Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1928 — Page 5

» club calender ■ Monday B I v UiK. l>--‘ ChUrCh ■ L -TO I’ M. ■ •'wZn's < <■•*”'“ I,arty ’ C ° Un ’ 0. E. Miller, P 3Ol M ’ r u etd»y „ r nfC K-"!<’ Hall after church £ vth ian N. .■■!:• C-b. K. or P. Home ■\V V* zil ’" ‘reformed Church, Dance. Red Men Hall, Mrs. Cecil Moser, 8:00 P. M ' Wednesday n .T.T Alumin. Mrs. James Brown ‘Historical Club .Mrs. Ed Christen, 1:30 P M - Shake.sp. ;m Club. Miss Rose Christen, 2:30 P. M. Thursday progressive Class U. B. S. 8.. Mrs. Win. Arnold. 7:30 P. M. •Tlje Lady of the Library, H. S. I Andltortum S:00 P. M. Psi iota Xi Inspection, Country Club. 6: 00 P. M Friday ■ Amidtia Club, Mrs. Francis Eady. Carpe Diem Club, Mrs. Milse Roop, 7:30 P. M. I CARL SHEETS I OBSERVES TWELVE BIRTHDAY Car! Sheets, son cf Mr. and Mrs. Ray I Sheets. 221 North Third street, enter- * tained with a party, yesterday, in ob- ’ servanee of his twelfth birthday. There f were seven of his boy friends in attendance at the party, which was carried out in St. Patrick’s Day appointments. Games and music were pastime cf the day and prizes in contests were ' awaided io Jimmie Cowan and Ned ! Mcser. At the noon hour, dinner was ’ served in the dining room, where a [ Urge birthday cake bearing twelve lighted candles, centered the table. Pavers of green and white st. Patrick’s pies and baskets of candy, marked each place. Mrs. Sheets, mother of Carl tenet! th. little guests with a most Wicttms ‘■.vo’ciffirse dinner. She wris assi. d in serving by her sister. Miss Walters. In the afternoon, the party attended a picture show. Those enjoying the delightful party were: Ned Moser. Robert Odle. Dick Sheets. Russel Butler, Jimmie Cowan, Paul Hendricks,, Paul Rhodes and Carl Sheets. The Carpe Diem Club will meet Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock with tdrs. Miles H op. The im eting of the Amicitia Club which was to have been held Thursday evening with Mrs. Francis Eady, 1002 Winchester street, has been postpon- , ed to Friday night. Members are kindly asked to note the change in date. Hit Delta Theta Tau Alumni will (be entertained, Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock by Mrs. James Brown at ther home on North Fifth street. ENTERTAIN GUESTS AT SUNDAY DINNER Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Brown entertained a' dinner, Sunday, for Mr. and Mrs. M M. Friable an dson Ned, of Bryan, Ohio; Mr.and Mrs. Don Brown Md children Dean ami Velda, of Fort "'ayue; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brown and children Mary Maxine and Billy; Mr. “'"I Mrs. John B. Stults, Dallas Brown, Sam Peoples, Isaac Brown, all Decatur, and Miss Eleanor Black, or Springfield, ill. Hie Progressive Class of the United Ltethren Sunday school will meet "'"Il Mis. Wm. Arnold Thursday eve“tits, March 8, at 7:3(1 p. m. ENTERTAINED celina guests Mt’ and Mrs. Walter Deitsch on- > ained at. six o’clock dinner, Sun®y evening, for Mr. and Mrs, Ivan "tm ton, Mr. and Mrs. George Betz, ■ini i. ll ' l Mls ’ Harry Fesker, and Mr. Olin IS ' llenry Adams, all of Celina, attends 8080 SERVICES ( Earl Lrider, teacher of the V. ' ’- ass of the United Brthren Bun‘',„S'' '°"l, all,i a number of the class Bo' ’'J? . a “ d frie,l,ls - attended the Suii'i'. ' B- c hurch revival sefvltc, wo,'' ~V(' n il‘ K. Those attending Mill ' I S Ala ’ ie Crider, Miss Eva ■ er. Mn, Gertrude Merriman, Miss J'"';*" Elzey, Miss Mabel Hill and Ir ’ Earl Crider. 0? U b^ e cei -ebration birthday anniversaries th Mr. Ered Sellemeyer '■’led,l ‘ b,nl ‘day. and Mrs. A. R. (1 ‘'Johann on her 33rd birthday, a j ' ren of Ml . sellemeyer planned hoiu,, " “"‘P'tse. Sunday, at the U,... v Ml ' i '“' l Mrß ’ Fled Heuer, 015 tlecoi-.i house was el in St. Patrick’s day sngges-

tiont and appointments of the dinner were also carried out In green At the noon hour the gentlemen of the party were seated at a long tabte spread in the dining room of the home, while the ladles were placed at small tables arranged in the living room. The dining table was centered by a large birthday cake which was baked by Mrs. Fledderjohann. One-half of the cake bore the figures 75, and the other half the figures 33. whieh told the ages of the honor guests. St. Patrick’s green tapers adorned either end of the table and also centered the small tables. The place cards were also suggestive of St. Patrick's Day. A most delicious three-course dinner was served at noon, and the guests all tarried for lunch in the evening. A delightful day was spent in enjoying music and reminescing. Both Mr. Sellemeyer and . Mrs. Fledderjohann were the recipients of lovely presents. Thos enjoy- ■ ing the celebration included: Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Fledderjohann and daughters Virginia and Letha, Mr. and Mrs. Mat Kirsch, Mr s Herman Sellemeyer Mr. Wm. Sellemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. . Martin Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bieneke, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, Mr. ’ and Mrs. Chas. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer and daughter Suzanne. Mr. and Mrs. O L Vance Mr. and Mrs, Fred Sellemeyer and daugh- , ter Miss Della, and Mr. and Mrs. Fied Heuer. Because of illness, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reppert were prevented from, joining the party, and Mr. and Mrs. Gust Sellemeyer, of Los Angeles ’ California, and Miss Lee Anna Vance, - student at Goucher also forwarded - their regrets for the day. All departed . in the evening hours, wishing the hon- - oied ones many happy returns of the - day. ■ ENTERTAINS WITH BIRTHDAY DINNER I A birthday dinner of pretty appoint- ! ments was given. Sunday, at the home i of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Crider compli- ■ mentaty to Mrs Mildred Crider of New castle, and Miss Evelyn iller, of this i c'ty. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. |. Clark Crider, and M» . Roscoe Crider, I of Newcastle, Miss Evelyn Miller, Mr. I and Mrs. E. A. Crider and children of t this city and Mr. Harold Miller of Fort : Wayne The V. I. 3. Class will meet Friday I with Miss Mabel Hill. Every . member is requeste dto be present o HOSPITAL NOTES Mr. and Mr. 4. Raymond Crist, Monroe, are the parents of a boy baby which was Ixirn Sunday afternoon, , March 4. 1928, at the Adams County . Memorial hospital. , Helen Louise Mattax. little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mattax, of Geneva, underwent a minor op* 1 ration, Monday morning at the local hospital. Clyde Gould, Monroe route one, underwent a major operation, Mon- ' day, at the Adams County Memorial 1 hospital. Mrs. Fern Perry, 635 Daugherty street, Bluffton is undergoing medl al treatment at the local hospital. ' Arthur Kleiiihenz, 317 Line street, was admitted to the Adams County Memorial hospital, today, for medical treatment. o Scots in Ireland The term Scotch-Irish first came Into use with the planting of the province of Ulster In Ireland with ScotchIrish settlers in 1609, six years after the accession of James VI of Scotland as James I or England. The actual settlers were mostly Scotch and the Ulster plantation took on the character of a Scotch occupation of the north of Ireland. • o- - ■ "Mechanical Ears" So delicate are the "mechanical ears" perfected by scientists to detect sound waves in the air that a gun fired on the east coast of England was ".heard” at Birmingham university, more than 1,35 miles away, says Popular Science Monthly. The sound was not heard by human ears, but was detected by the recording instruments. iP —» Canadian Lakes Beautiful Among the seven reservations set aside by the government of Canada In the Rocky mountains there Is none more beautiful thau Waterton Lakes National park, which lies on the eastern slope of the Rockies where these mountains approach the international boundary. The park forms a rough square with a long L-shnped section added to the east, the whole having an area of about 22b square miles. o Mh»H 'l'nlkM by 'l'hotiglitfill Jloilihr* . A XV iiffnnsjn Mother Hays: “I find mothers very well informed on the sul>- • j<ect of ‘dope’ in medicines. Few niot'iera jm»w-h-<Jhvh would buy a picpni i tion that contained opiates or chloroform. A klmiivo at the package hr tore • biiyiiia - (ells her this. With Ewles's Honey arrtl Tar <’oinpoiiud. the iiiime ‘ t< Ilsa true story. It is quickly effecttvu , fur coughs, colds, croup and throat tat ions. Puri* as it is sure, and cvurlh ’ many Limes its price.” Sjlcl everywhere.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1928.

Breaks World’s Record IPf I ■f Or Sabin Cftrr, Tala athlete, creates a new world's indoor record for the pole vault by clearing the bar at 14 feet and 1 Inch at New York. Carr himself held the former mark, which was six inches less. • (International Newsreel)

Personate Mrs. Clark Harrod and Miss Virginia Harrod, of Fort Wayne, were Suu diy guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Magner of this city. Paul Rhodes has returned to his home at Ohio City. Ohio, after attending the birthday surprose on Carl Sheets, in this city Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Albert Sellemeyer and daughter Suzanne, of Fort Wayue visited over the week-end with relaIves in this city and attended the birthday party given Sunday in honor of Mr Sellemeyer's father, Fred Sellemeyer. Miss Marjorie May, of Corunna, was a week-end guest of Miss Kathryn Dorwin this city. Mrs. Henry Schultz, of Patterson street, has returned from a four nonths visit to Akron and Cleveland, Ohtoi Mrs. George Flanders, Mrs. J. S. Peterson and Mrs. Dr. Allen Miller motored to Fort Wayne, Saturday afternoon, and attended the play at the Shrine Auditorium in which Mrs. Fiske and Otis Skinner were the eatured attractions. Mrs. R. D. Myers, Miss Jo Myers, Vliss Kathryn Dorwin, Miss Marcella Hower and Miss Marjorie May, motired to Fort Wayne, Saturday afternoon and saw Mrs. Fiske in “The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Shrine Auditorium. Mr. and Mrs. John 8. Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. George Flanders were Sunday evening dinner guests in Ft. Wayne. Katherine FYitzinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs HarryTritzinger. North Second street, is confined to her rome with a light attack of scarlet fever. Miss Fritzinger has been conined to her home since Thursday, and when scarlet fever was announc?d on Saturday, the Fritzinger home was immediately placed under quarirttine. Mr. and Mrs. I’. L. Macklin daughter Ruth, and sons David and Dick and Mrs Clem Macklin cf this city motored to Geneva yesterday where they spent the day with Mr. Macklin’s mother, Mrs. P. A. Macklin Mrs. Macklin was 66 years old yesterday and a birthday celebration was held E. J. Ahr of Decatur and Carl Bellay of Willsharo, Pa., shipped a fine load of horses (28) by express to Pennsylvania. Mr. Bailey has been shipping horses out of New Haven, Indiana, for the last ten years. Several of the horses weighed 2100 pounds each and Mr. Bailey says they are as Hire a load as he ever shipped, in fad, they are as fine as ever were shipped out of Decatur. Mrs. Clarence Herber and son Billy visited over the week-end with Fred Herber and family in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Butler, of North Fifth street, and Miss Naomi Butler of Cincinnati!, motored to Findlay, Ohio. Saturday, and visited over tho weekend with the Giles Porter family. Miss Mildred Bright returned Saturday, from Lafayette, where she had visited for several days with her sis’er. Mrs Dawn Turner. While visit- i ing there, Miss Bright was tile honor-1 od guest at. a six o'clock dinner given [ by Mr. arid Mrs. O. V. Schafer. Mis?. | Bright also attended the Purdue-! Wiscdnsln basket ball game wnlle in | Lafayette. Miss Gladys Teems is improving ”rom a siege of influenza and tons!lltlß. Mr. Clarence Heaber has returned home from Columbus, Ohio, where he 1 attended a convention of the State Automobile Insurance Company, io Life's Added Problems Life is becoming more mathematical ! every day. We are now urged to count our blessings before eating, our calories while eating, our change after eating nfid our sheep while going to sleep.—Kansas City Star. oAustralia’s Busy Station At Central railway station, Sydney. Australia, more than 1,900 trains arrive and depart every 25 hours: approximately 250.000 people pass through it every day.

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Gone are the days when the housewife sjicnt a solid hour ironing a v, liite linen table cloth into a state of glistening stiffness.- or when a 1 lob of gravy on the clean cloth was a domestic tragedy. For nil except formal occasions the small family today sits down to a table laid with n tea cloth or with a centerpiece and individual place cloths, and napkins to match. The saving in labor Is considerable as is the original cost and nothing need be sacrifice*! in the way of attractive appearsnee. • For everyday use. these cloths are easily made out of flour bags which almost any baker will sell for a few < ents apiece. The inking is remove*! bv covering it with lard or kerosene overnight and theft washing the bag in Inkewarm water. Two or three such cloths will make a complete

r Dolly’s an Umpire - # p' ’ ■ t * I WWI I Sr r .J' ife ’ y iss a| 11 l / Dolly Stark of New York has just been appointed an umpire by the National League. His appointment to such a post in the majors without minor league experience is said to establish a precedent. • (International Newsreel)

WINKLER FAILS TO MAKE GRADE Federal Prohibition Agent In Indiana Faces Retirement Indianapolis, Mar. 5.— (INS) Confronted with Washington dispatches to the effect that he laced retirement from the federal prohibition service because of failure to make a qualifying grade in the recent civil service examination. George L. Winkler, prohibition enforcement officer for Indiana. admitted here this afternoon that he had failed Io pass some of the technical questions in the examination given his recently. Tlie Watshington dispatch stated that 80 per cent of the dry personnel failed in the examination. ■ - o Oriental Term for Fate Kismet is an oriental word meaning fate or destiny. It Is the Turkish form of the Arabic “quismat.” Mohammedans use "kismet” to express the idea that everything which occurs in the world is preordained and Inevitable, in other words, "kismet” expresses n philosophy of preordination and fatalism. o Taking Shine From Cloth To remove the shine from longused cloth, take an emery board or a piece of fine emery pajter and rub it very gently with a rotary movement over the glossy surface. This raises the nap that constant rubbing has driven back into the material. o In the Rough “I see you got 73 in history.” remarked the golfer-parent absently. “What’S par for the course?"—Detroit News {

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set, depending on the size of the table. l’*> oblong centerpleceH aml tray cloths for an oblong table and round ones for a round table. One effective style is embroidered in peasant colors, bright rod and blue. The edges are buttonholed with blue an*! a simple cross-stitch design worked in each corner witli the red and blue. A simple edging crochete*! In cream-colored thread to match the cloth is another style. The border design is then worked in lazy daisy and outline stitch in pastel shades. A plain hemstitched edge is a g'«*l finish, too. while for the breakfast room a colored border to match the color scheme Is sufficient decoration with perhaps some simple insert of the color hi the corners. The bonier for the tea cloth is about two inches wide, for the napkins, half an inch.

Th( re will be a state dm< ■ tlng of Roygl Arch Masons Tuesday evening I beginning at 7 o’clock, so that all members may attend the Teachers-Merch-! ants basketball game. A smoker will Iw held in connection with the meet-! ing. All officers are urged to lie pre- j sent. o Nutritious and delicious Hot Cross Buns. Miller’s Bakery. O — Get the Habit—Trade at Mcxne, it *>ay» ASTHMA No cure for it, but welcome ™relief ia often brought by —• WICKS vy vapoßub Orer 17 Million Jatt VmJ Yearly Intelligent Dog Appears i Here Tuesday Afternoon And Evening •’CONNIE" will bo here. CONNIE is a Log and is said to lie one of the' mi st intelligent canines appearing in public today. He will appear as a special attraction at THE ADAMS j THEATRE Tuesday afternoon and I iei ■ uin:,'. Referring to him, the I Toledo News-Bee says: "CONNIE can do just about any-: thine any fellow can do. Connie is a! ! li but to hear his Master talking to him, one would believe a father! w;:s talking to his 8-year old child” : Itn i J Jimmie Kirkland has taught his! wonder dog countless tricks, which i he perforins with the seeming iutellt-! gence of a child. CONNIE listens at-! tcntlvey to every word spoken, then executes the command with an obedi-■ enee seldom seen in modern children.! Kirkland is an aviator ami driver.! He has taught, this wonder dog to! play the piano and sing. He is defendant in a humorous court, scene bis master has evolved, and he also c’oaks himself with the mantle ot a preacher to emulate their mannerisms. CONNIE also can balance himself on two thin-necked bottles end walk • n his hind legs. The super animal is a. I’omereiiitin who likes his grape juice unfernicnt-1 e*l He cares not who’s going to be President, but is parlioular concern-* lug the arti< illation of his barks. Kirkltunl has traveled in China and Aiisliaiia and has shown CONNIE in ’H ealres and before Clubs. He has refused au offer of $10,(100 for Uis dog.

COURT HOUSE Divorce Granted A divorce was granted in circuit i court this morning to Mary E McKean on her complaint against Millard S. McKean. The court also awarded the custody ot the couple's three minor children to the plaintiff and ordered the defendant to pay $8 per week for the support of the children. Case Sent to District Court The case of Jennie Gehrig vs. The Travelers Protective Association of I America was removed to the U. 8. i District court, Fort Wayne district, for . trial cn petition of the defendant. Case Dismissed The case of Harriet Porter vs. * George Weber has been dismissed on motion of the plaintiff. Time Extended in the drainage petition of Peter A. Sheets et al, the court extended the ■ time for the commissioners to make I their report to April 16. Estate Opened Letters of administration have been I issued to Mary S. Steele in the estate

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| THE ADAMS Theatre | Last Time Tonight gg GRETA GARBO in $ 8 ‘ ‘ THE DIVINE WOMAN ’ ’ Jfi with Lars Hanson and Lowell Sherman. Seductive! Alluring! Tantalizing! Gorgeous! Put them ail to- jr* [T gether—they spell G-R-E-T-A G-A-R-B-O. ■B The flaming star of the North is here now in a film even more -rjl gS romantic and exciting than ‘FLESH AND THE DEVIL.’ IE yPj You’ll rave about her! ALSO—“SMITH’S MODISTE SHOP’’—with Baby Mrry Ann Q* Jackson, Raymond McKee and Ruth Hiatt. etU 8 15c 35c gg Tuesday—ZANE GREY’S ’’NEVADA’’ with GARY COOPER. 3H 31 Added Attraction—“CONNlE,” the WONDER DOG. Matinee at 3:45 P.M. 10c—25c. Lfj f THE CORT S 1 K yR Last Time Tonight gj £ “FLYING ROMEOS” are DE A First National Attraction, featuring the great jur ye comedy team, Charlie Murray and George Sidnev 31 You'll scream and shriek wjih laughter from start to 3J “□nJ finish. The funniest picture of the age. jp ADDED—-GIDDY GOBBLES” Comedy. NEWS. -fl | 13c 35c. | gg TVESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ‘SLIGHTLY I SEiT g with May McAvoy and Conrad Nagel. F 0 I ! i The Practice ! I. of depositing your funds in % this bank and issuing your | checks against them estab- 9 lishes a n acquaintance |a i here; it puts the seal of |Bi safety on the transfer of ffl) your funds. Hill ID I ft. G Kapital and Surplui£l2o,ooo.os - , ’

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of James A. Steele. She filed bond in the sum of $2,000. Tax Report Made An inheritance tax report in tho estate of Christian Luglnblll showed the total net value of the estate to be $6,729.90. One sou, Henry Lugiubill, owed inherituuce tux in the sum of $3.93. o Apparently a Sock Sale That woman who got a black eye wlille trying to get close to the counter in u Milwaukee bargain sale obviously got more than she bargained for. —Farm and Fireside. o —. Baked fresh every Tuesday and Friday, Hot Cross Buns. Miller's Bakery. PLEASANT RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION Shouldersdi oopunder weightof years. Young, yet beauty has fled. Cheeks aro sallow and drawn. Unsightly pimples. Keep your system clean and you keep the beauty of youth. Its energy. Its irresistible charm. Then life is not a failure. Clogged bowels and inactive liver cause poisons to seep through the system. Health vanishes and with it beauty and energy. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets will save you from this dark hour. For 20 years they have been prescribed in place of calomel to men and women seeking health and freedom from constipation. They act easily and smoothlv. No dangerous griping. Take nightly before retiring. Results will amaze you. > Thousands of men and women would never be without Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets, a vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. Know them by their 1 olive color. 15c, 30c, 60c,