Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1923 — Page 2

—W illiani Beavers I lles Cross-Complaint Today lu the case of Martha Beavers vs. I William Beavers, suit fur divorce, the defendant today tiled u cross com plaint. previous io liliug the crosscomplaint. Mr. Beavers tiled an an inlier In general denial to the plain tiff's complaint. The plaintiff was ordered to answer to the cross complaint. Arguments on a plea in abatement tn the Cisse of Hendricks vs. Luse were heard by Judge Jesse ('. Sutton this morning. The court took the matter under advisement.

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Chicken Thieves Make Haul in Wells County Ulufiiou, Muy 12 —Sheriff Noah Fruubigvr rec«ivwd u telephone <a' lust eveuiug hum Liberty Ueu'er. ic purlin; the theft us ilbout 19U chick-, .■ns. tin- thefts being divided between iwo farms. Mrs. Joseph Howj reported th ll theft of close to 100 Plymouth Ro !■ chickens from her farm home. while Mrs. Jacob Popejoy ie- | orted ab mt IM) out of a flock us 100 gone, these also being Plymouth Rocks. Only 19 chickens were left on the Popejoy farm. The thefts occurred tl -• previous night, according to tiie report to the sheriff.

DECATI’R DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, MAY 12. 1923.

•+++++++++++++++++++++++++l SPORTS •> < > ♦ < > ++++++♦++++++♦++++♦++♦♦+♦+ * II II II ■ll.———— FLAT HOCK OPENS SEASON Tile Flat Rock baseball team, of near Hoagland will open its season ' Sunday, playing the Goeglein nine. 1 The Flat Rocks are open for games away from home. full or write Rudolph Berning. Hoagland. Ind ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + YESTERDAY’S RESULTS ♦ ♦ + + ♦♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦ National League 'Cincinnati. -I; Boston. 5. Pittsburgh. 6; Brooklyn. 7. Chicago. 4; New York. 7. St. Louis 14: Philadelphia 20. American League St. lamis 14. Philadelphia. 3. i Boston-Chicago rain. Washington 4; Detroit. 1 | New York Cleveland —rain. American Association St Paul «: Minneapolis. 0. Indianapolis-Louisville—rain Kansas City. 12: Milwaukee. 1. Toledo Columbus —rain. • WATCHING THE SCORE BOARD < y Williams. Phillie outffelder. hit three home runs and ran his seasonn total up to 12. the Phils beating the Cards. 20 to 14. Seven other homers were siuai ked. making a record. Bagwells pinch hit in the ninth inning drove in Hie run that gave the Braves a victory over the Reds. Heilman's homer was tile only run i scored off Zachary and the Tigers lost to the Senators, 4 io 1. Cunningham's double cleared the basis in the sixth inning and allowed the Giants to win from the Cubs. 7 to 4. The Browns pounded four Athletic pitch, r.s while Wright was invincible in the tight places and the Browns won. 14 to 3. Grimes nipped a rally of the Pirates iin Hie ninth inning and the Robins won, 7 to 6. • —o I GRAYS TO PLAY BLAKE The Decatur Grays baseball team will journey to Blake Sunday afternoon where the fast nine of that j place will be encountered. Death, star hurler for the locals, wfll do the I hurling tomorrow with Rash ready to take the mound in case of necessity. Brodbeck or Smith will do the i receiving. The following players are requested to report at Mots Seth er's cigar store not later than 12'3 6 - o'c lock: Brodbeck, Smith. Death. Rasli. Ralston. Lambert. Laurent. Macklin. Christen. Wemhoff, Captain Bauers. Myers and Candle. Last ■ Sunday the Grays defeated Bitner. 117-9. ■ "" ~ —Q . — I-—— Taking Part in DePauw May Day Festival Today Greencastle. Ind.. May 12 - Misses Mary and Mildred Yager of Decatur. Indiana, have prominent parts in the annual May Day Festival which is being held here today by the DePauw University co-eds. Mildred is a sen ior in the University while Mary who is a junior is one of the leading characters in the May Day Plays. On this clay the men of the I‘niversity have to play secotad fiddle and let the girls have full sway. It is a clay that belongs solely to the girls ami I all the men can do is just look. in the morning tile Y. W. C. A. served breakfast on the campus. Fol lowing this as usual, came the girls' track meet on thy athletic field. In the afternoon more than 275 coeds will take part in the pageant entitled "The* First May Day" written by Lucille Rhodes of Auburn. This will be held in the sec hided dell at Rosa Bower. A cafeteria supper will he served in the gymnasium by the W. A A, (Woman Athletic Association I In the evening members of the junior and senior classes will present three lone ac t plays iu Asbury Hall entitled "Th" Maker of Dreams '' Come Mich nelmas." and "The Ghost Story." o Salvation Army Tag Day in Progress Today The Salvation army tag day was in progress today. A number- of young girls from Camp Fire and Bine Bird organizations and from ‘Hhe public and C'athoic schools, assisted by a number of Boy Scouts, were busy tagging those who would i give a nickel or more iq (fie? Saltation Army. The tags are‘red ' with "S. A. " printed on them, ar.d bun-■ dreds of pcjpple were seen wearing them today. Cards were also lis-. plated in the windovs, reading "We-li-ij the Salvation Arm". The money, derived from tip- will be used by the Salvation Army in uoutinjuing their noble work

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CLUB CALENDAR • Monday Pythiau Needle Club —K of P. home after lodge. Tuesday So Cha Rea —Miss Helen Gass. W. C. T.. V.—Mrs. Harry Butler. 2:30 p.m. Mary and Martha Class of M. E. Church—Mrs. Nettie Finn. Friday Minnehaha club in Red Men's hall after lodge. The Minnehaha club will meet in Hie Red Men's hall immediately after the conclusion of totlge next Friday night. The hostesses will be Mrs. Bertha Buffenharger, Inez Weber and Blanche Knodle. ★ Mrs. W. E. Hoffman was hostess to the Psi lota Xi Sorority iast evening at Polly’s Cupboard. Definite plans were made for the Informal Anniversary dance which will be given Monday evening, to the members of the Sorority and invited friends. The dame will begin at 8:30 o'clock. During the social hour Polly's Special and coffee, was served to the guests. it The Ladies Aid society entertained with a pot luck supper last evening at the Evangelical church, in honor of Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Haney and family Members and friends of the church were also invited guests. After the dinner, games were played. Members of the church regret to see the Haneys leave but wish them much success with his new charge. * Invitations for a dinner and "500'' party have been issued by Miss Agnes Costello tor Wednesday, May 16th. Mrs. Herbert Kern's section of the Delta Theta Tnu Sorority entertained with thirty tables of bridge and "50t" last evening to iv benefit card party, at Hie Elk's Hall. A parcel post sale was held before the games. Prizes in "500" wi re won by Mrs. John Wilson. Miss Helen Gass, and Mrs. D. M. Hensley. Prizes in bridge were awarded to Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer and Mrs. C. C. Schafer. Prizes awarded to the men for high scores were won by Bill Simpson in "500" and Dr. Frank Lose in bridge. Mrs. Harry Butler will be hostess to the W. C. T. U. at her home on Fifth street.. Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. All members are requested to be present. ★ The Pythian Needle club will meet Monday evening after lodge at the K. of I*. home. Every member is requested tu be there. ★ Mrs. E. S. Christen left this morning for Lafayette. Indiana, where she will visit with her daughter. Miss Naomi. and son Ferd, who are students in Purdue University. Mrs. Christen will attend a Mother's House Party given by the Pi Beta Phi sorority of which her daughter Naomi, is a member. ♦ Mrs. C. 8. Carey was hostess to her Bridge club Thursday afternoon th" occasion being the usual delightful one. At six o'clock the four who had lowest total scores for the season. Mesdames Carey. Dore B. Erwin Fred Patterson and J. L. Kocher were hostesses to the four ladies who had highest scores. Mesdames J If. Heller, J. R. Horton. C. C. Pumphrey ami Charles Knapp, the dinner being gi en at the Murray Hotel. The next meeting will he held at the home <f Mrs. Port 3. Erwin on the afternoon of May .‘.-th. The Mary and Martha Sunday school class of the Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. Nettie Finn, on Third street. Tuesday evening. May 15th. Assistant hostesses are Mrs. U. S. A. Bridge, Mrs. Burt Lenhart. Mrs. John Thompson and Mrs. Fannie Gordon. Members please bear in mind that the cup and plate shower will be llfh! at this meeting. High School Track Team Went to Ft. Wayne Today The local high school track team returned home from Fort Wayne , early this afternoon, saying that the sectional meet had been postponed until next Tuesday afternoon. ' Coach A. G. Moore and ten meml>erb ot the D. H. 8- track and field tsaas letl tor Fai t " ay no chi;., mom tug where they will engage in the aa- ; nual sec.tioßal high school meet this

afternoon. The meet, it was announced, woud be held regardless of the inclement weather. Since the state meet is to be held aj Indianapolis next Saturday, it was impossilile to postpone the sectional meets. Owing to the hard rain last night and this morning, the track and field at Centlivre Park. Fort Wayne was turned into a sea of mud. The muddy condition of the track will slow up the runners greatly, but followers of the local team believe that this condition will aid the Decatur runners. since they possess more' strength and endurance than speed. Yellow and Tan A Parisian designer puls a top I coat of tan wool over a sport cos- j tame of bright yellow silk and advises a sport hat of yellow ribbon and yellow hosiery. The 1924 Olympic games, to be held I in Paris, are scheduled to open Janu- I ary 20 and end July 27. The big feature from the point of view of the United States will come iu July, when tiie track and field athletic games will run for nines days, from July 5 to 13. The 1928 games will be held in Amsterdam. Holland and the 1932 games in Los Angeles, Calif. ♦ TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ From tho Dally Democrat Aloe ♦ ♦ 20 year* ago thia day * Case of Feltz vs. Smith for 85,000. ■ v iraed here from Wells circuit court. 1 L gislative acts provide lor appointment of probation officer at salary of , $2.00 per day. 1 Joseph T. Nash of Warren, killed when three year old sou pulls trigger , of rille he is playing with iu camp j near there. Decatur vets are attending state en . canipment at Anderson. r Hick'ry Farm at Opera house pleas- , es big crowd and brings forth number of stars. Daughters of Rebeccah help Mr and . Mrs. Sam Shamp celebrate tenth wed- , ding anniversary. I Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Connell celebrate 7th wedding anniversary witli party at C. B. of L. rooms. 1 Miss P-laiich Dibble appointed d< p3 uly clerk to succeed Miss Springer who resigns. John Kirchner leaves for Seattle > and other points west. s Baby daughter born to Rev. and . Mrs. F. H. Pontius.

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Georgette Revival After several seasons of disuse, georgette is again bidding fair to bocome popular for undergarments. The

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