Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1927 — Page 5

‘ *4£ *’TVi'JIffTITniWKaM I Saturday I llrl , M •'■"“■ "■"• I >■» s '“ h 1 i Bazaar, Erance Hall krint Mill® Epworth b ' >ag ' ,e 1 ‘ Ba ie_Sel>afer Harware Store m S of Reformed church colJ Eft Safc-Mutschler's *i,"w'»«■' “ q.. D nei—Church 5 to 7 p. th’sake Sa>« I,v Zlon Lut,wran L “ d,eS liral grocery, 9 a. m. Monday I Fortnightly Club-Mra. Frank BchTuesday rßi iota Xi-Mrs. C. O. Porter, 8 P. 1! Mary and Martha Class of M. E. Church- Mrs. J. W. Vail. THURSDAY Pythian Needle Club - Pythian Home 2:30 P- nt. The Mary and Martha Sunday school L. s of the Methodist church will Lt with Mrs. J. W. Vail Tuesday evening. All members are urged to attend. The Good Samaritan class of tie Christian Sunday school met with Mr. ami Mrs. Harold Tlbright, Thursd y evening. Officers for the ensuing year we re elected. J. A. Swartz, teacher of the class was elected president; Mrs Preston Pyle, rice-president; Mrs. Mora Railing, secretary; and Mrs. Albright, treasurer. There will be a dance at the lied Men's Hall Saturday evening starting at s' o'clock, for all Red Men and their families. Miss Leah Colter, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Charles 11. Colter, of this city has been pledged to the Phi Chi Theta sorority at the University of Wisconsin. This sorority is base 1 on friendship and high scholastic standing. Miss Colter is a sophomore in the Cheniistery and Commerce school. Society— The Fortnightly Club will meet, with Mrs. Erank Schmitz Monday evening at her home on First street. The Pythian Needle Club will meet at the K of P. home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The hostesses will be Mrs. Fred Linn. Mrs. Joe Linn Mrs. Lew Gehrig and Mrs. Tjlman Gehrig. The Ladies Aid Society of the Evangelical church met Thursday afternoon in the church parlors with the members of the April section as hostesses. The attendance secretary reported lifty-seven members present and a colIction of >54.78 earned by the section ,, n Pin- w< : -iq'li; PH, the Birthday party, which will be he. I at the church April 28th Members will pay one cent for each year they are old and will be served a lunch between the hours of six-thirty and eight o'clock. Tables will be arranged for each month of the year. During the evening Virgina Beverforden, thirteen year old reader of Fort Wayne, will be presented. The attendance ol all church members is urged and the public is invited to attend. Refreshmeats were served at the close of the meeting. The Psi lita Xi sorority will meet with Mrs. C. O. Porter Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. Busse-Graff Paul Busse, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Busse, of Decatur, and Miss Matilda Graft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Christian Graft of W?lls county, wi'l be married this evening at Tocsin. Wells county. Marriage licenses were granted to them at Bluffton, today. o— Baseball Game and Track Meet Postponed Today The track and field meet and baseball game between Decatur and Blufflon high schools, scheduled to be held here today, were postponed on account of the rain. An effort will be made to hold the two events some afternoon soon, but a date was not set. ■ o— I COURT HOUSE j A divorce was granted to Sidney W. Dague today, in circuit court, on his complaint against Leona E. Dague 'be court also awarded the cure and custody of the couple's two children to, the father.

EXPLOSION OF MOONSHINER'S STILL KILLS 8 Two Families Wiped Out By Blast In Chicago Early This Morning WALLS OF BRICK BUILDING COLLAPSE Chicago, April 16.—(United Press) A moonshiner's still is believed by police to be responsible for an explosion today which killed eight persons, all but wiping out the families of two small shop keepers on the Chicago west side. Mayme Sokolsky, 17, thought to h®ve been in the building, was found several hours after the explosion had killed her father and mother, a sistei ami a brother. The families of Barnett Levin, a tailor, and Harry Sokolsky, a storekeeper, lived in back of their shops in the one-story building wrecked by the explosion. A tinshop and grocery in the row were vacant when the explosion occurred, but the former is believed to have housed the still. Victims In Bed The explosion, according to witnesses, occurred on the inside of the store building, causing all the walls to collapse. The building was solidly constructed ot brick. Falling debris killed members of the two families as they lay in their beds with no chance of escape. The dead are: Harry Sokolsky Mrs. Sokolsky, Anna Sokolsky, 15: Samuel Sokolsky, 14; Barnett Ix?vin Mrs. Levin, Albert Levin. 20, and Leonard Levin, 13. All of the bodies have been recovered. Careful examination of the wreck age by the police bomb squad satis tied them the blast could not have been caused by artificial explosives Examination of gas outlets showed gas leaks could not have been the cause, according to investigators. Police are looking for the ownei of the grocery store in the block tc question him. He is alleged to be a known bootlegger, and the theory if advanced that he operated his own Still. o MANY LEVIES BREAK ALONG MISSISSIPPI <CONTINUED FROM PAG>O iug character from those states. The department is utilizing every agency to extend flood relief, an official statement announced. Col. Charles L. Porter, district engi ueer, at St. Louis has Informed the chief of engineers of the seriousness of flood prospects and states that his organization is in excellent shape to handle any situation.

-St-. Louis, Mo., April 16. — (United "PFesiJJ "■ nu ci ''", "ui '-fUe Miseiinssffi' river flood is travelling down the valley at the rate of 35 miles a day and will reach here tomorrow, the U. 5., engineering department office here announced today. Elow of water from the Ohio and upper Mississippi rivers into tin main stream is five times normal, totalling 1,860,000 cubic feet a second at the present rate, the engi peers said. Washington. April 16 — (U. P ) Holding additional rains “not at ah probable,” the weather bureau today wanted towns along the Mississippi rive from Carlo, 111., to the guit *'l Mexico to prepare for flood crests at least greater than any in the past. Additional rains during the post two days over Missouri, Arkansas, Western Kentucky and Tennessee, and Northern and Western Louisina “can onlv intensity existing conditions.' the weather bureau said. 'file Ohio river in the Evansville, Ind., District will rise somewhat less than one foot mo.e today and Sunday but at Paducah, Ky., it will reach a crest of about 17 meet and at Cairo. 111., of 55.5 to 56 r cct by Monday it was ih-edicted. A crest stake of 34 feet on the Mississippi at St. Ltfuis today was forecast. The Arkansas river at Little flock. Aik,, will reach 31 feet on Sunday and at Pine Bluff, Ark., 32 feet on Monday. The white river pt Arkansas will reach 35 feet at Newport today and ?') feet at Clarendon in about one week Warning!* of alt overflow of a foot or two were issued yesterday for the Neosho river from Emporfa to Chanute. Kansas, ami for the Osage rivet at Ottawa, Kansas. E. fTouss made a business trip *« Fort Wayne liday afternon. You are invited to attend the opening of Sun-Set park, Sun-1 day.

DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. APRIL 16, 1927

, . <’ * * ' - * • I . J a- i V Ji. - sRInSBEihe < - • I 'JEL_,a -K'-«£-!»- Bp*. ■ | <■ ~'~ r 1 >F FAsMExS i £ g-W — I * mKOM I S I ” jF' * v j W i 9 IgW-Jr I HlhMa&wA ? x f-f-k This is one of the first photos of the actual evacuation of Nanking by imperiled foreigners to reach this country. It shows Americans leading the band to take refuge on warships, a tew hours be lore Am erican and British warships shelled the city to quell “Red” disturbances.

Personal; D. N. Erwin made a business trip to Fort Wayne Friday afternoon. He was iccom pan loci home by. his niece, Miss Mary Callow, who will sppi'd the week ?nd here M D. R. Overman left this afternoon for die southern part of the stale for an extended visit with his mother, Mrs. Vnanda Overman, of Atlanta. I don’t pretend t’ know nothin' ibout th’ literary ability o’ Sinclair Lewis, but he knows how t’ cause a form so suckers 'll buy his books. They may say what they please about Mussolini, but he makes a dandy substitute fer th’ word “fascism.”—Abe Martin, Indianapolis News. Miss Mary Burk, student at Indium University at Bloomington, is spending the week-end with her parmts, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Burk. Mrs. Stewart Niblick and children; >f Indiana Harbor, ur« spending Easter with WtServa .Niblick and laughters, Margaret and Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller and daughers, Cecile and Dorothy, and son, Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Kortenbpr vill motor to Fort Wayne Sunday to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Peoples. Mrs. Gilbert Hunt, who underwent in operation at the Adams County Memorial Hospital for goitre, recently was removed from the hospital to her lonie at Poneto, today. Miss Helen Beard and R. K. Jones will spend Sunday afternoon in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Beery and 7,i lighter; .o':-, r< t. >::■ :■■■■■ nan and Mrs. Martin Beery, of Jackion, Michigan, will spend Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Charles 11. Colter, ot South First street. Mrs. Martin Beery who has been spending thew inter in Jackson, will remain at the Colter hottie this summer. David Adams left today for Toledo, tie will be accompanied by bis sister. Mrs. Floyd Everett and daughter Evelyn and Fo'-rie of Beaverdam, Ohio. D. M. Rice, musical director in the Pennsylvania Training school at Morganza, Pa,., sends us a copy of the program for Easter services in ‘he school. Del Flynn, bond salesman and good fellow from logansport, called on friends here this afternoon. Curley Jacobs, of Berne, was saying howdy to his many friends here this afternoon. April showers a plenty these days. They bring May flowers. Got to have 'em. Dick Heller left this afternoon for a visit over Sunday at Renssalear. Several from here will attend a meeting at Berne Monday night when a chamber of commerce is to be organized. The sign in the center of the Second street block between Madison and Monroe is being repainted. It is owned by the Cloverleaf Creameries and the new sign will be a very attiactive one, advertising the city. Vines and shrubs will beautify it and should improve the looks ot that section. Mrs. Charles Knapp and daughter Catherine, lurve returned from a three months visit with Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Ralston and family at Cavannah, Geo. The Misses Margaret and Cliarlotte Niblick, Irene and Margaret Holthouse and Mis. Stewart Niblick motored to Fort Wayne Friday afternoon. Kenneth Schafer, student at the McCormick Seminary at Chicago, is spending the week-end with her par-

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ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schafer, north of the city. Harry Sutton, of Fort Wayne, wi’l ; spend the week-end with his parents,] Judge and Mrs. J. C. Sutton and 'a-1 mily. A. P. Flynn, of Logansport, was a I business visitor here this afternoon. I J. O. Tricker of East of the city was a business visitor here this afternoon. Mrs. Gerald Mylott spent the day in Fort Wayne visiting with friends. o EARL CARROLL LITTLE IMPROVED Greenville, S. C. April. 16—(United' Press)—Earl Carroll's condition was virtually unchanged today, although attending physicians outed some improvement in his color. The theatrical producer was conscious only at intervals, after w hich he would lapse immediately into a comatose state. James, His brother and two nurses remained in Carroll's bedroom through out the night in case ot emergency, but there was no sign of any radical change. A litle orange juice was Carrol's only nourishment this morning. “Earl Carroll has shown more marked improvement in the last 24 hours than in any previous period.” said the bulletin isued at 11 A. M. by Drs. C. C Bates and R. V. Bruce. “’He has taken considerable nourishment anil his pulse and temperature are normal.”

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COUNTY SHERIFF IS UNDER FIRE ’ (CONTINUED UKOM PAGE ONE) ' al prisoners were permitted to travel at large without guards. : Reports from the department of, ' justice, Ward said, had shown care-j ; lessness in the management of the. jail. , I Should any action lie taken. Ward said, the case will be brought to the attention of Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick, at the South Bend U. S. Dist-, rict court. All prisoners allowed undue freedom according to Ward, were serving sentence in the Allen county jail as Liquor law violators. USE SULPHUR TO HEAL YOUR SKIN Broken Out Skin and Itching Eczema Helped Over Night For unsightly skin eruptions, rash or blotches on face, neck, arms or ' body, you do not have to wait for rei lief from torture or embarrassment, declares a noted skin specialist. Ap- ] ply a little Mentho-Sulphur and improvement. shows next day. Because of its germ destroying prop- ■ erties, nothing has ever been found 1 to take the place of this sulphur preparation. The moment you apply it healing begins. Only those who have ’ had unslightly skin troubles can > know the delight this Mentho-Sulphur ■ brings. Even fiery, itching eczema is j dried right up. Get a small jar of Rowles Mentho- ] Sulphur from any good druggist and use it. like cold cream.

Miss Eva Dorwin, of Lafayette, and Gilbert Wilson. Fort Wayne were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dailey and daughter, Marietta, of Paulding, Ohio will spend Easter Sunday with relatives here.

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THE CORT TONIGHT TOMORROW Matinee Sunday at 2 I’. M. CORIHNE > j rwrww A Rational Picture ONCE Hie pet of nil society now branded i s a coinnior. thief! Disgraced! Dishonored! But her heart—a mothers heart -cried for the only happiness she ever knew—her baby —to kiss it to hug it to hold it to her breast — for just three hours! Drama as true to life as life itself! It's Corinne Griffith's greatest role! “WILD AND WOOZY” INTERNATIONAL NEWS 15c 35c TONIGHT—HOOT GIBSON in a hard riding, two fisted drama of the west, “THE SILENT RIDER.” ] ()c 20c 25c

* THE ADAMS Theatre | T SUNDAY and MONDAY IE ' ‘S-jndav Matinee at 2 P. M. aB IRICHAROIXI I SEL Jw mN « ~~ giar | 'fc « a fIJ ■ I $ • II ifi s A. »B ll J w iwTlßfiJ I Imk. \ 1 s im- "■ I Smolsc for w' | ul . Hn] Its the Happiest, Snappiest, Most Entertaining Jfi LC Coinedv You’ve Ever Gazed At Eg ALSO—“FORGOTTEN SWEETIES,” with yc ilr Charlev Chase. A I’athe Comedy. 31 , r or - 15c 35c if; ifi TONIGHT—WALLY WALES in “TEARIN’ INTO i US TROUBLE.” Rarin’ Roarin’ Adventure, Romance anti UZ U* Thrills! Also—“ Now You Tell One.” A Charley Bowers pC [[P Novelty Comedy. 10c 20c 2->c jj» 1

Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Holsnpple and children. Theodore, JaunltJ and Bernedette, of Indianapolis, will spend Easter with the T. W. Holsapple family in this city. —o — - Dancing at Sun-Set park Easter Sunday.