Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1939 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOC RAT I DECATUR Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THS DSCATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Ineorporstsd Sntor.>d at tae Decatur. Ind. Post Office aa Second Clam Matter I. H HaUar J*rualdsnt i. K Hoitbuusv. Sacy. A Hua. Mgr. Dick D. Hsll.r._—_Vlc.Pruald«nt Subscription Rates: dingle coplws —| .02 Ona weak, by carrier — 40 □no vear, by carrier S.OO »ue month. by ma.l 45 Three months, by mail 1.00 On mouths, by maU ______ 1.75 One year, by mail 1.00 Dm year, at office 3.00 Prices quoted are within a radius of 100 mlUa Elsewhere 13 50 one year. Advertising Rates me do known on Application. National Adver. RepresentaUv* BCHEERKR A CO. It Lexington Avenue. New York 35 East Wacker Drive. Chicago 1 Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. The contract for paving live miles on 224 between Ma gley and the intersection of highway No.111. 1 near King.land. will be let May 1 l€th Mti Import out ||nt in oik o! the leading east and west roads 1 of the state. Don't overlook the campaign to 1 aid the R«y Scouts They will I make good M of the money and ' any thus expended is worth a ' htifirlrs*fi whit vrwti civs* for * its to make the boys happier, j The assessment sheets for Ad- ' ama county will show quite an In- ‘ crease this year, due to the build- 1 Ing of many new homes in Deca- 1 tur and Rvrtis Mittl n c* fwral ifncount> is k«»h»k forward hi a very satisfactory manner when vomparHead tile advert iwmrnu in the Daily Democrat rare fully. They mean much to you for they Include the special offerings of the bus- 1 interested tn you and in the com- 1 mnnlty and who will make good what they say to you. Trade in Decatur. It's the beat place In the Ruth Ellison. 20. of Birmingham Alabama look a dose of poison, was rushed to a hospital where 1 she died at 1 15 Fifteen minutes 1 later she revived and lived ten 1 minutes. She came to again at 1 2:15 and breath’d live minutes ' but efforts to rmmattate her failed after that. Looks like a case of “three times and out.” Cichcral bmiinaso in i»<M»d over the country but the stock market 1 lags because those who play the' game fear war. Why that should have more influence thau the fact that there la activity every where, we don't know but Its always a good sign when the markets alow up for It saves millkins of folks who play it like they do the races, a lot of money. Twenty-one seniors and twenty si* eighth grade students will graduate from the Decatur Cath ollce schools on June and It Is j the 17th annual commencement and the Very Rev A. Dtrkson. president of St. Joseph college at Rennsalear will give the address He is one of the leading educator* of the state and will have a message that will Impress every graduate and every listener. The soft coal miners In the east have been out of work now ai month and If John Steelman. fed eral mediator can settle It. he will; deserve plenty of credit. More than 335.000 men arc out and by . this time no doubt are ready to return to their duties. Unless it*ls compromised, there is grave dang er of a general strike all over the country and that's always plenty i • bad for every one.

I ' Th* people of Nebraska are I said to have the moat efficient und ' j least costly government In the 1 Country. Competent Inveatigatora j ■ay it la because the taxpayers of | that State are organized effective- ' ly. It is not enough for taxpayers | to support an organisation flnan- ' dally, to merely lend It their names. They must take off their i coats and work just as hard aa the ■ ! political organiser or the Pension J Plan advocates." Loa Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research A Gallop poll shows that 69*7 I ; of the people of the country think ; that at least some of those now 1 on relief could secure Jobs In prl-1 |vate Industry If they tried If | I that Is true of course they should I do so The WPA was not eslab--1 lished as a permanent plan but because of the necessity to take care of unemployed II would prove a wonderful aid to the nation If those I on relief rolls can be absorbed by | industry and Its better and more I A threat to kidnap one of Ring Crosby s children has caused plenty of excitement In Hollywood and vlmtnity. The plau whs be-1 in* dt*cUM**d by two characters. I reported to be equal to such a ’ crime and authorities Immediately ■ placed a guard at the home Quite probably the idea will be distarded at least for the present but the | two to make sure they don't pull | -H dollars tn the Fort Wayue area this summer, largest program ever | R J tßrou*n tn<a city to eliminate tlw* Monmouth railroad t russing which ' has cost eleven Ilves, a new bridge | th- paving of 324 from Magley to mute on. pear Kingsland It will I prove a great improvement in the should have the cooperation of our ' citizens. individually and rollerAccording to federal reports this < nation is Imreusing the national < debt at the rate of nearly three j billions a year. Thats difficult to visualize but that would mean that I Indiana's share would be 370.000.a year and that distributed back to the property owner, would mean an Increased tax rate of two dollars. These figures are interesting and should lie carefully cou-! sidered It Is not probable that I the national debt will ever lacharged back to the real estate owner but its interesting to know what it would cost if such a thing did tappenLieut fol. Breheti It Somervell. New Yolk WPA administrator, “boiled" every time he read about "shovel leaner*'* in the New York I papers. Finally, he < ould stand It I no longer, so he took reporters I from The New York Times ami The New York Herald Tribune on a surprise Inspection of more than I | a dozen WPA projects. Both pap- I era are strongly opposed to the New Deal and the WPA. but after I the tour both carried articles dis-1 proving the popular fallacy that WPA workers are loafers. The caption on The Herald Tribune story read: "Reporters Find No Loafing on WPA Projects.” The head on The Times article read: •'WPA Speeds Work Before New | Cuts.' The reporters found all con--5 struct lon superintendents were nn the job and work proceeding as well as on private projects. At a giant airport under construction. ■ trucks were loaded so quickly that they sped down the road six secoudi. apart, The Herald Tribune reporter said. To Lieut. Col. Somervell goes credit for doing more than grumbling about uufaintMs of the Republican press He did i something about it ' Irada is A <>vud Taww _ Daealas

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Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the ' Test Questions printed on Page Two I. Ku|M-n and Maltnedy. *- *J <4ll* . 3. Port Side. 4 Ursa Major. 5. Nominally It Is under the pro-' ! tei-tion <>f The League of Nations A.tually the German Nazi party ad- 1 I ministers the government, although ■he Customs Administration is cou-. I ’rolled by Poland. fl. John Taylor. 7. Kad-me'wa, uol kud-n*e-an. 5 The equatorial circumference. >. Guiding the air< raft by means I of instruments alone. , 10. Shem.Hatn and Japetn. — - o » ♦ —— « Household Scrapbook By Roberta Lee Gayer "Hankie*" Many brightly-colored linen handl.erchicfs wash almost white tn a ! f w launderings Th< next line you i are tinting underwear, drop in a few of thoae faded handkerchiefs

Bi&gcst, Smallest at the Fair **"* " .. UM . | !_.!!!!!.! ! UH,,, .1111. I, W ffi,, | , i tow boy Ballad and midgets I One nf the "largsst 1 attractions and gome of ths "smallest" aru pictured together as Cowboy Dsv« Bxllad. seven-foot sev-n-ltich western giant greets a group of ptidgais. Ballad and the mld«U will be among the "eitteens of Producer Mortis Gezt'g "Mirach , Town" show at u» New York world a fair,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Till RSDAY, APRIL 27, 1939.

, They will prove attractive i Croquettes When a wire baatat is used for *"ying croquettes, dip the basket 1 into the hot fat Indore placing in i ;’»e croquette-s. The croqocttes win aot stick to It when done, and will . be easy to remove. Smooth Legs Many people, who are determined' [ >o remove the hair from their legs, | u»e the finest grade of sandpaper .nstewd of a safety taxor, and witn j better result* g, TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ' ♦— —• A|>ril 27. 191 s was Suuday. • • ♦ Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q When a marriage engagement ! as been broken, is a girl untitled t» consider the gift* and t'tigag- ■ | meat ring the man has given h« r ' '>elong to her? A No; she should return all of them Q Is tl necevsary lo tnank a clerk In a store, who has been particularly attentive and patient? A It Is not often done, hut It is

very courteous to do so. and any clerk will appreciate it. Q What are appropriate rifts to r re one a fourth wedding annive.saiy? A. E'ruit and flowers. MONROE NEWS Mrs Margie Armstrong and son. Franklin, were Sunday dinner (.neat* of Mr and Mis W. T. UupMr. and Mr*. Lauia Ri-mhxrd and Delbert Haviland spent Hun>«ay with •ne former's sister. Mr*. Edua Kay and daughters. Harvey Laughrey, member of the t'CC t'anip at Bluffton, spent tta v.eek-end with his parents Mr and Mis. Peas Laughrey. W illiam Liehl and Leater Laugh-r«-y left Monday morning so«- Olivet, Lllnoi*. where thev will enroll a* freshmen In the Ohvet College. Vilas Bollinger was a Sunday dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Meno Roth Rev Spurgen Hendrix, pastor of i ‘.he Mt Hope Nazarcne church, was the Sunday dinner guest of Mr. end Mrs. Jesse Lavgkrey. Afternoon i a Ilers Mrs James Adams of Lima. Ohio. ME. and Mr*. Gerald SteWtZ und son of Decatur, and Mr. and Mrs. Brvta Diehl and son* William ai.d Bryce. Miss Dorothy Kav Rus been confined to her home so rthe past sev--1 ral days suffering from th? :..umps. Used Tires 2 - 7.00-20 2 - 8.25-20 with Tube- and Rims A-l Condition. 0 TYDOL REG. GAS 17-1 C TYDEX GAS 16-tc o I Elberson j Service Station

JAPAN RESENTS NAZI PRESSURE Unwilling To Join General Front A*ainiit Democracies Tokyo. April 27 tl'Pl--Premier l.llchlro Hlrannma Is planning to In j i vfte the German and Italian amba*j radora to a conference In which be will explain that Japan Is unwilling !to embark in a general front against the Democracies, it was learned to-J da from official sources. However. Huron Hlrnaut-ia will ! offer a compromise under which Ja- 1 ;win would join such an alliance if | l-rltaln and France enter a military alliance with Russia whkn would be considered a menace to Japan The ('ompromtee Includes three points: 1 Japan would tnter a military, .illlance with Germany and Italy 1 < irccted exclusively against Soviet I kuaota. 2 The alliance would be broaden . , cd If the Democracies became allied • } «ith Kusate and constituted a men-, | ace to Japan I X Under the antl-commun'st pact.* I Japan. Germany and Italy would exchange information and military! supplies. It was understood the Japanek* r jVertwnent strongly resisted a Gar- ■ man proposal that Fuehrer Adolf i Hitler -be enabled to ItMiude an , nouncement of Japan's support in : tomorrow's Reichstag aperth. Present Indications were tha' lerltn la unwilling to accept tha J..pan> «< compromise proposals but ' that the Japanese ere firm against If.uther commitments. Som< resentment was apparent at 're pressure from Berlin. Demon- ! rtrating Japan's unwillingness to I tutaognlze the Democracies furthe--1 unless the Soviet Issue Is It.solved Persons close to Riranuma reported the premier Is willing to s.ake the cabinet's life upon bis deDO YOU LACK PEP? « M wnevffi.. Ohio — f •’-f' I- -•!> »«lt «>ed W .2 !»r I ,r r! D- rercs's 1 * W I G ' ten JV «o-i I ►-« «rrw stranger • ’ ift M •• ">> •rre'itr trvtorvd 1 32** '9 *"4 I wrv ' gew.ng my awM r-trv »lrat>" ,t la hiuxi er tdMrW t» .m roar dntggwt today. See S-w ■sch -n «» vi« r. tad "peepy" im| alirr Uk.u* tU.a t u*.. S’- 11 . 11 Gamble Store AGENX Y Announces a Complete Line of Standard and Super Quality Wall Paper l-htiut Household Enamel EOfiSHEI.L FINISH i EI.AI W ALL FINISH MAGICAL PAINT W a>halile Cawein Paint 1 Standard and Super Quality 1 Houn* and Harn Paint. VARNISHES LINSEED OIL Tl RI’ENTINE Full line of Fine Bruaheu. y-B/Ai*-V ‘mL J/' f ' Ur-/ll • You can savg many dollar, by using LOTTE BROTHERS STANDARD BARN PAINT ... It spread* farther . . . and taw* wmct longer than cheap tarn painta. ixrwe Brother* ST ANDARD BARN PAINT faithfully protecta your barn* from the savage attack* of tun. tleet. rain, and aoow. Stop in the next time y*w> re in town — let’v talk it over. HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

|t'<rmlnailon to avoid a broad Invol vcment against the Datnocraclsa Hiraauma'a plan for an ambasea <iorlal coufetrnce vaa com nuuica* .cd to :he cabinet ala meeting today. Justice Department Will File Actions Washington. D. C. April tl—tl'Pl The justice department an-j flounced today It wilt Institute anti-' trust company action against It mo-j ib»n picture companies t>morrow.< The suit a civil action, will be >abned at local monopol lea and win i upplement a pending suit agamxt ' - -

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