Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1936 — Page 5

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General Strike Grips Pekin, Ibnois — . . H■! ■■ 11 t * □m A ti a ■ Hr a. Ji. * Wlf W9b £ || 0 VOL — ——..-— - With Pekin. 111., in the erip of a general strike of all union worke rs, Sheriff Ralph Goar sent out a call for the state militia. At Peoria, even •nil. - north, and Delavan, twenty-five milt* sonth, four companies of lUlnois National Guardsmen waited under arms for emergency duty if Cherlt’t Goar felt the situation was beyond bis control. Photo shows a group of strikers outside the plant of the American Distilling Company a: Pekin, where union leaders sought to force the company into accession to their demands—recognition of the union, assurance of seniorily r<his and abolition of a company union.

DECATUR 6 IRIS TO BROADCAST Girls Band Will Broadtost Over WO WO Saturday Afternoon The Girls’ Band of Decatur will . broadcast over WO WO. Saturday. 'February s. from 3 to 3:lso’clock. This band has been organized a year. This is the first girls' bund i organized in Decatur and sttr--1 rounding territory. The l and was first organized by Albert Sellemeyer. who is the present director. Each year one senior girl fe elected as student directress. It is now under the I direction of Miss Eileen Jackson. The following officers for this year ere: president, Zulu Porter: vice-president. Monica Schmitt: ' secretary and treasurer. Helen ! Jean Koh!4. This band is c-omprised of thir-ty-three memlters as follows: ' Cornets— Mary Maxine Hilton. Eileen Jackson. Zula Porter. PaulI im- Light. Annis May Merriman. ' Donna Kraft. Sauna. Kunkel. Betty j Foughty. Clarinets —Monica Schmitt, Marjorie Miller. Ruth Hammond. Betty Burke. Marjorie Butler. Rose Marie Stanley. Pauline Acke I ’, Kathryn Louise Yager. Saxaphonws — Kathleen Fryback. Alice Yoit, Patsy McConnell. Anna. Brandyberry, Patsy Garard. Roberta Coffelt. Harriet Fruchte. Bernita Lytle. Soprano Sax—Joan New'lin. Trombones — Helefi Jean Kohls. Betty Hunter, Kathryn Weiland. Tuba —Bernice Beiueke. Drum—Lucinda Borne. Tenor Drum—Betty Ross. Alto —Margaret Howard. Baritone—Lois Sovine. Q NEARLY SCORE DEAD U’ONTIXUED IltoM J’i'JG Snow which stalled trains and (flocked highways drifted Itack again after plows dug out main transportation lines. Heavy rains swept streams in four southeastern states out 01 their baulk-, causing at least four deaths and leaving many families homeless. A cold wave added to the suffering after the rains in Alabama. Mississippi, North Carolina and Georgia. Two persons drowned near Murphy. N. (.’.. when raging mountajn streams poured flood waters in Midway Lake. The lake dam bprst carrying away the farm home of Blalock Johnson. Mr.-. Johnson. Gil. and her son, Dewey. 23, drowned. Johnson, another son and a small nieCe were carried several hundred yards downstream but escaped. Near Maylcne. Ala., two trainmen were killed when a Southern railway freight train plunged down an embankment weakened by floods. Scores of suburban residents ot .Meridian. Mis... sought safety in the city hull after floods drove them front their homes. One home was washed away. ResideuUi of homes along the surging little Warrior river near Birmingham. Aid., lashed theii frail houses to trees as the river continued to rise. Ten families were reported trapped. Temperature drops exceeded th degrees in the west gulf state* while in the northwest 40 below zero readings were expected today. Devils Lake. N. D., reported 32 below early today. Some Relief tndia.iiapuiis, Feb. 5-(U R) Neat' zero t.‘ini>erutures and highways glazed with ice caused intense suffering and paralysis ol tramsportation in Indiana today. A 22-degree range in letLipera-

DECATUR DAILY DEMvHT 'T WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1936.

To Whom Does United States Owe Money? The Public Debt of the i’nited States has reached a gross of 1 more than thirty billions of dollars. To whom doe* the country owe : this money? Is any of it owed to a foreign government? Did the i government of the United States ever borrow from a foreign government? What is the difference between the "gross” and the "net'’ ' Public Debt'.’ How milch has each War increased the Public Debt? | • A complete history ot the Public Debt of the Uu.i xl States is offered to tlu reader* of this newspaper by our Washington Service Bureau in bulletin form The only charge is a nominal one of five cents for postage and handling. If you want to avail yourself of Hus knowledge of the Public Debt, wrap up a nickel and majl with the coupon below for ti.’s bulletin: CLIP COUPON HERE - | Dept 372, Daily Democrat's Service Bureau, 1013 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. Here is a nickel. Send me the bulletin HISTORY' OF THE U.S. I PUBLIC DEBT: N A ME CIT» - • UTATE STREET and No. - > 1 am a rt.auv ’• of the Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur. Ind.

i lures was recorded in the state last night. The mercury d’opped to 10 degrees below zero a,t Fort Wayne, but ranged around eigb’ degrees above along the Ohio river. Central Indiana reported three degrees below zero. Fair weather will prevail tonight ami tomorrow with slowly ‘ rising temperatures, according to J. H. Armington, of the U. IS. weather bureau. | The mercury will drop to around zero throughout the state tonight, but th" slow rise- will start tomorrow. he said. o— — Geneva Woman Is Taken To Hospital Sheriff Dallas Brown took I Blanche Varvel. of Geneva to Richmond today, where she was committed to the state hospital

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e for the insane. She had been con- j 1 fined in the county jail toi severt al days, pending better weather | • torsthe trip. o a , Q Postpone Church •• Midweek Service f " Till Rev. M- W. Sundenuann. ■ pastor of the First Evangelical church announced this molding that J the regular mid week prayei ser- • vice, held each Wednesday, ha* ■ been postponed tonight because ot the severe cold and icy roads. o Bobled Parties Popular I Port Clinton, I). — (U.R) — Tinyoung people of the Port Clinton k countryside nave turned "old fasha ioned’’ for the winter season. Bobs sled and skating parties are Hie I vogue.

APPLICATIONS FILED RAPIDLY Approximately 150 Veterans Have Filed For Bonus Payments Raymond G. Kohne, service officer of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion, stated today that the applications for the veteran* bonus are being rapidly taken care of in tlii* county Mr. Kohne. who has charge of the work of filing the ay., li< ations. is being artsisted at the hesadqnarteiw in the Kohne Drug •dore by Jesse Cole and Vernon i Aurand Mr. Kohne estimated that the ■ veterans in this county will receive {about 332X.000 as their share in tile I bonus payments. The men w ill be I paid $l per day so rs n ice in this 'country, and $1.25 per day for forie:gn service. This amount added to I’he interest for 20 ••cars or. the i bonus, whicli was to be paid by 1945 I totals the amount, which ea. h vet will receive. The maximum amount 'which may be ..pplied for is 11557. The payment w.’l be made in bonds of SSO. which nmy be cashed on June 15 Any amount over these units of SSO, will be paid in cauh. That ie. a veteran entitled to a Isinws of $225 will be given four i bonds of SSO each, to be cashed in i June apd 11:* balance of $25 in cash or check. The bonds are being 'printed now, and •vill be available in a short time. i To fill out the applicalk’ii blank, the veteran must be fingerprinted ■at the headquarters. He must a’-o produce his discharge papers, so I th 1 serial number can be copied I and a recorded on the application. He must bring his "pink slip." showing tile amount that he lias already ■ received on the bonus. i The men at the headquarters reported a heavy day’s business on i Saturday and Monday, with a little I let up Tuesday, because of the i severe weather. Os the upproxi- ■ mately 5” ' veterans eligible for the payment, about 150 have already filed their applications — o .__ Catholic Schools Arc Still Closed Tlie Catholic schools in the city remained closed today, as the slid* pery roads made traveling for the ; rural students, unsafe. School will ibe n-opened when Hie roads are I deemed fit for safe transportation to and from school. The public schools were c< en as usual. (j Mrs. David Smith Is Seriously ill I Mrs. David E. Smith of Fort. | Wayne, sister of Mrs. John Peterson of this city, is very seriously ' ill al the St. Joseph hospital in Fort Wayne, following an operation performed Monday. Her condition was ; reported as being slightly better this morning. 0 Mid Week Service At Baptist Church The regular mid week prayer service will be held at the First Bap tist church, with the Rev. Homer Aispy, pastor, in charge. After the , raycr service, reports on the Salanionic meeting at Muncie will be given. Fire Fought With Snow Toledo. — (U.R) —When Hayden Norwood's dairy truck caught lire, he kept the blaze under control until firemen arrived by shoveling quantities of snow from a nearby drift on the flames.

SEND CHECKS FOR SCHOOLS Checks Totaling $28,687.50 Sent By Slate To County Schools (Special to the Democrat) liidlanapolto. Feb. s.—Check# totalling $2»,«k7 6i> hav- Mton mailed to acbools of Adams county a# tlx'lr 'tare of morn than $4.2X3,IM) b<iag distributed by the atato i <r payment ot touchers’ ‘ aulariea, I’ wua announced today by Floyd J ■Hurray, a’atc superintendent of P'tb';.-. inatt uction. The ■.• < r distribution of s2oe for each . • ng unit from funds made avail., gioss in i ome tax has , nied by an additional $12.. announced by Govet. v McNutt, several day.- ag, : this distribution the largest im > payment to schools by tba atao since the inauguration of the present state school aid plan in 1933. The additional money was provided to make up for decreases Incurreit by school corporations in the December distribution of excise funds which, because of changes made in the liquor law in 1935, was generally somewhat* below the amount estimated 'for school budgets. Governor McNutt has stated he hopes state finances will permit addition of another $12.50 per teacher unit at the semi-annual distribution in August, making a total of $425 for the year. Regular Meeting »Os Elks Tonight The regular semi-monthly meeting of the B. I’. O. Elk* will be held at the home on North Second street tonight at 8 o’clock. Business of importance will be transacted end all members are urged to be present. FARM, FISC AL (CONTINT ED FROM PAGE ONE) taxes for the new farm program, as such levies generally are con- ! sidered in the light of replace- ! meats of the lost processing ; it axes. However, should new taxes to ’ amortize bonus costs bje evolved, a congressional outburst would be . considered certain. Today’s conference preceded a j meeting of head* of new deal : spending agencies, planned for I tomorroW. at which Mr. Roosevelt I will examine further into the govI ernment's general fiscal position, and possibility of reducing auth-

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orized costs. AAA Substitutes Washington, Feb. 5. — (U.R) - House leaders prepared today to t | complete quickly the task of ■ clearing legislation wrecked by • I the supreme court's AAA decision. I Chairman Marvin Jones of the I house agriculture committee <,!>- ; tained unanimous consent to take I up immediately his bill to repeal ■ the Bankhead cotton act, the Kerri Smith tobacco idll and the potato control act. Repeal ot the three measures similar the invalidated AAA was asked in a message to con- ( - 1 gress by President Roosevelt . ' Monday. The house agriculture committee reported favorably a repeal , ■ proposal drafted by Jones. It in1 eluded an amendment to release i all cotton on which taxes had , Miceli assessed but not collected under the Bankbead act. Jone* obtained unanbuous coni ' sent from the house to suspend I debate on the treasury-posloffiee ■ appropriation bill long enough for rapid-fire action on the repeajer. - Republicans asked for 2U minutes . time to discuss the measure. Chairman Marvin Jones of the

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l.ous aviv. uh. '^iii'ii pl'ined tiie , ur< the hi'use u: • ■ dun ' i pttnposi of ' anc< Hing ' cciton now due and unpaiu. lb p. Clifford Hope. Il i sponsor of the Hope-Landon far, • I relief plan pointed out that the bill was brought in at the direc. . insistence of President Roosevelt. Minority members of the committee. Hope said, had anticipated i! the supreme court's AAA decision and they h»d. no objection to the 11 repeal. ■! Rep. Joseph P. Monaghan, I)., ( Mont., asserted that the issue before the President which "we i ought to meet” is that the power of the supreme court "is a usurped I . one.” CARD OF THANKS I I I I wish to extend a Word of 1 thanks to thtT people of Adams ■■ county and the surrounding connI, ties who attended my sale at the ' . Fonner stock farm last Monday, and also the ladies' aid that scrv!ed lunch. Charles S. Friend. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur