Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1924 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT PvbiUbed (very Evening Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Beller—Prea. and Gen. Mgr. E W. Kampe—Vlce-Pres. & Adv. M«r. A. R. Holthonee— Sec’y. end Bug. Mgr. mi «m Entered at the Poetoffice at Decatur Indiana aa second class matter. Bubecrtption Rates Single copies 1 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Tear, by carrier . 16.00 One Month, by mall —mm*.!* cents Three Months, by mall ..... >I.OO Six Months, by mail — 61.75 One Year, by mall —63-00 One Year, at offl' a— —■—— 66.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second sones. Additional postage added outside those sones.) Advertising Rated Made Known on AwllaaMoa. Foreign Repi esentatlve Carpenter * Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg., New Tort City, N. T. Idle Bldg.. Kansas City, Mo.

The Leopold anil Loeb trial in Chicago will cost $600,000, it is estimated. That’s a pile of money to spend on two young men who had diseased glands and abnormal brains. The greatest harm which comes from this trial and the publicity given it is the delay in justice. It Hjis been requested that those who own property along the streets where ornaiAntal light posts have been erected have the trees trimmed. You ought, to do it for much of the good from the lights is lost and the appearance of the street is spoiled. Shade is a great thing for any town, but the trees should be cared for or with each storm comes much damage to the light and telephone wires and in other ways. Trim the trees. Ed. Jackson is making church and school speeches over the state and it is emphasized these are non-political. Os course they are. Jackson is a candidate for governor on the republican ticket. He doesn’t care to talk about the administration of the past tour years, the Dollings business which he authorized and spoke for, the of McCray or others, or the republican committee with whom he is not running smoothly. What else is there left for him to do but discuss churches and.schools.’

The aerial mail service is not self supporting and according to Harry New, postmaster general, the tram ■ continental trips have to be discontinued soon. When first started the novelty of the opportunity to send mall by air service' from New York to San Francisco in a little over a day. appealed to sufficient souvenir senders to make it profitable, but now it is discovered that the real business demands for such service i a insufficient to pay the heavy expenses. Nevertheless, we have shown it can b done and in due time it is predicted the air mail cars will be as permanent as mail trains are now.

’Though fkere were more autoists on the road yesterday than the average Sunday, according to the men at the filling stations—and they know—the number of accidents reported wa< unusually low. Perhaps we are being more careful and it is hoped that that is the reason. There is more pleasure in caretui motoring tnan in seeing how fast the car will go, there is wisdom in stopping before you cross a railroad track, there is good sense in obeying traffic laws and the rule > nt the mortorist and all these things combined will keep up the low average of automobile accidents if every body does it.

About three hundred members of j the Ku Klux Klan, men, women and A children, B ome on horse back, some in a automobiles, most of them afoot, gave t a parade here Saturday algllt> £onow . f cd by a paolic speech on Liberty Way ] and Whit tlrny called the “naturritea- , tion” meeting in a field east ot town. They wore fill regalia and mingling in the crowd were several hundred] people who wore sortie ensignia which designated their ailegience to the'

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Face to Face With James Montgomery (By Joe Mitchell Chapple) Father and son were together. Tim son was painting a picture which expressed the depths of filial devotion. It recalled the day at Pelham Manor, Westchester County, New York, in 1877, when James Montgomery Flagg was born, and the young father declared. ‘‘My son will be an artist.” Besting for a moment from his pen, the father continued: "I cannot remember the time when Montgomery web not drawing pictures—on the floor, on the wall, eveywhere—always with a pencil." Educated In public and private schools, James Montgomery Flagg also studied at the Art Students’ League and spent his early boyhood days in England. “The scenes in dear old iznidon are among the most vivid impressions of my life. I was a wor-

shiper of Whistler who was then in his prime." In these early days Montgomery Flagg set a high stand ard for his own work. His first illustrations were used by the "St. Nichols Magazine and since that time he has been drawing for Judge and Life, streches that sparkle with his genius, while his illustrations in all the leading magazines and periodicals have made him one of the most popular artists of his time. In 1900 he began painting portraits in Paris which were exhibited in the Paris Solon, .and his work in oils and water colors in the National Academy of Design and the Nev York Water Color Club attracted art lovers. In his water colors he reveals a triumphal strength catching the spirit of Nature, in falling water or rustling leaves, putting human nature at its best in a harmony of tnaods. James Montgomery Flaggs is not only an artist, but an author whose keen sense of humor has made him a vogue. His “Yankee Girls Aboard,,’’ “Tomfoolery.” “If—a Guide to Pad Manners.” "Why They Married.” ‘‘All in the Same Boat,” “The Mystery of the Hated Man.” all have the charming satire that scintillates with good humor. Like many modern authors and artists, he has made an expedition into the motion picture realm. “In Girls You Know.” and other satirical comedies he has won fame on the screen. During the war he was appointed state military artist by Governor Whitman and designed forty-five notable war posters. They are in themselves a collection of art. His stirring appeal in the poster of Uncle Sam pointing his finger at “You,” was most effective. The Red Cross mother poster will live in the hearts of the people and awaken memories of tense days with the boys “overseas.” In his New York studio there were

Editor’s Note: Send ten names of your favorite famous folk now living to Jon Mitchell Chapple, The Attic. Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York pity. The readers of this paoer are to nominate for th]s Ha. l of Fame.

hooded order. There were no disorders and no wild enthusiasm. Just what was the purpose we haven’t an idea. Some think it was political and | others think that is wa 8 an effort of organizers to take off some easy money. It was noticeable that most of the paraders and those who took active part in the affair were from outside counties and there are still a great many unconvinced that hiding behind a mask and wrapping a sheet of the motorist and all these things a good American. Just what good did it do?

Tonight at eight o’clock, eastern time, which is seven o'clock here, John W. Davis will be notified that he has been nominated for president by the democratic party. The event will occur at his old home at Clarksburg, West Virginia, where for two or three weeks the home folks have been getting ready and where for the past several days they have been paying respects to their favorite son. While the news which Senator Thomas Walsh will convey to Mr. Davis to-

night is not what might be called a surprise, the event is nevertheless an important one. The acceptance speech will state the democratic candidate’s position on various quesItions of importance and will mark the l l opening ot the campaign. President ''|foelidge win be notified Thursday wnlle Senator LaFollette will not

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\ \ * -■ I 1 a? -OL James Montgomery Flagg says: ‘‘The scenes in dear old London are among the most vivid impressions of my life." paintings that would make an art exhibition in themselves. The portrait of his wife was a tribute in water colors. Here and there the original sketh for a poster, a portrait in oil just being completed of an eminent celebrity, .seemed to speak with us while we chatted. James Montomery Flagg is first of all a student of character. The average business man who is prone to be-little art and discuss it front the point of measuring it as yards of canvas or by the pound of paint, or the bristles of the brush, continually talking "efficiency" until red in the face, is the on - personality a nartist will dodge. A true lover of Nature —Nature in her real moods — James Montomery Flagg lives his life in his own way, creating ideas that will daiate his conception of art. He ranks as a premier in the new school of American artist who are giving America a distinctive place in the realm of art. Tall and handsome, with hair brushed back, a twinkle in his brown eyes, he has the charm of friendliness. One picture in the studio arrested my attention. A view through a window from the interior of an old barn. It conveyed something indescribable in its simplicity and feeling. The very straw, the cob webs in the filmy shadows seemed to suffuse that canuvas with the soul of the pastoral beauty outside, although an interior scene. The reality was lifted into the ideal. No lens in a camera could ever catch the something that defies all efforts to reproduce by mechanical process. Nature withholds some expressions as do individuals, even between close friends—lovers, parents and children husband and wife—reserving that' something in human relationship not expressed in words. Pcetts take dizzy fights to find that phrase in verse; artists try to catch the Voice of the Soul and make one I moment in life —one flash of a scene —eternally a picture.

wait for any formal notification. I’lans are being made and within a month the campaign which Is likely to become a redhot one before election day, will be going right along. 1 * 1 ' iiftwiy—» ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ ♦ From the Dally Democrat fllee + + 20 years ago this day ♦

August 11. —Six hundred veterans of Spanish-American war here to attend reunion of 160th regiment Col. Gunder among them. William and Ripley, former Adams county men suffer $25,000 loss wnen their hardware store at Winchester business. George Nichols as Berne is here on was destroyed by fire. C. J. Voglewede home from trip to Denver and St. Louis. Godfrey Bell returns from the big fair at St. Louis. ’

Mrs. J. S. (’overdale is enjoying Winona Lake th's week. Henry Hobrock here for first time since his serious illness. Burt House and Murray House each operating free bus lines. Misses Edith Cowatij Amelia Winters and Alma Cowan are at Home City. First Voyage Across Atlantic. In 1452, the Santa Maria, a Spanish vessel under the command of Christopher Columbus, traversed the ocean in 70 days. Some historians say that the Atlantic between Norway and Greenland was crossed by Norwegian sailors before the year 1000.

1 r:. 111,1 1 i* ALONG AN INDIANA ROADWAY AUGUST FIRST Wheat-fields are cut,: they are all In the shock, Their story will soon be told; In a few more days the big granaries Will fairly be bulging with gold. I Oats, too, are turning,—most of them are ripe,— Boys figure to each catch a bunny When father has gotten the field about done, — But the farmer is thinking of money. z The corn is beginning to tassel and silk And,—if planted in season,—is tall; In the "black-ground’ ’parts, it “looks pretty good," Though some fields are still rather small. < The meadows have all been made into hay And only brown stubbles remain; My. what a lot of pasture there'll be. If we only get a good rain! Corn crop will be short, but hay. wheat and oats. Are fine as a body coud ask; When its all averaged up. we “will do fairly well” The reward will be worthy the task. —A. D. Burkett. o Would Require Autos To Stop At All Crossings Terre Haute. Ind.. Aug. 11—Laws requiring all motor traffic to stop at, interurban and railway Crossing and prohibiting more than two persons to ride in the front seat of an automo-

jpj/y The man who plans to buy rfezL new clothes in September should read this news today! Yes, this store is going to be here in September and so are you and we are not trying to rush yo.u or your dollars one speck. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF OUR GREAT SALE and we are offering 63 suits at HALF PRICE and we don’t mind telling you why. Last August we did a tremendous volume of business. This August we are out to meet it and beat it and when it came time to close this sale we decided to make this offer 63 SUITS at HALF-PRICE 535.00 $17.50 525.00»!.»- $12.50 $20.00 Suite Now SIOOO If you will look now instead of next month we will make it pay your gasoline bill for the rest of the summer. AU STRAW HATS HALF ■ PRICE . • ALL WASH SUITS AT HALF PRICE, ALSO!

of,he Terre H..1. TrhOlM . initial company, here today. '> _• down the enormous death toll f ' automobile accidents. | j I These were made following •* nouncement of the public service com . mission of a conference In Septem-i ber to promote safety on Indiana - highways and railroads. A third person in the front seat o an automobile, Nicolai said, is IW to Impede the driver’s view and hamper him In handling the car. He also said that all motor traffic , should stop at railroad and interurban ( crossings, “just ns an crossings. ” _ ;' “From my observation.” Nicolai raid, “1 find that autos and motor, busses in this section do not come to j a stop, nor do they ever flat a rai1 ’ rot d or interurban crossing before g<>-. I ing over the track. Our cars flag a ’. every crossing.” „ I Traction men. supporting Nicolai s; j views, say that ordinary precaution ■ measures adopted by tractions and 1 railroads do not atop auto I from being earless. They site sever-■ al instances, in one of which a driver of a car tried to cross the tracks j when a fourteen-car electric train . was passing. He drove his auto into ihe thirteenth car. In another case, a truck driver turn-| ed abruptly off a road parallel to the I traction line, and looked back and hut not straight ahead, and wheeled, his machine squarely in front of an I oncoming traction car. 0 OLD FAMILIES HOLD REUNION (Continued From Page One) Voglewede. the late Anthony Holt - „ house and Henry Voglewede of thLj city, were elected treasurer of Adams .county. A happy time was had by all Sun-| day and everyone is looking forward to the next reunion with much plea--1 sure. Among the out-of town relatives who were here yesterday wer Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Arnold and AttorI. noy and Mrs. Ed Meyers and family I [and Miss Margaret Confer. Mr. and )|Mrs. Pat Meehan, of Fort Wayne; ■‘Miss Marie Garard of Louisville. Mrs.'

Mi*ni> ,,n un ‘ l M,s ' Wm ’ Uurk | f lima »ev JilHu* A. Helmet. and! ilev‘ Otto A. Peters were also guests j ,t the reunion. t —o TWO BANDITS ARE KILLED (Continued from Th,, y n, ‘ urnP<l the bandits’ fire *’«h hotgnns, wounding all three men. !t wag estimated that nearly ten > thousand persons visited the scene of tlu , holdup Sunday, motorists coming m B || directions to view the bulletIl'

“EVERYBODY’S GOING” NEW INDIANA STATE FAIR SEE THE BIG STOCK SHOW | SEPTEMBER 1-5, 1924 • <| '■ : ■ .. *'4 1 1 - a- - Wffli ‘'f LUm ~ Horses Showing In Coliseum. Indiana State Fair Indiana'h Big Show Grotinds. Make it your week’s vacation for the entire family, Wonderful exhibit of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, gr™ niaehinei’y, etc., ete., America’s most famous herds will exhibit. Tins will be very educational for the entire family at a small The Indiana State Eair is a state institution and every taxpayer terested in agriculture should take advantage of its resourceful exhibits. INDIANA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE INDIANAPOLIS. IND E. J. Barker, President. Thorntown, Indiana Wm. M. Jones. Sec.-Treas., Indianapolis, Indiana

| holetl no,,t 'he littleTr 555 •Huatod at theM Ityaeekers.<t w(( . rßllth . ° f the Rhoot "‘K. Whitts n " f(l ftont and the doorg. The elder Schro. u all(1 them their only disa niH)l „„ ” s ‘ they refused to “ ,tnt »'ll don’t want any nitir „ rounaer sehrong sa)ll 9 picture, and i (lon . ( w It wag the younger Sihr™ 8 "* turned the fine or lhf J ’t*! they entered the 1; ‘ ’‘h fashion, shooting thl , »« and canned g. W) | H on