Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1913 — Page 1

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DEFEAT BLUFFTON Decatur Basket Ball Team Shows Their Rivals How to Play. \ *.* ‘ • ——a WAS A HOT GAME Second Team Also Takes Victory from BlufftonHere Next Friday. One more victory added to the honor of the basket ball team of the Decatur high school. It. is one that the boys can feel proud of. for they seated their old rivals, and made th.J Bluffton boys take a few high-clan, lessons in the art of shooting basket?. The second team also showed superiority and piled up a majority of ten points over their opponents. The scores for the two games were: Fir' team: Decatur 37; Bluffton 16; a p ri , ty good tune for the defeated team to hum every now atid then. Second teams: Bluffton 24; Decatur 34. The evening's battle between the two high schools opened with the game of the Bluffton second team and the Decatur second team. The first half of the game resulted in a walkaway for the Decatur bunch. Dnrin; the second hftlf the Bluffton bund, endeavored to work up a little mor •ginger,” and ran ahead of the score they were able to get during the first half of the game. However, they | could not manage to pile it high , enough and the game ended with the score 34 to 24 in favor of Decatur. ( Fine team work was played on both sides,- but the constant fumbling of the ball by the Bluffton boys was the t cause of their defeat. The lineup: , Decatur ’' Hsthos Smith F Kyle Merryman F... McLead , Lutttnan C Buekner . Colo .-.. G..... Cltae i Graham ..-G Scot’* I Field Goals—Smith. 6; Merryman. | 2: Luttman. 33 Graham. 3: Kyle. 4; Buckner, 2. Goals on Free Throws-Smith. 3: ( Merryman. 3: Kyle. 1; McLeod. •. i l The game between the Decatur firs team and the Bluffton first team piw- ’ ed to be a battle royal. Rough play ing and some of the old-time Decatur i Bluffton "base ball spirit" ' The local boys, however, kept tW thinking caps on and as a resultttoo the victory from their rival"er” Falk proved himself to be theia of the evening, he having shot wren i baskets. Tills made Bluffton ret and take notice, and »h , n • hhed up the game with four t- 1 kata. It was still a The first half of the game ended’ the score 16 to 23 in favor of The line-up Decatur ( F*lk P ml* • Quinn * Vbd<!|l ' • .. . ' fotnulM Miller nug, :: I Field Goals Swaim. -■ Quinn. 4{ Vanrll. 2: »«>*• • Goal. on Freed Throw, ™"» 12; Falk. 2; 4: Referee Condon, of Ma Tlineke- per- l’eiTson Next FWM Ohio chMnpkm* «'» (l tur high school at ren Foster, of Blufftef*. en to refers th* gninl *' _ . 4 , - <» * ••the rosa rY - 1 have ul«»y» b ’ l ‘ Xdealing With the tr« - human thoughts wa» # fiM upon the stage- ’ • 11 3bo# t (heir In the morning »« ’ lhal it b work Beadles* " " lni i (hat MtnP them auccess or g hraailf* 1 shown in "The Itonary. y new play from the V* R()<w d »« J Rose and produced ' the Clifford, which «'ll ' . iw en'i* r opera house next , t | )( Migi''' n 27. You are 'l'*-f*' oner!**th" different i ndbl ‘urtsWj ter Is that of » 1,1 ' ( 0 him- 1W married to a *lf* thlHlhougb' h’^tatl’'**’ 1 doubt and He. around him ,r ' homo. wife. -’ n J ,l 7 0 How does It end nary." a

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Wl " be Next Bin c Sn:s 5 h u '° U liPld in this tl „ forn 9how ;j y ' after exl,ib 'Mro ra i S etoi hL ' ter than ever and Ml ' **’■ .well as n , 1 '« u «« W Prizes. Th. , Offer °' ihe,d “ IT *n| 1 ii S IWIl Wl " be February 2-7. ’ Ind,an »Polis. — — L B ’- Frank's bid of hoi: _ a . ’ oWe!it on the Bernard Lin’igZr e uo CIRCUIT In Indiana North of Indianapolis, Except One. is the Bobo M. E. Circuit. —' • A GREAT WORK New Pastor. Rev. Guy H. H. Black. Has Busy Time in Past Three Months. The rerinl meeting flirted at 1 Bobo Sunday night at the Methodist church and will continue about three weeks. The field is ripe. There should be a harvest at Bobo this year. Friday night the pastor entertained the young people of Bobo in the number of aiity-lvr A feature of the evening's entertainment were the Marathon rices. The young people ! were divided into two groups, renting Ireland and Germany, there > being about thirty Irish and thirty. German’. The Germans won by two | points. ' Il Ust Sunday finished three month’, service of the Rev. Guy Black as pa--|] tor of the Bobo circuit. During the| three months, thirty-one members Lave tmreceivrtl into the churches: | there were seventeen eonrersions and •hirteen baptisms. The circuit has ’ total of 42. memters. Therein? ooe larger circuit in Indiana, north of The rerival “ J ’ dark's chapel last Sunday Jrttarewd Interest sere the best 77 . ,»! h « had > , * r ’ Cllrt, received into church Thirteen were receive membegsliip. He has other ad n-oos and »*” dedication I dresses at in*’, . member 2L ! rf’ 4 " ool ' ‘f'Twtydre mure. 1 ’ WWf a total o' 355 ’* rN ' B ' ‘ Pre“ i,fd 10 h He baptiaed si’ . 1 i: Ufthip- _ 1 , Pleasant Mill* wd ' Tire S* l *®' >urt Wul Chria'' t Bubo <hurrhe* K» < is being re- I Tire * t Hol * L l» P wtrw "‘" u( I ” 4 lb, Zday- ,! I,IM pool house. w »*•****: thetu* < TH —; U> f '•' (iHnr’ . wkk* ‘

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.IUWWASSICK , VeUriw r Surgeon Hol.tr, J Post Mortem Examination On Peculiar Bird. I IT had TUBERCULOSIS i ~ And Fam *ly Was Disap. Pointed in Christmas Dinner Turkey. Tllp danger from tuberculous Is so that it seems mira.-ulrm- “ even the tew, cnnumratlvely , speaking, escape it, clutches. Then. »*s at least one family ln hat was disappointed t'hristiims Dav " tlle "“haPPearam-e of the turkey upon the table, though the chickens tl'«t took their place were perhaps, just as delicious if not more so. The i disappointment came about at the last minute by finding that the turkey was tulrercular and not fit to eat. A fine large turkey was purchased to grace the festive board, but during the dress log process, the housewife noticed i something very peculiar in the ap pearance of ita interior anatomy. Fearing that the bird was not a fit subject for eating it was submitted to a veterinary surgeon who lield an autopsy and pronounced that tlie bird had been suffering from tuberculosis. Tuberculosis prevails among cattle and hogs and other domestic animals, and much of the disease in humans Is contracted by eating flesh or drink ing milk from tubercular animals. CLEM McLEAN IS ADVANCED The apolntment of H. C. McLean promoted to be a foreman in the government printing office was made confirmed yesterday, his salary being [»225« per year Mention of his ad j vancement was made several months | ago in thia paper. CHIISIMS TREAT For the Poor Little Boys and Girls of Decatur Monday Afternoon. AT THE CRYSTAL They Will be Taken to Show and Given Candy Treat by Good Lady. 1( you know of a poor hoy <* «« rl j la Decatur who does not get to »t , tend the picture show often and who-e Inures are tew ’*‘*** n ' Lu will confer, favor on the Udy who wishes to entertain all »u< , the Crystal theater Mot*? J i *'» ,hey C TW “i treat of cand, and w-re -ejM ™J* to the show „ -ert but for the poor Wh7 sees only <h« * h ” h Lr the Show houses and who hX «o Peep wish** for » 10 ti a ri . h ywl know any (hrro there at two o HochaulT ' Calumet. MU '-. (onng| Ma( ,. ' 2 ejected front the c<>P forelhly charged that pef T (nlll ,eup by the strike ireders t« ** " (JTgeneraDy been most of the atrl |,|ng * w ‘ countryrtcli«l,,nf' —- ’“ ,M ' ■ rire '•»-"•■ U>» A"**"’' 2 ; John South*- the trelu rehber. today soothern Traveling aiesdtd »’ ,l " r ° , Munkoe. Judge r!l rk iw®* *. •>— M buM-

f LYRIC HAS GOOD PROGRAM A good program will be the offering «t the Lyric today, a thrilling drama in two exciting reels is “T Green Shadow." A comedy Keystone will be run In connection with the drama and H said to be a big scream from mart to finish. Each Thursday will bo feature day at the Lyric. The management has arranged for a big feature for every Thuraday. "Aladdin and His Wonderful luinip" w||| (he New I cars attraction. Thursday, January 8. James J. Corbett In "The Man from • the Golden Whhl" will be the attrae tlon. On Thuraday, January 14, one of tlie most magnificent photo play* ever presented is booked. "The Shad ow of Nazareth," a biblical tragedy in three gorgeous reels. In which the world renowned English stars. Constance Crawley and Arthur Maude, play the principal roles. MULT BEATEN President Moyer of Miners Federation is Attacked and Badly Beaten. — FIRST STEP IS TAKEN All Banks and Trust Companies Are Notified of Reserve Banks. (Vnlted Press Service) Green Hay. Wi»„ Dec. 26 —tSpecial to Daily in-moerat —President C. H. Moyer of tlie Western Federation of Miners, arrived here today with 111* hand swathed in bloody bandages and declared that he would return to the Calumet strike district ‘under govern merit pntectlon.” Moyer said he had been shot in the hand and olhewwiae | lerrlbly t>eaten and dragged through •the streets before being placed on a Chicago train. Two thugs guarded | him. lie said, unfiil the train reached Yahaning early today. Moyer lay tn ~ berth In a sleeping car when the train arrived here. "1 was attacked a few minutes after the committee of fifteen men had left my room after a < onference," he said. "They had hardly time to leave the hotel when tin- gunmen and several members of the •Itizi-ns' alliance committee ap pcared. I was doing my beat to adttie the strike and I egpeetto return to Calumet. The governor and all offl clals of Michigan have acknowledged that I was using my beet efforts and that my terms were acknowledged to Is- fair. I liave k<-pt my word to the state authorities and the officials." Washington. D. C.. Dec 21—(Spec lai to Daily Democrat —Official notlfi cution of the forthcoming of the ea tabliahment of a chain of federal re .erve banks was sent out today to ev I, ry bank und trust company. Thia la ilie first move In the currency bill and •he second will come next Friday when the organisation comniittee will meet In New York to heer the arguintents regarding the eelabHshment of r. -,-rve (tank In that place. These arramenta will come from other states. Monticello. N. Y., Dec. 26- (Special to Dully Democrat Before night. Ade hide Branch, 'soul widow." of Melvin ouch, la expected to leave Monticello, where for the past three years she has llv.-d as a elave In one little room „f com n s office. Following a visit of Iter half brother she said that ahn would leave the jail. Her destination |g not known but she han refused to return to her home, saying that ahe I < mild not face her friends. Mrs. Branch refused an offer nf 6500 per week f»r a two weeka* appearance on (he vaudeville stage, the la receiving hundreds of letters dally, of sym pathy. - • POLICE COURT. A drunk, on ths verge of delirium (remena. was plckud «P on near Ute K «tahr residence Friday atternoca by Marshal Peterson. He wan iskrn to Jail Io “P- »■ * Mrs. J. H. Rilling pleasantly enter talned her Sunday school clean of young ladles, numbering about nr ven laat evening at the psrsonag. There were flooteeta, »m«« and a gee „,( social good time, with an oyater .upper later The house was prettily omorntrel harmony fc" 4l , ( |ny season aid the evening was Ihor oughly deltai'tftU.

CAUSEJSJJECIDED The Supreme Court Sustains Judge Merryman in Fort Wayne Fair Case. WAS A HARD FIGHT Decision Says Judge Di<l Not Err in Any Action That Was Taken. The 103rd Northeastern Indiana Reporter. just out. contains the decision of the supreme court of Indinna in the case of the State vs. Steward, het ter known over the state as the Fort I Wayne fair grounds case. Steward was arrest<-d tor selling liquors at tlie Fort Wayne fair, and the ease, which was one of tlie hardest fought liquor cases ever tried in the state, attracted considerable attention A change of Judge was asked and tlie case was assigned to Judge James T. Merryman of tills city, who heard the ease. In this decision he Is sustained, the opinion lielng written by Judge Meyers. Judge Erwtn did not participate In the decision because the case was ap(Hutted from Allen county. Tlie con eluding sentence of the decision reads: 'The court did uot err in any action taken.” The statement is a strong one because seven dlffeip-nt causee for a reversal were given In the appeal and the decision fixes the rule as to proper action on several Important questions. Attorneys Thomas and ixinard represent>xl tlie state in the trial of the case, while the defendant was represented by Harper. Egge man and Rose a Zollars. Though appeals were taken in a num her of casus during Judge Merrymas'a i term aa circuit judge, all have now been decided excepting two and he , has not had a'single reversal. PAY IN JANUARY — The Daily Democrat Will Give Handsome Prsccnt to Advance Subscribers. THE PAPER WALLET A Gift That Will Prove Useful—Come in and Watch us Print the Paper. Pay your subscription to the Dully Demtsrut during the mouth of Junn ary and pay to January t, 1915. If you do you wil assist us In keeping up our splendid Ils' and you will also be given a handsome valuable paper wallet that will etu.hle ycu to at all times keep y:>ur valuable papers, re cel pts. deeds, contracts, etc., just where you can turn to them at a moment * notice Luting the past year w efeel we have made great progress and we realise that our auecaaa Is due to your patronage. Ur ask for a continuation of your falthfulne.s and we promise to do all we can to merit it. Wn feel that thh campaign marking our eleventh anniversary lu the dally tl«-ld will bring ug < loser to our readers, Come In and sea our plant, and watch us print Hie Democrat. W" want to know you letter You are always welcome. O- 1 ■ ' WILL HAVE SALE TUESDAY. The J. N. Boyer sale will occur at hla rceldetue. two and a half mile* south of Pleasant Milla next Tuesday. December 30. at which time he will offer a large amount of live atock and farm good* Mr. Boyer will move to Decatur. J. N. Burkhead Is the auc tloneer. I. KALVER BUYS FARM. Tli" Reffey farm of eighty acres In Monroe township was sold tills after ntsHi al 2 o'chs k to Isadora Kslv.-r of th la <-lty, for IX.OOO. the full apprals •si value Th» aale took place at the ’ office of Attorney D. B Krwtn. th. ' Isale being by D. B. Erwin, commie s loner.

ARE ENJOYING A VACATION. Waring Glove Factory Employes Get from December 24 to January 6. I'lie employes of the Waring glove factory are enjoying one of their rate vacations. th«» factory closing lasi Wednesday December 24. for the holiday vacation, which will end the Monday after New Years, January 5. During the holiday vacation the annual Invoice of the rectif y is taken. u —.. MUSIC AT PRESBYTERIAN. The musical program at the Presbyterian services Sunday morning will lie especially Intersting. Miss Hubhard will sing, “Hear My Prayor," by Mendelssohn. At the evening services there will also tie spe< lal music, when tlie choir will sing. "Holy, Holy, Lord,” from Costa's "Ell.” DONKEYJWCKED Member of Company in True Fristoe’s “Tenderfoot" Company Held Back AT HAMMOND, IND Had to be Lifted Bodily Into the Car—Traffic Held Up on Railroad. There's a memlier of the cast of "The Tenderfoot." now playing at the .Mujt-stlc theater, who neither speaks nor sings, yet who attracts probably as much attention as any other iu«ml>er, much mon- certainly at one or two other Junctures of the show. Thia particular star is Hie diminutive donkey which Mr. Shannon Is compelled to drag upon the scene against the animal's will. The donkey has conducted itself all right here, but it prolwhly holds the world's record for tying up traffic of several kinds for nearly an hour as the raault of a little Incident a few weeks ago. The company was making the Jump from Hammond. Ind., to St. Paul Minn. The car with the scenery and trunks waa put on the main track next to a large platform In order to facili tate the loading. The "props" and other effects of the company were got ten Into the car safely all except the little donkey. Soniixme started to lead the beast of burden Into the csr. He got half way In and stopped. For forty five minutes members of the company, transfer men and others used every power of cajolling. persuasion and compulsion that they knew, but to no avail After a thirty-ear fast mall train had been held up more than half an hour, twenty men finally succeeded In bodily lifting "Rupert" that's the donkey's name Into the car and the dtlenina waa solved. When members of the company are naked as to the authenticity of thia tale they refer the Inquirer to officiala of the railroad company, a few of whom were on the ground particlpat ing tn the profane phases of the situs tlon. Springfield (III.) News. True Frtetoe of this -Sty U the man ager of "ghe Tenderfoot” company. Ills company shown at Fort Wayne next Sunday, going front there to Kalamaxoo. True has made good in the show buslnnsa. LYRIC ABSOLUTELY SAFE. Edward Bond, the state factory and fire Inape. tor, waa in the city yeeter day and Inspected the l«yric theater lie pronounced It absolutely safe and up to-date in every respect. He also congratulated Mr. lamg f.* the large exits that In- ha* histalltsl when he remodeled the huitdlng. Our large ex Its and an stale larger than the law requires la what he found. The picture machine ImmUli was found to contain everything In equipment aa the strict Indiana law requires and the theater waa branded aa one of the aafeet in the state. Mr. Long made a ape. U1 effort for comfort and safety and has a theater that Decatur then ter goers can tmaat of, FUNERAL TO BE MONDAY. Funeral services for Mrs John Mer ! lea of Wren. Ohio, will be h«M Mon I day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the I Uh«-ral United Brethren church at I Wren. I , • •» — I I •

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THE COURT NEWS H Jury Will Report for Duty * Next Monday—BrownBauman Case. I r ——— NEW SUIT FILED Inventory Filed and Approvi ed in Susan House Estate —The Court Notes. 1 . i The Jury Ita* been ordered to report next Monday mortflng. The case of Hrowu vs. Ilaumun has been act for . trial for that day In the case of Ida L. Schlickman va. Henry 8. lilickmuii. divorce, answer and counter showing aa to application for allowance waa filed. The defendant la ordered to pay to the plaintiff 415 for her use and to pay counsel within fifteen days, and the sum of u week lieglnnlng January 1. 1914. and continuing until further order of the court, said weekly payments to he for Hie support of the plaintiff and children. Tlie current report of Homer Faust guardian of Chaa Faust, waa contlnued and the trust continued. The inventory filed by Morton E. House, administrator of the Susan House estate, waa approved. Stuart Bauman va. Rudolph Bauman el al. Reply In two paragraphs to fourili paragraph of all defendants filed. Reply In two paragraphs to the fifth paragraph of all defendants' an ewer: answer to third paragrtph of cross-complaint of Rudolph llaumau; answer to counter-claim of all defendants. People's State Hank va. John J. Summers et al. Cause dismissed and costs paid. Stuart Brown va. Rudolph Bauman et al. Demurrer to croaw complaint of Rudolph and Adolph and Anna Hanman sustained, and exieptlons by defendant. laiFolleite A McGriff filed a new suit entillisl Troy Huey vs. Chaa. ’* >-eland complaint tn cancel h-use ami quiet title. ewwaaWMawaaffi A marriage license was Issued to Jesse Ray Miller, farmer, born November 76. 1892. son of Michael B. Miller, to wed latnkhart. born February 22, 1894. daughter of Cyrus Laakhart. Shaffer Peterson a«--umed Jurisdiction aa special Judge In the caae of The Non Better Manufacturing Co. vs. Marcellus E Hutton. State va. George Tlialn. Bill of exceptions containing evidence, algna-d. filed and ordered made a part of the record In th" cause, and,ordered filed with the clerk of the court. Reel estate transfers: Owen Sapp et al Io Emma L. Stanley. 20 acres, Walmah tp. 11700, David ltu> kiiiasttir. quit claim deed to real "••ate te Jefferson tp., 6IM; Hiram Petta to Sarah Potts, quit claim deed to lots <72. <73, Decatur, (200. David Neucn 1 achwander to Wm E Teeter. 40 acres. Jefferson tp. 65000. HUNTED WITHOUT LICENSE. Daniel Runyen Refuse* to Pay Fine—• I* in Jail. I Daniel Itunyon. a farmer living near ■ Geneva, waa fined 123 76 by Justice Henry Mrkeraon for hunting without -a Ih ense. Declining to pay he waa sent tn the county Jell al Decatur for r twenty six days. The affidavit was tiled by Daniel Mlnger. The man waa brought to Jail on » Christmas day by Marshal Dickerson. | .1 — Si ♦ — I I ■■■»■ " POLICE COURT. F William Finley, the man who waa r found In a hedly Intoxicated i-ondlflon near the Ahr raaMem-" yesterday aft arwonn. was brought before Mayor Terple Ihla morning for trial H* pleaded guilty to Hie charge of public Intoxication and was aaaesaed a fine of -11 100 Bring badly broke In a flnan » rial way. he waa ordered to the jail, t where he will spend the next eleven days in seclusion and raat.