Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1915 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G. ELLINQHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrfe/ 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 Postofflcp in Decatur, ndiana, as second-class matter. Only a few more days are left in which to shove the marker on the thermometer over the top. This community ought to buy forty thousand stamps during the Christmas season. Have you bought any? If you haven’t you are not co-operating as you should with the boosters of this good cause. Senator Tillman would have the government confiscate all incomes over a million a year. Go to it, Pitchfork, and in so doing, remember that you are taking no chance on thus overtaxing any editors in this section. Os course it may be class legislation, but it’s a class that won't bother the good people of Adams county to any great extent. We asked twenty merchants last evening how the holiday business had been and each told us it had been the largest ever known. Charge it up to the democratic administration, for you know just as well as anything that if had been the poorest you would have given the credit to President Wilson and the rest of the administration. Good cheer doesn’t cost you much and this is the season for it. Remember that it's mostly in your own mind. You make yourself feel greatly abused or you can cause yourself to think you are about the only person in the world who ought to be really and truly thankful. If you have good health and the family is well, you ought to be happy. Nothing else counts much. Go ahead and have a time over Christmas. Congressman Adair is the first candidate for governor in Indiana to file his petition with the secretary of state as required by law. The petition complied with the law in every respect, containing several hundred more names than required and enclosed therewith was the check for SIOO as the law calls for. Mr. Adair will step along from this time on and the fellow who beats him either in the primary or the election will recognize that he has had a campaign. Mrs. H. H. Jones and children and sister, Miss Urta Roush went to Fort Wayne to visit their parents.

IRELAND'S GUARANTEED ©LOVES The splendid workmanship and fine quality leather of Ireland’s Guaranteed Gloves are absolute protection against poor wear. But to doubly insure the wearer against faults, a signed bond goes with every pair, which promises repairing or ’ S replacing of gloves if they “rip at the seams, tear in the material or prove defcctive in any way,". Let us show them.

Anything in the list given below will please him and in wearing them he cannot help but appreciate and think of the giver.

Ireland Gloves Fur Gloves Gauntlet Auto Gloves Woolen Sweater Fur Cap Traveling Bag Pocket Coat Hanger

Now if you cannot please that gentleman friend of yours from the above list I would nt try to please him at all as it will be impossible. The Myers Dailey Co. SUITS THAT SUIT. I

’ Hntnnrannxxmnmnanomxantttmn i DOINGS IN SOCIETY ntmnntinmmniMuiiinimiiitnmntn* WEEK’S CLUB CALENDAR. Thursday. Tri Kappa Christmas Party—J. J. : Helm home. Baptist Aid—Mrs. John Everett. ’ The day on which we celebrate our ) birth or the birthday of a loved one » should be an anniversary for two in- ) stead of for one: the child and the I mother. Therefore we celebrate this ‘ day with a prayer, O Mother of the 1 Holy Child, this Blessed Day when , you gave birth to Him who came to comfort the desolate and lonely of heart. This is the prayer we offer to , your son on His Bitthday, for the sake of all other mothers: g Comfort, O Christ-Child, all the > motherless children today and those who have not the memory of a good mother in which to find consolation for sorrows and healing for wounds. We thank Thee for the legacy of memories a mother leaves to her child and the knowledge that she gave beautiful memories to keep unto all those who loved her. And we are grateful for the remembrance of her words, “All will come right,” the saying of which made whatever followed right and good for us. Be pitiful to the poor children who had no choice in what kind of mother they had. and have not the inspiration in which to find solace. Be pitiful to those whoihave not the memory of a mother to honor, that the days of sunlight and the nights of starlight may be long in the land of the memory of her. And be pitiful to those who may lose the promise of long days in the land which their Father gtveth to them. For the sake of Thy Dear Mother and for the mothers of the motherless children, comfort the lonely of heart today. Amen. —D. E. Walker, in Ladies’ Home Journal. The Herman Selemeyer family will have a happy reunion Christmas day. Miss Agnes Sellemeyer arrived last night from Bloomington, where she is a student in the state university. Mrs. N. E. Vitz and children of Sherwood. Ohio, will also be at home for' the holidays. Mrs. C. M. Myers of South Seventh street will entertain at a Christmas dinner for Mrs. Mary Fullenkamp, Ode and Letta and Herbert Fullenkamp, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Mylott and children, Tony Hackman ana Ed Weisling. Miss Rebecca Neeson who has been employed as stenographer at the Holland & St. Louis Sugar office, will leave today for her home at St. Louis. Mich., will enter the state normal at Mt. Pleasant. Mr. and Mrs. Neeson have th& Sholty furnished apartment, will remain until the sugar factory campaign closes here., ABUSE OF TURNPIKES. It is again necessary to call public attention to the abuse of the turnpikes by hauling heavy loads when it is freezing and thawing. On a day like Wednesday and Thursday of this week no one has any business hauling heavy loads, and when they do they are violating the law, and liable to prosecution. I was compelled to almost leave the traveled part of the road Wednesday and Thursday to allow heavy loads to pass. I have made a hard fight all season to keep the

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roads up and would surely appreciate] it if people would lend a helping hand and not abuse the roads unlawfully. We don't want to arrest any one, but if we are compelled to do so, please blame yourself. JIM A. HENDRICKS. Highway Superintendent. o COURT HOUSE NEWS The case of the State vs. Joe Eley, ' charged with larceny, went to the 1 jury at ten minutes to ten this morn- ' ing. At a late hour this afternoon they ‘ had failed to reach a verdict. i . Real, estate transfers: Moses , Augsburger, guardian, to Christian , Eicher et al., undivided 2-63 of 20 • acres, Hartford tp., guardian’s deed. , $85.70; P. Sprunger to Abe Stucky, lot 13. Berne, $1500; Eli Stucky to E. Sprunger et a), lot 13, Berne, SISOO. James C. Moser vs. Peter Frank et al. Case ordered left off the docket. The case of Emanuel Woods vs. The Indiana Lighting Company was dismissed and the costs paid. In the case of Jones Hardware Company vs. William H. Cook, a judgment of SSO was rendered for the plaintiff. Ruthey Workinger vs. Smith Stevens. administrator. Reply to answer of Smith Stevens filed. The case of Alan A. Miller vs. Geo. M. Mong et al. was set for January 13. - Eli Meyer, executor of the Emanuel Woods estate, filed final report, which court approved and he was discharged from further liability therein. No inheritance tax was found due. Judge D. E. Smith will be at Bluffton tomorrow. A ONE-MAN FIGHT. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 23—(Special toDaily Democrat) —That Frank Dailey, United States district attorney, practically “went it alone” in his prosecution of Terre Haute democrats and did not get aid from the justice department at Washington was the assertion today of Joseph Roach, attorney, when asked to explain the mystery surrounding the parole of four of the convicted men from the Leavenworth prison. Roach, who was Mr. Dailey’s first aid in the clean-up and who supplied most, of the evidence, said Dailey received a letter from the department of justice bearing Attorney General Gregory’s name, which stated that the department did not believe there was any liability as to the ; frauds count and gave reasons, and asked for a statement as to the law and facts. “Dailey went right ahead with the prosecution, regardless of . intimated lack of sympathy at headquarters,” said Roach. Superintendent of Prisons Duehay, today took issue with an Indianapolis report that District Attorney Dailey, had not been consulted with regard to the parole for four of the convicted men. “Mr. Dailey's recommendations 1 are on file at the department,” Duehay declared, “He was consulted. It is the invariable custom of the department to obtain view's of the prosecutor in such cases.” Other department officials refused to comment on the cases. From their reticence it is believed that Dailey was opposed to the i paroles and was flatly overruled. o Dye Ferguson of Blue Creek township was here today and while doing his Christmas shopping included an application for his 1916 auto license for his own pleasure.

’ TpHERE are so many jokes at this L 1 season of the year as to the kind of “ Christmas gifts that women usually buy for the men in the Family. Now if you let us take care of your wants in this line your husband will be pleased and not have to just pretend that you have pleased him.

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Have A New Suit Or Overcoat \ . * For Xmas. Make yourself a lasting Gift. Our Re-Organization Sale affords you a wonderful opportunity to do this in an economical way. Suits and Overcoats priced Three to Five Dollars cheaper than any other store. We want to show you these values. We’ll let the Merchandise talk for itself. \ Sale Positively Closes Dec. 31st. 1915. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers For Men and Boys.

ROOT NOT A CANDIDATE (United Press Service) Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 23, —(Special to lAily Democrat)—Eliliu Root, of New York, former secretary of state will not be a candidate for the republican presidential nomination according to a letter received here by Charles B. Elliott. Root wrote Elliott, according to a statement by Elliott today, declining to have his name appear on the republican presidential primary ballott on Minnesota. Elliott is a close friend of the New York statesman. “I am not a candidate for the nomination in any sense,” said that portion of Root’s letter made public, “I am not willing to have my name used as a candidate.” PLANS FOR SLACK. (United Press Service) Washington.D. C., Dec. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Plans are being made to enable L. Ert Slack to take office January first when District Attorney Dailey's resignation takes effect, it was said today at the justice department. The department probably will ask President Wilson to make a recess appointment for the Indianapolis office. o ZION LUTHERAN CRUHCH. Children's Christmas service, Friday, 7:30 p. m. German festival service, Christmasi day, 10 o’clock a. m. English Christmas service, Sunday morning, 10 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. W. Bishcoff. Special offerings will be taken at the Christmas eve and the Christmas day services. A. W. HINZ, Pastor. 0 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. Decatur, Ind., Dec. 20, 1915. Notice is hereby given that my wife, Ruth Drake, has abandoned me and my home; that I will not be responsible for any debts she may contract. 304t6 FRANK DRAKE. BARBER SHOPS WILL CLOSE All Union barber shops will be closed Christmas, but will remain open until ten o'clock the night before.

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DR. WELLS_ (The Golden Rule My Code of Ethics) Dr. Wells treats all chronic and private diseases of men and women and invites those who have been unable to secure satisfactory results elsewhere to call and see him. Consultation is free. WOMEN suffering from maladies peculiar to their sex are assured the best possible treatment by non-sur-gical methods. MEN who are in need of reliable advice or treatment for any weakness, rectal diseases, private or blood diseases, are cured in the shortest time possible. TUBERCULAR AFFECTIONS of throat, lungs, joints or glands treated by rational metvods that succeed when old methods fail. RHEUMATISM cured by the new in-tra-venous method. When all other methods fail I will cure you. The first treatment will help you. CATARRH, DEAFNESS — My treatment for Catarrh and Deafness is the best. If your’case is curable I cure you. EYE DISEASE—I treat all disesases of the eyes and ears. The best place to get glasses. Eyes tested free. PILES—I absolutely guarantee to cure any case of piles without surgery. No detention from business. I cure fissure by painless process. CANCER —I cure Caucer without the i knife and remove warts, moles, scars, blemishes and superfluous hairs. STOMACH TROUBLES—My electric treatment for stomach troubles cures when drugs fail. ECZEMA, Psoriasis and acne cured when all others fail. ELECTRICITY—I have one of the most perfectly equipped offices in the United States with every electric device known to be of use in the treatment of disease. IF OTHERS have been unable to cure you, I solicit an interview. Consultation free. H. O. WELLS, M. D. 229 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. o ONE OF STUDENT EDITORS. Miss Agnes Sellemeyer, a student at the state university. Bloomington, was one of the editors on the Indiana Student, on the edition published by the girls of the university recently. Miss Sellemeyer has another year in the university. She had offers this year to serve as teacher of German, one of the studies in which she is specializing, but believing it to the best interests to continue the course, declined. Miss Sellemeyer is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sellemeyer of south of the city. FALLS 510 FEET. (United Press Service) Vincennes, Ind., Dec. 23-*(Special to Daily Democrat)—John Fins, a coal miner, fell 510 feet to his death today. He fell from the to the bottom of the Oliphant-Johnson coal mine, when he missed his step. — ■„ For Sanitary Tenements Philadelphia authorities are enforcing the new law intended tc eliminate insanitary tenement houses The act provides that these places shall be clean and perfect In plumbing before a license is granted. Every apartment of two rooms or more, when occupied by one family, must have plumbing facilities. " I " 1 i PILES! PILES! PILES! WILLIAMS’ INDIAN PILE OINTMENT Will cure Bltad, Bleeding and Itching VHes. it absorbs the tumors, allays itching at once acts as a poultice, givee Justant relief. For sale by all druggists, mail 50c and 81.0 u WHAMS MEG. CO., Props.. Cleveland, Ohio ENTERPRISE DRUG STORE. DECATUR, IND.

Hunsicker’s New Grocery The Following are a few of the many Bargains. Fresh Baked Ginger Snaps, ft) 7*/ 2C 25 ft). Sack Fine Granulated Sugar $1.49 Large Buik Raisins. Ib 8 l-3c Good Sound Minnesota Sand Potatoes, bu., 75c, pk. 20c 4 Cans Good Corn 25c Large Cans Fancy Tomatoes, 3 cans 25c No. 2 Tomatoes, good stock. 2 cans 15 C California Recelined Lima Beans, ft) 7i/ 2C Michigan Hand Picked Soup Beans, ft). 8c Extra Fancy Head Rice, tb 7i/ 2C Perfection Butter Crackers, ft) 7i/ 2C New Strained Honey, jar iq c Soap, any kind, 6 bars 25c Good Rio Bulk Coffee, ft) ll'/ic Pioneer, in 1 ft). Cans, regular 30c Coffee, my price 25c Kar-a Van, Silver Sea, Bursley’s High Grade and Sur-V-Us Coffee, ft) 28c White Line Washing Powder. 2 boxes 5 C Grandma's Washing Powder. 2 boxes 5 C Sopade, the water softener, 3 boxes iQc Sweet Potatoes, ft) 2 , / / 2 c Good Dry Pop Corn, ft).. sc, 6 lbs 25c New English Walnuts, ft) 17 C Good Mixed Nuts 15 C A good line of candy, ft) i(j c Candied Cherries and Pineapple, box 15c Fox River and Gold Cross Milk, small size, 4c can, 7 for 25c Large cans, 2 cans for * ,15c California Dried Apricots, ft).' .. .. .8 l-3c Pure Ground or Whole Black Pepper, ftj 25c 2 10c Boxes Climalene for 15 C Soft Shell California Almonds, ft) 20c 25c Bottle Snyder's Catsup, my price 20c California sweet and seedless oranges 15 Io 40c per doz. Highest market prices paid for Butter and Eggs. We want your trade, will give you quality and prices. BERT HUNSICKER. • Free Delivery; South 2nd. St. Phone 97, 3rd door Sonth of Interurban Station JW. - = • l gAVIN&S CLVB ;7 jttA Next Monday Dec. 27th. Is The Day The officers and directors of -this bank desire to wish all their friends a very Merry Christmas and express their appreciation of the business given them during the first year of their existence. * To those who have never become acquainted with' the personal service offered here in all financial matters, a cordial invitation is extended to make this bank their Business Home. The Thrift Christmas Club will be formally opened on MONDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, with 16 different classes. -Everybody will be welcomed to membership in this club. Yours for a Thristy Christmas in 1916. THE PEOPLES LOAN AND TRUST ML