Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1924 — Page 2

RUPTURE EXPERT HERE New Invention of Great Merit Gives Comfort And Relief to Thou--4 sands Suffering From Rupture. THE COLLINGS RUPTURE: EXPERT. F. S. Reed, will be at the Murray Hotel, Decatur. Ind.! Saturday, Mar. 15. He will also be at the Adair Hotel. Portland. Ind.. Monday, .Mar. 17. Every ruptured person, whether man. woman or child should arrange to tall on one of the above mentioned dates and get a free dem-j onstration of a new invention for difficult or aggravated cases of rupture no matter where 10-, rated. Thousands of persons who formerly suffered the tortures of old fashioned steel and spring trusses are now rejoicing in their freedom from the danger ai d discomfort of rupture. If you w ho read this notice are interested in curing yourself completely. then don’t fail to visit the Collings Expert for an absolutely free demonstration and trial of the most remarkable System for rupture Hurt has ever been invented! There is nothing like it anywhere, and hosts of men and women are amazed at the ease with w hich their ruptures are controlled. Why wear trusses the rest of your life? What you want is to be cured of your rupture so you can throw your truss away. You are given an opportunity to tind out how you can do this by accepting our I REE TRIAL plan, absolutely without a penny in advance. XV e want a chance to prove to you that the Collings System for rupture is a real, genuine means of relief, from gouging, cutting, chafing, spring trusses. We want you to try this treatment at our expense and send our representative to personally apply it to your particular case of rupture. Remember it coots you no money to give this System a trial and you should be anxious to know if it holds out greater possibilities of a cure « than what you are now using. • . s The expert who is coming to your city is thoroughly experieiucd in the C ollings System and he will be glad to give you the benefit of his experience in the treatment of rupture, without any charge whatever. No matter what you have tried or how many times you have failed, you can’t afford to miss this opportunity. .Mr. Reed will ex- . plain abort the famons Capt. Collings System of treating rupture—the System that tliouands report has healed them in their own homes. He will show* you plainly why this Method of treating rupture has teen so re-, markably successful. No ruptured person can afford to suffer the danger and inconvenience of rupture when a means of relief is brought to your very door. Don't let the little ones grow up handicapped with rupture. Find out the Collings System of recovery without operation. Il will h* well worth any ruptured person's time to -er ‘b's exHrt. It I. not often that ’•«<!» M opportunity comes and when it uoes. it » (oolith t<> "cglM-t IL Call at the Murrav llotel, Saturday. March IS. Hours 9 to 12 u . j to j m., , to 9 in the evening ami bring this notice with you, Cipt.W, A. Collings Inc. Wafertow, N. Y. ■

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CLUB CALENDAR — Wednesday Thill sday U. B. Ladies Aid Society—Mrs. C. ■ I E. Baughman. Loyal Workers’ Class of E. V.' . church —Mrs. Rred Linn. Evangelical Ladies’ Aid, Meeting and Pastry Sale, al Church, 2 p.m. Dutiful Daughters Class of E. V. Church—Alta Smith 6t. Patrick's Social—Uray Side of Christian Ladies’ Aid Society—Yeoman Hall, Eastern Star —Masonic Hall, Phoebe Bible Class—Mrs. Otto | Kirsch. Friday D. O. C. Class of V. B. Church - Miss Doris Mumma. Ladies Aid Society of M. E. Church 1 —Church pallors. 2:30 p. m. Saturday King's Heralds of the M. E. church ;—Mrs. Riley Chrisman. 2:30 p.m. I Bake sale, Blue Section of Christian ladles’ Aid. White Meat Market, Monroe street, 9 a m. M. E. Epworth League Pastry Sale —Central Grocery, 10 a m. T uesday Co-Workers Class M. E. Church —Church parlors. Wednesday Shakespeare Club — Mrs. C. C. Schafer. Historical Club—Mrs. Harry Helm. Psi lota Xi—Mrs. Charles Knapp. S p. ui. Mrs. A. U Burdg, of Mercer avenue, was the guest of her daughter Mrs. A. A. Kist of Portland at ■■ | luniheon given by the Woman's Pivyss Club ( f ladianu at the Claypool hotel I in Indianapolis. Tuesday at noon. , Mrs. Burdg was in Indianapolis to attend a committee meeting of the ; Pocahontas and IJed Men Lodges of I ,the state for the purpose of making ‘ arangements for the reception to be I given at Indianapolis in Septemeher 1 for John Sedgwick. Great Inconhonee of the United State*. She will visit with her son. Wiliam and family, at Marion before returning home. Mrs. 1 Burdg visited her daughter. Mrs. H. | •A. Luckey while in Indianapolis. * An elaborate six o'clock dinner of puffy appointments was served lust evening to the member* -of the Amer-' i> an Association of i’niveraity Vo-: men at he home of Miss Agnes Selle-' nieyer. on First street. Following the dinner, the president. Miss June Os nberj, rmd a number of by- ' laws fiom Ain National Association I to be considered. Three chapters of "Ar. Educational SffFvey of Indiana.” were thoroughly discussed Uy the members. The next meeting will be , hid .May 15 at the home of Mrs. Hattie Obenauer. Miss Emma V. I‘hrlck entertained | six of her girl friends at a fudge party Tuesday evening at her home on Rus.m I1 gtreet. At bravo prizes were I award'd to Misses Mary Shakley and Anola Hofstetter. Dancing was also , enjoyed. I * , The S. and S. Cluh met this after- , n»on at four o'clock with Miss Gladys I Cook on North Fifth street. * i The Elutaiul Camp Fire hold a . t num II Fire and initiation Wcdnes- , day evening at the home of Miss Betty Erwin The following program was enjoyed: Wehelo Cail; Ceremonial ' »atrancs; Handsians of the Are; Wohelo for Aye. opening <oug; Mre I Lighting Ceremony; Indian Roll Cali. | Wood GadMMr Initial ion. the girls | rrofclving this honor bain* Helen ' JJ.iuboid, Virginia HHe, Helen Kirsch. ' Me-gsret FrbJnger. and tmtty Erwin; tide tn the Fire; flown Ceremony: Awarding of honors: receMna <.f now members. GrraSdlno Hower and i Lillian WiHthman; Fire Extinguish rrs cerrnrany; closing snng< “The Enn Is Kinking in Ute Wosg.” Full cei'i niouial dress was vorn. After th" program a two-< nurse luncheon was served. * — Mrs. James Werlrdd (li!J»htf ullv <nl«'rlain>d the iiuniisTH of Ute Bhake"p< uin Chib ai b”t hom>' on Vacuzid street, Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Earl Adams gave an interesiing diM.tisslon of. "The Connuvst of the Pub'S.” The next meeting will be bold at th" home of Mrs. C. ('. Kehafor and Mrs. Vh*at*vld will have ih« |a»!>oi on ' Masters i.J ili< Piutm ' The llMtuilcal Club in ci Weduasdiy afternoon at the home of Mrs. John H'liug, on Third street, with a soud att.tainn< <■ of nteraber* present. Mrs Until* Ih-ery had a very inter--1 * , »tlu< pa par on "The History of the Blblo' Kiibtuptca w»rc given by , Mr*. Leota Beery aud .Mrs. Agues DeVor. Ron v . a || Wttß responded to by

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• Bible quotations. A religious song record played on t)ie victrola' took j tire place of the regular current I events. Mrs. C. C. Langston was welI coined into the club as a new mem- ■ ber. The hostess served delicious I lefreshments. with favors and decorations in keping with St. Patrick's Day. Mrs. Harry Heim will be hostess at the next meeting and Mrs. Wilson Lee will have . a paper on, "Favorite Trees." JUNIORS WIN CLASS TOURNEY Defeat Sophomores In Final Contest Os I). 11. S. Interclass Tourney Final Standing W L PatJunior* .3 0 1.000 Sophomores 2 1 666 Senior* ... 1 2 333. Freshmen . C 3 COO By defeating the Soi-houtores yesterday afternoon. 24-12. the Juniors won the interclass basketball champ j ionship of the Decatur high school lor the 1923-24 season. tb-uims captured third place in the atanding by handing the Freshmen their third defeat of the toi.ruamcat. 25-IVI. Both games played yesterday after noon utter school were very interest ling. Tltere were many fouls call etj in the Seniur-Freshmau game. Tb» iiirst half ended 17-3 ia favor of the LSeuioi*. who bad little dicitully in downing their, opponent*. The Si>|h<HHoi< Junior aurap was I hard fought. Both teams had wo:i jirom ike Senieis and bresitmen wilu I comparative case. The Bophomorca luud hard luck in batkcuhmMiug uui ing the lust half wh.cii ended with « I score of 11-2. Cline and Leuaaru. .Junior forwards starred. Baker. Basil and Bcgner, varsity sub* this ycat. fought burn for Ute dophoutures, but were unable to aleiu the Ude of deteat. The to.iruam nl was highly interjesting througiioM and the teams were 'backed by tteir i count in each gaui". IJneiiis, aud '..bemor* MFreshmen lU.. il'c-ve.s f A<k«ritimue /...., LUt Bputlei c mvGnll .wauii _G Cu.autt Hole* ....?,G.... Baumgar.ner i SabsUuitioup; Seniors—Kuo* tor L’aiet a, ILI. lur Spuikr, Siiigletuu tor Mann; Ircshmen—Welker tor easlt; Aattersou tor I aumgartner, Bi u.-mgatlner for McGill. MtUill lur .Weik.i, Vtelker for Cu>»auil. t ield gi.ula. eßi.ter*. 2; Cbaac, b; tspuier, 2; HiH.l; Welker, 3. tree throws. Koos.l ; chase. 3; ' Spulltr. 1; Acker, 3; Welker, 1. Ketu.ee; Howard. Juniors 24 Sophomores 12 Cline F Pa-ul laou*td F..... Laker *l<vn*teker c Bebo? •llreiuer G Strickler Wittginfeld G Bogner , Substitutions: J'.niors-- Shamp sot < »it>i, Lightfoot fur Hiin.'iiger, Mui ba igh lor WlUenMd; Sophomore.; , Mo»un for I'.al r. Z».ke tor Mos-ire. Laker ter i Field goU: Cline, 3; !a-onard. S. I H'inHiker. J; IJHintr.'l; Beal 1; Strh kii y. 3. i Fra* throw*. Leonard, 3; linn- . Hilkcr.l; Beal. 1; Zwick, 1; Stricki lor, 8. i Kefcrer: (toward. • Fwilovlag the ctoao of the tourtmm, ( <um h and thf <M?;rr •WfiraJ., of thu i'larr.ey plcJu-d u find ;.rr.J MKC..i alMimm t«.» Ckarles Brelntr was picked !>■• playrr nhowhig the la*! rr.ialsl at nude in i’i,• taonsatutmi and Leonard wvh Use high print as* FnHovIngar.. Um first and *>.<oi>d tenia st lri t !<>•*: Term l."inard ij< flap Ute. Bul<4d. r tSoptiA —and Cline iji. forwaids: i’retwor <>> and liniiori. (Soph,l. crnlerg; Hogmr (Hophi Acker ti't and And rauti (in guards. s Second Team f'«l.«r i S'qd' i taptaiu. Ileal is<>pli> ami Welker 'Ft. Mrwmtli; Hmu iH’iluT (Ji trtd , ‘ha:'‘ (Sent. letitnrM; Mi'atn * (15oph.i» Holmes (Hen.) and iji giiurtl , D. 11. S. Spellers Are rreparing For Content ... .»■ lb t>iui uiiiisry aprlling matcti ci »‘bi<h tliue a team will be attooled to rviprvaaul tbe Iwiatur ariiovl

in the county speling match, March 21. will be held some time next week. Preparations arc already under way so rthe preliminary contest and indication are that there will be thirty-fivj or more enter the tryouts , here. There Is much interest being show n in spelling in the local high ; school at present. A certain amount : of extra preparation will be made for 1 the county contest The county high ' school contest will la* held at Monroe under the supervision of Clyde Hen- , » ■ . —'

ii— ' - : r 1 - """. " 1 z— ———— 1 ""* " " *’*"—\ f ' X i -A I Sun , i ' -f/ ■ esss r j Bil w o w —Un /r V — -* ' - - —- -— ■ i Calling your Attention to the Arrival of 300 New Spring Coaite ISiwnte Dresses The Lady or Miss who has been c jr.tmipiatiiHf the buying of a New Spring ( OAT, SUIT or DRESS will be captivated at the lovely new models in this showing. I We have visited the New York markets and were given a factory selection. We are exceptionally proud of the fact that a large number of the models we have selected for you, are the exact reproductions of the imnlels now being shown in the fashi matte Fifth Avenue shops. Needless to say, every style, color, fabric and combination obtainable \ comes under this range. You are being given the regular selection that is offered in the larger cities. Special attention was also given to quality and price when we visited the market and we arc offering every garment at prices that you can affdrd to pay, f * Never before have we had the pleasure of showing a more lieautiful line. We will expect you to come in Saturday, Auto Day. The Coats The Suits The Dresses They are attractive u 4U» iu i v »n „ ilokp and free in line and »as ‘ Voull say gay and bright as 7 fashion Dresses are wonder Hi. Spring itself. Some arc P u ? crc *ted a sty le var- Models of every desenpSport some are c teverly * a^ on evcr ? and color to choose tai’oi ’d but their fem- m ‘ KS or woman ' w <* AH highly tailorn i” a'piXl t-.oMs in fla,urc <>f •xltotfienewmodetef"'' cveiy wX Thcyare all npiijnish effect or box Spring. Clever CreaBcsmtififl un cl were coat- (ut aw&y couts, tions of ail the r made to anpcai lo the ” r , nj rth. rics. Every one a beau* most fastidious woman. '''oiuterfully tailored tv in style and c<'!" r - ('hecks, Plaids, Plain in Hairline Stripe, Short sleeves, no sir’' ’ the ixipular shrdcs. plain or check. every one just rigli • » E. F. Gass & Son I, • ' ■ ■ ■'• ... • _ I — ——— — ———

ilrieks, principal of the Monroe schools. —_o — Collapse Os French Currency Is Overcome (By Webb Miller) (United Press Correspondent) Paris. Marell 13—France lias overi < ome. at least temporarily, ‘the i threatened collapse of her national currencw. The franc opened strong j today with the dollar quote at twenty

three francs thirty cenimes and the pound sterling at 99 francs ciglfty centimes. The fine followed unnouncemei.<l > that .important credits have been eetabli’hed in foreign banking centers to defend the franc from international speculators. Scarfs are quite as popular for evening as for day wear. They are worn inside the evening gown and knotted about the shoulder while dancing.

To Cure a Cold in On. - Take Laxative BROMO ’rP’k. Tablets. The box bears the INE of E. W. Grove. 30c. StrengUiTnsWelkEvp. Old fashioned camphor witehh “ nydrastfs etc., as mixed in ? hazel ' »ye wash. lieve* any case weak sore eyes. Acts surpi| s ln«Hv . or Aluminum eye cup 1 frw y k - Yager & Falk, druggists l -„Q ' »_3__l_ W ant ads earnl. , , $ | WANT ADS EAffN— | ;