Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1917 — Page 2

■I) A I L Y 1) E M 0 C R A T i Published Every Evening Except Sunday by | The Decatur Democrat Company] JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by currier 10 cents Per Year, by currier $5.0il 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 postofflee in Decatur. Indiana, as second-ciass matter. JCEEP IT GOING: — in a recent speech. Harry H. Merrick. who is connected in an official capacity with the big meat packers. Armour and Company, and who is president of the National Security League, said among other things: “The United States today has the greatest prospect before it that it has ever been favored with in its history. There is work for everybody and the only trouble is, there is not enough men to go around. •'The $7,000,000,000 or more that the government is going to spend will do us no good unless we keep business going and we all get some of it. "The butcher, the baker, the tailor. and the dry goods man must be kept going. If this vast amount of money is spent in a few ship building and munition centers, will we get any of it? No. It will stay in the restricted area, just as money that has been spent for munitions in the last few years has remained in those areas. "I think there is nothing more dangerous to America than this misunderstood gospel of 'Rigid Economy.’ ''Avoidance of waste means prosperity for all; foolish economy will mean ruin.” TOMORROW IS THE DAV BOYS. It is tlie most important day in your life, as well as one of the greatest days in the history of this republi-, the day when you report for service for your country. Nat to register <b-. morrow, no difference what your phy leal condition or your private opinions concerning the war. would be to commit a misdemeanor. Tor which the punishment you may rest assured will be the limit permitted by law for the government cannot at this stage, do any thing but act with stern promptness. Be sure to register if you u’e twenty-one years old and not thir-y---one. How about your winter potatoes? This is just the time to plant them and this is the most important crop , all for these are the potatoes that you put away for next winter. We realize that the seed potatoes are scarce and high priced but we believe too that if you can possible get the seed you will make a safe investment for indications are that there will be a scarcity of potatoes next fall and that the prices will continue high riant late potatoes and do it right away. A member of the committee in charge of the flag recently rrdsed over Second street says the work of HAVE You Seen Those Leghorn Hats For Men and Young Men. They are the first and last word in hot weather hat. i $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 ■ f R -nyri - ( j THE MYERS-DAILEY t COMPANY

keeping it tn position requires so i i much time that they are about ready, to call it impossible and , suggests ' that the handsome flag, made by the Red Cross, lie raised on the court ' I ' house staff We believe there would' be no objei tifins othered and that this would solve the problem of keeping the old dug from ever touching the ground noys. I Just u month from today is July Fourth and of ull of the years this should be the one when the day commemorating our independence should be fittingly observed. Some organization should take hold of the work of planning the program and they would have the hearty co-opera-tion of every one. But it should be startl'd at once, rtltd it should not lie an expensive one in <i liars, but rich in the part taken by c , ery one in this community. Ehihu limit, ambassador extra-.nw dinary, and his party of diplont its have arrived in Russia and will devote several months at the work of reviving that nation, making then a real ally and a real help. Every one who can should buy a Liberty Bond. It's a little enough bit and the safest investment you can make. A bond in your pocket is better proof of loyalty than a. flag on your lapel. I DOINGS IN SOCIETY | k xxx: nooacgxMxxxjeßaQocnujftj WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. T uesday Reformed Missionary—Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer. Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. C. A. Dugan. Thursday Methodist Missionary—Mrs. J. T. Myers. Sunday W. C. T. U. —Presbyterian Church. Like men. natons are purified and strengthened by trials. —SamTiel Smiles. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Hunsicker and children. Donald and Leona. Mr. a id Mrs. John Dickerson. Mrs. Owen PaA'is. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. llunsh er ' irrffl their guest, Miss Leta Briner. of Bellevue. ()., motored to Blufftan where they were guests of relatives Sunday afternoon. Mrs. C. C. Wilder and children gave a most enjoyable dinner party Sunday for a number of relatives and friends. Forest Kain, of St. Joe. was an out of town guest. The Presbyterian Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:38 at the home of Mrs. C. A. Dugan. Every member of the society is cordially invited to attend and bring with her ar least one other woman who has not been a regular attendant of the missionary society. The following program will be given: Topic. “New Americans": hymn: devotionals lead by Mrs. P. Baumgartner: business period: hymn: questions to be discus.- I by Mrs. Graham. Mrs. Patterson. Mrs. Kocher and Mrs. Kremers are: Ist. - "Have we enlarged our vision of the ■ great opportunity ?’j 2nd "What lias been accomplished by the visiting nurse?"; 3rd -"The day nursery?''; 4th I'he teaching of handicraft?"; t sth "The sympathy,and friendliness of the workers?": vocal solo, Mrs. ' Horton: Ellis Island incidents. Mis. 1 M. A. Frisinger: Our foreign born citizens. Mrs. S. D. Beavers: instrumental solo. Helen Dugan: offering: Mizpah: social hour. Miss Leta Briner. who has been supervisor of'music in the schools at Rock Island. 111., arrived Saturday afternoon for a week's visit with her cousin. Mrs. Owen Davis. She is enroute home to Bellevue. Ohio. The Methodist Woman's Home Missionary society will meet with Mr.-. John T. Myers on Fourth street. Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. Mrs. F. ('. Downs will lead the study. The Woman’s Christen Temperance' Union will meet Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Presbyterian church. • Mrs. Mary Weber, of Nuttnmn av<>- ( nue. gave a very pleasing six o'clock, dinner last evening, covers being laid for Mr. and Mrs. John Weber. Delpos. O.; Miss Inez Black. Miss ChriStene Hook. Redlands, Cal.: and Messrs. Clarence and Fred Weber. The picnic given for the Sororis hunch tor Misses Doris DeVoss and Eva Aughenbaugh. who left today for Angola to attend school, was a much

enjoyed event of yesterday afternoon. 'The girls and their boy friends enjoy'nd an auto ride and a picnic supper near Bobo. The party Included besides the guests of honor, the hllßs-'H | Vivian Burk. Mary Furhtnan. Mary 'Moses, Anita Sweaiinger, Vera Eady. Leona Peterson: Messrs. Dick Butler, trthur Myers. Raymond Keller. Harry Magner. Wayne Heavers. Claude Snyder, Ralph Roop and Greg* McFarland. Mr. ami Mrs. J. S. Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Hell Archbold and ch.ld came from Port Wayne Sunday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Murphy. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kleinhentz and daughter, Henrietta, of Fort Wayne, were guests Sunday of his mother, Mrs. Maty Kleinhentz and family. Miss Grace Shaw, of this city, with a number of friends from Huntington, Berne and Monroe, were guests at a dinner given Sunday by Mrs. John Andrews at her home at Monroe. — 0 COURT HOUSE NEWS. (Continued from Page One) 1882. daughter of William Boese; Roma C. Breiner. born September 2. 1897, son of B. F. Breiner, to w- d Violet Mae Potts, born October Id. 1899. daughter of Hiram Potts. ——o DOUBLE DUTY A Dairy Ration Has Two Main Uses— Life and Product. [XRtional Crrip Improvement Btrvice.] A ration is divided into two parts: 1. The part needed to. maintain or keep the animal alive. 2. The part needed to make stored up material like wool, fat, I meat or milk. I Milk is roughly in solids, one-third I each casein (protein), fat and sugar, i The casein in milk can only be fur- | Dished by the protein in the food. The fat and sugar may be derived from either protein, fat or carbohydrates. If a cow has the ability to give 50 pounds of milk containing two pounds of casein, and only gets enough protein to make one pound of casein, then she will only give 25 pounds of milk. A balanced ration is one that has just the exact amount of protein, fat and carbohydrates that the cowneeds. Just what tills is we cannot ever say eivactly. because the amounts vary from week to week and no two cows are alike, nor are feeds alike. A practical ration is one that has sufficient protein and enough total I food to make the greatest amount of , milk without the cow losing weight. I A commercially successful ration is ‘itlie one that makes the most milk or profit, keeps the cow healthy and eni ables the use of the most roughage. i All the hay and ensilage cow can J eat will keep her alive and make I about 15 pounds of milk. Any more milk has to come from grain or grain , feed. . i The farm can usually raise carboI hydrates cheap in the form of hay and i ensilage, and. outside of clover, peas, .etc., protein can usually be bought (cheaper than it can be raised. I Tlie average price of protein feeds l with 20 per cent digestible protein I was about $25 to $35 per ton before the war. but the prices are much I higher now, while hay (cloven with I sper cent digestible protein has been rated at $lO per ton. so the protein feed at S4O would furnish protein about the same as clover at $lO. DIFFERENT COWS, DIFFERENT FEEDS. [National I’rop Improvement Senice.l No suggestions that we can offer nor any other formula that can be i made can be followed to the letter as a druggist follows the prescription of a physician. Feeds vary in their nui tritive values, some being better than I the average and some not as good, and cows vary in their ability to di- : gest and transform nutriment. These conditions make it aacessary for the feeder to use a good deal of judgment and not follow too blindly the suggestions of others. Any good stock feed is recommended as a base, to be supplemented by home-grown roughage. o A GREAT CAMPAIGN Many people have been attracted by i tlie clever advertising campaign of , the Champion Spark Plug Co., that is . being pushed by Messrs. Chas. L. Ugr hetti and A'aughn J. Snively, traveling representatives tor this yompany. I These gentlemen are making the Mid- [ ide West and are traveling about in a large Studebaker autdhiebile. which itself is a good advertisement for the . plug. This machine is only one of a ‘fleet of twelve that is traveling ail . over the country, putting on this huge (campaign. Mr. Snively said that tn ail his travels over the United States, Indiana as a whole, has the best roads ot any state he has been in. Today the gentlemen left for Bluffton where ■ they will continue their advertising work. While here they installed several clever window displays. -o HEAR GOOD SERMON. The boys of Company A were guests of the Evangelical church yesterday morning when they, heard a ' flue sermon by the pastor, the Rev W. S. Mills, an excerpt of which will be printed tomorrow. |

CALL TO DUTY (Continued from Page One) Federal agents today did thcii* eleventh hour round up of untl-regiii-tratlon plotters. Reports to tlie department of Justice continued optimistic. however, that the unti-reglstrn lion propagandist Ist* will lie small tomorrow and that riotous deinonsti.ithins are likely to be few and far ’between. Police of every city will be on duty in full force to prevent them and if necessary to help in rounding up tlie quitters, in the latter task, they w'il have the aid of volunleeujiatriotic organizations. NEW STORE OPENS. Tlie line new department store of-i G. Steele and Ferdinand Bleeke in ' the Terveer block, opened Saturday with a rush ot business. A large i force of clerks assisted them in the opening, among them being Mr. Steele's cousin. Rufus Frank, ot Portland. Oregon, a grocer ot experience. o — ADLER LIKES ARMY LIFE L. O. Adler, of the Farmers Stale bank of Preble, lias received a letter from his brother. Will, member of the U. S. heavy artillery, Fort Thomas. Ky. Will says he is having a good time, is with a bunch of good fellows, has plenty to eat and likes the work. THE JUNE SESSION ON ‘ The board ot commissioners convened this morning for the regular June session the day being spent in checking up and allowing bills add I claims. Roads and bridges will be up . tomorrow. ATTENDS MEDICAL MEETING. 1 Dr. J. S. Boyers left Sunday morning for New York City to attend a , meeting of the American Medical as- , sociation He will return to his work here the latter part of the week. o — K. OF C. NOTICE Regular meeting tonight. Let there 1 be a good attendance to welcome the newly initiated Brothers. G. K. i ■—■ o CONCENTRATES FOR RATIONS Taken From an Article by E. S. Savage, Professor of Animal Husbandry, New York College of Agriculture. • (National Crop Improvement ’Service.] A good rule to follow in all rations is to have at least three plants represented in the ration. There are seven , factors which should be considered: , (1) Bulk, (2) Digestibility, (3) Rela* tion between the digestible protein and carbohydrates and fat, (4) Variety, (5) Suitability of the feeds to the animal and product, (6) Palatability, (7) Cost. As an example, choosing the cheapest feeds relatively, considering manorial values, suitability and all. we would recommend the following mix- , ture of grains as suitable for dairy cows at present prices: 600 pounds distillers dried grains. 400 pounds gluten feed. 30<j pounds wheat bran or brewers dried grains. 400 pounds hominy feed. 300 pounds cottonseed or oil meal. SALT FOR CATTLE. IXational Crop Improvement Service.] Professor Henry says that a cow requires three-quarters of an ounce per day per 1000 lbs. of weight and , six-tenths of an ounce per day per 20 lbs. milk. Therefore, a cow which - weighs 1200 lbs. and gives 30 lbs. milk should have 1.8 ounce salt. It must be remembered, however, that salt is -generally included in high-grade dairy feeds: It Is well to give cows access to extra salt. They will take what their roughage demands. THE PRICE OF FEED. [National Crop Improvement Service ] Feed is handled on a smaller margin than coal, ton for ton. The retail feed dealer who buys in carload lots can sell as cheap as the manufacturer can in less-than-carload lots, the difference in freight rates being the dealer’s gross profit. In nearly every instance, a group of farmers can order their feed, through a dealer, in carloads and make a material saving. The difference in freight alone will show a goojj profit. Take the chill off the drinking water in cold weather and cows will drink , more and produce more. Don't ligur? too fine on rations, ' Be liberal but don't overfeed. You 1 can kill all of your profit by feeding more than the cow can assimilate. i [Katiaaal Crop Improvement Service.] The human element In dairy feed is ’ important. Two men may have the same equipment, one make good J money, the other fail, while both are : supposed to be feeding by the same system and the same tables. I Horse sense is good cow sense, o- . Everglade Independence. The way to get ahead is to edge ahead by an inch and hold on to that ; inch until you can edge in another, i The man who Is a dollar ahead of his , debts is an independent critter. —Tar*pon Springs Leader.

Official Time Table of _ Decatur Railroads The Reliable Schedules ÜBAND 1111’1119 * I The <i. H. * I. Itond—l'houe N's l*a»»vi>s<-r station nod Frei«a< Iluumr. Munroe nud Jtvvrntn No ii I h buu nd. No. 4. I>nll> , A. " No. 13. F.x.-ept Stto.la, ■ No. a. i:». ci>i Snndiv >'®“ ' • IS, Sunday only t)"* 11 1 ■ Northhoiinil. No. B. Holly A - M ’ No. Il.llolly ithrouKh •« , ~ Mu.-klnaw t'llyl ?ill« A. M. No. 3. Bsnrpt Sunday 3:33 I. M. 11. 1.. MEItHV. A«ent. I-'OH'I’ WDXH "l> 111-K'ATIII TH At TION LINE. EASTERN TIME Elt.-.-tlv.- May 13. 11*17 l,env«- l».-.«lnr l<-av<- l-’t. Mayne 3: 111 n. io. 7:00 a. ni. 7:iio n. in. sgio a. in. ss.-to n. io. 1O:«O to too n. hi. 11:30 a. tn. 11 -.30 n. in. I :*H> l>- n>1:00 |>. 111. 3:3« |i. tn. Z:3O p. nt. 1:00 p. in. 1:00 p. in. ,'.:30 p. in. 7:00 p. in. *:.'«• P. ">• 10:00 p. in. 11:05 p. >«• t ar every hour and a hnlf. Itiiniilng time 1 hour mid •' mln ulea. l-’relghl ear lenvea IM-eatiir at 7:45 il. m. and leaven Fl. Wayne nt l:OO p. arriving in llei-n-lur nl 3:00 p. m. HOMER 111 HI., ti. I’. A F. A. TOI.EHO. ST. I.Ot IS «» MESTEHN The "t lover Lent" Komi—Thone 31 I'aaaeager and Freight Station, South WlneheMter street. W eal bound. No. 3 Hally 10:04 A. M. No. .1. Hally 11:33 P. M. No. 31. Local Freight, earrlca paxneiigern, Bally except Sunday — 10:55 A. M. East Bound. No. «. Hally 4:50 A. M. No. 4 Bully «>•'•» M - No. 23. I.oi-al Freight, dally except Sunday, earrlea paaaengera . 10:55 A. M. 11. J. THOMPSON, Agent. CHICAGO * ERIE RAILROAD. The Erie lioml. 'l’bone 30. Tanneuger Stntioii mid Freight Houae, South AV lat-hcater Street. Eaatbound. Nn. S. Hally 3:50 A. M. No. 32t1, Except Sunday 1:10 I’. M. No. 4. Hally 3:43 P. H. VV eat bound. No. 7. Hally 3:30 A. M. No. 337, Ext-ept Sunday 10:44 A. M. No. 3, Hally 13:40 P. M. O. H. OUELL, Agent. RECRUITS COMING FAST. Captain Dunn and Lieutenant Robert Peterson, who have been busy getting resruits for Company A. report seven more applications and the ranks will soon be filled. The new signers are Merl McCroskey. Geneva; Paul H. Cook. Poneta; Howard Mowery and Raymond Poffenbarger. Bluffton; Orval Wells. Decatur; Charles Maloney. Chester Bryan of Monroe. These will probably take the physical examination this week The following passed successfully last week: Sherman Kunip, Bluffton; Medford Wynn. Decatur; Earl J. Crozier. Decatur; Arbic E. Owens. Decatur; Homer Parrish. Decatur; Lynn Shoemaker, Decatur; John J. Helmrk-k, Magley. o HAS LEFT HOSPITAL Miss Ninia Tricker Still Very Weak— Will Come Soon. Elmer Tricker is in receipt of a letter from his mother at Muucie, stating that his sister. Ninia. who w; s shot by Howard Petty some time ago, was able to leave the hospital and was taken to the home of her sitter, Mrs. Hahn, at Muncie. She is able to walk about but her back, in which the bullet was lodged, is very weak and she can scarcely stand. Petty will have a hearing some time tills month and after that, Miss Tricker will be brought to her home at South Salen.. this county, by her mother. G. & J. TIRES BUY YOUR TIRES NOW BEFORE THE REVENUE TAKES EFFECT Your order must be in before next Saturday, .lune 9th. Tires to be delivered .July Ist, at following prices: Plain G Anti-Skid Tread Tread Grey Size Casing Casing Tube 30x3 $11.30 $ll.BB $ 2.70 30x31 2 11.67 15.39 3.38 31x31/2 15 11 16.20 3.17 32x3'/: T 7.01 17.87 3.60 31x4 22.16 23.91 1.37 32x4 22.91 21.03 1.50 33x1 23.99 25.20 1.64 34x4 24.57 25.79 4.73 36x1 26.10 27.41 5.09 31x4 '/ 2 33.08 31.74 5.81 35x11/ 34.56 36.27 5.91 36x4 1'2 35.10 36.86 6.17 37x4 '/ 2 36.54 38.31 6.39 35x5 39.42 41.40 7.20 37x5 41.80 44.00 7.45 Do n’t‘forget, next Saturday, June 9th, is the last day to order at the above prices. Get your order in. | We’ll take care of it. LAW LINNEMEIER PREBLE, IND.

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TO BE GOOD PROGRAM The following good program is m nounccd for the St. Marys township Sunday school convention to be held at the Bobo United Brethren churcn. Sunday afternoon, June 10, beginning at 1:30 o’clock; . Song. Devotional— Rev. Roy Gauht. Song. . . ■r * Address—Rev. Eddy (Subject of his own selection.) Song. Address—C. L Walters, subject: “Sunday School Ideas.’’ Song. Address—Rev. J. R. Elson, subject: “1 Have Learned by Experience.” Song. Secretary's Report—Collection. Election of Officers—Benediction.

•" -Jr I a I 111 Ulßlbllll/l IrllllHl Olli ' < AfrS> O' - '-' Everywhere under the sun — * wherever roofs are laid — O Certain~tc,cd stands for these two things: Efficiency Economy V CERTAIN-TEED roofing is the most efficient and econf ,T !! ca *'P e °f ro °f >or factories, office buildings, farm because first cost is less than !Sir 1 1* ’ Wood s . hln S les > or tar and gravel. This is Tome rf a l y S ° now ’, becau t ? e of the present high prices of lav thnn ? costs less to Jt wiU not is nnt licht weight n/fi gaSCS u nd aClds ’ Coa * smoJce « etc - i* ® and it Ss fire retarchnt. Every rain washes it clean; nor can c i f ° r run un der the hot rays of the sun, nor can lt c i og gutters and spout& ; Certain-teed Roofing "e", 1 ’ r ♦enal s -, he labor, freight, etc. comTe . u P °° r ° ne ” in ,he m »’ TEED Roofing i.guaranteed for 5 ??' b ' >,h - A ’ CERTAINhave all the advantage, of fcrm tn wetght, quahty and appea™ Th, y ’ 2°' b '’ ,ky - a “ d " e ’>niehmmatewaate and misfits, cannot .-uri S J n " d n ° pain, « are P'iable. S r en.ble” of^f VwUshei nff’T coram »nd all the nSJ p “ nt m '”’. who bare at thole 14 fou tces necessary m.tenal, wo'iTESI'’ 1 '’-•’ Wp|l ‘be“ xteS« t> ” Nt ' a ‘“ l v»n“»he» B3a?«®S«S CERTA 'S* CORPORATION «~r.a o _ -sV""- fad- >=? ; Kirsch, Sellemeyer & ~ Sons, Agents h’ecatur Lumber Co. Decatur, Indiana n A Ants g ° nts ’*" p catur, Indiana

MASONIC CALENDAR FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 9TH. Tuesday, June 5, 7:30 p. m. Regular Convocation of Chapter. DAVID E. SMITH. H. P. — o ■ WEHMEYER BABE DEAD The Chris Boese family is in receipt of word of the depth of the week-old son born to the Rev. and Mrs. 11. Wehmeyer, at Bridgeport, Conn., former Decatur residents during the time Rev. Wehmeyer was pastor of the Zion Lutheran church here. Death was due to spinal meningitis. There are two children surviving.