Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1924 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. 11. Heller—Pres, and Gen. Mgr. E. W. Kampe— Vlce-Pres. & Adv. Mgr, A R. Holthouse—Sec’y. and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur ludiaua as second class matter. Subscription Rate* Single copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier.! *5.00 One Mouth, by mall 35 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 tones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) 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. . INDIANA'S INDEBTEDNESS: — Facts continue to speak dlscourag- i ingly as to the state's financial con- t dition. The custodians of the gener- I al fund know not from where money I will come to meet new demands. Yet I the means of maintaining the fund I were provided by the legislature ' through taxation. Somewhere there 1 has been bad management. Un Satur- ’ day when the fund contained only *13.290 bills were received for *13,521.55. Worse, there was no prospect of * sufficient money arriving through nor- * mal channels Cor the February pay ' rolls, and the state board of finance c was seeking some way to meet the sit- 1 uation. * The total debt against the fund now ' exceeds 11.000.000. A few months ago the state board of tax commissioners, surveying the riot of spending that ’ has been going on and comparing it ‘ with the expected revenue to be de- < rived from the people, said that there ’ was reason to believe that the debt C would amount to *3,622.611 on September 30. I*2*. the cad of th< fiscal year. That point flready has been I passed, and there is no sign to in dicate that any appreciable reduction wiped out what Indebtedness it then had. It continued to live within its Income until 1921. Then It had a deficit of *3to.aoo, the next year that had risen to *l,SM,aon, in J 923 the jf total was *3.390.1100 and now the »».- (HMI.IHH) mark has been passed. A part of Increased costs of state government come from higher Bring costs t In state institutions, which, like privatc families, have had to pay more for food and clothing. But unnecessary increases have been made in these expenditures. Since 191st, when the full valuation method of assessing property was adopted, there has been an increase in the tax rate of 12 cents, or almost 5" per ci-nt. The money receipts from that source not counting special taxes for expenditures from other than the general fund, hare almost doubled In rh<> last three years. All this has been insufficteet to keep Indiana out <»f debt. Instead of retrenchment there bus been disbursement on a grand wale. Tost plus, in public peacetime work, has a row and vivid meaning to taxpayers.—lndianapolis M , It la Just being discovered that < Jo ephu.i Daniels, for fight yean, two million iioys across the 'Atlentic strenuous ones, aacrvtary of tim •■vy. the nun who s«ot more than without the lows of a Ufa, that, dw» 1 'n« all hU yours in thu high position 1 he served, fought the seifi'h Inturesls , which were trying to secure posses- I lon of valauble resources belonging 1 to the people They are Iladlag out too. that just before the oil taum' w«r v signed, iiunbds wmt the owe man who protested sad whose objections wen- placed on record In the senate agsiusl the < outirmiiilon of thoses hue. He la a man of the people »m| for them and the twenty-nine papers’ wsreud by the Hirtpps Howsrd rv» patty are boosting him for thu prosldeary. Watch out for him. He may

be the Mosee. ■JI 1 Daugherty admits he bought and sold Sinclair oil stock and his transactions tend to show that he knew what . t.e was doing. Why not r.dndt ft was • a i otten lot of business anti lot it go ’ al that? Just now the president and , ’.it. Adams fly to hit defense is causing some to wonder but from day to day It is all coming out. Mr. Doheny says there was no oil scandal but at the same moment sensational evidence before the senate committea indicates the oil king wouldn't know a scandal from a keen business deal, which includes the bribing of officials. .Jacksonvile, Florida has a municipally owned electric plant which sells power for less than one cent a kilowatt and earns three quarters of a million for the city. That means lowtaxes and Allows that claim that it never pays to own your own plant is balderdash, hy the way that city is growing rapidly, Ford and other big manufacturers seizing the opportunity for cheap power in a sea coast city. Now they are going to throw the governor out of office again, the great and burning desire of the leaders being to get him out of the road before the May convention. It Is probable that the federal court will look after that for them. One big thing for them to worry about is who will take his place and what kind of sin executive will he be. If it's true that William J. Hryan. ax a delegate to the democratic national convention, 1* worth fifty million dollar* in advertising to the state ( of Florida, that gentleman who lx like- < wise a keen business man. ought to be able to make a commission contract. The rebate checks are being sent to those who ordered their Indiana auto license plates at the high price. Good news. For a time it was feared , the money could not be returned with- 1 out a special session. * i oANOTHER WAR Another war? It means destruction. Meaux both lovo and reason killed. M'-ans the world plunged into chaos. And with fiendish hatred tilled. Means a vast, but alien*, air-fleet, Guided by eh-ctrlc waves. Dropping po4»ou gas aad (tn bombs. Nor can human power save Millions from a sudden slaughter,— New York cities tn u day; Countries kill' d by germ dlseadvs, In a scientific way. Means a thousand fertile valleys Rendered worthless, —sterilized; Means the ruin of our race. Means the ship Os state capsized Means a load of debt so heavy That another hundred >|*ars Will behold our children's children Shackled yet in pain and tears. Another war? It must mot be,— IT MUST NOT BE! War must cease Down with Mars! t'p with Kros! Let im sing “good-will and pence.** —A. I>. Burkett. — —o 1 ■— l ■ • TWENTY YEAR* AGO TODAY ♦ o —e • From th* Oeßy Democrat fllee • • W y*» F * •*’ Ft) ♦ Fob. 3*.—Squire James Knuvel of Union losuthlp, aucldoMtl/ shoots self while rabbit hunting. Prof. 11. K. Rittler* Linn Grove, start* mall order business, tvaching auctioneerin'; by mall. 35 lessons for • 10. no. End f'llchin sustains broken leg when hope slips and fell*. W. A. Kuebwr buys a Chasu piano from J. It. bt<m< braher. L. 11. Leuhurt. W, Hurst und J. A smith attend sixth district Pythian <ou\ cation at Mont p<ller. Ucrn< cluzeua petition count. U lu plat tjrq addition to thu town. | Eggs drop to 15 cent* per dozen und butt i r to H gg*U a pound , Fire starting in Rochester Dry Gowh <omp»ny's store causes loss of many block* and million.' of dollar*.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26.1921.

Michigan Beats lowa I lowa City, la.. Feb. 26. —lowa Uni- . versify lost to Michigan, 27 to 25. last , ' night in a western conference bhsketI I ball game. Both teams fought hurd, ' but superior basket shooting gave the > visitors the victory. I Michigan took the lead early in the game and had a neat margin with but a few minutes left in the first ' half. lowa started a rally and the ’ score was tied, 13 to 13, as the half ended. —o Illinois, 31; Wisconsin, 20 Urbana. 111., Feb. 26.—Illinois last night scored an easy 31 to 20 victory over Wisconsin in a western conference basketball game. Repeated fouls by Wisconsin gave the illlni a 13-to-10 lead at the half, nine of the 13 points being scored from tile foul line. —o Seeking Cause Os Wreck At Portland Portland, Feb. 26.—An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the wreck at the Pennsylvania and Lake Erie crossing near here Saturday afternoon when the southbound Pennsylvania passenger train crashed into a Ixke Erie freight train, derailing both engines, slightly injuring one of the brakemen and shaking up the passengers on the Pennsylvania train. The passenger train was in charge of Engineer Kelker and Conductor Pemliroke, both of Fort Wayne. The freight was in charge of Engineer John Dollan, of Muncie and Fireman Hamilton, of Lima. Ohio. According to James Wooters, Pennsylvania crossing watchman, the gate wa,s up for the passneger train and down over the Lake Erie track. He said he attempted to flag the freight train, which was doing some switching in front of the lake Erie depot at the time, but the engineer did not see him until after the freight engine crashed through the gate and was about midway across the Pennsylvania track, wiien the passenger train plunged into it. o CARD OF THANKS Me wish to thank the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of Joseph Davidson. We also wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the members of the Moose lodge for their kind assistance. J. 8. A ANDREW DAVIDSON — o Catholic High Teams Play At Berne Tonight The boys' and girls' basketball teams from the Decatur Catholic high school will g<> tp Berne tonight, where i the boys’ team will play the Geneva high school quintet, und the girls' team will play the Berne high school girls. The gjrto' game will be played as a preliminary game to the boys’ contest. The Catholic girls have not met tile Berne lassies this season. The llerne girls have not lost a game this seuM>n. their latest victims being the D. ll.' 8. girls, jn a game played at Berne lust Friday njght. The D. C. H. 8. boys defeated the Geneva boys In a game played In the new high school g)m livre several weeks ago. Dr. Burt kjangold. Marion liiggs. Mr. Carmichael and Dyke Friulnger bowled at Fort Ws*yne last evening. PORTLAND FIRE (Continued from page one) owners of the Knocker factory announced this morning that the factory would be rebuilt us souti a- pusSpecial ' Coal Sale Genuine Sunday ( reek Lump $6.50 per ton, c ash, delivered. Kentucky, WcNt V irginia and Clientnut Hard Coal at low prices. Phone 25 “Work With Burk".

«+ble. A one-story structure will be erected nt first .to house new ma-' . chinery of the factory, and later s other [ stories will be added. Tho Knacker . factory covered nearly halt a block, i Arrangements have been made witli s the Herne overall and shirt factory to take care of the unfilled orders of the ! local company until a factory can be i re-established. One hundred or more girls und men are out of work as u i result of the fire. Funds are being raised to aid the twelve or more fumtilgs who lost ull their belongings in the fire. They occupied the second floor of the building. ’ O\ GENEVA NEWS Dr. L. L. Mat tax returned to Ills home here lust Friday night after spending several days in St. Joseph's hospital in Fort Wayne. He slipped on the icy walk and fell last Thursday while en ipute to the. hospital from the traction station. He fractured his right arm Just at the shoulder several years ago. and au X-ray showed that the arm had been broken again at the same place. Mrs. Wilbur Mathys und little daughter went to Redkey the latter part of the week, where they spent several days at the home of her mother. Mrs. Rachel Koesaer. Miss Ora Hoskinson spent Friday afternoon in Winchester visiting with her sister-in-law. Mrs. Edith Hoskinson, and little daughter Helen. Carl Striker returned to his work at Fort Wayne Friday! afternoon after a short visit in Geneva at his parental homo. ' Mrs. Warren Holloway and Ijttle daughter left for Winchester Friday afternoon for a visit with her parents. Rupert Greene, of Fort Wayne, spent the latter part of the weCk here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Greene. R. P. Ray attended to business , mattei a in Portland last Thursday. Mrs. O. D. Ford returned to her home here Fiiday afternoon after a short stay at the home of her sister. Mr. und Mrs. James Arnold, of Decatur. John Dickerson, who had been visiting hi* parents, Mr. and Mfs. Henry! Djckeison, returned to his home at Decatur Friday afternoon. Mrs. Jennie Meyer was a business caller in Decatur Thursday afternoon. Kennt th Shoemaker, accompanied I by Mesdumes Noah Shoemaker and I William Bradford, and Miss Ruth I Shoemaker, motored U> Fort Wayne] Friday afternoon where he visited hist sister, Mrs. Cecil Rupley. J. L. Blocher and daughter Gladys.] who had been visiting at the home of his sister. Mrs. L. L. Muttax und family, for several <lays. left Saturday afternoon tor Portland where] | IAN i PILLS the feWf .Keep*.!!. I alrfli acth*. I HifMliMu * ; | e hr [AILLS J ! /"■s ) 1000 Room. JmMJt I R ’"‘ r’iSSM 44 room* I |>;gS!!l I 174 room* at*J.oO IpMiinu 20’room. I I ’ lIHUIVV JOS room* ■....Ri1fl ? •* S4CW IvSin 1 140'oomi ? at J Enjoy j Your **l Stoy \ I * n CHICAGO m tkr Hrnrf •/ tin j Cnnvtaicnt to all theater*, t railway .t*tion», the retail and fl wholesale diatricta.by bvia**' ’*« I 1 THE MOTEL OF PfRrtaSCRVKE I I Clark and Maditon Sts. I • Tha 5 s Terrace Garden • I. |r mt ace * wiwm* stnaunwr I, », ii i i——«a<w>*R** I

they will spend some time wi*b ■ mother. Mrs. Louise Blocher, and ‘ also with his sister. Mrs. Thomas . Thornburg. < ; A. J. Bliss, wife, children, Ajleen . und Robert and the Misses Ruby Miller and Gladys Blocher added the enteijafnment given at the Hartford schoolhouse by the high school pu-| pits Friday evening. o . m-:< i m:i» HEi.iKr rimot Foi.m fii.i.s ... Jo l>n It. Gordon. I'niivi le. I' l -; write*. "I liava aulTere'l with kl'lni 5 trouble five years; edul'i not sh-'P night and was always tlted. I was ti' C strong unit hard work nnt'le in,' K a.he. I got some FOLEY I’lLl.b after a few treatments I felt hett< ' nml eoul'l work with more came stronger amt could sleep licttet. FOLEY I'II.LS are a diuretic stimulant for the kldnevs. make them more ae”'”l a l "' ltl ” - I I - - THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY TROUBLE AND NEVER SUSPECT B Applicants for Insur-.ncc Often Rejected. Judging from reports from druggists who are constautiy nt direct touch with tlie public, there i- one preparation tliat bus Iwi-n \«-ry successful in overcomming these comlition*. Tlie mild ami b -il ti iill.i•nce of Dr. Kilmer s S" .in.;-*'>d is •oon realized. It stands t'te li'jiicst for its remarkable record or sp -os. n examining pltyrici 11 >r <"ie of the prominent Life In nr - us Companiea, in su interview of tlie stibicct made an astonishing s'. t niCii’ that one reason why to many Bp » ic-itit* for insurance or • rejected i. i< ause kidney trouble is j«> c<>. inion to tlie American jw-oplv, tititl tlie Urge majority ot those whose r.ppiicat ions arc declined do not even nt .pc-et that they have the diifeasc. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is on sale'i t all drug store* in IxrUlezof tno sizes, medium and large. However, if you wish first to test tins great prcpnraliun send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. V , for a sample Untie. When writ lug be sure uud uicution this paper

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