Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 231, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1928 — Page 4

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r" 11 11 ; : . DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlahed Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller Pres, and Oen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouae Sec’y & Hue. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vlce-Preeldent Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies 1 .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier — 6.00 One month, by mall .35 Three months, by mall 1-00 Six months, by mail — 1.75 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at office.... .. 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere, $3 50 one year. Advertising Rates made known by application. National Advertising Representatives Scheerer, Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York Charter Members The Indiana League of Home Dailies. Baseball will have its inning next week and then comes football to provide a break from those who get in the rut thinking about business or politics or something else. Whisper this—Al Smith is a real man. He has come up from a newsboy to a place where even his political enemies admit he is one of America's greatest men. He is honest, able, fearless. Don't be misled by side issues in (his campaign. Its high time the people settled down to facts and quit a lot of dust throwing. You have suffered eight years now. Don't you think thats long enough? William Allen White has returned from Europe Now say what you did about him Al. He will probably have the nerve to debate with you. Neither of the candidates or any of the leading politicians of the G. O. P. seem to have. The local high school football team lost another game yesterday but they made a game fight and showed improvement. Thats tine. Play the game always boys and win or lose, we're for you. Unless we show more enthusiasm than we have been the Red Cross drive for funds with which to relieve the sufferers in Florida will fail in this county and that would be too bad, for it would be the first fall down of its kind we have ever had. — Even the son of a president is not immune when it comes to having an automobile accident. The car he was driving in Hartford. Connecticut, the other day collided with another and two people were injured. No difference who it is that drives a car, he must be careful if he would play safe. Every voter, regardless of party affiliations, is invited most cordially to hear Hon. John M. Parker, ex-gov-ernor of Louisana and one of the great independent leaders of this country, at the court house, next Friday evening. Bring your friends. Dollar days or special trade days in Decatur would attract crowds of buyers. Don't you feel that would be a good thing? ' There is a great difference between these days and holidays and if properly conducted, they help everybody, both merchant and buyer. We don't know how they are going to vote out west but everywhere Governor Smith stopped he was given a real ovation. Perhaps the most intense of all of them was at St. Paul. He will speak this evening at Mil’waukee and it is expected he will be • gretted there by a capacity crowd who -will outdo all others in showing enthusiasm for the democratic nominee. Depending on whispering of things which they would hardly dare to espouse openly, circulating documents .that could scarcely be sent through the mails, creating hate and division ..of the people at a time when we ” should all be working together is cerk tainly not a very American way of conducting a campaign. The United States has rejected the

r TODAY’S CHUCKLE Steelton, Pa. Sept. 29 —Another tradition blasted. High school students here joined laborers in remodeling the school so that classes '. could begin on time. I——————- 1 ——————-- _____ ’ Anglo-French naval agreement, which is perhaps just as well. We have got i along this long without any alliance I and it will probably be better to pro- > ceed that way. We make a lot of fuss j about banishing war but when it > comes to signing on the dotted line, 1 we buck. Everybody favors peace but It becomes more difficult each year to work out a plan that will meet the approval of every one. The new road between Berne and Geneva will be open to the public soon and is said to be better than any of the other penetration roads in this vicinity, being surfaced with Kentucky Rock asphalt. We are still hoping daily for notice that the state highway commission has taken over definitely the east and west road through this city from the Ohio atate line to Huntington. Surely it will come soon. A Ualathumpian parade on Hallow'een will provide pleasure for thousands and will prevent the old fashioned destructive celebration of the occasion. It is a matter that should be taken up by the local Industrial Association. Anything of this kind which shows a lively community is a good thing. We have had several of these events in the past and we know of no reason why this one shouldu't be given. The big issue of this campaign in Adams county, in Indiana and in all the middle west should be how to secure the come-back of the agricultural business. Governor Smith speaking in St. Paul Thursday evening said he would do everything in his power to restore farm values and his past record shows that what Al says, he means to do. You cannot sell wheat for ninety cents a bushel when it costs you twice that to produce it and get ahead very rapidly. You will no doubt receive circulars condemning Governor Smith. We have seen several of them and have read them with disgust. We would certainly think that they would be ashamed to use them. Remember that Al Smith has been in public life in New York state for a quarter century and has been elected and reelected time and again. They would not do it if there was a word of truth in the statements now being issued by opponents, willing to win any way they can. If the farmers of the middle west do not organize and vote to their own interests they cannot expect much from the government. Already it is being suggested that a vote for the Hoover and Curtis ticket will mean a vote of disapproval for farm aid. In other words this will be a referendum. Politicians are throwing dust in the eyes of the voters by trying to keep attention on trivial matters but indications are that it won't work. We have heard of dozens of Adams county farmers who have been republicans who are openly declaring they will vote for Smith and Robinson. The movement ought to grow. If the citizens of Indiana wish as their governor a man of hoao», a gentleman of rare ability, a clean, able, fearless and efficient servant, they will elect Frank C. Dailey. He is one of the best qualified men in this country and we are fortunate to have him as a candidate. Lets support him. Perhaps his election will encourage other high grade men to enter the political field. We do not know his opponent, Mr. Leslie personally but we understand he is a very fine man. However his connection with certain groups because of his position as speaker of the Indiana legislature, makes it almost impossible for him to clean house as he should. Thats what is needed in this state. t o «iet the Habit—Trade at Home, It Pays

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1928.

Non-Partisan Biographical Sketch | Os Governor Alferd E. Smith

Reprinted by special permission from the 1928 edition of The Encyclopedia Americana h SMITH, Alfred E., American legia lator and statesman: b. New York e City, 30 Dec. 1873. He attended the parochial school of Saint Janies in New York, and. after graduation,, took s charge of the trucking business of his t father. His political career began in 189Ei when he was appointed a clerk ’’ in the office of the Commissioner of t Jurors. This position he held until r he was elected as a Democrat to the State Assembly in 1903 from the then e Second District of New York City. Re-elected annually to the Assembly, he rapidly rose to prominence in that 1 body, serving as majority leader in 1911, and as floor leader of the min- " ority in 1912. In 1913 he was the 1 unanimous choice of his party for j Speaker. He was re-elected to the Assembly in 1913 and in 1915. and in 1915 was elected a delegate to the • New York State Constitutional Con- > vention. In this capacity he received f high commendation from all parties, the Hon. Elihu Root, chairman of the ' convention, having characterized him ■ as “the best-informed on the business I of the State of New York" of all men in the convention. As a member of the Assembly. Mr. Smith demonstrated unusual ability. During his term of service the insurance investigation occurred, with its important effect upon the future of State government; • the Aids scandal was largely responsi- . ble for the election of Governor Dix; the factory investigation took place with Mr. Smith as vice-chairman and one of the most active members of I the commission. Its findings culmin- 1 ated in the enactment by the Democratic Party, while in power, of the greatest number of humanitarian laws ever placed on the statute books of New York in a single decade. The struggle for. and the passage of, the Workmen's Compensation Law took place while Mr. Smith was a member of the Legislature, as did also the great fight for political purity, the elimination of graft, and the banning of corporation contributions to campaign funds, which resulted in the passage of the Direct Primary Law, and the imposition of rigorous penalties for corrupt practices in connection with elections. During his term of service in the Assembly, Mr. Smith constantly fought for the sub-

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Above are shown five members of Gov. Smith's famll y The pict’ire was taken just before they started for the Democratic national convention at Houston, Texas, last June, and shows, left to right, Mrs. Francis J. Quillinan, Mr. QuHlinan, Mrs. Alfred E. Smith, wife of the governor, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith.

mission of woman suffrage to the i people. i In 1915 Mr. Smith was elected Sher- | iff of New York County by a plurality t of 46,202 votes, receiving during the : campaign the unqualified endorsement < of the Citizens' Union, an independent < i civic body of New York City. As I Sheriff he consented to the abolition i of the fee system of remuneration. ! and instituted other reforms. In 1917 I he was elected President of the Board I of Aidermen of Greater New York. In I each office held by him he received the unqualified praise and support of the best element of the press and public, regardless of politics. His record , made him the logical candidate of his party for Governor in 1918. At the ■ election of 5 Nov. 1918, he was chosen , Governor, carrying Greater New York by the largest plurality ever given a gu’ ernalorial candidate. In the State he received 1,009,936 votes as against 994,828 cast for his opponent, GoverL nor Charles S. Whitman, who was the Republican candidate for re-election. ' One of his first acts as Governor was ■ to appoint a reconstruction commisI sion to deal wuth the great after-war problems. In his messages so the 1 **«¥¥¥¥•¥*¥** * TWENTY YEARS AGO • * From the Daily Democrat File • * Twenty Yeara Ago Todry • *¥¥¥¥¥¥*♦¥♦¥•» Sept. 29 —Many Masons from here attend the corner stone laying for the ' New Scottish Rite building at Fort i Wayne. Burglars get $6 in cash front the Hain's meat shop. Harry Quinn, of Chicago, visited here. Van Wert county votes dry by 894 ■ and eleven other Ohio counties vote,

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Legislature of 1919 he recommended a speedy settlement of the pressing problems resulting from the World War; the necessity of providing for at least optional municipal ownership of public utilities; the granting of liberal home rule to cities; a minimum wage for women; the passage of health insurance measures for industrial workers; the amendment of the Workmen's Compensation Law so as to eliminate the direct settlement clause; and the establishment of cooperative conditions between the producer and the consumer. He was able to secure the enactment of laws putting into effect several of these recommendations, but many of bis remedial measures met defeat in the Legislature. The Governor allowed liberal appropriations for highway maintenance and repair, and signed the bill providing for equal pay for

men and women employed in the school system ot the State. Appro-1 priations for the cate or the insane and the feeble-minded during his first year were the yargest in the history of the State. In June 1919 he called a special session of the Legislature to ratify the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Governor Smith was renominated by party in 1920, but was defeated in the landslide of that year. However, he ran 480,574 votes ahead of James M. Cox, the Democratic candidate for President. He was renominated in 1922 and received 1,397,633 votes against 1,011.725 cast for Gov. Nathan L. Miller who was a candidate to succeed himself. At the Democratic National Convention in 1920 Governor Smith was a candidate for the Presidential nomination, but made no serious effort to capture the honor. However, at the Democratic convention in 1924, his supporters and those of W. G. McAdoo deadlocked the convention for upward of 100 ballots before both candidates withdrew and a compromise candidate was agreed upon. The highest number of votes polled by him in this convention was 368 on the against the salocns. St. Paul Lutheran church will celebrate 25th anniversary next Sunday Bond G. Club give banquet at club rooms. Mrs. E. J. Wilson and daughter of Boston here for a visit. H. J. Yager at Van Wert on business. Miss Carrie Cogswell goes to Van Wert to reside with a brother. John Debolt injured in Yellow Stone Park when his horse is shot down by bandits. c _ Get the Habit —Trade at Home, It Pays

83d ballot. In November 1924. Mr. Smith was for the third time elected to the office of Governor. During his third term he finally established the reorganization of the State government and secured the first passage of the constitutional amendment providing for an executive budget. He recommended the adoption of a permanent water power policy for the State by the creation of a Power Authority to control the State's water power resources and to develop and operate them under public ownership, control and regulation. In 1926, much against his personal inclination, Governor Smith was once more persuaded to become the candidate of his party for Governor. This time he polled 1,523,813 votes and recorded a plurality of 247,676. He appointed the first state cabinet, made up of men of outstanding ability, regardless of

I partisanship: secured the passage of I a 48-hour week for women and minors; blocked a move upon the part of the power commission to lease the State water power resources to private corporations; secured the final passage of the Executive Budget Amendment; and, although in favor of a 4-year term for the Governor, defeated the so-called 4-year term amendment which provided for the election of Governors in presidential election years. He expedited grade crossing elimination through an amendment to the Grade Crossing Elimination Amendment of 1925 so as to permit the Legislature to determine whether a county should pay the share of the expense previously borne by a town or village. Governor Smith has shown himself a well-balanced, capable and forceful executive. The social legislation sponsored by him has been humane and liberal without being unduly radical, and has marked out a safe line of progress. He is accredited with having the interest of all the people of the State at heart, while his sincerity and courage have never beep disputed and have won for him nation-wide recogniiton. ♦ ¥¥¥¥¥♦¥¥¥♦•» • THE GREAT WAR ♦ * 10 YEARS AGO • *¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥** The Allies sweep forward on 130mile front in western theater. General Mangin takes Malmaison. Belgian troops capture 4,000 prisoners in 4 mile advance. British cross the Scheldt Canal. Pershing's men advance a further two miles. Germans are rushing troops to aid of Bulgaria whore revolt la expected if i J the Kink tries to balk moves tor peace. |

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i ester. i WJ3-Network 8 pm C . 8, T. i Senator William E. Borah 1 WJZ g 7 n N g etwo,k6:3ol,n,R^»ua w , Call to Solemn Duty The call of Abraham h .omtUnm said of one who bellevea he h a “ celved a commlwlon or c olllraan( j* leave the land of his birth or and go live in a .trange i.nd a“ strange people for the sake of a <S Ing the cause of rlghteousueg*. o — PATRONS NOTICE I will be away from my deil|a , office from October Ist. un til Os . ~ 229t3 Dr . Fred Pittep|# «- I NOTICE 1 will be out of the city until October 10. 111 S ’ M » r - C. C, RayL,