Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1923 — Page 8

The play, “Professor Pep," which was to have been staged here Friday nighi, is postponed indefinitely. 11

I' YOUR Business I a is the Most Important We Have I Each item of business entrusted “ Io us has our undivided attention until it is discharged to your entire satisfaction. We play no favorites because each friend and patron is the favorite while his affairs are under attention, his needs being met. * i We invite your business t on the basis of your becom- N ing the most important I customer we have, I We assure you of SERVICE Old Adams County Bank | i )

If W—M lj2V.-2r.p___ I . lu I .Wk l| lots >ZS2S£ —* r f?n| MM - - 1 ■. I - s4 : -~ jV S —XT. t --'-itf range *rm • r±2L-\ -*Vt FOVN3EC iQKKEff* \X _i_I ...*•- -■■: : :■ J cZ; Feature that Makesjour Cooking Hours Shorter o Christmas Suggestions To the Whole Family I Christmas Wi! Soon Be Here fl Mother. of course, expects nothing for herself, and yet do you know of anyone S who deserves more than mother? ■ Wouldn't it Im* splendid this Christmas In remember her first of all. to give her H a real gift, a cheerful year around present that will I Make Her Chi islmas M rry a d Her New Year Happy ■Lorain REGULATOR GAS le she uses her oven, t of the hot kitchen until .‘ook a Whole Meal -soup, idle the meal is ccxtkilig, they • house for three, four or nt Us to Send Out for tr it just r, to pay the balance. n«e that is now in use. Electric Co.

SUGAR MARKET New York Sugar- Dec. tr,.7447 '>.75; Jan. J5.38<1t 5.49; March [email protected]; May $4.74®4.76.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1923.

(Minister Refuses To (h«it His Army Post (United Press Service) ?t. Louis, Dec. Hl —'’All the powers of hell can’t make me resign my coin mission In the offices reserve of the United States army." ('liarles D. McGehee, national lecturer for the Ku Klux Klan, dec Aired in a letter to n newspaper here today. McGehee’s resignation was de;r. ::-sel::tiun ri:l::;:i"i! by' tiio executive* committee of the

American Legion because of tlie hatred ” expressed by Ur.klan pass him a salary. <>n klan stationary, McGehee wrote "We went overseas to make the world sate for democracy. The Kti Kite; Klan takes up where th.'* doughboys left off, and is endeavoring u. make democracy safe for America, and therefore safe for the world, and is going to succeed, though the foes from hell are lined up against it.” 0 McAdoo To Enter Illinois Primary For Delegates .Chicago, Dec. 19 William Gibb:: for the Democratic nomination for president, will enter the Illinois primaries In a sigh !< r the delegation from this state. Judge David Rot kwell, chairman o, the McAdoo campaign commitUrannouticed here today. ”We waited until his formal announcement of candidacy had been n: ule in answer to the Smith Dakota convention, before making public the Illinois decision." Rockwell stated. "Mr. McAdoo, Monday officially accepted the South Dakota proposal nr.d we there fore are able to mak ibe definite determination of his Uli tioi.i friends." Rockwell said he felt M •Adoo would secure the entire Illinois de-

Hoppe Almost Certain > To Defeat Cochran I Chicago, Dec. 19-With the final ( block to be played tonight, Willie: Hoppe today was virtually certain of winning over Welker Cochran, Pacific cue star, in their 1500 points match for the international 18.2 balk line billiard championship. After a bad start, Hoppe staged a series of brillant plays last night, win ninx the second nloek, 500 to 233, n total of 1,000 to 4110 for the two

blocks. Cochran, facing the final block with a deficit of 5G4, has little chance to recover. - CHILDREN VISIT MUSEUM Indianapolis, Dee 19 in this pre- • i cocious age, children are taking ! their parents to the State museum, instead of the parents bringing the •children, according to a report by Mrs. A. E. Case, actj ngcuator sub niitted to Richard Lieber, director of I the department of conservation. One day this month. Mrs. Caso i said. 296 persons visited the museum : of which 279 were children, most of them unaccompanied by adults. ' Several donations were recieved by •Im* museum. Mrs. Case said, includ ing a collection of classified min

■rais loaned and arranged by Thomas M. Kingsbury, assistant State geologist. 1 Four donors of exhibits called al the museum during the month. Mrs Case si'id. and found their donations n places "where they could not possibly be seen." The museum is very crowded. sh< said, and is gr-mtly hampered in it work by lack of room in which to dis play instructive specimens. ,

Play. “Professor Pep” Postponed Indefinitely It was announced today that tht p!:>y, “Professor Pep." which was tc have been staged at the high achoo' auditorium here Friday night by th Apprentice De;.nrim.'tit of the For Wayne General Electric company has been postponed indefinitely. 0 — Christmas Program At Salem Church, Dec. 21 A Christmas program will be given at the Salem Methodist church, in Blue Creek township. Christmas eve at 7:30 o’clock. Plays, drills and Christinas carols will bo given, the proem Is of which will be given to the Japan Belief fund. An old fashioned Christmas tree will be placed .n the church for that night. Five Post Cards, All Bearing Old Postmarks, End .Journey Same Day (United Press Service) Brazil. Dec. 19- Dr. R. H. Haw kins received an unusual assortment of postcards in his mail today. The postmaster left him five cards all of which !*>re postmarks of 15 am 20 years ago. The oldest of th% cards was dated April 23. 19d4, and was mailed from St. Ix>uis during the World's War. 1‘ marked ‘‘Found in a supposed emptj mail pouch ” Another card was mailed from a friend in London in 1908. No ex planation was given as to where it had wandered, for many years. A card mailed from French Lick took 15 years to travel half way across the state. Postoffice authorities were unable

tn fkpkiin how all the cards arrived on the same, mail. - —— ii — CAT CENSUS IS TAKEN (United Press Service) Murfreebbro, N. C. —The freshman class at Chowan College, a Baptist nstitutlon here, has completed a censes of th<» village cats, working under the r'gid supervision of the sophomores. The taking of the feline census was the last stunt Imposed by the sophomores. The freshmen discovered that tkare are just 70 cats in the town. They vary in age from six months to five years. Twenty of the cats answer to the name of "Tom," Exactly that number are black. 1 0 "" KILL NINE AN HOUR Chicago.--Nine persons an hour are killed by preventable accidents in the United States every hour of the tweny-four declared Richard E. Kropf. supreme regent of the Royal Arcanum, to a conference of fraterrnl Insurance executives called here to consider a safely-fkitt campaign. The fraternal bodies are planning a general revival of safety educational drives, it was said. 0 —- — I j. J WANT ADS EARN—F -1

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Tile Buckeye Traction Ditcher company today fined a complaint on notes ami to foreclose a chattie mortgage against Michael H. Sorg, demanding judgment in the sum of $750. Attorney Clark J. Lutz represents the plaintiff MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets Chicago Grain Opening Chicago, D< c. 19—Grain prices got off to a good start on the Chicago. board of trade today, good buying scoring for all a fractional advance. ; It was announced today that the lioard will close at 11 o'clock Monday and remain shut until Wednesday morning. A fair class of buying in wheat ’oilowed reports of fair export busi- J less over night, unfavorable weather, n the Argentine, belief that the govrnment report to be issued this as- j ernoon will show a less favorable rendition than set forth by private xperts and advices from Washing- j on that a bill favorable to farming •vould be introduced in congress bortly. Receipts 25 cars. Good inlying by the same interests hat took hold of the market at yeserday's close gave corn a strong and "igiher tone. Receipts were heavier 1

it 380 cars. Oats went up with other grains on t dull market. Receipts were light it 83 cars. Provisions opened unchanged but i weakness existed. Fast Buffalo Livestock Market Receipts 3200. shipments 4750. offi■lal to New York yesterday .3420; hogs closing steady. Best grades, [email protected]; bulk $7.65; one deck. 57.75; pigs $7; roughs $6; stags $3.50 04.50; cattle 725 dull: sheep 2800: test lambs $12.50012.75; two loads tl3; ewes $607; calves 50; tops, 112.50. New York Produce Market Flour—Dull, and unchanged. Pork,— Steady; mess $25.50 0 26.50. lard —Fi’m; middle west spot, M 3.35012 45. Sugar—Raw. steady; centrifugal. 46 test. $7.47; refined, easier; granuated. $8.90. ’ j Coffee—Santos No. 4 15015%c. Tallow —Dull; special 7V407%c. I Hay—Firm; prime No. 1 $1.50; No. I $1.2501.30; clover $1.1501.30. Dressed Poultry—Steady; turkeys, 20045 c; chickens 16044 c; fowls IB 031 c; ducks 160,28 c. Live Poultry—Steady; geese 200 25c; ducks 14032 c; fowls 17 0 25c; turkeys 32©35c; roosters 14c; chickens 21®23c; broilers 35042 c. Cheese —Easier; state milk, common to specials 18025 c; skims, comi mon to specials 15019 c; lower grade 5014 c. Butter —Firmer; creamery extra. 54®54%c; state dairy tubs 40®53’ 4 C «Uuish 53©54c; Argentine 41®45c. l?£gs — Irregular; nearby white fancy 62 0 64c; state whites 46064 c; fresh firsts 41052 c; Pacific coast 42 ®63c. Indianapolis Livestock Market Hogs — Receipts 18,000; market, iteadv to 15 lower: best heavies $7.10 @7.15: medium mixed $707.10; common choice *7; bulk of sales $7. I Cattle — Receipts 1.000; market, slow, steady: steers $BOll, cows and heifers S6OIO. Sheep — Receipts. 300; market, steady; tons $6; lamb tops sl2. i Calves — Receipts 800; market, steady; tops $11; bulk SIOO 10.50. . local grain market Corrected Dec. 18 . New. No. 1 Wheat, bushel 95c Old Yellow Ear Corn, per 100..51.00 New Yellow Corn, per 100 75c Mixed Corn, per 100 70c

I Oats, per bushel 38c Rye, per bushel 7vc Barley, per bushel 86c i Clover Seed 113.60 Timothy Seed 83.50 DECATUR PRODUCE MARKET Corrected Dec. 18 1 Heavy Fowls 18c t Heavy Chickens 16c leghorn Fowls »c Leghorn Chickens 9c Old Roosters 6c Black Chickens and F0w15...... Sc Turkeys 20c Ducks 12c ( Geese . 12c Eggs, doxen 35c Local Grocers Egg Market '' Eggs, dozen 40c Butterfat Prices : Butterfat 62c r—- < Public ' Sale i y sale Calendar e '• | JAN. 10—Olen Chronister, 3 mites a southeast*of Decatur on Jos. Smith il farm. | Jan. 17—J. F. Mock & Son. 4 miles southeast of Monroe or 6 miles northeast of Berne on the County Innrm- ■* ary road.

' caiMg«mrmtaCT«iiiri'T in rr ' CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICES, BUSINESS CARDS

Vail Bin il H f '.■l'" i.*iJ ■■»■■■■»■ 4444444444444 4 ♦ CLASSIFIED ADS • 44444444444*444 FOR SALE I’OR SALE Five room cottage with front porch and closed in back porch, electric lights, good drove well, 10« bbl. cistern, cement walks, coni shed, chicken coop. H acre of ground,) several different kinds of fruit, located north of railroads on • Thirteenth st. Peter L. Miller, phone 718 Red. 1 297t3x FOR SALE Ruff Orpington Cockerels, large birds, fine plummage. A good opportunity to get choice stock. Annie E. Wlnnes. 297t4x FOR SALE—A fine Christmas tree,* 20 feet high. Could be trans-piant-ed. Mattie Young, Pleasant Mills.i Ind. 297t3 FOR SALE—Two bull calves, one short horn ami one Durham. Ready for service. Apply Dean Byerly,' Monroe phone, 3 miles east of Monroe. 29713 x FOR SALE "One roll top desk Call 306 after 6 o’clock. _ 298tf FOR SALE—Farm of Ift) acres in union township, Adams county, Indiana, on stone road: equipped with electric lights. A bargain (or quick sale, to settle an estate. See W. A.i Lower, at the Peoples Ixtan & Trustj Co. 291-tf-eodj i’OR SALE —FresK cow with calf? Sam Rinehart. Decatur. R. R. 7. on J. C. Grandstaff farm. Preble phone. ’ 299t3x WAVTFD WANTED —Young man. 19 years old, desires any kind of work in city. Address P. O. Box 121. Decatur. ; 297t3x JOB WANTED—A good, strong boy whose home is several miles in the j country, wants a job which he can take care of mornings and evenings and Saturdays and go to school. He wi'l appreciate It if any one desiring such help will leave word at this office. _ 298t3x WANTED—Man to sell Rawleigh Quality Products direct to consum-, ers in Adams county. Pleasant, per-' manent, profitable business. Little capital needed. Make practically every family a steady satisfied^customer. Workers make large steady in-! come. Give age. occupation, references. W. T. Rawleigh Co.. Dept.l 1428, Freeport. 111. 15-19-22 27 ;

WANTED — Manager for Decatur branch office. No experience necessary. $250 cash bond required. $350 up monthly.. E. W. Cowell, gen. mgr.. COS S. Dearborn, Chicago. lx LOST AND FOUND LOST—3Ox3% End rim Goodyear cord tire, somewhere between Pleasant Mills and Vera Cruz. Finder notifv C. K. Sheets, Decatur, R. 4. , mat LOST —One inch micrometer with decimal epuivalents. Finder please return to this office. 2!'9t3 FOR RENT FARM FOR RENT—IOO acres, in Wells county. Address Grover Libv, Decatur R. 2 or call Crnigville phone. t 297t3x 0 Phone 50 or 55 and place your order for Individual Santa I Clause's, Brick or Bulk Ice Cream for your Christmas dinner. * 1 HUNTING NOTICE I — Positively no hunting or trespas- ' sing on my farm. JIM HALBERSTADT. ’ lx Pleasant Mills, Ind. o s. Has Three Wives Chicago, Dec. 19—James Carter. 23 , Milwaukee, was in jail here today. , facing charges of polygamy. Police . say he has three wives, Mrs. Ethna , Syres Carter, Harrisburg, 111., Mrs. , 1 ena Tuttle Carter. Muncie, Ind., and Betty Brown Carter, Chicago. He ! was at rested last night.

--nr CHIROPRACTIC will make you well. Ik Investigate. Phons 628 _ ever Keller’s r , 4 ,: we ' ry nt 8tor ; (Druvlessyystom) Calls made da y oZrfcaltK. J or night CHARLES & CHARLES. D. < Lsdv Attendant

Having sold over 70 sales In the past year and now booking sales for this winter and spring is the best evidence that I can offer that my work is satisfactory. If you are planning a public sale, see me for dates,

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|or telephone at my expense as my i dates are filling up rapidly. ‘ I Roy S. Johnson, Auctioneer | Phone 606 or White 971 ’i Decatur—lndiana j Office with Fred Reppert Co. Peoples Loan & Trust Bldg.

investigate F °R BETT Ef» HEALTH, BE| DR. FROHNAPFEL D c Chiropractic and 0.t.0p.;,, Traatment. e f v . n to . U | t yOur •t 144 So. 2nd St B ° Office Hours 10-12 a. m—U 6 °g ‘’ M 8 . E . BLACK UNDERTAKING ANO »Ca"s answered promptly day or Private Ambulance Bervt« Office Phone: io Home Phone: 717 DR. H. E. KELLER OFFICE SPECIALTI IS 1 ft * women and < hildren; X-nw .Ji*, * tlons; Glourscopy evamfnatu.nV* ? *•’ Internal organs. N-ruy md’X'-'L'*’ irtstnieniv so. high hlnnd e ,* clrlc «l and hardening of the acei-lev?' 1 ” treatments r* GOITRE LOStS AND CANCER. ' ILBKHC VOffice Houra; » to It a. tn.—l to 5 p m— 7 to I • . Ph„n.. Un u ay ?. by a PP°>'>tment ’ Phones. H.s;den.e ;m ; c.e,,, 4)| N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Fyes Examined, Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to l:N Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135 lioard Wodneaday afteraooM, DR. C. C. RAYL SURGEON X-Ray and Clinical Üboratoria Office Houra: 1 ta 4 and < to 8 p. tn. Sandaye. I to 18 a. k. Phone 111 FEDERAL FARM LOAN Abstracts of Title. Real Eatata Plenty of Money to loan on Government Plan. See French Quint. Office —Take first stairway south Decatur Democrat O 0 DR. FRANK LOSE ! i Physician and Surgeon North Third street Phones: Office 423, Home 411 Office Hours—• to 11 a m. 1 to s—< to 8 p. m. Sunday I to I a. m.

<5Ja CRfl HOWITT IS MADE! ay Getting JOHNSON to Cry Your SaleBook your Winter - Spring sales early Write nr nhone. ROY S. JOHNSON. Auctioneer Decatur. Ind Phone 606 or 971 White JUST RECEIVED a shipment of Gros De Londre and Satin Hats, all velvet hats to be closed out at a gre». reduction. Mrs. Maud A. Mrrriniil 222 S. 4th street, Decatur, Indiana. Phone 902. 2 All siltings made on or before Thursday, Dec. 20, will be finished before Xmas. Elß' ARDS Studio. Phone 964. 29/0 appoim mukt of TH IX WITH Mll.h Notice I* hereby given that the "• .lersdirnod been appo'rte« f istratrix of lit* 4 estate of . Buckman. late of Adams f „|. e Med. The estate is prob»»u AMY BOCKMaX. Administratrix, with will a” Nov. S. 1923. J.IS-W ArnoM Himchy* Atty. __ NOTICE TO niIHWH* Notice is hereby gb'* n Heard of fommlitshmeis ‘ r ,. county will on Januur.v ,t lh^VoTn^ f rnffX P ryV!r 12-19 >_s—s—WANT ADS EARN-«T_L r— ■ — FORT WAYNE & DECATIR TRACTION LINK Leaves Decatur Leave* Ft 5:45 a. tn. 9 00 »■ ® 8:00 a. tn. 8 “ m 11-00 l » 10:00 8 m - 1 OOP®. 12:00 p m - , 00 P-m 2: ®° P m - 5:30 P ®’ 4:00 p m - 7'oo P « 6:200 "* 9io« P.“ 7:00 p. tn. * . „ m ifOO P “ 10:00 p. tn. " Freight car leaves , B . Leaves FL Wayne «•«> Arrives at Decatur 1 J

E. O. BRANDYBERRV, At*® 1 ** ■no D Office Hours: 7:30 a.nt-‘*'