Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 294, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1916 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER Preeldent ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subecription Rates. Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mail 26 cents Per year, by mail 12.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postofiice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Be a good fellow. Join the club and help make the entire community feel the Christmas spirit during the holiday week. Bead the advertisements in the Daily Democrat. These are the messages of the business men to the people of this community, their invitation to you to trade at their stores. We believe sincerely that you can save money by buying in Decatur and you can have a splendid selection. Try it. Indications are that the only change in the new cabinet will be that of attorney general, it being whispered from those on the inside that Mr. Gregory will retire and that his place will be filled by Senator W.alsh of Montana. If that gentleman conducts the office-as proficiently as he did his job as assistant national chairman he will make a record worth while. Under" the primary law it will be necessary for the city committees to meet early .in January to organize, the law requiring that this be done sixty days before the primary, which election must be held early in March. The members of the committees are those members of the county commitee who reside in the city. This will be the first city election held under this law. Join a Christams club for 1917. now open in all the Decatur banks. If you want any reference as to whether or not it is an effort worth while, ask any of your friends who are this week receiving their cheeks for the full amount deposited and with inter est. The dollars you save are the dollars that count, no difference whether your income be large or small. Get ready and then do it. This will be geunine news to some folk who don't keep posteu: Uncle Sam is not going to be without ships to carry his products, no matter what happens to foreign nations. During the last ten months, ending November 1, we built 968 sailing, steam, gas and unrigged vessels, aggregating 405,050 tons and over. Besides this we have built a number of ships for other countries, which shows that the United States has not abandoned the sea, and that it can take control of it any time it wants to.—Goshen Democrat. The government federal commis,sion today began a hearing that will, it is hoped, produce some relief for the newspapers of this country. The investigation of the paper industry is being marie by the trade commission ami they have the opportunity to make a hit with the .thousands of

, If you have a man or boy J ißt/Ov * n our family for whom you wish to purchase a * ' ' ’ Christmas gift do not fail to call at our store and see e beautiful assortment of g ’^ s which we have or t* s ’*’BßSK\ , yy -~N hand for your inspection ■ V W" e have a f’ ne i* ne °f nov J, elties in the jewelry line Xv 'XlX^ Z from 50c to $2.50. We also have a nice line of bags and suit cases thai make a very suitable gift for man or boy. SI.OO to $12.50 The Myers-Dailey Company SUITS THAT SUIT

p newspapers of this country If they - can find the leak and correct It. The t general opinion is that the exorbitant price now being charged must break f soon. If it don't a good many newspapers will bo forced to suspend publi 1 cation. The situation is most critlf cal as is evidenced from the fact that more than 700 papers suspended during the month of November. I —M—--1 a B 0 DOINGS IN SOCIETY § WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday. * Y. P. A.—Dr. aud Mrs. O. L. Burg- , ener. W. C. T. U. —Mrs. Henry Krick. Rebekah Initiation —I. O. O. F. hall Royal Neighbors’ Election. Presbyterian Aid Supper—At the Church. Wednesday. Birthday Club—Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dorwin. Tri Kappas—Mrs. Jesse J. Helm. Loyal Temperance Legion—M. E. church. Reformed Aid—Mrs. David Gerber. Historical—Mrs. Wilson Beery. Shakespeare—Mrs. H. R. Moltz. Thursday. Do Your Best Class—Mrs. Pen Hoagland. • Queen Esthers —Nola and Florence Snyder. Evangelical Aid —Mrs. Frank Butler. U. B. Aid—Mrs. A. C. Ball. Helping Hand—Reformed Church. Euterpean—Mrs. Fred Fruchte. Friday. Philathea—Mrs. S. E. Shamp. Christian Aid —Mrs. A. D. Artman. Ben Hur Hard Times Social. M. E. Mite Society—Mrs. J. T. Merryman. Saturday. United Brethren Aid Parcels Post Sale (afternoon) —Gas Office. The Queen Esthers will meet with Nola and Florence Snyder Thursday night, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Beery of N. Tenth street entertained at dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Cure Reynolds, Lee Bogner and Charles Pugh. Mrs. L. W. Stolte was hostess to the Research clb yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Will Kremers lead the study and her paper "Sugar and Sugar Making” was thorough and interesting, telling in a very complete way the story of sugar. At the close home made candies from sugar made in the Decatur sugar factory were provided, Mrs. B. B. Erwin will be hostess next week and Mrs. C. D. Lewton will have Hie paper on "South America the La fid of Promise.” The Evangelical Indies Aid society will meet Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the home of Mrs. Frank Butler. This will be the last meeting of the year. The Mjsses Esther and Alma Bowers, Martha Tucker, Blanche Biggs, Bob Meibers, Earl Colter, John Baumgartner of this city; and Dewey Lachot of Fort Wayne formed a party that had a delightful social good time, with music, Sunday evening at the Bowers home. The Delta Theta Tau sorority held a purely social meeting last evening with Miss Glennys Mangold, the girls bringing their sewing. The Loyal Temperance Legion will meet at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 3:45 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Don Vancil, newly weds, were guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vancil, of North I Market street, Sunday while enroute from Decatur, where they were mar- **"’•” .... . ■■ I.

y ried, Saturday evening, to their new e home in Lima. The bride was formit erly Miss Irene Smith, daughter of Mr. k and Mrs. W. R. Smith of Decatur, ( Mr. Vancil is u clerk at the Pennsylvania railway depot at Lima. —Van 1 Wert Time*. 1,t Miss Mabel Burns went to Fort ~ Wayne to attend a post?nupjtial party this evening. This is one of two this week given by Mrs. H. S. Presaler, a* her new home at 913 Northwood boule, 8 vard. Mrs. Pressler who was former8 ly Mias Maude Huguenard, who has 9 often visited here with Miss Burns. was married December 2. The second party of the week will be Thursday. i There -will be a called meettag of Ahe Tri Kappas at the home of Mrs. I Jesse J. Helm Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock which all members are > requested to attend. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. R. Dorwin will en tertain the Birthday club at their home on North First Street at 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday evening, the affair being in honor of Mr. Dorwin’s birth anniversary. The Do Your Best Class of the U. B. Sunday school will meet Thursday with Mrs. Ben Hoagland of Eighth stneet. --»■ o ■ ,» ——i FIGHT —CERTAIN Democratic and Republican Fight for Power is Certain. NEXT LEGISLATURE Republicans Clearing the Decks for Fight to Finish Scrap. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —That the republican senators, who will meet here next week to consider the proposal of the democratic members of the senate that the patronage and chairmanships of that body be split fifty-fifty in view of the equal division of membership. will refuse to accept the democratic plan is the belief among Hoosier politicians. Senator-elect H. E. Negley of Indianapolis. republican, and mentioned as floor leader for the party, in an interview with the United Press today said: "I can appreciate the position of the democrats, but they themselves have established a precedent on the question and should now submit to the rule and take the count with out a murmur. "The fifty-first session of the sen" ate in 1879 was organized with an . equal membership of republicans and democrats. It is political history that the republicans requested a division of patronage, just as the democrats are doing now. And it is legislative . history that when the hour came for . the organization of the senate all of . the officers were elected and all of its employes were selected from the democratic ranks. Every chairmanship was given to a democratic senator. I v The only variation of the present , situation is that in that instance a democrat was the presiding officer throughout the session and the democrats retained the deciding vote, 1 while in the present instance the republicans will assume the chair after four days and the balance of power from then on will remain with the rei- publicans throughout the session, as . it did with the democrats in 1879. ' "I’o sustain their present position the democrats must contend that for ( the prestige of having the balance of power for the first four days of the session they are entitled to a division f of the patronage during the entire , session.” — o a AT THE REX TODAY. I ' The drama at the Rex today is “A g Child of the Paris Streets,” in which _ Mae Marsh appears. Away in the * corner of his room huddled on a couch n he found her fast asleep, the picture of radiant beauty. He couldn’t un- * derstand why she was there and when r- in the morning she disappeared the mystery was deeper than ever. See ® it at the Rex today. PARCELS POST SALE The Ladies Aid society of the Zion Christian Union church will have a parcel post sale and oyster supper at number 6 school house known as the Diehl school beginning at 7 o'clock Saturday evening, December 16. W« also have three quilts and two I forts that we will sell. * Mrs. Amelia Worthmann and Miss Emma Firks went to Fort Waynr this afternoon.

VONBETHMANNHOLLWEG ADDRESSES REICHSTAG I li i »u— ill l (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) while the Russians launched troops against the eastern frontier of Tran1 sylvania. we captured the whole of r western Wallachia and the hostile ’ capital of Bucharest.’ " 'At the same time firm founda ’ tions have been laid for our econom- - 1c needs. Great slocks of grain, oils . bik! other goods fell into our hands in Roumania. Transport immediately began.' ’’ 'ln spite of the scarcity that existed we could have lived upon our resources but now <mr safety is beyond question.’ ” STOCK MARKET BREAKS New York, Dec. 12 —(Special tq the Daily Democrat)—The stock market broke two to five points on announcement of Germany’s peace proposals. Chicago, Dec. 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Thirty minutes after the market opened wheat had dropped more than six cents, due to Germany's offer of peace, Chicago, Dec. 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Announcement of Germanys peace terms caused a sensational decline in wheat today compaed with last nights close. The price went down from five to ten cents The markets closed very weak, heavy declines being registered in the lari hour. New York, Dec. 12 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The announcement (hat Germany had formally proposed peace caused a near panic in Wall street today and prices on the sto -k exchange broke two to five points, hi spite of the mad rush to sell ‘he stampede apparently had been halted an hour before the Berlin flash appeared. Before the close —there was another big slump. More than a million and a half shares had been dumped into the market, at one o'clock. The crash carried Bethlehem steel down 96 points. — o NOTICE. From now on until Christmas the Bernstein store'will remain open until eight o’clock in the evening. 294t2 —— o— Mrs. M. F. Martz returned to Fort Wayne this afternoon. She was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Yes Baker, at dinner.

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| CHRISTMAS I You will find in this store a wealth of resources in yoii ' problem of choosing gifts for a man’s Christmas. Everl ' thing here is of highest quality; you don’t need to wond J ; about it being good. I You couldn’t buy a more useful present than a HApJ SCHAFFNER & MARX or CLOTHCRAFT suit or ovel coat; splendid values in H. S. & M. at $lB. to $25. Clotil craft at $lO to $lB. I : . Gloves Belts Sweaters I Neckwear Caps Shirts | Chain and Knife Pajamas Scarf Pins | Bath Robes Cull’ Links Hosiery 1 Collars Garters Underwear I Mufflers Chain and Card Case Handkerchiefs I We guarantee satisfaction; we refund money either bel fore or after Christmas on goods that are not exactly hal you want, v I i ■ I 1 / I HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys. I ■— —— M

s PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will sell at public 1 auction at his home, 1520 West .Monroe street. Decatur. Indiana, on what is known as the old Samuel Doak farm on Saturday. Dec. 16. 1916, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.. the fol- ! lowing personal .property, to wit: • Horses: Two good mares, weight ! 1200 and 1400 H»s. Cattle: Four milk cows, one roan cow. one red cow, fresh by day of sale; one Short- , horn cow. fresh by Jan. 1. 1911; one extra good fresh Jersey cow. Hogs: OSe brood sow. seven 1 snoats. Chickens: Fifty full blood Barred Rock

chickens. 400 Rhode Island Red chickens, full blooded; several good cockerels for breeding. Grain: Extra good sorted corn. 150 bushels; several bushqls of seed corn, one lot of mixed hay, 100 shocks corn fodder. Farming Implements: Extra good 1-horse wagon, wagon box, Deering mower. 2 breaking plows, spring tooth harrow, spike tooth harrow. 1-horse 7-shoyel cultivator, spike tooth cultivator, single shovel plow, hand seeder and garden plow, combination; wheel barrow. platform scales, new grindstone, set of work harness, set of single har- : ness. set of buggy harness, Fairfield I incubator and brooder. Household

Goods: Sideboard."kitchen, cabinet. dH van. plush chair, leather rocker. bedsteads, springs and mattresseM good 9x12 Axminster rug, good ser. ■ Terms will be made known on » day of the sale. ■ G. W. BURKETT ■ J .J. Baumgartner. AucL 1 WM. Zimmerman, Clerk. 29tfl NOTICE TO FARMERS. I We will pay the highest casß price for beef hides at the pack! ing house. I 2X2tf HOOSIER PACKING CCM