Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Pits, 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 Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier 15.00 One Month, by mail 36 cents Three Months, by mall SI.OO Six Months, by mail $1.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representative Carpenter & Company, 1"2 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg.. New York City N. Y Ufa Bldg, Kansas City. Mo Henry Ford is out for Coolidge which ought to, forever, settle hi.--politics, it will be hard for the Fort Wayne News to accept him and swallow Edsell, hut they will. The de cison of the flivv. r man is a relief to those who feared his candidacy. If the leaders of the community could build a plank road, from Wil! shire to Fort Wayne, nearly a hnnd red years ago, we ought to find a way. in this modern age, to build a ■ concrete road through the county. And the state should do it with federal aid. Don't worry kiddies, Santa has a slicker ami a pair of high rubber boo;s and is no more afraid of a lit- i th- wet weather than he is o£ the heat which goes up the chimney from , the stove or furnace. -He’s fixed for ■ al! kinds of weather and conditions j and he's coinin' sure next Monday night. Don't worry. I The local lodge oi Elks are follow- , frig their custom of many years, by , giving liberally at Christinas time. , Besides voting fifty dollars to tin Good Fellow Club they will prepare , twenty-five baskets each containing , a big Christmas dinner, which will < also he distributed by the Delta Theta Tau sorority. It's a dandy spirit, a tplendid act and worthy of emulation. It means so much in so many ways, just at this season. Congress convened the first part of this month and will adjourn^ tomorrow- until after Christmas. l)o you know what they have done during that three weeks of time? The answer Is one word, "nothing.” The senate is tied up over the selection of a chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Senator Reed was right yesterday when he termed it "child's play.” That’s all the country has hail for four or'five years and the people are sick anti tired of it. What a record will be written by this tolon. expensive a- it Is sur ■ to be Shame on those who represent us. It's time the voters awaken to Hyi'waste of opportunity and mom y, I THE CRYSTAL | gw? —Tonight—“THE LION’S f MOUSE’’ B A big special prtxluclion H, W featuring an fc All-Star Cast B A tlrania of high society Rf B with :l most wonderful H B romance ami an ndven- ■ B lure that will hold you. B' * —A Isoll—- — Another of the special j® fib “OI B GANG” |g (Lon its lies, gw Fun of Fun. g 10c—25c «|

There are only a couple of days re mafning in which you can contribute to the Good Fellow’s’ club, a fund to provide a real Christmas for the poor wlu) may, otherwise, lose faith in , Santa Claus. This community is fortunate in not having many people ' who cannot provide their own Christ- , mas, but like all others, wo have a few'a%l we cannot afford not to make the occasion happy for, every one. You can't be really happy when you 1 know others are not, if the eftuse is i i only the expenditure of a little moni ey. Help the fund along today! The 1 boxes will soon be taken up and then ’ it will be too late. in these days when we do z a good bit of talking and some varying about the cost of roads, it is we.ll to remember that way back yonder when Sam Rugg and Joo. Nuttman and a lew others, with the right kind of nerve and pioneer pluck, put up their own money ami bunt a plank road from Willshire to Fort Wayne through this city. The same road, built now, would cost about a million dollars and while ii may seem ‘ crude that plank road was a bigger thing, then, than a brick or concrete road would be now. "F. Q." will tell you about it in these columns in n few days and we want you to read his interestin'; ■ lory of that wonderful bit of voad constructlire, and then try to think what an undertaking it was for it was built through a solid wilderness, with what seemed impossible obstacles. Read it and think. It* may help yo t and the community. ' ■’’C’ Tile first important tiling to do toward* getting a real hard-surface j roud through this county is to so- i cure right-of-ways, fifty feet widt. providin ; for brick or concrete. With that in our possession, the rest shouM , be easy. We are paying several Inn-| dred thousand dollars a year to the | state through the license and spec-1 ial gas tax route and we should get I some of it back. We are entitled t»| a concrete highway north and south | through the county, but it we tweedlei our thumbs, v.e will get a macadam i road while some other part of the | state uses our money to build a real I road. Right now, is the time to get | busy. If we do we are assured we, will have the co-operation of Allen I

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■ county and we are sure we will have e all the help from Monroe, Berne and o Geneva they can give. Let’s get the r right-of-ways and demand certain n things from the liighway commission. o Odd Fellows To Confer Royal Purple Degree r —— The Reiter Encampment. No. 214 of Iho Independent Order of Odd ■ Fellows will confer tile Royal Fur--1 pie degree Friday evening. Follow- - ing the degree work, the menr* rs . will partake of an pyster supper. All . mi Tubers are urged to attend. ' 0 ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ ♦ 4 + From the Daily Democrat fllew ♦ •b 20 years ago thia day ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Dee. 20, 1903. was Sunday. 0 3 THE MESSAGE OF WINDS Give me the winds of autumn, When winds of the autumn- blow; Sighing o'er faded flowers, Whispering sofe and low f Wonderful, wonderful stories Or resurrection day, i.i : into their bed of leaves They tuck tiny seeds away. 'Give me tho winds of winter When winds of the winter blow; [They laugh with the happy children Out into tire drifts of snow. They carry the message of Christmas . “Good will!" and “Christ is born!" \:id "The world has another chance!” On every New Year's morn. j Give me the winds of spring I When winds of springtime blow; 1 iLadened with breath of blossoms I That, in and orchard, grow. I I They tell of the risen Jesus, — ] Ail earth breaks forth in song, ] As over valley and mountain 1 The glad news rolls along. Give me the winds of summer • When winds of the summer blow; I Telling of golden harvests • Anr cornfields, row on row. , I ; Singing, “Abundant Blessings” I | .“Our heavenly Father's care!” . I I Even the faintest zephyrs I Sqme message of bounty bear. —A. D. Burkett,

Relatives Arrive To Attend Vail Funeral Mr. and Mrs. Dau R. Vail and daughter, Mary Louise, of Chicago arrived in Decatur last night, being called here by the death of Mr. Vail's father, John W. Vail, which occtired here yesterday morning. Mary Louise is the only grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Vail. _J Funeral serivces for Mr. Vail will be held from the Methodist church, it 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor official- , ing. Short services will be conducted from the home on Madison street at 2 o’clock. Mr. Vail was a widely known manufacturer, having a hoop factory located here and several iactories in Louisiana and Missouri. Mr. Vafl served a term'as a member of the Decatur city council, being a member of that body at the time the city water works plant was erected. He is survived by his wife, Christina who is a daughter of the late Daniel and Elmiha Railing, and a sister of the late Mrs. Saloma Rice, who was the wife of J. B. Rice; three sons: one granddaughter; four brother.; and two sisters. The brothers and

■ » Open F ’ d 7 ’’ • - opin ZJ. I ’ ■ ’ IV •!' "' il I I <. I: '" nn " > w ~ '■»- r Until I y s I Christmas g ™ && Possible I J * -V.'*’ ■? * t Copyrigiit 1923 Srhakacr &• BiW IBlns Oiristasis (Si® • X You may have trouble in deciding what “he” wants—the man, the young man, the boy. Useful gifts are. always acceptable. \ Hart Schaffner & Marx CLOTHES are a great Feature here; and you couldn’t give him .anything better. But there are plenty of smaller things that cost less, such as I GLOVES HOSIERY HANDKERCHIEFS GARTERS , HATS and CAPS SWEATERS NECKWEAR TRAVELING BAGS SLIT CASES an; < -T-. Interwoven Hosiery Bathrobe Mufflers * ' r ” Mud" »t silk you km>« tho , .. ~ n , . . ki , ..• .. Bliowlng n npl<'n<tfri llm- < i Sli-ti . 40c... s6 ub . $1.25„ SI.OO ..$6.00 I Holthouse Schulte & Co. “Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys”

| sisters are all expected to be. here to | attend The biggest picture of all times at the Crystal starting Xmas. 298(5 S—X O Union Chapel Sunday School Plans Program The Union Chapel United Brethern Sunday Schoo] will give a Christmas program at the church next Sunday evening, December 23. The public is cordially invited to attend. Eye Strain? This Helps For strained eyes try simple camphor, hydrastis, witchhazel, etc., as mixed in Lavoptik ’eye wash. One small bottle helps any caap weak, strained or sore eyes. It will surprise you. Aluminum eye cup free. Smith, Yager & Faik, druggists. W-afte There will be work in the F. C. de i gree on Friday evening, December 21.' at 8:30 o'clock. Come, we need youJl 300t2x'

FOR THE LAST MINUTE SHOPPFRs OUR SUGGESTIONS OF A GOon S PRACTICAL GIFT WOULD BE House Slippers Gifts that are most appropriate for , every member of the family. Our selection excells all former years and is most complete. Beautiful House Slippers in al! colors and color combinations, some fancy trimmed and some ! plain. Open Evenings | Peoples Cash Shoe Store ! Iwmii- mimi-tii mu