Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1923 — Page 2

ROAD* BUIUHN6 LENGTH OF WORKING SEASON Most Important Factor In Road Construction —Thoro I* Conaidonable Variation. (Prepared by th® Umt.t Stat®® Department at A.rlauiture > The length of the working season Is n most Important element in road construction and one In which there Is considerable variation, according t > i the bureau of public roads of the Unit- > ed States Department of Agriculture, , which baa collected data from all of the states. Deducting Sundays only there me 813 working days in the year, and Alabama. Mississippi and New Mexico report that grading is possible on SX> of them. Neighboring states report as ■ — ■ '■* Building on One S.u« cf Road Wmlo Other Is Open to Traffic. follows: Florida, 215; Louisiana. 260, and Texas, 275. Contrasted with these ere Maine, with 110; New York, 150; Wisconsin, 153. and western Oregon, JOO. in 14 states grading will probably he impractical after the middle of November, nnd In some of them at an earlier date. Gravel surfacing can be placed In most of the states on from 120 to 20C working days, nithough 10 of them report a greater number. In 26 states concrete surfacing car. be placed ou from 100 to 150 days, ano in 16 states on froili 150 to 200 days. In 28 states the season Is generally over by November 1. FINE STREET-PAVING RECORD Total of 150 Miles Completed in City of Birmingham During the Year of 1922. * The street-paving record of Birmingham for the year l-'22 is a gratifying one. A total of a hundred and fifty miles of paving has been completed. The nearly SBOO,OOO invested could not hnve been spent in a better cause. The city as a whole has reached that stage of highway construe* ion where continuous travel east, west, north or south Inside the city limits over smooth and hard-surfaced thoroughfare is possible. Within another year the connecting links with the outlying suburbs still required for completion of the Greater Birmingham higltwa. system will probably have been finished and the city may then look with real pride on her system of streets. FINE HIGHWAY IN TENNESSEE Largest Contract Ever Let in State Cails for Construction of 50 Miles cf Road. The largest highway contract ever let in Tennessee provides for 50.2 miles of new road in Grainger county, beginning at Fate Springs, 43 miles across Hawkins county and two miles In Sullivan county extending to Kingsport. The new highway passes through the Holstein river valley for about 40 miles anil lies between Bay mountain nnd Clinch mountain. The road will b - surfaced with asphalt •ind-wlll cost $1.387,<5«), or $27,7<X) a mile. It Is a federal route. HIGHWAY BUILDING IN TEXAS Leads All Other States In Matter of Construction, Having Added 933 Mlles. Texas led all other states in the mailer of rond bniiding in 1922, having added 033 miles during the year. The average for all states was 200 miler. Sometimes It is a good idea to stop piannin : what were going to do Just for a moment !n order to contemplate what we have accomplished. Five years of tills sort of progress and trav elitig salesmen will he the envy of nil who know the Joy of a good car and a good road. Boids With Banked 'Curves. Highway engineers In England are constructing roods with an allowance for super-elevation on corner curves wherever desirable. French road engineers long ago adopted the banked curve, and in soma parts of the United States they are now in use. ■Would Color HighwaysTn England, the st.ggestion has been E ada that the pv Msf-T'ars be colored by means cf some • hesp ehem leal spray which would make them less tiring to lie eyes of motor drivers.

GENEVA NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Uy Baumgartner, of! Bluffton, spent Bunday with the latter's parents, Mr. uud Mrs. E. S. ' Callihan. * Frederick Pyle, who spent tile weekend at his parental home here, returned to hia work at Muncie Monday morning. Miss Jennie Finch returned to her work at For Wayne Monday morning alter spending two weeks here with her mother. Mrs. V. H. Finch. Jennie has been ill and was unable to work. Herb Drew, of Richmond, spent '.Sunday with his children Margaret 'and George. | Dr. L. L. Mattax returned to his home here Monday afternoon after spending Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Harry Lynch of Hartford City. At about nine o'clock Monday morn-1 ing the fire alarm was sounded and a 1 large number of people as well as the fire truck rushed to the M. W. Wegmiller home. However, it proved to! be a false alarm, as one hail noticed | tile wind blowing the smoke from the! chimney over the roof in away which 1 looked like it must be on tire. On account of the high wind they had not waited to be sure, for they realized that if it was a tire a few minutes would make considerable difference in its seriousness. W. W. Briggs returned to his work at Muncie Monday morning after spending the week-end here with his wife. Mrs. Andrew Shoemaker. Sr., went to Fort Wayne the first part of the week where she will have her eyes operated upon for cataract. Miss Garnet Cox returned to her! work at the O. D. Arnold home here I |the first part of the week after spend-! | ing several days with her parents at i Bryant. Ray Staley returned to his home. here Saturday alter spending the; winter in Fort Wayne where he was, employed at the General Electric plant. He will farm this summer. Mesdames George Myers and H. E. Gibbons spent Monday in Berne visiting. Tile Mother's Study club held their, meeting for March at the home of ■ Mrs. George Myers last Thursday, afternoon. A fine program had been' planned and after this was finished a ; gcod social time was enjoyed by the members and their guests, Mesdames Ed Kraner and F. (’. Deilsch. Delicious refreshments were served. The ini-Xt meeting will be held at the home [of Mrs. Clyde Craner on April 12th. Tlie musical comedy. "The Minister,’ 1 was given by the members of the February division of the M. E. Ladies' Aid and others on Monday night at the Ijmberlost theatre. Every seat in the room was taken and between fifty and one hundred people were turned j away from the door. Some of these : already had purchased their tickets, 1 making it necessary for the performance to be repeated on' Tuesday evening. • A delightful Chinese party was held 1 in the basement of the M. E. church! last Friday evening, the March division of the Ladies' Aid being the hostesses and the young people of Geneva their guests. The room had I been fixed with chairs, stands, rugs, ami various other articles until it presented a very pleasing appearance, and was decorated with lanterns. Gaines of various kinds were greatly I enjoyed by the 64 guests. Dainty refreshments were served at a late hour by girls dressed as Chinese. Sex Problems Do Not Bother Indiana Schools Indianapolis, March 14.—The much; mooted question of the teaching of; sex in public schools, is not a problem | in Indiana, according to Benjamin! Burris, superintendent of public in i sruction. "We liavn't berm bothered with this; question at all." said Mr. Burris when ! interviewed by United Press. It would seem that the department of public instruction in Indiana is |oo busy with "real" problems to be worrying about the sonmitional for Mr. Burris, after having that, so far. no teacher hud raised the question, returned lo his deck, which was covered with correspondence. Looking at his desk, lie shook his head ami said: “We will have all we can do getting beck to normalcy after tile flood caused by the legislature.” See "Nero" at the First Opportunity. MID-WEEK PRAYER SERVICE The mid-week prayer and praise service of the Evangelicial church will be held this evening at 7:30 in the Sunday School rooms of the church. The meeting will be interesting and inspirational and all are invited to attend. * N'orij" lias tile Most Beautiful “Vamp” in the World.

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- y YES or NO? A Tast of Your IntalllgsnH j The correct answer to one of these; problems is YES. to the other NO. ; STOP TO THINK! Questions Answered Tomorrow 1 — is the keystone of an arch siinilar to the cornerstone of a house? 2— a snake and a serpent the same? Yesterday’s Questions Answered 1— is an octoroon and a creole the same type of individual? Answer. NO. Au octoroon is a! person who is one-eighth Negro. A' creole in a person born in the state if Ixtuisiana of French or Spanish origin; he has no Negro blood. 2 — is an octette the same as a! [ double quartette? Answer. YES. An octette means light; a quartette means four. Sell the Flivver, But See "Nero.” — <*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ ♦ « + From the Daily Democrat files ♦ ■> 20 years ago this day ♦ ** + ♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« First test of machinery at the Waring Glove company plant in Decatur. Marriage licenses —Emery Carpenter and Nettie B. Miller; Menno Burk halter and Sarah W. Gillium. J. D. Stulls figures that it cost $21.31 to raise an acre of wheat. — Harry Cloud accepts job as fireman with the Nickle Plate railway. Godfrey Bells begins clerking at [Rosenthal clothing store. Misses Eva and Minta Acker hostesses for Friday night club. Miss Gertrude DeVoss won highest honors. Craig Miller badly injured when he falls from second story window at Indianapolis. Mayor Coffee's order that all tramps must irk on streets causes hoboes to [stay clear of Decatur. Eli Tipple, 70. Wells county character w ho never wore overcoat dies. First street fakir of spring opens up on court house corner.* , March 15th came on Sunday. At Death’s Door "Ten years of stomach trouble reduced me to a living skeleton. I had attacks of pain that doubled me up! like a jack-knife and I was as yel-j low as a gold piece. No medicine or doctors helped me and was really at death's door. A lodge brother advised me to try Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy, and I fouittl it to be the only medicine to touch my case.” It is a simple, harmless preparation that re- ; moves the catarrhal mucus from the I intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. Sold by Holthouse Drug Co., and other good druggsts, everywhere. •— INSTALLING RADIO SETS Safety Engineers Say it is Difficult to Install Them Safely Indianapolis. March 14.—Safety engineers who have made a study of | radib hazards agree that while any child may lie able to operate a radio ■outfit, it takes an experience electri[cian to install one free from fire and other hazards. Many accidents have been prevented by the prompt action ■of electric power companies, which I made surveys of their properties, | eliminated aerials in close proximity [to live wires and gave warnings and i information to the public. Following is a list of radio “don'ts" prepared by the Indiana Public Utility association: Never pick up a wire lying on the ground or dangling from a polo. It might be “alive.” Report fallen wires immediately to the police or power company. Never string wireless aerials overt or under other wires. Never attach radio aerials or anything else to. poles currying wires of any sort. Always attach aerials to substantial supports, so located that if either the support or aerial breaks it can not come in contact with other wires. It is quite practical to operate a radio set with an indoor aerial. Do not use kite aerials. Do not attach antennae to chimneys. Someone might be down below when the bricks start falling. o BABE RUTH OPENS UP New Orleans, Mar. 14—Babe Ruth took a full cut at the ball for the first [ time this year and knocked five ItotnTs in batting practice. Herb Pen-[ neck reported and signed a contract; [depleting the list of hold outs.

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I * Wednesday Shakespeare Club- Mr». Dr. Beavers. Ladies Aid Society of Reformed, , church —Mrs. Dave Gerber. 2:30. Christian Ladies Aid —-Mrs. E. I Charles (evening. 7:30) Historical C|gb—Mrs. Chas. Teeple Tri D—Miss. Lou Butler, 7:30. Thursday ’[ 1 Adies Aid Society of Presbyterian d church —Mrs. John Schafer, 2 p.m. Auction Bridge—Miss Madge Hite, |6:30. Loyal Daughters class of E. V. S. ; S. entertain Mr. Runyon's class. Young Woman's Auxiliary of the M. E. church —Miss Florence Haney, with Mrs. A. G. Moore as assistant hostess. Moose Legionaire—Postponed. Christian Endeavor St. Patrick , Party of U. B. Church—Church basement, 7:30. Friday , Woman's FMreigu Missionary So-; ciety o® Methodist church —Mrs. ! Charles Colter, (afternoon 2:00). ; D. Y. B. class of U I), church — Mrs. Carl Noble, 7:30. Fhilathea class of the Baptist church with Mrs. Dick Earhart. Saturday Three cent supper in basement of Pleasant Mills M. E. church. T uesday Psi lota Xi—Mrs. J. H. Burroughs 8 o'clock. A large number of girls from the General Electric plant gave a surpigse birthday party for Miss Ethel Tumbleson at her home yesterday evening. About forty young ladies were present. A delicious dinner was served and the remainder of the evening was spent in singing and in a general social manner. ♦ The Evangelical League of Christian Endeavor was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merryman last' evening by Mr. and Mrs. Felix Graber. A large number of the mem- ' bers were present and a very enjoyable evening was spent. The hostess served a delicious luncheon at the close of the social hour. ♦ The Young Woman's Auxiliary of ' the Methodist c-lutrch will meet at the home of Miss Florence Haney Thursday evening. Mrs. A. G. .Moore will be assistant hostess. The Fra La He Camp Fire Girls ’ met at the home of Miss Gretchen >! Schafer last evening. A short busi■;noss session was held and during the social hour delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. The girls I have a display in the Wear U Well ' Window showing the things the girls 1 can do. The girls have entered into , mission work to help children in Rus- • sla who are freezing. If the groups 1 wish to enter into this work and give clothing they have outgrown, or anyone in the city may leave them at the i birthday window and they will be taken care of and appreciated by the girls. In this way they will live up to their gift service. March 17th is the birthday of tlie campfire and Grand Council will be held by the Fra Lo He at 6 o'clock at the club room. After the sflpper the ceremonial meeting will be held. Any girl, who has been a Camp Eire girl in the past, wishing to write a letter telling what Camp 1 Fire lias done for her may leave same at the Birthday Window and same will be sent to New York. The camp is a year and a half old and the girls are looking forward to a Grand Council and good time at the end of the birthday party. The Womans Legionaire of the Moose lodge will not meet Thursday evening as was planned. All members please take notice. + The Philathea class of the Baptist Sunday school will meet Friday evening at tiie iiome of Mrs. Dick Earhart [ on high street. Mrs. Roy Johnson will be the assistant hostess and Mrs. E. Bell will have the evening program. Let every member be pruscut. + The Philo class of the Baptist chinch gave a surprise shower in honor of Mrs. Fern Krugh. Acheson at home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.Merriman. Many useful gilts were received. Refreshments were served consisting of sandwiches, fruit salad and coffee. The.evening was spent in playing games and a social time. Those present were: Mrs. Dr. Smith. Hattie Gerurg, Grace Schroll, Esther Callow, Genevieve Leichteusteiger. Glee Krugh, Irene Gibson,! Fern Acheson, Helen Wynn. Grace' [Baxter, Elva Ray, Gladys Siiinan; Messrs. Dr. Orval Zerurg, Verne ! Behnke. Hemer Hubert [Cochran. Ted August, Forest. PassI water, Bob August, Gordon Acheson,

! Hunk Leichtensteiger, Charles Baxter. Floyd Baxter, Marlon Hoagland, and Mr. und Mrs. L. W. Marriman 1 and family. They all departed at a late hour wishing the young couple. Mr.« and Mrs. Acheson, a long uud [ liuppy married life. The Queen Esther Circle, of the Methodist church, has a splendid meeting last night at the church at which time the mite boxes for the past year wfere opened. A splendid program was given and Rev. U. S. A. Bridge gave a very interesting talk. The money received from the mite boxes amounted to about $75.00. Those having over $5.00 were the Misses Mary Brown. Leah Colter, Monai Butler, Mrs. Owen Davis and Mrs. O. L. Vance. Miss Lee Anna Vance had the most in her box which ; amounted to $14.47. This money will Ibe sent to George O. Robinson at i Porto Rico who is doing missionary | work there. The Queen Esther girls ! wish to thank all those who helped jin the program. The Tri Kappa Sorority met last 1 evening at the home of Miss Leona Hunsicker on Adams street. Officers for the ensuing year were installed. They were: President, Mrs. Avon i Burk; vice president, Angie Firks; I social secretary, Miss Naomi Meyers, ! recording secretary, Mrs. James ;'Westveld; charity treasurer. Miss ! Mildred Liddy; and social treasurer, ! Miss Bee Leonard. Plans were dis- ! cussed for a card party to be given in the near future. The next meeting will be held with Miss Naomi Harkless in two weeks. During the i social hour a delicious two course I luncheon was served by the hostess I assisted by her mother. o Demand Made for British Intervention ,! (Continued from Page One) The secret peace feelers which the Cuno government has had out for some time are understood to have ' failed. It is now indicated that broader gauged feelersi ray be fruitful, especially in view of the reparted assistance of the outside power. Coal Seized Today Dusseldorf, Mar. 14—The first sciz- ! ure of coal direct from the mines by French in the Ruhr was accomplished today a total of 350 tons being taken. French reports confirm the severe state of siege imposed at Huer, where anyone found guilty of carrying arms will be immediately court martialled, . while five officials are to be shot for each attack upon a Frenchman. MUNCIE EDITOR 1 FOUND GUILTY I-ound Guilty of Contempt of Court for Story He Published » ' (United Press Service) Muncie, Ind., Moarch 14.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—George Dale, ‘ editor of the Muncie Post Democrat, a weekly publication, who recently in an article in his publication accused the circuit court judge, Sheriff, prosecutor and members of the grand jury of being members of the Ku Klux Klan and being ur.duiy influenced by : the Man, was declared guilty of contempt of court by Judge Clarence Dearth in circuit court this morning The maximum sentence of a SSOO fine and ninety days in jail was given him. The World’s Most Wicked Woman “Vamped” “Nero.” a ■ Corn Growers Held Meeting Here Tuesday (Continued from Page One) all that is necessary to enter the contest. Committees Appointed Committees to carry on the contest work in the county this year were appointed as foilws: finance c-onnniitee, Mm. T. Rupert, Chas. Schenck and Call E. Amt,utz; membership committee, Albert Ewell, Clyde Harden. Levi Stuckey, Joint K. Mazeiin, W. T. Rupert and Pau! Coyne; committee to [investigate variety tests. W. W. Hawkins. Albert Ewell and Jacob ('. 'Mazeiin. Medals Awarded Medals were awarded Hie following num: Fred Blum, Levi Stuckey. Albert Ewell and Clyde Harden. These men produced oyer 80 bushels per acre on' a 5-acre plot.

Field Goals | Most of the basketball interest in Indiana this week is centered in sixteen cities or towns. Word comes from Frankfort that a special train over the Monon has been chartered to carry the rooters, from that city to ilndiauapolis Friday. Frankfort plays Muncie )n the open-, er of the state finals, and most of the dopssters over the state are ptekins ■ Frankfort to win, although all admit that the game will be close. Nearly everyone is picking Anderson and Vincennes to meet in the semi finals. This half of the schedule is easier doped than the other half, which includes Richmond, Muncie, Columbus, Frankfort, Bedford and South Bend. « The New York Celts are at Huntington tonight and tomorrow night they play a return game with the Ft. Wayne Caseys. Field Goals has been asked to print the following clipping from a pamphlet published by the I. H. S. A. A. We are glad to comply with the request: Dame Rumor "It Jias never been explained why this personification lias always been feminine. The gender was assigned long before Basketball was a game, no doubt. Whether rumor is male or female it is still rumor and Webster says that rumor is hearsay or common talk. We know that botli men and women indulge in hearsay and in common talk. We also know that some newspaper reporters deal in rumor, in hearsay and in common

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talk rather than in news scljoolH and some communitis. 8 ’"I'* 1 '* busy with rumors about the B1 *? on teams in other schools but )h Jure short on facts when f ucU y | wanted. The cure f Ol - HOUle of “ r * is to talk more to one another , less about one another. R Un , or . . not facts and should not ]„. ’ as such. Dame Rumor or Rumor bears no relationship to i sportsmanship and we u,. ( . (1 . ,' a all hearsay.” It has been the policy o( y. ■ Goals to print news which was d, ’ Ito us by reliable Informants or which we learned by, njeans of our own ev M [and ears. The I. H. S. A. A. I 8 uk a good step in calling the atteuih® of the basketball publie to the h lr which Dame Humor can do. —O— a, Beautiful Women of Europe ass America are in "Nero.” — T __ Stop Indigestion u^ l v Fr 7h. Sn . lacksons Higestlv.. uLI I. der Ihuiislics an attack ~f ; digestion because it is a ic.'.va.;, , ln ' mediately dissolved in > , .. f lw r -and swift In action. |.,‘ 1 . eases of imbooMtlon. |~l H,l .! nai - v , henrt, seurt stoma, h. -ga- bloating hvartburn' and similar evils a ,? K - > e 'o J’"*'*., usua ' l >; iinmedliu ' At . ,n " Ht ,b ' llg ' ’-tore. “ . SI.OO, and motley refunds if tirsi box Is not satisfa.'t.e v. .h.i !', ‘ , Medicine Zam-sville, niik, “ QB Smith, Yager & Fulk' • ... • See the Marvelous Palace of th e Emperor in “Nero.” t j Mrs. Pierre Goodrich ami Mrs. c. I A. Dugan were in Fort Wayne yes- ; terday and saw "So This is London," r :at the Majestic. CORETHROAT ’ i Gargle with warm salt water r —then apply over throat— VICKS V A P O R U B Over 17 Million Jars L scd Yearly