Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1916 — Page 4

DALLY DEM PC RAI Published Every Evening Excep Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mall 52.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postofflce In Decatur, ndiana, as second-class matter. I—■ - - Are you a corn show booster? You ought to be. It’s the greatest movement started here in years and should be made an annual event. The farmers are interested and the first show will be a big success. If you haven’t entered, you should do so at once. And by all means plan to attend and to hear some of the splendid lectures that are to be delivered on subjects of interest to every farmer in Adanjg county. Congressman Will Wood of Lafayette has introduced a bill abolishing the new auto mail delivery, recently established in a number of Indiana counties. He might just as w r ell ask to have parcels banks, postal savings and othet new ideas abolished. The trouble with Woods is that he is old-fashioned like some of the rest of us, and forgets that time marches on steadily. The automobile is here to stay and the farmers will demand that the mail be brought to them by that means, if it gets to them earlier, as it no doubt does. The democrats of Indiana are proud of the democratic state government, and well they should be, for they have paid off and wiped out all the indebtedness of the state which it is possible to pay. The Vincennes university, bonds which were not due until 1917, in the sum of 5120,548, have been paid. The Indiana university bonds in the sum of $144,000, which were not due until 1937, have been paid and discharged. These bonds bore 5 per cent interest. Now this fund will be distributed to the counties and loaned at 6 per cent in the manner of. chool fund loans. This is good busness. The state is relieved of the obligations and also from paying interest. —Bloomfield Democrat. Not within the past ten years has the general business prospect been brighter than that which the new year, 1916.-faces. Every line of activity reflects the truth of this statement, from banking and agriculture to building and factory development. At home we have everything favorable. No labor difficulties, fetter railroad and trade conditions, fewer business failures and a confident tone in business generally. The recent holi-; day trade demonstration that confidence has returned, in the almost unprecedented volume of Christmas shopping. Banks are loaded to the

PRE-INVENTORY SALE 'T'PIIS morning early people * came in to get clothing to keep themselves safe against this zero weather. t Why should’nt they, when we are offering such inducement as, 1-4 off on Sweaters. 1-4 off on Work Coats 1-4 to 1-3 off on all Suits and Overcoats. The Myers-Dailey Company.

r muzzle with money, and the wllling- = ness of bunkers to renew loans shows their satisfaction at the general busl- _ ness situation.’’—Construction News, y Henry Ford, whose name has been entered in the primaries of two states, = Michigan and Nebraska, as a republican candidate for president, admits s that he has voted but six times in 0 the past thirty-one years and then 8 only because his wife made him do so. 9 That's a fine thing to be blowing about, and it’s not to be wondered at j that a man who has taken so little interest in his own government, wuold ■ fail utterly in trying to regulate the > affairs of Europe. He will get about as far as a candidate for president as he did on his peace mission. The 1 people of this country want the vo- ' ter* to take a part in selecting the 1 officials, one way or the other, and the fellow who don’t do it will fail to stir up much patriotism. Ford probably doesn't want to be president, but he couldn’t be if he wanted to, if the above statement is true. ■■ —— M. ■ ■ I DOINGS IN SOCIETY I WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Monday. Research—Mrs. Merryman. Young Woman's Bible Club—Central School House. Young Woman’s Bible Club —Central Schoolhouse. Pythian Sisters. Tuesday. Bachelor Maids. —Georgia Meibers. Wednescray. Christian Brotherhood —Will Engle. Thursday. Euterpean—Mrs. Carrie Haubold. < Evangelical Aid —Mrs. Frank Butler. Friday. Historical —Mrs. John T. Myers. The Euterpean club will be entertained Thursday evening by Mrs. Carrie Haubold. Mrs. John Tyndall will have the paper on "John Galsworthy.” The Misses Caroline Chappius and Leona Wulliman of Berne were overSunday guests of County Recorder and Mrs. Aaron C. Augsburger. 9 Mr. and Mrs. Otto Green entertained at dinner and supper Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fullenkamp. Mr. and Mrs. Al Burdg entertained at a fine dinner Sunday noon, being in a measure for thefr thirty-first wedding aniversary which was last Friday. The dinner consisted of chicken pot pie and all the good z things in season. and out, and the repast, was / splendid one. Covers were laid for' Mr. and Mrs. Jack Slagal, Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lee, Mr. and Mrs. D. B Erwin. Mr and Mrs. James Fristoe, Mr. and Mrs. James Bain, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shamp, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burdg, Mrs. Carrie Sutherland. Miss Jane Long was a pleasing hostess at a delicious dinner Sunday noon. Covers were laid for the Misses Marie and Naomi Gass, Frances and Albert Mougey and Taylor Long. Miss Esther Butler of Eighth street was hostess to the Queen Esthers Friday evening and her assistants w r ere Ireta Butler and Martha MeCrory. Forty-one girls enjoyed the splendid lesson and program, of which Miss Josephine Myers was leader. The ' new book study was taken up and the . . ... ■. .. ■' " 1 . 1

« - leader gave a fine talk on that and , there were also musical numbers and readings by others. The luncheon was very and refreshing. The December section of the Evan-' 1 gelical Ledies Aid society will give a 10c social at the home of Mrs. Frank Butler, Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. There will be a good pro- ’ gram. A good attendance is desired 1 and everyone cordially invited. 1 Mrs. S. C. Fulmer, state worker for home and foreign missions, of Indiana- ! polls, will arrive here this evening 1 from Bluffton -and will be the guest » of the Rev. F. G. Rogers family. ToI morrow afternoon she will speak at . the Baptist church to the ladies on . mission work. Quite an interesting contest was Ini augurated by the Epworth League last . evening, Walter Krick captain of the "red side” and Chalmer Porter cf 'he “whiteside”. Each member was given a quarter which he is to use as capital. In two weeks report it to be made of the increase in this money which is to be set “earning.’ The losing sMe is to banquet the winners. o ■ — ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SURVEYOR. Grover C. Baumgartner of Berne, Ind., authorizes us to announce his name as a candidate for surveyor of Adams county, subject to the decision of the voters at the state primary to be held March 7, 1916. mchG FOR SURVEYOR. Please announce my name as a candidate for county surveyor of Adams county, subject to the decision of the county primary to be held Tuesday, March 7. mch-6 ORVAL HARRUFF. o MONTENEGRO SURRENDERS , (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) campaign and is preparing to evacuate Albania, according to advices received here today. The Serbian forces in Albania will be withdrawn, leaving the Montenegrins to be crushed between the Austrian armies on the north and the Bulgarians on the south, if they escape into Albania. The Austrians are trying to make a campaign in Albania unnecessary by cutting off the Montenegrin retreat and grabbing King Nicholas’s entire army. (By Henry Wood.) Rome, --Jan. 17, to Daily Democrat) —Pope Benedict will appoint a commission within a short time to conduct an impartial investigation of charges of German atrocities in Belgium, it was learned today, fhis is the first result of Cardinal Mer- ! cier’a visit to Rome. The Belgian pre- ' late presented to the Pope a huge envelope or documents supporting Belgian charges against the Germans. COURT HOUSE NEWS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) William Frazier was appointed inheritance tax appraiser. In the estate of John T. Ault, .e---port of sale of personal property was ! filed ahd approved. Report of sale of personal property in the Henry Dirkson estate filed. 1 William Frazier was appointed inheri- ’ tance tax appraiser. i o — / DECATUR WINS. ! The results of the game of basket 1 ball played at Berne Saturday night ! between the Decatur high school first I team and the Berne team is Decatur. 35 and-Berne, 27. The line-up was: Decatur. Berne. Snyder F Miller Macy ..A F Smith Ball C., Wulliman Gay G Hjrschy Wisner . G Habegger Field Goals' —Decatur: Snyder, 5; Macy, 7; Ball, 2; Gay, 1; Wisner, 1. Berne: Smith. 6; Wulliman, 2; Hirschy, 3; Habegger, 1. Foul Goals —Decatur: Ball, 2; Macy, 1> Berne: Miller, 3. n — MINERS ASSEMBLE (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 17, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With miner delegates arriving today front all the coal fields of the United States it became apparent that a powerful element among them came prepared to oppose jgny national plans of a.warlike nature as well as to demand substantial wage increases, when the bi-ennial convention opens tomorrow. The administration preparedness policy, it was known, receive some severe jolts when international officials addressed the miners. The miners are believed to be standin ; in line with their Englsli brethren against war' and against any preparation ior war. WANTED TO RENT—A modern house of about seven rooms. Would like to have possession by April Ist. Ad * ’ dress H. care cf Democrat. O'-

I TOO MUCH FOR THE WITNESS <sbestion That Judge Imagined He Put Plainly Hardly Had the Effect » He Desired. i A certain judge, somewhat famed 1 for the prolixity and subtlety of his reasoning, looked at a confused and bewildered witness, while his fact* took on the most benign expression as he endeavored to straighten out the question which had been propounded by counsel. “Now, my good woman,” he said, cheerfully and reassuringly, “you have only to answer in the fewest possible words these simple queries: Whether when you were crossing the street with the baby on your arm, and the stage was coming down on the right, and the cab on the left, knd the brougham was trying to pass the stage, you saw the plaintiff between the brougham and the cab, or the brougham and the stage, whether he seemed in haste, and which one of the three cabs coming from the other direction he appeared to you to be hailing." The now thoroughly bewildered witness wiped her spectacles and meekly made answer: > “Yes, your honor!” —Chicago News. GOOD REASON- FOR FLIGHT \ - Calamity Threatened “Cracker,” and He Was Doing His Best to Get Away From It. There was an air of proud distinction about the tall, erect, rawboned southern cracker as he stood before Judge Broyles, felt hat in hand and generous quid tucked away in one corner of his capacious mouth. “This man, your honor,” explained the officer who had made the arrest, “is a suspicious character. We'found him hiding along Decatur street, first in one alley and then in another. Why would you believe it, your honor, when I finally got him he was hiding under a stack of dirty clothes in a hand laundry." “What have you to say for yourself, Peter Cooper Haggs?” demanded the judge, “what were you hiding from —the court must know!” Everybody in the big room leaned' forward to catch the stern-faced cracker’s answer. They were prepared for some sort of fiendish plot. “Ma wife wuz atter me ter pay fer th' rent,” was the prisoner’s calm response.—Case and Comment. The Better Judge. Some years ago the Oldham amateurs producing one of Handel’s oratorios, under the personal tuition and conductorship of the late Sir Charles Halle, relates London Answers. Among the orchestra was the famous and gigantic bassoon player, George Seel of Ashton-under-Lyne. At the final rehearsal Halle went to George and, indicating several bars for the bassoon, told him not to play them on the night of the performance. George was inwardly boiling with indignation, but said nothing. On the night of the performance George played the banned music. When the affair was over Halle went «p to Seel in a great rage and, pointing to the notes, said: “I told you to Iqave them out, didn’t I?” “Aye, you did,” said George, “but Handel told me to put them in, an' he were a better judge than you.” \ Disease Cured by Light. When rays of light fall upon the skin of our bodies, which is translucent, the greater part of them are arrested, some by one layer of the skin, some by another, and still others are not stopped until they have penetrated the subcutaneous tissues. This arrest of the light rays produces radiant heat, which has a higher penetrating power than convection heat as generated by a hot-water bag or poultice, for instance. Prof. E. C. Titus, in an address, has stated that such heat penetrates two inches or more, while convection heat is excited principally on the surface. This is why electric light baths aid sun baths are so stimulating to the organs of especially the skin and kidneys, and so beneficial in so many ways. Air Calms the Wave. Compressed air is said to be more effective in subduing rough waters than oil, which has been used for that purpose for centuries, It has been found that compressed air conveyed from tanks to the bottom of the ocean at a pier is a tremendous advantage in the landing of a vessel in stormy weather. It is predicted that the compressed air apparatus will be installed at all well-equipped docks in a short time, and that the air will be used along sections of'-the coast which are subject to serious damage by storms. Several large vessels have been ' equipped with a compressed-air apparatus. City Boys Versus Country Lads. Speaking of the curious fact that , city boys seem to have greater physical stamina than country boys, there is j also the Civil war tradition that it was the city boys who stood the privations, e long marches and other physical i strains better than the country boys., t What makes the country boy outstrip r his city competitor must be his ambition to win the prizes of city life which dangle so alluringly before his eyes, s whereas to the familiar vision of the city boy'they appear as mere matters -of course, hardly worth having and i certainly not worth exceeding strife - Mid self-sacrifice,—lndianauolis Star.

OLIVER M. YOUSE DEAD I A telegram to County Clerk David < • Stout yesterday afternoon from Bax'er Springs, Kun. brought the news of t.ie sudden death of his brother-in-law, Oil- | ver M. Youse, a native of Allen coin- t ty The message contained no particulars. Mr. Youse das born at Hoagland and was a son of the late Christian Youse • and wife, of that place. He was an oil driller and went to the Kansas field fifteen years ago. He was married at Baxter Springs and is survived by a wife and four children. , He leaves the following brothers and ( sisters; John S. Youse, president of ( the Hoagland State bank; William j Nelson and Charles W. Youse, promt- | nent farmers of Allen county; Edward , Youse, lumber dealer at Markle; Mrs. i Reason Clayton, of Monroeville, and 1 Mrs. A. N. Houk and Mrs. D. C. Stout, of Fort Wayne. 1 It is not known whetherJuneral services and interment will be at Baxter Springs or at Hoagland.—Ft. Wayne 1 Journal Gazette. Mr. Youse is well known to many here. TO INVESTIGATE E-2. (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 17, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Secretary Daniels announced today he will name a board of inquiry composed of the ablest men in the navy to go into lhe whole question of submarines, as soon as the explosion of the E-2 Saturday, is completed. The secretary turned the accident on the E-2 to a tremendous argument in favor of the suggested naval laboratory, for which he lias asked an initial appropriation of one million dollars. Plans of the navy department for general equipment of submarines with the new Edison battery are halted. Officials said further experiments probably would be ordered now in the navy yard or the Edison Laboratories before actual trials in a naval vessel. ——o - FIRST DEGREE MURDER (United Press Service) Celina, Ohio, Jan. 17,—(Specail to Daily Democrat)—Ora Switzer is being held today in the county jail on a charge of first degree murder with mten to rob. a result of exposures made by his wife, Alma Switzer and her sister Marie Howard Lutz, last week. Switzer will have his preliminary hearsing Wednesday at one o'clock. His wife, and her sister, have agreed to remain in jail here voluntarily until after the preliminary hearing. Prosecutor Meyers, said today he thought he had the right party fbr the murder of David Beery in 1912. GOT FAT CHECK SATURDAY. At the close of his day's business Saturday, W. A. Kuebler of the Boston store, was presented with a check for $1,007.56 from The Union Central ' Life Insurance company, through their representative. W. E. Faurot. Mr. Kuebler's premium was very modest. $25.56 per year. He has many more policies of even larger amounts tueked~away in his safe. He says: “I don’t see why so many young men fail to buy life insurance. ROYAL NEIGHBORS. All Neighbors who have not paid their dues and assessments in full to January, ipust do so by Tuesday night or they wMI be suspended without further ".-’<*■» the books must be audited on Wednesday. 14t2 RECORDER. WILL HOLD SALE. As I have rented my farm I will hold a public sale at ny residence, about the 15th of February. Look for the sale ad in a few days. A good line of stock will be offered. l lif . THOS. DOWLING. o FOR SALE—BO acres, five miles south west of the city. Number 1 land. Apply at once to Mrs. C. B. Andrews t 3 LOST- Pocketbook containing small amount of money and a gold chain crystal rosary. Please leave at this office and receive reward. 14t3 LOST—Ladies sandal, between Bth and Madison, or Monroe and 3rd streets. It will fit a left foot. Return to this office. 14t3

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CORN SHOW SCORE GAU Score Card For Listing Points Os Exhibit-System To Be Followed In Making The Awards

Adams county is to have a big corn show —January 20, 21, 22—at Deep tur. I am asked every day what kind of corn is required for the exhibit, how many ears and what the principal points are to observe. For this rea son I am writing this to explain a few of the main things that should be looked after. » The Indiana Corn Growers' asso ciation has divided the state into fixe sections. Adams county is in the second section, which has for its standard ear, one that is 9s. inches long. Circumference, three-fourths of the length (one third of the way from the butt). Kernels, five-eights of an inch long; five-sixteenths of an inch wide and six kernels to the inch in the row. The ears should also be cylindrical in shape, butts and tips well filled and not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-two rows on each ear. Each exhibit is to be composed of ten ears, either yellow or white den and any one may exhibit both if he wishes t? do so. Below is a score card with the explanation. You will notice that uniformity counts the most and that by having' ears as neai the same size, shape and color, witl: the kernels equal in size and shape.

SCORE CARDVR CORN. - 4 ' Description. | Standard. I 1. Uniformity of Exhibit, all the ears I , alike. | 10 : 3|| 2. Shape of Ears, straight, neatly ; cylindrical. I 10 ’||ra 3. Length of Ears, eight aad onehalf to ten inches according to section of the state. ■ 10 a 4. Color of Grain and Cob, even, typ- | ical, from mixture. ! I 10 j 'JK 5. Tips of Ears, covered with regu- B 9 lar deep grains. B 5 6. Butts of Ears, not swelled, not I pinched, covered with regular I grains. 5 | 7. Kernels, deep, uniform in size, I shape and indentation; (a) shape, B > , 10; fb) indentation, uniform- I ity, 10. ■ 25 . ■ 8. Seed Condition, ears well matur- I J ed and germ large and bright. E 15 ( 9. Proportion of Grain to Cob, at | ll ; least 86 per cqtit of grain for ea#h ear. 10 wB H 1. All the ears should be similar shape and color with ton shape and indentation of kernels un ‘fr“ J 2. The ears should be full apd stthe middle portion whose i' cumference should be about three-fonfths- the length of the ear. Th|t 1 rows of kernels should be straight th' ‘’■Band not loss than 16notiMt I than 22 in number. B ' 3. The length of each ear should '* 8 iches in section I; Stj I in section 2. and 10 inches in sections 5 of the state. Deficiency 1 in length should be at the rate of 2 points each inch. 4. White cobs in yellow ears, or red ■j n white ears, or 12 or crossed grains in a single ear, should BE exhibit for premiums <2| for seed. For each crossed kernel, wVte yellow ear, or yellow fl < whita ear, cut the ear twodenths of a 9Oir- ear or cob is "off color" according to shade. * 5. The tips of ears should be straight rows of remit M kernels of good form. Rounded shaU<»v Bls ar objectionable, ft poo!- tips one-tenth to one-half point alcorn l 0 judgment. 6. The rows of kernels should order well over fit butt end of the cob. Open expanded, or tapering butts are» jectionable. Cut defective butts one-tanth I >n , njf point a< ording* | judgment. sB 7. (a) In shape, the kernel shouliV® as long as it is broad« | of medium size. The edges of the kMgL»>td be nearly straight as to leave only a slight crease 3 on the outside of .JH There should be no space between tl^Bt 1 ti elo rttah. either on B or edges. jr Shrunken tips and badly rounded be ie avily cut 7. (b) The indentation of the > be regular and deep, but not pinched which would , th town sharp* 7. (c) The kernels should be ami st ape. oh Mt!; * and throughout the exhibit, •8. The ears should be firm and germ should be " el! ‘ veloped, fresh and healthy in strong vitality - or more dead ears should disqualify ! 9. Each ear should be at least . ()l grain, as ci®! 1 - % ■ with weight of grain and cob. For , ent below 86. cut tin 1 hibit two points. BB - -'e--~- - - - ■ ~

FOR SALE. Fourteen full blood bronze turkey hens, will sell for $3.00 each. Breeding hens. Also 2 Bronze

one would have a better ch.., I be first in the class. Remember" ' that it is a8 har(i (or 1"W to Pick ten good fiara a| °H you. and that you stand as M cnance to win as any one. ' W I There will be four sections o (lb l t“'^ B hips each. The win 11er ,?.l • tlon t 0 compete for the | Aweepstakc The Bef(long | i'l west, parallel. Example ' Illi those i„ the three nom . J*nships will compete together. in the winner win J winners of the second three l ot’s make this a Big com si . | ■ t bring corn simply to but for the honor of sh ot , • 2 •a you can raise on yo Ur f MB ' tlelp put Adams county on the» | reduction. B: of the exhibits must be atj l W room by 9 a. in . Thursar- i •ary 20. Keep this in .n.ra (■ important that we hav e i® ng done by noon Thursdey. tfl •'will be taken after this t® I ■ish to bring your exhibit j, I Sheave it at any one of the m | athe printing office. A. J. HUTCHINS. 1 ■ Adams County 1

g'B for S 5 each, and. | eca* ens and about f dOzen rnloli thKockhtf ■ | /ill l at private sa» I litpujaf Thomas W’ ; lig|lne 11-B.