Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1923 — Page 5

[LOCAL NEWS |

Mr . and Mrs. H. U Center, of Gary. are visiting their son France und •fiends here over the week end. w W. Mesel. operator for the G. It. * | left today for Scottsville, Kenturkey o* l business. Mrs. Erank Bacon and son. Frank, , Hl ’l g ( | O'Brien, of Detroit, motored 1,,, ru to spend the week-end with Mrs. Anna Valine and family. The Misses Margaret Kinale and Mary Callow went to Fort Wayne today to spend the week-end with Miss Mary Falk. Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. Charles Brodbeck and son. Richard, went to Fort Wayne to spend the day. Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer spent the day

The “PHIL” —is now in a position to take care of all special servings of— Light Lunches and Banquets We Make Our Own Sherbets, Ices and Special Ice Creams front the very best of materials that can be procured. Special orders for Luncheons, Parties, Banquets. etc. given our expert attention. Special Prices given on special orders. We Deliver To All Parts Os The City | ANY TIME | * The Philadelphia / Opposite Court House | Z. A. Andrews, Prop.

No Discount on Gas Bills After 10th of Month All gas bills must be paid on or before the 10th of the month to secure discount. Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company Wm. O’Brien, Local Manager

*, sat .j&r g[ jig. *W r ITIPHtN DiXAJUK A GOOD REPUTATION It is both an obligation and an incentive. It demands a coni - tinuous climb, leaving no opportunity for resting on ones record. I This bank's reputation is an encouraging reward lor our e deavor to organize am ‘ tain a distinctive institution. We consistently seek Io raise II our standards o prae - < merit a constantly inei easing <>r pumk w»i and coinmeiulation. I iSrst'Natioiial Bank Surplus 4 ODeccitiir,

in Fort Wayne visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rindersjacker. of Hastings, Nebraska, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Bixler. Mrs. Rindersjaeker Is a sister of Mr. Bixler. -Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yager returned from Greencastle, bringing the Misses Mildred and Gertrude Yager with them, where the girls have been attending DePauw University. Miss Mildred was graduated from there with honors. On their return they visited the Shades and Turkey Run. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harvey, of Monroe, were visitors here today. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kirsch and children went to Fort Wayne to spend the week end.

Earl Blackburn went to Newcastle 1 to spend the week end visiting friends. Mrs. H. 8. Walters, of Marlon, Is the week-end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. 8. Wertzberger. Miss Helen Andrews, of Ft. Wayne is visiting friends here over the week end. Miss Ida Reiter, of north of the city, was a shopper here today. Olin Baker returned from a business trip to Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Keller arrived home today from a short wedding trip. Miss Mary Beineke, of Ft. Wayne, is spending the week end with relatives here. Miss Leona Bosse went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Oirtro Burns, of Fort Wayne are the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Earhart. Miss Helen Diller, of Ft. Wayne is spending the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schrank of this city. Mts. Elizabeth Heideman, of Washington township, was a shopper here today. Mrs. Jay Welch, of Cincinnati, who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. John Baumgartner, went to Van Buren to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Howard. Mrs. Mary E. Pumphrey, of Delaware, Ohio, who has been visiting her son. C. C. Pumphrey and family of this city, went to Chicago to be the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Horace Snow returned to Chicago after spending the past week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mylott. Mrs. Claud Gay and children, Catherine and Bobby, William Gay Jr., and W illiam Gay Sr., left in an automobile this morning for Akron, Ohio. Mrs. Gay and children will remain in that city to make their future home. Mr. Claud Gay has been employed in Akron for several months. Victoria O. Mills arrived home from the state university today to spend the summer vacation with her parents. Mr. D. D. Wertzberger, of Tulsa. Oklahoma, is spending the ' week-end in this city with his father, M. J. Wertzberger, on Third street. Mr. D. D. Wertzberger is enroute to his home from Washington, 1). C., where he attended the national meeting of tho Shrine. Miss Nova Brubaker, of Berne, will be the guest of Miss Beluah Nichols over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Worthman and children have gone to Plymouth, Wisconsin, whfcfe they will attend the commencement exercises of Mission House school. Mr. Worthman's brother, Matthew Worthman, is one of the graduates. They will return next Wednesday. o Bankers To Meet At Berne (Continued from page one) Campaign,and R. S. Cummins cashier of Yorktown State Bank, Yorktown will talk on, “Argentarius Rusticus.” Adjournment will take place following the report of the nominating committee. A big chicken dinner will be served to the bankers at 1:30 o’clock by the Herne ladies. The. meal will be served in tile community building. After dinner a trip of inspection will be made through the Globe Hatchery and (lie Milk Condensary and possibly the Berne furniture factory. The banks in Berne will be closed all day. Mr. Winteregg. of the Bank of Berne,' stated today that about one hundred and fifty bankers had already sent in reservations for tile dinner, 1 and lie expects several more to be present. W. A. Croxton, assistant cashier of ( the Stricken Counuty State Bank, Angola. is chairman of Group One and Mr. Winteregg is Secretary. The executive committee is composed of: John L. Taylor, of Hamilton: Archie Campbell, of Kendallville; Theodore Wentz, of Fort Wayne; A. C. Smith,j of Columbia City: and E. X. Ehinger, of Decatur. — Morton Hawkins Is Held Under SIO,OOO Bond Indianapolis. June 9-v Morton S. Hawkins, of Portland, charged with using the mails in a scheme to defiaud in connecton wth the purchase of the Co-operative League of America, was bound over to the federal grand jury Friday by United States Commissioner C. W. Moores and was released on SIO,OOO bond. He was arsested in Portland. Since Hawkins bought the Co-operative League last December, the league has been made defendant in a suit filed in the local United States district court by the Free Methodist church, of M'ddletown. Ohio, which alleges that, the church was defrauded in an arrangement it made with the company for financing a new church.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1923.

Chinese Have Wrong Slant On Americans’ Character Indianapolis, June 9—Hugging, kissIng and allied arts are the chief occupation of the average American citizen, In the behalf of the “heathen Chinese." Joseph W. Hull, lecturer ami journalist. returning from a trip to the orient said that the Chinese got their impressions of American life from uncensored films which show the American as an individual frequenting rich boudoirs and indulging in love close ups which do not fade out quickly enough to comply with the regulation of a well censored film. "Such films give the Chinaman an entirely wrong slant on the character of our American citizens," declared Hall. "The Chinese seem to get the impression that our streets are paved with gold, and that a goodly portion of tip? population consists of bandits who roam the streets brandishing lire arms in reckless desregard of human life." St. Joseph Eighth Grade Commencement Sun. A. M. Rev. Father Otto Peters, assistant pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic will deliver the commencement address to the eighth grade graduates of the St. Joseph school at the nine o'clock high mass Sunday morning. A class of thirty boys and girls will receive their diplomas during the services. The St. Joseph schools closed this week, the commencement exdTcises of the Catholic high school being held Tuesday evening at tile K. of C. hall. 0 - Will Sign Common Reply (United Press Service) Paris, June 9—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Premier Poincare notified Great Britain, Italy and Belgium today that he is willing to sign a common reply to the German reparations proposal it is simply a demand that Berlin abandon her policy of passive resistance in the Ruhr. Tite French Premier pointed out to the allies that this would constitute a first step which he considers absolutely necessary before discussing the answer to the latest-Cuno note. A woman's place may be in 'the home, but her daughter's place seems to be In the movies.

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Matrimonial Failures Warsaw, June 9—Matrimonial failures in Kosciusko county have increased at a much mire rapid rate than tho proportionate population increase, according to records cons piled by R. H. Butler, county clerk, In 1922 a total of 64 divorce suits were brought and 44 divorces were granted. This record probably will be surpassed in 1923.

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To Fix Price Os Coal Mined From Under River (United Press Service) t ludianiipolix, Juno It—Special to Daily Democrat)— Attorneys representing six coal mines in Vigo county, will meet with members of tho state conservation here on June 12 to determine the price which is to be paid to tlie state by the companies tor coal mined under the Wabash river, it

was announced at the conservation department today. "' - - ' o — —— One-half tho world, being worked, doesn't know how the other half work it. .. ■ . e-— — K. OF C. NOTICE Regular meeting Monday, June 11 A good attendance is desired. G. K.