Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 277, Decatur, Adams County, 22 November 1930 — Page 4

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_ Santa Claus and his reindeer are ” nearing D catur and without doubt " will be here next Saturday. * Just a nip of that western blis-! - gard, which should remind us that! ~ more of the breezes are coming, ] Only 26 more shopping days un-' til Christinas. Start next week to j ” make your selections, do your buy- j ' lug and help revive business. _ Shop in Decatur next week. .JJ’ednesday will be a special preThanksgiving shopping day and next Saturday will see the opening Os the Christmas shopping. * You have until next Thursday to enroll in the Red Cross and it seems that there should be at least 500 persons in Decatur and vicinity who would like to affiliate with; this great charity organiation. - that th? courts and organizations against crime 'tii Chicago are getting some place j Jow.- It took only four hours to' 'convict two of the notorious crim- 1 - Inals-the other day and it appears i that everyone except Capone is i under arrest. Cyclones, tornadoes and floods are liable to strike any community and when they do the Red Cross I

conies to the aid of the stricken peoplt. We all believe in charity i and helping.the other person and , by enrolling in the Red Cross you i have assured yourself of helping I those when the services of the or-1 ganization are called for. Congressman Vestal’s seat tn the next congress will be contested.' Irregularities in the voting in Del-! aware county will be investigated by congressional committee and Vestal's right to the office will be i challenged. With only a nine vote, lead the voters cf the district would | see the matter settled in the proper way and the' state com-' mittee has acted wisely in decid- 1 «, ing to have congress decide the J matter. Thanksgiving will be observed next Thursday. Aside from the .. feast, turkey, cranberry sauce and * other things which go to make up ” the noon meal, let’s mt forget to '* give thanks to God for his many “ blessings. We are always eager to w tmplore His help and seem to ex- | * pect much, but how much time or * prayer do we offer in thanksgiving * for blessings already received and

Over Thanksgiving Day and Week End Excursions Nickel Plate Road Wednesday November 26 9 (in st. louis «j)l£l.«/U Round Trip 1 r TOLEDO tjrt.lt) Round Trip Return Limit to arrive at startlag point Monday, December 1. Tickets honored in Pullman Cars at usual charge tor space occupied. Consult Ticket Agent.

so easily forgotten. America aud France have 60 per cent, of the world's gold supply and of the two nations the United States has about 70% or a little • mere than four and one-half bilt lion dollars. That's a lot of money and more gold than the most optl- • mlstie prospector of the days of '•l9 evqr dreamed of. With France the gold reserve has brought prosI i perlty, but it seems that in this 1 county an over aboundance of i money has worked the other way. We hadn’t noticed the news stories concerning the so-called bullfight scheduled for Sunday, November 30 at Newark. N. J., but the American Humane Association sent out a letter the other day condemning in strong language the mere countenance of the fight. A young matador from Brooklyn is groomed as the man to tease the bull and the Association objects to the Spanish sport on the grounds of

cruelty to animals. But why worry?] The fight can be stopped by law ] | and it’s doubtful If the American i people will flock to see it as they I did Dempsey and others in the ring. The sport page of a daily newsj paper is now one of the most ; widely read in the paper. Increas;cd interest in school athletics is lone reason for the sport page popu- • larity. For several years the Daily I Democrat has devoted much space I ind its editors a great deal of work in covering local sports. It's a pleasure to see that our readers like it and show an interest in college and high school athletics. "Basketbawls” made its appearance this week and is published with the idea of lending whatever assist- ‘ ance it can in the successful pro- 1 motion of clean school sports and 1 activities. The next session of the legislature will probably have to do something about the tax question. Prop ] jetty tax is becoming excessive and | with the demand for more improvements all the time some other form of raising revenue must be devis-! cd. Among other suggestions are ■ a sales tax, an income tax, a stamp tax on checks and legal documents and other forms. The sales tax is i gaining favor, since the gasoline

tax is taken for granted and is one | * of the largest taxes paid in the j | state. It will be some job to work I ■ out a tax agreeable to all, but it ■appears that the legislature must ’ < | do something about it. Frank Mayr, Jr., secretary of I state-elect has appointed his chief' * assistants. Robert Codd, well ■ ( known business man of South Bend will be assistant secretary of state. !* James W. Carpenter, Connersville, ( | has been named chief of the guto ■ license department and Grover , * . Garret. Frankfort is named head of j | the state highway police. William; ,T. O'Neil, former mayor of Misha-; waka, will be in charge of the i ( state securities commission. They I will take office with Mr. Mayr on i December 1 and will serve their state in an efficient and business- ' like manner, ( T' 1 Today is football day throughout the nation and more persons are ccncerned about the results of the , games than in the outcome of the I recent congressional election. Purdue and Indiana meet in the aninual state feud, Northwestern and ; Notre Dame play at Evanston and 1 ; , I Yale and Harvard battle for the | title in the east. The outcome of 1116 Northwestern-Nctre Dame game will decide the middle-west and probably the national championship honors and if Holy Cross continues its glorious victory of last week over Harvard the day promises to hold excitement tor all. o BARGAINS:— Bargains tn Living Room, Diptng Room suits, mattresses and rugs, Stuckey and Co., Monroe. Our phone number is 44 168-t? o — AUCTION — Groceries and Clothing at Bells Grocery, Friday and Saturday night. 274-4 t,

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IF, EM#/ Proclamation for Santa Claus Day WHEREAS, The happy hearts of little children rejoice in Santa Claus, and ] WHEREAS, Older people thrill in the light of Love. Faith. Happiness and Good Will which the Christmas Spirit creates, and i WHEREAS, Santa Claus has accepted an invitation to come to Decatur and visit the children, and WHEREAS, Citizens have undertaken together, acting in harmony and in the true spirit of the love of little children, to hold a great civic reception so the full honor may be done to the guest from Toyland, ] NOW. THEREORE, I, George W. Krick, being Mayor of the City of Decatur, by the powers, authorities, and prerogatives in me vested,, to all men do proclaim: I THAT Saturday, November 29, in this current year shall be and is hereby named — "SANTA CLAUS DAY.” And 1 call upon all those who believe in Santa Claus to welcome him; 1 call upon all those who love children to so devote themselves on j this occasion that the laughter and voices of little ones will ring in our streets and the canopy of Heaven's Dome will reflect the brotherly love , prevalent in our midst. Whereupon I have set my hand and the great seal of the Citv of Decatur ha- been affixed. Dated at 3 o'clock this 22nd day of November in the year of our Lord 1930. GEO. KRICK, Mayor. -

• BIG FEATURES I OF RADIO Saturday's 5 Best Fadio Features Copyright 1930 by UP. WJZ (NBC network) 6:30 p. m. CST —Mellow 'Cello. WEAF (NBC network) 7:30 p.m. CST —Careless Love. WABC (CBS network) 7:30 p.m. CST —Dancing Yesterdays. WABC (CBS network) 8 p. m. CST—Carborundum Hour. WEAF (NBC network) 10 p. m. CST —Troubadour of the Moon. o Sunday's 5 Best Radio Features Copyright 1930 by UP. WEAF (NBC retwerk) 7:30 p.m. CST—Chase and Sanborn. WABC (CBS network) 8 p. m. j CST —Majestic Curiosity Shop. WJZ (NBC network) 830 p. m. CST—Floyd Gibbons Advantures. WABC (CBS network) 9 p. m. CST—Toscha Seidel Concert Orchestra. WJZ (NBC network) 9 p.m. CST —D:ane Sisters. ______ _ I i TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY | | From the Daily Democrat Fite November 22. 1910.—A hundred local men attend banquet for Lew G. Ellinghara at Murray hotel, planned by C. S. Niblick and H. L. Center. First National Bank of Fort Wayne files suit against Cardwell Mills and Lumber Co., demanding I $30,000 and receivership. Euterpean club gives surprise for Miss Carrie Craig who will leave soon to accept position in office of secretary of state at Indianapolis. City council accepts Adams street pavement just completed by Kelleher and Co. George Hunter and Otto Eads establish world record by setting 51,700 bricks in one day on Mercer avenue. Edison Brock of Loomis, N. Y., jis visiting here. All barber shops in Decatur will . close Thanksgiving Day.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1930.

9 1 '■■ ■■ ■» •> ■ I ■ Household Scrapbook By | RCOERTA LEE Register Taps Place some fine wire netting over the to£> of the pipe, directly below the register, to prevent small articles rolling down the furnace registers. Baby’s Stockings Sew a square of muslin to the top of baby's stockings, just where the safety pins fasten. It will lengthen the stockings and also saves wear and tear. Cranberries To store cranberries, place them in a keg of water and they will keep all winter. . 0 Modern Etiquette ; IBy | ROBERTA LEE • (UPJ ♦ Q. Is it proper for a girl to weather engagement ring before the en gagarnent is announced? A. No. Q. How does one obtain the seating arrangement he desires in the ■public dining room? A. By tipping the head waiter. Q. When a hostess finds that at the last minute she cannot meet het guests at the station, what should she do? A. She should send a taxi for | them. o—■ — Lessons In English I ♦ ——— —, « Words often misused: Do not say “This medicine is a preventative.' Say. “preventive.” Often mispronounced: Contest. | Accent noun on first syllable, verb Jon last syllable. I Often Misspelled: Relief (noun) relieve (verb.) Synonyms: Void, devoid, destitute. Word Study: “Use a word three ’ times and it is yours.’’ Let us in- ; crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: '• Vivid; producing distinct and lifeII like mental images. “He has a vivid 'I imagination.’’ o NOTICE No hunting or tresspassing will 1j be allowed on the Mrs. Marion I Andrews farm. ltx

AGED LETTERS PUT NEW LIGHT ON CIVIL WAR . Virginia Governor’s Correspondence Reveals Attitude of Conservatives Chicago, Nov. 22 — (UP) —New light on the events leading up to the Civil War, and on the efforts of conservative men both in the North and South to prevent the "hotheads" from precipitating a conflict, has been uncovered by the University of Chicago historians. The University libraries now house the private papers and correspondence of Wyndham Robertson, governor of Virginia tn 1837-38, and one of the old Dominion’s leading political figures. A trunkful of material some of it dating back to the Revolution, was found in an attic at Abblngton, \’a. In it were letters to Robertson from Andrew Jackson, Samuel Tilden. General Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, James Hammond, Levi Jones, of Texas. Edward Bates, of Lincoln’s cabinet, Jefferson Davis

Suggestions To Water Consumers

METERS Water meters are furnished by the Water Department but the consumer is required to keep the surroundings of the meter clean, dry and of easy' access and protect the same from freezing. All damage done the meter by freezing or by hot water poured on or forced back through the meter is charged to the consumer. PROTECT YOUR METER TODAY. FROZEN PIPES AND METERS If pipes are frozen they may be thawed in some cases by wrapping cloths around them and pouring hot water on. If there is a bad case of frozen pipes or if a house is to be closed for the winter it is best to secure the services of a competent plumber. Do not pour hot water on the meter. Do not build a fire on the meter as it will ruin the rubber piston and celluloid register. In case of a frozen meter call this department before the same thaws out and causes a damage to your property and a waste of water. SILL COCKS FOR SPRINKLING Sill cocks or house faucets on the side of the house should be shut off in the basement before freezing weather and when this is done, the faucet should be opened so as to admit air, which will cause the water to run out at the stop and waste in the basement. This procedure should be followed when it is desired to drain the house pipes. Air must be admitted at the top to force the water out below. r

Tests of city water are furnished the State Board of Health and their analysis 3 report is on file in the office of the City Clerk for your inspection. For further information or for anv are trying to make your wate s» <meratio« • 11 xxr a mm rxm a TAmn near perfection as possible and your < service call WATER DEPARTMENT is solicited. p . '“X City Water Dept. 1 ORVAL HARRUFF, Superintendent

Colonel Taylor Lltte|l, President Millard Fillmore and other loaders of ante bellum days. Daily Letters Considerable importance is attached to « series of dally letters written to Governor Robertson by a Virginia representative in Congress, which gives an inside picture of several years leading up to the Secession. "1 have never seen such a splendid collection of source materials representing the conservative attitude of the South prior to the War said Prof. Avery O. Craven. The day after the firing on Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861, Governor Robertson wrote to his son, Frank, at the University of Virginia, as follows: Richmond Ablaze "The town (Richmond) was all ablase witli tar barrels and torches and shaken for hours with the firing of cannon and of speeches. 1 did not as you may suppose attend or take part in the hullabaloo. I consider Lincoln’s course utterly infamous as well as wholly unwarranted by war and wish all confusions to his counsels and his plans. His silence and stillness have been" like the tiger’s preparatory to his leap . . . What an idea of a government to steal on its own people like a 'hief in the night.” The collection Is part of a systematic effort by Dr. Llewellyn Raney

to gather source materials of the Old South. MONROE NEWS I, I The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Monroe M. E. Church met at the home of Mrs. Rolla Longenberger on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Harry Hall of Noblesville lnd„ called on Mrs. Raymond Crist on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hendricks spent Tuesday evening in Decatur. Mr. Jacob Longenberger loft on Tuesday for Newton Falls Ohio, to attend the funeral of his father Mr. William Longenberger. Mr. and Mrs Delbert Beals of Borland culled on Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Farrar on Wednesday evening. Mr. Eli Hendricks Mrs. Noah I Hendricks and Mr. and Mrs. Archie I Hendricks motored to Fairmount Ind., on Sunday afternoon, Quentine and Kermi) Crist spent Thursday afternoon in Decatur the j guests of their cousin Bobby Lamoilman. .Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith and Mrs. James A. Hendricks spent Tuesday in Fort Wayne the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hendricks. Mrs. James Kessler is spending the week In Fort Wayne with her son Mr. Harry Kessler and family. I

WATER CLOSETS AND FAUCETS Water closets and faucets should be examined k quently in order to keep the consumption of water on normal basis. After a closet has been flushed and ft tank is filled, there should be no movemen of the waters the bowl; if there is, water is wasting into the sewer, 8; holding a piece of paper or cardboard against the rs portion of the bowl, a flow may be detected which » ordinary examination would not disclose. STOP ALL LEAKS PROMPTLY as "a waste of wateri a waste of money.” HOW TO SHUT OFF WATER The "shut off” known as the stop and waste '.*! the pipes enter the basement or building is your i ■ iate protection in the event of a burst pipe or me . also for the purpose of shutting off and draining pipes where and when there is danger of * ree ' should be easy of access and in good condition, basements it is covered with coal or it is in s condition that it cannot be turned. The man of the house should see that the S"? waste is in good order and that the folks at no how to operate it. To shut off turn handle so t a right angle with the pipe, one-quarter turn or i valve turn to right until completely closed. ALL SERVICE MUST HAVE A PRIVATE SHUT OFF INSTALLED AND IN WORKING ORDER.

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