Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1924 — Page 3

things | UNUSUAL By T. T. MAXEY L.HOU I KI ********** IM i f 24. WoaUrn N*w«p»per Union.)

BOSTON’S GRAND OLD BELLS Ohl North or Christ church, first nccnpled about 1728, Is sold to be the oldest church still standing In Boston. \fter the completion of Its' massive brick spire In 1740. the rector determined upon the purchase of a “ring" or chime of bells. Accordingly, arrangements were mflile with the foundry of Budhall nt Gloucester, England, which east the! celebrated bells of St. Martins In the I Fields. London, and other famous “peals." to mold and ship a suitable 1 chime of bells and n bond therefor In 1 the sum of 1,100 pounds was executed. 1 The bells were carefully and skillfully* I made, shipped and laid down In Boston In the early summer of 1745. There were eight hells In the set—' the smallest being a six-inch liell, while the largest weighed about 1,400] pounds. The bells were raised to their places In the great tower with a cure ex-' tmordlnnry—lest some danger might' befall them, and as their voices floated nut through the spacious arches of their lofty belfry ami filled the. air with their tuneful and mellow rfAtnds, great Indeed was the gladness In the hearts of the officers and members of the church, for, In the slang of the present day, they were some hells. Although cast by hand before the advent of modern mechanical contrivances and advance chemical practices, these bells are of remarkable quality und the secret of their superior sweetness ami the unusually great carrjlng power of their tones remains tin unsolved mystery. These musical bells kept company with one of the signal lights one April night, In 1775. when Paul Hover • took his famous ride toward Lexington to Inform the populace of the movement of British troops; again, on that history-making June day of the same year they looked out ui«m the Battle of Bunker HHI —across the Charles river, t-.lld In 180! they narrowly escaped destruction when their tower house wns wrecked by a storm. Luckily, however, although made al-ia-st two centuries neo—the frst cMnies cast for use In these United States —they have come down to ns In isrfect cor.dlt’on. with n record unmatched by any other set of helis In this country—ln that for more than 175 years no punllc demonstration Las taken place In Boston in which their , harmonious voices have not mingled '

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1914. Western Newspaper Luivu ) HAT ISLAND Great Salt lake 1* the strange*! lake on thi* continent. In keeping with tliS Hituatlon, one of the strange*! is,lan I. In America la In thia strange hue. A. if to perpetuate this strange■e*. the entire imputation of this island cunlvts of a cmglomerathm of bird If.,—pelirgn*. seagulls, an I hen n. <>i crane, about 100,000 —all told. Hat Island, appnorhttely nicknamed Hit I Island, han tin area of about 22 81 r-' ami is |oent>s) many mile- off diora. There are no tree* on It tin,! m> vegetable growths aside from some scrubby sate brush. There la no rv,■>rl of animal life on U ami then- la »” human life < n It. Nothing having a f<*n| value grows on It. Further- •»■■■ -. ft la tut Id that no living thing, •th the exception of u minute shrimp, ran live In the saltiest of salt water* wl left surround It. here Is a ditty which say*. "A "d»e ■>!u blnl ra the pelican.** The ex- 1 latcnce of ihlv hlrn colony npi>enr* tv 1 Itutr out th. truth of this stnie.uent Apparently, n hand of roaming pollran* from th-* PneMc coast concluded 1 •het the Im nt|<>n of thl* Isolated triage made it a veritable |inrad!«e for the rearing of theft yoen ■ •' «*• I’tnrtlenlly Immune from dl'tu. attire hf man; It ap|>etirod to be free from •‘'ngvr to Itoth erg* and y.wtn; bird* hecHUM- of the absence of prowling •nlinala, nnd climatic condition* wet* favorable — the *ttn shining on th" r * * would a*Hi«t the process of in vnbitlng the egg* while the birds were nt from their neats Accordingly • nee no trace of the pelican. In num I* found In any other section of il", western Inter-mmintaln region exrept at Yellowstone lake In Yellow- ” Park. ths supposition Is that the h' «s of this “find" wna cnmmunlent*d •" the haunts of the trllw of pcllran* •long th. Pacific const, because now. •spedally during the mntlng non*"’’ CT "it Hocks of these pectillnr bird* "‘‘ir.-tto hundreds of mile* over nt" lb tains, desert and plain to thia rtmkerv '•I '•»• midst nf th'.t xaltr-n sen. 1 I ’* •‘•ngiilla nnd Cannes, sensing th" ••‘ritrity enjoyed by the pelicans. f'd ••'"ml .nd giao adopted this a« their fringe. The itter !„(.), t h!« I*l* l« not a serious matter because »»»«■•'• hlrd* are all good !<« distance flyer* fly to the ontlefs of fresh enter Hvern and lakes and obtain the no e* ’"'T sustensure, the average r""nd •flp helng about at) mtlcs

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THE NEW YORK SUBWAY The rapid growth and consequent street congestion of our large cities seriously slows down local transportation and hastens the Installation of Improved methods. With the perfee- , tlon of electric traction came the subway or underground transportation. (rowded conditions on Manhattan Island, where in some sections authorities claim population reaches the un- ' believable density of 700 persons per I acre, are unmatched. New York city not only leads the world In subway operation, but probably possesses more 1 miles of subway than all other cities I combined. I There are now completed or being built there seventy miles of subways. ' (•Obtaining upwards of 2UO miles of ! single track, the cost of which ranged 1 from $1,200,000 to $2,500,000 per mile, recording to time of construction ami j working conditions. The building of a Bteel-relnfoiTed ' | concrete tunnel under the crowded | streets and towering skyscrapers of our largest city, maintaining sewers, water, steam, gas and lighting mains, telegraph, telephone mid tire-alarm cables and other public utilities vital 1 to the success of a metropolitan city. through which to operate electric pas- 1 senger trains on fast nnd frequent I schedules Is a herculean task. The main trunk lines of this subway system are four tracks wide and pro--1 vide for both express or through und local traffic In each direction. Patrons niter the subway from kiosks on the streets, broad stalrwnya lending to the s.atlon platforms. As a rule, local stations are about five blocks nnd express stations about two miles apart. During the busy periods, morning and night. In a trunk line subway express trains carrying eight to ten cars operate about <>n > minute apart In each direction, making a speed better than thirty miles an hour. Local trains, carrying five and six cars, operate less than two minutes apart in each direction. The cars are about fifty feet long. Such a subway will transport 1,000,000 passengers dally. The depth of the subway underground varies widely according to local conditions. The greatest depth Is at about llktrh street where the rails are about 180 feet below street level. At places of great depth elevators are used to carry the people to and from the trains.

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* W — - -w - ELLIS ISLAND Ellis Wand, in New York bay, near the Statue of Lilo-ny, is the chlff lauding place provided by Unde Sam for Immigrant*. Through It passe* the constant stream of foreign-born which fl< w* Amerleti-wurd and from which they scatter to the four wind*. Formerly known both a* Oyster and Glbbot Wand. It wag acquired by the n.dlonal government from the Flute »f New York In istat nnd liecame our leading Immigration station in IWE, After leaving quarantine immigrant* i re landed on barge* w hich are towe l to Ellis Island. A* the Immigrant* land they are formed Into line* and tile pn»t the Inspector! who "sire tliem up” to discover If there Is any rernon why they should not be permilted to enter Amerien. They are renew >1 by doctor* and examined by Inspector* and vl<* Investigators. Feet, leg*, bund*, arms, body, tier, eves. I. nd, tire gone over. They are carefully sennaed for skin, eommunl- ■ aide slid ey* distil**" If found to I* (>. K. In every any. Immigrants are permitted to pass, pur,.lll|M. ticket* to deslnutl'-n. their maney exchanged for «- equivalent In ,uc currency and given assistance tn Is’h'lU friends or reinthe*. wise, the' are held for further Inwtlgatloa and developments and finally pnsaed »r returned to the corn fry from which they came, a* cmull lions warrant. The majority of the*" newcomers k . .’ - the three fourths of them. It ' ll,e territory east of the .Ml*-,l**l| I river nnd north of the Ohio river. I -,111. island I* Intensely Interesting. Amu.mr ami pathetic Im-Men*.'occur .tally All ImutlgnutM approach It In X ami trembling l«t they prove Z, t. ««" To oeariy all "f <b*» „, ir langnage and custom* nr.- tinknown, 10-tee they do not nmler.t nd h-tS ; U n 7X pI« W <0 the workl. Mm ,ry for joy ■•' rr ,. r, ;; m X'' , ro u«-d or „»her* I*o*ll* ’hey Sf . n family i. " ay< * („ r i f*, one rnomimr holne unflt. r- t« *iin‘* entrance law* tlglfl -not that he w|.ho* t« ke i ((t ,I—l,lo*. but becii'teo ' ’ ■ .o» of ntevntlus 'tnd,*!r"77 Bering A* many a* fl'"" 1 able, frnm . derm*: immigrants l av* I han ,-esr. I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1924

KING'S GRANDSON

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GEORGE LASCELLES London Little George Lascelles, s-oti ot Princess Mary and grandson of th’ king of England, was snapped while out for a tour in a London park recently. Master George seems quite doI tilted. | . Highlights Os Governor Branch’s Speech Today Indianapolis, May 22.—High points in Governor Branch’s speech before the republican state convention follow: What we call the running expenses of the state for the first three years of the present administration were over one and a quarter million lets than the last democratic administration. There has been a slight Increase of taxes because we have been spending our money on our unfortunates and on permanent improvements for our state roads, schools and Instit.’.tlors. The democrats have made a political football of the new state reformatory at Pendleton. Winn finished it will cost the taxpayer! millions of dollars leas than those of adjoining states. It Is gratifying to the citizenship of Indiana at large that our commonwealth is climbing out of the mu I through the medium of good roads. No paroles win be granted by ire except for the most valid reasons. I believe in the sanctity of our courts. We must look to them for protection and they shall have my support. I have faith in the people who believe that our state wards should have the best care we can provide for them. I have faith in the people who be-

- HI - I ’ I'fl H Mi L ■ ■ *IgB ' d AN ENDLESS CHAIN OF GOOD There are only five links in the "endletm chain of gnoii !** Ist link—you earn 2nd link—you save ,;rd link—you deposit Ith link—jour hank loans to industries .'.th link-industries employ people Henre systematic f«vln< helps not only you but your neighbor. I.ookctl squarely in the face. then, il is the duty of everyone to save systematically. When th* thought grips you that savirg help* vour neighbor rau have experienced a new sensation—il is re-fl-et»d In increased confidence and assurance. Your deposits arc amplv secured and your interest at 4', will help accumulate when you bank at Old Adams County Bank

| lleve our children are entitled to the ] best educational facilities to bo had ' by the children of any state In the | union. I have faith in the people who believe in the commercial and social side of the good roads movement. I have faith in the people who are willing to put the interest and welfare of our citizenship above political o; partisan consideration. o t REV. THOMPSON '(’ontinoed from Psge Onet ed und appointed nnd plans made for the holding of the alx-day Chautauqua to be held in this city June 24th to J in<- :;i;t.h. inqluHlvcx Communicate,ns and bulletins from the circuit manager al Indianapolis were road bv tiie secretary and a few minor detu Is disposed of. Proceeds to Civic Section The puitoso of the organization meeting, besides the selection of the oT'ters, was to designate or select a charitable or civic organization as tl i’ beneficialy in case a profit was made from the chautauqua, thus (implying with the federal tax prov .ion: in regards to the amusement tax. It was voted that the Civic Sec- - tlon o fthe Woman’s Club be named the beneficiary and that all profits .••((•ruing to the local Chautauqua orgt nlzatlon be turned over to this ( l ib. This act will exempt the seaso • tickets f’.om the amusement tax. they selling for s:t net for adults and sl.f>o for childrenAccording to the contract the i<- al organization will share one-half of the profits over sl.. r >no for season t eketa and will receive one-half of < I' • to tl profits over s2,o<M>. , The Community chautauqut is one er the best chautauqua circuits in the country and the program to be given here, in all probability will be one of the most interesting und enterijuatiil lr »F" t W) . 4 V Kills Flies.Moths.Ete. Easy to use. For moths, sprayclothing, tunes tries and rugs thoroughly. Will not stain. Pleasant odor. Harmlessto leuaans or animals. No dust or dirt. K Pint..soc Qt....»!.» Pint...7sc Ga1....4.00 Tr*ai Sprsysr with each brttb. Special Hand Spteyex 40c LraeJeae Ths Telede R»i Spr’f £•> Orasglat TaleOa. OMa

Coining ever given from a chnntuuqnu pintform. This is (he first year that the Community Chautauqua has b' on secured for Ile.ritiir. Sixty local people giiarunteed the sa’e of 500 season tickets nt $3 each and an soon us J. S. Peterson, chairman of the committee, re.urns from Indianapolis steps will be taken towards their sale. The sale of season tickets will close on the opening day of tiie Chautauqua The Chautauqua oiganization will send men here to assist in the sale and will also send

End of the line- H ® Soft Hats all off■■ THE STRAWS ARE IN! May 15th was the last day for Soft Hats—but here it is May 22nd and still Second street has hundreds of men in felts. No hurry on our part—but we would like to point tout that Sepienioer 15th is—well,, you. know, what happens to straws— Make it today Make it a John T. Myers Co. Straw and be sure. Thousands of Braids, Bands and Blocks ■ all that stands between you and your hat is a plate glass door with oil on the hinges and inside—a display of straw hats that brings to your head 100'.' satisfaction. SI.OO 10 $6.00 The new Powder and Sea (iull Blues in Shirts and Neckwear. lefub-T-Ayecb Go J BETTER CLOTHES FOR LESS J MONEY-ALWAYS ~ • DECATUR • INDIANA • I ! wC * V/A ‘ < / I / I / f / ’ -xk- f | \ | s m The Coach is Exclusive to Hudson and Essex Gives Closed Car Comforts at Open Car Price The Coach ii ■ Hu<b>n-EMex invention. No orocr type Mid Hudson SupCT-SiX no «sher car givet doted car comfort! al to near open car Coach Cott. The extra cott of doted models on other can it from C P •JOO up, even on the lowest priced can More than 135,000 ** 1 J 0 Coachet art in tervre. Salet exceed 3,000 every week. Everyone prefers a doted car. The Coach alone i» the I'J'SCX SIX quality ear within reach of all No wonder the Coach on C.Ollch Hudson and Fates la the world't largett Delimit ttx-cylinder **,( A *7 CZ tinted cm. The price you want to pay will decide you lor iTxJ 1 Hudton or Eaaex The doted car advantaget of the Coach and itt pnceturtly leave no other contiderMion. kmgkt 1u E*tr* Hudson and Essex Are of One Quality = P. KIRSCH & SON = 2nd & Jackson Sts. Phone Xlli

• advance men to look after the plac-, . Ing of the outdoor advertising und I ( assist the local officers and committee In arranging the detalla for the. big event. The Greatest Power , You can't nccompllah what you can t Imagine. Tie* minute you say to your- , self. "Oil. that Isn’t possible.'’ It isn't , ' possible to you. P.UI some other fel- | low Who. with bls mind’s eje. sees the thing finished, will come (d<mg mid do It. (Teutlve thought Is the I greatest power In the world.

Clear on the Face iff it It may alter the complexion of your I thoughts to make up your mind.— . Heston TrnnscHpL _r, "Gets-ir QUICK, EASY, ■/ V PAINLESS 5 euR«» CALi-ouaaa **•• nor corns . The ITolthouse Drug Co.