Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1919 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Puhltphed Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE Secretary Subscription Rates By Government Order Cash In Advance. Oue Week by carrier ......10 cents One Year, by carrier 15.00 One Month, by mail 35 cents Three Months, by mall ....... 11.00 Six Months, by mail ....$1.75 One Year, by mall ..........43.00 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. Better quit kickin’ that dog aroun’ for ho is now a valuable anta al. The tax on him is from three to five dollars a year, which is more than you have been paying on the best horse or cow on the farm. That’s the new definition for constructive legislation. Governor Goodrich vetoed the bill dividing Wells and Blackford circuit arid establishing separate courts on the grounds that it cost too much money. Now the citizens of those two counties are figuring out about two hundred bills passed and signed which could have been trimned to permit this small expense when it would have meant so much to their convenience. The “flu” is here again or yet, whichever way you want it. The epidemic seems to disappear every few weeks and then bobs up strong again. Just now it is prevalent over the state and in some places is more . severe than ever. Fight it as you , did in the winter. Be careful about , yourself and watch the children. Treat a cold as though it was the flu and stay at home. In that way it can be stamped out in a few days and that’s the only successful way so , far discovered. Governor Goodrich, in his campaign of 1916, made a great appeal to the farmers of the state and told them what wonderful reforms he would bring about and what laws he would have passed for the direct benefit of the agricultural people. He showed his confidence in the farmers by taking away from them entirely the control of their roads, all of which goes under the control of either the state < highway commission or the county commissioners. The law passed by the legislature requires the fanner to pay all of his road tax in cash. The ( farmers will no doubt enjoy that. ( Neither did the governor forget to 1 have a law passed giving the state ‘ highway commission all of the automobile license fees amounting to more than a million dollars each year. 1 £ In Allen county alone these fees will amount to $50,000. The state highway commission did not need this < money, for there is a special ten-cent tax levy to provide funds for this de- 1 partment in addition to the federal aid which will amount to several m illion dollars in the next two years. —Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.

mighaels-siehh’ CLOTHES for Men and Young Mei cannot be surpassed ii Style, Quality or WorL manship. Save $5.00 to SIO.OO on suit. e- 1 —" ■ —~s THfi MYERS-DAILE CIOIVI F> A. NV The Store that Does Thin

SOCIETY t Club Calendar ' Tuesday. Tri Kappasr—Mrs. Avon Burk. Wednesday. Walther League—Schoolhouse Chicken Potpio dinner —K. of P. ( Home. 1 Thursday. Two-Cant Supper r- Evangelical 1 Church Basement. Silent Workers’ Class—U. 8. Drummond home. Friday. Henry A Backemeyer RecitalBaptist Church. D. Y. B. Class Meeting—Mrs. Stogdill. Zion Lutheran Aid—(Afternoon). Pocahontas Needle Club. W. C. T. U.—Mrs. F. F. Thornburg. Three Link Needle Club. Saturday. Two-cent Supper—K. of P. Home. Pythian Sisters’ Pastry Sale —Gas Office. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. This day for all that is good and fair. —Emerson. The musical to be given at the Baptist church Friday evening by Henry Backemeyer, soloist, will be a treat for music lovers. The program in full will be announced Wednesday. Mrs. L. W. Stolte went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend a meeting of the executive board of the Woman’s Missionary society of the Zion Reformed Classis. Mrs. Alva Nichols and daughters were most pleasantly surprised last evening when a band of thirty-five neighbors, bringing lunch baskets of good things, called at their home at eight o’clock to spend the evening with them. The party was given in farewell as the Nichols family expect to leave in a short time for their future home at Detroit, Mich. They have resided in the community for eleven years and during that time have enlarged their circle of friends cementing the friendship with many happy incidents the memory of which will be with them long. The callers found the home in a disarrayed condition, as they are preparing for a sale next Saturday, but nevertheless the evening was enjoyably spent and they lingered until twelve o'clock. The guests presented Mrs. Nichols with a handsome wicker basket and a beautiful hand purse as remembrances. Meeting on St. Patrick's Day last evening at the home of Miss Leona Bosse, the Delta Theta Tau sorority honored the anniversary by singing Irish songs. They attended to business matters also, and arranged for the giving of a literary program, including a reading or treatise of the life and works of some Indiana writer In two weeks, Miss Grace Arnold

will be hoslesg. The Pythian Sisters' section number two will Five a pastry sale at the gas office Saturday. Misses Ruth Parrish and Frances Cole, Messrs. W. D. Cross and Thomas Callihan, of Geneva, saw the show, "The Bird of Paradise” in Fort Wayne last evening. Earl Burton, of Lafayette, and Miss Portia Thomas, saw “The Bird of Par-l-dise at tho Majestic theatre, Fort Wayne. I The Wandering Eight Boys enjoyed |‘linner at the Murray Hotel yesterday I noon. Covers were laid for the fol- | lowing boys of this happy bunch: I Will Unn, Vane Thompson, Felix I Maier, Ishmaol Macy, David Hensley, I Arthur Hyland, Harry Knapp, John I ( lark and Orval Parent. Rev. and Mrs. C. J. Miner and I ran. Wallace, were guests of the Ttoss n Hays family at dinner yesterday.

Miss Hezel David, of Fort Wayne,V n was a week-end guest of Mr. andr k- Mrs. Chester Lott who wer? recently! married. She brought thorn a lovely! wedding gift—a half dozen cut-glass! sherbets. 3 *~ l The Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid society will meet Friday afternoon at the school hotse for work. The lunch will be served by Mrs. Henry

Schamerloh. The Do Your Best claw wilj be entertained Friday evening by Mr» I yStogdill at her home on Adaqjs street. Every member is urjod to attend. The Silent porkers' class of the United Brethren church will meet at the U- S. Drummond hem® Thursday IgS evening.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1919

COURIERSJT SEA Opponents to League of Nation Carry Uncensored Reports from Public TO PEACE CONFERENCE Will Also Send Back Material for Use of Orators Hostile to President. (By L. C. Martin, United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, D. C., Mar. I&—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The first of a number of "couriers” being sent to Europe by opponents of the league of nations to carry uncensored re ports of American public opinion on the league of nations to tho peace conference is on the sea today. These couriers go ostensibly on oth er missions. But they carry with them a great mass of data which they have been instructed to disseminate ta France and England regarding the senate’s attitude on the league constitution and its probable vote it the league compact is Included in the peace treaty. They are to bring or send back material for the use of orators hostile to President Wilson’s plans. — | 600 RT | The inheritance tax appraisers report ta the Sampson Pillars estate was approved. Tax in the sum of $210.15 was found duo from Sarah A Kunkel. The personal estate was appraised at $1425 and the real estate at $21,590. Tho appraiser was allowed $8.75. ■mm In the estate of Lewis Goldner, inheritance tax appraiser’s report was approved. Tax was found due from the following: Rosa Haugk, $3.32; William J. .Goldner, Edward A. Gold ner, Cora A. Hartman, Catherine R. Fuhrman, BtrJlie S. Schultz, each $1.82; Elias E. Goldner and Dallas Goldner, each $3.83; Alfred F. Gold ner, $5.33. Harry L. Coon and Sumner Walters of Van Wert, €>., were here yesterday taking depositions to be used in a case brought by The People’s Loan & Trust Company against Gossard, et al. E. B. Lenhart filed his bond as commissioner in the Kern-Burger par tition case, which court approved. Virgil Springer vs. Roxie Springer. Affidavit of non-residence filed. Notice ordered returnable March 24. In the Andrews-Baker partition case, intervening petition was filed by Mangold & Baker; also cross com plaint by Mangold and Baker. Rule to answer cross-complaint. The cause of Charles F. Nyffler, et al for drain was set for trial for April 15.

Schafer Hardware Company vs Peck & Mack. Return of summons in garnishment and statement of gnrn tshee to sheriff filed. Joseph Everett is suing Charles E. Brown for SSO on threshing account. R. C. Parrish, attorney for Everett, filed the case. In the estate ot Catherine Inniger. sale bill was filed and approved. In the estate of Ralph T. Miller, inventory was filed and approved. The cause was continued until next term of court. Suggestion was made of the death of Albert N. Steele, guardian of Naomi and Ncvah Ijaman. Application fm- letters and bond filed by Anna I. Laman. Noah A. Puaey. guardian of Mart garet Runyon, was authorized to exJpend $75 for repairs on ward’s farm. | Real estate transfers: John Selking

et al. to Edwin Krueckberg, 20 acres |ot Union township, $1430; Magdalena I BoHenbacher, et al. to Wiliam G. Bollle®bacher, 48 acres of Jefferson townIship. $436n-, Lawrence Linnemeier to I Albert Strahrr., part of lot 1 and 2 iProule. $2500; Samuel Barger to! -,John R. Barger, 40 acres of Kirkland t,township, sl. el - yi WISCONSIN FARM LANDS.

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] ALLOWANCE TO CHILD ’ IS HOADJOJCONOMY Home Economics Expert Says Way Is to Teach Youth Early Proper Apportioning of an Income. “The best and most natural way of | beginning true national economy, wise spending and wise saving,” says Ruth Wardell, head of the home economics department of the University of lowa, and who last summer started a home economics department in a Cleveland (Ohio) bank, "is by giving the children an allowance. The lesson of properly apportioning an income thus is early learned.” Miss Wardell favors the allowance arrangement at a very early age, say at six or seven. It may then be very small, and out of It the budding citizen may be expected to provide only school pencils, tablets, etc. The purchase of school books provides a logical next step; a little later some personal belongings, such as shoes, may be added. “I say shoes,” explains Miss Wardell, “because children seem to take more interest In shoes than in most articles of wearing apparel, and bo Fixing the Allowance. cause shoes represent a highly Important item to which children frequently pay little heed.” The allowance should provide a little margin to encourage careful buying and saving possibilities. It should not necessitate so much care or thought as to burden the growing youngster. It should never, under normal circumstances, be “helped out” by irregular gifts or expected to cover other than the recognized items. The allowance, with its purchasing responsibilities, should be increased gradually, steadily. By the time high school Is reached the boy or girl should be buying practically all his or her own clothes. Miss Wardell tells an interesting story of a boy who called upon her In Cleveland, telling her of his manner of apportioning the rather generous allowance made by his father. He knew to a penny what every article he wore had cost him; he was intelligent regarding relative textile and wearing values; he saved steadily, systematically, with joy. A Chicago mother started her little daughter out, similarly, at eight years old and at sixteen the girl was a better buyer than she was. These cullBuying His Own Goods. dren were well started on the road to fine and self-respecting and independent citizenship. Both will enter college with a nice little financial nest egg to await the beginning of their business or professional life. The child's allowance, it may be added, should be for necesities mainly, with but a fair and modest margin for personal luxuries and pleasures. It should always be recognized as allowing for a regular proportion of savings, preferably invested in governmental securities. It should be carefully adjusted, rigidly adhered to on both sides of the bargain. Such respect and observance not only' will teach the child good economic habits, but will abolish many too frequent annoyances for the financial head of the family. Each child given an allowance will understand that this sum, with his support and other parental provisions, represents his fair share of the family Income, and that, as a decent cltixen, he must not ask nor expect to exceed it. An adequate allowance system, moreover, will obviate the evil habit of crying or pleading for special indulgences and more funds. —THINK BEFORE YOU SPEND—

Diamonds? Why Not W. S. S.? Diamonds to the value of $2,0(X),000,000 —more than half the available world supply and value —are owned ta the United States of America. Pretty things, diamonds, fascinating to watch, pleasing to wear, of high commercial value. Diamond prices rise every now and again, truly, but the rate of increase cannot be precisely calculated, and the risk of owning diamonds Is large—unless they’re tucked away in the safety deposit vaults where no one ever sees them. 1 Now $2,000,060,000 invested in gov I eminent securities, War Savings 1 Stamps, for example, would mean I much better times for the country. ;|Mhy not, tor the sweet girl graduate, • r ‘ d « Wlfe t 0 be honored, War r ittstead of a diamond5 Brifeht thought! The War Savingb yem PS l.ter W the diamoQd | years later—out of the w # r Saving! “ptaiw orofits when they mature.

’ Holthouse-Schulte & C ; ME SHOWING THE NEW SPRING SHIES ■ IN SUITS. HATS. CAPS. SHIRTS AND HOSIERY 1 If you haven’t seen them, you ought to soon. They re the best yet, Waist SB and Slant Pocket Models in suits; New Ideas in Varsity Suits, new touches in b^, MB ness Clothes. We have some suits here in medium weights tor Stout men, Tall men andShott I men. Not many in this special sale but exceptional values. Made by HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX and CLOTHCRAFT. The prices H lower than the present market prices. We will be glad to show you at any time. Holthouse-Schulte & Co, GOOD CLOTHES SELLERS FOR MEN AND BOYS I 9

- MASONIC CALENDAR. Tuesday Evening, 7:30 O'clock. Work In the Entered ApprenticeDegree this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Please be present. GEO. E. KINZLE W. M. Friday, March 21, 7:30 p. m. There will be a special convocation I of Royal Arch Masons Friday even- ; ing at 7:30 for the purpose of confer- ' ring the Mark Master degree. All - candidates for that degree will pre- . sent themselves promptly at 7:30. DAVID E. SMITH, 11. P. ,| ‘ PIANO TUNING. Mr. Krimmel. the piano tuner, is 5 here for a few days. Orders can be 1 left at the Murray Hotel telephone 3 No. 57. 66‘2 . 1 Before You Sell or Buy Your Farm see OTHO LOBENSTEIN Monroe, Indiana Phone, Monroe 81 ii List your property with . him. A square deal to 3 every one. VULCANIZING. Have your tires cared for b) J A. W. Tamas. Vulcanizing ’casings. 50e up; tubes, 20c up i 'Phone 471. TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. Mr. Krimmel. the piano tuner, of Fort Wayne, is here for a few days. Parties wishing piano tuned can leave word at the Murray hotel, 'phone 57. 66t2 i FOR SALE —Davenport, book case, bedstead, refrigerator, carpets, 2 stands, 3 wash tubs, sewing machine. 2 tables, and many other things.—l Geo. Houser, 997 No. sth St., Deca-' tur. 66t2 ■ FOR SALE —Victrola, good as new. and 14 records. ’Phone 710. 66t3 NORWALK TIRES I k ■ 1 t i W? 8 is 1 1 are sold on their merits, s ‘ More miles, less tire trou- ■ ble is what you want. This e ‘ is the tire that will give you these results. s : SCHAFER : HARDWARE GO. e '"Ji L _ | Democrat W ants Ads Pay

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