Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1920 — Page 4

daily democrat Publlihed Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELPER ..Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Associate Editor and Buelnees M.ina«er JOHN H. STEWART City Editor ■i —- Subscription Rates Cash In Advance Single Copies 3 cents Ono Week, by currier 15 cents One Year, by carrier $7.50 Ono Month, by mail 45 cents Three Months, by mall $1.25 Six Months, by mail 12.25 One Year, by mall One Year, at office 14.00 Advertising rates made known on application. . Entered at the postofflce at Deea tur, Indiana, as second-class matter • I US !■ 11l —«■ «e PENROSE ' SPEAKS:— Senator Penrose, considering his well-earned reputation for taciturnity, is becoming positively loqua clous. Twice within a period of seven days has he seen fit to give the country the benefit of his counsel, lie can not have forgotten the advice of the late Senator Quay: “Dour Bouvet: Don’t talk." Yet it must be admitted that in bis first statement, that in which ho warned republican: that they could not hope to hold pow-

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j' r unless they "made good," he talkI< d sense. As much can not be said for his renu.rks of yesterday. His tribute to Janies M. Heck none will quarrel with, for he is an able man. Hut many will think that, as an enemy of the league of nations, he is u.it the man to be put ut the head of die tale department. Nor is it easy to see why Mr. Itoot would not ’Till Hie requirements ut this stage of the proceedings.” The trouble with him is that be b.ltk an “inclination towaid ihe league.” That is enough to disqualify him in the eyes of the Pennsylvania senator. But when Peprose was aked what he would “think of Herbert Hoover for a place in tire cabinet or other office in the Harding administration, ’’ he -said: “1 would think it a Joke." That is a highly original view, and, therefore, exceedingly in-’.ere.-Hug. There are, however, some Hikes that have to be explained, and 'bis seems to be one of them. It •night have been thought that Prcsi- • nt-eleit Harding would deem hint11 fortunate if he could command tii!' services of one of the greatest idiuinistrators that came to the front during the war, a man who cares nothing about politics, but

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everything about service. Governor I Cox, it nmy be remembered, said duri ing the campaign that he would, if elected, be delighted if he could persuade Mr. Hoover to become a member of his cabinet. Nor can it be forgotten that the republicans felt’ that they had gained much when Mr. Hoover announced his intention to support their candidate —as they had. Just where the Joke comes in those uneducated -in the Pennsylvania school of humor will find it difficult to see. On the other baud. Senator Penrose would see nothing funny in a cabinet composed wholly of hack politicians —r but then the people, without distinction of party, would. —lndianapolis News. Officials here doubt that the five men who visited here yesterday, claiming to be federal officers were really conncted with the government service. They certainly worked in a peculiar manner and the fact that the 'federal officers are so crowded with business that they can't take care of it, makes those who know the facts doubt that they would be odt hunting more. They traveled in a big blue car, there were five of them, they were armed, the description giv en tallies somewhat with those who recently visited Ridgeville and it is liossible that their visit here was planned for an entirely different purpose than that announced. These are queer times and funny things arc happening. Col. Harvey, one of the “leading minds” to confer with Mr. Harding has recommended that the league covenant be changed so that war can only be declared after the people have voted on it. That would be fine but suppose two countries get to the point of hostilities and that one votes yes and the other no. Wouldn’t we have war just the same? Suppose the country is Mexico where they don’t enjoy life unless they tire at war, what do you think the verdict would be? We still believe the way to prevent war is to disarm the world. Senator Borah believes we should make a five year agreement with England and Japan not to increase our navies. Secretary Daniels opposes it on the grounds that these two nations are not the only ones in the world and this nation would lose much of its standing under such an arrangement. After it’s all fought out the leading minds will agree that the plan of President Wilson was about as near correct as possible to which Borah and Johnson will file a minority report. As was predicted efforts are now being made to change the federal reserve law so that control of finances in this country can again be restored to Wall street. If the people, are wise they will oppose any changes in the law which will do this. The trouble is the people are never organized while the other side is air tight. The federal reserve law has saved the country from a panic and has made good. .

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_j • The visit of five federal officers • here yesterday was probably Just a I notification that the authorities ure • on the lookout for law violations. • Some day they will slip in quietly i and do thqir work whqn you, are not • looking i\#ht and wltfout ify blare .of trumpets. The only to be i sure of (beating them is to obey the law. We believe most people in this vicinity will do that. Insurance inspectors are still at work in this city, the big idea being to incj ease the rules. However the suggestions made by these men are worth following for there is no doubt that a little caution in time will save fire loss. Ouly the foolish will refuse to correct a defect when it is pointed out. Horn on the battlefields of France an American army mule was smuggled to the United States and is the petted mascot of the doughboys at Camp Travis. San Antonio, Texas.

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THE COURT NEWS (Continued from, page tw'O) _ in court. Rufus Roop vs. Viola Smithy ct al., partition, is the title of a complaint filed today by Attorneys Merryman & Summons is or dered returnable December Monroe State bank vs. Carl Joseph Murphy, complaint on note, demand $-100. is a new complaint filed to day by Merryman &> Sutton. Summons is ordered returnable December 28, 1920. Monroe State bank vs. Carl Murphy et al., note, demand |2OO, was a third caso filed by Merryman & Sutton. Summons is ajso ordered returnable December 28, 1920. The Handkerchief's History. The pocket handkerchief was first known as “kerchief” —couvre-chef a covering for the head; then it became handkerchief, a covering for the head carried in the hand; and at last pocket handkerchief, a covering for the head held in the hand and kept in the paca-

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