Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1939 — Page 4

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DAILY DEMOCRAT DECATUR Published Every Evening Except Sunday by rw« dbcatur dkmocrat co Incorporate® Kstarod at th* Decatur. Ind. Poat Office as Second Claaa Matter I. H HsUor._Preeident a R Holthouse. Sec y. a Sue. Mgr Web D. Hsllsr Vice-Preeident Bubocript.on Rataa: •Ingle copies _____________l .02 One week, by carrier .10 One rear, by carrier 6.00 One month, by mail .14 three month*, by mall 1.00 In mouth*, by mall 1.71 One year, by mall - 1.00 One year, at ofice 1.00 Price* quoted are within a radius of 100 nulee Llswwhere 43 4b on* y**r. Advertising Rate* mad* known on Application. Kat ion* I Adver. Representative BCHEEKKR A CO. 16 Lutegton Avenue. New York 15 East Wackor Driv*. Chicago Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home DalUee. The showers are welcome and according to report* are badly' needed The oat* ha* been slow in coming up and the ground generally needs a good drenching. Get nd ot the moochers and hoboe*. They are here a* well a* every where else tn numbers, even calling at hollies to beg tor money. They are no good and ought to be gtven the "highball' sigu. Youngster* are again reminded that under a new law in Indiana bicycle rider* must obey traffic signals a* car* do. Stop at the intersection*, carry a light, aid other* in maintaining such regulation* a* will protect you and every one *l*e on the street* or i highway*. Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck, the former a small town i Nebraska boy and the latter the daughter of a Brooklyn bricklayer, eloped and were married, returned • to Hollywood where they are famous and announced they have aetlied down on an alfalfa farm. An-| other romance to watch. School is out or will ba soon and the usual problem ot what to do I with the boys and girl* i* up again. Os course the girl* can assist in • the house work aud the lioy* cau find odd jobs if they look for them but they are entitled to some play j hour* and we are for them having! a* much outdoor recreation aa is possible. It make* them healthier aud happier . Constiuciloti ot homes m Indiana m excess valuation of Ito.-1 ooo.uoo f or isjs ha* cd by R Earl Peters, slate director of the Federal Housing Admin- ( Istratiou. •'During the ui»i tout mouth* of I*3* our office luaived •43 application* lor both « Mating and new construction, totaling 43,-1 338.546. For the same period ot 1839 we received 83* application* aggregating 43 381.454 Uut vol-! umc at the present time I* approximately 31.000.000 a week with prospect* oi continued increase*.'’l The king and queen of England have been held up two day* by an iceberg not far from the spot where 1 th* Titanic sank some twenty year* ago with a terrible loss of life, of course every precaution was taken hut it 1* reported they tnisNfd bumplug into a large berg only by a tew fret. The dday caused many inconvenience* in Canada where great preparations had been made tor the arrival of the distinguished party aud now must be made all over again. But the average Canadian la so happy their king and queeu ara •ate they are not complaining much. ■■■■ Included In the program lor! federal aid for highway* iu Indiana is the item: "Adam* countygrading. paving and three bridge* ou 4.4 tulle* of road 37. by-pass on Ihtrteene’h street at Decatur " ■ The fund* will be avail* bl* July.

I lit aud It I* expected that by that time every thing will be ready to I move. The stale and th* govern- ' meat have agreed ou Improveiuent* in eighteen countie* of the . state and these will be pushed | along to completion as rapidly a* j the details can be arranged Hunt--1 ington and Allen counties each ha* lan allotiiuent of work under the i program. Os course, more than a year in | ‘ advance of the convention* which I I will select the candidates these ' I*3B 0.0. P. oracles are practically j saying that any Republican can' beat any Democrat. As one of them point* out. the Democratic; progressives will uot vote for a conservative, and the conservative | Dcincn rats will not vole lor a lib-I oral, and the logic goes on; "Netth- j «-r faction will lie satished with a ' I compromise candidate.'’ All ot these thing* are political a baud I ■ Hie*. Party split* a year before the candidates are named seem , ponderous and territtc — and uine- | teen time* out of twenty they dis- - appear when the political bugle* I blow. ENFORCING THE LAW: Governor M. Clifford Townsend . U setting a new record tor law I enforcement iu the state, part leu 1 larly against gambling. The "onejaimed bandit" will soon be a thing j . ot the past tn Indiana, as the slot I machine* are seised by the law enforcement officer*. Ot all the form* of gambling. ' , there i* probably none that com- 1 par** with ihe slot machine tor ! the amount ot money taken from !< the people, aud the crying shame is. the majority of player* are those who can least afford to lo*e. l| Apparently faaoceut of amam 1 ment. they are planned to rob The home* whh h children g<> , hungry as men are enticed to •pend their wages and pay checks for such gambling are known toi ; every social worker. They appeal . to children, who spend then pennies, aud to men who waste their ; uickle*. dime * and quarter*. Exposure of the viciousness of : •lot ma<bines does uot *t<>p thsBow of money into their coKer*. 4 < | Recently a national magaxine estimated that they take million* off i dollar* each year -and a* with all I professional gambling, they arc I uot made to lose but to w in. The people of Indiana do uot be- ■ I lieve that prosperity or happiness ' | cau be found m these device*. They have approved the actiou of I th* governor iu taking Stepp to| i prevent the use ot the machine* i - m ibis state. It has lung been i against the law to owu aud operate ihe ma< blue*, but they have found their way into some counties, *ithier by sufieiuuce or collusion with the owner* of the devices. Slot machine* are kuowu aa 1 one-armed bandit* ’ because ot I their robberies and the framing of I the mc< haulsms to take away a I large share of the money which | , i» I*cured into lheir slot*. The same magaaip* which ex-. isised ihem give* credit to Indiana j ' lor its stand, aud by use ot a ! pliutogiaph shows what this slate i ’ Is doing lo suppress the evil. Any j | state could do It If it had the coin»»e It remained for Indian* to i make the start aud show th* way. I ■■■o • .Modern Etiquette *i 11 •/ ROBERTA LEK <4 Is it permissible for a girl to uso perfume? A. Vs*, if Hu perfume i* rood aud th* scent I* taint, cheap perfume* .md strung scent* are often obnux I iou*. Q When dining in a public place,: I* one permitted lo call to a waiter. I when wanting something? A. No. Um slmuld lie patient umJI jth* waiter is nearny, then ask iu a low tou*. W- When a man is walking in ths iram with • girl who is carrying an ' ui'ibreila should he offer to hold I'.’ ! A. Ye*. — Q.v.— ii * TODAY'S COMMON ERROR * Do not say. "John gradu.itnd M from H»rv«rd." say. "was I, graduatad." I ■ d|

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Answers To Test Questions Belo* are the answer* to the Test questions printed ou Page Two 1. Hydrosphere-. 2. Ne ar Callender. Ontario. Dmr-i ini m of Canada. 3. Ko* mop'-o-itle; uot kus-nio po -1 . hte. 4. The Gobi D. serf. 5 Ye*, if otherwise qualifh-4. 4. Harry H Woodiiug. 7. IXclyneslan*. 8. Columbia. 9. Nicotine. , 18. Texas. N J" — ♦ • Household Scrapbook By Roberta Lee ♦ - Prevent Fading To protect the colored clothes! fra® running when in the wa*:i tub put a handful of salt into a giaul «*ed bowl of ccdd water. Let the I j garment soak tn thia for about a ‘ 'ialf hour. Then wsrh with warm waler (uot 100 hot) and soap sud; | it you should see a little color con’ i i:>g out. rinse In cold waler and 1 A White Sink A sink cau he kept spotlessly i white by using a map je’ly mad' by dissolving soap in warm wate•nd adding a few üblc-sjoon* j! • • roseue. Keep thh m a gias* or wide-mouthed Jar. Disagreeable Mfdieine I The flavor of disagreeable medi- | < Inc • ill be tnuch less noticeable If

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MAY Ifi, 1939.

|.c piece ot Ice Is held in the mou’hl I fcr a short time before tak‘ng the TWENTY YEARS * AGO TODAY May IS. I*l9—The It P. 4). K. ! | launches a drive to raise 83.500 in I , the county for the Salvation Army. I I 11. L. Confer 1* the < hatrmau Jack Dem|ww y is in Toledo lo 'start training for his match with Jess Willard on July 4th. The nation will be “bone dry" | July Ist and the depart ment ot justice announces the new order will be strictly enforced. W <>rk begins on modern new j home tor Mr. and Mrs W A Kk-p pei on Mercer avenue. The Sc hater building on East j Madison street is being remodel)- i cd and will In- used as an automobile show room. C N. Christen is building a new water tank for the Erie railroad, j COURT HOUSE Case Dismissed The complaint on a note of the ! Western Newspape r Co >n. ine, | against the Economy Prin'tng Co, i waa dismissed at the motion ot th* ! plaintiff and the coses paid. Change of Venu* :n the contract suit of the Ctiljltles Eng in. ering InsUtnte against ;'Tlfto® Amatutx. »n affidavit for I a change of venue was filed and th* case- wa* veuued to Wells county up-

loose, n , J ZZ on agrement of parties. Motion Overruled 111 the note suit of Kam Barger a-atn-t Tilman Nussbaum, a motion i <> e|iarate the cause of action wav filecl by the def.-nd.itit and overruld by spec lai Judge Earl It Adans. New Suit Filed ' A suit on account was filed by the Sanitary Manufacturing Co., against P. S. U- bbh- of Decatur and the j summon* wa* issued returnable I May 39. Real Estate Transfer* Lilly Iturdre et vtr to William Kauffman. 1-s interest in inlots I*7.' j Ito 344. .''i. 2«g ;>nd part ot bq> j Id Ih-rae for 31Xoah O. Baumgartner et ux to I-üb> Roseiyn Foreman. Inlot 4<o tn ■ Berne for *l. Caroline N. Baumgartner to Floyd Elk-nberger et ux. mlot 4*o In Berne ifor 81. Jacob E. Daugherty et *1 to Muri ray D. Klopfenstein et ux. inlot 3g : « Geneva for 81i Clinton L. Burie et ux to Orrilla 1 I I’. 'Hoftman et *l. i, interest in j ihtot 4<B In Bc-rne for fl. George Ellenberge' et ux to John j IL Schindler, part et iniut 3*B in ' Ik rn* for 81. Katie Smith et vi," to Florence E Sanger et vir. Inlot 4 and p.«n of 3! 1 in Decatur for 81.500. HI W. Steele to Carl H. Mies et ’ nx'lnlot 33 in Decautr fur 81. Lewis W. Stout et ux to Fklward M. Culver. 131.78 acrwi iu French township tor 81. Fred Kist of Portland wa* a business visitor In Decatur this mora- ■ big.

-—later nttional llliutrtted Newt Pbonephoto Iwhoa* duty it la to guard th* Bntiah king and . quean during tjtair atay tn Quaber Th* twaJ 1 wa YtouttLViuidK simm imv. I

• ♦ I ACTIVITIES OF ADAMS COUNTY 4-H CLUBS Leaders Meat A 4-H leaders and officers training tnoettng was held st the old Decatur high school Friday. The meeting *«i opened with a general session with Juanita Lehman In charge 85 leaders and officers were preaant. After thls| session they were divided Into vnr-j I mu* groups with t'ounly Agent L., E Archbold In charge of the presl-<l,-nt«. Mr*. Voruon Custer the! vice-president*. Juanita Lehman th* secretaries aud treasurer*. ’ Stanley Arnold the news report- 1 j <-r*. Mr*. Shady the recreational I leader*, aud Alice Retaking the 1 song leader* A model club meeting was also presented with Lydia Frosch, actin* prealdvut, Jeanette Reuaser. 1 vke-prealdeut. Wanda Nand*ttue. I secretary. Stanley Arnold, critic, and Verna Rteury. song leader.' The roll was called and the mln-: Ute* of the meeting of May 30. . 1838 were read, aud were approv- ■ >-d aa read. A motion was made and seconded that wo agate have I lour county 4-H picnic at the Leh-j man park in Berne. .Mias Lula Whitaker, alate club spec iallsl. attended the meeting I and *poke a few word* to the. group and also c ongratulated them I on their spleiidhl enrollment. Btu* Crack 4-H The Blue Creek township 4-H' ■ c lub met fur the reorganisation meeting Thursday evening at the ‘ home of the adult leadl-r, Mr*. j Hiram Wittwer. An election of |oEk-e« was held with the tcdlow'mg results: president. Bailcara Bryau. viceprealdedt. May Hill, sec rviary-treaaurvr. Wanda NeadIsthie, news reporter, jean Barty: | I song aud yell leader. Mildred Tricker. Member* piv-squtt were: Jane Bryan. Barbara Bryan. Mildred Tfi' ker, Jvau Berry, Enid Ripley. Wanda Neadstine. and three visit- 1 , or*. Juanita Lehman. Barbara Leh-' man. and Mrs. la-land Ripley. At the c lose of the mv-etlug re-1 freshmeuts were served by the leader. Mra. Wittwer. Happy Harmony The Happy Harmony 4-H club of Monro* township held their meeting Wednesday. May I®. at the home of Mr*. Reuben Bteury. Ten me mbers were prese nt and also Mi»* Juanita larhman. the county dub leader, and Elma Bteury, the co-leader of this club. The 4 H club record books aud 'kt iustruclfou* for the various project* were given out and explained by Juanita Lehman. A demonstration ou clothing was given by Floriue Bteury. After the meeting, games were enjoyed and rvfre*bin«-nt* were nerved. The next meeting will be held st the home of Floriue aud Ruth Steury Wednesday. May 24, at I:3® p m. CONGRESS MAY (CONTINL'BD FROM PAGB O*B> Hou uihiu chaigc-s of cspllal (Map* ■gainst capital gains for tax putpose* 3. Permit corporations to carry ' over opc-ratlog losses tor three j year* to be charged tor tax puri po*e* against operating tecome , which might develop in that period. 4. Substitute an 18 per cent corporation Income tax for tba present rate ahich is giacluan-d ■ — w 1

Book Caused It? —— f . ~ 2IL \ ‘~£. *»*■ 1 5R!28 MEWS *♦*Ljot i ‘ V l,Mg (ienrjf palmer Putnam Abduction of George Palmer PutI nam. publisher and husband of ; the Inng-mlMlng aviatrix, Amelia Earhart Putnam, is being Investl--1 gated by authorities in California. Putnam was seized by two men at his North Hollywood home end later left tied in en abandoned houie at Bakersfteld. Putnam said that hia abductors questioned ' him regarding his source of Nazi information In th« book. "The Man Who Killed Hitler," and threatened him unless he discontinued i t'uhlic ation of the book. It uqs denied ’hat the abduction was 1 staged a« publicity for the book/

ALLOTMENT OF | WHEAT HIGHER — Sffrctarj Wallace Establishcb Higher Acreage Allotment Washington. May 14 — (jjpj j Bwcratary of Agriculture Henry a j Wallace today established a l8«> wheal acreage allotment of «j UtHi.boq acres, an increase O | 1 7.QVU.U®® acre* over 1338 The Increased allotment was' made ueccaaary. he aald. because ; of pmimcUv* reduced supplies resuiting from an expected l»3j» i nop totaling 7tH.ooo.one bushi-ls | Thia would be 234.8u1.0q® bushels below the I*3B crop of *30.801,V0u (rum 141* to I*. Thia tax would j be on coriMirationa earning more than 835.b00 5 Relate the corporation stock tax aud the eice-M profit* tax but i i pennit corporations to dcclar* a ' revaluation this year Instead of, I waiting until I*4l. | Harrison believe* lhal program adequately would protect small, i coiporatlous flora hardship and would raiae 41.300 uchi.Ooo which I* . the »um uow obtained from the I corporation levies TS! L_ , !_1 j. -

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