Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1924 — Page 4

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Advertising Rates Made Known on Application Foreign Representative Carpenter & Company, 123 Michigan Avenuue, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City, N. Y. Life Bldg., Kansas City Mo. The Loeb and Leopold verdict main-' tains the record of Lawyer Darrow. I brilliant and keen, whose proud boast is that he has never had a client hanged. He has secured his $250,000 fee. These are snappy days but so far according to reports the frost damage to crops has been slight. The pickle man wa s in this morning with 'an automobile load, melons and tomatoes are still coming in. the corn has not been injured, so up to date, there is nothing to complain about. The morning returns show Senator Couzens running six thousand behind ' Judge Tuttle for the republican nomin- 1 ation tor senator of Michigan in the! primaries held yesterday. Couzens I wa s too independent to suit the old organization and the orders were to “flop” him. Suppose the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and Florida would hold September elections, would it be fair to say that as they go, so goes the nation? Just about as much sense about it as there i s in watching Maine where there are scarely enough demo- j crats in many precincts to form the election boards. After Loeb and Leopold serve nine-ty-nine years and then begin a life sentence, they won’t give a hang what becomes of them. They should be I commended for making a brave effort to be hung. If two young men, who are graduates of ccllege and admitted to be unusually brilliant can murder a boy just for the thrill, confess it and laugh at courts and laws and get away with it, we see no need of capitol punishment in this land. Ed. Jackson has 124 people in the secretary of state’s office and uses it as a political machine. Ten years ago ' when Lew Ellingham retired from that office the force was a very modest one obaut twenty. If Ed. becomes governor how many people do you suppose he would work into hi s political machine at your expense? You ought to employ a careful man instead of one who delights in spending the state's money. How will you vote? What this community and every other one needs right now is something which will make every citizen pull side by side with his neighbor, some'hing really worth while to do. We pay a lot of attention to petty things and we fail to do those thing; which are really worth doing. After ah it s only how vfe*serve that counts. Scheming and working for selfish reasons gr, you nowhere. Planning to do something that will make conditions hotter tor others is the finest work in the world and counts more points in toe great book ot life than all the rest, put together. John A. M. Adair will speak at Pleasant Mills tomorrow night, it's the first public political meeting ol the year and of importance for at thl; time Mr. Adair will outline his plat form and will tell you just where tn stands on all public qestions. H< knows his business for he served ym ten years as the representative t'ron:

Flashlights of Famous People

Face to Face With R. A. C. SMITH A Ileal Prominent Citizen of New York City (By Joe Mitchell Chapple) There are more Smiths in the telephone directories of the country than any other name. Altogether it is an illustrious name as well as a numerous one. That it why ft is always interesting to find a distinguished Smith. For many years R. A. C. Smith has been known as one of the prominent and some say preeminent citizens

of New York. At all events he is al ways sought for service on reception committees because he seems to know how to extend the right kind of a welcome and is always content with the honor of being a citizen . without title or official halo. In his • office on Broadway there is an eagle , on his desk and that eagle is sym- | bolic of the notable career of a man j who never seems to have much to isay. R. A. C. Smith was born in Dover, England, under the chalk cliffs • made memorable by Dickens. When he came to this country he began building a constructive career, ■ later becoming associated with shipping interests. During the Spanish war R. A. C. Smith was one of the men who was given high honors by President McKinley in arranging the convoys to Spain to carry back Spanish soldiers to Cuba. He displayed his genius as a diplomat and pacificator when he decided to take the 25.000 Spanish soldiers to Spain on Spanish ships. The plan saved the United States government money and I did much to bring about a better feelling among the soldiers and between ! Spain and the United States in rej turning the soldiers in Spanish botitoms aud not subjecting them to the feeling of going back home as prisoners of war. R. A. C. Smith is a tall man with a gray mustache and gray eyes—slow of speech and action and thorough to ‘he dot —with a power of seeing clearly from the cause of effect. When the water of White Rock Spring in Wisconsin was struggling to make itself known—he took hold and bringing his .faith n the tested water of the spring ■ bubbling from the rock at Waukesha I created a faith in the consumers. Devoted to sea life as well might be a boy born on the rugged shores of the English Channel he has been an ardent advocate of the American ?lerchant Marine. Prominent in Rei

I 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.

■ th*" district in congress. The fol- 1 a lowing evening he will speak at Mon-i 1 1 roe. We don't know whether youl are interested in public affairs or not 1 ; | but we know you ought to be. Attend [• 1 the meetings this week and think about your own best interests for i' I ( the next few years. Then vote as you ’ believe is best. 1 < ' The war between the State HighL way Commission and the State Board j ; of Accounts goes merrily on. After I the parts dealer, Schensker had paid back to the state $50,000 we have | the unsusual spectacle of a department of the state trying to prove that! 1 he does not while another de-j partment of the state is trying to take' care of the state’s interests. The Highway Commission ha s employed a firm of New York accountants to try to get the $50,000 back from the state. Both sides have been pulling and hauling, at Governor Branch to get him to accept one report or the other, but ap-| to date he has stood by the Hoard of ■ Accounts, it being part of his administration. If "he should decide against the Board of Accounts there would be nothing to do excepting demand the resignation of the chief of the board and the accountants, for being incompetent. If the report of the State Board of Accounts is accepted that would put the Highway Commission in bad light and Governor Branch • might feel like cleaning house, as was s intimated several months ago. if —o—- ***♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ , * tw ENTY years ago today ♦ le ♦ From th* Dally Democrat file* ♦ e > 20 year* ago thia day * —'■ nW " Sept. 10, 1904—Thirty more votes

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 10, 1921.

1 * |L '.V ji. '■ V' : j I ?' R. A. C. Smith says: “My hobby is the sea—my delight is my work and doing something all ' of the time. The days of real opportunity are only beginning for young America.”

1 publican politics, he was at one t'r.:a t Assistant Treasurer to the National Republican Committee. Altogetbt r R. A. C. Smith is one of those great big souls always looking around for something worth while to help push along. Planning continuously, he has made the years of a busy life count in I achievement. He has had much to do ' in the making of many an enterprise through the help and assistance he has given at the right time. While there are three initials in his name—and he is rated a Triple "A” man—his friends insist upon affectionately calling him ' Rae" Smith —now and then. In his proposed Riverside improve- ! ment was indicated something of the , scope of his vision of New York of the future Intensely loyal to his j adopted country and his own New , York. R. A. C Smith is always one of the first to respond to a patrotic ( call and his work during the World War justifies his distinction in New , York as "prominent citizen” in the well-earned and merited sense of the j words. “My hobby is the sea—my d light < is my work and doing something all the time. The days of real opportunity are only beginning for young America. There are fe-, v so blind that cannot see that if we keep the Ship j of State on an even keel—there is j j much for every man. woman and child to hope for in the developments , of the next decade.” ( R. A. C. Smith insists upon using j a nautical simile —but his meaning ife ,' dear and definite.

are taken by council without selecting city attorney. Harry Reed employed at Holthouse livery stables catches 27 rats in one day with hi j bare hands. Young people gather at home of ; Mirs Sophia Bracht and assist her in celebrating her 19th birthday. Thomas Haltzell takes a dozen fine sheep to the state fair at Indianapolis Girl baby is born to Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Chisten near Monmouth. Miss Margie Hanna of Fort Wayne | i visits Miss Marie Patterson. J. D. NidUnger ships herd of Duroci Jerseys to state fair. ! Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Holts return i from St. Louis fair. ! Mrs. Harry Helm is visiting her | sister at Van Wert. o !Big Features Os | RADIO j Programs Today | WEDNESDAY’S RADIO PROGRAM (Copyright 1924 by United Press) WEAF. New York, (492 m) 7:30 and 8:45 p. m. (E. S. T.)— Gordon male quartet. WJZ. New York, (455 ml 8:15 p. m. (E. S. T.) —U. S. Army night. WOC. Davenport, (484 m) 8 p. m. (C. S. T.) —Organ recital. WDAF, Kansas City, (411 m) 8 p. m. (C. S. T.)—Concert by Federated Music clubs. WLW. Cincinnati, (423 m) 8 p. m. (E. S. T.) —The Virginia Entertainers. O ; — Kokomo —Edgar L. Jerril! claimed the liquor an officer found on the floor of Jerrill’s machine was blood | which was spilled during an accident. The juge did not believe it however and fined Jerrili $1 and costs.

Note; On the buck of a Menu Card in a tiny little eating room in Zaneville, Ohio, "we found” this, — from the pen of W. H. Mac Keller, "Half the world” would do well to clip it out and frame it on the wall. FAILURE What will you take for your failures, my man? Make me a price, if you think that you can. I'll buy the Jot if'you sell them quite cheap; Sort them all over and out ot the heap. Salvage the parts that are worthy of I use, ' And putting together the parts that 1 I choose. Show you, perchance, in a fortnight i j or less How, out of a failure, to build a success. * Failures have value, don't throw them away; Remember that Rome was not built in I a day. I Nothing was ever accomplished or ) done, | No mighty battle was ever yet won | 'No great invention was ever yet made 1 Nor yet the foundation of fortune well laid. ■ Unless in the building, all progress j and gain Was based on, —a mixture of failure I with brain. I When you come home from your | work in the town, a Beaten by failure and battered down j Don't be a quitter and give up the fight, Go to bed calmly and rest for the night. Then up with the lark and taking your cue From yesterday's failure, go at it anew. Sing while you work, and work while you sing And the chances are, man, you will master the thing. 1 I Failure is only a big bugaboos j Don't let it frighten a young man j like you, You're not the only good fellow to fail Others have done it and they didn't quail. . They stuck it out to the end of the game. And succeeded at last, —so you do the same. If failure you capitalize, then, my friend, Your failure will bring you success in i the end. | o AID EMPLOYES TO BUY HOMES' General Electric Officials i Announce Plan To As- ‘ sist Employes i That the home building plans re- ! cently adopted at the General Electric company plan was a progressive I move on the part of the management of the company is evidenced by the |i many employes who have already made inquiries to the house com'mittee in assisting them in building or I purchasing homes. W. S. Goll, mantaser of the Fort Wayne works, and I chairman of the committee stated toI day that the new plan is being en- . thusiasticaly received by the etn- ' ployes and that a large number of II home seekers are expected to take ' advantage of the. company's offer in helping them to own their own homes. Eno Lankenau, superintendent of the Decatur Works of the General ’ Heetric company, stated this morn--1 ing that two of the employes of the local plant had made application • through the Ft. Wayne office to purchase homes in Decatur. Employes • of the local works are entitled to the same privlledges as extended to those ■ in Ft. Wayne, it was stated. 1 Any employe in the employ of the General Electric company for one • year or more is eligible to ask for • assistance and following approval of the committee the applicant will be i assisted in obtaining a necessary 1 I loan. The plan while a new one at 1 , the Fort Wayne works ot the com--1 pany has been in operation at other ■ plants of the G. E. for some time, r i conforming with the general policy ' recently established by the execu-

lives of the company. The housing committee, comprised of W. J. Hockett, secretary; J H. Evans, H. Matson and J W Crlse, members of the committee, will approve individual loans and notify the bank or trust company with which arrangements have been made of its approval and the employe shall agree .to a weekly or monthly deduction from his payroll earnings. Building plans nnd contracts for construction will also he approved by the housing committee and they will withhold approval of loans for the purchase or building of homes in localities which do not afford proper environment or where employes' investment is likely to he impaired by decreasing property values | or in localities too far from the em- i ployes' work. Other information regarding the building and buying of homes will also be given the employes by the mt mbers of the com- I I Just received large shipment of Fall and Winter Coats. Good Selections. Mrs. M. Moyer, I 131 No. Sth St. « THE ADAMS : q ■ THEATRE ■ | TODAY ONLY ■ Lovc-Mysterv-Suspense “THE VEILED WOMAN'’ B from Myrtle Deed’s famous ■ story, “A Spinner in the ■ Sun.” I Featuring a Marguerite Snow and Edward Coxen Out of the past that bur- |j ietl under twenty-five years of sorrow and re- I morse came Evelina Grey, | ■ back to the little town that j|i 0 had known her as a | laughing bride-to-be. Only I Aunt Killy knew her, and ** only Aunt Kitty knew her ■ mystery. ii To all others she was (j “1110 Veiled Woman.” - —Also—“One Spooky Night” A Mack Sennett comedy. Ji Popular Prices ■ 5c and 15c ■ —TOMORROW— Ii “SUCCESS” FRIDAY & SATURDAY | Thomas Meighan in i “PIED PIPER MALONE” B 'l 1' g e B C E-a ■ K ■ a H 5

I The kind of a j store this is! I! this institution was in business only to make money—the men in it would promptly jet positions in the Mint. e are here to make a memory to the name - ' '" . John I’. Myer s Co. We have an ideal that is t 3 I deeper than the drawers of a cash register. rar— C m! I 'Nil I \\ e want the sign over our door to mean [ft, something more than a place to buy things and i|[ ! v.e insist that every purchaser of a suit here this J I gc. s{£7 Fall is as well satisfied in September 1925 as he Ct\li 17V is the day of his purchase. « ’ 1 A 15 i v. r J he new Michaels-Stern suits were chosen to rather and further our creed which doesn’t know the meaning of the word “selfishness.” — — Beautiful models here—being unpacked ' / Hu « ci cry day. Every one will make this message / ring true m some Adams county home. Michaels-Stern Fall Suits $18.50 10 $45.00 W-T-Myecb G© J ton less J money-always—

mlttee by applying to Mr. Hockett, Fort Wayne. Roy Gaunt made a business trip to Bltiffton this morning.

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