Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1922 — Page 2

Chicago—For .the second time a jury will try to decide whether two kisses are worth $25,000 to Miss Mathilda Benkhardt. student nurse. She claims Dr. Justin L. Mitchell gave her the kisses three years apart. ■rail |||yOjp| FOR YOUR KITCHEN 3 AND BATH ROOM I • Clean* the herdv-t job with perfect ••«c! ■ No «cUI«. no covitic! Mate* pole und pen* ■ eporbeU Remove* »teio» and freeae inatenily! ■ Scrub*, poliche*. *co*ir« aod punlic*! A N Uige can nt a low pricu. At Your Grocers ? THk RUB NO MORE COMPANY four WAVNK. IWOUNA ■ Lovely odds and ends at bargain prices make the daintiest of frocks for children Such ten tc make I Just a snip Ot two of the shears —a lew A swift stitches— and that bewitch. Ing bit of bnght-koloted gingham oi Miry soft batiste, which Ryou can pick up lot almost nothing at our 1, ternnant courtGiT' ter, becomes a A dainty new / '-W 4' - » frock for youi A baby! * ’SV ® s N W Q MtTj I.V Dress 3581 VO. Trans. 10734 A B .tterick Pattern with A Deltor uIU you just bow to do it -bow io cut without wasting ■\ f ai, inch —how to put it together in the twinkling cf ar. eye —how to add just the little French touch whu h gives a child’s frock tb.nt charming picture quality e *wL IVI N Dress 3308 / I Trans. 10817 NCnme into day end look over out stock of tempting odds and ends at still more tempting *1 prices. Yhe new Butterick 4- Ouatterly at our pattern counter S—. will gi * a you , dozens of (asciV, rating suggestions for using y A _ / / these lovely bits /-/ W /?}i in y° UI baby’s i, y Summer ward* toba - ! W JJi Dress 3183 I I . Trans. 10948 w * Cisit the Hutteru-k Counter at Niblick & Co.

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The People’s Voice

Tho preamble of the American legion’s constitution states that it is dedicated to God and Country. The Legion. during its career of only three years has demonstrated that it is the best insurance policy the Nation has. Our post appeals to all eligible oxservice men in this community to join the Legion and to aid our tight for Americanism. Tho blue ami gold button of the American Legion marks its wearer a one who has not thrown away his patriotism with the uniform. It means that he has not "passed the buck" to someone else to see that the sick and disabled buddies gel justice and to fulfill all those thing that he desired to result from the war. Every mau in the service hoped for better things after the war. More than two million doughboys, gobs amt gyrenes realized that it was going to be a tight to bring to pass all the things that they dreamed of. The result of this prevailing sentiment was the formation of the American Le gion. Legion members are from every branch in the service, from those who were forced to remain at home to men who won the congressional medal at Chauteau-Thierry and in the Argonne. It includes all ranks from private to general. Our Legion post can be the most beneficial organization in this community Its purposes are high; its ideals are untarnished. It deserves your support and the membership of every war veteran, join Adams post No. 43 of the American Legion and make it the best post in your state. JOSEPH LAURENT Commander Adams Post No. 43.

MONROE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Eggley visited relatives in Fort Wayne, Friday and Saturday. John F. Hocker is seeking a partner to join him on the J. H. Brown tourist trip through Miclfigan, which will start from Adrian, Mich., on August 17. This is an opportunity which no one Should miss at so small expense to see the sights, and the entertainment throughout the trip. See Mr. Hocker for full particulars at once ft will be worthy of your time and expense to take your vacation Walter Oliver and family of near Berne, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Oliver. Byford Macy and sister Miss Mary, of Decatur visited relatives here Friday evening. Mrs. S. 1. Zechiel is quite ill suffering from a severe attack of appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Merryman of Salem, were guests of their son. Len Merryman and family over Sunday. Mr. William Yager and family were over Sunday guests at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. J. F. Hocker. Rev. Zechiel returned Friday from the Sunday school convention held at Evansville last week. Rev. and Mrs. Mont Oliver left Monday for their home at Upland, alter a several days, visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Oliver. Mr. and Mrs. Otho Lobenstein. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Kessler. R. A. Kesler and R. A. Andrews, visited Lawrence Lobenstein at Van Wert, Ohio, oVer Sunday. Mrs. J. \. Hendricks attended the funeral of her friend, Mrs. Floyd Homeyer. which was held in Fort Wayne, last Friday. Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E Johnson, while at work on the Ed. Rich farm, south-west of town, the latter part of last week in some man ner while standing on a wagon fell and badly sprained his leg. He is now able to get about with the aid of crutches. Mr.■'•nd Mrs. D. W. Laisure entertained their chillren at a 12:00 o’clock family dinner. Those present were: B. F. Shirk and family, Otto and Rolla Longenberger and families, and Clarence Davis and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Leßraun of Dunkirk were guests .of relatives here over Sunday. Mr and Mrs O. Smith of Berne, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Heller over Sunday. It would be a wise act on the part of our town dads to put the curfew law in force and effect again and see that it is rigidly enforced The youngsters are seen on the streets at any time al night, running on the public streets. Alter one or more of them becomes crippled or killed by some auto driver it is too late. The curfew bell should be sounded at 8 p. m. as heretofore, and the proper authority should see that every youngster is, off the streets and under the care of their parents.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY. JUNE 22, 1922

LUTHERANS WERE AMONG THE FIRST SETTLERS IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Loug beforo the founding of the Lutheran Missouri synod, which is -celebrating its 76th anniversary thit year, there were Lutherans in thit country. Danish Agherans landed on the shore- of HudTOfl Bay, a year be fore the Mayliower sailed from Eng land. This was in August 1619. Luth eraus were among the earlier settlen in a number of the thirteen origins States. Iji the year of 1638, forty-foui years before William Penn came and founded Philadelphia, a colony 01 Swedish Lutheran* settled on the Up per Delaware and there built Fort Christina. The city of Wilmingtoi now occupies this site. Campanius, i pastor of this Lutheran colony, trans luted Luther’s Catechism into th« tongue of the Delaware Indians. Hit toriams state that this was the first book translated into an Indian dia lect of which there is record Ifi Amer lea. Holy Trinity Church in Wilming ton. dedicated in 1699 by Christini Lutherans, is the oldest Protestan Church In the Western Hemisphere Gloria Dei Church, built in 1700, ant still standing and in use in Philadel phia, is known as the church in whicl Lutheran ministers for over a century continued to preach the Gospel of Je sub Christ in three languages, Swed ish, German and English. The firs Lutheran church in America was dedi cated on Tinicum Island, fifteen miles up the Delaware, September 4, 1646. The first settlement of German Lu therans recorded was made at Nev Amsterdam. August 1642. Here t Lutheran congregation was organizet in 1656. Its work was much hinderei by Governor Stuyvesant and the Dutci Council who were of Calvi'nistic per suasion and tolerated no other creed The Lutheran pastor of the New Am sterdam church, John Gutwasser, wa: arrested and forbidden to hold publit services, and finally forced to retun to llollaud. Religious freedom be came a fact in New Amsterdam aftei the Dutch had surrendered to the Eng lish. The oldest Lutheran congrega tion, dating its origin from those days is St. Matthews in New York City, t member of the Missouri synod. It was due to the number of emigrants arriv ing in this country from Germany tha the Lutheran Church, and, particular* ly, the Missouri synod, found it neces sary in its work of preaching the Gos pel, to do so by the medium of the Ger man tongue. A great part of the worl still is done thus. Unfortunately this particular language has fallen into dis favor with the legislature of thit State, thus placing an odium upon a language which in no way deserves it Where ever necessary the Gospel it preached in that tongue which men can -understand best. The Lutheran Church gathers men into the fold from old the nations aud tongues of the world.

It may be mentioned that Lutherans in 1734 settled about thirty miles up the Savannah River, only a year later than the arrival of Georgt Oglethorpe, the founder of Savannah in 1733. They sought and found here religious freedom which the Catholic ruler of Salzburg, Austria, denied them, and for which they had been persecuted. The Georgia Lutherans were staunch supporters of George Washington.

JAPAN TRYING TO DODGE BAD TRADE CRISIS Tokyo (By mail to United Press). — The biggest brains in Japanese busi ness were today seeking ways to avert the threatening wave of commercial and industrial depression. Conferences and discussions were continuing and financial leaders were still hopeful of averting a Japanese business crisis. For weeks some have feared the precipitation of such, a crisis at any time. Others, while facing the tact of a present serious stagnancy and Seemingly certain per tod of severe depression, believe that an actual crisis will be avoided. Money has become abnormally tight The listings on every exchange have Mumped—some violently. Speculation ami inflation, heritages of the war boom, are still unliquidated. If these boom readjustments are forced now, many big concerns may close and many thousands of workmen be thrown out. In a business ami economic sense, Japan is just realizing the was is over. The slump that came to Europe oxer two years ago and to the United States and most South American countries well over a year ago is just threaten ing Japan in the spring of 1922. War prices and wra profits are still being maintained here—artificially. But buying is getting slacker every day. People are refusing to pay and most are unable to pay the exorbitant prices. Japan is losing her foreign trade because her prieeis are in most cases much higher thau any other

country. With the banks refusing loans, buyers striking, labor getting uglier aiiN more discontented, tho exchanges demoralized aud all the business world fearful, the situation is filled with exceeding uncertainty. . Depression aud readustment are Inevitable, every authority agrees. The luestion is whether the financial Atorm will be sudden and calamitous, saving business wreckage and bankruptcies in its wake, or whether the eadjustment can be conducted slowly ind without such disaster. Japanese newspapers are filled with demands that the "government do iomething ” But there isn't much the rovernment can do. •REQUENT INSPECTION KEEPS CONTAINERS UP TO FULL SIZE A "short" tomato basket maaqueriding as a 4-quart till basket. The United States Department of Agri mlture picks up the scent. On the 'trail of the troublesome till,” the hase is called. Partly through a desire to conform o the wishes of the shippers and party because of failure to have the haslet forms inspected frequently, eon ainers far short of the standard nicaure were being made. Short-measure ill baskets for fruits and vegetables ire frequently tho result of careless tandling of the forms used in mantiacturing the containers, the depart nent points out. Dropping tho forms >n the floor or otherwise mishandling hem can easily knock them out of shape. Forms and containers of numerous tasket canufaeturers in the United States are inspected as often as posible by the department, and the ex 'rrience has been that the manufactur rs are ready to correct any defects in '. desire to turn out baskets of stanard size. But the department can ot get around to all manufacturers, vho are therefore being urged to have heir forms frequently inspected and o submit samples of their output to he department to be tested. If the hippers generally would also approbate the desirability of uniform conainers, the standardization of conainers would be a simple mater, says he department WISCONSIN HAS ONE-FOURTH OF COW-TESTING ASSOCIATIONS

The 115 cow-testing associations in •Visconsin, kept in operation with tlie issistance of county agents and speialists employed cooperatively by the United States Department of Agricuiure and the State Agricultural Col ege, equal almost one-fourth of all he associations of the country. Twelve f these associations have been organzed since December 1, 1921. and the nembership in the State now’ num vers about 3,300 farmers owning 55.100 cows. The aims of the associations have been to weed out unprofitable cows tnd to feed the animals balanced raions for maximum milk production. Records of the associations show the value of high-grade cows and purebred sires. Last year 335 purebred bulls were purchased by the associations and 83 scrub bulls replaced by ourebreds in 59 associations. — •- PILGRIMAGE MADE TO MONUMENT IN HONOR OF FIRST POLAND CHINA HOG One thousand Poland China pilgrims, from several states in the Corn Belt, wended their way to Blue Bali, Warren County, Ohio, last week where a granite monument was unveiled to memoralize the writing of the first pedigree The picnic was held on the E. C. Hankinson farm, near the old log house in which the first pedigrees were worked out and Mrs. Hannah Hankinson, wife of the man who wrote them, unveiled the monument. An exact copy of the first pedigree and other valuable papers were sealed in the base of the shaft. The bronze tablt on the shaft bore the following inscripion: “The first pedigree of a Poland China hog was written on this farm in August 1876 by W. C. Hankinson, owner of the farm and Carl Freigav, compiler of the original record. “Strictly an American breed of :swine originated within a radius of a Tew miles of this place and in the making occupied the period covered from 1816 to 1850. The first pedigree .was printed in 1878. This monument was erected by the Poland China Breeders’ Association, and unveiled June 15, 1922." The Poland China breed Was not named for ten years after these first’ ■pedigrees were written, and from a few breeders with a small number of these “kind of hogs”, the number of ■Poland China breeders now numbers thousands and Poland China swine are legion and are pre-emtaently the “American Mortgage Lifter.” 4-4-4—WANT ADS EARN—4—4—4

♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + DOINGS IN SOCIETY ♦ CLUB CALENDAR Thursday. Eastern StAr Initiation— Masonic Hall. Auction Bridge Club —Mrs. Dan Tyndall. 7:30 p. m. •■soo’’ Club—Mrs. Vincent Smith. Friday rhilathea Class ot Baptist church— Mrs. James Strickler. C. L. of C. degree team—Miss Ade laid Deininger. Loyal Daughter’s class .at the home of Mrs. John Gage. Mercer Ave—7:3o o’clock. The So-Cha-Rea club met last evening at the home of Miss Agnes Costello on North Third street. ‘SOO was played. The hostess erved a delicious luncheon. Prizes were won by Agnes Weber, Esther Miller and Mrs. Omar Parent. Guests were, Mrs. Vincent Smith, Miss Helen Gerard, Mrs. Will O'Brien and Mrs. Francis McClanahan. | The guest prize was won by Mrs. VinI cent Smith. ♦ The Psi lota Xi sorority held pledge services for four new pledges last night, at the home of Mrs. Fay Knapp. ;The pledges. Mrs. Arthur Holthouse, | Mrs. Maude Baumgartner, Miss Helen i Swearitiger and Miss Fan Hammell, | met at the lieiue of Miss Marcella ■ Kern and proceeded to the home of ] Mrs. Fay Knapp where a pleasant stir [prise awaited them. After the services, a lunch was served. The guests were seated al small tables. The house was decorated in Blue and Gold, the sorority colors and the yard was decorate*! with Japanese lanterns. Each member gave a stunt. Miss Dora I Marie Magley was also pledged to Psi lota Xi but was not present at the services last night. * There will be a meeting of the Loyal Daughter's Class Friday evening at | the home of Mrs. John Gage on Mer- ■ cer evening at 7:30 o'clock. maOßes AGAINST KLAN Muncie Man Said Federal Court Officers Members of Ku Klux Klan

Muncie. Ind., June 22. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Sweeping charges against the Ku Klux Klan and county and federal officials alleged to be members of “the invisible empire” were made today by Court Asher, convicted recently of violating prohibition laws in a motion asking a new trial. The motion asserted “things have been fixed” in federal court at In dfanapolis so that Klansmen will not be prosecuted and charged that his case was “railroaded” hero. Clarence Benadum county prosecutor, Sheriff Hoffman and Wilbur Ry man assistant United States districtattorney now at Indianapolis are members of the clan Asker charged. Hoffman and Beheman both deny membership. i.i? motion asserts that W. A. Cahill known as an organizer and head of the Muncie klan has been illegally appointed a deputy sheriff and in Ashers trial, Cahill was permitted to sit on the jury after swearing falsely that he was not acquainted with prosecutor Bendum and was unfamiliar with the Asher case. It is declared further that members of the police force are klansmen ami that they have on different occasions “illegally shielded thugs and assassins." FORMATION” OF V LABOR DEFENSE COUNCIL PROPOSED AT A. F. OF L. CONVENTION (Bys Lawrence Martin. United Press staff correspondent 1 O. N. G. Armory, Cincinnati, June 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Formation of a labor defense council to “Meet the legal onslaught of labor foes under recent court decisions" was recommended to the A. F. of L. convention today by the special committee on judicial decisions. This council would function while ’labor’s campaign for constitutional amendments to shear the. judiciary of its power was going on. The recommendation was adopted, as was the program of constitutional amendments? and laws as submitted by 1 the'committee. The vote was practically unanimous. The program of four constitutional amendments includes prohibiting child labor; giving congress a veto over supreme court decisions: prohibiting anti-strike, and anti-picketing legislation and making amendment to the constitution easier. Delegates voted to elect officers of the federation at 10 a. m. tomorrow.

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