Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 182, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1923 — Page 2

Safeguard Home Your dollar pile is the best defense against misfortune. Start early so as to have it strong enough for all demands. Begin now with SI.OO or more. (iet one of our Savings Banks. We pay you to save. The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. “BANK OF SERVICE” We Save You Money SPECIALS SPECIALS Bernstein’s \II Ladies White Canvas and Sport Slippers QQ Special Price tplu’t' Ladies or Growing Girls Brown One Strap QQ IQ Slippers. Rubber Heel Ladies Black Kid Oxfords. Bobber Heel, QQ £JQ Growing Girls Brown Oxfords. Rubber Heel (PQ QQ <I.OO Ladies or Growing Girls Patent One-strapQQ QO Slippers. Rubber Heel Bovs <1 (Ml Brown Oxford', All Rubber Heel QO QQ All sizes 1 to Mens Brown Oxfords, Rubber Heels $3.95 Mens Muhskin Work Shoe. QI QQ All sizes L.J/O Ladies and Mens Silk Fibre Hose, IQ/» All sizes TTe/ V Mens Athletic I nion Suits, All sizes 3G to IG Oc/L • r Hundreds of other Bargains Horse Comfort! Extend comfort to your horses during fly time by using Fly Nets. We have a good cord bar net with leather lash. While they • lastat per pair $4.25 Ba we saw you nri— l »«iMiiiiiniii l iiiiiiiiin iWni hi i —nWEa — IT I—III IIIIIBI.II, mt,HI,IMWI Why Burden A Friend? You Mould not ask him io run your business while you took a vacation, because you know he is vitally interested in his own affairs. Then why expect him to manage your estate — he could only give it secondary interest. Appoint this company as your executor—it is our business to help you. Old Adams County Bank

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, AUG. 2. 1923

CLUB CALENDAR ■ - Friday Relief Corp—Legion Hall. 2 o’dok. The Relief Corp will hold their regular meeting Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Legion Hall. Every member is urged to be present as business of importance will be transacted. Imitations have been issued to a number of friends by Miss Gladys Ann Flanders for an afternoon party next Wednesday. ★ Merica Reunion The annual reunion of the Mercia > family was held on Sunday, July 29, at Payne. O. A picnic dinner was served at the noon hour and an interesting program was held in the afternoon. Mr. Ross Mercia was reelected president; Mrs. Roy Merica was elected treasurer, and Mr. Melvin Meyer, treasurer. Those present were: Miss Helle Dresher, of Cleveland O.; Miss Blanche Springer, of Decatur; Mr. ami Mrs. Roy Merica and son. Lester, of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Merica and sons. Glen and Edward, of Hoagland; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meriea. of Colon, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flaugli, [of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smalley, of Gallion, ().; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Merica anil children. Delber and Maxime, of Payne. O.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hart and sous, Joseph and Walter, of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. I Clifford Meriea arid daughter. Mary. I Monroeville; Mr, and Mrs. Joe MerI lea. of Payne, ().; Mr. and Mrs. Earl I Huff and daughters, Frieda. Vera and I Mabie, and son, Carl, of Geneva; Mr. I and Mrs. Orval Hendricks and sons, I Roland and Charles, of Fort Wayne; ■ Air. and Mrs. J. H. Davis and cliilI dren. Mildred. I-co, Leia and Carol I of Payne, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank I Riff and daughter. Ailce Jane. Mr I and Mrs. James Rhoades and daughter. Frances, Mr. and Mrs. E. A Ackerman and sons. Gerald and HarM old, all of Willshire, 0.; Mr. Ciif I ford I’hrirk. of Dunkirk;. 3!r. tffi I Mrs. John Rider and son. Wright, of I Monroeville: Smith Meriea, of Fort I Wayne; Jack Merica, of MonroeI ville, and Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Young. I and chilren, Myrtle, Albert, lleane I Evelene and Mr. J W. Young, of I Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Charles I Parker, of Payne, O.; Mr. and Mrs. I Walter Barkalow and family, of this city; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sprunger and family, of Berne; Mr. and Mrs. A. Smith and family, of Latty, O.' Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Martz. Mr. Edward Andrews, Mrs. Mary Newport, all of Monroe; Miss Mary Miller, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. A. J. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. John Fulk and daughter, all of Herne; Mr. G. W. Burrell, of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. p arker and family and Miss Nora Newport, of Monroeville. ★ Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kamne enfertnfned with dinner last evening at their home on Winchester Street for Judge and Mrs. W. J. Vesey, of Fort Wayne and L C. Waring of tiiis city. • J. C. Chovin, of Anchorage, Alaska was a guest to dinner last evening at tht home of Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Connell. Mr. Chovin is a partner of Fred Martin, brother of Mrs. Coni nell in an electrical business in Alas- | La. Mr Chovin is enroute to Denver, Colorado, where he will meet his sister. , o— CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: Sept 97%c; Dee $1.00%; May $1.05%. Corn: Sept 77c; Dec 63%c; May 65%c. Oats: Sept 35%c; Dee 37%c; May 39%c. o Phi Delt Officer Says Charges Are Not True Connersville, Aug. 2 —Paul F. | Deaton, of this city, national secre-tary-treasurer of the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity, a young men’s organization which has a large Indiana membership, issued a statement today, declaring he (has no knowledge of the fraternity 1/eing "controlled by the Ku Klux Klan. His statement followed the announcement that lota chapter, of Fort Wayne, had surrendered Its charter as the result of | the controversy regarding an alleged I movement of the klan to gain control of the organization's affairs. I Mr. Deaton declared that the coni' troversy was. the result of the defeat ! of Louis H. Dunteu, attorney, of the [Fort Wayne chapter, who was a cand.date for the office of national I vice-president at the recent conven- ■ tion at Dayton, 0.

MM»»M MMMMM >♦♦»♦♦♦♦ SPORTSJ CLUB STANDINGS ' National League Team W. L. Pet. New York #3 35 .648 Pittsburgh 59 37 .615 Cincinnati 60 38 .612 Chicago 51 47 .520 Brooklyn 49 48 .505 St. Ixuiis 51 50 .505 Phmiladelphia 31 66 .320 Boston 27 70 .278 American League Trim W. L. Pci. New York ....64 30 .681 Cleveland 54 45 .549 St. Louis 51 44 .537 Detroit 45 46 .498 Chicago 46 49 Philadelphia 42 53 .442 Washington 41 52 .441 Boston 35 59 .372 American Association Team W. L. Pet. St. Paul 60 34 .638 Kansas City 58 36 .61 < Louisville ~...53 45 .541 Columbus 1... 47 46 .505 Indianapolis 46 52 .469 Milwaukee 45 53 .459 Minneapolis 41 55 .42, . Toledo 34 65 .343 | *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ YESTERDAY’S RESULTS * National League New York, 1; Pittsburgh. 2. Philadelphia. 3; Cincinnati. 5. Poston. 2; Chicago, 8. Brooklyn, 10-6; St. Louis, 117. American League Cleveland, 5; New York. 3. . Chicago, 4-3; Boston. 2-7. St. Louis, 2-8; Philadelphia. 0-3. Washington at Detroit, rain. American Association St. Paul. 12; Columbus, 4. Minneapolis, 6-3; Toledo. 4-4. Indianapolis, 4; Milwaukee, 5. Ixmisville, 3; Kansas City. 2. o WATCHING THE SCORE BOARD Babe Ruth got his 25th homer in the

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ninth with one on. but the Yanks lost to the Indians 5 to 3. Yesterday's accident—Urover Alex under hit his first homer In two years and helped the Cubs win from the. Braves. 8 to 2. The athletics increased their losing streak to ten games when the Browns ( took a doubleheader from them, 2 to 0. and 8 to 3. Johnny Rawlings, former Giant ; ! started the rally that gave the Pirate- * a 2 to 1 victory over the Champions. ! The Dodgers of Brooklyn failed to ! do their stuff and they stepped in tht ' way of two socks from the Cards, losing 11 to 10, and 7 to 6. Working overtime again to lose, the Red Sox dropped the first game to the White Sox, 4 to 2, in 11 innings, but won the second 7 to 3, Getting out of the rough twice in the last two holes, the Reds were saved by fine work oti the green and the beat the Phils 5 to 3. — 0 SALTS FINE FOR ACHING KIDNEYS When Back Hurts Flush Your Kidneys As You Clean Your Bowels — Most folks forget that the kidneys. I ! like the bowels, sometimes g< t slug ; gish and clogged and need a flushing occasionally, else we have backache , and dull misery in the kidney region, severe headaches, rheumatic twinges, . I torpid liver, acid stohiach, sleeplessIness and all sorts of bladder disorders. You simply must keep your kidneys | active ami clean and the monTent you ' feel an ache or pain in the kidney, ' I region begin drinking lots of water ' , Al o get about four ounces of Jad! Salts from any <rood drug store here., take a tablespoonful in a glass of water b< fore breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of! grapes and lonion juice, combined with lithia. and is intended to fllnsh clogged kidneys and help stimulate them to activity. It also helps neutralize the acids in the urine so they no longer irritate, thus helping to relieve bladder disorders. .Tad Salts is inexpensive: makes a delightful effervescent lithia water drink which everybody should take now and then to help keep their kidneys clean. A well-known local drugist says he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe in trying to correct kidney trouble while it js only trouble. By all means have .'your physician examine your kidneys at least twice a ' 1 year.

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