Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1925 — Page 5

clubcalendar Monday Official Board of Reformed Church Church parlors. 7:30 pm. Delta Theta Tau—postponed to Fri'young Women's Auxiliary of M. E. church—J- L. Gray home, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday Corinthian Class of Christian Church —Mr. and Mis. Kunwlch. W, M- S. of Zion Reformed Church _Chnrch Parlors. 2:30 pm. Wednesday Faithful Folowers class of Mr. Taher Sunday School — Mrs. Rachel Springer. Thursday So Cha Rea—Mrs. Ray Killer, 6:30. Saturday Two-cent supper, Ladies Aid Society of V. B. church—church dining roofh—--5 to 7 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Studebaker entertained the members of the family at a reunion at their country home east of the city Saturday evening. The event was a happy success with a big picnic -supper as the headliner. The Faithful Followers class of the Mt. Taber Sunday Si-hol will meet at the home of Mrs. Rachel Springer Wendnesday evening. Yonng Women's Auxiliary of the Methodist church will meet at the James L. Gray home on North Second street at 7:30 o’clock this even ing. WERLING REUNION The seventh annual Werling reunion will be held Sunday. July 12 in the Adolph Doehftnan Grove, ohe half mile east of Freidheim church. All members and friends are invited. The Corinthian Class of the Chris tian Church will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kitnewich. Every member is urged to attend. The Official Board of the Reformed church will meet at 7:30 o’clock to night In the church parlors. The meeting of the Delta Theta Tau Sorority has been postponed from tonight to Friday night. The meeting place will be anounced later. Mrs. Ray Keller will entertain the mebmers of the So Cha Rea Club Thursday evening at her home in ninth street. A dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock The Ladies’ Aid Society of the United Brethren Church will serve a twocent supper in the church dining room Saturday from five to seven o’clock. The liberal patronage of the public is solicited. The regular meeting of the Psi lota Xi Sorority has been postponed from Tuesday evening of this week until Tuesday evening. July 15. at which time it will be held at the home of Mrs. W. P. Shrock . Mr. and Mrs. John Rex. of 1041 North Second street, had as their guests over the week-end and Mr. tjnd Mrs. George Rupright. Mr. and Mrs. Turley Rupright, and daughter, Thelma and Genevieve, of Bluffton. Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Mills and William Young of Bluffton, Mrs. Alex White, of Ossian, Mr. and' Mrs. W. D. Spahr and daughters, Ruth and Ann Lucile, of Wabash. Mrs. White of Ossian entertained the guests at dinner Sunday at her home. A very pleasant family reunion was held by the Hower family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hower, in Monroe street, Saturday. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. D- E. Hower, and family, of Muskegon, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Hower, and family of Hnmestown Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Decker, and family, of Van Wert. Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dailey, and daughter. Mariette, of Paulding. Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Nichols, Mr. and rs. D. W. Beery, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Harkless, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Myers and family, all of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Krunk, of Anderson. o ELKS LADIES PLAN SHOWER (Continued from Page One) comedy and fun in large quantities. Each evening a valuable gift will be given away, among these being two male calves with pedigrees and of fine qualities, a Ford sedan, radio sets and a lot of things and the boys hope to have a great week. The proceeds go toward paying for and beautifying the new home. ■■ o Miss Helen Rayer, Ms. Franklin Singleton, Mr. and Mrs. Myr? Sheets spent the week-end at Rome City.

Pena Best Meat Story Mi»» Madonna Barger, Portland High School girl, whose story on meat won highest honors in Indiana in the Second National Meat Story Contest, which was conducted by the National Live Stock and Meat Board. Approximately 13,500 girls throughout the United States and possessions competed.

COMMISSIONERS INSPECT ROADS County Dads Hold Regular Session Today And Tomorrow The board of county commissioners met in regular session this morn ing and devoted the forenoon to the checking up and alowlng of claims This aflernooii, the commissioners inspected the Schenck road in " St. Marys township, and the L. C. Mills road in Monroe. Those two roads have boon improved ami arc up for final acceptance of the board. They also visited several newly constructed bridges in the county, which are up for acceptance, also. Tuesday the commissioners will take up a number of road matters ami it is likely that the improvement of the Ed Green. Ben Eiting and Samuel Acker roads will be ordered. These roads form the appoaches to the state road in the south and north part of te city. The petition calls for the improvement of the roads with a hard surface binding and tions calling for an emulsified asphalt covering have been adopted by the commissioners. Bids from contractors will be received .by the board at the August session and it is likely that work on the roads will begin this fall. No objections were filed with the county auditor against the proposed improvements, the time limit having expired several days ago. A special session of the board will be held Tuesday. July 14 for the purpose of awarding contracts on four macadam roads’ in the county. ALL OVER INDIANA Bicknell —A blind horse became deaf to “whoa” and backed the wagon of .Ray Keasling of Bicknell Into an empty mine shaft. Keasling was not hurt. / HARTFORD CTNTY—City Councilmen at Hartford .City,, met at the, home of Ross Daugherty and to test the efficiency of the department, sent in a fire alarm. The department saved their.jobs by answering in thee minutes. BLUFFTON Ed Huber, Bluffton farmer, speeded his auto to get a hive for swarming bees. Took a corner Too fast and wrecked his car. Gary—A new building record was set at Gary when permits for the first six months of the year totalled more than |7,000,(>00. An additional $5,000000 more is expected this year. LAPORTE— police got cigars instead of bandits when they answered an alarm to the LaPorte Savings and Trust Company. Officials has steped on theAutton by mistake. MARION — Marion had twenty-six fires in June with a total loss of anly 1246. Washington. — Henry Ledgerwood. 40, of Newberry, near Washington, fell from a bridge and landed on a post near Washington, etaoin shrdlu post-hole digger. His condition is critical. Laporte. — Moonshine is all right in its proper use. Police Chief Alfred Norris at Laporte used three gallons to immigrate the jail. "It sure kills the bugs,” said Norris. Fort Wayne. — Albert H. Schaaf is the new president ot the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce. Elkhart. —William H. Winship, has been appointed city controller at Elkhart. by Mayor Frank Leader. He J will succeed William H. Drau, who has been appointed superintendent of the water plant.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1925.

SCOPES TRIAL GETS STARTED Draw Panel Os 29 Citizens From Which Jury Will Be Selected Dayton, Tenn., July 6. A panel of 2!t citizens of Rhea county predominantly farmers, from which the Scopes trial jury will be chosen, was picked by 16 justices of the peace here today. X The names were drawn from a hat by a small barefoot boy in overalls elected for the honor because he was too young to read. The panel is made up of 17 farmers, including one ex-teacher and one ex-member of the. legislature, five merchants, including a member of the Dayton elty commission; one tanner, one ex-professor of the University of Tennessee. one teacher in the county public schools, and ex-United States marshal, one real estate agent, one doctor and "teacher and one farmer." o Daughters Os Decatur Pioneers Visiting Here The Misses Artie, Melotte and Emily Numbers, daughters of Decatur pioneers but who have resided at Austin. Texas, for many years, arrived Saturday evening after a delightful though somewhat delayed trip by automobile. They left Austin a week ago and expected to arive here a day or two sooner, but were held up by storms and heavy rains while crossing Illinois. Another sister. Mrs. Katherine Beers, of Fort Wayne, joined them here Saturday rtrninx and they nre enjoying a happy reunion. They are residing, while here, in the Allison home, comer or Third and Adams streets, and will be glad to meet their many friends. Miss Jessie Deam, who Is visiting in Chicago, will arrive home within a day or two and the guests will, no doubt, have a delightful visit in the old home town. They will remain several weeks. HOG PRICES SOARING Swine Sells For sls On Indianapolis Market Today; Reach $14.75 In Chicago. July 6 — Hog prices soared to a top of sls on the Indianapolis livestock exchange today, the highest price paid on the local market since 1920. Continued light runs and a broad demand have caused a steady rise in prices during the past few weeks to the record quatations reached today. Chicago. July 6—Hogs reached a new top mark in trading at the stock yards here today. . Folowing an advance of 25 cents, top reached <14.75 the highest trfr the year. —o ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. Otto Pett who has-been seriously ill at her home for the past several days shows little improvement Webster Oliver, of Monroe, underwent an operation at the Adams County Memorial Hospital this morning and is recovering nicely. —o—rMlss MlldiXl Yager returned home Saturday evening from Bradford, O„ where she spent a week as the guest of the D. O. Wenrick family. —______o_ ? s__s__WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s

ARRESTED F ,f® $ j ' k Y VIRGINIA GRIFFIN LOS ANGELES. Cal—When Eddie Miller was shot by the. Los Angeles police, it was thought that his gang's activities would cease. But not infrequently a crime would be committed that showed his handiwork, and police were puzzled. The gang's quarters were located and raided—and with the bunch was taken a 22 year old beauty—Virginia Griffin,. I She insists that she is innocent of any crime, but the police are holding her with the belief that it was really the. and not Miller, who planned the activities of the criminals. It would almAst be a pleasure, nevertheless, tc be ft victim of so fair a bandit queen.

Two Men Tell Story Os Being Kidnapped Chattanooga, Tenn , July 6.—(United Press.)—-Police today investigated the sensational stories of two Tennessee feudists whf> claim they were kidnapped by five hooded men ten days ago and chained to trees on Signal mountain. Badly beaten, on|the point of starvation and suffering from blood poisoning, Dr. W. D. Mason, veterinary surgeon, and Lawrence Bowman, prohibition agent, were found in a hallow about a mile and a half from the spot where Mason’s bloodstained automobile was discovered ten days ago. Jim Thomas, mountaineer and his German police dog, found the pair after a futile search by police since their disappearance. They had been given some food by their captors but were almost famished when found. The mon said they were called to the mountain June 25 by a telephone message. Reaching the mountain in the darkness they were overpowered by five hooded men and chained to trees, being removed to a different spot nearly every night. Police authorities are skeptical of the stories • the men told, Sam Godsey, deputy sheriff, and alleged klan leader, declared the whole thing a frame-up. “Bowman and Mason had figured if they would make it appear they had been killed, they could pursue their moonshining activities and get rich selling charged. o Earthquake In Rome Rome, July 6. —(United Press.) —A strong earthquake during the night caused ceiling of a ntimher of bouses in Bellune to fall and walls of others to crack, hut there were no casualties. ' 1 Bellune is a town of about seven thousand inhabitants in the province of Bellune. Italy.

o— • The regular meeting of Decatwr Chapter Royal Arch Masons will be held Tuesday evening, July 7th, at 7:30. Work in Master Degree will be conferred. 158-2tx L. C. Helm, 11. P.

Hear The Canaries Sing AT THE BIG ELKS JUBILEE and FUN FESTIVAL DECATUR AUG. 24th to 29th Inc. BIG FREE ACTS GOOD MUSIC FUN FOR EVERYBODY < z ■ f I | | I Ford sedan, radio sets, live calves, a infill illD Shetland pony, washing machines, I I 3 I I W I sweepers, silverware. \ JUST A LOT OF FUN - A BIG WEEK - A GOOD TIME - GET SET ■GO Watch for Announcements From Now On

Many Get Marriage Licenses At Crown Point (United Press Servlet) Crown Point, Ind , July 6—As long as June continue* to be the month of weddlhgs, Crown Point will continue to be the Etna Green of the Middlewest. With couples flocking Into the little Ijike County seat from al over midwestern states, June was banner month of 1925, thus far, records of the county clerk show. A total of 541 licenses to wed were issued during the month. More than half of the number were residents of Chicago. o •» 5 Re-marriagc Os Divorced Persons Causes Controversy New York, July 6 — (United Press.) —A movement has started within the Episcopal church to repeal the canon adopted in 1868 which permits of remarriage of divorced persons under certain conditions. I Launched by the Sanctity of Marriage association, which includes such church leaders as Bishop William T. Manning, of New York, the movement will be carried directly into <opal general convention at New Orleans in October. There a new controversy is expected on whether the church should again revert to its old laws that remarriage be denied all divorced persons. At present the Episcopal canons permit rcmariage of the "innocent party" under certain conditions, in cases where divorce was granted on the grounds of infidelity. The Sanctity of Marriage association asks the repeal of this cation, declaring it is opposed to all the early teachings of the chnrch without support in any portions of the BiMe. It announced it would present to the New Orleans general convetion a petition containing its demands and their argument therefor. In announcing its plans the association set forth seven reasons why re-ttiarriage of divorced persons even in the case of divorce for unfaithfulness. should not be permitted, as follows : That nowhere in the New Testament is such re-mariage supported That nowhere in the Old or New Testaments is there any basis for ruling that ‘‘adultery or other sin, ipso facto, dissolves any marriage which is

not a mere contract but a state or condition.” That nowhere In the first three centuries of the church's history is there record of such re marriage being sanctioned. That not until 1868 did the canons of the western church provide for such remarriage. That the present canon is “contrary to the commands of our Lord, and was irregularly enacted by tiie convention ot 1868. That allowance of re-marriage

(w K "Nobody can say I wasted my money”--Veter ‘DeVaolo—l92s Indianapolis Race Winner This statement from the young race driver, who purchased a Buick a week after he wheeled his car to victory at Indianapolis and broke the record of that famous Speedway, sums up the nation-wide opinion of Buick. For, just as DePaolo recognizes the superiority of valve-in-head engines for the race track and personal use, so too have more than a million everyday motorists recognized the dependability and performance of Buick and the Valve-in-Head type of engine upon which Buick has concentrated for 21 years. De Paolo bought a new Buick with the motor car expert’s discriminating eye for performance, for dependability and genuine value. And his purchase is further evidence of the regard in which Buick is so universally held. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN Division of ora I Motors Corporation WILBUR D. PORTER Monroe & First Streets Phone 123 When better automobiles arc built, Buick will build them.

places on bishops an Impossible duty because they cannot determine without great difficulty who la ’ the Innocent party” to sucji a divorce and whether such “innocent party" has fulfilled the conditions of the canon. That divorce is increasing so rapidly In this country steps must be taken to combat it. - ** NICE SLEEPING ROOMS, 618 North 2nd, phone 337. 15713

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