Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 21 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 ftr Week, by carrierlo * uts Per fear. by carrierI 6 00 Per Month, by mail 26 cer - t,i Per Year by snail Single Copies 2 c * lltß Advertising rates ‘made known on •ppllcatlon. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The announcement has been made that the Third Liberty Loan will not. be floated or offered to the public until April Ist, or later. This postponment, authorities say, is necessary because of sub normal economic and business conditions, caused by a variety of unforseen war conditions at this time. The new issue will pro'oably be for six billion dollars and it is stated that the bonds will bear four and one-half per cent interest. In the meantime invest your small savings in War-Savings Stamps. Orders sent out by H. E. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana to the effect that grocers or retailers of flour must limit the sales of flour to one pound per person per week, should be strictly adhered to and complied with. The condition of the wheat situation is acute, informs the food administrator and we must save as much as we can in order to feed our soldiers and help our allies. Let’s all comply willingly, with the order. Have that wheatless meal today. Every able bodied boy in attendance at school or other educational institution ought to be permitted, encouraged and urged to prepare in good time for helping to plant something in the spring, so as to bring up America s food supply to the proper quantity. The loss educationally will hardly he perceptible. Whatever it may be there will be plenty of chance to make up for it. No trouble as to that Not so with an adequate food supply. Every foot of ground susceptible of producing anything in the vegetable line, should be put to use to produce some- , thing upon which people can live. A , splendid record was made last year, i That record should be surpassed this year. It can be done. Where there is a will there is usually away. Girl- ; of suitable age should not hesitate to help along this good cause. They are equally interested in the welfare of < the nation. Let all take hold to pro- . mote the general welfare and the safe- ; ty of our common country. —Goshen Democrat. . i No president since Washington has , had the confidence of the people in a higher degree than the present occti- < pant of the White House. No other president, since Jackson, at least, has enjoyed the hearty confidence and admiration of the American people un der his right name. A friend calls our attention to the momentous fact that We are showing a dandy line of Young Men’s Suits in die famous Society Brand make at $25. to $35. THE MYERS-DAILEY, COMPANY I

this president even conducted a successful campaign for reelection without any considerable .body of his fellow citizens feeling it necessary to certify their affection for him by calling him Old Cockeye, or Bully Boy, or Gandershanks; or even Woody. This is a great fact, marking the culmination of an epoch in the political development of the United States; the opening of a new chapter. It means that we have habituated ourselves to a ‘‘biled” ehirt. We sit down ut the table ot the nations with our coats on, and choose a fork in preference to the more expeditious implement, as though we’d been born to it. Something free and genial-albeit more or less uncouth —has passed away. Future historians will remark that in the first quarter of,the twentieth century the United States definitely took its place as one of the great Powers; and coincidentally its newspapers fell into the way of calling the chief executive "Mr. Wilson. They will point out that spiritually the two phenomena are merely two facets of the same fact, signifying the end of adolescence. — Saturday Evening Post.

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WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Thursday. Zion Lutheran Aid—Mrs. William Weiland. Catholic Culture Club —At Library. Do Your Best Clasa—Mra. John Hill. Walther League—At Schoolhouse Friday. Queen Esthers —Ireta Beavers. Pastoral Helpers —Mrs, G. T, Burk .... Accomplishment to Laugh It is a great accomplishment to learn to laugh at the joke that is on yourself—the blunder that seems funny to other people and would be amusing to you if another had made it— Exchange. Frequent inquiries have come into the office of rhe food administrator from Ladies’ Aid societies as to whether they are affected by the food regulation in the preparation of luncnes at sales and the like, and what the penalty for such infringement of the rules is. The food administrator stat

ed this morning that everybody wis subject to the rules of the administration. As to whether people may kill their own chickens, the government says no hens or pullets may be killed during the laying season, and the fine for conviction of any infringement of the rules is $5,000 and two years in the state penitentiary.—Bluffton Banner. Mrs. Mindwell Crampton Wilson, president of the Woman’s Press Club of Indiana, has issued invitations for a reception for Friday morning. Feb 22, in the parlors on the Mezzanine floor of the Claypool Hotel in honor of the women of the Democratic Editorial Association. The hours are from ten to twelve. The reception committee is composed of Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Jennie Craven Ralston. Miss Myrtle Griffin, Miss Helen Ernestinoff. Mrs. Florence C. Dobson and Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Hack—Official News Bulletin of Indiana Federation Clubs' Press Council.

The Helping Hand society of the Reformed church met with Mrs. Louis Gehrig on Eighth street yesterday, her assistant being Mrs. John Beineke. Five pajamas for the Red Cross were made and the collection was $1.90. The Phoebe Bible class will “entertain” their husbands at their annual supper party tomorrow evening at six o'clock at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Stolte, this being the annual affair of the class. The husbands go and pay for their supper and the proceeds are turned into the class treasury. Mr. and Mrs. Janies Breiner and their brother, Clem Yarger. of Tocsin, were here yesterday visiting with their brother and sister. County AudiI tor and Mrs. John Mosure.

3} »Ttlt If 1 ltl>n I fc y I6OU R T h ■r: usr The case of the State vs. Francis possard, charged with false, pretense went to the jury at 1:30 this afterboon. but at three o’clock they had not yet agreed upon a verdict. lu the habeas corpus proccodings of Dalias M. Heed against George Carrigan, sheriff of Lappeer county. Mich., return of the writ was made

by the defendant. Exceptions on the return were overruled, to which the plaintiff excepted Answer wa.- filed by the plaintiff to the defendants return. Demurrer by the defendant to the plaintiff’s answer was sustained, to which the plaintiff. Reed, excepted, and refused to plead further. Judgment on the demurrer was rendered for costs against Reed. He was granted an appeal to the supreme court of Indiana, the bond being fixed at |SM, the same to be filed within ten dan Real estate transfers: Katherine Romberg et al to Charles C. Arnulf 40 acres of township. $4200; Katherine Romberg to Frank C. Arnold, 40 acres of Washington township. $5,000. Levi Shiffer vs. Perry ('. Walters. Repb by plaintiff to the 1. 2 and <> paragraph of defendants answer. Jonas Liechty. guardian of Susan Ln'chty, filed current report which was approved and the trust was continued. e Daniel Hiyden who was found guilty of deserting his three children and leaving them without means of support was sentenced this morning by Judge Smith. He was given from one to three years in state’s prison. This sentence was suspended, however, on good behavior. During his suspension of sentence. Harden is to pay the sum of twelve dollars every two weeks to tl-.e clerk ot the court for the support of the chibln n. ’the first N *® be March 5, and to continue every two weeks therefrom until further notice. CAMPAIGN IS M

(Continued from Page One) menToTthe church recently. He said: " ‘Any one who is not willing to make any. even the greatest sacrifice, persnnal or material, in this emergency is committing the sin of the centuries.” EIGHTEEN PASSED TODAY Twenty men were examined today at military headquarter's. Eighteen passed the physical examination and were placed in the class for general military service. Two were reject-] ed. The results were: For Military Service. Cha.riey Ehlerding. Preble. Nicholas D. Brown, Decatur. Alfred Fuhrer, Geneva. Edward C. Brown. Decatur. .Marton A. Railing, Decatur. Manuel Brown. Decatur. William M. Speicher. Berne. Raymond Filler. Geneva | Norbert J Schneidler, Decatur. I Gilbert L. Buckey, Geneva. Carl Kratt. Decatur. John Am. Detroit. William Kauffman. Berne. I Harry Sprunger. Berne. I John H. Lose. Decatur. I Ermin D. Bixler, Berne. James C. Runyon. Geneva. Limited Service. i Erwin E. Zimmerman. Monroe. Rejected Amos M. Stauffer. Geneva. Martin E. Murphy. Geneva. I Classification Back. The District board returned the classification of Otto C. Smith. Mon-1 roe. Ind., this morning. He claimed I class 2 or 4 and was placed in 1. JOHN NUMBERS WRITES • ——, John Numbers writes from Camp Shelby to ins sister. Mrs. Jesse Gil bert: Camp Shelby. Miss I . February 12. 19D Dear Cousin: — Received your letter sometime ag< Well, the same old story. I have been very busy w>th my pictures. 1 run out of dope last week so have t< take a vacation until Wednesday night 1 am O. K. only a jitt.b tirefi, iust got off guard. We have been hav ing it pretty easy for a few days

Had an insurance vacation Every! man in the regiment bought a SIO.O<F I policy and they gave us a vacatioil from Friday m.on until Wils morning! All we had to do was take care of oui I horses Say. you ought to see my I team. I have a dandy team of blacks I They don’t look as slick and ni’ce a: I they might just now, but they look] better than when 1 got them. When I get them slicked up nicer, 1 will send you a picture of them. I am sending you a picture of our mess hall as It] looked at Xmas. The man in the pk ture is our first lieutenant. Louie Chamberlain just got out ol the hospital last Saturday. He had been there for about a month. Well, it is getting late, so I must close for this time. Answer soon.

Your cousin. JOHN NUMBERS 137th Field Artillery. Battery E. secretaries’ going - ’ OVER SEA Hundreds of prominent business and professional men from the fifteen middle western states comprising the Central Military Department, are in-, eluded in a roster, just published, of! Y. M. C. A. secretaries and volunteer

'workers eithar on 'heir way over sea or now serving the American troops in France. Within the past month the number ot men in Y. M C. A war service abroad h*s been increased from 934 to nearly 1.800. of whom 1.100 are emigoyed in France alone Announcement received here loda.from the National War Work ( oundl cf the Y M. C. A. states that imposing as the figures may seem, they represent but *t part of the needs of the Red Triangle for men for such war work. It is estimated that during the next four months, the Y. M.i C. A. must add forty-three new seers-i tarias or volunteer workers every twenty-four if it is to handle] adequately its army and navy cen-, ters and administrative and other of , flees here and abroad. Five hundred and twenty secrets: | ies are now employed in the Central Military Department alone. To serve the needs of the 300.000 enlisted soldiers and sailors in this military ton.’ the Y. M. C. A. has erected eighty-six service huts, auditoriums, garages and administration buildings and has authorized the of twen-ty-seven additional structures which will be completed within the month, ft is stated. Three new buildings are being erected at Camps bherman and Dodge and four each at Camps Funston. Taylor and Grant. Tho total cost of construction in the department already approximates one million dollars

PREDICTS ANOTHER WAR (United T-ress Service) Washington. Feo 21—f Special to Daily Democrat)— Predicting that America soon will be forced to fight for Alaska and Hawaii. Senator Lewis, of Illinois today demanded government ownership of railroads and as a preparedness measure. He declared that if the roads continue under private ownership ”we will have no equipped means of rushing troops to points needing defense." Lewis declared that German intrigue will incite Russia to seize Alaska so as to force the United States to di vide its fighting power and minimize her assistance to the allies on the western front. The senator declared that government ownership will be the great issue of the next presidential campaign in connection with international issues growing out of the war, or peace terms. Representative Carter Glass of house hanking and currency committee today charged that draft exists. To an alarming degree” among offi-

h ers and directors of the federal re- [ erve banking system. The charge s were made when Glass introduced imendments to the federal reserve act submitted. PRESIDENT OF FOOD CLUB Indianapolis, Feb. 21—Mrs. Howard S. Cottey. 214 East Walnut street. Kokomo, Indiana, is the first president of i county food club to be commissioned by Dr. Harry E. Barnard, federal food administrator for Indiana. Mrs. '’ottey has accepted responsibility for organizing Howard county to the most modest home in the most remote community. Other county food club executives are being reported and it is the ;dan of the administration to have the state wide cuganization complete and n perfect working order during the owl production and conservation season. ARRIVED HOME IN TIME Mr. and Mrs. (fan Erwin who spent six weeks in the south, and who expected to leave Jonesboro. Ark.. Monlay on their return home, arrived here I >-(}sterday. to learn the sad news of I’he death of their sister-in-law. Mrs. I'). B. Erwin, whose funeral was held

his afternoon at 2:30 from the Pres- ( byterian church. ESTIMATES ON CLASS ONE (United rrrii Mervt«•) Washington, Feb. 21 —(Special ti Daily Democrat)- Nearly two million i five hundred thousand perfectly fit men will come from America’s first line of draft reserves. Provost Marshal General Crowder's office estimated I today This the apprnxiI mate total or draft registrants of class I one who will be found fit for military I duty as a result of the questionnaivo I system. More than five hundred tliouI sand was the original estimate | WILL GIVE POWER TO WILSON

Wasrington. Feb. 21 —(Special to] Daily Democrat) —The sub-committee! of the senate judiciary committee to - day voted three to two to report favor- ] ably the empowering bill designed tn' give President Wilson authority to slash red tape in the war government. The senate finance committee reported the five hundred million dollar finance corporation pill. STORK LEAVES BOY A line baby boy was born Io Mr. mid Mrs. Charles Maiiand of near St. Johns, this morning'at 9:25. Mr. Mailand is a brother of Lew Mailand.the tailor. j

CLOSING_OU| Os our Ladies Ready-to-Wear departing! ginning today we are puttiiig on sale every 1 coat, furs, etc in our Ladies Ready-to-Wear de f | ment at exceptional smashing pnges,■ ' LADIES’ SKIRITW Shades, Navy, Black. Bros, n and Green Taffetas, Messaline,. Serges ** Materials. Wool Poplins and herd Cnecks. French Serges. our $ 4.00 Skil ls QO A Our $35.00 Suits SO iU ci- • lt ()Ul , $ 5 00 skills ■ Our ,*30.00 Suits COA (Ml at Our .*25.0(1 Suits C] (a AMJ at - Uufl »t Our >12.00 Skirts 5.| Our *20.00 Suits $14.50 at (HJR WINTER coats and fuks at half Ml LADIES'RAIN COATS LADIES’ , J Shades, Tan, Navy. Black and M hite pj a in F . Checks ... min fwza .*3.50 Kimonas vO Our $ b.OO Baincoats $3.50 at bil Our *12.00 Bamcoats , ■■ Children’s Ram (eats, Tan, Sizes 6-8-10-12-14 yrs: al : : : : : ■ 1 lot of Coats am Suits for Ladies and Juniors at : : : $1.98 1 Lot of Gingham House Dresses, Size 34 to 44, Regular Price $l5O, Salt B Ladies Out Size Flanelelte House Dresses, Sizes 34 to 49 al $1.75 mi mTeullenkami , „ , i hi J.IHJ i .l j ii in ■■imimm-—

THE NEED OF THRIFT. i New York. Feb. 21—“ American thriftlessness. extending tack for many generations, is the real cause of our present transportation and business ills." declared S. W. Straus, president of the American society for Thrift, in a statement issued today. "Izick of thrift lack of thoroughness I and lack of efficiency have been our great national weakness." he declar- ■ ed and “now we are paying the price." "The war and a ruthless winter pre- - eipitated an unprecedented tie-up of our transportation facilities and forc- - od intermittent business suspension, i A thousand reasons, forming endless ■ complications, can be given in explanI avion of these conditions. But in the 1 final analysis the trouble can be laid • at the door of American thriftlessness. ‘‘As individuals we have been thriftless in our public duties and 1 Thrift means foresight, plans, pre ‘ paration. thoroughness and efficiencv ’ in their broadest conceptions. Thrift ’ is an attitude of mind: and a trulv f thrifty nation never would have al ■ lowed itself to get into the condition 1 that has existed this winter in the in-

dustrial and commercial world. PUBLIC SALE. Having decided to quit farming to engage in business 1 will offer for sale at public auction, on what is known as the John Shosenburg farm. 4 miles south of Pleasant Mills, 5 miles southwest of Willshire. 11 miles southeast of Decatur. a < mile east and mile south of Salem, on Monday. Feb. 25. 1918. beginning at 10 o’clock a. m.. the following property: Seven Head of Horses: Black mare. •> years old. weight 1300; bay gelding 8 years old. weight 1300; bay ■ gelding, coming 3 years old. well broke; 2 coming 2 year old colts; 1 horse; 1 mare; yearling horse colt; child's saddle pony, coming 2 years old. weight 3mi. Seven Cattle: Durham cow, 7 years old. fresh by day

of sale; Holstein cow. 3 years old. due to calf in Sept.; Jersey cow. 4 I-. ears old. due to calf in March; I black cow. Mt Jersey, due to calf in ■ May; 2 yearling heifers, coming 2 I years old. will be fresh in August. (Eighteen Head of Hogs: Three brood • sows, to farrow in April, 1 in May; 14 fall pigs, weigh from 75 to 100 lbs. each; 12 doz. chickens. Cochins. Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks. Farm- . ing Implements: Rock Island hay loader, used 3 seasons; "W. j\. Wood mower. 5 ft. cut. used 2 seasons; self dump hay rake. Oliver riding plow, with rolling cutter and jointer combined; 2 walking plows. McCormick binder, in good shaite , Buckeye disc . grain drill with fertilizer attachment; Osborne disc. 14-15 with 4 horse hitch: John Deere corn planter. 2 spring tooth harrows, spike tooth | harrow, land roller. 2 wagons, one

with bed; gravel bed. top buggy. 1 spring wagon, hay ladder and hog rac k combined, set of heavy breeching harness, set of hip strap harness, set of single buggy harness, set of double driving harness, collars, pads, large feed cooker, 2 iron kettles, lard press, grindstone. Buffalo 220 ege incubator. good hatcher; Geo. Stahl brooder. 3 galvanized chicken coops, seed corn tester. Household goods, davenport, like new; glass cupboard, table. 2 rag carpets. 9x12 rug. bed. mattress and springs. 2 chums. Marple cream separator, wash machine, dishes, mission lamp, collapsible gocart. 150 bu. of Big Four oats and other articles. Terms:—ss.oo and under, cash; over that amount a credit of 12 months wil be given, the purchaser giving bankable note, bearing 8 per cent interest after 6 months; 3 per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. G W. SHOSENBURG. G. R. Hileman, Auct. W. P. Merriman, Clerk. Ladies’ Aid will serve lunch 13-21-22 •iEP.t » • rauaMy Out »rui eurr mow all »lun «>* >cak> double*. Ezzenia, Berber* itch. Itch, Can -nd Sore*. Whv wute haie and money when B L Ointment i> an otntmerl ot real merit.' -our druiF M. It not haMH«i ttanti 50 cents tn iM 1 B. Ointment Co.. 2L7 Monroe rts;* lacal-n. ImJieno DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

BUY Deering Twin now We still have some Deering Twine J and will have another shipment on ■ n oitn that we will sell at 2S’4 cents. ca*n ’’ per cent interest. r j Do not take a chance on V1 V‘S'thd by poor twine. Buy Deering • ' fe . made, and save yourself this incon' Remember we are the onb Deering Twine in Decatur. W'e would advise you to buy no" twine will be higher. i

@ Lungs Are® Weakened By ■ Hard Col® CASCARAEW O , Th. old fem'ly rr^y-’W forln -».f-, rare. «>y >;»J| op-.aree- no unp’rwanK-.-y® Cure* colde >■> J ‘ d»y. M’«•■■• »* £k . genuine M 1 ©Red Top and MA« Any Prui-<■" M t /Get a Can M I to-day y|| I From Your / Hardware H / or Grocer/PJ