Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 267, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1924 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Bate** Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J, H. Heller—Free, and Oea. Mgr E. W. Kempe—Vice-Free. A Adv. Mgr A- B- Holthouae—Sec'y. * Baa. Mgr Entered at the Poatofflce at Decatur, Indiana, an second claw matter. Subeorlgtioa Rafeg: Single coplea — ...J eente One week, by carrier —lO cents Ono Tear, by carrier — ILOU Ono month, by mall — — — U cant, Three Months, by mall — —. |I.OO Six montha, by mall M — >l-75 One Tear, by mall . . — — l> 00 One Tear, at office —.—11.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second sones. Additional postage added outside those aoneaj Advertising Rsfsi ■sdo Known on Application Foreign Carpenter A Company, 111 Michigan Avennne, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg., Now Tork City, N. T. Ufa Bldg., Kansas City Mo. CHURCH AND COMMUNITY:— ‘ The church,” we are told often nowadays, ‘‘has lost its power. The life has gone out of it. It is no longer a force in the community. Its day is past.” Consider, then, the situation in the thriving little city of Cape Girardeau, Mo., which, according to a national directory, has 10.000 people and numerous flour mills, foundries, factories making cigars, handles, boves, threshing machines and staves, cooperage works, stone crushers, brick and lumber yards, cement works and the usual outfit of stores, banks and other business institutions. The stranger arriving there is , greeted by a big sign opposite the 1 handsome union station, reading: ‘ ( ape Girardeau —a city of churches, schools and substantial business institutions, where the home is paramount and where the church is the foundation of the community life.” That church item challenges attention. Tlie inquiring visitor soon discovers that it is no mere idle boast or sentimental touch. The citizens have united in a movement to make! the chureli really dominant in the life’ of their city. x They have a fund for that purpose, raised by public subscription. They! set forth the ciaWns of their religious! institutions in three illuminated signhoards and in systematic newspaper ad-."rising the year-a;. uSd. Once a year the daily newspapers give a dinner at which pastors and representative laymen discuss plans for concerted church work. Budgets, attendance and miscellaneous activities are all increasing steadily. And there is harmony and genuine co-operation in that city, not to mention law, order, morals, education ind civic progress. “And the denomination running all ’ this?” some inquirer may ask. Well, the chairman of the church promotion organization is a Protestant, the secretary i a a Catholic, and the Larges* contribuor is a Jew. We wonder if all of yoiUread over carefully the page dedicated to the Decatur Public Library by the Old Adams C ounty Bunk and which appeared in this paper Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. If you overlooked it in the rush of returns this weel. pleasd took it up and read it over for ’.t contains a community sentiment that every one in this county should feel. The public library is as the page is headed, “sac of our richest possesions,” for "there you will find the book you want, whether you are interested in research,-'' history, science, stortes, magazines, everything. Thousands of books which will help you pass delightful evenings during the winter, enrich your mind, make you better and happier. It is, we might add, <a pleasure to visit the Decatur library where Miss Annette Moses, for many years the librarian and her . will assist you in finding just what you want. It's a fine thing to have so complete a public library and w<? ure sure every one appreciates it, il they just think about saying so.

Flashlights of Famous People

Face to Face r. With r. A. W. PRESTON Executive Head of the United Fruit Company I Millions of people today have ban--3 anas because Andrew W. Preston. ) the founder and president of the I United Fruit Company, has fulfilled ) hi g dreams. The story of Andrew j Preston is more than the consumption I of thirty million bunches of the his--1 clous tropical fruit in the United I States. The development of Central America and large areas of hitherto] unused tropical lands, the establishment of an extensive commerce in it- | self, is due to the genuine of this si- ( lent, forceful man. I 1.’.. .... L.i,. S.. 0......... ■

From his office in Boston, somewhat resembling that of a captain's quarters, he directs the affairs of one of the largest corporation in the world on the same basis and with the simplicity and directness with which he began his business career. After a rather brief time in the grammar school of Beverly Farms. Massachusetts. his birthplace, Andrew Preston began his career in a commision house in Boston where fruits were one of the products handled. Intensely practical, this quiet young man had his visions. When the United Fruit Company was organized he was one of ten men interested and: they started with the agreement to put every cent of the profits in the development and to give Andrew Preston the task of financing. From the beginning he never submitted a proposition to his assciates that was not agreed upon because he first thought out carefully what they, would think before giving "full speed" to his own plans. A fleet of boats was provided, and plantation' after plantation was developed that brought prsperity to the jungles and an economic tropic fruit to the tables of the people of America. There were struggling days, disaters, floods and hurricanes, but dauntless Andrew Preston pushed on and in seventeen years made a record of creative and constructive work that is unparalleled. He made frequent trips at sea. following the instinct of his forebears on the north ■shore of Massachusetts. On these voyages he often made a selection of, the men who now have constituted one! of the most efficient staff organiza-j j tions in the world. i j "You know we never really know ' a man until we are at sea with him! —at sea sometimes in more «han' one.” said Andrew Preston, looking

Editor’s Note; Send ten names of your favorite famous folk now t 0 J°® h’ltchell Chapple, The Attic, Waldorf Astoria Hotel. New York City. Tne readers of this paper are to nominate for this Hall of Fame.

' One of the interesting fact gleaned e from t: st.., of the election returns is that in only about a Cozen counties did either political party elect their entire ticket. Dhat do you think of . . the democrats electing a part of their t candidates in such strong republican j counties as/Wayne, Grant, Decatur. Hamilton. White and many others? (1 is accounted for largely by students < [ of these things from the fact that the women have not become partisans yet. The sky threatens snow and the indications are that bad weather is not far off. Blizzards in the northwest are announced in the news dispatches today. will soon be here, if you are not ready, better be looking after 'the fuel supply, the storage of apples, potatoes, other food ami don't forget to put a little alcohol in the radiator of your car. - . ,J" . ... While the old-fashioned, hitching rack has passed from use, several towns, in the west are saving theii , posts as landmarks and souvenirs, so. the children will inquire, learn and remember the story of how the horses passed out of use, after serving man faithfuly for severat thousand years. La Follette received only 84.D00 votes in Indiana, upsetting the guess of every political writer and all straw votes. He received 4„400,000.v0tes in the United States, however, and an analysis shows that he took most of these from the democratic candidates. Figure your own dope. ■ i i —— t Sam Jackson, for prose tutor, was /.the only democrat who won out in ej Allen county and it is reported that if a lot of 'em down there thought they I were voing for the candidate for gov-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER X, 1924.

% Ar ‘ A. W. PRESTON says; “The future holds out brighter prospects for the boys and girls of this generation than any other in all the history of the country.”

.. — ! s up sideway with a twinkle in his eye. l e With the discipline of an old New e England skipper, he has insisted upon e clean ships, clean busines and servh ice that have met the commendation r of no less a percentage than PresiJ r dent Harding, who made a trip to !• Panama and the Caribbean Sea on| ;. one of tne White Fleet of the United i Fruit Company, visiting also the gi--3 gantic developments of the corpora-, tion in Jamaica. t Nearly three score and ten fine • , steamships constitute the White I Fleet, which Andrew W. Preston com ; I mands like an admiral directing thej ,1 peace ships of commerce. As the sole • J survivor of the ten men, who, with, 1 -I the real purpose of partnership, ere Hated the I’nited Fruit Company. Mr. I 1 Preston is honored as one who has'' ; rendered patriotic service to his country during the World War with his ships re>ady and manned for gov- ■ ernment service, and one who has made many "blades of gress grow where only one grew before.” which expressed Dean Swift’s conclusion in the “Voyage to Brobdingnag." that 1 “this was more essential service to I his country than the whole nee of politicians put together.” As one who has lived three score and ten and spent many years in ac- ’ tive business, the words of Andrew! Preston mean much. | i “The future bolds out brighter pros ) peets for the boy und girls of this f I generation than any other jn all the history of the cofirdry-Di my Jiiflg-' merit. it is only a question of utiliz- 1 ing the opportunities and clinging « i fast to the moorings of the eternal s . principles, which have never failed ” j There was a look in his face that j I reflected a conviction that America ; I is on the threshold of a golden era 1 1 of prosperity and greatness.

ernor. The Literary Digest straw vote seems to have been some where nearj correct this year, but then most any ( 1 guess against the democrats could J havk- been called a wise guess this f year. I i ■ 11 I,— ( Oh yes. what about converting the > old cemetery into a park? Don't you ' think we can shake the dust out of . our heels and get busy on a few thing s like this now? o — COTTON TOP Curley-headed cottontop, climbing everywhere, I’ian-seat. davenport, daddy's big arm chair; I Playing with the kitchen pump. lifter and tin pan. Bidding out the table drawers as only babies can. Opening the-cupboard doors, dabbling in the jell. Egg yolks smeared across the floorsad the tale they tell! ‘Ain't one thing its something else! eating chunks of coal. Walking 'round in brother's boots, down the staffs you roll! Luck- thing you wasn't horn a century ago,— Edison and Paderwski wouldnt, stood a show! Curley-beaded cotton-top, climbing everywhere, -rIn the hungry arms of me. sleep,— my baby, —there.

!Big Features Os j RADIO Programs Today ] _ SATURDAY'S RADIO PROGRAM (Copyright 1924 by United Press! WSAf, Cincinnati. (309 ml Midnight (C S. T.I—WSAI .Midnight Entertainers. KSD. St. Lauls. t 546 mi 8 p. m. (C. S. T.|- 'St. Louis symphony orchestra. WEAF. New York. (493 ml 11 p. m. (E. S. T.l —Vincent Ixipez orchestra. KDKA. Pittsburgh. (M 3 m) 8:30 p. m. iC. S. T.l —Westinghouse band and Davis male quartet KGO. Oakland. (312 nil 8 p. m. (P. . C. S. T.) —Concert program. Sunday's Features WEAF. New York, (492 ml and WEE I, Boston, (303 ml 3:45 p. m. I(E. S. T.) —Dr. S. Parkes Cadman und (he Sunday Men's conference. WWEi. Boston. (303 in I 7:15 p. m. (E. S. T.l—Program from the Strand theatre .New York. ' WOAW. Omaha. (52h‘ m l 9 p. in. (C. S. T.l —Musical chapel service. | WCBD, ion (345 mi 8 p. m. (C. S. T.) —Zion Brass quartet and assisting soloists. I WEAF. New York. (492 ml WCAP. Washington. (469 ml and WJAR. Providence. (360 nil *7:20 p. m. (E. S. T.) — Program by Roxy's Capitol theatre gang. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY « * 20 yaara ago thia day ♦ ♦ From tha Dally Democrat ftlaa ♦ Nov. 8. —Stockholders *of Fort Wayne & Springfield traction company. met and agreed upon $300,000 issue of bonds. Louis Falk is notified that he passed pharmacy examination in Indiana territory with high grade. Miss Veronica Brunnegmff celebrates twenty-second birthday. Miss Clara Terveer returns from visit at Lafayette. Jacob Loser returns from several months' visit in Switzerland. John Gillig who is attending Ohio State University is here to vote. Election is held. Prrker carries Adams county by-a bout 1,000 and entire democratic county ticket is elected by from 1.20(1 to 1.300. Roosevelt sweeps country and Indiana goes republican. J. W. Tyndall elected to state senate from Allen and Adams counties by 1.120. BIG MUCK FIRE NEAR PORTLAND (Continued from Page On*; the seuuoi at Liber, south of here According to reports from the fireinfested area, some members of the Wilson family cut a bee tree Monday afternoon and smoked the l»ees out by means of fire, which was not properly smothered out when they com pleted their work. The fire started on the Wilson farm in the huckleberry marsh. While there have been bad muck fires along the Lob ditch in the past, this is the first in this locality, , it was said today. Farmers have been engaged fighting the fire continuously since Monday afternoon, some with very little rest and food, and volunteers were sent for Friday, the Geneva fire truck and other aid lieing sent from there. _ __o —— Reynolds — Little Bobby Lynch, here, was an early automobile victim. His pushmobile ran into a barbed wired feme and his neck was cut so badly that four stitches' had to be taken. Lafayete—Charles McKinney and ! Glenn Alk ire.” of Barrydale. near (here, had an experience with a real road bog. Their machine bit a porker. The men were hurt ia the accident. Rushvile-Miss Sylvia Mitchell, IS, here .died from the influence of an anesthetic while being operated on for in-grown toenails. , Shelbyville— Billy, 15 months old son of Richard Sykes, here was pain . fully burned when he. fell into thf giowing embers of a bonfire. Fort Wayne—Mr. Janies M. Hinnen ! medical examiner, in Fort Wayne to the Nickel plate railroad for thi past 42 years. ha» be»-n appoints chief stirgeon for the Clover Ibeaf Dis trict of the company with head quarters in Fort Wayne . Fort Wayne—One fourth of ou boyhood is physically defective. Di M. I. Fossdan. of Chicago Y. M. C. A school of physical education ds dared tn a speech here and assert ed that our nations was in danger i condition is not corrected.

<UNDERTAKERS HOLD MEETING f Adams County People At- * tend District Meeting At Portland Portland. Nov. 8. Bluflton was chosen for the fifth district session 1 of the ludbana State Undertakers' Association, which closed 3 very on- . Jcyable session here Thursday afternoon and evening. The meeting there . will be held the middle part of . .■aniuiry. Un on City also pul in a bid for the meeting. j (.‘liicers elected at the cloi'ng session here last night are: .•resident. Charles Baird, of Portland, vice-presi-dent, Fred Mcßride, of Bluffton, and secretary, L. W. Burk, of Hartford City. I The sessions here were in charge of J. U. Maynard, of Winchester. I member of the state board of embalmers. The afternoon session opened at 4 o'clock. Judge R. D. Wheat I gave the address of welcome, and the y musical program consisted of a vocal solo by Mrs. Clyde Harris; whistling solo by Miss Hazel Gillett und a, cornet solo by Lyle Sisk, a member i of the Bryant band. Speeche s were made by the various members present. At six o'clock a banquet was* served in the basement of the United. Brethren church by the ladies of the’ church, consisting of chicken and all the trimmings. At the concusion of the banquet talks were made by the' various delegates, giving humorous ( incidents experienced in their work. ( Following the banquet at the! ( church, the delegates and their wives ( and other guests repaired to the andi- 1 torium of the court house, where the evening program was held, consisting of talks by the various members and vocal solos by Earl Cartwright; cor- ( net solo by Charles Kile, and character sketches by Aquilla Hutson, well known entertainer. I Those present from Adams county were: Mrs. Harvey Ellenberger.! Mrs. E. C. Bierie, C. L. Bierie and E. C. Bierie. al! of Berne; W. A. Wells." of Geneva; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gay. and Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Black, of Decatur. — ! Portland—Elden Maxwell, Albert Felk, and Ralph Walter. Portland ) : national guaradsmen. have returned i from a "oomile hike in six states. Elwood—William Grouse. local I track star, sustained a badly bruised | hand while speeding on the cinder track at the high school. He stumbled over a wire fence. $ ' So f Big j! By EDNA FERBER , Laek over yaur neighbor’s I shoulder—he's probably readtn? il. Seitnd hundred the us and At tAtutri, DnudteUay, Past if O, '“

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Richmond —A severe winter was predicted by Walter Ratliff, here, who said that squirrels at his home had | heavier coats and were atorlng more I food than usual.

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