Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1922 — Page 4

PAGE FOUR

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Associate Editor and Business Managar JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subscription Ratss Cash In Advance Slagle Copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents Ono Year, by carrier 05.00 One Month, by mall 85 cents Three Montbe. by mall 11.00 Six Months, by mall $1.75 One Year, by mail 83.00 One Year, at office 13.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second tones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffioe at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter Friday, the thirteenth—just a reminder so you can blame any thing that went wrong on the day. Senator Harry New and Senator James Eli Watson, representing the state of Indiana voted fu favor of seating Newberry yesterday, a good Item of news to paste in your hat for future reference. The time has come when the aver age business man begins his annual Income tax worries for whether he

made any money or not he must file a report with al! its intricate questions and schedules. It’s a hard life. Adams county friends of M. M. Dunbar, former citizen here, are pleased to hear of his continued success. He has been selected to take charge of the Union Trust company of Indianapolis, a real job and one in ■which Merlin will continue to prove his fitness for big things. Since January Ist more than a hundred deaths have been officially reported, due to the drinking of w ood alcohol and perhaps more than tiiat many have been camoflaged. That’s hitting it up pretty lively and some wise ones predict that this average will increase as time goes on. Things to worry about. Newberry retains his seat in the senate by a scant five votes and then only after persuasion from the political leaders of his party. He will be of little good to his state with such a blemish and he should in all decency retire and then if he desires to serve in the senate go before the people of his state at the next election. The public work contemplated the coming year will more than anything else make local conditions better. True this will tend to increase taxes but the money will be spent in the community and will provide work tor many men who need the employment, all of which should be considered before you make up your minds that nothing of this sort should be done. Democratic women at a recent meeting at Indianapolis, declared in favor of an equal status with men as

to committees aud other election offi-

ces and why not. The votes of the women count the same as those of the men and selection of members of committees and election offices should be made only with a view to the qualifications of those who aspire whether these be .men or women. John D. Rockerfeller, the world's richest citizen, once laid down this rule which it followed is guaranteed to bring success: "The most important thing for a young man starting life is to establish credit—a reputation, character. He must inspire the complete confidence of others. To get on young men should study their business thoroughly; work carefully, Accurately and industriously and save their money. As for opportunities, there are ten today for every one there was sixty years ago.” It will pay every man, young and old to Trad that carefully aud then follow it.

Kemps Balsam CO.UGU/.

i Henry Ford will bld eight or nine million dollars for the Lincoln Motor company just to help out an old . friend. He says if he gets ft be will p build a big brother to bls "Uigfe” ■ and compete with the high priced cars such as the Packard. Instead of worrying about the fact that the senate seated Newberry, the most re--1 markable man in America announces J one big project after another and the , queerest part of it is ho usually puts i them over. HStarting on our twentieth year yesterday, The Daily Democrat promises again as we have each year, to give - you 'the very best service we can. We have Jived osly by your loyal support and we appreciate it. Just now we are making a vigorous campaign not only to have you renew but to urge you to assist us in adding five hundred to the list. The more subscribers we have the more possible to publish the best small city daily in the middle west and that's our ambition. It is a very serious matter for this community that the beet sugar industry is wavering as to their future, due to the strenous fight being made against this industry by the cane sugar financial giants. At the local plant even the field men have been laid off until something definite about the future ’s' learned for of course the company cannot long continue in a business in which they lose one dollar on each bag of sugar manufactured and that’s Just what they did this year. Two years ago Horace O. Murphy, then prosecuting attorney of Dela ware county and Dr. Rollin Bunch, mayor of Muncie were convicted and sentenced to prison for using the mails in connection with a fake prize fight. After serving seven or eight months the men were paroled and yesterday for some reason yet unex plained, Murphy was given full rights as a citizen and a complete pardon granted him from Washington. A fine of 82,000 was remitted. Recently in explaining the Debs case. Attorney General Daugherty stated that a rule had been adopted providing that citizenship would not be restored any person until they had been out of prison two years, but in Murphy’s case this rule along with, others seem to have given away to some secret pull for he has been out only eighteen months. If MBurphy, why not Bunch and the rest of them? Strange things seem to be going on. •— ’•++♦+♦++ ++ + + + + + + * AUCTION SCHOOL NEWS ♦ ++++♦+♦+♦♦♦+♦+++ (Reported by M. R. Murdock and his worthy assistants, Ernmens, Gillie and Springer) Col. Reppert tells students in making opening talk at sales to always announce that the "ladies aggravating society” will serve lunch at noon. The student body wishes to state planly, if Col. Perdue attempts to take out eats, there will be one blue blaze in Decatur. Turben wants to know if he could be lazy and not know it. You know that we know it No. 90. Daily Sermon: There are latent powers lying dormant in the quagmire of every mind. —St. Perdue, Chapter 0, double six. Wonder what is the matter with Hollingsworth’s upper lip. Do you suppose he ever wore a mustache to fool some beautiful young lady? No. 70 is not much on old roads, but he sure knows how to build old ones. No. 15, Liquid fire eater, gives daily demonstrations to students. Dr. Hill donated quarter to the cause of correct speech. Speed up boys! the old bird is entering the stretch, gain speed. Turben says, I haven’t got the buck. I know all about auctioneering. I’ve been up before thousands and thousands of people, but I never know what, to do. Students selling what they thought was fresh fruit in Eats Restaurant Tuesday night, were begged by local customers to sell it all, so they would get fresh supply. —> — — S—B—S—WANT ADS EARN—s—s— B • ——• O _Q BOOK YOUR SALE NOW FRED SCHURGER General and Live Stock Auctioneer Decatur, ind. Phones 1M or 878-F.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1922.

A TOTAL ECLIPSE Christinas Island in Indian Ocean Will Observe September Eclipse THE MOST BEAUTIFUL Spot in All the World, Say Travelers-Island Said to Be Mosquitoless. Washington, Jan. 12.—(Special to Daily Democrat).—Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, one of several bits of land that lonely voyagers have come upon in holiday season and have named accordingly, may play an important part in the further checking up of the Einatela theory, according to reports from London. The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is planning to send to the tiny island shortly after the first of the year an expedition equipped with good sized telescopes to observe next September’s total eclipse of the sun. A Dutch astronomical party may also install its instruments there. "Christmas Island has been described by travelers as at once one of the lonliest and loveliest spots in the world. And its possession of treeclimbing crabs and a superscented tree gives it a right to be classed as one of the queerest. Java, its nearest neighbor to the north, is 250 miles away, the little Cocos Islands lie more than 600 miles to the west, Australia is 1,000 miles to the southeastward, while to the south the waters of the Indian Ocean are unbroken by even the smallest islands until the lands around the South Pole are reached at a distance of nearly 4,000 miles. The island, twelve miles long by nine mllos broad is in reality made up of the slopes and top of a huge mountain peak.

The island is believed to be unique in that it is probably the only tropical island capable of sustaining a considerable population which had never been peopled until after its discovery by Europeans. Coconuts and sago palms as well as many other tropical trees grow in profusion. But one pestiferous creature is omnipresent—a wicked looking red crab. Some of these creatures attain a size ofnine inches across the back. They do not confine themselves to the shore sands, but range all over the island, and always in groups. They even climb the trees and feast on the nipa palms. As an offset to the crabs the island is moquitoless. For one of its features Christmas Island may be said to be infamous rather than famous. It is a tree which is described by one disgusted visitor to the Island as emitting "the most disagreeable odor in the world.” With a trunk as sturdy as an oak and leaves as graceful as those of an aspen, it gives to the eye no indication of its rue character. But its scent permeates the air for hundreds of feets in every direction; and it one is unfortunate enough to so much as touch its bark or leaves, nothing short of repeated scrubbings with strong carbolic soap will make him again fit for humna society. - • BLUFFTON AT WABASH The Bluffton high school basketball team will journey to Wabash this evening where they are scheduled to meet the high school team of that city. The Bluffton team is making the trip with the loss of their captain, Edward Early, who is on the sick list. The Huntington high school will play in that city next week. HAYS TO QUIT MARCH 4th United I'rrnn SinfT Cnrrrnpoiidcnt Washington, Jan. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Postmaster General Hays "very probably” will resign on March 4 from President Harding’s cabinet and become legal adviser to the motion picture industry in the United States, it was learned here today on the highest authority. GLOOMY VIEW IN GERMANY (United Prenn Service). Berlin, Jan. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Members of the German government, and and finan cial circles here, take a gloomy view of the situation created by the resignation of Aristide Bria nd and the probable sucoeseion to the French premiership of Haymond Poincare. The change, as Germany sees it, is from a moderate ministry to a group of German-halers. ,—• Q — —Q A8 A LAST RESORT WHY NOT TRY CHIROPRACTIC? All acute and chronic diseases cured without drugs, by Chiropractic and other natural ways. When hops Is gone and your case has been given up consult DRS. SMITH & SMITH, D. C. CHIROPRACTORS Calls made day or night. Office over Morris 6 & fOe store Decatur, Ind. Phone 660 0 o

HEALING CREAM QUICKEST RELIEF FOR HEAD COLDS Colds and catarrh yield like magic or blotches on face, neck, arms or that penetrates through every air passage and relieves swollen, inflamed membranes of nose and throat. Your clogged nostrils open right up and you can breathe freely. Hawking and snuffling stop. Don’t stay stuffed up and miserable. Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist. Apply a little in the nostrils and get instant re lief. Millions endorse this remedy known for more than fifty years. MONROENEWS What might have been a serious accident occurred ou Tuesday afternoon when Gerald, son of Dr. Sommers, and Harry, son of Lawrence Beitler, two young boys, while playing with an air gun, caused Harry Beitler to be shot through the tongue tn some manner. While the wound is not thought to be serious, yet it is quite painful. Dr. Ray Peterson of Knightstown, returned to his home after a several days’ stay at the bedside of his sister. who is quite til with pneumonia. The nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Peterson, west of town is seriously ill with an attack of pneumonia. The newly elected members of the town Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, January 3, and organized, electing C. W. Merryman as president of he board. The board consists of C. W. Merryman, S. J. Martz and William McKean. The two former succeed themselves and the latter succeeds W. S. Smith, the retiring member. F. H. Tabler, the clerk-treasur-er elect failed to quality, and Mr. W. S. Smith was appointed by the board to serve in that capacity, which position he accepted and began his duties at once. Mr. Merryman, the senior member of the board, began his duties as such in 1913, and has continuously served the citizens in that line faithfully and consciously ever since, and by his election last fait again evidenced that his services on the board were satisfactory. Mr. ' Martz, has been a member of the board for several terms and is also capable and efficient as such looking after the affairs of the town and by his past record while a member of the board speaks wel lof him. The new member, Mr. William McKean, is a hustling business man and is fully qualified to handle his part on the board, and it is thought, that the board as it now stands, will do all it is expected to, and our people can look for a better and greater little city during the administration of the members of the town board of trustees. R. K. Andrews was re-appoint-ed town marshall. Mr. Sherman Johnston is reported as rapidly improving from his illness. A deal is said to have been closed whereby J. A. Haggard becomes the owner of the beautiful home of Jeff Liechty on West Jackson street. Mr. Liechty for nearly fourteen years has been a resident here, being an active member of the Liechty Bros. & Co., hardware store, and about two years •go retired from the store work to devote his time to auctioneer work, but still holds an interest in the firm. Mr. Liechty recently accepted a position with A. J. Moser & Co., as salesman for the Ford cars, and will move his family to Berne in the near future. While we regret to lose Mr. Liechty and family, yet their host of friends here wish them success and prosperity in their future home. FIERYjfCHYSKIN QUICKLY SOOTHED WITH SULPHUR Mentho-Sulphur, a pleasant cream, will soothe and heal skin that is irritated or broken out with eczema; that is covered with ugly rash or pimples, or is rough or dry. Nothing subdues fiery skin eruptions so quickly, says a noted skin specialist. The moment this sulphur prepara tion is applied the Itching stops and after two or three appliestione, the eczema is gone and the skin is de Jightfully clear and smooth. Sulphur is so precious as a skin remedy be cause it destroys the parasites that cause the burning, itching or disfigurement Metitho-Sulpbur always heals ecjtema right up. \A small jar of Metho-Sulpfaur ipay be had at any good drug store. gnjog qour Chical Visit Qt die K MORRISON BOTH * THE HOTEL OF PERFECT SERVICE*- - and the *

Public Sale On account of I I inx the farm and will sell at aueww, « what laknown as the Duilay tertm ?.o” ito north of Wren, k mil" west of Pleasant View Baptist church, 8 miles east of Decatur, on Thursday, January 1». Commencing at 10 o clock. Parse "'.^HORSES— /bay gelding, COB' 1 "® 5 years old, weight, 1.450; J row gelding, coming 4 years old, 1,450; 1 bay horse, 12 years old, weight 1 ' 3* MULES—I span of mules, comtag 3 years old. weight 2,200, well broka, 1 good work mule, weight 950. 7 HEAD OF CATTLE— 1 Holstein cow. Just fresh, 4 yeara old; 1 »ov stein cow, 5 years old, will be fresh in March; 1 Jersey cow, 9 years old, fresh In March; 1 Hereford cow, 9 years old, fresh in April; 1 red cow, 7 years old, fresh in May; 1 Jersey cow, 8 years old, fresh in April; 1 Durham bull, 2 yeara old. 18 HEAD SHEEP-17 head ewes, will lamb in March! 1 Merino buck, 3 years old. 23 HEAD HOGS—4 brood sows, will farrow in March and April: 9 shoats, wilt weigh 100 pounds each; 10 pigs will weigh 40 pounds each. HAY AND GRAIN—B tons of clover hay; 100 bushels of corn; 250 bushels of oats. POULTRY—About five dozen chickens. FARMING IMPLEMENTS—I McCormick binder; Deering mower; Osborne hay tedder; Thomas hay loader; International manure spreader; 1 tandem disc; 1 single disc; Sure-Drop corn planter; 1 riding breaking plow; 1 John Deere breaking plow; 1 Scotch Clipper breaking plow; 2 riding cultivators; one 60 tooth harrow; one 3% Studebaker wagon; 1 Turnbull wagon, narrow tire; flat bottom hay rack; 1 mud boat; 1 set breaching harness; 1 single set harness; double trees; single trees; shovels; forks; chicken coops; De Lavel cream separator, No. 10; one 1%-horse Fairbanks engine; pump jack; 1 full-blood Aalredale dog, well trained for farm use. Other articles not mentioned. TERMS—Twelve months time. CURTIS MOBER In case of rain or bad weather sale will be held inside. Harry Daniels, Auctioneer; Ott Feigert, Clerk. Lunch by Ladies' Aid 12-13-16 «—l—B— WANT ADS EARN—S—B—S ■ a—- — MODERN MOTHER faces problems far beyond those of her forbears. She herself must be a much more competent person, com-' bluing in one individual the duties of nurse, cook, teacher and moral instructor. It is no wonder that many conscientious women break under the strain, and that others drag out a miserable existence; always tired, and yet unable to take a day’s vacation. Such women will find themselves benefited and their burdens made easier by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's: Vegetable Compound, which was made for suffering women and does not fail. to relieve them.

A good name Dotbe Brothers J e cf e z> I II J iilL'il fl I 111 1J 3 it! Jpf* -4-#™ AS® , i i a® Zttv/ Lo i'n Uft fe At lir dUK' i ikfcwi' 1 THOMAS DURKIN XT oj az X DISTRIBUTOR No. 2nd Street Decatur, Ind.

CARD OF THANKS. In this manner we wish to a. ’XX d ly awistsd us during - he Blckce

u. S. Tires and Tubes Special Prices on all Ford size Tires and Tubes. Vulcanizing and General Repair Work all work guaranteed. Battery Recharging Day and Night Service. Riverside Garage Wm. Klink.

1922 Year for Great Improvements hi you expect to build or use drain tile ibis year? Adams county people especially have become to realize the superior quality of clay at Monroe, Ind., for building block and drain tile. Now is the time to figure for your building material for the year. Get our recent low prices on building blocks and drain tile. Monroe Block 4 Tile Mlg Co.. Monroe, Indiana

death of our <UrUn< Utile d»ught«r Mary Uene.—Mr. eud Mrs. Htri ck Miller. y_g—»—WANT APB EARN—i , |