Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1924 — Page 2

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Pres. and Gen. Mgr. E. W. Kampe—Vice Pree. & Adv. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse —Sec'y. and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Poetoffice at Decatur Indiana as second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents, One Tear, by carrier *5 00 One Month, by mall 35 cents Three Months, by mall 11.00 Six Months, by mail *1.75 One Year, by mail 13.00 One Year, at office *3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second sones Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. > - Foreign Representative Carpenter A Company. 122 Michigan Avenue. Chicago. Fifth Avenue Bldg.. New York. City. N. Y. Life Bldg.. Kansas City, Mo. April showers bring May flowers , and everybody is anxiously lookinc . forward to a spring boquet of johnny-jump-tips and sweet williams. So let 'er shower. The only way to really reduce taxes is to reduce expenditures. The trouble < with things at present is that we are paying for that forty-miliion-dol-lar legislature of last year. It's easy ( to appropriate but it's hard to pay. A lot of that money could easily have been saved. A rh»t at Lilly. Pa., the burning of n Catholic church near Shelbyville,. Indiana and other serious affairs ar* charged to Abe Ku Klux Klan the past few days. They sewn to be blossoming with spring. They may not be guilty but men who wear masks and create mystery subject themselves to such charges and suspicions. A meeting of the Better Roads Organization will be held at Berne next week, definite date to be annuancud later. The session will be important and those interested in the improvement of state road 21 are urged to be on hands. Some action will be takeas to the road between this city and Monroe and all interested should declare themselves. U-JL— J! A lot of people are awaiting with Interest Governor McCray's story of why and how he secured the 1155.00’' from the agricultural department and why be did a number of other things in conection with his unfortunate business affair*. He has consistently denied bis guilt and if he can convince the Jury and the public that he Is Innocent we will admit he has been a badly abused and maligned man. Hr is expected to tell his story on the witness stand this week. —— - —• Senator George Wharton Pepper, picked by Mr. Coolidge to be the keynoter at the Cleveland convention, made a speech at the Maine convention the other day in which he placed the blame for the troubles of the G <J £> 00 th* Ute Mr. Harding and it is claimed bls address was given the "okay” by Mr. Coolidge and hie pre lit lea I advisers. He accused Haugh* r ty and others appointed by the late president and as result the- party U even worse split than before. There you are aud where are you? _ _ * Tonight at 7:30 will occur the regular meeting of the Decatur Industrial Association at which time report* will be board from various committeaa. including the ftnan<e boys. There will 1 be discussions of the tourist camp 1 proposition, river bank Improvements. >’ «wd». the stuck yards and a dosvn ' other matters us mtnrust. Com t * up ' and take part m the buatamw of the ' • ommunlty. The president and Ms)’ b«>ard are wilting tn work nver.-tlme j 1 to mako thia a big gear tMr D~atur ’ but they can't do jt Wabout the sin ' cm cooperation of the people of thu ' <uinmwUty and you can’t give that’, without attending the moeUugs usd getting into things The list of candidates for the com - ty primary to hr field Mg.' «'b k ut> • ' tomplete. The last minute fur that

Flashlights of Famous’People

Face to Face With C urtis Wilbur The Man Who Succeeded Edwin Denby as Secretary of the Navy (Hl’ Joe Mitchell Chapple) Fate has played many strange tricks with tbis old American family that sprung from New Englund's rock-bound soil. It's latest twist is the calling of Curtis I). Wilbur. California jurist, to become chief of Uncle Sam's Navy With four other members of the Wilbur family has Kismet’s hand turned tppsy-turvy life careers and upset years of preparation and study. The same finger of fate that made Miss Bertha Wilbur of Los Angeles, sister of the new navy chieftain, u music teacher when she longed to be a painter, and lured Secretary Wilbur’s brother, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, from the practice of medicine to the presidency of Leland Stanford University and later sent him back into medicine for a brief period, when he was called to attend the late President Harding <luring his fatal illness, are a chain of circumstances that lead to the appointin' nt of Judge Wilbur, the latest member of President Coolidge's official family. It brought Curtis D Wilbur from the golden wheat fields of North Dakota to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, plunged him through a brilliant judicial and political career in California and then overnight returned him to the first love of his forebears, tbe navy and the sea. Sea lover, jurist, author, lawyer. Sunday school teacher, lover of children—such is the new captain of the ships that sail the seas under the Stars and Stripes. Secretary Wilbur was born in lowa in 1867. aMenued high school in Jamestown. N. D.. and from there entered Annapolis, where he was graduated with the class of 1888. Resigning from the navy shortly after, he began the study of law. first practicing in Los Angelas. He was the originator of tbe children's court and beesme interested in child welfare work. Bills drafted by Wilbur form the basis of the jdvenlle court laws of California. When asked if he had a hobby. Secretary Wilbur smiled and anBounced: “I do no: play golf. My hobby is children I’m so interested in them *hat I have even written books for

Editors Note: Send ten mmet of your favorite famous folk now living to Joe Mitchell Chapple. The Attic. Waldorf Astoria Hotel. New York City. The readers of this paper are to nominate for this Hall of Fame. _ i ■——

plunge was five o'clock Saturday afternoon. There tv a number of contest* on among the democrats of Adams county and the republicans have one for sheriff and a number for com-: mlttcmen. Added to the county cam-| palgn is the state primaries in which eight are contesting for the democrat-, ie nomination Cor governor and six tor the honor on the republican tick-, et. The next four weeks wifi lie busyj ones for the candidates and their friends. The fight is on. Make it clean, pruaent your caw and lot the people choose those whom they prefer to represent them as their candidates. The eighth district presents bale J. Crittenberger as a candidate tor the democratic nomination for governor and Edward Toner as a candidate for the tepuhllcan nomination. Both are newspaper men and both high ilasa c’tixcns. There are always things saidj about candidates, but the fa-tv remain that those two men have earned recognition becauae of tong years of aerv-li-c. political, commercial and otherwise in thin district. With all du** respect to the other candidates we ■m nee no reason why these men should not have the support and the votes of their follow cltixrmi. Years, of sPmlm should be rewarded and especially when those who are canJidates have lived In ng upright manner and stand for the things which wg! benefit the stale. .♦ TWISTY VfkM AOO TOOAV • ♦ F<wm tM Dolly Dsmecrat Ates e <0 years age «Mg dav ♦ *•••«■•••••«*» i April 1 —Gear tbrufeu. Harr- | Ersham. Romas Uarthel and Kadle Matter* are cubing at * batman s

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w ’-’a' nr IPv t ./T SECRETARY WILBUR says: “I am very proud and always have been to say—l am a Navy man.” children. Stranger still, the books have been published." “The Bear Family at Home and How the Circus Chme to Visit Them,” is the title of a book recenly announced by an eastern publisher—and now the author will be heralded ‘Secretary of the Navy." He is mightily interested in his own children. They are Leonard, atlll in high school; Edna May. Stanford graduate and a school teacher at Chico, California; Lyman, a civil engineer, and Paul Curtis, a college student, “majoring" in cbemistry v There's a witchery about the sea tnd its navies, and Wilbur admits it has trapped him and long held him prisoner. “It's like going back to my vouth and to a realization of all my dreams—this becoming Secretary of the Navy.” said Wilbur. "I've always been keen for the sea and ships. Here's my diploma from Annapolis. Look at the names! Sampson! Sigsbee —Sigsbee of tbe Maine! They were my instructors. They taught me to love the sea. and I'm very proud aud always have been to say. Tim » Navy man'.” There was a note of pride in the voice of the tall, heavy, athletic man. who succeeds Edwin Denby, as he talked of his days at Annapolis, almost forty years ago. “I was on the football team in my , last year there, and 1 played in all , the games,” he saidFrom football days ‘ the Secretary I of the Navy turned to talk of Sunday . School*: “I've had a class for years." he said. ‘ I like it. It think- ray- pupils have i enjoyed the work. I know I have. Pei haps in Washington 1 will find time to keep up my Bible classes.”

bi idge. Erhart & Runyon store at Berne burglarized last night and blood hounds an- on track. County Assessor Christ is attending tax meeting at Fort Wayne. Prohibitionists hold state convex'tion and nominate Felix McWhirter ( tor governor. Captain Knapp has his high school ball team out for first practice. | New linoleum is being laid at of- ' ftceg of county sheriff and auditor. . Mrs. John Niblick is at Muncie t*> , attend M. E. Conference. The Amo* Gillis family moves to Columbus. Ohio. New opera house opens at Bluffton. ■ Q —.gThings We Love The roll of distant thunder Th« gathering of the storm. Tha music of the rainfall And the raindrops soft un<| warm. The freshness of the landscape And the beauty of the ls>« That spans the eastern heavens Like God' mercy binding low. The homeland of my fathers. This fair land where I was burn; And goud old Indiana. Bust of all. where, every morn The robin sings In summer, And at night the whip-poor-will And vesper sparrow <»U mo I rout the vale or front Ute hili. My father and my mupter. Brother, sinter, swoothonrtwlfc. Idttle chaps who cull me "buddy." Fur them each. I'd give my life. Home and dawn aim duy nud tais*r Aud the rest s' evening lime; The sOteet aud the gloving Un the far hurttup Hue. -A. ». BVRKETT

CLUB CALENDAR Monday Music Department of Woman’s Club —Mrs. Dan Tyndall—Postponed. Standard Hearers of M. E. church, wifli Miss Mary Poling. Pythian Needle Club —K. of P. Home. Research Club —Mrs. John Parrish. G. M. G. of "Zion Reformed Church —Social Room at Church. 7:30. Executive Committee and New Chairmen of the Woman's ClubLibrary 7:30. Tuesday M. E. Church Epworth League Hard Time Social —Church, 7:15 p m. Elutaini Camp Fire Girls —Miss Catherine Kauffman, 4u>. m. W. C. T U. —Miss Gusta Cramer, 2:30 p. m. Progressive Sunday Schoo Iclass of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Henry Thomas. 7:30 p. m. Corinthian Class of Christian Sunday School, Miss Martha Charles, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday American Ass'u of University Women—Mrs. Hattie Obenauer. 6 p. m. Historical Club —Mrs. S. E. Hite. Shakespeare Club—Mrs. J. C. Peterson. Thursday Home Economics Club —Mrs. S. P.' Sheets. The Progressive Sunday School class of the Presbyterian -church willmeet at the home of Mrs. Henry Thomas. 321 North Fifth street, at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening. Mra James Bain will be assistant hostess. All members are urged to attend the meeting. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Owen Davit' entertained at dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. A. D. H'tnsicker, son Don; Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hensley; Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Huuicker ard Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sleppy, of Bluffton. Mrs. E. B. Mrn-y entertained at dinner Saturday evening for the Misses Jesteen Hocker, Marcella Kern and Mary Macy: and Messrs. Thetus Hocker and Byford Macy. The Horae Economics Club will meet Thursday. April 10. at the home of Mrs. 8. P. Sheets. Every member is requested to be present and bring samples of wool. silk, linen and cotton materials to be tested. • The meeting of the music Department of the Woman's Club, which was to have been held tonight at the home of Mrs. Dan Tyndall, has been postponed <>n account of a meeting of th Executive committee. All members are requested to note the change. ♦ The Corinthian Class of the Christian Sunday School will meet at the home of Miss Martha Charles, on Second street, at 7;30 o'clock Tuesday evening. Al! members are urge:!

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to attend. ★ The members of the Executive Committee of the Woman’s Club add the newly elected chairmen are i equested to meet at the library tonight at 7:30 o’clock. Business of importance must be taken care of at once. * Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. John Everett entertained at dinner and supper Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Deau Clippinger and daughter, Alice, of Shamrock Fruit farm, south of Van Wert, Ohio; and Mrs Emma Everett, of Wren, Ohio, in the afternoon the party was joined by Mrs. Ed Miller and son, Kenneth. * The Antioch Community Missionary Society will meet at the lunne of Mrs. Mabel Skiles, at Peterson. Thursday all day. During the past several months the society has been doing sewing for the near east relief, but the time from now on will be devoted/ to helping the motheds of tiie community with their sewing. The- presence of every member is desired. * The Epworth League will give a hard time social Tuesday evening at the church at 7:15 o’clock. The admission will be seven cents and tines will be collected if guests are not dressed in hard time's attire. PUTS-SORES Cleanse thoroughly—then, without rubbing, apply — VICKS ▼ Vapoßub Oeee l7 Million Jart Uood fcartf

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