Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1919 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates By Government Order Cash in Advance. One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier $5.00 One Month, by mail 35 cents Three Months, by mail SI.OO Six Months, by mall $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. If Adams county should get the O. I. M. road routed this way in addition to the seven miles of highway alloted to the county in the tentative plans for the state highway system, the taxpayers will more than pay for both improvements, besides paying for roads that the majority of the people in the community will never see. Why should it be necessary to go to Indianapolis and beg the highway commission to route a road through this county? But if you don't do that, you’ll be left out in the cold. The Chatauqua will be held in the Athletic hall, beginning with the aft-| ernoon program today. This popular place is becoming more useful every day and we are wondering what the people would do without it. The hall will provide an excellent place for the entertainment, is large enough to accomodate a thousand or more people and we think that the patrons of tire Chautauqua will enjoy themselves there. These cool evenings the Athletic hall will be a more comfortable place to go and enjoy the high class program, than under the tent. Everybody to the Athletic hall. Within the last three or four days owners of kcal corporations have told us that they were going to dissolve as soon as the necessary papers could he drawn up for such a step. It is a poor tax law that makes a person go out of business. But as owners of local retail concerns found out last week when they were called be- : fore the tax commissioners and a triple valuation was placed on their ' property just because they were incorporated. it’s possibly the only thing for them to do if they do not want to pay two or three times as much tax as their competitor who is not incorporated. Such a tax la w is a detri- i ment to business. Senator John F. Decker, represent- J, ing, Adams, Wells and Blackford: counties in the state assembly, is : disgusted with the slowness or indif- 1 _________

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' ferent attitude of Governor Goodrich lin taking some action against the t food profiteer and the hoarder. He has addressed an open letter to the '■ governor asking, that in justice to i the people of his state, steps should : be taken at once. Other states are ! cooperating with the national administration in the fight against, the high cost, of living and the people of Boosierdom think that it’s time for us to Ido something. Maybe our governor . could slip across the state line and ) get a few ideas from Governor Cox. > The Ohio governor is leading the ’ fight in that slate and was one of the 1 first executives to start war on the food profiteer. The public admires k Jimmy Cox, of Ohio. “Business Chat”, a breezy little ’ pamphlet sent out by the Indiana ' Farmer's Guide, reprints the following from The Advertising World and we think it is worth repeating. “Ad- ) vertising is not an expense. Only the i man who looks upon advertising as an expense and is afraid of it—pre- , judiced against it—loses money in ad- , vertising. The man who treats advertising as an investment and . gives it the attention an investment requires—knows that every dollar rightly’ invested in advertising yields! compound interest and more.” It' you ' are busy and cannot give your advertising the proper attention we invite you to join the Richmond ad service furnished by the Daily Democrat. . This service is more than pleasing the live merchants, all of whom are getting wonderful results from it. When your advertising is a little better than it ever has been, you will find yourself able to say the same thing about your business. That's the truth. Advertise and be convinced that it is the best investment you ever made. ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. J. C. Grandstaff, who Is ill of pyelitis, is somewhat better. Samuel Acker was taken violently ) ill last night and it was necessary to I call a physician. He is resting better ) today and it is expected that he will' ; be out in a few days. Mrs. Amos Stauffer last Monday underwent an operation for goitre at ■ ; the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne ' It is thought that Mrs. Stauffer could : have lived but a few weeks longer ) because of a peculiar gathering which j had formed just below the goitre. , Her condition at this time seems ■ quite satisfactory.—Berne Witness. The town of Monroe has now a new i I fire engine which they intend to try i | out soon. They are now making es-. forts to organize a volunteer fire de- j ; aprtment. Portland has also bought ja new SIO,OOO fire truck. Miss Bertha Drummond has gone ■ to Fort Wayne for a week’s visit with .the J. S. Nelson family. They spent . yesterday at Blue Lake. M. J. Welker went to Fort Wayne 'on business this morning. Mrs. Dan Niblick left for Chisago ! yesterday 'to join Mr. Niblick in a few days’ stay there while he is buying goods for the Niblick store. JUST ASK ANY ONE _ I that has had any cleaning done at our new plant if they have been able to detect any odor. This will prove : our claim on ororless cleaning. Let us do your laundry and dry ' > cleaning. Our wagon can get both as ] easy as one. Call us any time. j DECATUR LAUNDRY Launderers and Dry Cleaners , "The Odor Just Isn’t There” ( - , Miss Rose Spangler returned today noon to her home in Fort Wayne after f a visit here.

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COMING WEDDING J Miss Johanna Balsma and Mr. Vern Yost Will be Married September 15 DATE IS ANNOUNCED By Bride to Intimate Girl Friends at Dinner Party Saturday Evening. At a lovely dinner party, given Sati unlay evening at seven o’clock. Miss i Johanna Balsma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balsma. announced the date of her coming wedding to Vern Yost, as September 15. Guests were a number of her nearest ,girl friends. The dinner appointments were in yellow and white, and a very pretty announcement way was chosen. A large white wedding bell hung above the center of the table dropped a shower of yellow and white silk ‘ribbons. which led to the places at the table, each pair of ribbons ending in a white envelope that served on its outside, cover, as a place card, and which contained the card bearI i ing the words, “Jo and Vern. Septem- . her 15.” After the dinner, bunco was played. and the prizes which were won by the Misses Frances Mougey and Clara Heckman, were bestowed upon the bride-elect. Guests were Misses Clara Heckman Alma Gerwig, Grace Herman. Helen Lindemann. Fort Wayne; Rhea Mougey, Columbus, Ohio: Frances Mougey. Genevieve Berling, Vera Hower. Dreda Parent, this city. Miss Balsma is a young lady of winsome nature and extremely pleasing personality, a great favorite with her many friends. She is employed as stenographer for the Paragon Cooperage company, of Fort Wayne. Mr. Yost whose parental home is in Lafayette, is an electrical engineer, and is employed in Chicago, where the couple will make their home. MODIFYING PROHIBITION BILL (Continued From’Page One) A delegation of farmer reresenta- ) fives arrived here today ready to launch a publicity drive to convince the consumers that the prices wheat raisers are getting for their crop are ) not the basic cause of the high cost !of living. This delegation met with > state senators. Senator G’.onna, chairi man of the agricultural committee I p repared a statement to be issued toi morrow in behalf of the farmer. Meanwhile, repeal of the governI ment wheat price guarantee of $2.26 I a bushel was before the house and | senate agricultural committee. Washington. Aug. 11. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —With many of its drastic features modified the house j prohibition enforcement bill was re--1 ported to the senate judiciary committee today by the sub-committee which has been revising it. The senate sub-committee ivent over the bill with great thoroughness, revising the more extreme clauses. The first modification by the senate committee was the revision of the house provision making it a misdemeanor for a person to allow his prop- . erty to be used if he has “reason to believe” it is being used in violation us the war prohibition act. The sen- ] ate requires that a person must have ' “knowledge ot the illegal use of his ' property before he can be held liable.” It was feared that over zealous enforcement agents might use this revision unfairly. The senate also cut down the bond necessary by requiring only SI,OOO or less instead of the full value of the property. Near beers were given a new lease of life by the senate committee which allows de-alcoholized wine and brewed

■ drinks if they contain less than one- ■ half of one per cent, of alcohol and | 1 are not designated as ‘ beer, ale or I porter.” The anti-saloon league feared d this might make it easy to evade the | dry laws and sought to prohibit all | beverages which resembled intoxi- I cants. | One provision forbidding manufac- 5 ;ture, sale or transportation of intox- I icating liquor is stricken out and the i following substituted: ‘‘AU provisions of this aet shall be | liberally construed to the end that the 9 use of intoxicating liquor as beverage 5 may be prevented; provided that | nothing in this act shall prohibit the ij purchase and sale of warehouse receipts covering distilled spirits on deposits in general or distillery bonded! warehouse and no special tax liabilityl shall attach to the business of purchasing and selling such warehouse receipts.” k | FOR RBKT—Seven room 'kouse, w,ic_ a lights and water. Telephone 615.' j 191-t3 «

SOCIETY DOINGS Club Calendar Monday. Delta Theta Tau —Mrs. Herman Ehinger Tuesday, W. C .T. U.—Postponed. Thursday. IL B. Aid —Church Basement. The United Brethren Ladies’ Aid sociey will meet in the church basement Thursday afternoon at two o’clock. The election of officers will be held at this time. The president asks that every member make a special effort to attend. In our folly, we are always passing by what lies at our feet, and desiring that which is at a great distance. —Pindar. ♦ Governor and Mrs. Goodrich .of Indianapolis, who motored to Ft. Wayne where the governor gave the principal address at the services dedicatory to the Irene Byon tubeculosis hospital. Sunday, stopped here and were guests of the C. A. Dugan family | at dinner at noon. Miss Dorothy Dugan accompanied them to Fort j Wayne. On their return home, thev stopped for the evening at the Dugan home, where Dr. and Mrs. Porter and family, of Ft. Wayne, were also guests. + Mr. and Mrs. James Laisure, of Monroe, gave a dinner and supper Sunday in honor of the newlyweds, their daughter. Marie, and Harry Coffelt, who stole a march on their relatives and friends last Tuesday, when they were supposed to go to Fort Wayne to the show but instead they went to the court house and got a license and were married by Rev. Mills. The young couple will be at home at the bride’s parents for a couple of weeks, when they will go to Fort Wayne to reside. All present reported a good time with plenty of good things to eat.—Contributed. G. R. Maxwell, of Akron. 0.. is here visiting with Chalmer Porter. The , two boys were with each other in the array in England, and after parting there, had not seen each other until now. The reunion was an enjoyable one. ABOUT THE SICK , . Mrs. Bert Haley has returned from the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, w she had been for two weeks, i for an operation for-goitre and which) was a grand success. Drs. Duemling and Dupre performed the operation, | assisted by Mrs. Haley's local doctor. I The goitre weighed a pound and a ' half and was grown fast to the windpipe. which might have proved very serious if it had not been removed. Mrs. Haley feels fine, which is sure good news to her many friends who w-ere anxious about her safe recovery. • - John Heller was able to walk up to the office this morning after a four days’ seige from what was thought to be an attack of the eppendicitis. He will go to Fort Wayne for an examination. Miss Etta Mallonee left today noon for Lake Wawasee to attend the Epworth league institute for the week. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Syphers, of Worthington, who visited with the' Ilarve Sdiroll Jamily, ‘left this aft-' ernoon on the 1:05 train for Indianap olis. j I Miss Grace Shroll returned from a week-end visit with Miss Mildred Mil-. ler at Anderson. 1

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"I I 11 Miss Ruth Mayer entertained at a six o’clock dinner hist evening for Misses Jeanette Bryan and Lydia Kirsch, of Fort Wayne. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Acker had as ' ■ their guests at dinner yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. William Wysong, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Acker and children, Robert, Ardath and Mary, of Ft Wayne; and the Russell and Floyd Acker families. Miss Mary Acker who has been ' visiting here several weeks, return- '' ed home with her parents yesterday | ♦ 1 A card was received today from | Norbert Holthouse from Paris stating ' that he was enjoying a couple of days ] leave. He is stationed at Coblenz.' Geraiany. The card was dated July 21st. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Grant Garard and son. Cecil, and daughter, Lila, of Fort. Wayne, were guests of the Mont Fee | family for dinner yesterday and spent the day visiting. The Queen Esthers met with Miss 1 Helen Walters last evening when. i Mrs. O. H. Odell gave a talk on the work of the mission hospitals and what the Queen Esther circle could ;do to help support them. Miss Celia Andrews sang and there were other entertainment features. A fine social hour was enjoyed. ■ «■■■■■■ I ■■■" l ——— HI — ■-/ |i For Burning Eczema Greasy salves and ointments should not be applied if good clear skin is wanted. From a 1 y druggist for osc, cr SI.OO for large size, get a bottle of Zemo. When applied as directed it effectively removes eczema, quickly stops itching, and heals skin troubles, also sores, burns, wounds and chafing. It penetrates, cleanses and soothes. Zemo is u clean, dependable and inexpensive, antiseptic liquid. Try it, as we believe nothing you have ever used is as effective and satisfying. The E. W. Rose Co., Cleveland, O. J I—BBS . LL.L-JSB" TOBACCO HABIT DANGEROUS , » says Doctor Conner, formerly of Johns Hopkins hospital. Thousands of men suffering from fatal diseases would be in perfect health today were it not for the deadly drug ) Nicotine Stop the habit now before it's too late. It’s , a simple process, to rid yourself of the tobacco habit; in any form. Just go to any up-to-date drug store and get some Nictol tablets; take them as directed and lo; the pernicious habit quickly vanishes quickly. Druggists refund the money if they fall. Be sure to read large and interesting announcement by Doctor Connor soon to appear in I this paper. It tells of the danger of nicotine poisoning and how to avoid it. In the meantime try Nictol tablets; you will be surprised at the result. REX THEATER TODAY “THE GOLDEN THOUGHT" A big Selig production featuring the famous western star. Tom Mix, the master of the plains. The actor that takes the title role in the big western productions. An actor in a class bv himself. j “GAUMONT NEWS.” A one-reel picture produced by the Gaumont company/ ; showing all the principal events and happenings of the world. I i Something good and attractive. Be sure and see it tonight. REX THEATER

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’ BROOKLYN STRIKE SETTLED* I ■■ ■ ® (United Press Service) I New York. Au<. U.-(S|pechi to I Daily Deomcrat)—-With the service I the surface, elevated and subway Iln „ I ot the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com I pany hack to normal following s at I urday night’s settlement of the ffiu I days’ strike, union officials today We te I planning to organize all employes of I traction lines in Manhattan and the I Bronx, prearatory to demanding j n . I creased wages and improved working I conditions. I Several of the national leaders o" I the amalgamated association of Kt re»t I and electric railway employes ot I America were expected here to take ■ chatrge of the situation. ■ Crystal Theater I TODAY | “At the Mercy of Men.” 1 A big five-reel Select pic- I lure, featuring the famous I screen actress Alice Brady I in a picture out of the ordin I ary, and one of the best. I If you want to see the I best, the pictures different I from the rest, and shows I .that are always good, you I I will find them at this thea- I ter. Remember it‘s a Select I feature tonight, the kind I that you can’t go wrong on, I and a big show that will I give you your money’s I worth. Try it tonight. Al- I ways a good show | At The CRYSTAL THEATER Royal Order of Lions Now Organizing in Decatur Men from 18 to 55 years nivited to join. Sick, acci- > dent and death benefits paid 1 promptly. Charter fee reeduced to $5.00. For infor- ( mation write or call on the I organizer. M. R. NOLAN t Madison Hotel, Decatur, i Indiana 1189-t6