Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1922 — Page 3

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Increase In Number Os Cattle In States 11 nlird l*r<‘NN Nervi re.) Chicago. Die. 20.-A Urge increase In ih<> number of < ut tlc> ln u, O united suites WKS indicated today j n a report of tun United Staten bureau of 'grlcuitiirnl economic*, made public 1 here. The report estimated that the cattle on feed <m December 1 thin year numbered about 27 per cent more ’ i than on the same date last year. 1 i ho estimate in based on the known movement of stacker and feeder cattle and calves from the 43 public stock yards and upon forage and question- 1 uaire statistics gathered by the l»u- 1 reau. 3 he increase in the six states west 1 of the Mississippi is largest—3o per ’ cent, as compared to 20 per cent for 1 i the five .states east of the river. Ail of the states showed increases * i with tlie exception of the small feed- 1 ing centers of Michigan and Minnesota. 'i'he largest increase was in lowa and was estimated at 30 per <ont. llinois was next with 25 per • ent increase. Start Campaign To Make Holidays Dry I By William J. LoHh J I Premn NtnOT < orrvMpondcnt | Washington, Dee. 20.—(Special to |i Dully Democrat)—A nation wide camI I-aign to make tills Christmas and New l| \ ear's the “dryest" in history lias lieen |jstarted by tile federal prohibition bitI reau. I As Christmas draws near, every esI'fort is being made by prohibition' rforces throughout the country to dry! I up the flood of holiday liquors at I!their sources. I As part of the campaign, President I Harding and slate governors may ap-J I peal to tlie people to assist in enforcI'ing the dry law. I At the conference of the president I and tlie governors here yesterday, a II preponderance of opinion favored ||sucli a move, according to an official I. statement. I Advance reports to tlie prohibition I bureau indicated as unprecedented r amount of bootleg liquor, intended for I Christinas cheer, already has been II seized by dry forces. ; ’ o Crime Wave Raging i In New York City 1 (United I’resn Service.) ; New York. Dec. 20.— (Special to ! Daily Democrat)— A pedestrian was Hounded, two men were arrested and crowds for blocks near Grand and Mott streets were thrown into a panic last midnight when gangs of gunmen staged another down-town battle as a climax of a pre Christmas < rime wave. Shots peppered on walls and pavements as tlie fight was staged within ■two blocks of police headquarters. Tile fighting came on the heels of a wave of crime and robbery that swept the. city late yesterday. Among dozens of robberies and , pick-poi ket eases reported to police was the theft of jewelry valued at SIOO,OOO from Alica Winterburn, a concert singer, during a trip she made to a studio and the hold-up of a bank messenger in Brooklyn by bandits who escaped with SIO,OOO. 0 Bad Luck And The Devil Pursued Him “ i don't think any one has had more bad luck and sickness than I have. In 1905 I had two ribs, an arm and | collar bone broken in a railroad accident. Then 1 had pneumonia. After recovering I crossed a pasture when '.i bull chased me, tossed me over tlie i fence and broke by right leg. In 1910 I had typhoid fever; since then severe stomach and liver trouble, which no medicine or doctor touched until two years ago I got a bottle of Maye's Wonderful Remedy, which proved the first ray of light in thirteen years." It is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from tlie intestinal tract and aiays tlie inflammation which causes practically ail stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. For sale by Holthouse Drug company and druggists everywhere. HE MADE ONE SPEECH (United Press Service) London, Qec. 20.—During his campaign in connection with (he general election, Harold Stranger, Independet Liberal candidate tor Newbury, offered to give $25 to a. local charity if any member of his audience coni I prove that General Brown, the Conservative M. P. in the last parliament, had ever spoken in the house of commons. A man in the audience rose and declared that General Brown once said: "It’s stuffy in here; please open the windows.” Mr. Stranger paid up. Incidentally, Gen. Brown was re-elect-ed. Paris, Dec. 14.—Battling Slki and Georges Carpentier will not lie allowedd to engage in another boxing bout until Siki appears to testify in the investigation of the charges that their first meeting was "fixed,” the French Boxing Federation announced.

, ~ YES or NO? A Test of Your Intelligence Tim correct answer to one of these problems is YKH, to tlie other NO. Stop to Think! Questions Answered Tomorrow 1. is a mirage an opt lai illusion mere than It Is an atmospheric phenomenon? 2. —is u snail an animal? Saturday's Questions Answered: I.—Are there more persons in tlie world today than there were one hundred years ago? Answer Yes. Tlie population of the world has gradually increased, since the beginning of man. The' great loss of life in the World War was relatively unimportant in Influence on the growtli of world population. 2—ls the Congress of the United Slates the highest tribunal in the land? Answer —NO. Congress is not the highest tribunal in the land; it is a legislative body. The United States Supreme Court is the highest tribunal in the land. o FARMERS TO INCORPORATE Muncie, Dec. 20. —Members of the Delaware county Farm Bureau organized several months ago, have announced their intention of Incorporating the organization and the necessary steps will be taken at one.

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.loin Hands In Move To Lower Fire Losses It nllcd Prrna Mervlcr.l Indianapolis, Dec, 20.— (Sp'lnl to Dally Democrat) —Indiana water utilities and leading fire department ofll-1 ( Inis are joining hands in n movement; to cut down the lire loss of the state. 1 Announcement was made today of the formation of a joint committee representing the Indiana Firemen’s nsso-i elation and tho Indiana Sanitary andi Water Supply association. Tlie business of the committee will he to increase the efficiency of fire service iiy improving co-operation between th<lire ami water departments in cities throughout the state. , Frank C. Jordan, secretary of the In Idlanapolis Water company, who announced the formation of the Commit tee, declared that the movement is ex ’ pectod to b<> one of the best plans yet ■ made for fire prevention. J. J O'Brien. ’of the Indianapolis Fire department, is> (•hnirman of the committee, members! representing the fire departments areFrank Miller, Terre Haute; Henry Hil hrecht, Fort Wayne; J. C. Carter. ; Kvansville; and M. O. Hyland. Indian japollg, president of the Indiana Fire men's association. Water officials be!sides Jordan, on the committee in 'dude, J. W. Malott, of the Bedford! i Water Works; W. C. Ridgeway, of the Lebanon Wate Works; C. E. Stewart.l of the Muncie Water company: Dow; R. Gwinn, of the Terre Haute Water company; and 1,. T. Schott, of the In terstate Public Service company, ShelIbyville.

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