Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Jtvary Kvsnlnfl Except Bunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUBI, Becratary Subscription Rstss Far Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier $5.00 Per Mouth, by mall 25 cents Per Tear, by mall $3.00 Slagle Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Governor Goodrich is still making a great fight for life and the millions of Indiana people are hyping he wins and the indications at this time are that he will. For six weeks he has battled against typhoid fever and his condition today was better than for a fortnight. Though he will be unable to attend to the very important duties of his office for many weeks, it is the firm belief of his friends and admirers that he wi'l live many years to render service to hl state and nation. The book fund for the soldier boys is not growing as rapidly as it ought to. It is important that while boys are being kept clean of body, they be likewise kept clean of mind. The best way to do that is to furnish them with good literature and that’s what the campaign is being made for. The good women who are boosting this cause are only asking $250 in Adams county. Why it’s nothing, not a cent a piece. It ought to be raised in one day. Don’t let it drag any longer. Wake up and send in your share today. It is the most natural thing in the world for the smaller town to complain about the efforts of the larger towns to take away from them business to which they feel entitled. Berne slams Decatur and Decatur cries against Fort Wayne and Fort Wayne against Chicago and so on. It is just as natural tor the business man in each city to make an effort to secure all the business he can and no law has been or ever will be written to prevent It. There remains therefor but one thing for the local merchant in any town big or little, who feels his trade slipping, to do—work a little harder to please, advertise more, hustle harder. The merchant who does it will win, while the one who sits around and whines about the trade that is getting away, will eventually lose out. The city of Decatur is nearly out of debt, there is a balance in the treasury the city plant is in excellent condition, we have well paved streets, a new city hall, we are going along tine. The democrats did it and they should be continued in power in the city. Mr. Charles Yager, the candidate for mayor is a well known citizen whose business career is without a blemish and whose record as trustee of St. Marys township and as county treasurer for two terms, assures you of a high class man in charge if you elect him. If you do, you should surround him with a council with whom he can work harmoniously. We believe the democratic city ticket ought to be elected and will be by a majority that will leave no doubt in the minds of the officers elect, as to the desire of our people to back them up. WHY not take care of your clothing needs for the next year right now? Clothing will be about 50 per cent higher and the chances are that it will be a 50 per cent poorer quality. We can save you money now. THE MYtRS-DAILEY COMPANY

| DOINGS IN SOCIETY | WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Historical Club—Mrs. S. E. Hite. St. Vincent de Paul—Mrs. Anthony Voglewede. Thursday Ever Ready Class- Mrs. Will Thornton. K. K. K. —Margaret Moran. Baptist Aid—Mrs. David Stoler. Presbyterian Aid—Mrs. Dolly Durkin. Evangelical Ladies' Aid — Church Parlors. Friday Christian Pastoral Helpers —Mrs. Minnie Daniels. Birthday Social—Ben Hur Hall. Philathea Class—Mrs. Howard Sikes Mite Society —M. E. Church. Eastern Star —Masonic Hall. Saturday Home Guards—Neva Graber. I should say sincerity, a deep, great, genuine sincerity, is the first characteristic of all men in any way heroic.—Carlyle. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Case, of Indian-, apolis, are guests of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case, of Fifth street. The Pastoral Helpers of the Christian church will meet with Mrs. Minnie Daniels Friday afternoon. The Home Guards will meet Saturday afternoon with Miss Neva Graber on Ninth street. Every member is urged to come and bring their dues aa this is due-paying time. The Birthday Social at the Ben Hur hall will be a splendid entertainment, with a program and refreshments. The public is invited to come. The charges will be as many pennies as tup numeral of the day of the month on which the birthday falls. One born on the seventh of the month will bring seven cents; one on the first of .he month, a penny and so on. The social will be Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rice, of Seventh street, went out on the 9 o'clock car to spend the day with their brother-' in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Cline. Mrs. John Case, Mrs. Charles Hill and Mrs. Aaron Stevens spent the day with Mrs. Dick Hill at her home near Monmouth. The K. K. K. girls will meet with Miss Margaret Moran Thursday evening. The Ever Ready Sunday school class will be entertained this evening at •7:30 o’clock by Mrs. Will Thornton. The Willing Workers’ class will meet the first Thursday evening in October at Calvary Evangelical church All are urged to attend. The club ladies of Decatur will he pleased to know that the candidacy of Mrs. White, of Indianapolis, is to be announced for the state president of Federation of Clubs which session will meet in Fort Wayne October 23 to 26. when the term of Mrs. Carolyn Fairbanks. now president, will expire. Mrs. Edward White is now first vice president of the federation. Mrs. White who is known as a writer, lawyer. club woman and suffrage leader as well as a successful gardener, is the wife of the editor in chief of the Bobbs Merrill Publishing company. She is now the writing editor of that company, and is a graduate of the law school of Michigan. Mrs. White was the principal speaker at the district , convention' in Decatur last April, her subject being, “Political Science and Constitutional Convention.” Mrs. ■ White remained over the evening and - gave many ladies an opportunity to 1 get acquainted with her. 1 The Shakespeare War Library ? .Fund committee requests that each r member ]>ay in her dollar by , Friday night and not later than Saturday. o - COURT HOUSE NEWS. p The jury reported this morning but the ease for which they had been call- ; ed having been settled otherwise, the jurv was excused until Friday of next > , WCSsf. Peterson & Moran appeared for Arthur L. Gaunt in the damage case against the Indiana Union Traction Company. This case was set for trial for October 22. J. T. Myers, guardian of John T. Baker, was authorized to sell personal property mentioned in the petition, at private sale for not less than value at terms with security to the approval of the guardian. Real estate transfers: Martin Luttman. et al., to George L Bobilya. lot 34 Williams, quit claim deed, $150; George L. Bobilya. et al. to Joseph. Carrier, et al. lot 34. Williams. $175; Belinda A. Dorwin to Ada D. Waiters. ( part of lot 3, Decatur, sl.

WAS ONLY REMEDY That Helped Him—lronated Herbs Cured His Stomach Trouble. Muncie, Ind. In speaking of Ironnted Herbs to a group of friends in the lobby of the New Kirby Hotel, Mr. Rothchild Indiana salesmanager of the celebrated Carnartt Overall company ' Detroit, who has many friends in Mun J cie where he frequently visits, recent ( ly said: I. "For years I have been troubled with my stomach; had catarrh in my head, and could not take any solid food into my stomach as it would give me such distress afterward; had water brash and terrible pains in the pit of my stomach. I could scarcely get my breath, had a choking aensa l tion in my throat, and a hacking cough , continually. I was under treatment for this trouble for months, and had taken different kinds of medicines but none of them gave me any permanent benefit, until I started to take Ironated Herbs. That certainly did the workin my case. I can eat anything I want and suffer no bad effects afterward. I sleep well, and the catarrh left me. I can truthfully say that Itonated Herbs has cured me and it is a great plea sure to recommend it to others.” Ironated Herbs with Pepsin is being sold in Decatur by Callow & Kohne. advt. AT ELLIS ISLAND (Continued from Page One) Daily Democrat) — Destitution and death marked continuance of Argen-j tine's nation wide strike today. Many, infants and individuals whose deaths were reported, succumbed because of the milk famine. Violent clashes between strikers ant police were reported. More working men joined the movement today and the industries of the city were at a standstill. Today the prospects for any irnmedI iate settlement of the strike were hopeless. Every class of labor is now affected. Even housemaids a:| con-, sidering a walkout. The gas company ( employes quit today. Two of the city’s ( street car lines were tied up and the strikers stoned the crews and assaulted passengers on seme of the cars. Not a wheel is turning on any of the railroads. Business is completely tied up. The gravest destitution is already reported here and in other cities due to the food shortage. (United Press Service) (By Carl D. Groat, United Press St iff Correspondent.) Washington, Sept. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany—weakening, though not beaten —is making a desperate effort for peace in the fear of America's might next year. International experts today repeated this declaration even more emphatically than they have voiced it for weeks past—on the strength of Secretary of Way Baker’s official war review showing the Germany’s “punch" is waning. The government was informed Icng ago that Germany would start a new propaganda tor peace to avoid a winter campaign and the effects of America’s participation in the war. German replies to the Vatican prove the information was entirely correct. Germany’s moves now are lopked upon here as an appeal to pacifist opinion. Baker's war review—the first of a weekly series—shows that the enemy does not feel himself able to undertake the “much advertised offensive action so often boasted of at home during the last summer in order to end the war victoriously by Christmas.” The report shows Russian resistance stiffening; the Austrians using only one division as reserve in their Italian r campaign; while the British and French artillery, infantry and aircraft have done most spectacular work the past week. Such a situation means t that Germany is on the down grade. With the military situation thus B shaping much to Germany's disadvant,t age experts here see clearly that her peace maneuvers are based on a real internal disirc for peace above which rides the spectre of a terrible beating e if the struggle goes on. II Germany’s latest move, a suggestion I that Germany is willing to p?y "her share” of damages and grant inde- , pendance to Belgium with the Teutons , free to develop economically there, squares with word printed recently by , the United Press liased on official emj bassy messages here. That outline said Germany, in addfl ion to offering Belgium independence, would also agree to slicing up Alsace-Lorraine bei tween Germany and France. This 'overture is felt here to be a possibilII ity- • But officials are turning a deaf ear on all the German peace talk, in as 'much as it contains no suggestion of

, * elimination oh Hohenzollernisin, which 1 president Wilson says, is the only poes tble basis upon which a peace conference can be assembled. SOUTH WARD RECEPTION Patrons of the south ward, school through the officers of the parentteacher club will give a rousing reception Friday evening in honor of the two outgoing and the two incoming teachers. According to the program and I re pnratfons are being made by the par-ent-teacher club a great time will be had. The boy’s band has been seen -ed to furnish the music. There will be plenty of all kinds of refreshments. A big fish [Kind will contain enough fish for all sorts of fishers. Everybody in the city is invited. I The following program to begin at seven’o’clock tomorrow evening will be offered: America. Talk—Ed Ashbaucher, president of the south ward parent-teacher <dub. Song—4. 5 and 6 grade children. Address —John Nelson. Remarks —Eva Acker. Talk —Clara Boknecht. Reading—Mary Patterson. Song—lst grade children. Talk —Miss Kooken. Music—2nd and 3rd grade children. Address —Rev. W. S. Mills. Music—Estella Perkins. Remarks—Mr. M. F. Worthmann. Selections —Band. Race to the refreshment stands. South Ward Parent-Teacher Club. o — FUNERAL OF TWINS Funeral services were hejd this afternoon for the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Fuhrman, of Root township. The twin daughters were born yesterday. Mary C, being still'bom; and Florence M. living but twelve hours. The, mother was Miss 1 Salome Rice and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Rice, of Monmouth. Burial took place in the Decatur cemetery. - -t» THE SECOND CLASS Dr. W. E. Smith to Start Class Monday Evening. Dr. W. E. Smith, whose first class ;in First Aid work will take their ex- ■ amination this evening, will start a 'second class next Monday evening. A number have applied for admission I and these are asked to report at his office Monday evening at eight o’clock.

A Car Os I PEACHES Has Arrived Get Yours At Once and Be Wise THE PRICES ARE RIGHT Dallas Hunsicker Opposite Schafer Hdw. Co. NEW FALL FURNISHINGS I i You’ll find a striking exhibit of fall haberdashery; different ideas in SHIRTS, at 75 cents to $5.00. Hats, $1.50 to $4.00. Neckwear, 25 cents to SI.OO. Everything chosen to give you satisfaction in style, quality and value; you’ll be delighted with this service; there’s none better. holthouseTschulte & co. * I Prices For Wood On and after October Ist, the following deliv- | ery prices will be charged for wood delivered by the I LaFountaine Handle Factory. I Cook Stove Wood and Heavy Blocks $1.75 per load I Small Blockssl.so per load | I La Fountain Handle Factory j

PICTURE STUDY WEEK 1 During the week of October 2 there will be on display at the K. of P. home an exhibition of pteturse of more than ordinary interest. The display consists of carbon photographs, photogravures. prints in full color, etc., and contains only the very best representations of the masterpieces of art cf different countries and different periods. The exhibition is to be presented tn this city for the purpose of increasing the interest in the study of art and for the purpose or raising money for he purchase of pictures for the new high school building. The season tickets for eight sessions arc selling for 50c. Get them from the high school boys and girls. Watch for later announce- . ments and for the program. O 111 ■■ ■ * VINCE PARRISH RELEASED Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 26.—Because of the dependency of his mother since the death of his father, last summer ,Vince Parrish, son of Mrs. Jesse Parrish, residing south of Bluffton, was given ■ an honorable discharge from the United States coast artillery this week. He arrived home today from Fort Mott, N. J., whore he has been stationed, and was accompanied . by George McAfee and Noah Miller, who are here on furloughs.

Stove Y0U»l Should T?S different from I others because more is taken in the making and the materials used are s higher grade. Black Silk I Stove Polish Makes a brilliant, silky polish that does not rub off or dust off, and the shinelasts four times as long: as ordinary’ stove polish. Used on sample stoves and sold by hardware and grocery dealers. All we ask is a trial. Use it on your cook stove, vour parlor stove or your gas range, if you don’t find it the best stove polish you ever used, your dealer is authc r.zed to refund your money. Insist on Black Silk Stove Polish. 8 Made in liquid or paste—one quality. Black Silk Stove Polish Works Sterling, Illinois Use Black SISk Alr O-yine Iron Enamel on \ gratea, registers, stove-pipes -Prevents rusting. v Use Black Silk Metal Polish for silver, nickel or brass. It has no equal for use on automobilea. ■V 1 W II 111 ' j iOl '"9

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