Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1916 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Bunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rate* Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, 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 Postofflce in Decatur, ndiana. as second-class matter. Many of those whom we have heard urging intervention in Mexico during the past two or three years are now regretting that an army of several thousand has been sent into the mountainous districts of the sister republic. About the most impossible job we know of is to please the ever-changing- and always-critcisHig public. Tom Taggart has three stenographers busy this week answering the thousands of telegrams from all over this and other states congratulating him upon the honor recently conferred by Governor Ralston in appointing his senator to succeed the late B. F. Shively. Mr. Taggart will leave Saturday for Washington and will assume his new duties next Monday.

And after all that yelping but two members of the United States congress voted against the famous Hay bill to increase the army to 140,000 when it came up yesterday for approval. the vote being 402 to 2. It looks as though there was a lot of political squirming going on among the members of the house. And then they did what the people knew they would do, voted for the bill. The two who voted nay were London, socialist, of New York, and Britten, republican. of Illinois. One of the leading merchants of Decatur told us today that his firm would gladly subscribe two or three as much as they gave for Old Home Week for the Centennial celebration and Old Home Week propos'd for this year and would also be glad to aid in any way they could to make the event a success. Thats the way to talk. We do not believe the increased assessment w’ould be necessary but the spirit is alright and if a few more would agree with him the success of the proposed celebration would be assured. There are times when every one realizes that he is on the verge of illness. At such times, if at al! possible, a day in bed is the best possible medicine and often will stave off sickness. Rest is one of nature’s simplest and most effective aids to healing and if taken in time may be warranted to “make a new man of you.” An extremely light diet or a fast for 24 hours serves the same purpose in giv-

WE are now showing the | Spring line of Clothing ! p ’ | ; of the celebrated Michaels i ; Stern & Co. Rochester, N. Y. ZL \ . J 1 ry--| ft »Vlf. For quality and workman- \ J ship this line is unsurpass- <7] VWV*] ed for the price. I Call and inspect our line of •. JI ■11» worsteds and cassimeres in ;■♦ Lwl JEI ■ this line and you will find '* that we can save you mon- .'/ <’7ki H‘l ■'' "■/ r ' I W1 ’'« '• I l ey on your Spring Suit and Z I /XJ | at the same time give you H JC I / / ®/f f ■ ■ ! ™ ao»r«,«w» >«>« / 1 1 i x» j 1• a. > / f W Hltrharln. frtrni & €w. I plenty of snap and quality. J Our Spring line of Mundherm and Stetson Hats is the most complete in the city. $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 The Myers-Dailey Company.

p tag the digestive organs a needed rest, = There are some people who boast :■( ‘ their ability to keep going regardless -of the warnings which nature selves j in time or danger. For a while they may successfully avoid the penalty, but usually they have to "pay *->e : piper,’ and in full. Better a short voluntary rest now and then than one I enforced by sickness as the result of i disregarding nature’s warnings.— 1 Practical Health Hint. IsaxnnmxKntiinmKtrtnt.iAtrtnniix g DOINGS IN SOCIETY | WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Mite Society-—At M. E. Church. Zion Lutheran Aid-Mrs. Fred Scheumann hostess at schoolhouse. In his dying hours, Horace Mann, well known American educationalist, said to a friend: "The doctors tell me I have about two hours to live. Now let us have a cheerful, grateful prayer.” His thought is akin to that of William Cullen Bryant, who says: "So live that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To the pale realms of shade, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death. ( Thou go not. like the quarry-slave at night Ssourged to his dungeon, but sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, i Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him. and lies down to pleasant dreams.”

Sunday was the birthday anniversary of Mrs. John Hey, when her friends arranged a delightful surprise , for her. When Mrs. Hey returned to her home in Williams from church . at noon she found that a company of j many friends had taken possession of her home and were waiting to greet her. A very fine dinner was ready and a fine feature was the birthday cake in its white icing, a i garland of leaves surrounding the s date of her birth and anniversary. < The afternoon and evening were made t merijy with games and music, both s instrumental and vocal. All had a 1 fine time and wished Mrs. Hey many more happy birthdays.—Contributed. ‘ Inventors and their inventions were thoroughly discussed by Mrs. C. L. Waiters in her paper for the His- ( torical club at the home of Mrs. F. W. Downs Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Jane Crabbs will load the discussion 1 for the meeting next Friday after- ‘ noon at the home of Mrs. Mary Con- 1 gleton. ( Business and the social side of life ] both occupied the attention of the ( large number present at the Prosby- s terian Ladies’ Aid society meeting at | the home of Mrs. J. W. Place yester- | day afternoon. The collection was SS.SO. A good time is reported. ( Mrs. Chris Hofstetter invited the 1 members of her Sunday school class of the Reformed church to her home west of the city to spend the day at a quilting and servad a fine chicken dinner for the ladies at noon. The class is taught by Mrs. Henry Beer. I 1 The Philathea class, of the Baptist i church of which Miss Jessie Winnes is teacher, held their regular monthly I meeting with Mrs. S. E. Hite last eve- I ning. After the business period. Mists l “•“—■“““*—““ ""

, Winnes read a short story. Ellis Par- • ker Butler’s "Pigs is Pigs”. Crocheting and needle work preceded the serving of refreshments. Mrs. O. P. Mills will entertain at the April meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer, informally entertained a company of friends last evening, there being five couples. There was music and conversation until ten o’clock when refreshments were served. Mrs. John Bieneke was hostess to the Helping Hand society and served a fine lunch to the ladies after they spent yesterday afternoon quilting and crocheting for their pre-Easier sale. The meeting was in the Sunday school room of the Reformed church. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer and Miss Della Sellemeyer will hear the Mischa Elman recital at the Majestic theater. Fort Wayne this evening. Mr.' and Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer will have as their guests at a theater party at the Majestic theater this evening to hear Mischa Elmans recital. Mrs. Dick Townsend of Chicago and L. C. Waring. The Misses Ruth and Ruby Parrish were initiated by the Tri Kappas at their recent meeting at the home of Miss Betty Boyers TAGGART IS BUSY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) The first chance that the party has had for years to induce-him to accept a nomination to any office has created an interest that is most remarkable. ~ WAS ILL LONG (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Mrs. Martin Bramer, near Ft. Wayne: Mrs. Henry Kleine. St. John's, and Mrs. Henry Thiele, Sheldon. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at one o’clock, sun time, from the Fuelling Lutheran church. o —— WATSON SPENT $8,900. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., Mar. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —In his unsuccessful campaign for the republican nomination for United States senator in Indiana James E. Watson spent $8,900. according to his state ment filed in the senate today. o A POPULAR CONCERNING AN OLD SONG. “Cornin’ Thro’ the Rye”—as nowprinted and sung, is usually attributed to Robert Burns—but as a matter of fact, only the first four lines are by Burns, the remainder having been added by John Walter, an Edinburg musician and music seller, who later moved to London. The air to which "Cornin' Thro’ the Rye” has become familiar to thousands of Americans— and to which it is now sung,— is an old melody. “The Miller’s Daughter”— somewhat modified by Walter. People generally, and the artist and commentator who have followed su f. have taken it for granted that the song referred to crossing a field of rye. But the authentic version, however, shows that it refers to the fording of the River Rye, where certain stepping stones allowed the barefooted Highland Lassies to cross none the worse for the shallow water that swirled about their pretty ankles. This world-famous melody is to 1 e found in the -wonderful collection entitled "Heart Songs’’— now offered by this naper to its readers on terms that make it practically a gift. Elsewhere in today's issue is printed the coupon with music border that explains how this song book may be obtained. We commend ttUevery subscriber this unusual opportunity of procuring a book that will be a source of pleasure in tll the years to come. FOR SALE. Corner lot known as the Kennedy property, located corner First and Rugg streets, Decatur, Ind., size 82x 132, plenty of room for two houses, three and one half squares from the court house. Price »MSO, sewer and street improvements paid. 41tf. ED S. MOSES, Executor. ELECTA BALTZELL. Is prepared to make out your mortgage exemption. Como to the auditor's office where you can see with your own eyes that it is properly filed. Any time during March or April as the law .requires. to May 1. PIANO TUNING. Mr. Krimmel. the piano tuner, of Fort Wayne, is here for a few days. Orders can be. left at the Murray hotel; phone, 57. 50t2 -.— PLEN TY OP MONEY. To loan on farms, 10 years’ time, without renewal, no commission, partial payments any time. 297tf ERWIN OFFICE.

JAPANESE TAKE TO THE SKI* In the Northwestern Provinces the Strenuous Sport Is Becoming Very Popular, Skiing is only six years old tn Japan. but it has become quite popular thanks to the efforts of Lleutemunt General Nagaoka. president of the Nar, tlonal Aero society: Major General Horluchl and Lieut. Col Adolph von Lerch of the Austrian army, says E»t t and West. In the winter of 1910. when Lieutenant Colonel von Leroh was attached to the Fifty-eighth regiment at Takata. Ichlgo, he Introduced the art to his Japanese comrades. Takata being famous in this country for its heavy snowfall, Lieutenant General Horluchl, then commander of the Takata regiment, with his subalterns, were naturally induced to take a keen interest in sklllng. Those military officers not only studied the novel rec reatlon from the military point of view, but also endeavored to popularize it. In consequence there has been created a craze for skiing in Niigata prefecture, where some enterprising postmasters are reported to be providing ski for their postmen during the snowy season. 'While Lieutenant General Nagaoka remained in command of the Thirteenth division, the dull winter life at Takata usefl to be animated by ski races, sometimes including a Marathon nice. Later on Lieutenant Commander von Lerch was transferred to the Ashtgawa regiment in Hokkaido, where, too. he was identified with the dissemination of the sport. The sport Is most popular I In Ichlgo and Hokkaido, although it 1 Is yearly becoming the sota outdoor | recreation of the student I girls, in the northwestern provinces. I MAKES AN ARTIFICIAL SILK ' Recent Invention by a Japanese That | Is of Considerable Importance i to the World. What appears to be an original method of producing artificial silk is I due to the Japanese inventor, Klshi. The process is based on the use of the commercial substance known as chrysalis oil or essence, and the*lmportant point is that this oil shall be refined by a special method so as to have it in the puro state. The substance thus obtained is mixed with a solution of nitro-cellulose, which latter qomes from mulberry bark or other parts of tide tree, and he specially recommends the use of muHffirry paper. A solution of cellulose of thjp origin is obtained by dissolving in W proper , solvent such as alcohol and ether. The ; silk fiber is made from this liquid on the customary process by forcing it through a very fine hole, and he claims . that such an artificial silk comes the nearest to the original In luster, and it has great flexibility.—Scientific j American. ' j Plea for Quiet. Anybody who lives In the vicinity Os a noisy railway yard might try writing to the officials of tho road a copy of this letter, sent to officials of a Dallas railroad office, signed “Unfortunates Who Try to Live and Work and Sleep in the Vicinity:” "Gentlemen—ls It absolutely necessary, In the discharge of his duty day and night, that the engineer of your yard engine should make it ding dong and fizz and spit and clang and bang and buzz and hiss and bellow end wail and pant and rant and yowl and howl and grate and grind and puff and bump and click and clank and chug and ■ moan and hoot and toot and crash and grunt and gasp and groan and whistle . and wheeze and squawk and blow and jar and perk and rasp and jangle and ' ring and clatter and yelp and croak and howl and hum and snarl and puff and growl and thump and boom and clash and jolt and jostle and shake and screech and snort and snarl and ■ scrape and throb and crink and jangle : and quiver and rumble and roar and rattle and yell and smoke and smell, and shriek like —?” Os course, the officials make reply: "It Is.” —Boston Globe. Germs on Pedler's Whistles. Bacteriological investigations made on tin horns and whistles taken from pushcart pedlers in New York showed ' up an average of 99 bacteria colonies s • a whistle. Among the germs were the ;, deadly streptococci, known to be the !| cause of blood poisoning and sore!l throat. A culture of the germs was made and applied to a group of tend mice. Five of the mice died within | 24 hours after inoculation. Later four | others died, but the tenth mouse managed to pull through. What the health department wants to prove is that while the horns and whistles may be sanitary when they come from the factory, most dealers on the streets use them to demonstrate their effectiveness before they pass into the hands of the ultimate consumer. In this way the buyer Is the consumer of a pretty good percentage of germs. Map of the Heavens. A map of the visible universe, upon I which the astronomers of the world have been working for 25 years, is almost complete. It will contain every star which can be found by the most powerful telescope. The number will be less than 100,000,000. Some of the stars which will be represented have never been seen by the eye of man and probably never will be seen. They j are caught and recorded by the photo-; graphic plate, which Is more sensitive to light than the retina of the human , eye. It will not, of course, appear as . a map in the ordinary senses, but will consist of a volume or several volumes of charts. . . 1 -IT— ’ —„

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