Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1926 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Exoept Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller Pree. and Oen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Entered at the Poatofffce at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copiee 1 -02 One week, by carrler.._..__™_—- -10 One year, by carrier —______ 6.00 One month, by mail ______ .35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mall—-—1.75 One year, by mall ______ 3.00 One year, at office „..— _.... 3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates: Made known by Application. Scheerer, Inc., 35 East Welker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue. New York. Start a savings account with the New Year. It wili bring you success and happiness it you stick to it. We wish you all a Happy New Years eve and three hundred and sixty-five more of them—and may the days be just as happy as the eve and ( more prosperous. Now all ready and all together, lets | turn over that new leaf. We will start tomorrow with a clean sheet and it will b e interesting to note a 1 year from today, how many blots are found in the book of 1927. After all, the talk and veiled ac- 4 cusations concerning Governor Jack- ’ son, Secretary of State Schortemeier J and others in authority we would . think they would be insisting on a legislative investigating which would clear the air. Resolution suggestions: — Drive carefully, eat and sleep regularly, live a clean life, boost for your home town and county, make 1927 a better . year for You than any previous one, help others and do as you would be j done unto. The American dollar contains only forty-one cents worth of silver these days, it is said, but the intrinsic value of a paper dollar is considerably less than that. Its the fact that the 1 greatest nation in the world is back of it that makes it worth one hundred cents. The newest industry here and one which if properly supported will be- j come a large concern is a branch of the Federated Cereal Mills in the Place buildings on Fornax street. The young men in charge atp hustlers and with the world as their field should succeed. Charles Brandon Booth will speak to the people of this community next Monday evening on ‘ The child that no one understands.” He will bring you a message that should benefit the community for after all what is more important than proper care of the children and young people? They will be the men and women who must take our places soon. Glen Brunson, a federal prohibition officer declares that its foolish to spend fifteen or twenty dollars for your New Years Eve concoctions when you can. make your own and he recommends this formula: "Mix thirty-five cents worth of denatured alcohol with a pint of varnish, three ounces of glue and a quart of rose water. Shake well and drink heartily.” If that don't put you to sleep you might use a .48 calibre Colt. D. C. Stephenson says that if he is granted a new trial he will testify and that “literally hell will pop,” which may be one of the chief reasons why certain men who benefitted by his leadership are not making violent effort to have him released. • “Stpve” also says that the reason he didn't testify before was that he was told that the jury was composed of kiansmen and everything was set up fine for him. No wonder the whole country is wondering how . Indiana • ever got herself into such a mess. The average cover charge for cele-br-tfots In the New- York hotels tonight is ten dollars per plate with

| several charging as much as fifteen ' dolian, which means that It coats that much to just alt down at a table where you are to be robbed by unheard of prices for food and entertained by a few bare legged girls. . ( What a lot of suckers we Americans • are. Those who thus degrade them- , selves will imagine they are having a good time, drinking cheap whiskey at big prices, eating ten times as much as they should and making ' "wise cracks” about those, who, because of hard luck or good sense are not indulging, but the New Year must be celebrated.

Effort to increase the gasoline tax In Indiana to five cents a gallon will be made in the coming session of the legislature. Its excessive and those who are seeking this terrific tax should remember there is a limit. If they would junket to Boston and take a careful look at a tablet on Atlantic avenue at the corner of Pearl . street they might change their minds. The words on this tablet read: “Here ' formerly stood Griffin's wharf at which Lay Moored on Dec. IS. 1773, Three Brittish Ships with Cargoes of Tea. To defeat King George’s Trivial tut Tyranical Tax of Three Cents a] Pound, about ninety citizens of i Boston. Partly Disguised as Indians. Boarded the Ships, thru the cargoes? 342 chests in all, into th e sea and made the World ring with the patri-| otic Exploit of the Boston Tea Party.” j o ‘ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ ♦" ~ * ♦ Twenty Year* Ago Thi* Day. ♦ ♦ From the Dally Democrat File ♦! ♦♦++♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Dec. 31 —Rev. Wilkens condition continues to improve. A. Holthouse, pioneer of this city, dies in Jonesboro, Ark. Miss Della Sellemeyer entertains for Misses Carrie Thomas and Bertha ■ Heller. t Ben Shrank, well known barber, is I seriously ill. Mrs. J. S. Peterson entertains the Eucher club. "Good Eye” Dickerson made a bus-] iness trip to Jimtown today. Indiana legislature will convene I January 10. One bill prepared is to increase liqfior licenses to 31,000. Mrs. J. W. Vail visiting at Ossian. Watch for the Elk's parade tomorrow Skate the old year out at the rink tonight. ■■ Q ■ ♦ BIG FEATURES ♦, ♦ OF RADIO ♦, *«♦*♦♦♦♦+*♦♦♦♦♦* Saturday’s Five Best Radio Features Copyright 1926 United Press Central Standard Time WEAF—New York (3 stations) 11:00 P. M.—lnaugural ceremonies. Governor Smith. A'.abany, N. Y. WEAF — Hook up (15 stations) 4 pm. Play-by Play football, Alabama vs. I Stanford, directo from Pasadena.,’ Calif. WEAF—Hook up (20 stations) 7 PM. Walter Damrosch and New York Symphoney. WEAF —Hook up (29 stations) —8 PM. John McCormack Rosa Ponselle, Mischa Elman. Alfred Cortot, Orchestra. KPSN —Pasadena, also KFI and KPO, 4 PM. Tournament of Roses Football, Stanford vs. Alabama. o REPPERT AUCTION SCHOOL NOTES Two more new students have registered in the school, They are J. A. Bissantz. of Middletown, Ohio, and M. Hemphill of Saskatchewan, Canada. The students had the pleasure of attending a sale and hearing Col. Roy Johnson, one of the instructors, perform. E. M. Sturdevant, of Toledo, Ohio, was called home, Thursday on account of the Illness ot his brother.

Immunization Os All Dogs Against Rabies Advised Indianapolis, Dec. 31. — (United Press.) — Immunization of all dogs against the rapidly spreading rabies was advised today by Dr. William F. King, secretary of the state board of health. Copies of a resolution passed by the board containing the reconA mentation have been mailed along with an order tor state-wide quarantine effective Jan. 10, to local public health officers. All dogs are to be muzzled if permitted freedom from' premises of their owners. |

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1926.

DM . THE DEAD YEAR At midnight comes thtf old year's end. Bring no one sorrowing to his The tolling clock shall sound his tomb? Last autumn. Master Artiat. he And few shall mourn him as a friend. Made landscapes glorious to see! Or pause his many charms to tell. The funeral rites for cold, dead years Not all was good, the scoffers cry, Give little time for sighs or tears. What man from birth to death can fare Yet this old year, so silent now. And never cause one heart to sigh Once walked with us and danced Or give one friend a day of care? and sang, Full many a hurt by love is borne. From every blossomy apple bough But oft, in spite of that, we mourn. The song birds' morning anthem rang And so before I greet the new. To every man he was a friend Poor dead old year, I pause and While he had nature's gold to spend. sigh And speak a parting prayer for you. He lavished beauty on the earth. Remembering all the joys gone by. In June his roses came to bloom, The rites are done. Farewell. I wave, Shall .til his merit and his worth And drop a rose into your grave. (Copyright 1926 Edgar A. Queat

Control Os British Broadcasting Company In Hands Os Government London, Dec. 31.—(limited Press)—]' , With the expiration of its license at i midnight tonight, the British Broad- ! casting company will cease to exist j I and its functions will pass to the ( 1 British government. The final liquidation of the company was completed today, preparatory to transfer to (the government , broadcasting corporation tomorrow. The government's control of the broadcasting throughout the British • I Isles will then be vested in the hands of a department of state analogous I—_ I I to that of the Port of London ’ Authority. A board of five directors | has been appointed to control the | corporation. I Lord Clarendon. Under-Secretary of State for the Dominions, has been appointed Chairman of the Board at a salary of $20,000 annually. The price paid for the broadcast- ■ ing facilities was about 33,100,000. ' All ntudios, stations, plants and publications of <the company were includ|ed in the deal. The Royal Charter for the new I corporation provides that the government, as applied to broadcasting I purposes, may acquire copyrights for ' any literary, musical and artistic works, plays, songs, news and other matter as well as trade marks and trade names. The corporation maycollect news and establish and subscribe to news agencies. The direct return to the government from its new operation of broadcasting. will be approximately $5,000,000 annually, derived entirely from the 2,000,000 licenses issued to those with receiving sets in the British Isles. The net return to the gov- ■ ernment, after deducting the cos' of collecting the $2.50 charge from each ' radio enthusiast is estimated at $4,500,000. Under the charter the corporation is prevented from broadcasting advertisements or editorial matter. The 1 -latter provision is to prevent the broadcasting of controversial religious and political subjects. When the plan was first presented ■to the House of commons several I members of the opposition criticized it on the grounds that it would give the government a complete monopoly of broadcasting within Ihe British Idles. Several declared this should remain In the hands of a disinterested corporation under private control. o Jay County Man Being Treated For Rabies Portland, Dec. 31 —According to a statement made this afternon by County Health Commissioner C. W. Mackey, there are several cases of rabies in Jay county and one patient • is now taking the pasteur treatment at Indianapolis, being Dale Gegenheimer. 23, son of George Gegenheimer, of near ‘ Bluff Point. About three weeks ago Ia strange dog came along the Gegenheimer farm and bit the pet dog at the farm. While Young Gegenheimer ' was not bitten by his dog, he had been handling the dog for the past two weeks and became infected as the '• affliction is communicable through a 1 sore or abrasion of any kind on the bodKThe dog, after leaving the Gegcn-

h<>imer farm,went north to the Fugate Teel farm where is bit another dog. The Teel dog died following the death of the Gegenheimer dog and the head of the latter was taken to Indianapolis last Monday by Gegenheimer, where it was found that the dog was afflicted with rabies. Other cases may develop. • c ■— John McCormack To Open New Year With Program Over Radio By William J. Fagan New York, Dec. 31 (United Press) —For the third successive time John j McCormack will open the New Year •

by appearing in a radio studio. The celebrated Irish tenor will be the principal attraction in a two-hour program sponsored by the Victor Company, which will be broadcast by both the WEAF and the WJZ chains of broadcasting stations. Assisting McCormack will be Rosa Ponse'.le, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera, Alfred Cortot, distinguished French pianist, and Mischa Elman, th* noted violinist, all of whom make their radio debuts on this occasion. Nathaniel Shilkret’s salon~brchestra will provide the orchestriai background for .the concert. Schedule to commence at 9 o’clock Eastern time, the concert will conclude at 11. McCormack's radio debut was made on January 1, 1925, through WEAF and a much smaller chain of stations than is now re-broadcasting pregrams from that station. New Year's night in 1926 found the well known Irishman back on the air. this time through the WJZ chain, but with the stnie colloborator, Mme. Lucrezia Bori. RURAL CHURCHES Zion Evangelical Lutheran Corner W. Monroe and Eleventh Paul W. Schultz, Pastor Divine services for the cowing holidays: New Years eve. English at 7:30 New Years day, German at .... 9:30 English at ~..f ..10:30 | Next Sunday only English service at 10. a. in. In this service holy com-1 munion will be celebrated. Confession begins at 9:30 a. in. Sunday School 9:301 New Years day a special collection* will be taken in both services for the deaf-mute institute of ■our synod at Detroit. The yearly meeting of voting members will take place the second Sunday in the new year, January 9. We anticipate a good attendance at all the above mentioned services. Antioch Church William Hygema, pastor Sunday School ......................... ...... 9:30 Devotional Service 10:45 Evangelistic Service..- 7:00 Sunday School officials for 1927 are as follows: Superintendent—Miss Esta Brown Assistant Supt.—George Bright Secrertary—Homer Ginter Assistant Secy.—-Joy Hygema Treasurer —Earl Martin Organist—Miss Margaret Arnold Assistant Organist—Joy Hygema Chorister —Mrs. Rollo Houck Asst. Chorister —Mrs. Chas. Andrews Librarians — Thelma Carper, liene Smith and Lucile Martin Teachers are as follows: Glass No. I—'Mrs.1 —'Mrs. B. F. Beery Class No. 2 —Mrs. Win. Hygema Class No. 3 —Mrs. George Bright Class No. 4—William Hygema. Class No. s—Mr. Thomas Titus. Our revival meeting will begin January 2. Service each evening at 7 o’clock. Duration of campaign will be determined by interest manifested. You are welcome.

— o— St. Marys Church New Year's day the feast of the Circumcision will be celebrated. It is a holy day of obligation. The masses follow: First Mass ' 5:00 Second Mass 7:30 High Mass .............. 9:45 On Sunday the masses will be held at 7:30 and 9:45. f . -o BARGAIN We have a few tons of West Virginia Lump, left over from a school house car, at $6.50 delivered, while it lasts. Carroll Coal & Coke Co. 306t3 o Attend the sale and entertainment and distribution of gifts, Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7:3t p.m., corner First and Madison streets. F-S

PUBLIC UKGED TO FEED BIRDS Conservation Officials Point • Out Great Value Os Birds Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 31. —(United Press)—3 he department of Conservation today issued an appeal for the public of Indiana to feed the birds of the state during the winter when ice and snow renders ft an impossibility for them to provide for themselves. Richard Lieber, director of the department, who made the appeal, referred to the birds as unpaid farm and orchard laborers and said that aside from the importance attached to their being provided with food when it is impossible for them to obtain it themselves agriculture and horticulture should recognize the economic need of such. In the course of a year, he said, birds save the state and nation millions of dollars by reason of their destroying insects and weed seeds. Conservation officials urged scattering bread crumbs, small grains and placing water in shallow pans or dishes in advantageous places. Farmers as a rule are more enterprising along this line than city folks, according to Lieber, and reports to the department show many localities in the state feeding the birds with particular stress on quail. Fish and game protective association are well organized for the rescue work and already are functioning in some localities. In addition to scattering grains and particles of food from the table, small pieces of suet, if tied to a tree, makes an excellent winter food for birds, he said. o A PIMPLY SKIN NEEDS SULPHUR Apply Sulphur as Told When Your Skin Breaks Out Any breaking out of the skin on face, neck, arms or body is overcome quickest by applying Mentho-Sulphur. The pimples seem to dry right up and go away, declares a noted skin speci ialist. I Nothing has ever been found to . take the place of sulphur as a pimple remover. It is harmless and inex- ; pensive. Just ask any druggist for a small jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur I and use it like cold cream. j o- , Get the Habit—Trade at Heme, It Pays i i_u» ■

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HIGHEST YIELDS MOST PROFITABLE j (COMTINVED FROMJMOE OME) } that determines profit. In obtaining their cost records, mem bers kept accurate account of the la i bor involved in producing the entire 1 field of corn In which the acre was located. Charge was made for the taxes on the land, the interest on the investment in the land. Loss of fertility taken by the corn, cost of seed, ferti- ' lixer and labor in husking. The total ! cost of producing one acre of corn ’ was divided by the number of bushels 1 grown on the acre to obtain the aver- ' age cost per bushel. “Incieasing the yield of each acre is one way any farmer can make the crop more profitable,” is the lesson learned from the boy's work. Warsaw—The year 1926 will long , be remembered in the annals of dry history here as including the dryest : holiday week on record. Only two arrests were made for drunkeness, according to the chief of police. Kokomo —Kokomo has a man who Is bidding for the title of “meanest thief". He stole the electric lights from a Christmas tree at Trinity church here. 1

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