Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1916 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by “' ~ I The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President l ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary ' ■■l, J — Z ! Subscription Rates. i Per Week, by carrier' 10 cents 1 Fyr Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents 1 Per Year, by mail 12.50 < Single Copies 2 cents . Advertising rates made known on i •"'nHcMton. at the I’osiotflee jn Decatur, ] Indiana, as second-class matter. ANYTHING <0 BEAT WILSON:— The republican party meets in national congress today without a lead- , er. without a candidate, without an ■ issue, without a guiding principle and without a purpose except as that i purpose may be expressed in terms j of ‘‘Anything to Beat Wilson.” It is a bankrupt party, gambling I desperately for the presidency. Indeed. it is two parties gambling desperately for the presidency, and these two parties have nothing in common except their frantic desire for power and spoils. There alone can be found the element of possible cohesion. The issue is as uncertain as the candidate, because there is no policy of government on which the party as a whole dares to take a definite and final stand. Some of it is for war at any price and some of it is for peace at any price. Some of it is for preparedness and some of it for pacifism. Some of it is for exalting the tariff and some of it is for subordinating the tariff. Some of it is for intervention in Mexico and some of it is for Pan-Americanism. Some of it is for America first and some of it is for “Deutschland über Alics.” Some of it sings “The Star Spangled Banner,” and some of it sings “Die Wacht am Rhein” and "some of it sings “God Save the King.” Even on the paramount issue of “Anything to Beat Wilson” there is discord and disagreement; for in every faction there are republicans Who prefer Wilson to the favorite candidates of any other faction. In only one respect is the conven tion which meets today running true to the record that the republican party has made since the civil war. It is a convention of property. It is a convention of big business. It is a convention of organized wealth. It represents the restlessness of great financial interests under an administration which treat them justly but which they cannot control as are in the Tlabit of controlling administrations. Under Hanna the republican party became frankly and unreservedly the party of property, and in this servitude the convention is consistent; but this is a time in which even property is wavering and uncertain. It would like to defeat Wilson, but it has no fixed opinion as to the type of character of the man it would like to substitute for Wilson. It, too, is wandering in a maze of doubt and suspicion. It is for preparedness, but it is not keen about a degree of preparedness that might arouse the laDon’t you think that a RAIN COAT would do you some good at the present? We have them in tan and grey worsteds. Guaranteed to turn water Esloo to $12.50 In rainproofed cheviots SI $7.50 to $12.50 • SU-A-K-e,.. -. ’ '-T Do not fail to look us over before buying. ■mm W. . TvLm. THE MYERS-DAILEY ■{COMPANY

bor and farmer vote. It wants an aggressive foreign policy that will more strongly favor the belligerents that have negotiated extensive war loans in the United States, but it does not want a foreign policy that will antagonize the German vote, which is mainly republican. It wants a restoration of the mopopoly tariff, but it does not want the country to suspect that is the sort of tariff it is advocating. It wants to put Wall Street back in the white house, but does not quite see how the think can be done. The kind of a man it would like to nominate It cannot nominate, and the kind of a man it court nominate it has no desire to nominate. And so the republican party in convention assembled shuts its eyes and presses the trigger in the fond and inspiring hope of the amateur hunter who shot to hit if it v.as a deer and to miss if ft was a calf. —II".‘ York World. 1 I I**—*'‘—TfTTiT" 1 **—*'‘—TfTTiT" ; ] DOINGS IN SOCIETY || WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Union Chapel Clags Social —Mrs. Harvey Koos. Do Your Best Class —Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Swartz. Zion Lutheran Ladies’ Aid —Mrs. William Weiland. Mite Society—Mrs. C. E. Spaulding. Folks who live right don't have to prepare to die. —Exchange. The C. A. Dugan family have received invitation from their cousin, Miss Elizabeth, Ash, daughter of Engene Ash, formerly of Ft. Wayne, now the treasurer of the Panama Canal Zone, to the high school commencement <f Balboa., Canal Zone. Although one intuitively thinks of the Canal Zone as "being In the rough and wild state the nicely engraved invitations, with announcement that the commencement would be held in the National opera house,, do not bear that out. ______ * Mesdames Quincy Winans. U. S. Cress and Chas. Peterson very pleasantly entertained the Loyal Workers' Class at the Winans home last evening, the business and social periods coming in turn. The July meeting will be with Mrs. Haggard and associate hostesses will be Mrs. Earl Butler and Mrs. Ed Whitright. There were several guests besides the regular members at yesterday’s meeting. All members of the degree staff of the Pocahontas are requested to l.e at the meeting this evening. After the regular lodge session, the Minnehaha Needle club will be entertained by Mrs. Arthur Hooten. Mrs. Al Garard and Mrs. Joel Reynolds. The patronesses «of the Tri Kappa sorority will entertain tomorrow evening at a six o'clock dinner party in compliment to Miss Naomi-Dugan who will be married June 17 to A. R. Morton, of Evanston. The party will be given at the J. W. Tyndall home by Mrs. Tyndall, Mrs. Eugene Runyon, Mrs. E. B. Adams and Mrs. Dan Sprang, and the guests will be the Tri Kappas. The Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid society had a good attendance, with interest corresponding at the home of Mrs. John Stewart. Extensive repairs on the church arc being planned and the society has decided to assist in those, Mrs. Stewart was assisted by Mrs. M. A. Frisinger. Mrs. D. B. Erwin and Miss Doris Erwin in serving appetizing refreshments. At the meeting of the Baptist Ladies’ Aid society with Mrs. John Baumgartner yesterday afternoon, arrangements were made for a social to be given before the next regular meeflng. Mrs. F. G. Rogers, Mrs. John Baumgartner and Mrs. H. Betz arc members o the social committee. Members of the Foughty family from Decatur, Youngstown, 0., Ossian, Auburn, Uniondale and other towns of Indiana and Ohio, met at Robison park yesterday where they had a reunion and enjoyed a fine day. Later a permanent organization may be effected. Those from here who attended were the families of J. J. Foughty, Del Lake, Ernest Moon, W. H. Fougaty, L. L. Hoopengardner, "Roy Urich. Charles Foughty and family of Franklin, formerly of here, were also there. Mrs. Harry Horn of Cleveland. 0., Mrs. B. J. Meibers, Georgia Meibers, Genevieve Bremerjtamp and Leah Hensley were guests besides the Wednesday Afternoon Five Hundred! club when Mrs. Lawrence Kleinhcnz entertained yesterday. Club prizes at cards were won by Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. Joe Lose and Mrs. Ed Coffee and the guest’s prize by Miss Georgia Meibers. Victrola music

end a luncheon completed the delight ful entertainment. Miss Luella Bultemeier left this morning for Fort Wayne to visit with her sister, Mrs. John Koop, and to attend the centennial celebration. She will also attend a concert at Concordia college, next Tuesday, given by the Schubert octette, a musical band from Concordia Theological seminary, St. Louis, Mo. Dip the feet of animal crackers in stiff frosting and stand on flat wafers. Tb.ese make an interesting procession to march around a birthday cake at children’s parties. The Mothers’ Jewels, a children's auxiliary of the Methodist Woman’s Home Missionary society, held their annual picnic yeeterday. The rain prevented the lawn party so it was held iu the Sunday school rooms. A number of the mothers and older listers of the children were in attendance. A collection taken will go to the Mothers’ Jewels' Home at Urbana Illinois. A fine supper was spread. During the social stories for children were told. The picnic was in charge of the superintendent, Miss Nellie i Blackburn. " HUGHESDEMONSTRATION ' (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) true spirit of Ameficanism. No one of them can claim preponderance of the American spirit in his heart or in his nature. We bring to you today the name of a man trained in the battle for the true, tried and found faithful in the administration of great public trust, sterling in his republicanism, free from the animosities engendered by fractional strife.” SMOOT REPORTS Coliseum. Chicago, June 9—(Special to Daily Democrat)-Senator Smoot chairman of the harmony committee made the following report of negotiations with the progressives: “Your committee appointed, pursuant to the resolution adopted at yesterday's session met in conferen e with a committee representing the national progressives. “The committee of the conference consisted of Messrs. Perkins, of New’ York. Johnson of California. Bonaparte of Maryland. Wilkinson of New York and Parker of Louisana. “The conference was frank, fr? ’ and most friendly. The conferees were of one mind in belleveing that the good of the country and perhaps its repute and influence foY years to come, depends upon the complete defeat of the present democratic administration and the restoration of the control of the executive and legislative branches of the government to the hands of those who firmly believe in and will execute the policies that ate so heartily supported by the republican and progressive parties alike. “The progressive members were un animious in urging with a temperateness and fairness the opinion ‘hat Theodore R<psevelt of New York la ■ so large a personal following and such a close personal relation to the issue ■ of the campaign as to make him the most desirable candidate upon which to unite.” (By Perry Arnold) Chicago, ill., June 9—(Special io Daily Democrat) —Predictions that Justice Hughes amt Theodore Roosevelt will be nominated by the republicans and progressive conventions before the day is over were freely made before ten o’clock today by leaders representing these men. The prediction regarding Hughes was as freely disputed by the favorite sons’ allies. At 9:30 Frank Hitchcock announced his conviction that Hughes would be nominated on the third ballot late today. On the first ballot jhe delegates will register their “favorite son” complimentary vote, but from then on there will be big defections to the Hughes banner with each call of states. Unless the pussyfooters among the progressives do the superhuman thing and hold their “direct action” advocates in line Roosevelt will be nominated. This became certain at ten o’clock when the direct action men learned from their committee that there had been a deadlock over Roosevelt. That prospects of an agreement on a candidate were not completely shattered by the conference deadlock was the opinion of some when it was learned that the conferees agree upon practically identical reports to their respective conventions. Senator Smoot went to the auditorium at 9:35 for a conference with one of the bull moose leaders. Hughes must be nominated on the second ballot or he can’t survive, according to the belief of the favorite sons. The first ballot will be more or less perfunctory, the allies claiming to hold the balance of power—--587 votes. Hughes is expected to get between 175 and 200 votes on this ballot and then will come the real fight.. At the end of the first ballot a hundred delegates will be released from voting for their favorite sons.

Extra. Centennial Service Continued. On account of the bad weather the Fort Wayne Centennial will continue over Saturday. Tickets for the pageant last night will be good Saturday night. Therefore Extra Service on the traction line will be continued on Saturday. The local agent will al o Im? informed about the program for next week. C ill or telephone regarding extra cars. The Schedule GOING. Lv. Decatur 5:50 a.m. Arr. Ft. Wayne 6:53 a.m. Lv. Decatur 8:30 a. m. Arr. Ft. Wayne 9:40 a. m. Lv. Decatur 10:00 a. m. Arr. Ft. Wayne 11:10 a. m. Lv. Decatur 11:30 a. m. Arr. Ft. Wayne 12:40 p. m. Lv. Decatur 1:00 p.m. Arr. Ft. Wayne 2:10 p.m. Lv. Decatur 2:30 p. m. Arr. Ft. Wayne 3:40 p. m. Lv. Decatur 5:45 p. m. Arr. Ft. Wayne 6:55 p. m. Lv. Decatur 7:00 p.m. Arr. Ft. Wayne 8:10 p.m. Lv. Decatur 9:30 a. m. Arr. Ft. Wayne 10:40 p. m. RETURNING. Lv. Ft. Wayne 7:00 a.m. Arr. Decatur 8:10 a.m. Lv. Ft. Wayne 10:00 a. m. Arr. Decatur 11:10 a. m. Lv. Ft. Wayne 11:30 a. m. Arr. Decatur 12:40 p. m. Lv. Ft. Wayne 1:00 p.m. Arr. Decatur 2:10 p.m. Lv. Ft. Wayne 4:00 p.m. Arr. Decatur 5:10 p.m. Lv. Ft. Wayne 5:30 p. m. Arr. Decatur 6:40 p. m. Lv. Ft. Wayne 7:30 p.m. Arr. Decatur 8:40 p.m. Lv. Ft. Wayne 11:30 p. m. Arr. Decatur 12:40 a. m. The last car will .leave Ft. Wayne during the Centennial at 11:30 p. m. and to accommodate the crowd we will have two cars. Yours for good service, ft. Wayne & Decatur Traction Co. Homer Ruhl, G. P. A.

CAR WILL LEAVE AT 6:05 The first passenger car on the Fort Wayne and Decatur railway will leave here at 6:05 Saturday mornifig only, instead <ll at 5:50 the regular schedule time. The ladies choir of the Mennonite church of Berne will go to Fort Wayne on this car and connections cannot be made any other way, except by holding the car fifteen minutes. The good will shown on the part of the railway company will no doubt he greatly appreciated. CHILDREN’S DAY EXERCISES. The Salem Evangelical Sunday school will hold its annual Children’s Day exercises Sunday evening, June 11, three miles east of the city. A good program will be rendered by the school, such as cantata, recitations and quartets. All are cordially invited. o EXECUTED BANDITS Deeming, New Mexico, June 3 — (Special to Daily Democrat)—Francis Alvarez and Jaun Sanchez, convicted of first degree murder for tl)cir part in the Columbus New Mexico raid were legally executed by hanging in the jail here today. Neither Mexican exhibited the slightest emotion. f Nothing Weak About That. "Curiosity and acquisitiveness abnormally large,” said the phrenologist, examining the woolly head of Sam Snow, colored. Sambo rolled his eyeballs and showed two rows of white Ivory. "Imitativeness, casuality and conscientiousnesssmall; which, with your weak mouth, indicate —’’ "Don’ yu be so shu ’bout me habin' a weak mouf. I kin crack nuts in ma tees.” Probably Knew What He Meant, Visitor—" Good morning, Mike. Beastly day—though I suppose the rain does good at any time.” Mike —“True for you, sorr. Sure, an hour of this will do more good in foive minutes than a month of ut would in a week at any other toime!” Proved His Ability. Junior Partner—“l see you have engaged a new man. Is he a good salesman?” Senior Partner —“Good salesman? Great snakes! I had to send fer the police to prevent him from talking me into taking him into partnership.” To Keep Nickel Clean. To keep nickel clean and polished wash with pure white soap and warm water, wipe dry, then polish briskly with newspaper. This will make it very bright and keep it from tarnishing. Use for Apple Wood. Apple wood, used almost exclusively for saw handles, also furnishes material for the large wood typo used in printing signs and posters.

HELD ON SUNDAY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) and autos. Regular decoration services will be had at grave of Charles Patton, the last member to die. The male quartet will sing. No further notice will be given, but every member is expected to come. All visiting, Knights and members of other Pythian lodges in. the city are requested to join ih the services. Tuesday evening there will be a county meeting at Berne. Geneva, Berne and Decatur lodges will unite. Decatur will take a candidate, and all the team work will be done by the Berne lodge. Everybody invited to go and autos will be provided for all. o NOTICE. Those who have not yet purchased a ticket may do so at the Holthouse drug store. Seats may be reserved free of charge on Monday and Tuesday, A cordial welcome is extended to all. 137t2 SISTERS OF ST. AGNES. o FOR RENT —Modern flat. Inquire of Janies Bain at meat market. 137tf

* Bulletin No. 3 Why Not Face the Facts About Armor Competition? To the People: The policy of the United States Government for many years has made armor-making ineffective. * J de leal competition in The Government might h„,e a .|.„l fc thrM armot p , anu fcr tonnage to the lowest bidder. That would hare made competition oirjtive. The result of such a course would have been to drive two of I-,-facturers out of business, and leave the country with f i T"’ plant in time of need. country with faohties of only one aa|lcd for b|<fa fW)m quoted, each year’s business Armor makers serve but one customer—the Government • serves but one customer—a community. * ’ just as a public utility The solution of the public utility problem is regulation of rates. The solution of the armor problem is for the Government c . 10 ”5 the price. We voluntarily agree to accept any price fixed by the Feder.l r , isn t acceptance of that offer better than the destruction r *“ Ira «e Commission, to serve the Government? ° U 0 au industry built solely CHAS. M. SCHWAB, Chairman * ““““ Bethlehem Steel Company

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