Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1924 — Page 3

WOMAN OEI.EOATE ONI TO 0- »■ p - MRFI ' JoSw IF ’ I Oblß ji *** BL «B B|B|B ' ‘£ f~J'- _ /il __L MRS GEORGE BARNETT ThN photo shows Mrs. George Bar«tt who has bean named an alter- ‘ for the (1. O. P. convention at “Beland by the Seventh eongreswnal district of Virginia. Th” is the first district iu Virginia lo elect a woman to the state com"ura Barnett is the wife of the fornr commandant of the United States marine corps. She is the former Mrs. gcorden of Baltimore, Md. “KEEP PLUGGING” A ik-vA. “ i< :/ " i A '■ z z r / THOMAS W. ROSSBOTTOM This photo introduces Thomas W. Rossbottom, the new manager of the United States Lines, who has one brief bit of advice for boys. "Keep plugging." he says. He started his business life as an office boy at 12.50 a week. By keepiag plugging he has won his way to the command of the greatest merchant fleet Uncle Sam has ever had. GENE STRATTON-PORTER (Continued from Page One) of July and August through the winter months, that I could go barebeaded and in a sandalled feet all the year round, anil when I found the intense interests of a whole new world in the desert, the canyons, the mountains, the lakes and >he streams. Md the lure of the ocean. I finally reached the place 1 decided to build • work shop in California and tackle a new world of strange and different

WILLYSKNIGHT standard SEDAN now reduced to <1695 {fo.b.fToledot 238% sales increase makes this wonderful lew price possible! Now nearly everyone can afford to own this high quality closed car with the engine that improves S with use. Drive it —you’ll never change •“Willys-Knight owners never dol Holthouse Garage Ist & Jackson Sts. Phone 11

natural history which I am enjoying with even greater zest than I enjoyed work done in the I.imberlost for the simple reason that as we grow older life simplifies itself for ns and the thing in which we have specialized for long years becomes a habit instead of an effort. And so i have reached the point where 1 have got to consider giving up the Cabin and the wonderful wild flower garden that I have established there. Last fall I made a proposition to the Governor of Indiana that if he would take over the place in behalf of the State as a bird sanctuary and a wild flower preserve for the children of the State at the figure of expense that my bookkeeping shows that I put into the land, the building and the planting. I would donate an equal amount in the value of the trees, the planting that I had done there and the time that I had spent upon it. This seemed to me a fair • proposition. In the first place. I am ' not a rich woman. All that I ever have earned 1 have shared liberally as I went along with a large family, i with my friends, and on my husband's business interests. J cannot afford to . make "the gift entire, but I am willi ing to meet the slate half way. There are one hundred and twenty acres in the grounds. There Is access to the public to a fine camping ground and bathing beach just this side of the Elks’ Club House. There is a wonderful place for a golf course across the farm and through the old orchard. There is a farm residence for a caretaker and ground on which he could grow berries and small fruits and raise chickens and over on the lake shore, by utilizing the Cabin and the garage, large numbers of . people could be accomodated as they are at Turkey Run. The woods surrounding the Cabin contain the finest specimens and the widest numlx-r of native American trees 1 ever have seen in the same amount of space, and the length of the lake shore through the woods and bordering both sides of the road there is a collection that is very nearly complete of every wild shrub, vino and flower native to Indiana and many foreign specimans that have been sent me during my years of work there. But it seems that this proposition » reached the Governor just at a time “ when he was terribly upset concern- ’ ing his own affairs and he was in no i position to take the proposition up - with the State officials or too spend ' money belonging to the State ii]>on any project that had not yet had • State wide approval, and so nothing was done concerning the matter. As Home City lies so near to Decatur, and has for so long its most attractive outing grounds, it is just possible that the people of Decatur might be iuterested in making a start toward • a State wide movement to secure this ’ place as a park for the children of ’ the State. In any event, I am certain- • ly deeply grateful to you folks for the , proposition contained in the paper you aent me. and whether anything I conies of it or not. I shall always re- » methber your kindness in thinking . of the matter and wishing to do some

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thing of the kind. My best wishes to each of you and to your families." Very truely yours, Gene Stratton-Porter 350 South Serrano Avenue, Ixjs Angeles, California. March 25, 192-1. 0 State Officials Resign Indianapolis, April 4. —earl Wilde, director of the service for the state public service commission and A. B. Cronk, head of the tariff department.! today announced their resignation from their state positions. They will j form a law partnership, Wilde, former Evansville man, was at one time a deputy stale insurance commissioner. o Clover Leaf Freight Engine .lumps Track Traffic on the Clover Leaf railroad was delayed about two hours Wednesday evening when the locomotive of an eastbound freight train Jumped the track at a point near Peterson. The accident occurred when the rails spread and left the tracks of the engine drop to the roadbed. A wrecking crew from Delphos soon hoisted the engine onto the tracks. Little damage was done. Wil ■ I - ■: tijii •>*. .. 400 ROOMS ffn-« toi.-* h<-r v» ,th m-ny ~l hrr corr.fort ! L atur.» nr r.-.r-el i. uu n.i ic rut.-s. 10-9 Rooms at 5?.5 > p»r Day 100 Rooms at it.( J per pay 100 Rooms at $1.50 p»r Day 50 R-'orns at SI.OO per Day 50 Roon's at S per 1 -ay Th-re. I '< -»r>rci. ev.-nbuC/. 9Utn a.' • pwrtoi i-1 rack room. l oud S#r ice the Very Be .t t'.i.u Brea Mart . . $ .75 Sp- iai I m iew . .75 T..lde <1 I! -te Dit-m |, |.50 I ■ Coffee S ■-pao.i fc Roc a Firrst-in the city I (h>n«ei lent'/ I -cae I lh- I —<rt <>» Indiannmdir.. on W v -I. .NG I ON’ ST. (Natlou.l trail) at S..r- icky Ave. HOTEL LINCOLN K t. MtYF.X Manager INDI AN A POUS

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CARD or THANKS We wish, in this manner, to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to our relatives, friends and neighbors, for their kind sympathy and beautiful floral offerings during the illness and death of our beloved mother, Emily J. Niblick; also for the kind attention of Dr. Smith and for the words of consolation of Rev. Bridge. THE NIBLICK CHILDREN

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