Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1925 — Page 5

CLUB CALENDAR i ■■ Wednesday Ladies Aid Society of Reformed Church— At church, J:3O pm. Afternoon Bridge Club Mrs. J. H. Heller- , , Bridge Club—Miss Catherine Omlor. 7:30 p m. Thursday Loyal Daughters of E. V. Church — Mrs. George Sprague, 6:30 p.m. Ladies’ Aid Society E. V. Church —Church Parlors. Bridge Club-Mrs. W. P. Schrock. « p.OL Dutiful Daughters Class of E. V ( hurc h—Miss Olive Merriman, 7:30. Silent Workers class of U. B. church—Mrs. Ben Pillars, 2 p. tn. Friday Loyal Workers Class of E. V. Church- Mrs. Mollie McConnehey. D f V. B. Class of U. B. Church— Mrs, James Stonerook. Woman's Forefcn Missionary So. ciety of M. E, Church—Church Parlors, 2:30 p.m. C. E. Ice-Cream Party—Presbyterian Church, 7 p m. Philathae Class of the Baptist church will meet Friday evening in the Sunday school rooms at the church, at 7:30 o’clock. Mesdames Brummer, Bodie and Chilcothe will be hostesses. Minnehaha Club—after lodge. •'.Man Must Live" benefit of Pul lot i Xi—Adams'Theater. Epworth League Pot-luck supper— W F. Beery home east of city. W. It. C. —Legion Hall, 2 p.m. The laidies’ Aid Society of the Evangelical church will hold its regular monthly business and social meeting in the church parlors Thursday afternoon, with the July section in charge. All members urged to be present as this is the only meeting this month. A parcel post sale will be held in connection. The Evangelical League of Christian Endeavor had a splendid meeting at the country home of Clarence, Paul and Dorothy Spuller last evening. Five automobile loads left the church at 7:15 and from that time on until late in the evening everybody enjoy ed themselves. .Mrs. b* L. Vance entertained the members of the Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon at her home in Second st. Besides the club members the guests were Mrs. Frank Christen Muskogee. Okla., Mrs. Herman Qonter, of Gary, Mesdames Dan Tyndall. France Center. Earl Coverda’.e, Herman Ehinger. John Peterson. Harry Molts, A J. Haney, Will Bowers, John Heller, and Miss Frances Dugan, of this city. The Loyal Daughterss das of the Evangelical church will hold their airmail picnic af»d dollar social Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. George Sprague, in Line street, at six-thity o’clock. The members and their families are invited. The regular meeting of the Minnehaha Club will meet Friday evening after lodge. The hostesses will be .Mrs. Mat Breiner and Mrs. Emil Baumgartner. The W. W. G. girls met last night at th home of Miss Mabel Ladd. The scripture was taken from Psalms, twenty-fourth chapter, and was read by Miss Violet Kiser, after which there was prayer by Mary Ogg. Anna Elizabeth Whines and Mabel lauld. A very interesting talk was given by Pearl Ogg, on "India.” During the business session it was am ecd to hold the next meeting at thbe First. Baptist church. Miss Violet Kiser and Miss Ida Potts will have charge of the program at the next meeting and their subpect will he about ‘ Africa.” Refreshments were served last night. The regular meeting of the Psi lota Xi Sorority was held at the home of Mrs. W. P. Schrock in Second street last, evening. The report of the annual convention held at Eaton, Ohio, in June, was given by the delegates, Mildred Butler and Marcella Kern, ment stand at the Northern Indiana Fl ms were made to have a refreshFair. which will be held in September. The sorority was divided into two sections with Mary Macklin captain of the blue sideband Eloise Lewton captain of the gold side. A money-making contest will bo held during the next six weeks. The blue side will give a benefit picture show at the Adams theater Friday evening featuring Richard Dix in "Man Must Live." Tickets are being sold at twenty-five cents and may be puichased from any member of the committees The liberal patronage of the bubllc is solicited. During the social j hour Mrs. Schrock served delectable | refresheuts. The next meeting will

ANTI-EVOLUTION LEAGUE OPENS ITS HEADQUARTERS AT DAYTON, TENN. STBEAW-UARTERS j - ft-cost,itt •'‘ttti.tnitrt>c«t school' *!HK. a#» ifwt4 w a I A-—

Dayton. Tenn. —The above photo shows the headquarters of the AntiEvolution league on Market street. Dayton, Tenn., which is abuzz with activities night and day and will con

b eheld in two weeks with the Misses! Marguerite lamkenau, Eloise Lewton and Mary Macklin as hostesses. The W. R. C. will meet Friday as-I ternoon at two o'clock at the Legion hall. All members are urged to be present Plans will be made to move — o- ■■ -- FROM SONNY TO GRANNY "What's happening?’’ cried a boy to a bunch of boys and girls wlio were running down the street. “Where are you going?" "Haven’t you heard. Bob? The Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church is giving an ice cream | party. Come along." “An ice-cream party? What's that? "What is there to eat ?” "It’s just a party for everybody Eats? Say there’s ice-cream and heme-made cake and candy." “You bet I’ll go.” They ran toward the church and soon met Bob’s Grandma and Grandpa. “Turn around Granny and come with us.” cried Bob. "Where, sonny?” "Why to the O. E. ice-cream party, of—course." "Sure Sonny, we ll go. No—we ,can't, were too old" "No, you aren’t, granny. The eats are good for old or young and there are tables and chairs so you can sit down and eat. The eats are going to be great, ice-cream, and home-made acke and candy.” "Alright, we'll go.” The C. E. wants everybody in Decatur to come to the ice-cream party at the Presbyterian Church Friday evening. July 17 at seven o'clock — Contributed by a C E. member.

HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. Jacob Tester, of South Fifth street, entered the hospital for medical treatment Tuesday evening. Mrs. William of Winchester stieet. underwent an operation for removal of her tonsils this morning. Calvin Burnett, son of Mr. and Mrsz Ralph Burnett, underwent a inipor operation this morning. o —. Ice Famine Looms In lowa And Nebraska Omaha. Neb.. July 15—As a result of the extremely hot weather which broke all records for July,since 1901 here, an ice famine loomed in lowa and Nebraska today. An order for 5.000 tons of ice was received by the Drogo brothers of Council Bluffs from Des Moines today and orders for smaller amounts have been received from Glenwood, OOaklaud and Neola and from many Nebraska towns, it was said. All ice pints on Omaha and Council Bluffs are working day and night to fill out of town orders, it was learned. Keepers of natural ice report their reserve supply diminishing rapidly. Enjoying Motor Trip Ernst Conrad, Adams county com missiouer and well-'-’known farmer of Root township, and three othfr men are enjoying a motor trip through the southwest. The party left about a week ago and expects to be gone two mouths. They planned to visit Kansas, Texas. Arizona and probably go on to California. — o- — j_j WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s __ o ■* See Richard Dix in “A Man Must Live” Adams theater. Fridav evening. Benefit Psi lota Xi. 11

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1925.

tiuue to be so during the complete course of the trial of John T. Scopes, which opens on July 10. Literature knocking the theory of evolution. the branch of science which

L@eaite P U Mrs. Helen Humbarger. who was operated on at the local hospital two weeks ago, was able to leave the hospital Sunday and is now convalescing at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Robert Garard, in tiiis city, before returning to her home in Fort Wayne. W. A. Klepper and N". R. Holthouse motored to Marion this morning where they looked after business hiatters pertaining to the Gloverleaf 1 Creamery company. Mrs. Laura CrtU and son, Ralph, were among the Fort Wayne visitors yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Beavers and grandsons, accompanied’ by Mrs. H C. Andrews, of Dewitt. Ark., returned from a motor trip through central Ohio, where they visitde friends. Mesdames John Vail and O L Vance left today for Lake Maxinkucket where they will be guests at Mrs. Perry Moons .<osage Aorta few days. Other guests wil be Mesdames E. F. Heilhiat, of Logansport, V. G. Carter, of Rushville, T. S. Haddock, of Nep panee and Mrs. Arnold of Muncie. Richard Helm, of Fort Wayne, is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Gather ine Helm, and other relatives here toi a fe w days. Fred Schulte, Geo W. Cramer James Downs. Diane Dorwin and George Laurent visited friends at Bluffton last night. Mrs. Freeh Hwoer spent the day in Fort with friends. Mrs. John Tyndall visited friends at Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Mary Andrews has returned to Columbus, Ohio, after visiting here

two weeks with her sisters,-Mrs. F. Martz and Mrs. Joe Peterson. Mrs. Andrews soon will leave for California [ r and will make her home in that state with her son Shelby Andrews. F. E. Vail made a business trip to Toledo, Ohio, yesterday. Douglas and Maurice Haney were business visitors in Cleveland, Ohio, ' yesterday. J. Dwight Peterson returned to Indianapolis this morning after a short visit with his parents, Mr. and J. S. Peterson. Mrs. Peterson . and daughter. Patsy, will remain here for a several weeks visit. Mrs. It. D. Gaunt and son, Kenneth and daughter. Peggy Lou, returned to their home at Huntington today after a few days visit with relatives here. WRITER IS MISSING Mrs. Lee Virginia Cookson, Wealhty Author, Disappears From Home In California. Santa Ara, Cal., July 15v-Posse of Citizens and deputy sheriffs took up the search today for Mrs. I/;e Virginia Cookson, 4s, wealthy writer and ranch owner whose strange disappearance early Tuesday has led authorities to believe she was kidnapped or murdered. Mrs. Cookson’s abandoned automobile, the lights still burning, was found on a lonely road in Orange county park, several miles from her palatial home in Santingo, Canyon. Her crumpled hat. shoes and other personal effects were scattered on he ground nearby. o Fire Destroys Elevator Union City, Ind. July 15—Fire early today destroyed the Union city ele- ’ vator with a loss of $20,000. The build ing was empty. Origin of the blaze is unknown.

has resulted in Scopes’ standing trial, is on sale, and the fundamentalists have prepared extensively for the great invasion of visitors at the ape law trial.

COVJACKSON INSPECTS ROADS Highway Commissioners And Governor Tour South Part Os State French Lick. Ind , July 15 — State roads of the southwestern part of Indiana were under inspection today by Governor Jackson and members of the state highway commission. The inspection party left here at 8 o’clock this morning, going to Jasper, Huntingburg and Ferdinand, where a halt was to be made for lunch. Later the governor and commission members will inspect state roads 16 and 18 and go to the Nancy Hanks memorial park at Ijncoln City. A delegation of Evansville citizens in two hundred automobiles will meet the party at Lincoln City. From there the governor will go to Tell City for the night. Upon returning to Indianapolis Thursday night. Governor Jackson and the commission will have covered one thousand miles of highway. On the way from Indianapolis to French Lick Tuesday afternoon, the governor inspected the new bridge over White river near Bedford. Goverrfbr Jackson expressed his satisfaction with the conditions of the highways over which he has traveled. o FRED GEISLER HANGS HIMSELF Ends Life Tuesday Afternoon At Home In Glenmore, Ohio Word has been received in this city that Fred Geisler, aged citizen of Gleumore, Ohio, and well-known in this city, ended his life yesterday afternoon by hanging himself. No details of the death have been received. Mr. Geisler came to Ohio many years ago from Germany and was a friend of the many German settlers in this county, he leaving a baud of settlers here at Decatur and going on to Ohio. He was about eighty years of age and has been in ill health for the last several years. The deceased has several relatives in Decatur and Adams county whe were greatly shocked to hear of the death. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Glentnore and burial will take place in the cemetery of that town. Glentnore is located about twelve miles east of this city. —o —— , MARRIAGE LICENSE After taking a two weeks’ vacation Dan Cupid returned to work in Adams county late yesterday afternoon,/and as a result the county clerk issued two marriage licenses, the first ones issued since Juno 29. The little match maker had a big month in June, a total of 30 licenses being issued but it was beginning to look like he would fail completely this month, The two licenses issued yesterday were as follows: Russell Funk, factory employe, Mishawauka, to Florence Lewtou, Decatur. Dennis Striker, factory employe, to Lilly Leichty. both of Berne. Q_ The best of workmanship and material put in ars repaired at The Hileman Garage.

SWIMMING POOL TAKINGJHAPE Excavation About Half Finished; May Not Be Opened This Season Work on the new swimming pool in the north part of Decatur, in the, waterworks park, is progressing l nicely and the excavation is almost half completed. Teams of horses 1 are working on the excavation, and it is expected that this part of the work will be completed within a few weeks. So far, the pool has been dug out, to a depth of about three feet. It will take some time to graduate tho depth after a certain amount of dirt is removed, but the workmen are of the opinion that the pool will be completed within the time previously specified, sixty days. The pool will be one of the largest in this part of the state when completed and will have a safety zone for those who are unable to swim, so that everybody can enjoy the community pool. The interior will be lined with cement and a fence will be built around it, according to present plans. It is doubtful whether it will be opened at all this season, but will be opened to the public early next I spring. A life guard and caretaker will be stationed at the pool at certain hours and no one will be per- 1 mitted in the pool unless the guard is there. 1 o Escapes Death Twice Within Quarter Os An Hour While Swimming Madison, Ind.. July 15 —Tom Tandy, of Milton, Ky.. escaped death twice within a quarter of an hour while swimming in the Ohio river. Tandy was seized with cramps and pulled himself on a floating raft as his strength gave out. The raft drifted downstream in the swift current ami a boat from the shore rescued him just before the raft plunged over the government dam. Germany And- Russia Aid Chinese Militarists london. July 15 —Answering questions in the house of commoins today, Sir L. Worthington Evans, war secretary, declared he was aware that Chinese militarists had engaged Germany chemists for the purpose of mnufacturing poison gas and were also employing Russian expert to assist their military plans. z 0 J—WANT ADS EARN—S A Grouch Not Wanted There is nothing so harmful to success as being a grouch. Stomach, liver and intestinal troubles make one grouchy. Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy will help overcome these and usually gives complete results. Our advice to everyone troubled in this way, especially when accompan ied with bloating in the stomach, is to try this remedy. It is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ail- I ments, including appendicitis. At Holthouse Drug Co., and druggists everywhere. ga||ilßi|| z' i. ■ FIDRSHEIM SALE Now—for a short time —you can get greater values than ever. We have marked all our Florsheims down! BIENEKE & SON Opposite Court House

Tank Car Company Is Incorporated Today Indianapolis, July 15. — Articles of incorporation for the Red River Tank Car corporation were filed today with the secretary of state. The capital i stock is $127,000. Incorporators are I Pierro Goodrich, Indianapolis; Myarl I Chenoweth, Winchester: Ralph Todd, Bluffton. Miss Angie Firka and Messrs.! Byford Macy and Bryce Thomas re-' turned last night from Chicago; where they spent a few days. They: were accompanied home by MJks ’ Virginia Knapp, of Evanston, who! will spend several days here.

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kWIBMifl 1 friht Hii i»aaaiia^g•. HMM I THE CORT | ■ LAST TIME TONIGHT H TO First National presents ■ mb Anna Q. Nilsson. Lewis Stone, Shirley H gl Mason, Tully Marshall in 1 “THE TA LKE R ” K A woman who talks doesn I saw much as a rule but ■ S| this woman talked herself into a drama O of tanglod loves. “CURSES”, comedy with Al St. John gj 10c 25c fc Friday—“ After Business Hours” Mr Elaine Hammerstein and Lou Telligan. F 11 1 f Tlie Index f A BANK Account is an I Index to the Man. It is I the one, universal test I business men apply to I find a man’s business I ■ worth. 'll | The bigger the man the bigger his bank acI count. Some of our largest accounts were I started with very mod-. 1 est sums of money. Mrs € N ational B qnk y Capital and Surplus'fl2o,ooo.oo Ry£cqtur. ’

Floridan Limited Wrecked In South; Firemen Killed St. Petersburg, Fla.. July 15 —Tho Seaboard Aid Line’a Floridan Limited, i northbound, was wrecked at Safety Harbor, 20 miles from here oday, I Hiusing the death of the fireman, who [ was crushed between the engine and I the tender. The pasßengers, none of whom were Injured were trazierred : to another train. The tender, baggage jand mail care, left the rails Heavy sand on the track was claimed. — —Q -"III! ■«■■■ Hilenuin Garage for two 19b Ford Touring cars, sold soon, sold cheap.

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