Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 79, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1922 — Page 2

I) AI L Y 1) EMOC R A T 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 2 cents One Week, by carrier It) cents One Year, by carrier $5.00 One Month, by mall 35 cents Three Months, by mail SI.OO Six Months, by mull $1.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within lirst and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Dec-a-tur, Indiana, as second class matter. The time limit tor filing as a candidate is up. The final hour was five o’clock Saturday evening and a number of them for some reason or another waited until the final fifteen minutes. Now we will have thirty days for the campaign and the candidates who have a contest will find them rather busy days it is likely. A representative of the Yeomen's lodge will be here next Monday to tell our people the plans of the order for a home similar to Mooseheart. Plans arc being made to show him beyond and shadow of doubt that the com munity would appreciate the selection of a site near here and that our people are willing and anxious to cooperate with the officials of the Yeomen to that end. Beveridge headquarters at Indianapolis have been closed, that is the Claypool headquarters. Os course there is an office in the Fletcher building but the expenses have been materially reduced and the candidate will make a statement each week of what he is spending. Senator New won't listen to such proposals and will make his own campaign in his own way as he has a right to do so long as he keeps within the law as he insists of course he will. Whatever may be your opinion about Senator Beveridge and whether or ont you agree with him on other questions most people will coincide wtili his idea that we could all profit by reading the bible more. There is no doubt that the best adventure, the greatest thrillers, the soundest arguments, the foundation of law, the most scientific articles, the greatest of all literature can be found in the bible. As the senator said yesterday

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I* wo have become used to it lying on ihe center table and treut it more as an ornament than as a library, tmexr celled anywhere or by anything- £ In almost every congressional district of Indiana there is a contest for s the democratic nomination tor con- * gressman and In several there are s four or five candidates. This indicates 5 more clearly than anything else the 0 Interest in this years campaign and '[ the confidence of the democrats in l- results. The big majorities of two years ago have not dismayed them a and believing that normalcy has been a failure, that the people are tired of high taxes brought on by the i useless expenditure of money, they will make every effort to change the e results this year. Indiana without - elections would be a dull old place r wouldn’t it? f For years there has been a custom i- in this county for the republican .1 "bosses”—those who take more than a passing interest in the game of poli tics to meet a few days before the line 3 it and name the candidates. This l was possible because of the fact they r are in minority. Had the democrat* s tried such tactics they would have J found it disastrous. But now we have women in politics and evidently they 1 do not give to any set of men the right r to choose their candidates. Mrs. Jes sie Burdg has refused to take orders '• ard Saturday filed her declaration as a candidate for the republican nomination for county treasurer. She is op posed by Mr. Clarence Smith, the caucus candidates and it will be interesting to watch the result in Adams county. There seems to be a repub lican "ring” after all. f Nothing but the name "Bodge." ' which the people have learned no know because of a world-wide adver 3 tising campaign covering a period of 3 years is responsible for the sensation created by the #ccent arrest of John Dodge, youthful son of a millionaire 1 automobile manufacturer. The lad r was arrested for speeding and thanks r to a square-jawed judge, he had to 3 spend the same time in jail as if he t had been the son of the poorest par--31 ents in Detroit. But crowds flocked j to the court-room to hear the trial. and the newspapers all over the land 31 printed long articles about the very t same thing that hundreds of others 3 are arrested for, but of which we hear f nothing. And why? You know

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without being told—because his name i is Dodge, aml Dodge has been advertised the world over. Isn't it Just an- J other of the thousands of examples ( that go to prove that advertising will draw the crowds? 1 9 The People’s Voice ! IT'S WHAT WE MAKE IT. To the Daily Democrat:— It seems that some of our locul talent, in their advocacy of more up-'to-date methods , in rural education, would have us believe that the word “consolidation" 1 spells everything that is good and noble and worth while in the life of the boy or girl of the country. Now, we know that life is largely what we make It —whether the noble aspiration j of youth be festered In the “district school", or in the more thorough equipped seats of learning. They tell us that Lincoln took his books with him to the , cornfield. The corn crop may have been a failure, but "honest Abe" was not. So, my little friend, do not be- < come disheartened If you must needs continue to wrestle with the incon- . venlencet of the one-tylinder outfit! You stil have a fighting chance; yea. I the world is yours if you will but take it. * < 1 have in mind a product of the one-room school who entered the D. H. S. at the age of thirteen. As a pupil 1 of the elementary grades, she misspelled one or two words in a period of four years; and I am sure, as a fifth * year pupil, she could compose as good t letter as the one recently written by our little friend of Chicago. On the other hand. I know a boy in one of 1 the largest and best equipped schools < of our state, who is not equal to the ( task of writing a letter comprising j fifty words; and the way he labors \ through the simple multiplication t ables is shameful. He expects to en- i er high school next rail. A pupil of i ine of our consolidated schools recent- I y stated that his class recites civics 1 ibout once each week —some times as i iften as once in two weeks. Quite au 1 irgument for the advantages of con- < solidation. when we consider that his •eacher has charge, only, of seventh ind eighth grade work, about fifteen " pupils in all. | The matter of transportation seems I • o be a great stumbling block in the f way of consolidation. The farmer who 1 wishes for his children the same edu- 1 cational privileges accorded those of the city, should bear in mind that all city boys and girls, under the high 1 school grades, live in easy walking dis- 5 tanee of the school they attend. They 1 are never compelled to ride the street * ears or other conveyances, thus avoiding all accidents, such as the recent disaster in Van Wert county and 1 others that have engaged the public * attention during the past year, to say 1 nothing of one or two similar catastro- ' plies that were narrowly averted right 1 her in our own community. The people 1 of Ridge Township have made a fearful saerafice that their children might ( have the privileges of a modern . equipped school but the friends j of consolidation tell us that we must not stand in the way of progressive education, whatever the ( cost may be to the life and health of s our children. So let us hop on the band wagon. , even though we be compelled to f breathe the disagreeable fumes of the s oil heater as we go to and from the j temple of wisdom. If we do not tempt j fate too severely, we may yet be able s to avoid the fast Pennsylvania freight, j which will soon be due, or. maybe, the i slowly moving Cloverleaf passenger, c the engineer always, having an eye c single to the welfare of any stray eat- 3 tie or school hack that might inadver- i tantly cross his path. Yes, the high- 1 way we must travel is beset with many e dangers, but it leads to the consolidat- i ed school, and we are told that it is r the only road by which the boy or 1 girl who hails from the farm may attain to any degree of health, wealth and happiness.—A Friend of the chil- I dren. a a DON’T CHEER BOYS! v Uncle Andrew Mellon finds each 1 bonus plan that comes up more inadvisable than its predecessors. We remember Uncle Andy. It was a t cold, cheerless day in the fail of 1918 a up in the Argonne. It had been raining all day. the ground was a sea of mud, the trees had been so mutilated I by shell fire that they looked like d telephone poles.. The Boche were f putting down a drum fire on the roaij i over which a column of Yanks were n toiling to the front. A shell struck near the head of the column. A half dozen soldiers went down, some of a them dead. At the head of the col- C uiun trudged a sturdy officer. "Come d on. boys", he said calmly turning to his men. "our country, boys, remember, that, always our country, we w must go on until we die. Forward E

men!" Who was that brave American officer? It was none other than Andrew J. Mellon, now secretary of tho treasury. Yes, It was! Llkell, Jlkell, likell! — A Line O’ Typo or Two, The Chicago Tribune. — . i o— — 4+44444444444444 ♦ DOINGS IN SOCIETY + 44444444444444444 CLUB CALENDAR MONDAY Pythian Needle Club —After Lodge. Woman's Club —8 o'clock at the gym. Called meeting of the Civic section, 7:30 at the gym. * TUESDAY. Dance —K. of P. Home. Tri Kappa—Mrs. Avon Burk. C. L. of C.—K. of C. Hall. Dorcas Class—Mrs. Mont Fee of North 7th street. C. L. of C.—K. of C. hall. • Wednesday Shakespeare Club — Mrs. James Westveld. THURSDAY Reformed Missionary Society—Mrs. Charles Miller. Thursday—Mt. Pleasant Ladies' Aid —Mrs. S. P. Sheets. Calvary Ladies’ Aid —Mrs. J. W. Shifferly. Missionary Society of Evangelical Church —Mrs. Tom Cook N. sth St. FRIDAY. North Ward Operetta, “Midsummer Night"—Athletic Hall. Zion Lutheran Aid —School House. Pocahontis initiation and pot luck supper. Ben Hurs —At hall. The pupils of the North Ward school will present a clever little operetta, "Midsummer Night," on Friday evening at the gym. Considerable time has been spent the past few weeks at rehearsals, and it is stated that the play is sure to please. Tickets will be sold by the children this week at 10 and 15 cents, children under twelve being admitted for a dime. The proceeds from the play will be used in purchasing new equipment for tlie north ward playgrounds. Help the children by attending this play. 4 The ladies of the Sliaperpeare club will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs. James Westveld at tier home on Second street. Mrs. WestVeld with have charge of the program, and the subject will be “Opera." Vic,trola music will be used. 4 The Pocahontis lorge will have initiation Friday evening followed by a pot luck supper. Every member is urged to be present to bring something for the supper. 4 The Woman's club will meet this evening at 8 o'clock and special attention is called to the fact that the club will meet in the gynasium. Miss Hanna of Ft. Wayne will give a talk on birds and the program promises to be extremely interesting. 4 The Missionary society of the Reformed church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Chas. Miller on Seventh street 4 A surprise party was given yesterday. Mrs. Wm. Beltz was pleasantly surprized it being her 31st birthday annversary. A delicious dinner was served at the noon hour. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Levi Schaffer and daughter. Elnia and Mr. and Mrs. David Storm. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steinbauer. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Strunlcenberg and children. Lena and David. Mr .and Mrs. Wm. Kelly and childhen, Irene, Harold, Luella, Velma and Lucile. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bucher and children, Leona, Francile and Carl. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harmon and children, Welmer, Earl, Elnia, Harold and Esther and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beltz and children, Wilson, Arthur and Velma. The afternoon was spent with music on the violin and piano by Mr. Wm. Kelly and Irene Kelly. 4 Members of tho Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid seciety will meet Friday afternoon at the school house. All are urged to be present, as there is work demanding the attention of the ladies. 4 Mrs. S. P. Sheets will be hostess to the Mt. Pleasant Ladies’ Thursday afternoon. 4 The members of the Calvary Ladies' Aid society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. W. Shifferly. All ladies are requested to’ bring their comfort block's to the meeting. 4 Mr. and Mra. W. A. Kuebler. Mr. ind Mrs. Aloysius Schmitt and Mr. C. A. Dugan were dinner guests Sunlay of Mr. and Mi - b. John Carniody. 4 Mrs. Mont Fee of North 7th street rill entertain the Dorces Class of the Evangelical Sunday school Tuesday j

evening. 4 Tho Missionary society of lhe Evangelical church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Tom Cook on North sth street. 4 The regular meeting of the C. L. of C. ladies will be held Tuesday evening, after church, at the K. of C. hull. All ladles arc requested to be present. 4 The Ben Hur lodge of tills city will give a Rainbow anniversary celebration at the lodge rooms Friday night. April 7 and a good program is being arranged. Botha for the sale of ice cream, candies and other goodies will be arranged and a general good time Is in store for all. The event marks the twenty-second anniversary of the local lodge and the twenty-eighth anniversary of the organization of the • Tribe in general. 4 The Phi Delts will have their biweekly banquet this evening at < , o'clock. Mr. Worthman will talk to the boys and a splendid meeting is anticipated. —a ANOTHER PICTURE FIGHT 1 , . Indianapolis, Ind., Apral 3. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Sunday movies split classic Irvington wide open toI day. A delagation of irate citizens was to apear before justice of the peace - Rainey this afternoon and tell why their affidavits against Frank Rembuseh, of Shelbyville, owner of the : Irvington theatre, should not be sustained. Phillip Zoercher, state tax commissioner, R. W. Felt, former appelate 1 judge and others were designated as , a legal committee to handle the matter at a church meeting wihe liopene das the movie camera started clicking in Rembuscli's show. | Irvington is a suburb of Indianapolis and tho home oMlutler college. HOGS DIE OF FLU. Warsaw, Ind., April 3 —(Special to ' Daily Democrat) —influenza lias killed 123 hogs on farms in Kosciusko, ! Cass and Fulton counties in the last two days according to Dr. William A. Mabie, veteriniarian here today. The ’ farm hardest hit was that of Orlando » ' MeMredith, live stock raiser of state 1 wide prominence who lostff 93. Dr. Mabie said the disease was con- ' traded from animals shipped from the south. DARK HORSE IS TOO LATE 1 Indianapolis. Ind.. April 3 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—A dark horse galloped on the scene today for U. S', senator from Indiana only to be too , late to get his name on the official ballot in the primary. May 2. , He is Virgil M. Hinkle republican . from Lafayette. > His declaration for candidacy was , found in the mail this morning at the secretary of state office thirty two days late. ■ • Strange Coindlcence Lawyer: “So you want me to defend you, Rastus? Got any money?" Rastus: “No suh, but ah got ine a mule and a few chickens and a hawg." Lawyer: “All right. Lets see. What 're you accused of stealing?” Rastus: ‘Oh, a mule, a few chickens and a hauro> '*

ana a nawg. —- ■<“*“ a Special Waist Sale I W e have a lot of Georgette and Crepe De Chine Waists we | are ottering at extreme low prices, the cost of material would he a double the price we are asking for the waist alone. I One Lot One Lot 1 Georgette Waists Cotton Wash Waists I This sale.. $1.98 This sale. . $1.98 I We have a lew sweaters left at. sl-98 Niblick & Co. |

A MEETING TONIGHT. The community organization ol { ' Blue Creek township will meet tonight at the Kinsey school. There | will be a short musical program, after which there will be a business meeting. All are cordially invited to be present. Should weather prevent, the meeting will be postponed until April 10th. —

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