Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1928 — Page 5

I CORN PLANTING nearly finished £K t . nrn planting weather has pre ■■/throughout the entire State ■I ■ in May affording normal corn K'S" <>pp<>U according to ■Sninna I '"" 1 KK in !bc south part of the State KlLitining to show through as well ESI nun' hi the central division. ESnlanting will bo finished during 3 week in noithern portion, climatic and weather conditions b een favorable, and generally EE.w ■' normal moisture has pre ■ K i'i"' "I the assurances of a < hi this part of the conn planting—between May 1 ./cording to location in the north and south. It is evident a somewhat larger acreage prethis season. Many Indiana abanI wheat fields being planted to Pastures ate reported to be good ghout the State, and the oats Is favorable. Clovers were winter in the northern part of the State lay crop will probably, be below il in that section. o 1 — t. * * * ********* THE * CAMPAIGN * LOG * ******** th Carolina Democrats instructeir IS delegates to the Houston ■ntion to vote for a dry Presidensndidate but defeated a resolu tat would have instructed the dein to vote against Governor i delegations, of six each, may be o the Houston convention from inal zone with each seeking the S ris’ to be seated. women's organization in Kttyivania urged the republican delBtion from the state to unite on the Kidential candidacy of Herbert Hfb' 'r. — ■rank 0. Lowden headquarters in Rago claim the former Illinois gov■or now is assured of at least 258 St*- at the Kansas city convention. Bftcr passing resolutions endorsing Bbert Hoover as "the best man to Coolidge” The Albania RepubBn convention instructed the state's ■rations to the National convention Bote for the commerce secretary. - o- ,—> Power in Order Brder means light and peace. Inward Brty and free command over one's ■ : order Is power.—Am tel

“DON’T BE A PIKER” - Writes John T. i r-QSB —when he heard about the big sale we pulled over on him last Saturday. Then he writes us and lolls us not to he pikers—and if we’re going I to have a sale-why for gosh sakes cut out the “hot air” and put out some real for sure bargains for next Saturday. Now here are some prices that ARE BARGAINS. k’ ggMHMHHcnncwraBHnBiHMMaMHnBVraBHaiMBHEMBBaH MBBMHMBMHB taBRHHnaBSBBUMBN \ BBS "B" ) MEN! HERE ’ S VALUES IN SHOES’ Work A IB | Bl J We have today un P acked a |ar a e - Il IR TS I X jMk. W' JP B S -WBW shipment of Oxfords in Tan and ,{i ? room ' work f\ X / ■" ■" £<"" Black, all sizes, new styles, first ■ shirts, all sizes / I k » j. i u 11 to 2(t. A regu- ' \ \ wT/f Th > \ quality - Leather stead|, y advancing [;l| . s) )() se || er r I 'v 111 < • r i*’’' " so you bad better cash in on this ■ special I \Ju A crime to let them go at these low prices. < savna Our s pe cia i low <or I /. s / Li il All new numbers in a wide assortment of— I I «c I Jn lr jlxi P att erns, plenty of sizes. Follow the crowd I \K V<I 4N 522.50 SUITS. SIB.BB AMAZING BOYS SUITS jOfc.-! I r>k 1M $25.00 suits . $19.95 SHIRT VALUES ~r““ TW) | ■ 'lrilWlw 527.50 SUITS. $21.19'1, ‘" Suite t7m I I ■ I iw MF-' _JL_ » A Madras and Broad- jfl3 Suits $9.37 \ ff. / doth Shirts-stripe, \/VKf I i ff $30.00 SUITS . $22.19 — :::X::::::::: Z \P !JT $32.50 SUITS . $2378 i sl - 79 -ZZ?.. ....;r Straw Hats| I willr $35.00 SUITS . $24.78 S we <'<>nsi<lerably I * 0 $37.50 SUITS . $28.18< I yl| jTiToo suits , $?o 18 I, *i-” I $42.50 SUhs . $31.9^) TC^Tl^O/j; 2 * wOYV I ' Iar ”r' 1 "'"”"""’ I jgr $45.00 SUITS 7 $33.78) INDIANA'* L " "A I i > * ! —MlHllHiiriTßl"irr.■«’■<•.r.aWMu

18,700 Eggs Ready To Hatch Destroyed In Fire DerlFngton, Ind., May H. — (.«. _ Hoeated eggs would have bwn on the menu for some time to .ftm. at Hie home of Harry Wheeler, near here following a disastrous fire at hln hatchery, which destroyed 18.70® eggs were it not for the fact that most fh ®, were almo "t ready to hatch. llm losr of the hatchery will run into thousands of dollars but actual figures can not be obtained as many of the eggs destroyed would have been chickens in a few days. A large P .“ rt i, X ,he ,o ’"‘ waß ln Pedigreed stock. Two pet lambs and seven new brooder stoves which had just been Installed were also lost. it is thought the ftte started from au exploding stove or brooder. — - Mr. and Mrs. Amos Ketchum, 436 Mcßarnes street, are the parents of a boy baby born this mnrnlng Thursday May 17. at the Adams County Memorial hospital. Mr. Ketchum is the manual training teacher in the public high school. o— Irreparable Loss Many tn hot pursuit have hasted to the goal of wealth, hut have lost, as they ran, those apples nf gold, the mind and the power to enjoy It.—Tupper. o—- — S/taAespeare’s Vocabulary The wealth of Shakespeare's vocabulary, says Sir Johnrton Forbes Robertson, is staggering. It consists of 24,000 words, compared with Milton's 17,000, the Bible’s 7,000, Hom er'a 9,000 and Dante's 5,800. Shake epeare actually used more words than any other known author. Os these words 5,000 were only used once, and In "Hamlet’’ there are 420 words which appear tn no other play. ——— — ■ . !■ Q— ... - - Now Otherwise Employed A church In London still possesses an Income originally given to It for the purpose of buying faggots with which to burn heretics. O-, fa No Compromise With Sin Not only commission makes a sin. A man is guilty of all those sins he hateth not if I cannot avoid all, yet I will hate all.—Bishop Hall.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1928.

* HOSPITAL NOTES * »¥«*«*¥¥*¥**» Eldridge Butcher, Rockford route five underwent a major operation during the night, at the Adams County Memorial hospital. Healthiest Country Statistics prove New Zealand's claim to being the healthiest country In the world. The average age In that country for men is 02% years and for women 65 years. In England the flgures are 56.58 for men and 60.47 for women. 0 Best of All Combinations When your mind and body are both In harmony with your purpose, your heart will gradually come Into the eomMnMlon and If. In addition to that your soul gets there and gives the enterprise a lift, look for splendid work. —Exchange

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Candidates Draw Straws To Determine The Winner Indianapolis, Ind., May 17— (INS) — An inch of straw decided the winner In the only tie vote In th,- Marlon county primary. Mrs. Ruby Van.Met'or and l!arl Rease, both candidates for delegate to tin Republican state convention, each received tin- same number of votes Neither of tlo-m considered the office important enough to call for ii recount and decided to draw straws for the honor.' Mrs. Van Meter wbn! o_. —— Magnetic Fields The bureau of standards says that magnetic lines of force are not electric currents. Imaginary lines are used to aid In depicting the direction and Intensity of the magnetic held, which Is a condition In space and not a (low <>f anything. , o — Get the Habit—l racie at Home, it Pays

I “Jack, The Peeper” Is Seen Peering Into Windows Here "Jack the Peeper" has been at work again, entertaining himself by peering through the windows of private .Tomes. His presence has been particularly annoying in the North Fifth street neighborhood, mid tn the vicinity of South

Zimmerman’s Drug Shop- Juhn rman I Thought Mebbe You’d Forget! KuntatoNews! Every so often I get an odd, myntertous itch just about an inch Oroucl|( , s „ nil mlx Vl , n . or so south of the tippet regions of my shoulder blades and from well. long experience I know that I'm about to break opt tn a rash <>n w.-'r.- h.-r.- every .lay .iu<l w. ... this subject of the “Importance of Itrug Stores." 1 HAD this fool t. 11. itch dav before yesterday and as a result you folks will hafta put A s>»ta Water thirst t» . aitn . ..i up with what I've got to say hero whether you approve of it or not. 1 Neither you nor I have any control over the situation, so you might ’ou n *v.',' r yp| just as well settle down and read the balance of this so’a we BOTH can be relieved. There's OTHER thirsts that I < .uld name, , The bid idea, of course, is that we druggists serve the. Human Which hav.-n't su.-n a j.... . -liu--Mimi end the Human Body in GREATER MEASURE than any tarn. . other merchant tn business today! Splash your eye over the You nev.-r know just WHAT tn.--. h tilings vott can get here for HUMAN COMFORT fiom TOP OF " , , . HEAD tt> SOLE OF FOOT! Then ARGUE with me it you can! th ' Here's the list! Hair Tonic. Dandruff Cures, Headache Powders, Eye Drops, |fg Beinß Done! Toot It Paste, Chewing Gum, Throat and Nasal Remedies, Lip Sticks. Cold Creams, Juniper Oil, Lung Easers, Liniments, Hair Removers, Liver Pills, Physics, Stomach Remedies, Foot-Ease, money. Bt tn-- time g.-t it out . Corn Curts. Nail Polish. Cold Busters. Disinfectants, Bandages, vo,lr P'" k.-t, g. i it unstrapp.-d .. Rubber Goods, Malt Extract and Tooth Picks. the hit! and —there you are! Our Al.I, Now YOU name some OTHER business that’s as useful as LEATHER i lXl'-EX mt.l. l ol.lt l ours! G'wan, let's see you! "JOHN". »qw yours for f »■» ——————————————————————— Auto-Strop Kazor r \ SI.OO Sort with Strop Free x-"') / purchase of 10 blades Raz »i - are pr. t< f th oMf jgA. ;!x-/rX‘U: I /I read this. Sorry if we have •-i i • 4 ± /J Ive the same sort of an itch Thermos Bottles as John, hut i laid mine to _JX> Universal as Buttons! prickly heat and took off my t-’ 7S <1 // ) *J Think of < world without Bt 1 woolens, or as mv friend Amos z \.f toxs' G0M1! Then think ■-t 1 w.o i.l remarked the other day: •Its >7 CX- UV* \ ""■ 1 a mystery why the girls spend 'o’Y .U' >0 much money on their com-1 • Tb/x < ouplf -t th<-m. y<-t ,x,-i . ■ plcclions and then make it alii )Wp A Ar! r >-r! ollt thls 'i' ll " 1 ' unnecessary by wearing the: \ ‘ T ‘ ‘/"'j 1/ : sort of skirts they do." Mebbe f A 0 ; j, twin si-i<-ndt<i \ ituhe’s right. v... ..J .. .. . .... ■ Q ne stomach 1941 Newspaper Item! 1 Tells Another! There's a certain lug truth In Government Tobacco Prohibition forces have put corn silk ou --Misery !■<>' <’>< Compan.'. ' .md a tnistlto “taboo" list. Unless Ccrn can be grown without corn silk, ernta-. unhnppj worshippers at the shrine of Corn Pone. Corn Bread and Corn {' k ‘iuini\ ,C 'wh l '-'n on." of tn. . ' Mush will be without a King! This new move is caused by tin- t s ’ up « ~'l, n iv Bismuth amt Rhn constantly increasing number of cases brought before the courts t.arb pound ST<>Magi 1 id' where the arrested person was found to be using Corn silk soaked *,/,'Jei/ 1 kvst -Ind' Ihe 'A'/ui't 'is 1 in tobacco juice, dried and made into Cigarettes! crmsta’nt str. .m t / w . ist..m--.s Ain't it fine to lean up agin our Cigar Counter—LEGALLY! tor J, .tt size bottle / . .

Third and Adams streets. On Tuesday evening, while plying his trade on South Third street he became too anxious, stepped onto the porch where lights from the inside reflected In hla face, and was recognized. He fled when a porch light was suddenly flashed on The affair In this Instance has been reported to police, who are lying in wait tor the Intruders. Citizens as well are irate over the proceedings and are

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’ planning to give the next Intruder the 1 surprise of his life, in a mere or less ■ unpleasant form. "Jack" wears a dmk 1 cap, which he pulls d wn well over 1 his eyes to prevent hits identity bccom--1 ing known. • —l— -o.— —— 1 Biting Farewell 1 From a story: •’l've had n dellgtilI ful evening,’’ he sold, as he bit Iter 1 good-night. Boston Transcript