Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1924 — Page 2

RUSSIA'S COTTON CROP Moscow—(United Press)— Russia expects to harvest this year 3,500,000 pounds of cotton or 50 per cent of her cotton requirements. This is an increase from 25 per cent harvested last ‘'year.

Bronchitis- ! -J| exhausts vitality I ■ E £. C u°lUo S » « ■

You Big Stiff KNEE—Watch Your Finish Stiff, swollen, inflamed, rheumatic joints should be treated with a remedy made for just that purpose only. | Remember the name of this new discovery is Joint-Ease and it will take out the agony, reduce the swell-, Ing and limber up any troubled joint ’ after ordinary cure alls have miserably failed. Just rub it on—6oc a tube at all druggists—ask for JointEase. ' — -— ~* *

Ta Cure a Cold in One Day Take • e-p Laxative 1 1 tablets The tonic and laxative effect of Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets will fortify the system against Influenza and other serious ills resulting from a Cold. The box bear; this signature Trice 30c, J, ■ ■ . i I 4$ I i ■ '■ | i 400 ROOMS £;?. : l-ei.fh-r etth many -e r-.n-l <r» fratue. sat m*.M r - .. I'Ml Uoemaat Si >Vp- r i Vy fiM Kkhii* at P.'O jx r ) i. I>'» Rooms at M..VI ,«-r I ';>/ a, I F» R «>n-s at SUM |«-r Ikiv SO Rooms at 8I.V) i .-r l>sv , Ik— pm I I M.; . • •,«.! S»I I ! ••»-<!» Ser»fce th a 'rn r Best C.ub I'teakfut . . S .75 SfHP ial I unchcon . .7$ 1 Table dfl«c 1,5'1 I Codec S’>- f»and T s Roon— i I I I berth the Qty ♦ I la h*.ri <4 : IndianapolH. •••• ll VM.tM.IOS Ml. f | 1 (National rraltl at Kewtryby Ata. HOTEL LINCOLN R L. Mtrs, Manager INDIAN 11*0145

' DIVIDENDS Thel’nion Central Life Insurance Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, will pay dividends to Policy Holders in 1921 amounting to $7,171,675.17 The Suttles—Edwards Co Arthur I). Sulflr*. Scr'y. Local ApenU.

“BUNKED ON FILM DEAL” —— ■' js i ' -sssWRMRI ' 4 K Jr BB^' 5 k VI > I ■ 1 \ IB K I ■ \ I Tex Rickard, testifying before Daugherty investigating committee, says others in flght film agreemt nt failed to do their part and profits were small. Rickard claims he was •'bunked.”

WORLD'S BANTAM CHAMPION yWy'* ~~ ' V s —« —? —' a- -- c W •*7kA J' r V . , V- ■ ’ v Mil L • w? v. Ab” Goldstein won bantamweight title Friday night by defeating Joe Lvmh in New York ring battle.

WOLF IS SHOT IN JAY COUNTY Small Female Wolf Falls Victim Os Huhters’ (Juns Friday At 4:30 Portland. Ind. March 24.—A umall female wolf, the first to fall victim of the guns of hunters, who have been ' trudging the fields, hlghv ays and bywayseof Jay and Adams counties tor the past several weeks, was killed I about 4:SO o'clock Friday afternoon . on the old Money farm, one and 1 onehalf miles southeast of Bellfountain, hy Lloyd Van Hkyock. llsrley Caster a»l Elan Adams. The wolf was hrorxht to this city hyalite hunters, where it was displayed <m on* of the cement abutments on thr- watt side of the emtrt hotrso to n large, carious crowd. About seven o’. lo* k ih wolf

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' ku taken to I’ryuut by the hunters, where a fight wai narrowly averted between Van Skyo< k and John May, of near Redkey, before the prise money »»S finally distributed umivably. The trouble wa» finally settled when a committee «<mpo>ed of Ott Van Matry, Ezra Ruple and Fred Bone, > wa-t appoint) <! to make a distribution of the price money. Th a ll'jn was divided between Cast eh and Adams and May was given the wolf as his ahar< I of the reward. Then a wail went up ! among many of the Bryant residents i who tptbnated that they would not . pay their subscriptions u> the reward . money unless the wolf was kept It I Bryant for displaying purposes. Final i ly. however, the t ommittee, appointed . to divide the reward money, said they would be surety for the puvhnent of . ths reward money, it some of the Ury ( ant contributors withdrew their prom , ‘ ive,) MthscrlpVons. and all ended wed . insofar as the hunters were concern i ed. HAZING ABOLISHED AT INDIANA UNIVERSm W“ Blooming! n. Ind.. March. li’ Hua Ins has Ip eu officially ai altvhed at Indiana VC!vi-r»Uy hy the U<ult/ cm i luit’e- <>n student affairs for u frerh-man-sophomore fl'ld da;. Th<> substi ttttinn hue the approval of the mot influential Mmlent onariiiatiuas on the eatuixm. I Th" freethtpon <»f this year are aeeretly rejpitdni over the i-tiloa of the vteMsst provldise lor an equal num her of nt"n on nnrh aldo, Sfhcw the grout 'pr<'4< niiiiatirof the fr«shmnn Over the Mtphotnorrs nthiTwir’ pro- ‘ leably wnnM rwt-.lt in » d u tin# of tlm defeated sophs in Indiana's hitto.lc. Jordan Hlvor next fall. noth B Children mutd keep off of the driveway nt the re-dth-rcc of Mr*. William li. Niblick. II the* do not. they uill be prtme* ruled. . 7112 Mrs. W. H. Niblick

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CLUB CALENDAR •, Monday Pythian Sister Inspection and initiation—K. of I’. Home, 7:30 o'clock. Pythian Needle Club, aftdr lodge. Research Club - Mrs. Fred Frucht”. Tuesday Tri Kappa—Miss Madge Hite Wednesday Book Committee* of Shakespeare flub, w ith Mrs. John H. Heller, 2:30 j p.m. . ■* : Tri D Club—Miss Carolyn Acket. Historical Club—Mrs. Owen Davis. I Union township Woman's flub — Kohr's School House. Th ,<rsday Root Township Home Economics Club —Mrs. S. P. Sheets. Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society. ! Mrs. Wilson Loe, 2:30 p. m. . Evangelical Ladies' Aid Society— Church Parlors Epworth League of M. E. church — social —Miss Leah Volter. Friday King’s Daughters—Goldin GKay. Saturday Gray Section of Christian Indies' i Aid Society Glib ken Supper—Yeo man Hall. Mr. anti Mrs. Amos Fisher enter tained at a dinner party of pretty ap- . (ointments yesterday at their home on Tenth street, in honor Os the birthda anniversary' of their daughter. Mildred, of Fort Wayne. Covers were laid A>r the Misses Alma Bock, illian Cape, Dorothy Rebber, Elda | !’<»• hnnan and the guest of honor, all »f Fort Wayne. The Ladies Aid Society of the iivnngelfcal church v.iil naiet Thurs- ; day afternoon in the church parton :.t two thirty o’clock. The presence of every member Is desired. A par- ■ e! post sale will b<heid in connection with the Bieeting. V Aiiss Carolyn Acker will entertain the members of the Tri D Club at her hone on First street;, Wednesday vining Alt members are urged to > | b. ♦ Mrs. Edward Wilson, of Ft. Wayne ■ -it* rtained twenty friends Friday -vining In honor of .Mrs. Albert Seinicyer. formerly of this city. • A chick< n supper will lie served by J ’he gray saction of thn Christian ■ Aid Society at the Yeoman !H»:1. Saturday. March's*. The Über- ■ il patronage of the public is solicited. • Tile Igjdies Aid Socieiy of the Presbytocian church will meet with Mrs. I Wilson lx»e, at her home on Mercer ;• venue, at t:3O o'clock Thursday | afternoon. *> j The Tri Kappa Sorority will meet ' j Tuesday evening with Miss Madge J Hite on Winchester street. AH mem-le-rs are requested to be present. • n I v I The Root township Home rSconom ‘ Irs Club will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. S. P. Sheets at one-thirty o’clock. All members are requested tn be present a« the ; ladies rv presenting the Hub who nti tended t!Te demonstration tin dress material by Mrs. McKinney, will give first report. ♦ , i The Union township Woman s Club , will meet at the K'dir's 8< huul house ‘ ‘ Wednesday afternoon at one-thirty >'<loek. Every member.is requested ; to be present. * J( The King's Duughters of the Meth 'ndlst church will meet Friday ovenpng. .March 38. at thlr’y o cl<« k i nt the homo Os Mlns Goldlu (lay on ; North Second street. Ail membon are requested to attend. At n recent 'meeting nt the home of Mr- John • N'Whk. the fo’.lusinr «nficer» were I elected: President. Miss Ihlen Will tars; vice pre- Idi-w. Mias Frances • llnrklcns; aocretary, Laura Stanfay; 11 , Goldin Gay; social commit--1 I tee. Frnnces Gaulb und Ethel Tumble *• | son. « | Mqi, Lydln Everton. <>f Mnrlon. will | he pre .ent nt the meeting of the Pyth c , lan Mlstors this evening to Inspect e th” chapter. Initialion a 111 also be i held tor two candldntes and all mem >■ hem are espet lally requested to bo n ’ present at thia meeting. H J * £ Th” Imok eommltloe Os Hie Shakei. ' - iM-sni club will mm-t with Mm. John | H. Hollar, at l:M o'cltak Wednesday nftomoon. e It took Uw l’nlted States 41 years j ( nnd hyir months to produce Ha first, ( billion barrels id pofrolettm A Colorado young man had to m»t-| ry before Armistice day, 1*33. or toss < a fortune <d M3.00U. |

GIVE SUM FOR GERMAN RELIEF Catholic Diocese Os Fort Wayne, Contributes $10,540 To Fund Fort Wayne, March 21.—For the rep | lief of the German suffers the Catho-1 | lie diocese of Fort Wayne has raised the sum of 310,540.05, is was unnounc e<l yesterday through a plan promoted ' by Rt. Rev. Bishop Herman Joseph Ah rdiug. In his letter issued tb the diocesan clergy pertinent to tin Christmas offering for the maintenance of the two diocesan orphan asylums, the prelate requested “contribu- ■ lions for two pressing charities in the one collection,” for the amount ovet'j and above the 1922 Christinas collection would be devoted to the needy in Germany. The offering, which in 1922 amounted to 134,478.78, reached 845.018.X8 for 1923. thus providing 310. 54U.05. With all returns now recorded. Rev. John Edward Dillon, dioceaaii chancellor, has remitted the Fort Wayne diocesan offering to Rev. Joseph E. Rummel, of New York, executive secretary of a committee of five I appointed by Cardinal elect Patrick J. Hayes, archbishop of New York. Bishop Alerding's efforts In promoting the relief fund were in con'Oiiance with the notification issued to all bishops of the Catholic church in this country hy the apostolic delegate. .Most Rev. Fumasoni Rumdi, who transmitted a telegram sent by Cardinal Gasparri. secretary of state. It was ordered of Pope Pius XI. The Mission of tbe Immaculate Virgin. New York, has been designated by Archbishop Hayes as a depot to which supplies may be sent and where offerings will he remitted to Father Rummel, executive secretary. The congregation of the St. Mary's Catholic church, oFlk-iatur. contribut’d liberally to the German Relief fund at Christmas time and several boxes of old clothing were sent from this city to Germany after tbe holidays. — 1 11 11 i o ■ Deposed Bank Officer Ends Life In Memphis Memphis. Tenn.. Mar. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Robert S. Polk, leposed vice president of the biggest >ank in this pivrt of the south, shot ad killed himself at bis home here his morning. The suicide followed Polk's return CATARRH of head or thrnet fe usually benefited by the vapors of— V!<USS Ov*v IT Jtsn I

MTHaft * »’’’»• ■ »rfwr <S**t** A $25 Top Coat Price that is not a bait to get you in! *'A V We have the roots a* well arihe price—lh*' . are as wonderful to look at as the price lit easy 10 £1 write a check for. ISOH They are Top (oats made for us by Michit' -1 - KK- "'J ■ | Stem—you know the line even th«»’ yon J’"' My '’e'er known an assortment like thin al Miuhty good buys for lhe man f ‘ ' T/ nhend to heinn here next winter and the beaut.' ’ It in. we have the type of model* the men < allln« for. 1 Michneht-Siern Top (oats i bulcndm- $15.00530.00 Jefub-T-Ayeo Go J eerriß clotkzs m> uss .1 money-always- • DEGATUR - ''INDIANA•

from El Paso. Texas, where he went following discovery of a shortage in accounts at Hie Union & Planters bank and Trust company estimated at $61,000.

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Polk was found K bloM. He was in his night eK” K Polk s suicide will bring to a “‘ H investigntions l, y , h ,. Bl jury. • 9k