Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1934 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published a THE Every Eve- DBCATIR Slnfc Except jSKr DEMOCRAT Bunday by CE» CO entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter I. H. Heller —.... President A. R. Holthouse. Sec'y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D Heller _. Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies I .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier 15 OO One month, by mail —... .36 Three months, by mall 1.00 Six months, by mull 1.76 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at office 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second sones Elsewhere S 3 6u one yea, advertising Rates mads known on application National Adver Representative SCHEERER, Inc. 116 Lexington Avenue. New York 36 East Wacker Drive. Chicago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies MERRY CHRISTMAS, aud we mean it. No paper tomorrow —we will join the other happy folks of Adams county in doing homage to Santa Claus. - . To one and all—Merry Christmas. There is a holiday spirit prevalent and we believe it will permeate to every home in the county. It is pleasing to note at least that neither Sam or Mart Insull won acquittal by pleading insanity. That's something. Merchants are pleased with the ! Christmas trade this year and they ■ have been the busiest in years.' That's a good indication of a better general condition. Looks as though they might as well dismiss the charges against | the Insulls if the juries are going!

to free them on each indictment. These trials are expensive and evidently useless. Christmas comes but once a year but in this great country we sure enjoy it. The children have their day and the old folks who don't enjoy the happiness of the youngsters are few indeed. When Senator Jorah gets through rebuilding the Republican party, he is not going to be able to recognize it as the vehicle which he rode to victory so many times, if he sticks to his orgiual blue prints. Big business as usual sets up an impossible program and then gets mad if it isn't carried out as they suggest. The people of America do not want dole, they want opportunities to earn a living and have it. Those who frbed John Dilllinger from the Crown Point jail were promised $4,500, it is now alleged but got only SI,BOO. They should have some means of redress, but the gang has about all been put out of business one way or another and its going to be tough to serve them. While trade and business reports for the year may not be as good as expected, the past two months hdvt? shown marvelous gains and indicate the next year will be Hie best in a long time, not only an upward trend but a healthy one that looks

NOTICE Wholesale Buyers We have a nice assortment of Beef by the quarters at reasonable prices. Also Boneless Beef for Summer Sausage. Casings of ali kinds. We do custom butchering. Get our prices before buying. Highest Prices paid for Hides. Mutschier Pkg, Co. Telephone 101.

[like It wtll stick lor some time to come. Along with other improvements I for 1935 we are to get rid of the two-cent federal tax on checks. It has proven a disappointment for so many people, companies and corporations reduced the number of checks to a minimum and the estimated receipts from this source never materialised. It's all over January Ist. While the report of the American Federation of Labor shows more men unemployed than a year ago, we cannot believe that to be true through the middle west. Numerous factories are operating now that were idle a year or two ago, there is a better hum of business and many have been added to the forces of clerks aud employes. We are sure a check-up here would show more people honestly and permanently employed than for live years. The city of Greenfield is trying to interest the nation in the pur-

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Whitcomb Riley to be maintained as a national shrine for the great i poet. We are sure the movement I will find favor for all over the | world, young and old have laughed ' and cried over the quaint and life-I like stories, as told by this great : poet ’u his verses. The "Old Swim- j min' Hole" ought to be preserved and the Ri’ - y home restored to its r aspect. Mayor George Krick lias been selected as Adams county chairman of the Federal Housing Administration by R. Earl Peters, state manager for this movement. Mr. Krick is splendidly qualified for the place and with proper support will do excellent work. Manycan by the method provided by this plan, repair their home, paint ar otherwise add improvements that will keep it in good condition, the cost to lie met in small monthly payments covering a period of three years. The subscription contest for this paper closed Saturday evening and we congratulate the winners. They worked hard and deserved the rewards. We appreciate their Services and the splendid attitude of the public. No effort was made to high-power people into subscribing for the paper but rather the contestant tried to give every one in the Decatur radius the opportunity to receive the home paper if they so dqsired. As a result several hundred were added to our list and we are very proud oi the fact that the Daily Democrat now- has the largest circulation in history. o * STAR SIGNA~LS~*I By OCTAVINE For persons who believe that human destiny Is guided by the planets the daily horoscope is outlined by a noted astrologer, tn addition to information of general interest, ft outlines infdrihation of special interest to persons born on the designated dates. December 25 Concentrarte your imporbaht moments t':r today in the afternoon and evening for the early morning is not what one wishes Christmas to be. The afternoon may brihg surprises. Mechanical devices and elec-' trical appliances should be in favor today. Books should also be prominent and well received. Merry Christmas! Birthdate You should possess dignity. A period of constructive advancement is ’odld come for you from Much 5 through 22, 1935. Some unexpected | good luck may be felt from Nov. 1 19 through 28. 1935. i Danger Oct. 31 through iNov. 3, 11935. Socially favorable froiti July 10 thr ugh 12, 1935. Readers desiring addition information regarding their horoscopes are Invited to communicate with Octavine in care of this newspaper. Enclose a 3-eent stamped self-addresses envelop*-. O-. r — Card of Thinks I wish in this manner to express' | my sincere thanks and appreda- | lieu to the Detatur Daily Democrat - Mr. Bain, the campaign manager, and oil those who tso kindly aided Ime in winning in the Christmas ■club subscription campaign. Miss Mina Collier git —, o— Get the Habit — Trade at Home

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Joe Bvrns Next House Speaker? - WBS kb in ■ *Mb pF Ifß*-.’ Joseph Bvrn< | 'Destinad to become the forty-fifth speaker to pound the gavel in ths house of representatives is Congressman Joseph Wellington Byrns. a representative from Tennessee since March, 1909. “Uncle Joe" Byrns, congress' biiihy-.eye-browed "fire-eater’', is the first Tenne* Sean in nearly a hundred years to preside over the house, the last 7 ~~' being James K. Polk, who later became president.

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Household Scrapbook | -byROBERTA LEE > 4 Rugs If a loop appears in a rug, do not pull it out or it will leave a hole. Use a pair of scissors and clip it evenly with tbe rest of the nap. Pressing Cloth Ono can avoid that shiny look that, is often the result of home pressing if a woolen, or -partly woolen, pressing cloth is used. Seasoning Save ail the rinds of oranges, tangerines, and lemons. Allow them to dry thoroughly, then keep in u. close covered gla»»< container. When seasoning is needed for a ipudding or a custard, grate a little of tl rind. *l4ll — o r twenty Vears * AGO TODAY I | From the Daily Democrat File | • — ♦ Dec. 24 — German planes make second attack on city of Dover. Adam Schafer and Miss Vida Stoneburner married last evening. W. F. Beery reports sale of one Red Crosu seul at Pleasant Mills for $1.50. Mrg. Bob Fi.tzininiops gets divorce

Fought Italians - w* v Y Vk' ■ s. i ■ M Chief Ghogoli Here is Chief Ghogoli, an officer of the Abyssinian army, who is said to have led his country s forces in clashes with Italian troops at Ualual, located on the border between Abyssinia and the Italian Somaliland in Africa. The frontier dispute, which grew out of Ethiopia’s charges of aggression on the part of Italy, wax taken before the League of Nations for arbitration. froth former world champion. Walter Plew -becomes cashier of First National pank of Gary. Mrs. C. M. McLean of Holland, Michigan, wife of general manager of the sugar company, dies from heart attack. lEluffton basket ball team defeats Decatur high 31 to 22. Winnes sroo store is giving Miller self feeding match safes as souviniers to customers. Mrs. lurry Harruff receives box of oranges from her son Bert, of -Colton, 'California. Miss Beatrice Heidemann and Miss Julia Hetttzey of Cicero are hew girls at the telephone exchange. C. A. Lower, Toronta, Canada, visits uncle. J. S. Lower. Dec. 25, 1914 was Christmas. Card of Thanks (Realizing ray debt of gratitude I want to thank first the Decatur' Daily Democrat who made this eon-1 test possible, Mr. Bain, the -campaign manager n’l- i my many j friends everywhere who contributed , to my cause in this contest and cooperated loyally with lac. 1 thank you all sincerely. Kenneth H. Runyon, gltx aCard of Thanks In appreciation for the many kindnesses shown me during Uie Christmus Club -subscription cam--paign iby the Decatur Daily Democrat. Mr. Bain aud the many subscribers. I wish to express my thanks to them. Mrs. Crystal - Rice gltx

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CHAPTER XXXV When Kay thought of Ida she had to laugh to herself. In order to make the story more credible Ida hadn't been taken into their confidence. The bomb was to explode, the fire was to break out and Ida was to be rushed into the ill-fated life-boat, from beginning to end ignorant that the whole affair had been premeditated, ignorant, boo, that Kay was to be at hand. If for no other reason, it would be worth the whole business to give Ida a good scare, Kay thought, remembering the day Ida had frightened them by “falling” into the shark-infested water. Finally the time came and Kay started the Kayo’s little motor and headed out toward the open sea. The wind seemed to be growing every minute and the sky was more threatening, yet there was a thrill in steering the small boat out into the Atlantic. It gave her a sense of independence and resourcefulness, and at the same time the quick, heady zest of danger. This was the sort of thing she really liked, to do and she knew it. By the time she was a little way out from the inlet she was wet with spray and she knew that she had a real "job on her hands. The Kayo would hold up, she knew, if only things didn’t get any worse. She had no fear for herself; her only worry was that she would be responsible for the lives of the others — Harrow and Ida and Ida’s brother and probably Spike. The extra load would weigh down the little Kayo, making the battle doubly hard. If just things didn’t get worse until they were close in to shore at least. Then it didn’t matter what happened. A wreck, she supposed, would even add to the glamor of the situation. That would be all right, too, much as she hated having the Kayo Back in the Halifax river, Earl Harrow sat watching the dark shorelines drop behind. The Commander was making good speed southward, toward the inlet, and the wind and occasional gusts of rain made no trouble for the little party that sat in the deckhouse, smoking. Ida Campbell, though, was worried. She complained that she sometimes became seasick and hoped she wouldn’t so soon on the cruise. Harrow could see that she thought they were foolish, leaving with a storm coming up. His excuse was that he always had wanted to see how the Commander would behave in one. He had come into Daytona during the last one, to escape its fury, but this time, since there was no indication that the blow might be disastrous, he wanted to put his craft to the test. “Always got a kick out of flying in rough weather,” he said, “and at sea I’ve always been glad to see a blow. The Commander’s never had a chance, though, to show me what she can do.” . Spike pretended to side with Ida. “You would pick a time when you had me along,” he growled. “My idea of sailing is sitting on a pier and feeling the big ones slap at the pilings. That’s all the pitching and tossing I want. If this river is rough now. what’s that ocean going to be, I’d like to know?” “If it gets too bad, we can put in at the inlet,” Harrow said. “At least we’ll take a look outside. Captain Johnson isn’t worrying any. "He’s got fins,” Spike objected. “That bird was born in the water. But that isn't any sign I want to die there.” . “You'd better have a drink, Harrow suggested banteringly. “It’s a darned good idea. 111 have two of them.” “It’s a shame Kay Owen couldn t have come,” Ida said, with a trace of self-satisfaction. “Isn’t it?” Harrow agreed. “With a little more training Kay would do very well for an amateur, don’t you think?” Ida said. Harrow nodded gravely. “I think the Little Theatre movement has been a woriderful thing for girls like that,” Ida said. “You know, girls without background or poise. It gives them a taste *vf selfpossession and frequently brings them out, if you know what I mean.” “I think I do,” Harrow said. The conversation ran on as the yacht left the inlet and began to nose through the rough water outside. Ida was trying hard to keep her poise and be as unperturbed as Harrow, but it was plain that she was beginning to. feel uneasy. Spike sat scowling into his drink, doing a very good job of being ill tempered and uncomfortable.

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It was a little later, and Ida was just rising to excuse herself, when the explosion came. It was a sudden, deafening noise, accompanied by a shock that seemed, at least to Ida, to be tremendous. Really, the effect had been accomplished by a large cannon cracker. “What’s that?” Harrow snapped. “Holy Mcses!” Spike exclaimed weakly, dropping his glass to the floor. Ida stood without taking another step, fright plain on her face, mingling with nausea. A sailor came rushing in. “Explosion sir. Fire breaking out.” “Explosion?” Harrow barked. “What was it? Is it serious?” “Yes, sir. Seems to have been a bomb, sir. We’ll have to take the lifeboats, I’m afraid.” “Where’s Captain Johnson?” Harrow demanded, striding out onto deck, the wind tearing at his hair and whipping his necktie back over his shoulder. “Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy,” Spike groaned. “I knew this trip would be a Jonah.” What had threatened to be confusion on the yacht soon became order under the crisp efficiency of Captain Johnson and Earl Harrow. Yet the situation was tense, and to Ida Campbell, frightening. Spurts of flame had begun to shoot up from below deck, and the Commander 111, its engine quiet, was pitching viciously in the rough sea. The details were quickly arranged. Captain Johnson was to stay aboard with the crew and fight the fire and try to make repairs. Meanwhile the passengers and Harrow were to take a lifeboat and head for shore. In case of another explosion or a really disastrous fire, they would be comparatively safe, and if the Captain managed to get the trouble in hand they were to be picked up by the yacht. Ida Campbell, her tanned face tinged with green, was the first into the boat. Her young brother followed, then Spike and finally Harrow Spike and Ida’s brother were to row, Harrow’s back preventing him from much heavy exertion. Harrow already had sighted the Kayo, but he and Spike kept the attention of their passengers out of that direction. To them this danger was bitter and real. And even Harrow reflected, as the lifeboat began to toss in the angry water, that there was considerable actual risk. He was sorry now that he had decided to go through with the plan, for the blow was rapidly becoming a real storm. Rain was i pouring down now and the wind : whipped it through their clothing and blindingly into their faces. ' Harrow had one comforting ' thought: Captain Johnson was ho ‘ fool. The skipper had had no appeI tite for the plan, anyway, and he '• would be sure to have a careful eye on all proceedings. Watching the Commander drop i behind them, rising and falling, ' Harrow bided his time. Soon Spike ' Winch was to make the awkward ■ pull with his oar, that, combined 1 with his suddenly shifted weight ' and Harrow’s, and the fact that the I boat had been weighted down purposely on the starboard side, would : pitch them suddenly into the Atlan- '■ tic. Remembering the sharks they had seen farther out on their fish- ■ ing trip Harrow regretted the pres- • ence of Ida Campbell and her > brother. He didn't mind risks for himself and Spike, but the Camp- • bells were innocent participants. The lifebelts, of course, would guard ! against any immediate danger of drowning, and if Kay followed t through her part promptly it would ! soon be over, but the sooner the better. Suddenly Spike made his heave I and seemed to collapse, and the boat - pitched to starboard, Harrow throwing his weight in that direction. This put them right into the - path of a big one, and the boat was ; swamped and capsized. 1 Ida screamed wildly. Harrow r managed to struggle to her and - circle her with one arm. With the s other, ho grasped the Upturned boat. I He looked about anxiously and saw that her brother and Spike were safe. Now, a!! that remained was B for Kay to follow through. J Spike, as by arrangement, began - to shout lustily. The Commander, ? by now, was quite a distance away, s and, Harrow reflected, it was a good e thing Kay's presence had been cale culated. I In a moment, which seemed at - least two hours, Harrow heard the sound of the Kayo’s little motor.

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Thank heaven for that. He raised himself as best he cor’d and looked in the direction he knew Kay wa, coming from. There was the little boat, pitching and rolling, as It came toward them. So far no one else had seen it. Ida was too busy coughing and sputtering, the salt water in her eyes, and her brsthit was helping Harrow attend her. Harrow was sorry now that he had not had the rescue staged closer to shore within the sight of people at the inlet, but at least when this drenched party was landed then would be no doubt what had happened. Ida finally saw the Kayo. She shook Harrow's shoulder and shouted to him: “A boat!” Spike began to bellow: “Help, help, help!” “It looks familiar,” Ida’s brother said. “It does at that,” Harrow agreed. Harrow gave one quick glance seaward. Evidently Captain Johnson had moved the yacht farther out, perhaps in order tn quiet his seaman's conscience which didn’t want to be a party to this affair. Harrow knew, though, that the vigilant Norwegian would be watching them closely through his glasses, ready on an instant to come about and pick them up. So far everything was working according to schedule and that was a great comfort to Harrow who felt that perhaps he had overstepped in thia reckless plan. As the Kayo drew nearer Idl cried: “It’s Kay Owen!” “No!” Harrow said. He turned as if to be convinced. “By golly, it is,” Spike yelled. “Kay! Oh. Kay!” The girl in the boat waved to them as she steered her little craft in their direction. Looking now at the Kayo, Harrow wondered how it would hold them all in this sea, even long enough to get them within wading or swimming distance of the beach Well, it would have to; that was ill there was to it; once they wereot their way in they would be too fir from Johnson and the Commander to count upon that as a safety factor. In a moment Kay was beside them. “Now!” Harrow shouted, the wind and rain muffling the words, “one at a time and be careful or we’ll swamp the boat Ida, you 1 ™ first.” Spike and Ida’s brother maneuvered the girl into position aw Kay helped haul her, soaking Md weak, into the launch. It wasn't as easy a job, getting picked up, as Harrow had hoped. And more and more, he could see that the Kayo was going to be small and light lor carrying so many of them through such a sea. He was tempted to **• main behind with Spike, clrngingw the lifeboat, until Johnson cow come or Kay could make a second Ida’s brother was the next mto the boat. He was light and activs and it was easier this time. Spike insisted that Harrow be next and helped boost him up. In» moment they were all in the bolthuddled together, and hay W turned its bow toward the inlet. “Had an explosion,” Harrow ex* plained. “Fire broke out.” She nodded, her face Set, as she steered toward land. “Lifeboat capsized, he added. She nodded again. _ By now, loaded down, Inc MF was shipping a dangerous amou of Water, and Harrow, his> w accustomed to a!rplane_ ’ nOt ’■' thought he detected a i-alse somewhere in the steady rhy® of the launch’s little engine. If they could make shore safe!' But almost as soon as h- had ticcd it, the trouble with the became apparent to all of th ■ seemed to be missing, <-oughW sputtering. Perhaps ter, Harrow thought. This wo a fine fix if it were to conk out. And that was what suddenly as if someone had sn PP his fingers, the engine was qu they were at the niercy of lantic with a heavily load'd ! and no oars. Kay tned to keep £ boat headed toward shore> s« the wind and sea would rather than endanger - ■ seemed a futile battle. The WJ was pitching about dangero filling up with water. “Bail!" Harrow shouted to and young taoluf* sloshing desperately tvith CanS " (To Be Continued) COPWUM. 1131. xuw br “*"