Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 26 November 1917 — Page 2

DAILY D E M 0 C R A T 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 i Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents! Per Year, by mail $3.00 Single Copies , 2 Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postottlce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. YOU MUST HELP: — The state board of health is at this time making a special effort.over Indiana and particularly in the military camps to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases and they are meeting with success. In every county the local health officials are helping them. The success of their plans here depend largely on you. At this time there are several cases of small pox in Adams county. Whether these develop into an epidemic depends solely on the individuals which make up our citizenship, if proper care ts taken now there need be no alarm but if not. an epidemic is almost inevitable. Without any desire to frighten you needlessly we feel that your attention ought to be called to the fact that you cannot be too careful. The health officials cannot do good work unless you help. If there is illness in your home, be careful until you find out the trouble; if exposed remain at home and report to the officials; vaccinate; DON’T BE LAX ABOUT THIS. It may mean serious trouble tor you and for your neighbor. A few years ago, you will remember, this community suffered greatly from a small pox epedemic because it got a start Right now is the time to stamp it out, and it can be done in a short time with your help. Health officers are determined to do their duty and to take such steps as are necessary to controll the situation before it becomes more serious. Remember that the individual who tails to report and thus hides a case of this kind is not only a bad citizen but a menace to his community. Use good common sense and there will be no flanger of an epedemic. Won’t you help do this? It’s so important. Thanksgiving day comes this week and there are many things which you ought to be thankful for. If you haven't thought about it, do so now and if you will make a list of your blessings you will find that after all it isn't such a bad old world. The boys and girls are coming to Decatur Saturday, December 15th to meet Santa Claus and to have a good time. The business men of this city are inviting you and will do everything they cat to make the day the happiest in all your life. The definite plans will be announced within a few days. Experts are agreed that the biggest

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man in Washington today next to the i president is Secretary of War Baker. • He has built the most wonderful or- ’ ganiaztion in the world, increasing ] an army of a hundred thousand to ( two million, developed the aviation i * department until it excels every simi- ' lar plan anywhere and may win the ‘ war. has built railroads in Erance, has ( displaced red tape with courteous , action that brings quick results and | I is rapidly gaining the respect of every one who sincerely wishes good results. ( |He is a great man. Watch him. < ———————— | 8 g iJ:xs««s«si«:-m:was:«;aasaas:njß • WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. 1 1 Monday Ruth Circle Special Wor!:—-Esther i Enos. i Runyon's S. S. Class—Johnny Baum- i gartner’s home. Research Club —Mrs. Mary Eley. Tuesday S. S. Class Special Meet —Mrs. M. F. Worthmann. Tri Kappas—Mrs. Oscar Hoffman. Bazaar—K. of C. hall. Wednesday Bazaar —K. of C. hall. Christian Pastoral Helpers Thanksgiving Cake Salt —Gas Office. Thursday Bazaar—K. of C. hall. MY GARDEN A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot Rose plot. Fringed pool. Ferned grot— The veriest school Os peace;, and yet the fool Contents that God is not — Not God! in gardens! when the eve is cool? Nay, but 1 have a sign; ’Tis very sure God walks m mine. —By Thomas Edward Brown. Miss Mary Hale and grandfather. Silas Hale, went to Carthage, Ind., j Wednesday to attend the wedding of i their sister and granddaughter, Miss; Helen Hale. Miss- Hale was a former I resident of Geneva.’ and her marriage' to Mr. Roy Small, of Carthage, was o' much interest to friends here. —Geneva Item. An advance Thanksgiving turkey dinner and family reunion was that at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Josephus : Fleming east of the city Sunday in ! compliment to their sister. Miss Rose; Fleming, of Turlock. Cal. A very fine dinner was provided and the reunion of the family was much enjoyed. Those present included besides those named, the families of Herb Gibson. John Hawkins, Harry Fleming and S. S. Magley. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Fleming entertained at dinner Saturday for their daughter. Elsta’s sixteenth birthday anniversary. Guests going out from here were Miss Rose Fleming of Turlock, Cal. and Mrs. S. S. Magley. The John Hill family had as their guests at dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brandyberry and baby, of this city; and John Trimm, of Ft. Wayne. The E. X. Ehinger family spent yesterday at Bluffton where they were guests of the Will Borling family at theip annual Thanksgiving dinner, which was held in advance this year. | In honor of the birthday of Miss. Kitty Fought, Mrs. Joe Huston entertained at dinner yesterday. Out of. town guests were Miss Ruth doel andj Mrs. Oscar Little of Ft. Wayne. The. , party were entertained at the Wm. I

Stanley home for the evfening lunch. , Miss Irene Gerard of Toledo, 0.. is here for a visit over Thanksgiving with Miss Agnes Costello. Mrs. J. S. Coverdale left this afternoon for Nashville, Tenn., for a visit with her son. Clark Coverdale and family. Wjth her. was Mrs. Lucy Rout who goes to spend the winter at Nashville with her son, Hugh Rjmt. Eugene Runyon,s Sunday school

class of the Evangelical church will meet this evening at the home cf Johnny Baumgartner. Mrs. M. F. Worthmanu’s Sunday school class will meet at her home tomorrow afternoon when special work will come up. demanding the attendance of all. Mrs. Oscar Hoffman will entertain the Tri Kappas Tuesday evening. Miss Sue Welty, of Craigville, who has often visited here with her cousin, Mrs. Tom Vail, will leave tonight for Dallas. Texas, to spend the winter , with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. ( and Mrs. L. O. Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Giles Porter royally | entertained at their country home. * ! Sunday. Th'? guests present were Mr.l<

and Mrs. A. J. Porter of Pleasant Mills' Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter and daughter, Velma McGill, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Baughman and family of South Salem j ( and Mrs. Nona Kerr and family of near Berne. At noon a sumptuous dinner was served, consisting of chicken and all the good eats that go with it. The guests departed late in the afternoon all expressing thanks for the ' good dinner and the good time they had spent together. —Contributed, Mr. and Mrs. William Keller of Jes j ferson street entertained at Sunday , dinner in honor of Mrs. Keller's brother, Mr. Paul Schaffner of Jackson, Mich. Mr. Schaffner has enlisted in , the engineering corps and leaves today for Ft. Meade, Md. The dinner ' was in the nature of a farewell gath ering for the relatives. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schaffner. of Jackson. Mich., Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Schaffner and daughter, Selma, of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Bastian, of Ft. Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lotton and family and Mr. and Mrs. Don D. Watkins of Willshire. Mr. and Mrs. I. Bernstein, in the’r new home on South First street entertained a company of guests Sunday, i They were their father, M. Flox. of South Bend; and their brothers, J. O. Flox, of Columbia City and Louis Flox of Plymouth. Robert Green, of Kingsland, and Miss Mary Ramsey were married Saturday evening at 4 o’clock by the Rev. W. S. Mills, at the Evangelical parsonage. The couple was unattended. The bride is a cousin of Mrs. Maynard Johnston, with whom she has made her home for some time. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Mr. Dunbar, it is said, will take charge of the property and make :io effort to operate the railroad or dispose of it, until after the return date of the summons, December 8, when it will be determined whether the receivership shall be permanent. It is said that Flynn, who purchased the road recently, had begun work on tearing it up, beginning at Geneva. Saturday, ! and the workmen were also at work , this morning. A marriage license was issued this , afternoon to Joel -Fiechter. of Wells county, born February 28, 1892. son of John Fiechter, to wed Lucinda Baumgartner, born February 18, 1897, daugh ter of Joel Baumgartner. J. C. Sutton and H. B. Heller, at- , torneys for Lettie Death, filed a partition case. Elizabeth Harker and ! others being defendatns. ITALIAN HELD°IN BOMB CASE. (United Press Service) Milwaukee. Wis„ Nov. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Out of fifty or more Italians arrested in “Little Italy” following Saturday night's bomb explosion, one is held as a suspect and it was declared that inforI mation has been obtained as to the makers of the bomb. Eleven persons were killed and two injured by the bomb’s explosion—a device timed by acid which ate through the casing gradually, releasing the explosive. The department of justice is coi op rating with the police. GOODRICH ON JOB AGAIN (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Nov. 26 —(Special to i Daily Democrat) —Gov. Goodrich on his return to Indiana following his trip in southern states to recuperate from an attack of typhoid fever, toi day. took up the work of his office again. One of his first official acts was to recommend to the war departi ment at Washington that Adjutant I General Harry B. Smith be appointed . brigade general commanding the federalized national guard of the state.

Many important appointments and other such business will be taken care of immediately by the executive. ~POSTPONES~HEARING. > (United Press Service) Washington, D. Nov. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Senator Pomerene today postponed indefinitely the hearings on charges of disloyalty against Senator Lafoilette. Illness of Senator Walsh, one of the probing committee, and absence of former Secretary of State Bryan from Washington made postponement of today’s session advisable, said Pomerene. BOARD WILL MEET TUESDAY, The board of children’s guardians will meet Tuesday at two o’clock at the public library. Members please be present. —o—. Kentucky Sorghum Molasses has arrived and will be at the Hoosier Packing Co. meat market this evening. Those who have taken orders please call for the same. Any one who wants molasses sec A, C. Butcher, 151 So. 2nd St. a— —— .Join in the shooting match to be held Thanksgiving day in Sether building. Hit the bull’s eye and win a chicken.

ROTARY MEETING WEDNESDAY. The regular monthly luncheonmeeting of the Decatur Rotary club will be held at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday evening at the Madison hotel. Members please be present. RANK STATEMENT. C. S. NIBLICK.' Preaident. F. M. SCHIRMEYER, Vice President. E. X. E!IING?!R, Cashier. A. D. SUTTLES. Assistant Cashier. Report of the condition of the Old Acorns County Bank, a state bank at Decatur, tn the state of Indiana, at the close of its business on Nov. 20, 1917: RESOURCES Loans and discounts $981,978.86 Overdrafts 3,087.25 U. S. Bonds, Liberty 30,150.00 Other bonds and securities 31.234.00

Banking house 7,367.17 Furniture and fixtures.... 3,700.00 Due from banks and trust companies 111,592 52 Cash on hand 28,226.66 Cash items 3,812.35 Premiums paid on bonds., 391.60 Current expenses 4,205.76 Interest paid 7,601.23 Total resources $1,213,347.40 LIABILITIES. Capital stock —paid in >120,000.00 Surplus 12,500.00 Undivided profits 444.30 Exchange, discounts and interest 16,615.05 Profit and loss 113.90 Demand deposits $411,188.60 Demand certificates 4 591,979.10 Savings deposits 13,858.87 1,017,026.57 Due to banks and trust companies 46,610.54 Other liabilities, reserve for tax 37.04 Total liabilities $1,213,347.40 State of Indiana, county of Adams.ss: I, E. X. Ehinger, cashier of the Old Adams County Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. E. X. EHINGER, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 26th day of November. 1917. HENRY B. HELLER. Notary Public. My commission expires January 8, 1919. o BANK STATEMENT JOHN G. HOFFMAN. President. JEFF KLOPFENSTEIN, Vice President. LEWIS O. ADLER. Cashier. Report of the condition of the Farmers' State Bank, a state bank at Preble, in the State of Indiana, at the close of its business on Nov. 20. 1917: Resources. Loans and discounts $ 55.54G.48 Overdrafts 196.69 U. S. bonds j 1200.00 Furniture and fixtures ... 966.88 Due from banks and trust companies ............. 40.373.73 Cash on hand . 3.963.8$ Current expenses 1,280.97 Taxes, paid 283.60 Interest paid 1,214.65 Total resources ....... .$134,926.73 Liabilities. Capital Stock—paid in ...$ 25,000.00 Surplus 97.25 Exchange, discounts and interest 4,146.02 Profit and loss 9.89 Demand deposit); $44,162.78 Demand certificates ..!• 60,163.64 Savings deposits 13,471.15 105,673.57 Total liabilities $134,926.73 State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: I, L. O. Adler, cashier of the Farmers’ State Bank of Preble, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. L. O. ADLER, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of November, 1917. LAWRENCE LINNEMEIER, Notary Public. My commission expires April 22, 1920, o What Is Anuric? The New Discovery for Kidneys, Rheumatism and Backache. Send 10 cents with name of this paper, to Dr. Pierce, Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., for a large sample package of Anuric. It will convince anyone suffering from kidneys, bladder, backache, that it is many times more active than lithia, and dissolves I . ’J i- a i. 4

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J INDIANA FORGES AHEAD ■( The Indiana Hale of Red Cross seals 1 and that throughout the nation should ■ treble that of 1916. We must act promptly and efficiently or we shall find our country honeycombed with tuberculosis. •‘Tuberculosis Is the most gaping • wound of bleeding France,” says William Allen White, press correspondent of the Wheeler Syndicate in i Jfe > S j:/'u t >[A-uaiCAH ato caosilxj 1 > —

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