Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 8 September 1928 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. .1. H. Heller Preaident and General Manager Dick D H. li. i Vice-President A. R. Holthouse Secretary and Business Manager Entered at the Postofflce at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Single Copies _ - ................ 2 cents One Week, by carrier - - — 10 cents One Year, by carrier _ ■■ - - |s.o# One Month, by mail - 35 cents Three Months, by mail 31.00 plx Months, by mail ..... ~ 31. TS One Year, by mail - 33.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second sones. Additional postage outside.) Advertising Rates made known on application. Foreign Representatives—Carpenter & Company, 122 Michigan Ave., Chicago; Fifth Avenue Building, New York City; N. Y. bite Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. ALL HEADY FOR OLD HOME WEEK:— We are at the eve of the greatest occasion ever held in Decatur—Old Home Week—long anticipated, prepared for by weeks of labor and planning and now about to become a reality. Across the streets wave many banners of welcome, flags and bunting, lighted with varied colored electric bulbs; every where can be seen the spirit of the occasion and the folks here are smilingly waiting the arrival of loved ones from a distance that they may entertain them during the next week. Old Home Week is far more than the ordinary fall festival and lies even closer to the hearts of most of us than do other holidays. From every state in the union old Adams county residents are coming home to visit the old swimmin’ hole, argue where the town pump used to stand, talk over the days when cows sauntered down the main street and browsed upon the court house grounds. Among those who come will be men and women who have made good in about every walk of life, who will be glad to quit the turmoil of the city and to breath again the clean and wholesome air of eastern Indiana; from the elm-shaded towns of New England and the rodeo ranches of the west, our folks are coming home, expecting a royal welcome and we are sure they will not be disappointed. Never have we seen our people so interested and so happy over an event, never have we seen better cooperation, never have we seen them keener to extend the glad hand of welcome to those who are coming. During the past few weeks we have published hundreds of letters and we know that many who would like to come, cannot be here. To them we extend the promise that we will think of them and talk of them and hope they will be able to return to some other happy occasion similar to this one. We are proud of Decatur and her advancement the past fewyears. We claim it is the best average city of five thousand in all America and we believe just that. Our people are employed and are happy, we have no differences, we believe in cooperation and practise it, we are just a happy, home loving, industrious and prosperous people. The county is composed of fine farms and good towns. Decatur has miles of splendid pavement, more than six hundred ornamental lights, owns her own light and power plant, has 1,500 people employed in her industries, a public swimming pool for the kiddies, beautiful parks, a hospital unsurpassed any where, fine churches and schools and about every thing any one needs to be happy. For Old Home Week a program of interest has been arranged. We hope you enjoy every minute of it and that the occasion will bring joys for years to come as did that of some sixteen years ago. If that comes as the fruit of the labor -we are sure every one who has taken part in the arrangements will be more than happy. Details have been worked out, the program begins Monday evening at six o’clock when the bells will ring and the whistles blow. From that hour on, it will keep you busy if you take in everything that has been planned. The keys of the city belong to our guests, the old town is yours, just go ahead and have a good time, laugh and sing and greet the folks, remembering that, after all, old friends are the best and the truest. We bid you welcome, hope you have a good time and can say good things about us when you leave. ♦ ♦ » » * We publish today as a booster for Old Home Week, the largest paper ever published from this office, forty pages. It is filled ( with stories of historical interest, with facts about this community and with the advertising announcements of many of our merchants and manufacturers. We appreciate the splendid cooperation given us towards the publication of this edition and we believe it wilj bring you splendid returns. Copies will be sent to every home in the county and hundreds will be mailed to friends outside. Those who read it will have an idea of Adams county and Decatur. It pays to advertise. ***** If the weather man will just behave now Decatur will entertain the largest crowds ever here next week. Its all up to him and here’s hoping he smiles on us throughout the week. ***** Those whose duties are to pare appropriations, hold down budgets and fix the tax rate in the various townships and corporations of Adams county, seem to have done a very good job of it, much better than seemed possible a few weeks ago. During the year we all boost for improvements, pointing out that the particular thing we wish will not cost much when distributed over the county, and it doesn’t, but when all are added, the total is a considerable amount. In this city the rate for next year will be. about the same as this year, which is very good because of the decrease in valuations. The work done should meet the approval of the people. We know it will those who understand how difficult a job it has been to hold down to that under all the circumstances. ***** While guessing on the outcome of the campaign it-may be just as well to remember that it hasn’t been started yet. The acceptance speeches have been made but the real work will not The program will open Monday evening at seven o’clock when the floral key will be presented to our visitors, at the reviewing stand.

TODAY’S CHUCKLE Piedemont, Cal., Sept B—<U.R> - Having the Kame name as the officer who arrested him did not keep George Brown from receiving summons on a speeding charge. * BIG FEATURES * * OF RADIO • X***********X SUNDAY'S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES WEAF — Network 5:30 pm. Capitol Theatre music. WEAF — Network 7:15 pm. Atwater Kent hour. WJZ Network 7:15 pm The Continentals. WABC —Network 7:30 pm Moran and Mack. WABC —Network 1:00 pm Symphonic hour- ■ —o — MONDAY’S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES WOR—Network 7:00 pm United Opera company. WJZ—Network 5:30 pm. Roxy and his gang. WJZ —Netwoik 7:30 pm." Real Folks" WEAF — Network 7:30 pm. General Motors hour. WEAF —Network 6:30 pm The Gypsies o SATURDAY’S FIVE BEST RADIO FEATURES WJZ —Network 8:00 The Mediterraneans. NAA Arlington 7:15 pm Pan-American Concert. U. S. Navy Band and Soloists. WOR Newark 7:00 pm "Big Time” WEAF—Network 7:00 Variety Concert. KDKA — Pittsburgh (316) 4:30 pm. Westinghouse BandQ ************* * THE GREAT WAR * * 10 YEARS AGO • ************* SEPTEMBER 8. 1918. General Mangin seizes towns on the | Laon-La Fere front not occupied by I Allies since 1914. The American troops advance on Aisne front, without resitance. Germans are retreating before pres-1 sure of American and French forces ' east of Revillon. * TWENTY YEARS AGO * * From the Dally Democrat File * * ■ Twenty Years Ago Today ♦ «¥*******<•**-* Sept. B—SpecialB—Special election for subsidy for Bluffton. Geneva and Celina traction company to be held in Hartford and Wabash townships on October 9. J. S. Bowers elected president, and I

I Welcome! I ■| Decatur’s Old Home Week is H yours! We join in wishing you r? ® a week of real pleasure and en- . ■g joyment. gg I The White Meat Market I E Phone 388 J. A. KUHN We Deliver - ” If MRS. LOUISA BRADEN’S Fashion Parlor 718 N. 2nd St. Phone 737 Lil Extends a cordial welcome to all Old Home Week visitors and especially Kfi wfjbXwWw invites them to call and inspect the I’” 0 Agl R ea( ty'T° - wear M e w ill feature this week a splendid line of the newest garments for fall. I TI ' Dresses, Coals, Suits i /' t I I * 1 New colors, fine fabrics, ' / I© ' \ clever styles, low prices. s ' Al wA Your inspection is welcome.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1928.

Mardi Gras Queen Contest Standing Regina Wilce ■ 1,355 I Marie Miller M SO I Irene Neukom 1,125 Cel.a Appleman . — 1,045 I Marguerite Mylott 1,003 I Mary Suttles 1,002 Mabie Staley 1.000 Mariam Meyers 1.000 Mildred Akey 1.000 Berneta Tanvas 1,000 Kathclim' Otnlor 1.000 Gladys Reffey 1,000 Kathryn Hyland 1,000 Helen Gerber 1,000 Margaret Haley — 1,000 Vlo'a Schmitz . 1.000 Helen Gass 1.000 Lee Anna Vance 1,000 F. M. Sehirmeyer. secretary of the Citizen's Telephone company. "Lena Rivers" at the opera house tonight. . Billy i’apke knccks Stanley Ketchell out in 12 rounds and Owen Moran ami Abe Attel fight twenty-three rounds to a draw at Los Angeles. County commissioners reappoint T. H. Ernst as custodian cf court bourse and Dr. D. D. Clark as county physician. Winnie Maddy celebrates his 7th birthday. John Smith and Frank Parrish buy the Coffee and Reinhart restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. John Everett and daughter Miss Ina leave for Baker Creek, Michigan. Eggs 18c butter 20c Nat Hull and family are moving to Montpelier, Indiana. o —- Five Bandits Get SIO,OOO From Bank At Rensselaer Rensselaer, Ind., Sept. 8. — (U.R) — Authorities today searched for five bandits who yesterday heldup the State Bank of Rensselaer and escaped with >IO.OOO in currency and an undetermined amount of negotiable PARKING SPACE NIBLICK FIELD | S Just across river bridge I ■ Police Protection I 3 Parking space for 1.000 cars fl DIERKES WRECKING COMPANY i SECOND HAND AUTO PARTS AND REPAIR WQRK Nutlman Avenue Phone 923 or 1232

bonds. An airplane was brought into the search immediately after the robbery yesterday, but no truce of the bandits was found.

Welcome, Visitors AND GET ONE OF OIJR OLD HOME WEEK SOUVENIRS. i, l i,BTnw-iir _..j.-»..- anas ■.■'/ V. 1 W W rUMB ‘ = tfIiTFW'W 4 ... jy £ A J ' ■ When lhe funeral is well planned by experienced men and women, all possibility of confusion, misunderstanding—all unnecessary strain—is avoided. In cases where we are permitted to assume full charge of arrangements, every detail is handled properly and smoothly. Lobenstein & Hower FUNERAL DIRECTORS Office Phone No. 90 21 Hour Ambulance Service Lady Attendants Distance Makes No Difference OTHO LOBENSTEIN, FRECH HOWER. Phone Monroe, No. 81 Decatur Phone N 0.346

VJ J F What is the U. C. B.? If is an organization of Clothing Stores in northern Indiana, one store in a town. 1 hese stores are incorporated under the laws of Indiana under the name of “THE UNITED CLOTHING BUYERS.” 'I he object of this chain of stores is to buy HIGH GRADE merchandise at the lowest possible price, and pass it on to the public in the same manner. The combined buying power of our TWENTY SI OBES is many times greater than any single store m Indiana. At present we have a store in practically every town m the following described territory: Winchester, north to Angoh, west to Goshcn so „ th t 0 pe east to Winchester. H yon are interested in giving your dollar the greatest possible purchasing power, we cordially invite you to give us a visit and see for yourself. Make this store your headquarters during “OLD HOME WEEK.” UNITED CLOTHING BUYERS INC. VANCE & LINN DECATUR BRANCH

I Four bandits entered the building - I Three of them forced James t'hap- , man cashier, to lie on the floor of his . cage and herded three women employes of the bank ami a >P» ll,|ll r!:

into another cage. The gathered up the currency and in n suck and llesurely street where a cur with the X J? dit was waiting,