Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1919 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates 'invornmeni Order Caxh In

Advant e One Week, by carrier 10 cents 1 One Year, by carrier $5.00 , One Month, by mail 35 cents ] Three Months, by mail SI.OO i Six Months, by mail sl-75 One Year, by mall $3.00 i One Year, at office $3.00 Single Copies 2 Cefts Ad. riicing rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Deca-, tur, Indiana, as second-class matter.] It's here. Old King Frost has taken i charge and the first real taste c£ ] winter struck us last evening. Indlcations are today that he is disgusted] with the remarks made about the] brand, of soft weather and intends to I show us some of his old fashioned •

curves. , While worrying about it just ■ remember that a lot of experts have: expressed the opinion that a freeze up will check the flu and that ought: to help some. The welcome to the soldier boys ] should be a real one and it will be. ] Our people are proud of her buys an l' the record they made in the world's. war. Later in the year it is planned I to give a week of welcome to these brave boys but that need not take ' away an ounce of the patriotism or sincere welcome to be extended to | all those home now on the day old: company A comes back. Get in the game and do your part. It would be a might y**fine thing it i Mayor Hunt could gjt together a carl load of people to go down to Indianap-: olis with him to welcome the soldier' boys home, as he i< endeavoring to do; Other town., will be there in fori??,; and we should/ show our boys we are just - '4 , community is of their soldiers. Aside i from just being able to greet the boys ] before they come ail ilie w;;y h-me — ' meeting them half way—the demonstration at Indianapolis will be worth going miles to witness. —Bluffton Ban- ] ner. How about the gym fund? Are yoV, going to allow it to fail now that we have a start? So far about $125 has been subscribed which isn’t near enough to start the improvements wa-tted deserved and needed. Wei haven’t any way of making you to do it but we do think you ought to give ‘ a little for this good cause. There is something wrong if you refuse vr fail ’

Pre-Inventory Sale Do not fail to attend ibis sale as a lot of i people are taking advantage of same. . Some of these bargains that we are offer- ; ing are a saving of I 50 per cent I While the whole lot shows a reduction of 25 to per ct. | We are also offering some odd lots of Dress Shirts and | ‘ odd pieces of Underwear at less than half price. | SALE IS ON NOW DO NOT DELAY It® | The Myers-Dailey Co. | SUITS THAT SUIT

'to assist in this movement to provide' a building where the young people can' enjoy good clean sport. Come on, wake up, boost the fund, don’t be a tightwad, remember you were young once and wanted just what we are trying to give the boys and girls now. u The people who talk about a demo-1

cratic treaty of peace, or a republican treaty being made, do not understand the manner in which treaties are ratified. No treaty can be made effective between this nation and any other) unless it is ratified by a two-thirds 1 vote of the United States senate.' It i is therefore folly to talk about having a partisan treaty. Neither party] 'controls two-thirds of the votes of ihel ! senate and hasn’t for many long ] . years. Our decgates to the peace ■ conference can agree to any kind of I treaty they see fit; they can sign it as representatives of this country. ! But until two-thirds of the members lof the senate vote in favor of it, it i isn’t a treaty at all. It is well to bear! ' this in mind. —Goshen Democrat.

| SOCIETY | Club Calendar Thursday. Dorcas Class —Mrs. C. E. Hocker. Evangelical Woman’s Missionary—- ; Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner. United Brethren W M. A. —At Par- | sonago. Mt. Pleasant Mite—Mrs. Lucy Mann Eastern Star Installation—Masonic ; Hall. Baptist Aid —Mrs. Ed Lewis. Friday. Christian Pastlral Helpers—Mt s. i Noah Mangold. Mite Society—Mrs. Dan Sprang. To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. —George MacDonald. I The B. B. B’s had a'delightful watch, , l-uly New Year's eve followed by a ; slumber )z ri> at the home of Miss • Fay Stults where they had games 1 * ■ .us .. ids until the New Year was ushered in, after f/hich they had. supper and then retired to slumber. A dainty breakfast on New Year’s morniiig was served. Guests who enjoyed the hospitality of the Stults , home were Naomi Warner, Helen • Stanley, Florence Rice and Florence Snyder. Mrs. A. F. Traser. Mrs. Adam Kricgl, cf Lima, 0., and the latter’s daughters, Margaret and Alice, of Galion, 0., are guests for a few days ] of Mrs. Charles Lose. ; Miss Matilda Sellemeyer entertain- : ed at a six o’clock dinner party New Year’s Eve for Miss Thelma Williams of Goshen. Pink roses formed the t»ble centerpiece and place cards for the ladies were illustrated with pie. tures of Red Cross nurses while those for the gentlemen were adorned w'h

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'patriotic shields. Two of the guest: I Fred Ball and Albert Gehrig have just been mustered out of the S. A. T. c. Covers were laid for tho following: Misses Thelma Williams, Angelna Firks, Ruth Frisingor; Messrs. Fred Ball. Harry Fisher and Albert Gehrig. The Eastern Star chapter will have' nublie installation of officers this ning, after which the members will entertain their guests at a social. | Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lower had as their guests New Year's du;> i< Mrs. Homer Lower, of Warren; Mr. i I and Mrs. John Magley and family,! | Mr. and Mrs. Lower will spend the re- | mairder of the week, here the guests ]of other relatives. They will be joinjed Friday by their children. ; Ono of the holiday social gathei- ! ings, was a watch party at the home (of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters, when | their daughter. Miss Helen, entertain|ed a group of her young friends. Among the numerous amusements, the most appealing one was the dancing of the Mieres Helen Walters and Helen Balsma. Those present were tho Misses Helen Walters, Helen Balsi ma, Grace Shroll, Mildred and GertI rude Yager; Messrs. Dwight Thorni burg. Harry Stanley, Dale Snyder, i Pat Costello and Charles Keller. - - ' Contributed. One of the pre-nuptial parties for ' Miss Frances Deininger who will De married next Thursday to Mr. Bernard Terveer will be the shower to be given this evening by the Catholic Ladies of Columbia at the home of the Misses Rose and Loretta Fullenkamp. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Polhemus and Mrs. Minerva Wilkinson, of Ft. Wayae were guests of the Ell Myers family at New Year's dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kruge and babe I and Miss Vera Eady, of Fort Waytie. ] were New Year’s guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rabbitt. David Hensley was “at home” to •? number of his young friends at a New Year’s watch party. O. P. Mills and family were guests of the George Everett family al New . Year’s dinner. * — Lieiitennijl. Exra "Egley and Mitts Marie Eglt ?, of Phoenix, Arizona, who were guests of their cousins, Mr. and I Mrs, Dan Tyndall, went to Berne this afternoon to visit with relatives. —o CARD OF THANKS We desire in this manner to <- • tend our sincere gratitude and thanks to all who so kindle assisted us durI ing the illness and death of our l.e---i loved son qnd brother. The floral :,:i | spiritual bouquets werfe indeed a com- : fort and shall nev r be forgotten. MRS. DINA SMITH & FAMILY ; I (J DEATH OF BABE X A son, their first child, was iw.ij dead this morning to Mr. and Mrs. , Frank Bohnke, _pf Seventh street, r ■ they having moved here but a few ' weeks ago. The mother was M’.ss I Frances Snell. The father of the babe •I is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry i Bohnke.

MOVING PICTURES iContlnneft from Page 5???2 weather forecasters. The stricken transport, 300 yards off the beach, was at times but dimly j discernible through the mist wi: h shrouded overfilling ia a bl.uk gray ' news. The sea’pounded the Northern Pacific all night, but “till the ship | showed no signs of going to pieces. Before dawn a staff of the army m< dical corps with nurses and supplies arrived. | Moving picture squads and photographere were arriving in steadily nnumbers this morning. The beach was becoming crowded. Small boats plying between Bay Shore and Firo Island were at a premium. The rescue of the 1,744 sick and wounded. 710 other troops, and 4fifi crew of the Northern Pacific will bo made just us soon as wind and sea permit. If conditions are right they will be taken off in small boats and transferred to the vessels standing by. A relief party of Red Gross nurses, physicians and soldiers crossed Great South Bay from Bay Shore to Fire Island this morning to care for those brought ashore. The weather continued back with a penetrating rain. POLISH ARMY ON ROAD TO RERUN (Continued from Page One) Democrat I—The Express announced that it understood Lord Reading. British ambassador to the United States, lias been appointed high commissioner to direct revictualizing of Europe by the allies. The dispatch does not indicate what Herbert Hoover's status would be under such an arrangement. ■ o DRUG STORE RULING. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2 —(Speqial to Daily Democrat) —Drug stores in Indiana are not allowed to sell whiskey in any form of a prescription, according to an opinion of Ele Stansbury, state attorney general, today. L. Ert Slack, United States district attorney, agreed with Stansbury's interpretation of the law. "The law is vague on this point." said Stansbury, “and a test case will probably be necessary to settle the question definitely.” "Many doctors are making a business of writing prescriptions and durg stores are filling them. They, are worse than saloons. I believe they are violating the prohibition law." The attorney general held that the only form of alcohol which drug stores could sell was pure grain. o ■ — NO COAL SHORTAGE (United Press Service) Was: ington, Jan. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —All chances for a recurrence of the serious coal shortage experienced last winter, has bc-n passed. A survey by/he national coal sociation reveals that bituminous coal produced during 1918, aggregated 587.5fK1.000 tons, an inert:, se of approximately 36.00 C 000 tons over 1917. This Clburs up all doubts as to whether a ' coal shortage will occur this winter, 1 it was stated. DAVID LUBIN IS DEAD?” rTTnifed Press Service) I Rome. Jan. 2—David Lubin, of San ■ Francisco. Cal., fuuiidei of the Inter- ! national Institute of Agriculture, died K here today of influenza. He was 78 I years old. ■ In addition to establishing the Inf ternaiionat Institute, of Agriculture • at Roma, Lubin introduced the rural ! credits system into the. United Stales y and secured legislation that improved « the parcels post system. y NEW FEDERAL BANK (United Press Service) ■ Washington, Jan. 2—(Special to ! Dally Democrat)—A branch of the St. « Louis federal reserve bank '.'•ill be 1 .opened in Little Reck, Ark., Jan. b, ■ the federal reserve board announced | today. Ou that date Little Rock will u become a reserve city and all of its 1 banks which are members of the fed D eral reserve system must maintair preserves on ten per eent instead -j! g seven per cent as heretofore. J s n-_ ft MEETING AT BEER?/ CHURCH. 5 ■ i■/ Protracted meeting will begin al p the Beery or Antioch church Janu R urv 4th, in charge of the Rev. Jesse Mcore of Bronson. Mich. He is a £• spiritual and able speaker. Come M Lend helping hand ant! enjoy ? great revival. Everybody welcome. 2ti OPERATION FC R APPENDiCUrIS Miss Grace Sn - was operatC(l apoj 6 thiv, moramg at 0 - d „ tk at £ heme of her aunt, Mrs. Frank .McCneli on Walnut strlit for appending jri haring ■ • n atiings fCi t . « weeks. Dr. Rayl, ..ftAimwo? pertoru ed the operation.

WAB HEROES 111 i SPEED CONTEST r I————— 1 ————— ■ , Liberty Sweepstakes Classic' ' ilate Changed From Memorial Day to May 31. The Race Over the Indianapolis Motor Spedway Course Will Be 500 Miles For a Purse cfl $50,000. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind—The Liberty Sweepstakes for a distance of 500 miles and a cash purse of $50,000 will i be run over the Indianapolis Motor, Speedway course on Saturday,. May . “ • 31, instead of May 30th, as originally | announced. Popular deman" by patrons of the historic race track and because of a feeling that Memorial Day will have a new meaning to the American public.’ influenced the Speedway owners, who are spending the winter in Miami. Florida, to make the change In the date. The name “Allied Liberty Sweepstakes" might well be applied to the world's greatest automobile classic, betause there will be contenders of both drivers and cars representing England, France, Italy. Belgium and the United States. That the foreign entry will be large is confirmed by the contents of a cablegram from W. F. Bradley, Paris, who is the foreign representative cf the Indianapolis Motflr Speedway, stating that t wo Fiat cars and three Sunbeams are available '»;>mediately for racit g. and t :at negotiations are being started to secure tb.e entries of these cars for the race. Sunbeam racing cars are well known to the patrons of the Indianapolis track, one having appeared for the first time in the 500-mile race on May 30. |913. Albert Guyot was the pilot of that Sunbeam, and he brought “ with him an Englishman named Cressman, as a mechanician. Guyot drove j the entire 500 miles without relief ; and finished fourth in the race. The ■ next appearance of Sunbeam cars, 1 entered by the factory, was in 1914 j . ■ when two cars were sent across the ; big pond and were driven by Van ; Ra.alte, an Englishman, and Porporato. i an Italian. The most noted per* ; formance of this team was Porporato’s i finish in second place in the initial I EOO-mile race on the Chicago Speed- j way in June of 1914. Os these drivers, I Guyot is a frenchman. He joined ■ his colors at the beginning of the war in 1914 and for a long period was a I driver for General Joffre and later j was engaged in special work in eon- i nection with the motor service of the ; French army. i Crossman also went to the front ; with the English army. He was cap- ; tured by the Germans early in the : fighting and no late information has I regarding} him. Poran offl< rin tb« [j and has sep-ed his country with dis- I tinction. After the announcement of the 500- j mile race for May 30, IS? 7. the Fiat I factory at Turin. Italy, cabled its en- ! tries for two cars and named Jack j Scales, an engineer in the Fiat sac- t tory, and an Italian driver named i • Fagnano. as driver". On account of I ; difficulties in shinning from Italian I . ports because cf the submarine men- | ace, the Fiat officials decided to send | their race ears by tracks to Bordeaux j and wore halfway between Turin and | 1 Bordeaux when they were notified hr ? ■ cable of the cancellation of the Indi- ? anapolis event on account of Amer- E lea’s entry into the hostilities. The j cars were immediately recalled and shipping Arrangements and rest .-v a . * j t:ons for cars and drivers cancelled, j _ Il is known on good authority that ’ . Jack Scales has'been experim enting — , with three new Fiats of 300 cubic | • inch displacement, and that these cars I have shown remarkable speed in road I tests made In Ital. during the prog. I - ress of the war. It is said that these j 3 three cars represent the fastest ones i lof five built by the Fiat factory some I s tim<‘ il'irinq the past year, and will be I j available at this time. SUFFRAG'STS ON GUARD , (United Press service) Washington, Jan. 2—(Special to : Daily Democrat)—The watch tire w,> B ' 0 still burning today before the whi e ; t- house while two militant suffragists ! e stood guard in the rain. I This new frm of picketing will h ? d I continued, cay the women, until th), li senato parses the suffrage amendment J Wlian the women started their fire ]Jin an unt before the executive manp'sion. trouble developed at. cm e. Sev- ’ jfjeral picketers were arrested. Later jthe women tried to build a fire in (house. (t 1 The urn gave place to; a wash tub' today. Two dripping figures in bright ‘ . yellow slickers” shielded their fire! a from the gust whirledrlins, feeding B , t e flickering blaze with Pre«ident a t Wilson’s European speeches. CAFE ROYAL IS CLOSED ’ i . TUnlred p'resT Servlea) * I ' "wei Jan. 2—(Special ty Lai ,- ’ Democrat ,-Re<tors case known le .recent years as the cate Royal and, famous to thousand;-- of Chicagoans! as Delmonica s was to New York was i »i- va>sed today. Financial stress due “■war mm ~h ailge pat! . ()Uagc given as raosona.

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