Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1931 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. IL Heller, Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouae .Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single copies $ .02 One week, uy 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. Elsew here $3 50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Advertising Representative SCHEERER, Inc. 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago <ls Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies Begins to look like the depression is going to be over before we i.nderstand what caused it. Looks like the railroads want a fifteen per cent rate advancement so they can get back the business which they lost because’ their rates were too high. Isn’t it a funny old world? Alfalfa Bill Murray, governor of Oklahoma may not be the smartest man in the world but he seems to ’ have a heap of courage and determination. Wonder how he will finally come out of it all. David Lawrence says that business is improving due to the tourist travel but the trouble with that is that it will probably be somewhat reduced along the lake region about November Ist. Mrs. Nettie Brehm, former wife of D. C. Stephenson, former dragon of the ku klux klan, now says she •.an furnish information that he was railroaded to- prison. Well, perhaps it was in self defense. The Wickersham commission spent $475,000 to make that report of so many angles. They quit because the appropriation was exhausted so we may be thankful to congress for not going any farther with them. Four men who rent boats over at Syracuse lake have battled for five years and yesterday one of them took his shot gun and peppered two ot his competitors and tried to get the other one out where he could shoot him. Well that’s one way of getting rid of ’em but usually it doesn’t pay. Why not build that house you have always wanted. A few years ago you didn’t because material and labor were too high. Now that these have been considerably reduced and you can ouild at the lowest cost in two. decades, why not take advantage of it? Things will change one of these days and then you will wish you had. Good news that “Slim and Anne" Lindbergh, as these fliers are lovingly known, are getting along so

<4 ENJOY SWIMMING in clean, cool fresh water. GREEN WATERS Bathing Beach is the popular place lor voung and old. Modern hath house and conveniences. SINGLE ADMISSION 15c On State road No. 27 North of Decatur.

nicely on their trip. They landed at Aklavik yesterday, flying across the northern wilds of Canada in ten hours and thus concluded the . most dangerous lap of the proposed trip. Millions are watching their flight and all are hoping for • their safety and their happy return. ! The grasshoppers have won the battle ot the harvest season throughout the middle west and northwest it seems and a million acres have been destroyed. The work of poisoning them goes on in holies it may at least check the numbers for next year. Its a tough break for the farmery who have fought hard to save the small values they might have had if the grain could have been harvested. The Motor Vehicle Association of Connecticut is making a vigorous campaign for the "chicken that tries to cross the road." A good many thousand dollars are thus lost by the poultry farmers who reside along main highways and much of this loss could be avoided if the motorist would use a little care. It is possible that laws protecting the hen and rooster may be adopted at the next session of the legislature in that state. Every effort is being made by the • officials of this township, city and county that the taxes may be materially reduced for next year and nothing they can do will bring more favorable thought and comment. It just must happen for the people ; cannot stand one penny of unnecessary tax. Now when the budgets ’ are being compiled is the proper . time to make such reductions. We are glad that this will be done here. The service charge now in effect 1 in the local banks is certainly a fair and just one. For many years the banks have permitted custom- | ers to carry small accounts, thus causing great expense for checks, pass books and requiring extra help ■ to take care of the bookkeeping. It is earn a profit and to do that overhead must be reduced or services 1 rendered must be paid for. The action taken here is to be com- . mended. Those who desire to continue to keep accounts of less than , twenty-five dollars should gladly pay the slight charge of twenty-five ) cents per month to cover the costs ’ i ot taking care of such transactions. , George Bernard Shaw, noted writer, is out with a statement in which he predicts that communism will spread across the face of the earth and that capitalism is doom- ' ed, which sounds alarming, but to which the eastern newspapers laugh ! and in turn call attention to the fact that Shaw has never yet been on the right side of a guess. He lost every prediction he made on the battles of the World War, lost in Dempseys prize fights, lost when he said England and the United States would engage in a bitter war a few years ago and so you can still have faith at least in the com-> mon sense of the people of Amer

I ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS ' ; Below are the answers to the test questions printed on page two IL i 11. It was one ot the gasses used 1 in chemical warfare. 2. Woodrow Wilson. 3. Toussaint L'Ouverture. 4. Richard Henry Dana. 5. The Sioux 6. Light reflected from the sun. 7. Esthonia. 8. The Revolutionary War. 9. Marie Dressier. 10. Clifford Pinchot. o Zoo Bosses Bule That Josephine Must Be Mixer Philadelphia —((J.R) — Josephine is only six, but she has to learn the, ways of elephants tar older and more ponderous than she. The authorities at the Zoological Gardens have issued orders that the African pigmy elephant, probably the only one of its kind in America | must accompany the other clephjants to their daily swim in the tank at the elephantat house. |

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4 4 REUNION ' CALENDAR Sunday August 9 Annual Kitson reunion, liters Park Huntington. Fifteenth annual Hutker reunion, 1 Lakeside Park. Fort Wayne. Annual Hower family reunion, Sun Set Park, rain or shine. Twenty-first Dailey reunion, Lehman Grove, Berne. Annual Snyder reunion, Legion Memorial Park. Ihe twelfth annual Davison reun- ’ Washington Park, Bluffton Park. Bluffton. 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. Suu Set Park. Saturday August 15 Annual Steiner reunion, Lehman Park at Beine. Sunday, August 16 Stauffer Reunion, College grounds ' ’ at Bluffton. Ohio. Pleasant Mills Alumni Picnic. Elzey Reunion. Legion Memorial Park, Decatur. Springer-Brandyberry reunion, Le-1 gion Memorial Park, Decatur. , Seventh annual Brentlinger reunion, James Mankey grove 1% miles north of CurryvilleButler Reunion, Sun Set Park. ,

McGill Family reunion, Sun Set i Park. • SmPh 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, i Sun Set Park, Decatur. Sunday September 6 Urich family reunion, Sun Set Park, rain or shine. 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, Suu! Set Park. Twenty - !years * ago today From the Daily Democrat File August'6, 1911 was Sunday. * oHousehold Scrapbook * By ROBERTA LEE * (U.R) « Tired Feet Insert in each stocking under the arch of the foot a small rubber' sponge. It is surprising what relief and comfort they afford; and the 1 sponges are easily washed. Fresh Sandwiches Sandwiches, or bread and butter' that has been prepared overnight,! will stay fresh and moist if placed between two plates and then wrapp ed tn a eloth that has been wrung out of gold water. Knives In most instances the handles; will loosen if steel knives are al-, lowed to soak in hot water. — — o— i Lessons In English * —♦ Words often misused: Do not say. "1 am awful glad to see you.” Say' "I gm very glad.” Often mispronounced: Minutely. Pronounce minutii. first 1 as in mint" (not as In "mine') u as in I “use," last i as in “it, accent secI

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oud syllable. Often misspelled: Corridor; three r's. Synonyms: Refuse (noun), dregs sediment, scum, dross, rubbish. 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: Molatrous; consisting in an excessive attachment or reverence.: "She had an idolatrous veneration' for antiquity.” Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE ♦ (U.R) • j Q. If a person calls you by the: wrong Mine, is it proper to correct him? A. Certainly; but do so very graciously. Q. Is it proper to use a piece of bread as a “pusher" for an elusive morsel of food? A. No; r'r is it proper ta take the remain’ng gravy from the plate. Q. Wha, kind of call should be as brief as possible? A. The call of condolence. Making Life Better Ah. how happy would many lives be if individuals troubled themselves ns little about other people’s affairs as nbout their own.—Lichtenberg.

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♦ 4 11 The People’s Voice This column for the use of our readers who wish to make sug- j I gestions for the general good or discuss questions of inter- | est. TTease sign your name to show authenticity. It will not be used if you prefer that it I | not be. I I: 4 . 4 I saw a little Iti m in the Daily j ! Democrat a few days ago. abou/ tramps, hoboes, and beggars. Would ; j like to add an old time song in re-; gard to this. A Tramp I am poor, broken down, without ■ money or credit My clothes are all tattered and torn. ■ Not a friend have I got In this cold dreary world I wish I had never been born, j In vain have 1 searched for cmI ployment Sleeping out on the ground cold and damp I’m stared in the face by starvation Oh! pity the fate of a tramp Tile rich ones at home by their ■ bright cheering fires With pleasures so temptingly storI ed, Have often refused one and snear-, ed with contempt. When I asked for the crumbs from their board. Hut yet through the craving of; hunger, A leave I would often condemn j For they once set their dogs loose upon me Because I am only a tramp. But the time will soon come when the rich man and I Neath the same mother earth will will be laid. His joys and my sorrows will then be forgot And I hope better days then may come. But friends! you must sometimes | remember, I That every poor man is not a i tramp. I There is many a brave heart still. beating, I Beneath the old coat of a tramp. j I They tell me to work for a living ' j And not through this country to I roam. But yet when I ask for employment,! They say I am only a tramp. —C. R. o Theater, Designed by Mad Empress, Goes Talkie Brownsville, Tex, —(UP) — The J historic old Teatro de la Reforma in Matamoros, designed by the mad I of a century ago. is to go the way of; Empress Charlotte threetquarters I many other picturesque border j buildings. The old theater, considered one ‘ of the - finest examples of opera houses of the early 19th Century.' will be remodeled, and go talkie. It was built by Maximilian dur-' ing his occupation of Matamoros, a und 1865. and was designed by his ,

young bride, Charlotte, who died a| ■ few days ago after a long and I | strange life during which she beI came known as the "Mad Empress." The French forces imported to i Matamoros one of the best opera I companies of Paris and the Teatro ide la Reforma became the social I center of the entire section. o Pennsylvanian Plans State s Muskrat Farm Bradford. Pa. - <U.R>— Fennsylij Vania will have its first muskrat farm, if the plans of Henry Quick, tiermania. Potter County, farmer, j materialize. I Quick has leased an acre of swampy ground from the State Depi artment of Forests and Waters in i the Susquehannock State Forest, near here. Extensive muskrat farm ing is practiced in Maryland and the Great Lakes States, the department announced. — o The Lord’j Day Sunday Is always considered the first day of the week. From the | early days of Christianity It was observed as the Lord’s day by ninny Christians, though many of them observed the Jewish Sabbath or tlie seventh day nlsn - ■ - ■ — " —

Used Car Specials for this Week 1929—WHIPPET COUPE, A-l shape 2 - 1929—F0R1) TUDORS, A-l shape 1929— ESSEX COACH, Like new 1929 —FORI) COUPE, A-l condition THE ABOVE CARS ARE PRICED TO SELL. Terms to suit purchaser with regular Ford low finance on the balance TRUCK DEPARTMENT 1928 — CHEVROLET TRUCK with 1929 — DODGE 3-4 Ton Panel stake body We also have a few 1928 — CHEVROLET TRUCK with MODEL T COUPES, FOR DO RS, box bodv 1-2 Ton DELIVERIES and 1 Ton 1926 — DODGE 3-4 Ton TRUCKS. USED CARS THAT ARE GOOD USED CARS DO SATISFY Decatur Sales & Service, Inc i^— —w mi iii ■ iin iiii mmiiuinii i iiiwi — J. J. Newberry Co 5c —lO c— 25c STORE Where Values Outweigh Dollars 137-141 NORTH SECOND ST. DECATUR, IND. Jelly Gum Drops Toasters QI Fresh Stock 1 () p lb Thirsty vl Received Weekly .. mx’v/Yv Heaters «1 — CAN NOV 1 FINE QUALITY—CRADLE FOOT J() fl L S Flatiron, com- CURVED F RENt H Heel-Dull Finish plete with cord LADIES HOSE 2ac values $1.49 Week-End Special pair 19c 1 Cretonnes PRINTS IAS l ( OLOR—36 inch—Special at NEW PATTERNS FAST COLORS 127zc yard 127zc yar<l ENAMELWARE PURSES Children’s 4 qi. Covered Kettles Long Pant Triple Coat 1 ,ne Lealhcr Green and Ivory Numbers $1 00 Sleeveless Sauce Pans, Pudding and Mixing Howl, “ ~~ SUITS SIEC,AL rluftLto . ~ Q C a < h»w ch»». A O r Tgl 1 Sweet Mixed, Onions, aL-S._ £yb ni "-’ Trvu Each Can.. 25c Guaranteed Fast Color IF IT’S NEW YOU'LL FIX!) IT AT NEWBERRY'S MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT NEWBERRY’S THE BARGAIN SPOT OF DECATUR —

HIGHWAY CUTS CAUSE LOSSES ——- -- Washington. Aug. 6. —(U.RJ—Th' re cannot be "economy iu roads and streets" without increase in losses “under the present conditions of lack of safety and costly congestion on the highways,” W. R. Smith, president of the American Road Builders’ Association, said in a re cent interview. "Economy is not merely a matter of reduced expenditures, ’’ Smith said. “On the contrary, reducing ’ expenditures means increasing the losses under the pres nt conditions I of lack of safety and costly conges- , tion of the highways." Smith said estimates by the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety on the cost of congestion on highways “exce d $2.000,000,000 annually more than is being spent for road improvement and maintenance." “Economy and increased safety do not go hand in hand if economy means reduced road facilities," he! continued. “Economy is the result I of increased roa'l-building to bring l

the highways up to the pointZT' they render satisfactory servi. ’ motor vehicles." Ce to t The association’s execute that only by “improving " ald until unsafe mads are . ii„ ■ ys and one can drive witli speed and economy.” ( . ail )( ,ot ‘. money because of lack of h i E h„ facilities be eliminated. Way ~ ■ Farm Is Site For Auto Accessory p| ant Stanwood, la. - (UP) _ Not lent with the revenue from his far Forest A. Miles has built at a of sJii,cot) a manufacturing nia» there. pant I ho Miles Manufacturing anil En gineering. Company is a family terprise and Miles, his wife, f alh and son-in-law turn their h aiW i he lathes or the farm rh ort , s they ate needed, and Hi,, farm j, s large one of 460 acres. The company makes all sorts of automobile accessories, and now has representatives in three states The whole idea startl'd, Mji cs plained, when the farm didn’t par !enough. G.t the Habit—Trade «t Hom,