Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1928 — Page 4

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D E C A T It K DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Evary Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H Heller Pres. end Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. He11er...... Vice-President Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies I .02 One week, by carrier — .10 One year, by carrier 6.00 One month, by mai1..... . .36 Three months, by mall 1 00 Six months, by mail 1.76 One year, by mall 3.00 One year, at office 3.00 and second zones. Elsewhere, 13.60 one year. Advertising {late, made known by application. National Advertising Representatives Scheerer, Inc., (Prices quoted are within first 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York Charter Members The Indiana League of Home Dailies. A little more rain and a temperature that feels like November. Wish we were down in Houston. Mae Murray has just left out the secret that she has a 16-mouth-old baby and as Bill Rogers remarks, that's nothing new even in the movies. What will tlie political parties adopt in the platforms four years from now? Will it still be the stressing of law enforcement, farm relief, taxes or aviation control. The Republicans have had eight year's control of the national govern ment and during "that time the farm relief bill lias been killed twice, lawenforcement is lax and what are we to expect in another four years if the same crowd holds over? The republicans must have coined the "stop Smith” cry and from all indications it will continue to be the cry from now to November and probably with no more success than in the past. jqir.t if General Nobile has been rescued from the frozen north and the work of rescuing the Italia crew" will go on. No word has been received from Amundsen, who started out in search of Nobile and his men and the world patiently awaits the efforts of the rescue parties. Among other things that have been given to President Coolidge, will be a kangaroo. Two men are coming from Australia with a pair of kangaroos and one of them will be given to the president. Some of the boys might use the animal as a sparring partner for the coming election. — 1 Instead of pulling the usual railroad train robbery, robbers got on board the lug ship Leviathan when it left the port of New York and sansacked the mail bags. Their loot is estimated at half a million dollars and ship officials did not learn of it until the ship docked at Southampton. Jewelry and gems of the big boys wire taken and authorities on both continents are trying to fathom the big steal. Van Wert dedicated its airport yesterday, a crowd estimated at 30,000 attending the event. The public is turning to aviation almost as quickly as it did to automobiles and since Lindberg made his memorable flight the business has advanced beyond the fondest dreams. We believe an airport is an important factor in building and advertising a town and within a few years it will not be unusual to see them in common use. Evans Woollen, Indiana's favorite son at the Democratic convention, is viewed as one of the Sig men of the country and the special correspondent of the New York World says he is looked upon with favor as the running mate with Governor Al Smith. They like his style, are impressed with his ability and his common sense and if the convention nominates the New York governor on an early ballot, Mr. Woollen will come in for earnest consideration for the vicepresidency.

TODAY’S CHUCKLE London June 25—-(U.RJ—-Sir Jonh Stirling Maxwell, addressing a meeting of dentists said he was con vinced many British women Chewed tobacco. His conclusion was reached. he said, by studying teeth ex- * traded at hospitals. It's important and part of your duty to affiliate with the Decatur Industrial I ■ Association. The campaign for new » members and the renewing of the old > ones will be made this week and at ! least 200 business and professional i I men should join. The dues, only I $5.00 a year, go for the maintaining of the Industrial rooms and the furthering of fie community's interest. Any one who is profiting from the efforts of others, enjoying a livelihood in the community, owes it to himself and others to join the local organization. Eastern writers after summing up tlie political conditions in Indiana, the disgrace of the Jackson administration and tlie caliber of the republican state candidates, agree that the Hoosier state is debatable ground. So with Illinois. They point to the light with the Lowden group over the farm bill, the Thompson and Small administrations and tire desire of the people to clean house in both states. They state that if Indiana goes republican, it's surely a case of adding insult to injury and in their opinion, they can't (or the life of them see why a majority would want to continue with such a mess. Bobby Jones, popular hero from Atlanta lost the open golf championship yesterday at Olympia Fields, Chicago, to Johnny Farrell, sleek-haired young professional from New York. Bobby lost by one point, his score being 144 to 143 for the 36 holes. Jones tied Farrell in the morning in the finals with a 294 for the 72 holes. Reports state that the match was the greatest ever played and that both players went about it like true sportsmen. Jones has won several of the open championships and is one of the most popular men in the game today. "Farrell lias won several championships and can consider himself a real players when he wins from Bobby Jones. o ♦ ¥¥¥¥¥•>>¥♦*¥¥♦ * BIG FEATURES * * OF RADIO * ;;****¥¥¥¥¥¥¥« MONDAY'S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES WJZ —Network 8 pm Schumann program. IVOR—Network 7:30 pm Show boat. WEAF—Network 6:30 pm Gypsies. WJZ—Network 5:30 pm Roxy's gang. WGY—Schenectady 5:30 pm Hour of music. TUESDAY'S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES Nationwide network, N. B. C. and Columbia System—lo am. Democratic National Convention, Houston, Texas, opening sessiou WOR —Network 8 pm. Opera “I I’agliacci.” WEAF —Network 7 pm Eveready hour. WJZ —Netw-ork 6:30 pm. — Goldman baud concert. WJZ —Network 8:15 pm The Continentals. o • TWENTY YEARS AGO * ¥ ¥ ¥ From the Dally Democrat File ¥ ¥ Twenty Years Ago Today ¥ ♦ ¥¥¥¥¥¥*¥¥¥¥* June 25—Miss Lillian Egley of Berne and Guy C. Latchow, of Findlay, Ohio man led yesterday. Grover Cleveland, only ex-president of United States, died at Princeton, N. J He was the 22nd and 24th president. Misses Verena Niblick. Cecilia Gillig, Esteila Smith, Esther Corbett, Agnes Coffee and Irene Garard and Mr. Claude Webber graduate from the St. Joseph schools. Twenty-two from here initiated in the C. B. L. of 1. at Fort Wayne P. L. Andrews and Miss Lillian Lewton married at Markle. Ed. Whitright has narrow escape when his ice wakon is struck by an interurban car. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hite leave for Oaxaca, Mexico. ; Mr. aud Mrs. J. N. Fristoe leave for Winona Lake. Epworth League cpnvention in progress at Ossian i Charles Lackey buys the Charles Ra- , nier restaurant at Willshire. o - Cage Paralysis Animals confined to zoos are highly r susceptible to “cage paralysis,” which has been proved to be rickety the same disease children suffer from, says Farm and Fireside. _

Silver Utensils Once Prerogative of Rank In the early days of civilization sterling silver was restricted to royalty and the nobility. In fact, we are told that at one period of England's history the number of sterling sliver spoons aud suchlike one could own were actually restricted and governed by statute. One could almost reconr struct the regulatory table—one lord, r one spoon; one duke, four spoons; one princess, one chest, and so on. I Sterling whs displayed upon all cere i tuonlal occasions and these aristocrats of a fur past day treasured their sliver to as great an extent as I the young bride of today. I Five hundred years ago, with the , advent of the Florentine republic, a new era began. Foreign commerce brought wealth to men of lesser rank, who established magnificent homes' and filled them with works of art and beauty, chief among which was 1 sterling. Today sterling silver continues to be the inevitable tableware' for the person of discrimination, its use Is not confined to the royal I houses, nor even to the tables of the wealthy. It is available for every home of taste ami moderate meaue. “Bird and Pish” Story by Truthful Angler “Several years ago one of my friends was strip-casting with frogs at night,” relates Seth Briggs In Field and Stream Magazine. “He made a exist of about sixty feet, started to retrieve his line, und feeling a tug struck hard. There was considerable commotion on the end of the ifne, and suddenly the fisherman became verymuch excited. ‘My line’s going right up In the air,’ be shouted. I "Strange us this sounded, It was ( true. The line had Indeed traveled ( from the surface of the water to a . position almost directly overhead. , The fisherman managed to get bold of , the enu of tlie line, and dropping his rod he started to haul In hand over , 1 hand In an amazingly short space of , , time there was another occupant in the boat. It proved to be a night ' heron, which had nailed tlie frog.” Which only proves that almost anything may happen on a fishing trip!” , I Prized by Numismatists The Numismatist says: “From a source believed reliable it is said that | five nickels, in proof, of the Libertyhead type, dated 1913, were struck early in that year. These ara all the genuine Liberty-head type dated 1913 . that are known. None passed Into cir- ; culation. The five pieces were obtained from the mint by a gentleman ' who showed them at the Detroit convention of the A. N. A. in August, ■ ' 1913. Nothing more was heard of them i until in December, 1923, when a gen tieman living in Philadelphia adver ' tised in the Numismatist as follows: J •For sale, five 5-cent Liberty-head - 1913 coins, proof, the only five-cent ! Liberty-head coins of this design and ' year In existence.’ These were un ' doubte.dly the five referred to. There j ■ is no record of the whereabouts of the . present owner of these coins.” I ! Not a Pet •‘Kitty" Although Leslie Pizer was only two | years old he was just as keen a con- • uoisseur of cats as thp next young ' man, so when the biggest cat Leslie had ever seen padded into tlie buckyard and came right up to lie down beside him Leslie was Just about the proudest chap In London. Such a handsome and affectionate cat should be petted and otherwise encouraged, Leslie thought—but the cat thought otherwise and responded to the touch of the little hand with a disconcerting growl. Leslie's mother appeared on tlie scene in time to snatch her child from the menacing teeth of a leopard. It bad escaped from a neighboring dealer In wild animals. You Never Can Tell She came into tlie drug store several times a week to use tlie telephone booth, giving as a good reason that tlie rates were lower than if she telephoned from her apartment, and the service more prompt. On every occasion she opened tlie door as far as It would go and looked carefully Into the corners of the booth, so unfailingly that a clerk one day asked tlie reason. “Seventeen years ago,” she replied "I dropped 5 cents on the floor while telephoning, and when I picked it up I found 30 cents lying right beside ft. ' 1 thought it might possibly happen again." l Expensive Yards Two rival western teams both boast ed of the prowess of their football 1 teams, and a game was arranged. One town bet quite heavily on its team, and to make the result fairly certain, hired a celebrated professional player. Early In the game be made'a sensational run of 70 yards to a touch down—and to the surprise of the spectators, was Immediately removed from the game. The manager gave this ex planation: "Why, we guaranteed to pay that guy at the rate of a dollar a yard. Do you think I want to see the town go broke?" Daring and Happiness Giris of today are more daring, but they also are franker, gayer, healthier, and amply more able to take care oi themselves, think* a critic of life, writing to the Woman's Home Companion

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Jesse 11. Jones. Houston. Texas, millionaire, lias spent $250,000 out of his own pocket to insure the success of the Democratic meet there. As a consequence of this service to the party lie is suggested as a running mate for Al Smith on a "Smith and Jones" ticket.

***«*¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* * THE GREAT WAR * * 10 YEARS AGO • ,«¥«¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* JUNE 25. 1918 Italians batter enemy’s moiuitaiu line. Take 3 000 more prisoners. Revolt in Ukraine spreading. German food depots destroyed. File burns five square miles in Kieff

g " • ’ a ♦ It Costs Money to Run a BankI I ■ ■ T | • • ♦ ♦ ♦ We were talking with a bank- ♦ Aw er the other day. : i 1 i ♦ 1 We asked him, in the course of ; the conversation, what the big- ♦ gest item of expense is in con- \ ducting a bank. i 15 • tie said, “Giving service.” ♦ A n d then he explained. ♦ wj ' °Y° U ’d be surprised, how many Ifefc people issue checks the day be- i fore pay day, then deposit just enough the next day to meet < Ny|. those checks. All the bank can hope to get out of such a practice < is the privilege of being bookkeeper for those customers. And ! t Tj that privilege costs money.” jm/ Decatur has three strong banks with total ; fyLal Resources of more than $2,996,000.00. •* i These banks all have special savings departments, in which your savings are banded and protected and anyone of them will be glad to take care of your savings and pay you interest. Your local banks are your friends and want to serve you. II I . ’ f Decatur Daily Democrat < I a “Your Home Paper” L

Three More Breaks In Oil Line Reported Three leaks in the oil lines of the Illinois Pipe Line Company, which crosses Adams county, were reported Saturday near Berne. One leak was found near the Apostolic church at Vera Cruz, another near the Federal highway along the east and west road

near the Noah Rich farm, north of Berne, and the third one at the village of Salem. Ou Tuesdays large leak was discovered in the line south of Bluffton, where about 100 barrels of crude oil escaped. The leaks Saturday were found hy David Habegger, line walker between Bluffton. Indiana, and Lima, Ohio. Mr Habcgger resides in the dwelling on tlie Noah Rich farm north of Berne, formerly occupied by the family of

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the late Ora Btuph,r. The leak along the u lrl . , the largest 0 ( th, lllree , urdey. Sev.ral farmer, h,tp d •e!v,s what 0 |) (hPv * 'h*. bout twenty-flve barrri, of flu ? *' burned in hM„ into whkl . mltted to flow. *** * In most cases whern m*,. out. the pipes have giv Hu^ k ‘ br *k and acid in the grouud. U ** y ter, *t