Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1925 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller. Pres. and Gen. Mfr A. R. Holthouse, Secy. & Bui. Mgr.. • Entered nt the Poetoffice at Decatut, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies —— — 2 cents One week, by carrierlo cents One Year, by carrier 15.00 One month, by mall 35 cents Throe months, by mail SI.OO Six months, by nail 31 75 One year, by mall 33.00 , One year, at office.- 33.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) » • Advertising Rates Made Known by Application. Foreign Representative Carpentier & Company, 122 Michigan Avenue. Chicago. OUR PARTY:— We haven’t the least doubt about the right position of the democratic political party so long as it stands on the teachings of Thomas Jefferson « nor have we any hesitency in saying there was never more need for such a party, bbt for some cause or another seems to be a concentrated effort being made by so called leaders to divide the party and make it useless. The Fort Wayne JournalGazette, discussing the question editorially, says in part:— So long as some of the leaders persist in their view that Democracy is neither a vital principle nor a great tradition, but merely an expedient witli a name, just about so long will the Democracy sot itself up to be knocked down, walked upon and kicked out of the way. That has come about twice within little more than four years. There is accumulating evidence that it is to be invited again in the next national contest. We are hearing much from sympathetic and highminded Republican

counselors that our form ot government requires the services of two political parties and no third, whereof the Democratic ought and must be one. Their idea of an oppositoin is one which is strong enough to keep the field entirely pre-empted to the exclusion of any formidable third ' Ptrty, yet not strong enough to offer the Republican party a serious contest. Some of the Democratic leaders apparently share in thct view and yield themselves to that counsel. The Democratic party’s one national service, one duty and one choice lie in being Democratic, with the essence of that democracy which is it proudest history ami highest Ira dition. Just how it can be cither Democratic or national while undcr-t-iking to compel the secession of 3 large area of the country and a tremendous bloc of the population from Democracy and forbidding either identity, sympathy or interest with the remaining body which asserts its pretension we do not know. Perhaps the leaders who view that as both necessary and desirable ctn explain

The commissioners are discussing roads, a very important problem wlifi-h they have under their control and one which we contend has been veil handled in this county. Some of ii., not so old laisly remember when al this time of year the only way you could get to town was horse back and then some times you had to get off and push old Dobbin out of a het' During the past thirty years we have improved seven hundred mites of road and they have boon good roads or they would never have with itood the unexpected automobile traffic. Now we must go on, wisely. • irefnlly, economically, but we must go on. The petitions before the. board today are important. They must not he. able to grant all of them, but we are sure they will do the very best tlv-j can to serve the people and earn •our he irticst cooperation in the big Job they have. « Perhaps the worst indulgence of humankind is over eating. We have heard a lot about the terrible results of other disappation but we are confident that most o£ the ills are caused

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will take care of your healthy body If you have one. The Nation ii and American baseball leagues open the 1925 season to morrow and for the next six months the boys, old and young, and some of the girls will be watching the score boards and the per centagc table which shoWji the standing of the chibs and "pulling” with all their might and main for some team which for some reason probably unaccountable ■to themselves, they favor. Its the ■ great national game and a good one. If that Easter didn’t suit you as [ to weuther. it ‘'can't be did." In l every way it was ideal. And in every > church beautiful services were cont ducted and the occasion was a happy Jone. Special programs iu which 5* beautiful music featured were held in numerous churches in this city and county. The Easter period was one t of the most interesting and successi e ful ever held in this community. ’I ' - i- 1 A Gary v oman killed sU members d of her family and is now insane.

DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1925.

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the rack: Though you think you're wise and strong You can't stand against him long. In the end he'll plunge a dagger in your' Back. If you ever let him touch you. If he gets his clutches on you. Mark my word you will that day long time regret; Yon keep clear away from him, Lost he tear you limb from limb— His castle? Mortgage. And the giant’s namfe is debt. '—A. D. Burkett. o I Big Features Os ( RADIO !, Programs Today t MONDAY'S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES 1 KHJ. Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. (PCSTt —KHJ s anniversary program WLW. Cincinnati, 10 pm. (CST> —Oxford Glee club. KDKA, East Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. I Boll— Little Symphony orchestra. KGO. Oakland. 8 p.m. (PCST)—

Educational program. WEAF. New York, WCAP, Washington; WOO. Philadelphia; WEEI. Boston; WJAR, Providence; WWL Detroit; WCAK, Pittsburgh; WGR. Buffalo; 9 p.m.— (EST)—Gypuy : tring ensemble. Tl '-'' ’ —* —-o— ",...... • TWENTY YEARS ADO 1Ob*» e • Prom the Daily Demovist « S ■■,.■. . , • >0 years ago this day • Apri 13 —Gandy’s bank al (.'hum-, bunco robbed of 32,000 when but stars blow sufe. I Blue Creek school patrons <mopt resolution favoring central sehoo’. National board of tire underwriters offer SJSo reward for conviction of parties who set fire to Monroe build ings on March 14th. I Council grants tie tit ion of A. li. I Dell, John S. FaJk and Miss Hat iel Studebaker for lights east of city. ’ Baby daughter born to Mr. and. Mrs. Samuel Laman. Ixiu ('alderwood and wife re'urn to North Dakota after visit with parents Mr. and Mrs. Ro la Calderwood. L. (’. Miller is enumerating school children of Decatur. Echo Windstorm Insurance is or-’ ganized.

— o —— louth Takes Life ,To End Long Suffering Chicago, April 13—Robert Preston, handsome 21 year old college student, poised on the dock of Madison street, looked deep into (he pink ami purple glory of a spring sunrise, ami then sent a bullet crashing into his head. As p’anned. the body topled off into lake Michigan. But Preston’s plan to have his hotly sink to tho bottom failed because the two weights lie used were not heavy enough, and thus came to light a remarkable human document of a modern flaming youth, who few fleeting moments of joyous living as again: t a long and tortorous fight against the dread disease of diabetes. • The document is in the form of three diaries, started in March of 1924, and gives a vivid picture of the tumult of mind, of despair of the efforts to drown out the knowledge of certain death, affairs with girls, and "mugging" and ’ necking’’ parties. Preston committed suicide at sunrise yesterday, after a "last fling", with a party of friends. He left the party without intimating his intention of suicide. He drove to (he dock.

parked his car. tied a piece of st >el about his body and fired the fatal shot. A few hours later the body was seen floating in the water. Police ami the coroner first feared a murder. Then they found a note in his room, addressed to his parents. announcing the suicide. Search of the body revealed the diaries, wrapped in leather. "I hope I may be relieving you of a burden, for I will bo better off where J am than in trying to get along as I am. Yon want to do the best for me, and casting aside all memory and love, (which I’ll admit are big things) yon must admit it's best that I do as I did." .“i ■■■ Norths ■ ’ ent university. He also was a former student of the University of Illinois. His father is a wea'tliy manufacturer of Oak i’ark 111. The tall, slender, dark haired youth

did not want the diaries read, for one leaf was the following: Whoever reads this book 1 wish would go to hell.” -7 — a Muncie <iirl Winner in District Oratorical Meet Miss Roma Haworth, a junior in the Central high school of Muncie, won first place in the Eighth district divisiotP- of the National Oratorical contest on the Constitution, held at Muncie late Friday evening. Her subject was. “The Constitution.” She received a prize of SIOO iu cash. Second prize of SSO was won by Miss Margaret Acklcs, of I’endleton. representing Madison county. Third prize of S2O was won by Miss Evalyn Robinson, of Bluffton. and fourth prize of $lO, was won by Miss Margaret Lumpkin, of Losantville, representing Randolph county. Gepald ■armmeriinn, of Kirkland township, representing Adams county, and Miss Frances Glasgow, of Portland, representing Jay county, failed to win any sos the prize money. | Miss Haworth's victory in the district contest gives her the right to | compete in a regional contest in • which the winners from the Eighth, 9Eleventh and Twelfth districts will participate, next week. Greensburg— The number of fires here during the past five months has broken all .previous resords. The fire department made thirty-two runs 4s compared with thirty-eight for all ast year.

Lancaster High School Commencement April 20 B’uffton, April 13—Commencement week’ is being planned at tho Lancaster township high school. Tho s< nior class play. "Rainbow inn ■ will start tho gala week. April I I The baccalaureate exercises will be held al Hie schdol building April 19 and will be followed April 20 by the commencement exercises. Twentythree seniors will be graduated. They ’ are: 1 Vera Barger, Harold Bowman, Ro ' Iterla Dowty, Luster Durr. Minnie Elzey, Kenneth Glelni. Honor KleinKnight, Alta Kleinknighl. Edwin Klelnknight. Hazel Lesh. Ralph Lindemaiin. Oliver Myer. Gladys Holmes, Floyd Oman, James Price, Robert Ruprlght, Irene speh<gor. Ixirene Spehcgor, Arthur Shedel. sther Sabsibiiry, Marvin Sowards, Olive I'nnier 'and Alta Wortliman. —<»-— Ecature Articles In Erie Railroad Magazine Several feature articles appear in the April number of the Erie Rail--1 road Magazine. The magazine is pub- , lished monthly, containing news of I iotrest to employes and also instruc- , five articles and items for all divisions of the railroad. A section of

<he magazine is devoted to each division. ♦ i Local Oil Salesmen Mentioned In Magazine The April number of the Stanolind Record, the official publication of employes of the Standard Oil company (Indiana), has been recciveil at this office. Among the many interesting land instructive articles are several pertaining to Decatur 'salesmen. The entire magazine, which is u monthly publication, is devoted to the interests of the Standard Oil Employes. o County Hospital Notes Mrs. Victoria Seitz, 1115 Patterson street, was admitted to the County Memorial hospital Saturday for medical treatment. Herbert Irwin, of Decatur route No. 6. was brought to the hospital yesterday evening, suffering front injuries sustained in an automobile accident. " Mr. Irwin was hurt and bruised about the iegs, tint his condition was not serious and he was able to leave the hospital today. ' Mrs. Mary Miller, of West Seventh street, entered the hospital Sunday ■

To Get the Mori Out of Your * Visit to Ghirafto, Stop at the COMMONWEALTH HOTEL CHICAGO in “h I*J: J ■9H »i” •• iM On ExHrtrivr Parkway— •alnng•trie Uncnln Park. Only 10 minute* from the loop via our own motor coach - Ket quiet and restful. Chicago a ideal otrl 10-ation. Th* Commonwealth affords every accommodation and luxury for i’.a guests. Dining Service ala carte. Single Rooms from s2.<M>to fA.M Double Rooms from $3.54 to H-04 * Write of Wire * Axel H. Jobnsou and Manager Pmw Grave A nme xi Dtvwsvy Perkvay.

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morning tor mediclal treatment. p Mrs. Catherine Metzgar, 317 North Ninth street, entered the ho*pital tor an emergency operation Saturday night. Her condition wa« reportea as

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