Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1939 — Page 4

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Advertise this week. It’s a good ' time to clean up the stock of winter goods and prepare for a busy and profitable spring. You can have the Daily Democrat the next year by mail by paying three dollars in afl vance, making it the best newspaper buy on the market and assuring you of the home news. If you are interested in farm | subjects you car. enjoy some pleasant hours by attending the , township institutes now being held l over the county. Excellent pro-1 grams intended to benefit the agriculturists of this territory are | rendered. The sun has helped out consid-1 erably in getting the snow off the streets and the curbs in most places are in better condition than they have been for a week past. The snow and sleet had them well clogged up. The city and state highway force worked as rapidly as they could to clear the streets but its a big job for any group. London is being bombed by the Irish. Spanish Loyalists seek peace after a three years siege of imnwgents, the Nazis scoff at President Roosevelt's denial of a desire to interfere in European I •war, the politicians in Washington continue to play their game and the world is in a stew that seems certain to result in trouble r or many bystanders. The members of the legislature have made quite a record in the ' first half of the session. They; have introduced more bills than I any assembly has done during the , same time since 1913 and passed fewer. That may be a good sign or a-band one. The danger is that I in the final rush a lot of bills will be enacted into laws without proper consideration. A half dozen liquor bills, regulating about every thing connected with the sale and distribution of intoxicants have been presented ■ to the general assembly but so far I there has been no agreement on ! any of them that indicates what ' if any thing will be done. Earlier closing house abolishment of the ! importer system seems likely when ! the showdown really conies. A bill in the legislature provides I for the state to furnish pneumonia serum, diphtheria scrum and smallpox vaccine to needy persons who otherwise could hot take advantage of these modern cures. Most of the serums are very expensive and difficult to obtain and we know of no finer move, than for the state to tints provide treatment that may save hundreds of lives annually. Threats of a serious flood affecting the central ami south part of ( the state has been averted by the clear weather of the pasl day or two. much lo the relief of all Hoosiers who each year become great-

I ly concerned as spring approaches for usually the rivers and creeks go on a rampage thut frequently results in great damage. Perhaps J this Is one of the years when we escape part of it. I “Hluky Dink," now eighty years t old and for fifty years a figure in ’ I Chicago elections has announced . he will be a candidate for alderI man to succeed "Bath House" II j John J. Coughlin who died recentI ly. Hinky had retired from the • board fifteen years ago but it 1 seems was unwilling to turn the • I power he has held so long over to 1 a younger man. His campaign will be interesting to watch. Robert Sovine who has contributed several articles to the “Voice of thb People" column, asks us to correct a statement ' made a few days ago in referring to him as an ex-school teacher. Mr. Sovine informs us that he was only able to attend school to the . eighth grade but since that time has tried to keep himself informI ■ed on subjects of the day. How--1 ever he never taught school. He ' also corrects the statement that ' he has 3,000 bushels of wheat on hand. He has some wheat stored | but by no means that quantity, i Mr. Sovine is right in his desire to make only such statements as I can be substantiated and we make | these corrections with out apol--1 ogios. CONDITION OF NATION: Those wtio are alarmed by the I increase of the national debt i should look at the record. Other i countries, whose financial systems i have collapsed, have borrowed | from other nations. This country I has some of these obligations, no longer good, which were handed out so freely during the Hoover administration. When this country bought these bonds, or rather gave them credit for the goods sold to these countries, it gambled on the ability of these nations to prosper and pay. But the debt of the United States is not owed to any foreign country or any foreign banker. It Is owed to American citizens and banks and insurance companies who have found it profitable to change their investments from I local and state governments to the national governments. These obligations are a mortgage upon all lands, all assets, all railroads, all utilities. They are the first obligation. Blit there are others. There ' are state, county and municipal bonds, which are also first mort- ' gages upon these same properties, i As a matter of fact, it is these I obligations which must be paid • first. These are the bonds for which governments will sell your • house or your farm if you fail to I pay your taxes. These are the ones that are more insistent. What has happened is that there has been a change tn the form of obligations and a reduction in the total amount, for during the past six years, county, state and city bond Issues have been reduced. They no longer threaten with their 1 demands that property be sold if ' taxes are not paid to redeem them. ' The farms and the homes are saf- ; er and the owners can rest easier as their debt burdens have been ! shifted from local to federal govI eminent. The care of the needy and the I unemployed was rapidly bankrupting every township and county government. The national government, by the process of bookkeeping, has given work instead of doles and relieved local governtnen from its burden. These funds have built roads, school houses, bathing pools, streets. They have added to the national wealth. That national debt lias built electric plants which have carried electricity lo thousands and thousands of farms. It has added I schools lo counuiiuities which otherwise must have delayed them. And in doing It, the city and bounty bond burden has been reduced Tile records show that while uat-

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ional debt has increased, the total debt has been reduced. I This may be bookkeeping, but it I is good bookkeeping. For the real wealth has increased. The money I was not shot to pieces in war and ■ destruction. It was spent for human advancement. Look at the . record. The dollar is still good and ■ will be as long as the American ■ people stand for progress. o — Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the Test Questions printed on Page Two « -4 1. Arizona. 2. Yes. 3. Col. Francis C. Harrington. 4. Equatorial Africa. 5. 27. 6. Peru. 7. Edward G. Barrow. 8. Pago Pago. 9. Mez’-mer-ism; not mess’-mer-1 Ism. 10. It was a viva voce rote and there were no votes in opposition. -TO ♦ ♦! | Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q. When a bride has no family, { rear relatives, nor guardian, who should pay her part of the wedding expenses? A. In this case the bride should meet these expenses herself. Q. Is it every permissible to (bring a guest when invited to an affair? A. Only when the permission of

Steamer Parks Against Buildings on Ohio River

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Swollen Ohio river widens out at Cincinnati, bringing steamers to parking sfiacfc against riverfront buildings. While no such serious flood as m 1937

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TO RECOMMEND COST INCREASE Higher Appropriations For Institutions To Be Submitted Indianapolis, Feb. 7 — (U.R) — Increased appropriations of fl. 411,458 for oimrating penal and charitable institutions and state colleges and universities during the next two years wdl be recommended to the 81st general assemI bly. the state budget committee announced today. Appropriations totaling J 21.452.440 will be recommended for all , institutions, colleges and univer- 1 sities as compared witli $20,041.-' 091 approved by the 1937 legisla- ' ture. The committee bill will call for I expenditures of $10,781,550 for I iiettal, benevolent and charitable I institutions, an increase of $231,j 458.70 over the 1937 budget. Expenditures of $10,671,000. an increase of $1,180,000. will be recommended for the four colleges : and universities — Indiana and j Purdue universities, and Indiana ' State teachers and Ball State . teachers colleges. Budget committee members are . slicing lo per cent from operating (.expenses ot other state depart-1 the hostess has been asked in ad-1 vance. Q. How should unfrosted cake bo j ; eaten? A. It should he broken and eat-i en with the fingers, the same os I bread.

■ ments. however, and hope to keep i the total budget within $2,000,000 jof the amount appropriated in ! 1937. The total budget, bill, expected to amount to about $82.000,000, probably will be introduced late this week. Flat 10 per cent reductions were made at all penal and charitable institutions except those affected by the $5,000,000 building program approved by the special session last summer. Reductions at the 15 instituj tious to Which the cut was applied totaled $274,513.79. while increases at the other six institutions amounted to $506,002.49. Anderson Ketchum, state budget director, explained that increased appropriations were necessary at the six institutions because of new buildings and addiI tional patients which will raise ' the maintenance cost. The $1,180,000 increase for colleges and universities was necessitated. it was said, because of higher enrollments. additional buildings and greater maintenance expenses. Almost $2,000,000 was sliced froni the state welfare departments original request of sl2,741.288 for institutions. Most of the institutional increase may lie credited to the new southern Indiana tuberculosis hospital established by the special session, it was explained. This institution will receive $182,800, an appropriation heretoj fore unnecessary. — ——— o 500 Sheets B'/ 2 xll, 20-Ib, White Automatic Mimeograph I Bond, nealy wrapped 81-05. ,This paper is free of lint and ‘sized for pen and ink. DecaHur Democrat Company. tl

i threatened the flood areas, sections of lowlands i were inundated and several' deaths recorded. Mora i tlxa.il 30,000 persons were homeless.

TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File* Feb. 7—The state risketbsll tour-, nament will be held at Purdue March 14th and Ifith. Gym Fund 3910.38. William Counterman of the Mar-tin-Klepper Co., has four ribs broken when his truck collides with a car at Glenmore, Ohio. George Saunders of Bluffton elected president of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association with J, H. Heller, of Decatur, sec’y. Harvey Tieman of Root township Is home from Camp Knox where he was mustered out of service. Miss Anola Franks entertained the Ic-Nick club at a Bunco party.

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l # —• Household Scraphook By Roberta Lee Stronqer Buttons When sewing on buttons, where there will be a great strain, It is a | good idea to put a small piece of an old kid glove or chamois skin , under the material to which the but-, ton Is sewed. This will prevent the cloth from tearing away. Excessive Nall Polish ' Unless one applies the nail polish carefully, it will flow to tho sides of the nail and form a dark ■ ridge of color. Always be sure to ! icmove this before it dries. The Aluminum Pan Always allow the aluminum pan to cool before pouring cold water into it to soak. The practice of 1

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