Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 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 Oen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates Single copies $ .02 One week, by carrier .10 • Ose 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 Dne year, at office _ 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere •• $3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Advertising Representative SCHEERER, Inc. 35 East Wacker Drfve, Chicago 115 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies How fleeting is tame —whatever became of Ed Jackson, once famous as the horseman of the statehouse? It won't be long now until the Tandidates are popping up for next " year in anotner campaign season that promises to be a snappy and interesting one. Cool breezes over the week-end indicate that the coming winter . season may be similar to those of the past when it will be much more comfortable for those who have fuel and food put away. Hundreds of people are really I enjoying the building of Second street and watching its progress step by step. Its a fine looking thoroughfare and looks like it ought to be good for another forty years. • ~ The giant U. S. Akron, king of dirigibles sailed passed Decatur about 4:30 Saturday afternoon, according to reports from a number who happened to see it. The big — balloon was sited about miles west ——— ■ of here, traveling towards Chicago. - - .. Leaders of congress give out some hopes that when they convene in ■ December they will legislate to end the depression. Sounds good but those from Missouri will have to be shown for most of then* doubt that this can be done any better than prohibition can be done by passing laws. Al Capone had a hobby on belt buckles — can you imagine that? According to testimony in his trial in Federal court in Chicago he bought thirty at one time and paid an average of $277 each. No wonder he couldn't afford to pay income taxes. Its a tough old world these days but there are a lot of fellows if you notice who are going right ahead, whistling through, and getting by. Also those are the fellows who will be all ready to go forward when the referee blows the whistle for the big prosperity game which we will all be playing in a year or two. Great throngs packed the college stadiums Saturday to watch the football games. At Ann Arbor there were nearly seventy thousand paid admissions. It looks like any thing but hard times when you look one of these crowds over but

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mostly they are people with sense and courage who know there is no good in sitting around with long faces. Enjoy yourself and forget any troubles you may have. The Adams county democrats have been asked to subscribe $250 for the national committee, to pay off the indebtedness and build up a bank account with which to start |the campaign for next year. This , amount should be quickly raised here for its an important cause and any one desiring to help may send same in to this office with the assurance that it will be duly appreciated and receipted for. Lets aid the Victory drive. There will be no contest in the town election to be held at Berne on Tuesday, November 3rd as republicans did not put a ticket in the field but upon petition of 125 citizens the council has ordered a vote upon the question of whether or not the town will levy a special tax of one mill, raising $2,463 for maintaining a band and that will be the chief issue in the coming election. As in all places a band is desired and Berne has in the past had one of the best in the state. Os course there must be some way in which to maintain such an organisation and this is about the only way possible it seems. The results will be watched with interest.

It is a commonplace remark that ■the small towns have not felt the I business depression so much as the large cities. It is not generally realized, though, what a change this is making in public psychology and the drift of population. Everywhere there seems to be a definite movement of people filtering out of the big industrial communities and into the rural sections. They usually find it easier to get some sort of job in the small town. Living is cheaper there, and somehow there is more work to do. Their rent costs less. At least, they can eat. They can have a garden. They can share in the surplus of farm produce. In the open country there is plenty of land for those who want to cultivate it. Thus shrunken communities are beginning to fill up again and vacant farms are finding tenants. Will thet migrate back to the city factories and bright lights when business is humming again? Some of them will; many will not. Industry, too, is spreading out. It may be that the decentralization of our big cities have definitely begun. The country may be entering a new era. combining rural satisfactions with industrial opportunity. o ►- ; • Lessons In English | • Words often misused: Do not say "It is ten minutes of seven.” Say . “to seven," or “before seven.” Often mispronounced. Replica. Pronounce rep-li-ka, e as in "let,” I 1 as in “it,” a unstressed, accent ■ first syllable. 1 Often misspelled: Suede, though pronounced swade. Synonyms: Conceited, egotistical, opinionated, vain, proud. Word study; “Use a word three 5 times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: r Amicable; friendly. "An amicable adjustment was effected.”

* Household Scrapbook 1 I By ROBERTA LEE • (U.R) ♦ Stone Step* Stone step* and concrete walks can be whitened with the following mixture; One gallon water, one pound lime, and a hand ful of salt; stir well. Rub into the surface of the steps with an old scrubbing brush. , Aching Mu»cles To relieve aching muscles and a tired feeling, take a hot bath, to which has been added 1 cup of Epsom salts and t tablespoonfuls of mustard. Dishes Drain china dishes by placing them in a wire basket. Pottr hot water over them and then place on the warm stove or the radiator to dry. o BARGAIN'S — Bargains tn living room, dining room »ulte, mav tresses and rugs. St"okey and Co. Monroo, our Phone number is <4 its .. . «

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C : ♦ 1 ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS Below are the answers to the test questions printed on page two r • * 1. Ivanhoe. 2. Minnehaha. 3. He is Scrouge's clerk in “A Christmas Carol.'’ 4. Seventy years. 5. Igloo. 6. Portuguese. 7. Hannah. 8. Cotton textile manufacturing. 9. Ninety feet. 10. Rapier. • —• o ♦ —— — 4 Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE ♦ (U.R) ♦ Q. What is the correct response to an introduction? A. The four short words. “How do you do?" Q. What is the correct size of a married woman's card? A. It is usually about 2 7-8 to 2 3-4 inches long by 2 to 2 1-4 inches high The smaller has been for many years the prevailing fashion. Q. May one speak of others as "gent,'' "girlie," “Little woman, or hubby"? A. No; these terms are unspeakable. o T TWENTY YEARS - * AGO TODAY I F~>m the Daily Democrat File ► , Oct. T 9 — Beet acreage total is now over $3,290. Miss Rose Egan and Mr. Edward Meyers married at Cathredal of Fort Wayne yesterday. The world series has been post

Pair of Record-Breakers rat . — I 1 JHK *** ■&£'* k \ W nW r ' I. <:• wk Wr ”/ u '- * ; * ■ ' s; *** qP •\Y '"'" Imarfttfir Pretty Very! Pantages, who set a new record for Class A outboard motor boats in the U. S. championships held on Lake Merritt, Oakland. Calif., only to have her average speed of 37 113 miles per hour for five hours declared unofficial because there were less than five crafts in the race, is shown “grinning and bearing it" at the wheel of her speedster. Hilda Mueller (innet; established an off.-ial record for the same class boats when she a •--■-aged 35.78 miles an hour over the Sve-mile course.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1931.

l| poned two days because of rains at I | Philadelphia. Miss Ida Worthman of Magley | and Mr. Owen Dout of Angola marI ried. Miss Mildred Niblick is recovering slowly from a long illness. Her brother. Harold, who has also been ill. is able to be up. Decatur Motor Car company receives order by wire for 20 Hoosier trucks to be shipped to Portland, Oregon. Over 300 attend at the Kohne home for Peter Hess and his bride. Edgar Gerber is clerking at the Vance, Hite and Macklin store. Will Dowling takes hay rack load of young folks to the Aber school house for a box social. o - . j Former U. S. Agent Charges Frame Up I i >1 Houston, Tex.r Oct — <U.R) — | George H. Wilkins, formerly a spe- ? cial agent for the government here. will go on trial Oct. 22 before Fede'eral Judge Kennedy on five counts ■charging him with accepting bribes , I and extortion. Wilkins claims he was “framed.’’ I "Back in 1926.” explained Wili kins, “I got into a gun fight with ; \ a bunch of Galveston Italians, and they swore they'd get me. I be--5 lieved them and took out for Mexr ico. “When department of justice men . arrested me in San Antonio Sept. 4 I couldn't realize what had hapi pened. Td never heard of the indictment against me. It wasn't 1 brought until Nov. 1926, and I left ' before that.” o ■ Tiny Gold Ring Found ► Hill City. S. D —(U.R)— A tiny gold s ring of perfect proportions was found by Carl Bloom and Lawrence 1 Tinsley while they were panning f for gold. Not much larger than a small bead, it is being exhibited as t- a rare curiosity.

ATLANTA HOST TO CONFERENCE OF METHODISTS — . I Sixth World Session Mill Begin There Today By Foster Eaton, UP. Staff Correspondent Atlanta, Oct. < — (U.R) —One of the great religious gatherings of the world, the sixth ecumenical conference of Methodism, opens here tonight with 550 delegates] from every quarter of the globe. For the next ten days, repre sentatives of some 20 Wesleyan bodies from the United States, Europe, Africa, South America, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Japan, Korea, will discuss world religious topics. President Hoover is scheduled to deliver a radio address to the delegates on Oct. 25, and VicePresident Curtis is scheduled to be present and deliver a message in person. Five Previous Conferences There have been five previous ecumenical conferences, three in London, one in Toronto ahd one in Washington. Considerable church sentiment attaches to the fact this ecumenical is held in Georgia, for John Wesley, founder of Methodlabored in this state from 1736 to 1738. Laymen and ministers who have come to this con.erence will witness one week from tonight a performance of "Heaven Bound,’’ a negro religious play featuring 500 sacred singers of that race. The official call of the conference made clear that the gathering would be conducted in a spirit of co-operation between the various groups of the Wesleyan family, without any attempt to "harmonize,” or “consolidate" separate groups. Wide Range of Topics A wide range of religious topics is on the aggenda of the conference, including temperance, the relation of church and state, the ethics of attempting to force Occidental ideals’upon Oriental peoples and vice versa, and the religious significance of scientific achievements. Recognized leaders of the church will participate in the discussions. Dr. Thomas M. Elliott of Atlanta, news director of the conference, announced that the bodies listed as included in the official call represented 55,585 ministers, 87,080 lay preachers, 12,309,755 church members and probationers, 93,437 Sunday schools, 967.664 officers and teachers, 9,997,355 Sunday school scholars and 103,660 churches.

MONROE NEWS Mrs. E. M. Dunbar Mrs. John Floyd. Mrs. Forest Ray. Mrs. O. M. Dandyberry, Mrs. Alfred Hahnert, Mrs. Raymond Crist, Mrs. Homer Winteregg. Mrs. Otto Longenberger and Mrs. E. W. Busehe attended the Womans Foreign Missionary Society convention of the Fort Wayne district Methodist Episcopal church at Auburn on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Crist were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crist at Decatur on Thursday evening. Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Branch of Decatur called on relatives in Monroe on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foster spent Wednesday in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Clarenca Wagoner of Geneva visited Mr. Ira Wagoner on Tuesday. Mrs. A. D. Crist and daughter Donna Lou of Winchester Is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Forest Andrews and other relatives. Mr and Mrs. Otho Lobenstein i motored to Dayton Ohio on Thurs-1 day. Mr. John Dickerson of Geneva ; called on relatives on Thursday. Mrs. Ida Bollinger and Mrs. Etta • Ray attended to business in Decatur on Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Haines Mrs. R. J. Meyers and Mrs. J. F. Hocker spent Friday in Fort Wayne Grave of Civil War Vet Found By Motorist Sunbury, Pa., Oct. I'. — (U.R) — Descendants of Charles Mattern. Snyder County soldier in the Civil War. found his grave tn Virginia after a 60-year search. Mattern died while serving with the Union Army near Richmond. Records of his burial place were lost. Members of his company had no recollection of its location. Harry Laub, Lewistown, motoring through Virginia, saw a familiar Snyder County name on a headstone in a national cemetery at City Point, Va., this aummqr. It bore the name of "Charles Mattern." On his return home he inquired whether a soldier of that name had; served in the Civil War from this section. His inquiries reached . Frank Mattern, son of the longlost soldier.

CONGRESSMEN BUSY DRAWING UP PLANS TO SOLVE NATION'S VARIED ECONOMIC PRORLEMS Hundreds of Remedial Bills Will Be Dumped Into The Legislative Hopper When Senate And House Convene By THOMAS L. STOKES, United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, Oct. 17. —(U.R) — Proposals for meeting the varied problems accentuated by the depression, some involving almost radical changes in the country’s economic system, are being drafted by members of congress, to be dumped, helter-skelter, into the hoppers when that national legislative body convenes a few weeks hence. These suggested “cures,” a majority of which will die in committee pigeon-holes, represent the groping of the

American people and their political and industrial leaders for something tangible out of, the confusion arising from the sudden dislocation oi the economic machine. The Proposals These proposals divide themselves naturally into several groups: First — Stabilization “plans” for American industry to remove the unemployment bogey. Second —• Revision of the antitrust laws to permit big Industries and the producers of the country's natural wealth, coal, oil and lumber, among others, to pool their resources in order to curb over-pro-duction, eliminate waste and duplication and thus get better profits. Third —- Revision of the banking j laws to eliminate the evils which have flowed from numerous bank failures. Fourth —Legislation to prevent or control short-selling, a direct outgrowth of the stock market plunge. Fisth —Changes in the tariff law which is regarded by anti-adminis-tration political leaders as a contributing factor in the depression. Sixth—Stabilization of silver, return to the bi-metallic standard. International Problems In addition, the voices of legislators will be raised frequently to talk in terms of the international economic structure — further disarmament, revision or cancellation of war debts, better distribution of the world's gold. This will be provoked at the outset when President Hoover submits for ratification his one-year debt moratorium proposal. Stabilization plans which will be mulled over include the measure devised by Senator Couzens, from Michigan, calling for an unemployment reserve fund to be supported jointly by federal an dstate governments. employer and employe—constituting the first comprehensive legislation of this character ever proposed to congress. Even more radical bills than this are expected to be offered, giving

A Good Mixture Ji Wi . F V; i v "" '__ Mi ~ di How about Your Christmas - ‘‘ IWO cups of sugar, one-half cup of milk, one Savings tablespoonful of butter, one tablespoonful of molasses—yes, we budget all of our expenses -a checking account makes this entirely possible and easy, and it helps us to deposit more each month in our savings account. The Ohl Adams County Bank helps us to budget expenses—that's where we have our account.” Your canceled check is your receipt for all paid bills, and your check stubs help you in budgeting. Save by budgeting. Old Adams County Bank 1 -, Genera) Banking Service

■ — ! a range to curatives which will .reach at the'other end to the plan sponsored by Gerard Swope, president of General Electric. This ; most widely discussed of stabilization plans, embracing unemployment insurance and old-age pensions. is one for industry itself to apply and will be thrown into congressional discussions merely as a counter argument by those who insist that industry, itself, and not ] the federal government, must solvel the problem. Work For Banking Committees Committees which have charge' of banking legislation will be de-1 luged with proposed measures. I They grow from a general cofivic- 1 tion. which is shared by the fed-1 eral government, that some vital I changes are necessary in the country’s banking structure to meet such an emergency as that in recent months which brought losses I ■ to thousands of depositors. Comptroller of the Currency John W. Pole is recommending legalization of "trade area" branch banking. without relation to state lines, as a means of strengthening the national banking system and making it more flexible. This would require amendment of banking laws as would numerouso ther pro-. ■ posals advanced. C Another financial situation that I lielists now has produced apropos • ed remedy. This is the heavy bur- : den imposed upon banks, insurance building and loan asso-I j'ctations and similar agencies and ■ ■ upon the home-owner to carry the I • mortgage load. Creation of a i ! national real estate or mortgage I board, either by private agencies, dor with government cooperation, is •Isuggested, to take over these “frozi en assets" and ease this situation. - j Fuel Oil Runs Plane Portland. Ore.— (U.R) —Fuel oiL - such as is used for heating pur- 1 ■ poses, successfully ran Harry r, Groat's experimental airplane motlor for 10 hours on a test block. s ] o : Get the Habit—Trade at Homa

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