Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1924 — Page 4

• DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. It Heller--Pree. and Qen. Mgr. E. W. Kampe—Vlce-Pres. & Adv. Mgr. A. R. Holthousd— Bec’y. and Bus. Mgr. Entered at tbe Poetufflce at Decatur Indiana ae second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies „ cents One Week, by carrier —lO cents One Year, by carrier >5.00 One Month, by mall $5 cents Three Months, by mall SI.OO Six Months, by mall $1.75 One Year, by mall $3.00 One Year, at office .- $3.1*0 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) 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. DAVIS AND BRYAN:— The greutest convention In the history of American politics came to a dose at 12:30 mid night, central time, and the delegates, tired but well satisfied with the outcome, left Madison Square Harden to plan hurried trips home. Thu long struggle Is over anil the final meeting of the fourteen-day anil night session concluded with a love-feast at which speeches were made by Governor James M. Cox, of Ohio, titular leader of the party. Governor A1 Smith of New’ York, a game loser anil a real fellow. John W. I)u vis, the nominee for president anil others. Every faction united and the smiles, while tired, were genuine. There Is no doubt that John W. Da vis, nominated for president is one! of the big men of America. He Is re ' gariled as one of the greatest lawyer:’, i of the country and while hls client:! include the Morgan' family and other:: 1 of wealth, he Is a sane progressive. I with his own views which remain uneffected by that employment. He is six feet tall, of gracious, yet com mantling address, of Scotch Irish * stock, vigorous in health, a forme 1 ’r solicitor general anil ambassador o exceptional habits and fine family life, popular with every one in both parties and a resident of West Virginia and New York. Jn his aildres: last night he said: "•There cuu be no compromise with re-action. Liberal principles must and will prevail Thin is the mandate of the hour and 1 skull obey it.” He promised to put before the people the creed of the convention and to lead a millitunt fight which will call for every democratic vole and millions from the lib era! progressive* and republicans. And he has the ability to do It. Governor Charles Bryan Is one o: the most popular men of the west, has for a long time taken an Import ant pari in politics in Nebraska, where be was elected governor two year: ago. He has made n splendid record one of bis great achievements betni to secure a price of from nine to thlr teen cents a gallon for gasoline. Hi has reduced taxes and has gained tin whole-hearted support of the people of that section. He will tuke care o’ a million votes west of the Mlsslsslp pi which an eastern man could no* possible get for the ticket. Hls selection came after an hour'a conferenn with leaders of the party and aftei Walsh and Meredith had declined the honor. We believe the ticket wifi prqvc , * strong combination and that the i campaign will bring a mp»*uge to the , b**nde of the United States which will | causs victory t„ November The , east and the west, business and the , farmer, progress!*. „ m , runM , rVM „ Yr "* >« '»«*> away „ to . bring great.., Mr „ n|tth , o ‘ The Iwo and i, half weeks of con.td- , eratlon have been worth while amt th. old democratic party with new Lad. rshlp, supported by the old, wilt march on In the duly they owe the country — l,lll 1 ■ To Senator Walsh will always ding the reputation earned by hls wonderful ronduet In presiding over the graatast national convention ever htld la this country. Ha navsr mads a bad ruling, was always a gentleman.

Flashlights of Famous People l —

Face to Face I With Harry B. Thayer r — President American Telephone and Telegraph Company > (By Joe Mitchell Chappie) J Millions throughout the country ( the proceedings of the political conI volitions at Cleveland and in New I Now York because of the telephones l wires. It even affected the attendi dance at the conventions, for many people felt that they would come in . closer contact with the proceedings at their homes than to be the possessor of u ticket to a remote part of the Convention hall. Nine thousand miles of new wires were provided to make it possible to broadcast from New York to twenty large stations us far west as Kansas City, where even the whispered asides were heard. Truly these are X-ray times. Broadcasted from there it passed on to the Coast, where people could hear what was said in Madison Square Garden, of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, now that ail the pioneering has been done in telephomie development, what else could be done, he replied: “The pioneering in the telephone is only begun. We have still greater things to accomplish.” Coming from the chief executive of the largest corporation in Ihe country, now even surpassing the United States Steel Corporation, this remark was significant. Every day at his desk he has liefore him the plans for further perfecting the most universally used service in the world. Harry Bates Thayer was born In Northfleld. Vermont, in 1858. A descended of a Pilgrim of the Mayflower, he has quiet, concentrated 1 Yankee reserve that develops managerial (lower. Like President Cool|idge “his tongue rests while his head * j works.” His annual report are popu- * |lar reading, not only to the thousands * of stockholder*, but to individuals < who use the telephone, as a direr* 1 message to them, for President ’ Thayer insists that lie must prove an * efficient public servant in serving best the interest of his stockholders. 1 When he secured his A. B. from i Dartmouth in 1879, he began as elerk i in the Western Klee trie office in Chic- < I ago and later was advanced to vice-j 1

Editor's Note: Send ten names of your favorite famous folk now livino to Joe Mitchell Chappie, The Attic, Waldorf Astoria Hetel, New York C‘ty. The readers of this paper are to nominate for this Hall of Fame.

■ knew his stuff in parliamentary rules, had the respect of every one and if he would have permitted it would have been the unanimous choice of the convention for vice-president. He came out of the convention a bigger man than he went in and he was some national figure then for to his wonderful ability is credited most of, the success of the recent investigations. No man in the democratic convention, came nut of it with more respect or admiration than Tom Tftggart, the j old leader from Indiana. When he moved the nomination of Devas be made unanimous, he was given a great ovation. Kcw people douht that hc| could have made his uld friend Senator Italston the nominee if that gcu'lcman would Jiave permitted it and many know the keen personal regrets of Mr. Taggart because of the action of bis friend who. however, we believe acted In good faith. Taggart is a big man and I* so recognized by the democrats of the nation. One of the most delightful features of a county fair is opportunity aflorded to meet old friends and this Is particularly true here where efforts havo alwaya been made to make the fair the annual homecoming of hundred* who are making their home temporarily or permanently elsewhere, but still feel that Adams county Is the one place in the world. Be sure to plan to attend the fair, have a good time and see the old friend*. — Well, Chat'* over now and most poev Ule are glad of It. The lon* drag beI came worrisome for shout everybody •<nd a terrible strain for the delegate*. Now we can get down to some other thl*g. of considerable importance. In ' f ' lu,Un * th * "Wl— of a living. » A1 Smith ts a regular H# and smiles and declare* hi, in-

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HARRY B. THAYER says: “The pioneering in the telephone development has not passed.. Greater achievements are to come.” president and general manager, finally becoming president of the Western Electric Company. All the > years he was closely asociated with the late Theodore N. Vail, the pioneer genius of telephone developments. He was the logical successor of Mr. Vail, for he has kept pace with every development day by day. “Achievements in voice transmisrion thrilled me ever since, as a lad, I first heard the sound through a tin can covered with bladder skin. Every day brings us new surprises in the mirations development of sound transmission. President Coolldge at the White House now has hearers in the most solitary individual in the most Isolated spot, who Is brought within the sound of the Presidential voice, giving to each far-away hearer the kinship of the gathering around a family hearthstone just to talk things over.” Now the wild dream of projecting corporeal bodies and living forms through space has been accomplished in the transmision of photographs flashed from Cleveland to New York ami from New York to Chicago over the same tyires tha, <arry the voice of the individual whose likeness is portrayed on a cylinder synchronized with another cylinder revolving a thousand miles away. “And yet it ail is so simple,” raid President Thayer quietly. "And to think we are only beginning to understand the possible achievements iif the creative force of American inventive genius.”

tentions of taking off his coat and working for the success of Davis and Bryan. The voters like that spirit. The ticket named by the democratic convention yesterday is acceptable to the people of this community if we can Judge from the remarks and comments from almost every source. ♦ ♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY 4 ♦ « ♦ From the Daily Democrat flies 4 4 20 years ago this day 4 44444444444444 | July --Alton B. Park «r of New York nominated for prt sklent hv democrats atul Henry (i. Davis of West Virginia for vice-president Mrs. J. W. Tee pie receives broken arm in fall. Jcrnm I’eosse. 3, hus left arm broken In fail from opera bouse steps. The A. J. Smith family Is visiting at Richmond. Klm-y tt Vance have purchased a ' new s«f:». It. Kelver & Sons open new clothing store In the Allison Sludubak.'r , block. Offhers of Ben llttrs entertain members with program and refreshments. ' Mr. and J. C Sutton are visiting at •jOssum. 1 1 Harry Quinn is at Home City for a . j week. Prohibitionists To Name State Ticket Auk. 7th. Indianapolis. July 10.—The state ptlcket of the prohibition parly will be ! named at a muss meeting In the state ! house. August 7. according to an announcement of B. 1., Alien, state chairman of the party, today. Among the speakers will be R K Proush. Harrisburg. Pa, nat tonal chairman of the party, and H. R. Karls. prohibition candidate for president. The Anti-Saloon League will not be repreaented st the convention, acj cording to E. 8. Schumaker, superin- | tendent.

PEMOCRAT, 11U id, . Davis Accepts the Nomination And Gives Out First Statemen

New York, July 10.— John W. Davis, the Democratic presidential nominee*, declared in a statement late today: “The history'of national conventions may he searched in vain for one which hns excelled this in freedom of frankness of discussion, for whose 1 actions have been more cleurly the result of the unfettered wishes of the assembled delegates. The resolution and endurance they have exhibited is but proof of their sense of the solemn responsibilities to the country under which they acted and of the supremo vitality of democracy. ’ _ j ™“1 cannot but feel deeply sensible of the honor done me by the convention and nn even more conscious of the weighty obligations that huve fallen to me by its deliberate and unanimous choice. Not least of these i

JDI j J ijv Mi JTv*j A It Is Tq Laugh T’was at a sociable And there was lots of fun, — But, the best of all . A race the women won. They lined up twenty women And Uned up twenty men. (The lines stood face to face,) Told them “how" and then They gave each a side a pillow And a pllldVslip,— t Both of good material They didn’t dare to rip.) “Each one must put it on And take it off again * And hand it to the n-xt.” — ‘Twas so the orders ran. They told it over twice, — So every one would know; And when each side was ready The leader shouted, “Go!” You should have see those men! The women did it right,— But some of those man-montions Would'd made a fool look bright! They rammed it. jammed it. slammed It.— But the more they tried The more the ease and pillow Somehow- each other shied! Half of then dropped the pillow. Tlie other started wrong.— And when the women finished The men were going strong. There's l«ta of things a man fan do.—and win the race But one of them is not. "Put on the pillowcase.” —A. D. Burkett. FM CRUDES FDR HAY ÜBGF.D Department Os Asrricullure Has Table Prenared ■ For Public l T sc Federal grades for hay have been promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture following several years of research work in which hay from all parts of the United States has boon collected and analyzed The grades are In response 'o a widespread demand for n standard system of designating the various kirn' ::nd qualities of hay. and already are being used at some of the loading hay market* An inspect 100 service is being established in conjunction with the standardization program for the purpose of enabling shippers, receivers, and others ala small fee to have their product officially Inspected. The huy crop In the United States last year had an estimated farm value 1 of sl,::'.tl,(MHi,ocwt, H»y I* one of the four major field crops of Ihe United States and In many Stales Is the leading crop In total farm value But despite this Importance of the hay crop, the product receives less thought and attention on many farms than stirh e other field crops as torn, wheat, oat i, e or potatoes, tbe department point* e out. i- When farm lahct* la scare. wh r n r- corn or wheat la the chief farm enterprise, and when hay is a crop of ! aecnnd.k-y Importance In the farm in il.comp, It Is only natural that hay •’ t should be the crop to suffer most b from Inattention, declare the F»dert al hay sfandarizatlon specialists. But *• If hay Is to be relied upon as s chtel *• source of farm tnrorae. or If hsv is 11 be produced for market and consider-

Is the duty to put before the co'in'ry as clearly ns mv powers permit, Demorcntlc, creed and the I>• ni''< ra tic policy ns the convention has dared them. “That this creed uud this )»' ICwill receive the militant suppmt all those who call themselves by the Democratic name I do not doubt tor nn instant. I shall hope to their aid that great body of liberal prog"'* slve thought which believes that progress is motion, government is action which detests privileges in whatever form and which does not w s ! the American people or their government to stand still or retreat from the midst of n changing world. "There can he no compromise with reaction. Liberal principles must and will prevail. This Is the mandate of i the hour and 1 shall obey it.

led as a cash crop, it must be managed with the same degree of forethought ami attnetion as the good farm munager to a valuable crop of corn, wheat or potatoes. Clean meadows, cutting the hay in proper season, curing and storing the crop us quickly as possible, and baling and loading the hay according to market demands are emphasized as being essential to receive top market prices. Many of the ultimate buyers of liay are dairymen, livestock feeders, cotton planters, and other farm’rs who represent the real buying demand in the hay markets and they want palatable, nutritious hay that gives real value for the prices paid. Hay that is unsound, overrlpen, full of weeds, badly stained, or otherwise of low quality is a drug on the market and should not he lie led and shipped to market. Much of the trouble and dissentlon in hay marketing is due to low grade hay. Particularly in these times of high freight rates it is usually unprofitable to ship a lowgrade product, the department says. Department Circular No. 326 that gives specification of United State* grades for timothy hay. clover hay, elover mixed hsv. and g:ass mixed hal, has been prepared by the departiment for free distribution. The «irleular includes an outline of haymaking. haling and loading methods os-

Ask any 1 j employe THE employes of Northern * Indiana Gas and Electric 1 Company know that one of j most important needs of. I this business is the enlistment 3 of capital to provide facilities I . ~ for more and better service j to patrons. I wtmtm 9 f our more than 1,400 env an Indiana| P*°yes, approximately 1,200 are I [wvutmknt] Stockho ders or are now buy- § i fe v j ing Stock. They are now enI SJged in the sale of our 1% I Rraa fnm referred Shares to customers. I Kslirif inooma , v , * Jt a»d from all _ . | full particulars ask any | embLye, or ’phone, write or I ca H a t our local office. E I Northern Indiana Gas ! I and Electric Company | I The fas Company | Vi

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total population up to 101,752 U The honor of having thj I number of names In the claimed by the Miller family vl'M The Smiths were second with -I George D. Elk has the shortest ami N. Andrecopoulus, tiu- i unfc JJ England's Oldest Toll Gal I England's oldest remaining t(ll | ■ is claimed to be on the i,, il(} . Witney and Oxford; by Ule **• stands a notice hoard, doling ,*■ time of Charles 11. I