Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1932 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Entered ut Hie Decatur, Ind., Pest Oft Ice us Second Class Matter. I. 11. Heller ... Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. It. llolthotise Sec’y & Bus. Mgr. Dick I). Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies $ .02 Ono week, by carrier 10 One ymr, 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 Cfle year, ut office 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere >3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative -- SCHEERER, Inc., 86 Wacker Drive. Chicago <ls Locingtou Avenue, New York Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. TRUCK LAW ENFORECEMENT: Motorists and taxpayers will look foiwmd hopefully to enforcement ot the Indiana law regulating titicks,"beginning July 1. A restraining opjler issued against state offtvinls JLul prevented earlier application of the' act approved by the la*t session of the Legislature. Gumptaints that the law constituted. ext essive use of police power vjre cited in behalf of the injunction. - The temporary injunction United States Supreme court dehas been dissolved. In view of the ettuon upholding the constitutionality of a Texas law similar to that ot Indiana, failure of an appeal in UXe Hoosier case is so certain that none is likely to be attempted. Public opinion does not indorse truck-baiting. The service performed by these motor vehicles will rumtriu a part of the modern transportation system. Hoosiers only jysist that trucking lines shall pay •tn adequate sum for the privilege *,t operating over state highways <wd tjiat they shall not be permitt♦,u to destroy these hard-surfaced wuads by carrying excessive loads. Jibe element of danger to passen’’jpr vehicles must be considered. ■Safeguarding the railways as impßrtanL sources of tax revenue also -remains an outstanding factor. • » The Pailroad builds and maintains right of way and pays heavy assessments to all governmental units through which it passes. It subject to strict Federal super■Visiuti. its rates must be approved hnd an elaborate arbitration sysTem. was established to permit •wags adjustments. The truck has been virtually unrestricted in its use of the public property, in sched,iJcs; wage scales, safety measures -other operating factors. — Many trucking concerns have hrrn eager to respect the spirit and •4e+ier 'of the law. Others have .duazeuTv- defied public sentiment by carryi its: loads greater than the .jjievtment and bridges were designs 1 to withstand. Beyond the ffisoline tax, some have paid almost nothing for use of the. highways. Those companies which made their equipment conform to -the new Indiana law in anticipation ut cnfifrcement the first day of the >car are prepared to keep within the statute. The others must 'speedily change their excessively inrge trucks, cease carrying excess loads or abandon the high_W;s. —Indianapolis Star. If the millionaires and billionaires were really wise ’hey would .compromise with the veterans who are -demanding the bonus. Money !.'■ no good unless it can be kept moving to buy food and clothing rmd pleasure and other things that wake life worth while. The money thus expended would be circulated rapidly and well distributed and .u * >rr ——&■■■■ iir hi We never sacrifice proven ideals for profit. No matter what the cost to us. ■ W. H. Zwick & Son FUNERAL DIRECTORS Mrs. Zwick, Lady Attendant Funeral Home Ambulance Service 514 N, Second Tel. 303 and 61

might help lift us out of the deprecision mire. This Is the season oi the year when wise buyers can purchase 1 most any goods they need at a low price and thia year’s offers seem . more profitable than ever for the J customer. Sales are on in almost every store and bargains that al- , tract are plentiful. If you are tryI Ing to be economical, uow is the ■ j time. | I -..JU.. ’ Beginning Tuesday of next week i it will cost you two cents to write a check. You won’t have to carry these along with you but you will have to settle with the bank. As your cheeks come in they will be stamped and the cost charged to your account at the end of the month. More hook keeping and more trouble for the banker. The vets will turn their attention to the big political conventions, urging planks in the platforms favoring payment of the bonus. You have to hand it to these boys—they don’t overlook many bets and what this nation owes them ought to be and will be paid one of these (lays. aMF-waimw Divers are bringing gold up out of the sea forty miles off Brest. They brought up $45,000 at one haul the other day. It was just a little of the five million lost when the liner Egypt which sank following a collision in 1922. There will probably be f rush of divers for that new field. The crowd back of Franklin Roosevelt is boosting Melvin Tray- ! or of Chicago for the vice presidency and not a bad idea. Mr. Traylor is big enough for any job and such recognition would please millions who favor a man of his I type at the head of the senate. The Republican convention at Chicago bids fair to be more exciting than in the past decade. There’s the liquor question, the vice presidency. Mr. Hoover's attitude on various matters of political importance and some other problems that ha we the boys worried. If Hie Republicans are as wet as the conventions would indicate, can it be they have been joshing the past fifteen years? Some folks have felt all the time they have just been using the prohibition question as a vote getting vehicle. If the Indiana legislature drags along the full forty days, a lot of the boys will have something to explain besides their position on the wet and dry question. The folks will want a good report on the tax business. o Answers To Test Questions Below are the Answers to the Test Questions Printed on Page Two. ♦ — • 1. Salami. 2. Chief of Engineers, War Department. 3. B-flat in Altissimo. 4. He was born in 1923. 5. Andrew W. Mellon. 6. Texas. 7. American writer. 8. Flower or Blossom. 9. Frankfort. 10. Gravitational attraction by the moon and the sun. 0 * TWENTY YEARS * AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File * , ♦ Henry Heideman mashes hand in . car dcor. * Chicken thieves visit Schurger home and leave hrndkerhief with ' initial “R”. I 1,100 to be raised for Old Home Week. F. N. Schirmeyer elected chairman and John Heller, secretary. 50 lb stone falls 100 ft. from St. Mary’s sterlple. Father Wilken wires tor steeple jack at Buffalo, N. Y. Reception for Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Owen of Christian Ohureh< held. Mrs. Ji icon Eady awarded $4,750 in damage suit asiainst city of Decatur. Will Colchin falls from ladder 1 and sp ains back. i W. H. Lehne installs fine new mahogany fixtures in jewelry store.

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Stake Plants for an Orderly Garden

Properly staked plants Insure 440 orderly garden. Lack of proper staking means that you are reas- 1 onably sure to have some wrecked and messy leds later in the season. A heavy rain or wind storm is likely to knock over tall and heavy foliage plants which natur- t ally have stems not sufficiently sturdy to stand up under such circumstances. Delphiniums are the first plants in the garden to show the need for staking. The heavy spikes of bloom on these stately perennials make them singularly susceptible to destroction by winds or heavy rains. Stake them before the buds start to open and save the beauty of the delphiniums. Gladiolus with heavy spikes of bloom are likely to need stakes. Lilies and iris of the taller types also need this assistance. Tall African end French marigolds are tipped over by wind or rain and become a jungle. Staking would have saved them. The first requisite of good staking is that the stakes should be strong and capable of holding up the plant, but as unobtrusive as possible. Green painted stakes est and most efficient stakes are are least conspicuous. The cheapthe bamboo canes sold in varying lengths by dealers. They may be bought already painted in their natural color and you can paint them yoursell. They are strong and durable. Recently heavy wire stakes have been offered and they are least obtrusive of all especially when painted green Plants can be tied to them easily and hung upright so that the tying cannot be distinguished until viewed at close range. Set the stakes and tie the plants before they come into bloom. A

How to Grow Exhibition Gladioli

Gladioli are the show flowers of late summer. To grow really fine specimens requires little extra ' care. It is so easy to succeed with gladioli that even experienced gardeners ’are likely to neglect j them. An important part of the j treatment for maximum results is to supply adequate plant food. Chr<ose a well drained soil and prepare it to a depth of at least ten inches. Apply a complete plantfood in the trench into which the bulbs are to be set at the ratei of two pounds per one hundred feet of row. Mix the plant food thoroughly with the soil in the trench. Always use good bulbs. I Plant the bulbs four to seven inches deep, the deeper plantings' being made on sandy soils. Deep- ;

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‘a 7 t II - %Jr T 1 <-.. ) STAKE EACH V STEM. a GOOD STAKE FOR TOMATOES. 2X2 FOR UPRIGHT STOUT IX2 fOR CROSSBARS STAKES FROM 4T06 FEET IN LEN6TH i ARE NEEDED A , FOR DEANS t i/ L AND SUCH PLANTS AS DAHLIAS AND larkspur. BRUSH FOR PEAS AND FLOPPY ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS. good job of staking that will not make the plant look stiff and obviously tied up can be done after it has come into bloom. For plants of lighter growth that are apt to sprawl and be of untidy habit, twiggy branches carefully applied make the .best supports. The tall snapdragons need staking. If pinched Ilack and tied the tall types throw out branches and become pyramids of bloom. The long terminal spike is sacrificed but a much greater quantity of bloom and finer garden display *s obtained. Get in a supply of stakes and give the plants known to need staking attention early in their career. The sooner staking is attended to. the less obtrusive will it be when the plant reaches the maturity of its bloom.

er plantings Uoom later than shallower plantings, but are not 'so susceptible to damage during dry periods. In order to obtain a succession of bloom make plantings at two week intervals from early May to July first. When the plan's reach a height of six inches, apply plantfood at the rate of,two pounds per hundred feet of row on both sides of i the row prior to a necessary I cultivation. When cutting the flower spikes from the gladiolus, do not remoye more of the foliage than is absolutely necessary, since the foliage is necessary to manufacture foods i which go to build next year's

bulbs. In the fall dig the coring before they freeze. Clean and dry them in the open air and store at a temperature of about forty degrees F. In handling avoid bruising the bulbs. Q BARGAINS — Bargains tn Living Room, Dining Room Suits, Mattresses and Rugs. Stuckey and Co. Monroe, our Phone number is 44 ct.

Advertising brings a new world to your door-step “Judge and Mrs. J. M. Beech entertain at luncheon today.” ... “Work starts on new road.” ... “New York bank sees strength in Britain.” ... “Library shares in large bequest.” ... What an interesting, moving, provocative world the newspapers bring us! News of our friends, of our town, of every-day happenings all around us, and of events that stir the world. Imagine a people without newspapers! We’d be lost. And imagine trying to live intelligently without this other kind of news: “Sport shirts at reasonable prices.” ... “Rugs, a new lot from Persia.” ... “Six days to Montreal and back, at special rates.” ... “Wicker chairs, as low as 57.” ... News of food and motor-cars, of ginger ales and pianos, of leather goods and carpet lining. The intimate, important news is the advertising that influences and changes our whole manner of living. Make it a daily practice to read the advertisements in this newspaper. Read them carefully, just as you read the news articles. For advertisements, given a chance, will make your life more comfortable, more enjoyable, more productive of good for others and for yourself. Decatur Daily Democrat

History of the Making of the American Flag ;

June 14. Flag Day. has ever carried the deepest meaning to every true American. This year the day will carry a tenfold slgnitlcauce. as the nation celebrates the two hun dredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington. For to Genf>ral Washington, tradition credits a leading part in the very design ing of the flag, and what he did to give it meaning is and will be known to every American as long as our country lives. On June 14. 1777, Congress re solved: "That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen strijies, alternate red and white, that the Union be thiteen stars, white in a blue field, representing l new constellation.” In these simple words, authority was given to General Washington to design the flag and on the same day tradition has it that he went to the house of Betsy Ross on tliat visit which has become one of the finest pages of American folklore. With him, according to the account, went Robert Morris and George Ross, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the uncle ot Betsy Ross s deceased j husband. On entering her modest house in Arch street, Philadelphia, they are said to have found Mistress Ross. busy at her needlework and hum-1 ming a tune —softly, iaiwever, so that she might hear the tinkle of the bell on the door of her shop at the front of the house — and General Washington thus simply stated his errand. "Mistress Ross, we have come to \ I ask you to help in making a flag I for our country. We do not feel j pleased with the grand union flag ‘ I because of the King's colors in the i tanton, so we have planned another.” i The "grand union" flag referred, to by Washington was the one he I himself had designed and first flung to the breeze on January 1, 1776,1 during his siege of Boston. This j was at a time when the Revolutionists still felt they were fighting, not the British king, but bis iniui.-t---ers; hence Washington's flag conI sisted of the thirteen alternate red j and white stripes, but bore in its, canton the king's crosses of St.| (George and St. Anthony. By 1777 [the Revolutionists were fighting | solely for an American nation, and , l they wanted an American flag. Mrs. Robs, it is said, undertook 1 ! the making of the flag eagerly, and with an exalted sense of the unusual honor conferred upon her.

Not only that, »hc evvu suggested ' to Washington a alight correction and held fortn a perfect five-point-ed star to show what she meant. ’ For a tew minutes longer the do- 1 sign was discussed, and as quickly 1 as nimble fingers could execute the task. Mrs. Ross had the flag in be- , d otnrs instead of the five-pointed ] type of heraldry. With a snip of 1 her scissors she cut a folded paper 1 !,1 tne design, which bore six point- ’ Mg. So, in this homely fashion which so well suitfl the American spirit, r was born the emblem designed by Washington, coming almost like a ( direct gift from him.-to fly ever ' since over the nation that he also . designed. Today, every American is privileged to ponder on the stu- j ixndotis human events and influ-1 eiices that have flowed from this | rimple incident at the house of g Betsy Ross a century and a half g ago. When that flag was designed and made there was not a true Repub.ic in existence. Since then the prin | c iples set in motion by George .' I Washington and his fellow patriots l I have extended themselves to the; 'uttermost parts of the earth. More . I than an emblem of sovereignty, the ! flag that Washington planned has [been a symbol of human freedom, [of equal opportunity, and political' | liberty wherever mankind has | sought and fought so rthese things. | Flags have flown for the vanity i of kings. Flags have been hated I y millions ot people, as representing nothing but conquest and op-! I pression. Many of the cruelties, | prejudices, injustices that men > ' have forced on each other have ■ 1 been wrought under the sanction | lof some simi'ar emblem. The flag that will fly from thousands of | masts today, is the one given us byGeorge Washington, to float as the | first bright banner of unstained; honor, over a people for whom he [ I prepared a great destiny. i It drew the early patriots from j ’ comfortable homes, from the se-1 c urity of their occupations and [ from the love of their families, to fight for the larger world which we [ ■ inherit. What to them was a far idea! is to us tne great reality. No I good American will neglect to ask himself how well he preserves the ’ courage, the spirit of sacrifice be- | longing to those men and women I who gave us this priceless heritage, on this returning anniversary of x the day when their flag was born. Hardly had the American flag appeared when it began to play an ■

immortal part „ Ul . /J" »™ . r J, enemy less than two m,,../' It. creation, at Fort “J**' August 3. 1777 It Ww fl*” 11 into battle by George WiJ” troops at the | lH t t i e of t h ,.'n! wino, September n, 17 - 7 ' first saluted by the'B ritl , h " surrender of Burg. yru ., 1777. On February 14 Paul Jones took the first «.i ] the flag us a naval emblem" he sailed the "Ranger" i,, t(l eron Bay. France. ()I1 Aprj * same year he f<„| th „ fl *’ Ing of colors to the AmerkJ by the British ship ' British port, in i 7S7 the ’ carried around the world by ship “Columbia.’ sailing from ton. It was first fl (iwn hl ( tl.e Pacific by the i.s y rl "Essex" in 1813. and | lt the year it inspired Francis Scott to "The Star Spangled Ilanue Once, in 1794, when V. lni(ml [Kfntucky joined the Union ■stars and stripes were inert ito 15; but in 1818 Congress j1 he final form of the fl ag a 'thirteen stripes, with a star to resent each State. o n April«, Admiral Peary planted the ' American flag at the ] ! Since then Admiral Byrd has ■ tied it to both poles. Wherev has gone it has meant honor achievement, but this year it J in honor of the greatest of Ai icans and the greatest of adj [ ments — George Washington, ' his creation of the United Stii ♦ Household Scrapbool -ByROBERTA LEE ♦ Cut Flowers When placing flowers in a 1 remove all the leave., that w< be under wate". Thi flowers keep better and it will mean a clearer water. A Sliver Polish A good silver polish <an be nJ ;by dissolving 1 ounce of ipiwjJ I borax in pint boiling water. J 4 ounces precipitated chalk »■ '<ool. and befit until smooth; t j add 1 gill of alcoho.. Hottie I shake before using. Sunburn For severe sunbu 11, make a ter or raw potatoes sterfll linen and apply as a poltiee. Ret as it dries. r— ■ o Usually about one-tenth of hulk of an iceberg is visible aa water. Russians in Manchuria are cl called "Big Noses’’ by the nati