Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 30 August 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.90 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mall $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Decorate for company A. Light up the house. Be patriotic tonight and do honor to the boys who are offering their best services for you and the country we all love, whether we admit it or not. It begins to look as though A. J. Smith might have to get his cheek book out on that offer to give the last one hundred dollars of the SI,OOO for company A. Throw a dollar or two in the big flag tonight. It will go to the fund. £ome beautiful day after a delightful rain and every flower garden, ' every spot about this locality looks 1 like a park. You ought to be glad you < are alive today, and your troubles < ought to look smaller than they did i yesterday. Some of these days peace I for all the world is coming and "e 1 can then let out all the pent up yells I we have been holding back for several 1 years. Hope and pray. 1 ■ ■- i By the way the next week or ten ] days is when the boy and girl will be , fitted out for school and it’s a good time to invite them to trade with you. I Mothers are looking for the place to j buy shoes and clothes and other neces- | sary apparel. Try an advertisement ■ in the Daily Democrat. It’s read bv fifteen to twenty thousand people every day and it is sure to bring results if you put the proper “punch" in the invitation. It is quite likely that the pope Jtad not hoped for anything in the’ WftV'itf cessation of hostilities at this time. But his effort has served to start a train of statement and counter-state-ment that can not fail to produce important opinion on both sides. He wants a real and lasting peace, not a mere cessation of hostilities. Such peace can only be founded on confidence and mutual understanding and regard for the rights of others. It will mean defeat for nothing except aggression and selfish ambitions and will mean permanent victory for aV.

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1 including the German people.—lndian . apolla Star. her us there is but one choice. W< have made it. Woe be to the man or , group of men that seeks to stand in our way In this day of high resolution, when every principle we hold dearest is to be vindicated and made secure for the salvation of the nations. We j are ready to plead at the bar of hisi lory, and our flag shall wear a new 1 ' luster. Once more we shall make good 1 with our lives and fortunes the grest 1 faith to which we were born, and a new glory shall shine in the face of 1 our people.—Woodrow Wilson, h lag , Day Speech. June 14, 1917. The reply of President Wilson to Pope Benedictus i - a-.cther wonderful paper that in year.; to come will be I classed as one of the great 1 .; in all history, fixing as it does the highest possible ideals and setting forth in language that can be understood by every one just what this government stands for and under just what circumstances peace will be considered. The indictment of those opposing permanent peace is as strong as language can make it, but in such terms that every fair minded person must agree with the sentiment expressed. From every big minded man in this land and from the greatest men in every nation excepting those of the central power-;, comes an endorsement of the message and reassurance of the stand taken. As bad as every one wants peace they do not want it unless the terms assure peace and not an armitice. And these things the president has said though not for a moment underestimating the importance of the pope’s message and the splendid spirit which prompted it. ———■ g ’.nr. sc wKasseoca g § DOINGS IN SOCIETY f WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Thursday Ever Ready Class —Mrs. Alph Gen tis. St. Vincent de Paul—Mrs. Joe Tonnelier. Baptist Aid and Missionary—Mrs. S. E. Shamp. Friday Tirzah Aid—Ben Hur Hall. Queen Esthers’ Stand —Court House Square. Christian Pastoral Helpers— Mrs. Joe Cloud. Saturday. Reformed Ladies' Stand — Corner Madison and Second Streets. W. R. C. Stand —Court House Square. After all. our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.—Balzac. Mrs. Will Cherry, of Fort Wayne was the guest of Mrs. B. W. Sholty yesterday afternoon. This was the first time in twenty-two years that they had met. Mrs. Robert Blackburn was given a pleasant surprise last evening for her seventy-first birthday anniversary. the affair being arranged by her sister. Mrs. Ida Bewlah. A few of her most intimate friends were guests, including Mrs. Jane Crabbs. Mrs. Mollie Congleton, Mrs. B. W. Sholty. Mrs. Mary Eley and Mrs. Henry Hite. A very pleasant social evening was spent and refreshments of ice cream and cake were provid ed. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Shroyer and son, Frederick Benjamin; Miss Elia Mutschler, Miss Lydia Kirsch will motor to Fort Wayne this afternoon to be guests of Mr-and Mrs. Waitei Weimer at 6 o’clock dinner. The Reformed church ladies will cot duct a stand Saturday, auto day. at th; corner of the Peoples Loan & Trus Company's bank. The patronage o the public is invited. The Faithful Followers’ class of th« Bobo Sunday school, of which Mrs. i" O. Clements is teacher, went to Rob fson park, Fort Wayne, this mornini for a picnic party. With the clas< were Mrs. W. S. Gilpin and Miss Verd Gilpin, of Mobile. Alabama. Clast members were Florence Koos, Gladys Bunner, Mrs. William Bunner. Mrs. Ed K >< . Mrs. Jhn Fortney, Nellie Lett. Maude Springer, Mrs. Ben Colter, Ora Gilpin and Elizabeth Dailey. Miss Ora Hoskinson, of Geneva, is the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Snow. What Miss Genevieve Smith had first planned for a "hike" into the country, with, breakfast, tn honor of the Misses Adleaide , Iva and Hazel

i-'llurdg, of Columbia, 0., yesterday morning, was turned into an indoors breakfast party at the Dr. W. E. Smith home on account of the rain. A very delicious breakfast wm served. Place ( r cards were handpalnted blue birds and ; 11 favors were onion:' tied to a green 1. sprig. Besides the guests before nam!t ed, there were Miss Katherine Colton? of Shelbyville; Fanny Holler, Lois and > ' Marie Connell. Jirene Gregory, Flor-1 ' ence Haney. Naomi Christen, Geral- ■ '• dine Brandyberry . Beulah Kenna. ' The Misses Amanda Kelly and 11 Esther Zerkel Returned Wednesday 1 morning from Fort Harrison and Int dianapolis They saw the Deca’ur f boys and report that they are enjoying themselves. The officers are eer- ? tainly good to the boys. Lester Robison was excused front duty that day and was free to spend the time with 1 the girls. They went from Fort IlaTi 1 son to Indianapolis where they enjoy- > ed themselves throughout the day. 1 Mrs. Charles 8. Niblick and daught ters, Margaret and Charlotte, went to i Fort Wayne thia afternoon where the , two little girls will fake part in the entertainment to be given this evening in the Scottish Rite cathedral by the drill team of the Order of the Ea«t ern Star for the benefit of the Red Cross society. A popular feature of the program is the fancy dancing of the Misses Niblick and their teacher. Miss Grace Romary and another of the latter’s pupils. The Geels orchestra played for the charming country dance at the K. i f C. hall last evening, which was enjoy?d by a large number present. ♦ CAMP NIBLICK NOTES. + >♦«*♦*♦*♦♦♦♦♦* ■ There was great elation in the company this morning when the boys were told that part of the uniforms had arrived. However, only the shirts, shoes > and part of the hats came, but the rei mainder is expected this afternoon. The boxes were taken to the recruiting station above this office where the ■ lists were checked up and the clothing I handed out. There were 89 shirts, 86 ! pairs of shoes and 34 hats in the consignment. The shoes are of the best quality and are very comfortable and the same can be said of the shirts and hats. These uniforms are the ones the boys paid themselves and are priced 1 as follows: Hat, $1.85, leggings. $1.05 shoes, $5.15; shirts. $3.00; breeches. e $2.40. If the remainder of the uniform comes before evening the boys will ’ .make a very good showing in the parade tonight • Um Yum. Gee. it was good. That’s 1 what the boys said this morning after the treat of ice cream they received, that was furnished bv the MartinKlepper Co. After the boys were outr fitted with a part of their new uniforms, the bugle sounded and the come pany lined up and each took a turn at the five gallon can of ice cream. Paper plates and tin spoons had also been furnished, so the delicacy could be more easily partaken of. The company is very grateful to the Martin- , Klepper C., and wish to express their v appreciation. e The tobacco fund is progressing nice • ly and the collection in the Vance fHite window is getting larger all the n time. Take a spare dime and buy a r little smoking tobacco for the boys and ihey will appreciate it when they are in camp far from home. r f This morning before the company e left for drill, the men were assigned s, to definite squads. They are supposed ’. to remain with these squads from now >. on. and it is up to Ihe corporal to a. 1 - I count for all his men. He is liable io s punishment if he reports any of 'ais I- men present if they are not. After a several days lay off on aed count of the rain, the company resuma ed their regular work this morning. Guard mount was again held this asII ternoon. and the boys are learning the ’ r execution of this very rapidly. The boys are busy getting ready for ' n the big celebration in their honor to,e night. Although orders have not been a f received to move they are expected at any time. Sergeant Watkins was in charge of quarters today and Corporal Gay was 1 ■ in charge of the police detail, b- — o g NEW YORK SAYS GOOD-BYE (United Press- Service) li New York. August 30 —(Special to is Daily Democrat) —Two million New s Yorkers, in a whirlwind of patriotic d frenzy, shouted farewell today to 25,t, 000 khaki-clad men of the 27th divia sion, comprising national guard units from all over the state, marching down Fifth avenue. § The historic avenue was a riotous blaze of color. The standards of the | allies —stars and stripes predominat? 1 ing—waved from every window. The! > greatest outpouring of people New, f York had ever seen greeted the march-j 1 ing columns with thunderous acclaim.

WHAT MEANS ISH KA BIBBLE? (United Press Service) London. Aug 14 (By Mail) —Eng.land is struggling desperately with 'American slang of the United States ' I ( troops. i Ponderous London Dailies are periturbed over “ish ka bibble.” One < I solemnly hazards It means "What's i (he odds?” or "My Luck again." An 'other suggests it Is of Hindustani or--1 igin and can't imagine where the Americans got IL 1 A third writer remarks: "Many ! learned men have exhausted their learning on the subject. I think, however, that this valuable phrase does not in itself mean anything at 1 ail.” One daily threw open its columns I to contributors who might explain it. An invalided sergeant, who had 1 heard Americans In France, finally gave the true meaning. o H. J. CONWAY HOME. M. J. Conway, a former employee of ' the Hoosier Packing company, Julius Haugk and others here, is home from the U. S. army. He enlisted in the engineers corts May 15th last at ' Fort Wayne, was sent to Ft. Thomas and from there to Washington, D. where he was assigned to company F. United States Engineers corps, stationed at the American University grounds. A picture of his regiment of 1.200 posted in the widow of this office has attracted much attention the past day or so. He has been given an honorable discharge because of ill health. HORSE SHOES pOT HIM. (United (Tress Service) Carlisle, Pa.. Aug. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —After being sentenced five times to death on the gallows. Samuel Greason is dead here tod,ay from over-exertion while pitching horse shoes. Greason was charged with being an accomplice in the murder fifteen years ago of the husband of Mrs. Kate Edwards Robins. He was finally released on the : testimony of Mrs. Edwards after his ; repeated death sentences. GERMAN STEAMER ON FIRE. I (United Press Service) New York. N. Y.. Aug. 30 —(Spe- , cial to ’Daily Democrat)—Fire was [ discovered early today on the for- ■ mer German steamship Willehad. tied up at Hoboken. The Willehad is now a United States transport, i but formerly acted as mother ship to the submarine Deutschland when that vessel arrived on its last trip. The damage by fire was slight. o— NOTICE TO ROTARIANS AU members of the Rotary club are requested to meet at the office of the Daily Democrat at 6:30 o'clock to participate in the parade in honor of company A. Please be prompt. J. O. SELLEMEYER. Pres. BAND TO MEET AT 6:15. The members of the band will meet at the hall at 6:15 in order to play for the parade for Company A. The regular weekly concert will not be given this week because of the celebration tonight. , o A CORRECTION > An error was made in stating that i forty per cent would be allowed in the 1 Red Cross First Aid examination for > bandaging. The forty per cent allowed is for written work according to the American Red Cross Rules. o 1 CAN MORE THAN EVER. 1 Washington, Aug. 30 —"The women of the country, in the past five weeks have responded to the call to dry and ) can the produce of their war gardens as they have never responded in any other campaign.” said Chas. Lathrop . Pack, president of the National Emer- . gency Food Garden Commission, , which is co-operating with the Daily . Democrat in a nation wide drive to ; save the food of the country, when lie returned to Washington today and reviewed the results of the first month’s work. "Os course we had the advantage 1 of starting before any one else" contin--1 ued Mr. Pack, “and the results have been astounding. The newspapers of p the country, always eager to serve the . readers have printed our daily conservation lessons and it is through them and them alone we have been able to-place before the housewives of the land the best instruction on can- > ning and drying of vegetables and t fruits . "During the first month of this won- - derful work the papers have brought - us thousands of letters a day request- « ing our manuals. We have sent out ;, nearly two million of these. We ha /e sent scores of thousands to libraries ;! which are getting insistent demands : for more. Thousands of canning club; 'have been organized and supplied our manuals. The season is now at its I height and we are new presenting ' some of the more important points that may have been missed.”

YEARLY REPORT (Continued from Page One) yMUr't Hubse 11 pt fa) It — t)t. W. E, Smith. Modern Business Bookkeeping. Gilbert. Modern Illustrated Bookkeeping, Neal Emilia Galotli, Lessing. History of England's and America’s Literature, Leavitt. Examples of Industrial Education. Arithmetic, Kelso. German Book, Harris. German Reader, Dippold—Mr. John E. Stamen of High School. Fashion Art Magazine—Harry R. Daniel, Chicago, 111. Yeaityi Filei of Liternry Digest— W. J. Myers. Western Christian Advocate, Epworth Herald—M E Church. Lutheran Magazine. Union Signal and Temperance Quarterly—W. C. T. U. Society, City. Periodicals. Youth's Companion. American Boy. Little Folks. The Wide World. The World Outlook, Osteopathic Magazine. Survey. Harper’s Monthly. Country Gentleman Saturday Evening Post. Good Housekeeping. Review of Reviews. Ladies’ Home Journal. Woman’s Home Companion. Modem Priscilla. Delineator. Popular Mechanics. Popular Electricity, Fire Protection, Western Christian Advocate. The Epworth Herald, The Lutheran Magazine, The Union Signal. The Temperance Quarterly, St. Nicholas, Boy Life, Railroad Magazine. National Geographic, Atlantic Monthly, World’s Work. Century. Outlook. Etude, McClure’s, Everybody’s, American, Collier’s. Scribner’s. Current Opinion, Literary Digest. Fashion Art Magazine. There has been a decided growth in the volume.of work done month by month and a growing appreciation on the part of the public. The circulation for the year shows a satisfactory increase in the number of books drawn for home use — with an additional gain in the per cent other than fiction. Not only has the circulation of books from the library been greater, but there has been a larger use of the reference books and the general reading rooms. As in the past, every effort has been made to meet the needs of the high school and to induce them to depend more and more for material needed in their study. Among the most valuable aids in the reference room added during the year were the New International Encyclopedia. thp years magazine files bound, and the educational series, especially for the teachers. In addition to the general reference work and the work with the sc (tools more assistance has heretofore been given to the five clubs in their study courses. Some assistance has been given to members of clubs, schools and organizations outside of the city and township. During the coming year the aim will be to add greatly to the efficiency of township and the traveling libraries and thus help teacher and pupil. The assembly room and the reference room have supplied a place in which various organizations have held regular meetings during the year, also many committee meetings found a suitable room for their activities. During the summer period the library’s first floor has been the headquarters for the Red Cross work. The library was visited on March 8. 1917, by Miss Carrie E. Scott, assistant organizer of libraries of the state of Indiana, and a member of the library commission of the state. The spring meetings of librarians of District “D" was held at Fort Wayne and was attended by Mrs. John Niblick and Mrs. C. D. Lewton, of the library board, and Miss Nellie Blackburn, assistant librarian. Items of interest, noting receipt of new books and progress along spe- . cial lines, has been given space in our local papers, from time to time, and proven a means of advertisement. Miss Blackburn, assistant librarian. attended a six weeks’ session at Irvington, a summer school for librarians, beginning June 27, and was greatly helped. During the absence of Miss Blackburn. Miss Blanche Dutcher sup- , plied. The coming year we shall earnestly aim to surpass the work 1 of the past records. MISS ANNETTE L. MOSES, ' Librarian. ’ MISS NELLIE BLACKBURN, 1 Assistant Librarian. ( —— o — COURT HOUSE NEWS. ( Real estate transfers: Nade C. ■ £ Haley et al. to Earl Case, one acre, |' Washington tp.. $1650. 1 t The estate of John P. Diller was docketed as one under five hundred dollars, c. S. Niblick and Dr. D. 1). Clark were appraisers. ' 1 o ' 8 Democrat Want Adfi Pay t

GOING AWAY TO SCHOOL You will need a TRUNK and SUIT CASE or TRAVELING BAG. Come in and let us show you our line of STEAMER, WARDROBE and DRESSER TRUNKS, j Ust the kind for a young man or young woman going ( 0 college. Trunks $2.75 to SIB.OO Suit Cases $1.50 to SIO.OO Traveling Bags $2.00 to SIO.OO HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. I

GERMAN LEADERS I (Continued from Page One) is heartened by the president's note which diplomats feel, makes Russia and the United States virtual arbiters of peace. The answer, it is felt, may crush the last traces of separate peace talk in Russia. Meantime allied diplomats gave j their word that their nations agree with President Wilson as to abandonment of ideas of a post bellum trade war. They said that if Germany's claws are clipped, such wars will be unnecessary except in isolated instances. Os the whole, however observers here saw in Wilson's expression a notice to Germany that she will get a fair trade deal aft“r the war and a sign that America and the allies realize a blunder was com mitted in notifying Germany she would be commercially crushed no matter how the war ended. A certain suspicion must attach to German business after the war, it is pointed out, but under the president's ideas Germany can re-establish her trade if she will remove from it the taint of kaieerism. ———————O—— "THE LAD AND THE LION” Beautiful photography, a gripping story and wonderful lighting effects, are included in "The Lad and The Lion,” the Selig feature film released in K. E. S. E. and coming to the Crystal theatre tonight. The son of an American millionaire as the result of a shipwreck loses his memory and finds himself on the African Coast with a lion as his companion. The Imd and the Lion are instrumental in saving the life of Nakhla. daughter of a Shiek .and the man and maiden learn to love each other. The Lad saves the princess from the clutches of a bandit chief aud incurs the gratitude of her father. Memory comes to the Lad again like a bolt from the blue. He i > calls his wealth, his distant land, ais position in society, and does he forget the beautiful girl whom he has learned to love? See "The Lad and the Lion,” written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. o— THE FUND IS COMING NOW Help put over the SI,OOO company fund for the local guard volunteers. Remember that when we secure S9OO. A. J. Smith will finish it. The Red ' Cross girls will carry a flag in the parade tonight. Throw in a dollar or two. This goes to the same purpose. The fund as subscribed: Announced $626.50 Mrs. Beavers’ class 10.00 T - Ernst ton Ed Green j oo A Friend j 00 T. H. Baltzell 590 Norbert Holthrmse 2.50 C - E. Bell lo.hO Arthur Remmick 100 Town of Magley 15.90 • Total .’’1”” $673.00 j POLICE COURT Frank Hower came in from a party last night at eleven o’clock and some- < thing must have disagreed with him for he was in a bad temper and refused to go home to get the rest he needed when urged to do so by Officer Reynolds. He was taken to the Hotel Green over night and this morning Justice E. Burt Lenhart diagnosed his case as the second within a few weeks and charged him $27.55, twenty dollars and costs and warned the young man not to come iff again. Frank stayed the docket and was released. John O’Niel. who is a workman on / the new bridge west of Monroe was ' picked up drunk yesterday afternoon about four o’clock on Second street, by Chief Melchi. He was taken to jail i

' THE COPPER ZONE" (Continued from Page One) system of fares, all fares will be - ® culated at the former rate of t» 0 cents per mile, but half mile zones will be calculated at one cent, ft. stead of two and one half miles »t | five cents each. As a result passes J gers will pay at the same rate as nearly as possible for the distant traveled. The addition of one halt mile to the ride will make a difference of one eent in the fare paid, «. stead of five cents as is frequently the <aee under the present system. Taking the cases referred to. a passenger who travels 3.4 miles win I pay 7 cents instead of 5 cents, while I 1 a passenger who travels 3.8 miles ! will pay 8 cents instead of 10 cents. I The increase in one case and the de | crease in the other will be two I cents. Both passengers will pay the i same rate per mile as the other, in- | stead of paying almost twice the rate per mile as the other. The change in fares which the new system would effect will be in some I cases to increase and in others to de- 8 crease the present rates, while in | still other cases, no change will be | made. The principal reason for the chanee I at this time in the tariff has been due | , to the enforcement of the portion 0! g the public utility act which refers to I "discrimination." The new systea I will do away with discrimination ex- i isting under the “Nickel Zone" sye I tem, but the practical objections w I computing fares in odd cents hate g made the interurban officials slow to I adopt the "Copper Zone” system. | The great number of just complaints J concerning cases of fare discrimina- fl tions under the “Nickel Zone’ sys- 8 tem, have caused the “Copper Zone” j system to gain favor and it is now g being used by several interurban i roads in the state, while other inter- |H urban roads have on file with the I commission at the present time, petitions asking for the establishment | of the “Copper Zone’’ system. It is the belief of the officials of ; the Fort Wayne and Decatur Traction company that the new system will be generally approved by the public, as it will eliminate discrimination. for the night and this morning appear- ' ed before Squire Lenhart, who firH him five and costs amounting to sl2 ■A Not being able to pay he was taken back to jail to lay out his fine. o CARD OF THANKS Miss Katherine Mangold and Mrs. F. E. Taylor thank all the friends and relatives for kindnesses extended during the illness and at the time of tlw death if. their sister, Clara Mangold. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

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