Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 21 August 1926 — Page 2

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by •Hl DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO J H. Heller Pres, and Gen. Mgr A. R Holthouee....Sec’y 4 Bub. Mgr Dick D. Heller Vlce-Prealdem Entered at the Poet oft ice at Deoetur Indiana, aa second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single coplee I <*J One week, by carrier. It One year, by carrier ’. 5-OC One month, by mail 36 Three months, by mail 10 fl Sii months, by mall 1-75 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at office 8 0 J (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising Rates: Made known by Application Scheerer, Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York Three dollars will secure a season Chautauqua ticket and that means six whole days of pleasure and profit. Buy yours now. There aye enough cars In the United (States to carry every man. woman and child out of the country, which doesn't leave very many to dodge them any more. . The first golf tournament is on and will furnish much pleasure for those engaging in this delightful and healthful pastime. Pick your winners and enjoy the contests. Golf is fine exercise and helps the average person in many ways. Fort Wayne enjoyed a cloudburst yesterday and within an hour the rainfall was two inches, it is reported. The streets were flooded so that traffic was impossible for an hour or two and in a number of places the sidewalks and front yards were covered with a foot of muddy water. The weather man there reports th< total rainfall so far this month at about ten inches, a record in that line. Now (hey say the Dempsey-Tutiney fight will occur in Philadelphia, a feature of the Sesuicentennialq celebration. Wonder what William Penn and some of those other Quakers would think about two men fighting for a million-dollar purse. Would they have ringside seats or would they declare the prize fighters and their seconds and their backers should iw hung no by their toes for a few days? State Chairman Peters is demand Ing that Senator Watson report how much he paid his IW.OOO workers on primary election day, and he is right The people of Indiana ought to know how much these candidates spend, 'where the money come from and why anybody will pay an excessive amount to secure a position which pays but mgager returns compared to the money thus spent. Voters should take elections more seriously than they do, if they want the best government. It has been suggested recently that on e reason for our perverted attitude toward law is the lack of proper training in youth. The argument has been advanced that the child should be taught respect for the law and should be shown that the legal system is not designed to oppress the individual but to protect his interests. It is asserted, for instance, that the child should be taught that the pciiceman is his friend, that laws and regulations governing his relations with others are not restrictive and oppressive measures, but means tvhe- eby the rights of every individual are protected and safeguarded A s'art in this direction has been made in the schools where character building and citiznsbip training are stressed. The place, however, in which this form of instruction should begin, is in the home. Here is whex the background is created long before the school has a chance to carry on the work. The general attitude of the child toward law, government police and other authorities can be ihapad defini ’y by parents. The latter should realize that their es jj ts to determine in laige degree the

word and perhaps themselves In f uitu.e development of the child. If they apptove of law violations by dulge In Infractions, It Is reasonable to expect that the boys and girls will have very little respect for the digr - nity and the law. The ji work of officers and judges who must handle juvenile delinquencp cases is ' r ' increased manifold because of the ■ parental attitude toward obedience to ■ j the law. Usually a judge in the Ju- ' 0 venile court has to admonish not : ® only the young offender, but also the | 5 0 parents who have been shamefully 5 negligent in their parental duty or I 0 j have not constructively pointed out ! to the boys and girls that law Is the base of the social order. Richmond Paladium. America has an opportunity to serve Europe and the world such as has never before come to any na- * lion; hut it does not consist In writ--11 ing off the debts owed by Europe in s countries on account of the war. The effect of canceling these debts at this time would be to make the American of their debtors greatly profited; to p people pay for a war provoked bv | their debtors and from which certain place the seal of American approval ’ on Europe's belligerent propensit es, ’ mil to invite Europe to look to this country to finance its future war.-;. This, we take it, America has no intention of doing. America's opportunity for service lies in saying to the debtor nations: "Your feuds and armaments got you into serious difficul5 ties. We helped you out with men and money. You ow e us several billion dollars. You admit the debt; I but we will tear up the contracts and t release you from payment if any when you reduce your armaments i proportionately to those of the Unit-1 ed States and Canada, as a guaran tee that you will cut out squabbling and live in peace with one another." —St. Paul Pioneer Press.

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1 August 21. —Prof. E. O. Holland, de- ■ partment of education, Indiana unii versify, addresses teachers. . The Rudolph Kelybolte Company buys bonds on the Reynolds. Eckrote, Edwell, Bears. French township and 1 Jimtown roads, paying premium of 1 SSOO. I Geneva ball team disbands when ; Bicrsdorfer, the pitcher, signs with Portland,. Glen Warn yr, of Petersen, is the . . secretary at the teachers institute. | ( - •' Joseph Smith's residence on Alercei avenue destroyed by fire with loss of $2,509. The Beery-Purcell horse sale company organized at Fort Wayne. Decatur and Bluffton arrange for another series of five ball games. Jack ■ Ryder, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, is i to name the “umps.” > ! SHIER SUFFERS FROM RELAPSE (COMTHWED FROM PAGB OWB> the way to recovery a' the Polyclinic | Hospital, where he had been operat ; t ed on for appendicitis and gastric, > ulcers. At 1:15 p.m.. the attending physi- ’ cian issued a bulletin saying: "There has been a slight spread' 1 of infection in the abdominal walls ; ' causing considerable discomfort. I There is nothing about the patient's . condition to cause anxiety, at th" ' present « time. Temperature 101.; Pulse 90. Respiration 22." ■ | ■ Drs. Harold B. Meeker and Paul i ' M. Derham signed the bulletin. BARN IS FIRED . BY LIGHTNING * ICOWTIXyED FROM PAGE ONE) barn and the structure was complete-1' 1 ly destroyed. The loss was estimated j i s at $4,500. It) was not learned wheth- . er the barn was insured or not, but. , it is not thought that any insurance :; was carried. 1 A load of hay and many farm im-. 1 plements were destroyed. Farmers; ' from nearby gathered when they saw I . the flames, but the fire had gained i r such htadway that it was unconquer ; able. Nearby buildings were saved 1 n’y tfhe volunteers. The Maloney farm is located inj ■ such a position that the fire could be i , seen for many miles and a large crowd gathered- : Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pays

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“Break IF down, If necessary. BreakIng down doors to get to you is my specialty. You haven't forgotten that, I hope.” He turned to the women beside him. “Have you the key to this?" She shook her bead. "If you have, you may as well hand it over," I he suggested. "I shall certainly break down the door if you don’t; nnd It’s a perfectly good door, with a nice polish on It." He saw her hesitate. Then suddenly, she nodded. "You hin’e It, after all. He spoke with the natural relief of an indolent young man spared an arduous job. Again she nodded. “Where Is It?" She could make no movement with her bound hands, but with an eyeTlash she indicated the side of her gown. “In your pocket? Good. I'll get ft.” He got ft as he spoke. Holding ft in his hand, he again addressed his reluctant companion. "When T unlock the door, you will go in first, and walk over to the nearest corner and stand there with your back to the room. Also, here's my last warning: I should be verysorry to do anything that would hurt or inconvenience you. If you behave yourself I will soon take off that gag. If you don’t, I shall certainly lock you up. In either case, you can't accomplish anything. So take your choice." He unlocked the door, and the deliberate figure preceded him into the room. In the next instant he saw nothing in the world but the eyes of Doris. fixed on his. Then he knew that he was holding her hands, and listening to her astonished gasp as she took in his appearance. x "My disguise,” he explained. “I couldn’t ride up as publicly as young Lochinvar, though I wanted to. So I got this outfit.” He turned around for her inspection, deliberately giving hgr and himself time to pull up under the strain of the meeting. At the first glimpse of her all his assurance had returned. He was excited, triumphant. Rut as he again met her eyes, something in their expression subdued him. “It took longer to get here than I expected, but of coarse you knew I was on the way,” he said. Her response was unexpected. Dropping into a low chair, she burled her face in her hands and burst into n passion of tears. Aghast, he stared . ■ her, <,'/■'■■■ frvifi rnv- CvHKSif'The hag ; ,-iared at them both. Laurie dropped his knees beside Doris and seized new fear. Jjju "They’vt ‘n'tnghtenhif you,” n, mattered, and was surprised by the Intensity of his terror and anger as he spoke. “Don’t cry. They'll pay for It." She shook her head. "It isn’t that," she sobbed at last. "Then what Is it?" *Tve brought you here. And—l—l think it was a horrible thing to do. I— I can't forgive myself.” Laurie groped vaguely amidst sensations of relief and the mental confusion with which, someway, she al- | ways filled him. “You're—all right, aren't you? And ■ you expected me. didn't you?" “Yes, hut— Oh, don't make me talk I Let me cry.” She was crying as she spoke, rackingly, and every sob tore his heart. Again, as so often before, he felt dazed and helpless before the puzzle she presented. Yet, as always, there seemed nothing to do but obey her, since she, and not he. invariably held I the key to the strange situations in I I which she placed him. Her tears made i him feel desperate, yet he dared not

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continue to Tobi tier hands, nnd he did not know what to say. Rising, hut keeping his position beside her, he waited for her to grow calmer, nnd as he waited he subconsciously took In the room. I It was n big front chamber, furnished as a sitting-room. Its broad windows, with their cushioned win-dow-seats, faced cast. Besides the window, it had two exits, the door by which he had entered, and another door, half open, apparently leading Into a bedroom. Its comfortable easy-chairs were covered with gay , chintz, its curtains were of the same material, Its reading table hold books and newspapers, and in Its big open fireplace fat logs were blazing. Sltaw “did" his prisoners well. Laurie remembered the cigarettes, matches and blankets so thoughtfully provided for himself. Like Shaw's own room, the chamber breathed simple comfort. It was impossible to take In the thought of anything sinister in connection with It until one observed the gagged woman In the corner, and remembered the locked door. “Well, princess," he said at last. I still trying to speak lightly, "this isn't much of a donjon tower, U it?" I Her sobs, hysterical and due to overwrought nerves, had given place to occasional sharp catches of the breath, 1 like those uttered by a little child whose “crying spell" Is almost over. | She did not speak, but put out her hand to him. and he took it and held It closely, conscious of a deep thrill as the small palm touched his. I “I want to talk to yon," he said gently, “but I'd feel a lot more comfortable if our chaperon were a little more remote. Can we put her into this inner room?” I Doris nodded, nnd he waved the woman across the threshold of the bedroom. She would be safe there. He had observed that the windows of the Inner room were still barred and shuttered. Seemingly, in' all the big house, this upstairs sitting-room alone had opened Its heart to the sun. “Are you really alone in the house?" he_ > £sked. _ (TO BE COXTINUEDI o - '■ Ji ■ ■ . H ■ ■ ■ i • COURT HOUSE | ■■-. KMOaMS LBJUBLBB Real Estate Transfers William R. Eldy et ux to Homer C. Ginter. 14 acres in Kirkland township for $1,260. Louie E. Neaderhouser ct ux to Martha Hahegger, lot 223 in Meme for $3,300. Old Adams County Bank to Cleo L. August, lot 915 iu Decatur, for SIOO. $2,500. Helen L. Sherrill et al to George E. Teems, lot 899 in Decatur, for Fred Liniger et al Arthur E. Myers et ux, 14 acres in Root township, for $3,500. Tropical Four to Play At Adams on Wednesday The “Tropical Four” players and i singers of Hawaiian music, have been booked ’o .anpear at the Adams thea ’ tre next Wednesday night. The act J I consisting of two men and two girls. I . - ..... , . ;m- tmau;- at liuiianapoiis and is guaranteed ft be a clean, hlguclass attraction. In addition to steel guitar and ukelele music, there will be singing.' comedy and some real Hawaiian' dancing. The regular photoplay program will also be presented.—advt. o— l Mr. Paul Schulte has returned to Chicago after attending to business here for several days.

o o CIDER MILL II . OPEN I will start my cider mill Tuesday. Aug. 24 and will ojx’rate each Tuesday and Thursday until further notice. PETER KIRSCH.

’CONFERENCE AT LINN GROVE SOON K MTIWKD FROM PAGE ONE) I ference ami make one of the principal addresses at the district convention. The selection of nil.-slon workers to serve the association in foreign and home fields will be decided at hi; meeting. The conference will b" ■on

good M DEC ATI’R UH Al TAI ’Ql T A | I Opens Monday. August 30 I A week of high-class entertainment for yyfrpfg (he whole family. mFIf unable to secure tickets from any of -- 1 ' ’Em the guarantors you may purchase them at .. ■ anv of the three banks or at the Democrat ; office- w Only the quota of subscribed season ■ tickets will be sold before the Chautauqua. I . PLAYS, LECTURES, I'M! I BAND CONCERTS, MUSICAL ENTEREfc TAINMENTS, Etc. ■. ' V i —** - ... I I J I z ■ Il eFSssj r f/H l ’hiSU-- ■ *4 ■’ k i -1 °'"' r e ' e ™" t rt< .d Some nf tb rtf . (h.nlers ». re tnd to O.CJ, Os thr, e thousand eamn a Where It Pays to Think I w There was a time when the man who made suggestions regarding his work was considered to be trespassing upon the prerogatives of the “boss.” But conditions have changed. The electrical industry is leading the way towards the use of brains rather than brawn. It wants men who think—all the time. Today the men and women who think This monogram is placed kaTrnnd ck • . on each piece of electrical Dcyona meiT jobs, take advantage of tramapparatus made bv Gen- . , ” w?rk‘Vho^ta s h ing an<l educati °nal facilities, and contribute t 0 Metrical progress, are definitely lamps for indoor and out- rewarded. Young men entering the indoor illumination. c j wherever found it is. aus.ry nnd exceptional opportunities for symbol of sei-vice in the . « . progress of mankind. study, training, and development. GENERAL. ELECTRIC • 11 A A 4 • D E c A T I? R , INDIANA

I eluded with the annual election of of-| fleers The complete program for the ; conference will be announced aoou. Mr. Hanseyer stated. A The following nil- ionury Wrkers I W |H speak at both sesaiona: Or. and, Mrs. John Thomas, "t Wilmore, Ky . i Rev. E. A Gurrisoii. of Mrs. I Afines Sprnnger. of Africa Rev. A\. . O Klopfen-ttien. pa lor <>f ,I, ‘‘ *‘' or ' Wayne Mlssionaiy church, is sehed

tiled to speak at the eonferen... Ing nC " row '’ The annual rally of the t\i rl ... ( Bible Tralulng nchool students wm? !iold »t the coiift relict*. .. S, . ,Cnd^ an evenin K at Sunset ark. Tcmight, music he L| Weaver and his Militan Men Sunday night. Ft. Wavne NiX Owls. '