Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 273, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1924 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Kvery Evening Sunday by THS DSC AT UR DEMOCRAT CO. 4. H. Heller—Free. and Gen. Mgr. E. W. Kamp*— Vice-Prat. A Adv. Mgr. A- B. Holtkoua—Bac*y. A Hua. Met. Entered at the Poatofflca at Decatur, Indiana, aa second elate tea iter. Subaerlptlea R«|*4l Single copiea ——> eenta One week, by carrier „ — —lO cents One Year, by carrier —— ».90 One month, by mall —— — M cent* Three Months, by mall — „ >I.OO •Six months, by mall ————ll.7s One Year, by mall >B.OO One Year, at efflee ... — 18 00 (Prices euoted are vlthln first and aecond sones. Additional poatage added outside those bob**.] Advertising Rafed ■ado Known on Application Foreign ReproeoatatPS Carpenter A Company. 11l Michigan Avennne, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg., Nov York City, N. Y. Life Bldg-, Kaasaa City Mo. EVER MOUNTINGTAXES Tell billion dollars was the cost of conducting the federal, state and municipal governments of the United States last year, according to figures collected by the National Industrial Conference Board. In the face of such a sum the people, who must supply all this money, may well ask when a limit will be reached, for the ( cost of government is in an ascending scale each year. 1 The $10,000,000,090 was divided as ' I follows; Federal, >3,459,000,000; state, ( $1,450,000,000, and local, $5,136,000.!, 000. The significance of the figures] • is to be found in the two latter ex- ' penditures. In 1915 the forty-eight 1 slates spent on their governments { $379,000,000. A jump to $1,450,000,000 I in 1923 is no unimportant addition to < the cost of living to the taxpayers ' throughout the country. But munici- ( pal spending is what is making the , shoe pinch people. For instance, in i 1915 the expenses of 146 of tlje lead- 1 ing cities were $996,061,502. as against * $1,984,322,234 in 1922. These figures , are supplied by he United States de- j partmenf of commerce. : Just how mmy cities are incuded < is not indicated in the report of the National Industrial Conference Board, to bring the total eosts of local government up to $5,136,000,000 in 1923. hut it is obvious that municipal expenditures are rising rapidly. A growing city will have growing expense; that is to be expected, but if the cost of municipal government is to double every ten years, the people of the cities of the United States may well despair, or speak in such a voice that their public servant will understand not only that spending must be kept to the lowest psssibe point commensurate with good service, but that for every dollar put out there must be had a dollar's worth of worl . —f \\ hatever may be said about the causes that led to Democratic defeat on Tuesday, nothing can be truthfully said in derogation of the splendid fight that John W. Davis made personally amid great handicaps. No more admirably equipped candidat* has ever been nominated for the’ Presidency, and if merit alone counted. Mr. Davis would have been triumphantly elected. It was not his fault he iiad to breast a flood that made success impossible and that he has been carried down to defeat. An honorable gentleman, an excellent lawyer, a skillful diplomat, well versed both in domestic and foreign policies. Mr. Davis would have made an ideal President, and it is the country’s loss that he is not permitted to serve it as such. With many years of active life before him, i’ is impossible to believe that this fs eomplished statesman trill not again figure prominently in its affairs John V, Davis is too great a man to be oolittrated by one defeat and the Democratic party is too old and historic an organization to be permatienly cast down by a reverse at the polls.— Philadelphia Ledger. It only costs one dollar pet year for any citizen of Adams county to' T>: cor.tv a partner in a vast benevolent

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Face to Face With NEWTON BAKER Secretary of War By Joe Mitchell Chapple For seven long years Newton Diehl Baker was Secretary of War in President Wilson's cabinet. Most of that time it seemed us if all the world were at war. Born in the stirring days of the reconstruction period following the Civil War. at Martinsburg, West Virginia—the state born during the great Civil War —he was in charge of war equiqment the like of which was never known in the history of the nation. Twice during the World War he braved the perils of submarines and made a trip to Europe. The expenditures of the War Deparment during his administration totaled more than all the expenditures in that department since the Civil War. An ardent advocate of the League of Nations, he made the fight to the last ditch at the Democratic National Convention in 1924. The real career of Newton Baker began when he was secretary to Postmaster-General H. A. Wilson during the Cleveland administration. After graduating from John Hopkins and the Washington and Lee University he went to Washington with the determination of entering public life. After the defeat of his party in 1896 he retired to his native town of Martinsburg to practice law. His work attracted the attention of the late Tom L. Johnson, mayor of Cleveland, and Newton Baker became CitySolicitor of that city and held the job for ten consecutive years. As a recognition of his services he was j elected mayor. As mayor of Cleve- i land he completed two lively terms when he was appointed by President Wilson Secretary of War. The city of Cleveland in its tremendous grow th 1 has been a testing ground for much of the remedial legislation proposed by Newton D Baker. While some- 1 what small in size, the former secre- : iary is very active and is counted a i powerful pnblic speaker. His long t residence in Ohio has identified a I large part of his public service with ' that state. I During the war he was compelled j to censor much of the material com- > ing from overseas that reached be- i yond the limitation of those appoint- I

Editor's Note: Send ten names of your favorite famous folk now living to Jo# Mitchell Chapple, The Attic, Waldorf Astoria Hotel. New York City. The readers of this paper are to nominate for this Hall of Fame.

enterprise like nothing else on rec- i ord in this or any other age. This J j is the great Red Cross which remindsl ; us how necessary it is that all men i l>e brothers. The Red C’Yoss did wonderful work near the hattie lines ’ •during the war as we all know, con-' aiders no race or clime when suffering front man’s folly or nature's unkindness calls for aid, is on the spot ■ when cyclones or earthquakes or a I great tire takes a toll, it bears no flag except its own and rivals in efficiency the finest type of profitseeking enterprise. AR should join but for fear they won't, don’t stop at one dollar if you feel you can I afford more. No part of the money \ given the Red Cross is wasted or foolishly expended. Governments conte and go. civilizations rise and decline, great individuals die and are forgotten. Nothing survives except religion the belief in Ood and a hereafter. Tire churches have “off periods” in attendance as the religious force temporarily; burns low in the public. But architects announce that $200.000,000 is being spent this year in America on new church buildings. That’s good news, mightily so, even though it's only a fraction of what will be spent on movie heaters. With a main state highway north and south and another east and west through this city, the future is brightened. While It does not cause as miich excitement, it is just as important as getting on a trunk railway was a few years ago. Facts are, its more so. for the autos passing through here slop or at least many of them do and the occupants spend money and make friends. Why not have a meeting of the , Decatur Industrial Association and plan a program of doing things for ! the next six months or a ysar? Surely

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER !■>, 1921.

' ew m NEWTON BAKER says: "War dees not seem to have a redeeming feature and it is all so useless and unnecessary.”

ed upon the censor board. When he was in the office of Secretary of Wai-| he maintained a policy of humanism 1 in sharp contrast to that of Secretary Stanton during the Civil War. Ditr-j ing the darkest days of the World War. I heard him say: "War does not seem to have a redeeming feature and it all seems so useless and unnecessary. Think of the harilphips aud restrictions 1 that come to the people at home as. well as the boys at the front and the’ foundation of democracy. If future, after effects that threaten the very generations will only read and reread the records of this war and reflect upon the consequences public' sentiment over the world will be arrayed against the atrocities that always follow in the wake of war.’’ He was just then reading the papers on a letter from a distracted ' patriotic mother in an appeal for a 1 pardon of a young citizen soldier : condemned to meet the dishonorable fate of a traitor. I “There are times when we think of Lincoln." He took his hat and ‘ started for the White House with the' action of one who was determined to save a human life as well as to plan for armament and equipment that would destroy thousands of lives at 1 the front. 1 When he retired from public life 1 the former Secretary of War began ! a crusade for peace which he has ’ followed |

there is something that an organization of a hundred and fifty business men can do if they devote enough Red Cross season is here. From November 11th until the 27th is the i period durißg which this effort will be made all over the country. In this city the big drive will be made! Sunday, the 23rd. but you can join ; [ any time and thus offer encourage-} ment to the workers.

We can add a hundred per cent, to J the appearance of Decatur by im- . i proving the approaches over the main ' highways. A few flowers, shrubs and ( ■ trees, repair of the Monroe street' ' bridge, a park at the north end. Think • what these things would mean as an impression on the mind of the tourist. We seem to lie making the grade . these days. There are several , hundred less in the infirmaries of . Indiana today than five years ago. k Thats something to be thankful for. —Mj——E——■——— Youths are committing most of Hit crimes these days. Why not a camt paign for the return of the oldfashioned woodshed and the mush i paddle? If money could talk, a dollar born in say 1910. tell some i wonderful stories about what it bought when a year or two old? - ■■■—■ — — O * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ * 20 year* ago this day ♦ * ♦ ♦ From the Dally Democrat flies ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦••♦ Nov. 15. 1904.—T0m Addlesperger of South Bend, and William of Toledo Join Rev. John Adlesperger of Cyu- , thia, Ky., here. Miss Ella Kintz and Mr. John Junk Fort Wayne, married at St. Mary's church. Friends enjoy celebration honoring

'n. C. Coverdale's 29th birthday. | Mayor Coffee issues Thanksgiving proclamation for November 24th. I>. C. Helm elected Grand Junior Warden of the I. O. O. F. of Indiana President Kiiebler calls meeting of Commericnl Club to plan tor success of subsidy election. "Hooligan's Troubles" shows at the Bosse. George Nachtrieb is owner of a tine Shetland pony ami envied by every boy in town Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Durkins. a baby daughter. oTHREE PEAS IN A POO Preacher begins with “P" That's one. His task is to walk to think and to talk Get folks to quit being bad: To fervently pray, point the heaven ward way

Bring comfort to hearts that are sad; ( To go where he's sent to spend ami be spent. I In trying to lift the race On to higher plains, using hands, heart and brains, Then, —when somebody wants his l place Because he is old. to be tactfullytold | “You're done!” 1 ■ ' ,’ Poet, begins with "P” • That's two. His work js to write, all day and all I night. To sit down at wisdom s feet; To listen to birds, know the value of words. To catch the warm glow on the wheat Learn of nature and God where white I lilies nod. Sing sentiment solemn and sweet; Then, —when his dreams fail and the I wind leaves his sails - | To be wrapped in a thin colon sheet. Aud borne to his bed where the sumac grows red.— He’s through. FOR Me Out of a city whose streets were gold Into onr dusty lanes; Out of a palace of pleasure untold. Into what weath disdains; Poverty, weariness, pains; This, for me. did the Saviour choose. a thought of gains Willing, for me. all heaven to lose. To save my soul, can 1 him refuse? j Down from the courts of glory above, Low in a manger to lief Ear from the praise and elations of I | love Mocked and despised to die, — Heli he dared to defy! Hears now, my soul his pleading voice Sweet as the winds that sigh; Hears now my soul all heaven rejoice, As. Hence forth, forever, I make my choice. —A. D. Burkett. 0 — _♦

ißig Features Os \ RADIO ! Programs Today \ WJZ, New York. (455-M) 8:15 p. m. (E. S. T.) —M usieal comedy. "Marjorie.” direct from 44th' Street the- 1 ater. WCCO. Minneapolis, (417-M) 8:30 p. m. (C. S. T.) —Great Northern Glee club. ESD. St. Louis. (5'46-M) 8 p. m. (C. S. T.) —St Louis Symphony orchestra. WEAF, New York. (492-M) 11 p. in. (E. S. T.i—Vincent Lopez orchestra. WIS. •Chicago. (345-M) 7:15 p. in. to midnight (C. S. T.l— WLS review. ABOUT THE SICK \ Mrs. Clyde Butler, who has been a i patient at the Adams County Memort ial hospital for the past several days, is getting along very nicely. Mrs. Crist, mother of Miss Emilie Crist, superintendent of the local ' hospital. is a patient at the hospital, and is slightly improved today, ► Sum Baker, of North Ninth street, ► who has been confined to his bed for ► the past several months suffering ►: with cancer, remains about the same Miss Erma Rabbitt, Who underw’ent an operation for the removal of the > appendix yesterday, is recoyerinj - satisfactorily. Mrs. Harvey Stetzel of Grant street : who has been a patient at the Adams i County Memorial hospital is reported as being a little better today. Mrs. William Bowen, who has been

J a patient at the hospital for several ; days, is somewhat better today, although her condition in still con- ■ sideYed serious and the attending physicican does not permit visitors | ■ to her room. | ■—O ""*■ Portland Our Boys To Play Dayton Eleven Portland. Ind., Nov. 15. —The Portland Our Boys will meet some stiff opposition when they face the Burkham A C.'s, of Daytou. Ohio, at Mast field next Sunday afternoon. The visitors from the Ohio city come with the recommendation of the sports editors of the Dayton newspapers as the best lightweight team traveling out of that city and their lineup includes former high school and prep school stars. The Dayton Turney's held the distinction of being the! only team to defeat the locals during the first three years of their organization and the team which comes Sunday is reputed to be better than the Turney’s. Coach Macklin will use only his best men in this game aud they will be expected to. overcome the defeats of the last two Sundays. New plays have also been worked out. Austin Rippe. of LtCTosse College, will officiate as referee. The game will be called at 2:30 sharp. o— >— i Quality Coal. Phone 199.; Emerson Bennett. 2731 f; 2 ~—“°V 1 Kingston Pocahontas coal ofl car Monday. Priced right. Zimmerman-Carper Co., phone 1233. it ,«j. i , i GOOD COAL Scranton, Pa. hard coal; Kenlucpy lump; Virginia splint; Virginia egg; ocahontas lump. JUULS HAUGK, Phones Res. 666—Office 000. ——■ ■■ ■■■■ ,|

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