Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 279, Decatur, Adams County, 24 November 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUh DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller—Free, and Bus. Mgr.. E. W. Kam pe—Vice-Free. & Adv. Mgr ▲. R. Holthouse—Sec'y. and Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur Indiana as second class matter. Subscription Rates Single copies 2 cents One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrier 15.00 One Month, by mail 35 cents Three Months, by mall SI.OO Six Months, by mail $1.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage added outside those zones.) Advertising Rates Made known on application. Foreign Representative Carpenter & Company, 122 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Fifth Avenue Bldg.. New York City N. Y. Life Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. Os course the church needs you, but you need the church more and the nation needs both you and the church. It should be everybody together. The McCray investigation has adjourned until December 3rd. giving the witnesses, lawyers, citizens and the governor an over-Thanksgjving rest. While we are at It we ought to see that all the main roads of the county are properly marked. It shows we 1 are alive and that we Appreciate the * visit of those who motor through here. Senator Watson denies he is run- , ning for president just to help out Mr. Coolidge but it's a safe bqt that < if he controls the vote from Indiana it will never go to Mr. Johnson. James Eli is a standpatter and works at it every day and every week and every month in every year. j It would be worth while to have i the best tourists camp in this part of • the country here and it can be done. It’s not so much in what you there, as it is in the over-seeing of such a place, giving those who stop the proper reception, seeing that they get what they want. The business men will enjoy it and it will mean much to this city and county. Thanksgiving is a day set aparat for returning thanks for those good things which have come to you the past year, sos good health, for happi* 1 ness, for the privileges you have and for the good crops. It is a very old . custom in this country and used to mean more than now. The Decatur ministers want you to return to the 1 old-fashioned idea and thus follow ' the proclamation of the president and others in authority. t The radio program for next year will contain many political speeches, it being predicted that many candidates will practically make their cant- , paign through that medium. Oh well, there will be one advantage—if we don't like it we can tune of of there and in some where else and listen to jazz. It will be a decided improve- , ment and so convenient, though, perhaps less effective. A political speech without a man swinging his arms is like a circus without a bareback rider. , The Golden Rule is always a safe ( play. If you have something serious to decide, apply. Think what you would like u* have done to you if you were in the other fellow's place and its surprising how'fine it works. Now on December 2nd, we are asked 1 to apply this rule and to try just for that one day the menu which those of the Far East consider a feast. For dinner eat two thin slices of mutton, two tablespoonfuls of rice, cup of milk, slice of bread. How would you like to have that as a big meal instead of just a reminder? Unless all signs fail there will be plenty of politics to thrill every one the With plenty of candi- ( dates for the republican and democratic nominations, a third party headed by Ford, and several smaller organizations the national fight will be

’ somewhat exciting. Then there Is th state affair with candidates groom ini for the various offices and some in side party tights that may create sunn real splits. Add to this the usual cam . paign activities and if you like a pu ’ litlcal diet you ought to get filled ui ’• in 1924. IM-1 l_ 111- W If you don’t go to church, ask your self why. It’s probable you used to be regular at church or Sunday School or 1 both but you found one excuse and anJ other to ease your conscience until ( you just got away from it. It’s your I business of course. You alone will i Ijave to stand the final examination 1 and show how much good you have I accumulated und that’s all that counts. You will be better if you go to Church or at least you will be no worse and there is a very great chance that you find the word of comfort you’are seeking. If you don’t it’s because you huvn’t the right spirit yourself. Just remember that your three score years and ten is just a second in the millions of years and the time you spend in eternity is forever. You ought to be thinking about it seriously. Are you? o Sermonets Os Science If mere man can tak-e a written word. Or sheet of music, song of sea or bird, Or masterpiece of painter's yt. the Angelus, And multiply it so that each of us, May have a copy in our home, may read, Or see. or hear each noble, righteous deed, Then God can multiply Christ's life and wishes , As once he multiplied the loaves and fishes; And Christians are but multigraphs of Christ. (Though some, we must admit, need printing twice!) • —A. D. Burkett. •»— 9 — The Fourth Down By Willie Punt Another good football day. A nice day for the Yellow Jackets to beat Van Wert. A number of so-called grudge games are being played today. Fairmount high, the first basketball rival of the season, for D. 11. S., continued its winning streak last night by swamping the Pendleton five. Basketball at D. H. S. is sure getting warm, even if the grid season isn't finished. There is a lively battle on for every position on the team. No one is certain of a job on the qutytet yet and there are about fifteen players on a parA The game against Paulding here Thanksgiving will mark the end of the service for D. H. S. on the gridiron for nine Yellow Jackets. They are Capt. "U'icky” Wittgenfeld. ‘'Deacon” Brumley, "Greenie” Lammiman, “Curley” Holmes, “Nuco” Dick “Fri” Frisinger, “Milt” Swearinger, Don Farr and Jack Teeple. Those boys will sure be missed in the future. Let's give them a fond farewell by timing out en -masse on Ahr’s Field Thursday and rooting as we have never rooted before/ With all of those next spring, it looks bad for nxt year, but we thought last spring when big Bill Gay, Engeler, Clark, Meyers, John Teeple. Macklin, Kern and Smith received their diplomas that we would be lucky to win one game this fall. However, the team has made a good record this season—one which we are all proud of. Out of Bounds says he Is going to wait until alter the game next Tuesday night, between K tbe Leaders and Phi Delts, before he predicts the winner. That's a good idea, and we will do the same, Outta. Tip Offs is more optimistic, however, and he is beginning to make a few brags. Judging from all reports, the referee will be about the only one who win have enough rooffi to get a goorf view of the game. Otte hundred seats have

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re been reserved for Decatur fans, bill lg wo doubt If this number will go more than halt way around. —— o—- —— HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL »• - u- Fairmount, 43; Pendleton, 11. p Jonesboro, 32; Upland, 13. Vanburen ,10; Amber, 21. Sweetzpr, 45; Talma. Rochester, 21. Anderson, 23; Broadripple, 17. v Muncie, 43; Summitville. 11. y ' Kokomo, 26; Young America, 14. *’ Hoyerton, 24; Portland. W. i- Pennville, 20; Eaton. 11. I Elwood, 35; Frankton, 11. r Angola, 55; Butler, 28. Ossian, 47; Monroeville, 9. * Dunkirk. 42; DeSoto. 14. 1 Hartford City, 33; Newcastle, 14. , Liberty Center, 30; Warren. 19. i FOREIGNERS WANT IDEAS ‘ Foreign Countries Write Purdue For 1 Information In Agriculture i Lafayette, Nov. 24.—Many request t come university from foreign countries for help in solving agri cultural problems. 1 One of the most recent jvas that 1 from M. B. Clark, an Australian poul- ■ tryman, who asked help in locating high egg laying strains of Buff and Black Orpingtons, Black Jersey Giants, Anconas and Barred Plymouth Rocks. WILL CASE UP . AT PORTLAND Suit of Kitty M. Fought vs. Martha Burris Begun There Yesterday. The suit of Kitty M. Fought vs. Martha Burris, suit contesting that probation of the will of the late William H. Fought, of Adams county, and which case was assigned to the I Jay circuit court on a change of venue from Adams county, came to trial before Judge R. D. Wheat and jury of twelve men at Portland Friday morning. The submission of evidence ' was started yesterday and the defendant was on the stand at the noon ad journment, under cross-examination. The plaintiff is represented by Attorneys Lewis DeVoss and Manley ol Adams county, and the defendant by Attorneys Smith & Geake, oij Fort Wayne. The jury hearing the case is comiwsed of the following: Harry Berg6r, Clint Bair, deorge Phelps, L. C. ! Reaver. Clem Poorman, J. G. Rinek, I William Schemenaur. John Cloyd, £1 liter Hicks, George Abel, Fred Miller 'and Harvey Drake. William bf Fought Civil war veteran, formerly of Adorns county, died ; on April 2,1922, at his home in Gen eva and on March 15, 1923, it is alleged a pretended will was filed in the Adams circuit court in which the daughter, Kitty M. Fought, sole heir to the state, was bequeathed a sum of SIOO while the remainder of the estate was given to a friend, Mrs. Burris, who had cared for the decedent during his last sickness. The estate left by Mr. Fought was valued at $1,500. The defendant, Mrs. Burris, was the first witness called to the stand. She told of having formerly resided south of Geneva, near the Jay and Adams county line and of later moving to Geneva in the vicinity of the railroad station. She said she knew the decedent because of the fact that she had attended' I). A. R. meetings with her husband, at which the deceased was present. After she moved to Geneva she said Mr. Fought, who lived alone there, moved to her neighborhood, where she visited him frequently and brought provisions and clothing for him with money that he furnished her. Mrs. Burris- said that Mr. Fought told her that his daughter didn't care for him ahd never came to visit him. She said during the time she resided in Geneva and prior to the death of the deceased, the daughter visited him about once. y The plaintiff in the suit is now employed in the telephone office at Fort Wayne. Indications were . yesterday that the case would not be cpmpkled Jiefore some time Saturday. Witnesses were introduced by the plaintiff to show- that the deceased, William H. Fought, was of unsound mind at the time he made tne will. Witnesses from Geneva who gave it as their opinion that he was were: Mr. Callahan, Doris Votaw and J. M. . Wells. Testimony was given to show I that the character of Mrs.<,Burris, the ; defendant in the case, was not good. ■ J. M. Wells, undertaker who buried ; Mr. Fought, testified that the body j was in a condition, which was filthy. > This evidence was introduced, it was I said, to offset the statements of Mrs. a Burris that she had taken care of the

it deceased during his last illness. e■q ■ — BIG FOOTBALL BATTLES TODAY Indiana and Purdue In Feature Battle In Indiana; Other Games Today. Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 24. —Indiana* university and Purdue gridiron enemies of long standing clash today on Jordon field for the last time,. Tlio nexj battle between the two teams will be fought in the new memorial stadium. Lawrence Marks, Crimson halfback, will be out of the lineup with a sprained ankle. Purdue’s squad was in 1 trim shape. Minnesota vs. Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 24. —The powerful Minnesota eleven flushed with its victory over lowa, sought to upset Michigan’s title hopes today and regain possession of the little brown jug. The Wolverines with only five players remaining from the original lint*up. enter the battle seriously handicapped. Uteritz. star quarter; Blott, center, and Vandervoort, tackle will not play. Michigan rooters, however, were hopeful that the fighting spirit of coach Yost's yet unbeaten eleven would keep its elate clean for the season. , “Hlil Wisconsin vs. Chicago Chicago, Nov. 24. —Armed with new players and backed by thousands of cheering rooters. Coach Jack Ryan led his Wisconsin Badgers to Stags field today for the annual clash with Chicago's Maroons. A. A. Stagg, the “grand old man” of Chicago football, had his team primed for the test, confident h<< ' would upset Uie dope which says the Maroons ran stale late in the season. The air was crisp and cold and the sky slightly overcast as the twosquads prepared to take the field. Army vs. Navy c New York, Nov. 24. —That annua’ classic of the gridiron, tbe Army-navy game, was expected to draw to the Polo grounds today a capacity crowd of 65,000. The Army was a decided favorite, at odds of three to two. Her modern I attack, centered on the fleet heels of 1 George Smythe, the best open field runner either service has boasted in years. Backing up Smythe, paving the way for his brilliant, twisting runs as artillery lays the foundation for swift thrust of the infahtry. the Army had the mighty toe of Wood, its “kickin’ fool” of a halfback. The Navy had pluck, a faster allaround team and the great Steve Barchet, hampered by his injuries, to Hand it in good stead against the odds of battle. Illinois vs. Ohio. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 21. (United Press.) —A slippery field did little to dampen Illinois' hopes for a football victory over Ohio State in the stadium here this afternoon. Red to be just as elusive on a heavy field and the Buckeyes can't see how the moisture on the ball is going to help their passing game. Bob Zuppke. IHini mentor, was ing no chances with pre-game statements. “Whenever these teams meet," Zuppke said, "there is only one safe statement to make —you never can tell.” Notre Dame, vs. Carnegie. Pittsburgh, Nov. 24. —Although the betting favors Notre Dame to win ov>*r Carnegie Tech this afternoon, the condition of the field indicates it ivill be anybody’s game. Ranis yesterday and last night with more rain in sight for today made the field soggy and sticky. Odds were three to one favoring Notre Dame. Yale vs. Harvard. Boston, Nov. 24. —Sixteen years ago Yale stepped across the goal line in the Harvard stadium and Y'ale hasn't stepped there since. For seven juears Yale hasn't won a game from Harvard. The ankle-deep mud behind the Harvard goal line tonight should be scarred up with the imprints of many Yale feet if Y’ale hopes have not been misplaced and if a great Yale team . does not falter at the moment of one of its greatest days. Oddfellows Lodge Elects Grand Officers Charles O. Thomas, of Bloomington, was elected grand master of the Indiana Grand Lodge, Independent OrI der of Odd Fellows, Thursday at tho annual state convention of the lodge. Other officers ejected were F. L. ! Behymer. Connersville, deputy grand . master; George P. Burnwasser, Indi- ■ anapolis, grand secretary; William A. I

Morris. Frankfort, grand treasurer: John 8.. Cockrtim, Indianapolis, grants trustee; Herd!* F. Clements, Mt. Veinon. grand representative uud Joseph G. Long, Logansport, grand warden. I The convention closed with the Installation of officers and announcement of the selection of appointive officers. They are: The Rev. Gibson Wilson. Rushville, grand chaplain; R. H. Hollywood. Indianapolis, grand Instructor; John S. Mathews, Bloomlagton, grand conductor; Delaney Asher, Indianapolis, grand guardian: . F. B. Crute, Connersville, grand herald: Walter Asher. Martinsville, assistant grand herald, and Yens Anderson Hartimond, assistant grand guardian. The Patriarch Millilant degree was conferred on a class of thirty-seven Wednesday night at the Odd Fellow hall, at 822 Virginia avenue. Reports and general business occupied most of the forenoon session Thursday. The records of the lodge show that the total membership of the order in the state is 91.469 and the reasourcos of the organization, $5,560,733.83. Th“ total amount paid odt for relief last year is $130,248. Juror Gets Mumps; Trial Proceeds With 11 Men Peru, Nov. 24—-The Aubenaubbee township. Fulton county road case which was taken up before Judge Ward and a jury in the circuit court yesterday morning is stilt in progress. When the jurymen were called for duty at 9 o’clock this morning it was found there were but eleven. The twelfth man, Elzie Shaw, was not able to leave his home in this city this morning on account of having during the night contracted a case of gehuine mumps. By agreement of the parties on both sides of the con- ' troversy the trial will proceed with leleven men in the jury box. Those of the eleven men who know themsieves not to be immune from the 'disease with which Mr. Shaw is afflicted are now wondering if they will have a tussle with the mumps. They will be on the anxious seat from nine J to twenty-one days. Fighting Straw Vote , On Prohibition Question (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Westerville, 0., Nov. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A policy of 1 "passive resistance" was adapted by I the Anti-Saloon league today toward c the straw vote on prohibition being I

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taken iu the “dry capital” Uy atllegr ed wot propogandists. The league announced it would make no attempt to remove the ballot boxes from the streets but that the campaign to discourage voting would continue. , The straw refareudum was initiated by representatives of a personal liberty association. The Anti-Saloon league, whose national headquarters are here, protested, but the men who started the voting left town and it could not be learned today when the ballots would be counted. Joe Latrrimore. head of the league's publicity bureau, came down town to day to see if there was any activity at the polls. "There wasn't any voting while 1 was around,” Larrimore said, “but 1 shook one of the boxes and it seemed to have several ballots in it." , o ■ Italian and Spanish Consulates Are Bombed Philadelphia, Nov. 24. (United Press.) —The Italian and Spanish consulates in South Philadelphia were partially wrecked by two bomb explosions early today. The first bomb exploded on the steps of the Spanish consulate's home at 701 Pine street, shortly after 1 o’clock. The second bombing occurred at the Sons of Italy bank at Broad and Tasker street, above which the Italian consulate is located. In the blast at the Spanish consulate. buildings were shaken and windows were broken for a radius of six miles. Many persons were hurled from their beds and others were bruised and cut by flying giass. Police rushed to the scene. Hospital crews were summoned. Thousands of excited citizens massed around the wrecked building. While the excitement at the Spanish consulate was at its height, the Italian consulate bomb exploded. The Italian and Spanish consuls escaped injury. No one was killed or seriously injured in the explosion. Physicians rushed to the scene, treated a score for cuts ami minor bruises. o Large Slander Suit Dismissed At Ft. Wayne Fort Wayne, Nov. 24 —The suit of Edna Fernwait against Margaret B. Parry for $l r ,OOO for slander was dismissed yesterday afternoon in su perior court for want of prosecution.

:• The suit attracted it was filed „ yotr •‘‘•’Uou »b ej i and Mrs. Robert t and Mrs. VV. a. S P nrr “ U “ n,i f engaged iu a s OrIPS / *** H>« J litigations. There w ßs , . f ’ Ur ' C(i f»tt P-ntiing in each family ■■ was suing Parry for skiooo , 111 1 that the latter had ullenat'a ****' 3 Actions of his wifi aled » In the slander bU lt Mrs v J alleged that Mrs p ar rv h»t ** t accused her- O f being | nt J . PUbliclr s Parry ami had called her a vit' on a public street In Fort w 1 At the conclusion ot on „ Jy “'' ’ hejgrlngs for divorce. Feraw.u tl "‘ I Parry in the corridor of the “** house and gave him a be atll L p W ' I has been unable to secure a 1 trom his wife and Soveral 1 vorft • their property are now nen “ the local courts. P Udl “ s Mrs. Fernwait has a suit f or a. 1 V ° r 7 li PendU, » '» ‘he Adams eircS court here. uu I Red Cross Roll Call In Berne Next Monday ' The annual Red Cross roll call kt Berne will be held next Mond„ Twelve high school girl s h av» T|)l . unteered to make a house-to-houje canvass between two and four o’clock Monday afternoon. The roll call ttJs heM in Decatur a week ago yesterday and on Saturday and many members were enrolled. Membership duvs, which are one dollar, will be received yet by Miss Anna Winnes, county secretary. at the Winnes Shoe Store in this city. s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—

Shooting Match Thanksgiving I All Day Nov. 29th 3 Turkeys Geese I Ducks and Chickens ■ Matches for till -Gauge guns. Miller Bros. I Magley, hid.