Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1924 — Page 2

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Ivary Evenlee Ixeeyt Sunday by THS DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Pre*, and Ge*. Mgr. S. W. Kampe—Vlce-Prea. A Adv. Mgr. A. R. HolUocae—Sec’y and Boa. Mgr. Entered at the Poatofflce at Decatur iniUaen aa aecond claaa matter. Subacrlptlo* Batea Ringle coplea — —•— ■-• cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier . 1* 00 One Month, by mail M cent.i Three Months, by mall -——-SI.OO Six Months, by mall ——11.75 One Year, by mall —— >3.00 One Year, at office—_—l3.oo (Price* quoted are within first and aecond sones Additional pestag* added ouUlde those so***.) Advertising Baled Ma 4« Knew* e* AaaUesMo*. ■ < «i — Foreign Bepreaentatlvd Carpenter A Company, IM Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City, N. X. Tdfe Bldg., Kuiu City, Mo. Dawes is trying to please both the klan and the antiklan voters, an impossible thing to do. While he admits the Vian is a bad thing for American government, he signifies a fear that to oppose them may lose some votes. Mr. Davis is a fighting candidate who will convince the voters of his good sound sense and the fact that he believes in doing things that are needed. He gains in popularity with each speech and he is planning to make a lot of them. The otate expenses in Indiana this year will total J?.5,000.000. Ed. Jackson. repvblicnr candidate for governor, was a part of the administration and is on i.e! b a tart of the blame for this •'dtimkep sailor orgy.’ Di you want »o ‘tru affairs over f.j him for anotner four years? Now Ir a g «>'.! *i:n • I ■ think about it. Charles A. Greathouse, Indiana member ci the national democratic committee is home from a conference in the east and renorts that a number of speakers including John W. Davis and Charles Bryan will tow this :t-te l-.rl-.g the c: r. ;. gn. Die !• ,t tie will soon be on and this will be one of the states in which the contest will wage hottest. Walter Krick will next week assume charge as principal of the Decatur high school, a place of great importance in this city and one for which he is well prepared. He has served in a similar capacity in other places and made good, he has prepared by taking the work in state colleges and a postgraduate course at Columbia University. He is qualified and has the interest of his old home school at heart. He will make good and he deseves the support and the co-operation of every citizen. We are proud of our schools and we arc glad that the corps of teachers this year include a number of former graduates who will give their best efforts to making the school still better. Nothing speaks better for a community than good schools and churches. . ’ * 1 — - ! Among the men with a national reputaiton who will speak for the democrats in Indiana this year is Governor Brandon, of Alabama, and it is needless to say he will be greet-j ed with crowds, but another evi- • dence that advertising in whatever : form it comes is a great asset. Until < the democratic national convention < was held j n New York City recently. l l few people in Indiana knew who was i governor of Alabama or cared. Gov- s <rnor Brandon wa 3 chairman of the v delegation from that sUte which is ( first on the roll call anrt alwayg when £ his state was called he arose and in't a voice th«t could be heard by radio t around the world, announced: “Alabama casts twenty-four votes for U-r.-d-e-r-w o-o-d.” He kept it up for 102 ballots and during the balloting the last few days the crowd caught the spirit of his steadfastness and joined with him. The people will feel like they know him when he comes pow to bring a message for democracy.' I

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Face to Face With George Bruce Cortelyou Secretary to Three Presidents (Ry Mitcholl Chapple) In his office at Irving Place, New York City, George Bruce Cortelyou has; been building up one of the world’s largest public service corporations by the same methods which were so successful in his long and con-1 spicious public service. With hair a little gray and a few' more lines about the face, there is the same familiar twinkle in his eyes as he was secretary to three Presidents Cleveland. McKinley and Roosevelt —at the White House. From early youth George B. Cortelyou naturally assumed responsibilities. His father and grandfather were in the type-founding business in partnership with George Bruce, the lead-' ing institution of its kind in the world for over fifty years. George B. Cortelyou has a distinc-1 tion among the six million inhabitants, of New York City of being a “native son” of the metroplis, with ancestors dating back to the distinguished lead-' ers of Colonial and Revoluionary history of New York state. With the advantages of good home training, he has made his own way in the world. After attending the New York City, public schools, Nazareth Hall Military Academy in Pennsylvania, he graduated at the Hempstead, Long Island, Institute in 1870. and at the State Normal School, Westfield, Mass., two years later, and then decided on teaching as his life work. A student at the New England Conservatory of Music, of which he is now vice-president, he ' tutored in literature classes in Cam-i bridge while he studied under Dr. I Louis Maas, an dgave great promise as a musician. At this time he felt that his was directed toward music. Then his practical turn of mind made him see ■ in the curves of musical notes on the j score something suggesting curls anil ■ curves of stenographic notes. He , took up his wo; k and in a short time I ! was recognized as an expert stenogra-j pher. In 1889 he became private secretary ’ to the post-office inspector and in 1891 ■ he found himself in Washington, pri- ’ ; vate secretary to the Fourth Assist-; , ant Postmaster-General. During the, Cleveland administration he was re-

- Editor's 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 nominate for this Hal! of Fame.

We hope the feature published yes- ? terday showing the wonderful im- • provement made in Van Wert where . an old cemetery was changed in a ? few months to an attractive park, will i organizations here to do 1 a similar task with the Winchester ; street graveyard. It is not a difficult . job, but it doe s require some organized,effort. The Van Wert project cost SI,OOO and in addition to this the Le- . giou raised $4,000 which is used as e an endowment fund for upkeep. This y would not be necessary here. We be s lieve $1,500 would cover ail cost oi i f transferring the property to the city f and we have been assured that the city will maintain the park after it i--1 put in condition. One citizen has in ( formed us that his concern will gladly ! furnish drinking fountains for the new park and keep them up. We hope I the Adams county Legion boy a wil get behind the movement and that they will have the combined support of every organization and every in dividual. It’s fine to do things. Thirty Adams county people, bust ness and professional men and farmers left early this morning for a threeclay tour of Michigan, visiting many points of interest. They traveled in automobiles and will, while seeing the sights of that country, tell them of the wonderful spot from which they iravel. C. J. Lutz, Mathias Kirsch and others will spread the gospel of Ada ns county and there are many things I they can and will tell the people of j Michigan. They -will talk about our spleuaid farms, beautiful itinwi, e’ght hundred miles of macadam road, a Population of home-loving and industrious people, our industries and a Part of the great state of Indiana v here, w han we have a crop shortage it is made up by others. We have things to tell - em about and

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1924

* I II -•f My GEORGE BRUCE CORTELYOU says: “The study of music Impressed upon me the necessity of accuracy and memory. A musician must memorize, he must strike the right tone and he must keep the exact time, or all is chaos.” tained. Grover Cleveland heard of his efficiency, and although a Republi- . can, made young Cortelyou executive I clerk at the White House. President I McKinley promoted him to secretary, , with something of the dignity and re- ! sponsibilities of an assistant. When President Roosevelt took the oath of office he re-appointed Mr. Cortelyou secretary and later made him Secretary of Commerce and Labor, a new department that had been created, which Mr. Cortelyou organized. In the old Executive Office on the second floor at the White House, where Abraham Lincoln worked, George B. Cortlyou was couretsy itself in looking after the callers, and here inaugurated the custom of taking notes on his cuffs while talking with visitors. Somehow he never seems to forget anything and has a I concentrated way of looking at you. He is one man with a musical tempj erament who has reached eminence by reason of his method, system, and accuracy. While sitting at his desk making a musical score on a blotter, he commented: “Did you ever stop to think that every bar of music contains just so I many notes! Music is the most . mathematical of all arts. There can , be no music without an accurate divisi ion of the notes in every 'bar of music. Out of this precision comes harmony and melody. The sttfely of mu- , sic impressed upon me the necessity jof accuracy and memory. A musician must memorize; he must strike the • right tone, and he must keep the exact time, or all is chaos.”

i- ( these boys can sure tell it. Th j ex recursion should be a very happy one c and the source of much good to this a community. Along with it, of course, .1 our farmers who are on the trip will o see how they farm in Michigan and r will come home, we hope hnd believe, t more enthused than ever about this county. t o >.j ♦ + + ♦ + + + + + + + + ♦ + J* TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY * ♦ 4 ♦ From the Daily Democrat fllee ♦ ♦ 20 yea>-8 ago this day 4 ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦4*444444 yl August 26. —Teacher's Institute ( J closes a sneessfui five day session. I First hook printed in Indiana, Life of Bonapart, 1818, Newton Booth. 1(greatgrandfather of Booth Tarking- -' ,ton. Salem, Indiana, discovered and e placed in state library at Indian e apolis. [J Home of Frank Young in Blue |( Creek township, struck by lightning and wrecked. One son. 12, killed and ' every member of the family rendered unconscious. Mr. and Mrs. Mark McConnell of Cardwell, Mo., are guests of friends I here. ( | Dick Reed sells nine Poyneer grain . seperators this week. '■ Decatur people are attending the >’ fair at Warren. i; Rev. Dick predicts September will Jbe a stormy month. I I Notice is given .that any one drivjing over either of the Decatur bridges ' faster than a walk will he prosecuted. !Big Features Os ( RADIO ? Programs Today ( TUESDAY’S RADIO PROGRAM ("Copyright 1924 by United Press) WCX. Detroit, 517 m, 10 p. m , EST —Red Apple club. 1

KGO, Oakland, 312 m, 8 p. m„ POST—Program by Oakland Elks. WIP. Philadelphia, 509 m, 7:50 p. m. 7:30 p. m. EST -Vessella’s concert band. WMUtI, Memphis, 500 m, 8:30 p. m. CST—Organ recital from Scottish Rite cathedral. WJZ. New York, 455 m, 8:15 p. m. EST—U. S. Navy night. — o - TO VANITY If your hatband gets too tight:— Feel that you have "learned spine things” Feel to show your mantal wings,— Go out on.# starlight night,— • How many of all those in sight Can you name and tell their story? When eternity is hoary Possibly you may be bright. If you’ve sorta gone to c(iest,— Feel like you could lift the world At it you’ve defiance hurland, — Match the tides, —if they were earnest! Try a real endurance test! Or the strength of gravity As compared to your! Maybe ‘Twill save the buttons on your vest. j) Becomes no mortal to be proud— What you know from what you do not Taken, leaves an awful lot! • Only ignorance is loud: Wisdom's head is humply bowed. Human strength at best is frail; Knowledge, beauty, riches fail. — What their worth, wrapped in a shrowd ? —A. D. Burkett. o ROCKET SIGNAL SAVES AIRMEN (Continued from Page One) stranded monoplane were seen. He dropped to his knees half sobbing and half praying, murmuring jjie name of Locatelli. The Richmond trained powerful searchlights on the monoplane and Lieut. Lpcatelli could be seen stand ing on the bow of the flying vessel Locatelli started shouting, using the famous Fascist! cry “Allala.’ The sailors tossed a line to the crew of the plane and dragged it beside the Richmond. It was battered against the ship and for a time the four Italians were in danger. They stripped the plane of instruments and clothing, punctured the gasoline tank and boarded the Richmond. Sailors ignited the machine and cast it adrift. Flames lapped the fuselage and the glare lighted the dark freezing night. o Inheritance Tax In State Near One Million Indianapolis, Aug. 26 (United Press)—The state will receive near ly a million dollars in inheritance taxes this year, it was predicted today by William C. Harrison, secre tary of the state tax board. This represents estates . valued at a total of $74,800,000 in the state as compared from a rate of $1.35 on every SIOO worth of property. So far this year there has been collected from heirs a total of $780,000. From the year 1914 »to the year 1972 the inheritance tax rate has increased from sl.lO tor every SIOO worth of taxable inherited estate to $152 while the state tax rate has decreased from 40.1 cents on each SIOO worth of taxable property to 27 '■-'fits in 1922. The property valuation in 1914 was $2,120,943,360 as compared with a valuation the later year of $5,225,692,395 with the total state tax increasing from $8,349,787 in 1934 to $14,590,250 in 1922. The inheritance taxes collected increased from $233,560 to $794,896. At the beginning of last year according to figures of the state tax hoard there were 2,596 estates taxed in Indiana which estates represented a total value of nearly $66,000,000. Each estate had an average value of $26,178, Receiving inheritance on these estates were 142 widows, 31 widowers, §96 children and grandchildren, 463 brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces, 70 uncles, aunts and cousins, and 234 other heirs not in these classes. Thirty-three religious, charitable and educational institutions received portions of the estates. Want Record Vote In November Election Indianapolis, Aug. 26 — (United Press)—Aid of state organizations

throughout Indiana in the Indiana, League of Women Voters for get l ina record vote in the coming cam-j paign was requested in a letter which | has been sent out by Mrs. Waite; S Greenough, chairman of the Get Out the Vote” campaign in the League. The campaign is non-partisan th*' letter stated and declared that its aim was to start a campaign to secure for Indiana the largest per rentage of those actually voting to those eligible of any state in the union. Similar letters ye being sent out also to school, fraternal, church, civic, patriotic, political and non political that have no centralized state organizations. —a Work on remodeling the Amos Stoneburner home in Kirkland town ship is completed and the place looks , very attractive. '

One Broken Lot of Boy’s Suits at HALF PRICE These Suits are Bargains for the school boy. This is your opportunity to save money. Outfit your boy for school days with Caps - Sweaters - Stockings - Waists Shirts - Ties - etc. Holthouse Schulte & Co. “Good Clothes SelleTs for Men & Boys” _ •« mm . IIMMMHMi him NOTICE School Books Due to the fact that school books are sold on an exceptionally small margin of profit, and the dealer is compelled to pay cash immediately upon delivery; THEREFOREPupils buying school books must pay cash as it will be ~ I .Mil ||, 1 tn Possible to extend any credit under these particular circumstances. Holthouse Drug Co. Callow & Kohne Smith Yager & Falk Enterprise Drug Co.

The CORT Theatre LAST TIME TONIGHT Guy Bates Post in Janies Oliver Curwood’g popular story “GOLD MADNESS” A fast moving romance of a man and a girl who pooled their debts and fought side by side. • \ QUIET VACATION,” Monty Banks Coinedv and a FOX NEWS Heel. 10c 9 Reels 25c COMING TOMORROW AND THURSDAY “FOR SALE,” a big society drama and a good comedy.