Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1920 — Page 2

EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE A GARDEN THIS YEAR By Secretary Meredith. All discussion about the high cost of living aside, oue way to have food at a reasonable cost is to GROW IT IN’ YOUR OWN YARD. The garden can’t do it all. But it can help wonderfully, especially with such important necessaries us potatoes and beans. It is true that the war taught Americans the value of home gardening. While complete statistics of the production in gardens are lacking. It is the belief of the Department of Agriculture’and State workers in this field based on wide observation, that MORE FOOD WAS PRODUCED IN HOME GARDENS DURING THE WAR YEAR OF 1918. The department of Agriculture believes that many hundreds of thousands of people will share its view about the importance of growing food at home in 1920, and that they will welcome expert advice from time to time. ■ -i.. *" , The Department is prepared to give the public the benefit of its information gathered by practical, scientific gardeners, and requests will bring publications that should be of value to the experienced man as well as to the beginner, . i 1 111,11 "■ 1 ■ ' Better for you than tea or coffee — Instant Postum Delicious coffee-like flavor. pc cz- ~ Made instantly in g the cup. I MS™? j Costs less than tea j £ $ puwi?. i cr coffee. P A 3SVERA6Z ,• . I ■ j Sold by all grocers

A Statement to Oar Customers Regarding Gas Rates We have filed with the Public Service Commission a petition sot authority to increase the present rate of gas in Bluffton and Decatur, in such amount as will mean for the average family an increase in their gas bill of about 59 cents per month, or 1 2-3 cents per day, and while the extra cost to such consumer will be very small, the total sum w ill provide sufficient revenue to permit us to meet the present increased cost of manufacture, distribution, taxes and fixed charges that under existing rates our revenue is not sufficient to take care of. In comparison with the increased monthly cost of food, clothing and practically everything required in the home, the increased cost for gas is but a very small item, in fact gas is the cheapest article entering the home. An increase of 15 cents per thousand cubic feet made some 14 months ago. was not sufficient to take care of the heavy increases in the cost of manufacture and distribution, but it was expected then that the high prices of matenai and labor would soon get back to normal, in fact we stated at that time that we did not want to shift the whole burden of the high cost to our customers and that we were not asking to be relieved of our just portion of the war burden, therefore the price of gas was not increased at that time to the ex tent that was needed. The time has come, however, when we cannot meet the changed conditions without additional revenue. The cost of gas is absolutely beyond our control and depends entirely upon the prices we are compelled to pay for materials and labor required to produce it. Our deficit in this citv without any increase in our rates for this year will be over SIO,OOO-00. Every fair-minded person can therefore readily see that we have no choice but to increase our rates to a point that will permit us to exist and furnish you the service you should have. During these times of high prices for all the necessities of living, we have no disposition to increase our rates one penny mere than we are forced to do to maintain service. lAs an illustration of how costs are continuing to advance, there has very recently been an increase of about 5 cents per gallon over 1919 prices of gas oil, about three and one-half gallons of which are required to manufacture a 1,000 feet of gas. This in itself adds something like 18 cents per thousand cubic feet increase for this year, over last year, in addition to which there will be substantial increases in taxes, due to the operation of the new tax law. higher costs of coke and coal resulting from the recent miners’ strike, higher cost of freight and other items that assure a greatly increased manufacturing cost over last year. The new rate we have asked the Public Service Commission to approve for such, time as present excessive price conditions continue is $1.40 per thousand cubic feet, which, as before stated, means tor the average family but about 50 cents per month increase in their gas bill, and unless the company is allowed this reasonable increase in its rates it will be impossible for it to finance the large expenditure required for its plant to meet the expansion that is taking place in this city and provide the service you should have. The Public Service Commission from an investigation of our books and accounts will determine what it is actually costing us to manufacture and distribute gas in this city and the public can be assured that no higher rate t’ an is actually required to operate and maintain the property will be allowed, or do we desire any greater rate. Very respectfully submitted, Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Company By W. S. O’Brien, By S. E. Mulholland, Manager. Vice President

BEIMTUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. TUESDAY, APRIL fi. 1920.

JUDGE ON COMMITTEE Indianapolis. April 6 — Charles J. Orbison, former superior court judge of Marlon county, well known lawy< r and widely known in fraternal circles of the state, has accepted an appointment as a member of the Indiana committee of Near East Relief. In a letter today to Clarence D-| Royse, director of the Indiana Ar-, menlM appeal, Judge Orbison announced a ready willingness to serve with tho committee and said: “I accept the appointment because of my interest in the movement and I sincerely trust that it will be possible ( for Indiana to go over the top and over subscribe its quota, because in my. judgment there never was greet- r need for the pratical sympathy of a; great nation than the present appeil! for the relief of Armenian children.” Indiana’s quota is UXOOO Armenian orphans for which pledges of support tor one year are sought. State director /Royse makes this statement regarding the campaign: ‘‘The outlook is exceedingly good over the state for reaching the quota and even going somewhat beyond. There is good rea-; son to believe that every county ini the state with possibly one single exception will go over the top. This possible exception wil be balanced byoversubscription in other counties. We are not even admitting the one exception yet.” GET RID OF “SPRING FEVER” I It you lack energy, if you are tired and languid, if you do not feel like ex erting yourself—if you lack ‘ pep’ — . the chances are that your bowels are , sluggish. A Foley Cathartic Tablet is i a good and wholesome physic that will rid you of biliousness, gas bloat ; ing, sick headache sour stomach er i other ills that attend indigestion and I constipation. They cleanse the bowe'x. sweeter the stomach and invigorate , tire liver. Sold everywhere. '

I——nil1 ——nil SOCIETY DOINGS *" —— L Club Calendar Tuesday. C. U C. Ladles. Woman's Missionary Society of Re-1 J i formed Church —Mrs. M F. Worth-1 man. I f Wednesday. Pastry Sale. Reformed Church La-1 dies- MuUchler Meal Market. t W. M. A. of U. B. Church—Mrs ! Roy Mumma. I I St. Vincent de Paul — Mrs. "R J1 f Durkin. 1 1 1 Delta Theta Tau Card Party— K. ofL !c. Hall. I | Shakespeare Club — Mrs. D D. I j i Heller. I ( Thursday. Eastern Star—Masonic Hall. i Mt. Pleasant Mite Society—Mrs. Beni , Butler. Friday i Ladies’ A)d of Christian Church- I Mrs. Alva Baker. I — ♦ | The Zion Lutheran Aid society will I meet at the school house Wednesday! afternoon. ■ A clever surprise was given lasi I evening by Miss Dorothy Durkin at her! home in honor of Lois Peterson, this I I being her birthday. Miss Lois wat I ■ invited for six o’clock dinner, think I ing she was the only guest and wa: I I much surprised when the many guests I arrived. A delightful dinner wa I ! served by Mrs. Durkin and a merry I time was had until a late hour. The I guests present were the Camp Flrt I girls, Mildred Leonard, Gretchen I Smith, Mary Burk. Mildred Liddy. I Helen Andrews, Lois Peterson am’j Dorothy Durkjp: Bob Myers. Clarence I Miller, Auburn Thomas. Christian! Ma«y, Charles Keller and Pat Pat j terson. I There will be a meeting of the C I L. of C. ladies this evening at the K I of C. hall. Important business mat I tors will come up and all members are I requested to be present. ♦ The Shakespeare club will meet or I Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. D. I> I Heller nt her home on South Fifth I street. I AN OPERA NIGHT — —, — Womans Club Gave a De lightful Musical Program Last Evening HAD GUESTS PRESENT The Misses Bremerkamp and Agnes Kohne Had Charge of Program With the Misses Genevieve and Florence Bremerkamp and Agnes Kohne in charge of the American Opera Night program, a most delightful musical entertainment was given by the Woman’s club at.the Masonic hall last evening with a number of invited guests present I The following program was rendered: I Piano duet, from “Comrades lin Arms” Mrs. Haubold and Miss Bremerkamp. ! The Legend of the Tarantella, from “Foxy Qulller" by De Koren — Mias Florence Bremerkamp. Youth is the Golden Age. from “Foxy Quiller" by De Koren —Mrs. Dan Tyn-j dall and Mrs. Louis A. Holthouse. Gypsy Love Song by Herbert; Gypsy Jan by Herbert, from "The Fortune Teller" —Dr. Fred Patterson. Moonbeams, from the “Red Mill” ny Herbert — Miss Genevieve Bremerkamp. Mountebank's song by De Koren, from “Foxy Quiller” — ?/Irs. Tyndall and Mrs Holthouse. Oh. Promise Me, from Victor Herbert’s ‘‘Robin Hood.” Piano duet, from Comrades in Arms —Mrs. Haubold and Miss Bremerkamp. The next meeting of the Woman’s club will mark the close of the season, aqd arrangements are being made to give a play with Mrs. Fay Knapp Smith as director. — i Ashbaucher’s FURNACES . LIGHTNING. RODS SPOUTING SLATE ROOFING PHONE 765 or 739

[OBE A GREAT DAY intcrchurch World Movement Will be Explained to Adams County Folk ALL DAY CONFERENCE Five Speakers of Note Will Tell Purposes Revealed by the Surveys Thursday is the (Wt day of op- I portunity for Adams county Chris- I tluns. That is the day of the inter I Church World Movement Conference <| In Decatur. What is this movement ? | It is simply thirty great denominationrf forgetting their differences, and earnestly and prayerfully seek Ing to understand their task, and then doing their task in cooperation.; Dissatisfied with the old “hit or I •niss” method, careful surveys have been made of our field at borne and j ibroed, in order to know exactly both the conditions and needs. These surveys have disclosed conditions of; »ueh gravity throughout the world that we realize only earnest, sacri j ficial and UNITED effort can meet the situation. The size of the msk may be measured by the size of the ; budget: these thirty denominations ' .together ask this year the sum of i $336,777,672. As a “live” Christian you want toenow the facts revealed by the surI reys. and the plans of our leaders to meet our great responsibility. This Decatur conference is planned Just 'or you. Come to study thia, the greatest movement in the history of :he American churches! Big business and labor men. togeth ?r with great statesmen are actively I working with church leaders tn this I movement. One team of speakers vill Include John D. 'Rockefeller. Jr., I Governor Carl E. Millikin. of Maine, I Former Secretary of State Robert I Lansing; Vice President Marshall; I Secretary of Labor William B. WilI ion; Frank Morrison, Secretary of I rhe American Federation of Labor. I Senator Harding, of Ohio, and Gen. I Pershing are also among those co I >perating. I The Decatur meeting is to be held I it the new gym at 10:30. 3:30 and I 7:30. Everybody invited. THE DISTRICT DEBATE I The district high school debate will I be held in this city Friday evening. I Schools participating will be PortI and, Muncie. Bluffton. Winchester. I Hartford City and Decatur. The I names of the contestants outside of I the local contestant will be given toI morrow. James Downs, son of Mr. I and Mrs. Frank Downs, will repre I sent Decatur. T fI Mrs. Coat Cook received word toI day that her sister. Mrs. Kurt Mann. I >f Kansas, a former resident of this I Mty, was very ill and was not expectled to iive. The message did not state I the nature of the sickness but her I recovery is hoped for by her many I friends in this city.

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