Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1926 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Exoept Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouae—Sec’y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller— __Vlce-Prealdent ■ntwred nt the Poetofflce at Decatur, Judtana, aa aecond claaa nutter. Subscription Ratee: ■lngle copies 2 cente One week, by carrier ■ —lO cents One year, by carrier. $5.00 One month, by mall 35 cents Three months, by mall SI.OO Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at office 3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional post* age added outside those zones). Advertising Ratee: Made known by Application. Foreign Representative: Carpenter A Company, 122 Michigan Avenue. Chicago Next comes the Fourth of July celebrations and then the county fair and the Chautauqua. He sure to arrange your vacation so you won't miss any of these events. Decatur ‘s still the best town in the state, going fine and witli prospects for a continued steady growth and a prosperous, happy condition that assures comfort for her people. Keep on plowing ahead and don't let set backs keep you from it. Mr. Buisch gave the members of the Decatur industrial Association a lot of good advice. AU who heard him. admit it, but it won't do any good if you just agree with it anil don't follow it. There is a lot of difference between a merchant and the man who just keeps a store. One of the outstanding points he made, pleas e re member, was that the merchant advertises. We acknowledge the gift of several old and valuable books from the li brary of Adams county's leading his tot inn. John F. Snow, including filer of the Decatur Eagle from 1562 to a copy of me reproduction ot The Spectator, famous London newspaper, published 103 years ago, which we shall treasure because of their value and because of the spirit in which they have been given. Republican candidates for the sen ate and for congress are having a difficult time getting things arranged in Washington so they can go back and face the voters. They seem to have finally figured out, however that the thing to do is make I’resi dent Coolidge the goat by voting for a farm relief bill which they know he will vetoe. -Then they can tell the farmers bow sorry they are. Great old game, isn't it? The republican convention at In dianapolis this week is so lacking in interest, because of the fact that there are no contests of moment, that no restrictions will be placed on the seats, first come first served and the delegates will have to grab their chairs along with the rest. It will be just a political meeting, rather than a convention for everything hat already been araanged. The First National bank at Shen andoali, lowa, one as the soundest and best financial institutions of that state, closed its doors recently. That's the home town of W. D. Jamison, a Washington, D. C., lawyer, who writes "The Window Seat," and that gentle man, in his weekly letter! diagnose: the cause as "because so many high grade farmers were forced to close their doors and Washington is re sponsible for that.” He charges the administration with being too friendly with certain big corporations, with the wrongs of the tariff laws, with the waste and extravagance and a dozen other things that all together make sufficient “wasp stings" to close such an institution as the Shenandoah bank. It is now only a matter of a few days until the usual army of boys and girls, eyes but recently freed from the strain of examinations and hands clutching diplomas or degrees, will “stand on the threshold of lite,” as the speakers are so fond of saying. The older folks are inclined to git back in their comfortable chairs and smile at the youngsters as the

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Decoration Day. Will Helm of Chicago is visiting his parents. • Big Features Os * • RADIO •! WEDNESDAY'S* FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES (Copyright 1926 by United i’ress) Central standard time throughout | WEAK. New York. 492 M, an/1 hookup. 8 p. m.—Victor Herbert memorial program, Ritz-Carlton hotel, under auspices of American Society o&Authors, Composers and Publishers. WCX, Detroit, 517 M, 7 p. m.—Detroit Elks’ band. WSM. Nashville, 283 M, 11 p. m.— String quartet. KOA, Denver, 322 M, 9:30 p. m.— Gala all night international broadcast until day break. WLIT, Philadelphia. 395 M, 6 p. m. —Advertisin gconvention, musical festival. • o_ —j— World’s Smallest Auto Owned By Famous Clown Makes Appearance Here i An unusual automobile that is at- | tracting a great deal of attention on I the streets of Decatur is the one ownI ed by Mr. Roy Arbright, famous clown formerly of Gentry Bos. Circus. This ’ machine, which is the smallest practical automobile ever bulls., has a wheelbase of only 58 inches and a tread of 40 inches. The tires are 17x4 balloon and the • weight of the car is 500 pounds. There are four speeds forward and one re- ? | verse, and the speed is 60 miles an 2 ihour. This minature auto has been j driven over 6,000 miles under all con f dititons. Mr. Arbright will present his fa mous clown acrobatic act at the Adams theatre Wednesday and Thurs- ' day, where this marvelous little auto 1 mobile may also be seen. n Get the Habit—Trade At Home, It Pay: i

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Move Started For Liquor Referendum In Illinois Chicago, May 25 —(United Press) — Illinois voters today were offered the chance for a state wide referendum on prohibition. George E. Brennan, “boss” of Illinois democrats and his party’s candidate for United States senator, started circulation of a petition calling for a referendum on the question of modiI tying tiie Volstead law —to be conducted simultaneously with the November state election. Under the law of Illinois, 10 per cent of the state's registered voters ' must sign the petition before the question may be submitted to a vote. Brennan and his political lieutenants feel certain the required number of signatures will be obtained. o Commercial Airplane Crashes; One Man Killed Gary, Ind., May 25.—(United Press) —One man is dead and two others are in a Gary hospital today following the crash of £ commercial airplane near Hobart, caused by the snapping of a support on one of the wings. William Scherer, 22. a passenger, died from his injuries on the way to ! a hospital. Elmer Johnson. 26, the other passenger, and Hugh Gumboil, pilot, were badly hurt. ; Sehere's parents saw the plane dive to earth, not knowing their son was a paasefiger. -i *'*

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Regular Meeting Os Red Men Wednesday Evening The regular meeting of the Improved Order ot Rea Mop will bo held at the Red Men Hall. Wednesday night, at “b o'clock. AH members us the drill team are urged to b P present, uh a practice will be hel dfollowIng the meeting. Nomination pf officers for the coming year will be made at this meeting. O , ,np, Evangelists Locked Out Columbus, Ind., May 25. — (United Press) —Thomas Carey and Clarence Poverter, Richmond evangelists, were the victims of a lockout here today. Refused th<; use of a tahernacle in East Columhus, they hired a downtown hall for Bunday services. The doors of the hall were locked against a large crowd and services were held on the street. Owner of the buildings objected to the doctrines taught. _o Officials Os Anti-Saloon League Ready For Trial Indianapolis, Ind., May 25 —(United Press) —Three officials of 4he Indiana Anti-Saloon League charged with contempt of the state supreme court are ready to go to trial at once “when the case against them is made clear,” James Bingham, their attorney, signified today. Bingham filed with the supreme court a volumnious reply to the brief of Attorney General Gilliom opposing Bingham's motion to strike out vital parts of the amended bill of information charging contempt. “When the contempt charges have been placed in plain, concise language without any irrelevant conclusions of the informant appended thereto, we will be anxious to have the ease called.” Bingham said. o Gov. Donahey Criticizes Coolidge’s Executive Order Columbus, Ohio, May 25—(United Press) —President Coolidge's executive order commissioning state, county and city officials as federal dry enforcement agents, is' "an infringement on home rule,” Governor A. V. Donahey declared today in a statement sharply criticizing the order. "Any such dual authority would he, in my opinion, decidedly dangerous," the governor said. “I have always been an advocate for home rule and this seems to be an infringement of the rights of individual states.” o Three Motorists Slated On Intoxication Charge Indianapolis, Ind., May 25—(United Press) —Three occupants of an auto which crashed into a car coming from the opposite direction on the Martinsville road were slated on charges of intoxication in the detention ward of the city hospital, where they were taken with serious injuries suffered in the crash. They were Robert Frye, 21, Dollie The best household experts recommend Russ Bleaching Blue. All grocers sell it. TT

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Stood. 20, and Porter Skiles. Owen Eacret, driver of the other car, was sertoualy hurt but a companion, John Ratcliff. 20, escaped injury. Thefta of Milk Reported Several tealdents of this city have repoited that milk has been stolen from their porches. The guilty party is said to be known and prosecution is threatened unless the thefts cease at once.

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