Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1918 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT 1 ihihltehed Every Ev»n>»« Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUBE, Secretary ' Subscription Ritss Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Ter Year, by carrier * 5 00 Per Month, by mail 25 cenW •' per Year, by mall * 3<w ! Siegle Copies..... cents Idvei using rates made known M application. Entered at the pootolEce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The same resources back of that five dollar bil in your pocket, backs the Liberty Loan bond. The only difference is that the latter pays you 4bi per cent interest each year. The soldier boys in Camp Taylor, have bought liberty bonds, have helped in every cause, have offered themselves to their country and now they aro going even farther. They are platting garden spots and will raise war gardens. Each company has its garden ami there is a spirit of rivalry that is sure to make .them great gardens. This ought to be a real inspiration to the rest of us to do our bit and our all. We are not only at war —and even of that fact there is not a realizing sense—but at war with one of the greatest military powers known to history. It is a war that will have to be won by hard lighting, and great sacrifices on the itart of the iteople at home It is true to setle down determinedly to the grimmest business in which this nation ever took part. The more completely we do this the shorter will be the war. and the more certain ‘lie , triumph.—lndianapolis News. . - — , Which do you prefer, a bond that pays you interest or a tax against your real ami personal property? b>u will be called upon to answer that uuestion when the liberty loan drive < starts, for just as sure as this conntry lives, the expenses of the war must be paid one way or the other. * Think it over seriously and then plan to help your government not only by talking or by buying a five dollar thrift stamp both of which are right as far » as they go. hut by putting every dol- • Jar you can Lio the hands of the gov- f > t V eminent. A good part of the nation itself must rouse itself from an inadequate ( sense of what is demanded of it, must learn to face darn facts, must steel itself to any sacrifice and exert all its vast energies. We fail of this today, and it is largely the fault of our pre s and public leaders, who counsel the J wisdom of the ostrich, who think facts f can be abolished by denying that they exist, or who will not courageously seek of them. America is today at a | great crisis of history. On her shoulders is the heaviest responsibility borne by any people in the world. We can not bear that burden honorably nor fulfill our duty io ourselves and to civilization unless we exert our maxSociety Brand Clothes Are The First In Young Men’s Clothing $25.00 io $32.50 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY |

imum powers of brain and brawn, unless wo draw on all our resources.— Chicago Tribune. The man who has a >3.000 annual income in the United States must pay a tax to his government of >IO.OO. If he lived in England he would have to pay $240. It' he made $5,000 in the United States he must pay $75.00 and if he lived in England and made the sameamount he would have to pay SBOO. If you were lucky enough to cant $15,000 in the United States last year, your income tax is $750 while if you did the same thing in England your lax to your government would be $3,750. Why we don’t know what taxes and burdens and discomforts of war are. But remember that the veryfirst time we stub our toes in this country on the Liberty Loan we will know and know quickly what taxes are. Which do you prefer, and make up your mind right now. a tax receipt or a four and a half per cent bond.’ There is no middle of the road. Either you love this country and yon are willing to go the limit to preserve it or you are against it and the government Ls making a card index right now of every citizen in the United States. They know too just where you stand and the disloyal men are to be so tagged. It’s a part of war. It can be no other way. It's time right now to announce your position. Stand by your government now when it needs you. It’s best for every one and if you set right down to facts —that s where you want to stand or you wouldn't be here. You know that no country in the world is so kind to her subjects, so fair and so just. Get into the game, be an enthusiastic supporter of this great country, help win the war, that we may live in peace during many gener ations to come. Here where you are allowed to worship as you please, where every loyal subject may think as he pleases and where each has as much to say about affairs as his neighbor, is an ideal country. To permit, any chance for a change of this form of government would be folly indeed. Right now make up your mind to place upon the altar of patriotism every resource and every ounce of energy and strength you have. i SOCIETY j; 5 B i WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Wednesday. Reformed Ladies’ Aid—Mrs. Fred Reppert. Thursday. Loyal Workers —Mrs. Earl Butler. Pythian Sisters —At Home. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. Jacob Atz. Hard To Beat Class —Postponed. United Brethren Aid—Mrs. Ceph Melchi. Evaugelica| Aid- Mrs. Mat Breiner. Friday. Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid —Schoolhouse. Phoebe Bible Class —At Library. Pocahontas Needle Club—At Hall. Mite Society —Mrs. Horace Callow. For mark you this: a woman never gets anything off her mind, she merely turns it upside down occasionally byway of renewing the burden. If you could see the top of that place where she does her thinking it would be a shelf in a dark closet filled with things she has used to worry herself add other people: little plans that failed. promissory notes against her husband for caresses which he failed to meet, grievances against him which he unconsciously contracted years ago. She cherishes them along with her bridal veil and the dead baby’s shoes, so that when she is sad she can reach up. take them all down, add them up and weep. But she never discounts them nor destroys them. The fiendish house-cleaning instinct with which she is endowed never leads her to set this little dark corner of herself in order. Saturday, at 6:5. occurred the mar riage of Miss Eleanor K Banta, daugll ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ranta, o' Shackley street, and Mr. Ralph W. Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chariei Snyder, of east of Geneva The mar riage took place at the ?.I E. church , Rev. J. F. Lutey officiating. T' e btidi [was attired in a soft materia! white I dress and the groom in a browi Isuit.— Geneva News. | The death of Mrs. Lena Guilbert

■ Ford, the American woman .vho wrote "Keep the Home Fires Bunting one of the most popular marching songs of the British army and her cripple! son. Walter, was a pathetic incident of the * German air raid on London- e- ’ died under the wreckage of tnelr ! home. ’ The Loyal Workers’ class of the ; Evangelical church will have a meet I ing with Mrs. Earl Butler Thursday , afternoon at 3:30 o'clock al her home on North Fifth street. r , The Pythian Sisters will not meet . until 3:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at their regular meeting, to allow ; those who wish, to go to the Red 1 Cross shop prior to that The children of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, numbering fifty, with their mothers assembled at the I. 0. O. F. • hall last evening for their annual party. Drop the handkerchief and other ' games were played and a good program was interesting. Misses Naomi Mayer and Portia Thomas were the musicians; Miss Mayer gave some Riley readings for children: Ed.ia Fuhrman read a story; and Marion Blackman recited a ixiem on Thrill Stamps which she composed herself. PoiM’orn balls were refreshments. Mrs. Harry Ward, of Sanford. Fla., arrived this morning to be the guest of her sister, Mrs. Will Winnes. Violet Ear chart and Errel Peterson were new members received by Lie Young Peoples Alliance which met with Mrs. Eugene Runyon last evening. The organization is considering having the Glee Club from Northwestern College here for a concert this summer. and more definite plans will be formulated later. Thetus Hocker gave a piano solo; Helen Milhelm read, Zelma Nelson gave a piano solo, making a very good program. Marcella Kern's name was proposed for membership to be voted on at the next meeting. A bee-hive contest also furnished amusement. Refreshments were provided. The Zion Lutheran Ladies’ Aid society will meet Friday afternoon tn the schoolhouse. Mrs. C. Boese will ■serve the lunch. The Hard to Beat class of the Evangelical Sunday school, taught by Mrs. Mills, have postponed their meeting until next Tuesday on account of the ’llness of the teacher. It will be held Tuesday evening at the home of Mis. Robert Garard. first house west of South Ward school building. The W. C. T. U. at the home of Mrs. E Hocker yesterday had several special numbers on the program. Mrs. John Hill took the pace of Mrs. W. S. Mills, who was ill; Rev. F. G. Butler. Evangelist Renn and his singer. Prof. Bockmeyer were present and gave talks and sang: and every number of the program as announced was interesting also. Fifty guests were present. "The Poverty Social" given by the Christian Pastoral Helpers at the home of Prof, and Mrs. V. C. Knepper last evening was a unique one. The costumes of the fifty or more attending were supposed to he in regulation ■poverty style" but yet the judges. "T. C. R. Weaver and Dr. Burt Mangold, found enough violations, in the way of prohibited buttons, rings, silks and velvets, “biled shirts,” shaves, etc., to make the fines aggregate a very neat sum for the society. Mrs. L. E. Keller gave a reading: Miss Agnes Glliig told a story: Madeline Marsh re-it-ed; and there were several contest*— object, berry and can contest —to provide a good time. Cookies and punch were refreshments. The social committee. which included Mrs. W. Paul Marsh. Mrs. V. C. Knepper. Mrs. Burt Mangold and Mrs. C R. Weaver made the affair a decided success. In calling attention yesterday to the meeting of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid society, at the home of Mrs. Jacob Atz. at two o’clock Thursday aft jrnoon to sew for Belgian children, the type said "not" the early hour. It should have read. "Note” the early hour. Please notice the correction and go early. The Phoebe Bible class of the Re formed church will meet at the li brary Friday evening at 7:30 to de Red Cross work. The debate at the Methodist chur last evening, given by the Co-Workers the subject being a war-time subje was interesting. The debaters wcr Dan Erwin. Fred Hancher. E. Bu: Lenhart and Frank Downs, and dii r- cussions were given following thos .1- by the regular speakers. The Junie if Epworth Leaguers sold refreshments ■ -n TEDDY IS TICKLED >s r . (United Press Service) Njcw York. March 13 (Special I Daily Democrat)— “By George: 1 >i ~ immensely excited and delighted 'shouted Col. Roosevelt over the tel [phone today when informed by 'll United Press of the decoration of h. t son, Captain Archie Roosevelt for ga

Jlantry in action in France B -This Is the first news of anv kt ( 1 have heard of Archie (or a long limeWe cabled him three weeks ago of It r ; rrival of a baby son but we haven ,- heard from him We don’t know that r he received our cable ” TAKEN - AT MUNCIE TODAY ’ (United J? re ”/r t rVl <s l)e cial to ■ Muncie. Ind.. March 13-(3pecim i r Daily Democrat I—Police, last nig J and today, rounded up two of th" ll ”" men alleged to have shot Edward Ke ter, paymaster's guard in role o. : March 2. and to have robbed the pav- ' master of the Doehler Die Casting Co., there, of $8,900.00. 1 Arrested with them was an alleg'd woman accomplice giving her name i s Alice Hall. The men slated as Joe Woods and Joe Clifford Wood and the Hall woman were arrested in the Grand Hotel and th" former attempted to escape when the detectives entered. Clifford was taken when detectives surrounded his boarding house. The Hall woman and Woods tame here last night by train from Fostoria. Ohio. Clifford has been here several days. Clifford has a roll of bills amounting to about four hundred dollars. Wood had less. —" WILL BE HOME TOMORROW Attorney Clark J Lutz who has been ill for more than two weeks following the Madison house poisoning, it is reported will be home tomorrow H" has not entirely recovered and is still quite weak and has some throat trou ble but it is believed he can be cared for here as well as at the hospital. B. Adams who has been associated with him for many years in the law business visited him today and reported at noon that he would lie home tomorrow. —O —— IS GRANDFATHER AGAIN Jacob Martin, pioneer haker and restauranteur. is grandfather agaii. The new honor comes through tne birth of a son. Robert, to Mr. and Mrs. E E. Dennis, of Humphries. Ark. The boy has been named Robert and is the second child in the family. Mrs. Dennis was Miss Rose Martin. o — KILLED AT WARSAW (United Service) Warsaw. Ind.. March 13—'Special I) Dally Democrat) — Charles Sparks, twenty-three, an electrician of bort Wayne, was killed here last night by a Pennsylvania train. MRS. PREMER* RECOVERING Mrs. Russell Prenter continues to show encouraging improvement day by day. FOR PROSECUTOR Please announce my name as a candidate for prosecuting attorney for Adams county, subject to the decision of the democratic primary election, to be held Tuesday. May 7. 1918. 551t3 A. C. BUTCHER. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT DECATUR. INDIANA. IN THE STATE OF INDIAN \ AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAR. L * ‘ ‘ ‘ RESOURCES | 6fi 7.813.36 Loans and discounts 576.68 Overdrafts, unsecured • I’ ‘ i’i-nnnnna r S Bonds deposited to secure circulation ipar value) 500.000.0 V. S. bonds and certificates of indebtedness owned Liberty blan Bonds'. 'i% per '. ent and 4 per t ent, unpledged .... 35.30U.1t> Bonds other than U. S. Bonds pledged to secure postal savings deposits •• ': \ . . Securities other than V. S. Bonds (not including stocks) g _, O owned unpledged • no Stocks, other than Federal Reserve Bank stock i'sOOOO Furniture and fixtures r>‘ooooo Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ■■ • ■ • 104'101 SI Cash in vault and net amounts due from national banks 104..W1.M , Checks on other banks in the same city or town as reporting bank (other than Item 17) ... Total of items 14. 15. IG. 17 tyul 18 s!♦»<.4l ■> <>. > Checks on banks located outside of city or town of reporting * bank and other cash items • ■••• ‘ ->8..54 Redemption fund wUh U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer •* t War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps actually owned .... 671.84 ■' Total $999,634.31 1 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in « Surplus fund •• • 20.000.00 ■ Undivided profits $12,551.02 i- Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid 6.637.07 .».9'.3.'.> Circulating notes outstanding 50,000.00 Net amounts due to banks, and trust companies (other than included in items 31 or 32) 106.281.66 Total of items 32 and 33 $106,281.66 '* Individual deposits subject to (heck 236,303.12 «. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days (other than for t money borrowed) .... 224.730.48 Cashier’s checks outstanding 104.42 Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subft ject to Reserve. Items 34. 35, 36, 37. 38, 39, is- 40, and 41 $461,138.02 Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed)... 234,748.48 Postal savings deposits 2,089.56 or Other time deposits . 19,462.64 i. Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 42. 43, 44 and 45 $256,300.68 Total .' $999,634.31 State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: ♦ o • I. C. A. Dugan, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear im that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. , „ C. A. DUGAN. Cashier. '■ EARL B. ADAMS. Notary Public. Io- i MJr commission expires September 18, 1920. be 1* w. SMITH. DANIEL SPRANG. ■’ W. A. KUEBLER. -v - Directors.

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AN AGRICULTURE COURSE (United Preen Service’, Indianapolis. Ind., March 13—(SpeI cial to Daily Democrat)—Nearly 5W Indiana boys between the ages of 16 and 21. from all parts of the state will he given an opportunity this spri ig to take an intensive course in agriculture through the efforts of business men of the state. The Terre Haute Rotary club has ' arranged for a farm in Vigo county in which the training will be given. An instructor from the Indiana stale normal school, one from Purdue unii versity and a dozen farmers w-ao hive f made a success of the work will ma.-.e up the faculty of this unique school. The owner of the land, turned it over to the state for the purpose of - training young high school students in r agricultural work. , A three week’s course will be given, j The boys will be expected to take up practical work for the remainder of the year on some farm following the training. ) The only <— t which the boys will have to meet is for boat

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| will not call for ranch <orta who might otherwise be 'j colors. 1 PUBLIC SALE | Attend the Charley sale, on the John Tabled five and one-half mile*M Decatur on the Mud Pi Thursday. March 1 tth-1 cattle, hogs, farming ments. etc., w ill he sotoj