Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except •unday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUBE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier.. 10 cents Per Year, by carrier .....>5.00 Per Month, by maU.........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. THE DRAFT ARMY America's draft army will be the best army the United States has ever had. This is the verdict before-hand of veteran soldiers of the Stars and Stripes, months before the army s ready for the supreme test. There has been hostility to the draft. .Many w:’l go unwillingly, there has been public prejudice against drafted men, now being swept away as the troops are being called. The first draft army will be composed of all classes —rich 1 and poor. It will be composed of men of high intelligence. Whatever reluc-’ tance they may have toward service will give way after some training, i Many of the non-commissioned officers will be men who in private life deal I with big questions, who are drawing big salaries. They will learn soldiery J fast. Army officers say that a drafted ' man will have every reason to be proud that he is going in what is expected to represent the flower of American armies. The pride officers take in the new army is evidenced by preparations being made for tne care of Indiana men at the Louisville cantonment. The double-lined two-story barracks will be warm and comfortable. The water supply will be as good as that of the city of Louisville. The sanitation will be as near perfect as possible. There will be a library, billiard room, Y. M. C. A. and Knights of Columbus club houses. Extraordin-, ary preparations are being made to supply the troops with strengfli-ttu/Id-l, ing well-cooked palatable food. “Believe me,” said one old sergeant, a veteran in the service, “1 envy these | drafted boys. The're goin' to be treated like kings.” No mother need worry about her son for months —not until he goes across the water, because he will be as well cared for in the cantorment as at home. —Rochester Sentinel. We thought sure the company A fund would be complete by this eve-| ning but it now looks as though it' • would take another day or twq to complete the job. Don't let it get to

Play Safe In Your Clothes Buying Present conditions are being made an excuse for the offering of inferior merchandise at inflated prices. Never before have standard merchandise and prices been so important. Never before have men needed to give greater thought to clothes buying —clothes of known standards of excellence. At the present prices of Society Brand Clothes we are advising our patrons to buy liberally for future as well as present needs. That prices will remain at their present level cannot be guaranteed but we do guarantee that these famous clothes will retain those qualities which have made them leaders—that that they will continue to represent the highest possible standards in clothes making, at prices which represent true clothing economy. The best is still the cheapest and will continue to be. “Play Safe.” ' i $25.00 to $30.00 z , THE MYERS-DAILEY i c COMPANY > 4

again. Send in your subscrip ■ jtion. The boys will appreciate it more 4 than they have any idea now. We _ only need a few dollars to complete it K and there is to be no personal solicitt ing. The Rotary club is backing the ■ movement and are asking your supy i port. Don’t let it fall down now. How can we help the boys of the g 0 national army? The question is one s that has caused more or less serious 0 thought, for many of these men are * just as loyal and patriotic as any sola diers in the world, but because of the | fact that they will be widely scatter 'd ’• in their field of service makes it diffi.unit to give the same treatment that ir. ! given organized volunteer bodies. , However, an organization is now being made for the state mid each person r> will be asked to give two dollars to 1 help a fund to be devoted ta Qcse men from Indiana. — Young man you are living in the greatest period of time the world has ever known. There are many field;' of opportunity open to you to make good. Don’t imagine that these are bad times for you. for its your fault if you jdon't make good now, whether you be called to serve the army, the navy, the nation, whether your duty be in the shop, the office, on the farm or where, ■ remember that the better you serve, the better will be your record w.ien i the time comes to sizs up what has been done during the great crisis tho ' world is now passing through and how you helped to do it. President Bryan of the State University will deliver two addresses in this city Monday, speaking to the teachers at their annual institute in the afternoon and to the public at the jK.of P. hall in the evening. He is under the auspices of the state council of defense and will bring a message ' that everyone should hear. He is recognized not only as a great man in Indiana but throughout the nation and as the head of the greatest institution of learning in this state should be I given a reception that will convince him of the interest in this community in educational matters and in the great crisis through which our government is passing at this time. I DOINGS IN SOCIETY | h: x: x: sr. ar. :::: az:::: a# WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday W. C. T. U.—Mrs. W. E. Smith. Reformed Missionary—Mrs. Henry I Moyer. Birthday Club Dinner —Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Hoffman. Thursday. Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. L. A. Graham. There is nothing so powerful as truth—and often nothing so strange.—Justice Story. The deeper men go into life, the deeper is their conviction that this life is not all. —Carlyle. Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Hoffman will entertain the Birthday Club ladies and their husbands at a six o’clock dinner Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller entertained at dinner last evening for their cousin. Mrs. Florence Woodard Tindall and children Ruth and James, of Penn ville. They stopped here for a visit with the McCrory family and other relatives enroute home from a visit at Van Wert ,0. « The Pastoral Helpers of the Christian church had an unusually large number present at their meeting at the home of Mrs. Joe Cloud yesterday afternoon. Arrangements were made to give a cafeteria supper. Saturday, September 8, the place to be announced later. Mrs. Cloud was assisted by her mother, Mrs. Barnett and by the little Misses Madeline Marsh and Isabelle Cloud in dispensing the refreshments of ice cream and cake. All members are urged to attend the sixth annual Somer’s reunion, to be held September 6. 1917, at Swinney park. Fort Wayne, Ind. We are expecting the committee to arrange some special enter ainment for young and old. Basket dinner at noon as usual. Come early and wear your colors. Executive committee —H. W. Somers, Felix Somers .color, old rose; Johnnie Somers, Harley Somers, color, red; Lewis Summers. Sol Summers, color, blue. Committee of arrangements (chairs, tables, program, etc.) —lra Summers, Albin Ludwig, Clark

i> Comer, Cloyd Somers. Joseph Sum--8 men, president; A. B. Cook, vice-pres-ident; Mrs. Vita Stalter. assistant secretary and treasurer; Clara Cook, sec- * retary and treasurer, 129 E. Jefferson ' blvd., South Bend, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Amrine. of Ludlow. Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Pool, of Anderson, will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Amrine over Sunday and : Labor Day. ' On account of being more conveniI ent for many, the Presbyterian Wo- , man’s Home and Foreign Missionary society will meet Thursday of next week, instead of Tuesday, at the ' home of Mrs. L. A. Graham. This 1 is the first meeting since a vacation . period and a good program prepared will add especial interest. All are asked to bear the change in date in mind tno to come. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Everett, Irene, Christena. Homer and Rosetta Bittner went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the Roth-Bittner family reunion at Swinney park. The following program has been prepared for the Woman's Missionary society of the Zion Reformed church. Tuesday afternoon, at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. HenryMoyer. North Tenth street: Devotional service, Mrs. Gehrig; leaflet. Mrs. M. F. Worthman; review on “Outlook of Missions," Mrs. M. Jaberg; missionary study of “The Christian Conquest of Europe: West.” 1. The Gospel Given to France. Mrs. L. W. Stole; 2. The Gospel Given to Great Britain. Mrs. B. Elzey; German Lands. Central and Western. Mrs. O. Kirsch: 4. Conversion of Saxony by Arms. Mrs. O. Reppert; 5. The Gospel in Scandinavia. Mrs. H. Moyer; 6. Military Christianizing of Prussia, Mrs. M. Kirsch; 7. The Peaceful Knights. Assisi and Raymond Lull. Mrs. Spuhler and Mrs. Reppert; 8. Loyola and Xavier. Mrs. Brodbeck; business. A full attendance is urged for important business will be transacted. Friday the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Drummond was the scene of a happy gathering of relatives who came to help Mr. Drummond celebrate his seventy-first birthday. It was also a kind of a farewell party as Mr. and Mrs. Drummond will leave in a short time for Oregon, to make their future home. They have for many years been residents of Decatur and their hosts of friends regret to see them go. but best wishes go with them to their new home. Those who enjoyed the fine dinner served them by the hostess were Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Drummond, Mr Wm. Drummond. Mr. and Mrs. J. Middleton, of Parigold. Ark.; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Roop and sons. Ralph and I George; Mr. and Mrs. George Cramer i and children, Albert, David and Eliza- ■ beth; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Rabbii : and children; Mrs. Nora Gaffer, Mr. Ott Andrews and Lester McGriff, of Marion. Mr. Drummond received several fine presents also birthday greetings from absent friends. It was a day well enjoyed by all and all wisn Mr. Drummond many more happv , birthdays and good luck and health in his new home among the big trees of Oregon. —Contributed. o The W. C. T. U. will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. W. E. Smith. A good program has been prepared. As Mrs. A. F. Barratt was to leave Friday morning for her home at Columbus. Ohio, a chicken dinner was given Thursday in her honor at the home of her niece, Mrs. J. A. Zerkel. of northeast of the city. Mrs. Bar- ■ ratt was called here May 8 on account of illness of her brother. V. D. ■ Bell, of Craigville, who died May 20. She has been visiting here since. The following were guests: Mrs. A. F. ’ Barratt. Columbus. Ohio; Mrs. Vin- • cent D. Bell. William J. J. Bell, both I of Craigville; Mrs. Linnie Steele and ( son. Russell; Mrs. Grace Everett and children. Chalmer and Charlotta; ’ Mrs. O. P. Mills, children. Robert, Margaret and Charles; Mrs, Ray Smith and children. Clarence and Laurence; Mrs. Frank Drake and Ma- . bel Bell, all of Decatur. —Contribut- > ed. COMPANY~A FUND. r s Previous total >780.83 , Camp Fire Girls 5.00 . John S. Mosure 1.00 , A friend ~... 5.00 , Mr. and Mrs. Cook 4.bv A friend 5.00 Total 2801.83 The above amount does not in- ■ elude anything but the donations. ■ The Red Cross girls are working a “‘Tag Day” and will increase the . amount considerably by tonight. It is the hope and belief that the desired SI,OOO will be reached by tonight. o FOOD ECONOMY. (United Serviced ludiauapolis, Ind., Sept, I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Feeding of table waste to pigs and chickens is a poor way to save. This is the opinion of Dr. Harry E. Barnard, Indiana's food administrator, who today urged the housewives to see that

-r~ ~ i - nothing useful for feeding human ■ beings, gets into the garbage pail. - His warning follows; "Many a housewife thinks she is i practicing real economy when the wastes from the table are used to feed a pen of chickens. She reasons ■ ell the food I tqed my chickens ' comes back to me in the form of de-1 1 licious eggs or fried chickens, and 1 the better I feed them the better I ( will be repaid. Now. as a matter of, fact, this practice may not be en economic one at all. There are some wastes in the kitchen which can be turned into pork or eggs profitably. 1 but any scraps of food which can be used in the home, have no place in ' the pig trough. Under the best con-1 ditions. a hog returns only one-third of the feed he cats as human food, and when bread is fed to chickens nine-tenths of the feed is completely lost to the table. In feeding ani- ’ mals. the thrifty housewife will not let anything useful for feeding hu- 1 mans get into the garbage pail, but I will see to it that all vegetable par- 1 ings, inedible meat trimmings, and waste of the preserving kettle and similar material is turned into pork and poultry products.” o Pope Benedict Still Hopeful (Continued from Page One) tive Gironale d' Italia in applauding the note, declared “It will be echoed k in every allied country." • (By W. S. Roberts. United Press Staff Correspondent) Paris. Sept. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily 1 Democrat) —The American aviation - service on Monday will open its head- ■ quarters near the front. , Brigadier General , on ar- - rival here, assumed supreme command of this branch, with two ther 1 officers, a colonel and lieutenant colonel, in charge of detailed operations and supplies. Walter Lovell, - formerly sergeant in the Lafayette s escadrille, has been detached from the French army, and will join the i American forces at once. Announcement was made today 0 that he long delayed transfer of the s Lafeyette escadrille as a unit to the H American army was imminent. A ! few of the Americans in this famous t fighting corps who desired to remain ( on the actual firing line until the American aerial service began real r front fighting, will be granted permission to remain with other French ’’ squadrons. 1 Major General Pershing and his e staff were established at permanent s field headquarters today. The trip from the old headquarters in the Rue • Constantin. Paris, to the field, was '1 made by automobile. d o r __ f 4 I f ' V MASONIC CALENDAR FOR WEEK ENDING SEPT. 8. Tuesday, September 4, 7:30 p. m. n Regular meeting of Chapter, v R. A. M. n DAVID E. SMITH. H. P. .f FIND FAULTY CARTRIDGES. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., Sept. I—(SpeI cial to Daily Democrat) —One-third of all the rifle ammunition supplies ( so General Pershing's expedition ~ proved faulty, it was learned today, s When originally tested at PhiladelJ phia the lot was good. Deterioration ’ pfterward rendered the cartridges pseless. The defectiveness was due to the use of impure domestic potassium chloride as the supply of German potassium had been exhausted. ® As soon as the difficulty was noticed • the department obtained chemically J’ jiure potassium chloride and has had no further trouble since. — o d SPRAYING NECESSARY Why does the Indianapolis market y pay the producer $1.25 to $2.00 a bush--1 el for one grade of apples and only 50c ’to 75c per bushel for another? The answer Is that the consumer discriminates against unsprayed and ungraded apples. The buying public knows that j a bushel of well graded, properly spray 0 ed apples at $1.25 to $2.00 is the more q economical purchase. Such a purj chase gives satisfaction because the 0 fruit tastes better, keeps longer, and 0 there is no waste. A study of market demands and 3 prices will pay the grower by dividend i- The farmer who must accept the mar- >. ket price for ungraded apples year afa ter year will never make a success of e fruit growing. What he offers for sale t is not desired by the retailer or the ’- consumer. If placed on the market it reduces the total volume of fruit business transacted, and thus the farmer is instrumental in putting himself out s . of business. f! Indiana is encouraging home mars kets for home products. In order to - develop a demand for home grown ■ fruit, the average small grower must • improce hu grading. No Indiana fruit i is to be allowed to waste this year.

♦ CAMP NIBLICK NOTES.* ♦ Today is tag day for Company A. Help swell the boys' company fund to SI,OOO by buying a tag from the young ’ ladies who are selling them. l<ast night Sergeant Brill conceived of the : plan of having a tag day in order to jhelp the company and thia morning I tags were printed, and the services of the Tri Kappa, the Delta Theta Tau and a number of other girls were secured to sell them. The people are re- , spending nobly to the efforts of these young ladies and it is hoped that the (thousand dollars will be reached. Be jsure and buy a tag. The boys were released from duty today and need not report until :iot .later than seven o'clock Sunday night. ' roll cal! this evening being done away with. Those boys who live out of .town were required to give th.'ir ( names and addresses in order that 'they might be notified in case any orders came. A number of boys are going tn Fort Wayne to purchase the parts of their uniforms that did not come in the last shipment. Yesterday morning when the boys I took their road march. Dr. Boyers went along in Captain Dunn’s auto and when the company was out in the country a distance the doctor gave .in ; instructive talk. The talk was along I the lines of personal hygiene and was very much appreciated by the boys. t Yesterday afternoon, two of the boys who have been “adopted” by r Mrs. Wash Gilpin’s Sunday school 1 class were presented with a beautiful comfort kit apiece. These kits contain every article that would be of aid tn the boys while in camp, such as tooth brush, comb, first aid kit. and many r other useful things. The boys received another treat this • morning when the Confer Ice Cream ? Co., delivered a number of cases of 1 pop to the company which was handed 5 out. The pop was ice cold and was mighty good and the boys are certainly grateful. 3 The first three tags that were sold ) this morning netted the company $5 35 s Rev. Thornburg paid $5.00 for his tag. i ; If you are going to give to the CoraI pxny A tobacco fund, today is the last . day you can do it. Although the coli lection is now of fairly good size, a great deal of tobacco is still needed to s make the fund a good one. Bring yo ir t tobacco, pipes or cigarettes to the ) Vance and Hite clothing store and it i will be taken care of. Remember tos night is the last night. Sergeant Elzey was in charge <f quarters today’ and Corporal Patterson in charge of the police detail. o - COURT HOUSE NEWS. Licensed to marry: Lyman R. Blossom of Willshire, Ohio, born De- '• cember 1. 1842, son of Benjamin F. Blossom, to wed Mary V. Dailey, born February 25. 1859, daughter of Demas M. Woodruff. Prior marriage of the groom w-ere dissolved by death in 1871 and 1915 and of the bride in 1885 and 1909. A summary of marriagfe licenses • granted for August this year shows i eleven, whereas only seven were is- , sued in August of last year. The September term of the Adams circuit court will open next Monday, September 3. The summer vacation of several months has been in order since the adjournment of the April term. Saturday, June 9. Licensed to marry: Andrew J. 1 Neuenschwander, ministerial student under appointment of ministerial I charge, son of Jacob Neuenschawnder of Berne, born November 4. 1883, Io wed Bessie Sprunger, of Berne, school teacher, born February 23, 1889, daugh- ! ter of Christian C. Sprunger. Certificate of the election of Charles Rabbit, trustee of Union Chapel Unit- ’ ed Brethren church, to succeed Bert ■ Wolfe, has been filed with the county I recorder. The board of trustees now includes Mr. Rabbit, Charles Bailey • and George Cramer. M. J. Scherer took out letters of administration on the estate of Moses McQuay, giving S6OO bond. STO('KHf)I.I)FRS ; MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Citizens’ Telephone company will be held a tthe office of the secretary of said company in the Citv of Decatur. Indiana, MONDAY. SEPT. 3, 1917, at 7 o'clock p. m., for the election of five directors and the transaction of such other business as may be properly brought before said meeting. F. M. SCHIRMEYER. Secretary. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG. . I

j —■ ' $ | Temperance Cafe] : In North Room Os The Murray Hotel ' Bright, New and Clean. : OPEN NOW k A complete line* of so£t drinks, including “Bevo,” near beer, “That’s It,” pop, ginger ale, t appalla. and a dozen others. Also a complete line of cigars and cigarettes, r A welcome for every one. Give us a call. : | MURRAY HOTEL

- I Water-Loving Tree*. j Water-loving trees along streams | often consume more water than they , s save. Estimates nre that a beech for- | s est will transpire nearly 50 per cent of | o an annual precipitation of 20 Inches, ~ while a coniferous forest but eight per cent of the same or like preclpltation. RAILROAD’S AID. Chicago, Sept. I—“ Every railroad 8 in the United States is enlisted In y the wo’-k of helping the United 1 States win the war. and hereafter ' ] every freight car of the Santa Fe j ■ a system will wear its “service . a stripes” where everybody can see I, them.” said President E. P. Ripley, j. yesterday. The “service stripes,” which will be placed on every Santa Fe freight. I s car will be red, white and blue of J n equal width, printed horizontally on f cardboard, 12 by 18 inches. On the ii stripes is printed in black the freight s car’s patriotic appeal to its users: i- ‘"Load me quickly; load me to capacity; unload me promptly, and I help win the war.” “If anybody thinks the humble 5 freight car is not one of the most im- ‘ portant factors in war,” continued Mr. Ripley, “let him imagine what ] i would happen in a very short time to I' Germany. France, England or to this |' country if all freight cars stopped 1 running for a month, or eveu a c week, ' “While the war lasts there will not B be enough freight cars to supply the ’- demand for them, hence the necessity of making every car perform the maximum service on every trip and f avoiding delay in loading and un-11 i loading it. The railroads’ war board |j ' reports increasirig co-operation by shippers in this most important mat- - ter.”

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Closing Out Sale t OF GROCERIES I ' ' — — "" 111 ■ 1 11 —— I have taken over the stock of the late Joe M. Rice, North End Grocery. Beginning Monday, Sept. 3rd T 1 am going to close out the entire stock at a sacrifice. 1 his stock includes everything in the Grocery line and all m good condition. | Here is a chance to save money in your purchases. All Prices will be Slaughtered Everything will be Sold for 1 FANNY E. CALLOW I

COW I OWNERS 1 Expect more from a DeLaval —MORE CREAM —LONGER WEAR —BETTER SERVICE —BETTER VALUE And They Get It. Sooner or later you’ll buy I a DeLaval Cream Separa tor. Why not now? JOHN SPI'HLER 803 N. sth St., Decatur, Ind. ’Phone 531. HAVE YOU TRIED THE DEMOCRAT’S CLASSIFIED SECTION? Dr. C. V. Connell —1 VETERINARY SURGEON office 1 llUllc Residence 1021 DECATUR’S CHIROPRACTOR ■ PIONEER Office Over Vance & Hite’s U ft nrc 1 30 to 5 ; 00J nOUIS 6:30 to 8:00 PHONE 650 0. L Burgener, D. C. No Drugs No Surgery No Osteopathy