Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1923 — Page 2

Ft. Wayne To Have M. E. Mission House Fort Wayu«, Dec. Hi—The cobgregation of th* Trinity Methodist church was asked yesterday to donate $1 each toward building a house and chapel mi John street in the southeast part of the city for the purpose of securing better facilities for the hottie BRONCHITIS At bedtime rub the throat and chest thoroughly with— VICKS ▼ Vapoßub Over 17 Million Jan Ua*d Yearly

IMPORTANT In addition to our regular savings account, the “OUR THRIFT” weekly payment savings account will start Monday Dec. 17th, and will continue for fifty weeks. FOR MORE DEFINITE INFORMATION, APPLY AT The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. "BANK OF SERVICE” Jeel thisibfYerf Give yourself a treat I Get into an ® Overland Sedan and “step on it”! The sensation of power is wonder* ful. The bigger new engine makes you mastef of traffic and hills! And theTriple.x springs (Patented) give the road comfort of a long, heavy car. Before buying any car, find out how much better you will like an Overland. The price has just been reduced. Ask us for a demonstration. Holthouse Garage f.o b. To I • • _Li ~ EE & I • What's going Wt?" "PONTOP! WHEN you order that new top insist on knowing what’s going on. Leave it to us. We value our reputation too highly to use anything but * ASOUPONT>t PONTOP It’s the finest material we can get, and fully guaranteed. We don’t charge extra for good work and the best materials —you’re entitled to that. PORTER & BEAVERS Corner Monroe and First Street LET’S TALK TOP! ■

| missionary work unions foreign born i (tout is bring done by th*» Methodist t-linrch In that neighborhood. Hau* . jhuve not been completed tor the bluldIng program, but the proposal is to be carried out sometime in the future. Rev. L. C. Jacobs, pastor of the church said. Meetings relative to this work will be held iu the other Methodist < hur<hes of the city at uu curly date, iAt the Wayne street church Rev. H. A. Harman announced that u special program is being arranged for next Sunday. Pi ii Hiii ii i' Miss Emma Gilliom. of Berne, visited friends here today.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1923.

CLUB CALENDAR Monday Reseat>h Club—Mrs. D. B. Erwin. Dutiful Daughters Class of E. V. Church Miss Jesteen Hocker, 7:30. Tuesday League of Women Voters Silver Tea —Rest room at library, 2:30. Standard Bearers—Miss Hazel Devor. Christian Endeavor society of the Evangelical Church— Parsonage. Tuesday—Tri Kappa—Miss Celia Andrews, 7:30. Wednesday Ladies’ Aid Society Reformed Church—Mrs. Lewis Gehrig. Shakespeare Club —Mrs. C. C. Schafer. Bridge Club —Mrs. Herbert Kern. American Association of University Women—Miss June Ossenberg, 6:00 o'clock. Thursday Auction Bridge Club —Mrs. Will Bowers. 7:30. Christian Ladies' Aid —Mrs. A. D. 1 Artman, 2:30 p. m. Cal —Thursday—U. P. Ladies Aid Society—Mrs. U. S. Drummond. Royal Meighbors—7:3o o’clock. Baptist Woman’s Society Bazaar and Bale Sale —Niblick building. So Cha Rea —Mrs. V. J. Borman. Friday D. Y. B. Class of IT. B. Church — Mrs. Roy Mumma. C. L. of C —K. of C. Hall. 7:30. Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Kalver, formerly of this city, now of Fort Wayne, entertained at dinner dance at the La Salle hotel in Chicago last evening; in celebration of their silver wedding anniversary. Sixty members of the immediate families were guests at this ; affair, and following the dinner a pro ' gram of entertainment and dancing was enjoyed. Mrs. «M Mrs. Cris Decry, of North Seven Street, entertained at dinner yesterday for Mr. and MrSTTharles Miller and son. Walter; Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Kern and daughter. Margaret, of this city: and Mr. and Mrs. Hansel i Kreigh of Tocsin. ★ Announcement was made yesterday I at the Christian Apostle Church near ' Bluffton of the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Helen Lude of Craigville and Mr. Ezra Gerber, which will take place December 23. Miss Lude has been working in Kenosha, Wis„ for the past two years Mr. Gerber is manager of the Gerber Lader Company of this city. ★ Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan had as their guests over the week end, Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Morton of Chicago. Mrs. C. A. Dgan and granddaughter. Miss Peggy Morton, returned .Friday front Indianapolis, where they have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Goodrich since Thanksgiving. Mrs. Will . Bowers will entertain the Auction Bridge Club at her apartments in the Bowers Block on Thursday evening at seven-thirty. The meeting was first set for Monday evening, but changed to Thursday. The Indies Aid Society of the United Brethern Church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. U. S. Drummond. The Ladies are requested to come early and bring needles and thimbles as the society has two comforts to be knoted. ★ The Evangelical Leagtil of Christian Endeavor will hold its regular monthly business and social meeting at the home of Key. and Mrs. Loose on Tuesday evening at 7:45 prompt. All members and friends are cordially invited. The Ladies’ Aid society, of the Christian church will meet at the home of Mrs. A. D. Artman at 2:30 o'elbck Thursday afternoon. * 4» The Dutiful Daughters class of the Evangelical church will meet/ this evening at the home of Miss Jesteen Hocker, on First street. After the regular business meeting the annual Christinas exchange will be held. All members are requested to be present promptly at 7:30. Miss Marcella Kern will be the assistant hostess. * There will be a call meeting of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia at the K. of C. hall Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. * The D. Y. B. class of the United Brethren church will meet Friday.' evening at the home of Mrs. Roy Mumma on Adams street. Mrs. Dan'

Hill and Mrs. Del Lake will be the assisting hostesses. A good attendance is desired as the Christmas offering for the building fund Will be taken. A good program has been arranged by the committee in charge. * The League of Women Voters will hold a silver tea Tuesday afternoon in the Rest Room of the Library at 2:30 o’clock for the members and their guests. Miss Bertha Medsker, of Fort Wayne, will be the speaker. Miss Medsker gave a very fine address at a meeting of the league ijere last spring. * The Tri Kappa Sorority will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Celia Andrews, on Madison Street. All members are urged to be present as plans for the annual Christmas dance will be made. The dance will be held at the Masonic Hall, Thursday night, December 27. The College Inn Orchestra of Indiana University, | will furnish the music. Tickets are being sold for two dollars. * Miss Ruth Mayer entertained at dinner yesterday in honor of her twe guestm Miss Lola Sherman, of St I Mary's, Ohio, and Miss Ruth FledderJohann, of Columbus. Ohio. Miss Velma Walters was also a guest. Miss I/>la Sherman, of St Mary’s, O. and Miss Ruth Fledderjohann of Columbus are the"guests of Miss Ruth Mayer. * Miss Leah Stefen, daughter of Tobias Steffen, of Blufton and Calvin ; Rauch, son of Godfre*d Rauch, laso of ; Bluffton, were united in marriage at I the Christian Apostolic Church near . there Sunday afternoon. Godfred j Rauch, grandfather of the groom ■ officiated. U. S. Negotiating With Netherlands l or Treaty Washington, Dec. 10. —The United States has started negotiations with The Netherlands government for a treaty similar to that being arranged with Great Britain to permit this country to search and seize rum running vessels outside the three mile Jlimit, and to allow such ships to bring liquor under seal into American waters. the state department announced today. o < Col. Johnson Attends Big Livestock Show Col. Roy Johnson, local well known auctioneer, has returned from Chicago where he attended the annual International Livestock Show. Col. Johnson reports a fine exhibit of pure bred livestock, as well as grain and other farm products and many educational features pertaining to the farming industry. "Seeing this exhibit more than repays any individual for the time and money expended in attending the show,” said Col. Johnson. While in Chicago, Co!. Johnson had the pleasure of assisting a purebred Hereford cattle sale. Fifty head of Herefords were sold at an average price of £663, the top price beings9.4oo for_a Woodford bred bull.

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1 Practical for Office or Business use. Wa n iit your signature or any inscription you desire" J"* 1 " Nominates Frank B. Kel- """• Pr "‘" logg As U. S. Ambassa- rri ® dor To Gfeat Britain | ly I CwVftAyO Washington, Dec. 10.—President Cooldige today sent to the senate the Ove/Baughman 5 and 10 Cent Store nomination of Frank B. Kellogg. Min-j nesota, as United States ambassador to Great Britain. - ; niiaii~~" ' — Henry P. Fletcher, Pennsylvania. was nominated as minster to Lux- ■■■• m. .... Thp flinpn Ooali named minister the Netherlands. JK JW Frank MacManamy, District of Coland Mark W. Potter, New Yor'C'were re-appointed as members of the interstate commerce eommis- X JOT years execut ; Bion erally, looked upon the close conjora Horace Baker, Ohio, was re ap A t tion as the ideal business arrangement pointed, on the management group - > The higher the selling price of their stock of the railroad labor board; K. F. the more successful tneir business—so thev Grable, Michigan, was appointed to , thought. Every businessmove wasshrouded the labor group; e. t. Morrow, ot I in the utmost secrecy—as a result the public Kentucky, was appointed to the pub- did not understand big business and viewed lie group. — it with suspicion. Other nominations, covered by re- _. cess appointments made by President c, Management of the Harding include: * Standard l Oil Company (Indiana)decided that Governor of the Virgin Islands. if thd pubbc knew more about Its methods of Captain Philip Williams, u s. n. aqd » knowledge of Members of the federal reserve S V Spi ' ion - board. George R. James. Tennessee. and Edward h. Cunningham. lowa. to confidence, respect, and esteem. Members of the United States ship- . At that time the stockholders in the Standping board, Frederick I. Thompson. ard Oil Company (Indiana) numbered 4,623 Alabama, for term of six years; Ed- and stock in the Company was selling for ward P. Farley ot Illinois, for unex- about $775.00 a share. pired term of six years from June It W3S decided tO acquaint the public, in a , „ ~ n , frank and open manner, with facts concernBert E. Haney. Oregon for unex- jng ow £ rshjp o{ ’ this Company-k S pired term ot four jeais from June Management—its policies—its principles—9, 1921, on the shipping board. j ts prac tices—its ideals—and the true reiaunder secretary of the Treasury t ionship between the Standard Oil Company Garrard b. Winston, Chicago. r (Indiana) and the public it serves. Comptroller of Currency, Henry M. Dawes. Chicago. Each week the public press has carried a Director of the mint, Robert j. message dealing v. ith some phase of the Grant. Den ven. business of this Company. Superintendfent of the mint at Den- As fast SS the Company COUld bring it ver, Frank e. Shepard, Denver. about, the par value of the Company’s stock Collector of internal revenue, Ma- was reduced and the C£pital stock was inbie G. Reitracke, Chicago, first dis- creased until the price per share was brought trict of Illinois. to a point where it was within the reach of — • small investors. Sen. Magnus Johnson — At this writing the stockholders in the Introduces Bill Todav Standard Oil Company (Indiana) number * 43,081 and the selling price of its stock is Washington, Dec. 10 (Special to about $59.00 per share. Daily Democrat) — Senator Magnus Today, the man of modest means can beJohnson. Minnesota, today introduced come a stockholder in the Company and no a resolution in the senate authoriz- one stockholder owns as much as six per iiig the president to call an interna- cent of the total Stock. tionai conference of ail nations with Confidence, respect, and esteem have whom the united states has treaties, routed suspicion and misunderstanding. Jraatie: The patrons of the Standard Oil Company appofn ment of an ,nternational pea< e that ownerg comission winch would investigate in- a organization which temationai tangles and repoit wit 1- places service before profits and by so doing -,n 12 months. has earned the good-will of the thirty million 0 people of the two-fisted Middle West. White House Becomes ta :"± artC ‘ S Standard Oil Company Washington, Dec. 10.—Ths White (Indiana) House today became national head- 910 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago quarters of the Coolidge for presi- —- ” dent campaign. ■— !»■■■— j hl j ~ With the republican national coni- "2. '' * 1 —' —'■ -■*- - — ' mittee in town and with the lormal ■MnUDIIHI IWIbiRI 1IH 11 *Binirii7Hr announcement of Mr. Coolidge’s can-j« didacy still echoing, the office of C. I Bascom Slemp, Mr. Coolidge’s see '■ retary and political lieutenant. be-.B | # came the Mecca of politicians eager L7. m .L“2' "222 “ Be 'i Waste Is Criminal d .h.s7d E C Econ A Virtue (Continued from Page One) ’ ,rnvT TTC Decatur was leading 26-11. Steele YOU CAN SAVE EASILY WITH £? ended the scoring of the game with ~~~~~~ a pretty field goal, shortly before , • 1 I.aniniiman and Woods collided. Rex In these (lays of high piltts -11 H ■ . stood out as the best player in the e _d living costs you have <l t 'B.I >t visitors lineup. He shoWotir field U V C to save. , goals and one from the foul line. Mil- , .. ler and White played a fine game at The savings bank account of today guard for Decatur. Steele’s heigh th represents the foundation of man, aided hinigrcatly in tipping in field a fortune of tomorrow. goals the lanky forward getting seven two-pointers /during the game. Captain Building up a reserve is not dilliDorwin sepred four times from the cult after you have begun ii, but tiio field. important thing is the start. Lineup and summary: Decatur (29) I. B. C. (16) ' * We invite you to make that start with ua. Steele F Grimm ' x, \y o pa y Drowin F „ Davis I Lamfiman C Berniger M Miller G Sooboda -■>, , White G Moriditli ) /O Substitutions: .Decatur—Andrews \ for T,ammiman, Lammiman for And- interest on money deposited in our savings rows Andrews for Lammiman, Farr | department. Don't delay—do it now. for Dorwin. Sweerfngcr for Stfelc j Dorwin for Farr, Steele (or Swearing 1 er: I. B. C.—Gross for Grimm. Woods in ssXia.' woj?fo7woo r ds Mer ' ,nki3 i QM 4dains Countv banK Field goals: Steele 7. Dorwin 4. And- I IIUUUIU V/ j row 1. Grituni 1. Woods, Rex 4. Me ■ Conkle 1. 3 '■ 1 Foul goals: Dorwin 2, Miller 3. ■ % . - 1 Rex 1. McCoukle 1- ■ |B I Referee: Biz Miller, Michigan.