Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 12 November 1919 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT I LJL H Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. i t .u JOHN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Cash in Advance. One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier...., $6.00 One Month, by mall 36 cents Six Months, by mall $1.76 Three Months, by mall SI.OO One Year, bv mall $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Deca-

tur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The next big investigation will be that the people undertake to find out why the republican majority isn’t keeping at least ten per cent of its promises of good legislation. When that inquiry comes it is pretty certain that some distinguished gentlemen will be convicted in the court of public opinion of having obtained office under false pretenses. Thi' senate is still “riddling" while Rome burns and burns without coal, while the country suffers in a thousand ways. The past day or two has been devoted to speeches, the usual sport in that great body. Why not take up the daylight saving bill again? They can argue that so earnestly and criticize the president just as severely and without near the danger of getting in bad. We thought we knew w hat was going on in Decatur until we listened to the high school orchestra last evening. It surprised us as well as every one who heard them. They gave number after number and without a flaw, pleasing the crowd immensely. The high school orchestra will be popular in Decatur and Mr. Minch deserves the highest praise for his splendid efforts. He has a 1 band too, equally as good and they 1 will provide music on many occas-1 1 ions the coming winter. — ( As we listened to the wonderful J t music by a high school orchestra i last night, we could not help but ' • compare the present conditions of' 1 the Decatur high school with that of 1 f a few years ago. Now we boast of f various athletic organizations,; a band, an orchestra, a manual train-, ing department, domestic science p and other features which make the i boys and girls really want to attend school. The credit belongs largely to Martin Worthman, efficient and; ( never tiring superintendent who has t more than made good. Tell him so.! \

wr 'J". < ■ W Ij-'T' Mm OJ 7 «OH- ///7 u ‘ '• / . 11 Thousands of Dollars Added to Cattle Profits OU F of every five bushels of whole grains fed your cattle, one bushel goes to the manure pile without being digested and is a total waste. But ground feed is all digested. Feeding it, means a 20% cut in feed costs, also fatter, higher priced stock. Come in and let us show you without any obligation, how easy it is to get these results with the Ogffh CTIIP A gp’ 1 America s HsF M w Leading Feed Mill The _/lne cutting of the Lets is due to the 848 keen cutting edges of the patentee! Lctz Grinding Plates. In one operation cuts, grinds, pulverizes into finest ineal all grains and grasses, wet or dry; and cannot clog. Grinds corn, shelled or on cob—snapped corn—or complete stalk, ear. leaves, and all. Grinds cats, hulls and all; grinds bailey, rye; special attachment for alfalfa, clover, millet, Kaffir corn and other rouchasie cronGrinds into finest flour. Plates are self-sharpening —can be run together empty for hours without injury —average 2000 bushels of moderately fine cut meal before replacement is necessary. \ . ■ Grinds the finest fbur. Has 10 big exclusive ZX ■ features any one of which makes the Letz superior -A*. r*\ ,o an Z ot^er process. Let us prove it. See a LaKA,. .rIjFfWU Free Demonstration today. /Hp H. Knapp & Son

He deserves it and he deserves your earnest cooperation and support. That makes it possible. A Decatur business man told today that a month ago he bought a car of coal at $2.25 per ton ut the mine. Now the same coal is quoted from

the same company at $5.50. For this there can be no excuse. The opcrat- ( ors are simply taking advantage of i the shortage and the strike to boost 1 prices and profiteer. The men who ' did tine work did not receive any part of that increase and because other prices must be increased when fuel goes up the men suffer from higher cost of living. All of which goes to show that there are two sides to these questions and that in a g«od many cases the capitalist is the real

cause for the unheard of and uncalled for increases in the prices of commodities. The government should talk as plainly to these men as they did to the miners. Mayor Bunch and Prosecutor Murphy of Muncie were found guilty in federal court at Indianapolis yesterday, with twenty-two others, all but seven of whom pleaded guilty to having defrauded a number of peo- ' pie by attracting them to Logansport , I on a proposed land deal and then pulI ling off a fake prize tight in which wagers were made. It is claimed the men took in more than $150,500. Bunch and Murphy declare they are innocent but the evidence showed that had knowledge and had given protection. The men face prison sentences and big fines. Murphy was elected on the republican ticket

as a reformer and his connection with the enterprise was a sensation. Bunch though known to be liberal has been considered a “square guy.” Muncie has been going wide open for years but federal officers say they will put the lid on tight now. A TREAT FOR MUSIC lOV’ERS Don’t forget the big Musical Recital which is to be given at the Masonic Hall Saturday evening under the auspices of the Woman’s Club by two most eminent musicans and composers, Arne Oldberg and Carl Beecher of Chicago. They will give the recital on two pianos and .ae entertainment will be unsurpassed. Both have studied abroad and are artistic in their line of work. They also compose some of their music and will give you one of the finest entertainments you have ever listened to. Tickets are selling for only Fifty cents and you cannot afford to miss this great opportunity. BEN HUR NOTICE Al] members of the Ben Hur are urged to be at tin meeting Friday night when business of importance will bo transacted.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1919.

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Under the caption. "The Newsprint Shortage," the Chicago Tribune pablfshes the following: "The newsprint paper supply is rapidly approaching a stage which will be fatal to many newspapers. The present normal demand is perhaps 25 pc.- cent higher than the supp’y. and prktes are on a famine basis and going higier. At present rates of advertising ;t is impossible for most newspapers to make money. “If this st'ii ition were the result of manipulaJ-a. or monopoly, it might be dealt with by the usual legal measures, though prosecution and legislation are disappointing in results. In fact, the present situation is the result of shortsighted attempts in the past to restrict the price of paper, which has Kept capital out of manufacture, so that the industry now is not able to meet the publishers' needs, "The crisis can he met only by voluntary self-denial—unless it be allowed to develop until the weaker pubbtiiers go under. The Tribune believes it would be a national misfortune if newspapers or other publications of merit were victimized by this abnormal condition perhaps even to the extent of being forced out of existence.” The Indiana Daily Thues, recognizing the obligation of all newspapers to conserve paper, is doing its share. By "tightening up" The Times, reducing the size of our head letter! type, enforcing a compact makeup; of the pages, carefully editing the news and making the wisest possible

lit* V* O CIXXII IIJIXXXUIJ, HIV eiuvui - HAS ANTIQUE FIDDLE IW / ILjk I Chinese coolies, who had served with the allied armies on the western front, recently arrived in Canada on the way home. Here is one with musical instruments he is taking back with him. WATER WINGS LIFT SHIPS British Use Canvas Pontoons Which, When Inflated, Can Raise 100 Tons. London.—Similar to the principle of “water wings,” used in America by those learning to swim, canvas pontoons have been made by Messrs. Vickers, which, when inflated, can lift 10) submerged tons. Two of the pontoons recently raised the steamship Main, sunk by a U-boat in Luce bay, Wigtonshire, Scotland. Pontoons each having a lifting capacity of 500 tons are soon to be made. It is estimated that a battery of 50 of them would bring the Lusitania to the surface.

AH Boys Again (Continued From Page One) Veal made an interesting talk, telli>-g nt how his company received t! • news of the armistice. Just as tic ; were going over the top. at the fror. Mr. Veal urged that a boys’ ( lull < .' gym be arranged in the basement f the church and when Mr. Teeple a- | ed the boys if they wanted it th< ; yelled “yes.” The men will probablvj take some action soon regarding t • same. A vote of thanks for the m< t| on tho program followed, then set | al numbers bv Ihe orchestra and th i| a delicious luncheon, pumpkin p doughnuts, coffee, ice cream and ca and plenty of it, and then six foot hr 1 teams were organized and for an ho r the young and old were kr’ . again and had a lot of fun. It was i big night. STOCKS ARE LOWER < United Press Service) New York Nov. 12. (Special to t ■ Daily “Democrat,.) Anticipating c tinned high money rates, leading i sues on tlte stock market today op ed lower. Experts difi r widely to the cause of the present high rat but it is gene-ally conceded that rs :- erved percentages, which have fall i very low in the federal reserve system, is a chief immediate cause. The general demoralization of t' e market in late trading Tuesday left it in a highly nervous state today a'd new lows on the decline were me ie during the first forty-five minutes :>! traiding. ( General Motors dropped to 342, off 6 1-2 from previous close. Mexi can Petrolum made a new low at 21E 1-2 oft 3. Atlantic Gulf was comprr atively firm around 170.

use of all our space, we have gained one column of reading matter to the page. Thus one page is saved in every eight pages of reading while the reader is given just as much as before. i In this way The Times saves n sufficient amount of newsprint to let some other publisher get out a state paper of 8,000 daily circulation. The slate paper of 8,000 circulation, which is insured of its paper supply through the economy of The Times, is under obligation to make ( a sufficient saving to take care of a , smaller daily paper, say of 2,000 cir-. culation. The paper of 2,000 daily circula-j tion, in the same way, can make a' sufficient saving to enable a weekly j paper of 2,000 circulation to get its supply. Tile Times believes this endless ■ chain method of conserving paper is tile only solution of the problem confronting the publishers of this country. Unless the consumption of newsprint is shortened in this way. many newspapers will be forced to go out • of business. In this effort to save the situation the large papers must help those that are not so strong. What’s > the use of hogging it? The Times is practicing what it. preaches.—lndianapolis Times.

Posed as Girl 22 Years: Paid SIOO for Deception Harry Campbell, who said he had posed as a woman 22 years, was fined SIOO by Justice J. J. Shapard, at Kansas City, for impersonating a woman. Campbell, who went by the name of Henrietta Campbell, gave himself up to the police because a man threatened to reveal Campbell's impersonation. In court Campbell wore a woman’s dress and hat and would have passed for a woman except for the two days’ growth of beard on his face. He said he had been a rooming-house keeper in many cities, posing as a woman.

Must Take the Risk. Do not expect the ship to return loaded with precious treasures without being exposed to dangers. .;. j. <s> a.> 4- <y +aq-+ *♦ + + * WHEN YOU HAVE * 4 AN ITEM OF NEWS + * LET THE DAILY + v DEMOCRAT HAVE IT + <• ♦ + •> + + + •f * * + ♦ WHY IT SUCCEEDS Decause It’s For One Thing Only, and Decatur People Appreciate This. Nc iiiing can be good for everywhere. 1 Doing one thing well brings success. I Doan's Kidney Pills are for one thing only. For weak or disordered kidneys. Ask your neighbor! Here is Decatur evidence to prove their worth. Mrs. Judson Teeple, 706 N. Second St., says: “I have used Doan’s Kidney Pills in the past and they have never failed to satisfactorily relieve me of backache and other symptoms of kidney trouble.” Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Teeple had Foster-Milburn Co.. Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.

PUBLIC SALE As 1 have rented the fields of my farm 1 will offer a public auction at , my residence three miles south and ■ two and one-half miles east of De- ■ catur Indiana on Friday Nov. 21. ISI9 all of my personal property. Watch i for big bills later. 269t3 MRS. YOST. —' 11 - CE-RE-LIA EGG MASH — Will produce more eggs and keep your fowls in healthy condition. Now is the time to conin' nee feeding CE-RE-LIA. For big egg production CE-RE-LIA is unequalled, when it comes to egg production. Ask the people who are feeding it. give it a trial and be convinced. For sale by ts J, S. McCRORY & SON. DR. H. E. KELLER Decatur, Indiana, 1 GENERAL PRACTICE. OFFICE SPECIALTIES— Diseases of women and children; X-ray examln. ‘ ations; Flourscopy examinations of 1 the internal organs; X-ray and elecI trical treatments for high blood pres--3 sure and hardening of the arteries, f X-ray treatments for GOITER, TUBERCULOSIS AND CANCER. • Office Hours:— 9 to 11 a. m.—l to 5 p. m.—7 to 9 p. m. Sundays by appointment. Phones: Residence 110, Office 409. 238-ts

OPERATED ON Elliot Ulman was operated on for infection of the gall bladder. A great amount of pus had formed which whs removed. He is getting along very nicely today considering the seriousness of the operation. NOTICE TO WOMANS CLUB All members of the Womans please report the number of tickets sold for the Musical to Mrs. Adams or Miss Wemhoff before Thursday evening. An estimate of bow many tickets have been sold is desired. DON'T sura ~ IWJUBW Use Soothing Musterole When those sharp pains go shooting through your head, when your skull f ecems as if it would split, just rub a little Musterole on your temples and neck. It draws out the inflammation, soothes away the pain,usually givingquick relief. Musterole is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. Better than a mustard plaster and does not blister. Many doctors and nurses frankly recommend Musterole for sore throat, bronchitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,pleurisy,rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet —colds of the chest (it often prevents pneumonia). It is always dependable. 30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50. Bg!

Talking About Boys’ Clothes Whenever we can do something that’s better lor you than anything else that’s ever been in that line —we feel pretty good about it. That’s | why we are saying so much about Hart Schaffner & Marx Boys’ Clothes | they’re the best clothes for boys ever made. They are just what real boys want and need. I’hev’re guaranteed to give satisfaction. Hart. Schaffner & Marx • ■ boys’ suits at i S4V ■* ; , We have other makes Q/? Q in boys’ suits from . to ®' , V H Holthouse, Schulte & Co. A Good Clothes Sellers For Men & Boys. X £&S S 22 D

I BIG I I OUTING SALE! H - ■ j Bargain for Every Home WE PLACE ON SALE 2,000 YARDS OF GOOD HEAVY OUTING IN LIGHTS AND DARKS WHICH HAVE BEEN VERY SCARCE ALL SEASON. THERE ARE NONE TO BE H HAD FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. WE WILL OFFER THE LOT WE HAVE AT I 28c Yard | THIS OUTING IS WORTH 35c A YARD AND IS A BARGAIN. H WE ADVISE AN EARLY BUY AS THIS LOT WILL SOON BE SOLD AND NONE ON THE MARKET. I Apron Ginghams gj d d e 25c yard j I NIBLICK & COMPANY

PAYS INSURANCE CHECK Mrs. A. D. Artman, scribe of the local Ben Hur, received, and paid ' yesterday afternoon to Mrs. Al Gar- ■ ard, of Ft. Wayne, a check for $9lO, i being the amount due her from the insurence policy carried by her husband, the late Al Garard, who died recently. The settlement was made very promptly. NOMINATE MONDAY. The I. O. O. F. will have its nomination of officers next Monday evening. The election will take place two weeks later and the installation about the first of the year.

The Man and the Dollar SOON PART COMPANY UNLESS Till: D(K LAR IS PUT IN A SAFE PLACE. THIS BANK IS A SAFE PLACE—IT IS THE PLACE FOR THAT DOLLAR. I First National Bank UNDER U. S. GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION. DECATUR, INDIANA.

BLACKSMITH COAL! LILLY SMITHING Give ua your order. Bennett&Whiteman