Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1918 — Page 2

daily p u uii»n«d Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Companj i JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary c.——■ ——— - — — Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier t® cents Per Year, by carrier * 6 00 Per Month, by mail 26 cents Per Year, by mail.... * 3<w Gingle Copies 2 cent * , Advertising rates made known on , application. Entered at the postoffiee tn Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter SOME REAL SOUND SENSE— The following from the Uma-Times-Democrat is worth the time of everv merchant in Adams county. • Not long ago the representative of

u large Chicago mail order house delivered a talk before an advertising club. He grew a bit confidential in his remarks, and made this statement: •VVe keep a watch of the weekly newspaiters in small towns and the dailies in larger cities. When we discover a town in which the homes merchants are not advertising as heavily as we have reason to believe they should we make it our busine-s (over that suction heavily will our .. italogues ami we get more badness from these places than we can where tie home merchants tell their own people wlia’ they've got. That Chit ago -mall order man . certain :y gave away a mighty valuable secret when he made that statement —if

th" nierhcants o; this country can see it in its proper light. The Chicago mail order people know their biggest business comes from people who do not know the prices charged by their own home merchants. In oth r words, the home merchants not only injures his own business by not advertising his ggpds but lie heli s the nu.il order man to build up trade. There are people right here buying beans and bacon and canned goo.'a and dried fruit from Chicago mail order houses wh<x do not know that they can get just as good and in most instances better goods for the same money right here at ionic. And this does not apply to groceries alone they’re buying furniture and clothing and lardware and even drugs from Chicago mail order houses—because the mail order houses are enterprising enough to see that the catalogues and announcements reach them regularly. Confidently, if we were engaged in a retail business we d do a little studying over what the Chicago mail-order man said." A suggestion has been made th; t every business concern poll their employes and find out how many and who have had experience on the fam and how many of these will enlist to serve during harvest times. It looks like a very good plan and it is very probable that over this country thousands of men will leave the shops, t ie

w BOY’S CONFIRMATION SUITS IN ALL-WOOL SERGE $8.50 Io $15.00 THE NYERS-DAILEI company

stores, the banks, the offices aud from every path of life to aid the farmer. during harvest The plans for thia should be and are being made now. Du your bit. The greatest scientists in the nation are trying to fathom the mysterious malady which has caused so much sorrow here this week. That it will be worked out and the findings given to the medical world is assured. Every thing possible is being done to ascertain the cause and to find a remedy for the malady, laical physicians assisted by others have worked day and night on these cases and are still doing every thing within their pow- r Aid has been solicited and received from men high in the work of medical science and tire inve “"ation will proceed until the problem has been solved.

j soGiyrY J WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Saturday Home Guards —Mrs Harve Smith. Tuesday. Reformed Missionary Mrs. Otto Reppert. Presbyterian Missionary Mite Dox Opening Social. The annual mite box opening of the Presbyterian Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society will ' e held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. ill Kremers. This is an important event in the calendar of the missionary society and all tbe members and their friends are urged to come. Twelve little girl griends enjoy.d yesterday afternoon after school w.h Miss Virginia Steele, daugrter of dr. and Mrs. G. C. Steele of North Filth

street, the day being her sixth birthday anniversary. The little folks played all kinds of games and enjoy d the refreshments of jello with whipped cream and cookies. The Mite society of the M E. church at the home of Mrs Roy Ar< h b<d<i yesterday afternoon, arranged »o held the election of officers at the next meeting. A program of music, with a piano solo by Helen Walters and vocal music by the ladies' quartet. was enjoyed. The W M S of Zion Reformed church will meet Tuesday at 2:30 p. m with Mrs. Otto Reppert. The following program will be' given: ■ •€- votionals. Mrs. I’. Kirsch; review on | Outlook of Missions. Mrs. C. Brodbe k Leaflet. Mrs. Gehrig: Evangelists to work in China. Rev I* W. Stolte: business. A class was initiated by the Ben Hurs last evening and another is expected for next Friday evening A membership contest has been inaug erated to end May 31. Mr. Earha.lt is captain of the men’s side and Mis. Morris Hay of the women's livision. The campaign will see which gains the greatest number of members in this time. Mrs. ('. Whippie and daugrter. Ruth, of Portland, will lie week-end guests of Mrs. ( . L. Meibers and daughter. Agnes. A farewell was given last Thursday for the George Davis family, of Plans ant Mills, who are moving to Dayton. O. The ladies spent the time sewing for a needy family. Each one brought baskets of good things for the dinner. There were fifty-six present. A good time is reported.

tJTJXmXUJJTZZZXiiXZZXTSCJZJ !6O0«T ' A marriage license was issued to Guy T. Byer, of Van Wert, ().. born December 8, ls''4. to wed Fern M. Edwards, born May 23, 1898. daughter of Horace. G. Edwards. Walter H. Monroe vs. Frances Furnisr, et al., is the name of a case ventied here from the Allen Superior court. The suit is on contract, demand $122 eo for commission for selling real estate. in the case of Jno. W Kline, jr.. vs. •Torn W. Kline, Sr.. Peterson & Moran withdraw appearance for defendant. The case is venued to the Jay circuit court cn motion of the defendant. Real estate iransfers: Delilah J. Butler, et al to Elia Zimmerman. Jot 75. Decatnr. $3600; Mamie A. Rev I noids. et al to Warren A. Wherry, 85 Lores of Inion township. $10,625; Ah-J fiaham Neueuschwander to Enoch I Yoder, llflii acres of Monroe town-! i-hip. $18,408; Willjam jU Schwartz. I et al to Joe C, Baumgartner. 10(1 ;u i« of French township, $11,000; John I I

Niblick, et al to David 8 Stepler 40 acres of St. Marys township, quit claim deed. $1; B W. Shoity. et al to J W. Vizard, real estate in Pleasant Mills. $51.54; C. F Bucher, et al to Fred J. Yake. 78.28 acres of French township. $13,000; Ferd iake, et al to ('. F Bucher. 80 acres of VVasriirgton township. $8,500; Ferd J. Yase to C. F. Bucher. 5 acres of Root township. $3500; Jacob Baker to John W. Parrish. 40 arres of Blue Creek township. $7500; M. S. Llechty to Monroe State Bank. lot 26 Monroe $4,000; Elllie B. Hite, et al to Jacob Baker 66 acres of Washington township. $6890. F. M. Gossan! appeared in court vesterday and judgment was pronounced on him. according to the verdict of the jury which gavt him thirty days, in jail and a tine of $25. In the case of Martin Fuhrman vs. Catrerine Fuhrman, for a guardial, appearance by Colerick A- Hogan wc.s entered for the defendant. Rule to answer. In the cases of The Farmers A I Men rants' Bank of Bryant and Tbe Farmers A Merchants' State Bank of Geneva, vs. Rachel Glendenning. ad ministratrix. et al appearance for the defendant was entered by Simmon’. Upon petition of Edward Chronister. Cora Crronister was declared cf unsound mind , Citizens Bank of Portland vs Rachel Glendenning Separate answer by each defendant.

The case of J. Ed Allison vs. Mart in-Kepper was sent to the Jay circuit court on change of venue on motion oi the defendant. Ten days given to per feet the change. Ed P. Miller, administrator of tre estate of Nancy A Miller, filed peti tion to sell real estate Craries Duer. Sr. and Elmedia Duet of Jpfferson township were arrest: 1 on the charge of assault and battery with intent to murder, filed by Byror Buckmaster, who alleged he was their victim. Me alleges that he was struck over the head by an axe and othet thinks that should not be so used. It is said that trouble arose over hi erasing their land The beating is said to have taken place February 27 Deputy Sheriff L D. Jacobs and Ho liceman Joe Reynolds made the arrest The Duers gave bond and were te leased until time for their appearanv in court. | AT PRESBYTTRIAN (Continued from Page One) ought to be. Let us give Brothel Thornburg a well packed house, for I know he will bring us a good message. The union young people's meeting meets at 6p. m Secretary. RESOLUTION OF RESPECT In Memory of Comrade Samuel 0 Burkhead.

; Sleep on ye fallen comrade. The victory you have won. ','ou've served the nation's banner. Your task has > »en well done. Rest under wreaths of laurel By grateful people given. We strew your grave with flowers. The sweetest gift of heaven • Commander—lt is our sad duty to . report to you that Comrade Samuel O. Burkhead. a late member cf Company H". of the 89th Regiment. Indiana Volunteer Infantry, during the war of the Rebellion, and who was a tried. ' true and faithful member of Sam H< n- ’ ry Post. No. 63. Department of Indiana. Grand Army of the Republic, wis I on February 17th. 1918. called by our Great Commander to the Grand Army above. t Wherefore We. your committee, in | testimony of his loyalty to his coin- > try. when her glorious principles of > freedom were assailed, of his private : character as a citizen, and as a true , and loyal member of the Grand Army , of the Republic, recommend that a copy of these expressions of our re- - gat’d for the fallen comrade be sent to the family, and that a copy be spread on the records of the Post and a copy given the city dailies for publication. T W MAI.LONEE. r R. A. DRUMMOND. JAMES CLINE. Committoe. CARTOON IDEA Suggested by Mn. Will Kremer I?" 1 Chicago Tribune. t In the Chicago Daily Tribune • f Thursday appeared Briggs regular dally cartoon, with the credit for the idea thereof, given to •’Mrs. Wm. . K r, of Dec atur" It has been learned that this is Mrs. William i Kremer of this city.. The cartoon is a J very interesting one entitled ‘‘Ain't it a grand and glorious reelin'." and 'it depicts the state of mind of a woian who is afraid that her husband. who is a traveling man, can't home for Sunday cb account of ihe

hliazard. The cartoon is a *eries of six acenes which shows her through All the series of worries including the afternoon fretting. the fears that be let her after she goes to bed aud hears all sorts of terrible noises; mid awak ens about 4:30 in the morning an awful noise in the basement; but how her fear turns to the "grand and glorious feelin"' when she realizes that i! is "hubby" who has gotten home and is down there shaking the furnace. A FLOUR FAMINE (United Preet Service) Indianapolis, March 2 (Special Dalit Democrat)- The stock of flout on hand in Indiana is sufficient to sup ply the demand for only eight davs but may be stretched, with the use >i unequal amount of substitutes, and he observance of strict economy to last till March 15. at the latest. T'ie statement in regard to the shortage >f flour was made following the .e---eipt of reports from fifty counties f he state, which, average show th it he supply would last only eight days Ulder normal conditions. When the present supply runs out. )r. Barnard states that he believes ufticient flour may be shipped in "• ast a tew weeks, but predicts an absolute absence of flour just before Hie iew harvest. POFFENBERGER HELD

(United Press Service) Indianapolis. March 2 (Special t> isfly Democrat)—A hearing will lie ;iven Elias Pocenberger. Bluffton, mtcher. charged with making disloyal ■emarks before United States Court 'ommissioner Thomas J. Isogam in •’ort Wayne. March 7. Poffenberger vas released, giving one thousand dob ars bail. Blugton. Ind.. March 2—(Special U) Daily Democrat) —Elias Poffenberger vho was arrested yesterday for alb ■d disloyal utterances and taken to •'ort Wayne, arrived home this aftericon having furnished tbe SI,OOO bad. Jis hearing will occur March i. VrED KOLTER'S RECORD Fred Kolter. postmaster at Magb*y has made a wonderful record for i.is -ale of War Savings Thrift Certifica.es having disposed of a total of $-• 1 worth in that communitw. He is still selling them too and says he expels to dispose of at least SI,OOO more, tie alks it all the time and sold SIOO vorth while coming to this city today. ■"Ted is a hustler and a patriot who nakes good every time he is call *d upon.

TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS C. C. Beer of Monroe township, a former trustee and well known or ?r .he county, has announced his candi lacy for commissioner of the second listrict. and L. 1). Jacobs announce hat he will be a candidate for sheriff, subject to the decision of the democratic primary on May 7th. o —— MOVED TO STUDEBAKER FARM Mr. and Mrs. Noah M Frye, of near tockford. 0.. have moved to the old Studebaker homestead east of the ■ity. Mrs Frye was Miss Jessie Blossom. MASONIC CALENDER Tuesday evening March sth. at 7:30, regular c onvocation of chapter and installation of officers. DAVID E SMITH. H P. o— — SCARE AT VERA CRUZ Blucton. Ind.. March 2- —<Special to Daily Democrat) —Ed Neuensehwanuer. who has been sick since last Sunday and who had several symptoms similar to tshoe of the Dec atur ; ctients sugering from a strange malady, is reported betted today and it is now I believed that his ailment is not the same as those at Decatur. He ate sausage and limburge.’ cheese just before getting sick. PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offet for sale at their residence. 3 miles west of MonrOe. and i miles north, or 1 mile west and lYj miles south of the Washington church, on Thursday. March 7. 1918. beginning at 10 o’clock p. m.. the folowing property to-wit: Four Horses: Bay mare. 9 years old; black mare. 10 years old; bay mare. 10 years old; sorrel driving horse. 6 years old. sored by Robert Patehen, 2:11. dam. Lady Emma. has training mark of 2:18. Cattle: One cow. 6 years old. fresh by day of sale. Hogs: Two brood I sows, one will farrow April Ist and the other later; 6 shouts. weighing ' about 80 lbs each: Duroc male hog. registered; 110 head of chickens. 4 lurk y hens and a gobbler Farm Imt’.ements: McCormick binder. 6 ft. cut; McCormic k mower, hay tedder. bay loader, corn planter, riding plow, corn plow, 2 walking plows, spike tooth harrow. 60 tooth; spring tooth harrow. 1-horse corn •.•lew. 5shovel; Turnbull wagon, with box; Studebaker wagon and hay ladders, good as new; 2 buggies, one good ns new; 2 sets single harness, set and

i half double harness, mudboat.] sleigh tandem diac harrow, good a» • new* bog cooker. 4U gal ; cream separator, used one year; 50 gal Oil tank; 40 bu potatoes and nu merous other articles; also 200 bu. of corn. 5 bu seed corn testa »7 per cent' 75 bu. seed oats, 5 tons timothy i lav ’ i,., bu clover seed. 25 shocks corn, and 150 shocks of good fodder. Have rented my farm and his is a Cleanup sale. At the same time and place J D Engle will sell tbe following: Grev mare. 7 years old; 8 head of cattle, including black Jersev cow 5 years old. with calf by side; Jersey cow. 5 years old. fresh soon; Durham cow. 5 vears old! black Jersey cow, coming 8 years old; Guernsey cow. 5 yean old, black j e -sey cow vears old; Jersey cow. 4 vears old; yellow Jersey, coming 8 vears old. Six of these fresh April Ist -Terms $5.00 and under, cash; over that amount a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser giving note with approved security, bearing S per cent interest after 6 mouths Four per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. JESSE CARPENTER & SON John Spuhler and Jeff Liechty. Aucta. Charles Esteii. Clerk. The Zion iaidies' Aid society will serve lunch on grounds. 1-4-5 The scarcity of jute bags and cordsge. is drawing attention to tre fact ' that we not only pay about $55,000,000 a year to import these products from India and Scotland, and face a war shortage due to lack of shipping am| jute workers in the Dundee district, but that jute has been successfully grown in the south, and that this neglected industry may again be built up According to Financial America, jute ! flourishes so well in the south that it is a troubleacme cornfield weed, known as "velvet-leaf.” This weed has a fiber declared to be equal to the product of India. The principal next for creating a jute industry is machinery to make the filler available for yarn.

The American ambassador at London has recently reimrted by cable is to the regulations for wolfram shipments byway of Hongkong. According to this report, instructions have now been sent to the governor «f Hongkong to the effect that any United States firm may receive period! al shipments of wolfram via Hongkong, licenses not to be granted in advance, but only when the ore has been bought and is ready for shipment. British firms must offer the ore to me ministry of munitions first, and if it is refused they may then sell to the United States.

CROUP Spasmodic croup ia xSy? usually relieved with one application of— Kxrp ■ Little Body Oußrd tnlbh r VICKS VAFORURL, Garden Seeds 2 pkgs, for 5 cents Same Price As Bulk Seed VVTJE -O CZ -E.Y*' Official Time Table of Decatur Railroads GRAND R4PID9 * INDIANA. The G. It. A I. Rued—'l’huae N«. I Pasnenacr Station ssd Fret sit House. Monroe nod Seventh Sts. Southbound. No. 2, Except SundnF —l>#S P. M. Na. «. Hulls 13:51 A. M. Northbound. No. 5. Dully 13:53 A. M. No. 3. Except Snnday.... 3:33 F. M. Non. 1» and 30 ore summer tourist trains H. 1_ MERRY. Agent. FORT W4VNE AND DECATL'R TRACTION LINE. CENTRAL TIME Effective Oetobei- 15, 1817 Leave Decatur Leave Ft. W nyaa 5:40 a. rn. 7:00 a. n. 7>tM) a. nc. 8:30 a. sb. S:3O a. m. 10:00 a. m. 10:00 a. m. 11:30 a. m. 11:30 a. in. 1:00 p. ns. 1:00 p. co. 3:30 p. m. 3:30 P. m. 4100 p. ■>. 4:00 p. m. 5:30 p. as. 7:00 p. nc. 8:30 p. m. 10:00 p. m. 11:05 p. m. Car every hour and a half. Runtiing time I hour and 5 minntea. Freight rar lenver Decatur nt 7:45 a. m. anil leaven Ft. Mayne at 13:00 nc.. arriving in Decatur at 3:00 p. m. A. .1. lIAKEII. «. F. A F. A. TOLEDO. ST. 1.01 IS A WESTERN The “Clover Leaf" Road—'Phene 31 Pnnnenger and Freight Statleu, South Winchester Street. Weatbonnd. >••. 3 tlcllj 10:00 4. M. No. 31. Local Freight, earrtee p*>nenuera. Daily except Sun*■7 - - 10 :K A. H. East Bound, No. 4 Dully 7,50 p. No. 33, Local Freight, dally except Sunday, carries peoaea- «»" lOMiS A. M. H. J. THOMPSON, Agent. eiih: TiiiTT’TAtSi.E. EfferiiTC Nov. 11. 1»I7. The Erie Road, 'Phnae 30. Passenger Station and Freight House, Suulh M Inrh-oter Street. M estbound. No. 7. Dally 2:3St a. to. No. I. Pciily 11:30 1. H. No. C 317. Except ssnilny . 7:31 p. m. East bound. No. » Dally 3:15 4, M. No. I cerpt Sunday S:Ma. nt. No. I Daijy Sil3 P. M.

An Appeal to Your Patriotism KITCHENER BAID; "THE, NATION WITH THE LAST TON W food will win this war. Here la th* P l *'" • im P le ,o o le of the meat eituation: ....» There is no substitute for meat and r., SO, m‘ B r rs Tn France cannot do their best without 36 p ( . r cent u( Our soldiers in Franc products. It's up to America to produc. Americas; meals/“«**»;* *" O 7 men of the Allies' combined arm* it 2 !' The locus aud herds of France, Belgium and are disappearing rapidly. .. ( last fiscal vear i! was necessary to send one billion amount sent before the war. Our meat aupply i' near the danger point. Why? Because dur.ng the list 17 there i hp. I seen . decrease of 13.000X00 head of beef, swine and sheep tn the United States. Poultry meat car. be produced more rapidly and as economically M any other form of meat Al** ounce chick will develop into a4O ouuce bird in less than 14 weeks. Hoover says: “Increased production of poultry can be effected much faster than beef, pork and mutton. He adds "We must have a quick response in poultry products." It YOU are A REAL AMERICAN you will take this AS A COMMAND —not as a suggestion! REMEMBER WHAT KITCHENER SAiDJ Are we te have that last ton of food? Think it over DECATUR PRODUCE CO.

PUBLIC SALE. I. the undersigned, will offer at public auction at my residence on what is known as the David Shaffer farm. 5 miles east of Decatur. 2 miles north of Pleasant Mills. *, mile south of Bobo, on Wednesday. March 6. beginning at 10 o'clock a. m. the following property, to-wit: Four Head of Horses: Bay mare. 6 years old. weight 1500; bay mare. 2 years old; 2 coming yearlings. Farm Implements: Thomas hay loader. Milwaukee mower, hay tedder. 2 J. 1 • t ase corn cultivators. Zanesville corn planter, spring tooth harrow, spike tooth harrow, riding breaking plow, heavy farm wagon dump boards.. l>air bob sleds, hay ladders, set heavy work harness and numerous other articles. Terms:—Under $5.00 cash in hand. Over that a credit of nine months will be elven, the purchaser giving bankable’ note, bearing 6 per cent interest after maturity. Four per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. ALMOND SHAFTER. Harry Daniels. Auct. Alva Bowen. Clerk. Lunch served on ground. 26-2-4 PUBLIC SALE. As I have rented my farm and am going to move. 1 will offer for sale at public auction at my residence, on what is known as the John Porter farm, 10 miles southeast of Decatur.

:n;:::::c:^r.x::::r.::::x:x:x::u::s: UNDER NEW MANAREMtNT; The city milk route business is now under new ? management. We want every patron to receive • good milk, good service and courteous treatment, j ’Phone No. 50 if your service is not satisiac- j tory. If you will help us by making known your ? complaints, we will be glad to correct the errors and j render you better service. • Decatur Sanitary Milk Co. | WE DELIVER MILK ON SUNDAYS. National Implement Inspec-j tion and Repair WeeM -r-- - - - -hi >' March 4th Io 9 thJ Save expensive delays and transportatio’ 1 . £ charges and help in the Big Drive for Greater r<»° i Production. ? The week of March Ith to 9th has been dcsi£ ? nated as National Implement Inspection and ; Week and the farmers of the United States are u ; r ed to inspect their implements and put them m £ condition. i; Our Welding Department can repair ?! per cent of your broken parts and is at your sei' Bring in your cast iron, malleable, steel <•';; aluminum pieces. J Holthouse Fireproof Garage |

t miles east and 2 miles south of Monroe. 4 miles seutii "..d 1 mile west of Pleasant Mil* ••a Wediw day. March 6. beginning at 10 o'clock a. m . the following property, to-wit: Five Horses: Bay mare, coming 10 years old. in foal; roan horse coming 4 years old; coming 3 year old bay mare colt; yearling bay colt; white driving horse, smooth mouth. Four Cattle: Cow. coming 7 years old. extra good: black cow, comings years old, fresh Mar. 10; Holstein heifer, coming 3 years old. fresh July 2; Jersey cow. 4 years old. Hogs: Brood sow, will farrow March 22; ( shoats, weight 20 lbs. e- eh ptra Implements: Wagon and bed. breaking plow, spring tooth harrow, spike tooth harrow, disc harrow, surrey, buggy, set ’Of chain and tug harness, set buggy harness, riding cultivator, grind stone, forks, 7 doz chickens, ot which 5 doz. are full blooded Plymouth Rock bens; turkey hen and gobbler; 4 geese. 35 bu. Big 4 seed oats. 65 bu. corn. 2% bu. old seed corn. 2 bu. new seed corn, about 35 bu. of corn on shocks or in crib; Veda cream separator, heating store and other household goods. Terms:— A credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving bank able note, oeanng » pet cent after maturity; 4 per cent off for cash; no goods removed until settled for AMOS FAIRCHILD. J N Burkhead. Auct. Ray Barber. Clerk. The Salem Ladies’ Aid will serve lunch. 26-1-4