Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1930 — Page 3

■-fill CHAPLAIN ■iRGES P E N Ihethoos FAIL || ~ s “First Time’’ K| s Make More ■ Criminals Dec. 26—(UP)-JRh and houses of corri-c---misnomers, anil the autor failed miserably in the o f punishing crime and recriminals, in the opinion of y. Brenner, former chapPhiladelphia County I’l i terms ‘reforma'ories’ and ■ of correction’ are niisnon-tun-1 said. "They aeconi but that which their ilnply These institutions, a-- - o! detention and city are -I- n- of eoniatniti.it , stones to the peniteiitil,. , lei trie chair Ex ,on t.-tn: tied to prism- rapid institutions cannot eii' idh to aceonimo-l.it. i^^K n pr i ompai eii tile suru-s by trainers of ferocious / with the paltry ala , reformation of criminals and suggested that tin■is employed by the wild amy'"^Kgjnei could be used to go-ul C by the Stale. lenttired the opinion that success in the training oi is due principally t. e he used in the task he .places men in work who have a firm their pupils can be d->-X?Kyd and trained. He point---! if animals were locked in and watered and left to devices, as the State doe. generally very littlbe accomplished. O S Almost Human t Eskimo dogs discover a the pack that Is wound ■ weakened, they turn and trv :v him. Some cynics will this fact ns an evidence of i human Intelligence sa o , The Land cf Plenty ’» American who fails to ap ■'“ what he has should he senEurope. Then lie w-ml I 1 his country agiin 'l'omhenwsl;|. —— • - — • —»-

|her&Harris *dV Phones 3, 4 and 5 Golden Rio, IT p -■.4oc; pound IOC Btc. Diamond T., by far mi Vest value in OPT/* Ve. at pound... £» O C ■*o Fi m e 8 Gran “’..4Bc 'n‘Ve Fruit, balls of OTz. V7 for ZfX “'■jes, SunKist °\Vls, 2 dozen OOC IVANAS, quality OT /t Bi ibs ZOC I 15c ■■. Pet, Carnation QTp Beans.... SI.OO finest quality ty p t ■ 2 large cans.. O C W, Pride of P/U ®ur, 24 tbs bUC ■ lbs32c V. sugared Q* p ■aids 'fr2sc "■Dutch Cleanser, £ F Navy Beans, QPC/s ■unds . ■ York Fancy HfTz* ■win Apples, 4 ■ U P. large bottles 29c V ef l or Seedless 1 Of* ■sns, large pkgs.. . 1 v L ■meal, yellow or white BTl9c ■pbells Tomato OT p ■?• 3 cans ■ ; Paper, Poplar QQp ■d Crepe, 10 rolls Ot/V ■ Full assortment of ■Fruits and Vegetables.

I Hystem for promoting student read « of Rood literature Is lIHPII "" I lon land public library. Book., • ~ sent to HVery Sfhool in , 0f a ? 6 .0;;. b0,,kH hiui a _Q „ __ Breckinridg; to Fly Durrowville, (). (U . R) „ Colo Henry Breckinridge, assistant seiH tet.iry of war under President Wil- . son. is planning to b come a li censed pilot as chairman < f the , hoard of the issoudun Corporation ■ ’ lying Service. He recently made f his first solo flight after four hours of instruction at Akron. RURAL CHURCHES , , Calvary Evangelical Church , Sunday will be the great Rally , Day for the closing of the year. Bible School at 9:3(1 Chalmer Mil|ler Sept. Prayer and Praise setI | vice a: 10:30 Conducted by the , (’lass Leader Otis Shifferly. The en- , tire church and community will - Rally to the Watch-Night service on . | V. ednesday Night. The evening pro- , gram opened with divine worship, _ with sermon by the Rev. M. \V. ' iSundennan at 7:110. The rest of the J evening will be spent in social fellowship, literary ami musical features, reminiscents, and a forward .looking program, eats and a gen- | nine Get-To-Gether, closing with the /twelve o’clock proclimation. Mt. Tabor M. E. Circuit H. E. Matteson, pastor Mt. Tabor M. E. Church I 8:45 a.nt. —Sunday school elee- ! tion. 9:00 am. — Sunday school, £. ( | Koos. supt. i 9:45 a.in.—Preaching, by pastor. Mt. Hope M. E. Church 9:30 a. m.—Sunday school, C. ■ Sipe, supt. 10:45 am.—Sunday School elee- | t'ion. ( 11:00 a m.— Preaching by pasto-’. 7:30 p. m. Special Christmas program, assisted by Berne singers 7:00 p.m. Wednesday — Prayer I service and Bible discussion. Clark's Chapel M. E. Church 9:30 a. m.—Sunday School. C. | Clem. supt. 0 Decat- r M. E. Circuit Rev. Gle" Rrvan, pastor Buetah Sunday School 9:30, Ed Arnold ; Superintendent. Class Meeting, 10:30. Mrs. Milton i Hoffman, leader. Mt. Pleasant Sunday School 9:30 A. M. Jesse ■ Sirgleton. SSuperintendent. , Morning worship and sermon. ! 10:30 A. M. Sermon by pastor. On next Friday evening, January 2, at 7 o'clock a fascinating motion picture will be shown at the Mount ! Pleasant church. The picture will . be the "Life at Moody Bible Institute at Chicago.’’ and the public is I invited to atter A free will offer I ing will be lifted C—yr Willshire Circuit, U. B in Christ Rev. Thomas Weyer, pastor Willshire Sunday School at 9:30 am., Floyd Morrison, supt. Sermon by the pastor at 10:30. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Christmas piogram on Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Winchester Sunday School at 9:30 a. m. Miranda Bolinger, supt. . I Prayer and praise service at j 10:30 a.m. , Sermon by the pastor at 7 p.m. ■ Everybody invited and welcome t to all services. o Main Use of Coconut Oil More than hn.lf the coconut oil Imported into the United Stale goes into soaps. o Oldest Tree* in Europe Between Loch Bannock and Loch Tay is Glen Lyon, the longest glen in Scotland, which stretches its mysterious beauty from Loch Lyon | over thirty miles. The place is red i with history and legend, battles | which go hack to the earliest days , of Celtic Christianity. Us few trees claim to be the oldest ani thentic specimen of vegetation in 1 Europe. oCommercial Bodie* Chambers of commerce originated on the continent of l' 41r "l ) ® with the disintegration of [lie om guild system. The first chainhe of commerce on record Is that Marseilles. France which grew out of a committee of merchant, rabllshed in Ls!t!i. The movement spread to the United States, where the first chamber of commerie, | that of New York city, was organIzed In 1708. —o * Small Boy Honored The little boy burled in ton cemetery and called the Lt tie Corporal,’’ was the son of bergn Fibink Lankton. General I erslilng,B orderly during the World war. an ” fls always called Little b y’the general. He is bn > the civilian portion of the I Myer post section of Arllngl • 0 Occuionally That Way ••Sometimes." said a chance to be nnjthi „ Washington Star.

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OHIO PRISON ■ CHANGED SINCE CONVICTFIRE Blaze That Killed 322! ! Caused Many New Improvements Columbus. () Dec. 25 - (UP) - I lie Ohio Penitentiary has recovi ered from Its fire of lust Easter Mondav in which 322 convicts burn- * fid to ui-faLh. Phy: ically, I’eniteniary hits I mproved. New .ireproof roofs cov- ' r the cell blocks which were desI royed or damaged. The idle house I where betore the fire 700 prison■rs were herded to pass the time as bi st tney could, is a thing of the ' past. Mentally there is a new dlcipline in force. There is less of the trouble : some petty offenses which < haraeeterized the prisoners attitude he- ■ fore the tire. 1 What effei t the prison fire report i to be made shortly by the state fire - Marshal’s office, will have on the . morale of the prison can only be . estimated. It is known the report 1 will state the tire was incendiary and will accuse specific prisoners of ■ setting the fire which cost the lives I of 322 of their fellow convicts. One man, James Raymond, coni > mitted suicide by hanging himself in tlie correction cell when about to be questioned concerning the fire. Another attempted to end his life ■ but guards, made cautious by Raymond’s act, stopped him in time. -1 doth mon were said to have had a I land in starting the blaze. ~ The pri ion, located in the heart lof Columbus, houses 4383 inmates. . I’l'he population before the fire was 4.967. The present facilities are in uffit ie.it to care for more than 2,500 pri oner < in the opinion of Warien P. E. Thomas. Plans for adequately housing and . feeding the excess will be presenti ed to the state legislature in Jani nary. . o Donation Made by Trunk Herr Karl Mertens sent a trunk by porter to a Stettin (Germany) hospital with a letter stating the owner Intended entering the instl ; tution for treatment, but in case he did not arrive the trunk and its contents would become the property of the hospital. Herr Mertens’ trunk was found tn contain $3,750 cash and a large amount of foreign i securities of value Evil of Ciicontent ■ Discontent not only produces nn impk-asant facial express Ton, iqil it causes tissues to lose tone. It Ims a bad effect upon rite dige tion and lite body does not make repairs 1 properly. All cloudy emotions take elasticity from the skin, throw tile physical machine out of t eller and wreck the house of lieauty. ('beer fulness has much to do with health and good looks. o Thoie Jealous Eyes “If.” importunes a cross-eyed customer of the Arkansas Gazette, “only 10 per cent of the people have perfect eyesight, what would yon say of the other DO tier emit?’ "We’d say," gurgled the editor “that they constituted the 'cock eyed world " Yes Indeed ’•Will you please complete for me." requests an Ohio State Join nal subscriber, "that old provertwhich begins ’a friend in need-’?’’ “It Tuns' thus." accommodated the ' up-to-date editor: “A friend in I need Is one who has been playing ! the stock market." ——— —- (I Stillness of Venice When George Eliot came to Ven ' Ice In 1800. lie wrote: “What still ness! What beauty! Looking om from the high windows of our ho tel. I feit it was n pity t<> go to bed Venice was more beautiful than romance had fol-med —— Mainz Famous City Mainz is one of the first ami old j est cities on the Rhine. It lias fur ' nished its share of legends ami I played its part in .making this rivei one of tlie most famous in the world. When tlie French occupied tlie city the countess of Stein led tlie young women to take a vow not to listen to a word of love from any man until the country was rid of the invaders. Fired by the cour age of the countess, the young men succeeded in sweeping the enemy from their land o — Who’s the Patriot? “At tlie death of parents, birth of children, or tlie standing uncov- : ered wlirtt a national anthem Is plaved, nil the people on this earth behave in much the same way.”—Woman’s Home Companion o — Valuable Sport One of lhe biggest captains of Industry whose son was intelligent, reliable, but slow in making decisions. Insisted that Im take fenc ing lessons. —American Mmmzlne. —oNext! Jimmy (watching something tasty going into sick room) — “Please, ma. can 1 have the measles when Willie's done with them?’Toronto Globe —— You Know the Kind Give baby a sensible name, one I he’ll like 20 years hence.— Country | Home.

Honored I ’’’ (’4 1 W.--; / I* * I t -®t ■'• % ' J’ ..... . V < ? ■■■■ - - r Mi s Jane Addams, famous Chicago social worker, and Stanley Field, president of the Field Museum of Chicago, were awarded honoriry degrees of doctor of laws at the University of Chicago Winter convocation December 23.

Children Not for Sale ' J||i 4 U J W ||y • ■L * ■* su, X Wt it: . .f- Y V ?:# . M g. \ 1 ”*/ k.-’k’ ■ -ab ; A ” £ I ’ I Sr * l ■ I /■ 1 ■ ■■■- J J'

Mrs. Helen Patrick, with her two sons, Edward (left) and Peyton, over whose custody she is engaged in a court battle with then grandparents, Mr and

I “Faster” Kills Self Berlin.—(U.R)—-T n 'ly, the "hunger irtist,” who attracted ccnsilsrable mention by living in a glass dies' in a restaurant for a week without eating, committed suicide here be cause he was hungry. In a note explaining the motive for the de d, Jolly said he was unable to purchase food. o War Aces Invited Miami, Fla.—(U.R)—Directors of . Miami's aviation board are send- ( ing Invitations to World War fly-1 ing aces to attend a convention,] given in their behalf at the Third j Annual All-American Air Meet at ■ Miami, January 8,9, and 10. o Wall Street Term The term "lame duck” originated in Wall Street and was applied to . one who failed or was unable to ! fulfill his obligations It became commonly used to describe a sena- : I tor or representative who, having j failed of re-election, was unable in the last session of congress to fulfill promises made to his constituents. , o — See Our Fenders Rive a woman the right <1 wit,’ and she'll take the left.—l’lithflnde Magazine. o And Sometimes lt’» Dry I Prilling an oil well in the United States costs from SI."JKK) to I (MX), according to the depth and location. n petroleum specialist explains.

» Mrs. Edward Anness, wealthy T New York couple Mrs. Patrick declared the Annesses offerher $1,000,000 for the custoof the children, which she - f used.

Dictation in the Nude St. Pete: sburg, Fla. —(U.R) —Small ab'es have been installed in the Temple of the Sun. th? giant solarum on the beach here, to accomnodate these visitors who last year dictated their correspond nee o secretaries while r dining cn lhe Swiss sun benches in the nude. ,i_ge Street S‘.dium St. Petersburg, Fla. — (U.R) — St. Petersburg boasts tli e largest "street stadium" in the world, a row of 5,000 benches seating 25,000 persons along downtown streets here. o “E” Most-Used Letter According to printers’ experience tlie letter "E" is used most frequently. Taking “E” as a base at 1,000 times, tlie other letters follow Id tills order: T, 770: A, 728; I, 704; S, 680; O, C 7 2; N, 670; H, 540; R. 528; D. 392; L, 360; U, 296; C, 280; M, 272; F, 236; W, 190; Y, 184; P, 168; G, 168; V, 158; B, 120; K, 88; J, 55; Q, 50; X, 46, and Z, 22. o • “Treasury Gate” The gate and pillars at Arlington cemetery were removed from lhe grounds of lhe Department of the Treasury in Washington. D. 0.

Fanaticism’s Peril The blind fanaticism of one foolish honest man may cause more evil than the united es forts of twenty rogues.—Baron de Grimm.

BURBANK DREAM OF STONELESS PEACH NEAR i Protege of Dead Export Carries on His Work Fresno, Cal., Dec. 25 ( Ui’) — ' Next spring may sec the aprouts ' that will be lhe forerunner of the seedless peach that was the late Luther Burbank's dream of his Inter years. Wllliafn IL Henderson, the youth ' whom llurbunk look in charge ns - his porlege on ills place Just south- 1 east of ifere lias planted abnormally ' mall peach seeds, the discover..' and gilt of u Fresno well driller. The gift pits are about the size if a cherry s one. From it Henderson hopes to develop eventually the peai h that was the object of many 1 plant experiments by Burl auk. Henderson already has many new , plant developments to his credit. 1 Among them are several varieties of the hibiscus Hint will live in tern perate climate. One is of the flam ing red color that gave tlie tropical plant its name, the flaming liiliic cus. Another is orchid and a third is a subdued, velvety red. Henderson already was pushing ' development of some stoneless (ilums he had grown when he was given the diminutive peach stones Henderson was a high school youth when he was ihosen by Burbank as his protege. Henderson now has been "on his own" for about five years, and has achieved considerable fame among nursery men. Comfort for Kids The reason everybody likes children Is lbat they're not sell con scions and don't try to put on airs If they do you see llirough them nt once ami they know that yon see through them.—American Mngn zine. Q Before Steel Highway* The term "passport." signifying the privilege of leaving <>r entering n port or harbor, originated In lhe days when Imirneys were made largely by water o Gossiprr’* Punishment Centuries ngo gossips were pun Islied hv being compelled to wjilk the streets of Mulhouse. France, wearing the heavy stone gossipmask Il weighed 25 pounds. o Way* of Impoliteness An, impolite old grouch is a man i who doesn’t seem glad to see you I when you are impolite enough to : butt in when he is busy.- San Fran ' cisco Chronicle o_ Artillerist* term A round of ammunition is ammo nltion for one shot for each sohliet gun or catmon. —|S« S—■——— ■ I— ■—l ■■ ■

SUGAR lan l <K& & A SS& ORANGEb I Granulated GROCERY and MEAT MARKET «’<>«n 47c Phones 31 and 201 15c WE THANK YOU FOR THE PATRONAGE GIVEN US DURING THE PAST YEAR AND WISH YOU A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. Great Northern Beans 5 lbs. 33c 10 ibs. 65c | — N, , ■■ ! '■■■ ■ — FANCY OLEO, 2 lbs2sc 3 lb. FANCY SEEDLESS RAISINS 25c FRESH COUNTRY SAUSAGE 25c lb. LAid.E NEW PRUNESIOc lb. FREE FREE ■ ■" K ' V ' LS Soft Center Chocolate Drops j,T p * Pint Jar Mayonnaise QQz» pound IOC g (Colored Butter Dish Free)...O*JC . New English Walnuts OTzi i Half Pint Jar French Dressing QK )e,’ lb (Fancy Cake Plate Free) faitJv 2 pkgs. Corn Flakes FANCY CREAM (ANDY j Qp (C olored Measuring Glass Pound l (Jv FLOUR FRUIT Vegetables 24 Ibs. Bob 8 oz. Peaches or Q large can 1 Q White Flour’... o*7 V Apricots «7v Pears XvU ... 85c “ —l5 c Green “ i'V 24 lbs. Gold Medal, , Aristos QP„ Large cans Ile lOp 3 cans Baked Beans or Pillsbury OOC leacheS : V Red Beans Qr Perfect Buckwheat or 2 cans Litt e Elf torn “ 10c ‘ >rl ' cos 25c £ *,’*•?*“. 10c Bursley’s High Grade Coffee lb 29c Fancy Dates 1 P°P Corn that 1 A Fancy Bulk Coffee V 7 2 tbs. 25c; pound IOC will pop. tt>. IvU ft). Ift Fancy New Mince Fancy Marshmallows ApplM 25v M * a nka S kS ' 25c Fancy Cape Cod V Q Lop Cabin Maple OF r..sh Roasted 1r „ Cr-b->- r. lot Svrup. e S n p.,r.. ts . Ib. lOC Lraf 1 A Rice Flakes £ 2 tbs. 25c Lettuce, tt>. IVV MV ♦

Son Best Man for Dad I Cleveland. ().— (U.R) John W.l Meisner, 79, was remarried here | free ntly to th- wife ho divorced 28' years ago. A mn. William Mels-! I m-r, 47, was best man nt the ccre-j ; mony. o- i Letter Ends Long Trip Cleveland. O. (IF.P) A letter 'mailed August 26. 1918, from Ila-1 e'ne. Wig., was deliver d here reiei ntly to Mrs. Jean Wolford. o_ Ten Days for Ladder Theft 1 IlillLylo, N. Y. (U.R> John Got-' dim. 54, spent ti n days in jail for the theft of a ladder from the Erie iciunty morgue. Recipe for Happiness Because ue are built Unit way many of us do n lot of unnecessary worrying over trivialities. There Is I nothing complex or bewlld-rlng about life's fundnmenlnls Find them, follow them, und We have the I simple, solid basis of happiness.— . Toledo Blade. | o Chinese Lipstick in 1730 Among the Chinese (>alntings on , glass recently shown In n London ■ gallery was that of a Chinese young , woman nt her toilet in a well to-do : home Although the date of this } picture Is about 17,’U1.-Hie miss was using a lipstick with all the skill of a modern flapper. o - — Light and Heat Light tnivvln «t the rate nf IC,G.1 C ,G. ' .321 miles per second In hot sum mbr leinpenitiire smiml waves travel at Hip nite of 1.22(1 fet*f per ! second. In zero temporal lire, from i I.HSS Io feel per <»*oond. « ■ I

MORE fIND BETTER BREAD V. 4 < / -I*O li SALK H¥ - Usher in Harns. Det-alut Miller & Deitsch Decuiur tfij*** 5T* j Appleman’s Grocery !o [Bl Itther t.rocerv. Monroe V Bov.sr Grocery. Preble V-X rt nUßWilliams Equitv Elevator Co ■ tVilliams. Ind. I 1 Spitler K Son Willshirt. Ohm I I F-otcJi l.rocerv. I’leasanl Milk » M Berne MH'itw Co.. B»-rne Lenhati Grocer., Wren. Oh*« ,W. ***-•-w-MOSSksSM. iWTis'

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Search River for Bell .! Lulen, Sweden — (U.R) —Search . will soon begin for a 490-yenr old church bell whic.i was accidentally dropped into a river near here when transported across in a iow boat In Ui- 16th century. Farmers i and village ofiicials of latnglrask, iliiongli which flows tlie Klockuan, ii "Bill river”, tire hoping to find Ith - lellc and hang it in their church. a Live Fish on Sale Stockholm, — (U.R) — Fresh live , fisli from tlie North Atlantic are now offered in Stockholm only a few hours aft-r they are caught. [ The transport Is made in “acqtiari ium ri eight cars" which have circulating salt water. The demand | forth s<l llcacy Is so great that many new ears will be built. o — Get in Tune With Infinite Love, charity lienevolence. kind . lines*, good will towards others, nil [ nrouse the nobh-st feelings mid sen- - tlments within us. They are lifegiving. uplifting. They make for I health, harmony, power. They nil tend tn lhe normal, to put us in i tune with the Intlrd'e. —. _ o__ „ Uncle Eben "Dis world tins h.-cn Tinnt do I same." said Uncle Eben "ns fur l-ack as I kin hear anything üboiit It De inati dot nln' get de dollar | Is try in to gel It an' de man dm's : got It Is livin’ tn heli! on."—Wash Ingtort S’-ir , o Productive Grapevines Some varieties of grapes ities run I tlnue fruitful for nt h-ust SOO m--400 veers