Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 133, Decatur, Adams County, 5 June 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Pres, and Gen. Mgr. E. W. Kampe Vice Pres. & Adv. Mar. A. R. llolthousc—See'y and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents Ono Year, by carrier $5.00 One Month, by mall 35 cents Three Months, by mail SI.OO Six Months, by mail $1.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 Ono Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second sones. 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. Come on boys we can t pull together if we are all suspicious of the other fellow. We all want the same results, believe in the same priciples and are getting results. Don’t deal from the bottom or behind the mask. A few drops of the liquor now being sold" at twelve or fifteen dollars a quart, will take the varnish off the table and you are warned to be careful, not to spill any on the library stand. Suppose its alright if it takes the varnish off your appendix or gizzard and sure as you use it to any extent, it will. The corn is “popping through" as a result of the past few days of hot weather, the crops are coming fine now and a shower or two will bring us up to an average point for this time of year. It is claimed by experts we are sixteen days behind. That’s nothing in this country where , we have a faculty of making up lost time. i Heard a fellow "cussing" last night , because we have for a month con- 1 , tinually called attention to the fact ■ that the business fronts need paint. That don’t help a bit. We intend to , keep right on doing it until you keep your promise and help to make the old town look brighter than ever be- I fore. Day by day the list is growing and if a few painters will get on the * job we are sure it would be cleaned j up within a week or ten days. The supreme court of the United i States has ruled that state laws pro- : hibiting the teaching of foreign languages in all schools below the . eighth grade aro unconstitutional and therefore not valid. During the . war more than twenty states passed such laws and the question now dis- , posed of by the highest court in the land will forever settle the right to thus "deprive any person of life. ’ liberty or property without due process of law’’ as provided in the fourteenth amendment to the constitu- , tion. The decision signifies that ; gradually the nation is getting over the recent war. ■ Decatur business men are urged to assist in making the firemen's conJ ; "I keep six honest, serving men; (They taught me All I Knev?}: Thetr name’s are WHAT and WHY |ri and WHEN and HOW and WHERE and WHO 99 g KIPLINO g WHAT vm the Declaration of London? ft WHY does the date for Easter vary ? || WHEN was the great pyramid of Cheops built? HOW can you distinguish a malarial | mosquito ? WHERE is Canberra ? Zeebrugge ? WHO was the Millboy of the Slashes ? Are these “six men” serving you too? Give them an opportunity by placing Webster’s ! New International DICTIONARY/ I in your home, /'/ /WB school, office, / A club, library. ' This" Supreme xSppidj i: I Authority” in all i; knowledge offers servrce?**2® u_ immediate, constant, lasting, trustworthy. Answers all kinds of ques- || tions. A century of developing, * | enlarging, and perfecting under exll acting care and highest*soholarship || insures accuracy, completeness, || compactness, authority. C. Write for a sample pass of the Word,. 81 specimen of Regular and India Papers, alao II booklet "You are the Jury.” pneea, etc. To S| thoee naming thi, pebbcation we will send /tw h| a set of Packet Maps. G. & C MERRIAM 4 CO. th Springfield, Mast-. U. S. A. Est. 1831 J

vention to be held here the 21st, a real success. You are invited to take part in the parade und you should be planning now to do so, if you intend using a float or other feature. You . are also requested to decorate for ' that day anti to assist in all ways to , make the visitors welcome. You are a part of the reception committee. Let there be no doubt on the part of 1 any visitor that he is welcome. Ini i eluded among the guests will be the ' city officials from many places. They will be here to look us over. Let’s make them say Decatur is the best town of 5,000 in the state. At the annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, Rev. John T. Mlrabner Smith, of Chicago, delivered an able and most interesting address on "The church and the, newspaper.” He advocates a closer relationship for the ■ food of both, says "churches should not sponge on the newspaper” and should assist in the support of the paper by advertising as earnestly ] and as systematically as do the business men. Churches are after all the biggest business in the world and they should take that position and hold it. The way to do it, as the Rev. Smith says, is to use newspaper space. It is also suggested by the devine that the ministers co-operate in every way with the papers, by furnishing them with news stories of real interest, thus largely correcting the Sensational side of the business, so much objected to by many pastors. Too many ministers feel that the only use they can make of a ' newspaper is to publish announcements. forgetting that the city editor w*ill appreciate a “tip” on a story of interest. He said: Take the newspaper man into your confidence and nine times out of ten or oftener, you I will find that they are regular human beings.” o *+«+++++ + * + + + + + ' * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY + * + 4- From the Daily Democrat files + 20 years ago this day + ++♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦ Decatur crowd attends dance given by pasttime club at Huntington. George W. Woodward elected school , trustee by city council after long deadlock. I John McCutcheon, famous cartoonist with Chicago Tribune, draws salary of $250 a week, largest ever paid. C. E. Hocker selected principal of Decatur high school. J. C. Tritch north ward. A. D. Suttles west ward and J. R. Parrish south ward. West End grocery. Alex Leßrun owner, badly damaged by fire. Frank McConnell returns from trip to‘Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sprang. J. W. Vail and D. W. Beery entertain sixty friends at six o’clock dinner at the Sprang homes. President Roosevelt delivers last speech of nation wide tour at Indianapolis. *— INCREASED PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS SEEN Increase cost of production on account of higher farm wages resulting from shortage of farm labor now confronts the agricultural industry, according to the United States Department of Agriculture in its monthly agricultural review issued to-day. The effect of such a situation is normally in the direction of higher prices for farm products or curtailment of production, or both, the review indicates. The department points out. however, that it is still so early in the season that definite forecasts regarding either supply or demand cannot be made. An influx of Mexicans into the sugar beet regions to relieve in part the shortage of farm labor is reported. Agricultural prices show relatively little change. Slightly higher prices for some products are shown but most of these products have left the farm. The index of purchasing power of farm products stood at 70 far April as compared with 69 in March. The general industrial situation is receiving considerable attention by the Department in charting the prospective demand for agricultural products. Competative bidding for labor and materials and strikes in the textile and building industries suggest that the industrial boom may be entering the

» phase of highest costs, the department ? nays. The building boom has already B received some preliminary shocks in ( the shape of strikes and suggested 1 curtailment of credit, it is stated. I — — 0 National Council Os Boy Scouts In July » - I The Fourteenth Annual Meeting of . the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, will be held In New York City. July 9th and 10th. The development of ont-of-doors life will receive special emphasis, and at least one of the sessions of the meeting will be held at the Roy Scout Camps Interstate Palisade Park. N. Y,, which are the largest boys’ camps in the world. This yearly meeting brings to gether In the interest of Scontlng and American boyhood, men of every walk of ’life. The, National Council is composed of over one thousand

men. many of whom are nationally prominent in the church, school, bus iness and professional worlds. _____o EUROPEAN CROPS IN GOOD CONDITION All European crops are in generally good condition, according to a radio fniin received by the United States Department of Agriculture from the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome. In Bulgaria spring sowings are completed and all crops are re ported as in excellent condition. In Hungary wheat and rye are reported as above average condition with oats well germinated and corn planting al most completed. Larger areas of sugar beetd and potatoes than in 1922 are reported in France and Czechoslovakia. In Austria winter wheat is backward with areas of winter cereals smaller than average and barley crop in good condition. A decrease of 5.5 per cent in the sugar beet acreage of Germany is es Timated by the German Sugar Association. according to a radiogram re ceived by the United States Depart nient of Agriculture from its agricul tural representative in Berlin. The estimated acreage last year was 901.208 acres. The acreage for the 19231924 crop on the basis of the percent age decrease would be approximately 851,642 acres, the department says. Russian trade delegates in Berlin state that total exports of rye to Ger many amount to 11.102,000 bushels. . a< <inrding to a late dispatch from the department’s Berlin representative. There were also exported from Russia to Germany 1,745.000 bushels of barley, 689.000 bushels of oats and 71,000 short tons of oilcake, the trade dele gates state. 0 — CITY PEOPLE ARE DRINKING MORE MILK Did you consume 945 pounds of whole milk in some form or other last year? According to the United States Department of Agriculture nearly 103 billion pounds of whole milk was used in 1922 in the production of butter, cheese, ice cream, milk chocolate and various other products, including 47 billion pounds consumed as milk. The quantity of whole milk used in 1921 was approximately 99 billion pounds, which includes 45 billion pounds consumed as milk. Consumption of milk for household purposes increased from 49 gallons per capita in 1921 to 50 gallons in 1922 according to the Department's figures. Consumption in rural communities pulled down the average increase for the country as a whole to 1 gallon. A big increase in consumption of milk chocolate is shown, 100 million pounds of whole mflk being used for this purose in 1922 as compared with 40 million pounds in 1921. The number of milk cows on farms January 1, 1923 is placed at 24.429,000 as compared with 24,082,000 cows In towns, making a total of 25,505,000 milk cows producing approximately 103 billion pounds of whole milk or an average production of 4,020 pounds per cow. .Average production per cow in 1921 was 3,945 pounds. John E. Green Died At Domestic Sunday Funeral services were held from the domestic Christian church at 2 o'clock this afternoon for John E. Green, age 51 years, former Adams county man, w-ho died at his home in Domestic Sunday inorning. Death was due to tuberculosis, with which he has suffered for a number of years. Mr. Green, son of John and Mary Green, was born in Adams county in 1876. He spent the most of his life in Wells county, however. Surviving Mr. Green are his wife and three children. Clerk: "Did you say that you want ed moth balls?” Lady: "No. I said golf balls.” Clerk: "Here they are and if they ■ don’t keep the golfs out of youi i clothes bring them back.” —S. P. J.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, JUNE <5, 1923.

ALFALFA TOUR ON WEDNESDAY Definite plans for the alfalfa meetings and tours to be held next Wednesday were given out from the county agent's office tpday. It Is stated that W. A. Ostrander, Purdue Extension department representative will attend both meetings and tours and give those present what informations he has acquired concerning the crop in various parts of the state. The forenoon meeting will begin at eight-thirty at the C. P. Steury farm, located four miles north and one mile west of Berne or two miles west and two miles south of Monroe. A field of Grimm alfalfa will be Inspected tnd compared with a field of common alfalfa which Mr. Steury has in an adjoining field. Following the meetng here fields on the Jacob L. Liechy and Burkhart Lehman farms will be inspected. It is planned to have •hese three visits take the entire forenoon during which time the care if alfalfa will be taken up completely, including sowing, making into hay, etc.

The afternoon meetings will begin it one-thrity at the Sol Mosser farm located about five miles east of Geleva, in Jefferson township. Mr. Mosser's alfalfa wil| be inspected md the crop discussed in a general way. Plans are being made to visit other fields in the vicinity. Farmers who contemplate sowing alfalfa would do well to attend one of these meetings and have the men who have actually grown the crop give their experiences as well as see the results of their work. A better idea of the methods which are proving successful can be gained in this way than by following the practices as adviaed by one grower. When asked concerning the value of the crop the county, agent stated that in the average yeas three cuttings may be expected during the summer and that an average yield of one ton per acre per cutting may be expected. Os course the number of cuttings will vary with the season and the yield will vary with the fertility of the ground and the stand of the alfalfa. Its chief economical use is for hay for dairy cows. A number of notices for the meetings have been sent out and a good attendance of farmers is expected. All farmers are invited and asked to bring any soil along they might wish tested for acidity. 0 OLD RECORDS FOUND Vincennes, June s—Perhapss—Perhaps the old-! est record of its kind came to light here with the finding of Mrs. Mar ! garet Scott of a deed executed in 1750] by John Badollet. Another deed, also] found in the aneiet cherry desk of. Badollet was dated 1766. Badollet, a Swiss citizen, came to Vincennes in 1804 from Pennsylvania. He was in the land office at Vincennes from 1804 to 1836. The shaving outfit {used by Rulollet is also in the possession of Mrs. Scott. Two razors used by him are in the case. A small mirror, greatgrandfather of all flappers’ vanity case mirrors, is in the lid. ( Mrs. Scott also has Badollet’s compass and arc with Which he drew maps for use in his office. The relics will bo on display at the Fortnightly Museum here at the City Library when the Hoosier editors meet here June 8-10. — o s—s-S—WANT ADS EARN—s—s $

fe b After You Read Thb ( jOL Jflß ( ~XBEY the urge you’ve often felt to learn about Eagle ■ Shirts at first-hand. You’ll find out that their fabrics fl can stand more scrutiny of weave and punishment in wear ; * —that die s h* rts 6 £ better at t^lc nec k shoulders —- > z , that it adds much comfort to have a shirt-long center-plait gref' ’ / h]/ y rather than one that calls it off below the waist-line —that fl g J -■ ' the S£Xt h button actually keeps the front gapless —that it I B I is better, instead of promiscuous buying, to get a trade- ■ I \ J r marked guaranteed make and trade-marked guaranteed fl ■ fabric, identified by the label. The spring styles arc ready. fl ■ Featuring this week S • Holthouse Schulte & Co. I ■ Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys • . |

Indianapolis Not Hit By Building Slump Yet Indianapolis, June s—The -slump In building operations reported in many cities throughout the country because of high wages for workmen and mounting cos(4 of materials has ] not yet struck Indianapolis. Ixxal'buiiders believe the peak has not yet been reached, and that construction wilj be carried on at top speed until winter weather culls a halt. i Each month’s report on building permits shows an Increase: over the previous month, despite the fact that the city directory figures indicate | more than 5.000 homes have been I constructed since the present boom started. Apartment construction fs keeping pace, with the home building, and the persentage of fireproof buildings in process of erection is greater than ever before, —o ——— New Vein Os Coal Is Found Near Bloomington] ♦ Bloomington. June 5 —A vein of said to be of a better quality thanl any coal yet mined in Indiana has I been located at Victor, near here. 1 The vein is from 3 to 4 and one half feet thick and covers nearly! 280 acres. The coal Is three miles II

All We Have Left In Used Cars *1921 [Ford Touring Starter and Electric Lights > 1921 Ford Touring Starter and Electric Lights, Demountable Rims 1920 Ford Touring Starter and Electric Lights 1921 Ford Roadster K > Good Condition , \ 1919 Ford Roadster Good Condition k 1917 Ford Roadster Good Condition k 1921 Ford Coupe ’ First Class Running Condition Several 1911, 1915, 1916, 1917 Ford Tourings from $30.00 to >85.00 Shanahan-Conroy Auto Co. / Ford Agency THE UNIVERSAL CAR Phone 80

from a railroad and all deliveries will have to bo made by auto trucks, Work on development, of the mine will be pushed this summer.

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