Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1925 — Page 3

I CLUB CALENDAR IF* Monday E p,.|fa Thetba Tau sorority picnic B postponed one week. Tuesday Kings Heralds— Philip and Don H Burk. 2:30 put Mary and Martha Class of M. E I church Church Parlors, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Phoebe Bible Class of Reformed I chur. h-Mr, and Mrs. Millard BaumH gsrtner. Thursday five Hundred Club — Mrs. Dick ||l Christen, 7:30 p. m. So Cha Rea—Helena Meyer, 8 p in, Root Township Home Economics <| Club—Mrs. Sanna Kunkel. z Saturday \V. F. lit S. of M. Ek Church, 25c I supper-Church dining room, 5 to 7 ■ P m > i E. V Ladies’ Aid Society Cafeteria I Supper—Church Dining Room, 5 to ■ 7 pm. I,■uiies' Aid of Christian Church, I pastry sale—White Meat market, all I day * ‘* 4 ' i I The Pella Theta Tau Sorority has H postponed its picnic from tonight un--5 til next Monday evening. July 27. on fl account of the rain. Members are i urged to take notice of the change. SPRUNGER-RIESEN Miss Cordelia Riesen, music and art || instructor in the Decatur Public Schools for the past three years, and ■ Mr. Arthur I s’h man Sprunger, of 1 Goshen, were united in marriage at I the Mennonite parsonage in Berne, I Sunday afternoon, at one o’clock. The I Rev. P. R- Schroeder received the I vows of the double ring .ceremony. Miss Mary Ann Sprunger,.sister of t|e groom, and Edison Sprunger, were I the only attendants. The bride wore a frock of pink satin faced canton crepe with pearl trimmings. She wore hat and gloves to match and carried an arm bouquet of roses. .Miss Sprunger wore tan canton crepe and carried pink mses. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Sprunger left for Tippicanoe l-ake. After September first they will be at'home at Goshep. •The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Riesen. of Berne, and Is a graduate of the Berne high school and the music department of Goshen College For the last three years she bail charge of the music and art department of the local public schools, having resigned at the close of the last school year. Mr. Sprunger is a graduate of the Berne high school anti received an A. B. degree at Goshen College in 1922. He also studied at the Chicago Art Institute, and is supervisor of Art instruction in the Goshen Pubic schools. He "is a son of Mr. and .Mi... Phillip Sprunger, of Berne. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Christian Church "fill hold a bake sale Saturday, at the Lichtle meat market The «ale will continue during the day. The liberal patronage of the puNic is solicited. Brown—Black Miss Beatrice F. Black, of Springfi Id. Illinois, and Don Brown, of Ft.. ! Wayne, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. ' Brown, of this city, were married -•) Thursday evening at the Kumler Methodist church, at Springfield. ’ Miss Eleanor Black, sister of the bride, and Clyde Churchill attended the couple. Mrs. Brown, for the past four years, was employed at the Ridgley Farmers State Bank. ,Mr Brown is a salesman for the F. H. George It Company, at Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will spend a few days here wtith the groom’s parents, after which they will go to Fort Wayne where they will reside. I ft Mr. and Mrs. S, hl Brown entertained at dinner Sunday In honor of Mr and Mrs. Don Brown, who were marriedlast week at Springfield, 11lCovers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. W. Guy Brown and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Stults, Alja Smith, Maggie Peoples, S. R. Peoples, John Peoples. Laac Brown and Dallas Brown. r Kitson—Lininger A marriage -license was issued in Fort Wayne Saturday to Harvey F. Ki l son, of this city, and Helen MLininger, of Fort. Wayne. Mr. Kitson is a prominent business man of this oity, he being the owner of the Kitson Garage. Miss Ruth Parish, formerly of this city, and now of Montpelier,, sailed from New York City, July 1. aboard the S S, Aquitania on a two months' tour of Europe. She was accompanied by Miss Margaret Hill, of Montpelier. The Misses Parrish and Hill will spend severaj weeks in the Green ’-auntaln district of Vermont upon, their return to this country. Miss Parrish was a former teacher at the

South Ward School of this city. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will verve a twenty-five cent supper in ’he church dining room Saturday ■>vening from five to seven o’clock. The liberal patronage of the public is solicited. The Phoebe Bible Class of the Re.formed Church will have a picnic snpper Wednesday evening at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Millard Baumgartner. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Liechtensteiger and family. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. LB* htensteiger and son. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Lord and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Lew August, and son. Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Grelbel, Mr. and Mrs. Hobart. Strickler. Mr. and Mrs. Will August, of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Riesen. of Celina. Jack and Robert. August, of Fort Wayne, and Miss Jennie Liechtensteiger enjoyed a picnic dinner at Bellmont Park, Sunday. • \ The Kings Heralds of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday afternoon with Philip and Don Burk. The Root Township Wjiino Economics Club will meet Thursday with Mrs. Sanna Kunkel at ten o'clock. All members are urged to be present and bring own lunch. Mesdames Moses and Magley will have charge of the demonstration, which will be given. Mrs. Drusilla Fuhrman wfll be the assisting hostess. Miss Helena Meyer will entertain the members of the So Cha Rea Club Thursday evening at eight o’clock. The Five Hundred Club will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock with Mrs. Dick Christen. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Egley of Convoy Ohio, entertained at dinner Sunday for Mrs. Magdalena Egloy and children. Clara, Edna, Levi. Ralph and Walter, Mr. and Mrs. John Borne and children. Jacob, Magdalena. Mabie and Richard, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Bert. Seesenuth and children, Ruth and Donald. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Eley and daughters, Delores, Ireta and Milita. Mr. and Mr. Clarence McKean and daughters, Lucille and Pauline, all of Monroe, Mr. and Mrs Alva Miller, of Linn Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merkey and children, Paul and Mildred, of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Fern Crick and children. Richard, Kenneth and Lucille, of Fort Wayne, and Chester Stetler, of Convoy, . —o Maccabees At Washington for Convention Washington, July 20 —First of the Maccabee international caravan has arrived here by airplane from Milwaukee to attend the four-day quadrennial convention of the order, which will ’open July 20 with 10,000 delegates from all parts of the United States and Canada. George Zeiher. Wisconsin Macabee is the first of the caravan to arrive. Starting from Milwaukee in an automobile, he abandoned his car at Dayton, 0., and hopped off from McCook leld in an army plane, arriving here a few hours later at Bollinger field. A reception committee of several hundred Washington members of the order met him on his arrival. Almost all the remaining 10.000 who are expected at the international convention will arrive by automobile. Every auto road in the country will have its quota of Maccabee caravan machines. Many have alredy started by leisurely stages from the Pacafic coast and the northwest. In all. more than 2,000 cars are registered for the caravan. Once in Washington, they will take part in a parade, the largest automobile parade etfbr known, it is believed. Six thousand Maccabees in the largest class initiation ever staged by a fraternal order, will be taken into the organization on the evening of July 20. —o— ———— Gov. .Jackson Discharges Two More State Employes Indianapolis, July 20— Governor Jackson today ordered stricken from the state payroll the names of Mrs. Vivian Wheatcraft and Dr. J. S. Roj ce. Mrs. Wheatcraft was head of the Intelligence division of the tire marshall's office ami Royce was secretary’s assistant to the state board of health. The governor refused to comment on his action but the dismissals had been expected for several days, • / Mrs. Wheatcraft, it is said, will begin work at an early date as campaign organizer in the race of Senator Watson for re-election next year. . Dismissal of Dr. Royce ends a long battle between him and William S. King, secretary of the board of health. > o WANT ADS EARN—s—3—s

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1925* » '

L©<gafe The Misses Angie Flrks, Catherine Kocher and Virginia Knapp, Messers. Byford Macy, Linn Kern and Bryce Thomas, and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Blair motored to Russels Point, Ohio, Sunday. Mrs. O. M. Miller, of Spencerville. Ohio, Is a guest of her sop-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Zimmerman and family. Mrs. Fred" Shafer and Mrs. James Brown spent the day in Fort Wayne, visiting with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Reed and son, Stanley, of Spencerville, Ohio, have returned to their homes after visiting at the J. H. Zimmerman home. The Misses Margaret Mylott, and Margaret Moran, Messrs. John Teeple and Robert Meyers motored to St. Marys, Ohio, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sauer, of Markle, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cole. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Welker and fam- ■ ily were’guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner yesterday. W. A. Kuebier returned Saturday • from a business trip to Cleveland, O. i Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt and son. SimI ion, left yesterday for I. os Angeles, I Cal., where they will spend several 1 weeks visiting Joe Schmitt and Mr. ! and Mrs. Aloysius Schmitt. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Brothers and ' Mr. Charles Miller, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mrst Morris Stewart and ron. Clarence, of Wren, Ohio. Dr 1 Elizabeth Burns and daughter. Mabel • and Miss Ada Stevens, of this city, were entertained at dinner yesterday by Mi 4 , and Mrs. A. H> Hilker, of • Fort Wayne. Mrs. Hilker is a sister 1 of Dr. Burns. The national convention of Business and Professional Womens Clubs of America closed yesterday, at Port- ’ land, Maim 1 . Tho conclave lasted . one week. It was decided to hold the I next national meeting at Des Moines, I lowa, next year. Indiana was repre- , seated by 42 women. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kampe, of South Bend, are spending a few days in this ’ city at their home in Winchester st. t The Misses Veda Andrews and Mary . Thomas, students at summer school I at Angola, spent the week-end at their parental homes at Monroe. I Guy Kehlcr ami Castile Harvey, of . Huntington, were visitors here last I evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gass and daugh- : tesr, Marie and Beatrice, and son. ■ Bill, and Miss Rose Fullenkamp visited Bob Gass at Fort Benjamin Harrison yesterday. Kenneth Miller has resumed his duties at the Old Adams County Bank after spending a vacation at Winona Lake, South Whitley and Lake Wawasee. Misses Arta and Francile Logan, of Kalamazoo. Michigan.. stopped Were for a months visit with their grandparents, Cr. and Mrs. Aaron Stevens, of Elm street, enroute from Atlantic City, Philadelphia, and points in Delaware, with their father. John Logan. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Davisson returned last evening to their home in Andersonafter a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. Jam.es Wostveld and Dr. and MrJ. Fred Patterson motored to Fort Wuyna yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Deckej and daughter, Loii and son, James, of Van Wert, Ohio, were guests of the D. J. Harkless family yetserday. James will spend two weeks, here with his grandparents. ■Mr. and Mrs. Dick Myer motored to Fort Benjamin Harrison yesttjijiEay and visited their son, Dick. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kitson have -one to South Bend where Mr. Kitson will look after business affairs. —— Editor Arrested For Violating Narcotics Law Indianapolis. July^O— Blaine Bradfute, 32, of Bloomington, Indiana, editor of the Bloomington Telephone was held today under $1,500 bond to the federal grand jury on a charge of violation of the narcottcs laws. Ralph Stultz of Bloomington arrested with Bradfute tailed to provide

bond and was taken to jail. The two were taken after a raid on the Telephone office and Stultz home. Large quant Ries of morphine were found in Bradfute’s office and in the home of Stultz according to narcotic agents. Bradfute financed Stultz' operations as a dope runner between Detroit and Bloomington. —o ■ SULLIVAN—RevivaI of coal mining activities in Sullivan county, is bringing back many persons who have been spending the summer in factory cities or on construction projects. o ADVERTISED LETTERS Mr, Wm. Whitenbarer, Robert Boatley,, Mrs. C. B McQullan. H. Fritzinger, P.M.

State Scores Heavily In Cunningham Trial Crown Point, July 20 —The state scored heavily today in the trial of Mrs. Anna Cunningham, when her confession to tho slaying of three childronand attempted murder of another was read by Prosecutor A. A. Bremmer. The confession was admitted as evidence) by Judge Arthur Smith, after a day and a half of legal dickering. during which the jury was excused from the court. Further battles were expected late today when attorneys will go back over the evidence submitted in attempts to establish its status before the jury. Little more evidence by the state is expected. , — ■ O" . . Wealthy Broker Commits Suicide In Chicago Today Chicago, July 20 —E. W. Wagner 61, a wealthy broker, former head of the defunct brokerage concern of E. W. Wagner and company, plunged from the fifteenth story of a loop office building at noon today. Police, after quizzing relatives, were invMned to the belief that Wagner committed suidide. Mrs. Anna Wagner told police she was apprehensive over her husband's mental condition. He had been despondent since failure of the’brokerage concern two years ago. Man Lives Six Months With A Broken Back Indianapolis. July 20 — A broken ' back suffered when a . e fell on«him six months ago today caused the death . of Forrest Street, 20, of Buffalo, Ind., at a hospital here. —* o ’ Pretty Girl Helps Bandits Rob Hotel i , Michigan City, Ind., July 20.—(United Press.) —Aided by a pretty girl. . two armed bandits robbed the Sheridan Beach hotel here of $1,006 early today. The girl went to the clerk and told him she wanted to deposit her jewels in the safe. When the safe was opened the bandits poked a gun in the clerk's ribs and forced him to give up the contents, of the vault The trio then sped toward Chicago in a maroon colored roadster. o . Inspects Recruiting Office Indianapolis, July 20 Maj. F. C. Pegau, of Washington. D. C., head of their recruiting service of the United States Marine Corps, was here today i t oinspect the local recruiting office. ' Maj. Pegan, who is national adjut- ■ ant of the Marine Corps. League, will ’ address the Indianapolis Marin Corps League at the Hotel Denison tonight. __o Columbus Couple Married But Have No Proof Os It Columbus, Ind.. July 20 —Mary Aliee , Davis, of Columbus, and Leonard Brown/of Indianapolis, were married here but they have nothing to show for it. When the officiating clergyman sent in his return on the ceremony he turned over both the marriage certificate and the license. The county clerk has bon unable to find the address of the couple and is holding the documents for them to call. o Potato Bugs Play Havoc In Bartholomew County Columbus, Ind., July 20 —Tho obi fashion potato bug is playing havoc in Bartholomew county. S. R. Miles, county agent, reports that many patches of potatoes and other garden produce and even corn have been destroyed by the bugs. Literally millions of the insect are swarming over farms in the county and entire gardens have been eaten up almost every night. Old farmers say they have never known tho bugs to be so numerous. Ray Mougey. of* Toledo, Ohio, is visiting friends here. 111 ■ i 1 ■" Who Is Your Skinny

Friend, Mabel? Tell him to take Cod Liver Oil for a couple of months and get enough good healthy flesh on his bones to look like a real man. Tell him he won't have to swallow the nasty oiil with the nauseating fishy taste, because the McCoy Laboratories. of New York, are now putting up Cod Liver Oil in sugar coated tablet form. Ask for McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets at the Holthouse Drug Co., and every druggst worthy the name sells thorn —60 tablets—6o cents. Any man or woman can put on five pounds of healthy flesh in 30 days or your druggist will willingly refund the purchase price. One woman put on 15 pounds tn six weeks. Children grow robust and strong. "Get McCoy's the original and genuine Cod Liver Oil Tablet.”

ATTENDS CONVENTION! «»a— Roscoe Glendkning Returns From National Meeting Os American Institute Os Banking, Roscoe Glendenning, assistant cash-1 ior of the First National bank, has re-1 turned from Kansas City. Mo, where I he attended, the national oonvention of the American institute of Banking ! Mr. Glendenning represented the De j catur Chapter of the American Insti- j tute of Banking a<! was gone one week. Departmental conferences were held during the convention and noted bankers from all over the country ■ addressed the delegates. o Women Drivers Competent Washington, July 20—Scientists and psychologists have determinI ed after a series of tests that 1 women automobile drivers are just as competent if not more 1 competent than men, the American Automobile association announced 1 here today. i In two tests women were found 1 more competent. They are first, the speed with which the driver | reacts from danger and takes steps to avert it., such as applying the brakes; ami, second, the consistency wSth which the driver responds in such a situation, In the first test the experts , found it took ten college women ■ .56 seconds to react to danger, I and men .59. In the second test the variabilI ity of ten women was only .17 seconds while that of ten men was 22 seconds.

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