Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1923 — Page 8

I. U. Wins Opening Net Game From State Normal Bloomington, Dee. 8. —Tossing a basket in the last minute of the piay Sponzvler, Indiana' floor guard, ■ Inched Indiana university's opening game of the seasoti here last night from the Tern- Haute Normal quintet in a hard fought contest, 27 to 24. Nylkos and Tudor starred for Indiana. o Mrs. ('. V. Connell and daughter, Lois. were Fort Wayne visitors today. a rDec. 13. Alfred Boyd side. 3’/? miles southeast of Decatur. 289 U ■ o-— ■■ notice or mu. m:tti.ijment OF FAT %I E No. 20 IS. Notice is hereby Riven to the creditors. heirs anti legatees of Allen W*. Komf. tleceasetl. to appenr in the Adams Circuit Court, held nt Decatur. Indiana, <»n the 24th day of |)« < ember, 1923. and show cause. If any, why th* FINAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNTS with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs a e notified to then and there in ke proof of heirship, anti receive their dlstributive shares. CIIAItLES ROSS, Administrator. I c'Gtur. Ind, Dec. 1. 1923. Ju.lron W. Teeple. Atty. 1-8- * —(► 0 n H. S. MICHAUD Farm and City Properties For Sale, Exchange and Rent. . Office 133 South 2nd street Office Phone 104—Res. Phone 496 6 O M T F Stf

MEN and women of Good Intentions lay out on Life's scrap Jieap. They were cut down without warning and without .insurance. O-t us tell you about our Health and Accident policy. SUTTLES-EDWARDS CO. Insurance, Loans, Securities O. I’. Edwards, President A. D. Suttles, Secretary Decatur. Indiana wa»»iera*r/ SKIDOO AND 1923 Some people call this the “Skidoo” year. But if you don't want your garments to skidoo so fast have them j cleaned the FARR WAY DECATUR LAUNDRY

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Presbyterian Church B. N. Covert, Pastor Services for Sunday: Dec. 9th. 9:30 Sunday School. An opportunity to learn more about the Bible with the aid of competent teachers. 10:30--Morning worship. Sermon subject: "The Sins of Respectable People.” 2:30- Junior Christian Endeavor. 4:30 —Vesper service. Sermon sub ject, "The Sin and Cure of Worry." Psalm 37:1. 6:oo—Senior Christian Endeavor. Miss Helen Kocher, leader. Topic: "A Successful' Life." Tuesday evening. Senior C. E. Christmas party at the home of Mr. J. It Horton. Wednesday Evening, 7 o'clock. Prayer meeting: The pastor will give the second leisure on “History f the English Bible.” Evangelist B. Frank White will begin a series of meetings in our church on January Bth of next year. Further announcement will he made later. o First Methodist Church Sunday School—9:3o. Let every member be present and on time. The stranger is. invited. Morning worship. 10:45. Womans Home Missionary society Thank Offering service. Appropriate sermon by the pastor. Junior League—2:3o. Epworth League—6:oo. Evening Worship —7:00. An evangelistic service. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. — r —— Drptist Church 9:30 -Bible school. A growing, going department. 10:30 —Morning worship. Sermon by the pastor. "Because the Believer is Saved by Grace and for Eternity, is He Free to Sin?" 6:oo—Young Peoples service. Lesson. John 13. 7:00 — Evening Gospel service. Sermon by pastor, "Standing in Slippery Places, or Short Cuts to ell." "Faith of our fathers! We will love both friend and foe in all our strife: And preach thee too, as love knows how. By kindly words and virtuous life: Faith of our fathers! Holy faith! Wo will bo true to thee till eath." ■ F. D. Whites o !!, Pastor o Zion Reformed Church R. R. Elliker, Pastor Sunday. December 9th. 1923. 9:15 A. M Sunday School. M. A'rrch. supt. 10:30 A. M Morning worship. 6:30 P. M Ohristitm Endeavor. Walter Miller, leader. 7:15 P. M. Evening worship. Welcome! —-— -—o United Brethren Church Bible school, 9:15; Divine worship. !0:.'!o; Christian Endeavor, 6:0); E>oping worship, 7:30. The Work And Win class wi'l have to work to win tomorrow. The D. Y. I.'s. will c'o their best. Sunday school attendance rea- hed high la st Lord's day. Let every scholar and earlier bi* on bond early am 1 mak he dav ail that it should be. Every, is d-.- de-.iring to see a fine large inteer.ted school, co mo with us. B. F. Dotson, pastor CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Mecca Theatre. Unified ervice beginning at 10 a. in. The evening service will be in charge of the Christian Woman s Missionary Society. Special attention is called to the ■ ■ on.' g seivi. e program. A team of t'«.lege of Missions students of Indianapolis, will give the entire evening pro-ram. It is desired that every member of the church be present at these service not only for the inspiration, lr.it also because of the unusual talent of the people who will give the program. The public is invited to all of those services. o Church of God • 9:3o—Sunday School. John Chilcote, supt. 10:30 —Worship and preaching. , 7:oo—Young Peoples service. Miss Mildred Ault, leader. Subject: “How John Became a Man.” Followed by a general service and preaching at 7:45. Wednesday evening prayer meeting service 7:30. j Everybody is welcome. D. M. Lyons.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1923.

Zion Ev. Luthean Church The Second Smmdav in Advent Gospel: Luke 21. 25-36. Epistle: 1 , Hi.in. 15, 4 13. ’ i English preaching sermon nt 10. <’ateeli|ism: Question 13". 135. n "Is it well with thee? Is it well ' with thy husband? Is it well with | the child?—2 Kings 4.26. • A. W. Hinz, Pastor >■ 0 Firct Evangelical Church Ralph W. Loose, Minister Sunday School, 9:15. Divine Worship, 10:30. Evangelical League of C E. 6:15. • Topic: "What Makes a Successful I Woiker?” Leader, Lyle Fee. Evening services, 7:00. Music by. ' the young people. The monthly business and social meeting cf the Evangelical league of (’. E. will be held at the Parsonage 1 Tuesday evening at 7:30. Piuyer meeting Wednesday 7:30. • St. Mary’s Church First mass 5:00 Low mass ....? 7:30 High mass 9:45 Christian Dostrine 2:00 Prayer hour and Benediction .. 2:30 0 Church of God (Willshire, O.) Revival in progress every evening at 7:00 throughout this coming week. There have been some conversions already. More are expected. Good interest prevails. The Evangelist G. W. Howard is delivering some very good spirit filled messages. Special annotating was upon the • peaker last evening. The church is earnestly praying for much good to be done, and they are pressing thu battle on with harmonius victory. Everybody is welcome. Sunday School 9:30 a. tn. Preaching at 10:30. Preaching at 7:00 p. m. Mrs Leona Troutner, Pastor. MEMORIAL WEEK STARTS SUNDAY Plans Made For NationWide Observance of Harding Memorial Week. Postmaster Harry Fritzinger, who has been appointed chairman so“ Adams county in the Harding Memorial Association, announced today that an appropriate program is be- • irg mapped out to be followed by Adams county people next week, which is to be known as Harding Memorial Week. The week begins tomorrow and ends on December 16. Cash contributions to the Memorial fund will be received by Mr. Fritzinger. The following dispatch from Washington, gives an idea of the plans for Memorial Week: Washington, D. C.. Dec. S —On land and sea and through the air, tribute to Warren G. Harding, twenty-ninth President of the United States, will b • paid during Harding Memorial Week which begins tomorrow and ends December 16. In every state of the Union. U. S. Territories and island possessions, an eight day period of commemoration will be observed. From the White House, where President Coolidge will speak over the radio Monday evening, in appreciat‘on of his late Chief, to remote country school houses where coun- | will be held some time during the i week, the name of Harding will be • 1 eulogized. Ships of the U. S. navy, and merchant vessels at sea will • hold brief memorial ceremonies, aci cording to advices received by the Harding Memorial Association here. •: In churches, from coast to coast. | memorial services will be held tomorrow. Mr. Harding was the • 5 staunch friend of all creeds and tribute to his practical religion will be ■ widespread. President Coolidge’s memorial mesi sage, delivired from the White House ■ study, will be the first radio broadcast by a president. It is expected that through powerful amplifying apparatus. everyone in the land with access to radio equipment will be - able to hear his words of appreciaI tion of Warren G. Harding. During the week social, civic, re--3 liglous and fraternal organizations of i’ every community will hold meetings in honor of the late President. At 1 the meetings plans of the Harding I Memorial Association to provide a • permanent Harding tomb, preserve the Harding home at Marlon as a shrine, and endow a Harding Chair of Diplomacy and Functions of Gov-

| eminent In his name, will be ex- ! plained. Organizations which will hold Harding Memorial meetings wher ‘ ever they have a membership are the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Civltan and Optimist Clubs. Chambers of Commerce in every city, trade unions, Gianges and Boards of Trude will devote all or part of a meeting next week to similar programs. Women's clubs, patriotic societies. Boy Scout ami Girl Scout organizations have Indicated that they will pay tribute during the week. The Harding Memorial Association of which President Coolidge is, honorary head, and Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of she Treasury, active treasurer, expects to raise $3,000,000 in associate memberships, to finance he three-fold Memorial project. ID. H. S.’LOSES IN ROUGH CONTEST Liberty Center Wins From Locals, 18-14; I). H. S. (Jiris Win, 18-4. In a rough and tumble contest < ontest, which greatly resembled foot ball, the Liberty Center district < bumps defeated the D. H. S. basket ball team at Liberty Center last night by a score of 18-14. The game was the roughest one in which a Decatui earn has taken part for a long time The oll'k ials. who were Liberty Cen ter men, lost control of the game soo: after it started. The Decatur higl school girls defeated the l iberty Cer. ter girls, in the preliminary game, bj a store of 18-4. Liberty Center started out to scon eatly in the game and ran up a tota of eight points before the locals go started. At the end of the half tht . hamps were leading. 8 6. Lammimat was the only Decatur player able t( cote from the field during the second half, the big center getting three fieh coals in the. last half and one in th< .irst period. Many fouls were called on both teams, but none of the players couh shoot the free trials with any accur asy. Decatur scoring four points out of fourteen attempts, and Libert) Center counting four points out o seventeen trials. Coach Howard trie dout sever:, players during the game. The lineu, at the start was Steel and Captail Dorwin, forwards; cen ter; Miller and White, guards. An drews, Farr and Acker also got ; ■ hance in the game. The D. H. S. team will play th< International Business College tean in the local gym tonight. The girls teams from the two schools will pla) the preliminary game, starting a 7:15 o’clock. Lineup and suminar; of last night's game: □ecatur 14. Liberty Center 18 Steele F Ger wig Dorwin F Mi« I.ammiman C Straw Miller G . Boltin White G Huffmai Substitutions: Decatur—Andrews or Lammiman, Tucker for Miller Farr for Tucker, Ijirnmiman for An drews. Field goals: Steele, 1, Lamraiman 1 Gerwig, 1. Moore, 1, Strand, 2,80 l Foul goals: Dorwin, 2, Tucker, 2 Moore, 2. Strand, 1, Boltin, 1. o Germans To Build Airships At Akron Akron, 0.. (United Press Service) —The arrival here this month of t score of German aeronautical experts will mark the beginning of the world's largest organization for the develop .nent of lighter-than-air craft. Purchase of all patent rights on Ger man Zeppelins including developmentsince the w-ar, opens the way for un limited experimentation in the new world, according to officials of tht Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company who brought tile patents to this coun try. The experts, Goodyear officials sale today, will be asked to concentrate their efforts on the commercial value of the giant craft which are to be built here, with a view to making them practicable as trans-continental and trans-oceanic carriers. Discussing the work to be done here P. W. Litchfield, vice-president and general factory manager of the Goodyear company, said he had taken advantage of the present economic and political chaos in Germany to bring the patents to America but that most of the development would he in charge of German technicians. "The leading Germans in this line know that more progress can bo made in this country and they are eager to get b :sy with their ideas,” Litchfield said. “This is a new experiment for us — building rigid airships—and our first steps are going to be taken with cars."

Litchfield io confident that in a short time ships much larger than the great Shenandoah will he launched here as carriers of freight and Passengers. The Zeppllns are to be constructed in plants at Wingfoot Lake Field, near Akron. "We have been promised the whole, hearted support of the United States government," Litelifiehl said. "We expect to supply the demand for speed in commercial transportation." o ■■ j—3—j_WANT ADS EARN—I—I—» MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets New York Produce Market Flour —Quiet and unsettled. Pork-Dull; mess $25 50©26.50. Lard—Firm; nlhldle west spot, <13.25© 13.35. Sugar—Raw. quiet; centrifugal. 96 test. $7.53; refinel, easier; (Uanulat•d, [email protected]. Coffee —Kio No. 7 on spot Il’s© ULc; Santos No. 4 14%@15\4c. Tallow—Easier; special Hay—Quiet; prime No. 1 $1.45; No. 3 $1.15© 1.25; clover [email protected]. Dressed Poultry—Finn: turkeys 20 ®43c; chickens 18©42c; fowls L3@ !8c; ducks 15©28c. Live Poultry—Firm; geese 19©25c luuks 14@26c; fowls 22@31c; turceys 25@35c; roosters 16c. Cheese —Quiet;j state milk, comnon to specials 2O@27*£c; skims, ommon to special, 16@19c; lower trades s@lsc. | Butter—Stronger; creamery extra. >4%@55c; state dairy tubs 40©54c; nish 53©54c; Argentine 41©45c. 1 Eggs—Dull; nearby white fancy 68 ®69c; nearby state whites 50©69c: resh firsts 52©67c; Pacific coast, •!2@67c. | East Buffalo Livestock Market Receipts 9600. shipments 8170. offi■ial to New York yesterday 7600; >ogs clostay steady. Livhts and pigs '6.75©7: other grades [email protected]; oughs $5.75@6; stags [email protected]; attle 175. steady: sheep sl6; best ambs [email protected]: ewes $6.50© '.25; calves 300; tops $13.00. , i Indianapolis Livestock Market Hogs — Receipts 13.500; market, •teady to 5c higher: best heavies. *6.90@7; medium mixed $6.85©6.90; •ommon choice $6.80®6.85; bulk of ales [email protected]. Cattle — Receipts 100; market, steady; steers [email protected]; cows #nd teifers s6@ll. Sheep — Receipts 100; market, iteady; tops $6; lamb tops sl2 50. Calves — Receipts. 200: market, teady; tops $13.50; bulk $12.50@13. Opening Grain Review Chicago, Dec. B—Grains8 —Grains were iregular at the opening on the Chicago >oard of trade today. Belated liquidation in wheat gave hat market a lower opening. Buyng. however, appeared on the dip nduced by reports of heavy frosts in he southern section of the Argentine -ell which is expected to do considrable damage. Receipts today were 15 cars. Corn met early selling after an unhanged poening under intiie-nce of he weakened wheat market, and e»vv receipts at' 250 cars. Oats also opened irregular. Seling appeared as receipts of 100 cars vas heavier than expected. Provisions opened sharply higher. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET (Corrected Dec. 8). -Jew. No. 1 Wheat, bushel 95c )ld Yellow Ear Corn, per 100..51.00 □ats, per bushel 38c lye, per bushel 7uc Barley, per bushel 65c Blover Seed $13.50 'iraothy Seed $3.50 DECATUR PRODUCE MARKET (Corrected Dec. 8). leavy Fowls 16c leavy Chickens 16c .eghorn Fowls 9c -eghorn Chickens 9c Hd Roosters 6c Slack Chickens and Fowls 9c Turkeys 25c lucks 12c leese 12c 'Sggs, per doz 40c Local Grocers Egg Market Uggs, per dozen 45c Butterfat Prices Butterfat 51c . Public *0 Sale Calendar The following sales are being advertised tn the Decatur Daily Demo’rat, the complete list of articles to be sold appearing from time to time. Sales dates will be added to this column Free of Charge if person holding sale has bills printed here and if sale is advertised in the columns of this paper. Advertise your sale In the Decatur Daily Democrat and reach practically every farmer in Adams county and immediate vicinity. Your neighbor or a prospective bidder takes the paper and is looking tor what you have to offer. We print all aizes and styles of sale bills at reasonable prices. Dec. 12—Dan Noffstager, one-half mile south of Monroe. Dec. 12—Daniel Noffstager, % mile west and 1-2 mile south of Monroe or 5 1-2 miles north of Berne. Dec. 13—Alfred Boyd, on Ed. Ellsworth farm, miles southeast of Decatur on Salem road.

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♦ * • FOR SALE I FOR SALE—Extra good registered Shorthorn bull past 1 year old. Price reasonable. C. I). Houk. Hoagland, Ind. 287t5x FOR SALE -1915 Ford Touring car in good running order. Price I $60.00. Call phone 374 or at 512 south 13th street. 288t3x FOR SALE —Child's roll-top desk and swivel chair, both solid oak. in good' condition. Call at 316 North Second! street or phone 367, 288QI • I UR SALE —About 100 lbs. <if t while i rice ]>op corn, sorted 4 r a lb. on, ear nr 5c shelled. Mrs. Sam Diehl,i Decatur. 288t3x' FOR SALE or Trade—l9l7 Ford, | touring car. Hessler shuck absorbers. Phone 651 or rail 909 Walnut S t r< jet,2B9t3x FOR SALE Pop corn. Win.- Kitson. I Phone R-863 289t3x; FOR SALE —Maleable range stove. Will sell cheap if taken at once. Call_4Bs or_Bo3 N._2nd st. 289t3 FOR SALE—2o~head of Fall shoats. Ray Smith, phone 796 L. Decatur R. 10. 290t3 LOST AND FOUND | LOST —Large canvas cover Finder return to J. J. Helmrich, Preble or to this offic®. 288t3x . —» '"ii i i —. WANTED WANTED —To buy a male Rat TerI rier, about 1 year old. Address X I Y Z care Democrat. 289t3 WANTED—A position by an experienced stenographer. Call 336. ' 2S9t2x' WANTED—A man, woman or hust-j ling high school student, wishing to earn more money. Be independent and establish a business of your own.l selling Watkins Products, highest' ! quality, in the citv of Decatur exclusively. Also openings in other nearby cities. Either full or part time. Many selling aids. Write today. J. R. Watkins Co., Dept. 95. Columbus. Ohio. 1-8-15-22-29 X AGENTS WANTED ' Agents sell guaranteed hosiery, direct front mill to wearer, salarypaid for full time or spare hours. All styles in cotton, heather and silks. 'lnternational Hosiery Mills, Norristown. Pa. Sx Clerks, Railway Mail, 18 upward. $133 mo. Experience unnecessary. For free particulars, write R. Terry (former Civil Service examiner), 366 Barrister Bldg., Washington, I). C. i 8-10-llx FOR RENT FOR RENT —One hundred acre farm, well tiled, good buildings. Address Box 123. Monroe. Ind. 287t6 BRITISH LABOR LEADER CHEERED I Shouts of “Three Cheers For New Prime Minister” Greet Him. BULLETIN (By Lloyd Allen) S- (U. P. Staff Correspondent) London, Dec. 8. —"Three cheers for the new prime minister." an insane 'i *owd shouted this greeting to Ramsay MacDonald, leader of the labor party, when he arrived in London thi safternoon from Wales. Thousands were gathered at the railway station to cheer the man considered largely responsible for far bor's tremendous gain in political power as a result of the parlimentary elections Thursday. Baldwin Consults Colleagues ' London Dec. B.—Prime Minister Baldwin will consult his colleagues of the conservative party during this I week end to determine when he shall I present his resignat ion as < hies of the government. I Resignation of the Baldwin cabinet >as considered practically certain. The exact time the conservative gov-j eminent will step out. however, had not been determined. I Lord Stamfordhem, secretary to the king, visited Downing street at 11:50 . am., presumably to arrange for a i visit by Baldwin to his majesty. Conservative chieftains, headed by the younger V>rd Cave, conferred with ■ Baldwin earlier in the day. ' Ten minutes before noon the lab 1 orite political headquarters issued a 1 statement declaring the party had elected 193 members of the new par • liment. o - — Wheat—Dec. $1.03 1-2; May, $1.09-1-8; July, $1.07 1-4. Corn—Dec. 73-3-8 c; May, 74 l-2c; July, 75 l-2c. ’ Oqts—Dec, 43c; May, 45 7-8 c; July, 44c. : — i New York, Dec. 8. —Sugar—Dec. $5.52 to $5.54; Jan. $5.26 to $5.27; ; March, $4.67 to sl.6#: May, $4.75 to $4.77.

• •♦♦♦♦♦ •77 I : ♦ :1 ** • • • I I FOR BFTTE « health. W| I OR. FKOHNAPFEL n c I Chlrop r .ct,c .nd ' I Treatment. 9 | v#n to |(j)t 1 I at 144 So. 2nd st I. "* I Office Hour, 10-12 .. I I • E. BLA C R I UNDERTAKING ANO I Calls answered promptlyd. yB T* I Private Ambulance Btni ci “ I Office Phone: so I Home Phone: 727 I PR. H. E. KELLER I OFF ICE SPERI a LTIEB: C’u!Lworr.en and hlldren; X-r.. **• « lions Gloui s. upy examinaUon, Internal organs; X-ray and treatments to. high blo»S “ ctrl * and hardening ot th. treatments to. GOITm? wnn-i® LOSIS AN! CANCER KK ' rLB ®RCC. „ , ~ Office Hour.; * to 11 a. ni.—l to 5 p . m _, . Sundays by appointment* * 1 Phones- It.-i.ler.. t up, . N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses FitW HOURS: 8 to 11:30-12:30 to t:M Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 136 Closed Wedne.day .ttemoou, DR- C. C. RAYL SURGEON X-Ray and Clinical Laboratoria Office Hour.: a to 4 and 4 to (I p. m. Sunday., I to 10 a m. Phon. Hl FEDERAL FARM LOANS *h«tracts of Title. Real Estata. Plenty of Money to loan un Government Plan. See French Quinn. Tn.-*- Take first stairway iQuth Decatur Democrat > 0 DR. FRANK LOSE Physician and Surgeon North Third atreet Phonee: Office 422; Home <2l Office Hour. —i to 11 a m. 1 to s—« to 8 p. m. Sunday S to t a. m. ■ - — - —- HOWITT IS MADE! By Getting JOHNSON to Cry Your Sale. Book your Winter - Spring sales early Write or ohone. ROY S. JOHNSON, Auctioneer Decatui. Ind. Phone 606 or 971 White O DR. C. V. CONNELL VETERINARIAN ' Office 120 No. First Street j I Phonei Office 143—Residence IB I __ ——i A / - —o 0 — ’ TOPS AND TIRES Tires less than Factory Cost. Special prices on Auto Painting. DECATUR AUTO TOP and PAINT SHOP OThe most pleasing giH <« J sent friends. Your Plwt° EDWARDS STUDIO, P"® n ([ 964. ~~ :> FORT WAYNE & DECATUR TRACTION LINE Leaves Decatur bea vf,s 5:45 a m. ! c0 8:00 a ' m ' n-ooa.®' 10:0° a. m. 00 p B 12:00 p.m. 3 . 00plI1 , 2:00 p.m. 6 ,' 3H .* 4:00 p.m. pB , 5:3° P.m. 9 . 00 p ffl . 7:o° P ut. ■ ;06p . 8 . 10:00 p.m. Freight car leaves 0 . Leaves Ft. Wayne -• B Arrives nt Decatur E. O. BRANDYBERHV, As Office Hours: 7:30 a.m ' p