Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1928 — Page 5

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club calender Tuaaday cl ""' T ""”“ GfliriK. ■ . H Missionary Circle <-*»'reh. Mr., Robert MmJs 'chorus Choir. Catholic ,l 'S 8 Mao-^ 7 Chonw Choir, after W Tbree Link Club, Odd Fellows Hall, * f W c'l’ U U„ Library. 2:00 P. M. Pocahontas Dance. Red Men Hall. B: Kirkiami Ladies Club High school, 1 "The Lottery Man", Senior Class Play 8:00 P. M. Wednesday Bona Fide Club. Mrs. Fred Blosser, 2:30 P. M. • V and T. Club. Mrs. Claude ForeI man. 2 PM. Shakeapearc Club, Mrs. S. D. Beavers, 2:30 P. M. ‘ Vnion Twp. Woman's Club, Mrs. C. D. Spuller, 1:30 P. M. St. Vincent de Paul Society, K. of C?Hall, 2:30 P. M. Amicith Bridge Club,' Mrs. Brice Butler. Progressive Class, Presbyterian church . pot-luck supper 6:30 P. M. Historical Club, Mrs. Wilson Beery 2:30 P. M. Thursday Woman's Relief Corps, Yoeman Hall 1:30 P. M. Baptist Woman’s Society, Mrs. Curtis Moser, 2:30 P. M. F. M. S. Evangelical church parlors 2:00 P. M. Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid, school house, 4:00 P. M. Bridge Club, Miss Angie Firka, 8 P. M. Calvary Ladies Aid, Church 1 P. M. Presbyterian Missionary Society Church, 2:30 P. M. Everyready Class, Mrs. A. D. Suttles. 7:30 P. M. Friday W. H. M. S„ Mrs. Callow, 2:30 pm. Christian Ladies Aid, miscellaneous sale. White Meat Market. Saturday Christian Ladies Aid. Bake Fate, Schmitt Meat Market. 9:00 A. M. Christian Ladies Aid. bake sale, White Meat Market. Monday Research Club, Mrs. O. E. Miller, 2 30 P. M. The N anil T. Club will meet with Mrs. Claude Foreman, 314 Oak street, at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. The Young Women's Missionary Circle cf the Evangelical Church will meet with Mrs. Robert Garard, 310 Winchester street, at 7:15 o'clock this evening. The Baptist Woman's Society will meet at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon al the home of Mrs. Curtis Moser. This will be an important business meeting and all members are requested to be present. I he Woman's Relief Corps will meet Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Yoeman Hall. Lunch will be served and everyone is requested to be present. Hie Yeung Matron’s Club will meet tonight at 7;30 o'clock at the home of •’lts. lillniau Gehrig on West Adams street. The Hustler's Section of the Chris--11411 Aid Society will hold a bake sale at the Schmitt Meat Market, beginning nine o'clock Saturday Morning. Lie I, D. T. s. Class, of the Chris.lan Sunday school, will meet with Meyers on Mercer avenue, Ulls evening at seven o'clock. birthday surprise DINNER A very pleasant birthday surprise Mtuer was given Sunday noon, at the \nro ° f ? h ’ antl Mrs ' IrviM Shaffer or c, S l e ?' eilth street, in honor of ‘ , la ters *’ s th birthday anuiverDinner was served at 12:30 o’f ' " le guests present were as child''V’- Und Mre ‘ <:url Ar< -‘k er and of ...' ltlt,llu 'd and Mary Evelyn, ‘^ ullt Mills; Mrs. Eugene ShusMr v SUn '. I ''‘ ,K "' r ' °hlo; Slr.fr d,y Hllaifer - Mr. and Mrs. Levi Ju- ii r ' lrS ' <,He Phiue Ehrsanian, Mr. t , W,U ’’ Mrs ' Heath, Mrs. Mi. i> Ml - Kermit Bowen, and , ; Li'itha Heath all of Bobo. A ver“liable time was had by all. research club PROGRAM on OSTEND luogr n!** 1 ' WaS " ,e a club "Ils’ <” £ V ? n Molula - V afternoon, by of the !■ ’ ,Ctl ‘ ;cforo the members Mis p * Club at ,he home of Mr/ p ß n Moses ' N,,lth Fifth street, account I . RaV( ’ a most Interesting last sunn? ' tr * t> v ,l i e ll uhe enjoyed b-rai,',,. " lieu - together with her tary t'onv. d , » b . Ol1 ’ blle atten ‘ led Uw Ro- ■ Uoirveutlou at Ostend. Mrs. Bell

began with their departure from Decatur and carried the Club members with her throughout the entire trip there, the post Rotary trip, end the return home. She stated that the city of Ostend had been bombarded 187 times during the World War. Mrs. Moses, who was a visitor at Ostend several years ago. related some descriptive details of the city during her visit. A post Rotary trip, took the travelers to Brussels, Cologne, Weisbaden, Lucerne, Lugano, Como, Milan, Vienna, Florence, Rome Lake Geneva. Paris and back to London, tonee to South Hampton, from where they sailed flor home. Mrs. Bell also passed a great many kodak pictures in connection with her talk, and used a map in designating the route of the journey. She a'so displayed several souvenirs of the foreign conutnes which she had brought back with her. At the close of the program, the hostess served refreshments of ginger bread with whipped cream, candy and Jasmine Tea. Guests other than the Club members were Mrs. M. A. Frisingcr, Mrs. Sim Burk, Mrs. Dr. H. O. Jones of Berne, and Mis? Mary Mo°es. The meeting next week will be held with Mrs. O E Miller and Mrs. Jesse Sutton will have charge of the program. The Bona Fide Club will be entertained, Wednesday afternon, at 2:30 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. Fred Blosser. North Seventh street. ENTERTAINED IN FORT WAYNE Miss Mabie Leyse entertained at Sunday dinner, at Fort Wayne, for Miss Ruth Geisel, Mr. Lowell Arnold, and Mr. Arthur Barret. The afternoon was enjoyed by playing Bridge. Prize for high score was won by Mr. Barrett. o Personals If you want somebuddy t' git good an' off o' you, tell 'em somethin fer ther own good. Waitin fer a doctor's bill is jest like waitin’ t’ be sentenced. —Abe Martin. Indianapolis News Clarence Lugiubill of Bluffton, 0., arrived in this city. Tuesday, and expects to spend several days in this locality. Ralph Tyndall, of Bluffton, visited in this city Monday evening, and attended the Senior class play at the Decatur high school auditorium. o REV. MINER AIDS IN U. B. REVIVAL iCO.Vrimi’ED FROM PAGE O.VE» ton. Ind., a former pastor here, was present in the services and assisted. He expects to be in the services tonight. The pastor, the Rev. Mr. Smith, preached last night from the text, “Prepare To Meet Thy God," Amos 4:12. The pastor directed his discourse around three questions as follows: “Why shall I meet God? How shall I mdet God? and when shall I meet God?.” 0 Curb Gas Stations Are Banned In Gary Gary, Ind.. Feb. 28—(INS) —Gary motorists will be forced to "drive in" hereafter to get gas, oil. water and air as an order by the board of works calls for the removal of all curb stations on or before March 1. The sweeping order for the removal affects all gasoline and oil pumps air an dwater equipment or any other equipment that is operated from the curb. It has bee ureported that several gas station owners are planning a suit to restrain the city from enforcing the removal order. o Berne Young Man In Auto Accident Sunday Berne, Feb. 28 —(Special) — Dale Eley, of Berne and his friend, Ruth Ahamey, of Portland, met with an automobile accident 1 mile north of Geneva on Federal Road No. 27 Sunday afternoon at 3:30 Miss Rahmey received a cut on the forehead and the knee but none were severe. The accident happened when a spindle bolt broke on the right front wheel This left Mr. Eley unable to control the car and he drove into the ditch. Miss Rhamey lunged through the windshield. Compromise Is Likely In Flood Control Fight Washington, Feb. 28 - (INS) — Four days of intensive efforts by President Coolidge and congressional leaders to work out a compromise in the Mississippi river flood control fight began to bear fruit today. The house flood control committee, will take the first step by rewriting the bill which it voted out of committee after four months of hearings.

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SIX COUNCILMEN ARRAIGNED TODAY Indicted Indianapolis City Councilmen Plead Not Guilty Indianapolis, Feb. 28- (INS) --The six indicted Indianapolis city councilman appeared In Marton criminal court today and entered pleas of not guilty to the charge of bribery pending against them. Councilman Boynton J. Moore, then was aeleetd aes the first of the indicted sextette to be tried His trial will start on March 15 and the trials of the others will follow at intervals of about a week it is said. — o Knute Rockne Says Character Building Is Sunday School’s Job (Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 28 —(U.R) — Character building, as practiced by some football coaches in building up their teams is "Usurpation of the duties of Sunday schools", Knute K. Rockne, Notre Dame football coach said here. "If, I ask a man to stop smoking it is because I want to make an athlete out of him, not to regulate his habits or morals." Rockne said. “There’s too much of a mistaken idea about this character stuff, to preach morals is not my duty, that's the duty of Sunday schools. “•Character building methods, employed by some coaches is like culture which too many boys believe is represented by lipstick, rouge and Narcissus.” I • . o— —..— . — Dora Marie Magley Has Scarlet Fever Miss Dora Maiie Magley. a teacher in the Central school, who has been ill since last Saturday, is slightly better today. Her ailment has been pronounced scarlet fever, by the attending physicians, and the home on North Fifth street have been placed under quarantine, members of the family having been treated with anti-toxine. AH but Mrs. Magley and one son Robert, are staying with relatives. Robert has also been slightly ill several days, but it is not believed he has scarlet fever. o- — To Seek Cause Os Flivver Plane Accident Detroit. Feb. 28-XINS)-The “Flivver" plane in which Harry Brooks, 25 year old aviator lost his life in a crash at Melbourne, Fla., will be subjected' to searching inspection by aircraft experts of the Ford motor company in the ho-pe of determining what caused the tragic accident, it was learned today.

HIS HANDS WERE BADLY CRIPPLED WITH RHEUMATISM Konjola Relieved Him of The Suffering He Endured For Many Years v ate. < rfc-- W ■■ ... a I 1 ... W ’ MR. JAMES A HAZEL "For a long time I had been suffering from stomach, kidney and liver troubles and during the last year 1 developed a bad case of rheumatism, said Mr James A. Hazel, 116 North Walnut St., Bloomington, Ind., “I got worse every day until finally 1 could hardly walk. My hands were so badly crippled that I couldn't use them. I had dreadful pains in my back during the day and at night I was sio nervous that I couldn't sleep. "1 was certainly in bad condition when I started taking Konjola. It helped me almost at. once. As 1 continued with Ulis medicine, all my stomach troubles disappeared. Now 1 haven’t a single ache or pain from rheumatism. I can use my hands freely and walk it distance without feeling a bit tired. “I am feeling better than 1 have for years and I want to indorse Konjola so that others may benefit by using this medicine.” Konjola is sold in Decatur at Smith Yager & Falk drug store and by all the beet druggists iu all towns throughout this section.

Teacher Who Spanked Pupil Freed Os Charge Os Assault And Battery Didianapolis, Feb. 28— (U.R) —Miss Florence Brunt, second grade teacher in the Washington township school, had permission of the courts today to enforce disciplln on unruly pupils witli au iron hand, directed, it needbe at trouser seats. Judge Clifford R. Cameron, dismissing a charge of assault and batlory brought against .Miss Brant' because she spanked James King. 8, laid down the principle that "a teacher has the same right to chastise an unruly child as its parents have." He held also that "the punishment is not proved unjust or cruel because pain was induced and abraisions of the skin caused." Miss Brant testified she paddled James because he pushed little girls around in the school yard, shoving one agalntt a fence and kicking another on the ankle. She admitted giving him “six or seven licks on the seat of the pants.” ■ o Three Held For Kidnaping Terre Haute Policeman Terre Haute. Ind., Feb. 28—(U.R)— A man and two women were held in jail at Carlyle, 111., today, suspected of being the kidnappers of policeman Fred Wyeth of Terre Haute, who was driven to Shelburn and tied beneath a bridge. Wyeth was investigating the theft of a dress from a Terre Haute store and had trailed two women and a man to a hotel here, finding they were about to drive away. He stepped into the automobile to drive the three to a police station, turning his back on one of the women. She knocked him ! to the flror of the automobile and Wyeth last consciousness. While one of the women held his own gun at his head, the automobile was driven 20 miles south of here to Shelburn. Four miles south of that town, the trio halted, trussed the policeman securely and tossed him beneath a bridge. o Petition For Schortemeier Shelbyville, hid., Feb. 28 —(U.R)— | Signatures were being obtained to- ' day to a petition for Secretary of i State Frederick E. for ; the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Mayor James Emmert advised Sehortemeier, who was born here. o Get the Habit—TraCe at t-iov.ie, it >»ays '4' MH! ...... :;d g ■ ■ L _ w , ~ Lesson No. 8 Question: Why is the emulsified form the more efficient way for me to realize the health-giving benefits of cod-liver oil ? Answer: Because when cod-liver oil is emulsified it is more perfectly absorbed, and does not disagree with digestion. Take SCOTT’S EMULSION

I THE ADAMS Theatre | Tonight and Wednesday Jfi ® “BAR BE D W IRE’’ with Pula Negri, Clive Brook, Einar Hanson bg and a remarkable supporting cast. □R A TREMENDOUS Story of Wartime of the behindSni the-lines prison camps away from the roar of guns JC awav from the clash of steel, hut where action and drama are more intense perhaps (han in the first line UE EE trenches' We ALSO—Aesop's Fables and Pathe News. S 10c 25c DE THURSDAY’ ONLY “ONCE AND FOREVER” S with Patsy Ruth Miller and Johnny llarron. ip ! THE CORT i If 3j S Tonight’-Tomorrow “WHEN A MAN LOVES” | fp A Marner Bros. Classic featuring Sh Dolores Costello and John Barrymore aril 'Hie King had sought her as his mistress, but she turnHR cd again all flame and loveliness Io Des Grieu.v "fi whose passion for her had wrecked his brilliant fjf? U> career. To love her meant disaster and intoxicating UE S jo *’ i JR “OH MABEL’’ Comedy. NEWS. Jfi 10c 25c THURSDAY—Frank Merrill in “Unknown Dangers”.

FIRE DESTROYS PACKING PLANT Merchant’s Plant East Os Bluffton Burns This Morning Bluffton, Fel). 28.—(INS)—Fire about 9:30 o'cloclj this morning destroyed the Merchant's packing plant, east of Bluffton. Only the walls were left standing Origin of the blaze Is aot known but it is believed by some that It. may have intentionally been set fire, The plant lias not. been in op eration and a farm hand working near the plant said he saw an aittomobile leave there about an hour before the fire was discovered. The company has been in the hands of a receiver who is Fred Wiecking, Bluffton attarney, since a month ago. Loss is estimated at $17,000. 0 Jackie Coogan’s Mother Named In Divorce Suit Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 28 —(U.RJ — Blase Hollywood accustomed as it was to sensational movie colony 'divorce suits grasped today upon leairning of the charges contained In a ffcO, 000 alienation of affections suit filed against Mrs. Lillian Coogan, motber of Jackie Coogan, juvenile screen star. Plaintiff in the action was Mrs. Oarobel Bernstein, wife of Arthur L. Beirnstein. business manager of the Jackie Coogan motion picture company. At the same time Mrs. Coogan was correspondent in a divorce action which Mrs. Bernstein filed. The two suits, filed simulatneously centafn almost identical charges, listed under the general charge of desertion and infidelity. Mrs. Bernstein charged in both complaints that on numerous occasions she saw her husband, clad only in pajamas, hugging an dkissing Mrs. Coogan. who was attired in negligee.

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Claim Reed’s Confession Was Obtained Illegally Ottawa 111., Feb. 28 —(U.R)- Defense attorneys in the bombing trial of Hiram Reed today prepared to present testimony In support of their contention that the confossion made by Reed was obtained illegally. In the confession, which the state seeks to introduce as evidence, Reed

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admitted placing dynamite In Pleasant Valley school house In an attempt to kill his school teacher—sweetheart, lola Bradford. The stade was expected to rest Its case in this morning's session Defense then wits expected to put on the stand the first of its fifteen witneses. o- — Lemuel Ehler of Bluffton, was a Monday evening, visitor in Decatur.