Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 21 April 1923 — Page 1

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DECATUR 801 WINS TEAM “8" SPELLING BEE Barton Schraluke Wins Co. Championship Among, sth and 6th tirade I’upils ••V’ NOT FINISHED Ten Pupils Remain in Race When Contest Is Halted Just Before Midnight After spelling from 7:30 o’clock I v’eterdw evening until nearly midI night last night, ten pupils remained in the race for the county champlop .hip in the seventh and eighth grade .p-lling coat-#. Barton Schraluke. a pupil of the Decatur Central school th* cbampioaship *f the fifth UW. ixte prtelt pepU«. ** ’*• **' eM t. Gerdau Ueebty. tef Berne, be-i i* elimeated at 11:4* *clo*k. Tk. mat.*- were held ia th- Dwettur scboel teevMteg. 'i'fce »*v«n*b add *k;bfte muwle eenUTt tea faairtiaad ett Witrduy weraiag. May ». te-fiimitag * ™ ecUrh, ia fa* Hfa»> >uidit*rhw<i Duly • m>*D MHBiher *»’ apart*! ers W(<r prr~tn fa* afaite. During 'Be grit boar of sp«Hiw. •*')’ •"« *f the »fth »n<t *fcth strode spellers ww rti m iß*ted. white- fiv* of Ue seventh aed eighth graders fell tex th* wayaid». Th* liwt fwirtom sprtWe left m »a.h ciiateKt wsw placed eu tb« honor roll. TMreaea prize* wore giv- „# in -*eh cutest. The fast jrfa*. in tbs “A" team eoutewk seventh and ♦igtuh gra<h> pupa*, wu« a sixteen Mlar dictionary a*d the fart prize, m the "B” tcawi mnteli xvas aa eight dollar dietmaary. The ether prizes' were dictionaries at seuoller valtte. I A total of $72 wus expewfad ia pri»* forth- two roetosta. Itrim Mitefabrante. *n« «’ tit« teew spellers from Khkkmd township fa 1h» “<r eontwst, XMS-anaMe to-tufa -■ part to aigtel owing to Um- fact that I sh» coatracted a ease of the ninmp> Uv Wndnsreday. The eleventh prtao ta the "A" enuteu was w»a by fa® Lab man. of I Iters.; the twelfth, by Bhunm Beer? « Wabaaa towneldvi and the thir v-enih be Tlreadere BStter, of Kirk ! land township Tire tee .spellers left tk the race ar* as fohowe. Ruth Pnsey—Ctanovn flete* Deiten-h —Qtsterea Tlisrm** Pnlentan —Preble OeraM Zimmerma* —Kuhiund ■ Marry Dailey—Deeotur Nehretr —Oreo’W Mute hi uitte*— Hilda Ranch —Monroe Rhe g» .’M Riutee >»--XfavtearJi lareltet feu-ley — Karlfbra. Th* fart ttenrtow in tire rote t»«l, the towa *r township whtefa they n-preeeatod, and the name of •heir touchers ar* te) foßovbt: First- Barton Schraluke. De«it»r. Mite Moran, Second-Cordon Leichty, Berne. Dale Brown Third—Mary’ Ellen Bucher. Geneva Catherine Fraod. Fourth—Celeste Schroeder, Berne, Pearl Atz. Fifth—Celia Sprunger, Berne, Raymond House Sixth,— Leo McAhren, Washington. F. Burkhead Seventh—Radel Andrews, Kirkland Esta Brown Eighth—Mahala Burley, Hartford, Victor Eicher Ninth— Forest Marshand, Washington, Thelma Burk Tenth—Elizabeth Leyse, Kirkland, Roll Houck Eleventh— Joseph Wheeler, Wabash, Mrs. Armstrong Twelfth—Elna Weaver, Jefferson, Amos Ketchum Thirteenth— Robert Steuber, Jefferson. Amoy Ketchum fourteenth—Floyd Ruppert, Washington. Thelma Burkhead ' ' "■ # fiery cross editor former FT. WAYNE MAN Ft. Wayne, April 21.—The editor of the Fiery Cross, the Ku Klux Klan Publication issued in Indianapolis ami sold throughout the state, who 'as been going under the assumed Paine of "John Hamilton," is Milton -bod, former Fort Wayne man who f ft this city last fall to escape his 'reditors, It was learned in Indianapolis yesterday. aMv l> Ji A^A —Unsettled tonight, probi,.'? Q 6 Rowers in north portion, cooler’ generally fair and coolwinds ro *' B sou,h shifting to west

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MAKING MODERN FLAT Hubert Schmitt Remodeling Rooms Over Hin Meat Market Rph-ndid progress Is being made on the remodeling of the second floor of th» Hubert Schmitt building into a modern flat, which, when completed will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Schmitt. A beautiful big fire place Is being built in the front room and two big sky-lights have heen installed. Partitions are being remov- < <1 and changed around, and a modern and convenient tmib room is being installed Mr. Schaaltt purclianed this buildiag sometime ago from the Knights of Colttmbas, and the lower room is ociiipi*4 by bis meat market. LICENSE GF OR, INAIN REVOKED Stuk‘ Medical Bowml Bases Action on Hk Conviction in Local Co ml IndktiKipofe, April 21. —The license of Georg.- Tkain Fort Wayne pliysi j clan, who is under indictment by the Allen county grtwrd pury on a charge •f comioitting. ■ criminal abortion, was revoHced yesterday by the Indiana board of medical registration and examiaatinß. The board’s action wa-i tended us Hr. Tbaln’s conviction on n similar charge in the Adams circuit court in lbi:t. Hr. Ttiaiu made a deletmined fight against the revocation of his licensand will probably appeal his case io .Hie Alka county cicuit court. He was represented by Attorneys Calin,Km and Colerick and Hogan. Attorneys for Hr. Thain contended , that the conviction in the Adaim .county court was not sufficient evl- ! donee on which to revoke the license. .They maintained that Hie board mustI find actual guilt of the felony charg|ed and not merely the fact that h ! I was convicted of the felony ami I served in the rtrtt- prison. The defense succeeded in having the fact that Hr. Thain is under in-j dietment stricken out of the evident a against him. An attempt was made by hoar,! i members to Question Dr. Thain. bi:t i his attorney refused to purmit him lo answer Questions. Th* fart that Dr. Thain pt-setic ■I, medicine in Fort Wayne for a num bee of years after the act for which his license was revoked was adI vsaced ns a reason why the Hcense j should not be revolted. Hoard mmnburs answered that action aofafnst Them bad not been taken years ago because no one km I tit* "nerve to tile chfa-ges agsinrt him. The charges on which th* board acted were filed by Miles F. Porter. If Dr. Thain appeals the decision, the revocation will he in effect whil< | She appeal is pending. He is sche.d-j »il*d to he trieil on the pending ii. dictretmts Jane 8- ( TO RBPLAC E (TWRCH Ceyten Method St'S Raimog Funds To R*->ia*e Buconu Building Members of th<- Coyhm M. C. ■•on gregation are getting subscription* for funds for a >ew church tr> rephttw their building which ten sod three weeks ago. The congregation, white) is a small one, is being asiaishstl hj others in their financial drive. The congregation will replace the church just as soon as arrangements can be made. The congregation is considering the purchase of the North Point church in Wabash township and to move the church to the site of the old church. Since the fire on Easter Sunday the congregation has held its services at the Ceylon school. The church is very anxious to have a house of wor ship soon. nurseHeitTrns~hom e I Miss Emille Christ Returns From Service in Canal Zone Miss Emille Christ, who has been a government nurse in the Canal Zone for the past four .'ears, arrived at the ( home of her brother-in-law, Lottis F. Fuelling, at Woodburn, Indiana, Yes terday. Miss Christ was connected with the Government hospital Aeon and the experience gained by her through her four years of is, most! valuable. She expects to come j to Decatur within a few days and vis-, ite with friends. Har brother-in-law j was at one lime a druggist in 'bis city. .....

I WIT?! FARM DEMONSTRATION TRAIN HERE TODAY . 1 I ->

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Farmers in Adams county had the opportunity today to fine exhibits of modern farming methods |and hearing lectures on same at Hie special farm demonstration train, run under the auspices of the Erie railroad company which was placed on a siding near the local Erie station. The above gentlemen, members of tlie I’urdue I'niversity extension department, delivere<i lectures on the various exhibits. They are: left to right: I*. G. Riley, of the poultry department; E. A. Hamon, of the dtiiy rdeparttm-nl: and W. Ostniniler. of the soils and < rops department

PREPARING FOR BIG FUN FROLIC I Moose Hall Being Prepared for Indoor Fair Four Nights Next Week The final touches are being given , to the Moose Hall preparatory to the opening of the big fun frolic and indoor fair, to be given there on next i Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. A row of booths have been erected around the hall and these are being stocked with aluminum ware, blank ets, candy and useful house articles. .There will be ten or a dozen booths and the prizes to be awarded are exiceptional The center. of the 'door will lie reserved for dancing and , each night a special orchestra will | i furnish music. The event is going to be a regular I old-fashioned fun frolic and indoor fair and the public is corially invited to attend. The festival is being given .as a farewell to the old Moose hall and preparatory to the lodge moving ; into their new home on Third street which is now being prepared for them. On closing night throe big prizes will be given away, thi y being » one hundred piece dinner set. ,t parlor suite and a ladies or gents: suit of clothes. The Moose lodge was! organized in this city in 1914 and the lodge rooms have been located in the Bowers Block on Monroo street. The , .lodge has nearly 300 members. o TO PICK NURSE | FOR HOSPITAL I Connty Hospital Board to Sefect Superintendent on Monday, April 30 I 4. J. Smith, chairmas of Uta b»»rd of trustees of the Adnans ('entity Memorial hospital stated Has morning that the trustees would meet at his ‘office on Monday, April 30th at which time the selection of a supervising nurse and a. janitor would be made. The board has the applications of four women for the supervising nurse, position. One nurse is from Mays-, ville, Ky., another from the state of, 'Pennsylvania, one from Indiana and, one from the Canal Zone. All of the ( applications come very highly recommended. i The selection of a janitor will also be made at the meeting on April ( 30th and several men ar^applicants■ [for the place. An assistant Janitor, will not be selected at this time. Work on the construction of the| new hospital is progressing rapidly i aijjt it is hoped that the building can , beTtedicated not later than July 4th. | 0 E. F. GASS IN CLEVELAND BUYING GOODS FOR STORE E. F. Gass who left several days ago for Cleveland where he is buying goods for the E. F. Gass & Son I store will arrive home tomorrow morning. "Ginger" has been in the ' market for several days and sent 1 word home that several shipments | would follow him.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, April 21, 1923.

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Arrest for Violation of the Prohibition Law Sheriff John Baker arrested David S< hwartz, of near Berne, yesterday afternoon, on a charge of violation of the prohibition law. The affidavit tiled against Schwartz was signed by Ainos Gragor. Mr. Schwartz was released on bis own recognizance, promising to appear in the conn of Mayor H. M. DeVoss here at 9 o’clock Monday morning. MANY FARMERS VISITED ERIE EXHIBIT TR AIN Took Advantage of Opportunity to Learn More of Modern Farming MOVIES AND LECTURE Special Lecture and Moving Pictures in Court Room Tonight at 7:30 In spite of the busy season many Adams county farmers took advantage of the opportunity to learn mon id' modern methods of farming today [and visited the Farm Demonstration ' train at the Eric station. The train iiz operated tinder the auspices of the Chicago and Erie railroad company I with the co-operation of Purdue University*. A moving picture show and lecture will be given at the circuit court room at 7:30 o'clock this evening by those in charge of the train. The public is cordially invited to attend this lecture and picture show and tanners .are invited to visit the train then if 'they have been unable to visit it durling the day. Three coaches are carried with the i train. OnA is a lectuie car. one con Itaine the poultry exhibit, and tin other contains the dairy and soils Mid crops exhibits. Four members lof *lls Purdue University Extension department, aceMipany rhe train, explaining the exhibits and giving lectures. They are W. A. Ostrander, of the soils and crops department; E. A. Gamon, of the dairy department; P. G. Kilty and L. L. Jones of the poultry department. farm demonstration cars are filled with worth while facts and ideas on dairying, poultry, hog feeding and f growing of alfalfa and soybeans. I Lecturers from the Extension Staff |of Purdue gave interesting talks and answered hundreds of questions put to them by interested farm folks, who J crowded about the exhibits on the : respective lines of farming. in all of the towns and cities .llpng (the Erie road where the train has exjhibited, large crowds h.'ive attended. The farmers realize the value of the Information to be gained in this manner. The moving picture films to be shown tonight arc very interesting from a farmer’s standpoint. They show the various experiments conducted in of better farming. The lectuie and moving pictures will be free tonight. Children should be accompanied by their parents. _o - E. F. Gass is in Cleveland buying for the E. F. Gass company.

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LOCAL YEOMEN AT PORTLAND Forty-Five From Here Including Degree Team There Tursday Night Ten , more members were added to the membership of the Portland Yogman lodge, recently organized in tills city, lit a meeting of the order here 'I imrsilay night in their quarters in the Frank While Building, corner ot Commerce and Walnut streets. Forty-live members of the Decatur . lodge, including the degree team were guests of the local lodge, the Decatur I degree team giving the work to the class of candidates. Tile lodgemen met in the Um a) lodge hall and march- • ojl in a body to die Madden restaurant on South Meriden street, where th-y were banquetted. Liter they returned to the lodge rooms and participati d < in the initiatory ceremonies. Following the business session of the lodge ice cream and cake was served to the guests by the Portland lodge and a so rial time was enjoyed. S. E. Brown, of DeeatiM-, district deputy of the lodge and Frank Stogdill assistant district deputy wire in :it- ’ ti ndance at the meeting. Portland Homestead, No. ti,450, was '■ organized here on last March 271 h 1 I by S. E. Brown, of Decatur, organizer 1 for this distric t. A delegation ot local 1 lodgemen will go to Decatur on April 30th, to attend a big* meeting there. -Portland Sun. —o Three Killed When Plane Falls 500 Feet (United Press Service) Daytfln, Ohio, April 21. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Three men believed members ot the Langley VirIginia flying field corps were killer I when a Martin bomber went into a I nose dive while 500 feet above the [big river at McCook field today. | Three other men were injured. jThey were rushed to a hospital by i rescuers first to reach the scene of of tMe accident. The commander Os the ship, an officer was one of the three deah. tin two others were inlteted inei. Os Wte three injured one was a civilbm 0 Bern« School Supt. to Travel Wirth Chautauqua [ Supt. ('. O. Lehman. of the Berne schools, will devote the greater part ’ of his summer vacation to Chautauqua I work. Supt. Lehman will be member of a concert company which will tour , through the eentral states. In the . same company will be Mr. Lehman's brother, Prof. G. A. Ijehman of Bluff , ton, Ohio. Tlj® Lohman brothers have had much experience in concert and ly- , eetim work. Mrs. Stauffer who is a . member of the company, sang the contralto solos in the Messiah coni'cert last Christinas in Herne. — oCHICAGO MARKET CLOSE '■ Wheat: May $1.25; July $1.22%; I Sept $1.20%. Corn: May 78%c; i i July 80%c; Sept. 81c. Oats: May J44%c; July 45%c; Sept. 44%c. Miss Nora Dudgeon left today to 5 spend several days with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wise, at Peru. * n « *

THE BIDDER. Mrs. Cal Peterson Bids SIOO Fo» <M*: Range At Cooking School Mrs. Cal F'eteri.nn. 522 Adams street, was the highest bidder for the new all porcelain Clark-Jewel range with Lohiin Oven Heat Rt-gii lator. which was Hold by Hie Gas I company during the Daily Demo-1 ■ rut’s Free Hooking School this w»ek ' Mrs. Peterson's bid was si»u iu th* regular <»sh ai-lliag jrb* rt the stove i* $1<I(. The low** tert pl*> • d on the stave was $1!,30. A>no«sg tto- ntbw high bids on the stov* w<* s«!k ;»■<< I $97.50. Th*r» wiw • totel of llfty bids turwd ia during th* <*»kri*schoel wbrti closed yc.Wsrday aitwmmn. SHORT COURSE WAS A SUCCESS Many Ladies Request That Daily Democrat Give Another Cooking School With a total attendance of nearly fifteen hundred for the four days, the Daily Democrat's DomesticScience Short Course and cooking school closed last evening and from the expressions made we a-re sure it was a success. Mrs. Brown and Miss Johnson left for Fort Wayne last night, after receiving many requests to reti rn at some future date. As stated when the school opened, the only desire of this paper in giving the session was to please the ladies of the community and to co-operate with those advertisers who took part. We are sure this was done for many ladies attended every one of the four days and expressed i egret that the school did not continue longer. Yesterday afternoon was devoted to the making of delicious salads and a number of splendid recipes were given. The attendance prizes were again distributed and the sale of the gas stove to Mrs. Cal Peterson on her bid of $10(1 concluded the week. The Bursley company again served coffee and wafers following the serving of salads by the six high school girls. We appreciate the co-operation of tin- school board, Mr. Worthman, the high school girls, the gas company, Mr. Mylott, and all the others who assisted in making the week a success. We also acknowledge many lavors during the week from John Beery, custodian of the gvm who did liis part well. - - —— # — ■ — Harding Is Going to Get Rough Pretty Soon Washington, April 21. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —President Harding is going to get rough will) Republican "pessimists and gamblers” who are trying to talk him out of pushing his world court proposition Harrassed and badgered, even threatened by some Republican s »n itors with a split in the party. -Mr Harding will abandon persuasive efforts to bring them into line, and will call what he regards as a bluiT <»■ their part.

LADIES' SHAKESPEARE CLUB Annual Club Closing Next Monday; Mrs. Anna J. Heller Write* Club Telling of Its Organisation.Very Interesting History of the

The time for the closing programs of lbi various ladies’ Hubs in the , c ity is at hand. The history of these | Hubs is very interesting. Mrs.. Anna Heller has written a very gtxu; t history of the Indies’ Shakespeare Club. The closing of the year’s work in the Shakespeare Club will occur next Monday evening, April twenty third, in honor of Shakespeare’s birth, at lite home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan, it having been the custom to bring the year of study to a close with a ; social event on this date since the organization of the e.ltrb, forty-one years ago. Following is the history of the club. ! written by Mrs. Heller: There is a beautiful, symbolic cits- j tom which prevails in the Creek Church in St. Petersburg. On a certain night each year, a vast niutitude assembles in the great Cathedral each bearing an unligted taper. Suddenly out of the darkness, gleams a single, lighted taper, that in turn kindles another, until illuminates that vast Cathedral in one glorious blaze, of light. The Shakespeare glv.b was the first

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COUNTY TRACK MEET IS BEING HELD THIS P.M. Ra in al Noon Made Track Extreott«ly Muddy; Hold llnskute on ( inder Drive NORTHS WIN GAME Def wit South Half T*kmi, 9-5; Orirtorie and Masked Contends Tonight Akknagk » te*a»y run :rt no** to day aenvartert the rs<* tradk 3f, IJekb mont park into a s«u at wad, the athletes representing tlw varioint | high schools in the county gntharete at the park this afternoon to r*inpe** for the championship *f the courtly • It was necessary to hold the drtshtos on the cinder drive back of the gr'a-nk stand, but it whs the iwteirtfan *f Hi* officials to liold the mil* and JaiU mile runs on th* dirt track. Tlie day's setivteiu* stiwt*d -off this morning at U *'<il*ek with a land fought haswhull an me between th* team representing th* south hart of the county and th* oo* picked from I the schools of the north half. Th* north half overcatn* a two ruu te-asl which the southerners gained m tlio first hrning amt won the gunse by a socre of S to 4. Bogner, of Doeotsupitched a good ga**e tor th* northerners, striking ou-t six of th-* oppo* ing batsmen. The team* were pre® ty evenly ma-tohed airt the gwac was a-n interesting one The south team scored two rtinn i* the first iMiing and *ame back with two more in the fifth Tlris endea the scoring for the south end boys. The northerners scored one rtfa in the second in-ning. *nn isi th'- th-ird, two in Hie fourtdi, one fa t-he sixth, and four te the ninth. WiokenfeH. of Decatu-r. Hoffmaqf. *t Kirkland township, and Hendricks of Monroe each scored two runs. Billingsky and Pyle scored the four runs ter file southerners. Owing to the wot condition of the track slow time was expected in aH of tiie running ev.-uts this afternoon Four track events and four field events wore on the schedule, namely, ion and 220 yard dashes, half mile run. mile run. high jump, broad jump, pole vault and shot put. Oratorical Contest Tonight The oratoAcal, musical and literary -contests will be held in the high sclwol audiitorilim here I xoria-.ht. starting at 7 o’clock. All of tho schools are represented in the contests this evening and an excellent program is expected. The crowd at the track meet this afternoon was small, owing to the rain at noon. A large attendance is expected at the contests this evening Following is the lineup and sum mary of the baseball game: South Side Eley, Berni-, third base. Hillinsky, Jefferson, pitch. Pyle, Geneva, second base. Whiteman, Jefferson, catch. Lough, Geneva, pitch and s.«. i Runyon, Hartford. (Continued on page five) ■

I taper to be lighted in Decatur Club [circles. but the Humiliation has I spread until today our little city is in [a blaze of light sited by the bright I illumination of her many Hubs. The Shakespeare Club was organ ized in October IXS2. by Mrs. David (Ifarriet Evans) Studebaker ami het two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Mor- . rison, now of Dos Angelos. Calif., and Mis. Harriet Obeneaur, of Decatur, with a membership of eight ladies as follows: Mesdames Studebaker. Morrison, Obenauer, Jennie Furman. Jen uie Clever and Misses Melete Numbers, Carrie Smith ami Debbie Nickel for the study of the plays of the imI mortal bard, whose name they took. [For several years no other topic was [ studied. They met each week on Wednesday afternoon from two to four o’clock. At that time there were no Coinmetaries. no library of reference, no Hub programs, printed, or other outlines of assistance. Th* ladles spends the afternoon reading and discussing the plugs, fxtter tiny folders containing an ontline of the years work were printed and these gradually developed into more pre(Contlnued on page two) * 6 «