Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1926 — Page 5

[Church Announcements

Zion Reformed Church Corner Third and Jackson Sts, A. R. FledderJohann. Pastor. \ good attendance in Sunday school Lad services last Sunday. We invito you again- Your CO -°P e, ' utloll with [superintendent M. F. Worlhmanu will make this a growing school. Sunday school at 9:157 Morning i worship service at 19:30 o’clock with a message on the question. "Art Thou He that should come, or do we look for Another?" These services are in [harmony with the spirit of Advent. There will be rehearsal tor the Christmas program at 1:30 o’clock. The primary children will meet in the basement and the juniors, intermediates and seniors will meet In the auditorium. junior and Senior C. E. meetings at 6:15. There were 40 present last Sunday night. We need to increase this. There will be no evening services as the pastor will be absent because of a death in the family. ■ * Baptist Bulletin The merger service of the morning begins at 9:30 with Mr. Bell in charge. After the lesson study the message of the mottling, in the worship period, will be brought. The subject will be, •■Christ’s claim to be the Light of the World". This is the second in a series of morning messages on the great “I Am’s" of John’s gospel. During the morning'hour the Lord's Supper will be observed. B. Y. P. U. as six o’clock with Mr. Roy Marsh leader. Evening hour of evangelism at seven Subject of the message "Who's afraid of God!" The Sunshine B. Y. P. U. will lead In the music for the even ing service. The evening at* mdance is splendid. Come and hear the children sing. Wednesday evening service of flayer and praise at 7:30. The business meeting postponed from last Wednesday will be held. O. E. Miller, Pastor

I First Methodist Episcopal Church Somerville Light, Pastor The services of tomorrow open the I series for December, which is Reviv- | al Preparatory Month. We are auxI ions that both pastor and people come I to the campaign in January fully wake | to the needs of Ute entire commun- | ity and the church. It would be beau- | tiful if the members and friends would I come out in large numbers and give early encouragement to the work. Meriting topic: “The Why of Rc- | vival Campaigns.’’ Evening tojfc: "The Banditry Wave I in the Light of Recent Happenings I in Decatur." Sunday School at 9:30 a.tn. Let us give full assistance to the SuperinI tendent in closing the work of the I year. Junior Epworth League meeting at - p. m. Senior Epworth League service, 6. Mid-week Prayer meeting next ! Wednesday night. Other announcements will be made i in the services tomorrow. ST. MARY’S CHURCH First Mass ..i 5:00 Low Mass 7:30 High Mass „ 9:45 Christian Doctrine 2:00 Holy Hour and Benediction .... 2:30 — . _ 0 Church of God. Sunday School, 9:30. Preaching, 10:30. Young People, 6:30. Preaching, 7:30. Everybody invited. o CHRISTIAN CHURCH Harry W. Thompson, Pastor Dr. Burt Mangold, Supt Bible School Bible School opens at 9:30 A. M Communion and sermon at 10:30 A. M. Junior Christian Endeavor at 2:30 P.M. Evening services at. 7 P. M. You are cordially invited to attend the services of this church. You are welcome. — • ——- p — First Evangelical Church Ralph W. Loose, pastor "Bible Schol worship, 9:15 a. m. Morning worship, 10:15 a. tn. At this service the Rev. F. C. Berger. Presiding elder of the Fort Wayne district, will preach and will conduct •I'o Holy Communion servite'. The' •al vary congregation will unite in this service. E- L. of C. E. 6:15 p. m. Evening service, 7 p. m. The, sermou subject: “The Parable of the Vine." ilie Conupunity Training School v iH close its first semester Monday. evening. In connection with the Wednesday

evening prayer service, there will be u congregational meeting, at which tune the Sunday School will be rc . organized for the ensuing year. the Ladies' Aid Society will hold an all-day session ut the church ursdaj. The annual reorganiza* tlon of the society will occur at that time. — - o— . Presbyterian Church I urents requested to. note the fact that the instruction hour of the Junior Dept, begins at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. At 9:30 Sunday school convenes. Mr. C. 1). Teeple. superintendent. 1(1:30 a.m.—Morning worship: In keeping with the celebration of Bible Sunday, the pastor will speak on "The Voice and the Book,”; sermon for children. 6:30 p.m.—Christian Endeavor. ‘■ 30 p. m.—Evening worship service: Sermon by pastor ou "The Motives of Life.” o United Brethren Church Cecil R. Smith, Minister Bible school at 9:15. Your presence wil be helpful to you and t« us. Morning worship at 10:30. . This is the Sunday that the Protestant churches are asked to observe as Bible Day and the message of the morning will be “The Voice and the Book.” Christian Endeavor at 6 o’clock. Evening worship services at 7 o'clock. We extend to all a cordial invitation to our services. Do not forget to advise your pastor of any oue who is ill. We have two of our number now at the hospital. Miss Gleuis Arnold and Mrs. Aaron Stevens.

! COURT HOUSE I Case Venued Here The case of the state ex rel Violet • Brown vs. Joseph Redwanski, complaint in bastardy, has been venued from the Allen circuit court to the Adams circuit court for trial. Attor- ’ ney R. C. Parrish of Fort Wayne is • counsel for the plaintiff. Suit To Foreclose Lien A suit to foreclose a mechanic's > lien on an oil lease on the Farvey L. ■ Sipe farm in Jefferson township has •' been filed in the circuit court by AlI bert B. Milligan against George S. i Locknett. Judgment for SSOO, alleged to be due for services in drilling • oil wells, is demanded in the complaint. Attorney James R. Flem- > ming. of Portland, is counsel for the plaintiff. o— .. ALL CHARGES LN HALL-MILLS CA£E DISMISSED TODAY ((WrIVTED FROM PAGE OWE) other investigation of the crime, it was learned from Attorney General Katzenbach, who said: "The mystery remains a mystery, and I doubt, that any steps will be taken, at least for the present, to solve the enigma." Kitzenbach added that he had come here to represent the state after Senator Simpson, the fiery prosecutor. had asked Gov. A. Harry Moore to be relieved of further responsibility in the case he had fought unsuccessfully. “I am sure that popular.sentiment favored yesterday's verdict, and that today's action will meet favor throughout New Jersey and the rest of the country," the attorney general said. • The hearing on charges of obstructing justice for Felix Dimartini, defense detective, will be held Thursday. He was arrested and released on bail of $3,000 after his dramatic appearance on the witness stand during the trial. It is virtually certain that, lie will be dismissed, as will Mrs. Minna Clark, choir singer, who has been held for action of the grand jury on the charge of being an accessory after thd fact. The Hall-Mills case, probably’ 1h not out of Hie courts, however. Timothy Pfeiffer of defense counesl, said that the Stevens family was contemplating a libel action against a New York 'newspaper. which was active in the investigation that led to the indictment. To recover from the strain .of imprisonment, Henry Carpender plans to | g <> to Aiken, S. C„ next week with his cousin. Sydney Carpender. to enjoy a vacation dining the hunting season. _ SALE- Sixteen shoals, average | 75 pounds each: sow and nine pigs. I c P. Heckatborue. second house south of Dent schoolhouse. 286-3tx 1 ( ,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4,1926.

CLUB CALENDER Saturday Presbyterian Rummage Sale-Kirsch building. Ladles' Aid Society of U. B. Church 3c Slipper—Church. 5 to 7.. Home and Foreign Missionary Society of Presbyterian church — Bake Side—Schmitt's Meat Market. Monday Five Hundred Club—Mrs. L. 11. Kleinhenz. 7:30 P. M.

Woman’s Club—High School Auditorium, 7:45 p. m. Delta Theta Tau, Margaret Mylott. Tuesday C. L. of C. — K. of C. Hall, 8 P. M Dance—Red Men Hall, 8:15 p. m. I’si lota Xi—Marcella Kern, 7:30 P. M. THURSDAY Eastern Star—Masonic Hall, 7:30 I’. M. The regular business meeting of the Eastern Star will be held Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Election of officers will be held. Following the business meeting a social hour will be enjoyed ahd refreshments will be served The regular meeting Os the Woman’s Club will be held Monday evening at 7:45 o’clock in the high school auditorium. The Dramatic department will have charge of the program. The play "King Rene's Daughter,” will be presented by the following committee: Mrs. Alto Arnold, Mrs. Marie Porter, Mrs. Janet Vah Alsburg, the Misses Helen Kochir, Marjorie May, Naomi Durkin, Jose>hine Myers, Verneal Whalen. The attendance of every member is urged. An ♦interesting meeting of the Bap‘ist Brotherhood was held last evening with Sam Hite, at his home on Third street. Mr. Robinsoh, of the Wayne Street Baptist church of Fort Wayne, gave a thirty minute talk. Following the program aud business meeting Mrs. Hite served a delicious wo course lunch. The next regular meeting will be held in January with George Ogg. o

Lyalls Mrs. J. C. Miller will go to Bay City, Michigan, Sunday to spend several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Will Mix and family. John Joseph ami Dan Erwin were business visitors in Fort Wayne yesterday. Earl Christen, student in Nbtye Dame UnlversUF, is spending the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Christen. Constable Newt Plum has closed th’ "Night Owls Musical Revue,” at Melodeon Hall, as it's not a fit show p er folks around 4\ an’ 50 t’ see. Nothin' ever shrinks when we want it to.—Abe Martin, Indianapolis New. Mrs. Minnie Daniels hnd granddaughter were the guests of friends n Fort Wayne today. The Misses Fern Passwater and Katharine Hyland spent the day in Fort. Wayne visiting with friends. Rev. Thompson apd Rev. Covert at-' tended the Will Rogers lecture at Fort Wayne last evening. J. G. Niblick was at Fort Wayne last night and got a lot of laughs at the Will Rogers lecture. Ralph Tyndall visited Bluffton last evening. Dr. Harry Jones, of Berne, was .here last evening on his way to Fort Wayne where he heard Bill Rogers. Mrs. Robert Krick and childrcd have returned from a visit at Berne. Judge Sutton had a lot of company in the circuit court room yesterday. Five minutes after the bandits were brought in the back way, the room f was filled almost to capacity tjiid when , the prisoners were led out on their j way to jail the crowd left as quickly

as they Jiad come. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Borroughs, of Fort Wayne, former residents of this city, will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey Sunday. Mr. aud Mrs. Dore B. Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan, Mr. aud Mrs. G. H. Wehtjieycr. Rev. end Mrs. B. N. Covert, Dr. aud Mrs. E. G. Coverdale, J. G. Niblick, of this city, and Dr. and Mrs. Harry Jones, of Berne, heard Will Rogers at the Shrine Auditorium at Fort Wayne last evening. C. D. Porter, of Geneva, who stopped in Fort Wayne for a visit with relatives enroute to Los Angeles, Califtrfnia, has been confined to the home of his brother, Dr. M. F. Porter, Sr., for the past several days. Mr. Porter will resume Ilia trip as soon as he is able.

Small Pox Epidemix At Hartford City Hartford City, Ind.. Dec. 4—(United Press.) — Strict quaranteen rules were being enforced here today to ( check the smallpox epidemic. Three ( hundred cases have been reported. ( Schools have been dismissed, public ( meetings forbidden and business , ( houses ordered to close early. (

To Manage Hotel. Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec. 4.—(United Press.) — Andrew Wiseburg. manager of the Oliver hotel. South Bend, will manage the new Riley hotel to be erected here, according to announcement of the promoters. Many Baby Fish Are Distributed By Stale Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 4.—(United Press) —Approximately three million baby fish were distributed during the last fiscal year by the State conservation department, according to the annual report of George N. Mannfeld, director of the fish and game division. From its five hatcheries the state distributed 1,51(8,707 yellow perch, 892822 black bass. 222.941 bluegills, 83, 782 bluegills, 83,732 rock bass/ 60’250 crappies and 19.500 channel catfish. Letter Addressed To “Circus City, Ind.,” Delivered In Peru Peru, Indiana, Dec. 4 — (United Press)—As seat of the American circus corporation winter quarters, peru is becoming known nationally as I "circus city." A letter addressed:/‘Mr. Kenneth Ryan, circus city, Ind." was delivered to Ryan here without delay. 1 o— Professor Tells Why It Is Unlucky To Light Three 'Cigarettes With One Match Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 4. —(United Press.) —That burning question, “Why do most smokers shudder at the idea of lighting three cigarettes from one match!” has been answered by a Harvard professor. i After tireless research Prof. A. M. Tozzer, curator of the Peabody Museum, believes he has traced the origin of this pet American superstition, Boer sharpshooters were responsibly for this eccentricity, according to Toiler. He says British “Tommins” discovered that two cigarettes might be lighted on one fuse, but that if time were taken tor a third, fatalities followed.

Hartford Gorillas Lose To Pennville Dull Dogs The Hartford township Gorillas lost a hard-fought basketball game to the Pennville Bui! dogs, at Pennville last night, the final score being 27-25. The game was close throughout, with the winner in doubt until the final gun. BIRTH Peggy Louise is the name given the 814 pound girl baby born to Mr. and Mr«. John Gage, of Mercer Avenue, at 5:30 o'clock this morning. This is the fifth child and second daughter. Both mother and babe are getting along nicely. | o t Coach Curtis and his basketball I squad motored to Fort Wayne this i morning. Mrs. Clem Kortenber and Miss Mary Callow are assisting at the Hite Dry Goods Company today. — o Seymour.—Burglars here are nervour. When Mrs. W. F. Peters rattled a door knob in her home late at night, an intruder screamed and made his escape.

, Marion. —Marion high school is to have a military band. Max Barney , was named captain; William Hildebrand, lieutenant, and Milton Carey, , drum major. Monticello.—Mayor H. L. Miller is . sponsoring the establishment of a free ! ice skating rink here. Three lots 1 1 have been obtained and will be floodbed by the city. I Fort Wayne.—Louis Reihl of Fort Wayne set a pair of watch dogs at ■ his stiM to ward oft hi-jackers. Re , turning he found this dogs had at- [ traded police who arrested him. | Rockville. — Herman D. Ellis was the victim of a painful and unusual accident when lie lost a thumb while grinding sausage. Evansville.—Sale of ten cent electric toasters was ordered halted here by Al Meyer, electrical inspector, on the ground that, they were fire hazards., | Marion Venison replaced turkey on the table of Dr. W. A. Thompson here, during the turkey season. He shot two of them for the enjoyment of his family and friends. Petroleum—Referee Runyon of Linn Grove will have to spend the money lie earned at u basketball game here for the services of a deutist. He lost a ♦noth when two players collided with him during a last moment of the game.

TRYING DAYS OF I 1921 RELATED IN ! FALL-DOHENY CASE (CONTINH KD FROM PAGE OMB) | oil croesus, suffering from a high temperature, the oil conspiracy trial today centered squarely on the question of national defense strategy involved in the Pearl Harbor oil tank contracts of 1923. Doheny has an infected arm. and his physician, William Gerry Morgan, would keep him in bed were it not for the necessity of attending the trial of himself and. Former Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall, oc-| cording to Defense Attorney Frank J. Hogan.

PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY ENTERED BY PAIR TODAY (COXTIMt'KU FROM PAtiW MB) Stine’s black eye, which he received when taken prisoner after the car in which they were forcing Sheriff Baker to take them to Fort Wayne, Thursday, was wrecked, appeared somewhat improved today. Goldstine continues surly, while Reilly told officers today that ho sees now where he made his mistake, and he talks more freely, although neither has talked much since they were arrested. Authorities are inclined to believe that Goldstine and Reilly had planned to stage a hold-up in Decatur Thursday. Had they refrained from attacking the local officers and submitted to questioning or arrest, no serious charges could have been brought against them. They had plenty of money on their persons to pay their fares into Fort Wayne. Newhouse In Court James Newhouse, caught with the three autos at Berne Thursday mottling and who pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons without a permit, was brought before Judge Sutton late this afternoon where Attorney W. E. Clapham entered appearance for him and requested a postponement of final judgment to permit the introduction of testimony as to his character. The judge granted the reques tand deferrd judgment until December 9. Newhouse was returned to jail. May Have Planned Robbery Fort Wayne, Dec. 4. —Belef that burglarizing or an attempted burglary of the Peoples store as Berne was frustrated Tuesday night with the arrest of Newhouse on suspicion, while his two companions, Rielly aud Goldstine. escaped, was expressed yesterday by local police after Detective-Sergeant John Godfery and Ray Dunlap, state motor police officer, had conducted an investigation at Herne. The officers learned, they said yesteiday, than Newhouse had on Tuesday tried on overcoats in the store, priij'd sweaters and leather goods and obtained a look into the stockroom of the store with pretext of seeking a large storebox and had examined the rear of the building in his search for a large box, his trips about the store, however, not resulting in any purchases. * The windows of the building are said by the officers to be barred and when the car of Newhouse was located in Berne, a pair of large bolt shears was found in the car, presumably to cut the btys on the windows, and a Eczema Can Be Cured So can the various skin and scalp diseases. Try a box of B. B. Ointment It curses most skin and scalp diseasei when used according to instructions At all druggists—Get a box today

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i wrecking bar was also found among ; other tools in the machine. [ Three automobiles, two of which i were large cars, were in the posses- .' sion of the three men and the cushi ions on one, a large sedan had been I removed, possibly to provide more . space for piling merchandise,. the po- . lice eaid. Newhouse is also said to ; have circled the store severs! times | during the day in his car which he adI Blitted to the police but denied that , lie was planning a burglary. Jonesboro. — The dream of every , school boy came true at Sugar Grove, near here, when tire forced the clot(ing of the school there. Rapid repairs

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however, enabled the students to resume their work a day liter, ——- o-'- - Qet the H«b»t—Trade at Home. It Pays "■ ■ 1 ■ ll W !F . CLOSING OUT SALE! Beginning Saturday, December 4 at 9 o’cloek a. m. W« will soil our entire grocery stock and fixtures at cost. Now is the time to lay in your winter's supply of groceries. Come to Watt Saturday, December 4 7 miles east of Decatur on the state line. W. H. Workinger.

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