Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1928 — Page 7

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|' CL rii calender ■ Thursday Eli ’'"■ J - “ ■ w:S ,Home Economics <'!"'’ |e£> st*- ci,a!,t,;r i ' oonl ’ ■M ia Club. Mrs. I' "I. McConnell, fa; Raritan Class. Christian ?.,. s Nora Railing. 7:30 I'. M. *£an Ladies Aid Mrs. Dr. CharBible Class, Mrs. Glen C0w«7:30 P. M. Friday Ai( l society. Parsonage, 2:00. « Marrs Township Home EconoU flub’Mrs. H. 0. Davis, al! day. Hiir installation, Yoeman Hall ~,U r d.v w m»u Dance, 8:00 p. m. L; Heralds of M. E. Church, tai M Htimbarger, 2:30 P. M. We Sale. Triangle Class Christian Schmitt Meat Market, 9:00 A. M. H lota Xi. Mrs. Ralph Gentis, I’ld p, M. Potohouias Dance, Red Men Hall. SP.M. Wednesday |btori:al Cub, Mrs. Dr. J. M. Rer, 3:30 !>■ m. rtertains ielchbre cllb Brad Mrs. France Center r.’te tena.l h-stcss lespectively, Wedjgjar evening, of the Bel Cher? ij’r at their l">nn on North bcconc iwt. At six-thirty o'clock, a < MlW dinnr »v- served, after which Ifleniag war .'pent in Bridge. Mr. ai Hrs. Vi’.cctr Bormann were [jut! of the Out; rnd were awarded laest prue. while Mr. and .Mrs. fepKnapp received the Club prize. KH. E. BTERTAINS HISTORICAL CLUB fij. asm tiers hip of the Historical (hi) was entertain*”!, Wednesday a:sci, by Mrs. S. E. Hite at her tae on South Third street. Th 1 ? •etiag opened with quotations and ta: events, after which Mrs. Wes Langsttn and Mrs. Ben Defit assumed charge of t-. ■• program al used as their subject for two tat papers, "Women in the Home''. Preceding the reading of her paper, faDeVar recited "Just Diop In Any lime, a poem by Barton Rees Pogue. ,A■iscellaneous pregram then added dte afternoon's program as follows: Pino Duett — "Dance of the Rosebuds L by Keats. W Jane DeVoi ami Dorothy Haley Ma! Reading,— "Ma Carlotta. (Mary Jane DeVor) i ftiti Gloup ; .noagarian Rhapsody .... Koling Wachs pHo’ary" Nevin I (By Russel Jaberg) L~ the close of th e program, the £* assisted by Mrs. S. E. Shamp Sutler, served d&i5 refreshments. Tho meeting next . «k mil be held with Mrs. Dr. J. Lb Mrs ’ Harl Hollingsnh wil ihave charge of the paper. 111,,1 ''' M ' Hi, ' fY, ' sterday 'wJuw a he '' a TaU Alumni W HI «im r' day evenl “s a! sovDcpartment of the / ™ n,eet ’ Mon <fay evfci (ini 6even ' ,,llrf y o'clock, with I>Wter ’ Mer<J «r Ave., for ' e ‘»ilihL S ' i m ’ MISS Ver,leal Whal‘have charge cf the program. Rhi^r 01 tlw •Church ~, i S ea lnusic ale at Januar >’ Aug will I), ]■' ° C ock ' A t!ilv '-m ofMied to tIL n n ke "' whtcU win bo ap"ciswrdK y ?? ay fund ' T bo Pubb inv lted to attend. hI TERTA| N * ER guests ?' '■ Mrs p,ji 11,1 Mb. j 3hl , .- Corson and Mr. *“-r today f erett ’ entertained at U ° r , th " R ev- and Mrs. liillk| h. the iT tho Kev - Thomas e ßM »ciing tic 01 Muskegon. «'ho wi Th, t N , fcW OFP|«n Pq ,H Ub WaS ent «‘- Mrs H** ‘‘fternoon, at the .T 11 “beet. Mr y M °‘ tz 0,1 So " !l ' J'M® of th , 8 , Charity Hooper J'T'stweßtin,''' I ”'° STaln and rear t aU " “struct iv e p u Th J ,T ' ■■"■b'eonsln Rivtn, " ’-f the couiie w underfill summer re-

I sorts with which it abounded. Twelve sub-topics were given. After the program, a short business sess’on was ). held and the following off.ears elected for tho new year: president, Mrs. . Philip Obenauer; vice president, Mrs. I Frank France; secretary, Mrs. Cal Peterson; and treasurer, Mrs. Harry Moltr. The h’stess ""“J ’ - > ing the afternoon. The next meeting 5 will be held with Mrs. Cira,.es ...,.,<1 • and Mrs. Herman Ehlnger will have ) charge of the paper. , ATTENDED DINNER IN FORT WAYNE i Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Herber and son Billy, were in Fort Wayne, where • they attended a six o’clock d nner in celebration of the fortieth wedding an- ■| niversary of Mr. Herber's parents. Mr, i and Mrs. Fred Herber. 'rue honcred guests were the recipients of many . lovely gifts, appropriate of tho occasion. A large delegation of relatives . of the couple, enjoyed a delicious six 1 o’clock dinner at the Herber family heme. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL . ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Tho St. Vincent De Paul Society met i Wednesday afternoon in the K. of C. . Hall. The afternoon was spent in playing Five Hundred and prizes were , won by Mrs. Wm Shumaker and Mrs. Joe Lose. The election of officers to . serve for a period cf two years was then held with the following results: president, Mrs. Win. Lose; secretary, Mrs. Mike Sorg. and treasurer, Mrs. Wm Shumaker. The outgoing officers are: president, Mrs. Mike Sorg; secretary, Mrs. L. C. Perry, and treasurer, Mrs. James Muiphy. After tho election, the meeting adjourned. ’ PROGRESSIVE CLASS ENJOYS POT-LUCK SUPPER i Joined by Mrs. Chas. Knapp's class cf the Sunday school, the Progressive class enjoyed a de- , licious pot-luck supper, Wednesday evening in the church dining room. There was no special program, and alter a social hour, the class meinIv rs adjourned to the church auditorium whe~e they attended the prayer meeting set vics, CARD PARTY GIVEN BY CATHOLIC LADIES I The Catholic Ladies Facial (Tub sponsoied a delightful parcel post sale I and catd party, Wednesday evening, i which was given in the D. (’. H. S. | Auditorium. Theie was a good atten- 1 I dance and'-several hundred parcel i post packages were sold as an opening feature cf the evening. Bridge, Five, Rhum then furnished the diversion of the even ng. i In Bridge. Miss Adelaide Delnlnger,' Mrs. Leo Lawless and Mr. Lee Law-|

I Opportunity I is coming I Your way INDICATIONST~ar& that 1928 will bring it. Perhaps, at an unexpected time . . . perhaps, when you anticipate it. BUT" supposing it’s an Opportunity that requires money? Will you be ready to embrace it? Look Ahead Now And Save. a Open A Saving Account —in this Bank and feel free to - challenge 1928 to “come ahead and bring on your Opportun- , ities!” Old Adams County Bank The Bank of Service z

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kin were aucceasful in winning prteea; 1 Mia. Dan Cook. Mrs. Henry Schulte and Mr. Jim Cokhin were victors ir Five Hundred; In Rhum, Chrlatent Nesswald, Mies Hilda Helman and Mr. Ed Meyers won tho prizes. Tables in Rhum were arranged for the children also, and Delores Klepper and Jerome Meyers w.n the children’s prizes. A book, wh f h was given away, went to Robert Miller; the door prize was won by Don Klepper, and a pair of pillow eases and sheets by Mrs. San Straub. Refreshments of hot coffee, sandwiches and Eskimo pies were sol! throughout the evening. RECEIVES HONORS IN PLAY DIRECTING Miss Lola Peterson of this city, student at Indiana University, member of the Indiana University Coaching class, has the distinction of presenting a play which she directed, l:;fore the student body of the uulersity. The play was one of three which wete chosen by a group of Judges, when the class presented a group of ten plays for judgment. Tho three chosen plays were given last night and received great applsause. The play di-ected by Miss Peterson was a one-act play entitled, "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals." o Farmer Held In Connection With Death of Housekeeper Muncie, Ind., Jan. 26.--(INS) — Charles Lykins, wealthy farmer of Muncie, was held today by state authorities in connection with the death of Miss Margaret Mi ligan, 62, his housekeeper, who died January 18. under mysterious circumstances. A coroner's chemist told detectives ho had found traces of arsenic in the woman's atemach. Lyhins blamed her death upon an unidentified “other woman'’ v»ho had been jealous, ho aubl. When stricken, Miss Milligan told police she had been poisoned by biscuits she had just made. The contents of a baking powder can which Mi’s Milligan borrowed from a neighbor was being ana'yzed today. o— Official Chosen For Second Team Tourney Frank Porter, of Portland, has been engaged to officiate in the Adams county high school second team basketball tournament, to be held in K rk’ and township high school gym next Saturday. Six teams are entered in the meet. The schedule for the tourney is: Berne vs. Geneva. 9 A. M.; Decatur vs. Hartford, 10:30 A. M.; Kirkland vs' Monroe, 1:30 P. M.; Winner 9 A. M v-. winner 10:30 A. M., 2:30 P. M Final game, 1:30 P. M. Two Women Acquitted Os Homicide Charges Chicago, Jan. 26. —(UP) -Two women were a'quitted of homicide charges: here yesterday. Mrs. Ro.se Franks, charged with killing her common law husband, Paul Ernerich, policeman, because he abutsed her, was found not guilty by a jury after 15 minutes deliberation. Mrs. Mary Cernfck was acquitted of beating Mrs. Theresa Shuhat to [death with a gtove shaker.

i Personals sm— «i ibiiii—i' imsnaamww Little Gloria l.ouAnn Conter has been visiting for the past two u.<; s with her gran Ipartmls, Mr. un i Mrs. Zach Vachon In Mark’e. Mr. and Mis. Phil Macklin and son Wendall spent Wednesday at the Chris Eicher home south of Decatur and assisted Mr. Eicher is butchering. Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison is in receipt of word which states that Mrs Jessie Deam, who has been suffering ftom bronchial pneumonia, is improving and is now able to sit up awhile eaih day. Mrs. Deam Is with har son, Bert Townsend and family, in Frankfo:t, Kentucky. Mrs. T. H. Dibble, daughter of Mrs. Wm. Butler of this city, who underwent a very serious operation about ten days ago In a hospital at Saginaw. Michigan, is impro Ing slowly each day, but will bo confined to the hospital for some time yet. Mrs. Butler who was with her daughter, has returned to her home in this city. Ther’s lots o' things about success that hain't gene ally known, but ther’s no secrets about failures. Human life's gettin’ so cheap that most autoists seem t’ feel it wouldn’ pay t’ slow down when they kill a pedes- | trian. — Abe Martin, Indianapolis News. Member Os Michigan Legislature Sentenced Detroit, Mich , Jan. 26. — (UP) — ‘ Chester A. Good, 32-year-old member of the Michigan'legislature, was sentenced today to serve from four to 15 years in the Detroit house of correction. I

%IMhC t- .BBgHKgyS- FvMbsj**/ > r -' WL -.wk |A W\ ■ 7 IwR hwSk \ ®W ) » U*b. AwW' WrJkl / £ I Lfc\ I w:' 1 -- ■ s 4Rb sty : IRJWVt B' Wil ‘ ''w i B H I IS ! tB ®3fi * ■■ >■ ky I ■ mTj ',JBsr COAT PRICES SLASHED Far Below CLEARANCE SALE Prices For FRIDAY and SATURDAY As a special inducement to the women who want and need a coat for these cold winter days we have made another cut from our sale prices on three lots $19.75 $27.50 $39.75 former sale price former sale price (’oats that formerly z <tM rn sold up to S7O and re- * 34,jU duced from former sale Values up to $34.50. Values up to $45.00. price of $49.50. M■ ■ niiiM i ■■mi i - -ui >-■--< « "in ■ u.n ■••—. U J »u_. - L — i>.j i. . 1U11.....L. .uiuj ( 11. il» .■■■.. .ii _i. -in., ii-.ri i. ...iwnuaK .11.1 ,w biij.l-Tumi a . ji. n. i.iui ii lu .. xi..,. mum. .r llu .i.iL. L THESE COATS are the same in quality and workmanship as we sold early in the season for $34.50 to $4950. Each is an exact copy of a recent importation. Developed in the new pile fabrics and soft sport woolens, with lavish use of fur foj- collars, cuffs and bands. THESE VALUES FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY. E. F. Gass & Son I > . STORE OF QUALITY. ;

Terre Haute Man Gets Life Sentence Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 26—(UP) — Edward Jlageiman is under life sentence here for the murder of his bro-ther-in-law, Frank Wilkie last Sept. Sentence was Imposed by Circuit Judge John Jeffries after overhul'ng a motion for the new trial. A jury a few weeks ago convicted Hagerman of second degree murder. o— — Urges One-Man Leadership Washington, Jan. 26. — (11°) —Oneman leadership of Mississippi flood control and federal loans to help states bear their share of such work were urged on the house flood eonti ?1 committee today by Secretary of War Davis.

Don’t Let That Cold Turn Into “Flu” That cold may turn into •‘Flu,” Grippe or, even worse, Pneumonia, un« less you take care of it at once. Rub Musteroleon the congested parts and see how quickly it brings relief. As effective as the messy old mustard plaster; does the work without blister. Musterole, made from pure oil of mustard, camphor, menthol and other simple ingredients, is a counter-irritant which stimulates circulation and helps break up the cold. You will feel a wann tingle as it en« ters the pores, then a cooling sensation that brings welcome relief. — * Ims Detier Chan a miutard plaster mini <■■■■ „

1 IHE ADAMS Theatre | c ® Last Time Tonight ffi . g “METROPOLIS” I •i rl The Eighth Wonder of the World! Where will we be jOT J SQ| one thousand years from now? Words can’t describo ah it! METROPOLIS must be seen! y[ji Incredible 1 Astounding! Bewildering! LC Also—Aesop’s Fables, Pathe News and Topics of the Day an] - gg 10c 25c s “ FRIDAY ONLY—“HOOK AND LADDER No. gg k SEN. & MON.—BEBE DANIELS in SWIM, GIRL SWIM gl i THE CORT I TONIGHT ONLY | “HIGH SCHOOL HEROES” Benefit D. H. S. Basketball Team IE Rampant south in a basketball romance, featuring U" TP Sally Phipps, Charles Paddock, Nick tr . Stuart and John Darrow. A happy comedy drama of glorious youth, pulsing ah sn] with lift’ and running over with laughter. Happy high Jfi school days woven around the basketball court. Jfi ADDED—The third of the “Collegian series’’ gg E “DAZZLING COLD.” Fox News 10c, 25e y; FRIDAY—BLANCHE SWEET in “SINGED” W g SUNDAY & MONDAY—“FRENCH DRESSING.” g

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