Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 282, Decatur, Adams County, 28 November 1923 — Page 1

Volume XXL Number 282.

FT. WAYNE FACES SECOND FEDERAL RAID

THANKSGIVING TO BE OBSERVED IN CITY AND CO'JNTY Church Services, Big Dinners and Curtailment of Business Features. BIG FOOTBALL GAME Decatur and Paulding, 0,. High School Elevens Meet In Afternoon. — Thanksgiving will be generally obrved in Decatur and Adams county. Chun h services, family reunions and big dinners, the curtailment of all business and hunting parties will predominate in the observance of the holiday. I'nion church services of the Deca-! lur churches will be held at ten o’clock Thanksgiving morning at the United Brethern church. A Thanksgiving high mass will be celebrated at the St. Mary's Catholic I church at seven-thirty in the morning. A number of the Lutheran churches will also hold spot ial services tonight mid on Thanksgiving day. The | churches at Monroe, Berne, Geneva, Pleasant Mills and a number of the rural churches are also planning to hold Thanksgiving services. One* of the big attractions in Decatur will be the football game between the Decatur and Paulding. Ohio, high schools. The game will be played on ALr's field, the contest starting at 2:.Io o'clock. With the exception of restaurants and hotels, all places of business, in- I eluding banks will be closed tomorrow. ' In the evening there will be a basketball game between the General Electric team and the* Overland Red Birds, of Fort Wayne. The game will be played at the new high school gymnasium. From the number of hunting license' issued by County Clerk John T. Kelly, hundreds of men will no doubt roam the woods and fields in search of rabbits, quail or squirrels, it being an oldfashioned custom to go hunting on Thanksgiving day. InjFi number of places shooting matcehs are to be held tomorrow. Thanksgiving day is a day on which every person should return thanks to the Giver of all that is good and the churches Invite everyone to attend the Thanksgiving services. Following is the program for the Union Thanksgiving services to be held in this city at the I'. B. church. Invocation Rev. R. W. Loose Hymn Congregation S< ripture Reading Rev. H. W. Thompson Selection High school Glee Club (if possible.) Prayer Rev. U. S. A. Bridge. D. I). Selection Ministers' Quartet Reading President's Proclamation Rev. B. F. Dotson Vocal Duet . Misses Zelma Stevens and Marie Hill. Hymn Congregation (Continued on Page l Eight)

Thanksgiving Dinner To Cost Less This Year; Prices Os All Dishes Are Lower

Your Thanksgiving dinner will cost you hag than it did last year, according to prices quoted hy local meat market and grocers for those items which go to make up the hig meal. Meat markets are selling the prize bird, the turkey, for 42 to 45 cents a pound. Local markets have some nice birds, it was stated. Chickens, which seem to be the favorite s 'bs itute for turkey among the majority of families, are quoted at 25 cents a pound. Ducks and geese are also quoted at 25 cents a pound. The above prices are for dressed fowls. Those who do not care for chick"n or turkey can get a good pork roast for 25 cents a pound. Tenderloin is quoted at 30 cents, veal roasts at 25 to 40 cents, beef, 20 to 25 cents, baton, 25 to 50 and sausage, 20 cents a pound. A few rabbits are also on Sale, they being quoted at 25 cents a pound. And it seems that Thanksgiving din-

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I Thanksgiving Number of Ravel ings Issued The Thanksgiving number of Ravel Ings, high school publication, was issued today. The* front page of the paper bears a two-column pic ture- of a turkey, carrying greetings of the season. The edition is very attractive besides containing a large- amount of news items of interest to the high school pupils and public in rx-noral. LEADERS WIN AT BLUFFTON Local Team Hands Bluffton Squad Second Defeat In Thrilling Game. In an exciting and hard-fought has-! ketball game, which was witnessed by ' ian audience which packed the Bluff-! ton high school gymnasium to capacity last night, the Decatur Leaderc triumphed over the- Bluffton Phi Delta for the second time this season, the score being 19-18. Included in th" I crowd of spectators were more thin one hundred Decatur fans who cheered their team on to victory. Rivalry between the two teams wc ; at a fever heat last night, as a re■suit of the 36-21 victory which the Leaders gained over the Phi Delta here a week ago last night. Th • last few miAutes of the game was exceedingly rough as both teams were lighting bard to add a few points to their total. Rippe brought the score up to 19-18 by pitching two foul goals when only a minute and a half remained to play. The- first half ended 14 to 8 in favor of (he Leaders.-* ■ Bluffton Scored First The Phi Delts jumped into the lead at the start on a field goal by Kyle. | but Yager soon tied the- score* with a I pretty field goal. Byerly so iled j Shoemaker but the* Phi Delt guard failed to score on the chance. Yager dribb'ed in for a pretty field goal from under the basket, puffing Decatur in the- lead. 42. Bluffton never tied the score after that time*. Andrews made one- point on Hippe’s foul. Andrews dropped in a pretty field goal, and Kyle added two points to Bluff ton's sen -e on a fie ld goal from the side of the court. Cummins shot a pretty field goal, bringing the score- tn 7-6 in favor of the Leaders. Yager widened the margin with a pretty field goal and Bluffton took time out when Johnson collided with Bryan and I lost two teeth in the fracas. Buckner took Johnson's place at forward. Byerly dribbled under the basket so ' a field goal. RipPe pushed Byerly into the side walk forcing the Decatur player to take time out. He revived and stayed in the game. Kyle shot a field goal and Byerly dropped in another one from the field and madeone point from the foul line when Rippe fouled him, just before the* half ended. Score. 14 to 8. Second Half Cummins started (he scoring in (ho sec ond half with a field goal 1) it Andrews came back with a two-pointer for Decatur. Buckner math' one (Continued on Page- Eight)

ner is not complete without oysters and cranberries. Local grocers quot ed cranberries at 14 to 15 cents a pound, oysters. 40 cents a pint, quart, 75 cents; selects, 55 cents a pint. The price of oysters last year was 5 to 10 cents higher on a pint. Celery | \vas quoted at 15 cents a bundle; J oranges. 50 to 60 cents a dozen; grapes. 12% cents a pound; head lettuce. 25 cents a pound; !"al lettuce, 12% cents a pound, and sweet potatoes. 5 cents a pound. Most of the above items are cheaper this year than they were last year. The price of turkeys, ducks, chickens and meats 1 are also less this year. Hut you . can't cook and bake without eggs. . I Freeh country eggs were quoted at GO J cents per dozen by the local grocers today. A suggestion as to how to do J your shopping for the Thanksgiving dinner—read the ads in tonight's market basket and then shop.

PRESENT FOOD TO TEACHERS Catholic School Pupils Give Goodies To Sisters for Thanksgiving. Following the annual custom, the pupils of the St. Joseph and the- Decatur Catholic high school presented each one* of the Sister teachers today | with a turkey., cluck or chicken, oranges, grapes, fruits, cranberries land everything good which goes to make up the Thanksgiving dinner. Several weeks before the Thanksgiving holiday the boys and girls of the school start to take up a collecI tion from among the pupils and by I the time the holiday approaches j enough money is raised for the pur--1 c hasing'of the goodies. The* students •in the high school purchased a turkey. wh'le the pupils in the grades gave* their t-'achor a chicken or cluck, besides fruits and other good things to eat. The gifts are presented to the Sisters in the way of a surprise. The bells ring for the convening of school and as the Sisters step into the room, th" punils arise and greet them with a “Hanpy Thanksgiving" salutation and then present the turkey and other gifts to them. The clay is looked forward to with much interest and enthusiasm and is enjoyed equally by the good Sisters and the pupils. The Catholic seholo was dismissed this afternoon and will not convene until Monday morning. o Clem Steigmeyer Is NonTiTrated For Oflice Clem Steigmeyer. former Decatur | bov and a son of John Steigmeyer. of I this city, was nominated as one of the candidates for vice-president of Post No. 47 of the American Legion, at Fort Wayne. The election of officers will take place on December 11. Mr. Steigmeye r was a lieutenant in the world war. He is now advertising manager for the First National Bank and is one of the hustling and prominent young business men of that, city. He was recently married <0 Miss Helen Freiberger, of Fort Wayne and he and Mrs. Steigmeyer nr» j now on their wedding trip in the east. MOOSE GMM FROM ft. WAYNE Drill Team, Officers and Members Coming For Initiation Friday. Word receive d this morning from Fort Wayne Loyal Order of Moose No. 200. was that they will be here Friday eve ning with their drill team, officers and a number of members motoring through and arriving at about 7:30. The drill team includes J. A. Kromm, captain, and F. Gates. H. Sutton. H. Lundorland. L. Garves, W. Law, W. Gard. E. I). Wiebke, H. Swartz. C. Swartz, A. L. Sporelask, H. Slack. G. Miller, J. Stewart. L. Minnick, J. Gater. E. P. Kirback, L. Minnick and L. Johnson. The officials who will assist in the initiation are J. A. Major, dictator; E. Limon--on. past dictator; R. J. Stotler, vicedictator; J. Hilsmeyer, prelate; Theodore Cregg. sergeant-at-arms and E. Quilar.an, orator. Will Drill cn Street The drill team will give an exhibition cn Madison street about eight o’clock aid the public is invited to witness this event. The local lodge will meet the vislto~s including Rod- ! ney H. Brandon, national secretary, at the north end of Second street and will parade down the street, led by “Hock.” and the goat, and' the Decatur General Electric band. The officials of the lodge will appreciate It if those who can do so will decorate by hanging up ah American flag in front of the business houses. Members should remember to revert at the Moose hall not later than 7:15 and the band members al seven o’clock or before. Watch for the parade.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 28, 1923.

I). (’. IL S. Net Team To Open Schedule Friday 1 Th'- Catholic high school basket- ) ! ball team will open its 1923-24 st ason on Friday night of this week, in a game with the St. Peter and Paul Catholic high school team in Huntington. Little is known of the strength of the Huntington team. | but Coach France Vonter is working the local boys hard for this game. i- Several veterans from last year’s ~ squad are out for the C. 11. S. team I :his year and a good team i.s exv ported. BARONHATVANY FROM HUNGARY VISITS DECATUR — Guest At Dinner Here and Takes Trip Through I Beet Sugar Plant. INTERESTING PERSON Baron Discusses Affairs In i Home Land and Shows Interest In U. S. >• Baron Andrew Ilatvany of ' Budapest, Hungary, was the s guest today of John Carmody, 8 manager of the local plant of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar com--1 pany. He came here from New York City to be shown through the beet sugar factory, this being his first trip since reaching New York. j At noon Baron Ilatvany was the guest of Mr. Carmody at dinner at r the Hotel Murray. Others in the f party were Mr. B. F. Arendt, of f Holland, Michigan, general superinf tendent and Mr. E. E. Stiff, also of ~ Holland and general engineer of the i. Holland St. Louis Sugar company, ; and A. R. Holthouse, of the Daily ti Democrat. ;. First a word about Baron Ilatvany. I He is a tall and tine looking man. I dark complexioned and well dressed, f He could speak the English language I quite well and was very careful with t he words he used. When he did not i- know (he exact word to use he would explain in a round about way and in that manner clearly told what h» meant. A table was selected near a radiator and the first thing Baron Hatvany did was to step over and turn off the , heat. He explained that he was not ■ used to much heat in Hungary. They didn't have it over there, so to speak. He ate hearty of the meal and when the%lhers gave their order tor dessert, ] Hartm Hatvany at first declined, his thoughts more than likely going back to his countrymen, where most of them did not enjoy such a meal, and stated he “had a plenty.” However, he was prevailed upon and ordered apple pie a-la-mode with the others e and ate his portion. Interested In America. ’ Baron Hatvany showed a deep interest in American affairs. He first asked if Ford was going to be president. That question was answered ] with a "no" by someone at the table. He inquired about the Ford factory at Detroit and stated that he hoped to -■ (Continued on Page Seven) i- - Weather i Probably fair tonight and Thurs--8 dav; rising temperature Thursday. NO PAPER THURSDAY t| 0 There will, be no issue of the e Daily Democrat on Thursday, all ’ employes being given the day off la observance of Thanksgiving ' Day. y II I DAYS TO KBMr j UHRISTMAsi•• fib

THANKSGIVING AT HOSPITAL I I At Least 14 To Spend Day There; Roast Goose Dinner Planned. i Miss Tresseht Murphy, 17-year-old 1 daughter of Mr .and Mrs. Lewis Murphy, of this city, was operated upon this morning at the Adams County at the Adams County Memorial hospital for the removal of the appendix. She is resting well aT.d it Is thought that she will get along nicely. Wilbur Barlin of Decatur was operated on yesterday at the hospital for the removal of the appendix. He ! is getting along nicely. At least fourteen people will spend 1 Thanksgiving in the Adams County | Memorial this year, this being the number at the hospital today. Eight nurses, including Miss Christ the superintendent, and Miss Rowena Shoaff, the surgical nurse, are now on duty. They are the Misses Gertrude Nickels, Olive Walters, lrlene Franz, Mabel Dunifon, Catherine Ganshorn and Estella Stm key. The nurses and those patients who are able to partake of a meal will enjoy roast goose for the Thanksgiving dinner, a seventeen-pound bird being given to the. Miss Christ and the > nurses. ; Business Men Engage In a Volleyball Game , Several merchants and business men of the city met at the high . school 4uminaauuiu last night and t started their volley ball and gymnas- , tic exercises. In a spirited volley r ball game, a team coached by Carl Pumphreyj defeated Coach Buck P Howard’s team by a score of 101 to , 100. Coach Pumphrey is feeling jubilant over the victory and is consid- ’ ering issuing a challenge to any volley btll team in the community. Rev. B. N. Covert, pastor of the Presbyterian church, and Rev. R. R. Elliker. pastor of the Reformed church, were . among the "athletes" out last night. , ami both proved to be stars —at . "holding the ball." The next meeting [ of the men will be next Tuesday eve- ( ning from 8:30 to 9:30 o’clock. Sev- ( eral more men are expected out at that time. MRS. M’CRORY 1 GETS DIVORCE 1 Local Woman Wins Decree On Cross-Complaint; i Alimony Is $1,200. I A divorce and alimony in the sum < of $1,200 was granted to Mrs. Elsie A. McCrory, of this city, on her cross, complaint, by Special Judge Alonzo t Bales, of Winchester, yesterday even- - ing. In addition to the divorce and 1 alimony, the court granted an addi- ' tioual allowance of SIOO for Mrs. McCrory’s attorneys and ordered t.7te , plaintiff to pay the costs of the trial. The suit for divorce was brought by the husband, John S. McCrory. He charged that his wife was cruel and inhuman, that she was grouchy and quarrelsome, and that she was a hindrance to him in his business. In | her cross-complaint. Mrs. McCrory al- | leged that her husband was cruel and inhuman, that he called her maty vile and indecent names, and the h" struck her and did her bodily harm She a’ked for alimony in the sum o SIO,OOO. The trial was started yesterday morning and completed late yesterday afternoon. Considerable testimony of a sensational nature was rb' en by the witnesses, especially Mrs McCrory. Her two daughters testified in her behalf. Mr. and Mrs. McCrory resided on West Monro- street Both had been married before. Attorneys for Mr. McCrory were L C. DeVoss and Clark J. Lutz, of this city, and Mrs. McCrory's counsel was the firm ol ,'iki-tt, Douglas and Aiken of Fort Wayne.

Seniors Are Wearing Rings and Pins Now The members of the senior class in I the Decatur high school are wearing distinctive rings and class pins. Standard rings and (tins for the seniors of D. 11. S. were chosen by a (ommittee last year and hereafter each senior class will have rings and pins alike, with the exception of the date. LAST FOOTBALL GAME THURSDAY High School Ends Season With Paulding; Last Game For 16 Men. j The last shrill blast of the referee's whistle, the last resounding thud as the punter kicks the ball, and the last > barking of the quarterback as he < alls signals will be heard cn Ahr's Field tomorrow afternoon as the D. H. S. and Paulding, Ohio, football elevens usher out the 1923 football career. This game will also mark the end of ten D. H. S. warriors’ football career, as far as the local high school is concerned. The game is scheduled to start at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and It will provide one of the biggest Thanksgiving Day attractions in this city. Paulding high school tomes here with a strong eleven and a real battle is expected. Several members of the local team have been selling i tickets this week and they announced that many have been sold already. The game is to be a benefit for the ! high school athletic association, the organization hating lost money on 1 the present football season. Local fans are asked to show their apprecia- , tion of the playing of the Yellow Jackets by turning out tomorrow after-1 noon. The players who will lineup with the D. H. S. eleven for the last time ' tomorrow afternoon are: Captain Wittgenfeld. Brumley, Lammiman. ! Holmes, Mills. Frisinger. Swearinger. ' Teeple, Furr and White. All t-n of; these players are regulars, Rex, t en-1 ter ami Breiner, who has been alter-1 noting with Farr at half, are the only two left for next year. The officials for tomorrow's game will be Bauer, of Fort Wayne, refree, and Banerly. also of Fort Wayne, umpire. o Grand Jury To Meet Again Friday Morning The Adams county grand jury adjourned yesterday evening until Friday morning. Yesterday the jurors inspected the county jail and examined about ten witnesses, including! SherilT Noah Frauhiger and dChief of Police Henry Gehrett, of Bluffton. It is thought that the Bluffton officials were called upon to give information they might have regarding alleged liquor law violations in Adams county. It was said today that the grand jury completed its investigations yesterday and that the jurors will meet Friday to file the indictments. Miss Catharine Hammond, of Hunt ington, will be the guest of Miss Margaret Mylott over Thanksgiving, and will attend the annual Thanksgiving dance which will be given by the Delta Theta Tau sorority tomorrow

evening. and woods tomorrow. Holiday Rum Runners And Bootleggers Doing Brisk Business Throughout Nation

Montreal, Nov. 28—Holiday rum 11 runners are doing a brisk business ’ along ti e Canadian border, according . to reports here today, but not out o! ; Montreal. Things got too hot for the whiskey pirates in Quebec some time back o they shifted operations to easter' Ontario cities, including Kingston and Cornwall. "New routes into the United Slates constantly are being opened up, oni rum agent said. “Business is good and prices fair." Cleveland. Nov. 28. —Cleveland bootleggers will experience no ertr.i pro perlty during Thanksgiving, accord ;ng to present indications. Only the “speak easy" joints are open. In

Price: 2 Cents.

CONSPIRACY OF OFFICIALS MAY BE INVESTIGATED Investigation Reported To Be Under Way There At Present Time. SEVERAL SENTENCED Large Number of Defendants In Other Raid Get Fines and Sentences. Indianapolis, Nov. 28. (United Press.) —A second and more sweeping federal investigation of liquor law violations in Fort Wayne was foreshadowed today. Following statements made by Judge A. B. Anderson in sentencing 88 residents of Fort Wayne who pleaded guilty to violation of the prohibition laws, it was believed that the possible connection of Allen county and Fort Wayne officials with a liquor conspiracy which may rival the Gary liquor conspiracy case would be investigated by the next federal grand jury. "Why are these persons, almost ninety in numbs r, dragged into <oi:rt and no police or city offhialH indicted?" Judge Anderson demanded when the Fort Wayne defendants fa,■< d . him. "Certainly the officers must have known of these violations. Ap- ! parently everyone else did." Alexander Gavins, assistant I’. S. district attorney, said the government ' »a.»'in posse-.sion of an affidavit from one of the defendants asserting that i certain police tifticers and city officials were implicated in the law t io- ' lations. Cavins declared (d ins for a thorough investigation were already under way. Practically all the Fort Wayne defendants were fined $5(10 and givau ' six months in jail. The only exception was in the case of two women. , who were fined S3OO each. In the confusion following imposi- | tion of sentences, William Reyer, a defendant, disappeared. Judge An- ! derson ordered his bond of $2,000 forfaited. Trial dates for the defendants who pleaded not guilty was det for Dej eember 10. 11 and 12. -• Three Marriage Licenses Issued; 48 for Hunting Unless there was a rush at the county clerk's office late this afternoon. indications are that there will be few Thanksgiving weddings in AdI ams county this year. Three? marriage licenses were issued today, they being: William Edward Stauffer, cushion sewer in furniture factory. Berne, 23, to Mae Leßrun. Decatur, 21. Virgil H. Wagner, teacher, Geneva 21. to Ma.vme Arveda Rumple. Berne !24. Ora Stopher. steel constructor. Denver. Colorado, Ila. to Cora M. 'eok. Salem, 24. ' 4$ At press time today a total of 48 hunting licenses had been issued today, making a total of 362 so far this month. This looks bad for Peter Rabbit, because evidently there will be many hunters roaming the fields ivnndrt tomorrmv.

the e places a poor grade of Canadian whiskey is sold at $lO per quart whil - home '.new and corn mixture sells cheaper. The police blotter shows comparatlvi ly few drunks for the holiday season. 'ndiauapops, Nov. 28 —Hoo.Mor booze menu and prices for Thanksgiving: White untie at $6, synthetic git, $6 and some bond'd goods $lO ami up. item runneri reported bringing in hig supply. Chicago. Nov. 28 -Chicago faced its driest heliday season today as Mayor Dever ordered the police to tighten ■he clamps on all bootleggers and beer runners. Choice liquors were al. most unavailable at any price.