Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 17 March 1920 — Page 4

DAIL Y D E M OCHA T Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Asso ciate Editor and Business Manager. JOHN H. STEWART....City Editor Subscription Rates Cash in Advance One Week, by carrier 10 cental One Year, by carrier $5.00 One Month, by mail 36 - • inThree Months, by mail SI.OO Six Months, by mail Si - One Year, by mail s■'• ■' "j One Year, at office $3.00 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rate made known or. application. Entered at the postofflee in Deca tur, Indiana, as second-class matter. I

THE ANNEXATION: — The question of annexing that land tnd property in Root township to tin .■orporate limits of the city of Deca :ur was officially decided and acted ipon last evening by the common ■oun< il when that body passed tho lecessary legislation required for he annexation. For years this qu< - ion has been before them and only is ■rx v t . zx Vc* <S , > 5 i > a <• io 11 tvA t

two weeks ago it was il< cided not to do it for tin present, but us the objections were overqirtue, the find step was taken last night The ai> nexation will add at least one million dollars worth of property to De*; - fur's valuation and w ill in tint ■ make Decatur a citv of the fourth class, the law being that a city having a valuation of seven and on? half million dollars automatically becomes a citv of the fourth clas-. • Decatur's present valuation under tic new tax law is a little over six . •><l one half million dollars and next year when the annexed property it added to the valuation we will I

over the r titiired mark. Those in into the c’-y limits will be entitled tn whatever fire protection, electric cur rent, or water service the city is abl to furnish and they in turn will pa the city tax i to. The HeMaiwHS Ixniis Sugar Co., will be by the merger as their property is assessed for nearly eight hundre 1

r*■ I ■■ ■ ■!• • — • . I- - !■■■ * - ■■ ■tMJMBBkEBETSr-ra - Plenty of Fresh, Smoked and Salted Fish, all during lent. FRESH PICKEREL, EERRING & HALIBUT Fred Mutsclikr Packing Co. Market ’Phone 106. •■,jr I— ■ ———*"*■J-■■■Tl" «■•'-- ■■ I M.rwjriWiM.Mr Smartness As Well as Accuracy h o JI «- not suffici nt to the man or woman I's) of discriminating ideas in this day and age V? that the watch they carry should merely ; . be an accurate time piece. The watch is essentially an article of i, , Jewelry, and it is perhaps more reflective 75? | of the cultural inclination of the wearer than any o*her Jewelry accessory one * ?i<! f wears. cSI • I Time keeping accuracy is to be accepted Wil as a * ore 3 one assurance in any and every <jvT| watch Pumphrey sells, and it is a general- , P'ij ly recognized fact that the smartest and 1.. fpjl most exclusive models are presented here. if „ *O| !i . I New anti exc,us ' ve ideas in staIzgW j ! tionery for social correspondence. £ k-Al f ' SCI . I C/ i is K- • . (®j v 3; M< —" 71-- _ . _ . —r .;*v ' " • Ut- v **. .

Jt* 1 Kemp’s Balsam WiuStop.that Cough GUARANTEED — thousand’dollars and it was in con sideration ot the promise given to i his company when they located their plant in this city that they i.- i il. i nto the corp< r .ite limits for at least five years, this i-eing one of the reasons advanced for not iitinexiug the property sooner This agreement or promise expired \r,ir or two mid fhp (M>unr*il

* ir or ago ana me council therefore cinsidered itself free from ir,y further obligations. Mr. Rent- > di r of the Decatur Castings com : ty. Decatur’s newest industry, stated that he wanted his factory and land to be taken into the city limits and that there would be no objections n the company's part if such a step • s taken by the council. It is the sincere hope of everyone

■concerned that the council’s actions will prove a betterment, both to th. city of Decatur and to those Indus tri. s and property owners affect'd thereby. Th” r> publicans are up a stump The two leading candidates for the i republican nomination for governor have both taken a swat at the pres I ent administration and between thi ■ lines ono can read what thev would to say about the Goodrich i regime, but of course they dare not do that for fear that it will disrupt ' the party completely. Fesler who •'t tl ■ choice of th stand

1 alters. hys made known his view: :< nc the campaign is.-u s an 1 > ii's amusmg Jiow these r< publican ii < ha, > changed th :■ tone • having heard enough < riticism 1 r. :n over the state to convin -e them that their platform is a very tin i ;>< oular <nie wijUi tin and, ’ (j,.. > ifj general. The voter will I ■ net be fooled this year. The demtr

DECATUR DAILX DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH b, 1920.

eratlc party stands for the return of home rights and the repeal of the tax I and road law and that's what the pooI pic want. Many are wondering what Con gressman Fairfield of the twelfth dis trict thinks ot his colleague, Albert H. Vestal, of eighth district, who persists in sending vegetable seeds to the newspapers at the expense of the government, the twelfth district congressman having made a speech a few 'lays ago against this practice and told how much it cost the government. Vestal who is not well known in his district, no doubt figures that he is able to get his name in the paper in this way and considers it good advertising. Well one thing is sure if he did not mail out the seeds >r write that lie was trying to get a canon for the Adams county court house lawn the people would not

i know that they had u congressman i in Washington. Decatur should have a band this summer. It's going to be a great year for this city, there's going to be business and lots of it. New people are coming here to live and, like you. want to be entertained. It would be a splendid thing to give a concert once a week, have the business

houses remain open so* the working people and farmers could do their trading and we believe the band con--ert night would prove a great success. Think it over. Joseph D. .McFarland, who tender'd his resignation as city treasurer o the council last evening in order ;o accept a commercial position that will be more remunerative financially, has b *en a very efficient and competent official in the interest of the ity of Decatur. He hits served seven years as city treasurer and tas conducted this office in a very business like manner and his many rit nds regret to see him resign. General Wood has asked for and has been granted a two month's leave of absence from his military duties in order to be able to travel over the lountry and further his candidacy: •r ti pi .d'tujs* U'sijiice to have to fall ba"k ftn'ln rase you lose on the other, but whether the people

will approve of it will be told at the I election. What has become of all I the republican talk of nominating a business man for president? The city of Decatur will be able to keep her street commissioner and marshal, the council havirig increased their salaries last evening in proportion to the high cost of living, it 1..,- come to a place where a city ■r other elective office does not pay I a sufficient salary in keeping with he times and when other jobs, less .spot:: tble ran be secured at greatly increased wages. PUBLIC THANK OFFERING The W. M A. of the United fire, iten i hutch will hold a public servi e Sunday evening. March 21st at 7 ooclock. The meetiiiK Is In the i t erest of the thank offering department. The dovotionals will be conducted by Mrs. Frank Martz and t! e program will consist of readings, : -i xercise by three girls, entitle 1., Three Boxes.” The ladies will gi ■ ’I he Mite Box Convention,” whi h shows the different ways of treati ? the mite box. Appropriate music w 1 be furnished N o offering is to > taken but the object is to create i interest the thank offering depa ment The service will close with a con - (■ration service conducted by the p. >- tor. MRS. MINER. “It may be hard to teach an old d i new tricks, btu it ir still harder to j I him to enjoy them." mSjisi; i Apply Zemo, Clean, Penetra Bing, Antiseptic Liquid i It is unnecessary (or you to suffer ! with eczema, blotches, ringworm, rasht; and similar skin troubles. Zem . i obtained at any drug store for 35c, c • ' SI.OO tor extra large bottle, andpromp - ly applied will usually give instant relir f from itching torture. It cleanses and -,-oothes the. skin and heals quickly and effectively most skin diseases. Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating, disappearing liquid ana is soothing to I the most delicate skin. It is not greas\. * r easily applied and costs little. Gel i it today and save all further distress. 7us u W. Rose Co.. CksveUud, C.

\ ) if HUNT S «•'»» 4WV» '*» A \ wntowowM TkTTM - /’U I t'/ <xh»r nchiog Hen diwjMt T»V THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. I 1 + PLANT GARDENS ♦ 4, ON VACANT LOTS ♦ ♦ ♦ + + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 1 Vacant city lots would not be ot 1 much value for growing corn or 9 wheat, but these valuable pice's ot dAt are often just the plate for growing a good vegetable garden. 1 Often the soil is rough and covered 1 with stones and all sorts of waste * materials, but most people who live t in cities and towns do not get enough outdoor exercise anyway, and the labor necessary to clean off the trash and pile the stones to one side will I do them good. Some of the best home gardens have been grown on vacant lots that was not much morel than a stone pile to begin with. In one case enough old foundation stones were removed to build a wall along the two exposed sides of the lot. The soil was then leveled and a few small loads of manure spaded into it. The garden was planted while neighboring apartment house dwellers looked on from their windows, doubt written on every face, but the garden grew and flourished, and many were the smiles of appre-' elation of the good things that were

■handed them bv the owner of the P . 'garden. 1 If the land is not shaded too great '• a part of Ute time, almost any va ■- cant lot can be turned into a good garden, but it is often necessary, pretty nearly, to make the soil. Free booklets that tell how tc g-arden will be sent on application r to the t'uited States Department of r Agriculture, Washington, D. C. t — Daries are not kept by as many p-?o1 pie as formerely. It may be that fewer , of our lives are worth recording. In » Europe the commonplace book has tak- ' en the place of the diary, a book of I thought- which have been refreshed I or impressed on us. and the wise and I witty things we thought of to late to say.

The World’s Largest Production ' ! of Tires on the Smaller Cars Alone hi ■ • - ■ We call attention not so much to the size of • \ this average daily production as to the extent of the effort wc put into the making of these : 30x3-, 30x3^-, and 31x4-inch sizes. /VC* w ’ The separate factory we have devoted to their manufacture is not only the largest of . its kind in the world, but it makes fully /Ov.- | effective tliat experience and resourcefulness E which have produced the tires most popular 1 on the higher-priced cars. XX , I No tires bearing the Goodyear name contain fjfy I i a higher relative value than these tires for I Ford, Chevrolet, Dort, Maxwell and other aXX 0 cars requiring the sizes mentioned. I . If you own one of these cars, go to the near- ■ tires and for Goodyear Heavy Tourist Tubes. \S i i i ias ■ / u -—"■ t I HI ~ I 30x3«A CkMidvewDFuMe.Cure $7 ->SO Gooiyrar Heavy Touriat Tube, are thick. »tron ß tube* that I abnc, AH-Wcather Tread Zr reinforce cuing, properly. Whv ri»k a good casing with a 1 I •»« «iz r> j - , _ cheap tube? Goodyear Heavy Tourist Tubes cost little more 30x BA Goodyear Sing e-Cure $ 7 50 than tube* of l„, mcri t. 30 a 3'4 »i-c in uater- $4 50 Fabric, Anu-Skid Tread £ proof bag *T — ; Jik Kir I I ■ c Lmm—^M— . _

OBITUARY Nellie Alice McClure was born April 22. lIS4 in Van Wert county. Ohio, and departed this Itte February 27th. at her home in Huntington. Indiana, at the age of SG years. 10 months and 5 days She was united in marriage to yeorge C. McClure March SI. 1903 She was converted when a young girl [at the (Turk's Chapel church, to which [trust she remained faithful until death leaves to mourn their lo»a a husband, -lx children William, Maurice. Don aid. Rhoda. Sarah and Dorthy, all at home; 'and a step-daughter, Mrs. Irene Fulton of Huntington; also a father. W. M Hart of Montebillo. Cal.; three sisters. Dana Yerlan. of Cal.: lona Shlfferty and Phoebe Miller, of St. Marys township; one brother. Wilson Hart, of Decatur; and a host of other relatives and friends, an infant son dying October 14th. and her mother nine years ago Funeral services were held at Clark's Chapel. February 29th, Rev Stephenson officiating.

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You would not think of calling a Doctor every time \ c skin your nuckle or catch a little cohl. Then why run b repairshop with your car every time a spark plug -, XI wrong, a grease cup needs tilling, or an inner tube n(v! , patching? You can do this “tinkering” yourstlf durin. spare time and enjoy the work as well as enjoy the savin; of big repair bills and the big profit made by tin garage or repair shop on supplies and repair materials Buy your tools and supplies from the L*. llartlwan ( and Do Your Own Work.