Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1924 — Page 2

The Old Decatur Fire Truck fa, ig&g - . PEg 1™: ® I i '■ —'.l --. r : in j 'SjU •’ *r < : vtf *< '" ’♦CMfc 1 * ** s '*?' tfl ■ 1 H Ph $ iMJ »fir w® ~ V **."•''' • i. - I Picture taken previous to the Firemen's convention h Id here last dune. On truck at wheel. Chas. Fisher; it. scat. I.rve Elzey; standing on truck. Jack Freldt. captain; R E. Smith. Joe Kortenbrer. Find Engle. Joe Hunter; S'cmlTi'.. from left, to right. L. C. Helm. C. O. Meibers. Jim Ross, Arthur Baker. Joe Smith. Hit) Keller. Frank Aurand. Oliver Jackson. Clarence Stevens. Peter Gaffer. Oscar Sprague. Ed Hurst. Amos Fisher, chief. The old Decatur truck was purchased in 1911. It was nianufoctmed by tne Coppock Motor Car company. forno ly located here. It is a 1910 model, 32horse power. The new American Im France Pumper and Truck will replace this truck to a great extent, but the city will keep it reatiy for service until some disposition is math- of it.

RHEVM A T I S M PAI L CASE, Dept. 5.U Brockton. Mass. Welle in France 1 obtained from a noted French physician a prescription for the treatment of Rheumatism and Neiiritit. I have given It to I thousands with wonderful results. The prescription coats me nothing, i I ask nothing for it. I will mail it if ' you will send me your address. A postal will bring rt. Write today. 1c sale Thursday, Frida? and Saturday at Smith, Yager & Falk's drug store. o K. Os C. Regular meeting Monday. Members' take notice. G. K. «4’2x' —o- — RUSHVILLE TO INCREASE FIRE FIGHTING FORI E Rushville, ind. March 15- Mbmb->i-..i us the city council, after hcariirr rr« < <>iii mentations of a representative

—- —- - j I' ~ J ~ ' jjjjjjjjj The Cort T-H-E-A-T-R-E Matiurc I-'.cry Afternoon At Evening Show A! 7:00 Satunhr- Matinee At 2:00. Saturday Evening Al 6:30 TO-NIGHT • NOBODY’S DARLING” Comedy with Baby Peggy. E Reel; Fox Newt f IHc-taC MONDAY and I FRIDAY TUESDAY • “HOOK & LADDER 1 iIE SUNSET” A big Universal featuring A drßma of |hc optfn Hoot Libson feat wing A ga.e was btoulua '(.r'-at itlicht for n fin-. this.”- mar I a Aliene Kav fir-man. Sudrl-nly an alarm sound-.1 Th- ihb f jump->1 A tale of lov- In ths trr.at < :i’ ■•Let's to. hoys.” There's tom- doors. htturvwtiag entertain- • ty. flra tia. sul thrills tn “Huok Bor. thrillifiß and wonderful, und Ladder.” _ Comedy and Romance —Alto— you will like “.she *a He ALSO—-A big,good two reel A comedy with eomedy full of fun tnd pop. Buddy Messenger vox NEWS FOX NEWS 9 Rees '.Jc2sc » Reels loe-25c WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY THURSDAY t’niven>al featuring “MINNIE" & . . Hoot (fHtaon A hirst National H i rvcln featartM' Uairice ,f *' ' lh ' b * K ”’ h "" h Joy ami Mat Moure L" " nn ‘ ai •’’’’wsv , him. wmdd vou marry h!tu“ The rvtnam s < f UH ttnU>t<-<i “ Hhrwli. II st- a dum<'lndrridta who »r«« hrr«»if ’*•11 11 ever’thrr- was one. levo letters b<rau*>< »<> om id H'' *i‘l«d everything until nmil-l and ilain -d .m Unknown «.< ... k. w mail wh-n h«r h »t <<,um not One K*clti«g Day bear nny more pain • , .. ~ „ A good «:<mn dy ‘(her the hence’ R>x NfcWM A good c-om-dy. _ — 8 10c 20c 0 U'B Reds 10c25c U. E. Educational pi< lute i vory Kri-tay. tatwr.Usg tad .•uU-rtaiulug. CUT OUT AND SAVE FOR REFERENCE

The Old Decatur Fire Truck

,of the Insurance Underwriters re- I i garding improvements necessary to secure a reduction in fire insurance J rates for this city, decided to buy) | -"me more equipment to put out the jiir.s. instead of complying with all I the recommendations.which, iltey felt | were prohibitive in cost. Recommendation:: would mean : practically rebuilding of the city 1 water and light plant, according to i count il members. Other costs it was I said, would total about $75,009. The water reservoir, the under- ■ writers' representative said, should , | tricacies of exttactUfg a nyrnl via ‘of 900.000 gallor i to 3.09).000 gallons ; with a reserve rupply of two millions 'held in constant readiness. The council has advertised for bids lon two pieces of fire : I,IV\ ER Al HIMAT IS LATEST IN INDIANAPOLIS (United Prew Service) Indianapolis, March 15—In a short

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1921.

I time, it wil be a much simpler pro teas in Indianapolis in order a flivver .than to order a meal. This city has yet to install any ; meal-serving system of greater etiiciiency than the cafeteria. The inintricacies of extracting a meal via 'the slote machine route are as yet un- ! | known to the populace. But Henry Ford will soon add to i the wonders of this city a ganuine. . lionest-to-goodness flivver automat, it I is announced. Instead however, of the familiar j t slots for nickels, a series of push , btttons will be installed. These pushbuttons wii be connected with the pro- j per conveyors at the other end of the ’sales room, which, upon receiving an , electric impulse from the button, ■will move forward sufficiently lo discharge one Ford of the kind wanted ' There will h twelve buttons and 1 tweiv • conveyors, a dueler d<mirinu j'wo st dans. five touring cars. thre. roudst* m. a truck and a tractor, has simply to file his order with th-' bustr.ess offices, press ths right button. th«' ritht number of times and dirve : <JT With the fleet of Fords which have a'tt.imicarty rolled from the con-SEMI-PRO BASEBALL IN WAILSAW HAS FAILED (United Pre-s Servlet) War-aw. Ind.. March 15 —For the first time in many years Warsaw will not this .'ear be represented on ithe i.usel..!l diamond*. At the prevent t>m. rtUciit appear-, wiling to shoulder the deficit of more than ; U 'use incurred by tku Warsaw aerial* baseball team of la. t year. ELKHART HAS BASEBALL TEAM (Unite! Press Service) ElkharL Ind. Mar. 15 —Th? Jamestown Specials. »"Wly organized Elkhart husebali team the p >rr.on o' which i» made i:p of « namber of fona<>r semi pro stars, has been of- | gaakced ui» 1 schedule of game s Li now being aranged with nnichoru Ingklua 9ud Htn*h>rn Mtahijtun tcuhit. REAL ESTATE MARKET REMAINS VERY HIGH lUtuied Press Service! moohera looking !<»r lairgaias in coltages “furniahed with tore" may find H BeMaMry to await more reason able prtt rctU estate men here aay. “I mta awe much htrh r than ani realtors iimt untki-MU'd sevt—ul t.ah . act loos made la hoiu-g th<s year Hurry U MoaC manager of the r oa! estate deparment for the tn ton Tnist later In th- year « dot line Is exported in :b>* vn ral rtsil estate market, he *sf*l. ALL O*ER tfIOIANA Dwt Waym Mro< :teu e.f a tww 'new gaa ar.d coke plant here by th” Aocthern ln>fin*A (las nnd Kfvctri'* cempeiny It tn start notm ('out of the propoaee* p’ant he W.WS.O"**. Tip'on Th» anuniil eonventhm of the Rrbettffh mifiter. ts llirefftoti .tn' Tipton \uuntle!» will lu> hold al Kh'irp vltlc. AprH t. Btat <on hslgos wilt rend tlelegutow, I Gw; nnc rille-- John <*, ttuys h;i be n Hp|M>inice| p<>, imnMh*r hero to Mttcaed Jo:te*>hlue Mona, teignod. Jefforwonvilte’ The W’ull street Mctiicdb' church v 111 Imlbl u MuuMu He Ijooi anti rocte<utl'h hill coal (I't.non,

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CLUB CALENDAR —— Saturday King's Heralds of the M. E. church —Mrs. Riley Chrisman. 2:30 p.m. Bake sale. Blue Section of Christian ladies' Aid, White Meat Market, Monroe street, 9 am, M. E. Epworth League Pastry Sale —Central Grocery, 10 a.tn. Monday Delta Theta Tau—Mrs. Herbert L. Kern Research Club —Mrs. J. C. Sutton. Winona Camp Fire St. Patrick's I Party— Miss Margaret Ashbaucher. Tuesday League of Women Voters. Adams •’minty Memorial hospital. 2:30 p.m. Psi lota Xi—Mrs. Charles Knapp. S p. m. I Co-Workers Class of M. E. Church —Chun it parlors. Wednesday Shakespeare Club - Mrs. C. C. ; Schafer. I Historical Club- Mrs. Harry Helm. » Friday Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church. Mrs. Amos Yoder. 2 p. m. Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs-. J. C. Sutton on Sixth street. I Mrs. C. G. Bell will be leader anti will read a paper on "The Drift of the World's Art .Towards America." AH members are requested to be j present. The Winona Camp Fire yirls will celebrate the Campfire Aunivers’ary with a St. Patrick's Day party at the of th"l.' g-.irduin, ?dis Margaret Ashbat'cher, Mcucay ev. setting. * The Minnehaha Club met last evening for roll call, bi. imss meeting and social hour. Sixty member* of the Pocahontas Ledge enjoyejl the music and daaeiag. Delightful ro freshmen’s of arg: I ft -d cake, with green icing, fruit salad and coffee were served by the hostesses. \h dames S. E. Black. Ed. Whitright sn l‘ Clarence Weber. • The session of th • LAdies Aid Soci *y of the M. E. church, which convened Friday afternoon was a . most intereattag an ditrofitablc on>. A delightful program of songs anti readings was rendered by Mvs dame* Schrock. Tyndall and Blair ) During the business hour, U w.,- d .elded to start a fond for the (Mtrpose 'of buying a new carpet for the church by holding a doUtir social on April 11 Os icei s for tbe next <cnlerencn year were elected ns follows: president.

- 2 Mrs. John IL parrtoh; »»<•< r uuy ■ I --- 'er. Mrs. D .1 ,>ra>ig. ! M ___ LHlr SB BK & ■« *« *a» members are twrg-d to b present. /,- i-Z Jf J J , The Woman's Foreign Missionary ® -<..h!y „f th- M.-lbodlst ehureh will M; ESSrL | 111 K/XK.TI Til Cfc .♦* the horn* of- \n>”. V»’l <AB li A £ * •t «»n .tt Monro ti »u< 2 <»’< loci. ? ThcSC Tests Ve rvdavandevening, beginning March 17th anJ ... ..*< < ■ ~, . ending March 22, we will put on a m<wt unusual demonstration at our show room. The KautUul D I M.mmns flub tr v urged t- suppor- ■ }*«-• ‘hikUnd s ne *. Duco body finish of the True Blue Oakland ■ .. In tball game at th- m u Mgh will he tested and ito remarkable qualities proved Ivh>! x;.n>na him Un ev minx b. H Sutphxo.-Acid-A fim.h r *ilht before your eyes. k tw—n the Wonder Fir-and th- (I. E. ■ that .t.nd. this te.t w.ll A , . , , ... which l» briiiß | toyed a» a benefit tor H Mead the h«rde»t usage. ,5 scein K these tcsti* listed at the left, you Will the civic section. H realiie what a wonderful advance Oakland has * f*r*-E»'uisilsmecenn.u made in bringing out this new finish. ► T Udhs AH Sm-Mv of th- E l-WW.Wi ‘«l* ’• F' • ; 1 ,h • • Mill | H Ammonui -The amarea <-<*l^—BHllg tHC Tamily . u ,. d See These Tests hern- i.f Mrs. Cnrtbt Miller on u-xt U p Th<> iisiv, Mt-ih uh The dm-will H i l .... r -*’R«tne, too, the many other advanced features of b- sixnt In qutitim and a po’-lnrk hre."briS* °* k,and - the desirability of which can .1 nm r »HI iu m.-d. Hv.-ry m.unbrr Oaklaad’. im.h. "* >i»t as conclusively. “ ' ' • Every Day and Evening M Un h t ., ,f.ro< rv f iiiud -y umuwlm u t t< n ■ Hot Tar-S». how r»,y n n’rlm k. Mr ri* ’.•.». Th- Rb.-ri ) pntmt- I romi ur | fom nr- <>f th.- puMtr p> H»W<|tnd H . ... " H R<>ibng u’atrr—ii u ha* OAKLAND SALES & SER\ Kl< Wins Bi R t I Ten Swimming Title 11 ma n. M < » ix«n»r. • ih‘ ~ S !* •. "’“'Wy ear it ptH.„ !lt <t ».,,,. ■■ <l««r»»d w.ih. rf.y doth <<>l T' Hi lu <Rp. <l.l 10 lull, without harm to il.hm.hl Tin <-uttf><r<.-»•« u. Nurthv. ><i<rn uni IQ oiien aa you »I««mi. 'ii -Wl d! i nalgloni today sought a na- ■■ ,ll ilnttal title. The I'urpl- h.|uiu| will 1/ ’ ■ deal meet with Vhr '" m J n-I i’ .i- ii- •' -jrw' I^Tt. - ■' J Hi' .’ ’ "-•"'i ■ :<i.i OmfeJlJrw ■ --.Jw-mXjyte , N’or!h«> ?ii'i u v.i’ii th- UU T--i> till- -fa.,ri - rwa J

1 " ' with a total of 32 points against 12 for .Minnesota, the closest contender. ' The winners' margin was cut down by disqualifying in the relay when one of the men jumped the touch. Howell bettered conference records in the 100 yard and 220 yard swim’ while Breyer beat his own conference record in the 440. i The score: Northwestern 32; Minnesota 12, Michigan 11: lowa 11; Wisconsin 10; Chicago 9; Indiana S; Illinois 5; Ohio : Slate and Purdue did not compete. o__ - Archbishops Arrive In Paris Today; Ge To Rome Pkris, Mar. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Archbishop Hayes of New York and Mundelein of t'hicage arrived here today and called on Monsignor Gerretti, the pa pel nuncio, prior to departins tomorrow for Rome where they will receive the red hats of Cardinals from Pope Pius. o 'Third Party Backs LaFollette In Minnesota (United Press Service) I St. la>ud. Minn., Mar. 15 (Special I to Daily Democrat) —Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin has the unanimous support of third party sentiment in Minnesota. LaFollette will be a candidate for president with the third party endorsement. He has already drawn up a tentative platform on which he is willing to be a third party candidate uceoidaig to William Mahoney St. Paul labor and political leader. I Mahoney made this revelation before the Minnesota farmer-labor convention of 400 del gates here. Mamoney wrote the voluminous resolution adoptcsl unanimously, endorsing , the 'hird party convention to be held at St. Paul June 17. o ——“ Thaw To (io On Trial To Establish Sanity (United Press Service' Philadelphia. March 15. —On April 10. Harry K. Tha *, kilier of Stanford White, will go on trial in an attempt to establish his sanity and secure his legal release from the Pennsylvania hospital for the insane here. He has been granted a jury trial in response to a petition which he himself signed and which states he “has been restored to a sound state of mind and is capable of managing his own affairs.'' 1 fY -I —. !. ■ A smart parasol us crimson silk has a handle of lizard skin colorel red to mach.

Edison has more than 1000 patents. Almost every purt of the whale has i commercial value.

: Murray Hotel Case : ■ x I : Menu For Sunday ' B Home Made Noodle Soup 1 ■ Fricassee of Chicken and Hot Biscuits ’> I Prime Rib Roast ! ■ Florida Buttered Beets Mashed Potatoes ! ■ Lettuce and Dressing 1 " Fruit Salad i B Home Made Cake i ce c reai , J ■ Coffee Milk J ■ DICK HOFFMAN, Mgr 1 ■ i Ecirn a « Produce More Have We will help you Your progress, your >ucc«a, R meusured by what you have accutnplished. by what you have. The community progress, coininanity success, is measured by the i pirit aud a< co.iiplishun lit- its in-. CividmU members. YOU Are Responsible For Your Own Success Opportunity, prosperity, wj- never more rampant in this country, than it toduy. Unit -s you an* pnaltn iiu getting • ahead" —to a Kr?at r d' gr«e *!i»a ever, before you are (ailing Is bi*'! th" tiend of the til. >s. If the services and assistance of a willing and accommodating Bank will help you at this time w< are at your contmand. OH Adams County Bank

Ic sale begins Thund.. Rexall drug store and 5 4 three days. t °ntinue 4