Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1931 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by J THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. " J. H. Heller Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse..Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates SiSngle 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 econd zones. Elsewhere $3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Advertising Representative SCHEERER, Inc. 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 415 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies It won’t take but a short time to cut the weeds but that will bring pleasure to a lot of folks for several weeks, so its surely worth doing. Now that the President and his cabinet have every thing fixed up for Germany they might devote a little attention to improving conditions right here at home. •— Ttre third heat wave of the season is not scheduled to remain long, for which every one will be more or less thankful. We like it warm but Ahis ninety to a hundred stuff is just a little too much of it. Children playing with matches makes a dangerous combination. Such a game caused a slight fire here yesterday and as a result a serious blaze could easily have occurred, with injury to the childrea and damage to the residence and to other surrounding property, —it*- another thing to !>e careful about. The proposal 4.0 combine the cities of Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago, Highland and Munster into one city, second largest in the date and thus eliminating four governmetMs, is a new idea in this era of reducing overhead and getting by as best we can. It has some merit and is receiving serious .. consideration. This seems to be about the best agricultural section after all for it is seldom that we have crop failures here. Other teritories suffer from hail, hot winds, insects, fires and other calamities but we go on witli about the usual average. This year should be a little over while occasionally we are slightly under, but its about the safest part of the farm area. Friends of D. C. Stephenson are trying to secure 100,000 signatures to a petition to secure a reversal the decision of courts in his case, which is of course quite unusual. Courts are supposed to rule on fads, the evidence and the law and not to be influenced by any outside efforts. The petition will probably serve only to make the judges to wUtun it is presented surer that their position is right. , It is reported that the railroads are back of a movement to buy up all the bus and truck motor lines. When they get them corralled, they will again be sitting in a position where they can about control the shipping business and from the complaints offered recently they seem to need something. After all we can t get along without railroads and other means of traffic and so all we can do is to do the best we can all the time. Mr. Curtis, genial vice-president, is having a hard job to decide

DANCING Every Thursday Night. Good Music. Decatur Country Club 9 P. M. SI.OO per couple

whether he wants to he a candidate for re-election or to try and return to the senate. Naturally he wants to take his chances on the job of which he feels surest and just about the time ho gets his mind made up something happens to make him shift to the other position. And its a gamble that either way he jumps will prove that he ought to have been looking for a new job entirely outside the political circle. There are perhaps a lot of things the matter with this country but there are some so apparent we can't help but notice them. For instance, a lot of people are out of work, the farmer has to pay inflated prices by the new tariff; credits are awry and the stock gambler is the only fellow who can get money at reasonable rates, taxes are burdensome and the wealth of the country is gradually settling into the vaults of a very few. Perhaps nothing can be done about any of these difficulties but we would like to see some one try it. Farmers out in Nebraska, the Dakotas and other states are fighting the greatest horde of grasshoppers that ever attacked them. The pests have already ruined the crops over a wide area and have even eaten fence posts, clothing and wagon tongues. It may sound like a joke to us folks but its far from that out there. Mr. George Morris of Bluffton motored through five hundred miles of the devastated teritory and said it was worse than depicted. Thousands of acres of corn were devoured by the hoppers and the outlook for a big crop has been turned to a complete failure. There is much genuine sorrow here because of the death of Mrs. C. V. Connell, leader in public work of various kinds. She devoted much time to the work connected with the Anti-Tuberculosis Society, served as 'chairman of various public organizations, helped to secure public pplaygrounds for the children and was always interested in programs of general interest. | She was efficient and industrious and her services were frequently in demand. A native of this city and naturally of happy disposition she enjoyed a wide circle of friends and her words of greeting were always cheerful. Mrs. Connell will be greatly missed by people in almost every walk of life here. We extend heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family.

I REUNION CALENDAR Sunday, August 2 Annual Archbold reunion, Harold Landing, Blue Lake. 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 Sixth annual Hitchcock reunion, Cora D Miller home near Watt. Durbin reunion, Legion Memorial Park 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 Breutlinger reunion, James Mankey grove Vfa miles north of Curryville. Butler Reunion, Sun Set Park. McGill Family reunion, Sun Set Park. Smith 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 runion, 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 Millingcr Family, Sun oet Park. Get the Habit—Trade at Home.

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* TWENTY YEARS * AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File July 28 —City Improvement Company of Decatur organized with SIB,OOO capitol. L. C. Waring, president; John Niblick, vice-president; W. P. Schrock, secretary and C. C. Schafer, treasurer. They will build new city hall. Marriage license — D. D. Jones and Maggie Pearl Rawley. Nine hoys arrested tor disturb- j ing services at Pleasant Valley I church. Explosion of coal oil stove causes distraction by fire of the Mrs. MaryMurphy home in Union township with loss of $3,000. John Elzey on near Monroe harvests 1,347 bushel of oats from 25 acres. Coon Skin Club entertains in honor of John. R. Kirkpatrick of Newark, N. J.,

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By HARRISON CARROLL. ” Copyrlgfet. 1531, Premier Byndiot*, Jne. HOLLYWOOD, July 00.— Riders of the range are due for a shock. Silver Harr, an oldtimer, says the

best cowboys in — the world live I in Hollywood. 1 Mr. Harr, i who represents I the 33 Club, an i organization of I film riders, says I he ca n muster | 10 0 “top 1 ! hands.” “Punch- J: ing cows is , ’ hard, lonesome.. work and the pay isn’t high,” tie ex p 1 a i n s. “When a rider

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gets to be good he comes to Hollywood. Here he takes more chances, bu t he gets more money for it.” ihe return of the Western has brought prosperity back to these Hollywood cowboys. One by one ,?, re comin £ back from the Wild-West shows, the ranges, or from whatever occupation they managed to find when the talkies ruined their livelihood. In those days, Harr, ironically enough, was dnven to selling insurance for automobiles. Except for the fortunate few who have become proprietors of riding academies, the Hollywood cowboy doesn't own his own horse. It would be too difficult to get the animal to location. But he thinks of nothing but riding and he hangs out with his own clan in certain rendezvous. He also expresses frank opinions on the Western stars of the screen. According to Harr, Will Rogers and ■l a 7 y C . urey are the cowboys’ idols. And they have just as strong dislike for certain ex-range nders wno now want to be “mistered.” As for the synthetic Western star picked by the studio fcr ms good looks, if he isn’t regular • t «n.J ay a f 7 hil ". in chase scenes and dump him so expertly the director never can be sure Ken Maynard is the best rider •mong the cinema Western heroes, says Harr. Among the non-profes-’t 31 ’ ? e ° rKe O’Brien 83 first. And he thinks Tom Keene, given more experience, will be a top-notch boy. uT lau F h ; P erba P s > that these film nders holo their club meetings in the Hollywood Conservatory of Music? CROCODILE TEARS. A story filters back of a gag Al Jolson pulled on Catalina Island. Along with several friends, he rented a fishing boat for the day. As they were Tearing, Al noticed the owner 8 name was Harrv Warner. *

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C. K. Bell appointed express agent with headquarters at Akron, Ohio Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer entertain for daughter, Martha, on her second birthday. Prof Shepherd hypnotises women who sleeps 24 hours in the window at the Teeple, Brandvberry and Peterson clothing store. o Modern Etiquette * By ROBERTA LEE ♦ (U.PJ • f Q. Is it proper for a man’s visiting card to bear his title? A. Yes. as a rule, such as a doctor but not where it may seem egotistical. j Q. May a person leave the table during a meal? A Only when summoned by urgent necessity? Q. What is a garden party? A. It is an afternoon,tea out of doors.

T Rushing up to the bewildered man. Al gave him a sympathetic . handclasp. “Aw, gee, Harry,” he . said, “have things gotten as tough as this?” ASTHER IMPROVES. Now that he is honestly applying himself to learning English, Nils Asther is making excellent progress, according to reports from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The Swedish star, along with Jose Crespo and several other foreign players, is receiving voice coaching from Oliver Hinsdale, one-time director of the Dallas Little Theatre. Mr. Hinsdale will be remembered for his feat of taking the Dallas players to New Y’ork and winning the Little Theatre competition three times in a row. His duties at M.-G.-M. are to teach stage technique to inex- • perienced players. There is some , talk of his taking troupes to nearby towns, but this will have to i await Mr. Thalberg’s approval. LATEST GOSSIP? Though it may be settled by th# time this is printed, Barbara Stanwyck has walked out on Columbia.

She threatens to retire. Close! friends of the! actress says Frank Fay] wants to go to! Europe and that] the couple are] sitting pretty as] far as money is] concerned, hav-l ing taken $250,-1 000 out of Hcl-i lywood.. .Irene! Jones, daughter] of F. Richard I Jones, Mabel Normand’s old director, is starting a gown

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shop August 1 . . . Mrs. Harry *- ,eon Wilson plans to spon’°T, a puppet show in Beverly Hills... The Daryll Zanuck polo team took the uplifters on again yesterday. Will Rogers played • against them. A Hollywood trade paner wonders unkindly whether Zanuck kicked the goal he made a week ago...Pathe is holding two meetings a week to see if some one can’t suggest how to get the old silent technique into the talkies.. . Dorothy Mackaill told an intimate friend she doesn’t intend a P arr y * or least a year... And Polly Moran is heading East for a six-weeks personal appearance tour. Her departure makes this a duller community. did you know n-T 18 * an eight-reel version of yuo-Vadis,” made in 1913, was the first motion picture road•now? .

ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS Below are the answers to the test questions printed on page two I <, 1. Pierre. 2. No. 3. Denmark and Iceland 4. Marshal Ferdinand Foch. 5. Two boroughs of New York City. 6 New York “Yankees." 7. Ganges. ( 8. Jack London. 9. “Little America " 10. Opera singer. o I Lessons InHEnglish ♦ _— Words often misused: Do not write, “I hereby agree to accept your offer." Omit "hereby." Often mispronounced: Chloride Pionounce Klo-rid, o as in “no," i as in “ride" or as in “rid," accent first syllable. Often misspelled: Skein; not skane as it is pronounced. Synonyms: Throw, hurl, toss, cast filing. 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: Divers; several; sundry; various “We have the divers statements of St. Paul and St. James.”

Body of Famed Ship’s Captain To Be Moved Philadelphia, July 28.— flj.R) — While Old Ironsides is pushing up the New England coast toward Portsmouth, N. H„ the body of one of her old commanders, Captain John Gwinn, will be moved from an abandoned cemetery in the heart of the old city am} placed in the Arlington National Cemetery. For more than forty years Gwinn served his country, and then took the frigate Constitution to Palermo, Italy, where he died. He died in 1849 dnd his body was supposedly buried in Italy. For many years the family and his descendants thought the body of the gallant old salt rested in foreign soil. Then one day, several weeks ago, Francis X. Bosler chanced to be strolling through the old Glenwood cemetery. Walking across a patch of weeds, he stumbled qver a fal ;

| You Call Friends | By Their Names •K , CONFIDENCE breeds cordiality. When you- have g associated with a person and folmed a relationship friendly understanding, he is no longer just an SR * acquaintance or a business'associate .. . he’s “Bill” B or “Tom” or some other intimate name to vou. He » assuihes a fixed place in yous regard. Noione can n> ' take his place. I tg This same attitude of cordiality exists toward the ® Products advertised in this newspaper. Having been S introduced to them through advertising, you fend eg your neighbors, by repeated purchases, have given them prestige in return for quality. You buy them ifi by name... show friendly and emphatic preferences Ss m their favor. ffl Every day you can meet products of quality and ug value—old and new—in the advertising columns of OR this newspaper. They come to you with authentic credentials ... introduced by manufacturers and $ distributors who sponsor them with pride and faith. • S ' . T he n ames of these products represent definite business ideals. Trust them as you would a friend. K 4 I . Decatur Daily Democrat ■H

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len tombstone. Inscription revealed the following inscription: “In memory of John Gwinn, Unit ed States Navy. Born June 11. 1791; died September 4, 1849, while in command of the United States frigate Constitution. He served his country 40 years." Now, through the efforts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, his body will be moved to the National cemetery. ______o ——- * _ ♦ I Household Scrapbook l By 1 ROBERTA LEE « (U.PJ ♦ Baby’s Mouth For washing baby's mouth, mix a solution of 1 tablespoonful bora cic acid to 20 tablespoonfuls of water. Use a clean swab and wash out the mouth twice daily. Cleaning Copper When using cleansing powder for cleaning a copper kettle, add a few drops of benzine to the mixture to brighten the kettle and keep it shiny for a long time Sour Fruits The flavor of very sour fruits will be improved, and much less sugar wil be required, it a little salt is added to them while cooking. o Judge Stops Target'Practice Detroit.— (U.K)—A han on target] practice in the Federal building I here has been ordered by Judge Edward J. Moinet. Mail truck driv- ] ers held dally target practice in their range on the fifth floor of the I building until Judge Moinet tired of having the sharp explosions disturb court procedure. o Plenty of Wild Game Found Olympia. Wash. —<U.R> —The "wild west” is not completely domesticized yet. State predatory animal hunters take pride in the fact they last month killed 250 predatory animals. The huntsmen bagged 241 coyotes, six bobcats, two cougars, and one bear. o Anti-Racers Give Thanks MOBILE, Ala.—tU.FD—After a bill intended to legalize horse racing in Alabama had bepn defeated in the state legislature, the congregation of the Dawplin Way Baptist church Jiere held a thanksgiving service. M’nisters from all parts of the state protested passage of, the measure. o Ice Cream Social Wednesday Reformed church lawn.

PEIPING BANS BILL-BOARDS t’ciping. —(UP) Municipal officials here have ruled against billboards, which were defacing palace walls and temple gates. Bureau chiefs, after a conference, decided that all billboards must gs. except inconspicuous bulletin-boards in front of police stations. The decision affects not only display advertisements but Nationalist party slogans which were so conspicious in 1928 after the Kuomintang occupied Peiping. At that time zealous party propagandists painted pictures of revolutionary heroes and quotations from their works on the gates and walls of the former imperial city and temples Time and weather have almost erased these slogans. Today the characters are hardly legible, the pictures unrecognizable. The municipality has decided that they will

GREATLY REDUCED SUMMER EXCURSION FARES NEW YORK C‘O’7 OO return limit. Le a , August ls Round Trip tL' t™?’’’ I ’"’ it ' Ua ’ >ng Tuesdays ami Satut 49 days during August an. September. Round Trip day return limit, g C4'7 QI ?” e Way ' K '" l " 1 anoths tb47.07 Leaving Tues.i.n- J Round Trip and'Stemben"*’' Free stopover on all above trips at Niagara Falls. Also sptional Lake Erie steamer trip between Cleveland and Buffalo Ask About Our All-Expense, Personally Escorted Tours- New York and Bermuda, Great Lakes Cruises. NIAGARA FALLS Cl 9 Hound 16 day return limit oIi.VV Trip Leaving August 15 and 16. Far nftmati*n aiu*k ticket agatk Nickel Pate

not be renewed Chinese and f orei Peiping generally .J’" 1 ’ such bill-oards wil! no f Ce ed on palace walls. <•( ’ J" tisements defaced , nanv . anti motion-picture the* to utilize palace walls“ ' The municipality alsn s that peddlers may no l on hetrwa.es on public sidZ, that beggars must g O . d -— - Three Million For Boston.- (U. R) _ Ap $3,000,000 is expected to be i uted annually among sor ' sons under-Massachusetts ; Assistance Act. which effect this month. All 2 zens 70 years or over J been in the state at least “n are eligible for assistant ranges between $2 and $3 ’ o BARGAINS - Bargains l n room, dining room tresses and rugs. St—ksv I Monroe, our Phone number