Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1917 — Page 5

all i~; RUBBER 4-y arctics Jv \ A CORN BELT ARCTIC Waterproof to the top. Just the thing { | and slush of the next three months. A “Top Notcher.” Charlie Voglewede Sells ’Em ... L-_-=--L _

a wKraoßcoar.soos3aoc. 2oaßosM I WEATHER FORECAST H a a«ca»w:m:ww:a®3«3»3r.w;;n Fair and colder tonight; cold wave in south portion; Saturday parti, cloudy, continued cold. ~ _ h Mrs. Harry Cassel, of Plymouth, is here visiting with her mother-in-law, f Mrs. A. F. Shoaf. Father Benzinger returned to his home at Hesse Cassel this afternoon ' after attending to business here. S Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Niblick and Miss Annabell McLuckie of Chicago;' c Mr. and Mrs. Perry Gandy have re- 1 turned to their homes in Chicago after 1 an over-Christmas visit with the C. sj Niblick family. i 1 Jacob Neuensehwander and Miss Lydia Augsburger, of Berne, who se- . cured a marriage license here, went to Elida, 0., where they were married 1 and are spending their honeymoor. The bride is a sister of County Recorder Aaron C. Augsburger. Joshua F. Bright. 418 Me Barnes street, was the victim of a hue surprise Sunday, arranged to assist in the celebration of his twenty-sixth birthday. A splendid time was had by the twenty-six guests who came 1 ' to his home to remind him of the event. A fine dinner made the occaj sion enjoyable at the noon hour. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. George Ij.ight, Peterson; Mr. and Mrs. Harve Beery. Peterson; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Abbott and daughter of Craigville; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bright and children, of Craigville; Mrs. Israel Bright, Craigville; Mr and Mrs. Howard Sikes and children.Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Landis and children. Decatur; Mr. ami Mrs Bright were the recipients of many useful and valuable presents.

| The Home of Quality firocaries g Enterprise Flour, 24 lb. sack ’ Polar Bear Hour, 214 lb. sack 3 10c pkgs. Climalene 7- )C 2 15c pkgs. Bran-Eata (| q 70 tb. sack Diamond Crystal Salt 6 5c Rolls good Toilet Paper,l7c Bleached Seedless Raisins, lb Eggine is equal to 1 doz. eggs in baking Potted Meats for your lunch pail, can 20c i/ 2 lb. tin extra good Cot ;« a . Dfraoes Spanish Onions. Oranges, Bananas. Oysters, Grapes, p. M E. HOWER I THE I I "WHITE STM" I fXTRA MILD CIGARS | g has just “That Tasty r*""\ I h hv all d talers * ■ I les the Tongue.” W sal ’ ■ n

Misses Huldah and Rhoda Lammert spent the day in Fort Wayne. The force of the Morris store is holding its annual invoice today. Joe Johns is at home from Camp • aylor for a visit with his relatives' here. Raymond Kohne arrived last night from Hattiesburg, Miss., to visit with his i arents. The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Eiling was held this morning from the St. Marys Catholic church. Henry Martz, well known aged man of Pleasant Mills, is quite ill at his home of rheumatism and infirmities of age. | Mrs. Catherine Brake and daughter. Louise, have returned fro ma visit at Chicago with their daughter and sister. Minnia and Mr. and Mrs. John Brake. . Miss Flossie Manley of Wren, 0.. went to Fort Wayne this morning where she will be employed. She was < acccmiallied I y her mother. Mrs. Jeff Manley who will visit there. Mr. and Mrs. Arley Wagoner, of Midland. Mich.. Edgar Snyder, of Midland. Miss Othilda Snyder, of Unia.' and Otto Snyder, of Indianapolis were : the guests of Mrs. Catherine Snyder, l 1 on Christmas. | Thomas .Moran, well known aged man continues to show no improve- ■ ment. He has recovered from the at- > tack of pneumonia but the weakened I condition of his heart remains, making his case very bad. ; Have you joined the government, Thrift club. You can do so for a I quarter and by saving your change 1 can have a hundred dollar Liberty 1 bond before you know it almost. See Postmaster Bosse. He will tell you all about it. .

,n. . ..| I- ,■ 0 I !’«• for a visit with his son, Ralph Amrine and wife. , Robert Miller went to Fort Wayne' this morning to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crablll. •Mis. Harry Cassel returned this' morning to her home in Plymouth' after a visit here with Mrs. A. F. Shoaf and other relatives. Miss Clara Vian has gone to St. enry, 0., to visit at her parental 10,11 '■ She makes her home with her brother, Henry Vian of West Monroe street. Mrs. E. C. Smith and Mrs. J. H Vesey returned to Fort \v a . •Lty afternoon. They were guests of • Mesdames L. C. Helm and Henrvl Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Marker, who I were guests of his sister. Mrs. G. C. 1 Mount and family, left today for' Auburn to visit with relatives. From' there they will go to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kline received a telegram this morning that their daughter, Edna, will arrive home this evening from Hattiesburg. Miss. She left Hattiesburg on Tuesday evening. —Bluffton News. Mrs. Carey and son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Horton, of West Monroe street, will move next week to the Schug property on South 1 hird street occupied formerly by Oscar Lankenau. Mrs. Gene Steel and sons. Albeit I and Vincent, returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon on account of the. making out of Mr. Steele's question-1 naire. They will return here to complete their visit with the D. V. Steele' family. | Mrs. B. J. Ford and her sister. Miss' Olive Boehm of Lima, Ohio, were in the city, Thursday, enroute to the vicinity of New Corydon, summoned i there by the death of their sister-in-law, Mrs. J. 0. Boehm. Funeral I services will be held on Friday morning at ten o’clock. —Portland Sun. Uncle Niles Turner wuz in a remi - ( nisei nt mood this mornin’ an' wanted t' know what had become o' th' ole time juggler that balanced a buggy ( whip on Ills nose. "You jest have t’ ( be naturally lively f git anywhere at a ‘dry’ beer dance." said Tawney Ap-j tie t'day. Abe Martin in Indianapolis News. Herman Ashbaucher. who has been in France all summer as a member of a base hospital unit, has been pro-, moted to th6 rank of corporal and is acting as ward master and enrolliing clerk. In a recent letter to friends here he comments on the fact that men recover from wounds which in time of peace would be considered onitirely hopeless.—Bluffton dispatch. If we are to have maximum farm 1 production next year, not only must farmers be kept on the land, accord- ( ing to E. B. Jerome, writing in the Tractor and Truck Review, but farms must he kept in competent hands. The implement dealer can do much to further this end. The chief problem is the “renter,” often a transient, usually a soil waster, with only his character for credit basis. | He lacks pride in the community, and the instinct for a permanent home. 1 and often departs, leaving bad debts behind. But there is also a desirable class of farm tenants. If the contmu-, ' nity has good roads, schools, i churches and community spirit, it ; will have good owners and tenants lon its farms. There is a distinct opportunity here for the implement I dealer to be a leader in community ' development, and also to overcome i the isolation and drudgery of farm ! work by persuading people to install modern water, lighting, laundry, and power equipment as an aid to the women as well as the men, and to ( also give relief from labor shortage. | The distribution department of the i food administration has charge of all wholesale and retail dealers, as well as brokers, in non-perishable food products, and is particularly concerned to see that licensed commodities under its control are kept “moving in a direct line and with as little delay as practicable to the consumer;", that they are sold at no more than ~ "reasonable advance over the actual purchase price” and without retard to their market or replacement value at the time of sale. It also has under its supervision the manufacturing or milling of non-perishable foods with the exception of canned foods and dried fruits. It will seek to prevent speculation, hoarding, and tll c exacting of excessive profits on foods, ami to this end will closely s ', rl) iinize the reports of licensees L-o. iing within its control. A camLdgn is being promoted by this dei' iment to get the loyal merchants I'.- the country to pledge themselves H) p C rate with the food adminis'..■ation and to post conspicuously in pi a(;ea of business placards to this effect, so that the public may iknow what merchants are co-operat- ' ii is intended that this cam--1 ..pign shall cover both the wholesale rct ail merchants handling food products.

Mrs. Fred Linn silent the day in < Fort Wayne. , [ | Ed Welsllng will arrive next Tues- I day or Wednesday from Camp Taylor, I Ky., for a visit with friends. “ | A. S. Blowers, of Portland, and F. C. I ( Foreman of Berne, were in the city I yesterday looking after business mat- I ters. I Miss Kate Sether and nephew and I niece. Edward and Margaret Vian, are I i visiting with their sister and aunt.ll Sister Alvera at Muncie. Charles Amrine. of DeGraff, Ohio, is here for a visit with his son Ralph,! en route home from Cincinnati, where lie spent Christmas with another son, I Harry W. Amrine. t | Os course it takes money to operate J a newspaper these days and of course ( ( we will appreciate a renewal of your 'subscription. We will celebrate our ( fifteenth anniversary on January 12th as a daily publication. I That wind cut through this morning' and we seem to be finally getting our portion of the Dakota blizzard of a 1 few days ago. Well it's the season' when any old kind of weather may be' expected and there are two months or! i more of it ahead of us. A half dozen ijpys who have confessed that they have been doing petty stealing around the city have been on tlie carpet before the probation officer and the prosecuting attorney sor 1 I a day or two past. Efforts to save the J toys are being made, a duty more important than any other thing connected with the trouble. Be sure to look up the facts about [Whether or not you have to pay an income tax. A special representative of the treasury department will be here ' from the 2nd to the 19tb of January to give you the dope. We advise you to talk it over with him if you have ' any doubt. Any way you will want tlie blanks and he will have them. I The dance this evening at the M. - , conic rooms promises to be one of the I I most delightful events of the holiday I season. Many college boys and girls I 'are home and the crowd will no doubt I be a large one. Special music has I ' been secured. The admission is but I fifty cents. If you want a happy eve- f ' ning there's the place to have it. * , The New York hotel stewards suggest that pies and puddings be omitted . from the menus two days each week. as a means of economizing on fats. ] sugar and wheat, substituting therefor j fresh fruits and other desserts that do t not require fats, sugar and wheat in , their preimration. The stewards al- ( so. through their association, have ■ pledged themselves to aid the food ad- < ministration in every way, devoting I ’ their skill and experience to the de- I I velopment of substitutes, instructing I 'and directing employees to that end. I and endeavoring to secure the latter’s I signatures to the food pledge cards. I ' The food administration has been I able in a remarkably short time to I divide all the millers of the United I States, hitherto classified variously I as large and small, merchant millers I and grist millers, spring wheat and I winter wheat millers, eastern, south- I | ern and western millers, into just I two classes: American millers and I ! enemy millers; those who are serv- I ing Uncle Sam and those who arc I working for the kaiser. The number I ' of enemy millers .in America is very I ' small, yet. humiliating as the admis I sion is. it must be confessed that I they exist. Some of these enemy I ' millers are not subjects of the Ger- I man imperial government; some of I them even profess, in words, to op- I pose it. while in deeds they encour- I age it; many of them have not the excuse of being German by birth, or inheritance or tradition, yet. nevertheless, they faithfully serve the kaiser in every revolution of the rolls 'with which they grind flour. Farm implement manufacturers [ urge that orders for tractors be placed early, both by farmers and implement dealers. There are sev- ( l eral reasons why this suggestion should be followed not only in trac- I tors, but with harvesting machinery. I farm engines and other labor sav- I ign devices. The 1918 crops will probably be very heavy, creating an unusual demand for implements. Manufacturers are confronted with difficulties in getting steel and other materials and there ' is also a shortage of labor, so that work in their factories must bo distributed over as long a period as possible. Railroad service has been overtaxed, so that shipments.must be distributed throughout the winter to avoid i congestion next spring and summer. Figures compiled by one concern in- . dieate that 140.000 farm tractors, av- . eraging ten horse power each, will ! be neded to replace the horses taki en from farms for war purposes, and . as the entire tractor production of t the United States is probably not in i excess of 80.000 ten horse power ina- ■ chines, there is prospect of a serious . shortage next year. Implement deal- . ers can do much to relieve this sit- . uation by, intelligent sales wArk [ among farmers during the winl’r months.

| You Are Invited to Become a Member , I of Our i 1.~l . I, , , , ■» — Christmas Savings Club The Easiest, Simplest and Surest Sayings Plan Come to this Bank, deposit Ic, 2c 5c or 10c and increase the same amount each week for 50 weeks—or deposit 25c, 50c, SI.OO or $2.00 regularly each week for the same length of time—According to the following classes: Join as Many Classes as You Desire Class 1 and savesl2.7s Class 10 and saves 5.00 Class 1-A and savesl2.7s Class 25 and save 12.50 Class 2 and saves2s.so Class 50 and save 25.00 Class 2-A and saves2s.so Class 100 and save 50.00 Class 5 and saves63.7s Class 200 and save 100.00 Class 5-A and saves63.7s Class 500 and save 250.00 Enroll Yourself—Enroll Each Member of Your Family Get Your Friends to Join Set Your Children a Good Example—Teach Them the Saving Habit Encourage Your Employes to Have Bank Accounts Every bod v is Welcome OLD ADAMS COUMY BANK I DECATUR. IND. nil h ■ aim i mu

HERBERT EHINGER PROMOTED A dispatch from Camp Greene. Charlotte, N. C., gives an account of the promotion of eight nfemser; of the' former Fort Wayne hospital unit, the! promotions coming as Christmas gifts! to the men fvho are now made first

'TiwrawwMMiigi iiiii■■■!■>■■ — — ■■ —m Ido YOU DESIRE MONEY FOR| CHRISTMAS? Here is a sure way to have that desire satisfied- ’i ou’re not taking a chance. You can’t lose a cent. You have everything to gain, nothing to lose by joining our | Christmas Saving Society I and paying a certain amount each week, or on pay days, and then by next Christmas you will get the total amount of your savings and interest, if you are paid in full. It’s the only way you can be sure to have the money for Christmas as you get your money back just before Christinas. OBSERVE HOW IT CAN BE DONE 1 cent deposited first week, 2 cents second week and 3 cents third week, and so on for fifty weeks will give y0u512.75 2 cents deposited first week, 1 cents second w eek and 6 cents third week and so on for fifty weeks, will give y0u 5 25.50 5 cents deposited first week, 10 cents second week and 15 I" cents third week and so on for fifty weeks, will give you.. $63.75 Or you may begin with the highest amount and reduce your payments for the same amount each week so that your last payment at the end of the fifty weeks will be Ic, 2c, or sc. 10 cents straight for fifty weeks will give yous 5.00 25 cents straight for fifty weeks will give y0u512.50 50 cents straight for fifty weeks will give y0u525.00 $1 straight for fifty weeks will give yousso.oo INTEREST WILL BE ADDED to all accounts paid in full al the end of 50 weeks—just in lime I* for Christmas. You may start any time after DECEMBER 10, 1917. Come in and let us explain. First National Bank Decaliir, Ind. I

class privates, the honor including :tn| increase in pay of three dollar" in tlie' month. Included in the list is Herbert | Ehiuger, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. ■ Ehinger of this city. William •!• - ! Bride of Bluffton is also in the bunco. Mr. and Mrs. Ebiuger have also re

j reived word from their ; on. Leo, v.H»» | is a member of battery A and v. ho exI peeted to route home in a few days ->n a furlough that ho will be unable io cuine a., he is one of ten men chosen to take special militate training tinder regular army officers.