Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 242, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1923 — Page 3

■■" V ' i *r* liM -»“ i ■ —■« 1 r w - 1 ; -J DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday bv THE DECATVR DEMOCRAT CO. .. President and General Manager J- *’• *L in p C ’ Vice-President aqd Advertising Manager B Holthoiwe Secretary and Business Manager Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur. Indiana, as second class matter, SUBSCRIPTION RATES n nMl \Veek"bv carrier 10 cents £ W by ™rri<T $3.00 Ye'ir. n’t (•d ice *3.00 n ' (Prices quoted arc within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Xdvertising Rates made known on application. Foreign Representatives r>.iuiiter Company, 122 Michigan Avenue. Chicago 1 Filth Avenue Bldg.. New York City; N. Y. Life Bldg.. Kansas City. Mo. \e iin this morning we have direct evidence of the serious results from - «hnrt time. The savings of years are wiped out by flames, smoke ID * BUVB t I water in a single hour. Those who suffered financially have our sincerest vnipa'hies but we know these men well and believe they have the courage to H ike the best of things as they are and go on to success again. This is Fire Prevention week in Indiana, designated as a six day period to call attention to the people that fire losses In this country are too great and to a k assistance of everyone In lessening the totals by looking carefully for 1S .< of fire. From this morning’s disastrous conflagaration we should take warning and do two things at once—first, all we can to prevent fire; second. SP e that we have ample insurance in good companies. The fire laddies did all they could with the appliances they have In this morning's fire. It seems to us that they may need more ladders and some equipment which they do not have and if this be true it should be taken care of at once. The citizens of a community usually wait until after a serious fire before they really protect the city with a first class fire fighting apparatus We need a new motor truck and some other equipment and we should arrange to get them as soon as possible.

Just at this time we know of a number of residence properties in Decatur which can be purchased for much less than they are worth if you tried to buy a lot and build and there is nothing gives a person such a feeling of security as owning your own home. Some may think it is cheaper to rent than to own property but you are mistaken. The man who rents twenty years has a stack of rent receipts but the man who buys, has his property. Owning your home means thrift and puts a different sense of responsibility on you. makes you a real citizen and a substantial one. This is a mighty good time to buy a property which is sure to increase in value while you are paying for it and means a life insurance policy and a bank account combined. A scientist in the west claims to have made progress in production and control of lightning, with devastating possibilities. A scientist in the east reports progress in bottling sunshine. These notes may be of interest to students of advancing science, but the layman acquainted with bootleg booze will incline tc opinion that the makers of outlawed liquor have beaten both to it. They have been producing lightning, in liquid form, since the adoption of the eighteenth amendment and have used that product with devastating effect. Bottled moonshine is even more deadly than imprisoned sunshine. If the country seeks a terrible weapon to hurl at the enemy, let it choose bootleg booze. Another terrible accident yesterday when a Pennsylvania fast line hit a bus carrying a crowd of children to school, killing eight, fatally injurying three and more or less seriously hurting a number of others. The driver was killed and the children cannot tell just how It happened, but before they knew what was happening they heard a roar and instantly came the crash. The reports indicate the driver was not paying attention and drove in front of the train. It should Berre again as a lesson to teach us that we can’t be too careful. The auto races tomorrow should attract a real crowd for those who like thrillers, will see them. There are many starters, including the best in the middle west and if the weather is good, look for some record smashing. The affair is put on by local men who deserve your support and who have Worked hard to make the event a success. We hope it is in every way.

Those of our readers who do not consider advertising news are just foolishing kidding themselves. The advertisements in today's paper con tain interesting messages from our merchants concerning things in which you should be greatly interested. They tell you of the styles, the prices, the best in groceries, shoes, clothing drugs, dry goods, hardware and everything you need for your comfort. Os course its news and you should read it as carefully as you do any part of the paper. Talk about needing houses. Miss Esther Sellemyer, who is visiting here. ( after four or five years as a missionary in China tells about the town in which she has been living. In area, it is about the size of Decatur, not any larger, says Miss Sellemyer and the population is 75,000. Os course most of us wouldn’t want to live the way most of the natives do there, but what if we had to? Huntington papers insist that the Decatur boys outweighed them and thus account for the Yellow Jacket victory. We don’t believe the average weight of Decatur players was as much as that of the visitors. The game was won by better football playing by every member of the team. Each department at Washington is demanding more money and insisting they can’t get along on the old appropriation. They have nothing on the rest of us, we all need more but the trouble is the fellow at Washington seems to get it easier than most of those who have to work. The difficulties of, Governor McCray are at least saving him from accepting or declining invitations to speak.at public gatherings. Demands along that line it is said have fallen off about ninety-nine per cent the past month. The sugar factory will open Monday which means that many farmers will soon cash their harvest and three hundred men will be given employment, all of which helps the com inunity. Do your Christmas shopping early and get out of the way of the rest j of us who won't do it until we begin ’ to hear the tinkle of Santa Clause’s sleight bells. ) —•— 9 Gray is frequently used as a trimming for blue or black gowns, and gray shoes are very smart now.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1923.

The Fourth Down I By Willie Punt This from the Huntington Press: “Steman's high school varsity was not able to withstand the overwhelming weight that was sent against It yesterday at Decatur and the Rod and Black squad was defeated 19 to 12." Shame on you Yellow Jackets. Next time you must pick on someone you: size. In our opinion, if there was any advantage In weight, it was In favor of Huntington. instead of a alitst them. But, then, they had to havf some kind of an alibi after making al. those pre-game boasts. Jack Teeple, Yellow Jacket half evidently made a fine impression oi. the Huntington scribe. Lamp this: "Teeple, the one football player of the Decatur squad, seemed to make holes in the Huntington line at will. He is the outstanding player of the Decatur team and any team in the state would be forced to acknowledge him one of the best players in high school ball.” We give all due credit to Jack. — and he deserves much—but one player can't win a football game by himself. How about that line. Huntington. which held your pets to one first down during the game? There must have been at least one or two football players in there to stop your mighty Gaskins et al. At last the Press has corrected that impression that C. C. H. 8. defeated D. H. S. 56-0. The "Sport Hot Shots” column stated yesterday that it was Decatur Catholic high which met defeat. Our friend, Mr. Leadpencil, of the Wabash Times-Star, trided to kid us before the Huntington game, as follows: "Decatur high school, according to Willie Punt in the "Fourth Down" of the Decatur Democrat, is about the cat's whiskers. They won a game last Saturday 37 to (I hut then they were playing Anderson. Now next Saturday they are going to meet Huntington and unless we are badly mistaken, Decatur will go home with the short end of the score.” You were badly mistaken. Leady. But we’re going to give you a chance to get even with us. The Wabash Hillclimbers have defeated Ft. Wayne Central and held Manual of Indianapolis to a 7-0 score. Next Saturday they meet Goshen at Wabash "and if we are not badly mistaken" Wabash will emerge from the conflict "with the short end of the score.” We reprint this from the Huntington Press, without comment: "From appearances Huntington high school football men can still stand some dummy practice. In the game yes'terday, the Decatur men made huge gaps in the Red line.” Our choice: Emerson to beat Ft. Wayne Central, Goshen to beat Wabash. Peru to beat Manual, South Side to beat Kendallville, Warsaw to beat Elkhart. lowa to beat Purdue, and Indiana vs. Northwestern???. PLEASE PAY NOW All those knowing themselves indebted to the late Dr. L. K. Magley are requested to call at the home on Winchester street and settle by cash or note at once so the business matters can be adjusted. It will be necessary to turn the accounts unpaid in for collection. Please arrange this at once. „„ 241t3 MRS. LUELLA MAGLEY TO BARKEN HAIR APPLY SAGE TEA Look Young! Bring Back Ils Natural Color, Gloss and Attractiveness Common garden sage brewed into a heavy tea with sulphur added, will turn gray, streaked and faded hair beautifully dark and luxuriant. Just a few applications will prove a revelation if your hair is fading, streaked or gray. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sul phur recipe at home, though, is trou ble.some. An easier way is to get a bottle of Wyeth’s Sage and Surphur Compound at any drug store all ready for use. This is the old-time recipe improved by the addition of other in gredients. While wispy, faded hair is not sinful, we all desire to retain out youthful appearance and attractive ness. By darkening your hair with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one can tell, because it does It so naturally, so evenly. You just dampen a sponge or soft brush wdth it and draw this through your hair, taking one strand at a time; by morning all gray hairs have disappeared, and, as- . ter another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant.

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