Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1939 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT DECATUR Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. incorporated Entered at the Decatur, Ind. Post Office as Second Class Mutter J. H- Heller Pres 1. R. Holthouse, See y. & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vlce-Preaideut' — Subscription Rates: Single copies — I .02 One week, by carrier _ .10 One year, by carrier - 5.00 One mouth, by mail _ .35 Three mouths, by mall 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 33.50 cue year. Advertising Ratos made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHEERER it CO. 15 Lexington Avenue, New York 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies Galbreath, the house-breaker, has earned the title of Public Thief Number One. If you have a cold, stay away from the crowds Don't spread the flu gertn. If Georg- Washington could return he might tell of a few troubles they had in his day. It sounds silly to read that woman's influence is iucieasing. Just as if womans influence wasn't the dominant factor through the ages The business that is going torward and show inc in< reased sales is the automobile. And it is being advertised on a larger scale than ever betor< You arc invited to tend th' Lenten Meditations w hich w ill a linear in this paper during tin l Lenten season. They are written I by local pastors aud are worth i reading. If Japan goes to war against , Russia because of Siberian fishing rights, that problem should not I worry America as long as we have our lakes aud the Canadian camping grounds A news picture shows Tom I Mooney playing croquet on the| estate of the wealthy woman who ■ provided the dough in his tight for freedom. Has the veteran of many i battles gone Twenty years ago part of the country referred to Justice Louis , D. Braudels as a radical liberal. • Now they speak of him as a grand old man. < alm. progressive and a great American. Time has a soft- . ening effect on public opinion A new law is being written lie-I signed to correct existing viola- 1 tious ot the traffic law- It might I help, but Ihe safest way to drive is to observe the present laws. If every driver would observe the ' road markings, the safety zones, stop and go signals, there would not be many accidents. Someone has suggested that the leadings newspaper columnists' who seem to know everything about running tin country and what the president and congn .s j should do. be locked in a room by themselves and not let out until they have solved all the vexing problems of the day Thais the best remedy yet. offered. The flu epidemic is prevalent in many states. It seems io be a three-day disease ami iu large cities stores aud office forces are crippled because of the great number on the sick list The present.' cold spell may he a help in disguise unti with a lit th- sunshine one of these days we ll forget all about our l roubles, aches and (HtWHI Let 'em hate their Bund meetings, say police aud executive

I authorities in Now York City. | That Is the right. As long a« the so-called agitators don't try to loverthrow the government which makes it possible for them to live in a free country, it is wise to let them shoot off steam. New York's police chief has a good Ide# what ' he is doiug and is not afraid. The proposal to amend the | Igt oss income tax. making several different rates based on the vol tunc of business done, doesn't ' seem so popular A flat rate, affecting everybody alike, is probably , the best way to proceed in the matter. To make tax laws more | confusing than they are does not j | help the taxpayer. It' reductions I are given, why not have them apply all down the line? The meeting of Republican committeemen and vicc-coinmitteenieu didn t end up any more harmonious than the spirit existing when i the meeting was called. Charges ■ and counter charges were made aud both sides involved in the dispute went away feellug that their day would tome. It’s an affair which they must settle themselves ■and this patter does not wish to ' engage in the controversy. Our re-' ports merely give you the news ; and latest happenings and that is. the mission of a newspaper. A.* President Roosevelt is not going Io lead this country into war. Americans know his abhorance of war. "1 hate war." emphasized Mr. Roosevelt in a speech. He has thought things out ami is doing ' what eventually will be the best policy for this nation. Who should know better than the ['resident wiiai is going on in the world and what steps to take to safeguard tne country. President Roosevelt will go down in history as a man of peace and this country will not I engage in any foreign war under ' his leadership. N'-il Currie, Jr . general manager. ;c H. Matson, general supermten dent and P. C. Morgenthaler, asi sistant manager of the Fort Wayne I Works of the General Electric , i company, while attending the | I ceremony here honoring Bert Gage. ' general foreman of the G E. plant, ' stated that the Decatur factory , was one of the finest owned by the company The executives exI pressed their satisfaction over the progress made at the local plant, •the tine record of accomplishments ! made by management and emit pbiyes and emphasized that they were always happy to show visitI ors the model aud smooth ruuuiug i factory tn this city. The Decatur Works is recognized as one of the finest manufacturing plants in lhe * country and the great General : Electric organization is proud of it. So is Decatur aud all of I i Hoosierdom. It is with genuine pride that (he Dully Democrat cotumeuts on the high honor and recognition given Ito a fellow citizen Bert Gage, ’ ' general foreman of the General ' Electric works in this city, who | was awarded the Coffill Award. | This award is the highest honor 1 bestowed by the great industrial 1 organization on employes. It is I given for outstanding service and merit during an employe's con-' , nection with the company and no man is more entitled to the honor • than Mr Gag' lb' has been an ' 'employe of lhe General Electric : tor 27 years aud a resident of Decatur siti'c the establishing of the plant in this city in 1920. He is a sincere and industrious worker, afliahle and genial, holding both the respect of the company and I the devotion of lhe hundreds of employes under him. Conferring] of the Coffin Award is proof of his t satisfactory service in his import- ' .•ml post during the past quarter century. _o_ 1 OR SALE —New form of Affidavit of Mortgage Indebtedness. 2 for 5c or *1.25 ; for 100. lhe Decatur Dem--1 ocrat Co. if

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THROI GH THE LEGISLATIVE MILL By Walter A. Shead 1 Special Cori • syondcut lor 1 tally Deanoerat) Indianapolis. Feb. 23 — While the Kepubli, an members of the Hous.: of Representatives have been castigating the stale administration ou s’ate expenditures, while they have he' ll posing and prating ami prunumg tliemseives as apostles of economy. they have ripped through the appropriation made to rthe expense of the general assembly and now liave no money with which to pay their bills for the rest of the session unless they et.ner mane an au« uitional appropriation or pass the biennial budget bill. With two weeks to go, there is a balati' '• m the original $125,(MMl appropriation made for lhe expenses ol th. -teneral assembly amounting $G )'7!i as of toda> Additional expenses to operate the next two weeks will take approximati'l.v s.,o.ui'ii ot which 125.5U0 v, ill c • o t it.- members of th. House and Senate in salary and mileage.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1939

Vs of last Friday, the Republican House had spent s4,7!iw more than the House spent ou the same date two years ago while the Democrati ■ Senate on the same day had spent $752 less than the 1917 Senate spent on the same day. As of Friday tile . House had spent a total of $63,454 while the Senate had spent $36.48k. Frank Thompson. Auditor oi Slate, said today thai he could not . honor further warrants for salar- . ies of members or of employees of . the general assembly uutil an addi- . tional appropriation has been made i or uutil the biennial midget bill has • been enacted into law So it appears from these facts that the Republicans are running true to form in making continued nroinises which • are not carried out in practice. As a matter of fact, it strikes me that the only mistake the Democratic party has made, has been to redeem its platform pledges. Had they accepted a page from the Re publican hook of putting eff the , people by continued promises instead of considej'ing their pledges aS mopact with the people, they might have been better off since -..e people forget so easily.

By a vote of 34 aves aud 12 uoes the Senate Wednesday passed the Webb Primary Hill, placing the office of the Governor and be United Slates Senatorship in a direct : rimary. There was no debate ou the bill when it was called down on third reading ity Senator Charles Bedwell. Democrat of Sullivan, and Senator John Bright Webb, of Indianapolis. one of the co-authors ct th* bill made a short talk explaining its provisions. The hill provides that nominations tor the two highest offices in the state be made on the basis of a plurality of at least 49'i of the votes cast. A solid Democratic delegation voted for the primary with the exception of Senator Roger Phillips, of New Albany, who voted "no.” The Republicans who voted with the Democrats for passage of the bill, included Senators Francis Brown, of Pennville; Albert Ferris, of Milton.; Floyd I. Garrett, of Battleground; and William Jenner, of Shoals, the Republf' an Floor Leader. The rest of the Republican delegation vote dagaiust the bill. The administration of Governor Townsent believes that approximately 75

' | or 30 percent of the voter# will wel- , come the change fruin the present convention system to the d’rect prtnary. On the bill, which would have provided for a $5.00 inoreazc in the rompeniuition of meinboru of the i,enera! assembly, th* Senators were split at a lie vote of .3 ayes aud 23 uoea, on a motion to indefinitely |H>stpone the bill, made by Senator Ufa Seeger, Democrat, >1 ( West Debauou. Lieut. Gov. Henry M. Schricker cast the deciding vote, which defeated the billSenator Jacob Weiss of Indianairnlis, had previously amended the | bill to make it effective in 1943. At least 23 of the Senators t'>ok the, position that since they wore cutting personal services iu al’ depart, menu of the state government it would be inconsistent to increase their own compensation. The Senate also passed one of the administration bills, which eliminates the 2c levy for the s’ate universities and normal schools by repealing the present law. The obligations of the schools made under the present law has been taken care of direct appropriation in the budget bill. The measure will save approximately $700.1)1’11. . _ A Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the I Test Questions printed j • on Page Two ' 4 ♦ 1. The "Cotton Stale." 2. Depatment of Commerce. 3. North Dakota. 4. The Dead Sea. a. Four of Clubs.

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