Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publl»M< Evary Evening Except Bunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Pre*. and Gen. Mgr. K. W. Kainpe— Vice-Free. & Adv. Mgr A R. Holtbouee— Sec’y and Bu*. Mgr Entered at the Poetoffice nt Decatur, Indiana, M eecond claea matter. Subscription Rate* Single coplei * c * ,lt " One Week, by carrierlo cent* One Year, by carrier One Month, by ma11...35 cents Three Month*, by mailW Sil Months, by mail» One Year, by mall One Year, at office (Prices quoted are within first an aecond sones. Additional postage ad ded outside those sones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter A Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New \ork Ci y N Y. Life Building, Kansas City, Mo Senator Brookhart thinks that three more speeches by President Harding will elect Ford president. That may depend on whether or not Ford concludes to make speeches. He might not do any better. Now when you speak ot Senator Johnson some one will probably ask “Which Johnson?” One lives in < altfornla and the other in Minnesota and either is laible to leap into the lime light most any time. The motor cycle policeman is still with us and it may help some if you know that he is to be kept here at intervals for several months. Ihe safe thing to do if you are driving a car is to do it according to law. The, stale might rapw’ some, yasy money by collecting a percentage o* the gate receipts at a DetupseyGibbon fight at Fort Harrfuon. If *** must have these brawls we might as well be paying off the state debt and filling the treasury as let Jack ' hog all the velvet. Cut the weeds. The street commissioner will keep an eye on the alleys as well as the front yard and it is a violation of law to permit offensive and unsightly weeds to thrive. They are not only unhealthy as they ripen but they mar the beauty of the city and every good citizen should see that they are cut and k,ppt down. Better roads is a movement that ought to interest everybody in the county. The state is building trunk lines, north and south and east and west and we should have such an organization that we can best assist the state commission and thus secure the best results. Here is a common ground on which we can all meet and we feel sure that ultimately our efforts will be splendidly repaid. Let's do the wisest things for Adams county and co-operate with the state commission. The government is having a hard time to “bust” the bootleggers business and the reason is evident. It costs fifty cents to make a gallon, of moonshine whiskey and five cents to color it and it's easy to sell for sixty dollars. As long as the people are foolish enough to pay that price*for a fifty cent article there will be plenty to take a chance at going to jail or paying a fine. Boys you take even a worse chance than the bootleggers when you drink the stuff for it burns up your life energy and eventually kills. Harmony of the workers was the theme at the republican meeting yesterday and of course It takes that to win an election but perhaps . they should not overlook also that the voters don't care so much about the workings of a political organization as they do for the accomplishment of things and the keeping faith on campaign promises. The harmony workers will have to explain a lot of things to the voters next your and they will find it different talking to the ii asses than talking to the henchmen. 'that's always true in politics and ats why the pem.ulum swings back and forth with a startling rapidity.

There are difficulties even in the newspaper business as you would have agreed had yotl been in this office about four o'clock last evening when a gear broke on the big Goss| ’ Comet press and caused considerable ' damage. The forms were taken off , and rushed to Bluffton where the papers for the routes were printed from the Banner press and returned J here in time for the mails this mornI ing. in the meantime a telephone ' call to Chicago brought parts which it is hoped will remedy the breaks in time to make the run this evening. It all goes in the game and most every ono who tides to do anything has his ups and downs, and some times the downs come a little too frequent. The road meeting at Berne this evening is important and you should be there. There is no purpose back of this organization except to secure the best for Adams county in the great road building project now on. That’s a real job for us. The organization should be ot the highest call bro and the officers and committees should be those men who will best serve the people of their communities during the next year or two, unselfishly and without thought of any return oflier than the general good. Jump in your car this evening, pick up a citizen or two and go to the Berne meeting. Its a duty and the meetings are most pleasant. lou will enjoy it and your presence will help. Prosperity Returns To Old Iron Mountain Iron Mountain, Mo., July 20.—Iron Mountain is “beating back" again to prosperity. Thirty-three years ago. ' one of the great*****. industries at that I dim in southeast Mfssourf closed down. Piece by piece the factories ' were dismantled, one by one the thousands of people who had been employed left this place, and after ' a few years the large buildings that had been constructed for the industry, for homes and for store buildings, stood only as grim monuments ot the once prosperous days at Iron Mountain. Few of the old structures remain. This industry was the Iron Moun 1 ain Mining company, one of the big gest iron mines in the middle west •dong in the 'Bos. Fifty years ago St. ' Louis was one of the greatest iron I renters in the country, because of old Iron Mountain. Andrew Carnegie's first furnaces in Pennsylvania are said to have used Iron Mountain ore established factories as near as possible to Iron Mountain, Missouri. Since the closing of the Iron Mountain mines in 1890. they have passed through a number of hands, each purchaser making a gamble and generally losing heavily. Millions of dollars have changed hands through the Iron Mountain ventures, and most of the owners were either unable financially to promote the mine, or did not consider it worthy of the additional expenses necessary in starting the business again. This Gamble Won However, about four months ago Leonard A. Busby, an attorney of Chicago, purchased the mine. The old Iron Mountain company sold the mines in 1893 for SIOO,OOO, thinking the iron deposits exhausted. Busby, when he purchased the mine, did not consider the mine worth anything, but was looking to the 15,000 acres of stock land. Since that time mining engineers have thoroughly investigated the mine and found it contains untold wealth. Busby and his copartners have spent nearly a million dollars in rebuilding the old factories, installing necessary machinery and providing other necessary equipment. Shafts have been dug, the construction of a tipple ami installing machinery has been finished. Today the company headed by Busby is putting out 1.000 tons of ore 1 a day with the promise that at least - 3,000 tons a day will he produced withj in a few months. The deposits at ylron Mountain are said to be sufficient to produce 1,000 tons of ore a day lor fifty years, although this e is merely an estimate. The St. Ixvuls n Coke and Coal company has contract--1(. ed for the entire output. With the reopening of this mine, the n town of Iron Mountain is gradually y growing back. Hundreds of people >f are moving here and securing employ- (] ment in the old iron mine, where their o fathers and grandfathers once worked. New homes are being put up almost *’ over night. The old mine has been s replaced by a standard underground s railroad, and a steel tipple shaft 329 R feet, high has been erected. The massive stone dam on Indian creek which furnished water for the concern yeans

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY. JULY 20, 1923.

i ago, is still doing duty. TAR-PREPARATION ROADS j Seventy-eight Miles Under Construction In Indiana Now I ■— Indianapolis. July 20—Seventy-eight miles of tar-preparation highways are now In construction, compilation of facts concerning the State's secondary system of roads shows. Sixteen contracts are invloved in the construction, Leroy F. Wertz, assistant maintenance engineer of the State highway commission, said. A total of $358,909.05, distributed among six different firms of contractors is represented by the construction now in progress. Thirty-one miles of road are of the penetration type. Most of the mileage is in the northern half of the state. Demands for stone throughout the country have made it impossible to obtain amounts required in Indiana road construction work, Wertz said. — • FOILS .JAIL DELIVERY Jailer Finds Loose Brick* in Shower Bath Room Os Jail Gary, July 19 —Discovery of loose bricks in the shower bath of the jail here by Sergeant James Connelly thwarted a wholesale jail delivery. Connelly overheard prisoners making plans for th e delivery and investigated. A number of bricks had been pried loose and the removal of a few more would have given the prisoners an exit. Emil Johnson was placed in solitary confinement on the supposition that he was the ringleader of the attempted jail delivery. GAME WARDEN ARRESTS Total of 162 Arrests During Month of June in Indiana Indianapolis. Ind., July 20—Game wardens of the state conservation de partment arrested 162 persons in the month of June for violating fish and game laws, resulting in 156 convictions; three cases remain to be tried and three eases were dismissed. Finer and costs assessed against violators amounted to $3,122.05. According to George N. Mannfield chief of the fish and game division, in June 1922 exactly the same num ber of violators were arrested with 119 convicted and paying fines and costs aggregating $2,899.30, showing a net increase of seven convictions in the warden service this year. Offenses for which violators were concicted in June this years are as follows: Hunting or fishing without a license, 49; taking undersized fish, 34; pos session of nets, 17; netting or seining fish. 15; possession or taking protected species of fish in closed season and for killing squirrels in closed season, 11; taking fur-bearing smimale in closed season, 9; taking fish with the hands, 7; possession of spears or fish traps, ?; possession of pheasants in violation of the law, 1; and shooting on public highway, 1, Mr. Mannfield ponits out that arrests for the nine months ot the present fiscal year number 1,224. Convictions in the same period total 1.140. In the corresponding period in the previous year there were 1,293 arrests with 1,222 convictions, showing an increase in nine months of this fiscal year of 69 arrests and an increase of 82 convictions. "■ O 'l—.— Interesting Exhibit On Hog Feeding At The Fair Among the interesting features of the Purdue'’ agricultural exhibit which will be seen at the Northern Indiana Fair next week will be the division showing the results of Purdue's work along hog feeding lines. Soybeans, the new crop, are taking the notice of hog feeders as the protein part of the ration. Purdue has shown that soybeans and corn, with a cheap home-made mineral mixture will give as quick and economical gains as corn and tankage. Since soybeans can be raised on the farm and are in the same class as clover when soil-build-ing Is concerned, Purdue is advising that farmers raise them and thereby do away with the necessity of buying tankage. Feeding experiments conducted during the last, tew months at Purdue show that in fattening hogs 100 pounds tankage will save 10 to 20 bushels of corn. Accordingly, if milk cannot be obtained in large enough amounts, it is readily seen that tankage or soybeans must be used for economical results. Since 100 pounds of t j soybeans will save corn worth $6.00 at present prices, it will be seen a ' crop yielding 15 to 20 bushels per acre wifi be profitable. It is said a number of Adams County farmers have found the above reci

ommemlgtlons worth following and many are planning on fattening their J hogs on corn and soybean* this tall and winter. The exhibit will be seen in the grandstand building, along with the display of garden products. 1 ~~° t FOLLIES TO NOBILITY j Former Star in Follies Becomes an ' i English Countess , f Chicago, July 20. — (Special to Daily I Democrat)—Jessica Brown, who used . to be third from the end in the first row of the Follies, is today tile eleventh Countess of Norfolk, mistress , of four English town and country i homes, and Elhie ( astle, said to be haunted. Miss Brown and David Ludovic , George .Hopetoun Carnegie, the Earl, were married here last night in the office of Frank T. Gordon, an attorney. They were recently denied a license in New York because ot technicalities over the bride s divorce from her first husband. The Earl appeared personally at the •ounty building when a crowd surged ibout him, but completed the pur■hase ot the slip of paper when assured a wedding in America is a public matter ". The ceremony was witnessed by the Countess' mother, Mrs. A. W. Stark, half a dozen law clerks and numerous eporters. Broadway must now call Jessica. Lady Rosehill. Two Accidents At The Daily Democrat Office (Continued from page one) making it impossible to operate tiic tress. Only seventeen hundred paters were printed when the accident happened. The carrier boys had ob ! ained their papers and a few hundred tad been obtained for the mail edi tions. Seeing that the press could not be operated and that it would be inipossible to secure parts for it until to lay the newspaper forms were iak tn o Bluffton and placed on the press of j he Evening Banner where the remain , ing papers were printed by Ray McCol-

Join Our HEATROLA Chib y.’vw ■ ~r-T^rrXKKtVJWwrt I *. j 1 wwir iimiuiiii >■— H) "I F [L—— everyone ivno /O joinsbefore (fag 12* ITHS““ ® M One Ton tw □ j IXM fr ff fe. 1 /tei ' We offer to sell Estate HEATROLAS ST" " WW < during the next three weeks under a i liberal club plan. By joining our < Wiv ! -f HEATROLA CLUB before August i /f' '( (f 2tb an d P a yi n S down only $2, you ''oMXyV /M .-•- X-1 . are insured one of these wonderful . ' ■ v-..' heaters, installed in your home at yo'ir convenience, and you receive absolutely free one full J « iMg r^ M> n«»-<s^ y TON of coal. The $2 applies on your Note how the Heatrola harmonizes with the furnishings of a modern purchase price. Come in for full parhome. It is a handsome piece of furniture, an ornament to any parlor. ticulars. This is the HEATROLA jjnks like a phonograph works like a furnace Heats 3 io 6 connecting Rooms The Estate Heatrola is the new-day heater for As an added inducement to join our Heatrola Club NOW small homes—With or WITHOUT BASEMENTS. we W1!1 give you absolutely FREE ONE FULL TON Installed in one of the living-rooms, it supplies 0F COALmoist warm air to all connecting rooms—upstairs We have only a limited number , and down-just lute a furnace. this pto, Beautifully finished in grained mahogany enamel. Hand- W^° ks onl | r ‘ So li; WIJ P a X you to come in soon. Your $2 some enough to be an ornament to any home. You don’t , ce tOG 13 a PPhed to the purchase of the Heatrola. have to take it down in Summer, for it is a beautiful piece And Othcr P a y ment s for the heater may be mad° in -m-'l of furniture. The Heatrola is easy to keep clean. No iron wcck! y or monthly installments. to black, no nickel to polish. Just rub and dust it with a cloth, as you do your furniture. Come in and see the Estate Heatrola. Get our full offer As an inducement to order your Heatrola now, tye are and Sv construction of the Heatrola making this club offer. You pay only $2 down and we we] i 1 b ° ° f letters provin Z how will install the Heatrola at any time you mav specify. 71 ’ d h ecoa it is. Does the wotl- of a furnace > but usea no mere fuel than a stove. COME IN AND SEE IT' FURNITURE STORE North Second Street ‘ Decatur, Indiana ;

lum and Earl Conner, and n’" 11 " 1 there by Earl Christen, assisted by the willing workmen and members o* the Banner force. The accotnot atiot from the Banner office and the

Low First Cost s ervice aue Wi Here is a tire that matches your Sa money with service-the Goodrich IP? “55”. This is the economy tire for small cars. Its first cost is fe-I low; its value is high. $ . r w This tire takes to roußh B°ing B ° ing F S like a draft horse. Thick, tough, 1 anti-skid tread and heavy sides, f S ■ Users ° f 30 x 354 tires> herc is a K tire that turns every cent of what * SI you pay into miles. K Sr - THE B. F.GOODRICH RUBBER CO.' , £ .O ' ' j ESTABLISHED 1870 t MAKERS OF THE SILVERTOWN CORD “BEST IN THE LONG RUN”

~1,.). M r Saumlei’A. editor S p|,.tt in whhh 5 ’ ’ ftlie , rll)( , riinll . tn ,l general man.**- Toluntwr ed otl,er : COnn ou of ou! tfiuble IH more ln h ,.|p U 8 < » (or |h| , p rwgH than appreclat* d. r —

were obtained from Chicago thin ttjorß, I mg and iiaslated by n number of meg l from th* Decatur Foundry and M* . chine company, of this city, the pregg Is Ix'ifiß repaired for the run tonight