Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 29 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 & 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 Ono 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 The late Speaker Longworth left * • an estate valued at $16,000,000. * “ Now figure if you can what he was w fooling around in congress for. Z if things don’t change the votZ ers next year will be telling how ” good times were during Cleveland's 3 second administration. «• Taxpayers are those queer people 1 ■> who vote for a bond issue under — the impression that Santa Claus “ will pay the bill. —Lafayette Jour- 1 Z nal and Courier. They say the wheat crop in the Z world this year is 300,000,000 < bushels short. Well, judging from S the prices offered in this country ' its a good thing the crop isn’t a I S total failure. ; — - I- — Z The boys who are taking intensZ ive training in the various military | “ camps over the country ought to , " finish in splendid condition to , — stand the heat of September foot- ; “ ball. | * „ A disgruntled Republican leader , Z says we ought to find a man with ( Z Lincoln ideals and elect him Presi- ( “ dent. But the trouble with that is ( that there might be too many men j with Jefferson ideals standing in | ttfß“ way.—Kansas City Times. ( • 1 Golden rod is blooming and it * • won’t be long now until the cool — nights harbinger the approach of • •» autumn. Its not too early to begin to prepare for the cooler seas- * ons of the year for as sure as Z shootin’ we will have them. * _ JL_. ■» The next few days will bring „ fame or disaster to a half dozen Z crews engaged in the gigantic task Z of Hying across the Atlantic ocean. " Il must be a real thrill for we notice "• that once they accomplish it, thev — don’t care for another ride cf the » kind. ** — «■ It is told that a rural preacher Z once asked a famous clergyman what he could do to keep his con- “ gregation awake during services <• and was told that probably the first * thing to be done was to wake up _ the preacher. Perhaps thats true w for all of us. Instead of talking Z pessimism, suppose we all lick in Z and get going ourselves. Lets get ~ awake. «• Z Experts now predict that AmerZ lean farms will get much larger and Z much smaller. The larger farms — —two to twenty thousand acres — Z will be stock, fruit and grain farms Z while the smaller ones—five to Z eighty acres—will be dairy, poultry Z and truck farms. Perhaps, but we <■ doubt it any of them are smart «■ enough to tell just what the future * will be either on or off the farm. m The great financiers of this copn- — try are loaning hundreds of millions of dollars to European and

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| South American countries and we I presume they know just what they are doing. But why wouldn't it be just as smart if they organized a billion dollar company and took care of that amount in mortgages on American farms?. At least they would know what they had. The city of Decatur won a complete victory in the case heard at Indianapolis yesterday in which the Insull company was trying to prevent them from doing business at Monmouth. The local company is prepared to take care of the electric business in this territory and at a very low rate. They deserve encouragement and every one here will be pleased at the decision of the Public Service Commission. There are no doubt many deserving poor people who need assistance these days but most of these are not begging from house to house, selling lead pencils or candy on the streets, or otherwise pulling the stunts of the professional. From the number of mendicants here the past month we are inclined to believe that the telegraph code of the tramps have been sent out saying that this is an easy community. Its time to shoo them on for they hafe become a nuisance. W. D. Jamison who writes an interesting column trom Washington, D. C., tells about a friend of his, S. O. Pauli, of Wellsburg, W. Va., who makes and sells the great bulk of oil cans used in this country. He also did a thriving business in Canada and has just returned from there. On his last trip he received a SIO,OOO order from one customer but when he called on this trip he was told there was nothing doing because of the high tariff put on by the United States. As a result Canada had put on a 30% tariff against us and he is forced to do business with a country of friendly relations. Thats how the new tariff is working and thats a part of our difficulties. The factory will not have the order nor a number of others and that means less employment and a general loss to a lot of other lines. Its well worth thinking about. If the tariff is to blame, in Heaven's name lets change it and quickly. o Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LEE ♦ (U.R) • I Plain Fruit Salads A dressing for plain fruit salads can be made by adding to lemon juice dressing one-fourth cup of orange juice and one teaspoon powdered sugar. A good adition to a fruit salad is a light sprinkling of finely chopped nuts. Whitewash Whitewash is a valuable disinfectant ; it also preserves plaster and wood, and if properly prepared it acts as a fire retardment. Use plenty of it. Glassware . Always rinse glassware that has contained milk in cold water before it is washed in hot water, in order to make the glass clear and sparkling. o tyTears - * AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File * _♦ July 29—W. L. Gunder has several ribs broken in runaway accident east of town. Senator John W Kern makes his first speech in the United States senate, opposing proposal to increase number of government employees. Dr. J. S. Boyeis begins his duties as member of state board of health. Rev. L. C. Hessert and family go to West Baden on a vacation. Mrs. E. 8. Moses writes from Rotterdam. Holland. Pope Pius X is seriously ill. S E. Hite is attending to business . in Berne. Miss Hazel Lenhart enters International Business College at Fort Wayne. Clarence Baughman attends open- | ing of Morris 5 and 10 cent store at Portland. Decatur now has the best hay and grain market in radius of fifty miles. M|sses Rose Voglewede and Blanch Hart leave’for visit in Duluth. Minn. o BARGAINS — Bargains in living ' room, dining room suite, mattresses and rugs. Sf'tkey and Co. Monroe, our Phone number is 44 I -U

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► — A ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS Below are the answers to the i test questions printed on page two 1 Europe and Asia. 2. Monarchy, now administered by a Regent. 3. Lord Cornwallis. 4 Appomattox Courthouse, ,Va. 5 Mexico City. fx The airplane carriers Lexington and* Saratoga, sister ships. 7. Paris, France. 8 Savoy. 9. Two Hundred and fourteen. 10. 'John Jay. A Lessons In English Words often misused: Do not say, "Is your work most finished?’’ Say almost finished.’’ Use almost to express nearly. Often mispronounced: Hostelry. Pronounce hos-tel-ri o as in "of," not as in “no" accent first syllable.

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By HARRISON CARROLL. HOLLYWOOD, Cal., July 00.— Os all the recent success stories Peggy Shannon’s is the most dramatic. Called In to pinch-hit for Clara Bow, the red-headed stage actress

faced a forlorn prospect. Yet she came through with dis t i nction in “The Secret Call,” and now is about to play her fourth part in quick succession— the lead opposite Clive Brook in “Working Girl.” This story is being evolved under Zoe Akin s’s practiced touch

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from the stage play, “Blind Mice.” To quote Paramount, it is about “beautiful metropolitan shop girls whose youthful eagerness for excitement carries them into real life drama.” None of which, I wager, will be more exciting than Miss Shannon’s rapid conquest of Hollywood. So long as there are experiences like hers, you are never going to be able to convince young people that this is the toughest racket in the world. BRAVO, AL! Under the new red-tape regime of getting in and out of studios, dozens of extra policemen have been added to patrol the lots. Visiting Fox this week, Al Jolson took one look at all the uniforms. “Ye gods!” he exclaimed. "When did they declare martial law around here?” LATEST GOSSIP. * Hedda Hopper has a neat, way of turning a phrase. Upon being shown a picture of Clark Gable, snapped on the bridle-trail, she remarked: “W'hen you can look at a man on a thoroughbred and not say ‘What a good-looking horse!’ then the man has it.”. . .Speaking of horses, there is a drinking trough on Hollywood Boulevard in the middle of the business section of the film capital. It's a hold-over from the days gone by. The Humane Society keeps it up now, and dogs are chiefly benefitted. Nowadays a studio doesn’t fail to take up an option. It declares a moratorium... Charles MacArthur has made what many sceiurisU will

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, Often misspelled: Comedy; only I one m. Synonyms: Refresh, renovate, revive, recreate, invigorate. Word study: "Use a word three i times and it is yours." Let us.increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Permeate; to pass through the * pores or interstices of. ’’Water permeates the ground.” 1 o ♦ 4 Modem Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE 1 Q (U.R) * Q. Is high handshaking considered good form in society? A. No; it is an affectation Shake hands naturally. Q. What does neatness demand of one who is traveling? > A. That he carry his own toilet I articles, and not depend upon the public supplies. ’I Q Is bread served with a lunch? I A. Yes. ’l __ o Fred Bell of Elwood visited with ' ,friends in this city Tuesday Mr. . Bell is a former Decatur man.

♦ consider a Quixotic gesture. He has asked to be taken off salary to rewrite some of the dialogue for “Lullaby.” Not only this, but he has sent to New York for Ben Hecht to come out and help him do it. Perhaps the fact that Helen Hayes (Mrs. MacArthur) makes her screen debut in the picture has something to do with it. Still, M. G. M. officials are probably stunned, ... All reports to the contrary, Universal is said to be determined to make "Once in a Lifetime,” the Hollywood travesty ... Gloria Swanson leaves Paris today. She will, be here Aug. 10... And another traveler is Frederic March, who comes back here from a year in New York. HE CASHES IN. Several studios are planning pictures to cash in on the phrase, “What a Man,”

Reginald Denny.

made famous here in the marriage mix-up of “Ma” Kennedy and the “Rev.” Hudson. It will be Reginald Denny, however, who gets first crack at the Kudos. Reg wrote and played in a picture of that name for Fox two years ago. Prints are being dug up and will be released.

Reg’s contract calls for 15 per cent of the gross. HE SOLVED DEPRESSION. An odd way of beating dull times in the studios has been developed by Robert McKenzie, whom you will remember as the prosecuting attorney in “Cimarron.” Jobs being scarce, Mr. McKenzie and his family are running a tent show on the Outskirts of Culver City, where several great movie plants are located. One daughter, Ella, plays feminine leads; another, Fay (aged 12), takes children’s roles, while Mrs. McKenzie does character parts. When the head of the family gets work in the films he has an understudy to take his place in the show. And playing such old-timers as “Lass That Off” and "The Man From Oklahoma,” the McKenzie family is paying the grocery bills and putting money in le bank. Did you know that Jean Harlow's real name is Arline Patterson?

RADICAL CHANGE MADE IN ITALY’S PRISON SYSTEM Cellular Segregation Abolished in Reformation of Institutions By Stewart Browne, UP Staff Correspondent Rome. July ?1— (U.R) -Radical changes in Italy’s prison system, including the abolishment of cellular segregation, went into effect throughout Italy this month, with the hearty approval of humanitarians and prison reformers throughout the world. Italian prisoners no longer live in prisons, but “social institutions." The entire Italian penitentiary system has been overhauled, with the idea of re-educating and regenerating the prisoners while they are being punished. The Chanties The major changes in the system can be enumerated in the following manner: 1. Abolition of cellular segregation, or solitary confinement; 2. Creation of many specialized types of prison "institutions;’’ 3. Prisoners must work profitably; 4. The prisoners must work in the open air as much as possible; 5. The prisoners will be paid for work done; 6. Prisoners are required to pay part of their food and lodging expenses; 7. Civil and religious instructions for prisoners; 8. Special treatment for minors, and 9. Judicial control over the execution of the sentences. There are hairline shaded of differences between sentences under the new code. The change over to the new system will be gradual, as many of the present prisons will have to be remodeled to meet the more liberal ideas. The directors of the many prisons throughout Italy came to Rome recently for this purpose, and conferred with Signor Giovanni Novelli, director of Italian Penal Institutions, who outlined the reforms to be carried out under the new code. The new prison regulations went into effect simultaneously with Italy's new Penal Code, which restores capital punishment for many crimes, and which has liberalized the old code, of IXB9.

You Call Friends I By Their Names CONFIDENCE breeds cordiality. When you have associated with a person and formed a relationship of friendly understanding, he is no Ipnger just an acquaintance or a business associate . . . he’s “Bill” or “Tom” or some other intimate name to you. He assumes a fixed place in your regard. No one can take his place. ' » This same attitude of cordiality exists toward the products advertised in this newspapei*. Having been introduced to them through advertising, you and your neighbors, by repeated purchases, have given them prestige in return for quality. You buy them by name... show friendly and emphatic preferences in their favor. Every day you can meet products of quality and value—old and new- in the advertising columns of this newspaper. They come to you with authentic credentials ... introduced by manufacturers and distributors who sponsor them with pride and faith. The names of these products represent definite business ideals. Trust them as you would a friend. Decatur Daily Democrat

Havana and Back in 17 Hours - .11 ft 11 '' WK ' jiff ] y- Ml-. .../SP Captain Frank Hawks, premier speed pilot of the world, is shown being greeted by prominent New York officials and his wife after his record-breaking flight to Havana and return in total elapsed time of a little more than 17 hours. Such time gave Hawks his breakfast in New York, lunch In Havana and dinner in New York. From New York to Havana, Hawks set a new mark of eight hours, eight minutes in his famous Texaco 13 monoplane, beating the recently set record of James Hall by 27 minutes. Returning he beat his own old record in flying the 1,400 miles in seven hours and 31 minutes. Left to right are: George Mann, of the New York Mayor’s Reception Committee; Mrs. Hawks, CapL Hawks and William Deegan, city official.

Two Classes of Prisons The new prison regulations contain 332 articles and are subdivided into four parts. Italian prisons have been divided into two main classes: Firstly, there are 50 prisons. which are called institutions for the execution of sentences, and. secondly, 17 institution, for the execution of sentences m a manned to protect public security. The first group includes major criminals who have been sentenced to life imprisonment to long sentences of “seclusion, ’’ and for the detention of persons arrested on serious offenses. The second group contains more specialized institutions, such as agricultural colonies, workhouses, insane asylums, reform schools, and curative institutions. The prirfMple behind the entirereform is the prisoners should not be kept in solitary confinement, but gradually allowed to work in a community with other prisoners. The prisoners will be taught trades or professions, and a general re-1 generation will result, which will I be beneficial to society.

Wife Sues Husband For Divorce Fifth Time Columbus, 0., July 2*. — (U.R) — For the fifth time Mrs. Mamie Hunter has sued for separation from her husband, Charles E. Hunter, of this city. Each of the former suits-were dismissed by Mrs. Hunter upon representation by her husband that he would be good if she would take him back. In the recent petition Mrs. Hunter alleged that her mate had made life "almost unbearable.” She claimed that he beat and cursed her. o Busy With Graduations Fall River, Mass. —(U.R) —Within a single week, four children of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Grondin were graduated from various schools. Joseph, 17, was graduated from Durfee high school; Jeremiah, Jr., 15, and Juliet, 14, from the Henry Lord school, and Bernadette, 13. I from St. Mary’s Parochial school. I tset the Habit—Trade «t Homa

JOBLESS SEEI GOLD IN HIL OF 0 ALIFOR Bench San Francisco, j u i y ? : A young man, with a w Gelts of whiskers on his chin, on couple of shots of needled b two weeks’ supply 0( f Magalia.-Calif., 3toi . e porium. “Not getting rich, but i j $18.90 last month," he sa i ing his provisions on his h a eat, and that beats belnr and hungry. ’’ Grubstaked, of course h ferred digging for g o ld’ to on a park, bench -and this always the possibility of, it rich. Lure of Lucky Strik, Unemployment driving th the lure of a lucky strike them, many such men are k I in lonely California canyoJ , Some friend, or acquaint 1 a bit of gambling blood, p the food, for a share of the All that the miner supj .brawn and time, both a drug ! market and elsewhere. That is one side of a snu | in California gold mining, Another factor is that th, jof gold rises with the buyin| |of the dollar. Many small are being reopened, as the prices of labor, power and ials make it possible for i| operate at a profit for the fir since the war. These, of hire men and are a factor ducing unemployment. Big Mines Benefit The big mines and drei those that produce the bulk state s SS,OOO,W(t annual goli -benefit, too, make more and employ more men. Revival of interest in mint , has brought an increase in I tion of mining projects—st them legitimate, some of i doubtful. Many “lost channe j being sought from the pro« I stock sales, and here and tl through the mountains anil (the mother lode, new tunm shafts are being opened.