Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1920 — Page 3

SITUATION IS SERIOUS (United Prexß Service) Indlanspolls, May 24 (Special'to' l .illv IMmocrat) Members of the I public 'service commlmlon here ttxtn met superintendent- of coal < ari . inr ! railroads an<i representative c o tl iftlm operators to |ekrn the. real situation regarding the shortage ot coal corn n, Indiana. An effort will be made to plan rent

Mecca Theatre TODAY AND TOMORROW Matinee and Evening Admission 10 & 15 cents. 1 . ( ./.,<* v\ W II » \\W VW ■ lr«ref hF s i |5gE JacKPickX- .. s .ar By Proxy" — » Jack Pickford \ —in—- “ Burglar by Proxy” The picture you have been waiting to see. A comedy drama of Smiles and Thrills. First show 6:30 o'clock. Notice to All Property Owners Assessments against properties affected and located al.tng the following improvements are now due and payable at the office of the City Treasurer. To avoid paying an extra €»' < interest charge you will please call and settle same at once. West iXdanis Street Last installment. Mercer Avenue List installment. Merriman Sewer 9th installment. West Mcnroe Stru t Semi-annual interest on BUi installment. , . 011 North 9lh Strut Brick Semi-annual interest on <Sth installment. . , . ' t Qll Madison Strut S.\v<r -Semi-annual interest on Sth installment. Bugg Street—7th installment. Indiana Street —7th installment. East Adams Street Semi-annual interest on nth installment. sth Street Brick -6th installment. Flovd'Acker Sewer—sth installment. Market Stm t Sewer (ith installment. North 10th Street Semi-annual interest .ith installment South First Street ’>lll installment. . John R. Porter Sewer Semi-annual interest Ith installment. . . ~ . C. C.'Linn Sewer -;>th installment. Marshall Street Ith installment. Wagoner Sewer —Ith installment. Foos Sewer nth installment. 3rd Street Sidewalk A Curb Ith installment. Vail Sewer —Ith installment. ; n _» n ii Madison Street Curb-Semi-annual interest 3rd installment. , . , , 9th Street 3rd installment. I ine Street »>rd installment. . • . Albert Lehrman Sewer Senu-annual interest 2nd “liSn Street Sidewalk X Curb-Semi-annual interest 2; ThS si^ei’Brick -Semi-annual interest 2nd install--11 Brokaw Sewer semi-annual interest 2nd installJackson Street Brick- 2nd k"»-17-1U-21 -25-27 City Treasurer. .... - - WE WRITE TORN-IDO AND 55IND STORM INSURANCE Lenhart s Heller i ’PHONE No. 2. ? 157 So. Second Street Decatur, Indiana. I

... - -... — I edial action union away la found to I !”btuiu fuel for state Institutions anil' 'ertnin public wtllit l«-h these planer i '♦ill be foiled to close ftgnn, John Me- 1 I Curdle, commissioner, said. A combination of strike and the I id .si reduced th. J | coal output in Indiana more than 100, i inii'i tour Saturday, amt caused idle- ■ ot 11. miner in the coal flelda. i he Mid. . 1 ii, I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1920.

Then and Now '‘jL'lti:L|»W I ON Decoration day, it wai then called, he always climbed the hul out to the graveyarc^with his lit-’ tie hand in that of his grandmother. It was a day that he looked forward to for he was to carry some of tho flowers from his own garden to place upon the grave of his grandfather, a Northern captain who had lost his life in the charge at Chattanooga. On all other days the sword hung over the mantel-piece at home. On this one day the boy was allowed to take the precious relic from its resting place and examine it to his heart's content. The years passed. No longer a youth, now a man with a son of his , ■ own, he heard the call of country ! i and answered. The blood of the best American patriotism ran in his veins. Among the first troops he crossed the seas to fight for country and for jus- I tice. Stricken on the Argonne, he 1 . too poured out his blood on the fields lof France. Today he lies among the I ‘ noble, unforgotten dead. As in forj mer times he learned of the spirit of ' sacrifice, his boy today is learning of the same spirit of sacrifice which exalts human life and makes it divine. So a great tradition binds the generations to each other, enriched by tho thousands of unselfish, noblo men , ‘ and women who live and die to nake men free.—lndianapolis Star. COMMANDERS OLD AND YOUNG Interesting Comparison of Great Leaders of the World Conflict and Our Civil War. The French correspondent of the Army and Navy Journal, J. B? Gau- j treau, comments on the maturity, not to say advanced age, of the generals victorious in wai*. Os the three marshals, 118 generals of divisions and 251 generals of brigades In the French active service, the youngest of the brigade generals is fortyfour; the youngest general of division Is fifty: all the army group commanders are beyond sixty. It is a contrast, Mr. Gautrean says, with the wars of the French Revolution, which brought to prominence generals who were scarcely more than twenty-five, such as Bonaparte, Hoche, Plcbegni, and other great soldiers. It is not necessary to go hack so far mv that to find groups of military commanders comparatively young. ! Our own Civil war supplies enough. To mention the oldest of the prom!-' nent generals on the Union side, Hook- I er was forty-nine when I.ee beat him at Chancellorsville; Meade, forty-seven at Gettysburg. Sherman was fortyfour when he started from Atlanta to the sen. Grant wns only forty-three at Appomattox, McClellan thirty-six at Antietam, Sheridan thirty-three when he gal ioped to Winchester. Os the Confederate leaders, Albert Sidney Johnston was fifty-eight and Lee and Joe Johnston were fifty-four when the war began; Longstreet was forty. Stonewall Jackson, whose board and piety are to the schoolhoy evidences of extreme age, was only thirty-nine when lie was killed at £hancellorsville. Hood was but thirty-three when he took command against Sherman. ***************** *}• MEMORIAL FLAGS. J 2 On this Memorial flay when o’er ‘ 2 The soldiers' graves wo strew * i The lilac and the budding rose, 2 And daisy gemmed with dew. J 2 Our thoughts revert with grief and < j pride 2 2 To those beyond the sea ♦ * Who lost their young, heroic lives j ’ Defending Liberty. 2 2 We cannot deck with garlands « 2 sweet ? The places where they rest. * I* Nor moisten with our tears the i earth 2 Upon each gallant breast; J Cut lot us to the gentle winds i Our service Hags unfold, 2 I And hang a fadeless laurel wreath » O'er every star of gold. 2 -MINNA IRVING. 4 4 Day of Sacred Memories. So the day is a twin festival, dedicated to brave men and true patriots, who in great crises did. their duty with a courage and devolion that will ever be a reproach to civilian slackness, and should be an inspiration to more faithful and unselfish service. Only so can the American people make good their "resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain." It ought not to bo difficult to serve and he loyal to a country for which gallant men were content —and proud to lay down their lives, whether in the Virginia or the Argonne wilderness. So we come to another Kfemorial. day. Day Belongs to All Heroes. This day of American reconsecration is for the heroes of all of Amer- i iCa’s wars, the living and the dend, those who laid down their lives and those who offered the supreme sacrifice but were spared to a later generation.

* • 11 •i” ** *♦***« I THE UNFORGOTTEN. Myriads of dead In earth's warm '; bosom slumber, [ < u Tenderly blanketed by verdant o sod; o 1 A myriad more, beneath old ocean’s thunder, ~ p < Silent await the final act ot God. ![ I ’ '. ot For God remembers—he who nctes < I the sparrow— '! ; The piteous pale ones who pass 1 away, i I i ; On earth forgotten, as all jog and , ;' sorrow - ; • And love forgotten are In llfe'a 1 ,; brief day. .; | But they who die upon the field of- ' ; glory, ;; 1 ' Whether on ocean's plain or Mar- p athon, <' They are the unforgotten; and their ' story ■i ■ ! Rings down the ages until time I J [ Is done. \; ♦ + 1 HALL OF HEROES Worthy Memorial Projected for National Capital. To Be Dedicated to Soldiers of ths I Republic Who Have Given to It “Their Last Full Measure of Devotion." j It now seems probable that one of the tangible fruits of the world war, j In the form of memorials, will be an Immense convention hall to be located in the national capital, which strangely enough has no really suit- ' able meeting place for large amllj em-cs. If the building, for which plans ( have been accepted and a splendid site , secured through the co-operation of j congress. Is erected, it will be desig- ( nated as a memorial both to the sol-. diers of 'l7 (and ’18) and of '76. The ' reason for thus linking the heroes of | the present with those of colonial days : Is that George Washington himself is' ’ responsible for the idea of a memorial, I having included in his will a bequest j of 525,000 for the purpose. This was; In the form of stock certificates, ami was one of two gifts which congress Floor Plan of the Proposed Memorial , Structure. The Center Oval la the Auditorium Proper, Seating 7,000 Persons. “A" Indicates Assembly Rooms, “B" Reception Rooms, and “C” the Carriage Lanes. gave him In view of the fact that he would accept no compensation of the usual sort for his services. In setting aside this gift in his will, Washington designated that it be used for the dis- , fusion of knowledge. While the original stock certificates have long since become of little value, .the idea has never been lost sight of, and an organization was formed to raise money for the memorial. Our sharing in the great war interrupted th<' work of this society, hut on tha other hand the coming of peace has given it a new Incentive, and so it is proposed to complete the fund (already $350,000 in cash, with many contingent promises In addition) and erect a great convention hall In honor of our boys In khaki and the Revolutionary heroes. A splendid site has been granted by congress for tha yr .•/ tX. L--— ’ —a—: —-Sp Sectional View of Memorial Hall. building—that now occupied by the old Pennsylvania railway station. It provides for a main auditorium with a floor space of 38,500 square feet, with a gallery of 10,000 square j feet, the two having a seating capac- | Ity of 7,000, and so suitable for In- I augural balls, public receptions, etc., as well as conventions. Grouped about the main auditorium are smaller halls. The second floor Is to have a banquet hall with a capacity of 600 persons and rooms designed to serve as penna- I nent offices for patriotic societies.— I Popular Mechanics Magazine. - Day of Solemn Observance. Those who cannot bring themselves I to a cessation of their normal pursuits I long enough to join In the memorial I : services, to bow their heads In a mo- I mentary tribute American valor, at I least can refrain from making tha I ' event the occasion of a holiday. They; I ' owe this much to the dead and to the I families whose hearts are saddened. I American sentiment can be shown In 1 no better way than by observing May | 30 as a real Memorial day. |

INDIANA WOMEN ARE AT WORK FOR DEMOCRACY Indiana women are organizing v ith enthusiasm. Mrs. Adalbert P. Fiynn, chairman ot the Eleventh Congiet,slonal district, Women's Democri’tlc State Central committee, wii. have every part of her district completely organized by the middle of May, according to the program now being worked out. Misa Margaret O'Connell, chairman ot Pulaski county, has been exceedingly active along educational lines as well as in other branches ot political effort. Women in all parts of the state are desirous of obtaining literature dea|ing with the league of Nations.

WORKS HARD TO AVERT FLU EPIDEMIC * Government and City Health Officials Warn People to Keep Clean. Stay Away from People witli Coughs and Colde, “Avoid crowds if you want to avoid influenza," says Association for Improving the Conditions of New York. Keep your hands clean, drink plenty of fresh water; sleep with ■windows open; eat three uniform meals a day including a good breakfast. , People who have catarrh or frequent colds invite Influenza, dei Clares a prominent Kentucky druggist. The membrane of the throat and nose is raw, sore and tender, 1 and makes a lovely abiding place I for germs to thrive and multiply. He advises an inexpensive homeI made remedy that will bring relief , in less than a day and will stop all discharge and sooth and heal the ! inflamed membrwhe in a few days. Thousands are making this be- ' neficial remedy at home and anyone who has catarrh or a cold can do the same. * •» Pour three-quarters of an ounce of Mentholized Arcine into a pint bottle, then fill the bottle with ■water that has been boiled. Gargle the throat as directed and snuff or spray the liquid into I the nostrils twice daily. It’s a ' simple way to get rid of cold and catarrh and keeps the nasal pas- ' sage and throat clean and healthy. Nearly all druggists dispense ' Mentholized Arcine in vials containing exactly three-quarters of an ounce, which is all you need to make a pint of this healthful medicine. is the dentrifice that , contains the properties recommended as ideal by United States Army dental surgeon*

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| How to Meet the I I High Cost of Living I H INCREASING COSTS of necessities of life have brought a serious problem into many homes- L To meet these rising expenses two important factors should he studied: First, there should be a constant practice of thrift—the household should be run as efficiently as a business. The first item in the budget should be “savings." Second, the effort should be made continuously to build up a savings account, the interest from which will mean an added income. ONE-TENTH OF THE INCOME SAVED REGULARLY HERE MAY MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POVERTY AND HAPPINESS' Start a Savings Account Today We Pav 4‘/< on Saving Deposits. ■ • I OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK ? The Oldest and Largest Bank in Adams County IV I PEOPLES i GAY 142 N. SECOND ST. I I ?