Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1923 — Page 2

New Straitsvllle. Ohio. Sept. 14.— Fire of uuderterinined origin wiped out the major portion of the business 1 »a— t - — - ,--r— =■

FALL STYLES I So New So Different and So Inexpensive We are now exhibiting a most delightful assortment of womens new Fall Straps and Oxfords which just arrived. Brown or Black Oxfords Straps with single or double strap Pumps with no strap tit all Satins and Combinations. Ail the season’s newest. Let your feet esedrt you in truly stylish footwear. A full line ot Ladies Silk Hose. Peoples- Cash Shoe Store Ladies Silk Hose—Ask about them. Red Crown Is Fast “Gas” WHEN you step on the accelerator you sense speed as you do in a spirited horse — “rarin’ to go.” The speed is there if you want it. The desirable feature of potential speed is that a car capable of doing seventy miles an hour can do thirty with ease for hours. Also, potential speed goes hand in hand with flexibility. With Red Crown in the tank you Have a Live Engine Your engine starts instantly, summer or winter — v .t gets away quickly — accelerates smoothly, and develops an abundant flow of even, smooth, rhythmic power — all without effort; no sputtering; no lagging. If you don’t know Red Crown get acquainted now before cold . weather is here. Red Crown turns winter driving from hard- ' ship to sheer pleasure. Buy Red Crown At the following Standard Oil Service Station i Corner Mercer and Winchester Sts. And at the follow ing Filling . Stations and Garages: Fred Ashbauchcr. 11*5 Norlh First St. E. Bennett, South Winchester St. I i ZsfT'kswi I*l T. J. Durkin, Garage, 114 S. Second St. I I 1 I A. W. Tnnvas Z. I Milton, Cronister, Deb®, Ind. I S. S. Magley, Monmouth, Ind. I W. F. Jaebker & Son, Preble, Ind. I Ralph Lawson. Watt, Ind. k Williams Equity Exchange, Williams Ind. Standard Oil Company Decatur, Ind. (Indiana) SSfll

! district here today. Early estimates place the loss ut half u million dollars. No casualties were reported.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1923.

i . ’ Court House I I I Two Counts Are Quashed i The motion by the defendant to quash in the case of the state vs. Amos 1). Buckmaster, for an officer overdrawing a bank account,., was submitted to the court today. The court sustained the motion us to the first and third points but overruled it as to the second count. The prosecuting attorney, E. Burt Lenhart, fil-1 ed an application to appoint J. Fred Fruchte as assistant counsel for the i state. The application was sustained I by the court and Mr. Fruchte was api pointed assistant counsel for the state to serve at such compensation i as the court may fix. Assumes Jurisdiction In the case of Pearl Schlegel vs. | Lawrence Schlegel, the appointment i I and oath of office of Dore B. Erwin J as special Judge were filed and juri/*- ■ diction assumed by Mr. Erwin. Title is Quieted , The case of Walter Whittenbarger : vs. James Hutchinson et al, suit to quiet title, was submitted to the court today. The defendants filed j written waivers and the court found , : for the plaintiff that the title should i be quieted in his name. Inheritance Tax Reports An inheritance tax report was filed in the estate of Clara B. Hendricks showing the total net value of the. estate to be SBO2. No inheritance tax was due from the heirs. An inheritance tax report tiled in the estate of Anna-A. Schug showed the total net. value of the estate to be SBO2. No inhe.ritance tax was due from the estate. 1 i il — o Miss Josephine A. Malley has re-, turned from Indianapolis where she. looked after busifiess affairs. I 32x3’/j S. S. MASON Oversize Cord $17.95 First Quaity —lat— H. KNAPP & SON -—• — /l mwß If gaiiuS «fewHiw iiyfl'M ? p ip 1 mm I B fist s l l a«s aI ■ Ems a , site ? iil BBL0. 1. r L ‘ 3 ml OB Wlo Qißertowns last Irnxrsavceasiliw rtdingewier p Goodrich Stertewi V CORD TIRES i Vecahtr Auto Paint And Top Shop j 211 S. Ist St. Phone 494 j

CLUB CALENDAR Friday Friday—Baptist W. W. G. Girls — Mrs. Geo. Massonnee, 7 o'clock. Friday—Ladies’ Aid society of the M. E. church—Church parlors 2:30. Pocahontas Pot Luck Supper. Zion Lutheran L. A. S., at school house, 3:30 p. m. Saturday Corinthian class of the Christian c|MU*ch, pastry sale, Schmitt Meat Market, 9 o'clock. Pastry sale by Queen Esthers at Central Grocery. Tuesday Psi lota Xi, Mrs. Chlamer Porter, 8 o'clock. Honoring Miss Bremerkamp Members of the Delta Theta Tau sorority were hostesses to a pretty pre-nuptial party at the homo of Mrs. C. C. Schafer yesterday evening, in honor of Miss Florence Bremerkamp. whose marriage to Joseph Laurent will be solomized, Seputembor IS, at lie St. Mary's Catholic church. At 3:30 o'clock a four-course dinnei was served. The bride’s table was very attractive with its white linen cover i ind silver basket of snapdragons, I which was ujsed as a centerpiece. Mrs. J. H. Bremerkamp, Mrs. Herbert .Iremerkanip, Mrs. Joe Brennan and 1 our cousins of the bride sat at Miss Tremerkamp's table. , The color scheme of peach was carried throughnit the dinner. Five hundred was dayed and prizes were awarded to ■ he Misses Agnes Kohne and Cecil Miller, who in turn presented them 'o the honored guest. Miss BremerI Lamp was taken upstairs where she vas dressed in a peach color gown mil bridal veil. A pathway of white <atin ribbon streamers led down the fairs and to the fire-place which was banked with dainty white flowere and '.recn ferns. Lighted candles were placed on the mantel and in all represented an altar. The bride knelt !cn a white satin pillow before the alI ter and was showered with many (beautiful gifts from the guests. The < ommittee in chrage was composed .of Mrs. C. C. Schafer, Mrs. E. G. (’oversale, Mrs. 1* A. Holthouse, Mrs ’rank Lose. Miss Tootz Keller, Miss ’•'irgene Smith. Miss Naomi Durkin, . nd Miss Florence Iloltliouse. Mrs. Herbert Bremerkamp, of Toledo, 0.. nd Mrs. Paul liredie, of Portland, .ere out-of-town guests. The Queen Esthers society of the Methodist church will hold a pastry tale at the Central grocery, Saturday morning. The girls are requested to bring their donations to the store by 3:30 a. m. ★ Mr. anil Mrs. E. X. Ettinger, well known Decatur people celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary yesterday, Thursday, September 13th. They went to Fort Wayne and were the nests at dinner last evening of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Goeke., Mr. and Mrs. Mhinger were married in this city in ’he St. Marys Catholic church and have lived in this city all their lives. Congratulations and best wishes from their host of friends were extended to them today. Mr. Ehinger is cashier of the Old Adams County Bank of his city and is one of the leading and progressive Decatur business men. * Mrs. Dan Tyndall will bo ho. fess to the Bridge club at • r home this evening. Th" Misses Celia And ews ami Na(ini Meyer wi re guests cf the Lav. run <e Goodin family at- PlHi'llon list ‘VCr ing. • 1 The Baptist W. W. G. Girls will meet this livening at the home of Mrs. George Massonee, on South Fifth tro t. at seven o'clock. A good attendance is desired. • The Decatur Circuit parsonage, on Winchester street, was the scene of j a very pleasant gathering when the ’lenlah Chapel Indies’ Aid society and ( their families met there Wednesday | evening. They agreeably surprised Rev. and Mrs. Wisner. After thej usual business meeting a social hour ■was enjoyed. Those present were, I Mr. and Mrs, Alber Shady, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. Chas.! Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Yakc, Mr. and Mrs. Auiaist Sclilickman, Mrs. B. Smith, Mrs. Jim Ernst Mrs. Doughs Elzey, Mrs. John Kirshner, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brcsiek, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowers. Roy and Theo Borers, Susan Ellen Bresick, Ethel and Flossie Shady, Dorothy Hoffman. I'ratich, 1 Dorplieus, Lclia, Roy and .1" . d.Schlickman. Jennie, Irene. June and Cruia Kirchner, Paul. Kichurd. L-o ’ ell. Floyd, Luther and Margaret Juuold,'

Hurtin and Helen Smith and Oscar Hoffman. 0 ... .... SHOE SATIN FOR HATS One of the crushable little hats useful for motoring and all-around tyl! wear Is of black shoe satin. It is all over stitched and self trimmed. Bluffton Klan Coming Bluffton, Sept. 14— Local members of the Ku Klux Klan are planning to attend a parade and demonstration to be given by the Decatur Klan at Decatur on Saturday evening, September 22, at 8:30 o'clock. LETERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn. 7-3; Pittsurgh, 4-6. Cincinnati 5: Chicago 3 (lOinnings) No others scheduled. American League Chicago, 5; New York. 9. Cleveland. 8; Boston. 9. St. Louis, 2; Philadelphia, 3. Detroit. 3; Washington, 7. American Association Toledo, JJ; Indianapolia, 2. Minneaiiolis, 3-d; Milwaukee, 2-5. Louisville, 7; Columbus, 6. Kansas City, 2; St. Paul, 1. o Decatur Circuit Sept. IG.—Salem, morning. • Beulah, evening. Sept. 23.—Mt. Pleasant, morning. Washington, evening. PrAyer meeting at Salem, Wednesday evening. Lester L. C. Wisner, pastor. $—$—»—WANT ADS EARN—I—S—S s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—» ITiEcSTj Tonight--Tomorrow “THE VALLEY OF z SILENT MEN" g A Paramount Special K Hj Production, / featuring, Alma Rubens from the story by B James Oliver Curwood. ||| I A great picture of the ’. big Northwest with a real red-blooded romance. —Also— Pathe News and « K Comedy. 10c—25c No picture ever shown jg on the Crystal screen that will oflend any K member of the family. B

Next to your family ' I your head is the best - I friend you have in the world. y&V/ f*p , *WsJre W The man who gels ahead uses -his head '"JAA*"'*' and uses it right. " * He buys it a haircut once a week—a tonic once in a whilb and a new Fall Soli Hat every I ~ y September. C'*"'" This is the month and this is (he slock that contains the hats that an- going Io contain the smartest heads in Decatur. t-« Decry new twist, color and idea is here all lined up ready to please you in pride, profile, price and suit your relations. Portis Soft Hats S2 - 00$5 - 00 *5. Stetson Hats $7.00 <- —, f The Cap drawers are putting on new acts $l.O0 10 $3.00 Tetui-TAyeo Ge V S£Tr£ *ga™£SFO* LESS JMONEY-ALWAYS* * DECATUR • INDIANA*

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