Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1937 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. titered at the Decatur, Ind. Poet Office aa Second Class Matter H- HellerPreaident A. R. Holthouse, Sec y. & Bus. Mgr. Melt D. HellerVice-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 mall ———— 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. tioual Adver. Representative SCHEERER & CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. Stick a few Christmas seals onl the packages, it sets them off just I right. Only a half dozen more shopp-, ing days before Christmas. Better , get started if you haven't done it. Get your Merry Christmas and ’ Happy New Year ready. It's almost time to be slinging them around. Send the Daily Democrat to | some of the folks for Christinas.' It will make them happy every day in the year. Drop a contribution into one o the boxes for the Good Fellow club. It's a tine way to express your belief in Santa Claus. Join the Christmas Saving club and provide for funds for the next, holiday season. It's the easy and smart way to make the Christmas season a merry one. We may not like the rain and sleet, but at that its preferable to ten below zero which seemed headed this way a week ago. it takes all kinds of weather to make an Indiana winter any way, so keep smiling. The Good Fellow fund is growing a little slowly but it's going up each day and will, those in charge hope, be sufficient in another week, to meet the requirements for making the scores of poor boys and girls in this community, happy and merry at Christmas. Decatur stores are open evenings and you can shop with ease, find just what you want and you will be pleased at the reasonable | prices. Read the advertisements in the Daily Democrat and list what you have in mind. You can make your shopping tour easier, i Put a light in the window, dross up a Christmas tree or two, get the Yuletide spirit and spread it around. That's good for you and for every one, but don’t forget that it pays to be careful. See that the wiring is safe or if you use the old fashioned candles, see that i they are not located in dangerous i places- - Radio announcements say the roads especially north of here are unsafe, being covered in places with ice and snow. Os course these conditions will continue at least at interludes the next several months, for remember winter 1 by the calendar does not begin tin-| til next Tuesday, so about all that can be said is that those who must | travel by auto at this season should be wise and be careful. Dee Fryback, manager of the 10-' cal license bureau, urges those of -6 Oristmasittii

| this territory to buy their new ! tags as soon as they can to avoid the final rush. He also announces that by agreement of state, county i and city police officials, you may I safely use the new plates before : January Ist While that may not I be strictly legal under the law, It . Is permissible by order of those in authority, so there Is nothing I to fear. We can be against war without II favoring the proposal that an elec-1 tlon must be held before a declar-1 ation can be made by the govern-1 ment. The conflict in China is going on now without war having been officially proclaimed. Some ■ idea of how such a law would | weaken the position of this nation I is disclosed right now with the president and secretary of state (being embarrassed by the action ( of congress in forcing the Ludlow, : bill out. j From now on the work of de- > molishing the old Central school building and erecting a new one ! < will proceed with a rapidity that may startle you. Under the ar-: ( rangements. as required by the government, who have their rights I because they are giving us a grant; of SIIO,OOO, the old building must I be down, the bonds sold and the 1 i contract let so that work can start in about two weeks. That will re- ' quire a lot of fast moving and everybody is set to do his part. Faithfulness over a period of years of a man to his duty Is always evidence of good qualities and we pay our respects to Earl B. Adams, who for thirty-six years has served as secretary of the Masonic lodge in this city, doing his job well and becoming such a fixture at his place behind the desk that it would seem a strange lodge room without his presence there. He has been courteous and helpful to younger members, has I missed very few sessions of the I lodge and deserves full recognit ion for his devotion and earnestness. According to news reports, John L. Lewis of the CIO does not favor the strikes called recently by his understudy, Mr. Martin, because he feels that this is not a good time from the labor standpoint to cause further disturbance, certainly indicating a desire to keep the boat steady- This attitude should be recognized by capital for only f when there is agreement and general confidence, will we really be 1 on the way to sound and continued prosperity. Back in Iftltt, Elihu Root, one of the great statesmen i of his day saw and expressed the need of organized control by the government. The problem is not j a new one, we have made some progress and we will err if we do not at this time definitely take 1 steps which will create confidence of labor in capital and capital in i labor. The American Institute of Public Opinion, which sells newspapers a survey of public opinion, has announced that if an election were held today, the Republicans would win 46 seats in Congress. Just | how this poll is operated we do not know. None of our friends have ever been interviewed, but undoubtedly the method is on the up-and-up. We do not take issue with the fact that the Republicans woiJld make gains. Puf.ticai history shows that the party in power i usually loses seats in Congress at I the elections in between Presiden- ' tial elections. The Democratic party has as large a majority in the House as any party ever held in history, and so It is only naturlal that there would be a drop. . Should the Republicans win 46 i seats —and for the life of us we don’t see how any agency can forei tell such a thing accurately—the; I Democrats would still have better than a two-to-one majority. The ( Republican gain, if it does occur, | wouldn't matter much. ——o *■■■ — Zion Reformed Church Cafeteria Supper, Sat. 5 to 7. 296-3 t

— DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1937.

DR.GLENN FRANKI HEADS G.O.P. I Former College President Heads New G. O. P. Committee St. Louis. Dec. 17. —(U.PJ — Dr. Glenn Frank, classified as a Republican liberal, was officially nam-! ed today to head the party’s special committee to formulate pelli t ies with which to combat the Roosevelt administration in the approaching campaigns. John D. M. Hamilton, chairman ■if the Republican national committee, officially confirmed Dr. Frank's appointment just before' he left for Chicago. Frank, former president of the' University of Wisconsin, was choslen by the party's executive com-7 mlttee yesterday. It was understood last night that he had been selected hut official confirmation was delayed until today. Frank will have the task of . guiding the pr»«rram committee of approximately 150 persons in outi lining a new declaration of Repub- ’ | lican principles in an effort to revitalize the party. Frank was ousted from the presidency of Wisconsin university ' early this year as areustlot sthmt i early this year as a result of a long standing feud with members r of the state governing board, controlled by the Laf?4lette political machine. He was dismissed from the uni- ! versity on charges of mismanagement and for the past several months has been editor of "Rural Progress,” a farm publication. The executive committee wound up the four-day conference with the announcement that all mem-!' I bers of the program committee had , i been selected and published a par-': tial list of 91 names. The names,L cU.sen from a list of approximate- i ly 1.500 candidates, represented a i cross-section of the party's rank i and file. [■ The final list of members includ-.i ed lawyers, educators, farmers. I labor leaders, industrialists and : former office holders. Many "young l . Republicans’ also were placed onji the membership roll after their supporters voiced a strong demand for representation. arrivals Robert Lee is the name of the six : pound, six ounce son born to Mr. I

THIS WOMAN, tcety senilbly, I IS LETTING’ELECTRICITY DO HER COOKING • • 1 PUT YOURSELF IN HER PLACE • • Electric cooking can release you from many of the tasks that are now tying you down to kitchen * toil. It will do all of your cooking Jf accurately, most of it automatically. Its flameless heat will free you from cleaning soot-grimed V’ walls and curtains, from scouring blackened pots and pans. Its direct, concentrated heat will do your cooking quickly, safely, f., « easily .. . turning a humdrum I drudgery into shortened periods j/ of enjoyable cooking COOK IN A COOL, j CLEAN KITCHEN ■ tk.Q chic Wcnj Electricity is the flameless, fume- FREE YOURSELF FROM less cooking fuel that keeps your THE RAVAGES OF A HOT, kitchen fresh and clean, and as STUFFY KITCHEN comfortably cool as your living II room. It offers the way out from kitchen fatigue. It is your key to better, easier cooking. And it's cheap... much cheaper than you probably imagine. So make it a point... now... to find out all the benefits and economies of the n^fA f modern electric range. 50 little (The Electrical Standard of Living—Enter the national contest. $40,000 in prizes. Get your additional entry blanks at the > City Hall. • City Light 6* Power Dept. M. J. MYLOTT, Supt

j and Mrs. Paul Schelman of Fort ; Wayne Monday morning. Mrs. Scheiman was formerly Miss Avilla I Bieberich, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs (Adolph Biuberich of northwest of Decatur. o * * Household Scrapbook ( By Roberta Lee Ink Stains One effective way to remove ,tresh ink staine is by soaking in ! warm milk, changing the milk as it becomes discolored. Gs possible, use skim milk that has been boiled and allowed to cool until Jukewarm. Marble To mend broken marble, stick the .pieces together after applying Portland cement and water, which have been mixed into a very stiff paste. Refrigerator By keeping a saucer ot powdered charcoal in the refrigerator and re--1 newing very couple of weeks, the ! odors will be absorbed and the air purified. O — . Adams County Memorial Hospital Dismissed Friday": Mrs. Fred 1 Beitier, Geneva; Mrs. Paul Fulling 'and baby son Quentin Paul, route 3. i Admitted Thursday evening: James E l berson. 221 West Jefferson street. Admitted Friday: Miss Jean Campbell, Geneva; Miss Betty Tricker, route 6; Arthur Schlnnerer. er, Willshire; Mrs. Calvin Dubach, ■ Linn Grove; E. Burt Lenhart, 804 Monroe street. o COURT HOUSE Estate Cases The final report wae submitted. ; examined and approved in the es- ' tate of Tobias Steffen. Sr., The ad- i ' ministrator was discharged and the ! estate closed. i A schedule of property for the, ' purpose of determining the inheri-. tance tax was filed in the estate ot ijohn Bucher. The court found no tax due and no penalty due. | The report of the inheritance tax appraiser was filed in the estate ot Ijohn H. Jones. The court found the 'net value to be $761.35 and tax due from Chauncey C. Jones of $13.07. !The appraiser was allowed $6.20. Inventory number one was filed |in the estate of Christian C Neuienschwander. It was examined and approved. Trial Date Changed I By agreement, the divorce trial

brought by Lk»d H. Oser against Viola 8. Osar was reset tor Decern■ber 22. An answer in general denial and cross complaint was Hied by \ the defendant. Appearance Filed An appearance was filed by Sam : Jackson for the plaintiff in the breach of warranty suit brought by Fred McConnell and Richard McConnell agulnst Rose Sether. An appearance was filed by Sam Jackson for the plaint iff i In an ejectment suit brought by Fred D. and Richard K. McConnell against Rose and Charles Sether, An appearance was filed In person by Glen Vian in the damage suit brought by James Hileman against ;Guy Smith and Glen Vian. o-— — Dan Holthouse Talks To Decatur Rotarians — Dan Holthouse, member of the j . senior class of the Decatur high school, delivered an interesting dis- 1 cussion at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. He epoke on the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the passing of ordinance of 1787 and establishment of the Old Northwest territory. Mayor A. R. Holthouse, father ot the sneaker, was chairman of the program. ——o - —. Berne Library To Take New Location — The Berne library will be moved to its new location in the former bakery building there within the ! next few days, the library board I lias announced. The building has ’been remodeled and repaired to ac-; comodate the library. o Drastic Price Reductions on entire Stock Ladies and Girls Coats. Niblick & Co. WANTED Rags, Magazines, Newspapers, Scrap Iron. Old Auto Radiators, Batteries, Copper, Brass, Aluminum, and all grades of scrap metals. We buy hides, wool, sheep pelts, the year round. The Maier Ride & Fur Co. 710 W. Monroe sL Phone 442

♦ Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the Test Questions printed on Page Two t — ♦ 1. Rudy Va'lee'a. 2. Annapolis. 3. Examination of a body to deI terrains the cause of death. 4. Yes. o. A sum of money received annually. 6. About one hundred years. 7. Imperial Valley, Calif. 8. Ijrdy Jane Grey. 9. Johannes Gutenberg. i 10. New York. Q. * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File Dec. 17—Jacob Loser, 76, former resident here and father of Mrs. I Clifford Lee, dies in Switzerland. Fred W. Studler of Linn Grove announces his candidacy for county treasurer. Conditional prohibition amendment (passes the house of congress by the close margin of eight votes. Clothing stores of Decatur will . remain open evenings until Chrtet- < mas. Carl Pumphrey visits his parents j at Deleware, Ohio. River ice now being harvested is I ten inches thick. Trade In A Good Town —- Decatui

* I NOTICE f ■ FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON— We Have Added To Our Stock Os ; WINES—LIQUORS—CORDIALS—GINS I A New and different line of drinking Gifts — Bar Sets — Shakers — Ice Crackers — CocktailSft Syphin Bottles — Shot Sets — Trays — Hiball Sets, etc. U. S. PACKAGE LIQUOR STORE t W PHONE 378 -J J B cti | L_J—_ _ '* . ..... ... -T ((■- - ; V— ® CRYSTAL FOR CHRISTMAS / \ Sparkling Fostoria Crystal will make . • Christmas and The Whole Year Gayer jVOSIOTItI and More Joyful. | j’ i . inexpensive Fostoria Vases with that Expensive look. W 1 Each vase designed to complement the flowers for which it is intended. —J .. : I ZMg FIESTA WARE M • Q Too! is a Grand | | i Giftldea - I’ Errand I f.) JU i , * “iV-maL olßwmv/ weAys r Dozens of Pieces to Choose From — Just the Thing For That Small GOBLETS AND I Gift. SHERBETS in I CAKE SALVERS .. . . Shapes. Carried in I Gleaming and Lovely and stock for your con ' w I Practical Too! \ fence. Priced at $2.25. / I FOSTORIA FOii | “ GLEAMING BEVERAGE ' Sets. A Grand Gift E y^'; DISHES H)K t’ ll I x A SPOT OF BEAUTY . . ' c . TABLE ISEPitcher Only s!.<>♦> , y. For Dinner Table or Con- , o Glassessl.oo doz. sole. Loveliness and £ i Charm in Glassware. / NORITAKE CHINA- A LASTING GIFT . . . SERVICE FOR EIGHT. 1 »95 vS Three Lovely Patterns to select from. This Sparking

,f # Modern Etiquette I By ROBERTA LEE Q. When a girl is attending a dance, and one certain man is at- i ' tempting to monopolize her entire evening, what should she do? A. She may excuse heraelf and go . to the dressing room. Q. Is it customary for a godparent to give the baby a gift? A. Ye«. This gift may be presented before the christening, or on that day. Q. Should a hostess wear gloves

GIVE hiiTi a Schick or Packard! Electric Razor I w 1 ft For CHRISTMAS I See our beautiful line of ChristmastJ Kohne Drug Stw|

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