Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1917 — Page 2

1) A I L Y 1) EMO C R \ I Publl»h«d Every Evening Excep' Sunday by The Dvcatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER. Preeidem ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE. Secretary Subscription Rates. Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by currier $5.00 Per Mouth, by mail 26 vault Per Year, by mail $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents* Advertibing rates made known on application. Entered at the Postoffice in Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter. ...a. " " Democratic’leaders are again in session at Indianapolis to discuss tin proposed plan to agree on the fit teen delegates at large to the constitulouul convention. Though there is some opposition to the plan in the ranks of each of the leading parties, we believe it is the proper way to secure the highest class of citizens for this important job The traction company did some hustling in the transfer of the power, permitting them to operate cars over the line just five days to the very hour after the local power house was destroyed. With the signs of substantial improvement to be made here in the way' of a new station, the Unproved condition of cars and . track, anil the probabilities that the line will bt extended to Geneva within the next year, the new company promises to become a very important part of the community. Have you any idea how much that three and a half billion dollars we are to appropriate for war purposes, really is? To the ordinary mortal who thinks he is fairly well off if he owns a house and a garden plot anti has a few hundred in tlTe bank’for th* rainy day. these millions and billions talked of today are almost beyond comprehension. We watched a math , ematii ian figure it out last evening and bls total showed that if you wen to put it all into gold and stack il into box cars it would take three hv.n died ci-.s, each carrying 50.V1M pounds r-i contain it. W<- are at war and patriotism is running high. Every citzen of the I nited States ought to be and at heart, we believe, is loyal to the greatest geo eminent in the world. It is a good time to weigh carefully any expresson and to treat with the utmost respect the flag of red. white and blue It is a misdemeanor pun-

I fe.“ — V ' ''& I \ ■ v-V <\- / « i\ ' 'ty vv »Vi > i u</d % .4, ' U %,P - 9 -*. \V~~~ I ' . ' ’ -“ .. ' - - i. S’urii'ii; Smith (flnthrs 1 or Easter 01 COI'RSE you want a new suit or Overcoat for Easter. Come here. Never before have we shown so attractive an array for Spring. All the new styles and all the new fabrics at very attracts e prices. We have them and they bear the mark oi Society Brand C’lothes which carries assurance of the last word in style, fit. material and workmanship. Vm wll need new accessories for the 'Aster Parade—ties, shirts, hats, gloves, shoes, etc. Our great assortment will meet your most critical requirements. The Myers-Dailey Company. SUITS THAT SUIT e

. liable I, tine and imprisonment to g lesecrute the Xinericuit Hag. by mu I Hating, marking, trailing in the duat. I destroying, tearing down or other I Wlae ttssalllng Thousands of secret service then‘are on the lookout for men who thus show their feelings anti already many arrests have been s made. 1 The usual boost in the price of I, . I some stocks and the decline in oth- ) ere, the expected- slump in various i trade lines, have followed the war ) declaration, but will fail to prevent plenty of work good opportunities ami ( i chance for everybody in this country to make more than a living. With three-fourths of the world's gold in 1 the I’nlted States, with every factory rutting full time and better, with the prevailing high pt j < it is impossible to have other than prosperous s times Begin now to plan for next win- | ter by providing the necessaries and 1 figure always that some of these d,.ys ' this terrible world war is going to r 1 end and that times will eventually i become normal. ( \Vliat of the new constitution? Do ’ you realize the importance of the fact ' that you are to vote in September for i * ,i delegate to the most important cons ( vention held in Indiana during the e past sixty years? The war has bet- come the great subject for discussion ;. just now and it is likelj that unless e we are careful we will not’ give to this n subject the study and care it dey saves. We invite the pebple of Adt atm county to express their Opinion through the Daily Democrat. The convention should be nonpartisan, i t and the big proposition, the only one e in fad. is to select a man big enough s. and broad enough for tfie job. Let's il forget the petty quarrels, politics, e selfish motives, and send to the eon<l vention from Adams county a man e who will represent all our people and s in such a manner that we will all be d proud of him. A well known citizen i- of the county has prepared for us a g brief history of the present constftu- ■(. tion and some ideas of his own conit i-erning the coming convention which n. we will print in a few days and which ip we hope every citizen of the county will read carefully then give us your ideas. In this manner we will dials cuss the question thoroughly and e < <>me to a bey er understanding, and it make a better selection. e ;t Mis. I-’. F. Thornburg had the paper v lor the Shakespeare club Wednesday at the home of Mrs. A. D. Suttles < n Fifth street. The negro, his characteristics, literature and music, etc. ‘ wei • brought out in her good paper.

DOINGS IN SOCIETY ■ WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Tlraah Aid Social and Parcel Post Sale--Ben Hur Hall Queen Esthers— Helen Walters. Saturday. Christian Aid Easter Pastry Sale Ga» Office. Monday. Research Mrs. L. A. Gruhatu. TUESDAY Elks’ Ladies’ Auxiliary Social—Elks hail. Saturday Tri Kappa Called Meeting (evening —Library. latve all, trust few, do wrong to none. Shakes|>eare. Lawrence Linn at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linn, w.is host to the Live Wire class of the Evangelical church Tuesday evening. Two new members were received. Contests and games provided amusement and dainty refrechments were dispensed. The Methodist Woman's Home Missionary society at the meeting with Mrs. Henry Krick, Mrs. Walter Kauffman and Mrs. P. B Thomas yesterday, accepted the invitation of the W. C. T V. to be present at their meeting at the M. E. church Tuesday when "Temperance and Mission will be. their subject. Every missionary lady is urged to attend The Tri Kappa Sorority will hold a special called meeting at the reference room, of the library, at 7:30 Saturday evening Important. Every member requested to be present. Orders Flashed to Navy and New to the world (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ON*' in. North Carolina, democratic floor leader, in the afternoon, that he could not bring himself to vote the country into war. Kitchin s speech swung a dozen or more votes to the ranks of those opposing the resolution. When the long but always thrilling debate had at last been com hided. a stillness that seldom marks house proceedings settled over the chamber. Then there was a stir in the galleries. The members, too. began to shift about a moment The clerk drawled out the list of names, recording members votes. Solemnly they answered. Some voted huskily. Miss Rankin's name was reached. The first woman was to vote on war. Amid an embarrassing silence and weeping, she advanced half way down the aisle from her seat in the rear. A storm that had ripped through Washington like a noisy horde of cavalry and that equalled even tne intensity of the storm that continued throughout the president's address to the joint session last night was on. Even the close packed chamber and galleries, the intermittent rumbling of thunder could occasionally be heard “I want to stand by my country,” said this woman, choking, "but —I cant vote for war.' Thunderous. hysterical applause, from pacifist and pro-war sides of the house alike greeted this frank admission- womans first official voice in the house. One had to yell and applaud to jam down the lump in the throat. But "the lady from Montant” had slipped out a side door, griefstricken. and she heard but little of the ovation. For seventeen hours the house had been in continuous session, weighing, tiebating, almost fighting jover the momentous question before them. ’I wo hundred and twmity-five members had addressed the house. Peace advocates had met war advocates man for man until midnight. J hen the tension almost reached the snapping point. Perspiration dripped from members' foreheads. Suddenly a motion was made to reach an agreement by twelve or let the matter go over until Saturday or Monday. It never reached a .vote. As Good Friday was ushered in the house seemed as far from a vote as at lb o’clock Thursday morning. (Ties of "Vote, vote,” arose from all sides. Debate had been limited to five minutes, but names of those who wished to speak kept piling on the list. At 1:30 a. tn.. Britten, Illinois, introduced an amendment to the bill that would have prohibited the use of American troops in Europe. Be- 1 bate which had been repeated two 1 and three times (luring the day, switched to this. At 2:05 o'clock after speeches had been repeated and repealed, the' break came when Representative Me-J (,'cc. New York, announced: "The house is ready for a vote 1 shall ask that my remarks be extend-' cd to the record, instead oi reading

I them and thereby save time." 1 A dozen followed suit. Majority | Leader Kitcliin asked that it lav over . until Saturday. The motion was de seated. Chairman Flood of the lor elgn affairs committee asked that the | committee of the whole go into a I house session and take up the ques tion The house then immediately pro eeeded to tak? up Britton's amendment. Britten demanded the ayes and noes. He grinned as groans arose from all over the chamber. It take forty five minutes to an hour to call the house roll. Speaker Clark put the question as to "ayes." and “noes” to a vote and I it was overwhelmingly defeated, viva voce. A moment later the Britton amendment was defeated likewise. Not satisfied Britton moved that the resolution be rttferred back to the ; foreign affairs committee and repotUi ed out with an amendment identical to the one that had just failed. Once more he lead in an attempt to get the ayes and noes. Another motion for reference back to committee was killed also. The pacifists, realizing themselves defeated, died hard and at 2:37 Representative Sloan offered a similar amendment which failed in the same, , manner. Promptly at 2:45 o'clock the house . started to vote on the resolution. At 3:08 the roll had been called in record time and the president’s state of war resolution had passed both branches of congress. Throughout the day and night the galleries maintained their long vigil. Up to the last minute the corridors were packed with Scores ready to ( spring into the first seat vacated, but few persons left. Frequently the chair had to admonish the galleries ttt—keep silence or they would be cleared out. But ripples of applause came every-time one side or the other scored an important point. I Beautifully gowned women, shoulders flashing fro:n»decollette gowns, leaned nervously far over the ledge, listening to every word being said from the floor beneath. Men sat in solemn silence. 1 The crowds would laugh jerkily when there was nothing to laugh about. But the dread of what was being enacted seemed to grip every ’ person! o A NAVY BOOSTER MEETING. Arthur D. Suttles, who has served ? as a member, ot the citizens.' ccmi mitee, conserving property and urging a greater praduction of crops, today received a taessage asking him f to (all a meeting to urge volunteers for the United States navy, the esI fort being to help make the navy equal to any task. For the purpose , of creating proper sentiment and spirit. Mr. Suttles has arranged for a i meeting to be held next Friday even- . ing. April 13th. at the court house. Mr. Suttles also has other duties in i connection with his appointment. RUTHLESS ROBIN SLAYING. I Residents of a certain community , jn this city arc up in arms against the ruthless slaying of four robins and j a blackbird yesterday by a little boy , with au air rifle. The four dead rob- , in redbreasts and blackbird in a pile under a tree appealed much to the • sympathy of lovers of birds, feeling’ [ especially so f(< these birds which are very useful in destroying the enemies of plant life, it is said a heavy . fine attaches to the killing of robins and it would be well to refrain for that, reason, if not for a moral reason. G. R. & I. BRAKEMAN DEA&. Samuel Miller, aged fifty-six years, a passenger-brakeman on the G. R. & I . (lied yesterday at the family residence. 1809 South Harrison street. Death was due to organic heart trouble. Surviving besides the widow is a daughter. Miss Blanche Miller, at home. The deceased was born in Van Wert county. Ohio. He had been employed by the G. R. & I. for twenty-eight years.—Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette. A CLEAR COMPLEXION Ruddy Cheeks —Sparkling Eyes —Most Women Can Have Says Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known Ohio Physician Dr. F, M. Edwards for 17 years treated scores of women for liver and bowel ailments During these years he gave to his patients a prescription made ' of a few well-known vegetable ingredients mixed with olive oil. naming tiicm ur. l.dwatds' Olive Tablets, you will * in o'v l ’ Jeln t,le ’ r °l've color. , 3!,e-e lablets arc- wonder-workers on j the liver and bowels, which cause a nor- ‘ - mat action, carrying off the waste and ' poisonous matter in one’s system If you have a pale face, sallow look, ’ dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, headaches, a listless, no-good feeling, all out > iof sorts, inactive bowels, you take one 1 : of Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets nightly ] . *°L t a tl,nc an, t n<l,e d lc pleasing results. I | thousands of women as well as men', take Dr Edwards’ Olive Tablets—»he ’ , suurisfut substitute for cab •mH—now : and then just to keep tn the pink of con- ’, ditiou. All druggists. J

_ | I iiWllift iWato. 1 i «»i»**■*•* Sore shoulders, lame hack, stiff neck, all pains and aches yield to Sloan’s Liniment. Do not rub it. Simply apply to the sore spot, it quickly penetrates and relieves. Cleaner than fniis>y plasters or ointments, it does not stain the skin. Keep a bottle handy for rheum»ti«m. tprain,, bruises, toothache, neuralgia, gout, lumbago and sore stiff muscles. At all druggists, 25c. 50c. and SIOO. 11 Kj Klgii ||F lll ■ ■ j i *

— noth r. or i irrnxo ( omkaci F’OK X IIOOL HOI M-:. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, trustee of Kirkland School Township, .\dani« County. Indiana, and the Advisory Board of said township will receive sealed bids at District School No. 1, at Peterson, in said township, on Saturday, Iprll 14. 1917. and up until 10 o’clock a. m. on said day for the furnishing of'all material and doing: ami performing- all labor, according to the plans and specifications adopted therefor and now on Hie in the office of th? trustee ’of said township and also at the office of his attorney, Henry B. Keller, over the Old Adams County Bank, Deuatur, Indiana. for the erection and construction of a High School building, complete, according to said plans and specifications on a tract of land owned by san’, township- near the center of said tow nsliip. Notice is also given that at the* same time and'place sealed bids will be received for furnishing ail material and performing all labor in strict compliance with said plans and specifications for each of the following items senarcitei.v ur for any rwo or more of said I items jointly, to-wit: Item No. 1. Io»r the erection and construction of said building, excluding the heating and ventilating plant, system and apparatus th? plumbing water and sewerage system and tiie electrical plant and wiring. Item No. 2. For the installation of heating and ventilating plant, system and apparatus. Item No 'I. For plumbing, water system and sewerage. Item No. 4. For electrical plant and wiring. Th? right is reserved to any or all bids, and also to accept bids for the whole of said work or in parts as above set out* All work must be completed and accepted on or before September 1, 1917. Hadi bidder lor the whole of said work or for item No. 1 will be required to deposit with his bid a certified check in the sum of 1500.00 ahd each bidder for item number 2 or 3 will be required to deposit with his bid a certified check in the sum of $250.00. and each bidder for item number I will be requited t<. deposit with his bid ace titled c heck in the sum of SIOO.OO, which checks shall be payable to the order of sahi trustee and shall be held by said trustee as a guarantee that if awarded tl*e contract the bidder submitting the same wil furnish bonds as required hereby and will enter Info contract at once for the construction of the work awarded him and falling so to do, the amount of said check will be forfeited to said township. Payments will be made as set out in said specifications and in strict compliance with the laws of the Slate of Indiana. Successful bidders will be required to promptly enter into contract in writing for the performance of the work awarded and will be required to give bond in a sum equal to the amount of his bid with sureties to the approval of the undersigned* for the faithful performance of said contract and conditioned also that he will promptly pay all debts incurred by him in the prosecution of said work, including labor, materials furnished, and for the board of the laborers therci'n. Bidders will be allowed the use of one set of plans and specifications for the period of ten days by depositing with said trustee th? sum of SIO.OO, which sum will be returned to bidder upon the return of the said plans and specifications at the expiration of said period. GEOIIGF. M. T. HOUCK. Trustee us Kirkland School Township. Adams County, Indiana. 23-30-6 XOTICE OF < OMMISSIOXI'.KS’ S\ LE OF KE 11. ESTATE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, a commissioner appointed by the Adams circuit court, in the case of Lavina Kern vs. Clara E. Berger et ;il.. a cause pending in said court, will offer for sab' at public auction at the east door of the court house in the c’ity of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, on Saturday, the 2t*t Day of Ipril. 1917 at public au< ilon, free from nil Hens, the following described real estate, situate in th? County of Adams, State of Indiana, to-wit: Inlot number one hundred fifty-nine (159) in Joseph Crabbs' second western addition to the town (now city) of Dpcatur, said county and state, said real estate consisting of one lot and two houses. Appraisement Two Thousand Dollars ($2,009.00). That said real estate will be offered as a whole. That the same will also be offered in parcels, as follows, to-wit: rhe north thirty-one feet --r said lot number one hundred fifty-nine (159) fn Joseph Crabbs’ second western addition to the town (now city) of Decatur, said county and state. Appraisement one thousand dollars • $1,000.00). t ’l'he south thirty-five feet of said lot number one hundred tifl \ -nin<» (159) feet in said Joseph Crabbs’ second western addition to the town • now city) of Decatur, said . countv and stsitn Appraisement one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). That said real estate will be offered between th? hours of eight o’t lock a. m. and six o'clock p. m. of said day and will he sold to the best and highest bidder. Terms of Snle, ’ One-third cash on date of sale, nn?Ihir I in nine months and on. -third in I eighteen .months from date of sale Defexrcd payment* to bear six percent Unrest from date and to be secured by a mortage on said real estate Purchaser to have t h<- privilege ~r paxing all < ash If Ito so desires. PAUL O. HOOPED, , Commissioner. Hooper Lenhart. Attys. 23-30-G-L3 iFEVIOCkAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

[the diamond I I Is the April birthstone. And the price still co n .| I tinues to advance. Scarcity of supply, increase■ I in demand, conditions imposed by the Euro Pm || ■ war. and London’s virtual monopoly on the di a .■■ I mond industry, are iorcing the price higher anti|l ■ higher. I I Never before has our stock been as complUf II as it is now. Make your selection here and now, I for our present prices will not last a great while. Il PUMPHREY’S JEWELRY STORE I THE HALLMARK STORE V \z • V 11 We Offer the Titan 10-20! j TITAN 10-20, the recent addition to the l H C lineup of tractors, has already a wonderful record. It couldn’t help winning out. For years it was under test and experiment before appearing on the market, and il has ail the popular features. Here are some of them: Titan 10-20 develops full 20 mechanical H. P. in the belt—-10 at the drawbar. It works on kerosene—common coal oil—a fuel saving of about s.jo on an average year’s work, over gasoline at present prices. ft has a smooth running twin-cylinder engine, 6X* bore and B’’ stroke. Entire crank case enclosed—no dust or grit can get to engine. Stueidi Over drive wheels help to keep out dirt. No batteries needed — start and run O" magneto. Automatic oiling—keep the oil tank full and the engine does the rest Two forward speeds, 1.85 and 2.50 miles per hour—and one reverse. Powerful, flexible chain drive to each rear wheel. Turns in 28-foot circle. Handles like an automobile. Powerful brakes on both rear wheels, operated by a foot lever. • Weight, 5,225 pounds. This is the tractor we offer you. Come in and h»k it over. Then, if you can find a better—why, buy it. But see the Titan 10-20. FOR SALE BY LEE HARDWARE CO. 'soy beans’ Holly Brook Soy Beans. Itosan Soy Beans. Early Brown Soy Beans. Canada Field Peas. Cow Peas. Sweet Clover. Early Seed Potatoes. Onion Sets. Lime and Sulphur Compound for Orchard and Garden. Onion Sets are very scarce and we advise you to buy them early. eTcarrollTscF FOR SALE I he two-story frame building, corner North Sec* °. nd and Jackson Greets, known as the James K. N>'> ck property. Sealed bids will be received up to lour o clock, p. ni., APRIL 12, 1917. not lator^Hi'^ 1 \t' 1Uarran SC to remove said buildimi catur tra *' Bids will '><' >" " c ‘ carry b “"" ol the agreement as stated. For further particulars, inquire of ® ALL RANKING, Agent DECATUR, IND.