Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1923 — Page 4

•'fAnother Ford Boom iawatha, Kans., June 27—(Special to. the Dally Democrat)—Petitions bearing 50.000 signatures urging Henry Ford to become a candidate for president have been forwarded to

pvhl* ill High-priced quality at a low price! No other sport car gives such value. At $1985 you get 100 per cent performance, 100 per cent style, lOOper cent equipment! Compare this car point by point and you’ll buy it. The snappiest car on the street. Come in and see it. Other Auburn Sixes $1165 to $2345. Freight and tai extra. AUBURN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY Cpolarine Made in Five Grades Avoids Scored Cylinders and Assures Perfect Compression by thoroughly lubricating all frictional surface: VPolarin&T VIMADE IN# Vk five // WGRADESZ' -<o«so<rX #ciuua Consult chart at any Standard ©aS Service Station and at most garages for the grade to lubricate your car correctly—then change your motor oil every 500 miles. r~ ibw United StatesTres / \| are Good Tires OBf 11 -and "USCO” A. con firms it! zr BBS I ' : ’’ ;■ -f : Jl YOUR enthusiasm over “USCO” performance won’t surprise the motorist who knows the fabric tire field. Every 30 x tire user recognizes “USCO” as a value to be respected and to be investigated. The users of “USCO,” know it as a money’s worth that came before the public as a leader and that has maintained its leadership. “USCO” is made by the same people who make Royal Cords. P Where to buy USTires Clover Leaf Garage. RFD No. 0 Durkln’a Modern Gnraice 11. F. Kltoou , Porter di Beaver. I.leehly Bron., Monroe. Ind. William l.lnnemeler, Preble. Ind.

Detroit by John Kale, founder of the original “Ford for President” club * here, he claimed today. “I expect to- have over 100,000 signers within another month.” declared Kale..

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEI?, JUNE 27, 1923.

e ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< b * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY 4 ♦ 4 ♦ From the Dally Democrat filet 4 ♦ 20 years ago this day 4 ♦ ♦♦♦ + + ♦♦ + +♦♦♦♦4 Harney Oldfield and Tom Cappei race ut Fryt Wayne for $F»00 purse First auto races In thia locality. Macadam road election in St. Mary’s township results in victory for those favorable by large majorities. Officials of ('. & E. railroad. Including Dan Willard, vice president and general .manager, vist here. Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Hudson leave for year’s visit in California, Mrs. H. A. Frlstoe and baby daughter visiting J. D. Holman family at Rochester. The Allisons leave for Oden on regular summer outing trip. Misses Bessie and Beatrice Billman return from visit at Berne. Mrs. J. F. Snow is visiting relatives at Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Charles true return i from visit to north Indiana lakes. j SPORTS YESTERDAYS RESULTS National League Boston at Brooklyn; rain. Philadelphia. 3; New York. 6. Cincinnati, 4; Chicago, 3. Pittsburgh, 7; St. Louis, 5. American League Chicago, 6; Detroit, 7. St. Izmis, 1; Cleveland, 9. Washington. 7; Philadelphia, 16. New York, 1; Boston, 3. American Association Milwaukee, 7; Minneapolis. 6. Columbus, 14; Indianapolis, 9. Toledo, 2; Louisville, 5. Kansas City, 6; St. Paul, 5. CLUB STANDINGS National League Team W. L. Pct. New York 42 20 .677 Pittsburgh 36 23 .610 Cincinnati ...»35 25 .583 Chicago 34 31 .523 Brooklyn 30 29 .508 St. Louis 31 32 .492 Boston 20 42 .323 Philadelphia 17 43 .283 American League Team W. L. Pct. New York 39 22 .639 Philadelphia 34 27 .557 Cleveland 33 29 .532 St. Ixiuis 29 31 .483 Detroit 29 32 .475 Chicago 26 31 .456 Washington 27 34 .433 Boston 22 33 .400 American Association Team W. L. Pct. St. Paul 40 18 .69t) Kansas City 36 18 .667 'Louisville 33 29 .532 Columbus 30 23 .517 Milwaukee 25 25 ,:«00 Indianapolis 26 21 .433 Minneapolis 24 34 .414 Toledo 21 30 .350 o — Whitfeld Is Captured In Detroit, Michigan (Continued from page one) phone call from Sheriff Bobilya yesterday afternoon, saying that a man resembling Whitfeld had been seen in Celina, Ohio, and was traveling in this dreiction. A close watch was kept by the local authorities in the hope that the fugitive would be apprehended. However, the man in question was taken into custody at Van Wert, Ohio, yesterday evening, and he identified himself as a Lima, Ohio, business man. Q. Distribution Os Taxes Is Being Made (Continued from page one) July 3rd. A number of corporations at Berne have been summoned to appear before the board this week relative to their assessments. Only a few objections have been heard, Arthur Yackey being the only taxpayer in Decatur who objected to the assessor’s figures. The board reduced the assessment of carbide light plants owned by farmers in Root township from $200.00 anti $250.00 to SIOO.OO and $150.00 each, the lower value corresponding with that of the Delco light plants. Personal property only was assessed this year. o Cyclone In New York (United Press Service) New York, June 27. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Four deaths, including that of Bert Savoy, well known comedian, two score injured, and considerable property damage was the toll of a ten minute freak cyclone which swept greater New York late Tuesday, braeking the heat wave.

♦jMcCray Unable * To Be Present * (Continued from page one) ** Indiana Medical association, had as I sured him that he would attend the t dedication. .Mr. Smith will make an >’ effort Jo secure United States Senator James Eli Watson as one of the speakers at the ceremonies. The dedication promises to be one r of the most important'events in the history of the county, and will, without a doubt, be largely attended. The '• nurses and others connected with the ll management of the hospital are here and getting things ready for the opening of the institntion. p Workmen are busy with tractors and teams plowing and levelling the ground around the hospital, preparatory to having the landscape artist 1 put the finishing touches to the grounds’. The landscaping cannot be completed In one season, however. 1 —Q Many Attend Church Os God Camp Meeting A few Decatur people attended the s annual international <camp meeting of the Church of God, held at Anderson last week, closing on last Sunday. 1 The meeting was the largest one ever held by the church and was one of the most successful, also. It is estimated that 10,000 people ’ were in atendance at the meeting. The J large tabernacle, which has a seating > capacity of 5.500, was (Hied. The , music and song service was excellent. I with some of the world's best talent -j participating in quartets and solos. A choir of from 400 to 450 voices, directed by Rev. H. C. Clausen and others, furnished wonderful music. Many good sermons were delivered during the meeting, by evangelists, pastors and missionaries. The evening services were devoted to evangelism and many persons were converted. Tlie missionary and Sunday school work received special emphasis. Meals were served cafeteria style besides a large lunch stand. On one day there were 520 gallons of lemonade sold. Thie next convention will be held at the Anderson camp meeting ground in Jnue, 1924. o BOOTLEGGERS SELL KEG OF WATER FOR S9O (United Press Service) Noblesville, Ind., June 27 —(Special ; to Daily Democrat) —Two men were under arrest here today while police investigated a scheme for selling water as bootleg whiskey at S9O a keg. The men, according to the police, agreed to sell a businessman a full keg of whiskey. The businessman reported the transaction to police and the keg was found to contain water. o WEDS THREE TIMES; EACH MAN BEATS HER * ■ Muncie Woman Says, However, She > Isn't Contented To Remain Single (United Press Service) Muncie, Ind., June 27 —(Special to I the Daily Democrat) — “I've had husbands beat me, but somehow I never could be contented to remain single,” Mrs. Elizabeth Rittenhouse i told the judge today when filing for i assault and battery charges against ( her husband. o Mrs. Porter At Rome City j Rome City, Ind., June 27 —Mrs. Jene t Stratton Porter and daughter, Mrs. , Meighn, and family, have returned to , their cottages at Sylvan lake after spending the winter at Los Angeles, California. , o - , Excursion To Chicago Over Erie Railroad Next Sunday Another excursion to Chicago will ’ be run pver the Chicago and Erie > railroad next Sunday, July 1. Nearly i fifty people from Decatur and Adams r county made the trip to Chicago on , the excursion two weeks ago. Offi- - cials of the Chicago and Erie state > that the excursion on June 17, - the largest on o fthe season. The t beaches at Chicago, parks and ball t games prove very attractive to the > visitors. The train will leave Decatur r at 2:14 a.m. Sunday. The excursion- > ists may return either at 10:35 p.m. - Sunday or 11 a.m. Monday. The round-trip fare is thee dollars. a ... House Os David Loses (United Press Service) > Grand Rapids, Mi-ch., June 27 — . (Special to Daily Democrat)—-Taking I the final legal steps in the suit of John W. Hansel and wife against . the House of David, Benton Harbor, c United States District Judge John r Slater signed the decree granting the t plaintiffs a verdict of $24,078.00 and costs.

Milk Advances In Chicago (United Frew Service) Chicago, June 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Retail price of milk here will be Increased one cent per quart to 14 cents, effective July ) 1, distributors announced today. Q. — r . To Probe Liquor Law Violators In Anderson i . » • <„. i Indianapolis, Ind., June 27—Sweeping investigation of liquor law vio- ' intion in Anderson, Indiana, was threatened today by Homer Elliot, U. S. district attorney after the arraignment of two owners and operators of soft drink establishments from Anderson in federal court today. The fact that there has been a wholesale liquor law violation at Anderson and that several of the defendants have been convicted a number of times would Indicate there is a conspiracy in that city to defeat the federal prohibition laws,” Elliot said. — • s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s o — FOR SALE—Cream colored Reed stroller; $lO. Call 109 So. 9th st. 152t3 NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS Notice |.« hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will on Tuesday, July 3, 1923 and up until the hour of 10 o'clock a. ni. receive bfds for the repair of the Marbaugh Bridge, in accordance with the specifications now on file at the office of the Auditor of Adams county. Bid and bond to be filed in conformity with the law. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all blds. BOARD OP COMMISSIONERS of Adams County, Indiana By Martin Jaberg. Auditor. 20-27 0 Use Deering Twine. Buy it at the Schafer Hardware Co. MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets East Buffalo Livestock Market Receipts 4000; shipments 3470; official to New York yesterday 1520; hogs closing slow; pigs $7.0007.25; other grades $7.90® 8.00; roughs $5.50; stags [email protected]; cattle 375, slow; sheep 300; best lambs $15.00; ewes $4.00<'6.00; calves 175; tops $10.50. New York Stock Exchange New York, June 27. —Trading began listlessly in the stock market today, prices showing little variations from the previous close. Studebaker and Baldwin scored half a point while recessions of equal extent took place in corn products and American sugar. Rails continued indifferent to the striking improvement shown in additional statements of May earnings. New York Produce Market Flour —Quiet. Pork —Steady; mess $25.00. Lard —Weaker; middle west spot $11.30011.40. Sugar—Raw, Dull; centrifugal (96 test) $7.78; refined, easy; granulated $9.2509.90. Coffee —Rio No. 7 on spot 11 ll%c; Santos No. 4 13%@14%c. Tallow —Steady; special city 6c. Hay—Weak; Prime No. 1 $1.25; No 3 $1.0001.05. Dressed Poultry—Dull; turkeys 25 042 c; 18@52c; fowls 12@28c; ducks, Long Island 25c; capons 30046 c. Live poultry—Weak; geese 15@ 16c; ducks 14@25c; fowls 17@22c; chickens, broilers 25c, all via express. Cheese —Dull; state milk, common to specials 21026 c; skims, common to specials lu@26c. Butter —Firmer; receipts 21,957; creamery extra 39c; state dairy tubs 34 0 3814 c. Eggs—firmer; receipts 22,211; nearby white fancy 41c; nearby mixed fancy 24 0 28c; fresh firsts 24 1 4@30c; Pacific coast 28»4@38c. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Corrected June 27 No. 2 Wheat, bushel SI.OO Good Yellow Ear Corn, per 100 sl.lO White or mixed corn, per 100..51.05 Oats, per bushel 40c Rye, per bushel 70 Barley, per bushel 60 Clover Seed $lO 00 Wool 40c DECATUR PRODUCE MARKET for Delivered Produce Corrected June 27 Heavy Hens 16c Leghorn hens and Anconas 11c Colored Broilers 25c Leghorn Broilers, Anconas and Blacks 20c Old Roosters 6c Ducks He Geese He Eggs 16c Local Grocers Egg Market Eggs, d»zen 16c Butterfat Prices Butterfat 34c INVESTIGATE CHIROPRACTIC For Your ' g ~4® HEALTH Phone 628 over Keller’s feted cirxn, Vffi’HwjtKV or night. CHARLES & CHARLES, D. C. Lady Attendant.

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♦ CLASSIFIED ADS • ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ FOR SALE FOR BALB—A few used oil stoves •nd coal raaffes. The Gas Co., 105 North Third st.46tf FOR SALE—An Ivory Lloyd Loom baby buggy, in good condition, and a reed stroller, cheap. Used only a short time. Phone 517 Black. 149tf FOR SALE—Set heavy double work harness. Good as new. Ernest Perret. 949 Mercer Ave. 150t6x FOR SALE —Deering mower, will sell cheap. New cutter bar. Mattie Young, Pleasant Mills, Ind. 150t3x FOR SALE—Baby Chicks: Rhode Island Reds. Plymouth Rock, White Wyandottes and Brown Leghorns, 8c and up. O. V. Dilling, Decatur R. 2. Craigvllle phone. 151t12 CHICKS FOR SALE—Brown Leghorns, Barred RockA Orpingtons, White Wyandottes. Anconas; 8 cents and up. Phone 615, or 1620 W. Monroe st. 26-27 29-3-5-6 x MISCELLANEOUS GOCARTS RE-TlßED—Decatur Auto Top and Paint Shop; phone 494; 203 South First street. 148t6 FOR RENT FOR RENT —8 room house, opposite court house. Modern, except heat. A. D. Suttles. 148tf FOR RENT—Several fields of hay to rent on shares. H. B. Kneisley, Phone 606.149tf LOST AND FOUND FOUND —Baby shoe on street Saturday evening. Owner may have same by paying for this ad. 151t2x LOST —Black and tan female rat terrier dog. Finder notify this office. Reward $5. 150t3 eodx WANTED WAN T E D—Young man to learn a business. High graduate preferred but not necessary. Must be active and have a hankering for hard work. Reply in own handwriting, stating wages expected. Address, “Opportunity, f Daily Democrat. 152t2 WANTED—Dining room girl. Call Murray Hotel. 15214 Use Deering Twine. Buy it at the Schafer Hardware Co. 15116 CHIROPRACTIC Chiropractic is the key that unlocks the door to health. Come In and let us unlock the door and bring you back to health. Smith & Smith. Chiropractors Office over Morris 5 & 10 cent Store Decatur, Ind. Phone 660 Calls made day or night. o NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice Is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners will on Tueadny, July 3, 1933 and up until the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. receive bids for supplies to be used at the County Infirmary for the three months beginning July 1. 192.1. Supplies include groceries, dry goods, clothing, tobacco, salt and bread. Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. MARFIN JABERG. 2 °-27 Auditor. APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice is Hereby Given, That th<undersigned have been appointed administrators of the estate of William P. Barkley, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. RANSOME E. BARKLEY, POKE B. ERWIN, Administrators June 25, 1923. Dore B. Erwin, Atty. 26-3-10 0 NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS In The Matter Os The Jueob R. Hoffman, Sewer Improvement Notice is hereby given, that the Common‘Council, in and for the City of Decatur. Indiana, did on the sth day of June. 1923. adopt a preliminary assessment roll in tlie matter of the Jacob R. Hoffman, Sewer Improvement, which improvement is as follows: For the construction of a local sewer on and along the following route: Commencing In the center of the alley now located midway between Grant street and Mcßarnes street, in outlot No. 84 in the Southern addition to the city of Decatur, Indiana, and about 30 feet east of the center of the alley now located parallel with and 132 feet east of Russel street, In said city, thence running east in the center of said first mentioned line 266 feet and there to terminate in the manhole an the Merryman sewer. Said assessment roll with the names of owners and descriptions of property subject to be assessed with the amounts of prima faca assessments is now on file and may be seen at the office of the City Clerk. Notice is also given that the Common Council, will at its Council room, In Decatur, Indiana, at 7:00 o’clock p. m.. on the 3rd <lny of July. 1923. receive and hear remonstrances against the amounts assessed against each of said lots and parcels of land on said roll and will hear and determine the question, whether such lots and parcels of land have been or will be specially benefltted in the amounts set ‘° I r P’ on said roll or In any sum at) which time and place all owners of real estate, may attend and be heard. Witness my hand and official seal this 20 day of June, 1923. CATHERINE KAUFFMAN, June 20, 1923. city Clerk. 20-27

* BUSINESS CARDS J investigate FOR BETTER HEALTH, SEE DR. FROHNAPFEL, D. (' Chiropractic and Osteopathia’ Treatments given to suit your n..s at 144 So. 2nd St. Phofl , Office Hours 10-12 a. m—l-5 g 8 p . m S. E. BLACK UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING Calls answered promptly day or Dlt , b| Private Ambulance Service, Office Phone: 90 Home Phone: 727 DR. H. E. KELLER Indiana GENERAL PRACTICE OFFICE SPECIALTIES: 1™,,.. women nnd children: X-rav Zxamin? f tlons; Glourscopy examinations J? ?hi Internal organs; X-ray and ei." r treatments for high blood preß ,™ and hardening of the arteries v'l'J treatments for GOITRE TLHPP(-t y LOSIS AND CANCER. Office Hours: 9 to 11 n. m.—l to 5 p. m.—7 to 9 P tn Sundays by appointment. Phones: Residence lit); cjffi.-e 409 N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 5:00 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135 Closed Wednesday afternoons. DR. C. C. RAYL SURGEON X-Ray and Clinical Laboratories Office Hours: 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p. m. Sundays, 9 to 10 a. m. Phone 581, FEDERAL FARM LOANS Abstracts of Title. Real Estate. Plenty of Money to loan on Government Plan. Interest rate now 514% See French Quinn. Office —Take first stairway ■ south Decatur Democrat. O— — 0 DR. FRANK LOSE Physician and Surgeon North Third street Phones: Office 422; Home 422 Office Hours —9 to 11 a. m. 1 to 5—6 to 8 p. m. Sunday 8 to 9 a. m. O -- 0 o o NOTICE Dr. C. V. Connell has moved 1 his office one block north of | former location. Office now lo- | cated at 120 North First st., in 1 the Teeple Transfer Barns. o— -- 6 IS MADE I By Getting JOHNSON to Cry Your Sale. Book your Fall sales early. Write or phone. Roy S. Johnson, Auctioneer Decatur, Ind. Phone 606 or 849 Red. NOTICE I will have the driveway open at my home during the day time and the public desiring to reach the swimming and fishing places are welcome to use it during that time, so long as there is good behavior and respect towards each other, assisting to make this a respectable place in which to l> ve - 151 t2x D. A. GILLIOM o NOTICE FARMERS Will sell at a bargain two old churn drums, suitable for cisterns; also wood cypress water tanks. Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc. Phones 50 and 55 FT. WAYNE & DECxIUR TRACTION LINE Leaves Decatur Leaves Ft. Wayne 6:45 a. m. 7:00 a. m. 8:00 a. m. 9 ; 00 a. m10:00 a. m. 11:00 “• “ 12:00 p. m. 1:00 p. m. 2:00 p. m. 3:00 p. m 4:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m. 5:30 p. m. 7:00 p. m 7:00 p. m. 9:00 p. m. 10:00 p. m. 11:05 P- m Freight car leaves Derstnr—Arrives at Ft. Wayne..B:3o a. m Leaves Ft Waynel2:oo n<x” Arrives at Decaturl— 1:30 p. n>P. J. RAYMOND, Agent. Office Hours: 6:30 a. m.-7:00 p. m.