Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1929 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Evnry Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. I. H. Heller....^....Pres and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthome Sec'y & Bus. Mgr Dick D. Heller „ Vice-President Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur. Indiana, as second class matter. Subscription Rates: Single copies —... I -Oi One week, by carrier — .10 One year, by carriers 5.00 One month, by mail —— .36 Three months, by mail — 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 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. By the way, how did the corn borer come through the winter? We haven't heard of any extensive preparations to choke them this year and we presume the most of them must have died from the flu. How about vour subscription to the i Daily Democrat? Time for renewal is up and those delinquent will have i to be dropped soon unless proper ar rangements are made. We hope to i keep every one on the list. Some of those folks at Columbia 1 City who felt that the sentence given 1 the bank bandits here recently was 1 too severe have now changed their 1 minds since the hold-up and murder s there this week. Bank bandits are 1 about the last criminals we know of to deserve clemency of any kind and men who engage in that work should realize that if caught their careers

are at an end. We are reminded by the death of Timothy Coffee this week that it was he who many years ago hauled to this city the maple trees that now adorn the court house yard as well as many others that were used to beautify this city and make it known as the city of fine shade. The trees came from the Brown farm south of the city which furnished most of the soft maples here and for Bellmont park. School children from Preble township spent a profitable and happy day yesterday visiting various industries in Decatur, the excursion including a picnic dinner and a visit to the picture show. Learning how factories and shops are operated is just as important educationally as is the knowledge derived from books and no doubt ' the children will remember many in- ’ cidents of the days during the years to come. Decatur business men will offer prizes for the best beets, largest crops and best sugar content of beets, to ' Adams county growers of that crop ' if plans made last night by the De catur Industrial Association are carried out This idea was divided upon • for the purpose of creating greater interest generally and should prove .an excellent one. However it must be remembered that acreage must be secured it the factory here is to be operated for unless it is the contracts already signed may be returned. Now is the time to take this matter seriously, rather than to squeal when its too late. Will Hays, famous Hoosier, former republican national committee chairman, postmaster general, deacon and president of the movie trust is asking a divorce. His reason is "incompatibility” which is usually just the easiest way of admitting they didn’t get along. Whether he couldn’t get along or Mrs. Hays had difficulty making her ideas go over has not been told and there are indications that the public will have to get along without hearing all the inside dope which would of course be real interesting. The settlement lias been agreed upon, Mr. Hays is to have the custody of the foiirteen-year-old son and the divorce will be quietly granted. About twenty-five years ago a company of Portland men bought the telephone equipment in that city from the

TODAY’S CHUCKLE Chicopee, Mass. -—(UP)— After the Judges had picked the winner of a high school beauty contest here, they discovered to their amazement that they had selected a boy masquerading as a girl— Robert Dunlop of Williamsett. He kept the prize.

i United Telephone company, which I was largediy owned by Hugh Dauglii erty, William Ernest and Al Oppenheim, all former Bluffton men. The plant did not rate very high in those days, but with a growing desire to have a telephone in the house and one or more in each business room, the company built up their property to a paying basis, and gave splendid service to their patrons, at a very reasonable price, and the company paid nice dividends each year, even through the war period, when practically all privately-owned utilities demanded and received a big boost in price. A few months ago the Portland men sold out, and of course, the Bell interests got the property. Now, the usual fiddler is to pay. An increase for service charges is demanded, but nothing in better service is guaranteed—fact is, the service was entirely good when the big company took it over. The Portland men received n high price for their property, to be sure, but the public will now know what it is to pay, and pay through the nose. Os course, the people of Portland will register a big kick, but they might as well save their energy. The public service commission will find some way to increase the rates to suit the company.—Bluffton Banner. o

MODERN ETIQUETTE By ROBERTA LEE

Q. Should the hostess rise when greeting all newcomers? A. les. it is very inhospitable if she does not. Q. What is a good rule to follow in regard to shaking hands? A. Probably the best rule would be. "Never shake hands when it is awkward to do so." Q. When are service plates out of place? A. At breakfast or in formal meals, or in homes where there is no maid. o Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE Uses of Salt Salt will remove the black spots from dishes. And if salt is placed over a fresh claret stain on the table linen the stain will disappear when washed. Pies When making pies in warm weather, try filling a Ing round bottle with ic-e water and using it as a rolling pin. Care of the Hands The use of gloves, especially kids, help preserve the softness of the hands. Cleanliness and sprinkling with orris-root prevent excessive perspiration. o — MONROE NEWS Slyvester Johnson, of Richmond, called on friends here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Brown, of Decature, called on Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mey ers Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie McMillen, of Fort Wayne, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Roe Wym and family. Rev. Williams and wife, of Lesburg were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hendricks, Saturday evening. Sylvan Rupert has accepted a position with F. H. Table! Mr. and Mrs. Menuas Lehman entertained Rev. Williams and wife at Sunday dinner.

Burglar Also Tuned In On Alarm Broadcast To Police; Signs Off’ Chicago, Apr. 20.—(U.R)—A second story worker with a flair for radio and humor turned the dials today on the detective bureau which is employing station WGN to direct automobile squads to the scene of crimes. Receiving an alarm from a woman who had seen a burglar enter an apartment on Prairie avenue, the detective bureau broadcast a message to its radio equipped squad cars. Lieut. Walter Storm's squad hurried to the scene with drawn revolvers. The apartment had been ransacked and the radio was "tuned In” on WGN with a note propped against it reading: "Dear Radio Man: Thanks a lot for the tip-off. You're a swell announcer. I am now signing off."

FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS FAILS TO GAIN Records Os 38 Cities Show No Reduction In The Death Rate New York, Apr. SO.—(U.R) -Although the tuberculosis death rate for the country as a whole probably declined slightly in 1928, no headway was made against the disease in large American cities, according to a survey just completed for the National Tuberculosis Association. Advance reports of health commissioners of each of 38 cities studied by Godfas J. Drolet, statistician, revealed that in these cities, with a population exceeding 28,00U,U00, there were 24,471 tuberculosis deaths in 1928, or 430 more than in 1927, and with the increase in population the morality rate remained as 87.4 per 100,000. “More than 24.1)00 deaths from tuberculosis in a single year." commented Drolet, "constitute a tremendous loss in the busiest centers of America and a challenge to personal intelligence when it is now commonplace knownledge that the disease is preventable. In New York City the tuberculosis death rate actually went up from 86 per 100,000 population in 1927 to 89 in 1928; in Chicago, from 83 to 85; in Philadelphia, It fell from 85 to 82: in Detroit, it rose from 91 to 95; in Los Angeles it rose from 110 to 111; in Cleveland, it was reduced from 87 to 85; in St. Louis, it went up from 72 to SO. Other Increases “Other cities showing an increase of tuberculosis mortality in 1928,” says Mr. Droleot, "were Pittsburgh, whenthe rate went up 3 per cent; San Francisco, 7 per cent; Buffalo. 10 per cent Newark 5 per cent; Kansas City, Mo., 15 per cent; Seattle 2 per cent; Indianapolis. 13 per cent; Jersey City 7 per cent; Columbus, 10 per cent; St. Paul, 2 per cent; Atlanta. 8 per cent Prvidence, 2 per cent; and Birmingham, 18 per cent..” Advance information was also obtained as to the number of deaths ftom this disease among the colored in 29 cities, using the term “colored" as usually used by the United State's Census Bureau to include negroes, Chinese. Japanese and American Indians though Negroes predominate. It -is most important,” says Drolet, "to notice that in a total of 20,059 tuberculosis deaths no less than 4.974. or 25 per cent, were colored.”

SRSSSNHKXSEKIRKIR « The PEOPLE’S VOICE » 8 K 8 This column for the use of our 8 S readers who wish to make eug- 8 8 gestions for the general good 8 3 or discuss questions of interest 8 8 Please sign your name to show 8 3 authenticity. It will not be 8 8 need If you prefer that it not be. 8 88838283888883838 Writes From Texas

Mrs. Roy Masonbrink. 1222 West Madison street, has received the following letter from Marie Masonbrink, who is in Iraan. Texas: Dear teacher and schoolmates: How I wish you could all see this beautiful and hilly country. Everything is covered with wild flowers and shrubbery and no trees, there are few short cedars. There are many large coves in the hills, where foxes wolves and wild hogs stay. Rattlesnakes crawling everywhere, my t’ncle killed one, on the read, that was six feet long and had eighteen rattlers. We lived up on a hill, one way going straight down is one mile and a half, the other two ways circle around the hills from six to nine miles. Some morning the clouds are so low they hang right over the house. We lived five miles from the largest oil well in the world, it flows 156,560 barrels a day. We are only one hundred and forty mikes from the Mexican border. The schools here are about the same as back there only seven grades of school and four of high school. So I’ll be ready for high school in May. The gas from the wells out here are poisonous. The men have to wear gas masks to gage the tanks. The town that we do our trading in is only two yeais old and is three times as large as Decatur. These oil boom towns g#ow over night, and are torn down over night. They give prizes to the people for the best names of the stores and town. This town was named after the man and woman leasing this land which is Iraan. From Ypur Schoolmate Marife Masonbrink. o- — Notice of Church Election Notice Is hereby given that the annual election and business meeting of the Zion Reformed congregation of Decatur, Indiana, will be held on Sunday afternoon, May 5. 1929, at 2 p. m. One elder, one trustee, two deacons and a current fund treasurer are to be elected, and other business matters as may come before the meeting, transacted. The treasurers; of all auxiliary organizations are to give their annual financial reports at this meeting. A, R. Fleddetjohann, Chairman, Hartford City—(UP) For the second time in it's history, Hartford City has a woman candidate for mayor, is Mrs. Charles Ritter, republican, who won the nomination, by D. H. Hollingshead, democrat, present mayor.

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Presbyterian Harry H. FerntheL. pastor The Juniors will meet in the church parlors at 9:00 with Mrs. W. A. Low-er •nd Mrs. J. R. Horton as loader. The Juniors are learning many new songs under the leadership of Dr. Fred Patterson. Sunday school at 9:30 Mr. Ed. Ashbaucher Is the superintendent. The new ’officers are doing splendidtly Will you come out and assure them that you are with them in their work. There is a class and a teacher for every one. Morning Worship at 10:30. The young Peoples choir will assist the pastor in the ritualistic part of the services. The pastor will have a message of interest to all. The Christian Endeavor will meet at 6:30 P. M. There will be a real live pr gram as the delegates from the Presbyterian Young peoples conference will have reports. Evening services at 7:39. An evening with the old songs we love to sin? and a sermon by the pastor. You .... welcome to attend all of these services. o — Church of God C. G. Strickler, Superintendent Sunday school 9:30 Preaching 10:30 General Services 7:30 Rev. Cofferman of Tipton. Indiana, will have charge of the morning services and Rev. Windle of Fort Wayne, the evening services. All ..re invited to attend these services. Q Baptist Bulletin. O. E. Miller, Pastor The Bible School begins at 9:30 with teachers and classes for all who come. The spirit of the school is splendid. Morning worship at 10:30 with message. Subject. "This Grace Also”. This is Loyalty Day. Members and friends supporting the church and the great Missionary task of the denomination will make their financial pledges for the new year beginning May First. Time will be given in the morning hour for all to make their pledges. The committee following up the ■work will meet at the church at two o'clock. B. Y. P. U. Meeting at 6:30. Evening hour of praise and evangelism at 7:30. Subject of the message, "Breakfasting with Jesus". Congregational singing, good fellowship. Player service Wednesday evening as 7:30. Welcome here. • First Evangelical Church “God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth”.

Sunday School at 9:15, this will be proceeded with a five minute piano recital by Mrs. Glen Barkley, General theme: "The Secret of a Victorious Life." Adolph Kolter Superintendent. Following the lesson study the pastor will pleach upon: "Christ our SinBearer." Special anthem by the choir: Great King of Glory. Come, by C. D. Emerson. This service will close at eleven o'clock. Departmental. Children and young people’s services at 6:15. Evening worship at seven o’clock, sermon theme: “The Best Robe.” The choir will, sing: Nearer My God To The, by Chas. M. Davis. Prayer meeting and Bible Study on Wednesday Night at 7:15. o Zion Reformed Church Corner Third and Jackson Streets A. R. Fledderjohann, Pastor The time you spend in the worship services is time that is doubly repaid. Your presence in the services is both a privilege and responsibility. We invite you to worship with ns tomorrow. 9:15 Sunday school in charge of M. F. Worthman. 10:30 Morning worship, with a sermon on the subject, "The Empty Pew" There is one more week left in which to pay your current and benevolent pledges. If you want credit on the annual printed reports your pledges must be paid not later than the 28th of April. Do this now. You may forget. 6:30 Young People’s senior and junior discussion hour on a lively topic in which all young people of the church should show a definite interest. 7:30 Evening service with a message on the subject, "Closing Our Ears to God". A gospel sermon for all. A cordial invitation is extended to friends and strangers. o — The Methodist Episcopal Church R. W. Stoakes, Minister. • Sunday 21, 1929 The Church School of religious instruction will meet promptly at 9:30 A. M. There will be a class for everyone and a teacher for every class. Every one is invited to join in making our method -of teaching successful. Our school is being conducted according to the modern school methods. The Morning hour of worship at 10:45 will be in charge of the pastor R. W. Stoakes. These morning hours Os worship are growing in attendance and interest. There will bi special music. The Junior Church Service will be directed by Mrs. Stoakes at the same hour of the morning worship, 10:45. Three new classes are now being conducted under the leadership of Miss Mary Mclntosh. Miss Bernadine Schraluka and Mrs. Stoakes. Other helpers tn younger classes are Helen Suttles. Barbara Klick, Vera Porter and Faye

Eicher. The Vesper hour at five o’clock will be one of exceptional interest because of the presence of Dr. W. H. Wylie of Columbus, Ind., Dr. Wylie will speak in this service, it will be remembered that he is in the county giving commencement addresses. The Epworth League Service at 6:00 P. M. will be the combined Leagues led in devotibns by the Senior group after which the three leagues will have group meetings for the discussion of lessons. Miss Bernice Nelson will direct the intermediate Groups, Mr. Bob Heller will lead the High School groups and the Senior group will meet separately. There will be an Institute group meeting at the close of the meeting. —o Zion Evangelical Lutheran West Monroe and Eleventh Paul W. Schultz, Pastor. C.r services, 9:30 a. m. ' 10:30 a. m. t... '■ 3 1 a. m. A social will I : e Wednesday evening, to which cvj:; a • ' cordially invited. o St. Marys Church Fi - st Mass, 7:00 a. m. Children’s Mass. 8:30 a. m. High Mass. 9:45 a. m. Prayer Hour and Benediction, 2:30 p. m. o United Brethren In Christ R. E. Vance, Pastor. The t-hnrch's one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is His new creation By water and the word; From heav'n He came and sought her To be His holy bride; With His own Blood He bought her, And for her life He died. — Would that the church, with her different departments of work held a place in all minds as it did in the author of this hymn. Samuel J. Stone. Join with some church tomorrow for study and worship in the Holy scripture.

Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. Those who have prepared themselves for the Bible memory and story telling contest will be heard tomorrow morning at the close of the Sunday school hour. Theme for the morning worship hour. "Stewardship of Time." C. E. 6:30 p. m. With special interests for each group. Subject of evening service, "A Grea* Privilege.” Through the eye of the Psalmist one is given a birdseye view of the life's two ways. Read the first Pslam. Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together for prayer on Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m. Remember. April 28th is Christian Endeavor Anniversary day. also Seminary cash day. The whole offerings of the day will go to this worthy cause. The Young People are giving a pageant in the event, of the 28th. The every member canvass for the local budget will be conducted during the week of the sth and 12th of May. The general conference of the United Brethren church will convene at Lancaster, Pa., on May 14th. A historic spot and place of beginning of the United Brethren church. o

F rst Christian Church R. B. Hurt, Pastor. Biiile School, 9:30 a. m. Special orchestra music. Communion, 10:30 a. m. Sermon. 11:00 a.m. Subject: “Open the Windows.” Evening. 7:00 p. m. Subject, "Talents: Used of Buried.” , Orchestra practice every Friday night at the church. Adam Kunowich, director. • TWENTY YEARS AGO • • From the Daily Democrat File • • Twenty Year* Age Today ® April 20—Traction company ami Erie railroad in big legal scrap over crossing on Winchester street. Prof. Warner is arranging for the first commencement of the Peterson schools on April 29. The A. M. Freman family leaves for Maidan, Washington, to make future home. Fruit damaged by a heavy frost. Linn and Patton awarded contract to»build city hall for $10,619. ,Oscar Hoffman is drawing plans for new K. of P. home on Third street. Dr. Smith elected president of the bank at Hoagland. ■ Mr. anti Mrs. Horace Snow of Chicago. arrive on honeymoon and ate given reception by friends. Forty-Masons attendJmeetiug at Geneva. at Which time Samuel AcMer, W. L. and Louts Fulk are initiated.’ Mann and Christen awarded contract for $12,000 school building u( Churubusco. o Connersville—(UP)—A double yolk egg. weighing a pound, laid by a goose owned by Thomas Johnson, is on exhibition here.

NIGHT LIFE IN PARIS ASSUMES INSOMNIAC HUE No True Denizen Os ‘Smart’ World Would Retire Before 4 A. M. By Princess All Fazll Paris, Apr. 20 —(U.R) Smart Paris is developingtn somnia. Night life has become early morning life, and no real Parisian would think of knocking off his night’s pleasure, now, before four o'clock in the morning. During the winter, the smart set was hard put to find something new to do. Spring weather has solved that problem, by permitting all night revelries. Blase Parisians, tired of Montmartre and its cabaret ’ fed up with the only ordinary plays of the theatres this winter and looking for something new to tease their jaded appetites have leaped to this opportunity. So to be really smart you have to stay up all night. At the start, 1 must point out that Smart Paris is in a world of its own. Tourists can never get a visa to that set, and the smart Parisians shun tourists like poison. They stay out of the tourist cabarets and that is why they have been so hard put to find diversion. Montmartre is dead to Parisians. True, the lights still burn brightly on the hilltop, the girls dance with the same gay abandon and negro jaz or Argentine tango-bands sit on every doorstep, but even Montmartre knows that it is doomed. Montmartre is Doomed Montparnasse is killing Montmartre, and Americans are to blame. The tourists have gotten off the beaten path of the“ Grand Dukes tour," which used to climb around the hilltop of Montmartre and they are now knocking about the boulevard Montparnasse be tween two and four o’clock in the morning. Just a few years ago, Montparnasse began and ended at the corner of the boulevards Raspail and Montparnasse. The two famous cases, the Dome and the Rotonde, stood on opposite corners and were filled with artists of various calibres. Now even the creameries stay open all night and once staid umbrella shops have been given away to dancehalls. paint shops to cabarets and Montparnasse is commercializing gayety for the tourists. But smart Parisians do not go there. They have found amusement places still farther out. Not far from the fortifications in the Vaugirard quarter are several ball rooms and bars patronized by West Indies and Central African negroes. There the smartest of the smart Parisians trek every morning around three. There they find all the excitement their blase apjretites crave. But whether you are tourist or in the smart set. Paris always lias something to offer you. Paris at night, as it is advertised for tourists, is not exactly the Paris discovered by the real noctambules, men who boast they never see the sun. whos day starts at seven in the evening and goes on all night, and whose real pride is to discover something new in the way of nightly pleasures. In past ages night life consisted of a play, then to Neuily for the fair, and

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on to Montmartre ln the good "diseurs" used to .| n , songs, with some wittv ma. have some theatres of thg . 'U It is considered quite "bourzw™. 1 * go there. g Night Life Ch lnoin „ Night life in Purlg the cases of the Bohemia “f are transformed into nightoL ’** high society and mllli 0!ulr P^ w * a supeess of a place, it t<xi big; then cubist Painting walls, more chairs that, um** many more people tlfc a * move. It I have seen charming pIgCM . good dancing floors, tantefu a 4 tions, agreeable atmosphere ' to, be perfect failures, hi k’u* smaller th, place is the greZ* cess it has. The new cmner, „ ’ * ways have the impression are let in just because thev .* 5 It is interesting to w atch J* known hack shops suddenly * phos Into notorious night places cars pour hut millionaires fromZ! patts of the slobe, because , in Paris has always had a strg J* cination on foreigners 56 Some Parisians take great B in piloting their friends to an,’* place and after a few dar "** drinks suggest to the owner a r * name for the place which the * adopts and to which the owner n? has any commercial sense (foe, * protest. 1 personally assisted at a tism of this kind at 4 o'clock Z morning. The poor patron hld Z climb on a ladder and take down u sign which was drowned with tafa of champaigne and thus one of tJ most famous places in J| ontp * was brought to lite, having , „ known French author as godfather These anonymous places arc ata ed by the people who are present X who bring along their friends the shake hands with the owner, ca|ta him Alfred or Gustave, and »veryZ has a sort of paternal feeling towaris the place until the day tourists he, about it, then the prices go up ww an unthinkable rapidity. The rod-fit), er is treated like a poor cousin, aaking him hunt for another place Tint is how we can explain the innimrable new night places which ire springing up at every corner of Morparnasse. —-— NOTICE City Assessors will be at the Court House, all day May Ata, and all those not having been assessed or those not having paid dog tax must report there, 951(3x CITY ASSESSORS

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