Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT' Publtohwd Every Evening Except •unday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLERPreeldent ' ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary ■ubaciptlon Rat**. Per Week, by carrierlo cents Per Year, by carrierls.o01 Rr Month, by ma 1126 cents 1 Per Year, by mail 13.00 Single Copies 2 cents , Advertising rates made known on , application. Entered at the I’ostoiEce tn Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. While we are worrying about the late spring and the danger to crops we are according tp reports nttn h better oft than Germany where a short 1 age of labor, of fertilizer, of seed nfid ' where owing to a severe winter tip crop outlook is the worst ever known. 1 Things to worry about New Vo a ' saloon keepers have announced th it if the proposed revenue bill passe s us written, they will be unable to s'ill bepr by the pint and the family growl-j er so popular there will have tn lie abolished. War brings with it some terrible sacrifices. The streets are clean, the trees are budding, the plants are growing, the' gardens are numerous and lo.lk healthy, no place in all the world loots i quite s<> attractive ar does Decatur this beautiful .spring day. Let's kee.pl it that .way even though there are! many oilier burdens and duties. Wednesday is Dandelion Day u; <n I which occasion you are expected to swat the. plant which ruins your lawn and your neighbors If you do nothiig more than jerk off the yellow hea b it will help for this will prevent the production of seeds and their distribution over a wide area. Don't forg t to swat the dandelion on Wednesd. v. Emperor William of Germany insists that America has not declared war but has only abandoned neutrality. To further prove his confidence, the kaiser has summoned his Am":’it an dentist. Arthur Newton Davis >t Piqua. Ohio, to patch up his imperial ’teeth Doc it leaks like a heaven scatopportunity to “pull the lion's teeth.'’ Don't let the forceps slip. The last car on the internrban i;i a night left Port Wayne at 11:05 a,t 1 arrived here at 11 o'clock, five minutes before it started which is some speed. Going the other way however if you leave here at ten o’clock the town < lock at Fort Wayne will record th ■ hour of arrival there at twelve. After all it looks more like a deliberate effort to mix every body up than aay thing else. The war tax will be on soon and it will reach the pocket book of every I erson. rich or poor. It will be a real sacrifice for many and an inconvenience ami annoyance for every oae but its a part of the price we mu it pay in defense ol those ideals which led this nation into the worlds war. • We honestly believe that clothes tailored to order by our famous Chicago tailors. Ed V. Price & Co., are the best made clothes in America today, and when we sell you a suit—take your measure and abide by your decision as to quality and design of fabric—no no fuller measure of “dollar" value can be delivered to you. Let us prove it. i Order your new suit for < Decoration Day. t o* *' ■ Xl* a THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY. I

Grin mid bear IP Pay your share ami 1 pay it cheerfully that the great dent u ay be wiped out '■ ■ With trembling voice anti words of ginverity Mrs Frances W ard Vail yesterday presented to Company A a beautiful flag and as the crowd cheered Captain Dunn speaking for ids company promised that no difference where duty shall bad them in the present pending struggle, the flag will be retimed as pure and spotless and beautiful as now. unsullied by an unpatriotic ait by any member It was a w mderful moment. — —■ I ■■■ Most inspiring awas the flag raising Sunday afternoon and the hundr. us who watched and cheered as Did Glory swung to th* breezes felt a thrill of |wide as the greatest flag’ In the world spread Its Is u./ul fold*, announcing faith in humanity and loyalty of this community to the muse The parts taken by the It 'd Cross ladies, the boy scouts, the Civil and Spanish war veterans, the sp< alters of note, the pastors who prayed land sang. Captain Meyers and all the [rest were done in a sincere and earnest manner that touched the hearts and created wave after wave of patriotism. The presentation of the fbe. to Company A was a scene never to lie forgotten, a page of history was written in Decatur yesterday and young and tdd "ill remember it always. , « DOINGS IN SOCIETY ’ WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR Monday. High School Dance Masonic Hall. T uesday. Tri Kappas Mrs Felix Hollhousy. Sewing Club Mrs. Jeswv Selleineyet, Tri Kappas Mrs. Felix Holthett.se. Wednesday r Zion Reformed — 'Mrs. Ernest Schlickman. Thursday. Do Your Best Class Mrs. Mel Welker. Baptist Aid Mrs. David Stolen \V. R. C. Panels Post Ac fcauee hall. Friday. Philathea Class Mrs. Cai Peterson. High school commencement and ret ept ion. 1 only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. Nathan Hale. Every high school student is invited to the high school dance at the Masonic hall this evening. Boys will be admitted for fifty cents; girls free. Bertha Kohne and Elmo Smith will play. It was a sort of reunion of she family of County Auditor and Mrs. John Mosure yesterday when all their children and their families were at home on the old farm, with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Stalter as host and hostess. Present besides those -named were the families of Harley and David Mosure. of Bluffton, and Nathan Meshberger. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Davis had as their guests at dinner Sunday noon. Mr. and Mrs Henry Hunsicker and Mrs. Martha Waring of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hunsicker. In the afternoon they motored to Ft. Wayne. Who is shi ? Spec ulation as to the identity of the society woman who is writing The Smart Set Magazines renfarkable series of articles exposing "The Sins of the Four Hundred " has New York agog If yon have read these articles you will probably have been amazed at the astonishing disclosures that have set the smart world on tender-hooks. It H said that the author of these articles was for many years one of the four figures in New York's Four Hundred, and that she is presently living in Paris? Rave you any idea who the lady is? \ The children of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rice remembered them in an espee-' tally beautiful way yesterday. "Mother’s Day.” by having a dinner party .at the family home and bringing gifts of flowers. Those present were Louis Rice and family and Frank Rice and family, of Marion; Horace Callow and family << this city. Mrs. David Stoler will entertain CoBaptist Ladies’ Aid society 'flhrsctay afternoon. Mrs. Cal Peterson will be hostes, to the Philathe.T Class of the Baptist Sunday school Friday evening Mr and Mrs. V. S. Dritiuntvnd had as their guests at dinner Sunday. Mr. *

'and Mrs Karl Peters and daughter. ] of Fort Wayne; Erinan Mentzer and J family, of Payne. <>.; Mr and Mts.l Miller of east of Lima. O ; and Alla n I 'Nelson, of Colorado. Miss laiis Connell was a guest <if ■ J Miss Elva Plattbr in Fort Wayne ov/r! Sunday. j I 1 The Do Your Class will meet J Thursday evening with Mr . Mel i Welker. I The Zion Reformed Ladies’ Aid society will meet Wednesday with Mrs Ernest Schlickman. A good attend ance is asked. Mr and .Mrs Lev! ’Jqp of Bluffton. Mr and Mrs. Oliver Linn of Fort Wayne motored over Sunday and were guests of their sister. Mrs. Hen * ry Moyer, ami family. Mr. and Mrs. Verne Overdear entertained Sunday (or their uncle. William Overdear and wife, of Fort Wayne, his sister. Miss Frances Over-* dear and Miss Lucy .Mowry, of Columbia City. Mrs. Mary Fulletikamp gave a dinner party Sunday for her grandson. Louis Myers who look his flrat cm :- munion yesterday. Guests were Mrs.: C. M Myers and family. Mr. and Mts.l D. M Reed and children. Ed Weislliig and Tony Hackman. — Miss Reba Wilhelm was entertain-' ed over Sunday by the Misses Lucy and Hermiim Brown ai their home, northwest of the city. In the afternoon a company of twenty-five young ' pie came in to enjoy music and oth r I social diversions. Mrs Frank Weber and Mrs. E J. Weber returned this afternoon to 'ndiamtpolis. They were a< Amipanied I by the former - daughter. Mrs. W. l ! Wemho'ff whose guest they were. ■ Mrs Al Dillman returned this afternoon to Fort Wayne She was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Lawrence Green over Sunday. Mrs Felix Holthouse will entertain the Tri Kappas Tuesday evening o -A PRIVATE SALE.. As 1 have sold my -farm and am now arranging to take up my resi-| dence in the city. I will offer to the j public at private sale at my residence ITol T o miles east of Decatur, the tollowing named articles, to-wit: Team of good work mares; extra good Jersey , . cow; 2 bu. of selected Early Dent I seed com; cozy cab. in first class condition, and harness; keg of 8-1 penny nails: St' first class heavy gal-1 vanized 1" to 12 qt buckets that now sell on the market for 50c each;] evaporating pan; 2 heavy galvanized pans or tanks, will hold 5 to 8 bbls. 1 of water or grain: 2 large iron ket-| , ties: sausage grinder and lard press;. ' 1 bbl. vinegar; household goods.' consisting of new library table; cupboard; good cook stove; oil stove; extension table: 2 (hairs; rockers; book case; 1 bed and springs; good gasoline lamp; bent wood churn; 5 doz. 1 gal. cans; 2 barbed wire stretchers: 2 post augers; fruit tree spray, pump and many other articles. 1 will offer these goods for sale tn the forenoons and evenings of each I day until May 25. Terms: —Cash preferred m-w f JESSE A SWARTZ. R. R. 8. ——— o COURI HOUS* NEWS. (Continued from Page One) realty in St Mary's tp.. $5.m10. Marriage licenses were issued to Chester Theodore Michaud, shipping clerk, of Berne, born June 26. 18H3. son of Anthony Miidiaud. to wed Frames Irene Reusser. horn May 14. IM'S, daughter of Dr. Amos Reussei*. of Berne: also to John P. Eicher, son of Pi ter J Eicher, born February 24. 18!>fi. to wed Mary Ann Neuenschwander. born April IG. IMW. daughter <rf Peter M. Neuenschwander. Through his attorney- R. C. Parrish. Henry Mayer has filed suit sgainst Margaret Mayer, on account and contract. demand 51.20 U. H*- set out that they have been husband and wife, tor more (han twenty-five years and that’ the defendant is indebted to him for ( . cash received, being the sum of $800 ( received from Mary E. Steele, Jan- , nary 20. 1010. which site retains In I , her hands, and whicl. with ftttwmt . amounts to about one thousand do!-' • tars. n REPORT CARDS. The report and credit cards for thej past school year will’lie given outsat the various buildings, next Friday’ afternoon, at 2 o’clock Each child should he sure to get his card. . Miss Fanny Cowan left this morning for Valpni*aiso to attend school. She was accompanied to Fort Wayne by her sister. Miss Flossie Cowan. | Miss Bertha Heller will arrive this ‘ atternoon for a two weeks' vacationalter a strenuous year and a half as ebiel clerk at the Indiana Girls' school located at Clermont. She expects; to just take things easy. Mrs. Elizabetii Morrison and two grand< hildren. the Wallace children, arrived Suudat from San Gabriel. ( Cal. Mrs. Morrfeon '’ ill open her hoiue here, th’ residence occupied byJ 1 the Will Kremer family.

The Graduates Hear Sermon (Continued from Itage One) That Christ was a true servant, in deed and precept; spending his whole life In service for others, with his last words on the cross thoughtful for others, was illustrated with many Biblical quotations. That we serve Christ best, when we serve our (‘1 lowmen. was the keynote of a lovely story of Tolstoi, which he quoted. Honest work for others, is not degrad Ing but the reverse. The great >st', servant Is the most exalted man. In the day of judgment we are told thnt ' the rewards will be bestowed on the; grounds of service—" Well done, good and faithful servant.” There never was a time in history when the op portunities for service were as grent as now. The true nian is a dependent man. - ••Whom I uphold"—was also brougnt ( out. A feeling of inde|>endence or self ■ ' siifflcfiency is a misfortune. One great function of education is to teach ’lie individual dependence. But one gr <t tact must be remembered, that Ood also expects us to do something worth while, to use the fine Intelligence with which he has endowed one The trite man is an elect nr chotten man To'come to one's work with the | teeling that* life’s work is accidental.l I the result of chance-, is to invite, nay. to insure failure. Each individual should (eel that he is a c alculated part l of God's great plan This takes all the littleness and meanness out of life. ‘lt takes a man in a great suc cession' and links him witlr the eternal past and the immeasurable future. "Every man's life is a plan of God. save Bushnell. It should be your earnest d >• •sire to work out that plan The true man is God's delight—' In whom my soul delighteth This is a strong and suggestive statement. It Involves that outleading of all human powers Man as a creature of God must do in a strong way the work for which he was intended, in order to cause delight. The true man has a radical wo’rk to perform "He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles Man's mis, sion is not to seek his selfish interests. I Education is diverted from its real * purpose when held merely as a per 'sonal poscewion. God expects you to use your education to help the world | along and make it a better place to live in. Take a serious thought about | this life. There are great problems for you Lu solve. Do not stop h* re. ]Go on and prepare yourselves .arc larger things in -life. The true man has a<gnethod of work peculiar to himself. He is not. a u.au of noisy, declamatory speech. “He will, not cry. nor lift up his voiee. nor cause, it lo be heard hi the street.” Noisy; men as a rule are small men. All great* forces are quiet forces. The noisy are spasmodic. The true man uses liis, power with moderation and discreti n. He is thoughtful and considerate In his effort. "The bruised reed he wHI not break." We need restraint as well as power. The true man has an assurance of, success. "He shall not fail nor be discouraged.” Observe the necessary obligations of true life and God says: I pledge success" Numerous Blblfi tl quotations were given to show that there are Immense reserves of power behind God's men. Another important clause to heed is "nor be discouraged. A strong plea for optimism, as a factor of non-failure was made. The true man speaks the universaltongue.—“Till He have set judgment in the earth, and the isles shall writ for his law." Here he spokie of the. breadth of Jesus vision and its farsightedness. He was never small tn feelings or puritoses. He spake a universal language.” May God give you the power to speak the universtl tongue and feel the universal want if the world today." Continuing with the ' words for universal kinship, that opnn--1 ed this article, he closed his most excellent discourse. After the benediction Uy the R“V; Jay ('. Hanna, nf the Presbyterian church, the service closed with 'he z J singing of “America.” The seniors honored by this special service are Eva C. Aughenliaugii. t Vivian E. Burk. Victor Early Byerly.| Naomi Dortha Cramer. Herlmrt Allen J Dauer. Robert H Colter Doris DeVoss. I Sophia Rosalie Droll. Vera LncUc,| Eady. Mary Christena Fuhrman, Rich-f ard Dwight Gay. Hubert Foster Gilpin.l Roy E. Goldner. Ida H. GunseL NThelma Houk. Rovle Lawrence Kaij I ver. Gertrude Kienzle. Pauline Krick.' Grace (’. Lichtensteiger. William Lower Linn. Ireta Miller. Ralph Elwood Roup. H. Clatnfe Snyder, Pierro Rowena Shoaf- Mildred Lucile Strobe. Dortha Carl Hhcidy, Gladys Suimoi. Myrtle V. Wijrii<r. | Cshers were chosen j'roin tin- junior ranks and wore Hallie laonurd. John Clark. Glatlys Flanders. Albert Gehrig. JiWne Gregory and Harry Knapp. j Democrat Want Ads Pay

Big Coal And Suit Reductions Nothing Will Be Reserved j’L Your Choice This Seasons Newest Models. '• ..j OB We are going io put the price in every Coat and Suit regardless ol it’s former cost. Every garment will /. jbe remarked and at wonderful saving. Alltbissea- y X? . son models to select from and from the best stand- ? ' ard manufacturers. 1 Women's Tailored Suits At Nobby Spring Coats Less Than Mfg. Cost. These Coats are all this season's These' Suits you will Hud are all llizh Class Garments and styles that are • right up to date. No odds and ends or N, l( bhv Spring ( oats, in all llu Ladinbadly tailored garments to select from. sh;ulcs. lormt r priei sj.> 00, J Spring lailoretl Suits. T1,;,. Sale tbZZ.Ov Ntu nititkls in (oals that 1 T AA wen- N2IMMI. Illis Sale.... tPIv.VV $25.W Tailored Suits Mi 1 . «<-- Snrin<’ Stvles tPltlnVV Nobbv Spring (.oats that were !517.a0 to slKtM>. -A Tailored Suits. This Sale tPIO.UV Newest Styles Good Fine Wool Camilil the newest stvles, $ 9.75 9.75 .fust received new lot of Summer Wash Dresses from $2.50, $3.00 to S 5. Elegant values. New Lot Middy Suits. Si and up. NIBLICK & CO.

ATTENDED CHURCH SUNDAY. The members of Company A headed i by Captain Dunn and Lieutenant Pet-j erson and members of Sam Henry i Poat G. A. R.. attended services r.t the Presbyterian church Sunday i morning. The drum corps led the way , and the church was packed with visitors. Rev. Hanna delivered a splendid, sermon filled with thoughts that the boys will carry -with wherever duty may lead. The choir furnished special music for the occasion. CLOSE ON WE-DNESDAY. Beginning Wednesday. May 16. my office will be closed every Wednesday afternoon until November Ist. | U3t2 C. R. WEAVER

2,000,000,000 United States Government Bonds Per Cent Liberty Loan These bonds will be issued June 15, in denominations of $50.00, SIOO.OO, $500.00 and up, will be made payable in installments, are free from all taxes except inheritance tax, convertible into any higher rate bonds at par issued during the war. Additional particulars furnished by the undersigned whose services are freely offered for making subscriptionsand attending to the details Liberty Loan Committee FIRST NATIONAL BANK OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK THE PEOPLES LOAN & TRUST CO-

Commencing Sunday May 13, 1917. the traction cars will run on Eastern Time—One hour earlier. The sinv 1' 2 hour schedule will be maintained, but all car' will leave and arrive one hour earlier, excepting the freight and milk car. which will leave at 7:15 a. m.. eastern time. For example: The first car will leave Decatur at 1:10 a. m.. instead of 5:40 a. m. The second one. known as the 7 a. m. car. will leave at 6:00 a. m.. etc., through the entire day. The same rule will apply on cars arriving in Decatur. For example: The first car will arrive in Decatur at 7:05 a. m., instead of 8:05 a. m.. the last car arriving here at 11:05 p. m., instead of 12:05 midnight. This change is made necessary by the adoption of Eastern Time in the city of Fort Wayne, and we will give service to conform with that time to get passengers to Fort Wavne at proper hours. FORT WAYNE & DECATUR TRACTION CO. Homer Ruhl. G. P. & F. A. "I - ."ESS