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CLUB CALENDER Thursday Moose Leglonaires — Moose Home. | 7-30 p. m. i nion Township 4 11 Club — Parochial School, 2 j>. m. Mt. Pleusnnt Ladies' Aid Society—| Mrs Harley Roop, 2 p. m. W n c.—Yeoman Hall. Calvary Ladles' Aid Society-Church . 1 P. »1. Baptist Women’s Society — Mrs.' John Chronister. • Woman's Missionary Society of E. V Church —Church, 2 p. m. Presbyterian Woman’s Home a no' Poreißn Missionary Society—Church, j 2:30 pm. Every Ready Sunday school class of Methodist church. Mrs. Dee Fryback 7:30- P. M. Friday Winners Class of E. V. Church—- < liurch, 7:30 p. m. C B. Ladies' Aid Society Cookie and Doughnut sale Church. Woman’s Home Missionary Soeirtv of M. E. Church Mrs. John Niblick, 2:30 pm. Minnehaha club at Red Men hall. 7:30 P. M. Yeoman lodge—Yeoman hall, 7:30 P. M. Tuesday Carpe Diem Club—Mrs. Joe Hunter. 7:30 p. m. A delightful surprise party was held on Mrs. Harley Roop at the Roop home a mile and a half northwest of this city last Sunday noon, when about 25 guests anived at the beautiful farm home to remind Mrs. Roop of her birthday. A basket dinner was served at noon and the afternoon was spent in contests and visiting. Section two of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the United Brethren church will hold s cookie and daughnut sale at the church Friday. • The Frank Mclntosh family of Union township entertained at dinner Wednesday for Mrs. Jane Ormsby turd children, and Marion Wallace, of Chicago, Mrs. Dave Wallace and children < f Fort Wayne, Miss Marion Wallace recently returned from Europe where she toured Sweden, Denmark Scotland and England with a Chicago Swedish chorus. The chorus, which is composed of fifty members, sang in several Cathedrals built during the 15th and 16th centuries They were entertained at tea by the Crown Prince in Sweden. Miss Wallace's father formerly IWcd in Scotlandrtdop Rcuoioi. Sunday The fifteenth annual Roop reunion will be held Sunday. September 4. at Bellimmt park. All relatives are cordially invited to attend. Dinner will be served on the picnic grounds at noon. More than 125 relatives attended the annual Weldy-Heery reunion held , • • terday at Bellmont park. A delicious basket dinner was served at noon and the afternoon was spent in renewing frienships from a distance, and a fine time was reported by all attending Mrs. Milton ('. Werling and sons of Preble, entertained at a dinner yesterday for Mrs. Ves Venis of this city and Mrs. Alph King and son, Richard of Leipsic, Ohio. Ihe Moose Legionaires will meet tonight at the Moose home at 7:30 o clock. All members are urged to attend. A meeting of the Winners class of the Evangelical church will be held a; the church Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The attendance of every member is urged. o - Personals Ike Soles has returned from abroad an' says th’ bartenders o’ Toronto leel iffy kindly toward this country In s P'te of all our crime an’ waywardness 1 occasionally meet up with a clergyntan that’s barely break in’ even. Abe Martin, Indianapolis News Mrs. Irene Steele and daughte”, Virginia, of Sturgis, Michigan, who have been visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Joel Reynolds, have gone to Ossian to visit with relatives. ■Mr. and Mrs. Joe Swearingen and I s °n, Joe,, jr., o f Chicago, and Mr. and I

Mrs. Charles Partlow, of Richmond, I were gne.ts of Mrs. Joe Helm and i Mrs. Lulu Swearingen lust evening. I Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Donnel. S. V. Johnson, of Richmond, v.us a gues of his brother, E. W. Johnson, of ' West Marshall street over night The Misses Cecile Miller, Louise ! Thomas, and Dick Ehlnger and Dick I Tonnelier, motored to Fort Wayne last | evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hocker and! 1 daughter. Jesteen will leave tomorrow I for Austin, Minnesota where they will I visit their son and daughter-in-la| 1 Mr. and Mrs. Hocker. i Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ihische returnI ed Wednesday alter nn extended trip ( through the east, making their head , I <|itar ers with relatives at Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Haines and fam I ily returned from a weeks vacation in the sou'hern part of the state. Mr. and Mis. Seth Sloan of nca’’ Logan. Ohio, spent the day in this city < yesterday, attending the Weldy-Btery runion at iteiimont park. They left] today for Chicago where they will visit relatives before returning t-j their home. Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Sloan and daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Scherll of Logan Ohio were attendants ct the Weldy-Beery reunion at Bellmont park yesterdayMr. and Mrs. E. P. Kreider and Mr. and Mrs. George Francis returned to their home at Lancaster. Ohio today after attending the Beery-Weldy reunion at Bellmont park yesterday. Sherman Essex, of Monroe, was a business visitor here this afternoon. William Lenhart made a business ‘rip to South Bend today. o CONTINUE CALL OF WITNESSES Marion County Jury Is Questioning U. S. District Prosecutor Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 1. —(UP) — United States District Attorney Albert S. Ward was subpoenaed to ap> pear today before the Marion county grand jury which is investigating charges of political corruption. With the failing of the federal official, it was believed the grand jurors were inquiring into the sudden activity of t’ne federal grand jury about three months ago. The jury wa - ca.’led into session unexpectedly it that t’me. It was reported that t certain affidavit bearing oh ii'e activities of uninvolved persons in the D. C. Stephenson inquiry had been shown to the jury. It was said that indictments were asked. None were returned. It was understood that District Attorney Ward, who presented the matter to the grand jury in his official capacity, would be asked to exp’aJn origin of the affidavit, declared to have been fraudulent. James W. Noel, attorney for former Governor Warren T. McCray, who is returning to Indianapolis from the Atlanta federal penitentiary also whs expected to be heard. Noel was one of the witnesses before tile grand jury Tuesday. It was understood he was questioned regarding the charge that through him. Stephenson conveyed to McCray an offer of SIO,OOO and a promise of immunity from prosecution for the appointment of James P. McDonald. Indianapolis attorney, as Marion county prosecutor.

| THE CORT ’ | BIG DOUBLE PROGRAM y Jfi ON THE SCREEN ON THE STAGE £ ‘ ‘ MARRIAGE ’ ’ Merchant’s I Wm. Fox Classic with Carnival g ■fi VIRGINIA VALLI ST Share in this big fun pio- U gr A butterfly wife who leads gram—and who can tell, you gj her husband beyond all may be lucky. It's worth gr Op means of society. Unusual your time. Bring you- |[ gl and interesting. friends. gL Jfi ALSO—COMEDY. JSC 30c g RADIO GIVEN AWAY FREE TONIGHT. If IF Dompsey-Sharkey pictures Tuesday and Wednesday. gt

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It was learned thut if McCray lit asked to tippear before the grand jury to fell what he knows about the charge, ho probably would not be culled nnl 1 tho middle of next week. o -—'Mr THREATEN TO SPREAD STRIKE Movie Opcartors May Fight To The End With The Theatre Owners Chicago, Sept. 1 (United Press) — Chicago's movie strike and lockout today threatened to spread io other sections of tile United States and may result in a finish fight between theaI tre owners and the various unions with J which they deal. 1 Two of the theatre syndicates leading the lockout against Chicago moving picture operators, which has closed virtually ull Cinema and Vaudeville i houses in the city, owner or cohtrol I other houses in various parts of the 1 country. Their attitude was indicated today 1 when a lockout was ordered for the I two principal houses in Danville. 111. | Tile syndicates also threatened to employ non-union musicians at Rock i Island and Mole, 111., and Davenport, I la., beginning next week. WORLD FLIERS CONTINUE TRIP Hope To Gain On Their Schedule Today And Tomorrow Constantinople, Sept. I.—(UP) —Edward F. Brock and William S. Schlee of Detroit, attempting a flight by airplane around the world, had hopes of reaching Aleppo and pet haps even Bagdad in Syria, today. Since leaving Croydon. England, hree and a half days ago, they have average 1,584 miles and they were anxious to begin gaining a little on tneir schedule. They hoped that during the morning they could get away from Constantinople, where they arrived yesterday, for Aleppo. Syria, about 590 miles distant. If that leg of the journey can be completed in time, they expected to continue before night to Bagdad, an additioanl 485 miles. Brock and Schlee had neglected to obtain permission to fly over Turkish erritory. They left Belgrade yester. day at 4:30 a. m., purposely taking off at an hour when most people were still asleep to- allow them plenty of time to reach Aleppo before night after a short stop at Constantinople. But when they landed at the Turkish city they learned of the Turkish COSfWE < . SPOILS SPow I\ \ A V <1 w - 'J J ' 1 BOSTONIAN SHOES FOR MEN i Totui-T-Myeu & Scm J CIOTHING A"D StOtS y rO< f*’’ rne • —

permit law and hud to spend the rest I of (he day trying to straighten out the difficulty. Ordinarily such a procedure would take two or three days but authorities were doing their utmost to rush through the formalities so that the departure could be made today. Hroi k was questioned by the United Brets concerning reports In the United States that he had two wlve,s. I '■’When risking my life for the cause of American aviation I regret the nubMention of such news before my arrival home ” Hes- ETAOIN ETAOIN rival home." he said. "I have been married twice hut 1 divorced my first wife before remarrying. Therefore I am not a b|gamlst," ■ ■■ ——o If a penniless man hast nowhere eise to go lie should go to work. Some men are constantly trying to lower the record for meanness.

I THE ADAMS Theatre I u- TONIGHT AND FRIDAY fi I BIG DOUBLE BILL lr jj “Red Heads Ben Burbridge’s ® Preferred” “The Gorilla Hunt” with Raymond Hitchcock. A stupendous adventure g QM Marjorie Daw and an all- drama it) the unexplored S star supporting cast. jungles of wildest Africa' M - Hue thrill follows another jrA snappy, rollicking story like bu i| cls ir()in am;) . g I with a laugh a minute anti dljnp gun! Y ou will see ts“ 3H a brilliant cast ot famous things you never saw be- [te screen players. Entertain- fore and will never see rrnicrß P ar excellence. again! | 10c 25c |

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i judge a ninn'it greatness, b' 1 the opinion lit# neighbor lias o' him. if there is any pig in a man’s nature it Im sure to crop out when he travois. Some men give their friends surething tips on the principle that inis-' ery loves comp.jny. Many a true word is spoken by mistake. A compliment always passes for more than its face value. Before giving advice a wise man prepares to dodge the consequences. A patent medicine testimonial occasionally throats greatness upon a small man Our idea of n modest man is one who cun keep his opinion of himself to himself. The palmist has no use for the man who is afraid to show Ills hand. > Never tel! nnu n that ills boy looks like his mother Ife he owes y u money

Tlie heiress may be homely, but If! she waits f r some young man to tell her so ahe will never find It out. | Mac-jK-saas. -•; — — — —-

A “silver” wedding ...on Wedding Day Silver has been the vogue since man and woman first joined hands at the altar. Bi)t today’s wedding literally teems with silver —candlesticks, consolesets, tableware,flower vases, water pitchers, tea and coffee sets. Our new showing is rich in period and modern designs, varying widely in price! And why not a Gruen strap watch, from th A vroom to his best man? I ' ’J' Pumphrey’s Jewelry Store CRUEN WATC

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