Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 294, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1924 — Page 5

Mr and Mrs. L. G. Eliingham were gucaU at the J. H. Heller home last evening. Lou Yager who has been a patient ,( St. Joseph hospital for three weeks Is reported able to be up now and is expected home the latter part of the wß ek. He has been suffering from pleurisy. Col. Reppert ia homo from a trip WPS t. Three big sales were cancelled this week hi western Nebraska on account of the severe blizzard. Col. Reppert says the telephone and telegraph lines are down and business has been held up considerably this week. The holiday issue of the Tattler, semi-annual edited by students of the St. Joseph schools, will he ready for distribution Sunday. Its the biggest one yet and is filled with interesting information concerning the school affairs. C a. Thompson, of Lincoln, Nebraska. has arrived to be at the bedride of his sister, Mrs. Frank Thompson. who lies seriously ill at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Janies Hendricks, at Monroe. Mrs. Hendricks, of Monroe and Mrs. Maude Dorwin, of this city, are sisters of Miss Thompson. Mrs. Frank Schinneyer spent the efternoon in Fort Wayne as the guest .( friends and relatives. C. C. Schug, of Herne, was a busi--,ess visitor here this morning. The' datin' daylight robbery o’ th’ little Northfield (Minuesoty) Bank some years ago, wuz discussed alii over th’ country fer months an’, months, an' folks as fer away as Vermont barred their windows, an’ seme o’ th’ bandits afterwards lec-j tured. One of the our worst mistakes it helpin' folks in th' winter who lay off in th’ summer.—Abe Martin? Indianapolis News. Harold Conklin, of Bluffton, is the geest of his brother-in-law and sister, 1 Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Keller. Mr. and Mrs. George Dutcher went, to Manmouth today toj attend the funeral of Mr. Dutcher’s sister, Mrs.' Grandstaff. Mrs. A. M. Anker and Mrs. C. C.l Rayl spent, the day in Fort Wayne visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. E. F. Gass, daughter, Marie,| and son, Carl, and Mrs. R. 0. Gass and children. Junior and Jane, motored to Culver today to be the guestsof Mr. and Mrs. Peter Keller. —o WALK URGES A 4 5-1) AY SESSION OF LEGISLATURE (Continued from Page One) boost while others believe it belter to retain the present rate and revise the law so that all the funds from the gas tax will go directly to the state highway commission. At present about $1,000,000 of the annual collections is apportioned among the counties for road work. Revision of the primary election law and the co-operative marketing measures proposed by the Indiana Farm Bureau federation avert: also due for discussion. Mrs. Vivian T. Wheatcruft, state vice chairman, will entertain the wo men of the committee at a dinner tonight, REV. COVERT IS MADE MODERATOR (Continued from I’age One) number of the churches in the Presbytery have adopted a program. A representative of the board of pensions was present and explained the new pension system for the sup port of disabled ministers, which is to he inaugurated, in the future. For this purpose $15,000,000 is being gathered together by a committee, headed by Will Hays, chief arbitrator for motion picture interests. The plan, while having been approved by the Presbyterian general assembly, was indorsed by the Presbytery. — ■ i -in —■—o • HOLD IMPRESSIVE RITES FOR BISHOP (Continued from Page One) deacon; Rev. John Edward Dillon, Fort Wayne, waster of ceremonies: Rev. Thomas E. Dillon, Mishawake. assistant; Rev. Francis Beuke. (.'- PP- S„ processional cross bearer; Re' Arnold J. Wibbert, Fort Wayne, book bearer; Rev. Otto Keller, Mishawaka, gremiale bearer; Rev. Robert E Kelly, Huntrngtou; Rev. Paul JRoederer. Roanoke: Rev. Jesse Lothamer, Columbia City; Rev. Otto A. Petters, Dm-aJur, torch hirers; Re*Wiiiia m Khrtnan. Kokotao. werutan Preceediag tha services a nrncea sion was held -with fourth degree Knights of Columbus in full evening dress and wearing baldric and sword. The Most Rev. Sebastian G. Messmer, archbishop of Milwaukee, and his attendants participated.

I Connected With “ ...... Lon * Distance” ... ANNA ROBESON BURR 8 . 4 ‘” r ’>®uai»d«r. r. ( . « Co .) 11 whin'o'e? e ' Wy n ' ght sln ’« t’St day stand (he »(J U dnt seem to under- - had never C ’ ” f ,hat person «ho s »nd who, If S |!e^ l( r“i n<ly ‘ e,t "‘ PIn ’ nine- un th " ’ ul " a ys came run- ’ S‘X ea SV' :S “"-"o a V sk‘7f I them, .nd longer still a f-er- ' ' h? o" 8 tlle tcle l’hone, struggling to groused me. I Rat up ln ~ed with an awful dread of some fresh mlsfortuna catching .t my heart. The thLT ? nt * ee ' n rl " K ’ " nd ,h » t Ing Just stood there, fighting to tell me something, but horribly unableinarticulate, clicking and buzzing i pushed the hair out of my sticky eyes and seized lt< called (nto Jt ' The night wag unusually still; no wind moved the trees. On the floor lav burg of bright moonlight I looked at them as I waggled the hook up and down and tried to win some answer out of the clicking and buzzing. For a few minutes there was a hopelegs ' chaos of sounds and then the disturbance seemed to clear up and die away, 1 Ki'ing place all at once to that tense, , vibrating hum singing over the wires, which always means a longdistance [Call. Who could be calling me in the middle of the night from such a long distance? 1 I Now feverishly awake and fright- 1 ened, I called again, but only that soft ' •ong of the wires answered me. My imagination, as always, seemed to fol- | .low those wires where they bummed in , 'the night wind or ahone In the moonlight—across towns and fields and ' prairie, over mountains and rivers, 1 ;from far, so far away—beyond the 1 world, beyond space and from the stars. . . . I “Hello — who's calling — who is there?" I begged. Then, thin and faint and far—far aa the stars themselves—came the Voice. A Voice I knew, and, oh, marvel of Heaven! a Voice I expected to hear. | "Nan—oh, Nan, Is it you? Oh, Nan, are you there?” So faint, so far, so living, that Voice ... the horrible, heavy beating of my heart leaped to recognize It. “Yes—l am here—lt is I. Speak to me! Oh, God, what miracle Is this?” "My children—how are my children? Nan, can you hear? Tell me about my children!" So anguished, so faint, so far that Voice! “My children —tell me about them! Quick, quick; how are my children?” I pulled myself together. I wasted no more time. Somehow I seemed to know that only a moment would be vouchsafed to us nnd that I must make haste. So I spoke into the telephone as steadily as I could: “The children are all well, dear. I am doing the best I can. Billy has been a little fretful with his teeth, but Flora’s cold is better. Helen went back to school today; she wore her sweater and warm cap. I talk to them about you—every bed time, I think. I hope they will get used to it soonthey are so young! I shall not let them forget . .lam doing the best 1 can and all is well with them. Be romped. dear! ... Do you hear me? Are you comforted?” No sound save that thrilling of the wlre s, far. far beyond-beyond wha ? I hungered to hear, and I called again Bn “Tbe a children are well—well, dearest 1 Tell me you bear-can’t you ’TXersav. the soft, humming .ong from infinite space . . • Anu then— „ “What number, pleaser That sharp voice recalledl me to the • rini-ss of my waiting and to n. ! r 1 For awhile they kept me ' tP ‘ Then I looked out upon ended.” _ . Kansas rats and “ ,c *’"’.pities of a bollThe mousing: l Fatherfr " g l "' e I’mOTtsman, who captured a bee , local epbrtwr gt| . B a giant hl, r pe r j (jjspatrh to the In- < Chickasha (Okla.) . dlanapolls Stan s#cure d g ofe - instantly. th« f $ when he and steady pa n. 'was headed o - “critter” in the i- -i could hear * b!s jiwi "" S”. - J?” ™ “ next ’• " yow h* l’ aS

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1924

, MRS. MATTAX DIED TUESDAY (Continued from p aK(f Uua) When still a young lady she united in marriage to Mattax with I whom, soon after their marriage, they | came to this county and livod the many happy years of their lives in Monroe township, several miles north east of Berne. Their first home was on the farm now owned by David Habegger. There (hey lived several years and then they moved on the Calvin Liechty farm, formerly the old I Lewis Mattax homestead.. 18H5», Mr. jand Mrs. Mattax moved on (lie farm I which is now owned aud occupied by I their son. Vance. | In the fall of HMff). Mr. Mattax died i of Bright's disease. After,his death,'; Mrs. Mattax made her home witli her ; son and family, who were living on the farm at that time. There she remained until her death. To Mr .and Mrs. Mattax were born two sons, Vance and Chalmer. Chairner died in infancy. Thus one ehild survives her, who is grief-strieken over her death, and seven grand children. Four brothers and one sister also survive her. They are Samuel Burkholder and Mrs. Elia Bodie of Newark, Ohio; John ami Vance Burkholder, of Martinsberg, Ohio, and , Irenois Burkholder, of Sullivan, In- ( diana. Two sisters .Mrs. Lavina MoAlhany and Miss Emma, preceded . her in death. Before her marriage she united with the Presbyterian church no- J her home in Ohio, ami after (be Springhill Methodist church was l»u" northeast of Berne, she transferred her membership to the latter church where she remained a loyal member Funeral services were held tin's as- J ternoon at 1 o'clock front the home , and at 1:30 o'clock from Springhill S church. Rev. Win. H. earner, of 1 Poneto will officiate. Interment was f made in the Tricker Cemetery. h o i REHEARSALS FOR ’ OPERETTA C LOSE ■ b (Continued from page One) J Spuller, Kenneth Runyon. U'lifford Mann, Robert Zwick. iousemaids —Ireta Fisher, Mildred Worthman, Geraldind Andrews. | ' Margaret Hsley. Helen Kirsch. ;

. —-n J Hello utirSS Everybody TOE GIFT & HAT SHOPPE BIDS YOU WELCOME TO THEIR CHRISTMAS SALE. Gifts for all the family. Gifts that arc different. See.our new line of Hats for the holidays. Come to our rest room. We do Hemstitching. ■>giWKainn£MK'«t-'' •in riMHaiBH ■ hwiiii HKH OT ’ S ’ ’ FEIiFUMES — and TOILET WATER for Christmas Gifts Yon will find a complcle assortment of (he Celebrated COTY PERFUME here, including (he popular odors of L’Origan—Emeraude—Chaypre Paris and Rose of Jacqueminot $l.O0 I<> $7.25 These packages make very beautiful and appropriate gifts. DeVilbiss Perfume Uj Atomizers, Night Lamps, ’’ and Perfume Burners A large assortment to select front and priced at 75c to $lO. The Holthouse Drug Co. Buy a Victiola for Clnif>tnias

i I’uuline Niblick. I 'Lords And Indies of the Court — .Mollie Haugh, Ruth Jonson, Evangeline Sphar, Leah Colter, Juanita Baumgartner, Mabel Rucknian, Mary Chroni .tor. Virginia Hits, Neva Zevkel, Kathrjn Kauffman, Helen Schroll, Georgia Slusliei, Mabel Stahley, Lillian Worthman, George Klnzle. Gerald Bommer. Richard CasUe, Carl Noll, Carrol Cole. Frank Marbaugh. Glen Martin, Richard Bogner. Don llunsicker, Basil Covault. Given under the direction of Corde'ia Riesen and Mrs. J. Blair. Monai Butler, Pianist. o CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank the public for the patronage accorded ns during the I ast two years. 294t1g Ollier's Lunch Room. X O Children Respond To Methods Os Cure Quicker i Indianapolis, Dec. 11.—The import ance of concentrating efforts on the children of Indiana and the nation in the campaign to eradicate tuberculosis from the population, is stressed in a bulletin sent out. today by the Indiana Tuberculosis association, which is supervising the annual sale of Christmas Seals and Health Bonds throughout the state. The bulletin sums up work that has been done among children, and emphasizes that A TALK WITH A DECATUR MAN Mr. Jackson Tells Something of Interest to Decatur Folks There's nothing more convincing limn tile statement of someone you know and have confidence in. That's why this talk with Mr. Jackson of South First street, should be mighty helpful here in Decatur. Oliver Jackson. 445 South iLt St, says: "Sharp pains took me in the small of my hack. When 1 stooped it was hard for me to straighten. Morn ngs my back was lame and stiff and I felt tifed and all worn out Spells of dizziness came on and specks blurred my sight. The kidney secretions didn't pass often enough either. Doan's Pills from Smith. Yager & Falk's drug store rid me of kidney trouble.” Price title, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Pills —th i same that Mr. Jackson had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.

students of the anti-tuberculosis |' movement are centering more and , more their study and their preventive ( activities on the problem of defeat- ; ing the disease In childhood. ' 1 i “in the first place the response of tuberculous children to metliods of ! cure, is more rapid than that of i adu'ts,” the bulletin said. "In a single i decade, between 11110 and 1920, con-11 sus years for which we have accurate I age statistics, the decline in tuber-'i culosls mortality among infants (mid- < er one year old) was 46 per cent, among children one to fourteen years i old was 38 per cent, while among 1 adults the decline was only about 25 per cent. “If, as census figures* indicate. I

Coming to John T. Ji Myers Co.’s gift display e '■ • pi • r ,/! i is like stepping on a > Magic Carpet! You arc waft away to the Orient shot hack to the Continent—you stop over in Ireland —dally a while in England—and finish up in —r a- / z£Z Handkerchiefs from Irish Linen 10c to SI.OO ' Z 7 -Shirts from Japanese Shirtings $1.50 to $lO. Neckwear from French Moires 50c to $1.50. / /X VwwdKtft 1 Gloves that once galloped the Alps j*L Hosiery English Yarns J , Sweaters of Australian Wools T Mufflers of Italian influence. I 1 x Jp'' *U | F Ladies everything from the silk worm ! ,0 ,hc f,ax see<l has been P resse d into service to ' I I , make this gift display worth inviting you to and • \ worthy enough to make you feel like accepting J NQvN, the invitation. Tflfub-T-Myeu> Go J BETTER CLOTHES FOR LESS J MONEY-ALWAYS- • DECATUR • INDIANA• •

STUDEBAKER , Special Six Sedan v i ’ll Io? Mb j ■Lb THERE is no finer five-passenger closed car than the Studebaker Special Six standard six Sedan. <1 It’s a brand new car—not only s-paw. r>upiex-ph«ton . Ims in body lines, beauty an a mecharucal Country Club Coupe 1395 excellence, but it also represents entirely vp”.sXT : . . : : standards by which closed cars will 4^x,6«4ttwaXw, <«**•!«» novv be judged, E)on t buy in the dark.* special SIX In fairness to yourself, see the Special si x Sedan before you decide. Duplex-Pn»eton . 51495 J-Pasa. DurtCT-Roatfww . <«W 4-Pa.a. Vlet<arla .... XOJC — - 5-PaM. Sedan -I’*’ Ber Una . < • • • 222 i TJULL-mzed hallocm tires, for which steering mechanism, heat r body lines, and even the fenders were specially designed. Natural wood wheels. Lights controlled from switch on 810 SIX steering wheel. Automatic spark control eliminates spark 127-in. X' B- 73 HP. lever. Dome and rear comer lights. Upholstered in genuine 7-Pua Dupte«.*kH«n • mohair. One-piece windshield, glare-proof visor, automatic s.Pw. Com* windshield cleaner, rear view mirror. Inspection lamp. Motts7.P.M. S«fan ”“,* meter, heater, vanity case, smoking set. Instrument*, including ’ TX'dkrXs. t'diK uMf, dock and gasoline gauge, in single grouping. Step pads and i ’* ‘ fisntra kickplates. —i LIBY AND YOST 116 S. Ist St. Phone 771 Decatur, Indiana - f^T T r..-rr.Wf T’Rt 1 ~ , , - —-yy-f— THIS IS A STUDEBAKEB YEAR

there are 4,000 children of school ago dying each year from tuberculoali, the community Is losing in the aggregate more than 200,000 years of life. The life expectancy at birth is at the present time about fifty-five years, end thin remainu about the same through the school ages, or at least until the age of fourteen. If the cost to the country of educating a child averages $l3O n year and 4,000 children of school age die yearly, the loss to the country is over $1,000,000 annually if we assume that each child has had three years of schooling. This la a direct loss In addition to the loss in life expectancy and productiveness. Intensive studies

made among school children have shown that about ten per cent of *ll such children, under high school age, are underweight." Call 436 for Taxi. ts " - o Quality Coal. Phone 199. Emerson Bennett. 273tf ■ -o The G. M. G. of the Reformed church will hold a homemade cake and candy sale at the Lichtle Meat Market Saturday morning at nine o’clock. Christmas fruit cake will also he sold. Anyone wishing to leave an order call 263 or 312. 293t3