Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 8 September 1923 — Page 5

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I Is;: '«- I ferine I>.»rwin win leave ■ T for Greencastle whore she B**'' Depauw University. ■ m Anker and daughter I Mr# . and Mrs- C. C. Rayl and |''X e Xes 1, 'v"roni l a Anker and ■ Harkless leave for GreenJ, Monday .where they will enter iwu* University. of Akron, Ohio, and MMU> Myers will motor to Bloom on .Monday where they will retheir studies in Indiana Uni"Tand Mrs. A. D. Suttles and d. US hter. Mary, and Mias Geraldine motored to Fort Wayne terdayHorace H. Snow and family have to their home in Chicago .(ter having spent the past week visjlM relatives and friends here. Mrs E. F. Gass and children and g r and Mrs. V. J. Borman who have tern visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. B. BorBian. at Clinton, lowa, for the past I ITO weeks, will start home Sunday, fiey made the trip by automobile. Mrs. W. J- Myers, who has been ; making her home with her son. Rev. I Hunter Myers of Greencastle returned I yesterday to Fort Wayne. Her ad- | dress is 2417 Webster and in a letter | to this office she asks to be remember- ! ed to her Decatur friends. Miss Gusta Cramer, chief operator it the Citizens Telephone office, who [ was operated upon about a week ago lat the St. Josephs Hospital, Fort Wayne, is getting along fine and hopes to be able to return home within the next week or ten days. Mrs. Catherine Kauffman, city clerk. ! besides being an efficient and accommodating city official is an expert peach grower. Mrs. Kauffman has a peach tree in her back yard and yes- . terday picked two and one-half bushels of the finest peaches you ever tested. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Charles have returned front Fort Wayne, where they attended the convention of chiropractors held at Ross College, of which both Dr. and Mrs. Charles are graduates. The convention has been in session since Tuesday and was largely attended. Their office is opened to the public now. -Mrs. Claude Gay and children. ■Bobby and Catharine, and Mrs. Verena Miller, who have been spending the summer at Akron, Ohio, will arrive home tomorrow. Mrs. Miller will make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Alva Nichols. Lawrence Corter, of Lima. Ohio, visited friends here last evening. Mrs. S. I. Zechiel, of Monroe, and son. Ransom, have returned from Lake Maxinkuckee where they spent a week at the home of Mrs. Zechiel’s Parents. Mr. and Mrs. Norris. Miss Helen Stanley, stenographer st the Citizens Telephone company, will leave tonight for Chicago and later on will go to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where she will spend several weeks vacation. Miss Virginia Laurent went to Ft. Wayne this afternoon to visit friends. Kalph Tyndall is assisting at the

.mnux dkatw. “A SAVINGS SPEEDOMETER’’ I j The speedometer reooixls tlje I speed of an automobile. One of j our Pass Books will record your j speed as a saver. I lite driver who (ravels at a fair I rale of speed, an<! keeps it up, | I covers the most miles. The I steady saver is the one who soonI est reaches his destination. I Sometimes it may be a little I difficult to save, bid remember, | that an uphill road is the only j kind by which you can ascend • to higher levels. Bqnk Capital and Surplus \ tDgcqfur;

Tecpie & Peterson clothing store on Saturdays. Gustava Reinking and son Otto, of Union township, were business visitors here today. Ralph Spade, of Peterson, was a visitor in the city today. Arnold Gerberding, of the Schafer company, returned to his home at Ft. Wayne, to spend the week-end. Miss Helen Diller of Ft. Wayne, is spending the week-end with her moth er, Mrs. Miss Marie Reffy of Fort Wayne, is visiting relatives here. Miss Florence Fisher, of Ft. Wayne, is spending the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Fisher, of South Tenth street, tlves (n this county. — e— — Frank Lichtle Buys Green Meat Market Frank Lichtle has purchased the C. J. Green meat market, on West Monroe street, and will take possession of it on next Monday, it was announced today. Mr. Lichtle owned this same meat market about five years ago. Recently he has been employed as a meat cutter for the Mutschler company. He announced today that his meat market would be known as the White Meat market. -- — • Ben Smith Pleads Guilty To Failing To Provide Bluffton. Sept. 8. —Ben Smith, lo cal laborer, plead guilty to charges of failing to provide for his wife avid children before Justice Walbeu la-t night, and was bound over to circuit court on bond of SBOO, which he was unable to furnish. Trial on a larceny charge was continued until Monday night at 7 o’clock when Smith requested that his brother, Bill Smith, of Decatur, be summoned as a witness. He claimed that the saw lie is alleged to have stolen from George Redd was given him by his brother. Snfith was working at file Redd home doing carpenter work the day the saw was missed and it was the next day found at his home on the Westside. His wife testified that he told her he took it from the place he was working. Art Porter, his employer, had been using the saw 4n the afternoon. After testimony of Redd. Mrs. Smith and Sheriff Frauhiger had been heard. Smith requested that he be given a chance to summon witnesses and the court granted it. When asked what be had to say to the neglect charge, Smith turned to his wife and asked, “Josie, haven’t I always done the best I could by you? ’ "No, you haven't ,Beo, I won't tell a story to get you out of It. If I can work ever day .you could have too.” she answered. Smith turned to the court. "Well, I guess I’m guilty, he said. The hearing before the justice was only preliminary and judge Gordon will have final jurisdiction in the case. • Mrs. Smith list night offered to dismiss the charge but Prosecutor Louden declared that it would be carried on to the higher court, now that it had proceeded this far.

UNJUST RESULTS OF MONEY PLANS

Unsound Currency Gives Sellers Unfair Advantage Over the Producers. E,. ’ERT EXPLAINS MONEY Points Out Dangers in So-Called Energy Dollars—Other Plans Exposed. ■How demagogues are using false doctrines of so-called “sound money” to give themselves or the class they represent unfair .dvantages at the expense of real producers Is exposed in the Journal of the American Bankers Association by H. Parker Willis, expert on the money question. “There is no subject in whose name more crimes against truth have been committed than that of ’sounS currency,’ ’’ Mr Willis says. “The term Is always resorted to by demagogues. At the present moment there seems to be a danger that ft will be used by a potential presidential candidate as representing the ’platform’ upon which he expects to run. There is no question that more nearly and directly touches the Immediate welfare of every class In the community.” Purpose of Money Primary functions of money and currency, it is explained, are to serve as a means of exchanging goods and as a means of measuring the value of goods. Mr. Willis continues: “Demagogues and those who are disposed to mislead the public for various ulterior reasons have succeeded in disseminating an entirely different view of the purpose of money. Some of them contend that tho soundest or best currency is that which is so arranged as to bring about a ‘fair’ redistribution of wealth. They want a constantly depreciating currency—one which keeps playing into the hands of the seller of goods, by enabling him to count confidently upon higher prices In terms of money so that he pays the producer from whom he has obtained them less and less. IT IS A STRANGE THING THAT THIS KIND OF CURRENCY IS OFTEN HIGHLY PRAISED OR FAVORED BY THE PRODUCER HIMSELF. NOTWITHSTANDING THAT HE IS THE GREATEST SUFFERER FROM IT.”

Energy Currency There is another popular view of sound currency which aims to base it upon “natural products” or "natural forces” —usually it is true, specitying products or forces which have been monopolized or can be controlled by the advocate of such currency. Thus from time to time there have been schemes to Issue a currency based upon or protected by farm products stored in warehouses or occasionally representing “units oi energy" or horse power. The rulers of Soviet Russia at one time attempted to introduce a currency representing “labor time,” each man receiving a check representing the number of hours of time he had put In at work, while goods themselves were to be valued in terms of hours of production time. Thus one man who put in an hour’s time in street cleaning received the same control over goods as he whc put in an hour’s time at surgery. The theory was that this kind of “sound” currency enabled the “poor man" to get a larger supply of goods. "The trouble was that when those who could perform a certain kind of labor were not paid In proportion to their effort they stopped making goods. So it was not very long in Russia before the sound currency which was issued in favor of the poor man had brought it about that the poor man could not buy anything w-ith the currency. This was an am-i fortunate kind of ’soundness.’ Ws do not want something like It in the United States today, yet very similar proposals are now being made in a good many quarters that ought to know better," says Mr. Willis. — FACTS ABOUT CHECKS

A bank check is a written order on a bank by one of its depositors to pay a specified sum to another party. This ’instrument must 'be dated, the amount written in full in the body, and signed the.same as the depositor’s signature appears on the bank signature card and ledger sheet. A check is payable on demand, provided it is not dated ahead. If dated ahead it becomes a promise to pay, the same as a note or acceptance, payable on some future date. United States revenue stamps are required on a check dated ahead, at the rate of 2 cents per hundred dollars, or fraction thereof. In case a check carries two different figures, that is 52.00 in the figures and “Two Hundred Dollars” in the written part of the body of the check, the latter, or part in writing, always controls. A check made out to a person "or ! order,” requires identification, and the i party presenting the same must as- i sure the bank that he Is the payee. A i check to a person “or bearer” is payable to the one presenting it at the bank, but a certain amount of identification is necessary, for the bank reserves the right to know that he is an | to receive the funds. • l

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SAT., SEPT. 8, 1923.

“Miss Columbus” Again Wins Beauty Championship Press Service) Atlantic City, N. J„ Sept. B.— "Mias Columbus’’ (Ohio), Miss Mary Catherine Campbell, 17, again reigns as "Miss America," the prettiest girl in the land. She was chosen at Atlantic City's annual beauty carnival last night. .It is the second consecutive year the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Campbell has won tho honor. It was Miss Campbell's almost perfigure in a bathing suit,’ the final test, which resulted in her choice. Miss Charlotte Nash, (Miss St. had been judged the most attractive in the afternoon rolling chair contest and “Miss Memphis” (Miss Elizabeth Mallory) appeared to be: t advantage in evening clothes. But in the simple adornment of a bathing costume. Miss Campbell, five feet, six inches tall, golden brown hair, with an auburn tint, was chosen the most beautiful of all the 74 girls sent from all parts of the land to represent their home cities in the contest. Seek Information About Bluffton Boy In Japan Indianapolis, Sept. 8. —Alumni officials of Earlham College today appealed to the Indianapolis Times to lend aid in learnings the fate of Paul l Gordon, Missionary in Japan and a 1 graduate in the college. Gordon’s mission was destroyed in tho Tokio fire and no word of the friends and relatives at Bluffton. The Times immediately wired its Washington bureau and inquiry will be made through the state department.

“th It Rained DOLLARS for these men RAIN ANOIFLOQP CLAIM NUMBER — ■. | —. . . DSgSM bartered le/o RAIN ANDFLOOD DEPT. • -Sr 1/ '•L ’ ’'/ D - ff - Beer y a-' 1 doing business a» I 1 Bae *y MflltaiA /i,000.00 ' One Thouaand. and no/100 GMGj , J ? 'j «'»<iors«»wnt of the payee on this draft is also understood and agreed to be a receipt tn full satisfaction of all claims for loss and damage which occurred on SeptßKlber 3rd,7.9 to property insured under Policy Jfo. 12608 issued at the POCatUT, Indiana agency ' * of the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. and in consideration of such payment the said policy is PAYABLE THROUGH ESRiX.3.4 _ _________ _ /? Tu / J1 '/ /J NORTHERN TRUST CO, ™ 1 r ~ _ f?f] as soT* SALLE ST — CwiGLOO./H-- 1 f I The management of the big Automobile Races which were staged at Bellmont Park, Labor Day, carried a policv in the Hartford Fire Insurance Company against rain—AND IT RAINED. A prompt payment of the claim was made as Mr. Fred E. Koller, of the Kolter Insurance Agency, as agent for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, delivered to the management yesterday morning, a check in the amount of SI,OOO (the exact likeness shown above) in payment for the amount of the policy for the damage caused by the rain. ♦ By being thoughtful in seeking the protection against the unforseen weather conditions, the management of the races eliminated time and worry and knew 1 certain that with the HARTFORD protection, a bad day would be carefully taken care of financially. We Can Do The Same For You _ ——— . —————— Ask us about our various lines of insurance. We will be glad to go into this matter with you and explain each one fully. Don’t put it off any longer. > FIRE - THEFT - AUTOMOBILE - TORNADO - WIND I RAIN - ACCIDENT & HEALTH - PUBLIC UTILITY Kolter Insurance Agency I ' Fred E. Kolter mgr.

Two Arrested For Heavy Hauling In Berne Vicinity Berne, Sept. B.—Affidavits have been filed against two truck drivers of the Meshberger Bros. Stone Co., for heavy hauling on the highways while the roads were in a soft condition. The affidavits have been filed in the court of Justice of the Peace Depp. Both drivers have asked for a continuation and will stand trial. A hearing will be held this afternoon. The charges have been filed by C. C. Beery, highway superintendent In Monroe township. Wednesday evening Mr. Beer had stopped the truckers after the heavy rain and warned them to observe the law on heavy hauling. He had been assured by the drivers that they would stiy off the road the next day. On Thursday Beer met the two trackers with big loads and stopped them. The stone was being delivered near Decatur where it is being used on the state highway. According to Beer a number of the roads have been torn 'badly through heavy hauling, especially since the wet weather of tke past few weeks. — o ■ Special Program For Epworth League Sunday Sunday evening at 6:W the young people who attended Wawasee Institute will have charge of the Epworth League at the Methodist church. A special program has been planned and all members and friends are urged to attend. *4'he following program will be given: Prelude. ( Song 545 Song 35

Prayer Scripture—Remarks by the leader. Song 408. A day at the Institute—Naomi Stolts Life In the Cottage—Mary Brown The Personnel of the Faculty— Gretchen Graham Helps Gained from the Junior League Class —Jeanette Beery Instrumental Solo—Lucile Bridge Some Things Our League Can Do —Della Clark Institute Friendships — Juanita Thomas What Impressed Me Most—Mary Poling Offering Announcements

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8. D. Gordon's Story of the Commission Institute Circlo—Song 410. Dismissal —Rev. Bridge Postlude. o— NOTICE Our store will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday on account of a holiday. I. BERNSTEIN.

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