Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1917 — Page 2

DA ILY DEM OC RAJ Published Every Evening Except Sunday by I’he Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates. Par Week, by carrier ..10 cents Per Year, by carrier X. .... 16.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mall $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the PostotDee In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. *-'■ Nearly every house and business plain in Decatur is displaying the American flat. Join theanny of those who will help lt> increase toe production ot food products in the Inited States, it is just as important as the army which will march to the front. Those men 'in uniform as well as the loved ones at home, must be led. Right now is the time to start the gardens and to increase the fields to produce that result. ’ Brazil has entered the war. hacking the I nited States in every act. a movement that will help much. It means a united America, without dissension. and it means that the western hemisphere will stand for humanity. The messages the newspapers. the statements from Brazil, show a confidence in President Wilson that is sure to produce great results and mark a wonderful epoch in history. The week of April 22nd is to be “Clean-up week in Indiana. Govern, or Goodrich having so proclaimed. It is one of the most important weeks of the year, for as we clean, paint up and paper. we shall profit. A little cleaning up now makes it so much easier during the year, prevents disease and helps. And dont forget to swat the first Hies and to prevent their arrival ill any way you can. All this work prevents disease, saves life and makes us a happier people. Get this in your mind and get it there just as soon as you can —you can't be patriotic to this* country, your country—and to any other. You must right now make up your mind to love best one or the other and if i' - the ~ i;er. you are certainly living in the wrong place You ought to be loyal to the Hag which guarantee- you the greatest rights of any which float beneath the sun and if you realize your future best interests you will not hesitate to do so with fl! your heart and soul and i>ower. This is your land, the home of the free and the brave, and it will live long after the monarchies have tottered and fallen, for the principles on which it is built are the only material for the foundation for any nation to live forever. Forget any silly, childish sentiment you may have indulged In and be a patriotic American eitif zen. Von can have no better title. If the war does nothing else it ought to make us a thriftier people. This has been the result in each ol the European countries and it will be so. hi re if the war continues any great length of time. The first wai appropriation is to be five billiqn dol lars and a law to raise that enor molts sum will be passed within the ■next two weeks. It looks like i U you do not want to buy a new suit at this time you will at N ast have, to brighten up that old front of yours with a snappy hat. We have them in a variety of shades and shapes. $2, $2.50 and $3. THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

I lot of money II must lie paid and the average person w ill have to be more lureful of his funds. It he wants to make both tmda meet. We are tn formed that the people of this country waste nearly a billion dollars a year from our tables. We cull at least save the greater piyt of that amotinl without any one suHerlng much We fall to ralke u s much pro--1 duve us we could, practically without i spending a cent and that would make i a another billion, no doubt. Let's be more careful about the garbage can ami more watchful that we are not wasting material or our land. If we do we will not have to pay so hard one of these days when Hie war Is over and the big debt hangs over. j DOINGS IN SOCIETY ! E aos Dclts®:: ccoosoc WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Reformed Aid Mrs. Fred Hener. Historical Mrs F C. Downs St. Vincent de Paul Charity Ball — K. of C. Hall. Shakespeare—Mrs. C. Schafer. Thursday. Loyal Women’s Bible Class -Mrs. Dixon. C. W. B. M Mrs. A. D. Art man. le Nick Miss Dreda Parent. Euterpean Mrs. Carrie Haubold. Evangelical Aid Mrs. Fred Hoffman. V. B. lauiies Aid Mrs. F. H. Harmon. Friday. S. S. Glass Meeting Mrs. Riley Chrisman. Eastern Star Initiation —Masonic Home. Not what we have, but w'hat we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. J Petit-Senn. • * The opening social given by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Elks last even&tg was a get-acquainted party. Five hundred and peanuts were the games ' played. A committee was named to meet with one from the Elks relative , to the establishment of a kitchen in the lodge rooms. Mrs. Leland Frank and Mrs. Joe Hunter entertained the Three Link club last evening after the regular Rebekah meeting when needlework was in order. A fine luncheon was provided. Drill practice for the initiation of six candidates next Tuesday evening, preceded the social club session Mr. and Mrs. Win Bracht gave a i twelve o'clock Easter dinner in honor of their daughter Miss Amelia's thirteenth birthday anniversary. After 1 articipating of the delicious meal a number of contests were had. The afternoon .was spent in playing games. Guests were the girls of M ss Mary Bcineke's Sunday school cLi is if which Miss Amelia is a meml.' p . The oilier girls of the class are Mis. Rosa Bejneke Ella Scherry. Frances Engleman. Lezetta Worthman.. Irene Peck, Lorene Miller. Other guests were Misses Susie Conrad, Naomi Bracht. The Young People's Alliance of the 1 Evangelical church had a busy me-1-1 ing at the home of Mrs. Fred Hoffman • last evening, forty attending. Foil r.vI ing the business, a program was n Piano duet by Hope Hoffman and Helen Rilling; readings by Lowell Smit.i: piano duet by Hope Hoffman and M <rs garet Jane Hoffman and a vocal solo 1 by Hope Hoffman were pleasing. Hefreshinents were served. • The grafid marcli for the Si. Vine nt * lie Paul's dame this evening at tile K. y of ('. hall will begin promptly as 8; 10 tr o'clock. The card playing will also ,1- begin at that time. '■ The annual meeting of the Womans e Christian Temperance Fnion. held in a conjunction with the missionary - forces of the various churches, was yesterday afternoon at the Methodist Kle lurch, when the good prigram as I outlined was given. Mrs. C. E. Ho ker was leader and the tenor of ftto meeting was for tin enlistment of every missionary worker and Christ* [ ian lady 111 the cause which is rendered so difflctilt, by sending out I'or--1 ign missionaries on the same shies with liquor shipped to heathen countri'es. The plea was for national prr> hibftton which would stop the shipment of the liquor. A report of a month’s ineinmbersltip- campaitn showed thirty-three now members received. The side of which Mrs. Charles Colter was captain gained nineteen, and th.it of which Mrs. S. E. Shitytp was captain, fourteen. T'ie special campaign is made that many women may be enlisted when te franchise department begins its :n---litvtions to women ~p voting. 1 » Misses Mary Deaui lin’d Frun.-es

Cole were ui Bluffton Inst waning where they attended a recital given by Haloid Saurer of Chicago al the First Reformed church, givt n under the ituatdees of an organisation from Bluffton. Mr. Sum-era aceompanUt was also from Chicago natwFtobß ’•* A THOUSAND VESSELS • • I CONTI NV RD FROM FAOR ONR) Dally Democrat) Argentine today ■formally "recognized the justice" of America’s declaration of a state of war against Germany, ini! announced her strict continuance as a neutral. Just exactly what the formal an noullcement means was not clear but it was aieepled as a plain bid to plate the Vnlted States in the hope of averting a threatened embargo on coal to Argentine. German* in Mexico. Santiago. Apr 11 — (Special to the Daily Democrat) Mobilization of German reservists In Chile for service in Mexico was reported here today. Allied ministers apprised their respective governments Will Fly Our Flag. Paris. Apr. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) The American uniform and the stars and stripes will soon be in action on the French front. Tlie war office today decided that the Lafayette air squadron, comprised al most exclusively of American aviators. in the future will be permitted to wear the American army uniform. On their aeroplanes will he painted the American flag. List G ows at Eddystone. Philadelphia. Pa.. Apr. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Most reliable estimates early today placed the peath toll of the Eddystone munilions disaster as high as 140. many of the victims having died horrible deaths in the night at various places in Chester. used as hospitals. More than 150 are now placed in the list of injured. although an accurate count is next to impossible. Work of identification progresses -lowly Although many bereaved relatives have identified loved ones as*their own. scores left the morgue and hospitals in despair. Most identifications were made by means of finger rings or other trinkets. It was utterly impossible to identify by body marks. Scores of bodies were so charred it was impossible to ascertain even their sex. in the Chester morgue there are still 105 bodies yet to be claimed. FRIDAY NIGHT’S MEETING. Plans for the patriotic meeting to be held at the court house Friday evening are going forward and the program will be yiven in full in tomorrow's paper. It is planned to make the meeting a real one. the men interested in the navy and army enlistment woik and those looking after the agricultural development work, having combined, and indications ate that the meeting Friday evening will be a hummer. Watch for the program tomorrow. Plan to attend the meeting and bring your friends. Similar meetings are being held all over the country and every effort is being made to arouse the people of this nation to a proper spirit for a real part in the world's war. o ' EGGS FOR SALE. Barred Plymouth Roek eggs setting for 50c or 10" for S3.(HL Bernard Beekmeyer. R R. No. 1. Decatur; 'Phone 14T. ’ 6-7-9-11 13-17 DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG. *♦«+******+**+ ♦ NOTARIES PUBLIC ♦ ♦ DAILY DEMOCRAT OFFICE ♦ ♦ License Applications. Affi- + ♦ davits. Certifications, etc. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦T » ♦ • « « * * ♦ . FARM LOANS ♦ * $100,000.00 of 5 per ♦ cent * * MONEY TO LOAN ♦ * at ♦ Schurger & Parrish ♦ * Abstract & Atty. Office * * 'No red tape needed) ♦ ***s*f*4>4*4**« +++++++4. + + + + + + ’ * GET READY NOW ♦ + To file your + * MORTGAGE EXEMPTION ♦ 1 + Let me do it for you + + ALLEN F. ST ALTER + + At County Auditor’s Office + +++++++<• + + + + + + M. J. Scherer UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING Tin* Funaral Furntthinga OeCATUR, 1 •Mrhenat Officw- »; Hovnt, 1M

THE COURT HEWS ) * Mrs. Emery Walters Sues for Year’s Work— Charge of ' A ROOMING HOUSE Myers-Burdg Case Was Settled for Five Hundred Dollars. Ixuiisa Walters lias sued Julius ' Hairgk for $270. This Is for fifty-four weeks' work, from March 3, 1916, to March 14, 19X7, at hvt .oi.u's'.Vw-'*’* Mrs. Walters is the wife of Emery Walters and was in cliarge of 'ee . rooming house in the Haugk new building on Madison street, L C. DeVeas is her attorney. A venire was ordered issued for the petit Jury returnable April 23. The case of the State on the R< lation of Velma Myers against Frank Burdg was aubmitted Finding was made that suitable provision had be-n made for the child. The defendant is to pay the relatrix the sum of sso'). This is to be paid in the sum of $2 (0. casft; $l5O fn one year: and $l5O in two years, without interest. If a -e---plevin bond is given or the docket staid within ten days. If it is not staid, the SSOO is due at once. Judge .Smith went .to Fort Wav ie today to l»e gone until Friday. GET UP AND ACT a—- ■ Boston. Mass.. April 10.—Cardin.J O’Connell tonight Issued a statemo ,t calling upon the nation to get up fro n its knees, bended during holy week, and "hasten now to act." We haye spoken enough. • "Theje is but one sentiment permissible today—tiiat sentiment is ai, solute unity.” he said. “Our country is at war —out nation, therefore, needs us all —to strengthen her. to hearten her and to stand faithfully by her until her hour of trial has passed and her Itinir of glorioas triumph shall arrive. "So up from our knees Our souls have gathered strength of sacrifice from the sight of Calvary. Gori and our nation! Let us lift up that cry to heaven. Neither bare hate »t. r sullen anger may dim the glory of our flag. But let the love of true freedom blessed. God given freedom —which above all other lands our counuy has cherished and defended —let th t be the thrilling jtower that will quicken our itulses into a still greater love of America than we have ever known till now. "We are of all races; today we are i»y> —Americans.. Whatever we can do in lienor and justice that we mu: 1 in consx-ience do to defeat our enemies and make our flag triumi’han . "Christ Is risen. He has triumpic--' over iniquity and death. us look up to where lie now sits in glory ati-l read anew from the story of his pasien and his triumph the greatest :i ail leaeons man can ever learn —that . evil is conquered only by divine cour 1 age, that death has no terror for tn man of faith, and that not all tin riches of this world are worth a passing thought in eomparision with ti.e i things which endure forever. Let hasten now to act. We have sjtok n ’ enough. May God preserve and > America." , o — > Remember Thi*. . To extinguish flames from petroleum I , potrr milk over them and they will be , put out immeriialily, for the milk t forms an emulsion with the oil and , prevents die fire from spreading. , , SON IS BORN ' Patrick Paul is the naflie of th' 1 nine pound boy hern yesterday af'et ' noon to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mur ' phy. All are doing nicely. - ■" 1 , NOTICE. MILK DEALERS. ' Notice is hereby given to t any and all persons, firms or • corporations, .engaged in the sale of milk for use within K the city limits of the City of Decatur, Indiana, that, under k a city ordinance you must b take out a license so to do. H This license shall be procured by calling on the secreK tary of the city board of health, and making application therefor. The ordinance provides for a fine for nol complying therewith and said ordinance will be enforced strictly. Give this matter your prompt attention. < H Y. BOARD OF HEALTH. Dr. IL F. Costello, Sec’y.

r st —' 1 m & The Breath of Spring J vernal atmosphere of bursting I buds, fresh foliage and joyous blossoms is crystallized in the new Spring coats and suits, as portrayed by Bischof. ® The grace of line and array of color is a \ \ I jlu delight to the eye. ) A visit to our store and an inspection of ' l IIVX these charming models wiM delight you. / 'tHlh S** ie ncw su ' tsw 'th the new silhouette, / e’iy * \\ the new pockets and new belt effects. / / ' rr) Inspect the new coats m their array of i\ I ' startling color combinations. /11l PiJV. •* ’ ’-Thi\ Hue represents a triumph of Brschofs Irl i i , " art ’ know you will be pleased with it. tfifiTlfy fnees (12.50, IIS, S2O, J2S. S3S I NIBLICK & CO. • » batteHet rMpoad t« *’*"• f C and cruelty Hat like animate *** WV-M.- Jf -— r JI C ) IlCoOTrtlbt rectaier-d, I*lT> j Headquarters of the j II > S.P.C.B. H. / ft costs you money to starve, neglect, and overwork your battery and you suffer all kinds of inconvenience and trouble besides. Join the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty* to » U. Batteries. 11 And don ' 1 t ,et y ou r membership lapse. Run in to I I! see us at least once a month. Otherwise vou’re i violating the first rule of the society-you’re treating I 11 your battery cruelly. 1 he membership privileges include expert attention for your battery, ‘ I bright flights, quick starting, and I perfect ignition. / You can also get a rental battery when yours needs repairs. I Note reproduction at right of the card which ent ties holder to free testing of his battery at regular in- x *** v > tervals. Ask us* for yours. 1 I I lIOLTIIOUBE FIREPROOF GARAGE, | Decatur, Indiana || ’ \ ||