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

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PLANE CRASH I STAMPS SOUGHT Paris, — (UP)— Philatelists here are taking a great interest in all airplane accidents, for the stamp enthusiasts have started collecting stamps from mail recovered from plane wreckage. The greater the catastrophe the higher the value of the stamps recovered. Many of the stamps recovered carry rather interesting stories. One of the most prized and sought! after stamps, for those who are folowing the new tendency in stamp i collecting is one from the mail brought over with Admiral Byrd on * his transatlantic flight. When the. plane fell into the sea at Ver-sur-' Mer, the stamps were soaked from j the envelopes by the water. In de-, livering the mail each letter was given a stamp from the sea-soaked | mass at the bottom of the mail' bags. Now a yellowed envelope and j stamp from the Byrd plane is worth 1,000 francs. Each envelope and stamp from; an airplane crash carries on it a stamped note explaining just what; accident the mail was recovered * from. In August, 1929. a plane from Buenos Aires was forced down in j .Mauritania, West Africa, ami the i mail was seized by the datives, j When it was finally delivered the I envelopes bore the note, “Corres-: pondence Aerienne Ouverte en Mau-! ritanie.” Stamps from this particu-, lar plane are worth about 2001 francs. 0 LINDBERGHS TAKE LONG REST (CONTINUED FROM FAGS ONE) They could set their departure for almost any hour of the day or night because there is only about an hour of actual darkness out of every 24 in this country at this season of the year. Kadio reports, however, indicated storms were brewing and it was raining hard over many sections of Alaska. It appeared certain that the ( Lindberghs would not find a cache, of gasoline at Point Barrow for the pontoon equipped monoplane. The coast guard cutter Northland which was dispatched to the Point with gasoline reported yesterday it was ice bound and probably could not reach its destination. Thq, cutter radioed that in case it could not reach ,the Point it would wait for the Lindberghs in the vicinity of icy capes, about 150

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I miles south and west around the 1 I coastline of Alaska. I After a long sleep yesterday, the ! fliers visited last night with the i j strange assortment of humans who* j had hurried into the village from i all points of the barren northland for the celebration. Mrs. Lindbergh took especial in- 1 terest in the round faced, chubby ' Eskimo children, sonie of which : trotted about at the heels of the * fliers and others of whom rode on I the backs of then’ mothers. Mrs. i Lindbergh had received word since ! j leaving on the tour to the Orient I ! that her own baby. Charles Jr., was i well and happy at the estate of I ! her parents back in Maine. The Lindberghs found little oc I Icasion to venture out into the village from the Presbyterian manse' i where they were quartered. Notj ■ only the-village, but the whole northland surged about their door(Step. ' • "They seem to enjoy it, so don’t .bother them,” Lindbergh told offii < ers of the mounted police who of i t'ered to drive back the crowds of i ! solemn natives. Both he and Mrs. Lindbergh were in splendid health | and the best of humor. They ap-I ' peared to enjoy the unusual party ias much as the natives. The next scheduled flight of the I couple, that to Point Barrow, 1 stretched over great fields of ice.; i a strip of country as desolate as * ithat over which they passed in comling from Baker Lake. — o 16 BRIDGES TO BE CONSTRUCTED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEi L. R. R. at 2% miles southeast of | 1 Earl Park. This structure, to be ■ of reinforced concrete, la 200 feet long, of five spans and, with grading the approaches which involves moving approximately 56,000 cubic j yards of earth, cost about $40,000 Mr. Brown said. Highway officials point out this is the last railroad I grade separation to build on thisl important north and south trunk i highway, known as one of the! shortest overland routes between I Chicago and the Gulf of Mexico. Other bridges in the letting are ' described by the commission as follows : Three bridges On rotate Road 26 *in Clinton and How ard counties. All are in the vicinity of Russiaville. Six bridges on State Road 6; three in Elkhart county and three in Marshall county. Two structures I will span the Yellow liver. Three bridges on State Road 64 ! in Gibson county. These structures I officials explained, are erected in *

connection with the interstate bridge over the Wabash river providing service between Princeton i (Indiana) and Mt. Carmel (Ulin*ois). One structure is to go over ithq overflow channel of the WaI bash river and will be 275 feet long. Two bridges on United States 'highway 36 east of Bainbridge in | Putnam county preparatory to pavling the section between State road !43 find Danville in the spring of 11932. Bridge on State road 101 in Union county. This structure will be 120 I teet long and go up between Brook- ! ville and Liberty. WHEAT PRICES AT NEW LOWS ICONTINUED PROM PAGE ONE) pool price which broke through the istate athletic commission and Fort for the decline In the Chicago pit. Ihff ember wheat sold at 51%. *4 cent under yesterday's close. May wheat sold at 56?fc, % cent under the previous close. o No Trace Os Man Aboard Soviet Icebreaker Maly-1 'gin, by Radio at Sea. ug. 5. —(U.R) — We have failed to find (’apt. Raold | Amundsen on Rudolph Island. With a group of Russians from I the Malygin, I visited Rudolph Is j land today in search of the brave! explorer whose airplane hunt for I IGen. Umbreto Nobile, of our present party, and his companions of |the dirigible Italia resulted in his 1 disappearance in 1928. o Injured Man Expires Goshen. Ind., Aug. 6.—(U.R)—Danzel Fleck, 17, who was paralyzed when struck by lightning while working on a farm near Milford j Saturday, died in a hospital here. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fleck, Kalamazoo, Mich. o Theatre Has Fire Lafayette, August 6 —(UP)— A i film fire in the projector room of I the Main theatre here last night ! terrorized the audience but none : was reported injured in the dash for exits. The film broke anil several thousand feet ignited. Damage was slight. 0 , SAte’, Possible Division The state of Texas at the time of I its admission to the Union had in * its constitution a proviso by which * it may. if it desires, subdivide into not more than five states.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1931.

■ 1 IL! ... . —- Back to Duty as Flagship z x _ r — • , gag? „.s.•■» — > i iWiiMCr ~ - >" The U. S. S. Pennsylvania is shown majestically leaving the Philadel- * phia Navy Yard, after a layoff of two years for repairs and overhauling, for Hampton Roads, Va., and from there to the Pacific I Coast, where it will become the flagship of Admiral J V. Chase, com- I ! mander of the Pacific Fleet. The Pennsylvania is going to have the ; company of the U. S. S. Arizona from Hampton Roads to Cuba. Pm ama Canal and thence to its West Coast station.

OFFER TO BUY 600,000 BALES OF FARM BOARD CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) dollars notes at 4% per cent interest. Readiness was expressed to pay on delivery of goods. The estimated value of the cotton involved in the German offer was between $30,000,000 and $40,000,000, it was said. It was learned the United States had not made a specific offer, but had advised Germany that the farm board was ready to dispose of 1,100,000 bal%s of cotton and 1.225,-. 000 tons of wheat on a long term * credit basis and that it would ac-1 cordingly welcome a German offer. | A report today said United States copper producers intend to seek ! a similar accord here. —oSHOOTS POLICE; TRIES SUICIDE — CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) lhe jugular vein. Patrolman Benjamin Moss was shot in the left .shoulder. Lord sought entrance to his wife’s home, and when she tailed to answer the door bell, broke ai living room window. Mrs. Ixtrd met him inside. He told her he wished to see his chii-! dren. and went upstairs to their I bedrooms. Worried over their | safety, she called police. L6rd apparently overheard her telephone conversation with authorities, and when they arrived he met them at the front door, a pistol in his hand. He allegedly fired point blank at Carpenter, the first to approach the door. A second shot missed Moss and was embedded in the door. PENSION BILL VETO SCORED (CnNTINUED FORM PAGE ONE) iting governors, thousands of dollars can be spent to make the governor's mansion more illustrious, thousands of dollars can be spent on out of state cleaning companies to clean the statehouse, but economy must Ik- considered when dealing with the aged." Danton’s Vanity Nature has cast but two men in j tlie mold of statesmen—myself and ' Mirabeau. After that she broke I the mold.—Danton. o Atonement's Quality If the Atonement were not too wide for our Intellectual comprehension. it would lie too narrow for our spiritnal necessity.—Earl Balfour, K. G. —o Swift Camels The Besharin camels are the fastest things in the desert and are the most valuable of the camel tribe. Desert police always use these camels, for they can outrun a horse. First American Novel? It is said that the first American novel was published In 1780 nnd written by Sarah \V. Morton under the title of "Power nf Sympathy.” o ». ‘‘Radiology” According to Webster’s Dictionary, radiology is that branch of science which treats of radioactive phenomena. o Trade and Profession A trade differs from a professhsn In that you do your practicing be fore you begin to charge for It.— (’upper's Weekly. oi —— Naw York Harbor The entrance to New York harbor from the ocean Is seven miles wide, from Sandy Hook to lloeka way point. »

DECATUR MAN’S MOTHER DIES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) liamson Funeral Home and was taken to the home this morning. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon from the Williamson chapel at 2 o'clock with burial in Green Park cemetery at Portland. o PLANS ATTEMPT TO SPAN OCEAN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) chart a northern route to Europe I were made in 1928 and 1929. In i 1928, he attempted with Bert HasI sell to fly from Rockford. 111., to | Scandinavia but was forced down iin Greenland. He was lost for two | weeks before rescuers found him i and his companion. In 1929, he ■ was a member of the crew of th" “Untin” Bowler” which likewise | failed in a projected flight from Illinois to northern Europe. Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug. 6— (U.R) —Parker Cramer, Rockford. 111., aviator, was at Angmagsalik. | Greenland, today, on a "surprise flight" over the north Atlantic to Copenhagen, advices from Greeni land reported. Cramer in 1928 failed in an | attempted flight to Scandinavia' witli Bert Hassell. In 1929, he was h meml.|pr of the crew of the airplane 'Untin' Bowler, which also i tailed to complete a flight from Illincis to northern Europe. Elwood Man Isl Held Chattanobga, Tenn., Aug. 6 — <UP) —W. H. Carmody who said he was from Elwood. Ind., was held here today after being caught in the act of robbing a drug store by police captain Roy Hyatt last night. Two companions of Carmody escaped with S3OO. Police said Carmody admitted taking art in a Memphis holdup last week. o Old Statue Unearthed While workmen were engaged In lowering the stone floor ,>f the Lady chapel of the Suxon church of St. John the Baptist at Barnack. In the soke of Petersboro. England, a curious stone figure of probably the . Thirteenth or Fourteenth century i was unearthed. It Is tnought to represent Christ fn majesty. Nearly three feet In height slid 18 Inches wide, it Is complete with the excep Hon of the feet and nose o Birthplace of Hurricane* The weather bureau says that the details of how hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, are started are not definitely known It Is known, that they start In the region of the "doldrums.’ or calms ever the tropical seas, some 8 to 15 degrees or thereabouts from the equator. Many of our hurricanes originate In the general region ot the Cape Verde ‘slands Heals Eczema In 7 Days or Less Here is a wonderful antiseptic) oil now dispensed by pharmacists at trifling cost, that will do more towards helping you get rid of un sightly spots and skin diseases than anything you’ve ever used. Not only does this great healing antiseptic oil promote rapid and healthy healing In open sores and 1 wounds, but boils, abscesses and ulcers that are discharging are almost immediately relieved and cleanly healed. i You can obtain Moone’s Emerald Oil in the original bottle at any modern drug store. It is safe to use, and failure in any of the ailments noted above is next to impossible. B. T smith Drug Co., ■ Cutshall’s Cut Rate Drug Co., or ! any drugstore will be glad to supply you on the money back if dissatisfied plan. «

I COURT ACTION THREATENED IN OIL ARGUMENT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ed to meet injunctions. He says I,< will bow to the will the United States supreme court or the President of the United states, but to no cne else. In his fight for a higher price for oil. Governor Murray had the moral support of Gov. Ross Sterling of Texas, his opponent in the recent "battie of the Red river. Bridges,” the "war" which first I proved that Alfalfa Bill was willing to go the limit in any campaign he started. Governor Sterling declined to take action in Texas as Murray had in Oklahoma, since the Texas legis-1 lature is now working on new proration laws, but he wired Murray, "I congratulate you and wish you success.” Governor Sterling's message

WHY WATER POWER DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN CHEAP ELECTRICITY Many people have a mistaken impression as to the possibilities of water power development. Some think that electricity would be cheaper if more water power plants were built. The improvements made in steam generating plants in the last few years have reduced the cost of generation to a point where it is comparable with the cost of producing electricity in the average hydro-electric plant. The main difficulty with the proposal of further development of water power, however, is the fact that stream flow is not regular and steam plants must be built as stand-bys to augment the supply during the low flow periods, if a reliable power supply is to be furnished to a modern industrial community. At Niagara Falls there is tremendous ppwer and a nearby market for the electrical energy produced. But there is only one Niagara Falls in the United States. Keokuk, the largest hydro-electric development on the Mississippi, must be supplemented with large steam plants in order to furnish a regular supply of power. Indiana has no Niagara Falls. Indiana is relatively a flat state with few rivers of sufficient flow to justify hydro-electric development. Practical sites have already been developed. The U nited States Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior reports that the possible water power resources of Indiana, available 90 per cent, of the time, total only one-eighth of one per cent, of the potential water power resources of the country. The potential water power resources of the entire state of Indiana are estimated by this government department to be 45,000 horse power. That is only about one-half of the capacity of a single generating unit in the steam generating plant at Michigan City owned by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, one of the companies in the Midland United group. Companies of the Midland I nited group have developed hydro-electric plants at the few sites in Indiana where it seemed assured that they would prove practical. The principal hydro-electric plants of the group are those of the Indiana Hydro-Electric Power Company on the Tippecanoe River, a few miles from Monticello. Production of electrical energy in these stations, however, is seriously affected by a fluctuating water supply and in times of drought such as has been experienced during the last year, generation is severely handicapped. Talk about hydro-electric development always appeals to the imagination because it involves the harnessing of one of nature’s resources. For more than ten years, for instance, the government-owned hydro-electric plant at Muscle Shoals has been the subject of controversy. One might think from the newspaper and magazine articles written, and the speeches made about this project, that it is a gigantic undertaking, unparalleled in the history of electrical development. Yet the generation of electric'al energy at Muscle Shoals in 1930 was slightly less than the amount produced at the steam-generating plant on the Wabash river, near Terre Haute, owned by the Indiana Electric Corporation, another company in the Midland United group. of I] publuhed in the inter.,t o f a better under,landing of principle, governing operation of public utilitie,. Midland United Company PRINCIPAL OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES: Nortfiern Indiana Public Service Company . . . Gary Railway. Company SS<7l Z P ‘'’'Z I "Z • • • Indi.". Service Co.po.«ion lndZ E V U . Z S °“ ,l ' BendR ' il ' Md ’• • Indlw NoZn "j C p°' pO, Z ' ' ’ W*-* Valley Electric Company Northern Indiana Power Company .. Gary Heat, Lljhl * Water Company

read; Regarding your wires, our legislature Is making splendid headway today in passing oil conservation laws. I am sure that this session ot the legislature is going to pass the necessary measures to correct our deplorable conditions. •'We are not in position to do as you are doing on account of the decision rendered by three federal judges which in substance annuled our proration laws. "I congraulate you aad wish yon success." Harry F. Sinclair last night Issued a personal statement declaring I tlie charges made against him by Governor Murray were "absurd and an injustice." He added that all the proclamations and troops in the world cannot add one cent to the price of oil.” “Although our company holds only an unimportant fraction of school land leases, it is the only one mentioned as being responsi- | ble for depriving the children of the revenue due from these lands, ’

he said in answering O 'Z ray's charges. "No su? ° ! brought because on fZ,"’ 11 royalties are due. they on the basis of the hl»s be have " e '-er at place talked with anv ’ the possibility us brlbin, ’ 1 of the legislature or Z 1 governor.” lu »l Not Government Ow„.j The record, of Ihe 7, "" l of Commerce Indicate tl'u'Z eminent does not „ wn s ‘ land tn Its entiretv but ,/ 1 1806 approximated i Z IU ' r ' n consideration of ui-x ” 1008 acquired „ f lin ac * i< nslderatlon of $2 200 Z cel of Jami l s the m>rthe o “'J of the northern part nf s . ,' P( land Boston harbor. —o Horses, Cattle st. k° gB, M m unv articles be sold at Decatur Comm ity sale Saturday. \ u „ ? Bring in what you hL 1 sale. '