Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 214, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1917 — Page 4
DAILY DEMOCRAT Pubi'ahad Every Evenina Except Sunday tty The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER Preaidant ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE. Secretary Subacrlptlon Ratea Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $6.00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Tear by mall SB.OO Single Coplee I cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at tbe poatofflee in Decatur. Indiana as second-class matter.
Whoa the boys in the camps scattered all over the world hear of the fact that Adams county was first to report her quota in the district, you may feel sure they will be mighty glad of it and will not hesitate to tell you so. Just a little more speed and, the Y. M. C. A. drive can be given a place in Adams county history along with tiie other great campaigns which have been marked "successful.” Let’s put this one over good. It’s for the boys who are serving the nation. An auditorium would be a fine place to celebrate the Y. M. C. A. victory about Sunday if we just had the auditorium and we ought to have it along the lines of a “Triangle” building, which wouldn’t cost much and could be used for so many purposes and by every one.
With internal troubles in France and England, with Italy and Russia fighting for their very life, the job for this nation gets bigger. Such problems come with every war, such intricate questions as these must be solved and for us there is but one thing to do and that is to have confidence and go straight ahead towards the goal of duty. Advertising is the cheapest thing you do, for it makes new business, brings back to you the money you spend with a profit. If ttris were not so the greatest stores and the biggest business men in the world would long ago have quit investing therein. No difference whether your business is 4 big or little there is some thing you can say about it in our advertising coumns that will increase it, help your customers and pay you big.
Blue Creek township gets the big medal, reporting an amount for the V. M. C. A. fund almost double that asked of them. Right back of them came Berne, St Marys and Kirkland. Surely no precinct will fall back of their quota after the wonderful showing made by these. Get up on your toes boys. Don’t let it be said of a single precinct in the county that they failed. The end of the week should complete a record that we will always feel proud of. The arrest of four Indiana men for violating the price of coal as fixed by the government should convince every
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man engaged In that business that Uucle Sum meuns business and that It is dangerous to fool with him. Y>t> are at war and there is but one thing to do and that must be done by every citizen of this laud, that is, to conform with tbe laws uud the regulations as prescribed. It's difficult to realize the importance of this in a republic where every one has done about as he pleased, but it must and will be done.
We allow no one to doubt tbe patriotism, the splendid and liberal spirit of the people of Adams county. This county was first to report in the state on Red Cross organization and have led in grade and amount of finished goods sent in, we have done our share for the Liberty we have furnished our full share of men and have met every demand and now "go over the top” in the second Y. M. C. A. drive gloriously in two days. You can't stop that kind of a community. It's the best one earth and we are glad we live here.
Restaurant and hotel men will have to comply with the request for two meatless and one wheatless day each week. At Indianapolis the food dictator has issued a positive order that unless they do so, their supplies will be stopped and they will be forced to quit business. Sooner or later and perhaps much sooner than is expected similar orders will go out over the state and federal officers will see that this order is obeyed. The thing to do is to start in now to meet the demand and in such away that you can show that you have done so. We are proud of old Adams county, first in the Fort Wayne district, to "go over the top” for the Y’. M. C. A fund and after a two days drive. The $5,000 quota for this county was raised practically in one day and when the totals are in it will be almost a half more than the amouflt asked. Isn't it fine to live in a county where they support the boys who are willing to go to the front to fight that your rights may he continued, your count!y saved for future generations? Every citizen of Adams county should feel like giving a big hurrali right fronr the bottom of the heart for living in this splendid community and for having the men to form such an organization as that which is now completing the great record.
| lOINI.S IN .«(I'D | i: tx :a::z: :tr. tn: at: :xi f i PEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR Thursday. Christian Brotherhood —Dr. C. R. Weaver. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. J. H. Sehug. C. W. B. M.—Mrs. J. W. Rabbitt. Do Your Best Class —Mrs. Roy Mumma. Helping Hand —Matilda Sellemeyer at Retoimed S. S. room. Walther League— Postponed until next week. Evangelical Chicken Dinner and Supper—Church basement. Friday. Birthday Club —Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kirsch. Christian Pastoral Helpers—Mrs. W
Paul Marsh. Methodist Mite —Mrs. Robert Cane. Hard to Beat Class —Mrs. Joe Linn. Saturday. B. L. W. —Jeanette Steele. Wo expect a bright tomorrow; All will be well. Faith can sing through days of sorrow, All. all la well. —Peters. Miss Jeanette Steele will entertain the B. L. W. club girls Saturday afternoon. Miss Mabel Moore and Harry Cope were married on Tuesday at high noon, the ceremony being performed at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Moore, two miles south of Geneva, and was witnessed by the immediate relatives. Rev. Ida Cunningham of the Geneva United Brethren church, read the service. Mr. Cope Is a son of Mrs. C. Cope, of Vine street, this city, and has spent practically his life in Jay county. The young couple left on the Wednesday noon train, enroute to Atascadero, California, where they will spend the winter and where they will probably make their home. — Portland Sun. The marriage license was issued here. The Christian Brotherhood is looking forward to an interesting meeting this evening at the home of Dr. C. ft. Weaver. Mrs. C. S. Niblick and Mrs. Christens Niblick have isued invitations for a knitting and sewing party Friday afternoon at the home of the latter.
One of the very enthusiastic meetings of the St. Vincent de Paul society, with thirty-five present, was held at the home of Mrs. E. X. Ehinger yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. Ehinger had as her assistant, Mrs. Henry Schulte. Mrs. Herman Gillig served as chairman, and after the business period, work for the bazaar to be held by the St. Mary’s society in the K. of C. hall, November 27. 28 and 29 was taken up, the ladies busying themselves dressing dolls. The ladies were very enthusiastic over their work and the coming bazaar and are anticipating a very successful one, each one doing her utmost for the success of the same. A fine lunch was served. Mrs. Tony Voglewede of the country was present and among the guests also were Miss Mary Closs, Mrs. Stewart Niblick, Mrs. William McLuckie and Mrs. Delebeck, of Chicago. The Country club guve another of its splendid dances at the K. of C. hall last evening, about a hundred attending. Fine music was furnished by the Geels Brothers and Nick Braun. Mrs. Jacob Schafer, Mrs. William Wetter and Mrs. Peter Kirsch entertained the Reformed Ladies’ Aid society at the Schafer home on St. Mary’s street yesterday afternoon, noon. Business relative to the sending of boxes of fruit and other edibles to the orphanage and mission house, was discussed. There were ! songs and the devotions, the vice president, Mrs. Stolte, president. Refreshments of sandwiches, potato salad, doughnuts and coffee were delicious.
- —o- — LEAGUE OF HUMANITY IN BAD. (United Pi ess Service! Chicago, 111., Nov. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A truck load of pamphlets, files and mailing lists, seized in last night’s raid on the offices of the League of Humanity was to be presented to the federal grand jury today. Included in the papers confiscated was a complete file of the Republican, said to be the official organ of the city administration. The league is said to have been active in organizing farmers to violate the selective service law and in spreading literature attacking the British government. Daniel Wallace, who was at its head, is serving a twentyyear term In Leavenworth prison for violation of the espionage law.
WEBER WILL BE ACQUITTED (United Press Service) Muncie, Ind., Nov. 15—(Special to Daily Deocrat) — The states case against Horace Weber, former Delaware county surveyor on trial in cir-' cuit court on the charge of rendering' false and duplicate claims against the county while in office, collapsed this morning when Judge Cause sustained
the motion of the defense to Instruct the jury to bring in a verdict of acquittal. Judge Cause ruled that the prosecutiou had failed to prove its allegations that Weber had not wonted as many days as he had been paid for on one ditch. — — GROCERS RECEIVE ALLOTMENT. (TTnitod Press Service) Indianapolis, Nov. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Scores of retail grocers swarmed around the office of the food administrator hero today to procure their 100 pounds allotment of sugar which was being handed out by thu food administrator.
WANTED MONEY And When Mrs. Belle Liby Wolfe Refused to Sell Property HER HUSBAND LEFT She Says in a Suit for Divorce—He Was Cruel to Her.
Mrs. Belle Liby Wolfe, residing at Monmouth, is plaintiff in a divorce case against Henry Wolfe, to whom she was married September 15, 1913, and with whom she lived until November 21, 1916, when he picked up and left her and is now said to be living in Whitley county. Mrs. Liby says he has failed to provide her with anything on which to live since leaving her. Cruel and inhuman treatment is also charged. She says in her complaint that she has four children from a former marriage, all of whom are grown, and which the defendant knew when marrying her. When her children visited her, she says the defendant cursed and abused her and on one occasion when she w-as deeply grieved and was mourning and weeping over a daughter’s death, her husband took hold of her roughly and threw her out of the house and told her to leave and not return. She says she owns a house, and lot In Monmouth of the probably value of five hundred dollars, given to her from a former marriage, and that her husband, the defendant in this suit, was continually nagging for her to sell it and turn the money over to him and when she refused to do so, he left her. That he was sullen and pouted around for several days at a time and refused to speak to her; or when he did speak, he would scold and use bad language, seeming to be best pleased when he could so annoy her and make life unpleasant for her, is a final charge made. L. C. DeVoss is Mrs. Wolfe’s attorney.
SHAY CASE RESUMED. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., No. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Miss Elizabeth Braskett. cashier in the Hotel English case on the night when Dan Shay, manager of the Milwaukee base ball team shot and killed Clarence Euell, a negro waiter, resumed her testimony today in the trial of Shay on the charge of murder. The witness declared that Euell had showed no disrespect toward Shay or his companion, Mrs. Gertrude Anderson. The defense attorneys in their opening statement, declared that no attempt would be made to drag into the trial race, color or politics. Michael Ryan, attorney for Shay, declared that Euell was employed at the case because of his ferocious strength and ability to fight, in order that he might quell disturbances among other employes. He de-
dared that Euell was insolent; that he had quarreled several times with other persons that day and that Shay did not shoot until the negro had attacked him. —Q - COURT HOUSE NEWS Real estate transfers: DeForest Hoffman to Emma Rohn et al., 46-116 acre, Hartford tp., $1; Emma Rohn et al. to Albert Fosnaugh, 46-116 acre, Hartford tp., SI4OO. Hunting licenses were issued to Sherman Watson, Freck E. Hower, Benjamin Hill, H. J. James, Leslie Stuckeye, Huber Buchy, W. B. Ryf, Elmer, Ray and Fred Dubach, John W. Kraner.
Ira Schaffer, who pleaded guilty to petit larceny in Justice Lenhart’s court yesterday afternoon, could not be assessed adequate punishment in that court, hence Justice Lenhart bound him over to the circuit court under S2OO bond. ' The papers and transcript in the case were filed in the county clerk’s office. , ’I ; A new suit filed is by Charles E. , Kutz vs. Amos Reusser et al„ on , note. J. C. Sutton and H. I). Heller 1 are attorneys for the plaintiff.
o- - DAUGHTER VERY LOW, ' Word was received here today from i Mrs. Flossie Lord Butler, of Green- • town, daughter of Enos Lord, that [ her elder daughter, Genevieve, is critically in and hopes for her recovery are slight. An operation was advised. , TWENTY-FIVE CENT SUPPER. Tho chicken dinner in the basement of the Evangotical church was 1 a big success, big crowd and a good dinner. The ladies will also serve a big supper for twenty-five cents. Everybody invited.
FROM SQUAD NINE Corporal Keller’s Men Send Word to Friends Through Daily Democrat. THE HAPPIEST SQUAD
Is What They Call Themselves—According to Report They Are “It-’ Camp Shelby, Nov. 10. Dear Mr. Heller:— We Just thought that while we were sitting here and doing nothing we would write a letter which we would like to have put In the paper. We have Just moved back into our old quarters after having been moved out on account of the measles and It seems more like home to, for we are on the board floor. •
One of the fellows out of this squad has furnished us with a dandy finespun carpet although he will not tell us where he got it. He was in the kitchen several weeks ago and since that we have had a carpet to place our dainty w-hite feet upon. We get our potatoes in these coffee sacks and our rug represents those a good bit. We have our sport, too, besides our regular duty, bast night Glen Venis, Lohnas Mclntosh and Medford Wynn decided to go to bed early and they fell asleep right away. Well, a little while afterwards one of the fellows came in and saw them lying there and then he thought he would play a little joke on them so we went to work and got a can of shoe polish and painted the end of their noses red. We then turned out the light and you could see three little red spots sticking np in the air, and take it from me it looked quite comical. Hosea Andrews who used to be one of the quietest fellows of the camp has decided that it does not pay to be quiet and has rallied and is now the most comical one in the squad and if he does not keep us all awake till he has to shut up it rains the next day and we have a holiday. Giles Smelser is the athlete for squad 9 and he takes part in all athletic meets. A week ago he represented us. Ho went in for a cross country run and he carried off great honors. Believe us. squad 9 is certainly proud of him. He had about fifteen opponents and he came out second last and defeated one man.
One request from Lohnas Mclntosh and that is he asks one of the girls to wait for him for he worries every night for fear that all of them will be married when he gets back. With best regards to the folks it home. From the happiest squad in the bunch, CORPORAL BERNARD KELLER Hosea Andrews, Lohnas Mclntosh. Giles Smelser, Maurice Mumma. Chas Miller, Glen Venis and Medford Wynn P. S. —Dutch Wise is in the cook shanty and gets every fourth day oif. He is getting fat and feeling fine and *avs that he needs a good blanket. SEVERELY PUNISH “PICKETERS” £SPT*vfCfO Washington. D. C„ Nov. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —After 57 hours hunger striking, two woman’s party pickets were released from the district jaiy today. They reported Miss Rose Winslow clothes-striking.
refusing to wear prison garb. She is wrapped in a prison blanket and I confined to her cot by weakness by ! forcible feeding, according to Miss Gertrude Crocker, Chicago, and Miss Gladys Grenier, Baltimore, the released picketers. Os suffragettes still in pail four are still hunger striking, including Miss Alice Paul and Miss Winslow. Miss Kate Heffelfinger, Snamokin, Pa., has been on a hunger strike seventy hours, it was statdd. Miss Croker charged the jail officials with denying her a change of underclothing during her twentv-five-day term. Thirty' suffragettes are in Occoquan work house today, i Most of these will appear in police court tomorrow to receive additional sentences for a second picketing offense.
BOGUS AGENT ROUTED. When a man claiming to be a government food inspector demanded admittance to her home, at 3330 South Broadway, Mrs. George Treece drove the stranger away with an ice pick. He could not show any credentials that ho held the office he claimed and is believed to be an imposter. He said lie desired to make a report on her canned fruit and became urgent |in his demands to enter tho house. He is described as boing of middle age, dark, weighing 150 pounds and wearing a soft dark hat. Othor peopie in the neighborhood report being i molested by the man —Fort Wavne J Journal-G+s^ntts,
BUY BOY’S CLOTHING IN yj MEN’S CLOTHES STORE iNo mother has to be told that W will wear out clothes about as fa? the allowance will buy them. \ * many folks have decided that the? to save money in the end is to buv 1 EXTRA 0001) CLOTHES boys. They are tougher, better mi more stylish and look better |2 than any other boys’ clothes. ? $5.00 to SIO.OO. Our boys’ overcoats and ntackhJ have the same high qualities. HOLTHOUSE - SCHUI TF 5- n
!WY GAVE HER VINOL FOR BRONCHITIS And it Cured Her —Read Mrs. Thayer’s Letter West' Somerville, Mass.—"l suffered from a severe attack of bronchitis, with a terrible cough, no appetite, no energy, no strength and loss of sleep. The usual remedies failed to help me, but they gave me Vinol and it restored my appetite, stopped the cough and built up my trength so I am able to do my housework again.”—Mrs. P. B. Thayer. We guarantee Vinol for chronic oughs, colds, bronchitis, because it i a constitutional cod liver and iron cmedy. Formula on every bottle. Smith, Yager * Falk, druggists, Decatur, and at the best drug store in every town and city in the country.
J Railroad Men These men know from experience that Sloan’s Liniment will take the stiffness out of joints and the soreness out of muscles —And it’s so convenient! No rubbing required. It quickly penetrates *nd brings relief. Easy to apply and cleaner than mussy plasters or ointments. Always have a bottle in the house for rheumatic aches, lame back, sprains and strains. Generous sized bottles at all druggists, 25c., 50c., SI.OO.
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The foundation of many a big business has bed the hard-earned Savings of some poor boy. Do you want to “get ahead?” Do you want your boy to “get ahead?" An account started at this bank today may sP ffi the difference between future success and failure-
MAN(,()|J) I [ & B \ K i It i (lor it* Hu.. *»*. Corn Flakes, 3 pkgs. Purity Brand Rolled Oats Seeded Raisins, a box Seedless Raisins, a box , , Fancy Cleaned Currants, a box, | ■Sardines, Mustard & Oil, 3 for , ■ Sugar Corn, a can . Early June Peas, a can Horse Radish, plain or mustard Pork and Beans, a can ...10 art I Red Kidney Beans, a can I Red Beans, a can 13 C ; 2fe ] Oranges, Bananas, Lemons, $, l Potatoes, Kraut, Cabbage and! I tuce. We pay cash for Trade or Prods | Eggs, 40c; Butter. 3542 c, MANGOLD & BAKi AUCTION FIRE SALE Frank Gerard will sell hist I tire stock out at public ants I at the Erie restaurani. bg J ning at 10 o’clock, Saturi 1 November 17. He will often 1 erything, including stock.il tures, and household so* | Stock includes a line of sq I groceries. It is a chance tot I at YOUR price. J. SPUHLER, Aua | 1 ' j|g\ Based On I Tablet I It Saves 9 i/ 2 c CASCARA OI'INI I No advance in priee for this 10 * old remedy 25c for 24 tablets-Sea 1 h cold tablets now 30c for 21 tablets- | 1 Figured on proportionate cost per ||j tablet, you save 9Sc when you brt gjj Hill’s —Cures Cold ®in 24 hours -grip in 3 days Money rJUM baric if it fads. 24 Tablets for 25c. vun At any Drug Store