Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1929 — Page 5

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Evxry Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. I. H. Heller....«»_.Pre«. and Gen. Mgr. A. R. HolthouaeSec’y & Bus. Mgr. . Dick D. HellerVice-President [ Entered at the Postofflce at Decatur. Indiana, ae second class matter. 1 !■ Subscription Rates: ’ Single copies ——I .02 | One week, by carrier——— .10 One year, by carriers——— 6.00 One month, by mail.3s Three months, by mail—l.oo Six Months, by mail 1.75 I One year, by mail—- 8.00 One year, at office..—— 8.00 Prices quoted are within first and second sones. Elsewbere, 13.50 one year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application National Advertising Representatives Scheerer, Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 200 Fifth Avenue, New York Charter Member The Indiana League of Home Dallies. There should be no parlying over the cost of maintaining rest rooms and comfort stations for they are worth whatever it costs to operate them right. We are trying to keep up the spirit of progress apparent in this community and we ask your continued support. Its better for every one when the folks smile and step out. Be boosters and not knockers. Improvements at the court house, the city plant raid construction of the new federal building this summer is ‘ a program that shows progress aud of the right kind. Several other building projects are on and conditions are rather active. Home folks are requested to park outside of the bit iness area on Saturday night to give those desiring to trade in the stores an opportunity. Its hardly fair to the merchants or courteous to the farmers to block the street in front of the stores for hours. Surely the treasury department does not mean to insinuate that the federal officers have a right to shoot any one they happen to find travelling along the highways on the chance of finding some one with a load of liquor aboard, hut their opinions as published seem to read that way. If September 10th to 14th are not happy days you are either hard to please or do not expect to be here. Those are the dates for the Agricultural Fair and the various committees are busy now planning and arranging far the event. Watch for particulars and don’t miss any of it. . Next Sunday is designated as Father’s Day.. Just how you are supposed to celebrate it we do not know but presume you are to le-t dad know that you realize he has likewise had some job keeping all the ends tied up. It would be fine if on that occasion we all tried to be father to some child who needs it and' no one would enjoy that more than dad. Just so there can be no doubt about it the Amer'can Issue, official magazine of the Anti-Saloon League, has published a very concise and not easily misunderstood statement, that David A. Meyers, a judge of the supreme court, is a “wet.” That’s what caused Rev. Shumaker all his trouble recently and now we shall see howfar the court will go to uphold their dignity and their position. An important meeting of those interested in road No. 16 which runs through Decatur will be held at North Manchester, Monday, at which time a movement will be started to extend the road on west to Chicago from Huntington. At present the plan is to connect there with No. 24 but the new road would add another highway to the route and make a good feeder for the highway through here. ' Now that. we have a farm relief bill we will all be awaiting Its results. While many doubt that it will be of any benefit we are hoping they are wrong and that the new plan will bring the long waited for and sincerely hoped for improvement in Jarming conditions. Just what the bill contains is something of a guess for the

TODAY’S CHUCKLE Blanchardville, Wiß. — (UP) — One birthday party satisfies the three eons of Mr. and Mrs- Ben Jeglum, and they are not triplets. James, nine years old. Enos, who is seven, and Howard, one, all were born on May 17. original has been changed so frequently that the law enacted may not be any thing like it started. There is a point in the initiation of candidates into Greek letter societies where the treatment of the initiates ceases to be funny or even foolish and becomes tragic—perhaps criminal. Now and then a boy is killed by the rough tactics of making him a fraternity brother and fraternity and administrative authorities usually take belated action. An Indianapolis boy is dead and his parents say his death was due to illness following "rough week” at Indiana University. He said that he had been allowed to have only fifteen hours sleep In ten nights. Two weeks later when he left school on I account of illness physicians said his lungs had become affected by ex-, posure and nervous strain. His moth- 1 er has appealed to the authorities of 1 { the university aud to the fraternities. [ I to stop rougli week. It has been com-1 1 mon to drive the candidates day and , night, refusing to permit them to I sleep or eat and bringing them close to a nervous breakdown by the time ( initiation arrived. It is a part of the 1 code that the candidate should not < complain and if he refused to do as he was told he was beaten. Some 1 light is seen in the voluntary agree- ] ment of fratenities to reform their i initiatory ceremonies. The inter-fra- 1 ternity council at Indiana University has abolished rough week, and other j schools should do so. — Indianapolis 1 < News. | —. o i • BIG FEATURES • , • OF RADIO • ( k***«**»«***h t Saturday’s Five Best Radio Features ( Copyright 1929, by UP. | Central Standard Time. , WEAF and NBC network, 6 p. m.— The Cavalcade. i WEAF and NBC network, 7 p. m — | Nathaniel Shilkret and Sym- i phony orchestra. WJZ, NBC network. 6:45 p. m. —Gold- i man Band. WABC, CBS network, 8 p. m.—Nat- I lonal Forum. ' WEAF network, 8 p. m.—Rolfe’s orchestra. MODERN ETIQUETTE By ROBERTA LEE Q. Should the older man or woman, or the younger, bow first when meeting on the street? A. The older. Q. What does the word “decollete mean? A. It means “cut low in the neck, or having the neck and shoulders bare”, as an evening gown. Q May olives and tadishes be eaten with the fork? A. No. They should be conveyed to the mouth by the fingers. Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE Soap Scraps Save all of the scraps of soap and put them in the soap shaker when washing the dishes. This uses up all tiny pieces and saves many a bar of soap. Bird Perch Instead of washing the bird perch, scrape it with sandpaper or a knife and the bird will not contract rheumatism. Child's Diet Important elements in a child’s diet up to the tenth year are milk and eggs But do not give friend egges to children. —_ o —_— ACCEPTS POSITION IN BANK Berne. June 15 —(Special)— Miss Lucille Amstutz has accepted the position as bookkeeper at the Bank of Berne, which was recently made vacant by the resignation of Miss Evangeline Rohrer- Miss Rohrer will leave early in the fall to continue her stu-| has beena serving as stenographer Ih the offices of the Berne schools. — Q River's Deepest Part The deepest point of the Ohio river between Pittsburgh, Pa., and Wheeling, W. Va., is at a pool at Dam No. 10, Steubenville, Ohio, which Is 65.7 miles from Pittsburgh. From the pool level to the bottom of the hole It is 41 feet. This is at low water.

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COL LAWRENCE IS NO MORE; AIRCRAFTSMAN SHAW SUPPLIES BRITAIN WITH DEEP PUZZLE By STEWART BROWN. United Press Staff Correspondent London, Juno 15 —(U.R) —In a drab little hut at Catlewalcr air station near Southampton lives a amall-statured, fair-haired man of 40. Each morning he arises a’ 6:30, makes his bed, and scrubs the floor of his wooden shack before starting a long day of mental labor as a private in the Royal Air Force.

In the evening he pores over heavy Greek books by the light of his only electric bulb. Ofter he writes furiously afterwards neatly placing his papers in a small satchel under lock and key. He sleeps little more than five hours. This man, whose unpreposing figure and rather careless dress would pass unnoticed anywhere, guards the world's most interesting secret. The mystery man of the British government lives there. He is Aircraftsman A. C. Shaw, the former Col. T. E. Lawrence of Arabia He does not seem unhappy. About his face, however, there lurks a small suspicion of fear, the fear of a man who wishes to hide from the public gaze Aircraftsman Shaw, once Col. T. E. Lawrence of Arabia and once Thomas Edward Ijawrence, research fellow at Oxford, is an enigma. No one, save himself, can explain why the former maker of kings and promising young graduate of Oxford is scrubbing floors and puttering about a greasy air-sta. tion. Some Say He's Pouting Why this promising young student of archaeology quit his studies to become the world's greatest secret military agent and then chucked it all to become a menial worker of the lowest rank in Brittan's flying corps is a riddle which even death may never bring from the lips of Lawrence. Compared to him a calm is quite communicative. Some hint that Aircraftsman Shaw as Lawrence of Arabia, has a grievance against the British government for the way the Allies treated his Arabs. They believe he is pouting like a child There is something, it is certain, behind Lawrence’s continued and heated refusal of British decorations. He has been offered a knighthood and has re- j fused. Military honors and medals ga- 1 lore have been placed at his feet and he has spurned them all. Is his fall from the rank of colonel : in the British army, to a poorly paid private in the air force a result of his own wish? Or does he merely want to retire from the public eye for a moment before continuing his work in the East? No one can answer. The fact remains that the man who was once a colonel is now a private getting hardly enough money to buy gasoline for the motorcycle on which he escapes from the air station when he wants to be alone and free from curious visitors. Even Mother Is Guessing Even his mother has told friends that she was never able to fathom her son. or "Ned" as he was known in the family. She admits that he has always led a topsy turvy life and she never knew what he was doing or where he was. Despite his queer existance of his it is said he has had 28 offers of marriage fiom women. His friends picture him as a disappointed man. They say he has been the pawn of his Government in deals of which lie did not approveHowever this may be, it is certain Lawrence is attempting to hide from the public. He has even gone so far as to change his name by deed poll to Shaw. Thomas Edward Lawrence no longer exists except in the mind of the public. He is now Aircraftsman Shaw of the Royal Air Force. But theie still exists the theory, supported perhaps by past actions of Colonel Lawrence, that his present role is but a temporary one and that in a short time he will bob up again in Afghanistan, Arabia, or somewhere else in the East he knows so well. This is not the first time that Lawrence has been doing menial work in the air force, in 1922 he was cleaning dirty machinery in the R. A. F. under the name of Ross, having enlisted for seven yeais service- He did not remain long in England, however, and he was next seen in India in the garb of a native. Romantic Life Story His seven years of service was finished last April but it is understood he signed up for five more years. At least he is still with the R. A. F. The life stoiy of Lawrence exceeds in romance and glamour the tales in ’’Arabian Nights.” For more than 15 years he has flitted about the globe like a shadow and no one but himself could relate all his experiences. For years he would be buried in Arabia or India and then suddenly and unexpectedly reappear in England without a word to say about where he has been or what he has been doing. True he has written two books but they do not tell all. On leaving Oxford where he was a don, Lawrence made his way to the East. Dressed as a native he wandered up and down Arabia, Syria and Mesopotamia, cultivated hist natural gifts for association with Oriental peoples and making himself master °£ the many Arabic dialects. ikmiw® ' tltJ: Poweis, this young archaeologist, who at the moment was excavating Hi>ttite remains in the Valley of the Suphrates. became a soldier whose ex ploits will long remain a legend among the Arabs. It is said that single handed he blew up more than 17 trains and underwent severe flogging from his Turkish captors without revealing himself to be English and not Arabic.

Organized Hedjaz Force* He organized the forces of the King of Hedjaz who had revolted against Che Sultan and seized Mecca. The story of how this tiny Englishman, dressed in the flowing robes of the Arab, organized the force of that country and led them to success after success, heads like an inspired legend. Out of gratitude for his services to their country, the Arab leaders made him an Emir and a Prince of Mecca, a signal honor. King Hussein presented him with a curved gold sword worn only by direct descendants of Mohammed. At the end of the war he was with the British delegation at the Peace conference and in 1921 he was appointed adviser on Arab affairs for one year. This far, and no farther, is the record of his life carried in "Who's Who in Great Britain.” In this book there is no mention of the years b tween 1922 and 1929, and Thoma E ward Lawrence is classified as a “research fellow at All Soul’s College, | Oxford.” It is known hat in February of 1929 he suddci.l/ returned to London from somewhere in India. What he had been doing and why, none could say. A huge crowd gathered to meet him at the station but so expert had he become in eluding curious, and sometimes hostile, followers that he slipped out of the station before the crowd had time to catch a glimpse of his small figure. Fellow Airmen Lenient But the curious were not to be de-■ nied. Several weeks later they found Lawrence peacefully working at Cattewater station under the name of Aircraftsman Shaw. They tried to photograph him, to talk to him. and to have him sign autograph books but he slipped away from them every time. The last they would see of him would be I streaking up the road mounted on his! motorcycle. His fellow airmen were more len- | ient. When they learned that Law | rente was among their midst they immediately formed them selves intn sort of guard for his person. The | wotds "Lawrence” and "Arabia” are I never mentioned in his presence- To them he is Aircra|!sman Shaw, a i silent, moody person whom they admire but can not understand. His work is the same as theirs. In his spare time he reads or writes. His! only form of amusement Is his motorcycle on which he loves to take fast night rides to London to get his mail. > —o * TWENTY YEARS AGO * * From the Daily Democrat File * Twenty Years Ago Today June 15 —Erie passenger and freight I trains collide near Ohio City. Homer Bennett, engineer and Grant Welkle, fireman on passenger engine, were in- j jured severely. David Welty, of Berne, goes to Halstead, Kansas, to marry Miss Ida | Ruth. Corbett cigar store burglarized of I $3.50 and some cigars and tobe.'’co. Elks ball team defeats Woodmen 6: to 1. Guy Dorwin and Chet Johnson I pitch for Elks. Warren moses and family, of Grand Falls, Montana, visiting here. A. E. Durst, of Bluffton, buys the newsstand from Lee Stults. Jacob S. Hart, 86, piofieer, is dead. Erie railroad ordered to place watchman at 11th street. J. M. Frisinger is ill at Hope hospital and Eli Sprunger in sanitarium at Martinsville. Ralph Tyndall gives party to his playmates on his birthday. Richard Archbold and Fanny Heller won prizes in contests.

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FISHING SEASON : TO OPEN SUNDAY r .—- - Many Local Fishermen To Visit Lakes In Quest Os Finny Tribe The fishing season opens officially at midnight, Saturday night, and ’ those who enjoy this sport are plant'- * ing to take advantage of the first day. Sunday, by going to one of the near- ' by lakes. The department of conservation lias set out the bag and length limit on the more common fish as follows: Large mouth black bass —limit 6 in ’ the aggregate of large mouth smallmouth or sliver buss combined, length ’ 11 indies. , ■ Small mouth black bass —limited 6 , in the aggregate of small mouth, large mouth or silver bass combined, length 11 indies. ' Silver bass—limit 6in the aggregate ' of large mouth, small mouth or silver bass combined, length 10 inches. Bluegill—limit 25 in the aggregate of bluegills, crappie, rock bass or gog- ' gje eyed and red-eared sunfish com-bl’-c;’.. 'ci " Inches. 'trjip'cs- t kinds) —limit 25 e egg-, -a c ■< poles, bluegills I iuka uusj u - le v.. ’’ red-eared sunfish combiiK. '“‘h > '""hex. .' Rooc bass ( goggle-... M-eye) aggregate or rock bass, bluegills, crappies or red-eared sunfish combined length 5 inches. Yellow or ring perch—no bag lim’t, length limit 7 inches. Pike perch—(wal-eye or Jack salmon)—limit 6, length la inches. Nut only can fishing and hunting li cense be procured at the office of the county clerk, but one alert Columbia City dealer, Ed Lemmon, of the City Vulcanizing Co., has official licenses ' .vhich he is authorized to issue, both resident and non-resident licenses. Who Can Fish And Where The Conservation department's statement! of the qualil'iiations for fishing without licenses are as follows

Sih 10% DISCOUNT ON YOUR Electric Light Bills I BY PAYING ON OR BEFORE June 20 POWER BILLS are also due and must be PAID by twentieth of month at ' CITY HALL

The following persons only may hunt, fish or trap without license, and upon these conditions only; The owners of farm lands who are residents of Indiana, and their children living with them, upon said lands only; bona fide tenants of farm lands, residing thereon, upon such lands only All petsons under 18 years of age may fish without license. All persons may fish tn the county of which they are a resident without a iicente. Honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines who have permits are exemped from license. Resident hunting, fishing and trapping license, fee 21.00 A nonresident may procure a license to fish only, price $2.25. Child:en under 18 are exempt. -i ■ o WREN NEWS Children's sei vices at the Radical U. B. church were well attended Sunday evening The 4-H Club met with their leader Miss Lula Moser Wednesday afternoon. Sixteen members have been enrolled, with Miss Ssta Tumblesoil as president and Frances Stand iford, secretary. Rev. Charles Rex, of Russel Point spent last week here among friends. Charles Dull has moved his family to Fort Wayne. Roy Bell, of Fort Pierce, Florida, is visiting friends and relatives here. Max the little eon of Dr. and Mrs. R D. Stewart, is seriously ill at his home north of town. Mrs. Oscar Gephart and Mrs Elmer Pence are among the sick. Charles Shaadt is confined to his home on account of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lillich are the

$12.00 “ Week End Excursions to NIAGARA FALLS The World's Most Popular Scenic Vacation Resort Every Saturday to August 31 Nickel Plate Road Leave Recatur 2:02 p. m. Saturdays, Heturn Limit Monday following date of sale. Tickets good in Sleeping Cars and Parlor Cars at usual extra charge for spaed? Optional Lake Erie Steamer Trip Between Cleveland and Buffalo. Consult Ticket Agent for Full Details.

OFFICIAL FINAL NOTICE! (I T THE WEEDS or City Force will have to PROPERTY OWNERS are notified that unless weeds on their lots in the city are cut by June 25th, the city force, under the street commissioner, will do so and the expense taxed against the property. This adds to your expense and we do not wish to do it, so please see that the weeds are cut immediately. The street force will start work fuesdaj w ith the mower, cutting weeds along the streets and on the 25th will start on the lots. DON’T PUT THIS OFF—CUT THE WEEDS WITHIN A WEEK. Dr. J. M. Miller, Secretary City Board of Health. "" " ' " ■ I 'I I I 1 THE PROVING ' f GROUNDS ' K w over which a fine car is driven are a brief parallel to the test•3K ing by xvhich 46 years of history have proven the sountiKi ness and service of the e JfrapitarundSffi '

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