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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31, 1923.
APPEAL SUIT FILED IH ACTIM! IN DARK
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TO STOP MARRIAGE (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 31. Colonel "William A. Littatrer, filed an appeal today, against yesterday's decision o the first Paris ciril court rejecting his Btilt to prevent the marriage of his daughter, Cather
ine lxmise, 10 wunam m. jjoeuer, an automobile dealer of Columbus, Ohio. The appeal will be heard soon; meanwhile it will be impossible for the wedding to take place. COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. 31. Doeller Littauer William Eldon Doeller, whose efforts to wed Miss Catherine Louise Littauer, Washington society girl caused her parents to take her to the French capital where a euit was brought to prevent the marriage of the son of Mrs. Hattie Doeller, lives on a country estate near here. Hla father 13 dead.
Young Doeller who has not been
here for eight years is a graduate of
Miami university in Ohio He served
overseas as a lieutenant during the
World war and on his return located
in Washington where he was employed by the war department until last
fall when he resigned. He met Miss
Littauer at a dance in Washington in
1919 and they were together frequent
ly. When young Doeller asked the parents to sanction their marriage ac cording to information here, it was de
nied and he was told never to speak
to Miss Littauer again.
High School
A, Junior-senior ekate will be held at the Coliseum sometime in the near future, according to announcement by Phillip Kessler, president of the Junior class and Harold Malone, president of the senior class, but no definite date has been set. Members of the committee on the ekate are as follows: Juniors; Madonna Newton, Betty Kenny and Kenneth Price. Seniors: Margaret Cox, Paul Druley, Harold Malone and Doris Weesner. Dues will be collected by the treasurers of the classes sometime Thursday. The receipt for 40 cents dues for Juniors and 50 cents for seniors will admit to the skate. Blanch Walte, art teacher and Miss
Juliet Nusbaum, music teacher are
confined to their homes due to illness. Eugene Murray, former Btndent at M. H. S. and now attending Earlham college, Is teaching Miss Nolte's classes la her absence.
Two Are Arrested For Tampering With Gas Line Harry and Treva Neucomer, 508 North Nineteenth street, were arrested Tuesday by Chief Eversman for tampering with a gas line of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company. Their case will be tried in police court Thursday before Mayor Handley. Affidavit for their arrest was made by Nimrod Johnson, manager of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company.
APPOINT W, B. WOOD
TO HIGH RAIL OFFICE
W. B. Wood, general superintendent
of the Illinois division of the Pennsyl vania system, has been appointed act ing general manager of the northwest ern region during the absence of T. B
Hamilton, general manager, says an announcement Wednesday. Mr. Wood will Continue his duties as general superintendent. Announcement also was made that E. T. Whiter, who is at present assistant to the vice-president in charge of personnel, has been appointed acting vice-president of the northwestern region of the Pennsylvania' system effective Feb. 1. Mr. Whiter, who is now stationed in Philadelphia, will go to Chicago at once to take up his duties at the region headquarters in that city. This action has been made necessary by. the illness of J. C. Rodgers, vice-president in charge of the northwestern region, and T. B. Hamilton, general manager, both of whom have been granted extended leaves of absence.
Grotto Members to Sign Application For Charter All members of Eblis grotto are urged to attend an important meeting to be held in the Webb-Coleman show
rooms at 7:45 o'clock Thursday evening. Paul Beckett, chairman, urges
that all local prophets attend in order , that they may sign the application for a charter. The signature of all the members will be required and it Is desired that they be secured at once in order that action looking to the establishment of a grotto in Richmond may be hastened.
Ask Peru H Poindexter Acceptable Ambassador (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. Inquiry has been made by the United States government as to whether appointment
of Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash
ington as American ambassador to Peru would be acceptable to the government of that republic.
USES TRENCH HAT TO SOLVE HEATING PROBLEM (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 31. The coal
shortage in Brooklyn intensified by a
record snow fall for January, made Ed
ward J. Kennedy think a lot. He told
mends today he had overcome the
heating problem. He took a trench hat. bored a hole in the top, then wired a tin can inside of it and attached the
hat to a rack over an oil lamp. When the metal got hot it is said the heat
wa3 sufficient to warm an entire room.
JOHN D. STILL GOLFS A BIT AT 83
SAFE LOOTED FOURTH TIME TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 31. Cracksmen knocked the combination from a safe in the offices of the Gosline Coal company here yesterday and escaped with $600. This is the fourth time within the last year that this safe has been looted.
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OIL WORKER TESTIFIES
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE
(By Associated Press) ARDMORE, Okla., Jan. 31. Jeff
Smith, oil field worker of Healdton
was announced as a witness In his own
defense today at his trial on a charge of slaying Joe Carroll, who was shot
by a band of masked men at his home
in Wilson more than a year ago. In
dications were that the case would go
to the Jury before night.
But one witness remained to be ex
amined by the prosecution. Defense
counsel announced that in addition to
the defendant only a few character
witnesses would be called.
Ten other men, all prominent in Car
ter county, are to be tried on a similar
charge.
Smith was expected to testify that he was an involuntary participant in
the attack on Carroll. Officers on the stand asserted that at the time of his arrest he told them that he was picked
up from a street in Headlton by masked men in an automobile, given a mask
and pistol and forced to accompany them
PROGRESSIVE BLOC ENDORSES ILLINOIS . MAN FOR SPEAKER
Dayton Physician Engaged To Speak at "Y" Sunday Dr. J. E. Shannon of Dayton, Ohio, will give a talk at the Sunday afternoon meeting for men at the Y. M. C.
A. He is an officer of the United
Brethren church. This will be the
fourth Sunday afternoon meeting. The
meetings have been well attended, but Sunday's meeting is expected to sur
pass previous crowds.
Late photo of John D. Rockefeller in golfing costume. Jchn D. Rpckefeller, oil king, world's richest man and reckless dispenser of thin dimes, is going to make Gene Sarazen look like a caddy one if these days if practice means anything. John is nigh onto 84. Will be July 8, and every day sei him on the links at Ormond Beach, where he is spending the ivx'tr.
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. MARY J. BISHOP Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Bishop will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the home. Rev. McClean Work, pastor of Reid Memorial church, will officiate. Burial will be in Earlham cemetery. Friends may call at 321 North Seventh street to view the body.
MRS. HANNA H. FETTA Funeral services for Mrs. Hanna H
Ketta will be held Thursday afternoon
from the home, east of the city, at 2 o'clock. F. A. Dressel will officiate P.nrial will be in Earlham cemetery Friends may call at any time.
MRS. BERNADINE B. CORRIGAN
Funeral services for Mrs. Bernadine
BrockamD Corrigan will be held
Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Andrew's church. Rev. Monsignor RoeU will officiate. Burial will be in
St. Andrew's cemetery. Friends may ..an -At unv time at the home, 214
South Eighth street.
JACKSONBURG. Ind. Joe Brooks, Will Weidan and Mr. Johnson will have a joint sale Feb. 12 on the Alice Beeson farm, adjoining the town on the west Friends have received
word of the marriage of Mrs. Joseph
ine Underwood, a former resident of this place, to Cassius Wiggans, of
Richmond Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Lutz entertained at supper Friday
evening, Kev. Hogan and wire. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McGaw and son Gene, of Cambridge City, and Mrs. Ben Hi-
day and daughter, of Fortville Vera DeHays, Will Brooks. John Scott, Frank Jacobs. Cleo Stanrton, Ray Odom and Joe Brooks attended
roll call at Pershing Saturday evening Ben Hiday and family have returned to their home at Fortville.... Harold Hormel is sick with "flu" Rev. A. E. Smith and son Walter, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lindley and Mr. and Mrs. Santford Ellison, of Richmond, were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Berg Mrs. Raymond Roth had as her guests Thursday, Mrs. Frank Harris, of Richmond, Mrs. Alice Brown and Mrs. Clara Staumm, of Hagerstown, and Mrs. Frank Gauk-
er and children Miss Ollie Thorn-
burg, of Hagerstown, was the guest of Mrs. John Scott Sunday. . .'.Mr. and
Mrs. Marsh Martin spent Sunday with
friends at Greenfield The Young
Feople s Sunday conference will have a meeting Sunday evening, Feb. 4, at
the I. O. O. F. hall.
Circuit Court
SUES FOR DIVORCE Suit for divorce and change of name was filed Wednesday by Drezzie Moss .vzsin'-t Samuf-1 Mos. Abandonment was charged hv the plaintiff. ALLEGES CRUELTY Cruel and inhuman treatment is alIrgcd in the suit for divorce filed Tuesdnv bv T,ela Winfred Melling against .lacob Eugene Moiling. The plaintiff t-Heges that the defendant had attemptd at one time tp run over her with an automobile. SUIT TO FORECLOSE Complaint was filed Wednesday by Hoy C. Settles and Charles C. Settles s:gainst Henry Goldfinger, Credit Apparel company, incorporated, on a contract for work and labor and to foreclose a mechanic's lien.
Short News of City
Daffodil Club Meetinrj The Daffodil rlub will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Harry Sharp, on North Twentieth street. Zuttermeisters Enjoy Visit Word has been received here from Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zuttermeister and Miss Vera Zuttermeister, now at San Francisco. Calif., that they were enjoying their visit. Mrs. Woodward Here Mrs. W. C. Woodward, of Terre Haute, and formerly of this city, is visiting relatives here.
FAIRBANKS DENIES REPORT LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31. Douglas Fairbanks declared here yesterday
that reports of negotiations in his behalf for purchase of the estate of
George Jay Gould in Lakewooa, in. jwere without foundation. Fairbanks
is said to have offered 5900,000 for
the estate.
The average man contains enough
iron for a medium-sized nail.
BROWNSVILLE, Ind. Mr. and
Mrs. Mack Wilson and daughter Mar
garet spent Sunday in Connersville as the guests of relatives. Mrs. Lou
Gear and daughter Hattie were the
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Gear of Connersville Mary Larimore, Davey Dorran and Emelvn
Jirown. seniors of Brownsville tigh
tooK tne state teachers examination Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Parks and pons Jean Warren and Har
old took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Jobe and son Hubert, Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Campbell of Connersville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Whitsel Sunday The basketball team defeated the Fountain City team here Friday night by a score of 29 to 24 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Conner and daughters of Liberty spent Sunday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conner ."The home talent play, "The Hoodooed Coon" will be given Thursday night Feb. 2 in the town hall Miss Pauline Stevens of Liberty called on Miss Luva Kaufman Sunday afternoon.... Mrs. L. J. Cully is ill Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Rutherford and Miss Helen Hollingsworth of Richmond attended the basketball game here Friday night Miss Emelyn Brown spent
the week end in Connersville with her
aunt Mrs. E. R. Jeffrey Miss Edith Harmon and Miss Jessie Joslin of Col
lege Corner were guests of Miss Mary
Lairmore Friday evening.
MILTON. Ind. The Embroidery club will meet Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. George Klemm....Mis's El
sie Toms and! John Posey Jones of Earlham spent Saturday with Mr. and!
Mrs. E. P. Jones.. The Loyal Daugh
ters of the Christian church have
about $90 as a result of their market Saturday at Connersville Miss
Goldie May Johnson and Mr. Ealy
who teaches in the Milton high school.
were married recently. They will liva at Cambridge City. ...Miss Lena My
ers. Mrs. Malinda Barton, R. F. Cal
laway, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Jones were guests
at dinner Sunday of Mrs. Alice Gresh and Miss Nellie Jones Miss Ina Crawford, Roderick McCormick, Floyd
Hines and Roscoe Sizelove were home from Butler for the end of the semester vacation. .Miss Lena Myers, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. P. Jones, left Monday night for Huntington, Pa Mrs. Catharine Swaf-
ford, Mrs. Will Miller, Mrs. Frank Hutchinson and Mrs. Will Null are on
the sick list Howard Warren went
to Indianapolis Monday to enter busi
ness college Mrs. Sylvia McCrary of Falmouth has been visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. John Warren.... Veniah Murray suffered a light stroke of paralysis Friday Ernest Jones was home from Indianapolis for the week end. . . .Miss Louise Templin and Miss Dorothy Doty spent the week end at Richmond with -Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moore.... Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hale and Mary Catherine Templin were guests at dinner Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Doty in honor of Harold Doty's birthday ... .Miss Dorothy Hoshour spent the' week end at Detroit The Missionary society of
the Christian church will meet Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Frank Jones.
..The young people of Bentonville
will present the play "The Daughter of the Desert" at Grange hall Friday evening Miss Helen Beeson fell at
her back door and was badly hurt. Miss Josephine Hilton, of Mooreland, is the nurse in charge Saturday evening, under the auspices of the
Farm Federation, there will be pressented in Grange hall the moving picture, "The Yoke of the Ages" Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy of Connersville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Williams' Sunday The Jolly 24 met Wednesday evening with Mrs. George Wagner.
AB1NGTON, Ind. Ben Weiss was pleasantly surprised Thursday night at
his home, northwest of here. The evening was spent in playing cards. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. William Egglhof, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Charles , Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Weiss, Miss Carrie Huber, Miss Marie Weiss, Miss Rolene Elliott. Miss Matilda Weiss. Miss Esther Morgan, Miss Loretta Weiss. Mesrs. Joe Weiss, Leroy Smith, Jimmie Shelley, Frank Weiss and Mike Steffens !Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stevens visited with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burris and family Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Ben Weiss and family spent Friday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Weiss and son Mr. and Mrs. Robert Merkamn and son visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wissler and family Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burris vlited Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Jess Plankenhorn of near Green's Fork.
Sunday .Miss Clean Johnson of Mi
ami spent the week-end W-lth her par
ents here. : The, funeral of Mrs. Amanda McDougal was held at the Presbyterian church Sunday Albert Dorsel and sons were in Richmond Sun
day Mr. and Mrs. George Stanley and children were guests of Mrs. Jen
nie Hill Sunday Liberty Lodge No. 114 K. of P. held its annual roll call
meeting Friday evening. A large num ber attended Mr. and Mrs. J. M
Feeranm were guests Sunday of Mrs. Dena Creek of Lotus Robert Driggs
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Driggs who
has been seriouslv ill of anoendicitis
is improving rapidly and will be back in school in a few davs Mrs. Ella Calkins who has been the guest of Mrs. A. Goslman has returned to her home in Richmond Oliver Buchanan has sold his dary line to Wilbur Marlatt and will move to a farm southeast of
Liberty in a few days.
store Saturday The fox drive, to have been held Saturday, was called
off on account of rainy weather . Mrs. W. L. Coleman and Mabel Book
waiter called on relatives at Middle-
town Friday Eva Werner, of Ger
mantown, is spending a few days this
week with Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Kinder Misses Margaret and Catherine
Kiracofe entertained Sunday afternoon the following guests: Misses
Irene Dillon. Louise Kiracofe, Del
venia Reddick, Marie Wirt and Cleo Apple. The features of the afternoon
were makiner candy and popping corn
Misses Grace Furry and Melva
Apgar. of Dayton, spent the week-end
with their parents Mr. and Mrs
Harry Miller and daughter and Mr, and Mrs. Bernard Miller and daugh
ter spent Sunday with William Miller
and family.
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NINE OHIO FARMERS' ORGANIZATIONS MEET
TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS
Rep. William J. GrahamRepresentative William J. 3i-" ham. of Illinois, has the backing ol the progressive and fari blocs in Congress in the race for the speaker's chair. Nick Longworth is the choice of the "old iruard."
ABINGTON. Ind. An old fashioned
dance consisting of quadrillps and waltzes will be given in the K. of P.
hall at Abington, next Saturday niht,
Feb. 3. Everyone come and enjoy
the evening Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Oolvin celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last Friday. They
entertained several of their relatives and friends in the afternoon. All
eight of their children were present.
They are Charles Colvin, Murray Colvin, Mrs. Charles Lybrook, Mrs. Clarence Hani, Mrs. Charles Davis, Mrs. Tony Walker, Mrs. Charles Taylor and
Mrs. Frank Dye. Several In this
vticinity are ill with colds and la
grippe There will be skating Saturday night, Feb. 3, in the I. O. O. F. hall at Abington David Wolting, who has been seriously ill for the
past week was taken to the hospital at Richmond Sunday, where he was operated upon. He remains in a serious condition.
LIBERTY, Ind. Kinowatha Camp-
fire group held its initiation ceremony
in the library Monday evening Miss Emma Gilmore and Mrs. P. B. Nye
were in Richmond Saturday Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Rose and family will
go to California soon to live William Fallon of College Corner was in Liberty Monday Dr. Stone of DePauw university spoke at the Methodist church Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shook were in Richmond Saturday Ed Pettengor of Sedalia, Mo., has returned to his home after a visit with his parents here Mrs. Mary Farlander is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Homer Baker, in College Corner. . .Mrs. Augie Snyder will go to Cincinnati Friday to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hallingsworth Miss Ruth Harvey was the guest of Richmond friends Saturday and Sunday. .. .Blanie McGrath of In
dianapolis was the guest of his mother
NEW MADISON, Ohio. Frank Falkner is still ill George Downing, farmer, west of town is sick. Frank Royer, manager of the New Madison grain elevator has been sick for a week Mrs. Will Coning returned Tuesday from a visit with her daughter Mrs. Guy Hiatt of Richmond. Roy Smelker of New Paris called on his mother, Mrs. Ixuisa Smelker,
Fridav afternoon George Hartens and Mrs. Ella Roberts have moved to the Suma property north of town
which they purchased. Mrs. Abby Zeeck is moving to the house vacated by Hartens Misses Ethel and Alta Van Ormer have gone to Piqua, where they will work in the underwear factory Miss Edna Ely is working for Mrs. Anna Price. Miss Thelma Manning is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones Mrs. Ulla Crumvine spent. Saturday evening with Mrs. Louisa Smelker Alf Townsend of Arcanum is working at the E. E. Chenoweth garage Frank Catey of Spartanburg spent several days here last week and will soon move to the
house vacated by Mrs. Abbie Rittenour. He will act. as manager of the V. E. Chenoweth auto agency Mrs. Ben Marling spent last week with her daughter Mrs. Curt Geeting, west of town, who is verv sick with flu W. L Thomas is recovering from bruises sustained last week when he was thrown from a load of hav which he was hauling to town Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stumn and other relatives from here attended the funeral of his father Rev. George Stump of Eldorado Thursday. Services and burial were at West Branch Dunkard church where Mr. Stump had been a member for manv years. Rev. B. F. Petry was
officiating minister and R P Bennett undertaker Rev. Ixibdell held services at the Universaiist church Sunday Miss Garnet Nyswonger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nyswonger who has been seriously ill with double pneumonia is improving Farmers' Institute will be held here Feb. 9, and
1U, msteaa ot Feb. 7 and 8 as was intended Irvia Wilt is prenaring to move to Greenville. Walter Beattv has bought property there and is now moving Rev. Snyder attended a ministerial meeting at Columbus Tuesday and Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Coblentz, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thomas and Mrs. E'.la Wade attended the funeral of Harrison Coblentz at Otterbein Tuesday Roy Ashbaugh of Otterbein was a caller ,at the R. P. Bennett home Friday ev
ening Mrs. L.ouisa smelker received a message Saturday informing
her of the serious iniury of her cous
in Walter Brooks at Union City where
his auto was struck by a train. A la
ter report states that it is thought Mr.
Brooks will recover from his injuries
...Charles Cromwell has moved back to his home at Weavens and his father
has moved to his farm which was va
cated by Charles Revival services
at Otterbein were discontinued on ac
count of the "flu". New Madison
schools closed Tuesday. The school
house was well fumigated and school
began Monday The playlet given
by the W. C. T. U. at the Universalist church Friday evening was pronounc
ed a success and arrangements are be
ing made to give it again in the near
future.
BETHEL, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Steph
en Cofield moved from their home here to the home of their son. Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Cofield near Middle-
boro. Mrs. Cofield is very ill Tobe Vick and son of Holansburg have moved into Ben Vick's house here Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Wiley have gone to Richmond to live this winter. They left their home here furnished Mrs. William Sacket of near Winchester, spent a few days here at her home Mrs. Clarence Clabaugh and
daughter Harriett have ben very sick for a few days Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spencer and daughter Loreen and son Lowell spent Sunday evening with Mr, and Mrs. John Harding Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Brown spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Everett White and Mrs. Stella White. The loyal woman's Sunday school class will meet Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Jacob Endsley. Every
member is urged to . be present Next Sunday being the first Sunday in
February, Rev. J. A. Brown will fill
his regular appointment here Mr
and Mrs. James Moore of Hollans-
burg, soent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Irvin Mikesell
is very ill with the hiccoughs Dr
Cofield of Cincinnati came Friday to see his parents Several from here
attended the basketball game at Whitewater Saturday night. The truck drivers and farmers played a lively game Isaac Brown is ill Mr. and Mrs. George Love, of Lynn spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Merl Coleman Eli Hyde who has been very sick, is slowly improving Miss Helen Collins and Miss Agnes Smith of Richmond spent the week end here with their parents Mrs. Stella White and Mrs. Everette White are ill Forest Boren began work Monday morning at the Richmond Cabinet factory Mr. and Mrs.
Thurman Constable were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Steward of Union City Mr. and Mrs. Grant Moore snent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. William Lee.
will be hostess to the Woman's Bible
class, which will hold its regular business meeting Thursday afternoon
at 1:3ft,' 'The 'Missionary committee
will entertain The Dorcas Aid, of
the U. B. church will meet with Mrs. J. F. RadabauKh Thursday afternoon.
The Friendly Bible class of the U. B. church will meet at the home of Mrs. Ella Leas on Thursday afternoon. Feb.
8 The second number of the lec
ture course was given Monday evening
at ne Monroe school auditorium..
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Spencer and family were in Covington, Ohio, Sunday, and made a short visit with the former's
mother, Mrs. Harriett Spencer..
James B. Trone and Miss Sylvia Trone
of Dayton, were guests Sunday of Mrs
Mary Trone and family Mr. and
Mrs. William Arens and and family
were in Greenville Sunday, the guests
or Airs. Arens parents. Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Hayes Rev and Mrs. H. S
Huey will entertain at dinner Friday,
the Rev. Butler, the Rev. and Mrs. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Shumaker,
Mrs. Eliza Brown and Mr. and Mrs.
John Loven Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Paul spent Sunday at Dayton. Mrs. Paul will remain for a week's visit before returning to her home in Indianapolis Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Creager spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Siler. The condition of Mrs. Siler who is seriously ill, is not much improved Mrs. R. H. Siler and daughter, Miss Marie, are victims of influenza. A number of others are suffering from colds and lagrippe Misses Dorothy, Donna and Delphene Emerick and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Emerick, and George Crisler, of Dayton, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrsv Frank Emerick and Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Emerick James Shu
maker and family spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. Poarl
Trone and family.
(By United Press) COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 31. Meet, ings of nine state organizations featured farmers' week sessions todav at Ohio State university, with the Ohio farm bureau federation again holding the center of the stage. The federation, the largest organization meeting on the campus, will wind up its annual meeting Wednesday night. Subjects before the federation for consideration during the day will be organized plans, live-stock marketing, co-operative marketing and routine business. With nine' organizations in action
and special attractions in addition to the five state shows that are in opera tion throughout the week, Wednesday
is expected to produce an att3ndance . that will send the total well over the 3,000 mark for the first half of the
week.
1,600 at Session. Registration up to Wednesday morn
ing showed that more than 1,600 men and women attended the first day's sessions. Total attendance of 6,500 is
the mark which the university authorities are "shooting at".
Speaking late Tuesday in place of
Congressman Fess, who was unable to
keep his engagement, T. N. Carver.
Harvard university, gave farmers' week visitors considerable encourage
ment with respect to the farmers economic 6tatus.
Consuming Power Better. From 1900 to 1920 Prof. Carver said
the consuming and purchasing power of the world was catching up with the
producing power of the American farmer. But since 1920 the lack of purchasing power on part of foreign cus
tomers has left the farmer with an
other surplus. He 6aid, adding that
there is no remedy except to wait on the purchasing power to catch up again. This he asserted Ehould not be very long.
Prof. Carver rapped the proposed government warehouse act, declaring he does not approve of the government's running a "pawn shop."
GRATIS, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs: Milton Morningstar and sons, Charles and Cecil, spent Saturday and Sunday at Middletown with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Pinkerton The M. E. Aid society had a pastry sale at Carr's
CASTINE. Ohio Mr. and Mrs. George DeBanta of Arcanum, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Barton Long and Zindora Long Mr. and Mrs. David Baker of Pittsburg visited Mr. and Mrs. Ray Denlinger Wednesday. ..Mrs. William Newman and Mrs. P. C. Fellers and son Paul, attended the funeral of a relative at Farmersville Monday Mr. and Mrs. John Shaeft'er called on Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Shaeffer Wednesday.. .Tom Fer-
ree and Leo Adams visited friends in
Springfield Saturday night and Sam-
day... Mrs. Charles-Lougenbaker and
Mrs. Hallie Howell attended a funeral
at Dayton Sunday.. .Mrs. Martha Mc-
Griff spent Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Shock The Otterbein Guild girls were entertaiped
Thursday evening at the home of
Miss Esther Nichols, at West Manchester. Those present were Misses Roma McGriff, Lurene Gingry, Irene
Fournay, Nellie Schell, Inez Howell,
Mae Ricker, Susie Shaffner. Marie
Hawkey, Lucille Aydelotte and Mrs.
Josephine Hamiel.
a WEST MANCHESTER, Ohio The
Gand G. Eunday school class will hold
a market at the Morris store on the afternoon of Feb. 10, beginning at 2 o'clock Rev. Nichols will hold a
special service Sunday morning when the new converts of the recent revival meeting will be received into the church. Baptismal services will also be administered at this time Rev. John Butler, of .Dublin. Ind.. will conduct a series of evangelical meetings Thursday evening, Feb. 1 at the Christian church. Prayer meetings will be held at the different homes during the week Mrs. C. E. Barnes
entertained the members of the Mis
sionary committee of the Woman's Bible class at her home Monday afternoon. Refreshments were served by the hostess, Mrs. Ray Brown and daughter, Betty Lou, were guests A public sale of household goods of the late John Fellers was held Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Lizzie Cloyd who made her home with,her father, moved Tuesday to West Alexandria.. .James Shumaker, who has had charge of the Long ceam stattion, will move his family here in March C. A. Roser, of Arcanum, transacted business here Wednesday Mrs. I. A. Buhrman
CAMPBELLSTOWN, Ohio About 70 of Joe Sheffer's friends gathered at
his home Monday evening and tender
ed him a surprise. The occasion was
his forty-ninth birthday anniversary,
Refreshments of candy, apples and
pop corn were brought by the crowd
Mrs. Mary Reid presided at the piano and the young folks sang many songs, while the older folks indulged" in
games of various kinds, such as "My Ship Goes Sailing," "I Brought Home What I Borrowed," "Writing Your
name while perched on a gallon jar.
"Farm Chores," and many others which furnished much amusement. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Eli
Williams and daughter Fern, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Sheffer and daughters,
Pauline and Teckla, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Larsh and daughter, Dorothy, Mrs
Ella Campbell and daughter, Ramona,
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Oler, Helen and
Clifford Oler, Mrs. Minnie Sullivan and
children, Gladys and Paul, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller and daughters
Dorothy and Martha, Rev. D. G
Pleasant and daughters, Charlotte, Evelyn and Marguerite, Mr. and Mrs
J. W. O'Hara and children, Ruth and
Clayton, Mr." and Mrs. Grant Larsh and
children, Edith, Herbert and Delbert
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Swisher and
son Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sauer,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cohee. Mr. and
Mrs. Clem Cohee, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse McWhinney, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
House and son Walter, Mr. and Mrs
Daniel Reid and son, Daniel, Jr. Mr,
and Mrs. Guy Felton and sons, Heber
and Elmer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mettert, Misses Ruby M. Guenther, Mary
Cooper, Elvira W right and Dorothy
Sheffer, Mrs. Annie Armacost, Mrs Otia Swisher, George E. Baker, H. C Fultz. Edward E. McClellan, Roy Gaad
ing and O. T. Aydelotte.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IS VICTIM OF DRUGS
CHICAGO, Jam 31. George E. P. Roth, 18 year old high school senior, today was in a hospital here said by " physicians to be near death from a
bullet wound self inflicted, because he told his father, he had formed an unconquerable drug habit that had
forced him from school and denied him the privilege of graduating with his class tomorrow.
He told his father that he bought
the drugs from a youth who stood outside the high school and peddled to high school girls and boys. Police
mmediately started, search for the
peddler.
Last October Roth said he virtually
ceased attending school, but managed
to hide the fact from his parents by forging a report card. The craving
for drugs, he said, made it impossible for him to concentrate on his studies.
"But I went around to the school
every day and bought my dope," he explained, adding he used money taken
from his father's pockets.
But that means of obtaining money.
he said, soon proved inadequate to
meet his growing desire for drugs.
"And tomorrow the old class gradu- f
ates" he said. "And 1 woman t nave
been there."
Armed with his father's revolver.
Roth told how he departed from home
"to kill the dope peddler that had
started me out and thn I intended to kill myself," but he did not find the peddler, and early today shot himself.
A SMART STYLE FOR THE GROWING GIRL
Iddress
HUNTS VILLE, Ind. Mr. and Mrs
Hugh Cheeseman and children of near
Winchester were guests Sunday even
ing of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sharp Howard Williams spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Garrie Cox of Carlos were the guest3 Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cox Mrs. Maurice James and children of Winchester were the week end guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Grubbs Mr. and Mrs. Arch Cougill and sons spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. David Elliot at Unionport Mr. and Mrs. Charley Gordon and
children were guests Sunday of Mr. Name
hiiu civ iu rtps ai umuu pun... Mr. and Mrs. Floy Townsend and sons spent Sunday with Mrs. Minnie Townsend Cecil Smith visited from Fri
day until Sunday at the home of Boyden Murray.-. . .Mr. and Mrs. Harden Wright and daughters were visitors Sunday at the home of Roe Wright near Modoc Mr. and Mrs. Alden Edwards called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Naureth Sunday afternoon to see Mrs. Friar who has been quite ill for some time Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dudley and daughter visited Mr.
and Mrs. Sant Dudley near Windsor
one day the latter part of the week Mr. and Mrs. Ora Horner spent Sunday with- Mrs. Elizabeth Horner at Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Dan Grubbs had as their guests Sunday Mrs. Maurice James and children of Winchester, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dudley and children. Anna and
iMayna Harvey and Lucille Freeman.
4206. The girl who likes something different will be pleased with the style lines of this model. The long waist and side closing are youthful and becoming. Plaid suiting in brown tones, with bands of red broad cloth developed this style. The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: 8, 10. 12 and 14 years. A 12 year size requires 3y4 yards of 44 inch material. One could have this in blue homespun with pipings in henna or orange. Or in black panne velvet with pass stitchery in green or white.
City
Size
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