Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1919 — Page 2

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At the end of last October everybody knew the war was practically over. In the following January the United States exported the greatest value of goods ever sent out in one month. Many wartime restrictions upon tonnage and the export movement generally were still in force in that month. The exports, measured in value, were more than three times those for the last peace January—in 1914. Rise in prices falls far short of accounting for that. Imports increased also, but only fifty per cent as compared with January, 1914. The balance of trade in our favor on the month was more than four hundred million dollars, or more than ten times that of January, 1914. That starts off the new peace year in impressive fashion. True, hold-over war demands account for the size of the figures in considerable part; but, in of every uncertain or untoward' factor in the situation, there is certainly an enormous market for American goods.—Saturday Evening Post. Phillip Zoercher, democratic member of the state tax board says the new tax law is a good one and that he will oppose the making of a political issue of it. Maybe so but the fact that Mr. Zoercher draws a salary of $4,500 with a fat expense allowance, will lead some citizens, both democratic and republican, to feel that fact has some thing to do with it. Most any one who had a nice comfortable berth and tire support of the governor, would perhaps feel the same way, but how about the people who have to pay the bill? The best test will be the result and you will have that when you pay your taxes next year. The Victory loan will succeed because it inuit. This great nation cannot afford to repudiate its debts. We must take care of the two million; boys still sacrificing and though it

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seems hard to give the time and effort necessary every good citizen will do it and gladly. Eventually we will all make the necessary effort, why not now? Let's put Adams county over in one day and get the job completed. Move the hands of the clock up an hour tonight if you wish to follow the law There is no penalty for not doing it except that of being out of tune with the rest of the world. The daylight saving plan was used last year, was favored by some and cussed by others but the law is still effective and the time during the next six months will be as last year, an hour earlier than the old schedule. Other counties in the state are planning to take advantage of the new highway laws and are petitioning for paved roads. While we doubt that Adams county will secure one of these roads in a good many years unless we pay for it, we urge that every effort be made to get our share of the state and federal funds. This county has spent more than a million dollars for her roads and it seems to us that a community which has shown this progressive spirit should be given an advantage over those which have stuck in the mud but we fear that the other view’ will be taken by the high priced commissioners in charge. We are perfectly willing to admit our wrong position if shown and we hope some one takes the trouble to show us.

| so i " [ iy I Club Calendar Saturday * Union Chapel Pastry Sale—Hower & Baker Meat Market. Pythian Sisters Two-cent Supper. Monday Root Township Women — Monmouth Schoolhouse. Delta Theta Tau —Grace Arnold Mite Society—M. E. Church. Tuesday. Zion Reformed W. M. S.—Mrs. John Beel. Tri Kappas—Celia Andrews Presbyterian Missionary — Mrs. Charles Teeple. D. Y. B Class Two-cent Supper— Sether Building. Wednesday. Two-cent Supper — Evangelical Church. The same friends who would die for you, will often make . a killing at your expense. —Madame D’Lyonne, in Fort Wayne News. A man's best friends are his ten fingers.—Robert Collyer. WMMt There is in human nature a general inclination to make people stare. —Samuel Johnson.

Miss Celia Andrews will be hostess o the Tri Kappas Tuesday evening. Misses Agnes and Amanda Kelley pent the day in Fort Wayne* Miss Ruth Bailey was a Fort Vayne shopper today. The Delta Theta Tau sorority will leet Monday evening at seven 'clock with Miss Grace Arnold. A postal card, mailed without an ddress and signed, ‘ Sis,” awaits the ender at the postoffice here. The Presbyterian Woman’s Home nd Foreign Missionary society will ] ’egin the study of its new year-book Tuesday afternoon at the meeting I with Mrs. Charles Teeple at her home on iourth street. The year’s report * will also be given at this time and every member is expected and urged " to come. The officers of the Mite society of the Methodist church have arranged for a social evening Monday, begin- ' ning at 7:30 o'clock when they will

entertain In the church parlors. There will be a program and a business session including the election of officers. Every member of the church is invited to come. Mrs. John Hoover’s section num ber two of the Do Your Best Class of the United Brethren church has arranged for a two-cent supper to be served Tuesday evening between five and six o’clock in the Sether building on North Second street, across from Gay. Zwick & Myers. A delicious supper will be served. Everybody is invited. The Evangelical Ladies’ Aid enjoyed an assembly of thirty-one when they were entertained Thursday afternoon by the March section at tljg home of the chairman. Mrs. Ed Whitright. The report showed, that this

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section had made S7O during the month. Business was discussed and the social side of life enjoyed. Refreshment plates on which reposed sandwiches, shredded lettuce with mayonnaise dressing and coffee were passed. At the meeting of the Christian Pastoral Helpers with Mrs. Alva Baker yesterday afternoon arrangements were made tor a bazaar to be held this autumn. The society will begin quilting in a short time in preparation tor the bazaar. Mrs. Cal Peterson had charge of the splendid program for the Philatheu class last evening when sixteen, including two guests, met with Mrs. S. E. Hite. With Miss Ruby Millet, at the piano, a musical romance was an interesting contest. Another had geographical names ns the point of contest. Miss Electa Glancy played two piano solos and during the social hour, refreshments proved appetizing. The “talent envelopes" yielded $11.75.

| COURTNEWS t Soldiers honorable discharges were filed tor record by Harry Hugo Hoffman, Eugene Jacob Wachter, Henry Curies, Menno Augsburger. John W. Linkhart vs. Fornax Milling Company. Reply to second, third and fourth paragraph of answer, answer to defendants' counterclaim. E. Burt guardian of Maria Robinson, was authorized to enter into contract tor support of ward. Contract was reported and approved. Christena Young, administratrix of the estate of Frank Reffe, filed report of sale so real estate which was approved. Deed was ordered, reported and approved. E. Burt Ijenhart, guardian, vs. Mary E. Buckey. Demurrer by defendant to first and second paragraph overruled; exceptions by defendant. Answer in three paragraphs filed; rule to reply to second and third paragraphs. Real estate transfers: Emma L. Daniel to Chalmer U. Schafer, et al, lots 238. 239, 240, 259, 260, 261. Decatur, $8,000; Katie Hirschey. et al. to Harry' Moore, 80 acres of Wabash township. $9900; Lewis A. Graham? et al. to Lewis C. DeVoss, lot 3. Decatur, $1600; James W. Barr, et al. to

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Edward S. Amspaugh, 80 aers of Wabash township, $9,000 I Marriage licenses were issued tor a double wedding, the brides being (sisters. The couples are: David Neuhauser, shipping clerk for the I Berne Manufacturing Company, born (October 14, 1894, son of Jacob Neu- • hauser, to wed Wilma E. Habegger, |l>orn November 24, 1893; also to Omer C. Neuenschwander, farmer of Berne, lx>rn June 3. 1896, son of Christian C. Neuenschwander, to wed Edna Agatha Habegger, born August 1, 1897. The brides are both daughters of Solomon Habegger, of Berne, and were scamstressees tor the Berne Manufacturing Company. Owing to misinformation given to a reporter, it was stated last evening in an item that a case of Issuing a fraudulent check had not been acted I upon. This was in error. The' charge was filed against Ollie Chron-1 ister. Thursday afternoon in the court. by' Mayor C. W. Yager, affidavit being 1 made by Elias Sudduth through the I prosecuting attorney. E. Burt Lenhart. for the state, to the effect that Chronister, last October had issued to him a chedk for $8.50 on the Adams County Bank, in which he had j no funds at the time. Chronister appeared before the mayor and pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined j SIOO and costs. This is the lowest punishment possible in cases of this | kind. GERMANS BELIEVE RUSSIANS PLANTED SEEDS OF DISCORD (United Press Service) Berlin, March s—(By Mail)—Germany is wondering just how much the bolsheviks that Germany made peace with in Russia are responsible for the disorders in Germany. As evidence develops the bolshevik part in the revolution comes out. The bolshevik part is almost entirely confined to, the W’orst features of the revolution.!

“The Greatest Little Revolution Since 1776 Less than four years ago, when the sense of economic grievance that rankled in the nearts ot North Dakota’s farmers had been fanned to a flame by the refusal of the legislature to establish a State-owned terminal grain-elevator, a man named Arthur C. Townley jumped into a small hired automobile and began by a farm-to-farm canvass the organization of the Non-Partizan League. For months the old line politicians regarded this iw.er campaign as a joke, but to-day they see Mr. Townley’s k«ugue of farmers grev.n .0 a membership of more than 200,000 with a political organization in thirteen states, representation m the U. S. Congress, and completely in control of North Dakota’s governmer t. Ihe St. Paul Dispatch terms the league “the most revolutionary political machine that ever gm::-,d complete autocratic control of legislative affairs in any state in the Union,” while the Minneapolis Tribue speaks of it as ‘Townleyism, the political prairie fire that is now raging in North Dakota and spreading to surrounding states, but as the New York World reminds us “North Dakota and her people will pay the bill and the rest of the country will profit by the demonstration. # nrrpcT the CQU T ° f an H ; ustrated comprizing more than three pages in this week’s LITERARY IGbb 1, even’ phase of this movement is explained, together with public opinion upon it from ail angles. Other news articles of great interest in “The Digest” for March 29th are: ■

Hunger’s Grip On Germany and Russia European Observers See Starving Millions in Germany, Austria, and Russia, While Statesmen Debate m I ans About Peace-the Only Condition That Will Relieve the Situation

Open the Door For Prosperity Causes and Cure of British Labor Unrest Blowing Money Up the Chimney Will Women Stay in the Machine Shops? Hobdays to Relieve ‘intellectual indigestion” Sabotaging Rodin’s Works The Church Rebuking Peace-League Politics Rural Moral Perfection a Myth Armenia and Her Claims I he Plans of Republican Leaders Personal Glimpses of Men and Events

Many Fine Illustrations and Mirthful Cartoons How to Keep Abreast of the Times

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RusoUn seeds of Ix»ishevistr were well planted in Berlin and other in-’ I dustrial centers by the Russian boli shevik ambassadors to Germany, j headed by Joffe, one of the cleverest ' men the Germans have had to deal ! with. Joffe was finally expelled by' the Germans with his staff of bol-i sheviks. It is now established that the Russian bolsheviks supplied the Liebknecht faction with money for their camixijgns. The Spartacans group spent money lavishly, publishing its paper, "The Red Flag." and in arrang lug demonstrations. They have had I machines and there hits been no limit to the sources of their money supply. Spartacus demands and the revolu--1 tion. so tar as they have been able to run it. have been entirely on Russian - lines. They would reduce the whole I country’ to the condition of Russia, and control it by councils of soldiers ! and workers. Government officials claim the Ger- , man government never favored bolshevism, and did not encourage it in Russia. Their explanation of Germany’s treaty with the bolsheviks is . that the German army had to make a peace on one front or collapse, and the situation of Germany was ana- ; logous to that of a drowning man ' grasping the nearest log. The Germans frankly say now it would have been better to have made a general peace, but that it was thought Germany, with her discipline, (was immune from bolshevism. It is .generally thought Germany was im-l mune then, but food shortages and the low morale of her people have made her more and more susceptible At present Germany’s great problem is the class of people to whom nothing could be worse than the present situation in which they live. The German foreign office has been zealous in pointing out that it I never encouraged bolshevism. Es-

pecially is this true of the Bern legation. Charges have been ficqueiUly made that the Bern legation conceived the idea of bolshevism, fed it to a group of Russians in Switzerland, and shipped them back to Russia during the war to sap the strength of the Russian armies. It is claimed the Germans sent Lenine back to lead his countrymen. AID ’TO PUBLIC 0 IMPROVEMENTS Cities which have held up public works because of their inability to get the cooperation of the railroads to the extent of paying their share of tho construction costs will be interested in knowing tliat Circular No. 44, issued by the United States Railroad Administration. July 29, 1918, under which the railroads refrained from cooperating in local improvements other than those of imperUve

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French Fears or Germany and Austria The Black Spots on the Sky Parachutes to Save Aviators How German Operetta Was Silenced in New York American Plays on the London Stage German Literature Since 1914 is the Church Ignoring Heaven? Mormon Missionary Efforts TBe of the Current Poetry News of Business

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necessity, has been uos oeen reeci naeil order was „et ns m 6 ' 1918, and tho lUih- (lH q 30 tion is now endeavoring to matter of joining with ci tittß * ® th * improvement projects, M thnes. “ normal Several municipal authority cently have written the Djvi.i * ™"- < « velopment, saying m,..., , n projects were being held up"SS the railroads refused to asauffic Übe Proportion of the costs, it lh( L k ,r been such refusal since 30. 1918, the action has not hC; en in line with the policy of the ' ed States Railroad AdminlstraL Matter, of this kind are nw by the local municipal authorit 2 with the railroads involved just as pre-war practices.