Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1930 — Page 4

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DECATUR OAILY DEMOCRAT Published Eaery JCvening Except Sunday by THB DDCATUR DEMOCRAT CO I. H. Heller .<Pre». and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holtbouae Sec'y & Bua. Mgr. Met D. Heller Vice-President Entered at the Poetoffice at Deca,ur, Indiana, aa second class matter Subscription Rates single copies 1 .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier , 6.00 One mouth, by mall .36 fhree montha by mall 1.00 Six months, by mall 1.76 One year, by mall 3.00 One year, at office 3.00 Trices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere 33.50 one year Advertising Rates made Known on Application. national Advertising Representatives SCHEERRE, INC. 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 415 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member The Indiana League of Home Dallies The county commissioners will | meet next Monday to conclude the 1 years business and get every thing I ready for 1931. New officials will j take their offices next week and t most of them are now getting ready ' to tackle their jobs. ============ Christmas, greatest of all our I' holidays, was observed in a fine; way yesterday here and all over: the £jvil;zed world. Services in , churgjjes, the coming of Santa, the , family reunions and a general good time, made the occasion as usual g happy me. I G wge Morris, the Bluffton chain store owner has made up his mind who the world's meanest man is. He’s the son-of-a-gun who stole the two beautifully trimmed and lighted Christmas trees from the front porch of his home, the morning before big occasion. The fact that the local postoffice did tile largest business in its history during the holiday season is evidence that even when general conditions are not the best, we still think right during the Christmas reason Exchange of greetings is one of the happiest ways to let our friends know we are thinking of them. The Elks following th ir usual < ustom here, distributed fifty baskets of food to poor families of Uiis community Christmas Eve. This organization is noted for its i liberality in charitable ways and |

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for years hav« provided the necessities for many families at this season of the year. They deserve credit for the splendid work. Its time to be thinking about the renewal of your subscription to the Daily Democrat. Most of these subscriptions expire in January and February. You will be interested in the news of the county, state and nation the coming year and your home paper will give it to you. We propose to make every effort to improve every section of the paper and we hope you will promptly renew. As scon you have gotten over the Christmas feast you might begin thinking about resolutions for the New Year. Its less than a week now and we insist that whether we go forward or backward depends largely on our own efforts. Let's roll up our sleeves and go out and hustle a little more. I Then in a year from now we can look wise and tell the others how .we did it. Remember that its J about ninety per cent, effort. History is about to repeat it ■ seems. Twenty years ago the reI publican party split, progressive I [and standpat, and they seem to : be again at tie parting of the ways. : Those who favor the oid methods of taxation, a tariff, always higher and higher, still maintain that its the only method while those opposed, point to the retaliations now coming from about every country on the globe. Looks as though the campaign of 1932 will find a more 1 divided party than ever. John Edgerton, president of the National Manufacturers, says business will be normal in 1931 and that's good news. Os course it would sound more genuine if he hadn't added that it was fairly good this year and not as bad as it had been numerous years since 1900. We doubt that. However, we do not believe that business will get better and that if we stop crying jibout it, the improvement will come quicker. Merchants here were generally well pleased with the Christmas shonping, good trading continuing right up to Wednesday night. And we noticed that those who adveri tised most seemed the most opti[mistic. We approach another ex|cellent trading period of the year and the same thing will be true then. If you have some thing to sell that the people want and you off. r it at the right prices and tell the folks about it, you will do a good business and at a profit. In other words advertise. If we are to make good on all those good resolutions we made last New Year's day, we must hurry for there are only six days left. If you can't make it then include them in next year's and add some more. We will all remember 1930 for its tough paths with their ups and downs and we are all hoping for a better 1931. It will be that if we all really try to make t so. Get all ready, put on your best smile, forget the past and look to the future. Hundreds in this locality were t made happy yesterday by the Good i Fellows Club. The donations of cash and goods totaled more than S6OO, considerably more than ever before and made it possible for the Delta Theta Tau ladies to take care of every demand. It was glorious and we know we are expressing the thoughts of the sorority members and the Good Fellows when we say thank you for each and every one of them. Needless to say the youngsters who received gifts cf various kinds are also grateful beyond words of expression. — (j Another Solomon In an Alabama city two women recently took a squabble over the ownership of n poodle to court and the Judge decided to award the dog I to the oldest woman—and neither I of them wanted it!

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• • BIG FEATURES OF RADIO ♦ • Friday's 5 Best Radio Features Copyright 1930 by VP. WEAF (NBC network) 6:15 p.m. CST —College Memories. WJZ (NBC network) 6:30 p. m. CST—Phil Cook. WABC (CBS network) 6:45 p.m. CST—The Vagabonds. WEAF (NBC network) 8 p. m. CST —Cliquot Club Eskimos. WJZ (NBC network) 8:30 p. m. CST —Armour Program-Irvin Cobb. Saturday's 5 Best Radio Features Copyright 1930 by UP. WJZ (NBC network) 7:15 p. m. CST —Wonder Dog. WEAF (NBC network) 7:30 p.m. CST—Silver Flute. WJZ (NBC network) 9 p. m. CS T —Chicago Civic Opera. WABC (CBS network) 9 p. m. CST—Show Boat. WEAF (NBC network) 10 p. m. CST —Troubadour of the Moon. Sunday’s Five Best Radio Features Copyright 1930 by United Press Central standard time throughout. WABC (CBS network) 5:30 p.m. — Howard Dandies. WEAF (NBS network) 6:00 p.m. —lodent Big Brothers Club WJZ (NBC network) 7:00 p. m.— nk Ensemble WJZ (NBC network) 8:15 p. m. — South Sea Islanders. WEAF (NBC network) 9:45 p. m. —Studebaker Champions. Monday’s Five Best Radis Features Copyright 1930 by United Press Central standard time throughout. WEAF (NBC network) 5:45 p. m. Black and Gold Room Orchestra. WABC (CBS network) 6:45 p.m.—■ Annheusei-Busch. WJZ (NBC network) 8:00 p.m.— Maytag Orchestra. WABC (CBS network) 8:00 p.m.— Mardi Gras. WEAF (NBC network) 8:30 p.m. —General Motons Family. o — • *

Modern Etiquette ' By j | ROBERTA LEE * —nj.FD ♦ | Q. What is the proper sequence i of pages in a short, friendly letter'.’ A. First and fourth pages. Q. Must the bride take part in the wedding rehearsal? A. No; she directs it, but seldom takes part in it. Q. Is it a breach of courtesy to show a Jack of interest in what is being told one? A. Yes; to be a good listener is just as admirable as to be a good speaker. Q How can a guest be of the greatest assistance to a hostess who does her own work? A. By keeping her room clean. Q. How soon should an invitation to a ball be answered? A. Immediately. Q. Is it proper for women to dine at men's clubs? A. Not. generally, but when there ] ' ate special rooms set aside for this purpose, they often do. ' o- ! ilessons In English w — « Words often misused: Do Not say, “I wish you would keep me posted.” Say, ‘‘keep me informed.” Often mispronounced; Immanent i as in “him,” a unstressed, accent | first syllable. Often misspelled: Westminster, not Westminister. Synonyms; Living (noun) live'.!-

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, hood, subsistence, sustenance. 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: Tantamount; equivalent in value, signification, or effect. "I am confident that such action is tantamount to success.” Words often misused: Do not say, ‘Take the papers off of the desk.” ' Omit "of.” Often mispronounced: Bi Jou. Pronounce be-zhoo, e as in "be,” oo as in "tool.' accent last syllable. Often misspelled: Cite (to summon; or, to quote); sight (power of seeing); site (situation.) Synonyms: Pay, compensate, remunerate, recompense, reimburse. 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: Rendition; act of representing, interpreting. or performing. “The ac- . tor's rendition of the part was exI cellent.” >j o | Household Scrapbook | By ' ROBERTA LEE | • • Stoning Raisins Pour hot water over the raisins ami allow it to remain for five or ten minutes. Diain, and rub each . raisin between thumb and finger until seeds come out clean. Dry before using, and if using for cake rub ( them in flour to prevent their sink . ing to the bottom. New Shoes When one goes out in a new pair of shoes, stop at the first shoe shining parlor and have them shined. By doing this, scratches will affect only the surface. Cementing China After dementing any china or glass that has been broken apply adhesive tape to hold all of the parts in place until the cement is > thoroughly dry. Mats When laundering mats, or anything that requires careful shaping, _ iron them first without starch. Then place them carefully on the board, _ lay over them a thin smooth cloth dipped in raw starch, and iron dry. Oven Temperature When baking cakes, remember ihat greater heat is required in the , oven for a cake that is in layers

than one of the loaf variety. For the Invalid If possible, when sending deliea- - ies to invalids, place them on paper dishes with paper doilies, and thus save them the necessity of returning the dishes. o Photo-Electric Cell* a* Eye* Photo-electric cells have been found superior to trained human eyes for grading tobacco leaf and for classifying textiles having hues too delicate for human vision to detect. One of the most serviceable types of photo-electric cells was invented by H. C. Burt of Pasadena. It assorts a sheaf of light Into rays of varying wave lengths, and also gauges the intensity of the assorted rays.—Los Angeles Times. o Tree* Save Water This is the year when tree cover, especially evergreen, around the spring has a most beneflclnl effect. With their tremendous capacity for catching and holding wnter in the soil, evergreen trees often mean the difference between a flowing and a dry spring. They keep the water cooler, too. — o Harvard'* Early Purpo»« Harvard college came into being in liilld— then with the high purpose of fitting doughty fellows to carry on the Puritan civilization of Massachusetts Bay. o Mankind’* Failing i There is no expedient to .which man won't go to avoid the labor of thinking.— Thomas Edison.

iAMERICAN WILL RESTORE RUINS OF OLD PERSIA | Ancient Palaces to be Rebuilt By Chicago Orientalist By Joseph H. Baird United Press Staff Correspondent Washington Dec. 26 — (UP) — Ruined eastern palaces which housed the Kings of Persia 500 years before the Christian era are to be restored in all their ancient glory under the scientific hand of an Ameri can orientalist, Dr. James Henry Breasted of Chicago University. Although the details of Breasted’s ‘ plans are not yet known, the . State I Department has been informed by | Charles C. Hart, American minister to Persia, that the Persian goverqmen has granted the Chicago Uni-| versity professor a permit to do i tlie work. This permit incidentally, is understood to be the first ever issued to a citizen of any nation other than France, which, for several years, has had the sole right to invstigate the rich Persian treasure houses of archeology. It was granted under Persia's newly enacted antiquities law. Pomp and Glory The Persian palaces are located at Persepolis, ancient capital of Persia which reflected the pomp and glory of Oriental potentates for centuries, and then was forgotten. The old city is located 40 miles northeast of the present town of Shiraz. In Persepolis, nearly 2,500 years ago, lived Darius 1 of the First Achaemenian Dynasty. Most of the ancient building date back to his reign Shitting populations, wars and other forces dimmed the glory of Persepolis. and it was forgotten. Even the enlightened Greek of the Classical period, some historians say, did not know of Persepolis until Alexander the Great, in one of his campaigns, came upon it. Returned to Fame Then, for a while, Persepolis was famous again. In 316 B. C. it was made the capital of Persia, a province of Alexander's Macedonian Empire. Nearly five centuries later Istakhr, which grew up near the ancient city, became the seat of local governors. This town became the capital of the second Persian empire and rivaled the oldest citv as a seat of religion and learning.

fi 1 anj k . • ■ | Dollar's I | Worth I i TO EVERY ONE who is genuinely interested in I making money buy as much as it possibly can, all the time, not merely once in a while, the advertisements ■ : S in this newspaper offer expert and invaluable aid. 1 *5 H The advertisements tell you of products of undis- ■ s i tfj puted value. They assure you of getting merchan- 3 dise that has already brought satisfaction to other « Sj buyers. The counsel that they give is economically B i S sound. No manufacturer or merchant can continue S to advertise unless what he has to tell you is to your B S advantage. , g i 1 *0 H i H 4 §5 When you buy advertised goods, you put your * Si money into rugs or radios that have a reputation of ■ s being worth every penny you invest in them. The B > K advertisements you read are certificates of value § that you can instantly accept. B 5 Sc 1 S Read the advertisements... they tell you of the best ’ S that comes in; with cargoes for every use. r We ' 8 Lin I Decatur Daily Democrat 1 imß f

For 1.090 years the glory of Persepolis waxed and waned. In the tenth century it ceased to exist and was given over to the bats and owls. Now comes a 20th-centuray Amerlean to dig the old buildings from their blanket of dust, to explore I their still corridors, and chambers ! in search of valuable antiques, and to restore the crumbling palaces to their former estate. Breasted, one of America s outstanding archaeologists taught for many years in Chicago University, in 1925 he was relieved of classroom work to take charge of the Oriental Institute in the Near East and to research work. Previously, Breasted had directed an Egyptian expedition sent out by Chicago University in 1905. -o — Famous English Radical Peter Porcupine was the nom de plume of William Corbett wnen he wus n Tory, snys an article in Pathfinder Magazine. “Porcupine I’a pers" are preserved in 12 volumes. I Corbett was born in 1762 and he | died in 1835. He wus one of the uiost brilliant and famous political aud social agitators and pamph- | leteers of England. At one time * he was compelled to leave his own country ami he continued his agl tation In America. o Fish Respond to Call The owner of n small lake near Fremont, Neb., says that fish may be called at feeding lime as well as animals. He finds they respond most readily to whistling, or thumping a dishpan. A few seconds after whistling or thumping, he says the waters of his lake near where he is standing are alive •••ith bluegills, crappies and hullhem, ’, swarming In for their expected meal. o Encyclopedia Begun in 1768 The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica was published at Edinburgh, Scotland, in parts which appeared from 1763 to 1771. George Washington owned a set of these cyclopedias.—Pathfinder Magazine. o World Requires Morality The world demands a young man of clean hands and a pure heart, not because it cares about Ids morals, bnt because it wants a man capable of balancing the accounts correctly and honestly.—Prof. Heri bert L. Willett. o Di Iferentiation “Isn't ft an absolute fact," demands a cantankerous Canuck of the Border Cities Star, “that a man who gives in. when lie knows he is right, is weak?” “Not necessarily,” dissented the editor; “perhaps he's married”

PLANES JOIN ALASKA WITH REST OF WORLD Development Began After Diphtheria Epidemic Six Years Ago Seward, Alaska, Dec. 26— (UP) — Alaska is becoming more of a compact territory through the medium of aviation. It once was a vast sparely settled land in which eommuntcation between isolated points required days or week’; of dogsled travel. Modern airplanes and skilled pilots have taken the place of malemutes. huskies and sled drivers Days and weeks have beeh reduced to hours. The danger of isolated communities being nearly wiped out by plagues has been lessened. Only six years ago Nome, far away on Bering Sea had to depend upon dog teams to deliver quantities of serum to combat a diptheria epidemic. That history-making dash of valiant dogs and their determined drivers, who covered 900 miles in five days when ordinarily such a trip necessitated 10 to 20 days has gone into the traditional tales

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