Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1928 — Page 4

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DECAT UR n . DAILY DEMOCRAT Pubiiahcd Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COJ. H Heller A. R. Holtbouse Sec y 4 Bus. Mgr. Oleic D. Heller Vice-President (Catered at the Poetoffice at Decatur. Indiana, us second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies — —• One week, by carrier - 10 One year, by carrier 6.00 One mouth, by mail -36 Three months, by mall 1 00 B*x mouths, by mall 1.76 One year, by mail3.oo One year, at office- 3.00 and second sones. Elsewhere, 13.50 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 Dalles. Trim the trees. Too much shade is not a good thing for you and besides they almost entirely hide the street lights. (lid Home Week will be the biggest show ever given around here and don't you guess any thing else. Every day will be a red letter occasion and you won't want to miss any of it. Friday the thirteenth. Lucky or unlucky as you make it. Don't be foolisli about It for there is nothing to it. Any day is lucky when you can help others and yourself. It will only take an hour tor two to cut the weeds in that vacant lot you own and it will save those who own, residence property in that section many days of worry aud distress. Why not do it? If we could laud an Industry the next few weeks it would sure help to make our celebration in September a real one. Perhaps if every one trys to help along that Hue something can be accomplished. Hurry along the names and addresses of friends away from here whom you desire to have invited to Old Home Week. Lets not leave any one out. More than two thousand invitations have gone out now. The time will soon be up. don't wait any longer. Straw votes taken by Chicago newspapers show Smith leading in Illinois, Wisconsin, New York. Pennsylvania, California anil other northern states but give Hoover the leatl in Florida and Georgia. Wouldn’t it be funny if suddenly the north and south should transfer their political allegiance? And it is quite possible. Subscribe for the Daily Democrat now if you are not a regular reader.

There will be much for you to read ' that will be of interest. 01'1 Home 1 Week is coming ami we are entering the most exciting campaign waged in this country in years. We promise you a fair and complete story of all events and we ask your support. Clem Shaver, he of ‘'much married fame." turned the gavel as chairman of the democratic national committee, over to John Raskob and retired. He muffed a great opportunity but no one will say it was all his own fault. He didn't receive a great deal of encouragement at home Now watch Raskob and get an idea of what Shaver could have done—that is—if lie could have.

__________ * Every automobile driver knows the laws and the rules of driving or at. least they should know.them, it re- t mains only a matter of courtesy and obedience to law. Why should it be •necessary for the police Io be constantly calling attention to Hie law to prevent wholesale violations. Isn't it rather the duty of each citizen to aid in seeing that the stop signals are obeyed, that there is no violation of traffic ordinances ami that the greatest care Is used in driving. We notice on a number of the streets of Decatur the trees so shade the lights that you can't see them until you gel right up to them. Prop-

TODAY’S CHUCKLE Sioux City, la., July 13 —<U.R) — Henry Shull thought 300 yards a safe distance from which to watch Johnny Farrell play golf. It wasn't Fai roll s drive broke two bones In ’• Shull's hand. * — erty owners should see that the trees are trimmed. Its better lor them, for you, for your neighbors, for the 3 pedestrians ami fur every purpose. It ® might not be a bad idea for the city 5 officials to urge a campaign of tree 3 trimming. We are Informed that * there are tree surgeons here now and ) there are several who live here who can take care of the trees for you at a small cost. It should be done quickly. It is rather amusing to note how * eager the Republican press is to refer to Al Smith as a "wet Catholic" while piodaiming their efforts to avoid a religious discussion. Governor Smith is a Catholic. He is likewise a splen- ' did Christian gentleman ami a man | i of sound sense and wonderful execu-1 tive ability. He is temperate and I opposed saloons long before the country was dry. He favors laws that can be enforced and is strong for law enforcement. If you doubt it, you have four months in which to look up | his record. You will find he has always been honest, straight forward. I clean and confident uous. However, i we stand on the election this year, we should at least be fair and foursquare. We know a man who makes a practice of remembering names. He is good al it. Rarely does lie miss, and frequently lie can name a customer wfiom he ha’s not seen for many ’ months. His ability is a distinct asset to him. He will tell you that it isn't a gift at all. When a customer enters his store he begins at once to "work" on the name. First he registers the name correctly. If he hasn’t heard it clearly, he asks for it. Then while he waits ou that customer, he usee | the name in the conversation as fre-1 quently as possible, meanwhile studying the features aud personality of the visitor. "You'll be surprised how easy it is to remember names when you make up your mind to do it," this merchant declares. What finer com-j pliment fan you pay your customers,! than to greet them by name when they enter? Such a greeting implies that the customer has impressed you. And it makes the customer feel very much at home in your store. The season of straw votes is at ; hand and you can have this dish serv-' ed in almost every style you ever , heard of. No difference who you are for you can find something that will bring hope and cheer. The newspapers over the country, at least those which we have read, show A decided trend to Smith. It is so de-

tided as Io be almost startling. Whether this will maintain during the campaign of four months or not we can't tell. Neither can you or any one, but don't laugh at the straw vote. Re- I member they have accurately forecast every election held in the past score of years and you cau probably get a fairly goixl idea of wliats going to happen In November by keeping your eye on the straw votes. We remember that in 1916 the straws pointed to a close lace in California and Kansas with a tendency towards Wilson. He carried both states you remember. Any way they are Interesting and probably worth all they cost as cir- j culation builders.

• TWENTY YEARS AGO * * • * From ths Dally Democrat Filo * * Twenty Yeare Apo Today * t************ July 13 Samuel Acker buys David Toepie's interest in Geneva clothing store. President Roosevelt anounces he will not slump country for Judge Taft. Fred Schafer and Harry Ward leave on ii I rip through Europe. Misses Agnes Belling and Agues Smith return to Fondulac, Wisconsin, after visit here. O. P. Mills celebrated birthday with a (thicken dinner yesterday. Mr. and Mis. James Niblick give reception for Mr. and Mrs. Charles X. Niblick. Hottest day of year with mercury at 9H in the Niblick ami Company are holding their seventh annual July reduction sale.

GENEVA NEWS B. E- Reasoner was a bu.dues.i caller I in Berne Wednesday. i Miss Andrla Mae Whinm-y and Mis.i Margaret Greeno lire visiting it the "! Francis Mac Whlntiey home, at Dec it- • I ur, tills week. . ' Mr. and Mrs. ('. A Haviland and Mis. (!. F Greene attended the Cl'' ■ I ctl» at Portland Wednesday. Mis. Albert Harlow was hostess to I the V. B. Ladles Aid on I'uc slay as ' ternoon. . Several members of tile Berne Bata! I chiih! down and holppd thu (Juiiova Band give a concert Wednesday even I I Ing. , Mrs. Arch Haughton and daughter| Margaret, Mrs. F. E. Lindsey, Mrs. K. F. Shoemaker and Joseph Antler 1 \ son were at Fort Wayne, Wednesday. Mrs. Forrest Shoemaker and daughters June and Arbutis. ami Mrs. Ruv , i Baines and daughter Helen were din- ' nei guests, Wednesday, at the Claire ' Shoemaker home here. Mr. and Mrs. Win Bradford, of I’enii ' i vllle, spent Wednesday evening in Ge- ; I neva. | t Mrs. ('. ('. Shepheid was a caller in Herne Wednesday afternoon. o * BIG FEATURES * * OF RADIO * x************ Friday’s Five Best Radio Features (Copyright 1928 by VP) W.IAX network. 8:00 cal - Chamber music and Russian songs. I WOK, network, 7:00 cst True Slot'.' ’ Hour. WJZ, network. 7:00 cst— Wrigley Review. I WEAF, network. 6.00 cst—Cities Service Orchestra. WOR. network, 8:00 cst Kodali Hour. I —o — Letters From OLD TIMERS VVho’re Coining Home , M titpelier. Indiana. June 18, 1928 , Dr. Roy Archbold Invitation Committee Old Home Week Dear Sir. I received your Invitation to be at Decatur for your grand Home Coming. 1 am thankful for tame. I will surely lie there as I think the 1912 was the greatest week 1 ever enjoyed Sincerely Harry Aifolph. Hart Coton. Michigan, t July 10., 1928 I Dr. Roy Archbold. Chairman Invitation Committee "Old Home Week,” Decatur, Indiana. I>ear Dr. Archbold: It is a pleasure to accept your cordial invitation to attend "Old Home Week ", September I 10th —lsth.. and it is indeed gratifyling to feel that 1 am one of thpse rej membered by the Citizens of Decatur. Adams County, and Home. Thanking you very kindly, I am Yours very truly, C. L. Hendricks. o ************* * THE GREAT WAR * * 10 YEARS AGO • ************* French force river crossing south- . I west i f Soissons. British gain in Flanders. Three army corps of U. S. troops formed in France. Czevks in Siberia advance 375 mile.; ; defeat Bolshevik! and capture Chita, ’ important railway town.

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