Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 311, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1915 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW G, ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrierlo cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail2s cents Per Year, by mails2.s9 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postofflce in Decatur, ndiana, as second-class matter. QUESTION FOR PROGRESSIVES: — Progressives throughout Indiana who are asked to slide back into the republican party, where the same old standpat crowd holds control, are asking why they should be expected to take this slide. The supporters of Harry S. New, who Is seeking the republican nomination for United States senator, tell them that they should come back and vote for New, because it would not do at all to nominate James E. Watson. They say Watson would be a drag on the ticket because of the fact that progressives are sore at him and will not vote for him. But they fail to tell all of the truth. Watson was the floor leader of the standpat reactionary faction at the republican national convention at Chicago in 1912 and lead the fight that drove 4,500,000 progressive republicans out of the party. This, of course, is sufficient reason why these progressives should refuse to have anything to do with Watson. But it must be remembered, too, that Harry S. New was the chairman of the committee on arrangements for that same convention and that he was in full charge of the whole business. He was just as deep in the mud of that convention as Watson was in the mire. He made all of the arrangements, and was the high mogul of the whole business. Watson came along afterward merely as one of the fighters for the standpat program that was so ably favored by New. In view of this fact, it is difficult to see how any one can expect progressives to support a ticket bearing the name of New with any more enthusiasm than they would support a ticket bearing the name of Watson. They are both the same kind of republicans, and each has about as much use for the progressives as the other. The fact is that the progressive republicans have no place to “light” when it comes to selecting a candidate for United States senator, and they fully understand it. —Marion Leader-Tribune. President Wilson was fifty-nine years old Monday and Mrs. Wilson baked him a birthday cake. So far as reported the president is not suffering any ill effects therefrom. The thermometer shows a total of

WE Are Offering For The Remainder Os This Week A Reduction Os IL 4 ON AU ODD TROUSERS ! 1 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

about 22,000 Red Cross stamps. If : the record of last year is to be excelled, there will have to be a big sale this week. Help put it over. Some weather! Yes, it is so, and the fellow who could stay inside today and take down his wage was a lot more lucky than the one who had to face the northeastern blizzard. Every postoffice in the land reports an increased business this year, and though the parcels post doubled its business, a queer thing is that the express companies also did tjieir largest total. More signs of the depression. Had Frank Dailey entered the race for the governorship and looked like a winner, it’s a hundred to one shot the Thdianapolls News would have Billy Blodget out trying to prove why he ought to be beaten just as! they now have that distinguished writer out digging up arguments against Mr. Adair. They won’t get far for the voters of Indiana are onto their curves. Congressman Adair was the principal speaker at the annual Delaware county banquet at Muncie last evening and he told those present that he is a candidate for governor because he wants to be governor, because he feels that the people want him, and because he believes he can fill the job in a satisfactory manner. So do the people think so and the vote will so show, we confidently believe, next November. The employes of the New York stock exchange were given each a share of $25,000 in gold which was raised from among the members and besides this there were hundreds of other wonderful gifts by those who have been successful on Wall street. It is said the stael corporation alone I gave Christmas checks amounting to over two million dollars, not to say anything about a substantial wage increase. Yes, times are bad! I DOINGS IN SOCIETY [ WEEK’S CLUB CALENDAR. Friday. , M. E. Mite —No Meeting. Historical Guest Day—Mrs. Dan Beery Home. Watch Party—Claude Burkhead Home. Ben Hur Election and Watch Party --Hall. The Silver River. Farewell I said, sweet meadow grass; Farewell, I let the light wind pass. I watch the shadows one by one. Farewell, thou gold slow setting sun. I go within and fold my hands. Oh, wondrous are the day’s bright lands And evening’s robe of rosette hem! But dearer now my dreams of them. The stars I know creep to the sky. The moon will soon be swimming high. O light filled pools and silver streams! O silver river of my dreams! —Atlantic Monthly. Thomas Moran and daughter, Margaret, gave an enjoyable turkey dinner party at six o’clock Monday evening. Covers were laid for the follow- [ ing guests: Mrs. James Kinney and daughter, of Geneva; Mr. and Mrs. John C. Moran and children. Margaret and Richard; Mrs. James Arnold and D. B. Ford of Portland. Miss Jeanette Kinney of Fort Wayne is here visiting with friends and relatives. The watch party given by the members of the Do Your Best and Can and Will classes of the United Brethren church will be held Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Burkhead, 310 Marshall street, instead of on Madison street as at first reported. Miss Thelma Spencer of Ossian is the guest of Miss Marguerite Burnett and will also visit with the Misses Ethel and Mary Fuhrman. There will be no meeting of the Mite society of the Methodist church Friday afternoon as at first announced. The attention of all is called to this fact. Mrs. Schaeffer will return to Hicksville, Ohio, tonight after spending Christmas here with her daughter, Mrs. O. L. Burgener. Dr. and Mrs. Burgener will accompany her home to attend the reunion of their high school class which will be held tomor-

row evening. Mr. Burgener’s parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Burgener, who were their guests over Christmas also, returned home to Syracuse this morning. The Ben Hurs will hold their regular election Friday evening. The members will close the meeting with a watch party and picnic supper, and will have a number of amusements to round out the evening’s entertainment calendar. Miss Kynt Voglewede entertained the new bridge club at her home last evening. Refreshments followed this game and the new club gives promise of providing much pleasure for the members during the coming winter months. The membership roll comprises the Misses Rose Conter, Georgia Meibers, Genevieve Bremerkamp. Mayme Hartings, Adelaide and Mayme Deiningen Kynt and Bertha Voglewede. Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne of Fort Wayne was a guest last evening. NEW PEACE HINTS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) are now marching on the latter city, according to dispatches today. Kashan is a city of about thirty-five thousand and is noted for its copper wares and brocaded goods. Athens, Dec. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Austrian forces have begun an attack on Scutaria, according to advices received here today. Serbian and Montencgrian troops defending the city are preparing to evacuate within a few days, it was stated. New York, N. Y., Dec. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Greek liner Thessalonika, with 300 passengers aboard, is in distress somewhere off the Nantucket lightship today. Wireless calls for aid were received here early today and a revenue cutter is racing to the Thessalonika's assistance. The liner was reported in trouble last week, owing to the flooding of her engine room. Paris. Dec. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Bombardment of the enemies’ works west of Navarin in the Champaign region and grenade fighting at other points was reported in | this afternoon’s official stattment. FORD IN FINE FETTLE. (United Press Service) Detroit, Dec. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Henry Ford is feeling better and enjoys his trip, according to a wireless message received today from the home-bound peace leader by his private secretary here. The message was the first received from Ford for nearly a week. It was sent by wireless from the liner Gergensfjord. o FT. WANYE TRAINMAN DEAD. (United Press Service) Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 29— (Special to Daily Democrat) —C. R. Conley, well known Pennsylvania railroad foreman on the Fort Wayne division, was found dead in his hotel in Crestline, Ohio, early this morning. Death was due to apoplexy. o OSBORNE ARRAIGNED. (aojAjeS ssajj pajiun) White Plains, N. Y., Dec. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Warden Thomas Mott Osborne of Sing. Sing today pleaded not guilty and was released on $2,000 bond when arraigned on two indictments charging negligence and immorality. o— —— M. E. PRAYER SERVICE The prayer service at the Methodist church this evening will begin at seven o’clock. W. F. Beery will lead the singing. o — ANNOUNCEMENT. Bart Boice of Wabash township authorizes us to announce his name as a candidate for commissioner of the Third district of Adams county, subject to the decision of the primary election to be held March 7, 1916. 9t6 o - WANTED—Man past 30 with horse and buggy to sell stock condition powder in Adams county. Salary, S7O per month. Address 9 Industrial Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. 306t2 HOUSE FOR RENT—Eight rooms, electric lights, hard and soft water, Cleveland street. Inquire Lee Stujts, at Kirsch & Sellemeyer lumber y ard - 306t3 HERE is a rei.iejy that win cure most ail skin ai< scalp troubles. Eczema, Barbera Itch, Itch, Clrti and Sore*. Why waste time and money whep B B, Ointment is an ointment of real merit? Ask your druggist. If not handled send 50 cents to the 3 B. Ointment Co., 811 Monroe strort, pecahu, Indiana. r* PILLS! PILES! PILES! WILLIAMS’ INDIAN PILE OINTMENT Willl cure Blind, Bleeding tud Itching Wien. It absorbs the tumors, Plinys itching at once acts as a poultice, give? Ingram relief. For sale by all druggists, man Me and I 1.0& WH.LHMS MFG. CO.. Props.. Cleveland, Ohio ENTERPRISE DRUG STORE. DECATUR, IND,

, CLOTHIERS’AGREEMENT > FOR THE YEAR 1916. We, the undersigned clothing merchants of the City of Decatur, Indiana, agree to close our respective - places of business at six o’clock p. m. > each evening of the week for the entire i year with the exception of Saturday I evening. Saturday closing to be left > to each merchant’s own option. We further agree to close our respective places of business the entire day on the following named holidays: 1 January 1, 1916. Decoration Day. July Fourth. Thanksgiving. » Christmas. There shall be no deviation from this agreement without the consent of the merchants who are parties to ' this contract. All additional closing agreements to be taken care of as their necessity demands. VANCE & HITE. TEEPLE, BRANDYBERRY & PETERSON. THE MYERS-DAILEY CO. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE CO. FARMS FOR SALE. 80 acres, 3 miles of town, good level soil, well tiled, 9 room modern house, new barn, 36x66, acetylene lights in 1 house and barn, corn crib, garage, oats made this year 84 bu., wheat 41, corn 65 bu. to the acre. Price if taken soon, $11,500.00 80 acres, 3% miles of town, good level soil, well drained, 8 room house, barn 36x70, acetylene light in house and barn. Price, $10,500. 80 acres, 1% miles of town, German church and school, good soil, 8 acres timber, well fenced, two houses, one 6 room with cellar, and one two room, good hip roof barn, 40x60, corn crib and shed, 24x30; $3,000 down, balance long time. Price, $10,000.00. 20 acres, extra good soil, 7 room house, good barn, plenty of fruit, close to school and church, 4 miles of market; $2,000 down; balance long time. Price, $4,000. 40 acres, good leved soil, well ditched and fenced, 6 room house, small barn, good drove well, will take city property as part pay. Price, $6,500. The above farms are Bargains and must be sold soon.. I have a large list of farms for sale. Office over People's Loan & Trust Co. bank. D. F. LEONARD. 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 undigested animal food which are a factor in the true cause of poisonous decompositions of the bowels, causing appendicitis, rheumatism, typhoid, dysentery and arterio sclerosis or hardened arteries. Heart trouble is developed through self poisoning from the kidneys and bowels. To maintain health all such poisoning must bo checked, and you can do so with the use of SanYak. Take San-Yak; it is the greatest medicine yet known for man, woman or child. SI.OO per bottle. Sold by Smith, Yager ft Falk drug store, Decatur, Ind. o MERCHANTS TO CLOSE. We, the undersigned merchants of Decatur, agree to close our respective place of business at 6:00 p. m., except Saturday night, from December 26, 1915, to May 1, 1915: NIBLICK & CO. KUEBLER & CO. M. FULLENKAMP. RUNYON & ENGELER. BAUGHMAN 5c & 10c. I. BERNSTEIN. o MASONIC CALENDAR FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 1 Thursday, December 30, 7:30 p. m. Work in Master’s degree. Friday, December 31, 8:00 p. m. Dance. FOR SURVEYOR. In reply to the inquiries of my friends I take this method of announcing my name as a Democratic Candidate for the office of County Surveyor of Adams County, subject to the decision of the Primary Election to be held in March 1916. 305t6 ORVAL HARRUFF. POULTRY Save your hogs and poultry. Use the Republic Stock Food and Medical company’s hog ana poultry tonic, and have the best of success. For sale by O. F. Koenemann, at Henry Knapp & Son’s hardware store. 281-tu-th-tf

ANCIENT SERBIAN CITY > BEMENDRIA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN IN HISTORY. » ■ ; It* Trade, Chiefly With Vienna and Budapest, Has Specialties That Have Made It Noted—At One Time Strongly Fortified. ’’Somendrla, where the shells from Austro-Germau batteries fell in preparation for the Teutonic drive toward the Golden Horn, is one of the first commercial towns of Serbia," says a war primer issued by the National ' Geographic society. “Serbia is an 1 agricultural country. Pigs and grains ' are its ranking exports, and the f greater part of the Serbian export in - pigs, and almost all of its export in cereals, passed through Semendrla in peace times. Its trade has been done chiefly with Vienna and Budapest. Among its exports are a superior white grape and a delicious wine. “There is an interesting tradition connected with the grapes of Semendrla. It is told that the Serbian Prince George Brankovich brought I cuttings of the grape vinos of Semendria and planted them upon his 1 sunny estates in Hungary, when he became the lord of Tokay there. This ’ transplanting of the Serbian grapes ’ took place in the fifteenth century, ’ and it is from these imported vines that Hungary's famous, spicy white 1 wine, Tokay, came. This, the little , Serbian city is the great ancestor of > the Magyars’ best-known produst, the fiery, aromatic glass from Hungary j which is prized by connoisseurs the world around. "Semendria lies upon the Danube, I r ■ between Belgrade and the Iron Gates. ’ It is distant about 30 miles southeast ' from the Serbian capital. It is said > to stand upon the site of the Roman town Mons Aureus, and legend has it i that its famous grape vines were . planted by the Roman Emperor Probus. Therefore, it may be seen that the royal wine had an imperial beginning, and the perfect product of today can boast a long and glorious 1 past. “At one time a powerful fortress guarded the approach to the city. It was a thick-walled, triangular structure, said to have been built in 1430, [ and for a long time it was the distinguishing feature of the small place and the river crossing which it guarded. Semendria has been under attack several times in the course of its history, and one battle of great importance took place here in 1411, when the Turks forced a passage into Hungary through a Danube choked with ! the bodies of the heroic Magyar defenders. “Semendria has often been a favored residence of the Serbian ruler ’ and from 1430 to 1459 it was the capi ' tai of the state. The town has a 1 picturesque setting upon the broad river, here narrowing for its passage ' of the Iron Gates just- below it. The country around it is broken and wooded. The population is about 7,500, and, despite a thriving wine production and an expanding commerce, this population has remained about the same through the last score of years. The port has a branch line connecting it with the Belgrade-Nish railway, the main products’ artery in the country. Its rugged old triangular fortress still stands, the most interesting architectural feature in the city, and its 24 square towers are sentinels of Semendria today as in the days of George Brankovich, father of Tokay wine, who builded them. The fortress was built on the model of the Constantinople walls.” Star Is Lost. In a recent communication to I’Astronomie, M. Raymond of Antibes re ported that he was no longer able to see the companion of Alpha Can cri, which he had previously observed and asked to have his observation ver isled at institutions equipped with large telescopes. The object has since been sought in vain with the 31.5 reflector of the observatory of Marseilles. It will be interesting to learn whether still more powerful telescopes can detect it. The companion in question has heretofore been described as a star of the eleventh or twelfth magnitude, distant about elev en seconds from the primary. M. Raymond also notes an apparent change of color between the time the binary was first observed by Herschel in 1820 and his own observations of 1909 and 1910.—Scientific American. Difference in Bacilli. It was stated in a paper read before the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis that human tubercle bacilli possibly vary in virulence In different patients. Ten bacilli have been found sufficient to infect a guinea pig in some instatices, and in others 100 have been found necessary. Immunity in ani mals may be obtained by the injection of increasing numbers of tubercle bacilli, beginning with one or two and cautiously increasing the number from a culture, the minimum fatal dose of which is about 100, or by the injection of, say, 100 or 200 bacilli of a virulent culture to cause a local lesion which can be cut out, preliminary precautions having been taken to prevent the spread of infection. Era of* Pure Food. “Shall I serve the dish sir?” allied the waiter. “Yes, you may serve it.” “And how about the chemical analysis. sir? Shall I make it, or will you, Sir 7”—Louis Ville Courier-Journal.

| HELP WANTED" LOST —Chains for Ford, between the Bollman farm 2 miles south-east of Hoagland and Decatur. Finder please return to Dr. D. D. Clark, or to this office. FOR SALE OR RENT—A dwelling in good location. Inquire at James T. Merryman’s office. I. O. O. F. Block or phone 286. 310tf. LOST —Automobile side curtain, between A. R. Bell home and Clover Leaf depot Friday night. Finder please return to A. R. Bell. 310t3 LOST —A i>air scissors between Third street and the John Weber home of Fourth street. Finder please return to this office. 310t3 FOR SALE—Fresh cow, with calf by side. Inquire of A. D. Suttles. 309t3 FOR SALE —A brood sow, with six pigs by side. Inquire of Julius Haugk.3llt3 FOR SALE—Two colts, one coming 2 years old, 1 coming yearling. Apply Peter Meyers. 923 Mercer avenue. 811t3* LOST —Pig. between John Liinenstoll and William Zimmerman farm. Finder return to William Zimmerman. 309t3* Fight-hand new kid glove, between municipal Christmas tree and John Hill home. Please leave at this office or telephone Glen Hill, phone 453. 309t3 FOR RENT—Four furnished rooms for light housekeeping, 336 Line street. 'Phone No. 521, 607 Monroe street.— B. W. Sholty. 291-e-o-d-ts HOUSE FOR RENT Corner 6th and Jefferson streets. Inquire Joshua Parrish. 308t6 HOUSE FOR RENT—On Ninth St Inquire of A. M. Fisher. 305tf FOR"RENT—A modern house for rent. Has everything except a furnace. Good barn and garage in connection. Inquire of Mrs. Al Burdge, phone No. 208. 287tf. FORI) FOR SALE—A - brand new fivepassenger Ford touring car. Has never been used. Inquire at the Holthouse Fireproof Garage, North First street, Decatur, Ind. 281tf FOR RENT—At a low figure, my house, furnished. Everything modern; electricity, gas, cold and hot city water, soft water, bath, furnace, coal or wood range. Call 233 North Fifth street. 284tf FOR SALE—Thirty-inch double wagon bed and one twelve-inch single wagon bed. Also a number of feed troughs. Inquire of Peter Kirsch, phone 211. 296tf PLENTY OF MONEY. To loan on farms, 10 years’ time, without renewal, no commission, partial payments any time. 297tf ERWIN OFFICE. —U DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG

Provide Next Year’s Needs This is the week in which every individual should carefully take account of the past year. No more appropriate time txists than the interval between Christmas and the New Year to review the past and plan for the future. Provide in advance for next year’s needs—see to it that you will be financially able to carry through every plan for Christmas 1916. It is easily done—simply begin now to put aside small amounts systematically through the Christmas Sax ings Society of the First National Bank and the results will astonish you. Spare dimes and nickels, deposited regularly, amount up surprisingly and actually earn money. Every Christmas Savings account pays 4 per cent interest. Oui Christmas Savings Society enables you to start with 2c, sc, 25c, 50c, SI.OO and is now forming, START WITH US. FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR, INDIANA.

STAR GROCERY Marco Spring Wheat Flour . ,90c Lye, 3 cans for Navy Beans, tbßc Kitchen Cleanser, 6 cans.. 25c Perfection Crackers, tt> 8c Golden Rio Coffee, Tb2oc Arbuckles Coffee, tb2oc Santa Clara Prunes, 2 tbs 15c Sayman’s Vegetable Soap, 3 for 20c Soap, all kinds, 6 for 25c Baking Molasses, qt. can ...10c Pure Buckwheat, 10 Tb. sack 45c Maple Syrup, large bottle 25c Red Kidney Beans, tbloc Dried Peas, tb6c Johns, PhX : » KKSKBMHMMmEin I — Democrat Want Ads Pay. FRESH PASTRIES For The New Year Reunion. 1 wMW <U)PYRIGHT A P O' 6 C? Get your orders in today for the pastries you’ll need at the New Year's dinner. We carry a fresh line of bread, rolls, hurts, cookies, cakes and other fancy pastries. Special attention to meals and short orders. THE EAGLE CAFE MARTIN and JOSEPH. Props. Opposite Court House.