Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1918 — Page 5

“Mamma said for me to be sure and get Top Notch Clincher Heel Rubbers because they wear so much better. Mary Jane Andrews Charlie Voglewede SELLS ’EM IN DECATUR

gsarraMESffloo2aoor/z:xxxr.xxx>» f . | WEATHER FORECAST | Generally fair tonight and Friday, little change in temperature. Miss Zella Shotwell spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ferd Bleeke was a Fort Wayne business visitor today. Mrs. Dan Beery and Mrs. J. 0. Sellemeyer spent the day in Fort Wayne. Carl Becker, of Chattanooga. 0., 1 changed cars here enroute to Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Ray (’. Doty of Fort Wayne came this morning for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Doty at Pleasant Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eloph left this morning for Dunfee where they are called by the illness of their grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Eloph. Richard Deiningen student at Fort Wayne, came home, the schools there being closed. He is a student at the Catholic high school. Dan Erwin and wife wrote Monday from New Orleans. La. .where they are enjoying the city, although very tired. They expected to leave there Tuesday for Lake Charles, La. J. J. Magley came from For#" Wayne last evening to attend the funeral of George Gentis. he being a pall bearer. The two were roommates in Fort Wayne, both being employed at the General Electric Works. “I hated t’ disturg my summer furs, but I jest had t’ git 'em out.' said Miss Tawney Apple, apoigeticaily t’day. When some folks want i' be real as- ' surin' they say. “Don't worry. 111 attend t’ it personally myself.' —Abe Martin in Indianapolis News.

The Home of Quality Groceries GROCERIES. - -.. p ac v affe 30c 12 oz. Package Argo Starch>c, a lb. 1 ackage .wc All Cigars and Tobacco^.<.... • — — 1()c Mapleine. bottle • ... Decorated Lamp Flues 15c Sardmes in pure Bulbg Sliced Dried Beef 15c, 20c JkVraut, 3 lbs.‘i Qt. cans Mazola • tnnips nk 25c to 40c White Horse Succotash lac Apples, pk. ....25c to 4uc 1 Gal. hand made Galvanized < 28c Butter-fly Coffee, in Mason i• < ••• — • 40c , g()c cr°ga wmiXp 715c ’ 20c ' ”* 4se> ** M. E. HOWER We pay cash or trade for produce. Eggs, 48c. epy Hutter, 30c to 40c. I The White Stag Londres Extra if you like I I ’em MILD. I I The White stag Broad Leaf if you like a lit- I ■ tic “Kick.” j I I The White Slag Little Opera if you like a I I small cigar. I Thc white Stag l’ane“-' lla if « Ulin I ■ long smoke. I The White Stag a"f yOU I

Miss Celia Andrews spent the day in Fort Wayne. Fred Braun was a Fort Wayne business visitor today. O. L. Vance was a business visitor in Fort Wayne today. Misses Kate and Rose Sether spent the day in Fort Wayne. Reuben Gilpin left this afternoon for Indianapolis on business. Miss Viola Haggerty returned to her studies at the International Business College, Fort Wayne, after a visit ‘ at her home at Wren, O. The best way to keep the fires of patriotism burning, is well filled churches because this nation has gone to war for the high Christian ideals of service for humanity. The inspiration to prosecute this present world war to a successful end. and the world made safe for democracy, will come from the churches. Every good American will receive this inspiration by faithful attendance at the services. Maybe th' closin' o’ th' saloons an’ the-aters ’ll revive th’ ole family circle. “Well, I’m proud t’ say I’ve four boys in th’ service o’ their country." said Mrs. Lisle Rush, t’day. “Three's on farms an' one has closed his billiard parlor.”—Abe Martin in Indian-; apolis News. Mr. Smith, chiropractor, spent the .lay in Fort Wayne at the Ross college clinic. He was accompanied byMrs. Eli Girod who took her little daughter, Ruth, there for consultation. The babe has been afflicted for six weeks or more with convulsions, sometimes as many as eleven occurring in one day. She has been taken to many 1 physicians and specialists here and at ' Fort Wayne, the malady seeming to be I a baffling one.

THE VARIETY CLUB Fort Wayne Knighh of Co*' lumbus Club Will be Here on Tuesday. AT THE K. OF C. HALL? The Offering Will be for the Benefit of Military Fund. Tlte Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette sayi; “Tuesday- evening, January 29, Fort Wayne Knighu of Columbus Council's Variety Club will make its second bid for favor at Decatur. This season's I offering before the Knights and their families and friends of our neigh lairing city will be given for the benefit of Decatur council's military fund. ‘'Arrangements arc now beiug made for a special car to carry the jiersonnel of the Variety club and their legions of enthusiastic supporters. “Many faces will be seen for the first time in this production. Grim war has extracted its toll from the membership of our popular Variety chib. Following is a list of near thespians who are serving Old Glory. May their star shine on the field of battle as bright as it shone while hold-, ing forth on the Variety stage: George Ryder—Member quartet and Chinese singer; army. Jack Flein ion—Glass eater anrf strong man; army. • Elmer Grosh— Member quartet b army. George Sullivan —Soloist; navy. James D. Hayes—Member quartet; army. “Within the next few months this honor list will without doubt grow to ten or twelve, as our membership is comprised of men, practically al! of whom are between the ages of 21 and 31. Al. Racht, president of the Variety* dub, has recently returned from Chicago, where he secured some of the; very latest “stuff" in the variety line, and he assures all Fort Wayne Council’s Variety club will again go “over the top" at. Decatur Tuesday evening, January 29.” H. R. Moltz was a Fort Wayne business visitor today. Mrs. Louise Landre of near St. Johns was here on business today. Miss Ada Springer returned to , Sheldon after a visit at Willshire. O.j S. E. Hite went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend a peeting of retail merchants. The trial of the personal damage suit on Schlegel vs. Stauffer, venued here from Adams county and set for submission before a jury iu the cir-. cult court on Thursday, has been continued on advice of interested parties that some of the principal witnesses are ill( and because of poor and uncertain passenger traffic between this city and Decatur. Sheriff Fleming on Wednesday made effort to communicate with all jurors and advise them of the change in plans so that they; would not report for service.—Portland Sun. Bert Hendren, of the state board of’ accounts today joined the staff of the State Council of Defense, is was announced, becoming assistant to J. L. Pettijohn. in charge of the speakers’ bureau. Mr. Hendren was in charge of the speakers’ bureau of the Indiana Democratic state committee during tw-o campaigns and is expected to prove of valuable assistance in the as-, signment and routing of the six to ten speakers called for daily, in the bureau, in addition to the pressing demands created by the county war conferences now in session. Mr. Hendren is on leave from the state board of hc< counts. At a meeting of the board of direct-] ors of the Certain-teed Products CoK poration. St. Ixiuis, Robt. M. Nelson, advertising manager, was elected sce-j retary and treasurer to fill the vacan-, ( cy created by the election of John ('. Collins to the position of vice-presi-dent. Mr. Nelson is a graduate of Harvard college and has been connected with the Certain-teed. Company, since February 1914. A dividend of $4.00 per share was declared on all outstanding common stock, payable January 28th, to stockholders of record January 17th. All dividends on’ the first preferred 7 per cent cumula-’ tive stock and second preferred 7 ( per cent cumulative stock have been paid to date, and the sinking fund for. the redemption of first preferred has been set aside as required. The corporation has just closed a very succc s , ful year, and unless coal shortage I transportation troubles arise, the olli-, jeers are looking forward lo 1918 business as another record breaker. |

♦ CLASSIFICATIONS ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ With the classifying of another hun ' tired men today the local military board has about ninety per cent of the big task completed. The lioard this morning, received instructions from the State Conscription Agent, Major j Robert C. Balt sell ,U> the effect that i in the case where a person over twen-ty-one years old, coining under the | registration taw’ and who had volunteered or joined some branch of ser vice before the registration day. June sth last end did register at that time would be required to do so if such perIson was given an honorable discharge from the army in the future. Those classified were: Everett M. Reynolds, Geneva. Class 1. Foster J. Fike. Vat Buren. Class 5 John Schwartz, Monroe. Class 4. ■ Non-combatant. j Melvin W. Wegmiller, Geneva. Class 4. Ell Rich, Monroe. Class 4. Edgar Yoder, Berne. Class 1. Otho Lobenstine, Monroe. Class 4 Non-combatant. Henry A. Seigrist, Decatur, Class 4 Edward Rich, Monroe. Class 1. David C. Stogdill, Decatur. Class 4 Joseph A. Geimer, Decatur. Class 1 Ivan D. Shlfferly, Decatur. Class 1. Sam’l IL Bartlett, Decatur. Class 4 Chas. M. Scherry, Magley. Class 1. Geo. G. Wittwer, New York City. Class 1. Oren C. Standlford, Lima. O. Class 4. I Frank C. Kurtholz, Decatur. Class 4 4. Kmil Aschlemau, Berne. Class 4. 3. Forrest Ray. Middleport. Class 1 Vidor A. Eiehenberger, Berne. Class 4. Chester A. Haviland, Geneva. Class 4. Iva C. Elzey. Decatur. Class 4. Jacob J. Kauffman. Berne. Class 1. Chester A. Oliver, Monroe. Class 1 Calvin Strohm. Berne. Class 1. Teddy J. Suddith, Decatur. Class 1. Abe Bollenbacher. Willshire. Class L Edward T*. Miller. Decatur. Class I Virgil L. Springer, Pleasant Mills. Class 4. Geo. E. Mathewson. Pleasant Mills. Class 4. Wellington Brodley, Decatur. Class 4. Carl Burkhart, Decatur. Class 4. Elmer L. Smith. Decatur, (’lass 4. Abraham Gerlier, Decatur, Class 1. Ross D. isenberger. Decatur. Class 4. Jesse D. Troster, Decatur. Class 4. Charley Straub, Decatur. Class Dennie E. Brandyberry, Decatur. .’Class 4. Russell C. Woodruff. Augusta, Kans. Class 4. Jesse Billiard, Decatur. Class 4. Chas. C. Reynolds. Decatur. Class 1 Clinton Death, Bobo. Class 1. Wm. Bixler, Geneva, lass 1. Sam Schrock, Berne. Class 4. Henry Droegl, Ossian. Class 4. Philip Sauer. Decatur. Class 4. Albert C. Hertel, Dixon, O. Class 4. Avery F. Bolinger, Decatur. Class 4 Clyde B. Class 4. Joe Coffee, Decatitt -Class 1. Alph E. Gentis, Decatur. Class 4. Joseph A. Charter. Bluffton. Class 4 1 Sherman O. Shoemaker, Geneve J Class 4. Freddie A. Okeley. Decatur. Class 4 Nathan C. Nelson, Geneva. Class 1 Amos Moser, Berne. Class 4. noncombatant. Edison Wilst, Geneva. Class 4. Florian (’. Geimer, Decatur. Class 4 Joseph A. Rash, Robo. Class 1. Wm. S. Bowers, Decatur. Class 1. Chas E. Hammond, Decatur. Class 1 Jesse A. Schug. Berne. Class 4. Amos Morgan. Monroe. Class 1. Joel N. Sprungcr. Berne. Class 4. Allen T. Tucker, Geneva. Class 1. Jesse O. Teeter, Geneva. Class 4. I Joe Roth. Geneva. Class 4. Eldan E. Sprunger, Berne. Class 1. Daniel A. Studies, Geneva. Class 4. Elmer E. Tricker, Decatur. Claes 4 Edward Steiner, Berne. Class 1. Non-combatant. I I The following were referred to the 1 district board on claims of agricultural ’or occupational pursuits: Theodore F Gralikcr. Decatur; Oscar Teeple. Decatur; Dwight Roller. 'Pleasant Mills; Chas. H. Tieman. De--Icatur; Harry A. Martz. Monroe: Otto A.Miller. Decatur; Fred Ketchum,Geneva; Charley Thieme, Decatur; Os ( car Bultemicr, Decatur; Harry W. Erhart. Monroe; Richard A. Briggs. Geneva; Arthur W. Haggard. Monroe; Otto Kukelhan. Decatur; Gustave Schuller, Decatur. I mTeTmeitsVhorus j The men’s chorus of the M. E. church will meet for rehearsal at the home of C. H. Colter, on Friday evening at 7 o'clock. Same new music to be worked out. W. F. BEERY, Director. . I ... —-o 1 DEMOCRAT WANT ADS I PAY BIG.

fTO BE THRIFT DAY ’ 1 r February Third Falls on • Sunday—Ministers Arc n r j Urged t eTO GIVE SERMONS H Expounding the Religious Side of the Thrift ’’ Movement. 0 s On February 3, 1916. under the inspiration of one G. Y. Clement, '■* whose memory should be blessed, there was instituted in this country B a new national holiday to be known as "Thrift Day”. Whether by purI pose or accident is coincided with the 1100th anniversary of the establish--4 meat of the first savings bank in | America, it was not of itself a mere i accident, but resulted from careful I thought and serious consideration on 4 the part of its originator. Its. pur--1 ]>ose was to give an impetus to the ■ practice already begun of putting by • a portion of the income of the pres- • ent for the needs of the future. The • .benefits which the few were reaping {from wise economy, it was hoped s would l» shared by a greater numI her under the stimulus of awakened s interest. | Savings institutions and philan- ! tbropists generally seconded the of--1 forts of the founder, and February 3rd was. even that year. observed hi many localities. The influence of the • observance gradually widened. so that in 1917 there were "Thrift Day” exercises in sufficient numbers to give • the day a place by the side of the ’ tivo great February birthdays— Washington’s and Lincoln's. A part of Thrift Day observance ’ consists in the opening of new sav- ’ Ings bank accounts, or deposits in ’ those already opened, the distribu- • tion of literature and blank bank books inviting an entry, and the dis- • mission of thrift in schools, churches. i fraternal societies and the press. A 'publishing house furnishing apj propriate literature offered prizes for. I the best short stories on Thrift and ■ evolved some very convincing as well ■ as interesting facts, woven into the ' web of fiction. I For the year 1918, February 3rd ■.falls upon Sunday and the suggestion ' is made that the day itself be utilized ■ in Sunday schools and churches for expounding the religious side of Thrift. Abundant Scripture texts can be found as the basis for sucli teaching from the Proverbs of Solomon to the Nazarene’s injunction to. “gather up the fragments that noth ) ing be lost." Then, the economic, practical part of the celebration is staged for Monday, Feb. 4th. Children and adults are urged to make that a day for opeing new accounts at the savings banks or depositing as targe amounts as possible in the accounts already opened. There may be celebrations with parades, songs, and entertainments—all , telling of Thrift. | As to tho “new use” of Thrift Day. it is not simply that the whole machinery be given an accelerated motion, but that the funds accumulated ■ by savings or earnings be employed to purchase War-Savings Stamps and Certificates, or. by an interesting coincidence in name. “Thrift Stamps"!

18 STORES 18 STORES 8 THE MORRIS CO. 5 & 10c STORE Big Embroidery Sale Saturday, January 19th. I i’i Our Entire Stock of Embroidery Will , Go At Only | 5c per yd. This will be an all day special , - -.. . . .. . . THE MORRIS CO. 5 & 10c STORE . The Place Where Y ou Buy for Less. 18 STORES 18 STORES [

I for the uid of the govermuent. The economic benefit is just tho same, The stamps draw interest as would the Savings Bunk account, mid the ( thrift habit is just as firmly built up. Then comes in addition the patriotic act of helping the country in winning its righteous war for safety and democracy. . PRETTY _ WEDDiNG ’ At the Cathedral—Mildred LaDeHe and Mr. McClenahan. c A DECATUR GIRL i, Was Bridesmaid — Couple ’ Leave on Trip—Groom a Huntington Boy. The Fort Wayne News and Sentinel I says of the wedding of Miss Mildred j Kirkpatrick (or laiix-lie, as the fam- . ily’s stage name is known): 5 “A very pretty wedding took place , in the Cathedral of the Immaculate . Conception on Tuesday morning at 9 , o’clock when Miss Mildred Kirkpat- , | rick became the bride of Mr. Francis i'J. McClenaban, the Rev. Father Quin- . lan officiating. The attendants were I Miss Marcella Kuebh-r, of Decatur; Miss Mary Jane Dougerty, of Huut- . ington. and Mr. James R. McClena-. . han, a brother of the groom. The bride, . made a’fine appearance in a becoming suit of taupe cloth with blouse itlld hat , to match and she wore a corsage boq- , qpet of bride’s roses. Her bridesmaids wore suits of navy blue and large black hats, their corsages of pink rosebuds lending the only touch of contrast. Immediately following the ceremony the bridal party repaired to the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Kirkpatrick, of 131 S South Calhoun street, where a wedding dinner was served 'members of the two families who were the only guests. The ycung coulpe left in 'he afternoon at 3 o'clock for Detroit and other points, where they will spend their honeymoon. Vpon their return to this city they will make their home for the present at 127 Washington boulevard east. Mr. McClenaban is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George I’. MeClenahan. of Huntington. but has resided in Fort Wayne for the past few years. He is employed as general freight inspector for the Wabash Railroad company.” BOYS TO TRAINING CAMP r Frank McConnell received word that his son, Joe, one of the original Company A boys, lately at Camp Shelby, j was enroute to San Antonio, Texas. t > the officers training camp, a school for three months. The trip was made by boat and when the letter was writ top. he expected to arrive at San Antonio by tomorrow. S. E. Brown also received word that his son. Dallas, was on his way there. Fred Chronister, son of George Chronister, who left with the Portland boys, and has been at Camp Shelby, Miss, is also another Decatur boy en the way to Lone Springs. Texas, tor the training camp, according to a postal received today by George Chronister. Fred left Hattiesburg, Sunday night and the card was written from New Orleans. o DpiYiorrnt Want AHo Par

oi I’oniilitii—gargle with warm, suit water then apply-- ■ U.i*r37nYo..r VOWVICKS VAPORUgg HE CURED CHRONIC COED WITH VINOL Mr. Bagley’s Letter Printed Here as Proof Dunn, N. C.—“l suffered with a chronic cold for four months, coughed day and night. Had to keep on working when I was not able to. I saw Vinol advertised and tried it, and I want to tell you it iust cured that cold in a short time.”—J. C. Bagley. , Dunn. N. C. Thst’s because Vinol is a constitu- ' tional cod liver and iron remedy which aids digestion, enriches the blood and creates strength. Then chronic coughs and colds naturally disappear. Your money will be r«. turned if it docs not help you. Smith, Yager * Falk, druggists, Decatur, and at the best drug store in every town and city in the couni try. Democrat want Ads Pay ATTENTION \ FARMERS find STOCKMEN I JOHN SPVHLER the Live Stock and General Auctioneer, is now ready to book your sale. See him for dates. ’Phone 531. 803 N. sth St. DECATUR. INDIANA — W// ■ Wt ■ It/ \ IT IS ONLY A SHORT TIME that you can call her MOTHER’S baby—soon she will be a school girl and then a young lady. But a photograph of Mother and the baby keeps for all time ♦he memory of those happy days—and later pictures will show the transition from childhood to girlhood. Make the appointment today. 'Phone 807. ERWIN STUDIO Above Callow & Kohne Drug Store.