Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1925 — Page 3

“Ma” Ferguson and Woman’s Place The Governor-Elect of Texjas Reveals the New Woman's Interest in the Bonding of Public Officials

I INC® it Is no lougei posit ole for even the most reactionary male to declare that woman's place is in the home, and nowhere

it i» tatereattax to eonjactur. •mt wbat WOBIBU CMU ° ff * f t 0 t* l * Vue uf# of ti>* pr«»*ot and future SJt hM made ber «o mdtapanaabla •n the bone. au Interview with Mr, Miriam a Ferrutou t» enlightening on iL, of the detail* of what women d 0 and are doing at eervanta of the peopla--The qualltlee that women nave Ai.rclaed for ages in the management of their homes, their famfllee and their religious and social life, thej are now called upon to exerclss to a greater extent than ever before in the Interest of the country." states "Ma” Ferguson. -And from what 1 have seen ot tb* women in public life today. U(l y are usually able to arrive at a sretty direct and rational concluHon on all matters that concern tbs people we serve, who. because of tbelr dependence on us and their faith tn us. we are prone to look apon as our family-even as our eblldren." Among the many problems deeply concerning the national welfare at this moment, which fs receiving the attention of women In public life. Is that of bonding the newly elected office holder. Some enlfghtsuing incidents of specific cases where calamity Has resulted from the old method of bonding were cited when the Honorable Mrs. Ferguson was Interviewed by a representative ot the Fidelity and Deposit Company, of Baltimorean institution organized ter the purpose of furnishing surety for individuals bolding offices of financial responsibility. •‘There fs the case of rhe State or County Treasurer who Is re-

Woctors Want Profession ' ■ Regulated More Closely, ff indimiapolis. Jan. 6—The Indiana ■edieal Association is planning to Htroduce a bill in the legislature to the present laws pertaining to of medicine in the state Here stringent, Dr. Frank W. pregor, Hairman of the legislative comm'tKe of the association, announced toff He said the bill would amend the, to give courts authority to en-, any person without qualifications ■i stipulated under the present law W m treating the sick. , amendment would provide Mtat an injunction tnay be obtained My the attorney general or the state Kt'dical registration board. ■ The bill, as similar ones introduc■d in past legislatives sessions, is ■inied at chiropractors, podiatrists, ■nd others who seek treatment of ■lness without passing the state ex■mination as provided under the law. Br. Cregor declared the present law ■arced any such practitioners, but ■ad no enforcement clause. He also ■edared the medical association rould oppose formation of any ledical boards other than present i tate boards such as asked by the hiropractors and podiatrists at form-' r sessions. He said tlie present law emits the Governor to appoint any ealer besides a physician to the card providing that the appointees an pass the state examination. With reference to the statement hat Christian Science healers or ractitioners would seek a state oard, Dr. Cregor said: The medical profession believes n prayers for the sick as much as anybody, but the medical profession loes not believe in commercializing irayer. If any practitioner knows ■nough about the human body to pass he state’s examination there would e no objection to practicing.” He cited cases where medical lienses had been revoked because of ertain moral disqualifications, but hat the physician had continued pracice in the state under another name han a physician or surgeon. He-.de-Jared the present law could not dislar this person in the state. —o — Attendance Law Improves Citizenship In Indiana Indianapolis, Jan. 6. — “We now ■ave an eighth grade citizenship In--1,1 ad of a fourth grade citizenship I* a result of the 1921 attendance a * in Indiana during the past three re »r»." said Dr. Henry Noble Sher’°od, new State Superintendent of 111 it Instruction in reviewing the nnual report made by Miss Blanche erry, State Attendance Officer. Heretofore, the children of Indiana stopped school on average at 1 < ® conc 'usion of the foqrth grade; they do not stop until they have - 'np eted the eighth grade, figures 1 W ' This clearly indicates that

tffcp * X ;■ Be- r / ■ .• / >•, *• L Ulfcx \ \ jßk “MA" FERGUSON qatred by law to furnish a bond before taking the oath of office, the newly elected officer himself deciding whether be shall give Personal or Corporate Surety. We are all familiar with some of the disasters resulting from the former method, but none of us Is familiar with all the many calamities due to this Ineffectual and slipshod way of offering security to one's government and community. 1 believe if our people were enlightened npon the subject, they would ne longer tolerate the old method of bonding, but would require every office bolder to procure a solid corporate bond from a surety company." in Tennessee, recently, there arose a unique situation resulting from personal suretyship A county trustee tn office tor 3S years, operating under a bond signed by personal friends, suddenly committed suicide, upon learning that the county was putting auditors to

< our citizenship has been reaised from the fourth to the eighth grade,” Dr. I Sherwood says. 1 •‘Statistics for the past five show that there has beeil 3 BieaffX . increase in the percentage of senoot /enrollment until in 1923-2-1. 9s I pei cent of all the children in Indiana a were enrolled in our schools and /along with this increase in enrollHnent there has been a noticed reduction in the amount of irregular atI tendance of those enrolled.” the » State Superintendent said. I Other results of the 1921 attendance I law as outlined by Dr. Sherwood in tan interview were: a better class of ’local attendance officers of the lotste; h more aecurtile checking on all the children of the state has been made; truancy in rural districts is passing away: the school officials are engaged in a reorganization of the systems to meet the needs of all the children; anti Indiana is being freed from illiteracy. Dr. Sherwood is opposed to the consolidation of the attendance department with the probation depart- . men because, he says. "Attendance is fundamentally a part of school organization and deals with the legitimate right of every child to have ■ ! educational training. Probation is ' ; specifically specifically concerned 1 with crime and criminals? Children are not criminals and should not be ' allied with the agency of the courts such as the probation officer.” f "The work of Miss Merry during the past year deserves much commendation. Few persons realiz? the problems she has faced in enforcing the attendance law but in spite of these perplexing situations, she has succeeded in securing an almost one hundred percent school attendance,” the State Superintendent said. He also praised the local attendance officers of the state for the splendid co-operation given the state office. — o State Utility Association To Hold Meeting Jan. 22 Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 6.—(United Press) —The fifth annual meeting of the Indiana Public Utility association, comprising executives of the gas, electric, traction, telephone and water companies of the state will be held in Indianapolis Thursday, January 22, according to announcement today by Charles L. Henry, President of the Association. In connection with this session will be the annual meeting of the mdiana Sanitary and Water Supply Association. The two organizations will hold joint sessions at noon and in the afternoon, and will join in a big annual banquet in the evening. Officers of the Public Utility Association besides Mr. Henry are, S. E. Mulholland, of Fort Wayne, and F. J. Haas, of Evansville., vice-presi- | dent; Marshal V. Kobb, of Clinton, secretary; and Frank C. Jordan, of Indianapolis,, treasurer. Approximately 500 men are expected to attend the meeting.

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work on his books. The reason for this was evident wheu the result ot the auditing revealed a shortage ot about (30.000. Inasmuch as half the friends who signed the trustee's bond were now office holders of the same county, it devolved upon them, as officials, to sue themselves as individuals for recovery according to the bond. Instances ot tragedy resulting from the signing of personal bonds are many, in Connecticut, an old man. a veteran ot the Civil War, was induced to sign the bond of a Tax Collector. When, eventually, the books showed a deficit in excess of the bond, the old soldier gave every cent he bad to cover the loss and ended bls days in a home for Old Soldiers A Congressman from Arkansas, speaking on this subject of paramount importance Just now. concurs with Mrs. Ferguson on the subject of suretyship. He states that while he was Assistant State Treasurer of Arkansas he bad In his custody (3,0(10.000 to which he and the State Treasurer bad access at all times, and that while the State Treasurer was under a bond of 3600.000, it was only a personal bond and was not worth over 10 cents on the dollar, while he, the Assistant State Treasurer, was not required to give a bond. And the salaries paid to these officials offered them a bare living! "Every voter, every taxpayer. . and every public spirited man aud woman should be familiar with thia state ot affairs," concludes the Governor-elect "It is one of the live subjects to which the public spirited woman is directing her attention today. For she is Interested in anything that will increase the morale of the nation, just as she ha-s always been Interested In elevating the morale of her home."

U anted Repair Department But Got Fire Department Fort Wayne, Jan. 6. —Samuel LewI is wanted the repair department of the telephone company. Operator thought he said "fire department.” I “What number did you say?” ask1 cd the fire alarm operator. j “2U”2 N. Clinton St." answered Lewis. And .away dashed the fire trucks. A second later and the mistaka was realized, but the firemen were on their way then. J 'Tong War Flares Vp Again In New York New York. Jan. t>. The tong war believed at an end after police warnings that unless peace were kept, tong men would be deported, flared up anew with the slaying of Chin Sing, a member of the Hlg Sing Izmg. in a crowded Chinese restaurant. Hi, assailant escaped. The victim was a member of the powerful Chin family of Canton. He was the twentieth death that can be traced to the renewal of the murder | orgy of the tongs. Police today examined a score of , Chinese, including many who were [ in the restaurant where Chin was i shot. Detectives have scattered throughout Chinatown in an effort to prevent renewal of hosilities. FARMERS! PUT YOUR BOYS ON LOW COST NORTHDAKOTALANDS In North Dakota there are 160-acre farms for 281,250 more homeseekers. Already, although the Northwest is young, North Dakota has 79,022 farms with 18,000,000 acres under cultivation, and thousands of successful, prosperous, contented farmers. But there is room for many mere. For good farmers, North Dakota is ideal—highly productive soil, healthful climate, excellent transportation and markets, hospitable communities, with modern schools and churches. North Dakota is the place for you to farm, if you are not entirely satisfied where you are; but if you are content, and want to put your boys on lower cost land, where they can succeed. North Dakota is the place for them. Visit North Dakota and see for yourself. Our good faith is pledged to you to help you locate just the kind of a farm you wish, and at the right price. Mail this coupon to H. W. Byerly, 119 Nor. Pac. Ry. Slug. St. Paul, Minn. ■ ■ ■ Send me a free book on North Dakota. ■ ■ 'Him I ■ ■ ■ ■ I > Addrw ~ r7f~D. ' i • ■ ■ I am interested in Northwest farm op- • J portunities. /GZX'ftX ! i

Safe Fat Redudiori Whv be fat? The answer of most fat people La that constant dieting J-i hard, continual exercise M tiresome and exhaustive —and then, too, it might be harmful to force the weight down That was the old fa rhioned idea Today in Mormola Prescription Tl'd' i all these diSl<ultli■ aw* ovii i nine Just n pleasant little lahlr-t uftt-r each meal and tit bmiiirn-* causes lut to vanish. Till. modern method Is easy, entails no dieting tor < • ••> Hsing and has the added advant aye of chenpnt ;' th’t .i box of tin . tableto and ' tart taking them now. Within a short tlm- you will he getting rid of fat ’( tdiiy anil easily without starvation diet or tiresome exercise. You will !>•• comfortable and able to enjoy the feed you like and want Even after taking off many pounds there will be no flabbluesH or wrinkles remaining. You will feel 100 per cr-nt better All drug Htoreu the world over sell Mar n.ola Prescription Tablets nt one dollar for a box. or the Marniola t om puny, General Motors Building, Detroit. Midi., will gladly send them to you on receipt of the price. o—■ .. —, Odd Fellows To Build Temple At Claypool Claypool, Inti., .lan. 6. — Odd Fol lows of Claypool have completed plans for the erection of an Odd Fel ’ows temple here. The structure will boa Iwo-st.ory modern brick building with two bus".lulwHßiy Lt A Vegetable Relief lAFiW For Constipation Nature’s Remedy (f-RTab- ■ ' e * S ' a ve B e, “-’!e laxative \ -‘1 with a plea* an!, near-lo-nature action. Relieves p and prevents biliousness, g L .Ji constipation and sick headaches. Tones and strengthens the digestion f nn d assimilation. O V ov>r 20 I jf -' jS off the Old block ~t? JUNlOßS——Little NR a fl- -A 'Va™ Tt e sama “in one-thir<’ I ■ ’doses, candy-coated. For I children and adults. J tfU&M SOLD BY YOUR DRUGGIST SMITH, YAGER & FALK

Ines? rooms on the ground floor and lodge rooms and club rooms on ths second floor. Worl r.’ill be ■’iirteL early next njuing Social Side Os Lin* Will Fie hi t’Hssed LaLiveti-’. Ind, .fan. fl—The cook Ing nf food, cure of chlhlri'ii nnd Hu various features of tin- ocial ide Os life wdl he the i lui-.l fujui dis cussed ~1 the h one e, onnmii r-c Hon of the Agricultural conferenc,. u be held d Purdu- I’niv? . ,ly. I. • nary 12 to Id. it was announced to day. According to the announcement every woman who attend will feel she Is better able to devote herself to the welfare of her family and also her outside activities. While the homo economies program is highly specialized, it has been so arranged that women who care t. ' ir- •’ ' I AI)A M S T!l E A T R E g TONIGHT ONLY g “THE MILLIONAIRE 9 COWBOY’’ ■ featuring the famous 9 M western star, LEFTY FLYNN M He had never done a H M day’s work in his life. B All his years had been ■ B given over to “having a 9 good time.” seeking 9 £9 new distractions ant! B excitement! And then B Fate took a hand. B —Also— I B The eighth chapter of 9 ■ “The Fast Express” H sc—lsc ■ I—_: 1 B SATIRDAY W uK “lite Plunder”

an attend the general Sessions, which will be devoted to the more genera) topics of th" conference. Among ths topics at the general sesaionn will be The Ind-anti Farm Bureau," What the Community Owes to the Child." and ' Building an Agricultural Community.'' Ajnotir the topics at tn.- home economics m-tinn of the conference will bo "Planning Meul i for Children,"

t-e.4bsftM •• • .jir-riE"?_.'iißn riniaii ■■iw !■!■■■■■— Prices Slashed On Crosley Radio Sets I The following new prices on Crosley sets heroines effective at once: Wan Now Trirdvne Regular SSO 11 S| “' d " l $75 S6O N< "' i, ' ,rt SIOO SBS Other Sets Also Reduced. Th? ('rosley Trirdyne with its new slanting panel and other improvements, at SSO is absolutely the greatest value tn a radio set today. Do not compare this set with the o-ca’ded radio-frequency, 5 tube sets, as the 3R3 is srperior it: a hundred and one ways. It has otdy 3 tubes, but will positively give equal or •i ter ; 'dis than any 5 tube set at within $25 of its price. ‘ irive.- '•(» t t<>-< >ast reception on any good loud-speaker. I. ’ . but coni.••oli-. whie'i means simplicity itself. ’.ell I t’ilt and is contained in a beautiful niahog- ■? eal lrci wi.. -ianilng panel. Having but 3 lubes it is i vi’. <.• Oiimr.icai in oper; !.-in. It is very selective and will -•Jot. is tjr.e Gut the signals of any local station. And ; ‘ prie d x iihin the reach of every one. We back every et we sell with the kind of guarantee i' al i «;it’ _• our entire and complete satisfaction. Get \c.'.'- e i <> ■. ; nd s»-e the 3R3 before you buy. \. e ha’-e-a - ompieie line of dependable sets and parts. ■ 1., iu! t.,ifi.':in Neutiodynes, etc. I Indiana Electric Co. I Sei her Bldg. Phone 405

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