Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1917 — Page 4

DAILYDEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates. Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail 13.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postoflice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Lieutenant Governor Bush objects to the democratic senators referring to utterances by the republicans as “bunk.” We concur in his opinion and suggest that the word be changed to read "punk.” By a vote of 403 to 13 congress hist i evening empowered President Wilson i to arm merchant ships and the vote 1 was announced amidst applause and

cheering that should leave no doubt in the minds of the public other than that the people of this nation will stand back of their president in whatever crisis comes as a result of the present unpleasantness with Germany and Austria. A thrift garden, 25x50 feet, in the back yard or on a vacant lot about town will, at a cost of two dollars for seed and five dollars for fertilizing, produce, if properly cultivated, enough vegetables to supply a family of six persons throughout the season, will produce fifty to one hundred dollars’ value, provide wholesome and profitable exercise for mind and body, make a more contented people, teach preparedness and economy and conserve the resources of the country. Senators Bracken and Simmons did not vote on the excise bill, by which act we take it they indicated that they favored the bill but did not care to vote in opposition to the pressure brought to bear by their constituents. Either these two democrats were wrong in their position or the twenty-three democrats and six republicans who voted to kill the bill were wrong. Just why a democrat should line up with the governor on this purely political bill has not yet been explained. The excise bill is dead, a rebuke to Governor Goodrich's plan to raise a fund of several million dollars at the expense of the corporations of the state. His leaders argued that the state must have this money and yet the bill had scarcely met defeat until the lower house passed a bill reducing the general levy live cents on the hundred dollars, every republican but Divk Vesey voting for it. Either they did not need the additional c ash that the excise bill would have produced or the reduction of the levy was a poor business play. Os urse with the treasury filled with

— o grepEm <a Ed V. Price Clothes are positively guaranteed to hold their shape. What other tailors will stand behind their product in that way? • $20.00 to $35.00 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

i ,;ohl the losult of economical and ■ careful democratic administration, 1 (hey will not suffer for a time, but the results cun be sized up utter a ■ year or two. CDOINGS IN SOCIETY : ■' zmiucge zvz •jccscnasafflEffi&aE iVEEK’B SOCIAL CALENDAR. Thursday. U. B. Aid—Mrs. Mattie Fisher. Zion Lutheran Aid—Mrs. Lewis Koencmann. Helping Hand—Mrs. Fred Ashbuucher at Reformed S. 8. Room. Presbyterian Aid- Mrs. Wilson Lee. St. Vincent de Paul Mrs. Joo Lose. Friday. Section 4, I’astoral Helpers—Mrs. Leo Wilhelm. “If people in this world knew each other better, maybe there would be more peace, but not if they lived in the same house." Mrs Fred Ashbaucher was hostess to the Helping Hand society at the Reformed Sunday school room yesterday and served a tasty lunch after Hie sewing and crocheting period.

t. The Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid so--1 ciety held its ' business and social I meeting with Mrs. Wilson Lee yest?rday, a fine meeting being in order, with more than forty present. The St. Vincent de Paul society was entertained yesterday by Mrs. Joe J,ose and Mrs. Charles Lose. A par- . eels post sale will lie held on Wedn< sday, Marell 14 in the K. of C. hall and supper will also be sold in connection therewith. The knotting of comfoi s consumed much time yesterday. The Catholic Culture Club met with Mrs. L. A. Holthouse last evening when the study of the English language was continued under the leaderPolitical Announcements ’ umeanMrsiMmMMr- ’rwa-JWi. ■«« ■■»■■»■■■■■ 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 democratic nomination for treasurer of the city of Decatur, subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday, March 6th. J. d. McFarland. 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 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 the city of Decatur, Ind., subject to the decision of the democratic voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday, March G. 1917. R. G. CHRISTEN. FOR COUNCILMAN. Please announce my name as a candidate for councilman, Second ward, Decatur, Indiana, subject to the decision of the democratic primary election to be held Tuesday, March 6, 1917. JAMES HURST. FOR COUNCILMAN. • Please announce my name as a can- | didato for councilman. Second ward, Decatur, Indiana, subject to the decision of the democratic primary election to be held Tuesday. March 6, fW7. MARTIN MILLER. FOR COUNCILMAN. Please announce my name as a candidate for the nomination for councilman at largo of the City of Decatur, on the democratic ticket, subject to the decision of the primary election to be held Tuesday, March 6, 1917. WILLIAM 11. FOUGHTY. FOR COUNCILMAN. Please announce my name as a candidate for councilman. Second Ward, Decatur. Indiana, subject to/the decision of 'he democratic/primary election to be held Tuesday, March 6, 1917. BEN BCHIJANK. FOR COUNCILMAN You are hereby authorized to announce my name as a candidate for councilman at large of the City of Decatur on the democratic ticket, subject to the decision of alia voters at the primary! March 6th. JACOB MARTIN. FOR COUNCILMAN AT LARGE. Please announce my name as a candidate for councilman at large, subject to the decision of the democratic primary to be held Tuesday, March 6, 1917. C. R. WEAVER.

I ship of Misses Rose Conler and Lena Holthouse, who had good papers, each member contributing to the study further with short talks or readings. Owing u> the fact that the club started late in the season, two papers are given at each meeting. Mrs. Robert McMahan wil be hostess in two weeks. Mrs. W. E. Smith was both hostess and leader for the Historical club, her subject being Japan, with excellent map study by Miss Lucile Smith. Mrs. C. 8. Battenberg will be hostess an t leader next week. The St. Vinceint de Paul parcels post sale announced for Wednesday afternoon. March 11, will open at four o’clock and will bo held in the K. of (’. hall. Supper will also be served. The public is very cordially invited. The program committee of the Historical club will meet promptly at one o’clock next Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. C. S. Battenberg, before the regular club meeting. The Christian Endeavor society .if the Reformed church met last evening at the home of Rev. Stolte. Thirty three were present and the event a very profitable and happy one, tne business session being followed by a social period.

o > ■> 1 THE M. E. REVIVAL. A large crowd again attended the ’ Methodist Episcopal church last evening. The service throughout was ( a service of unusual spiritual power and those present, many of them, re- ’’ mained until after ten o'clock. The song service this evening was under ’ the direction of the pastor and ebn--1 sisted of many of the old-time revival 1 songs in which the congregation join • cd with hearty good will. All the singing at this service was by the congregation lead by the large volun1 teer choir. The sermon of the even- ! ing. delivered by the pastor, was a practical presentation upon the theme ' of the sinner’s knowledge of his condition. This sermon was one of the most practical in its application to the daily life of the individual and . the community lige of the city of Decatur and the neighborhood in which i wc live. At the close of the sermon the invitation was extended and several went forward to the altar and were converted during the after service of song and prayer. The prayer meetings during the afternoon were not quite so well attend- • ed as they have been in the past. It is the hope of the church that the ’ subsequent prayer rpeetings will be attended by large numbers os these meetings are the power plant of tie spiritual forces of these meetings i Announcement is made elsewhere of 1 the time and place of these meetings. Further announcement as to the progress and Continuance of the meetings will be made later, but it is certain that as long as souls are being born into the kingdom and the promise for future work is as good as it is now that they will be continued. CONTRIBUTED. IN THE LEGISLATURE. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind. Mar. 2— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Amendments to the Dobyns highway commission bill placed in the measure by the house were not approved by the senate today. and it was decided to appoint a conference committee to attempt to make changes in the bill which would satisfy both houses. The senate struck out the appropriation for the legislative bureau of information and the state statistician’s office in the appropriation bill. Attempts have been made at this session to abolish both offices but were futile. If the house concurs in the amendment this will force the abolishment of the offices. The appropriation bill was also amended to give the national guard $200,009 instead of SIOO,OOO. Dorrell’s bill, providing for the licensing of poultry dealers was passed by the house today. The Sinimpns bill, rais- . ing the salaries of judges of the su- , prerae and appellate courts from six ' thousand to seven thousand five hu.r>(in <1 dollars was killed in the house today when a commitee report recommended indefinite postponement was adopted. i . Kinder’s bill reducing the number - 'of wailing days for compensation for - injuries from fourteen to seven’days ' wiik recommended for passage in the ’ house. 1 -o Remarkable Linguist. The greatest of all linguistic geniuses was undoubtedly Ginseppe Mezzofantl, who died in 1849. Not only could the i wonderful Italian read 50 or 60 different languages, besides many dialects, but he could also speak and write them with astonishing fluency. It was r contended that Mezzofantl could con- . verse with natives of practically every - quarter of the globe. t How Some Arguments Are Won. “Some men kin alius convince you in an argument,” said Uncle Ebon, “be- ■ cause dey’s got seech a fine flow of ‘ language (hit no matter whut dey says, ' you’s afraid to talk hack.”

- " „ ■ ~ ——- ~ K ‘W.W i, — I ■ I. < I I ■ Al-1! Ema ■s! « *5 R ’ ® 'i* ■■MM ■s cWW y'JF ’’W L » ~ , * Head of Northwestern Un.ven,,,-® I Napierville, 111., who will have charm 1 ’’ 'of the dedicatory services here H ' \ Sunday, March 4. It will be < notatie I v-’' ' j event in the church history. S THE FIRST EVANGELICAL CHURCH AND THE BISHOP IN CHARGE OF DEDICATION HtRE NtM SUNW||

PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR DEDICATION SUNDAY . (CONTINUED FROM PAGM ONE) the twenty-one ministers who have ; been stationed here in the forty-sev- . en years of the congregation. The complete list of ministers includes: I G. W. Freehai’er. 1870-2; 14. R. P|ice. 1872; C. C. Beyrer, 1873; J. F. Bock- , man, 1874; J. Wales, 1875; Joseph . Fisher. 1876 77; J. M. Dustman, lESI- - A. R. Schafer, 1884-5; J. E. Stoops, 1886-8; F. W. Hart. 1889; F. L. Snyt der, 1890-1; S. B. Kring. 1892-3; J. J. , Wise. 1894-5; C. 1). Wendall. 1896-97; W. H. Mygrant, 1898-99; D. Martz. , 1900; S. 1. Zechiel. 1901-02; S. S. Al- , berts, 1903; A: B. Haist, 1907-7; I). (). I Wise. 19(58-11; J. H. Rilling. 1912, to the present time. , Departments of the Church. ! Every department of the church is thriving. The Sunday school, with I L. L. Baumgartner, superintendent, has an enrollment of two hundred fifty; the Young People's Alliance, of which Miss ('leo Roop is president, has a membership of forty; the Ladies’ Aid society, with Mrs. Fred' Linn, president, a membership of ( , about fifty. There are fourteen , classes in the Sunday school, of , which seven are fully organized, and meet also as independent bodies for mor .efficient work. The following- the various boards under which >thc building of the new church lias been pushed forward rapidly: Officials —Bishop S. P. Spreng. D. D.; Rev. J. W. Mentzer, presiding elder; Rev. J. H. Rilling, pastor. Trustee Board —H. A. Fuhrman, president; Ed Macy. L. L. Baumgartner, Henry Barkley. Orval Harruff. Building Committee —Eugene Runyon. president; Charles Hocker, 11. A. Fuhrman, Orval Harruff, the late H. ('. Fuhrman, Ed Macy, L. L. Baumgartner. Henry Barkley. J. li. Rilling, the late Samuel Cramer, E. M. Sebnitz, William McMarncs, O. L. Burgener. Mrs. Fred Linn. Anna Winnes. Architect —Oscar Hoffman. Contractor -Fred Linn. —♦ O COURT HOUSE NF.WB Cora I’. Shady was granted a divorce this morning from Clyde F. Shad..’, tile costs being adjudged against the defendant. Peterson & Moran for I) Fore't Hoffman et al filed a quiet title suit, the defendants being Joseph Snurr et al. Albert T. Adams et al vs. estate of Jacob N. Rian. Motion to require plaintiff to reseparate and number paragraphs of the complaint. Leena E. Cramer qualified as administratrix of the estate of Samuel C. ( earner. She gave SI,OOO bond. Charles S. Niblick qualified as trustee of Eva L. and Margaret Wagner, ■ giving $2500 bond: also as trustee of Jesse Ruckman, the bond being $2600, Manley P. Irwin et al vs. Lurena P. Irwin, et al. Petition by administratrix for order for commission to pay i over to her the funds now in the hands as comjmissioner. was sustain- ' ed, the sum to lie paid being $179.31. Petition by surviving widow for order against the commissioner to pay to , ber as her distributive share the full . one-third of tiie purchase price of real ■ estate, less commissioner’s fees, costs of sale and court costs in Ihis action, sustained. One hundred dollars is rendered paid out of the fund and i $79.31 to, he paid out of two-thirds ’ (hereof. Real estate transfers: Henry Meyer et al. to Christ Gerber, 25 acres, Washington tp., $3600; Joshua W.

Burkhead et al. to Otis O. Hocker. 60 acres, Washington tp., $10,500; Geo. W. Mumma et al. to Clara R. Lare et al., lot 288. Decatur. $800; Samuel K. Shackley et al. to James F. Halberstadt. 34 acres, Blue Creek tp.. $3350; Mertie E. Kiefer et al. to Dan iel T. Brinneman, 60 acres. Washington tp.. $9200; Daniel T. Brinneman et al. to August Schlickman. 60 acres, Washington tp.. $9100: August Schlickman et al. to Wharton W. Rogers. 60 acres, Washington tp., $9.400; Wm. H. Haggard to Wm. J. Vesey, 79.73 acres. Monroe tp.. $15,946; 1 Wm. J. Vesey et al. to Wm. Harry Haggard, 158.55 acres, Monroe tp., $2(1.206; Henry Sovine to Albert M. Mauller, realty in St. Mary's tp., sl.009; Benjamin Butler et al. to Sophia Scheiber, 15 acres. Root tp., $2,099; F. Fred Schueler et al. to Mar- ' tin Schueler, 80 acres. Hoot tp.. $14.000; Fred K. Schafer et al. to John Winteregg. lot 3, Berne, $1800; D. B. Erwin, commissioner, to Peter Fox., trustee, Hartford tp.. $660. NOTIC E OF FtX’U. SUITI.EMEVr or ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the itors, lieir.s and legatees of William : l>. Roop, lieeeaseil, to appear in 'the Adams circuit court, held at l>e,a- --• tin. Indiana, on the 21th (lay of March, IHI7, and show' cause, if any. why ■‘tiie final settlement accounts with the estate of eaiil decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then anil there make proof of heirship and receive their distributive I shares. ALPHEI S M. Itoop Administrator. Decatur. Ind.. March 1. 11'17. Hooper & Lenliart. Attvs. 2-‘j o WILL SERVE DINNERSUPPER. The Evangelical Ladies’ Aid society will serve dinner in the new church basement. Sunday, March 4. the day of the dedication, the public being cordially invited. Dinner will be served for thirty-live cents, beginning at 12 o'clock, and the menu follows : Chicken Noodles Mashed Potatoes Gravy Creamed Peas Gold Slaw Pickles Bread Butter Pie Coffee Supper will be served, beginning at 5 o’clock, the charge being twentyfive cents. The menu has not yet beer, arranged in full, but oyster stew will be a part thereof. o — W. S. HART AT THE REX. In “The Captive God,” W. S. Hart is declared to have rendered another fascinating performance that will establish him stiil more firmly in the popular favor. The story is a romance of the sixteenth century. Hart plays the part of a stalwart Spaniard who, shipwrecked, is adopted by the people ot Teliaum. in ancient Mexico. and made their leader because of his superior wisdom. It’s a Triangle play and the five reels go like one. FOR RENT—7 acre farm, in good condition, adjoining city limits. Call Dyonis Schmitt. 5213

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llnnjram fttanh ‘lih. 191? 9:15 a. ni. Sundaj School. 10:15 a.m. Sermon - - • Bishop 8. P. Spreng 2:30 p. m. Short Addresses. 3:09 p. m. Sermon - • Bishop 8. P. Spreng 6:3’ p. m. Short Addresses. • 7:15 p. m. Sermon and Services - Bishop 8. P. Spreng The public is (ordially invited to attend the above services. At the afternoon services the pastors and congregations ot the Methodist, Reformed and United Brethren Churches will be our special guests. In the evening the pastors and congregations o( the Christian. Baptist and the Presbyterian Churches.

PUBLIC SALE. The nnderaigned will offer for sale at his residence. 8 miles south of Decatur. 1 mile south and 4 miles east of Monroe. 1 mile north and U mile west of Salem on the Oliver Steele farm, on Thursday. March 15. 1917, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m.. the following personal property, to-wit: Four Head of Horses: Pair of grey mares coming 8 years old. one due to foal March 26. weight about 1400; . 10 year old gelding; coming 4 vear old bay mare. Four Head of Cattle: fwo full blooded Jersey cows, one with calf by side, other due to be fresh ' March 2b; Durham cow. due to be l fresh m June; spotted yearling heifer lourteen Head of Hogs, includMar h 7Vt oW h' '* Ue t 0 farrow in luaren, s fat hogs, will averazp ?65 U fts 2 el h’V WUI Weißh abou ‘ libs fbs. each. Poultry: Th»ec *ur. aey hens and one gobbler, one goose and two ganders; also some chTk '“."“’T Imp L-in.-tn-: T’mee

ITO THE VOTERS OF DECATUR, IND. GENTLEMEN 1 ha\e giien you a list of the most important thing' nave been accomplished by this administration o' f.i 3111 a men -l )er - hut there were a large number <" tr nngs which we did which were of benefit but of nll ‘ irpi r h ini H? r * anCe ' these little things were all place l ' 10 en t F h y W ° Uld make a lai 'ge item - These lh ' ngS 7: ! ' 1e care and diligence used by the administf* lustraH ra . nsae ? the c ’ty S business. I will give you one ilanother 11 VVh lbe d *Terence between one city an< hecame neeo " th , e Pub,ic l ! «W Act went into effect. > inventor! o?E for ever ? utility in the state to make n" ough invest J! Property. After having made a thor neers who weU* 0 " °, f .J be object and of the different en. tract with a tii m*? 3 j bed to do work, we ma(i £ a PL for the sum nA-W this work for the City of pe* we ”t over the cite i?° i and tbe accounting board " complete invent™ S bo< ? ks ’ we had the best and J] L. ton $900.00 for th' We ba< ? seen - It cost the City of B |u P'ete as ours \hi? arn ? kind of work und >t * s notas f"‘ vs a saving of S4OO this is not « ,ar * c item< ’u has been done at ? ta 'Pa.'er. All our other bus.nt* that we were s e m.;sJ! , , ,s same 'ine, always keeping in n" u to benefit them, "* 8 ine P eo P' e and should do all we COUI " Chas. N. Christen

riding cultivators, 2 new ones; I walking breaking plows. 60 tooth hr row. good as new; end gate seeder, good as new; disc and trailer gun as new; mower, 7 ft. ent binder, as rake; Osborne hay loader, good a new; Flying Dutchman torn plt'SW used one season: mud boat; trtd wagon. 2 horse wagon and box J buggy; set of double v rl. r.ar’rss. 4 horse collars; about 50 bit ■*« oats: 10 tons mixed hay in nirw Ji ! barrel cider vinegar: E onomy '■< I cream separator, god as new; w: ' l * I en cabinet; table, coal oil stove.* numerous other articles. Also a ’’ i passenger Ford touring car in ?<>“ j shape. Terms:—Under |5, cash; over K* ! credit of 9 months Will be * purchaser giving bankable note. ' approved security; 4 per cent on » ush. av guuos removed u.h.. • for. • STEEL E & EVERETT Jeff Liechty and Harry IW* Auctioneers.