Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1918 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT,' - I Published Every Evening Except, Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLERPresident ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE. Secretary -r=-T- -~. | Subscription Ratos Per Week, by carrierlo c. Qts Per Year, by carrierst>O<Li Per Month, by mall 26 cc,:t Per Year, by mall|3.o>‘, Sli.gle Copies 2 c® ntb I Advertising rates made known on I upplication. t j Entered at the postoffice in Decatur., Indiana, as second-class matter The saddest week in the history cl. the community has passed into histo.j. | ami the nip stery of it al! has not yet | been solved, though the greatest men of science in the middle west have I worked unceasingly to fathom it. Ihe investigation will go on until the tacts | are known, as is evidenced from the ■ fact that the government has instruct ed medical men and secret service men to make a thorough report of ad facts. The last of the serier of union services was held in this city last night and the wonderful interest manifested is proof that the people like them, that they would support such meeting a great part of the time. The spirit of unity is one that ought to be great ly encouraged, especially during these days when the combined strength oi the community is so often needed, -t is io be hopu<l that similar meetings will be frequently held during the future. The credit of the United States was so higli and unquestionable that m 1900. two years afterAhe Spanish War. 2 ,per cent bonds were offered at par and oversubscribed. This is a tinapcial ! erformance no other nation has . ever equaled. United States 4 i r ' coat bonds in 1888 sold as high as lIQ and in 1901 1 rought 139 7 s on 'lie ' s ock market. The United States has I never defaulted on any of its bolt's. • • » I ’. I Not one of its bondholder- has er r lot* a cent of principal or interest v cept tiiose who voluntarily have taken losses by selling their bonds in a period of temporary price depression. One hundred cents on the dollar, principal ami interest, lias the I nited States always paid. Back of the $2 000.000.000. to $300,000,000,000 of oar national resources stands the rugg ;d

honesty of America. Liberty loan I '.Minds are the safest security in the world. Local boys who think it incites tli -in more manly to “hop” trains and mage excursions to nearby towns, should i take warning from the sad death of , Bryce Harden who was killed wh n he tried to alight from a Clover Leaf I freight at Ohio City. Saturday night. Others of the crowd of boys who had left Bluffton to come to this city, sue- ■ . eeeded in getting off here and a lad j named Allen who was with Hard in ■got back home rafclj.. while Bryce gave his life as a payment for his fe v

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hours of supposed fun It seemp th it many boys think they have to do a Certain amount of train riding and | burning to make themselves appear : bprles Thu disobey their parents v 1 11 ‘ I and tin y take a fifty fifty chance with death Local lads should take this lesson home and should remember , 'that the cost of such experiences is always more than the pleasure derived. ..•tnnßU.ntnt'.mnnxasta'.nctnKxnnix | SOCIETY I WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Tuesday. Three Link Club- Rebekah Hall. Reformed Young Woman's MissionCry Miss Lett. Wetter. , Reformed Miss. a.ai. Mrs. Otto Reppert. Presbyterian Missionary U.te Box Opening Social. I Anyway, some features of th story of home will always coi. cide. "Homf will find away" as long as there is a mother in th ■ world or a woman who likes t > coddle somebody else besides hi rself. —The. Country Contributi r in Indianapolis News. There will be a meeting of Uie Young Woman s Auxiliary <> fthe A formed Missionary society at the heme lof Miss Letta Wetter Tuesday even.ling. All members are requested ’<> 'take notice. t William Beavers left this noon tor j his horn • at Bucyrus. 0.. after a visit .. since yesterday afternoon with !:ts parents. Dr and Mrs S. D. Heavers, t s The Three Link Club will be entertained after lodge Tuesday evening bj e Mrs Ralph Milter Mrs Elgin King. Miss Nell Winnes and others There will be games and a good entertains ment and all Rebekahs are urged to n come. r. Mr. and Mrs Joe Hilliard retunred r this afternoon to their home at Hicksf. ville. O. They were week-end guests j of the A. J. Haney family. s r Tiie members of the Women's Home u 1 and Foreign Missionary society of ilte Presbyterian church, and their triends, [and the public in general, are cordial ' j ly invited to the annual mile box op ’n-, in^- social at the home of Mrs. Will r* Kren ers Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The following program w : !l ~ be given: Hymn: devotionals. Mrs Lcuisi Myers: "The Story of Woman's Progress in Japan." Miss l.aura Aman ■ hymn: reading. As the Presbyterian ’• Crow Flies ever Tokio Mrs. J. L. 1 Kochi r: reading. "Meesima a Hero J Mrs. L. A. Graham; piano solo. *i:s j Clyde Noble: reading. Mrs. Fay Sniitl Knapp: piano solo. Gertrude Moses;

jcoo n t j s Knsa&:nKttjtHscusos3»ac«x»J nr . Miss Rose Nesswald. stenographer , for Si hurger. qualified as .notary put) lie. giving SI,OOO bond. Real estate transfers: Charles Leh . man. et a) to Abraham Beer. 1.5 acres in Berne. $400: Noah M. Neuenschwar der to Straus Bros , realty in B:i:( Creek township. $5,000: Joel Schwart; et al to Marion M. Meeks. 80 ai n - French township. $12,400; Ralph jToddet. et al to William A Ixmg. I'll! j acres es Jefferson township $28.80'1. ID. N. Erwin to Henry Lehman, i-'< |acres of Union township. $19.00'1; 'Straus Bros, to Oscar Bultenieier.

realty in Root township, 19200; H. 8. Michaud to Fred J. Schearer. JO acres of Union township. SII,OOO. In the matter of the voluntary assignment of the Decatur Herald Company to The Peoples Loan & Trust Company, inventory number 1 .was filed and approved and appraisement of property filed. March 30 is the date set when the court will fix the value of the estate of .-Chna Gruver for inheritance tax purposes. • I In (he Della Thomas guardianship k appraisement was filed; also bond in F the -uni of $6,000. A private sale of real estate was ordered, after notice; terms one third cash: one-third in six months and onelthird in twelve months. Licensed to mitrry: Lieutenant William Claude Briggs, of Geneva, horn (December 1, 1895. son of William Willits Briggs, and Hope Beatrix Hoffman I born May 20. 1897, daughter of' Fred I Hoffman | Alfred F- Chronister qualified us [guardian of Cora Chronister, giving $2500 bond. Lucy J Gregory took out letters of I guardianship on Jtrcne Gregory Herr wild was s2.tmo, ]*.

DECATUR BOYS TO PRISON ji — Bluffton, lud. Mar 2 Earl and , Frank Neuelischwander. aged 21 and' 24 respectively, of Decatur, who ent •ered pleas before Judge Eichhorn here to charges of passing forged checks, were sentenced to the state reformatory at Jeffersonville tor terms of two to fourteen years each, to which were added fines ot $lO and costs etu h Frank Neuensi hwaniler passed a sl2 forged cheek al McKinney Bros.’ store at Ossian, and bis brother passed a forged check for $lB at the Solinger ,v Mi-Kirman store in Bluffton. MR. LUTZ A LITTLE BETTER A telephone message from the Lmh eran hospital at Fort Wayne at two o’clock this afternoon gave the intor-, mation that Mr. Lutz was slightly i’:ij 1 roved and that the serunij had not. been used yet. Reports earlier in tiny day were not so.encouraging. A num er of local people called on him

tht Iteaatt Store t Thursday. Friday, Saturday, Mar. 7,8,9. IpH a surprising bi- nd yi pi Pav us the regular price for any item here advertised and wc The ’wme’V pJrfeetiom <AC 11211 vs ill sell you another of same kind for ONE CENT. I j- standard standard Price - Thi S sa j e was developed by the United Drug Company as an ad- ot one Pound r UFpOSB vertising plan. The Company sacrifices its profits and something Excellence JLfkuJJ besides, in order to get a larger distribution of its meritorious products, and standar<J price This sale felgO Pounds you get the benefit. Half Pound Packet ——- Bouquet Jeanice Talcum Lord Baltimore Stationery Symonds Inn Cocoa Household I s one extreme fineness and deli- I n , • . A white fabric finish I This Cocoa s ab- — fragrance It brings to you the i writing paper, corre- / solutelr pure. RPniPllifHi I > mbined odors of the tubt ‘ rose - the / z-A-n, I ... ? full strength and V 111 VUll.a i'-iet. the heliotrope, the geranium. ' I spondence size with ' flavor. jasmine and other choice flowers. < V . —~i f envelopes to match. i ZX.~4aP. •>u-HI ilk 111 ITV Cordial 2 for 26c of which are delightfully blended \' 1, 'CO-GOA. . L Standard Price 2,)C Bl.tckiKll V l<or<liai iIO _ I Bouquet Jcankc Talcum Powder / , /fj SUndard Pnce jgSSggUfr 50c Blood Tablets ... .2 for 51c Jstandard Price This Sale - \ I One Box 25c jwo Jars 26c . r. z oc One Can Two Cans ' This Sale I Agy 25c Carbolic Salve ...2 for 26c . (k 51( . Two Boxes 26c 50c Catarrh Spray. Imp. ~ ToileCGOOdS (11 qu "'' 2 f< " l( Rubber Goods and Household Needs I 50c Violet Dulce Com25c Cathartic Pills .. .2 for 26c 9 . plexion Powder ... .2 for ale „„ si.so American Beauty Hot Water Bot- 25c hat and Roach taste Jeanice Z-,.- Churi-oul lablels. 2 fur ||e • 2 (or $1 . 51 Ho)(|er 2 for lle Meu.i, tor 51e 50c (lu rry Bark Cough 5e stork Nipples 2 for 6c Cascade j inen p ound Paper ~2 for 36c ' Cream • 2 for 51c Svmp 2 ■;[< Ilk i™. Sulphur and cream »t 2 ‘"‘TJ,2 tor Me . ... P1 , i ~ f 26c 25c Syiuond.s Inn Vanilla.-2 for 36c L ’ ' ” cum Powder .... •-2 for- - ( orn'soivent * > for ’6c 35(1 Symonds Inn Lemon. 2 for 36c Red Rambler Fountain Syringe. .2 for $1.51 JeanUC . 2 for 76c 3.-W cZn ot •>V. Font Powder 2 for 26c 75c H:lir Brush , 11 rows mixed 25c Rexall Babv Talcum 2 for 26c Water ...’ 2 for ,6c _oc 1 oot 1 owner ... for zne brisllcs 2 for 76c . , .» r o, 50c Harmony Extract 25c Grippe Pills 2 for 26c „ 20c Rexall Violet Talcum 2 for 2lc p crfuin( . s '2 for 51c * Hair Brush. 11 rows white „ , v- ...a,.- 2 for 26c 25c Healing Salve ... .2 for 26c bristles 2 for 76c 25r Rexall Grippe Pills 2 for 26c gc Face ’.2 for 26c 50c Kidnev Pills 2 for 51c 35c Hand Brush 2 for 36c 50c Guth Cannels, in lbs 2 for 51c Violet Talcum ...2 for 26c SI.OO Kidney Remedy 2 for Sl.Ol “ T “ nm p 19c Tar Shampoo Soap 2 for 20c 25c Little Liver Pi115..2 for 26c RjkerS Violet Witch HfiZel l ° COa BUtter 1 25 c Medicated Skin for 26c 25c Mentholine Balm 2 for 26c —— 25e Rexall Tooth Paste 2 for 26c delightful and resfreshing a wonderful building Team A CHERRY BARK COUGH . . . FOR THE TOILET true skin food. The well SYRUP SI.OO Syrup Hypophosphites jr-T \ known properties of Coco* Buv- r nn l’iins no habit forming (Clear) 2 for sl.Ol /-k A double distilled Extract of Witch f s .1 ter make this a distinct tan- (i / u 2 or dangerous ingredients. Hazel, delicately perfumed, ami put 5 1 provement over any other. jp j s extremely pleasant, lAC toothache Stopper 2 for 16c up in i a oz. sprinkiar topped bottles. > ? ! - d d Th prompt and effective. 25c White Liniment 2 for 26c standard This I j Sale Standard This SI.OO Wine ol Cod Liver ___< One Bottlo 50c Two Bottles 51c . COneJa.SOc TwoJarsslc Hrice S Extract 2 for sl.Ol I 1 One Bottle 25c Two BottkI REXALL tooth paste q Q I? 11 Amcrk ‘ an Bcauty WaUr j— ~ Bi a ,.<...1 . aut...-,,. tut jl italic « ’Jt 1 ! t and d.-odrant. Cleans 7 CT W h ‘“ v > gaugtl f ft" and whitens the teeth. — bottle. One ’ The REX/VLL Drug Store • M Standard Price This Sale , e.i. mjkid T I IgEWyMI Standard Price Tb,s Z' L” | DECATUR, - - - - ■ ■ INDIANA. °”7

[terday and report that he seems tc 'be getting along nicely eXi e| ting for the fact that his throat is still affected laud he has difficulty in swallowing Mr. M Kirsch, of the People's Loan A- 'lYu i company who returned from Fort Wayne this afternoon, also r-j-j ported that he hud called at the hospital and found Mr Lutz, quite a little: better. He was even permitted to, smoke a cigar today and the physici im in charge expressed his belief that his, patient would soon be entirely out of. danger. SOME BRANCHES CLOSED The adjutant general informs the, ]< ;i -al military board that the Engi-i neer's and Spruce divisions at Vancouver. Washington, and the latnil '!>• [vision <>F toe Signal Corps at Fort I Leavenworth, Kansas, are closed to (voluntary inductions There are sev , Lra! other branches in which regisItrants subject to the draft, may v >i 'unteer. The war deparlinent has

" | ued calls for photogtaphers and mechanics. MR. WORTHMAN RETURNS Martin F. Worthmun. superintendcm of Decatur high school, hah returned from Atlantic City. K J • where oc attended the convention ot the Nation--1 meal of Superintendence. The con- ' v.mion this year was the greatest atlair of its kind in history, the program ! p, ;ng devoted to subjects on how Lchools would help to win the war. ' Seventy-eight superintendents from I imliana were in attendance at the conj vention and about six thousand from ; all over the United States. PROF. LUCKEY HERE TODAY Prof. George W. A. Luckey, former sujerintemient of the Decatur schools ; now one of the greatest educators ,f ihe United States was here today 1 < ailing on relatives and friends, eur,,.>e io hi> home at IJncoln, Nebrasw'c.re he is the president of t'le

' University of Nebraska. He has been attending the meeting of educators al Atlantic City end was accompanied b) his daughter from Cleveland. Tb > also went to Harvard to visit their so and brother. Paul Luckey, who was In , the aviation school there but who has . now been ordered to New Urndon lor . the sea aviation work, in which he is to be commissioned. Prof. Lackey i left here at noon for Chicago. W. R. C. NOTICE There will be a meeting of the W. It. C Tuesday evening at the Post bull ! All numbers are requested to be present. infant is dead The fourteen months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marun living near the 1 St. Paul church, south of this city, died 1 Saturday evening at seven o’clock r from catarrhal fever ami whooping • cough Nine brothers and sisters sur- . vive. the youngest being but thixe weeks old. Tiie funeral will be Tu s

day morning at ten o'clock from the St. Paul's church. “notFce Deliveries by Ute Decatur Sanitary Milk Company w ill begin at six o'clock iu the morning and all custcmcrs a !e urged to have their bottles set out h ' plenty of time. This will save timp and will enable the drivers to cover the city more quickly. Please see that the bottles are placed ouuide. DECATUR SANITARY MILK CO. 54-t3 Tays he saw gunsett William Scherer, who conducts an iulo livery line -,om Monroe was m •'ort Wayne Saturday evening and met ,ne of the Bremerkamp boys who told I dm that he had met and talked with k ienry Gunsett that day and that hi s lad told him he was there hunting •. vork. The statement is given just . s , dr. Scherer gave it to us and with •he hope that it may he confirmed.