Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1922 — Page 2

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LOOK FOR CROSSINGS Inspectors of the Pennsylvania Rail road have completed another check upon automobile drivers at selected higthway crossings in Pennsylvania, j New York, Delaware, Maryland, and

CRYSTAL LAST TIME TONIGHT A temp son 'j J. M. Barrie's piay Otf “THE LITTLE A ; MINISTER* " I Tho of a town that was I all upset till a gypsey girl came r . '.'.l and—upset it some more! BeI■ ■ ; r devilled the bigwigs, minister I : A. V ’ i ami a "' ’ ’ I Then she showed them what <' / jI ' a bit of love can do and set the II *V. vLvxi'A whole thing right. i V'Wv ' V ■ f Maude Adams' greatest stage a success, made into a greater '• photoplay. With hundreds in V A 'hi t tlle < an d a B,ar " 1,0 wai ' vAA kV'■ ab ’ >o,n tl,r 1C r °l c °f 8YP 8 y W'W V ' A. Uabblc * I I — Also—“ Pistols for Breakfast,” comedy and Pathe News. I 10c—20c I Merchant Matinee Tickets Good Mon., Wed.. Fri. Matinees Friday and Saturday—“RE MY WIFE”

Virginia, to determine the extent and character of carelessness displayed in driving motor cars over railroad tracks. The facts in 831 specific cases I of gross negligence have been compil]ed and analyzed. The following forms of careless driv-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1922

I ing were noted: II railing to look in either direction for !I trains. i 1 Disregarding the stop signa! of crossing watchmen. Driving under crossing gates in - front of trains while gates were being i lowered. , Running on crossings before stop I ping, not having car under control. I °tailing on the tracks. I Stopping cars on crossings and turning around on the tracks. Faying uo attention to the locomotive warning whistles. Racing automobiles across the tracks to beat trains. At one crossing, during a period of 17 hours, 73 cars, bearing license tags from five different states, averaged 37 miles per hour when running across the tracks. P KA C H E S ! Car Extra Fancy Elberta Peaches A-A grade. Best Michigan stock obtainable. On sale at SAM HITES GROCERY HOM ER'S GROCERY. PORTER’S GROCERY, G. R. & I. Freight House Track — — • French Troops Ready To Invade Germany Paris, Aug. 31—(Special to Daily I Democrat) —French troops at May- , ance are under orders to hold themI selves in readiness for invasion of i Germany, it was reliably reported i here today. I This follows the deadlock between I France and England in the allied rej parations commission over granting of a moratorium to Germany. Premier Poincare’s announcement that he would rather;break with the allies than surrender to Germany I brought on the crisis, it was believed. ! Kills RATS, and mice—that's RAT-SNAP, the old reliable rodent destroyer. Comes in cakes—no mixing with other food. Your money back it it fails., 35c size (1 cake) enough for Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar. 65c size (2 cakes)) for Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.25 size (5 cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory’ buildings. Sold and Guaranteed by Holthcusa Drug Co.. Lee Hdw Co., ScLater Hdw. Co.. Callow & Holme, W. W. Parks, Willshire, Ohio.

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ DOINGS IN SOCIETY ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ CLUB CALENDAR Thursday So-Cha-Rea—Mrs. Dan Falk. Royal Neighbors of America — 8 p. ni. Friday Womans Homo Missionary Society of M. E. Church with Mrs. John W. A’ail. PNlamath Bible class of the Mt. Pleasant church—at Milton Fuhrman home. Literature Section of Woman’s Club—At Public Library. Pocohontas Meeting. Woman's Home Missionary So ciety of M. E. Church—Mrs. John W. Vail. The St. Vinvent De Paul society met at the home of Mrs. H. E. Keller on Fourth street yesterday afternoon an< a social time enjoyed. Mrs. Dick Christen and Mrs. J. B. Holthousi were the assistant hostesses and about forty women were present. Mrs Thomas Ehinger was taken in as b new member and plans discussed b? the September committee for the hold ings of an entertainment. Delicious re freshments were served. ♦ The Phflamath Bible Study class of the Mount Pleasant church will meet on Friday evening at the home ol Milton Fuhrman. All members are urged to be present and visitors will be welcomed. ♦ Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Coverdale enter tained last evening In honor of their granddaughter. Miss Ruth May Cover dale of Nashville, Tennessee. Twelve young ladies were invited and a social hours and good time was enjoyed. De licious refreshments were served later in the evening by Mr. and Mrs. Coverdale. Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Cover dale and daughter joined the party la ter in the evening. + Mrs. N. C. Coverdale and daughter Ruth M. Coverdale of Nashville. Tenn are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Coverdale, of South Third street. * The Literature section of the Womans’ Club will meet at the Public Library on Friday evening. The meeting will be held in the assembly room. ♦ The regular meeting of the Pocahontas lodge will be held on Friday night. There will be business of importance" and all members are urged to be present.- + The ladies of the Womans Home Missionary society of the M. E. churciy will meet on Friday afternoon and evening with Mrs. John W. Vail This meeting will be the time for members to pay their dues. A pot luck supper will be held in the even nig and each member is asked to bring dishes and silverware. AN INTERESTING LECTURE GIVEN (Continued from page one) At the close of Prof. Brown’s lecture, the teachers of the southern half of the county met and decided to have a course in the Teachers Fixtension work. — • MUCH INTEREST IN CITY TENNIS TOURNEY HERE (Continued from page one) round of doubles: Snyder and Myers won from McClafflin and Yager, 63 ( 6-1; Hite and Schafer won from Tyndall and Confer, 6-1; 6-2; Mangold ami Myers won from Lankenau and Partner, 6-1, 6-2; Conner and McCollum, won from Mylott and Wemhoff, G-l, 6-3;’. Farr and Steel won from Thomas and Lankenau, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. The following teams enter the second round by drawing byes in the first round: Beal and Daniels, Engler and Schafer, and Kern and Kern. The drawing for the second round of doubles is as follows: Conner and McCollum vs. Hite and Schafer; Mangold and Myers vs. Snyder and My ersj Farr and Steel vs. Kern and Kern; Engler and Schafer vs. Daniels and Beal. The results of the first round of singles is as follows: Dr. Mangold won from Tyndall, 6-2, 8-6; Chalnier Schafer won from Christy, 6-0, 6-1; 5. G. Engler won from Bob Myers, 6-3, 6-2; . Bernard Myers won from Gale Kern, 6-3. 6-4; Thomas won from Gerberstine, 6-1, 6-4; Linn Kern won from Knapp, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2; Hite won from Lankenau, 7-5, 6-3. The winners of the first round of singles will be taired for the second round as follows: Hite vs. Bernard Myers; Engler vs. Thomas; Dr. Mangold vs. Kenneth Schaffer; Chalmer Schafer vs. Linn Kern. Chalmer Schafer won his match with Linn Kern in the second round by the •cores of 6-1, 6-2.

Short Session at Kirkland I High Saturday Morning I A short session of the pupils oi the Kirkland high school will be held at the school building at 8:30 Saturday morning and every pupil is urged to attend. Plans will be discussed for the year and the list of books needed for the school wllll be given out., It 1 you attend the Kirkland high school, please bejtreseiit Saturday morning. • -— Frank Aurand who was injured in I the coilapse at the high school gym I last week is able to be up town and I cun get about with the aid of a cane. ' His son, Vernon Aurand who received I a compound fracture of the leg is get- I ting along as well as could be expect- I ed, but is still confined tc his bed. About twenty Rotarians from Bluft- I ton came here tills afternoon to at- I tend the ball game and luncheon this I evening. j J. F. Arnold nmde>i business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. 1 W. E. Paurote of near Monroe was a business visitor in the city this afternoon. The county commissioners and conn ty council will meet next Tuesday for the purpose of adopting the budget and J fixing a tax levy for 1923. j' The Mixpah Shrine circus will be held in Fort Wayne during the week of September 14th. Herman Hollman made a business ( trip to Fort Wayne last evening. According to newspaper reports, Marion, Ind., has entered the race for the Yeoman City of Childhood. •_ McKINNEY GOES ON TRIAL ALONE (Continued from page one) er prosecutor, who also assisted iu the- trial of Thomas Oliver Wander vort, against whom a com ietion was obtained. Woman May Be cn Jury For the first time in the history of the county, women may be included among the jurors trying a murder case. A number were nam'd in the Jury venire. t During the early afternoon a num bor from the veilin' w re examine!? but Mrs. Laura Rapp, Sabine and J. F. Hardesty, Wilmington, were th* only ones accepted. i It was believed, from the number ■ being excused that the jury proper could not be secured today, since,, some of those already accepted may ■ be subjected to peremptory chaif lenge.

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