Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1923 — Page 7

1 Local Briefs

II Christmas Is a children's festival, F .' ther’s few things more pathetic |,i n a room fu ” 0 grownu P s on |chri»tm* s eve settin’ around unwrap'f , t jjer presents an’ tryln’t’ act like t .. uh? voting..again, McAdoo has ,i iowii his fedora in th' ring, but wo j'm't believe ther’s any occasion for hint t' he concerned o'er th' unsafe (Oiiilition o’ th' White House—Abo Martta. Indianapolis News. Uiss Marcella Teeplc and Bernard Kint:! spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne. p r . and Mrs. Burt Mangold and Visa Gladys Butler motored to Fort Wayne this afternoon where they , vis ited friends. Hubert Kintz, of Fort Wayne, Is spending the holidays with relatives !here. Vaughn Murray made a business [ tl i P to Fort Wayne this morning. p r , H. E. Keller went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. John Mayer, of Monroe, loked after business interests here this morning. .Members of the Yoemen lodge are planning to hold a chidren's night at the lodge rooms Thursday evening. All Yoemen are invited to bring their families and all children present will b< treated to all the candy they can eat. A program will be given also, i and a very pleasant evening is anticipated. Lloyd Ahr, who has been confined to his home for the past week, suffering wit it a severe case of lonsilitis, is reported much better today. W. J. Wilson, of Fort Wayne, was a business visitor in the city this afternoon. John Kratner. of Toledo, Ohio, is spending tile holidays here with relatives. ■*' .Mrs. Grant Owens, and daughter, of west of the city, were shoppers in the city today. Mrs. ErvT.i Schafer and Mrs. Reason Shafer, of St. Mary’s township, were in the city today shopping. Mrs. and Mrs. August Seheinian, of Union township were shoppers here this afternoon. .Mr. and Mrs. William I). Barrone, living in Union township, were here today shopping. Estella R. Fish, of Monroe, visited friends here today. Mrs, E. W. Kampe. went to Fort Wayne to spend the afternoon visit ing relatives. • -.< -* Mrs. Dan - Falk and daughter.of Peru, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Meibers. Mrs. Mary Congleton lias gone to Detroit for an extended visit with relatives. Miss Dorris Erwin, who had an operation for Goitre at Chicago sev-

I' AUTO TOPS Side Curtains and Curtain Repairing Door Opening Curtains Radiator Covers W indshield Giass Celluloid Sewed In Auto Tainting Bodies and Fenders Straightened Prices Right Decatur Auto Paint & Top Shop South Ist Street Phone 4! ' 4 .. .... z y | I I THAT FIVE DOLLAR BILL . Make it Hie Drsl ,I|C savings account you have been I’ 1 *” ning to open. Add anollicrhve doF lar bill every week, and in ; years. with the livlj) ol tempo' ' Interest, you will have nearly Ilf ken hundred dollars. ! Worth saving for. isn’t it. 1 I must have a first <leposil beloi > ... can have a second. I low about that J I’irs€National and Surplus M-00 '

eral days ago, arrived home Sunday to recuperate and to spend the hull- < ay s with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Dore B. Erwin. Miilis Leigh, of Fortland, was a businesn visitor in the city this ait-,, noon. —o — Three Churches Menaced By Controvercy Today (By Miles w. Vaughn) 1. (U. P. Stuff Correspondent) New York, Dec. 19 —At least three I of the leading churches of the United States; -Episcopal, Baptist and Presbyterian, are menaced by widespread differences among their leaders as of the controversy between fundamentalists and modernists, I brought into the open by heresy charges brmtht against the Rev. L. W. Heaton, rector of an Episcopal church in Fort Worth, Texas, it was revealed here today. The schism probably is most acute in the Episcopal church because of tlio determined stand taken by a group of liberal priests in New York, backed by rectors in all sections of the United States. , , in the Baptist and Presbyterian churches, however, the controversy has been only slightly bitter, although without the publicity which lias attended the quarrel in the Epiccopal organization. — • _ Kirkland Plays New Haven In This City The Kirkland township high school basketball team will meet the New Haven high five in the old high school gymnasium in this city, Thursday night. New Haven has a strong team and Kirkland has been going good this season. A fast contest is expected when these two quintets meet. The game will start at 8 o’clock. ■ - — —»• ' - Comrades Seeks To Buy Back Life Os Veteran Chicago, Dec. 19 —War veterans who served in the second division today donated SSOO to buy back the life of George Arthur, war veteran, by Christmas. Arthur was sentenced to hang on January 23, foilowing hrconviction for the murder of Charles Martin, Monticello, 111., .“Make his lite his Christmas gift from us,” a message to C. F. Bradley assistant corporation counsel from the veterans, urged. An appeal will be made on the grounds of extenuating circumst-

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Oflicers On Trail Os Chicago Oil Swindler (U- P. Staff Correspondent) Chicago, Dec. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Two groups of officers, each armed with warrants, were on tx?e trail today of Leo Koretz, most notorious of oil stock swindlers. While one group carried a federal wai rant charging use of the mails to defraud, another bore a state warrant c.r.uging fraud ami larceny. Authorities were interested today in a report that Koretz Is hiding in Chicago. An apartment In which ho is said to have been seen as late a* Mondijy of tills week is being watched by a squad of detectives. Still believing, however, that Koretz fled to some foreign port, the world wide search’ continued. —o— Mexican Rebels Claim A Complete 'Victory (United Press Service! Vera Cruz, Dec. 19 —(10 a. in.)-it ■ bel headquarters here tonight* claimed complete victory for forces of Adolfe D, Im Huerta. in fighting around San Marcos. The entire state of Puebla now has surrendeded insurgent officials said. They also announced that “things were very bad in Mexico City,'' where they pictured President Obregon as drafting citizens into his army and trying to maintain the remnants of discipline, with the opinio i of the best minds vs the middle clas: ■ cs against him. o Robbers Terrorize Small Village; Bank Is Looted(United Press Service) Keats, Kan Dec 19 —Roberts terror ized this village early today lioidin", residents at bay while they loote 1 the State bank. Although the robbers obtained only 2.(100 they worked in a thorough and complete manner which testified to their expertness. The village, with a fMipulation of only 100 was awakened by a blast, which hie wa hole in /lie concrete bank vault. Persons living near the hank, including officials, stepped o’t porches ami opened fire with sho - guns at the bandits. The robbers returned the fire, driving citizens hack into their homes. Bullets whi::\ wd through widows, forcing all residents to lie low until tile robber, | had completed their work. I a —o Sale Os Twb More Health Bonds Reported ’ Tiie purchase of two more Health bonds was reported today by Guy W. Brown, chairman of the Christmas Seal Sale in Adams county. Tib latest organizations to purchase th"’ bonus arc the Psi lota Ni sororMy I and the Delphian club, each buying ■ a five dollar bond. The Woman’s club purchased* a ten-dollar bond Monday night and the Delta Theta Tau sorority purchased a five-dollar bond the same night. The Christinns seals are selling nicely, it is r<’-| ported, ami a neat sum is expected, to be realized from ’the sale of the -seals and health bonds in the cunty. — o Wants Information Os Relations With Russia (By A. L. Bradford) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Washington. Dec. 19—A resolution demanding full information from th' 1 state department regarding conditions relating to Russia was introduced in the senate today by Senator Ladd, of North Dakota. Republican. Ladd demanded to know whether there are any secret agreements by the United States and any foreign government with a view to "prohibit ing,” restricting or retarding trade with Russia. o A COSTLY BLOW — I'idiam'poli-. Dec. 19— A workman digging trench out on Ohio street waxed , nShusiHstie about bis job and, wielded his pick with lusty swings. I He struck something hard and the made another determined blow ! at the hidden object. At last he succeeded In driving his pick into £n underground tele phono cable. Six hundred phones were out of (i.mmiHslon nil afternoon while re pah-men spliced the break. - 7 - „ ( MARION- For the first than In many years the Association of Commerce has closed its fiscal year with u balance In the treasury. i

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Boy Ran Away To Tell k Santa Claus His Wants South Bend, Ind.. Dec. 19—Verne Delbert, six, ran away yesterday to tel] Santa Claus what lie wanted for Christmas. Today police were still without a clue to the child. The last seen of the boy was late yesterday in the shopping district. o The play, “Professor Pep,” which was to have been staged here Friday night, is postponed indefinitely. 11 “Birth of a Nation”—Big. Spectacular. Wonderful. 29815

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