Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1927 — Page 3

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CALENDAR Wednesday I,, of C. degree team practice—of <’. hall, 7 p. m. ■ St. Vincent de Paul —K. of C. Hail, ■1:30 p. tn. THURSDAY ■ Bridge Club—Miss Madge Hite, iff. 30 p.tn. Hadies' Aid Society of E. V. Church—- ■ Lurch, 2 p. m. ■ r. b. Ladies’ Aid Society Social—ijl’i. C. K- Baughman. | Missionary Sewing Society of Aniti'< h Church —Mrs. W. B. Weldy. IF Eastern Star initiation — Chapter ■ooms, 7:30 p. m. »:j Good Samaritan Class of Christian ■ChurcA Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Charles, ■7:30 p. m. I Root township Home Economic, ■club—Mrs. Nettle Singleton. I So Cha Rea—Mrs. H. P. Schmitt, ■7:30 p. m. Friday ;[ St Mary’s Township Hom.’ Econ |< i ics Ciul —Mrs. John Floyd, 1:30? Pocahontas Pot-Luck Supper—7:3o [ M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society—Church, ■ 3:30 p.m. Mrs. Gerald Mylott and Miss Grace I Butler united- in entertaining the mem I bers of the Delta Theta Tau sorority I last evening at the home of their sisI ter, Mrs. Guy Blown. Tallies were arI ranged for Biidge and high scores I weie won by Miss Germaine Christen I and Miss Naomi Durkin, who were I awatded with beautiful prizes. DelightI ful refreshments weie served at the I (losing of the games. Forty friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Tinkham, Sunday, to celebrate the ■ birthday anniversaries of Mrs. Tink- ! ham, E. N. Teegarden and Woodrow Tinkham. At the noon hour, a delicious dinner was served. The guests included Mr. ana Mrs. E. N. Tee.garden. of Winche-* r; Mr and Mrs. O. L. Tinkham. Me. and Mrs. Clint lautzenheiser and son, Junior, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lautzenheiser and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Tinkham and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCullough and daughter. Dora Mae, Mrs Bob Young, Mrs. Hannah Tinkham. Mr. Aaron Lautzenheiser, M's-t Mamie Hoblit, Paul McCullough and Earl Lantz Afternoon callers wore Mr. and Mrs. Will Lyon: and son, Hebert, of this city, Mr. :md Mrs. Earl Case tl.d family, of near Rockford, Ohio • Th® St. Mary's Trwnship Homs Economics Club awill meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. John Floyd at 1:30 o’clock. All .members are urged to a’tend and bring '-owing equipment. The Carr® Deim Cb m met ;'i the h> u.e of Mrs Harve Baker last eve- • itig. Following the business meeting a sewing and social hour w?s enjoyed. M’s Btiker served ref:?'.--m-nts an 1 was as/st-d by P.uiimAndrews a-d Margaret Kern. Guests besides th'- club n era! ?rs were Mrs. C.-rl Scbajp-.- and Mrs. Leland Franks. Th? Civic Section of the Woman's Flub held a very interesting meeting in the Library last evening. Short talks were given by the members. Mrs. Guy Brown gave an interesting talk on “Interior Decorating and Col or Schemes,” and Mrs. Dee Frybpck talked on "Lighting Fixtures, Direct and Indirect Lighting.” The garbage question was discussed, after which

Dr. W. E. Smith addressed the club. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the church parlors. A good attendance Is urged • M.iss Madge Hite will be hostess to the Bridge Club Thursday evening at eight o'clock. The Tri Kappa sorority met last evening with Mrs. James Westveld at her home on Second street. A pot luck dinner was served after which pledge ceremonies were held for the Misses Helen Dorwin, Ruth Engle, Hetty Erwin, Mildred Worthman, and Mary Kathryn Schug. A short business meeting was held, during which plans were made for a Bridge party to be held at the County Club Thursday, June 2. o Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey spent Tuesday in Fort Wayne as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Borroughs.

Personals ’ “If I kin git whisky when I hain't got pnenmony, I kin git it when I’ve got it,” says Lon Moon. Yeung Lindbergh has won a foituno an' th- ad- ■ miration o' th' world at an ago when most of our boys are jest Inkin' up th' • saxophone, ci leatnin' t’ toll a cigarette with one hand. ’ — Abe Martin, Indianapolis News. John T. Myers and Dan W. Beery made a business trip to l-'oTt Wayne this morning. 1 Mrs. Ves Nelson, Alts. Jennie Arch- ’ bold, of Fort Wayne, are guests of relatives hero today. A very fine morning after the showers, rains, storms and cyclones • and it is needless to say to the weather man that these days are appreciated. A letter from Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Helm, Miami Beach, Fla., says they are enjoying good health and get- • ting along nicely. Business is still very good in that section and will so continue for several weeks. The national meeting of the Lion’s Clubs of America will be held there next month. Mr. and Mrs. T. M- Reid vsiited n Fort Wayne today. ' Mrs. Nan West of Auburn, Indi--1 ana, visited here today and attended ' to business. Roy Frame of Fort Wayne attended to business here today He received a cablegram from his partner. C. E. Bell, announcing the safe arrival of he and his family in Louden. i Mr.anft Mrs..’•chi’, Tyndall a-t>' son ' Ralph, motored to Fort Wayt - this • afternoon to attend the funeral services for D. M. Hensley. Mrs. Nellie Haney and Mrs. Leigh Bowen motored to Fort Wayne this ■ afternoon. Bill Heim, Harold Kirsch and Dr. Glen Neptune will motor to Fort . Wayne tonight to see the circus. Mrs. V. J. Bormann spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne visiting with friends. O. C. Wolfe, of Howe, and Mr. and Mrs. Arlhut Maybe, of Lagranirc, guests of the A. R. Wolfe family, of east of th'- city. Raymond Mertz and Miss Bretta Fisher, Mrs. Charles Fiilier and daughter, Esther Lucille, have re ' turned from a visit with friends and relatives at Spi ingtiel-1, Ohio. o — Senior Convocation Held At Indiana U. Bloomington, Ind., May 25 —(United Press)—The annual senior convocation at Indiana University yesterday honored members of the class of 1927 especially those who distinguished themselves during their years on the campus. Twenty-four seniors and graduate students were selected for member- ' ship in the honorary fraternities. The list, includes: Beta Garame Sigma, national business fraternity: Charles 11. Branson, Connersville; James J. Cochran. 1 Washington: Clarence W. Detach. Evansville; Herbert L. Plowman. Gary ■ and Gilbert A. Shedd, Rolling Prairie. After the exercises President W. L. Bryan, of the university, was presented a painting by the chairman of the student interests committee, in recognition of Bryan's untiring efforts at the university.

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TEN VILLAGES ARE DOOMED TO BE INUNDATED • I OVI'IM EH l-HOM PAtiH OWFP ' i in the lower Tei-he country, west of the river, have widened rapidly. Morgan City, where most householders moved io second doors rather than leave, was beginning to feel the full for -e of tlie torrent. Rescue boats stood by ready to enter the inundated area of St. Mary parish where several hundred Acadian families are threatened. Organized efforts were being made to curl) “waler rattlers," looters who ransack homes in deserted towus, using small boats for their purpose and' ■doling their loot on rafts, hidden in Hooded woodlands. 1 Orders have been issued police and ; militia in the Texas basin to shoot , I looters on sight. Will Turner. al negro, was shot and killed in Wildsville when police found him escap-' ing witli a boat load of merchandise alleged to have been stolen. o . FORT WAYNE TO HOLD IRIS SHOWi ' i I : Decatur Flower Growers Invited To Tako Part In Show To Be Held May 27 And 28 , Iris enthusiasts of this city have . been invited by the Fort Wayne Better Yards Committee to take part in the annual Foit Wayne Iris Show to be , | held at the Public Library Friday ami -' Saturday, May 27 and 28. I Hundreds of exhibits of iris, repre--1 senting every variety of the flower > grown in this part of the county, will ; be displayed at the show. A number of t new ways of displaying the flowers have been dveloper. by the committee I in charge of the event, and will add greatly to the attractiveness and interest of the exhibition, according to I the committee's announcement. | The show is no-competitive, no' prizes being awarded., and is open to' • amateur and professional glowers of ■ the flower. Admission to the show is 1 also free, it is announced. Exhibits should lie taken to the Public Library at Fort Wayne by noon on ’ Friday, where the committee in charge will assist the exhibitors in staging their displays. Wherever possible, the 1 varieties should be labelled, since the ' exhibition is largely educational. Unlabelled flowers, however, will also be ' dispayed, either as. Uidividual spei--1 mens or as ttjp#t $f "ho large group of displays wThich afo expected to fill the lobby and first floor rooms of the 1 building. The show will open to the public at 1 3 o'clock, daylight savings time, on Friday afternoon and will continue through Ftiday evening and Saturday. Most of the exhibits will hlso remain ' in the building for public inspection throughout Sunday. Auto Thieves Take 35 1 Cars During Week-end Indianapolis Ind.. May 25 —(UP)— Automobile thieves were on big parade ever last week-end, according to records at the, police station here. A total of 35 automobiles, representing a value of $21,100 were taken Saturday night and Sunday. Five of these ■ cars, valued at $1,700 were recovered . by police. i' ' ■ CHOLERA (Summer Complaint) Food or water may cause Kfj IB diarrhea and stomach cramps W A 11 For prompt relief take Chamberlain’s Colic Remedy in water Ask your druggist for this old. reliable remedy today. For trial size,send 4c to Chamberlain Medicine Company, 702 Sixth Avenue Des Moines, lowa. chamberlains U* GUARANTEED REMEDY FOR M 1 COLIC frH E_FI Pst'al P

RETURNS FROM BATH, MICHIGAN 1 — I Mrs. Agnes Andrews Returns From Town Where School Building Was Dynamited I Mis. Agnes Andrews returned from' Bath. Michigan, last night, after attending the funeral of Richard RichI anlson, 1.3. son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Richardson, who -was killed when tin* consolidated school building at Bath . was dynamited last week. Mrs. Richl a: .Ison Is a cousin of Mrs. Andrews. Mu ilia Richardson." Richard's sister, I who was injured in the blast is Improvin:; and lias been removed to her home from tlie hospital. I Mrs. Andrews stated that the rest- | dents of Bath ami community are still dr.zed by the awful tragedy, which claimed the lives of forty-four persons, mostly school children. One family lost five chihhen in the explosion. Mrs. Andrews stated that the people of the I community do not feel as bitter to- | ward Andrew Kehoe, the man dynamited tlie buildings, as is generally supposed. She said they simly say “I wondet why he did it." Tlie full meaning of tlie tragedy appears not tc have dawned upon the stunned community yet. | o I | Mr. and Mi,s. Fid Adler and sons, Lester, Glen and Dale, of Honduras, Were visitois here this afternoon. J. Voglewede made a business trip to Shelbyville today. Julius and Anthony Kchne, of Washington township, looked aftei business Interests here today.

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&<nri tJZI Monee-but | < UJ S ®r® think of the | yi( WON ’®gF | VLZ / *3l hundredsofßg 1 g timesyOU <V? £c£T — ; ■*» + ' fewfiSWSl Can play a —""WHILE gj y? EffiHISB Brunswick Record ;“ W THEY eh |CT 3 for J| I B All brand new unused BRUNSWICK ffl Records. You will find all these records ‘TTjAW? " ® Efi listed in the new catalogue, but we have JIT/ '**& g too many of them. So for a day or two un- i * -fi ® til our over stock is sold we will close them • J fflHb y; yp out three for one dollar. | j 11 ifi Dance Records, Vocal and Instrumental | J 1 are included in this sale. This price on ® those in stock only. All duplicates or re- g u orders will be at the regular price. If you float home d bit late ,why don’t" „, , , . . you have some Brunswick Records under yfi Make your selections early, your arm to make it easy for you ? ? ? they won’t last long. ® * Pumphrey’s Jewelry Store J

,U. S. MEDALS OF I , HONOR PROPOSED FOR LINDBERGH (CONTIVI r.l> f- HOM ' . Paris today was raising higher aid higher tlu standard which New York must attain if its greeting to Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh on his return home shall match that of this city. I I Men stood at salute today and women threw bouquets ns Lindbergh passed in an automobile through tlie thickly populated slums of northeast irn Paris returning from a visit to ijis plane at Le Bourget field. It was another of those triumphant rides which have become Lindbergh's lot since lie amazed the world witli his feat of flying alone across tlie Atlantic ocean. The laboring people lined the streets. I Lindbergh inspected at Le Bourget the plane being constructed for Paul Tarascon who plans to fly from Paris to New York in August. The craft is a monoplane of 380 horsepower. Lindbergh inquired especially whether tlie plane would float and was assured that it was ns solid as a boat. ’l Paris. May 25 (UP)—Capt. Chas. A. Lindbergh tinkered with ills Ryan monoplane today at I>e Bourget field ami pronounced it ready, except for a minor adjustment or two. to carry him to Brussfe's and Ixindon. | There still was enough Roosevelt Cield gasoline in the tanks for the , projected flights, and Lindbergh intimated that he would carry on with Americaji fuel. Lindbergh was not satisfied with - the way the holes ripped by souvenir

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hunters hnd been patched and said I | lie would Yet urn to the f li-lil to direct tlie re-pati-liing. He still hopes to b*' 'able to fly to Brussels Saturday to' see King Albert. Tr.-insiiortatlon home had not been on today. Lindbergh haTi not yet received President Coolidge's invitation to return to New York nlniard a United Slates warship luit 1 ' tiilnks the n'lesago probalily would • be more comfortabl ■ aboard u liner. Having sacrificed comfort to necessity on the eastbound passage, Lindbergh seemed to Re inclined to even the score on the westward voyage. 'i The airman s|vn| two and onehalt hours witli his plane. Tho Wright. Whirlwind motor, ho said, 1 was ready for 150 hours more flying, i D< iegat.>i f , Invilaflions and congratulations st il were arriving for 'Lindbergh today. Tlie delegations came from London and tlie scores of 1 invitations to tlie young man indicat1 ed that the reception he received here v,-;il |,e duplicated on the other side of the channel. Americans, who have made wav for I —-

I THE CORT | ; I Last Time Tonight S I I “0 H BAB Y ” u; Al niversal-Jewel Attraction, with Madge Kennedy, t Creighton Hah* and a good supporting cast. '3l A little child shall lead them! And what a merry S 2jjt) chase' Ihe little slick of human dynamite keeps K ' K you on edge from the very minute it starts. ® ‘ “Society Architect” Comedy. 10c, 25c ffi Thursday—“ The Night Bride” with Harrison Ford. UE Sunday and Monday—The picture of the age. “A Night of Love.” featuring Ronald Coleman ypj and Vilma Hanky. ng | THE ADAMS Theatre | Last Time Tonight fjJ LIBERTY'S OAEAT SERIAL FEATURX STOR.Y Jfi ! “I JHFE’i GREATEST 1 i LUMISTAKE* I IE with Evelyn Brent, James Hall'and Wm. Powell. m [Lp Brides, Grooms, Wives, Husbands, Flappers, Sheiks—the whole bj’i] i world wants to know—what is “LOVE'S GREATEST MISTAKE." Sh We ask YOU now—What is it? gnJ UE (j- ALSO—Topics of the Day. Pathe News and Aesop's Fables. 30 I ——_ 2sc I THURSDAY & FRIDAY—“THE FIRE BRIGADE" with Charles jv Ray and May McAvoy. Co not miss this Wonderful Picture! |l- SUN. & MON.—WALLACE BEERY in “CASEY AT THE BAT.” ‘fluff Sed! IE IL'r’l r*il IF'I r*P fpl irn.lr'l O.lr’l f*n Fl Fl r*<l Fl r*n rr" 1 ! tr*l e**r. Ir»l F*n i hi fr a S r*n 1 / «<n)3l'jn.3l.>n l 3fcpl3l.'>ii!3Tinl3»-Jril3lP;::3lhiii ,

Llmtbergh'H French liohlh on most ' occusloiiM Hinco he arrived, have I promised in the name of their fellow 1 countrymen In New York the biggest I w Iconic ever in Lindbergh's honor. Louis Bierlot, designer and pilot of ihe firrt. airplane to fly across the English < hannel. was Lindbergh's ,host at luncheon today. The luncheon was a private affair at Blerlot’s , tome. Lindberg) said lie was glad lof the opportunity to talk to the man who was tlie first to fly across the channel "placed France In the lead ■ of word aviation at that time." ■ o— Tlie liiiliy daughter hoin to Mr. and . Mis. Clarence Mitchell of near Monroe , May Hi has been named Ijols Gene. ( Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Hahegger, and . daughter. Marcella, of Berne, were shc-iMiers here today. • E. T. Jones, of Washington towni ship, was a business visitor here tof day. I Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell, of I Monroe, weie shoppers here this as- • tei noon. Mr. and Mrs. John Holder, of Mon- :■ ioeville, were shoppers here today.