Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 29 February 1936 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Eve mug Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Poet Othce us Second Cluse Mutter. J. H. Heller President A. R. Holthouse, Sec'y & Hus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller. . Vice-President Subscription Rates Single copies $ .02 Jne week, by carrier .. 10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One mouth, by mail 30 Three mouths, by mail 1.00 Six months, hy mail 1.75 One yeur, by mail 3.00 One yeur, at office 3.00 Prices quoted arc within u radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere $3.50 one year. Advertising lutes made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHEERER, Inc. 115 Lexington Avenue, New York. 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago. Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dallies. Even Eliza never saw so much ice as went down the rivers this week. Let's hope if signs mean anything that March comes in like a lion and leaves like u lamb. To those who celebrate their birthday every four years, today I really means Leap Year to them, i Fort Wayne has abandoned the] amber Tight traffic signals for the reason that motorists try to "beat'' the go and stop signs. Many things are planned for the public's safety and then the other fellow tries to violate* the regulations The. drop iu temperature averted serious flood conditions in thiir section of the country, probable loss of life and great damage to property. Communities can fight fires, but when it comes to floods, about all there is to do is toTnke to dry land and let the roaring water take its course. Members of the Moose lodge from about 2o neighboring towns gathered here today in district convention. The local lodge is happy to act as host and the city is glad to have them as guests. Their] convention cannot plan a better program than to renew the pledge to continue the great city of Mooseheart for the 15m> orphaned children . • Chicago is going on daylight saving time Sunday. Naturally there is a division of sentiment. Some of the industries will operate on the fast schedule, several of the schools will remain on standard time. A referendum will be held next November, the ques lion will become a political issue no doubt and in the meantime there will be the usual confusion after the difference in time. President Roosevelt has notified congress that the federal treasury will need more than a billion dollars to pay the veterans' bonus and cost of administering the new farm act. Either new taxes must be imposed or bonds issued, which iu the latter ease might postpone for Fl I H ■■ fig The Martin Method is the best way known of providing ideal conditions for brooding and raising chicks. Safety and shelter, secured against storm, fir*, theft, rats, etc., are provided by the Martin All-Steel Brooder House. Only chicks that live are profitable chicks. With the new improved Martin Brooder House you will raise from 90% to 98% of your hatch. 100 baby chicks FREE With each Brooder House sold during the next two weeks. WALTER REPPERT Agt. Adams-Wells Counties. Decatur R. 2. Craigville Phone |

a while the payment of (he entire bill at once. Congress will no doubt sharpen its pencil and go to work on the big job. Two Fort Wayne employes of the General Electric company won the Coffin Foundation awards this year, the highest honor bestowed by the company. The men were rewarded for their ingenuity in designing and building a sturdier machine for multupile winding of , fine wire coils. They no doubt received much satisfaction from the recognition given them, together with the congratulations from their hundreds of fellow workers. The special session of the state legislature will convene and if there is no other legislation proposed other than the four bills offered, it should not run more than a week or two. A prolonged session would not help anything. The needed legislation for the social security act, including public welfare, unemployment insurance and old age pensions, has been discussed and drafts of bills, in line with the federal act have already been made. The state would not like a long-drawn out session. Railroad passenger fares are to be cut to two cents a mile, effective June 2. It should be a boom to | railroad travel and will no doubt I cause a flurry in transportation I circles, bring about lower gasoline ■ prices later, the automobile being I the greatest competitor of the I railroads. Pullman fares have been >, fixed at three cents a mile and all ' ] surcharges have been eliminated ' by ruling of the Interstate Commerce commission. No doubt the railroads favored the reduced rates. People generally considered pass- ' eager fares too nigh and traveled jin their autos. Time will tell if l the public likes bargains in train 1 rides or still prefers the conven- ' fence of the automobile. o TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY i f From the Daily Democrat File >!♦ —* Feb. 29— W. J. Bryan stops newspaper rumors by announcing , he is for Wilson for president. Dr. H. M. Aspy of Geneva dies at St. Joseph hospital Farmers State bank of Preble, which opened two months ago, has total deposits already of more than $45,000. Township assessors receive supplies and instructions from William Frazier, county assessor. Ben Schrank and daughter return from Pennsacola, Fla. John Starost and Tony Hackman opens an insurance office. 0 — ♦ ♦ Household Scrapbook Bv Roberta Lee ♦— ♦ Gilt Articles (lilt picture frames, mirror , ' frames, and such articles, can be freshened by using one part of vinegar to three parts of water, applying with a brush. Inflamed Nose Equal parts of Witch Hazel and pure alcohol is often found to be an effectal remedy for an inflamed nose. Salad Leaves If the salad leaves have become wilted, a few drops of vinegar add- • cd to water "will freshen them o ♦-- - - o Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE !♦ ♦ Q. Is it customary for a man to lake part in Tils wife's “at home" day? A. No: the average business man Ims neither the time nor the inclination to do so. Q. What should a hostess do when a caller refuses a cup of coffee or tea? A. The hostess should accept the first refusal and not make the offer a second lime. <1- Is it permissible for a man to pass in front of a woman in order to get out of an automobile on the curb side? A. Yes, it is permissible, and also safer than getting out on the traffic side. Os course it. is much more convenient for the driver to get out on the left side. f Q Card of Thanks i with in ihis manner to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness during the illness and death of my wife. Mr- Ottis T. Exley o | Trade in a Good Town — oecatur

Should United States Bin Foreign Stars? $ iff IKr J,.’ ’** -'JhZ ■ I J C.rk. W —I YfeigS k'w A f Carole Lombard fl SO** .JfF 7 JL, - 1 Ell Z ' —1 Marlene Dietrich HLh| fl // _ Joan Blondeil - Anna S>e " /

Complaints aired recently before the congressional immigration committee protesting displacement of American entertainers by foreign stars gives rise to some amusing speculations. It was suggested that a reciprocal trade agreement be established with other nations regarding exchange of artists, insuring Americans of engagements abroad corresponding to the quota of foreign start invading American shore.-. To put the whole thing into the category of lemons, wheat or potatoes, however,

DISPELLING THE FOG By Charles Michelson Director of Publicity, Democratic National Committee

Perhaps the most entertaining I phenomenon of the political cam I paign is the recurrence of the (thought that the Republicans' hope lol' victory lies in makehig their Iticket and their platform as Deui jocratie as jxtssible. Even the rock-boutid New York 'Herald Tribune indorses the view 'point of Doctor Nicholas Murray 'Butler, that unless the GOl‘ borrows some candidates as well as some ideas from the other side it [is likely to meet the fate of the old Whig party The other day this | stand-pat Republican paper in an I editorial beginning with the hypo | thesis that “the Republicans have an excellent chance of ousting Mr. Roosevelt next November." aztdl petering down to the suggestion that "they atu- certain greatly to enlarge tin- Republican contingent in Congress'' came to the conclusion that it was absolutely neces sary that a Republican candidate, if elected, select a Cabinet rcTfardless of past party affiliations. The suggestion itself is an in dex of small hope the chiefs of the opposition party have of success If they thought they had a Chinaman's chance, does anybody suppose that they would contemplate giving up aj.iytlling Io the Democrats'

There is another and a fnunier phase to the situation. Just which Democratic Cabinet officers in a j Republican administration would' bring even a handful of votes to) and Borah, and all the intermedthe bewildered party of Hoover iate discordencies who figure in the present Republican chaos? The solemn old journalistic owl' which presents the case avoids the! embarrassment of identifying the Democrats who it would like toj see marching under the Republican banntr. but gives them prominence in “Letters to the Editor For example, it presents as the view of one coiHribulor. that “I see every reason why a combination of Herbert Hoover and Alfred E. Smith would be a great help to the U. S. A." To get the full flavor of this suggestion it is only necessary to refer to the 1928 campaign ami present from their speeches the then view of Mr. Hoover as to Governor Smit h and Governor Smith's opinion of Mr. HtMtvcr. Passing tip for the moment the absurdity of the thought, what earthly temptation would there be for Governor Smith to run as the tail to the Hoover kite, even if there were the ghost of a hope for the success of such a ticket at the polls? Another Untight by another correspondent, in the same issue of the same newspaper, suggests that the ticket should lie Governor Landon, or Colonel Knox, and Lewis Douglas. New mi n run for politic al office for one of two reasons; a desire for public service or gratification of personal ambition. That ambition in minor office, curries j with it the hope of still higher off-

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would be rather difficult since the immigration co nmittce might find it impossible to determine whether Joan Biondell's figure balanced Marlene Dietrich’s famous legs, or whether Greta Garbo’s mysterious charm was offset by Carole Lombard’s blonde beauty in the balance of tradu. And a single American tour by such a beauty as Anna Sten might not be equalled by a European invasion of | the whole Follies chorus. All of which suggests I trade agreements for entertainers are impractical.

understudy ? Moreo v e r, where ice. How much public service could Lew Douglas render as Governor Landon's or Colonel Knox's would it leave Douglas? The Republicans, if they got control of tlie government, would hardly take a convert so new for their own candidate ala subsequent election, and. surely nobody would expect the Democrats ever to run a deserter. Os course, tills discussion is on somelh.|g as intangible as the fourth dimension, which mathematicians play wiili purely foi academic diversion. But assuming politically. as these pundits do aritlq metically. an absurd premise, where would such a candidacy leave tlie highly intelligent Mr Douglas? Following out tlie same train of thought, we come to the suggestion of Democratic cabineteers in a Republican administration. A favorite suggestion is that Senator Glass would make an admirable Secretary of the Treasury. Os course, he would, but there are a few things tn the way. In the first place Senator Glass lias time and time again made lite positive- assertion I hat. though he differed from President Roosevelt on certain policies, lie was and intend-

Past Presidents-Indiana Club IT' f ' -.- Baek row. left t.o right—Fairmount (Grant County; Earl Brown. (Indianapolis; Arthur Stevenson. Roachdale (Putnam County). Front row. left to right - .M--*. 1. A. Nunamaker, Scottsburg; Oscar ■ l.ongridge. Indianapolis.

Dallas. Texas. Feb. 29 —When ' Gov. Paul V. McNutt returns to Texas this coming summer to participate in commemorative services to the memory of Hoosiers, who a hundred years ago helped the Texans wrest the state from Mexico. he will be greeted and entertained by several hundred native I Indianans. The commemorative setI vices are a part of the Texas Ceni tennial Exposition's tribute to its heroes who paved the way for the establishment of the Nation's largest common-wealth. The Indiana State Club was or- ’ ganized in Dallas 12 years ago. I Besides its social features it was dedicated to the alleviation of fel- , low Indianans found in distress. ' Fortunately it has been fountf that , Hoosiers are self sustaining and ; each Christmas the hundreds of

I'c d to continue- to be a Democrat r and to support the man he describ 'es as his “a”ectionate friend" in 1 the coming election. In the second place, you could not hand Senator (Hass the Secretaryship of the i Treasury on a gold platter. He could have had that under the present adiniuistration. But he refused emphatically long before the ’ ] present administration took hold and before any uifterence had de--1 , velopcd between the Preside nt and the Senator. Pretty much the 1 same- situation is true as to Senator Harry Byrd, who takes the ■ ! same position as does Carter Glass, jin short, there is no Democrat of | prominence w ho would take a cabi inet job under a Republican Presi- : dent. Whenever a i>arty finds itself in jlhe doldrums you begin to hear •ilion. The idea is enticing, but the . this talk of a coalition administra- . diffic uiTy comes when the idea adj vanc-es from the abstract to the concrete; —in other words, when it I c omes to getting men who are of I ( big enough calibre to create an impression. to soalesce with their II natural politic al enemies. It is not • altogether unusual for am an with a grievance, or more frequently a - man whose personal interests bring f him into opposition to his party, to > swing away during a political cami paign But that is a far different 1 thing from what we have been talking about. i Actually, the Republican doctors - who are vole Ing the- idea of a couli- - lion government as a desperate

i baskets filled with good things to 1 eat have been diverted to the needy of the community, other than , people from Indiana. . It was George W. Fulton of Terre Haute who brought a company of strapping young Hoosiers to Texas to assist in driving Mexican rule from Texas soil. His name and those of his company will be carv- > ed on the marble walls of the Rail ■ of Heroes in the Texas Hall of Slate. The Exposition opens June 6 and runs through to Nov. 29. Earl Brown, Indianapolis, is president 6? the Indiana State ’ Club. Mrs. R. P. Vivian, Silvertown. vice president and 1. A. Nun- . a maker, Scottsburg, is secretarytreasurer Indiana Day at the ExI position will be in charge of the t j club.

remedy for all of the dineaneo as fileting their party have got the j cart before the horse. Voters shift from one political organization to another tn masses bcenua" they, are dissatisfied with the policies snd performers of their first allegiance unrt are attracted by the; policies of the other side. When I the change is of slffteient magiii- - tude to affect an election, the victorious organization may recog-. nice and reward some of the eon-| ' verts who have done great service. I but never yet has an election been ; iiiffectdd by the promise that this I fellow or that fellow would get a I cabinet job. As a matter of fact, a , coalition government in this country is a myth. The President Is the' whole thing on the Executive side! of the government, und it makes; no difference'whether his Cabinet is wholly of one party or a mixture, of parties. If the President is a Democrat his administration is Democratic;. lif he is a Republican, his adminia-j tration Is Republican. So it has been ever since the nation divided politically as it is today, and it always will be. > — ♦ Answers To Test Questions i Below are the answers to the Test Questions printed on Page Two 1. Yellowstone National Park. 2. Edinburgh. Scotland. 3. The period of 24 hours between midnight and midnight. 4. The Wabash. 5. A piece of personal property. fi. The barograph. I 7. Capt. von Richtofen of Germany was credited with 80 air victories. 8. A mixture of fine round-grain ed sand and water. 9. Tallahassee. in. Clara Barton. 0 Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

yl A- *Jk Or I "Sons and Daughters I of Indiana" Contest! An Interesting Game for Every | Member of the Family S Starts Monday, March 2nd ■ HERALD and EXAMINED I Baby Chimpanzee Observes His First BirthcmJ "z==r“3iiri the London zoo. recently cclebrat- ,t 9 cd his first birthday, an event ***' Is helped him observe by supervising- ! her baby's eating of hi.- birthday ’ <.«? 9 cake which was decorated one I fl| «ndlc I v-JlaJr? 1 ■ ' Sb %9sp fasl * ~ ' • i 5 ? 1 J'zT I w lIT i w > Wjfc.. j - VUy>" '<<wßy I t ' wWrm 7 I 1 wn—'e. ■ - 3 si > S

Highlights of Mardi G lJs p ( ,/W B 'l «AjrL I f__ Rex greet* hit queen * * y SM* Two of the highlights of the colorfill Mardi Gras carnival at New A g Orleans came when Rex, in the W * person of R. E. Tipton. steamship V official, greeted his queen, Miss < Cora Jahncke. during the royal parade, ehtnre. and when Miss ir’JjW 4 - iIHH Augusta Walmsley, inset, flaugh- , | ter of Mayor T. Semmes Walms- Ji, ley. was crowned queen of the r -t ixilii<ivo carnival organir.a- —i tiuii, Comax, at the annual ball. Qiy.l/J 1 ” Au s u ‘ia

Dr. Wilson Proposes NRA Alameda. Cal- —(VP) —Dr. C. T. j Wilson, noted dry leader, has start-1 - ed a nationwide campaign for a new NRA—National Religious Awaken ' ing. A cross section of public opin- ] ion. from coast to coast, he declares j j.dtows dry sentiment increasing.

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