Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1927 — Page 4

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I) E € ATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except ) Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller -...Pres, and Gen. Mgr, A. R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Entered at the Postofffce at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies 1 .02 f One week, by carrier — >lO One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail ———- -85 Three months, by mall 1-001 Six months, by mail — 1.75 One year, by mail — 3.00 ®ne year, at office-— 3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates: Made known by Application. Scbeerer, Inc., 35 East Welker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York Don't get excited, we are reliably - informed that Miss Spring is only • here on a visit of a few days and does not expect to remain permanently. Have you renewed your subscription to the Daily Democrat? We are 2 anxious for you to do so before we start to checking off those who have not. The robbing of filling stations has become such a common occurrence that it fails to excite great interest. We are looking now for a reversal in which some tilling station man holds ftp a customer. , If they pass the law in South Caro, lina to make it a felony to be a member of the Catholic church and its held constitutional, why not have congress enact a law that everybody has to vote the republican ticket? The United States Fat Men's club 1 held a meeting at Boston this week and it was attended by sixty-five men, whose total weight was more than 1 18,000 pounds. The hotels gave them special rates. Australia has adopted the forty-four ( „ hour week for labor but perhaps they , haven't so much to do over there. < Henry Ford adopted a five-day policy but he didn't do it until business be- ' came slack. It seems to depend con- < siderable ou what the need is. ' I Not content with giving the tax payers of Indiana a knockout with tax and salary rn.ismg laws, the legt.?.lf!iJir& • • is now busy passing a law to legalize prize fighting so they can make us — pay to see the bruisers who don't have to pay taxes bloody each others ■ » noses. Some legislature. ~ The government might as well be- . gin mobilizing troops in Chicago now for April sth. Thats election day there and from reports the ''Windy City” will show those little mining towns in Illinois what pikers they are ■ • when it comes to carrying elections at the point of machine guns. Senator Jim Watson is an appreciative politician. Recognizing the fact that latke county elected him to the United States senate last Novemb- J er, he has recommended Joe Kyle, re- : publican county chairman to become , a member of the new federal radio i commission with a 210,000 salary. He had previously recommended George M. Foland of Lake county to be collector of customs at Indianapolis. ■ ■. 1 . , I——g Your dollar is worth most to you in Decatur, i'the message which was given you yesterday in a page advertisement from tlie business men of the city. Spent here your dollar means that your dollars are being used Iq support the churches, schools, parks and oilier necessary conveniences. It means also that your dollar spent iiere will return to you over and over again. Trade with those people who boost your oommuuity and thus help you. The appropriation bill in Um •legislature will bo for about fifty million dollars. No wonder the people become nervous whenever the general assembly meets. It has already been decided to increase the state tax rate considerable. And just what have they done that would make you say a kind word about them? If we are

' overlooking any thing of merit we will appreciate It If any one will cull our attention to it. Honestly we haven’t bcciftihlo to find it. The Delewaro county grand jury has indicted George R. Dale, editor of the Mundo Post for libel, it being Claimed that the paper published a letter attacking Judge Dearth and Mayor Hampton. Dale, who is in ] Washington now trying to get a hearing before the supreme court of the ' United States says he will remain there until some disposition Is taken in his case. Dale is having u siren ous time and his persecution has become u nation-wide matter of interest. Senator Joseph Cravens, of Madison county, a veteran of the state legislature announced yesterday, accord-j ing to newspaper dispatches that he will be a candidate for congress in the fourth district in the next primary. Joe has served nearly thiry years in the house and senate and is a recognized power there as well as in his district. If the announcement is true he will make opponents in the primary and election step along for he knows politics and never quits fighting.

Arthur L. Gilliom, attorney general of Indiana, told an audience at Whiting ou Washington's birthday that he was tired of having Indiana advertised as a state "where tho bigot, the fanatic and the demagogue rule." Thats what Thomas Adams tried to tell the people last autumn and thats what Representative Saunders had in mind when he offered that a resolution for an investigation of the affa rs which are causing that reputation of our state but every republican in the house voted against it. Mr. Gilliom should, if he is in earnest, take the matter up with his own political party where he will find much of the cause for the bad odor he talks about. o »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ ♦ * ♦ From the Daily Democrat File ♦ ♦ Twenty Years Ago This Day. * ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Febraury'24, 1907 was Sunday. 0 + ++++ ++ + + * ♦ BIG FEATURES * ♦ OF RADIO ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Friday’s Five Best Radio Features Copyright 1927 by United Press "Ce'iTtrai Standard “l tme** ‘ WJZ New York, 454 M, 7 stations— ' 8 um. Marion Talley, soprano i.f the Metropolitan opera. Uiwreiice ' Tibbett, baritone of the Metropolitan opera and Richard ( rooks, tenor. WEAF—- Ne\ York, 492 M, and 15 station hookup 7 pm.—Goldman bind ' concert. Uinnteintiliy Svt I*lllll.

WCCO- Minneapolis, bl. ram, now, 8 pm.—String orchestra WABC—New York 316 M, 9 pm.—Winifred Young Cornish, pianist. WLS—Chicago, 345 M, 8 pm -Chicago little symphony orchestra. o CARD OF THANKS We wish, in this manner, to thank the many neighbors and friends for their sympathy in our recent bereavement also for the floral offerings, the minister for his consoling words and all those who so kindly assisted us. Mrs. Addie Sheets and Children. ■ o FIRE AT MANILA Damage In Business Section Is Estimated At $2,000,000 Manila, Feb. 24 (United Press)— Fire did $2,000.0(11) damage in Manila today. Four blocks of business build-

ings in the downtown section were ( razed. I Flames which spread rapidly after ( an explosion at 1 am., left the buildings of 20 of the city’s leading ti.-ms ] in ruins. A strong wind caused the f'ro to threaten a wide section of Manila fur a time. Efforts of firemen, soldiers , and civilian volunteers, however, k pl lee blaze within the four blocks. Cause of the original explosion was unknown. Authorities were investigating possibility of incendiaries. o ’ —— Kokomo— “Hard luck” insurance i would come in handy to Russell Landis—if he didn't let it expire. Some ' one stole a 'ire from his car and when he went to collect insurance he found it had lapsed, in a short time he lest ' a JlO bill.

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, [W fayA. AT THE L ECTURE 1 "And where's your husband?" Open- He cannot be here, eyed a most Important matter rose. i And smilingly the lady lied. A ( | ( , u | ( ] le wil nts to close. i 1 know she did, when she replied: ■ "My dear, he's busy. 1,1 ell “ re bus, - v 1 •“PP<*e, - . To hear this lecture he had planned So few I see here.” An urgent matter came to hand. These things, of course, you under- They lied. And 'tis an ancient game! stand! Women will defend her husband's And yours? Where is he?" fame. And I conjecture "Poor man,” she said, "how trouble- She'd rather lie and pay for it some Perhaps in Satan's deepest pit, These business friends at time become Than evere publicly admit He's sick at heart and, oh, so glum. He hates a lecture. (Copyrisnt l»Zo Edgar A. Guest Charges Os Graft Hurled In State Senate Wednesday Sen. (’ravens Charges That Lake County And Marion County Delegations In Legislature Are Guilty Os Graft; Hot Debat Follows Charges; Farm Bureau Lobbyists Unsuccessful So Far; Both Houses Pass Numberless Unimportant Measures Wednesday.

By Walter A. Shead (Written for the Datty Democrat) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 24.—Charges of "graft” on the part of the Lake

county and Marion county delegations were hurled by Senator Joseph Cravens iDem. Ohio. Clark Hefferacu and Switzerland! in the Indiana State Senate Wednesday, in onnectinn with debate over establishment of a bridge commission in Clark county. The charges ot Senator Cravens, precipitated an angry retort from members of the Lake county and Marion county delegation and brought forth a (Bea from Senator Janies J Nejd! (Rep Lake) Republican floor leader, that the members of the Senate "censure” Senator Cravens ijor his remarks “I do not think that such words as "graft” should be allowed on the floor of this Senate,” Senator Nejdl said, “and it is the presumption that bfils introduced by the members of this body aie done so in good faith." Senator Cravens was immediate!) on his feet and asserted that he would reiterate his statements that the Like and Marion count / delegations had gotten through all the ‘.salary graft or salary grabs" and now they were out to knife small measures that had no particular effect upon the two large counties of the state. This senate may censure me if it so desires,” Senator Cravens assorted, “but 1 want my remarks to stand in the record of this body,” he said. To date, approximately fitly of the ‘ " sines have gone thi (High one or both of the houses of the legislature and their total will run into thousands of dollars annually. Outstanding anuae them ate the salary increases for loike and Marion courties including county officers, judges and city’officials. The Senate then adopted Senator Cravens Jelfersonal bridge measure which provides that he citizens of Clark county may hold a referendum

and vote bonds up to $1500,001) for construction o! approaches on the Indiana side. Kentucky and Louisville to construct the balance of Ole bridge, to cost in the neighborhood of $4,000,000 Despite an undercurrent of rumors that there has been considerable "graft” in connection witli the legislature, this is the first open charge to come to light. There has been talk, more or less of its rumors, that there would be an investigation of the activities of lobbyists, particularly with refrence te the utility measures, the Chircptactcr-mcdico bill and the measure which would pull the teeth of the city manager law. In connection with the charges of graft, now becoming common talk, there ate rumors, which may becoim well founded and brought to ligh' within the next day or two of alleged irregularities with reference to the two legislative representatives ot the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation, Or? 1 C. King of Swgetser and Ed Bush, former lieutenant Governor. It is known

Hie two mtn have been called in on the carpet before William 11. Settle, farm bureau president in connection with charges that they have interested themselves unduly in measures, nofarm measures and it is rumored that the two rcpretenlatives may be ' fired'' by Settle within the next few days. SBttlc was more or less non-coinmltal when asked about the rumors Wednesday, but admitted there was some basis for the charge and that lie bad the mater under consideration. The two farm bureau lobbists have had little success thus far with farm bureau measures and one of the pel bills of the farm federation, the oleo margarine measure, was killed in quick order in the Senate Wednesday ou a motion to indefinitely postpone

by Senator Edward O'Rourke, of Fort Wayne. The measure would have pror hibited the sale of oleo in state in- ■ stitutions and would have cost the

i state an additional $200,000 annually for the purchase of butter. King, who ( . was a Democratic senator at the 1925 ( session ot the legislature had none too , savory reputation when he with Senator Ferry Easton of Saudbcrn, took the ] Democratic senatorial ranks at Dayton, Ohio when the Democrats were ( sojourning in Ohio in opposition to f the loiwrcnce county genyniander ( measure at that session. King and ( Easton, dominated by D. C. Stephenson. broke tho Democratic phalanx [ and announced their intention of re- ( turning to the Senate at the instance < of Stephenson. Both were supposed to . have received jobs, either on the Bub ( lie Service commission or the Indus- ( trial board, but. they did not get the s jobs and neither were re-elected to the ] Senate although they both were can- j didates in their districts. King was ] succeeded by Senator Nottingham, a Republican, of Marion and Easton was ( succeeded by Senator Curtis A. Shake ( Democrat of Vincennes. ' ( The biennial budget measure which , has now passed the House is not ex- ( pected in the senate until next week. r the lust of the session and the measure ( is not likely to pass until in all proba- ] bility. the last night of the session. , when the clock will be turned back in , order to get through at midnight. j It is not freely predicted that the , Hewitt measure, which would strike . 'g. Gv. rccoving their authority ter h.cn’ s bond issues, may uever get,out of com- ( nnttee in the House. Ail the strength . of the administration, such as it is, . is being thrown against the measure, i which passed the senate by a majority ! of one, 26 to 20. The measure, awaken- ; ed the administration leaders to '.he , fact that the very foundation of the J adirinistration was at stake, and un I less something was done, tlie admin- j

istration would be discredited direct-11 ly, more than it already lias been dene | indirectly. Poth the House and Senate passed'] numberless measures Wednesday, , none of them amounting to anything { in so far as the state is concerned. All I were more or less local matters and in ( all probability will get lost as it is. j in the legislative jam which is inevit- j able that last week of the session. The j cloture I tile lias been involked in the I senate in an effort to speed up bills t and limit debate. I o ‘ Easter Stockings To Be Longer And Os Rosy Hue i j New York, Feb. 24. —Long, slim legs j rosy under a veil of beige chiffon, fear- j iug no gale or breeze, will walk in the Easter fashion parade, if Hie arbiters of hosery fashiu know their stuff. Stocking; will be longer to accomo date the shorter skirts, and do away with the round garters of yesterday. They will be well-fitted and of gossamer sheerness. They will give off a rosy glow through the predominating beige tint. All this on the authority of Lucile, couturiere of the Riie Penthievrc, Paris, creator ot hosiery shades for the Holeproof Hosiery Company, and originator ot Laleure, Flcure de lie, I Yvcnn«‘, Valerie, Petale, anil Delis, the gamut cf harmonizing shades for ev -ry ' cost a me. 1 Spring costumes for Hie Easter fashion procession will fallow the beige ’ color motif and will be shorter than 1 ever, with stockings to harmonize with 1 both color and brevity. > o i 1 Round and square dancing at K. of C. hall, Thursday night. ; 45t3

NEGRO ADVANCING Colored Man Attaining Distinction In Many Fields Campaign, 111., b’eb 24 (United Pvesa.) —Negroes are an asset to the cultural life of the United States, the interracial committee of Champaign und Urbana disclosed as the result of investigation into lheir racial genius. “In his folk songs the negro has contributed the only distinctly American music,” the report stated. "The spirit of devotion, of aspiration, of simple trust which breathes through the negro spirituals is the spirit of a race naturally religious. 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ and 'Steal Away to Jesus' were born out of the passion of a music loving race. "Among the negroes who have given the world productions of high order are Harry Burleigh, Nathaniel Dett, and Samuel Coleridge Taylor. The English government bestowed uptin Taylor a pension in appreciation of his work.

“In painting and sculpture the race has found recognition in the works of E. N. Bannister, William E. Scott, Edmonia Lewis, and of Meta \ aux Warrick. Probably the most conspicuous success has been won by Henry O. Tanner, several of whose pictures have been bought by the French government and placed in the Luxembourg gallery. “In the field of invention names of negroes are very numerous. Recently a negro of Newark, N. J., invented a new type of oil burner which is said to produce a large amount of heat from a given amount of fuel. Another negro has invented a device to regulate the light of a locomotive so that the headlight will - not leave the track when the engine approaches a curve. "A Texas negro has devised a car rail joint designed to prevent the spreading of rails. A negro from Grand Rapids, Mich., lias invented 'type-o-phone,' designed to record at the other end of the wire an exact duplicate of the message which the sender writes on* the machine before him. In the field of invention the negro has won anil is still winning large honors. “A negro, Prof. George Carver, has made invaluable contributions to the science of agriculture and there are today negro sculptors, negro poets, and negro actors who have won wide distinction. This is a remarkable record for a race only 70 years out of slavery and only a century and a hall out ot jungles of Africa. Small wonder that the late Lord Bryce remarked that no other race in history had made an equal amount of progress in an equal tength of time. “Although . hedged about by great .... -it.-;- .tnii>i.iiiiself a worthy citizen. He has fought on every battlefield of the republic. ‘Today the negro does not ask for

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| came to Indiana in 1851 aufi M( J. in Allen county, near Zai Will(1 * Hved near Zanesville until m. years ago, when the family n * the farm west, of Ossian where ? died. He served in the war iu c „ “ titith Indiana calvary. His marriage to Eleanor Steph eni tok place on September 15, is 7B were born to them but'ti’, raised two boys from childhood J ly. Henry Sprttnger, deceased all(l I Glen Dennis, of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held at! .o'clock Thursday afternoon at th" Uniontown church and burial win ? j made In the Uniontown cemetery '