Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1922 — Page 7

| LOCAL NEWS

MiH. K “ ta IJddy “ nd dullßhtur Ml >- Will spend Christinas With Mr. I Mrs. Nelson Gentis ut Ft. Wayne, ‘"‘‘n* „ n d Mrs. don Vancll, of Ctncin- . will arrive Saturday to spend , fhiistmas with the latter’s parents. M r and Mrs. William Smith of this city. prance Confer will go to Gary Sat uy to spend Christmas with his brents. Mr. and Mrs. H. L- Confer. * Herbert Ehlnger, of Ranger. Texas. arr fved last night to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehingef. j C. Everett, of Van Wert, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Miller. „f east of the city, yesterday. j F. Macke, of north of the city, wM a business visitor here today. Jlrene Gregory, of Garrett, will ar r ive home Friday t<? spend Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Elisabeth Gregory. Elmo Ehlnger. Arthur Hyland, Othmar Smith and Richard Deininger arrived home last night to spend Christmas with their parents in this city. Mrs. Paul Breide of Portland is the guest of her mother Mrs. M. Berling Mr. Breide will arrive Saturday to spend Christmas here. Charles D. Porter, of Geneva, has left for Los Angeles, .where he will spend the Christmas season and several weeks with his family, who live there during the winter. Mrs. Porter and her daughter and children occupy a beautiful home near Riverside during the winters. Frank, Foreman, well known Berne barber, was here several hours yesterday afternoon on his way home after three weeks at Lima, Ohio, where he took treatment for rheumatism from which he has suffered several months. He was considerably improved. C. A. Dugan transacted business at Fort Wayne Friday and heard Governor Goodrich give his lecture on Russia. Richard Archbold came home from Ann Arbor yesterday. He is attending the University of Michigan. Miss Helen Dugan will arrive this afternoon from Vassar where she is attending school, to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan. C. E. Debolt, of Rockford, Ohio, was a business visitor here today. Miss Francis Dugan will arrive from Boston, Mass-, tomorrow, where she is teaching, to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs- C. A. Dugan. Mrs. Fred Smith and Miss Rowena Shoaf were visitors in Fort Wayne today. ' “I've been a gittin’ my divorces here fer yearn, but this is th’ first time I’ve ever been able t’ combine Christmas wi.h legal business.’’ s iys Goldie Purviance, who's visitin’ her mother. Th’ concert o’ nations seems t’ be as big a fiuke as a virtuoso recital on a w-’t night.—Abe Martin in Indianapolis News. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bishop and chil dren and Miss Letta Kintz will arrive from Toledo this evening to spend the holidays with their parents Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Kintz. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Smith, of south of Monroe were shoppers here today. Mrs. Fred Bandtell and children. Alice and Marcille of Fort Wayne, arrived this afternoon to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith over Christmas.

snratN oicATufc CHRISTMAS GIVING It is always a problem to select the gifts for those we love that will bring the most Plea 8 ""- There are presents wiihoai number and it is difficult to select wisely from the bewildering array. A Savings Pass Book is a practical gift for a young personIt will be appreciated now and its value will increase with the passing years. Though smal in itself, it may pro' e the louia dation of success for the person to whom you present it. kYou will not make a mistake, < mas shopping m jur \ J J First’National 'Bank Decaturlndi|i n; t

Margaret Holthouse arrived •his afternoon from Fort Wayne to 1 with her mX h ' Mary Holthouse. Miss HoltM Albert and Franklin Fruchte, of’ west of the city, were business vlsi-l tors here today. Miss Margaret Moran la helping at Teeple and Peterson’s during the Christmas rush. John Chilcote, of southeast of town was a business visitor here today. Ed Ray, of Berne was here today on business. — •• c. H. s. Net Team Has No Game For This Week ,No game was scheduled for the Catholic high school basketball team this week and consequently, the quintet will remain idle over the weekend. However, the local tossers will get into action again on next Tuesday night when they go to Delphos, 0., for their second game of the season with the St. Johp’s Catholic high five of that city. Coach Linn's team recently won from the St. John's five by a score of 21-16, in a contest played at Delphos. Since the first meeting of the Delphos and C. H. S. five both teams have shown much improvement and the second game promises to be a real battle. On last Friday night the local Catholic high held the fast C. C. H. S. team from Fort Wayne to a 16-13 win. In a game at Glandorf Tuesday night, St. John's, ot Delphos, defeated the high lads of Glandorf by a score of 32-2. Several Decatur fans will accompany the team to Delphos Tuesday night, providing the weather is favorable, it is thought. C. A. Dugan Heard Former Governor Goodrich Speak C. A. Dugan, president ot the First National Bank of Decatur, attended a meeting of the Fort Wayne Rotary Club in the Wolf & Dessauer building yesterday noon, at which time former Governor James P. Goodrich spoke on the many interesting subjects connected with his recent visit to Russia. The subject of Mr- Goodrich’s address was, “The Evolution of Russia " He declared that there is no hope tor an overturn of the soviet government of Russia through counter-revolution and that the process of evolution is rapidly turning the bolshevik regime into the channels ot democracy. o Naval Appropriation Bill Is Given Favor (United Press Service) Washington, Dec. 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The naval appropriation bill, carrying a suggestion to President Harding to call a new disarmament conference, was favorably reported to the senate by the appropriations committee today. The senate committee added SL--787,840 to the amount appropriated under the house bill which brings the total authorized of expenses to $295,604,378. The chief additional expenditures authorized by the senate committee includes $3,500,000 for the manufacture of torpedoes and an $1,000,000 for the naval reserve force.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922.

SPEf DERS FOUND TO BE DEFICIENT: I I Three Detroit Auto Drivers 1 Declared Incompetent To Drive Autos ■—■ i n , ( ? ni . t . ed Pres * Detroit, Mich., Dec. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Three persons, ‘ two men and a woman, found guilty of speeding, have been declared mentally incompetent to drive automobiles, according to a report made to Judge Charles L. Bartlett today. The report was made by Dr. A. L. Jacoby, city psychiatrist, who was called upon yesterday to examine ten persons, guilty of speeding, under a new plan of the court that all guilty speeders be given a mental test. "I am going to be as charitable as possible, in these cases," Judge Bart lett said today. "However, if Dr. Jacoby recommends that they bo placed in an insane asylum for treatment 1 will follow out his recommendations.” The first man examined by Dr. Jacoby admitted he could not read or write and during the examination i failed to understand the traffic signals, which were placed before him. The woman examined was found to have poor eyesight and was declared deaf. The second man found mentally deficient had the mind of a five year old child, Dr. Jacoby reported. The other seven passed the test, the report stated. The three found mentally deficient were permitted to go to their homes but were ordered to appear in court next Wednesday. Berne Beekeepers Plan For Big Meet Thursday According to word received yesterday from J. B. Welty, of Berne, who Is in charge of arrangements for the beekeepers meeting to he held in that town next Thursday evening, December 28th., arrangements have been made for the use of the large display room in the A. J. Moser Co., garage. Plenty of seating space will be provided and an abundance of heat will make it a comfortable place under any weather conditions. Pictures will be thrown on a screen n one end of the room with a stereoptican lantern, the slides having been abtained for use in this meeting and me to be held 1n the county agent's office at Decatur the evening preceding. Without a doubt beekeepers of .’.erne and vicinity will take advanage of the opportunity to see the life listory and work of bees in pictures n order that they may be better able o care for them. Every beekeeper is welcome at the meetings.

Edgar Habegger Thrown Through Storm Curtain When his buggy was struck by an into last evening at 7:30, Edgar Ha'logger, northeast of Berne, was forcibly thrown, head foremost, through tiie storm curtain and alighted on his head on the ground in front of the buggy. Habegger was coming from the north on the state highway at the Mennonite church corner when a swiftly moving Ford coupe driven by Menno Augsburger of 5 mile northwest of Berne caught hub of buggy The shock hurled Habegger clear off the rig which was badly (femolished. The tugs on the harness were snapped in two and the horse galloped into a stall in the church barn and remain ed there. Habegger saw the approaching car. but misjudged its speed and tried to pass the crossing. The car, which had been driving west was completely turned around on the slippery road and stopped facing east, twelve feet from the wrecked buggy. The top of the buggy was entirely torn off- The hub of the buggy tore a deep hole in the radiator of the ear which escaped with no other damage except a bent fender and broken headlights. Neither* Mr. Augsburger not his father, who'was with him. were injured. Habegger who had alighted on his head after his catapult through the air. was uninjured and attended the practice of the Messiah and later rode his horse home. G A. R. Veterans Elect Officers For Next Year (Continued from page one) * 11. A. Drummond, quartermaster. Benjiman Pillars, surgeon; officer of the, guarrt Samuel (Jironister; officer of Hui day M.'j-'AVe’-tklierger. Mr. Myers consented to act as adjutant as long as he was here, when a successor will I be appointed. He is contemplating | being away most of next year and | consequently would be unable to look j after his official duties in connection | with the local post. j The installation of officers will take

place on the first Saturday In January. The ifiinual state encampment will be held next May or June. Sam Henry Post was organized in this county following the Civil War and at that time the local post had a. membership of 20b. The ranks have been thinned out by dentil until today the Post hus a membership of < nly 27. The Post was named in bonof Major Sam Henry who fought and died In the Civil war. Mr. Myers has a list of names of all Adams County soldiers who fought In the Civil, Spanish-American and Mexican wars, the total being 1258, of which between 700 and 800 fought in the great Civil war. Mr. Myers stated that he wanted to express his appreciation for the honors shown him during his ten year's administration and that he regretted that he could not give more time and attention in the interest of the welfare of Sam Henry Post.

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SPARKLING MUSICAL COMEDY Once again Job. M. Gaites has delved ■ into th e theatrical prize hag and fetched forth a sparkling musical comedy | gem In the form of "Gimme a Thrill," which with a top-heavy cast and a 1 large and stunning chorus of girls will draw the spotlights to the Majestic I theater. Fort Wayne, on Friday ami ' Saturday, December 22 ami 23, with a Saturday matinee. The book and lyrics come from tinsparkling pen of Will B. Johnstone, | who wrote "Take It From Me" ami | "I'p in the Clouds," which has been i seen at the Majestic. Thom John-1 stone could make a typewriter rattle ; to music, were it necessary, is author i of the "Gimme a Thrill” melodies, j which easily qualify to follow the high | standard set by Mr. Johnstone’s earlier "Up in the Clouds.” o BEN HUR NOTICE All members of the Ben Hur lodge and especially the degree team are requested to be at the meeting Friday night for drill practice. Each member is asked to bring six sandwiches. A lunch will be served and a general good time will be in store for all.

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