Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1917 — Page 2

DAILY 1)1. MOC RAT. PlibUthM Hvary IvMlai Except 1 ■ueday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates. Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, bv carrier $6.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Yea 1 -, by mail >3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postoffice in Qecatur. Indiana, as second-ciass matter. The paper situation in this country does not improve. On the other . hand it grows worse and each month brings notices ot increases in the coat ot blank paper which are almost . impossible. The country newspaper is going through a period of overhead when it is very difficult to make both ends 'meet and sometimes they don’t. The support of those who believe in the local newspaper is needed now as it never was before and is the more appreciated Mr. Von Hinderburg does not believe the entrance of this country into the war will affect Germany, basing the opinion, however, upon his belief that the war will be over before we can get ready. We hope he is right, though we doubt it. The warring nations and the men behind them will have to cultivate more of a get-to-gether spirit than they have shown so far if the war doesn’t continue several years and if it continues twelve months this nation will very probably be playing a very important part. A dollar a plate banquet, with Albert J. Beveridge as the honor guest, was given- last week at Indianapolis. It was announced that it was to be a non-partisan, neighborhood affair to pay proper respect to an ludianian who had won more than passing fame, but now it is claimed to have been a preliminary to the launching ofa campaign for Beveridge for president in 192 b.. Well, when the Wat-son-Goodrich-New-Fairbanks crowd gets through with Albert’s boom it will look like the Goodrich highway commission bill did after it passed . I the amendment stage in the senate yesterday. • ! The senate yesterday took a slop at the highway commission bill and 1 I succeeded in pushing its face so out of form that we doubt if Governor Goodrich will recognize his old friend i when they meet. Amendments weie j offered and adopted that take lite most of the "stingers” out and it is now said that the governor will ask his men in the senate to kill it or else he will v< toe it. The original bill pro- t . vided that the state eommissfgni-r should have more power than is usually given one man in this world, the last word in the expenditure of from - six to ten million dollars a year and it provided various other powers that the people cannot afford to turn over , to any man, however great he may b - The •amendments took the life out of the bill and we believe the demo-

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crats in tile senate who voted solidly 'against the proposed bill did just .exactly what the people would have them do. -sassMflßKsxsnsx 3 0 DOINGS IN SOCIETY f uxiastiacacctxiG-fxxsttSffiattaaiS! WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday Bachelor Maids Rose Tonnelier. Thoebe Class Mrs. Fred Ashbau Iter. Tri Kapas Mudge Hite. Pythian Needle (Tub Mrs. G C. Mount. Mrs’. John Stewart and Mrs. Belle Johnson, at K. of P. Home. Ixtyal Workers'—Mrs. Fred Linn Wednesday. I-oyal Women's Class - Mrs. Mel Rice. Reformed Aid .. . Martin Miller. Ladies of Birthday Club Mrs Fred Patterson. L. T L. M E. Church Parlors. Ruth Circle Valentine Social- Ben Hur Hall. Delta Theta Tan Charity Ball K. of C. Hall. Historical —Mrs. Al Burdg. Shakespeare • Xtrs. 1). M. Hensley. Thursday. Helping Hand Mrs. L. W. Stolte at church. Friday. Dance at Moose Hall. Zion Lutheran Aid School House. Saturday. Queen Esthers -Doris DeVoss. Friendship. True, it is most painful not to meet the kindness and affection you feel you have deserved and have a right to expect from others, but it is a mistake to complain, for it is no use. You eauno* extort friendship with a cocked pistol. — Ex. The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. Janies 5:11. ■ Mrs. L. W. Stolte will be hostess to the Helping Hand society Thursday afternoon at the Sunday -school room of the Reformed church. The Queen Esthers will meAt Sat urday evening with Miss Doris DeVoss. who will have Miss Anita Swearenger as her assistant. Miss Helen Kinzle will be leader The Loyal Women’s class will meet with Mrs. Mel Rice Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock 'hie east fer the Japanese wed ling ♦vitl meet at the Christian c hurch tor practice tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. L W. Stolte who is hostess to the Helping Hand society Thursday afternoon in the Sunday school too mos the Reformed church wilt make a valentine social of the meeting. Cunning little invitations issued by her are in red heart form bearing a verse asking each to bring thimbles for nimble fingers. The Research club members had a splendid meeting with Mrs. Horn-e Callow yesterday when Mrs. I-. A. Graham had a fine paper on ‘‘American Pottery ' Mirs Vera Hower entertained ‘he Delta Theta Tati sorority last evening Very little business was in order e<ccept that pertaining to the charity ball tomorrow evening at the K. of C. hall. Miss Babe Keller of Fort Wayne and Miss Theresa Nier of Huntington will arrive tomorrow to spend the week with Miss Agnes Kohne TO KANSAS CITY, MO. George Wemhoff of the Wemhoff Monumental Works left last evening lor Kansas City, Mo., where he will represent the National Retail Monument Dealers at the Kansas convention, which will be held there Feb-r---ary 14th and 15th Mr. Wemhoff received the invitation and was urged by the National committe to attend the convention, by telegram. C — - - — ' ROBBERS MAKE HAUL. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Feb. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat)- procured more than $2600 when they forced a safe at the Goldstein brothers department store late Saturday night police announced today. No clue has be n found of the bandits. A night watc.iman has been ’ questioned but declared he heard nothing unusual Saturday night o— ABOUT THE SICK Marsh Burdg who has been quite ill following a paralytic stroke, is tecovering nicely and is able to sit up a part of the time. C. C. Cloud who has been ill of the grip for some time, and who Sunday suffered severely from complications, remains about the mull Mrs. Mary Eley is ill of the grip. I

SUB SINKS LINER AFRIC; MANY LOST V (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) tilled with grain and cannot ship. The Wabash railroad joined other western roads and placed an embaigo on all grain shipments to Chicago and the east. The German submurine embargo is blamed. — o Genius of Giving. Not long ago a woman promised me some wearing apparel for a certain poor family. When the box arrived, 1 found every article pressed, cleaned, and mended. 1 remarked upon this, and she replied, “I always send the things in ffrst-cluss condition; otherwise it's only a relief to get old clothes out of the way, but if one mends, c-lpntis and presses them, then 1 consider them a real gift.”—Los Angeles Times. She Meant Well. An Independence bride, in o'cler to show her love for her husband, decided to launder her husband’s shirts. She doubled the amount of starch. When she removed them from the line she couldn’t get them through the back door. She didn’t cry. but sent them to a laundry.—Kansas City Journal. ft Inevitable Result. The car turns turtle just when the driver is feeling certain that gasoline mixed with whisky makes GO miles an hour as safe as it is delightful.—Louisville Courier-Journal. Evil Always There. There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, jterhaps. through the whole of life; but circumstances may arouse it to activity. Hawthorne. Postmaster J W. Bosse reports letters and cards remaining uncalled for in the Decatur postoffice as follows: Layman Brandyberry. L. C. Meredith. T O. Rollins. Dr. Alfred Ahsbaugh. Persons calling for this mail will please say, "advertised." HORSE AND CATTLE SALE. As 1 am going to quit farming. I will offer at public sale at my residence at Monroe. Indiana, on Tuesday. February 27. 1917. beginning at 1:00 o’clock p m . 35 head of horses and 6 mules: Three imported stallions. Imported by Frisinger & Co.; bay stallion, weight 2200; sorrel stallion. weight 2050; sorrel stallion, weight 2100; bay Belgian mare imported by Sowers & Son. weight 1900. safe in foal: hay mare. 5 years old. weight 1750, in foal; bay mare 4 years old. weight IG4O, in foal; bay mare. 5 years old. weight 1740, in foal; sorrel mare, 6 years odd,, weight 1725. in foal; bay mare. 8 years old. weight 1450, in foal; match team roan geldings. 3 years old, weight 2950; match team, mare and gelding, black, weight 2870; roan mare. 4 years old. weight 1780. in foal; 2 sorrel mares. 2 and 3 years old, weight 1100 and 1225; bay mare. 6 years old. weight 1490; bay mare. 6 years old, weight 1520. in foal: sorrel mare. 7 years old. weight 1620. in foal; brown mare, 4 years old. weight 1540; bay gelding, 4 years old. weight 1425; bay mare, 6 years old. weight 1570; 2 bay mares 4 years old. weight 3025; sorrel gelding. 3 years old. weight 1490; eight go<xl work horses and mares. Twelve Head of Cattle: 7 cows, will be fresh March 15; 4 yearlings; full blood Jersey bull, year old in May; 12 brood sows, will farrow March 20; 5 lull blood Duroc sows, will farrow March 15 to 20; 3 teams of mules, good ones. Terms made known on day of sale. JOHN ANDREWS, Mgr. Col. John W. Dollin, Portland, Ind., Auctioneer. E. X. Ehingen Clerk. Political Announcements FOR MAYOR. You are authorized to announce my name as a candidate for mayor of the city of Decatur, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the primarv to be held March 6. 1916. ' CHARLES W. YAGER. Please anounce my name as a candidate for mayor of the city of Decatur. on the democratic ticket, subject to the decision of the primary election to be held Tuesday. March 6, 1917. CHARLES N. CHRISTEN. FOR CITY TREASURER. Please announce my name as a candidate for treasurer of the city of Decatur, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the primary to be held, Tuesday, March 6. 1917. EDGAR GERBER. FOR CITY TREASURER. Please anounce my name as a candidate for the deni'Aatic nomina1 tion for treasurer of rae city of Decatur. subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday, March cth. j. d. McFarland. FOR CITY TREASURER. Please announce my name as a can didate for treasurer of the city of Decal ur, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the primary to be held March* 6, 1917. ROY BAKER. FOR CITY TREASURER. Please announce my name as a candidate for treasurer of the city of Decatur. subject to the decision of the democratic primary election to be held Tuesday, March 6. 1917. H. S. STEELE. FOR CITY CLERK. You are authorized to announce my name as a candidate for clerk of tiie city of Decatur. Ind.^ subject to the decision of the demodptic voters at Hie primary oieotion to bo held Tuesday, March 6. 1917. i R. G. CHRISTEN. <

PUBI IC SALE. The undersigned will offer at public sulcal his residence, 7 miles south of Decatur. Itulle soui-h of Pleasant Mills and l‘g mil. north of Will shire. O. on what is known as the A. J. ('ase farm on Tuesday. February 20, 1917, beginning at 10 o'clock a m. the following personal property. to-wit: Five Head of Horses: Gray mare. 13 years old; bay team of Belgium geldings, , 3 years old. weight almut 2400; roan mare. 6 years old. in foal, weight about 1300; Iron gray horse. 5 years old. weight 1510, i consigned by Janus Watkins. Six I teen Head' of Cattle: Four-year-old, full blooded Durham cow. with call by side; 5 year old spotted cow. halt, Jersey-Guernsey, will be fresh by dav of sale; two 4 year old black Polled Angus cows, fresh in April and May: 4 year old Durham cow. fresh in April; 2 year old Durham heifer, fresh in March; 4 year old Durham heifer, fresh in May; 1 year old Durham heifer, 1 year old Holstein heifer. 5 year old Ihirham <ow. fresh in June; 2 year old Durham ox. registered; <6 year old spotted cow, fresh Feb. 27: Holstein heifer < alf. 11 months old; male Holstein ealf. 6 months old; consigned by James Watkins.) Seventy Head of Bro ding Ewes: These are tine large ewes, ranging from 1 to 5 years old; will commence lambing about March 1; good buck. Eight Head of Brood Sows: 7 Duroc’brood sows, good ones, bred to a full blood Duroc male hog. these" sows will, farrow from March 17 to 27; O. 1. C. sow will farrow Marches. Farming Implements: Corn King manure spreader, good shape; McCormick binder, in good repair; Thomas hay loader. Oliver steel riding breaking plow, walking breaking plow, Scotch clipper walking breaking plow, stock rack. Scheer & Butler organ. 15 tons of light mixed hay in mow. Terms -Under $5. cash; over $5 a credit of 12 months will be given, the purchaser giving bankable note, the last six months bearing 6 per cent interest. Four per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. The M. E. Ladies' Aid of PKnsant Mills will serve lunch. A. J. CASE. Harry Daniels, Auct. Frank Master. Clerk. PUBLIC SALE. We. the undersigned, will offer at public sale on the old Herman Gerke farm. 5 miles north of Decatur, on Thursday. February 22, 1917. begin ning at 9 o'clock a. m.. the following personal property, to wit: Nineteen Head of Horses: Team of 12-vear-old farm mares, in foal; mare. 9 years «bl. in foal; gelding 9 years old; two 5 year old bay mares, in foal: 5 4-year-old horses; one coming 3 year old mare; 3 coming 2 year old mares; 4,coming yearlings. Twenty two Head of Cattle: Roan cow. will be fresh before sale; 5 cows coming fresh in March or April; 2 heifers coming fresh about the last of March; 5 heifers 2 years old. bred; bull calf 6 months old; 8 calves. 2 to 9 months old. Fifty Head of Hogs: Poland Chin* male hog. 2 sows with pigs by their side: 6 sows will farrow about .March 1; 9 shoats will weight 100 lbs. each; 23 shosts, weight about 85 tbs. each; 9 pigs, weight about 50 tbs. each. Farming Implements: 6 ft. McCormick binder, McCormick mower. Deere hayload r. side delivery hay rake, hayrake. Hoosier grain drill. 2 riding cultivators, Cassady riding plow. 2 breaking plows, jumper, set of beet tools, 2 spring tooth harrows. 3 ets of spike tooth harrows, new Ideal manure spreader. 3 wide tired wagons, spring wagon, hog rack. 2 sets of hay ladders, fanning mill, platform scales, set heavy harness, good as new; 2 sets breeching harness. 2 sets of farm harness, set double buggy harness and collars. Hay in mow, about 12 doz. chickens, 2 turkeys, 1 gobbler and many other articles too numerous to mention.. Terms: —Ail sums of $5.0 hand under. < ash; over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving note with approved security and bearing 8 per cent interest after maturity. Five per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. KI’KELHAN & SCHEARER. S. R. Rose. John Spuhler, Aucts. Chas. Magley, Clerk. PUBLIC SALE. 1. the undersigned, v.ill sell at public uaction on Friday. February 23, 1917. on what is known as the Abe Railing farm. 2 miles east and 1% miles north of Monroe, and 414 miles south of Decat.ii ,on county farm road, beginning at lb o’clock a. m., the following property, to-wit: Soring 17'31; 5 years old. weight 175®; "-’ifcssa- tw» mares gn good ones, sorrel mare colt, coming 2 years old in spring; horse colt coming 1 vear old In spring. Ca’He: Spotted cow. coming 3 years old. 2 spring calves. Hogs: Duroc sow. due to farrow April 7: 6 head of shoats. weighing about 50 tbs. each. Farming implements: Deering binder. 8 ft. cut. good as new; Walter A. Wood mower. Dain hay loader. Hoosier grain drill, good as new; land roller. good as new: disc. 3-section spike tooth harrow and spring tooth harrow. 2 Monarch corn cultivators, good as new. hay tedder, one 2-horse wagon, with double bed. good’ as now; John Deere riding plow, 1 good as new; C. B. & Q. com plan-j ter. god as new; set bob sleds, good as new Terms: —55.00 and under, cash; over that amount a credit of nine months will be.given, purchaser giving note with approved security; -No' property removed until settled for. Four per cent off for cash. WM. DURBIN. John Baumgartner. Auct. Garry Martz. Clerk. 32t6 PUBLIC SALE. As I am going to quit farming I will offer at public auction at my resi- ! dem-e. 1 mile east of Peterson, near' the Beery church, or 3% miles west of Decatur, on the Bluffton roayl on Friday, February 23, 1917. beginning at 12 o’clock, m . the following personal property, to-wit! Four Head of Horses; Black mare. 16 years old; ba; marc, G years old; brown mare. 20 years old; bay mare coll. 3 years eld. 1 Three Head of Cattle: Brindle cow. • 9 years old. calf by side by date of

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——] sale; bla< k cow. 3 vears old. fresh in September; red heifer. 2 years old. 1 fresh in May. Fifteen Head Hogs: | Full blooded Duroc male hog. I year old; sow to farrow April 1; 13 feeding shoats. 5 of them Poland China. 2 l i tons of good timothy hay in mow. about W> bu. corn in crib; about 50 bu. of seed oats, clean from mustard. Farming Implements: McCormick mower, 5 fl. cut, Rock Island hay loader, sulky Diamond plow, walking Diamond plow. Tiger cultivator. 1-horse spring cultivator, Ideal spreader, wheelbarrow, double shovel plow, spring tooth harrow, tongue truck disc harrow. 12x18 John Deere; Smith wagon and box. hay rack and beet box. spring wagon. 2 buggies. 2 fanning mills, in good shape: 4 h. p. gas engine. Quaker City feed grinder. power feed cutter, corn sheller, 809 !t>s. scales, copper kettle. 2 iron kettles, sausage grinder, lard press and staffer, work harness for 3 horses, in g<K>d shape; set of buggy harness. Terms: $5.0’0 and under, cash; over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving note with approved security and bearing 6 per cent interest after maturity; 4 per < ent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. JOHN T. BAKER. John Spuller. Noah Frauhiger, Auctioneers. DEMOCRAT WANTADS PAY BIG. j - 'l l II ■ ■■■■IIIIIIWII 111 ■ I

TO THE VOTERS OF DECATUR. IND. How has the City of Decatur been benefited under the democratic administration and of what assistance was Ito the administration? Ehese art questions which are being considered by the voters of this citv. If I have served to the best interests of the people I should be continued in oflicuanother term and should receive the democratic nomination. I have been connected with the city administration for the past eleven years. Eight >car> as a councilman and three years as mavor. As councilman I was always on the finance committee, which had the consideraton of all the financeU i'/V? y J n lts char^e - At the beginning of my term we found the city indebted to the amount of $134,000.00, and the citv had no credit. The waterworks and electric light plant were not earning anything and judging b ’ the kind of indebtedness which was charged against the citv I believe the;' I were losing money. The councils before'us having issued 550.000.iHl m ■ city orders in five years, and had used all the taxes they had collected, thereby showing an expenditure of $10,000.00 each year over the taxes collected, in the eleven years I have been connected with the finance committee nun nf? a,d $110,000.00 on this indebtedness, making an average of Os 0.00 each year, which shows a gain of $20,000,000 over former administrations. Portland, Indiana, is preparing for a general celebration and banquet H-cause the city administration has been able to pav off $92,000.00 in twel'R years Does the taxpayer of this city appreciate good service as muchP°n Ln™ ,cve ,l would ,)e K° od P«hey to continue such service when ' 1 ■ U ( *lll • Chas. N. Christen

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m n„.a ed taking Tanlae ami I sees ' have gained strength in all ways. t food tastes much better n«>w i: enjoy what I eat. 1 can eat aiiytsrdg 1 care for, too, without any bad tecta. •Ts been benetitted so mart . Tanlae that I’m glad of the '■‘‘l to recommend it to others for Itfl Here it will help others just ng did me." Tanlae. the Master Medicine peeially beneficial for stomach. and kidney trouble, catarr: j plaints, nervousness, loss of tfte and the like. Tanlae is now being specially i traduced and explain d in at the Smith. Yager a- Palk store.—Ad vt. * —— - — J MILLINERY STORE OPE* The millinery store of Mr? ” | Burdg which has been .dosed weeks on account of Mr. Btirur- i to i t H ness, will b<? open from i»u»e- & ' o'clock, (ho remainder of thi> sl15 I All those having accounts nW and settle during this time, also DEMOC RAT WANT Al* PAY BIG, I' ■