Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT PubllolMd Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Pres, and Gen. Mgr. E. W. Kampe— Vice-Pree. & Adv. Mgr. A. R. Holthouae—Sec’y and Hua. Mgr. Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, aa second class matter. Subscription Rate* Single coplea 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier........... 55.00 One Month, by mail 36 cents Three Months, by mall.. SI.OO Six Months, by mall 1...61.75 One Year, by mail >3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Ratea Made known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter * Company, 12! Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City N. Y. Life Building. Kansas City, Mo. DOES THE TARIFF WORK? The new Fordney tariff law has been in effect now long enough to I,

■ /• @ L 3 will iM wl & i MB! I JUilfll 0 TF U ■ I I Mil I II I TUr 1 •!* 1' Jy III'. I I ffldi'w'Tß 2i I I m U jiiiH J <s> Hi l RhWHs F w J BFi'w jl H HI I I MOW 111 ■■l f I Hl - ■ - -B E S A?’ 'S-'IBSI IN THE LONG RUN*' Do you "Repeat” on your tires? Do you buy the same make of tire again? Most SILVERTOWN users do; and that’s the test of a tire. SILVERTOWN performance, of course, does it. Back of the performance is the sound manufacturing principle of maintained quality. Skill, effort, and care are centered in SILVERTOWN. It comes out in performance, and repeats. THE B. F. GOODRICH RUBBER COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1870 / \ Makers of the 30 x 355 Goodrich "55” » *■' W'i ' Goodrich SILVERTOWN Cord Tire SOLD BY GOODRICH DEALERS THE WORLD OVBk. W. E. Meyers We Sell L. F. Myers GOODRICH TIRES SEE US BEFORE BUYING Decatur Auto Paint & Top Shop A UTO PAINTING—VULCANIZING Tops Rebuilt and Repaired—Signs and Upholstering 'MII South First Street Phone 494

prove to most people its failures and its merit. The opinion of most who are able to judge Is that It has hurt much more than it has helped but it it .somewhat surprising that the fol- , lowing from the W. J. Wollman & 1 Co. Review, should be given u place on the financial page of the Fort Wayne News: "The majority party, has sinned grievously in going ahead In defiance of ull economic tendencies and crowd- 1 Ing through the tariff law now in effect. There was no excuse for measure. We hud no infant Industries requiring protection. There was no necessity for keeping out foreign competition, as the consum- 1 era of the country needed more protection than uny other element in our population. The tariff law was an absurd attempt to hoodwink the farmer. Although It kept out of this country a certain amount of wheat fnfin others in foreign markets witli the wheat growers of other lands. It kept him from obtaining buyers for farm products because the industrial producers of other countries were unable to sell goods freely in the I nited States,* and in that way enable them to pay liberally for the agricul-

I tural products which the farmer wished to export. I "The unfavorable effect of this has been twofold, It has restricted the I I buying power of foreign Consumers I who otherwise might have been able : to purchase more freely of American products, especially those of agrlculJ ture, and it has been one of the chief | factors in keeping up the cost of I living In this country. In addition to tills it has acted as a deterrent on ( European recovery in that it has raisled an obstacle for the marketing of 'the products of European Industry. One of the conditions precedent to lasting prosperity in this country is the economic rehabilitation of Europe] Every barrier imposed by us in the ] way of a free interchange of goods will operate to delay impEpvement abroad and make this country all the more dependent on its home market." Plans are under way we have been informed for the building of fifty, new homes in Decatur this fall. It is said the houses will be of moderate size and will be sold at a price ut-| tractive to laboring men who can by, I making an initial payment own the j home in a few years by paying rent. The plan is used in many cities and

efforts to work it out here are now being made by responsible parties. It would be a great help in many ways and would insure a growth of j several hundred to our population for at present it is next to impossible to secure a house in Decatur. President Coolidge has selected Mr. Slemp, a Virginian politician of no mean ability as his private secretary. Ho would have preferred to have his old secretary or some other New Englander but for political reasons, it is reported decided to choose the southern man. Slemp served in congress from his district through several sessions and wfts the only republican from his state. He is said to be a clever man with the party leaders and will Ipok after that end of the president’s job. It is quite clear already that Mr. Coolidge will try to succeed himself and will play the po- , litical game to do it. , It is announced that Edward Toner, ; editor of the Anderson Herald will be a candidate for the republican nomination for governor. Ed tried it in 1920 but couldn't keep up with' the fast pace of Mcßay and others] and finished a poor third. He de- ’ clarcs he is not alligned with any faction of the party which may be against him rather than favorably? Any way Toner is a good fellow, a capable newspaper man and will under ordinary rules gives his opponents a nasty go. With due appreciation for the re- 1 duction in the price of gasoline, most people if they could have their choice I would have preferred the decrease on the price of coal and they were reminded by the cool wave today that the time for fuel is not so far away. l The prices as quoted now however are probably staple for the year and will increase rather than decrease. 1 Better play it safe and fill up the bins. Cut the weeds and keep your property looking as good as you can. It adds to the value of your place and to every other property in town. The officers must enforce the law and that means extra cost and perhaps a line. Its foolish to make them do it. I o NEW GLUE INVENTED Will Resist Action Os Water Is Claim Os Scientists Madison. Wis., Aug. 15—For four tAuzand years man has been trying to discover a glue which will resist the action of water. Recently scientists at the federal forest products laboratory here have derived a simple formula for manufacture of glue from the blood of animals. Pieces of wood held together by this glue required a pressure of 300 pounds to break them apart after they had been soaked it} water for a month. United States navy tests require only a strength of 180 pounds after a two day soaking. In every age man has made use of the coagulating properties of blood for making glue. The' Egyptians slaughtered oxen on bridges when they desired to fasten timbers together. so- that they would resist the action of water. Ail other blood glues

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r had to be used while fresh or requir- | «d high temperatures to restore nds hesive qualities. e' This new glue requires no heat for s application. It may be put on witli a e brush or a mechanical glue spreader. 1] The glue is made by the addition ■of a complex chemical substance, f paraformaldehyde, on sale at all drug f stores, and ammonia, to blood albumi in. The blood albumin comes In a i powdered form and is a by-product -of slaughter houses. The ingredients f must be carefully weighed and stirred 1 together, but aside from these pre- >] cautions, any inexperienced person i may make it. ■' The glue has proved extremely suc- ■ cessful not only with thin veneer, but i with thick wood of light lumber such as spruce. It cannot yet be recoin- ' mended for gluing thick veneer or ' for dense lumber, such as ash, maple, birch and oak. but further tests at the laboratory are expected to devel- ' op it for these uses. | It is hoped that it may be develop|ed ultimately for such purposes as coating airplane wings, raincoats and ! other materials which must be water- ' proof. Numerous synthetic gums and rubbers are now used for this purpose. This new glue formula is dedicated to the free use of the public. As is the case with all other discoveries made at the forest products laboratory, a patent has been taken out by | a member of the staff This, howI ever is merely to prevent private ■ firms from securing patent rights. I The formula and directions for making the glue will be sent free to anyone desiring it. * + ******* + ***** ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ ♦ From the Daily Democrat file* ♦ ♦ 20 years ago this day 4 <• + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ — August 16. 1003 was Sunday. Q — Plenty of quality coal at the right price, at Bennett's Coal Yard. Phone 199. llKleodtf —e Figures Show Net Valuation — (Continued from page one) county are: Townships: Union. sl,806,630; Root, $3,180,460; Preble, $2,688,390; Kirkland, $2,392,360; Washington $3,913,350; St. Marys, $2,570,300; Blue Creek, $1,892,610; Monroe, $3,849,660; French, $2,140,420; Hart

“Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining” so they say, but, when it comes to the mailer of life and death, the lining isn't very silvery at best. However, a gleam of light conies thru lo comfort you to a ceriain exlent if von have protected your family with a WESTERN RESERVE LIFE*INSrRANCE POLICY. What Assurance have you of absolutely KNOWING but what your turn may be next? Life is just like the sky. One minute the sky is clear and the sun shining brightIly but the next a dark cloud comes along and takes the shine oil. These things may seem far fetched to you this minute when you arv in first class physical condition. However, they do happen and in just - the way you least expect, it may happen to you—have you ever thought Pays Life Insurance of that?' and. if it does, arey ou so situated that your family would have suificient means so they would not suffer? Charles W. Yager, of this city, ”i"’ ' s gi nrral f,)l tllc w* S< I* l other words, insure yourself against any emergency that may pany, WQnt to Fort Wayne today A LI1 ’ E RANCE POLICY is a will that no lawyer can break, to ipake arrangements to pay R needs no administrator, no attorneys tees, no court costs. A check is $2,000 insurance money to the brought right lo YOUR OWN HOME without one penny of cost or trouvvidow Os Clarence Holthouse. ble. If you have a policy in the Western Reserve Life Insurance Comnight. Mr. Holthouse carried two |,un >’ \ ( 11 rest assured that the very same day that you are laid away, one thousand dollar policies in the \OLI will 01 Idinilv will have the chock lor the amount of INSI RANCR company represented by Mr. you carried. It is GOOD BUSINESS. Yager. it is YOt R loved ones. YOU love them therefore YOU want to PROTECT i them. DO IT WHILE YOU CAN. Consult us. We will lie glad lo go into the matter with you and help you select the proper policy best lilted lor your needs. Charles W. Yager | AGENT Peoples Loan &' Trust Building Phone 156 V , u- — — -

•- ford, $2,059,410; Wabash, $2,609,770’, |. Jefierson $1,761,550; Decatur. $6,728.GOO; Monroe $359,050; Berne, $2,364,r 750; Geneva, $696,000. a Decatur Fifth Clazs The city of Decatur will not a change to a city of the fourth class, i, the net valuation being $800,000.00 4 less than the required amount needi- ed to become a city of higher rank, i it will remain in the fifth class. t Personal Property 8 The value of personal property in • the county, exclusive <»f that assessed |by tlie state, is $7,626,080.00, ’ Value is Less This Year The 1923 valuation in the county Is $550,300.00 less than the assessed ■'■■■— '"*

t-j* .. . . " m I > 3 v Z —'ll /Sil Tht Ptnnti/lMnia Kailroad Sy,tm I, th* C Dll 1 ■ r*l It f** ,hort tin, hatwaan th. Wait and Ea.t and ji’i » I I' I TK 1 Ik L 3- I J kX.N-'Y carrir, annually about >,,,nt„n p,r cant of th, total pa„ani,r trafHc al Amtrica. 1 'I 'I THE origin of the old Indian trails is road between the West and East Wlows the 1 shrouded in the rmet. of antiquity. old trails for many miles through the AlleFor unnumbered centuries they were trod by ghemes and the traveler of today enjoys the moccasined feet of savage warriort and splendid of sylvan beauty as nis . later became the highway for the hardy journey leads him along those age-old paths, pioneers in their Conestoga wagons. R iver an j ro i| rO ad contest tlte way They had been developed with unerring through the Packsaddie, Jacks Narrows. skill along the shortest available route over Lewistown Narrows and the Gape of the mountain and plain—taking advantage Susquehanna. Moccasined feet and Conesvherever possible of wild and picturesque tO ga wagons have given place to modern gape cut by onrushing streams in the ever- alLsteei trains. But the pristine glories of lasting hills of Pennsylvania. nature in mountain ana stream remain The main line of the Pennsylvania Rail- unchanged and unrivaled. Pennsylvania v .| Kailreed SygrWixß I I JI 'Wt '-'4 * May ri:::./..:-.. 1 , J

n; a|ue las , ve.tr' the 1922 valuation . being $41,563,610.00. . state’s Assessments The state's Hssessment of railroads anti corporations is divided as t the different taxing units. Township-rnion $8,870; Root $567. ) 640: Preble. $598,520; Kirkland. $395.500; Washington. $ 1 ,°85.150; -1 I Marys $889,640; Blue (zeek. $210.-1 tt-m-’ Monroe, $579,800; French. $198.-, 530:' Hartford $47,050; Wabash $281.- , 580; Jefferson. $42,080. ■ Decatur-Root. U«.l30; DecaturWashington, $730,120: Monroe. $19.710; Berne $276,800; Genova $169,960. , Total. $6,117,620. The Number of Polls

County Assessor William Zlmim-r man stated that the number of po | N in the county this year was 8,172 t.. compared to 3,311 last year. — o— — $- $-$-WANT ADS EARN— $—$_» * All in.ml.er. .» |>... , Royal Arch Masons arc requested to be present this evening nt 7:30 o'clock Most excellent master degree conferred. CHAS. HELM, W. M.