Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1923 — Page 5

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■Most after dinner speakers jest nibI a roll or drink ther coMee, but L different with all day speakers. ta , canipaiKu when William Jennin’s Cyan wnz tourin’ Indlanny in an in [•urban car he lunch at Marion, Livin’ one link o’ bologuy, a half Lund o’ sharp cheese, half pound o’ nickers, an a bottle o’ pop, strawLrry preferred. Ther seems t’ be L end o' kings o’ bootleggers, but <> princes. Abe Martin, in the Indtnapolis News. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson and Hughters, Joan and Lois Jean, of larion, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. r. Karr, over the week end. Mrs. F.K. Vail and Mrs. A. F. Stalter < Waterproof, La., arrived this mornjg to spend Christmas with their parnts, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Butler and Lher relatives. Mr. Vail and Mr. jt.liter will arrive December 23 to ip, nd Christmas here. Attorney R. of Fort fVayne, was a business visitor in the fity this afternoon. Miss Adeline Guenther returned to j,r home at Ottawa, Canada, after i week's visit with her brother-in-aw and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lankenau. The Hisses Madge Hite and Celia Andrews, of this city, and Mr. Roger Swain, of Bluffton, motored to Portland last evening where they were Entertained at dinner at the Country Club as th'e guests of Mr. Lavine fl Irsch. The Misses Geraldine Smith, Conitance Schmidt and Helen BremerItamp attended the basketball game it Monroeville Saturday evening. Mrs. Walter Rosenwinkle and Vane

_ i I •jT' „ I THE CRYSTAL I -Tonight—“WHlLE SATAN SLEEPS” t A big Paramount Eg production featuring KJ Jack Holt A drama of the open gt£ and a story of the west. O Good men, bad men and la lots of action and ro- tj* malice. gg —Also— A Good Comedy. Better Come Tonight. 10c—25c Big drawing immediate- » ly after the first show. |e

' TJV * t 11 ' THE PRESENT IS GOLDEN Fast nickels are belter than \ slow (limes. And it is better <> ffl t ' save $1 this week than plan l<> : .jiave larger amounts when it is convenient. ! The person who makes small deposits regularly keeps oir mliIJh,. terms with Ins Savmgs Account, and the habit ol sav- .« iiigls firmly ’ ci Build lor the 1 uliur b - v ” l!,k ' • I ing weekly deposits m an ac- | <1 | count at lids bank. Capital and Surplus 00 k ! sDec<=|tiix JL _

I hompson, of Fort Wayne, were] guests of Mrs. Jennie Ranier and Mrs. Agnes Andrews over the week end. • Mrs. Herbert Stoner and son, John Hubbard, of Cleveland are visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick. They will remain here over the holidays. Miss Anna Khnnan and George Lhrinan, of Kirkland township, were shoppers in the city this afternoon. Mr. Harry Stover and MisS Cecile Trenary, of Bluffton, spent Sunday in this city as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Groves. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clino, of Monroeville, visited friends and shopped here today. Mr. and Mrs. Homer McKean, and daughter returned to their home at Pleasand Lake, after spending the past five weeks with the former’s brother, Dr. McKean at Linn Grove. Mr. McKean, who was operated upon a 1 few weeks ago is getting along nicely. Otto Marshall visited friends at ' Bluffton last evening. Nie Sheffer Again Makes Appeal F<r His Freedom Auburn, Dec. 10.—Cory Nie Shes- . fer, who was sentenced last January . to serve a life term in prison for the , double murder of James W. Sheffer , and Cora Sheffer, his brother and sis- , I ter-ir.-law, of this city, has just made a new appeal which he hopes will secure his release from prison. The appeal is contained in a letter , received by Attorney Howard Mountz, of Garrett, special prose- , cutor in the Sheffer ease. Nie again ■ asserts his innocence and asks what the court intends to do toward ob taining his freedom. He writes: “I consciously knew 1 was not guilty and 1 did not think the jury would cpnvict me.” Nie insisted that Mountz tell him whether there is any hope that he may ever be released from prison and Mountz has replied, telling Nie that ‘ he had better make the best of the | situation as he will no doubt have to ■ spend the rest of his life in prison, j A 10 (/Clock Wife EnA 9 O'clock Town Muncie, Ind., Dec. 10.—‘‘The next I time you get a wife, get one that’s ; med tp your own environment,” Judge ’ Murray advised Harry Rose in grant i ing him a divorce. [ Rose took unto himself a war bride > in New York while he was stationed I at a camp near there. His wife aci companied him to Muncie and after | a short time in the city decided it I wasn't big enough for her. She re- | turned to New York.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1923.

KIRKLAND H.S. DEFEATS BERNE > _________ Kirkland Township Lads Win Sixth Victory Os Season, 32-7 The Kirkland high school basketbull team journeyed to the town of Berne where they defeated the high school five of that place Friday night, the final ■ score being 32 to 7. The score at the end of the first halt was 3 to 5 with Kirkland in the lead. Kirkland took the lead soon after the start of the game* when Ernst tossed the ball through tha hoop from the foul line. After a few more minutes of play a member of the Berne team dropped one in from the field. This put Bern§ in the lead 2 to 1. Kirkland came back with a field goal making the score 3 to 2 with the green and gold leading. Berne registered a point from the foul line tying the score. Krkland registered another field goal shortly before the half ended. Kirkland came back strong in the second half steadily widening the gap. Berne scored but once from the field during the second half, scoring their remaining two points from the foul line. This is six victories out of seven starts for the Kirkland five. In the preliminary the Berne girls defeated the Kirkland girls 16 to 8. The first half ended 10 to 1 jn favor of Berne. < o All sittings made from now until Monday, Dec. 17. will be readv before Xmas. EDWARDS STUDIO. 291 IB o Federal Army Re-takes Capital Os Vera Cruz Mexico City, Dec. 10- Federal force re-take, capital of captured by rebels last Saturday. Troops loyal to President Obregon, against who supporters of Adolfo De La Enerta rose in revolt, now are holding the city which fell to General Sanchez' forces after a swift insurgent advance from the city of Vera Cruz. .— o — AMERICAN LEGION NOTICE There will be a regular meeting of Adams Post No. 43, of the American Legion in Legion hall at 7:45 o’clock tonight. All members urged to be present. ■ o ENGINEER TELLS (Continued from rage One) Osgood of Chautauqua county, NewYork. The bodies of the dead were brought here alter they were extricated from the car. Autoists Cause Wreck The unwilling causes of the wreck were William S. Stratford, C. IL Harney and George B. Maier, all of Wilkinsburg, Fa. They were riding in a closed automobile and were on the westbound tracks at Forsythe, N. Y„ known as "Dead Man's Crossing." ..hen their engine went dead. Stratford heard the roar of an aproaching train. He yelled a warning to tl>* two others and they leaped out just in time to escape the smash. The engineer brought the train to a standstill within half a mile and bycked up to investigate, believing that the occupants of the automobile had been killed. A flagman was sent back to stop ti(e following section of the limited. Thundering through the fog and rain close behind. Engineer Patterson saw thu "flare” warning but too late to stop his heavy train. o— COOLIDGE ASKS (Continued From Pago One) Navy department. $278,490,054, decrease, $20,000,000. State department $14,988,446, decrease $400,000. Treasury department $118,986,065, decrease $9,000,000. War department $226,411,092, decrease $12,000,000. Veterans' bureau, $348,065,000, decrease $82,000,000. Shipping board $30,311,000. decrease $20,000,000. Public debt retirement $310,000,000, decrease $13,000,000. Public debt interest $890,000,000, decrease $59,000,4)00. - — O- ■ On Tuesday < evening, December 11 there will be election of officers for the. ensuing year Every Mason is not ofily invited but expected to be present. W. M. 291t2x

RUB THE SPINE If you believe the spine 1h the seat of most of your physical ills and more people are thinking so every day, just give It a gentle massage every night with Joint-Ease and watch the helpful results. Many people are getting it daily from all druggists and other good pharmacists. The name Is Joint-Ease and it's the one big discovery for stiff, swollen, inflammed joints—and a tube for only 60 cents. Urges Increase In Civil War Pensions I Washington, Dec. B—An8 —An increase in civil war pensions was advocated by Secretary Work, of the interior department, in his annual report submilted to the President. “The ravages of time,” said the secretary, "have now overcome these survivors of the civil war, and tn their old age it is my belief that the pensioning of them should no longer be based upon a Showing of disability duo to wounds and disease. On th< contrary both the veterans and widows should receive a pension from the government after having reached a certain age and the pension paid to them should be adequate to fully support them. “I, therefore, recommend that some legislation be enacted by congress to increase the pensions of civil war veterans and their widows, thereby more fully. recognizing the debt the government owes them for the serv-

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Mr. and Mrs. Ray Teeplf, of Fort Wayne, spent the week end here visiting relatives. i

Mr and Mrs. Perry Crates, of Mem- ■ roevllle. were visitors in the city today.