Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1919 — Page 2

D A I L Y I) EMOCR AT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by Fhe Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER .President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates By Government < ’or. Cash tn Advance One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier '....55.00 One Month, by mail 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 3 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The gym is a go. The boys and girls are entitled to proper playing conditions just as much as you are entitled to proper working conditions. Playing politics seems to be the principal business of the Indiana legislature with Governor Goodrich in the pitcher’s box. Some how or other his spit ball doesn't seem to be working right. WUlJ'ia—» 'W— ■—irwaarrii Ml Ir» it has been officially announced that the government has appropriated $491,000,0(10 for additions and betterments. Wouldn't it be fine if they spent just a little of it in Decatur. During the past week a half dozen proposed projects have come up in this community. They have been given publicity and in several more or less headway’ has been made but it would be so much easier and more business like if we had a central organization—a Chamber of Commerce, which through its sub-committees could look after all these things. Such an association, is a necessity if we are to get anywhere during the reconstruction period. The organization of this body should be made next week. Don’t let’s put it off any longer. Do it in a sane, sensible ahd modest manner, for’business, naLfor social headquarters. See that factories, labor organizations, business houses and all lines and factions are represented and it will be a success, will bring results and help the community. This is the most important work just now. One of the noticeable features of he fight against the Governor Goodich tax law which proposes to tax real estate on a 100 per cent valua-

tion and intangibles on a 25 per cent valuation is the tendency of the Severin hotel crowd to utterly ignore the protest.- of the farmers who contend that they are to get the raw end of the deal. Os course there is something in the farmers’ contention. But the farmer should not overlook the fact that it is almost two years before another election and tlio republican leaders no doubt calculate that by that time they will have another counterfeit grievance for the farmer to bite upon—'something like that of the last campaign when the politicians succeeded in arousing the ire of many faru'ers because the national government had given- thorn a fixed price tor their wheat—an action for which the

Pre-Inventory SALE This will positively be the last week of reduced prices. Do not miss this opportunity to save from 25 per cent to 33 1-3 per cent on Men’s and Boys’ Clothing. TIJiS i MrERS-DAILEY •J The Store that Does Thing - *: >

intelligent farmer is now —after the election -duly grateful --Fort Wayne Jonrnai-Gazettee. | SOCIETY I Club Calendar Monday. 1 Research Club—Mrs. P. B. Thomas. ’ Tuesday. 'I Reformed W. M. S.- Mrs. Otto ’ I Kirsch. 1 . Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. Will I I | Kremers. I , i What your heart thinks great is great The soul's emphasis is always right. —Emerson. Wednesday. Concord Aid —Mrs. Charles Johnson And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another. —Eph. 4:32. On Tuesday, February 4th, the Woman's Home Missionary society of . the Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. Charles Colter with Mrs. A. J. Haney and Mrs. Charles 1 Craig as assistant hostesses. They are planning for a mite box opening • on February 12. 1919, at which time Mrs. J. C. White of Marion, Ind., will be here. The Concord Ladies’ Aid society i desires a large attendance at its meeting with Mrs. Charles Johnson Wednesday afternoon, when the election of officers will take place. The Mt. Pleasant school of which Mrs. C. L. Walters and Miss Gladys Suman are teachers, had a Splendid 1 social last evening. A program of adi dreses by Hon. C. J. Lutz, the Rev. F. F. Thornburg; music by Dr. J. Q. Neptune and the male quartet; ' resitations by the school children; : was given, followed by an oyster sup- ■ ] er and other good things to eat. Between eight and nine dollars were . made. A dinner party at the home of Mr. ■ and Mrs. Homer Ruhl, on First street . tomorrow, will celebrate three birth- ( day anniversaries—that of Homer Ruhl; his father, John Ruhl, of Mid- ' dietown: and the latter’s son-in-law, Oscar Fahlsing, of near Fort Wayne. I A vr-y enjoyable time is being antiei- ■ rated. There was an unusually large nun - ; hrr at the meeting of the Christian Pastoral Helpers with Mrs. G. T. Burk yesterday afternoon. The collection was $3. Captains were chosen for a "Penny Race” a money-making contest to continue for six weeks, at the conclusion of which the. losing side will entertain the winners. The contest is to see which can make the most money in that time. Mrs. C. R. Weaver and Mrs. G. T. Burk were chosen captives.

Mrs. Dan Beery and Mrs. J M Miller's section of the Methodist Mite society entertained yesterday at the Beery home. The business of the society with plans for a supper to be given soon for the men of the church, came up for consideration. Mrs. Dan Tyndall sang for the pleasure of the company. Mrs. Mat Breiner, Mrs. Amos Fisher, Mrs. Charles Knodle provided a pleasant time for the Minnehaha Needle club after the regular meting of the Pocahontas council last evening. A general good time was spent ami refreshments of buttered rolls, pickles, potato salad and coffee were provided. Mrs. L. J. Clifton and Mrs. Mary Jane Gephart, of Wren, 0., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leßoy Clifton at dinner, at their home ou Mercer

avenue. | 5 Captain T. Jenkinson returned to 1 his home at Springfield, Ohio, after ' a visit hetv with his tnicle, Dr. I’. B. ] Thomas, and family. ! Mrs. Ralph Amrine entertained the - Bachelor Maids last evening at the 1 home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. D. Clark. This was really a farewell gathering as Mr. and Mrs. Amrine leave tomorrow for their future ' I home at Anderson. Besides the club I members, guests were Mrs. Frank jWemhoff, Mrs. Lawrence Kleinhenz and Mrs. Frank Barthol. At cards club prizes were won by Misses Bert Voglewede and Adelaide Deininger and the guest’s prize by Mrs. Lawrence Kleinhenz. Vocal music by Mrs. . Frank Wemhoff and Miss Genevieve 1 Bremerkamp, with piano accompaniment by Mrs. L. A. Holthouse, contributed to the pleasure of the evening. WABASH “OVER THE~TOP” Laie tb s afternoon Wabash township reported to the county chairman. ‘.. P.sv. F. F. Thornburg, that it had gone ‘ over the top” in the Armonlan.Svri™ Polir.f fnnß drive

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1919

r :::::::: 1 I 6 O b fl T? •• i' | Real estate transfers: Calvin R.j Weaver, et al., to William F. Bieneke, lot 804 Decmur, $4500; John Jaberg. ct al. to Caroline Jalierg, 1-3 acre of j iPreble township, quit claim deed, $; j ’ Decatur Cumotery Association to| Emma Thompson, lot 692, Decatur,! '578.80; William F. Bieneke. et al. to] i ( ivin R. Weaver, 10l 212 Decatur,, J $3,000. The February term of court will’ open next Monday morning, Feb. 3, after a two weeks’ vacation. _ o THIhK IN TERMS (Continued from Page One! on Sunday afternoon. Stay at home until you have been canvassed, and have the money ready. However, if there is someone, who cannot have the money ready, do not let that keep :him from subscribing. ‘‘Give as ' much as your conscience tells you j ■ you ought to give,” is the advice ofi one of the township chairmen. Think ; in term of the sufferings of these poor people, and then give as God has prospered you. Then here it is—“ Decatur goes over the top at 1 o'clock Sunday afterj noon." —Contributed. WHiT THEY SE ID — Item of Goods Sent Out lor Armenian-Syrian Relief —Food and Others. I A DELOUSING MACHINE Is Also Numbered Among Items —Insect Life Probably Troublesome. One may wonder how the money ■ ■ that is being raised this week for Ar- ■ menian-Syrian relief will be used. Some idea cf this may be gained from the following news clipping sent out ■ by headquarters: Thirty-five motor trucks, thirteen ambulances, twenty motorcycles, and! twenty-four touring cars, with many cases or oil and accessories, were shipped on the steamer Mercurius, ■ cne of the relief steam- rs dispatched from New York by the American ■ ■ Committee for Relief in the Near ; East. This vessel, which was bound; for Constantinople, also had a great ’ cargo of medical supplies, foodstuffs,' clothing and other relief stores. There were thirteen hospital units, 1 including seventy-six case of X-ray outfit- The comniitee mud the inventory on the cargo on board

the Mercurius, knowing that this document was the simplest and at the ’ same time the strongest testimony that could be brought forward to show the practical and business-like character of the enterprise which is being carried on for the relief of the suffering peoples of Western Asia. i A shipment of “delousing machines” ■ was on the Mercurius. The insect! life of Asia Minor, including the not-; orious “cootie” will be combatted vigorously by the relief workers under' the direction of the committee. To help the destitute Armenians,) Syrians, Jews and Greeks clothe then solves, the committee sent over the' following, among, other supplies: Eight thousand three hundred and! fourty-four pairs scissors. 492 Sey-I mour trimmers, 42.251 dozen spools ! thread, 100 pounds pins. 200 hand sew j ing machines, 10.000 packages needle-, j

50 foot power sewing ftmehines, 1.000 packages bobbins, 500 gross mercer-1 ized cotton, 70 gross crochet hooks, I 100 pounds coarse twine, 100 pounds' fine twine, 10 gross black shoo strings. 3 gross tan shoe strings, 4,550 gross 1 yards white tape, 46.836 pairs shoes, , dress goods, 130 cases; textiles, 315 cases. Following is a parital list of supplies on the Mersurius: Twenty-five cases stationery, 42. cases soap. 10 boxes Sapclio, 451 pounds flour. 14 cases chocolate, 63' . cases canned meat, 70 cases soap. 1' case insect powder, 15 cases cleanser,! 2 cases paper plates, 1 case shoe paste 1 caso blue and shoe polish, 10 cases starch, 40 cases of toilet paper, 35 bags rolled oats, 20 cases Cream of Wheat, ■ 10 bags yellow meal, 16 bags rice, 60

cases crackers, 9 cases starch. 2 cases tapioca, 10 crates macaroni. 17 cases cheese, 4 cases cocoa, 7 cases coffee. 15 crates malted milk, 98 cases can-] ned soups, 12 cases evaporated • egetables, 5 cases Steero Tubes, 88 cases condensed milk, 88 casjs evaporated milk, 528 cases canned vegetables, 51 i cases canned fish, 70 cases evaporat- ■ ed fruits, 90 cases canned fruit, 1 case ■. Gelatine, 14 cases baking powder, 1' nneft zvv.mn-*' ♦ *.♦ ~r. CQ /voe-o- 1

i substitute, 35 cases butter, 45 cases jam, 12 cases peanut butter, 10 bugs )salt, 140 bags sugar, 15 cases syrup, 1 cases extract. 10 cases candles. I LITTLE lOLAVY” (Continued rrnm Page One) teachers. The Hocker team won a ! brilliant victory over Winchester, the score being 21-4. I The line-up wars as follows: Winchester Hocker ' Meyer G Kaehr i Roth G Moser ! Ehrsam C Moser Klopfenstlne F Gerber Roth F Stucky —.————— o — BAUER BABE DEAD. Lawrence Edwin Bauer, the three-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bauer, living in Vnion township, died today noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Lehrman, after an I extended illness from pneumonia, following influenza. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon from the ■ Emmanuel Lutheran church, Union I township. Rev. Moahn officiating. The father was recently discharged from the army. WITH JRAOEN FROM RUSSIA HnuttnuetJ "’spe (ins’ Poles over possession of that rich indu'd rial district. London, Feb. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily j Democrat) —The American transport Narragansett on route from Havre to Southamptn ran ashore off Wembridge point. The troops were taken off by (car ferries. Several craft left SouthI ampton and Portsmouth today to assist in floating the transport. Vienna, Jan. 31 —(Delayed)— The entire police force was called out toiday to suppress a mob of thousands 1 of unemployed who were pillaging shops while marching on the Reich-; rath buildings. Many arrests were made and the other, dispersed. The . people were incited by communist speakers who urged them not to pay I rent until they had been given work. ! At a mass meeting held for the purpose of endorsing* the tions, resolutions were passed in fav- 1 or of neutralization of German Austria and German Bohemia tuider projection of the allies. j (By Robert J. Bender, United Press ; Staff (Copyright 1918 by the United Press) Paris, Feb. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The peace conference lias developed so marked a tendency *o accept practical application of the ; fourteen principles, and to spewed up its work, the belief was expressed today that President Wilson may find ; a second trip to France unnecessary’. Whether the president will return ; after his departure for the United States two weeks hence, is known to depend not only upon disposition of the most important problems in the ; interim, but also upon the trend of

the conferees’ policy after he has I withdrawn from the councils and their inclination to work along the general lines of the American program. Just six weeks after his arrival in France, the’ president felt confident) ' today that the pivotal victories had; j already been won and that future' action by the conference will be in | strict adherence to the broad princi- ! pies included in the armistice terms. . Within a few days the delegates will! j have accomplished the framing of a ’ ; constitution for the league of nations, ■ in conformity with the principle of ito annexations, the president be-1 l lieves. This, in his opinion, will be ; one of the most vital accomplish-! ' ments of the peace settlement. BOUND OVER TO COURT (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Feb. I—(Special to

Daily Democrat) —Frank Haockman.l i alien, alias Capt. Franklin Day, who ; robbed F. CampbeU, Indianapolis I broker of $5,000 was bound over to jthe Marion county grand jury today upon waiving preliminary hearing in city court. Haockman and Mrs. MaryMoore of Washington, D. C. were arrested at Muncie and returned to Indianapolis. n ALIENS BECOME CITIZENS. rUnitcd Press Service) ■ Chicago, 111. Feb. I—(Special to! | Daily Democrat)—Fifty Germans and Austrians today were new American < citizens, the first to be naturalized here since the entry cf this country into the war. Some of them could hardly speak English, but most of

them insisted they believed America the best country in the world.” CHICAGO MILK PRICES. Chicaeo n i t lt d ’rT Ser vicet ra n“ r 1 ’ Feb WSpacial to' Daily Democrat .-.Consumers todav were not affected by tHe new g*> wholesale milk price set for Feb iruary 6. a .leorease of 2 r, cents from phe January price. Th.- new p rie . adopted at a conference between producers and distributing house rspre- '•= «n a hundred nonnds

PROVED SPIRIT I OF DEMOCRACY Voluntary Basis of Food Savina Showed Heart of America Beat True for Freedom. To the voluntary service and saorl- 1 flee of the American people must b» attributed the continued health,' strength and morale of the Allied armies and the civil populace. Upon this spirit of service and aao rltice will depend Europe's fate in the months to come. In the past year we have carried out an export program, the magnitude of which is almost beyond comprehension. But with the iiew demands that have come, with the liberation of nations freed from German oppression, our exports must be almost doubled. Instead of 11,820,000 tons, we must ship twenty million tons of food to Europe in the coming year—as much as can be pushed through our ports. If the Allies had not been fed by America, it would have been impossible for them to maintain their defense against Germany. Meeting this world need on a purely voluntary basis, the American people have conclusively proved that democracy is a success ana that in time es need it will rise to its own defense. If there were no other accomplishment to its credit the very fact that It has shown the strength of Oemocraey has in itself more than justified the existence of the Food Administration in the eyes of the world. Less than four mouths after the United States declared war the United States Food Administrator expressed his determination to meet America's food problem on a basis of voluntary action and reiterated his confidence that awakened democracy would prove irresistible. “Many thinking Americans,” said Mr. Hoover, “and the whole world have been watching anxiously the last four months in the fear that democratic America could not organize to meet autocratic Germany. Germany has been confident that it could not be done. Contrary proof is immediately at our door, and our people have already demonstrated their ability to mobilize, organize, endure and prepare voluntarily and efficiently In many directions and upon the mere word of inspiration aside from the remarkable assemblage of our Army and finances.” The history of the Food Administration has clearly shown that the tiust us those who put their faith iu democracy lias not been misplaced. be proud to be food Saver The ballad beautiful, “It’s Never Too Late to be Sorry.”— The Holthouse Drug Co. OH KI HEME ; L<ub Musterole on Forehead and Temples A headache r-.-dy without ti:a cancers of “headache medicine.” Relieves headache and that tafccrablo feelins' from t olds or congestion, And it acts at once! Musicrola is a clean, whits cintment, made with oil of mustard. Better than a

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Regular meeting of the Moose, Wednesday evening, February Sth. Initiation of class. A reception will be accorded those from X U ' Ve bee “

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notice to bidders. — Notice is hereby given that the Decatur Athletic association will receive sealed bids up to six o clock Monday evening, February 3. for the i extension of the east side of the Bosse opera house. Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the Daily Democrat, Saturday. February Ist. It is also planned to roof ths building, to put in a hard-wood fleor, and plans for these will be prepared within a day or two. Bids !

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