Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1927 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Exoept Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller Free, and Oen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouaa Sec’y A Hue. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-Preaident Entered nt the Poitofffce at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies —1 - 02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier 6 00 One month, by mail _____ .<6 Three months, by mail.———-— 100 Six months, by mail 1-75 One year, by mai1......———3.00. fflne 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, DO IT DIFFERENTLY: — The average American citizen is • enough of an individualist to walk through the hotel lobby and out to a quick-lunch counter if he feels like it. if 1 have any criticism to make it it that business does not encourage this individualistic, quaity. Rather j the tendency seems to be for business to discourage it. 1 guess 1 can best illustrate what 1 mean by telling of the situation in a small town out. in the northwest where 1 spent a couple of months. Like most other towns nowadays, this one is trying to cash in on the automobile-tourist business. The chamber of commerce has set up signs, ‘‘Welcome to Blankville’ and "Good-by. Come again," on all the j roads leading into Main street, and also maintains a free information bureau and rest room, with writing materials and picture post cards, for the use of jravelers. The municipality operates a first-class tourist camp. There are two reasonably good hotels. In spite of these things, there is general complaint that the town doesn’t get its share of the travelers’ money. All summer long a stream of automobiles full of prosperous-looking people whiz by the welcome sign and out again past, the good-by sign, with hardly a pause. The chamber of commerce president told me his members couldn't understand it and were inclined to think the tourist business is overrated. To an outsider it was easy enough to see why jhe chamber of commerce , workers were disappointed in results. Instead of trying to give their town individuality they had gone out of their way to do precisely the same things that a thousand other towns ( were doing. For one thing, they had ( rechristened some of their streets that had Indian names, and changed them to First, Second, Third Avenue, ( and so on. Probably this was done . in order to make tourists feel per- j fectly at home. Hut people go touring for the expt ess purpose of getting away from familiar surroundings! ( The name of a former local Indian ; tribe on a signpost might give pause, but Second Avenue certainly would ( not. —Saturday Evening Post. ' _____________ < Ninety thousand persons were killed in accidents of all kinds in the United States last year. More than 2,500,000 were injured. A fourth of these were children. Each day of last year 246 children under fifteen years of age were killed and 7,000 were injured. These figures are the assertion of Charles E. Hill, who is general safety agent of the New York Central lines and whose job requires him to know things of this sort. His statement is almost unbelievable. We shudder when we remember that 50,300 American soldiers were killed in battle during the great war, and that for every man killed in battle six were wounded. Compared with our peace-time record, however, there is nothing about the wartime figures to provoke a shudder. Apparently we might better save our shudders for the horrors of peace rather than for the horrors of war. —Buffalo Express. Greatly lacking in faith are those who are unable to see that clean-up day in politics is at least beginning to dawn on the horizon. It may not ( come as soon as we should like, and it is possible that the result may not _ be as completely satisfactory as might be wished. But there certainl

|ly are eucouraglug signs. The first ' step in the direction of reformation has already been taken, in the general recognition that conditions are very bad. There Is no need for argument on that score, for the time has ‘ gone by when tne people need to be' convinced. The argument is al! one way. Opinion is practically unaui- 1 mous. -Indianapolis News. A Wells county jury found a Miss Golden Francies guilty of assault.' fined her 1250 and gave her a six months sentence in jail and then' recommended suspension of the aen-j 1 fence. She shot Earl Williams a year ago. Nov? thats what we can't understand. Either the woman was guilty or not. If guilty she should have been made to suffer in comparison with her crime and if Innocent, she should have been cleared. This halt and. half sob stuff is not the best thing for society. Though Adams county is over their quota for flood relief, we all know

that to stop now would be foolish. Another call is expected soon and w» should have credit for the over sub- ' scription. However whether we give ' just exactly our share or more is of but little moment. The main thing ' is to give what our hearts direct we can and should. Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray have until the 20th of June to think it all over and to decide whether ot not their pleasures for a few weeks here were worth the punishment that comes with the eternal life. Judge Scudder has ordered their electrocution that week. The New York Central railroad has sent in an order for ten million dol lars worth of locomotives, evidently looking ahead to some real business and we hope they have to borrow some more to keep up with business. With dikes still breaking and several hundred thousand more homeless in the flood districts, we might just as well make up our minds to the duty of giving all the aid we can for weeks and months to come. If you have a vacant lot around town, don’t let it grow up in weeds. It not only spoils the looks and injures the value of that lot, but it prevents the neighbor from getting his lot in spick and span condition. That Shelbyville woman who is suing for ten dollars for sitting up with a corpse is probably mad because he wouldn’t answer her questions. Detroit is looking ahead to an increase in business and affairs. They are raising four million dollars to build a home for unmarried mothers. Cut the weeds, keen them cut, clean lite vacant lots. Otherwise things are looking pretty line around here. o ++♦++♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ BIG FEATURES • ♦

♦ OF RADIO ♦ ++♦+++++♦+++♦♦♦♦ SUNDAY'S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES WEAF-- Hook up 11 stations 5:20 pm. Capitol Theatre Program. WEAF —Hook up I'J stations 7:15 pm. The American Singers. WJZ—Hook up 4 stations 7:30 pm.— National Weekly Review. WCCO —Minneapolis-St. I’aul (416)— » pm. Municipal Organ Recital. WJZ —Hook up 8 stations Noon. Rozy's Sunday stroll. MONDAY’S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES WEAF —Hook up 10 stations 8 pm.— Bizet's Opera, "The Pearl Fishers" WJZ Hook up 9 stations 5:30 pm.— Roxy and his Gang. WSAl—Cincinnati (326) 9 pm. Congress String Quartette. WEAF —Hook up 10 stations 7 pm.— Gypsies and John Barnes Wells, tenor. WSB—Atlanta (428) 8 pm. — Comic Opera Program. Muncie—Thomas E. Bracken, has I been elected to fill the Muncie Rotary vice presidency left vacant by the death of Benjamin Burris, president of the Normal School. i Kokomo —A Municipal flying field is predicted here following a recent meeting of the city council. > Greensburgh—Education levels superstition. Friday the Thirteenth the Greensburgh high school students plan a picnic.

A View of Dodge Brother’s New Plant

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Dodge Brothers, Inc. has started several months. 'motor and standard gear shift was production of its new six cylinder line The new line will be produced in made on May . and output ds now running at about three models, a four door sedan, a During the irs " <e * a(I € 100 per day. This number will be in- four passenger coupe and a new type new motor was introduced orders for creased rapidly and by. the end of of cabriolet, roadster. Other models ears valued at *5,500.000 were receivJune daily output will approximate will be made later. It is expected , ed. Tnese were in addition to regular 300 that the new line will be introduced contractual allotments. The first shipments to dealers were about June 1. All of the Dodge Brothers factories made May 11 and bv the end of this The company has found it neces- are now operating at the highest levmonth all of Dodge Brothers dealers sary to step up production of its four els of the year and it is expected that will have been sampled. The com- cylinder line twice in ten days to still further increases in operations pany now has orders for the "sixes" keep shipments abreast of the orders will be necessarv ... .. . sufficient to keep the immense new which have been placed since an- Graham Brothers April retail sales plant operating at 300 per day for nouncement of the new four cylinder;in the United States and foreign ship-

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U. S. GOVERNMENT I—What annual salary does the vicepresident receive? * 2- Name the secretary to the President? 3— How many departments in the federal government? 4 — Who is the most recently appointed member of the United States supreme court? 5— Who is the only man ever to have served both as President and Chief Justice of the supreme court? 6— Under what circumstances may the vice-president cast a vote in the senate? 7— Who is speaker of the house of representatives? 5 — Have Hawaii and Alaska any representation in congress? 9 —How many members lias the house of representatives? ' 10 —Who is chairman of the senate foreign relations committee? ANSWERS 1—515,000. 2 - Everret Sanders. 3— Ten. 4— Harlan Fiske Stone. 5 —William Howard Taft. 6 — In case of a tie vote. 7— Nicholas lamgworth. 8 — Yes. by non-voting deputies. 9— 10 —Senator Borah. o ♦ + + + + + + ♦ - ♦♦<?♦♦♦« ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY 4 ♦ From the Dally Democrat File 4 ♦ Twenty Years Ago Thl» Day. 4 May 14—Marriage license —Charles Rumschlag and Miss Clara Kortenber. Albert Vestal wants the nomination for congress next year. Joseph McFarland is ill with rheu-

matism. Ed Whitright bruised by fall at the new packing plant. Frank Barthel, of the city force, re ceives electric shock while working on one of the street lamps near M. E. church. Hugh Hite has a sore foot, result of stepping on a rusty nail. Boom for Fairbanks for president on in Indiana. Tom Railing goes to Tecumseh, Michigan, to play ball. Flank Can<*ll has a job with the Decatur Futnace factory. Miss Enda Ehinger is clerking at the Lehne Jewlry store. o . THE GREAT WAR 10 YEARS AGO I Senate adopts Espionage I till 77 to 6 after defeating press censorship item 48 to 34 and Cummins amendment prohibiting use ot cereals in -manufacturing of alcoholic beverages 47 to 37. o Ligonier — Francis Drake suffered i painful injuries to his right eye and was scalded about the face when hot water from his automobile radiator I spurted into his face. He was engaged in repairing the car. ' Muncie—The Archery club has elected J. S. Sheppard to preside over the i thirty members.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1927.

I ADAMS COUNTY YOUNG MAN TELLS OF VISIT TO PURDUE CLUB ROUNDUP $

Editor’s Note: The following account of a trip to the Purdue Club Roundup this spring was written by Simon M. Schwartz, age 18. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Schwartz, two and one half miles north of Berne. Simon won first prize in the county sugar beet club. He made the trip to the roundup with eight other club winners. By Simmon M. Schwartz After spending four Gays at Purdue University dining the annual boys and , girls club roundup. 1 came to the con- , elusion that the time and money that was spent for the trip was very well | invested. I think every hoy and gfrl in the state would delive great benefits if they could attend the roundup. | After ariiving at the roundup Tuesday noon, we registered and selected rooms. The rest of the day was then spent in walking around and being | shewn through some of the buildings. A Wip was made through the Purdue i creameiy and there we saw the manti- ; facture of butter, cheese, and icecream. The ice-cream and the buttermilk tested especially good. Bacteria, found by the thousands iu milk was examined under a microscope. During the afternoon we also visited the cattle and dairy barns, and the judging pavilion where we saw some horse judging work. The next day, Wednesday, we agatns took in some judging werk along dairy and beef cattle. In the evenings was the Livestock show and athletic conSSSSKKSS S S SSKKSX K x :: 8 The PEOPLE’S VOICE K x x X This column for the use of our X X readers who wish to make Bug- X X gestions for the general good X X or discuss questions of interest. X X Please sign your name to show X X authenticity. It will not be X X used if you prefer that it not be. X X X xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Another Name For Park Daily Democrat :• I am overpressed with work, but I can not retain from laying it aside for a few minutes to consult with you f on a subject of vital importance to the City of Decatur. , I see by the papers that Decatur is enlarging her borders by the establishment of a new Park; that there is the question before the Citizens as to what it shall be called. Already some rivalry seems to exist. ( Some are desirous that it shall be named for Samuel J. Rugg, who did much to found the city of Decatur. Others are just as positive in their convictions that it should be named the American Legion in the interest of the boys of the late War. Now, in case you should name it for cither there will be sore spots left in ° many hearts; besides why should DeI' catur circumscribe her own enlarge- •■ ment for that of the individual or a 11 class. s Looking at the subject deeply, is it not the object of the City to keep Decatur at the head and fore-front? d i am certain that this is what every ‘J living, loving citizen of Decatur pre,r fers above anything else. d He desires to boost Decatur and not any individual, or organization. *' Why. then not name the park,'DECA--1 TUR ALL-EMBRACING PARK.

test put on by the Hoof and Horn club, composed of students of the University, Another interesting meeting was a denioDßtration by Professor Gannon, in selecting dairy heifers. A very detailed demonstration was given which proved of great interest. Many other good meetings were lield but space does not permit to mention* them. The trips through the buildings, including the engineering building, the veternarian building where we saw a veternarian clinic, the big memorial gym, the Union building, and the many other building on the campus also proved of great interest. The splendid meetings at Fowler hall also deserve mention. Several good talks by persons of renown were very valuable, while motion pictures along fanning lines and club work also were interesting. The singing, the contests, the club yells, and the plays and debates wete also splendid. Besides the interesting and helpful programs we also found time to visit other places of interest, including the zoo gardens and a mamouth sand-pit ( lose to the campus grounds. We also took the moining swim on two mornings in the i>ool at the gym. A base ball game between Michigan and f urdue at Stuarts field interested the thousands of club boys and girls. We also visited the huge Ross-Ade Bowl where some interesting athletic contests were held. —" — This would afford memorializing and immortalizing every worthy person or action done in the past, present ami future. It would lie a compliment to the past and an inspiration to the future. Space therein could be had for the friends of Samuel J. Rugg to erect just such a statue lo his memory a> they might like. And it would also afford an equal opportunity to the friends of the American Legion. I have written up parks, traveled over most of the world, my heart is in this matter, and my voice can not come to you at this time without some weight of authority. Parks are most beautiful and endearing when studded here and there with statues and monuments. And when these represent the personalily and life-work or greater achievemnts of citizens of Decatur nothing could be more impressive. There could be found space for the statue or monument of Gene Stratton-Porter and others of her kind; and us time advances who can tell what exaulted son or daughter may be imortalized therein. Decatur loves her sons and daughters. She would only be too glad to grant the privilege of a little space therein, to whomsoever in her judgment. have raised himself or herself Io Artistic, Literary, Political Commercial, Social or Philanthropical heights. And think what a wonderful inspiration aspiration and incentive to greater things, such action on the part of the good citizens ot Decatur would be. 1 have written at length to make this matter clear to all the citizens of Decatur that it is unwise to name a Public Park after any individual and thus circumscribe It to that interest alone. Boost no name, but boost Decatur by elevating the worthy action of her

ment totaled 5600 units. Overseas shipments last month totaled 1084. an increase of 188 per cent, over March and the second highest month in Graham Brothers history, in Can ada Graham Brothers April sales broke all previous records. Overseas shipments of Dodge Brothers cars established a new high record in the company's history on May 5. Saylor’s Motor Co. advt. nobler citizens, past, present and future. 1 would appreciate it and thank you very much for giving this your earnest consideration and presenting it to the proper civic boards and the Board of County Commissioners for their immediate consideration. And let the whole of your citizenry be included therein in just such a manner as in your judgment is deemed best. An old Adams County Citizen. Leonard W. A. Lucky. I’h.D., D. D. New Yoik City o Kendallville—Leo DeLucaney fractured his right arm above the wrist Monday evening while cranking an automobile. The engine backfired. Crawfordsville —New officers of the Rotary Club were installed here recently. The ceremony was elaborate and impressive.

X LJIjX ) Wh I /\ 7 im ML / \Jjf\/ m i! ll' /\ The reroofing of your home is a matter of serious importance. You cannot buy a roof on trial; you cannot buy it and trade it in at the end of a year — like you can an automobile. It becomes a fixture -a part of your real estate — and should las from twenty to thirty years. We have t e agency for Arro-Lock Shingles and ave them in stock ready for delivery. Arro Lock Shingles are so constructed that t ey can neither blow up nor curl up. and e cause of their lock feature, last longer t an the ordinary asphalt shingle. We w ° u suggest that you call at our office and us demonstrate these shingles to you. For Sale By Kocher Coal & Lumber Co phone 1102 N. First St. SPECIAL ROOFING SERVICE TO H° mE

Jealous Pint n i( Third i ’’eking. <V tllt .TF; Ob /W ‘“"K. world-fumed (’litm.,,. J’ 1 Impersonations of wo ln * ’ r * l * " t , ! ,n,rullon ltleM Bom all eoun tlles i “ well-known actr« M ' 8 1., ' k *"' an actress. * * xm 1,111 al «uh :s are gu i 11(! t „ * »n connection .with his ■„ 4 Miss Meng fell in love while bj M acting in the same co,n I) a llv , ’ ( " ’ JealoUß 1,1 'H'r successor, new situation in tevenge “J second wife. w * In Mor U anC oUntv Have Sanitary Hom« Maitinsvilie, lll( i., Mlly •%’s on more than jut) Morg.nF l.n ms have a new outlook onUf ei u spring and are escaping the trial, iDi tribulations that beset a porker |," early days of his or her life, callje(l by parasites which abound In old dirty hog lots. This is all the result of a demonstrations held here in Mud by County Agent C. V. Watwn« F. G. King of the Purdue University animal husbandly staff which howe to handle hogs iu a sanitwy manner. For the first time pig, O n so* fat ms have been put on fresh grouu, given new pastures of alfalfa ati clover and otherwise given a chaste to “do their stuff" at the feed troigi in the most approved manned. The meetings here were similar to other, held over the state in the interest of swine sanitation. —Weak stomachs cause Biliousness If you are often bilimi®, try thia honwt tm’ment First: Eat simpler food», al'-wuuiips-tive system to improve Second: Stimulate b* ter digestion and bowl by Ukinj < ''i.int.ur.i n < f<T one week T ,<=r l.eahl: . suit a . r >oc or 25c pocket at your drugirist For free sur.-gJßUindll pie write Chambeeialn Meo Co. 602 6th A.t, D<h Mointi CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS