Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1931 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse Sec’y & Hua. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Entered at the Postoffiee at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter Subscription Rates Single copies .....J .02 One week, by carrier 10 (hi.- year, by carrier 6.00 One month, by mail < .35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 i One year, by mail 3 00 One year, at office 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere $3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Advertising Representati SCREERER, INC. 56 East Wacker Drive, Chicago Cl 5 Lexington Avenue, New York I —. Charter Member The 1 Indiana League of Home Dailies ; ■THE TAX PROBLEM. __}The muddle of our recent legis- 1 inure in regard to tax measures 1 apd the- failure of that body properly to understand the different phases of our tax problem, has done ’ mm h to impress the public of the * wd for intelligent effort for tax reform. The solution of the diffi- ' oultiess’ lies not only in more, equitable tax laws, but in measures Jiijnch can be taken by the state m*d local units of our government rtf reduce public expenditures. || - ( t»n is an organization which is 1 working on these matters. It Mcently elected as its president, JJmes, R. Riggs, an operator of a Iflige of land in Sullivan t county, and a leader in the affairs f of the Indianq Farm Bureau. Dur- j Tag the administration of President t Wilson. Mr. Riggs served as assist- ( ait secretary of agriculture. It is fortunate that one who is interested in agriculture should j head such an organization, for the j farmers of the country are aroused , ..Oh the subject of tax relief and are , proposing legislation on the sub- ( -jFct. At the Indiana legislative session, an unfortunate effort was made on the part of some poll- | Licians to range the farmers against i the business and industrial e!e- < m<nts through the enactment of < tjje state individual and corporation < laws, which failed, although what Was needed were the mutual efforts all elements to work out an > • equitable taxation system for all. 1 •Evidently, Mr. Riggs does not feel that the tax interests of farmers ’ ...and business elements are antagonists, for he said: "No one man or group of men can lead the citizens of Indiana out -of the tax troubles to which they have fallen victims. It requires the united and continuous effort of all the taxpayers, the press and other publications to make such a campaign a success. All must stand upon an equality before thq taxing taws and no one class of citizens -oan be favored.” Mr. Riggs speke truly when he declared the tax dollar should go ! a’s far as the individual dollar, and i ' there must be a campaign of education. not only for a more equitable tax system but for pointing out to public officials in each tax..ing unit how they can reduce government expenditures to a minimum without injuring the public welfare. —Elkhart Truth. 7' Some one is making a lot of fuss aiir.ut a bus bill passed by the

CHICAGO ShlPrW[[ ANU Return $ 3 - 50 Next Sunday Lv. Decatur 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. m. same Sunday. H. N. BLAIR, Ticket Agent ERIE RAILROAD SYS T B M

legislature and they seem to be anxious to make some one the goat. Their proceedure is some what un-| usual and may not work out at all in tlie manner expect. They have gone far enough now that every honest man is hoping they will proceed until the entire affair is cleared. The state highway commission has decided that hereafter all state roads will he built twenty feet wide and with eight foot shoulders instead of five, which is wise and will prevent many accidents. The narrow roads make it rather difficult to pass a truck almost that wide and make any kind of time. A man named Kurten over in Dusseldorf, German, has been sentenced to death nine times, once tor each murder he has committed and sentenced to prison for fifteen years. He no doubt is one of the few who would welcome serving the fifteen years in full before they start hanging him. Get the old clock oiled up and get ready to set the hands back one hour Saturday night. Under the Decatur ordinance daylight saving time will again go into effect Sunday morning and continue un- . til the last Saturday of September. Buck up and "smile, darn ya smile”, its the only way to keep fit. After all these are the times that test men. Any one can do it when its down hill but it takes some real power to up grade. 2XI Capone lias offered to assist the Chicago police run down some of the murderers wanted there and its quite probable he can do it better than the officers can if he is on the level. Henry Ford has about every thing in his museum except an old fashioned king and if they keep trapesing over the country as they have the past few days he may land one of them. The cool weather has made the house fly crawl back in his warm nook and that gives yon another chance to swat him when he emerges again as he will in a few days. Well, some things may not be going just right but wasn’t that a beautiful rain this week? o ♦ ♦ ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS Below are the answers to the test questions printed on page two ♦ 4 1. Herbert Hoover. 2. —Lewis Carroll. 3. —ln Burma. 4. —Henrik Ibsen. 5. 4-H Clubs. 6. —Helsingfors. 7. —San Juan. 8. —Brazil. 9. St. Louis. : 10.—The new settlement that is to be built near the site of Boulder Canyon Dam. .— f ” rwENTY YEARS * AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File April 23, 1911 was Sunday. o ♦ ♦ ! Household Scrapbook By ROBERTA LEE * (UiP j 4 Heavy Materials When sewing heavy materials such as canvas or Khaki, rub the hems ard seams with hard yellow soap and the needle will penetrate easily. Sour Milk To make milk sonr for cooking purposes, put a teaspoonfnl of strong vinegar into a cup of sweet milk and set it in a warm place for a few minutes. Rusty Knives If the knife blade becomes rusty stick the blade into an onion and let it remain for two hours. Then polish it. 0 Even Clock Was Superstitious Salt Lake City, Utah, April 22. — (U.R>—lt may have been a coincidence or it may have been because it was Friday the 13th. But the fact remains that Salt Lake s “Big Benn” — the City-County building clock—tolled off thirteen times at I midnight, March 13.

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| Lessons In English Words often misused: “My dear Miss Brown" is regarded more formal than “Dear Miss Brown.” Often mispronounced: Sphere. Pronounce ster, e as in "he," not as in "her.” Often misspelled: Zero; not ee, nor oe. Synonyms: Dilatory, tardy, slow inactive, procrastinating. 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: Epoch; a period of time characterized by memorable events. "The , years 1861-65 form an important epoch in American history.” 0 x Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE * (U.PJ -♦ Q. How soon after dining in a woman’s home should one make a call? A. Within two weeks. Q. Why should an invitation to a week-end party be answered promptly? A So that if one is unable to enioy the offered hospitality, it may

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By HARRISON CARROLL. < CnDrrirnt fUMI PremiM Hvndirate loc HOLLYWOOD, April 00 - It was foreordained that “the Greeks had a word for it” would never reach the screen under Zoe Akins’ original title.

I Ina Claire.

As per rcheda I e Samuel > Goldwyn has re- | named it 1 ‘Three Blondes.’ i There are sever- ’ al good reasons ’ for the change, j I n the first place, the stage , title wouldn't i fit on a mar- ; quee. Then, the Hays office might object to the emphasis on " the sensational angl'e of Miss Atkins' comedy

Ina Claire if to be one of the three blondes of the film and rumor goes that Jean Harlow will be another. The papers are as good as signed Present plans call for United Artists releasing the picture for production this season, and for a showing possibly as early as October With all that has been written ' of it. I need scarcely remind you that “The Greeks Had a Name for It” recites the adventures of three Broadway gold-diggers. The picture originally was bought with Norma Talmadge in view, THE WORM TURNS. For two years a certain extra had been making fruitless inquiries at the United Artists’ casting office. Last week-end Bob Mclntyre dismissed him with the usual “see me on Monday/’ The extra stood his ground. “I’m not coming back any more,” he said, defiantly. "Give me back my name and address.” LATEST GOSSIP. Letters and wires from all over the world have come to Harold Lloyd since the new’s of his recent ■ illness leaked out. The comedian is improving rapidly from his appendix operation and expects to go home Sunday. To facilitate his re- ' ’ covery, all visitors have been I barred from his room. - Here’s I another one for Moss flart and George S. Kaufman. For three

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1 be extended to some other more fortunate guest. Q. Is it permissible for a man to reprove a girl whom he Is escorting, if she become» too loud? A. Yes, and she deserves to be reproved. o Labors Turn Sculptors Hartford, Conn., April 22.—<U.R>— Gargoyles representing the competitive effort of laborers employed in building the new Trinity College chapel, gift of William G. Mather, Cleveland philanthropist, will be incorporated in the structure. At the suggestion of President Remson B. Ogilby, 15 workers carried home blocks of stone and in their spare time carved figures, the best of which were chosen for I the chapel decorations. Some of the workmen used screw drivers, hammers and ice picks io achieve remarkable results, according to the judges. o Pussy Willow in Ear Bridgeport, .Conn., April 22. —<U.R) — Nine-year-old Arthur Bonnanzio has undergone a successful operation for removal of a pussy villoy. I Wr. Katherine McSweeney removed the pussy willow from Arthur's ear at Emergency hospital.

♦■months Ralph Bellamy. New York stage actor, has been languishing i under contract at a certain .-tndio Wearying at last of doing nothing he asked for his release The studio granted it and gave him added salary That same afternoor an official happened to see his orig inal test and decided to use him in . a picture. They have hired birr | back . . . Elmer Rice, author of 1 “Street Scene,” threw a fire brand into a meeting of writers last week when he advocated the organization of Hollywood scenarists, even a strike if necessary, to , get proper recognition from the producers An exciting time wa» had bv all. . . After giving Europe the once-over. Chester Morrie is on the high seas, headed for Hollywood and for his next picture. “Corsair" A nrint of the first feature-length talkie. “Lights of New York,” has gone into the Smithsonian Institution vaults This film was directed hv Bryan Foy for Warner Brothers; it cleaned up ALL THE SAME TO HIM. Adolphe Menjou came over to my table at the M G M commiaI sarv to tell me this one:

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The small son 1 of a friend of his asked to see a certain picture “But I want- ; ed you to see ‘Trader Horn.’ It’s an Animal pic t u r e,” explained the boy’s mother “Well, this is i an animal picture. too,” declared the boy. “It says in the

> adv e rtisement > ‘Men Turn to Beasts!’’’ NANCE O’NEIL WORKS. ’ Though she was very mnch i broken up over the death of her husband. Alfred Hickman, Nance O’Neil is carrying out her film contracts. She finishes a picture at r one studio today and goes tc I R-K-0 tomorrow to work for Hcrt bert Brenon in — “The Next s Corner.” j DID YOU KNOW That Howard Hughes, the proi ducer is the best golfer m the mos I tion picture business—except, of II course, Bobby Jones, who is e I merely with us temporarily I

* BIG FEATURES OF RADIO « 4. -- . — - + Friday's 5 Best Radio Features Copyright 1931 by UP. All (.’ST. WABC (CBS network) 4 p. m. — Light Opera Gems. WEAF (NBC network) 5:30 pin. —Hits of the Theater. WJZ (NBC network) 6:45 p. in. —Brazilian Nightingale. WABC (CBS network) 9 p. in.— Lee Morse and Orchestra. WEAF (NBC network) 9:30 p.m. —Theater of the Air. o Plans Are Made For Corner Stone Laying Indianapolis, April 23 —(Speciali - When international and state officials of the Rotary Club join in the ceremones attendent upon the laying of the corner stone of the Indiana Rotary convalescent unit of the James Whitcomb Riley hos pital for children here April 28, they will lay the key stone of a memorial to a man whom death cheated from seeing the relization of more than five years work in behalf of underprivileged children. The man is Frank E. Floyd, who died here just thirty-two days before the date of the cornerstone laying. A pause in the ceremony will mark Rotary's tribute to Floyd. From the inception of the movement which resulted in the subscription of funds by Indiana Rotarians for the establishment of tha . convalescent unit of the children's hospital, Mr. Floyd was a leader, , working untiringly for the completion of the fund of more than a quarter of a million dollars for construction of the unit. It was ten years ago that the Rotary fund was instituted. Mr. Floyd was selected by state officials of Rotary to head the organization’s committee in charge of raising the fund. From that time until he left 1 Indianapolis, in 1928, to becom • We buy our nursery stcek from a near-by nursery, trucked through in one day, and heeled in the next day. We can assure you good, strong, sure growing plants. You will find our prices right. Schafer Hdw. Co. ALL ASSESSMENTS ON ' STREET IMPROVEMENTS, SIDEWALKS, AND SEWERS ARE NOW DUE AND MUST BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY May 4 After that date a penalty of 10% and interest at 6% will be charged. CITY TREASURER Mrs. Ada Martin,

— Catalonian <’hi« 1 sb Iw* ’F' ISi _ J < s? HU jrz - ’ ‘ ir i iWn / The upheaval which sent the last of the Bourbons from the throne of Spain to exile has brought to the fore Francisfco Macia (above), who has been elevated to fice of Provisional President of ■ th* new Catalonian Republic. executive secretary of the National Paper Trades Assocaition, almost every spare moment of the time of Mr. Floyd was spent in behalf of the Rotary convalescent unit fund. Private College Attendance Up Madison. Wis., April 22. —<U.RX — Attendance at private colleges in Wisconsin, now totaling about 7,000 lias increased faster t' tn attendance at the University r Wisconsin, according to Wirth F. Ferger, former economics Instructor here. Wirth predicts that thd university will reach an enrollment of 15,000 by 1950.

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Bluifton Legion Plans Great District Program Bluffton, April 23 —(Special)--The local post of the American Legion will be host to one thousand Legionnaires at the annual spring meeting, Sunday May 3. Preparations 'are under way to make this the largest district meeting ever held in Indiana, as evfcry post in tlie Northern district hu3 sent word that they will send a large delegation. The local post has made arrangements to take care of 60 member-' and drum corps from Decatur. Registrations wil begin at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and last throughout the day. At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon he iarg»it parade ever held, outside of a state convention, will get j under way. Every drum corps and| band in ‘he northern district has been invited, and are urged to at-

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