Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 6 November 1918 — Page 4

DAI L > DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER Preaident ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates By Government Order, Cash in Advance. One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier !... 15.00 > One Month, by mail 36 cents Three Months, by mail 31.00 ' Six Months, by mail 31.75 1 One Year, by mail 33.00 i One Year, at office 33.00 . Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. THE HEADACHE:— As a result of yesterday's election 1 Hugh Hite will serve Adams county as treasurer for two years and Grant Owens, as commissioner for three years, the first republicans ever elected in Adams county. The upheave! seems to have been complete and likewise general, reaching to nearly every state. Nationally we lose congress and the senate, repudiating Woodrow Wilson, whose every effort has been for the people and who is acknowledged fair, honest and far seeing. We confess we do not understand it. In Indiana the republicans swept back into power with decisive majorities and will have complete controll of both legislative houses, giving Governor Goodrich the power to enact several pet measures that may or may not be popular. Time alone will tell. In Adams county the thing just happened because of a number f reasons, chief among, which was the i lack of interest and the fact that no j campaign could be made to arouse . the voters to the great questions cf

the hour, because of the ban on meetings. Added to this was the fact that many remained at home for other reasons and still others just voted ‘‘agin the ticket" for this reason or that. The most unfair that the men on the ticket ThfTyJur should be punished for any act, uot committed by them, to get even with some one else. Anyway it's over and we are not finding fault. The voters have given the verdict. We congratulate the winners and express the hope that each serves the people cf the county in the nigh class maunei r . and expected. The democrats should start now to reunite their scattered forces that they may wint a victory in two years that will make us all forget the partial defeat of yesterday. In the meantime let's turn our attention to other matters, all important at this stage of the world’s greatest crisis. Democrats get up on your toes. The old party is right in principle, Mai Jpi - Copyright. 19!$ • ! M »cha cl*, Stem A Co. j If looking for an investment to make you about 20 per cent, yon can’t do bettei than look over our stock of Michaels-Stern Suits and Overcoats. There is none better and they are from $5.00 to SIO.OO cheaper on the garment. $20.00 to $35.00 MMwuawnra THE MHRS-DAILEY COIVIF’A.rWV

there are still fifteen hundred more democratic voters In Aadms countv than belong to any other political party. Clean up, square up. get ready now and we willecome back In two years stronger than ever. That’s the spirit and that’s the way to do it. Smile and fight. It never pays to growl or grumble or whine. Well, how do you stand for the War Workers? That’s not a political Issue but a mighty Important duty that must be performed. Remember the slogan is “Go over the top before sundown November 11th.” Take off your coat men and women, keep old Adams county at the top of the list. After all it’s the best old place on earth and we can lick the fellow who says it isn't. The Daily Democrat received the election news and the crowd remained as long as there was a chance to get another speck. That's our business, we are glad to do it, we want to continue to serve you. and we thank you all. democrats, republicans and others. Cheer up boys, the democratic party has stood many a severe defeat and recovered. Fundamentally the party is as right as ever and the democrats of Adams county will show their confidence in the next campaign. It finally happened and now all the wise boys who predicted it every two years since 1860 are saying “I told j you so" and just why, in fact we have i met several who know exactly but 1 won’t tell. • . ( Figure how those one thousand ( who remained at home would have i voted if they had and why they didn't It will give vou something to do dur- 1 t ing the long evenings. t Anybody can smile when it moves , along like a song, but the real feller t is the democrat who could smile this s morning and make you think l.e 1

meant it. We favor wiping out the stae line between here and Ohio. We rather < 1 like the way those fellows vote lately. ' i Take it hogs, you might have at : least allowed us the privilege of ' boasting about our "green spot.” | | SOCIETY I gl 1 Club Calendar — Wednesday. Concord Aid —Mrs. John Christen. Historical Club —Mrs. W. E, Smith. Delta Theta Tau —Lois Connell. St. Vincent de Paul —Mrs. Wai Wemhoff. Thursday. Reformed C. E. —Letta Wetter. Silent Workers—Mrs. Joe Beery. Evangelical A.id and Hospital Donation—Church. Walther League—Lutheran Schoolhouse. Live Wire Class —Errol Page. Methodist Missionary—Mrs. J. D. Dailey. Baptist Aid —Mrs. Harve Shroll. Lutheran Ladies’ Aid —Mrs. William Schamerloh. Friday. Queen Esthers —Mildred and Gertrude Yager. Pythian Sisters' Fair and Supper. Christian iYid —Mrs. John W. Rabbit. Shakespeare Club—Mrs. D. M. Hensley. Ben Hur Meeting. Philathea—Mrs. Cal Peterson. Some will love thee, some will hate * thee, I) Some will flatter, some, will slight; j. Cease from man. and look above thee Trust in God and do the right. I —Norman Macleod. [1 Mrs. E. R. Palmeriee. corner cf C Monroe ond Ninth streets had a very 11 pleasant birthday surprise Monday Il evening when a number of her friends came masked, to spend the evening with her. Yesterday was her birthday anniversary. but the party was given a day in advance to make the surprise tho more complete. As soon as the. door opened and revealed Mrs. Jerusha Potts and a number of the f little Pots and Pans and Skillets she knew that a letter which she had c ccived a few days before had bean 'fulfilled. The letter was very myster- ■

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? ious and rend as follows: "Nov. 17, Rose in No Man’s Land,” Miss A*n-'« ,'lB. Potters Vill Mich My Dear Har-'Kohne; reading, relating to unity and ,'ret i take Pen. in hand to let you!love to all. Mrs. Jeanette Mills; vocal know that 1 am well and hope you ar solo. “God Blesa and Keep Our Hoys, the same and to tell you that I am Mrs. E. Bell; paper. Wai Mother > coming to make you that visit you Convention." Mrs. Adallne P.lackbhrn J have asked me so much to make, reading, Ihe Service Hag. Mr'. Hesekial •said I mite come and he Hertha Thornburg. The War Mot.i will take care of the cows and chick- ers expect to have at each meeting a ' ens and milk. Mary Hanna and Hill display of souvenirs sent home by and Pete so vou see 11l only have ta their boys. At yesterday’s meeting, bring Lucinda. Seth and the twins Mrs. H. F. Gass, secretary, had an ins along and we can stay till New Years teresting colleitlon sent home by her I Say dont you worry about your furni- sons who are in France. This >nr ture. Marv Snodgrass told me you was eluded coins, stamps, metal from an , awfull perticular about your furni- air-plane, pillow tope, and other varture. Lucinda is big enough to take ious articles. care of Setli and I can manage the The Methodist Missionary ladies ! twins and they are the best chidren wUI lneet ThurS(lay afternoon at the I in the world and never do more n h(jn)e o£ j D Mrs. C. U . stand on chairs and things they never Walterg will slu(]y leader, and Mrs , did stand on the table if they did Id Harvo smith will lead the devotionda mawl them good. O say Harret Im There wln algo b(? a niee ting of the so glad Hesekial brought me that yy te BOc j e ty t o ]„> held in connection dress when he went to the wot bls w j tb (be m j Sß j Ona ry society meeting, fair Ive got it just as nice to ware now that I can go visitin and it just Mrs. Delia McFeeley and son, Doncomes in play. 1 never wore it but aid. and Mrs. Florence Amsberger onst at the Pottsvill fair and it didnt and son. of Fort Wayne, were guests' hurt it a bit. Hesekial says tell you o f Mr. and Mrs. James Bain. maybe him and the rest of the youngones will come down for Xmas O say The Reformed Christian Endeavor wont we have a good time I want you society will meet with Miss Letta to show me the mitten factory and Wetter at the Fruchte home Thursthe clover leaf depo and the wot ?r- day evening. works and the cort House maby you AkIIYCI IDT DAD can keep the youngones while Hese- LArll/uLil/t lUK kial and me go to the Picture show. TDD DCDIIDI IP It costs ten cents now an Hesekial IHli Ktl UuLIvA'V wont take all of them, so maby just me and him can go. Well Harret this (Continued from Page One) is all for this time. Hoping to see Illinois has sent 17 republicans to you soon I am yours obetle ntly. ] louse and six democrats. The raGerusha Pots, of Pottsville. P. 8. suits in four other districts were close

the twins Haint very well but Im with republican candidates leading, coming any way. P. S. will leve here Tusday nite be sure and meet us at Boston. Nov. 6 -(Special to Daily the DePo." The guests brought love- Democrat) ( omplete state returns ly beribboned and be-tissued-wrapped Kive David 1. M alsh. democrat, for parcels which, when opened, reveal- senator, a plurality of 18.908 over ed gifts of beets and pickles and other weeks. pretty vegetables, useful as well as Walshs total vote was 206,710, beautiful to behold. There was only while Meeks polled 187.802. one sad instance to mar the pleasure The vote in 1916 was Lodge, repubof the evening and that was the fact Dean 267,177; Fitzgerald, democrat, that the Potts twins had died en- 234,238. route here and were brought in gt IjOujs Mo X7 6 _( Special to "Plumb beat-out” in their shoe box Daih . casket. The little beat-children in refuge to(lay t 0 concede republican their tissue caps, with staring clove claimg that Speaker champ clafk hag eyes had succumbed. However the been defeated fo[ . r£ . 6lection to con . sadness was thrown off finally, and gress by Judg(l Dyer republican the party proceeded to have a good ( .. ark wil] b 0 retunied , they declared, time otherwise. There were general Qn glw country re(urns The social amusements and apples and admittedly was closP pep- corn were provided. Mrs. Palmerlee. at last however, was surprised Detroit. Mich.. Nov. 6 —(Special t to find, when the company unmasked Daily Democrat)- Heavy gains made that it wasn't Jerusha Potts at all, by Henry Ford, in late count in and but a number of her neighbors and around Detroit, are rapidly eating up friends as follows: Dr. and Mrs. Newberry’s up-slate majority. Ford Bailer. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Annen, Mr. managers claim he is elected by 5,006 and Mrs. H. L. Merry, Mrs. Charles to 10.000. Newberry men maintain Elzey. Mrs. Sam Doak. he will win by 25.000. Ford workers say their candidate is leading by Mrs. Avon Burk was hostess to the , „ . . , „ , nearly 2.000 on their private count. Tri Kappas last evening. Money was ——-— , County Council pledged by the sorority for the fur- -p bo following democratic county ough house in France movement, an councilmen were elected at Tuesday’s 2-IsC ft? th. LwICCCt War Work. Mr-. I election: William Baumgartner. A. I Avon Burk who has been named chair G. Briggs and Mathias Kirsch, man of Adams county in the coming i rustees Elected drive for the adoption of fatherless Trustees were elected in the twel’. t chidren of France presented the townships yesterday, three repubii plan and the sorority at once decid- cans an< l nine democratic candidate? ed to adopt a French fatherless boy winning out. The successful can li and to keep in touch with him and ( * a^es in the different townships are. his mother. By this adoption plan Democrats. Sfcmller, Inion, a fatherless chile can be provided tor Martin Gerke. Root: < harles Ewell and kept by its mother for $36.50 a Preble; Wilson . Dettinger, Kirkland: year or ten cents a day. People here John Snow. Washington: I. G. Kerr are urged to "adopt" a child in this Monroe; John Tonner. French; Frank way and the sorority will do all it can Nujssbaum, Hartford: John Felty to help the movement. Mrs. Winifred Wabash; Republicans, Alfred Bowen. Ellingham Bond is district chairman. St. Marys; Charles Jones, Blue ( reek Miss Frances Cole will l>e hostess n.t re-elected and Jess Buckmaster, Jes the next meeting in two weeks. ferson. The races were close in each township. Tlhe Presbyterian Missionary so- n—ciety at. their ercellent attended meet- PUBLIC SALE, ing with Mrs. F. E. France yesterday As I have sold my farm I will offer had a splendid program and also ar- at residence 2 miles east , , ; „ , . and 1% miles north of Monroe, o ranged tor the observance of their tn- nl j] es southeast of Decatur, on’ what nual thank offering program on the is known as the Hite farm, on Tues Sunday evening before Thanksgiv- day- Nov. 12th. beginning at 12:30 S p« W «ve to „..s f, will be received at that time with years old, weight about 1100 tbs.; a thank offering. This service will Jersey cow. 5 years old, calve Nobe held at the church. yel « b % 16th - Seven Head of Hogs: Brod Sow: and 6 shoats, weighing The Queen Esther society will meet tbs - eßch - ’’’arming Implements: n ,., One-horse wagon, good one; set of Friday evening with the Misses Mil- work harness, set of single buggy har dred and Gertrude Yager. ness, set of double check lines, good ones; double shovel plow, single Miss Agnes Meibers continues to shovel plow, one 5-shovel plow, cab enjoy her work for the government a: buggy, good as new; corn in the ; Washington. D. ( . but expects to be in mow hay ( . art jugt new; gHng ' home December 19 for her Christmas and fork. Garland hard coal burner, vacation. bard coal, tank heater, hog crate, gal vanized tank, big iron kettle. 2 ex : Mr. and Mrs. E W. Busche and tension tables, big pitcher and fruit daughter, Louise, motored to Lafay- C ±L ba 7±’, 2 ’’ ia "° bo 1 xe8 ; 4 pitch forks, drag fork, barrel of ette Saturday to spend Sunday with goo d cider vinegar, wheel barrow, j their son and brother. L. Martin, who grind stone; eight dozen chickens; is in 8. A. T. C. training at that place. new ’ ort ’ car - good condition. Nur He is also a senior agricultural stu- T erms:--Under $5, cash; over that dent at Purdue. amount a credit of 9 months will be ««i-—• given, the purchaser giving bankable ;! The War Mothers, with forty pres- note, bearing 8 per cent interest after -[enJ. at the meeting at the Ben H>r maturity. Four per cent off tor-cash, .[hall yertonluy afternoon, received the No B° ods remOVed J S ß ß fl l^ R for ' : seven new members: Mcs- j. n. Burkhead, Auct. i daincr Edna Brown, Maria Engie. Jerry Martz. Clerk. 5-8-9-11 Emma Parr. Sarah Okclcy, Stella * T ITT! WANT An ■ Kern. Nettie. Aurami and Sarah Krick *xr mr.'vV ■ The free will offering amounted to AND lIIEN, WILL $2.50. A fine program was rendered I ALWAYS HELP THE i as follows after the prayer in unison, MOST PROSPEROUS OF • by the War Mothers; Vocal solo, "Thu MEN. . I

SEVENWARWORK RELIEF AGENCIES JOIN ]N DRIVE Recognized Great Organizations Representing All Creeds and Elements Welded Into One. $170,500,000 IS THE GOAL. Plan of War Department to Avoid Waste of Energy and Duplication of Effort Enthusiastically Adopted and Unity Is Achieved. * " WHAT GENERAL * ~ PERSHING NEEDS “ “Give me nine men ■a who have a hut and I •» will have a more effec- * tive fighting force than * an if I had ten men withJ out it" : —General Penning. umniaiaiaMiMM** On November 11 the American people will start a one week's drive to raise the largest amoinit of money ever givea outright by any people in the history of the world. The drive will be a new thing under the suu. For the first time Protestants, Catholics and Jews, forgetting all their differences, will line up shoulder to shoulder, welding tlieir Individ ual organizations together in their Common devotion to the boys in the cantonments and over there. This amalgamation of tlae seven great agencies engaged in war work ts one of the fine developments which have been brought about by the war and under the wise guidance otf Preside) it Wilson. The seven organizations which together will make this unltou appeal are the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A.. National Catholic War Council and K. of C., the Jewish Welfare Bontrd, the War Camp Community Servhv. the American Library Association and the Salvation Army. Each of them will need funds this Fall; each had planned a separate campaign for support. Now, acting on the suggestion of the President’s letter otf September 5, the seven campaigns will be roiled into one. The American people will be spared the burden of seven separate appeals, and the nation will have an opportunity to demonstrate splendidly that men and women of all creeds at home can work togetber »« men of all creeds over tl»ere are fighting and dying together. Dr. John K. Mott, whom President Wilson lias spoken of as one of the ablest and most useful men «»f his generation. has been selected Director General of the drive. It is interesting to note that Dr. Mott’s name was placed in nomination by John G. Agar of the National Catholic War Council and seconded by Mortimer L. Sc hiss of the Jewish Welfare Board. Tin' gen-, eral committee Itaving the campaign In charge contains such well known names as Raymond B. Fosdlck. I'lvnrnian of the Commission on Training Camp Activities; George W. Perkins. Cfiairman of the Finatvce Commit.tee of the V. S. Steel Cespetratlon; James F. Phelan of Hornblowar anil Weeks; Honorable Myrcn T. Herrick, former ambassador to France; Cleveland H. Dodge, Georgia Gordon Battle, Mrs. Henry P. Davison and Frank A. Vanderlip, president of thu Matioual City Bank. In every city, county and town the campaign will be in charge of the biggest men of the community. Togetlver tlnese seven organizat’eruu represent a work that is staggering in its proportions. They have more than 15,00 b uniformed workers, standing shoulder to shoulder with tire boys every step of the way from home to the from line trenches. Thev operate more than 3,600 buildings ami ship 500 tons of supplies to the boys in Prance every week. Fifteen miles of film set sail for the other side eacli w eek tin dor their direction, and the regular weekly attendance of soldiers an d sailors at their motion picture shows Is more than 2,500,000. The Bible* furnished to the boys since the war igroke out would, if piled one on nnoA'ier. make a pile more than twenty miles high. \ “Morale," said Napnleoty, “Is as other factors in war ns three to one." Kywhich he meant that one man who is kept contented and hapny is better than three men who are discouraged > and homesick. It ia the business of these seven great agendas to hylp maintain morale. They Are keeping up the fine fighting edge qf our boys, •nd by their ministrations, helping to put added'power into our army and navy and so hasten the hour«of victory when they will bring <yar beys home again. It is predicted by uafional' leaders that this gieat vlctsry.idrive •winl“go over the top' in a larger ua> tban any campaign that has pqecqded iL

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SURVEY PARTIES Needed by Construction Division of the Army. Washington. D. C., Nov. C The , Construction Division of the army is without doubt the most extensive organization of its kind in the history of the world. The approximate value of construction projects undertaken by this branch of the government since the United States entered the • war is one billion dollars. The figures representing the material used an 1 the men employed are staggering. Two hundred and fifty thousand work ■ men have been under the control ~f the division at one time. Among the division's present urr- > ent needs are 50 chiefs of survey , party at 32,700 to $3,000 a year; 50 ' transit men at $2,400 a year: 25 level--1 men at $2,100 a year; 125 rodmen at ’ SI,BOO a year, and 50 topographic draftsmen at $2,100 a year. These positions are open to men only, ex- ■ cept the drafting positions, which are open to both men and women. All of the positions are in the civil, not the military, service.

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Persons interested should r I the United States Civil Servicmission. Washington | secretary of the local board l f . | service examiners at Boston. I York, Philadelphia. Atlanta. natL Chicago. St. Paul St. Utt.- ’’ Orleans, Seattle or San Irar. ■ ! Applicants will not be reflu.undergo a written exainina'.® l ! examination being on the J sembled" type; that is. the NJ will be based upon education. tnS, exjjerience and physical abil: 1 shown by the ai plications an. borative evidence. These Pr - offer an excellent oprortunity’ trlotic service, and the (i'H Commission urges qualified P* to apply without delay. RED CROSS WORK ON *G* Surgical dressing makers Red Cross are notified again to jgl out in full number is the '■ for the new surgical dressing is'on hand and waiting to 1,1 The Red Cross shop in t>>' B ‘ | ment will be open in the a “ and on Thursday evet