Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1939 — Page 2

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Test Your Knowledge Can you answer seven of these I ten questions f Turn to page Four tor the answers. 1. In which State is Imperial Vaicyl 2. How long is a decade? 3. Name the chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee. 4. With which Major League baseball club does Dizzy Dean play. 5. What Is the atmospheric pressure at sea level? 6. What is the correct pronunciation of the word destitute? 7. For what government agency do the initials FRB stand? 8. Which President of the U. S. first occupied the White House in Washington? 9. What body of water is bordered by India and Burma? 10. With what countries was The Netherlands allied during the World TRY THIS FOR URIC ACID Read Our Offer Do This Thousands report relief from stiff joints; sore muscles; rheumatic pains; neuritis; neuralgia Bladder weak? Kidney irritation? t’p many times at night’ "Worn out"’ f'Acid ’’ stomach? “Catch cold" easily? Skin itchy’ No “pep”? Nervous? WANT A 75c BOTTLE? (Regular Prescription Quantity) For more than 46 years The Williams Treatment has been helping others to more comfortable days and restful nights. YOU try it! We will give uric acid nffereM who send this advertisement, home address and ten oents J stamps or coin) one full size 73c. bottle (32 oses) of THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT and Booklet with DIET and other helpful suggestions. No obligation .No C.O.D Only one bottle given lame person, family or address. Sold since 1892. This advt. and 10c. must be sent THE DR. D. A. WILLIAMS CO., Offer RF345, East Hampton,Conn.

Public Sale Having rented the greater part of my farm, I will sell at public auction at my home located 6 miles east of Bluffton, on state road 124, and 1 mile south, or 6 miles west of Monroe on road 121 and 1 mile south, or 2 miles north of Vera Cruz and 1 mile east, on Thursday, February 23,1939 Commencing promptly at 10:00 o'clock a. m. The following described property: 5 HORSES—Bay horse, smooth mouth, good worker; 2 black geldings, coming 3 years old, broke; 2 bay mare colts, coming one yr. old. 6 CATTLE —Blue roan cow, 4 years old, giving milk; red roan cow. 4 years old, giving milk; Brown Swiss-Jersey cow. 6 years old. will be fresh in April; Holstein-Guernsey cow, 8 years old, will freshen soon; Holstein cow, fresh soon; Guernsey bull, about 12 mouths old. 26 HOGS—6 young Duroc sows to farrow first part of March; 5 young Hampshire sows to farrow first part of March: 6 Duroc sows carrying first litter, to farrow in March; Hampshire sow carrying first litter due in March; 8 nice gilts, open. The above described hogs are all double immuned. Special care has been taken in breeding and feeding for best results. SHEEP —7 breeding ewes, due to lamb forepart of April. HAY—Two tons of Alfalfa meal from second cutting, extra nice. Several tons of bean hay. IMPLEMENTS —10-20 McCormick-Deering tractor, in excellent con ditlon; John Deere two-bottom tractor plow; tractor disc used only two seasons; John Deere corn cultivator; dump hay rake; smooth land roller; two-row sugar beet cultivator; sugar beet lifter; 2-shovel cultivator; farm wagon. HARNESS—Set of heavy harness. MISCELLANEOUS—Papec Hammermill, farm size with six-inch beki,.!. H. C. 8-inch burr feed grinder; end-gate lime spreader, like new; I. H. C. Primrose cream separator; harness oiler; tank heater; clover buncher; set of hay slings; 2-wheel trailer with stock rack; bob sled; 12 pieces of 8-inch square timber, 14 feet long; 12 pieces of 6-lnch square timber, 6 feet long; set of hay ladder sills, 3"x8"x16 - , linden wood, and many other articles not mentioned. TERMS — Sums up to SIO.OO cash; Sums over SIO.OO, a credit of 6 months will be given on bankable note drawing 6 per cent interest from date. OREL GILLIOM, Owner .Michaud and Neuenschwander, Auc.s Amos Gerber. Clerk Lunch will be served.

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| War? 1. What is an Iguana? 2. Name the capital of Lithuania. 3. Who won the recent Bing I Crosby Golf tournament? 4. What does the stock exchange ' term "Bull market" mean? B. In what country is the Yan gtxe River? 6. What is the chromosphere. 7. What famous mountain Is near Chattanooga? 8. Which birthday was recently celebrated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt? 9. What is the purpose of a water levee? <4 to. Name the two capes at the entrance of Chesapeake Bay. <) _ Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE ♦ * Q. If a man is entertianing a group of friends In a restaurant or . a ho?el dining room, in what order do they go to the table? A. If the head waiter leads the way to the table, the host goes first to seat his guests. The Women follow next, and the men of the party last. Q. Isn’t it discourteous sot a woman to offer to pay her share of the expenses when she is a guest of a man at some entertainment? A. Yes; it is not only dlscourt- ' eous, but humiliating to the man. Q. May a divorced woman continue to wear her engagement and 1 wedding rings? A. She may if she desires, but it ' is far better taste not to do so. —o FOR SALE — New Form of Affidavit of Mortgage Indebtedness. 2 for 5c or *1.25 for 100. The Decatur Democrat Co. D

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GOVERNOR ORDERS (CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE) condemned man. left the prison immediately after Chapman announced the delay. They did not go to the death house to see McCall. "We are going to Washington to ask the supreme court for a writ of certiorari which would assure a review of McCall s conviction and death sentence, Avriett said. "We also may ask for a reversal of the decision of Federal Judge L .W. Strum of Jacksonville, who refused a writ of habeas corpus.'’ Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cash, parents of five-year-old Jimmy Cash who was kidnaped and supposedly accidentally killed by McCall lastMay 28. were at the prison when the delay was announced. They paid SIO,OOO ransom a week after the child was abducted. It was reported that the Cashs had visited McCall in his death cell but they would not say whether they had anything to do with the postponement. Prison attaches said that the Cashs had informed them that, they would not witness the execution, had it taken place. In the death house McCall was jubilant that he had won a delay Happy Days Are Here Again! We are placing thousands of dollars worth of Living Room, Dining Room. Bed Room Suites. Studio Couches. Kitchen Cabinets. Breakfast Sets, Axminster, Wilton and Felt Base Rugs, Innerspring Mattresses and Bed Springs on the Bargain Counter. Prices absolutely the lowest in the history of the Sprague Furniture Co. Bargains galore. Liberal trade in allowance for your old furniture, rugs, stoves and pianos. Watch Our Windows, SPRAGUE FURNITURE CO. 152 South Second St. Phone 199. Ml II ■ ■ I ————» ■

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from death. He had been confident until yesterday that he would not die. but at dusk Sunday ha broke down and protested he would die an innocent man. Then he asked for paper and pencil. Throughout the night he wrote ”my story" of the case — ■ contending that he was tricked i into a confession of the crime by ' G-men. While there was rejoicing in cell No. 1, where McCall has been since last June, prayers were being said in cell No. 2, where Paul j Fried Bunge was prepared for I death. Bunge, Tampa poet, was to die i in the chair for the slaying of his wife aud two children in a suicide

Home After Crash in Wilds - ' I W ■ ..Mfq, JaW TMr ? * f i —Phonephoto I Mrs. Roy Schreck, the flyer, and his mother Home again after wandering for days in the wilds of Idaho after bis weather observation plane crashed in deep snows, Roy Schreck is pictured with his wife, left, and his mother at his Spokane, Wash., home. Schreck was without food for days. Only the depth of the snow, 50 feet in places, saved Schreck from being killed in the crash.

1 pact, which he did not complete. There was no stay nor delay for Bunge. On June 14. McCall pleaded I guilty to kidnaping and not guilty I to murder, and Judge H. F. At--1 kinsou heard the evidence without ' a jury and found him guilty. McCall repeated his confession in , open court to the judge., and, in j conclusion, said: “I just want to make the plea that nobody ever I let money tempt him that way.” i Under Florida law, kidnaping for ransom carries a mandatory death sentence, and Judge Atkinson accordingly sentenced him to death. He never passed on the question of whether he was guilty of murder.

♦ RATES One Time—Minimum charge of 25c for 20 words or less. Over I 20 words, I{4 e per word Two Times—Minimum charge | of 40c for 20 words or less. | Over 20 words 2c per word for ] the two times. Three Times—Minimum charge of 50c for 20 words or fess. ' Over 20 words 2/tC per word | i for the three times. Cards of Thanks —36 c Obituaries and verses .. SI.OO i Open rate - display advertiaing 35c per column inch. FOR SALE FOR SALE — 15 used Washers, Electric and Gas, email down payments. Heating stoves, oil ranges, sweepers al bargains. Decatur Hatchery.lo-10 ts FOR SALE—Decatur Super-quality chicks each week. Early chicks make early tall layers. Order now for March and April. Decatur Hatchery. 41-3 t FOR SALE—New 1938 model electric stoves. Big reductions — easy payments. Uhrick Bros. FOR SALE — Day beds; 3-piece Velour living room suite; dressers, large mirrors; walnut commode; 4 sewing machines, $1 each; table top, gasoline pressure stove, enamel gas range. Frank Young, 110 Jefferson. 43-3tx FOR SALE—Year-old bull. Walter Reppert, Magley, Ind. Craigville Phone. itx FOR SALE — Extra good sound work mare. Any child could handle. William Raudenbeck, live miles northeast of Decatur. 43-3tx FOR SALE—Two Holstein cows to be fresh soon. Inqure of Ed Schieferstein. 6 miles north on State Read 27. 43-a3tx FOR SALE —Used Furniture: One 3-piece living room suite, fair condition; 1 davenport; 1 large leather rocker; 1 oak rocker; 1 organ, A-l condition; 1 Heatrola stove, large size; 6 used mattresses. all out of good Decatur lurries Make us a cash offer on this merchandise. Sprague Furniture Co., 152 South Second St. Phone 199. 43-3 t FOR SALE — Two wheel trailer with hitch and stock rack, 7x45x 2-ft. 939 Walnut St. or call 1380. 4 3*3tx APPLE TREE SALE—Good clean large trees, while they last, $3.50 per 10. Evergreens, shrubs, ornamentals and shade trees. We make lawns. Riverside Nursery, Berne, Indiana. 39-ts o LOST AND FOUND LOST —Blue coverall jacket. WPA number, pair mittens, gloves inside. Bring to this office. It o Music Soothes Cow London. —(U.PJ —The soft lilt of Viennese waltzes and the throbbing brandeur of organ recitals inspire cows to give more milk, Sir Harry Hague, head of a large milk food firm believes. He has had radio loud-speakers installed in the cow-sheds of three dairy farms, to play specially selected programs. o Monument Raised to Flower Toulouse, France.— (U.R) —The only monument to a flower has been erected here in honor of the chrysanthemum, and to its first French developer, Captain Bernet. Bernet was born 'here in 1776, fought through the Napoleonic wars and when he retired became an expert horticulturist. Veteran Skipper Retires Le Harve. — (U.R) —Captain Jules Chabot, known to many American tourists as captain of the French liner Ile-de-France, has retired after 38 years of transatlantic navigation. He was succeeded by Capt. Etenne Payen de la Garanderie, formerly captain of the Paris. — Birthday Wrong 58 Years Cleveland. — (U.R)—For 58 years ■ county prosecutor Frank T. Cullitan has been celebrating his birthday on the wrong date—March 5. "A relative said he thought that was wrong, so I looked it up,” he said, "and sure enough, I was born 1 March 3. I guess maybe the fact, that I was one of 13 children had | something to do with the confusion." mi ■ — For Radio Repairs Call MILLER 1 RADIO SERVICE Phone 625 134 Monroe St. Residence Jthotie 522,

> MISCELLANEOUS FARMERS ATTENTION — Call 870-A at our expense for dead stock removal. The Stadler ProI ducts Co. Frank Burger, agent. 13-ts , NOW HATCHING two hatches of Baby Chicks every week, all ' leading breeds; also Baby Duckl--1 Ings. Reasonable prices. Model I Hatchery, Monroe. 10-ts 1 GENERAL TRUCKING — Grain and livestock. T. A. Sheehan, » Phone 866-D. Decatur. 43-6tx o WANTED • MAN for coffee route. Up to $45 i first week. Automobile given as I bonus. Write Mills, 7071 Mot • mouth, Cincinnati, O. Itx-S WANTED TO BUY — Some sows or gilts due to farrow shortly, If i reasonably priced. Write or call Harvey L. Steffen, Decatur route ■ 4, Craigville phone. 41-Btx WANTED—Man to take over our taxi service. Runyan's Garage, South First St.ltx STEADY WORK—GOOD PAY : RELIEBLE MAN WANTED to call on farmers in Adams county. No experience or capital required. . Mae up to sl2 a day. Write Mr. Earman, Box 123, Eaton, O. Itx-S WANTED—Loans on farms. Eastern money. Low rates. Very liberal terms. See me for abstracts of title. French Quinn. 33-m-w-t .1 O WANTED—Meat to cure and • Smoke. Gerber Meat Market. O —- '' - ■■■ — FOR RENT . FOR RENT—Farm house by the first of March. Max Thieme, Phope 8<5 ~ C ’ 43-3tx | FOR RENT —Two light housekeeping rooms. First floor. Private ; entrance. 310 No. Third. 42-3 t FOR RENT—A three room apartment. All modern with private entrance. 227 No. Fourth St. 42-3tx o I MARKETS AT A GLANCE Stocks, lower and quiet. , Bonds, irregularly lower; U. S. governments irregular. Curb stocks, lower. Chicago stocks, lower. Call money, one per cent. Foreign exchange, barely steady • in relation to the dollar. ■ • Cotton steady in fall trading. Grains, wheat and corn firm; off | about % to %c each. Chicago livestock, hogs, strong; cattle, steady to weak; sheep, ! steady. ’ Rubber, easy. E Silver bar in New York, unchanged at 4234 c fine ounce. ■ o Girl Star Fox Hunter 1 Blanford, Mass.— (U.R) —Janet. Ogden. 18, jeers at sportsmen who ; need dogs to hunt foxes. The hillI top hamlet huntress shot three I foxes within a fortnight. f o TODAY S COMMON”ERROR * j Do not say, "I met a party named Brown;” say. “man” or 3 "woman named* Brown.” >? _ « o 500 Sheets BV2XH. 20-Ib.. White Automatic Mimeograph ’ Bond, nealy wrapped $1.05. ’ This paper is free of lint and sized for pen and ink. Deca- ' tur Democrat Company.tf ROY S. JOHNSON AUCTIONEER Book your sale early. Trust Co. Bldg, t Phone 104 Phone 1022 t i Feb. 22 — Rupert L. Brandt, 3 miles north and 2 miles west of • Rockford, Ohio. Registered Guern- . sey eattle sale , Feb. 24—Chester Grubb. 5% mi. East and % mile South of Willshire. Mar. 2 —Sam Dellinger, 2 miles South of Willshire. Mar. 3—Steve Sibert, 2 miles North of Wabash, Ohio. Mar. 4 — Mrs. John Meyer, % mile South and 1 mile West of l Decatur on Peterson Road. > Mar. 7—Chas. Miltenberger, 4 , miles South and 1 mile East of ! Convoy. Mar. B—John Belna, iy« miles 1 Southeast of Rockford. Ohio. . DR. C. V. CONNELL ( VETERINARIAN Special attention given to diseases of cattle and poultry. Office A Residence 430 No. Fifth St. Phone 102 N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted HOURS 8:30 to 11t30 12t30 to 6:00 Saturdays, 8:00 p. m. > Teleohone 136

MIRKETHEFIfI daily report of AND FOREIGN Brady, Market for De c ,t u Cra.gvnle, Hoagiand Jnd Closed at 12 N Con e, Febt-wy No commission llnd , , Veals received every 100 to 120 lbs 120 to 140 lbs Si 140 to 160 lbs. 160 to 230 lbs 230 to 250 lbs "fl 260 to 300 lbs ’M 300 to 350 lbs 350 lbs., and up Roughs . . UH Stags Vealers . Spring lambs £1 Y-arlmg hues la:,. Yearlings ... WHOLESALE EGG POULTRY QUOTAIicvs I rui insheu u; |H n«V4 > 1 uiv,, uni Corrected February J Prices for Urst class oSetfll Clean large white eggs 55 and over, per rase Clean large brown eggs, dnJM Heavy Springers, smooth, IbH Heavy hens, under 5 lbs., Heavy hens, over 5 lbs Leghorn hens, 31b. and Leghorn Springers. Ib .H Heavy Stags. Ib Leghorn Stags, It, FORT WAYNE LIVESTfIH Fort Wayne. Ind., Feb. I—Livestock: 1 —Livestock: ■ Hogs, 25c higher, $8.50; 220-240 lbs., $8.40: ■ libs., $8.40 . 240-260 lbs.. 280 lbs.. $8.15; 280-300 Ibß 300-325 lbs. $7.70; 140-160 lbs., $8.05; ■ lbs., $7.80; 100-120 lbs U.fl Roughs, $7; stags. $5.50. Calves, $11.50; lambs, Hal INDIANAPOLIS LIVEStA Indianapolis, Ind . Feb. 208 —Livestock: ■ Hog receipts. 5.000, 89; market 10 to 15c higheS 250 lbs.. $8.45-$8.«5; 250-3 M $8.05-$8.35; 300-400 lbs $7 ?■ 100-160 lbs., $7.25-$8; sows fl $6.75-87.75. ■ Cattle. 1,100: calves. si'o;fl market fully steady; fl strong; cows steady; most 1 $8.75-$10.50; heifers. $775 vealers steady to high" $12.50. Sheep, 1,000; fat lambs and slow, undertone weak ti er; good 1031 b. fed yea $7.75. EAST BUFFALO LIVESTI East Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. (U.R) —Livestock: Hogs. 1,600; active to all ests; strong to mostly 5c ovi day’s average; good and 180-220 lbs., $8.85 to largely strictly choice 200-lb. averag trucked ins 140-220 lbs. $8 31 odd lots pigs and underwi SB-$8.50; packing sows, $6.61 Cattle, 1,500; lightweight and yearlings active, stead) tie done on weights above lbs.; good offerings. $9.50-1 choice held above $11.50; cos bulls active, strong to 25c hi beef cows, $6.60-87.25; lightw $6-$6.50. Calves, 500: vealers sjj good and choice sl2 to n $12.50; plain and medium sll. Sheep, 4,300; latnbs active, to mostly 1045 c under Ft good and choice 90 lbs , down ly $9.50; fat ewes, $4.35-55; S lots, $2.75-$4.59. CLEVELAND PRODUCE Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 20.1 —Produce: Butter, unsettled, extras, 5 standards, 29%c. Eggs, unsettled, extra 8 clean. 19c; extra firsts, 17hc; rent receipts, 16>/4c. Live poultry, market firm, heavy, 5 lbs , and up, 18-19 c: < I fancy, 6 lbs , and up. 1516 c, I cova and small, 13-11'' Potatoes. Michigan russets, I $1.50 bag of 100 lbs.; Ohio rt $1.15-81.40; katahdin. SL?S: ’ cd Chippewas. $1.90; Pennsy $1.30-$1.40; Maine. $2; Texas red. sl-75 bag of j j Florida red. $1.75-$2 box •' CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Mar. May • lll| Y I Wheat . . .68% .68% Corn .. .47% .19% - I Oats •29% “ LOCAL GRAIN MARKET BURK ELEVATOR CO. Corrected February Prices to be paid tonion : No. 1 Wheat, 60 lbs. or better No. 2 Wheat, etc . ” I Oats, 30 lbs. test 27c -28 8 - i No. 2 Yellow Corn ! New No. 4 Yellow Corn 1 No. 2 Soy Beans Rye " CENTRAL SOYA CO. No. 2 Soy Beans