Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1923 — Page 4

CHIROPRACTIC ' ’ Chiropractic Is the key that unlocks the door to health. Come in and let ue unlock the door and bring you back to health. Smith & Smith. Chiropractor* Office over Morris 5 & 10 cent Store Decatur, Ind. Phone 660 Calls made day or night. CATARRH of head or throat is usually benefited by the vapors of— VISJS3 Over 17 Million /an Ured Yearly iju IE 1 i | Time {kJ Ur A 11 vto Re-tire? w FOR SALE BY Durkin’s Garage Ashbaucher’s FURNACES UGHTNING RODS SPOUTING SLATE ROOFING £ PHONE 765 or 739 ' ■

- FOR SALE - House and Lot - A good two story house in North End of town. Will sell on easy monthly payments. The Schafer Company North First Street

Notice of Garbage Collections Notice is hereby given that the collection of garbage in the city of Decatur. Indiana, under the contract therefor and the city ordirfance covering same will be made as follows: District No. 1 In the district south of Adams street in the city, garbage collections will be made on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. District No. 2 In the district hounded on the south by Adams street, on the west by the Pennsylvania railroad, on the north by Monroe street and on the cast by the river, collections will be made on Mondays and Thursday of each week. District No. 3 In the district bounded on the south by Monroe street, on the \vest by the Pennsylvania railroad, on the north by corporate limits and on the east by the river collections will be made on Tuesdays and Fridays ot each week. District No. 4 In the district west of the Pennsylvania railroad within the corporate limits collections will be made on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week. No garbage w ill be removed that contains any tin, tin cans, .glass, pajiei or hard substance of a poisonous nature which would render said garbage unsuitable for feeding purposes. Citizens are requested to report any failure to remove garbage as set out above to City Clerk, telephone No. 225. Witness my hand and official seal this 11th day of June, 1923. CATHERINE KAUFFMAN, City Clerk. ————w————

SPORTS <> < > w+4-44-*++4++4-+*+++++*+++4-+ BASEBALL STANDINGS National League Team W L Pct New York ’34 14 708 Pittsburgh 127 20 574 Brooklyn 25 21 543 Cincinnati ..,25 22 532 St. Louis ;25 23 521 Chicago 25 24 510 Boston 17 32 347 Philadelphia 13 35 271 American League Team W L Pct New York 31 16 660 Philadelphia 26 20 565 Cleveland 26 22 542 Detroit 23 25 479 St. Louis 21 25 457 Washington 21 26 447 Boston 17 23 425 Chicago 17 25 405 American Association Team W L Pct "Kansas City 30 9 769 St. Paul 31 14 689 Columbus 25 20 556 Louisville 24 22 522 Milwaukee 18 28 391 Minneapolis 17 28 378 Indianapolis 17 30 362 Toledo 15 28 349 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Philadelphia 1; Cincinnati 2. Boston 0; Chicago 2. Brooklyn-St. Louis, rain. American League St. Louis 3; Washington 5. Cleveland 7; New York 8. American Association St. Paul 4; Indianapolis 2. Kansas City 4; Columbus 8. Milwaukee 11-3; Toledo 3-4. Minneapolis 3; Louisville 2. PORTLAND BALL TEAM WINS FROM KIPS TEAM In a well played game of ball the Portland Studebakers baseball team won over the Gillman Kips team from Fort Wayne, the final score be Ing three to two. BOOSTERS WIN GAME IN FOURTEENTH INNING It took fourteen innings to decide which team was trfe better, Geneva or Ridgeville, on the Geneva diamond Sunday, when Pitcher Romine drove out the liner that scored a victory for Geneva just a few minutes before the game would have had to be call-

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> ed on account of the sis o’clock Sun- * day law., . ; ' J With a lead of three to two against • thein ( the Ridgeville boys hammered : the pill in the sixth for four runs and J established what seemed to be a 1 comfortable lead If not victory, until in t|ie last of the eighth when the Boosters got their hitting eye trained and sent three men accross the plate to tie it up. Each team scored again J in the ninth making it seven all. { For five innings, the Boosters held ! their opponents scoreless and in their 1 half of the fourteenth a double by ! Braden was followed by a teriffic ! single by Romine in deep right and sent the winning run across the t plate for victory, lie had previously ; , touted out a home run in the second Inning with one man on base. i Jim Briggs was the stick wizard ’ for the Boosters clouting out three doubles in four times tip, the last one ' of which would have been a trlpple but for his misfortune in injuring his knee, which forced him to retire from 1 the game. Badders took up his ' burden from then on. It was stated ' that a game would be played next Sunday but final arrangements had not been completed and the announcement would be made later. The score by Innings: Ridg'le 00110400100000 Boosters 02010003 1. 00001 Ridgeville—Runs, 7; Hits, 9. Boosters —Runs, 8; Hits 10. Batteries —Hartman and Hartzell, Romine and Briggs. Badders. Struck out by Hartman 7. by Romine 14. Umpire R. Briggs. 0 WATCHING THE SCORE BOARD Erin Ward singled with the bases filled and the score tied in the last of the 9th, enabled the Yanks to beat the Indians 8 to 7. Zachary was touched for 12 hits but kept them scattered and Washington defeated St. Louis 5 to 3. Luque won his seventh victory over in eight starts for Cincinnati then he held the Phillies to five hits and won 2 to 1. Vic. Aldriged shut out the Boston Braves and the Cubs won 3 to 0. MARRIED MEN WIN The married men from northwest of the city played a baseball game with the Preble and St. John's orchestra, Sunday, the married men winning by a score of 4-3. a LEGION TEAM DEFEATS HARTFORD CITY, 4—2 In a tight pitcher’s battle, the DeI eatur American Legion baseball team defeated the fast Hartford City Athletics at Hartford City yesterday, by a score of 4 to 2. This was the opening game of the season for Hartford City and a large crowd turned out to witness the contest. The Legion started scoring in the first inning. Baxter hit the ball, scori ing Coffee from third. From this on it was a pitcher's battle between “Hez” Cochran, of the American Ijegion, and Billings, former DePauw University star hurler, for Hartford City, until the sixtli inning. With two out in the sixth, Baxter, Frauhiger and Engle each singled, filling the based. 'Cochran then hit a two base

• hit, cleaning the bases. This made the score 4 to 0. The Hartford City ’ players were unable to push over a I run until the last half of the ninth InI ning when two hits and an error rei suited In two runners crossing the I home plate. Cochran tightened up ’ and struck out the next two men up. I Hogan, a pinch hitter, drove a long fly ’ to left field for the third out. i On next Sunday, June 17, the locals will play their opening game at home. I the fast Huntington A. C. teain fur- ' nishlng the opposition at Bellmont Park. The locals expect to strengthen ' their lineup for the game, assuring the ■ spectators a real ball game, Yester ' day's score; Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RHE Decatur . ...1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 o—4 8 2 Hartford City 0 0000000 2—2 4 2 Batteries: For Decatur, Cochran and Coffee; for Hartford City, Billings and Glancy. - , , o PREBLE DOWNS DECATUR GRAYS IN FAST GAME, 86 The Decatur Grays dropped a fast baseball game to the Preble team on the latter's diamond Sunday afternoon, score 8-6. Lindeman, Preble pitcher, struck out eleven batters, while five were collected by Rash, six hits while ten were collected by Gray's twirler. Lindeman allowed Preble. Ralston of the Grays, home run king, was held hitless. The next game on Preble’s schedule is with the Pleasant Mills nine on July Ist. Score by innings: Decatur 12000200 I—6 6 Preble 1 320 11 00 x—B 10 o LINCOLN LIFERS LOSE Swinging their war clubs in a vicious assault on two Lincoln Life pitchers, the Angola tall tossers pounded out 15 hits and eight runs against the Lifers yesterday and won by a score of 8 to 1. The victory gave the upstarters a clear title to first place in the 1-0 league as Bryan was handed a 2 to 0 defeat’ by Auburn. e RALPH ORMSBY WINS 100-MILE RACE AT DETROIT. SUNDAY Detroit. June 11—Ralph Ormsby, of Fort Wayne won the 100 mile automobile race at the state fair grounds here Sunday afternoon. Ormsby drove a Fronty Ford and covered the distance in 1:36:55 1-5, an average of more than 62 miles per hour. B. J. McCale, of Detroit, in a McClain Special was second and Glen Howard, of Indianapolis, in a Fronty Ford was third. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Myers and Mrs. Sheets of Wren. Ohio, attended the Baptist church services which were held at Waterworks park yesterday afternoon. Mrs. H. D. Clark went to Peru to spend a few days visiting relatives. Miss Georgia Vachon returned to Markje yesterday after* spending a few days as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Porter. Mr. and Mrs. William Werling, of Preble, were shoppers here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koeneman, of Preble township were visitors here today. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hese, of WashI ington towmship, were shoppers here today. Julius Kohne, of Washington township was a business visitor here today. Bandits Accept Terms (United Press Service) Washington. June 11. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Chinese bandits I have accepted terms for release of all foreign prisoners, the state department was notified today by United States Minister Schurman at Pekin. Schurman's message, dated June 10, said release of the Americans and i other foreigners was expected today, i although the bandits asked three days 1 in which to complete their enrollment in the Chinese army. ® Many Killed In Counter Revolution In Bulgaria (United Press Service) Belgrade, June 11. —(Special to ■ Daily Democrat) —From five to one hundred persons are reported to have , been killed in counter-revolutionary [fighting in Bulgaria, according to ] Sofia dispatches today. A new goverment, headed by Prof. Sankoff, a bougeoise, belonging to no political party, functions in Bulgaria. The present government of Premier Stamboulisky was overthrown in a bloodless coup d’etat early Saturday, irregular military assisted by National 'troops quietly arresting all members of the cabinet except the prime I ister, who fled. 18—$—$—WANT ADS EARN— s—l—l WANT ADS EARN—I—I— I

BULLETIN f —_ Mrs. Sarah Vesey, mother of W. J. and Allen Vesey, died at the home of W. J. Vesey in Ft. Wayne at 3:15 this afternoon, following a lingering illness. ' Mrs. Vesey was a grandmother of Mrs E. W. Kampe, of this city, and was well-known here. Miss Louise Quinn To Be t Graduated At Oak Park i , Miss Louise Quinn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Quinn, of Chicago, will be graduated from the Oak Park • high school of that city tomorrow , evening. Os the 350 graduates the faculty selected five to deliver com- , mencement. addresses and Miss I Louise, recognized as one of the leadI era of her class, is one of the five. There are 2,200 students in the high school. i Pennsylvania Train Shed At Philadelphia Burns _____ • I (United Press Service) Philadelphia, June 11 —(Special to , Daily Democrat) —Fire early today destroyed the Broad street train shed of the Pennsylvania railway, driving scores of passengers from their berths in Pullman cars. For a time, . while the flames were at their height, it appeared that the entire station, which is situated in the heart of the city, would burn. o Union Township Community Meeting Tuesday Eve. The regular Union township community meeting will be held in the Clark's Chapel church Tuesday evening. Attorney Dore B. Erwin, of Decatur will be the principal speaker. The public is cordially invited to attend. An excellent program has been prepared. Building Fast Race Track (By The United Press) Columbi a City, June 11 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —One of the fastest half mile tracks in northern Indiana is under construction here. Banked curves are being made with a steam shovel by Levi J. Keiser, con tractor, who is building the track for the Columbia Park and Athletic association. Although it has been planned to hold races here in July, delay in construction work may cause a postponment until September. o Ligonier Facing Very Serious Water Shortage The city of Ligonier is facing a serious shortage of water, due to a failure of the city wells. Everybody is on a water ration now and sprink ling is strictly forbidden under punishment. Water experts from Chicago have made an investigation of the situation and they report that there can be no relief from the water shortage until new wells are driven. It is very likely that the residents of the city will be on a water ration throughout the summer. ■ —> Methodist Children’s Day A large audience attended the animal Children’s day exercises held at the First Methodist church last night. An excellent program, consisting of recitations, dialogues and songs by the children,, music by the Junior choir, and a talk by Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, was given. o Fire Causes Damage At Mutschler Packing Plant Several dollars damage was caused by a fire at the Mutschler Packing Plant, in the south part, of the city, yesterday morning before being extinguished by the city fire department. The fire started between the walls separating the boiler room and ice room. A lining of cork and pitch is placed between the walls and this was set on fire by the heat from the boiler. The firemen experienced great difficulty in fighting the fire. They ' donned their gas masks and after working for about two hours suc- , ceeded in extinguishing the fire with ( chemicals. A hole about four feet , long was burned in the wall .The , alarm was turned in at 8.30 a. m. . o Miss Anna Lutz Dies 1 Miss Anna Lutz, age 71 years, died at the Adams county infirmary at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, following 1 an illness of complication of diseases. ' Miss Lutz was born in Adams county, 1 April 2, 1852 and spent her entire ’ life in this community. She had been “•■an inmate of the county Infirmary for more than thirty years. A brother John Lutz, resides in Fort Wayne. I No other relatives survive.

“The Iceberg” To Open , Decatur Is to have a new business house. It will be known as the Iceberg, and will be located on South Second street, next to the Art Shop. ’ Gordon Teeter will be proprietor. ’ His father began work today build ( Ing the room, which will be about six feet by sixteen feet In dimensions. Ice cream and soft drinks will be handeled. It is hoped that the room will be ready for business be next ■ Saturday. ■ o —— ABOUT THE SICK Dr. Prohnapfel, dhiropractor, is confined to his home with symptoms ' resembling typhoid fever and will not be able to take care of his prac--1 tice for several days. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Wheat: July $1.11%; Sept. $1.09%, Dec. $1.11%. Corn: July 81%c; Sept. 77%c; Dec. 67%c. Oats: July 41%c. Sept. 38%c. Dec. 39%c. — o MARRIAGE LICENSES William H. Schwartz, baker, Fort Wayne, age 22 years, to Iva Glennys Byerly, teacher, Magley, age 21 years William H. Kohne carpenter, Decatur route 5. age 30 years to Elizabeth Kintz, Decatur route 5, age 24 years. * • NOTICE PHI DELTS Regular meeting of the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity in the fraternity rooms at 7:30 o’clock this evening. All members urged to be present promtly at 7:30. JOE BRENNAN, President. Marion—Civic culhs backed a campaign to make a concert, banding together the boys' band and the Ijogansport boys' choir. Proceeds were enough to put the organization out of debt. — - • Newest Gloves Gloves recently imported have elaborate monograms where the three stiched stripes used to be. Frequently the embroidered design is in color or in combination of black and white. Greensbttrgh—Representatives from ten counties in thb eighth districts .’arm federation bureau will meet MonJay. The problem of securing coal for threshing at a fair price will be discussed. Some people like to know all about your affairs, but never say a word about their own. MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets New York Produce Market Flour —Dull and unchanged. Pork —Dull; mess $25.50®26.00. Lard —Easier; middle west spot $11.75011.85. Sugar—Raw, quiet; centrifugal (96 test) $8.10; refined quiet; granulated |[email protected]. Coffee —Rio No. 7 on spot 11 %® ll%c; Santos No. 4 14 t %@lsc. Tallow—Steady; ’special G?»® 7%c; city 6%c. Hay—Firme; Prime No. 1 $1.35; No. 3 $1.0501.15. Dressed poultry —Dull; turkeys 25 @42c; chickens 18 0 43c; fowls 13® 31c; ducks 20® 25c. Live poultry—Steady; geese 15@ 16c; ducks 15@30c; fowls 24c; turkeys 20®30c; roosters 12c chicken broilers 30©55c. Cheese —Steady; state milk, common to specials 20®29%c; skims, common to specials 10018 c. East Buffalo Livestock Receipts 7600, shipments 3800 yesterday; receipts 11200. shipments 3,800 today; official to New York Saturday. 4560; hogs closing steady; pigs $6; other grades $7.25; roughs $505.2.; stags $3.5004; cattles 2,750 slow, 20 to 50 lower; shipping steers. [email protected]; butcher steers $709: yearlings up to $10.50; cows and heifers $208; sheep sl6; best spring lambs $l5O 15.50; one bunch fancy, sl7; yearling lambs sl3 down; aged wethers $6.5007.25; ewes s3@s; calves 2800; tops $11.50. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Corrected June 11 No. 2 Wheat, bushelsl.lo Good Yellow Ear Corn, per 100 sl.lO White or mixed corn, per 100..51.05 Oats, per bushel4oc Rye, per bushel 70 Barley, per bushel 80 Clover Seed SIO.OO DECATUR PRODUCE MARKET for Delivered Produce Corrected June 11 Fowls ....« 18c Ducks. ... He Geese .... • strws • «a» • • •$• ale e» • • IBM 11c I Old Roosters — 8c Leghorns 12c Stags a a a.e aaa S a •!•(*(• IM4B «c I 1 Heavy Broilers 30c Leghorn Broilers 25c ■ Eggs, dozen 16c Local Qrocsrs Egg Market Eggs, (Dozen 16c Butterfat Priest Butterfat 36c

FOR SALE for baud-- a T ew - * — _ and coal ranges. The n., 11 ' ,ov »i North Third st J c °. >«s FOR SALMffktir-Xx, - 4,,t house on Fifth 7 ’ room possession. Part sash . b ß lal^ n ,* dl1 "’ Call phoffe 709, cky * for .sale- n 1^ 6t Island Reds. Plymouth R 0 <k ft?* Uyandottes and Brown Lt-ghom, ' ’ and up o. V. Dilling, •> < ralgvllle phone. «• I SALE --Registered male calf from Schwartr ’ J L Nicely marked and from high * d era. D. E. Studi-huker, Xe J FOR SALE — Registered male 1 year old. Well grown ina nicely marked; from high prui i u^ d 39™ y ’ D " E ’ studf, baker, P h FOR SAIJS— Baby chicks, Orphinp’ tons ami Anconans, 1620 W Mon roe strict or phooe 615. 7.B.ii.v>T WANTED WANTED—Rugs and <arpetT~to clean by air. Called for and de livered. Work guaranteed. Colchin Bros. Phones 441 and 561. 112 7wksx ROOMERS WANTED^— home, electric lights, bath. Inquire 121 S. Ffith street or telephone 287. Girl, with knowledge of hanking and several years experience as hookkeeper and general office work, desires position. Address Box 1000 care of Democrat. 136-?.tx WANTED—Maid for general-house-work in a good home. Good wages, no washing. Mrs. G. H. Van Arnatn' 1128 West Wayne Street, Fo r t Wayne. WANTED —Bicycle in good'conilition. Call 905 before 6 p. m. or 654 after that hour. 1393 t For Rent FOR RENT —80 acres of pasture 1 mile east of Boho. Write H. C. Crawford care of. Dyer Drug Co. Ft. Wayne. 136t3-x FOR RENT —Pasture, see F. J Schmit or phone 690 F. 138-3 t FOR RENT —7 Room modern flat with open sun and sleeping room. Call at 413 Mercer Ave. 138t3 LOST AND FOUND LOST —32 degree ring with diamond setting. Finder please leave at Democrat office and receive reward. 137-3 t FOUNQ—Pair - of ~gobi rim glasses. Owner may have same by paying for this ad. 138t3 o — APPOINTMENT OP EXEITTHIX Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed Executrix of Ute estate of William II Tieman. late of Adams <-mtnty. deceased. The Estate is probably solLOUISA TIRMAN. Executrix. May 25. 1923. t .. Dore B. Erwin, Atty. 2S-4-11 NOTICE TO BIDnEItS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners ot Adams county. Indiana, will receive sealed blds up and until 10 o’clock A. M. on Tuesday. July 3. 1923. for the furnishing of all material and labor tor the Installation ot metallic document files, counter and outer equipment in the off!' e of the < lerk or the Adams Circuit Court ot said county. . , h . Plans and specifications for tne same 'are now on file in the office r the Auditor of said county. Bond and affidavit as required by law shall be given by bidder The Board reserves the right to re ject any or all bids. EP.NST CONRAD. B. F. BREINER. GEO. SHOEMAKi.Io Board of Commissioners Martin Jaberg, Auditor. o— — NOTICE TO I.ANU OWNEItS T "’ ASSESSMENTS ON THE. 1.1 AM WEI.I.MXN. ET IIDRAIN. Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners court of Jay >m>n Indiana, has made and entire! at order in a certain cause therein entitled William V > a! ex-parte and being cause No. - fixing September 10th. 19.3 as t on or before which the owner i era of any tract or parcel ot am I •_ sessed for benefits for the ' • tlon of said William Wei Iman drain, Rhall have the right 1 ,. 1 full such assessments and d ■ k said tract or parcel of land fu liability of such n * ir „ ia ni further hereby notilled ' lin|v to said order of .said , | in s auditor of Adams county. Indian . prepared an assessment she t sfl taining a description o n f n a<l ,U inll ,unt assessed as aforesaid, and t p | alP d ot said assessments, and "» 9 tryas,irthe same in the hands of er of Adams county. ~ ".< lia’ “ se ssutenls lection, and thf .t stud) a- ■ ' |ir( . r may he paid to the <' o,| nD , of said Adams county. before said tenth Pday ° f 'J | an ds 1 923, and discharge n s “'L n ents. from all liability on sai I assessm MARTIN JABERG. n Auditor. Adams connty. Dated tills Sth day of June, lp]S — O Man Dances For 217 Hours (United Press Ser *’ ce) ,c nef ial St. Lonis. Mo., June 11-(SP to the Dally Democrat)— After < •>'" ing continuously for 217 hoiii” • thereby establishing a ” eW ’ Barney Brand of Dallas, Texas, e the marathon dance here by dr Pl out at midnight. Brand was the last survivor of 22 persons " 1 tered the contest. , Physicians who examined declared he was in good condl y asserted he could have d^ nced ((il , thP r hours more had he wishet increase his record. Brand will receive $5,000 in I