Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1927 — Page 3

i s. GAINS BIC trade balance WITHEUROPEANS First Four Months Os Year qiow Increase In Sales Abroad By Cole E. Morgan. (I NS. Correspondent) W »,Hngton. July must fbarge up $348,174,863 on the debit , )d e ottbe ledger In its trade account the United States for the first )cur months of 1927. That sum reprtfentl the difference between what America sold to Europe and what she purchased In return from January 1 to April 30. according to export and Lort figures compiled from customs Acords by the deparment of comiperce. Copared with the corresponding orriod of 1926. Europe suffered a loss In hi trade balance of $73,468,610, American exports to Europe having ticreased S4B 400.000 and imports fro m Europe decreased $25,068,608. Total exports to Europe in the four months of 1927 were $760,431,543 as against $712,031,541 in 1926. Imports from Europe which for the first four months of 1926 amounted to $437,326,i)SS dropped in 1927 to $412-257,480. Billion Dollar Balance If the same rate maintains for the entire year 1927 will show Europe a trade debtor to the tune of more than $1,000,900,000. Great Britain and Germany are bearing the brunt of this heavy drain. The United Kingdom with purchases Iq the United States of $279,741,754 and shipments to America of SIOB,738,674. shows a trade deficit in 1927 of $lB9 003,080, more than half of the total for Europe as a whole. Britain’s sales to America dropped off $33,435,525 while her purchases increased $3,193,964, giving her a trade loss of $36,629,489 as compared with the opening four months of 1926. Germany with purchases of $148,995779 and sales of only $63,307,018, records a trade deficit in 1927 of $85,ji8,761. Her sales to America fell off $4,335,181 while her purchases increased $58,818,544, making her trade less aa compared with 1926 total ss3.153735. Two Best Customers ** ' Last year the American sales to Britain and Germany were just a fraction more than half of Europe’s purchases and the British and German sales to America a fraction less than half of what this country took from Europe. It shows that America, not only is cutting down her purchases la Europe, but is shifting her buying Sway from her two hesp customers, giving their competitors the best of the break. Trance, Italy, Switzerland. Sweden snd Greece seeem to be getting the big benefit from this shift. Switzerland haa a balance in her favor for the four months of 1927 of $10,917,694 out of a total trade between that cosntry and America of only sl6 607,266 As compared with 1926, she increased her advantage by $621,151. While Swiss purchases in America Increased S3OO 329 her sales to America increased $921,480. o United Press Elects New Vice-presidents New York, July 13.— (UP) —The Section of Hugh Baillie and Robert J. Bender as vice-presidents of the Unit”l Press was announced today by Karl a. Bickel, president of the United Press. At the same time, Bickel Announced the election to the board directors of James I. Miller, VicePresident and South American manager. •'fo change in the operating personBp| of »he United Presg is contemplatP<l by this move, Bickel said. Baillie fontinue in general charge of uslness activities and Bender in genial charge of the news departments, nee May 1. 1926, Bender has been Reneral news manager and Balllie genfral business manager. Creation of these two vice-tsrn-i Mt fllrat 11. an . rP<ogni " on 12 years of constant utelligent work in the organizaon by both Bender and Baillie. Al"ußb their elections as vice-presi-ts means no change in the operat>taff of the United Press, the two 11 *lll now be able to take over a Os the purely corporate adml“l»tratlve work.” Cara!... Letter Writer! HUIvJi 1 11* 1 th,t «»•«».«» pieces of *hlcb m ? rw?e ' iVe “directory service," burnt t./T ,lsat P oß,tt * employees dllmt * me frorn tlle regular han«Lai.. * patchln « of ““'I 1“ »«>e Ttl, m-.. ° provlde correct addresses, feilr tn T.” coatß approximately SSOO > la th. city of Xew Ywk j

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QUAKE TOLL IN HOLY LAND HIGH Varying Reports Place Death Toll At From 250 To 1,000 Persons Carlo, Egypt, July 13.—(UP)—Conflicting reports today from the stricken area of trans-Jordania and the Holy Land placed the death toll of Monday’s earthquake between 250 and 1,000. The high figure of a thousand was unofficial. It was feared many missing bodies would be found buried in ruins at various points over a vast area stretching from Egypt to Syria. Disrupted telegraphic and railroad communications added to the difficulty of obtaining accurate reports of the dead and injured. One of the three tourists killed in Jericho when the hotel collapsed was the wife of Sir Syed Abdul Raoof, former judge of the higfh court at allababad. British India. The other two were women returning from Mecca on a pilgrimage. Estimates Vary. London. July 13. — (UP) — London newspapers today presented varying estimates of the death toll from Monday's earthquake in the Holy Land and trans-Jordania. Cario correspondents agreed, however, that in some sections there had been catastrophic destruction and that Natives had bden terrorized by the most damaging tremblor in years. The Daily Express placed the dead at more than 450, including 300 at Amman, 80 at Lydda and 72 at Ramleh. An eye witness told the Daily Mail’s correspondent that 72 were killed at Maan, 80 at Ramleh, 37 at Lydda and about 100 at Amman. The mosque at Amman crashed to the ground and the Royal ail force depot was destroyed, the Daily Mail continued. The majority of houses at Nablus were either destroyed or badly damaged. Cairo headquarters of the Royal air force was reported sending aid to the stricken area. The Daily Telegraph infromed its readers that 806) persons were reported killed. The Jewish telegraph agency advised its clients that the famous mosque of Omar at Jerusalem, one of the principal moslem shrines in the world had been considerably damaged. —— o Jap School Children Plan Gifts For U. S. Tokyo (United Press)—The children of the primary schools in the suburbs of Tokyo are collecting seeds of the Japanese gourd and of morning glory vines to be made up into packages and sent to the school children of America, in acknowledgement of the receipt in Japan of the “friendship dolls” sent by American school children. With the seeds will go a message of hope that when the flowers bloom it will remind American children of the thanks of the boys and girls of Japan and of the friendship that exists on this side of the Pacific. Q Teeth of Elephant! An elephant iias eight teeth, tw. above and two below on each side. They are huge yellow molars as wide as a man’s hand. Over these their food Is shifted by the queerest, ugliest tongue In the whole animal kingdom. Elephants, like human beings, have two sets of teeth. The milk teeth, Wbl-*’ are smaller than the permanent molars, fall out when the animals are fourteen years old. Tracing Ute of Stamp! The first stamp of an official nature was that used by the postmaster of New York in 1842. Shortly afterward the law of 1845 established uniform 1 postage at low rates, and postmasters In a number of cities Issued stamps on their own responsibility. Such provlilonal Issues of stamps were made in 1845 by postmasters in nine cities.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1927,

Youngest Mayor? I -jab William B. Foster, of Colutnbit Heights, Minn., lays claim to the title of youngest mayor in the United States. He is twenty-one. He worked his way through college by driving a taxicab. President Os University Os Chicago Says Youths Os Today Are O. K. Morally By Fred J. Walker International News Service Staff Correspondent Chicago—President Max Maston. of the University of Chicago, today came to the defense of present-day college youth, whose morals and attitude toward authority hase been under fire during recent years. Joining with New England college presidents who have the students in their section a virtually clean bill of moral health, Maston today declared there was no unusual problem presented in the life of the average student. “The younger generation of today,” he said, “is what the younger generations of the past have heen — eager alert and progressive. Our young people have more real intellectual curiosity and interest in scholarship than is generally recognized and the most Important job of a university or college is to foster and stimulate this interest. “Nothing short of genuine effort and performance can satisfy the demands of our undergraduates; they are sure to distinguish exactly between complete and inadequate work on our part.” Dr. Maston said the University of Chicago was trying to encourage this intellectual curiosity by a policy of participation in research to enable the undergraduates to work, if only in a humble capacity, with the men whose lives are devote dto the production of new knowledge. “Mere learning of lessons by note," he said, “will not keep alive the zest of young men and women of today for intellectual pursuits and a majority of them have this desire for knowledge. “If we of the older generation have a ’problem’ in the younger generation. It is only the one we should expect to face, that of meriting confidence by meeting the fair demands made upon us." .— ——o "Source Booki” As its name Indicates, a “source book” is a book containing sources of information on auy given subject, including a list of 4reference books, an ■otations and similar data by means of which an exhaustive study of the subject may be made. —, o — Kichet Have Wtngt Riches oftentimes, if nobody takes them away, take to themselves wings and fly away; and, truly, many a time the undue sparing of them is hut letting their wings grow, which makes them ready to fly away.—Leighton. o- — —— How Wood ft Bent The forest aerviee says that In bending wood the steam process Is best Wood that is used for this purpose Is usually hickory and ash. A straight piece of the wood la steamed thois oughly in lyed steam, then bent ever any kind of shape to suit the purposa and damped down until It U dried.

PETERSON RITES ARE HELD TODAY Mrs. Amy Peterson, Former Decatur Resident, Is Buried At Auburn Funeral services were held this afternoon. at the home of Mrs Nan P West, in Auburn, for Mrs. Amy E. Peterson. 68. former resident of Decatur, who died at the Pulliam sanitarium, at Fort Wayne, Monday evening. Death was due to cerebral apoplexy, Mrs. Peterson had been ill for ten years. She had resided with Mrs. West, a step-daughter, for several years. Mrs. Peterson was born in Decatur, Ind., January 222. 1859. Her marriage to Henry C. Peterson occurred on May 13, 1876, in Auburn. Mr. Peterson died in 1906. Since the death of Mr. Peterson his widow has resided in Auburn, going to this city from Albion where Mr. Peterson practiced law after leaving Auburn in 1889. Mr. Peterson, for six years, was prosecuting attorney forte thirty-fifth judicial district comprising the counties of DeKalk, Steuben and Noble. Mrs. West is the last survivor of the family. A son of Mrs. PetersonJames Peterson, died in 1878. Mrs. Blanche Hoffman died twenty-six years ago and Jessie Peterson, another stepdaughter, died three years ago. Surviving besides Mrs. West is a nephew, Leßoy Squires, of Fort Wayne, and two stepgrandsons, Donner and Fisher West, of Auburn. Mrs. Peterson was a member of the Albion Methodist church. For many years she had been identified with W, R.,C. and the Rebekah lodges of Auburn. — —o — Members Os State Pediatry Beard Named Indianapolis, Jul yl3.— (UP) —Dr. Ross S. Hockett, of Michigan City today prepared to take up his duties as member of the state podiatry hoard after his appointment yesterday by the state board of medical examination and registration. He succeeds Dr. Lyle K. Bunch, of South Bend. | The medical board also re-appolnted Dr. E. M. Shanklin, of Hammond, Dr. .1. W. Bowers, of Fort Wayne, all from its own membership, for terms of one year on the podiatry hoard. The meHlcal board heard a protst presented by George liinier, Indianapolis attorney representing chiropractors and G-eorge W. Sims, state senator, against the blank application form being used by the board for chiropractors who must register under the new state law. i Dr. Shanklin, secretary, said that the board expects to consider the operations of the American College of Drugless Physicians, whose head, O. J. Briggs, recently was arrested in connection with a "diploma mill", at a meeting to be held August 24. o Fuel in Food Sedentary occupations may ire compared to a heater with the drafts closed or one In which the fire Is simply being held. Therefore, those engaged In sedentary occupation do not require as much food fuel as those engaged In muscular effort, and fruits should have an important place In their diets. —Grit. | Itching, Irritations oftheSkinand Scalp Use Zemo, Healing Liquid Don’t suffer shame of ugly, itchy skin. Never endure Skin Tortures and Irritations. Banish Pinpies, Blotches and t Blackheads. Apply pleasant-to-use, dependable Zemo Liquid. Use at any ’ time. The safe, sure way to keep skin clear and free from blemishes. At druggists—6oc and SI.OO. zemo FQH-SKIN JRRITATIQNIfi'I

Van Wert, Ohio, To Consider Commission Form Os Government Van Wert, Ohio. July 13.— C. M. Young, president of the el.y council, asked Monday night at the solons* regular meeting that all the members resolve themselves into a commit ee to investigate and report upon a commission form of government for Van Wert. This report was made following a report by City Solicitor Beam on the ways of adopting this form of government. Two weeks ago he was asked by the council to make this investigation. Monday night he reported that there are two ways of changing the city’s rule from the present form: 1. Ten per cent, of the voters may petition the council for an election upon the issue. 2. The council may itself vote to hold the election. When the election is hold, the voters also vote for 15 commissioners jspos the same ballot. If the election

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The Little Things AWAY back in the year 1757, in his maxims prefixed to Poor Richard’s Almanac, Benjamin Franklin said: “For yant of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost.” So you see the importance of a little thing like a horse-shoe nail! IF you are disposed to neglect the smaller advertisements in this paper, you are making a mistake. You are missing money-saving opportunities. You are missing important information about something that some day you are going to buy. You are throwing away your road-map and following your nose. THE big stores of today were little stores years ago. They used advertising space judiciously and became large. At first, their announcements were smaller than they are today. But those small advertisements told about real values, real savings for their customers. IN other words, the size of an advertisement is no indication of its importance to you. The message is the thing. Some of the most important merchandise news is often printed in tiny type. Even in the largest advertisements you will find small type. Read the small type as well as the big black type. Read the little advertisements as well as the large ones. It pays. a • Advertisements come in all sizes—but the smallest one may carry the biggest news for you. Read them all. Decatur Daily Democrat

is favorable for the change, these commlsisoiiors draft u proposed charter and witlifii a year another election Is ; held upon its adoption. The anions expect to talk over the matter and to take it up further at the next meeting in two weeks. o uet the Habit —Trade at Home, it Hays

3 BIG BARGAIN DAYS I j OF CASH PRICES j h? American Store I I THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY I TIN WAKE I Milk Pails, 50c now 40c ■ 1 Dust Pans. 20c... now 15c ■ Flour Selves, 20c now loc fe Colanders, 15c now if l Milk Strainers, 15c now I?** PS ~ Slaw Cutters, 15c now 10c fr Dippers, 29c now 15c Ur I gallon Measures. 20c now 15c ■ Bread Pans. 15c now 10c I GALVANIZED WAKE. GKAMTE WAKE. ( ROC KERY ■ : Wash Boilers. sl.lO now $!.?•» ’ ‘ Wash Boilers. $1.25 now sl.lO fa Wash Boards. 50c now 35c h Buckets. 22c now 16c Comhinet (White) 89c now 79c I Combine! (Gray) 68c now 59c ■ Granite Dish Pans, 50c.. now 40c | Aluminum Ware at Reduced Prices I 'Steel Wool. 5c now 2 for 5c . Flower Pots 15c each; 2 tor 25c I | Flower Pots. 10c each now 3 for 25c ■ I 1 gallon Jars. 20c now 15c U I 2 gallon Jars, 20c now 15c H Lamps, 70c now 50c complete fa I Lantern (Jobes, 15c now 10c H | First Quality White Cups and Saucers g Set of 6 for 75c First Quality White Plates set of 6 for 75c One lot of Plates at 3c, 5c and 8c each fa Soup Bowls set of 6 for 75c I Baskets. 20c. now lsc H I ALL TOYS, i/ 2 PRICE ■ I Furniture Cleaner, 25c now 3 for 25c M | 1 lot of Brassieres, 30c now l° c M * Ladies Whitp Underskirts. $1.25 n ow 39c g ■ Fletcher Yarns, 60c ball now 35c I I lot of Anron Gingham, 32 inch wide at 8c yard M I 1 lot of Laces, 10c value 1c yard I Good Grade Toweling 2 yards for 15c I 1 lot of Ladies Silk Hose. Gray, Brown, White. $1.25 value 69c ■ I Talcum Powder, 25c now 10c M 5 —GROCERY DEPARTMENT— I Apple Butter can 20c |B I Imperial Tea 10c, 3 for 25c I Select Pink Salmon 2 cans for 35c ■ I Tapioca 10c, 3 for 25c £ lodine Salt 10c. 3 for 25c ■ I Lima Beans pound 10: M I Perfect Milk, large can 10c can ■ I Corn. Peas. Red Kidney Beans, Pork & Beans 10c, 3 for 25c I Tomatoes. 10c. 3 for 25c ■ ■ We also carry a nice line of Celery, Bananas, and H I Cabbage at Low Prices. H Phone 844 Free Delivery JOHN MOSURE

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Amos Woods of Indianapolis was 1 looking after business and calling on , friend* heie today. Dr. Kanlfman and Dr. Seinrrtan of Monroeville entertained a numoer of their filends with a dinner at the Decatur Country club last evening, his property In this vicinity.