Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1923 — Page 2

HLI'JUK! I 1 .! I» ■ ...’J . A WEATHER prophet I uliod l‘ro«« SlHtt Corrr«|tuii<l*ut HenUtM. Mluli.. Aug aa—Maly a lak« tall of e*4ar kgi: but tba pM* pla of tbia otty will but tbair IM4 < ent •a It aa au accurate barometer us the weather. Purina the la»t flfteeu yeara, aa fur back to the time when cedar logs were first dumped iulo Baas lake, along whose ahorea Boniface Is located. thia barometer haa never been known to fail, citiaena aay. Bava Lake ba* for many yeara hud Mlllioua of te. t of cedar logs flouting M it. Thea* Inga were cut by the Boniface Lumber company and dumped into the lake until the sawmill was ready for them. The water keeps them from rotting Ordinarily thia great mass of logs lies along the edge of the lake forming a belt about it) to s 5 feet wide. Always within about fourteen hours of a ra n the logs will start to act Ciioorly. Single logs will break away fr«M the mass around the shores and dtlft slowly out into the midde of the lake What causes these logs to do this, er what causes the whois number alnag the shore to loosen up from the usual compact mass, no one has been ahlo to explain. It is not a current in th* water, for the lake is too small to have currents. It is not the wind that causes these logs to break away - they do it when there is not a breath of air starring. ' If at evening they look out over the lake and see the cedar logs all float y ing close inshore they know that the.

We Save You Money Bernstein’s Special for Saturday:— Ladies’ House Aprons, made ol standard quality Percale. Special Price ...... <7t)v Special: Large Size Cotton Blankets, fancy pink or blue border. Buv them now and save. (PI QQ Pair ... ...‘ sl.»/0 36 inch Standard Quality Percale, 1 Qz* Light or {lark, yard JLt/V Good Quality Shirtings 20c Good Weight Bleached Outing, 1 Special, yard AvV Good Quality Suit Cases, (PI 4 K Special ...’ tPI.HtO Ladies or Growing Girls Brown or Black One (PO /IQ Strap Slippers. Rubber heel All Ladies White Canvas and Sport Slippers d* 1 QQ Special Price Ladies Black Kid Oxfords. Rubber Heel, $2.69 Growing Girls Brown Oxfords. Rubber Heel QQ SI.OO Ladies or Growing Girls Patent One-strap(J*Q QQ Slippers, Rubber Heel s£«<7o Bovs $4.00 Brown Oxfords, All Rubber Heel QQ All' sizes 1 to 6 s£.<7o Mens Brown Oxfords, Rubber Heels $3.951 Mens Muleskin Work Shoe, (PI QQ Al! sizes $1.<70 Ladies and Mens Silk Fibre Hose, 4Qf*

*■ ■mil HUDSON COACH $1450 Freight and Tax Extra On the Finest Super-Six Chassis Ever Built ESSEX COACH I $1145 European Experts Call its Chassis Greatest of its Siz& 50,000 Coaches in Service Hudson Prices These are the lowest prices at which these 7-r»o Ph.eton ’t«j cars have ever been sold. They make both Co»ch- - -14 W Hudson and Essex the most outstanding I s -- . 1995 values in the world. Frtigkt and Tax Extra E1,., Price. P - KIRSCH & SON 23 : : ’n" A Jacksen Sis. |>ho„ e 333 Coach - . . 1144 1 1

tuorrow will ba clear. If the surface of the lake it dotted with single lotfl they art csrtatu it id going to rain. MONROE TWP. TEACHERS Trustee Mattax Has Made Selection Os Instructors For Year Trustee Vaucu Muttux of Monroe township has completed his list ol 'teachers for both the Monroe and the | rural schools for the coming school year. .fudging by the instructor:' [ which Mr. Muttux has chosen, the schools of that township will this year be well taken care of. The teachers are nearly all experienced 'in the teaching profession and have made fine records. Most of these (teachers have taught in this township during past years. The schools in Monroe township will open Monday. September 10th the same date that the schools of the other townships open. Mr. Mattax has practically finished the necessary arrangements for the opening of the schools. He hopes to give his patrons the best schools possible. The teachers for the rural schools art as follows: Dist. 1. Miss Eanchion Daugherty. Dist. 2. Miss Elec ta Oliver. Dist. I—Don Essex. Dist. 4.—Miss Gertrude Sprunger. Dist. s.—Sylvester Everhart. Dist. 6—Miss Lucille Heffner. Dist. 7 —Miss Lavina Christencr. Miss Cora Habegger. i Dist. B.—Dale Braun. Miss Helen Gillium.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THI’RS., AUGUST 23, 1923.

Oikt. Ray Duff. The Moarok schouli .will agaiu be hinder th* direction of Clyde Hundrieky .i < principal, two a«w teach*™ will ba udd*d to the high school faculty I II L. Grelder, who formerly taught iu the Monroe high schools will again return its an instructor in the high school. Miss Lavon Wales of Knightstown Indiana, will be a teacher if) the Monroe high school, who has not taught here before. Howard Michaud is the fourth instructor. The respe* five subjects, which these teachers will teach, have pot yet been definite ly assigned. The grade teachers lu the Monroe schools will be: Upper grades .Mrs. Mary McCul lough. Intermediate grades-Harve Hag gard. Primary grades Miss Huth Gilbert. —o- ■ " FOR* DISABLED VETERANS Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Is Aiding To Get To Work Indianapolis. Aug. 23—The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, through a special committee recently appointed. is helping secure employment for disabled veterans of the World Wa who, are completing government trai ing courses. The new committee will secure frequent reports from the veterans burnt and will collect information from local employers as to positions avail able and suited to the trilling of th« rehabilitated veterans. o IMPORTED FRITTS Quarantine Placed On All Fruits And Vegetables Imported Washington, Aug. 23—As a step toward keeping certain injurious fruit and melon flies out of the United States, the Federal Horticultural Board. Vnited States Department of Agriculture, has placed a quarantine on all fruits and vegetables offered for import, except from Canada, on and after November 1. No new prohibitions are placed on commodities from Mexico. These insects are known to he serous crop pests in various parts of the world, and as yet have not made their way into the Unite 1 i'tates where it is thought they would cause damage to our fruits and vegetables. Under special permit shipment ■ ci ■ertain fruits qnd vegetables may be brought into the country at the discretion of the board. Application for permits must be made to the Federal Horticulture Board at Washingti D. 'C. Full information concerning the intended shipment must be given in the application. Action was taken by the department I following a hearing route months ago iat which all interests concerned were present. Restrictions on bringing in fruits and vegetables from outside countries were considered necessary I for the protection of American crops. Copies of the regulations will be available in a few weeks and may be had upon application to the Federal Horticultural Board. United States Department of Agriculture. Washington, D. C.

CLUB CALENDAR Thursday Root Township Home Economic Club—Mrs Wilson Lewton.' Baptist Womans Society —Mrs. C. M. Smith. Ladies Aid Society of Christian church—Mrs. H. L. Merry. Psi lota Xi—Mrs. J. H. Burroughs, 7 o’clock. Friday D. Y. B. class of U. B. church, Mrs Blanche Elzey. M. E. Ladies Aid in church parlors 2:30 p.iu. Saturday Tri Kapps Pastry Sale—Schmitt’s Meat Market, at » o’clock. Mr. aud Mrs. A. L. Uurdg. Mercer Avenue, had as their guests Tuesday , and Tuesday night," Mr. and Mrs. Je.rse Crampton, of Angola, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Duguid and two children, of Pleasant Lake. The Crumptons and the Duguids wore enroute to Indianapolis for a few days visit with Prof, and Mrs. John Wiltsy and Atty, and Mrs. Herbert Luckey. They will visit at Portland the first of next week with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Kist. The Tri Kappa sorority will hold a pastry sale Saturday at Schmitt’s Meat Market at nine o’clock. All varieties of home baked goods will be I or sale. ♦ Mrs. J. C. Miller and guests, Mrs. ■ R. J. Kuebler and son Jack, went to : Ft. Wayne this morning where they I will be entertained at dinner by Mr. I and Mrs. Sam C. Miller, at the home t of Mr. and Mrs. John Peoples. * Mr. and Mrs. Alva Nichols enter I tained with dinner yesterday at their ■ home on Mercer Avenue for Mrs. Fred i Nichols, of this city, and Mrs. Clark 1 Spahr and daughter Virginia, of De- ’ troit, Michigan. t * 1 The Misses Margaret Mylott and ‘ Helen Gass delightfully entertained • twenty girls to a lovely party last evening at the Mylott home gn Fifth ! Street, in honor of Miss Charlotte Niblick Bunco was played and prizes won by the Misses Lil scholter, of ' Chicago, and Marie Foos, and Miss Irene Holthouse won the prize in a flower contest. Miss Niblick'Vas presented with a beautiful sewing basket , by the girls. A delicious two course luncheon was served. Miss Scholter. of Chicago, was the only out-of-town t guest. * Twenty-eight ladies responded to the invitations to the dinner-bridge party given last evening by Mrs. A I M. Anker at her home on Winchester . Street. Dainty French baskets held . fragrant bouquets of yellow flowers on each table. The place cards and ' nut baskets .were of a harmonizing nature. Mesdames Clayson Carroll. Herman Ehinger and E. L. Carroll carried off the honors in the game of bridge. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. John O’Brien, of Marion: Mrs. Fred Roll, of Fort Wayne; and Mrs. Dan Vail, of Clifcago. The Misses Veronica Anker, Florinc Michaud, Naomi Harkless, and Martha Bowman, of Indianapolis, assisted in serving. ’ * Mrs. Hannah Braun, of Nuttman avenue, delightfully entertained with dinner yesterday in hone.- of Mrs. It. J. Kuebler and Son Jai k ct Detroit. Michigan. ★ A pic. e ant sil’|.ri--‘e party was gjy on last evening at the in-inn of Mr and Mrs. Robert Wei.Bioff honoring Mrs. George Wenihoi’. the occasion being for her forty-fifth birthday anniversary. A laree birthday cake with the word "Mohter” inscribed upon it and adorned wi'l. forty-five candles was presented her. Manv other n autit'ul gifts were received by the honored guest. Those present we-. ; fir. aid Mrs. Ver Baker and children, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Baker and children; Mr. am’ Mrs. R. E. Exley, Bernard, Adrair. a’.i'l Arthur Wein hoff. and Mr. George Wetnholf. Delicious refreshments wore served during the evening. A happy family gathering was held last evening at the lure- of Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly, in h liter of the birthday of Mrs. Kellv. Dancing and music was enjoyed after which delicious refreshment;, were served. Those present, were Mr. an-.l Mrs. Z. Murphy and son Edward of Dayton, Ohio; Air. and Mrs. Lc-'cr Robinson, and adughter Evelyn; Mr. and Mrs. Den Brown, and son V'llliani. all ol Fort Wayne; Mr. amt .'.Ls. Edward Kelly; Mr. and Mrs. Kuupb Bentz, aud

I children. Virgin!?, May. Deloris and [Herbert; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Buyd.j and children Marcella Bernedn and Kenneth; Mr. and Mr Arthur Kelly aud daughter Helen. Robert Chronister. of south of the city. A family picture was taken at the Boiler Siad I io last even’ng. — • Nine Arrested For Holding Up Train I Pawhuska, Okla., Aug. 23 -Ninel men were arrested at Okesa today by sheriff B. A. Cook in connection with tho investigation into the robbery of tin l Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train No. 123 near that place Monday night. The men all denied participation in the robbery. They were held by officials pending arrival of nu mbers of the train crew in an effort to identify the men. • o — Winnipeg Flier Derailed (United Press Service) Annandale, Minn., Aug. 23 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Twenty passengers were injured, three seriously, when four coaches of the Winnipeg flier on the Soo Line was derailed west of Maple Plain last night. The derailment is believed to have been caused by a broken rail. The four coaches, after leaving the rails, ploughed through the ties for about 300 feet, then rolled over into the ditch. o I 3—3—3—WANT ADS EARN—3—3—> o Teachers Not All Employed (Continued from page one) will teach at District No. 7.1 hese are the only two districts schools in 1 the township. Most of the teachers employed for the coming term hav been teaching in Hartford towl. j (or a few years. o __ 1 AMERICAN LEGION NOTICE I 1 Special meeting of Adams Post. No 1 13, of the American Legion in thLegion hall at 7:45 o’clock Frida.. ’ evening. August 24. Business of great f Importance. All members are urgei to be present. 1 V. J. BORMAN, adjutant 2002 t; o ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ * ♦ i # From the Daily Democrat flies ♦ + .20 years ago this day ♦ ) i August 23rd. 1903 was Sunday.

1 PENNSYLVANIA TON TEST TUBE I DEMONSTRATION Saturday Afternoon August 25 We will tow another car with a Pennsylvania Ton Test Tube and the person guessing nearest the weight in tow will receive a prize Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Tires are not higher priced. We have a balloon for each child calling at the station Sat. afternoon. ELBERSON SERVICE STATION : -

ONE WOULD THINK SO Two brothers In Warsaw-are A. D. j Gifford and H. C Gifford. It is to be supposed that B. C. is ol<Hr than A. "" ""

I THE MECCA I gg Tonight-Tomorrow S “THE g GIRL S FROM ROCKY II H POINT” g A big speciul production, featuring ■ Gloria Joy |R H supported by hE y| An All-Star Cast. ■ A •picture of home life Ex >-■ as il really is and most 5$ ■ interesting indeed. Added Attraction -.-A “All Around,” A Good Comedy. 4* afi 10c—20c JtS I I 1 BHaMBMSa

! We Buy For Less We Sell For Less r Galvanized Tubs, B size— OQu Do Not Leak ttvt $ Plain White Cup and Saucer z QA_ Set of (5 . e OeJV j Plain White Soup Plates, 10c Plain W hite Dinner Plates, 7/f/<• fi for I ‘it e —See Our Window for School Supplies— Flower Vases Isl/. Tin Fruit Cans I*’.. iyC Dozen Glass Tumblers 1 A „ Jelly Glasses, 1 A „ 3 for AVv tin top, 3 forAvC . Sealing Wax Butter Jars XOC Can Rubbers red or white Pail 1(K for hot or cold O ]() pack, dozen Uv .... .. . . . Oil Cl,iih 39 c . ' 48c Hose for children, I Efza Crepe Bloomers Q A . all sizes, pairlOC for children. Garment Hangers, 1 A Mouse Traps, ' I 3 for Avv "'2 for ; Morris 5 & 10c Store | IWIIIIIIIHIIIM —IIIMMI I

I D. - Wabash Times Star. Plenty of quality coal at tha right price, at Bennett's ( oat Yard. Phone 1»». I‘JOcodtf

I THE CRYSTAL I Last Time Tonight I “IF M)U BELIES E IT. I IT’S SO” A Big Paramount wB featuring Thomas Meighan The Trniil stirring drama I ■ of a fallen man's battle E 9*l for love and happiness. K Added Attraction Palhe News Reel 1 S showing the late Pn-si- B’ fc] dent Harding on bis trip < LH to Alaska. —Also— Palhe Comedy with Snub Polard. \