Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1924 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY' DEMOCRAT Published Ev«ry Evonlnq Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J H. Heller—Pre*, and Bu». Mgr, E. W. Kampe—Vice-Preu, ft Adv. Ms* A. K. Holtbouee— Hec'y. and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Pontuffice at Decatur Indiana as second class matter. Subscription Ratos Single copies - ®* Btß One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier * 5 - 00 One Month, by mall 36 cents Three Months, by mall SI.OO Rix Months, by mall $1.75 Ono Year, by mail 13.00 One Year, at office 13.00 (Prices Quoted are within first and second sones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising Rates Made known oo application. Foreign Representative Carpenter & Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg.. New York City N. T Life Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.

Now that you have made those good resolutions. we how long you can keep them. Hiram Johnson don't approve of the action by President Coolidge in furnishing fire arms to the Mexicans and expects to tell the petiple his views in a speech or two within the next week. Hiram will find a number of things he can disapprove of if he hunts them and indications are that he is search ittg right now for something that will meet public approval and thus help hit, i tnpalgn. A Decatur men bant told us that ns a result of un advertisement in the Dally Deiuoirat last Friday, Satur day and Monday were two of the biggest days his store had evqr enjoyed. He is convinced it pays and annoum cd bis intention of u mg more space in 1221. That kind of a merchant al ways wins for he Is building on the ( only sound method known In th. present age. In-catur has several organizations with the purpose of helping the <om tnry. Woman's Club. Mootu lodge, several others. .May we suggest that just talk won't get any where. The thing to do in for each to make up a pro gram and then work towards u-cmap-Hsiiment. It u half dozen organizations will do that the work will be easy and the results surprisingly satisfactory, And by the way every individual citben can do the same thing. — The republican state ct>inmitte<- In a session that la ted many hours, and was Quite stormy. last night, agr. d that the resignation of Governor M< Cray will be demanded if he is con victed in court. Some dociston. Gt course n<> one would cxp'-el hint tn continue* to getvo as governor from

a prison cert. It l<»d-s very much a* though Walli hud been shipped !»y the decision. Any way, he failed t<> put over his demand and it ffeemr to Up to him now to make gjod on nls Muff und resign. sacs ~ . One of the b -st thltigs you <»n do la to smite anl mean it. Have you attended any of the baaketbal games at the high school gym this winter? There's a little boy who .-sells candy mol ice treain pies there und ho noils th* in. I>» yo'i know why* fh-catuae h<- han u nmllo and a p< ri.otmlliy, Hoy don't lose It. That cbafartertetic Is , worth more to you than aythfng •!»«• sum can bare Keep smiling and hostfins and you «ac lbk the world easily. And it will work J tint nd vfill amouu older busineas in an than Mt. Try It • thin year. When they i WHP cough ICMP'S Balsam

A thousand democrats will meet iuj Indianapolis Friday of this week to plan for the campaign. That's tine, I -provided good judgment Is used and they keep away from a scrap which , will tear the organization up. The republicans are just now going through ’ one of these which bids fair to leave , them in a half dozen factional pieces before they are through. The people are looking for the political party this <,- 8r which will assure good government at less cost and that ought to be the democratic policy and motto.

We want every subscriber to this paper to renew during the next month 4>r six weeks. The annual campaign for this purpose is being made at this time. A paid up list is the only thing considered by expert advertisers and it is therefore of great importance to us that we have that kind of a subscription book. W<f hope to give you a more interesting paper in the future than ever before and with your assistance we are sure we will succeed. Help its do it by renewing yours. The campaign is now on. there

are many activities including better roads, new industries, the markets, < ourts and usual (iappenlngs and you want to keep posted. Now is the time to renew. We are going to have a county road meeting soon. Definite word as to the date is expected by tomorrow am) we hope every cititcn who is interested iu better roads will attend. We may get some roads after a while without effort but we will get hard surface highways it we show the right Interest. There are some things we can d<> which help us and a member of the state commission has agreed to come here and tell us about the.te things. We are sura if we knew just what they want us to do to get back a i art <>t the large sum annually sent from this county to the commission we will lx* more than glad to do it. Watch for the date and plan to attend the meeting. Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch in an nouming his candidacy for the democratic nomination for governor sets up ten planks on which he will stand and which whether he wins the nomination or not will probably he written in the state platform. They in elude reduction of the crushing taxes, economy, abolition of hoards and commissions. co-operative marketing bill, local self government, good appointments. development of roads on u dollar for dollar basts, treating state funds as trust funds, supervision over agricultural funds and payment of. the state debt, That'n a big Job but one the d-mocrats will have to undertake and make good on. They have the opportunity and us in the past an grasp it if they will select the tight men and enter the campaign with the spirit to serve the people , honestly und faithfully. And that's ! what they propose to do.

— O ■ - '□L ~ whistle and song Wlii n you're all out of aorta und I wretched.- half nick With the worry and hurry of life; Wie n It seem« all the world has gone Io the dogs. And ItA just one round of strife. When you're lonely upd sad and hattea yourself,— When everytuina goes dead wrong. It will nave you a fit If you whistle a bit Or sing some cheery sung. It may be a rather hard thintt to do,— Hurt o' go against the grain ; but, what you nerd la. turning around Aud start Inn all over uguiii, tou pill rind that goodness and truth still lives, Thai the nun still shim** In the sky That flowers still bloom, that you'vo pluuiy of ramn, And one, Krl'-nd Is ever nigh, •—A. it. Burkett. hit k Heller left last yvcnlna for Bteomlnaton where he will resunn hl» work in the state university

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1924 WILL HAVE ONE EXTRA DAY Authorities Hazy Concerning Origin Os Custom Os Leap Year The fellow who was born on February 29 may as well « et 1 :i<iv t 0 celebrate another birthday, tor ll>-’4 Is leap year. In passing, he might burn an extra candle on his birthwlwt

day cake for the astronomers who - worked for Julius Caesar, about 46 It. ('. They determined that the solar year should be a period of 365 days and six hours. Four times six are 24, so every fourth year there is an extra day to be added somewhere The calendar makers eventually decided that as February was the shortest month in the year it might as | well have the extra day. In regular years ordinary holidays for the coming year may be reckoned on a basis of the following day, but a day is leaped in leap year. Christ- | mas came on Tuesday this year but in 1824 it will fall on Thursday. July 4. came on Wednesday this year and

next year it will be Friday. Authorities are hazy about the origin of the custom permitting women to propose marriage throughout leap year. In 1288 a law was enacted in Scotland providing that "It is statut and ordaint that during the rein of hlr maist blisslt Megeste, for ilk ' yeare known as lepe yeaare Hg mayden ladye of bothe an diowe estait shall hat* liberie to bespeakc ye man she likes albict refuses to talk hir to lie his lawful wyfe, he shall be mulct cd in sum ain pounds or less, as his I estait may Im*; except and awis gif he ■ can make it appeare that he is be- I trothit ane ither woman he then I shall be free." Some time after that I a saniliar law was n France | ami like customs were legalized in I Genoa and Florence in the fifteenth I century. Formerly these customs I were considered quaint on the theory I that women, being shy an retiring. I would not dream of taking such mat- I ter into their own hands. Some of I them to have dope it ae- I cording to their own stories. For ! the m there is no necessity for leap I year. For others leap year probably I will make no difference and they will I continue to wait the day when a man I suggests cither a church wedding or an elopement. o — DAUGHTER BORN ' Word has been received here announcing the birth of a daughter. Harriet Frances to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. I Christen at Jefferson, Penn. Mr. I Chtisten is a son of Co. Supt. and Mrs. | ■ E. 8. Christen. | a. . This is inventory season and about , every business house is doing that important work this week. o L There will be work in the Fellow n Craft degree tonight. January 2. at <:3O o'clock .Work tomorrow night, , January 3. in the Master Macon d-- ■ grep, at 7:30. All Ms-'tart come, we need you. W.M. o-

—■■ ■ I ■ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ ♦ 4 I ♦ From th» Daily Democrat flies ♦, ♦ 20 years ago thia day ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦WWW* Shcnnho Club enjoys banquet at I Murray with husbands as guests. Fifty friends surprise Rev. and I Mrs, K. A. Allen. ■Mr and Mr*. X. U. w. Winner, snialtest couple in world attract al i t' ntten when they stop off here between trains. Mr. In 36 Inches tall and Mrs. only 35 Inches, ■ II II ms.i Mlns Marcella Kuebler entertains | twenty girl friends on her birthday. Janie* llarkteaii, l.ankir. Paulding. . Ohio, la visiting here. . t (Jiri baby Irnrn io Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Coffee. M«'Ven employ os of Iroquois theater at rested on charges of manslaughter. Mrs. 8 K. Brown and family re--1 turn to Fort Wayne after visiting ham, • '-wW 1

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