Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR BMLY DEMOCRAT PuMlakM >v«ry Evanlof t«c*p» Sunday by THS DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Prea. and Gen. Mgr. 1. W KAn*»—Vtee-Prea. A Adv. Mgr A. R. BoHhonaa—Sec y and But. Mr ■btered at the Postoffice at Decator, Indiana, as second class Matter. Subscription Rates Single copies * cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Tear, by carrier 66.00 One Month, by mail 36 cents Three Months, by mall 11.00 Six Mouths, by mail fl-76 Ono Year, by mall 13.00 One Tear, at office 13.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage ad ted outside those zones.) Advertising Rates Made known on applleatiea. Foreign Representatives Carpenter A Company. 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City M. T. Life Building. Kangas City, Mo Mrs. Coolidge belongs to a Knitting etab. It would be interesting to hear all the things said about her by the other members just after she leaves the meetings. The advertising merchant smiles when times slow up a little sos he realizes that’s when a lot of fellows let up on their advertising and that make* his that much more vauable. Think it over! This cool spell in August is a little usual and perhaps it» is sent along tn remind us of the fuel question, always of great importance to those who expect to remain here. Os course if you are planning to spend i the winter in that fifty dollar a day hotel at Palm Beach, it won’t make much difference. ——— Build a house. They are doing it < other places and we have to do It or I qidt growing. The merchant is foolish I if he wants that to happen, the person 1 who owns property will increase the 1 value of his real estate if the city j can double in population, the new 1 house should be a good investment i and we must take care Os those who - Want to move here. i ~ I"OTMW We know of two or three good industries which are seeking a location but it is needless for Decatur to make an offer to get them until we , make some plans about houses. What ; would we do with a dozen families if 1 we could get the finest plant in the ' country? It's time right now to get < busy or else just say we are satisfied to remain in the class we are in. I . ■ —' _■■■ William F. McNagny, law partner 1 of Thomas R. Marshall at Columbia i City for many years, a lawyer with a statewide reputation for ability and Integrity, member of congress back in 1892, a leading citizen of northern Indiana, is dead and the announcement causes sorrow to the thousands who knew and respected him. He was a great reader, a historian and was reputed to be the best authority in Indiana on facts concerning the Civil War. - - - ~ ■ •-1 Perhaps we ought to feel Happy i that the city tax rate will remain the 1 same as last year for in most cities < the rate is being boosted. It’s hard to provide all the things we demand, , better streets, new lights, parks and | play grounds, comfort stations and * other things for 1924 without Increas- 1 tag taxes. Some where they must get , the money and if we want the new , things wo must pay for them. Con- 1 sidering these facts it probably takes some figuring to get through on the ' I old rate but that’s the promise and there is a slight hope it may be lowered a cent or two. * ■ The coal strike question evidently will bang on long enough to give the operators every chance to boost prices and tlrnts about all they want. The same game has been worked nearly evtry year for a half century and still seems very good. The government plan seems to be to use substitutes if you can’t get hard coal and that's just what we have done each year under the same circumstances. But you can get plenty of soft coal ',ot and at a reasonable price and tbo smart thing to do fe chuck it In you# I

bln., Those who don't take this advice may be up against it before long. The local dealers will do tboir best to help you and that's ail they can do. r. r. Evidently we are out of the Yoe- " nan home and school iaee and we “, arc sorry. We believe in the idea they proposed and still feel the plan to help the children is the greatest J project of Uh kii.d ever brought forth ) ned for that we give the order due J praise and congrutulationss. We would > appreciate a frank statement from I them as to why we did not land the I home, for unquestionably we gave' them every thing asked or desired, except a lake of dimensions and we propose to keep right on trying. The home will probably go to Des Moines where the home o ce is located apd that was the guess of many originally. We hope it prospers and. we believe it will for the plan is excellent if carried out and conducted on business as well as philanthropic basis. A professor in Northwestern University, investigating the reasons forj "delinquency” or backwardness in college students, found that the average student who failed to pass Was Just as bright as the general average in college, but for some reason or other would not take the trouble to use his brains on his studies. The fact alone was interesting enough. Bui hero is something more striking still. The investigator found, out of 100 “delinquents" interviewed, 16 who ncomed really handicapped by “niohtal immaturity." whom he describes as follows: "Those are boys who have, for the most part, been reared under easy circumstances and who have never been required to view life seriously. Such students have a distinctly childish attitude toward their classroom work, have no intellectual interests, no definite ambitions, no sense of responsibility.” In most of those cases, no doubt, the parents thought they were doing the boys a favor by making life for them as easy as possible. As a result, the" chances arc that they will never amount to anything.—Goshen NewsTimes. — SUNDAY SCHOOL EXHIBIT Indianapolis, Aug. 25 —The first Sunday School exhibit ever held at an Indiana state fair will be conducted this year by Miss Nellie C. Young, children's division superintendent of the Indiana state Sunday School council of religious education. , New Interest in the program of ra ligions education will be aroused by the exhibit Miss Young said. Work of every department in Sunday School will be dealt with in the exhibit, sin Said. o John L. Mailer of near Monroe was a business visitor in the city yesterday. o— - GENEVA HEWS Mrs. V. 11. Finch went to Portland last Tuesday afternoon where she spent several days with relatives. Miss Elizabeth Greene, who is employed at Fort Wayne, spent the first of the week here at the home of het parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Greene. Mrs. Harry Lynch, of Hartford City, was brought to the home of her parents, Dt. and Mrs. L. L. Mattax, Friday afternoon. Her mother, who had been with her in Hartford City for the past two weeks, accompanied lict here. Miss Freda Lough, of Fort Wayne, returned here Monday for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mts. Robert Lough. Mrs. Lulu Bloxsomc, who has a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. r Charley Reicheldeffcr for the past three weeks, returned to her home in Hartford City the first of the week. | E. E. Nindo, wife and children, who have been visiting relatives in this community for some time, left for their home ih Tulsa, Okla., last Tuesday. Miss Ethel Kendall, of New Castle, < whe had been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gauker during Chautauqua week, left for her home Tuesday morn Ing. Mr. and Hrs. Aaron Zeigler left last' Tuesday afternoon for a two weeks’ outing at Oden, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. John Banta have been this week at Tri Lake. The former returned to his home hero Friday J afternoon. Charley Drew, who has been attending dental college at fnd’auaprlis tot

- some time, came home Tudeday after* noon and is visiting at the home of t his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Drew. • Ora Charleston who had been spending the week here with his parents, * Mr. and Mrs. Homer Charleston, re- , turned to his work at Odon, Mich,, t Friday afternoon. ( Rer. Win. Smith, of Bryant, was a guest at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. ' C. C. Ryan and will be 97 years old ' next December. However, ho can I get around very well and is quite active. Miss Garnet Cooper, who has spent the hast year in Indianapolis where she wag attending school, arrived here Thursday afternoon. She was employed as a telephone operator this summer. Miss Cooper is one of the new teachers in the local school and will have charge of the 2nd room. Mrs. A. C. Addington and children. James and Lucile, who have been gUdsts at the home of Mr .and Mrs. Wm. Wells, returned to their homo I at Ridgeville .Friday afternoon. Miss Dorothy Leßue, who spent the first of the week visiting friends | at Fort Wayne, returned to her home ; tur here Friday. I

I Get Ready for the Big Event! Something New in this City! AUTO RACES BELLMONT PARK DECATUR IND. Labor Day Sept. 3 1923 For the first time in a great number of years Automobile Races will again be staged in this city. The % e vent will be staged Labor Day at Bellmont Park and promises to be most interesting. A large number of entries have already been received and the track will be exceptionally fast. 3 Big Events -- S9OO Purse • • Ist Event 25 mile race. Purse $300.00 2nd Event 50 mile race Purse $500.00 3rd Event 10 mile (Amateur) race Purse .. SIOO.OO (Extra Dealers Special Prizes) Make Your Plans NOW To Attend This Event. Spend the whole day at the park.

(DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SAT., AUGUST 25, 1923/

PREBLE NEWS r —— i Miltou C. Wording han announced that he will enter his Ford "speed ■ ster" in the tea mile race at Bellmont , Bark on lacbot Day. County Agent Busche will give a • culling demonstration on the flock of Barred Hocks owned by John F. Smith on Wednesday, August 2»th, al 1 p. in. Miss Marie Smith, employed at th< Fort Wayne telephone company, it on her vacation. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Goldner ant) son. Roy. are spending a few weeks at Rome City. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Meyer returned from Rome City Wednesday after I noon. Robert Frettag. who has been visit ling relatives at Boston, Mass., will 'return in time to take up his studies lat the Decatur high school where ht iis a sophomore. The Treble Athletic association will give another ice cream social il the Welling grove. Many good cn tertainineats will be given .amonf I them the short play. "Troubled by ■ Ghosts.” This is quite a comedy and I the public is invited to attend. . ... —1-

Negro Janitor Paints I Picture Os Christ Child Kansas City. Mo., Aug. 24.—Inter est of art critics In an oil painting port raying the "Birth of Christ which hangs in the Union station here, led to the discovery of the "unknown artist" Albert Jackson, negro Janitor and former coal miner. A group of critical art lovers, gathered about the painting, exchanged comments of wonder that such a first class original canvas should appear in such comparative commonplace setting. Such paintings are rarely found outside the walls of the best art galleries, they agreed. Jackson, in h's grease-covered overalls, with a monkey wrench In one hand, came up from his workshop in the basement ut the request of the station-master, and told the critics bf-iefly his love for art, and the work he had done in oil paintings after hours In his little home in the colored section he.o, “You might call this my master piece," the negro said. “I have done many small paintings, but this is my best I worked on this canvas every night after working hours, for four months.” i, i ... .a.■■■■.*. a ■- .... ■ »*»■■ j i -riifhiman i ■■■—

I Jackson told bis audience he had never studied art, although several of them insisted before they met the painter that the canvas was oM Italian" or the work of an artist who had received his training from the old Latta masters. "I have always aspired to be a painter," the negro continued. "But I have not studied art and the ability 1 have conies natural. I got ideas from visiting the art galleries and from talking with artists." The critics agreed the painting, barring a few minor technical faults was well done. The figures, depicting the Christ child lying in the manger watched over by the kneeßng virgin Mary, were almost perfect, as was the accuracy in shading and proportion of the foliage and other background. oCANADIAN WHEAT Estimated Yield This Year Is 17,272,000 Bushel* L*M Than In 1922 Canadian wheat crop condition on July 31 indicates a production of 382,514.000 bushels or 17,272,000 bushels less than last year according to a 'telegram received by the United -States Department of Agriculture

I from the Dominion Bureau of Statin--1 tic* at Ottawa. The production last i year was 3110,786,000 bushels, and the ( decrease from last year's crop la in i spite of an acreage increase this year of 411,000 acres.. Acreage figures ! have been revised downward from last month except in the case of barley, which indicate* some abandoni meat. The general crop conditions on July 31 were favorable especially in Sas- , katchewun and Alberta where wheat i and oats were above average. In ManItaba there was some damage to wheat during July by rust and sawfly. The oat crop on the basts of the July 31 condition is estimated at 448,659,000 bushels compared with 401, 239.000 bushels last year; barley production at 67,545,000 bushels compared with 71.865,000 bushels last year; fall rye 19,770,000 bushej* for the Prairie Province only; spring rye 3,049,000 bushels. All rye production in 1922 was 32,373.000 bushels. The flaxseed crop this year is estimated at 5.670.000 bushels compared with 5,008.000 bushels last year. The potato crop will be 56,201,000 bushels compared with 55,745,000 bushels last year.