Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1927 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J, H.'Hellor Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick I). Heller Vice-President Entered at the I’oßtofflce at Decatur, Indiana, as swond class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copleß ... —1 .02 One week, by carrier .................. .10 One year, by carrier .............. - 6.00. One mouth, by mall .85 Three mouths, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mai1......_..„_ 1.75 One year, by mall 3.00 ®ne year, at office 3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second sones. Additional postage added outside those sonea>) Advertising Rates: Made known by Application. Scheerei. Inc., 35 East Welker ‘Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. Os course there is still plenty of time for the groundhog to show he knew his stuff when lie crawled back In his hole and declared his intentions of staying there six weeks. Bill Rogers is right when he says: "There is one thing about farm relief, it can’t last long for the farmers' Int got much mure to be relieved of-” , A hundred prisoners at the Pendleton reformatory have asked to be paroh i/ Tin > hove probably been reading a Texas paper and thought it was an Indiana publication. There are still several hundred of 1 our subscribers who have failed to 1 renew their subscriptions for the year 1 and the time is near when our campaign closes. Won’t you please take 1 <afe of this nw'ei' at once? Basketball will be the big news ! story for the next few weeks as the ! tournaments approach find we will 1 provide tile twv.from the various 1 I events of interest liere. You may not <are for this news but remember that * . there are thousands who do and this i is their season. < We have never been aide to under- < stand why the republicans straddle* the liquor question successfully, pat ( the wets and d'rys on the back and feet away with it. while as >oon as the question is brought up by the democrats it becomes a "split.’’ There must be a reason, but as we stated, we would like to know the why. The legislature met Saturday, presumably to take care of the big rush ■ of business, but really because they ' ;ai 1 gislSfurcs I did ‘hr* The trutli is they had no lu ll am’ the Saturday « si< u was just a lark with a lot of "horse play.” It is admitted that no session in i twenty-five years has been as leaderless or helpless or dangerous. Babe Ruth wants SU)UJWI) or he won’t play and much as w c admire , Ids ability if wc had tile signing to ■ do we would tell the "king of swat” ' to remain in Hollywood ami star for the pictures. We admit that if anyone in baseball is worth that sum its the Ba lie, but there is a limit to the amount of money that should be paid for athletes and We feel that this demand is about ten times that limit. His job may be worth more than that of the president of the United States but we doubt it. i A bill that is being pushed to the limit in die state senate provides for the building of a hundred foot highway across the north section of the state which might be the thing if there were not so many miles of highway scattered throughout the state where no paving has been started. It seems to us a little early to start spending our money for the special benefit of certain localities. We have had too much of that already for it is well known that the larger cities have received more attention than the rural '.aunties. It JJill Soon he up to President] Coolidge to either sign, or veto the' McNary-Haugen farm relief bill. He ' has frequently expressed himself as ] opposed to the measure but the pesky 1 thing has got into politics. If he j signs it he will assume the attitude of

[preferring to be “right than presi--1 dent" and will antagonise the west and middle west. If he signs it he will automatically put Dawes and Lowden out of the running for the G. O. P. nomination and it all hinMF on that so much more than really doing something for the nation. Which will he do? Almost every city in Indiana, inchiding Decatur and Bluffton, have adopted resolutions through the city . councils, asking the senators and representatives to vote for the Cann trill abolishing the state public service commission. We have not been informed of the why or wlieretor but it seems to be a united action taken by the state municipal organization. The bill comes up on special order for third reading and passage in the senate tomorrow umi there is a strong probability of its passing which might be alright if we knew just how It is proposed to control utilities after this action As it is we can only hope that they are acting for the best interests of the people of the stale and realize what an important step they are taking. VineOnnes wants to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the capture of that city from the British by General George Rogers Clark and have asked congress and the Indiana legislature for the money. The request for funds from this state la. made in a bill in the legislature and carries an appropriation of about a halt million dollars while they are expecting übout two million from the government. The liitt passed the lower house and then it was discovered that Governor Jackson did not hav e th? power to name all the members of the commission which would get to spend this vast sum. Then the tight began and it now seems rather doubtful whetlier either side will win. There are so many people who won’t play if they ean’t get their hands on the money. o ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY 4 ♦ 4 ♦ ftom the Dally Democrat File ♦ ♦ Twenty Years Ago Thl» Day. ♦ ♦ <•*♦♦ + + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ February 11, 1907- Salvation Army citadel at Fort Wayne gutted by fire. J. W. Vail and Son will erect a straw board plant on west Adams street. , Miss Stella Leas, of Waterloo, annoittX > her engagement to It. Ear! J’eters, of Decatur. Sun spots cause predictions of nil usual electrical disturbances. Mrs. Otto Reppert entertains the Ladies aid of the reformed church and collection is $22.00. Frisinger and Company ship twentycrx head of heavy bo.'ues''tu New Yol k City. Miss Cora i’eck giTt a birthday party for her little sister. Marriage license —William Reber and Miss Edith Baxter. Harvey Crister, of Logansport, whe stole a fivecellt street ear ticket is sent to prison for from one to five ' years. ■ z + 4>4 + * + 4-4- + + 4444*« * BIG FEATURES ♦ ♦ OF RADIO ♦ ++♦+♦*+♦+♦♦♦♦*♦♦ Tuesday’s Five Best Radio Feature: ' Copyright 1927 United Press Central Standard Time WEAK —Hookup 15 stations 7 pm.— Sigurd Nelssen. Basso and orchestra. WJZ—New York. 454 M. and WYW, KDKA 8 pm. Operatic concert. WTlC—Hartford,. 476 M, 8 pm. Hockey, Yale vs. Princeton. KGO —Oakland, 3GIM, Hour of Music. KFAD —Lincoln, 241 M, 8:3(1 pm University of Nebraska program. —- o CONGRESS TODAY By United Press Senate Continues consideration of PepperMcFadden branch banking bill. Public lands committee resumes investigation of Oregon land contract Judiciary committee Hakes up pending matters at regular meeting. House (Considers McNary-Haugen bill. o - Girls Dance With Joy (when they use this new wonderful I French Process Face Powder called MELIALGLO—keeps that ugly shine | away. Women rave over its superior | I purity mid quality. Stays on so long I —skjn looks like a peach—keeps complexions youthful- prevents large I pores. Get a box of MELLO-GLO j Face Powder today. /

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1927. •

by VALENTINE'S DAY

Some with flowers and some with sweets, • Some with books, their love declare All the world tills cry repeats: "You uro fairest of the fair." World-Wide over it’s the same French, Italian, German. Greek Kneel before love's altar flame This one rapturous lino to speak. Every man of us who lives, Poor of purse or millionaire,

Part Os Gov. Jackson’s Recommendations Filled Seven Os Governor’s Eight Recommendations Answered Bv Bills In General Assembly; None Passed So Far, However; No Response Made To Proposal To Dispose Df Butlerville Colony For Feeble-Minded; Repeal Os Absent Voters’ Law. Appears Certain.

By Robert L. Beard United Press Staff Corn spondent) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 14. —(United i I ress) —Os eight specific recommendations contained in Governor Ed Jac ks, n’H m< . a'.:, to the s. vitrtyfifth general assembly of Indiana, seven have been answered by remedial intended legislation. Five weeks of tin <x. -ion have pas sed, however, without any one of the seven so far advanced as to have become a law.

Disposal of Hie Butlie rille colony f 1. eeble-minded is the only recommendation for the governor which has t ot provoked response in the legislature thus far. Repeal of the absent voter law as ask>-d by the chief executive blought out the Bender-Dentinger bill as the second measure to be introduced in the House. It wbs passed If” the lower branch 72 to 23 and sent to the Senate where it awaits third reading and almost certain passage. The governor's unwillingness »< Trave tlie primary law repealed until "a better substitute is found" has resulted in the in'troduction of vjirfou'measure.-', purporting to offer inch a substitute. The range from outright repeal to ying modification, but not oir lias gone so far as to pass in either house. The governor's insistent appeal that lie budget, law be amended so as to ■xtend and enforce its provisions n local taxation units was answered by' hi- I’ittenger-DakO bill which is finding stubborn opposition in the House When the measure comes up for third reading this week a sharp attack is expected fiom certain Demoratio members who regard it as proeidhig "uaiigei'uus cciilraiizatiou of power. The bill would compi? local officials to operate within their budgets, subjecting them to civil action ami penalty if they exceed budget appropriations. © Prompted l>y the gubernatorial message, two bills have been presented calling for abolition of tiie state board of piu'dons. One would delegate pardon board powers to trustees at penal institutions while the other would pHtve them in tlie bejids of local court . No decisive action has been taken.

The demand of state educational institutions for increased funds tn put them on a par with universities in neighboring states htm been answered, in accordance with the governor's suggestion, by a bill calling tor a 3-cent tax levy for tho next 10 years. This wollld provide, it is claimed, approximately $1,500,000 annually for new buildings arid equipment.

Measures aiming indirectly’ to correct inequalities iu the cost of maintaining roral schools, a condition cited by Hie governor as particularly bad. have been introduced. They would get at the matter by changing the makeup and metltod of selecting the state board of education. The governor in his message, laid particular stress upon the necessity of relief for the farmer, but indicated that the chief hope for such relief must be expected hum the federal government. He did advocate, however, that the legislature take steps to equalize the tax burden which the farmer Complains is oppressive suggesting a lowering of farm values for taxation. Measures aiming to accomplish farm relief have been entered in both houses and just now bid fair to usurp the legislative spotlight. The LiUdley-Shake-Johnson bill compelling consideration of income from property in the determination of i(s taxable value has passed the senate and Is now iu the hands of the agri-

Works and dreams and hopes and - gives .For the fairest of the fair. Lovely woman, It is true Ono there Is who stands to care Just because he thinks of you As the fairest of the fair. Be you Mabie, Grace or May, Golden tress or raven hair. One there is who vows today: You are fairest of the fair.

culture committee of the House. A house bill, the Trowbridge-Denton-Morris measure, lias similar provision: ■ but probably will be sidetracked fothe Senate bill which is further advanced. Economists have been called in to scrutinize Hie bill in an effort Co de termine its practicability. Labeled by its opponents as “revolutionary” in scope, the measure is opposed by many who claim it would reduce tax revenues in rural communities to such an extent that the operation of schools would be endangered, and c-haorle conditions provoked. 0 ———

The tinderstanding Heart By PETER B. KYNE He had nerved himself to this horrible ordeal; in doing so he felt dully that he was about to commit a kindly Christian act the memory of which would torture him to the end of his lays. Into his consciousness had leaped the words, "Thou shalt not kill." Plainly this was God's business. in Bob Mason's heart there was no irreverence, no flouting of the stern faith of his fathers, but there was in his'also a code of conduct that transcended ail laws, God-made or man-made. He was chivalrous. He could not at whatever cost to himself deny this woman's plea of escape from the flames. The firing pin fell oil a defective cartridge. Furiously he worked the lever and the eartridge flew upward and fell with a tingling sound on the gravel. The brass sihell was empty, inf? *’<•?- •'?■<• ’ liVUli. iM'Cu T»OW tllat he had| failed to eject it after having shot the grouse the night before. There was 11M another cartridge remaining in tlie magazine, and the dreadful thought came to him, "O God. must I strike her with the butt?" The brown eyes opened again but they did not seem to see him now, and as lie bent over her the glaze of loath dimmed iheit luster. The automobilCjSettling a little bit had spared him at tlie last from an inferno mental and physical. © © He commenced to weep. He was hysterical. But presently the rising temperature forced him to a consideration of his plight. And then he remembered the dead -woman's parting admonition. The baby! Where was it? He climbed into liis saddle, rode over to the little white bundle that whimpered so, and picked it up from the ground. For its dead mother’s sake —for Hie sake of ids own despoiled parenthood —he kissed it before turning Baldy back along the trail to tlie meadow In the little canyon. lie knew it wasn’t wide enough to save him —the terrific heat coming presently from both side of the canyon would <;ook him and the baby and Baldy, as a cook roasts a fowl. There was a spring a mile up the meadow—a little trlble cf water that ran down into a depression left when a mighty sugar-pine had fallen and stretched its vast bulk along the ground. There used to be a fair-sized little pond there. He remembered his eattl 0 was accustomed to frequent it and it had been his wont to place salt for them along the trunk of the fallen sugar-pine. If he could get there in time. . . . He could not. Baldy suddony stood still and his poor head hung low between his knees; he wavered on his feet and groaned. Ho had run his race! Bob Mason dismounted and passed ins right arm around the gallant animal's bent head. In the hollow of bis left arm the baby nestled and whimpered. Up against his own cheek he drew Baldy’s wet one, and thus tor five minutes they rested, leaning against each other, while the flames crept up over the spur and roared down into the canyon ami along tlie south wall; over the crest of the long hog's-back on the north a red tongue came licking over. "Come. Baldy. Only a quarter of a mile more. We’ll walk it, boy. Come uu now, Baldy, You ; r e too great a

horse to die like this. Come on." He tugged at the reins, which ho had passed over Baldy's head, and the uoblo brute followed wearily after him, the relief from his rider’s weight Inspiring new courage in his great heart. And thus they came to the spring. . Bob Mason removed his corduroy coat, dipped it In water, wrapped the baby completely iu it and thrust the little bundle far up into tho soft mud into a tiny cavern among the roots of the fallen sugar-pine, Then he unsaddled Baldy and sunk the saddle tn the pond, led the horse out into tile pond, picked up his right front leg, drew it under his belly as tar as ho could, and threw all of his hundred and eight pounds' weight against the staggering brute’s left shoulder. Baldy grunted and fell on his side; once down he did not attempt to rise, for he was content In the soft mud with the cool waters half engulfing him, and his head outstretched on the soft earth at the edge ot the pond. "That slow walk cooled you out, Baldy/ and this will cool you some more,” the man told him. "I m hoping you won't be stiff all the rest of your days — if you a’nd I have any more days coming to us.” He soaked the saddle-blanket in the water and spread it out over the horse. Then he lay down beside the exhausted brute and waited and when the flames and cinders descended upon them and the heat filled the valley as heat fills an oven. Bolt Mason rolled over and over in the shallow pond and ducked his head under, while from time to time with his hands he threw water on Baldy's defenseless head and soaked a«i resoaked the saddle-blanket.

Baldy grunted sorrowfully; occasionaly he squaled; the baby, well prMeetefl in the cavern into which it had been thrust with Mason’s wet oat around it. sucked its thumb and Wurgled. . . . The man’s last coherent thought was that he had died and descended into Hell. CHAPTER 20

Uncle Charley Canfield was seated in his shirt and underclothes busy sewing a brown woolen patch on the seat of a pair of faded blue-denim overalls, when somebody knocked at the door of bis humble abode. “Yo-o-w!" cried Uncle Charley, cheerily. "Enter, but leave sin behinfl Help me keep my home pure.” The door opened and a young man strode into the combination livingroom, bedroom and kitchen. “Set,” urged Uncle Charley hospitably, and kicked an empty nail-keg toward his guest. His alert, bright little eyes peered out of -his brown, tight, excoriated, bewhiskered face in i manner that caused the visitor to decide that Uncle Charley resembled an old wire-haired fox<errior more than any man he had ever met. "You are Uficle Charley Canfield? ' he queried. "To some folks 1 recMm, however, I like to knovr strangers mighty well before I let ’em claim relationship.” Uncle Charley’s glance swept in frank, naive curtositty from the stranger’s tan field-boots and modish riding trousers to his olive-drali, beltell coat, tan shirt, tan necktie, and gray, wide-brimmed hat. "Cripes," he declared, "you’re a handsome brute! What’s your name, what's your business. an’ where do you hail from?” “My name is John Thurlow, I’m a mining engineer in charge of the operations of the Hercules Hydraulic Mining Company, and 1 hall from Denver, t'olorario. You're not so p<>ndiooking ye .. self, Uncle Charley, although I imagine that in your prime you must have been a devil." Uncle Charley snickered. “I was a iieller'” he piped. "I barred M/iuin'!" He held up his faded dungareos and qj'itically surveyed his handiwork. A An’ I’m there yit,” lie added, bringing ills snaggle-teeth together with a snick, "even if I do look like a danged old erazy-qullt. Have a. drink, boy?" “With all'the pleasure ill life." John Thurlow sat down on the nail-keg and crossed onti immaculate leg over the other.

Uncle Cluriey gazed halt savagely at the “What'n hell d ye wear them folderol britches for?" he demanded. “Dang it, I knew what you were the minute you come in. Seems to me 'taint possible for a minin’ engineer to work at his profession no more unless he rigs-himself up to look like the top half of an hour-glass. "A long time ago I give up hope of ever seelu’ the president of a mmin' company out o’ short, baggy britches, woolly socks an’ cap. Now that I know your name an’ where you come from, you might tell me what your business is—with me.” <t<> be Conti wiiED) Copyright 1926 Peter B. Kyne by arrangement witli King Features Syndicate, Ine The Misses Grace and Vera Butler spent Saturday afternoon iu Fort Wayne, visiting relatives.

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NOTICE I the undersigned, will not be responsible so rany debts contracted by George P Telford, from this date. February 8, 1927, and this is notice that the said George P. Telford Is not my agent nor agent for Decatur Country Club. I « Signed •ti fit PAUL SCHULTE.

PUBLIC SALE

Having traded my farm and moving to Bluffton, I will sell my stock and farming Implements at public sale, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 1927 at my farm 7 miles cast and I‘4 miles sou>h of Bluffton river bridge or 5 miles west and I’4 miles south of Monroe on the isld Bell farm. Sale commences at 12 n’clock sharp. CATTLE, 26 Head-1 red cow. < years old, fresh, giving 5 gal. milk per daw. 1 red cow 5 yrs. old giving good flow of milk, will be fresh in May; 1 red cow. 5 years old, on good flow of milk, bred; 1 black cow. 9 year old. giving good flow of milk, will be fresh June 9: 1 roan cow, 6 yrs. old, giving 5 gal. milk per day. will lie fresh again in July; 1 red cow 8 years old will be fresh by day of sale; 1 Holsjein cow 6 years old. will be fresh in March, will give belter than 5 gal. per day; 1 black JersiW 1 yrs. old, will be fresh Feb. 25; 1 Holstein. 6 years old. Will be fresh tn March; 1 black Jersey. 5 yrs. old. will be fresh March 5; 1 Holstein cow. 5 years old. will bqyjfresh Feb. 28, will give 5 gal. per day. a real cow; 1 red cow, 7 years old. will be fresh by day of sale, a heavy milker; 1 red cow, 8 years old. will be fresh in March: 1 Holstein cow, 5 years old. will be fresh by Ist of March, a good milker;

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1 roHii shorthorn bull, 3 ye arH o u real bull, ami gentle; 10 lid. () f v ' ’ heifers and one young steer above cattle are all in good fir~h HOGS, 42 Head - 1 red sow will D |„ In March; fi Big Type Poland Ch P* gilts will furrow latter part or 16 shoats weighing about 120 Ibie 19 shoats weighing about 60 It ■, all d ou ble immuned and all in go ' SHEEP— 3 head of slid p. CHICKENS—B dozen White Barred rock 'pullets, extra nice oi.r 3 or . dozen White Leghorn pullet ■ * MISCELLANEOUS - 1 |. rllnr , )M , cream sepnrator, iu good ahape* 1 Storm Kins buggy in good shapeset buggy harness; 1 Simplicity’is cubator, 50-egg si>; 1 p-, ki . Vl . ’. coal brooder. soff chick, in mi shape; 1 bed with springs and mitt tress; 1 bureau: 1 9x12 rug. and other articles too numerous to mention TERMS— On sums over L", t.o a lit of six months will be given first three months without interest, ths last, three months bearing 8$; j nter est. 4% discount for cash 011 smn, over $5. All notes to be sati-facton with tho clerk. No property to be renoved until settled for. JOHN A. LSCH Jesse Ellenberger and Noah Fraubiger, AucMoneers. Clerk—Arthur Kirkwood. icir,.ii