Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1934 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published THM KvwyEve- DECATUR sing Except jK DEMOCRAT Sunday by STL™. CO. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Office as Second Class Matter. I. H. Helle* Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R, Holthouse..Sec’y & Bus’. Mgr. D’ck D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies. —— —1 .02 one week, by carrier— .10 Uue year, by currier 6.00 One month, by mail .35 Three months, by mail 100 jlx mouths, by mail - 1.75 one year, by mail — 3.00 Jne year, at office— 3.00 Prises Quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere |3 50 one year. Advertising Hates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHEERER, Inc. 'ls Lexington Avenue, New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago. Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. If Dillinger really robbed that bunk at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, yesterday, he is a man of rapid action and we doubt if he has budged out of Chicago. Candidates may start filing their intentions ’to become candidates with the county clerk tomorrow and il won't be long now until we know just who means it and who don't. If Lima disposes properly of Pierpont, Makley and Clark, members of the Dillinger gang of bandits, it will be a start in the right direction anil it looks as though they mean business and no foolin'. The month is proving to be just a regular March with winds, snow, sleet, rain, hail, sunshine and everything else mixed up in one day. If you have lived long in this country and expect any thing 'else, you ought to be surprised. Cahoon and Blunk may be innocent of purposely aiding Dillinger to escape but they are 'certainly guilty of carelessness and in this case that's something that ought to be punished sufficiently to make others holding responsible positions realize that they owe the public something. It cost more than two thousand _ dollars to take care of the needy in “ Washington township last month. ’ That's a lot of money but imagine what it would have been if we had not had the CWA. We believe con- . ditions are improving and that by , next winter, we will be able to meet - the emergency on our own steam. The new band to be organized by Adams Post of the American Le- • gion, will be an asset not only to that organization but to the com- ■ munity for there is nothing more . Inspiring than a good band. There are plenty of players here and this * organization promises to be a large ’ and capable one. Attorney General Lutz is appar-

"JELL A TELEPHONE NEXT DOOR 7L, V> ~3<o> “MRS. MOOCH really needs a telephone. Why! she uses mine five or six times a day! I hate to say no to her. but it’s getting to be a nuisance to us now!” THE CITIZEN’S TELEPHONE CO.

ently in earnest In his endeavors to find out just what did happen at C rown Point last Saturday which enabled John Dillinger to walk out of jail and take his time in giving them the merry ha ha. If he sets to the bottom of the thing without losing time, he will have the reI j ; eet of every good citizen in the | state. The corn-hog reduction contracts have been signed by more than a I thousand Adams county farmers i and while this will reduce the acreage of corn from twenty to thirty per cent, It means that between : $200,000 and $300.00') will be im I mediately sent in to the county, helping many on their spring taxes and otherwise making it possible to restore prices on hogs permanently. Work on the subsistence home project here continues, perhaps a little slower than many would like, but as rapidly as conditions will permit.. In such an enterprise there are always many details to be attended to and we are glad these have been carefully looked after. The contract will soon be let and the. new improvement will go forward. The local committee has worked hard and deserve much e credit. Ralph Roop, county highway superintendent is asking your cooper- j ation in protecting the roads dur-1 ing the spring season. At this time i of the year when the frost is coming out of the ground and when rains are frequent, it is so easy to do great damage to the macadam highways. Heavy loads sue prohibited by law and if you do not meet the request of the officials, the only thing left to do is to file affidavits. It is so much more pleasant to be helpful in this matter rather than obstinate. Clifford Townsend, lieutenantgovernor of Indiana, farmer and educator, is all for the home and tiie farm and he means it for most of his time has been spent among the farmers and small home owners of Indiana, His address at Monroe increased Ills popularity here for he made clear his position and that of other leaders who are striving to help 'he general conditions. Mr. Townsend is making an excellent record, if we may say so w ith I modesty because p representative of this paper is associated with him. Wisely he believes in the regulation of crops so that prices may be advanced, in the tax measures which relieve real estate and make it financially possible to own and operate a farm, in advocating greater use of products grown from the soil and in otherwise doing I those things which bring about a demand. The lieutenant governor is an excellent servant and deserves the great confidence of the people which he holds. .—j, * TWENTY YEARS * AGO TODAY — | From the Dally Democrat Fils March 7—Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Erwin return from Florida and hit into a bad storm. Efforts are being made to organize the Decatur Life Insurance Company and enthusiastic meeting is held. Lmu and Patton awarded contract for building new bank of Geneva home. A. O. Neal, state high school in'pector, approves Monroe school. Decatur high school basket ball team loses to Huntington college, 39 to 32. Miss Bessie Boyers elected president of the organization to make Decatur a cleaner and more beautiful city. Abe Bot h of Fort Wayne attends horse sale here. L. G. EHingham, secretary of crate is a visitor here. Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson of Columbus Ohio. Heavy snow storm does damage lo telephone lines. Avon Burk who hae been very sick is improved today. > —-o —. No Frost For Year Seattle.-—lU.R)—Beattie was "one up on Portland, Ore., on the antifreeze derby between the two cities. Seattle registered 366 days without the temperature falling below the freezing mark and Portland could only muster 365 days.

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Political Announcements

County Ticket County Treasurer Truman H. Goldner of French Township Democratic candidate for County Treasurer. County Treasurer Del more Wechter of St. Marys Township Democratic candidate for County Treasurer. | . County Sheriff Samuel Bentz of St. Marys Township Democratic candidate for County Sheriff. . County Sheriff Dent Baltzell of St. Marys Township Democratic candidate for County sheriff. ■ - ■■ - County Sheriff Joseph A. Colchin of Decatur Democratic' candidate for County Sheriff. County Sheriff Frank Fortney of Pleasant Mills Democratic candidate for • County Sheriff. Clerk of Adams County G. Remy Bierly • of Hartford Township Democratic candidate for Clerk of Adams County. Clerk of Adams County Otto Hoile . of Union Township Democratic candidate for Clerk of Adams County. ———■~ Clerk of Adams County Clyde Troutner of Monroe Township Democratic candidate for Clerk of Adams County. j i Township Ticket ■ H Trustee of Washington twp. Benj. Eiting of Washington Township Democratic candidate for Trustee of Washington Township. Trustee of Washington Twp. Ira Fuhrman of Decatur Djinoeratlc candidate for Trustee of Washington TownshipTrustee of Washington Twp. Charles E. Marshand of Washington Township Democratic candidate for Trustee of Washington Township.

(Advertising) Trustee of W ashington twpJ George E. Strickler of Washington Township Democratic candidate for Trustee of Washington Township. City Ticket Mayor (). L. Vance Democratic candidate for Mayor, City of Decatur. Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse Democratic candidate for Mayor, ! City of Decatur. Mayor Clarence A. Stalter s Democratic candidate for Mayor, | City of Decatur. Clerk-Treasurer Mrs. Alice Christen of Decatur Democratic candidate for Clerk-1 Treasurer, City of Decatur. Clerk-Treasurer Mrs. Ada Martin of Decatur Democratic candidate for clerk Treasurer, City of Decatur. Clerk-Treasurer Everett I*. Sheets Democratic candidate for ClerkTreasurer, City of Decatur. Household Scnmbook | —BY—ROBERTA LEE < * Pockets When sewing pockets on house | drasses or aprons, double a small > piece of the material and place It | underneath at the top of the pock-1 ets. They will not tear so easily when caught on things. RuUber boots that are not being; used should be kept standing erect' by placing roils of cardboard in them. They will not crack, as this , will permit a free circulation of air. Cleaning Glassware After drying and polishing ar-! tides of glassware, do r.ot turn 1 them upside down. This is likely to steam them and spoil the polish ——.— o— — —— Foils Inspectors Phoenix, itriz —(UP)—When the State Agriculture Cominission refused to let. Bert Clark, of New York City, drive hki car through Arizona without having bis baggage looked over by etate “bug inspectors.” Clark shipped his autoinobiie ibv trail,. t

SIX IMPORTANT EVENTS PICKED LONDON (U.PJ —What were the six most important events in 1933? Recently the London Observer started a questionnaiie among its readers on the subject. The winner, Miss F, M. Vibert, listed the || follow ing: 1. Rise of Hitlerism. 2. Roosevelt's economic experi- ■ meats. 3. Disorganization of the League of Nations by Germany and Japan. 4. Repeal of prohibition in the U. S. A. 5. Dail repudiates oath of allegiance. 6. Birth of—. (At present the blank cannot 'be filled.) The newspaper stated that 1933 ! was so eventful a year that the most important events from the ! point of view of history had to be i limited to six. It says that many 'of the answers duplicated each i other as regards four or five of i the items, while for No. 5 in the winning list, most readers substii tilted the aggressive policy of Japan iii the East. Very few. it says, reflected, as | did Miss Vibert. that the impor--1 lance of 1933 a hundred years hence may consist iu a person and not an event. .Among other events which were thought most memorable were the Reichstag trial, the signs of the lifting of the depression, the ; recognition of Soviet Russia by ! the United States, the discovery ! of heavy hydrogen, the new status of Newfoundland, the wonderful summer, and the ' acquisition of ' the Codex Sinaiticus. One. vigilant, competitor noted the fact as historical that “for the first time ladies’ beach trousers are advertised in sale cata- ' logs and are worn by ladies at seaside places." ♦ ♦ Answers To Test Questions Below are the Answers ta the I Test Questions Printed on Page Two. 1 1* Benevolent auu Protective Or- : dcr of Elks. 2. Karnak. 3. A. maker ot illicitly distilled i whiskey. 4. South America. I 5. Sir Walter Scott. 6. Pennsylvania, j 7. In New York Bay. 8. J. Frank Dobie. ■ 9. Maine. | 10. Proestant Episcopal. ——o Forefathers’ Method Banned Jerome, Aiiz. —(U.PJ Methods of i his forefathers in gettiug even with j a rival caused Y. C. Sheu, Chinese photographer, to be baldd into court ' here on charge of criminal libel. I i Ho posted a sign iu front of hU j studio denouncing Eurique GuerII rero. a nearby jeweler, as "Henry i Watchmaker, bandit."

The People’s Voice This column tor the ns® nt our readers who wish to make suggestions for the general good or discuss questions of Interest. Please sign your narno to show authenticity. It will not be used if you prefer that it not be. I 1 Editor of Daily Democrat. I saw in the Muncie Press where the C. W. A. wage scales are to be cut. the new rates which provide for increases and reductions, the unskilled workers are to be cut from 50 to 40 cents per hour. atvJ the rates per hour for billed labor will be cut to the prevailing union rate and where truck operating their own trucks will receive increased wages so says Mr. Book state director of relief, well and good so far. 40 cents per hour is fair wages but if the labor's wages are to be cut, then why not let the merchant* come to time too for just as soon as the wages are cut just that quick Mr. glerchant shoves up his prices and the labor either has to pay or do with out the commonest of goods and by the boosting of all goods for both inward and outward men it takes all the labor wages to meet 'he butcher, the baker and the fuel and laud lord it leaves nothing for a rainy day so I say let the -Merchants keep their prices down to a reasonable limit and give the laibor a chance, and here is another thought why don't the men at the head of the ' \\A work here give work to more of our unemployed men instead of just a chosen few. the way 1 understand President/Roosevelt meant it to give every one a chance to earn a little of course 1 understand that all idle men could not be employed at one time, why not divide it up so all have a little work and then too there are families here in Decatur that could scarcely make a living if the Man was getting his 40 cents per hour and worked the full 6 days a week because of his family being large, if our CWA bosses would put their shoulders to the wheel and work as C. W. A. Bosses in other citie* do. Why most all employed would be working and everybody would be happy, why wasn t the wages of the CWA heads cut as well as tile labor. I wonder why. Here is hoping those who sorely need it will soon have all the work j they can handle. One who lias lived on the unemployed menu for several months and who would enjoy a change. In regards to our local airport, there is now being worked out a i plan by the Department of Cotn- ' merce to supervise the building of pleasure planes for American sportsmen. The originator of this plan is the director of aeronautics. United States Department of Com ] merce, Eugene H. Vidal. The pol- i icies behind the development of a low price airplane by the govern | ment is as follows: There are at present only 7.000 I licensed pleasure planes of various' types in a country of nearly 120.000,000 people. This in reality is I a comparative small number. At present other countries are now promoting aviation by teaching it in their schools, and organigiug glider clubs, to teach fundamentals of flying The United States now is trying to work out a plan that will mean the building of nearly 10.000 planes, supervised by the government. The most important detail of such an airplane and its later success is, of course its price. It is granted au airplane should be safe, but no matter how safe, it would not meet with success if it were too expensive. It is useless to produce a plane that is safe if it would not be purchased, as well as a cheap plane that is unsafe. But the government has provided a safe plane to be constructed and sold directly from them for about S7OO. This is made possible through a large scale production program. Also the government has alloted $500,000 which will make the present dealers’ price of $2,000 shrink to S7OO. Up to now the main drawback of the progress of aviation has been the initial price of the plane. If this program should be a success and u plane tor S7OO placed on the market it would compare favorably with the automobile. We are all quite accustomed to the range of price from SSOO to SI,OOO for the automobile and there is no reason why a plane at S7OO wouldn't meet approval of the people of the United States. Then. too. it is necessary to have planes to use the some 2,000 airports that are proposed. Already 700 are under construction, employing 70.000 CWA men. Also the building of this large amount of planes would employ a great deal of labor.

Now to get to the construction of the proposed “family flivver." It has not been definitely decided ae to the type ot plane that is to become the low price “job.” Although an ail metal, low wing, two place plane accomodating a tractor type power plant has been considered. It has also been proposed tn apply air brakes as are the later type transports. All iu all this ship will appear to the casual eye as a scaled down reproduction of the

present day air liners which are on manv scheduled passenger routes, but far simpler «> Hy. wUh fewer parts likely to need replacement and with fewer instruments to complicate the Ic-artiluß flyh'SAlready, definite information as l 0 the axlaUmt market hu» been obtained through blanks sent to the owuers of every licensed and idtm titled aircraft In the United States. The reply was most gratifying Xbout 18,000 replied directly, and 7,000 said they would purchase as soon as the product was placed on the market. And 3,000 making final decisions conditional “P«» tu,un ‘ financial status. About 5,000 said I Hey would not buy. People to whom the blanks were sent were also requested to give several names of those whom they thought would be probable purchasers. Tl»e result from this inquiry was about 57.000 names, it is belie)ed that surely one out of every ten would be assured purchaseza. Now there may be « question as to what will protect present menu facturers when a plane is inttodoied tor halt the price of their own. On the contrary manufa<'turers have assured us ot their dezire to proceed with plans for the flivver." These, manufacturers are con sidering methods by which all can benefit. Then too. the number of new fliers increased by this program would le nearly ten fold and in several years these planes would be replaced by new ones. Therefore these pilots who bought "flivvers’’ would of course continue Hying and possibly faster and larger planes. Then it would be up to the present mamitacturea to supply the demand. After knowing the facts it is seemingly self evident that we should, as individuals, talk up onr chances of staying on the map by having an airport of our own. Air Minded. o Study Shape of Ear As Means of Identification Burlington, Vt.-tU.PJ—The shape of the human ear. as a handier means of identification than fingerprints, is a new study being undertaken by the Burlington Fingerprint Club. The club consists of boys and girls who for a year and a half have been studying fingerprints under the direction of the Fleming Mu-

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