Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlobnk Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Holler—Pres. and Gen. Mgr. K. W. Kanipe— Vice-Proa. & Adv. Mgr A. R. Holthouxe— Secy and Bue. Mgr. Entered at the Poetoffice at Decatur. Indian*. aa second class matter. Bubscrlptlon Batea Single copies ..... 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier 3600 One Month, by mail 35 cents Three Months, by mail *IOO Six Months, by mall $1.7«» One Year, by mail *3.06 One Year, at office *3OO (Price* quoted are within first and second rones. Additional postage ad ded outside those tones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter A Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City N. Y. Life Building, Kansas City, Mo. August is here, school will begin in another month, vacations will be over and the invigorating fall days with their crispy mornings will soon be here. Have you contracted for your winter’s supply of coal? Several of the property owners I have cut their weeds on the vacant lots and along the sidewalks and their action is greatly appreciated by all who like to point to Decatur as a clean and well-kept city. Obey the warnings of the motorcycle policeman. This officer is not trying to make wholesale arrests, but wants your co-operation in complying with the speed laws. See that the tail light is burning and for your.

Would You Like To Have This $7.00 Set of “GLASBAK” * WITHOUT COST TO YOU? How You Can Get It FREE With every new range sold during the first ten days in Aug- SE-' fcwJR ust we will give absolutely free WtW 1 Set Os 12 Pieces JI of the famous Glasbak Ware as shown in cut. This does not cost YOU ANYTHING Mil Th e P r i (e of ranges have not been raised to | - cover the cost of this bakeware. Wearegivt' r I I | I O) I otherwise dull season. ■Sift *4 I IF you are going to have a new range in a Ba short time—buy it now and get this serv — viceable bakeware. \ ; any range selected can be paid for in I 1! 12 EQUAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS I 111 Prices 125 120 $87.50 $73 . S6O $57 $56 & $47 Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.

pocketbook's sake don’t operate your car with the muffler open. No place in this county for an organization that is built upon hatred ’■ and bigotry. The splendid community spirit which has existed here for * years and which has enabled us to progress should not be broken. And s what good can a destructive orgunii zatlon accomplish? ) 4 I The farmers and automobile ownJ ers in Adams county are richer today > by *140,00*10, tlie board of state tax 1 commissioners having slapped on twenty percent to their assessments on farming implements and automobiles and they will be forced to pay taxes on this extra amount. Do you think this is fair? The American people are a sympathetic, emotional and patriotic people. The news of the illness of President Harding stirred hundreds and at hast fifty calls were received . at this office yesterday inquiring as ■ to the condition of the chief executive. The President’s condition is reported as better today and the at- ' tending physicians state that he has passed the crisis. A Decatur man purchased an automobile last year for a little over twelve hundred dollars. The assessor placed a value on it of one thousand ' dollars and the state tax board comes i along and puts on an extra twenty i percent, giving the car an assessed I value of *1,200.00, as much as it was 1 originally worth. How do you like. 1 that for .higher financing? Is your I <

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automobile worth more today than you paid for it? Facts and figures brought out in that Indianapolis water rate case inclines one to think that the water company is trying to get more than its share. The city of Indianapolis is fighting the company's petition for increased rates and figures brought out show that the water plant is a splendid paying proposition, the dividends being from 5 to 9P percent on the original investment. What more do they want? Senator Brookheart and Magnus Johnson, the newly elected senator from Minnesota want a special session of congress for the purpose of passing emergency legislation lor the farmer. If congress can solve the problem why didn’t it do it last year? The farmer’s price for his product was not taken into consideration then and chances are that it the country is molested with a special session things will get in a worse shape than they are now. The Portland Republican and Sun, daily papers at Portland, have consolidated. Although both papers will be published they will be printed from one office. The consolidation proves that the expense of publishing a daily newspaper is climbing every day and that in a town the size of Portland and even larger three daily papers cannot survive. The Sun has been a democratic paper and the editorial policy of the paper will be under the management of the county democratic central commit-j

i tee. the rest of the paper being -the same as the Republican. In this way the management hopes to decrease i the double operating costs heretofore . necessary. r i The Chautauqua started off with a i record attendance yesterday und the r opening program was above the t fondest expectations. The Mercer i Concert company composed of three • young women und two men gave an i excellent concert ,in the ufteruooß . and evening. The lecture by Frank Waller Allen, newspaper man and author, was exceptionally good. i Mr. Allen, speaking as a psychologist • gave his audience many good things . to think about and defined phobia und ’ the 57 varieties of fear und worry . and the folly of either. His address , was instructive and appreciated. 1 The Sidney, Ohio Municipal band which won fume at the national convention of the Kiwanis clubs a year i ago, and Albert Phillip Mcub will I entertain the Chuutuuqua patrons • today. —o— — TOURING FRATERNITY Automobile Clubs Linked Together To Simplify Traveling Washington, D. C., Aug. I—Under an unusual and extensive reciprocal ! plan just effected by the National ■ Motorists Association the entire country has been linked into a gigantic touring fraternity of automobile clubs which will greatly simplify traveling for the motor tourist. Heretofore the motorist has been able to receive reciprocal touring courtesies from only those clubs lof which he was a member, but under < j which happened to be affiliated with

the particular national organization the unique plan of the N. M. A. touring courtesies are to be offered not merely by its affiliated clubs, but by any clubs which, by reason of nonafflllation with any national organzation or the existence of a courteous feeling for all motorists, believe that the present developemeul in the use of motor curs demands such a step. A total of 474 clubs are listed on the complete chart furnished by the N. M. A. Practically every state in the Union is represented with clubs, there being ns many as 76 in the state of Ohio. 36 in New York and 30 in Pennsylvania. There are, in addition, five clubs in Canada which will extend reciprocal touring courtesies to members qf all recognized automobile clubs extending similar service. TBhis marks the beginning of what will be the successful plan to gain the co-operation of all the principal automobile clubs throughout the country in such away that the long distance tourist will be assured service from coast to coast and a warm wel come at whatever club he happens to visit or call on for aid. It is also the first successful plan to break down petty jealousy between automobile clubs, the entire system working in the distance in the interests of the car owners of country rather than the organization. The system as already developed is so nation-wide that no motorist should start on a trip without a list of the clubs where service can be had in the territory he plans to tour. MOOSE PLAN MEETING First State Convention Os Order In Muncie, September 13-15 Muncie, Aug., I.—Announcement has been made that the first state convention of the Loyal Order of 13 I*4 and 15. Plans are being made

.. held in ** lllll 11 ’ ,to meeting.

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A numlx'r of Decatur people are enjoying an outing at Rome City this week.