Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1925 — Page 7

it S Impregnable Except To Surprise According to War Department Record w .,bin«w»> Uec - 9 - ~ b) The United States la practic. to by any ’ bination foreign powers, nhort surprise attack, according to a rert prepared by Secretary of War Davis, when he was Assistant ft«cr»taiy Os War and made public to''’■The resources of men-and material. hlf h are available or which can be raiie available In case of emergency the proper system of reserves and ,'roinPt strategical and diplomatic ac'lon on the occurrence of the emergen- * „ said Davis, “are so preponderant to those available to any combination of enemy powers that ’ j, certain that no successful attack can be made against the continental I'nited States unless it can be carried lUI w ith such rapidity that time is not available for our industrial and military mobilization. ■■The tremendous importance of accelerating our mobilization by means o t adequate reserves is obvious." The actual annual cost ot the U. S. \rmy > s materially in excess of the present annual appreciation due to the rapid rate of depletion of equipment and supplies left over from the World War, according to Davis. “Sooner or later this condition will have to be corrected either by means of greater appropriations or by the reduction of War Department activities,” Davis said. "Bad as the situation is, the depletion of our War reserves has even a more serious aspect.” Davis pointed out the extensive procurement program of the War Depart men now being developed as well as plans for the control of transportation in time of war. He declared that it is essential that during any major emergency the railroads of the country be operated under unified control for the greatest efficiency. _—o— Opens Season On Muskrats As a staple in the American fur market the muskrat is generally considered the important fur animal. Since it is also used for meat, it has a claim for preservation as a natural resource. Although injurious in some lo-

5 I fl, I J Ijl -frcrfr arn..•*Wfcr> !**'£♦ * A ^ 7 '“~ ~S / - ■ " ■ — . v I' I A Pay-As-You-Go I CHRISTMAS I The Saturday Evening Post recently had a wfipd editorial on the advantages of a ||| • Christmas ” This is easy jr V p Qv Mmatic Savings Club members. In d 8‘ 1 fact they usually accumulate more than they JL j really need for Christmas-a reserve lot the FII . future. zi lO9A rlnbs are now starting. Better x | J.’“; ]^ xt December you’ll be » lad you dld ' W i| First National I Bank 1 DECATUR. INDIANA W iSg2i _ AffW-i ■ S xT . —rw-— ••"-■■*—

t ealhie,,. for tbe | P ‘ aCM ‘o agriculture. I rats Increase much more rapidly than '»O other fur bearer, and a “ ' th ” tr habit.'and iftVd ’ water, they are better fitted th™ ’ most fur amrnau to matauj ■ numbers under the little protection • now given them. ctlon tha.J7h SPaSOnS tar musltr '“ 8 l"Ht more than three months in 23 StatHu »,».• < unprotected. In only n state, season three months or less. hl two . ' . th “ inuskr “ t I" Protected of th. yettr ’ the 0 «’ ,,,l0 “ o the Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture, muskrats in the United State, should not be taken before December 1, and although the fur is still prime when he breeding season i 8 In progress in the latter part of March, continued trapping would greatly affect the num >er of young animals produced for the text year. The open season recomnended by Government biologists is limited to three months, December 1, -o March 1, or, in the more northern dates, December 15 to March 15 — o —— Europe’s Air Routes Meet In Switzerland London, Dec. 9.—(United Press!— Switzerland is rapidly becoming the jrand Central Station of Europe for international aerial travel. No les than ten of the principal European lines, operating under English, French. Belgian, German. Swiss and Austrian management now make Switzerland one of the principal inter, mediary stops in the various aerial routes. As a matter of fact all European aerial routes between the aerodromes of Paris, Strasbourg, Brussels, Rotterdam, Mannheim, Frankfort, Stuttgart, Munich, Vienna and Innsbruck now pass byway of Switzerland. To take care of the passengers and merchandise that are c<?rried by these lines, the Swiss Government is obliged to maintain four different aerodromes equipped with customs house and customs officers. o Muncie — Students in the high school here don’t relish being sent to see Superintendent Frank Allen. Allen has a new police dog which resents the visits very much.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9,1925.

Nitfrci Os Alaska Little Better Off kince Advent Os Whites Washington, Dec. 9. (United l ressl -- Sanitary conditions tn some of the native villages in the Yukon drainage basin of Alaska are deplorable, according to the annual report of the Governor of Alaska, made public by the Interior Department today. It is estimated that there are about 1,000 natives U nd 2,000 white people in the region, exclusive of the Fairbanks district." the report stated. "In the vast region facility for medical aid and hospital treatment are inadequate or entirely lacking, any of these people, so far as sanitation and hygiene are. concerned, are not much better off than before the advent of the white man." The report recommended provision of funds for a house boat to be equipped as a travelling hospital to be used on the river. A general resumption of gold mining, both placer and lode, was noted in all districts, but exploration *ot numerous oil areas has failed to produce oil in commercial quantities, the report stated. Values ot fisheries increased alxtut

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four percent over the previous year. The chief expansion was in the herring industry. The salmon catch in the central district was 161 percent greater than in 1923. but the catches in the western and southwestern districts showed decreases of 32 and 13 percent. A census of the seal herds showed a substantial gain during the year, the report noted. Recommendations were made in the report for legislation to permit leasing of public domains for fox farming. o TYPESETTERS IN BAD HUMOR Typesetters in Honolulu are reported to be in a bad humor. Following the receipt ot news that the Assistant Secretary of Labor had found Leieusszuieszessze Wilihiminizzteizziteizzi, of Folsom, Calif., to be an undesirable alien, there came the news of the birth of a Hawaiian baby in one of the districts of Honolulu, whose parents saw fit to name Ruth Kepilihaleokenhuonalii Mika Hopeni Hoomanawanul. o NOTICE All persons knowing themselves indebted to Dr. Elizabeth Burns may pay on their account as they can at the Peoples Loan and Trust company and rereivp credit. • 283t6 eod

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