Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1916 — Page 3

Adjusting an Arch Support J* 10 Y° ur f° ot i Wl Bring your foot troub,es to ? ; nProfessor Mappin, who will be at this store all day Fri-5!.--’’i? ' 7 \ day and Saturday, October fith and 7th. Demonstra- ** <>n <,bs °bdely free to all. ■hll Charlie Voglewede

. j. .. - ®«.... . B WEATHER FORECAST h u 4 Fair tonightSuid probably Wednesday. Not muhc change in temperature. Mary and Ruth Coffee went to Ft. Wayne this morning. G. H. Rice left this morning for Urbana. 111., on business. Mrs. A. M- Anker went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Mr. William Richards made a business trip to Fort Wayne this moruing. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Rarich of Markle changed cars hete enroute to Wolcotville. Mrs. Ed Johnson and children, Lester and Lucile, went to Monmouth for a visit. Mrs. Tom Kohne of the Murray House was a Fort Wayne visitor yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pillars spent the day with the Henry Walters family on the Laittman farm. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nye held a sale today preparatory to leaving the farm. Mrs. ( layson Carroll and Mrs. Dpn Vail went to Fort Wayne this morning. Otis Wells, a farmer living twelve miles from Decatur, complained to the police yesterday that Ethel Swain, a negro woman whom he had visited on Eureka street, had stolen $2 from his trousers pocket was charged with petit larceny. He had no money to go home on. Wells is being held as a witness to assure his appearance in police court this morn-ing.-—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

The Home Os Quality ■Til— HimillllMi IL TC/\7~OT/nTWTI~7irT-~ <ll lI'IHH—III [— — — Sweet Pie Pumpkin sc, Bc, 10c and 15c White Table Potatoes, pk 45c Sweet Potatoes, 3 lbs 1 OsRed and Green Mangoes, doz 10c; 3 doz. 25c Fancy Eating or Cooking Apples, pk 25c Spanish Onions, lb 7c Domestic Onions, !b 4c; pk. 45c Milk Hominy, something good, can . 10c Include a pound of our Best and Cheapest Coffee, Ib. 28c Special price on Flour by the barrel. Finish up your pickling with our famous PicklingVinegar, Gal 20c We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 30c Butter 20c to 27c M. E. HOWER North of G. R & I. Denol ’Phone 10R

iWHUfWi, 1 w* -■ »-» • - «»•»’ —— - — YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE between a Florida Shade Grown Wrapper 01 Imported Java, but still there is a vast diiteience in the quality. We use only the best under marks of the genuine Vos Tanland Imported Java on our I “WHITE STAG” CIGAR That’s why we claim that the W hite Stag is the best 5 cent cigar on earth. Try it and he convinced.

i The City council will meet tonight t in regular session. I Next week there will be another ■ one of those “Friday, the thirteenths.” J. B. Jones left this morning f.~r LaGrange where he will spend a week with his son, Collins Jones. Mrs. H. H. McGill has returned to Lima. 0., after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter. Mr. and Mrs. David Archer of near Pleasant Mills went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon for a visit. Miss fiernardine Heidemann is recovering from a five weeks’ siege of typhoid fever and is able to be up again. Mrs. Alpheus Deßolt and chillr n of east of the city were guests Sunday of their uncle and aunt, Mr, and Mrs. Smith McClure of S. Fifth street. Mrs. R. Fergison and Mrs. Elmer Flynn of Davis county arrived for a visit with the R. F. Mumma family on Eleventh street. Mrs. Dan Erwin, John Falk, E. F. Freeh and Mrs. Louisa Erwin motored to Monroeville and were guests of Mrs. Dan Erwin’s aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Stahr. Miss Belle’ Matchelor. high school teacher, left Saturday for her home in Indianapolis where she will take a three month’s rest, suffering from a nervous breakdown. The 8% pound boy born Sunday morning at eleven o’clock to Mr. and Mrs. George O. Sheler of Elkhart has been named Milo Williom Sheipr. Mother and babe are doing nicely. Then’s too majiy people in this county that want t’ bo on th’ winnin’ side regardless o’ anything invoiced. Tell Binkley says he’d run fer sheriff if he had enough gasoline.—Abe MarJin.

Mrs. H. R. Moltz was a Fort Wayne visitor today. Miss Emma Firks went to Fort Wayne for a visit. Mrs. J. H. Rilling and daughter, Helen, were Fort Wayne visitors today. Misses Dorothy and Rose Steigmeyer went to Fort Wayne today noon. E. B. Lenhart, P. G. Hooper and C. F. Steele went to Auburn today noon on business. Mrs. Joseph Kerganrether returned to Fort Wayne today noon. She visited here wjth the Klepper family. The regular monthly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club was held last evening at the J. T. Merryman law office. Mrs. W. O. Bigham and Mrs. L. A. Jackson und son went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to visit with Miss Abbie Bigham, who is employed there. Dan Dutcher will arrive from Cambridge City tomorrow to attend the funeral of his nephew, Oscar Fuhrman. This is his first visit here in nine years. Miss Ursula Anderson of. P/ ne, O. is the guest of the G. C. Steele family and other relatives. Her grand mother, Mrs. Alexander returned home today noon. Jacob Hess is suffering from a case of blood poison developing from scratching the middle finger of his right hand on a nail. He was better but today is not so well. Miss Frieda Wemhoff, high school tea< her, called to her home at Burlington, Wis., writes that her mother continues at the point of death. She was operated upon a few days ago. The Winnes shoe store, was closed .this afternoon from two to three-thir-ty on acount of the funeral of George Roop, who for many years was in charge of the repair department there. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Smith, of Richmond; Colonel Albert Wekly of Economy; S. H. Beery, Richmond: Mrs. Sarah Nuswander, Des Moines, Iowa; and Mrs. L. J. Adams, Rockford. 0., were among those from a distance who attended the Weldy-Beery family reunion at Waterworks park today.

AN AUTO ACCIDENT Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lenneman, 1120 Hugh street, and Mr. and Mrs. Barney Hattie and little daughter. 129 West Butler street, had narrow escapes from serious injuries and possible death yesterday afternoon when the Overland touring car driven by Leneman turned over in a ditch on the Decatur road, three miles south of this city. Although they escaped with minor bruises and cuts. Mrs. Hattie was the only member of the party to return to her home last night. The other four are confined a* the Lutheran hospital and are under the care of Drs. A. L. Schneider and E. H. Underwood. .Mrs. Leneman received the most painful injuries. a bad cut. on her forehead and another at her mouth. Hattie, who is wire chief for the Home Telephone and Telegraph company, suffered a fractured rib and his little daughter was bruised about the body. Lem: r,c.n’s hands were cut by flying glass. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. E. B. Lenhart, P. G. Hooper and Charles F. Steele, who were returning from Auburn, arrived on the scene of the auto accident about three minutes after it happened and helped get the injured parties out. They say that the gravel of the road was not loose at that point and according to statements the automobile was going between thirty and forty miles an hour when the accident happened.

MEETING AT FREIDHEIM The Wednesday evening speech that was tojiave been held at the St. John's school house in Preble township has been changed to the Freidhelm school house. W. H. Reed of Fort Wayne and John F. Snow of this city will speak. Be sure to hear these men. TRACTION STRIKE COLLAPSED. New York, N. Y., Oct. 3 —(Special (United Press Service) to Daily Democrat) —Practical collapse of the New York traction strike was evidenced today by withdrawal of police protection from subway trains and the decrease of such protection on surface cars. Up in Westchester county, there was still trouble on surface cars but not what police regarded as violently serious. A~f7vE HOUR BATH (United Press Service) Richmond, Ind., Oct. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —While crossing a trestle over the White Water river late yesterday Cyrus Barnhart, 45, lost his balance and fell into the river. He remained in the water five hours partly submerged, before found half frozen by the police. In spite of his experience, Barnhart was entirely recovered today. Democrat Want Ads Pay.

A SNEAK THIEF Dowling-Shuey Hardware Store Was Robbed by Sneak Thieves. GET CASH AND CHECKS Threw Checks and Slips Away Hut Managed to Keep the Money. Sneak thieves entered the Dowling Shuey hardware store between five and eight o’clock last night and opening the safe, extracted therefrom between seventeen and eighteen dollars in cash and several checks. One check for four dollars was caught at the bank this morning and one dollar and a quarter check was found in the alley back of the store. The day’s cash sli; s a.id two pocketbooks that were taken were found in the coal chute at the Martin Bakery a block away. One check i» still missing.| That the robbery was consumated between the above hours is certain for the bookkeeper made up the cash at five o’clock and fifteen dollars in change that was taken out of the registers and placed in the safe as ight o’clock was untouched. The robbery was discovered this morning.

THE COURT NEWS Wm. and Hazel Z. Eicher of Near Geneva Ado A Four Weeks’ Old Child. QUIET TJTLE CASE Robert Brown Pleads Guilty to Heavy Hauling— Fined Five Dollars. Robert Brown pleaded guilty to heavy hauling on highway and was fined $5 and costs. J*etcrson & Moran filed a new quiet title suit entitled Joseph L. Hook vs. Clementine Hook et al. Notice was ordered by publication, returnable November 30. William and Hazel Z. Eicher were granted the adoption of a four weeks' old girl baby, who will be known as Ardis Roberta Eicher. The petitioners live near Geneva. As is customary in state cases appealed from a lower court, an affidavit was filed in the case of the state vs. Ed Gaggcr, larceny, charging <i.e offense; also in the case against Chas. Griswold, rape. Appearance for Griswold was entered by DeVoss. In the case of tiie state against John A. Didot, the plea of not guilty, heretofore made was withdrawn and a motion by the defendant to quash was overruled. Blea of not guilty was subsequently made. Hunters’ licenses were issued to R. L. Butcher, Rev. J. A. Seimetz and Albert Mutchler. Real estate transfers: Adam Augsburger to O. Sprunger, lot. 189. Berne $1600; Martha Johnson to Etta Heffner, real estate in Monroe township, quit claim deed.

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* Ford Gives His Reasons ? : For Supporting Wilson! . ' » * • , “I’m for Wilson,” says Mr. * Ford, “because he is on to the 11 , interests—the ‘unseen hands’— 1 ’ ; that seek to control government . I < and is holding them off. That J J he is on to them and is holding • • ■ • them off is proven by his re- I ; J fusal to rush into war with • ■ ■ < Mexico, sacrificing the lives of ! I J J thousands of young Americans to sAve the dollars that Wall J J street has invested in Mexico T * on a gamble. 4 Z “But for purely business rea- + T sons, which may appeal more 4 Z directly to many men, the wel- £ t fare of the country demands 4 Z Wilson’s re-election. The Re- £ £ publicans arc raising a great * 5 roar about the eight-hour law 4 * and how it will hamper business. + J I say—and I say from experi- 4 £ ence, not from guesswork—that * * the eight-hour law will help 4 £ business. Business men and £ £ employers who are hostile to 4 4 the eight-hour day do not know £ £ their business. 4 4 “We have had the eight-hour t T day in force in the Ford factory 4 4 for three years, and we have £ £ made more money each succeed- ♦ 4 ing year under it. It has proved 4 £ its own merit. £ 4 “The business of the United 4 4 States today has a momentum T * that no man or group of men 4 4 can stop. As for the tariff, £ £ which the Republicans insist 4 4 must be revised to help save £ £ our prosperity after the war, I 4 4 want to say that the tariff is £ £ nothing but a hothouse remedy. ? 4 It may make business sprout £ £ for a little while,‘but its effect £ T is artificial and it can never pro- 4 4 duce a hardy, permanent busi- £ T ncss plant. 4 4 “I know Hughes. Teddy and £ £ Wall street are behind him. 4 4 “I’m a Republican, but I’m for £ £ Wilson. I’m a Republican for + 4 the same reason I have ears —I £ £ was born that way. But I’m + 4 for Wilson because I believe he 4 4 can do more to enhance the pros- £ 4 perity and assure peace for this 4 4 nation than any other candidate, £ £ Any one who does not want 4 4 peace, and who wants to gam- £ 4 ble with prosperity, should vote 4 4 against hinj.” £ * 4 +++++4-H-++++++++++++++++++

WOMEN LISTEN TO REASON. You who suffer why do you hesitate to try what has removed the sufferings of others? That good old fashioned remedy made from roots and herbs —Lydia IS. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound—has stood the test. It has no riyal in overcoming the ailments peculiar to your sex. Why should it not do for you what it has done for others? Give it a chance. — Advt. DEMOCRAT " WANT-ADS PAY BIG —.— [ Here’s Help ini Houisecleaning Rugs and carpets present a problem in hotisecleaning. Beating them is a back-breaking job and injures the warp, leaving the rug limp and wrinkled on the floor. Scrubbing with soap and water is bad, for the water soaks in, shrivels and rots the warp and the rug ft? left shrunken and rumpled. OLSONITE restores the colors in rugs and carpets, making them bright and fresh looking as when new. You don’t have to take a rug off the floor to do the work. /I The use of Okonite achieves better results than cleaning or dyeing, which costs ten to twenty - 1 times as much. Two Sizes, 25c -50 c fl Sb S At Drug and Depart- USj Amww’s, ill meat Stores Hn k OLSON RUG CO. / J Chicago, Illinois / A GYP ___ < d©, ’ fl I gloßsy shine ■■ does not rub off or dust of! —that B fl anneals to the iron tilt t lasts four B fl times as long as any other. B I Black Silk Stove Polish | fl Is in a class by itself. It’s more ■ fl carefully made and made rd fl from belter materials, _, s fl Try it on your parlor fl stove, your cook st ova K fl or your gas range. B B . If you don't find it f fc)/Li fl ' Ihe best polish you MlMMflgfßj ■ ■ ever used, your B ■ ' hardware or X&fNr /’X Tfai, \ B ■ grocery dealer i s ]mL N B fl authorized to ro- \®, ■ fund your „ ( A IB jg money. if 'fi ■ rii«rs’» “a IH ■ Skint /»• i it ■ Evurjf Orvn” , ‘ s V 4 041 i

Golden Sun Coffee ’’l Will Satisfy I Every Member > of Your Family It is a problem to please everybody in a family, especially when it comes to coffee. If the kind you serve satisfies some and not the others, why don't you try Golden Sun? We suggest this try-out because we’ve found through test that nine persons out of ten prefer this Golden Sun Coffee after they once try it. Judging from this majority, Golden Sun Coffee will give the satisfied members a just as good, if not better, drink — the right spot” of the dissatisfied, Just try one pound of this coffee and let ■ppltal C the individual tastes decide. A ’^Bp****^' l b Our bet is that you’ll always w* ask for Golden Su . I .~, j Golden Sun Coffee is sold by first-class grocers. It’s steel S' V cut ’ a g ec l blended i WWW i an d roaste d and comes in “’'"tight tins. THE WOOLSON SPICE COMPANY T Toledo, Ohio DOLGH WjF I>• Unbeatable Exterminator x J of Rats»,Mkee and Buqk Used the VSorld Over* - Used by U.S.Government The Old Reliable That Fails ” 15 c. 25 c. At Druggists THE RE&OGHIZED STANDARD-AVOID SUBSTITUTES

HELP IS RUSHED GARY OFFICER Leigh MacCrea, Policeman, Telis How Relief Came in New Medicine, Taniac. Gary, Ind.. Oct. 2 —An officer of the law, Leigh McCrea, a member of the ■police department of this city, iias added his words of praise for Taniac, the Master Medicine. Policeman MacCrea recently said: "For a long time I have suffered with stomach trouble. It became so severe at times that I was almost forced to stop mv work. 1 had severe pains in my stomach after eating. Accumulations of gas formed on my stomach. “I feel better in every way since taking Taniac. The accumulations of gas on my stomach have been banished and I now have a fine appe-1 tite.” Taniac, the Master Medicine, is! especially beneficial for stomach, liver and kidney trouble, catarrhal complaints, rheumatism and the like, and is fine for building up to health and strength all weak, run-down people. Taniac is now sold exclusively in Decatur at the Smith, Yager & Falk ; drug store.—Advt. o MOOSE DANCE THURSDAY The Moose lodge will open their dance hall on Thursday night, at 8:45 for the st ason Good music and good time Everybody invited Ladies free Gents, 50 cents. 23413 !

■ VER Gins I I For The October Bride I For generations silver hat; been the favorite Wed- B ding Gift. S& ’ The bride’s silver is treasured during her lite and by n future generations. ' Our selection comprises pieces chosen for their O substantial weight and conservative design. Whose I dignified lines and simple beauty would appeal to you, no matter what the reigning fashion. 14 Will it he convenient for you to come in so we may B show you a few appropriate designs? I ; PUMPHREY’S JEWELRY STORE j Agency for Century Edition 10c Sheet Music ■

MOHTER LOVE AIDS SON IN TRENCHES. It Brings Reties to Boy Standing His Watch Deep in Mud. Once upon a time, only a few months after this terrible world-war had begun. Private Bailey, a soldier* in the ranks, stood for days in tha trenches “somewhere in France.” The cold rain soaked him to the skin; the mud was deep. He had had no rest. Weary and aching with rheumatic pains, he recalled the faith his mother had in Sloan’s Liniment. He asked for it in his next letter home, A large bottle was immediately sent, him and a few applications killed the pain, once more he was able to stand the severe exposure. He shared this wonderful i.:us le-soother with his comrades, and they aii agreed it was the greatest “reinforcement’’ that had ever ■come to their rescue. At your druggist, 25c, 50c and SLOO a bottle. 7 J ■ iflC 'SA-.'. ■■ :ai'S»-Si?isssSw«®3 D. A. GILLIOM Professional dealer in good, professional and modern pianos ana sewing machines; tuning, repairing and rebuilding a specialty. Drop me a line or phone 682. ’Phone calls 6 to 7 a. m., 6 to 7 p. m. 1103 W. Monroe street, at the Lutheran church. Always at home on Saturdays. 213-e-o-d-ts