Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1932 — Page 3

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HE CORT light - - Tomorrow “POL I C E COURT” pett human drama with lenry Walthal. Leon Janey. Aileen Pringle nerfui picture of tears, laughs ■d heartbeats of humanity. KD-’IN THE BAG" comedy I Magic Carpet of Hollywood. 10c, 15c I Adult, 25c: 2 Adults, 35c: Children 10c Tonight IK ADAMS tonight & Thursday “THE WISER SEX” with laudette Colbert, Melvyn buglas. Lily an Tashman. Wm. Boyd starter than men? One UNKS she is; the other KIVES she is! An Action niance. Added-Comedy and Sport Subject, thing Sunday Only: “THE IODIESOCKERS.” W. L. W. tfo Stars in person.

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CLUB CALENDAR Miss Mary Macy Phones 1000—1001 \ Wednesday Zion Reformed Ladies Aid Society. chureh parlors, 2:30 p. tn. Mt. Pleasant Adult Bible Class. ! Mr. and Mrs. Merl Sheets, 8 p. m. Zion Lutheran Missionary Society, Mrs. P.ul Busse. 2 -p. tn. Better Ji mes Home Economics Club. Mrs. Vera Rich 2 p. m. Thursday W. O. T. M., Moose Home. 7:30 p. m. United Brethren I). Y. R. Class. I .Mrs. Emma Pennington. 7:30 p. m. Methodist W. F. M. S„ Mrs. E. Ni Wicks, 2:30 p. m. Evangelical Loyal Workers class Mrs. A. M. Brelner 7:30 p. m. Evangelical Ladles Aid Society, church parlors, 2 p. in. Evangelical Loyal Daughters class, postponed one week. Friday Union Chapel You 11.4 Peoples class. William Noll. 7:30 p. m. Methodist Y. M. C. Class. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Owens, 7:30 p. m. U. B. Progressive Workers class Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shackley. 7:30 p. m. Mt. Pleasant Ladies Aid ten cent supper, Mt. Pleasant school h use, 5 to 8 p. m. Monday * Mrs. Carrel Cole’s Kindergarten. 1 C. E. Hocker residence. 8:30 am. announcement was made of the .Mid West Synod, which will be held ' in Freeport, (Illinois, the latter part 1 < f the month. During the program, Patsy McI Connell gave several readings, and Katheryn Schroyer sang two selections. She was accompanied at the piano by her mother, Mrs. Ben 1 Schroyer. The hostesses served a delicious ' luncheon following the meeting. 1 Mrs. Myron Frank and Miss Mary Macy will be hostesses at the nest meeting to be held In October. The Young Peoples class of the I Union Chapel Sunday School will meet at the home of William Noll Friday night at seven-thirty o’clock. SOCIAL MEETING OF TRI KAPPA SORORITY Miss Florence Haney and Mrs. Avon Burk were hostesses to the members of the Tri Kappa sorority | at th* home of the latter on Fourth Street, Tuesday evening. . A short business session was held 1 over which Mrs. William Bell pre-j • sided. Small tables were arranged about the entertaining rooms for bridge. I and Bouquets of pretty garden flowers were used as decorations for the rooms. During the games played

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during the evening small prizes were awarded, and at the close of the games, Mrs. P. B. Thomas re-1 celved the high score prize. 'A delicious luncheon in one course was served by the hostesses. I JUNIOR ARTS NAMES OFFICERS The first business meeting of the Junior Arts dub was held at the Library hall Tuesday afternoon. The following officers were elected for the year: Dorothy Young, preai-l i dent ; Kathryn lilower, vice -pres! -| dent; Minnie Moyer, secretary; Saia Jane Kauffman,' treasurer;' Helen Suttles, corresponding-secre-' tary. The following new members j were named. Agnes Nelson. Helen: Bet ter, Marj-rle Carroll .ind Laura Alice Christen. MEETING OF OTTERBEIN GUILD The members of tile Otterbein! | Guild of the United Brethren! Church met Tuesday evening at! | the home of Miss Madeline Crider for the regular monthly meeting. After the business meeting an Interesting program was given. The topic for the year Is ''lndians” and a program in keeping with the topic was enjoyed. The Guild will celebrate the Golden Jubilee Year this year and the slogan is “Greater Things." Thirteen members and one visitor and the patroness, Mrs. H. Cochran attended the meeting. During the social hour games were played and a luncheon was served. FORMAL OPENING OF PYTHIAN LODGE The Pythian Sisters lodge was formally opened at a supper served in the Knights of Pythias Home on Third street Monday night, I whicli was attended by members' of the oiganizatlon and their faml- ! lies. The lodge sessions will he conducted during the fall and winter season following the summer va - cation period. A delicious supper was served after which the temple was opened and Needle Club was enjoyed. ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED AT MEETING The Rebekah Lodge met in the Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening. During the regular lodge session a letter was read from the state president asking the lodge to observe the eighty-first anniversary of Rebekah-Odd Fellowship. It was decided to have a potluck supper and entertainment on September 27. Plans were also made to attend the District meeting at Geneva. October 3. I The committee in charge of the ' pot-luck supper and entertainment will be Mrs. C. P. Hecknthom. Mrs. 1 Noah Frye, Mrs. L. C. Helm and ■ Mrs. Dorphus Drum. Mrs. Carrel Cole’s Kindergarten will open Monday morning at i eight thirty o'clock for the fall ' and whiter session. The kindergarten is located at 221 South First street. The Women of the Moose will | meet in the Moose Home, Thurs- | day night at seven-thirty o’clock for the regular meeting. HONOR SONS WITH BIRTHDAY DINNER Mrs. Harve Koos and Mrs. Hubert Zerkle entertained with a birthday party Tuesday evening at i the home of Mrs. Zerkle. honor- ■ ing their sons Guy Koos and Jun- | ior Ze’-kle on the occasion of their ■ eleventh blrthda yanniversaries. A delicious chicken dinner was I served at six o'clock and the | table was centered with birthday ■ cakes bearing lighted tapers. Covers were arranged for Billy Buck. Dickie Schafer. Benjamin Franklin. Jr., Rev. Frank Engle of Union Chapel and Guy Koos and Junior Zerkle. Other guests were i Mr. and Mrs. Harve Koos, Miss | Ida Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester I Everhart. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert | Zerkle and daughter. Margaret. ' j FORMER RESIDENT 1 OF BERNE MARRIES New York, Sept. 14 — Lionel E. Baumgartner, 27.' a former resident of Berne, lnd„ now of 176 West j Fifty-eighth Street. New Y rk, and ‘ Miss Isabel Rose Haibrylewicz, 22. of 122 West Seventy-second Street | New York, procured a mariage license at the Marriage Bureau here I Tuesday. They indicated they would he married in New York today. Mr. Baumgartner was born in | Berne, the son of John and Joseph-j 1 ine Reffee Baumgartner. The bride who is the daughter of Ignatious and Valentine Haibrylewicz, was ! born in Chicago. W. C. T. U. PLANS FOR COUNTY CONVENTION The Women’s Christian Temper-; ance Union met in the Library Hall; Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. John Hill had charge of the devotional ser-1 vices and echoes from the Nation-' al Convention at Seattle were given by Mrs. Henry Adler. Mrs. Henry Adler and Mrs. Eu-| gene Runyon sang a vocal selection after which current events were given. During the business session plans were made for the county W. C. T. U. Convention which is to be held in the Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday, September 21. The con-

vention will be in two sessions m< rnlng and afternoon. A pot-luck ■ luncheon will be served at the noon I hour by the local union. Announcement was also made of the state convention to be held in Columbus October 14 to 17. p——— — Blackford County Resident Killed lllartford City, Sept. 14—(Special i to Democrat)—(Joseph William Tay lor, 52, residing southwest of Hartford City, was accidentally killed at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning I when the double barreled shot gun i with which he had been hunting squirrels on his farm was accidentally discharged as he attempted to . crawl through i r over a wire fence. The body wjs found by Taylor’s I wife when he failed to return to i dinner. The gun. an old double bari reled hammer weapon was found i near his body. Mr. Taylor was found I shot through the cheat. lying on his side with his pipe in his mouth and his hat on *i's head. Surviving besides the widow are . three bnthers. o State Republicans Issue Statement Indianapolis. Sept. 14 —(UP) —| Forecasting a victory for President Hoover in Maine in November despite the Democratic victory in that , state Monday, George A. Ball, of Muncie, National Republican committeeman, and Ivan C. Morgan, state Republican chairman, isued a joint statement here last night. i Ball and Morgian said that the September election wis based on , local Issues “That have little or no relation to the National situation. II Undoubtedly Maine, in the Nation--1 al election in November will give its electoriel votes to President . IHoover." the statement said. . o American Consul At Shanghai Dies Shanghai, Sept. 14 —(U.R) — Jay Calvin Houston. American consul at Shanghai, died here today from Bright's disease. Houston was born at Knox, Ind. He was recently complimented by Secretary of State Stimson Jor “ his comprehensive survey on com-, ' munism in China. .— — o —— Left Friends $20,000 Ixmg Pine. Neb. —(U.R) — Because ■ she had no relatives, Miss Ida Al- ! ton wil ed $20,000 to her friends i stipulating how much each should ■ receive.

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1 School-Boy Fliers Are Buried Today ( Cl.iverdile. ‘lnd.. Sept. 14 —(UP) ! —The entire village of Cloverdale joined today In funeral services for two Mhool-boy fliers who were killed when their plane crashed on a farm near here Sunday. William Judson Lindley, youngest pilot In Indiana, was at the controls Ij when the craft fell. He was accompanied bv Dureane Cromer. Both • were It. t 1 J :int fune-il services were held t for the yout.e i t q Indiana Municipal > League In Session i Gary, Ind, Sept. 14 (UP) —,A]> i proximately 500 delegates gathered . here today for the 33rd annual con [ vention of the Indiaiai Municipal I League, prepared to discuss issues il rising out of Public Utility prob--1 lews. Mayor R. O. Johnson was sched - uled to open the convention this aftenoon, after which Mayor W. R. Hinkle of S uth Bend was to lead | a disccusslon on municipal probj lems. Gary Plant Asks Water Rate Increase ;! Indianapolis. Sept. 14.- —(U.R)—The I'Gary Heat. Light and Water Com- - pany today filed a petition with the , Public Service Commission asking ijan increase in water rates. The petition requested the commission ■ to investigate present rates and ini crease them sufficiently to assure ► a ''reasonable” return on money invested. It set out that book va’ue of prop- “ erty used in water distribution ext ceeds $3.26(1,000. The revenue during the first seven months of 1932 was $218,000 the petition said. Cost of service amounted to $162.000, resulting in net income of $56.- ’ 000. < This amount, the petition pointed ’ out, is a return of less than 3 per ' cent annually. i 0 Ft. Wayne Man Is Park i Departments Head -j South Bend, Ind., Sept. 14. —(U.R) I —N. D. Foster, Fort Wayne, was ■ named president of the Indiana Asjsoclation of Park Departments at I the close of the organization’s 17th ! annual convention here last night. Fort Wayne was chosen for the 1933 meeting. Other officers named were: W. ;J. Rosssman. East Chicago, first

vice-president; L. R. McCool. Evlanavllle. second vice-president; Mrs. B. B. White, Terre Haute, third i vice-president; Miss C. C. Welch, '■Fort Wayne, secretary-treasurer. "I The association will seek legislation to enable the highway de’lpartment to Improve Indiana high--1 ways with trees and sod. Non-union Miners Severely Beaten i 11 11 ■ Knoxville, II)., Sept. 14.—(U.R) — I Several non-union coal miners were reported to have been severely beaten today when they tried to run a gantlet of hundreds of pickets surrounding the Knoxville Mining company's co-operative mine east o;' here. Sheriff's deputies and state highI way po'ice were ordered to the trouble zone. 1 o J Horse Kills Foxes Millville, la —(U.R) -Showing an extreme dislike for foxes, a horse owned by Fritz Niehaus has killed . two of the animals on the Niehaus farm this year. The horse took asI ter a fox which was raiding a litter of young pigs and killed it. A few weeks later the horse came to the defense of chickens and killed another fox. Niehaus collected the bounty, kept the pelts. > ' 0 Cow Profit Was 41 Cents ‘ Goldendale, Wash. — (U.R) —A cow ■ that cost Royal Kaidera 75 cents at 1 an auction sale, netted him 41 : cents total profit after feeding the 1 j bovine a month and re-selling. Afi ter a month's feeding Kaidera sent him to market. At one half cent a 1 pound, the cow brought $3.78. Transporation charges were $2.71. leaving him $1.16. or 41 cents pro- . fit. o Oitgin of Dollar The word dollar, gcconting to numismatists. conies from “thaler," which is an silnptatlovi of “thal.’’ meaning valley Dollars as coins were first issued by the counts of Schlltz. a Bohemian pr/ <-t|iallty In the year 1517 It Is Interesting to note that coles were not dated In Arabic nume>*_j ••util the Fifteenth tentury. and the custom did not be come general until the middle of the Sixteenth century. Previous to tha' time coins utually were stawfied only with the head of • sovu««ign. or tlie voyr of reign . . ■ —o Rub in Your Fooo A Vienna specialist has discovered , • new kind of food paste which rubbed into the skin, Ir eapabte o 7 Supporting life indefinitely r“b<nr. •ral feeding.

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Jesse Rice, proprietor of the Rice Hotel is busy these days putting up new signs which Invite travelers to I stop in Decatur. The are attractive looking and should do the job. Adolph Hart says he does not i agree with Senator Watson that the . reason Maine went democratic in i Tuesdays election was the prohibi- - tkin question. He remembers that ; one of the congressmen defeated ; wias in the list of those who had members of their families on the' pay roll illegally and he has heard ! that thousands of laboring men and. farmers in Maine had numerous other re jeon s for not supporting the administration. i Mr. and Mrs. C. D Teeple have s returned from a day or two at Rome I' City. i j Rev. J. A. Seimetz is home from a pleasant week at Sylvan lake, ' where he was the guest of Captain ' and Mrs. Kllbufn. > Miss Frances Dugan left Tuesday • for the East after spending the sum- > mer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan in Decatur, and with her sister, Mrs. Dorothy Goodrich of Maxinkuckee. Miss Dugan ' holds the responsible position of di-; 1 rector cf Windsor Private School! of Boston. Mr. and Mrs. B«b Mills will move to Fort Wayne next weeik to make their home. Mr. Mills has accepted ' a p sition in Fort Wayne. Mrs. R. T. Unkefer and little son have returned to their home in Philadelphia, Pa., after spending the summer months in this city with| Mrs. Unkefer’s ■ iparents, Mr. and. Mrs. C. A. Dugan. Mr. and Mrs. Felix Graber and daughter Evelyn Jane will move to Fort Wayne Thursday where they will make their home. Louis H. Miller, local carpenter and his assist mt, Ray Miller, completed the work of re-rooting the Schafer Company water tower, Tuesday. The tower has also been given a fresh coat of paint. All Decatur Boy Scouts are asked to meet at the Central School building tonight at 7 o'clock. Howard J. Wisehaupt and Francis Drake have returned to Decatur after spending several days in Michigan on business. I Miss Mary Harris attended to I business in Van Wert, Ohio th 1 ? ’. morning. Miss Madge Hite visited in Mon-' I roe today where she gave a talk on

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- . I yn ) Home Decoration at the meeting of « the Better Homes Home Economics Club which met with Mrs. Vera Rich. 0 V. ARRIVALS Dixie Dlam is the name of the seven-pound girl baby born to Mr, and Mrs. Richard (Hill of North Third street Tuesday night. Thia i is the second child and the second l daughter in the family. Mother and l»by are getting along nicely. Mrs. I Hill was formerly D >vle irelan. Swallowed Half Dollar Portland, Ore., —(UP)-Eugene Stewart, 25. had a broken leg. To pass time while It healed, he flipped coins. Someone distracted his attention. A 50-cent piece fell into his * opened mouth and he swallowed It Doctors pondered whether to operate to remove the coin. t o —. First Ticket in 40 Years Catnipbell. Call. —(UP)— Thje_ community was all agog the other, day. For the first time In 40 years a railnad ticket had been purehjsi ed from San Jose to Campbell. Lo- ' cal residents. Informed of the pas- ! senger's coming turned out en masse to view the spectacle. o ■ • Novel Flower Pots LEWISTON. Me. (U.R) Old sash- • ioned phonograph horns and radio ■ loud speakers—a dozen altogether I —serve as novel flower pots in the i garden of C. A. Kimball. o I Center of “Cold Pole*' The lowest temperature on the earth occur* In wln'er in the northeast part of Siln-rla, the some what Indefinite center of greatest cold, being known as the “cold pole,” At ’’erkhoyansk In thia re (ion. a temperature of IK>.4 depreev below Zero Fahrenheit, wa* reeorti »d on January IS. 1885. rhe lowest t.rer recorded near the ground U • tegular meteoro'iog‘-»l « it ion, TELLS HOW TO GAIN 12 POUND IN THREE WEEKS Mrs. B. Morrell was nervous, thin and rundown. She took Vinol (iron tonic) and gained 12 pounds in 3 weeks. She sleeps and feels fine now. Tastes delicious. Smith i Drug Company.