Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1921 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO JOHN H. HELLER EdltOf ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, A»»o elate Editor and Bualneae Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subscription Rates Cash In Advance Single Copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier 16.00 One Month, by mai1........ 36 cents Three Months, by ma 11........ 1100 Six Months, by taail >1.76 One Year, by mail >3.00 One Year, at office >3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffiee at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter Get your New Years resolution out, look it over and add to it. We never improve it we don't decide to do so with determination. We all want to improve. Now's the popular time. .' • Friends of Albert J. Beveridge are denying that he has officially declin ed to run for the senate. He is making a speaking tour of the state for some reason or other and up to date no one has been able to figure just what that cause is unless it be to ascertain the feeling of the people. The plot thickens—Lew Shank, who becomes mayor of Indianapolis next Monday and who was elected on the republican ticket by something less than a million, has announced the appointment of his wife, Sarah, as the democratic member of the park board and she has accepted. Attorney General Daugherty is now going after the poor retailer, the business man who has been having a somewhat trying time the past year, on the average. If there are any retailers, wholesalers or any one else profiteering, they should be advised perhaps but to single out a class of uieu and attack them as a whole is it seems to many, very unfair. President Harding and Attorney General Daugherty are said to be much wiser today than they were a few days ago. They, decided to free Debs on the theory that he would so appreciate his liberty that he would agree to be decent and quit talking about his government. So Debs was summoned to Washington and the officials talked to him but he shook his head and refused to agree with them on government or any thing else. Now he will commercialize his imprisonment and continue to fight the greatest government in the world. He was safer in Atlanta. Fifty people died in Chicago over Christmas it is reported as a result of drinking ‘‘bootleg’’ liquor. That ought to be sufficient warning to cause the average person to “swear off" without waiting for New Years. The joy certainly cannot be worth the chances you take when you indulge in the stuff now on the market. Besides the number to whom the spree was fatal there were thousands injured by the stuff. For sears there has been a tendency to celebrate the holidays by imbibing high balls and New Years eve was for long a big general "jamboree," but those who are wise will not observe the coming of the 1922 dawn with this elixer unless they have some real bonded goods hidden or don’t care much what happens. Last year the Franklin high school basketball team won the state championship- Some of the members left the team at the close of school and their places were taken by others. But Franklin continues to hold tho state championship and living up to championship honors is being taken serioqsly at Flanklln. The squad is in charge of a coach who means business. He has ruled that no member shall have any social engagements until after the season is over, two or three months from now. No member is even permitted to walk home from school with a girl. These regulations blm>w how seriously th#

r game is taken in the smaller town* and cities. During the season basketbail is the chief topic of conversation 1. Halls where gamaa are played are , r proving too small to accommodate >■ the people and some of them go wither r out their evening meals in order to be in position to rush for a seat when the doors are opened. In such places 8 as Franklin. Martinsville, Anderson, ® Lebanon, Bloomington and Columbus, g hopes are high, as the teams have 0 shown the form necessary for cham- > pionship honors. Columbus had won 0 twelve straight games when Frankj lin stopped the winning streak and ~ several of the Columbus supporters wept. Franklin defeated Shortrldge 3 the following nighL Apparently the championship can not be won unless a team is willing to forego the ordinary pleasures of high school life ( and think only of winning. There may be some, not all old fogies, who will wonder what high schools are > i for. —Indianapolis News. FORTHEFARMERS - - - Items of Interest to the Farmers of Adams County. RAIL RATES REDUCED TO STATE SHORT COURSE Lafayette, Ind.. Dec. 28.—Reduced ' railroad rates, of one and one hall . fares for the round trip have beer granted on all railroad and eleetrif lines in Indiana, for the annual farm ers' short course to be held at Purdue i University, January 9 to 13. An i nouncement of this reduction wat I made this morning by Director G. I < Christie of the Agricultural Expert ment Station on receipt of final work from rail officials. The rates on the steam roads will be effective, coming here from Janu ary 7 to 11th and good returning up to January 16th. Exact dates that the rates are in effect on the tractior lines will be announced later. Tht old ruling, requiring certificates of < identification for those taking advant t age of the rates has been waived tbit year, thus doing away with considerable bother and one objected io by many coming in other years. ‘‘We are expecting the biggest at- 1 tendance we have ever had. We have < ample accommodations for all who * come to take the short course. With 1 the widespread interest in the eco- • comic questions confronting the farm- < ers and the fact that they are to be made a big part of the program this ! year, we are expecting a record en | rollmeat,” said Director Christie. i 0 4 SHORT COURSES ATTRACT RECORD CROWDS IN STATE . t Lafayette. Ind., Dec. 28.—Attendance ' at the farmers’ short course being ( held by the extension department of Purdue University over the state dur- i ing the winter, is far above that of 1 previous years, indicating a growing ( interest in better agriculture, cheaper ( costs of production and better market- i ing. all of which are discussed at the short courses. . The first one held, that at Mt. Vernon, attracted 1,651 persons, the next ' one at Tell City drew 1,250, those at Rockport and Blue Grass, Vanderburg county, attracted 850 and 750 respectively, giving an average attendance of more than 1,100 which is over 300 1 higher than last year's average. With these records being smashed an unusually large number are expected at 1 the state short course to be held at i the university January 9 to 13. s At these community or county short ; courses, members of the university extension staff discuss poultry, animal 1 husbandry topics, dairying, home eco- ! nomics' subjects, soil and crops topics i and subjects concerning various lines , in which the communities where the courses are being held are interested. This week, courses are in progress at 1 Gosport and Sunman. 1 Those on the schedule for the remainder of the season are as follows: Washington, Jan. 3, 4 and 5: Carlisle, 4, 5 and 6; Liberty, Jan. 17 and 18; Brookville, Jan. 19, 20 and 21; Elizabeth, Jan. 24 and 25; Kewanna, Jan. 1 24, 25, 26 and 27; Hillsboro, Jan. 26 1 and 27; Alexandria, Feb. 2 and 3. Two or three more will be scheduled 0 for February out of the long list of places that have applied for short courses. The number has been limited 1 considerably by the number of work s ers on the stgft. Material for demons stratums. sudi as. pilre bfed livestock, poultry, home conveniences are being obtained in the communities where the meetings are held and the les- ’’ sons are brought, home in a forceful o way to those taking advantage of them. S—E—WANT ADS EARNvS-S ■ » • WANT ADS EARN— I ' . ■ ’ ,r - -

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INDIANA SEVENTH J I In Oil Producing States Says W. N. Logan of Conservation Department THE OLDEST WELL Is at Terre Haute Has Been Producing Oil for the Past Thirty Years. Indianapolis, Dec. 28.—Indiana ranks seventh among the oil producing states in the country. This year's production totalled 860,000 barrels. These statements were made today by W. N. Logan, geologist for the state department of conservation. The most recent wells are located in Gibson and Pike counties in what is known as the Oatsville pool, Logan said. They are making rapid progress, he said. New wells there range from ten to one thousand barrels daily. Five producing sands in this field range in depth from 800 to 1.000 feet The recent increase in price of crude petroleum is stimulating the oil industry in the state, he said. New territory is being tested in Vigo, Clay, Sullivan, Pike and Gibson counties. Depth tests are being made in the Old Trenton in the field near Portland The deepest well in Indiana is located here, he said—about 2.900 feet. Indiations that have been obtained from wells drilled recently to a depth below solid rock indicates a possibility of oil being obtained in what is known ;; as old Saint Peters sand below this. The oils shale beds in Indiana are rary extensive. The beds, Logan ' said, lie in Bartholemew, Scott, Jen nings, Jefferson. Clark, and Floyd counties. In twenty-six counties in , the southwestern part of the state , of the state shales are mixed in with . :oal which are oil bearing. As the j irocesses of mining and distillation i jf oils from the shals have not been 1 ievised production from them has not tarted. In a few years he said shales j will bring Indiana up in the list of oil iroducing states. ( The “Prox" well at Terre Haute is , he oldest well in the state he said, j it has been producing for thirty years , and still going strong. i ‘‘TAKE IT FROM ME.” 1 . i “Take It From Me." at the Majestic theatre, the big gorgeous musical comedy which amused New York, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia ' last season will play two days at the , Majestic theatre. Friday and Saturday. matinee December 36 and 31. “Take It From Me,” is a winner. As | conglomeration of comedy and kick- , ings, it sets a new pace of light en | tertainment to clock by. As a plot , model it is better than the average. As a medium for philosophy designed to dispel the dull cares of business it is a revelation. AU in all, it is A-l amusement. It is one of the breeziest, i swiftest, most tuneful and altogether ; delightful musical comedies to hit the trail this season, if not for several seasons. “Take It From Me” not only has a story which can be traced without l resorting to a finger print system, but 1 delightful music, good business throughout, sparkling lines, tip-top dancing and all sorts of snap and dash. Wil! B. Johnstone, the cartoonist, wrote the book and lyrics. The lines are laugh-getters from start to finish. Will E. Anderson wrote the music and it is quite the best he has done, while the whole has been produced by Jos. M. Galtes. The new play is seasoned with some of the most tuneful medolies that the stage has had to offer since it began to get from under the avalanche of war plays. One of the best of the big collection is a song entitled, “Good, Bad, Beautiful Broadway.” Others that are encored over and Over are “The Tanglefoot," “Tomorrow,” “The Call of the Cozy Little Home,” "Explanations," and “I Like to Linger in the Lingerie.” Among the clever farceurs, dancers and singers are Alice Hille, Marjorie Sweet, Arline and Helen Gardiner, John E. Hennings, Charles Meakins, Edgar Gardiner, Charles Welsh Homer, Herbert Salinger, Roscoe Patch, William Balfour, Harry Burnham, Yvonne Berkeley, George Mortimer and a large chorus of stunning girls. — me take your order tor “Corner Raincoats, or All-Weather Coats.” For men, women and children. All ages, sizes and prices. Write or see W. E. Fan rote, representative. Decatur, Indiana. 3t-wk.-tf Installation or officers of the Blue lodge this evening at 7 o’clock. R.- D. Myers and J. E. Anderson wiH be installing officers. ijourCkicaw Uisit at the, MORRISON HOE] 1 3 THE HOTtL W PERFECT SERVICE* and the *

The Relative* of Jabez Thorpe Dj By CALVIN HSNDRICKS. g OiSES 2525 2525252525£52S 2525252 VSid CornrriaM, UJI, Waat.ra VbISB. “One foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel—that’a Jabea Thorpe, to my way of thinking." “Exactly my opinleu. A man of hie age crossing the ocean! Never was a hundred miles away from hie own hearthstone before. It's a terrible risk he is taking I” Thus the gossiping neighbors of the reputed wealthy proprietor of Thorpe farm. It was an echo of the current chatter of the village. When hardfisted, miserly old Jabez Thorpe announced that he was going to England to settle the estate of a distant relative, it had been a nine days’ wonder. Thorpe fsrm was not tho pleasantest place in the world. It had a pretty fair house on it, but poorly furnished. As Thorpe grew older he had inclosed three acres near the house, and rented out the rest of his land. Ten years previous he had adopted the child of a second cousin, Nellie Thorpe. She had grown Into his life more of a co tq fort, guide and support than he realized. It was when he came to give up to Nellie the entire charge of his business during bls absence, that he began to understand how much he depended on her. "It is not so hard as I fancied,” Nellie wrote to Evan Pearson, her lover, who was filling a clerkship in another town. Uncle Jabez does not know that I am keeping right on with my little business. I went to prove to him • what a busy housekeeper I am when he returns. Besides that, I must fit myself for our own home — long, long ahead, dear, but sure to come if you long for it as I do.” Nellie’s “business" was selling milk and eggs. Then there was an Interruptionsad, sudden and overwhelming. The steamer In which Abner Thorpe had sailed on his homeward trip was reported lost off the Canada coast. Only a few of the passengers had been saved. The name of Jabez Thorpe was not among the list A week later it was generally accepted in the village that he had met a watery fate. And then, much to the discomfort of Nellie, the heirs apparent began to arrive. There was the relict of a brother of Jabez Thorpe, in weeds, and always snuffling and pitying herself. There was a fantastic, fussy old maid cousin who entertained great hopes because Jabez Thorpe had once sent her a birthday gift. There was a callow youth studying for th* bar. who claimed near relationship, and a vast deal of knowledge as to the legal phases of the estate. There was a shiftless youth, besides, and all these planted themselves about the premises. Never would the faithful, persevering Nellie forget one bright afternoon as she went about the house attending to her manifold duties. The young imp of the law was smoking a pipe In the sitting room, the other male watcher of the slow development of the estate was asleep with his feet on the table. In the parlor the snuffling relict and the fussy old maid were chattering away like magpies, when Nellie heard a roar. She dropped the plate she was holding, and it was smashed to smithereens at her feet Then with a scream of delight she darted into the sitting room, gave one glance at a sturdy, wrathful figure filling the doorway, and bounded straight lata the arms of —Jabez Thorpe. “Oh. uncle! uncle!" she cried. “I am so glad—so glad!” “Yes, and the only one who is,” replied the old man, as he placed a sheltering tnn about her. “You young sprig of Insolence!" he shouted at the astonished smoker, "out of here with that vile pipe of yours! Here, wake up and march!" he added, pulling the sleeper from th* chair. “As to you, ladies,” he sang out to the occupants , of the parlor, ‘Tve heard in the vil- I lage of how you've all flocked here ■ like a flock of crows after a carcass. I Well, old Jabez is alive and kicking, . after all. And before the day is over he’s going to save you the expense and trouble of coming to any more l funerals by leaving what he’s got, j when It’s ready to leave, to the only , one among the crowd of you who Is ' worth two pins—and that's Nellie." It was after the dejected, disap- ) pointed mob of fortune seekers had left that Nellie proudly exhibited her : bookkeeping. It ended by the old man manifesting real affection for his loyal and faithful housekeeper in the words: “You have proved what you are, dear child—true and good, with a heart of gold. We will have Evan Pearson down here Saturday evening, and make a new deal all around." No Ona's Ears Alike. Few persons possess a pair of ears that are exactly alike. In nearly every case one ear is larger than the other, is set further back from the eye, or is higher on the head. It is likewise true that few persons can hear equally wen ‘ with 1 either, ear. " Test it for yourself and you prob; ably will be surprised at the result. Close one ear and then the other while riding in a train; not only will there be a difference tn the-volume nf sound, but in the tone. This difference is more noticeable while listening to music. The various notes are apt to sound much mere metallic la ' one ear than in the other, ■ ,'

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DEMOCRAT WANT ADS GET REffl .-A...H1.' < The End of the Year I is drawing near. Would you like to save more next year than you did this year? Make it a point to deposit a certain sum each week in an interest bearing account. Make the amount as much as you can reasonably stand, then stick to it. We will pay you 4% on your savings. The Peoples Loan & Trust Co Bank of Service I ■ »—- —■ - —».!»!■ I. - -n- - - J The First Hundred ; Dollars j is the one that counts. Plan to save that money now. With the year nearing a close, and 1922 about to enter—which means a brighter and more proserous year for every one —the first hundred dollars will be easy to get Start the new year right Resolve to visit our bank every week with your money set aside for this occasion whether your deposit be large or small and the rest will come easy. 4% INTEREST ON SAVINGS. OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK I In the new bank building. Decatur, Indiana i , WWW-- ,t-v . —