Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1923 — Page 3

HOMESICK FOR THE ARMY Ah Han Kook, Korean With Honorable Record in the U. S. A., Returns to the Service. Born In Korea, taken to Hawaii when n child, without any truce of relatives, un lion

orable record In the United Stater army behind him. Ah Him Kook, a little brown man called at the American Legion headquarters In Indianapolis th < other day and de dared his inten ti o n of "gpini back home” to th< army. *

Ct \ J •

•‘I was a dental officer's assistant In San Francisco" Kook, private first class and specialist fourth class, medical department, said, producing an honorable discharge to prove it. "The officer was Dr. H. C. Feyler, now of 522 Gay street, Portsmouth. O. He asked me to come to see him when I got out of the army. He is in private practice now. So when my enlistment expired in San Francisco, I got on a train and went to Portsmouth. The officer said he would like to have me work for him. He treated me very good and I had a pleasant visit with him, but I got homesick. The army is the only home I know. I am a member of the American Legion, Schofield Barracks, IL T., post No. 8, and 1 heard a lot about Legion headquarters in Indianapolis, so I thought I would like to see them.” Kook was shown about the offices at Legion headquarters and the various phases of the work explained to him. Then this little brown man. now an American citizen, who first entered military service in the National Guard at Hawaii in August, 1917, and continued the service through the national army and the regulars until May 28, 1922, departed for Fort Benjamin Harrison, at Indianapolis, to reenlist. “Sure, he was homesick for the army,” the recruiting officer at the fort said later over the telephone. "We welcome him back.” WOULD BE SECOND TO NONE James Shelley, Phoenix, Sent to West Point, Wishes to Bo First-Class Officer. President Harding has appointed another World war veteran to West

i:h

Point. James Shelley of Phoenix, Aril, told a “white He” and at sixteen was enlisted as a regular in the army. He served nine months overseas with the artillery. He is now a “plebe” at the academy where after four years’ hard work he will

be graduated a second lieutenant. The stuff that is Shelley's and which made him enlist when under age evidenced Itself when he answered the telegram of West Point officials who asked: “What is your ambition?" Shelley had to make his answer in seven words, but It was to the point. He said: “I want to be second to none.” FOR LEGION POST IN KOREA Application for Charter Is Made to the Legion's National Organization Department. An application has just been received for a charter fov an American Legion post In Korea by the Legion’s national organization department in Indianapolis. There are 15 persons eligible for membership in Korea and the application bears the names of those 15 persons. The local post will have Its headquarters at Kwangju, Chosen. The post in Korea is being organized by M. L. Swineheart, treasurer of the South Presbyterian mission in that country. In hfs letter accompanying the application for a barter, Mr. Swinehart said: “Please have the application acted upon as quickly as possible as we have good reason for wanting to get busy and get the post organized Into a going concern." It Is unfortunate that some World war veterans in the United States, where It Is harder to stay out of the Legion than It is to get into it, don’t get some of this enthusiasm manlMTested by their erstwhile comrades in arms in far away Korea. ♦ • i Carrying On With the American Legion Shell shock caused fhurman K. WilHameon, Lincoln, Neb., World war veteran, to forget the girl he was engaged to and marry another. The District court has just annulled Williamson’s marriage, leaving him free to carry out his first pledge. • * • "40 Femmes and 8 Chapeaux” is the name given a fun-making, purely social organization, formed by members of the national executive committee of the American Legion Auxiliary. The new club corresponds to the Legion’s “Forty and Eight" organized some months ago, which now has local chapters In all parts of the United States.

THIRTY-TWO WINNERS Several Farmers Produced Ton Litters In State Contest This Year Lafayette, Ind.. Jan. 2—Thirtytwo members of the Hoosier Ton Litter club were awarded gold medals by the executive committee of the Indiana Livestock Breeders’ association, for producing litters of pigs that weighed a ton or more ;when six ‘ months old, according to the announcement made here today by F. G. King, secretary of the association. Silver medals were won by 17 members who produced litters weighing 1,SOO and less than 2,000 pounds, and six members drew bronze medals on litters weighing 1,600 pounds to 1,800 pounds. “Medals will be presented at. the annual meeting of the Indiana Livestock Breeders’ association, which will be held at the Purdue University judging pavilion, in connection with the farmers’ short course on January 11,” said Secretary King. "It is hoped that every man who was awarded a medal will be able to come to the meeting. A complete report of the work of the club will be presented at that time. It will be a report full of interest and valuable information.” The Hoosier Ton Litter club, designed to teach better methods of breeding, feeding and management of hogs, has been a big success this year. This was due largely to the hearty co-operation of the county agricultural agents and the agricultural extension department of Purdue University. The club will be continued next year, the only change in the rules being that membership in the livestock breeders’ association must be taken out and entry made in the club On or before January 31, 1923. The membership fee is 50 cents. The names and addresses of members of the Hoosier Ton Litter club who produced ton litters follow: John Adams, Tobinsport; A. N. L. Burton & Sons, Merom; Wallace C. Cain, Bunker Hill; Walter R. Carter, Frankfort; E. E. Cook, Monrovia; John K. Dempesmeir, Mt. Vernon; Lester E. Foster, Greenfield; L. H. Fultz, Salem; Floyd Gardner, Russellville; M. F. Gardner, Bennington; John W. Hart, Montpelier; J. E. Heinmann, Decatur; Ara Johnson, Fairbanks; E. W. Lane, Colfax; W. G. Martin, Liberty Center; Earl McDaniel, Boonville; Phil McGovern, Loogootee; John H. Meahl, Vallonia; Sephus Miller. Bluffton; H. H. Munns, Crawfordsville; F. H. Norman, Macy; Holmes Peters, Vallonia; C. J. Peterson, Rochester; Carl E. Raber, Wolcottville; C. W. R. Schwartz, Berne; J. Rupert Smith, Gosport; Albert Strasburger, Oxford; Vernon Taylor, Mooresville; Albion N. Terry, Dana; William Whaley, Brook; Jesse Finney, Wheatfield; Vincent Teeter, Rochester. Members awarded silver medals I are: Randolph Adams, Martinsville; ’ Kenneth B. App, Mooresville; R. P. Bailey, New Harmony; Wilson Banter, Bluffton; John Downey, Martins- . ville; Russell Duncan, Camby; Ross Hardin & Son, Decatur; Walter Har- , pel, Crawfordsville; Amos Kirshofer, Monroe; B6rt Knight, Crawfordsville; Earl Pettigrew, Columbia City; Hosea Rosbrugh, Warsaw; Fred Sarver, 1 Richland; George Tobey, Rochester; , C. V. Studler, Geneva; Elmer C. Thomas, Russellville; Harry Warr, Brook. Members awarded bronze medals ■ are: Jacob Chisholm, Garrett; Sam-i i uel Elder, Dana; Roger Logue, Lib1 erty; O’Riely & Mull, Rushville; Alva 1 N. Taylor, Farmersburg; George W. ' i Whitenack, Portland. I o SALVATION' ARMY’S WORK ■ Thousands Os Families In Indiana Assisted Last Year Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2—Thou- > sands of families and individuals in 1 Indiana were assisted by the Salvation Army during the past year, a report • of the'organization made public today indicates. ! The report shows that, in the state 151,365 pounds of coal were distri- ’ buted. Other things given by the army include: sixty three house rents paid. 8,641 meals, 155 persons given transportation, seventy-nine free baths, 48 given medical aid, 3,105 given lodging, 2272 situations found for men. 104 jobs found for women, 3,345 inter viewed and advised, nineteen girls eni tered in maternity home, 2,874 pairs of shoes distributed, 22,985 garments, 1 734 given Thansgiving dinners, 14,527 , 'given Christmas dinners, 7,983 given toys, 4,181 garments distributed, and 1,919 children given presents exclusive of clothing and toys. The report 'shows that during the year 8,636 indoor meetings and 6,878 outdoor meetings were held with a total of 1,425,351. The financial report shows a deficit of $634.54 in the general fund of the organization. The income amounted to $20,594.51 and flit* expenditures to $21,229.05. o WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s WANT ADS EARN—-s—s—s

UECATUK UAILV UKMUunAi, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2,1923

INTEREST IN WRESTLING Forty Candidate* Working Out Dally At Indiana University Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 2— Forty candidates have been training nndeF the direction of Wrestling Coach Jack Reynolds at Indiana University. From this number seven will be selected to represent Indiana In its match ■&ith Kentucky University at Lexington, January 19, which marks the opening of the Hoosier wrestling schedule. Seven dual wrestling meets will form the schedule of Indiana University this year. Jack Reynolds, champion welterweight wrestler of the world last season took a green inexperienced aggregation of men and developed them into one of the strongest wrestling teams of the colleges of the country. This year by getting an early start. Coach Reynolds has developed a number of wrestlers that give promise of showing real championship class. Among the old men on Indiana’s wrestling team are Harold Mumby, heavyweight, who won every match except one last year. Mumby lost to Spencer, at Wisconsin, but had a victory over him earlier in the season. Captain Omar Held represents Indiana in the 175 pound class. He has a rival in Scott Fisher, another wrestler in that class. Coach Reynolds has two new mat stars in the middle weight class. Martin and Van Arsdol both sophomores, give promise of becoming real mat champions. Both are stocky built and are strong men. They need experience, but the Hoosier coach is teaching them the tricks of the game. Peck, 135 pound athlete, who won his letter as a member of the wrestling team last year, appears to be the best of the Indiana lightweights. In the 125 pound class Indiana has Orville Radcliffe, college conference champion, who has not lost a match in two years. In 1921 Radcliffe won the national intercollegiate champion ship, defeating the champions of his class who was a member of the Penn State wrestling team. Coach Reynolds describes Radcliffe as the most clever and coolest man on the mat ever developed at Indiana University. “Shorty” Parr, undefeated by a big ten conference ( wrestler, who only lost one match last year and that to a Penn State man, is the best of the 115 pound class. WHOA w New York City, Jan. 2 —Mrs. ; | Blanche Reid derailed a trolley . I car by throwing herself under- i neath it. She escaped serious in- | jury in some inexplicable way and , was locked up on a charge of disorderly conduct. o HAS SLEEPING SICKNESS I nlted Pres* SfiitT <or respondent Middlebury, Ind., Jan. 2 —Stricken with sleeping sickness, Miss Martha Kcfarber, a telephone operator here has been unconscious for several days. During last summer Miss Kefarber, suffered a similar attack which lasted for thirteen days. , in ■— — YES or NO? A Test of Your Intelligence I » The correct answer to one of thes< problems is YES, to the other NO. STOP TO THINK! Questions Answered Tomorrow 1. —ls Hawaii a possession of the United States? 2. Is the sensation of pain more a psychological than a physiological phe nomen? Yesterday's Questions Answered 1. —ls barbering properly classified as a profession rather than a tradeAnswer —YES. Barbering is proper ly a profession. Until comparatively recently, barbering was a function of the medical practioner and recognized as a skilled profession. 2. —Do you sing with your throat? Answer. —NO. You do not sing with your throat; the vocalizing is accomplished in the diaphragm, the tone formed in the upper lung area. KANGAROO FOR XMAS PRESENT Elkhart, Jan. 2. —A live kangaroo from Svdney, Australia, was the Xmas present received by G. J. Johnson of this city from George Hirsch former Elkhart man. TAKES STENOGRAPHIC POSITION Miss Lois Connell has accepted a position as stenographer in the Fruchte and Llterer law office, taking the place of Miss Helen Gass, who started to work this morning as bookeeper at the Old Adams County bank. o Ralph Ashton returned to Fort Wayne after spending the week-end , with the Charles Cole family at Richmond, and friends here. <

WOULD DIVIDE DISTRICT Bluffton Lawyers Want Wells And Blacklord Counties Separated; Blackford Objects Blufft.cn, Ind., Jan 2, —Local lawyers are backing a bill which will be introduced at the coming session of th<‘ legislature, again asking that there be a division of the Wells-Blackford circuit court, comprising the 28; h jclleial district, and asking that a s<pirate court, be created for <-acli county. Senator G. 1.. Saunders, of this city, will be asked to introduce the bill in 'be senate, and it will be introduced imultaneously in the house. Hartford City, Ind., Jan. 2. —Plans 'or a bill providing for separate circuit court circuits for Blackford and Wells counties, which it. is understood tag been drawn up at Bluffton, will be ntroduced before the next session of he state legislature by Senator George launders, of Bluffton. The bill will neet with considerable opposition in 'artford City. It is felt by many eople here that the county does not need a separate circuit and that the expense world be unnecessary. Bl J DGET PLAN IN HOM ES Mew Albany Families To Try Out Budget In Homes During Year New Albany, Jan. 2. —Business methds will be used in handling family 'nances in at least 18 new Albany >omes during the coming year as a ■esult of an expense account and budget meeting held recently by the Home Economic section of the Women's club ederation. Miss Madeline Connor of he State Economics Extension staff at ?urdue spoke on the value of the keep ng of a household expense account ■nd budget for the home. She point'd out that it is necessary to keep ome sort of an account liefore the best budget may be made. Eight women from Clarke county interested n this work came to New Albany for his meeting and made plans to dis■vss it before their own local clubs. \n expense account book for the home has been compared at Purdue and is being distributed at cost, which is 25 ■ents, to the women of the state. SEEK FRANCHISE .inn Grove Company Wants To Extend Lines Through Wells County The Linn Grove Light and Power 'ompany today filed with the Wells ounty commissioners a petition fop a franchise permitting the company to; urther extend their line along the public highways of the county. It is desired to have a franchise for one ine starting at the I. T. Allen corner on the Six Mile road, and run thence north to a point on the Gerber road, north of the river and thence follow the Gerber road to the Harrison-Lan-aster township line at the northwest ■orner of the Elm Grove cemetery. The petition also asks for a franhise for a line commencing at the northwest corner of section 32, in Lancaster township, about 1% miles south of Craigville, thence south on< mile to the Harrison township line, and thence east one mile to the Adams County line. TOOK PART IN PRODUCTION Herman Myers, Os This City, Aided n Indiana University Annual Carnival Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 2. —H. H. Myers, of Decatur, who is a student at Indiana University, was a member of the cast of the recent Show Down, an annual carnival of one act plays presented by 30 different organizations of the state university. Mr. Myers played the leading part in “Carmen”, which was given by the Sigma Chi fraternity. Members of the play in which the Decatur student took part were required not only to write and to act the play, but also to use their own ideas as to costumes and scenery. The amateur dramatic carnival is fostered by the department of dramatics of the university and the Carrie club, a campus organization made up of students interested in dramatics. The Show Down has become so popular in the three years of its existence that the performance is extended over three nights and seats are not obtainable except by reservation far in advance. r» RADIO WIRE GIVES ALARM Peru Fire Department Makes Long Run Only To Find False Alarm Peru, Jan. 2. —A wire from a radio aerial dropped across a fire alarm circuit here and caused the fire department to make a long run. Chief Richter says he expects more trouble of the same sort and will ask the city council to adopt regulations specifying how radio aerials are to be constructed, and where. s—s— S_WANT$ _WANT ADS EARN—S

LEGION MAN FOR GOVERNOR James *3. Scrugham, Nevada Executive Committee Member, Candidate for High Office. The next governor of Nevada may be James G. Scrugham. member of the

national executive committee ol the American l.e gion from that state, who tendered his res ignatlon from that position to Han ford MacNlder, national commander, Mr. Serugtiam, who has for some time been state engineer of Neva-

(?)

da and Nevada’s representative on the National Boulder canyon project, has been made a nominee fur governor of the state. Under the national constitution of the American Legion, candidates for paid, elective public office cannot be officers of the Legion. Mr. Serugham was formerly national vice commander of the Legion. He was commander of the service men’s organization In Nevada from Muy, 1919, until August, 1920. He was chairman of a special committee that drew up the Legion four fold plan for adjusted compensation, which was later embodied in the Fordney bill. He was bom In Lexington, Ky„ January' 19, 1880. He was graduated from the State university of Kentucky in 1900 and received a degree in mechanical engineering in 1906. Mr. Scrugiiam was professor of mechanical engineering from 1903 to 1914 and dean since 1914 of tile engineering college of the University of Nevada. He was made state engineer in 1917. He was commissioned a major of artillery in December, 1917, and assigned as production engineer in the ordnance department at Washington. He served on various special assignments connected witii artillery production until after the signing of the armistice. FOUGHT IN THE WAR OF 1812 Graves of 218 Americans, Enemies of England, Decorated at Princeton for First Time. A half century after the origination of a memorial, or decoration day, on which tribute is paid to those who have died in the nation's wars, the graves of 218 Americans who fought in the War of 1812 were decorated for the first time last Memorial day. At Princeton, England, there are the graves of 218 Americans who died while held prisoners of war in Dartmoor prison. The parish church in the little village of Princeton was built by the labor of these and a number of French prisoners. For many years the sod which covered the remains of these sous of America was unmarked. Finally one of the governors of the prison had a cairn and a monument erected to mark the resting place of Englund's worthy enemies. Their graves, however, had never been decorated in the manner in which the graves of other American heroes are decorated until the London post of the American Legion placed a large wreath over their resting place on last Memorial day. On the same day that the graves of f . I ft ' terns To Memory of 1812 Warriors. the heroes of 1812 were decorated the Legion’s London post held dedication | ceremonies at Brookwood cemetery, 30 miles outside of London, where 450 American dead of the World war He burled. __________ Carrying On With the ♦ American Legion After spending two years In collect ing funds for a clubhouse the American Legion post at Mangum, Okla., decided the kiddles of the town needed a playground more than the former service men did a clubhouse. The post acquired an elght-year lease to a tract of land and will Improve It and provide the children with equipment. The American Legion Auxiliary national headquarters In Indianapolis is trying to locate the greatest war mother in America—that Is, the mother who had the largest number of sons In service. One Indiana community has a mother who had seven sons in the World war; others had as many as five—but the auxiliary wants to know definitely where In America is the woman wha has the honor of having more than seven sons tn serv- I lee.

BUSINESS IS IMPROVING 1 »■- .i i i * Vice-President Os Guaranty Trust Co. Writes On Situation 1 By Francis H. Sisson I I Vice-president Guaranty Trust C 0.," of New York (Written for the United Press) It is striking evidence of the great resilience of this nation that, in spite of the seriously adverse influences which persisted in 1922, the closing months of the year disclosed a situation in general very materially improved, as compared with conditions 12 months prior. Since the beginning of 1922 the general level of prices has been advancing and the volume of Industrial output has been increasing. There has been marked improvement in the iron and steel industry, which is now employed at about 80 per cent of capacity. All of the textile industries are I now very active and the automobile manufacturers have had a very prosperous year. Unemployment through-1 out the country has ceased to be a serious problem; in fact, there is a. marked shortage of common labor. After a year of bountiful crops, improving prices, and increasing industrial activity, the outlook for the future may be considered distinctly favorable. In any event, the definite basis for continued prosperity now exists, although it must be admitted that the road ahead is by no means free from obscurities and obstructions. A well sustained volume of foreign trade, for example, is an importanti element in a satisfactory economic sit-' uation in the United States, and there : is ample cause for apprehension over i the present financial and economic difficulties in Europe, for which a solution is still to be found. A serious reaction would certainly result in America if the great continental mar-| kets were thrown into further disor-1 ganization. The President’s Declaration President Harding has recently declared that the nation is "solvent financially, sound economically, unrivaled in genius, unexcelled in industry, resolute in determination and unwavering in faith.” If the basic economic and financial factors can be wisely protected and these human qualities can be assured free-play, there need be no interruption to the continued progress of the Unitd States toward prosperity. It would be folly, however, not to recognize that such protection and freedom can by no means be taken for granted, but demand an intelligent initiative and a sustained courage on the part of the leaders and majority of the people if they are to b e assured. The problems in industry, finance and international relations which confront the nation are many and difficult and will severely test its capacity to manage its affairs with wisdom. There is evident a tendency to experiment with theories of finance and administration which have been often discredited by past experience and unless this tendency can be controlled, our presf

A RECOMMENDATION Our old customers are our best recommendation. If interested in 7'< non-taxable securities ask the R. L. Dolling customer. The Suttles-Edwards Co. (R. L. Dolling Co. Representative) A. D. SUTTLES, Sec’y., Treas. General Manager. Phones 194 and 358. Rooms No. 9 and No. 10 Morrison Bldg. Decatur, Indiana (South of Court House) V - - ■ - ■ - - ■ - ■■ - Isn’t This Your Problem? “I intend to save money every month but somehow it just melts away and at the end of the month there’s nothing left to save.” Why not reverse things and take out a fixed sum on pay day and put it to work in an interest bearing account at this bank? Live on the rest of your salary and you’ll experience the self respect and pleasure of getting ahead. In other words, PAY YOURSELF FIRST. It makes a world of difference in one’s prosperity account. Old Adams County Bank

ent fortunate position may be seriously compromised. The favorable features In the present situation In the United States, however, would seem definitely to outweigh the unfavorable ones, and there is reason to entertain a sane optimism In regard to the prospect of excellent! business conditions for the first six months of 1923 at least, and if the possible difficulties to Which reference has been made can be successfully overcome, the coming year should place the nation in a stronger | economic and financial position than ever before. Its situation may be deemed favorable indeed, when compared with that of most great countries in the world today, where far heavier burdens exist and far more harassing and critical problems now ' confront their peoples. TURN HAIR DARK WITH SAGE TEA If Mixed with Sulphur It Darkens So Naturally Nobody Can Teil The old-time mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked and faded hair is grandmothers recipe, and" folks are again using it to keep their hair a good, even color, which is quite sensible, as we are living in an age when a youthful appearance is of the greatest adI vantage. Nowadays, though, we don't have the troublesome task of gathering the I sago and the mussy mixing at home. All drug stores sell tile ready-to-use product, improved by the addition of other ingredients, called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound." it is very popular because nobody can discover It has been applied. Simply moisten your comb or a soft brush I with it and draw this through your jhair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, but what delights the ladies with Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound, is that, besides beautifully darkening the hair after a few applications, it also produces that soft lustre and appearance of abundance which is so attractive. s—s_s_WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s ■■ .—tt— n —j— —n —i rnira ]JipS Quick! I Xfvrst teaspoonful relievesscratchy.congestedfeel- I ing in your throat. Phlegm loos- | ens, inflamed tissues are soothed. Follow the directions on the bottle. Such welcome reliefl Your cough eases—your cold breaks up. Now —not when it’s serious—ask your druggist for DR.KINGS D SCOVERY 1» -a syrup for coughs&colds - - - - - . ..... — w