Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1916 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Ivery evening except Bunday by The Decatur Democrat Company LEW a. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HILLER •übecrlptlen Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier 16.00 Per Month, by ma 1126 cents Per Tear, by ma 1162.60 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postoffice in Decatur, ndlana, as second-class matter. "There's a reason for Fairbanks,” says the Indianapolis Star each day, and an exchange suggests that perhaps the reason is Mr. Fairbanks’ fat bank account, which sounds very reasonable, indeed. This is one fine day and it begins to look like a touch of summer. After all it’s a mighty fine climate we have when it is nice. And by the way the farthers were busy today taking advantage of the sunshine. Tickets for the Chicago convention are now selling at $250 each, another sign of prosperity. If you have any tickets laying around this is a good time to take them to market, and if you are a good, old-fashioned republican, you ought to be abie to secure a half-dozen or so. Try it! 'The statement is made that when Colonel Roosevelt first became president of the United States the army was composed of 84,000 men, and at the time he retired from office it was composed of 54,000 men. But how he can roar about the manner in which the army and navy have been neglected in recent years.—Columbia City Post. The T. & O. C. railroad would be a great thing for this community this year. It would give plenty of work to hundreds of men while it was building, would increase the valuation of the taxable property several hundred thousand dollars and would give permanent employment to a number of people. Let's don’t lay down when the time comes to hustle. In a series of articles on the subject of preparedness, the Engineering Magazine emphasizes the fact that such preparedness becomes an empty phrase unless we have industrial efficiency. Without it we ean do nothing but dream about commercial supremacy, and while dreaming, see England, France and Germany, deadly in earnest, with new conceptions of efficiency and economy; or organization and discipline; of control and co-ordination walk off with the world’s business. If our vast wealth and money; if our wonderful material resources; if the mental capacity of our people are ever going to mean anything to us we must begin now to harness them together. This country is at the parting of the ways. We SPORT SHIRTS Plain cream, white and fancies in the latest patterns, SI.OO. This is going to be a large season for this style of shirts and you want to get in on them while the stock is complete. Silk shirts are more popular than Veer before and if you look our stock over we feel certain that we have a silk shirt that will suit you at $2,50 to $5.00. And do not overlook our hat department as it is brim full of things that you will be interested in. Both straws and felts, sl, $1.50, $2, $3 wm ju.ui THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

a wll go on waiting, ignoring the les- = sons the past can teach us; forget- • ting there is a saying “live and let live;’’ refusing to cooperate, or will f we organize and control, basing What w'e do on right analysis and investigation. with humanitarian ideals as our . guide? : DOINGS IN SOCIETY | • WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday. 1 Rebekah Penny Social—l. O. O. F. Hall. Wednesday. ’ Pythian Needle Club—l’ythian Home. ’ Civic Improvement —Library. S. S- Class —Mrs. Frank Keller. Christian Brotherheed -Dr. C. 11. . Weaver. Five Hundred Club —Jlr3. Fred Schaub. Thursday. Mt. Pleasant Mite Society—Mrs. George Dutcher. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. Charier ■ Knapp. Evangelical Aid —Mrs. Harvey Har- . ruff. U. B. Box Social—At William Trim Home. Baptist Aid—Mrs. Ira Bodie. Tri Kappks—Ruby and Ruth Par1 rish. C. W. B. M — Mrs. Mavity. Friday. Lutheran Ladies' Aid —-All day session at school house. Mite Society—At M. E. Church. Christian Aid —Mrs. John Barnett. t • Mite Social and Play—Malloifee School. To please, one must make up bis mind to be taught many things which he already knows, by people, who do not know them.—Chamfort. ; Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer and , their daughter, Mrs. Irene Bell, of North Yakima. Wash., enjoyed a dinner and theater party in Ft. Wayne I last evening. L There will be a meeting of the Civic improvement society Wednesday after-, noon at 3:30 at the libraryi 5 The engagement o Miss Dorothy KilI I gore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willi i iam R. Kilgore, to Carl L. Schdoeder, i son of Mrs. Louise Schroeder, has - been announced- The wedding w’ll » take place in June. Both Miss Kilr 1 gore and Mr. Schroeder enjoy the esj teem and friendship of a large circle of acquaintances. Mr. Schroeder is a member of the Daily News reportorial staff.—Fort Wayne Sentinel: Misa Kilgore is known to many here who ’> go to Rome City as she has spent her 1 ! summers there for many years. The May section of the Evangelical Ladies’ Aid society will hold its last • business meeting Thursday afternoon - at the home of Mrs! Harvey Harruff i on Fifth street. Mrs. Charles Knapp, of Mercer ave- - 1! nue, will entertain the Presbyterian j Ladies Aid society Thursday afternoon. a Mrs- Carl Pumphrey went to Fort Wayne this morning to be the guest <.f Mrs. D. H. Guild for the day. The suburban home of Misses Monica and Florence Bueter was the scene of a party of beautiful appointments and elaborate preparations given in honor of the approaching marriage of , Roselys Parisot to Herbert C. Wall, of San Francisco, Cal. The house was tastefully decorated with yellow Jon- | quits, bridal wreath, yellow tulle and the lights hooded in yellow. After the guests had enjoyed the games played ; during the afternoon they were led to ( the dining room where a delicious , three-course dinner was served. The color scheme was yellow and white, i which was carried out in the menu as well as the decorations. Mfss Pari- , sot found her chair at the table dec- ■ orated with bridal wreath and a large yellow tulle bow. The place cards were tiny yellow baskets filled with , rice, with which the bride was show- ] ered. The guests were the Misses ! Adah McMullen, Beatrice Ek. Flora ! Limecooly, Ella Strebig, Mrs. L. H. ( , Bueter and Monica and Florence Bueter.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. I The Mt. Pleasant Mite society will . meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. George Dutcher. All members are j urged to attend. Mrs. O. L. Vance, Mrs. John Rice and Mrs. James L. Kocher will entertain the Pythian Needle club Wednesday afternoon at the Pythian Home. The Misses Madge Hite and Frances Cole will go to Bluffton this evening to attend a music festival given by , the Musical club of that city, in which Paul Saurers takes the baritone role. Mrs. B. C. Henrfcks is entertaining a company of ladies from Fort Wayne |at her home today, being members .

- of a club with which she is identified. They were her guests at dinner and this afternoon the regular club meeting was held. The guests arc Mesdames Kinsel. Zendner, Adkins. Doyle, Mitchell. Wolf and Tarney. The Zion Lutheran Ladies' Air society wil hold an all day meeting Friday at the schoolhouse. Mrs. William Schamerloh will serve the dinner. An error was made by the reporter. It is Miss Bertha Sheets who takes the part of Mrs. Maloney in the Mt. Pleasant Mite society’s ladies’ play, “Maidens All Forlorn.” MEXICAN PEONS ARE STARTING (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) striking victory won by the. French since the great battle of Verdun began. The public has been worked into a frenzy of excitement by the official word that the French forces have reentered and are storming German posi-i tions on a front of a mile and a quarter. Announcement of other gains on tlie west bank of the Meuse has convinced the French people that the Dead Man's Hili positions are almost impregnable to German assault. in all night fighting of the most furious character, the French expelled tlie Germans from all but the northeastern corner of Fort Duuaumont, the war office enounced today MANY WANT LICENSES. (United Press Service) Muncie, Ind., May 23 —(Special to -W.,ly Democrat) —The Delaware county commissioners today began granting saloon licenses for the first time in two years. There are seven-ty-three applicants for the thirty licenses allowed in Muncie. BUSINESS MEN TO MEET. The Business Men’s association will meet tonight at eight o'clock at tlie library. It will be a very important meeting and every member is reques’ed to be there. SOL?D A FORD CAR William B. Weldy of Peterson is the new owner of a Ford Touring car that was delivered to him this morning by the Kaiver-Noble garage. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Certificate of the election of Otto Reppert, trustee of the German Reformed church for three years was filed with County Recorder Augsburger by M. Kirsch, church clerk. Real estate transfers: David Gerber to Josiah Myers, 1 acre of Blue Creek township, S4O; Uaited States Patent deed to John G. Gutaermuth,, 80 acres of Kirkland township. The jury retired at two o’clock to deliberate the matter of the claim of AndriAv J. Blowers vs. the Telphenas Glancy estate, which began trial yesterday before Special Judge J. T. Merryman. There are seventeen more days of court, the June term closing June 10 for the summer vacation o DR. BURNHAM’S SAN-YAK Acte as a Living Antiseptic In the Stomach and Intestines. San-Yak prevents Belt poisoning thttf serious illness from which so many persons of sedentary habits and advanced age suffer. San-Yak prevents clogging of the colon and caecum; hence Rs 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 ar ter io sclerosis or harden ed arteries. Heart trouble is developed 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 Sold by Holthouse Drug Co., 4 Yak. Take San-Yak; it is the greatest medicine yet. known for man, woman or child. SI.OO per bottle. Sold by Smith, Yager & FaJk drug, store, Decatur, Ind. FORT WAYNE SPRINGFIELD TRACTION Leave uecatur. A. M.—5:50, 8:30, 11:30. P. M.—2:30, 5:45, 8:30. Leave Fort Wayne. A. M.—T:OO, 10:00, P. M.—1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00. Freight car leaves Decatur at 7:00 a. m„ and leaves Fort xvayne at U m., arriving in Decatur at 1:45 p. m. HOMER RUHL, Agent. - -Q— „ Please remember that we are not. mind reader. snd if yon have some item of news that will "be of interest to the public we will be glad to have you telephone or tell us about it. The more news items we receive the better you will appreciate read.ag the Daily Dmoerat,

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NOTICE. Beginning Wednesday afternoon. May 3, all dental offices of the city j will close every Wednesday after- j noon until November. DR. FRED PATTERSON. Dr. J. Q. NEPTUNE. DR. ROY ARCHBOLD. 102tf DR. BURT MANGOLD. o LOST —Gold handled parasol, with name “Clara" on handle. Lest at central school play ground. Please call phone 377. 123t3 MARRY IF LONELY—For results, try me. Many wealthy, wish early marriage; very successful, confidential. strictly reliable; years of experience; description free. “The Successful Club," Mrs. Purdie, Box 556, Oakland, Calif. / 14-21-28 HERE is a reiueey thai will cure most all skin an* scalp troubles. Eczema, Barbels itch. Itch, Cub and Sores. Why waste time and money when B. EL Ointment is an ointment of real nerit? Ask your druegist. If not handled send 50 cents to tbs B B. Ointment Co., U.l Monroe street baestur Indiana.

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LOW RATE EXCURSIONS via CLOVER LEAF ROUTE -EVERY SUNDAYto Toledo, 0., Bluffton, Frankfort, Kokomo and Marion, Ind. See H. J. Thompson, Agent, Decatur, Ind.Th/m - particulars. B. C. HEMRICKS D. C. YOUR CHIROPRACTOR Above Voglewede’s Shoe Stoie. Phone 660 Office Hours Ifo 5 7to 8 LADY ATTENDANT Decatur, Ind.

—__ Bulletin No., 1 A Mistake in the Policy of the Bethlehem Steel Company To the People: The Senate of the United States has passed a bill to sp<n«j of RepresentativeZ to build a government armor plant. The measure is now It is said that manufacturers of armor have "gouged” the country in the pasL and that •so meat plant is necessary to secure armor more cheaply. Tlie mistake of the Bethlehem Steel Company has been that >t has k< pt qu < t. We have allowed irresponsible assertionn to be made for so long without cma , now believe them to be proven facts. We shall make the mistake of alienee no longer, t Misinformation will oot be permitted to go Henceforth we shall pursue a policy of pubhuty. Meuru uneorrected. t Ft is and has beerr the policy of our Company to Ideal with the Amijnan Goxcrnment fairly and squarely. We shall henceforth place the details of our relations with the Government before the American People. Tlie United States has for twenty years obtained the Lqibest grade of armor and lias paid a lower price for it than has any othqr great naval power. nr -i ajt.ln fw>m the Na*«l Year Book show that Figures officially compiled for the Senate Committee on ! »*• |M , w ere of the world were paying under condition* prevailing just before the Luro|MN»n war, t these prices for armor i England, $503 per ton) France, S4W; Germany, #490) Japan, s!9o| IAHT.D_S JATES. AIM. A government plant cannot make armor any cheaper than we can do it, and We are prepared to manufacture armor at any price which the Go\££P mrnt_jtaelf shall name as fair. THAT BEING SO, SHOULD $11,000,000 OF THE PEOPLE S MONEY BE WASTED TO BUILD A GOVERNMENT PLANT? I ch vs. m. schwab, chairman Bethlehem Steel Company EUGENE G. GRACE, Preaideut

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The Young Men’s Store "pHE work we are doing in behalf / / of young men who want smart distinct style, is meeting with over- /STaN! whelming endorsement; young men N consider this the style and value cen- \vlr ik \f ter of Decatur. They like the new Vi I Vr- 1 vigorous ideas in Hart, Schaffner & )t /I Marx clothes; the way we sell them; I the furnishings chosen with their idea H I in mind. Men who are not young in \ VM ’ years but young in spirit, are alsoen- I 1/ joying this unusual service. \ R 1 The summer is here so you will I need a new straw hat, light weight underwear and other summer furnish- - JJ IP I ings. Come in and let us show you what we have to fit you out for the "X hot weather. TtS , ; Hiut Scbaffnrt SUmi HOLTHOUSEjSCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

Dr. L K. Magley VETERINARIAN Corner Third and Monroe Streets. Phones “ill DECATUR, IftD. DEMOCRAT WANT AD3 PAY BTG

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WILL TRADE 60 acres in Adams county uith good improvements within two miles of market >1 For City Properly. ACT QUICK ERWIN & MICHAUD