Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 210, Decatur, Adams County, 4 September 1916 — Page 3

9 I The Better The Grade The Bigger The Trade Business Is Beginning To Boom Here. Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOR

WEATHER FORECAST Fair in south, thunder storms this afternoon or tonight in north portion. Wanner tonight. Tuesday fair. Mrs. E. J. Crandal went to Fort Wayne Saturday. Milton Girod of Magley was here Saturday on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lee went to Fort Wayne Saturday noon. Mr. and Mrs. Geosge Miller went to Fort Wayne Saturday noon for a visit. Wtalter Fuelling returned to Fort Wayne Saturday noon after attending to business here. Charles Phillips left Saturday afternoon for Van Wert, Ohio, where he will be during the fair. The Decatur Shamrocks played their first ball game of the season yesterday at the Shamrock park. Mrs. Joanna Marhenke went to Williams Saturday afternoon to visit with her son, Ed Marhenke, and family. Mrs. James Hudson and children returned Saturday afternoon to Stufgis, Mich. They visited here with relatives. Emma and Andrew’ Marx returned to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon after a visit here with the D. W. Beery family. Mrs. Fred Fruchte went to Union City Saturday afternoon for a visit with, her parents, Prof essor and Mrs. Beachler, and family. Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Weaver and children left Saturday evening for Goshen, where they will visit until Wednesday evening with friends.

The Home Os Quality Groceries! Red and Green Mangoes, doz10c; 3 doz. 25c Sweet Totatoes, lb 4c I Watermelons 25c, 30c and 35c Oranges, Sweet Heavy Fruit, doz3oc and 40c Can Rubbers, dozsc and 10c; 3 and 6 doz. 25c Tin Top Jelly Glasses, doz2oc and 25c Tin Cans, Safe Seal, in cartons, doz4oc Our famous Pickling Vinegar, everybody uses, gal... .20c J M We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 24? Butter 20c to 25c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. &I. Depot ’Phone 108 j I SMOKE I WHITE STAG | I . EXTRA MILD I I CIGAR I Our guarantee, “If you’re not satisfied the deal- B er will return you your money. Do you know any other factory that has so B much confidence in their product ? WHHBBKBBaMBnMBBUBBnBB

Abaham Sprunger went to Fort Wayne Saturday on business. John Harvey of Mendon, Ohio, was. here Saturday on business. Miss Bessie Tester returned to her home at Berne Saturday afternoon. Miss Opal Fetters came from Geneva Saturday afternoon for a visit with the Joe Ev'anson family. Mrs. M. F. Martz went to Fort Wayne to spend Sunday with her husband, who is employed there. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fike and children, Bernice and Charles, went to South Bend Saturday afternoon for a visit w’ith friends over Labor Day. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hamman of Mishawaka arrived Saturday for a visit with her father, Aaron Lautzen--heiser, and family, living south of the city. Mrs. John Hendricks arrived from their summer home at Oden, Mich.. Saturday afternoon for a visit with her sister, Mrs. L. A .Graham, and others. Mr. and Mrs. John Shroli of Lima, Ohio, who were guests of the Jacob Hess family, went to Berne Saturday afternoon Mrs. Hess is a sister of Mrs. Shroli. C. L. Silvers and son, Donald, returned Saturday afternoon to Winchester after a visit here with the Ves Baker, John Wagoner families and others. Mrs. Mary Christen and her sister, Mrs. Mina Nickey, spent Saturday afternoon in Monmouth. Mrs. Nickey left Sunday for her home in Buffalo. N. Y. C. G. Egly is again in this community busy buying hay. He states that Mrs. Egly, who has been visiting at Woodburn and Grabill the past fewweeks, will return home next week. —Berne Witness.

Tthe banks were clotted today in observance of Labor Day. The City Council will meet in regular session tomorrow evening. Miss Viola Tomlin returned to Fort Wayne this morning after a visit here. Miss Leona Stalter went to Fort Wayqne this morning for a couple of days’ visit. Miss Laura Moeschberger returned this morning to Fort Wayne after a visit here. A called meeting of the Decatur Rotary Club will be held tonight in the J. T. Merryman's law office. The annual election of officers if the Knights of Columbus will be held tilts evening at the K. of C. lodge rooms. Lew G. Ellingham and family of Ft Wayne and Mr. Will Gavin of Indianapolis drove down last evening for a short visit. The telephone company will hold their annual meeting of the stockholders at the office of the Bowers Realty company this evening. Miss Bereneta Reynolds went to Ft. Wayne this morning to enter the International Business College. She was accompanied there by her mother. The St. Joseph Catholic schools will open Tuesday morning at seven-thirty o’clock. Labor Day was being observed today, therefore they did not open. Leonard Deininger and Charles Holthouse will leave in the morning by the way of Frankfort for Rensselaer where they will enter St. Joseph college. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams and daughter, Harriet Jean, of Indianapolis, came today to attend the funeral of Mr. Williams’ grandfather, Gus Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Voglegeseng and son Dick and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis, of Fort Wayne motored down Sun day afternoon for an hours visit at the J. H. Heller home. Zelna Stevens, Olive .and Stella Perkins, Bessie Davis, Nola Bryan. Lydia Bieneke returned Friday ev ening from Terre Haute, where they attended the state normal, Mrs. D. D. Clark went to Ft. Wayne Saturday morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. P. K. Kinney, held at the St. Patrick’s Catholic church, with burial east of Geneva. Lawrence Garard of the Democrat job department is oft duty today with a sore hand the result of having it caught in one of the job presses Saturday. He expects to back in a day or two. Will Bernard returned this morning to Fort Wayne after enjoying a two weeks vacation in the city with relatives and friends, Mr. Bernard has a position with the Wolf & Dessauer Company. “Th’ best thing about autos is that relatives kin return home th’ same day,” said Grandmaw Pash this mornin’. It looks like we’re liable t’ have a late fall on account o’ th' silk hose. —Abe Martin. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Voglewede and daughter, Helen, and son, Tom; Mrs. B. J. Terveer and son, Bernard, will motor through from Toledo in the morning. They have been visiting there with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Uhl. Mr. and Mrs. James Fristoe. who have psent the summer at Winona Lake, returned Friday evening for the winter. The assembly sessions were unusually good this summer, splendid speakers being on the program. Mrs. F. N. Sweringen of Chicago and Mrs. F. Seman of Fort Wayne came down on the 11:30 car Saturday and spent the day with Mrs. E. A. Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Swerirs gen are on their way home from a visit in the east. Miss Mary Steele left Saturday aft ernoon for Lagrange to visit with, her sister. Mrs. Claude Caton. She was accompanied by her niece, Claudine Caton, who came here with her aunt, Mrs. Mel Welker, when she returned from Lagrange last Thursday. Margaret and Richard Moran, Margaret Golden, Thomas Golden and Robert Moran went to Geneva Saturday afternoon to attend the burial of Mrs. P. K. Kinney, whose body was taken from Fort Wayne, after the funeral service there for interment at Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stewart and sons attended the annual reunion of thb Stewart family at the' home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Keller, near Warren Sunday. The returned byway of Warren and were accompadneid home by Mrs. Stewart’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ruggles. While R<lv. and Mrs. Walter Stuckey were shopping last Friday afternoon as Indianapolis, their Ford runabout was stolen from its parking place on Kentucky avenue, near Illinois street. They had left the car only twenty-five minutes. Tuesday the car . was found at St. Louis Mo., and the thief caught, and will be returned to Indianapolis for trial. Rev. Stucky, who is a former Berne boy, had had the car only three weeks.— Berne Witness.

FOR THE INFORMA N OF THE PUBLIC | ■ 1/ns Railroads* statement of their pos2» tion on the threatened strike, as presented ■ tj the President of the United States A strike on all the railroads of the country has been called by (he Train ) Brotherhoods for 7 o’clock Monday morning, September 4, This strike was ordered from Washington while the President cf the United States was making every effort to avert the disaster. The Final Railroad Proposal < | The final proposal made by the railroads for a peaceful settlement of the controversy, but which was rejected by the brotherhoods, was as follows: (a) The railroads will, effective September i, 1916, actual experience as their judgment a;-proves or keep the time of ill jv.en represented in this movement, President may fix, not however, ler-< than three upon an 8 hour basis and by separate account, monthly, months. with each man. maintain a record of the differer.ee ( C ) In view of the far-reaching con<rcnionrr« of t’r.e between the money actually earned by him on the declaration made by the Presidein aneiitinc the present basis and the amount that would have been 8 hour day, not only upon the railroads and the classes e i reo ujh .m k : ovr basis .overtime on each basis o f labor involved directly in this t c.ii -■ -.MI to to be computed pro rata. the p U bl<c and upon all industry, it tee;*** pbiw that The amounts so shown will be subject to the before the existing conditions are eh; nyed Ike •hole decision of the Commission, provided for in Paragraph subject in so far as it affects the am their (c) of this memorandum and payable in money, as employees, should be -d miner! by ntav be directed bv said Commission in its findings and atommission to be appointee! by toe • 1 al. of decision. such standing as to compel attent: >0 1 to its findings The judgment of such s ' »>ri i*rir>ti (bl due Interstate Commerce Commission to would be a helpful basis tor adju«?:n"n’- o ~, supervise the keeping of these accounts and report the and such legislation as intel’ri mt p.. c ,i (1 increased cost of the 8 hour basis, after such period of informed, might demand. . - Statement of Executives io the President In submitting this proposal to the President, the.fifty railroad exec ! to Washington and repres.enting all the great arteries of traffic, made this su.cmeui to him of their convictions: The demands in this controversy have not been effort is required for the public welfare, would he presented,in oui udgment, for the purpose of fixing a harmful bevond calculation, definite daily period of labor, nor a reduction in the j he widespread effect upon the mdustrfw cf the existing hours of labor < r change in methods of opera- country as a whole is bevor.rf mw>a<. w i. w iution. but for the real purpose of accomplishing an ment at this time, and we agree wi. « he krostei.t and increase in ’vi.r.is of approximately One Hundred widespread public concern over the gravity of the Million Do’lars ”cr annum, or 35 per cent, for the men riuimira. and the consequences of a surrender by the in railroad freight tra.n and yard service represented railroads in this emergency by the l"rx;r org..iti:’a.’ ns in this matter. j n fike manner we are deeply impressed with ths After careful examination of the facts and patient sense of our responsibility to maintain and keep open end continuous consultation with the Conference the arteries of transportation, which carrv the life Committee of Managers, and among ourselves, we blood of the commerce of the count"’/. and of the have reached a clear understanding of the magnitude consequences that will flow from even temporary of the questions, and of the serious consequences to inmrni’jinn of seruice over the railroads, but the the railroads and to the public, involved in the deciric i. ie« pre ••nfeci have been rrJsed above .and beyond of them. th. social and monetary questions involved, tnd Trustees for the Public ! e ‘CSju.'.isibiiity for the that may arise will rest upon those that provoke it. As trustees for the public served by our lines and _ ~, . . , . , for the great mars of the less powerful employees (not FUbllC investigation Urged less than 80 per cent, of the whole number) interested Tbit? questions involved are in our respectful judgm the rat.mad wage fund—as trustees also for the ment. eminently suitable for the calm investigation mnlions o. peop.c t.iat ,iave invested t heir savings and and decision by the public through the agency of fair capital in the bones and s.ock o. these properties arbitration, and cannot be disposed 01, to the public and who through the saving banks, trust companies satisfaction, in any other manner and insurance companies, are vitally’interested to the Tlie d<? „-, ion of a Cou)aiir or Board of Arl)i . extent o mi no -<< )..ar,, m ein eg.i. a... tration, having the public confidence, will be accepted solvency of the r nroads of the country, we cannot in bt - blic \ nd he social and finan<;ial rearran ,, e . conscience surrender without a hearing,the principle mi . : . nccess thercb will be .mdertaken by involved, nor undertake to transfer the enormous cost f but in nQ ]es ,, dciiberate nor ordcrly that will result to the transportation of the commerce mmv'i of the countty. The r ulroads of the country cannot under present The eight-hour day without punitive overtime ccnd 'i'a' 1 -. time this enormous increase in their involves an annual increase, approximately,, in the ' imposed upon them, it would involve aggregate of Sixty Millions of Dollars, and an incrca.-.i < ina’A v financial embarrassment and bnnkof more than 20 per cent in the pay of the men, ri p , imperil the power of all to maintain already the most highly paid in the transportation (t. ic . -i rid integrity of their securities. Service. The 1. mediate increase in cost, followed by other The ultimate Post to the railroads of an admission increases lii.i? would be inevitable,, would substanin this manner of the principle under contention tial'v appropriate the present purchasing power of cannot now be estimated; the effect upon the effi- the railroads and disable them from expanding and ciency of the transportation of the country now improving their facilities and equipment, to keep already under severe test under the tide of business abreast of the demands of the country for efficient now moving, and at a time when more, instead of less. transportation service. In good faith we have worked continuously and earnestly in a sincere effort to solve the problem in justice to all the parties at interest. These efforts were still hi progress when the issuance of the strike order showed them to be unavailing. Problem Threatens Democracy Itself The strike, if it comes, will be forced upon the country by the best paid class of laborers in the world, at a time when the country has the greatest need for transportation efficiency. The problem presented is not that alone of the railroad or business world, but involving democracy itself, and sharply presents the question whether any group of citizens should be allowed to possess the power to imperii the life of the country by conspiring to block the arteries of commerce. HALE HOLDEN K. S. LOVETT, A. H SMITH, Ch go, B.ir'iwur ft linev Railrotd. Union Pacific System New York Central Line*. W. W Ai ri'.lliG 1 ■ g p RIPLEY, FRANK TRUMBULL, Penn»ylv<miu R i ,ro»<S Atchi.ou, Topeka <S Saata Fe Syjtem. Che.apeake & C , o K,i|w., FAIRFAX HAKK.bUAi, DANIEL WILLARD, Sua.he.-n Ka.ir -z BalUawe and Ohio Railraa*