Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1926 — Page 2

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I) E CATV R DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. If. Heller Pr«*. •»«'■ Mgr A. fl. Holthouee. ...Secy & Run. Mgr Dick D Heller Vice-President Entered at the IJpelOfice al Decatur Indiana, as second clans matter. Subscription Rate*: Single copies ■ I -® 2 One week, by carrier One year, by carrier One month, by mall Three months, by mail I<H> Six months, by mail 1 One year, by mail 3-®® One year, at office 1,(1 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates: Made known by Application. Foreign Representative: Carpenter & Company. 122 Michigan Avenue. Chicago. STATE ROADS:— State controlled roads at the end of 1925 included a mileage of 270,653 Os this total. 145.508 miles were surfaced highways, that designation applying to routes that had been improved by the use on sand, clay, gravel, water-bound macadam, sur-face-treated macadam ami gravel, bituminous macadam, sheet asphalt, bituminous concrete, cement concrete. brick and some miscellaneous materials. The expansion of state systems, from next to nothing, a fewyears ago. to a major undertaking, is mu yet done Approximately 18,dot miles were added in 1925. and a total of 23,152 w<e Improved in the twelve months. Such is (he showing made in reports to the bureau of public roads of the United States department of agriculture. Indiana has been more conservative than many stales in extending state authority over highways, but this does not indicate that it is not well to the front in surfaced mileage. Os the 3,935 miles for which the highway commission was responsible at the end of 1925. 3,860 were improved. Not all the surfacing has been done by the state, since many of the roads previously had been built by counties and townships. Long before the advent of the state highway idea. Indiana was among the better known commonwealths in the matter of good roads. Th., progress since has been notable. Important market and passenger routes have been straightened, widened and thoir surfaces strengthened by rebuilding or the addition of suitable materials. The lessons of engineering experience have not been overlooked. We are doing well, and while we need to be constantly on the alert to prevent political manipulation of road building administration, we can anticipate, if that evil is avoided, a piogres.'ivt advance in highways. The county road system, Indiana, with a county superintendent in charge of maintenance, is supplementirffe the. state plan well. The quality of the work done in many counties is highly commendable. Others, it must he admitted, frequently use funds available loss wisely. On the whole, though, the county plan has more than justified itself. It would not be practicable for the state system to be all inclusive. Neither would it be advisable. Home responsibility tor what are primarily community roads, although they are getting a considerable share of long distance traffic, ought to be encouraged. What might b e worked out gradually with benefit all round is a policy of co-operation in building and •maintenance activities. Some steps in that direction already have been taken. A better system of destination signs on county roads would be a help to strangers who leave state highways for one reason or another, highway systems throughout t <j country, while not much more ; t n tn their infancy, already emulate a mileage larger than that of American railroads. The motor vehicle in a quarter of a century of deiclopment has. by creating a demand tor good roads on a tremendous'

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scale, accomplished a transportation evolution. Wo uro even yet too close to the change to appraise adequately the lasting impress made on ♦he Ute of the nation. Indianapolis News. A pair of able bodied ruts produce a lauuly of more/than two thousand a year, according to the figures from those who delight In such ■statistl< h. Mr. and Mrs. Hat average a hundred children a year and at the age of lopr months these children begin to breed. It is claimed that the family, including children and grand children numbers 2,012 a year unless checked by the house cat, an old-fashioned trap or in some other manner. Figure up what the number would be the second year and you will understand that they could easily become a pest army that could destroy the world. Corn sugar mills are now being started over the country it is claimed and on. of the bills passed by the recent 69th congress was one permitting th,, use of corn sugar In food products without a label calling attention to that fact. If we can make make sugar from corn and it will take the place of cane and beet, the question of what to do with our surplus corn crop, will probably be solved. With the only sugar mill in the state located here, this new process may m*an considerable during the next several years A Kansas City editor claims his character was damaged to the extent of three million dollars because another newspaper charged him with triying to straddle the wet and dry questions. Thats a heap o' money for even an editor's character and the chances are that even if the jury finds for th e plaintiff the self asses*-

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, .JULY 10, 1920

.1 ..mount will be reduced about ! $2,999,999.99. - 21* Next Saturday is the day fixed in j maty counties for the giving of a dollar by every democrat for the late campaign expenses. Os course wy will be glad to forward them if .you wish to leave them with us or you may ‘send yours direct to the talc committee. Claypool hotel, Indianapolis. Wish this county would hat n hundred per cent on this drive, i ———— They are offering to bet two to one in Washington Hint the next senate will be controlled by the democrats and independents, which is scarcely a fair bebsi'or the democrats need to gain but seven seats to control it themselves and indications are that they Will. The republican congressional committee is raising $400,090 as a cam paign fund, realizing the need of some <xtra exertion if they are to hold on to congress. And they will need it all and more. Th e rains have been fine and have done a lot of good but we're not going to be piggish about it, thats enough for a few days. • Big Features Os ♦ • RADIO • SUNDAY'S FIVE BEST RADiQ ' FEATURES . Copyright. 1926, by United Press Central standard tim- throughout WEAF Hookup, 5:30 p. m.—Capitol theatre program followed by Allan McQnahae, tenor and Edmund Burke, bass-baritone. KOA — Denver. 9p.m. — Municipal band concert. WCCO Minneapolis-St. Paul. 416 M. 9:30 p. m.—Municipal organ recital. WHO —Des Moines. 526 M, 7:20 p. in.

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on bu*ine»H. Albert J. Gerber of Dayton, Ohio, elected superintendent of Berne schools. Campaign opens to sell »25-®°® worth of stock for Angola Furnace company. Nebraska Indians defeat Decatur, 3 to 0. Geneva beat them yesterday. 5 io 3. C. D. Fry, of Greencastle, is given contract to pave First street for $15,081.06. Secretary Taft denies he is a candidate for president. Horse stolen from George Cline, of Union township. Charles Brock runs his launch from Pleasant Mills to Decatur, nine miles, by river, in an hour and three minutes. Mayor Dempsey, of Cincinnati, closes Sunday beer gardens. Golfers—. Just received anothers large supply of rewashed and repainted golf balls — ail leading brands to choose from. Priced at from 25 to 50 cents each. Come nick out a supply, i H. Knapp and Son Hwd. Store, I Monroe St.

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