Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1931 — Page 7

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XILED SPANISH ROYALTY FACE SAD CHRISTMAS j n g Alfonso and Family \ r e Making Simple Holiday Plans By Ralph Heinzen, VP Staff Corresnodent lontainebleau, Dec. 23.— (U.R) first Christmas in exile of the mish royal family will pajs as Bpiv as possible, for the refusof the Spanish republican gov_Vlll 10 liberate the sequesterImldings of Alfonso and his kin mglit tlte realization t,hat before K some of the exiles will have : look for jobs. Christmas was once tile occasion I g ay festivity in the Madrid Hl e of the Bourbons, for Queen jtoria brought up her children , t he English tradition. (lifts K always exchanged, and when I prim es and princess were »|l. there was always a tree, fhis year there will be no tree (few gifts. Alfonso has arrangfor an afternoon reception in [hotel for the few faithful SpanI nobles who followed him into )e. Christmas will start witli Inight mass. (though beenrally. in Spain. San Claus is a mystery, giving place the Three Magi, the royal fam always celebrated in the EngIt way. princesses Beatrice and Chrisj have knitted gifts for their (hers. particularly for Don Juan. ( is a naval cadet in England, i for the cadet of the family, He Don Gonzalez, who is at tool in Louvain. Both will be s<- for Christmas. The Prince of Asturias, who plains a separate household in , western suburbs of Paris, tore he spends most of bis time dining to recover strength, will 1 his brothers and sisters at the lily table on Christmas Day. It is understood that the King's |to his children will be in the in of money, a minor distribu- « of the Bourbon fortune which « salvaged. Requests of the roy ■ family for permission to bring

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to Fontainebleau many of the gifts of other Christmases, left behind refused departUre ’ have been •— 0 . Star Operates Elevator i Qh^ phis ’ Tenn -“<U.R)-Charles Shield, veteran baseball star, who | years ago made a name for himself in the National league, the Pacific Coast league and with the r Memphis Chicks, is an elevator operator in the courthouse here. AIR ATTACHE PRAISES FLYING I I . ■ Paris, Dec. 23.,—JU.R)—CoL F. P 1 Lohm, first airplane pilot licensed ,j by the United States Army, who , | has recently taken up his duties ' j here as Aviation Attache of the i American Embassy, says that I t i American aviation is bucking the I [Staunch winds of the present i world crisis, and that there are no I limits to what the industry will ‘laccomplish in the future. i| “Don’t put any restraints, or j . | limitations, on your ideas of the I I future of aviation.'' he says. "You! .can't tell what's going to be accomplished in the future. When I | was taught to fly by Wilbur I Wright, 22 years ago, the machine , we used made 40 miles an hour, i and we thought that was going ! pretty fast. At the last Schneider I -1 Cup race, they made more than; . 400 miles an hour. The speed of .(airplanes has been multiplied by . ten in 22 years, which is evidence I of studpendous progress.” Hungry Birds Follow Train For Daily Meal Salt Lake City. Utah. Dec. 23.— (U.R)—When the Sandy "local" labors and puffs its way to or from . Salt Lake, birds flock toward the , right-of-way. The reason? ■ Homer T. Stewart, engineer. Stewart has been oppressed by ■ the sight of starving birds. Since | that time has made it a practice Ito scatter grain along the righti of-way daily. > At first only a few birds were II prsenti But the word spread and i now the local’s trip is the signal 1 for a' feathered convention.

To Everyone A MERRY CHRISTMAS GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 23, 1931. Merry, Merry Christmas To All /st HSIJS 1 WO& ( - k -trwf WVzx 1 ~ jssLOugfer » ’/- r y — _

BRITISH SEND NATION GIFTS i LONDON - (U.R) — Gifts ranging i i from thousands of dollars to old ( sets of false teeth have been re- ( reived by the Treasury from patriotic Britishers desiring to ; help the nation through her financial crisis. Ever since Ramsay MacDonald established his National Government these free-will offerings have been steadily pouring in. The money gifts already received include government stock to be cancelled, war savings certificates and cash donations ranging from thousands of dollars to a few cents. There have been so many gifts that a special realization sale is to be held at the famous Christies’ auction rooms in January. Miscellaneus articles of jewelry include gold chains, brooches, pearl necklaces, many of them treasured heirlooms, and even sets of false teeth with goid fittings will bp sold. A large number of men and wo-

men receiving old age, or disablement pensions have notified the Treasury that they would not draw the money for their allowances. Taxpayers, content with a moral victory and wishing to help their country, have waived their I rights to rebates after a long struggle with the Income Tax authorities. Most of the gifts are accompanied by letters giving striking evidence of public good will and sacrifice. WREN NEWS A large crowd was in attendance at the dedicatory services of the new town building Wednesday afternoon of last week. Mr.- and Mrs. r. Hurless of Willshire visited "’ith relatives of this place Sunday rd also attended the Christmas program at the U. B. church. Miss Mildred Crully of Fort Wayne, and Miss Beatrice Kennerer of Hicksville were week end gufests in the home of the former’s farents Mr. and Mrs. Clark Crully. ' Miss Sara Dull of Ada College

spent Sunday with her parents Mr. t and Mrs. George Dull. Harold Tumbleson a student at 11 the National Busines college of 1 Fort Wayne is spending his vaca- 1 1 tion with his parents Mr. and Mrs. t C. S. Tumbleson. | Mrs. Catherine Springer and Mrs. U Emma Shaadt were recent visitors j 1 in the Frank Standiford home. . Mrs. Lillie Thomas of Van Wert i ’ ( is visiting her daughter Mrs. R. D. (» Stewart. I A Christmas program will be given Wednesday evening at the R. U. 1 B. church. 1 Thelma Jean, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Poling is re- ! . covering nicely from indigestion. 1 i Miss Esta Tumbleson called on 1 Frances Standiford Sunday after- 1 noon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Armstrong of , Fort Wayne spent Monday in the j E. E. Pence home. ( Revival services will begin in the U. B. church on January 3rd and i : everybody invited to these services, < Mr. and Mrs. George Raney of i I Fort Wayne spent Sunday with i Mrs. Eva Musser. Mrs. Sadie Greulagh is also a guest in the Musser 1 Tiorhe.

DIXIE LEADERS BUILD FENCES FOR ROOSEVELT Visit To Warm Springs, Ga., Reveals Their Sentiment Atlanta, Dee. 23.—(U.R) Whatever the fate of the Democratic presidential candidacy of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, when the convention receives it, it can be safely said that his southern political fences are in first rate repair, without any apparent loophole. Favorite sons and dark horses may subsequently arise to head off the New York executive, but if the nation as a whole remains of the same mind as the south appears to be at present, nothing of the sort will occur and Roosevelt may ride to the nomination by acclamation on the first ballot. Periodically for years he has come to Warm Springs, Ga., for his health, which today is far more robust than in a decade. While at War mSprings, he lias carefully built up his strength, found much time for New York state official business — and what is nationally i more significant -much time to confer with Dixie's political leaders. | But before 98 per cent of the ; visitors left Warm Springs they ■ somehow made it a point to express their belief that Roosevelt was their “man of the hour,” that their states were “volidly behind him.” That’s the picture in the south as painted by the political leaders, recognized as such by the rank and file voter. Roosevelt has a strong following among women’s organizations. Tfiere is another side to the picture. The proverbial “solid south” is equally solid “dry,” politically, or was at the. last count of ballots. Roosevelt is labelled as a “wet,” and certain outspoken church leaders have publicly proclaimed their opposition to any “wet” candidate. There is nothing on the south's political horizon as yet to indicate that the church opposition to a "wet ’ candidacy will be any less

vigorous in 1932 than it was in 1928, when Herbert Hoover raided the “solid south" and carried four previously Democrstic stHte* l —— o Michigan Prisoners Foresters Jackson, Mich.—(U.R)—Michigan is making foresters out of its prisoners. Inmates of the new State prison here are caring for 100,000 trees. The trees, raised on a 40acre tract of land, will be used to beautify state highways. ROCKING CHAIRS RARE IN FRANCE Paris, —(UP) —When the American Library here purchased the entire lot of rocking chairs from Mount Vernon, in the Bois de Vin- ’ cennes, at the close of the French Colonial Exposition, it had no idea that it had cornered the French rocking chair market. The rocking chairs numbered twelve in all and the Library was slightly puzzled at first as to just what was happening they were bely seemed appropriate in an up-to-date reading room. Secretly, ofticials went about inquiring of some legitimate way to bootleg the orphan rockers, and before they knew what was hapening they were beseiged with requests and could have | sold five times the number in their j ■ possession. Tlie diposition of the porch chairs ( from the French Mount Vernon was a part of the dis assembling of the ( American exhibit at the exposition. Other items from the historical replica have been acquired by representative American organizations in France. o Flowers Named For Gridders Detroit.—(U.R) —And now they’re : naming flowers after football players. Play of the University of Detroit eleven inspired V. D. De- ■ Petris, Grosse Pointe horticulturist, '[ to call the new’ anemone crysan- , themum he developed “The Titan." o Fast Clock Not Enough • Bridgeport. Conn.—(U.R)—Super- ■' ior Court Judge Arthur F. Ellis re- . I fused to give Mrs. Sophia Kriter a ■ divorce because shb testified her ; husband set the clock ahead so she i would arise at 5 a. m. thinking it i was 7.

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LONDON STORES FAIRY PALACES ■j FOR CHRISTMAS Miniature Zoo Attracts Crowds In One Big Store London, Dec. 22 —(UP)—The de» I mands o.’ the festive season have given a new fillip to the all British I push and a new spirit of salesmanship is evident every-where. The big stores here have been transformed into fairy places containing everything calculated to give joy to young and old. Here you can see a demonstrating kitchen where a chef will tell you all . you want to know on Christmas dinner cooking. The steam train, that was such a fussy contraption with its accompanying methylated spirit power which always managed to get on the drawing room rug instead of in the boiler, has now been converted into an electric train. In another store there is a miniature zoo with live animals. There are plenty of mechanical toys. Among these you will find a model I lighthouse, complete with red and ' green lights, which recolve in quite I a professional manner when switched on, also a model steamer which is propelled by the chemical action of camphor and water, the camphor being placed in the stern. The curbstone hawkers have reappeared with their trays of allBritish toys, their presence winked at by the police, and outside the principal stores Father Christmas (Santa Claus) all dressed up. pa- ! rades. offering tempting inducements to passers by to enter. Colorado Man Has Old Medal Longmont. Col.— (U.R) — Robert ’ Vallat, of Longmont, claims a portion of the honor attached to the ownership of a Napoleon medal. ■ Vallat, a retired farmer of Long- ■ mont, owns a medal presented to i his grandfather, M. Boillat, by the • French general. The inscription I indicates the medal was presented : to Vallat’s grandfather about May 5, 1812.