Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1916 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT PubltehW Every Evening Except Sundey by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER Preaident ARTHUR R. KOLTHOUBE, Secretary Subscription Rates. Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail ....25 cents Per Tear, by mail >2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made Known on application. Entered at the Postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. And don’t forget the date —Saturday, August 19th—it’s the democratic campaign opening at Fort Wayne. Adams county should send a delegation of five hundred. The said of Chautauqua tickets is progressing rather slowly from what we have been able to hear and from our own experieftce. It’s a week of wonderful attractions and you can have the whole program fc a few cents per event. Don’t wait until the last minute but speak for your ticket today. Some fine and dandy rain and a very unusual one for the month of August, it poured for five straight and solid hours during the night and if there is any one in this neighborhood whose cistern did not overflow, they must have taken it in. We haven’t heard of a»>y particular damage being done and presume the rain will therefore do much good. It would be a strange commentary on our present day devotion to direct popular rule for these great states to have suffrage rammed down their throats by two legislatures of sparce-ly-populated states like Montana. Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. If Mr. Hughes presonally favors suffrage, w< are quite willing to agree that lie has good company in that belief. But ne should not try to commit the party to a position which it refused to assume at Chicago.—Cincinnati TimesStar. (standpat republican.) Joe Kealing and Tobe Hert will be the twin big noises in the management of the Hughes campaign in the west As showing how far the standpat party is willing to go in forgiving and forgetting for the reconciliation of the refractory moosers, the setting up- of Kealing and Hert constitutes so far the most touching and effectual example. Because if there is anybody the progressives love it is Kealing ami probably next to him Hert. They are as fine a brace of forward-lookers as Penrose and Smoot could ask to see.— Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. The more Candidate Hughes' scold- i ing letter of acceptance is consider id the more ridiculous his position before the people becomes. The common scold never gets very far in do- . ing anything, except to establish a i permanent reputation as a peripatetic nuisance, a hindrance to others who 1 want to do. and are doing things. So ' far Mr. Hughes lias done nothing but j

Big Slaughter Sale Ends Saturday Aug. 12th Take advantage of the greatly reduced prices this week. Suits that were S2O to $22.50 now $15.00 I Suits that were $16.50 to $lB now $12.45 i Suits that were $13.50 to sls now $ O The Myers-Dailey Company. SUITS THAT SUIT fj

scold at President Wilson about the great reforms he lias made and his handling of International questions amidst the greatest and most disastrous world-wide war In history. In no instance does Mr. Hughes puncture his scolding with even a little information as to what he would have done under like circumstances. He simply scolds —Washington, (Ind.) Democrat. vngrrrsnugwittiwilg DOINGS LN SOCIETY WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Concord Ix-adcrs’ Class —Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nye. Eastern Star —Masonic Hall. Do Your Dost Class —Mrs. John Hoover. Mite Society—Mrs. R. D. Myers. Oh the years wo waste and the tears we waste. —Kipling. Mrs. George Roop entertained at luncheon Wednesday evening for Mrs. L. C. Annen. Miss Kate Flickinger. Mrs. Sam I'oak, and her sisters. Mrs. Gillis and Miss Emma Smith, of Piqua. O. The ladies had a most delightful social afternoon and a delicious lunch. A number of the friends of George Miller assisted him in celebrating his birthday anniversary by giving a "Dutch” lunch. Thirteen boy friends were tn the party. Mrs. C. X. Niblick of Fort Wgyne joined thirty Decatur ladies at the thimble party Wednesday afternoon at the Mrs. Christene Niblick home, which was the second of a series of social affairs, given by Mrs. Christena Niblick, Mrs. Charles Niblick. Mrs. Perry Gandy and Miss Verona Niblick. The home retained its floral decorations of golden glow and needlework busied the ladies, while they listened to music and also enjoyed the dancing of the Misses Charlotte and Margaret Niblick. A buffet luncheon was provided at five o'clock. The sixth annual reunion of the Magley family at Robinson park, Fort Wayne, yesterday the usual enjoyable affair. B. Frank Magley. cf Whitley county, president of the or ganization, presided at the after-din-ner program of speeches. Rev. Manchester, of Fort Wayne, whom Mr Magley has known since Dr. Manchester was president of the F/ndlay, (O.) college, gave a very fine speech, and his daughter. Miss Manchester sang. Rev. B. B. Uhl of Toledo, 0., also gave a good talk, and the business of the organization closed this part of the program. The regular reunion date has been changed to the third Thursday in August, and ft will be held next year at the home of Frank Magley, near Tri Lake, Whitley county. The old officers were re-elected. The vice president is Charles E. Magley and the secretary-treasurer. Miss Fanchon Magley. of Decatur. It was reported that during the year, there were two deaths; one marriage and four births. Those gathered in reunion were decendants of Christian Magley, who with his wife and seven children came from Berne. Switzerland, in 11131, first settling near Columbus, 0., members of the family later coming to Indiana and other states; and also of Fred Magley who came to America in 1845, from the same place. 'Later their descendants met here. 'The decendants of Christian Magley reside in Adams county and those of Fred Magley in Whitley, and Wells county, being practically of no blood relation, except Frank Magley, of Whitley county, a descendant of both families, through the marriage of his

mother, a descendant of Fred, and his father, a descendant of Christian. Those present were the families of Henry, Sam and Jacob, John, Charles, Magley, E. 8. Christen, John Cltdsten. F. A. Peoples, Dr. Lloyd Magley. Decatur; Lou Houk. Hoagland; Cal Mag ley and Harry Christen. Ft. Wayne; Albert Magley, Indianapolis; Rev. B. B. Uhl. Toledo, 0., Frank. Will and Merle Magley, Columbia City; Wesley Magley, Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs Fred Smith and babe have returned from a two weeks' stay at the C. F. True farm near Poe. They kept house for the Trues while they went away at Adams lake, near Wolcottville. Charles Magley took his Sunday school class of boys to Robinson park, yesterday, where they spent the day. at the time that the Magley reunion was held there. Mrs. C. C. Schafer is entertaining a company of ladies at a little supper party this evening. Guests are Mrs. F. F. Thornburg, Mrs. C. A. Dugan and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler. Miss Edith Miller spending the week in Fort Wayne where she is enjoying a series of pleasurable events. C. A. Dugan and family will motor to Rome City Sunday to spend the day with the John Heller family Miss Helen Dugan who has been a guest there for a week, will return with them. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan and family entertained at six o’clock (tinner last evening for Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hubbard and daughters, Ruth and Fredericks, and Miss Betty Boyers. Later in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham, Winifred and Miller cf Fort Wayne motored here for the evening Mrs. W. R. Woods went to Fort Wayne to attend the Johnson-Mc-Clure reunion Saturday. .Mrs Benjamin P. Rice and son. Harr? Rice, celebrated their birthdays jointly yesterday, with a family dinner party at noon at the Rice home on North Seventh street. Miss Jessie Holthouse gave a little dinner party last evening for her cousin. Miss Helen Garard, of Louisville, Ky., Other guests were Miss Agnes Costello. Miss Agnes Kohne and Miss Leona Bosse. A merger" of social events formed a continuous line cf enjoyment for a party of girls, Misses Laura Starke and Viola Hinz, of Cleveland, 0., who arc guests of their brother and sister. Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Hinz, being thb honor guests. They had a nicnlc supper last evening at Waterworks park, then visited the picture show and finally went to the home of Miss Marie Boese for a slumber party. This morning they had breakfast at the Eagle case. Others of the party were the Misses Hedwig Bleeke, Luella Bultemeier, Ida Gursett, Louise Masengarb. ■ I The Misses Ella Mutchler, Golda Gay, and Pearl Purdy, witli Masters Fred and Adrian Baker, motored to Rome City yesterday where they will visit until Sunday when they continue their trip to Vicksburg, Mich. Mrs. John Niblick has gone to Lakeside, 0.. for a visit with her daughters, Mrs. O. P. Edwards and Miss Helen Niblick at the Edwards summer home. She goes to hear the rendition of an oratorio at this time. IMPORTANT BITTY \ . (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) have been destroyed or cannot be found, it will be impossible to correct the registration books as contemplated by the statute and the registration books are thereby rendered unfit for use, and in such precincts the necessity exists for a complete re-registra-tion. “If the registration books are destroyed, mutilated, inaccessible or are for any ether rcAfKinable <iu:-e unfit for use or if the poll books kept by the poll clerks at the last general election have beeu destroyed or lost, or for any other reason it is impossible.for the Auditor to obtain the possession of the same, then the Auditor shall give notice for a registration of all voters resident within such precinct. We recommend that the question of whether there is to be a complete re-' glstration of all voters t. sidenl in any of the' precincts be determined at once by the several county auditors and notice thereof given b 2 Hsem at once to the county chairman of all ’political parties in their counties LOOK OVER EQUIPMENT Miss Martha Gibbons, cf Anderson, who will be the science teacher in the 1 high school this year, came here yesterday to look over the equipment and get a line o nthe work Democrat Want Ads Pay.!

PREBLE PICKINGS. Daniel Biebench is recovering nicely from the operation recently portorrned and will soon be out among ' his old friends again Nora Grunden of Ohio City spent Sunday and Monday with her sister, Mrs. R. H. White. Col. Peck Werling is sporting a fine new speedster and is enjoying the fine weather. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Elzey is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kettle at Paudlng Center this week. Mrs. Charles Fuhrman left Thursday for Celina. Ohio, for a visit among relatives and friends, and will take in the great Mercer county fair ■ next week. Mrs. Ruth Kettle and little daughter, Dora, of Danville, 111., are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. R : H, White. Mr. and Mrs. J Helling of Fort Wayne and William Reppert of Monroe visited with Mr. and Mrs. D. J Dilling Sunday. ■ ■ Ray Hamilton and Miss Cecil Soward and brother, Harry, visited in Preble Sunday. Mrs. Henry Hoffman of Fort Wayne and Miss Helen Hoffman of Zion City, m,, visited over Sunday with David Werling and family. Francis Grandstaff took in the excursion to Toledo last Sunday. Remember the Beulah Sunday school picnic Saturday. Great preparations are going on to accommodate the large gathering they expect. The Rev. E. L. Jones of Warren, Ind., with Rev. Detweiller, will be present i and some fine talks to the twenty classes will be enjoyed. There will also be singing by the quartets of the different classes, solos and pantomime of "Nearer My God to Thee." A most enjoyable time is assured. Mrs. Sarah Hirschy of Berne, -sister of Mrs. Joel Klopfenstein, was buried from Mission Chapel Saturday. The Berne telephone operators visited the Preble operators last Sun day evening. “Some hello gathering, eh?” Al Straub of the Indiana pumping station purchased a fine new "(liver” last Monday. You must not as 1 : Bud Newhard who stole his bicycle Thursday night. EAST BUFFALO East Buffalo. N. Y., Aug. 11—(Spec ial to Daily Democrat, Receipts, 4,800; shipments, 1,140; official to New York yesterday, 190; hogs closing steady. Medium, heavy and yorkers generally $10.90; pigs, $10.35@?10.40: roughs. [email protected]; stags. 88.50® ■ ?B.ofr; cattle, 300; steady; sheep, 1, ' 400; steady; lambs, $11.50; down: ' sheep, $8.25; down. o Date your farm sale for this fall with Spullpr & Runyon, auctioneers. They will get you the high dollar. 189t6 -- - - - - .... . _"■£ .

DOUGM&RATS Unbeatable Exterminator * kJ • «■»£ Rats»Mlce and Bugs Used the Aorid Over - Used by U.SMjovcrnment What Dowling Shuey Co. erf Decatur j have to say about cream | separators this week jp VOU will find the De Laval ib the easiest and most ==• J-satisfactory to use and .keep in good running order. ss * here is nothing about the operation, cleaning, adjust- ~ ment or care of, a modern De Laval which "requires 5 expert S —-I knowl- —• Only tool required Special == tools S ,1 There sre no P 2rts which require frequent adjustment in order to keen ~ h.e machine ruwuag amcothly or to conform to varying conditions m rhX ~~ every of a cream separator. h coua,nons lu «» •B There is nothing about this machine that tre cannot be taken apart, removed or replaced by SX anyone whom!., use a wrench or strew driver in \ K-- fact, the only tool win his n.••?<!.-d for the opera- fA A * == tion of aDe Laval Cream Separator is the comhftia- M- ’W“—<BFRfc - ™ tion wrench and screw .’river illustrated above JP t--- furnished free with the machine. ’ f S£ 'Vs «n'» he jrted to have you examine a. De k V ss Laval and' see for yourself the simplicity ana con- i V SdO venience of its construction. j wOt®!Woi 1 y**?** . ? ;V ■ ’ Sooner or later you a IffW will buy ’ LA.VAL

OBITUARY. Harvey 8. Miller, son of Alvia L. and Margaret Miller, was born in Pennsylvania August 13, 1847. and do parted this life August 6, 191(5. agctl $8 years, 11 months and 23 days. At . the age of six he moved to Adams county with his parents, and here lived until twenty-one years of age, 1 when he removed to Huntington 1 county There, on the 4th of February, 1869, he was united in marriage to Ellen Geething of that county. Six , years later he with his wife returned to this county, where he contniued to reside until his death. He leaves be ■ sides his wife one daughter, Mrs. ’ George Harden, of Bluffton; one 1 daughter. Ida, wife of George Hin- ’ dcnlang. having died two years ago last June. He also leaves fourteen grandchildren and two great-grand-children ; three brothers, Elmer and Stephen, of Decatur; William of Root township, and one sister, Mrs. William David, of Bluffton. He united with the United Brethren church ■ thirty-two years of age and was always a prompt and faithful member to his church duties. He was an obedient husband and bore with patience his sickness of almost two years' duration. He leaves a vacancy in the home.tint never can be filled. 'hughes frazzled out. (United Press Service) (By Perry Arnold.) Btsmark, N. Dak., Aug. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —With his voice pretty well frazzled out, presidential candidate Hughes today faced what was probably the busiest day scheduled on his while trans-contnental trip. He was scheduled to make eight "end of the train” speeches in North Dakota and Montana towns before arriving at Billings tonight for one of his "big speeches.". —> > Mrs. Jesse Burkhead and daughter. Secil, went to Fort Wayne today noon. Mrs. George Gay acompanied her grandson, Raymond Jones to Lis home in Fort Wayne this morning. He spent two months with her. — o— — LOST —Ladies black hand bag containing two smaller pocket books, containing paper ami silver money, papers, street car tickets. Please return to Madison Hotel and recieve reward. 190t3 Spuller & Runyon, reliable auctioneers, who get the high dollar for you. Arrange for your date for this fall at once. 18916 Rat» destroy a UUtoa dollars worth of food and property every year. Kill your I rats and mice anu stop pour Iwr with fwcom Uia safe to use. Deadly to jfc rats but harmless to f 1 human beings. Rat> wimply dry up. No odor whatever. to; I Valuable booklet in each can. "How to Destroy Rata.** 2DC. sOc and $1 .00. | In seed. Hardware. Drua /yf % -r \ aad Geacnu Scores. • The Holthouse Drug Co., Decatur. Wm, F. Jaebker, Preble. George I. Davis, Pleasant Mills. — I "LL ■' ii

FEEOERSJTAKt NOTICE BRAN MIDDLINGS HOMINY HOG FEED DAIRY FEEDS MOLLASES HORSE AND MULE FEED TANKAGE CHOP POULTRY FEEDS ETC. If You Have The Stock, We Have The Feed At The Right Price E. L CAW £ SON NICKEL PLATE ROAD DIRECT LINE—EAST AND WEST CHICAGO, FL WAYNE. CLEVELAND, ERIE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK AND BOSTON Observation, Library, Lounging Car Sleepers, Drawing Room Sleepers, Tourist Sleepers and Dining Cars. Ala Carte Meals from 25c up. Noon iunchon, 50c. Fare quoted, Sleeping Car Reservations made. Itineraries ar ranged and ail information furnished upon application to Agent, or by writing to F. P. PARNIN, D. P. A., FOFT WAYNE, IND. We p’dt it vp to Beasts Hl} Long before SEN'RECO uins ogered to you we submitted it to hundreds of dentists, requesting that they put it to ei-ery test. Told them that we beKeoed Senrecc to be cn unusually good especially as to its cleansing qualities and its remedial action on sore, soft, bleeding gums; tn the treatment of Pyorrhea, ate. Submitted the formula and asked them thei opinion. They tested Scnreca from eoery angle; some going even so tar as to make a chemical And They | Vcted Yag ' With practically one accord-said: e !)r CeO cp P to me more than any dentifrice I hare sett i ■een- I cannot say too much for Scnreco. ft’s one of the best i <XOr, ' mcnd S' nrc “> « best.” "Make, the tec h s lhttn , i„ cijd . :ng Pumfce an J ln . n that do ~' tne '^ rk " “Consratulcte you on Uhesoquotativns arc from the dmtutd reports. Origin at. nn file at our >ff,ce.) CLEAN nr <UO V, oZ o. :Sc . Keep your teeth REAU Y C.I.EAN, and protect ycursett against Pyorrhea and decay. , £ nrith a 'e Th *. <n the World" totetlw ^ KEC P «?■” mailed you for Sc in .U tne yentane. Kemedioe Co., Inc. Dept. IS, Maeonic Eempsa. Cincinr.ut,. Ln.e. BCE SMASHING e had a more successful sale tore entertained more pleased cust.-'ers, bebefore been able to offer such variety of se irkably low prices. The urgent command that ed into cash quickly has led to price s'asiilni aciuum euuaien, without regard for costs or profits, we v-r deter Ined to carry out our desires and hundreds of satisfied customers testify to the thorough-going honesty of our efforts. I Just nine days remain and they will be days filled with -usniitg business. They are days that bring golden chances to you. Corre. . MEN’S OXFORDS ONE LOT WOMAN'S WHITE | Gun Metal and Patent Button STRAP SLIPPERS t or Lace. .Regular price $3.50 to $1.50 value s4oo ' Sale Price . Sale Price 98 c _ WOMEN'S WHITE and PAL" 1 I MEN'S TAN BUTTON BEACH BUTTCN o , ’ Shoes, sold at $3.50 s "““->3.00 Sale PriceSale Price S1.&8 — — — — WOMEN'S PATENT PUMPS LADIE JULIET SLIPPERS f* oo value Sold at $1.75 to $2.00 Sale Price - - M Sale Price .... .<1 8 MISSES ANO CHILDREN’| LADIFQ- nm WHITE SHOES A\3 LAuscv, DULi- AND PATENT <H3WiNNES SHOE SI'ORE