Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 4 November 1931 — Page 2

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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 Single 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 mall 3.00 Due year, at offica 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 Drive, Chicago •15 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies A five-year-old Kentucky girl drank a half pint of moonshine whiskey, laid down and died. We wouldn't wonder if a iot of the older folks are nearer the pearly gates than they think they are when they soak up a gallon or two | of the poison. —— —. The, continued rise in wheat leads ' Us to believe there never was any I good...reason for it making an all-: time low record. If the world needs it so badly now they must have needed it worse than thirtyfive, .vents a bushel a month ago. ■ but for goodness sake don’t stop it. Let's make up for lost time. | Those men who are engaged in . . stealing chickens had better get. but of it as quickly as possible.. Officers are after them and do not i intend to let up until the business ' has been broken up. And the way . they are going after them right I now would indicate that the job won't take long. Times won’t get a lot better quickly. The old horse is too sick. But it will be a great relief when . we sere no longer going down the depression lane as to prices, markets. stocks, wages and every thing else. Once the bottom is readied we can all begin smiling for its . then only an upward climb and that’s never as hard as a sudden fall. The elections over, we can all jßit down now and figure out the Jesuits to the best advantage of either of the great political parties. After all about the only thing that is 'evidenced is the trend of the voters which may be changed for many reasons during the next year. „ Results from the 1932 election will "be much more important than _ those of yesterday. Fbrt Wayne is trying to raise $385,000 for a Community chest and the relief of the unemployed during the next year. That's a big ’ pile of money and it would certainly be sure proof of a splendid , citizenship if it could be secured by fionations. To be in line with that movement, Decatur would have to raise about $20,000, which — witr*give some idea of what a task they- are tackling. ■X be nation is running behind about two billion dollars a year, according to figures just compiled tor .the first four months of the federal fiscal year and the trouble is that it is likely to be greater next year for income taxes will be few and far betw-een. Congress will have to try to figure out a popular plan for raising some more cash or we may expect to slip back - farther in the red ink column. The Adams County folks did a pretty good job of tax paying, acgz 1 The Public seeks the worthy and appreciates thpse that are worthy. W. H. Zwick & Son ~ Z FUNERAL DIRECTORS —— ~ Mrs. Zwick, Lady Attendant Funeral Home Ambulance Service ■■■■' 514 N. Second Tel. 303 and 61

cording to reports from Treasurer Ed Ashbaucher’s office. It wasn't easy by any means but what’s the use to complain, we can't remember when it was any fun to march up and lay down the hard coin. After all we get a lot for our i money when wu consider schools, roads, general government and a lot of other things that we pay for in this manner. * George Adams is being tried in the Fort Wayne circuit court for the murder of two prohibition officers. a hoirible crime and one for which he should be punished. There are how’ever some things connected with the affair that make many people feel it more or less aggravated, for instance the means used to induce Adams to deliver them liquor at an appointed time and place. It will create much interest over this section of the | state and particularly so since' Judge David E. Smith and R. C. , Parrish, former Decatur lawyers are appearing for the defendant. Judge Killets of Toledo w-ho is (trying the famous Nan Britton' case in which she is demanding! | $50,000 damages for libel because I iof an answer to her book, ''The, President's Daughter." is mad at j | the newspaper reporters who eith (er purposely or to get a scoop published the statement that he had announced in advance of the conclusion of the case what his attitude would be. The judge halted the case and called in the reportl ers. What he said to them was ! probably better copy than that . published but of coure it wasn't used. ' '= Armistice Day is to be another ' (ted letter one for the Adams Post, i i American Legion and the program j with Frederick K. Landis, newspaper editor, broadcaster, lecturer , and one of the great public speak- ; ers of the state, as headliner, and with Rr., Harry O. Jones of Berne, presiding at the banquet, will be I one that should produce enthus- j iasm and lasting benefits. The : Legion is a splendid organization ' of fine young men. who delight in I continuing their services to this | country, in private life as well as in war times. o TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY F~vm the Daily Democrat File » j Nov. 4— Charles A. Greathous e gives address at dedication of Mon- ; roe’s new high school building. Hon. Levi Mock, of Bluffton, bigbest lawyer in Indiana, here on busin jss. A. J. Powell buys the Koenig and Dr. Beavers farms 249 acres for $33, 690 through the Erwin agency. Senator S. B. Fleming of Fort Wayne announces he will be a candidate to succeed himself in the Al len Adams district. L . A. Graham appointed receiver for the Adams County Publishing Company. Ray Christen wins the KirschSellemeyer guessing contest on ' > number of barrels of Universal . Portland cement shipped into Adams county during year and wii.; revive 24 sacks of cem nt. There I were 2,595 barrels. % Ed Berling returns from business i trip to New Yo.k. Cool weather brings in many I shopperr. —o ,• 1 — — < TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE Can you answer seven of these teat questions? Turn to page four for the answers > — 1. What 13 the other name for Ethiopia? 2. How much did the site of the new Empire State Building in New | York City cost? 3. How many states failed to rati-1 y the 18th (Prohibition) Amendment to the Constitution? 4. In Am rican political parlance what is the “Electoral College?" i 5. What is the abbreviation for trinitrotoluol? 6. What is an Anarchist? 7. What is an Anarchist? 8. Name the mythical principality in the Balkans, made famous in the nove's of George Barr McCutchen? 9. Where is the harbor of Apia located? 10. Has the ex-King of Spain. Alfonso. any brothers and sisters? o NOTICE I There will positively be no hunti ing allowed on the Mina Reppert ' farm. 259-3 t

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♦ Modern Etiquette —by— ROBERTA LEE |♦— ——4U.R) —♦ Q. Must a woman remove her I wraps when making a social call? A. No, it is unnecessary. Q. If a woman is given a corsage bouquet at a formal dinner, should she pin it on immediately or wait I | until after dinner? A. She should pin it on immediI ately. Q What two things are necesi s-ary in making a child w ll mannerI ed and polite? A. Patience and perseverance. 0 ♦ « Household Scrapbook | By ROBERTA LEE • (U.RI —♦ Hanging Clothes Stretch the clothesline in the | laundry and pin the clothes to it, | then transfer to the yard. By doing this there will be less exposure to • the cold and a saving of time in i hanging. Glassware Wh n drying glass ware or silver use a dry towel. A damp towel will give a dull and cloudy finish. An Tffervescent Drink To make a good effervescent drink, add a small pinch of soda to a glass of lime water. <> _ Lessons In English Wo ds often misused: Do not say ‘The entertainment was voted a success." Say “was pronounced a success." Often mispronounced. Ptomaine. Pronounce to-ma-in, o as in "no," a as in "may" i as in “in" accent first syllable. O.ten misspilled: Chord Musical term i Observe the h. Synonyms: Reputation, fame, renown, distinction. Public esteem, good name. Word study: “Use a word three t : m s and it is yours." Let us increase our vocabulary by master- , ing one word each day. Today’s word: Ba Itarlc i Pronounce second I a as in at. accent second syllable); ! pertaining to uncivilized people, i “Savages display a barbaric fond- ! n- ss for gaudy ornaments." WHEAT PRICES HOLD STEADY (CONTINUED EROM PAGE ONE ago was barely dented. At Kansas City, the prh* was % cents lower at the market opening; Minneapolis, off % cents; Winnipeg, off 1%. Arthur Cutten, veteran grain I trader, told the United Press that I "there is a demand for wheat or it j wouldn’t be going up.” He pointi ed out that the American market was lower than any other and de- : dared that the market is ‘Jfundai mentally sound.” Grain Brokers reiterated belief I that the recession in price is : temporary' and wheat will sell higher. Typical broker comment: Hulburd. Warren and Chandler; 1 Still believe higher wheat prices are in store. Ix>gan and Bryan: Heavy consumptive requirements and reduced production will have their price effect now that buyers have found that the market can go up. Bonnett and Company: Believe purchases of wheat should be mad" on ail easy spots. , Stein Alstrin: Some further setback i« indicated in wheat. Several brokers said they looked for higher corn prices as a result of the continued strength of I the wheat market. One of the most optimistic com-

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i — — ments came from Winthrop Mitch-I ell company. It was: When one considers our new crop possibilities and the fact that Europe • must turn to North America for good quality wheat, we have much ■ confidence in ultimately higher prices.* There is also much on ! which the man who looks ahead can base belief in higher prices for corn. Grain men generally and the growers in the wheat bolts held doggedly to the belief that “Dollar Wheat" is on the way and that it won’t he long in coming. Grain brokers ciieered each ad-! i vance in prices. They said the I public had come back into the I market with a rush. Business on I the Chicago wheat pit which! dwindled to 10,000,000 bushels a i day boomed to 60,000.000 bushels' last week and struck the 00.000,000 bushel level this week. Pit sales were reflected in in- 1 creased commission and in a $5,000 jump in the price of board of , trade memberships. Sales of a membership was arranged at I , SII,OOO. j Though grain quotations are’ still below those of other years.' it was pointed out the farmers ’ i were reaping greater benefit from | the rise. | Not only do they hold an ab-l , normally large part of the crop.' but with lowered labor and equip-’ | ment charges, the grain costs’ , them less to produce. In addition, the general lower-' > ing of commodity costs enables them to buy more much needed I supplies with each dollar received ! from their hoarded crop. o— BRITTON CASE AGAIN PUBLIC I f CONTINUED FPou PAGE ONE' J the book except the six excerpts 1 named in her petition. There aro i only five excerpts in consideration ,' now.’ The disputed passage was . dropped by agreement to speed the case. • Me'horn charged the five cited I passages accused Miss Britton of ; degeneracy, of being a common i woman and with having written . 1 a criminal libel in her own book. “The President’s Daughter." In i this book the author named forml er President Harding as the father - ■ of her 12-year old daughter, Elizai both Ann. The attorney assured the jurors they were not called upon to de- [ ride the parentage of Elizabeth s' Ann. . J “You are to decide." he sail, ; "whether Miss Britton had a i $50,000 reputation on June 15, 1’ 1928. which Klttnk could have t j damaged. And you much decide t i whether the statements in “The . I Answer to ’The President’s II Daughter’," ate true." ~ I The time element was mention- . ed in reference to the 16 charac- ■ ter by the def’ fensc from *Marion to testify s t gainst the plaintiff’s character. I j They claimed her reputation was : | not good at the time her own book I appeared in print. The jurors were s ' asked to consider the fact that no , witnesses were produced by the J prosecution to refute this testl- ., mony. r o ~ BARGAINS — Bargains in Living , I Room. Dining Room Suites. Ma»p tresses and Rugs. Stuckey and Co Monroe, our Phone number is -14. ts rj • <> The 100 feeding shoaU advertised for Decatur Community Sale. Saturday, will f not be in the sale. However. •here will be several head of i- hogs. It

|THREE CHICKEN THIEVES ENTER GUILTY PLEAS ; (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) and pleaded not guilty. He stated that he would procure the services of an attorney and fight the case. A second affidavit Was filed this morning against the man for not , having a dealer's license Following the arraignment. Sheriff Johnson left immediately for the east part of the county to continue his investigation of chicken and cattle stealing. The Court room was about half filled with spectators this morning. Most of the spectators wqre relatives of the three boys who pleaded guilty. RISE IN WHEAT IS EXPLAINED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) he said. The white-haired traler known in the wheat pits as "the biggest bull of them all" explained why, in his opinion, the rise was taking place. "Today Amber Durum wheat sold iat $1 a bushel in Minneapolis. I That's what the papers ought to I print. Look here. Number 2 Amber ' Durum wheat was 69 5-8 to 95 5-8 cents and Durum wheat usually sells at a discount under northern. ' Thats way wheat is'going up. He pointed out that the American market was lower than any other. ' Winnipeg is selling? wheat, lots j of it, at higher prices than we are. ; Liverpool is selling over Chicago. ; There’s a demand for wheat or it : wouldn't go up. t Cutten said he did not know whether Ge: many was reselling wheat i bought from the farm board at a I profit, but thought it was a good , idea." "Maybe the Germans are doing that. 1 don't know." he said. As for anyone beinz behind the market, Cutten said: “You don't see any orders for half a million bushels of wheat | coming into the market, do you? ; It's all littl? orders. Big men don't do things like that. The public, how- ( ever, is not in this market to any extent." ( While Cutten carefully refrained : from any p. ediction as to the I course of the market, he painted a ' decidedly optimistic picture. "You may say" he said. “That ' the market is .undameitially sound. In his little two-room officq on the La Salle street which bore only ' the name "Chicago Perforating Co." on the door, Cutten was busy. Three j telephones on his desk jingled at I intervals. As he talked, he fingered a piece of ticker tape bearing the market quotations. Speaking of trading conditions, : Cutten said: i “There' was a time when there . was a free market. We could get I together and buy wheat we wanted | or sell it. In those days foreign | countries would buy their wheat through a few exporters. Germany whould have two or three men. France two or thre» and England perhaps a half a dozen. "If they tried to buy 20.090,000 bushels of wheat the price would j imp. Now they buy it through one concern and the market takes no notices. I'hat isn't trading." By "one concern" Cutten referred to the Federal farm board. Last year when he transferred much of his trading activity to the Winnipeg exchange, Cutten charged th> larm board dominated the Chicago trading. o—, JAPAN DRIVES ON MANCHURIA (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEi : ■. . league of nations council, Japan has not made the slightest preparation for withdrawal from Manchuria. Instead, the Japanese army is' steadily extending and consolidating its grip in South Manchuria, which is causing an- > xiety in Moscow." (The latter • part of this statement was denied: i by Tokio.) Tlie communication from Sze| • I contained the first information i officially given to the league indi- ., eating the soviet union might be ‘i drawn into the Manchurian consi flict. s In a separate memorandum to' i the council, Sze presented the situation in Manchuria as follows: First, China appointed a commission to arrange with Japan for - withdrawal of Japanese troops. ’ Japan refused to negotiate unless the fundamental “five points” of i her demands were accepted, t These included recognition of the » validity of the 1915 treaty affirm- > ing Japan's rights in Manchuria. s Se"ond. General Honjo, Japanese - commander in Manchuria, notified Ghina that Manchnia's salt revenues totaling $24,000,900 annually, : which is security nn foreign loans' ( must go to the Mukden govern-! | ment. This constitutes a violation' ■ of international obligations, China! f contended. J Although the Tokio foreign . j office has denied reports from. Ge- | nevn that Japanese forces have' invaded Tsftsikah on the Chinese f eastern railroad and in the sot called "Russian sphere of influ-

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al and evangelistic work. He is a fine speaker and a consecrated Christian Minister. He will delight his audience with his humor and will move the people with his devout message and fine spirit. It will be an opportunity indeed, for Ihe people of Mount Hope, and surrounding communities, to hear this fine young man in this evangelistic effort. The music during the revival will.be in charge of the pastor of the Mount Hope church. Rev. Elbert Morford. Mrs. Morford will preside at the piano. These two young people have had wide experience in Evangelistic music. Mr. Morford having traveled from coast to coast singing in camp meetings, church campaigns, and revivals. Both Mr. end Mrs. Morford are graduates of Asbury College. Mrs. Morford studying piano an‘d public school music in the Asbury College Conservatory of Music. It is especially requested that all interested persons who value ih« opportunity and effects of prayer will join the Mount Hope people in praying for a great revival meeting this winter.

ence” in Manchuria. It was learned that Japanese troops are not far from this town. Across the Manchurian border, in Russia, five divisions of soviet soldiers, are massed, according to| reliable information given the United Press. Their presence has excited no apprehension thus far. as they are usually stationed in, this vicinity tc protect the Chinese eastern railroad. Yet, observers pointed cut. their presence, combined with the northward advance of the Japanese, contained elemenls of danger. In 1907, it war recalled, JKpan and Russia agiec.l to support each other in their respective spheres ot influence in Manchuria. Rough-' ly. Japan is dominant south of the Chinese eastern railroad and, Russia north of it. It is under-j stood this agreement has been revitalized. | Japanese spokesmen in Wasdi-' ington believe the 500 troops reported moving northward along the Toanan-Tsitsihar railway are intent only on r‘pairing a bridge across the Nonui river, about 35 miles south of Tsitsihar, a struc-, lure wrecked recently by Japanese' bombs. These spokesmen believe Russia understands the reason tor the troop movement. Postmaster Andy Clark of Mont pelier visited in Decatur today to j see the new post office here, and also to visit with H. A. Hart. Mr and Mrs. W A. Klepper have returned from a ten days visit at Atlantic City and other eastern cities. Guy Colerick of Fort Wayne is attending court here today. Attorney (Harry Hilzeman of Fort Wayne was attending to business here today. Mrs. Lawrence Linn is visiting in Marion, Indiana this week. J. R. McCullouch of Fort Wayne was a caller here this afternoon. Harry Meshberger of Linn Grove was attending to business here this afternoon. Burchard Horton, local high school football coach, was called Io Monrovia today on account of the serious illness of bis wife, Mrs. Horton. Mr. and Mrs. Horton are the parents of a girl baby born Sunday afternoon. October -5. Mrs. Horton suffered a relapse and is seriously ill. Lewis Butcher received an injury to his right hand Tuesday when a tooth of a saw was run into his hand while he was sawNight Couffhinff Quickly Stopped Night coughing is almost always caused by an irritated, inflamed throat; so is almost all coughing. Ordinary cough syrups do not reach these conditions, but Ttioxine. a prescription exclusively for throat troubles, does. It relieves the irritation and the cough stops within 16 minutes. And Thoxine goes still further—it eliminates the Internal caitse which many times develops into serious illness. A swallow of Thoxine before retiring absolutely prevents night coughing and insures a good night's sleep. it gives the same speedy relief tor sore threat too. It contains no chloroform or other harmful drugs and children like It. Relief is guaranteed within 15 minutes or money back. 35c. 60c, and SIOO bottles Sold by: Holthouse Drug Co. and all other good drug stores.

The Rev William J. Briggs, pastor of the ■ Methodist Episc op a 1 ■ Church of Willow Branch, Indiana, has been secured ! to preach in Revival I meetings at the Mount I Hope Methodist Episcopal i Church. The meetings I tyo sch rduled to begin at !l the Mount Hope Church [ next Wednesday evening, i November ' 11. at 7:39 I o'clock Standard time. The Rev. Mr. Briggs is | a native of the state of Kansas, living in or near the city of Wichita most ! of his’life He graduated from Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky, in i 1927. then enrolled in the Theological Seminary of | the same institution the i following Fall, graduating from the Seminary in 1929. For several years • Rev. Briggs has devoted a part of his time to Evangelistic work, but since his graduation from the Seminary he has devoted full time to pastor-

mg wood. Miss Helen Thornan of near Monroe has spent the last few days visiting with her brother-in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. F R. Costello. Dick Burdg and George Kern' motored to Toledo, Ohio. Tuesday afternoon where they looked after business. Harold Miller and Mr. Bell of Alton, 111., visited friends in this! city today. Mr. Mifler was form erly manager of the J J. Ncwber-' ry store in this city. John Clark of Fort Wayne visit ed relatives and friends here to-' day and attended the funeral of! Arthur Wemhoff. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Myers < f Indianapolis visited relatives and i friends here today. Dick Burdg and son Ma\ will ' leave tomorrow for Pontiac and Chicago, 111., to look after business. S. W. Hale was a business cisitor in Genieva today. SIMMONS JURY STILL PONDERS (CONTINUED FORM PAGE ONE. | was confused over how much testimony they could admit or I disregard as untrue. Mrs. Simmons looked steadily, at the jury as the instructions! were repeated, occasionally glane- . ing at the judge. She sat with i her daughter, Elizabeth, and her : husband. John. i At 11:15 the case had been in the jury's hands 17% hours.

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