Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1939 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT DECATUR Published Every Evening Except Sunday by rut DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Incorporated Entered at tbe Decatur, Ind. Post Office as Second Class Matter I. H Heller President L. R. Hollbouse, Sec y. * Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Hellt Vice-President — Subscription Rates: Jingle copies 1 -0® Jne week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier — 6.00 One mouth, by mail .35 Three months, by mall — 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75] One year, by mail - 3.00 Due year, at office 3.00 Prices quoted are within a ( radius of 100 miles. Elsewhere |3.50 one year. ———— J Advertising Rates made known on Application. t National Adver. Representative i SCHEERER & CO. ( 16 Lexington Avenue, New York 36 East Wacker Drive, Chicago ’ i Charter Member of The ( Indiana League of Home Dailies _ ( The traffic losses in 193 S were I not as great by considerable as i in 1937 according to information s from officials of large cities. The , battle should go on for there is ' still much room for improvement. ■ e More than 40,000 postal cards j s and-- Christmas greetings were o sent out here the week before s Christmas, giving some idea of e how general the “Merry Christmas i; and Happy New Year ’ greetings i were. it :. . “ r An inventor has received a pat-1 t enf'on a device which will enable ; 1 a back seat driver to control the t a speed of a car, which will furnish j ‘ more evidence of incompatibility - i c between those men and women whq get along on atiout every other | subject excepting how to drive a s car .correctly. 1

Jtidge Kister wrote another chapter in the Wabash drain case yesterday, finding Attorney Todd Whipple guilty of contempt with a fine and thirty-day jail sentence. The defendant was not given a hearing, the court evidently having convinced himself as to his guilt. It was in numerous ways an interesting proceedure. The Republicans put their caucus selections over for organization of the house by the regular party vote, while the Democrats organized the Senate. The Democrats of the senate also decided to aid in any investigation of departments of the state government, making only one provision and that is that the investigations must be constructive and for the purpose of remedying defects. The re-election of the old members of the board of directors and the officials of the First State Bank shows appreciation by the stockholders of the excellent work that has been done by these men.

The banking business the past esveral years has taken real effort, a knowledge of the duties and the confidence of the public. Those in charge ot the First State I Bank deservo the continued cooperation of the public. The installing of the historical I signs along the state highwaysj and in various locations over the I county is a splendid thing that will attract the attention of the thousands of motorists. Mr. French Quinn, well known local historian, has carefully selected the spots to be marked and these were approved ,by the state highway commission, twenty-five of the suggested lifty markings being put up this week. Look them over and you may learn some surprising facts even though you have lived here always. Governor Townsend's message to thp legislature was intended to help the law makers, regardless of their politics. He advised correction ot several laws and called attention to the demands being

I made by large numbers on the primary, the beer importer system land other matters that have been ! discussed pro aud con. He rightly ' feels that the burden of enacting laws Is on the members of the house and senate and that he can only advise. Since the legislature is divided, whatever good is accomplished will be equally because lof leaders of both parties. The anti administration Democrats, Independents and even the Republicans admit that President Roosevelt's message at the opening of congress, was one of and perhaps the greatest of its kind ever made. He swept them with an oratory that seemed inspired and his reasoning was so convincing that many who had hesitated about their duties as to the future were convinced. He told them plainly that these were his i views and he believed what a majority of the people wanted and | that the enactment of laws was. clearly the duty of congress. If ' that's dictatorship, its needed and ■ we feel it's leadership pure and simple. King George has stopped a racket. He will scan closely the list of debutantes and matrons and see if impecunious Englishwomen, j of high social standing, have been selling their titles to rich Amerericans and Englishmen of plebeian blood, for the privilege of be-i Ing received by their Royal Highnesses, whatever that means, and paying out rather large sums for the chance to bend their knees to the king and queen. It is rather a mad world. The country that abolishes all titles and dukedoms I by revolution, sends back its | daughters, to be received at court —and pay for the "privilege." I Democracy evidently loses its j significance, to those who still pay homage to royal titles.

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE: As the United States congress and the Indiana general assembly contend‘'there is one question whieh should be uppermost in the minds of the legislators. Thqt question is: "What do the people want ?" Success in Washington and Indianapolis hinges on the ability of both Democrats and Republicans to gauge public opinion and vote the way people want them to vote. In 1933, the people were sick and tired of what they considered the ineptitude of recent political leadership and the ultra-conservat-ism of recent political policy. Many changes have been effected since 1933 in Indiana and the nation. Some of those changes needed to be made decades ago; * these the people appear to approve. Other changes, either in the manner in which they were effected or in their substance, appear to have offended a majority of the people. If the legislators really hope to represent the men and women who

elected them, and incidentally to hold their jobs, it is squarely up to them to determine specifically | what the people want —and to base i their votes on their discoveries.—‘ ' Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. o * ~TVVENTY~YEARS~* AGO TODAY 11 From the Dally Democrat File | 1 * Jan. 6 Theodore Roosevelt, 60, the 26th president of the United states, dies of a heart attack at his home in Oyster Bay, N. Y. He was i popular figure, a wise politician, a soldier and an exployer. Jay Teeple, seriously wounded on the battlefields of France, arrives home and is hailed a hero. Frank Henchen of this county is a victim of pneumonia at Camp Taylor. Ky. Illness prevented him being mustered out of service ten days ago. D. W. Beery buys the Masonic building on south Second street for $xl.0l) and will remove It l y Febi ua y Cth under the contract. _o * TODAY'S COMMON ERROR * Do not say. “He scored a vic- | tory over his opponent;” say, , “won" or “obtained a victory." I * « i

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. 4 Answers To Test Questions i Below are the answers to the 11' Test Questions printed on Page Two ♦ ■ ♦ 1. Four. 2. Knox. 3. 6,080.2. 4. Texas Christian University. 5. Red and white. 5. Kelt. 7. Hy-ay -tus; not hi-at’iic. 8. Arkansas. 9. American Telephone and Telegraph Co. 10. Kabul. i o * Household Scrapbook | By Roberta Lee ♦ 1 ■ —- — ♦ In the Guest Room It is a good idea to keep some current magazines, or a 'ew good books, in the guest room to entertain the visitor during an idle moment. Some people enjoy a little reading late at night before retiring, or early in the morning. Chewing Gum Chewing gum can be removed from clothing by rubbing the spot with pure lard, then rubbing on a quantity of soap. Follow by washing alternately with water and turpentine. Cocoa A delicious addition to a cup -of cocoa is a marshmallow rolled in , cinnamon. 500 Sheets B'Axil, 16-Ih White Paragon Bond typewriting paper 55c. The Decal ur Democrat Co. ts

I — —— —■—. ....... _ I Country Club Is Destroyed By Fire I ' B 1 I ! ( I I 1 < I I f t Pictured above is a scene snapped during the fire whieh early this morning destroyed the Decat.n- ’ Country club, located jus' outside the southeast edge of ffie city limits. Firemeu were able io 1 ( I dance pavilion but the residence and club pyrt were totally destroyed as well as m-aeH.illv Jn f ßd ' e ' I t ►land personal belongings of the residents. Origin of the fire is unde ermiued all furniture |

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1939.

K ♦ * Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE ♦ « Q. What does carte blanche mean, and how is it pronounced.' A. It means a blank paper, with a person’s signature, etc., given to another with a permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases; hence, unconditional power, Pronounce kart-blangsh, both a s as in ah. principal accent on last syllable. Q. Is it good form to use the salutation "Dear Friend," when writing to a person with whom you are not acquainted? A. No. The formal salutation is, "My deaj- Mr. Davis." Q. How many maids should a hostess employ when serving ten or twelve guests? A. Two maids will insure much better efficiency than one. o SOBBING BABY SAVES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) riedly slipped into trousers, shirt, shoes and jacket. All of the five spent the remainder of the night in the warmth of the Lengerich home, in whose windows were mirored the licking tongues of flame that were fast destroying their residence. Not one item of furniture in the huge mansion of a home was saved from the far-reaching flames of the i fire. At one time early in the tire, spectators feared for the life of the aged former Chicago businessmen, when he attempted to re-enter the blazing, building and rescue some of his per-I sonal belongings. Mindful of the

danger, however, young Hall block-! i ed his atempts to enter and he was j taken to the Lengerich home for ' the balance of the night. o PREDICT 0. K. , (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE? ■ ing ccmiaittee as a director of tin : American civil liberties union. - and that the union was described 11 as coiomunistic. - Hugh S. Johnson, former NRA i admin-stiator. said Frankfurter- . I was "pretty radical." .! "If he isn’t," said Johnson, "his 1 ‘ principal disciples certainly are. | Everybody knows who his discip- ; les are. Thomas Corcoran is one of them.’ o •I ■ SMUGGLING MOB 1 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ' I heard rumors of the opium ring i three months ago, volunteered, , 1 and were assigned to smash it. The three prisoners taken after I the buttle said they were Salva-1 ; tore Ruisi. 22, a waiter; Luigi - Esposito. 42, a tavern owner, and i | Frank Visciano, 29, alongshore-1 ’man, all of Brooklyn. They were held for federal authorities. '. o — ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Week ofl route two, Ohio City, Ohio, are the parents of a baby girl, born , Thursday evening at 10:11 o’clock lat the Adams county memorial hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds, eight and one-half ounces and has been narined Dorothy Marcile. o— Trade in a Good Tovm — Decatur

ASK CHANGE IN fabmprogram Senate Opponents Oi Farm Program Seek Its Revision Washington, Jim 6 — 'U.PJ Senate opponents of the administration farm program today Ptepared to seek its revision while Secretary of Agriculture Henn A Wallace challenged both Democrats and Republicans to offer an alternative plan. Chairman Ellison I). Smith. D.. 8. C„ of the senate agriculture committee, outspoken critic of the new deal program, called for restoration of export markets for agrieu’tural products and announc'd a three-point plan to accomplish this. It would include: 1. Repeal of the Johnson act, which prohibits loans by the United States to nations which have defaulted on previous debts 2 Modification or repeal of the anti-dumping law. which prohibits a nat’on from selling its goods in the United States at a price less than that at which it sells locally .3 Modification of the SmootHawloy tariff act to permit the farmer to buy goods at

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SYNOPSIS World-shaking events are close I at hand when Matilda, Countess of Matresaer, meets her handsome bachelor son and heir, Ronald, soon , after one of his long and mysteri- ' ous journeys abroad. He chides her gently for hiring foreign servants. ' Sir Ronald (Lord Matresser) has but started a rest on his rich country estate when an unconscious man is found near the Great House. . . . Ronald's younger sister. Ann, introduces him to Mademoiselle Elisabeth Starrier, a beautiful Austrian who is her new companion. Matresser recalls seeing her before. She tells him that her noble family, like most royalty, has fallen ''' jfSb. rV A

Dr. Andrews jammed down his brakes and swung al- ' ■' A most into the hedge ... “A car driven by a lunatic I” £&■*«.'k," • > he exclaimed to Matresser. I

into evil days.... That night, Matresser confers with Dr. Andrews, an old family friend, who is treating the unconscious stranger. When Matresser says he won a bet that he would never reach Norfolk alive, the doctor thinks he is referring to his health. CHAPTER V “I believe," Matresser continued, “that I am in as perfect health as any man of my age could hope to be. It was not that at all. When one has led the sort of life I have, knocking about ail the time in foreign countries. and there's a chance of real adventure, one is inclined to take risks which would seem appalling I at home here Anyway, you can - see. I have won my bet Here lam ' safe and sound and wondering l whether 1 have forgotten how to swing a shotgun I have carried nothing but a rifle for months.” There was a brief pause. Matresser pushed the tobacco a little further down into the bow) of his pipe. “By-the-by. you are a great pa! of my mother’s. Andrews." he re-! marked "Have you any idea why she suddenly decided that Ann need’ed a companion and what made her bring Mademoiselle Stamier down into this part of the world?” The doctor smoked on in silence for several moments. “Your mother does occasionally come to me for advice." he admitted “On this occasion she did I not. We were none of us prepared I for such a visitation.” V isitation? Matresser queried i thoughtfully. “Can’t think of any other word for the moment," Andrews con- • fessed. “She has been here a little over a year and there's not a man I know who hasn't lost his heart to , her." “Including yourself?" “Including myself." Andrews i SToaned. “It's no gopd-I know . that all right—but for the rest of- - life I shall go on thinking that ’ she is tb» most beautiful creature t God ever created. I'd marry her tomorrow if she’d have qi? * Matresser, through half dosed j

mparab’o to those at which he is forced to sell »■«" product W.l‘ac. accused Kepublkurn. nf dodging the farm Issue by fail-1 ln g to offer a workable » llb,,il "*®' He Indicated that he was not sat-1 islied with the present farm pro-. Lam and Invited suggestions from both parties for Improving, “ He conferred with Smith for au hour and said he also planned to - discuss farm legislation soon, with Chairman Marvin I). Jones.| D., Tex . of the house agriculture committee. - smith said he was drafting a, program designed as a substitute for the new deal crop control] plan. It. he said, would be patterned on a domestic allotment basis, providing for restriction of ptoduce sold domestically but per-, mining unlimited production for: export purposes. o- — JUSTICE DEPT. 1 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) \ ears. The President said be planned to continue Frank McNlnch as chairman of the federal communications commission until further notice. The President told newspapermen that he has been too busy writing speeches to give further consideration at the moment to appoint-

eyes, looked across at his guest and | took careful note of him Samuel , Andrews. M.D., was a very fair i type of the country doctor—a short man, stockily built, with correct manners, narrow vision, sufficient knowledge of his craft to earn something of a rep tation and absolutely content with his life. “I should put her out of my mind, if I were you.” Matresser advised. “I have never allowed myself to put her in there," was the mournful reply. “What I cannot make out,” Matresser continued, “is why she consented to come. She strikes me as a young lady who has been used to a very different atmosphere." “I saw you look at her when she came in,” Andrews confessed. “To tell you the truth it put a queer idea

into my head. I wondered whether you had ever met her before." “Hard to remember exactly," was the careless reply. "One meets so many people. A month in the cities and a year or more in the wild spots of the world and you find that your memory is perforated—everything has slipped away All the same you can mUce sure of one thing Whether i I have ever seen her before or not it was a great surprise to me to see her established in this household " “Are you sure that you have never me; b T forer ’ ‘he doctor asked point blank. “ If ’ M»tresser answered,' .and though his voice was raised! scarcely above a whisper it seemed ' 1° *that an icy chill had crept into the room, "it would not I suit me just at the moment to di- '" L >»“'~| “Os course." I should like to drive back with I you and have a look at your patient • should be perfectly within my m . aKi,trate f or the | tions ” k ' ng hun a few <l ucs - The doctor removed his pipe f rnm isher Uth - He Wa ’ frank ’>' “toT “?° yo u rnean to com « down with me tonight to the surgery jii.r ' interrogate this fellow”- y nst 10 : i “Why not? It is o n j v a f( , w m . ' the place.” * rerS hen ‘ in » “>out The doctor rose to his feet fetch my coat and hat." " 111 his Pipe. “YSu will fi n j h ,u from your car outside the^nv.te 1 ” trance here. I maal pnv,t e ensoon after dinn e rS?at U l P «h n, u"' ind you to take ma r a J should ask Wedon’"wanTto f wak , un little ‘ pin the front” ake up an y°ne at observed. *“I tke docto r ‘ Privateentr«fe!l atyo « a.

ments. He declared that the Slat]l I Donald Wakefield i* *■ board member, was still tlt t '*■ He said the had not yet his mind when he would aubuT disputed Smith nomination appointment. I The chief executive he had not decided wi le .j M TB would send congress a spt> t | al sage dealing with social ',,.71 revision or merely send Up , port in letter form. I Mr. Roosevelt was asked wJutj thought of comments ,i la[ mounting public debt cons'itinnS threat to federal credit He prediction was made by ittam- Zjl phets. He characterized hiniMijJ a minor prophet. I Asked to comment ou pi ana J tettle political refugees t E K|h J ■.'.nia, he suggested that hia ! ut Wn .l gator consult with the state ment. I The president was asked abtj reports that Col. Charles A. bital bergh. who is an air corps reseml officer, had sent data to thia rtn.l ernment on German t strength. Mr. Roosevelt said he himself knew nothing of sw|| data having been sent by lj'i<ib« ft | o | ' 1 C. H. Musselman of Herae attaJ ed the Whipple trial here afternoon. I

“We need one.” was the careless I explanation “Two of the keepers I are up here every morning to get I out the guns and fill the cartragi I bags when there’s much doing Thia I way!” I It w’as about a mile and a halfts I the doctor’s house along an almost I typical Norfolk lane. They rad I jogged along about half of the dis. I tance with only the side lighta bum-1 ing. when Andrews broke off tn tli I middle of a thrilling account of tin I misdemeanors of a certain maps- I trate and. with a startled exclama I tion. jammed down his brakes, swung almost into the hedge on da side and blew'his horn furiously, i “What on earth was that'" be asked. “A car driven by a lunatic.” Andrews exclaimed furiously “Curst the fellow! Not a single light »Uw-

ing. Not a thing to be heard with this accursed wind bloving and must have been traveling al forty miles an hour If I had not just managed that slight swing away we should have had him on top of/is." Matresser stood looking for a moment earnestly into the pc< of .blackness and beyond on thf r hand side to the faintly shin ■ g -isr bor lamp. i “The fellow might go itv hi' "C I anywhere if he thinks he nar i> M : any damage." he pointed o-:t "Tt r ” ■ are two lanes into the wood’ v'” l - know When you drive me back |could have a look for him’ They started off again with hr i - : lights blazing There was r<- ‘U’ l of any other traffic on the r >a-i. h ’’ : ever, and the lights in the -ra r " 1 village of Upper Matresser w.-e» - extinguished as the doctor on-u.'" his car to a standstill before » lonj house of ancient rod brick fronting the street "The surgery en-rance if don’t mind.” Andrews prop- -• I : see my housekeeper has g »■ ’’ ! so that means the patient if a-i He is in the room I 'ail my " :i ’ just above the surgery I'-' ’ a ' f 'you up there and you can ha v • . word or two with him wh i< I | the constable and tell him ao-ut that I car." He led the way after a fe« nun. utes fumbling for the key through the surgery across a «n-a! paneled hall of irregular shape a-n 1 dimensions to a flight of ersz’ stairs. Arrived on the first floor hr paused to listen for a moment out side one of the rooms “Quite all right" he whispered. opening the door “Not a soune The fellow’s asleep I ga'i hit” • ; mild dose of bromidia before I " en „ ; out—-just enough to keep him quietI (To be continued) I Coo/TlgM, issr. n aim r-luru Ijratrftf