Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller —Pres, and Gen. Mgr. K. W. Kanipe Vice Pre*. & Adv. Mgr. A. R. Holthouae —Sec y aud Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Poatoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Ratos Single copies - cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier >5.00 One Month, by mail 35 cents Three Months, by mail *1 2? Six Months, by mail J.’ 7 ,fl One Year, by mail One Year, at office >3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second sones. Additional postage ad ded outside those sones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter A- Company. 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York < ity N. Y Life Building. Kansas City, Mo. President Harding is going to Alaska where he will find relief from the Washington heat and the vexations of polities and government. Dispatches fail to state whether he is taking his golf sticks along. A young man arrested for gambling in Fort Wayne, jumped from the wagon and was shot to death by a policeman. Looks a little severe but it is also bad when men under arrest attempt to get away. The officer is criticized either way but at that its likely if this policeman had it all to do over he would have fired the third shot in the air as he did the first two. We appreciate the effort being made by the purchasers of the material on the lot at the corner of Jefferson and Second street. The lot is being cleared of debris and will soon be as presentable as it is possible to make it It is probable that the Christian church may soon start building there, estimates being made now to dt termine cost. These are the responses which help make a town go.

—ROCKFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY — The Best There Is In Life Insurance — The citizens of Decatur and Adams county will be interested to know that the Northern I Indiana Realty Company has secured the exclusive agency for the Rockford Life Insurance t Company for Adams county. Final arrangements were recently completed by Kt. McLean, the district manager. A & <3 The Rockford Life is an old line legal reserve company operating under the supervision F mN of the Insurance department of Illinois; and has over sllO of assets lor each SIOO ol liability. < Mr. Kneisley will have charge of the agency with offices in the Peoples Trust Co. Bldg. k-S All information pertaining to the various policies issued by the company will be cheerful > furnished. iMil fchh* JggSg The District Manager will be in Decatur the first and third Tuesday of each month. iraElU II "’H l )C to your advantage to get in touch with the Northern Indiana Realty and In-.-j? jt aJSMH surance company before placing your next insurance. -— ' ROY S. JOHNSOX * HERB s^ur y K S ,SLEY Phone 606 Special General Manager * • . - NORTHERN INDIANA REALTY AND insurance CO. “

It is announced and with figures and details to support it, that none of the beat sellers produced in the PMt few centuries have compared with the sale of the Bible. Also it is discovered that the soug ‘‘Listen to the mocking bird" has been the most popular one as figured from sales. It was written by Winner, who sold it for *35.00 to the publishers who cleaned up three million. A couple of records to figure against if you are ambitious. The .result of the request from the hospital board for assistance in furnishing rooms at the new hospital Ims been most satisfactory and the members of the board who have worked earnestly for more than a year feel that this real support is the best pay they could have. It is hoped that a .dozen more will respond and that every room will be furnished by those interested in this progressive, splendid movement. Cull them up today. An important meeting will be held at the Industrial rooms Thursday evening of this week when the Clover Leaf officials come to discuss matters of great interest to the city and to their company. To take care of the increased business in this city, the stock yards, the sugar beet campaign and other productions it looks as though new trackage would have to be put in and it is expected that announcements of plans will be made at this meeting. Governor Al Smith is resting at French Lick and says he isn't there to talk politics, that he is not a candidate for president and that he is simply trying to get away from the busy scenes of Albany. He will however discover a considerable sentiment in Indiana for a favorite son. Senator Samuel M. Ralston who while perhaps not a candidate is being boomed by his many admirers, who feel he is just the man of the hour. The questions asked by "Why" in

i the People's Voice column should i start a discussion and bring results, i We like to have our citizens show I this interest. Os course there aru always ways by which we can Im- ' prove the community. You see many we don't and if you call attention to them some will "take" and good will 1 be sure to follow. What do you think ' about the band stand, Jefferson street, flushing the streets and keeping the lights going? Lets have your opinion and make it snappy. I ~~~ Evidently it will take some action | to prevent those who want to post i signs and cards in conspicous places , from using the newjv painted light and telephone poles. Yesterday two . or three different kinds of advbrtia i ing cards and bills were posted on these poles. Attention of Mayor DeVoss was called to the violation of the new order and he immediately I had the advertising removed from the poles. This use of the poles will not be permitted and continued in-] i sistence will cause trouble for those who persist. We hope every citizen of Adams; , county becomes interested in the proposition of state roads through this county. We believe a county, organization should be made and an understanding reached as to just what is best for all of us as to loca l tion. material, right of ways and other matters of importance. Jt puts us in much better position with the highway commission, saves time and secures better results in every way ; Meetings are now being held in the south part of the county and we feel that much good would result if a county meeting could be held ami plans worked out whereby we all pull together. The state road should pass through Geneva, Berne. Monroe and Decatur. It may not unless the I farmers and the business men get in line and look after the details. Its 1 tihie to act for within a year they will be constructing a hard surface . ;road. -

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1923

May Make St. Louis Air Hub Os United States St. Louis, June 11.— Combining it* starteglc position at the geographical center of the United States with its Idg opportunity in holding the 1928 International Air Meet, St. l<ouis is idaqning to demand leadership of the American aviation industry. More than 309 prominent business men and civic leaders gathered at a meeting of the St. laruis Air Board to plan for the Pulitzer Trophy Race* and the International Air Meet here in October, accepted the challenge of aerial leader* to “make your city the air center of the United States.” A fund of >200,000 to provide a monster air field to accomodate tty planes which will gather here in October was started at the meeting. It has already been over-subscribed. Rear Admiral W. A. Moffet. Chief I

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of the Bureau of Aeronautics. United State* Navy told those who attended St. Louis was "admirably" situated to "accept or even demand" aerial leadership. "You in St. Untie are admirably lo cated to become the focus of the air highways of tho United States," Moffet said. "In addition to the fact that you are situated practically in, the center of the country, you have another resource which biay have been overlooked. That is the Misalasippi river. Because of the adaptability of water of water planes to landing, flights along river courses will undoubtedly be the most practical. You are here at the center of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, its chief tributaries, entering near your city. You are at the hub of the wheel. While invitations are going out to I thousands of the world's leading avl-

ators to take part in the great air regatta, .October 1. 8. and 3. and while contraction of the new aviation field has been started, business and commercial leaders of the city are Investigating the possibilities of making this city a permanent air center, both in the building of planes and in commercial flights. o — ■ Gas Company Petitions For Issue Os Stock Indianapolis, June 12.—The Northern Indiana Gas and Electric com pany, which was recently sold to Sam uel N. lusull. of Chicago, has filed a petition before John W. McCardle, chairman of the public service commission, requesting permission to issue stock and asking for a modified tion of tho commission's 1922 order authorizing the refinancing of the company. The stock issue requested

calls for 13.000,000 of class A 7 J cent preferred stock at 94 per ’ tcnt '"' r , par, and tor 81,000.000 o{ co stock. " Tho modification asked for ( On slsts of permision to issue *1 ihmiuou of common stock in lieu of ll’ooo’ow of preferred stock authorized in and to authorize conversion, ttt wc/ri ty holders' option, of >4,000,000 class B preferred stock. The comintu sion is expected to authorize the prayer of the petitioner in a few days. MARRIAGE LICENSE Raymond Kohne. druggist, Decatur age 27 years, to Leona Bosse, Decatur ago 20 years. —— «■ — Frilled Vfstees Frilled yestees, so popular witl the tailored costume, are sometime, bound with color or with a figure] or striped material.