Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1917 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except ■unday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER president ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rate*. Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 16.00 Per Month, by mail 26 cents Per Year, by mail 43.00 Siegle Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the PostoSce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. foOINGS IN SOCIETY f WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Pythian Needle Club. Concord Lutheran Aid —Mrs. Chas. Magley. Helping Hand—Mrs. Fred Sellemeyfr, at Sunday School Room. Thursday. Birthday Clnb Ladies—Mrs. John Stewart. Prsbyterian Missionary—Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Methodist Missionary—Mrs. F. V Mills. Ic-Nick —Marie Gass. Friday. St. Vincent de Paul —Mesdamcs Breinerkanip and Meibers. Christian Pastoral Helpers—Mrs. G. C. Steele’s section —Mrs. Lawrenee Schlegel. For the world is fall of roses, And the roses full of dew. And the dew is full of heavenly love That drips for me and you. —Janies Whitcomb Riley. A fine time was had Monday, New Year's, at the home of Mrs. Fred Bohnke. North Second street, on her seventy-ninth birthday anniversary. All came with well filled baskets in themorning. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Krueckeberg and family. Lydia and Paul; Mr. and Mrs. John Peoples and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Railing and family. Alva. Linnie May. Esther and Lonesa; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bohnke and family. Frank. Vernon. Mary, Arthur, Glentis, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Wilder and son. Arthur; Miss Vena Bohnke. Miss Emma Miller, Mrs. Fred Bohnke. Richard Bleeke. A fine dinner was served. Games were played and a guessing contest was had. They all returned home at a late hour, wishing Grandma Bohnke many more such happy birthdays.—Contributed. Attention is again called to the change of time in the meeting of the Presbyterian Woman's Home and Foreigi Missionary society at the home ot Mrs. S. D. Beavers, which will be tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, instead of next week. The program: Hymn, devotionals, led by Mrs. Paul Baumgartner; Hymn; lesson. •'The Work of our Church in Persia,” extracts read by Mrs. Charles Teepie, Mrs. Wilson Lee, Mrs. J. C. Hanna, Mrs. D. F. Davison and Miss Laura Alban; letter frohi Miss Bcaber, teacher at Tabriz, Mrs. S. I). Beavers; special music; round table, “Progress Abroad,” Mrs. W. E. Smith; mizpah; offering. Mrs. Nell Lint and Roy Mitchell of Shelton, Neb., are guests of their uncle, William Mitchell and family south of the city. A card party and dance will be given by the Catholic Ladies of Columbia at the K. of C. hall. Wednesday evening, January 17. Five hundred There were more people in our store at onetime last Saturday, taking advantage of our Big Pre-Inven-tory Sale, than were ever in the store at any one time before in the history of the store. This alone is proof of the many extra good values that we are offering. THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

' ami pedro will be played by those . who do not care to dance. Tickets t muy bo secured from any of the mem bers for twenty-five cents. f Miss Marie Patterson entertained last evening at five hundred in com' * pliment to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Patterson of Marmaduke, Ark , and Mr. and * Mrs. Burt Townsend of Kokomo, the Townsends returning home today. The gathering was a polly informal one, ’ and light refreshments followed the * cards. ! 8 ) Miss Maude Cooper gave a watch i party Sunday night at her home on ■ North Third street. There were 1 twenty-two guests. The house was decorated with Christmas colors of , red and green. Music and games wore played until 12 o’clock, when a ! delicious three-course lunch was served. At one o'clock the friends departed, wishing everybody a Happy l New Year. I Mrs. Fanny Novocka and son, Harold, entertained at a dinner party last evening at their home, for Veniena, Inez, Vernon and Medford Burger, Miss Nota Strickler. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese cranberry sauce, pickles, lettuce, deviled eggs, cake, coffee, honey and other good things comprised the menu. A family reunion was held at the Catherine Teeple home east of the city on New Year's day it being her eighty-second birthday. About thirty four guests were present, including the children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. WELL KNOWN JURIST DEAD (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) land and was again elected in the fall although a republican landslide sw< pt most every democratic candidate off the field. During his first term and one year of the second, the district was composed of Jay and Adams counties but the business had become so heavy that the general assembly of 1897 divided the circuit making each county a separate district, Judge Heller presiding over the Adams circuit court alone from that time. He was a non-partisan judge, his honest, conscientious opinions having won for him the plaudits of the entire bar of northern Indiana. After retiring from the bench. Judge Heller resumed the practice of law, being associated with his son, Henry B. Heller, and later the partnership including also Jesse C. Sutton, this firm existing at the time of the senior member’s death. Judge Heller as a man and jurist, exemplified the highest traits of character; making him particularly beloved by all who knew him. His familiar figure, his kind benevolent, fatherly face, reflecting his kindly, cheerful nature, will be sadly missed by all with whom he has been associated, with some for the last half century of life. Besides the relatives named before, Judge Heller leaves six grandchildren He has three sisters living—Miss Nancy Heller, Mrs. Maggie Host md Mrs. James A. McKean, of Bowerstown, O. His only brother, Stauntm Heller, died about five years ago. Judge Heller was a member of the Decatur Methodist church, with which be united in the spring of 1894 under the pastorate of the Rev. Gregg. ■ At the time of his death. Judge Heller was president of the Adams County Bar Association. Bar Association Meets. The Adams County Bar association of which Judge Heller served as president for many years, was called at one o'clock today by the vice president, Hon. Shafer Peterson, when committees were appointed and arrangements made for the funeral. Active pall bearers were chosen as follows: French Quinn, R. C. Parrish, D. B. Erwin. J. C. Moran, D. E. Smith and Jesse C. Sutton. Honorary pall bearers will be named by the chairman. , The secretary of hte association, J. Fred Fruchte was instructed to notify the members of the bar of the adjoin- ' inging counties. Wells, Alle.n and Jay. of the demise of Judge Heller. ■ Guards of two men, one for each of . two watches of the night, at the home, ' were named as follows: Tonight for , first watch, 1). B. Erwin and E. B. Lenhart; for second watch, French i Quinn and J. F. Fruchte. Thursday night, first watch. Dan Erwin and J. C. Moran; second watch, L. C. De--1 Voss and R. C. Parrish. Members of commtitees were named as follows: Flower Committee —Dan N. Erwin. E. B. Adams, F. M. Sehirmeyer. Resolution Committee-r-D. E. Smith, John Scimrger. L. C. DeVoss, J. C. Moran. J. F. Snow, J. T. Merryman. J. C. Sutton. I’. G. Hooper. The bar will meet Friday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock when reports from the committees will be heard, and arrangements completed for attending the funeral in a body.

e NOTHING GAINED BY RUSHING 8 »• Slow Practice in Learning Playing ot Singing Will Always Produce the Best Reau'ta. d i- One ran scarcely be too Insistent on r- the value of slow practice In playing A er situring. Tite xtmlwit learns much e more quickly by slow practice than in any other way, because the brain has more time to assimilate the impression '• of the work done than if It is gone over e rapidly. It is a truism, the! t* learn fast the student must go slow. Every teacher 1 1 of experience is aware of the fact, yet i many fail to Impress the truth with sufficient force on young people, and g the result is disappointment on both f side* , It. is necessary to remind students ( frequently of the importance of slow practice; they are forgetful, and “get through” their work rather than try to understand it. because of mnttera more ' exciting. But getting through quickly, has the same result as getting rich quickly, It often results in disaster. If we desire to understand what we 1 read in literature, do we read It over , as quickly as possible? No, on the , contrary, each page has to be read slowly, and repeated, before it is thor- , oughly grusped and impressed on the mind, and so it is with music. It is ■well to remember the old axiom. “Slow 1 practice is golden, quick practice it leaden.” LIGHT ON DOMESTIC FINANCE According to Writer, Wife’s Instincts Would Tend to Make Her an Ideal Loan Shark. Speaking of loan sharks wouldn't wife make a good one? When j>oor pa is forced to borrow some of “her money” with which to pay the gas bill, she wants at least 50 cents interest on each dollar, and besides she requires a solemn oath that he will pay the principal and interest Saturday, Claude Callan writes in the Fort Worth StarTelegram. When she finally agrees to let him have the sum. she orders him to leave the room while she gets it. She counts the money before she calls him back into the room, but to be doubly sure she counts it again as she hands it over to him, and she is a little short. It was an honest mistake, of course, but she never makes the honest mistake of getting a little too much. Before placing it in his hand she has another understanding about the interest, and makes him once more declare upon oath that he will return the money an pay day. Then she hands it to him. and as she hands over “hei money,” you can tell by her looks, by her actions and by what she says that she feels as if she —poor little woman that she Is—is supporting the family. Garb of Roumanians. The Wallachian peasant who has not adopted the homely clothes that come from the ready-to-wear factories of western Europe is a picturesquely dressed man. His costume is white. The trousers are something like twice the length of the leg, and are made to fit with numerous wrinkles; his shirt Is made to hang tuniclike over his trousers and is gathered at the waist with a red belt; his coat is a sort of military cape, usually of brnwn woolens or of tanned sheepskin. The peasant woman usually grows some silk. She buys the silkworm eggs and uses the spare bed. If there be one in the house, as a hatchery. She feeds the worms on mulberry leaves, and, if the ants do not invade the place and destroy the worms, she soon has enough fiber for a veil or a waist. She spins and weaves It herself. She has a keen appreciation of color values and combinations. She embroiders her dresses with thread she has grown from the seed—so to speak—for she plants the flax, gathers the fiber and carries it through all the precesses, from breaking and cording to spinning. How Town Was Named. An interesting story is told as to the origin of the name “Moose Jaw,” as applied to a town In Canada. Some 50 years ago, so the story runs, a pioneer with his team of oxen and “prairie , schooner.” while passing along the banks of the river, was obliged to camp at this point in Saskatchewan on account of an accident to his I A spoke had fallen out during the day, and the wheel was falling apart. He looked about for something to In- ’ sert for a temporary brace for the ' wheel, while his wife busied herself with the evening meal. The pioneer's child, while romping r around, found the jawbone of a moose, . which she held up to her father, who by this time almost despaired of finding anything with which to repair his .. cart. He was delighted to find that the jawbone exactly fitted the place of the missing spoke. The Indians thereafter r named this district “The Place Where '■ the White Man Found the Moose Jaw.” i This, It Is said, accounts for the town’s Y queer name. —Washington Star. Cracks in Plaster. When we ;>atnt(yi our kitchen, we i- found a number of cracks in the plastering that had to be filled. A L painter told us to use plaster of paris mixed with some of the paint we were using. It does not set as II quickly as when mixed with water, ’’ and it does better than putty for such ■ work. For mending the cracks in a white ceiling, where the heat had a caused the white coating to peel off, 1 we mixed the plaster of paris with ■- turpentine and oil, and were snr- , prised to find how well It covered the unsightly pin ces.—Exchange. MwaiiTß' .r r-'- " —wk W•_ ■' h—

HAPPY IN SERVICE WHERE WOMAN REALLY FINDS HER HIGHEST JOY. Ambition and Success, According to Writer, May Give Peculiar Satisfaction, but Not Always the Greatest Happiness. Who Is the happiest woman In the i world? Is It the woman who has written a successful book, or painted a great picture, or done some other noteworthy thing to bring her into the public eye? No, far from it. Fame never yet made any human creature truly happy. On the contrary, it usually seeks to spoil his peace of mind; it Interrupts his private life and makes all sorts of insolent demands on his time and thought. When you arc famous you belong to the public, you cease to belong to the little private circle of those who love you. “Oh, for a quiet hour to sit down and read a book with my family,” sighed a man who is famous on two continents. “But, no. 1 belong to the public, and the public does not give me time to live.” Ask any woman who is doing what the world calls great things, and she will tell you, doubtless, that she is happy in having satisfied her desire to achieve some particular thing; but if her face glows and she cries joyfully, "I air the happiest woman in the world!” you may come to one of two conclusions: either she is very, very new at her accomplishment, the reaction is yet to come, or else it is some more Intimate, more personal joy than either her book or her picture that gives the real crown to her happiness. Ambition is a beautiful and necessary thing; but it is not happiness, any more than a ten-inile tramp is rest. And it never yet satisfied the heart that was made for joy—as what woman's heart is not, even though her joy gets half its bliss from sorrow. Nay, the happiest woman in the world is not she who is tilling some lofty seat in the full glare of the public eye. It may be right for that woman to be there. It was not meant that all women should be happy to their fullest capacity. Doubtless she is of great use there. But she is not the happiest woman in the world. The happiest woman in the world is she who* is contentedly serving those she loves. That is the truth in a nutshell, and any honest woman who looks into her. own heart with understanding eyes will confess it. What is. life, anyway, but service? All of us find that out sooner or later. And the woman whose privilege it is to minister to those she loves —whose place in the world is to make life glad for those who love her —Is the happiest woman in It. It is a privilege not given to all. But let those to whom it Is given—the sweet homemakers, the loved wives and mothers and sisters —awake to their joy while they yet have it, and sing all through the glad days, for theirs is the happiest 10l ou earth. — Philadelphia Inquirer. Improved Poorhouses for Wounded. A significant sign of the times is suggested in the allocation of certain poorhouses throughout the United Kingdom for the wounded soldiers. In Dickens’ days the “Workus” was synonymous with u social pest. It bred crime, disease, and hastened the death of thousands. In recent years the workhouse has arisen like palaces all over the country, with spacious grounds, walks, gardens, recreation rooms, and fitted with every modern facility for insuring the prolongation and comfort of life. Now. they are being equipped as hospitals for the gallant British Tommy. Which fact demonstrates the splendid service that the old age pension act has been to the country. The war, of course, had given a temporary blow to poverty, and made it Impossible for the casual ward professional to trade upon the lack of work and opportunity. The name of poorhouse will be expunged from the new hospitals. SIO,OOO Echo to Dog’s Bark. That the bark of a dog taay have a SIO,OOO echo was indicated in the supreme court of Brooklyn, when Richard Schoenewerg applied successfully for permission to amend the complaint in his suit against Henry Johnson, a neighbor, who had him arrested six years ago in an effort to put a silencer on the dog. In December, 1910, Schoenewerg was acquitted and brought suit for SIO,OOO damages. When the suit first came up Johnson, an English instructor in the boys’ high school, said the board of health had advised the arrest and moved for dismissal on the ground that the complaint did not state whether the action was for false arrest or malicious prosecution. The purpose of the new motion is to amend the complaint to , specify malicious prosecution. Peculiar Action of Light. A curious difference in the light pro- ; jected from the London anti-aircraft , searchlights seems to be due to varyi Ing atmospheric conditions. Somei times the beam shows uniform iiluI minatlon 'throughout Its entire length, , then the beam is mostly faint with i bright knots or patches at irregulat intervals, and at other times only a > bright patch In the clouds is seen, the 'course of the light being invisible. It* dir-r-www><-*- ■< r -A. - - ■ c- 'Ltsarc'-*•

COUHT HVUBt NEWS(CONTINUED FROM I’A rr **’ Sipe, trustee for five years ft * '| (i’rogresslve) Brethren cmii' ■■ Berne, was filed with the county 1 cordon Ucensed to marry: Au-u nr- I"' ley. born January 16, ■' Davis Dailey to w-d Marie Spruit ' born January 19. 1395. daughter ol •’ as Sprunger. The case ot The I’fau ManufaHur ing Company vs. The Fort Waym 1 gineering aud Manufacturing ' ’ ’ pany, case from Allen county b< .an trial here this morning before a jury and Judge D. E. Smith The nu non to substitute the name of The Mil" ' kce Aid Power Pump Company the present name of the plaintiff, was tained. All depositions on file were ordered published. John A. Feasei. born June 14. 1895. son of Charles Feasel, ami E t.i r Riesen. born August 24. 1899. dkUM ter ot Gid Riesen, secured a marrii-:-liceuse here and were married at <’ o’clock in the county clerk's bfflee < y Judge D. E. Smith, in the preser. of near relatives. Licensed to marry: Clarence A. Hunter, laltorer. of Decatur, born March 16. 1893. son of Charles A. Hunter, and Alma A. W. Weber, born September 5. 1592. daughter of George Weber. o IS SOMEWHAT BETTER. Mildred, daughter of Prof, and Mrs. M. F. Worthmann, who became very ill New Year's Day of lobular pneu mouia, is somewhat better. By New Year's evening her fever registered one hundred five and two-fifths degrees, and her condition was very serious, requiring the presence of her physician the greater part of that night. Miss Nellie Daniels, a trained nurse, is in charge. OVERTON WEDS M. F. Overton, county agent. i,.c returned from Lafayette where <-n New Years day he was nurra •!. ■ was accompanied home by his and they have started housek‘.-<, on North Ninth street. = o Don, son of C. F. Brooks, local W'-ils Fargo agent, is confined to the house by a slight attack of brenchiits He became ill at Fostoria. Ohio., th< trip home benig hurried on ai ouni id the illness. He is somewhat belter. FOR RENT An S room hou>< at Eleventh street. Inquire of W. H. Dettinger, Magley, Ind. Phone Crainville, Ind. 3-3 P!LEsfHLtS!7iLES V ILLIAMS’ INDIAN PILE Will cure Bliui. Bleed:r.ar end JicL'rii It absorbs the tumors, «Ulay< Itching at -f acts a»o a poultice, -‘ant relief n ’or sale by all dyu^’ r “ WJUAMS MFS. fft Sr -oe, f l** *<<•*** cMTCLooiciF c’rnpc

END OF THE YEAR SALE COATS AND SUITS Every Coat and Suit must be sold regardless of fc manufactured cost. Nothing will be reserved. As we have done in former years we will ,do this year. Motto—Not one garment to be carried over. Choice Cloth Croats, former price (?1O hi'ii M $25.00, this sale Fine Cloth Goats, worth $17.50 arid GJI A $20.09, iiiis sale Nice Wool Cloth Coats, worth $15.00, G*7 th this sale I »Dv One Lot Good Heavy Winter Coats, sold from ” $lO Io $12.50, choice, GM PA Q 9 OK JiiM. this lot *. * and l ine Wool Suits, this season’s best (Ml HV - wSf values, $25.00 suits, this sale.... 3 77U w ——— „ sllL Good Whipcord and Serge Suits, (I*l AAA /*■* $22.50 values, this sale vlb.Uv Nobby AH Wool Suits, right up Io d»A rzi date, $17.50 values, Uns sale.. Vv»vv jj V jf — Make Y our Selections Early INIBLICK & CO :

. Pay Your Subscription ___lO THE DAILY DEMOCRAT ..beforeFEBRUARY 15th And you can do so at the same old price $2.50 per year, by mail After that date the price will be $3.00 per year, during the present I high price of paper, ink and metal. THE DAILY DEMOCRAT I NOTICE | To Our Customers and the Public in General. The undersigned has sold and will close th meat market on tiie east side ot Second strtf. known as the Dyonis Schmitt or City Mear Marte 7: on January 1. We cordially invite and will b pleased to meet our old friends and customers at | the general public at our meat market on the us side of Second street, known as the Baker l Hower meat market, where you can buy the chw ’] est meats at the lowest market price and when | you will receive the very best and courteous tret J meiit by Messrs. Baker A Hower. The Hoosier Packing Co