Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1919 — Page 2

THINK Os TUT , NH ffli CAN MON SHOES Clarence J. Bloenker of St. Louis, Missouri, writes, "I have a pair of shoes with Neolin Soles and have used them for two years. I think they will last another six months.” Mr. Bloenker also recommends Neolin Soles for their comfort and waterproofness. It is a remarkable fact that Neolin Soles cost no more than others that give only ordinary wear. You can get them on new shoes in many styles for men, women, and children—and they are available everywhere for resoling, too. And look at the money you save—because you need fewer pairs of shoes with Neolin Soles. Remember—these soles are made by Science to be especially tough and durable. They are manufactured by The Goodyear 1 ire & Rubber Co. of Akron, Ohio, who ajso make Wingfoot Heels—guaranteed to outwear any other heels, neolin Soles Trade Mur* Bvu. I-’. 3. 1 Off* AN EXCITING TRIP Was That Made by Burt Fuller Into Wilds of Old Mexico Just Recently. SAW SOME FIGHTING __ Would Not Take Great Deal for Experience But Will Come Back Other Way. Burt Fuller writes to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Fuller: Mazatlan, Sin. Mex. Jan. 28. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Fuller, Pleasant Mills, Ind. Dear Parents: —I received your letter a few days ago. All mail has been i tied up for some time, on account of ' bridges being washed out, on the Mexican side. I am well'and doing some, business but everything is very slownow, as most merchants expect a tumble in prices. The feeling in Mexico is not alto-: gether love for the U. S. still there are some very fine people among; them. There are sffime parts of this; country, it is better to stay out of. j Part of my territory extends to Tepic, a city about 15,000 population. There is two ways to get there, one by boat to San Blas, then across the mountains to Tepic. The other is by railroad to Acaponeta and about 100 miles by Ford cars and mule back. The old railroad extends to Tepic but they have not run any trains over ' this end of the line for about four years. Our salesmen have not been making this part, on account the activity 1 of bandits in this state. Mr, Grey a I hide buyer. Mr. , an excaptain < in the Mexican army and myself, took 1 the chance and went across, but 1 am 1 going to tell you before I tell the a

* Your Fordson is here! I < r NOW it is here—you can get t nc. Simplicity to 1 an unusual degree yet with a ruggedness and durabtlity that enables it to accomplish a remarkable amount of work. Burns kerosene—the cheapest fuel. Can be oper- ’ ated by anyone. Turns in the close places. Fourcylinder engine. Thermo syphon cooling system; all working parts enclosed. Improved air washer. ) The Oliver No. 7 Plow Oliver No. 7 answers every requirement. Uniform plowing in all soils —a ruggedness that enables it to stand the severe strains. And the combined rolling coulter and jointer buries all trash at the bottom of the furrow; the stop device maintains an even deoth of furrow. v ome m and see the Fordson and the Oliver. We sell them and know they will please you. ~" KAL VER-NOBLE GARAGE CO.

story, I'm not going back this way. ' We were armed with Winchester rifles and six-shooters, expecting we might see some deer or big game. We seen theim both. When we went through the little village of Bejoca,! a very kind old Mexican woman, came out and told us there were tnucho bandldos just outside the town. We were a little bit curious and these rumors are sometimes unwarranted. But she was right and we have only a Ford car and a good, driver to thank, for being able to tell the story. We went, a long way around, and got in Tuxpan a town about 2,500 population; There were about 40 soldiers station-! ed here, and this same bunch of band-' its. about 150, attacked the to*n just) ahead of our arrival. They sure had ' some battle. There was two soldiers i killed, one a lieutenant; and nine J bandits were killed. One of the bandits killed was Marcos Luna, one of the worst “devils” in Mexico. The soldiers cut his head off, and hung it in the plaza at Santiago. We made friends with these soldiers and ate with them. On the way back the captain gave us another little thrill by sending out a squad of soldiers Just ahead of us and hanging another bandit. Now don’t worry about me taking any more chances until they clean these outlaws. The house does not* expect a man to go this way. I did a nice business. The last salesman I to make the trip this way was from’ Mexico City, the bandits got him. 1 1 I would not take a great deal for the! i experience. It is one of the most I j beautiful parts I have ever seen, rich ■ in minerals and the greatest valleys of fine land, lots of forest and the finest cattle I have ever seen, running loose, and 1.000 of the worst bandits in Mexico. Mazatlan is a town about 23,000 population. There are a number of Americans there, I should judge about 20. I stay in Mazatlan most of the time, makr g a trip north about 100 miles, then south about the same, and rest of the time in this town. I like some things in Mexico, but there is only one place to live | and that is California. lam boarding ' with a very nice family while in this city, Mr. Harrisons, he is an American I and his wife is a Cuban, from Havana. They set a good table and talk Spani ish all the time, in 1 fact his wife can’t talk anything else So you see I must learn to talk it or I don’e eat. Now don’t worry about me and | write often. After I have learned this I country and made good, it will take a lot of money to keep me here. Love to all, BURT. 0 SILK MILLS OPEN (United Press Service) Paterson, N. J., Feb. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Paterson silk mills opened their doors today expecting a general return to work of the textile strikers, pending government arbitration of thei rdemands for a 47 hour week. At the hour for starting work however, there was no general return of employes to their jobs. Strike leaders appeared to be awaiting word from Washington that a satisfactory agreement had been reached.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1919

~ T-7TS*n H 1 ' Mr . I i ■WE \ administrative committee, national catholic war council, Slßhcp Peter J. Muldoon, Rockford, 111. Bishop Joseph Schrenbs, Toledo, O. 4i,k« r Patrick J. Hayos, New York. Bishop William T. Russell,Charleston, S. C.

iCHURCH OPPOSES REDUCJNG WAGES Increased Incomes for Labor and Participation in Management Urged by Catholic Council. Pledging hearty support to all legitimate efforts made by labor to resist general wage reductions, Bishop Peter J. Muldoon of Rockford, III.; Bishop Joseph Schrembs of Toledo, O.; Bishop Patrick J. Hayes of New York City and Bishop William T. Russell of Charleston, S. C„ representing the hierarchy of the Catholic Church ift America in administering the National Catholic War Council, have Issued the following as a part of an official pronouncement on economic and social reconstruction : Wage Rates Should Be Sustained. “The general level of wages attained during the war should not be lowered. In a few industries, especially some directly and peculiarly connected with : the carrying on of war, wages have i reached a plane upon which they cannot possibly continue for this grade of occupations. But the number of workers in this situation is an extremely small proportion of the entire wageearning population. The overwhelming majority should not be compelled or i suffered to undergo any reduction in ' their rates of remuneration, for two reasons —first, because the average rate of pay has not increased faster than the cost of living: second, because a considerable majority of the wage-earners of the United States, both men and women, were not receiving living wages when prices began to rise in 1915. In that year, according to Lauck and Sydenstricker, whose work is the most comprehensive on the subject, four-fifths of the heads of families obtained less than 800 dollars, while two-thirds of the female wage- ; earners were paid less than 400 dollars. Even if the prices of goods i should fall to the level on which they I were in 1915 —something that cannot ' be hoped for within five years—the average present rates of wages would not exceed the equivalent of a decent livelihood in the case of the vast majority. The exceptional Instances to the contrary are practically all among the skilled workers. Therefore, wages on the whole should not be reduced even when the cost of living recedes from its present high level. Living Wage Minimum of Justice, “Even if the great majority of work- i ers were now in receipt of more than living wages, there art- no good reasons why rates of pay should be lowered. After all, a living wage is not necessarily the full measure of justice. All the Catholic authorities on the subject [ explicitly declare that this is only the minimum of Justice, In a country as rich as ours there are very few cases in which it is possible to prove that the worker would be getting more than that to which he has a right if lie were paid something in excess of this ethical minimum. Why then should we assume that this is the normal share of almost the whole laboring population? Since our industrial resources and instrumentalities are sufficient to provide more than a living wage for a verylarge proportion of the workers whyshould we acquiesce in a theory which i denies them this measure of the comforts of life? Such a policy is not only of very question, .ble morality, but is unsound economically. The large de- i mand for goods which is created and I maintained by high rates of wages and high purchasing power by the masses is the surest guarantee of a continuous 1 and general operation of industrial es-i tablishments. It is the most effective I instrument of prosperity for labor and I capital alike. The only persons who would benefit considerably through a general reduction of wages are the less efficient among the capitalists and the rjore comfortable sections of the consumers. The wage-earners would lose i sore in remuneration than they would >a,in from whatever fall in prices oc- < kirred as a direct result of the fall in wages- On grounds both of Justice and Sfchd economics we should give our hearty support to all legitimate efforts i t

made by labor to resist general wage reductions. "Turning now from those agencies and laws that have been put in operation during the war to the general subject of labor legisletion and problems, we are glad to note that there is no longer any serious objection urged by j I impartial persons against the legal ,: minimum wage. The several States should enact laws providing for the establishment of wage rates that will be at least sufficient for the decent maintenance of a family in the case of i all male adults and adequate to the decent individual s”pport of female < workers. In the beginning the legal minimum for male workers should suffice only for the present needs of the family-, but they should be gradually : raised until they are adequate to future needs as well —that Is, they should be ultimately high enough to make possible that amount of saving which is necessary to protect the worker and i his family against sickness, accidents, i invalidity and old age. Labor Participation in Management. , “The right of labor to organize and 1 to deal with employers through representatives has been asserted above in connection with the discussion of the War Labor Board. It is to be hoped , ’ that this right will never again be i called in question by any considerable number of employers. In addition to this, labor ought gradually to receive greater representation in what the English group of Quaker employers I have calk'd the ’lndustrial’ part of business management —’the control of processes and myhinery; nature of : product; engagement and dismissal of ■ employees; hours of work, rates of pay, bonuses, etc.; welfare work ; shop 1 discipline; relations with trade tin- ] ions.’ The establishment of shop com- ! mlttees, working wherever possible • 1 with the trade union, is the method 1 suggested by this group of employers 1 for giving the employees the proper , sh’nre of industrial management. i There can be no doubt that a frank adoption of these means and ends by ■ employers would not only promote the . welfare of the workers, but vastly im- i prove the relations between them and ; their employers, and increase the effi- ! ciency and productiveness of each es- ' tablishment. “There is no need here to emphasize ' the importance of safety and sanitation in work places, as this is pretty i generally recognized by legislation. I What is required is an extension and strengthening of many of the existing statutes and a better administration and enforcement of such laws everywhere. Vocational Training. “The need of industrial, or. as It has come to be more generally called, vo- 1 I cidonal, training is now universally acknowledged. In the interest of the nation as well as In that of the workers themselves this training should be ' made substantially universal. While we cannot now discuss the subject in any detail, we do wish to set down two general observations—first, the vocational training should be offered in I such forms and conditions as not to ' deprive the children of the Working classes of at least the elements of a ■ cultural education. A healthy democ- i racy cannot tolerate a purely Indus- ' trial or trade education for any class ' of its citizens. We do not want to ! have the children of the wage-earners i put into a special class in which they I are marked as outside the sphere of ■ opportunities for culture. The second observation is that the system of vocational training should not operate sc a to weaken in any- degree our parochial schools or any other class of private schools. Indeed, the opportunities of the system should be extended to all qualified private schools on exactly the I i same basis as to public schools. We ' want neither class divisions in educa- i , tion nor a State monopoly of education. Increased Incomes for Labor. “The great evil of insufficient Income for the majority can be removed onlv by providing the workers with more i This means not only univer- ' ' nf o m WageS ’ but the o PP«rtunitv i ■ of obtaining something more than that i ■ i amount for all who are willing to work I hard and faithfully. All the other - measures for labor betterment reeom- i i mended in the preceding p Uges wo °® I 1 likewise contribute direetiv or in<u i- ■ rectly to a more just distribution' 1 \ wealth in the interest of the laborer ’’’ *

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■ —— —7 PUBLIC SALE. As I am moving to a smaller farm I am compelled to reduce my stock and machinery, and will therefore offer at*public auction, at my residence. | on what Is known as the Dan Welty homestead, located one mile east of Preble and three miles west of Decatur, on Wednesday, February 19, 1919, beginning at 1 o'clock, the following property, to-wit: Five Head of Horses: Bay gelding coming 3, weight 1400; sorrel mare, coming 3, weight 1350; bay mare, coming 4, weight 1400; 2 well bred Belgium colts, coming 2 years old. Six Head of Catlie: Red Durham cow. 3 years old. due to calve May 2, 1919; Red Poll Durham heifer, coming 2 years old, due to calve May 12; roan heifer. 2 years old, pasture bred; large Holstein cow. 6 years old. with good Holstein male calf; Holstein bull, large enough for service; full blood ed Shorthorn bull. 9 months old: i color red; not eligible, but an extra good one. Hogs: Registered sow, coming 3 years old; Joe Orion’s Queen 4th, No, 252056, due to farrow in April; tried sow. eligible, bred by | Fred Busche, due in April; 6 April gilts, extra large, out of sows Joe j Orion Queen 4th; Eunice 2nd, No. ; 140300, and Lady Fancy M, No. 170176. Ali spring gilts are from Joe Ryon 2nd No. 101045, he by Joe Orion 2nd No. 35527; gilts all to farrow in: April and bred to Korndodger . ; Two extra good fall boars out of Lethia 243368 and got by Korndodger. Farm Implements: Deering binder, 6-ft. cut, in good running order; 2 mowing machines, in running order; hay tedder, John Deere side delivery rake, in good shape; ten-disc drill.

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John Deere disc harrow, 14-16 inch: discs, with trailer, almost new; Cutaway disc and trailer, Moline riding breaking plow; Byron walking break--1 ing plow, walking corn cultivator. 5I shovel cultivator, steel land roller, pair bobsleds, buggy, fanning mill, good screens. Hay and Grain. 2 loads of good fodder in mow, 3 tons bright mixed hay. 3 tons of mixed hay slightly bleached; some extra bright Big Four seed oats. Household Goods: Florence hot blast heater; 8-ft, oak dining table, good oak side-! board, iron bed and springs, 2 kitchen chairs; gasoline iron and numerous other articles. Terms: All sums under $lO, cash. 1 On $lO or over a credit of 12 months wll be given, the purchaser giving bankable note bearing 8 per cent intrest the last 6 months; 4 per cent off for cash. No property to be removed until settled for. Parties from a distance will be cared for at the I noon hour. Sale to be held under cover. E. F. MILLER. Harry Daniels, J. N. Burkhead, Aucts. Dallas Goldner, Clerk. 10-12t017 ; “publiFsalr — As I have rented my ,farm, I will sell at public auction on what is i known as the John Smith farm, two miles east, 5 miles north of Decatur. 4 miles east of Williams. 2 miles west, 4 miles south of Monroeville, Thursday, February 27, beginning at 10:00 j o'clock a. m„ the following property.' io-wit: Seven Head Horses: Bay mare, 9 years old, in foal. 1350 lbs.; I bay mare, 8 years old, 1400 lbs; I black horse, 8 years old, 1600 lbs.;! white mare, 9 years old, 1600 tbs;

• bay mare, 4 years old, 1300 tbs.; a-1 horse, 3 years old; black colt,'] years old. Ten Head Cattle: <1 | cows, fresh in June; 4 heifers fnsll in July; 1 cow, giving milk. 5 v a J old: bull calf and one heifer, liurlj head Shropshire breeding e» s I \ Thirty Head Hogs: Five brood son 4 will have pigs before sale; 3hr j blooded Duroc sows; 2 boar pits.'l gilts, full blooded Duroc; 20 soa; I weighing between 40 and 12(1 it? 100 chickens. Farm Iniplemwr ! Corn - planter, riding breaking plod , riding and walking .cultivator. (J i borne tedder and side rake, Mete mick mower, disc with trailer, 1 J harrow, farm wagon, with dots bed, low wheeled wagon; top hngr I and harness. Windrow hay loader I stock cuttea, 2 breaking plows. 2 dot ble plows. 2 hay ladders, i ! horse wagon, double tree. Monitor ! fertilizer, 10-hole disc drill hog nd ; for hay wagon, 3 double sets breech ' isg harness, as good as new; M bushels of corn, 300 bushels of ots. i yellow and white seed corn; 40 duxta , of fodder, mixed hay in mow. ot ; boat. All machinery bought w ’ 3 years ago. And some housdai , furniture. Terms: —Sums of $5 and under. I cash; over that amount a credit of 2 I months will be given, the last i I months bearing 8 per cent interest: l j per cent discount for cash. No goods removed until settled for. CHRIS BOKNECHT. ■ Col V. S. Rose, Auct. Fred Fruchte, Clerk. 14-21-22-24-5 o DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG,