Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Pres, and Bus. Mgr. E. W. Kampe—Vice-Pres. & Adv. Mgr A. R., Holthouse—Sec'y and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur Indiana as second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier $5.00 One Month, by mail 35 cents Three Months, by mail sl.oo* Six Months, by mail 51.75 { One Year, by mail..* 53.00 One Year, at office 53.00' (Prices quoted are within first and second sones. Additional postage added outside those cones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representative Carpenter & Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg.. New York City N. Y. Life Bldg., Kansas City, Mo Tomorrow is Sunday, the day set apart to worship. It's a great upper- 1 tunity and a form which has made! this the greatest nalion of the world. I if more people go to church it will I' ite better. Start tomorrow and help ' those who are striving to get people: back to the real things of life. ■' r" ~ — The city of Bluffton lias secured a change of rates for their municipal plant. The electric rate is reduced I • from eight cents maximum charge, to, , . ■ t seven while the water rate is increased to $9 a year, mitunuiu. The plant? has accumulated about $50,01X1 and, 1 —' feel the people should be given the. benefit. It is explained that the bad spots,' on the state highway between herej 1 and Fort Wayne are necessary for thei' permanent improvement unless the 1 road is close for a year or two. Looks like it could be done a mile or two at a time, but we admit we don't know ( much about road building. We hope ■. whatever is necessary to do to get 1 some paved roads for the taxes we are paying to the state will be dunM. George F. Edenharter, for thirty [ years superintendent of the Central' Indiana insane hospital at India.napo-1 lis is dead, following a stroke of par ~ alysis. He was considered an authority on insanity and one of the most 1 faithful public servants the . late has ever had. Appointed and re-appoint-cd by seven consecutive governors of the state, he has held his place because of his wonderful ability. His death is deeply mourned by those who know him and loved Indiana. William H. O'Brien of Lawrenceburg will not be a candidate for the democratic nomination for governor, i according to a letter made public last, evening. Thousands of men and women of every political party will re-, gret his decision for he is splendidly j qualified to serve his state at this time. Several will known men, in-' eluding Dale J. Criltenherger, Ander-; • son editor, John 8. XfcFadden, E. G.; Hoffman and Walter Myers will prob-1 ably enter the race. Dr. C. B. Mc«< Cuflouch of Indianapolis is already an avowed candidate and Judge Batt of Terre Haute has been in the race for some time. , We have mi t Mr. Siniff. in charge of the state highways in this section and enjoyed very much an explanation from him concerning the condition of the road between here and Ft. Wayne. He says it requires three or four years of coarse stone surfacing to build a foundation for an improved road and that when the work is done he is sure every one will be more than pleased. He also offers if the fifty foot right-of-ways are secured over any mile or two of the highway in this county, between hero and the county line, to send his construction men here and start improvements. It seems to be up to the farm owners along the line as to how ' soon we have n first 'class highway. Mr. Siniff is a very pleasant gentleman. a road booster and is anxious to co-operate with us in securing the very best there is. Charles E. Magley,

county superintendent of roads, brought Mr. Siniff to this office and the two men are trying in every way possible to provide good roads and ask the sincere support of, the people. They should have It. The ludianapolis Times calls the message of President Coolidge "A rocking horse which goes through the motions but does not move." They criticize the message because the I president has referred various probI lems to various commissions, foreign I debts to the war debt commission, government expenses to the budget , doctor, tariffs to the tariff commisj sion, denied a bonus and referred the I farm problem to the war finance corporation and inter-state commerce commission with the warning that “simple methods are the only source of restoration.” “As for present action or immediate remedies,” says the Times, “there an- none. Reading fails to disclose a constructive suggestion. It has motion without movement.” , After deciding to let the MeCray affair alone for a time at least, Clyde Walb, republican state chairman, changed his mind again last night and announced he would call the committee together again and demand the resignation of the governor and also insist that he takes with him when he leaves office, “all whose conduct and mode of thought agrees with his.” Wall) is mad because the governor did not answer his letter urging that a speedy trial be held. The chairman froths and sputters and says “the governor has besmirched the good name of Indiana, prostituted the great office of govenor. abused the sacred ties of friendship and injured his party." Evidently a general house cleaning has to be made to get some • one in office who will stand the public searchlight and Walb has convinced himself that's the thing to do. o Rushville Rush county people arc; approximately $40,000 richer since? cheeks from Rushville Christmas | savings clubs have been distributed bankers report.

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MAY DRAW PENSIONS Pensions Paid Out Last Year Amounted To Many Millions. Washington. Dec. 8. (United Press) —- Although more than u century has elapsed since the war of 1812, widows of 40 veterans of that conflict still remain on the roll of the United States Pension Office the annual report of the Commissioner of Pensions dlsclosti6d today. Pensions paid out in the last fiscal year amounted to $263,012,500, bring ing up the total disbursements to pen sioners, under the pension system which dates back to 1700, to $6,606,356.621. The pension roll during the past year was made up of 168.633 CMI War veterans, 264.580 Civil War widows 68.393 Spanish War veterans and 13,167 Spanish War widows. There are yet on the roll 19 soldiers of the Mexfcan War, the report said. During the year. 25.452 Civil War veterans and 23,974 Civil War widows died. Disposal of 159,727 claims in the last year left 50.667 claims pending on July 1. Cooperation with the regular workers by temporary employees has resulted in bringing the work of the bureau to a current basis, the report stated. Os the claims disposed of 54.162 were based on Civil War service and 59.854 on service in the war with Spain. Over Six Million Pensions Pension cerificates issued amounted to 73.362, of which 34,894 for service in the Spanish War. bringing up the total certificates issued since the beginning of the system to 6,441.165, the report said. , The net loss to "the pension roll in the past year was 7,260. This was largely offset, the report stated, by a gain of 25,361 to the Spanish War soldier roll and an addition of 4.176 to the Spanish War widow roll. The average annual value of a pen sion of all classes is J 121.52. The average value of a pension paid Civil War veteran is $661; of the war with Spain, $187? of the war with Mexico $729; of the Indian war, $217. The average annual pension paid to a widow of a Civil War veteran is $359; of a Spanish War of a Mexican War veteran, $351; of an Indian War veteran, $149; and bydeath of a soldier husband from injury or disease originating while in the service, $213. Pensions are paid, at rates varying from $2 per month to $416.67 per

monl> Pensions at rates below sl2 per month are being paid to 6.726 persons, while six persons are being paid at rates in excess of SIOO a month. ' - lowa Bull Is Declared King Os The Herefords Chicago, Dec. B—Good Stanley 11, with a long string of blue ribbons, sweepstake prizes ami championships to his credit, added to his glories Wednesday when he Was declared grand champion and senior champion ■of Hereford bulls at the Internationil Live Stock Show. The new Hereford king weighs more than 2.400 pounds, was born April 9. 1919, was sired by Bright Railway and his dam was Good Lady XIII. He is owned by E. M. Cassady fc Son. Whiting. lowa. Purity, a milking Shorthorn, won 'he championship of her class by giving 13.8 pounds of milk in the ring Bhe is owned by R. R. Clampitt, New Providence, la. Pride Protest. XT. iwned by W. E. Scripps. won first in the class of aged cows with calf by side. Royal Choice Sul-' an. owned by McLaughlin Farm. Maxwellton. W. Va„ won the grand championship among polled Shortlorn bulls. Hester, University of Wisconsin. Percheron mare, won first in her •lass, and Maccine 11. daughter of Jehovah, and owned by Ohio State | University, won the futurity honors .'or yearling fillies. Mainring, owned by W. B. Cleland. • Hamilton. x Ontaria. was declared!

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grand champion Clydesdale stallion, wltti reserve award going to Hayfield Predoniizant. from Hayfield farm. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. H. XV’. Lee, of High Gate, Ontario, won the grand cliainploiiship among Lincoln rams, and John D. Durkin. Buffalo, won the ram championship for Southdown class. Robert McEwen., Ixmdon, Ontario, won the grand championship and reserve honors among Southdown ewes. Charlotte Moore, of Muncie, 1nd..l won national'honors in tfie canningi judging contest, and Indiana girl dubs won the state contest for the best exhibit of canned goods sufficitrtit for a family of five for one week. T Q * —- Paul Seescnguth’s Sale Amounted To $2,700 Paul Seesenguth, who recently i purchased a forty-acre farm in j French township from John Muller, will move from Preble township next I week to occupy the farm. A sale of cattle and farming implements was held by Mr. Seesenguth and Martin Reppert, owner of the farm, this week. Although the weather was bad a fair sized crowd attended and ' t’le total receipts from the sale ran over $2,700.00. Peters*—Pike county claims to have more former sheriffs living than any) other county in the state. They are planning a reunion for next spring, j Attica —The Fountain-Warren country poultry show will be held here December 10-15.

For Everybody’s Xmas A Radio Set What gift could be inoix appreciated bv the , tire family than a fine Radio set ? It’s a source of It rtaimuent the year around. With a slight turn of I*' 1 *' dial, you have Grand Opera from Chicago, an onhJ' . Ira playing Mice music in Pittsburg, a lecture in Fori Worth, a l-act play in Schnectady or an organ recita in New York City. Everybody wants it all loud ind clear. You can get it any night if you own a Radio set They’re as easy to operate as a camera, anti priced within reach of every purse. We have complete sets ranging at from $35 to $l6B. Drop in and ask f or demonstration any evening. We’ll be glad to give vou any information you may desire about sets or sqm. plies. Order your set now and have it ready to operate Christmas morning. Star Electric Company Phone—Decatur—los G. Cole, Mgr. Operator 9DRS. Over Voglcwede’s Shoe Store.