Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 10 May 1918 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT PuOll»n*d Every Evening Exeept Bunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER...... - President ARTHUR R HOLTHOUSE. Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 Cents Per Year, by carrier WOO Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mall WOO Single Copies 2 cents ""Advertising rates made known on application. l£ntereii at the postoffice In Decatur, Indiana, m second-class matter.

NOW HONESTLY WHAT WOULD YOU DO?— We have an offer from four outside business houses to pay us the fat sum | of Sl.ttUO for 8,000 inches of space in the Daily Democrat to be used within a year. This is double the contract rate for local stores who do not seem to realize what they are missing. We declined the offer as we always have and then wr wondered if there was another concern in Decatur that would deliberately turn away business because they did not want to injure the town and county. We haven't had a dry goods store advertisement for so long that we almost forget what they look like and that's what these contracts were wanted for. In most cities big and small this practice of refusing space to auy legitimate firm has been discarded by the , newspaper and like others, now: sell tpeir goods to those

who wish to buy. home merchants of course given tfhe preference. We don’t believe in boosting outside stores, but we must of course have sufficient support to keep the wheels moving and we admit that it is hard to turn away the offer made today and which will be open we have been informed for ten days. We are think ing it over and we think you ought to do likewise. We are neither threatening or grumbling but seriously considering a business proposition. What would you do in our place?

The Shah of Persia, unsolicited, bought SIOO,OOO of the Third Liberty Loan Bonds of the United States. He didn’t buy them because he loved the United Stales but because he knew it was a gilt edge investment. And there were those in this county who had the nerve to ask about the security of this recognized best bond on the world market today. indana wants to put over her Red Cross quota which is 54 tier cent higher than the last time, in three days. If she can it will be the greatest record made by any state in the union and of course she can. Old Adams

county will do as she has done ia every campaign, put it over in a hurry. We permit no ccirty to have the edge on us when it cow.s to supporting the government. Get. your coat off and get ready. The big drive starts a ween from Monday. Hon. Champ Clark, speaker of the house of representatives, a character of national reputation whose influence has been felt for .nearly a third of a century, will speak at ' Fort Wayne tomorrow evening. He •will bring a message to the people of this section and to the

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'nation that will be of great importance' 'and those who* have the opportunity to hear him should certainly avail themselves. He is a fluent speaker and a wise one. who has been In touch with momentous affairs and who will tell you his opinions. And so it is officially announced ihat we have sent more than five hun |dred thousand men to France since (January, a remarkable record and one that should quiet those disgruntled politicians who have harped and criti elzed Secretary Baker wthout aaus. . Baker and Daniels have both made good, even better than now seems, and though they may have made miner mistakes, but they have been big in the big things and the people of the nation are back of the n toa man.

j SOCIETY | WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Friday. Zion Lutheran Aid -Schoolhouse. St. Vincent de Paul —At Red Cross Shop. M. E. Mite —Mrs. F. A. Nichols. Invitations were issued for a song recital to be given by Mrs. Louis A. Holl house s pupils Wednesday evening. May 15, at 8:15 o'clock at the Knights of Columbus Home. There are six who will present the program, they being Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer. Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. Misses Florence and Genevieve Bremerkamp. Agnes Kohne and Agnes Meibers. Mrs. Barney Meibers and daughter had as their guests at supper last evening. Mrs. Margaret Kurber. of Del- ‘ phos, O.; and Mr. and Mrs. John Mil ■ ler and children.

Mrs. Fred Smith gave over her home to the Presbyterian Ladies’ society when thirty assembled yesterday alt eruocu for business and social pleasure Mrs. J. L. Kocher’s autcmold’e furnished a free hack to convey i lie ladies to and from the home and tne ride was an enjoyable part. too. of the afternoon. The society is planning to take up Red Cross work in the fall after the summer vacation in July and August. The social part of the after

noon was a pleasant one. being quite lengthy as the business period was shortened: many of the women taking a much needed rest since the busy housecleaning season. Miss Zelna Stevens went to Willshire, 0., yesterday to spend the week end with friends. This evening sirwill attend the Decatur high school alumni reception at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. Dale Cowan. The Ben Hur degree team members are requested to be present at the hall this evening at 8 o’clock for degree work. Attention is again called to the fine I atriotic program of music, drills, living pictures, etc., for the benefit of the Eastern Star auxiliary at the Masonic hall this evening. Everyhbdy is invited to come. Ten cents will be the admission price.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Porter of Pleasant Mills entertained yesterday for Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter and their son. Chalmer. who is at home on it furlough, from Camp Shelby, Miss.; Mrs. Thurman Porter and children, < 1 Muncie; Mr. and Mrs. Giles Porter and daughter, Vera: Reuben Hannett, and Mrs. Russell Kerr and family.

g tttttTtttttttttTn.'nTt tt win t tnt?T”t | t , t tt r ; t GOORT By agreement, judgment for sl.lO and costs was rendered for lamis F. Curdes of the L F. Curdes Realty Comapny, against August Schlickman. Special findings of facts and conclusions of law were announced in the case of The Hoagland State Bank vs. Ellis E. and George Shooknian. Judg ment on the findings was rendered against Ellis Shooknian for $606.65 an I against the defendant on the complaint; and against the plaintiff on the cross-complaint of the defendant, George Shooknian. Exceptions on facts and findings and judgment in favor of George Shooknian. Fred Braun and L. L. Mason were appointee riding bailiffs for the April tertn of court. WllliAjn Frazier was appointed in-.

herlfultce fax appraiser in the estate! of Michael McGregor. The current report of Peter M. Fulk, guardian of Muri C. Fulk, was approved. Henry Kelly won out in lite habeas 1 corpus Ouse. The court declared him t a person of sound mind and he was s

ordered released front lite custody of the sheriff to whom he was turned j over when a commission from Wabadi township declared him of unsound mint! The current report of Fred Lid.iy, guardian of Nola Seimull. was approved and the trust continued. The guardian was authorized to expend SIOO of the ward's money for her education. C. S. ( lari, administrator of the Ainos Avery estate, reported sale of personal property which court approved. Martin Gerke vs. Philip Schieferstein is a new’ case tiled by Attorney L. C. DeVoss in which a recount of votes is asked. The two parties tied in the race for the democratic nomination for trustee of Root township. Gerke claims tiiat there were thirteen votes cast in West Root and three in East Root which were not (minted. He believes that a majority of these were cast for him and he asks for a recount.

Joseph Zehr, guardian of Lowneta Grace Sanders, et al. filed inventory >f the ward's estate. BY THE GOVERNOR And State Council of Defense Request Was Made for Ford Tractors. TO BOOST PRODI CTION Indiana (wets One Thousand and Adams County is Apportioned Seven.

The facts in connection with the dis tributiou of one thousand Fordson tractors in Indiana by Henry Ford Son, of Dearborn. Michigan, are: The governor. Janies P. Goodrich, and the State Council of Defense, having advised Mr. Ford that the use of tractors in this state is especially no • essary this year to secure the maximum quantity of food as a war mea-

sure, and the concurrence in this opinion by the state food administrator ..nd the committee of food production and conservation, led Mr. Ford to immediately order that one thousand tractors be allotted to Indiana, to be delivered into the state at the rate of one carload of seven each per day. In order to facilitate the arrange-

ments. the corporation known as the Indiana Tractor Company was organized to handle the details from their headquarters. 1327 East Washington street. Indianapolis, under the supervision of Professor T. A. Coleman, of Purdue University, the state leader of agricultural agents and to distribute the tractors through the instrumentality of county and local Ford dealers and other distributors, direct to the farmers, the whole transaction involving no profit whatsoever to any of th-’ persons contribtfting their services, nor upon the part of the manufacturer. The Kalver-Noble Garage Co., of De catur has arranged to distribute seven of the Fordson Tractors to the Tanners in this locality and is hopeful that they will be received in the near future. Tills is a patriotic effort of practical value and will do much towards the winning of the war and the future prosperity of the farmers of Indiana.

1 Air Fighting Most Amazing from Page One) I men. I Despite the fact Gernv n officers tell | their men that the Americans here are few in number according to enemy 1 prisoners—the hkiches have become • absolutely uuaggressive. so far as in- ' fantry combats are concerned. They ■ retire from their front lines every night, our patrols have discovered. 3 German deserters are continually coming into the American lines. London. May 10—(Special to Daily • Democrat)—British and French troops 1 have completely re-established their positions between Lacdvtte and Voor- ‘ mexeele. Field Marsha! Haig announc- • cd in his night report. 1 Regarding this fighting, the German 1 war office said that “South of Dickebuseh lake, our local attacks were com , plot el y successful.” I “On the east !>ank of the Yverheek (which flows northeastward into Dicke I’tisch lake) we stormed enemy pbu,tlons on a front of two kilometers (1|U miles)” the Berlin statement said. “An enemy attack on both sides of the Reuingaelst-Kemmel road was repulsed and we took 675 j rigoners.” Haig reported that the Germans Munched two local attacks yesterday morning in tjie neighborhood of Albert and Bouziueourt (three miles north I and west ot Albert ) The latter com-!

I lately broke down, he said, while the former resulted in capture of British forward positions on a 150 yard front The French war office reported only "marked artillery activity on the Ilailles-Mont Didier front (which take lit both positions occupied by the Americans in the Amiens sector. TIME TO NIP APPLE WORMS Within a few days the apple I,loom will be at the proper stage to spray for the apple worm and thus uicrea e the apple crop this year many fold. Poison must not be sprayed on the trees while the bees are working on tho blooms, but as soon as about three-fourths of the petals have fallen from the little apple, the !>«>■• - will no longer be attracted to the ao pie blossom. That is the time to cover the foliage and small apples with ;> stray containing a poison, preferably arsenate of lead. That when the worm hatches, his first meal means death. Here is a formula used by C L. Burkholder. Purdue Extension horticulturist: One pound powdered or two pounds paste arsenate of lead, and one and a half gallons of liquid lime sulphur should Ire added to each fifty gallons of water. Cover all the tree thoroughly with this spray.

1 ~~ 0 There will be work in the fellow ci aft degree Saturday evening. May 11, at 8 o'clock. GEO. E. KINZLE. \V. M DR. PEYTON~A MAJOR. (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind.. May 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Dr. David C Peyton, warden of the state prison at Jeffersonville, has accepted a t o remission as major in the United States army and will leave for duty before July 1. it was announced here today. Dr. Peyton has notified the trustee of the jnstitution that he will leave at any time. For several months Dr. Peyton has been urged by Surgeon General Gorgas to accept a commission and he has been offered the position of chief surgeon of ore of the largest base hospitals in th a United States. The location of the hospital has not been announced.

MEALS WITHOUT WHEAT FLOUR Why yes, everybody is having meals without any wheat flour. Don’t get behind in the procession. Keep up to date. Here’s how the United States Food Administration says it can Im dene: No yeast bread. Instead of it. quickbreads made of cornmeal, corn flour, rice flour, catmeal, barley or other substitutes which you have in your locality Potatoes, rice hominy. No macaroni, spaghetti, or other wheat t astes. Substitute hominy. Thicken gravies and sauces with rice flour, corn flour, corn starch. Use breakfast foods made of corn, oats. rice, barley—none with any wheat flour in them. Cakes made of barley, rice flour, corn flour, potato flour. Deserts of cornmeal, barley, potato flour, rice, tapioca, gelatine, milk, fruit. Breakfast—Corn flakes with sliced bananas, eggs, hashed brown potatoes jatmeal muffins, jelly. Lunch —Rice with cheese sauce, cuuniber and radish salad with French dressing, fruit, barley hermit cakes. Dinner —Tomato soup, roast beef, escalloped potatoes, spinach, ripe olives, grape juice gelatin, wheatless wafers (cornmeal or oatmeal). Oatmeal Muffins—One and three fourths curs tine granulated oatmeal, ♦ teaspoons taking powder, ’4 teaspoon sait. 1 cup milk. 1 tablespoon a.. 2 tablespoons corn sirup. 1 egg.

OWt KNCJS wglg? “PERFUME! Yes, Im the individual who knows perfume from the ground tip. What was it captivated M lT aV -> A „ Smi,ing face « r a delicate odor of Heliotrope. We have just the proper perfect perfumes to complete milady’s toilette. lEi Mv headquarters li I 111

jHh , w T Y . 4 A great writer, Rudyard Kipling, with Wolcot Balestier wrote a great book— The NAULAHKA It has been made into a great six-part photoplay, with a great cast — ANTONIO MORENO and DORALDINA and others of stellar fame. It cost over $100,000.00 to produce. When you see it you will agree that the money was well spent. It is a Pathe Play that is splendid in every particular. AT THE CRYSTAL THEATRE TONIGHT

I Sift dry materials, together. Add to I the cup of milk the melted fat. sirup and beaten egg. Combine these two mixtures, stirring lightly without beating. Bake about 30 minutes in a modI erately hot oven. Barley Hermit Cakes—One fourth leu? fat. cup sugar. 1 egg. 2 table--spoons milk, 2 cups barley flour. 2 te-spoons taking powder, l 4 cup choppt I raisins. ’4 cup chopped nuts, 14 te spoon cinnamon. ’4 teaspoon cloves jCc mbine the ingredients as for cake. | add enough barley flour to make a dough stiff enough to be rolled. Roll thin, shape with small cookie cutter land bake on tin sheet. SAVE-THE WHEAT TALKS ( Nc. Three —Why Not Ship Corn? We are asked why we do not ship .corn; why we wish to ship wheat. No 1 corn can be shipped across the Atlantic for two months after the first of At ril, because that is the germinating re ison for corn and it will not stand shipment. Wheat is v durable grain, it is the one grain tliut we have that

will stand shipment. Up to this time the allies have used some thirty to forty per cert of corn in their bread. Their bread has been as nothing compared to the bread that we have had in this country, neither in palatability nor luxurousness. After this, if they are to be fed, they must be fed on wheat bead, or none at all. Now, in this period of extreme difficulty in Europe .the time when the morale of the civil population of our allies is at its lowest ebb. it does not stand for us to say, “You can wait two months and then you can eat corn.’’ It is for us to say. “you will receive every solitary grain of wheat that our ports can handle.— Hertart Hoover. — —0 Democrat Wants Ads Pay DR. CHASE’S Blood ffilNerve Tablets Weigh Yourself Before Taking. Price 60 Gaits, Special 90 Cents. * nited Median. Co., 224 N. Itth St.. PfnWelphu, Pa.

We »ay th** Kyanize i» the best r SnU for fum * ture h will make evety inch cf .woodwork in youz X like new. Kyanize is the most durable foish ’ Yo» P* on - b and seven colors. Cor..e in—we’ll tell you all If you buy this 10c. brush a bout it. We give you enough we give you F ree our Vyam’-nt to refinish your favorite tll < _ an a ten cents if you’re Dot delighted with Kyanize. gyifa * <*• .d a?a “ < k°' t ovc^oo * : • A V.hje Enamd—for a3 white woodjW WOik “ par ’° r ’ Evicß ht 'the wlzite bedsteads, bath focca, etc. Once applied, a damp doth keeps ii new and fresh. CALLOW & KOHNE Decatur, Indiana

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TONIGHT “THE MAIN SPRING.” Another of Louis Joseph Vance’s famous stories, produced by the Falcon Company, starring Henry King. A story of the mining region. WHOSE HOSIERS ?” A comedy that is a comedy. The kind you can't help laughing at. TOMORROW ' Another adventure of Grant. Police Reporter, featuring George Larkin. IHE THEATRE

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