Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 14 July 1928 — Page 4

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DECA T U K DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Kvery evening Ixoept Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. j. H Heller Free. and G«n. Mgr A. R. Holt house Sac'y A Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller..Vice-I’realdant Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies I ,Q 3 One week, by carrier —.lO One year, by carrier— 500 One month, by mall — 35 Three months, by mall —. 100 Six months, by mail—————— L 75 One year, by mall 3.00 One year, at office...— 8.00 and second zones. Elsewhere, >3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known by application. National Advertising Representatives Scheerer, Inc., (Prices quoted are within first 36 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York Charter Members The Indiana League of Home Dallies. Trim the trees. Its better every way. Looks better, is belter and It will be appreciated. Be sure to send in the names of relatives and friends whom you desire to have invited to Old Home Week. No use io keep the lights trimmed and burning It they are to be hidden under a bushel. Unless the trees are trimmed on some of the streets the lights can hardly be seen. Seven Kentucky men, convicted of murder, were executed yesterday, Friday, the thirteenth. We presume they were completely convinced that it was an unlucky day. It may be well to remember over the week-end that the city officials have instructions to watch for violations of the various laws and ordinances regarding automobile driving. Hundreds are coming here for Old Home Week. Tell your folks not to . miss it for they will have a lot of fun ~ just meeting the folks they haven't “ seen in years. Besides that they will * be splendidly entertained for six days. «wa Governor Al Smith continues to * gain in the straw votes taken over - the country. There is one thing that - seems evident at this time and that « is that instead of this election being confined to a few states, it'will be a _ i «, tight in every state in the union. A number of the owners of vacant ' lots have cut the weeds and their ’ » action is more than appreciated. There *“* are still a few vacant lots that ought to be taken care of. Please do it and receive the greatest appreciation from - city officials and residents. How about painting up for Old Home Week? Every store front ought to look its best, every residence ought to be as attractive as we can make it. There will be thousands of visitors here and we want I hem to see us all dolled up in our best. The bandits who robbed the Pennville bank are probably regretting the fact that they overlooked quite a £ little cash. After three men pay their expenses and then split the balance of S7OO they must feel poorly paid for the chances they took. If the merchants of Decatur will put on some special sales for Old Horne Week they will enjoy the largest business in their history. While the folks will l>e here to eujoy themselves they will also be glad to take - advantage of any golden opportunities offered. Plan for it. The Indiana Farm Bureau advises farmers to vote for Smith by implication. They denounce the republican convention and praise the Houston meeting but do not mention Governor Smith. It seems to have been a tough job for them bat they did it in a manner. if you are tired of healing politics discussed, weary of the trials of business and earning a living, drop into < hurch tomorrow and hear something far more important than any thing elbe*—a dlacuk&iou of thoae things iu

TODAY’S CHUCKLE Odessa, Tex.. July I<. — (U.K) — Wben Odessa mothers complained that their babies were kept awake by whistling Texas and Pacific trains railway officials agreed to abate the nuisance. it ' ■ which every Christian should be interested. 3 Old Home Week is going over big 3 We bear it on every haud now and ) j the pep has just started. When you J see Hie big program you will be more 1 enthusiastic than ever for it ia to be ’ a real affair, high grade in every par ticuiar and one that you and all the children and all your guests will thoroughly eujoy. The week closes with the round in favor of Al Smith. Straw votes and general expressions from leaders gave him a big start in the race and the first round ends with the Hoover crowd just the least bit groggy. Since Its a fifteen round go. there will no doubt be many ups and down fur each side. Lets keep smiling. An Indianapolis cashier who was ordered to hold his hands up by a bandit, slipped behind his cage, got his gun and fired four shots at the robber who finally fled, it is believed that one of the bullets hit the bandit, which after all is the best cure known for these criminals. Its probable that the easy money hunters will shy clear of that bank. An Indianapolis lawyer favors revival of the old whipping post to curb youthful crime, but so far we have heard of no politician with the nerve to stand for such a step backward We admit that a lot of the younga sters need more of the woodshed treatment but we hope we never see a restoration of the barbarous customs of old and we feel sure we won't. , Indications are that the present ( political campaign may result in a , battle between motor kings Henry Ford is ont openly for Hoover while RaskoA of General Motors is backing 1 i Smith to the limit. Both men know | how to do things if their past record ' is a sign and such a contest should 1 at least provide a somewhat different angle for campaigns. It may be a , new test of speed and endurance. — £ “Hoover knows as much about international affairs as any living man," says one of the leading republican < newspapers of this section. You bet he does. He has spent most of bis ( life abroad and probably knows more ■, about international affairs than he does about the middle west, but we ‘ are not electing an international president. What we want is a president I who will make things move iu this 1 country. | Many are guessing at the fact that Governor Smith is running away from Mr. Hoover in the straw vote in California. A citizen from that state tells us that its duo to the fact that thousands of farmers iu that state were holding the sack during the World War when the bean crop was left on their bands. Hoover had purchased beaus iu various other couutreis it is said, leaving the American crop for later. The war ended and the bean farmers suffered a loss which they haven't recovered from yet. Again the world mourns the death of one of her great heroes. Captain Emilio Carranza, Mexico's Lindy, fell to his death in New Jersey Thursday night when his plane was struck by lightning. His body was found by berry pickers late yesterday. Carranza had been sent from Mexico City to this country as a friendly ambassador, returning the recent visit to his country by Colonel Lindbergh He i was a great filer and a real fellow, i The world is paying a great price for - its development of air flying and the I de'ath of this splendid young man is i another installment of that price. In the selection of John J. Kaskob s as chairman of the Democratic nation- -- al committee the Democratic party o makes clear that It is a friend of busK lnes«—»r big business, and a foe iu g dishonest business only. The new u chairman cannot possibly be assoclat-

■ ed tn the minds of intelligent business men with hostility to the legitimate business interest of the country. No one In the country can be more deeply interested in policies making for geneVai prosperity than the chairman of the finance committee of General * Motors. Thus in the very beginning ’ Gov. Smith enters the campaign with an organization that cannot possibly be associated with violent methods of reform or with policies calculated to 1 make times hard. The business elei nient lias been put iu charge of the organization — New York Evening j World. — . » ■ o ——■ — ♦ ¥¥¥¥¥*♦♦**•* • BIG FEATURES * * OF RADIO * «¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥« Saturday's Five Best Radio Features WEAF, network, 6:30 csl—Lewlshon Stadium Concert. WJZ, network, 6:30 cat — Goldman Band concert. WOR. Newark, 482, 6 cst—Banhart's, Band. WSB, Atlanta. 486, 10:45 cst — Red Head Club. KOA, Denver, 326, 9 cst — Denver Municipal concert. Sunday’s Five Best Radio Features (Copyright. 1928 by United Press) WPG, Atlantic City (273) CST— Opera, "Pagliacci.” WPG, Atlantic City (273) 8:30 CST— , Creatore's Band. WJZ, network 8; 15 CST —NBC Concert Bureau. WEAF, network. 5:30 CST —Capitol Theatre. WJZ, network, 7:15 CST —Goldman J Band. Monday's Five Best Radio Features (Copyright 1928 by United Press) WJZ, net work, 8 CST—Rubinstein < program. WJZ, net work, 5:30 CST —Roxy's Gang. WGY, Schnectady (380) 5:30 CST — General Electric Hour. WEAF. net work, 7:30 CST —General 1 Motors Hour. WOR. net work: 7 CST—Opera. ' “Pagliacci" in English. o «•¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* • TWENTY YEARS AGO * ♦ * i ¥ From the Dally Democrat File ¥ ¥ Twenty Yeare Ago Today ¥ j ♦ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥*< July 14. 1908. — Decatur factories i employ 550 people with a weekly pay i toll of $5,350. Waring Glove com pany has highest number on payroll. I 78, while Ward Fence company is s second with 50. Barn on the Chi is Beiberick farm ; struck by lightning and destroyed by i fire. ' Ben Sprunger buys the Ryf & Schug shoe store at Berne. Bryan and Kern hold conference at. | Lincoln, Nebraska. 1 U. S. Drummond installed as Noble < Grand of the I. O. O. F. s Democratic national committee announces that no contribution in excess of SIO,OOO will be accepted from : any source. Mrs. Ophelia Mills returns to home I at Mt. Vernon. Ohio, after visit with i her son Fred V. Mills here. < Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Smith return I from visit in New York and Brook- t lyn. Lightning tears roof from school i house No. 1, in Washington township. o—• —• i «¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* * THE GREAT WAR * * 10 YEARS AGO * *««¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* -(U.R)— July 14. 1918—British in a strong thrust, force Germans back, take over 260 prisoners. Aii America, and its allies in war, celebrate French Bastille Day. o DECATUR JUNIOR BAND ITEMS —o — Arline Becker, Editor We had a very good practice last evening, which lasted somewhat lunger than usual. Prof. Rice introduced two new numbers a Characteristic Dance and an Overture, which we expect to play next Thursday evening. Whew! we ha dtwo new members last evening. Boys we are glad to have you join our Band. Well, the bugs were not so had Thursday evening. By the way, Mr. Worthinau did not complain of swallowing any bugs during the concert. We missed part of our Clarinet section and we hope to see you back soon, i All Junior Band members please be present for rehearsal next Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. > We hope every one enjoys our conr certs and will not forget to patronize our refreshment stand. Q j near Setter or Aii Book dealers pay that the New Testament is always tige best seller among all best sellers. ,

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BIG PROGRAM FOLLOWED IN GERMAN NAVY By Frederick Kuh. UP Staff Correspondent Berlin. (U.R) — Germany's navy, sunk, surrendered to the enemy or scrapped after the war. is being rebuilt at a surprising rate. Large sums are being spent by the German government and by German taxpayers to equip the nation with an efficient fighting fleet. Tlie German naval budget, amounting to 221,000.000 marks this year, is larger than that of Italy and falls short of French naval expenditures by only about 20,000,000 marks. This surprising fact is explained by German naval experts by numerous financial disadvantages Io which the German navy is subjected and to which oilier important navies are immune. The cruiser "Koeln," launched a few days ago at Wilhelmshaven, is tile latest addition to this country's maritime forces. During the past three-' and-a-half years, Germany has quietly and without causing a large splash put four new cruisers and twelve destroyers into commission. Six armoured battleships have been modernized at a substantial cost. Four New Cruisers They have been equipped with new machinery and they have acquired anti-aircraft guns. The old 11,800ton battleship "Zaehriugen" lias been transformed into a wire less-controll-ed target ship at a cost of 2,500,000 marks. Finally, the Reichstag lias appropriated the first quota of SO.000,1100 marks for the construction of a new 10,000-ton armoured cruiser, which is Io be Hie first of a series of four similar vessels. Nineteen fighting craft, constructed or approved by Germany since 1924, are .costing the country 370,000,000 marks, a sum which will be increased to 500.000,000 marks as soon as the vessels now included in the German naval program have been built. “Minor" German naval expenditures embrace 10.000,000 marks for the dredging of a new channel at Wilhelmshaven. the North Sea naval base, and correspondingly large sums for experiments with oil-driven engines, guns, torpedoes, explosives, signail ing apparatus ami mines. An English naval observer recently pointed out the astoundingly high cost of each German fighting ship as compared with a British warship. He estimated the cost of the projected 10,000-ton German cruiser at twothirds the cost of 11.M.5. Hood, a vessel of 41.2000 tons. Germany's new 6,000-ton cruisers are costing 36,000.000 marks each, of which 12,600.000 marks are alone devoted to armament. Treaty Limits Size These are big outlays and the supposition is justified that Germany is injecting a maximum fighting efficiency into every inch of the new war ships, the size of which is limited by the Versailles treaty. In view of the recognized importance of submarines and aircraft in any future war, it must be admitted however, that Germany’s fighting ability is impaired by the complete lack of hotli these weapons, which ale forbidden to Germany by the peace treaty. Germany has not yet built as many fighting ships as the treaty allows, and the navy still includes antiquated vessels, 25 to 30 years old. although the treaty permits Germany to replace them at the age of 20. The government will continue naval building and is determined to maintain the efficiency of each fighting unit at the highest possible point. BERNE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirchner and family had as their guests Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagest and daughter Emma, of Oakland, California, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirchner and family. Miss Blanche Fugate spent Sunday afternoon visiting Misses Irene, Lorlne and Erma Kirchner. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hoffman and family are enjoying a two weeks vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagest and daughter Emma of Oakland. California and Elizabeth Kirchner spent Tuesday afternoon visiting Mrs. John Kirchner and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bauer and daughter Theo, and son Roy motored to Huntington, Sunday, where they spent the day. Mrs. Charles Sullivan and daughters spent a few days this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sullivan and family of Geneva. Mrs. William Fuhrman and daughters Luella. Irene and Mrs. Walter Bucker, of Fort Wayne, spent Thursday visiting Mrs. John Kirchner and daughters. Mrs. John Kirchner, Mrs. June Shackley and son Darrel Eugene motored to Sturgis, Michigan, Saturday morning, where they will visit Mr. i and Mrs. Otto Niggli, and with other relatives in Centerville and Marcellus, Michigan. Mrs. Carl'Smith and Mrs. Hoemier, of Decatur, spent Friday afternoon , visiting Mr and Mrs. John Smith and ' I daughter Lucille.

Letters From OLD TIMERS Who’re Coming Home — ~ . Huntington, Indiana. JX sir/ileteived your invitation to the home coming at Decatur, w ill say 1 Will be there as far as I know now. I always call Decatur my home .was born ami raised there. Have had some . very good times there. Very respect fully Mrs. Anna Thompson > 531 E. Washington St. i Huntington Indiana. . Lexington, Kentucky July 12, 1928 Dr. Roy Archbold t Chairman Invitation Committee , "Old Homo Week" . Decatur, Indiana. Dear Sir and Friends: It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge your invitation to attend “Old Home Week September 10 to 15 Inclusive. Ami to assure you we do accept same. w hope to be with you at this time. A very pleasing incident which Mrs Hamm feels is seldm duplicated, hap petted when we first came to Decatur, Mrs. Dr. McMillen was giving a reception. site had not even met Mrs. Hamm but called her on the phone, and extended her an invitation to her party, explaining. She would have called first had there been time. Her sincerity and cordiality were so evident that Mrs. Hamm accepted the invitation, went, and iiad a very enjoyable time. And many others later on—l could wiite pages of many other worth while incidents but will forgo iu mercy to a very busy invitation committee. Thanking you. And wishing the anticipated event may be very successful 1 am yours very Truly Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hamm. 811 Sth. Mroadway Lexington. Kentucky. Mr. Roy Archbold Chairman Invitation C' mmittee. Old Home Week in Decatur, Decatur, Indiana Dear Dr. Archbold: Mrs. Peterson and 1 accept with pleasure your invitation to attend Ohl Home Week in Decatur Septeinbei 10th to 15th. Although we have been away from Decatur for some time it has always and will always seem like home to us. Every t'ouner resident of Decatur should appreeiale the work and interest of everyone in the successful celebiation of Old Home Week Looking forward to seeing you and many of my old acquaintances, 1 am Sincerely yours, J. Dwight Peterson _ o- — INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Corn Growers association marathon, the Lve-acre corn growing contest, has gotten underway with an enrollment of more than 1.500 of the best corn growers distributed in 80 counties of the state, according to an announcement. made recently gy M. O. Pence, chairman of the five-acre corn dub of the Indiana Corn Growers association.

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