Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1924 — Page 2

— — REVENUE FROM (Continued from Paste One) place, Santa Claus bringing the largest number of babies during the month of December, four births being recorded. The receipts for the six months were listed as follows, August, $1,2*0 15; September, $966.40; October, $1,582.36; November, $1,905.47; December, sl, 915 47. and January, $2,069.60. uray, $2,059.60. ' — - —o — To relieve the loneliness of the crews as well as to handle messages speedily radio telephone equipment has been provided tor lightships oft the British coast. Important to all Women • Readers of this Papei Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney or bladder trouble •nd never suspect it. Women's complaints often proveto be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased. You may suffer pain in the back, headache and loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous irritable and may be despondent' it makes anyone so. Hut hundreds of women claim that i • ,’lr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, by rental- • mg health to the kidneys, proved tc «, lie ju«t the remedy needed to over- — Come such conditions. • Main- send for a sample liottle t<- « see what Swamp-Root, the great kid- *" ney, liver ami bladder medicine will • do for them. By enclosing ten cents «. t - Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. v._ you may receive sample size liottic by Parcel Post. You can purchase medium and large size bottles at all drair stores. 11 " ' •" I THE CRYSTAL I Tonight-Tomorrow “EAST vs. WEST” B B i A big .speciul A featuring B| Pete Morrison supp tried by 3 All-Star Cunt. V A drama of the f West cramcd with I thrills find action. ■ —Also— A goJ Iwo-rvt’l com* <ly. B featuring ■ Dan Mason ■ •* I 10c—25c ■ FOR QUICK CASH SALLS If you are tnteresu-a in the pur “ chase or sale of farm lands, business J locations, residence ct city properties - write or call for oaa of our recent • descriptive lists. " For those p»ret>ns who won't wsit w and are bound to reatfae «mm cash - soon, would say. call and see what > — wa can refer you to as a cash price for your propertv Z SNOW AGENCY Decatuf» lfa.liana , ' No. 62—la an nexpensive five room 1 • cottage iq, southwest Decatur. Is 1 grained wood finish, has five rooms. ' and w in comfortable living condition < Has cistern, drove well, some fruit t * trees, a brick aid** walk—la nut far • - from the South Ward school building. , - By • good down payment, this prop f • arty can be bought on .installments es from S2O to S3O a month. The pur- 11 • chase price Is $1200.00. t * <t ( M-ls • wen located story nnd a| naif frame rruitd**h< <■, ( >p atoned • street, near north gtreei Hous*' - ?? ’l** Wo,l< t ' M with eemanti hlmk poreh-om. ~w „ n , mlimns • "* ? *f* .*.’Wz. baUHal spu gram* <1 w-sl finish rowing fi.r.rs, open 0 - stairway electric lights, cistern • drove well. etc. Ha. a B , MM | f» ah „. " - stable about 12x14 fee. th." ein t • ±2 ’"L* Mas fruit trees t Vines and maple shad- tr.-es, large , • 10l for gardening «hi. ken twr k ’ If sold noon, good tim. <wn be given ’ • on SttMW.OO of the pnrihaae price of thia property. No. 63 —la a w<-|| improved five .err tract of land on the public rued ' near the cast <T>rp«rwti*m Him of |a> 1 csiur Home of ih«< i.nurovcmenta 1 consist of—atoned street, cement »Mv walks, drove well, c<' inept tlatcrn. 1 electric lights ate (Httccoed rrsi , donee of seven rooms and g<soi cellar , about 14x1$ fret In alar Good barn about 25x30 fret In vise and of gmal bright to be tuade Into a residvut*— 1 - /•«■««■ frontage upoti »Ukb several 1 dwnlliug. <ould ve built Property 1 can Bow be bought for $3700 00, ,

■BOY • SCOUTS » ... I 11. ■ * I (Csuduct.a by National Council st th. Ba) Seoul! ot Amarlca.) RAIMA DONNA SCOUTS’ PAL Madame Ernestine Schumann Helnt has a .pedal place In her heart lot the boy scouts. A promise made by her eighteen months ago to the scout! of Boise, Idaho, to go camping with them and sing for them around ths campfire, la still unfulfilled, but that the great prims donna has forgotten neither her promise nor her scout friends la showu In the following letter recently sent by her to the scouts of Boise. "My Dourly Beloved Scout-Sons: "Don’t lose faith In me, please. If you knew how hard I work, after I was two and one half mouths ill, near dying; how I had to make up all the postponed concerts and bunk and house - oh, gee. all sorts of things to attend to, you would forgive my not coming or writing. You see. boys, 1 urn, with all my many thousands of friends and own family, alone. There is no loving husband. Since twenty<ne years I lost the fine, dear father I <>f my children, and since I am to fulfill the duties of father and mother, mid sing besides. As you know, my children now all are married, have tlielr own children. I am free. So you think, to run around and around and enjoy life, but not I. My duties are just as great, and even harder, though 1 love It and I am happy to be 'the most ueceseary fact' in iuhuv questions. "This year’s vacation I used to fix my new home, where I will live till Itl* Greet Caller conies whom we all have to follow peacefully. I am still singing, so 1 hope, for four years more befoie I retire. Then I shall have been singing fifty years and dose my career with my golden jubilee. To see you all once more, beloved children •’ mine, and be with you 'round . n cumpfire and telling you some stories end facts of my life, shall he one of my dearest duties to fulfill, and I when you are men and come neur my ’home In California, sooner or later, . yon will be very welcome there, every ' one of yon. 1 "My best lore and wishes are with yon and yours and beautiful, great I Idaho, and ths Raise City people. "Devotedly, faithfully, (Signed) "'MOTHER' ERNESTINE SCHV- | MANN HEINK." SCOUTS PLAN 810 GOOD TURN The forces of the Roy Scouts of America are to be drawn up in a nation wide civic good turn in the form of assistance in community rat-kill-ing campaigns. The executive board. Boy Scouta of America, has recently given official backing to scouts' help In organized effort, to rhl the land of the malignant rodent. ' That scouting a standards of fair play and humane ideals will in no wise ha endangered by scouts' particlpqtion in tIN extermination of the pesto. Is cited by Dr. W. T. Hornaday, director of Hie New York Z.oohrgical park, known ,tlie world over for bls high a|Mirtsman* skip and aympatbelle knowledge of aa Ir.ial life. | "I cannot conceive of a more laudable use of the surplus energies of the boy Scouts thau in helping In the 'task of bringing about tha total estluctiun <»f the rmnmon rat. the recogn.zed peat throughout the world." 'says Ihwtwr Hornaday. "The bey scouts should be commended sad encouraged In the ruthless killing of rata. If the loss es the millions of dollars to agriculture and the trade, canted by these animals, is not sufficient to Justify destruction, then consider the further menace as the carriers of many contagious dises sea which they alone are the means of ♦•utter ng broadcast. In my opinion there la no danger of Impairing the initials of boy acouts or encouraging ruthless alaugliter of wild animals while engaged la the extermination of three loathsome pests. If the Hoy Remits of America should he the means of killing off all domestic rats and rodents they would bo entitled to a medal and a monument a mtle high tn •how the appreciation of ths wurld In general." the prksiocnt on scouting I'resldent Onolldge is a firm believer , I" the boy scout muretiteni. “Your j organization.'* he has said tn the , scouts, "se.aes to preserve sod bring ■ mtf vslusbls traits, and I believe that the Roy Remits of Atuerkn have a great future before them and constlInto a yval force working for good zenship.THg ROv SCOUT GOAL "\Va are primarily concerned In building nut of the boyhood of today. I • ttafilmnd for tomorrow -a msnh i folly equipped physiratV'. mrntallv end morally, am only tn meet the prob lem. Os th. ,ne Hty ami the nn • tort. Imt the problems of the world. It !• s grand and glorimie export unity which we aenm leaders have. May * G-d ft-» us wrefigth and wisdom tn | d,, <he jap well."—Jsmss p west Chief a-m lt neruHvs. Roy 3"Mts of America.

DECATUR DAIIsY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1921

CLUB CALENDAR ■r ■■ Monday Research Club —Mrs. R. I). Myers. Tuesday Tri Kappa Miss Gladys Buller k CI. of C.. at K. of C. Hall. Bp. m. ' r W. M. S. of Reformed Church—y Mrs. I’red Ashbaucher. 2:3Q. h Bsi lota Xi—Mrs. A. 11. Holthouse, e King’s TJnughters Class of M. E. it (Church Mrs. John Niblick. 11 Wednesday * Mt. Pleasant Ladies Aid Society '■ Miss Letitia Singleton. - Shakespeare Club — Mrs. Dan Sprang. / f Historical Club—Mrs. M. E. Hower. I So Cha Rea —Miss Anola Eranks — r 6:30 o'clock. » Tri D. —Miss Donna Parrish. 1 Miss Donna Parrish will entertain J the members of the Tri D. club at t j lier home on Elm street, Wednesday f evening. > The Christian Ladies Aid - will hold a bake sale at the Central r grocery Saturdly morning at ten ' o'clock. All sorts of home-made bak- ' ed goods will be on sale. Thursday l Evangeliial Missionary Society— I Mrs. C. E. Hocker. • Christian laidies Aid Society—Mrs. i Will Engle, 2:110. ’ Ever Ready Hass of M. E. Church Mrs. Ed Beery. Ladles Aid and Missionary Society of Christian Church—Mrs. Will Engle The (’learners Class of the Baptistiliurch—Miss Ruby Reinhard. 7:30. Work and \Vin Class of V. B. I Chinch —Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Drake J FRIDAY | St. Mary's Society Benefit Card ! Patty—K. of C. Hall. Friday Ladies' Aid of M. E. church—2:3o. Saturday e ( | sale —Central Grocery. 10 a.m. The Work and Win Class of the* Vnited Brethren church will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mr i and Yfrs. Clarence Drake, of south Eleventh sheet. Rev. and Mrs. L*.. F. Dotson will assist In the entertaining. The Psi lota XI sorority will meet at the home of Mrs. A. R. iiolthouW ’ Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Plana wl.’l he made to iy> to Bluffton Fr<day evening to initiate a class of thirteen ■ andidates. Other business of impo: lance will be disposed of and every member is requested to be pres ent. The Tri Kappa sorority will meet Tuesday evening at the home of MHs Gladys Butler. A good attendance is desired.' » | The Rebeccas will meet this evening at thelF hall and all members are requested to be present as business of Imtmrtance* will be transacted. | The needle club will meet following the buaiaemi aeeskm. Th. laidles' Aid and Missionary society ot the Chriatinn church will | hav<* a joint meeting Thunwlay after- ' mmn at the borne of Mrs. Will Engle' lon Line street. AH members are' especially requested to lie present. • Mrs. Maude Dorwln dellghyully ent* rtrin**d nt dinner Bunday In honor of her guest, Mra. Bt>(s Vaughn, of Chicago. Covers were laid for Mesdame* Kate Burdg. Al Burds. C. D. 1 l.ewton. Lydia Elzey. F. A. Peoples. |B. E. Shamp. Eala l.lddv. M E How. I er. Fred Ashbuuch'-r. Beas Vaughn, and Miss Frank' Thompson. Mra. ’ Vaughn was formerly a resident of | this city. • The Glimners (Tuas of the Baptist ’ church will meet with Miss Ruby Reinhard. 7'harsdav evening at 713 u : O’Hock. A gmel attendance la dastr- • | The Rimearch Club held a delightitul meeting at the home of Mrs. i Euavue Hun von yesterday atteraoam I The hostess had the paper and gave I a very Intcrmrtlng dtMs>**i<Mi cm "Japan ' The next meeting will be held at the h<uue of Mra. R D. Myers ■■nd Mrs, Vans" will be loader, her subject being 'Hard Kurfavud Rmafit." The Curl a thia n etaaa of tho ChristUu i-hntc-h will meet this evening at the home of Miss Eva Acker on I First st Hit at 7:9# n'dia k. All meliiIntra ar<- urged to Im- present • The W. W 0 «»H« of the Baptist Sunday a*bool will meet Friday eVeht Ing at tho home of Miss Frodo Mem ( man at seven-thirty <»'< lo< k All tnotn 'beta are requtJud to attend as th* elet tlou of »»rfl< era «111 he hc-ld at this time. . I

The Woman's Missionary society of the Evangelical church will meet at the home of Mrs. (’. E. Hocker. Thursday afteroon at 2:30 o'clock. A politick supper will served at six O’clock. A god is desired • The St. Mary's society of the St. ' i Mary's Catholic church will give a i benefit card party Friday evening at the K. of C. hall. The public is cor dially invited to attend. The proceeds derived therefrom will go into the school building fund. The members of the Psi lota Xi are requested to bring their copies of 1 tli«/ 1923 Helicon to the meeting this | evening at the home of Mrs. A. R. Hofthouse. All members ure requestcd to attend as business of importance will be taken care of. • The Delta Theta Tati Sorority held a call meeting at the home of Mrs. ,13. T. Tervcer last evening and made | arrangements to hold a card party on l-’rtday evening, February 22. at K. of C. hall. Tickets are being sold for thirty-five cents by the sorority members. • The I»eha Theta Tati Sorority will . give a benefit card party at the K of C. Hall. Friday evening. February 22. ut eight o'clock. Bridge, five hundred end rubin will be played and tickets are being sold by members of the Isororlty for thirty-five cents. The liberal imtmnage of the public is 'solicited. — —o— — Don Quinn Undergoes An Operation In Hospital Here Don Quinn of Chicago, was operated upon this morning at tho Adams County Meniroial hospital for the removal of the' appendix. At one o’clock this afternoon he was resting easy and I* is thought that he will continue to tet along all right. Mr. Quinn is an expert box designer for Chicago Mill and Lumber company ,«nd is known throughout the country tor his work. Mrs. Quinn is at the, .home of her parents. Judge and Mrs. J. T. Merryman and will remain here until Mr. Quinn is able to return to Cliiacgo. Mr. Quinn is a brother of I rcn< h Quinn of this city. o Automobile headlights have been designed to be mounted under the front fenders of cars, their rays strik-1 ’ ing the road without interfering with approaching machines. o ROSS LEE SHOT (Continued From Page One) <«Y to move away. One bullet passed through the back of the car and ent-' I < red the body of Lee tinder his | shoulder blade. It passed entirely! through the body and came out Just below the heart. Companion Escapes The car soon iMtzsed out of sight.' A few minutes later the police were Icnlh-d to Fourth street and the rail-' mad crossing where two tnen had been seen to desert an automobile. • . I*ee was found behind a watchman's , shanty lying on the ground, weak .from the loss of blood. Hit com-< pan lon had escaped and the officers could find no trace of him. The wtmndrd mau vw taken to the city hospital where he told who he was. He said he did not know hfs iiMupankNi and had never seen hint until a short time before theyj started ou the automobile ride. The doc tors said It was doubtful whether L<-c would recover, as the bullet passed Bear the heart and he was greatly weakened by the less of blood. i About » o'clock the owner of the . ulomobllo In which the two ban-' dlts were rldtng Idi-nttfic-d his car and said It was the one stolen from the ♦. M- C A Daw.con tolfl bis story to the offleer< and was allowed to go home 1 Officers Indicated that they would file no c harges against him. Rzlatlvtz To Investigate Lee Is a son of Mr. and Mrs., Henry, laie. formerly of Decatur, but now of Fort Wayne, residing at 4»9 East' Wayne street, Mm.'Obler stated today that she was certain that, her, brother had been talked into taking part In the affair. She said ha fiad nut been brought up that way and bad never been tn trouble before J Having been 111 ami out ot work for som<- time. II t« possible that late became ffe-spe-rnte In an attempt t<>' aet some money and acecedcd io the Invitation of his rompanlon to takeput tin the attemptc-ti holdtip Mr.' and Mrs. Ohler today dm-larecl their lat-zrtlna of making a diligent nl i tempt to trace down the Individual »bu seat the letter to Rots here la-,t week, be lieving that be w o ul>| be able to shed sum*' light on the affair. I I

♦ Souvenir* Her Hobby By MORRIS SCHULTZ **'*;©. im. W«nra N»W!i>*»zr Uulos ) <(fp UIS it the room occupied by Gen* eral Washington after Hie battle * of Trenton," piped Cha little, withe, rd ■ up, old landlady. "Looks like an ordinary room .« c uie," grunted Jim Crane. I "Oli, James, how perfectly sweetexclaimed his wife enthusiastically. "Just think of our sleeping In the room Washington slept in after the ’ battle of Trenton. Who else slept 1 hare, Mrs. Starch'/" "This room," piped Mrs- Starch In '• melancholy tones, "is called the celeb- ) rides' room. It lias been occupied by Lincoln, General Grant and Edgar Ali lau Foe at various times. This chair C! la one Benedict Arnold once sat dowu . I in." "Oh, Jim, do look at Bmedict Arnold'a chair! Isn't It dear'/ cried ‘ Molly. "Well, they can say that Jamaa Crane also sat down Ln this chair, grumbled her husband, planting himI self heavily in 1L "Jim, you are so unromantic —” "Seventy bucks a week. Just to say wave aat down in B. Arnold s chair and slept in the room occupied by—" "But that bed was slept in by Gen 1 eral Washington after the battle ol Trenton!" exclaimed Molly. "Just think of It, James! Lt's something to be proud of all one's life, to say one slept in the bed Washington slept in. Jim Crane grunted without answering. He had too much common sense to respond. He knew his wife was crazy on the subject of antiques. Beslddb, tha little country inn, which looked no better tlisu a small farmer’s cottage, was packed with the wealthy, indulging In the luxury of residing in the samp house as Washington, Grant, Lincoln, Edgar Allan I’oe and Benedict Arnold. But ot all the guests none equaled the Cranes, who were envied ■ and esteemed—for they had the celebrities' room. "All 1 got to say," grunted Jim Crane next morning, "that If Washing ton, Lincoln, Grant, and Edgar Allan i i’oe occupied that Ded they must have ( ,-lept mighty badly.” "A’ow, Jim, you are horrid!" exclaimed Molly. “You know perfectly well in those days they had great soft feather mattresses." "Humph!" said Jim Crane. "Still. I'm not surprised B. Arnold prefer,ed to sit up all ntght in that chair. It | doesn t look like a very old chair to me." ', in fact he bad a curious sort of idea ' that be had sat in that chair before. He dared not tell Molly, however, because he knew she would tell him it was reincarnation, Tho week wore away. The Cranes I ware tortured and envied; they slept ‘ iho sleep of tho damned, but overy-me ' pointed them out during the day as , the people occupying the celebrities' I room. (•Id Mrs. Starch was the fifth of tha generations to occupy the old Starch mansion. It had housed all the leading men of Revolutionary and Colonial times. In abort, Mrs. Starch, when she was left Impoverished, hud suddenly struck a gold mine by convening her home Into a hotel and charging proportionate prices. i "Well, I hope you've enjoyed your visit. Molly." growled Jim ('nine, on ‘ the last afternoon. "One more night tn George Washington's bed and I'll he glad to hit the hay In our own tittle home.” “Listen, Jim." said Molly. "I believe Mrs. Starch would sell us Benedict ; Arnolds clmlr for two thousand dollar*. She hjnted—" l "Two thowaand! Say, that's the Tfhiit!" yelled Jim tearing his ’ hair. • But, Jim. dear, just think of having I It In our drawing-room and--" •l won't fall for that stuff’" howled Jim. and Molly, with an offended geztnre, salted out of the room, leaving I him In despair. He knew that she would hare her way. It was a clear waste of two thousand honest dollars. Left alone. t I t stared at the chair, which leered hack at him with Its crooked arms and splay leg* sprawling. With Sudden uncontrollable anger I Jim Crane raised hl* eha+treo end i*rou<ht It down, smash, smash, upon Benedict Arnold's chair. The chair <*<>iisp»ed Into brittle see tlons. Startled by the sounds. M->lly . and Mra Starch came running in ! They screamed. “Jim. what have you donet' Jim grablved Molly by tits arm and pn’nted to something Ivins among tha i dehrla. "See that pocket knife’" he <t«ked grimly. "That's mine. I loot It down the back of the seat five years ago I whan that chair belonged tn me. bs - fore I sold off nttr old junk to o»hen That ctralr east $10.95 f. ». b. Grand | Uapids. and—" He turned on Mrs. Starch. “It's all bunk!" he shouted. “Washington never slept hero, nor Lincoln, nor any--1 hnfiv more interestlnt than James and Molly Crane Rut 1 take off my hat 1 »• yew a* ths treateat little advertiser 1 Tve attach." - - -- Hesrff It Rattle. "I* Wr. Glipplng at homer' me*! a rales ever tho wire. "Xa." reptlfd Mrs flipping ’Rut. wait a moment. I hear him eom’tuple ’he car." , "Are ytm sues it sMr GUppingr . "QWte Were the om t l|lle | neighborhood with a I»I7 model!"

When ironing pleated garments pm each Pleat in position to the board before you do the actual pressing It takes but little time and inure than pays for the extra work in the apstarch. Ta Cure a Cold In One Day Take T Laxatl *' BROMO QUININE Tablets. The box bears the signature of E. W. Grove. 80c. I.

Wmlumet ®Ki-"-v 2S The eeo " om y BAums powuai v the next time you bake —give < * h t?pG^ l it just one honestand fair trial. 3 One test in your own kitchen P rove to y° u there is a difference between Calumet any ot^er brand—that for uniform and wholesome bake it has no equal, ■’ u *** M ’ T ” t KaaMma'MSSM »WK • FC »-'r-W:« WiTSratfim ■: r Do Some Thinking Are you spending much time actually thinking about yourself? A few minutes sober thought is often worth a great deal. Learn to think. If you have not made the • progress .you should—find the reason. If you have never thought of a bank account—think of that too it is a good idea. A growing bank account will take care of your future needs. Come in and start a bank i account with us. The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. -HANK OF SERVICE" NOTICE Petition For Street Oiling Notice is hereby given that all petitions by property owners within the corporate limits of the City of Decatur, Indiana, for oiling of streets must be filed with the Common Council on or before Tuesday, March 18, 1924, if action is to be taken on same«this year. a The cost of such oiling shall be assessed pro-rata against the lots, tracts and parcels of land along the line of such street, alley or other public place as the cost of street improvements are assessed. Catherine Kauffman City Clerk.

a »Ei.iAni.E coion n,.„. Why experiment vv iti ’-’thin remedies for Hint .-ouch or ..^ n . kno ''» you oiu eecure'l-'OLEY'S itnv’n* 1 'vh»„ TAJ/COMPOUND? It In AN|> liaale remedy for the relief ,a “ n " r - colds, hoarseness. lS|llHihfor young and oiq. Mrs. Bridgeton, N. .1,, states- - I'OI.EY'S IIONKY ANh' -rh, 1 Shi POI ND for my cohl nhll n A 1 - t’OM. Insist upon Ute genuine. t;ln,A"'"i ' stitutes. '*>«*• .ut,. s_|_|_WANT ADS EARN—S. t V-r -WAXT ADS EARN-|.^ l