Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1920 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Assoelate Editor and Business Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subscription Rates Cash in Advance One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Month, by mail 35 cents Throe Months, by mail SI.OO Six Months, by mail 11.15 Ono Year, by carrier 15.00 One Year, by mail 3.00 One Year, at office 33.00 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decahir, Indiana, as second-class matter. It looks as if Elder Hays would have to learn another prayer or two and offer it up for the redemption of the state republican ticket, it being Infested with men accused and branded as tax-dodgers, defaulters and last but not least, by men who really sanctioned their nomination. The slowness and delay encountered in compiling and getting tho Oregon election returns makes us feel , grateful that we do not live in th? far | west. The election was held last week and up to date the complete returns have not reached the state's capital. The Democrats stand for a restoration of the automobile license fees to the individual counties and that the money thus derived be used for local road repairs. Under the present highway law Adams county loses nearly twenty thousand dollars, the money going to the highway com mission and is spent mostly for the salaries of the members who follow the dictates of the governor. Vote for a change at the November election. Os course we are not willing to take second place, bnt it looks as if the Fort Wayne wholesalers and jobbers in their estimation, class Decatur next to the “Summit City” when it comes to a good town filled with hustling business men. their visit here this morning being the first stop on their “get acquainted” tour and we draw the conclusion that they are visiting the best and important cities first. And if such was the case, we say to the Fort Wayne business men, you have judged rightly. Decatur is at the top. Regardless of qualifications or experience. it begins to look that the only way an employe of the state or, in this case the highway comimssion can hold onto his job is by bowing down before the “high priest” James “Parole” Goodrich and do as he bids. Mr. Jenkins, one of the highway commissioners is to lose his job because he opposed the governor in the convention the other week. No wonder none of the other members dare say anything against the rottenness of the present highway system. They are afraid of their heads.

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*♦♦*♦♦♦♦***+***« + “CAP RICH" SAYS: ♦ ♦ —o— + + The price of a thing is gen- ♦ + erally what it is worth: competi- + + lion regulates that. The higher ♦ + the price, the better the quality, + + as a rule; but price doesn’t al- + <• ways guarantee quality—the repu- + + tation of the seller counts. ♦ •b Did you ever think tho other + + fellow's Ad. was better than ♦ + yours? Os course you did. So + ♦ did other people. It sold the + + goods. We know it to be a fact, + + Why? B-KAUS we wrote the + + other fellow’s Ad. + When you are busy, mal(e ar- + !• rangoments to get busier. + + Good advertising is the greatest 4 + force in business today. It will + •> he a greater force tomorrow. + + No advertising is good adver- + ■»■ tising unless it is read. + v This is advertising pure and + simple—you are reading it. See + + the point? + The only way to write success- + •b ful advertising is to know how + •> <o appeal to human nature and + •> act upon that knowledge. That's + k the kind of advertising we write. + +♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Governor Lowden spent nearly a 'half million dollars, the Pullman's I mpney, in his race to obtain a ma- ' jority of the republican presidential votes and it is said that the amount Os money spent by Wood in Ohio and Michigan would make a “piker” out of Senator Newberry. So far no one of the republican candidates have enough votes to secure the nomination but they are still willing to spend thousands of dollars in the at tempt. It has been shown in the senate investigation that Genera' Wood was backed by the Du Pont interest, which go hand in hand with a military candidate. ... This man Phil Zoercher is drawing a handsome salary of over five hundred dollars per month as a member of the state tax board and when he speaks about the “merits" of this unjust law, one is lead to believe that be is trying to feather his own nest and from recent developements it behooves him to do it. for woe to the man who opposes tho present State administration. Zoercher ir classed as the democratic member of the board, but you know that the governor would not have appointed him unless he knew that he would jump at the shake of the stick and say, he's dancing to the music like a pet ty office holder. Although short but sweet, the visit of the Fort Wayne business men, representatives of the city’s wholesale. jobbing and manufacturing houses was thoroughly enjoyed by Decatur merchants and we trust that our "city” neighbors left with a favorable impression of the town and its citizens. For our part we enjoyed meeting tlhem and admire their “stick-together” and home town spirit. Their visit this morning was the. first stop made on their “get acquainted” tour to the nearby cities and even if they did come a little early, they found tho town wide

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awake and a number of local business men at the station to meet and welcome them. The tour is b«lnc conducted under the auspices of the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, the object being to meet personally those business men in the neighboring cities with whom they have dealt in business for years, but whom they have not met face to face. Such visits are productive of good and the Fort Wayne party will no doubt be welcomed on every hand. Decatur is glad you've “come.” Dust is present in the atmosphere even over the oceans. <l7 CITIES REPORT 25 MILES TO GALLON Remarkable National Economy Average Established by Overland Sedan Ninety-seven cittes throughout the United States give a national average of 25.2 miles to the gallon of gasoline for the Overland Sedan with Triplex Springs. This remarkable economy record was made on April 20th. The day before The Willys-Overland Company sent this telegram to dealers in hose 97 representative cities: "Drain gasoline tank of Overland Sedan, fill t with an exact gallon of gasoline; Irive car until it stops and wire mileige to the factory.” A national measure of Overland Sedan economy was sought. On the ■norning of April 21st, telegrams botan to pour into the executive offices it Toledo. These telegrams told an mpressive story of the perfection of ight-car performance attained in this dedan with Triplex Springs. The lowest record made was 14.5 niles to the gallon over the rough roads of Arkansas. The highest rec>rd reported comes from lowa. The iedan making the best mileage had >een used 5,000 miles for city and ■ountry demonstrations, yet it made he high record of 32.6 miles to the tallon. Between these two marks ire these impressive records: In the South: Texas, 27.7 miles >ver city and country roads with all windows open to a 25 m ile wind. In mother Texas city, 25.2 miles over ■ountry roads. In Alabama. 20.5 idles with a new Sedan just out of freight car and driven over countryroads. In South Carolina, 22 miles through heavy saud. In Tennessee 24.2 miles through city traffic. In Missouri, 25 miles. ' In the East: Massachusetts reported an average of 22.2 miles for :ity traffic and country roads. One ar driven from Toledo to Boston iveraged 26 miles the entire distance Rhode Island reported 18.9 miles in ■ity traffic during hard rain storm. Pennsylvania city traffic reported 24.5 miles to the gallon. New Jersey city streets and country roads gave 25.2 miles to the test gallon. New York cities reported 26.4 miles. Middle West: Ohio cities reported variously under ordinary conditions of city traffic 25 miles in one instance 19.8 in another where road conditions were bad. Illinois reported 20.5 mile under difficult driving conditions; 29.6 miles to the gallon in another instance where the car carried five pas sengers through congested streets. Indiana cijty streets piermltted 26.4 miles to the gallon and the countryroads 22.5 miles. Minnesota. 21.7 mils on rough country roads. North Dakota. 28.8 miles with a Sedan that had been driven several thousands of miles in demonstrations. Nebraska 22 miles. lowa. 32. G miles with a Sedan that had been driven 5.000 miles in country travel. Wisconsin. 25.1 miles. West and Pacific Coast: Colorado 22.2 miles over rocky roads swept by the recent blizzard. California, 28.2 miles over hills and level dirt roads, with three passengers. California. 26.4 miles through the mountain country. Oregon, 24.8 miles over heavy country roads. Utah , 27.1 miles to the gallon in unfavorable country for a test. Washington. 22.1 miles through city traffic with fre quent stops. Idaho with its rocky paths reported 24.8 miles. Montana. 26.5 miles. This record, made by new and used Overland Sedans driven on the same day in all parts of the country, is a remarkable demonstration of the economy possible with the enclosed lightweight motor car. In recognition of the marked trend evidenced this year for the Sedan type of car as the coolest in summer and the coziest in winter, and withal the most economical, The Willys Overland Company has arranged an exhibition of tho Sedan to start in all parts of the United States on May 3rd. The public exhibition for this city is now being arranged by Mr Louis Holthouse, the local Willys Overland dealer. He has on display a comifilation of the mileage reports sent to the factory from each of the 97 cities which took part in the Over land Sedan Gasoline Economy run —Advt.

ill CHILDISH LOVE: I 1 < . < i Flowci’s Were Laid on Graves of Soldiers in 1865. i t Old Chronicles Credit John Redpath , With Idea That Led to the Pres- ‘ ent Beautiful Custom of Memorial Day. 1 In the early part of April, 18'>5, *> c man named John Redpatb was acting ' as superintendent of schools in the f city of Charleston, S. C. John Red- , path was a newspaper reporter with ( the Northern armies during the Civil f war, and had been with General Sher- . man on his march to the sea, sending out the first newspaper report of the 1 surrender of the city of Charleston. 1 He was a man very much interested i in education; that was why he was r trying to better school conditions, which, after four years of the Civil wnr, were very bad. There wns one f school in which ho was particularly ( Interested, which was conducted in an , old church. As he walked to this school one ' morning he went past a place that 1 had been famous as a race course, < but was now used as a cemetery for t the soldiers who had died in battle. f He looked over the fence of the ceme- t tery, and it made his heart sad to see j the way the graves of the brave men were neglected. He wished that something might be done for them. When he reached the school he ad- ' dressed the children, telling them that it made him unhappy to see the badly ] cared-for graves, and asking them to ( try to find time to gather a few wild ( flowers for the cemetery. "We’ll gather armfuls of posies, and just hide the graves from Bight—so f that they'll never look bad again," one : little pupil cried. The enthusiasm of the youngster f who had jumped to her feet and sug- f SI < < I i I 1 I < I I 1 I ! ' 1 1 I John Redpath. ge:-ted the “armfuls of flowers" was . 1 not forgotten by John Redpath. As he ( ' went about his work during the next . few days he thought of it often, and i finally a beautiful plan grew in his ' ■ mind. ' ; He would set apart a day when all ( : the graves in the soldiers’ cemetery ' would be decorated with flags and ' I flowers. At that time Charleston was still under military rule and was governed by Colon”! Woodford of the Union army. 5 John Redpath went to Colonel Wood- ■ ford and fold him about the plnn, asking him to appoint the day a military and civil holiday. The date decided upon for the decoration was May 1. and on that day over 10,000 men, I women and children were present at a memorial service, and then marched to the cemetery, where the children 1 dropped flowers on the graves while 1 everyone sang patriotic songs. 1 Such was the first Decoration day. f From that time on the custom of i decorating all the graves of the soli diers on one day grew to be popular. 9 The custom of decorating the graves of the dead soldiers did much to wipe away the bitterness felt between the ( people of the North and South. Francis Mlles Finch expressed just such a thought in his Decoration day poem, - . which every child in school has read, '■ ’ “The Blue and the Gray.” 1.1 John Redpath lived to be an old n man, and saw the custom that he r founded become one of the most pleas--1 Ing and popular holidays. Later In e life he founded the Redpath Chautau- , qua bureau, which Is still popular and ; , has been the means of giving entertainment and education to thousands - and thousands of people.—Utica Globe. i, I a ' * -— —==♦ e (1' Some people plan festivities for Memorial day instead of <] planning to take part in one of n 1 the memorial services. The day . r ‘ should be kept aacred by all—i it la not too much to give one day to ahow honor to the brave t l dead. 11 x s Belongs to All the Brave. r. Memorial day is observed as a me- ,. mortal not alone for the men of Civil y war or those who fell during the war B with Spain. It Is observed for all e these and for the thousands who went abroad to fight for liberty and never r ' returned. Hallowed is the ground where they rest, whether they be the old soldiers or the uew.

* ♦ plant more pOTATO^ ul . ♦ ♦ DEPARTMENT of agricul « TURE ADVISES GARDENE ’ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦ Washington 24—If > ou *' |lb garden space to spare by a Itlan t some of It to potato* ™. - the advice of the United hta Partment of agriculture to who want to avoid the hhih P* potatoes which sect ll ,0 *■ pect for next fall The e * r • 1 of potatoes in the southern stat well advanced and soon there • a supply of new potatoes on all th markets. These will hist but a sho t time, however, and can not be ci ed upon for uie next winter. The or main crop produces most □ the potatoes that go into storage and supply the markets all through the * in , r months. Home gardeners can help to make this supply adequate Much Land Available. Land that Is now in early garden I crops, in some sections may be piano | to late potatoes after these crops have been removed. Any vacant or un used land, even though it tnay be a little rough and difficult to handle, may often be made to produce good noU toes. Even the backyard will help to produce the ’spuds" for the family table If it is not too shady. There is likely to be much unused farming land , this year and groups of city men could well afford to plant this land to: potatoes on a share basis. Seed potaoes are scarce and high In I price, but a bushel of seed will plant ■ one-tenth acre and should produce 1 to 20 bushels of potatoes, or a winter s supply for a family of five. Cut the seed potatoes, as they are planted. W| a single good eye or two eyes if the tubers are not large. First plow or spade the ground and pulverlizo it. then lay off the rows three feet apart. If the land is not rich—and most va-1 cant land is not—scatter 100 pounds, of good grade fertilizer over the tenthj acre or. better, apply it in the rows and mix well with the soil before planting the potatoes. Open the rows' 4 or 5 inches deep with a hoe or :i | hand plow and drop the seed, one piece in a hill. 14 inches apart in the rows, then cover with loose soil to a depth or 4or 5 inches. Don't wait for the plants to come up before giving . the surface a girnd raking or two to keep the ground loose and mellow. What and When to Plant. Rural New Yorker, Green Mountain 1 and McCormick are the leading late or standard varieties of po ta,oes - Wisconsin. Michigan, northern Indi ana. Ohio, and western New York, the first named is planted extensively. In northern New York. Michigan. Wisconsin. New Jersey and New England, the Green Mountain is a leader In Maryland. Virginia, and southward along the Atlantic coast, the old McCormick is king of the late varieties because it is a “sure cropper,” although of inferior quality. There are two kinds, the true McCormick with flesh colored skin and deep pink eyes and the other the white McCormick.

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In the southwestern states. Triumph i and Cobbler are grown both a an > early and late crop, the medium siie, early grown potatoes being spread in the shade and allowed to b< < nine green or sprouted, then planted as late seed. CLASSIS NEXT WEEK i i The annual classic of the Reform 1 I church will be held next we> i St. John’s Reformed church in Fort - Wayne, starting next Tuesday ew”:- > ing. Many from this county will .1 1 tond the meeting. The Sunday chool > convention will be held starting M .■ ' day evening of next week and rtr r ning through Tuesday at the sanu t church. Miss Adella Sellemeyer ■ this city is the secretary-treasurer ct the Sunday school organization.