Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1928 — Page 3

I HOUSTON AWED I jf HONOR DONE | 8Y DEMOCRATS I "-r I "fiJ Ever Tackled ■ ~Sil Ne*’» Service I ny ‘"Sllhonßli announeoment I"C eiiy ''■" l "° Ht ,h ° I """ , al convention Juno I h ilavs and days old. Hom I * . till speak of H "■‘l" aW? - | I "’ r ‘ ia '' , ‘ S . lh the background of other, I KrH 2 Ll conventions. Houston I l3rg \'‘« to Idnch ls 10 b '’’“‘ VP | £th’^ rii,s I,rp really eom ‘| I w ' the possibility that the JUS ' n gh lwWeVer ’ ”<" 8 ‘ llrM " vie leaders are preparing Ton‘ n <> f " r,,griU ’ ,K tn 'l . fity ever tacklTd- hf) (im(l )n I With a " k officials realize that » W ' h 'ind’seores of things must be ‘ <«re for the 25.000 visitors ! *m attend the meeting. : WP Making Plans Mw or Holcombe has gone to New vi and Washington where he w t ' initial suggestions as to what I pt ' .ns must do from Jesse H. i E°new chairman of the commit- ( J on arrangements for the national , "X it will be recalled, is the Houston capitalist who went to Washtagton and executed almost singleEded the biggest political upset of X? years by bringing the conveni ““primary among things that must I* done is the building of a structure 6 f one stor or anoth. r that will house I the 25000 visitors and additional ! thousands of Houstonians who will ‘ want tn see the assembly that will name the Democratic choice for presi- ! dent in the fourthcoming elections. I At present there is some question ~,'to whether the long eared beast | that symbolizes the party will cavort -about 'in a circus tent or in a frame [ building. Until definite word is received I from Jones, this decision is more or less up in the air. However, citizens I here have indicated that civic pride | fill not permit entertainment of the I visitors in a tent. Sinh a condition t would be a rude gesture, not indica- | tire of the progress of the southwest, | they claim. I A fund of about SIOO,OOO already is r assured for erection of u ouiluinß on ' two city squares. i Raising Big Fund At the same time officials face the] task of raising between $300,000 and, 1 |MO,WO for actual entertainment of f the convention. It is planned to make I the meeting the best ever held from I every angle and no money will bo f spared in any quarter. City officials are rushing to comI pletinn every improvement project, [ especial stress being laid on bqjtuti- ] ' freation plans and street work. Before he left for the east. Mayor t Holcombe announced that he did not I want the streets littered by a single t excavatiop when the convention be- . | tan. I Business hole already reflects an ’ I upward trend on the strength of the ] fad that the convention will be here, 1 I even though it's six months away, t Building set a high record the past I week .almost solely on the impetus ■ furnished by the convention an- . noiincemcnt and there is every indir j cation that it will continue. —o— PRAISE FOR WORK OF editor AND TEACHER New York, —t UP)—Public men and newspaper editors united in praising the life work of Talcott Williams, upon | the death of this veteran editor and I first director of the School of Journalnt at Columbia University in New I city. "In the death of Talcott Williams,” I Murray Butler, president | « Columbia University, “American ■ ’Ubiklisni has lost one of its outstand- : "g figures of the generation just pass-, ng and Columbia University an officer, F servant of commanding impor- ■ fiiMe and al .qty. The Evening Telegram commented • 'lows on the work of the ColumI lniv ersity journalist: I whcJ r a,,rety :i l ,us y Hfe was ended Z? Talcott Williams, veteran news- | Jer man of this city went to his la 9 t slt am!, ° f s ' earH a, 'd honors fits him as old th nOt yet 79 can be described » as Turlfe y> where his father l» edi lrat B l° nary ’ he returi >ed here to a "‘> on *radon the world 88 8 ” PaCe re ‘ later to arhl JOtl ° f the nian W,l ° was <nrorX an enVieil I,lace in his front manv im° n a ’ Ul recelve degrees ’lev Harrv "”‘ Versi,ips wa s to interC 'Heenan ”he°R “! e I career of John Milietie world Ben c a B ° y ’” ° f the ~~ o ■ Mune ie NoXal U ’ orthman ’ student at ei!| i with ho S spending the weekSw

“Ghost’* Is Trapped; Only A Nijfht Shirt llanuinji On A Wire Blomlngton, Ind., |A b. d (UP) Some man who liocnmc a modern and descended a night shirt tor pajamas—u man with a sense of humor, too - was responidblo for "The ghost of the lied Ilog quarry district, which has boon laid by Sheriff W. S. Curry. Tho "Ghost" was n man's night shu t hanging < n a wire near u barn smith of Clear Crook. Clapping In the win.l. it gave a lenlistle demonsiratfon of what the antics of a ghost should bi . in tho hfst few weeks several persons went ghost hunting manv saw the bedtime apparition. One party of six mon led by Noble Sicoe took several shots at Hie shirt, and reported the "ghost retreated speedily and in good order. STORES OF OTHER DAYS WERE FORTS | Loogootee, Ind., Feb *-I. — (UP)— The old-time stor.-keeper in his wellbuilt cabin, could close his doors and windows, pull the shutters over them ami retire for the night without fear , of being robbed, according to Carlos T. McCarty of Loogootee. iuost of the old-fashioned store buildings, the majority of tlvem built 50 or 75 years ago. pasesd out of existence recently. A few are still left in southern Indiana. j "The old-time store was usually a frame structure, well-built, mortised and pinned together with wooden pegs,” McCarty said. "The fittings were so close that scarcely any wind could blow through tracks to thill the inmates. The most important feaure of the store, however, was the way it was locket! up for the night.” The door of the hut was fastened with a heavy log. The windows had shutters on them that were shutters. They weren’t made of flimsy pine. I They were hewn out of oak, and made to fit the windows and door frames around the glass with a closeness that left no room for a “jimmy" or a chisel to enter. At the top they I were fastened with strong iron pins which fitted into iron sockets prepared to receive them. At the bottom they were drawn tightly around the window frame with a thumb screw which extended through the window-sash. When the screw had been drawn to the limit, it was impossible to force the window or door. I o Purdue Students To Publish New Magazine Lafayette, Ind. Feb. 4—(INS) —“The • Scrivener", a new magazine devoted to university literature has been started by the Scrivener Club of Purdue University. The magazine is offered as a purely literary effort, to show as j George Ade says in the opening number that "boiler makers can do something besides make boilers". "Our wish is to offer a magazine of | interest to the students of any school in the university and to stimulate an appreciation of contemporary student literature,” the editor said in the op- ' ening number. I The publication is financed by sub- ' scriptions. It carries no advertisement While a subsidy was said to have been offered by the university authorities yet the response was so strong that 1 the subscriptions wil be ample to main tain the magazine for the remainder of the year without assistance. , o Get the Habit —Trade at Home, it Pays

rak r w i ' Built by its Friends || r The First National Bank has j|| J ji grown to its present size largely because so many of its custo- |®H f j mers have become loval friends 1 ! and boosters for the bank. \\ e have always tried to give the Ijm l kind of service that would make friends. ■ i • n <

DECATIIH DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1928.

NATHAN STRAUS IS 80 YEARS *- ” - * 1111 ' I I - • ■' , ’ z ■ • Four-score years have rolled by and Nathan Straus, the Ne v York philanthropist, is as hale and hearty as ever. Mr. Straus not only celebrated his birthday at his home, but also halt a century ot wedded bliss. Here’s Mrs. Straus bestowing a congratulatory kiss upon the well known benefactor. A (International Newareel)

Indianapolis Man Gets Number 13 For His Auto Each Year Indianapolis, Feb. 4. — (UP) —Bert A. Boyd of Indianapolis, laughs at s iperstition every year that Mark W. Rhoads, director of the state license bureau, fills his request. Boyd has Indiana automobile license No. 13 for lU2B. He gets it every year he can persuade Rhoads to give it to him. Other favored numbers are distributed as follows for 1U28: No. 1 -Gov. Ed Jackson. No. 2—Fred C. Gardner of Inlianapolis. No. 3 -John C. Ruckelshaus of InAlways Ahead! Elwood, Ind —“After rending a number of testimonials from different people

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“LUKE AND BILL” BACK UP FARMER Hoosier Farmer Leaders Aid In Fight For Agricultural Relief Indianiipolis, Feb. I (UP) I <i.»l tors nrc sliulTllng buck mid forth lie twoen tho agriciiltuial battle lino In Washington and tile rear guard on Hie lalcHt advices from "Yours, Luke", to “Dour Bill,” regarding what the home folks think of tho farm hill. The corfiospondenco is between Luke Duffey, Indiana farm leader, and William 11. Settle, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation. Settle- is in Washington, aiding in tho fight. Tho latest i ommuuication reads: "In the consideration of the farm bill, don't yield on flank action agtilnst. tho equalization fee. It .is the major subject mutter of the measurt ; an effective binder or finance plan for all our rural relatlonabips. it is tho agency which will deliver agricultue from its tariff !rumpled position, its tollgate suggestion will, at tlie expense of our fat mors, transform agriculture from its giief and loss into a nation-wide area of profit-making ami prosperity. "When one observes the many land

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offerings In iuy old lioute county in central Indiana, where, In n probate matter they seek to close a dead soillovers estate by selling a perfectly good Sd-acre tract, formerly worth $125 tier acre, for $37.50 per acre, it is high time to cease so li a tariffpillaging policy. “Aastiro the house committee that the 'farm goldins’ are beginning to peck the city folks out here and lire ume to ehnse all doubting congressmen who frequent the barnyards on political errands this fall. "Yours, Luke,” — o— —.■ • Two Girls Boast Os Eighteen “Stickups” Chicago, Felt. 4 — (INS) Two girls, claiming to be from Davenport, lowa, wore hold here today after they had boasted to police that they had staged eighteen “sticktips.” All their victim :, they said, were taxicab drivers. Tito girls gave the names of Vera Owens. 1(1, and Lucille Williams.

Moose Smoker Tuesday, February 7 At Yoeman Hall 8 O’clock P. M. All Loyal Order Members be there sure. Good Speakers and a good time. Plenty of good cigars. DICTATOR.

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