Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1918 — Page 4
DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by ' The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLERPresident ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrierlo cents Per Year, by carrier*lo.oo Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on • pplication. @ Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. NEXT LOAN ASSURED:— The sale of three or four billion dollars of short time notes by the treasury department practically assures the success of the next Liberty Loan before it is offered. Secretary McAdoo asked every Lank and trust company in the United States tis take an amount of these notes equal to ten per cent of its resources. The readiness with which the banks responded inside the first three or four days left no doubt as to the success of the plan. These treasury certificates or short tin., note.- are popular investments with the people who have spare money they do not need for a short time. They bear four per cent interest ami are non-taxable. Their sale permits the next bond issue to be delayed until spring or early summer after the effects of the dreadful winter have o ■worn off. The fact that most Os the money needed for the next bond issue is already invested in treasury certificates means that the finances of the 0 country will not to disturbed when it comes to paying for the bonds. The resources of the banks of the United States amount to over 38 billions. — New Castle Times. Get your coat off and get ready to make the next Liberty Loan drive a success. Your government needs money and will pay you good interest for it. Adams county should go over the top with' a whoop and a hurrah this time and everybody should help do it. Get ready. The senators have decided to quit their efforts to play politics and be good and now w® are pB nUsed a season of unity of effort to meet the necessities of war times. The people will appreciate this patriotic effort on the part of the solons, though they will fail to understand why they had to be “sugared" to get them to this point. Is your subscription to the Daily Democrat due? If it is you will make us happy by renewing at this time. It is needless for us to tell you that it o takes a lot of figuring these days to “make both ends meet" and it requires the support of the community all the. time to keep your home paper moving along briskly and sufficiently alive to interest you. To those who get the paper by mail and pay in advance we are offering the old price and we are
We Have About 5 doz. Silk Shirts which we! are dosing out at great redcutions $1.95 to $4.95 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY j
sure you realize that this is a genuine bargain. T-’ " TThe roads are rapidly becoming passable and within another halt week you can tune up your car and get any place you want. It has caused a lot of extra expense but it couldn't be helped and this is a good time to remember that great care should be taken to prevent injury to the roads during the spring thaws. We have a million dollars invested in out roads. Help take care of the investment. Your special attention is called to the fact that if you have more than ten pounds of sugar on hands or more than a half barrel of tlour if you live in the country or more than a quarter barrel of tlour if you live in town, you will be classified as a hoarder and as such you are liable to a tine of five ' thousand dollars and a prison sent- . enee. It’s severe we know, but these are extraordinary times and no person can afford to willingly violate the law. : There is too the other side, that while you may have plenty in your larder. ’ your neighbor may have nSne and it s a good time to get back to the Golden Rule religion. The sugar famine will be over soon and there is no good reason for any one to be selfish for the cane sugar supply when it comes in will furnish sufficiency for every one fit is said. Think this over seriously.
j SOCIETY | WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Wednesday. Reformed Aid —Mrs. Fred K. Schaefer. Thursday o Presbyterian Aid “Hearty Party’ — Mrs. J. L Kocher. Loyal Workers' S. S. t lass —Mrs. L B. Macy. Phoebe Bible Class —Mrs. Erwin Miller. Zion Lutheran Aid—Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke. Eastern Star—New Meeting date. C. W. B. M —Mrs. Arthur Fisher. Royal Neighobrs’ Installation. Evangelical Ladies’ Aid —Mrs. L L. Baumgartner. e Friday. Kekionga Campfire Girls' i’ow-wow o —Masonic Hall. Concord Leaders —Bessie and Myrtle Wilder. Philathea Class —Jessie Winnes. Pocahontas Knitting Club —Mrs. G. C. Steele. Mite Society—Mrs. John S. Peterson The Concord Leaders’ class will meet Friday evening with Bessie and Myrtle Wilder. The sum of sl9 instead of $18.25 was taken in by the St. Vincent de Paul society at their, card party. Mrs. Wash Gilpin's Su class will meet at the library Thursday evening at seven o’clock to do Red Cross work. Every member is requested to be there. The Baptist Aid society will go to Red Cross hearquarters tomorrow afternoon to sew. The presence of as many as can come is urged.
The golden wedding celebration of .Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Neuenschwander, who reside five miles south of the city on the Decatur road, was celebrated by them on Feb. 8, by a family gathering. and the entertainI ing of many friends. From this city their two sons, Solomon and Noah Neuenschwander. and their two daughters, Mrs. Rose Ixird. of Decatur, and Mrs. Della Griesen of Zulu, were present, together with eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Neuentschwander have lived in this locality ever ! since their marriage, but both were I born in Switzerland, near Berne. A host of friends offered them congratulations upon the occasion of their | celebration. —Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette. Mrs. A. I* Brentlingcr spent the day with her sister. Mrs. A. White in Ft Wayne. The Loyal Workers’ Sunday schoo class will be entertained Thursday evening by Mrs. E. B. Macy. . I With valentine decorations of fes I toons of red and white hearts, th' home of the Misses Cecil and Celt; Andrews was prettily suggestive las evening for the miscellaneous showe giver for Miss Hope Hoffman, a bridi \ of this season whose approaching wed 'ding will be to Lieutenant Ckttidt ’Briggs, of Camp Taylor, Ky. Tht Tri Kappa girls: the patronnesses. (Mrs. E. B. Adams, Mrs. Eugene Run-
yon, Mrs. John Tyndall and Mrs. Dan Sprang, with another guest, Miss Hazel Haney enjoyed the delightful entertainment. The gift assortment was very beautiful, but to get them, the hostesses arranged that they be auctioned off, Miss Hoffman paying lotall of them by doing stunts, funny and otherwise, imposed upon her b.F the auctioneer. Mrs. Jesse J. Helm. Iho refreshments were in the valentine colors of red and white and little valentines were given as favors. The Kekionga Campfire girls will have a good program for their powwow Friday evening at the Masonic hail, but they are keeping it a secret until the arrival of their guests. The doors will be open at seven o'clock and admission will be five cents. Ihe program will begin at 7:30 Refreshments will be for sale and the entertaiument will be interesting. The public is cordially invited. —o j— —— J Deputy Sheriff L. I). Jacobs went to Portland this afternoon to get. one, Elmer Miller, wanted here for issuing a check without sufficient funds in the bank to back it up. The check was issued last August 31. on the Citizen;' Bank of Portland, payable to Vance & Hite of this city, for five dollars. A marriage license was issued to Otto Kieffer, mechanic, born July 28, 1879, son of Jacob N. Kieffer, of Preble township, to wed Lavina Kern, semstress, born July 4, 1880, daughter of David Kern. Licensed to marry: Otis Grant Windsor, oil well driller, born September 22, 1890, of Cleveland. Oklahoma son of D. G. Windsor, and Josephine Martha Cross, of Geneva. Ixirn Bebruary 22. 1893. daughter of Walter David Cross.
The ease of Philip Wyss vs. The Boss Manufacturing Company was reeeive4 here on cnange of venue from tile Allen circuit court. Wyss asks SBOO to compensate for damage done so his building, when the floors were crushed by an over-loading of stocks '.y the defendant company. Helen Pontius, guardian of Ruth Pontius, filed inventory and curreii 1 report which were approved; addition al bond also in the sum of $2,000. Judgments for $140.36 and $78.99 were rendered for Arthur P. Kelly against August Schlickman. H. Borling Company vs. Chicago * Erie railroad. Appearance by Sutton & Heller for the lefendant. Dallas N. Reed vs. Also Products' Company. Lutz, Sutton & Heller appear for the defendant. Chauncey Brokaw, cited to appear to show why he didn’t pay support money as per the divorce decree, appeared before Special Judge C. J. Lutz and a portion of the evidence was heard, the case being then post--1 oned until February 16. Levi Shaffer vs. Perry C. Walters. Defendant ruled to answer absolute in five days. BELL ON WITNESS STAND (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Feb. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —• Joseph Bell took the witness stand today in federal court in an effort to save himself and thirty-two others from conviction on charges of correcting the election of 1914. Bell told the history of his life up to the time of his candidacy for mayor. Bell stated that he did not order intimidation of negroes to prevent them from voting, make up a list of saloon keepers to force contribution. Bell was the last of the defendants to take the witness stand in the presentation of the defenses case. The trial will probably end the latter part of the week.
+4>4>++++ + + + + + + + * WHAT CAN I DO TO + 4. HELP WIN THE WAR? 4- + ♦ 4- A personal word to the read- + + ers of the Daily Democrat— + * EAT CORN: Corn is the great American ♦ * staple. It is the backbone of 4F •P Indiana’s agricultural prosper + + ity. The food administrator pro + + poses that it should be the basis + •> of aii food price fixing. 4 + Corn is not available for ex 4 •> port, therefore everyone may 4 4> well make it a part of his daily 4 + menu. 4 + Eat corn in the form of mush 4 4- for breakfast. 4 4- Corn bread makes a satisfac- 4 + tory lunch. 4 •fr For dinner, corn may be used 4 4> in a dozen different ways and its 4 4> nutritive value remains. It is 4 4* palatable and satisfying, a flesh 4 and body builder and more than 4 . + that, ft is a patriotic food. 4 '4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4‘4 , 4 , + + 4 , 4 , 4 , 4
SEVEN ENROLLED Boys’ Working Reserve Starts in the Decatur High School. IS MUCH INTEREST Boys Offer Themselves lor the Work as Needed This Season.
The plan of the Boy's Werking lb serve of the United States was explained to the boys of the local inga school by enrolling officers, Wort'imann and V. C. Knepper, a -bort time ago. Much interest was manifested by the boys who seem anxious to do their part in these linn of no* -■ To date seven have enrolled as follows : Elmo Ehinger, Eddis Johnson, Chas. Keller. Ralph Tyndall. Vivian Carper Noel 11. White. Dick Archbold. Many more are at work tilling out their cards, but as yet have not completed them so as to hand them in. We expect to print the list from time to time. Watch it grow. Purenr. encourage y..ur ' .... to •' into this organization and do their part. Even though they are already employed, it will not in any way prevent them from enrolling, nor will it disarrange any plans they may have made for work during vacation. CLOSE WHOLESALE HOUSE (United Press Service) Fort Wayne, Ind.. Feb. 13-(Special to Daily Democrat)—The ruling of the federal trade committee removing the license of the Wiener Fruit and Produce Co. closes one of the bi-gest houses in northern Indiana. The com-
pany will fight the ruling claiming it is on false representation made to the commission. The basis for the revocation is claimed that the Weiner Company failed to accept or reject two cars of potatoes shipped to it within seven days after their re< eipt allowing them to freeze and rot. A HEARTY PARTY. The Presbyterian Aid so< iety meets with Mrs. J. L. Kocher tomorrow aft ernoon. Much preparation has been made to make this meeting a pleasant social affair. Each lady will re ceive a valentine, a unique affair, but every member should attend and sec what it is and enjoy the rest of the fine program arranged. The meeting is the only one for February. Busi ness of importance, too, is to be discussed. HIGH WATERS PREVENT TRAVEL Rev. W. Paul Marsh, who had in tended to go to New Castle for the American Red Cross to do some work for the state organization there, was held up on account of high water between here and New Castle. LOW AS POSSIBLE
Indianapolis. Jan. 29—Binder twine for the 1918 harvest will be controlled by the United States Foot! Admiaistra tion. Binder twine manufacturers have entered an agreement with the food administration. Competition ito be eliminated and buying is to be centralized. The price of binder twine will not lie so low as in past years, but will be reasonably based on the cost of rpw material, a cost which can not be con trolled by the food administration. War activities, high freights and similar factors, with reasonable differentials for manufacturing. will enter into the controlled price. Without the control exercised by the foo<i administration. it is understood binder twine wouid be extremely high in price this year. Arrangmcnts already have been made with the interests supplying sisal. and these adjustments tend to stabilize prices, prevent undue ad I vances, to eliminate speculation, waste and hoarding, giving the product to
the consume!, as the food gdministra- t tion says. *'ut the lowest possible price i all things considered." Indiana has a more than ordinary interest in the binder twine problem as this state has been a large factor in the solution of the difficulty of supplying binder twine at fair prices. The Indiana state prison has one of the large binder twine industries of the country, and has done much in the. past to help stabilize binder twine prices for the consumer. Henry Wolfer, former warden of the Minnesota state prison, where the Indiana plan was followed, has been put in charge of the binder twin section of the food administration.
A LITTLE WANT Al) NOW AND THEN, WILL ALWAYS HELP THE MOST PROSPEROUS OF MEN.
FIVE MEN WERE REJECTEDThe local military board rejected more men today than at any■pr.v.ou* examination, the total number be. fl five out of twenty-one examined. ciud.no the results of today a remarkable record has been made .n the examination of the Adams county men. Eleven were passed for oeneral military service and five for .mi e service. Today's results were: FOR MILITARY SERVICE. Dewaid H. Beitler, Berne. Roy K. Hamrick. Pleasant Mills. Fred A. Jackson, Decatur. Menno S. Hirschy. Berne. Oilver Schnepp. Decatur. John F.) Pickering. Geneva. Lyman G. Seitz. Geneva. William Amstutz, Berne; Henry Huser, Geneva. Ernst E. Miller. Bluffton. Ora L. Lobsiger. Decatur. FOR LIMITED SERVICE. Grover T. Ray. Monroe. John Hirschy. Monroe. Frank Braun, Decatur. Roy Aumiller. Berne. Augustus B. Rian. Berns. REJECTED. Leslie A. Andrews. Decatur. John L. Triplett. Geneva. Homer B. Felty. Geneva. Leland Ray. Pleasant Mills. Elmer Wiriteregg. Berne. CLEARING THE ROADS
The road between Berne and Geneva and between Monroe and Decatur a.- „ ell as number of other r. ad over th* county have been cleared sufficientfl to permit the operation of an automobile. By tomorrow morning the road will be clear between Geneva and Decatur. It has been the worst condition of roads ever known in this county, at least since we have had macadams but every one has been mighty' patient and have helped in many ways, for al! of which the highway superintendent and his assistants are apprecii. five. MOTION PICTURE SLIDES. Three War Savings slides have ■>. . n sent is ■ h ''i-' 1110 tion picture theaters in this country. These slides, which were prepared by a special committee representing the motion picture industry, are un usually strong and attractive. Under separate cover, to each exhibitor, there also has been sent a letter from Secretary McAdoo expressing appreciation tor the patriotic services al->-rad» rendered by the motion picture industry, and requesting that theaters tSsplay these slides as frequently as possible. SOLD MANY STAMPS o Indiana salesmen of the American Tobacco Company, whose services tor •h. l Jam 21 to Jun. ii.ited by the tobacco company to the War-Savings committee, were largely futtrumenial in selling many thousands cf dollars' worth of War-Savings •nd Thrift Stamps and the establishment of many hundreds of sales staions. Com; lete figures on the volume of sales and number of sales stations established are not yet obtainable. —o -—— FOUR MEN TO VANCOUVER Vernon Koos, of Decatur; George L. Gerber. Magley; Forest Z Bunner. Bobo, and Abraham Gerber, Decatur, left this morning for Vancouver, Wash., having enlisted through the local military board in the spruce division of the national army. The hoys left ths morning, orderift the DailyDemocrat before they left. The two Gerber boys are brothers.
MR. MEIHLS OUT OF HOSPITAL Philip Meihls, of New Bern. N. C , •ormerly of this city is getting along fairly well since leaving St. Luke’s hospital, where he had been for some time for treatment for an infected hand. Seme time ago he bumped and cut one finger and a day or so later his hand began to swell. He suffered much pain ami the physicians thought it was a felon He had the finger lanced in four places and later the bone was scraped. He thinks he will get along all right now. New Bern is enjoying fine June like weather now. The groundhog did not see his shadow there, according to word from the Meihls.
DAILY CENSUS REPORT Mildred is the name of the second child and daughter born to Mr. anti Mrs. Henry Bieberich. of North Tenth street. THE PICTURES ordered during the bazaar are finished. Pdease call for them at the Deininger Millinery sfflTe.j ORDERS taken now for cold blooded single comb white Leghorn eggs for hatching. The best egg producers. Prices reasonable. Inquire of N. F. Wagoner, Decatur. Ind.
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(Your Made-to-Md ure Suit There is nothing more INDIVIDUAL J 0 si IT of CLOTHES that is made for you; J h tits you in every way. Our spring lines of samples have arrived j H we make in OUR OWN SHOP and also f J H MA !)E-TO-MEASURE department of I|J | SCHAFFNER & MARX. H Beautiful patterns and all wool fabrics J | onable prices, $28.00 up. I Holthouse-Schulte & Co. good clothes sellers for men and boi
WANTS TO GO OVER 1 (Continued from Page One) prospecTat present as there is an aviation camp being built here and I have the job of examining the hearts there, so Montgomery will be mine for two months anyway. That is the most I h..ve mN about my-eif in g. ions, time. How are you and feow are all my friends in Decatur? I am afraid it will be a long time before 1 see Indiana again, but I want to tell you that one of the best memories of my practice was the pleasant relations I have always had with you and 1 shall never forget the kindly welcome I always received from Mrs. Clark and yourself at your home in Decatur. Give my best regards to Mrs. Clark and my good wishes for yourself, don’t work too hard and go awny for 8 rest - Sincerely yours, ALLEN HA MILTON j BE SAVING OF THE FATS F«tt iirr th mt'-t '• hs thin*’ in this war. Germany is nearer breaking for want of fats than any other one thing. Hindenburg himself not long ago gave notice that unless his troops and the munition makers got more fats, something would happen in Germany. Fats -upply energy. When people go hungry they draw on the fats m their bodies. When that is gone, they are an easy prey to disease. Some fats have stuff in them for growth. Without fats, people weaken and waste away® o Our armies use tat by shiploads. Glycerin, whi it comes from fat. is_pn • of the chief things for making modern explosives. We must have fats to keep up the fight. Save fats. Do not limit your supplies of milk, table butter, and cheese: but consume- all. Don’t waste any. You can cut the consumption of fats by reducing paltry and fried foods Use cotton-seed or corn oil or peanut ' oil for cooking Use drippings. Trim your own meat and melt the ' fat. Don't let a scrap get into the garbage can. Waste no soap, save the scraps; it's
Now Is the Time to Buj Your Team Harness s' Farm Harness . .. I Farm Harness ,J Breeching Harness Our stock of harness to sell at the limited and we will not be able to buy these prices. Get YOUR harness now while you can Every strap is guaranteed. . SCHAFER HDW-« WE SAVE YOU iMONE'-
made of fats. Fats that a K used for cooking should L J made into soft soap. Our waste of animal fit A awful. Save it. Cut dovgjfl sumption at least ounce a day. That ■- enoejß 400.0 M tons a year, if fi; I saves ita fats. S BEN HUR~NOtSB The Ben Hur d-gn* meet at the Ben Hur ha'lFtJ ing at 7:30 for degree p: -g “Good-bye Broadwl Hello fl - FREE! READ HOW TO Si THIS LATE ll’-TO-DJ SONG HIT W!THW CHARGE | We want your assisiiMt piling our mailing lists, ail will give us the name or J somerrn, interested in tie ta • of a •'!:•«« <w pLvrr ;i;B. ■ • send you “FREE” th 1 * abort® . If you are interested. a address on the blank betotl ceive interesting literatim t 1 piano or Sole Tone player-aa 1 Tect. w •»»;{ interest'll yourscu. a name (or names i to some at • stating, if possible, wbettat ! or player-piano. ' SCHAFF BROS. Ml SIC' Decatur, C. Baldwiil • —■®i—■ im w—rtw- ■ ■»— ** ] INFORMATION Your Name I ■ Street or R. R ? City .. NAME OF PIANO FROSH h Nam® • Street or R. , NAME OF PLAYERPIAW lt PECT ie Name ie Street or R. . I City