Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1922 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Publish** Bv#ry evening Exc«pt Sunday by THB DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER ...Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, AeeoCinto Editor and Buslneaa Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subscription Ratos Cash In Advance (Single Copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 canto Oae Year, by carrier 15.00 One Month, by mall 85 cento Three Months, by mai1........ 11.00 Six Months, by mail kx>«» U- 7 ® One Year, by mall 13.00 One Tear, at office <3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second rones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising rates made known on application. Hrterea at the postoffloe at Deca tur, Indiana, as aecond-class matter ii ■■Jk—X—. ■ A,i ,« .i ' — J HAVE WE DEGENERATED? Governor Mcßae of Arkansas lias Set March 22 to be observed as a "no tobacco" day and in his proclamation solemnly asserts, “The general use of tobacco by men and women from youth up, generation after genera! ion. is contributing to unmistakable and certain degeneracy." Rather queer note to be sounded from the wilds of Arkansas, which is noted somewhat for the nmber of illiterates. Had hr denounced the tobacco habit as an un necessary waste of money, it would have had a soprano echo of approval Had he said that it may be detriment tai to perfect health, he would have some support from medical experts Hut when he declares that it is t cause of degeneracy, there will come a chorus of protest from 4 hose who have found tire Lady Nicotine a sooth ing mistress in moments of ieisun and a pleasant companion In’ the weary hours. Strange how the race has deteriorated under tobacco. Tin Indians taught it to the first explorers from Europe and the Indian has gone as a race. Finally got him, of course while the conquerors who stayed on to inherit his habit degenerated from the era of the log cabin to the puny protection of steam-heated houses from the robust days of the sailing vessel to the pallid luxury of the gi gantic steamship, from the healthy hour of the stage coach to tile degen crating era of the Pullman. It hat been working through ages, tills poi son which Sir Walter Raleigh intro duced into the courts of England and men now bear the unmistakable marks of its ravages. They have for gotten to fawn at the feet of queenr and prefer to enter voting places put sing at the idols of their mistaken wor ship. They have shown the "certain degeneracy" in a million ways that mark the difference between the day when tile first inquisitive European followed the example ol the Indian chief and betrayed a race, and the thing which we call civilization as it Is today. That degeneracy shows it self in literature, for it inspired Kip ling to write his shameless rhyme that “A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.” It shows itself in a thousand ways, but strange, pass ing strange, that it required the governor of Kansas to discover them and publicly proclaim them. —South Bend News-Times.

Adams county people have been lis toning with quickened ear recently tothe many announcements of declines in the price of autos. For the auto lias become a necessary part of bus! ness these days, and even though we may not own one, we nevertheless recognize that they cut quite a ligurc in our every-day life. The whole business life and a large part of pleasure is pretty closely linked with die automobile, and the prices, therefore, become fundamental and of general in terest. We have to have the cars, and their cost has a bearing on the things we eat and wear, because they have come to be classed as public carriers, nerving their purpose as well as the railroads serve theirs, and tleing right ip with the transportation -of freight of every description. The announcement of cuts by almost every manufacturer of autos is very good news for everybody, because it means getting down to new standards and setting price scales which will have a bearing on other markets. So, whetii-

r •r the average man Is Intereeted direetly in the purchaae of an auto or not, he is justified in taking an 11I. terest in every announcement of a cut r in the price of them. h "J.l J Os course any tax is unpopular, but it seems the weary ways and means committee has staggered on to about a the one which will cause the most 1 trouble of any they could choose ’ With a tax on autos in addition to the ) never-ending expense of operation i and an extra cent on gasoline, increas- * ed postage, stamps on checks and docJ uments and the other items suggested for the raising of the money for the soldiers' bonus, the people who have' felt the burdens will now groan. Just why all taxes must be heaviest on the ordinary class of people while the millionaire escapes is a queer fact but not a surprising one at the hands of this congress which has given practically all of its attention to the desired legislation of a few hundred mil: lionaim. Democratic headquarters were well filled last night when the Jefferson club of Adams county held its first meetings and the memberships rolled in. The committee in charge of that part of the work which has to do with ' securing new members will find a splendid field and with proper effort will secure a thousand or more in a , short time. It is proposed to bring I to this city during the next six months a number of excellent speakers, men ( and women, and to create Interest in the principles of democracy, the party which stands for the people. The ( meeting next month will be announc- t ed in a short time. Get in now and help make the organisation a real one. The first letter sent out from Beveridge headquarters opens with the statement that nothing will be said by them to besmirch the character of ( Senator New, intimating that they could if they wanted to. The letter | also states that the democrats in Indiana have not a man who can meas- i ure up to New or Beveridge. Can you beat that for hard-shelled nerve? Just size them up and compare them to Governor Ralston, Thomas R. Marshall, Fred VanNuys, and others for ability or character, and decide yourself. R— — M —! | g!!!!!9 Hon. Samuel Jackson, attorney and ( brilliant orator, addressed the Jefferson club here last evening and im- 1 pressed his hearers by the force of his argument. He is an old fashioned democrat and pounds home the facts i in away that makes his points stick. He added much to last night's meeting and his visit here was greatly appreciated by those in charge of the organization. Look for "The Sign on the Door." CANDIDATE FOR CLERK Flease announce that I am a candidate for clerk of Adams county, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary, May 2nd. . t JOHN E. NELSON.

“H-E-Y B-U-D-D-Y” Do you know all you should about the benefits you are to derive from the government soon? Do you know what THE AMERICAN LEGION has done for you and will do in future? Do you believe there is strength in numbers? Come up to the Legion Hall Monday night, Feb. 13 and let us help you with your problems. We have something to offer you and its yours for the asking. Ex-service men living on farms, we can do you a service. All ex-service men whether you are Legion members or not you are WELCOME and we want you to come. Monday night, February 13; Hall is open Saturday night and Sunday. Come up. "EACH . FOJI ALL AND ALL FOR EACII.” ' Adams Post No. 43.

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, ♦ SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE# * ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ EVANGELICAL CHURCH (Winchester Street) i H: 15 a. m., Sunday school: L. 1* Haumgarlnor Everybody on time. If you are not you will miss something. 10:30 a. m , morning worship; subject of sermon, "The Call to Action." 8:15, Young People’s Alliance." Leader, Bernice Korn. 7:00, sermon. “Raising the Standards' will be the subject of the even ing service. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.. Dr McGaw will speak on "The Bad Boy and the Neglected Book." Remember February 17 is the lusv < quarterly business meeting of the con ference year. Comitnion service Sunday morning. February 1-9. Rev. J. O. Mosier will have charge of these services. A growing church, with a welcome to you. C. L. HANEY, Pastor. —a CHURCH OF GOD Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; John Chilcote, superintendent. The at- ] tendance has been good, but let each one endeavor to bring some one else along and thereby make it better..

ITeaching and worship. 10:30 a. m. Y. P. M., 6:45 p. m.; Miss Veda Hawkins, leader. The subject will be "Our Lord's ITayer,” as recorded in St. John, 17the chapter. The attend ance and interest has been increasing, but still we expect better times from the Lord. ITcaching at 7:45. Prayer and praise service, Wednesday evening at 7:30. Mrs. D. M. Lyons, leader. Everybody is welcome. Bring your friends w-lth you if not due elsewhere at church. D. M. LYONS, Pastor. CHRISTIAN CHURCH "Go to Church” 9:30, Bible school. 10:30, communion. 10:40, sermon; subject, “The Gift of God.” 7:00, sermon; subject, “One Hundred Days on tlie Battlefields of France.” Rev. L. E. Burket will preach both morning and evening. ZION REFORMED CHURCH R. Ellfker, Pastor. Sunday. February 12th, 1922. This will be Foreign -Mission Day. The day will be fittingly observed in the following services: 9:15 a. m.—Sunday school, Mr. Mathias Kirsch, supt. Classes and teachers for all ages. Come! 10:30 a. m.—Morning worship. Sermon, “Send the Light.’’ 6:15 p. m.—Christian Endeavor. Angie Firks, leader. 7:00 p. m.—English preaching. Sermon, "Some Great Fishers of Men.” You are cordially invited to attend my or all of these services. ZION EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH Septuagesima Sunday. Gospel: Matt. 20, 1-16. Epistle: 1 Cor. 9, 2410, 5. German preaching service at 10. “He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. ’—2 Cor. 5, 21. A. W. HINZ, Pastor.

U. B. CHURCH 9:15 a. ui„ Sunday school. 10:30, sermon by tlie pastor. 2:0 p. in., Junior, led by Jeanette Sudduth. 6:00 p. m., C. E., lead by Roy Mumma. 7:00, sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting and high ffchool Bible class on Wednesday evening. Tomorrow will be the first of the series of missionary instructions at the close of the Sunday school, and Africa will be the first studied. A hearty welcome to all in all of the services. C. J. MINER, Pastor. - —• BAPTIST CHURCH 9:3o—Bible school. if you think the Sunday school is a more valuable asset than the Sunday paper, prove it l>y coming out. 10:30—Morning worship. Sermon. 6:15—8. Y. P. U. A good place "-New Testament Stewardship.” for you. 7:ls—Evening service. Sermon. “Otiesimus, the Recipient of Grace.” We extend.a hearty' -wetcoiie toi aR. We believe that the full life •of -jojf is known only by those whose lives are hid with God in Christ. In Him is life and that life is the light of men. F. D. WHITESELL, Pastor. METHODIST CHURCH 9:3o—Sunday school, C. H. Colter. , superintendent. Tomorrow is the

day to begin coming to Sunday school jf you have not been coming before. Help to make the Sunday school a vital part of this community. It is doing grandly. Help to make It better yet. 10:45—Preaching. Rev. T. M Guild. 2:30 —Junior League, Mary Brown and Lulu Smithy, superintendents. Ask any of the juniors what they are learning and then have your juniors there. 6:oo—Epworth League, Roland J. Schfmp. president. Leader, Miss Mary Poling. Another of those fine lessons on John Wesley, Jr., by Mrs. F. W. Downs. You should not miss these. You will find out more about the church than you have ever known before. 7:Bo—Preaching, Rev. Dr. T. M. Guild. Notice that Dr. Guild will be with us at both services tomorrow. Many know Dr. Guild and all will want to hear him. He will bring us great messages and will do us much good. CHARLES TINKHAM,. Pastor HAS AN ’ ANSWER Dr. McGaw Tells How to Reach Boys and Girls Before They Go Wrong. The jails and penitentaries, deportations and executions may deal punishment to the criminal but do not

effect the cure of criminality, is the claim of Dr. James S. McGaw, known as "America’s rapid-fire civic evangelist" who is to address a union meeting in the Evangelical church, on Wednesday, February 15th. at 7:45 p. m„ speaking on the subject, "The Banished Book and the Bad Boy.” Can boys and girls be reached before they go wrong? How can this be done? Dr. McGaw is reported to be answering such questions as these, with sanity and a native eloquence which impresses his hearers. One auditor said, “There is no dry prose in his address and no sly doze in his audience.” A ship builder describes him as “a regular steam riveter.” Those having the meeting in charge are expecting a large audience as the public is cordially invited to hear this important subject discussed by a speaker of national reputation. —— • Judge Moran returned from Bluffon today after holding court there for several days. NOTICE TO HAULERS The roads are thawing and some damage to the highways has been reported to Superintendent of Highways Charles E. Magley. We herewith print the law covering the hauling of heavy loads over the roads while they are thawing: “it shall be unlawful for any person to haul over any turnpike, macadam or gravel road (the term "gravel road" to include any Toad graded and leveled with not less than one yard of gravel to eight feet in

width and nine feet in length of such road), at, any time when the road is I hawing through or by reason of wet •veather is in condition to be cut up ind injured by heavy hauling, a load an any vehicle with tires or less than throe inches in width .the combined weight of which load and vehicle, in-<-iuding the driver, shall be more than twenty-five hundred pounds; or on any vehicle with tires of three inches and less than four Inches in width, the combined weight of which load, ve--hicle and driver, shall be more than three thousand pounds; or on any vehicle with tires of four inches and less than five inches in width, the combined weight of which load, vehicle and driver, shall be more than thirty-five hundred pounds; or on any vehicle with tires five inches or over in width, tlie combined weight of which load, vehicle and driver shall be more than thirty-eight hundred pounds. Any person violating any provision of this -Action shall, on conviction, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each load so hauled. This includes traction engines weighing over the above limit.” OH LAME BACK. RUB LUMBAGO OB BACKACHE AWAY Kikneys cause bachache! No! Listen! Ymrr bachache is caused by lumbago. sciatica, or a strain, and the quickest relief is soothing, penetrating St, Jacobs Oil.. Rub it. right-on your painful iback',,' anil instantly the sorei ness. stiifness, and . lameness disap- . pears. Don’t stay crippled! Get’ a ! small trial bottle of St. .Jacobs Oil from your druggist and limber up. A moment after it is applied you ll won- ■ der what became of the backache or lumbago pain. Rub old, houes( St. Jacobs Oil whenever you have sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism or sprains. -as it is abso- ■ lutely liaruless end doesn’t burn the •.skin.

•The AMMN lI®N <C*»r Tkl» D*»*rtm*M auppll** *r th* Aen*ric*n L««lon N*w» B*rvte» > . t ' ■— -■-'g IN ARMY AT THE AGE OF 14 Stophen S. Tillman es W»»htogt«r Naw Sergeant-at-Arme of George Waahlngton Poet. Stephan 8. TUhnan, Washington, D. C. served as a private In the army dur- _ ing the World » xi wßr 8t the mature age of fourteen /y . years. He was L regularly and sworn In and I didn’t have to Me i j about bls age. x,/ Just before he ib— went to the re- * crultlng office he v cut the numerals “ 18 ” out * 3 en dar and pasted - ■'them In the beets of his shoes. When the recruiting officer asked him how old he was, Tillman replied: “I’m over eighteen." They swore him tn. Being a trifle smaller than a regulation army rifle, he was detailed as a bugler. He went to the Mexican border with his company, *‘B” of the Third D. C. Infantry. Coming back from the border as the United States entered the World war, he did guard duty along Conduct road, Washington, where several hundred attractive young women were taking an intensive training course. But he was only sixteen years old then. Now he is sergeant-at-arms of George Washington Post No. 1 of the American Legion, Washington, the first Legion post organized. His father is a retired cavalry officer. THE TRAYLOR FAMILY HELPED Father, Mother, Four Sons and Two Daughters in Uniform During the World War. When the old question of “who won the war?” comes up, the Traylor family of Trenton, Mo., may step forward and admit that they j.|3| helped. The com- /*“»-, manding officer of / Sj tho family that | ' W was 100 per cent | in active service 1 ' -wf «. was the father, W. S. Traylor, rank—private. < Mr. Traylor, 7 his wife, four V /-> sons and two

daughters were all in uniform. When war was declared, Mr. Traylor closed up his general store, donned the uniform of a buck private in the quartermaster corps and did tils Mt well, despite his fifty-three years. Mother and the sisters were on active duty with the Red Cross. Os the four sons, Charles was with the Eighty-ninth division and was wounded. Frank waa an aviator. Orville served with the adjutant general's department and Roy was with the Thirty-first railway engineers. JUMPING BEANS FOR GIRLS Sick and Wounded Veterans In Now Mexico Hospital* Are Hungry for Cheer Letters. Trained to leap through hoops and atand unhitched, thousands of genuine Mexican jumping beans are awaiting girls of the United States who will write a little letter of cheer to a disabled soldier. The exchange of letters for jumping beans is being made through Herman G. Baca, Santa Fe, N. M., adjutant of the American Legion of the state. Five thousand sick and wounded veterans of the World war, recuperating In hospitals in New Mexico, hare trained the beans. The young men are terribly lonesome, Mr. Baca writes, and they will send a bean to every girl who will write a letter to them. The jumping beans are dark brown, somewhat larger than the ordinary bean. The animation of the vegetable is caused by a tiny worm that crawls Into the bean and consumes the edible portion. After the worm is dead, the bean keeps on Jumping. President* a* Military Men. More than half of the presidents of the United States have held some military rank, according to The American Legion Weekly. Os the whole line of twenty-eight presidents sixteen were military men, and of the succession following the Civil war Grant, Hayes Garfield, Arthur and Harrison wen generals; Roosevelt was a colonel and McKifiley wga a major. t , ’ U;' '. ' " r- ' Unto the End. “How’s this?” asked the, lawyer “You’ve named;six bankers in youi will to be pall-bearers. ■ Os course, ,'it’i all right, but : wouldn’t you . rather choose some friends with whom yot are on better terms?" > “No, judge, tint’s all right/ Thosa fbliowt have earned tne for So lojq they might as well finish the jeb. v - Amerlon "Lerfon IVAeklv. ’ 'T ‘

| $rc RT news industrial ZJmue B L an , d "!J; W b rv o E 8 1 -888 kJ P : 7 1 875 Ol 1 R 2 714 C1 “ , kB 3 2 ifiOO Faculty ‘ ’ , Fisher ft Harris 4 ’ Martin Klepper 3 4 I 200 . Moose 1 Castings 1 ’ Rotarians 0 7 • . —a— — MONROE DOWNS C. C. H. S. The Monroe high school varsity boys’ tenin met and defeated the C. C. H. 8. five of Fort Wayne on the letters court Friday evening by a score of 37 to 13. The Monroe lads stepped to the front early in the game, leading at I the end of the first half by the score of 16 to 8. L. Shirk and Igimmiman of Monroe featured for their team, the entire team going strong and exhibit- , ing some of the cleverest team work, and passing ever seen on the C. C. H. S. floor. FT. WAYNE 31; ANGOLA 26. The Fort Wayne high school varsity boys’ team defeated the Angola high . school boys’ five at the St. Paul audi- , torium last evening in a hard-fought ■ game by a score of 31 to 26. Fort I Wayne led all the way, the first half ' ending 15 to 9. SCHEDULE NEARS CLOSE . With the basket ball season nearly i brought to a close, several more ■ games yet remain on the local schedule. The next game, which is a return game, wil be staged at Monroe on ’ Tuesday evening of next week. Harry Coleman, of Liberty Center officiating. A number of local fans will accompany the team to Monroe and a hard-fought I battle is expected to take place. On next Friday evening the boys’ i and girls’ teams will journey to Auburn where they will play a return game with the Auburn high school teams. The trip will be made in a spe--1 cial car, the fare for the round trip being $2.15, and it is expected that a number of fans will accompany the teams. Next Saturday evening a return game will be staged with the Berne high school boys in this city ,aud on the following Wednesday the Bluffton high school ix>ys will meet the locals at the Athletic hall in a return game, winding up the schedule for the season.

* GAME WAS FORFEITED. In the opening of the Independent basketball tournament being staged at Warren, Berne defeated Linn Grove in the first contest yesterday afternoon in a hard-fought battle by a score of 24 to 16. The Decatur Klepper Klover Klub were schedule for the second game against the Montpelier Indianas, the game being forfeited to Montpelier, as the local team failed to show up. CANDIDATE FOR PROSECUTOR — I Please announce my name as a candidate for prosecuting attorney, 1 subject to the Democratic primary, May 2nd. 36-3tx FRANK D. ARMANTROUT • e———s—s— WANT ADS EARN—| "" 1 ■ 1 11,11 1 ' ij ROBINSON'S HOME COUGH MEDICINE —is one of the best medicines ever manufactured and sold for coughs. It gives immediate relief and is especially effective in healing the effected parts of chest, throat and lungs. If you are troubled with Asthma, Bronchitis or Tonsilitis, just try a bottle of this medicine and experience the , wonderful relief it gives. People who have used the medicine arc .ecom- , mending it to others, far and near. We shall gladly refer you to many persons, here in this vicinity, who have been cured of asthma, bronchial ! roughs, whooping cough and sore ■ throat. i This medicine is guaranteed not : adulterated or misbranded within the 1 meaning of the Food and Drug Act, 1 June 30, 1906. Made and used in the ■ home for 23 years. We challenge any , one "to produce anything better. Manufactured at the home of and for sale by W. c. ROBINSON. 1649 Wells St., r Fort Wayne, Ind. I 2 sizes-75c and $1.50. Mailed to • any address upon receipt of price. 1 11-14-16 B r 1

FOR TNEJARMERS Items of Interest to the Farmers of Adams County. RECLEAN LIGHT OATS before seeding time Experiments Show Germination Te»t» Satisfactory if Seed It Properly Cleaned. The extremely light oats, last year, will germinate practically as well as the heavier oats, provide* the seed is recleaned and the lighter kernels fanned out. Experiment* c» n . ducted recently at the Purdue Univtp sity Agricultural Experiment Stoti M on the germination of oats show that all qualities of oata, within reasonabli limits, will germinate equally well pro vided they have been recleaned. Seed that tested 25 pound per bushel after recleaning germinated equal, ly as well as seed testing 31.5 pounis after recleaning. On the other hand, uncleaned seed testing 19 to 26 pounds per bushel germinated 10 to 20 pet cent less. Removing about onMhlr( by recleaning of oats testing from 21 to 26 pounds per bushel, raise! th« test weight from 26 to 20 and the <verage germination from 83 to 96 pet cent. “Never before has the necessity of fanning seed oats been greater thaa it is this spring," said R. R. Ni|lvsy, who conducted the experiment, “fiinta there was very little wind ustd ig threshing because of the light kernels, hulls, weed seed, chaff, dirt and other foreign matter came through the machine with the oats. Such seed ea this will be hard to distribute eve»]y with an endgate seeder; likewise, ft will not feed readily through a grata drill because of its light weight. It it not necesary to seed the recleaaef light oats in any greater bulk thaa normally. However, it may be aectosary to regulate the seeding and nuka it slightly heavier to obtain the nftv real rate.” j Many reports were received at Perdue university from dealers whe re ported oats testing as low as II pounds to the bushel. The average yield for the state last year waa 2| bushels to the acre and the quality was the poorest ever produced, the average measured weight being oely 26 pounds per bushel. The average bushel of oats contained 10 pounds of hull, so the actual weight of kernels in a light bushel is decidedly small. SEVERAL INTERESTED IN HOOSIER TON LITTER CLUB From the number of inquiries com ing to the county agent's office concerning the Hoosier Ton Litter chib there seems to be considerable interest in this kind of work. About a doz en hog men have already entered the contest .there being four different breeds represented. Several of them are located close together and there is sure to be considerable rivalry as to who will be able to produce the largest litter, lARMER’KOPPORTUNITY WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION The farmer must necessarly ’ duce that will make him the moat ’ money. There Is nothing now msre , profitable than to feefl cheap feed into hogs. There can be no toboggan in pork prices for some time to come. ' ow ing to the fact that there is a decided failing off of receipts from the west in our principal packing esmtet’ The writer has noticed that Indianapolis is only getting about one-third the hogs over last year. There is a deoid ; ed increase in export trade of l*rd and other meat products and as tlie European nations get back on their 1 feet this demand is bound to increase j Another striking fact is that Chicago ‘ packers are shipping meat into Ke# tucky, Tennessee and the south for home consumption. According to st#- ; tistics, seventeen years out of twegtJ 5 years, hogs, stave made money for the . farmer. The writer has nearly exact data on one litter last year. J- I **' ,• rence Callow, a twenty-year-old I#<j bought a fall giU iaj»t year at my sale--1 This gilt raided eight pigs, four giU® 3 and four barrows. About seven months later I bought, three of the® t at S9O. He kept the biggest ons. b which made the four gilts worth $l" h - He marketed the four barrows, which B brought him $22 apiece, they weigh ' ing 300 pounds, which netted -him 8 little better than S2O for the four bar ;i rows, making the total litter worth SXIO or...aij investment pt ? little -cheap feed and lots of auhmlti**' It is useless to say this was a Durot u litter—because they are the one# tl* at pay. g There are two great brood sow sale* close at bond, that of Ray Harvey#■ Thursday, February 16th, and tkat Fred and E. W. BUsehd*. F'cUmUISJ#•«? “"G to b and buy sows that make money. HAS