Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 174, Decatur, Adams County, 24 July 1916 — Page 2

D \ ILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOU9E, Secretary Subscription Rates. Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier X.OO Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by ma 11... 12.60 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. hlutered at the Postofflce In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. r'n-t Wa; ■’<' business men will folt,v i'.,r r-i-, n of a “Community Sup- ,, lor ilit tanners. County Agent Henry and Hoss McCullough were here Saturday to get pointers and oxpet t to give a similar even in Allen county soon. It is probable the supper will be followed here witha barbecue in the early fall. Steam up. boys! Don’t let the heat get you. Keep boosting and keep j working. If you study the life of the fellows who made good you will dis- ( cover they are men who dig whether the weather be hot or cold, whose only rule is to work not for themselves so much as for some desired end, usually to help their community. Let’ stry it! Judge Hughes is refusing to see anybody or to go any place, laboring for days in writing his speech Os acceptance. and we presume its is some difficult job. It’s hard to criticize an administration that has given the government back to the people, has brought prosperity, has avoided war and disposed of more great problems than any president has had to meet in fifty years It’s enough to make the judge perspire. We met a man this morning who was hunting for a dozen men to whom he wanted to offer good wages and steady employment and he was having a difficult time to locate anybody who wants or needs employment. By the way what has become of the hard times cry the squealers were making a few months ago? It seems to have been completely swallowed by the greatest era of prosperity ever known in this or any other land. It Is claimed now that at least a number of learned physicians have’ agreed that infantile paralysis is contracted through the teeth and included in the advice of the experts are rules that the teeth be cleaned cnee or twice a day and that the teeth be kept in a healthy condition. Whether or not this guess is correct we cannot say but at any rate it won’t do any harm to attend to your teeth. They are a mighty important part of your body and should be cared for. Jameff Whitcomb Kiley. Indiana’s greatest citizen, beloved at home and abroad for his songs that have brought joy and happiness and con- ■ end “grown-

: n»s a>\ernoon trom Rome City after ' , P ° enlS week’s vacation there. "These prices brought us a large crowd 1 and a large business last week. The same prices still prevail and we are still showing a fine assortment of suits. Suits that were S2O to $22.50 now $15.00 Suits that were $16.50 to $lB now $12.45 Suits that were $12.50 to sls now $9.75 Suits that were $9. to SIO.OO now 575 The Myers-Dailey Company. SUITS THAT SUIT

I any bard, living or dead, has written the last chapter and imssed on to a great reward. The end came Satur day night, peacefully ami without apparent suffering, before the world beyond his immediate neighborhood ; of Lockerbie street even knew that he had suffered a third paralytic stroke and that his hours were numbered. His praises will be sung during the centuries to come as his poems arc rend by the generations yet unborn. Today his body lies iti state in the Hoosier ejipitol anti thousands paid a last tribute to his memory. With bowed heads every man. woman and child of this great comimmwealtli today join in sorrowing for this man of letters, who wrote and sang and read hfs way into our hearts before “we knowed what he ■ uz about.” The gi al t American poet is dead and his place ' n n"ot be tilled. His greatness will Lon upon the world’s horizons in the future even larger than It has during hit years among us. -J_ 11.I 1 . "■ IL'*» -*' -1 — With the state not a penny in debt with nearly four millions in the state treasury at the close of business on 'duly 15, 1916. with the state banks 1 carrying deposits of thirty millions * more than ten months ago. with th" reserves of the, state banks thirtythree millions in excess of a year ago, with thirty thousand more automobile owners in Indiana than there were six months ago. with all the people in the state working at some useful and well paid employment, with farm crops looking fine and prices all that any good farmer could ask. with Tom Taggart down in Washington declaring he will not quit his fight until he has forced the congress and senate to cut more than two hundred millions of dollars a year from useless public expenditures, why in the world Shouldn't Indiana people be happy, asks Willis Thompson? What an awful job republicans are going to have to convince the people they are not satisfied, simply because we have not gone to war with Germany, or invaded Mexico to save the property of certain large Wall Street gamblers who have holdI ings in the southern country, and for ■ which they would like to spill the blood of some American boys—but never their own. CLARKE FOR BENCH. Washington. D. C„ July 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The senate ■ ' judiciary committee unanimously -re- . ported today for the confirmation of Judge John fl. Clarke as justice of the supreme court to succeed Justice 1 Hughes. —- ... ■« IS GETTING ALONG WELL. Mrs. John Brothers went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to call on her husband at the hospital. He is get ting along very well and may come home in a week or two. Risky Business. Be careful where you place your confidence and then watch the place. —Albany Journal. Mrs. Harry Daniels returned home at Bobo after a visit over Sunday with relatives here. Rev. J. A. Seimetz returned home 'nis? ;i ffprnnon from Pnmn

1 I REGISTRATION LAW i — . ~ • —— . 1 . A Few Reminders. 1 1'" The Board. An Inspector, appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the coun- < ty at Its regular August session preceding the election; he must at time ’ of appointment, be either a voter and , resident freeholder of the township in which the precinct is situate, and have resided in said township con- ’ ttnuously for one year immediately prior thereto, or a resident householder and voter of the precinct with continuous residence In the precinct 1 for at least two years immediately ■ prior thereto. . Two Registration Clerks, to be ap- . pointed by the Inspector not less than five (5) days before the day of registration. These clerks must be voters i and residents of the precinct. They can not both be adherents of one and the same political party. There is no provision as to what parties they must belong to, except, that, in writing, and at least ten (10) days before the registration session, one of these dorks may be nominated by the county chairman of each of the political parties which east the second highest and third highest vote in the county 1 at the last preceding general election, and uiKm receiving such nomination,' the inspector shall so appoint. (Sec- ; tlon 3, Acts 1915, page 532.) > The Session. Held on Monday, the 29th day before the election, which this year is r October 9. 1916. The law does not provide for any other session Hegins at 6a. m. and ends at 9 p. tn., of that day, except ■ when necessary to accommodate the . voters it may be prolonged one (1),, the next, day, during like hours, upon 1 a request in writing, signed by ten - voters of the precinct, three of whom are freeholders, filed with the Registration Board. Permanent Registration. s If the registration books of any pre- , cinct, used In 1914, have been destroyed. or are mutilated or tnueesst1 ble, or for any other cause unfit to i be used, there has to be a registration of every voter In that precinct., upon proper notice posted by tho in- ’ spector, but otherwise, any voter resl- - dent in the precinct, whose name appears on the registration books of hie precinct, and who has continued to reside In thg precinct In which he is registered, and who shall hot be disfranchised. and who has voted at the last preceding general election, shall 3 not be required to register again. r, In addition to the necessity of reregistering where the books are unfit for use, it may occur that the boonr daries of a precinct are changed e (which can not oe done later than the March session before (he election) ’ and in this event voters should satisfy themselves on registration day that their names are on The permanent list, or will be on the permanent list being prepared by the board, and if . necessary, register for that purpose. p In case of omission, inadvertently ~ or otherwise, of the name of a voter f (hat registered and voted in 1914 at f the general election, he can be relnr ‘ stated by filing a sworn statement, provided for in Section 8 of Acts 1915, at page 539, this statement to be endorsed by two freeholders of the precinct. and should be made out on t blanks substantially in the language ■r of the statute. This statement can be t- filed with the auditor of the county c any time before he has delivered the registration books tc the inspector of the election board, or can lie made and filed with the election board on the r day of the election, and the voter will , be entitled to vote. Absent Voters—Registration by Affidavit. e Any voter, required to register, may v when the facts justify, register by sworn application, containing: All matters required of applicants in person. A statement that on the 1 day or days of registration he is, or will be, unavoidably absent from the county, stating his whereabouts on | such day or days, or that he is sick, • or quarantined, as the case may be. That thereby and by reason thereof he is prevented from registering in person at said session of said board. 1 The application must be sworn to before sortie officer authorized to ad- ? minister oaths nnd having an official seal. Two freeholders residing in the precinct must certify, on the application. that they are acquainted with fljßrtnplicant. that he is the person ho rSLaa cuts himself to be, and that the faok stated tn the application by him anew rue. The application, when so sworn and certified, shall be delivered to the . board of registration of the precinct where applicant resides, by any registered voter of the precinct, on the day or days that the board Is in ses- i sion to receive applications for registration. Minors—Aliens. If. On election day. any male person will be of the age of twenty-one years, ; end if, being foreign born, and required to do so, he has at least filed his declaration of intehtion to become a cttlzeh of the United States, and If, in either instance, he will on election da* -have acquired a sufficient residence in the United States, the state Os Indiana, the township and precinct, he may register, if required to do so in order to qualify him to ’ Vote, the registration law makes no t aew qualifications for voting, except • !hat of registration.

I HiiMaaojDKM-Tvuxxm rritxsrrrmatn « 1 DOINGS IN SOUtTY | WEEK’S SOCIAL CALHNDah. • Tuesday. U. B. Ladies’ Aid Ice cream social--Mrs. John Hoover. Wednesday. Ruth Circle Picnic—Waterworks Park. St. Vjncent de Haul—Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt. Thursday. Afternoon Club—-Mrs. Clem Vogle wede. The Tri Kappa meeting has been postponed from Tuesday until Thursday evening. LOyal Women’s Bible Class—Mrs. John Rex Friday. Mite Society—Mrs. James Stults. At the time when the body of Indiana's poet, tlie .late James Whitcomb Riley, lies in death, it is interesting to review the sentiments on death, as expressed in some of his poems. The following is characteristic: Old Chums. “It I die first.” my old chuffi paused to say, “Mind! not a whitnper of regret; instead. Laugh and be glad, as I shall. Being dead. I shall not lodge so very far away But that onr mirth shall mingle. So, the day The word comes, joy with me.” “I’ll try,” I said. Though, even speaking, sighed and shook my head And turned, with misted eyes. His roundelay Rang gayly on the stair; and then the door Opened and —closed. Yet something of the clear, .Hale hope, and force of wholesome faith he had, Abided with me —strengthened more and more. Then —then they brought his broken body here; And 1 laughed'—whss-pcringly — and we were glad.” , The Ruth Circle of the Christian church has arranged for a delightful picnic supper Wednesday evening at six o’clock at Waterworks park. The Mito society will be entertained at tile h me of Mrs. James Stults on Marshall street Friday afternoon. Th? sections of which Mrs. Stults and Mrs John Rex arc < hairmen will entertain. The friendship shower for which Miss Frances Dugin hc.s issued invitations for Wednesday evening oi this week, will honor Miss Kathryn Egly, whose wedding to Dan Tyndall will be Wednesday, August 2. The informal luncheon and card party given by Mrs. €. V. Connell on last Saturday evening -was one of the prettiest and most enjoyable par ties of |he summer season. Besides the honor guests. Mrs. Julius Spies of Cleveland. Ohio, and Mrs. Tom Haefiing of Indianapolis, the party included Mrs. Frank Allwein of Shelby, Ohio, and Mrs. Frederick Macke of Birmingham. Ala., and twenty-five Decatur ladies. The Misses Connell add Florence Bremerkafnp assisted the hostess in serving the luncheon and in keeping tally ai.d awarding the honors which were carried off by. Mrs. E. X. Ehingcf-. Mrs. John Tyndall and Mrs. Tom Haefiing. Ellis Christen had as his guest over Sunday, Wallace Favorite of Huntington. The boys are students at Purdue together. Richard, pon of Mr. and Mrs. John Schug, is two years old today, and Louise, daughter of Mrs. Carrie Haubold. two years old yesterday The six o’clock lawn luncheon and party given last evening on the lawn at the home of the former’s grandmother, Mrs. Mary Woodward, celebrated both events. The color scheme of pink and yellow was Carried out in the floral decorations and in the t?.ocourse luncheon, .served. The birthday cake had yellow candles in pink rosebud holders, and the ice ,eream ahd cake and other items of the luncheon wen pretty in the same colors. The i®rty included little 'Miss Hauboid’s grandparents, uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Haubold, Ar-, thur and Margie Jiaubfi l. Chicago;, Dr. and Mrs. I’. B. Thomas and son, Bryce-; Mrs. Carrie Haulold and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and suns, besides the John Schug family and Mrs. Mar Woodward. A fine white quilt. handsomely qullt> d, in : read design, matte by the Zion L'jtiicrun Ladies’ Aid society 1 is on display in the Boston store win-i dow. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. SChirmeycr ei:-‘ pertained at twelve o’clock dinner on (FrMay- for a company cf SHCli’gan ■ and Ohio guectr who mo’ered ’>cr, iThey were Mr. ami Mrs. Atlier iThottias and dauglitcr. Mary; Mr. and

[■Mrs Walker, of Otsego. Michigan; I I Mr. slid Mrs. Churl'. .< Rout, of St. < I'Marys' ()., at the dinner also. *‘'«’e J 1 Mrs Lncy Rout: and Mr and Mrs ’ Godfrey Bell, of North Yakima. Wksh. Mr. and Mrs Bell will leave Wodnes day for their horn and will go by way of the Canadian Rockies. Miss Jennie Randolph of Piqua. 0 who has boon a guest of her a’.ntt Mrs. jtam Donk, and others, vu’l leave i tomorrow or Wcdnostluy for her home. She will bo accompanied by Miss Anola Frank who will be her guest.. Mr. and Mrs J W. Tyudall and family had us their guests at dinner Sunday Miss Kathryn Egly. <> f I’ ol ' l Wayne and her sister. Mrs. Guy Latshaw and daughters, Marcella, of Findlay, Ohio. The Jonas Fisher and H E. Butler families motored 4o Eaton for an over ( Sunday visit with relatives. On Sun day, witii the Lace Fisher, Peter Chase and Laird families, and Mis. Homer Scherry of Flattorsville, ty’ls., tliey enjoyed a dinner at the park. Sunday morning, the Butler family motored to Muncie where they visited witii the Rev. D. T Stephenson family. The Misses Ruth Hunt of New Richmond and Z-ortha Porter of 1 Bluffton were honored with another picnic party by the Sorosis Rnnch given on the Lutz hill south of the city last ,evening, where a most delightful time and delicious spread were had. The party comprised Grace Gerard. Ruth Hunt, Zertha Porter. Anita Swenritiger. Mary Mises. Vivian Burk. Vera Eady, Leone Peterson: John Clark, Bob Colter Robert Smith. Bill Linn. Claude Snyder. Frank Mavity. Joe Burdg. Roy Kalver. A company of friends fouqd hos- ’ pltable entertainment yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Workinger, east ty the city. Guests were Will Workinger and family, Ft. Wayne: Bert Workinger and family. Wren, Ohio; Lawr"iice Johnson and family. Perry Workinger and family. Mrs. Sylvia Stevens and children. Esther and Dorothy. t The Afternoon club will meet with I! Mrs. Clem Voglewede Thursday aftt ctnoon instead of the regular time. Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Rollo Fifer and daughters, s' Anna and Alice, of Dayton, Ohio, ar- : rived to join their daughter and sis- **- iM .ii n

Na Raam 9 BMBaaaai M1 m mboi MttMNMMaaMBIiMMMi ■ <■• SUMMER SALE ON WHITE GOODS , I i 1 Dresses Waists and Skirts s ■ S More reductions at our annual summer sale this ' I year than ever before. Even though prices have great- ? I ly advanced we aregoing to give one of the biggest price I smashing sales of the season. White goods, ladies dresses, I waists, skirts and night gownswill go at extremely low a■ > * I prices. This sale will last only a short time, the best of ; | bargains are always obtained in the start. Come to our i store today and look over the list. 1 ■ 1 ViOOL . •Mi’TS jN SHEPARD CHE( KS, LADIES’HOUsfe DRESSES JN CINGHAM' - ' 2 STRIPES, PLAIN BLACK. NAVIES Vxn A, Je AND GREENS. AN,) I SIO.OO Skirts at $8 00 [; nss<s 1 I $ S.Gt Skirts at sfi„-,o l)rtssts at *!.!!• | $ 5.00 Skirts at $3.98 NIGHT GOWNS IN WHITE CREPE AND | Oin lot. specials at $1.98 NAINSOOK. ; I BIG REDUCTIONS IN SHIRT WAISTS $ .75 Gowns al ;.. . $ .49 :| One 10l at $.79 f! !*- £° Wns at •• •• -.■■■ •• ••• -S! ’ 1 I One lot at $ .98 •s>•-> Gowns at .’...$ .98 ■ One lot at .. . $1.50 CHILDREN’S DRESStS IN nNfNOI'i ■ I Lawns that sold for 12Ue will go at 9c AND PERCALES. G ‘ NGH ‘ | WHITE GOODS IN STRIPES AND $ .65 Dresses at ' sl9 figures. si.oi Dresses ai s;s9 B 15c a yard, this sale ...39c Il'S il 30e a y rd (bis sale 23c <‘Ss<s <d $1.25 LACE CURTAINS ALSO ON SALE. MIDDY BLOUSES. |1 $5.!M> Curtains, Ihi.s sale. a |wir $3.98 al ... .$ 1 $3.00 Curt;:,’.s, litis sale, a pair $1.98 'We hav* O' r-r. th ’ r «>• | Curtains, this salt, a pair $1.39 burial Review Pa W ’ •$ I ' , Ci »■*> be faS ’ l " agU: “ , ' e " 1 nliX / "tS ' S ; I*2/ I CJ' jStfi ii-rrtmiii — — ■- I

ter Isabelle. In a visit at the hmm' I of Mrs Piter’, parents. Mr. and Mrs I W J Myers. They arc enroute to i their new home at St. Louis. Mo. I Mrs Emory Wilson and daiHWtm:, Mary Jane, left today noon for Belle fontaine. Ohio, to visit with Dr. W.l son and family before Ycturulng to their home at Cleveland. Ohio The St. Vincent de Paul society will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt Mr. a»d Mrs. Louis Kelly and son, Ravmond; Mr and Mrs. Dim Kelly and childri'n of Monroeville spent’ Sunday with Mr. and Mra. Ed "hit right: A supper was given in their honor. , Miss Celta Hoffman left this afternoon for Fort Wayne, where she will .pend a few days and trom there she may go on. though her final destin,, tion is not known at present. THE COURT NEWS ,J. G. Wiilian’S Takes Mrs. Err.nif. YaHet for His Sixth Bride. WERE MARRIED TODAY At Clerk’s Office—Mr. and Mrs. Goff Petition for Adoption of Child. . A marriage license was iseued this afternoon to Jesse G. Williams, laborer. borti Oi tobee 11. 1859. son of Samuel K. Williams, and Emma E. Yarlet, born NovenilxA - 8. 1865. daughter of Henry J Williams. They were married at two o’clock by Justice E. B. Lenhart This is the groom’s sixth mfirrlage Three of the former ones were severed by separation and two by death, the last of them being September 4. 1892. The bride’s first husband died November 17. 1909. Mr. Williams lives at 430 Elm street. J. T. Merryman is attorney for Martin Leßoy and Cora Stella Goff, who have filed a petition for the adoption of William Frederick Huston, born April 12, 1915. The babe‘is a son of Henry Huston and has been in the Goff family since the death of

hla mother a year or more ago. T h( , v ask io adopt him as their le K ul helium) lb»t he lake the mime of yyu' Hirfn Frederick Huston Goff. Last ’’aturday afternoon, a i«. tl tion by ten of the twelve sureties on i the $10.1)90 bond given by Peter F ox as trustee of Hartford township. ,i >w»titlori tn the county clerk .. offfi ( . asking that they be released from the bond, which was tiled January u 1:116, nnd approved by the judge anil the county auditor. Those asking t 0 be released are L. L. Dun ba,r F. French. John W. Cowens, F. y y tU( | ler. Samuel Opliger, Sam Nussbaum A. Sclilgneiihauf, John Peai-Sop Schindler, Rufus Mesliberger Fishers' licenses were granted H. A. Shroll, Fred Heuer and c. D Lewton Real ostatb transfers EMza Gerke et al to Henry Sclroi nfeidt et al hit 598. Decatur. $120; John G. Hcyetal. to John M. Walters, lota 37. 38. 3',. 40, Williams, $2,500, .Raymond Marquardt to Elizabeth liindenlang, lot 28, Rivarre, SSO. Sheriff Ed Green accompanied by Joe Brunncgraff. left this afternoon with Mike Hruunegraff for Easthaven, Rcihmond, where Mike will be returned to the asylum after a four weeks’ furlough and visit here with relatives. County Clerk Will Hammell is hack on the job again after a two weeks’ delightful vaofttion visit at Lake WaMasee. He made the trip by tutornobile. . >—o BOND SALE HELD. Three thousand, three hundred and sixty dollars’ worth of four and onehalf per cent road bonds were sold ,4it three o'clock this aftern-.Hii' bv County Treasurer George Kinzle. The People's Loan & Trust company were the highest bidders, offei ng a premium of $46.50 for the tsmds Tlie other fiids filed were: Old Adams County bank . . S4O First National bank 33.97 Flecher American bank 35.00 Miller Hr Go 40. M Breed, Elliott & Co 20.00 o «. — Her Dtrtles. “You advertised as chsuffeuri-tts-maid?’’ Applicant for Situation—- " Yes. tnadame.” “What were your duties st your last piace?” “I.drove and cloaaVd the cars single-handed And as a maid?’ "I took down my lady at night and a'wenNed her in the momiug, madame. ” —Punch.