Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1917 — Page 7

See the Bewitching fiT 7 J. &K. SHOES | / "Note how well they fit. S The combination of style Jr r and fit is irresistible. Wo- A> men who wear this make A are assured of being cor- / rectly shod, for .1. & K. is the very essence of style. $4.00 to $7.00 rtKMsaMMHKsi Charlie Voglewede Sells A Lot Os Them

Eimfmacsuimwxmajxmuca ■ATHER FORECAST | Fair tonight and Sunday. Paris Vizard, of Pleasant Mills, was a visitor in this city today. Misses May and Merle Martz went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Della Sellemeyer and her niece, Leeanna Vance, spent the day in Fort Wayne. Barney Kalver returned home last night from a ten days’ rest at Mt. Clemens, Midi. Tony Meyers motored to Ft. Wayne this morning to spend Sunday there visiting with friends. Henry Gerko and family and John Stults and wife have returned from a weeks’ visit at Crooked Lake. Luther Hower and Bill Butler went to Indianapolis last night and will drive two new Fords home today. Mr. and Mrs. John Borne and family motored to Delphos this morning to spend Sunday there visiting with friends and relatives. Miss Bernardine Heidemann is on duty at the Fullenkamp store again after a two weeks’ visit with her sister. Mrs. Linus Scherack, at Dayton. Ohio. Miss Josephine Lang will leave tonight for New Haven where she will visit a couple of weeks with her broth- < r-in-law and sister, Dr. and Mrs. Will Kortenbrer. Miss Agnes Overman left yesterday afternoon for Rome City to join her parents and sister and will leave Sunday for their home at Covington, Ky., after spending the summer months at their cottage at Rome City.

The Home of Quality Groceries Duluth Lake Salt Herring, lb He No. 2 can Strawberries in Syrup, a snap 15c No. 3 can Strawberries in juice, a snap 18c No. 2 can Black Raspberries, a snap 15c No. 2 can Gorden Beet Greens 10c No. 2' 2 can California Apricots 15c No. S’/i can California Yellow Peaches 15c 3 lbs- Blue Rose Head Rice Hand Picked Crab Apples, for jelly, pk 20c You’ll not forget about our famous Pickling Vinegar, gallon 20c We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 320 Butter 25c to 34c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I. Depot ’Phone 108 llllßll—■ri|i,ii„ i-i-- . I “The Last Word In Smoke I Satisfaction” | THE I "WHITE STAG"! EXTRA MILD CIGAR I Five Cents Any Place

A. H. Sellemeyer made a business trip to Bluffton this morning. Charles Hower, of Portland, was a business visitor in this city today. Charles Ernst has returned from a ten days’ rest at Mt. Clemens, Mich. Mrs. Floyd Baker and daughter. Catherine, of Monmouth, were guests of relatives in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Tindall and children, of Willshire, 0., changed cars here this morning enroute to Garrett for a visit. Mrs. C. C. Boan and granddaughter, Florence Emick, returned to Berne yesterday after a visit at Chattanooga, O„ with her sister. Mrs. G. W. Thomas and son, Charles returned yesterday afternoon to Fort Wayne after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Schafer. Mrs. Anna Buhler arrived from Indianapolis yesterday afternoon for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher and other relatives. Mrs. Roland Spangler returned this afternoon to Wallterton after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Steele near Pleasant Mills. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Zula Steele who will be her guest. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Adams, Mrs. E. I B. Adams and Mr. Adam’s brother and wife have returned from an automobile trip of several weeks through Pennsylvania where they visited nt the boyhood homes of the Adams' brothers. Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Jones, of Taylor University, Upland, who visited here with relatives, left this morning tor Fort Wayne for, a visit with his relatives. Mrs. Jones was formerly Miss Mayme .Mallonee and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Galleher Mallonee. Rev. Jones is a student in the university.

Miss Edith Ervin spent the after-' noon In Fort Wayne. J. F. Lachot, of Fort Wayne, was here on business yesterday. Miss Leona Luttman returned to Ft. Wayne this afternoon after a vlst with the Henry Luttman family. Mrs. Wilbur Uhrlck, of Akron, 0., who visited with Mrs. Bartram, went to Fort Wayno this afternoon. Mrs. Russell Andrews and children went to Fort Wayne to visit with her I brother, Lawrence Elzey and family.' Mrs. George Miller, East Water' street, went to Decatur, Friday for a visit with her sister, Elizabeth Resh J —Portland Review. Blooded horses, cattle, sheep, hogs , and poultry in numbers larger thin ever before will be on exhibition at the Portland fair, September 3to 7. j Mr. and Mrs. F. M. French went to, Decatur last evening and from there will go to Hanover, Mich., to visit Mrs. French’s sister, Mrs. Jennie Carter.— Bluffton Banner. Miss Dorothy Dugan with four campfire girls, Helen Dugan, Dolores Bal-1 lenger, Ruth Frisinger, Bernice Leon-1 ard and Ruth Hubbard, left on the 9 o’clock car for Clear Lake for a week's outing. Mrs. Mat Harris and daughter, Mary returned home last vening from Indianapolis after attending the wedding of Mr. Harris’ brother. They also visI ited at Peru and Logansport with friends and relatives. Another funny thing is that th' higher th’ grass grows th’ higher butter goes. Next t’ a bubble ther hain’t noth in’ that loses its pep as quick as a pair . o’ white cotton stockin's.—Abe Martin i in Indianapolis Miss Vera Eady will come from Fort Wayne to spend Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rabbitt. , Miss Eady stenographer for the La- | Mont real estate office and is doing | fine. She was graduated last spring from the Decatur high school. I Marion Reber, a farmer living about I five miles southeast of Decatur has an i incipient case of blood-poisoning, caused from a splinter which he ran into his left thumb a week ago. The attention of his physician was necessary to allay the course of the poison. Fifty members of the Old Methodist Episcopal College association attend- ' ed the twelfth annual reunion yesterI day at the Anthony hotel, Fort | Wayne. Morning and afternoon sessions were held and members of the association took luncheon together at the hotel. —Bluffton News. I Mr. and Mrs. Bart Schraluka. and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Haugk will spend | Sunday in Fort Wayne visiting with | friends and relatives. Frein there Mr. | and Mrs. Haugk will leave for their home at Montpelier after a one week’s visit in this city with Mr. and Mrs. Cchraluka and other friends. Through his attorneys, Simmons & Dailey, Harry Meshberger, owner < f a stone quarry at Linn Grove, filed a petition in circuit court this afternoon asking that W. W. Rogers, receiver of the B. G. & C. traction company be ordered to make connections that would supply his crusher with electrical energy in accordance with a contract he has with the company. —Bluffton Banner. John Dishong, an aged laborer, of Kingsland, who is employed on the Erie railroad, was knocked down and slightly injured by a Fort Wayne & Northern traction car at the Kingsland junction this afternoon. Dishong was carrying a piece of a railroad tie across the interurban tracks in order to place the timber in a post holer He is partially deaf and did not hear the approaching train. Whether the car struck him or the tie is not known, but passengers saw the i>ost fail on the aged man. —Buffion Banner. The total stocks of turkeys reported 119 storages on August 1, 1917, amounted to 3,343.729 pounds, while the total stocks reported by 129 storages on July 1. 1917, amounted to 53,639,182 pounds. The imports of 66 storages show stocks of 1.356,431 puonds on August 1, 1917, as compared with 149.419 pounds on August 1, 1916, an increase of 807.8 per cent. The reports of 107 storages show that the stocks decreased 9.3 per cent during July, 1917, while the reports of 59 storages show that tho stocks decreased 17.3 per cent during July, 1916. Failure to properly lubricate the working parts of the various machines used in farm work is the source of much loss to farmers. Under such conditions there is undue wear and tear and an early trip to the junk heap. One man neglected to fill a grease cup on his tractor and he had to pay a repair bill of $125 as a consequence. Just now when the mower, the binder, the hay loader and other tools that have many bearings and that run rapidly arc in use one cannot be too careful about proper oiling. There isn't a doubt but that tho. life of a machine ran be lengthened many years by proper lubrication.

BEAUTIFUL ART WORK i Show* Blending of Three U. S. Emblem* in Embroidery. A beautiful piece of handiwork, tho more appealing at this time’because ' of Its patriotic motif, Is on display ;n I the window of the Holthouse drug > store. It Is the property of Mrs. J. D. I Hendricks, of Monroe, and was pre- | sented to her by her son, Augustus , Hendricks, who purchased it in Japan, while enroute from the Philippine I Island where he has been stationed, I being a lieutenant in company E, 12th Cavalry. The price of art, which is a piece of hand embroidery on cloth, shows the blending of three United States emblems in the national colors, ' including the United States shield, the eagle and American flag. The work is exquisite, carrying out the i 'color scheme with perfection. The| I piece was noticed by Dr. Hoffman at the Hendrick’s home and after much persuasion Mrs. Hendricks was prevailed upon to loan It to Dr. Hoffman for display in this city. It is attracting much attention. Above the emblems is the phrase embroidered as 'follows: "E Pluribus Unum” —one out of many. NOTICE All members of the V. I. S. class are earnestly requested to be present in their class on next Sunday, August 26. Very important matters to be discussed and disposed of. 2t TEACHER. ■ — $5,000 IN PRIZES. Washington, D. C., Aug. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Here you are, war gardeners? Now for the $5,000 in prizes for the best canned vegetables and national certificates of merit offered by the National Emergency Food Garden Commission, P. S. Risdale, secretary of the commission, today made public the plan of awarding the prizes in co-operation with state, county and war garden fairs that will be held throughout i the country during September and j October. Read these rules carefully I and then write the commission at 210 Maryland Bldg., enclosing a twocent stamp for postage, and get the canning and drying manuals, it is giving free in order to aid you in saving the food of the country and to exhibit your best work. “The prizes will be given for award at any state, county, city, town or community fair, display or exhibit at which prizes are offered. “The officials in charge of any such fairs, displays or exhibits may determine whether the prizes shall be given to other prize winners or shall be offered as separate prizes. The National Emergency Food Garden Commission will be governed in presenting the prizes by the local officials’ decision in this matter. “The selection of prize winners shall be made by the local officials of fairs, displays and exhibits or by committees appointed by them and every person exhibiting canned vegetables grown in a city, town or village garden shall be permitted to compete. i “The officials of any fair, display or exhibit held during the months of September may make formal application on attached form for one of the prizes. “Prizes will be awarded by the National Food Garden commission only through the officials of fairs, displays or exhibits who shall select the prize winners according to their own and the commission’s conditions and entries shall be made only with said local officials.” GERMAN TO BE DROPPED. (United Press Service) Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Thirty-three teachers of German in Cleveland’s grammar grades began today to prepare to teach something else. Seven of the German teachers last year will be retained through the first and second semesters, but then they, too, will teach something else. Superintendent Spaulding's program of gradually dropping all study of German from the grades today had the formal o. k. of the bord. German, French and Spanish w I be taught in high schools on an even plane. Last year Cleveland spent $109,000 teaching German. An organized propaganda to advance the study of German was uncovered. o TRAINING CAMP FOR ARMY BAKER. (L'nltud Press (service) New York, August 22 —Army bakeries for troops in training here are to ' be established at Gettysburg. Pa.; Washington; Syracuse. N. Y.; and Ft. 1 , Ethan Alien, Vt., by the quartermast- ’ er’s department. Capt. John C. Peg--1 ram is enlisting 1010 bakers. There [will be a total of 10 bakeries. Later I big army bread factories will be placed 'jalong the American hues of commuuil. cation in Frame. t o ■ Jay county fair has always given - more than it promised and this w'll continue to be its practice.

AT THE CHURCHES BT. MARYS CHURCH First Mass, 7:00. High Mass, 9:00. Benediction immediately after high ma**. REV. J. A SEIMETZ. Pastor. —— — ■■■—• ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Jubilee services Sunday at St. John's grove. Services begin at 10 o'clock and 2:30 o’clock sun time. A. W. HINZ, Pastor. o s— ZION REFORMED CHURCH / Sunday school, S:3O a. m.; M. Kirsch superintendent. German preaching service, 10:30 a. tn. Christian Endeavor services, 6:45 p. m. English preaching services, 7:30 p. m. The pastor will have charge of the services. May we attend the services in the spirit of prayer and devotion. L. W. STOLTE, Pastor. — — CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Unified services beginning at 9:30 a. m„ closing at 11:30 a. m. The first part of the program will consist of the Bible school period. The latter part will include the observance of the Lord's Supper and the preaching service. Subject of the morning sermon, "The Ministry of Small Things.” As the union services are over, and each church has its own service in the evening. I am very desirous that all the members of the church make a special effort to attend each one of the services on the Lord’s Day. And especially the evening service. The evening services will begin at 7:45 p. m. Subject of sermon, "Not Ashamed of the Gospel.” Every one that is not a member of a church in the city, and those that have no church home have a special invitation to the church services at the Christian church. Come, and bring a friend with you. If ever the world needs the influence of the church it is now. And my friends, you need the church. We shall be only too glad to meet you. and greet you at the church with a hearty welcome. W. PAUL MARSH. Minister. UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school. 9:15 a. m. Preaching service. 10:30 a. m.; theme. “God's Balance Sheet.” Deut. 7:22-25. Senior Endeavor, 6:30 p. m.; topic, “Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself.” Preaching at 7:30 p. m.; theme, “The Fitness of Things,” or “God in Nature.” I Kings, 17:16. A cordial welcome to all at these services. T. H. HARMAN, Pastor. o EVANGELICAL CHURCH Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.; L. L. Baumgartner, superintendent. Morning' worship, with sermon by the pastor, at 10:30 a. m.; subject: “Proving the Promise of God.” The Young People’s Alliance at 6:45 p. m. At this service the delegate to the Oakwood Park Assembly, Miss Margaret Mills, will render her report. Others who were there will also participate, and Mrs. Eugene Runyon will sing. Evening worship at 7:30 p. m.: subject of sermon: “Elijah, the Tishbitc” Everyone- is most cordially invited to these services. Prayer service on Wednesday evening at 7:30. studying Romans, IX. W. S. MILLS, Pastor. o BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday school. 9:15 a. m.; led by H. N. Shroll, assistant superintendent. There will be no preaching service either morning or evening. As we have been delayed in getting material the inside improvements are not quite com plete. The mid-week prayer service will be held as usual Wednesday evening ot 7:30 o’clock. Thursday afternoon at Mrs. S. E. Shamps, 427 Mercer avenue, a joint Missionary and Ladies’ Aid meeting will be held. A full attendance is desired as this is the last regular meeting before the association. METHODIST CHURCH Sunday school, 9:00 a.m. Morning sermon, "Life’s Battles,” 10:15 a. nt. Ernsberger Sub-District Rally. 2:uo p. tn. Epworth League, “Summer Institute or Wawasee,” 6:30 P- m. Evening sermon. “The Great Quest of the Young,” 7:80 p. m. Prayer Meting, Wednesday. 7:30 p. in. I A good program for the Sub-District Rally is to be enjoyed in the afternoon| You are invited. The district president will be there. | FRED F. THORNBURG. Pastor. I

1917 SEPTEMBER 1917 Sun. Nbn. Tue Wed. Thu. Eri. Sat. 3~ 4 5 6 7 THERE ARE REALLY ONLY Five Days in September It’s not too early to get ready for the biggest-and-best-yet VAN WEHT COUNTY FAIR Here are Some of the Big Features to Get Ready For: Music every day by the celebrated Fischer Exposition Orchestra of Kalamazoo. Mich. Sensational Free Act Twice Daily by Mmle. la Bella and Dare Devil Hurley in the Automobile Cloud Swing EXCITING RACES EVERY DAY High-grade exhibitions in the stock department; interesting farm and garden exhibitions. Up-to-Date Machinery and Art Departments MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND TELL THE NEIGHBORS

The Folks At Home Want Your Photograph in uniform, to be sure, but they may need reminding that you want photographs of them as well. If you will do the reminding we will make photographs that will please you. Do it Today. ERWIN STUDIO Over Callow and Kohne Drug Store. 'Phone 807 Bring or mail us your Kodak work B|.' ■ V .1 '* ■ Keep Your Money Busy High grade bonds and securities investigated and protected by Pollings Service end yielding 3)1% to 7%, tax free MENNO S. LIECHTY, MONROE. IND. Representing The R.L.DOLLINGS COMPANY INDIANAPOLIS. COLUMBUS. PHI LADELPHI A. PITTSBURGH

Washington Honored While Alive. Washington was the only American whose birthday was publicly celebrated while he still lived. February 22 was quite widely observed while he was president. HERE is ■ remeay mat win cure moat ell akin ar* •calp troubles. Eczema. Barbers Itch, Itch. Cuts and Sores. Why waste time and money when B B. Ointment is an ointment ot real merit? Ask your druggist. If not handled tend 50 cents to the B B. Ointment Co.. 217 Monroe street Dera Fur. Indiana*

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DR. R. H. GERARD Dr. R. H. Gerard, of Crawfordsville. Ind., who has just been elected president of the National Fraternal Congress of America, an organization composed of nearly a hundred of the leading fraternal beneficial orders of the United States and i i i.nnt*AUAnt 1H C 10 OOOrOOO caiiadH. and represenuns members, has been the head of the Tribe of Ben Hur since 1910 and is one of the charter members of this society. He is a son of its founder, the late I). W. Gerard, and was a neighbor and personal friend of General Lew Wallace, author of the book. Ben Hur. upon which the order was founded iu 1894. Dr Gerard lias been a national tig-j lure in fraternal activity for several years. He was elected to the execu I five committee of the National Fraternal Congress of America at Niug-

Will save you money on a refrigerator if you buy now; i will close them out at 20 per cent less.—Yager Bros. & Reinj king. Week day excursion, Toledo, Ohio, return Aug. 29, 1917, via Clover Leaf. Train leaves Decatur 4:50 a. m.; leaves Toledo 6:05 p. m. One day limit $1.25. Three day limit. $2.25.

iara Falisin 1914 and re-elected each I year since. He was president of the president's section in 1914 and a year ago when the congress met in Cleveland he was the unanimous choice of the delegates for vice president. Dr. Gerard has successfully guided the Tribe of Ben Hur through the period of readjustment to adequate rates and the congress by elevating him to the presidency renews its endorsement of this principle so necessary to the perpetuation of the fraternal system. Dr. Gerard graduated from Wabash college in 1985 and from Indiana Medical college in 1899. He was married in 1904 to Mary Bruce Bry- ■ sou, daughter of E R. Bryson, of Covington. Ky„ and is the father of four sons. Bryson Hart, Bruce Broaddus. David Charles and Edmund Clifford.