Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 107, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR x DAILY DEMOCRAT FubllabsS Evary Evanlng ■aoao« Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Proa, aad Qen Mgr. K. W Kamps— Vice-Pre» A Adv. Mar. A. H. Holtheaae-Hec y and Btu M*r. ■ntered at the Poetoffice at Dsostnr. Indiana, m aecond slate mattar. Bubeeriptloe Ratae Single copies * cants One Week by •'arrler 10 cents One Year, by carrier $6 no One Month, by mail ~ *6 cente Three Months, by mail Bls Months, by mall sl-75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and aecond zones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising Ratos Made known on application Foreign ftepresent&tives Carpenter & Company 122 Michigan Avenue. Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg.. New York City N. Y. Life Building, Kansas City. Mo. Merchants are urged to spruce up a little as to their show windows, take the old cards and bills out, redecorate and make them as attractive as possible. We are judged from 1 such things as these and we \vant, every visitor here to remark about the progressiveness of Decatur.

For Real Service Buy ]■7 - ' a / The fliglh-Qrade Gasoline Gasoline Service is expressed in terms of mileage. When you buy 10 gallons of gasoline, in reality you are buying 150 miles of service, if you get 15 miles to the gallon. Gasoline becomes a propelling force only when you cause it to vaporize and mix it with air. The service which you receive is in exact ratio to the manner in which the gasoline vaporizes. Bed Crown Vaporizes to that’s why there is no waste. Red Crown has a Perfect Chainof Boiling Point Fractions, ad justed so as to vaporize at just the correct temperature to produce instant starting Winter or Summer —a quick pickup — smooth acceleration—tremendous sustained pulling power — racing speed if you v. ant it and a inaxi- ' mum qf mileage. All of which is summed up in two words “Real Service.’’ I * < BUY RED CROWN At the following Standard Oil Service Station; **». Corner Mercer and Winchester st». And the foltowing Fitting Stations and Garages: Fred Azhbaucher, 116 N. Ist St. I I I I E. Bennett, S. Winchester St. 1 _A i'",,. Z> / T. J. Durkin, Garage. IM S. 2nd St. ■ ~ " /Mj! Millon CroniAer, Bobo, Ind. »<<»&'/ S. S. Majley, Monmouth, Ind. yjjnity W, F. Jaebker & Son, Preble, Ind. Ralph Lawson, Watt, Ind. Williams Equity Exchange, William.-, Ind. Standard Oil Company, Decatur, Indiana (Indiana) 56 _ ■

Paint up, clean up, plant flowers and . shrubs and trees, repair the buildings, join in the effort to make this the biggest spring clean up week we have ever had. • While its fine to keep the trout yard looking nicb and otherwitjg! making the city attractive, don’t] overlook the alleys. They also can 1 ruin the appearances of a city. They’ i should be as clean as the rest of the city and just an.hour a week will do i it if every property owner or tenant 1 will do it. Keep the rubbish raked I | I up at least and—well just keep the alleys looking as nice us the rest of the property. —————— The down town section is brighti oiling up with plenty of white paint and another webk or two will find us , all dressed up. We call attention to some of the landlords that the stair- i v ays need attention and that unless , y;.u take care of them you are going I < to be pointed out and talked about. , ' A little paint and a day or two of _ ' v ork will help a lot right now and 1 1 1 .oil owe it to the community to join: < this effort to boost and brighten ’ P l ,< : eatqr :. 11

The contract for furnishing equipment for the cells in the new Pendleton reformatory will be let this week the estimate being $386,000. They must be putting in diamond studded bed posts, mahogany dressing tables, i marble stands and u few other things to make it a prison de luxe, unexceil.ed tn all the world. Its sure going ( tft be it fine place for the law violalI ors and in meantime the tax payjcrs will put up with the old house i for a few years and continue to be I as honest as they can. -——* — The next thing to look after iu the way of civic improvement is ty beautify and clean up the approaches to the city. The tract of land between the road and the river north from the old Patterson mil! should be made a park anti it could be done by volunteers, the old mill should be removed for safety if for no other reason, the river banks should be cleaned aiui improved, the old cemet< ry in the south part of town ought to be cleaned and beautified and there are a great many tilings we can do which will make this the .ideal city of the middle west. Lets keep tire lyg work moving.

The giant mohoplane T-2 piloted by Lieutenants Kelly and Macßeqdy I yesterday completed the first non stop trip across the American continent when a ale landing was completed al San Diego, California at 12:20 coast t ine or 2:20 Decatur t’me. The big plane left Hemstead, L. I. a few minutes less than twentyseven hours before that time, it is an achievement and the date will be men referred to in the future when .me day trips from New York to San Francisco become ordinary events. We are fast travelers these days and getting speedier. The T-2 passed 'over Indiana Wednesday evening at I. |.- speed of ipore than a hundred. I miles an hour and was ahead of; Lchedulc all the time of the entire i tripBy subtracting one from two the! ultimate solution of the administra : Ilion’s marine problem would appear to be a definite commitment to gov-; • oiiuiieni. operation. The present. • ■heme of running a fleet and ship I auction simultaneously has proved unsatisfactory. Following the sub- ! sidy collapse, the president limited | possible alternatives to two; either | the immediate sale of the fleet or adoption of a more nearly permanent and complete form •of govern .nent marine. He is assisted now in making his choice by the fact Uiat ' private interests are either unable or unwilling to buy the ships. Their i bids arc expected to be too low for rious consideration. Which leaves] i only government operation to think about. It is probable that the present; system of conducting freight lines through “managing agents" will do abandoned. It is also announced that I Chairman Lasker will retire in June' and will be replaced with someone : intimately acquainted with operating problems. Lasker's idea has always been to operate with the prospect of .-Ming his fleet. If the government omniits itself to plain operation thci vessels should properly be in the hands of au operator, rot a selling igent. There is no precedent to say •vhethor this program will prove gcod <;r bad. Here the opportunity is stag-! * • cd to decide the government marine qqettioiT definitely in practice. GENEVA NEWS Mr. and Mrs. George Schaefer, who • have been spending the winter in California returned to their home ! h< we Tucrday (afternoon. A. J. Bliss and family motored to Bloomville, Ohio. iusk 1 Sunday antF took Mrs. Bliss’ sister. Miss Carrie Shutt, to her home there. Miss Shutt, had spent the past five weeks or so visiting in Geneva. Ms. ami Mrs. Clarence, Lynch and 1 ferry Lynch, all of Hartford City, motored to Gohova Tuesday evefilpg ' and spent a few hours with the hitter's wife. Karl Conner, of Decatur, spent a short time with relatives in this vicin ity Tuesday night. Miss Mildred Wood, a memlier of jthe local class of '23, went to Angola jthe first of this week where she will

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1923.

INFLUENZA ~ As d preventive, melt and inI hale night and morning—viSoM

die fd'i i jc 1 .. Come to a Gift Store for Graduation Gifts that endure Os all things—disappointment should never detract from the quality, pleasure or satisfaction of your graduation season gifts. If no other reason prompts the decision, come to a recognized gift store and make your selection. Remember, the Elgin Watch we deliver to you, and which yotr in turn present to son, daughter, niece, nephew, or grandchild on this happy occasion, can be absolutely depended upon for quality, accuracy and service. PUMPHREY JEWELRY STORE

Have Your Carpets and Rugs Cleaned with our modern, improved air machine. All work guaranteed. We call for and deliver same at the following prices: 6x9 SI.OO 8-3xlo-6 $1.25 9x12 $1.50 11-3x12 $1.75 12x15 $2.«0 15x15 $2.25 Brussels Carpet, per yard 12 ‘/ic Ingrain Carpet- per yard 10c Cash on Delivery. Phone 561 or 111 COLCHIN BROS.

i.'ttm.id school this summer. I The Fortnightly Club was enter- ; , ained at the W. D. Cross home last j Munday evening (n honor of Miss i i rtha Buckley, unv of tho teachers ,in the Geneva schools, who left for , iicr home at Brazil the following ] aicrning. The living rooms were beautifully decorated for the occasion. A delightful time was enjoyed by all the members present after which refrcshmciits were served. Mrs. J. W. Reynolds and children, Father and Harold, left for their new picnic at Arcadia Wednesday moining. Mrs. V. A. Finch is visiting relatives | , at Ridgeville at present. .Miss Gretchen Callihan went lot Portland Tuesday afternoon for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Shoreman Armantrout. i Mrs. O. D. Arnold, attended the iner ting of the Study l iv.b in Bryant Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Henry Dickerson went to De<;iiitr Tuesday afternoon alter- she will visit at the home of her son, John Dic.kerson.» Rev. and Mrs/J. H. Cochran entertainod Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elston, of lapel, Ind., last Monday. Forty-two members of the M. E. i l adies’ Aid met at the church basemont Tuesday afternoon for their regtular session. At this mbetiug oath ofi the four divisions of the society reported how much it had made during • its month. The April division, under jthe leadership of Mrs. Dan Bailey, ( was, the banner section, makiqg over • ■s2oo in the' month of April. Mrs.f : Gene Stratfon Porter, former re adent I this place, donated S.IOO of that j amount. All together over S6OO was; i made. This amount will be uxotl to, help pay for the redecorating of th:' ichurch, which was done this spring.* H Mr. and Mrs. Al Vorhees of tfeial t place received word a few da/fi ago.of j 1 the serious illness of their daughter-

in-law, Mrs. Gleu Vorhees, of l’hl!a | delphia. The message said that it i would be necessary for her to undergo | an operation immediately and it isi thought that the operation was :> sue | cess us uo word has been received, since. Roscoe Kckrote, who is employed j at Fort Wayne, spent the weekend here with his parents, Iturvo Eckrotc and wife. The Misses Jwiimtle Charleston ami Gertrude King went to I oil Wavin’! last Saturday afternoon where they' shopped and visited friends. Mrs. Ida Paxson spent Sunday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Goorge Dunham an'd family of Fort Wayne. ' ] ONE SPELLER HAS MEASLES Decatur Entry in County Spelling Match Unable to Take Part Sat. When the county seventh and eighth grade spelling contest is re-, sutned at the local high school building tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, there will be only nine contestants Intend ot ten. Harry Dailey, the inly- Decatur pupil left in the contest. is confined at his home with an attack of the measles and will be unable to take part. There were ten pupils 'left in th< < outost when it halted about niidv night two weeks ago. Nine of these will meet in the imditorfum •tomorrow morning and spell until only one; remains. The winner will receive a sls dictionary as a prize. Smaller t rizes will be given to the last thirteen remaining in the contest and '.he last fourteen will be placed on; the honor role of the county. Robert Sln aluka. pupil in the Decatur Cen-! tral schools, won first place in the! fifth and sixth grade contest held here two weeks ago. County Auditor Martin Jaberg will bo the pronoiinccr tomorrow and Paul W. Li » principal of the Decatur high senool; E. S. Christen, superintendent of the county tohools, and Superintendent C. O. Lehmdn of jthe Berne schools will act as judges, i i There will be no admission charged] ;. morrow and the public is invited to attend. 0 G. O. P. Convention Likely to be Held in Chicago] Tljiiltcd Press Service) Chicago, May 4—(Special to Daily; i Democrat)—The 1924 Republican na-| tional convention is virtually assured' to be*held in Chicago, Fred W. UpI ham. treasurer of the national cominiittee, said today. Although the national committee docs not meet to pick the, convention city until next December, 29 of the 53 members are already reported to have signed pledgee to cast their votes for Chiea"o. “I have no doubt but that Chicago will get the convention,” r Upliam said. s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—S $— WANT ADS EARN—3—S—$

* p If your chief concern • to-morrow is value- j ■MI f the right concern is j Vufj J John T. Myers Co. > fag " c , * on ‘ afj k you t° judge us tomorrow by out k ■--awn words today—but we do say this: if vour aim is Value—Satisfaction — JL Good Merchandise—at a fait low price fa ''7 — an< ’ there is any other store in the I- running—they must be back of us■— tVa>!Z' h° w far-,—we haven’t had time to look A back and see! [’ B J. Michaels-Stern Value First Suits $22-50 to $35.00 / V \\ Needle Brooker Shirtssl.2s to SI.OO I V Chalmers Union Suits ...,SI.OO to $3-00 ifcJL- A j Keith and Stetson Hatss2.so to $6.00 • < TdwT Go - : J BETTE# ciomes KM> LESS J MOUSY-ALWAYS— Collars •DECATUR- INDIANA- i

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Masters and Slaves When yon come to think of it, it people who tlon'i save their money that work for the people that do save it. Get into the master class by opening a Savings Account will this bank. • 4% Interest paid on Savings The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. BANK OF SERVICI | ' ' Don’t Buy an I Unknown Battery $ on Price I You don’t have to —because Willard Wood-Insulated Batteries are sold at as low prices as any good i ; battery can be built to sell at. i ] Anything less means sacrificing the solid energy-producing, quality materials and workman- , i ship inside the box. Holthousr Garage g Representing [ | Willard Batteries r | and Batteries g i g (WOOD SEPARATORS) i |