Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1933 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published THE Every Eve- DECATUR ning Except DEMOCRAT Sunday by SL—— CO. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second 'JU** Matter. .». H. Helle. 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 6.00 One month, by mail .35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail. 1.75 One year, by mail 3.00 ■ One year, at office 3.00 Prizes quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere 63 50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. s'ational Adver. Representative SCHEERER, Inc. 115 Lexington Avenue, New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago. Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. I WILL WATCH DECATUR: Millions all over the laud will watch the federal home building 1 project in Decatur. Newspapers' over the country have expressed l their editorial thoughts, all favor-, able, to the subsistence home plan to be tried here first in the entire nation.. The project at Reedsville. | W. Va.. is different because there. I the government established a plant I for the manufacture of postoffice I equipment, causing criticism in those cities where such plants are : now located. The Indianapolis News after referring to that idea, which they have opposed, says editorially: “At Decatur, conditions are far different. The proposed plan is in line with the purpose of the law-, which provides for a revolving fund of 625.000.000 to be used in i financing the establishment of ■ small farm homesteads near cities I which can be bought by part-time ' industrial workers and developed l as a means of providing fool for their families. Subsistence is their object. It is not expected that the owners will produce food for the market in competition with farmers, gardeners, dairymen and others, but plenty for themselves, and benefit by healthier living conditions than they could afford in congested city areas. The experiment contemplates that their wages shall : provide the cash income necessary to finance a comfortable standard of living. "Viewing the proposal not as a way for the government to donate homes to a limited number of people, but as an experiment to determine whether such homes are feasible on a sound financial basis, it may be worked out in away to deserve commendation. Slum clearance is making possible the improvement of living conditions out of which poor housing grows. If the environs of cities can be developed along the lines suggested in the experiment, the poor housing in congested areas will dissolve under economic pressure and the evil will be greatly alleviated.’’ The new pension law now effective is more or less an experiment. In some states it has proven satisfactory while in others quite the coatrary. Wo suppose that is due largely to how it is administered. If Clio pensions arc granted only to the deserving, without fear or favor, the cost had not ought to be serious, while on the other hand if pensions to the full amount are granted to every person who applies and who partially comes under the new statute, the law will be repealed in Indiana as it has

pLOANS I On Your Household 1 I Goods, Radio, Auto, Etc. I With no Indorsers required—just Jhe of imsDand and wife, fuii information without obligation. Call, write or phone. FRANKLIN SECURITY CO. Over SchSioFTldw. Co. Phone 237 Decatur, lai

been in other state*. The euppori of the people Is urged that the of fictals may deal justly and wisely with this important problem. Local officer* will be depended upon to enforce the law as regards the sale of liquors. It has been an nounced and that will probably al I ways be the case. It would be I utterly impossible for the state i police to do this and there Is no ’ reason why it should not be done and done well by the local officials. : We believe it will in this county, which of course doesn’t mean there will never be any violations of the j laws. That is sure to occur in the future as it has in the past for there are always some citizens who prefer to disregard the orders of courts and legislative bodies. . Millions heard President Roosevelt wish them a Merry Christmas and know that he meant it. Manv years have passed since this nation was led by a man who held the affections of every one as does this great man. Over the land now the CWA workers, a million or two of them are referring to him as Uncle Frank. That probably fixes his relationship tu Uncle Sam. ssss — The Good Fellows club closed with contributions over S2OO, purchased toys and clothing wisely and the Delta Theta Tau ladies distributed the goods to two hundred , happy children whp would other-' wise have been sad. It's a splendid service and one that should continue throughout the years, so long as we have with us children who | cannot have the joys of the rest of the community otherwise. The six down town vacant store buildings are to be decorated with attractive signs with the hope that | they will soon be rented and occu-1 pied by going and prosperous con-; cerns. Decatur is being recogniz-; ed as one of the best little cities in the country and many people have their eyes on us. We ought to go places in 1934. Get your New Years resolution ready and get yourself ready to stick to it and make the first one that you will fight for your home town with ail you have. The outlook for 1934 is bright. Many believe it will be the most prosperous year in a loug time. Adams county has been selected as one of nine in Indiana for a I complete survey to determine rural j housing conditions. Trained leaders will make the survey, calling at each farm home to secure answers to 300 questions. We are on the map. Hope you all got just wliat you wanted and plenty of it and that the New Year will be the happiest ever. We believe it will be for the average person who has felt more or less abused the last few years. The Christmas season in France was saddened by the terrible train

wreck near Lagny, in which 200 people were killed and as many seriously injured. You can start your Christmas shopping for next year by starting a Christmas saving. That’s always a wise thing to do.. o Money Lenders Restrained Istanbul.—(U.R)—The Shylocks of Turkey have had their usurious profits rigorously slashed by the government. Money lenders formerly often exacted more than 100 per cent interest. They now have been limited to a maximum of 12 per cent. o Apple Tree Bore Two Crops Chico, Cal. — (U.R) —A crabapple tree in the yard of Mrs.S. A.Greenwood lias violated the NRA code, in June a good crop of apples was I produced by the tree and in July it bloomed again and now is well laden with apples. o Flying Dental Office Burns Anchorage. Alaska.-(U.R)—A large cubing monoplane owned by an Anchorage dental clinic was destroyed by fire at flat. Alaska. The plane was the only one that was equipped as a “flying dentist’s office-' iu Alaska. The plane was being warmed up when the accident . occurred.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY. DECEMBER 2f», 1933.

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0 , --- Answers To Test Questions Below a/8 the Answers to the Test Questions Printed on Page Two. j 1. Lisbon. 2. William Cullen Bryant. 3. Profile drawing of a portrait, with the outlines filled in black. 4. Central New York State. 5. Joseph Lister. 6. Karl Marx. 7. From the cotoon of the silkworm. 8. Either sera or serums. 9. Franz Liszt. 10. Focus. 1. Wine. 2. A species of flea. 3. California. 4. Spain. а. The Lira. б. West Indies. 7. Northwestern India. 8. No. ! 9. Silage. , j 10. Janes Porter. o * Household Scrapbook ; | —BY— ROBERTA LEE I Renovating A Leather Coat When a leather t-oat has become i faded, try applying a slam made of walnut hnlls. Put the hulls into a kettle of water and boil until the ; water is slightly thick. Then strain s it and apply with a paint brush. If necessary, apply two or three coats after each subsequent coat is dry. Sweet Potatoes .If tried of the ordinary ways of

Death Cheated by ’Chute : kv i Take a look at this wreck and imagine what Karl Day. air mail pilot, would have been if he hadn't become a caterpillar. Day, shown in insert with, ’chute that saved his life, bailed out of his ship near Dearborn, Mich., after his motor conked out. The plane, which crashed in a nearby field, was a total loss.

fixing sweet potatoes, try baking them with apples and note the delicious flavor. Slice the boiled potatoes and then alternate a layer of apples, and bake until the top ‘ layer of apples is thoroughly done. When ironing On ironing day keep the silk underwear until last, then disconnect the iron, which avoids danger of scoarching. It is much easier also to handle the iron when the cork i is disconnected. Soup Bones To prevent getting those small pieces of bone in the mouth when eating soup, place the soup bones in a small salt bag and tie with -a string. Place the bag in the soup and when the soup is done remove the whole bag of bones. Garment Bags Save the large paper bags in which garments come back from the cleaner. They are convenient for storing articles at housecleaning time. o * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File MI’S. J. K. Mann of Liberal, Kansas is visiting her sister, Mrs. Coat Cook of 6th st. Misses Julia and Bertha Porter of Bluffton are visiting Misses irone and Vera Eady. Xmas rush prevails in marriage license dept, eight being issued. Mr. and Mrs. John Vail go to Cardwell, Mo. Helen Whitright wins big doll given by Rex Theatre. Mrs. J. W. Vail entertains with

'.breakfast party. Marie and Raymond Gass go to EH wood. Miss Lettie Lang goes to Madison to visit friends. Cetil and Vera Andrews and Vane Thompson are in Fort Wayne visiting the Rainier and Rosenwinkle families, Mr. and Mrs. W. O Harvey of Dei troit are visiting Mr. and Mrs. | Ed Johnson. o C. C. C. City Is Built of Sod Great Bend. Kan. — (U.R) —A sod I town is springing up in Northeastlern Finney county, its buildings made of adobe such as pioneers used in a bygone day. The town, ! housing C. C. C. workers during the j winter, is located near the ghost town of Ravena, one-time capital of the country. o Get the Habit — Trade at Home

GERMANY FACES 1934 WITH CUT IN FOREIGN DEBT Drop in Value of U. S. Dollar Proved Big Aid BERLIN, (U.R>~ Germany* Jmr eign indebtedness decreased con shterably during 1933, primarily due to the drop in the dollar. No authoritative estimate of this decrease, however, is available. The latest official statistics, published about two months ago. refer to the situation on Feb. 28, 1933. According to this survey, the total foreign debts amounted to 19,000,000,000, whereof 10,300,000,000 marks were long-term and 8,700,000.000 marks short term debts. Os the short-term debts, 4,100,000,000 marks were affected by the "standstill’’ agreements. Before the banking crisis in July, 1931, Germany's foreign debts were as high as 23,800,000,000 marks. The decrease then was caused mainly by the reduction of the short-term debts, which, before the crisis, exceeded 13,000,000,000 marks. The volume of Germany’s foreign indebtedness certainly shrank during the past year. Ou the one hand, Germany continued to repay short term debts under the stand still agreement; on the other, her dollar debts automatically were reduced by the fall of the dollar. In February, Germany’s total dollar debts, long term and shortterm. amounted to $1,151,000,000. The fall in the dollar lightened the German debtors’ burden by 3.500,000,000 marks by the end of November. Thus, it may be assumed that al the end of the year, Germany's foreign debts do not exceed 15,000,000.000 marks a reduction of one-third as compared with 1931.

Rock Garden Beautifies Holyoke’s Garbage Dump Holyoke, Mass.— (U.R) — Holyoke j claims to have one of the most , artistic municipal dumps in exis- ! tence. The dump situated on the banks I Continuous Growth! The highest tribute we could ever ask — Thanks to our loyal friends. W. H. Zwick & Son Funeral Directors Mrs. Zwick, Lady Attendant Funeral Home Ambulance Servics 514 N. 2nd st. Phones 303 and 6'

YOU and the WORLD YOU can sit in your room and turn through advertising pages—demand any portion of the world before you to come to you, and it will come! You can summon an ounce of French garden in a perfume vial; intricate pieces of Switzerland in a tiny wrist-watch; a corner ol California packed in an orange; a handful of Virginia to stuff in your pipe; sunny Seville in olives; a taste of Ceylon in tea. Advertisements tell you the desirable portions of the world you can buy. How most quickly to call them to you. How much you'll like them when yours. Grown on a far island —dug from a mine—if it’s advertised and you ask for it, it’s yours. If you ask it to do what it’s advertised to do, it will. If you ask others who have used it what they found out about it, they will repeat facts advertised about that product. Advertisements are your surest, quickest means of enjoying the world. They help you obtain the best the world offers, at a price which wide use has made low. Advertisements save you time, steps and money.

The Etiquette of Serving Wines and LiqL The fine art of serving wine* and liquors at table u . ... to many hosts and hostesses whose only experience ha» b 0,11 ed during the ’’wild-party’’ period of the Prohibition 1C? The temperate and proper UM of wines, and liquors with th*. 6 Is us different from the “gin party’’ now passing into the dt night is different from day. Our Washington Bureau has Just off the press a new compiled by an expert, from the most authorltativs eourr?“ U * 1 the host and hostess full information on the serving O s »7 W liquors with meals. An illustration shows the full complem™, J most modern glassware needed for the proper service of Ito, ’’ all occasions. It contains a section giving recipe, ana the proper concoction of all sorts of mixed drinks, tells whirt 1 should be served with various courses of the dinner and wui J? indispensable guide to the host and hostess who desire to k their guests with suitable drinks at their dinner party, recetS other function. If you wish a copy of this bulletin, fill out the coupon nmail as directed: 1 CLIP COUPON HERE Dept BWL Washington Bureau, DECATUR DAILY DEMrv.. 1322 New York Avenue, Washington, D, C. U ' ,W 1 want a copy of the bulletin THE ETIQUETTE OF' gin* WINES AND LIQUORS, and enclose herewith five cenu a (carefully wrapped), to cover return postage and handling NAME _J STREET & No. — /I CITY - - STATE I am a reader of the Decatur Daily Democrat. Decatur, hd,

of the Connecticut River is bordered by a rock garden and by a grass plot 200 feet long and 20 feet wide. Discarded half-tires of automobiles painted white line one edge of the garden and a row of shade trees stretch along the river aide of the dump. o Mayor Urges Marriage FRANKFORT ON MAIN (U.R)The Lord Mayor of Frankfort has ordered 1,600 unmarried civil servants to explain why they never have gone to the altar, and report on their immediate prospects o( entering the blessed state. According to his official statement, bachelors, "for reasons of state and the political need of raising the birth rate,”-must take the matter

7he pick of the mines NO SOOT. NO CLINKERS. LITTLE ASH. LOW IN PRICE. PLENTY OF HEAT. Burk Elevator Co. Telephone 25

of marriage seriously, siac*< tention of jobs by young men seriously basis of existence of huh and fathers of families.- J Gold Rush Aided Tows Basin, Mont. old-time mining town in Jeff ß County. Montana, laid ( ] aiß an unusual distinction todaj. had no unemployment pnH Every able-bodied male in j was employed. Revival »( ( i mining activities under the | \ ernment’s new gold buying | ■ gram was responsible. Every | i resident was given work. 0* | er*, however, were barred. , Get the Habit — Tradv at Hi