Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1922 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT DO. J. H. Heller—Pres, and Gen. Mgr E. W. Kampe—Vice-Pres. & Adv. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse—Sec'y and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Postofflce at Decatur, Indiana, at second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies 2 cents One Week,by carrier 10 cents j One Year, by carrier 15.00 ! Ono Mouth, by mail 35 cents | Three Months, by mail 11-00 Six Months, by Mail 11-75] One Year, by mail 3.001 One Year, at office $3.00 j (Prices quoted are within first and i second sones. Additional postage ad-. ded outside those zones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter A Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City N. Y. Life Building, Kansas City, Mo. rr —„ir- 1 ■ —r 11 ——- TIME FOR A CLOSED SEASON Next to murder, amending, or try- ' ing to amend, the Constitution is per- 1 haps the faverite pastime of our peo 1 pie. The President has declared in 1 favor of two amendments —one giv- 1 ing to congress power to prevent child labor, and the other empower- 1 ing it to tax secnrites that are now 1 tax exempt. It is proposed to amend tne constitution so as to change the ' method of electing a President, and ‘ also to change the date of the meeting of congress. Others seek, by this route, the perfect “equality” of the 1 sexes. And now we have an amend- 1 mcnt, offered by the scholar in poii- ' ties who represents "the land of the cod” in the senate, clothing congress * with power to regulate the employ- 1 meat of women and children under 1 eighteen years of age. One may well "pity the sorrows of I 1 a poor old" Constitution That can not.' know over night what is going to 1 happen to it. It is time for its * friends, if it has any, to come to its ' rescue. Perhaps it might be a good * idea to establish a “closed season,” i and to appoint game wardens to see , I i that it is observed. The new em-' ployes suggested would be far fewer than the number that would have to be appointed were all the proposed | amendments adopted — fewer even than would be required by the two! amendments urged by the President. 1 It is generally agreed that the government is even now doing, or trying to do, too many things, and that the centralizing and regulating tendency has been carried much far. Probably there is no one who does not believe that government is costing too much, and that taxes are! too high. Yet still the demand for] more regulation, more centralization. | and more taxes is heard. People who] want certain things done, do not as| a rule care how they are done, how much they cost (till taxes l>egin to] soar I, or what may be the effect on. the and character of our! I government. The time to think of, all this is before the changes are made—that is, now. We think that the country can get along very comfortably without any more amendments, and that the people could with g.eat profit to themselves devote some of their time to acquainting themselves with the Constitution as it is. Let us by all means have a “closed season.” —Indianapolis News.j Colonel Harvey is coming home,l summoned to Washington by Secretary Hughes—to discuss European conditions which are beyond any doubt even more serious than were p: edieted in the old days when the Versailles treaty was being discussed. Sooner or later this prosperous country must help Europe get on her feet or that country will perrish and the rest of the world will feel it for generations to come. Bonar Law in a speech yesterday in the house of commons, using carefully selected words, described the serious condition of his country. Representative Nowton yesterday offered a resolution in congress to appropriate $70,000,000 to take cave of the starv-

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ing people in Germany and Austria, trance aAya they cannot even pay ' intereat on their debts and the an- , tire situation continues to grow worse instead of better. Harvey admits he was wrong two years ago and (hat the United States has some interest abroad. He is coming back to discuss it all with the administration and to convince the powers there (hat asssting Europe to come back ] iitnint tally does not necessarily mean that we must Join them in every war I they promote, You have Just four days in which to Join the Good Fellows dub. Don’t pass it up.. Argue as you will and you get back to this sact —you have no right to enjoy your own successes and sit idly by while unfortunate children or needy men and women have not a ray of sunshine to make Christmas a happy event. A dollar or two or if you can't afford that, then a dime or two will help to secure a pair of new shoes for some poor lad, a dolly or a dress or a hat ( for some poor little girl, a real Christ- , mes dinner for some poor family. ' Think of the joy that will come from it—really more than all that ‘ hundred you propose to spend for something else. Let your conscience , he your guide. Give to this splendid I cause. / 1 Now they are talking of cancelling ' the interest on the debts owed us by . European countries. We don’t be- , Heve the majority of people wish that h lone. They feel that every assist-1 ance should be given the foreign ]' countries to place them on their feet’ but that eventually they should pay the debt and the interest with it. Usually the best help is not the charitable variety but the supporting kind which permits one to get ahead j and feel he has done it largely him-| self and it is the same with nations or should be. The past week has been one of the largest ever experienced by Decatur' business men, due to the fact that | they are carrying splendid stocks and i

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are advertising. It pays to be progressive and to display "pep.” If the Decatur basket ball team loses a few more games we may get an invitation to renew relations with Bluffton. The start the locals are getting should assist Bluffton In getting over their scare. - Indiana University Beats Franklin 36-18 Bloomington. Ind.. Dec. 16.—Indiana University basketball trail defeated the Franklin five here last night, 36 to IS. The Crimson got off to an early ] lead and were never in danger. 'The score at the half-way marks was Indiana. 23; Franklin. 7 Erratic basket shooting by Franklin ptajers was the big contributing factor to the latter’s I defeat. The all-around work of Cap ] tain Bahr, of the Indiana squad, sea- ] tured the contest. V eteran Os Hot Series Lives In Fort Wayne __ Old-time baseball fans in Fort Wayne and vicinity will remember a three-game series started between Decatur and Bluffton, then bitter rivals, shout a dozen years ago. in which Decatur loaded for the first game by securing from the Chicago White Sox: Fiene. pitcher; Dundon, third base, and Hart, catcher. The first game was played at Decatur and was won by the home team. Cliff Smith, of the city water works department here, umpired the game. Ixx-al fans will be interested in learning that the Hart who caught the first game and who ] was a member of the White Sox is a I resident of Fort Wayne and is proprie I ! tor of the Club billiard parlor on West i Berry street. Hart is still a great lov |er of sports and rarely misses a basej bail, football or basketball game. He lis always in the pink of condition, and he may be seen in a Lincoln Life uniform next season. Tom Railing, also of Fort Wayne, was a member of the Decatur club and afterward went Ito Boston. The second game of the | DecatifT-Bluffton series, played at | Bluffton, broke up in a row in the I third inning, with Bluffton leading, 5 ] to 1. —Fort W'ayne Journal -Gazette. LOOK! LOOK! °READ! READ! — I Automobile Licenses made out here. Costs 10 cents. Bring your title, number and description of motor vehicle. A. C. BUTCHER, atty., i 146 Monroe street, over Winnes Shoe ) Store, Deeatnr, Ind. 293t3x

Decatur Loses Two Net Games And Wins One (Continued from page one) Appleman put the home boys in the running. The score was close for several minutes, but the visitors pulled away for a 9-4 lead at half time. The second half was a repetition of the first with the visitors holding on to their slight lead. Two field goals, one by Myers and one by Wetnhoff, and five foul pitches kept the locals in the running, during this period, but two field markers by Koehl and three foul goals by Bushman retained the lead for C. C. H. S. A long field goal by Myers which dropped straight through the loop, was the biggest sensation of the second half. Pauley and Koehl were the stars in the visitors' lineup, while Myers on the offense and Schneider and Christen on the defense, showed up best for Decatur. A fair sized crowd saw the game. Summary; C. H. S. Pos D. C. H. S. Bushman F Holthouse Pauley F Myers Belot C Appleman Koehl G Christen Centlivre G Schneider Substitutions —Schulte for Holthouse, Holthouse for Schulte, Wemhoff for Appleman, Appleman for Holthouse, Fergusop for Pauley. Field goals—Myers. 1; Appleman, 1; Wemhoff, 1; Bushman, 2; Pauley, 1; Belot, 1; Koehl, 2. Foul goals—Myers, 6 out of 15: Holthouse, 1 out of 1; Bushman, 3 out of 4; Koehl, 1 out of 5. Referee —Flanders. D. H. S. Loses To Portland Decatur high school's five met with strong opposition at Portland and went down in defeat before superior playing. The defense of the Decatur team was unable to stop the Portland forwards, each of whom scored five field goals during the game/ Decatur's offense did not get started during the first half, also, and when half time was called, D. H. S. was (railing 15-7. After the start of the game the Decatur lineup was shifted and better defense and offense resulted. Decatur outplayed the Portland quintet during the second period and scored 12 points while the home team counted 11, but the advantage gained by Portland in the first half proved ; sufficient to win the game. Steele I and Teeple played a good game for D. H. S. Bobby Myers, playing his first game of the season, played- hard, but he was guilty of committing three personal fouls and showed that he

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bad not .entirely forgotten football tactic*. He contributed two field goals to the score during the second half. Dorwin counted one field goal and three out of six tree throws. Lineup and summary; Decatur Pos Portland Dorwin - F Byrons Myers F Clark Steele C Carry Teeple G. Blowers White G Farris Substitutions —Tucker for Myers. Myers for Tucker. Farr for White. Field goals—Dorwin, 1; Myers, 2; Tucker, 1; Steele. 2; Teeple. 2; Hyrons, 5; Clark, 5; Blowers, 1. Foul goals—Dorwin, 3 out of 6; Hyrons, 4 out of 8, Referee —Shepard. Second Team’s Victory The game between the second teams from Decatur and Portland was close and interesting. Decatur led at half time 4-2, but early in the second half Portland took the lead. Near the end of the contest Coach Moore sent substitutes into the Decatur lineup with the result that the score was brought up to 7-6 in Portland's favor. With duly seconds to play the ball was thrown out of bounds under the Decatur basket by a Portland player. John Teeple, who had entered the game as a sub, rushed in under the basket, received the pass in from out of bounds and tossed the ball through the basket with two or three guards hanging on to him, just as the gun ended the game. Summary: Decatur Pos Portland Kern F Stachler Cline F B. Bowman Macklin C H. Bowman Miller G Abrams Shackley G. Brown Substitutions —Decatur; Hunsicker for Miller, Miller for Cline, Frisinger for Shackley, John Teeple for Frisinger. Portland —Wells for Abrams, Abrams for Stachler. Arbauger for H. Brown. Field goals—Kern, 1; Cline, 1; Teeple, 1; B. Bowman. 2. Foul goals—Cline, 2 out of 3, B. Bowman, 3 out of 5. Referee —Cady. o SPECIAL LEGION MEETING Special meeting of Adams Post No. 43 of American Legion in Legion hall at 7:30 p. m. Monday, December 18. Business of importance. All members urged to be present. 293t3 V. J. BORMAN. Adjutant. Gifts of Utility: Sweeper Vac Vacuum Sweeper, Electric Wash Machines. Ideal Fireless Cookers at H. KNAPP & SON. 295t3

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BOYS' SCHOOL WANTS MONEY Indianapolis. Dec. 16.—An appropriation to carry on an extensive building program is asked for tn a budget unlimited to state budget clerk, Farmer, by the board of trustees of the boys' school at Plainfield. The building program includes the erection of a ne home for the superintendent and a number of cottages. Budgets submitted by tile various benevolent institutions of the state.

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