Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1917 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday 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 15.00 Per Month, by mail... 25 cents Per Year, by mail $3.00 | Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. And even it you didn’t have turkey you feel just as good or better today. Thanksgiving is over, the feast has been devoured and it remains now to see how many days you can live on what was left over, thus Hooverizing and saving the contents of the food chest. Santa Claus comes next and the youngsters won't have to wait until Christmas to see him for he is coming here with a half dozen assistants on ' December loth. It is to be Children s ' day in Decatur and plans are being made to show the boys and girls of this community and twenty-five milos around here the best time they ever had. Your Christmas shopping? Have you thought about it? it’s time. The glad day comes three weeks from Tuesday and you have but twenty ' more shopping days. By trading now you get your choice, you get the best, you get it without the fuss and worry 1 of the last week and by buying from the Decatur merchants you get the finest goods at the finest prices. Read the announcements in the Daily Democrat and trade where you are invited. ( Newspaper mergers are the order of the day. During the past few weeks j two of the old dailies in Boston have j been merged. One of them was estab- i lished by Samuel Adams much more 1 than a century ago. Several religious £ publications in various parts of the 1 country have also been consolidated. ( In this state the Indiana Farmer, the E oldest agricultural paper in this part of the west has been absorbed by the . Farmer’s Guide, published at Hunting- I ton byßen Billlter. —Goshen Democrat. I It is a matter of regret that two f such good men as John A. M. Adair s and W. H. Eichhorn should both be 1 candidates for the same office at the 1 i same time, but while the good friends 5 of these men do not like the idea of t having to make a choice between i them as candidates for congress in ‘ • the Eighth district, the people are ' fortunate from which to make a selee- , tion. As a congressman John Adair was one of the best and his record i is second to none. There are thou- , sands of voters all over the state who ; regret that he was not made the governor of Indiana, and he has more friends at this time than he had when he was a candidate for that office, for there are many who regret that they did not support him who voted for Goodrich. There are few men in the

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p state more able than Judge Eichhora, - and his record on the bench in Black- * ford and Wells counties have made him many warm friends who have K come to know of his true worth as n t man. Both men are so popular in t Blackford county that the coming primary that is to decide this contest will be watched with more 'han or- , dinary interest by the people of this i. county.—Hartford City News. Lm. _ ggsega And now we are Informed that Albert Vestal has made one speech in congress and that an address supi>orting President Wilson and the war. Good. We hadn’t heard of it and we are almost afraid even now to become too enthusiastic about it for fear it is simply a campaign speech, one of those which appear on the congressional records (here insert), but we give the distinguished gentleman credit for being loyal, though why he should expect that to complete his work is hard to understand. What else has he done that will entitle him to reelection? What has he done for the eighth district? It won’t be long until the voters will want to know. Perhaps he has hidden away a lot of other speeches that we are not to know about until the campaign opens. n: ill: nr. its nr. mi nt: its-imac-xsc? w I SOCIETY I <■ > s nr :rmr..ir nr. nr. nrnr: .ntnr WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Mite Society—Mrs. Will Spencer. Christian Pastoral Helpers— Mrs. Lawrence Schlegel. Saturday. Home Guards —Meeting recalled. B. W. L.—Marion and Elsie Blackman. I hold it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones. That men may rise on stepping stones Os their dead selves to higher things. —Tennyson Harold Daniels, son of Mrs. Minnie Daniels of Sixth street, now at Fort Robinson, near Sparta. Wis., had a delightful Thanksgiving visit with his brother-in-law and two sisterss, Dr. l and Mrs. Frank Mann and Miss Ruth ' Daniels, of Rochester. Minn., who call-1 ed on him yesterday. Rochester is only about 150 miles from Fort Robinson, so the trip was very easily made. Miss Florence Bell and Miss Clark, of Fort Wayne, were guests of the Misses Lois Connell and Beatrice Keller. Miss Marie Connell has returned from Angola where she spent a week giving instructions in the making of Red Cross surgical dressings. She had three classes each day. In leaving, a farewell Red Cross luncheon was giver for her at one of the cases there. Red Cross banners and the American flag were used in decorating and the affair was a delightful one. Miss Connell was presented with a bouquet of large chrysanthemums in I appreciation of her work. Miss Anne Rackstraw, art and ; music instructor in the high school, ; spent. Thanksgiving at Detroit, Mich., and from there will go to her home at Bay .City, Mich., to spend her weekend holiday. Miss Matolda Berling of Decatur will come on Thursday to attend the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity dinner dance and while here will be a guest of Miss Vera Reinhard of East High street.—Portland Sun. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaub, of Fort Wayne, were Thanksgiving guests of the J. 11. Vaglewede family. Mrs. Mary Weber, of Nuttman avenue, had a Thanksgiving dinner party that was much enjoyed by the following: Mr. and Mrs. Merle Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Murchland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Housen, of Fort Wayne; Miss Inez Black, of this city. Misses Charlotte Jones and Marguerite Gerard, of Toledo, Ohio, arrived yesterday for a visit until Sunday with Miss Tonk Meibers. County Auditor and Mrs. John Mosure spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Meshberger at the fa-m in French township. County . cssor and Mrs. William liazur, Katie and William Frazier and Miss Leah Porter were guests of the Arthur Stove farm near Willshire at a rabbit and chicken Thanksgiving I dinner. The country home of Mr. sad Mrs. . Claude Gay was a hospitable one yesterday when they entertained at a I Thanksgiving duck and chicken din- • uur lor the James L. Gay family, Mtc.

i J Catherine toepie and Mrs. Elizabeth j. Rinner, the last named of Pleasant | o Mr. anil Mrs. Joe Man entertained , Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garard at a de- | lidlous Thanksgiving dinner and supper yesterday. t John Fishor, the well known grocer was host Thnaksgiving day for his four brothers and his sister and of ’ course they all enjoyed iL They were Messrs Ed Fisher, of Indianapolis, Hugh, of Chicago. Joe and James and Miss Marie of Huntington. Corporal Harvey Everett of Camp • Taylor, was the guest of his parents here Wednesday night. He was one , of the players in the big foot l>all game at Fort Wayne yesterday when ' the Kendallville Overlands defeated the Camp Taylor eleven, 16 to 15. It was a desperate contest and Harvey made a good showing when put in the last quarter. Mr. and Mrs. John Heller celebrated their eighteenth wedding anniversary yesterday with a family dinner and supper and the occasion was a very happy one. Mr. and Mrs. Harve Shroll had as their guests over the Thanksgiving holiday, until their return to Rochester this morning, the following: Mr. and Mrs. John Holman, the Misses Nona and Isabel Turner and Ethel Mullen. George Blase, of New Bremen, O„ joined his wife here yesterday, at the C. Boese home, where she has been spending a week. Miss Luella Bultomeier, of Fort Wayne, was also the guest of Miss Marie Boese for the day, and for the supper they were joined by the Misses Ida Gunsett of this city and Moriam Thomas, of Monroe. .. .. The meeting of the Home Guards.' set for Saturday has been postponed until further anouncement. The Mite society’s meeting set for this afternoon was recalled on account of the funeral of Mrs. Oscar Lankenau. Mr. and Mrs, John Smith of Third street entertained at diner yesterday for Mrs. Dollie Durkin and children, Dick and Dorothy; Mrs. Kate Place and Miss Rose Christen. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Atz and family, entertained as Thanksgiving guests, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Autenreight, of Ken dallville; and Miss Lulu Atz. teacher at Syracuse, who is at home for her , vacation visit. I Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick and their grandchildren, Arthur Daniel, Mary and Josephine Suttles, motored to Ft. Wayne for the theater Thanksgiving afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Butler at their home on Creighton Avenue, Ft. Wayne, entertained at Thanksgiving I dinner for Mrs. Thurman Gottschalk and children, Berne; Pauline Krick and Jess Winnes, this city; Mrs. Agnes Krick, Gary; Mrs. Lewis Dolch and two children. Toledo, O. Mrs. Raymond Boyer, of Flint, Mich, formerly Miss Esther Evans, of this city, arrived Thanksgiving day and is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Rachel Mallonee, and her aunt, Miss Etta Mallonee, of West Monroe street. 1600 R T | SranacwcuamjacimmiittKnsttsaii The transcript papers in the case of the state on the Relation of Marie Laisure vs. Floyd Wolfe, bastardy, were filed in the circuit court, coming from the court of Justice E. B. Lenhart, where the defendant was found guilty as charged. The relatrix is .only seventeen years of age. Hunting licenses: Eli Girod, D. C. Krugh. John Green, W. A. au<f John I M. Wells, Albert Mutchler, Roy Kessler, J. E. Wilson, John Thompson, C. J. Braun, Fred Engle, Joe Kurtz, Ross Mallonee. The claim of Phillip Schug, et al. against the Annette Backesta estate, 1 was docketed and will be heard as a ■ case in court. Mrs. Christena Young applied for letters of administration on the estate of Frank Reffe, and the same will be acted upon the return of the Judge from Portland where he is special judge in a case. • The grand jury' will probably coma plete its work tonight, adjourning unj til Monday morning when report will fl be made on'the return of Judge D. E r Smith from Jay county where he if f special judge. 8 ! The grand jury resumed its sessfer ? today after a Thanksgiving vacation | It has been in session two weeks anti 'is nearing the close. j Dr. S. P. Hoffman, who hat 1 been ill several days this week • will resume his practise Monday ; December 3rd.

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a In Rainbow Division Now d in France—No Lives r Lost on AtlanticS ■ J FRENCH CITIZENS 1 Greet Militiamen as Heroes , —Entire French Population on Parade. i i (United Press Service) 1 BULLETIN I By J. W. Pegler, United Press Staff Correspondent. * American Field Headquarters, in France, Nov. 30 —(Special to Daily I Democrat) —American national guard ’ units representing every state in the I union are now in France. ' They arrived some weeks ago but I it was not until that permission was granted to announce that fact. The new Sammies were given a ' hearty welcome by France. They were quartered in towns which heretofore had seen only a few of the ( American fighting men. The occasion of their arrival was made a mem- ! orable one by special welcoming ceremonies, in which local officials comi bined with the military authorities in . a wholehearted celebration. Blaring French bands, trying their , best to rattle off American ragtime, gave a home flavor to a reception i which otherwise must have impress- ’ ed the militia boys as unlike anything else in the world. The Americans were welcomed like 1 heroes. The French population, dress1 i ed in its gayest clothes, marches side ( by side with the detachments, fes- ' I tooned the soldiers with garlands of flowers and decked them out in tiny American flags. Within twenty-four hours the militiamen were thoroughly at home and on the most friendly relations with their fellow townsmen throughout the area over which they were billeted. ’ The first national guard arrivals, 1 it was stated at headquarters today, 1 I have made encouraging progress in their training. General Pershing has 1 already inspected certain of the units. • INSPECTION SERVICE , i Washington, Nov. 30 —(Special to . cial to Daily Democrat) —The food ( products inspection service establish- < ed by the United States department i of agriculture under the authority of ’ the food production act. was made available November 1 to shippers of fruits and vegetables in two large markets—New York and Chicago. It will be extended in the next few weeks to Kansas City, Boston, Phila- 1 delphia, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, Fort i Worth, Houston and other markets. - The supervising inspectors in the , first two districts now are training ] inspectors for the work and are pre- , paring to receive applications for in- j spections. It is thought likely that for some , time inspections will be made most- j ly of cars of produce concerning the , condition of which there is some dis- ( pute. Appliations must be made by the shipper or his authorized agent, and may be made by telegraph, telephone, letter or in person. Applications must contain a complete de- 1 scription of the shipment, including the name and address of the shipper 1 and receiver, car number, initials 1 and routing, contents and the partic- 1 ular condition concerning which inspection is required. Inspectors will certify as to the condition of fruits and vegetables only. No charge will be made for the service. An i|ispedtion certificate will be issued regarding each car or lot inspected and the original delivered or mailed to the shipper or his ’ representative. Upon request of the shipper or his representattive all or part of the contents of the inspection . certificate will be telegraphed to him , at his expense. ! The food production act of August 10, 1917, authorizes the secretary of agriculture to investigate and certir fy to shippers the condition as to 5 soundness of fruits, vegetables and 1 other food products, when received s at important central markets desigI nated by the Secretary, under rules and regulations prescribed by him. These certificates are to be prima fal ' cie evidence in all courts of the truth b of the statements they contain. II The chief of the bureau of markets' of the department is charged with the establishment and supervision of this service. For convenience in administration the important central i markets designated by the Secretary rJ have been divided into six divisions jor districts, with a supervising iu- | Spector responsible for each divisS i°“’ I . o~ V TRY AN AD IN OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMN. (

For Meeting at Presbyterian Church Held at Call of the WAR COUNCIL For Purpose of Confession and Humiliation. The following is the program for the meeting to be held in the Presbyterian church tonight, under the aus- | pices of the ministerial association of Decatur, and at the call of the war council of the churches of America, for confession and humiliation. All are urged to be present. Hymn. Prayer—Rev. Jay C. Hanna. Hymn. Prayer—Rev. W. S. Mills. Hymn. Scripture Reading—Rev. W. Paul Marsh. Sermon —Rev. C. W. Stolte. ’ Prayer—Rev. F. F. Thornburg. Hymn. Benediction—Rev. J. G. Butler. This is a time above all others, perhaps. when the people of God need to be in touch with the Spirit of God that they may sense the direction of His will, and know the truth that shall make the world free. Since "God is all and in all,” and since "it is not by might nor by power but by MY | SPIRIT saith the Lord," let all who I call upon the name of the Iztrd feel that this is his opportunity to exalt Christ in the world. Let us all meet for prayer and worship on Friday night in the Presbyterian church at 7:30 o’clock. —Contributed. ART AT HONE (Continued from Page One) Eleven large cases, containing silver loving cups, ancient vases, silks and art products of an almost unlimited variety, are now en route from SanFrancisco to the home of his porents on the Leesburg road. "Mrs. Smith, who accompanied her son on his long journey through the orient, states tiiat she enjoyed the trip immensely, and she expresses herself as much impressed with the strange custome. agility and general prosperity of the people in the land of the mikado. HOLD CORN SHOW iContinued from Page One) look rather critical, for the seed corn situation in this county is by far the worst it has been in years. If every man does not look for his seed for next year soon and get it properly stored, a lot of corn which would make good seed if properly handled will be ruined and a great many men will be without seed next spring. This is one thing which every person should strongly urge on his neighbors during the next few days. TUBERCULOSIS OF THE BONE "Sirs. Sam Acker, of North Second street, has returned from a week’s visit with her son. Albert Acker and family at Tiffin, O. While there, their daughter, Iris, aged eight years, who has been lame for the past year, the lameness which seemed to come from the hip failed to yield to the best doctor’s attention, had an x-ray examination in -which it was shown that she was suffering from tuberculosis of the bone. Sbe bad good-bye to her classmates and was put to bed for an extended period, of perhaps a year, during which time she will be treated in the hopes that she will recover. Iris formerly lived here and will bo well remembered by many little friends. BIRTH OF BOY ✓ Mrs. Harvey Harruff received a telegram telling of the birth of a grandson, being the nine pound boy that came Wednesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marshall at Fort Worth Texas. Mrs. Marshall was Miss Opal Harruff. COMMANDS INDIANA GUARD Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss, 'Nov. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Gen. Roger D. Williams, of Kentucky today became comanding officer of the Indiana national guard troops here. Arthur Chase, of the Wright aeroplane factory, Dayton, Ohio, is spending tho weekend and over Sunday wit his parents, Mr. ans Mfs. H. S. Chase ; of route ten. i >o _ I FOR SALE—A number of nice hind quarters, corn fed, at rock bottom' l price. Hosier Packing Company, fit (

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