Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1925 — Page 5

I loculls H MHS Gladys nutler spent the day in ■I p, at Wayne visiting with friends. SB I r Helm attended the Spjring Cno HI vocation Os the Scottish Rite at Fort ■B Wavin’ today* ■g George Flanders spent the ■ day In F'"‘ W“ ! with her son and Kt .laughter in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. J). HI Eln nders. Hg l.'ather Benzinger, of Hesse Caste!, H wa s a visitor in the city this morning. B Han Sprang attended the Scottish M Kite convocation at Fort Wayne toII day.Mrs. C. C. i afternoon in Fort Wayne visiting witli friends. ~ w. Livingston, of Indianapolis. | wil . a business visitor here this ■ morning. S Among those front hero who atS tended the opening of the Spring K Convocation at Fort Wayne yesterM (lav were Cal E. ?eterson, E. B. H Adams, C. IL Colter, !>an Sprang. B John ’!’. Myers, Charles Burdg. and ■ C. I* Walters. Herman Myers left this morning for H Hlomninton to spend a few days at S the Sigma Chi houce and attend the ■ Gridiron Banquet. ■ H I). Curtis, of Toledo, was a bustness caller in the city this morning S British Cabinet Hears Plan For Tax Reduction I * * B By Lloyd Alien ■ t i*. I‘. Staff Correspondent) ■ London. April 22—The British cab- ■ jnet met today and heard Winston ■ Churchill's proposals for reduced tax ■ at ion. f ■ With Premier Stanley Baldwin pre- ■ siding, the chancellor of the exchequer 3 ouilined the budget proposals which ■ will lie Qtade public in parliament next B Tuesday. I A reduction of at least one shilling | in lite pound 'income tax was under- ■ stood to be under consideration. B As the cabinet met there was pres- ■ sure from all parts of the nation for ■ reduction of present taxation, which I is held exorbitant. Both Churchill and the cabinet were | understood to be firmly opopsed to I demands of the ‘‘big navy” men who i were bringing pressure on their own | behalf for additional apporpriations ■ to start now ships and replace those

that are obsolete. • -o — Flip Os Coin Makes Woman City Clerk Berlin, 111., April —Tile ieuialc o£ the species seems to be more lucky than the male. And so Miss Frances Striegel becomes city clerk of iliis city. Miss Striegel, running Jor clerk on a ticket made up almost exclusively of women, was unable to distance her opponent, Clerk 11. G. Hammond, and they were neck and neck at. ihe finish with 16 votes each. Then before the entire city, assembled al tin city hall, Miss Striegel demonstrated her friendship with Lady Luck. "Heads” she cried as a coin glittered in the air. Heads it proved to be. And the only thing over which she is sad is that all of her running mates were defeated. o Says Director Os Budgel Bureau Must Be Unpopular Chicago, —When the director of the bureau of the budget becomes popular he should be dismissed. General 11. M. Lord, director of the bureau, declared here today in an address. General Lord declared that the director must be unpopular by virtue of his functions, which arc to curb inroads on the federal treasury. Junior Class Play To Be Given This Evening The first, performance of the play. "A Full House,” given by the junior clai '-, (>f the Decatur high school, will h" given in the high school auditor u'iii this evening, starting at 8 o'clock. The play will be repeated Thursday night. The play is a farcical‘comedy in three_acts, and plenty of entertainni'nt is promised for those who attend. o —— — I Court House F Marriage Licenses Ernest Miller, laborer, to Pearl Zimmerman, both of Adams county. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat—May. $1.55 3-4; JJuly. $1.43 1-2; Sept., 4. Com — May. I ■O.OB 1-2; July. $1.12 3-4; Sept., $1.12 . 1-8. Data—Maj. 42c: July. 4. 5-Sc: Sept., 44 l-Bc.

CLUB CALENDAR Wednesday Christian Church farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Koshl and family and reception for new members—Church parlors. Bachelor Maids Mrs. Dan Niblick, 6:30 p. tn. Bridge club— Mrs. Herman Ehinger Thursday Antiouch Missionary Society—Mis. Philip Rash, al! day. The Root township*' Home Economic Club Mrs. l/'wis Houck. ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church- Mrs. Henry Schultz, 2 p.m. Phoebe Bible Class of Reformed Church—Mrs. Milliard Baumgartner, 7:30 p. m. Auction Bridge Club—Miss Mildred Niblick, 7:30 p. m. Ladies' Aid Society of E- V. Church —Church parlors. Good Samaritan Club—Mr. and Mrs. Harold Albright, 7:30. Friday Delta Delphian Society — Old Adams County Bank. 7:30 p.m. Luncheon Bridge Club—Mrs. Adrian Wemhoff, 7:30 o'clock. Epworth League hard time social— M. E. Church. 7:30 p.m. The Good Samaritan Club of the Christian Church will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Albright in South Third street, Thursday evening al 7:30 o'clock. A l members are urged to attend. The regular meeting of the F'si lota Xi Sorority was held at the home of Mrs. 11 II Lainiman lar.t evening at her home in Adams street Plans were made for the annual Anniversary Dance, which will be held at the Masonic Ha l, May 13. Paul 1 Spiegel's Melony men. of Fort Wayne will furnish the music. Other business was taken care of after which a social time was enjoyed. Delectable refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held with Miss Dora Marie Magley in two weeks. Mrs. John aumgartner. of lortland, was an outot-lown guest.

Miss Gladys Butler entertained the members of the Tri Kappa Sorority at, her home in Monroe street last evening. After a short business session Miss Butler was presented with a lovely gift from the sorority. Dicing the social hour delightful refreshments were served. Miss Joe Myers will have the next meeting. The Bridge Club met last evening with Miss Mildred Keller and several rounds of Bridge were played. Miss Margaret Niblick and Miss Helena Meyers were awarded the prizes, ami Mis Florence Holthouse won guest prize. Mrs. R. C. Keller was also a guest besides the club members. At the conclusion of the games a dainty Holt house wil be hostess at the next meeting. The JJatholic Ladies of Columbia delightfully entertained their pusbands and friends at a pot luck supper at the Knights of Columbus Hall last night at seven _o’clock. Small tables were aranged and the guests were served by the Misses Kathryn Hyland. LeAnna Vance, Naomi Durkin, Ethel and Edith Erwin. Miss Agnes Kohne and Cornelius Durkin furnished music during the dinner hour. After dinner five hundred was played and prizes were won by Mrs. A Kohne and Mr. Frank Glllig. Al Rhum, Will parent was awarded the prize. — o — Aunt Os Vice-President Dies At Marietta, Ohio Washington, April 22. — (United Press.)—The visit of Vice-President md Mrs. Dawes at the White House, planned to extend to the end of the wk, was cut short today by the death of Dawes’ aunt.. Mrs. Frances B. Dawes, at Marietta, O. Mr. and Mrs. Dawes,will leave for Marietta tonight to attend the funer- ■ il. 'lite vice-president was forced to cancel a number of Washington engagements. Dawes will deliver his next speech in his crusade against the senate rules at Birmingham. Ala., May 27. Eczema CAN BE CURED So can the various skin and scalp diseases. If afflicted try a box of B. B. Ointment I When used according to instructions lit will cure most, skin or scalf dis .eases, no matter from what cause it ► I originated or of how long standing. Sold by all druggists Don’t wait. Get a box today.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1925.

BLUME FLIES FOR TYPHOID EPIDEMIC Defense hi Damage Suit Seeks to Show That Flies Carried Germs Several witnesses for the defense were examined today in the trial of the typhoid fever damage suit from Fort Wnyne. which hits been In progress in the Adams circuit court hero for the past month. The witnesses who testified today included Dr. Swearinger. of Fort Wayne, who 1/ the surgeon for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, one of the defendants in the case; Mr. Basler, a civil engineer for tile railroad company, and eight or ten other persons who reside in the district where the typhoid fever epidemic qgcured in the fall of 1923. Dr. Swearinger testified that, in his opinion, the typhoid fever epidemic was caused by flies carrying the germs from house to house. Tha defense s basing its ease on the alleged unsanitary conditions that prevailed in the typhoid fever area in 1923. Dr. Vaughn, member of the Detroit, Michigan, board of health and author of a book on typhoid fever, was a witness for the defense yesterday. Dr. Vaughn was on the stand nearly all day yesterday, testifying as to the causes of typhoid fever and j how epidemics occur. After Dr.' Vaughn had given the facts as they have been brought out in the trial, he stated that, in his opinion, the epidemic was caused by the germs being carried by flies. o Hazel Andrews Dies At Home In Arkansas Today Mi J. O. Parrish, of near Monroe, received a telecram today announcing the death of her father. Hazel Andrews, at his home in Arkansas.; His loath occured at 10 o’clock his 1 morning. He had been ill for several j

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months. Mr. Andrews formerly resided at Monroe.' Ho is survived by 1 his wife and several children. No i word has oeen received In regard to funeral arrangements, oSentence Os Boilings Company Official Upheld Columbus, *k» April 22 (United Press) —The Ohio supremo court has upheld the three year prison sentence of Dwight Harrison, general manager of the $70,000,000 It. L. Bollings company. Harrison was convicted of falsely representing the status of some of the concern’s subsidiaries to prospective stock buyers. He appealed to the supreme court, attacking the cwflstitiitionality of the blue sky law under which he was indicted. The higher court held the law consitutional. Thousands of investors in Ohio, Indiana. Pennsylvania and West Virginia lost money when the Bollings company failed becauso of over capitalization two years ago. Utility Men Gather At Purdue University Iwifayette, Ind., April 22— (United Press) — Executives, public utilitymen .engineers, and engineering students gathered here today for the discussion of utility and other enTired Body Cells I ' Need Father John's Medicine i If the strain of winter has loft you tired and run down your body cells should not be whipped into temporary ac- 1 tivify by drug ask King. What & & * ,;i you need is SF HjSfc... 3 ( :he real tonic B J ' food elements Ki /bT'J of Father tKM John’s Modi- eg* /’ * cine which help you drive out imi purities and rebuild new flesh ami (health. Over 69 years of success. I No drugs or alcohol. .. i —■nrwrl rnn

ginecrlng and business problems. In addresses leading utility men from Indiana and other states reviewed the rapid strides made by utilities in tho past yc.fs and predicted more rapid ones for the future. At a banquet In Purdue Memorial hußdiiig Samuel Instill, president of the Commonwealth Edison company of Chicago, and head of other large concerns which control many public Utilities in Indiana, made reviews ami predictions of public utility progress, especially progress in the development of ''super power.” o Lost: $30,000 worth of jewels in A Full House! April 22-23. Hear Clifford Meyer, wonderful tenor singer at Adams Theater tonight and tomorrow night, before and after the showing oi ‘.The Thundering Heid.'» w-t O Pupils Os Ruth Castle Will Give A Recital - - \ Miss Ruth Castle, of this city, a teacher of the European School of Music, who has a large class of pupils at Portland, has arranged a recital to be given by her students in that

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