Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1931 — Page 4

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Charter Member The Indiana League of Home Dallies Welt every thing else may be wfbng but the w.ather ke ps on being about the best we have seen inTiur half dozen decades. Steel shows a gain of three per < efit the past week which is a good baxometor for when steel productiiffi is up there is something doing. It means building, railroad impiQvenwnts and oth r progress. Eebrffhry 2nd will be ground hog day and the day before that you has bott r have your 1931 license plates on the flivver if you drive it wKere jg state policeman can get a Manee at it. ft may be will to remember that few legislators recognize bills which pass as the ones they originally turned in. There is usually mjjiy a slip between presentation anij engrossment. From the way the bills are pouring in to the legislature we are sure every thing is going to b taken, care of. If some on - had th-’ power to go through and throw out about eighty ber cent of them, it wijjtld give the members more tim? and discuss those of probable benefit. The Adams county quota far the R -d C’flSss is $2,600 which ought to be.'raised easily enough. Never in h has there been «ich deintfmls on this great organization as din inc the past few months anil evftry one who is charitably in-clm-d will give gladly and as gen- 1 erwusly as they can. a. At the democratic convention laig evening resolutions stating the high regard in which Mr. Saunders w.lr held and expressing profound regrets for his death were read by li°Tiry B. Heller and adopted by a ris+ng vote of all present. Mr. Saunders was loved here as he wae at home and his hundreds of friends will approve the resolutions I as. adopt l d. Virgil L. Simmons is the demo-1 critic candidate for the legislature and is splendidly qualified for tho place. He is in close touch with th£ affairs of greatest interest and thff is perhaps no man in the district better fitted to fill the place left vacant by the death ot Mr. Saunders. His election is concert-, id"lf a. represt ntativ vote can be’ gotten ant. Alfalfa Bill Murray, a wild boy — CHICAGO AND return ® 53.30 Next Sunday *» Lv. Depatur 2:24 a.m. Ar. Chicago 7:20 a.m. Returning leave Chicago on all Regular trains to and including No. 8, 10:20 p. rn. same Sunday. H.-N. BLAIR, Ticket Agent ERIE RAILROAD SYS TEM

from the plains until ho was elected governor and not entirely tamed yet has figured it out that too rnucn wine, women and song is not a good thing for the law makers and has recommended a dormitory on I the capltoi grounds. And then he will have to have the militia or I state police guard the premises or some one will get to them. The best plan Is to elect honest men and then permit them to use their I own judgment. Governor Leslie and lieutenant Governor Busch seem to be at sword points which is a bad thing I for the republican party and perhaps a very serious thing for the | people. If there ever was a legislative session when men should forget their personal matters and get down to business it is this 77th. Tlie people need relief and perhaps if every body, tried as hard as they can. something could be brought about which would prove helpful. They will never do it 11 playing personal politics.

1 1 We would all f' el better about I the proposed income tax bill which ■ lit is estimated will produce ten I million dollars a year if we knew ■‘what they want to do with the money. If its just to provide som? more easy jobs it won't help while | if the money is to be used to bring r lief in the local communities by l-ssening the school and road tax. every one will be willing to come across. After all its a lot easier to pay taxes on profit than it is on real estate which is not breaking even. z Few. indeed, will be the phases '' of rural life not touched on at Purdue University this week, where an annual conference on agricul ture in Indiana is in progress. The gath' ring this year gives every sign of equaling its predecessors in a widespread appeal to forming groups. From a study of exhibits land attendance on addresses and ’ demonstrations, producers of crops and live, stock may be expected to add to their store of knowledge concerning how best to proceed in their personal undertakings. Housewives, always on the alert for facts that will advance home-making, will share in exchanges that are bound to mean much. Never a backward state in originating and adopting methods in farm affairs that have made for a more satisfactory environment, the merit of (the Purdue meetings has been that it has stimulated the trend, both in tlie economic and social spheres. -Indianapolis News. The democratic committeemen of Adams and Wills counties met in convention in the court house in this city last evening and nomi ■ nated Virgil M. Simmons, district chairman and well known lawyer of Bluffton as the nominee for | representative to succeed the late George 1.. Saunders. There was a large attendance and the meeting I was a harmonious one. Adams county aspirants for the office conceded the right of Wells to name the candidate and Mr. Simmons was plat'd in nomination by C. H. Musselman of Herne who had been urged by friends to b'come a candidate. Dr. Blue of Ossian was ■also nominated, but the vote was almost unanimous in favor of Simmons. ('. .1. Lutz presided and Elmore Sturgis served as mecrcItary. Mr. Lutz kept the proceedpugs moving and .the session conI eluded witli talks by a number of I the leaders present. Every com imittecman and others pres iy were urged to assist in getting out th vote on the 22nd and the importance was pointed out. Mr. Simmons aeeepted the nomination with ' Ihe promise to rt present the district to the very best of his abilitv . and to serve his constituency faith fully. It was a very happy affair 1 and the democrats are ready for j the battle. o .BARGAIN?: — Bargains id Living kosrn, Dining Room suits, mat tresses and rugs. Stuckey and Co, Monroe. Our phone number Is 44 168-ts

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• ft i BIG FEATURES ' OF RADIO I ♦ • Thursday, Jan. 15, 1931 1160K—WOWO Fort Wayne—2sß.sM i i P. M. i 7:30 —Kaltenborne Edits the News i I 7:4s—Hamilton Watchrpan. | 8:00 —Independent Merchants. I B:3o—Detective Story Magazine. 9:oo—Lutheran Laymen League. 9:Bo—Gramm's Questions and 1 Answers. 9:4s—Melody Moments. 10:00 —Musicale Aviators. o 1 Friday's 5 Best Radio Features Copyright 1931 by UP. I I WABC (CBS network) 4 p. m. 1 CST—Light Opera G ms. WEAF (NBC network I 8 p. m. 1 CST—Cliquot Club Eskimos. WJZ (NBC network) '8 p. m. CS ‘ T —lnterwoven Pair. WABC (CBS network) 9:30 p.m CST—Nit Wit Hour. WEAF (NBC network) 10 p. m l CST —Vincent Lopez Orchestra. | o Friday. January 16, 1931 1160K—WOWO Fort Wayne—2sß.sM 1 6:30- —Forhan's Program. ' 6:4s—Charlie, the Chore Boy. 7:00 —Literary Digest. 7:15 —Smith Brothers. 7:30 —American Chain Co. B:oo—True Story* Hour. 9 00—Columbia Male Chorus. 9:3o—Schlpsser's Little Symphony i 10:00 —California Melodies. 10:30—Man From Mars. 10:35—Romanelli's King Edward' Orchestra. O i. Saturday's 5 Best Radio Features , Copyright 1931 by UP. WABC (CBS network) 5 p. m.’ CST—Paul Tremaine’s Orchestra. I WEAF (NBC network) 6:45 p.m ! CST—High Road to Adventure. WEAF (NBC network) 7:30 h.m. CST—Silver Lute, WJZ (NBC network) 9 p. m. CS i T—Chicago Civic Opera. WABC (CBS network) 9 p. m. I CST—Show Boat.

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r —T In The Legislature 50 Years Ago By United Press « ft Legislators a half century ago were as concerned over the school question, as those of today, and oha of the bills introduced was by Senator Langdon so protect the rignts of children." 1 provided that every child between 7 and 14 year* of ace must attend school at least 12 i weeks during the year, and held that it was unlawful to employ , children of school age during school hours. | Senator Leeper of St. Joseph county presented a bill providing , that leathers be licensed with spe- . cial reference to their qualification? to teach in particular grades. At that time teachers’ of all grades took the same examinations in ap plying for licenses. Representative Mason. Gibson, introduced a resolution asking that a fflew corner stone be laid for the State House. It was tabled. 1 • tTventY YEARS AGO TODAY From i he Dally Democrat File ft „ • ’ January 15. 1911 was Sunday. oMr. and Mrs. Halve Koos and family left today for Walkerston to attend the funeral of Rolland Spangler which will be held Friday afternoon. ■■■■■KSUUHHBMKHKi ELECTRIC IRONS Another shipment of those $5.00 irons at special price. $1.98 ! (Jet jours today. LOSE BROS. I ~ h

FINANCIAL SCHEME IS BIG PUZZLE TO THE INVESTORS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Company was startes by several bankers who became alarmed wh n depositors withdrew more than $310,000 from their accounts and invisted the money with B?nham. Investigators were sent to B u liam’s tiny office, In a garage, toj question him about the business. They feported that they hadn’t found out anything about the business, but had invested som money j in it themselves while there. H. K. Funderberg, president of, la canning company, called in the I I superintendent of his plant Mid I told him to warn all employes r i against investing with Benham. "Oh, Benham's all right,” replieded the superintendent. "I've in- ‘ vested SI,OOO with him myself.” j. Monday is pay day in Benham's , mysterious business and so far as j investigators can find he never has failed to pay cif all notes as prorn-i ised. , To the working people of Belvidere and neighboring towns that has been the only thing that count- | ed. In hard times, they say. he took their money and returned >t , with interest far greater than they could receive elsewhere. Thev were not concerned, they said, with what he did with the money while ■ he had it. Benham began his financial ex- , ploits in 1928, while a shipping clerk at the National Sewing Ma 1 chine Company, where he began as an office boy and worked his way j yp. His first sum of money of anv consequence was a bank loan, which he obtained by giving his home as security. i Then he began borrowing from Ills fellow employes. Always h° returned the money within a week and paid huge interest. Tlie mysterious business grew until last December people were visiting him at all hours of the day, offering to lend him money. He quit his job at the factory and incorporated the I Blackhawk Company, capitalized at I SIOO,OOO "to buy and sell anything, any time, anywhere.” Within the, last week, th? state's attorney, several banks and the | state department of registration and education have been drawn into investigations of Benham's ac-l tivities, but none had learned how it is he can borrow SSOO from a man on Monday and pay him back $750 the next and prosper. One of the first things state's attorney Strom did was to go into the street and ask everyone he met if t>iey knew about Benliaig

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| his finances. Os the 25 persons questioned ,n I said they had invested money with I i the Blackhawk Company and ex-i I pectod to invest more. Th? company's busin ss. it isj I said, has spread to a number oi | other towns and so great has beIconic the fame of B Ilham in Bel (videre that during recent weeks, i many pools hav» been formed t<> lend him money. Since officially (forming the company, he lias re 1 fused to accept loans of less than : SIOO. oHOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. Isabel Myers. Fifth street. I I was admitted to the Adams Count) (Memorial Hospital this morning I where she will receive medical treat; ment. 1 Vein Crabill. 422 North Seventh 'street, submitted to a major opera-1 I'ion at the Adams County Memo (rial Hospital this morning. LARGE CROWD ATTENDS SHOW (CONTINUED FROM PACE ONE) Haley and Winifride Kitson. . | Cecil Melchi and Otto Weis play the parts of Prive Kafloozy and ■ Private McGinnis, while Harry i Knapp is McGooley the guard. Bob Zwick plays the part of the j army cook who has charge of Red, i and Izzy when they are on K. P. duty. Dave Macklin is the realistic ’ newsboy of the play. ‘ The willing war v irker. played by Mrs. Albert Mutsci:ler, and thei |Y. M. C. A. worker, pl' ed by Tom Haubold, add many funay seen > to the play. The colored soldier. Rastus. is played by Tillman Gel) i rig. Harry Staley plays the part of WAFFLES Old Style Buckwheat Cakes Mexican Chile CAMPBELL'S TEA ROOM TIT Fresh Fish! Gerber Meat Market Phone 97 Free Delivery ?»*' —

I corporal of th' F>iar.: and D “ Inger is the captain. I Between the scenes several i patriotic choruses and a minstrel are presented. France Conter is the interlocutor of th< 1111,1 Ltrel show and a number of c ever jokes are pres nted by the lolorpd end men, Tillman Gehrig, l i - t 'J-'-land, Dee Fryback. and Mark Bra.len. Mrs. France t outer accompanies the musical numbers, and a xooj_.

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