Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 24 November 1924 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Ksgept Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller— Free, and Gas. Mr K. W. Kampe—VlcePrea. tt Adv. M<r g. B. Holtbowie—flec'y. A Ba*. WEntered at the Poitofflce at Beeatur, Indiana, an second clean aaatter, tubeerlntlen Rafegi Single coplea ... , — ... 1 cents One week, by carrier .. cents One Year, by carrier 36.00 One month, by mail ——. M eent. Three Months, by mall — — ■ >I.OO Six months, by mall M —■ 11-75 Ono Year, by mall ■» — ■». >3.00 Ono Year, at office— —33.00 (Prices (noted are within first and second aonea Additional >oatax» added oeteido those soaee. j Advertising Rafed ■ade Known ee Aonlleatlen Foreign Ronreeentatl** Carpenter A Company. 133 Michigan Avonnno, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City, N. Y. Life Kda, Kansas Ctty Mo. You can still join the Red Cross it you want to and we hope _w>u do. Its la. great organization doing a splendid work and needs your sup port. Thanksgiving week. Put on your best smile, brush up the old clothes if you haven't new ones, get the dinner going, invite in the folks, figure out that you can be happier in , this country than any where in the world and if you have bad luck here ' it would be worse any where else. ' _ i Be thankful and as happy as you , can. i ■ ■■■■■ ■■. i ■■■■ ■ ™ Do you remember that during the 1 great World War. Red Cross drives 1 were the real thing? Just to refresh your memory—in 1917 the totals in ; this county were over §,OOO members, I Os this about 6,000 were -adults and ’ more than two thodsand children. ' French Quinn was in charge of the campaign and there were organizations in every township and town in the county. Four weeks from Thursday is Christmas, the day when everybn" exchanges gifts. Its the happy holiday of the year if you prepare in time. The columns of this paper are filled each day with alluring and attractive gifts to be found in the local stores. Make up your lists, start your btfying now, help make the event more pleasant for yourself. You will find that with shopping out of the way, your own pleasures treble and you can meet the day witli a smile. The Federation of Clubs in Blackford county are doing a wonderful work, which can be done in every county and in every community in the United States. This afternoon dedicatory services are being held at Hartford City, marking the planting of fourteen trees in honor of prominent women of the county. Ten of the trees are in the county hospital grounds. These are monuments which will live for years and the work will continue from time to time, thus assuring shady spots there in the years to come. Inexpensive but helpful this idea should be used every where. Th- Big Ten football conference closed Saturday with several upsets of the dope can as usual. Chicago wins the conference, having won three gomes and tied three. There will be a few feature games this week and then the sports will turn attention to basket ball and the mid-winter games. Notre Dame made the best showing of any football team in the CBUtitry this year, being the only one which did not lose or tie' a game. They will finish the season with Carnegie Tech at Pittsburg Saturday and will probably play the flower Sime in California during the holidays. Its a great sport and growing in popularity as is shown by the necessity for stadiums that will hold from 30,000 to 80.000 people. It i. shin', u to be an actual fact that tale highway commissions, dock w

Flashlights of Famous People

Face to Face J With Alexander G. Bell Inventor of the Telephone Often when 1 pick up the old sashI ioned telephone in a booth I fancied I I could see mirrored on the brim of ) the bells a picture of the late Dr. ( Alexander Graham Bell. In the I latter years of his life he resembled i a poet with a long gray bean! and I flowing hair, dancing brown eyes, I the voice of a man who provided a ! “voice for the world.” modulated in away that indicated early training in elocution and correcting defective speech. The last time 1 saw him. eu ‘ route to his summer house in Nova Scotia, be said: “Thirty years ago I established a modest fund to promote aviation.! and 1 succeeded in lifting in the air

three hundred pounds outside of the weight of machine. I used a kite, because 1 always think of Franklin and his experiments with the kite as the practical discovery of electricity." Sightseers in Washington used to stop at his home and call at all hours of the day. This occasioned him to begin his day’s -work at 12 o’clock midnight during the latter part of his life. One evening he told me of his experiences in Scotland, his native land, when his father was much perturbed because he had secretly learned to play the fiddle. Those were the days when many good Scotch people felt that the fiddle was an instrument of the devil. His family moved to Brantford, Canada, where his father taught elocution. The son began to think about having sound transmitted over wires. Necessity may be called the mother of invention, but a love affair and romance played an important part in the development of the telephona Coming to Boston, young Bell courted rnd married Mabel Gardner Hubbard She lost her hearing in infancy and derived great benefit from Professor Bell’s scientific research and information ou the sub-, ject. He was the author of the book called "The Education of Deaf Children.” His lectures ou the mechanism of speech indicate that Alexand- ( er Graham Bell from the beginning was destined to become an inventor, of some means of sound transmission. In 1876 the telephone was taken to the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia—and laughed at as a toy. They did not know that Proses ! sor Bell had lectured on vocal physiology at Boston University every day and had given three years of concentrated study to the subject 1 even after the fact was known to him that sound could be transmitted > over a wire. The application for a ; patent was made in February of that

editor’s Note: Send ten names of your favorite famous folk now living to Jo» Mitchell Chapple, The Attic, Waldorf Astoria Hotel. New York City. Tha ] readers of this paper are to nominate for this Hall of Fame.

and port commissions and other public improvement bodies can only 1 spend a definite sum on public work ,to good advantage. Bonds issued ! and money voted above a certain > , limit only lead to profligacy, political 1 corruption and general demoralization of the commonwealth. Calif tomia, one of the most progressive t road building states in the union, reports to the governor through its . highway commission that more than , $12,000,000 per annum cannot be expended to good advantage on highway construction. The same will probably be found true in every state in the union, and there should be an absolute limit to gasoline taxes, bond issues and general tax levies. —The Manufacturer. Science has shown that living creatures can enter a state of latent life and a?ise as though from the dead years later. Meantime there has been no growth and little deter-1 ioration, since the organs of the body, have suspended functioning. Money| is like that. If you place a quarter j in a safe place it may be found thousands of years from now and possibly it will be regarded as aI curiosity, but it will be almost of the same shape and of the same weight; is il was when laid aside. Money, like organisms, also can grow. In healthful, normal surroundings the | baby becomes a man, a leader of nations. A quarter put to work becomes a fortune. There is the part able of the rich man who upon de! < I tiding to go on a journey divided his

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jk y JI year, and every electric speaking ■telephone from that day to this is based upon that patent. The long period of litigation cut small for'tunes, but from she start the Bell associates were confident

I Now began the real troubles The I Western Union Telegraph, now one , of the closest allies of the telephone company, was then a powerful enemy ( The late Theodore N. Vail, employ- . ed in the post office department at (Washington, then a young man of boundless energy, had as much faith in the invention as the inventor himsdlf and started out to develop the infant industry amd showers of sarcasm. He sold stock and met with rebuffs, but. his persistence resulted in many fortunes made and intrusted because some one listened to Theodore N. Vail’s description of Alexander Graham Bell and his marvelous invention. The telephone the world over today is known as the Bel! telephone. It was the bell that rang out the liberating of the human voice as it rang out over the wires. When Alexander Graham Bell talked four thousand miles io his old chum and associate. Thomas A. Watson, it recalled that first message from the top. room of a Boston boarding house to I the room below. The voice of Alex-' ander Graham Bell was the first voice ever heard over the telephone. When Watson heard the first words uttered he rushed to Bell’s room and' exclaimed: “I got your message." "What was it?" “Watson, come here: I want you.” "I am here,” said Watson with a smile. That first telephone message secured action. In 1876 the first long distance telephone message was car- 1 ried between Boston and Cambridge. 1 Day after day they worked, but it wouldn’t work, and then like a clap of thunder Watson heard Bell shouting: “Ahoy, Wadson; ahoy, what's the matter?” The first long distance ! n’ephone message was a query of despair that since made the voice of the world articulate, annihilating ■ space ami brnging nations together within haling distance.

property among his servants. To one he gave five talents, to another two and to a third one. The first two invested what had been given them.

■ putting it out at interest and doubled their money. The third, fearful lest he should lose the talent, which, by the way, was worth between $1,200 and $2,000 buried it. When the master returned for an accounting, he scolded the servant who had allowed his property to remain idle, and, taking the one talent from him, ■ gave it to the servants who had shown mpre wisdom. There is still ■ idle money hidden between mat- ■ tresses, in old shoes and buried, but . not so much as formerly. There is . other money in the shops, factories and on farms, representing its purchasing power in wheat, machinery : and gold, and working hard for its owner, and for all of us, ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ ♦ ■ ♦ ! ♦ From th* Dally Democrat file* ♦ ♦ 20 yean ago thia day ♦ Nov. 24.—A1l stores dose and business ceases on account of Thanks- [ giving Day. Omar Lewellen and Miss Pearl Ray ' marry at Monroe. Many wins turkeys in shooting con test at Bellview. David -AVerliug. Peter Forbing, Peter Frank, J. P. Baker. John Voglewede. J. VanVorhees, W. Werling. Conrad Gillig and Andrew Appleman leave for Arkansas on hunting trip. Christ Franz has hand mangled in corn shredder. Gay & Zwick employ Miss Jack.on

“lot Ohio to give musical program at their store each afternoon. Levi L* Baumgarnter, surveyor, elect Is learning duties In office of Surveyor North at Bluffton. Bluffton declines to accept football challenge. . — o ■ 1 - if I MY TASK,—THE WORLD To see the world as from some mountain height , One views far landscapes in a clearer { light. s I 5 At feet of famous travelers to sit. - Or know each field first hand if purse 1 permit. s To learn what peoples live and where ! and how. ’ What double make dark or what faiths light the brow. What forms government, religious, arts, Uplift the millions or crush minds and hearts. To see which way the strong life-currents flow. i, And vision futures from the past we know. Yet sure that will, not fate, shape destiny. Both work and pray that earth” with heaven agree. So live that what seed-thoughts I leave behind. If they bear friut, shall better all mankind. To know ami grow, love Him. trust and obey, A tree of blessing be, through all my i day. And of His boundless grace 1 humb'y I ask. What 1 may need, to finish, this, my task. —A. D. Burkett. | o j OBITUARY j Sylvia Loehner Sprunger. daughter of Samuel and Ix?ah Loehner. was born near Leo. Allen county. Indiana December ISih. 1889 and went homo tc be with Jesus November 19. 1921, '•< the age of 34 years. 11 months and 1 day. • I She leaves to mourn her early departure. her deeply tereft husband and four children. Meredith, Marguerite. Blanchard and Marian Lucile aged nine, six, four and one and onei half years respectively, her father I and mother, one brother, Ervin, of French township, one sister. Mrs. , William Kruetzman. of Preble township. Adams county, besides a host of relatives and friends. j She,spent her early childhood with her parents near Leo. At the age of

ten years she moved with them to Adams county, near Bluffton, where she grew to womanhood. On June 7th. 1914, she was united in marriage to Alvin A. Sprunger. Following the wedding they came to Woodburn, Indiana, where she remained until her departure. In her girlhood she accepted Christ as her Savior, and was bate tized and united with the Missionary church in June 1915. She was a fathful member, intensely interested in the work of the Lord. In the home she was a loving and devoted wife and mother eager to bring up the children in the fear of the Lord. She was ever caring for others, endeavoring to cheer and give happiness to those about her. In the two months of intense suffering from cancer, she , bore it with patience trusting in Jesus. We miss thee from our home, dear mother. We inks time from thy place. * A shadow o’er our lives is cast. ’ We miss the sunshine of thy face, ‘ Me miss thy kind and willing hand, ’ Thy fond and earnest care, ’ Our home is dark without thee We miss thee every where. The funeral services were held Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Missionary church at Woodburn. Ind. Many from near and far came to view the remains of their loved one. Burial was made at Leo, Ind. o LEO KORETZ IS CAUGHT AT LAST (Continued from Page Oue) : yers and retired capitalists and then —according to their charges—fleeced them out of millions in his great

1 “Bayenn River Trust of Panama.” . was found living in luxury on an •state near Halifax known as Pinehurst Lodge. He had been admitted | to the most exclusive society of the Canadian city. Crowe’s men reported Koretz was located by a "tip" from a Chicago traveler who. met and became suspicious of the “retired millionaire," as Kortez was known in Halifax. Although scores of similar "tips” bad been run down without; ; success, Crowe at once dispatched | his two assistants to Canada. They i identified him with ease, despite the fact he bad grown a heavy beard.! and he aubmtted to arrest without protest. I I Prosecutors in several -branches of I the courts may fight for the right to j bring Koretz to trial, it was indicated I , although the government will charge | 1 him' with failure to file income re- i turns. Crowe’s office is expected to ■ try the case first. Koretz disappeared from Chicago, Dec. 5. 1923. A week later the first suspicion of the alleged swindles were made public. -— —o 5%—5% Money to Loan on Farms Write quick. While it lasts. How much do you need? ENOCH W. HECKMAN. 1302 W. Wildwood. Ft. Wayne, Ind. . 278t6x o - ■ THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL Everybody is cordially invited to the box social and Thanksgiving festival, to be held at Reneker school. Wednesday eve., Nov. 26. Entertainment and fun for all. 279t2x Thelma Burkhead, teacher o [ Cal! 436 for Taxi. ts. ■OLDS IN 24 HOURS-LAGDIPPE Wk IN 3 DAYS . 30* I .® A stibluxation of either first or second segments of the spine produces a pressure an a SPINAL CORD —this with improper functioning of the kidneys causes Locomotor Ataxia. Adjusting the subluxatioas causing this disease is done Chiropractically—and the vital force resulting brings health. CHARLES & CHARLES CHIROPRACTORS Over Keller's Jewelry Phone 628

The New SUNBEAM Cabinet Heater • * - ■ Heat in a Hurry The minute you start a fire ia the new Sunbeam Cabinet I lea ter, fresh, warm air begins to circulate all through your house. This new heater will quickly heat five to seven rooms, and keep them warm and comfortable, at a fraction of the care of two or three stoves and with only the fuel. The Sunbeam Cabinet Heater is attractive, clean and easy to rare for. It requires no basement and takes up no more apace than a phonograph. Insure winter comfort with a— SUNBEAM CABINET A HEATER AUGUST WALTERS PJumbing and Heating 254 North Second St. Phone 207, Th» Fog Ftnaaee Co.

I THE COR?I Last Time Tonight II The Delightful and Entertaining l) rania I “SECRETS” * II Featuring the Well-Known Stars, || Norma Talmadge and Eugene o'Brien !| The secrets of a wife portrayed on!v as | Miss Talmadge can tell them * II “U EST OF THE WATER BUCKET” the of the hig Jack Dempsey features" ' M || 15c and 35c !| Thanksgiving Wei I Each year we find cause for be- • ing thankful for the small and com- ' S mon things which come to us to j meet our particular needs. I This year let us all be thankful I for the many good blessings be- | stowed upon us during the past | year. I''Tlfll The Peoples Loan & Trust Go I I z “Bank of Service” 1 Milestones of Service THIS rioting, pushing, fast-stepping age of ours, with all its complexity, concentration and achievements, never could have attained its present development had it not been for petroleum and the long list of useful products which stem from this one widely distributed raw material. . | Today, when almost everything we do, from the felling of trees to the keeping of accounts, is accomplished with mechanical assistance, the refining of crude oil and the compounding of the numberless products derived from this base is one, if not the most essential of all industries. From crude petroleum come the most readily procured, best and cheapest lubricating oils and greases, and from the same source we get gasoline, the most economical, most mobile and most compact source of power yet discovered. In the upbuilding of this great industn’the Standard Oil Company (Indiana' has been a pioneer, an advanced worker on the tor front of progress. Today, skillful, highly trained men working with every facility which science: or their own ingenuity can suggest, are strn.ing perfect still further,the scores of useful uets going to the public under the of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana). Throughout the ten middle. westerni states in which this company mamtains disrtr £ uting facilities, is an ever-growing organs tion working, building . insu f® ® son in the territory getting sta £, d f! t d superior quality petroleum P roduc * s JS when and where he wants them. And always the company is . look ’ n 4!°Se’. building and training for the years tocome. Office boys of thirty years ago are of the Standard Oil Company .(Indian • day—office bovs of today are Ixmg» ° trained and developed for places Board thirty years from now. The Standard OilCompany(lnd^na)isg d Middle West. Standard Oil Company (Indiana) General Office: Standard Oil B«iM> * 910 So. Michigan Avenue, Chicag i L—.. — ■