Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1919 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT i Published Every Evenins Except ' Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company 1 JOHN H. HELLER President; ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary ! Subscription Rates By Government Order, Cash i» Advance. One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier $5.00 | One Month, by mall 35 cents Three Months, by mail SIOO Six Months, by mail $1.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. it is suceested that a flower bed’ with plants arranged to spell out “Liberty Way” be constructed in the center of the newly named street. Not so bad, is it? Moved that it be referred to the Civic Improvement Society with power to act. The movement to take over the old fair grounds, really get busy that this beautiful tract may be converted into a county park, that will be used for many decades to come, should take fotu. next week when the. commissioners meet. It is a matter that should not bo overlooked. . I ■ ■■ If you are going to renew yur Daily Democrat, and of course we want you to, we will appreciate it if you do it now. We appreciate tho splendid support given us before and now and in return we renew our promise to give you the very best and cleanest | home paper, we can publish Wo stand for those things we believe are for your best interests and we want you to stand behind us. Wo can help you as you help us, we want to and wo will. The raid upon the pocketbooks of the people, under the leadership of Governor Goodrich is now on and with fair prospects of success. Somp.ot his measures provide for inr’Tjry-v euciaiios are heartily in favor ci the raid. The members of the state tax board are to get a 100 per cent increase—from $3,000 to $6,000, the attorney general is to get an increase, probably on the theory that an official appointed by tho governor is worth ' more—to the governor—than one (

elected by the vulgar rabble. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. i The new proposed state highways ! bill is another bad thing for the counties of the state. One of the provisions of the bill is that the automobile ■ tax now paid back to the counties will ' , f be retained at Indianapolis to be used f in building "trunk'’ highways in tne t state. This money will be gone from the county forever and a special coun- ? ty levy will have to be made to make 1 up tho deficiency. Another provision - in the bill is that where a 'road is to be built in a county the entire expense will lie paid from the state treasury. This is only to fool you into believing * that the state is paying for your road ( and it isn't costing you anything—highways aren’t built in your vicinity ( without costing you money and when i it has to travel to Indianapolis and back there is sure to bo some of it that will never get hack.—Pot Hand Sun.

Pre-Inventory SALE Do not itiiss inis last opportunity of getting a rare bargain in Men’s Clothing. Big saving on Men’s and Boy’s Clothing. FHC i WyiILEY I ’ * F

j SOGIfJY j Club Calendar Monday. Research —Mrs. F. E. France. Tuesday. War Mothers—Ben Hur Hall. Wednesday. Historical—Mrs. M. J. Scherer. I A man who has not some woman. somewhere, who believes in him, trusts him and loves him, has reached a point where selfrespect is gone. —Holland. LEAD SOICETY Honest men and women esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as it were another self, to whom we impart our most secret thoughts, who partake of our joy. and comforts us in our affliction; add to this, that his company is an everlasting pleasure to us. —Translated from the Brahmin. There will be another meeting of the War Mothers at the Ben Hur hall at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. Mothers of soldiers who have not already joined are given a hearty' invitation to come, as well as those who are already members, and those who have souvenirs from their soldier sons are asked to bring them. There will be a program of music and recitations and if Jay Teeple will be here at that time, an effort will be made to secure him for a speech. Illness kept a number of the members away from the D. Y. B. class meeting last evening, but a splendid time was enjoyed by those who were, there. Mrs. Josephine Robenold. Mrs. James Stonerock and Mrs. George ■ Oswald were hostesses at the Itobe- ' nold heme. A splendid program was given under the direction of Mrs. j Harry Poling. Mrs. Albert Schtick-1 ma nand Mrs. Clarence Stogdill. and : afterwards refreshments were served. Miss Ireta Fisher and Mrs. William Pennington were guests. Miss Vera Fisher returned to Willshire. Ohio, last evening after being a guest of Miss Doris Erwin over Thursday night. She came to attend the soldiers’ reception. Mrs. John Smith entertained at. Ji mor Th”rs!"y evening for her •v ■' ” - T.u’ile r 'i’~ ■’ '•” ’ •'mi, who is the guest of relatives here. Other members of the dinner party were Mr;. Fullenkamp and daughters Rose and Letta; Misses Louise Brake, Marie and Naomi Gass. Miss Ruth Hohnhans, of St. Johns, attended the basket ball game last evening and was a guest of Miss Mildred Niblick over night.

I 6 n (j R T P B I tt: titt tn: taj ttrtnyt::? ttr: 'trzttir i The jury commissioners will meet! Monday at ten o'clock to draw the names of the jurors who will serve I for the February term of court whcih opens a week from next Monday, after a two weeks' court vacation. . Real estate transfers: Manes Baumgartner to Clinton Habegger. lot 424, Berne, s3uo; Cyrus Lehman et al. to Adam Bixler, lot 423. Berne. $2000; Wesley 0. Neuenschwander to Jesse L. Habegger. lot 378, Berne. $1550. In the estate of Christian Zimmerman, inventory number one was filed and approved. Additional bond was ordered. Ramsey Wolfe, of southeast of the 1 city, who was arrested and taken to I Celina, Ohio, whcrp he wat charged I with theft ot whiskey at Chatta- ; nooga, and turned over Io the circuit t court by the justice of the peace where the case began, was fined five dollars and costs. It is said he broke into tho saloon of David Foor at

Chattanooga Saturday night and took from twelve to fifteen quarts of whiskey. When taken by Sheriff Melchi and his deputy, Roy Baker, Wolfe had eleven quarts left and these were turned over to the saloon keeper. A FALLING OFF Continued from Page On* following causes; assault and battery, 7; drunkenness, 1: violation of liquor laws, 1; violation of pure food law, 1; other misdemeanors, 7. Females were arrested as follows: Adultery, 1; assault and battery, 1; provoke, 1. Five were fined for assault and. battery', and six for other causos; one was fined and imprisoned O'." I' ■ •«. TUBERCULOSIS LEGISLATION Indiana Society to Ask Legislative Help. Tuberculosis agencies will seek to secure, 'through the present session of leeigt:Fen l-'t-.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919

ing toward the prevention of the spread of tuberculosis in Indiana. The increase of this disease is a matter that cannot bo ignored, and those I who are making a study of the subject are prepared to wage a strenuous fight against it. It is not expected that there will be any opposition encountered in the legislature, since it has become so well known all over the country that there must he active steps taken immediately to prevail the spread of this disease. Every legislature in the United States will have bills Introduced this winter looking toward this end. Many states already have a Tuberculosis Commission. Indiana should have one. —o LIBERTY LOAN WORKERS Indianapolis. Jan. 25 — Executives of the Indiana Liberty Loan organizatio ihave been called into a conference of the Seventh Federal Reserve district loan workers, at Chicago, Wednesday, January 29th. In addition to the representatives of the group of headquarters workers, it is expected that a large number of county sales chairmen, women workers and others will be present at the Congress hotel to hear an official message from Lewis B. Franklin, of Washington, who is federal director of the war loan organization. Mr. Franklin will outline the government's financial program, especially in connection with the fifth loan, which has been designated by Secretary Carter Glass, of the United States treasury, as the Victory loan, whose slogans are “Bring the Victor's Home” and “Finish the Job." — ——————— —O — ' A NEW DRAY LINE Monroe is on the map—when it comes to keeping pace with the progress of the times. The F. H. Tabler ■ garage has fitted tip an up-to-date auto motor truck which was tnined out last Monday, and will from now on do all kind of draying on short notice. Emery Getz, the hustling drayman is ! in charge of the dray line and ail ord- . I ers for hauling will he promptly atI tended to on the same day your order is received. The dray line is now at your service, no matter where you j live and what you want hauled by the ' dray line will receive prompt attention at once by calling up the Tabler Garage or phone 81 at. the Getz home. This is something that has long been needed in Monroe, the old horse dray ii« a thing of the past and became too [slow in this day and age of the world. . and now you will get rood and satis- ' ct-r” co—in drty work —Monroe Reporter o ELWOOD MAYOR LICKED t’Jnited Press Service) Anderson, Jan. 25 —(Special to' Daily Democrat)—Hershel Williams today was found guilty of assaulting Mayor John Lewis, of Elwood, and was fined $5. The jury held that the prosecution had failed to prove a conspiracy between Williams, his wife,

Pearl. Floyd Hughes and Mrs. Lucile Douglas. Lewis testified that one evening he was lured to a park by (promise of Mrs. Williams and Mrs. I Douglas to reveal the hiding place of intoxicating liquor. He declared he ' entered the gate of the park, and was 'assaulted by Williams. The mayor then filed charges against the four persons. ~CARS OFF~THE TRACK ' Several cars of a freight train on j the Erie railway were derailed at noon | today, near the tank just west, of town. No one was injured and the wreck will be cleared in a few hours' was the report burial'today The burial of the infant child of' Mr. and Mrs. Ton; Gauze, of Marion, took place today in the Decatur cemetery. The body had been placed in the vault since its death a month ago, as tho mother was ill at that time and unable to come. ABOUT THE SICK " Will Eley, of Barclay, Nd., who is

here on account of the illness of hit mother, Mrs. Mary Eley, northeast of Berne, spent last night at the heme of his brother-in-law, W. A. Fenner and family in Root township. CAN’T PAINT HIS OWN HOUSE (United Press Service) San Francisco, Jan. 25 For six months one side of George Shadbourne’s house has needed repainting. Shadbourne has wanted to give it 2 or 3 coats, but he hasn’t dared. California's assistant attorney general, E. B. Power, threatens to cause the arrest of Shadbourne the moment the latter sets foot on Power’s lawn, and the Power property line runs so close to Shadbourne's house that he can’t pain that side of it without trespassing. The Power-Sbadbburne feud has existed for nearly six years. Power deciares it started when he refused to buy Shadbourne’s property. Shadbourne, he says, then erected a ‘ spite ’ norch in the rear, which shutout tfis view frOPl p OWer - 8 W i n( j owgi

STATE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT Dr. Elizabeth Burns, president of' tho Decatur Franchise League, received from the press bureau of the st: te league, the following: At the request of the Woman’s Franchise. League of Indiana, Senator Beardsley introduced into the senate Wednesday, January 22, a resolution which not. only enfranchises women citizens but goes farther and confines tho right to vote to citizens, male or; female. Indiana is one of the seven states in the union which has allowed men who had declared their intention. of becoming citizens to vote before; these men had been fully naturalized. Often they continued to vote j throughout their lives and never completed their citizenship process. I The war has raised a storm of indignation over this situation, and there has been considerable agitation, insisting on national action to prevent' such a condition in the states. How-, ever, the states are themselves taking up this mutter. South Dakota passed a state constitutional amendment in November like this new Beardsley resolution, and other states aro likely to follow. i The argument has been advanced that this new amendment will deprive | many men of the ballot. On the contrary. it merely defers that privilege for a few years for a limited number of n en. and in the meantime requires that these men become more fully an i integral part of the nation. There is j nothing to prevent any foreigner who has settled in Indiana from completing his naturalization papers and becoming a full citizen. After that, t he votes under this new amendment as freely as any native born. “Indianji is proud of her foreign born loyal voters.” said Mrs. Richard: Edwards, president of the Woman's! Franchise League of Indiana today. “What w’e want to do is to make them wholly part of us —on an equal-. ity with our native bom Indiana men. | This amendment would require that' these aliens hold the same relationship to the state, and the state to them which exists between our state' and the native born the tie of citi-l zenship.” There is no quicker way to make them part of us than to re-: quire that they be citizens before they vote. This is to the advantage of the alien, himself, because while many of i then: intend to became naturalized, often they put it off because no necessity exists. This will be the: needed inceptive. The feeling that will come with the knowledge that ho is a full citizen will do much to re- j

MONEY A NEW LOAN COMPANY WITH MONEY TO LOAN AT LEGAL RATES, IN AMOUNTS UP TO S3OO. ON LIX E STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, PIANOS, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ETC., SAME REMAINING IN X OUR POSSESSION. WILL MAKE LOANS TO ANYONE ANYft HERE IN DECATUR OR ADAMS COUNTY. IF YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF BILLS. BORROW FROM US AND PAY THEM ALL—HAVE BUT ONE PLACE j 0 PAY. LOANS MADE FOR FROM ONE MONTH TO TWENTY MONTHS’ TIME. EASY TERMS | | ANY LENGTH OF TIME i'fß. FARMER, DO NOT ASK YOUR FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR TO GO YOUR SE- < RITY BE INDEPENDENT—BORROW ON YOUR OWN SECURITY' NOW’ IS THE TIME TO COUNT YOUR MONEY AND SEE HOW MUCH IT WIL! TAKE FOR YOU TO PREPARE FOR SPRING. IF YOU ARE SHORT, SEE'US NO ENDORSEMENTS ggp TAPE - OUR OFFICE IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED. OUR TIME AND wwrv iBP AT YOUR SERVICE—REMEMBER—WE MAKE NO CH \RFF mp ING SECURITY AS SOME COMPANIES HAVE DONE COSTS NOTING TO CALL AT OUR OFFICE OR wavv 1T HOME AND TALK IT OVER. WE WILL BF GT An ta VE «UL CALL AT YOUR PLAIN OUR RATES AND TERMS WHETHER YOU WHTO BORROWER NOT SEE US BEFORE YOU BORROW. PEOPLES COLLATERAL LOAN COMPANY OVER OLD INTERURBAN STATION DECATUR, INDIANA Fort Wayne Office, Cor. Calhoun and Berry Streets

move the feeling of barriers or differences which now exist between the unnaturalized and the native bonk American. He will then be fully and; wholly American. I think we may as-' sumo that the foreign bom voter who has the welfare of tho country at j heart wishes to lie a complete sharer, in its citizenship. Do not let us say that, this amendment will deprive any voter of the right to vote. Let us: say rather that it removes the last barrier between the foreign born and the native born voter, making them all equal citizens of our great country, This is the real and practical Americanization.” Beardsley Amendment A joint resolution to amend section 2. article 2. of the constitution of the state of Indiana. Section I—Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. That the following amendment to the constitution of the State of Indiana is hereby proposed and agreed to by this, the seventy-first (71) Genend Assembly of the State of Indiana and is referred to the next General Assembly of the state for reconsider-

ation and agreement. That Section 2, Article 2, of the constitution of the State of Indiana be. amended to read as follows: "In all elections not otherwise provided for by this constitution, every citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, ! who shall have resided in the state . during the six months, in the town- ( ship sixty days, and in the ward or precinct thirty days immediately preceding such election, shall be entitled to vote in the township or precinct: where he or-she may reside if he ori ■she shall have been duly registered according to law." _ CUPIDS WIN Jerry Buckmaster’s West End Cupids defeated James Down’s Junior League Specials in a basket ball game at the new gym, by a score of 6-4 this morning. The game was fast and interesting throughout. LOST — 32-ritie. between Mutchler meat market and Lammert farm, northeast of the city. Finder return to meat market and receive reward. 22-t3 For Liver Trouble Mrs. F. H. Taylor, Pontiac, Mich.— "Since early childhood suffered serious headaches, nervousness, liver trouble. 11 years ago took 3 bottles Hull's Superlative. Had only two or three attacks since.’’ Your druggist has Hull's Superlative. —Advt.

RESTRICTION ON COAL TO BE REMOVED FEBRUARY FIRST After February first we will be able to furnish any kind of soft coal for any purpose. We also have several cars of anthracite in transit. Give us your order at once for any of the following: Pocahontas, Red Lion, Pomeroy, Hocking, Indiana, Kentucky. Egg Anthracite, Chestnut Anthracite, Pea Anthracite. DECATUR LUMBER CH

FARMS for sale. No. 25. 80 acres in Allen county, fair improvements, good sandy loam soil, price, if sold soon, $8,500. No. 26. 41st acres, 4 miles west of Decatur, good improvements, fine corn land, price. $8,500. No. 27. 80 acres. 3*4 miles of Willshire, 0.: extra good improvements, good sandy loam soil, price, $9,000. No. 28. 124 acres in Blue Creek township, good improvements, black level com land, price $2lO per acre. Will, if necessary, carry back on farm $14,000, four years. 514 cent interest.

No. 29. 120 acres. 2ft miles southwest of Decatur; extra good improvements. black level corn land; thia year landlord's share of crop little better than $2,500. Terms, $.1,000 on date of contract, $7,500 March Ist; balance ten years. 6 per cent No. 30. 100 acres in Jay county, 3ft miles of Bryant. Extra good new improvements. good soil, for quick sale, $l5O per acre. M. L. OLIVER Office Rooms 8 and 9, Peoples Loan & Trust Co,, Bldg., Decatur, Ind. o Mrs. George Albert, of Dayton, 0., is the guest of her brother, Herman Tettman and wife.

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NOTICE. William Cavadaa, former proprietor of the Decatur Shining Parlors, has opened an up-to-date stand at Lose Bros.' billiard hall, where ha will welcome old and new customers. 19t4 o— REAL ESTATE BARGAIN. Priced so it will sell, an ideal residence in Monroe, Ind., with 1.35 acres in connection One of the beet residences in Monroe; good locatiou. Price low. tor quick sate. J. A. HARVEY REALTY CO., 2213 Monroe, Ind.