Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 203, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1924 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT PMkllalMtf Every Evenlai UhU Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Pree. and Gen. Mgr. fi. W. Kempe—Vlce-Pree. A Adv. Mgr. A. R. Bolthocae—Sec’y. and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Postofflce at Decatur ladle** ae second clan matter. Bubecrlptloa Bated Single coplee — > eente One Week, by carrier cents j One Year, by carrier ■■■— — >*.oo One Montb, by mail —cents Three Months, by mall m... -|l-W Six Months, by mall __ _ One Year, by mall ■■■ —■ 18-00 One Year, at office ———l3.oo (Prices quoted are within first and second sones. Additional pestage added outside those soles.) Advertising BaSer Made Knew* ea Application. Foreign Bapieseatatire Carpenter A Company, 123 Michigan Avenne, Chicago, ' Fifth Avenne Bldg., New York City, N. T. Life Bldg.. KJussas City. Mo. ' Vacations will be over and the i school bells will be ringing within an- , qther week. The crisp fall days will j soon be here and according to expec- ; tat ions, improved business conditions > will come with the season. With the ' exception of a half dozen hot days, the summer has been a mild one and the cool days will not seem so ( much of a change. ■ t Have you ordered your coal for the 1 winter? The local dealers now have 1 plenty on hands and immediate delivery can be made. The price this year is lower than for the past two years f and it may pay you to look after this 1 important matter at once. Fill your * bin now and have the worry over. ( Turn to page three and take a look at the picture of the Soldiers’ Mem- ( orial Park at Van Wert, Ohio, which v formerly was an abandoned cemetery, f The American Legion of Van Wert, took the initial steps in turning the old cemetery into a beautiful and sa- ( cred park and the pictures clearly i, show the change. Can’t Decatur do i the same thing with the old cemetery • on Winchester street, which has not 1 t been used as a burial ground for many years I ”i

The Prince of Wales, with seven or eight surnames prefixed to his family name, Windsor will arrive in New York this week for a visit to this country. The Prince is a tine fellow, a regular beau-brummel sort of person and on account of his titled position, longing eyes from the fair maidens in this country will be cast his way. Society will do its best to entertain the heir to the British throne and wouldn't Old John Bull be shocked if the Prince fell in love with r.n American —not an heiress eith'er?

A man who wanted to know what the percentage of crooks is in the world sent a hundred one-dollar bills tc as many persons, together with a letter explaining that they had been over-charged to that extent. Nobody had been over charged, of course, because there had been no business relationships between the sender of the letters and their recipients. Sixtythree of the hundred returned the money—thirty-two women and thirtyone men. Thirty-seven of the ond

hundred persons silently pleaded guilty to being dishonest.—Hearst’s International Magazine. Decatur welcomes the school teachers of Adams county who are meeting here this week for the annual Teachers’ institute. The sessions are being held in the circuit court room and v an interesting program has been planned by County Superintendent of Schools E. g. christen. The school 1 teachers are the tutors of the men and* women of tomorrow and thoir task' is a tedious one. They deserve the utmost consideration from the parents

and the public in general, for a teach-' er many times will have more patients* with <1 child than a father or mother This county is fortunate in having a* corps of qualified teacher s and we' join in welcoming (hem to Decatur this week. May the coming school year be a happy and enjoyable one

Flashlights of Famous People

Face to Face With General J. G. Harbord President, Radio Corporation of America (By Joo Mitchell Chapple) j On one of the gloomiest nights of ,1918. I was with General James WarI bord and General Charles G. Dawes lin Paris. The city was in complete | darkness, "Pig Bertha" was booming .and killling hundreds, air n.ids over- ■ head were sending thousands of women and children scurrying to the Metros or subways for protection. It looked as if Paris must fall. With lips firmly set, there was an unexpressed refrain ringing in the minds of those two men. “The drive must be stopped." General Harbord was then commanding the Service of Supply, and General Dawes was the General Purchasing Agent for the American Expeditionary Forces. Chief of Staff of the A. E. F.. Commander of the Marines at Chateau Thierry. Commander of the Second Division during the Soissions drive, is a matter of record reflected in a modest distinguished service medal of both the army and navy, and the Croix de Guerre with two palms, and the high military honors of the Allied countries conferred upon Gen. James G. Harbord. Amid wheat fields of Manhattan. Kansas in 1886, James Guthrie Harbord was born and grew’ up with the sturdy spirit of a pioneer. He entered the U. S. Army as a buck private in the Fourth Infantry as a lad. studying nights, and later graduating at intervals from the Kansas Agricultural College, the Infantry and Cavalry School and the Army War College. During the Spanish War he was promoted to Captain and assigned to the 11th Cavalry, later serving as Assistant Chief of the Philippine Constabulary, with the rank of Colonel —a self-made general in the making. From Lieutenant-Colonel on the General Staff at the beginning of the World War, he was giventhe honors of Major General U. S. A. During the war he had a great deal of experience in “intercepted” messages. Armyoperation was then being largely directed by radio and he was soon an expert in “listening in.” Now in his office in the Woolworth Building. General Harbord, as President of the Radio Corporation of America, is concentrating his admin-

Editors Note: Send ten names 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 ncminate for this Hall of Fame.

for them. , | On account of a decrease in the as- • sessed valuations in the city of De- ] catur it may be necessary to increase ( ’ the city and school board tax rates I 1 per SIOO. A drop in the valuations of ( ' between $300,000 and $400,000 has , ’ been made thi s year, which means that the tax rates must be increased

in order to raise as much money as the budget required this year. Mayor DeVoss and the city council, according to the budget published, have lowered expenses for the coming year, a saving of at least $3,500 being made. Although it may be necessary to increase the tax rate a couple of cents, the amount of money to be spent by the city will be less and the city officials deserve much credit in cutting expenses down to the minimum. The school board budget is only sl.100 higher than this year, but you can’t have good schools without pay-

ing for them. ' Before the 'round-the-world airplane ’ fliers were half way on their journey, ; says a current magazine, they had taken more than twice the time required by John Henry Mparv, of the New York Sun, to circle the globe travel-1 ing by land and sea. He made the trip in 1913 in thirty five days, twen-’ ( ty-one hours, thirty-five and four-fifths ( seconds, bettering the performance) .of the mythical hero of Jules Verne's ’. story by more than forty-four days. ■

He cbvered an average of f>B7 miles a days; Nellie Bly’s record of 72 ( are those of Captain W. D. Seymour, i I who, in 1876, made the trip in 117 days; elite Bly’s record of seventy-two j days, six hours, eleven minutes and i fourteen seconds in 1889, lowered by ‘ about five days by George Francis - Train the following year. His mark J

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SJw £.i»' ' I® GENERAL HARBORD says: “Radio has challenged the lightn- • ing flash and the electric spark in annihilating space in virtually enevlops rather than engirdles the globe.” istrative experience upon the development of radio—making a radiogram as familiar as a cablegram. Opening the new’ station in Boston, messages were sent to London and to ships on the high seas, and answers were received in five minutes. “Radio has challenged the lightnin flash and teh lectric spark in annihilating space. It virtually envelopes. rather than engrjdles the globe. The Radio Corporation has stations-in many of the countries of Europe and South America. The business interests of America are in ‘speaking distance’ with almost every part of the , world.” In appearance General Harbord is of slight build, with a military bearing, having the face and jaw that indicates the determination and courage that goes with an army career. Whether in comand of the marines. Chief of Staff of the A. E. F„ or Chief of the American Mission to the Near East. General Harbord is first of all in command of himself. “The world is coming closer together through Radio, which stimulates Democracy. Nearly every boy and girl in America understands a radio set. Homes in remote, isolated parts of the country have Radio as household equipemnt. The. spoken word is more than the written message, for we heard the words of our ' mother Wore we learned to read the ! printed page. Calvin Coolidge in his Lincoln Day address was heard by ten million people, many Miousands i more than heard Theodore Roosevelt on his tour of fifty thousand miles, covering several months’ time. The 1 despondency of isolation and the 1 tragedy of loneliness are being naturally eliminated in a world wide friend- ' liness that follows the radio."

was bettered by nearly a week in 1901,’ by Charles Fitzmorris of Chicago. J This record was then lowered byf Henry Frederick, Colonel Burnlev Campbell and by Andre Jaeger- J Schmidt, a Paris journalist, who held the record until Mears made hi 3 no-' table trip. Mrs. O. J. Hamm-4, president of tire Atlantic County League of Women' Voters, has evolved a remedy for po-* litical apathy. Appalled, as are many others, by the fact that less than half the potential voters go to the polls, sho advocates fining absentees $l9O each. But this is a surface cure for a deep-seated condition. The major!-' ty of citizens of voting age who fail i to exercise their right of suffrage will be found lacking in information eon-' cernfng issues and candidates. Vot-' ing under compulsion would not affect their essential negligence. Know-' ing little about what was going on, they could only confuse the result by casting random ballots. Too many random ballots are cast as it is by people who enter the polling-booths prepared on only one or two choices. Having indicated these choices, they i are likely to fill in the remaining ! squares as fancy dictates. Ijerhaps 4 i small fee to be paid for the privilege : of voting might be of more avail as ' an incentive to voters than a fine for 1 non-participation. People are inclin 1 ed to value what they must pay for. But the only real antidote to election I apathy is political education. The man who knows what he has to gain and lose will take the trouble to vote Until a man does know; or at least thinks he knows, it is better for the Commonwealth that he stay away.— New York World. ' I

SONC OF THE AUTO TIRE Its, “up and away" through the morning gray. And on through the heat of noon; And what care we for the hills we see When the world's knee-deep in June. t I We roll along with a merry throng We'er on a pleasure trip; Where moonlight sleeps lu the waters deep. And the boat cars rise and dip Through sun and shade our path is 1 laid ’Long avenue or street; I’ast fields of grain, through lover’s lane, And parks where millions meat. I The grave road is our abode — At night a tourist camp; And no one knows how fast he goes Or who's long-distance champ. Its “on and away” for the world iigay! And the heart dosth pleasure seek; And here's for the thrill of the highest hill And we won't be home for a week! —A. D. Burkett. A. I). Burkett, author of the Good Will Guide poems, is taking a two weeks vacation, traveling the Old National Road from Indianapolis to Washington, D. }'. Then to New York and up the Hudson River tc. Albany, and returning via Niagara Falls and Fort Wayne. o ♦ ♦♦♦♦ + + + <•♦♦♦♦4 TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY 4 ♦ 4 ♦ From the Daily Democrat fllea 4 ♦ 20 years ago this day 4 + + + + + + + + *****4 August 25. 1904 —Mr. Epstein opens Economy Store in the Patter son building. Sixty young people surprised Leo Faurote on his 21st birthday. Samuel Kunkle celebrates his 81th birthday. Efforts being made to secure release of Marvin Kuhns, famous hprse thief, from Columbus prison. Mayor Coffee issues Labor Day proclamation. Knight & Smith's circus is showing near the Erie railroad. Miss Kate Hennefor is is visiting relatives at Bluffton. Flossie Lee, 5. falls down cellarway at home of parents and is badly hurt. 1 ; Decatur people attind annual meetling of Reformed Orpham's Home | Festival at Fort Wayne v i Miss Bessie Stevenson of Portland is visiting Miss Fanny Rice. o Charges Insurance Firm Has Been Mismanaged | Fort Wayne, Aug. 25. —Charging I that the assets of the Bankers’ I Mutual Automobile Insurance company of Fort Wayne havij been wasted and the firm mismanaged. Lee J. Hartzell, an attorney, and a stock holder in the company, filed suit in ,superior court today for the appoint,nv nt of a receiver to administer th? ,affairs for the benefit of the policy holders and creditors. ' The company has failed to mainI tain a reserve fund as required by I the laws of Indiana and has used all lof the premium money for the trans action of business, it is alleged. The J complaint charges that as a result of I the failure' to nmintin the reserve. | the defendant has been deprived of I its right to transact business in the • state of Michigan and has been threat Jened with the revocation of its chariter. in Indiana. The company has been engaged in • ( the business of insuring owners of any.toinobileS against loss by theft, firo. ? collision, personal Injury and prop „ erty damage as a mutual company for three years. It is required by law e to set aside a reserve fund of 50 per--3 cent of all premium money received, r the complaint says. The policy hold b 'ers of the company are liable to assessment if this fund becomes in'l sufficient to meet demands of losses. n ( the complaint sets out, alleging that e such fund is now insufficient and n'the policyholders are liable fcr as B Isessment. J .—« Jt ( Chicago—Frank Fraid. municipal e swimming instructor, held his class _ fcr women overtime and let the met: founder unassisted. He was broughl [into court for negligence of duty.

HORSE BOT FLIES “We have c curious place for the home nest," said Mrs. Horse Bot Fly. "Sometimes you get at a horse so you do him great harm," said Billie Brownie. "Doesn’t that seem to be unfair? “And lu any case,” he added, “you du all the hurm you can without seeming to mind It at all." I “Then I should say you know about ; me,” said Mrs. Horse Bot Fly. “I have heard talk about you,” said Billie Brownie. “But I wanted to bear from you, yourself, If the things I have aeard about you are really true. “I wanted to make sure, for I couldn t 1 believe you would really be so mean. Mrs. Horse Bot Fly—we will call her Mrs. Horse Fly for short—did not seem to mind what Billie Brownie bad said. Instead she looked rather pleased. "Probably what you have heard Is true," she said. “But I would like to hear from your own fly lips, as it were, just what It is that you do,” said Billie Brownie. “I was going to tell you In the first pluce,” said Mrs. Horse Fly, “but then you seemed to know all about It, so I didn’t think It was necessary. “As you would like to know, anyway, I will tell you. “1 told you In the first place that we have a curious place for the home nest. “Most creatures build nests or holes for their homes, or they spin webs, or they go in for house-making in one way or another. “I’m not domestic that way. 1 don't care about housekeeping. “To my fly mind It is a nuisance. A : nuisance, Billie Brownie. "Why should I bother about picking out a place for tny home and then “A Meaner Creature I’ve Seldom Met." work hard carrying things to it to make it comfortable? “I don’t care about a home such as that. And neither do the children. “Os course I pick out a home, but 1 don’t build any nest and I don’t fuss about It. I just let the housekeeping take care of Itself. “You see, I lay about four hundred ’ or so eggs at a time. A large family, ’ you will say. And I say so too. “Keep house for all of them? 1 should say not. I couldn’t be bothered. , “Well, I pick out a horse and I fas- ' ten these eggs to the horse’s hairs. “I fasten them upon the legs and the shoulders of the horse and then the eggs are hatched out by the horse. “The horse really helps me. So you I see I can be mean and yet have good results. I “The horse tries to lick these eggs I off —the little yellow eggs which will I later be brown, hairy, beelike appear- I I Ing Hies. "In trying to lick off these eggs the horse gives the eggs the exercise and the dampness which they need to hatch out properly. “Os course these eggs greatly annoy the horse. But that does not concern me. “I usually lay all of my eggs upon one horse, too. Is this what you have heard of me?” “Yes,” said Billie Brownie, “and a meaner creajmre I’ve seldom met. “I never did think much of flies anyway, but you are about as dreadful a one as could be met. “I don’t want to talk to you any more, though I do wish you would do differently.” “It is useless to try to Improve me,” said Mrs. Horse Bot Fly with a mean : grin on her ugly little face. Tongue Twisters Four foxes fooled five fish. t• • » David didn’t dare Dorothy. • • « ) * Pretty Polly plays preludes. Charles caught Cora's canary. >- William writes Wallace Wednesdays. y» » » v Alfred and Alice ate apples at Aunt Adel's. 1* * * Tiny Tillie took three tall tulips to teacher. • * * i- Tuesday Timothy taught tiny Toms, my to talk to teachers. . it * ’♦ (j Washington’s washwoman washed Washington’s wet wash when Washington went West. i) Thought It Was Fie , g Jane was very fond of meringue on pie and awakening one morning she saw ths ground covered with the first n snow and exclaimed: [ “Oh, mamma, lots of pie.” fcm iii r , [|

The Catholic Sisters attended the Teachers' Institute at the court house) 1h j 8 afternoon, this being the opening, day of the five-day session. Subjects p ~f interest to the teachers are dis- i 1

-EVERYBODY’S GOING” I TO THE fi NEW INDIANA STATE FAIR I SEPTEMBER 1-5, 1924 I $1,000,000 Worth of New Buildingi Will Be Your First Sight TN I Year When Entering the Fair Grounds. $106,000 In Premiums and Racing. Special Races Every ■■ -g mt S 128.D00 In Racing Program Tuesday. September 2nd, Single G., Margaret Dillon and Sir the world’s fastest pacers will race for a purse. All three have a mark less than two minutes. BIG ATTRITIONS EVERY MINUTE BOTH DAY AND y. Parking Space for 50,000 Cars. ADMISSIONS REDUCED ■leneral Admission, 50c; Children 7 to 12, 25c; Autos, 50c; stand, 50c; Coliseum night shows, 50c. INDIANA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE INDIANAPOLIS, Its E. J. Barker. President. Thorntown, Indiana Wm. M. Jones, Sec.-Treas., Indianapolis, Indiana J SERVANT OF ALL 1 This Bank is not ashamed to be called a Servant. We are here to serve you. The only excuse a man or an institution has for living is to serve the common good. The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. Bank of Service | * mnwrcn i Get Your SCHOOL BOOKS and SUPPLIES Can be obtained now. We have a complete stock of all books and can fill your every want in pencils, tablets, composition books and everything in the supply line necessary to complete your outfit. Come in now—do it early and avoid the rush. Chinaware Coupons given with school books and sypply purchases. Enterprise Drug Co. North Second Street

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