Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1922 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Publish** Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. JOHN H. HELLER Editor ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Amoelate Editor and Business Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor Subscription Rates Cash In Advance fllnglo Copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents Oae Tear, by carrier $5.00 One Month, by mall 36 cents Three Months, by mall SI.OO Six Months, by mall sll6 One Tear, by mall $3.00 One Tear, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffiue at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. ARE YOU WITH US?— We believe in Decatur because we believe in it. We believe in it because it is a good town, regardless of its few defects, and its people are the equal of those to be found anywhere on the face of the earth. This town may not have the wealth of some more favored communities, but it has character, and character is a possession which money cannot buy. If you believe in thia, your home town, you are bound to like it. and if vou like it there is no effort toward improvement too great for you to tackle. We shall never grow tired of asking our readers to have faith in their home town. When you feel like criticising it, check the words before they are spoken and weigh the defects with the advantages. Compare it with other communities of similar size, and then ask yourself if, after all, you are justified in criticism. You can always find something good to say without hurting your conscience or straining your reputation for veracity. And even then there will be good things in the community that you’ll overlook. We've a good town now, but faith in it, loyalty to it anti its citizens and business men and united action in pushing through improvements which all of us know are needed will make it still better. Don’t stop with the statement that "something ought to be done.” Get with your neighbor and figure out some way that it can be done. You'll find the majority with you—and this town is just like every other good town in one respect—the majority are always in favor of the things that will benefit and help the community at large. If the average man were told that railroad crossing accidents took the lives of 7,000 people and caused property damage of $4,500,000 in one year he probably would shrug his shoulders and say “it serves ’em right.” For the average man does not see the personal side of the warning, lie sees carelessness in others, but fails to see it in himself. Nevertheless, the same figures show that one motorist in every three is careless at railroad crossings, approaching them in haste and not looking for trains, i On the line of the Southern Pacific; last year 1909 motor cars and trucks | were wrecked at crossings. In 490 cases motorists ran into trains, and in 122 cases machines plunged through crossing gates. In the 970 cases in which drivers ran into trains 136 people were killed and i 405 injured. The note of warning in this report should be taken seriously by you, Mr. Reader. The other fellow always is reckless, in your opinion, and when you have an accident you are the reckless chap to the other fellow. The railroad grade crossing is a death trap. It should be regarded as such and approached carefully, watchfully and with a lot

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of caution. It may a moment longer to make a safe trip across, but this moment lost may mean the saving of life uud property. The chap who rushes across occasionally reaches u destination he hall no intention of seeking when he started out. "Make haste slowly" is a mighty good plan when you are driv- | ing an auto near a railroad crossing. Considering the fact that the Hol-land-St. Louis Sugar company lost many thousand dollars this year and that the outlook for them is not is bright as many would like it, the new contract now offered for beet iaisers is fair and magnanimous. They announced today they wiil guarantee five dollars per ton and will give the additional advantage in case of an increased price of sugar. They should be heartily support’d lor there is no doubt they have gone the very limit in efforts to make a liberal offer to the farmers who engage in the beet business. Th»v should have no trouble this year in securing the contracts for 10,000 acres for the reduction is much less than on wheat, corn or oats and the minimum price is guaranteed. Uncle Joe Cannon, eighty-five years old and nearly blind, announces he will not be a candidate for reelection to congress where he has served nearly a half century. Until a fewyears ago he was a powerful leader and decrepit as he is now, he is still as much force as a good many of the supposed to be law makers. He lias been a great figure in American pollI tics but his day is over and he has I , the good sense to know it and also that making a campaign this year is not going to be such an easy task and ■ so he gets out while the getting is I good. Realizing that the proposed new tax to take care of the bonus bill would be a very unpopular measure , at this time when business is strugi gling to get back on her feet. Senator Smoot proposes a bond issue to i be taken care of by the big banker , and distributed over a period of years. This is much more sensible and will meet general approval if 1 1 > I \ the law makers who seem to be . against the bonus will agree. Arthur Brisbane asks why the government don't issue more money and just take , care of it since the per capita of , cash is too low any way. And now after we have all written and said so many things about the wonderful achievement of peace in Ireland comes the announcement that the Emerald Isle is on the brink , of civil war. Several have been kill- , ed and the affair is again getting the best of the authorities. The world will soon be convinced that about half the people in Ireland don't feel right unless there is a battle on. ——> WANTS PARDON Indianapolis. Feb. 14. —The case of I Lacy Zarnes was to come up before I the pardon board today. Just because he longed to see his j wife and children at home he escaped from the state farm. He hurried as fast as he could and had been at home only a few minutes when officers arrested him and sent him back. Zarnes, who was sentenced for a I liquor law violation, was then sent back for from two to five years. This was last July. The case was reopened at the request of penal farm officers. It is the intention of the board to recommend clemency, according to Chairman Seidcnstecker, as Zarnes' wife and children are now being supported by neighbors. Zarnes is from Knightstown. The board is considering 51 new | cases and five reopened cases during j the February session.

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INDIANA DOWNS MICHIGAN Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 14 —Indiana basketball quintet defeated Michigan here last night, score 15 to 14. ■ -- > Rev. B. N. Covert returned yesterday to his work at McCormick Seminary after spending the week-end in this city.

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♦ DOINGS IN SOCIETY ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦A CLUB CALENDAR TUESDAY. Y. I’. A. Business and Social Meeting—Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Runyon. Reformed Church Women's Missionary Society—Mrs. Fred Heuer. Shakespeare Club —Mrs. John Tyndall. W. C. T. U.—Mrs. Jacob Atz. Reformed Ladies' Missionary Society—Mrs. Fred Heuer, 2 oO’clock.. United Brethren (’. E. Valentine Social —Church Basement. K. of P. Family Dance —K. of P. Home. Queen Esthers —Miss Naomi Harkless. Wednesday. So-Cha-Rea —Mrs. R. O. Gass. Phoebe Bible Class Banquet—Mr. and —Mrs. Otto Kirsch. Historical Club —Mrs. Clyde Noble. Ladies’ Aid of Reformed Church — Mrs. Fred Heuer. Historical Club, 2:3o—Mrs. Clyde Noble. THURSDAY. So-Cha-Rea Club—Mrs. Raymond Gass. Silent Workers Class of U. B. Church —Mrs. J. D. Wisehaupt. Baptist Missionary Society—Mrs. Will Winnes. Loyal Daughters Class —Mrs. Robert Garard. Helping, Hand Society—Reformed Sunday School Room. FRIDAY D. Y. B. Class, U. B. Church —Mrs. Ethel Myers. K. of C. Hall —8 o’clock shower for Marcella Kuebler. Philathea Class —Mrs. C. A. Garrett. The Silent Workers class of the U. B. church will meet Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at the-home of Mrs. J. D. Wisehaupt. 37-3 t The Baptist Missionary society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. j Will Winnes. The meeting was postponed from last week. + The members of the JI. Y. B. class of the United Brethren church gave a farewell surprise Monday evening f.nMr. and Mrs. Delmar Douglas, at their home on North Tenth street. Mrs. Douglas is a member of the class, and he family will move to ti farm on Decatur rural route soon. The evening was very pleasantly spent in con versation, games, etc., and Mrs. Doug'as was presented with a beautiful gift in token of the esteem in which she is held, and for the faithful work in behalf of the D. Y. B. class. Light rereshments were served. ♦ Mrs. Ethel Myers, of Thirteenth and Elm streets, will be hostess Friday cv aning to the members of the I). Y. H. class of the United Brethren church. This is the regular .meeting of the class, and assistant hostesses will InMrs. Artie McGill and Mrs. Ollie Mills. ♦ The Delta Theta Tau held their ■egular meeting last evening at the home of Mrs. Herman Ehingcr. Plans were completed for a private valentine dance to be given by the members of the sorority at the Masonic hall on the evening of February 15. Excellent music has been secured and an enjoyable evening is assured the young ladies anil their friends. * The Delta Theta Tau sorority met ast night at the home of Mrs. Herman Ehinger on North Fifth street. After a good business meeting a social hour was enjoyed. Later a deicious luncheon was served. Miss Lucile Raudemaker of Sigma Chapter, Marion, Ind., was a guest at the meeting. + Miss Rose Center entertained the Bachelor Maids at 6:30 dinner last evening. Clever little valentines formed the place cards. Club prizes were awarded to Mrs. James Brown, Mrs. Dick Boch ami the guest prize to Miss Margaret Smith. The dub guests were Mrs. James Cowan and Miss Margaret Smith. • ♦ The Philathea class of the Baptist ' church will entertain the Baptist i Brotherhood next Friday evening at

I the home of Mrs. C. A. Garnett. The other hostesses will he Miss Jessie Winnes and Mrs. H. H. Lammimun The meeting will begin promptly at 7:30. ♦ The Loyal Daughters class of the Evangelical Sunday school will meet at the home of Mrs. Robert Garard on Thursday evening for their regular social meeting. Miss Gladys Kern will be assistant hostess. ♦ The Historical club will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. Clyde Noble. ♦ The Ladies' Aid of the Reformed church will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Fred Heuer instead of Mrs. Ed Miller. ♦ The Young Peoples Alliance of the Evangelical church will meet this evening in their regular monthly social and business meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Runyon. + The members of the Helping Hand society are urged to be at tile meeting to be held in the Sunday school room of the Reformed church Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Heuer will be hostess, and there will be work and business for the members. — • SAYS ITS ALL FALSE Denver, Feb. 14,—(Special to Daily Democrat)—William D. Taylor, slain movie director, was not an Irish Lord as he claimed but just the son “of a good old-fashioned Kansas farmer, according to Mrs. Elizabeth Petroff of enver. Mrs. Petroff claims to be a second cousin of the dead director. “His father was Oscar Tanner, who came to Kansas from Ireland,” Mrs. Petroff said. "He settled in Kansas because his cousin Joseph, my father, was living in Topeka.” Taylor married Ethel May Morrison in New York City in 1901, according to Mrs. Petroff. Special bargain prices on 100 and 150 egg size “Simplicity” , round hot water type incubators.—H. Knapp & Son. 1 38-31 The Best None Too Good “After many years of stomach sufI Coring 1 have at last found a medicine for that trouble. But believe me it was a timely find. I couldn’t have lasted a great while longer. My stomach would bloat with gas like a barrel and the colics got to be awful. Medicine didn't help much until 1 got hold of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy ’ which did the trick. I am telling everyone about it.” It is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, i liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. For sale by Holthouse Drug com- . pany and druggists everywhere.

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OPIE READ MONDAY Opie Re«d. we “ kuown UoVellßt and short story writer, has been secured to lecture here next Monday evening on the Lyceum course Almost everyone knows Opie Read He is, with one possible exception, the author of more widely-read books than any other living American author, and his ability on the platform is as great as his excellence as an author. Writing of Mr. Read as a platform man, the Redpath Hureuit, through which he conies here, says: "Opie Read is like no one else in the world. His very presence lends a strange enchantment to his stories. \ou may have enjoyed his books in the solitude of your library, perhaps you have been stirred by his plays or spent delightful half-hours in the reading of his clever character sketches, but unless you have sat within the sound of his voice and heard the quaint tales from his own lips, you do not fully appreciate the genius of the man.” Mr. Reed has been enthusiastically received by audiences all over the United States. The following comment from the Cincinnati Enquirer is typical of the impression nfade by him as an entertainer: “A large audience composed of the best citizens, assembled last evening to hear Opie Read, the novelist and story teller. The The distinguished gentleman was given a hearty welcome. The entertainI ment was a delightful one all the way through and the audience was enthusiastic.” Mr. Read it is said, is one celebrity who can be depended upon to fill his dates at the appointed time. Mr. Read will appear here, as the final number of the lyceum course put on by the Woman s club. ». . — — William Page and son of Warren Ohio, spent Monday in this city.

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