Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1924 — Page 3

fieidGoals by “Eagle Eye” Pete • . ha , been marked up in big 1 M ' Angola, *<’ » r, ‘ roming ' : r ,„l letters. The biflfl«t upset last night was T . 34 30 victory over I Hun,inS an overtime game. Ande Zgine Shootin’ ’em must W * D ent a restless night after , Tecore was flashed in at the In- , the score d.aeapolis News Officex , ad thing oecnred at Lafayette ' „ iPff beat the Frankfort crew and £ a string of eighteen straight ; X Frankfort was playing without, h " services of their regular back ,i Pogue Jeff always proves a *“'* t ; the Frankfort team on the Lafayette floor. South Berni dropped a game to Emerson of Gary. 32 to 6. Captain Dorwin, Lammtman, Steele. White and Farr sure celebrated their last game on the D. H , S. hardwood in fine fashton last n'ght. ■■■ 1 Decatur stopped Prentiss. The. Kendallville star failed to get a field foa l. When the locals played at Kendallville, the white haired guard dropped in seven fielders. Kirkland went big in the old gym i last night and trounced the Lancaster ' outfit for the second time this season. Wemhoff went big m the victory for D. C. H. 8. over the Huntington Catholic high last night. The lanky boy hit the loop six times. List night's victory made it 8 out of 11 for the locals this season. Judging from the following paragraph in Mr. Sidelines' column in the Huntington Press yesterday morning, rren that boastful scribe must have been somewhat surprised at Huntington's win over Anderson: "Kinsey and his Red and Black warriors are going to do things tonight. It would be foolish to predict a victory for Huntington over Anderson but Hope is virtue. We're doin' plenty hopin'.'’ o — RESERVE OFFICERS HONOR U. S. WAR PRESIDENT Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 16—-Mem-bers of the reserve Officers' associ ation of Indiana are wearing a crepe ribbon in the lapel buttonhole for a period of thirty days hi memory of America's Wur President, Woodrow Wilson. A similiar sign of mourning is being observed by members of the Ri»wrve Officers' association (brought the United States.

- . ! ■ —■ ■ ■ —* I What You Save Is The Measure Os Your Progress What you earn is not the sign of your success; it is what you have left at the end of the year. What you spend is gone without further influence on your life. What you save remains and increase to make your future happier. Ixdter. more useful. The Successful Man Saves The difference between the successful man and the failure is not usually in ability. Success comes by plan, by thrift first, and systematic* saving. If you are really willing to pay the price for SI'CC.I'.SS. start a savings account here today and keep adding to it regularly. W Adams County Bank

GENEVA NEWS " Miss Gladys Blocher, of Went Baden arrived in Geneva Wednesday afternoon and will spend a short time here as the guest of her cousin. Lavono Mat tax. Mrs. Wiliam Niles spent Wednesday in Portland shopping. Fred Bright, of Summitville, Ind., is moving on the John F. farm, northeast of Geneva, this week. He has contracted to farm it for three, years. Mrs. Raymond Macklin, of Jl'or* k Wayne, is spendlpg this week at the home of her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Mrs. S. R. Linton. Rev. and Mrs. Irvin I* I'usey. of near Harlan, are visiting with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah A. Pusey. and other ralatives west of Geneva this week. This is the first visit the young couple has made here since their marriage a few weeks ago. John F. Sparks, of Summitville. Ind., was a business caller in Geneva Wednesday. . Emerson Wall returned to Akron. O . the fore part of the week, Adhere ho will go to work at his old job at the Goodrich Rubber company. Dr. and Mrs. L. L. Mattax motored to Fort Wayne Thursday where thew met their daufhter. Mrs. Harry Lynch of Gas City, and accompanied her to ! the St. Joseph hospital for an examination. She will undergo an operation Saturday morning. Word has been received here that IJ. P- Scheer, who recently suffered a stroke of paralysis while at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Chew, at Boyne City, Mich., is slowly Imi proving. The home of Dick Stahl, northwest 'of town, was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning. The cause of the fire stills remains a mystery. Mr. Stahl had risen at about 4 o’clock He lighted a lamp and stepped out of the room for a few minutes. When he returned the ceiling was ablate above the lamp, but the latter was still burning. The only explanation Mr. Stahl can think of is that perhaps the match with which he lighted the lamp caught the draperies on fire, causing the ceiling to burn. The house was very old one, causing it to burn rapidly however, it had just ! recently been remedied into a modern house.. Practically all of the furniture was saved. NOTICE A good 1917 model Ford touring car will be sold at the C. L. Andrews sale. I miles southeast of Decatur. Feb. 21. 41t3 o NK< I Rtcn RHI.IFF THHIII tilt HII.KI 1’11.1.S John It. Gurdon. Danville./- TIL. write*: “I have suffered with kldnev trouble five vears: could not sleep at nlsht and w:is always tired. I was not strong nnd hard work made my back ache. 1 got some FOLEY PILLR and after a few- treatment* I felt better and could work with more case, became stronger and could sleep better." FOLEY PILLS are a diuretic stimulant for the kidneys, make them more active. Get a bottle today. Green is one of the bent sellers among spring dresses. Blue and ashes of rosea are also very smart. ■ ■!=.

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< — - ■■ -- —■ •Ljl „ The Truth About the So - Called “Bonus” ADJUSTED COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS OF THE WORLD WAR BE FAIR! READ THIS! WHY THIS IS A JUST DEBT AND SHOULD BE PAID 1. The base pay of the enlisted man in the military service in the World War was S3O per month. From this, in the majority of cases, was deducted sls for allotment to dependents and at least $6.50 for insurance, leaving a balance of $8.50 actual monthly remuneration. Out of this pitifully small remainder more than 80 per cent of the men in the service bought Liberty Bonds on the installment plan. 2. While the fighting men of the nation were thus being penalised, every other class of persons had their pay multiplied several times over. For example: a. Shipyards workers, sl2 to $25 per day. , b. Ordinary laborers, $5 to sls per day. c. Skilled workers in mills, factories, mines and railroads, $7 to $25 per day. d. Farmers —Prices for products doubled and tripled. e. Merchants 50 per cent, to 200 per cent, profit on stocks bought at pre-war prices. f. Bank/— Biggest deposits in history, greater volume of loans, higher interest rates received. g. Manufacturers —Billions made in excess profits—26,ooo new millionaires made by the war. These classes acquired these profits in comparative safety, ate three square meals a day, enjoyed the companionship of their families, and slept in warm beds every night. The soldier endured the restraint, hardship and disease of the camps, ran the gauntlet of hidden submarines, and braved the mud. misery and death of the battlefield and got $8.50 per month for his service, a sum less than the average day’s wage of his fellow-countryman who stayed at home. THE SOLDIER CAME HOME AND FOUND 1. The manufacturers demanding $3,000,000,000.00 for the profits they would have made on war contracts terminated by the armistice. They were paid. 2. The civil service employes demanding a bonus of $240 per year. They were paid. Already $648,000,000.00 has been paid out on this civil service bonus, an annual expenditure 30 per cent greater than adjusted compensation for the fighting men will cost. 3. The railway workers of the nation demanding a retroactive wage bonus for the war-time period to meet increased living costs. They were paid, and the bill charged to the government as a part of the eight billion dollars paid the railroads for their use. 4. Wage bonuses being paid to employes of banks, brokerage houses, factory and mine employes from wartime profits. AND A SIXTY DOLLAR BONUS FOR THE VETERAN HIMSELF ' which he was expected to use as follows: 1. Buy a new outfit of civilian clothes. (1 suit cost about $60.) 2. Pay off the load of debt that had accumulated on his family. * 3. Pay his rent and sustain himself until he found employment. To overcome the tremendous economic handicap thus imposed u pon him. the service man placed his faith in the sense of justice of the American people, who. through, their representatives in the congress, acknowledged this debt and drew up a bill based on an adjustment of pay at the rate of $1 per day for service in the United States and $1.25 per day for overseas service. This bill was offered to the national convention of the American Legion at Minneapolis. November 11, 1919. with the pledge that if the Legion approved it, the bill would at once be enacted into law. This pledge has been renewed by: a. Both candidates for the presidency at the last presidential ejection. b. By the platforms of both major political parties. e. By a majority of the members of both houses of Congress. d. by the people in each of 22 states where an opportunity has been given to ballot upon it. e. By resolution in 26 state legislatures. The late President Harding vetoed the adjusted compensation bill on the ground that there was no money in the treasury with which to pay it. NOW THE MONEY IS THERE 1. There is now a surplus of $370,000,000.00 in the United States Treasury. 2. Estimated surplus for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, is $650,000,000 00. 3. Great Britain has begun the payment of the interest on her debt to the United States, an annual payment of $l6O 000.000 00, which will continue for sixty years. The cost of Adjusted Compensation, based on estimates of treasury experts and the findings of the Senate Finance Committee, is: $83,000,000.00 a year for the first three years. $66,000,000 00 for the fourth and fifth years. $45,000,000 00 a year for fifteen years. Therefore Adjusted Compensation Can Be Paid and Taxes Slashed at the Same Time. WHAT THIS BILL WILL DO FOR THE VETERAN 1 It will give him a paid-up endowment insurance policy maturing in 20 years, the amount based on length of service at $1 or $1.25 per day plus 25 per cent and compound interest at the rate of 4', per cent. It will have a loan value backed by the government. OR 2. It will give him an adjusted service credit for an equal amount to use to build or buy a home, buy a farm or make improvements on the same. OR 3. It will enable the man who wante to continue an education interrupted by the war to resume it, the government allowing $ per day for compensation, based on length of service. WHAT THIS BILL WILL DO FOR THE NATION / 1. It will allay the dissatisfaction existing among ex-service men and dispel the sense of injustice they now feel. 2. It will cement the veteran’s faith in his country and make for a better American citixenship. 3. It will quicken trade and industry because the money will be spent In productive channels. ALL OF THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED and reduced I. the ,«t.ht prnpowd b, bulb partied without mMill.mil tuallon or the ««• of revenue from any source other than the ones outlined above. THE BONUS WILL BUIIJ) THE NATION—NOT BANKRUPT IT If Too Holier. in Simple Judtic. to the Men Who Footrhtlfor You. Writ, * S '"’“ and tongressman Today—Aik Them to Vote for the Adjusted ( ompensation Bill. Senators—James E. Wstson snd Ssmuel M. Ralston. Washington. O. C. ' Indians Congressmsn. Bth District—Albert H. Vestal. Washington. D. C. | Booster Bonus Meeting „ rol ,. All ex-service men are urged n C to attend thin meeting at the undersigned, one of your eonsUtuents. is heartily in favor ol Adjusted , » i a » i Compensation for the ex-service man. and submits this us a free will expression LEGION HALL - Sunday, 2 P. M. Decatur, Ind. .