Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 5 August 1921 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by • THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Associate Editor and Business Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subscription Rates Cash In Advance Single Copies 3 cents Ono Week, by carrier 16 cents One Year, by carrier 17.60 n ne Month, by mail 45 rents itfree Months, by mail $1.25 Six Months, by mail $2.25 Oue Year, by mall $4.00 One Year, at office $4.00 Advertising rates madv known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana, as second-class matter. Col. Madden, mayor of DanviMo, Illinois, an auctioneer of great fame, a starting judge with merit, a good citizen and a big fellow any way you measure him keeps the big crowd smiling with his announcements at the fair and has become a real favorite with the people of this community. No wonder they can't beat him in politics out in Danville. The Wabash drain has been . thrown out of court and those who favor the improvement, one which wo do not doubt is badly needed by many who each year lose their crops, should start in by seeing that the Ohio counties interested pay their full share. It is wrong to tax this county a million dollars while those in Ohio, receiving even greater benefits are charged but fifteen thousand. If the matter is properly started we do not doubt that the improvement can be made. Perhaps no more important part of the fair can be found than the t health division. Expert physicians ' and nurses are here during theSyeek giving first aid when needed and splendid, information designed to save life, all the time. It is the surest sign that the Northern Indiana fair is designed to do good and that' human perfectness is desired as well as that of the animal. Dr. Schweitzer, Dr. Boyers, Mr. Law, the nursefe and assistants deserve your commendation and sincere thanks. They are doing a great work and they are doipg it not for mercenary purposes —but to save the lives of our people.. It should indeed attract sincere . attention. Perfect weather yestenffiy, the day before and today has brought real pleasure to those interesed in the fair. The heat wave of the summer seems to have passed and the temperature has been perfect. 'The big fair has been a complete success. The crowd yesterday exceeded that of the biggest day last year and today is larger than the second day of last year. Tomorrow will no doubt bring a large crowd and the attendance at the night shows is most satisfactory. Col. Reppert and Mr. Sellemeygr have worked hard and have acted wisely in putting on the greatest program ever offered at a country fair and they promise to do still more in the future. The fair and the w oher events at Bellmont will put De- “ catur on the map and no once can at-

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1 ford to do less than boost for such an organization. It has been a great week. The closer the republican leaders ■ in congress get to the taxation prob lent the more difficult and embarrassing does it appear. Nothing is suggested that does not stir strong i opposition. While much of this op- [ position is sol Halt it is none the less i serious. People do not like to be tax- ' ed. no mutter how proper and scien ' title the tax is. There was a feeling 1 that this whole matter- could be i promptly handled as indeed it ought to be —and got out of the way. But this feeling his disappeared. No • tax has been suggested that will not be fought. There is growing opposition even to the repeal, demanded by i all parties, of the excess profits tax; and the automobile tux, the increas--1 ed postage, and the stamp tax bank checks, are all being opposed. Congress has dallied so long on the brink that it seems to have lost the courage to launch away.—lndianapolis News. The displays of the public and parochial schools at the fair are most interesting and perhaps as much as any on the grounds prove the wonderful progress made during the past few years. Many lines of effort are shown in the schools now which a few years ago would have been considered a waste of time and effort. Not so long ago but some of us who still feel like youngsters can j remember, It was considered sufficient if one had a reasonable education in reading, writing and arithmetic, but now the school children are not only given much instruction i in the old studies but in many other including foreign language, sciende and history ‘ and in addition the girls are taught domestic science and the boys manual training. The work done in the schools of this city the I past year has been very wonderful 'tend the best way to appreciate it is . to take a glance at the splendidly arranged tents of the schools which . you will find on the grounds. You ■, will be interested and delighted. Mr- and Mrs. A. E. Crawfords, Mrs.] Kiser and Mrs. Sullivan motored here | from Marion yesterday to attend the ' fair and visit with Mrs. F. Andews and Mrs. Goldier Steele. Here Is Good News A western physician has discovered a harmless Pile remedy known as Hem-Roid. In many cases of years standing all distress quickly disappeared. The Holthouse Drug company sells it with money-back guarantee. , — » Bookkeeper Falls Heir to . Fortune "Upon the death of an uncle I tn-1 herited $50,000. 1 gave up my position and intended enjoying myself when I »was stricken with a severe case of stomach trouble and colic attacks. Two of these attacks made] mo lose consciou-ness. After treating with our best doctors with little benefit. I decided to try Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy, and it helped me at ■once. 1 have been entirely well for past year.” It is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract afifl allaYs the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. For sale by Holthouse Drug company and druggists Everywhere. MaaHBKaaBaOMMMHM

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1921.

HEALTH RESTORED TO MAN AND WIFE Evansville Couple Get Rid of Troubles After Yeass of Suffering t •Tunlac has helped both me and my wife, so it is hard to tell which one of us is the most enthusiastic about it.” said H. H. Miller, 1616 East-Vir-ginia street, Evansville, Ind., employe of the C. & E. I. railrpad. “Tanlac rid we of a case of rheumatism which had bothered me twentyeight years. At times, especially in damp weather, ull my joints and every bone in my, body ached. About ten years ago my stomach got out of order, too, and ever since then 1 have had distress after every meal. 1 was continually losing time from work and finally got almost past going. My wife bad stomach trouble even worse titan I did. and her kidneys bothered her a great deal. too. She couldn't get much rest at night and finally got to where she was unable to do any housework. "We started on Tanlac at the same time and it acted exactly alike with both of us. It rid us of every one of our troubles. I got rid entirely of rheumatism, anil I can eat anything I want and never feel the slightest distress afterwards. My wife says hasn't a vestige of her old stomach trouble, and she certainly is the picture of health. Anybody that wants to hear the real facts about Tanlac ought to come to our house, for we are glad to talk about it.” Tanlac is sold in Decatur by Smith, Yager & Falk and by leading druggists everywhere. ■ ll ■■ HOUSE FOR SALE! Five room stucco house, located at 104 East Oak street or at the south end of First street, for sale at once. House is partly modern, with cellar dug, i ready for cement. Lot is 55 ft. front; good cement walks, cistern, city and soft water in house; electric lights, garden, small fruit including grapes. Also have gas installed. Screened in back porch with curtains. House ha? been only recently remodeled with stucco, fire-prool roof and foundation. Can be made thoroughly modern at comparatively small expenditure. Will sacrifice about three hundred doli lars for an immediate sale. See Earl D. Conner at the fl Democrat office at once if I interested. ■ 111 I BIHIIHIMI iIIffNIIMI HII 111 1 5 DAY EXCURSION to CHICAGO via NICKEL PLATE ROAD AUGUST 3,6, 9 Bring the children and see the BIG PAGEANT OF PROGRESS EXPOSITION ON CHICAGO’S $5,000,000 MUNICIPAL PIER. Get full information and rates of Ticket Agent. l l -. —— MEREDITH STEWART L Teacher of VIOLIN Pupil of Gaston Bailhc ’Phone 168 346 So. 3rd St. CRYSTAL TONIGHT Ambidextrous! He started to write with his left hand, but changed to his right. Why did he do it? What caused Anita Stewart to give a start when she learned that this man was ambidextrous? Why did she mix up with international affairs and ask her,friends o write foolish vqrses on moonlight after; she l had received |: b $ “THE MESSAGE OF THE MOUSE” It Is a powerful story of love, suspense, adventure and intrigue. with many spectacular scenes. ask her friends to write foolish 10c—15c i

I Hygiene Tent I A Popular One (Continued from page one) ‘ set to the state. The children of today will be the citizens of tomorrow | and the prosperity of the state will soon rest upon those who nre now | Infants and children. In this state eighty-four out of 1,000 children die annually from lack of care. It has not been the intention of the parents to do wrong or murder their children 1 hut from lack of knowledge and carelessness this great slaughter has been brought about. Some parents feed their cbilren tod often, some entirely . too much at a time and others do not i give a balanced ration and we find f this more among the well-to-do than 1 among the poor. Six thousand ex- , aminations have been made by the s Child Hygiene division of the state 1 board of health and they find that small babies and children are espe L j daily suffering from errors of nutri t tion. t As Dr. Schweitzer said in her led-: >' ure, if the parents would give asr much interest and attention to the h children's teeth after infancy as they f do the arrival of the first tooth of the 1 infant, there would not be so many “ defective and injurious teeth in chils hood. She said the next important li thing to the defects in childhood is '■ the elimination of infected tonsils and adnoids. Parents generally do not e know, she said, that infection from teeth and tonsils are frequently the !■ cause of infection of the heart, lungs and other organs of the body. Fresh - air is essential to digestion as it brings about pure blood, better appetite and better digestion. One-half of the children in Indiana are deprived of fresh air as soon as cold weath- | er arrives, which is brutal in the exj treme. Another thing of the greatest importance is for mothers to nurse their own children, in the state of Minnesota, the, best experts have investigated child feeding very carefully and find by actual experience and tests that 95 percent, of the women can nurse their children under proper instructions while in Indiana at this time only 73 percent, of the mothers nurse the children and it it? generally conceded that bottle and artificially fed children have but So percent. of a chance to live in comparison with the breast fed child. The exhibit will continue over Saturday an d those who have not visited this important division are urged to do so. All is free and everybody welcome. The work is for the good of humanity. Dr. Schweitzer and her assistants cannot be too highly praised for their most excellent work. The Tuberculosis Division The tuberculosis division of the state board of health haj been giving , motion pictures at the night show, very interesting and most instructive and tonight will have another which everybody- should see. Literaure Is being continuously distributed from their tent. Mr.. O. T. Law is to be highly commended for his very efficient work ;ipd the interest and courtesy he has manifested in his division. People do not generally appreciate this division by any means as they should. While it seems appalling yet it Is a fact from reliable statistics that the people of the State of Indiana lose $10,000,000 annually from I the direct and Indirect effects of human tuberculosis. This is only the monetary view, of the matter and does not consider the distress and misery and heart aches produced from those afflicted. This division I should be patronized liberally by all * means. It is free and everybody welcome. PURDUE’S EXHIBIT In addition to the display of canned and baked goods in the Art i buff’ding at the fair grounds, and one that is not only Interesting Jiut highly instructive to the many vfsltors to this building, especially the farmers, is the exhibit of the department of Agricultural Extention o( * Purdue University. This exhibit Is in charge of Mr. H. B. Hummel, one of the faculty of Purdue, and who is ably assisted by County Agent Busche and Walter J. Krick, a local student at the university. These men take great pleasure and are eager to instruct, all visitors in the methods and teachings of the university to improve and raise the standard of the agricultural pursuits of the coun-J try as well as the live stock, and a person is greatly benefited by spend-! : ing a half hour or so of their time in ; this department. One of the interesting features of the exhibit display of the larg-! est ear of corn in the world. This j ear is about ;30 inches high and o! iinches in diameter. It’ is imide of | wood., shellac and grains of corn and |is perfect in every respect. It re-! quired several months of the mo«jt patient and accurate work to make i it and has been on display at many ! state fairs. I Will Bushnell, one of the old tim-| jjers, is enjoying old home week here. j i

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VISIT THE [ST — Decatur and Adams County People Should See Display of War Relics at Fair One Os the most interesting and entertaining exhibits at the fair this week is the collection of curios and war relics, picked up on the various battlefields, and obtained from the war departments of the United States government and from the govreninents of the allied nations. The collections consists of posters, parts of airplanes, machine guns, hand grenades, work done by the French school children, actual photographs ttaken on the various fronts, in fact everything one would find in a war devastated country, after a rain of fire which lasted four .wears, has wrecked homes, entire cities, and destroyed thousands of the very best type of men fr<£m every country having a part in the great conflict. This collection of curios-is in charge of Sergeant and Mrs. Ormsby of California and is exhibited under the sanction oY the national organization of the American Legion. There is no charge at the door to see this exhibit, but a silver as you go out will be appreciated. Many people have visited the tent which ds near the fountain, and enjoyed what has beheld their eyes, but the receipts have not been what they should have been. See the collection and help those in charge at least pay the expenses of the trip to Decatur.

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Pacers Clipped Off Fast Time (Continued from page one) Injured and the accident was consid ered a lucky one. The big program was called at 1 , o’clock sharp with Col. Claude Mad-' den acting as official starter. The. first event of the afternoon was the 2:16 pace which required four heats to finish, and proved a thriller until the horses came under the wireThe second event was the 2:25 pace stake race with twelve entries. The

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j race proved to be fast and only ono i horse was distanced out of the entire field in lie second heat. At the ; fourth heat the money winners only were raced leaving five horses to bat. tie, Ixiletta proving the winner bj i taking three straight heats. The third and last event on the program was th<« 3:36 trot stake which went to Velveolu after a hard fought ontest, which required the full five heats. Out of the five horses starting, two were distanced the first heat, the others running neck and neck for first place at ull times, and made exj ceptionally good time. . __ =■ 18. t -S

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