Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 30 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. HellerVice-President Subscription Rates SiSngle copies $ .02 One week, by carrierlo 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 Hume Dailies Hard times are making the folks “see America first" it seems. The number of passports issued this year is only a little over half the "number for several years past. If tFie state police force succeeds •4n creating general courtesy and among highway motorists, have accomplished someJhing very much worth while. And Jliats the job they are working on T-ight now. ——————— — Brisbane says those who sell stocks now will “bang their heads “bn the bed post when times come Itack.' 1 Yes, and a lot of fellows bought them high have been 3>anging their heads so long they —won't feel it after while when the -boost, comes. ■» “ The average consumption of meat “in the United States last year was •—fifty pounds to the person. That —makes some eat double that amount —to make up for the babes and oth«ers who don't eat any. Think thats “high? Well, in 1907 we ate seventy“seven pounds each. — Good growing weather continues «, md Adams county has something w-mU —a lot of good wheat, oats, Tlay, garden truck and indications Tor plenty of corn. That means a ■“supply of pork so if we can figure • out some way to get some decent * -prices, every thing will be “jake” — one of these days. ————— ———— — Richard Byrd came home from • — his (rip to the Antartic a year ago — owing SIOO,OOO. He didn't try to — beg it nor did he shirk a single — debt. Instead he started out on a “ lecture tour, making 300 addreses “ ami cleared enough to live and pay " off his indebtedness. Pretty hard — to lick a resourceful fellow like the • commander. * a* — —, - . Z Very few men would believe that Z one city or one state in the United Z States could nourish permanently “ in the midst of poverty everywhere • else in the nation. But many Amer- • leans have the idea that the Unit—ed States can sell to everybody, — buy from nobody, remain politically and economically isolated, and Z prosper no matter what happens Z in England or Germany or Russia. —Mid-West Review. «• . . Z if you have some money, this is Z the time to invest for you can buy Z real estate and other valuables at Z almost your own price. Os course Z some day it will come back and Z your investments will double. Z That's the way many fortunes have • been piled up. Don’t burden your-

•» CHICAGO yilPrWfL AND return i<S> S 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 SYSTEM

self or don't try to do something you can’t, but remember that real estate at the right price is the surest and best place you can put your money. The federal building is coming along now and Mr, Swimmer is trying his best to complete it by early October. There are many unavoidable delays in work of this kind but they are ail being met as rapidly as possible. When completed it will be a handsome building and a credit to the city besides being a very convenient place for Uncle Sam's force to handle the local mail. President Hoover it is said is trying to maintain -wages which sounds like propaganda for what after all has the President got to do with it? Employers all over the country have been doing their best to keep every body working at least part time and without reducing the scale and will continue to do so as long as there is a chance hut if reductions have to come the President will probably find he is up against an impossible proposition. Department of Ariculture statistics show that in 1930 there was an increase in rural population — the first in 10 years. The number of persons who left farms for towns and cities was 1,543,000, compared with 1,876,000 in 1929 and a peak movement of 2,155,000 in 1926. Last year 1,392,000 persons moved from cities to farms —the largest number since 1924, when a a peak of 1,396,000 was reached. The department estimates that the total farm population on January 1 was 27,430,000, as compared with 27,222,000 a year ago. Wonder what they will call the present depression in the years to come. As you know we have had something like fifteen depressions in this country the past seventyfive years, some of them lasting only a few months and some as long as five years. We had the depression, the long depression of ’73, the panic of '93, the silver campaign depression, the rich man's panic in 1904, the bank tie-up of 1907, pre-war and post war hard times and now we have what Samuel Crowthers calls the liquidating depression. Its tough by any name. Out near Danville, Illinois, a man named Dunion deserted his family. When the rent came due Mrs. Dunion couldn't pay but a neighbor offered to pay for her. A hard-nosed landlord refused to accept the offer and ordered the woman and her children ejected. The order was granted and the sheriff had the papers when forty neighbors called to notify him that they would fight , to keep the family from being thrown out. The landlord finally sensed the determination of the men and accepted the fifty dollars. That may have been taking the law I in their hands but most folks will 1 feel it was a justified action. 0 * TWENTY YEARS 1 AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File ♦ - ♦ July 30, 1911, was Sunday. t*— — * I Lessons In English | - * 4 Words often misused: Do not say “He turned down my offer" Say, "He rejected my offer.” Often mispronounced: Au fail ■ (French, meaning expert, skilful.) (Pronounce o-fe, o as in “no” e as in "bet," accent last syllable. Often misspelled: Balloon two l’s Synonyms: Worth (noun) value, usefulness, merit,. Word study: “Use a word three times ami it is yours." Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: f Relevant; bearing upon the case in hand. "We should be willing to i, face honest all of the revelant i. facts." I BARGAINS — Bargains in living g room, dining room suite, mattresses and rugs. Sfckey and Co. Monroe, our Phone number is 44 -tt ——-o-r Special Friday and Saturday No. 1 U. S. pack Elberta I Peaches. $1.50 bushel.—Fish“|er & Harris.

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* 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 The twelfth annual Davison reunWasliington Park. Bluffton Park. Bluffton. i Sixth annual Hitchcock reunion, Cora D Miller home near Watt. Durbin reunion, Legion Memorial Park Sunday, August 9 — Tumblcson , reunion, Legion Memorial Park. Rillig & Reohm Family reunion, I Sun Set Park. Annual Reunion of Beinz Family, Sun Set Park. Sunday, August 16 Elzey Reunion, Legion Memorial Park, Decatur. Springer-Brandyberry reunion, Legion Memorial Park, Decatur. Seventh annual Brentlingor reunion, James Mankey grove 1% miles north of CurryvilleButler Reunion, Sun Set Park. McGill Family reunion, Suu 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 Millinger Family, Sun . Set Park. 11 —Z — ♦ ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS I 1 | Below are the answers to the test questions printed on page two 1. —Cook county. 2. —South America. I 3. —Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff. 4.—lrish Free State, r s.—.Kulak. ’ 6. —The hardest known wood. 7. —Montana. 8. —George Barr McCutcheon. 9. —Herbert Hoover. 8 10.—Secretary of the Treasury. I » — z.~ z" —• I PREBLE NEWS » 4 ® Mr. and Mrs Henry Conrad and " daughters of Frledhiem visited Mr. 8 and Mrs. Will Meyer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs George Bultemier e and daughters were the guests of 0 Mrs. John Smith and family Sunday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linnemier of Fort Wayne spent Sunday afternoon visiting the farmers mother and brother. Mrs Kathrine Linne- ( mier and Rodulph Linnemier. Mr. and Mrs. Will Roger and f Dorothy Heling of Fort Wayne spent Monday evening visiting Mr. and Mrs. E A. Goldner. Miss Hela ing will spend several days visiting - at the Goldner home. Misses Louise and Aldine Bulte-

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mier "Spent Monday visiting Mrs. John Smith and daughter Ducille of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs- A. Koldewey and family visited Mrs. Linnemier and Herman Linnemier Monday evening. Mrs. John Smith and son Laurence and daughter Lucille of Fort Wayne called in Preble Monday evening. Mr and Mrs. Edgar Zimmerman and daughter spent Sunday visiting at Muncie. Robert Bouman or Decatur is spending several days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Milton Werling and family. . —A. o ♦ ♦ | Household Scrapbook I By | ROBERTA LEE ♦ (U.R) ♦ For Pressing The best pressing cloth for navy blue or black suits is a piece of black sateen. Use it with the dull side next to the garment. Sweet Milk Milk will keep sweet in summer ■ if two teaspoonfuls of limewater are I added to each pint. This is benefijcial, not harmful. A lump of sugar I will help to preserve cream in hot I weather. Glass Bottles To clean a glass bottle, cut a lemon into small pieces and drop tlp>m into the bottle, half filled the bottle with water, and siiake well. t o — ♦ ♦ Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE | ♦ (U.R) ♦ Q. Is it proper to hold a woman's arm while walking? A. It was never done until recent years, but crowds in big cities make it imperative at times if one wishes to converse. Q What sort of costume should a woman wear to a Sunday morning breakfast party? A. Any morning ensemble is proper. Q. Which edge of the knife should be placed towards the plate? A. The cutting edge. SALESMAN WANTED An opportunity to establish a permanent, highly remunerative business, representing Richman Brothers Clothes —all $22.50. Nationally known. Outsell all others. I Many satisfied customers in your vicinity. Complete new line tor Fall now ready. Write to: THE RICHMAN BROTHERS CO. Cleveland, Ohio

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TATTOO MARKS MAY PROVE GIRL OF ROYAL BLOOD I French Experts Study Marking On Normandy Shepherdess Paris, July 30.—(U.R) — European experts in heraldry are studying a minute design reconstructed from bits of the tattooed skin of Marthe. a Normandy shepherd-woman and beggar, 40 years old, who may prove to be the illegitimate daughter of a duke and a princess belonging to illustrious royal families of Europe. AU- that is known of Marthe, officially, is that she was sent to the orphanage of the Assistance Publique in Paris in 1890, when she was four. Like most of these waifs, Marthe was put in the hands of farmers and became a shepherd girl in Normandy, subjected to constant harsh treatment. Marthg lived as best she could, through 35 years of her life, mostly by begging for her food. Then, in 1926, a doctor treating her discovered 16 scars on her body. He recognized them as tattoo marks | which had been burned more than I 30 years before. • On the doctor’s advice the scars | were examined by experts who con- ’ 1 eluded that, as a baby, she had been, ■ tattooed by a clever artist with 16 ( ' identical coats of arms and that | before she was three or four years I old the marks had been clumsily I removed by painful operations. The traces which remain, exam-1 ined by a magnifying glass, show ' an escutcheon of an alliance be-| tween two celebrated families. It is a question whether this was done by her parents and then cut out I 1 when they decided to return to their | families, who may have had no knowledge of their love tryst in ; » Paris, and put the girl in the /»■l' - phanage. The experts in heraldry have re-1 ported no trouble in identifyingi parts of two royal coats-of-arms ■ and hope to conclude their work shortly, so that Marthe can take' some legal actin to ciaim her share of a heritage. ’ The official records in the French government show that the ■ birth certificate of the shepherd ' beggar had been tampered with in ■ the great volume of the Ist Arrondissement. Certain marginal 1 annotations had been scratched out

N in history o ° u f r store! LhrCLOSES SATURDAY ""Come prepared to save as you’ve never saved before. YouH Brown Muslin have only Friday and Saturday to take advantage of thesefl 39 in. and 40 in. Brown tremendous low prices so don’t put it off any longer. fl Muslin, you'll never buv ■ «■ X„" ,ra spe ™' Everything at Reduced Prices I — Remnants — I * 36 inch Tubing, extra Owing to the unusual heavy buying in many depai linenbfl i line quality, priced ex- of our store, we find short ends of silks, voiles, prints, oil-fl ceptionally low, at yard cloth, cretones, table cl ths, linoleum and curtain goodsg p 1 p that we will sell as Remnants. Here is your chance to pur-fl chase odds and ends—all new merchandise —at give awayflL prices. Don’t miss this! Hr VOILES fl VOILES fl PRINTS Isl Beautilul. New. Pattern fl One lot of Plain and Fancy fl 80x80 count, fast color Prints -Or k ‘ r V i a Ut ?u UP ? ■ Voiles, also Batiste, good® regular 36 inch wide, pretty Bfl t a Spec!a in th,s sale fl selection of patterns, selling ® patterns and fine quality, y fl a t only, yard » Special, yard Isl 28c | 19c | 10c |l 112 inch Tubing, you’ll We have received more I All Linen Toweling, Wash Cloths. extra fl I want lots ot it at the win seH for y ard I ertra «»od grade — Very good grade, closing days fl |.S we .° lTer ..l6c „ 12 y „ rd , $1.66 jS ial : 10c Xh ial 4c I I ANKFN Al I’C The Boston Stor| i I e Inm ■ h wf Decatur Indiana j|

and there is no clue from that record as to who her parents may have been. —o' ■ —— Ancient Auto and License Plate Lead Youth to Court Taution, Mass., — (UP) — After finding an automobile registration plate. Alfred Beland, 19-year-old soldier, decided he'd like to be a motorist. So he invested s9—ail the money he had in a rather ancient car, and drove away. The fact that there was a num ; her plate on front but none on back | aroused a policeman’s curiosity. In , court, Beland was given a two j month jail sentence for operating j an uninsured automobile, but later this was changed to six months probation. PETERSON NEWS Stanley Mcßride spent the weekend with bis grandparents Mr. and Mrs Frank Spade. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bowers arc visiting relatives in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Robert Bientz and sons Don aid and Richard of Indianapolis who has been spending a few weeks, with her sister Mrs. Ralph Straub returned back to her home Sunday.

WE HAVE 1 Good Used Cars For Sale ■ —which were traded to us on Ford cars and Trucks ■ 1— Tudor Ford 1—1929 Whippet Coupe I 2— Tudor Fords 1—1929 Ford Coupe I The above cars have been reconditioned and some repainted. I 1928 Chevrolet l'/ 2 ton Truck with 1927 Chevrolet Truck I 1929 Dodge Panel Truck •’< ton I stake body IJ>26 Dodge Screen Side * 4 ton ■ We also have a good assortment of Ford Roadsters, Coupes and Sedans I of the Model T class, ranging in price froms2s to $65 I ALL OF THE ABOVE CARS ARE PRICED TO SELL. I Decatur Sales & Service, Inc I PHONE 21 SECOND ST.] ■■■■■■■l « 99

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Aungst of Fort Wayne spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ball. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Straub and family of Decatur spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. §traub. Miss Esther Rabbett spent last week with Mr. and Mrs Nelson Rabbet. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Hansel Foley spent | Monday with Mr. and Mrs- Frank

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