Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 217, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1933 — Page 2

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[CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS, BUSINESS CARDS, AND NOTICES FOR SALE FOR SALE—One good, big work horse. Also general purpose horse coining 3 years old. Curt B. Wolfe 2 mi. northeast of Decatur route 3. 216-a3tx FOR SALE—Laundry stoves, $5 to 37. Kitchen heaters, SB. Cabinet heaters 127.50 to $75. Ranges S4B to SBO. Breakfast sets $lO to $25. Kitchen cabinets $22.50. Mattresses $7 to $23.50. This is new merchandise. Sprague Furniture company,' 152 South Second street. Phone 198.

FOR SALE We are offering the following bargains in new merchandise. Japanese tables and what nots 75c. End tables 89e to $2.50. Felt base rugs. $1 to $6.65. Card tables 68c. Regular 50 pounds mattresses $7. Cabinet heaters $22.50 to SBO. Ranges $48.50 to SBO. Laundry Stoves $4.98 to $6.98. Kitchen heaters $7.98. We save ycu one third to one half. Why pay more? Sprague Furniture Company. 152 South second street. Phone 199. FOR SALE —1 three burner Jewel gas rangette with oven. 1 two hole laundry stove, 1 heating stove Cheap. Call at Runyon's Garage or phone 772. 216g-3t FOR SALE —Camp Trailer. New 6-10x6-10, House type, 3 new tires 19x5.50. Will sell at Community sale Saturday. alt FOR SALE—Several t calves. Otto Bleeke, phone 691 T, Route 8, Decatur. 216a3tx WANTED WANTED -Canner and cutter cows i Also fresh cows and springers, j Have horses and mules for sale or | trade. L. W. Murphy. Phone 22. i 174-g WANTED—To perty for small place in country on , good road. Address Box 10 ‘ Demo- j cra|' 216a3tx ' ing or work of any kind. Joseph-1 ine Baumgartner, 1042 Patterson; street. Phone 756. 216-g3tx FOR RENT FOR RENT — Modern house, quire at 34S Mercer avenue. - »— ♦ I Test Your Knowledge I | Can you answer seven of these | test questions? Turn to page Four for the answers. 1. Into what sea does th- Danube ’ River empty? 2. Where is the Stone Mountain 1 Memorial? Can the President of the U. S. ' declare war? 4. Where are the famous Eddystone Lighthouses? 5. What is the official abbrevia- ’ tion for Wyoming? 6. Give the dates of the South African War. T. What and where are the Dardanelles? * Name the Capital of Belgian I Congo. 9. For ,what do the letters Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. stand? 19. What is a light year? . o Gospel Temple R- v. Rabel and wife from the i Fort Wayne Gospel Temple will bring the message at 7:30 tonight. ' A special revival will begin next j week, with Rev. Don Ray the spe- | ciai speaker. Sunday afternoon at 2:30 we will begin our Bible school. We extend an invitation to all as it does not. conflict with any other school. Harley Ward of Monmouth is the superintendent and teachers will be named later. Services each evening this week at 7:30.. , —-L o Old Davis Bill Found SalefiT, Ore.—(U.R) —A mercantile' biij for furniture for President Jeffejjson Davis of the Confederate Stales of America was found among softie old papers by John A. Starr of,.Salem. The statement showed President Davis had had repaired a rocker, hall chair and shawl box for $lO5.

Your Car PAYMENTS REDUCED • Are your v. present car pay- L ments big and burdencome? Then drive down and see us. Let us pay what you owe on your car and fit you cut with new, low, easy-to-tneet amounts. Extra money loaned if needed. See us. Franklin Security Co. Over Schafer Hdw. Co. Phone 237 Decatur, Ind.

MARKETREPORTS DAILY REPORT OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN MARKETS BERNE MARKET • Corrected Sept. 14. No commission ana no yardage. * ———. ' 170 to 230 lbs $4.40 • I 230 to 260 lbs $4.20 ; ! 260 to 300 lbs. $3.90 o 850 lbs s”.■•“ ' j 140 to 170 lbs $4.20 100 to 140 lbs $3.20 ’ ' Roughs $2.50 Stags ........................ .... $1.50 Vealers $7.75 , Lambs $6.25 Decatur Produce Company

e Egg Market .. No. 1 dozen 19c t No. 2 dozen 13c , No. 3, dozen 9c 1 EAST BUFFALO LIVESTOCK East Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 14. — j (U.R) Livestock: Hogs, on sale. 6.500, including . j 5.5i»0 on government order: weights > above 180 lbs., active, 10 to 25c " I higher, mostly 15c over Wednest day’s average; desirable ISO to 225 1 . $5.10-$5.15; few $5.20 and $5.25: I 1 heavier weights scarce, quoted cor-1 > responding!}' higher; 110 to 150 - lbs., slow. $3.65-$4.60. Cattle, receipts. 150; active, fully , J steady; common to medium grass I 1 I steers and heifers. $4.25-$4.60; odd I lots downward U> $3.35; cutter cow.-1 | $1.65-$2.40. Calves, receipts, 50; vealers 50c ! to $1 higher; quality and sorts con-) isidered; bulk of better lots, $9. ! Sheep, receipts. 500; lambs | strong to 25c higher; ewes and I wethers, $8.25: medium kinds and] fat bucks, $7; throwouts. $5.50-$6. I FORT WAYNE LIVESTOCK Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 14.—(U.R) j | —Livestock: Hogs, 10c up; 200-225 lbs., $4.70; i (225-250 lbs., $4.55; 250-275 lbs.,' $4.45; 275-300 lbs.. $4.20; 300-350 lbs., $4.05; 160-200 lbs., $4.60; 150-| j 160 lbs.. $4.15; 140-150 lbs., $3.85; 'l3O-140 lbs., $3.65; 100-130 lbs., $3j $3.25: roughs. $3; stags. $2. Calves, $8; lambs. 25c up at I $7.25. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Sept. Dec. May Wheat 88% .91% .96% I [ Corn ... ...,. .48 .52% .58% I I Oats Z .37% .41% .44% I ■ ■ at « JScfL GRAIN MARKET ’' Corrected Sept. 14. i No. 1 New Wheat, SO lbs. or better 76c i No. 2 New Wheat 58 lbs 75c Old Oats 30c | New Oats „ 28c , White or mixed corn 55c | I Good Yellow Corn 58c i COURTHOUSE — Defendant Defaults Fred Gaskins vs. James Lam-[ | brakis. lease, defendant called and j I defaulted. Appearance Filed Board of Finance. Hartford towni ship. vs. Michael Miller estate. | (claim. Fruchte and Litterer filed | i appearance for defendant T J. Me- : Kean. Judgment Modified Fairview Cemetery Association | vs. Jane Fonts et al., foreclosure.' I petition to modify judgment tiled | I and sustained. Real Estate Transfer Elva V. Engle to Martha J. I Reams et al. 160 acres of land in I French and Washington township for SI.OO. Osfa Triplett et al to Irwin D. Stegall, inlot 82 in Geneva for sl. Marriage License Walter Raymond Wantage, postal clerk. Detroit. Michigan and Agnes Marie Cousins, Detroit, Michigan. Q —.. | Fleming To Move To Fort Waynel Fort Wayne Sept. 14—(VP) —U. ■ ! s. District attorney James R. Flem- ■) ing during a visit here today anII nounced in addition to moving his I office here from South Bend he would move his residence here from Portland. ! Fleming also announ-ed that the f deral grand jury would meet Monday at South Bend to investigate cases in the South Bend, Hammond and Fort Wayne divisions of court. He said the session should not last more than three days. Federal court will convene at South Bud the first Monday in October, at Hammond the first Monday in November and. at Fort Wayne the first Monday in December, Fleming said.

N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted. ; HOURS: 8:30 to 11:30 12:30 to 5:00 Saturdays, 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135. 1

STATE TO MAKE LIQUOR LAWS Olympia. Wash., —(UP)—Washington faced the prospect of a special legislative session in the near future, to enact sufficient laws governing liquor control, presuming repeal will be completed this year. (Although Gov. Clarence Martin hasn't expressed himself on the is ' I sue, it is thought he favors the plan I i also to exp-dite amortization of | Coulee Dam costs, now that the! state is assured of federal support.! •It is only by action of the legislator that sale of power can be provided, it is believed. Because the governor has the project very much I at heart so rhis ow eastern Wash-1 ington, hesltatlo non the matter of a special session isn’t likely. Legislators probably wil Ibe called 1

<ThatJt My Boy! /z 'U t>u FRANCIS WALLACE J AUTHOR OF "HUDDLE' SYNOPSIS her mind she wouldn’t have to ar- Gradua'ion time was sure a task _ , . .. . m gw some elerk down like it was for Mom. She had her troubles getBorn of humble a . Sidney’s half the time. And Ju- Ung Pop outfitted as he argued and fop. in a tray Middle Wert lius was giving her suggestions every step of the way like a balky factory town. Tommy Ra d ph, how hrvp it mu l P; then th ere was Tommy’s suit always different from other ehii- _ they u] w ,y S did that which he saw in a window cl«Ar Oren , becomes a high srhoo " when yoa personal; over to Smithville and there was ball sensation both to the delight an(j fourge Mom pretended she nothing to do but let him have it and disdain of hrs hard-woe tng going to have it made and not although it cost $39.95. Mom didn’t family. Big nniversties bidding make j{ herself. see how she would manage but for him with the chances favoring And whJe s(je there. Pete bad been saving for a new Thonidyke, a millionaires’ coßegv fike g (juwn who glDt and he said she might as well in the East. Mom IS an aUrrtter in bat Dorothy Whitney, use his twenty bocks because he’d planning the dress details « lorn- cam( , OTer right away and be on night turn anyhow and could■y a gradnatMm.... spoke to Mom real nice and friend- n't go. Pete helped a lot with Pop, ly like, as she always did. Then too, laughing at him and sometimes CHAPTER EIGHT Dorothy sat watching for a little- using main force, like when it came She hated to go in Sidney's, bit and finally said: tune to put on his new shoes. Pop After all it was Tommy’s gradua- ’’May I suggest something *" left them off till the last minute tion and everybody would be there “Why go right ahead, Mom said, when everybody else was dressed and she couldn’t have people point- “Then why don’t you look at the for the baccalanreate sermon and mg at her and nudging each other blue satin-faeed crepe?" then it took everybody to get them when she walked in with another “You think so?’’ Mom asked, on him. It was lucky it was held at brown poplin and some of them hesitatingly. “I always have been the Baptist Church, Mom thought, would be sure to say it was the partial to brown.” because then he wouldn t have so same one she had been wearing to “That’s all the more reason you far to go, really just around the funerals for seven years. And Pete should try blue; itH bring out the corner; and at the last minute did- , had given her the money with or- blue in your eyes and look well n’t she find out Pop still had a ders to get something special and with your complexion.” chew of tobacco in his mouth and she’d be a fool if she didn’t; a per- Mom had only a hawy idea of probably would have disgraced her son ought to haw something new what she meant but Dorothy was spitting it out just before he went | every so often anyhow. quite positive about it in her firm into church or even holding it in AH of a sudden Mom got mad little way and anyhow Julius had bis mouth all during the sermon— j at herself for being such a goose already sent far the bine flat-crepe she wouldn’t put it past him. and she turned on her heel and and when Myrt brought it, still But finally they got there and went straight back to Julius’s and smiling like it hurt her, Julius Mom was real surprised at the fine right through the door before she draped it over Mom. She was nerv way Pop carried it off. He acted eonld change her mind, just as if ous anyhow and she never liked sober as a judge and so dignified she had been going in there all her strange men to touch her, even a that people looked at him funny, life, she went. And who came out doctor, and it brought a edor to f°P never noticed them except to to wait on her but Julius himself, her cheeks and light to her eyes; speak very grandly to the most imjust as if she was one of his steady and when Mom looked in the mirror portant ones; and once he even customers. sbe was surprised at herself; she seemed to bow. Mom was really "I know, I know,” he said, and looked more like herself than she proud of him; and when they walkhe smiled real nice, “it’s a dress had looked since Tommy was born, cd down the aisle, sbe in her new for the boy’s graduation." “Beautiful, absolutely beautiful,” blue flat erepe, it was almost like Mom smiled natural; sbe felt at Julius was saying and even Myrt were getting married again, home almost right away particu- Flanmgaa seensed surprised. DW- Indeed Pop, Mom decided, really larly as Myrt Flaunigan was stand- othy stood by, smiling. should have been an actor; when ing back with the other girls. Let “Tora’ll rever know you in that" ’nmted he could be more ansher carry that home. Mom thought. Mom, glad to say something, tociatic than even Charlie Whitney. “That’s it," Mom said bngtetty, said: "You think so?“ >ll the trouble it “you guessed it” "Os course,” Dorothy's voice was Mo “ to see the look “Yes sir,” Julius said, and he was boyish and warm: bat then. Mom t *‘ ey fr ° m ‘' ,rs ’ ar T'‘ . an i_ her real friendly, “when you’ve got a thought, girts were getting more * k ‘ nl ’ y runt of • husband. Their boy like that you’ve got to make like boys every day. ™ t °‘\ a! ( th ° U * h him proud of you like everybody in “Then I guess Hl take it," Mom seemed to know it but them, town is proud of him. Myrtle, bring said, almost grandly, as if this “ wasn t Joie Mom felt that way a chair for Mrs. Randolph.” were just another good dress she aboOt Li2,"‘ k WaS aI1 v n * ht And Myrt hopped, too. She pre- was adding to her wardrobe. Then ** nnnded his own bumness and it tended to sm.ie when she sat it her stomach sank. She had never 7“ h “ P*™ lß CO ° ldn 1 down and spoke to Mom but knew asked the price. While Myrt was rn^ 1 hl ™' how she felt, all right, for Myrt wrapping it up Julius was telling 3““ Mom everything Flannigan was one who always her how she could have it made up _ ~ thought she was better than every- on the dull side and use parts of , Her 0,6 prosident of his body else because she worked at the bright side for trimming. ‘ ass ’, yj nl ’ walk'ng down Julius’s. Mom was nodding; but in her the graduates. “Now, what shall we show you?” mind was the more practical How pretty he was, and how he Julius asked. thought that when it began to look f* rne T himself so superior-like, as Mom sat there like a queen on a old on the dull side she eoald turn yh oa 6 h hc knew he was the most throne while they all waited. “I’d it inside out and change it some un P o ’2 a nt one there and knew that like to see that crepe de chene in and have another new dress; then, else knew it. Mom couldthe window- the brown.” when Myrt told her the price. Mom "A, be^ Ve th th ' S W “ S really Julius looked at Myrt and Myrt didn’t feel as bad as she might llttle T °mmy grown up to such a hepped again; they said Julius was have although she felt bad enough, £ r ? at ," an . But !, Y 8 3.," “ hard on the girls and anytime goodness knows. * h^ l ° S P°’ ,ed W1 t l ? ‘ hat El \ le they got high-toned with a cus- “Fifteen dollars,” Myrtle said, as f raw 0 .ng with him, ugly tomer he took it out on them. This if she doubted that Mom ever saw J 8 amu U . t^iere . 10 was different than shopping at Sid- that much money. Julius never ron cause she was viceney’s where you stood around until handled the money himself, they P resi en an . JUS I somebody came and then you stood said. Mom handed Myrtle a twenty- eca ° s ® 8e P ayed basketball good ur among all the noise; but here dollar bill, a goldback, too. hej smirking like everybody it was like church, so soft and Then Dorothy drove Mom home i?? a-? 8 pretty. Mom quiet, and.with carpets on the in her little car, turning comers help think what a picture floor. Mom guested it was the style like a man and making Mom more !t woui< j 1 .^°, r °2? y hitney you paid for and that’s why they nervous than she was already; and JT 38 , w * 1 h Tommy; but had to charge two prices. when Mom stepped out of the car JJ° rot J y K wa ? J “ Bt a alJulius was fingering the erepe at her door she saw the*blind move ' 5 . .’ , C °T e 1 ec^ de chine, holding it up to the light on Mrs. Farrell’s window. And she wllh tler folks anyhowwhere Mom could look at it; and hoped the busybody saw what she _ . / T ° Continued) she knew that when she made up was looking for. Distributed by Kina Features Syndicate, Inc.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1933.

back here early in January, should the governor decide to take action. I He also is anxious to gel legislation completed that will give the I State Department of Public Works I jurisdiction over gasoline prices. When the state went to the polls I 1 last fall. It repealed most existing j laws governing the sale of liquor. I The legislature, not overly wet, re-1 fused to provide in advance statutes to take care of the situation. o INVITE HIRAM JOHNSON TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION — (CONTINUED EROM PAGE ONE) ; would be restrained from campaign- ' ing in au over-vigorous fashion against a candidate Mr. Roosevelt i supported. Senator Johnson had made fewplans as yet for the campaign, rest(ing on his conviction that Presi--1 dent Roosevelt would ensure Demo-

cratic support If he ran as a Republican or Progressive. The letter to Johnson said It will ' be to the Senator’s advantage to “bum his bridges behind him " and become an outright Democrat. His reuominatlon ns a Rcpubll- ! can. the letter said, is doubtful due ! to opposition of conservatives in tile party. The latter group plans I to advance ex-Oovernor Friend W. ; Richardson as a candidate, It was ! reported. The letter said his re-election , would be doubtful If he runs as a ' Progressive because he will be i caught between the flow of votes to I candidates of the two major parties. Stole Station Matches Temple, Tex.-(UR)—He wanted a match badly, police decided. The culprit jerked a penny match box vending machine from the railroad depot wall, carried it out Into the his match, and about 175 pennies, yards and broke it open. He got

U.S. GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE . FINNEY BONDS Kansan’s Business Dealings Will Be Scanned By Government i Topeka. Kan., Sept. 14.— (U.R) - ’ The financial career of Ronald Finney and more than $1,000,000 In Kansas municipal bonds, which officials charge are forgeries, will be , i investigated by a special federal grand jury here October 14. 9 Action of the grand jury will be 1 the next step in a drama which has 1 resulted in the arrest of Finney's 9 father. W. W. Finney, his office I manager, Leland Caldwell, and t Tom Boyd. Kansas state treasurer. Until two years ago the career of Finney was not remarkable. He had been graduatisi from Cornell University and had married. He worked for some time in oae of his father's three banks at Eureka. Kansas. Became Bond Buyer He dropped this, however, to start bond buying and speculation. He: established an office at Emporia, his home town, a larger one at a I big hotel here, and maintained a; representative at Washington ■ Wires ran from his hotel here to I Washington and the principal mar-, kets. He- purchased ranches in Colorado, Texas ami Kansas. He| bought the 101 Ranch show when lit ran into difficulties With his I father, he purchased 30,000 head'

miles ahead »//< jmSBl and KJ | money ahead mfcgj S || whenyou buy I gjjgfflE of TEMPERED RUBbA TT c? CIT4DIW Every test we ever made, or hed mode for us, proved the important fact that Special Prices for this week end Tempered Rubber gives 7% to 36% more — miles at no more cost. You can easily 4.50-21 $5.35 verify this. Go to any U.S. Tire dealer ’ ® nd get the facts—the truth about tire 4.75-20 So.SO 5.00-19 $6.10 mileage—the actual figures on compar-5.00-20 $6.25 ative tread wear. See the proof that 5.25- 86.90 5.25- $7.35 U.S.Tires outwear other leading brands. HI-WAY FILLING STATION North Second St. ’ Phone ED. and FRANCIS ELLSWORTH Battery and Brake Service — S-nclair Gas — Lubricating Service — Vulcanizing Starter and Ignition Service.

of Texas cattle In one deal. For u time, Finney was remarkably successful. He made money in commodities during the bank holiday His Washington representative delivered authentic ’’in (slide” market information. Finney I rode the summer grain boom to a| I fabulous paper (ortihie. Then came the crush. He-did not j | repay a loan from a local bank for I which he had pledged Kansas City, Kun., municipal bonds as security. Charge Bonds Were Forgeries The bank offered the bonds for ’ sale to discover, it is charged, that (they were forgeries and (hat more ( bonds with the same numbers were | In the state treasury as security for state deposits in tho Finney banks. Young Finney. Caldwell ami Boyd were arrested first on state and then on federal charges. The three Finney banks at Emporia. Eureka and Neosho Falls were ordered | closed. Examination of the bank| i records at Emporia led to charges of embezzlement against the elder) Finney. The federal charge against | the other three is using the mails to defraud. o Crown Point City Treasurer Short Crown Point. Ind.. Sept. 14. iUP) I An alleged shortage of $4,703 in the 1 accounts of Ekrl Crawford. City j treasurer who resigned two weeks (ago, was reported here today by I the state board of accounts. Reports of field examiners John ‘ N. Louis and Orville E. Bressler I charged that the municipal bond 1 fund was shy $1,430. and that the Barrett law fund collection was $3,273 short. —o » ' — Get the Habit — Trade at Home

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