Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1920 — Page 3

E. F. GASS & SON’S pyeUiTAEWfe Si sal e it Sets The Pace :■« t Tn. r . A —and all because women have come to know that A GASS SALE MEANS SUBSTANTIAL REDUC- 1 «*« TION off prices regularly a great deal lower than elsewhere—at no sacrifice of the WONDERFUL f VALUE always found in Gass apparel, year in and year out. • ’’ ~i—U..i That’s why women all over this section are taking advantage of this REMARKABLE SALE. REMEMBER THIS IS THE GREATEST SALE IN OUR HISTORY —Not only in our history but the GREATEST MONEY-SAVING SALE OF ITS KIND EVER HELD IN DECATUR. Y ou’ll agree -•- e you glance over this stock. Come in—durhng vour visit to the Home Coming and Fair—come in tomorrow —don't let anoii.tr u-y pass—and come prepared to buy. r— s j-'XL— _ f —> Sample Savings Sam nip SS? fl ■' >’U. Savi^ s pH.. . . $5.95 || Throughout the Month fl OEA^UITS n “is '“1 -But- ?" $5 95 17. 50 dresses In the f 4V I H L / assortment of finest ' Assortments are at Their sir l| I Princess ga riven — quality checked, strip- ' ./**•'>./' IJy” ' Bly \ 1 I 111 i every one pre-shrunk, ed and plaid ginghams. I BeStNow! HL<Z /y/TT 2 t O' The skirt is worth Pique flollars and cuffs, ’>* A I r/> V' ' " i more than we are asksmocks and fancy es- ’ 2 g Ivflll ■ i HI I iug for *he entire suit, fecta. This is a special p. j AVI 1 •« /ft V[Lm J 11 purchase and presents 1 \ &BLA ~*=^—-===f ll h I iu*A I Ladies' $21.50 wonderful dress values Ary—"ThK ~ /s_ flf • | *J| /j2n 1 MOHAIR /’X < A £•) Hl J / I motor coats Up To $3.25 . J r-i I 1 -IH 'y 1 I Sale <UI9 CUC CHILDRENS ifi/? Kl IB? W -W' J ! iTOF , (A I 1 0 I Price ... O.Hij DRESSES || | < l/j tk\M 1 ll| I II il f New and in the preS*lc AM QE J 1 j II Bm I EW/il Ai I ’. ,H I If y n| I vailing mode. Colors Price tpl., •> fait .'J/ \eaK||N ,.|R |l| Ml-* 111 I Taupe and Navy Blue. Wonderful values in /fl I \ 1 1 ill " Ul 111 I Sizes 36 to 46. smart ginghams. Km ' I I 1 111 M I Frocks for 3to 14 year K ill I I ll ImJI I 1 Up to $5.00 olds. Big values. H J \ JE I 9 9 II 111 1 I I WAISTS BUNGALOW APRONS 9 BB ■ ,I , I H I'/ i Price •.. $2.95 Women's $2.25 ’ / 1 , 1 M u I j Sale d? 1 O” . ■ -k- Mil I fill B 11 '(Ti I I Large assortment white Price epl.OD ■ 1/ ' I Efl B I PSI I I 11 voiles, plaid. Batiste Dark and light per- ■ / ] Bit | gfl ■ I flB „ | and w as h satins in qales, piped In con- JI J SB . 1 _ 5 _ JwlllMfWflB 1 £V. | I whlte and daint X col ' trasting colors. All I { W I S '“’’Discount of 10% I y M JJ . j sing out H ’‘A’ Hosiery, Corsets and lll!?S~ _ . _ 'f'l.'Tji — • — nK^~- J/l I of store •• »P 1 Underwear \ j # j , Greater Price Reductions Prevail In Finest Wash Skirts Nearly 100 of the season's smartest Wash The Season , g Smartest Skirts of SOS weH't ouHn Skirts fashioned from e tery es qu«i That Rio- Values at $7 SO S 8 50 &$9 75 ,hat all mav have a charming white skirt PRE-SHRUNK white gabardine and white That Were Big Vallies at f(wear a( (hc Fajr we have laken every wash satin. The picture here doesn’t begin SALE TODAY last white wash skirt in our splendid collecto picture their attractiveness —Pre-shrunk, ‘ ‘ lion that originally sold at $7.50, $8.50 and mind vou and everv skirt is one that sold 8 a " (l P ,ac * d <»*"’ on sa,e at ? n |- v , • , , e r, rn «U ra 71-, fll A Wl W K a price lower than the same material can be early in the season at $7.50 $8.50 and $9.75, JH A W « S bo P ht for tod These skirts are new , and just as many of one as there is the othe U I M| ■■ jf clean-ready to put right on and One of the sensations of this Greatest of all IHi ■ H ■WF H wear An gizes H Clearance Sales. J Spring & Summer [sale PRICES on WASH FROCKS A (L■ ■ Have Been : > SUITS Reduced i ■ Ul\ TlLed and Tomorrow (Wednesday) morn- Z> \ V'iV. J|jh \ f 1 I ing lower prices go into effect on ill \ V«n\G jLjU 1 Hi \ B the fine new wash frocks. To say |» EM W, — 7 A' <, Q l Vi 1 ■ I*l 10l -W- dWfr ■■ that they had sol<l would be put ' fjl f/ IV . ’■■■ 17 ’ S *TV» • I I r 4 ting it to mild—they have gone ( - /-TKU 1 I 111 M--W M B iCT B like wild fire and that all may, -liZ"—'X ,_ji jt 1 I have au °pp° rtul, ity to bu * witbln \\b □ übflQ'bocrao'Mpo'ooo a o nooooo □□ □ o.ooqd o adaoaaQqDOoi ;1 | CUT-PRICE AX with a vengeance H \ and Wednesday morning every -x! ..‘A • V-. ■ I ; \ | The Sensation of the Said iaee I IliJ VUIIWU»>V" w g from $22.50 to $37.50. Redaction / Georgette & Crepe de Chine lIVW nw tP s li< h prices’ from ° ur present ' I WM I "S" CX than All, Sale Price, $13.95 / V M I WASH FROCKS NotaOneThatSoU.... $3.85 119 Iff '" e<lU - 59.95 ' 185811 ™w >T 5 Ik . , J ■ bat of the finest materials and in desirable styles and W ASH I ROCKS LF* colors Ju fine to wear with one of our fine white wash skirts for the a Reduced Q7QK Wednesday morning and as long as they last baraain o f ill. M Ail Others Have Taken a Step Down the Price Ladder the first magnitude. L—-— J L 1 ' ‘ Every Article in the Store Reduced at Least 10%—The More You Buy the More You Save. Sale Continues Throughout the Month. F, F. Gass & Son, Decatur

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1920.

For Labor Day (Continued from page one) event were made The day’s program will be carried out at the water works park where will l>e provided various amuiements, stands and a play ground for the children. During the morning there will be an address by Clark J. Lutz and in the afternoon by Dr. A (1. A. Buxton, with band music and solos interspersed. In the evening a hand concert will be given on the court house square and an address by J. A. Dillon of Indianapolis. The complete program will be arranged and announced within a few days. Suffice to say now that it will be a happy" day with plenty of "pep” and you will want to enjoy it with the boys. Plaji to attend.

plenty of fresh water; sleep with Cot A Niro Rniao windows open; eat three uni.oral uet A iNJCe Kdise meals a day including a good breakfast. . (Continued from page one) , People who have catarrh or fre- — — quent colds invite Influenza, deEvery employe of the American Rail- dares a prominent Kentucky way Express company, with the excep- druggist. tlon of executive officials, and the 2,500 an J^ o and tender, shopmen benefltted by the railwaj an( j makes a lovely abiding place wage award of July 20, is affected by for germs to thrive and multiply.

today’s decision. The award is the second by the railway labor board, which was created by the Esch-Cum-mins transportation bill. The first, to railway workers, totaled $500,000,000. A. Ballinger, president of the Order of Railway Expressmen, said his or ganization would accept the award, “as a whole,” but that he would formally protest certain alleged technical discrepancies in the printed decision. WHO’S FROM LINTON? (United Press Service) Washington, August 10. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The census bureau today announced the following 1920 population results: Linton, Ind., 5,845; decrease since 1910 61 or 1. per cent. CLOSE THURSDAY AFTERNOON Both elevators and mills will close Thursday afternoon only, to attend the fair and Old Home Week celebration. All patrons are requested to take no tice. BISHOP MANNIX LANDS (United Press Service) Ixmdon, August 10. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Archbishop Mannix arrived in London this morning. The crowd at the station was principallyj composed of police constables. There j was no throng on hand and the police were idle. A deputation from the Gae lie league and from the Casement-Sinn Fein club met the prelate. The pub lie was excluded from the platform. ROAD BONDS St)LD The Old Adams County tank has purchased the bonds for the improvement of the Tyndall and McClain macadam roads and the Peoples Loan & Trust company have purchased those on the Martin L. Smith road. The sale was held yesterday. The bonds on six other roads are yet to be sold. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Koontz of West Milton, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith of Detroit arrived in the city today to spend Old Home Week with Mrs. C. R. Hammell and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lattin of Toledo are the guests of Mr. anil Mrs. John Smith of Third street during 01. l Home Week. Mrs. Lattin was a former Decatur girl, being Miss Lean Rademacker before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Miller had I as their guests at dinner yesterdav Miss Kate Kilhelm. of Lima, Ohio, and j ! Mrs. Margaret Kerber of this city. I OBITUARY I Solomon Swank was born near j Miamasburg, Ohio, December 23, 1847 and departed this life August 4. 1920.! aged 72 years, 7 months and 11 days. I When but a boy he moved with his j parents to near Willshire. Ohio, where Ihe grew to manhood. On February 11,1 1869 he was united in marriage to j Dorothy M. Teeple. To this union nine children were born, four of whom died | in infancy, Ervin of Dayton. Ohio: Ross of Chicago: Charles, of Huntington; Minnie, of near Pleasant Mills and Frank, who has so faithfully taken care of his father during the past I month, survive him. One sister, Mrs. | Rogers, and one brother. Jas. Stetler, I are also among hfs bereaved ones. In his last day’s sickness so weighed upon his mind that he became irres ponsible for his words and for the last act his loved ones so much deplore. Cruel and cold is the judgment of man, Cruel as winter and cold as the snow: But bye and bye will the deed and the • plan Be judged by the motive that lieth I below. Soviet rule has been established in Irkutsk, and 10,000 Chinese immediately left.

! The 23 occupants of the death house at Sing Sing have a grievance. One of their number snores, and the sheriff has been asked to remove him. WORKS HARD TO AVERT FLU EPIDEMIC Government and City Health Officials Warn People to Keep Clean. Stay Away from People with Cough* and Cold*. “Avoid crowds if you want, to avoid influenza,” says Association for Improving the Conditions of New York. ... Keep your hands clean, drink

He advises an inexpensive homemade remedy that will bring relief in less than a day and will stop all discharge and 300th and heal tho inflamed membr«he in a few days. Thousands are making this beneficial remedy at home and anyone who has catarrh or a cold can do the same. *■ Pour three-quarters of an ounce ot Mentholized Arcine into a pint bottle, then fill the bottle with water that has been boiled. Gargle the throat as directed and snuff or spray the liquid into the nostrils twice daily. It’s a simple way to get rid of cold and catarrh and keeps the nasal passage and throat clean and healthy. Nearly all druggists dispense Mentholized Arcine in vials containing exactly three-quarters of an ounce, which is all you need to make a pint of this healthful medicine. is the dentrifice that contains the properties recommended as ideal by United States Armv dental surgeons Mecca Theatre TONIGHT “A REGULAR GIRL” A big Select production featuring the famous screen star, ELSIE JANIS. This big picture delighted a large number of people las! evening and was exceptionally good in every way. A picture that is different from the res! and containing more action and pep than ever seen before. You’ll like il. It shows lor the last time tonight. Admission ten and twenty-five cents. Bring your friend. COAL FOR THRESHING We have on hand a car of (’lean Egg Coal, suitable for threshing. Call soon before it 1 is all gone. DECATUR LUMBER CO. KHMOiHiRGMMmMHnEraHaBSMK There’s .lust One Thing To Do When you have been smoking lols of cigars and nothing tasles good any more. Get a Ricoro No other cigar is like it Smoke them all day, and the last one is as good as the first. j Lose Bros. At the Sign “UNITED”