Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1923 — Page 3

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Women’s School Os Missions At Winona Winona Lake, June 15. —Arrangements have been completed for the annual meeting of the Women's Sc hool of .Missions to be held at Winona June 18-25. Other attraction booked for the summer resort include Indiana Knights Templars Conclave, June 19-21; Presbyterian young people, June 27 to July 3; Consultive International Christian Citizenship conference July 1-8; Winona Summer school June 15 Aug. 25; Winona Assembly, June 28 Aug. 15; Beth-

BF" |M !?G I Jt i SLi 3 -' IS IK9&**\ -& ■ |m 3 Swfa -1 J I 3 Of/F/ I IFCT Mi] r j 'Yj IH 2 ■ H IN “Thrift is common sense applied to ■MI {pending." —Theodore Roosevelt Hj Plr PVERY one knows r |Wi the famous quota* r I'P tions by this great •jfKj American. : HBN Economy —one of the 1 Mtll war’s best gifts—applied Bl to peace time will bring ( I life-time ; tosperity. H |M Old Adams County Dank 1012— — *

FIREMEN’S CARNIVAL & CONVENTION ONE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, JUNE 18 to SATURDAY, JUNE 23 INCLUSIVE DECATUR - INDIANA Great White Way Shows FURNISH ALL ATTRACTIONS ~~BSHOWS 3WES T 2O CONCESSIONS | Free Acts | Band Concerts

any Girls meeting June and August; Ciiic.go Loys club’ June 20, Aug 16; Winona I’ible school, July 20 Aug. 16; Winona Bible Conference, Aug. 17-26; National conference, Aug. 17-26; Nation:l! confe.ence of the Brethern church Aug. 27. Sept 3; Eel River conference of the Christian church, Aug. 27, Sept. 3; St. Joseph conference of the United Brethern church, Sept. 4-9; International Evangelical association, Aug 17-26; Y. M. C. A. industrial con ference, July 17-26; Y. W. C. A. younger girls conference, July 26 to Aug. 4; training school for gospel singers. Aug 12-25; Northern Indiana chile health council, June 14-14.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1923

SPORTSS ' ’ X ♦++++4+4-t-t-^+.;..;..y4..;. + + ++ 4^ i . 4>+ CASEfJALL STANDINGS National League Tpnm - W. L. Pct New York 34 JS , 65l Pittsburgh 29 21 .580 Cincinnati 28 22 .560 Brooklyn 27 2.’! '540 st - I-otii?. 28 24 ..538 Chicago 28 26 .51!) Boston is ;>« j } 33 Philadelphia 14 ;-,6 .280 American League Team. w. L. Pct. New York 33 19 Philadelphia 29 21 .580 Cleveland 29 23 .558 Detroit 25 27 .481 St. Louis 23 27 .460 Washington 22 28 .440 •’Odon 19 26 .422 Chicago 19 2:: .464 American Association ! Team. W. L. Pct. Kan-as City 32 11 .744 ISt Pan) 33 15 .688 | Columbus 25 21 .543 | Louisville 2." 24 .510 Milwaukee . 20 29 .408 Minneapolis 19 29 .396 Toledo 19 29 .396 I Indianapolis 17 32 .347 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn. S; Chicago, 7. Philadelphia-Pittsburgh, postponed; rain. St. Louis, 5: Boston. 3. Cincinnati, 3; Now York, 0. American League Chicago. 6; Washington, 8. Cleveland. 4; Philadelphia, 1. St. I O lis. 0; New York, 10. Detroit. 2; Boston. 0. Amjri'-.nn Association IneUwapoli:-‘Columbus game postponed ' rain. I oulsville, 0; Toledo. 9. "* I an] 5 : Milwaukee, 0. Kamn City, 4; Minneapolis, 3. o — DELPHOS TO PLAY HERE Tho American L°gion baseball 'earn, which plays the Huntington L. A. C. nine at Bellmont Park tomorrow afternoon, will meet the Delphos team here on the following Sunday June 24, it has been announced. Th" Delphos team was nnlv recently organize;! and is a gravelling organize.'ion composed of fast diamond performeis. Delphos plays at Hartford, Ohio, tomorrow in the first game of tho season. o AUTO RACES AT CENTLIVRE PARK, FT. WAYNE, SUNDAY Port Wayne, Juno IG—Fourteen entries have been received for the Sunday auto races at Centlivre park. 1 it was announcs d last night, the lat - est entry being. A. J. Davidson, with , a Red Arrow, the car that led the race at Winchester on Memorial day until it was forct d out by transmiss'on trouble. Sunday’s races will be free for all. regardloss of piston displacement. The 10 fastest cars will start in each even*, the starters to be determined by qualifying trials against time, which will be held :n 1 the morning from 9 to 12. The races ■ w.U start at 2:30. Ralph Ormsby, winner of the 100-mile race at De- ■ troit last Sunday, reports that his : r will be all ready and he is waitinc for the starter's flag. Homer O-insby’s car is at Indianapolis for repairs which were needed after his race last Sunday. ALL SET FOR CAME The Geneva Boosters are on their toes for the game with the Coloredliants of Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon at. three o'clock. A hot contest

Fertilizer Increases Yield Os Wheat Crop (By County Agent) Those who are skeptical concerning the advisability of using commercial fertilizers will be Interested In knowing that inquiries made of those who have- good wheat fields ut tills time biings out the fact that In practically every case commercial fertilize r was used. Several Instances can be cited where check strips were left unfertilized und as a result practically no wheat can now bo found on those strips while the- crop on fertilized ground yungos from fair to excellent. Apparently tho reason lies in the fact that tho fertilizer pushed the young wheat plants ahead more rapidly last full and enabled them to form stronger root systems before winter In. Th s prevented winte r killing. Df course the fertilizer Ims assisted treatly In the growth of the- wheat his spring and will be- even greater benefit in causing the grain to mature plumper and heavier. Without a doubt (here are numerous fields of good wheat in the county which received no commercial fertilizer but in every case it will he

Crystal S Theatre ® Wednesday and fHlf Thursday nfT" June 20 and 21 ttjj f ( MBBUlti If- . SI lilll ilHli uHH!I k Mirthquake ahead! k'nlltlllll Buwtlwinfrmn IS Hcujs your safe sign of laugh- |k'| Isl Hl IffiSuHlw- r C1 i nsurance - lUj nm t Smiles, giggles, shakes and ||gLl I \1 Im I h roars positively assured until If in \l M l ill \ you hit the heights of hilarity, Wi f ' I thcn ~ M r I 1 I i 111111 I Uncontrolled laughter is absom M l lately guaranteed. '• ..\ J bl J’ iH Thrills, thick and fast as Lloyd j Hr Wf t T i climbs the side of a 12 story I I I building. ||| I ll[|( ,B I I LAUGHS first and last in fil H I 1 “Safety Last” I Ss P i 0 . cKI_S I I I WARNING—Patrons who wear tight clothes will - v y I do so at ths'r cwn risk during (he run of this MB I 1 comedy. The management will not be responsible y g I for ripped seams, or loss of buttons. ,3 'll <p PathgQomejy | I j _ _ lah! a^vance * n admission price

found that the fertility of the ground wua (aken care of In some other way. probably by the use of liberal amounts of manure. Accordingly, the greatest results will be seen on Hie ground which Is somewhat lacking In fertility or which has not been manured heavily for tin- wheat crop. However, practically no field will be so fertile) that on a ppi lea t ion of acid phosphate will not rc-turn gened dividends, — — ■O- — —- Indiana University Is “Distinguisted College” Washington, June 16.- Indiana Util verzlty Is one- of tho 25 higher educational Institutions to be designated "distinguished colleges" by the' see re tary of war for the- fiscal year to begin July 1. Cluve r Military Academy was deslgnateei an "honor military school." Regulations permit not exceeding 20 per eent of the total number of colleges and universities witie it maintain < xceptionaily efficient senior units of the- reserve oiTicers' training corps to be annually eh-signateel in wa;- department orders as "distinguished colleges." Ten of the essentially military schools, such as Culver Aeadamy, may be designated as lion or "military schools.”

SCORES OF FIREMEN HAVE NARROW ESCAPE ■-J -■H| i I Scores of firemen had narrow escapes from death while the Broad itreet station lire was in progress in Philadelphia.