Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 121, Decatur, Adams County, 21 May 1927 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H Beller Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Entered at the Postofflce at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copiup 1 -02 One week, by carrier -10 One year, by carrier 6 00 One month, by mall —— .#5 Three months, by mall 100 Six months, by mall— 1.75 One year, by mall. - ——— 800 ®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. Scheerer, Inc., 35 East Welker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. Keep the weeds cut. it helps in appearances and is healthier. Start swatting the flies. After the wet spring they will be a dangerous nuisance if you permit them to multiply. Portland's flood loss is estimated at i 3500,000 and in addition Jay county is . a big loser as the result of nine , bridges having been swept away, ( levies washed out and roads ruined. ] Other countries have traffic ail- , nients. For instance in Constantinople , dumb persons must wear red ribbons , around their hats, deaf people yellow ribbons and blind must wear white , ribbons. 1 There are sixty-one lawyers in the United States senate and 241 in the . house while there are only twenty- ( eight newspaper men in both branch- , es, which may account for some of the troubles. : — Begins to look as though Harry , Sinclair will have to arrange his at- . fairs so as to take a three months vacation in a common jail for his failure to answer questions before the senate committee in the ‘Teapot Dome” oil investigation. Every body got a thrill out of the brave flight of young Lindbergh across Ihe seas. Telephone calls to this office came every few moments this morning, showing a general interest in this young and adventuresome pilot. , Some day when your boys and girls are enjoying the new athletic park you will be glad to say you subscribed to the original fund for starting it. Such things as these which make people happier is the difference between a good community and one which just drags along. Rev. A. J. Folsom of the Plymotuh Congregational church, of Ft. Wayne, gave the address to the graduates here last night ami his thoughts were of the uplifting and helpful kind for which he has become so well-known. We are sure the forty boys and girls who listened attentively to his words will remember them and will follow his advice. Some of those who continue to say that farm lands are not worth any thing are looking for a chance to pick one up for a song. We don't blame, them but we blame those who help him put it over by singing the same song. If you want to make money on a safe investment you can do it by buying an Adams county farm. It helps in many ways. We imagine it takes about the same amount of nerve to jump off for France in an airplane as it does to leap from the top of an eighty-story building without a parachute and up to today the results have been about the same. No one before lived long enough after either attempt to tell just what the sensation is. Everybody is hoping that the youngster who left the New York field yesterday will tell us all about it. We folks in Adams county may feel' we have been having a bad season but when we check up with other localities we find that after all we have really nothing to complain about

lin comparison with others. In almost every section of the country they have had worse floods, cyclones and earthquakes. Lets bo thankful and lets 'all dig in and make things hum. Thats the way to forget our troubles, if we have any, real or imaginary. It may astonish the housekeepers of this country to learn that most tires occur in hollies and that most tires start in kitchens. The loss and damage (o homes in insured city dwellings amount to about $65,000,000 a year, a very large percentage being preventable. About 15,000 persons tire burned to death each yew in the United States, a majority of the victims being women and children. An educational leaflet issued by the National Board of Fire Underwriters observes that the numerous fatalities due to carelessness in handling of matches, gas, kerosene, gasoline, electrical attachments and numerous other articles, make it astonishing that any sensible woman would use keroseneor gasoline to accelerate a sluggish tire. Forty young men and women last evening received diplomas as graduates of the Decatur high school and stepped from the auditorium stage out upon the stage of life. It was one of the important dates of their young lives. Behind them lies the path of years of endeavor and success in studies while before them, looking smooth and comfortable lies the paths of opportunity and effort. They are well prepared to commence but they should and no doubt recognize the fact that in that apparently easy highway of the future are many obstacles which must be met and passed. And you are but partially prepared for each day will bring some new knowledge which if stored away will the better equip you for the battle. We are proud of your accomplishment to date and we congratulate you most sincerely. The world needs earnest and intelligent leadership as it never needed it before. Devote your lives to clean living and to earnest endeavor to so live that departing you will leave Jjyhind you “footprints on the sands of time.” Less than ten years ago it would have been impossible to figure on driving an automobile more than about six or eight months of the year in the rural districts of most of our states. A "touring” car making an extended trip, would carry ropes, chains and a shovel to use in cases <>f emergency, which were quite frequent. Today automobiles may be driven from coast to coast and north and south with little inconvenience. Another ten years will see paved i roads to every important point. No nation ever attempted such a roadbuilding program as we are now carrying out, as an established feature of state and national development. Not only are we building and hardsurfacing ne'» roads, but are widening and straightening thousands of miles of old roads. Our annual bill for building and maintaining highways is approximately one billion dollars. It is necessary to keep close watch to see that this money is properly expended on scientifically built highways and permanent and practical bridge construction. Thousands of miles of feeder roads into the main highways must be improved with a waterproof wearing surface. The telephone, the automobile, our good highways and our transportation system make possible instant and continuous communication and association between all sections of Our Country. _—. o — * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ * F,om the Dally Democrat File ♦ * Twenty Yezrz Ago Thl« Day. ♦ ++♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ May 21 —Plans made for erection of a home for aged women at Warren and announcement made by Methodists. "Santiago" to be repeated tonight. Cast includes Cal Peteison, Henry Thomas, Clayson Carroll, W. PSchrock, J. J. Helm. Frank Wcmhoff. O. P. Mills, Frank Barthel and Misses May Niblick, May Holthouse and Portia Thomas. Herbert Burroughs and Miss Lillian Ashbaucher married at Bluffton. Captain Leonard, of Fort Wayne addresses the Men's Club of the I

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Premier Mussolini is a fiddler as well as a go-getter. This pic hire of himself so pleased him that he autographed it.

HI NT METHOD TO PROVIDE FOR CROSS-ATLANTIC TELEPHONE TALK

By Charles A. Smith (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) London (INS)—"The telephone service between England and the United States is not secret in the full sense of the word. It was considered however, that in spite of this, a public telephone service between the two. countries would be of such a value that it should not be withheld until a secret system becomes available." This reference to the existing telephon arrangements between England and the United States is made in a report just issued by a committee set up to inquire into trans-Atlantic radio telephony. To Seek improvement The committee recommends that the improvement of the present partially secret system should be pressed to a successful conclusion by the Post Office authorities in England and the telephone and Telegraph Company in the United States. Concerning the difficulties that had to be overcome, the report states that Presbyterian church. A. Van Camp purchases the Brown I residence on First street and will; remodel it.. Miss Anna Carlisle, of Cincinnati, arrives for a visit. Decatur veterans are at Fort Wayne for the state G. A. R. meeting. i o ♦ BIG FEATURES ♦ I* OF RADIO ♦ SUNDAY'S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES WJZ—Hookup 7 stations 12 am —Roxy and his gang. WEAF —Hook up 11 stations 5:20 pm. Capitol Thpatre Program. WEAF-Hook up 12 stations 7:15 pm. Atwater-Kent Hour. WFAA— Dallas (4766) 9 pm. Grace Choir. KDKA—Pittsburgh (309) 4:30 Pm.— Twilight Hour of Music. — —o - MONDAY’S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES i ■ WEAF —Hook up 10 stations 8 pm.— St. Saeus's Opel a "Samson and Deliah” 1 WJZ—Hcok up 9 stations 5:30 pm.— ! Roxy and his gang. • WHZ —Madison (535) 8 pm. —University cf Wisconsin Musical. WOW —Omaha (526) 9 Pm. —17th Infantry band. WEAF —Hook up 10 stations 7 Pm. — h The Gypsies, with John Barnes Wells tenor. , ► o ► j , . THE GREAT WAR 10 YEARS AGO y | ! British report important gains near " Bullecourt and the French advance on y the heights southeast of Rheims. ’• —o—f - Miss Lueila Lapp, of Fort Wayije, attended the commnecement exere cises here last evening. n' CALL on M. S. Elzey, jeweler, 3 doors east of postoffice, for repairing of ' watches and clocks. Some Tories ’’ “specks cheap. 1 can save you money e on watches, clocks, diamonds, jewelry

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927.

early measuiement work on signals intimated that the optimum wavelength for this communication would be between 5,000 and 6,000 meters, lu this band there were already forty wireless telegraph services already working, and the difficulties of finding room in : this crowded range of communication were such that operation by American and British transmitters on same wavelength was decided upon. Important Improvements The report divulges the fact that there are to be important improvements in the receiving arrangements at both euds. It is anuopneed that measuremeuts and tests carried out in Scotland indicate that a considerable improvement would be obtained by reception in the North of Great Britain Another receiving station is therefore being built at Cupar, and it is expected that this will be ready shortly. The A. T. aud T. also carried out experiments, and the receiving unit built at Houlton, Maiue, will shortly be impioved as a result. I * ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ * T R Y T H E * , * NEXTONE * GENERAL HISTORY 1. Over what country did the Shepherd Kings reign? 2. Who conquered Peru? 3. Between what two countries was the Hundred Years’ War? i 4. Name two of the three famous leaders of the Third Crusade. 5. Was Carthage founded before Rome? 6. What war reached its < Umax in ] the Battle of Mukden? 7. Fok wnat was the year 1848 notable in Europe? 8. Who was John Huss? 9. .What medieval traveler atquired fame by his travels in the Orient ? 10. Who defeated Mark Anthony at the battle of Acttum? <. . ANSWERS 1. Egypt. 2. P’zatro. 3. France and England. 4. King Richard, King Philip cf France and Frederick Barbarossa of Germany. 5. Yes, 97 years earlier. ' 6- Russian-Jaanese War. 7. Liberal revolutions in many countries. I 8. Liberal religious leader burned at the stake in 1415. 9. Marco Polo. ■ 10. Octavian who became first Roman emperor. 0 Decoration Day Program To Be Given At Geneva Geneva, May 21 —Memorial day serj vices will be held in Geneva. Monday, May 30. AU fotmer soldiers, sons of veterans, and the Sunday schools will . take part in the ceremony. Flowers I will be placed on the cenotaph in honI or of all veterans who have died, at | 10 o'clock Monday morning. In the 1 afternoon, a program will be given at “ the patk. The program to be given is as follows: t March, played by Mrs. Clara Anderson. America, by audience. Braver, bv Rev, Barton Lincoln's Gettysburg!! address, by Kenneth Shoemaker. Oration, by Rev. Kuipe. S : o William Heim, will spend the 2 week-end in Fort Wayne with relay tives and friends.

TELLS ABOUT TRIP TO PURDUE Sylvan Habegger, Adams County Club Winner, Describes Trip To Round-up Uy Sylvan Habegger Tuesday morning, May 3. ten club members, four members representing the corn club, four members of the calf club and one of the beet club, left for Purdue. Our County Agent. Mr. Kusche taking one car and Mr. Linn taking another. I , riding with Mr. Linn, left my home altout 7:30 A. M. We at rived in Lafayette about 11:45. The first thing we did was to eat cur dinner. After that I, with two other boys who Were in the corn club, judged corn in the Agriculture room. After that we visited the Smith Hall which is the University creamery. Here we learned several useful points in how to cate for the milk. We looked in a microscope where we saw microbes which cause the souring of milk, magnified about one thousand times. Nejt we saw the beef cattle which are used to experiment. One herd is fed a ceitain ration, and another herd is fed different rations then at the end of a certain time they will be weighed and it will be seen which gained the most. Wednesday we saw the large sandpit which is located on the south side of the University farm. In the afternoon after haviug an address by Mr. Christie we went to the Stuart field wheie we saw a baseball game between Michigan and Purdue. In the evening we saw the livestock parade and entertainment put on by the Hoof and Horn club in the live stock judging Pavilion. Thursday forenoon some of the interesting meeting we attended were the song fest and a debate by the Four H members. Two boys from Knox county and’two from Allen county debated. The girls carried off the honors. Friday we saw an interesting demonstration on the selection of dairy calves by Prof. E. A. Cannon. We also visited the Armory where we saw a selection of old style and large locomotives. Farm mechanics, demonstrations, electrical shops, engineering and practical mechanic shop. We left fur home Friday May 6 and ai rived therp about six o'clock. I wish to thank everyone who helped to make this trip possible for the club winners. o Special Sunday Dinner at the Peoples Restaurant. 1

The “Walk-around” REMEMBER it? You perched on the hard, blue circus bleachers. The band struck up. And out poured the galaxy of wonders . . • clowns, lions, Mme. Whoop-la of the tight-wire, acrobats, tumblers and the dusty, plodding elephants. All circling the main tent in the traditional “walk-around ’ that started the big show. ADVERTISING is the “walk-around” of the ■ things life is made of. The things you eat, drink and wear—the luxuries and the necessities. And to watch is not merely to be entertained, but to learn i 1 how to make your dollars do their best. YOU can study advertised products, compare them, weigh the advantages of one against the other. Unhurriedly you can select exactly what you want in the full knowledge that what you select will be good. For no product that does not give value ; received can keep its place in the open comparison j, and competition of the advertising procession. s I- . t • t Advertising introduces you to the things that make life easier. 1. Decatur Daily Democrat —

Jail Haircuts And Mustaches Change I Prisoners’ Looksj Court Sc* Ws I

By International News Service i Detroit, Mich., —Styles of haircuts and mustaches must not be changed in the county jail, it was ordered by ' Judge Donald Van Zile after plaintiffs in two eases before him were unable to identify the defendants. In each case the baiber at the jail had so changed the defendants appear- ' anees through his tonsorial efforts that ; the plaintiff)! were completely baffled ■ Judge Van Zile wrote a letter to Turn- , key William Kresin ordering him to in- . struct the barber regarding his work, i When Mike George was placed in . jail on a charge of robbing Frank llik- . er, an oil station attendant, he had . long hair with prominent sheik sideburns. When he came to court hair • was closely cropped. Neither Biker , nor the policeman who captured George equid identify him until a picture from the rogue's gallery was produced. The next case was that of Harry Dermanallan. alias Hohnson, 33, charg-t

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