Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1915 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Ivory Evening Except •undey by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW a. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rate* Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 16.00 Her Month, by mall ........25 cents Per Year, by mall 12 60 Single Copies I cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Have you complied with the request of the Ladies’ Improvement society to give bulbs and shrubs that they may continue their work of beautifying Decatur? It's an easy way to prove that you appreciate their efforts. Are you using Decatur-made goods? Are you buying your goods at home? You should—every dollar you can, for every penny spent here means that much more with which to build a better city and community. Don’t forget these facts because of any trivial, personal matter. Start today on your “trade at home” program and keep it up. It will bring you good returns. Anderson has raised $273,000 for a Y. M. C. A., and when it was announced yesterday the town went fairly wild with joy. The amount is $23,000 more than was asked and will build a modern and splendid club house. Os the amount named the will of J. A. J. Brunt provided $125,000. Anderson is a live city of 30.000 but at the same ratio it looks as though this city ought to be able to make the grade on a $50,000 campaign. Joseph E. Bell has made a courageous fight with spirit and dignity. He has won, but at a heavy personal cost. In fighting for his own personal vindication. Bel! has fought also for the vindication of his city and its people. He has served the city by making the best fight he knew how to make against his own and his city’s slanderous enemy. He has fought only as a sturdy citizen ca nfiglit when his character is attacked. It is to be regretted that he has been subjected to such an ordeal and sacrifice.—lndianapolis Times. The democrats of Henry county are arranging for a “Prosperity Dinner,” Wednesday, October 20. and there never was a more appropriate time or place to have such an affair. New Castle industries and Henry county farmers were never so busy, never so prosperous and never so well to do as they are this fall season, 1915. Every man who wants work has it at good wages. Every farmer will get more money out of his farm than he ever got before. The speeches at the dinner will be from sound and successful business men who are right at

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home discussing business and financial problems of every day-life from a legislative or official standpoint. There will be no flamboyant oratory, or waving the flag, or taking the hide off the other fellow. It will not he a whoop and hurrah affair, hut one at which men can sit down and listen to sensible talks on mutters that interest every man. P=7soc. E tt j * mmmmmmnmmmmmmmmuaH WEEK'S CLUB CALENDAR. Monday. Research —Mrs. Fred Heuer. Wednesday. Bachelor Maids —Miss Margaret (.’outer. Shakespeare—Mr? Jane Crahbs. Ruth Circle I.lasquerade — Jessie and Fanchon Magley. Thursday. Euterpean—Mrs. F. M. Schirmever. New England Dinner and Supper— Methodist Church. Loyal Women's Class —Mrs. A.nos Biggs. Friday. Historical —Mrs. Harvey Smith. Queen Esthers —Anola Frank. Good Times Club Masquerade—Jessie Magley. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Harper, Mrs. Clara Harper, Mrs. Rebecca Morrow and daughter, Rhoda, of Lafontaine will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell over Sunday. Invitations were issued this morning by Mrs. E. X. Ehinger, Mrs. William Berling, Mrs. Carrie Ehinger and Mrs. Lawrence Kleinhenz for a five hundred party for Wednesday afternoon, October 20. at 2:30 o’clock at the E. X. Ehinger home. The invitations .were very cunning, In one corner a witch riding on a broomstick, against a y,;llow full moon, suggested the Halloween approach. Mrs. A1 Burdg entertained the His-, torical club yesterday afternoon, with twenty members making the circle a full one. Miss Etta Mallonee had a most splendid paper on "The Effect of Reading in Character Building." The subject was elaborated upon in the subtopic taiks by the others, and r. very profitable afternoon was spent. Mrs. Burdg served appetizing refreshments at the close. Mrs. Harvpy Smith will entertain next Friday after- : noon from two to four o’clock. The general aid society of the Christian church had an enthusiastic mcet--1 ing at the home of Mrs. G. T. Burk i yesterday when the work for the early holiday months was planned. A Thanksgiving pie sale was among one special thing arranged. Mrs. Burk served a fine lunch. Mrs. Frank France and Mrs. Frank Scliirmeyer will give a dinner at the Murray hotel this evening in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Obencucr Covers will be laid for twenty-four. The Daughters of Dorcas, a Methodist Sunday school class, held their first meeting with their new teacher, Mrs. Harvey Smith last evening, at her home on Tenth street. The election of officers was held, and the new staff comprises: President, Agnes Eady; Vice president, Electa Baltzell; secretary, Anola Frank; treasurer, Hazel Tunibleson. There vvaß on interesting contest during the social, in which names of things used in a ktchen were answered to questions.

Miss Velma Butler was disignated as the one receiving the prize and a large basket was brought in decorated with bittersweet berries, and the contents of which she was informed, was hers' Unwrapping the package she found a “kitchen shower" of utensils and other tilings for her new home which will be established after her marriage to Mr. Giles Porter which ts next Thursday. Mrs. Smith was assisted by her daughter, Catherine, and Miss Irene Smith in serving the fine luncheon. Tlie class lias decided to meet every month and Miss Electa Baltzeil will have the November meeting. A very interesting meeting of the Ladies' Aid of the United Brehthren church was held at the home of Mrs. William Pennington last Thursday afternoon. A large number were present, and some business of importance to the church was transacted. This society is considering some improvements in the interior of the church edifice, and each section is directing their efforts along that line. Refreshments were served and a very good time is the assent of all who were in attendance at this meeting. Mrs. Pennington knows how to make the society feel at home. She is its able president and is leading the work with ability.—Contributed. Miss Margaret Conter will entertain the Bachelor Maids next Wednesday evening. A farewell party was given Friday night. October 15. for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith and family, east of the city, who will move next week east of Wren, Ohio. The evening was spent in a social way. playing different games. For ’some time the crowd was entertained with instrumental music by Misses Lottie Lett and Edith Bentz. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Smith, sons, Oral, Darel. Dale. Mr. and Mrs. John Troutner, son, Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. John Barroue. son, Arthur; daughter, Iva; Mrs. G. W. Lett, Mrs. Alice Cowan; Misses Nellie Lett, Mae Troutner, Lottie Lett, Edith Bentz, ■ Opal Kirscliner of Wren, Ohio; Messrs. Luther Funk, Samuel Bentz. Ulysses Wood, Ralph Bentz, Charles Parker of Wren, Ohio. All departed at a late hour, regretting their absence in the community, but wishing them great Bucees3 in their future home. —Contributed. At the home of Mrs. Burton Niblick yesterday afternoon the final plans for the Mite society’s annual New England dinner and supper at the M. E. church next Thursday were completed. The attendance was good and the collection was more than eleven dollars. A tine lunch was servpd. — o PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will sell at public auction at his residence, 2 miles west and % mile south of Decatur, or 2 miles east of Peterson on the Decatur and Blufiton pike, Thursday, November 11, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m. sharp, the following property, to-wit: Four Head Horses; Consisting of 1 match team of grey Norman mares, in foal, seven and eight years old, extra good workers; 1 bay Belgium mare, in foal, eight years old, lady and city broke, weight 1500 lbs.; 1 bay driving horse, 3 years old, broke. Seven Head of Cattle: One red cow, will be fresh the middle of November, good milk and butter cow; red yearling heifer; 5 head of spring calves. Hogs and Chickens; Two O. I. C. brood sows, with 7 pigs, each old enough to wean. Five dozen young chickens, Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks. Farm Implements: One Birdseil wagon, 3% stiff tongue, good as new; Union City buggy, rubber tire, good as new; steel tire buggy, Deering mower, 6 foot, used three seasons; John Deere riding corn plow, used 8 seasons; Chunk walking breaking plow, new; Quail 60-tooth spike tooth harrow, new-, set 16-foot hay rack and grain rack combined, new, set 2-yd. dump boards, new; set double breeching harness, in good shape; set buggy harness, 3 tons mixed hay in mow, 200 shocks good corn in field, cut up; 150 shocks of corn fodder, Scotch Collie pup, dozen sacks, scoop shovel, forks, some carpenter tools, pair horse blankets, storm front, driving light, and many other articles too numerous to mention. Twenty good milch cows. At this sale also will be offered twenty head of milch cows, some with calves by side and others to be fresh soon, on same terms as rest of sale. These are all good cows. Terms: —$5 and under, cash; over that amount a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser note with approved security, note bearing 6 per cent interest the last six months; 4 per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. HARVEY KITSON Noah Frauhiger, J. J. Baumgartner, auctioneers. D. N. Erwin, Clerk. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Washington M. E. church will serve dinner. “ — Democrat Wants Ads Pay.

i INTERURBAN DEFAULTED i - - (United Press Service) 1 Indianapolis, Oct. 16,—(Special to | Dally Democrat)—The Central Trust Company of Chicago with William T. 1 Abbott trustee, filed suit today in fed* 1 oral court here for a receiver and to I 1 foreclose on the first refunding ten ' million dollar mortgage bonds of the i • Gary and lnterurban Company, do- i 1 faulted interest on the milliou dollars 1 outstanding ts given us the cause. Jitney bus opposition struck the G. .k I. just when the Gary mills resumed I full tlmo and a steady loss in operation resulted. o ANOTHER CONFERENCE. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C„ Oct. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Secretary 1 Lansing today called another conference hero of the Pan-American conferees for next Monday afternoon. The conference will decide on the form of recognition to be awarded Carranza and u formal proclamation may then be made. It was also officially announced that all of the Latin-Amor- ' lean countries represented In the con- ■ ference have notified this government of the ratification of tho plan to recog ' nize Carranza. — o . RARE CASE OF LOST MEMORY i ' Physicians Making Investigation of Man Afflicted With “Alexia” in Pronounced Form. I>r. S. P. Goodhart, writing In the ! New York Medical Journal, reports on a rare case of alexia, which is a form i of aphasia, in which the patient could not remember what he had just writ* , ten. The man, who was born in this country, couldn't remember the name of the president of the United States or the mayor of New York. Doctor Goodhart and Dr. H. CM- ■ menko, who reported on the case wtC!) him, told how the patient could not call a bell by name when It was shown to him, but could name It when It w»s sounded. Other objects he could not recognize by sight he could name If allowed to handle them. He wrote letters correctly from dictation, but couldn’t read them later. Besides a memory confusion the man suffered from a Certain degree ol psychic blindness. "There was loss of memory for words, proper names and dates, purely as names, however, for he would often recollect the name by a roundabout process of reasoning, as, for Instance when asked on December 31 what holiday occurred on the following day he said, 'lt ain’t no regular city holiday, it’s the last day of the year, New Year’s.’ ” This alexia Is ascribed by the doctors to a lesion in the left hemisphere of that part of the parietal lobe known as the angular gyrus, where the visual memory center Is probably situated.— New York Sun. PLAGUE SPREAD BY HOBOES Tramps Infected With Tuberculosis Are Appalling Menace In the Southwestern States. Under this designation Dr. A. J Lanza describes In the Public Health Reports a class of persons who have proved a serious burden to the health authorities in the southwestern United States, They are usually young men who wander from one place to anoth er, working when they are physically able and can get employment In win ter they seem to be most numerous in Arizona, while when the hot season comes on they depart by passing freight trains for Colorado or California. It is said that the extent oi their wanderings is often remarkable, as well as the length of time they can keep going before they are finally disabled. “These tuberculous tramps,’ says Doctor Lanza, "are a pitiable and miserable class, always looking foi some other place where they feel sure 1 they will improve ’’ Their wanderings, without benefiting themselves, spread tuberculous infection; and there seeme at present to be no satisfactory way of ; dealing with the situation.—Scientific American. i o DR. BURNHAM'S SAN-YAK Acts as a Living Antiseptic in the Stomach and Intestines. - San-Yak prevents self poisoning, that serious illness from which so ' many persons of sedentary habits - and advanced age suffer. San-Yak prevents clogging of the ' colon and caecum; hence its great value in destroying germs from undi- ! gested animal food which are a factor in the true cause of poisonous decompositions of the bowels, causing ap- | pendicitis, rheumatism, typhoid, dysentery and arterio sclerosis or hardened arteries. Heart trouble is devoloped through self poisoning from the kidneys and bowels. To maintain health all such poisoning must be checked, and you can do so with the use of San- , Yak. Take San-Yak; it is the greatest medicine yet known for man, woman or child. SI.OO per bottle. Sold by Smith, Yager & Falk drug store, Decatur, Ind. 1 o Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McFarland and a son, Gregg, and Dr. and Mrs. Weaver 1 and babe will motor to Portland Sun- 1 day to spend the day with relatives.

AT THE CHURCHES CHRISTIAN CHURCH At the evening services the pastor is preaching a series of sermons on "The New Testament Church" The subject tills week is “What The Apostles Preached’’. Bible school at 8:16. Preaching at 10:15 a. m. Communion at 10:60 a. m. 2:30 p. m. Junior Endeavor. 6:00 p. m. Senior Endeavor. 7:00 p. m. The evening service. All are welcome to these sorvlces. BENJAMIN BORTON, Pastor. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. No service Sunday. English, service next Sunday. BAPTIST CHURCH 9:15 Sunday school, C. E. Bell, Supt. 10:30 Morning worship, theme, “Echoes from the Convention”. 6:00 Young People’s Service. 7:00 Evening service, "A Sufficient Christ.” Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Mid-week prayer meeting. A cordial welcome to all. FLOYD G. ROGERS, Pastor. o PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9:16 Sabbath school. 10:30 Morning worship: Sermon, subject, “The Mind of Christ and Your Mind.” 6:00 Christian Endeavor, Miss May Erwin Leader. 7:00 Evening worship, Sermon subject, "He Is Able.” It is the constant effort to have all services interesting and helpful. You will be very welcome. JAY C. HANNA, Pastor. ST. MARY’S CHURCH Low Mass 7:30. High Mass 9:30. Christian Doctrine 2:00. Vespers and Benediction 2:30. REV. J. A. SEIMETZ, Pastor. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. 9:00 a. m., Sunday school. 10:15 a. m., morning hour will be taken by the Sunday school with rally day exercises. The pastor will give a short talk. 2:16 p. m„ Junior League. 6:00 p. m.. Epworth League. C. L. Waiters, leader. 7:00 p. m., evening worship. Sermon by the pastor. Theme, “The Circumspect Life.” A cordial welcome for all. D. T. STEPHENSON, Pastor. o EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:15; S. C. Cramer, superintendent. Preaching at 10:15 a. m. and 7:00 p. m. Morning subject, “Personal Evangelism.” Evening. "The Conversion of Special songs by the choir at both services. Y. P. A. at 6:15; Mrs. Clara Rilling, leader. Mid-week service, Wednesday evening at 7:30. Plan to be present. Let’s encourage all of the services by being present. A cordial invitation to the public to attend these meetings. J. H. RILLING, Pastor. n UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:15 a. m. Preaching. 10:30 a. m.; topic, “Rest —Where and how to Find It. Ex--33:14 and Ps. 65:22. “And He said. My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.” “Cast thy burden upon the Lord; and He shall sustain thee; He shall never suffer the righteous to be removed.” Junior Endeavor, 2:30 p. m. Trustees’ board meets at 3:00 p. m. Senior Endeavor at 6:00 p. m„ led by Mrs. John Hill; subject, “The Responsibility of Our Society.” Rev. Harman will give a brief report of the district convention held recently in Fort Wayne. Preaching at 7:00 p. m.; subject, “The Inner Circle Life.” The services for this day will all be on the spiritual line, tending to the development and quickening, and deepening of the devotional life. The need of churches today is a deeper devotional life. A closer walk with the Master. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening. This meeting will be at the church as it is expected to have the furnace set by that time. So none need stay away thinking that the house may be cold. A cordial welcome is given to all to attend those services. 1. H. HARMAN, D. D., Pastor. o—— ZION REFORMED CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; M. Kirsch, superintendent. German preaching srevice, 10:30 , a. m.; theme, "Das Verhaltiug der , Heiligkeit Gotteo zu unserer Heil- , iguug." Christian Endeavor service, 6:15; '

From My Narrow Utile Window By THE HOOSIER OBSERVER m ALABASTER BOX.

If you want good things said about 1 you all you huve to do is—to die. The last article 1 wrote pertained to that. Well now, if you want to hear the < very meanest, the very worst about « yourself—run for office or get married. There will be no alabaster boxes broken for you. You will prob- ' ably get a box on your alabaster brow. Some people have said that you might Just as well be dead as marr|ed —I think they were old maids 1 who said so—but the roads lie along very different pathways. When you are about to get married there are very few bouquets handed to you! If ' you die the very next day, the persons who had said the very meanest things about you would come and say the nicest things and lay flowers as big as sunflowers on your coffin! So said, in substance, some of the girls along my news route the other day. » • • • And observation bears their statements out. Whether you be president or policeman, you have to run very nearly the same gauntlet—and the way lies along paths picketed with the sharpest spikes. Tiie ghost of your ancestors will be brought out to walk from the ’steenth generation back—and you know there is no family that lias not some kind of a skeleton rattling around somewhere. or some kind of an ancestor that does not show up a spotless ghost-like, ethereal purity when the spot-light is turned on them. Maybe one of them stole a sheep; raided his neighbor's watermelou patch; looked cross-eyed at the servant girl, or committed some other such crime; but bis ghost will have to walk! And usually it is along your pathway to the political post or to the matrimonial altar. Every little misstep you ever took, too, will be as footprints on the cement rocks of eternity. * • * » And now when a man or woman marries: First of all some one says, “Well, I don't see what he or she seeß in him or her!” Well, Browning, or some poet, thought that subject worth writing a poem on, and he said, in substance, that a man has two natures —one he shows to the world, and one to the woman he loves. What a merciful providence and anti-Mormon provision it was that provided that all should nat admire and desire the same one. but should naturally choose that one which had different traits, those, that would form a perfect complement !! * * * » Next, if the couple are very young, they say! "Huh! Awful anxious to get married. They probably took the first chance.” If they are somewhat up in years, the remark would be very nearly the same: “Huh! Awful anxious to get married. Probably took the only chance they got!” or “Probably thought it would be the last chance.” If the couple are very young and have not vet amassed anything, the wonder will be how he will support her and whether she won’t be taking in wasliingß in a few weeks. If either the man or woman is possessed of a few dollars or a little bit of wordly goods, the presumption is made that they were "married for theme, “The Responsibility of Our Society for the Christian Endeavor Unions.” Leader, Miss Sarah Jaberg. Evening service, 7:00 p. m.; theme, Paul s Spiritual Equipment.” A cordial invitation is given to all. L. W. STOLTE, Pastor. A THIEVES “TRUST” T / U ” ite<i Press Servioe) Terre Haute, Oct. 16,-(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Local officers asserted today they haj uncovered a "trust” operated by automobile thieves “allowing the arrest of Jeffre Smith. Smith was formerly a policeman and constable in Gary. Intercepted letters are said to give details of the “trust” which is said to have operated with headquarters in Chicago and Lake county, with “fences" i n various cities. Many reputable business men are involved in the “trust" it is asserted. ~ ’ f*— ‘ * K. OF C. MEETING. Monday, OctowTs, regular meeting. The trustees will make their annual report at this meeting. Also oth- J er important business will be taken ' UP - G. K. ' i Democrat Wants Ads Pay. |

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what they had.” • • * • No matter, whether the woman be old or young, she will have to fl glll down the Jealousy of her lover's f e . male relatives. It seems strange that a man’s mother, sisters or daughters are usually most jealous of iu ß a fl ec . tions. Most mothers are so in iov e with their baby boys themselves, that they think every other woman and girl is; and that the girl who finally does have the extremely high honor of marrying him, does so because she has literally and deliberately set her cap to catch him, and has used every possible means of getting the matrimonial noose around his resisting neck; and there is scarcely a mother living that would believe that her son, and not the girl, did the propoeing! To moat mothers, every girl is "running after" her boy. it rea |ij. is a wonder that there are enough girls left to "run” after the other mother’s boy! • • • » Then there is the argument as to which one cares the most for the other, and whether If they really cared for the other, they would do so and so. If either has been married before, there will come up the matter of how mean they were to their former partners, and how little better the others can be expected to be treated. They will count up how loug the first companions have been dead, and express their wonder that they could think ol marrying so soon; and - whether they really could care as much for the new one as the old and whether they will be very mean to the step-children. * * * » They will talk about how lazy the girl is. how hard her mother had to work; how poor a cook the girl is. They will talk about how mean the boy is to his mother and sister, how they have had to wait on him. how he worried his poor parents, and how great a spendthrift he is. • * * • If the woman about to be married is an old maid, they will go back over the years and try to remember whether she ever had any beaux before, or if this is her first “chance.” In their estimation it will probably be. If. by any chance, they remember a few others she had, they will say how lucky it was that they escaped, and what a blessing it would be if this one could get away, too. » * • » And— But why waste any more good paper? All you have to do is to listen every day of the year. You needn't think this means somebody else. II you are married, all this has been said about you; if you are going to be married, why just prepare to have this said about you, too. There seems to be no escape, president or no president, rich widow or poor old maid! You will notice that the meanest things are said about the women. That is because the women say the mean things, and as a rule, they are more severe on their own sex than the other. masonic calendar for WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 23. Tuesday, October 19, 7:30 p. m. Decatur Lodge, No. 671, F. & A. M. Special called meeting for work. The entered apprentice degree will be conferred on three candidates. Friday, October 22, 7:30 p. m. Decatur Chapter, No. 127. O. E. S. Regular stated meeting and degrees will be conferred. ROYAL NEIGHBORS Every Royal Neighbor, social and beneficial, must pay their dues and assessments by next Tuesday without fail. 248t3 o FOR RENT—House with all modern conveniences. Inquire oi W. J- Myerg, 233 N. Fifth street. 243t3 HERE i« «rcLiody that anil cur* most all skin id •calp (roubles. Eczema, Barbers Itch, Itch- Cut* end Sores. Why waste time end money when & B. Ointment is an ointment of reel merit? Ask yeur druggist. 11 not handled eend 50 cents to the B B. Ointment Co* 217 Moan* * u J*h pecatur, Indiana. ' *