Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1925 — Page 5

IfLocal Briefs |

I Ft. Wayne, 1 1 ■ Mis ’ V tof Mi- ■ *tt|. end here with friends. H lh ‘ D n Gass returned Sunday from ■ York Ci'V where he looked all. I’ ■ ■ "-'-ton. spent » lav here visiting friends. ■ Harkless and daughter Frances , I /red h’ Van Wert Ohio. Sunday B Irin Ifecker and latndf ■ ' .n Joseph. Kav Reher. Gregg ( ■ i-berry and Herman Myers ntoHB toted to Anderson Sunday. H Cl' Bell spent the day in Kt. ■ revisit mu vvi’h friends and rela B i u. Sowers, of Portland, visited B frleiids here Sunday. B| Kenneth Mill' -r spent Sunday in I t B W»yne visiting friends and relatives. B Miss Virginia Baurent and Mr. RobB erl Jleibers motored to Peru Sunday B and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B D»n anil family I B' Mr and Mrs. Lewis Gerke and Mr. B and Mrs. Chris Ma< ke. of Kort Wayne H were the guests of Mrs. Ed Bleeke. BB Sunday B Mr. and Mrs. W 11. Trim, of John B sheet, spent the week-end at Kort B Wayne with their son-in-law and B datthter. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall B Smitley. Mr. and Mrs. Smitely are B the parents 1,1 a b".v halo, who has B been named George William, for the B two grandfathers. This is the see-1 B Md child ami a son. Mother and H lube are getting along nicely. ■ Miss Beulah Nichols and Mr. Arthur! Bjji Meyers spent Sunday at Lima. Ohio. | B vrßh Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams. ■ ' Mr. and Mrs j Dwight Peterson. I B and daughter. Patsy, of Indianapolis. | K motored here Sunday. There were ■ accompanied by Mrs. H. L Koontz and ■ daughter, C; nd. also of Indianapolis. ■ Pr. Elizabeth Hurns ami sister, Mrs. B ■ laora Stewart, of Wren. Ohio, left ■Si this afternoon for Dixon, Ohio, to at- ■ lend tlm funeral of their mother's Bfc cousin. Mr-. Kate Hilbert. Mrs. Gil ■ wrt died ai the home of her daughter, ■ Mrs. Henry Xeadstine, at Dixson. H Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Elzey, of Kort ■ Wayne, were the guests of relatives ■ here Sunday. H A. M. Reams, of southwest of Mon- ■ .roe. was a business visitor here totfey. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Cross, of Port Wayne, spent the week end with Mrs. Cross' parents. Mr and Mrs. Ainos L Halier, of Tenth street. r. s. District Judge Found Dead In Office Minneapolis. Minn . Feb. HL-An ! investigation was started today into the death of Judge John E. McGee, lulled St i'es district Judge of Minn ‘ : tsota, who was found dead from a tallet wound in a vault of his office’ “ b |C federal building yesterday. ’ Theae was a revolver in the jurist’s’ band and police believe it a case of suicide. Judge McGee waß no t 4 .,| j or )ljs severity with violators of the drug “nd liquor laws. He imposed the full Penalty on all persons found guilty in his court. Jading health caused the act. po-

WASHINGTON LIVES TODAY * ri’’ y i•• •_■ I in the hearts and lives of his countrymen. The story of how lie led a half -starved, half-frozen, poorly- 1 equipped army to victory is one of •he most brilliant epics in American history. Washington the man. as well as the soldier, deserves the high place he occupies in the affections 4 ol every American. I s 1 his hank honors his memory . Wk Wst; Nationol Bcprik. . Capital mid Surplus SmmOQ, ' ‘Oegqtur.

lice believe. Judge McGee left a note, which stated that he was losing his memory. 0 . Youth Missing Following Illegal Operation On Wife! Chicago. Feb. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) Police today hunted Logan F. Pierce, 22, son of a Chicago banker, in connection with the death of his co-ed bride, Mina Ruth Hard lug, 20. of East St. Louis, 111. The girl died in a local hsopital Saturday night from the effects, of an illegal operation, according to police. Pierce and his bride attended the University of Illinois together. They had been engaged for a year, friends said. They were married here a week ago on the request of the girl Police were informed. Pierce is the son of Chambers Logan J’ierce, well known in business and club circles. The girl was'the daughter of R. H. Harding, head of an East St. Louis real estate firm, descendant of Mayflower stock. A coroner's inquest was ordered Tor late today, ami police hope to have young Pierce in custody by that time. A midwife is also hunted. The elder Pierce was in La Crosse. Wis., establishing an industrial bank when word of the affair was Sent him. He hurried back to Chicago and went into seclusion. The son disappeared. , — p I Court House | J fl Complaint On Account . The Schafer Company has filed a complain! on an account against C. W. Bennett, demanding judgement for *125. The plaintiff also filed an application for a writ in attachment. The writ was ordered issued by the court. Vernon Niblick Wants Divcrew A suit for divorce was filed in the circuit court today by Vernon Niblick against Dolly Niblick. The complaint states that the couple were married February 23. 1923 and separated March 19. 1923. The plaintiff alleges that his wife- left him without cause on March 19. 1923; that she was guilty of adultery with several men; that she has a child from another man: and that she is now Jiving in Decatur with a man by the name of Death Aitlorney L- C. DeVoss represents the plaintiff. • .. CONGRESS TODAY f ■ „ Senate: Cons ders calendar bills and takes up Iliirsum bill to retire emergency oiliecrs. Interstate commerce commission considers nomination of W. E. Humphrey to be member of federal trade commission. Couzens committee continues investigation of prohibition unit. Interstate commerce committee con s ders rivers and harbors bill. House; Appropriations committee considers deficiency appropriations bill Agriculture committee considers re-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, I’EBIU ARV Ki, 1925.

I CLUB CALENDAR Monday Pythian Needle Club— Knights of | Pythian Home Fund of the Pythian Home—7 p. tn. Research Club—Mrs. Eley. Psi lota XI Valentine Party—Mrs. Chrislena Vail home, 6:3(1 p. in. "•Tuesday . • Mary and Martha Class of M. E. Church -Mrs. O. L. Vance. C. L- of C- Quest Night and i’ot Luck Supper—K. of C. Hall, 7 p.m. A. A. of U. W.—Reference Room at Library, 7:30 p. m. Rebekah laalge—7:3o pin. Civic Department of Woman's Club—Old Adams County Bank, 7:3(t p. m. Progressive S ti. Class of Presbyterian Church Mrs. J. ('. Covcrdale. Wednesday Historical Club—Mrs. C. (’. Langston Shakespeare Club—Mrs. Charity Hooper. Social hour and dance, Odd Fellows hall, after lodge. Phoebe Bible Class of Reformed Church, banquet Church dinin’, room, 6 p. m. Thursday Symphony Orchestra Concert—At High School Auditorium, S p. nt. Zion Lutheran Ladles’ Aid Society Schoolhouse, 3:30 p. m. Moose Iz’gioli Moose Home, 8 p. I m. Friday Toting Matron's Club Mrs. Ervin Milh-r. 2:30 p m. Saturday Chicken supper at Christian chinch. I by L. A. S.. 5 to 7 p. m. There will boa social hour and dame at the I (). <>. F. hail Wednesday night following the regular lodge meeting. The members of the lodge and their friends are invited. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Christian church will hold a chicken supper in Hie basement of Hie church,

eonivr of Secoivl ami Jefferson streets, Saturday evening from five to seven o'clock. ! The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Zion Lutheran church will meet Thursday afternoon at thu school house at 3:30 1 o’clock. The presence of every meat her is desired. Miss Olga Reinking entertained al ’ dinner last evening hi honor of her guest. Miss Vera Lindhorst, of Fort Wayne. Covers were laid for the Misses Elsie and Gretchen fUeeke, Freida Schleinmer. Harold and Grover Bleeke. Henry Kruckeberg. Clarence Dersch and Paul Reinking. • Mr. and Mrs L. 11. Igiko entertained a company of friends yesterday in 1 honor of the second birthday anniversary of their son, Junior Wayne. The guests included Miss King, of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. John Chronister. Paul Castle, Carroll Lake Ernest Lake, Alice Lake, Virginia Steele. The Three Link Club will meet Tuesday evening after lodge and all members are urged to attend. Miss Celia Mayer ami Miss Ada Stevens will be hostesses. The two cent supper which Wjpt-to have been given by the Epworth League of the Methodist church on Saturday evening, March 7. has been positioned until Saturday evening. March 21. The Progressive Sunday School class of the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. .1 C. Coverdale Tuesday evening. All members of the.class arc urged to be present. The. Moose Legion will meet, at lhe Moose Home Thursday evening at eigiill o'clock. Business of import anee will lie taken /-are of and the attendance of every member is desired The annual hanquel of the Phoebe Bible class of the Reformed church will be held at the church Wednesday evening at six o’clock. — The Young Matron’s chib will hold their regular meeting Friday afternoon at 2:3u o'clock, al lhe home of Mrn’ Ervin Miller, of North Fifth street. — oRev. Loose To Have Two Weeks Leave Os Absence Al a meeting of the congregation and the oflieial board of the Evangrtieal church, held yesterday, n Vote of appreciation was extended to lhe pastor. lie' F v Loose tor the spieudid services he has rendered, *

ami It wus also decided to give Rev. I Loose a two woektt leaveof absence during which time ho will take a' much needed rest. Rev. <Loose will leave tomorrow for a visit with rela-1 tives and enjoy a general rest. He v ill be gone two Sundays, including, Sunday, March 1, and in his absence an out-of-town minister will fill the pulpit. The revival services which 1 Rev. Loose has been conducting at tin- church the past two weeks closed last evening. There were five conversions last night. , —————2-0 Muncie—Out of 515 flocks which contained 50.309 chickens federal in spectors investigating tile European fowl pest found two infected (locks. The fowls with a disease were killed and the carcasses burned. Bloomington — The drouth during the past few months will cause a scarcity in the maple sugar produce camps In Monroe county, Many farmers who . have already opened their camps are , discouraged over the outlook. Origin of Word "Picnic” The word “picnic" first canto into , usage in the Finger hike country of northern New York over a century ago, the residents of the town of Heitor first using it. The town bad a Sunday school that decided to give an outing by "picking” up their 1 "knicknacks" and going Into the woods. From this the word developed. o t Strict College Rules Amherst college as recently ns 1R25 had a very strict code which the student had to follow. It not only regulated the hours he must study, bur likewise his visits to the taverns, shops and stores. He was not allowed ' to piny cards, even for more enjoyment. — i ■ o — Mutt Keep Barrel Clean The National Rifle association says I that after the residue of smokeless powder in a gun barrel has been allowed to remain and (he bnrrel has I become pitted, nothing can be done to c remedy the eondltlon. Rifles and pistols should be cleaned immediately after firing, it is best to swab the barrel with warm water and dry carefully, then apply a heavy grease to II prevent rust.

- V • C ' - n —w —■ —— ~~ w -tiwbb ALL FORD OWNERS The Ford Motor Company, of Detroit, appointed us the Authorized Dealers for Ford Cars and Fordson Tractors in this area about a year ago, to properly represent Ford interests and to give SERVICE to Ford owners. The Company in return demands that we equip and maintain an adequate service station employing Ford mechanics, using only genuine Ford-made materials, and charging regular Ford prices. This is (he SERVICE we arc giving Ford owners. Material-Work-manship-Prices, the standard of each guaranteed. When your Ford Car needs attention, bring it to us, and get the benefit of expert Ford mechanics, and the benefit of our having the parts your car may need, in our establishment. It is not necessary for you to pay for the time mechanics spend coming here for parts when your car is repaired elsewhere. We give you the assurance of genuine Ford SERVICE, with genuine Ford-Made parts. We have many time-saving devices in our service department, all lor the benefit of lhe Ford ow ner. Drop in and let us help you get 1(H) per cent satisfaction from your Ford car. ADAMS COUNTY AUTO CO. F red E. K idler, Manager EXCLUSIVE FORD DEALERS INSIST ON GENUINE FORD PARTS Madison Street Phone SO » RM—WHIM.— Ml. .'in l'l»ll—i 11. ll' ■" II UMII——MM—III —MMM—IIIi II IH'I .HUH HIHII ■—l M—l — I. I ■M-JWl—T'■«*— ■ mil I *"w— ihh— bm

Too Gloomy Mrs. Wombat has this to say 'of Hamlet: “Ho may be a nice young feller, and lie's had trouble. But I , wouldn’t want him around the bouse.’’ 1 —Louisville Courfer-Journnl. o Rain Stops; Buying Better i During our winter time Costa Rica has an unusually heavy rainy season, and a break in II recently heralded the heaviest buying season there.

i .. ~ ■ . — t.i — — _ ~ I Are you ashamed you live in Decatur ? When you travel you don’t register from New York City—do you? No <iree—you take the hotel pen and proudly write down Decatur, Ind., and even in the smoking compartment it’s “the greatest little town in the world.” But—let’s take a peep into your coat pocket I and see if it's a Decatur label— / J Surely if Decatur is worth bragging about when vou are away it must be something more W S than just a place in which to sleep and eat. Decatur clothiers can give you today and ~~~« ■ 1 any day as fashionable, as fitting and as economical a clothing service as any two cities that have "I y ■ v I a city hall—and since you are living here—pros- I I f / Mmt i pering here and making your money and your | / (BB !•) friends here—is it any more than right that you ✓ I'l |k|| . should make your clothing purchases here? \I ,i« |BBf u Michaels-Stern Clothes $25.00 to $12.50 ( Keith and Stetson Hats..s2.so to $7.50 M. Kohn & Son Shirts.. ..$1.25 to $3.50 * 1 ■fofiTL'T'Av&cb Go I J B£7 T£R O.OTff£S FOR L£SS MONEY-ALWAYS- - DECATUR - INDiANA • i w I <■■■■■■■■*■■■■■■■■■ iTWTirßlTf'«i«wrunWi | Mltwwtmwß— —*■— pwoti^» . .... i -

World's Match Consumption Tin 1 ITited Stutts uses more than ; Lbii’i.oimo'ki.oiK) m,it. lies made out of ; n..oij every yetir. This Is about 37 ii iitibcs :i dnj for every man. woman and ■ Idld iu Hie eoimtry, bused on a population <i| UO.UUO.IXkt or 4.0U0.000,. W I.ally. Re. < nt statist.. s from Europe nave placed the per capita consumption there nt 14 matches n day. The world output costs $200,000,000 and reaches u total of 4,075,030,00 ft,• utki nintcbes a year. "

Take a Daily Walk Don't be a “ahut In.” Try t« get a brink walk every day, even If It la only PNEUMONIA Cell a physician. Then “emergency” treatment with VICKS ▼ Vapoaub Qv»r 17 Millian Jan UfJ T*arl* "" ' ''