Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1921 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO.| JOHN H. HELLER Editor' ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Amoelate Editor and Business Manager JOHN H. STEWART City Editor; SubscPtyrtion Rates Cash In Advance Single Copies 3 cents! One Week, by carrier 16 cents One Year, by carrier $7.50 One Month, by mail 45 cents Three Months, by mall $1.25 Six Mouths, by mail $2.25 One Year, by mail $4.00 jue Year, at office $4.00 Advertising rates made known on Application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatnr, Indiana, as second-class matter. It pays to advertise and that was never bettor proven than last Saturday. Ask any merchant und he will tell you that when the people came| in they knew what they wanted. They had read the advertisements, i During the thirty days beginning next Friday, candidates for nomine-, tions tor city offices must announce; their declarations as candidates. It is more important than the average person perhaps imagines that just now when conditions are up side down, the very best men possible be secured to till the positions in the city. You at least should be giving the mutter serious consideration. Perhaps you are the one who should be the candidate. This is the last week of the legisla tare and the members are in a wild scramble, seeking additional anpropriations and other laws that will. make the people spend more money. The record when entirely sized up will fail to meet the approval of the people, unless by some miraculous means, the members settle down to business and enact some legislation that will keep their promises and re-' lieve the tax payers. So far as announced there is but little chance for this. The Dollar Day was more than a saccess. it was regular, riot of buwg ing and selling and every one was delighted. The merchants cleaned up their stocks and the buyers got advantage of the opportunity to buy. One merchant told us this morning that the day was the biggest in hit thirty years in business, another sold more than a thousand dozen of handkerchiefs. another sold more than a hundred pair of shoes and every one had a big day. The biggest thing about it is the large number of satisfied customers. The first dollar sale was such a success that more are assured and it may be that they will be held at regular intervals. And now due credit will be given to President Wilson for his splendid achievements. Many leading papers of the country are now singing his praise. The following is an extract from a recent editorial in the Springfield (Mass) Republican, one of the great newspapers of the United Look for the Name “Willard” on a battery identifies it as tie product of the pioneer in starting and lighting batteries. It stands for the most important battery development—the Willard Threaded Rubber Battery. When you buy a Willard Threaded Rubber Battery—the only' battery with Threaded Rubber Insulation—you buy freedom from old time separator troubles, because the plates of this battery are insulated—not merely separated. Saves trouble and expense. Ask about the Willard Threaded Rubber Battery and how you can recognize it. HOLTHOUSE GARAGE Willard BaXtcxxos

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, States: • “Whether the majority of the I American people of today like it or i not. President -Wilson did a tremenI dous thing, from any historical or political viewpoint whatever, in driving the idea and then the reality of the League of Nations into the consciousness of mankind. The League of Nations is so big and even so sublime in conception, it is so alive with a vital principle of the future civilization of the world, that regardless of its defects in its present form, the fame of its creator and foremost champion is assured of earthly immortality. His most malignant enemies have by their assaults compel!- ■ ed the perpetual identification of the nresident s name with an ideal of international organization for the promotion of peace that is simply deathless. Even the killing of "Wilson's , league" in a tempest of partisan passion will insure his own survival as an idealist and prophet for when the “next war” breaks out on a great scale, as it surely must. thJ thought that it might have been prevented by the assassinated "Wilson league” will i capture the imagination of posterity.” 51 -SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT * A*tt Coll. ' Chun h of God 79 $ 4.03 Baptist 85 10.29 Presbyterian ......... 126 6.65 Evangelical 200 9.35 Christian 69 3.85 Reformed 150 1 10.20 Methodist 509 37.31 United Brethren 2SO 12.84 Total .....1498 $94.52 IS BADLY BURNED Mrs. David Fields Saturates Clothing With Coal Oil and Strikes a Match SHE CANNOT RECOVER Is Belief of Physicians— Husband Choked to Death Several Weeks Ago Mrs. Lucy Fields, living west of i Geneva, is in a serious condition from burns received Saturday morning at i her home, and it is believed she will be unable to survive, so serious are ' her injuries. Mrs. Fields, who has not been in the best of health for some time, her mental faculties having become impaired, arose early Saturday morning. presumably to build a fire in the kitchen stove, preparatory to getting breakfast for the family. Instead she saturated her clothing with coal oil and then lighted it with a match. Her clothes were soon a mass of flames, and her screams brought members of the family Ao her rescue, but before the clothing could be jerked from her body, the flesh was badly burned, and it is believed she ; cannot recover, her condition being extremely critical. Mrs. Fields is about fifty years old. and a few weeks ago the husband ailed suddenly, a bone having become lodged in his throat, choking him to j death. There ace three sons*in the j family, and it seems during the past few months misfortune has been j their lot. Check is Heid (Continued from page one) | tn to Paul Draper, son of the constabh ; ; who arrested the youth, is claimed by; James Denis, who said he informed the ton.-tabk Dalton was in the village Dennis has retained an attorney and announced he tight tor bis 1 I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1921.

♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦' ♦ DOINGS IN SOCIETY ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Club Calendar Monday. Deitg Theta Tau*-Miss Marcella Kuebler. Pythian Sizers' Needle Club —K. of j K. Home. Research Club- Mrs. A. H. Saunders. TUESDAY. C. L. of C.—K. of C. Hall. - Tri Kappas—Mrs. James Westveldt, Dorcas Class—Evangelical church— Mrs. Haney. WEDNESDAY. United Brethren W. M. A. —Parsonage. Shakespeare Club —Mrs. S. D. Beavers. RF J — Thursday. Ladies’ Affi Society of Calvary Church —Mrs. Inez Walters. Monroe Ladies' Aid — Mrs. E. W. Busche. Evangelical Live Wire Class —Earl Antrine Home. Presbyterian Mite Box Opening — Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Ever-Ready Sunday School Class. M. E. Church —Mrs. Elpha Christy, 104 South Third street. Mt. Pleasant Ladies’ Aid —Mrs. Ernst Tumbuleson. Y. W. M. A. —Miss Lulu Gerber. Th Ladies' Aid society of the Calvary Evangelical church will meet Thursday all day at the home of Mrs. Inez Walters. All members are urged to be present. * The March meeting of the Monroe Ladies' Aid society will be held on next Thursday at the home of Mrs. E. W. Busche. Meeting will be called to order at 9 a. m. for the business session after which the remaining part of the day will be spent in quilting. ♦ The Live Wire class of the Evangelical church will meet Thursday evening with Earl Amrine, on Soutji Winchester street. The meeting will be held at 7:30. and members are requested to attend, as’ there is business of importance. • ♦ Mrs. James Weltveldt will entertain the members of the Tri Kappa sorority at her home on Second street Tuesday evening. ( The Ladies' Shakespeare club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Mrs. Charles Tinkham will have the paper. ♦ The Presbyterian Missionary society will have the annual mite box opening Thursday afternoon att the home of Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Ladies of the chureffi are especially invited. • Mrs. Glenn Hanna of 910 Russell street gave a surprise dinner in honoi of her husband's thirtieth birthday yesterday. Mr. and Mrs Hanna and two little Chesterland Bright, moved to Decatur last fall, from near Kokomo, having purchased the Frank Winans home and are in love with Decatur. Mr. Hanna is battery man at the Holthouse garage. The guests at the dinner were A. E. Smith and children. Earl, Geneva and Herman; Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Smith of Grant street; Mr. and Mrs. H. M. and Harry Crownover bf Pleasant Mills. * Tomorrow is club day for the ladies of the Decatur. The event will be held at he Masonic hall and the attention of the ladies is called to the occasion. Remember the big day. ♦ The Ever-Ready*Sunday school class of, the Methodist church will meet. Thursday evening with Mrs. Elpha Christy, 104 South Third street. The Mt. Pleasant Ladies’ Aid sociI ety will meet Thursday afternoon ! with Mrs. Ernst Tumbleson. Members

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Bronchitis At bedtime rub the throat and cheat thoroughly with— VICKS v Varoßu» Over 17 Million Jan Uted Yearly eczenab" Mcncy b*< k without AueuliOQ A if HUNT'S SoWf Uih of ITCH, fLCZ A, f*. Cwft ringworm tkttbr JKrr’i ether»tchint ttein AUrot*- Try J a /1 •f J ««m boa at our ruk. /If / f I THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. i please be present. + The meeting of the Historical club announced for Wednesday of this week, has been postponed until Wednesday ofvnext week. Members please take notice. * Mrs. Haney will be hostess to the members of the Dorcas class of the Evangelical church Tuesday evening at her home on Winchester street. Members please be present. ♦ The Young Woman's Missionary society of the Reformed church will meet at the home of Miss Lulu Gerber Thursday evening. All members are re quested to attend as the election of officers will be held at this time. OFF FOR WASHINGTON (United Press Service) Northhampton, Mass., Feb. 38. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Vice President-elect Calvin Coolidge left here today for Washington, accom panied by Mrs. Coolidge. The entire city turned out to give the Coolidges a hearty send off, • despite the fact that a heavy rain was falling. The Coolidges will go direct to Washing ton, where they will take an apart ment in a hotel. SERVICES WERE GOOD The services at the Presbyterian church Sunday were quite interesting. The sermon in the morning was very good, and the Junior and Senior Endeavor services drew good crowds. Miss Gladys Meyer was the leader of the Endeavor meeting at 6:15, and she had an interesting program. Miss Elizabeth Peterson, and her boy singers, from the North Ward school, gave several selections which were much appreciated. The attendance at the evening service was quite large, and Rev. Saunders preached in his usual impressive manner.

GOT A GOOD WELL Ft. Wayne Company Drills Seventy-five Barrel Well in This County IN GENEVA FIELD Well Was Shot Thursday and Hooked Up Saturday —To Drill More Wells The Maumee Development com pany’s well No. 2 on the Weaver farm northeast of Genova and southeast of Berne was shot Thursdayevening. The well was cleaned and equipped with pipes Saturday. While it has not yet been connected with the pump the indications are that this well will be good for 75 barrels of oil per day. Wejl No. 2 should have been completed about Christmas. but on account of sickness among the workmen, together with some bad weather, the work has been seriously delayed. There is also a heavy gas pressure in well No. 2 and this, with the gas in well No. 1. will furnish all the fuel necessary for the operation of the company’s pumping plant. Both wells will doubtless be connected | with the pumps within a few days. The officers of the Maumee Development company and most of the stockholders, of whom there are quite a number, all reside in Fort Wayne and Allen county and are conservative business men. They plan, after bringing in a number of wells in the Geneva field, to start drilling in Allen county, probably both near New Haven and Woodburn. A number of the officers and stockholders of the company were present at the shooting of well No. 2 Thursday and they are greatlypleased with the outlook. The company has 1,000- acres under lease in (he Geneva field and this is entirely surrounded by producing wells. The company will probably continue it activities throughout the present year. The well brought in Thursday is the' Bth well drilled in the Geneva field, within the last 18 month tractor Greene and all of thes‘e wells | have proved good producers. The contractor is now moving his rig .to well No. 3 and drilling on this well will start within a few days. It is i hoped to have the third well completed within three weeks.—Fort. Wayne Journal-Gazette. -'■ ■ :

SPORT NEWS Win From Angola. The local high school boys basket ball team brought their season to a < lose Saturday evening when they met und defeated the Angola high school boys in this city by a score of 28 to 26. The Angola team was undoubtedly the largest five that visited this city tills season but failed to stack up against the locals to do much harm The locals were greatly handicapped with a crippled line-up, they being without the presence of Linn, but dis- I played some real basket ball and nosed (he visitors out of the victory by a margin of two points. The Angola team is considered the fast outfit in their district, and defeated the locals a short time ago b*..a large score. The game was fast and interesting throughout, the locals starting the scoring Immediately after the tap off. the visitors tieing the score which from then on was nip and tuck, the visitors registering most of their points from the center of the floor. The locals forged ahead at the close of the first period and were leading at this time by a score of 19 to 16. The second half proved equally as thrilling, both sides fighting a real battle the score Joeing tied several times, and was standing 26 to 26 with one minute to play when the locals again registered, giving them the victory by a score of 28 to 28. “Bobby” Meyers proved to be the big point getter for the locals, he placing nine field goals to his credit. District Schedule The schedule for the district basket ball tournament to be staged at Bluffton next and Saturday is as follows: Friday morning—*9, Gray (Portland) vs. Hartford township; 10, Bkiffton vs. Tocsin; 11, Kirkland township vs. Berne. • Friday afternoon —1, Pennville vs. Decatur; 2, Geneva vs. Dunkirk; 3. Monroe vs. Warren; 4, Bryant vs. Poling. Friday evening—7:30, Petroleum vs. Liberty Center; 8:30. winner 9 a. m. vs. winner 10 a. m. Saturday—9. winner 11 a. m. vs. winner 1 p. m.; 10, winner 2 p. m. vs. winner 3 p. m.: 11, winner 4 p. m. vs. winner 7:30 p. m. Saturday afternoon —2, winner 8:30 p. m. vs. winner 9 a. m.; 3, winner 10 a. m. vs. wines 11 a. nt. Saturday evening—B, winner 2 p. m. vs. winner 3. p. m. ATHLETIC CARNIVAL PLEASED. The Athletic Carnival staged by the American Legion at the K. of C. hall Saturday evening, under the management of Walter Evans and Dr Ellis, proved of great interest to the fans that were in attendance. The performance consisted of a number of boxing exhibitons and was the first of .its kind staged in this city. Frankie Mason, qf Fort Wayne, who was schedule for a bout. ’ failed to make his appearance owing to the I fact that he was unable to cancel a bout at Des Maines. la. The feature exhibilion of the evening was a six round bout between “Battling” Sammy Hess, of Fort Wayne, and Timmy Pappas, of Chicago. Both men showed skill in the boxing game and the bout proved of great interest Owing to the failure of Jimmy Kelly, of Toledo to make his appearance, Walter Evans entered the ring for a six round bout with Rube Pierson, of Bloomington. 111. Both men showed cleverness as boxers and put up an (Continued on page three) I

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