Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1936 — Page 5

mSeof ■signs URGED ■ Wrecks ~l lt| on and ® lsns ■5 hy the Mate hi»hway fcX *n all Mate highways ■* ’ ' n t cause <>f acciuenta. Atlanta chairman of the ■jl,l O n. pointed out today. ■! h" moat frequent causes fcdanta ia failure of motorists ■'..L Mm Placed at in HwtieM Kt,nation and maintenance of 8,, and direction signs on the K highway syste mcosts severKoosand dollars a year but Is ■JXtnt in the safety of mob K t< using the highways—if they ■jebarve the purpose of the Krint recent weeks a number ■Lldents in which motorists ■ been killed or injured, have K reported Many of these K if the highway signs MT been duly regarded by the h ~ ■hunnt 'he !- ls ' • v *' ar a " eln l"' ■ make the state highways Kt safe for motorists at night. commission has rethousands of signs. The K signs are reflectonzed for K r visibility .it night and while ■pr- more expensive are regard-' Si< an investment in highway ■htf ■ ii(i> and markers used on the ■iiDi state highway system conK, t.) the Standards prescribed ■ the American Association of highway officials, a national ■miration which has as a part ■ its program the use of standard ■ition and direction signs in all Ker Vse of standard signs and ■•k;pg< •’m ir.i'fs confusion and ■dune 01 accident for motorists ■n other states who form a large ■trnitage of the traffic on many ■liana's state highways. ■SPAIN’S CIVIL WAR ■cOXTIXUEP FROM PAGE ONE), ■■Hand the bodies of their men I the gutters. hitajoz as it is today epitomizes k horror of the civil war, now Stloped int the worst in modern goo- and only beginning. Iquads of soldiers of the foreign ipm. and the Moorish conquer got centuries ago brought back t Spaniards to conquer Spaniards »» sexrch from house to house krogh the town for known or sus(tted loyalists those found were told to bare •ir shoulders and chests. Men lose shoulders were bruised or Idened from shouldering rifles ere executed summarily; the oth--1 vere taken to prison. On officer of the general staff Untied to the I’nited Press that •W loyalists died in the merclk slaughter that followed the Rming of the city. 11l the streets still lie many flpws of men slain in the city's Btiire. The rebel conquerors are Bing the dead, but burying ■n slowly, in order to expose the Mies as an example to the people J’hat happens to those who opMe them. — o Becoming Venerable Jit British museum was opened ‘the pnhile on January Ifi. 1759 WHY SUFFER? Rheumatism, Neuritis, Arthritis, fcriodic Pains, Lumbago, and all J ,r Aches and Pains are quickly ■leved with Alt's Compound Winhfeen Tablets. Positively guarwed. Price sl. Sold at a)( *»S Stores.

— I IM——I IT'S THE HOTEL GIBSON FOR ffIICE APPEAL ’«E GIBSON HAS ALLS - SLEEP *”EAI - FOOD appeal ano price APPEAL *OOO ROOMS WITH BATH FROM ‘2“ PALLANT General Manager

Landon Birthplace Where He Speaks on Aug. 22 course where he will epc.ih | SSKW., a ■ -IFatai 1 wL« BB*/MJ JJa r vjZ ■IBiB L.e '“-— c " r 7 nr-- It W J - Ji ■[ 1 R -r r E of Landon|fej Mrs - Mary Baird e

First major speaking engagement of the Republican presidential campaign comes on Aug 22 when ! Gov. Alfred M Landon of Kansas. G. O. P. presidential nominee, returns to the town of his birth. West Middlesex. Pa., to make an important ad-

EMPLOYMENT IN INDIANA LOWER Seasonal Declines, Hot Weather Cause Slight Decrease Indianapolis, Aug .17. — (U.R> — Slight decreases in Indiana private i employment, payrolls and man hours worked during July as com'pared with June, were reported today by Martin F. Carpenter, director of the Indiana employment ser- , vice. Seasonal declines, extremely hot | weather during which factories [suspended operations and shutdowns due to inventories were ! blamed for the first decline noted lin the report during the last six ; months. Reports from 2,492 manufacturi ing and non-manufacturing establishments showed employment decreased 2.5 per cent; pay rolls de creased 7.6 per cent; and man hours worked 7.4 per cent. The employment decrease was noted in 12 of 22 major groups and reduced payrolls were reported in I H. Manufacturing establishments 910 of which reported, showed an , employment decrease of 3.1 per cent, a payroll decrease of 8.9 per | cent; and a man hours worked de- | crease of 8.7 per cent, Carpenter said. Iron, steel and beverage manti- ' factoring units showed increases but the food industry showed large decreases, due greatly to coinpie- , tfon of pea canning, it was report jed. Durable goods industries rose three per cent in employment. 10.8 per cent in employment and 9.4 per cent in man hours. Carpenter said. Non durable goods industries i reported decreases of 8.5 per cent ! in employment, 3.2 per cent in payrolls and 8.1 per cent in man hours i worked. Although employment in manufacturing units decreased from the previous month, it had increased [from July of last year by 15.3 per ' cent. Carpenter reported. Non-manufacturing units increased employment .5 per cent, man hours worked 2.5 per cent, but payrolls decreased .3 per cent. Col. Roy Johnson To Conduct Sale At Fair Col. Roy Johnson of this city, who has conducted the calf sale i for the 4-H club at the Indiana State Fair the past three years, has again been chosen for that job for this year. The sale will be held on Sptember 11 and 300 or 400 head of the best calves in the state will be offered at auction. The fair is conducted under the supervision of M. Clifford Townsend, lieutenant governor and ho takes a special Interest in the 4-H work, cooperating in every way : possible. Speaking of him, Col. Johnson said: "Mr. Townsend is one of the finest men I have ever worked with and be deserves much credit for his management of the fair and especially for the interest he lias manifested in the boys and I girls. I know I will enjoy the work I this year as I have in the past.' I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1936.

dresz.' One of the honor guests at the celebratioa will be Mrs. Mary Reed Baird, right, now S 3. Landon's nurse when he was a baby. The Landon birthplace and golf course where he will speak are also shown above.

ICommits Suicide In Rear Seat Os Auto Indianapolis, Aug. 17 —(U.R) —A | verdict of suicide was expected, i today in the death of Miss Lyda. j I Reece, 23. who w<i£ found dead in 1 t the rear seat of an automobile driven by Elbert McDaniel. 31. McDaniel, held under a 16,000 bond on vagrancy charge, told authorities Miss Reece shot herself while riding in his automobile in the downtown district Saturday. ' The girl had asked McDaniel to take her to Terre Haute, but he refused, saving he never wanted to see her again, authorities said. He HaM he had known Miss Reece for about two years. McDaniel ia ■ married and has one child. i o —- INTEREST GROWS ! (<:piiTiNUED I’RQ.M ■?AGg,o? , rc). I ed Vni n party, matched activitiea .'of Gov. Landon and Mr. Roosevelt. ..■His presidential candidacy was en- . orsed by Father Charles Coughlin's . I union tor socia’ justice, meeting in i' Cleveland. * j Smith W. Brookhart, former sen-! l ator from lowa, meanwhile, an-1 1 , nounced he had declined the nomi- ■ 1 nation for senator on the farmerlabor ticket, and that he would cani-

Mountain Climbing Latest Fad i« ™ 9 s <**' , Sr '■’Q tXi ’ . ’J- 1 i _■' £ 4 I'*"I Scene In Swiss Alps [ . . * - -—;-'***• ,~ T ” i yj 4 -s .■Si" ’ ■; ' ' ' an ascent August finds the slopes of the Swiss Alps the mecca for thousands 1 of vacationists who have been- drawn there for the mountain climbing season This sport has enjoyed an increasing popularity in re--1 cent years and is the latest sports craze in Europe Although more than 100 casualties are recorded each season in the Alps, climbing Is less dangerous now than a decade ago because of the modern I teclinique and improved equipment used Many who are just now ‘•discovering” the sport, find It the Meal recreation, since it combines exercise, thrills and oilers one the grandest scenery in the world.

I paign for re-election of President I Roosevelt. i He will open his drive at a farmI er-labjt conference at Independence I Lake, Minn.. Sept. 4. Replying to I Coughlin's charge that the new deal ) is communistic. Brookhart said “all ■ progressive elements should unite I for the re-election of President I Roosevelt.'' The new deal. Brookhart said, "dees not contain one-half the communistic policies which E’ather Coughlin has promulgated in his 16 points." Fifteen and one-half of these points are in the soviet constitution itself, he said. o McNutt Tells Farley State For Roosevelt New York, Aug. 17 — (U.R) — Democratic national chairman James A. Farley today began a series of conferences with a group of national committeemen, some t whom brought optimistic, reports but at least one not so optomistic. The conferees represented Indiana, Virginia and Maryland. Gov. Paul V. McNutt of Indiana I claimed his state for Mr. Roosej vek. The governor said there ! didn't appear to be any signs of third party strength in Indiana.

SCHOOL TEACHER IS FOUND DEAD Former Sweetheart Sought In School Teacher's Death I Yorkville. 111.. Aug. 17- (U.R>— Kendall county authorities said j today they would question a former sweetheart of Blanche SchnuiI er, 35. In an effort to learn whether the Rockford. 111., grade school | music teacher was murdered or committed auk-ide over a former love affair. Her body was discovered by <lum fishermen working down the Fox river Frida.v afternoon. An autopsy revealed a bruise on her forehead and scratches on her face, Sheriff WilMam Meier said. There wias no water in her lungs. The sherfi said he learned Miss Schrader was despondent on returning to her home at Sha.hlxma. II)., this spring to learn her former sweetheart. Kenneth G. Willson, Peoria. Hl., was married. Her mother skid she threatened several times to commit suicide. "There are several angles we | want to investigate," Sheriff Meier said. Her body was found in two feet

Paying t/k Jood * ' hr ' g. iikus - i Jr' _ - - — K * WSS 1 iBrA-JJ ta„ . • i r j j Housewives huv foods everv dav of f Bl*r Dciatlir enjoys Rood food and th r week. Bring them into Vour I!■ $ I plenty of it! Consider these store often. Frequent newspaper llf J £ ig “1 eS an<) y ° U ’" <lUiCkls ' H I L | By the year, Decatur spends friends and customers for your 5.3 ( $352,686.00 for foodstuffs. By store - i’ 1 U j the month, this comes to $29,390 aiocr: 1 ' v* —as compared with the state /rUh average of $19,506 for the same number of families. n/ » . z?> " U(jtA UfaViWwia Several times weekly, display your complete food y offerings through newspaper advertising that reaches everyone. Keep this fact in mind. When shopping or cooking-the Decatur housewife • x p plans delicious, wholesome meals. She’s always eager to select dainty, taste-tempting foods. /i" S' X There’s no “table stinting’’ —for here’s the city Jgf Ja watchful of family health — that pays food bills cheerfully! JMF .j**" I "’* Decatur Daily Democrat £ub

I of waiter, the vherlff «uid. about ! f>ou feet from where her cur wee I parked in a secluded "lover* . lane". Her puree containing t>u cents I was on the front seat of the automobile. Coroner F. M. Groner aaid he t believed the bruise on her forehead was not enough to cause death but that it might have made her lose loonaciouimess. Her mother said she wita helpI Ing to curry the financial burden of the family. The girl left her home Thurs- . day night after telling her parI enta she would attend a circus at • Aurora. 111. The body was found • not far from there. Sheriff M«>der said Wilson wap . not a suspect. ILLNESS HALTS ' FROM PAGE ONE) . dent of the I’nited States. 3. Organized on a permanent basis. ' 4. Began to raise funds for the priest's campaign broadcasts. • More than 8,000 delegates gath- ’ ered here in the hall where social- ’ ists. republicans, and Townsendites met before them, and they are ' scattering today to begin the presidential and congressional cam- ‘ paigns with a door bell-ringing cru- ■ sade back home. They are working in behalf of t Lemke and his running mate,

Thomas C. O'Brien of Boston, and some 300 congressional candidates of mixed plltical parties who will have been endorsed by NUSJ before election day on November 2. Addressing 25,000 shouting, cheering and jeering men and women who follow the radio precepts of social justice, Lemke and O’Brien joined the priest in yesterday's stadium spectacle to pitch the campaign on a note of Amer-ica-first, and down with the International bankers. The central point of their program is substitution of a government-owned central bank for the federal reserve banks. o SPAIN’S CIVIL WAR (CONTINUED FROM WAGE ONE) political and non military. It Is difficult to estimate the material loss in the midst of the civil war. But conservative sources fix the approximate total la-t 5,000,090,000 pesetas — nearly $700,000,000, or $25,000,000 a day. It will take Spain many years to recover. But one example, aside from damage to churches — the great hull breeding farms where by (ay eful selection over a century breeding bulls have been bred that are much costlier than race horses. These breeding bulls are being slaughtered like ordinary cattle for food. , As for the military situation.

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1 the rebels have held the offensive G practically from the stajt and are I doing right now almost all the - real aggressive fighting that is 1 being done. The government is fighting de. . fonsive bailies In the Madrid area, , and at San Sebastian ac well as in the west. The rebels are be- . I sieged really only ut Oviedo and , Zaragoza. By holding Zaragoza the rebels cut direct ixmumunkation between Madrid and the coast I and a wide detour is necessary. By holding Oviedo, they keep ! much needivl men from other , I northern fronts. Toniffht— 1 Tie Miison Bell Ringers will give a concert at the Methodist church at 8:00. Admission Free - - Silver Offering.

'■ W The Morning After Taking Carters Little Liver Pills .1