Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 186, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1928 — Page 4

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Advertising Rates made known by application. National Advertising Representatives Scheerer, Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 200 Filth Avenue, New York Charter Members The Indiana league of Home Dailies. Old Home Week is to be not only a reception for those who formerly lived here but a big fall festival, farm and industrial exposition, with a hundred features. "Decatur, the town without an empty store building,’’ is the way this city is described in an advertisement now being run in the Billboard. By the way thats not a bad reputation and a very original way of telling the world that this is a prosperous, happy community. The new signal light at the corner o| Monroe and Second streets is a dandy and works perfectly but its not worth a cent unless we all obey the law and stop for the red light. Don’t make it necessary to make another drive on traffic rules. Its safer and better in every way to follow them just because you want to than to be made to do it. Aimee Semple McPherson now having saved all the sinners of the United States, most of them in Los Angeles, is planning to go over to England and see that Irish, Scotch and Welsh are given a through ticket to the happy lands. She estimates she will be able to save 25,000 in eight weeks, which at five or ten per—well figure it for yourself. The rehearsals for the pageant, Adams County, Yesterday and Today, began this morning and from now on each day, the folks who are to make this one of the high spots of Old Home Week will be busy. The interest manifested is surest proof that the pageant will be a great success, one that every one will wish to see and are sure to enjoy. The reduction of the appropriation for the Adams County Memorial hospital to the extent of $2,000 speaks well for the management of that splendid institution. We doubt if there is a better managed hospital in Indiana than this one and we are all very proud of it. The board and Miss Christ and her assistants deserve the approval of the people of the county and their heartiest cooperation. Two new German liners will be put on the Atlantic ocean early next year and they will make the trip from Europe to America in four and a half days. \\'ith that possible, why do they persist in risking their lives trying to fly over? When the weeks of preparation and the difficulties in getting located after arrival are taken into consideration you can make several round trips by boat while the others are playing the bird game. Mr. Hoover owns a farm, but its one of those fancy irrigated tracts, worth about $2,000 per acre and yields the year around, giving him sufficient returns to employ others to do his labor while he reaps a rich reward. Its fine for him to have it but the tact certainly does not place him in a position to know the troubles the real dirt farmer of the middle west has had the past several years. They are still wasting a lot of time and effort to save the life of that lowdown beast, Hickman, who many months ago committed one of the coldest blooded crimes in the annals of American history. He killed little

TODAY’S CHUCKLE Concord, N. C., Aug. 7.—-(U.R)—A. M. Furr, at the age of 87, recently began cutting new teeth. He lost his ’’baby’’ teeth 20 years ago. Marian Parker and threw her mutilated body at the feet of her father after be collected $1,5(10 of blood money. Such delays as are now occurring do not add to the reputation of California. Young Colonel Roosevelt told the Washington correspondent the other day, "The people of New York are thinking and only one result can come in my state when the people think." Thats right. If we remember correctly it was in 1926 when Young Teddy ran for governor against Al Smith and they thought Smith was the best man by something over a hundred thousand. Be sure to have them think this year.

! Decatur has no empty store builds Ings and few empty houses. Why not , build? A town in which houses are i going up and blocks are under construction is a good town. We nee<J the houses, there are plenty of good 1 contractors here, there never was a ’ better time to build, materials are • down to fair prices, you can borrow money and your building will pay it 1 out by the month. Figure it out and build. In another month the big campaign will be well under way and for six or • eight weeks there will be plenty do- , ing. In every state officials are to be chosen, in each county there are ( candidates, in the nation the greatest ( and most interesting campaign in ; years will be in swing. Keep your 1 temper under control, select your . favorites and work for them but be i fair and be decent. Its a great game 1 when you play it with the cards on ( the table and when you honestly stand ■ for principles in which you believe. : I If “an honest man is God’s noblest , work" then Governor Alfred Smith gleams across the political heavens as 1 , a star of the first magnitude. He has held office in New York state for twenty-five years and there is not a single blemish on his record. He has ( dona much for the poor of his state, < for the laboring man, for the schools, ' for the manufacturer. He believes in ( treating every body fairly and thats i what this country needs more than 1 it needs any thing else. Try him and be convinced. 1 _______——_ We are up to the tax fixing period ' of the year again, always a painful , operation. We wish many improve- 1 merits, we want to do many things , that cost and yet when it comes time , to fix the rates, we all squeal. Thats 1 the way it always has been and prob- . ably always will be but any way it , makes a very difficult job for those ■ who must make decisions. The county , council and commissioners are soon ; to determine the extent of the budgets and every body who has to deal with them should be as reasonable as possible. If large appropriations are made then of course tax rates will go up and they will be high enough any way. We don't want to hold back so much as to not be progressive nor do we want to go forward so fast that taxes will become burdensome. Its a good time for every one to use common sense in large doses. o *¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* * THE GREAT WAR * * 10 YEARS AGO • ,#**¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* August 7, 1908. —Amish threaten to expel George Bailee for accepting $154 fire insurance money on his barn. John Harry Wilkenson dies after a year's illness. Postoffice department rules that women cannot serve as mail carriers. A. J. Smith Is at Portland, boosting the Great Northern Indiana fair. Herman Conter tells a crowd of boys that “Bill’’ Schrock is married i and they bell him until he settles to . get rid of them, though It was just ! one of “Cornie’s" doggoned jokes. riayson Carroll off for an outing at Cleveland and Detroit. W. L. Keller, of Monroe, is giving j a big clearance sale. Bert Segur writes from Honolulu. Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. O. V L. Vance. e Hodii, the educated horse is the 5 feature at the Plctorium this week. Mrs. J. S. Moser undergoes oper8 ation at Fort Wayne hospital. I

"♦¥¥¥¥¥*♦♦¥¥»♦ * BIG FEATURES * * OF RADIO * »¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥« TUESDAY’S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES r WJZ—Network 8:20 pm Bach program W.IZ —Network 6:30 pm Lowicohn st tdium concert. WOR Network 8 pm Hank Slnimom:’ I show boat. WOR — Newark (422) 6 pm Main Street Sketches. 1 WBAL —Baltimore (286) 8 pm Municipal band. Wednesday's Five Best Radio Features Copyright 1928 by UP WEAF, network, 8:30 cst. "Pirates of Penzance." WOR, network. 8 cst. —Operetta, “lolanthe.” WJZ, network, 7 cst —Philco Hour. WNYC, New York. 526, 6:3(1 cst— Goldman Band. WJZ, network, 9 cst —Slumber Music. — . — 0 #¥¥¥¥¥**♦¥¥¥* * TWENTY YEARS AGO * ¥ From the Dally Democrat File ¥ ¥ Twenty Yeare Ago Today • ****¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥•B —<U.R>— .tugust 7, 1918. — More Americans cross Vesle near Fismes. British advance on a 5-mile front. Recapture trenches east of Amiens. General March calls for an army of 5,000,000. Germany's hopes blasted, says Premier Lloyd George. o —- — Comments Made On “LIMBERLOST DAY” By Noted Persons Nashville, Ind.. July 26. 1928 Secretary Old Home Week Decatur, Indiana. Dear Mr. Quinn: 1 have received two letters from you regarding the Gene Stratton-Porter memorial program. I was along the Ohio river'for some time and that explains my delay in acknowledging the same. At present my plans are for a twoweeks trip in the Great Smoky mountains the middle of September and if 1 decide to go it will be impossible to accept your kind invitation for September 11. Will know in a few weeks something definite. 1 am sure it w ill be a delightful affair from many standpoints. Through personal contact and correspondence 1 learned to appreciate Mrs. Porter's work in the highest degree. Her going away has curtailed a work that was enjoyed by both young and old who never tire of reading her books. Mrs. Porter's descriptions of work in nature's field have never been surpassed. Between the lines of her fiction one could understand that the author was a woman of the highest ideals. The movies have made her work more easily understood by the thousands and I am sure there will be no end to the number of editions of her books. I learned through experience tifat Mrs. Porter was a very cautious wo- , man in her business dealings with ’ strangers, but once she ftdt she was safe in her judgment there was no limit to her appreciation. I had the honor of making the first set of photographs of her home at Sylvan Lake, aside, of course, from her own camera resut's. This was explained by Mrs. Porter thusly: Pictures of her place were copyrighted by the publishers and there was a danger of duplication by an outsider, and so she placed a ban on camera wort by anyone else. 1 agreed to send her a set.of the pictures I made and she could eliminate any that inter fen erl with what she had piade. The entile set was accepted by her and she wrote me at length of her appreciation. Her confidence in me was never destroyed ami 1 shall always honor her for that lovable trait ! Very sincerely, Frank M. Hohenberger Editors note: Frank M. Hohenberger is without a doubt the finest of nature photographers of this country. He is principal staff photographer of the Indianapo'lis Star. He has become famous also as the author of “Down in the Hills of Brown County” a weekly contribution to the same newspaper. o - Letters From OLD TIMERS Who’re Coming Home LETTERS FROM OLD TIFERS Washington, D. C., July 30, 1928 Dr. Roy Archbold Decatur, Indiana Dear Dr. Archbold: It is splendid cf you to have remembered me in connection with the Old Home Week in Decatur. There is nothing I know of which would give me more pleasure than to c*tend this home-coming. It is particularly difficult for a Washington correspondent io get away from the job because he is the only representative of his paper here afid has no one to relieve hirn. I became a resident of Decatur when I was nineteen years of age. That was twenty-eight years ago. It did not take me long to form a great attachment for the town and its people. That re•gard and affection still persists strongly. Everyone was good to me there. My associations in Decatur were so pleasant that my recollection of them always has been vivid. The success of your home-coming is assured in advance. I want to express

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i the wish again that I might be übje to f take advantage of it. I With every g <id wish, I remain as . ever A Friend of Decatur. Paul Wobton Bryan, Ohio July 31, 1928 ’ Mr. Roy Archbold 1 Decatur. Indiana Dear Roy: Thanks for your kind invitation to ycur Home Coming, September loth to 15th. Expect to be with you for 4- day or 1 two. K Yours Sincerely, Zach Smith. Rochester, Ind., July 30, 1928. Dr. Roy Archbold Frieud Roy: 1 am not writing you this letter to arrange a date for the eytraction of any of my teeth (As 1 have in the past) 1 now have teeth of my own that requires no pulling. But 1 wanted to acknowledge the invitation received fr.-ni you .to cone to Decatur OLD HOME WEEK. We are going to arrange to be there one day and possibly two. I see by the Daily Democrat that yopr program committee is now •hard at work arranging entertainment for each day of the Home Cointug. And 1 just Wondered if it would be out of order for me to suggest a few stunts for one of your busy days. I will give them to ycu and you can if you so desire present them to your program committee for them to accept or reject. 1 would like to see John Yager tide a bicycle. Beecher MejJters walk a crack. J_plm Tyndall give a 10-min-ute talk on the proper slant to give a til roof. After whiqh for Will Bosse to open' a fresh bottle of Dr. Marshall Cough Syrup and pass it around s? that all can have a little sip. I would suggest the names of James Hurst, John Henry Bremerkamp, and Jqbn (Taters) Everett to judge the" merits of these stunts ami dor the closing I would like for Charles Sether to sing “There'll be a hot time in the old Town tonight.” P. S. No Cub reporters go on th’s part of the Program. No body but THE OLD MAN (Heller) goes. Wishing OLD HOME WEEK in Decatur success I am Yours Respectfully H. A. Fristoe. u OLD HOME WEEK ADDRESS LIST Mr. Glen Young Yorktown, Indiana John G. Barnhart % Mapes Consolidated Mfg. Co North Kansas City, Mo. Rev. D. D. Spangler Snpt.. Old Peoples Home New Carlisle, Indiana. Rev. C. E. Spangler Phillipsburg, Ohio. Howry C. Gerke 2438 Hcagland Ave. Wort Wayne, Indiana Louis H. Gerke 1205 McClellan, St. Wort Wayne, Indiana Miss Evangeline Spahr Tiie Inn. Point Chautauqua N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Espich 476 Elizabeth St. $6.25 Round Trip OVER SUNDAY EXCURSION to ST LOUIS via NICKEL PLATE ROAD Leave Decatur 9:36 p.m. Saturday, August 11 Arrive St. Louis 7:57 a.m., Aug. 12. Returning St. Louis 5:15 p.m., Aug. 12. Coaches only. BASEBALL ST. Louis vs. CHICAGO (Cardinals) (Cubs) See the Famous Stars contest for Championship honors. Shaw Botanical Gardens; Forest Park Zoo; Mississippi River and other attractions. Consult Ticket Agent for Details <

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