Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1924 — Page 5

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rr~and Mrs. Ear! Snow and threefs M .. _. ()f Wabash spent the '■ d ’”?h 7nd the week end with Mr. F "' ir L s ‘ H L. Koontz and family in <: ;l".i»n- «” ' lived in Decatur. John L. Juday, of Geneva, is here , r ~ visit with his daughter, Mrs. A. < Burdg and family, on Mercer ave- c , 1P Mr . Juday is eighty four years °'X Carolyn Acker te visiting Mr. I ,1 Mrs. Ernest Rekheldeger and daughter. Mary Frances, at Geneva J this week. 1 \ lisß Florence Fishbaugh returned , h(ir home at Bluffton after zpend , the wee k end here with friends, r Harold Frazier, of Bluffton, visited 1 friends here last evening. Mr and Mrs. John Sehug and ; daughter. Mary Catherine, and sons. George and Richard, and Miss Gladys , But ler were guests of relatives at < Berne last evening. < John H Heller returned Sunday as- t ternoon from New York City, where j j,e has been attend Jig the Democratic conventlion. Dick D. Heller made a business trip to Indianapolis today. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Oldham, of Greenfield, were guests of Mrs. Oldham'* mother, Mis. Lulu Swearingen. , over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson, of Toledo, spent the week end with relatives here. Roy Gaunt made a business tr.p to Fort Wnyuf this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles !>artlow motored from Richmond and spent the; week end with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Helm. Mrs Bessie K. Smlh and son. Robert. of Shelbina. Mo., arrived In this citv yesterday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss Beuie Garard of this city. Gregg Hrandyberry and Hubert Byers spent Sunday afternoon in Fort Wayne. Mss Lucille Bridge returned to Ind anapolis this morning after spending the week end here with her parents. Rev. and Mrs. V. 8. A. Bridge. Stewart Barber, of Toledo. Ohio, was a guest at the A. D. Suttles home over be week end. Mr. and Mrs Dwight Peterson and| daughter, of Indianapolis, are guests of Mrs, Jane Frisinger and Mr. and Mrs. J. 8 Peterson. Felix Maier returned this morn ng from Fort Wayne where he spent the week end with h.s parents. Miss Mary Suttles is via ling friends at Toledo. Ohio, for a few days. Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer went to Fort Wayne today to be the guest of her ton, Albert Sellemeyer and wife. Mrs Minnie Hulthouae and daugh ter. Naomi, spent the day in Fort Wayne with Mr. and Mrs. W 11 Dowlteg. E. E. Rector, of Bluffton, was a bnsineas victor here thia mornlag. Robert Snyder, of Van Wert, Oh o. called on business friends here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ma Bott and daughter. Evelyn, returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon after spending the week end with Mrs. Anna Mallott. Mten Cr.t.ten Hoffer, of Will

•WWW ,| TWO SSO BILLS A New York messenger boy lost hi* <3 nerve when he lound $.'W5 in the 3 “roll” he had stolen. He threw $240 3 awav. A nearby policeman, seeing J two'sso bills fluttering along the gutter, trared them to the boy. U I J The victim of this theft was fortunate, as the money wa* recovered. I How ever, the safest way is to take no chanrea; keep your money in thia bank and pay by check. zdr i Bqnk \ • 'ttipilal and Surplus $120,000. OU \

shire, was a shopper here t>hls morn- ' . A ng. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Boss and baby, 9 of Chicago, are visiting Mrs. Bess' v parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bess, " south of the oity. Miss Gretchen Kocher has returned from Hamilton Lake, for a several f' days visit here. " Miss Alma Rodenbush, of Willshire, Ohio, was here this morning visiting a fUiends, J Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCollum nnd Jack Connor motored to Ada, Lima 1 and Mt. Gilead, Ohio, and spent the week end witih friends. I Mr. and Mrs. David Teeple, Mr. g and Mrs. Bernard Kintz, Patrie a. f Naomi and Leo Teeple, and Charles Mowery motored to Bear Lake and j spent the week end. L J. G. Niblick of this city who has attended the democratic national j convention, will leave New York th s g evening for Boston where he will ad ] tend the national convention of the Elk's lodge. He expects to return to , New York Thursday and to arrive here Friday even Jig or Saturday , morning. j Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Macy and son, , Byford and Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Macy ( motored to Elkhart this morning to , attend the funeral services for the late C. W. Hocker which weie held from the home this afternoon. A number of relatives and friends from Monroe and this c ty are also in attendance. ■ . Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Shimp and son. Doyl. returned last evening from Portland where they spent several ; days with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Mills and son. Jack, * have returned to their home at Erie. Pa., after having spent itie week with Mr. and Mrs. F. V. MJ I* and daughter. Victoria. Miss Elizabeth Parker, of London. Ontario, s a guest of the F. V. Mills family of Mercer Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. Kern motored to Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Coffee and children. Dick, Jimmy, Marjorie and Mary Ixiuise, of Fort Wayne, were guests of relatives hefe yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Amrine and son. Junior, and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Poole, of Anderson, were guests of I Mrs. D. D. Clark and family over th- : week end. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sta’ter and Miss ' Donna Parrish and Mr. Frank Row ley motored to Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Swartz motored to Fort Wayne Sunday af*"moon Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amrine. of Cincinnati, Ohio, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. D. D. Clark and fam ly. Bernard Myers, Gabe Brandyberry and Lloyd Beal spent Sunday at Roni" City with friends. Mr. and Mrs. McNeal and son, Kenneth of Fort Wayne, spent the Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. William Lyon and son Herbert. Ralph Welch and Emma Buffenbarker, of this city, and Howard Con verse of Lima. Ohio, spent yesterday afternoon and evening at Hoagland, with Dorothy Conrad. Miss Clara Wood lan and Mr. Joe Swearingen, of Madison. Wisconsin, ■pent Sunday with Mr. Swearingen’s mother. Mr*. Uilu Swearingen. Miss Margaret Bright and Mr. John

Shirk motored to Celima, 0., last evening. Wayne Beavers left last evening for Toledo, Ohio, and began duties this morning as entomologist for the Jovernment under the department of Agriculture . son, Willuir and Miss Ida Showalter, of Van Wert spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Johnson, south of the city. Rex Geliy returned last evening from Newcastle where he spent the week end with his wife. Miss Geraldine Everett is spending a few days with her aunt, Mr*. O. T. Johnson, south of the city. James Downs visited friends at Bluffton last evening. Mrs. Charles Voglewede and Mrs. Uhl spent the day at Fort Wayne as guests of Mrs. Will Dowling and family. Glen and Clarence Beavers and Harold Porter motored to Bluffton last evening and visited' friends. Mrs. Omro Burns returned to her home at Fort Wayne after spending several days here as the guests of relatives. Ij. L. Baumgarnter made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Drake and son Clyde, and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Draper and daughter, Irene, motored to Elwood, Sunday and were guests of John A. Smith and Mrs. Charles Hinds. youncTcooudg e FIGHTS BRAVELY FOR HIS LIFE (Continued From Page One) In <v« ry corner of the land, fathers and mothers of the nation sorrowed with them. Twice Sunday, encouraged by optinisuc reports from six phyg'cians who are fighting the septic poison Hint ir sapping 16 year old Calvin's vitality, the president turned to thoughts of his office, only to hurry again to the Walter Reed hospital as sinkng spells rapped the boy's vitality F nally. the Coolidges remained all night at the hospital, most of the time t» their son's beds de. A 'hire fighting chance” was all the ductor* held cut. A blood t.-an-fusion failed to a d Calvin Jr. A full consultation has been called (or a. m. Another complication entered Intc the situation about noon--the accumllctioi- of gas in the try’* stomach An nformal statement of his condi lion given out at 12:30 p. m. said: "He is still showing wonderful tenacity but the situation is rendered ncreaslngly grave by the accumula tdon of gas in the stomach.” At ll : 30 there was st <ll absolutely no change in Calvin's exremely critical condition. The doctors did not h..ld the formal conference scheduled as there was nothing they could du for him. ■ i ■ — G. E. Frantz Enters Harvard University G. E. Franz, son of Dr and Mrs Ernest Franz, of Berne, after having spent a two weeks vacation with hi* parent*, left for Harvard University Saturday •ft-rnon to do research during the summer school session which begins today Mr. Franz was connected with the Physical Department at the Illinois Weslyan University where he taught Chemistry in the Empire High School. Mr. Franz's success in Illinois the past three years has won for him the place as head of the Department o’ Chemistry in a High School of 1A" pupils, placing him on a faculty of 65 In one Os the lending cities. Mr. Franz will h#ve three chemical instructors under his personal supervision. — i - Two Local G. E. Men Win Honorary Awards Two Decatur employees of the <i branch L were award'd prize* during the last month for suggestion* to better the factory curriculum In some way. Il win announced recently by the Ft, Wayne division. Fifteen cash prize* were award'd the two factories, thirteen of them going to Ft Wayne employers. The prize* rung* d in value from 115 and *6 Miss Arhlv Owens wn« awarded a *ls prize for a suggestion and Tilman Gehrig was awarded a 15 « prize. The prize* are aw-srd-d each month for the brat snggestions offered by 'employee* of the Ft Wayne and Dr ratur plants on any phase of the plants* work. The system was In alltulrtl several months ago and has been creating much interest recently. Soundi Reatonablo "But why do you want to nmny bar?” "He<-nit*e I Iwtw her. 'My dezr fellow, that * an eaeuao—mit a r«»«ox'*—Virginia llevl.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, JULY 7,1921.

Monday Mrs. Garard's 8. 8. Class of E. V. Church —Miss Hazel Peterson. Delta Theta Tau —Miss Mildred Kellef, 8 p. m. • Tuesday Progressive S. 8. Wass of Presbyterian Church—Mrs. Roy Runyon, 7-.30 p. m. Pythian Needle Club —K. of P. Home. Corinthian Class of Christian ’ Church, Birthday Party—Miss Jean- ' ette Steele, 7:30 p. m. Thursday E. V. Missionary Society—Church, ' 2:00 p. m. Tri Kappa—Mi s Victoria Mills, 8 o’clock. Wednesday Antioch Prayer and Class meeting —Church. Thursday Antioch Missionary Sewing Society —Mrs. John Amspaugh. all day. Loyal Workers Class of E. V. Church—Mrs. Earl I Sutler. Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of Presbyterian Church —Mrs. Fred Smith. 2: JO o’clock. Friday Faithful Followers Class of Mt. Taber Church, social —Church Lawn. 6 —. < - ‘ The Misses Mildred Leonard ami Victoria Mills will entertain the members of the Tri Kappa Sorority. ' Tuesday evening at the Mills home ’ on Mercer Avenue. A good attendance is desired. 9 The Ladies’ Aid Soiiety of the 1 Calvary Evangelical Church met n last Thursday afternoon nt the home of Mrs. Newton Melching. The * vice president had charge of the de1. votionals. Dues were collected in the amount of one dollar and fifty I] cents, with free will offering of sixty-five gents. During the business session the society decided to hold [| a social on the church lawn Friday evening. July 18. Mr*. Anna Borne and Miss Crystal Melching assisted j the hostess in serving delightful refreshments. Mrs. Miller will have 0 the next meeting, which will be held i. in August. 1. * The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyteril ian Church will meet Thursday after,l noon at two-thirty ‘o'clock at the home of Mrs. Fred Smith. Mrs. L* A. Graham will have charge of the y lesson on “Japan.” All the ladies of the church are urged to be present. it * tl Tin Sunday School class of the E. 0 V. church taught by .Mrs. Jose Garard will meet thin «-vvniig at tho home of Mis* Hazel Peterson for the regular monthly nice'lng of the class I All memSers urged to bo present. I The Missionary soc.ety of the Evan ’• gellcal church will meet Thursday 8 afternoon at two o'clock at the * ihurch. The presence of every memy her is desired. Ii *• The Faithful Followers class of the " Mt. Tabor church will h<dd an Ice *'l cream social and parcel polt sale on the church lawn Frday evening. July '* 11. The lilwml jui ronage of the pubic la so’.lc'ted. • 0 Invitation* have bwn Issued by the membera of th-’ Corinthian class of ' the Christian church, to u birthday party to be hel<T at the home of Mia* ’• Jeanette Steele, Tuesday ev« nlng at 7:30 o'clock. A good time I* being ’• planned. * Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bloemker entertained a crowd of friends at u chirkMl g supper at their iM-autiful home one Imile west of Magloy. Sunday evening 1 , I Needless tn say It wa* more than en ' . ’joyed by every on« preaent. The I t*guests were Mr and Mr*. William j . 8< lylemcyer. Will Wnrthman, Mr. and Mrs, Fred B«llaaiayffr and du nth ter Miss Della. Mr. and Mr* , Fred , * Heuer and th« Mlmmw i> na and Em mu Guth. (The Pythian N edie Club will m«-t , Tnewday afternoon as the K. of P. , Home M«sdam«s Fred I,lnn ,D Hun sh kor. Burt l/’nhart and Charles i Miller will be the hostvase*. * II The Loyal Worker* t'l**» nf the Evangelical Church will mwt Thur* i 'day night with Mr*, Earl Butter. Mrs. j , Tom Kern and* Mrs. Dallas Hpuler will b« the as'ls’lne hnet'- sea. Th<‘ ! pledge money for the parsonage will be collected at this meeting. • Mrs. Roy Runyon will entertain | the members of the ProffTUMlve Hun d*y ffehrol flat* of th* Pr**bvteri*n Church Tu**dar evsnin* *t 7:S<* ( o'clock. A good attendance I* desired. I

Mrs. Louisa Meyers will assist the I hostess. I ★ The Antioch Missionary Sewing ] Society will meet Thursday all day with Mrs. John Amspaugh on West Monroe street tills city. All members are urged to attend. < * i Prayer and Class meeting at the ( Antioch church Wednesday evening will bo conducted by the Rev. Win. 1 Hygema. The members are urged to I bo present. , _— o ■< —- C. J. Lutz Addressed Rotarians Thursday Attroney ('. J. Lutz delivered a patriotic talk ut the regular meeting of , the Rotarian* Thursday evening, tell- , Ing how tho Declarations of Indepen- ! dence was signed and what It meant j to the American people. He also ! talked on the liberties granted to the American people in the Constitution and his word* were warmly received. Father Vincent Ehinger, who is driving from Buffalo to Wray, Colorado, where he has a parish, was a guest at the luncheon and stated that he was always glad to get back to Decatur. Father Vincent is u son of Mrs. E. X. Ehinger and Is well known here. —o . Funeral Services For Mrs. Brown Wednesday The body of Mrs. Isaac Brown, whose death occurred last Thursday b the home of her son n Los Angeles will arrive in the city Tuesday afternoon over the Erie railroad and will be taken to the home of 8. E. Brown ' on North First *ttreet. Funeral serv- ' ice* will be held at the Methodist church Wednesday morning at lt:80l o'clock. Rev V. 8. A. Bridge officiating. Burial will be made in the De-, ’ entur cemetery. Mrs. Brown went : to Los Angeles several months ago i for a visit with friends and relatves. —I ■ tl Slim People Live Longest Life Inmirance companies have set forth the lmi»ortiince of not getting t<»e . fat. They claim tb*t .'«» I* the nmglml | age In the heultli development of most . ‘ Individual.*. A person is supposed to I ' nearly approach the normal at thirty, ■ ' they any. Vmh r thirty one may weigh * more than the average culled for in I rhe «taiidar<l htlgM. weight and age - ralil •». trill Mfler Illis age the longest I a He «rin prevails am<mg those whose I oiuhir- me uniformly below the *ver-1 ( (INVENTION TO RE- ' LEASE ALL DELEGATES (Continued From Page One) J-------ver« in the behalf of Ralston will be , held between now and the time the [ convention reassembles. ’ Ralston Is insistent that he be regarded as out| of :.he convention. Taggart was busy al! afternoon asking delegates not to . vote for him. It u entirely I kely therefore that | . he will receive few votes on the curly I taillots tonight as Taggart doe* no'| want to br ng him out until McAdoo and Smith are definitely killed off. In th • search of other delegations for a compromise candidate contin- , ties however and he shows the s'lent . strength that is claimed for h m a( display nf tlis strength in balloting'

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is praitically certain to test out bis general vote gathering ability. o E. V. BROTHERHOOD MEETING TONIGHT, 7:45 The Brotherhod of the Evangelical church will hold an interesting meeting this evening at the church at 7:45. Good interesting talks will be given Dy the members who uro ou the program and all are invited to attend. o LITTS AMUSEMENT CO., PLAYS AT ALEXANDRIA, IND. The Litts Amusement! company who furnished the midway attractions for tile Moose race meet closed their

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week's engagement Saturday night and w<:jl play Alexandria, Indiana, this week. The company presented a number of high class attraettons which pleased the public during their stay in this city and the Moose com--1 mittee are elated over the fact that. ’ this attraction was the cleanest car- . nival company that has ever played i our city. The shows were all clean. the concessions neat anti attractive and offered the crowds good clean fun and amusement. Mr. Litts and the members of the company are clever and courteous ladies and gentlemen ' and made many friends in .our city [ and will surely be welcomed with ’ large crowds when they play our city ) again.