Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 14 July 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evenlag Except l Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary •übecriptlen Retee Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mail 26 cents Per Year, by mail $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoifice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. A few days of dry weather would be worth a good many thousand dollars in Adams county just now. The h ty, wheal, oats and other crops need attention. Its time to harvest. The corn and beets need cultivating. There is much to do and if the weather man will be half way decent, the farmers will do the rest. Here’s hoping. Well the decision of the supreme court at least postpones om of the many problems which has caused considerable worry. There will be no constitutional convention at this time, no further registration and no elec-' tion, all of which would take time and work, if we were to show the interest such an important question deserves.' We believe a majority will experience a feeling of relief. The Herald says that coal was selling tor less than $2.50 a ton at the mines before President Wilson demanded fair prices and a committee fixed $3.50 as the maximum price. The people of this community who are

worrying about the supply for next

winter would appreciate further information as to just where this wonderfully cheap mine is located. Let us all in on it. To those who have been paying nine and ten dollars a ton the statement sounds like cheap political chatter. A supreme court that holds that the call for a constitutional convention must < on.e from the people of the state and not from a legislature, may be a little old fashioned but their argument is sound and the precedent a good one for future generations io stick to. That the opinion was written by Judge Richard K. Erwin, t.n Adams county product, is gratifying to his hundreds of good friends in this community. It was concurred in by all the other members of the supreme court excepting Judge Lairy and since the members favoring the opinion were evenly divided politically the decision cannot be used as a club fcr partisan purposes. While we do not profess to be qualified to pass upon the legal problems which come before the supreme court, we nevertheless believe sincerly that the highest court in the state could not have done other than they did without establishing a dangerous precedent. The constitution of the state is and should lie a sacred part of our government. That document itself sets forth the manner in which it can be changed, providing that to do so the question must first be voted upon by

X OFF On All RAINCOATS We Have Them In Greys and Tans $5.00 to $12.50 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

'the people as an amendment. To I change that or any other part of the I constitution by a mere vote of the legislature would be building trouble for the future. While we agree with thoae who declare the constitution needs some changing, we are sure those thanges should be made in the right way and we are also sure that in this strenous year when our nation is at , war and when the thoughts of every I good citizen tire on other problems, is 1 neither the time to select the beat 1 delegates to write a new constitution 1 or a time when those delegates selected could give their best efforts to the ’ work at hand, no difference how hard , they tried. The decision of the sit- . prt’me court was therefor a happy soi lution to a troublesome complication of important affaii i. Indiana. Some . of these days when the minds of the , people have again reached . normal state, when they will have the time and Inclination to think as seriously , about the great task of writing a basic law under which posterity will li v e, as they should, then a convention will be called in the manner provided leg- • ally and a constitution will be written i that will be used as a pattern in every state in the nation. This we coufi- > dently believe and hope.

| DOINGS IN SOCIETY | WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR Monday Dr. S. D. Beavers and Dr. W. 'J. Shit h's First Aid Classes. Tuesday Pythian Needle Club Sews for It >d Cross. C. U. B« I.—Florence Holthouse. Dr. Beavers' First Aid Class. Friday Ben Hurs Social and Parcels Post Sale—At hall. Home Life. Make the home what it should be—the abode of happiness. There is no better way of loving and proving our love than by showing at home all the courtesies, sunshine and “better side” of our natures that most of us reserve for company use. for love that takes these things for granted is either counterfeit or perilously near death. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Shroyer and son, Frederick Benjamin, and Master Herbert Fuhrman motored to Bellfontaine. Ohio, this morning to spend a week with friends and relatives. The Pythian Needle Club will meet promptly at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon to sew for the Red Cross, at the library headquarters. All Pythian Sisters, whether members of the needle club or not. are urged to pomt. Mrs. Ellie Battenberg Ralls, of Colgate, Oklahoma, is here for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Battenberg. She arrived here from Virginia where she has been attending a Presbyterian assembly.

Little Misses Kathleen and Helen Haefling who are guests of their aunt. Mrs. Fred Schaub in Fort Wayne, were • entertained yesterday by Miss Marcella Kinney. With the Mite society, as with other 1 church and social organizations of the city, sewing for the soldiers under the auspices of the Red Cross organization. crowds out other work, and very - little time was given over to the buti--3 ness of the society when the section e of which Mrs. J). F. Leonard and Mrs. W. F Beery are chairmen, entertained at the home of Mrs John Niblick yesterday afternoon. The society has also dispensed with the serving of refreshments and the money that would otherwise go to this is put in a special fund that may be devoted to patriotic purposes later. Miss Victoria Mills gave a good reading along Red Crosslines. Mrs. John Myers had a good mission ary study for the Queen Esthers last evening at the home of Mildred and Gertrude Yager. Miss Ruth Fairish gave an excellent report of the conference convention held a few weeks ago at Fort Wayne and a piano solo by Miss Ireta Beavers was,appreciated much. The circle will conduct a refreshment stand on Second street on next auto day to raise money for their apportionment for the support of their foreign missionary. A line lunch was served. All Pythian Sisters’ Needle club members and members of the order are requested to bring thimbles mid needles to the Home Tuesday afttrnoon promptly at two o’clock to go to Red Cross Headquarters to sew. ( Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Everhart and 1

three children, of near Monroe, went to Fort Wayne today where they will be outertulned over Bunday at 'he James Johnson home. Misses Celia and Rose Nesswald went to Fort Wayne this afterno >'i where they will be week eud gm'sti. cf rein I Ives. The Ihm Hurs announce a social uid parcels post sale for next Friday evening at their hall. Ic.e cream, homemade candy and other refreshments will be sold. A parcels post sale will also be held. Everybody is invited. Miss Mary Myers, who has been a guest of Mrs. Fred Okeley, returned this afternoon to her home at Berne. Miss Hope Hoffman left this afternoon for Indianapolis to be the guest Os Miss Reed for several days OUR SOLDIER BOYS (Continued from Page One) Harvey E v erett Applies Harvey A. Everett, a well known young man of the county also filed ids application at Fort Wayne last night. He took the physical examination this morning and his chances for admission are favorable. He is a graduate of the Decatur high school and has just returned from his first year at the state university where he made good. — o HIS LAST SERMON

(Continued from Page One) Piano Solo—Celia Andrews. Talk. Vocal Solo—Ruth Patterson. Talk. Piano Solo—Marie Daniels. Talk. Song. Dismissal. O T AMERICA'S BOARD OF WAR DIRECTORS. Julius Rosenwald. People visiting a certain building in Washington are apt to meet hustling through the halls, a short, compact and well groomed man. with a penetrating eye and the habit of economy of speech. That's Jidius Rosewald. chairman of the committee on supplies of the council of national defense, on his daily walk through the corridors of planning new “stunts" in the government’s interest. He is both unassuming and impersonal in his methods, but so well has he applied mail order methods (he's president of the Sears. Roebuck Co., of Chicago) to buying the government's clothing and food, that most officials have ceased to worry ' how the new army is to be equipped. Rosen wald's problem was — where can we buy this material, which dealers ought to share in our orders and what prices ought we to pay? Believing that in the present crisis there is little need for the middleman he has co-ordinated the buying of the army and navy and assisted the depart merits to deal direct- . ly with the producers. RODE IN CATTLE CARS. i (United Press Service) Hermanos. N. M.. July 14—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Loaded aboard cattle cars. 1.200 I. W. W's were started to Columbus. N. M.,; . early today. At Columbus they will be fed and sheltered until final disposition is macle of them. Brigadier General Bell, at El Paso, has received instructions from the war department to provide food and shelter for the strikers until further orders. The I. W. W. “outcasts” spent last night camped in the desert near here, in charge of Sheriff Simpson, of Luna’ county. There was no disorder. Following the arrival of food, sent from El Paso, at the order of General Bell, the industrialists had their first meal in thirty-six hours. The food was rationed as in a military camp. Answering an appeal by [ Sheriff Simpson, the men promised 1 there would be no disorder, and appointed “policemen” from among t their number to patrol the camp. NEW AEROPLANE FACTORY , (United Press Service) Washington. July 14—(Special to 1 Daily Democrat)—A million dollar aeroplane factory will be built by he 1 navy, Secretary Daniels announced today. It probably will be located ’ near Detroit or other so-called "Atitp- ’ mobile district." Agents are now ' abroad studying aircraft types whi.;h are to be built here. JO MILITARY NOTES Henry BorOe. son of Mrs. Henry Borne, of Magley, went to Ft. Waytie this afternoon to take the examination to enter the aviation corps. Joe Steigmeyer and sou. Herbert, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon and from there will go to Indianapolis to call on their son and brother, Clem Steigmeyer at Fort Fenjamin Harrison-

ARE PROTESTING Many Very indignant Over High Population Estimates. BY CENSUS BUREAU Figures to be Used for the Draft Apportionment i Said to be too High. I (By Webb Miller. United Press Stall Correspondent) Washington. D. C„ July 14 (Special to Dally Democrat) —Storms of protest are gathering in every section of ti»e country today against the census bureau "paper population” estimates used in apportioning the draft toll of men. They are causing uneasiness here.

The war department is being bombarded with telegrams from indignant cities demanding their population estimates be lowered. Other cities content themselves with terming the figures “outrageous.” From the figures announced by the census bureau, the quotas of men that each city and county must furnish to the draft armies is being computed. The higher the population the heavier burden the city must bear. Some of the middle western cities c annot see why they should be penalized because they secured an unusually heavy registration. The census bureau made it plain the figures were for use “solely in the draft;” and they were based largely upon registration figures and statistics of abnormal shift in popula tion due to war industries. But Detroit fails to see why her population estimate of 550.000 made by the same bureau just before registration should be boosted to 1.521.942 for the draft. At the time of registration the bureau asserted that the estimates for registration were liberal. Other boosts in estimates hit the following cities hard: Chicago boosted from 2.547.201 to 3,639.597 for the draft quotas; New York 5.896.044 to 6.504.185; Cleveland 690.837 to 1,125,440; St. Louis 768,630 to 827.264, and San Francisco city and county 471.023 to 550,333. COAL SITUATION BETTER (United Press Service) Indianapolis. July 14 —(Special tc Daily Democrat) —Conference of Indi ana coal operators and members o’ the state clefense council, scheduled for this afternoon was postiamed unnext week because of the departure of Governor Goodrich for Washington. The operators' met with members of the council of defense yesterday oe hind closed doors it was learned todv in an attempt to come to an agreement to fix a suitable price on Indiana coal The coal operators indecated that an agreement fixing a price of $2.76 f ton for domestic lump would be satis factory to them. Defense council memebrs are said to want a maximun price for domestic lump or not more than $2.30 and $2.00 for mined run. According to one man in close touch with the coal situation the op erators’ attempts to hold off agree inents td fix a standard price unti' after a decision rendered by the fed eral authorities at Washington, as it is indicated tha tthe price to be set by the national government will not fall below $3.00. Much credence is given to this statement here. ' GOURI HOUSE NEWS. ~

Real estate transfers: David Fields to John Turner, 16 acres of Hartford township. SI6OO. A marriage license was issued to Dennis Lantz, born October 28. 1898. son of the Rev. Eli Lantz. of Wells county, to wed Silva Roth, born Jatm yry 22. 1897. daughter of Jacob Roth I They were married this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the county clerk's office by Justice E. B. Lenhart. Sheriff Ed Green received word from Van Wert officials to be on the look-out for suspicious characters. A safe in the east end of Van Wert was blown last night and from a hundred to a hundred and fifty dollars taken. o CARD OF THANKS We desire to extend to our relatives neighbors and freiuds our heartfelt thanks for the many acts of kindio i s shown us during the sickm-ss mid death and burial of our beloved wife and mother, also tor the beautiful iloral offerings. Wm. ZIMMERMAN AND CHILDREN O i MOOSE DANCE TUESDAY. The Moose lodge will give a dance at their ball Tuesday night. July 17. The public is cordially invited to attend. Democrat Want Ads Pay

FAll INTO LINE Adams County Council of Defense “Appoints Fourminute Men. WORK IS TO BEGIN By Dick Christen of Organization of Boys' Working Reserve Forces. The Adams county council of deft. ty-oue counties of teh state in the work of its several departments. At the regular meeting of the Adem county council, held at the courthouse this morning. R. D. Myers, president, and Mrs. Mary A. Artnian. secretary, gave interesting reports of their day spent at Indianapolis Thursday, with other delegates from the counties • f the state, to the meeting called by the state council. From one to twelve delegates from each county attended, and heard speakers of state and national fame, explain the nature of the movement and the work of this government in detail. At the morning's meeting the pointnment of what are known a "four minute men.” who will be a sort of publicity committee, or a government telephone information bureau, was named. Avon Burk being chairman: Dr. Fred Patterson and Dr. S. P. Hoffman, other members. Action pertaining to the organization of the United States Boys' Working Reserve forces will be taken *he first of the week. Dick Christen, who is chairman of this department of the defense work, will have Cal Peterson, of the transportation department and E. S. Christen, as helpers. They will visit the townslirip trustees and with their co-operation will organize the boys of the county, from sixteen to twenty years of age. This is a volunteer organization and is not military in nature. It will enroll the bov: for labor on the farm or in other places, to take the places of those who are called away to military duty. The council also appointed R. D. Myers and Cal Peterson a committee to arrange for the program for the county picnic July 22. at Waterworks park this city, for the boys of Company A. Four members were present at the council this morning, they being R. D. Myers, Mrs. Artman. Bert ColchY'n and Marion Andrews. o OBITUARY. Eliza A. McWhirter Zimmerman was born in Allen county. Indiana, on October 1. 1866. and departed this life July 8. 1917. Mrs. Zimmerman

was the daughter of George and Catherine McWliirter and was united tn marriage to William Zimmerman March 5. 1895. To this union were born two children. John and Dessie, 1 who. together with the husband, survive her. She leaves also an aged father, George McWhirter, of Fort Wayne. Ind., and the following brother and sisters: George McWhirter. Johnsonburg. Pa.; Mrs. H. W. Crist. Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. E. H. Lane. Fort Wayne, Ind. Her mother, one brother, William McWhirter, and two sisters. Margaret McConnehey, and Isabelle Baker, have preceded her in death. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman lived the greater part of their married life on their farm in Kirkland township, Adams county. Ind. Mrs, Zimmerman united with the Baptist church in early life and remained a consistent Christian until death. She expressed henself ready to die and passed away without a murmur. Had Mrs. Zimmerman lived until October 1. she would have been fifty-one years of age. O softly waive the silver hair From oft that sainted brow. That crown of glory worn so long. A fitting crown is now. How bright she always made her home. It seemed as if me floor Was always flecked with spots of sun. And barred with brightness o'er. She’s safe witiiin her Father’s house. Where many mansions be O. pray that thus such rest may come, Dear heart, to tliee and me. — o ATTEND AUNT’S FUNERAL Sheriff Ed Green will go to Warsaw Sunday to attend the funeral of h 1 ? great aunt. Mrs. Rosanna Kurtz, aged eighty-five years. She was one of Kos ciusko's oldest residents, having lived there for 51 years. The deceased was the aunt of Mrs. John Green. of this city. — (> Miss Jeanette Charleston, who ir. employed here, left this afternoLn-tcr iier home in Geneva.

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ORDER FERTILIZER NOW. “On account of the unusually heavy | traffic of the railroads little or no fertilizer will be shipped this summer except in full car lots." says J. C. Beavers, state leader of wheat campaign. For this reason, it is important that farmers order fertilizer for the wheat crop as early as possible. In addition to the shortage in ears, it is quite likely that the supply of fertilizer will not be sufficient to meet the demand. For these reasons "The early bird catches the worm." Those who order fertilizer early will get their supply and those who fail to buy until time to sow wheat will find the supply exhausted. It is claimed by many who are in position to know that the available supply of fertilizer will be sufficient to supply only about three-fourths of the demand. There is no general farm crop that responds to fertilizer better than wheat. In fact there are many sections of Indiana where wheat is practically a failure unless fertilized. This statement not only applies to some of the counties where the soil is poor but also to counties such as Johnson. Bartholomew. Shelby, Boone and many others of the state where our largest crops of corn are produced. By the use of fertilizer a paying crop can be produced, while without it the wheat crop is unprofitable and frequently worthless.

On soils that are producing fifty or more bushels of corn to the acre, an application of 200 pounds of acid phosphate to the acre will usually prove as profitable a fertilizer for wheat as any. When the wheat crop follows corn, unless an application pf manure was applied for corn or a good clover sod was turned under, a fertilizer containing two per cent nitrogen may be profitably used. For she black sandy loam and muck soil. 200 to 300 pounds to the acre of a fertilizer containing 8 to 12 per cent phosphoric acid and 2 to 5 per cent potash will give good results. Potash is too high to be used with profit on the clay loam soils but may be profitable for the black sandv an>i muck soils. On this thin elay and loam soil producing less than forty bushels of corn to the acre, a fertilizer containing about two per cent nitrogen and « to 12 per cent phosphoric acid may lie applied a tthe rate of 200 pounds to the aero used with profit. The nitrogen is most beneficial when onehalt or more is from nitrate or ether quickly available source. On thin lands readily available nitrogen starts the plants more quickly and thus causes the wheat to go through winter with a better stand and more vigor. For best results fertilize the wheat crop. Farmers who buy fertilizer early are more likelv ~ r . (h needs supplied ° their Not only should every farmer fertilize the wheat he grows, but manv who have not grown wheat before should sow some this fall Th „ world’s supply of wheat j B sho .. t Many of our best young men are sacr bcmg everything for the battlefield Only slackers will refuse, to g row wheat to feed the country. Bread as weu as bullets count. Grow

!♦ NOTARIES PUBLIC ♦ ♦ DAILY DEMOCRAT OFFICE ♦ ♦ License Applications. Affi- ♦ ♦ davits. Certifications, etc. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ COW OWNERS Expect more from a DeLaval I —MORE ( REAM —LONGER WEAR —BETTER SERVICE —BETTER VALUE And They Get It. Sooner or later you’ll buy a DeLaval Cream Separator. ) i Why not now? JOHN SPUHLER 803 N. sth St., Decatur, Ind. ? ’Phone 531. ■ . Mr. Renter Is that house you rent “FOR SALE?” Rent’s al- ’ ways coming due. How about that feeling of unrest? Would you like to own a home. r IF SO START NOW t Buy a lot on good street. Easy payments. If interested address Real Estate Lock Box 213, Decatur, Ind. f LIBERTY BONDS HERE Ihe first allotment of Liberty Bond Certificates has arrived and we are ready to distribute them to those who subscribed. Please call as soon as you can so we can get our books 1 and records closed. THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK