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I Notice to Depositors bring in your old bank book at once so we can them. This is important and we will apprecooperation. S LEO YAGER, ■ Liquidating Agent. ■Z***X HOUSE cleaning ftp) SPECIALS —every essential for the house cleaning season and at Special tCOHOMr , Low Prices. ■IPSO Flakes or Granules 2 Ig. pkgs. 33c ■AP.P&g or Kirk’s Flake 10 bars 25c ■AP CHIPS. Easy Task 5 lb. box 25c ■JVANIZED PAILS, 10 quart 2 for 25c ■OOMS, Sturdy 4 sew each 19c g ”EN KLENZER can 5c ■™ONIA. 32 oz. bottle 19c LINES, 40 ft. long each 19c IB BRUSHES, Serviceable each 10c HANDLES, Smooth. Straight each 10c ■ HEADS, Fine Quality ..■ ■■■ each 19c | b._, Pr **h Grandmother’s Fine ■ ” , * ur| ied Creamery Quality [BUTTE R BR EAD ■ ut reth from the Tub White, Sliced or Regular I 19c is. i4c ■ 1 ''fbrook Butter, tb 23c Raisin Bread, tb. loaf 7c r^.?' ETT CHEESE, y t lb. pkg 2 pkgs. 25c f KRIES, Red Sour Pitted 3 No. 2 cans 25c I* reen > Black or Mixed . *2 th. pkg. 33c I ' RET TES, Old Gold, Lucky Strike or L Chesterfield tin of 50. 27c l < H‘iiEE, Vigorous and Winey lb. 29c I AR TEA, Black or Green >/ 2 lb. pkg. 22c L. ' BTATOES, Fancy 15 lb. peck 19c | ( ABBaGE or ONIONS 50 lb. bag 39c Uj? F@©@ STOEPS

— — _ CLUB CALENDAR Miss Mary Macy Phones 1000—1001 Friday Evangelical Cheerful Workers ■class, Mildred Gause, 7:30 p. ni. Methodist W H. M. S. cookie sale I church. Evangelical C. E. pot-luck supper, postponed. Saturday Evangelical Chunk Cradle R.JI, I church, 2-4 p. m. Mc"t!*y Woman’s Club formal opening, Methodist Church parlors, 6 p. m. T uesday Christian Indies Aid soup sale. Zion Reformed W M. S. guest day, church parlors, 2:30 p. m. Adams County Choral Societv. al>- ve Brock Store, 7:30 p. m. regular meeting OF MOOSE WOMEN The Women of the Moose met in ' the Mouse home Thursday nig.it for the regular meeting. The home making committee had charge of the regular 'program, and members of the committee explained how to take care of a h me. and recipes were distributed to the members.! At the next meeting the Child Care and Training program will be’ given. Plans were made during the business session for a home talent I play to be presented by the co-! werkers of the lodge in the near . future. j The Missionary Society of the! {Zion- Reformed Church will observe ■the annua! guest day program in I the church parh rs. Tuesday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. Every' Woman of the church is invited to! ' attend and every member of the IW. M. S. has the privilege of invitling a guest. A fine program is being ! arranged. MISSIONARY SOCIETY HAS MISSION STUDY Twenty-two members of the Woman s Missionary Society of the ! Presbyterian church met at the 1 home of Mrs. James Elberson Thursday for tho annual Mission; •study. The meeting began at ten-thirty

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| o’clock with die singing of a song, pfter which devotlonals were con-1 Hunted by Mrs. Georgb Walton. | ! “Living Issues of China” was the' j book which was reviewed. It was : ! divided into three parts. The first i I part was presetned by Mrs. S. D. ( Beavers. At the close of Mrs. Beaver’s talk the women were invited ito the dining room where a delic ■ ious buffet luncheon was served. The dining table was laid with a {beautiful lace luncheon set and! .centered with a pretty bouquets of! 'late garden flowers. Lighted pink' i tapers in colonial crystal candle* holders were placed on either side •of the bouquet, I The women found their places at j small taables placed throughout lite rooms. Decorations of garden flowers weie also used in the "n- ■ Itrlalnlng rooms. Mrs. Elberson was assisted by the Mesdames i j 1* Ted Patterson. W, P. Schrock and J. C. Sutton. At one-thirty o'clock the meet'ing was resumed and after the singing of a song. Mrs. Jess Cole, Jr., de ighted the women with a solo. "Just For Today,” by Abliott. She was accompanied by Mrs. Schrock. Following a short business sess- i lion Mrs. Charles Teeple continued I I with the second part of the review and was followed by Mrs. W. A. ■ Lower who concluded the interest- ; ing study. After a short discussion the meeting closed with the I Mizpah benediction. DECATUR COUPLE ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE Annou■ menr has been made of ‘th» marriage of Miss Ruth K op of Fort Wayne, daughter of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Roop, 333 I North Tenth street, Decatur, and Edward Coffee. Juni r. of Chicago I 111., s„.n of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. | Coffee, whicii to. k 'place in Colum- ! bia City. Wednesday afternoon, Sepj timber 38. The marriage was solemlnzed in ithe pars nage of the St. Johns I Lutheran Church. Miss Ruth LewelI len of Fort Wayne attended the ■'bridge and George Harris of this city was attendant for the gr ont. The bride was a graduate of the Decatur High Sch-nl and for the last year has been in nurses training at th? Methodist Hospital in Fort Wayne. j Mr. Coffee was also graduated j from the Decatur dligh School and 'as been employed in Chicago. Mr jand Mrs. Coffee will leave for Chii cago immediately where they will make their h me. MAYOR CER.MAK | BOUGHT STOCK AT LOW PRICE I CONTINUED FROM PAC-S ONE

National Committeeman Michael] Igoe. David E. Shanahan, speaker of the Illinois house of representa--1 tives. William Lorimer, former U. S. senator, and Stuyvcsant Peai body, coal magnate. The syndicate purchased 115,000 i shares of Insull Utility Invest--1 ments, Inc., at a price of SSO a i share. The market price at the . time was $59.25. Each paid in 5 i per cent of the purchase price and 1 there was a later 15 per cent ■ assessment. The syndicate was closed last ' February with sale of the stock 1 at S4O a share. All who partici- ! pated took a 20 per cent loss. | Many, however, did not pav the second assessment and creditors I of the bankrupt corporation said they would seek collection to add the money to the nearly vanished assets of the corporation. Among those listed as members ■, of (he syndicate was Oscar Hew-1 | Itt, for 14 years a political and I economic writer for the Chicago! i Tribune. The Tribune, immediately after announcement of the | list, announced the release of Hewitt "with deep regret." "No one on this newspaper was ■ aware of the fact that he was one lof the subscribers to the syndicate,” the Tribune said. "He had I subscribed without thought of the 1 implication that in doing so he ' was accepting a favor from the I Insults.” Attorneys also started action to ' recover $15.0110.000 of the corpora- ' lion's assets on the charge Insull i violated terms of a debentur s agreement in pledging securities lof this amount for loans with ■ Chicago and New York banks. Stale's Attorney John A SwanI son announced discovery of a dnm Imy brokerage account operated I by Martin Insull. brother of Sum- ! nel and one of the leaders in the r fallen utilities empire. Evidence ■ indicated. Swanson said, that the account was used from private deal- | Ings but that collateral of certain Insull concerns was used as margin. Indianapolis Man Is Found Guilty | Springfield S“Rt 30 — (UP) — Sherman Thomas Clemens of Indianapolis awaited sentence to life In Ohio penitentiary taday on conviction of murdering Charles Holt, Springfield patrolman. A jury found him guilty with recommendation for mercy after five hours deliberation last night. Holt was shot down when he attempted to stop a motor car here. William McCutcheon, another policeman, was wounded seriously.

PROTEST MAKING REPORT PUBLIC | CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE I i bad no authority to publish the loan reports. The clerk ignored i informal objections last month In I making public loan reports for the ! last ten days of July. “The publication of the report caused serious embarrassment to a | I number of borrowers.” Pomerene , paid. “It gave rise to much unjust I lcriticism. Reports were circulated; ‘that some of the institutions bor-l rowing were not in good financial! condition when they were perfect-1 ly sound. "This resulted in withdrawals! from some of the banks and other, institutions. A number of them] have sale that while loans were of, ! great benefit to them, the good was I largely undone by the publication.” TO PRESIDE AT INSTALLATION SERVICES OCT. 5 UONTTNUED FROM PAGE ONE i ; tlon services:. Installing of officers —Paul V 1 McNutt t Address —William Nelson, state commander. Address Rev. Father Joachim! Ryder. Address—Robert Bushc. Fourth 1 ' district commander. The program will begin prompt- i ly at nine o'clock, Mr. O'Brien! stated. The assisting general, chairman is Albert Miller. A reception committee to greet I Legionnaires and distinguished guests was named today, composed of Ernest Stengel, retiring commander of the local post; Mr., Adams. Mr. Miller, Lloyd Baker; and Mr. Kern. The meeting will he one of the most important hold in the history i of the local post and with the l . presence of a former national i , commander will be outstanding in ; Legion circles. The retiring officers of the Post > are Mr. Stengel. Walter Bockman. t! first vice-commander: Vernon -1 Aurand, second vlce-commaudei, ; Mr. Miller, adjutant. The retiring executive committee is composed I of Paul Graham, a former post I commander; L. V. Baker and Leo Ehinger. Several hundred Legionnaires I are expected at the meeting, delegations coming from Bluffton. Fort Wayne, Portland. Ossian, and other cities in the Fourth district. NEW YORK MUST HOLD ELECTION ‘ CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

I mayor of N-w York the United j Press learned tonight. It is understood his announce-1 meiit is being postponed until he Is: assured there is no legal obstacle 1 The Rex is expected in New ] York October 6 or 7. Q Another Plea Is Made Bv Stephenson Indianapolis. Sep*. 30— (U.R) — Additional pleadings. charging that two more murders have been committed in a conspiracy io pre-' vent D. C. Stephenson from gain-’ ing his freedom were filed in his | behalf with the Indiana supreme court today The murders, the pleadings set out, occurred August 1, and the

< Airplane <r Rides Special School Children, 50c, Saturday, Oct. 1 Lloyd K. Pierce LICENSED PLANE TRAVPORT PILOT Plane located in field West of G. E. Plant 1 adult, 25c; 2 Adults, 35c; Children 10c. Tonight ADAMS THEATRE SUNDAY - MONDAY - TUESDAY JEAN HARLOW-CHESTER MORRIS in “RED HEADED WOM AN’’ with Lewis Stone, Leila Hyams, Una Merkel. The Novel of the vear becomes the film of the hour. SENSATIONAL! ADDED—CIyde Murder Mystery and Comedy. Friday and Saturday “TOM BROWN OF CULVER” with Tom Brown. Slim Summerville. Richard Cromwell, H. B. Warner Live exciting days with the men in Ihe making nt a great military academy! Youth steps out in a stirring picture that will thrill you even more than did “The Spirit ui Notre Dame'' ADDED—“The Shadow of the Eagle” and Comedy HEAR “POOSH ’EM UP TONY CABOOCH” broadcast each World Series game in rhyme, right after conclusion of same. Dial in on W. L. W.

bodies were “tossed in a ditch I near Seymour.” In a paragraph added to Steph-, ensan's documents before the su-- ! preme court, it was alleged that a I girl whose body was found along] railroad tracks near Noblesville I ' had been slain as a move to I block the former Klan dragon's I efforts for release from the Indiana state prison where he is j serving a life term following con-1 i viction on a murder charge. FIVE BANDITS STAGE HOLDUP i I CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE I I sedan, was being drivr-u on a flat; : tire, which, it was believed, was ■ | caused by the firing of Jack Nolan,' , employe of a store across the street I (from the bank. Nolan shot at the' bandits with a ritie from the roof lof the store o__ THREE SURVIVE SEA TRAGEDY IN NORTH PACIFIC | CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ' get them to the jagged shore, t Forty-two fought for their lives. Only three won. I Weak from exposure, the 'sur-| j vivors were unable io tell cutiiicct | ed stories today. 0 Prison Explosion Claims Third Life i 1 Greencastle, Ind., Sept. 30 —(TTP) ! (The death toll in the furnace explo-' sion at the state prison farm last | Saturday was increased to three late yesterday with the death of Shelby Heif.iert. 34. Indianapolis, a 'convict. He died at the Putnam II 'county hosi-ital here f burns. J Lee Orr and David Scrogins, both '(guards, also were injured fatally. J iße.n Martin, 32, Fort Wayne, a ~ prisoner, is in serious comiitiou as '! the result of injuries. -• * 'w o Law Not Effective Until Next Year ’j Indianapolis, Sept. 30. —(U.PJ The j new Indiana law making appointment of county school attendance ,■ officers optional wi 1 not be effective until next year. Attorney General James M. Ogden has ruled. ’j In an opinion given to Miss Blanche Merry, state school at- • tendance officer. Ogden set out that *, the law, passed by the special session of the legislature, contained no 1 emergency clause and present offi-

I cers took their positions August 1. There was no luw in effect on the first of August that made ap- ; pointnient of attendance officers 1 optional." the opinion read. Hence, I it set out. the new law will not be j effective until 1933. — .. ... .... 0 . North Mexico Has Heavy Flood Loss El Paso. Tex., Sept. 30.—(U.R)— The most disastrous flood in the . history of North Mexico was re- ; ported to have swept away several small villages and damages estimated in the hundreds of thousands ■of dolars. At least seven lives were reported lost. | Traffic between Juarez, across the Rio Grande from here and Mexico j City is paralyzed. Telegraph wires between Juarez and the interior are j down.

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J. I. Farley of Auburn. Democra|tic candidate for congress visited, ;in Decatur several, h> urs Thursday, | night. Next month be will tour Ad-j ,ams County and dates for the meet i ings will he announced socn. ClaysKm Carroll left today for | Chicago, 111., where he will remain |ov»r the week-end and attend the i World Series. Mr. and Mrs. John iHeller motored to Terre Haute today. I Miss Helen Kessler if Delta, Ohio | 'arrived in this city Thursday night ; |to sp-nd the remainder cf the week ; here, the guesl of Mrs. H?nry Neireiter.. Mr. and Mrs. Pau! Baumgartner I and son Kermit of Frankfurt were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene . Runyon here today. Herman Lankenau a: d Charles! Magley motored to Indianapolis to- i day. They were accompanied home | iby Bobby Lankenau who is attend-, ing sch ol there. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Brown and . [daughter Reba of Monroe entertainMr and Mrs. Waldo Brown and] son Robert Lee. Miss Mildred i Brown and Miss Perl Nichols of' Decatur at Sunday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Ketchum of l this city motored to Bluffton last I night to attend the Bluffton street fair. Mike Wertzlberger. Mrs. Delia 'Walters and Miss Harriet Wertz iberger of Marion, visited here I Thursday night and atn .fed the 1 installation service and reception ' for Rev. George O. Walton and Mrs. Walton. Mr and Mrs. Ralph Bentz and . daughters Mary and Dolores and . son Herbert attended the Bluffton i Street Fair last night. N. R. Holth'ouse made a business 1 trip to Chicago today. Mr. and Mrs Paul Conrad motored to Bluffton Thursday night . where they attended the street fair. Cheek Kissing Less Dangerous Paris. — (U.R) - The French Acad- , emy of Medicine has decided that

Apparel Values for Saturday t WINTER COATS f* We are tremendously proud of these extraordinary values. Never have we been able to offer such fine coats, so lux- BM BB uriously furred and so handsomely tail- |jjg gm ored to sell for sls. The colors are aEB aSS Black. Wine, Brown and New Blue. gm Sizes to 50 ... DM GIRLS WINTER COATS martly fur trimmed or plain sport styles. All Woolen Basket Veaves, Spongee Weaves, and Plain Color Broadcloths. Durble warm lining. A very large selection of sizes, colors and tyles. Tams to match many of these coats. Size 1-14 years. $3.50 $7.50 HUNDREDS OF NEW DRESSES ust about everything that is new is here. Rough Silk Crepes, imart Knitted Woolen in one. two, or three piece styles. All iew styles, New Colors of Wine, Blue. Green, Brown and Black. Sizes 11 to 20 and 38 to 50 , $2.98 $3.95 $5.95 1 Wi Also Wool Jersey Girls Woolen Dresses New Slip-Over Dresses, size d* 1 QQ sizes 7-16 QQ Sweaters d* 1 Art 16-20 yrs. at 1 Junior.. tpLuvup WOOLEN SKIRTS 100^AU GIRLS FELT H ATS | New fitted styles, pla.n button style with colors, ribbed weave, col- ° r without collars. A very Ihe Styles are new . ors- Brown Green. Red, serviceable style. Colors. Red, Blown, V\ ine. Blue and Black no Black - Nav >’ Green and Green and “’(V. sizes 26 to 32 s£,9B Tan colors. .. Piece Goods Values for Saturday HOPE MUSLIN—The genuine. /M/ 3 so. COMFORT BATT’ bleached (5 yard limit) yard .... HEAVY OUTING FLANNEL. 36 inch wide, Choose from Light or Dark Stripes and 7 / Checkc; also, plain white, pink, blue 1 A / Stitched A/lz-Uy' A or grey, yard JLVU / Cotton j) < 36 inch UNBLEACHED MUSLIN. r 72x90 H i r H Good Durable Quality, yard MV I in \ A I 39 inch UNBLEACHED MUSLIN, \ 4dC UNBLEACHED SHEETING, 81 inch j J p wide. Good Weight (5 vd. limit) yard Bleached Sheets, size 81x90 4O Z , GENUINE PEPPERELL PILLOW 17n s P ee ' al Low Prlce - eath TUBING. 40 or 42 inch width, vard II U HUrK TOWELS with colored border, | A *■„«“»'„ jQc 16x32 size. Ree. 15c va'ue, sale X W WASH ' LOTUS. Good size | A z » Cotton Sheet Blankets KHz. Reg. sc; Sale 3 for AvJ V size zoxbu, Piaidv, each Niblick & Co

the Gallic custom of bestowing a; .kiss on each cheek is more hygi j enic than the more phlegmatic! ] Nordic habit of shaking hands. It i seems that germs are more easily transferred by a hearty handclasp, I and the fastidious microbes, prefer the smooth hand of the city dweller' to the hand of the field toiler. — —o Salary Reductions Effective Saturday Indianapolis, Sept. 30.—- (U.R) — {Salary reductions voted for state employes during the special legislative session last summer will go I into effect tomorrow when the bud , get tor the i932-iS33 fiscal year beI comes operative. , At the same time the state will ibe forced to curtail expenses in I order to operate its reduced budI get which was cut from $13,369,791

THE CORT SUNDAY and MONDAY Matinee Sunday 2 p. m. Evening, 7:00 Doug. Fairbanks in a corking big picture “ITS TOUGH TO BE FAMOUS” It's old Doug again In another of his famous stunt pictures bubbling over with more action and excitement than ever before. See it- —you’ll like it. ADDED—A CLEVER COMEDY jfk Q'Ag* AND MOVIETONE NEWS ... Ivtl ODC —TONIGHT— —SATURDAY—-"WEEK-END MARRIAGE" ' "THE r v , NEVADO BUCKEROO’’ with Loretta Young and ... „ _ ” with Bob Steele. Norman Foster. ~ _ - . j Also-Big Comedy and Added - “On Edge” Musical Cartoon. Comedy. Also - - Football Thrills. 10c -15 c 1"C - ZOC

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for the 1931-32 fiscal year to $12.009,559 for the year starting tamorrow, a saving of $1,785,83* ARRIVALS I Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lyon of f : 807*4 N. Predras street. El Paso, , Texas, announce the birth of their ” daughter, Nita Sue. Mrs. Lyons heI fore her marriage was Juanita iThomas, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs, L. S. Thomas and a graduate of , the Decatur high school. She was ~ also a teacher in Jay county. o B» Alway. Ready Opportunity Is ever worth expecting; but let your hook be ever hanging ready. The fish will be In the pool where you least imagine it to be.—Ovid.

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