Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1927 — Page 7

Ehool Boy With 7 Artificial Legs Piches I Team To Win ■ (|)y international News Service) Kj rW York.— “Smiling John" Pal- ■\ i,- 18 yearn old, is the new ■, of Brooklyn Preparatory School Ken’ he i» a student, Eohn who has artificial legs, is ■ ki|lg a game battle against Old ■ Hard Luck and Is winning out. K‘ indents at the school had Eof of that fact the other day when lolui went to the pitcher’s box in a Ksebtdl game and pitched his school J , i to 0 victory. ■ plucky John lost his legs one afterLn four years ago while waiting for i ra in when lie was shoved by the fowd beneath the wheels. His feet n ,l nine inches of his legs were cut If But John never once lost heart. t the hospital where he was treated , r many months he was given his licknaiue "Smiling John.' Later he went to Brooklyn Prearutory and, to the surprise of othr students, went in for sports par-; Icuiarly baseball. He was a slug-| L When he hit the ball, others j an the bases for him. The other' lay he was called upon to pitch and ie certainly did—chalking up a shut nt against his opponents. •‘l’m sure the loss of my legs won’t tandlcap my career,” said John. ‘lm going to try not to let it, any-, ray.” The spunky youth's father is a < awyer. John, howeveii hasn’t yet lecided what career he will lollow. 1 National Sojournets To Hold Convention I Cleveland —(United ITess)—Every branch of Uncle Sam’s service in all parts of the world will be represented the seventh annual convention of the National Sojourners Club, in Cleveland. June 19, 20 and 21. Membership in this order is limited to Masons holding officers' commistioiis, past .present dr reserve, in some military or naval force of tiie United States or its World War allies. This will lie the club's first independent convention, the six previous ones having been adjuncts to lai ger Masonic gatherings. Though only seven years old, the order has grown so rapidly that it now

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has 71 cliaptors, located in virtually every state of the union and most of their Insular possessions and almost everywhere the United States maintains a military or naval post. Major-General Amos a. Pries, chief Os tile chemical warfaie set vice, is president ol tiie National Sojourners Club. - — Cupid Takes Toll Os British Phone Girls London, June 2—(lNS)—Out of 7,902 telephone operators in Britain, 360 get married every year, according to figures supplied by tiie Telegraph and Telephone Journal, which hints that the telephone provides Cupid with a very good medium for his barbed shafts. Officially, tiie view that romances develop between operators and callers is discounted, but gill operators declare that friendships do frequently stait over the telephone. One operator said: “Sometimes you hear the same voice ever and over again, and a voice can sound very attractive over a telephone. One day you may have a conversation witli the caller, find you and he have similar tastes, and perhaps you may arrange to meet. You often get a terrible shock, but it’s good fun. o * Sheffield Abolishes No. 13 On All Houses (By International News Service) Sheffield. Eng. — Builders having complained that houses numbered thirteen cannot be sold, Sheffield City Corporation lias deeded that on council estates in future no house shall receive such number but that the numbers shall jump from twelve to fourteen. — o Get the Habit—Trade at Home. It Pays

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1927.

French Exports Exceed Imports, Reports Show (International News Service) Paris. —Exports from Erance during the first four months of 1927 amounted to 683,342.000 francs more than Imports according to figures given out by the Custom department. The total export business for these lour months was 18,264,242,090 francs which shows an increase of 648,980,000 francs over a l.ke period of 1926. The Imports for this period were 11,570|000,00() francs a decrease of 2,186,822,000 francs from the same period of 1926.

TO HOLDERS OF SECOND LIBERTY LOAN BONDS EXCHANGE OFFERING OF NEW TREASURY BONDS Notice is given of a new offering of UNITED STATES TREASURY BONDS, dated June 15, 1927, and bearing interest from that date at the rate of 3% per cent. The bonds will mature in twenty years, but may be called for redemption after sixteen year*. Second Liberty Loan bond* will be ac•epted in exchange at par. Accrued interest on the Second Liberty bonds offered for exchange will be paid a* of June 15. 1927. Second Liberty Loan bonds have been called for payment on November 15, 1927, and will cease to bear interest on that date. Holders of such bonds who desire to take advantage of the exchange offer should consult their bank or trust company at once. The exchange privilege will be available for a limited period only, and may expire about June 15th. Further information may be obtained from banks or trust companies, or from any Federal Reserve Bank. A. W. MELLON, Secretary c£ the Treasury. Washington, May 31, 1927. > ' SUNDAY EXCURSIONS JUNE 5 Nickel Plate Road 53.00 CHIC AG O Round Trip from Ft. Wayne Special train leaves 5:30 a.m. (CT), returning leaves Chicago, 7:35 p.m. (CT). $3.75 CLEVELAND Proportionately Low Fares to Many ,Other Points Sundays During Summer Season. Address C. A. Pritchard, D.P.A., Ft. Wayne, Ind.

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