Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 19 June 1928 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller Pres, end Gen. Mgr. A. R. HolthouaeSec’y & Hue. Mgr. Dick D. HellerVice-President Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies ..I .03 One week, by carrier.lo One year, by carrier._ 6.00 One month, by mail—. 36 Three months, by mallloo Six mouths, by mall——l. 76 One year, by mail3.oo One year, at office 3.00 and second zones. Elsewhere, $3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known by application. National Advertising Representatives Scheerer, Inc., (Prices quoted are within first 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, Naw York Charter Members The Indiana League of Home Dallies. The only trouble in this section seems to be that when the rain once starts there doesn't seem any way to plug up the holes Jn the clouds. We won't need a shower for a few days. A delegation of Chicago men are in Bluffton today to investigate the Baypiano plant with a view to taking it over and operating it again. Here’s hoping they find it just to their liking and that the factory is soon operating again with a full force. There has so far in the present campaign been little said of the oil scandals, of the lack of law enforcement, of the mismanagement of affairs in Washington, but it is possible and more than probable that there will he more effort to call attention to these circumstances after the Houston convention. The fish are not biting so good for President Coolidge or else he hasn't struck the right kind of bait. The reporters haven't had any big yarns to tell or have they been able to send out any pictures of big catches though it is ft timed he is right in the heart of America's finest fishing territory. The death of Edwin T. Meredith, editor, successful business man and former secretary of agriculture, is a loss to this country. He was a consistent and able fighter for the rights of farmers and is credited with having done more than any other man to interest boys and girls in farm work by urging their recognition with calf and corn clubs. He was fifty-two years old. According to reports, the boys at the republican national convention last week had to step carefully when parading in their barefeet to avoid getting all cut up by the glass from broken whiskey bottles, but the same crowd wrote a plank in their platform calling for more stringent enforcement of the prohibition i«ws. Its a real feat to keep up with the politicians these days. Miss Amelia Earhart, social worker from Boston, is the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. While much credit goes to her pilot, Wilmar Stultz and mechanic, Louis Gordon, Miss Earhart will receive not a little public attention. She announces she will not capitalize her achievement further than to write a book and to give lectures. The trip was made in a monoplane, Friendship. Some republican leaders are not entirely satisfied with the nomination of Hoover for president. Among them is Dave Wood, one of the stalwarts of Kansas and a millionaire cattleman. Woods in an Interview recently said: “Herbert Hoover maybe the choice of the republican party but he won’t get all its votes. We haven't forgotten his deflation policy after the war. He ruined the farmer. I tell you, we won't vote for him.’' By the way, what ever became of Governor Jackson? He was defeated for delegate at la/ge to the republican national convention, then was elected from the Seventh district and went to. Kansas City. After that he was

entirely lost sight of. Either he didn't appear with any of the factions or no one paid any attention to him. He probably got back to the state house in some way, unsung and un- * sought. * A fellow certainly would feel like ; the world was agin’ him if he was marooned on an iceberg in the north pole region, had been there for days, J freezing and starving and then saw a * plane circling around over head and . not be able to signal them. Thats ) what happened to General Nobile and ’ his fellow explorers Sunday, accord- ) Ing to radio messages, it is now twenty-eight days since the crew landed and every body is hoping they will soon be rescued. Efforts are being made to secure a 1 new station building at the Nickle Plate in this city, an improvement admittedly needed and occasionally promised for 10, these twenty years of more. Why don't we get it? The road is well patronized by this community, its officials are popular here and every one to whom we have talked who is connected with the company, admits the need of a modern station which includes some conveniences. We are not trying to tell the company their business but we are sure such an investment would prove beneficial in many ways and would not be so bad figured in dollars and cents which we presume is just as important in the railway business as it is in the newspaper field or any other. Please give it to us. Therq are some things rather hard to figure concerning the Kansas City convention. They nominated Mr. Hoover on an auti-Haugen platform, then gave him as a running mate one of the chief defenders of the farm relief bill; they took crack after crack at the League of Nations, though it was Mr. Hoover himself who was one of the thirty-five to sign the letter to Warren Harding asking that the United States become a member of the league; they resoluted for strict enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and then endorsed the present administration along that line when every one knows ‘hat enforcement under Mr. Mellon has been the joke of the ages. There is no way to figure it all out except that they did what ever they felt necessary to catch voters on both sides of every issue. —o —- — *«***«<!>*«**«* * BIG FEATURES * * OF RADIO * TUESDAY’S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES WEAF—Network 7 pm Eveready hour. WJZ—Network 8 pm The Continentals WOR— Newark 6 pm — Main Street Sketches. WJZ—Network 6:30 pm Goldman baud concert. WEAF —Network 8 pm Columbia hour with Paul Whiteman's orchestra. WEDNESDAY'S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES WEAF — Network 8:30 pm Hadley's Opera, “Bianca,” with the composer conducting. WJZ —Network 7 pm Operetta, the tatooed man WOR—Network-8 pm Operetta in miniature. WGY —Schenectady 8:30 pm Madrigal Quartet. KDKA —Pittsburgh 5:15 pm Band concert. • Q — ---, *¥¥¥¥¥¥•**¥¥» * TWENTY YEARS AGO * * From the Delly Democrat File * * Twenty Yeare Ago Today • + June 19 —James S. Sherman, of NewYork, nominated for vice-president on first ballot in Republican National convention and the session adjourns. Mr. Taft resigns as secretary of war and Luke Wright is named to succeed him. Terrific storm at noon today does considerable damage to the traction line. Ward Fence company Leases the Webber building, Third and Monroe, tor down town offices. Ordinance providing that persons who sell milk must secure a license becomes effective. Lightning strikes the Meibers building. wrecking office of J. F. Snow. Otto Peters graduated from the Ohio State University. Great Northern Indiana fair will be held August 25-28. St. Joseph schools close for the sum- [ mer. Philander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania 1 and James P. Doliver, of lowa, both I mentioned for vice-president in the iecent Republican convention, were school' classmates of Dr. J. S. Boyers ' of thia city.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, JUNE 19,1928.

VERMONT SPENDS $13,600,000 THIS TEAR FOR ROADS Montpelier. Vt. -(INS)— Spending $13,600,000 for new t.iadu, more money than any other New England state has ever had ready to spend for the rebuilding of highways, Vermont is now prepared for its final step from the slough of despond that followed the floods of lust November. Flood deposits that for weeks and months gutted the highways of the state have been so cleared that there is a one car road with cutouts running titrough every town and section of Vermont. Stoddard Hates, highway commissioner of the state, has had charge of the work. J*g Fund Raised Mr. Bates n colorful Vermonter, state that produced two others who are equally well known here -Calvin Coolidge and John G. Sargent, takes pride in the quick patchwork that made a flooded and muddy state passable until appropriations could rebuild the highway network. Vermont has an annual appropriation of $3,000,000 for highways and to this was added another $10,000,000 secured by devious methods. A special legislative session, called by Governor Weeks, voted an $8,000.000 bond issue for emergency road construction. National representatives of .the Green Mountain State in Washington persuaded the Government to add $2,600,000 toward the restoring of roads that had previously been granted government-aid. Practically all of this $13,600,000 for new roads will remain in the state The work will supply employment for thousands of Vermont bread-winners, many of whom are unable to till the mud-coated farms that once gave them their livelihood. Wages Go Up This ready employment, with its minimum labor wages of fiom $5 to $6 has created some agricultural concern The wage ordinary in a city will be a large one in the country- districts, and it is thought that many of the farmers whose lands are capable of tillage, will prefer the more remunerative road building.

** ¥¥*•♦* * THE GREAT WAR * * 10 YEARS AGO • * ¥♦¥¥¥¥*¥***♦ German assault at Aheims quickly smashed by French. Italians strike back in north. . ns prepare to meet shock of I Ludend<': .f's next ' low. Food crisis in A' <tria and Bulgaria growing more acute. — o TOCSIN NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Julus Lindeman and daughters, Florence and Betty, left early Friday morning for Banilia, South Dakota for a month’s visit with Mrs. Lindeman's brothers. Will and Frank Myers. Mrs. Claude Kreigh and daughter Bonnie Lou were guests. Satin day, of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Merriman, of Decatur. Mr. aud Mrs. Will Plummer and daughter Alma were dinner guests. Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hall. Robert Sowards, of Valparaiso, spent Sunday with relatives at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Arba Breiner had as dinner guests, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fairer, of near Rockford, and Dorothy Brake, of Straungs, Indiana. Lawiemxt Breiner, of Decatur called in the evening. Mr. ami Mrs. Moody Wolf entertained for dinner Sunday, Mr. aud Mrs. Roy Hall and daughter Betty May, of Fort Wayne- Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Barger and sen Wayne, of near Magiey, and Mr. and Mrs. Miles Stoneburner and daughter Wanda May, of near Toesin. Mrs. Mary Ferguson, of north of Tocsin, suffered a severe attack of Amcnk those from here who atteudvery ill at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Yager entertained for dinner. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bauer aud daughter Theo, of Preble. Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Chalfant and daughter, of Griffith, called, on Mrs. Martha Jane Watkins, Sunday afternoon. They were enroute to Preble to visit Mrs. Chalfant’s mother Mrs. David Werling. The Tocsin K. of P. Memorial Services were held at the Tocsin U. B. church Sunday afternoon. Rev. George Snyder, of Ossian gave th'- address and the ladies quartet and male quartet <jf the Tocsin Sunday school furnished the music. Class Meeting The Willing Workers Sunday school class of the Tocsin U. B. church met Friday evening with Mrs. Hansel Kreigh. Mrs. Lester Yager had charge of the lesson. Those present were Mesdames Ray Wolf and daughters, Moody Wolf, and son Roger, D. J. Blue Carl Gallivan, Earj Sowards, Claude Kreigh and daughter Bonnie Lou, Lehr Dawson and daughter. lona May, Lester Yager and son Lloyd, Will Scott. C. A. Scott. Merlin Gresely and son Norman Dale, Chris Beery and Mrs. Kreigh. Mrs. Mary Ferguson, sen Victor, Jacob Haugh. James Dailey and Dwight Gallhau were guests, Saturday, of Mr. aud Mrs. Clarence Ferguson, near

Seconded Her Dad Jr ' ‘ x L . r Here is the smile with which Mrs. Wester Knight, the former Leonia Curtis, greeted the nomination of her father. Senator Charles Curtis, for the Vice Presidency. Mrs. Knight had the honor of seconding her dad.

TODAY’S CHUCKLE < Manila June 19,—(U.R)— Mourning friends and relatives sat around the "corpse'’ of Ponciana Llamas but three hours after he had been pronounced dead he awoke and strode in their midst. He is still very much alive.

Columbia City. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Sowards and children, of Fort Wayne, were dinner guests Sunday of the former's mother Mrs. Sis Sowards, west of Tocsin. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Petter called on Mr. and Mrs. Levilia Swartz, near Uniondale. Friday evening Robert Arby motored to South Bend Saturday morning, where he spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Amos Byrd daughter Isabel and Evelyn Wilson were shoppers in Bluffton Saturday evening. 188 KILLED AT GRADE CROSSINGS By Chester A. Baker (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Indianapolis, Ind.. June 19—(U.R) — A total of 188 persons were killed and 431 injured at Indiana's 7,977 ungarded grade crossings luring 1927. figures just released by the American Road Builders’ Association revealed. Indiana had the fourth highest death toll at grade crossings in the United States, the figures show. Ohio had 300 killed. Illinois 205 and New York 193 Texas and Ohio are the only states having more unprotected grade crossings than tlie Hoosier State, the former having 11.771 and the laUer 9.673. Al! told. 16,793 persons have been killed in grade crossing accidents thr. ughout the United States since 1920 the repott stated. The year 1927 was marked by a noteworthy decrease for the first time since 1900. In 1927, a total of 2.371 persons were killed and 6.613 injured throughout the Nation. Louisiana reported the highest death i ate with 3.02 fatalities for each 10,000 automobiles. Mississippi was second with 2.02 deaths for each 10.000 ears. The lowest fatality rate was found in Wyoming, where no persons were killed and only one injured at grade crossing during the year.

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4-H GLOB BOYS LOOK TO FUTURE Lafayette, Ind., Juno 19 (U.R) Jjj; diana 4-H club bys have definite ideas at to the profession In life they Intend to follow, according to a study of the stateistical data taken from the enroll inent cards of the 727 club boys from 76 counties of the state. Approximately 300 of the boys intend to become farmers, but the remainder expressed a variety of taste which ranged fro mbaseball to aviation. In all a total of 46 profession was named in the selections. Nevt to farming, the boys expressed more desires to become teachers or engineers. Thirty-throe wanted to become teachers, and 14 others sain they wanted to become vocational agricultural teacher. Forty one looked favorably upon engineering work. Other professions which drew the attention of club members were lumberman. trained forester, animal study dairyman, forest ranger, physical <ll- - county agent, scientist, civil service, poultry raiser, baseball and basketball coach, entomologist, baker

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