Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1936 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT DECATUR Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Entered at the Decatur, Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter. J. 11. Holler President A. R. Holthouse, Sec'y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies $ .02 One week, by carrier ........... .10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail 35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at office 3.00 Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere $3.50 one year. Advertising Rates 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 Horae Dailies. Send the Daily Democrat to the folks away from home for a Christmas gift. It will please them. Good Fellows will not put off much longer making their contributions to the Christmas fund. Democratic members of the legislature will meet at French Lick Friday and Saturday to powwow over organization for the general assembly. This may not be ideal Christmas weather but it's a heap better than ten below zero or so much snow that we can't get in or out, so lets not complain. It doesn't do any good any way. Just a week is left to do that shopping that is so important at each holiday season. Keep your eye on the advertisements in this paper and you can save a lot of time and worry. Business continues good with Christmas shoppers taking advantage of the wonderful goods on display in Decatur stores, with prices right and a guarantee and honest welcome that you will appreciate. Japan is snapping at China's heels again and there is grave danger there. Many believe it is the opening of a war that may last for years for Japan will probably also have to keep an eye on Russia. Aspirants for appointment to state jobs should realize that none can be made until after the new administration goes in and as the legislative session will be in progress then, it will be spring before most of the changes are made. There will be a building boom here and most every where next year. Many are planning on improvements and it looks like about the busiest year Decatur has ever known will come when the bells and horns announce the arrival of 1937. Wheat shot up this week and reached a new high peak for the past seven years on the Chicago market. The skyrocket also carried oats and rye to new highs and the outlook for grains is considered bright by those engaged in the business. The senationa! stories about Edward Windsor and Mrs. Simpson continue to be of some interest but apparently not nearly so vital as a week ago. The papers this morning actually moved them out of the streamers and told -about the Chinese war. Decatur needs a new school building, better sewerage, a disposal plant and sooner or later will have them. Right now when grants from the government can be secured is the smart time to work these problems out and do what must be and can wisely be provided. The Good Fellow fund is not growing as rapidly as it should and those in charge are somewhat discouraged. They know the needs

and unless they receive more than I Ih so far subscribed they cannot] take care of the boys and girls who otherwise can have no Christinas. I. The investigation by the senate 1 of the Van Sweringen brothers t ' railroad transactions gives you an ■_ idea why the men died in middle 1 age. Such responsibilities become heavy during days like those of 2 the depression and the human mind 1 and body will stand just so much. ' .— - > ) Bank robbers and other bandits 5 find their business considerably * more hazardous than it was a few years ago. State police are better organized and the low wave radio broadcasts makes it possible to follow them in their wild dashes ito escape. This perhaps accounts for the facts that hold ups are much fewer in number than a few , years ago. Cliff Townsend was appropriately . honored at reception given in his honor in his home town, Marion, and said that he did not expect to be a great governor, but hoped to be a good governor. Great governors are recorded only during a . | crisis and Mr. Townsend says he hopes there will be none during his four years as chief executive. He . will give his best however to proL vide “the more abundant life" to r, every citizen of the state. I — — Omer S. Jackson. Democratic state chairman, has been appointi ed to succeed Phillip Lutz as ati torney general, effective January Ist, a selection that pleases the ‘ Democratic majority or at least ' that part of them which believes . that rewards should go to those who earn them, which Mr. Jackson certainly has. For many years he ■ has been one of the wheel horses of the party, has labored incessant1 ly in season and out, and as state * chairman has made an excellent record. He is an able lawyer and lin every way splendidly qualified for the high position he will fill the next four years. For the present, it is announced he will retain his place as head of the party. o — Answers To Test * Questions Below are the answers to the > Test Questions printed on Page Two ♦ » 1. At Paducah, Ky. | 2. "The Plnmed Knight." , 3. A tenant who rent® and cultivates a small holding of land or >I croft. . I 4. American artist. 5. Approximately twenty miles. 6. With the fingers. 1 7. Edmond Rostand. ■ I 8. One-eighth. , 9. Termites. 10. May 3, 1931 -o — • .« TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY - | From the Daily Democrat File . * December 16, 1916. — The U. S. . treasury department selects the , John Niblick lot as the site for the 1 new post office building. John W. Coffee, former street commissioner, dies suddenly while I at work at the Hoosier Packing Company plant. - Road supervisors who will re- > ceive twenty-five cents per hour . when they work are being elected , in every township of the state today. Polls are open only three -1 hours. Sheriff Ed Green and Deputy L. D. u'acobs confiscate two slot ma- : chines in a Geneva pool room. A. J. Smith gives a special fresh air sleeping tent to the Auti-Tuber-l i culosis Society. t ’ f — 4 Household Scrapbook By Roberta Lee f ♦ • » I Laundering Embroidery -I Place the article, if the colors are fast, in cold water, blued but i not deep, and then add the juice 1 of one lemon. Boil for about thirty . j minutes, rinse in cold water, and hang in the open air to dry. For The Invalid i A pillow case with a pocket about ■- 8 by 12 inches wide is a great convenience for the invalid. Make a ’ ‘ flap to button over, to keep the ' contents from slipping out. Doughnuts Pour a cupful of powdered sugar : into a paper bag, and when the * doughnuts are cool, put several at i| a time into the bag and shake t j them. ■ o — Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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— ,1 I Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q. Is it ever permissible for a girl to ask a young man to dance with her? A. Never, unless the man is her husband, brother, or fiance. Q. In an office, where there are several girls employed, it is all right for a newcomer to establish! the custom of exchanging gifts? A. It is much better for some I older employee to establish the i custom. Q. Should dry cakes, such as lady fingers and macaroons, be broken as each bite is taken? A. No. It is better to take small bites out of them. ZWICK RETURNS (CONTINUER FROM /???> ■ jnent "All the papers pertaining to said inquest, that came into my hands as coroner, are herewith transmitted to the circuit court of said county. "In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office this 15th day of December. 1936. "Robert J. Zwick, coroner of' Adams county.’’ o WALTON SPEAKS (CONTINUED FROM WAGE ONE) ileges. the details to be worked I out by the proper officials, “We, the Lions club, at regular session, Tuesday, December 15, 1936. recommend the proposed pro- j ject and give our support to it as a club and as members thereof; "Therefore, be it Resolved, that ‘ the Lions club petition the mayor i of our city, the’ common council to' indorse said project and do theirl part to aid the construction there-’ of. “C. L. Walters, “N. A. Bixler, “Andrew Appelman. “Committee.”: GIVE REPORT (CQNTIXt-’Ep FROM PAGE ONE) said. The department said that revis-| ion of the state moratorium re- 1 quirements for banks to corres-, pond with those in effect under the federal banking act of 1935 will be recommended to the legislature. i The report also urgd a speedy and tranquil legislative session in saying: “the department ... is in : hearty sympathy with the public statement made by the governorelect . . . that he feels business ■ generally should have a holiday,

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I from legislation; that it will be de-i i sirable at the 1937 session of the ‘ j general assembly for the state of .Indiana to have a minimum of legis- ! lation." o_ RECEIVE BIDS t CONTINUED FKOM PAGE ONE) intersection of Harrison and Washington streets. This was referred to the light and power committee, with power to act. A second petition, signed by T. F. Graliker and others, requesting * I a light erected in the alley between; i First and Second streets and Jack-' ■ son and Marshal streets was also' referred to the light and power committee with power to act. Approval by the state tax commission for special appropriations amounting to $3,895.76 was read to the council. A petition filed by Mrs. Ada Martin, seeking payment for her services in connection with the city light and power plant in the amount of S4BO, was sustained by a four to one vote. The matter of insurance for the new turbine and equipment being installed at the city light and power plant under a PWA grant was I ’ discussed. A representative of the ■ Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection I company, which concern now holds 1 the other equipment insurance, j told the council that insurance on i the new equipment could be obtain- j |ed more cheaply by adding it to < ; the old policy than by purchasing ' a new policy. It was referred to I the city light and power company 1 with pow’er to act. o REBEL PLANES I _<CON TINUED FROM .PAGE .ONE). officials think was the. beginning ; of Gen. Francisco Franco’s general offensive against Madrid, in which they were twice repulsed, the rebels launched another surI prise attack toon after midnight. | Without preliminary artillery j fire which would have announced ‘ the impending attack, the rebels sent a strong force of infantry against the northwest sector at which they have been hammering for almost six weeks. ABANDON HOPEi jrP-b'TI.NUED. FROMPAGE. ONE). • peajts of Wasatch and Mt. Timpanogas. II Throughout the night company , seaixhsrs cliscked all telgphc....;- ' stations out of Alpine aad other towns. James and Fred Keliy, another pilot, passed over the same route . j Samson was flying on their regular schedules less than two hours ■; before. The weather was clear-

' then and conditions perfect. The ' only possible explanation they could offer was that the veteran | Samson, who hae more than 7,000 hours of flying to his credit, got off his course in a sudden shift of wind. Residents al American Fork, a small town south of here, reported a plane circled there around 4 a. m. Samson, forced off his course, may have mistaken the lights of j American Fork for some other city | on his regular route and sped on i into the side of the mountain. o CHARITY DANCE — (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Kathryn Kauffman. Advertising, the Mesdamet; P. O. Eicher, Harry Knapp and Miss Mary Kathryn Tyndall. Miss Helen Suttles and Miiss Pauline Affolder were the committee who secured the location for the dance. The tickets are being looked after by Mrs. Lois Black and Mass Florence Haney. Favors are in charge of Mrs. Paul Saurer, Miss Vivian Burk, Miss Eilieen Burk, Miss Kathryn Engeler, Miss Corlene Townsend and Mrs. Leonard Saylors. Attractive posters, made by the i courtesy of Burt Townsend, have 1 been placed in the store windows. o - ♦ ♦ Adams County Memorial Hospital Dismissed Dale Myers, 949 Mercer ave. Mrs. Julius Haugk, Madison ‘street. Mrs. Wm. H. Morrison, Willshire j Ohio. Mrs. Enos Harrod, Hoagland. William C. Franke, Fort Wayne. Admitted John C. Magley, 827 N. sth street. Theodore Faltemier, Dixon, O. Charles E. Cassidy, 229 Grant St. William Wickelman, Brant, Ind. Miss Viola Ewell Decatr R. R. 2. o Leo Kirsch is in Detroit attending , the convention of the Motor Truck Federation. COAL COAL Falcon Smokeless Lump $7.50 Hard Burley Kentucky lump $7.00 Virginia Red Ash lump $7.00 Kentucky Lump $6.75 Witch Hazel Lump — - $6.50 Hocking Valley Ohio lump $6.50 Cook Stove Coal $6.50 Oil treated Virginia stoker coal - $6.00 Haugk’s Coal Yard Phone 660

MINOR CHANGES ARE EXPECTED Only Minor Revisions Expected In Gross Income Tax Law Indianapolis, Dec. 16. — (U.R) — ; Minor changes In the gross income tax law probably will be decided upon when Democratic members of i the 80th general assembly meet at French Lick Friday and Saturday to choose leaders for the session opening January 7. Revision of the law, most controversial fiscal issue of the 1936 campaign, is inevitable. But, it is almost equally certain that any changes will be of a minor nature. The gross income tax conference Governor-elect M. Clifford Townsend called in Indianapolis Dec. 1011 to plan “elimination of any in- ! equalities” was a failure. Most severe critics of the law api peared on the opening day, after Townsend opened the conference with re-iteration of his determination to preserve its revenue producing qualities, but support of the measure generally was lacking. Scheduled appearance of Gov. Paul V. McNutt, whose administration devised the tax. was cancelled when interest lagged on the i second day and it appeared evi- ' dent there was no chance of satis-1 I factory compromise. At the close of the conference Townsend was represented as feeling that the opposition had not met him half way in reviewing the law and determined to permit very little change With overwhelming majorities in both houses, Townsend easily can . control action on the law. He also may tell the legislators what he wants in the way of traf-. sic safety legislation, a point he; added to his program in a post-1 • election statement. Changes in statehouse person-1 nel scheduled with the change of administration Jan. T1 is another matter which will be discussed at the French Lick meeting. McNutt made one of the personnel changes Monday when he appointed Omer Stokes Jackson, state . party chairman, to succeed Atty. Gen. Philip Lutz Jr., Boonville, I January 1. The attorney general post be- ’ comes appointive on that date and Lutz lost out because he opposed Townsend for the gubernatorial nomination last June Several other statehouse job-

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holders who supported Pleas Gieenlee. ousted patronags secretary to McNutt, for the nomination also are expected to be rebuked. j Few changes in assembly leader--1 shp are expected. Edward 11. Stein, Bloomfield, and Frank G. Thompson, Bluffton, are expected to be re-elected as speaker of the house and majority floor leader in the bouse, re spectively. Both served in those capacities in the 1935 and 1936 sessions. A successor must be chosen for Lenhardt Bauer, Terre Haute, who was caucus chairman in the house in 1935-36 but is not a member of the next session. Jacob Weiss. Indianapolis, has announced be will not seek re-elec-j tion as president pro tem of the senate and Frederick A. Eicborn, Gary, is a prominent candidate for that post. The group most prominently mentioned for caucus chairman in the senate, vacated when Henry F. Schrlcker, Knox, was elected lieutenant goernor, includes Senators E. Curtis White, Indianapolis; Thurman A. Gottschalk, Berne, and

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