Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1923 — Page 4

DBCATUB DAILY DIMOCKAH Published Every Evening Exeept Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Free, and Gen. Mgr. E. W. Kampe—Vlce-Pres. A Adr. Mgr. ▲. H. Holthouee—Bec’y and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Poetoffice at Becatur, Indiana, ae second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies 2 cents One Week,by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier S 6 00 One Month, by mall ........ 38 cents Three Months, by mall mewie a 81.00 | Six Months, by Mail 11.75 One Year, by mall 3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter & Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City N. Y. Life Building, Kansas City, Mo. THINKING FOR OTHERS: — There is much to think about In the following from the Indianapolis News- There is a tendency to go too far in regulation of people’s affairs. After all they are the government and they should have some rights to decide for themselves: •‘Mise Mnriea Hnaaland. renresent-'

Miss Menca noagianu, representing the Indiana Federation of Business and Professional Women, which is opposing the motion picture censorship bill, said tho other day that “there was too much predigested thinking done for us already, and that the individual should judge for himself the pictures he wished to see.” Miss Hoagland has given utterance to an important truth, and formulated a sound principle. Os course it is true that if people will not think for themselves, some one else must, to some extent, think for them. But those help most who stimulate thought in others rather than try to impose their bwn thoughts on them. “When the thinking is done by legislatures and agencies created by them the effect is to relieve the pe<e pie of the need for thinving, and to some extent to destroy the power of the thought. This is true, quite without reference to the bill now under consideration. For the principle stated by Miss Hoagland is of universal application. We are today running to government for everything—higher wages, higher profits, lower prices, control of production ami distribution, medical care, conuses and gifts of all sorts, amt now for regulation and control of morals. It is time to stop long enough to ask ourselves the old question that used to be so earnestly debated —“Whither are we drifting?’’ The pictures, it should be said, are, or may be, regulated even now—by the police and by public opinion. There does not seem to be any need to create new jobs, with salaries of course, the holders of which could do little good ‘ On the broad proposition, Miss Hoagland is quite right, and entirely; sound. There is always danger of too much censorship—that is, “predi- ‘ gested thinking’’—especially after a great war in which much censorship 1 seemed to be necessary." Governor McCray is having real difficulties in keeping things moving in the legislature and indications are that he will accomplish but little. It is reported that he has fallen out ■with Jacob D. Rich, the representa-’ tire from his own county as well as J with numerous others. Each test' vote shows a conflict in the ranks j and there is something doing all the time. His closest adviser just now ! it is claimed by disgruntled politi-' cians is Baron Rothschild, for many ’ years the political manager for Albert J. Beveridge. All of this leads! to many conjectures for it is rumored with considerable authority that Beveridge is a candidate for presi- j dent. So is James Watson. Yesterday Senator Jim rushed home from Washington to attend the republican editorial association meeting though he couldn’t get away from the bust ness rush until it was reported that Beveridge would speak. It's a mixup and as interesting as a Tarkington romance—a great game if you don’t weaken. The legislature created a hundred new' offices within a half hour the other evening. A bill giving power to fifty counties to employ a trained nurse passed the senate and another giving each road superintendent in counties having five hundred miles or more, improved roads, a secretary. And they call that retrenchment. v ery day and j U every way it’s getworse ami Torse.

The people would have more confidence In the county unit bill If it did not give so much authority to the state superintendent. How will you ' get the schools out of (toll tics if the • head Is elected by partisan votes? The citizens of Indiana have a right > to know all about, the proposed law and just what changes it will make. 1 Other cities are planning a big I building program for houses so they will be ready to start in the spring. Why not Decatur? A dozen live citizens who sense the importance and really want Decatur to make a real step forward can do it it they will get together and get busy. ■ Tbe People’s Voice (Contributed) THE EDUCATIONAL SURVEY (Continued) Results in Reading The test used to measure pupil achievement in reading consists of eleven short selections, ail prose but one, and three or four questions about each which the pupil is required to answer in writing after he has read he paragraph. The selections are arranged in a graded series, beginning with easy ones and ending with more

I difficult ones. The test is devised to J find out how well pupils understand they read. A summary of the average reading I' scores in the various types of schools I in terms of standards reached is given . iin Tibto I. This table shows that the , poorest work in reading was done by . pupils in one-teacher schools. I! The reading achievement of fifth ! grade pupils in these schools is reprei sented by the figure 4.4. This means .'that these pupils, half way, through • he fifth grade, did work of a quality i qual to that usually done by pupils bur-tenths of the way through the fourth grade. That is, in reading, 'these pupils are more than a grade >elow standard. And the higher one goes in the one-teacher school, the worse relatively do the results become. The average results of seventh grade rupils were a year and two-thirds be- , ow standard, and the eighth grade cores were two full years below. The scores in the larger township schools, that is, in two, and three- . .eacher schools and in consolidated .ichools with four, five, or six teachers, were better than the scores in oneteacher schools, but nevertheless even t hey were below the standard that ought to be reached. The scores of fifth grade pupils in two-teacher ciiools were almost a year below standard, while the scores of fifth grade pupils in six-teachcr schools were more than a full half year below. The eighth grade results in ail these large ichools were at least a year and a half below standard. School sth 7th Sth Township—- -- 4.4 5.8 6.5 2- 4.6 6.1 6.8 3- 4.9 6.2 6.8 4- 4.S 6.2 6.8 5- 4.8 6.4 6.9 6or more teachers 4.9 6.3 6.9 Town 5.0 6.4 7.0 City 5.3 6.7 7.5 Country-wide stan. 5.5 7.5 8.5 Note.—ln this table scores are given in terms of the grade of work they 1 represent. For example, the entry 4.4 for fifth grade pupils in one-teacher I schools means that these pupils did . work which pupils who are four-tenths of the way through the fourth grade usually do. Better work in reading was done by ■ city pupils. The fifth grade reading .achievement of city pupils in Indiana ! was only one-fifth of a year below standard. The results from the seventh and eighth grades of the city ' schools were worse, the seventh gradi- { results being on the average threej quarters of a year below standard and l the eighth grade results a full year below. It. is thus clear that Indiana cliil- ! dren do not read as well us they should. Third Number of H. S. Lyceum Course Feb. 3 (Continued from Page One) local lecture course were highly appreciated by the large audiences which were present and those in charge of tho entertainments give the assurance that this entertainment on next Saturday night will be equally as good as the previous ones. o— — _ Liberty Center Wins From Bluffton, 25-7 Liberty Center high school defeated Bluffton high at Liberty Center last night by a score of 25 o 7. This is the second lime ths season that Liberty Center has triumphed over Biutitou. 4—S—WANT AL)S EARN—s—s—s

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1923.

:TAKE LEASE ON ■ BIG OIL TBACT ? — Sinclair Oil Corporation Obtains Big Lease From Soviet Russia (United Press Service) r Moscow, Jan. 27. (Special to Daily Democrat)—The Sinclair Oil Corpora tion has obtained from the soviet government a 36-year concession to an oil 1 tract a thousand versts square on the 1 Island of Sakhalin, in the north Pa I cific ocean, it was announced today. Two of a number of conditions of the remarkable contract are that the United States shall not commit any hostile act against Russia and that recognition of the soviet government comes within five years. Oil, gases and shale abound on Sakhalin. whose 15.000 square miles of wealthy soil lie just north of Siberia. The Sinclair company, by terms of the contract, is entitled to select two spots on the island for harbors, these to remain under control and the prop erty of the Russian government. The company agrees to spend 400.000 gold rubles in the first five years, and to pay a rental of five per cent of its total sales, or 100,000 gold rubles a year if no sales are effected in the first five years. A complicated system

of taxation is also established. o ■■■ ■ - BUYS PROPERTY ■ » Christ Boknecht Purchases Lot on Third Street Near Monroe A business trabsaction was closed yesterday, by which Christ Boknecht becomes the owned of the James Stoops property, lately owned by Mrs. Sarah J. Blackburn. This is a fine business location on Third street near Monroe street. Mr. Boknecht contemplates removing the buildings from the lot and in time erect a mod ern business house for rental pur poses. This sale was made through the Snow Agency,—for a cash price of $3,600. Considering location and surroundings, this is a desirable io cation and is a valuable addition to Mr. Boknecht’s holdings that adjoin it. Formerly this was the home residence of James Stoops, who was one of the pioneer business men of Decatur. He was a harness maker and saddler by trade and in those pioneer days his acquaintance wag so extensive that it is said he personally knew every voter in Adams county—in 1858-60. At any rate one of his sons, Philip, served as county sheriff, and one of his sons-in-law, Norval Blackburn, served as county clerk ot Adams county and later became owner and editor of the Decatur Democrat. — 500-MILE AUTO RACE Seat Sale For Annual Classic To Start On Monday, Jan. 29 Indianapolis, Jan. 27 —Speed fans from all parts of the globe will soon be informed as to their good fortune or misfortune in obtaining the points of vantage desired for witnessing tbe eleventh annual 100 mile international sweepstakes, on the Indianapolis motor speedway, next May 30. The annual seat sale for the speed classic starts Monday, January 29, at the speedway office in Indianapolis. Seats for the Xvorld’s series do not go on sale until a month before the date for the base ball classic but the pasteboards for the premier of all motor speed events are available four: months and one day before the 500 mile race. The importance of the seat sale may well be understood when it is realized that the speed fans would start buying seats twelve months before the 500 mile, were they available. The day after the last race eight tans dropped into the speedway office in Indianapolis and asked to have the same points of vantage for the eleventh race. One of these wan a Los Angeles fan) who purchased two front row boxes in grand stand A a year ago, another was from New Orleans, another from Boston and one from Montreal, the remaining four of the octette were from Indiana and Ohio cities. Since that time the office has had mail requests for seats from many foreign points. Six fans from Japan have asked for “one best possible box,” from Hamburg, Germany, came a request for a box, three fans in Honolulu desire seats, and the requests for parking spaces, boxes and reserved scats from all parts of the United States and,:Canada are; too numerous- to mention. o NOTICE This is the last notice for the payt meat of the January insurance for the , Royal Neighbors. Mrs. Lulu Sweariuger. ——■ • — 1 s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s

t ' YES or NO? r Teat of Your Intelligence Tho correct answed to one of these ’ questions is YES, to the other NO. STOP TO THINK! Questions answered Monday. 1. Is the Panama Canal within the political confines of the United f States? 2. Is tea a drug? ’ Yesterday’s questions answered: 1 1. Is Niagara Falls an American na9 tional possession? Answer—YES. That part of the great cataract properly called Niagara 1 Falls is United States territory, a national reservation. The falls on the Canadian side are called by various local names. 2. Are the Chinese more a race than a nation? Answer—NO. The Chinese are a national entity; racially they are Mongolians, a conglomeration of a number of "breeds." o. 444444444444444 ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ + 4 ♦ From the Dally Democrat file* 4 ♦ 20 years ago this day 4 444444444444444 Sentence of Col. Arthur Lynch commuted to life imprisonment.

Jacob Miller and D. G. M. Trout prepare to drill well on Wabash township farm. Jury commissioners, H. 11. Moltz and David Manlier draw petit jurors. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Philbert Gase —a boy. Grace Schroll, two-year-old daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Harvey Schroll, has arm crushed when window falls. New steel ceiling at Holthouse drug store completed. Mrs. Marion Andrews returns from visit to Oklahoma. o FARMERS’ SHORT COURSES Local Short Courses Draw Record Crowds Over State Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 27.—The most successful farmers' short courses ever held in Indiana outside of those at Purdue University are being held this year over the state, witti an average attendance thus far of 1200 different l>ersons per course. Six of the IS courses scheduled have been held and according to data on them compiled by G. M. Frier, in charge of this phase of agricultural extension work, the most successful season .in 15 years of these courses is indicated. A total registered attendance of 2494 attended the course held last month at Charlestown, setting a record for all the 196 courses held the last 15 years. At the community banquet, 327 persons were seated. As an butgrowth of this course, a definite plan was made to drive every scrub bull from the .county. This is part of the dairy improvement program there. The Marengo course attracted 660 people; that at Huntingburg, 850: one at Cannelton, 1050; Morgantown, 1200; Knox, 700. “We have found a steadily growing interest from the farm men and women in all lines of work related to the farm. They want the latest information so that they may handle their besiness in a better and more profitaide way,” said Mr. Frier. Work is being given on poultry, dairying, soils and crops, farm management, animal husbandry and home economics. o No Decision Yet On Jay County Agent Portland, Jan. 27.—The matter of the re-appointment of County Agent H. S. Ebbinghouse, up for the third time Friday afternoon for consideration by the county board of education, still remains undecided. Fourteen ot the seventeen members comprising the board of education met in the office of County Superin- , tondent of Schools Harry Nixon at 2 . o’clock yesterday afternoon and after casting their ballots on three differl ent occasions, the result was the i same, a tie, 7 to 7, and the board ; finally adjourned. Dr. Schwartz, of . the city school board: William Me- . Laughlin, trustee of Wayne township, i and the Salamonia member of the s board were absent. > County Su’pt. Nixon said he would report file vote to Purdue University, and further pocedare in the matter will not be made pending word from the university. The old board of education voted a against the re-appointment of Ebbing- • house, on two different occasions in the past. a— —. j s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s

Field Goals 'll e “ Congratulations, Angola. We hereby acknowledge, with due e formality the mistake made in doping :l the outcome of the Vincennes-Ander-son scrap at Anderson last night. The Alices won 29-27. We know many more dopesters who are doing the same thing today. At t least they should be. Bobby, in the » Frankfort Morning Times, and Best t in the Kokomo Tribune even went so i far as to say Anderson would win by ■ five or more points. The Anderson quintet was the pick of the Marion i Chronicle also. i After walloping Frankfort, who had ’ previously licked Lebanon twice, Jefi ferson, of Lafayfette, lost to Lebanon 35 to 37 at Lafayette last night. How come, Jeff? I > And look what Bedford did to 1 Bloomington, 38-18. » 11l ' Young America, who comes here for a contest on February 23, defeated Rochester last night after playing two overtime periods, 34 to 26. The Franklin state champs took another defeat at Frankfort last night, 33 to 25. Franklin isn’t so bad considering the fact that the Johnson county school lost its coach and all but one of its players last year, j Greencastle, conquerors of Martinsville, lost to Danville last night, 34 to 23. Another dent in the old bucket. Passaic high. New Jersey, has won its 99th consecutive game and the 100th game will be played tonight. Wouldn’t it be tough luck to lose that game? Nineteen seems to be a hoodoo to the D. H. S. fiive on foreign floors. Last night’s contest was the third one this year which has been dropped away from home with the local’s total score standing at 19. The Purple and Gold eagers counted 19 points against Richmond and 19 against Portland. • ———. The mighty Stonebraker appears to have struck a slump. Thursday night he was held to a lone field goal in the game with the Buffalo Hewitts and on the preceding night, while playing with the Hartford City Athletics against the Huntington Legion, one two-pointer was all he could count during the contest. A Wisconsin fan sends advance dope ; on the outcome of the Big Ten season to the “Wake of the News.” He picks' ’em in this order Michigan, Wiscon-i sin and Purdue tied; lowa, Minnesota, Indiana and Illinois, tied; Chicago and Ohio tied, and Northwestern last. Now look what we went and done: Noblesville, Ind., January 25. —The basketball team of the Noblesville High School has disbanded lor the season, according to an announcement made by Coach C. V. Vandevier. The announcement came following the defeat of the team last week by Portland and Decatur. The boys have canceled games with Spiceland. Fishprs. Mooresville and Carmel and will not take part in the county or , regional tournament, the latter to be held at Lebanon. The team has no place to practice and the new high school gymnasium, [ which is now in course of construction, will not be completed in time for games this season. o V incennes High Wins Nineteenth Straight Anderson, Ind., Jan. 27. —Vincennes I won its nineteenth straight victory here last night, defeating Anderson 29 to 27 in a stubbornly fought basketball game. Vincennes led at the . half, 13 to 12. They see-sawed back j and forth frequently, Jones’ long field goal near the close winning tor Vin- , cennes. ; o— HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL I Alexandria, 17; Jonesboro, 14. f Suinmittville, 43; Fortville, 17. Pendleton. 32; Hartford City. 20. , Martinsville 39; Columbus, 21. B Bedford, 38; Bloomington, 18. Pittsboro, 51; Roachdale, 15. ,] 2|; Logansport, 23. * Veedersburg, 15; Kingman, 14. r Clark’s Mill. 28; Linden, 14. n Chaliuers, 0; Monticelo, 18. Reunselaer, 15; Brook, 40. j Cutler, 20; Delphi, 16. Hopewell, 49; Trafalgar, 10. n Greenwood, 32; Whiteland, 9. Shelbyville. 33; Rushville. 15. I Elwood, 34; Connersville, 31. $> Edinburg, 51; Center Grove, 17.

Young America. 34; Rocbe.ter, 26 (double overtime). Arcadia. 43; Walton, 14. Middletown. 41; Lewisville. 5. Daleville. 27; Moreland. 19. Jackson township. 20; Dayton, 18Brokston. 38; Walcott, 24. Boswell. 19; Ambia. 16Fairmount, 19; Sweetxer, 29. Richmond, 52; Wabash, 2i. Danville, 34; Greencastle. 23. Daleville. 27: Mooreland, 19. Frankfort, 33; Franklin, 20. Wingate, 15; New Market, LI. Waynetown, 17; Bainbridge, 37. Colfax, 42; New Richmond, 10. West Lafayette. 21; Thorntown, IS. Garfield (Terre Haute), 30; Cathedral, 13. South Bend, 34; Elkhart, 18. Kokomo, 25; Tipton. 19. Central of Muncie, 39; Newcastle, 19. Vincennes. 29; Anderson, 27 (final). Jefferson (Lafayette), 35; Lebanon, 37 < ftnal) - Fort Wayne Central, 23; Warren, 20. Fort Wayne South Side, 31; Garrett, 5. — 9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Franklin, 30; Earlham, 21. DePauw. 45; St. Louis University, Bradley 25; Armour Institute 16. Kalamazoo Normal 31; Alma 228. Drury 22; S. W- Miss. Teachers 19. Cornell College 30; Lubuque U. 25 j Oshkosh Normal 24: Stevens 15. Naperville 25; Dekalb 16. Illinois Wesleyan 31; Augustana 16 j Burlington 26; Quincy 21. Tulane 38; Mississippi College 12. Creighton 42; Univ, of S. D. 12. Nebraska 21; Ames 16. Cornell 26; Princeton. ——o Monroe High Defeats Montpelier High, 28-11 Monroe high schools basketball , team won another contest last night j when the Montpelier quintet was defeated at Monroe by a score of 28 to 11. The Monroe lads had their opponents outclassed throughout the came. The Monroe girls defeated the Montpelier girls in a preliminary game by a score of 13-8. o — AMATEUR TOURNAMENT Northeastern Net Tourney To Be Held At Warren On Feb. 16-17 « The northeastern Indiana amateur; independent basketball tournament will be held in Warren on February 16 and 17. The district includes! Huntington, Wells, Adams and Whit-; ley counties- There are twenty l teams available in the district. $-$-S—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s! s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s —■—l I ■ ■■■ I ■ ..

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MRS. G. H. KELLEY DEAD Format Resident Os G eneVa Di , rt . Topeka, Kanaas, Jan. 17 " Portland, Jan. 27—Word hu been received here of the death iq Kas. on Wednesday night January q of Mrs. George H. Kelley, 73, lori|i( ‘ well known resident of PortlanJ where they made their home on A| J street for many years. Mrs. Relle! also resided at Geneva. Adams CO J ty for many years, later coming her. to make her home with the son, Will Kelley, who practiced law here prior to going to Topeka;, several y,. ars ago, where he is now engaged i n business. Speaking of the death of Mrs Kelley the Topeka Daily Capital of the date, January 19, 1993, has th. following to say: “Mrs. George N. Kelley, 73, mother of J. Will Kelley, well known Topeka business man died in a local hospital Wednesday nighL The funeral will be held at 9 o’clock Saturday mors ing from the Holy Name chuhch Burial in ML Calvary cemetery. The body will lie in state at the home of her son, 136 Tarrison street, front 10 o’clock this morning until the time of the funeral. Mrs. Kelley has been a resident of Topeka since 1915. She is survived by her husband, two sons J. Will Kelley and Fred L. Kelley 1 all of Topeka and a daughter, Mrs. J j E. Horney, Linnsburg, Ind.” —• s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—$— I THE CRYSTAL ■ LAST TIME TONIGHT. «■ ' Day by Dav in Every Way Our Pictures are getting IM Better and Better." Cosmopolitan Production A Fannie Hurst Story “BACK PAY” ■ with Matt Moore and Seena Owen It's just big wholesome, |g| human drama. One that you will like. —-Also—' “For Rent — Haunted” U| Two reel Pa the comedy 1 hour & 15 minutes entertainment. 10c-20c |f| Monday and Tuesday £5 Mary Pickford in fl ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy'