Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 14 April 1917 — Page 2

DAI LY JDEMOC BAT] Published Evary Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates. Per Week, by carrier iO cents Per Year, by carrier lo.DO Per Month, by mail 26 cents Per Year, by mall $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. ■ ■■■■ - The Aifo Prudscts company which will soon be operating in Decatur will enter the field just at a time when the tijgd question is the most important it tias ever been in this country. They will succeed, and they are deserving of your bests boosts. A good many of us can best serve our country at this time by assisting in increasing the production of food in this country. There is no age limit nor any other qualifications except a desire to do this Kind a spot in your yard or somewhere els* and plant garden stall ami then s.ee that the garden is cultivated. Every one can do a little and it will help so much. Governor Goodrich has decided not to call a special session of the legislature at this time and we believe his decision is the* right one. It- there is necessity for such action, however, he will find the people of the state back of hint in non-partisan accord, i'p to this time we tan see no real reason, however, tor tins expense and there may come a time when it will be Let's .hold this in reserve. "The old Hag has never touched the ground, hoys,' was the spirit of a song sung by Rev. Thornburg at tlie patriotic meeting last night, it was laden up t»> tilt chairman, French quit)- and by the audience ;md.!t i»- . came the spirit of the iitg mass meeting first even', or its kind in Decatur. in tit - present grave and important crisis. It was not a wildly exciting event, Put rather a meeting of men and women w ho realized the sefii>t;- sit! of vlie part the I'nited States is to play in this great world war. We liked tlie spirit that we are en-j tering this war. not with a spirit of i hate, but a desire to help humanity. I There is no doubt but that Adams county will do her share, that her men and women w ill answer the call of her country and that every one will honestly and conscientiously try to best i serve his flag, whether to do that he I must march to the front or must help to hear the burden of affairs at home. It was a wonderful meeting and a most successful one. R 7X5K5000T »™‘»« k* :; ,xicc:>:xxy 7. | DOINGS IN SOCIETY jj isaaaaaatxMiis WEEK S SOCIAL CALENDAR. T uesday Afternoon (Tul Mrs. <_'. v. Connell. Tdi Kappas--. Mrs. Dan Tyndall. Thursday. Do Your Best Class—Mrs. Hero Steele. not fail to insped our line of underwear both in athletic and regular style. Our shirt department is full of snappy up to date patterns. i $0.60 to $6.00 ; 1 X r , ( THE MYERS-BAILEY COMPANY

HOW DID YOU DIE? I Ami though you lie done to the (b ath, what then? If you battled the best you could, If you played your part In the world of men. Why. the Critic will tall It good. Death comes with a crawl, or comes with a pounce , And whether he's slow or spry. It Itn't the fact that you're dead thu counts Hut only how did you die? Edmund Vance Cooke. "The Willing Workers" of the Cal-, vary Sunday school enjoyed a very pleasant meeting at the home of Mrs. I Curtis Miller After the devotional, lead by Mrs Miller, vice pres., the roH call showed several members >le| sent. Class dues and special coiltrl-j hut ion amounted to nu eouta. Bible questions wore answered. Mrs. lona Shilferly gave a -d reading and .Master Byron Ye:lan told one of his kindergarten s, rt'-i, . low the wcathervane was placed <.n the great church steeple." A contest of all ! a helical hilde names wits held, M s. Jackson, teacher, winning honors. The meeting was closed by singing the class song "Willing Workers". Dili .tig the social hour a delicious lunch ’..as served by Jdrs. Miller, assisted by Mrs Yerian of Ft Wayne Tile n xt. mmeeting will lie Thursday afternoon. May at the home of Miss Gertrude Shifferly All members are requested to lie present. Miss Bertha Baughman entertain-d the "Home Workers Club" of the west ward last evening after school whe.ij they gave a patriotic social, opening j with the singing of "America." Little! Miles Logan stluated the flag and sang "Away Down South in Cotton Land Mottai Butler played an instruiuen a! solo; Francile and Ardath Logan sang, the club closing by repeating the| Lord’s prayer. The club bad as their j special guests. Glen Hilyard. Miles and Claude I.ogan, Sylvester J( dip son. Grandma Baughman assisted tuo iust( ss in serving ice cream and cake, the party closing with out of door plrv. Those of tile club present were: Gife Krugh, Jessie Glendenning. Ardath Lagan. Ethel Hammond. Monai Butler. I ret a Fisher, Doris Peters. Bertha Baughman, Francile lajgan. Henrietta Kiev. Juanita Lenhnrt. and Mildred Hill. Tri Kappas Mrs. Dan Tyndall, -home of Mrs Dan Tyndall at :tx o (io< k Tuesday evening of next wc< k. Miss Madge Hite will lead the stu Ivon "South America” in the study period. The patrons of school district nine, Washington township, came in with a big dinner prepared yesterday to spend the day with the their teacher. Miss Zelna Stevens, .: the closing of tlie term. In the aft rj noon a fine program was given. A j good time is reported. Miss Stev-.is has conducted a very successful ter a. Decatur friends of Miss Katie F. Shrivel', a well known china paint r of Dayton, 0.. will he grieved to hear of her (hath which occurred ther”. S Miss Shriver had a latge class 'n china and water colors in this ci’y about ten years ago and will he vv- II remembered by the many warm friends sin- made here at that time. The Dayton Daily News of April 12, says in part: "Miss Shriver had been a resident of Dayton all Jter life. Site h was a member of one of the oldest Has well as most prominent families. I She was a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. • John Shriver. both deceased. Mrs. W. S. Smith, the wife of Dr. \V. S. SmP t. Misses Sarah and Adeline Shriver and Mrs. Amos J. .('oover. are sisters. The late John Shriver was a brother." The St. Agnes Sodality, of the St Marys Catholic church, will give a ) parcel post sale in the K. of C. hall, Wednesday. May 2, for the benefit of ■ the new church. Mrs. A1 fiurdg. Mr. and Mrs. Will ■ Kist, Mr. and Mrs. A A. Kisl and , Robert Kisi formed a parly that *tf tended the theatre and had dinner in Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Belle John son was prevented front going on aci cjunt of illness. | A jolly crowd gathered at the home (of*. Mr. and Mrs. l’aul Reynolds who have just moved to themselves op ■ South Eighth street. About twentylone of their old friends were present, each one bringing some useful and beaut ifttf present such as linen, silver ware and cut glass. The Reynolds home which is very nicely and cosily furnished, was alight with good cheer. The evening was spent in playing games of all kinds. Instrumental music and singing were enjoyed and refreshments of lines ice cream and cake vv -re served in colors of pink and white. A return visit was promised by the guests. The Sunday school class of the Methodist church, taught by Mr-' Wash Gil pep met with .Mrs, Rik'.v < Tinaman, corner of .Ninth and Jeffer-

son streets lust evening, where tlt-*y . organized and will meet once a month. They choose the name ' The Ever Ready" for the class and officers were elected: I'restdeut, Airs. Wash Gilpin: vice-pros.. Mrs Ed Ahr, secretary. Mrs Arttrfir Ford; treasurer. Mrs. Alplt Genets. There were utile present. Flower and social committees were also named and smile very good and profitable limes ire : it tletpated Mrs (\ V. Connell will eutertain the Afternoon club Tuesday afternoon lat two o'clock The Shakespeare club, for Its clos- > lug social, enjoyed a theatre party tp 'Fort Wayne today and a dinner at j the Anthony hotel following. The I play was the Hope hospital lietuo'it I play, "Lost Princess." Those who left on the 11:30 car were Mesdames S D. Beavers, T M. Reid, C. A. Dugan, J H Heller, D M Hensley. H If Mo’.tz, J. S Boyers, Dan Sprang. I). E Smi’h, :J. W. Tyndall, John Niblick, I*. 1. I Hooper. J. ('. Patterson. F. F Thornburg. Miss Irene Eady was initiated I y the Pocahontas last evening, a social good time, with refreshments following. The great Pocahontas officers were distinguished guests present. The Do Your Host Class will meet with Mrs Herb Steele oil S. Nil :ii street next Thursday evening. Miss Lucile Smith's dosing day teacher at the Raudenhush school in this township was made pleasant yes jterdav by a surprise call given by the i patrons who brought great baskets of ! good things for a picnic dinner. —« .Miss Isabelle Batchelor and M: - Huber DeVoss were initiated by the Eastern Star last evening. A fine pi tlie suppei was spread afterwards, j Mrs Frank Grass, Worthy Matron of tlie Huntington Star, who is a guest of Mrs. Amos Gillig and daughter. Agnes, was a guest ol the local chapter last evening. PREVENT OAT SMUT LOSS With tlie food situation the most critical in this country it has been Tor years, the farmers' should make t special effort to eliminate tlie large losses experienced annually from oit smut. To do this is so simple and inexpensive that no one can afford to fail to treat the seed pajs this year, A pini of formalin’ fer ordinary to per cent formaldehyde l dissolved :i 40 gallons of water is sufficient to treat forty bushels and costs about forty cents, or in other words it will cost two or three cents an acre to treat tlie seed oats and the yield my tie increased several bushels as a result of this small amount of trouble. After the solution has been made, float s are spread out in a wagon box nr on a good tight floor and the soluti. q sprinkled over the oats until they arc thoroughly wet One person should handle tlie sprinkling can and the second person should stir the oaisj with a rake or shovel so that all of them are good and wet. The oats are then piled up and tlie sacks, which have been thoroughly snaked with the same solution as the oats were sprinkled with are thrown over the pi!-’ S r ( | let remain that way over night. The next morning the oats should he spread out and allowed to dry as rapidly as possible when they may he sown or put back into sacks which have also been dipped in the solution in ortk-r to disinfect them This in highly essential or the benefit of the , treatment may otherwise lie coupleracted. Tlie drill should also be dit- - infected. ,—o GEO. DAILEY HURT , illti IT ton, Ind,, April 13. George Daily, 13 year-old son of Attorney an 1 f Mrs. Frank f. Dailey, of Indianapolis, was hurt last evening at Indianapolis when aspeeding automobile in which I lie was riding with three companions 1 skidded and over turned. The othtd- occupants were thrown 1 dear of tlie machine hut the Dailey hoy was caught beneath the car. His left leg was broken between the kmc and the ankle and the right leg was r badly cut. fourteen stitches being rca duireil to close the wound. He is -t j the Methodist hospital at Indianapol- . is. The boy i»|| grandson of Mrs. Emtna Dailey«oor this city. His father I telephoned to-relatives here this mornr ing that his condition is satisfactory. PICTURE SHOWS SUNDAY The local picture shows will open : at two o'clock Sunday afternoon for the rest of tlie day. tile Ilex showing a Shakespi rian historical film anil the Crystal a religious play. "The Rosary" The managers say that in nearly every city in lb*' state the picture houses are operating Sunday after-! noons and evenings andd they will begin here tomorrow. Is) it is Weis, of Fort Wayne, js here circulating around among old friends.

SPECIAL WAR NOTICE i .— , Scphtis Melclil, Chief of Police, De. alur. Ind l llder the Proclamation of the Pro - Idem, dated April tl, lIU7, it is unlaw ml for alien enemies to have in th dr , possession the following articles: Any firearm, weapon, or implement , of war, or component purt thereof, ammunition, maxim or other aliened', ho in h, or explocive. or material tired In the manufacture of explosives: any 1 aircraft or wireless apparatus, or any ' form of signalingdevice, or any form of cipher code, or any paper, doett nient, or book written or printed -it ( cipher or in which there may he In- ( visible writing. Your cooperation in enforcing this Proclamation is earnestly desired a.itl , you are requested, if possible, to |M>»t notices or otherwise notify all alien enemies within your locality to bring to police headquarters and surrender any and all articles which it is unlawful tp have in their possession. \ detailed receipt should la* given for all articles so surrendered, and at the close t'f the war such articles should la- returned I Any alien enemy who fails to sur- ' renden such articles within twenty--1 four hours after public notice given by you, will be subject to summary arrest if such articles shall he found in his possession: and the articles will be seized and forfeited to the use .of the i'nited States Respectfully, T. \V. Gregory. Attorney General o OBITUARY Andrew Madison Baxter, son of James and Henritta Baxter was bo-n in Van Wert County. Ohio. Dec. 0. 1866 and departed this life April o 1917. On July 81, 18S6, he was united in marriage to Miss Ida Merrica, to t ie union three sons and two daughters were born. In 1886 lie united with the U. B. church of this city and for a number of years was president of ";e Young Peoples' Christian Endeavor, and teacher of the young ladies da s. He also taught several terms of school in Ohio. For a number of years, w i'li his family, he made his home in Decatur. where he made host of friends. Two years ago lie moved ">‘g mil s , East of the city, after which he :e---camea constant attendant worker of Cnion Chapel church, having renewed his covenant with God and was m -t happy expressing his desire to remain with his family if it was the Lord's Will, hut knowing his days were numbered he called his weeping wife a id children to his bed and asked way they were weeping. All was well with him that it was only just a little st -p and he would be at rest with Jesas and the loved ones waiting for him. Mr. Baxter was a kind and devot -d husband and father. His greatest interest in life was his family, i A loving wife, a daughter, Gne e, I two sons, Charles and Floyd at home are left to deeply ntourn, yet knowing their loss is his gain. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Robert Magers. rs Rockford. 0., and Mrs. Elmer Pence, of Wren, 0.. and a host of friends. Dearest loved one, thou art left us And our loss we deeply feel. But its God who has bereaft us. He can all our sorrows heal. Husband, father thou hast left us In thy heavenly home to dwell. But vvo know i hat we will meet thee Where we ll no more say farewell. THE HOUR~ANI)"A HALF SCHEDULE. iieginning Tuesday. April 17, the hour and a half schedule on the Fort Wayne and Decatur interurbarf line will go into effect. Cars will run every hour and a half between Decatur and Fort Wayne. Look for time tabie later in the Daily Democrat. FORT WAYNE & DECATUR TRACTION CO. NOTICE, MILK DEALERS. I Notice is hereby given to j any and all persons, firms or i corporations, engaged in the j sale of milk for use within i the city limits of the City of Decatur, Indiana, that, under a city ordinance you must . I take out a license so to do. This license shall be pro- j ! cured by calling on the secrc- i 1 <ary of the city board of i health, and making application therefor. The ordinance j provides for a fine for not complying therewith and said ordinance will be enforced strictly. Live this matter i your prompt attention. 1 CITY HOARD OF HEALTH. Dr. JL F. Costello, Sec'y.

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