Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1918 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT FuhlteOW ffvvy «v*nlo« Exc»P* •uMtey by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER Prwid«nt ARTHUR R- HOLTHOUSE, S«cr«Ury Subscription RxtM Per Week, by carrier .10 cenU Ter year, by carrier Oy t’tr Month, by mail ... .25 eeats Par Year by mall P-C-) Slxgie Coplee * cents' Advertising rate* made known on tppUcatlon. Entered at the poetoffice in Desaior.,

Indiana and-claw sailer *T*l- Kankzirc nf fh'"' iTIUIItV Will H’t'Ct at supper at the Hotel Murray tomor-j row evenimf. Thvy will organize to; aid the Third Ui?x?rty Loan drive, will listen to by W. H. O’Brien and C. H Worden and will talk shop, k should result in a closer union of i Lili.’, men who have so important P jo** >the* aiJairs of Vdacounty. Mrs. Gibson, Red Cross nurse whosei story has created wonderful interest, uhere she has told it. will speak at -be coart room this evening. She is a newspaper woman of twenty years’ experience. a writer and a lecturer, an unusual woman who has visited the! various battle fronts of Europe and ian tell her story in a manner that vri>' -rir- tri ■' r Hr* irt T~h»* iiihir i ■»- . ; This is the week for the national drive for the “Boj’s Working Reserve” Dr. Fred Patterson, the county chairman for this work, has several t weeks organizing ior this drive a..-.< it is desired that not .less than 4 for work on farms and in rho.-. b.-j cause of the need for men in ’he am. .I

<kiid tltcy arc noc su jcvt co **i ‘ ; ‘ tae county either for work er for any army sen'i<- Boot ? th< g-dne Get your coat off and get ready to make th-3 third a erty I* .n dnve a and we can ii every I ■ dy wtU rtatue the importance of wort and ho •' will not only know those who buy but i those who do not and why. Think it. the ?rreat wn« now average about a hundred a day and it will gt. t larger. I .- . •„ w!"bX ’ >u^rtThe' waTT i do it fe to fcny Liberty Bondand scrape, bomzw the money if you! harn’t got it buy buy them. Show the boys in khaki that you are buck of them and if they are willing to effs r •Kc>iv* Imum: vfMi a tp willirz to offer Confirmation Suits

Io AU Wool BLUE SERGE Knickerbocker $7.50 to $12.50 Long Trousers sl3 50 to SIB.OO THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

i the e bonds and they are a splendid investment but we prefer that you 1 buy them because yon believe in the I. -j who are fighting for you across the sea. The campaign will open I : April 6th. Let's make the first day .1 big one and then keep on buying I ilx ads until we have met Jhe allott l meat Don't make your government I trt a tax. Thai’s a burden you can I avoid if you show your willingness I ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + POLITICAL + + ANNOUNCEMENTS + ♦♦+++++♦♦♦♦♦++

FOR JUDGE 26TH CIRCUIT. i You are hereby authorised to an 1 nonnee that I am a candidate for judge of the Adams circuit court subJett to the democratic primary to be [held on May 7. ISIS. One term only | DORE B. ERWIN, j Please announce the name of the I i undersigned as a candidate for judge I [of the 25th judicial circuit, subject I Ito the decision of the democratic pri-l I tnary election to be held Tuesday. I I May 7, 1918. ISgtf JOHN C. MORAN. I You are herebv authorized to an-1 Inounce the name of the undersigned! as a candidate for judge of the 25th I I judit tai circuit, subject to the dceisiuni of the democratic primary to be Iftgrf * DIVID E. SMITH I FOR SURVEYOR. I didate for surveyor of Adams county. I :g;f OKVAL HARRLFF. I. FOR SHERIFF. , Lease announce the name of the] j * . - a« a OlVtiidatC sos Sheriff I i is county, subject to the de-L vision of the democratic primary, to! ?X.f U d FRED BRAI N- I FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY- I

new the name of the undersigned ! f . "Lrb -udictel district, sub-1 ’! .nary to be held Tuesday. May 7 t 66tf E. BERT LENHART •fanacunce.' his canuidaiy for piX>BecUt-l T election, to be held Tuesday May 7.1 FOR RECORDER. | \n ‘rew ’ Case of St Mary’s town-1 ship, annotate his name as'a candidate for recorder of Adams county I I sq’' tto tnc ot inc uvua---i --e ■ — ;*' "iZZ TtXl ZZ ZZZZ fZZISZ ZZ ZZ ZSSSZ SIX I 0 SOCIETY !| WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Tuesday. | Easter Bazaar Christian Pastoral! I Helpers—Gas Office I Hard to Beat Class—Mrs. Robertl jGaranL Wednesday. JP Pleasant Ruth Circle St. I’airit-k * S*xiul | Cf- * . noiucHel n inz Hand society — Reformed I Church. Ruth Circle St. Patrick’s Day Soctii -At G. C Steele home. Thursday. Christian Brotherhood—l>r Burt Mangold. Silent Workers- Mrs. Joe Beery. Friday. | < hn-tian Choir Practice —Dr. <’■ R

Pastoral Helpers— Mrs Wiiliatn Ramey. • The tomb is l>ut the gateway to an eternity o( opportunity ” The Ruth Circle of the Christian church ha- postpones! its St- 1 social set *-r Uds evcr'.-g until We 1ntesday -rr;.tn? on account of ’Be R-.-'f Cross ma~s meeting tonight. The sorial will given evening at the G C. Steele home on Fifth street and a parcels post sale will he held in connection therewith A god program will be given and refreshI meets served. A sliver ottering will be received. The Helping Hand society will meet Wednesday afternoon in the school room of the Reformed church. Mrs. -Edgar Gerber will be hostess. I ; Mrs. Robert Garard wili entertain the Hard to Beat Cass of the Eiar.zclIleal caur h, taug’.t by Mrs. Mills, .t her heme first house west of south

ward school building. Tuesday evening at 7:26. Every member should make a special effort to be there Misses Cecil Andrews and Ethel r uhrmaa saw the Shrine show in Fort I Wayne Saturday evening, and were I guests of Mr and Mrs Wesley Hoif I man over Sunday Mrs. Henry Gunsett and daughters. Ida and Lyda. were entertained over I Sunday by the Philip Sauer family I The Pastoral Helpers of the ChriI tian church will have a lovely sto«». lof needlework at their Easter bazaar! Ito be held at the gas office next s«’ j lurday Everybody is invited to conie ( land buy I Mr? J S. Peterson had a lovely urn? j

■ .Hrs. w • — Lt the entertaiDffirut ot the iraad o.T leers ot the Eastern Star at Gary h i ’lThursday evening when a banque. w? • ,|_, n men were taken in* a Se order at that time. Mrs. Peterwe. lis Grand Esther and other grand oihIcers were also in attendance. Mrs. I went to Whiting to visit over | Sunday with relatives. I .hL r thimbles and scissors to I he Thursday night meeting to sevj I for the Belgian.-. At a recent meet I , wa , decided to sew every two I weeks at the regular meeting time. s The Delta Theta Tau sorority wiu I meet this evening at seven o’clock. I with Miss L»-ooa Bosse Members, I lease note change in time. The Pastoral Helpers ot the Chrispan church will meet at the home <f Mrs. William Ramey. Friday afumoon 30. a large attendance is de>i Li. All the ladies that have thinssj hiv'd Saturday. March - pk?<*?e Ibrirc them to the meeting Friday aitI -mocD -Contributed. The Brotherhood will meeij Thn-uziffr at the home of Dr. I njir* •’ zit'd in th* ir regular m»>n* ■ tv meeting There will be a special h.. Christian church and his wife will!

I 'l' ' l —ntri uted I,- it Weaver, on North Fifth street! I be.- -f the choir are expected to be I - n-ent. and any other persifcs tb_:[ L-an -inc of the Christian church, -j I ontributed I The Mt. P!ea.-ant Rw| Cross sewin-l I nesday at the home of Mrs. Ern'st! [ Every member of the Sikm Wort Lre class of the Vnited Brethren Su • Ida;- school is expected to be at th? I meeting Thursday afternoon at two |o’clock at the home of Mrs. Joe Beery I .n North Tenth street I *~.o.o»?r~— ~ tmiLMiii iiiiitaiPißnig i| 6 OO RT 4 S jus:. licensed to marry: Etewald Beitter. lar pen ter of Berne born March 25, 11894. son of John Beitler. to wed I Naomi Martz, waitress of Berae, born I July 6. 1897. I Real estate transfers: I", s patent I deed to Lewis E. Fonts. 8v acres of I RTench township. The current report of Robert CSpeicher guardian of Ruth E Speicher. et at. was a; proved and the trust continued. Licensed to marry: Christian J. Amstutz, bora -'-aril 2>. 1»7, s«e ct Jacob Amstntz. of W”at»sh township, to wed Alvine Hanoi, of Wabash low.rsiup. burn March I*. 189*. daughter us Fred Hanni.

la the of Nkuolas luklua. , report of sale of ptrsonai property wail ap» roved. The superintendent of constnictkm| of the Hellerstein drain was ordered! to make report within ten days from I this date. Jes.«e Welch vs. Lulu Weicfc, divorce. Appearance by Erwin tor the ’ defendant, who is ruled to answer. Application by the defendant for va : altowance, t ? John Ru.'-eil Wheeler v> HersiMsl 1 Hetmburger. et al. J. T. Merryman . was appointed guardian ad item lor 1 the minor. Hershel Heimberger. I lion motion. William Miller, guardian «4 He uhel Heimberger was made a * party defendant and he filed a cross ‘complaint. { J. W. Tuple, attorney for the Deen- ' wr Cemetery Association, filed a suit against E. C Engle. et al., on note, demand Sos i 9. - ... . JW . — Democrat Wants Ads Pay

JOIN NOWDo you want to ’Swat the Kaue-• The beat way you can do it is by jo* tng the Boy’s Working Reserve Let's show Kaiser Bill tba' 1 L Sam doesn't have to draft his boys get them to work tor him It is a noble thing indeed to to achieve glory on the Held of batt- *, but it is even a nobler thing to be wu ling to lay aside personal desires an without any blare of trumpets ta.e nur pliut* in the aruo UMMff help feed those at the front The Sammies will never give up unI less they ran out of food. let it see [it that there is never even any dange 1 if your parvuu vhject to your jewing the Working Keserr.-. explain the

. , »fcote pLm to then' N«> wmdbte p ■ llent will object after h> on. e understands the purpose of the movemen.. "four spies arrested New York. March U s*:* sal -j Daily De::»<atl- Madam Despmi 1 <•-r-'h beautiful Turkish womaxi. di-LoL-d wife of a French army officer. Banm de Deville with whom she h;rl ' been associaung; Madam ’hariut e M i of German birth, and a man callinc himself Count Robert Clermont' ''were arrested this afternoon by agen’s [of the dei«rtment of justice. > barge 1 'ing former German Ambassador BeraI storff The seizure wa» the culmia ■! tion of an investtijation testing seven, weeks The four according to the agents are ■ members of a German spy ring. wh. n has been operating IB various cities fn>m a reliable Fven.hl by the woman. St-.e is said to have I | lived at various places tinder different I 'names They will be deported at once! ;according to the present status -f| REV. mills' 1 IMPROVING Rev W S Mills who has been cot.-. !fined t»> hi? bed s»iDv»- a we**k to| lis iniirovilig day by day. tut stJll

| bedfast Mrs. Mills who had te«n ail j I mg of brum hiiil trouble ab.* > l DECATUR FRANCHISE LEAGUE . I tor Franchise League will take pl*, ej f t a v*eering to be held one day tb - ( week, the date to be announ< "»1 at-’r.j I Members are requested to took for: the announcement and be present j IS GRANTED PENSION Mrs Julia Guttenberg. IWI HowtU. street, widow of Andrew Bottenberttj L civil war veteran, was granted a. {pension of 825 a month by the XVah-1 | .nrton department yesterday - lot Wayne News BEN HUR NOTICE The Ben Hur members have beensolicited for worn clothing to send to I the Belgian and French needy. AHI I are requested to bring the same to the hall next Friday evening There will, • also be initiation BARNTHOUSE SMITH Marion Barnthouse and Miss ©ariel Smith were married Saturday ev- nmg at seven o’clock by the Rev. W*. Pa il Marsh of the Christian church, at his home on West Monroe street. couple will lire in Bluffton The briie is a daughter of the late Will Smtt.t. former Decatur man SECOND WARD A IS BUSY Dick Townsend, chairman of the . ecutid ward A liberty loan committee has notified the members to meet tt th" office of Graham A- Walters Wednesday evening to complete the or- . g*nixati«n DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

I jße Ready-Delays Are Costly l 8 H We do I General Repair Work { 8 § H On all Farm Machinery and Wagons. jj Blacksmith and Woodwork of all kinds. Plow Points put on and sharpened. £ Cast Plow Points ground. Cultivator Shovels sharpened. I ■ I B I » 7 Isl Bl Bring your work in now. ; I H 1 Decatur Carriage Works ! |g ° I I 0 Cor. Ist & Monroe Sts. W. D. PORTER ’Phone 123 :: x ::c sc sc -S lt. 3C sc 3Csc scsc sc sx sc sc sc sc sc x: 38SC sc sc sc;.

PARENTS TO BLAME (Coutinued from Fags One! fheirao that •A* l * w° beconie tlu ' ,ge when they must go out. they hare | I not an ounce more of sense than has ,|a bird )U»t !•« of a .age Daughters often go astray be saw.! I because the parents are not lovable. I AU persons tui'f affection tn tbvir| ( natures ala certain age that must be , lavished on somebody. it it i> nxl lavished on the parvut*. it will be somebody else Let the parents seel to it. that they are clean and lovable and that their daughter’s affection is lavished upon them Often times the parents are n t. sympathetic. They do not encouraje their children u> educational, religious, .0 I'm- aid the chddren become discouraged and go away.) which te many cases is th* ay*>«yml ot astray. The infiuense of a KJ«»di mother, as the greatest blessing a man can have, was tou< bed upon, also, that a bad mother is the greatest curae a man can have He pictured the sad state of the! pnxiigal. who has wasted his sub- [ stance in riotous living He set cut . aat substance did not mean mon ■ I only, but also health, energy- strength j and manhood. The memories ot home , and their influenca in bringing the I rnxligals to a realization of their straying, if the memories ot home, have been pleasant ones, were illus-j trated with several examples from li- ’ The sad home-coming. In case whe'e. the parents had died, wasalso ilustral l ed and the fact that the hcme-coming s..< uld not be delayed too long This parable of th* prodigal -ml was the third and strongest of three i | recortie.l in the chapter of St. latke I showing the pitying love forth" chd-, l dren who have gone astray The firrt i I was of the finding of the lost sheep [which was one of a hundred: second' .was of the finding of the lost coin, ore lof ten; and the third the finding nfj the lost son. the most preeiou- th.-.- i la father has. Al the conclusion of the service.! I three went forward to make the con-1 Prof Bm hmeyer lead the sons ae -t

vice during the evening and ?ang twc| /ceaauful sok» The hou** was more than filled ar ’1 ! many were uniW? to olKaiu seau* I AH Well Attended, j AB of the at the Ba|>C;vt 1 chon h are well attended, and many I i who come late, are oWiceo io I away from the chun-b beinc unable I |to get to •‘Popular Amusement' 1 • va< Saturday’s sermon, and three! I made the coefes.-ion. The women s| ..rrice Sunday afternoon wzs also lan excellent one. CHRONISTER CHILD DEAD Miriam Charlotte Chronister. ag?d | three years, five months and twenty-1 two days- daughter of Mr. tad Mr-. I Will Chronister of High street, died this morning trc»m whooping cough! ‘‘and complications. This is the sirh child deceased in the family. Five I ■survive. | MAKE EASTER The Occasion for that new portrait you have promised yourself so long. It's an appropriate time to exchange photographs, and besides, the pretty EASTER hat and frock will show you at your best. Make the appointment today | ERWIN STUDIO > Above Callow & Kohne Expert Kodak Finishing

WRIGIH! «•** mind as the longestKSSSKr lasting confection you ■MKjL; can buy. Send it to /JRB the boys at the front. . ]Wt Time Economy bj In Sweetmeats- ’I a s t a 5-cenf package of WRIGLEY'S wtil give you several days' enjoyment: it's an investment in benefit as well as pleasure, for it helps teeth, breath, appetite, digestion. 1 Chew It After Every Meal I ' I SI The Flavor Lasts! J TON IGH~ “A LEADER OF MEN” A two-part drama, full of >ntens« interest frotr su-t U ••C APTAIN BUDD FINDS THE TRAIL’ | a Great Western Piece and “THE FAMILY PICNIC A comedy full of "pep.” F!VE CENTS TO ALL. J |THE REA IHEArt I- —~ — j Automobile For Saif h A WILLYS SIX. MODEL 89,1918- | Used only a few months. New tin--H condition. Equipped with all the late>t den* h conveniences. Will sell at the right H gain for you. Inquire of A. D. Suttles, al 1 I « ams County Bank. [Feeding Chid J aaiMamiMMiimteteivmaadfaMMßMßteßßMflhmMimtewsiaSMteMaMlAwMwii '■ ' | Chicks mwt not be fed before the' are to 1 old. If fed before diarrhoea and other <hge> • ■ will result. »* I If convenient tbe? should be LDeo ••' >lf I but sour milk for the first four week-. ■ give fresh, clean water each da>. Lroua’ f Keep Blatchford s Milk Mash. I me Grit.» I Beef Scrap, and fine Charcoal before them I After they are four daj» oW feed " tf yl I five times daily for the fi.’M week- ' a || the* I will eat up clean, except at nqiht gj'c 1 I Lettuce and other green feed ,B ,u> * ; I each day. whoo y : I After they are a few weens oW the. 1 feed they will consume- A self feeder : I most economical and easily made. One of our BIA E HEN (Hard I cbifk! i I I is the onlv practical brooder, wi" r<i- : I than most mother hens. w jj] j I A box of coal ashes placed "he-v j | very necessary. , , ». ttst heniw** ■ A self feeder is easily made aao . e#l tba s 1 I their own ration with much better ji- _ fem a ? I If .vou want an IM I BATOR W 1 HEN which is guaranteed in e»eQ P 4 _/» IE. 1.. CARROII ■NSNHDNNiaMNBMMNMMKSMC9<^^ ai