Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 19 June 1924 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. 11. Holler—Pres, and Gen. Mgr. E. W. Kampe—Vlce-Pres. & Adv. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse— Sec’y. and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur Indiana as second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies ...2 cents One Week, by carrier —..—10 cents One Year, by carrier 15.00 Ono Month, by mail 36 cents Three Months, by mail|l.oo Six Months, by mai111.75 Ono Year, by maill3.oo Ono Year, at oilice >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 & Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City, N. Y. Life Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. YES. WE HAVE NO WHITE MULE: — In the article, “Greenville, Ohio, Man Gets Contract For William Farlow Drain,’’ the Decatur Democrat says, "One of the main purposes of the ditch is to furnish a drainage system for the town of Berne.” Whoever had that in his head must have had at least a pint of white mule in his atomache. Tiie idea of the Farlow ditch never originated In the head of any man, woman or child living in Berne and the promoters of it never thought of Berne in any other way except scheming how the toyn might be taxed to help put the project across. The fact is. this drain will do Berne a lot more harm than good.—Adams County Witness The above editorial is a sample of the inconsistency of the Witness for on the front Irnge of their paper they carry in the same issue the story of the letting of the contract, word for word, eliminating the one sentence as was used in this paper and it in eludes this paragraph: 'Branch number one is a drainage sewer (or the town of Berne. The contract calls for the dredging. cleaning and laying of the tile necessary to complete the job." Evidently we don’t have a monoply on the "white mule." for the two paragraphs above would indicate that our story was not far from being cor rect. The original petition was filed by William Farlow and was only for the main drain which extended from his farm to the Gates farm, about three miles "as the’crow flies." but about five miles following the dilih Later a petition was filed by the peo pie of Berne and vicinity for a branch' ditch and Mr. Farlow says he had ab •olutety nothing to do with that part of the Improvement The petition was signed by a large number of ettiaan* from the vicinity of Berne and it is presumed that they at least thought It would be a benefit and would do "more good than barm." Among the signers we note the names of such substantial men as Andrew <;«H achaik. D K la-hm-n. C. K Kteeffer Stengel ft < raig. Emanuel Kprunicr David liabbegger and many other# If we have made any misstatement concerning the drain we will gladly correct it. but we fail to find any that run bo considered serious, Il may not have been the mala purpo e of the ditch as originally petitioned for tn furnish’s drainage system for Berne, but It certainly must have been In view by those who ashed for the branch. If we ran "see straight" Il is entirely the bnelnesa of those st tected and our effort was only to fur nuh the news and not to enter Into say controversy. • Yea, we have ho "while nir',~" The many friends of Dan M Niblick la UHg city and county are pleased and delighted with the new honor which cams to him thia week whoa be was elected president of the Indiana Retail Drr Goods Assorts non. ft is the loading orgentution m * Jis kind in the middle west and Uh

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Face toDFace -.' With Frank A. Munsey r z "Another Man From Maine" (By Joe Mitchell Chapple) t In the dtin light of a korsome lamp } of a telegraph office “down east” in ’ the State of Maine, a young red-head- * ed lad was permitted to practice ’ with the key. After he had finished 1 talking to himself in dots and dashes. J a newspaper office in the same building gave the young operator a sniff of benzine and fired his ambition to -<>nie day write a book and be a publisher. The printed page was more alluring than the written telegraph message that had to be delivered in those days by leg power. While Frank Andrew Munsey was l>orn at Merceh. Maine, in 1854. he did not go to New York until he wsg twenty Jeight (years of age, with plans matured for puldishing the "Golden Argosy." a juvenile weekly which 'ater developed into the "Argosy" one ->f the oldest story magazines in the ountry. A* a clerk in a country store, young Munsey could "do up" a dollar's worth of sugar and make the package hit the scales .at 20-pQund mark every | time, but candling eggs und mixing 'armors' butter in the cellar did not ippeal to him. There were many tribulations in hose early days, but if young Mun’ey had one characters! ic, it was ourage. Conceiving the idea of Munsey's Weekly” In 1981, he later i ■on verted it to "Munsey's Magazine" | ->ne of the original ten-vent magazines | which worked ont the pioneer problem of building up the newstan/ - ;ales for popular magazines. Then came the curve of lower cost | troduclion. He had established the Mohican chain of grocery stores to itlllxe his early experience in a -ountry store and moved his plant to \'ew lx>ndon. Then he moved it back again, for Munsey is always on I h- move. He found that grocerfcw I <nd publishing did not mix. lailnching into the newspaper field vith Intrepid courage, buying up and ' onaplidptfng paper*, making some I vlitors and extinguishing Munsey has always been drivng ahead ■ with a very definite message to the , mblic. In his early days he wrote stories— I hurt stories and long stories, and in j Ms own vfork indicated what he | ranted in a magazine. He has never | "Berried. which. In these* days, is look- > d upon almost as a distinction, and . or many yean h<- has Men one of I New York's desirable “eligible*"— |

Editor’s Noto: »tml ten mimes of your favorite famous folk now living to Joe Mitchell Chspple. The At»i«. Waldorf Astoriz Hotel New York City. readers o« this osper are to ncnunxte for this Hzll of F»me

best retail merchant* from every town and city, large and small, in the state are members it's a real job and one that ban Will till with much credit for he is "«» of thane fellows who dues things assigned to him and finishes with Just as much' enthusiasm as he starts with. As I president of the Tri stale !>ry Goods i Association. hr made a splendid reci ord as an esecuthe and this fact no i doubt caused the larger orgjtn I gallon I to demand bls services. We coarratu , Ute Itan and the organisation, if* ► a splendid honor for ban and an asi snran<e for the lb tall bry Goods . member* that the business of their association will be properly taken , care of. ' The Aral scrap In the big national 1 convent Inn nest week will be over 1 the proposed changing «f the twn--1 thirds rule. Nines the days of An- " drew Jarknon the rule In democratic! ' national convention. has been that, '• the nominee must receive a I wot bird ■ ’ vole nt the delegates The McAdoo • forces wilt try to change this to a; 1 majority but 11 *• mor * lh “ n P r °bubk« ’■ that thia win not be permitted The *• winner will have to win his nomiaa » lion It b predicted under the <dd rule We dull hear of occasional showed nearby, but they are fewer than b» ► fore and there may be a rip*. yet " for a r **m crop We usually get by ► in thia pat’ of the country and we k have faith that we will this year. » — 1 11111 y This Is more like ft. We heard a d tAlow growling today haeause it was • “ .. b

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f f ■- -F i F -s-- w * $ WWi Ny... •• / 4 FRANK A .MUNSEY says: •‘The purely juvenile publication is an illusion. American boys and girls insist upon growing up quickly and require adult reading at an early age.” — rivalling Sir Thomas Lipton in Gr< at l ( Britian. He counts his first atory, “Afloat in I a Great City.” published in 188 J, as his first great literary success, although he was not quite sure whether his enterprises were all afloat :U that I .time. Two years later. "Under Fire" I appeared. and in 1884 his real novel. "Derringforth" was published. Munsey has a mind o{ his own. and ho knows how to keep his fingers on the key in every undertaking with which he is aaeocluted. Whether aj a banquet, aju-aring in a I blazing front, in his office, or summer 'home “Garondah.” Elizabetl^ow q. . New York. Frank Munsey is always . the same —a distinctive individuality j that projects far and near with his | ideas und impressions. In the earlies days I have seen him opening the mail and looking tor the ; beautiful blue papers (money orders) lor stray cash ami coin that would i help on the payroll. I dißed with him ‘ when youthful magazine ambitions ( were surging in my breast, und s’ill find him the same kindly soul as of lold. hut be does not want aufone to j know about it. “The purely juvenile publication is an illusion American boys ami xirF insist upon growing up quickly and re-1 quire adult reading at a nearly age.” I ■he said, and in a Yeminiacent mood I added: "Horatio Alger. Jr., was one of the most human men 1 hav? ever known," Anoth< r “Man from Main* ’ whq ! has been able to build up a fortune I Iby knowing when to do thing# am! I . when not to do things and luCum* lup the ronduslon on the side to the {good—that to Frank Mummy.

■ 1 1 — Fl »- ISAIAH S 3 Out of black mold molouua tlliy Whiter than drill- of Skuw ! From baren knob* of yellow clay White tmk und hlck< ry |!W . The greater the alarm and blanker the cloud I* The brigbler i« heaven’* bow. j Out of lite ot tetri,bh trial From a stony path, kmc trod. Out of a dungeon dark and damp From under the cruel rod I Uome men ilk Mom a Poter und I'aul And the mate Mesa Bon of G>>d —A. 1). Burkntt.

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• —————————— Who’s Your Pick? * Have you "doped out” who is going to Ire nominated for president ami Convention next week in New York? A field of candidat >4, "favorite sons" and “dark hors -s" have mentioned for the honors. I’oliticiul writers state that William G. McAdoo and Governor Al Shiith. ot New York, are in the lead today tor the presidential nomination. Following Is a list of nsmes of candidates and it is almost certain , that one of them will be th candidate named, either for president or for I vice-president. Here they are: William G. McAdoo, of California. | Secretary, of the treasury in Pres- | ident Wilson's caWlngt and director | general of railroads during the war. Governor Al Smith, of New York, i twice elected chief executive of the . Empire state. Senator Samuel L. Ralston, of in- ! diana. and former governor of his | state. John W. Davis, of West Virginia I and New Y’orb, ambassador to England tinder President Wilson ami one lof the leading attorneys of New York | City. United States Senator Oscar W. I'nderp’ood, of Alabama. A number' <if the Peace conference held In Washington, shortly after Pr* Ident [Harding took office. Josephu.; Daniels, ot Raleigh. N.I t'arolina. able Secretary of the Navy I In Wilson’s cabinet and publisher of the Raleigh News. Charles Bryan, governor of Nebraska ami brother of William Jen- ! nings Bryan. • Edward T. Meredith of De« Moim>». lowa, srreotary of ngriculture in Wilson’s cabinet and one of the largest publishers of farm journals in the country. Carter Glass. United States Senator from Virginia and a< cretary of he treasury in the W Ison cabinet. Thomas J. Walsh. United States Senator from Montana and prosecutor of the famous Teapot Dome scandal . United States Senator Ro'sl S.l Copeland, of New York former health | i-ominb>sion<-r of New Y«rk city und I writer on health topics. Governor G. S Silzer. of New I Jersey, now lug serving as ihi« exI Martin Glynn, fouer governor of

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