Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 107, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1923 — Page 2

I t , J W VICTORY l ° BONDS Due May 20,1923 These bonds may be cashed at par. phis accumulated interest and the funds invested in • strong' desirable TAX EXEMPT investments, yielding 7% You will be pleased with our service. The Suttles—Edwards Co O. P. EDWARDS. Pres. . A. D. SUTTLES, Sec’y. South of Court House DECATUR. IN&IANA ■in in iiiunniwjjij. .-ix,u-.-j.r_.'Lin i n hbiii —imimi Clean Up and Paint Up ; Make the Old Floors and Furniture look like new by giving them a coat of Kyanize Floor Finish For painting the walls and woodwork use s Kyanize Celoid Finish \ semi-gloss enamel that will positively stand washing / repeatedly. There is a Kyanize product for every purpose abort the house. Kyanize is y in a class by itself. . f I / SOLI) BY t Callow & Kohne CwwwwTmiiiniTooiiiiiji mi mmhhh mimM— iii.iiiiii miiii imiiih— i

- —~ TAXES 1 We are this week paying $1,160.12 taxes in Decatur- being the first installment of total 1923 taxes of $2,320.83. Os this sum $2,115.36 is for City and County taxes and $205.17 for State taxes. In 1917 this company paid $667.35 in taxes, making an increase of $1,653.18, or 218 < f or 1923 taxes over 1917. f • ———- —- —— —— _ , An Automatic t Service Ihe storage type gas water ’ heater requires no attention. There is always plenty of clean, hot wafer, day or night, to be delivered' at the turn of a fauy ret. Here is an easy way to get L rid of thv daily drudge and worry of running a coal heater. stt.rJige type gas water heater requires no attention it a iitloin.'tiie. Il eliminates a mountain of work and worry. You turn a spigot any minute of the day or night and !li<’r<- is ample clean, hot water. Yet this costs you no more and probably less Hum the old-fashioned stove system. Come in and see a demonstration. Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Company The (his Company

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. FRIDAY. MAY I, 1923.

1.000 STRAIGHT I*l Of' A V x X-. I | ... ,'j. . x I I H— £ r -J (Pacific and Atlantic Photo.) EVERETT SCOTT Washington, D. C. —Everett Scott, Y .nl es - star shortstop, on Wednesday here played his one thousandth consecutive game, a feat hitherto m ver approached. ' The Parson." as Ihe is known, was honored by his mutes on the occasion. NEW PATTERN HATS Do Drop In! Tomorrow! Monday! The next day! For no matter when you come you v. ill find hats that are tasteful and new at low prices. Ladies and Misses Hats $6.00. SB.OO, SIO.OO and $15.00 hats for S 3, s.'• $7.50 and SB.OO. Childrens Hats SI.OO and $2.50. GIFT AND HAT SHOPPE 131 W. SC - ls ? t—WANT ADS EARN—S-s—s • i-WA.\T ADS EARN—s—s-$

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Friday W. R. C.MJ. A. R. hall. 2 o'clock. Zion Lutheran Aid society—School house, 3 o'clock. Christian Ladies Aid Society— Mrs. Win. Kohls. Delta Theta Tan —Virgene Smith — S o’clock. » W. H. M. of M. E. church with .Mrs. Milt Hower, 2 p. in. Minnehaha Club, after lodge at Red Man's hall. Historical Club Clotting—K. of P. home. 6:30 pin. Saturday Junior dub —Miss Margaret Niblick. Home Guards of M. E. Church — Miriam Parrish. C. L. of C. Pastry Sale —Green's Meat Market, A. M. Monday Woman's (Tub—Library, 7:45. Tuesday E. L. of C. E.—Miss Ethel Fuhrman. 7:30. Everyreadv Class of M. E. Sunday School —Mrs. Erve Elzey, 7:30 pm. The Everyready class of the Methodist Sunday School will meet with Artis. Erve Elzey at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening. The assistant hostesses will l>e Mrs. W. E. Johnson. Mrs. M. E. Hxver, and Mrs. Rolland Schimp. ★ The Ladies' Aid society of the Calvary church, east of the citv. enjoyed a very pleasant meeting on 7 aursday afternoon at the home of Mra. Alice Shatter, near Bob'). The u-it-il devotional pe'-io-l was held including singing, scripture reading amt ptayer The toll call showed ci ht members present and Ruf visiti.is. with collxn on amounting tp ’■ .50. A short »e< '. s , session vas he*.-! at which tii’i' several important ti sin's were disetssC.l and disposed of. »fter which questions were read and discussed. Several special souzs « -re sung by a volunteer choir which received much afiplaMS ■ Two new Members were taken in. they bt ; ng Mrs. Clara Hays .nd Mrs. Mm tie Hindeiang. Delicious refreshments we,-.- served by the host-'ss ami her ; s tants Mrs. Eim: (.'aunt a-'d Misl«'l's Shifferly. Those present were M.-i Fanny Jukstm, Etta Miiltfr. SML Mitch, J.•arm Smith. I na Shiff< rly. Inez Walters, Alice Shaffer, Ehna Gaunt. Clara Hays, Doris Shifferly. Myrtle Hindelang and Master Errnal Dale Shifferly. The next I meeting will be June 7. with Miss Jennie Smith. The local order of Beu Hur will celebrate the twenty-third anniversary of their organization, tonight :-.t the hall. A fine program has been arranged and in connection with the, celebration a home-coming will he held and all members are urged to bling their families and friends. Refreshments will be served during the social hour. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hendricks und daughter Gyneth are motoring from St. Petersburg. Florida, where they spent the winter, and expected to arrive in Decatur the first of next week. They will spend several weeks her as the guests of the I. A Graham, 1. C. DeVoss and H. M. J)e-Voss--fainilies. Mrs. John Heller entertained with five tables of bridge yesterday afternoon in honor of her daughter, Mrs. I. W. Macey, of Smith Bend. Cut flowers beautifully arranged filled baskets and wall pockets. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. E. ’W. Kanipe. Mrs. Herman Ehinger, and guest prize Mrs. I. W. Macey. A (ielicitms two course luncheon was served by the hostess. — —O--- — Asking for Rehearing in Liquor Law Case r s Indianapolis. May 4. —A rehearing, of the Crabbs liquor case in which the supreme court recently decided that possession of liquor was not > violation of the state prohibition law is asked in a petition filed with the clerk of .the supreny court today by Attorney-General V. S. Lesli and Mrs. Edward Franklin White, deputy attorney-general. Oral arguments on the petition were asked by the state officials, which is an unusual procedure in such cases. The court has not acted on the petition. "Oppellee (the state of Indiana )< respectfully petitions the court for cause." said the petition, "in view of oral arguments in the above emitted the great importance of the decision rendered in this cause to die enforcement of prohibition it is r46p«c*fully : Hi jc-tl JhAt opportuiill • may In: tjiren 'jjide in th'- Fred Kohler dinner ipso rehearing nt an early date.” The Crabbs ease decision which in-

validated sections of Indiana prohi bit lon laws making possession of in toxlcating Ijquor a felony Ims result ed in making conviction of persons charged with liquor law violations “n little more difficult,” according to offlcials. EXPRESS OFFICE ROBBED Papers Valued at $2,500 Taken From Office at Ossian Financial papers valued "at $2,500 were stolen Wednesday night from the American Railway Express office | in the Lake Erie £ Western railroad : station at Ossian. the office by breaking a. lock on the i The robber gained admission to; outer door. A little search brought I him in possession of money order 1 blanks and C. O. D. ctiecks which j were made valuable when he obtained the official stamp and made away i with it. Nothing else was taken. The loot consisted of ■ money or- ‘ ders numbering E-8339122 consecutively (o E-8339139. and C. O. D. ( hecks running consecutively from. G 3645624 th G-3645639. M. E. Spencer, station agent ami j also agent for Mie express company, left the building about 6:30 o'clock and placed the papers in the ticket case for lack of a safe to put them , in. He discovered the robbery when ; he opened the station yesterday ' morning. ‘ Notice was sent out by Charles E.'ll. district agent, for all persons to watch for the papers numbered as above. _

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’ / ffIHIIN M.CATUK A GOOD HABIT Few valuable plants will grow without cultivation. Weeds spring up everywhere and Moon take possession of the ground unless prevented. It is the same with habits. , Good habits require cultivation. Bad habits are acquired without elfort. iiie banking habit is one that it pays to cultivate. If the first deposit is small, it makes no J difference. Many of our litrgesl q accounts started that wav. 'L 1 1 First Nqtioiiql Bqnk Capital and Surplus $120,000.00 Decqtur, Indiqnq

edge of express company methods Th, thief Showed shrewd knowlwhen he obtained the orders and chct-ks and then procured Zhe stamp, would be valueless. As it is, they for without the stamp, the papers will be honored anywhere if stamp, unless the person should recognize them as x stolen property.

CHAMPION EGG EATER Gross, Neb., May 4 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—ln an egg eating contest, John LaProth, consumed five dozen eggs and a loaf of bread in 27 minutes. La- I Proth said he would have swallowed several dozen more if his opponent had pushed him.