Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1923 — Page 5

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Councilman and Mrs. B A- Beavers , « last night for Grund Haptds, e t tiiov will attend the national *‘T„„ .«x»iu» '• 111 ""’■ 2 •» •“ l ‘ T “V" P until the end of the week. In ™<w »' • |„„h I.W. « D "“'“ T '.nn hulv who has been in school lx yo “® York City, stating that she is lining tn Burope Boon ' it that Georgy clergyman wants up somethin' with some class . let him fix up a list o' these ha t’don't drink. January is the ' nth when we find put we paid ±. times too much fer th' shirt we - re wearing—Abe Martin IndiNews. f M. Syphers of Pleasant Mills, ’ a business visitor here today. Mrg . Maude A. Merriman went to pt Wayne, Monday, to attend the miHinery display of the Samuel Ach company, of Cincinnati, at the Anthony hotel. joe Laurent, Ben Lang, Clarence Berber and a number of American Legion boys will go to Anderson tonight to attend a banquet given by the Anderson Post of the American Legion. * *<’* L. W. Fuscbem, of north of the city, was a business visitor here today Mrs. Phoebe Rice, who has been visiting her sons, Frank and Lew, in pt. Wayne since the first of January, has returned to her home here, with Mr. and Mrs. Horace Callow. Little Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II- D. Wyant, who was operated upon for ear trouble by Dr. Havice at Ft. Wayne, is recovering nicely. Mrs. C. E. Hocker was a Ft. Wayne visitor here today. Mrs. Hugh Hite and Mrs. W. E. Hoffman were the guests of friends at Ft. Wawne today. Banker Smith, of the Monroe State bank, was here this morning attending to business affairs. Charles Tiger, well known Fort Wayne traveling man who has been coining here for twenty-five years, was attending to business today. Mr. Jones, of the legal department of the G. R. & 1., visited with C. J. Lutz, the local representative of the company last evening. Chan Ray, district representative for the Dolings company, was here today looking after business. The Suttles-Edwards company represents the company hWT • — J. M. Breiner is advertising his residence for sale and expects to leave in the spring for California or Pennsylvania. having plans in eacli state not definitely settled yet. Dr. Hill will lecture to the Women’s club at the library Saturday evening and his address will be a very interesting one. He lectured at Fort Wayne several evenings last week and delighted those who heard him. We are renewing our subscribers at! the rate of a hundred a day this month. Better renew now and get one ' of the handsome needle cases. You want the paper and we want you. M. M. Kerr, well known resident of near Berne, was a business caller at this office today. The mercury was down to ten above this morning and was just snappy enough to make every one feel good. J. 0. Sellemeyer sends in his renewal for the Daily Democrat and says they are getting along jpst fine in Los Angeles. Berne, Ridgeville, Eaton and Ossian

~ I 1 I »' __ .I—. STEPHEN DECATUR. . II ■ NATIONAL THRIFT WEEK, JANUARY 17-23, 1923 “Make a Budget Day” Thursday, January 18 A budget will help you limit your ex- t I penses so you can save more- Often it | is the small expenses which keep your 1 Savings Account from growing, for as B Franklin said, “A little leak will sink ill a great ship." i| Work out a careful plan to limit ir your expenses during 1923. Then work II your plan, | igu xj Hrsf Notional Bqnk : anil Surplus $120,000.00 '' Decatur, Indiqnq ><mui “ *” T “ M • 1

are all planning for new water plants the coming year. W. S’ Smith of Monroe wus a business visitor here today. France Cooter is in Indianapolis attending the Ice Cream Manufacturers Convention. Hubert Schmitt made it business trip to Fort Wayne today. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nefller, and son, Kenneth, of St. Marys township, shopped in this city today. James Beery of Washington township was here today attending to business. Harry Ramsuy of Convoy, Ohio, was here today attending to business matters . Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hawkins of Washington township, attended to business matter here today. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Griffith of Magley shopped litre today. George Cramer of east of the city was a Fort Wayne visitor today. Dan Erwin made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon.] o Mr. Charles Teeples’Sunday School class of the Presbyterian church met with Gerald and Carroll Cole last evening at their home on Fifth street. Stunts, trucks and music were the diversions of the evening. Delicious refreshments were served by Mrs. Cole. The next meeting will be held with Harry Sutton. Democrats Being United in Secret Conferences (United Press Service) Washington, Jan. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The scattered elements of the Democratic party are being reunited through secret confer ences, now being held in Washington. Definite congressional and popular policies are being decided upon so that'a united program may be carried out between now and the 1924 presidential election. First William Jennings Bryan came to confer with the board of directors of the party: -Senators Underwood, Harrison, Robinson and Simmons, who formulate the congressional policies of the minority. Now William G. McAdoo, who is , visiting his father-in-law, Woodrow Wilson, has met these congressional leaders and attempted to sway them to concerted action, bringing the view of the Democrats from the far and middlewestern regions.' As a result of these conferences two points are being considered: 1— Delaying legislation so as to make an extra session of the new and more progressive congress possible. 2— Dropping the Harris bill which would force appointment of three Democrats on the American debt commission which is now negotiating \ with British repreqftietatjves. o Wisconsin Gets New Football Coach Today (United Press Service) Madison. Wis., Jan. 17. — (Special to Daily Democrat)—George Little, assistant to Fielding Yost at the UniI versity of Michigan, today was named head football coach at the University j of Wisconsin. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: May $1.19%; July $1.13%; Sept. $1.09%. Corn: May 73%c; July 73%c; Sept. 73%c’ Oats: May 45%c; July 42%c; Sept 40%c.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17. 1923.

" i SPORT NEWS L „, ■ Now that a sectional basketball tournament has been awarded to this city again, to he held on March 2 and 3. let's begin at once to make preparations to show the visitors a good time, to have a good time ourselves, and to win the tournament if we can do it fair and square. From present indications, the four strongest teams which will enter the local tournament are Liberty Renter, Monroe, Bluffton, and Decatur. How ever, some dark horse may improve wonderfully between now and March 2nd. “Skeet” Kern, forward on the D. H. S. squad, has an infected foot and in al! probability will be unable to get into the fray with Noblesville here Saturday night. With Kern and Steele both out of the line-up the Purple and Gold may have a big job downing the downstaters Saturday night. Our idea of an interesting argument on the basketball court would be a game between the Vincennes and Frankfort high school quintets. Both outfits are traveling at high speed. A few events which occurrred during the last two weeks have handed a severe kick to a number of "dopsters.” Indiana and Purdue quintets disappointed hundreds of fans who had them doped to show a lot of class around the Big Ten loop. Ini diana lost to Wisconsin and Illinois by iow scores and Purdue dropped a • heart-breaking battle to Northwestern. supposedly a weak sister, by a . score of 19-17. Such is life. COURT SHOWS LITTLE MERCY Former Wealthy Coal Man Must Support His Illegitimate Children I nltfcl I’reuM Staff Correspondent Chicago, Jan. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —John S. Cartin, former wealthy coal man,, was seeking a jeb to support his five illegitimate children. The children, purentpge branded forever by court record, were with their "unwed” mother, Miso Kathleen Morrell, who planned to ) love to a small town where she cou)1 forget. A storm of protests swept Chicago today against the laws which placed forever the brand of illegitimacy on the five children. In order to assure the support of the children, five charges were filed against Curtain, naming him as the father and ordering him to pay $l,lOO for the suppop tof each child in Installments covering a period of ten yeais. Miss Morrell, was freed officially of all blame when Mrs. Curtain refused to press the charges against her. Mrs. Curtain did not appear in court but sent word by her attorney that “she could not continue the action, because of the children*?” The court however, showed no mercy for either Miss Morrell or Curtain. “Neither Curtain or Miss Morrell are to be considered,” Judge William L. Morgan said. “One hight forget and forgive a woman who through love brought one illeglitmate child into the world. But a woman who has through a period of thirteen years knowingly borne children —five of them —out of wedlock cannot expect sympathy from the court., Neither should the law show any pity for Curtain. The welfare of the children is the only thing to be considered. The court finally decided that the only way to assure the children a name and support was to file charges of illegitimate parentage against Curtain. Two School Boys Fall Through Ice and Drown United Press Staff Correspondent Bluffton, Ind., Jan. 17. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Gifford Gallimore, 10, and Wilbert Freeman, 10, were drowned when they fell through the ice on a millrace at Murray, four miles northwest of Bluffton, at noon today. The Freeman lad fell through the; ice first and the Gallimore boy, who was an uncle of the former, walked out on the ice to rescue his nephew. The ice gave way and he also fell into the icy water. The body of the Freeman boy was recovered l>ut the other body was still missing this afternoon. The |accident occurred during the noon recess at school. s_s_s_WANT ADS EARN—

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■WPI— iqII IM ■ ■ MMWM—— 11 I ■ Your Guarantee of Service “10,000 Miles with Sealed Hood— Find Spark Plugs as Clean as New” That is the signed statement made by Frank X. Zirbes, pilot of Mitchell F-50 —10,000 mile sealed hood car No. 1. He used RED CROWN The High-Grade Water Gasoline His spark plugs were clean because Red Crown gives perfect combustion. It burns evenly and clean because its chain of boiling point fractions is adjusted to produce a steady flow of steam-engine-like power. Red Crown starts easily even in severely cold weather. It causes your engine to get away quickly and pick up smoothly. Red Crown is the most satisfactory gas you can buy in Decatur, regardless of price. 'he Following Standard Oil Service Station: Five Points And at the Following Filling Stations and Garages: Durkin Garage, 2nd Street Emerson Bennett, 2nd Street Holdhouse Garage, 2nd Street Schmidt & Trickeu, Ist Street Standard Oil Company (Indiana ) Decatur, Ind. 2962 r j r iiff

2. Is marriage a civil contract I inure than it la a religioun ceremony? 1 Answer. —YES. The law recognises 1 ! marriage only as a civil contract and 1 ! any man and woman who sign a contract to be Intermarried are legally married without any religious ceremony. Tills is common law and is lot affected by certain state laws whkh require that a license be obtained for i the religious marriage ceremony. 0 Fights Opening of Dayton Ave. (Continued from page one) 75c. Standard Oil C0.,519.95 A. E. Boy-1 it ('<>., $36.11; Flora Klnzle. $5.00; De- I catur Dcmocrat~Co„ missioner pay roll. $132.50; city treas- . tirer, $12.19; Fireman pay roll, $151.49; Orval Harrun, $62.50; Police pay roll,; $105.00 Decatur Democrat, $11.50; Lee . Hdw. Co., 15c; City Water Dept. $13.91 John Schurger & Son, $2.00; Sun- I 1 strand adding machines, $2.41: Deca-! tur Ideal Cement works, $2.50; Elec-1 trie light dept., $42.50; Acker Cement ( Works, $9.88 Adams County Eq. Ex-1 change, $29.07. FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETNG I The annual meeting of the Van 1 i Wert County Farm Bureau will be ■ held on Jan. 20, 1923. at the Strand ■ Theater, Van Wert, Ohio. Mr. Frank Glasgow, who has a wide acquaint-

ance in the county, will be present to make the main address. It is said that free moving pictures will furnish a part of the entertainment. , I -wriieß—x-.'.-j — i a'W..—

You Don’t Have to Pay High Prices for STYLISH FOOTWEAR You can always get all the Wanted Styles here at the standard price. Here you are sure to get the utmost in style and quality for your money. Always a complete, fresh stock of the best in Ladies and Mens Footwear. w BUY FOR CASH and BUY FOR LESS People's Cash Shoe Store

E. X. Ehinger went to Fort Wayne today on business. F. E. Franit wan a Fort Wnyne business visitor today. 1 u-.. J '-u . uii —'■ Ji