Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1921 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. OHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE. Amo/late Editor and Business Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subscription Rates Cash in Advance Jingle Copies... 3 cents One Week, by carrier 15 cents Jne Year, by carrier $7.50 One Month, by mail 45 cents Three Months, by mail $1.25 Six Months, by mail $2.25 One Year, by mall $4.00 One Year, at office $4.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce at Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter Congress has filially decided that it will ratify the Columbia treaty and present that country with twenty-five million dollars. Be thankful that something will be done this year. Now that this country has a telephone line over to Cuba it is suggested that we build a pipe line over from Havana, but those who favor such a venture have not stated why. The heads of the government announce that, they are going to get the profiteer. They'll have to get him pretty soon or the “old man” will be i safely tucked away. It is the disposition of congress to adopt the Knox resolution declaring a separate peace with Germany. > After that what are they going to do? ; Start another war and draft a new treaty? Better leave things alone. This is a great community, com-1 posed of the finest and best people on earth. It is a progressive community because the city man and the ■ farmer realize that both must cooper-1 ate If either is successful or prosper-1 ous and that is the one sure way to improve conditions. Business conditions seem to improve and the wise person or manufacture/ is beginning to realize that nothing will be gained by sitting still. Those who want to do business will.’ People will buy if they are invited to do so and that is the only way to keep things moving. Invite them to come to Decatur. .. . a Howard S. Landers who speaks here Thursday evening is one of the foremost business men of Indianapolis and is known throughout the state. He has a wonderful talk on business cooperation. He comes here as the guest of the Rotarians and they extend a cordial invitation to everyone to hear him at the Decatur Industrial Association rooms. The coal unloader which will be placed at the Clover Leaf railroad tracks for the purpose of unloading coal for the city’s power and light plant, is done with a good purpose in view, that of saving time and money. Modern improvements pay and if the cost of handling the several thousand tons of coal used by the city can be lowered, the council has tal?en a step in the right direction. We hear many people objecting about their taxes. During the campaign last year we predicted that the taxes would be higher if the present tax law was not amended and the valuations of property placed at their actual worth. Many thought it was political “bunk", but from the expressions now heard it has convinced

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us that we were right. You cannot; get a lower tax with a high value I tlon and that is the trouble at | present. It was shown in Superintendent Mylott’s monthly report of the operation of the Power and Light Plant, that a substantial net earning was made during the month of March. The average cost of the coal used j was $6.56 per ton and the cost of. manufacturing a killowatt of current I was two and one-third cents per k. i w. h. This earning was made even after charging off depreciation. A gross gain was also made in the water department. There is nothing wrong with our city plant. The Northern Indiana Eair will invite all former residents of Decatur and this community to attend the big fair at Bellmont ‘ Park during the first week of August. The list of names used last year by the Old Home Week committee Is being revised and if anyone has a relative or friend who they want invited, just hand or send his name to the fair association in this city. The fair promises to be the biggest and best in this 1 part of the country and we know that you'll enjoy the week with your ! friends. The state highway commission, through its director, L. H. Wright, has informed the county superintendent of highways that it will build the Lob bridge, near Geneva. The . highway commission has assumed I charge of the road from Portland to Port Wayne, passing through Gene- ; va. Berne, Monroe and this city and as the taxpayers of the county are i paying a big sum each year to the I commission for the upkeep of high ' ways and bridges, it is no more than j right that it repairs this bridge. The taxpayers are truly thankful for that. The spring installment of taxes are now being paid and in most every Instance the amount is more than a ' year ago. It is well to remember that taxes would not be so high if the state tax board two years ago had ’not placed the horizontal increases on property. With a high valuation, in many cases more than the property is worth, the rate can be lowered, but in the loag run you pay a heavier tax. Do you think that a tax of $12.00 [on the hundred could be levied? We I think not. But with th'e high valua- ! tions on preperty placed on real I estate and other property, that is about the figure as compared with the old tax law. UNDER APRIL MOON i (United Press Service) Oakland. Cal., April 20. —(Special ' to Daily Democrat) —Juanita Miller, daughter of the late Joaquin Miller, : poet, today sat sewing Eucalyptus caps on her bridal gown of burlap and ( told of her wedding plans. Next Saturday night Juanita, gown ed in the knee-length burlap bridal robe, will dance a wedding dance with I Juan Miller, her husband, at which , she terms a "Pagan wedding festival.” ! The bridegroom will w-ear a crimson cloak over white flannels. Juan and Juanita were actually married last December but Juanita fouAd that the cycle of her life die- . tated that she be wed beneath the lilly light of the full April moon. So that is why on Saturday there will be another ceremony. The use of waste slate dust in asphalt road surface mixtures may profitably utilize a large part of the SO to 95 per cent, of the gross slate production that is wasted.

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♦ DOINGS IN SOCIETY • Club Calendar WEDNESDAY. So-Cha-Rea —Mrs. Daniel Falk. Historical Club —Mrs. Wilson Lee. Shakespeare Club— Mrs. Jessie Deam. THURSDAY. Phi Delt Dunce —Masonic Hall. Baptist Ladies’ Aid —Church Par lors. Presbyterian Ladies' Aid —Mrs. E. G. Coverdale. Reformed Helping Hand —Church. FRIDAY. Christian Ladies’ Aid—Mrs. A. G. A. Buxton, North Second street. M. E. Ladies’ Aid—Church. SATURDAY. Reformed Ladies’ Pastry Sale — Mutschler's Meat Market. Evangelical Ladies' Aid, May Section, Pastry Sale — Schmitt Meat Market. MONDAY. Research Club —Mrs. James L. ’ Kocher. ' The Ladies’ Aid society of the Presbyterian church will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. E. G. z Coverdale, on North Second street. A good attendance of the members is requested. ♦ The Ladies' Aid of the Mcthcdmt church will meet Friday afternoon at the church at 2:30 o’clock. Every member is requested to be present, as the annual election of officers will be held at this time. The junior-senior reception of the Monroe high school last evening at the Jeff Liechty home in Monroe was one of the enjoyable occasions of the commencement season. The twelve juniors ( provided the evening's entertainment. The reception x started with the banquet, at 6 o'clock, which was nicely prepared by Mrs. Maude Dorwin of this city, and served in five courses by a number of the sophomore girls of the Monroe high school. Following the dinner the members of the classes and their teachers enjoyed a most pleasant social time, contests, music and games causing the hours to pass altogether too quickly. There are nine seniors to graduate this year. Besides the juniors and seniors at the reception were the following teachers: Clyde Hendricks, principal; Walter Krick, Edison Sprunger anil Miss Elfrieda Franz. * The Helping Hand society of the Reformed church will meet at the church Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Every member is requested to be present. Mrs. Fred A,shbaucher will be hostess.

The last meeting for the Research club will be held next Monday with | Mrs. James Kocher, on Adams street.. Mrs. Mary Eley will be hostess and | her paper will be on “Manhattan i Island.” The usual business meeting will also be held at this time. ♦ Mrs. James Brown was hostess last evening to the Bachelor Maids and the Five Hundred clubs at her ] home on North Third street. The hsual 6 o”clock dinner was served, ; after which five hundred was play-; ed. Miss Mayme Deininger and Miss! Rose Confer won the honors for the | Bachelor Maids, and Mrs. J. H. Carmody was a guest. BUSINESS REDUCED (United Press Service) Chicago, April, 20. — (Special to, Daily Democrat) —Close of the copper mines of the southw-est reduced railroad business in that territory thirty- ! five per cent., the United States rail ’ labor board was told today by A. ,E. Sweet, vice president of the ElPaso J and Southwestern railroad. Sweet was one of the railroad representatives testifying in the hearing of the application of railroad, boards for wage reductions. Southwestern railroads were unan i imous in declaring that wages in other sections along their line and cost of living had been reduced, Sweet I said. Southeastern railways were expect-I ed to be heard late today or tomorrow. ) SHOULD HELPFARMERS ✓ •(United Press Service) Washington. April 20. —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Congress should defy the “assistant government” and make a thorough inquiry into the causes of and remedies for the present agricultural situation. Charles S. I parrett told the national farmers un-1 ion in opening its convention here: today. I "The assistant government," Bar- j nett described as “that concealed; agency w'hich works night and day ■ in interest of its clients,” and which ' is bending agriculture "almost to the breaking point.” „ i

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