Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1921 — Page 2

DA’ILY DEMOCRAT Publlahad Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLEREditor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Aeeoclate Editor end Buelneee Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subscription Ratee Cash In Advance Single Copies 3 cents One Week, by carrierl6 cents One Year, by carrier I".® 0 One Month, by ma11,..46 cents Three Months, by mall 11.25 Six Months, by mall 23,25 One Year, by mall 24.00 One Year, at office 24-00 Advertising rates made known on application, Entered at the postofflce at Peca tnr, Indiana, as second-class matter It should be remembered that without public utilities this country would be in a bad way. What would we do without electricity, power, water, telephones and street cars? In the language of Abe Martin may we ask what has become of that promise from Congressman Vestal for a cannon from the recent war, for the court house lawn? Interested in Decatur? Attend the meeting at the library tonight ami become a part of the Decatur Indus trial association. If we must fight Fort Wayne organized to drive the sugar factory out. we must fight as one person and not each for himself. New officers will be elected tonight and other matters of interest taken up. The Fort Wayne News says the sewage from the sugar plant killed hundreds of thousands of fish in the St. Mary’s river last fall but you would have a hard time convincing some of those fellows who sat patiently hour after hour without a bite, that there ever was such a supply of-bass and blue gills and fine white fish in the sewer. Representative James has introduced a bill providing that if your neigh-

Where Standard Oil Efficiency Is Needed Most IN the ten Middle Western States served by the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) there is one automobile for each 9 persons. It is estimated that 65% of these vehicles are owned by farmers. That is the utmost of efficiency in refining, manufacturing, and distributing gasoline and other petroleum products is needed most in this great territory. To indicate the tremendous increase in the number ot cars and trucks, the following statement of 1919 and 1920 registrations by states is given: STATES 1919 1920 So. Dakota - 104,625 ■ 122,040 lowa - - - 363,000 - 442,200 Minnesota - 259,743 - 323,572 Missouri- - 229,577 - 295,817 Kansas - - 228,601 - 265,385 No. Dakota - 82,885 - 90,840 Michigan - 296,378 - 412,275 Wisconsin - 236,974 - 303,246 Indiana - - 277,255 - 332,207 Illinois - - _478.438 • 569,127 2.557,476 3,156,709 To enable these machines to operate in all weather, under all conditions, and wherever they may be located, an adequate supply of gasoline is needed. To supply this need 'is the constant endeavor of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana), lhe refineries operated by this Company are , working night and day to increase the yield of gasoline taken from crude oil, without in any way sacrificing the quality of the gasoline. The Standard Oil Company (Indiana) operates a ri r system maintained at as near to 100% efficiency as is humanly possible. To do this j calls tor a minute and unwearying study of local | conditions, and for constant anticipation of | future needs. All activities of the Standard Oil Company (Inaiana) are cq-ordmated to the highest degree oi efficiency to insure maximum economy. Thus in the Middle West, where efficiency is ; needed most, the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Krvke “ Standard Oil Company 9 (In* mo) 17 910 So Michigan Ave., Chicago 2375 i

• bor's chickens use your yard for a, pasture lot, you have the right to, knock their heads off, A lot of tel- . lows are now planning to distribute, r corn over their yards and have con- ■ venlent u pile of brick bats, figuring J this an excellent plan to reduce the cost of living and It might work. Os i course James will find it easy to int troctuce freak bills, but ve hope more | J difficult to get them over. 'I The legislature of 1921 is starting i i off with five junketing trips to vnr1 ions parts of rhe state, Gary, Purdue, Terre Haute, Evansville ami Hammond. Os course the expenses arc paid, but surely it would be better to be devoting this time to the conduct of their business and thus avoid the grand rush at the finish when any old law is put over with ■ out consideration. There are one hundred and fifty members at six dollars a day for five days, making a total of $4,500 the state is paying these men. Besides the visiting committees have spent considerable time In visiting the various state Institutions and will make their report. It would seem better to most peoplif the law makers would get down to business and quit rolicking around. The Fort Wayne News takes it for ' granted that all the river odor in their city comes from the Decatui sugar plant. If they should succeed as they seem to desire, in closing up the big plant here, they will still find the odor and will never find the cause for they won't look for it. It will be a difficult job to purify St. Marys river and the attitude being taken against one industry is as un fair as it is wrong. The position taken by the News shows how serious the situation is here and how necessary it is that we all get together and do our very best to protect an industry which means so much to this community. Remember the sugar plant now represents one-sixth the entire assessed valuation of Decatur, em-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1921.

A friend of the family in the winter time — when c®ghs are prevalent, is DR. MARSHALL’S LUNG SYRUP None Belter. Family size. SI.OO. Other sizes, 25c-50c. By All Druggists. ploys hundreds of men and spends many thousands of dollars each year for the production of beets. All of these things are of greater import ance than the ‘useful carp” referred to in the recent News editorial. Those who attended the meeting of the Indiana Utility association at Indianapolis last week, were thoroughly convinced that these producers of public conveniences, subject to the rules of the state public service commission as well as to the whims of the public, have their troubles, many of them real and that the future does not look any too encouraging. These companies are permitted under the law to earn but seven per cent and during the past few years have had a very hard job breaking even. In the meantime their properties have not been improved as they were before and as a consequence there is a big hole in which to dump any money that might be produced. The talks were interesting indeed and we do not doubt that if the declared purpose of treating the public fairly, taking the people into their confidence and doing the best for all concerned is followed up by action along that line, they will be. prosperous, happy and their patrons as nearly satisfied as possible in this world. Wren Institute (Continued from page one) Bureau —Hayden Evans, President of County Farm Bureau. Music. Possibilities and Accomplishments in Farmer’s Organizations—S. W. Burlingame. Remarks. Vote on report of committees. Personnell of Officers: A. C. Young, President. Perry Workinger, Vice President Paul E. Lichtensteiger, Secretary * B. C. Bowen. Treasurer. Mr. T. J. Durkin and daughter, Naomi, left today for Dayton, to spend a few days with friends. Conditions As Seen in Ireland (Continued from page one) cry was heard and answered. Hut the people of Belgium were the victims of war. They did not suffer because of their Catholic faith. In answer to the recent appeal for the “sufferers of Central Europe" the faithful of this diocese responded generously. But like the people of Belgium they (the sufferers of Europe) are not suffering because of their faith. They are the victims of a most cruel war. And now can we turn a deaf ear to the plea of the helpless men. women and children of Ireland? They "are not the victims of war, as were the peoples of Europe They are only Catholics. Because of that faith they are driven from their work, their homes sacked and destroyed, and they are thrown upon the mercy of h cold and heartless world. We admire fhose who are willing to make sacrifices for their faith and our hearts go out to them in their trials. We admire and sym pathize with these Catholic people of Ulster. How much is our sympathy ond admiration worth? Let us show it in our practical American way, in dollars %nd cents. '‘Submitting the above to your well known charitable consideration. I wish to all. clergy ami laity the blessings of this holy season and a most happy and prosperous New Year.” ‘ H. J. ALERDING, Bishop of Fort Wayne? RTfIP ITRHINR CTTO/ia w.JS IIUHIHU LULLIim Penetrating, Antiseptic Zemo Will Help You Never mind how often you have tried and failed, you can stop burning, itching eczema quickly by applying Zemo. r urmshed by any druggist for 35c. Extra large bottle, SI.OO. Healing begins the jnoment Zemo is applied. In a short "ime usually every trace of eczema, tetter, pimples, rash, blackheads and similar skin diseases will be removed. For clearing the skin and making it vigorously healthy, al ways use Zemo, the penetrating, antiseptic liquid. It js not agreasysalveanditdocsnotstain. When others fail it is the one dependable treatment for skin troubles of all kinds. The £. W, Ge., Cleveland, O.

♦ DOINGS IN SOCIETY • —4 Club Calendar Monday Phi DeUn Kappa—Club Rooms. Research Club —Mrs. J. C. Sutton. Queen Esthers will meet Monday evening. Tuesday Delta Theta Tau—Miss Glenys Mangold. Bachelor Maids—Miss Leona Rosso. Chapa Wee Campfire Girls — Eliza Dorcas Sunday School Class —Mrs. Fred Engle. Philathea Class-Mrs. C. V. Hilyard Wednesday. Five Hundred—Mrs. Frank Barthol. Thursday Live Wire Class Evangelical Church —Home of Mrs. E. Runyon. Zion Lutheran Ladles’ Aid Society —Mrs. Herman Dierks. Womans Society — Mrs. ' Edgar Lewis, 611 W. Jefferson St. Silent Workers Class —Mrs. Vai Gilder, Corner Ninth and Nuttman. The Live Wire class of the Evangelical churc hwill have a business meeting at the home of Mrs. E. Runyon. Tuesday. Everyone be present. There will be election of officers and a fine program. ♦ The Ic-Nick club will meet next Tnesday evening at 6 o'clock with Miss Agnes Weber on Fourth street. All members are requested to be there as the election of officers will occur at this time. , ♦ The Philathae class of the Baptist Sunday school will meet at the home of Mrs. C. Hilyard Tuesday evening. Members, notice change in the date of meeting. ♦ The Historical club meets with Mrs. W. E. Smith on Third street, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. ♦ The Shakespeare club will meet with Mrs-. A. H. Saunders next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Patterson w iii be leader. ♦ The Ladies' Aid society of the Zion Lutheran church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Herman Dierks. All members are urged to be present. ♦ Sunday, January 16th being Mrs. M. E. Clark's eighty-first birthday, a small number of the neighbors assembled at the Coverdale homestead to help her celebrate. At the noon hour a fine dinner, prepared by Granddaughter Rhoda, was plaeed before the follow, ing: Mr. and Mrs. 1. Bender, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Tague and daughter, Hazel; Miss Katherine Coverdale; Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Jones; Mrs. Jacob Rawley and Mrs. M. E. Clarke. The afternoon was spent in social chat and eating apples. At 4 o’clock all departed to their homes wishing Mrs. Clarke many happy returns of the day. ♦ Miss Mabie Marie Shoaf, daughter of William Shoaf, and Frank Liniger, son of Ben Liniger were married at Vera Cruz by Rev. Otto Sherry. They were accompanied to Vera Cruz by Mrs. William Shoaf and Mrs. Ben Liniger . The groom is employed at the Bursley wholesale house. Fort Wayne. They have their home already furnished in Fort Wayne and will go at once to housekeeping at 1130 Wells street, Fort Wayne. ♦ The Dorcas Sunday school class will meet Tuesday evening with Mrs. Fred Engle on North Third street. ♦ 1 Ise Chapa Wee Campfire girls will meet Tuesday evening with Miss Elizabeth Aurahd. Members please be present. ♦ The Dorcas Sunday school class will meet Tuesday evening with Mrs. Fred Engle on North Third street. Members are urged to be present. Master That COLD Do it before it masters you. There is danger evert g in alight colds. The? weaken g the system,—make it easy for g dangerous ailments to attack' W and destroy. Rid yourself of S ‘het cold, — use TURPO, the Jr new, wonder-working distilled JT turpentine oin ment. Does the 9 wgrk over night. Pleasant to use. ■ Does not blister or stain. Brings 9 quick relief from headaches, neural • 9 gia, lumbago, etc. You should ■ 3 " in the hou ‘' Guaran- ■ 1 d u J ' Sa?,sfy or inone y refunded. Sold ■ by all druggists. 30c and 60c. W THE GLESSNER COMPANY Findlay, Ohio

H The Womans society of the Bap’S Hst church will meet with Mrs. M- ■ gar Lewis, 611 W. Jefferson St., Thursday afiernoou. A full attendance is desired. • ♦ The class of the Baptist church will meet with Mrs. C. V. Hilyard Tuesday evening. Mrs. S. E. Hite will have charge of the program. The Silent Workers class will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Vpi Glider at her home, corner Ninth and Nuttman avenue,

♦ Tile United Brethren Indies’ Aid society held an interesting meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. B. V. Steele, on North Tenth street. The assistant hostesses were Mrs. Blanche Mumma and Mrs. Gala Hoagland. After the business session ' the collection was taken up, which amounted to $9.80 and the meeting was then turned over to the program committee. Two new members were taken into the society at the meeting, I they being Mrs. George Burkett and Mrs. John Wisehaupt. The visiting committee for next month is' Mrs.j Miner and Mrs. Roy Mumma. The i Lookout committee, Mrs. Stonerook and Mrs. Nettie Roop. The meeting next month will be in charge of Mrs. , Miner, Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Kate Stetier. Lobbyists Are I Hard at Work (Continued from page one) of the finances of all state government departments and state institutions was provided for in a resolution intro- • duced in the state senate today by Senator Maurice Douglass, democrat 1 of Flatrock. Senator IDouglas ex plained the present resolution in behalf of the Indiana federation of farm, ers’ association. The senate adopted a resolution introduced by Senator Hartzell, of Fort i Wayne asking the national house of representatives not to increase Its membership from 435 to 483. A copy of the resolution will be sent to the speaker of the house, the vice presj ident and each member of the Indiana , delegation to congress. ] Senator Hartzells’ bill for a tax of , one-fourth cent on each gallon of gasoline. the proceeds to be used in the purchase of state parks, was reported without recommendations by the committee on natural resources. Several bills were introduced at the 1 | short morning session. The house did ’ ! not convene from the week-epd ad- ? I journment until afternoon. ~ A bill presented by Senator Alldredge provided that no divorce case should be tried within one year after ! the suit had been filed. Shortly before the house convened > it was learned that a bill would be • introduced this afternoon providing 1 for the five-cent levy for Purdue and ! Indiana universities and state normal - school. ’ The specific and regular appropriations bill totaling over $7,500,000 were also to be introduced Representative Fifleld, chairman of the house ways ’ and means committee said. THE COURT NEWS Alberson Cemetery association vs. Daniel Fuher, condemnation proceed- ■ Ings. Motion to strike out objections to appointing appraisers overruled: exceptions by plaintiff. Demurrer filed by plaintiff in two paragraphs. Bank of Geneva vs. William Anderson et al., suit on note, is the title of a new case filed Saturday by Atl torney D. B. Erwin. Decatur Produce company vs. American Rahway Express Co., damages. Cause dismissed and costs paid. I Smith D. High vs. Laura Walters ■ and John Wagner, suit on note. Mo- ’ lion by defendant Walters for new trial sustained by the court, and new trial ordered. Attorneys for defense I asked for change of judge, which is I also granted. The case was tried a few weeks ago before Judge Moran and a jury, and a verdict given for ihe plaintiff in the sum of $540. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ NOTES ABOUT THE SICK ♦ ♦ »««««« Charles Hagerty of Pleasant Mills, who is ill with sleeping sickness at the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, is not so well, and his condition is said to be very bad. Miss Genevieve Berling, who had been seriously ill from sleeping sickness at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, is improving, and was able to sit up for a time Saturday afternoon, ami again on Sunday. The condition of Miss Agnes Kohne is very serious, she having suffered several chills in the past few days, and her temperature today was reported to be very high. Miss Kohne has typhoid fever. The peace commission cost the United States $1,651,191.

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WET FEET BRING COUGHS AND COLDS "Z.U.U, ~~i fill 41 S Two fe nerations have known • tov do«» o( Pe-ru-n» 11L Uli Eli 11 I'K-RU-NA and iU astoniihmanifestation oi trouble I L.. |■ I B catarrhal diseaaen. Theprowffi•«-««* 1 oermediemetohav.onh.nd dimipate io • hurry the moat Tfc«Wiifgaa.i£aiftllCjll*44j lor everyday I .a. rn"i,rent cough. TH will IMWltaniW) 'J gou) EVERYWHERE TABLETS OR UQVID I—KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE ” Mecca Theatre The Place They AH Go. TONIGHT-TOMORROW WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY “THE GREAT SHADOW” mlle. anna pavlowa A big Republic production the celebrated dancer in featuring the famous star, G|R| _ Qf . pORTICr r TYRONE POWER. A timely t.l. th.. with A bij Biotree| feature w|th “Z. w " d ., ‘“."."'7 A show worth while tonight. thing new and different. Home Saving Banks We recently received a good supply of Home Savings Banks of elegant design, for distribution among our savings depositors. If you have not already started a sav- ' • ings account with us, do so at once and get one of these banks for your home. The Peoples Loan & Trust Co “BANK OF SERVICE” / l y / CHURNGOLD We are well pleased with the many new customers of Churngold added to our all ready list of satisfied customers, and want to continue to serve you with this wonderful Margarine. The price this week will be 37c delivered to your door. TELEPHONE YOUR ORDER TO 31. Steele’s Grocery AGENT. * —'"'"'iiir'm’—i mum n mu i imw mmi—ni — — DON’T DRIFT It is unfortunate that sc many men—especiaHy young men—are contented io (hill with the current and have no inclin- ■ at ion to strike out for themselves. As some one has cleverly paraphrased Teh us not in mournful numbers 1 hat the thing to do is drift; Leave the drifter to his slumbers— ' Be a hustling son of thrift! s 4 One Way to strike out for yourself is to o»en !waK£i n ‘ la(W, ° u i,lld build u ‘’ \ Don’t be a drifter! ■>. \ Be a thrifter! INTEREST AT 4% DID ADAMS COUNTY BANK - -•. W? SELL EUROPEAN FOOD CERTIFICATES

i;i „ e (brPßhlng In Louhitma is pr;.r. tically complete at this tluie. One plant in the irrigation district Ul> ulated the yield received and found in U1 area of acres in cultivation a yield Os 69 uR al lv '