Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 18 May 1920 — Page 3

I Tn.nirvh* GRAND MUSICAL RECITAL - AUSPICES AMERICAN LEGION TA.ni/lht I ■ ■ 111 y m athletic hall, commencing &15 p. bl ■v" 111 y1 ■ t 1 I Admission--Adults SI.OO Famous Bohemian Violin Admission-Children and Students I I Plus War Tax fl SiwOiawil ■ I Virtuoso and Associate Artists 50c Plus War Tax I ■ COME HELP THE ROYS

REDUCED ACREAGES IN POTATOES AND BEANS INDICATED Washington, D. C.~Reductions of 5 per cent, in the acreage planted to potatoes lasi year and of 29 per cent.,in areas devoted to beans arc indicated for this season in reports I just received by the Bureau of Crop estimates. United states department lof agriculture. The reports came | through the field agents of the bureau who on May 1 inquired of growers in important producing states concerning their intended plantings. High prices for potato seed and the farm labor | shortage are the principal reasons -iv en for Jhe reduction in potato plant ings. The unsatisfactory market for beans is given as the reason for the i smaller acreage planted for that crop.

| COMPLETE | I SERVICE I h. „ n THIS Progressive Modern Bank of- 1 furs every facility for efficient and H complete banking service. 1 g a™"— „ — ■ . One of the most important features B I ■ of the service of a bank to its clients [■ consists in the ability Io render that I service unshaken by the stresses of I |1 even extraordinary times. i ■ , I • 'fhe tinnncial strength, and great re- . sources of Illis institution 'make the | | ■"**• value of its sen ice especially evident | i under present conditions. h I 010 ADAMS COOT BANK ! With Resources Greater Than B All Other Decatur Banks Combined. g fX" YJ X I gfe ' ta '&CT > ; ■ w® *1 iTtie Quality of the Paint . | Is All Important xi’uvtufr YOU ARE PAINTING NEM ? m 7oXc£ the cost TIMES OVER. Birdsell’s Steamboat J; t Birdsell’s Homestead PAINT Solves the problem for barn or nome. A PHIL LINE OF BIRDSELLS PAINTS-HOUSE-w BUV Lee Hdw. CoDECATUR. IND. —

the reports show that for the states! ■ovored the potato acreage will be! 5 per cent, of last year. New York reports the intention to plant 97 per cent, of last years’ acre- ’ age in potatoes, Michigan 90, Wiscon-* sin 9.7. Minnesota 89, Colorado 94, Idaho 95, and California 110. Arcostook county, Maine, which producer, " per cent, of the potato crop of New ■ Ergland, intended to plant as much or more, hut deep snows, strikes, and - embargoes hatve delayed receipt of ! iertilizer. and plantings will depend von the amount received in time. z Wanted —A new name for the planet on which we live. “Earth." says a > York Sun correspondent "doesn't ■ fit the dignity of this world." He sug- . ! 'rest "Pre-Paradise.”

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

I, s , 4. 4, <. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. a I* CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES ❖ 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. * 4. 4. 4. 4. 4, With the coming of spring, the cottage prayer meetings of First Christian church have been discontinued. < From now on, every prayer meeting will therefore be held in the church building, on Fourth and Monroe streets. THE PASTOR. "What can I do for you madam?” "Can you give me small change for 1 this potato?” The one —Mr. Lyons was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The other—But he never made much of a . stir with it! 1 Nothing keeps a woman so busy as an idle rumor. A woman always has time for reflection when she sees a mirror. Aside from the president, who re s' ceives $75,000 a year, the highest sal- | ary paid by the United States is $12,- | 000. and there are only 11 such saliS aries. Then conre four SIO,OOO salaries and one $9,000 salary.

1 ROOTS FOR HIS DADDY WHEN FAMOUS PILOT FLASHES PAST

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A genuine chip off the old block is | Ralph Mulford, Jr., even to the fa-, mous Mulford smile, which earned for his celebrated daddy the title of “Smiling Ralph” during his extended career on road and speedway. The next international 500-mile sweepstakes on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Monday, May 31st, will . find Ralph, Jr. in the grandstands with his mother, rooting for daddy as

VETERAN OF AUTO RACE GAME ENTERS CAR IN DAREDEVIL DASH FOR $50,000

An automobile race without Barney I Oldfield, the veteran, would be like a I balloon race without the balloons, and although the racer "who never looked back” has retired from actual competition, he has this year, as last, entered a car in the 500-mile international sweepstakes to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 31. Barney spends considerable time at the track before each race grooming his car and pilot for the long grind, and on the day of the race is always a familiar figure about the track and at the pits. n

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Last year Oldfield entered Roscoe Sarles, who created a sensation on eoast tracks early last season, but was forced out of the Indianapolis affair early in the race with a broken cam shaft. But he was among the leaders ivhile he was on the track.

4. 4> 4. 4, 4. 4> 4> 4. 4> 4. 4- 4> 4. •? EJOY SCOUT WEEK WILL GIVE ♦ THE WHOLE NATION CHANCE + * TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BOYS <• I- 4. 4< + 4 + 4 4 4 4 •> 4 As a part of the tenth birthday program of the Boy Scouts of America, the week commencing Memorial Day, May 30th. and ending Sunday, .June 6th, will be observed nationally, at Boy Scout Week. In 17,000 communists where scout troops are established, a program of outdoor activities will be carried out. The remarkable growth of the Boy Scouts of Ajnerlca has given a great stimulus to the outdoor activities oi American boys. It is probable that throughout the past year more Loys have spent days and nights in the open under leadership than ever before in the history of the United States since Pioneer days;* and beause Hoy Scouts have taken this - message of the outdoors into their - homes. ha,Ve conducted open-window - campaigns and fresh-air crusades, it 's likely that more grown-ups have

he goes by. Mulford declares that his cheerful offspring is going to make even a greater racing star than himself when he grows up, discerning the characteristics of a champion pilot in his every movement. To date Mulford Junior has had nothing wilder than 4 ride in a baby cariage, however, his proud parent o

| states that he is going to treat him to an hundred-mile-an-hour burst of speed on his next birthday without fail. Racing drivers are as human as members of other professions, and their family ties bind them equally close. They are in a dangerous game because the reward is unusually great and they have supreme confidence in their skill to avoid mishap.

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Oldfield has not yet named his pilot for this year’s offering to the racing fans. However, the car he has entered is an “Oldfield Special,” of 182 cubic inches piston displacement manufactured by Harry Miller, of Los Angeles.

breathed pure air during the past ■ year than has been the case since the time of our great-grandfathers. Boys as scouts have been taught to care for forests and to fight fores’ fires. They have gathered information for numerous departments of forestry, sometimes collecting data on.the trees of an entire state. They have engaged in fights against insect pests and have made notes on different varieties of birds. Thousands of American boys who a year or so ago were absolutely helpless in the open can now be depended upon to find their way about, to cook their own meals, to choose a proper camp site and to erect a comfortable shelter. Thosuands of American boys who formerly know little or nothing of nature can now recognize many different kinds of trees and give the names of dozens of wild flowers, can easily recognize the more coni 1 mon birds and know enough about mushrooms to avoid being poisoned. The activities of Boy Scout Week ' will include special scout sen ices in I ‘ churches of all denominations. out-j door rallies, overnight hikes, barbecues, field days, demonstration camps, and competitions in outdoor features of all kinds. On Sunday, May 30th, the opening! day of Boy Scout Week, special services in which scouts will partici j n pate are planned by churches of all - denominations. Programs of Scouts ing activities will be held through the week, and Friday. June 4th. will d be observed as Hive and Camp Day. Y A nation-wide Field Day program will * be held on Saturday, June sth. with competitions in tent pitching, fire building, wall scaling signaling, tower and bridge building and demonstrations of first aid and lifesaving. The great success of the Boy Scout I movement has naturally created th. | demand for a much wider and morel rapid extension of the benefits of the movement to the boys not already reached, and the objective of Bov Scout Week will be to stimulate this! interest. WOBIHIx Entered Apprentice Degree will be conferred Tuesday evening, 7:30 p. m„ May 18. 2t R. D. MYERS, W. M.

9S g I f ■ ® ;t ■ 1 Coming,-Coming,--Coming,-! f I I ■ « The advertisements in this paper today—and always,—are bids in a perpetual auction for your patronage. ■ ' H In this auction, you have all advantage. Instead of bidding against other buyers for that which you want or need, the most reputable and reliable merchants and manufacturers oi the neighborhood and nation are bidding against each other for the money you have to spend. Instead of the “Going,—Going,—Gone” of the auctioneer, these advertisements are Coming, Coining, Corning,—with offers to you. You cannot afford to miss the advertisements in this, or any other paper, today or any other day. Often, they are valuable; always, they are interesting. They indicate whre you can buy to your best advantage; what you can buy for gj your greater comfort and convenience. Read the advertisements. For they contain the < news you really need. ' • I 9 i 1•— - - - —M

CRYSTAL THEATRE LAST TIME TONIGHT “BLIND HUSBANDS” The big Universal super-production in eight reels featuring ERIC STROHEIM. The story of a neglected wife of an American doctor who becomes involved with an Austrian officer whose sole interest in life is women and wine; how the silent majesty of the mountains crushed his puny soul and freed one good woman from his greedy tentacles is a picture well worth seeing. Remember it shows for the last time tonight. Admission ten and twenty-five cents. Coming May 31 and June I—‘‘THE TALE OF TWO CITIES," in a return engagement. The picture you wanted to see. Hl■■■■■■■■■■■ Attention Those who have cream to sell, no doubt are solicited often for their cream. So we appeal to you for your consideration as a citizen of Adams county to a Creamery in Adams county. We advise you to sell your cream where you can do best, and we assure you that our cream station second door east of Post Office or at our plant can serve you best. We pay highest market price and give a fair deal to all. Cloverleaf Creameries Inc. | W. A. KLEPPER, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Manager. WE WRITE I TORNADO AND WIND STORM INSURANCE FARM AND CITY PROPERTIES BEST COMPANIES Lenhart & Heller ’PHONE No. 2. 157 So. Second Street Decatur, Indiana. I—■MiniMiiiii—ninwi 1111111111 uTrnrr—rT rr~~:..w s zaa