Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1918 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT WHlMMil.—-=i=*=s=s=~r.-. —. | Published Kvary Kvanlng 6*c*pt Sunday by ■ 1 - \ The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER Praaldant ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, StcraUry — - * Subscription Rata* Par Week, by carrier.. ...lo cent* Per Tear, by carrier ...15 00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Tear, by mall 15.00 t Single Copies ...1 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Don't hoard sugar or flour. It’s an order from the government and you cannot afford to put yourself In ba I. Keep within the limit. That’s the way to do your part. This Is u sample of the winters the grandparents used to tell us about. Well it might he worse lor the snow might be four feet deep ami the ice much slicker. What’ stlie use to grumble. The next Liberty Bond issue, it is j announced will be presented the people cf the United States, in a campaign starting February loth. Tlmr the big issue will be disposed of is assured front the fact that the former campaigns were successful far beyond the dreams of those who planned them. Our people will hack the government. Every person who is interested in tiie fuel problem, so serious just now. should attend the meeting at the coutt house Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. Mr. Bell, the coal director.

wants your advice, assistance, cooperation. that there shall be as little suffering as irossibie. It looks as though the real shortage is just coming and we must get ready to meet it. It takes 800 million pounds of wool a year to supply the people of the United States. We raise :l()tl million pounds and import the balance Less wool is raised in the United States than when the price was only a four’ll of the present iigure, and it seems that the price of wool has a tittle to do with the growing although much noise was once made on that score by certain interests. With the price of wool and sheep at almost fabulous figures there may be a small increase in tin* production, tmt American farmers do not like to raise sheep.—New Castle Times. We appreciate the response our readers have made to our efforts to renew every one of them for the coming year and add a thousand. We want you to read the Daily Democrat and we promise you our (test efforts 1o make it contain the items id' news which you are most interested in. We <-an only do this with your cooperation and we want it. Though the cost of pr’nting a paper is double what it was fifteen months ago. we are trying to serve you without any increase m price, if you will pay in advance. This gives ns the opportunity to buy ottr stock in such a manner that we feel wo can break even ml live and that DO NOT FAIL TO GET AN OVERCOAT AT % OFF DURING OUR SALE WE MYERSMLEY, COMPANY :

we know is about all a fellow can expect during times like these. Won't you help us do that by being prompt Willi your remittance? Though Mayor Bell of Indianapolis, has been criticized and condemned such an extent that the people over the state have the impression thut he has been almost a scoundrel, it seems that he has after all given one of the best administrations, credited to any man who has served in that capacity. The Indianapolis Star in their leading editorial Sunday, devotes considerable space to praise of the retiring executive and say that "In spile of the efforts to blind the public to wlmt lots been done in the last four years in the way of tmmicpal progress, the peopl* quite generally rt > >.e that Mayor Bell has given the city a constructive, business administration. InL inapulis has made rapid progress under his guidance.” It is a relief to read it and coming from a republican paper 's worthy of note, being proof of what

his friends have always claimed, that the persecution has been for political reasons only. j SOCIETY jj d :aii WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Monday Research Club—Red Cross work followed by election of officers and picnic supper at Dan Sprang home Tuesday. United Brethren Aid Mrs. B. C. Hoagland. Delta Theta Tau -Jo Balsma. Thursday. St. Vincent de Paul—Mrs. Dr. H. E. Keller. Friday. Pocahontas Needle (Tub —At Red Men's Hall. The St. Vincent De Paul society will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Dr. H E. Keller. Election of officers will take place at this meeting and a good attendance is urged. Mr. and Mrs A1 Burdg and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burdg were hostesses Sunday at a twelve o'clock dinner. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Everett. Mr. and Mrs. Cal Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hite aud daughters. Fanny and Madge; Mrs. Carry Sutherland and Mr. and Mrs Sam Shamp. The ladies of the Ml. Pleasant I church will hold their weekly Red Cross sewing meeting at the home of Mrs. William Elzey in Root township. An invitation is extended to* people outside of the church to attend. The Ladles' Aid society of the Christian church will meet next Fri-, day afternoon with Mrs. Noah Man-, gold. All the ladies that have been gathering up pennies are requested to turn them in at this meeting. Rev. E. S. Schumacher, state super-

intendent of the Anti-saloon league, who talked at the Methodist and Evangelical churches here Sunday, was the guest for Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Beery, tie being a relative of the family. UP TO GERMANY (Continued from Page One' George cleverly m set Geran pro pa ganda by disclaiming any intent to crush the German people while at the same time he made a distinct Did for a separate Austrian peace and skillfully manuevered to draw the Russians back into the allied fold. If Austria finally heeds the cry for. peace and the Russians definitely get themselves against Germany so she cannot get suplies, then will peace he little short of a reality, experts say. Russian officials are skeptical, however, of any permanent alignment between the allies ami Russia. I Officials anticipate that Germany will modify her position toward Russia. having failed to bully the Slavs at Brest Litovsk. However, further allied efforts will he made to induce Russia to return to the flock. These attempts will he directed toward showing Russia that her salvation lies only with the allies. THE JANUARY SESSION

The mmrd of county commissioner' as reorganized with William Reppert president, met this morning at the auditor's office, it being the regular session of the hoard. There being a vacancy in the adj visory board in French township <:au;>j ed by resignation of Jacob B. Steiner ' iiU.il -ioiiii Rich, the board appointed Ben Gerber and 11. Jt Rrygt'U as ; members of the board. Messrs. Stein- i

er and Rich served three years of their terms. Upon the tiling of the bid of E. F. (Taustneir of Fort Wayne for t lie furnishing of an adding machine for the auditor's office, the board awarded the contract to him on his bid of $585.00 for a motor driven machine, with stand attached. At a special session of tlie board held on New Year's day, Dr. J. ('• OrandstalT was reappointed county health commissioner for another term of tour years. This morning was taken up with the going over and allowing of hills. The board will Ik 1 in session several days, during which much business will come up for the new year. AN INSTALLATION W. R. C. and G. A. R. Held Public Event at Hall Saturday Night.

WAS GREAT MEETING

t Splendid Program Given, Including Dramatic Recitals bv Veterans. g; M l - Sj os Tiie public installation of the oflix cers of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. was i held at their hail. Saturday evening ! and it was a most interesting event (The ranks are slowly diminishing aud j. 1 each year firings a report of those who ~ have “fallen out" during tlie year, j Those who remain, smile and move forward towards (lie setting sun. still i patriotic and brave as ill the days 1 when they helped to preserve the union. j The program included music by tlie j, : male quartet, songs by the audience, | invocation bv Rev. Minor, the installa- | tion services, song by the Andrews (1 sisters, short address by Rev. Minor, j reading by Miss Alta Teeple and then the climax when Veterans I). K. Shack II ley. S. B. Fordyee and J. D. Hale tol l of actual experiences from their army if .... hte R i it became a booster meeting for the ! Red Cross and the wonderful work beq ing done by that organization today as s compared with the civil war. Mr. I Shockley told of being wounded m j battle, shot through the arm and ba-r-cause of lack of ( are how lie had car(l ried a crippled arm ever since and | how he had to oppose efforts of the army surgeons to amputate the arm. Mr. Fordyee told how his father and two brothers went to the war and how ( , he, a lad of fifteen then, was the only 111 one left. Mr. Hale, modest of his part 'I in war, told for the first time in public , how he was shot and was found by “comrades many hours afterward and his life saved almost miraculously, while thousands died that day iiecause I of lack of attention. He espoused the t cause of the Red Cross and his as well 'as tiie recitals of the other veterans was dramatic. It was a wonderful D j occasion. Commander \Y. H. Myer. presided and J. D. Hale acted as mustering offleer. * COURT HOUSE NEWS ■| C. L. Walters is attorney in a new ' case tiled today, entitled John R. Wheeler vs. Hershel Heimberger, et al suit for partition of real estate. Notice was given by publication and the 1 order is returnable March Sth. In tiie case of John W. Kline, Jr., vs. - John W. Kline, Sr., suit on contract, appearance by Peterson A- Moran for^ ( defendant. Appearance by J. Lutz with L. ('. DeVoss for plaintiff. j I I Tiie suit of Marion F. Andrews, et ‘ al.. ex parte, appealed from the board ! of commissioners, is being heard be- ' fore Judge Smiih today and will con ' tinue perhaps a full week. The suit ' is one in which there is much interest. ■ The original petition was filed two ! years ago before the commissioners, • asking that Borum's run Tie cleaned and dredged, the estimated cost Iv- , ing $11,600. Twenty property owners ' effected remonstration on the grounds - that the cost exceeded the benefits ; and that the dredged ditch was not j necessary. The board ordered the I drain established and the appeal was t taken. B. F. Breiner and others are' • the renionstrators.- Peterson & Moran, and C. L. Walters represent the peti-l . tioners while (’. J. Lutz and R. C. Parrish represent file renionstrators. o . JOHN A. M. ADAIR HERE John A. M. Adair, of Portland, for, ' ten years the eighth district member • of congress and a candidate for tiie j. democratic nomination, was here to^ day attending to business and looking up old ajid new friends. He excels lo make a canvass of the district later but says he is not yet worrying much about polities as the primary dock not . occur until May. He will leave with- i

i ‘ i ++++++++♦+++++ j+ A SUGGESTION. + + Here's one for tUose who In-* ( + lend to couie to the fuel meet- + + ing Wednesday afternoon, to +, + think about. Why not go to the + + board of commissioners and get + + permission to cut the timber or * a part or it along the river hank? * + It occurs to us that there is a lot ♦ + of timber down along the river ♦ ! + banks, and there are a lot of + + trees that do no good. Why not + + cut them, thus furnishing a lot * +of fuel, helping co-operate in + 4. this time of necessity and at the + + same time clean the river bank + * Bet you can get five hundred + + men to volunteer their services + + and some of them with teams + + for this work. Os course care + + should be used not to cut trees + q. that are neded to beautify the + i+banks, but these could easily be* ! + marked and saved. 1 liink it + I + over. This and other plans can + * be discussed Wednesday. +++++++ + + + + + + +

in a day or two for Washington where he will visit his son, Herbert, who is stationed there at present, being a. first lieutenant in the ordnance department. TRUCKS TO CARRY MAIL. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, lud., Jan. 7- (Special to Daily Democrat) —A new motor truck mail route between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne which will connect with Hartford City and Bluffton was announced by the federal officials today. The route will be established in connection with the parcel post, and relieve the load of mail trains. The new service will start early In February. Trips will be made once each way each day. Besides Bluffton and Hartford City the route will touch New Cordsville. Pendleton, Anderson. Muncie, Eaton. Montpelier and Metamore. The announcement included the establishment of similar routes between Indianapolis and Goshen, and Indianapolis and Chicago. TO SUCCEED SENATOR NEWLAND (Unite* Press Service) Indianapolis, Jan. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The senate democratic steering committee, tomorrow will announce the election of Sen Ellison I). Smith, South Carolina, as chairman of the interstate commerce committee to succeed the late Senator L. Newlands. Smiths’ claims today were recognized by the Steering committee as out-weighing those of Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, who claims he is placed by a ranking member by Smith. Senator Ollie Janies, Kentucky, was elected a member of the committee to fill the vacancy created liy Newland’s death. TREASURER McFARLAND FALLS City Treasurer H. I). McFarland suffered a severe fall Saturday evening when he fell from the top step at the back of his home on Monroe street He fell on his right side and in doing so tore and sprained the ligaments of his arm. He is now carrying the injured member in a sling and will be partly laid up for sometime. "Joe’’ says it was Ills innaugural debut, a ; lie begins serving his secqnd term as city treasurer today. Mrs. McFarland is assisting at the office. NEW GROCERY FIRM

‘ Edgar Gerber has purchased the interest of Fred .Baker in the Mangold 1 & Baker grocery, taking possession this morning. The new firm will he known as the Central Groverv, Mangold & Gerber, proprietors. They ask your continued patronage and promise you excellent service. Mr. Maker. Is r reported to be planning a trip to z ‘Louisana. Mr. Gerber, the new member of the firm, is a well known young man who has had several year's ex- ' perience In business and is popular. 1 o— CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IN FRANCE ' The public has recntly ooinpliane'l i of the difficulty of finding in the French retail tobacco stores the usual 1 supply of smoking tobacco and dgar- - ettes of French manufacture. In explanation of this situation the authorcities have issued a notice stating that - it is due to the great increase jn the t consumption of tobacco since the be--1 ginning of the war. and to difficulties C of all kinds which the tobacco matins'factories have experienced in obtainliing leaf tobacco. The consumption of smoking tuba ■ - co, which in 1918 amounted to 31,500.1 000 kilos, rose in 1910 to 47,100.000 : kilos. The consumption of cigarettes 1 rose from 3,707,000,000 to 4.637.000,000, • —an increase of nearly 30 per cent ■ The increase has continued in 1917. , - r>_ — ■ COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT ; Mayor Charles W. Yager anti the t newly elected council and oilier city officials took their office today. Complying with the law a meeting of the city council will lie held at seven o'clock at the city hall this evening.

WERE PREMATURE \Were Announcements ol Increased Allowance of Sugar to i ] THE CONFECTIONERS i i The Increase May Not be Available for a Few .J Weeks. • j [l Indianapolis, Jun. 7— Announcement J of ail increased allow ance of sugai to •! confectioners and manufacturers of ’I non-essential food stuffs from fifty l* r ' I cent of their normal requirements ta ,! eighty per cent, were premature. Harry E. Barnard, federal food admin- , istrator for Indiana, has just receiv- . ed notice from Herbert Hoover, federx al food administrator, that this proposed arrangement will not become effective until an ample sugar supply is available, "probably within a few weeks,” and then. Mr. Hoover’s telegram adds "will last only so long as 1 the manufacturers show co-operation r with the food administration. ' | The announcement of the increased ■ allowance was hailed with confectioners. especially with pleasure, inas- ’' much as many of them had protested to the food administrator that they

had been deprived of practically their 1 entire sugar supply by the demands )of the holidays for candies and confectlons. Requests have been coming i in to the office of Dr. Barnard for assistance in securing the eighty per r cent they thought they would be al- , j lowed to have. The subsequent an- ,.! nouncement of Mr. Hoover was receiv1' ed with proportionate disappointment. .i Following is the latest official noti-e | received by Dr. Barnard from Mr. Hoover: ■ "Referring to telegram advising M an increase in the allowance to coni' feetioners from fifty to eighty per i- cent, this increase is not to become v effective until ample sugar supplies 1 are available, probably within a few s weeks and then will last only just so 6 long as manufacturers show co-opera-r tion with the food administration in Y absolute reduction of the sugar coni’ tent of products, and not forcing their - manufactured articles. The sugar die vision’s reason for the statement was Y the pressure of manufacturers to know if they should make wholesale reduce tions in their staffs and consequent if hardship on a latge class of workers. It may be necessary, eventually, to re- , duce below eighty percent, but if so we wish to do so gradually so as to 1 cause the least amount of suffering i- possible. Any misconception of reflnt ers or sugar distributing committees t on this point will be rectified by wire ? at once.” f MRS. GLEN PATTERSON DEAD ' p Mrs. S. G. Patterson of Fort Wayne, sister-in-law of J. C. Patterson of this a eity, died Sunday at her home after a s year’s illness. She was seventy years 1 old. The funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at ten-thirty o’clock, from the Presbyterian church in this city, the funeral party coming - here by automobile in the morning. 1 Interment will be made In the Maplei wood cemetery. n ■ ROTARY MEETING THURSDAY ( The regular business meeting of the 1 Deaetur Rotary club will he held s Thursday evening at eight o’clock at > the city hall. Members please be - present.

WANTED—GirI or woman to do housework, room at home nights. Apply 515 Madison St. —Dick Townsend. PLEASING OTHERS is more than sentiment—it’s almost an obligation. Your family and friends want your photograph. Make the appointment today. ’Phone NO7. ERWIN STUDIO Above Callow & lvohne Drug Store.

g r nerves For the run-down, tired, weak and worn. Better nerves— e food t hat Nature he* denied you. HYPOFEFRIN Tablet* rMa ,u._»t.oo per r.c kae ,. , p^.„. A •in*l» d»T « irMiment ottr* ‘ . li( h«c»ooo( eupply you. Sold only on th« confer».OOfro«»~rDru«Ut.ordWC.™- with HYPO PERRIN tMulu. Th. ditionth.. we refund your Teojplt , Ciuciaantb Ohio. «. a tnMl Kwu«bM oompnnr. , uu' t.r.vi’vtn 111 Ut.l.’l ’. ( 1 1 '“j’t V-'.W, 1 ” • t ‘Bi.'' l ’* l ■■■>••< v. , , . V : t t"t '■ ']

election notice. Decatur, Ind., Dec. 31, 19DNotice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of The People’s Loan and Trust < ompany of Decatur, Indiana, will be held at the banking house of said Trust Company in this city, Tuesday, January 15, 1918.

NOTICE 1 M All those who deposited with Old Adams | I County Bank their three and one-half per cent Lib- | l ertv Bonds to be exchanged for the four per cent « } bonds are requested to call at the bank as early as a i convenient and get their new bonds. £ j OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK 1 a H THE CRYSTAL THEATRE Showing Only High Class Clean Photoplays 1 J TODAY j “The Money Mill” \ A five-reel Vitagraph Blue Ribbon production, sea- | hiring Dorothy Kelley and Evart Overton. [the CRYSTAL j | THRIFT I i MEMBERSHIP i I I ■ O Our Thrift Club otters exceptional advan* | | tages. V\e aie enrolling new' members every day. B g l ' ou win bc surprised what vou can save in 50 weeks jj i | 4 wa . v> Come in and take out one or more ii |. ' g ] car ds. I THE PEOPLES LOAN AND TRUST CO. j 4 ♦♦ : The Home of the j THRIFT SAVINGS CLUB- ll

at 10:30 a. m., for the election of directors of said Trust Company to serve the ensuing year and until sue- - ceeded. W. A. LOWER, f ltl2 Secretary. l Edmond Bosae returned to Fort t Wayne this morning to resume hB studies at the 1. B. C. after spending Sunday with his parents.