Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 254, Decatur, Adams County, 27 October 1930 — Page 4

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CONSTITUTION AND COURTS.— The Indiana Constitution went into effect November 1, ISSI, on the authority of ratification by the vottrs. This was the first and only revision. The first constitution was drawn before the state was admitted to the Union. The second was based on its experience in creating a self-governing community. As soon as the new Constitution was proclaimed in effect, the legislature set about conforming the code to it, and the higher courts fcegan a long process of interpreting it. In the seventy-nine years that this has been going on, the supreme court has given more than 600 opinions defining its exact meaning. These opinions are integral with the Constitution. To destroy it is to cast them away and tlvtow a doubt over the vajidity of hundreds of laws. The revisionists, who advocate an affirmative vote in the Novernb r referendum, magnify the difficulty of amendment! The■iconstitution is not fixed beyond the powfr of the citizens to revise or the liberty of the supreme court to alter its views to conform to changes in the personal, business and public life of the times. Many of the 600 recorded constitutional opin ons reflect a progressivelyminded court, willing to take notice ot changes which the creators of tii Constitution could not have anticipated. When the gasoline tax law was approved, the court surely j read much into the intent of the | framers of 1850, who declared for j a property tax equally distributed. Had the courts not looked about them at the miracles wrought by inventive genius, they would have been remiss in their duty. They would have tried to hold the state where it was in 1850. But they have advanced with the times. The Constitution of 1851, studied, interpreted, amended and tested, has proved a sturdy and sufficiently pliable basis for the structure of laws. To blast it from under the laws, as the revisionists propose, is to bring down the house. There would be a season of legal chaos. Values would he injured, business would halt to grope its way through new paths, the basic rights of citizens would be uncertain, there would be appeals to the United States supreme court for reeoncilitation of doubtful provisions with the basic law of the country. The revisionists say that amendment is difficult. So it is. The farmers had that in mind, as did the authors of tii Constitution of the United Slates. But amendment is possible. That there has been only on- amendment in fifty years proves that the Constitution, as interpreted and applied, is sound, and that amendment is possible if the need is great. Revision will destroy seventy-nine years of pondering and guidance by the courts, and it will lay on future courts an enormous burden of pioneer interpretation. The positive proposal cf the revisionists is to tear down; what they will build no one can hardly foretell. They propose to abandon eighty years of legal wis-

dom for u radical, visionary experiment. —Indianapolis News. Now- that you have the clock staited, keep it going. The Lion's Club put on a fine campaign last week-end and every body was eni thused with the spirit that this nation does not know how-to beat I retreat. Thuts fine, but if we let It go at that and expect the ether fellow to do it, perhaps it won't bd done. He may be expecting you to do it, perhaps it won’t be done. Let's all help. Remember that if every man, woman and child iu the United States spent fifteen cents a day more than now, we would have the most prosperous conditions ever known. J. B. Wiles of the Fort Wayne Chamber ot Commerce says the depression is largely due to mental attitude of the people. That may be true and is in many instances hut the four million men who have been out of work for months cannot make their minds think they are prosperous under those conditions. The only correction for that is to really do something—put the men to work, spend a little more money, help the other fellow along. Congressman Vestal met with a slight accident here Saturday and we are all glad that the results ' were not serious though it upset hint some we presume. He swerved his car to avoid striking a child who started across the street and in so doing banged into a couple of other cars. It looked bad for a moment but every thing came out alrfght and Mr. Vestal was able to meet his engagement in the evening. The republican candidate for con-; gress down in the second district i is on the defense. He was charged with bootlegging gasoline into Indiana from Illinois and guilty or not, paid the state $33.15 which they claimed was due. Now he is trying to explain his acts in speeches but we imagine most of | those who hear him, laugh up their sleeves. Its a tough year for some of the boys. We still believe that if the govinrnent would step on the gas and get their building project started they would help the non-entploy-ment situation better than by any oth r means. The people are sick jof commissions and propaganda I and want action. It certainly looks | !;ke some one is to blame when it takes six or eight months to get ready to let bids. The Lion Clubs of America are

■ sfrrrl ft 111 1 1 Mi * I II IH li I tl Earn 4% \ money deposited in our savings department earns 4'-. compounded every July an il January. Deposits are credited in a special pass book, showing 'you the exact total at all times and eliminates the necessity of having new certificates issued every six months or a year. This department is a real convenience to our patrons and Mr. Albert Scheumann, manager of (he bond and saving department will be glad to be of assistance to you. . Old Adams County Bank

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planning a second drive to lift i" business out of the slump and will ; conduct an early shopping week ! soon. Such activities are of real J merit and the local club deserves : I the greatest credit for the work I I done here last week. It was a real I success. Alright boys, this is the last I week before election. Let's make I it snappy. Keep the clock going. Its so ; I | much nicer for every one. o I • * BIG FEATURES OF RADIO i m ♦ ♦ Monday's 5 Best Radio Features Copyright 1950 by UP. I WEAF (NBC network) 7 p. m. I CST—Troika Bells. I WJZ (NBC network) 7.30 p. m. J I CST—Big Guns. WABC (CBS network) 7:45 p. m., I C'ST —Prem'er Salad Dressers. j WEAF (NBC network) 8:30 p.m. I I CST—Happy Wonder Bakers. WJZ (NBC network) 9 p. m. CS I T—Westinghouse Salute. j I Mondays 5 Best Radio Features Copyright 1930 by UP. WJZ (NBC network) 6:45 p. in. CST —Roxy and His Gang. j WEAF (NBC network) 7:30 p.m. CST—A. &P. Gypsies. I ‘ WABC (CBS network) S p. m. j ; CST -Symphony Hour. WEAF (NBC network) 8:30 p.m. j j CST—General Motors Family. WABC (CBS network) 8:30 p.m.; CST —Evening in Paris. 1 " 1

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♦- —• Modern Etiquette | By ROBERTA LEE « (U.R) ♦ q. Where and in what manner should the napkiu be left after a meal? A. It should be left lying beside the plate; never fold it. q.Should men rise when other men come into the room and are Introduced? A. Yes, always. q. is it a discourtesy to ask a person for books which he has borrowed? A. Not if a reasonable length cf time has elapsed. 4 4 | Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE * 4 Packing Eggs Boil several gallons of water in a clean vessel; then allow it to cool Buy about 2 quarts of water glass front jhe druggist. Pack the eggs In a stone jar, as large as possible. Use 1 cupful of waterglass to 10 cupfuls of water and pour over the eggs. Always obtain strictly fresh eggs. Bloomers Bloomers for the children are very serviceable when made out of old raincoats. They can Le used to. particular advantage when the; children are playing out of doors I after u rain. Chapped Lips An excellent formula for cracked lips is one-half teaspoont'n’ of borax to one tablespoonful of honey. Mixj the borax and honey thoroughly be-

fore applying. o Lessons In English ♦ ♦ Words often Misused: Do not say "The clouds seem to be threatening." Say "appear to be” when referring to the senses. Things seen) to the mind, as “His explanation seems to be logical.” Often Mispronounced Ribald. Pronounce rib-aid, 1 as In "rib" (not as in "ride") a unstressed, accent first syllable. Often Misspelled: Manna (food) manner (custom), manor (a mansion.) Synonyms:: Endless, unending, boundless, everlasting, Intermin- 1 able, perpetual, unlimited, imper-j rishable. Word Study: "Use a word three! times and it is yours" Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering ; one word each day. Today’s word: j Divert to turn aside “My interest j was diverted for a momept." Smoke Spoils Visibility Leicester, (UP) — M. G. Ben- j nett, assistant superintendent of the Meteorological office of the Air j Ministry, addressing the National Smoke Abatement Society, declared that visibility at Valentia on tii 3 south-west coast of Ireland, was a:fected by smoke front English industrial centers 350 miles away. Wasn't Walking Sample Syracuse. N. V., —(UP)—II was all because of a leg—anil an artifi cial one too —that Charles W. Featherly of Syracuse and the company j which manufactures the limbs appeared in court. The company con-

tended Foatherly refused to S2OO as part payment for the , ? Foatherly countere dihut when ■» purchased the leg he was told ’ concern would litre him ns a 8al ‘ man, but failed to do s i. Scots Will Debate Williamsburg, Va„ — (UID-Thm William and Mary College debatin - team has arranged u contest with team representing two unlversl'iein Scotland on Nov. 11. The Scottish 1 debaters are Norman Alexander I Bruce Wilson, Edinburg, ;■ „,| .)„| l „

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