Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 17 March 1923 — Page 2

equipment ordered in WEEK ENDED MARCH 10 ,ln tUe week elided March Hu 103 locomotives, 10.305 freight cure and 15 passenger train cars were ordered by the railroads, according to the Railway Age Tlte Atlantic Coast lane ordered 50 locomotives; -the Chicago. Indianapolis A Louisville ordered 3 switching locomotives; the Southern Pacific ordered 34 heavy freight engines, ti Pacific and 10 Mountain typo locomotives. The New York Central ordered 100

No Discount on Your Light Bill After the 20th of Month —, ■ All light bills must be paid on or before the 20th of the month to secure discount. The company has no choice but to enforce this tule to one and all alike without any exception whatever, whether it be the largest or smallest consumer. » City of Decatur Light & Power Dept.

£ fc Ju iWB Jr.ffiS <L,< Wij i J3S^yWSL M"SMC> *<f flikkiiir/iiuwiroz - - 4 j ■&. F® a*J 1 f |Bn jTI y %BIMmS/j U i a* ■■ J *w -4 { — What Would Misfortune Mean To You? Every motorist knows that accidents are happening every day and in every possible form—fire—theft—collision—property damage. One sees instances every day—a ditched car, a broken fender or a crushed hood. Not to t speak of the loss of life and damage done to other property. Will you be protected when your turn comes? Or will you have to fight it out alone? Our policies support you legally, financially mid mental- ;i ly. We say menially for your peace of mind is assured )|j and you can drive with real pleasure. !|l SEE US TODAY TOMORROW MAY BE TOO LATE American Security Co. ui FRED E. KOLTER. Manager fl Monroe Street Phone 172 II

Hart convertible ballast cars, 2.000 steel box care of 70 tons capacity and 2,000 of So tone capacity; the Southern Railway ordered 2,506 hopper cars, 3,070 box ears and 200 stock aura; the Southern Railway also ordered 5 din lug cars, and the New York Central ordered 10 milk cars. These orders bring the total equipment ordered by tlfo railroads this yar to date up to 1.200 locomotives. 32.180 freight curs and 548 passenger train cars. Railroad Data. March 15. — —_—> i—■ $ $ S—WANT ADS EARN—S--$-$

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1923.

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Saturday Three cent supper In basement of Pleasant Mills M. E. church. Christian Ladies Aid society—Baku Sale at Samitt'a Meat Market, March 24til. Mrs. Merry Section of the Christian Ladles Aid society will hold a pastry sale at the Green's Meat Market, March 24th. Monday Delta Theta Tan Sorority—Miss Agnes Kohne, 8 p. m. Research Club—Mra. Sprang. Tuesday Psi lota Xi—Mrs. J. H. Burroughs 8 o'clock. Mary and Martha class of M. E. church. Dinner in church parlors. 6 o'clock. Civic Section of Woman's dub — Host room at library. 2 o'clock. K. of P. dance. Pythian home, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday AD CLPH CAL—WEDNESDAY Shakespeare Club —Mrs. D. D. Heller. The Civic Section of tlte Woman's club will hold a very important meeting in the rest room of the library, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at which all members are urged to be present. The election of officers for next year will be hold and other busin ss of importance will be discussed. ♦ The Civic Section of the Woman's Club will present a play April 2 and 3 in the New Auditorium of the High School. The name of the play and cast will not be announced until later. The ladies of this section have been working hard on this little play and the proceeds will go to their pledge of SSOO for the Community building. ♦ Mrs. Fay Knapp entertained ithe Afternoon Bridge Club at her home on Mercer Avenue yesterday afternoon. Mrs. John Tyndall. Mrs. Janies Westveld, and Mrs. Will Schrock were guests. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Fred, Patterson. ♦ At a meeting of the Fort Wayne

League of Women Voters. Mrs. R Earl Peters. Miss Bertha .Medsker, Miss Agatha Dlek. Mrs. John Stephens, and Mrs. James Liggett were chosen us representatives at the national convention of the organization to be held at Des Moines. lowa, from April 4 to fl. Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp stated today that the local chapter was not sending delegates to the national convention but expect to have representatives at the State Convention at Indianapolis which will be held soon after the National. ♦ The Mary and Martha elints of the Methodist Sunday school will entertain their husbands at a six o'clock dinner Tuesday evening in the church parlors. the occassion being their third anniversary. A good program is beinr prepared by the committee in charge and all members are urged to attend. ♦ Miss Marcella Kern entertained at her home yesterday evening with a dinner party at 6,30 o'clock in honor of Miss Leona Hunsicker, bride-elect of April 1. The tables were attractively decorated with silver candle sticks holding pink candles, the light from the candles furnishing the only light in the room during the dinner. Roses were given as favors. The place cards and nut cups had a tiny bride on them. The bride-elect’s table was laid with a blue cover and a large pink maline bow marked her chair, while a corsage of sweet peas and roses was placed at her plate. Those seated at the table with Miss Hunsicker were her mother. Mrs. A. D. Hunsicker. Mrs. D. M. Hensley and the hostess. Other guests were Mrs. Dave Hunsicker. Mrs. Owen Davis, Mrs. Herman Ehinger and the Misses Helen Swearingen Bitty Butlpr. Lucille Butler, Donna Parrish, and Eleanor Reppert. After dinner Miss Bitty Butler won a prize for writing the best advice on ‘‘How to Manage a Husband." Mrs. A. D. Hunsicker won first prize and Mrs. D. M. Hensley won second prize in a contest of "Nuts to Crack."

The D. Y. B. class of the United Brethren Church met at the home of Mrs. Carl Noble last evening, hi the absence of the president. Mrs. Blanche Elzey presided during the regular business session. A fine program was arranged by the committee in charge. A contest was vwy interesting) in which half of the class wrote questions and the other half answered them. A St. Patrick’s contest was given and the guests told the greenest thing they ever saw and greenest thing they ever said which was very entertaining. The last contest was a roaster in which something was hidden and the guests were asked to guess what the roaster held. Mrs. Blanche Elzey won honors by guess, ing a lemon. Mrs. Baughman and Mrs. Noble, the program committee, announced that they had handed them a lemon and they should not appoint them again. Seventeen members attended with 15 guests present to which the hostess served delicious refreshments which consisted of green and white Ice cream and cake with St. Patrick's day favors. ♦ The K. of P. lodge will hold a dance in the Pythian home on Third street, at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening. ♦ Dick Myers, Jr., entertained several young people last evening at his home on Winchester street, after the High School benefit show. Dancing and games furnished the divresions of the evening. Delicious refreshments were served by the host's mother. Those present were the Misses Billy Butler. Hurried Myers, Mary Jo Yonk, Helen Farr, Jesteen Hocker, and Doll Farr, Clyde Cline, Dick Myers, Don Hunsickcr and Carrol Cole. WILL MEET AT AUBURN FRIDAY («. H. MrManama Will Attend Meeting of Attendance Officers G. H. Mc.Manama. attendance olliccr of Adams county, will go to Auburn next Friday afternoon to attend n meeting of the Northeastern Indiana Attendance Officers' association. Mr. MeManama in chairman of the association and he will have charge of the program. The meeting will In held in tin- assembly room of the court house aud will begin at 10 o'clock -Friday morning. There will bo all Rftcrtloon session, bee-inning at 1 o'clock, also. A iiuurbor of Interesting speakers

,- r - .. ■ ■■ ' have Vuen obtained to address tlte attendance officers. The welcome address will be given by Mayor War ren Lift. of Auburn Mr. McMann tna will apeak during the forenoon session on "The Purpose und Results of TUsse Meetings" Judge William P. Endicott, of Butler, Indiana, will make a talk on “Delinquency and Truancy,” at the afternoon session. Other speakers will be attendance officers and <-ounty superintendent. s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—l—l 4— I—I—WANT ADS EARN—s—s~ »

DECATUR affa CHIROPRACTIC ® t W J CLINIC z . Rooms 1,2, 3, 4 LADY ATTENDANT DR. O. J. GERWIG, D. C. „ .... K. of < . Building Adjustments Given PHONE Office Hours In Y.our Home 189 ‘ 10 A. M. to 8 P. M. . If Desired. jxxx xx n xix xxxxxxxx xxxx x x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxXxxx xxxxxxxxxx x X x x x x x x x .■; x : : .a OUR FIRST BIG SHIPMENT I OF NEW MODEL | • 9 ■ s Victor Victrola j 111 SIOO.OO | JUST RECEIVED • ' J? X , Come In Monday For Demonstration \ X Convenient Terms Arranged ; ! • X I Holthouse Drug Co. s Decatur, Ind. X K’ X i;); «i: n n i: in;:::::::::. n nx:: nr n •■ . :• x.x xx it >: " ” I Power In Your Motor— I Are You Getting All Os It? ! It certainly is a satisfaction to knew that, even though j your motor is old it still has the power it had when new. I Good compression is the one way to retain this power; but i if once lost it can be revived in any motor by re-grinding the j cylinder holes and installing oversize piston rings.. Is** I Rckrinding is the only method which will produce a perfectly round I hole with the smoothness and uniformity necessary to obtain the full I of the explosion in the cylinder chamber. Uneven surfaces due to wear or \ | scratches caused by dirt are removed, permitting free operation of the pisl tons thus utilizing the full force of the explosion. The finish obtained from any other method of re-machining worn or scored cylinders cannot be com- & pared to that produced by grinding. Hofstetter Garage | Cylinders Reground on the Landis Are Better. I Phone E. Moiuoc SI. «

BENEFIT SHOW BEGINS MONDAY - Firemen's Benefit Picture Show Is Filled ith Thrilling Scenes ■ Tbs Third Alarm," the benefit mov- ! Ing picture to be given at the Crys-

tai theater Mouduy. Tuczday WadMutay, In filled win, thrti| B hair-raising scenes. The dedicated to the fi re Ilgh t ora ” the many risks which the fl r< „ take in their efforts to save 1R- O 8 ” I properly loss, are shown in the «... ’ The money.derived from , h( . will be used by the firemen in Hl tag the annual convention of th Northeastern Indiana Volunteer and Industrial Firemens as BU( . iatitin which will be held in this eity ’ June 20 and 21.