Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 203, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1928 — Page 4

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Charter Members The Indiana League of Home Dallies. The candidates have no doubt all discovered by this time that they can't please all the members of their paities all the time and some of them none of the time. This is going to be an unusually early fall, judging from the political activities already astire. We are hearing as much of it now as we usually do in October. Prof. Sir Edgeworth David has figured 'it out that the world is over six hundred mtllion years old. Now lets quit that stuff. Thats long enough that we can all claim a sufficient number of ancestors to satisfy most any one. For some of the crops there seems to have been too much rain in June and not enough in August but its hard to have things just the way we want them. The corn crop in this section seems to be coming along in a style that promises one of the best yields in years and that will help considerably. After all the greatest benefit that can be derived from Old Home Week will be an increased desire to meet every body, take them by the hand and assure them that this is one community where every body works shoulder to shoulder with every one else here. You just can’t lick that kind of a town and county. Its only two weeks until Old Home Week. There are a few details still to be worked out and much advertising to be done but already there are many indications that it will be the greatest affair ever held in this community. The committees ask the cooperation of every person in every way that nothing may mar this get-to-gether celebration.

Jack Johnson, once world champ- i ion fighter, is now devoting his time i in trying to convert negroes of Indi- i ana to the democratic party. He may not succeed and then again he may for strange rumors are emulating from those localities in which the colored folks are numerous. As we have mentioned several times, this is to he a very unusual campaign. While each party has promised the farmer sure relief if they get the votes there continues considerable doubt among many of the leaders so far as the republican assurances go for they have listened to their “wolf, wolf” twice now and got a big chunk of hot air. They may do better by trusting the democrats and a lot of them have definitely decided to do that very thing. We call attention again to the fact that those who desire space in the special Old Home Week edition to be published from this office" the last of next week must get their copy in eaily. If you are interested and will give us a ring we will see that you are taken care of. We would like to have every firm in the city represented. The dean of a California high school sent five hundred girls home because they came with their legs bare. Many of (he parents objected and a war is on to settle just how much authority the "school mam" has. How it will

TODAY’SCHUCKLE Peking August 27—(U.R> — Bearded policemen wll no longer appear on the streets of Peking. Heards are untidy, the chief s»yr, and hinder * policeman is u:t Cutles, end we haven’t an Idea for this is a rather queer age but the dean is apparently old fashioned enough to have a lot of common sense and whether she wins or not, she ought to. The campaign in Adams county will open in a few days and will be continued until after election. There will be plenty of opportunities for each voter who so desires, to hear the Issues discussed by leading men of each party. You should attend the meetings so scheduled, listen in on the radio, read the newspapers and otherwise post yourselves so that you may vote intelligently and to the best advantage of yourself and the greatest good for your , government. That makes a good citizen.

Angola is certainly losing no opportunity of securing all the publicity possible as a result of the murder mystery which seems to have rocked that community. The metropolitan papers are carrying streamers and sending reporters there to secure special stories of the affair. We make much out of these crimes these days and we doubt whether it is best, but the public seems to crave sensations and the newspapers strive to give what they want. The board of school trustees of the Decatur high school are inviting the children who desire a course in academic, general or commercial lines to attend here. Last year 280 students were enrolled and the school board and those in charge are hoping to exceed that record this year. Young men and women should take advantage of the invitation for education is important, more so now than ever before and those who prepare for the battle of life will -find the time splendidly spent. The city council has done well in holding the tax rate to that of last year in the face of a reduction of valuations a quarter of a million dollars. To do that they had to reduce their budget $5,000 which is considerable for a city this size, but they did it, which shows the right spirit. In the meantime they are keeping up their lighting and paving program and taking care of the various expenses necessary to progress. Good work Mayor Kiick and members of the city council and all who are assisting you.

Our attention has been called to the fact that a great pile of debris has gathered beneath the Monroe street bridge. It looks like we are sweeping the dirt under the bureau and it should be cleaned up before Old Home Week. Just whose job it is we are not sure but we hope that the county or city, the Rotary or Lion's club, the Scouts or the Industrial Association will assume the authority, drag it out and burn or destroy it. There is a lot of good good wood in the pile and perhaps some one would like to clean it up in order to secure a supply of first class winter fuel.

*«**¥¥**•*¥«* * TWENTY YEARS AGO * * From the Dally Democrat File * * Twenty Yeara Aflo Today * **#¥*«¥ »«««** August 27—Estimated that .today's crowd at fair is 25,000. Rev Pontius wins the county pace or trot in 2:35. Decatur aud Berne fire departments attended the firemen’s convention at Garrett. . Mesdames Simmons, Cole. Locke, Ashbaucher and Dailey, of Bluffton, attend the fair here. Revenue officers arrest a Willshire man for "bootlegging" liquor. Otto Syphers and Alex Leßrun dissolve partnership. Col. Dick Townsend, of Peoria, 111., here for a visit. Most of, business houses are closed for the fair. Ed Macy sends us a delicious watermelon from his Jackson county farm John E. Kern, of Midland, Michigan, is calling on Adams county friends. Memory and Geniue Attention the stuff that memory is I made otand memory is accumulated : genius.—James Russell Lowell.

Machine Guns to Open Fire in Rum War ——— This is the day of Big Drama! Here, at Chicago, aU. S. Coast Guard speedboat going into action against irnaginary rum smugglers in preparation foi the real battles to come. The rum racket is reported to ha\e en pr greasing most favorably of late; hence the newly installo I machine guns for Lake Michigan chasers.

************* * BIG FEATURES * * OF RADIO * k***********k MONDAY FIVE BEST RADIO FEAT Copyright 1928 By United Press WOR network—7 cst—United Opera company, ‘'cavalleria Rustlcana,” in English. WJZ network—7; 30 cst — "Real Folks.” WJZ network—s:3o cst—Roxy's Gang. WNYC New York (5261—6:30 cst —Kal Penborn’s Symphony orchestra. Central Park. WEAF network—7:3o cst—General Motors hour. o ************* * THE GREAT WAR * * 10 YEARS AGO * ************* Haig's men fighting near main Hindenburg defense. New Zealander troops sweep around Bapaume on North. Stevedores' strike in New York holds up sailing of army refrigerator steamship. ■n. i ■' ■—■ O ■- ■— ■ Comments Made On “LIMBERLOST DAY” By Noted Persons 1433 N. PennAugust 15- 1928. Secretary Old Home Week Decatur. Indiana. My Dear Mr. Quinn:- Thank you very much for your invitation to the celebration of “Limberlost Day” on September 11. It is certainly fitting that the school children of Adams county should thus pay tribute to the memory of the woman who has helped perhaps more than any other to open the eyes of our youth to the beauty of their natural surroundings; who has taught them to “—name all the birds without a gun. Love the wood rose and leave it on its stalk.”—The tribute paid by Words worth to his sister, who opened his eyes to the beauty cf nature may be applied to Gene Stratton Porter, for through her stories of bird and flower she has given her child readers the pifts which Wordsworth carried through her stories of bird and flower she has given her child readers the gifts which Wordsworth carried through life, the gifts which made him the interpreter of natural beauty--: “She gave me eyes, she gave me ears. And humble cares and delicate fears; A heart the fountain of sweet tear:.. And love and thought and joy.” And for these priceless gifts, we should pay her tribute. 1 hope to be with you "Limberlost Day” Very sincerely yours. Kate Milner Rabb Editors note: Mrs. Kate Milner Rabb AB; AM: nationally known author, daily contributor column “A Hoosier Listening Post" of the Indianapolis Star and is well known as an editorial writer.

Jackson's Hole, Wyo.. July 30. 1928. Secretary Old Home Week. Decatur, Indiana Dear Mr. Quinn: I am very much touched by the Invitation to join in the celebration in honor of the memory of Mrs. Stratton-Porter. I am glad that you are honoring Mrs. Stratton-Porter. She leaves behind her a fine, and an American, tradition. In honoring her, Decatur honors itself, and the creation, on the part of the State of Indiana, of a park of the Limberlost, is one of the finest things I have heard in a long while. Faithfully and cordially yours Struthers Burt Editors note: Struthers Burt, fanious as a writer cf nature stories, author of “In the High Hills"; “The Diary of a Dude Wrangler”; "The Delectable Mountains” is a contributor to McCall’s Collier’s, Harbers, Country Gentleman, Scribner's and numerous other great magizines. Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 8, 1928 Secretary Old Home Week Decatur, Indiana. Dear Friend I have been very much interested iu

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the picture of Old Elephant Rock, recently placed on your public square. In my boyhood days It markedttlie goal of skating endurance up old Keklougi and now to ace the old rock located as it is. brings back memories of other years. But it serves a different purpose now. They tell us that a prophet is not without honor save in his own country. This may be true, generally but there are outstanding persons in all c mmunttles of whom this may not he said. Gene Stratton-Porter contributed highly to your community us a uitizen and a writer and the locality of which she wrote is better for her writings. In that sense she rendered service and it is through her service that she Is to be remembered. Her count!ibutions to the literature of the day cannot be estimated and it is the old h me community that receives the greatest recognition. We hope that the dedication service during < Id Home Week will be carried out to a wry great success, the occasion v arrants it. Respectfully yours, J. C. Tritch Editors note: Jonas Tritch, an old Decatur boy, has been for some years doing a very fine educational work fitting y ling p.ople for business life.

Letters From OLD TIMERS Who’re Coming Home i i Van Wert, Ohio, August 21, 1928. Dr. Koy Aichbold: Dear Decatur friends. Thank you so much for 'he kind invitation you have sent me for the Old Ib nie Week in Decatur. Would dearly love to be there. 1 have spent many years in Decatur and will never forget the old home week in 1912 and if heult'.i permits I will spend the entire week there. I would he delighted to meet all of file kind neighbors and | friends of Decatur and all familiar faces once more. Here is hoping to be' there. Best regards to all Decatur friends. Mrs. C. L. Doak Fry Scarborough New York Aug. 21 1928. Mr. Roy Archhold Mr. French Quinn Decatur, Indiana. Dear Friends: How go:d it seemed to read over the familiar names of Old Decatur people and friends, in the rmiounccment you sent out. And infinities' better, it would seem to see the faces and shake hands. I hope to this summer, but fate has decreed otherwise, than that 1 should be at Old Home Coming” delightful as it would be. I expect to give several months to the care of a seriously sick sister in Ohio. Am up here for a few, weeks with my grandchild, before her school begins— Naomi’s daughter now nine years old same age as Kenyon's, Gene Edwin Gregg in Yuba City California. California seemed very like home to me when 1 left last Eeaster-time and was gloriously beautiful in her three month’s Spring. The west and middle states seemed very late as I came through. Am hoping to be in Decatur as I return later, to California. Kindly regards to all I know who may Inquire and to yourselves. Best Wishes. Eva K. Gregg

WEEK END EXCURSIONS via Nickel Plate Road Very Low Round Trip Fares To Many Points Spend the Week Ends with Relatives and Friends. Consult Local Ticket Agent for Train Schedules and Fares.

“Mv Maryland” Coining To Fort Wayne Saturday “My Maryland” the Dorothy Donnel-ly-Slgmund Romberg operetta, plays a return engagement at the Shrine Auditorium. Fort Wayne, Friday and Satui day August 31st and September Ist, with a Saturday Matinee opening the i new Theatrical Season in Fort Wayne. With the original New York cast, this operetta comes directly from a 4u weeks' stay in Philadelphia and a year's run in New York and will go to the Great Northern Theatre, Chicago, upon the close of its engagement here, thus making Fort Wayne the only city in which this original company is booked between New York and Chicago. Those who heard this tuneful .offering last year, never will forget the exquisite love melodies, the thrilling patriotic tunes, the heating material music and they will want to hear them ail again. Those who have not yet heard "My Maryland" have heard enough about its beauty, to make them want to see it. Every art which can make perfect a theatrical production has been given to "My Maryland” in lyrics, music, cast, and scenic beauty. Nathaniel Wagner is in the magnificent cast, so is Olga Cook and George Rosener, and Marion Ballou, and Louis Casavant. and a score more principals as well as a glorious chorus of One Hundred voices. “My Mery land” is twf most fitting production with which to open Fort Wayne's New Theatrical year. ltx o— Get the Habit—Trade at Home, it Pay*

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FIVE DROWN IN NEW YORK FLOOD Fllenvllle, N. Y., Agimt 27 <U.R> - With at least five l'« r,on * several hundred marooned on hilltops and in automobiles, swolen Roundont creek was receding today Into Its regular channel, , . „ Two persons were reported missing from u group of 200 marooned at the duh house an done the surrounding hills of the Laekawack Country Club of Napa no oh, near here. Three other persons were said to have been lost wh e fording the creek In an automobile just as the wuters here beginning to •'l* o - . , „ The scone at the Laekawack ( ouiltry Club Is one of desolation. Ihe golf course was washed out completely and groups of golfers were marooned ou hills. Berne Minister Wins In Circulation Contest Berne, Aug. 27. — (Special) — The Uev. C. W. H. Saucrwein, pastor of

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