Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1931 — Page 3

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ffaris Styles ■ I maiiv knight. ■ll Staff (’<> ■respondent U.P . . vtiri-colored lip Os the to scamper ... emerald printed ny ehiff n make pajamas unlike any smart . this she was the I ■ Hergere in 1981, •fcjlinsp. 1,1 lor wi,, ‘ |M ,;, r r. . shot through it. made this and their idea was to |M ; .pm'k!- „d glint as the herself did. i :r .t and lir ,. I lie pioneer it, s.-lt that oittiim i lp this sprint; to k .... turban hats mu i j^Hplaf.,|s vogue of tit" lint the never dreamed ■th tin, m.derials it came in e\ei transformed inf p . billons and taffetas and Kg silks tin- well-known “Les ■ plaid- have arrived ini ■ tin fillo ladies of fashion Kft »lm wore the first gauzes l for summer fro< ks, sus-t M.■ • ■ alidi -hildren would dainty models out cf atto make the new, blouses they must wear aK ■ft ON "GREECE" Mat study club o f the Religious! met at the home of j lab m Schmitt. Wednes-, I Miss Schmitt also pap> i of tlie evening. Ail of the club responded to ( call with current events. i Su n.ci read a very interon "Greece" its literaart. Athens was pointed important point of inter-; The temple crowned a natural mass of rock j specimens of artiibitecami majesty that have! (minor al. The Propy-! entrance to the Acropolis K veritable gallery of art. ■ *he tourists gazia with keento the Parthenon, the ■ ge:n of architecture in the MSo well did splendor and go hand in hand in Greek that the Parthenon repractically unchanged until Mtwo hundred years ago when used it as a powder ma- j and the Parthenon was B paper was well presented i enjoyed bj the members of j ■nb. ■SES ENTERTAINED. K PINOCHLE PARTY ■* Fred Smith of South Third i ■ entertained the nurses of the i ■ s County Memorial Hospital ■ guest. Miss Mabie Fell, with ■ochle party Tuesday evening, ■all tables were arranged tor fames, an.l the prizes were aled to Miss Mabie Fell and I Edna Haugk. le tallies were then arranged dainty linens and decorated pretty spring blossoms. A dens two course luncheon was L< l- the last course consisting e cream in clever little spring er pots and arranged with ■ed flowers. tl| 1 '■ J «yIJJ r -4 Hours 4 KL OOR 2L E‘t v ? RN!SH K-hJT in '«* than sixty Hit hour. nz cnough c 0 walk on ia »atch J’ ~ W „ atCT P r <wf — Will not uily—v lltC a Pa,c * n color—Brushes loXi a V uZ. durable -R«Jyforu«iuoQ, a ‘ , nners t e q uir ed—For floors, t used o-er J \ n , teTl ? T woodwork—Can Finish Vn i pa ‘ nt or varnistlir »in tkJV °° r 10 tb: nicruing — Yn„ hc iltcr " ALLOW & KOHNE

CHIP. CALENDAR ' I Thursday In-Nick Club, Miss Inez Heller, 8 j 1 p. nt. Church of God Ladies Aid So- 1 ciety, Mrs. Emery Hawkins, 2 p. mJ' W. O. M. L. Public Peano Party j Moose H ume, 8 p. m. j ; Zion Lutheran Lalies Aid Pot-1 1 luck supper, Mrs. W. Dierkes 1 pin.' Evangelical Lpyal Workers cla. s. Mis. Charles Knodle, 7.30 p. m. Eastern Star, Masonic Hall, Dinner Bridge Club, Mrs. Paul 1 Sa .rer, 6:30 p, m. Bridge Club, .Miss Margaret Mylott, 8 pm. ! i W.C. T. U. County Institute,' Prosbvterian church, all day. Shakespeare Club ClosifMf, Re. formed church parlors, 6:33 p. m. Friday Pocahontas Lodge, lied Mens Hail. Auction Bridge Club. Mrs. Herb' Kern, 8 p. tn. Mardi Bridge Club, Miss Ruth ' Macklin 8 p. m. Minnehaha Club. Red Men Hall, 1 . after lodge. I Baptist women’s Missionary So ciety. Mrs. Charles Sanders, 2: 'fl p. m. | M. E. Ladies Aid Society, ehiiri parlors. 2:30 p. m. St. Marys Twp. Home Economics | Club, Mrs. Leland Ray, 1 p. m. Saturday Methodist W. F. M. S. Rummage (Sale, church basement, 1 p.m. Tuesday Root Township Home Economics ’Club, Mrs. John Magley. 1:30 j>. m. The guests at the partv included l the Misses Mabel Fell Emilie Christ 1 Montez Emery. Edna Haugk. Ger- 1 I trude lichols, Ruby Galloway, Lui cille Martin, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. ■Claries Holthouse, and the hostess.. , Mrs. Smith. FIVE HUNDRED CLUB HOLDS REGULAR MEETING | Mrs. Charles Lose was hostess to j ; the members of the Five Hundred Club a: her home on Elm street, , Wednesday night. Small tables I were arranged for the games and at the conclusion of the social evening, Mrs. Lawrence Kleinhenz and Mrs. Lose received the prizes tor i ■ having high scores. 1 The next meeting of the Club will I be held in two weeks with Mrs. Jack 1 j Deininger. jr < • SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED AT G. M. G. MEETING Announcement as the engagement of Mrs. Melda Dro of Berne to Rev. Louis,Moser of Marengo, lowa was made at a party given by the Misses Kathryn Walker, Evelyn Foss, Miriam Small, and Clara Reppert at the home of Mrs. Dro in Berne, Monday evening. The wedding will I .al.e place on Tuesday, April 28. j A color note of yellow and green I was used and a two course dinner ! vas served early in the evening. ' Guests include,! members of the | Girls Missionary Guild of Berne, ot | which Mrs. Dro is the counsellor. BRIDGE CLUB IS ENTERTAINED I Miss Aleta Harlow entertained her bridge club and one additional guest, Miss Helen Deitsch of Geneva, at her home in Geneva, Wednesday evening. Beautiful bowls of red roses and spring blossoms were arranged profusely about the entertaining rooms a.id tallys and other favors were i.leveily carried out in colorful designs. After five games of bridge were played Miss Betty Macklin received the prize for high score, Miss Ilel en Gerber was presented witn a consolation prize, and Miss Dele i Deitsch received a guest p.ize. All gifts were prettily wrapped in yellow paper and tied with orange rib bons. The tables were then centered with wedgewood»vases filled witn. rosebuds, a:: J a one course luncheon was served. Miss Isa >ell Hower will be hostess at the next regular meeting on riuirsday, May seventh. The Root township Home Economics Club will meet at the home ot Mrs. John Magley in Decatur. l uesday afternoon at one-thirty o clock. Mrs. Etnest Tumbleson will be t.ie assisting hostess. Ti.e topic for the afternoon will e “The Care and feeding of P> school I ildren.” All mothers of preschool children are especially invited to the meeting. FRIVO.LITY CLUB HOLDS MEETING Peach blossoms and favors o. spring colors and design marked the appointments and decorations of a party given by Mrs. Ralph Ihoop at her home on South Tentu street, Wednesday evening, at which time the members of the rrivolily Club were entertained. After a short business meeting I

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nix games of plnoehle were played I and lilgh score prize was presented 1 to Mrs. Adrian Baker, while Mrs. Will August received the consolation prize. ’I he tables were then centered with bud vasei filled with the colort tl blossoms and a one < ourtie lune eon wus served by the hostess. The next meeting of the dull will lie with Mrs. Will August in two U v- ko. RUTACED CLUB TO GIVE DANCE Tlie Rutßeed ('lull will give a May Time Dame at the Decatur Country dull. Friday night, May 8. Duneleg will begin at nine o'clock and mesic will be furnished by Kimmer-lln-’s Nightingales, a ten piece colored orchestra from Lima, Ohio. Added orclieslra specialities and a ! blues slngi r will lie extra features of tlie evening. Tlie a'fair will lie subscription and ticke s may be secured from in mbers of the dull for one dollar, hi'-dd Murphy, Paul Hnc.her, and W ' inn Merriman comprise the ■ommittce in < barge. OY«L DAUGHTERS HOLD REGULAR MEETING Tlio Loyal Daughters Class of the Christian church met Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Mary Kohls,, with Miss Pauline Marshall assisting hostess. A short business session was 1 held after which several games of bunco were played. High score prize was awarded to Miss Ro-[ maine Elzey and Gertrude Brandy-1 l»erry received the consolation , prize. At the dose of the evening re-1 freshmentr, w< re s rved the follow-! ing meinliers: Roselyn Foreman, I Gertrude Brnndyberry. Ruth and j Romaine Elzey, Glenola Reffey, Eula Myers, Evelyn Kohls. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Mangold, and the hostesses, Mary Kohls and Pauline Marshall. Clasr ic Inspired by Whaling Although tlie largest i-ieihnre on earlb tlie whale, is technically n<’t u fish but a warm blooded mammal encounters between whales and whalers belong iegitimati ly in the sagas of the sea liulils between men and tisli. Am) al least one classic of literature, Herman Melville’s “'Moby Dick." was inspired by wlial ‘ng. o Uncle Eben "De man dat kin keep sum con timinlly savin’ nil dal’s on his mind." said Uncle Eben. "is lin ble to score up enough so dat when He Hoes talk lie'll lie wutli lisfenkt to."—Wnsliiiiglon Star. o Div’ ions of Humanity Tlie liiinnm r. i e is divided into two <-l- < ns - ihose wtio go ahead amt de and those who . sit and iminire. "Why wasn’t it .done this vnv?"—< diver Wendell Holmes 0 Grecian Celebrations To celebrate n victory tlie Greeks placed laurel wreaths on tlie brows of tlie victors and erected small j winged tignies called Victories to coinniemorate some great event. ' T o Pasting Observation Every mini makes a tool ot him | selt in limes, hut the biggest fool | is the one who tries Io beat the I reeoid ot being the biggest fool. — | Cincinnati Eniin’rer Famous Locomotive The. I motive engine Sabine j pulled the first train ovet South ! ern Pacific lines West ot Morgan City I.a in 1878 In Intel years it was renuih and was in P.>2!> on j display al l.afnselte l a Rulers Chosen for Wisdom During the t.iNMi yi ars of Ch'mese empire's existence. Cirna laid no j hereditary aristocracy. Instead the i emperor’s advisers were select oil | from the wis-st men in 'lie land by exaiiiinal ion held al th- 'nuiei ial palace in Peking, and comlncted by •lie emperor lil'n-’- ls Indidn Snake Dances Tlie Indian snake dame was f' t | Hie purpose of siiniinoniiiß ilie , spirits of the dead laiih danief ■ stamped hard with his rigid font in ; the belief that the spirit comes in answer, and the snakes then be-i-onie the messengers of the dead. o Need Cats and Birds Hungry cuts, fewer birds. Few er birds mid more bugs. Every i one wants to be kind to cats ns well ns to birds. No one Ims any sympathy for bugs. So feed your cats—and bell them. 100. Give the birds a chance. - Louisville Courier | Journal. Banking Term , The term "payable to bearer” Is used In drawing negotiable instru meiits. generally checks, which makes them good in tlie hands of liny buna tide holders and does iiwiiy witli tlie requirements of in dorsemerit in negotiation of the instrument. * History Repeated The great lire In Rome, at wlilcji Nero fiddled, lusted for eight days in tlie year 04. in the year I8t!4. Rome again hud n lire which last ed tor eight days. O— y Their Handicap It Is with certain good qnnli ties ns willi tlie senses; those wlio are entirely deprived of them enn neither appreciate nor eomprehend them.—-Ln Roche ' foiicnuld.

Believe II Or Not--ln Morocco * in 'T ■; wW / X’EM ifi / I •'Believe It ur Not." but Robert L. Ripley un bis expedition in Morocco has come across many strange scenes and witnessed many strange cus- . toms, from the venerated worshipers of Sidi Yahia. near Ouijda, where pmu- Mohammedans have worn away the bead part of the sarcophagus wth kisses, down to the quaint Hay Stack people of Settatt. with whom the well-known cartoonist i- p ctureri above

COURT HOUSF I i • Real Estate Transfers Albert E. Lammert et ux. part of ifi lot 278. Decatur to Christian Rich 1 er for $1,400.00 Adams circuit court adionrm d ; at 4 o lock tis afternoon in order that Jndee D. B. Erwin and Bailiff F. V. Mills might attend the funeral of F. M. Schirmeyer. Mr.: Schirineyer served as deputy' county clerk at one time, and last, year was a memlier of the Adams county board of review. Tim case of Baumgartner et al vs. Heine, set for hearing before a jurv today was continued to May 16, and the jury was ordered to return'home. A reappraisement of real estate was filed in tlie estate of Lewis T. ■ Brokaw. > In the foreclosure case of Prudential Insurance Co vs. Arnold. Leo Ehinge’ - filed bond and oath as receiver. The bond was accepted. Paul Edwards and Fred Isch. members of tlie petit jury were: discharged from jury service and ’ tlie jury commissioners were ord-1 ered to draw two more names this, afternoon. I o Wcmen Enter Horse Show RT. LOUIS, April (U.P.)— I Women are taking an active part in the annual horse show to be held j here Mav 8, 9. and 10. Women from many' parts of the country have entered mounts and others will participate as riders. Officials say more women will participate than ever before. j Old Neoro Is Fisherman I NEOSHO, Mo.. April (UP) — I Peter Beard, 102-year old former 1 slave, is cne of tlie most ardent 'and active fishermen and b"nters I in tlie Ozark mountains. He has | lived here 80 years. Tuitiono and Scholarshio Scale JACKSON, Miss, Anril (U.P.) —lt pays to lie smart at Millsaps | College here. Recently tlie college i i inaugurated a sliding scale of tuiI tion in direct ratio to scholarship 1 ■ Studnets averaging grades of 90 ior better pay $75 a year, those 1 averaging between 75 and 90 pay , SIOO and if the average is below 75 ; I the cost is $125. Averages are de- 1 | termined on the previous year’s work. Old Mississippi Low ST LOUIS, April (V. P.)—l .The Mississippi River at St. Icuis was at one of Hie lowest averages stages from April 1, 1933 to April i I 1. 1931 in the nearly 100 years of i governments observation. Navigation was seriously impeded. i River Tonage Sets Record I ST. LOUIS, April: J (U.P.)— ; More tonnage was transported on the Mississippi river last year than in Hie "hey day" of river transportati n half a century ago, statues' I reveal.

From Cell to President nO 1 L - .jfil ' M I i 1W w • ’ I I ,■ 'i< H prison cell to a place of power as President of Spain has h,;en pari of the spectacular career of Don Niceto Zamora, shown as ha appeared while awaiting trial in Madrid for his part in the Spanish reviih last Occemher The anti monarchlstic wave which swept fcside the Bourbon dynasty brought the Republican leader freedom end oontrp l

Negro liked Prison Life CLARKSDALE. Miss., April 22 j (U.P.) — When a Negro known as! “.Uncle Henry" 94, was released from the state prison farm authorities had trouble in making | , him leave the grounds. He said he j liked the place and tlie inmates so j well he didn’t want to leave. He I served a short term on a state I, charge. Cops Get Examination , ST, LOUIS, April 22 (U.P.)— , Tlie St. Louis Police Department is weeding out old and disabled veterans in the department it became known when an order was issued for physical examination for seven police lieutenants and two cap- i tains. h Average Bosston Cop Is 41 I BOSTON, April 22 (U.P.)—Boston probaldy lias on; of the youngest police forces in the United States. A recent census disclosed that the average age of this city’s 1 policemen, including department 1 officials, is 41 years and four 1 : months. Fiaq Flown Upside Down ST. LOUIS, April °2 (U.P.)—On city election day here recently the I American flag was flown upside , down over the city hall. Hundreds of telephone calls were received 1 lacking why the distress signal Tlie mistake was corrected. Temple College’s “Goddess'l PHILADELPHIA, April 22 (U.P.) —A “goddess’’ will preside over the May festival at Temple University in place of the traditional Queen of the May. University of- , ficials said the change was made as 'a result of the students' request. Billy Sunday Slams Al ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. April 22 (U.P.) —Alfred E. Smith, John J. Raskob and Dwight W. Marrow were likened to tlie leaders of tlie Whisky Rebellion in Western : Pennsylvania an I the Southern se- ' cession by the Rev. Billy Sunday in an address here. — .lust the Liling Little Helen clime home from school ami said: "Motlier. my teachet wants some pieces for tlie children to say at school. May I take Daddy’s book called ’A Thou , sand and One Germs of Poultry ?” o Pretty Thought It is u gentle and affect iomite i thought tlmt in Immeasurable I height above ns at our first birth, tlie wreath d love was woven with i sparkling stars for Howers. —Cole- I ridge. o Highland Customs In the great homes of rhe Scotch Highlands native dress stil: is worn I on formal occasions. Tlie chins hold several gatherings every year, and tlie annual Highland games are [ events which attract crowds as large ns those attending tlie mare ’ widely advertised sporting events of Ihe sooth

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J. R. McCullough of For: W iyt. > was ii visitor here lust evenhi ■. S. P. Beatty, of Cedar Rapids, lowa arrived tills morning. / T o c<-dltion of William Mur'angli. a patient at tlie Adams County Memorial Hospital, remains un-.' (hanged today. The condition of Hurt Townsend who has been ill at his home on ! Adams street, remains about th ' sumo. James As'i of Fort Wayne was , looking niter business in t.iis city today. x Miss Geraldine Joker and Robert Fowli r of Fort Wayne visited her ■ Welnesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Nelreiter and 1 Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Noll and 1 daughter Eloise attended a show in Fort Wayne last evening. Miss Margaret Jane '■Martin, , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. , Martin of San Diogo, California, no ame 1> re with tier mother and ; sister, Barbara Sue, to attend tlie funeral of her grandmother, Mis.) Henry Mayer, is il) with measles. | Mrs. Lawrence Wallers who has been ill for some time is still confined to her be 1. Adolph Hart lias returned to his home in this city a ter visiting 1 with jis daugh'er Mrs. Blanche ' Freese in Fort Wayne ton the lasi ! weeks. o Jail Only Vacant House HICKORY Flat. Miss, April "" (U.l'I —Despite the depression there is only one vacant house here — it’s tlie jailhouse. It hasn't had! an occupant since a stray hound dog was kept there until its own- I er called for liim. Hairless Calf Born HICKORY FLAT, Miss, April 22 (U.P.I-A hairless calf was born on a farm near here'recently. It is I l.liltliv and said ti lie making average growth. Marriage Still Slump BLYTHEVILLE. Ark., April ?“ j (U.P.) —The revival of business has; reached all but the marriage business . here. There were only a . third as many license issued last month in comparison to tlie corresponding month last year. Preserving Folklore The American Folklore society ; was foin.ded in IBSS foi Hie study j nt folklore in general and toi lhe ■ i-ollectiim and preservation ol j American foil.lore. It has n per iniineiil secretary al Harvard ' o Gigantic Clock Tlie dimensions ot tlie clock on tlie Brilisli house ot isirliameiii are ns fidlnws: Four dials, etu-h 23 feel square: figure. 2’ feet: minute i hand. 14 feet The famous bell, j Big Ben weighs K! 1 tons

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Dog May “Graduate" FORREST CITY, Ark.. April «’! (I’l’t When graduation exercises are held at city schools tills spring, u dog may receive a diploma. Tile dog has a perfect daily attendance record fur the past eight years, attending classes witli Addison Bradford, its youthful ownner. The students voted tliut "Fritz," tlie dog, should receive the diploma and school autluirittes have indicated they will grant tlie request. “Fritz" Is a terrier. No Ncedv Families In Town AI.DAN. Pa.. April 2 (U. P.i There are no needy families among tlie 2,500 residents of this little town. A fund of more than SBOO is available f r tliei. assistance from a tott.l of $2,000 which was collected by the Aidan Boosters, Club several months ago. •The; ("inmlttee chairman reported that the burough had no p-rsons in need. Shy Pupils Real Thinkers PHILADELPHIA. April 22 (U.P.) Tlie shy pupils are frequently the real thinkers In a class according. |to Dr. Gladys idle of the Board of Education. Facility of speech, i alertness and the capacity for retaining information often conceal | shallow intellectual endowment, I she declared. Frequently the

THE ADAMS THEATRE Tonight, Friday, Saturday—lsc-35c “R A NGO” .. EVEN THE TIGER, mightiest of Jungle Killers, revels with a Roar! rhe amazing story of adventure—drama -love- heroism —of Suddsn Danger leaping out of the black jungle—of Terror, masked by settings , lof unbeiievdble beauty. Filmed in the Sumatra jungles. ADDED—An All Talking Comedy and Cartoon. Sunday. Monday, Tues. —Win. Haines in “A TAILOR MADE MAN." rgeeEgßnUJC.' l»H 'll I'll — >■ a—BMW— g ’ THE CORT . Last Time Tonight ‘‘ONCE A SINNER” _ ’ A frank and timely drama with DOROTHY MACKAIL and other stars. Can a woman rlinre her liu band’s future without making him a sharer" in her past? Today’s story of love and tlie marriage game. An answer la the eternal question. tDDED—“DISCONTENTED COWBOYS” talking comedy with Charley '"urray and Geo. Sidney. Movietone News 15c —35c I'ri. & .Sat—Buck Jones in “THE TEXAS RANGER”. Sun. Mon. Tues.—"BODY AND SOUL” with Charles Farrell.

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* tlpild, shy child has a greater mental capacity than the flashy una*.» ■ Dr. Idle, said. Nationality of Popes A pope Is nut bound to lie nf Itnlinn iiiitlumillt.v, tliougli inore fliiin 200 pnpes have tievn lliilbins There luive been 15 French. 14 Greek. 8 Syrian, <1 German. 5 Spun Ixli. 2 Anstrliin. and I each of I'ur- —, tilgnese. Swiss. English and Diitcli,’ naliomillty. — o Destructive to Rats Red squill powder. Im uee In war ~ on rats, wns placed mi the American market In Ill’Jii. Il Inis bei-n found ••till acimis mid Ims the mid ed rei-miimendiitlmi nt living reia lively li.irtnlesH to liilinmi la-ings mid dmiu'Sili- iiiilihiilh * ■————p-~— Distrust Uurs.-lves What cmiinimdy prevents. us ‘‘ from txlilldling Hie buttmn nF-mir. ~. lieiirts to mu friends Is ii"t so inucli the distrust we have of tlieln ns the distrust we have of our selves lui RochefmicnultL o— Best to Ignore It Jud Timkins snys it s easy to find fault, but hard to tell wlint to . do with It after you have fmuitl It. -Washington Star

LjEAD COLDS I Melt in boiling water and inhale • • vapors; also snuff up nose. visjss OVER t? MILLION JARS USED YEARLY