Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1930 — Page 4

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DECATUR -DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Ev/«-y Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. I. H. Jlftller.- Preu. and Gen. Mgr. A. R- Unitbouse ‘Sec’y & Bus Mgr. Dick D. Heller™. Vice-President Entered at tne Poetoffice at Deca.ur, Indiana, as second class matter Subscription Rates single copies 1 .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail .35 j Three months, by mall 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 13.50 one year. Advertising Rates made Known on Application. national Advertising Representatives scheerre. INC. 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 115 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member The Indiana League of Home Dallies DON’T BE A BASS: “A large and rambunctious bass ' went to live in an aquarium, in a ' tank next door, separated only by I a partition of clear glass, were; sour..' small, fat appetizing min-i" nows. Tlie, bass made a lunge at the' ‘ minnows and bumped his nose;' severely against the clear glass.J S veral times a day thereaafter, I < whenever his appetite for minnows :' grew strong, he bumped his noser again and again. Then he stopped, i Even, a fish is no fool. But one day the clear glass par-1 tition was gradually removed. The ■ i wls? bass, however, remembering! his bumped nose, made no attempt ■ i i to taste a minnow. i People are like bass. The re-1 . 1 cent depression Stood like «a glass partition between them and pros-1 I pr rity. After a few feeble efforts | i to break through the partition, Urey take it for granted that the barrier is permanent. This great country of ours has gone through dozens of off years j and- emerged each time richer and strong r than before. Watch history repeat itself. w Old clothes, old shoes, old furniture, old houses and old cars won’t last forever and must be reJi’aced. ’ Firms are now making great efforts thru sales organizations and advertising to bring business up to standard. They all realize that advertising is the vehicle which is going to do most to rehabilitate | business. We are mighty fortunate to be in a division of the industry which is going to experience a tremendous volume of ‘’business during the next few | months—Paul Block, Famous Pub- ! iisher. Frank Briener is retiring as a ’member of the board of county commissioners after nine years of splendid service and is deserving _of the thanks of the citftens of old Adams county. While his term ; — I •floes not expire until tomorrow, his last session was held yesterday «und his services in the capacity of -commissioner are concluded. He .Jias been faithful, honest and his Judgment excellent. During his jthree terms he has never been I at a single session of the ’•"board. lie has met every issue "squarely and has always been for "what he considered the wisest de"cfeion for the tax payers. He has

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been a fine public official and retires with honor. % When a decline in consumption starts and the emotionalism of the public has been aroused by layoffs and talk of "hard times,’,’ the consumer stops buying and survives on what he has as long as Ids goods will last. One might say that the period between depression and business revival is the time it takes a man to wear out two pairs ■of trousers. One pair has already gone since the slump of October, 1929, and some statisticians believe that the reserve pair will shortly med replacement. This replace ! ment will mark the beginning of an upturn in business. — Christian Science Monitor. Again we bid welcome to the students of the winter class of the Reppert Auction School. The boys, about forty all together, come from various sections of the country. !We want them to have a good 'opinion of.this community as have i the others who have been here and Iwe are sure they will. They are 'students in the best auctioneering school in the country with Col. Fred Rtppert, of acknowledged great ability as the head of a class of , men who know how to sell goods off the block. It remains for every j one here to give the visitors the | glad hand to make their stay here ( an unusually happy one. , Over in the Hoosier state, that ’ suave, able old veteran “Jim’' Wat- , son will have the fight of his life, in 1932. The fight will not be in 1 his own party, for “Jim" is pretty much in control, having such strength that in 1928 he even de- ' seated Hoover in the preferential presidential primary. But in 1926 i' the Democrats gave him a close shave, and unless economic conditions are far better in 1932 the ’ senator will face a dangerous fight , for re-tlection.-Mid-West Magazine. — After two years of research by specialists at Johns Hopkins University it has been found that the germ which causes the common cold is too small to be detected by the strongest microscope and the finest filter will not hold it. Nor has it been possible to make this virus grow in the laboratory in the hope that a vaccine, could be developed for immunizing against cold. Tlie world’s longest paved road J now is U. S. Highway No. 40 which has 1.254 miles of continuous pavement beginning at Wilmington. Del., and ending at St. Marys, J Kansas. < A dollar a week for fifty weeks will bring you a nice check with interest added for your Christmas shopping next December. Its a sensible and thrifty thing to do. Winter seems to be well on the ; way and before we know it now we are going to be right in the midst of it. 0 f TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY | I From the Dally Democrat File ♦ Dec. 30, 1930 - Vincent Farhing leaves for Tampa, Fla., where he has a job as a baker. Leonard Merriman opens barber shop in Fashion Stable block. Miss Eva Acker is plaintiff and • .1. J. Holm is defendant in mock trial to be held January 3. Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran church spring surprise by presenting church with new carpet. Lester Stanley appointed messenger by Western Union. Congressman Adair and John W. Korn speak at Democratic meeting at Muncie. Otto Green elected president of Phi Delta Kappa. Walter Gotsch of Seymour assumes duties as teacher at Emmanuel Lutheran school in Union township. o 37-Year-old Debt Paid Malone, N. Y. —(UP) — Thirtyseven years ago Walter W. Javis, 66. Malone florist, and David Knight. 65, were stranded on the western plains of Canada Jarvis loaned his companion SSO in order that the two could go to Mon’real They separated and recently Knight surprised Jarvis by walking into his florist shop and settling the debt.

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‘STAND BY’ SAYS MAYOR OF GARY R. O. Johnson Seeks To Halt Financial Panic In Steel City Gary ,Ind„ Dee. 30 (UP)— No reason exists for the financial panic which has closed four Gary Banlpi in three banking days, Mayor R. ()■ Johnson said in an appeal to the public to ‘ stand by” its financial in stitutions. A threat against unwarranted “vicious rumors" also was contained in tlie Mayor’s statement. The latest bank to close was the Central Tiust and Savings, of which C. Oliver Holmes. State Senator and former president of the Indiana Banker's AssockUfon, was president. Holmes is a member of Governor Leslie's crime commission. Prosecution of persons responsible for rumors was beinb contemplated by the clearing house association, its secretary said. .None of the banks was in a bad financial condition, it was said, and none might have been closed except | for the "wagging tongues." 0 INSTALLATION SERVICES HELD (CONTINUEDJHiOM PAGE ONE) R. D. Myers aws installing officer of the Blue lodge, and Dan Tyndall was installed as worshipful master. Other officers include Robert Helm, senior warden; Floyd Acker, junior warden; A. D. Suttles, treasurer; E. B. Adams, secretary: Rev. H. H. Fernthtil. chaplain; George Harding, senior deacon; Charles Langston, junior d acon; Cecil Melchi. senipr steward; Robert Mills, junior steward; Charles Murdg, tyler. Mi’s. Walter Beane, past worthy matron, and Mrs. Leona Graham, marshal, installed the officers of the Eastern Star. The officers for the year are: Worthy Matron, Mrs. Rachel Burdg; Worthy Patron, James Anderson: Associate Matron. Mrs. Catherine Elberson: Associate Patron, James Elberson; secretary, Mrs. Ruby Durkin; treasurer, Mrs. Ida Gilson; conductress, Mrs. Bessie Anderson; associate conductress, Mrs. Bessie Squier; Chaplain, Mrs. Ada Lower; marshal’. Mrs. Leona Graham; organist, Mrs. Zelma Roop; Adah, Miss Eva Acker: Ruth. Mrs. Susan Champlin; Esther, Mrs. Jennie Edwards; Martha. Mrs. Gertrude Brown; Electa, Mrs. Millie Rice; warden, Mrs. I.ois Beane; sentinel, Mrs. Zona Acker; color bearer, Mrs. Della Carroll. o FEUDISTS ARE STILL AT LARGE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Pleas and John Spurlock, were imprisoned. » The Spurlock boys were charged with killing Patton Gibson, chief of the Gibson clan, which has wagwar against tlie Spurlocks in

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I the Tennessee hills for at least two decades. The ancient feud was brought ' i here when one family moved to j Salem and the other followed. It was dormant for almost ten years, then suddenly was renewed after 'I Patton Gibson paid a visit to his followers in Tennessee and returned to be quoted as saying he had "killed srtme more of them Spur- , locks" while away. Old Patton wiw* killed Dee. 14. i The Spurlocks fled, but were arrested in Virginia and brought i hack. The Gibsons struck Saturday night without warning, but were unable to shoot their way to the Spurlocks' cells. Ono Gibson brother, Otis, was killed by town Marshal Gerald after he had shot Gerald through the abdomen. Gerald's wound may prove fatal. Another of the raiding brothers, Gilfred, was captured Sunday, surrendering without resistance when assured that no Spurlocks were in the posse that surrounded his farm

' * ‘ 1 * • j alisjrWT Public Utilities and I Railroads are lndiana*s I Largest Taxpayers I Public utilities and railroads are the largest tax payers i| in Indiana. I f Real estate and personal property taxes paid to govern- || mental agencies in the state of Indiana by Midland United ? | subsidiaries amounted to $3,353,113 during 1930. These II taxes were used for the support of state, county and city governments and the public school system. |j This large tax bill does not include such additional charges || as license fees on more than 1,000 motor vehicles used || by subsidiaries, gasoline tax, special assessments for public -JH improvements, fees on security issues and other forms of || supplemental taxation. There has been a rapid increase in the taxation of public II utility companies throughout Indiana in the last few years. || In 1p23 one of the subsidiaries of the Midland United group paid 6.69 cents in taxes out of every dollar of revenue || it received from its customers. Last year this same company II . paid 10.34 cents in taxes out of every dollar it received, II an increase of 55 per cent. Another subsidiary paid out 5.13 per cent of its revenue in |1 taxes in 1923. Last year it paid 7.32 per cent. || Public utilities are public institutions in more than name. |] The steady and substantial increase in taxes is of vital concern not only to the utility management and stockholders, | many of whom are residents of Indiana, but to the customers jj of the utilities as well. || A utility company has but one source of revenue. That is f the money it receives from its customers for the electric, gas and transportation services they use. Taxes must be paid | j from this money; taxes are a part of the cost of service. |j Customers, therefore, are paying taxes indirectly through U the bills they pay for public utility services. They are being assessed indirectly for taxes which go to benefit all of tlie |j people in the state, including those who use no public utility |] services. Meantime, of course, the people who use public || utility services also are being taxed directly by levies upon their own property. j Money raised by taxes is, of course, required by the various |! branches of governments to carry on necessary work. No one can object to taxation fundamentally for it is vital to public progress. The increasing tax burden upon the utilities in Indiana, however, is reaching proportions where it is injurious to rate-paying customers. Utilities are striving constantly to reduce their costs and thereby pave the way to further rate reduction. However, no amount of expert management or engineering skill can effect a saving on that portion of the customer’s bill that covers the steadily increasing burden of taxes. ITtii is the eighth of a series of advertisements discussing the economics of the public utility business and reviewing how the public is benefited by holding company control. I Midland United Company PRINCIPAL OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES: Northern Indiana Public Service Company . . . Gary Railways Company Interstate Public Service Company ... . Indiana Service Corporation Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad . . . Indiana Railroad Central Indiana Power Company’s operating subsidiaries, ■ IUM .11MJIIWWW I- III! awwswwi.ll II C 1118 lUIIWIIMi ■ 111. 11l ■■ .'-I I ■■■ Wmn’IUMIU W.IM SHI JIMI Illi II I IIU-JtL- ■" "

house. Besides the- force under Lieut. Weir, another posse of American Legion men under former Sheriff Charles Moore has been trailing the Gibsons since their unsuccessful attnnpt to settle their score with (he Spurlocks rather than awaiting court action in the killing of. their father. A heavy guard also has been maintained about the jail, where Gilfred Gibson is awaiting trial. The Spurlock boys have been transferred to the Jeffersonville jail. GOVERNMENT AT GUATEMALA NOT RECOGNIZED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) declared tlie constitutional president was physically unable to serve. Action of the United States in refusing to recognize Orellana! was based on a treaty among the!

five central American which they agreed not toHI nlze aiiy government v , power through revolution United States did nnt tieaty, but former Se (l State Hugiiee ipubliely we would adhere to it. State Sued Over Pheas Murray, Utah, —(Ui'j are pheasants too numerous but the state’s to blame, to John P. Larson a crashed through Larsen s He .has brought suit for against tha state ™ Dance the old year the New Year in at Sunset. Happy BARGAINS:— Bargains tn Room, Diring Room tresses and rugs. Stuckey Monroe. Our phone