Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 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 & Bub. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Filtered at the Postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter Subscription Rates Single copies $ .02 One week, by carrier 10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail 35 Three months, by mail 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 *3.50 one year. Advertising '’ales matje known on Application. National Advertising Represcntati BCREEKER, INC. 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 415 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member The Indiana League of Home Dailies

OPPRESSIVE TAXATION: All over the country people are beginning to speak out against oppressive taxation. It is time they took that stand. Any American who is forty years old has seen a 1.200 per cent, increase in the nation’s tax bill within his lifetime. Even the simplest kind of reasoning should indicate that such a multiplication of public expenditures cannot go on unchecked. One good and sufficient reason why it cannot is that taxes are outrunning the ability to pay th'm. The plain truth about the tax situation amounts to just this: The functions and costs of every branch of government and tax-fed service have increased more rapidly than the wealth and income of the people, which must support th r m. There are certain inevitable ends to such a course. One is disclosed in a recent report on tax delinquency by the Minnesota Tax Commission. which shows that in a number of counties the uncollected taxes amounted to more than the whole tax levy for a current year. Such figures occur in other states. They simply tell the story of property that is being forced out of owners’ hands by excessive taxation. This process sets up a vicious chain of effects, well described in these words of a western state's tax equalization board: ‘‘One serious problem that must be recognized and faced by th" people of this state is the ever-in-creasing amount of agricultural land that is being taken over by the counties for delinquent taxes. Every such tract acquire! r moves such property from the tax roll and by reason of this places an additional burden upon other property, and in turn has a tendency to cause additional delinquency.” Another result of unbridled public spending was revealed in an Illinois weekly paper, which recently said: "This county hasn’t enough money to pay its bills. It has $190,000 in anticipation warrants outstanding and two months’ bills, amounting to $13,000, unpaid. But it is no different from other counties in this and other states whose tax receipts are not sufficient to meet the running expenses.” This sorry spectacle of running behind now includes various classes of government, from the Federal,

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on down. The shrinkage in taxpayers’ income, due to depression conditions, has put many of the smaller tax-supported units in a difficult '■ position, They have fixed obllga- •. tions, in the form of interest on j bond issues for public improvements, as well as their current ex- £ penses to meet. A mass of public debt, contracted in times of in- , flation dollars, now has to be ai--5 counted for with much scarcer and ? more valuable dollars. > ) Consolidated school districts are ■J among those feeling this pinch. In ) some of them it is resulting in a ’ lowering of teaching standards — the only place where costs can be cut. Not infrequently the much maligned one-room schools are now 1 getting the better teaching—for the good reason that they can afford it. As an lowa banker-farmer remarked: "We forgot that teaching is mere important in education than buildings, but we are finding it out now.” Landowners in these consolidated districts are finding also that high taxes have appropriated not only a large part of their income but of the value of their land as well. Every dollar an acre difference in taxes is equivalent to 5 per ’ cent, on twenty dollars of capitalization —and buyers are taking that into account.—The Country Gentleman. We come to the' season of forest fires which annually take a great toll of lite and property. At present they are raging in Wyoming. Idaho and Montana and as the season becomes dryer we may expect them through other states across the northern boundary of the United States. Campers and i ethers who enjoy life in the great outdoors should use every possible care to avoid starting fires. General Motors showed net earni ings for the second quarter of this . year of $55,122,767 or $1.22 a share’ as compared to $1.17 for the same quarter last year which is a good . sign. If they can do it so can you [ if you work at it hard enough. . Once the general public reaches IwWtom and starts upward it will . be better for every one for the i worst will then be over, it looks that way now. Indiana has nearly 44,000 people above ten years of age who cannot I read and write, it is announced by the national advisory committee on illiteracy. That doesn’t seem possible in this age and when the laws 5 I require school attendance strictly. However it is also reported that is an improvement of about 10,000 , ever ten years ago so we seem to be advancing some. From the talks at tue London ’ conference one would be inclined to think that al! the trouble in the ■ world has been centered in Germany but tliats not exactly correct ■ for about every place you go you will hear of a lot of folks who need a moratorium or “sompin'.” r a The farm machinery companies - are offering double price for wheat ■ on accounts but it would perhaps be better if they included other 5 things ih the list. After all the fuss about the rates for income taxes whats the difference if no one pays any and you know you have to earn something before you owe income taxes. Get your flowers ready for fair week. Jimmy Cowan, chairman of that committee is working to make it a clean exhibit that every one will enjoy. Boost tor the street fair and agricultural show and help make it clean, high grade success in every way. Its your show. The city is infested with tramps and they ought to be ordered to move along. They are no good to the community. It would take a lot of nerve to complain about this weather. Have you cut the weeds? Its ' time.

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Modern Etiquette | By ROBERTA LFE | » (U.R) ♦ Q. Is there any cause for embarrassment if one is compelled to ask ■ a person his name in order to introduce him? ‘ A- No; ask it in a perfectly natural manner. Q. V.-’hat kind of blouses is cousidi ered bad form? A transparent blouses that display underclothing. 1 Q. If one is asked to “fill a place" at dinner, must he accept? , A. Yes, he is rather obligated by the rules of good manners to accept jf possible. — o * TWENTY YEARS ] AGO TODAY “mm the Daily Democrat File I I July 25 —Weather turns cool mak-! ! ing the tent Evangelistic services! uncomfortable for the audiences. | Daughter born to Dr. and Mrs ’ Roy Archbold, last evening. 1 Wind damage awnings and win-

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By HARRISON CARROLL. 1 Coprrlrht. IR3I. Premier Svndieite. Ine. s HOLLYWOOD, July 00.— Be-j rween golf and the wanderlust,* Douglas Fairbanks has small time these days for

11 his old en • I thusiasm—m v - ’ - tion pictures. Except for the film of his oriental tour, >: which he now is I j piecing together. Doug ? will not be • epresented with a picture t this year. His mind is full of a new > trip; he and Mary leave here in the Fall for Norway, where

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3 Doug will fish—and then they go to Switzerland, presumably to be 1 in ’St. Moritz for the holidays, j After that, a trip to India is on the schedule. Doug says he knows f Mary must not miss this part of the Orient. The ways of the two part in the East. Mary returns to Hollywood s while Doug goes to Africa to do a little hunting and. I fancy, to shoot a picture this time with the 1 definite idea of releasing it as a super-travelogue. The film »of the last trip was taken more or less tongue-in-chcek and its commercial value was not recognized until Doug's return r to Hollywood. Characteristically, however, he now speaks of it with enthusiasm. 3 It has grown, too, into a fea-ture-length picture. One shot of Victor Fleming killing a Leopold as it leaped for an elephant is described by Doug as especially thrilling. The star himself got four 1 leopards, a wild boar, a tiger and a giant lizard—or about one kill to every 33 hunting suits he re1 ceived from Maharajahs. THE MAIN THING. The following long distance telej phone conversation is attributed to Al Joison and his Ruby. 1 Ruby (in New York): “1 miss you so much.” Al (in Hollywood): “That’s fine.” Ruby: "Well, do you miss me?” Al': "We won't worry about > that. If you miss me, that's all that matters." LATEST GOSSIP* , Poor Renee Adoree has had a setback in her fight for health. | Fortunately, Lila Lee, who spent

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dows at Decatur library and Miss Moses has narrow escape from serious injuries. Pla.s announced that the Fort Wayne and Springfield traction company is to be the connecting link of a Cleveland to Fort Wayne road. Miss Goldie Helm of route nine wins the missing word contest. Thirty business men enjoy the day at Hunters Shack north of town Governor Marshall issues strict orders against betting on horse races at the county fairsJudge O'Rourke of Fort Wayne is visiting L. C. Waring today. Eggs 15c, butter 22c. Lieut. Tonneau wins $50,000 English circuit aviation race at Brookland, Eng. o Terrier Faithful Churchgoer Portland, Me.—(U.R)—Jocko, wire haired terrier owned by Gilbert Oakley, of Falmouth Foreside, is a ! regular churchgoer. With the first i peal of the Sunday morning bells. | he runs half a mile from his master's home to St. Mary’s Episcopal church and sits outside the front door throughout the services.

♦ some time at the same Prescott | sanitarium, is doing fine. It would : not surprise me if she and Johnny I Farrow were married before the year is out. . The Bannisters, Mary and Ann, are flying to Cuba : as soon as Ann finishes “Alias Mrs. Halifax.” it seems Havana has memories for the star of "Holiday.’’ Her father was stationed there when she was a little girl.. . Hollywood is buzzing about the new Chevalier picture, “The Smiling Lieutenant,” and the star is having to share the spotlight with Miriam Hopkins, ex-Broadwayite. She’s hit . Anna Wong created a stir 1 among the autograph seekers on her arrival at the premiere of this picture. For an evening wrap, she wore a Chinese ceremonial robe that once adorned an idol. It was snatched from the shrine during a pillaging foray in Peiping a number of years ago. Lloyd Corrigan, the Chinese star’s director, squired her to the premiere... Here’s a bit of news that de-

fies tradition. A H 0 1 I j wood couple celebrate t h e ir fifteenth wedding a n n tversary — the Paul Sloans are the lucky ones . Roland West is no fool. He has bought a new yacht, and now he’s arranged to live aboard it for three weeks, direct i n g “C 0 r s a i r,” Chester Mor-

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ris’s new picture . . . Sally O’Neal gets a break at last. Fox has signed her to a long-term contract because of her work in “The Brat.” HE’S STUBBORN? What with “Hell’s Angels” and all the grief he’s had on “Sky Devils," you’d think Howard Hugnes would ba sick of air nic- . But the young owner of Caddo isn't easily dismayed. Even now, he is projecting another film, Cock of the Air." in which Biilia Dove willl appear. Lewis Milestone, Dashiell Hammett and Tom Buckingham are writing the story. TiM latter will direct DID YOU KNOW ' That the first motion picture studio cost $637.87? Thomas Edison built it of tar-paper and called ■ it “the Black Mana/’ The whole structure revolved to keep the . I stage in the sunlight

* REUNION CALENDAR Sunday, July 20 First annual reunion of Myers family, Sunset park. Laisure Reunion, Lehman Park Berne. Annual Fuhrman reunion. Milton Fuhrman grove, 4 miles northwest of Decatur. Borne Reunion, Sun Set Park. Fifth annual Neuenschwander reunion .Lehman Park. Berne 12 p. m. Sunday, August 2 Blakey. Heckman and Reinking. Blakey homestead. Business meeting following dinner. Dettinger reunoon, Sunset Park southeast of Decatur. Twelfth reunion of the Hart family, home of Clinton Hart, 6 miles east and 3 miles south of Berne. Grim Reunion, Sun Set Park, southeast of Decatur. Schafer Reunion, Sun Set Park. Brunner Reunion, Sun Set Park. Annual Bedford reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Clint Byerly, one mile south of Tocsin. Sunday, August 9 Durbin reunion, Legion Memorial Pai k. Sunday, August 9 — Tumbleson reunion, Legion Memorial Park. Rillig & Reohm Family reunion, Sun Set Park. Annual Reunion of Beinz Family, Sun Set Park. Sunday, August 16 Springer-Brandyberry reunion, Legion Memorial Park, Decatur. Seventh annual Brentlinger reunion, James Mankey grove 1% miles north of CurryvilleButler Reunion, Sun Set Park. McGill Family reunion, Sun Set Park. Smi*h Reunion, Sun Set Park. Sunday, August 23 Annual reunion of the Kemmer family Sun Set Park, Decatur, rain or shine. Annual reunion of Hakes Family, Sun Set Park, Decatur. Sunday September 6 Richards family rqnio’n, Sun Set Park, rain or shine. Schnepp and Manley reunion, Sun Set Park, Decatur. Sept. 7—Labor Day Lenhart Reunion, Sun Set Park. Reunion of Millinger Family, Sun Set Park. >. * Lessons In English | ——— * Words often misused: Do not say, “The stones lay alone by themselves,” Alone is superfluous. Often mispronounced: Homeopath. Pronounce ho meo path, both o’s as in “no,” e as in “me” a as in "at,' accent first syllable. Often misspelled: Siren; not syren. Synonyms: Frown, scowl, glower 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 mandate; an authoritative or peremptory command. "Congress will respond quickly enough to a mandate of the voters.” — o ♦ — -—- — „ , — —~ Household Scrapbook I I By ‘ ROBERTA LEE I (U.R) ♦ Warts A remedy for removing warts is to dissolve a quantity of washing soda in a pan of water. Wash the hands in this solution and then al low them to dry without wiping. An Even Dampness Wrap the dampened clothes in a large Turkish towel until ready sot ironing to keep an even dampness throughout the clothes. This also makes ironing much easier. Peach Juice Peach juice stains table linen. When serving peaches whole or halved, it is well to use paper napkins. o ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS Below are the answers to the test questions printed on page two 1. Carbon monoxide ,2. Forty degiees below zero. 3. Theory of Relativity. 4 Thomas G. Massaryk. 5. Mark Twain. 6. French author. 7. Phoebe Cary. 8. One made by Antonius Stradivarius. 9. The post is vacent since the death of Nicholas Longworth. 10. A true metal. o-. — State to Plant Bullfrogs Burley, Ida.—(U.R) —ldahoans can anticipate new "piece de resistance" soon —frog’s legs. Reedy estuaries and marshes will be planted with bullfrogs and, if the anticipations of the State Game Com mission are realized, the btg frogs soon will multiply. 3 Anniversaries in 15 Days Pawtucket. R. I.—(U.R)—Within 15 days, Edgar F Slocum celebrated his 61st birthday anniversary, his 135th wedding anniversary, and the 130th anniversary of his appointjment as a letter carrier.

MONROENEWS > ■ Mrs. B. M. Smith of Berne was ■ calling on friends in Monroe on Thursday afternoon. : Mrs. Norris Conyers and daughter Barbara of Ossian visited her 1 parents Mr and Mrs. H. E. Foirar : on Wednesday. Mr. George Keller is seriously ill at his home in Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Crist spent ! Thursday evening in Decatur. Mrs. Roy Runyon ot' Decatur was the guest of Mr and Mrs. Raymond . Crist and family on Wednesday - afternoon Mr. Paul Graham of Decatur at- ; tended to business in Monroe on Wednesday. Mr. Ira Wagoner and Mrs. Ida I Bollinger spent Wednesday alter- ' noon in Bluffton the guests of relatives and friends. . Miss Ruti? Bahner spent Thursday afternoon in Decatur Mrs. Raymond Crist and Mrs. . Forrest Ray spent Friday alter j I noon in Decatur. : Mr. Lewis Gross ot Portland is spending the week with his grand-1 parents Mr. and Mrs J. L. Gross. I Mrs. Cecil Franklin of Decatur i visited her grand parents Mr and : Mrs. T. J. Rayl on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Meyers spent ■ . Thursday in Fort Wayne. o f PREBLENEWS Mrs. Doris Werling and son . spent the week-end visiting Mr. and Mrs Albert Werling and fa-> I mily. Beljt.y Wall Ace of Rochester is ! spending several days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bresick and family. Mr. and Mrs Earl Straub called on Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hoffman ■ and family Saturday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bogner of Decatur visited Mr. and Mrs. Edgar , Zimmerman and daughter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Clarence Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Monroe are ; enjoying a two weeks motor trip through the East. ( Mr. and Mrs Walter Shady and daughter of Fort Wayne spent last , week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Albert , Shady and family. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dilling and I family of Laketon. spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dilling > and family. Mr. and Mrs George Bultemier > and daughters visited Mr. and Mrs. i , Fied Eichoff and family Tuesday ■ evening. Mildred Kirchner visited Misses . Esther and Helena Koeneman Sun--1 day. 5 Mr and Mrs. E. A. Goldner called ota Mr. and Mrs Heiman Giels of . Bluffton last week. Betty Jean and Nina May Gilbert of Monroe are spending the week ( visiting their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shady. Esther Ehlerding is spending the 1 week visiting Aldine Bultemier. I

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Richard Liechtensteiger of Decatur is spending the week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Albert Werling and family. Margaret Bultemier is spending the week visiting Velma Ehlerding Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Cable and fatly were the guests of Mr- and Mrs. Peter llelmrick and family ol Maglcy Sunday. o Heat Drove Birds Into Stream Waynesburg, Ua.- (U.R) —’The heat was so intense here recently that a Hock of birds nearly drove bathers from Ten Mile Creek. Flocks of birds from nearby fields came swooping down on the stream, j They hovered near the bank all day. o Harm in Sols-Distrust •■Self-distrust.’’ said HI Ho. the sage of (’hinntown. "is a dangerous failing /ince it seems to base on Intimal! Information n warning to others jfto withhold confidence.”— ■ Star. U’hen the Fun Begins The real pleasure fr< in a new ! car begins after you get it scratched Befoie that you do nothing but worry for fear the car wont stay 1 spotless.—Fort Worth Star Tele gram. o Concerning Troubles Troubles, wrote Dickens, are exceedingly gregarious -In their nature. and flying flocks nre apt to 1 perch capriciously. Uncle Eben 1 "I.ook on de bright side of life < said Uncle Eben. “If you don’t see ! ! no bright side, make it yob bus! ) ness to pick out sumpfn' an’ shine j it up.”—Washington Star. Z o . Making Friendships Some friendships are made | by nature, some by contract, some by interest, and £ome by souls.—Jeremy Taylor

THE ADAMS THEATRE Delightfully COOL and COMFORTABLE SUNDAY - MONDAY - TUESDAY FIRST Sunday night show 7:00 D.S.T.—lsc-35c Sunday Matinee 2:30 H.S.T. — 15c-35c “THE PUBLIC ENEMY” with James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondcli, Beryl Mercer SOMETHING NEW! Something so different froinniiv vou have seen it wi I leave you breathless with excitii THERE’S A THRILL in Store for You! ADDED—COMEDY. LAST TIME TONIGHT—BIG DOUBLE FEATURE M ni. Haines in “JUST A GIGOLO”—and—BEBE DAN in "THE MALTESE FALCON”—with RICARDO COR 15c —35 c

interurban Is A Indianapolis. July Acquisition of the Terre u dianapolis and Easter,, , company lines by the j " ‘ road company was P6nn T decision of the P ul)l £ ’ ! mission. The decision the Indiana Publ ic s “’ Bl pany authority pu ,. ( . , L & L ” Power line S a lease on the T. H. [ , 8 company. The properties, ,ece ntlv auction are now b,-i llg op ’ r Elmer Stout, r< ...jv,.,- T ‘ owned by B. P. S he aron i who purchased th< m on Insull interests. 1 Valuation of the prop be made after the tit| ( . s h ' iransferred. It was poi nt6(l officials ot the purchasing, ies that if the valuation wpitted first, it would n „. ail . receiver would conti t() ' the properties for a p pro . six months. Blackberries, Dewh Blueberries, Mondi, 1 uesday for canning at

v — THE CORT Sunday - Monday - T w “WHITE SHOI LDEI A picture extraordinary JACK HOLT - MARY Spiked with the barbs 1 modern life. Also—Comedy, News, Car Matinee 10c-35c Evening —TONIGHT—"THE LIGHTNING EXPR j a railroad drama with Jam, i and Dorothy Sebastian. All ; chapter “Hero of the F| ame 15c -35 c ■raHHßMßManzn*