Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1927 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller.. Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. It Holthouse tet'y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies S .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier...™...... 5.00 One month, by mail .35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mail _ 3 00 One year, at office 3.00 (Prices quoted are within flrst and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates: Made known by Application. Scheerer, Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. Whats become of the old fashioned daddy who used to wind the clock and put the cat out before retiring? 'Remember to obey traffic ordinances and laws over the week end. The police will have an eye open for such offenses. This is just a friendly tip. The earth is said to be losing speed. That's good. Maybe it will quiet the nerves of some of our demons and cause them to slow down al little, to the profection of others. An actor has secured a divorce from the woman who has carried his name for forty-eight years. He perhaps doesn't have any sentiment about observing his Golden Wedding. “Better than wJiiskey for colds and flu” reads a patent medicine advertisement. Wonder if they have any thing better than “wine for the atomache’s sake.” Harry Smythe of St. Louis has undergone his 137th operation, showing an unusual desire to live and yet there are those who don't care enough about living to hold on to good health when they have it and others leap from windows or drink carbolic acid. Mrs. Mary Walker, 102, recently moved from Kentucky to Indiana and likes it much better and at that she located in Kokomo. Thirty-five used to "be the age of discretion but in these days of longevity, that period seems to have advanced also. The old timers who call Adams county home are writing in and urging a celebration of Old Home Week for autumn. It can be made a great event, a happy week for every one and successful if we put enough effort in our plans. Unless we propose to give a real affair we are not in favor of giving any. Four members of the Indianapolis city council were indicted yesterday in a grand jury report. They are charged with trying to “shake down" Mayor Duvall for letting him retain his office. It's simply terrible, thecondition down there and we doubt if it was ever equalled, even in San Francisco in its palmiest days of graft. This makes six of the nine councilmen under indictment and the outstanding fact is that five are republicans while but one democrat is under suspicion. The football season is practically closed today. While there will be a few more games on Thanksgiving and on Friday and Saturday of next week, most of the teams will close their schedule with todays game. Il has been a good season, with record breaking crowds and usual number of upsets. Now for the All-Amer-ican and All-Western teams and then to basket ball for three months. There are few days in the year that the sport pages are not interesting for if it isn't foot ball or basket pall, it's base ball or golf or tennis. Postmaster General Harry S. New, has sent out his annual instructions to those who plan to send Christmas packages and that of course includes most of the hundred and thirty million people of this country. We all expect our mail and packages and our greeting cards to be promptly handled

and the government makes a real es r fort, to do that, but some cooperatior is necessary on your part. The rulei arc well set out and clearly printec in a circular now being distributed ’’ and posted in public places. Be sun t to read it and to observe the advice therein set out. Don't wait to the * last minute, wrap your packages se cure, be sure to have the address 2 clear and see that postage is fully i) prepaid. Not to do so means a neces- ? sary delay in the delivery of your 5 0 gift and disappointment at both ends 5 of the line. } * . J Frank Singleton, member of the public service commission, says that provision should be made so that the conumer scould be represented by attorneys in all rate cases with public utilities. This may be a good suggetiou, as too often the people have no attorney and are compelled to go I against expert attorneys and engiI neers of the utility companies. Newcastle has a case in point, right now. it is asking a reduction in electric rates of about $50,1)00 a year. This reduction will be distributed between 4,000 patrons, so that none of them can afford to employ ' an attorney. There is no way of getting all the 4.000 consumers to pay their share of the expense, so that puts the consumers at a won-1 derful disadvantage. That is what Mr. Singleton wants cured. It is our idea that the public service commission is not a court of law or equity to sit in judgment on evidence presented by attorneys, but it was created as an arbitrator between the people and the utilities. For that reason it is charged with the responsibility of ascertaining what would be just rates and applying them. The legislature makes an appropriation of SIOO,OOO a year in excess of the salaries of the five commissioners and their clerks, in order that they may employ engineers and accountants to learn what correct rates should be. When the public service commission was created it was with the idea in view that the people could not take care of themselves in such matters. But the commissian has become a court which we do not need, and the people are left largely to their own resources when it comes to fixing uutility rates, just as they were prior to 1913 when the public service commission law was enacted. —Newcastle Times. *¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥♦ * BIG FEATURES * * OF RADIO * ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ J7 Saturday’s Five Best Radio Features Copyright 1927 by United Press WJZ hookup, 7:00 p. m.—RCA hour, Walter Damrosch & Orchestra. WBZ, Springfield (333), 7:10 p. m. Boston Symphony Orchestra. WEAF, New York (492), 6:15 p. tn. Atlantic Seaboard Radio Audition. WGN, Chi ago, (306), 7:00 p. m. Midwest Radio Audition. • WEAF hook up, 8:00 p. m. “A Connecticut Yankee,” from Broadway. SUNDAY’S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES (Copyright 1927 by United Press) WEAF. hook-up, 10:55 a. m. —Capitol Symphonic Coiicert, with Mary Lewis, soprano. WEAF. hook-up, 3:00 p m. —Dr. S. Parkes Cadman's Conference. WEAF, hook-up, 6:20 p. m.—Capitol Theatre Program. WJZ, hook-up, 7:15 p. m.—Collier's Radio Hour. WEAF. hook-ip, 8:15 pm- —Kathryn Meisle, contralto. MONDAY’S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES (Copyright. 1927 by United Press) WEAF, hook-up. 8:30 p. m.—Family Party, with Mary Garden, soprano; Leo Carillo, master of ceremonies; Conway’s Band. WOH. hook-nn, 8:00 n. m, —Columbia Chain features. WJZ, hook-up. 6:30 p.m.—Roxy and his Gang. KOA, Denver (326) 9:15 p.m.—ThreeAct Comic Opera. , WEAF, hook-up, 7:30 p. m —The Gypsies. —.— «¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* * THE GREAT WAR * * 10 YEARS AGO * *¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* Five U-Boats arc sunk in a single ’|day, Premier Lloyd George tells the a. House of Commons. 3 I President Wilson’s message urging unity of command was not meant as a l bid for leadership in the war by tin b United States, Washington report says lr The Italian forces turn on Invadine r German armies, advancing and occupy ing new trenches on the Asiago Plat d eau.

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d Cuero. Tex. Nov. 19 (UP)—Cuero j town of the Turkey Trot, will not celei brate the turkey shipping season with ' | the gobbler parade this year. e It will ship more than 60,000 graine fattened birds to northern and eastern j- markets this month but they will not g pass in view on their march to the y slaughter house. The Turkey Trot, which became an event because <4 its novelty and made r Cuero famous, caused an economic loss s to poultry raisers. They learned the birds shrink on the parade from the ranges to the freight yards. And ture keys come high. ( So the march of the tri-toed gobblers down Cuero's Main Street will not talje 1 place this >ear. Once the Turkey Trot was Cuero's gala day. Poultry ranch- ' ers and fanciers drove their winged ■ stock for miles and herded them down j the avenue to the railroad yards. As- , ter the poultry train pulled out wit’i its cargo of Thanksgiving dinner birds the town celebrated This year's shipp- ’ ing season will be marked by optira- • ism but not with a poultry parade. i From far and near wagons loaded i with turkeys will be hauled to the slaughter houses here where the birds , will be killed, packed in ice and shipped in barrels. The Texas crop this vear will be slightly more than it was in :

*¥¥¥¥¥¥*¥¥¥¥* * TWENTY YEARS AGO * ¥ * ¥ From the Daily Democrat File ¥ ¥ Twenty Years Ago Today ¥ #*##*#¥¥¥¥¥¥* Nov. 19; 1907—The grand jury is in c session. > 1 Fred Bohnke sells a Belgium stall- i ion for SI,BOO to a Woodburn compnay. 1 L. C. Helm elected Grand Patriarch of the I. O. O. F. of Indiana Mrs. John Niblick, Mrs. J. T. Vail I and Mrs. W. H. Gilpen attend meeting i of Woman’s Home Missionary Society i at Bluffton. > Shakespeare Club meets with Mrs. t W. H. Nachtrieb. Mrs. Jennie Studabaker reqds paper on modern music, t Cathedral windows are being placed < in the Baptist church. > Julius Haugk has completed a new < house near his stone quarry. s Council holds another stormy session. Ty Cobb leads American league with i a batting average of 352. < o l Connie Talmadge at Cort For Two Days Showing. For those who have a liking for farce comedy of an especially high order, 'Breakfast at Sunrise,” which opens at the Cort Theater Sunday with the ever-popular Constance Tab madge in the starring role, is highly recommended. ( "Breakfast at Sunrise” fully lives up to the boast of its producers—it is one of the merriest and most humorous of the photoplays made by Miss Talmadge and should set a standard for all farces to come. The film is exceptionally well acted. Don Alvarado, the leading man opposite the star, is a newcomer worth watching. That hardy perennial. Bryant Washburn, accomplished a sophistication in his unsympathetic role that should add new laurels to his fourteen years of picture acting. Others in the cast who did notable work are Alice White, Marie Dressier, Paulette Duval, Murr Mclntosh, David Mir and Albert Gran.—Advt. o—. —. — ' JJ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥M * NEWS FROM PREBLE * * By * * Miss Lorine Kirchner * K ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥» Mr and Mrs. J. S. Winter, of Sturgis Michigan are spending the week with Mr. apd Mrs. Irvin Foley. Mrs. Milton Kidd, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. Huffman and family this week returned to her home in Plymouth, Friday. Mrs. John Kirchner and daughters, Irene, Lorine aud Mrs. Lloyd Shackley and son Darrel Eugene visited Mr. and Mis. Austin Straub and family of Decatur, Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Edward Foley, of Belleview, Ohio, with her two daughter, Josephine and Mary Ellen who are recuperating , from tonsil operations performed at the Decuur Hospital are spending the f week with Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Foley. A large Crowd from the Kirkland high school witnessed the basketball game played Friday night between the I Kirkland high school and Decatur high school. The Hoffman family had as their guests for supper Thursday evening 'Mr. Milo Hilyard aud Mr. Wheeler, of Fort Wayne. Mr. aud Mrs. Carl Kirchner and daughter Edna were shoppers in Dep eatur, Wednesday. o Card of Thanks k I desire to take this means of thahk- (■ ing all of my neighbors and friends for c their kind sympathy and assistance I during the illness and death of my butt loved husband, Ithamer Fenn. My graa titude is also expressed to Rev. h Stoakes. the Methodist choir, the Mary s. | and Martha class and the Elks Lodge g for their kindnesses. 1 also wish to exr- press my gratitude for the beautiful t-1 floral offerings. i Mrs. I. Fenn.

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1926. Estimates obtained from count) farm agents, retail and wholesale deal ers indicate that 1,200 cars will leave for outside markets. They wil carry approximately 2,400,000 turkeys - enough for the Thanksgiving and Chritmas dinners of 10,000.000 persons with plenty left for hash. Raisers report more good news for consumers. This year's birds will be bigger and fatter. Turkeys are fully 30 days older than they were in 1926. But for the ill-success of experimen ters the crop would have been twice as large. For the first time in history, efforts were made to hatch turkeys with incubators, but the artificially hatched birds died by the tens of thousands on the ranges and raisers are holding back turkey hens this year as guardians forth» next crop. Cuero is ready for the march to market. There wil be a thunder of gobblers at the birds are hauled to market but the caravan will ride—not walk— to the stock pens. Fort Worth, Texas, southwestern center of the livestock industry, will ship more than 20 per cent of the Texas crop. From Nov. 1 to Christmas, northern and eastern storage houses will keep the birds on Ice for the demand—and the high prices.

U. S. WIVES THEIR OWN DRESSMAKERS By Joseph S. Wasney ! (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington, — (UP) —Eighty per cent of the women in the United States make a large portion of their clothing, according to the Home Econobics Bureau of the Agriculture Department. A survey made in 32 states by Miss Maude Campbell, of the Bureau on how much of the family clothing is made at home, showed that women make a considerable part of the clothing for themselves, their daughters and under 15 years. “More house dresses are>iade than any ether kind but at least 60 per cent of the women make their own afternoon frocks.” Miss Campbell said. Quite a few sew on their evening dres ses. | “Lower costs and better materials were reasons frequently given for sewing at home. Some, however, advance ed fit, individual design, materials and color as the reason for home dressmaking while others said they sewed because they enjoyed It.” Miss Campbell said <he buyers of ready-to-wear garments pointed out the effect of seeing finished garments influenced buying and eliminated the risk of cutting into expensive materials. Others believ.ed ready-made garments were tailored better than those they could make themselves. “More women in rural communities than in cities said they lacked sewing skill, but on the whole this factor had the least influence of any on the purchase of ready made clothing. “In large cities, many women said they saved time and energy by select ing ready-to-wears, apparently iudicat mg varied demands on the housewife's time.” , — 0 Card of Thanks I wish to express my sincerest thanks to those who so kindly assistec during the illness and death of uij beloved mother Mrs. Christeua Niblick I appreciate yotir kindness and you: sympathies, so generously extended. Jesse G. Niblick. ——o Princeton —Eber Wallace spen most of his time gazing at the seen ■ery and’ wonldn’t work. Marie Wai iaee, Oakland City, alleges in a di force suit filed here. o HOW IS YOUR COAL SUPPLY? Let's talk it over. Located at thi corner of 7th & Jefferson streets. EMERSON BENNETT. Phone 299. 272tf eoi

———— You don’t realize bow fast your children are growing —how much you need pictures of them as they are today. And, too, think how their aunts and uncles and grandparents will appreciate such pictures at Christinas time. I Right now we can give much more time to children’s sittings than in the Christmas y. rush which will soon be on us. e ' Edwards Studio k.

j “Save The Good Name tOI Indiana” Is Plea Os Frank C. Daily j Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 19 (INS) — Indiana Qemocrats today rallied behind the watchword, "Save the good y name of Indiana." following an address - here last-night by Frank C. Dailey, pro,l Democratic candidate sos the Gubernatortlu nomination. S Speaking before the Jackson Club of Indiana University, Dailey, an Inr dianapolis attorney, deliverrtl his first •' expression of the issues on which his y campaign will be based. "The issues will be so plain," Dailey i said, “That even he who runs may B read. The people of the state are disguested and remain aloof from affairs of government at a time when s they should be most concerned.” f 1 o— Prohibition Seen As Advertising Liquor London, England, —(United Press) ? Prohibition as a form of advertising t drink is one of the most interesting dej velqpments in the United States, said Sir Oswald Stoll, British theatre magnate ami author, upon his arrival 1 from New York 1 “Prohibition makes intoxicated • people sober and surly," he said, dis- , cussing his tour of the United States, s “It makes formerly tober people intox- . icated. “It encourages private and secret , drinking. It leads to smuggling on a scale that the administration is unable to suppress, and it tends to bring the ' law into contempt. “Laws which can be and are so easily and so commonly evaded are wrong in principle. Prohibition is a bad sub- • stitute for systematic education j against the drink evil and it is likely . to prove most costly.” > o lowa Man Retains Corn Husking Title Os U. S. ’ Fairmount, Minn., Nov. 16—(UP)— Fred Stanek, Fort Dodge, lowa, for . the third time, is National corn husking champion. ( Stanek won the national title here t Tuesday, competing against nine . state champions from the corn belt. He husked a gross of 1180 pounds and 5 netted 1033 pounds. Manson, Minnesota, was second s with 1028 pounds; Swanson, Neb., - third. 984 pounds; Holmes, 111., fourth 975 pounds; Dickerson, lowa, fifth, 1 959. o 1 U. S. Tourists Face f Tip Increase Abroad t s Geneva —(United Press)—American e tourists abroad are facing an increase in the present schedule of tipping . While in the past ten per cent of B the bill has usually been considered sufficient for “service,” an investigas ticn just completed by the Internation g al Labor Bureau here has demimstrat (I ed that there is now a marked demand

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