Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1924 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publixhed Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Pres, and Gen. Mgr. E. W. Kampe—Vice-Prea. & Adv. Mgr. A 11. Holthouse—Scc'y. and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Postoffica at Decatur Indiana as second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier 15.00 One Month, by mail 36 cent* Three Months, by mail SIOO Sii Months, by mail >1.76 One Year, by mail >3.00 One Year, at office >3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and Hfcond zones. Addition* 1 postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representative Carpenter & Company, 132 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Fifth Avenue Bldg.. New York, City, N. Y. Life Bldg., Kansas City, Mo The oil scandal has divided the republican party. There is no doubt about it or is it a secret. The nation al committee, the senate standpatters, the cabinet, the administration are all at "loggerheads” among themselves and the party breach is said to Im the most serious in the history of the party. If there is strong leadership on each side the results may lie similar to those of I*l2. Some fellow who is either a "bug'' or u crook trying to steal publicity has filed suit for >I,Um.OOD against 1-uk because his peace plan, wh ch he admits was best, was not selected. He wants a hundred thousand for that and a million because link has gained that Mitch publicity. If he can win that he opetts the way for all of us to make a fortune. There surely never was a 1 time when there was more "bunk'' be ing handed out. The owners of the East Coast rail way anu other mllllonair>'s of Miami. Florida are trying to prevent William J. Bryan going to the national detnd eratic convention as a delegate. That is fmdislt. Mr. Bryan enlivens a convention and he will be fh**rc* any way. no doubt. If he represents Florida as a delegate he will paint a picture of flowers and stream:; and sunshine that would Io- most valuable to these m<‘H who have htggn investments in the winter resort state. Jack Dempsey called on President Coolidge the other day and no doubt. Mt sorry for the man who has to work a whole year for >75.000 and then take the “cussing*" which accompany the office of chief executive. Ja< k ,w "uldn't think of considering an offer of >*3.wto for one of his three or four minute battle* while th** president has to engage in a <outlnuou "go’ front the time he starts until fee finishes. One job lake* brains and th** other brawn. I‘ort la ml hud a |3oti,ooo fire Sun day. perhaps, with the right kind of fire fighting equipment and plenty of water that loss could have been targe ly averted Ih-catur Is buying <*n«w outfit and we n*>*d It. In connection new* t ngino plans should b<* Mado imtnedtately so that when ace* •>»»ary. the water mains ran be extend tsl to ib<* rlrcr. thus furnishing an In exhaustabl) supply of waler. We have *"’• fortunate In this city and w t atanild guard against k-avy Josses by t*’ p-rln« tn fight Ur „ Tlw r , wnd | *’ the nteps In that •«*r-stl..n wad u< . . ration .mi .muhMathm t bl} W b- •" 111 * » Milliatn lianduipb tl«M>r»i sn g hla editor in chief. Arthur Wtabwu, have Come out strong tar Mr. Bryan, which Mdhrs awry «m«< M «„ p, M lea. nmembering that during m u ,i ( g th< Um** when Mr, Bryan waa « tandi dal" for ih" presidency, the Hearst huws|Mpera and th" Hearst iariu-n.e »»» unqueatlunauli. against him. Now Mr. Hearst and Mr. Bri.-bauc visit Mr. Bryan al Miami and Hurt Mltafactoty arruncni* nts tn putl tnguibct must ha.e been made, is evidenced by th*

fact that the Hearst papers, and they itre powerful, have come out with complimentary editorials for the great commoner. Something doing. y IK U -U-l.—!'l The public is promised some inter- • csting figures when the committee on • taxation, selected by the State Cham- , her of Commerce and the Indiana Manufacturers’ association makes Its report on February 28th. While the News has no inside information, it will venture to say that these figures will show how the cost of running the state government of Indiana has increased. Ten years ago the cost of running Indiana was >11,000,01)0 a year, of which >6,000,000 came from direct taxes and >3.000,000 from Indirect taxes. This year of 1924 the expenditures will be close to >10,000,000 with >14.000,004 coming from direct taxes and the balance of almost >24,OOO.OtK) coming from indirect taxes. It will be seen that Indirect taxes have increased 400 per cent in ten years. Such taxes are the gasoline tax and others not paid to the county treasurer.—Hartford City News. . i a—- — tMrtljg J l *?*——w BED TIME Road me a story, mother, I’ve ployed tho livelong day; Now I m tired, tny dollleg Picked up and put gwgy. Read about baby Jesus, Os the night when he was born; Os bow the angels sang That first glad Christmas morn. Or read about little Samuel. Or Imvld watching his sheep; Mother, am angels around us All night, when we're asleep? Or read of the beautiful rity. Whose street# are paved with gold;, Where they never g«t tired or sleepy. . .Where peopi" never grow l-H me sit an your knee mother. Fuddle me up—that’s nice; • Mother, today our Collie Was kissing her puppies—twice. I am so tin-d and sleepy,— Isn't the story read? Cuddle me closer,—l—love,—you.— Fast asleep In her bed. —A. D Burkett. ♦ TWENTY YEAR* AGO TODAY ♦ a * ■■■ i. - ♦ ♦ From the Dally Democrat flies ♦ ♦ 20 years ago thia day ♦ J. W. Tyndall unanimously named ns democratic candidate fur joint ***nator in Fort Wayne convention. John Wilkie goes to Delphos. Ohio Io open cigar factory. No <*ourt Imlay. Most of officials ere attending convention at Fl. Wayne. * Mrs Charley Miller, a pioneer of Decatur, stricken wltji paralysis, at Whittier. California. Officials of Erl** and Clover Leaf here Io plan location of “Y.” Mrs. Ml< had Costello of Chicago la Visiting here. Mrs. Frank Peterson and two babeg are visiting at CraigrtH** tins Krouse returns after three months in Cadllac uuto factory' at Di'trotl. Thr*>" yunx men who started to Vt'.viei. d«,«4«j«. to pssi•(•* I 5 l»**!l:i*u* COST OF EDUCATION IN INDIANA < I’nit o*l Prraa Hvrvtcot jndiiinapnlls Feb. 21—4'0*1 of puWte cduiatlon in Indiana has Increxsisl >,*iii.uoo.nmi In lhe lust E*’»i years. Leonard B Job. usahitsttt I superlntend'-iM of puldic inrtrmiloa, said today ( In 1914, th« currant school cod w».« »1».k»34«A4: Ui |»U, tt was M 2..’'40.681 l|> j„|, ' Hsb uoat of llvioi: and inert age In t, building construetton. pgpenaoo is ro* y spoosiHu (or thu lucrvuM*. h** said t rurt of tho in<r<*ase |« ngpluhmd by (the (ael that during the wur period I little school imusv construction was

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■ carried on. This has made it necessary for tichool corporations to redouble tboir efforts to provide sufficient accommodations. Cost per child enrolled is >31.62 in townships and >230.18 in cities. Cities of the state spent >25.72 for new buildings and grounds for each child enrolled, while towns spent only >5.67 per c hild. Average salary paid elementary township teachers amounts to >BSO today, compared with >411.83. in 1914; in cities they receive today an average ®f >1.410.26, cimpared with >878.35 in 1914. —■■■——o Peru Has Hopes Os Getting Harding Highway Peru, Feb. 25—L. M. Vaughn, of tho Harding Highway Association, was in Peru Saturday in consultation with W. S. Mercer and others concerning the location of the proposed highway through Peru. Mr. Vaughn’s main purpose of coming to Peru. Wabash and Logansport was to check up on a Mr. Stone who was here some time ago to get pledges from the business men of the three cities named, and who afterward severed his connection with lhe association. Mr. Vaughn promised nothing while in Peru Satyyday but since his visit here the local men interested in the project are feeling confident that the road will be finally laid out over state highway No. 7. through Wabash, Peru find Logansport. Mr. Vaughn is secretary of the Marion chamber of commerce and also secretary of the board of directors of the Harding Memorial Highway. ’ The route formerly laid out through I Akron. Rochester and North Manchester Is not on a state highway and there is little likelihood that the road z will go that way. Chairman Mercer will call a meeting of his committee early next week to formulate plans to go into the counties east of Wabash to the Ohio state lint* and the counties west of Cass to the Illinois state line to create an interest all along the,route. With an organization that it is hoped to perfect in this manner there is little doubt that the Hard(ng higii way will be directed over this route. o • I Gen. Ludendorff To Be Tried For Treason Tuesday Munich. Feb. 25.—Genera! Luden dorff. on<- of Germany’s greatest war lords, will be tried for tr tason tomorrow. together with Adolf Rittler, and seven others. Elaborate police precautions were taken today to prevent possibility of n monarchist coup. Reinforcements of state police arrived at Munich, while the central govurnment stands ready to lend any assistance the Bavarian authorities may require. The trial, which will Im* conducted by a Bavarian court of seven judges, will be held at the war academy Here special fire fighting apparatus has been Installed against the eventuality of fire panic and police have search- , ed the building from roof to cellar. Assemblage of more than two persons within tlftee blocks of the war academy is to be forbidden tonight and tomorrow. The crime of which Ludendorff and Ititthr were aceused was of plotting , against th a spite. They are charged with leading th* Ludicruous beer wtb lar “putsch" of November, which ( dwindled Into opera bouffe when difforencea arose among the leaders of the uprising. - o— Firpo Beats Lodge t . New York. Feh. 25.— Luis Angle I’lrpo's five-round victory over Farmr er la«dge In Buenos Aires last night brought th** South Amari* an back tv his pet act and proved little more > than that he Is a great champion against a ham. 'iaxlge wasn't good enough to be a , regular sparriag partner In Dempsey's training camp when he was getting ready for Firpo last summer and I* there ar** at leant four heavyweight t contenders in this tountry who could take him tn less than fiv« rounds. Flrpn liml Ixmlk*. s*-nt t>, South Ami erica to enable him to show the natives his art pgHlßttt a huge physical specimen and he delivered. He should have tinishiit the act In two ~ rounds. URfIES HIGHER I‘RICE ' FOR TUBERULAR SATTLE 1 Indianapolis. Fob. 23. Sale price of 1 tubercular cuttle In the alate should • Im la<r<*aued. <t *»» decided at a confarvn* I* lietwean J. K Gibson, stat** • veterinary inspector, and il. 11. Smith. • livestock commissioner for the U. H. Livestock Exchange, Chicago. • Smith said the cuttle must be alagh- ■ leri'd immediately upon lufm tion. and 1 therefor** should command a higher r price t All cattle are sluugliteri’d uu<l<*r iq- «' apectlon iti ti>« U. S. government.

BOBSLEDS AND SLEIGHS IN USE January And February Is More Like The OldFashioned Winters January and February have been more like tha old-fashioned winters than any previous winter for many a year. During the past two months much snow and ice has been on the ground and the olil time bob-sled has again made its appearance on the roads. Last week sleighing was good ami op Saturday many furtmTs and their families came to town in the big bolesleda. The drifts have partly been cleared ami the roads are passible in most places, although it is difficult to drive an automobile over many ol the roads, especially when the wheels get out of the rut and begin to slide all over the road. Young and old have enjoyed the snow by engaging Id out-of-door simrts. Yesterday quite a crowd of young folk had their sleighs and coasters on Lutz'a hill south of the city, and much fun was enjoyed by all. Skating lias been good on the ponds and young and old have come out to enjoy an old-fashion-id winter once more. Several bob-sled parties have also been ejoyed within th*- past week and according to the weather man this week is going to be about the last week of real cold weather this winter. Good news at least for the man who has to shovel in th** coal. ALL OVER INDIANA Gary—Twenty sticks of dynamite were found hidden in the home of Mari Monti, widow of Gaspare Monti who was killed by tpo men sawed-off shotguns the day before he was to testify In Federal court in Indianapolis in the Gary booze case. Police believe the dynamite was to ie used to avenge his death. Seymour—lnability to enlist a suf ticieut nuuilier of officers has made it necessary to disband the Seymour medical unit of the Indiana National Tuard. Greensburg —lee stopped something ta'sldea traffic here. It gathered on the hands of the court house clock md put It out of commission. Columbus — Instead of ordering I <tray dogs killed. Mayor Tucker is' toing to And the owners und iutve h< ni prosecuted. Monon—Th** new Masonic temple will be opened here Sunday. Dedi■story services and a banquet for via.tors will be held Monday. ♦ 'i4**4v*+*4**4-+o****o4*4*O<**** : ; TALES OF THE » OLD FRONTIER • ♦ —- ♦ ♦ By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ♦ v*>*4*4**++**»OO4i*e**4**»*e*o+O* 192 J, U••4«r« Newspaper tnivn ) THE LOST SISTER OF WYOMING ONE day in November, 1775. a party of Delaware Indians, raiding in lh< Wyoming valley in Pennsylvania, visited the i-abin of Jonathan Slocum. In spite of tin- entreaties of Mrs. Slocum they seized her tive-ycar-old daughter, Frances, and tha last that | the mother saw of her child was a pair of baby arms stretched out sp;n*ullngly nnd a frightened little voice crying "Mnmma: Maiaiua!" as her captors bore her away. For years Mrs. Klocum pursued a weary search for her daughter everywhere, but It was In vain. The heartbroken mother died In I*»7 and her sons, who bpd offered heavy rewards tor the return «f their sister, finally gave up the quest. In I*C47 Col. tirorge Ewing, while visiting an Indian eamp »a the Wain Indiana, saw a aqua* whom he suspected of i*elng a white woman. Vnder his questioning she Anally admitted that she had b**en taken <-aptlve w-tiile very young, and that she knew her name was Ntocum. Colonel Ewing had never heard of Frances Nlomim but. impressed by the old squaw's story, he sent a letter telling of hit discovery tn ths p«stms«tef nt Lnncastci, I's., and naked that Inquiry he run de there. The postmaster, thinking the story a b«ax, threw tl*e letter aside but two yenrs later 1» <e»e discovered by hla widow who sent It te the Mncsatsr Intelligencer, 1 Ry chance n *opy of ths pafer In which tho teller was puMlstacd fell Ints the hands of friends of the Moeuni family dho Immediately malted i It to ntis of Frames Nlncum'a brothers, ' then living st Wilkes Barre. This led I la a correspondence with Colonel Ewing who told him that tha nld worn--1 sn was atiil living near Logansport, Ind. • The two brothers hastened to Indiana and the old Indian woman re*egnlard them as her kinsmen. After ,’9 years Frsuers Nlncutn. the bister of Wyoming," was But j when they tried to persuade her te 11 return with them/she refused. Rhe ’* had married a t-hlcrrtf the Miami tribe I and had l*mn» him *hl)4**n 14»r • heart ws« with her adopted people, 1 she said, and she could not leave Lhsm.

Garter Os Modern Sheik Joins Corset Os Flapper In .Discard Crawfordsville, Ind., Feb. 25 —The garter, or nock supporter, ta alniost an obsolete article amonx the tui'U Os Wabash college, at* revealed by a census taken among students recently. Along witl\ lhe corset of the mod- ■ ern flapper, the garter has taken its place iu the discard pile. The census responsible for the startling discovery was taken in the college chapel and practically 95 per cent of the student body—entirely composed of men—declared they had no use for the leg elastics. Sagging socks have long been conspicuous on the Wabash campus, but it was not known until the taking of the census that “garterless l**gs" were almost universal. Crawlordsvllle —Sons of farmers, numbering 62. lead the list of Wabash students according to occupation. Fort Wayne — With all school buildings Ailed to capacity and 45 "portables*' in use, little relief from qrowded conditions Is seen by L. C. Ward, head of the city schools. „ — ■—o COUNTY TO GET (Continued from page one) ford, 251.38. >1.810.32; Dekalb. 130.50, >939 80; Delaware, 513. >3,694.38; t Huntington. 484.90. >3.492.02; Jay. 441.-1 75. >3.181.27; Randolph, 581.71, >4,-' 189.20; Wells. 799.70, >5.759.05. Next year the distribution will be one milion dollars. It is Estimated that the motorists In this county are paying about >20.000 a year in gasoline tax. The number of miles of improved roads in each township is as follows: U*ion. 33.49: St- Marys. 49 93; Blue ('deck, 38.07; Jefferson. 40.50; Root 69.42; Washington. 81.45; Monroe. 81.5'1; Wabash. 67.16. Preble, 58 84; 4HI Uspvts at once* Coldx in*2l Hours Hill's Cascara Bromide Quinine gives quicker relief than any oth* r cold or la grippe remedy. Tab’.r ts disintegi at ein 10 seconds. Effectiveness proved in millions of cases. Demand red box bearing Mr. Hill’s portrait. All druggists—--30 cents. <«a •• , CASCARA Mraoir.Miew. WELCOME MOOSE Tuesday Evening Regular Meeting MOOSE HOME Third Street.

This way, -k J| * ’ZgS. O stone-fine Suits--0 $35. Ft you’ve been paving ».'» to f!3 more, wc invite A-i I'kwt'tjOrL • ' ,,u 10 •“be your nose away from the grindstone F N-<*W 14* I m an< ' “• •best suite. B HcllS —not February prices on September clothe* nL nW —not "Has Been” models or "Used to Be” ma* terials—but New goods—Spring models —suits MC, * e laying on a tailor's lap on Januarj I Oth. •* sz wnson long you can expect just such fine ' y values here. We're out for your business and we're willing to Ju CliMtlVil \ ” nve y«u money if you will let us have it. j U I Mlchnels-St< rn Spring Suitss22.so to 110.00 ( jHLCHnm* stetsons and Portis Spring Hate.. .$2.50 to 17.5« KZMfUZCUCKf M. Kahn A Son Spring Shirtssl.2s to $ 1.00 TeiuvT-AyexU) <2© 'I J Liss J • OECATUR • INDIANA *

Kirkland, 55.00; French, 61.72: Hartford. 57.60; total, 679 91; State rokds. 28.1. Total of state maintained and county improved roads, 707.62.

Banish the Blues / • Post’s Bran Flakes with Other Parts of Wheat is Nature’s health food. You’ll find it an effective laxative — nourishing, delicious, healthful. Blues can’t stay when health comes in. Post’s BRAN FLAKES _ wr- mn *»•« . ■ KSjL "there's a Reason” wheat mKteuKY iuwwwd with <■ muiHhMAWMtr < I A LAXATIVE FOOD ItADV W EAT 'll . Here’s a REAL Chance to Buy COAL Wc have just received a car of Virginia Lump Coal. There is no better coal mined. We have decided to sell this coal at a reduced price if taken off the car the first - of next week. See or Phone J. S. McCrory & Son Corner 7th & Jefferson Phone 451

G. E. Dance, Tuewiai n i«k* Maaonic hall, 8-piece ircht i Come. —*o— — S-«-t-WANT ADS . - v- r 1