Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1925 — Page 5

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Iff —• *r all( | Mrs- M“'» las M,Uer ‘ Mr " ‘ V Miller, Mr- and Mr "‘ J " ln mi* Nicb*®l Miller, Mia* -» d -■ Ml11 " thev attended the funeral PS for Mrs. E. Wilhelm. Mrs. *’ r 'L , otssed aw«y Saturday and "Iter to MathlM and John B. Mil- * the late Michael Miller. Xnt. of Fort Wayne, vi.it.friends here yesterday enroute to hi. parental home at Wren. Ohio. Frank Schirmeyer made a business ' tl) Fort Wayne this morning. 1 Dave Humticker spent the day in Fort Wayne visiting with friends 'schooler, of Cincinnati. Ohio, a business visitor here this "j.'luier Johnson, of Angola, visited f ..ends and looked after business interests here today. I c Waring attended to business interest, at Fort Wayne today. Miss Beulah Nichols resumed her Jins as telephone operator at the Citizens Telephone company this morning after suffering from a severe attack of LaGrippe. Mason Heffner, of Monroe was a visitor in the city last night. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Williams C f Toedo are the parents of a seven aid one-halt pound baby girl, born February 21 at Mercy hospital. Toledo. The parents are well known h.>re. Mrs. William, before her marrage was Miss Irene Gerard of this city- . 1 A. V. Yost was a business visitor a: Fort Wayne today. Mrs. W. L. Stanley and Miss Celia Msswald left last night for Chicago where they will attend the'National Catholic Basketball tournament and' will be the guests at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. Sherman Stanley and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stanley. Mrs. Fred Zoilars and Mrs. Lucille Wilson and sou. John, of Fort W ayne are guests of Mrs. J. S. Peterson. Miss Louva Hendricks, of Monroe »as a shopper here this afternoon. Mrs, Raymond Bluhm and Mrs Holloway, of Monroe, were in the city this afternoon shopping. Mrs Adam Bixler, of Berne, spent the afternoon here shopping and vis iting friends and relatives. The Misse's'Florence HoMioufie and Bertha Voglewede will leave in the morning for Chicago to attend the Catholic high school basketball tournament. Eugene and Cornelius Durkin and Gerald Mylott are in Chicago attend ing the Catholic high school basketball tournament at Loyola University. William Wuiliman, of Berne, look ed after business interests here this afternoon. Boman Barthel has returned from a several months visit in the sunnysouth during which he spent hs tine n the famous wnter places of Florida Mississippi, and Georgia. The Yager residence is being repapered and otherwise put in condition this week. C. N. Christen mid daughter Bernardine left at noon today for Chicago to attend the National Catholic has ketball tournament. Decatur plays Friday morning. The regular meeting of the Rotary club will be held this evening at the Industrial rooms. Mrs. Martin Hoffman, of Monroe, who has been a patient at the Adapts County Memorial Hospital, left today for her home. Robert Krick was able to leave the Adams County Memorial hospital for home today. He was necessary to remove his little finger on the right hand as a result of the burns obtained in the accident a week ago, when the radio wire lie had hold of became connected with a oily electric light wire. E. If. Marshall, o.ne of -the high school instructors and coach of the high school football team, is absent from his classes this week on account of illness.. He has an attack of the flu. Superintendent M. F. Worthman is teaching his classes. TOWN OF GRIFFEN WIPED OUT; TOLL THERE ABOUT 150 (Continued from Page One) said that probably the only way the total number of dead can be learned there wi.ll be to count for the living. Whole families were believed to have died in Ute ruins of their homes still smoking today. The town was without waler and there was no way to fight the flames which were slowly burning themselves out. Theodor of burning human ilesli hung in a sickeuiag pull

about the town. Hoo»ier» Asked To Help Indianapolis, MiU‘. 19 (Special to Dally Democrat)—Following a conference with Governor Jackson today William Fortune, president of the Indiana Rd Crosti. announced hut tho governor will issue m proclamation thia afternoon calling on the peopln of lud'ana to send contributions for tornudo sufferers in southern Indiana through the Red Cross. Evansville, Ind., March 19—(United Press) —Casualties in the cyclone which laid southwestern Indiana prostrate late Wednesday reported at 9 a.m. today were: Twenty known dead at Princeton, Ind. Possibly 25 Os 3Q bodies still in wreckage and one hundred persons injured. Twenty live known dead at Griffin. Scores of others believed killed or burned to death in tire that swept, wreckage of houses and business buildings. ■’ VWf From five to twenty reported dead and 30 injured in Owensville. The town is completely isolated and only meager reports as to the extent of the damage Are obtainable. Five reported killed at Poseyville with from 20 to 30 injured. Griffin, 30 miles northwest of here, was heavily damaged. A heavy death toil is feared but the destruction is ao great, a check has not yet been possible. The town has a population of 300 and only a small portion of these have so far »heen accounted for. Three hundred homes were destroyed and fire swept (he ruins with Indescribable acenes of horror. Scores of injured were believed to have been burned to death when trapped iir-the debris of their home. The odor of burning flesh was smell ed for miles around as volunteer tire fighters struggled frantically to check the flames. The Heins pickle factory at Princeton was totally destroyed and from 20 to 25 bodies were believed in the ruius. Os the eighty employes, only 50 have been accounted for. The Southern railroad shops at Princeton were demolished with a 'oss of $1,000,900. Jdost of the work ers had gone home for the day when thestorm struck and only two were reported killed in the shops. The total property loss a Princeon was esimad a $2,000,000. Princeton was under martial law proclaimed by the captain of a national guard company there. All the northern part of Posey and the south central part of Gibson counties were struck by the storm, which picked up dwellings and buildings bodily and twisted them into kindling wood. Eight city blocks at Princeton were knocked flat. Spectators described the tornado as a greenish looking cloud that swept iu from the west. As the tornado struck, the crash of buildings and noise of the wind caus’d a terrific din and hundreds ran in terror to the streets. The town of Princeton was in a turmoil today. Thousands of persons z were flocking to the city, some to bunt for relatives and others to offer help in the rescue work. National Guard Organized Indianapolis, Mar. 19—(Special to. Daily Democrat) —Governor Jackson , ioday sent Will am H. Kershner, ad , jutant general of the Indiana National Guard, to Princeton to organize, relief corps of tho national guard in, the storm area. Jackson instructed Kershner to establish martial law wherever — , ■" ——■

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1925.

» necessary to prevent looting. Kershner said he believed there | wore enough troopa in southern InI dtuua to cope with the s.tuatlon without nailing on guardsmen from other * sections of the state. .APIMPLESIUN NEEDS SULPHUR ) 1 ’ Apply Sulphur as Told When r Your Skin Breaks Out I ... 1— Any breaking out of the skin on face, neck arms or body is overcome quickest by applying Mentho-Bulphur. The pimples seem to dry right up and i go aw*y, declares a noted skin spec- . iallst. i Nothing has ever beep found to , take the place of sulphur a K a pimple | remover. It is harmless and inexpen-| ■ | sive. Just ask any druggis t for a i small jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur i and use it like cold cream. Large Increase In Electricity Production Indianapolis, Mar. 19— (United | Press) —The steadily increasing production of electricity iu Indiana reflects growing industrial activity, Neal Wynne, president of the Indiana Electric Light association declared today. He cited est'mates made by the federal geological survey to show the upward trend of electric production. ‘ According to the .survey,” Wynne said. "Indiana last November produced 113.571.000 kilowatt hours of elec-

i--jgiiaL ui _ ■■ |P I II B II THE MAN HIGHER UP I is usually a saver. That helped him climb. i I I ! „ '.I Employes who are eager to advance can profitably cultivate the saving | habit. Our Systematic Savings Flan i [ will help. Start this pay-day. i | I ' i II L J National Bank Capital and Surplus 4120,000.00 Decqtar, Indiana OWmMWWWM !■ WMimMlli W llllh g No Discount on Your Light_Hih | After the 20th of Month | / & All light bills must be paid on or before the 20th of the month to secure discount The company has no choice but to enforce this rule to one and all alike without any exception whatever, whether it be the largest or smallest consumer. ■i ' ' z > I i i |. ■ —. I ✓ City of Decatur I Light & Power Dept.

i trlciil energy. In December this total grew to 120,381,000 and in January to 127.885,000. "These figures should encourage business mon who have been incCln-, ad to be pessimist c as to general conditions. Tho electric companies are not producing this current for! any other reason than that there is a growing demand for it. "Electric men throughout the sialo report Increasing demands for current and predict h good year's bus! . ncss," tho president of tho assoc i tlon concluded. CARD O FTHANKS In this munner wo wish to thank our many friends und neighbors for their kindness and sympaty during the sickness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Aho wc thank Rev. i U. S. A. Bridge for his words of comfort, the ladles for their excellent music and the friends for jhe beautiful floral offerings. John Nidlinger and Children o OBITUARY Jxntisa Jane Nidlinger daughter of | William and Nancy Cline, deceased, was born in Adams County May 23 IS6I and departed this life March 15 1925, aged 63 yea/.,. 9 mouths anil i 22 days. Her entire life was spent in Ibis' community. She was united in marriage to John Nindlinger. December 15, 1881. To •his union was born five children Mrs. J. C. Barkley, of Monroeville

t William Earl Nidlinger of Fort Wayne , Mrg. John a. Cline of Weat Unity | Ohio, Hugh Vern Nidlinger of Root I Township. Mrs. Nidlinger was bapJ tiled and united with tho Pleasant Valley church of Root Townsnip in the Year of 1878, where she remained ’ a faithful member until the church was disbanded. In 1915 with her | husband she united with Ute first M. E church of Decntur, whore she was u member at the time of her death. | Her children ascribe to her praise, ns being a thoughtful and loving mother and as always being kind and considerate of others. During her last illness, which was borne with patience and fortitude the thought was for the comfort of those who cared for her rather than herself. While loving life she expressed a willingness end, during her last days, n longing to be released from suffering and to go home. On the 15th day of March she passed to the great beyond. Besides the husband and children she leaves to mourn her departure two brothers and two sisters, ten grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren, besides other relatives and friends. How sweet to sleep where all is

— - . Is Decatur A Hick Town? When we were purchasing our Spring Shirts from the Ide Shirt representative—that gentle- , man disp’a' ed a certain line of special novelties I1 and raid with a well meant word of caution— I IwivJ ! ‘z" ■ TTwk Tri RO careful on these if I were you • V these na'trrr.s were meant only for the larger ' The Shirts were stuvrirg—and instead w / being careful—we bought B’4 dozen. i — WTOf . “Decatar isn’t a luck town,” we told him. f > J RS 1 P" —/I n wl‘ :^c are i ,erc — Let’s see who was right. ,nE AND CHESTERFIELD SPRING SHIRTS I $1.75 to s4sq I I s ' Beautiful New Neckwear. ' fofub-T'My&u <3© J BETTSR CLOTHS FOfl J MONE^-ALWAYS-' -<» j -w-ivsewr/ws-'ii. -nt.^TramHCa -.'■■■> f-n stnaiMsu* wrwn lie | 9BBH9VHRROHRHfIRHRfIR Special Savings Arranged For GIFT DAY ONLY We have arranged several good money saving specials for SATURDAY ONLY which will pay you to take advantage of. Come in any time during the day and take one of these money saving values home with you. | , Os l/T0 Good Fibre Rugs, suitable A A I aUuij l -’ 1 Kfflom «-,r !i C' bJ.UU size 6x9, reg. SLoO value ■ L Schnell Rugs Clothes Baskets A good assortment of colors, size 27x54, Good strong baskets, regular size; a Regular $1 value, CUQ fWI regular $2.50 value, d* 1 Qf* Special tpO»VV Special tP 1 .»r») Clothes Hampers Waste Baskets Step Ladder Stools Regular $1.25 value, Always Handy, A regular $1.25 Special Regular 50c values value 98c 35c 81.00 i Beavers & Fry back I SOUTH SECOND STREET

peace, where sorrow cannot roach s I the breast,where all life’s idle throb- | blngs cease aud pain Is lulled to rest. — —.,-0 '■■■■ Saturday is Gift Day in Decatur. Call at the Daily Democrat oflice and renew your subscrip- * * nn c K* vc tickets. (>6t3

I. I I LAST TIME TONIGHT g “WELCOME STRANGER’’ | Uic screen version which electrified a'l Broadway. Featuring g All-Star Cast. M ALSO—A Good Comedy. H 10c —2sc I Friday and Saturday—Booth Tarkington’s stirring H “Pampered Youth,” with wonder cast. I { ; »■ —I ■ll.l—l II I —■MM—SSM—

Call 436 for Taxi. ts o Pay vour Light and Power bills on or before March 20th at the city hall and save the 10% discount. All bills are due. Piease call early.. City Treasurer. 66t2