Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1916 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT PuMiahart Kvary evening Ixoept Bunday by Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER Praaldant AItfHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rate*. Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier »5.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Tear, by mall., 12.50 Single Copies 2 cents advertising rates made known on snnMeatiOß. Entered at the Postoffice in Decatur, Ind'ana. as second-class matter. MINGS IN SHOW I TTff fTT EffH H H MT- f ' TWHAJ>■,(". iV WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Christian Ai^— Mrs. Henry Schultz. Mite Society—M. E. Church. Concord Leaders social—Monmouth Schoolhouse. St. Vincent de Paul—Mrs. Herman Tettman. Queen Esthers—Mrs. O. L. Vance. Pocahontas Needle Club —Red Mens hall. God has given us tongues that we may say something pleasant to our fellow man. —Heine. The members of the Glock and Beck families met in annual reunion at Robison park on Wednesday, August 30. Several visitors were also present. At noon dinner was served at the navillion, after which a business meeting was held. Otto Glock, of For". Wayne, was re-elected president, and Edith Glock, nf Roanoke, was re-elect-ed secretary. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Robison park. The members of the Foe quartet were present and gave several selections. John C. Ruhl, of Marion township, recited "The Baptist Preacher.’’ which was enjoyed. Those present were Messrs, and Mesdames John Kreigh. Sam Kreigh. Marion Smith, Clem Smith. Nathan Snider, Robert Mercer. John Ruhl. Martin Block. Isaac Green. Otto Glock. Homer Glock. Charles Schnitz. Daniel Fnuhrman. of Oregon. Mo.; Mesdames E. M. Schnit", R. Sprunger. Wilsall. Mont.: B. O. Winans. Livington. Mont.: Zola Scoby. F. Danner. Cambridge City, Ind.: Louisa Archbold, Mary Schnitz. J. W. Shifferly. M. E. Somers. H. A. Fuhrman. Chas Kreigh. Celia Wygant. Wence Kreigh. Messrs. Charles Beck. David Fuhrman. Glen Roberts John Smith. Dwiglit Wygant. Wayne Smith. Alvin Feaser, of Findlay. O.: Dr. C. M. Glock and Calvin Kunkel. of Monmouth. Ind. J —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. A delightful party was given Wednesday evening at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Krill for their son. Ralph's, birthday anniversary. The evening was Mient in games and music. A lunch, (insisting of cake and watermelon was served by Mrs. Krill and her daughter. Mrs. Reber, and Mrs. Hannie. Those present were: Misses Zelma and Bertha Fuhrman. Bessie and Myrtle Wilder. Edyth and Florence Rice, Verna Mann. Gladys Suntan, Helen Fonner. Ida Heuselman of Bertie and Mayme Krill; Messrs. Albert and Laurencd Johnson. Calvin Baxter, Clarence Lewton. Harold Wilson. Earl Ritter of Decatur. Ralph Krill. Ralph Wilder, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hannie and babe. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reber. All went home expressing their enjoyment of a tine time and wishing him many more happy birthdays.—Contributed. i Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brockie and son, John, of New* Bremen, 0.. are guests at the C. E. Bell home today. They

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tire on their way to LaFontaine for a few days' visit. Eighteen members, with u few other guests enjoyed the entertainment of the Baptist Ladles' Ai<l society ar the home of Mrs. John Cltronister. Mr:. Chronister was assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Brown, in serving th > fine lunch. Mrs. Brown invited the society to be her guest in two weeks at her home at Wren. O. ' Dorothy. Lola and Marjory Dunn of Bluffton; Helen Stephenson, of Muncie; Zelma McClure. Dolores Burkhead and Dorothy and Helen Walters comprised a picnic party that enjoyel their suppers in tiie grove near Monmouth yesterday afternoon, going out on the 2:30 car. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Grover of Mishawaka. who visited with their uncle, and aunt, attending the Mt. Pleasant picnic, went to For* ’’’".ynt to visit with Mrs. Grover's mo: her. Another of the pie:san al a’fairs given for Farion Nash, of Peoria, 111., who is Miss Dorothy Dugans guest, -was the early breakfast pier. e party yesterday morning. Besid* s those named before. Mfsst s Franc. Cole and Frances Dugan and Messr . Jesse Coyle. Bob Peterson, of Fort Wayne, and Pierre Goodrich, of Winchester, were in th eparty. They drove to Geneva where Mr. Goodrich took the G. R. & I. train for home. Mrs C. A Dugan. Dorothy and Frances Dugan and their guests. Miss Na h motored to Bluffton for yesterday afternoon Mrs. Charles Merrimafi of Cardwell, Mo.. Miss Marion Nash, of Peer, ia. 111.; and Mrs. M. A. Frisingljr were guests of the Tri Kappas when th-‘y were entertained last evening by Miss Mary Frisinger The girls have not yet begun their study and the affair was social after the regular business routine. The luncheon in two cours >s was appetising. Miss Ruth Patterson has asked the girls to her home next Friday night. The Billiken Bunch gave their lunch at the English tea room in Ft. Wayne today noon and a theater party will follow. This is given for Miss Leah Hensley. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gillig and daughter, Agnes, and their guests. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Mykrantz. of Ashland. Obio. motored to Celina and St. Mary’s. Ohio, for the afternoon, enjoying the visit at the reservoir also. Mr. Mykrantz is a nephew of Mrs. Gillig. They made the trip here in their automobile. Miss "Tonk” AJeibers went to Portlan dtoday to attend a dance given this evening. She is the guest of Miss Ruth Whipple. Mr. and Mrs. Will Butler will entertain ata week-end house party, Mrs. L. R. Lindley and daughter, Monal, of Marion, who have been visiting at Petoskey, arrived this afternoon and will be joined Sunday by Mr. Lindley, who is Mrs. Butler’s brother. Mrs. Lindgrein and son. Leßoy. if Chicago, will come tomorrow. The Euterpean Club will hold a short business meeting. Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock at t-he home if Mrs. J. C. Patterson. Each member is requested to be present. BASE BALL SUNDAY. 'The Decatur Shamrocks have reorganized and will play their first game of the season Sunday afternoon on the Shamrock ball park, opposite Cleveland street. The team this year is composed of the best players in the city and it is an assured 4'ict that a number of hot contests will be staged during the next few weeks. SPECIAL SPEAKER Miss Esther Sellemeyer will speak at Zion Reformed church Sunday evening at 7:30. on "The Student Volunteer Movement.” Miss Sellemeyer -s a member of the Student Volunteer Band of Heidelberg University, at Tiffin, Ohio. She is a senior this year and is anticipating going to some foreign mission field after having finished her college education. The public is especially invited to tills service. FORT WAYNE AND SPRINGFIELD TRACTION Leave uecatur. A. M.—5:50, 8:30, 11:30. P. M.—2:30, 5:45, 9:30. Leave Fort Wayne. * A. M.—7:00, 10:00. P. M —1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00. Freight car leaves Decatur at 7:00 a. m., and leaves Fort Wayne at 11 tn., arriving In Decatur at 1:45 p. m In addition to the daily service, extra service cars will be run as follows on Sundays ONLY: Leave Decatur , Leave Ft. Wayne 1:00 p. m. -2:3i»p. m. 4:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m. ' 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p. m. HOMER RUHL, Agent. DEMOCRAT 'WANT ADS I PAY BIG

POTATO_ FAMINE Sends Spuds Up Ninety Cents in Two Days— May Go Higher. THE RAILROAD STRIKE Would Make Local Conditions Bad—City Dependent on Shipments. | With shortage of local supply, Michigan potatoes not yet ripe, and the town dependent on those shipped in from New Jersey, not only Decatur, but surrounding towns, are facing a potato famine that should be very grave if the railroad strike comes at this time. None of the local grocers have a supply for more than three or four days, and there were none to be secured in Fort Wayne wholesale houses today. On the local market potatoes raised yesterday from forty cents a peck to fifty cents, and this will be raised to sixty cents a peck soon. In Fort Wayne and Bluffton potatoes are selling today for sixty cents a peck, or $2.-40 a bushel, having made the leap from $1.50 yesterday. F. V. Mills, who' visited in Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, stated that the same shortage of potatoes existed there, growers having a supply of more than five days. Local grocers have a supply of twelve oushels, more or less. each, hand. _ CRKKFiS PASSED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Wilson's signature when he returns from his notification Sunday. The president went into the office of Chairman Newlands of the senate interstate commerce commission and went over the matter of the “strike prevention” bill which Newlands plans to introduce today. After approving this, he went immediately to his rooms off the senate chamber. The president remained there less than an hour and conferred with only Senator Kern. Apparently satisfied with the outlook he left at 10:10 for the white house. o CHURCH PROGRAM. The W. H M: S. at the Zion Reformed church will meet next Tuesday, September 5. at 2 p. tn. with Mrs. H. Moyer, on Tenth street. The following questions will aid in the chapter study, “Home Missions as an Educatice Force:” What early development was there for colonial educational systems? What made the free school a natural outgrowth of N. E.? What public provision for education in the U. S. is made? What are the special achievements of our public schools? Why are they inadequate? What is the purpose of the night school? Continuation school? Study table on page 63, showing percentage of illiteracy. How is home missions associated with education? What is the curriculum of a home mission school? What are the aims of home mission schools? What special fields are open to home mission schools? What are its helpful features to the negro, of what value in Utah, and why adapted to the Indian? What great colleges and universi-' ties in the U. S. were established by the Christian church. Why is home missions still a deeply needed educational force? COUR! HOU6E NEWS. The Adams County Creamery Company' formerly located corner of Jefferson A First streets, has filed suit against the Chicago & Erie R. R. Co., for S6OO damages. They alleged that their $450 automobile truck on which $75 worth of cream, driven by Frank J. Distel, was struck by an Erie train at, the Winchester crossing last November 30 and damaged. Further loss xkis occasioned by the expenditure of ™5 for auto hire until the damaged one could he replaced. Allegation is made that the trainmen did not sound the alarm, that the watchman was negligent and that box cars obstructed the tjiew of the road, but that Distel was careful and in no way to blame for the collision. Peterson ,‘i Moran are the plaintiff's attorneys. Ethel Fuhrman and Electa Baltzell, assistants in the couniy auditor's office have completed a big three weeks job of making up the duplicate tax books for next year. The books have been sent to Indianapolis to be bound :aud on their return here, the job of ' figuring out the taxes will be In order. , & •

NEW BOOK LISTS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Drawing Book. Applied Arts No. 45 26 Royal Spelling Tablet 05 Royal Theme Tablet No. 75 05 Wellworth Tablet 05 Royal Note Book No. 435 05 Package Falcon pens 05 One bottle of ink 05 One cork-tipped penholder 05 One five cent eraser 05 Dixon’s drawing pencil. No. 300 .05 Webster's Elementary Dictionary .75 Five cents to teacher for drawing paper .05 Applied Arts Drawing Book No. 44 20 Sixth Grade. One box Prang's water colors.. .25 Progressive Music Book, No. 11 .35 One water pan 05 Drawing Book. Applied Arts, No. 45 20 Child's Fifth Reader 40 One Phillip-Anderson Complete Arltchnietie 42 Manly-Bailey English, Book IL. .45 Gordy’s American Beginnings in Europe 70 Tarr-McMurry’s New Complete Geography ... ? One Centennial Speller 15 Conn’s Physiology and Health.. .55 Outlook Writing Book No. 7 05 Royal Spelling Taglet No. 105.. .05 Royal Theme Tablet No. 75 05 Wellworth Tablet 05 Royal Note Book No. 435 05 One Genius Tablet 05 Package Falcon pens -65 One cork-tipped penholder 05 One five cent eraser 05 One five cent pencil 05 Webster’s Elementary School Dictionary 75 One bottle of ink / .05 Five cents to teacher tor drawing paper 05 Dixon's drawing pencil 05 Seventh Grade. One Phillips-American Complete Arithmetic 42 Manly-Bailey’s Lessons in English. Book II 45 Gord's U. S. History 80 Dunn’s History of Indiana, Supplement 05 Tarr-McMurry’s New Complete Geography One Centennial Speller ’. 15 New Outlook Writing Book No. 7 .05 Applied Arts Drawing Book No. 76 20 Royal Spelling Tablet 05 Royal Theme Tablet ■ 05 Genius Tablet A5 Wellworth Tablet 05 One box Prang’s water colors.. .25 Dixon drawing pencil No. 300.. .05 Five cent eraser 05 One penholder 05 Package Gillot pens No. 601 05 One water pan 0.5 Progressive Music Book, No. 3.. .40 One bottle of ink 05 Ten cents to teacher for drawing paper 10 Webster’s Elementary School Dictionary 75 Conn's Physiology and Health.. .55 Eighth Grade. Elson’s English Classics 60 One Phippil-Anderson Complete Arithmetic 42 Manly-Bailey Lessons in Engglish, Book 2 45 Gordy’s U. S. History 85 Ninda’s City, State and Nation. .75 One Centennial Speller 15 Applied Arts Drawing Book No. 47 .' 20 Progressive Music Book No. 3.. .40 Box Prang’s water colors 25 One water pan ...' .05 Dixon drawing pencil No. 300... .05 Royal Spelling Tablet 05 Genius Tablet 05 Royal Tablet No. 865 05 One rubber eraser 05 Webster's Elementary School Dictionary .75 One pen holder 05 Package Palmer Method Pens No. 4 , 05 One bottle of ink 05 Webster's Tablet for Grammar. .05 Wellworth Tablet for Arithmetic .05 Dunn’s History of Indiana Supplement • 05 Ten cents to teacher for drawing paper 10 Palmer Manual for writing 25 The Hoosiers, by Nicholson ... .50 Books to be Used in the Decatur High School. First Year. Algebra—Wells and Hart. Composition and Rhetoric—Thomas Howe and O’Hair. Domestic Science —(a) Bailey Principles and Application: (b) Kinne and Cooley, Shelter and Clothing. D’Ooge—Latin for Beginners. Vos’s Essential in German. Mayne and Hatch—Higjj School Agricultqre. Coulter Plant Life and Plant Uses. English (to be given Monday.) Bennett's Latin Grammar. High School Speller. Second Year. Webster's Ancient History. Thomas Howe and O’Hair Composition Book. English—Three Narrative Poems. Walker’s Caesar. Wentworth aud Smith—Plaue and ' Solid Geometry. I

German Classics. Bookkeeping (to be given Monday). Bennet—New Latin Composition. Ivanhoe —Historical Note Book with Ancient History. High School Speller. Third Year. Johnston and Klngery—Cicero. Wentworth and Smith —Plane and Solid Geometry. Moody, Lovett and Boynton—Literature. Bennett—Latin Composition. Bennett —Latin Grammar. Harding—Medieval and Modern History. Ivanhoe —Historical Note Book with M. and M. History. Thomas Howe and O'Hair —Composition and Rhetoric. Addison —Sir Roger de Coverley Papers. Commercial —(To be given Monday.) Fritz auf dem Lande. High School Speller. Fourth Year. Latin —Knapp’s Vergil. Bennett—Latin Grammar. English Classics—(To be given Monday.) Moody. Lovett and Boynton —Literature Book. Thomas Howe and O’Hair —Composition Book. McPherson and Hendet*son —An Elemetary Study of Chemistry. One Laboratory Manual With Chemistry. Gorton’s High School Physics. Laboratory Manual with Physics. Commercial —(To be given out on Monday.) Modern Commercial Arithmetic. Garner’s Government in the United States. James and Sanford’s History in the United States. Ivanhoe Historical Note Book with American History. German —(To be given out Monday. ) High School Speller. List of Teachers and Positions Assigned Them. Library Building. Primary—Bess Congleton. Second and Third Grades —Mary Patton. South Ward. Principal, Fifth and Sixth Grades — John Nelson. Fourth and Fifth Grades —Estella Perkins. • Second and Third Grades —Alma , Kooken. Primary—Eva Acker. West Ward. Principal, Fifth and Sixth Grades — A. L. Brentlinger. FotlKh and Fifth Grades—Neva Brandyberry. Second and Third Grades —Nell Winnes. Primary Grade—Ruby,Miller. North Ward. , Principal. Fifth and Sixth Grades — John R. Parrish. Fourth and Fifth Grades —Margar- ( et Moran. Second and Third Grades —Della Sellemeyer. Primary Grades—Elizabeth Peterson. Grammar Grades. Principal, Arithmetic—Guy Brown. History and Reading—Matilda Sellemeyer. Reading. Physiology and Geography—Ella Mutschler. Grammar and Penmanship—Miss Grace Coffee. High School. Principal and Mathematics—J. D. Sarig. Science —Martha Gibbons. English—Virginia Cravens. Latin—Belle Batchelor. German—Frieda G. Wehmhoff. History—Lester Keller. Comereial—John J. Startler. Agriculture and Manual Training— W F. Beery. Music and Drawing—(To be supplied.) Domestic Scence—Bessie Boyers. Supply Teacher—Mrs. W. A. Lower. Janitors. West Ward —Abe Stoneburner. North Ward —Amos Biggs. South'- Ward —John Beery. • Library— Mr. Porter. Central —M. J. Wertzberger. M. F. WORTH MANN, Superintendent. PICNIC SATURDAY. Class No. 2, in the basement department of the United Bretrhen Sunday school, will hold a picnic at the Waterworks park Saturday afternoon. The class will meet at the church at 2:30 o’clock and go with the teacher, Miss Arta Lenhart, to the park. attention7"farmers!~ Book your sale witli the live stock and farm sale auetinoeer, who will get you the highest prices. HARRY DANIELS, Auctioneer, Pleasant Mills. Ind. rv PLENTY OF 5 PER CENT MONEY. Partial payments any time, without waiting tor interest pay day. e 120tf ERWIN OFFICE. FOR SALE —Good pears. Call ’phone 58. 208t3 'PLOWING WANTED — I Telephone L. C. Hughes.

Bargains In Boys School Suits If you arc looking foi long pant SCHOOL SUITS, our misfortune is your good fortune. We are over stocked in boys suits in sizes 31 to 35 and will sell 100 of these suits One Half Their Actual Value If you are in need oi a school suit for your boy you cannot afford to miss seeing these rare bargains. VANCE & HITE DECATUR CLOTHIERS notice To al! persons assessed for the construction of the John W. McKean Jr. Drain. Balance of assessments for the above named drain are now due. Phil L Macktin, Suptot Construction John W. McKean Jr. Drain. DOUGHS&RATS ■ w Unbeatable Exterminator “ of Rats. Mice and Bugs Used the World Over - Used by U.S>.Government The Old Reliable That Never Fails - 15 c. 25 o. As- Druggists THE RECOGNIZED STAWQA^D-AVOID SUBSTITUTES COMING OUR WAY Os course you are. You want to see the new models for fall in HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES You’ll have a fine chance today, because the big showing of suits and overcoats is just in. We’ll be glad to see you. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boy’s. What Dowling Shuey Co. of Decatur g lave to say about cream 1 separators this week — O AH highest Prize = ™.'n r De Uva ’ Mlde When you U3e a De Laval Sep- = arator you not only get more 2 al Con k i7n^?. a ‘ f th t e h^ u a : Cream but fetter cream as well S ciation.lield in recent ye??s 1 th ‘ S * S that durin R the ’’ thc I Lavni ' >ears butter n - ad « from De 2 Th‘- rir fi^ 0 ’il” thehi&hes a W ted Cream has ‘"variably scored ~ every co nv™ Practically all th important contests and state fairs. -JJW lion of the Association since Mn 3 cream entered in the International 2 X:^ n^ S users Uvak .na C Ex .P° slt > on . was separated by De zzz 18J5-F. c. Oltrogge tl $ )n by Laval separated cream. = m 7-H h N m Miikr ton supremTc^nV 6 S j? ply furtber P roof of De Laval = h ream a «tor ery & that goeßlo raake a 800 d = k; et y :’V ee try a —_ 1904-b C. Joslin. World’s _£ LaV . al - We "’ill be glee— ( = '*“r. St. Louis, to send one out to vour K z-— —. S g r v nl on trial = A. Lindblad a \ Jllst phone, send a / = 9&-1 S Post card, or call and W e I 4 = 1910—Aiben Camp 3 " « ! ad ‘o gi’ e you ah I ( Jj! ~ j pad’ rs ° n lie In f° rma tion you wish. I U I Soon ® ro '-l.lei-you | few ’ ~ lL here . were . no national Will DUV a Ik UIH Ji I 1 •SS conventions in 1894 ion? j <* IT > II J \ and 1905.. 3 - Qg LAVAL