Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1917 — Page 2

I) A ILY DEMOCRAT J Publlthad Every Evening Except' Sunday by The Decatur Denim rat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Many Indiana counties exceeded their apportionment for the lied Cross and Indiana will give a good account when the totals are in. Wells county gave $2,000 more than her share. Allen county which was assessed SBO,000 will reach SIOO,OOO. Others went double the amount asked. Adams county must meet the apportionment. Nothing short of the amount asked will do for so great and so good a county. The people of Adams county were together in the Red Cross work as they have never been in any- great public effort and the organization wiili a little assistance could do great things in the’future. It is to be hoped that it continued to be a force of strength at}d assistance and it is to be hoped that our prosperous and happy people learn the lesson of giving from the heart as they can afford. There were many who gave more that, they could afford and the roll of honor would fill several pages. Whether or not you are given your full share as you deserve in public praise, your conscience will tell you whether you did your part or not. This is not a time to talk against your government for when you do, you are talking against yourself. You ar? a partner in this government ami what they do is your act just as much as it is your neighbor's act. Stop and think a minute. How long would a firm in business live if one of the members of that firm was talking directly against the firm’s business? Just remember that the government is you and that it is the greatest government the world has ever known. It was the first to establish a republic and the successful 150 years which have followed have brought into existence twenty seven free republics over the world. We are now fighting for a world republic and future generations will tell the great story, the greatest ever written and Woodrow Wilson will be the hero of that story, whether you think so now or not. The people of this community have been called upon frequently during the past few weeks and have responded in a manner that proves their patriotism and now you are asked to attend a meeting held at the city hall /Wednesday evening for the purpose of planning if possibly for the further financing of the new school house to the extent of $30,000 that the board

MOTHERS We Have a Dandy line of Boys Wasb Suits and Rompers In All Styles and Patterns. I 50c to $2.00 ; I c THE MYERS-DAILEY t ' COMPANY

' may contract for a gymnasium and ' auditorium in connection therewith. May we not suggest thut no more im-|' portant cause has been put up to you ( than this. It is not the desire to raise j this amount In cash but it is believed 1 * I thut an organization could be formed similar to that which built the city hall io stand back of the school board 1 and we feel that every booster for De- 1 catur should be on hands to voice his ( opinion and to assist In this Important movement. What can be of gteater interest than the providing of the best ( school in the land for our children? , Are you intercepted? if you are your answer should be given at this meeting. I DOINGS IN S OCIETY I y XKKKXXXxxKKW-tKbcr -yr cmtxxa ’ WEEK'* SOCIAL CALENDAR Monday Ruth Circle —Thelma and Dorothy Williams. Red Cross First Aid Classes —Dr. S. D. Beavers and Dr. W. E. Smith. Tuesday Royal Neighbors' Needle (Tub. Tri Kappas—Miss Fan Frisinger. Wednesday St. Vincent de Paul society—Mc.sdames R. Antrine ami Herman Gillig. St. Vincent de Paul. Baptist Missionary—At Church. Union Chapel S. S. Class Social — Roy Runyon Home. Walther League—Hedwig Bleeke. Thursday Ever Ready Class —Mrs. W. Gilpin. Civic Improvement Tea — Mrs. Charles Knapp. Class Number seven of the Union Chapel church will give an ice cream and strawberry social Wednesday afternoon and evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Runyon, who live on the Joe Lower farm. Everybody is invited to come. Remember the lawn social to be given by the Mite society on the Methodist church lawn Friday evening. Mrs. Cal Peterson will be leader of (the program for the Baptist Missionary meeting Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the church. All members should attend. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knapp. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Nichols. Mrs. Rose Smith-Ral-ston of Brunswick. Ga.; Anola Frank and Wilber Porter motored to Long lake Sunday, where they had a picnic dinner and fished. They caught about seventy-five fine fish and had a delightful time. The Ruth Circle of the Christian church will meet this evening with the Misses Thelma and Dorothy Williams of North Third street. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Nichols of Tenth street had as their guests at dinner yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. James Harkless and daughters, Frances and Naomi. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Decker, of Paulding. Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Davis. Joe McConnell and Miss Marie Dull motored to Ohio City Sunday where they were guests of friends. ■ ' Master Richard Frisinger was twelve years old Sunday and celebrated the occasion by inviting in a dozen of his boy friends for luncheon. The boys had a good time and separately and collectively reminded Richard of the occasion by pummeling him. 1 Ralph Tyndall was host to a num- , ber of his girl and boy friends Saturday evening in compliment to Miss Ruth Hubbard, of Ottawa. Ohio, who was a guest at the Dugan home. The event was a delightful one. Mrs. J. H. Heller and daughter. I Fanny, will go to Fort Wayne tomu'- > ruw where they will join Dick, who is visiting with Miller Ellinghaiu. and will attend the Journal-Gazette picnic to be given at Robison park. All the members of the staff and the employes and their families will participate. Mrs. Herman Gillig and Mrs. Ralph Amrine will entertain the St. Vincent de Paul society at the Amrine home Wednesday afternoon. A good attendance is desired. The Ladies’ Chorus of the M. E. church will entertain the men's Chorus and the wives of these members at the church Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Every member and his wife is urged to come. Mrs. Wash Gilpin will entertain the Ever Ready Sunday school class of the Methodist church at her home. 110 S. Tenth street, Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. i’ Mr. and Mrs. Joe McFarland and 1 son. Gregg, and Mr. and Mrs. William f Siiey motored to Hartford City yes- $ terday, where they spent the day 1

with the Allison Elzey family. They . attended services at the First Meth-. Odist church In the morning and had the pleasure of hearing the sermon of the Rev. Powell, former Decatur pastor, and of visiting with him and his wife In their home for a short time. Mrs. L J. Kase. Misses Bessie Gehring and Katie Kohlbaeher, of Huntington. motored here Sunday ami were guests of the Reuben Breiner family. The Tri Kappas will be entertained Tuesday evening by Miss Fan Frisinger. The assembly is called for seven o’clock instead of seven-thirty, the regular time and all members should be there at this time. Will Bowers and Earl Colter motored to Rome City ('unday and were accompanied home last evening by Mrs. J. S. Bowers and daughter. Either and grandson. Clifford Robinson, who spent the week at Rome City. Miss Bowers spent two days at Kendallville with her sister. Mrs. Ralph \\\kes and was entertained at the Gawt.horpe Inn at a dinner party bj some friends whom she met while at Rome City. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Holthouse entertained at dinner Sunday at their comfortable country home near Magley. Guests were Mrs. Mary Fullenkamp, the D. M. Reed family. Ode and Letta Fullenkamp. Ed Weisling a id Tony Hackman. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wegmiller. of Geneva, were guests Sunday at the home of Mrs. J. D. Myers and family. Each one of the Royal Neighbors is to bring a guest for the meeting <f the needle club Tuesday evening after lodge when Mesdames Claude Burkhead. Lulu Swearingen Will Engl , J. W. Babbitt, Goldie (’loss and Miss Esther Zerkle entertain. Mr. and Mrs. George Gerkin. Mr. end Mrs. Gus Witte, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Charlet and children, of Fort Wav tie motored here and were guests Sunday evening of Dr. Elizabeth Burns and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sheets gave an enpoyable dinner party, guests being Mrs. Joe McFarland. Mrs. Nancy Sheets and daughter. Ruby, of this city; Mrs. Sedora Elzey. Mrs. B'n Butler, Mrs. George Squires. Mrs. White. Mrs. Harlo Mann. Mrs. Amelia Butler, George Squires and Ellis Squires. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dettinger and children, Carl and Ruth, who formerly resided at Bluffton, but for nine years have lived near Grand Forks. N. Dakota, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. B -n Liniger, near Preble and will vi.it other relatives during their two weeks’ stay in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Robinson and daughter and Mrs. Chase and daughter, of Fort Wayne, motored here and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Acker. Mrs. S. J. Oliver, of Kiefer, Oklahoma. who visited with her cousin. Mrs. Sarah Blackburn, has gone to the country home of her nephew. EJ Ellsworth, to complete her visit here. Mr. and Mrs. John Bolinger entertained at dinner Sunday at their home on West Monroe street, the affair being a sort of family reunion. Mr.-'. Bolinger's sons. Alva A. and J. W. Strait and their wives, motored here from Middletown. 0.. and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baker and children and Peter Bolinger of this city completed the circle. WILL JOIN BAND. Albert Gehrig ami Fred Ball left last night for Gary, where they will join a large concert band now playing in that city. The band is a well known one. being one of the largest in the country. It is called "The Excelsior Concert Band.” and is lead by Anthony Curcio, a graduate of the Milan Conservatory of Music of Milan. Italy. Gehrig will play the cornet and Ball the clarinet. Both boys are accomplished musicians and the Decatur City band, of which they were members, will miss their services very much. They will travel all summer. returning in time for school this fall. MACCABEES WILL MEET. A meeting of the Maccabees' lodge will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at the hail for the purpose of arranging for the annual memorial services on July 1. The services will be held at the Christian church. Rev. Pau! Marsh delivering the memorial sermon. All members will please attend. o » BABE IS DEAD. Private services were h«*!d this. morning for the boy baby born yes-' terday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock to , Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adl<r of Mar- i shall street The babe was born dead 1 and the interment took plane today ] m Map>'.r>"d 4N*etary. ,

GOAL PASSED TODAY IN RED CROSS FUND (Continued from Page One) south four miles of the county and the town, did not come up to expectations. They wire assessed $1,200. but the total reported up to noon was but $695, and this, notwithstanding the fact that Dr. Price and others Interested worked as hard as they could for the cause. Everybody is Pleased. And now that the result has been announced, or nearly so. everybody is happy and we have evidently accomplished what at first seemed impossible. Credit more than we can give at this time is due everybody who helped to make it so. More details will be given as obtainable. Were in the Lead. Heading the Red Cross subscription list handed in by B. F. Breiner, ' one of the captains in Washington 1 township, was the Epworth League and the four Sunday schol classes pf the Washington church. The Epworth League gave $lO while the Sunday school class taught by Harry Andrews gave $9, the C. B. Poling class $7.50, B. F. Breiner class $5, and Mrs. Ada Martin's class $1.55. (The total subscribed in Mr. Breiner’s district was $109.55. Ministers a Great Help The men who managed the Red Cross campaign feel very grateful Indeed to the ministers over Ada. ir county. They did much towards making the campaign a success and next to the team captains and actual field workers deserve greater credit than any one else. They not only announced the work but they preach ad eloquent sermons and at every meeting insisted upon a response from the heart in this work of mercy. Toe managers are indeed thankful to them for their assistance. _ BIG DAM GIVES AWAY (Untied Press Service) Salt I-tke City. Utah. June 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The dam of the mammoth reservoir. 12 miles from Fairview. Utah, has given way under the terrific strain of eleven thousand acre-feet of impounded flood water, which is sweeping through the valley below, according to rejorts receive! by officials of the Denver & Rio Grande railway company here, from crews sent out to protect the tracks from the flood. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT For South Ward School to be Placed This Evening. A. 11. Ashbaucher, president of (he South Ward Parent-Teacher club asks all patrons of the south ward school to come to the grounds this evening at 6:15 sharp to assist in placing the playground equipment. There are swings, the sand box. to place; and the tennis court, basket ball and base ball diamonds to make. They are asked to bring hoes and rakes along. TEN MORE STEEL SHIPS (United Press Service) Washington. June 25 -t Special o Daily Democdat)•—Contracts for ten more steel ships and four wooden cargo vessels were let last week by General Goethals, manager of the emergency fleet corporation, he announced today. Twenty-four additional wooden hulls were contracted for. <> FUNERAL HELD The funeral of George Stauffer, whose sad death occurred Saturday, was held this morning at 9:30 at the home of his mother in Monroe township. Interment -as made in R. M. E. cemetery, east of Berne. o THREE NEW FORDS. The Kalver-Noble garage delivered two new Fords Saturday to Andrew Artman and the Bluffton Hoop Co., the former gelling a touring car and the latter a roadster. Today they delivered a new touring car to T. M. Gallogly. BEN HUR MEMORIAL The Ben Hur memorial will be next Sunday afternoon at two o’clock -t the hall. Rev. W. Paul Marsh w ; il give the sermon. A good turnout is desired. —o ASSOCIATION MEETING The Advertising Association will meet tomorrow evening just beso r c 'he Business Men's meeting. Thursday is ticket day. o CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS. Washington. D. C., June 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The comp/troller of the currency today issued <a call for the condition of national bank at the dose of business Wednesday, June -O i o : HERE w « reuw Out win raw mw *ll »lon •czlp troubles. Eczema, Barber* llrh, Itch, Cull and Sorea. Why waale time and mnnev wben B B. Ointment it an ointment of real ment? Aas •our druggttL If not taadlod •end 50 cents to tba £ E. Oiauaout Co. 81? Moaroc 1 V*»*ur Indiana

COURT HOUSE NEWS. Licensed to marry: Clarance • F Shepherd, assistant manager of ele- I vator. at Geneva, born October 21. 1891, son of Nathan B. Shepherd, and Blanche Golden Hutton, teacher, born February 19. 1892, daughter of Mar cellus E. Hutton. Real estate transfers: Rudolph Eiekhoff to Christens Elckhoff. 19-41 and 45 acres of Preble township. $2500 Wilson H. Dettinger to Eldora J. Butcher, lot 723. Decatur. $500: "'ll son H. Dettinger to Adam <’• Butcher, lot 605 Decatur. $2500; Charles M. Moore to Riley Chrisman, lot 193 De- C catur, $1,000; Decatur Cemetery Association to A. N. Steele, lot 1049 Decatur. $10; George E. Steele to A. N. Steele, lot 490 Decatur, $1,400; Oso Dell Butler to Elsie E. Roop. 2.54 acres . of lan din Root township. S3OO. b The total of one hundred forty-eigit h in the county had registered as voters} e 'up to two o’clock this afternoon. Os d this number, not more than twenty f are women, four women having regis- c tered today. * Under the new law poultry dealers t are required to have a license. This is issued by the county clerk. County ( Clerk Hammell has issued two—one ( to the Decatur Produce Company and I the second to Diehl Son, of Craig- ‘ ville. t WOULD FIGHT UNCLE. Press Service} . Detroit. Mich . June 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Johann Wilhelm. , ! nephew of the kaiser, would take up j the gun against Germany—if the a R e ; limit of selective service were raised ' J to include him. Count von Hohen- ; zollern is his title. He was born in Detroit and has been here for the last seven years. The count s identity was disclosed when he applied to ' Marshall Behrendt to enter districts ( restricted to Germans. While he , spent the greater part of his fortyseven years in Germany Johann was ' born here while his parents were . touring the United States. His father is a brother of Bill Hohenzoli , lern. o —— FIVE GENERATIONS Mrs. Louisa Dinnius and her daurhj ter. Mrs. Corwin Pence, the latter s i daughter, Mrs. Boston Adams and h r i ten weeks’ old son, Corwin Boston Adams, have returned to Huntington after a week's visit here with Mrs. Dinnius' uncle. Clark Brothers. While here they had a picture of the tire I generations tat;en that is of much irterest. Mr. Brothers is the last of his parental family and takes the place of his brother in the picture, the dire t descent of the five generations being otherwise unbroken. TEDDM GIVES TWO BOYS (UniSvd Press Service) New York, June 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—With the announcement from his own lips that his two sons, Theodore, Jr., and Archibald, have gone to France and will be :t---tached to General Pershing’s stall'. ! Theodore Roosevelt today made good ( on half his pre-war promise that ne would give his four boys to battle for Uncle Sam. The colonel added that Kermit and Quentin will follow. Dr. Richard Derby. “T. R’s" son-in-law. is I a major in the army reserve medical corps. NOTICE. There will be a called meeting of ’ those interested in the proposed new ' school building Wednesday evening. June 27, at 7:30 o'clock, at city hall. COMMITTEE BANK STATEMENT. JOHN G. HOFFMAN. President. JEFF KLOPFENSTEIN, Vice President. LEWIS O. ADLER. Cashier. Report of the condition of the . Farmers' State Bank, a state bank at Preble, in the State of Indiana, at the close of its business on June 20, 1917: Resources. Loans and discounts $ 76,431.37 Overdrafts 313.99 U. S. Bonds 53.00 Furniture and fixtures ... 966.88 Due from banks and trust companies 27.364.78 Cash on hand 2,393.34 ' Current expenses 723.02 i Taxes paid 142.29 Interest paid 637.89 Profit aud loss 1.50 Total Resources $109,028.06 Liabilities. Capital Hock —paid in ...$ 25,000.00 Surplus 97.25 Exchange, discounts aud interest ...-. 1,879.09 Demand deIMJsits $31,311.68 Demand certificates 50.050.89 Savings deposits 689.15 82.051.72 Total Liabilities $109,028.96 State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: I. L. O. Adler, cashier of the Farmers' State Bank of/Preble. do solemnly swear that the abo'e statement is ' true. L O. ADLER. I Subscribed aud sworn to before me this 25th dav of June. 1917. LAWRENCE LINNEMEIER. Notary Public, i My commission expires April 22, 1920.

DOSOSIW f Os H HDNORS ■ Selection of Greathouse tor Federal Vocational Board By President. IS RECOGNITION OF FITNESS ' Government Pay*Special Tribute to In diana Capital A» One of the Cleanest of Cities Morally. By Willie S. Thompson. Indianapolis, June 25-E.verybody in Indiana, regardless of politics, will lie and is pleased with the naming: of t , Charles A. Greathouse to be a member of the federal board of vocational , education. For the decision of Brest- v dent Wilson selecting Mr. Grealho “?* was not influenced primarily by the fact that the Indiana man is a dmo- j, crat. It is entirely a question of tit- t " while Mr. Greathouse was elected s to the office of superintendent of pub- z lie instruction as a democrat, anil ( while he has always been a good democrat, his official family being select- ‘ ed from members of that political faith, he never allowed politics to be j a ruling factor in the management es any part of the educational work of the state. No man or woman w*as I ever employed who was not specially | qualified. He looked for and brought about efficiency first and always. To this policy is due the fact that ■ while serving the people of Indiana t as superintendent of public instruction ; his work attracted national attention, and unstinted commendation from the most advanced and progressive men and wc.nen educators of the whole country. Under the guidance of Superintendent Greathouse, Indiana adopted more progressive school legislation than had ever ben put forward in all the previous history of the state combined. The adoption and development of all these advanced steps he directed personally. This included vocational education. On account of the excellent work of Charles A. Greathouse, Indiana stands now in the lead of all the states in this particular department. The most natural thing to expect was that when it came to selecting the three men to compose the appointive part of the federal board, the president should light upon Charles A. Greathouse first. That being exactly the thing Woodrow Wilson dSd, the people of Indiana, without political consideration, are proud of the recognition. Mr. Greathouse is a man of unusual executive ability and successful as an effective organizer and business director. When Bernard Korbly resigned as chairman of the democratic state central committee, the natural choice for his successor was Mr. Greathouse, and when he finally consented to serve he was the unanimous choice of the state committee, just as he would have had the undivided support of all the democrats of the state had the election been left to their direct vote. He is a man whose popularity with all the people is not only well deserved, but is a source of anoyance to none save persons who are directly ambitious to hold office through election by another political party, and who fear he may be an obstacle in t " e j r wa y- For while possessing no selfish personal ambitions, Mr. Greathouse is young, able, progressive and decidedly popular in every part of the state where a school house exists. The fact that his popujarity annoys those anxious to control public office and officials, is made most conspicuous by the attempts of the “bossy” portion of the republican press, seeking to find and »iy something other tion" eompllmenUr y of his recogniThere comes another story from Washington which is of interest to Indiana. It is the recognition by the national government of the freedom of the capital city from forms of vice and immorality which have b?en frowned upon and winch the ment has said can not exist in a citv where large mobilization or training camps arc established At the time when Fort Benjamin Harnson was selected as one of the kJ Camps an or<ler was issued by the department declaring that all cities so selected must remain clear of vicious and immoral resorts At once an unfriendly press attempted to prove beyond all doubt that tS order was directed to the fact that Indianapolis was one of the vilest spots on earth. That immnmi j degraded elements were‘nding o Ver he community unmolested. That it was a most undesirable and danger Spl.’ '»■ M ng down of any community that per keeping immoral resorts, or fo/fre" diravyrri in welilßi 1 !, mng in violation of law ' , Xitete* ft: the government deem? h pay special compliment to to eminent of the Indiana J , r '"' puSKn'K' *■ work m his own towT, pperatM in keep ln? Co ‘ torfs *wav from th. ' s,ra b!e re Fort' &pvemment nas worifpri t a-d' able n ? lth hone< aad local authontiea.’’' "

iIFTY CASES |)f B let ore the Quartet K \| cv( . | ing of the State Board | of Pardons I LVIIK II OPENED I ien Murderers Sentenced I to Life Imprisonment I Are Asking Freedom. | (United Pre»» Service) EaS liidianapolii*. June 25 - Nearly f ; ( (y Ka| , „ s were up for hearing at th,. , lU:ir . Blm lerly meeting of the state board ;,<i.|.ins which opened today an ,| Aj ,j ga||| . until.ue most of the week. Th.- num. i ber of cases confronting the •| 10ar j I S ; 1..-, n constantly growing ami ? I?■ lers declare that it will soon he Em x.i-y to have some permanent organi. za'ion wliit h can give full tim. t,, t!ljs work <>t‘ hearing appeals for , 41 . KI cy. The board this session will not tin-i-h its work until Friday or Saturday and will be busy every minute. Mem- fed >. r- dm lare they are unable to gc. e BW this much time to the work, from B 9 their tegular business or professing. Bi and on tire other hand they cannot ih, Bfc their pardon work justice by devot- E| ing any less time. RH Among the cases coming bei,,;,. ( i, t . Bl board at this time are about ten llur deters, sentenced to life imprison. sS mint. Il is not improbable that ihry fe] will take some action on the ease of « j Rev William E. Hinshaw, serving ■, B | lit. sentence for murder of his «■■;.- Kg in Hendricks county. Jan. 10. I".;, B.| Warden Ed Fogarty ,of Michigan Bl prison, believes that Hinshaw i- irci.- I'l c ent and has asked the lioard m : ar- Bi d<m him. but so far his apiwul- h...<■ not been answered. SB The governor has announced that li. B| will probably pardon Hinshaw this summer anyway. Hinshaw was „|- Bl lowed his freedom once previou.-ly b :t B was sent back to prison when he vi.j- M lated his patrole. BB Other murder cases coming up an : Bjg Andrew Bailey, colored, sentenced Bl from Itake county in 1913; I’arl-v K King, sentenced from Vanderburg Bl county: and John Baker, semen...l |i| from Floyd county in 1911. Ei o B INDIANA WILL LEAD. ■ rl’nltsd Press Service) afe Indianapolis, Ind., June 25 tSpe- K cial to Daily Democrat)—President ■; Wilson’s appeal for 76,000 volunteers E during this week was being answer- E ed by Indiana today. Every effort K was being put forward by the state ■ council of defense, recruiting sta- Bh lions, and other organizations in or- ■ der to have Indiana well toward the B head of the column of states answer- ■ ing the appeal. Business and pro- ■ fessional men were giving their lime B in many cities of the state in em-cuir- B aging the men to volunteer. Soap I boxes were user! by orators who ap- I peared on the street corners in In- ■ dianapolis and other large cities; pa- B rades will be held during the week I and other means adopted to stimulate men to join the regular arm-. The campaign fits in with another movement to procure recruits for the national guard companies. Practically every city in the state having a na tional guard company has doubled its efforts to have the company at war strength when the call comes on August sth. In this city the regisira tion board machinery is being used to aid in filling up the guard companies to full strength. Registrars have been asked to give their help in procuring recruits. Particular attention is lieing given to the first regiment of the field artillery as it '■ highly probable that it will be sum nioned for federal service and mobiI Sized at Fort Benjamin Harrison •shortly. Few guard companies have ■e'-rnited to war strength yet and I there are some which ate even below l>eace strength. i ■ o GREAT SPORT FOR TEXANS (United Fress Service) ''ilvcston, Texas, June 25r—(Epecial t" Daily Democrat)—A mob of ni >’>• than 1(H) persons early today o? r ; powered the guard at the county i- 111 > here, took Henry l awyer, a inula! - 'h.trged with attacking a whit' man. placed hint, in an autouiobcl'’, > drove to the scene of the all 1 - crime, and hanged him to a sign r< - 1 - B Ihe mob lueiuliers were masked. o NOTICE TO BOYS Ihe boys, living on West Adam: - t.. "ho have been shooting the cows be’"hging to Mr.-. Dayton Hill and Jqhn Drumuuud, with their air-rifles, are 'ery well known, and unless th' 1 © stop this at once, turthei action ■ "di !>e taken and the boys will be ir- , rested. JI MR- DRAYTON H 'LL. J 5 ® JOHN DRUMMOND