Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 4 October 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. HeUer— Pres, and Geo. Mgr C. W. Kamps—Vice-Pres. & Adv. Mgr A. R. Holthouse—Sec’y and Bua. Mgr Anterod at the Postoffice at Decatur (ndli.ua, as second class asatter Subscription Rates Single copies 8 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier..... 1500 One Month, by mail 36 cents Three Months, by mall 11.00 Six Months, by mall $175 One Year, by mail 13.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within flrat and second sones. Additional postage ad ded outside those sones.) Advertising Rates Mad known on application Foreign Representative* Carpenter * Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York Cltj N. Y. Life Building, Kansas Citv, Mo The state highway commission evidently craves publicity ami that's one point where every one will agree with them. Let's have all the details and it they have acted wisely, more power to them. I The lowest tax rate in the United States is at Sturgis, Michigan, where the city levy is but four and a half mills. The reason is that the city owns a water power plant which cams enough to pay all expenses. The biggest thing about the pro 1 posed monthly gift days to be given by the Decatur merchants is the evidence that they pull together and are willing to co-operate for the general 1 benefit of all concerned, including 1 i ... , 1 BULBS < Imported direct from Holland. Largest assortment and most vig- 1 orous stock we have ever receiv- i ed. Tulips. Hyacinths, Narcissus, Crocus, Lilies, Peonies, etc. Write for Price List ** THE WAYNE SEED CO. 1 —and— J. W. BASH CO. (Consolidated) 114 W. COLUMBIA STREET ' FORT WAYNE, IND. s > t

■"■swammiii HKoniauißii »nii iwiHanaMmMK What Passes The Permanent satisfactions of life are the ones we should look to first. Among these is to be relieved from money worries. This bank is here to assist you. i The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. “BANK OF SERVICE” (■■■WMnHnEvnEmswHaaHKMnMHHßnaMMn WE’RE PROUD TO OFFER OUR Fall Footwear in both Ladies’ and Men's. A visit to our store will convince you of the proper Fall Footwear which is being worn by the most particular. Quality Style Comfort three factors go hand in hand here. A complete showing of Ladies’ Pumps, Straps, Oxfords in Black, Brow and coin- ■ bmations. ’Melt’s Shoes and Oxfords in Black ami I Brown. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT, YOU'LL AGREE. Peoples Cash Shoe Store Lddici' Silk Hose, all colors and sizes. ASK US ABOUT THEM. II —i

their customers. It's a fine spirit. The new reformatory at Pendleton is one of the leaks where, the money goes. They have spent $1,800,000 so far and have just got started. When completed according to plans, specifications and hopes, it will cost two or three times that. Senator Ralston says he is not a candidate for president and does not want to be nominated which is perhaps his own way of campaigning. It is remembered that he took the same position when it was suggested he become a candidate for United States senator. The disgraceful row in republican ranks in Indiana grows more so each day. Now they are calling John Moorman fifty-seven different varieties of liar and he is replying "so are you.” Baek of all this smoke is i lot of fire and the tax payers of the state will as usual stand the damages of the conflagration. Fred G. Thompson, the “he-woman” of Chicago has been acquitted of the charge of murder. Most readers were more interested in finding out just what kind of an animal this person was, the sex and the other sensational mentions than whether he or she was guilty of murder and now —hard luck —we are not going to know. At least a lot of things are coming up and going on now in Indiana that can't even be indirectly charged to Ex-President Wilson, who has been the most popular political goat for several years. Compare conditions now with those under Marshall and Ralston and see if there is not con siderabie credit due those men who paid off the debt and left a balance of several millions in the treasury. It begins to look as though the only way to secure a tax levy which will meet expenses is to demand a higher one than is needed. Objection is made by a few each year whether the rates an- hammered down or kept up. If the rates here are reduced by the state tax board, it is almost certajp that funds will have to be borrowed during the year and

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then we pay the interest in addition . to the other expense. n . •' At the meeting of the state Knights 3 of Pythias this week, our esteemed ’ fellow townsman, Hon. Dore B. ErI- win, was elected vice-chancellor, an o honor worth while which comes to few men and which means that next year he will serve as the highest oft fleial of that body of splendid men. t Mr. Erwin is capable and efficient '. and has earned the honors he is now t receiving through many years of dllJ igent effort and service well render- , ed to the order. His home folks are , proud of his success. It is claimed that the low.est tax i rate in the state of Indiana is at , Kokomo, where the levy is $2.46. The ! rate in Decatur is but eighty-five . cents above that low record and low- ) er than any other city in th‘s part t of the state, including Fort Wayne, , Bluffton, Portland. Huntington. Harti ford City and the rest of them- Our officers have tried to serve the people to the very best of their ability ’ and they deserve commendation and ' support instead of fault finding and knocking. We can’t have good schools, fine roads and the other improvements without paying for them by any means known to the ordinary . man. MIDNIGHT MEDITATION Past midnight. Listen! Hear the wild birds calling To each other, from depths of starless sky; They journey from the north where leaves are falling And autumn flowers soon must fade and die. They seek the home of sunshine, summer, song, Shelter from winter's storm and cold and blight; O Thou, safe guide through all their journey long Direct me to my heaven, through life's dark n'ght. o — Still Seats Available For “The Perfect Foo;" Frank A. Briemer, manager of the Majestic Theatre, Ft. Wayne, has asked the Democrat to say that there is no truth in the report that all tne seats have been sold for the engagement of Ed Wynn in "The Perfect Fool" at the Majestic, theatre on Friday and Saturday of this week, with a matinee on Saturday. While the seat Bale is exceptionally large, nevertheless good reservation can still be had. and Decatur theatregoers are requested to call the Majestic Box Office over long distance phone, and not take a chance on mail orders at this

WH<CE The annual meeting lof the French township Fire Insurance Company will be held at the Election school house in Dis. No. 3 in French township, Adams county, Indiana, on Saturday, October 6, 1923, at 10 o’clock a. m. Every member should attend this meeting as the election of officers will take place at this time. The election of officers will start promptly at one o’clock p. m. I Lunch will be served on the ground. John Mosure President. ,26-23-i-l

»' late date. The coming of Ed Wynn to Fort Wayne is the most important theatrical event iu years. 8 The following schedule of prices will for this engagement: ■- Nights, Main Floor, $3.00; Balcony, i first three rows. $2J»<); next five, $2.00 ( and last four, SI.OO. At the Saturday matinee, Muin floor, * twelve rows, $2.50; last eight rows, $2.00; Balcony, first three rows, $2.00; next five, $1.50 and last four, SI.OO. t Callery at all performances, 60c. r Ten percent tax to added to nil above prices. Adv. . C. A. Dugan Heads 1. IT. Alumni Committee Here Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 4.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —Uharlej A. Dugan. of the First National Bank. Is chairman for Adams county in the Statewide drive among alumni of Indiana University for the big Indiana Northwestern football game to be played at Washington Park, Indianapolis, Saturday Oct. 13. Group organizations are to be formed in every county of the State to further interest among football fans generally in the only "Pig Ten” Confernce football genie to be played at the Capital this year. Committees already have been formed in many counties according to William R. Stuart, chairman of the Statewide Committee. Special cars will carry several county delegates to Indianapolis and "automobile caravans" are being organized in others. "The cooperation among alumni of Indiana University is little short ot remarkable,” said Mr. Stuart. "Despite the fact that the committee appointments have just been made, we are relieving advices from all parts of the state that this year's Indianapolis game will be seen by one of the largest crowds that ever witnessed a football game in the state." The new coaching system at Indiana and the spirit of “fight" which has been instilled by “Navy Bill” Ingram, new Indiana mentor, together with the belief that Northwestern is the "dark horse” in this year's Big Ten race, is responsible for the widespread interest, Stuart believes. RHEUMATIC AGONY NOW EASILY ENDED It does not mattey to me whether you are disabled with cursed rheumatism or have only occasional twinges, I know that Allenrhu, my own discovery, will stop the agony, do away with the gnawing pains and reduce the swollen joints, says Mr. Allen. I know it will dissolve the uric acid deposits that have become deeply imbedded in joints and muscles and quickly drive every trace of rheumatism from your body. I know this because I was crippled for years and many times was unable to work, and Allenrhu made a well, robust, healthy man of me. I know because since I cured myself hundreds have taken Allenrhu and speedily rid themselves of this agonizing disease. No matter how severe your case, I urge you to put your faith in the perfect—a prescription that made a new man of me after doctors tried and failed. Allenrhu is no laggard it starts right in at ouce it gets into the blood, searches out the poisonous uric acid deposit and in two days starts td drive the concentrated impurities that cause rheumatism, out of the blood through the natural channels. Through the columns of this newspaper, 1 authorize every druggist to guarantee one full pint bottle in every instance. Clover Leaf To Expand Shops At Frankfort Frankfort, Oct. 4—The final obstacle to assure the contemplated improvements at the Clover Leaf shops •'« this city, was practically removed last evening when representatives of the chamber of commerce completed negotiations for the purchase of the remaining ground destr- , cd by the railroad company for their ’ expansion program. The chamber of commerce last night contracted for the purchase of 31 lots from tile Frankfort Improvement company, the ■ consideration being $6,200. Other lots and land have previously been acquired by the chamber of ' commerce from J. W. Brooks and I Clyde Brunflfcmef. Tile total land to be purchased by the chamber of commerce aud to be conveyed to the railroad has entailed a total cost of apI proximately $12,090. Officials of the railroad company state that the plans for the improvement have been completed aud that > bids have been received from various ’ contractors. But the contract will not be definitely let until assurances are made that the land desired has been secured) The deal consumated last night, however peegrep all of the ground , Juseded- isl the proposed improvement.

' And as soon as the eftamber of comt morco makes full payment for the ground, the contracts will probably bo immediately signed by the railI road company and work will be start ed. ,! The contractor who Is assured of ) the contract already has a small numI her of men and a quantity of mater- , I ini here. Byt the official beginning of the work has been delayed pending the negotiations for the remainder of the ground promised by the lo- • cal chamber. •! Jay County Commissioner Dies Following Operation Portland, Oct. I.—Death removed another of the county's prominent res ' idents with the passing Tuesday night at S;2Q at the county hospital ot County Commissioner William Elmer V, arnor 67. lieing three and one-half mile.; southwest of the city. Mr. Warner’s death while expected tho past | few days, when hi, condition too;; hi change to the worse, cam ■ suddenly, I ' as prior to Wednesday of last week. ' when he was taken to the hospital for an operation for obstruction of th • bowels, he had been about town and | in the court house. The operation | performed at the hospital last Wed-, nesday night was successful insofar 1 as the operation was concerned, bi tI 1 Mr. Warner's weakened condition from heart trouble and diabetes, with which he had been affli t. d for some time, hindered eon vales ;ence and gradually bore him down, baring the past few days hi s condition v areported very low and little hope was expressed yeti'-rday thst he Would live throughout the day. Gangrene had developed. Mr. Warner watt coginzant of the fact that death was near and h<- told a minister at his bedside that he was prepared to go. Doliings Stock May Fay Twenty-Five Per Cent. Philadelphia. Qct. 4 —Stockholders . of the R. L. Doliings company of Pennsylvania may receive 26 cents on the dollar. Thomas Raeburn White, receiver of the company stated in a report filed in the federal district court here today. The rece'.-ver denounced the “un-

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1 lawful dividends" paid by the offl ' ' cent of the Doliings company to ’ stockholders. Despite the fact that the earnings of the company were but $75,009 during the three years ,’of its existence, dividends totaled $-100,000 were paid the stockholders of the Ikdllngs company. whl(e an additional $400,000 was advanced to pay dividends ot subsidiary companies.

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The greater portion of the $3. 000,000 capitalization of the p arent company, Mr. White stated, was expeaded in advances to subsidiaries some of which were "hardly bettor than .promotion schemes.** ——— • Practically every frock for this season tics somewhere, and the most fashionable skirts cross over and tie I with extensions of the material.