Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1925 — Page 2

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•a************ ♦ CLASSIFIED ADS • O***44******' FOR SALE • FORSALE—A few Rood used ol stoves and coal range*. The Ga Company. 1,1111 FOR SALE— Strictly fresh lish Nex Thursday afternoon at one o’clock am all Friday morning*, Cattish, Picker* and White bass. Otto Aumiiler. 12 South Bth street. Decatur. 15831: 11ABY CHi(*KS— Wednesday of ••si< I week. Heavy breeds. $10; Ligh breeds, SB.OO per hundred. Custon hatching a specialty. O. V. Dilling Rt 2. Decatur, Ind., CraigvMle phont Two miles south, & miles west of Decatur. M. W. F. 1444 FOR SALE—Ford speedster, a goo< one. 3 to 1 gears In rear, nev paint Sell cheap if taken this week Inquire 4 miles south and one-hall mile east of Decatur. H. Kessler , FOR~SALE — Home Comfort Range stove, will hum hard or soft coal oi wood. In good conditln. Als dining room table and refrigerator in h<i* of condltin. Call Mrs. C. D. Kunkle P-872. Mninouth. 160-. t FOR SALE —Library table, stand rocker, 6 chairs.) clock, silverware K. D L. victrola, 12 re'lrds. kitcher articles. Inquire 910 W. Adams st Decatur. 160t3> FOR SALE—Fresh Jersey cow wl ll calf by side. Inquire at Schmit' Meat. Market.. ol ' FOR SALE Household goods incltld >ng furniture suitable for any room Inquire al the Dr. C. V. Connel residence. Hid W Monroe it I* 1 '!. WANTED FOR TRADE— A”shoe store located in a good town. Will trade foi reil estate. Inquire of D. N. Erwin Decatur, Ind. WANTED — Light house keeping rooms. Permanent. Call Western Union. 159t2x OH!~BOY! Do you want a job? Jobs for 20 boys. Apply at once at 226 North Seventh street or phono 625 158-3tx WANTED^A - girl - or a middle aged lady to can for one child between 6:30 am. and 5:30 pm. Call 51 during the day or evenings phone 282 at A DeVinney's residence, or inquire at 210 Oak street. Harry Coffell. 160t3x DOING DRESSMAKING, and all kinds of sewing. Prices reasonable Phone 1145. 603 Marshall st 1 GQ| ■ FOR RENT FOR^RENT—Five Roo mhouse. hard and soft water. 1015 Jackson street Near G. G 159-31 x FOR RENT—An all modern house in good location. Call Mrs. John C. Moran Phone 291. 1601.1 LOST AND FOUND LOST —Firestone balloon t.rei rim and license plate, west of Preble. Finder please return to Ford garage. ISS-3IX CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat—July, $1.49 3 4; Sept., $1.45 5-8; Dec., $1.46 7-8. Corn—July, $1.02 3-4; Sept.. $1.06 7-8; Dec.. 87 34. Oats —July 4,6 l-2c: Sept., 47c: Dec., 49 l-4c. o New Castle. — New raslle police have ordered summer uniforms. — —u • NOTICE TO GAS CONSUMERS Your gas bills are due the first of the month. If you do not receive your bill by the first of .July please call No. 75 and n bill will be mailed to you. Don’t forget to bring your bill with you or enclose if you remit by mail. No discount after the 10th. NORTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC CO. 1-8-10 . O APPOINTMENT OF VDMIMMTRATOIt Notice is hereby given. That the undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of John Christian Lehman, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate Is probably solvent. OSCAR LEHMAN, , .. Administrator June 23. 1925. C. L, Walters, Atty. 24-1-S — o SHERIFF'S SALE No. 3425. The Mutual Benefit Life I»surance Company vs. James Vamlekai. 'Ry virtue of an order of sale to me directed from the Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court, I will expose at public Bale, to the highest bidder, on Saturday, July the 18th, Alt. 1925 between the hours of 10 o'clock a rn and 4 oclock n.m. of said day, at the door of the Court Hous.- In Decatur I Adams county, Indiana, the rents ami, profits for a term not exceeding saven years, the following described Ueai Estate, towit: All that part of the southeast quar-l ter of section 4. In Township 26 north, of range 14 east, lying east of the right of way of the Grand Rapids * Indiana Hallroad, containing 1,3.54 acres, more or less, In Adams county In the State of Indiana;A id on failure to realize the full amount of judgement. Interest and costs I will at the same time and place, expose to public sale the fee simple of said real estate. Taken as the property of James Vandekar at the suit of The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. Said sale wRI be made without anv relief whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. JOHN BAKER. Sheriff Adams County. Q. L. Walters, Atty. 24-1-3

• ♦ BUSINESS CARDS < H. FROHNAI’I EL. D. C. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC ’» A HEALTH SERVICE as Neurocalometer and Spinograph For SERVICE Foi xt Location Po*ltioi id at 144 South 2nd Street al Office Phone 314 Residence 108: •i;'Office Hour*: 10-12 a.m. 1 5 6 8 p.m I ’ S. E. BLACK ht m Funeral Director g. m Mrs. Black, Lady Attendant r ts Calls answered promptly day or nigh JTj Office phone 90. Home phono 721 w " k - FEDERAL FARM LOANS 1 Abstract* of Title. Real Estate , v Plenty of Money to Loan on _ Government Plan. Interest rate reduced October :5, 1924 See French Quinn * Office—Take first stairway south of Decatur Democrat t. -— «. N. A. BIXLER e OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted L HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 5:00 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135 - - f MONEY TO LOAN An unlimited amount of ,3 6 PERCENT - money on Improved real e«tata FEDERAL FARM LOANS _ Abstract* of title to real estate d! SCHURGER’B ABSTRACT OFFICE ,r 133 8. 2nd Ht. 1. 6 5=37 gl I I n I | WANTED I 5 I • s Rags, Rubber. Paper of all 6 kinds. Scrap Iron. Metals and 5 Hides. x We will call with our truck for any junk you wish to dispose ,J ofJ PHONE 442 | it f „ MAIER HIDE & | FUR CO. x 710 W. Monroe St. | , Near (). R &I. crossing. II i 04 -— < -O

,! i (Sirqpractic rfei Life to ,'j CHARLEfntCHARHs Chiropractors. Office Hours; 10-12 25 6:30-8 127 N. 2nd st. Phone 628

, Once A “Paper Boy,’’ .■I Now Head Os Largest Automobile Corporation • (Continued from Page One) > successful and it was not long before he was in business for himself. Then it was that Hertz conceived a J great taxicab system. He wanted ». cabs of distinctive color and wanted ! them so thick on the streets that they would advertise themselves. t'The Yellow Cab company was formlied with less than 25 cabs to start | with. Hertz' cab company grow. It bell came necessary to build his own I cabs. The Yellow Manufacturing corporation was formed—and made money for Hertz and the frichds who' bad faith in his enterprise. Thon came the motor busses and l Hertz was not long—first in entering | the field and then dominating ft. John Ritchie, an old friend f)-om newsboy days, was placed in charge of the business system. The consolidation of this great business that Hertz built up with the General Motors places Hertz in the position of chairman of the board of director* and Ritchie becomes president. The new company will have 200,000 shares of 7 per cent oumulative preferred stock of SIOO par value. There' also will be 600.000 shares of Class B stock of $lO par value and 1,000,000 I shares of common stock at $lO. Hertz' will retire the $675,000 worth of Class A stock in the Chicago Yellow I Cab company. Present stockholders In the Yellow Cab Manufacturing company, it was' I announced, will receive one share of J Class B stock in the new company: i one one-quarter of a share of pre-' J; ferred stock for each share of stock' in the old company. I — For one week only, bring your can and get 5-gal. of Mobile Oil I for $4.50 at the Hileman Garage.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 192.).

MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report Os Local And Foreign Markets OPENING GRAIN REVIEW J Chicago. July B.—(United Press.)— g Opening grain prices wore fractionally higher than the previous close “ on the Chicago board of trade today. Wheat buying was encouraged by bullish cables and apprehension over possible spread of rust over the spring or belt with the coming of warmer jn weather. Strong fe lenlg Ocdoo etaoin thm m 87 Strong feeling In the leading cereal spread to corn. Buying consisted mostly of short covering. Oats were neglected but held firm ■ in sympathy with other grains. Packers sold provisions and price* t sagged. East Buffalo Livestock Market hl Receipts 1920. shipments 4180, offl- , 27 clal to New York yesterday, 1520. — hogs closing slow. Grade.) over 2uo ' Bs. 414 50014.75; hogs under 200 lbs ] sl4 7.5014,90; backing sews rough, , 01 sl2 SC; cattle, 350 slow, weak; sheep 400; best, lambs sls; besr ewes sfc@ 7.50; calves 300: tops $13.50. Fort Wayne Livestock Market Hogs—l6o to 200 lbs. sl4 20; 200 to 250 lbs. $14.10; 250 to 300 lbs. I sl4; 300 lbw. up $13.90; 140 to 130 lb. j * SIX7S; 140 lbs. down sl3 down; ( “ roughs $11.50; stags, SB. LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET I d (Corrected July 8) ——— < Fowls 18c 1 Leghorn Fowls 13c 1 "" Heavy Broilers 23c I.eghorn, Anconas and Black broi- 1 lers 18c ’ Old Roosters 8c ' Ducks 10c s Geese 8c f E Eggs 28c ' LOCAL GRAIN MARKET n (Corrected July 8) { I 1 | Barley, per bushel 80c e 1 New Wheat, No. 1 $1.47 Oats, per bushel - -42 c Rye, per bushel 31-00 New Wheat, No. 2 |1 46 | LOCAL GROCER S EGG MARKET i Eggs, per dozen 28c BUTTERFAT AT STATION e Butterfat 40c 1 6 o_ £ ' HORSTEIN HERD 1 IN LEAD AGAIN V I (Continued from Page One) c led the entire association with an ' average production of 59.4 pounds of c butterfat. The Joseph D. Schwartz (J ■ herd was second with an average of e I 59.1 pounds. A cow on the David J. t ' Mazelin farm, with a production of t 58.3 pounds, was third. A grade Hol- c stein cow, in the herd of C. W. R. 3 Schwartz, was fourth with 57.4 ■ pounds. 2 The average production of the ten e high cows was 1,427 pounds of mnk fi and 55.4 pounds of butterfat. Ninety- fi * seven cows of the 237 under test dur- o ing the mointh produced more than one pound of butterfat each day. h B Two purebred cows were bought n during the month by members of the c association. Two members of the u 1 association built milk houses during the month, in order to take better 1 care of the dairy products. Two oth- t 1 1 ers installed new individual electric " lighting systems, which they intend' n to use in electrifying their milking a 1 equipment. —— o

Court House | I Complaint On Contract i A suit on a contract was filed in the circuit court today by Susannah Dickes against Abraham Bagley, of Berne. t The plaintiff a leges that the defend- ( ant contracted to repair the pliantiffs ( house in Poitland and to build a sun , parlor addition to the house, furnishing all material and labor, for $1,600. She alleges that she paid the defendI $l,lOO on the contract and that she , paid a total of $957.12 to various firms | , and individuals for materials and la- ; bor used by the defendant in repairing the house, and which the defendant was to pay for, according to tbe 1 contract, making a total of $2,057.12 which the plaintiff paid for the repair | of the house. She demands judgement I ■' tor SSOO. Attorneys McGriff. Schwartz i and Beehdolt. of Portland, are counnsei for the plaintiff. 'I Suit On Notes •[ A suit on notes was filed in the I : circuit court today by the Farmers State Bank of Preble gainst Alfred, Droege and Henry Droege. Judgement tor $l,lOO is demanded. Attorney Dore ■, B. Erwin, of Decatur, is counsel for the plaintiff. ‘ o-—

J CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK ■ Dayton. Tenn., July 8. —(United Predn.) _ William Jennings Bryan I announced today that his son. WilI liam Jennings Bryan, Jr., now j practicing law in Los Angeles. Cal., will join the staff of prosecution counsel in the Scopes case. Bryan, Jr., has left Los Angeles and will arrive here in a few day*. * I o

MINERS TO HOLD “PEACE PARLEY" Anthracite Operators To Confer With Mine Workers Tomorrow Philadelphia. Jply 8— Anthracite coal operators will go to Atlantic City where they will confer tomorrow with representatives or the Ignited Mine Workers in an effort to reach a new working agreement anil avert a posIsclble strike among the miners. I Despite tomorrow's “peace parley”, a strike of anthracite coal miners Is imminent, accordiug to \V illis Searles of Indianapolis, editor of the United Mine Workers Journal, the official organ of the United Mine Workers. ’ Searles said three mine owners were certain to refuse the miner's demand in regard to the wage Increases and complete recognition of the miner's Declaring the miners were "thorthe inevitable result. union and that the walkout would be oughly in earnest” in their demands Searles said they would not accept a reduction in their wages »nd would not consent to a renewal of their old working agreement. An effort will be made at tomorrow's evonference to formulate a new work ing agreemnt to supersede that which expires August 31. —oLIQUOR CASES ARE CLOGGING FEDERAL COURTS (Continued from Page One) ences for liquor violations during the last month. The Chicago district attorney said prohibition was the easiest of alt laws to enforce. He added that there had been 2.298 con victions since January 1923. St. Louis has disposed of 983 liquor cases during the past year with only 72 pending. The Denver district attorney said court conestion was in no way hampering enforcement All that is needed for prohibition enforcenfrnt is active and honest men. according to the district attorney at San Francisco. Washington, July B—More than 23.000 liquor prosecutions were_clogged in the dockets of the nation's federal courts at the end of the 1925 fiscal year on June 30. department of justice officials declared today. Despite strenuous efforts long ago begun, prosecutors have made no more than a dent in the mass of cases which are continuously piling up. A total of 32,860 liquor cases were instituted in tedcraj counts wjthin the first ten months of the year which ended June 30 —making up more than fifty per cent of all federal prosecutions. 1 FRIEDSWOOD — A marshme low which lodged in her throat was held resifonsible for the death of Mrs. Sophia Frederick, age 79, of Friendswood. the coroner of Hendricks county decided.

—NO. 6— BANK STATEMENT REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK at Decaxur, in the State of Indiana, at the close of its business on June 30, 1925. C. S NIBLICK President D. J. HARKLESS Cashier G. T. BURK Vice President A - SCHEUMANN Ass’t Cashier R. E. MEIBERS Ass't Cashier | RESOURCES LIABILITIES Loans and Discounts $1,208,354 46 □, , „ Overdrafts . 2.966 36 f a P ital S ,o ck. paid in $ 120,000 00 U. S. Bonds 2,500.00 Surplus . 30,000 00 Other Bonds and Securities 260.00 Undivided Profits Net. 5.672 73 Banking House 93,605.01 Demand DeFurniture and Fixtures.... 10.063 38 <iR7 sn Other Real Entate 46811.80 Cer ' ,8738450 Due from Banks and Trust rificatcs .. x .. 763,917.25 Companies 70.970.82 s av (ngs De 'C a a B S hTtem* and . Profits and Loss 1,519.85 Du « t 0 Ba " k3 and Trust , Trust Investments 827 74 Companies 39.458 34 Other Assets 2,643.10 Bills Payable 75,000.00 Total Resources $1,483,744.62 Total Liabilities $1,483,744.62 I State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: I I, D. J. Harkless, Cashier of thedld Adams County Rank, of Decafur Indiana, do solemnly swear that theabove statement is true. _ D. J. HARKLESS, Cashier.* Subscribed and sworn to before me. this Sth day of Julv. 1925 5 M , T HENRY B. HELLER, Notary Public. My commission expires January 8, 1927.

EARTHQUAKES HIT I ITALY AND JAF AN (Continued From P*6« one > ' phenomena. . i Emthquakes. floods, storms and | heat waves have made their visitation* upon humanity the past week in extraordinary violence. | Following earthquakes in < alitor- ( uta and Japan, new earth shocks were reported today from Nagoya, Japan and from Italy. Some of these latest tremors caused panic but apparently took no toll In human life. Tremendous floods last week rag''' in Poland. Today word of violent rainstorms in one section of Italy tegs of I'nnsiiLeratAlo damage the waters. In eastern America a heat wave holds great districts in its grip. In western America, there is still sonic anxiety lest new earth shocks coin'’ Professor Raffaele Bendandi. Italian earthquake prophet, has told the United Press than an unusual period of seismic activity was due in July, reaching its peak about the middle of the month. —o — Baptist Young People Gather For Convention Indianapolis, Ind.. July 8. —(Lnited Press.) — Delegates were gathering here today for the international con vention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America which opens tonight. An attendance of six thousand is expected at the convention, which will be In session until Sunday. o Famous Restaurant In Buenos Aires Collapses Buenos Aires. July B—While diners wore peacefully enjoying their evening meal in the famous restaurant ( El Tropeson, the three story building caved in, burying some beneath its debris. Six victims were taken out severely injured.

I J' FLORSHEM SHOE I SALE Nationally Advertised at $lO —and always worth it. We’re standing the difference to get volume during the sale period. BIENEKE & SON Opposite Court House

I SSfORDCITI ' resident, should not *-«‘’r from :z";tn\Xd i ’m .be ;i bll c librsryjdnee iUopem-’*' Hileman l.a-au- > ,la ‘ e to buy go»<l —

r Vacation Trips • NIAGARA FALLS I ',( and TORONTO, CAN with a Delightful 600 Mile Boat Trip < on Uke Erie ;* '■ Slop overs at Buffalo, Cleveland, i t eilar |,oint ’ l>ut * ,n ‘ ,tay ’ To,edo L'' Hound Trip from Decatur W ~ niiaaara Fall* sl3-15 Low Fare I [ n °ciu%° Toronto slM3__ Excur.ion. I fir Ask agent for descriptive folder Tuesday FORT WAYNE & DECATUR TRACTION CO. PUBLIC SALE Os Dairy Cattle at Bellmont Park Decatur, Indiana Monday, July 13, 1925 Sale to commence at 1:00 p.m. prompt. 98 Head of High Grade Dairy cows consisting of Jerseys. Holsteins and a few Red Cows with excellent milking qualities. These cows are fresh and heavy springers, if you are in need of a goal cow or two. do not fail to be on hand. A. M. JENKINS, Owner I t rins—Cash or Bankable note. Boy S. Johnson, Auctioneer. ii —W W You Can’t A Growing bank, gat account will insure * * vour against tlie dav xMoney )f destitution . You can’t Holding Fast is the thing ... , that tells whether you are on n lIIIOUI y OUr wa y U p ()r on y OUr W ay it. out. Come in and start an account at this bank. THE PEOPLES LOAN & TRUST CO, Bank of Service EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL We carry a complete line of ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES APPLIANCES, FIXTURES SWEEPERS, WASHERS, IRONS. HOTPLATES, * in fact anything you may need in the electrical line. ELECTRICAL WIRING, REPAIRING and SERVICING of all kinds done right and guaranteed. We’ll put your iron, sweeper or anything else in A-l condition, for a very small charge. Yes, we have those G. E. National Mazda l amps, and they cost no more than bulbs of interior quality. For anything Electrical or Radio see the Indiana Electric Co. North Second Street DECATUR’S ONLY ELECTRICAL STORE 0 ”'

| Hard Coal —Chestnut size. Off Wednesday and Thursday. Prices are right. Buy now an( j wne money. Zimmerman. Carp. cr ( ompany. 159-21 Huy your Casing and Tubes at Hileman Garage. _ JTi ~ - -