Ligonier Banner., Volume 62, Number 42A, Ligonier, Noble County, 12 November 1928 — Page 1

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LIGONIER TEAM 3 WIN EROM TOPEKA

BIG CROWD WITNESSED BASKET BALL. CONTESTS AT HMIGH SCHOOL 6GYM FRIDAY NIGHT

First Team Score 30 to 21 While Second Noses Out Vietory From - Opponents 21 to 19

Ligouier is proud of the performance of her high school basketball teams at the new gym Friday evening when before a. big crowd with the school band . playing they defeated nice teams from Topeka by satisfactory scores, : About twenty minutes before the game was called the -splendid Ligonier school band of thirty pieces marched into the gym and formed the letters T. H. S, for Topeka and then L. H. S for Ligonier and while in this formation played the Ligonier school gong while al the rooters sang, One side of the new gym was completely filled with the Ligonier rooters- and the teams surely did not lack their support. L | : The new electric sign board which was built by members of the faculty ils- quite a novelty and is a piece of

great ingenuity. : ‘The most thrilling game was. that hetween the Reserves Ligonier's second tgam which showed up in much better shape than they did last week, some changes having been made ‘n the lineup. The game was hard fought all the way through and the score at the half was 11-11. : The second half was a nip and tuck ‘battle, first one team being ahead and then the other, the second half ended in a tie 19-19, Five minutes was added to the time and as neither time scored, five minutes more were added, Ligonier making a basket. Final score 21-19. The Ligonier yell leaders did their stuff nebly and the yelling was well organized. Boih crowds showed good sportsmanship. ; : The first team game was also interesting, though not as close as the Reserves’ game, Ligonier leading all the way. The score at the_halt was 11-20. Avery marked improvement was shown in the ability of the boys to make baskets and it looked as though they have been drillad thoroughly in this art during the past week. The final score was 30-21 in Ligonier’s favoi. 3 _ Davis of Fort Wayvne was I_ho_ referee ! ' Herman Sack was the official time keeper for Lizonier while O, G. Bowen manipulated tie electric score board. The attendance at the games was almost a duplication of that of’a week previous when the new gym was dedicated. L - e The game next Friday night will be played with Wolf Lake in that town and a hot contest may be looked for as Wolf Lake has real athletes on her teams. The ngxt game here will be with Butler Friday evening November 23rd,

- Two to Fourteen Years, - L. S. Slagle 29-year-old First National bank teller pleaded guilty ‘g‘r‘iday in Allen circuit court to a charge of forgery and was sentenced to 2 to 14 years in the Indiana reformatory and fined $5OO by Judge Sol A. Wood. Some Fine Improvements L. L, Koon has added a new Walrus soda fountain with frigidaire at‘tachments and outfit for serving hot coffee and lunches to his cigar storeg equipment and is now in position tg meet public demands for such service,

Yery Sick Man

Jacob Shell former resident of Lignier is lying dangerously ill at hig farm home near Wolcottville. He first took sick of pneumonia and then jaundice set in. Mr. and Mrs, Joseph HEekhart visited Mr. Shell Sunday.

Bowen Able to be Out

Night Officer Bowen was up town Friday with the aid of crutches. It will be recalled that he accidentally shot himself in the calf of his leg with a small revolver. :

Season Open Saturday.

The season for trapping fur bearing animals and dealing in pelts opened Saturday November 10th. Dealers of Ligonier say the price for skins will be about the same as last year. :

To Meet Thursday.

The l.adies Aid of Pleasant Hill will meet at the home of Mrs, Lyman Kilmer Thursday November 15th A bazaar and pot luck supper are features of the meeting. :

A Potluck Supper Officers and teachers of the Pres: byterian S. S. will have a potluck sup: per in the parlors of the church Weil. nesday the 14th at 6:30. ;

Banks Closed Today

Sunday November 11th was Armistice Day and the occasion was observed today by the banks with closed doors :

THE LIGONIER BANNER

LITTLE CHANGE,

Final Tabulation of Election Figures Little Difierence From Those . fa Given in Banner.

Official returns from the -election hoard at Albion indicated that Noble county cast a record vote on Tugsday. The record vote was 10,589, for the clerk's office, with Frances Beane, democrat, receiving 5404, and Walter Kiser, republican 5185. In 1926 the record vote was 9174, can

The official count developed = no startling changes in the stapding ot c.andi‘dntes, In the prosocuto‘r's race, the only which was close, the returns were the: same a sthose published in the Banner, The wofficial vote for sheriff gave Hossinger 4856 votes, instead of 4936, and Morr was credited with 4214, instead of 4246. Robinson for senator received 5565, instead of g 302. : o The official vote follows: ~ Far President—Hoover 6335; Smith 4207, _ '. : % U. S. Senator — Robinson . 5565, Stump 4983, : - i Governor—Leslie 5390; Dailey 5181. Secretary of State—Fifield 5655; Hamrick 4819. : Cnngressnmano;s:g 5935 : Jackson 4790. j Stite Senator—Hartzell 5518; Watson 48496, i . Prosecutor —Linceln 5569; . Probst 4940, : sn

l State Representative — Eshelman 5651; Favinger 4818, D . County Clerk -Kiser 5185; Beane 5404, P Treasurer —- Harder- 5889; Young 4488. ' e Sheriff--Hossinger 4856 Hoffman 5703, . ‘Coroner-—Shew 6246;M0rr 4214 Survevor—Mortorff 5745, ' Conimissioner Middie District - Long 5568:Harper 4872. : Cominissioner North Distriet -— Schermerhorn 6192, Armistice Day Observed The Presbyterian church held an impressive service yesterday morning appropriate to Armistice Day. ~ R. M. Waddell of LaGrange delivered a -deeply patriotic address ih which he paid eloquent tribute to the heroic dead, but emphasized the duaties and responsibilities to the nation of the living. , e The musical part-of the service consisted eof Kipling’s Recessional ‘'sung by Mesdames Mitchell, Kelley and Willianis and a solo by Mrs. Grahaar Lyon who also acted as organist for for the day. . The church was prettily decorated with the flags and red and white chrysanthemums, The service was largely attended and members of the Legiowgnd other soldiers were present as guests of the church. . ' This was one of a number of special services lLeld from time to time whereby the Presbyterian chutrch seeks to make its contribution to community life. . - The subject of the afterncon was the history of Red Cross work. Mrs, Graham Lyon sang a very bebautiful solo. o :

Council Meeting.

Thecity council met in regular session Thursday evening with President Bender presiding in the absence of Mayor Calbeck. Joseph K, Kimmell took down.the minutes in the absence of his father City: Clerk J. . Kimmell. City Attorney Vanderford and Street Commissioner Bd Banta were in their stations. - . : Councilman Robinson was authorized to purchase ten rubber coats for the use of members of the fire department, = v : ' As the next meeting falls on Thanksgiving the council will assemble the next evening, Friday, Novembher 30th. - .

Dies. in Calitornia

Died at his residence in Upland California Nov. 11 1928 John Allen Denny aged 75 years and 25 days. Mr, Denny was born 'and reared on the Denny homstead on the Hawpatch He was the son of Wm. and Elizabeth McKeibben Denny. He leaves his wife ‘daughter and two grandsons.

Kills Large ' Lynx.

William Clady while out hunting on the ‘Bronson farm east of Auburn shot a 'male lynx. The animal was nearly as large as a collie dog. Mr, Clady is having the skin tanned, iWhere the lynx came from s a mystery. : .

See. Footoball Game.

Mr. and Mrs., Ellsworth Stephens and Robert and Hobebrt Smith spent the week-end in Mishawaka with Mr, ‘and Mrs. Vistor Gibson: They' also attended the football game at South Bend Saturday afternoon. :

Goes With Daughter

Joseph Caldwell of Diamond lake has gone to live through the winter with his daughter Mrs. Charles Shell near White Pigeon, Michigan.

Home From Hospital.

. Mrs. Lloyd Haller who sulmitted an operation in a Fort Wayne hospital ten days ago arrived at her North Side home Friday.

LIGONIER.NOBLI COUNTY, INDIANA. MONDAY. NOVEMBER IY, 1928

Republicans [lnérease Y ajorities in Both Houses of {ongress at Late Election.

Republicans will hoid w definite ‘whip hand in congress as the result of the Tuesday election. : ~ The Hoover landslide swept aside many veteran democratic congressmen in both the senate and the house and as a result the president-elect will take pffice with a congress definitely aligned to his policies, He will, bave even a greater majority than the republican congress during the Coolidge adminisiration. Returns indicated ilie new congress would find the republicans having eight more seats in the senate and perhaps 20 more in the house than the majority they held in the 1 ast congress. This will give them a de-

finite margin. : : Congressional Lineap. .-Thé foHowing men will assume or retain places in congress'as a resualt oL Tuesday's election in Indiana: First District, Harry Rowbotton, R. . Second—-Arthur H, Greenwood, D, Third-—James Dunbar; R. . o Fourth, Harry C. Canfield;!D, prob--1&1)10. » - : . Fifth, Noble J. Johnson, R. . ~ Sixth, Richard N. Elliott, R. : Seventh, Louis Ludlow, D. ' ~_ BEigth, Albert Vestal, R. Ninth,Fred S. Purnell, R. Tenth, Will R. Wood, R. . Eleventh, ‘Albert R. Hall, R. . Twelfth, David Hogg R, = Thirteenth, Andrew Hickey, R. All except Ludlow are incumbents, : Sorrell and Son. Powerful in theme. specta('ular n action, and with one of the few truly all-star casts ever assembled for a motion pieture, ‘“‘Sorrell and Son”, which is playing at the Crystal theatre Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, bids fair to go down in the screen history as a rare combination of popular entertainment and artistry

l “Sorrell and Son’”, which is taken from Warwick Deeping’s best selling novel of tie same title, is a Herbert tßrenon production and critics agree 'that the directorr has surpassed cven ihis previous outstanding successes stuch - a 8 ‘Peter Pan” ‘and ‘“Beail Geste.” . AN ’ ‘The cast-——H. B, Warner. Anna Q. Wilsoon, Alice Joyee, Nils Asther, :(:il_l‘ll.l(i'l Myers, Mary Nolan, Norman Trevor, Louis Wolheim, Lionel Belmore, and many others—-malkes thq living, breathing thing, a gripping cross-section of modern life, but !;11-fi~e all sheer entertainment. From !fl‘,:_‘ moment that “Sorrell’, a war !h:‘!"n returns to civil life to find his {wi“« unfaithful to him and the task of vcaring and educating his young son all on his shoulders, to the daring climax, the story .holds audiences’ interest as few pictures do. :

The Standard Oil company today began the removal of their depot to the new station north of the Wew York Central railway tracks where suitable bhuildings have been erected to house their. gasoline and ' kerosene Ol 7 . :

. All incoming shipments will now be received at the new plant which has a huge storage capacity :

Kenneth W. Wysong of Kimmell a senior in the ‘School of civil engineering at Purd;;@ University hag been mnamed a cadet first lieutenant in the Reserve Officers Training Corps of the University, At time of graduation next June he will receive a commission as second lieutenant in the U. S. Army Reserve c¢orps.

Ray Loy, Graham Lycn and Joe Calbeck arrived home Friday evening from a duck hunting trip very much pleased. FKach member of the hunting party came home with the limit and now their many friends are enjoyving wild duck for their meals,

Announcement has been made of the merger of the Frst National Bank and the First Trust and Savings bank at LaPorte which will become effective January 2. The new bank will have combined resources of $5,700,000

An alarm from Zone 14 called the fire department to the home on Lincoln Way South occupied by Mr. and Mrs, Luther Fry. The fire was on the reof and caused little damage.

Frank W. Zimmerman and wife et al to Alexander Elin et al pt out-lot 70, Ligonier.. ; Nancy E. Groves to Abe N. Drake lots 3 and 4 Straus add Ligonier,

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ullery drove to Fort Wayne Saturday to visit their son Horace and family They expect to leave soon for Traverse City, Mich,, to spend the winter. ;

~ Mrs, U.'S. Baker of Kimmell underwent an operation at the Goshen hospital Thursday.

STRENGTHEX {HOLD.

il Station Moved

Now First Lieutenant

Suecesstu! Trip.

Laporte Banks Merge,

Small Rooi Bluze..

Real Estate Transiers.

To Winter in Michigan,

Submits to Operation.

SOCIAL EVENTS.

Items Gathered by Banner Reporters of Speeial Interest ror its Many Readers. .

Birthday Dinner.

~Mrs, J. W. Draper entertained ten members of the family at dinner Friday in honor of her father J. L. Dunning who celebrated his s2nd: birthday anniversary. = Mr. Dunning has the honor of voting -for seventeen presidents of the United States.” Abraham Lincoln was the first one that he voted for, The out-of-town zZuests to take part in *ho dinmer were: Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Grabam of Elkhart, Mr. and Mrs, Ley Diunning of Warsaw, Mrs. W A. Jackson of (oshen and Jack Draper of Crawfordsville Mr. Dunning spent a very happy day with his relatives and the hope of his many friends is that hc may. enjoy many more birthday anniversaries. : : - .‘ . .

Pleasant Surprise.

. Seventeen persons from Decatur Indiana gave Rev. and Mrs, C. R. Smith of the United -Brethren church a pleasant surprise Sunday when they came over (o spend the day with them in their church services and'iu their home. They brought baskets of good things t» eat with them and the entire da:&’“ was one of happy fellowship withi old friends. These folks were among the former parishioners of Rev. Smith at Decatur. = :

Surprise Party.

‘About twenty-five friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Epert Friday evening and guave them a pleasant surprise before the FEpert family move to Chicago, - The evening was spent in games and a social good time was enjoyed, At a late hour a picnic dinner was served.

Social Hour

~ About twenty membery of the Social Hour were entertained at the home of Mrs. Cecil Griffith Friday evening. - Mrs.” Griffith was assistoed by’ Mrs. Frank Raubert and Mrs. Charles Wagner.” A sccial good time was enjoyed and dainty refreshments were seryed. ; : ®x3 3 5 ‘ “Entertain at Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Kilmer entertained at a chicken dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs, Earl Kilmer and son Panj Elkhart, Mrs. Mary Kilimer Wakaruia, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.-B, Harrison ang son George of this city. i

Mr, and Mrs. Harry Pollard entertained at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Kf%llam and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Banta in the (‘-wning the party was joyed by Mr, and . Mrs. Guy Calbeck and all were supper guests of the Pollards. - ) ;

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shisler and daughter Thella were entertained at a delicious chicken dinner, vesterday at the home of Mr. and: Mrs.. Lovi Flynn near Albion. == B A

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith entertained at Sunday diner Mr, and Mrs. Farl Kurtz snd family of Elkhart and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doll and daughter Riuth of this city. oo

Mrs. Walter Robinson entertained Mr. and Mrs, Squire Robinson Friday at dinner in honor of her hushand who celebrated his birthday on that date.. - : e * %k % :

Miss Katherine Rolitho will entertain the Standard Bearers of the M. E. church at the Harsh home on West Third street. = : .

- Mesdames Frank Wood and Ralph Strait will entertain the Kings Daughters next Friday evening at the Wwood home, ; . ¥ % R

'~ Mrs, Lawrence Haines will entertain a party‘ot“ladies tonight in honor of Mrs. F. . Haines of Chicago. .* 3 ’

‘A postponed meeting of the Progress club will be held with Mrs. Leland Thompson tonight. }:* % % : Mrs. Carl Decker will entertain her bridge club at her home Wednesday evening. e : ‘Auto and Buggy Collide - Harmon Schinbeckler son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schinbeckler of Laud was badly injured and his compaion escaped unhurt and Jacob Sheets and Kenneth Gillespie suffered bruises and }a. severe shock in a collision hetween an automobile driven by Schinbeckler and a buggy occupied by the last two named young men, .- - ©

Albert Summers Dies

Albert Summers 5% died suddenly at his home in Churubusco. He was found ill at his home by a sister. Summers lived alcne and was unmarried. Three brothers and a sister survive, : F

Injured in Accident

¢ Mrs. George Stephenson of Warsaw was painfully bruised but not serious1y injured when she was struck by an automobile driven by George Elliot{ and thrown to the pavement yesterday at Warsaw, g

SEARCH FOR LAGRANGE GIRI.

Wilma Shrock, 14, Disappears from Home After Mailing Letter to Brother From LaGrange.

~ Wilma Schrock, 14, daughter of Mr, and Mrvs. Roy Schrock of LaGrange, has been missing since s:4b'o’clock Wednesday night, o Searching parties are out over the vicinities of LaGrange in.an effort to locate the girl. ~ She was last s}ze}zh at the LaGrange postoffice where she mailed a letter to her brother, Pail-Schrock of Thres [Rivers, ;\fi_qh. ‘ £ - Mystery surrounding the girl's disappearance was deepened when it was learned that she had made arrangements with somepne to take care of her houseohld duties at her home for Friday and Saturdayv evenings. The girl weighs' 110 pounds. Her heighth .is four feet four inches. . She has black eyes and black hair, She was wearing a yellow rain coat when she left her home. ' ~ Sisters Shorn of Tresses . An exciting tale of a night instruder. stealing into their bedrcom and cuting their long hair while they slept is told by: Polly and leona Greenawalt daughters of James F. GreenaJfi'alt of south »f Topeka.

. -The parents were away and the j’girls went to bed before their return. Polly age 20 f:s'a,vs she awoke and found that someone had cut away about one-third of her long hair. She wore her hair in three curls and the middle one was missing, Her sister L.eona age 1% found that the singte braid into which her hair was plaited was severed not far from her head. The shorn hair was found lying on the bedreom floor. The girls did noy see the night intruder and can give little explanation of the occurrence. So far as is known no one has any particular grudge against them that would give occasion for such an act, The Greenawalt family are of thg Mennonite denoniination and bobbed hair is not permitted among . tha members, : S

. Nabbed as Thiel D. W. Francis 32 of St. Joe is held on a charge of larceny after being caught in a chicken coop by two farmers late Saturday night, e Francis was caught on the Stevick farm in Cedar Creek township Allen county by Kent Stevick and Lawrence Micliaels. They héld him until Sheriff Guy Emrick arrived. .

A dozen chickens were found in the man’s automobile. It is thought he returned to thé coop to steal more chickens, The farmers heard the commotion in the chicken house and investigated with the rvesult that they trapped Francis. = :

. Unidentitied Man Hurt

An unidentified man was found in an unconscious condition under the elevation of the New York railroad bridge just east of Corunna at 9 o’clock Sunday. He is suffering from a possible skull fracture and injuries to his right hip. e - ; He was taken to the sanaders hospital at Auburn where little hope ig held for his recovery. He carried .no letter or cards of identification, He is about 21 years of age. ;

Victor Over Marion

The Kendallville Merchants defeated the Marion Pilgrams Saturday afternoon 32 to 0. The merchants presented a changed lineup and made most of their gains on forward passes and end rus. They scored three touchdowns in the first quarter one in the third and one in the fourth. ~ Marion threatened in the last period when Houser picked up a Kfiendallville fumble and ran 80 yards. .

Death of Miss Franks

' Miss Elizabeth Franks aged 68 years died Saturday morning at the home of her brother W. P. Franks near Brimfield following an illness of one week. Death was due to pneumonia. " The decedent was born in Ohio the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William P. Franks Sr. She had resided practically all her life on the Franks homestead near Brimfield. o

Suit on Aceount Filed

Ellwoood George of Wawasee has filed suit in the circuit court at Goshen against Martin E. Crowe of Elkhart asking judgment of $1,825 pn account. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff - was employed by the defendant to sell a tract of real estate, and that it was agreed that he should be paid $1,825.

Preacher Marshal Fired

william C. Milburn Church of God minister is no. longer marshall of Edinburg. The town board has ousted him after ten months of strife resulting from his zeal in police work. George Snyder has been appointed the minister’s’ successor,

Lad Confesses to Robberies

Oscar Smith 17 has been arrested and confessed to a series of fourteen robberies of homes at Goshen during the past few months, He implicated four other hoys who were held for questioning. e

PARTY IS NOT DISCOURAGED

Democratic State Chairman Peters Declares Fight tor 1930 Vietory Already Begun By Democerats

~ The Democratic state committes §has'alr_e_ady.' begun its fight for the campaign of 1930 State Chairman R, Earl Peters anncunced on his, veturn to Fort Wavne trom Indianapolis. ~ The Demwoeratic state headquarters in the Claypool hotel a: Indianappolis will be kept open during, the next two years. The :municipal elections of the state will h: held naxt vear and the facilities of the ciute headguarters will be nlaccd a* the disposal of the city aud town committees after the preimaries in. May, Mr. Peters said. b o

~ “The Democratic party in Indiana is far from discouraged although disappointed by the results of the election on Tuesday Mr. Peters said, - “In 54 counties the Democrats elected all or part of their local tickets, - They elected three congressmen including Louis Ludlow in the Seventh “district. Ludlow carried the district: which is normally 36,000 Republican by a majority of ahout 6,000 We elected 208 county officials. ° Al-readytwo-thirds of the"@ownship irnstees of the state are Democrats, - _"An - enormous Democratic vere was cast in the election Tuesday. which indicates that the Democratic party ‘is very much alive’ although the state ticket was dt*t!o;lrf*d by the abnormal Republican |vote, The Democratic' party is always conrage: ous in defeat and this vear it is exceptionally true.” i Mr. Peters said thar the determination of the committee to start the 1930 fight at once, was‘stx’e‘ngthencd hy wany telephone calls - from = county chairmen irging such a conrse: .

-~ Gerren Youths Make Reeord. - Arthur and Orris Gerren of near Ligoniet grandsons of James Georren of LaGrange are given leading article in the October issues of Farm Topics for their remarkable record as stock judges., Orris aged 19 has a record of seven years in the show ring never farther from the top than fifth place; a first second and fourth at the state fair and ;t':uu'r trips for showmanship. Orris entered $-H club work seven years ago :md‘h;ts made great headway. His specialty is sheep. ' Arthur aged- 17 entered 4-H club work at 12 and has - developed some fine Jerseys. Oneg of his cows produced 454.8 pounds of butterfat and cleared $144,75 above feed cost in a year. The boys give much credit to their father and mother and to the county agent in their county.--La-Grange Standard. L

7 To Open Rome City Dam.

Of intevest to cottage owners' at Rome (‘.it_{' was the. announcemeit made by the Pennsylvania railroad that the Waste-Weir water gates wili be raised November 15. Cottagers may prepare for the annual lowering of water and get their boats on land before cold weather sets in. _ The water is let out of the lake gradually to a certain depth sometimes emptying by as much as six teet. The gates will be kept open for the entire winter and then lowered next spring.

Injured in Accident

Mr., and Mrs. Sam Wolf of. Fort Wayne met with an automobile aceident Sunday evening when their driver went to sleep and the car in which they were -riding |left the . highway, plowed through a field ad plunged into a ditch. The impact threw Mr. and Mrs. Wolf against the glas partian and shattered it. Mr, and Mrs Wolf were badly cut with broken glass and the last named suffered a broken arm. Mrs. Wolf was formerly Miss Wertheimer of Ligonier. g :

Winona to Have Aunditorinm

The largest auditorium in Indiana will be dedicated at Winona Lake next 'season. It will Seat 20,000 people without crowding, Contracts for tife immense building are being prepared by Dr. S. C. Dickey business manager of the assembly. It will be built over the old liy pond and will take in the hill sides where the big sunset meetings have been held.

Injured in Acocident

Andrew Vagis and Thomas Durros of Blkhart are in the General hospital suffering from severe cuts and bruises received when a coupe in which they were driving collided with qataxi. o :

Naomi Murphy in Hospital.

Naomi the fifteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Robert Murphy of near Wolcottville is in the Memorial hospital at Sturgis where she underwent an operation for appendicitis.

Hit and Run Driver

Bljer Dennis six years old whose home is in Fort Wayne is in a hospital there with serious injuries suffered when struck by a hit and run driver,

Bag Wild Geese

Albert and Charles Brady went out southwest of Ligonier this morning and bagged four wild geese. They were finelarge birds. :

MONDAY THURSDAS

VOL. 62 NO. 42A

E he 2. WILL .\[AKI’I_ \'IS."I‘ TO SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS T 0 ENCOURAGE I'RADE, - President Eleet to Steam - Out of Nan Diego Harbor on Battleship Within Ten Days, Herbert ?um'vr's decision to. make an extended South American tour as & prelude to his administration ig regarded as a brilliant stroke or statesmanship and appears to proniise an unusual career in the white hoyse. v It-is a “‘good Will” mission on 3

grand scale Lsomething unique. No other presidentielect eyver undertook anything likq'ii,‘ The only presidentiafil_ move that rivals it is' Wondrow Wilson's visit to Edrope 10 swing ‘;se‘ntimem ‘amon‘g;ll[v people therve hehind his league of nations. scheme, i'aud— to pzu*rigiputc-',_i'n the peace conference. . Harding, as president-eiect fook a triprto the }’uuumap canal but that was of a different fidture. He did not Use a battleship, but weiit on a private liner. - - . o H is;,yu definent mission upon'\_\'hich ‘Hoover will g 0 wheén he steams out Of San Diego Harbor, within z ‘weck or ten days, on the battleship »Miwyland, flagship 6f the fleet, for his South American tour. He plans to start his adpinistration of the nation's affairs by aissuring’good will among the Latin-American neighbors, whose trade now is a source of rivalry with European nations. - Hoover hopes to forestali even bhofore he begins his a(lminiétl‘ati()rx any such trouble as that which has centered in recent Years around our policies in Mexico and Nicaragua. .

. The itinerary, not vyet completed, \"prov’fifles for a trip southward tlong [the' West coast form San Francisco tto_ Valparaiso, Chile, -with stops ai tthe Panama canal and Lima, Peru, 'thex_) to Santiago and across the Anid?fi to. Buenos Aires and back by ‘Montevideo and Rio De Janeiro. The countries to be visited include Panama, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Yo . Hoover will visit Havana, Cuba, on the- return northward. During his stop at Panama on the way syfuth ke will‘r inspect the canal, :‘iding,rj' on thie” Panama Canal railway 1o the eastern end. e L :

From Havana, the Maryland will turn northward to New York, where the president-elect is expected to land in the early part of‘the new year. If Hoover stops at Nicaragua, ha® may investigate the possibilities of . the long discussed Nicaraguan canal, in which he has taken an interest, but ‘a final deeision has not lheen reached on visiting that couniry‘, ‘ _Final details of the trip gwait completion of diplomatic negotiatiens. Hoover is expected to unuounbe,_‘ghe itinerary when he confers with naval officials Monday. : ‘Whether Mrs. Hoover will make the trip has not been determined, but the president-elect has decided to take his vounger son, Allan. ol . South America is the only conti-a nent Hoover has not visited in his world travels. - He has‘ been in close touch with its trade developments as secretary of commerce, and has devoted considerable study to the trade situation, "

This trip, likewise, will remove him from the ceaseless pressm"e from officeseekers which every presidentelect faces soon after his victory at the polls. . :

United Brethren Church. The calender for the week is as follows: % A Monday night at seven o'clock thig official board meeting. Monday .night at 7:80 the quarterly conference. . e . Tuesday night at 7:30 the ' Loyal Workers class meeting at the chureh, Wednesday evening at 7:00 the midweek prayer and bible study. Your attendance will show interest in the work of the church. The interest yesterday was fine. Mrs.‘H. E, Robinson sang a solo at the morning serice to the delight of all, and in the evening the men’s quartet, composed of Messrs, W. H, Green George Green, W. H. Cochran . and Dean Cochran rendered an . approipriate and beautiful number,

To California

Mrs. Mae Carney will leave in a short time for Pasadena California where Mrs. Carney will spend the holidays with her daughter Miss Cecelia and James will enter the university of Southern California. -

Shady Nook Raided

Shady Nook near Fort Wayne a place where many people were in the habit of assembling was raided by the police Sunday and will be closed. A large quantity of liguor was confis[cated. ; ey =