Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1920 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlihod Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Associate Editor end Business Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subscription Rates Cash In Advance Single Copies 8 cents One Week, by carrier 15 cents One Year, by carrier $7.50 One Month, by mall 45 cents Three Months, by mail 11.25 Six Months, by mail $2.25 One Year, by mail $4.00 One Year, at office-$4.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofllce at Decatur, Indiana, ns second class matter Sunday, January 9th, has been decided upon as the date for the observation of the third anniversary of the death of Theodore Roosevelt and the Roosevelt Memorial association is urging that services be liqld in each church. How is the proprietor of a soft drink parlor going to know whether the man who enters his front door flourishing a [revolver is a federal agent or a hold-up man? And when ho finds out it may be too late in “ either case. It’s getting to be a funny ■ old world, isn’t it? If you want an appointive federal political job in Indiana during the next two years, get close to Senator Harry New for he is to be the official I distributor of patronage under Mr. Harding, according to all reports. It is likely that this is done so that he can plan a machine that will assure his re-nomination at the next primary, but whatever the reason, the fact remains and those who want to land "fat” can use the tip if they care to. The state tax board arrogantly instructs the county assessors to “get tho money” or quit their jobs. In other words, instead of making an es-: fort to secure lower taxes, to give the ' people some relief, they are going ahead with their methods and will even urge higher valuations. Where it is all gomg to end cannot be predicted but unless the people awaken soon, the taxes will reach a place where the centralized state board will control every thing in the state.

;■. y • ’>■ f ’■ 1 " 'T \ Folks, I’m here as you can see With lots of good things as you will agree Gifts for young and old. now mind, /Gifts are here of every kind. SANTA. Christmas Trees Just received a large shipment of choice Christmas trees of all sizes. Come early and select yours while the best are yet to be had. No Christmas Complete Without These Delicious CANDIES California Navel 22c to fiOc Oranges per lb. 35c, 40c, 50c, 70c Including Our Per Dozen Finest Chocolates Choice Nuts English Walnuts,lb 35c Mixed Nuts, 1b.... 30c Guaranteed This Year’s Growth. With our years of experience in solving gilt we have gathered here an array of articles, that were selected as appropriate lor CJiristmas giving, every one practical and useful. Just a few helpful suggestions— \ JEWELRY CASSEROLES TOWELS SILVERWARE UMBRELLAS STOCKINGSI CHINAWARE SHAVING SETS HANDKERCHIhIS GLASSWARE BRUSH SETS UMBRELLAS Perfumes and Toilet Waters Come in and pay us a visit. We are always glad mcet oW friends and make new ones. The Fair Store Ferd Bleeke, Prop.

«| Mrs. Julia Nelson, of Muncie, only woman member of the coming legislative’session, has been appointed a . committee of one to keep "peace." If , this is sap handed out to prevent • the women from taking an active , pqrf. In the affairs of the session, it won't work and if it’s on the square —they have certainly imposed some job on the tlfst lady member. If she cun do it she will have many calls from all over the world. Tho United States senate has passed a bill making it a very serious offense for men in interstate work to take part in a strike. The penalty is a $15,000' fine and almost the rest of your life in jail. It will stop railroad strikes of serious consequence but can they get away with it, and just how will the railroader feel about losing this privilege after all the promises of "collective bargaining", part of the republican platform, and talked about by every orator during the recent campaign? It’s perhaps the first real step in the "normalcy” program. The Pennsylvania railroad has an old delapidated station at Hartford City, a disgrace to the company and fthe progressive little city. For many ' years a new one has been promised, but it has never materialized. Now tho city council has taken up the matter and the city attorney will make an effort to get real action towards a new station —and why not? If railroads j have the right to do businss in a city j they ought to have sufficient pride to provide a comfortable and convenient waiting station and if they haven’t, tho city certainly has the right to ask it. ——— The local sugar factory has paid out to the farmers of this section another $240,000 for beets, a total of about $600,000 and witli two more pay days before the books are closed for the campaign. It's a fine thing for any community and far too great a concern to deserve the ffnnoyances that can be j caused by those who look for petty things about which to pick at them. Cooperation of the people, all of us, with the company, will make this a still greater agency for good in the community, and we ought to give it with three cheers. Numerous calls have come to this ' office asking for information concern-

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ing the family of children referred to yesterday as needing assistance, showing the desire to aid charities. In this connection we believe that it will be much better, If you wish to give money, clothes or food for this purpose, to work through the United Charities, uu organization composed of members from all churches in the city, so that the needy will not have an abundance one day and a famine tbe next. if you will work through Col. S. B. Fordyce, the chairman or C. E I’eterson, the secretary of the United Charities organization, you will accomplish more and the children and others who are destitute "in Decatur, will be better served. •- ■/ — More Coffee —Perhaps. Abyssinia is the original home of tho coffee tree, and in the highlands of that country there are immense forests of it that have never been touched.

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CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United l’res« Service) Chicago, Dee. 17— (Special to Dally Democrat)—Wheat: Dec. $1.70; Mur. $1.645£. Corn: Dec. 6954; May, 71%, July 72%. Oats: Dec. 46; May 48%; July 47%. INDIANAPOLIS MARKET (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Dec. 17 —(Special to Dally Democrat)— Hog receipts 15,000; market 25 lower; bAst heavies, $9; medium mixed, $9125Jj)9.35; common choice, $9.25 @9.50; bulk sales, $9@9,50; cattle receipts 600, steady; steers [email protected]; cows and heifers, [email protected]; sheep receipts 350; markat steady; tops, s3@4. Take Your Choice of Poisons. Thirty-two new poisons were discovered during the great war in munition experiments in the United States ilone.

FORD BURNS, BUT OWNER KNOWS IT NOT The latest story comes from Augusta Georgia: , ■•A Ford was standing in front of a fasionable hotel on Peachtree street, says the Dully Chronicle, "It caugh tire and six tire companies came ami put it out, and went back to their respective station houses Aga" l n caught tire and the fire companies came a second time; put it out and returned to their stations. Then the owner of til Ford came out of the hotel, cranked up, got in, and rode away." Pants Are Compulsory. One of the explanations of the H- C of L. in the Philippines as given by a complaining native is that the tribesmen who were formerly content to appear in a breech-cloth are now compelled to wear pants by order of Uncle Sam. •

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