Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1919 — Page 6

IHH.V DEMOCRAT Published Every Eveninfl Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. j )HN H. HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Cash in Advance. , bi >• 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 mail $1.75 One Year, by mall $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 Single copies 3 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter. A NIGGARDLY POLICY: — The county commissioners, in increasing the salary of the county superintendent of schools S3OO, made a record for "penny wise and pound foolish.” It will be a difficult matter to find a qualified man to accept this position for this amount of money, and certainly not one of the ability of the present incumbent. Tho amount of increase should have been S6OO. The News has for years been making a fight for higher pay for the teachers, and it has come to pas J that the whole public •school system is threatened with retrogression, unless the wages are substantially raised. Wi h the increase of S3OO, the superintendent of Blackford county's sehool will get SI,BOO a year. This would not be so unreasonable, were it not for the fact that out of this sum. he must provide his own automobile and traveling expenses in supervising the schools of the county. How a school board or a board CUT THIS OUT—IT IS WORTH MONEY

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of county commissioners can be so unreasonable in this way as to expect a good man to render good service j with such a salary, is past understanding. It is to the credit of the I township trustees of the county, withi out exception, that they were in favor of an increase of S6OO. And the trustees know much more about the needs of the rural schools than any set of county commissioners. Teachers in many of the country schools ih the small towns get more pay than county superintendents. The principal of the school at Roll for nine months school draws a salary of $1,600, and he has no automobile to keep up or expense for traveling.— Hartfoflrd City News.

If you have ever thought there was any joke about the new factory coming to Decatur, a glance at the site these days will correct the impression. The dirt is flying and the scene is a busy one Within a few weeks, a handsome, modern factory building will be found there and if you add a few more weeks to that, you will find it housing hundreds of happy, well paid people, making fractional motors, all iof which ought to make our people feel unusuallly happy at this glad season of the year, and we are sure you do. Let's finish the job! There is considerable discussion at this time concerning the building and financing of the new city plant and that is just right. Every one should be interested in it enough to discuss it, think about it and suggest. If the investment is made as it must be one way or another, the business should be so safeguarded that every citizen will be amply protected and assured that it will be well cared for. If we grow we must provide light and power not only for the industries but for the residents and we must do it at the proper rate. That much is assured. We all want to do that in the very best way and we will be glad to receive and print any suggestion along that line.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1919.

SOCIETY DOINGS Club Calender Friday. I Pocahontas Needle Club — Mrs.Agnes Linn, Mrs. Hilda Murray and Mrs. Eusemia Conrad, hostesses. W. H. M. Society of the M. E. Church —home of Mrs. Fred Schafer on Monroe street. | Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schultz entcitaimd at a delightful Xmas dinner Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schultz of Akron, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hanna, of Fort Wayne, Mr and Mrs. Will Helm and son of Ft Wayne. Mrs. Emma Schekiler of Ft. Wayne. Mr. John Schug of Bluffton and Chris Boknecht of this city. ♦ A lovely Xmas party was given at the home of Etta Bowman. Two Santa Clauses were present, giving each one present a treat. The evening was spent very pleasantly in playing games and music. Those present were Misses Ida and Mary Roth, Esther Schafer, Julia Bowman. Iva Durbin, Hazel Gilbert, Lucie and Barbe Smith, Viola Reinhard. Cecil Meyer, Helen and Mary Bowman, Bertha Feller; Messrs. Calvin and Albert Coppers, Ora Durkin. Everet Rich. Eli Garter, Carl Smith, Walter Reinhard, Joe Schafer. Floyd Liby. Kenneth and Herman Bowman, Henry and A. Gillimn, Mr. and Mrs. Kern, Harvey Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. Art Baumgartner and family, and Nettie Bowman After the Pocahontas lodge a social evening was spent in'which a Christmas exchange was a pleasant feature Pop corn and fudge were served by Mrs. Fred Blosser and Mrs. C. M. Smith. They bought a health tend of the Red Cross, being one of the first to purchase the same. Initiation of new candidates will take place next Friday evening. + Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Black and daugh: ters Frieda and Imogene delightfully entertained at a Christmas dinner Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Hower of Maglcy. Forrest Badders. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Weber of Ft. Wayne. Bernard Keller and Mr. and Mrs. Elgin King. ♦ The Womans Home Missionary society of the M. E .church will meet with Mrs. Fred Schafer on Monroe street Friday afternoon. Mrs. Chas. Tinkham will be leader and Mrs. Hols apple will have charge of the devotionals. NOTICE. Have you applied for your 1920 license? If not, call at Durkin’s Garage and I will fix it up for you. Just get the serial number of your car and I will do tlje rest. NAOMI DURKIN. 298-2 w Notary Public. DANCE AT PREBLE There will be a dance at the Freitag hall, Preble Ind., Saturday evening, Dec. 27. Good music and a good time assured. Everybody come. 303-t3x NOTICE Special Turkey Dinner Sunday at lhe Sign EAT. HARTING A LOSE. Miss Ruth Hubbard of Ottawa. Ohio, is the guest of the John Peterson home for a few days.

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FORT WAYNE AND DECATUR TRACTION LINE Central Time Leave Decatur Leave Ft. Wayne 5:40 a. m. 7:00 a. m. 7:00 a. m. 8:30 a. m. 8:30 a. m. 10:00 a- m. 10:00 a. m. 11:30 a. m. 11: 30 a. m. 1:00 p. m. 1:00 p. m. 2;30 p. m. 2:30 p. m. 4:00 p. tn. 4:00 p, m. 5:30 p. m. 7:00 p. m. 8:30 p. m. 10:00 p. m. 11:05 p. m. Car every hour and a half. Running time 1 hour and 5 mlnutw. Freight car leaves Decatur at 7:45 a, in., and leaves Fort Wayne at 12;00 m„ arriving in Decatur at 2:00 p. m. Office hours 6:45 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. I. B. STONEBURNER, Agent

COURT HOUSE NEWS In the case of Isidor Goetz vs. Ed Kintz, the agreement of his cause for trial is vacated and the case continued. Retd estate transfers: Ida Malony et 'al. to William H. Ruby, quit claim 'deed. Blue ("reek township, sl. In the divorce case of John S, M ■ (Tory vs. Elsie McCrory, a counter showing was filed by the plaintiff to the defendant. Application for allowance was also made. In the matter of Chauncey Brokaw, the application for the. modification of the court's order for the custody of the child. Virginia Brokaw, was imide. The former order of the court is set aside and vacated as to the custody of the child being given to the mother. Also the order against the petitioner to pay the sum of $lO per month for the support of the child. It was ordered and judged by the court that the custody of the child, Virginia, be given to the father, Chauncey Brokaw until further order of the court. It is further ordered by tho court that the grandmother, Bell Phillips Hamon, be allowed to visit with the child at reasonable times and places. Inventories were filed and approved in the estate of Dick Townsend. INSIDE + LOCAL SPORT NEWS + ++ + + + + + + Another basket ball program which will prove of much interest will be played at the gym next Tuesday nignt Three big games have been scheduled, they being between the high school boys and girls, and the Alumni boys and girls. The event will ffirove most interesting, as a number of former high school basket ball stars are home for their Christmas vacation, and a good team will be picked. In addition to the D. H. S. and Alumni game, the Phi Delta Kappa basket ball team of this city will clash with the Tiffin, Ohio, college team. The Phi Deltas have not lost a game this season, and will put in some stiff practice before Tuesday night. The Tiffin outfit are better known as the Heidelberg College, and are coming to this city with a strong reputation. The game promises to be a good one, and in all. the program for next Tuesday evening will be one of unusual interest. Be there. On next Friday evening, the Garrett basket ball eagers will journey to this city and will meet the high school warirors. The locals are pretty well up in the air against the Garrett outfit, they having defeated the locals several times in the foot ball clasics this year, but when it comes to basket ball —oh boy: Decatur Can and Will eat ’em up. Watch and sec. The Kirklaud township high school lias leased the athletic hall for Friday night, January 9, at which time the basket, ball team of that school will meet the Monroe high school team. The game on that night will be played to decide a tie, each team having won a game. Both teams are evenly matched, and the game promises to be a stiff fight. The Kirkland aggregation have also leased the hall for January 23, at which time they will play the Petroleum, Indiana, high school five. The Kirkland boys have been displaying HOW HE ENDED KIDNEY TROUBLE, “I had a severe attack of kidney trouble and for three weeks could not get out of doors and scarcely out of bed.” writes C. E. Brewer, Village Springs, Ala. “Could not bend over at all without the most excruciating pains. I purchased a bottle of Foley Kidney Pills. Was relieved after first few doses and continued their use until completely cured. I consider Foley- Kidney Pills the best kidney remedy in the world. No recurrence of my trouble.”

Crystal Theater TONIGHT “Choose Your Own Exit” A big two-reel William Fox comedy that will make you laugh till your sides ache, Il's a good one and Contains more wil and pep (han anv before. “Baffled Ambrose” Another big twelve cylinder comedy, featuring Ihe famous comedian, Mack Swain, the original comedian “l ox News” . . The mightiest of all showing all the principal events throughout the world. Something good. I

some excellent basket ball at a number of their games, and may pull a big surprise on their opponents, NOTICE Special Turkey Dinner Sunday til the Sign EA T. HARTING A LOSE. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Warner and son, laiwell, of Chicago, are visiting hero with relalives during the holiday season.

Sleep? Does a dry cough keep you awake? KEMP’S BALSAM will stop the tickle that m.-.kos ycu I CUARAKTCEO. Mecca Theater “The Littlest Scout” A big live-reel production extraordinary, featuring the famous juvenile actor, Paula Blackton. A picture lor the little tots as well as the grownup. A picture full of interest, and one (hat will make you take notice. A picture just a little different from the rest but a good deal belter. Don’t miss it.

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ASK any doughboy who was ‘‘over there . and he will tell you that American railroads are the best in the world. He saw the foreign roads—in England and France, the best in Europe—and in other Continental countries—and he knows. The part railroads have played in the development of the United States is beyond measure. American railroads have achieved high standards of public service by far-sighted and courageous investment of capital, and by the constant striving of managers and men for rewards for work well done. We have the best railroads in the world —we must continue to have the best. But they must grow. To the $20,000,000,000 now invested in our railroads, there will have to be added in the next few years, to keep pace with the nation’s business, billions more for additional tracks, stations and terminals, cars and engines, electric power houses and trains, automatic signals, safety devices, the elimination of grade crossings—and for retonstruction and engineering economies that will reduce the cost of transportation. To attract to tire railroads in the future the investment funds of many thrifty citizens, the directing genius of the most capable builders ar.: managers, and the skill and loyalty of the best workmen —in competition with other industries bidding for capital, managers and men—the railroad industry must hold out fair rewards to capital, to managers and to the men. American railroads will continue to set world standards and adequately serve the Nation s needs if they continue to be built and operated on the American principle of rewards for work well done. uMiMWnt is pMM by the t of \zßeuhvCtAj TEvecuti iy’sL mnu '’bffl:“'"'a*’<”• £>/ »or. of pa "™ v

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