selling in this country ataboul ii dollar a bushel. At no other period of lhe world's history, in war limes has the grain, commanded so low a price. The crop this year will amount Io fully a billion bushels -the greatest crop we ever raised but even this fabulous crop ought not to account for the present price and it does not account for it, for it is known in coni men ial circles that there is another reason for the decline in the price of grain. That reason is u little core blnation of former customers. England. Prance and Italy have formed a coalition in the purchase oi food supplies, just as they have la fighting the Germans. One purchasing agent in this country is buying grain for all of them. And Germany cannot get here to buy any wheat at all. So instead of the American farmer having at least four great customers bidding for its wheat, he has one customer only outside of the United States. All that the allies have to do to lower the price of wheat it to sit

THE MYEBS DAILEY CO. DECATUR DECATUR Will inaugurate on Wednesday, July 21st, the Annual Sale of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing and Furnishings 1 This important event offers the most remarkable values of the year at the following unprecedented prices All Young JI All Men’s All Men’s All Men’s vL ah Men’s and Men’s Suits Fancy Suits Fancy Suits Fancy Suits Youn « Men s Suits That formerly sold at gkThat formerly sold at That formerly sold at That formerly sold at lat torm erly sold at $25.00 now jMf $12.50 to $15.00 now $16.50 to $18.50 now $20.00 to $22.50 now $7.50 to $9.00 how $ 16. 50 | 5 9. 75 $ 12. 45 s ls."° I 5 4. 75 Men’s and Young Men’s Cj'l 75 Men’s and Young Men’s ?5 $6,00 Palm Beach Suits, now * $9.00 Palm Beach Suits, now This is only a partial list oi the many bargains that await you. A little foresight and quick action now will co™ vcu | a lot of money-You know you can’t afford to miss this splendid money saving opportunity-Come look and i ate THE MYERS-DAILEY CO.

down and wait u few days. With no big sales to the exporters, the price of course declines. Then the representative of the allies goes into the market and buys a few million bushels, and that tends to increase th-.* price, and another wait follows -with it declining market. If Germany and Italy and Frau and Englund were all of them in the market competing for wheat, it would be bringing at least $2 per bushel, Germany unqestionably would be will Ing to pay $3 per bushel for every pound she could secure. The allies would gladly do the same if they couldn’t get it at their own prtci which they are doing. But there isn't any way to prevent the combination buying; all we could do would be t > hold out wheat, an', C t is a dangerous proposition forth ■ ” n that should the war end .-model. . .lie price would tumble anyway. Hut at a dollar a bushel the farm r has no serious complaint He <; .’ make a profit at that price. He oug t to be receiving the benefit of the v.. r prices, but he isn’i —not to any great extent. But if lie can get a dollar n bushel for wheat, season after season |: he has nothing to fear: the banker-I will have to go to him to borrow money. Dayton News. ’ The closing day of the chautauqua is at hand and we wish to congratulate the superintendent. Mr. Roy L. Smith, on the clever manner in which be has conducted the big week. Under trying circumstances, he has done i everything possible to please lhe patrons. to make them forget their trou bles and to conduct the business in a , lugh-dass maner. He has succeeded. and he has made hundreds of friens in Decatur who admire his splendid qualities as a superintendent and as a man. ————— ( Experts of tiie state board of health

have figured out that ixior roads in Indiana in this age. Invariably lead to farms of poor soil and bad soil to poor houses and poor houses cause a higher death rate. Come to Adams county and we will show you good roads, line farms and well-kept homes the best country hi ull the world. Good roads are evidence of good citizenship. thrift, progressiveness and modern civilization, and Adams county has 550 miles of macadam. The floods have brought the river up to the very edge of the big Chautauqua tent and if the program <mi be finished this evening without discomfiture to those attending the management will feel that It has been fortunate. For several days now the water has stood in the field, and a lapse of twenty-four hours between showers is all that has prevented the moving of the tent at a great expense and much inconvenience. However. every number of the splendid program has been given so far as advertised. proving that the Redpaths do what they claim to do and they are to be congratulated. i DOINGS IN SOCIETY g t >* *, -1, **::~ *: **: *;, * *m****.’i*?,tT*t***“ WEEK’S CLUB CALENDAR. Wednesday. U. B. Aid. Section 2 —Mrs. Frank Martz. I Wednesday Five Hundred Club — Mrs. John Wilson (evening.) Zion Lutheran Aid —(Meets at the I school house in morning.) German Reformed Aid—Mrs. Henry Moyer. Afternoon dub —Mrs. H. H. Bremerkamp. Thursday. Walther League social —At Zion's Lutheran church lawn. 1 Evangelical Aid and Pastry Sale - Mrs. U. E. Cramer. Baptist Aid and Missionary—Mrs. C. E. Bell. Helping Hand—Ella Mutchler at S.

8. Room. Baptist Brotherhood—Rev. F. G. Rogers. Tri Kappas—Miss Fannie Frisinger. Friday. Christian Aid. Section 2—Mrs. William Engle. Baptist S. S. picnic. Attend the Walther League social Thursday evening on tho Zion’s Lutheran church lawn on West Monroe street. A Prayer. I know the night is near at hand. The mists lit low on hill and bay; The autumn leaves are dewiess, dry, But I have had have had the daj. Yes, I have had. dear Lord, the da.. When at thy call I have the night. Brief be the twilight as I pass From light to dark, from dark to light. -S. Weir Mitchell. Mrs Frank Martz' section, of the United Brethren Ladies' Aid society will meet at her home Wednesday. The Evangelical Ladies’ Aid society 1 will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. U. E. Cramer. They will hold a pastry sale at the same time. A good attendance is requested. Mrs. Forest Andrews and daughter. Mrs. Joe Rich, and her daughter, Alice Jeanette, of Monroe, were guests yesterday of Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Rainier and family. Otis Shifferly and family, four miles east of the city, entertained at Sunday dinner the following guests: Miss Zelda Schnitz of Decatur, Robert Fuhrman of Matthews. Ind.; Misses Gertrude and Wildas Shifferly; Nelson Wise of Van Wert. Clinton Hart of Decatur. Ransom and Alonzo Barkley of Monroeville. Enyart Yerian of Fort Wayne. Paul Brightniire of Bippus, Ivan Shifferly, Roy Gaunt. The afternoon was spent in social chat and music and in the evening a watermelon feast was enjoyed. The Tri Kappas will meet Thursday evening with Miss Fannie Frisinger. Miss Gertrude Schroeder of Madison arrived for a visit with the C. F. Lang and Nicholas Eiting families. Mrs. Frank Martz will entertain the

second section of the United Brethren Ladles' Aid society Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, ut her home on West Monroe street. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thieme of I nion township went to Fort Wayne to attend the wedding of their son. Andrew H. Thieme, to Miss Georgia Yun Andu. Mr. Thieme is employed in the knitting mills and has a nice home prepared lor his bride. Both are well and favorably known hare. Mrs J M. Johnson arrived from Richmond for a visit with iier brothers. Dan ami Dore Erwin. She will be joined tomorrow by her daughter, Marti a. Section number two of the Christian Ladies’ Aid society will meet Friday afternoon al 2:30 with Mrs. Wil Ham Engle on Line street. On Saturday tiie ladies will have a bake sale at the gas office, beginning at 10 o'clock. CABINET WILL BACK WILSON (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) up positions less than forty miles from the Polish capital. An official statement from the war office early today, the first since that issued -in Sunday afternoon, declared that the great one thousand mile drive to squeeze the Russians out of Warsaw is moving forward at amazing speed. From the Riga to Bukowina the Slavs are everywhere in retreat, abanding guns and amunition. o BERNE BAND HERE. The Berne band was here today noon, accompanied by a number of boosters for their Chautauqua, which they were advertising. The chau’auqua opened yesterday. The band gave a concert on the street which was much appreciated. —o MACHINISTS ON STRIKE Bridgeport, July 20, — (Special to tiie Daily Democrat)—Six hundred machinists and bricklayers employed in the Remington arms plant struck at noon. Little disorder resulted. o Democrat Want Ads Pay.

what might have happened, a number of boy. through fl swimming feat successfully last < riling that many consider quite_< aneroul ii-the present flooded of the St. Mary's river, with its sw « current. This was swimming from the Erie railroad bridge to a pmnt below the Monroe street river bridge. With a little imagination you may conjure up „ succession of horrible things ■that might have happened -although they didn't. It is well to be careful, however, as so many reports of drownings, not only in this state, but others, are noted in papers at this time. HOW ABOUT NEXT YEAR? A final effort to secure a chautauqua for next vear will be made by the committee in charge this afternoon. At noon about forty of the seventy signatures required had been secured and it was decided to make the last stand this afternoon and evening. If the people of the community do not | want the chautauqua next year badly enough to sign the guarantee for the sale of tickets, it is certain there will not be one. If they want it, now is the time to say so and not tomorrow or next day, for then it will be impossible. —, —-o —— POLICE COURT. Janies R. Zimmerman, local salesman for the Allen “40" appeared this morning before Mayor Christen and pleaded not guilty to a charge of speeding. It is alleged that Zimmerman was driving his machine on Fifth street at a speed far exceeding the speed limit when seen by the authorities. His case will be heard Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Dr. C. S. Clark appeared this afternoon before Mayor Christen and pleaded guilty to the charge of violation of the automobile ordinance by parking his car on Second street longer than the alotted time. He was fined $1 and costs, amounting to sll which he paid. ’ o— ———- Miss Ina Wright returned to Fort Wayne after spending Sunday and Monday with Miss Agnes Meibers. —o Democrat Want Ads Pay.

Big Ben the busy farmers friend Big Ben is for the fanner who believes in the advice of old Ben Franklin “Plow deep while slug, gards sleep.” I He’s forthe farms whose owaers want big yields. He’s for the hard-to-get-up farm hands. It’s up to him to get them in the fields on time. t He keeps watch time. ‘ He’s reliable and handsome. He's sturdy, well set and long lived. Be first in the fields every morning. Get the farm hands out bright and early. Depend on Big Ben. He’ll more than earn his wages the first month you employ him, PUMPHREY’S JEWELRY STORE. FACTS IN SUGAR~ (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) or retail price of the sugar product. Mr. Brock takes the view that the tariff should be kept on sugar for ten years at least, giving the beet sugar industry a chance to live and prosper and grow. o This is Alice Nielsen day and the big chautauqua tent will no doubt be too small tor the crowd this evening