Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1923 — Page 5

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■I col. R"J' 3ohnson left lust night (or| ■( | I I<.IKO "here he will assist Col Fred ■ ■ li,.| |H ii. famed auctioneer In | I the sale of pure’bred Hereford* to In ■in hl at the International Live Stock ■ show. Coh Reppert ■ has been the ■i lll( tioneer at the live stock show for ■ [, of years and the experience Ilin be gained by Mr.. Johnson will be ■ most valuable to hint. I Sturgis, Michigan, is going to build H t Memorial hospital and bids have fl i„., n received for the main building. I |>< Hight Brothers of Kalamazoo were I a ward< *. the contract on their price fl i,f $75,000.00. From what can be obfl lained from press announcements ■ the hospital will be similar in size to I (1,,, the Adams County Memorial hos fl pita I. When completed it will cost fl over $100,000.00. I The decision of the Indiana supreme fl court Wednesday in denying a refl hearing in -that court to Gene Wil fl Hams. Muncie, lawyer and formerly fl deputy prosecuting attorney, on his fl motion to have his case sent back to fl the Delaware circuit court for a re-' | trial, probably exhausts means of; j preventing Williams from beginning || his sentence of two to fourteen years] fl in the Indiana State Prison. Williams [ fl was convicted in the Muncie, circuit I I court on a charge of burglarly on the II tistitnony of Halford Johnson, who II saiil he helped Williams rob the store t| of the Gaston Hardware company. | Gaston. | Andrew Fuhrman, of Root townJ ship, was a business visitor in the B city this afternoon. Mis. Dyke Frisinger spent the day || in Fort Wayne viiting friends. | Tom DurJjin made a business trip || to Fort Wayne this afternoon. | Mrs. French Hower spent the asI ternoon in Fort Wayne visiting |l frauds. A Mr. :.nd Mrs. Bill August, of Fort H Wayne, are visiting relatives here, j Fred Hanni, of Berne, was in the ' city today looking after business. I Emma Gilliom, of Berye, visited j friends here today. Mr. and Mrs. Jwhn Remer, of Monroeville, were shoppers in the city | today. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller, of Preble township, were visitors here this af- | ternoon. | ■* Dan Beery made a business trip to | Fort Wayne this afternoon. James Kelly, of Geneva, looked after business interests here today. William Lightfoot, of Washington township, looked after business here [ this afternoon. Lew' Stump, of Washington township, was sin the city this afternoon i i on business. Ernest Doel.rman was here on bus- , iness today from PHiele township. Miss Adeline Guenther, of Ottawa,' Canada, is visiting her brother-in-law and sistser, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar I.ankcnau. Miss Guenther will return to her home Sunday. T. L. Steffen, of Craigville, was a business visitor here today. Burton Smith, 2015 Fox Ave., Fort Wayne, a son of Elmer Smith of this city, was taken to the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne last Sunday evening. suffering from an attack of typhoid fever, an epidemic of which i. prevalent in that city. Harold Smith, who has been with the United States army stationed at Camp Benning, Georgia, for the la-' three years, is here to spend the ' - k end with his father. Elmer Smith. State Accountants E. H. Fritch: rd and James Hajes are progre.-t-jng nicely with the york of checking the books of the county, township‘school and town officials. Practically all of the county records have been < -amined. Today they are working on the books of trustees of St. Maraud Preble townships. The books of the city of Decatur will be exainin i'd about Christmas time and lie . hope to complete their work ,-lim alter the first of the year. They are examining the records for the m r--1921 and 1922. 0 _ State Coal Production More Than 25,000,000 Tons — Indianapolis, Dec. 7. —More than 25,000,000 tons of coal were produced in Indiana coal mines during the la.-i fiscal year, according to a report made public today by Cairy Littlejohn. mine inspector. This production was an increase of 10,000,000 tons over the amount mim'd the previous year. 0 . Uhricks Have Baby William Edwin is the name of the eight and one-half-pound boy born to Mr and Mrs. Roy Übrlck this mornJi’S . l.he. Ada.ind County M | 'iii< ll '"' hospital. Mother and babe are g' tiing along nicely. The mother Is fore her marriage was Mis Hoopengardner, of this city.

SOWS SHE ~ PROFITABLE CROP IBy L. M. Buschr. County Agent.) Although soybean • as a principle < iop may bo said to yet be in the probationary stage, indications ar.? that ’hoy shall soon become important in ihe agriculture of this county, it is only nrJ.nral and U is in many casei: < oniniendable that fanne rs go slow in introducing a new crop into the* rotation. As a rule the less conservative tanners introduce? such n»*w prac - tices and receive all the criticism and knocks which tall to the of any innovation. But. after a practice is tried out and found good it becomes a Question as to whether persistence' in refusing to use the approved and recommended crop is conservatism or stubbornness. Why Grow Soys. I i iinothy takes plant-food out and i puts nothing back. The soybean, [ when inoculate d. is a soil builder, put- ■ ting more in the soil than it takes out. ' Soybeans grow where alfalfa or red I < lover will not grow, not being sensij I've to a: id in soil or as sensitive to tack of drainage. Soybeans distribute the labor better in the farm, beI ing planted after corn planting time | and harvest coming at the slack time before corn cutting. Milk cows like soybean hay better than clover hay, (which fact has been verified this fall by a number of farmers i. It needs m t bo said they prefer it to timothy, which at best is a poor substitute for , cow feed. Soybeans ground with corn and oats, as recommended by Purdue I eliminated the necessity of buying : expensive mill feeds or meals by ma!:- [ ing a grain mixture which will compare wit it the best. Don't Wait for Cheap Seed. Farmers said this spring they wore | going to delay sowing soybeans until next spring when the increased acre- ; age of beans grown this year would | lower the price of seed. In the first place, seed will not be much cheaper next spring than last spring, if any. since the increased demand is keeping pace with the increased supply. I'o strengthen the statement it may be said soybean presses ar - now of- | sering as much as $1.50 per bushel ■ tor beans f. o. b. local stations. SecI ond, soybeans being a profitable crop, j one cannot afford to stand back on the price of seed and gamble on a I low price. Make arrangements now. i if possible, for your seed to be used Inext sprine. Although this year’s acreage of soys I was only a small per cent of what it , will be within a few years, those, [agencies which given effort during the last few years toward increasing the acreage are well satist:.-;! with results. In the future a relatively small amount of extension work will 'be done along that line locally. The soybean is now out of the infant stage. • — Indiana I'. Looks To Good Baseball Season Bloomington, Ind.. Dee. 7.—With a : former major league basebail player as coach and t ight veterans as a 'tedious. Indiana University is ani ticipating a satisfactory baseball sea- | son next spring. Leslie Mann, who [has had an extended career as a mein[her of three Big League pennant winIning baseball teams, will have charge lof the Crimson nine. Maun played with St. L'ouis and the Cincinnati in ]the National league during the past season and was granted his release [late in the summer so that he might 'accept the position at Indiana of asi -aslant athletic director, head coach of* basketball, baseball and freshman [ football. Fail (Red) Moomaw, catcher on last year's nine, «;ili captain the 192* team and is expected to be one of the mainstays. Wichterman. the 1923 'captain, ab.’o will be back in the harness and probably will play center [field. Other men from last spring's ! nine who will bo ready tor action are; jSioate, infielder; Temp Smith ,ini holder; Parker, first, base; Woodj ward, pitcher; Miller, outfielder, urn! Haworth, third base. Several members of last years 'freshmen team will make the veterans [step to retain their positions. Lori her, Druckamlller, ami Breitner, injlieldcrs; Rosebrough, first ba.wman; ll.ahoda. third baseman; l’< use ,outifielder; Daily ami llendersotl, pitchers, [aro some of the mon who are certain [io be heard from this spring. y... di!:, ATTlre- Mioiimg-.M-tM-. quail 'it ;on. eight*-four huuliug licenses were issued here, breaking this | .ears record for one day, j

11ECATUH DAILY DEMOCHAT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1923.

Bez (. lark Picks An All-Indiana Eleven First Team .Crowe (N'otie Dame)Left Eml ] IHuntate (Buller) Left Tackle , ■ Thorn (Wabash) [ x ,ft Guard , lls iehel (Butler) Center , Blown (Notre Dame)... Right Guard , Bach (Notre Dame).... Right Tackle ( Wellman (Purdue).,Right Em! Stuhldreher (Notre Dame),... Q. B D. Miller (Notre Dame)... .Left Hall’ Marks (Indiana)Right Half [ Layden (Notre Dame)Full Buck Second Team Elliott (Wabash) Left End Aul (Wabash) Left Tackle Walsh (Notre Dame).... Left Guard Butler (Indiana) Center Hall (Rose Poly)Right Guard Pressler (DePauw) ....Right Tackle Mayl (Notre Dame) Right Eml Middlesworth (Butler). ..Quarterback R. Rohrabatigh (Franklin)..Left Half Crowley (Notre Dame)... Right Half I Woods (Butler) Full Back > . (By Heze Clark) i Indianapolis, Dec. 7. — Never in the ■ history of the gridiron sport in IndiI ana has there been greater difference i of opinion among football experts as to which men deserve mention on the mythical All-Indiana college eleven. I This is due to the fact that most . teams were evenly balanced. Many - fast back players who in other years . were g<md enough to be named on an 1 All State train this year are crowded . off even the second All-State selec- > tiom There were more star back . field men than first class line men . among the Indiana colleges. . Notre Dame was by far the best . team in the state as is shown by the . top heavy victories over Purdue and Butler. Second honors go to Butler. I Wabash was third and after that s th< re will always he an argument as to bow the teams rank. While Notre Dame had the best ! grid team, still there were players on other college elevens who deserve . places on the Alldndiana mythical t am. Reichel of Butler was the best . center. However, Butler of Indiana and Walsh of Notre Dame were el-i eeptional line men and they are giv- , en places on the second All-State I team. Two guards were easily the best. They are Thorn of Wabash and I Brown of Notre Dame. Hall of Rose , Poly, a wonderful athlete had he r het n with a stronger combination might have wen a place on the first All State selection and deserves b ing mine d on the second team. Claypool. tin Purdue center, is given honorable mention. There can be no question but what Bach of Notre Dame and Htmgate of Butler are the best tackles. Aul, of 1 Wabash and Pressler id' Del’auw. an 1 close to the class of the first team tackles. Notre Dame had other powI erful line men in E. Miller and Oberst tackles; and Kizer and Vergara, guards. ! Four end men were the best in the state. These were Crowe of Notre Dame and Wellman of Purdu who at" given first team positions, and Elliott of Wabash and Mayl of Not!"' I Dame. Wilkens, whose educated to< gave Indiana its victory over Purdue j,s given honorable mention. The strength of Notre Dame was really in its back field and of the four back field positions three tire given to Coach Rockite's men in the Allstate team. Stuhldreher of Notre i Dame was in a class by himself as a quartet back. He was master of the forward pass game that made Ills ’ team successful. D. Miller of Notre : Dame and Marks of Indiana are given tile half back positions. Laydex . of Notre is easily the best'full , back in the state. Miller was with out question one of the fastest back . field men in the country during tit" . 1923 season. .Marks. the ( man who won the Northwestern game for Indiana was the big ground gainer and in every game was the marked ‘man. His wonderful speed coupled with .hi' fact he is an athlete who is also strong on defense give- him first '.tint honors. The s"cot.d team back field in ' eludes four men about as good as the first Want combination. They are Middlesworth of Butler. R. Rohrabatigh of Franklin. Crowley of Notre Dame and Woods of Butler. Honor able mention is given back field men. Bergman and Maher of Notre Dame; Spurgeon and White of Valparaiso; Spradling of Purdue; Singleton and Duffin of Wabash: Cox of Hanover; Schroeder of Rose Pol.', : Nipper and Crlggs of Butler; and Krtimheuer of DePauw. Had'it not been for Hie unfortunate Injury that kept KrumItetier out of the two final games of the season he might have been entitled to a- first All-State jgjMtion. — o — ——— Buys Valuable Lol A. I). Suttles lias pun hasi'd the va cant lot at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson streets from Mrs. John F. Schell, former resident of this city. The lot is a very desirable one and Itas- tt-ffo-n-tu-ge i:-f ■*--?- -feet, 9 lm-hes- -on Jcll'er-im street and 99 feel on Fifth ‘ street. .Mr. Suttles will hold the lot las an investment.

Lawrence K. Plessinger Died At Bluffton, Wed. Blufiton, Doc. 7.—Lawrence K.ellog Plessinger, aged 58, died at G:3O Wednesday evening nt the home of bis mother. Mrs. Martha Pie singer, at tile corner of Johnson and South streets, following n lingering illness from pulmanory tuberculosis. For several years Mr. Plessingi r was a sufferer from diabetes. Through careful diet he was able to light this disease, but when complications developed he made a steady decline. He was last seen upon the streets during the last street fair. — o X John Harvey Seriously 111 Convicted of Flogging Monroe, Dec. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The condition of John Harvey, well known resilient of this place, remains unchanged today. Mr. Harvey is suffering wit it enlargement cf tlie heart and his condition is regarded as critical. Is Auditor's Deputy Bluffton, Dee. 7. —W. A. Woodward, county auditor-elect announced today that Will E. Simons would be Ills deputy and that lie would 'take office" with him January 1. Mr. Simons has been connected with the Dustman & Company real estate firm since early in 1913. when the company was formed. I|e went into the firm with Mr. Dustman, who had been county treasurer until that time. y Five Children Reported Missing In Chicago Chicago, Dec. 7. —A mother appealed to police today to fitid.her seveny ar oid child, Mery Barsanti, who lias b wii missing for 24 hours. She said she was certain Mary I'.ad been k:i! naped. The Barsanti girt is the fifth chi 1 reported missing in Chicago * th!w eek. Three other girls ami a small boy have disappeared. Authorities today announced a campaign to arrest all men found loiter

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Ing around school houses. Most of the children have disappeared either going of coming from school. No clues have yet been found in connection with the disappearances of Ito.e north, 12. known in the suburb of Mont Clere as the "little mother" because she loved to tell stories to the children of the neighborhood. i th Ihi C w, i y i in— Dollings Sales Methods Are Laid Bare In Court (United Press Service) Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 7 (Special 10 Daily Democrat)—Sales methods ot the R. L. Dollings company were laid bare in court today when attorneys Hir tlie prosecutiotf examined a salesman and their alleged victims in (be Iria! of Dwight Harrison, vice pri.sid, nt of the company, alleged to have misrepresented the holdings of the Phoenix-Portland Cement ciAn puny, a Dollings subsidairy. 0 Ivan Baker Operated Lpon For Appendicitis Ivan Baker, well known young man of this city, employed, by the White Stag Cigar company, underwent a serious opi ration yesterday at the Adams County Memorial hospital for ruptured appendix. He was resting fairly good (his morning, hut lias not passed lh* crisis. H|i took seriously ill the night before. o 1 Twins Born To Mr. and Mrs. James F. Arnold Twins, a boy and girl, were born to Mr. and tlr . Janies F. Arnold at I th* Atlani:, County Memorial hospital 11 ally this morning. Each baby 1 1 we ghed six and thre,- quarters ! pm.nds. Mother and babies are do- ' ing nicely. This is the first set of twins born in the new hospital. 0 ' Cliii.go Robert Wienecke, Glenc<c. 111., was chosen captain of North ' western tinivet ity gridders fur 1921. ' Wi mecke lias playfed backfield positions on the team. Chicago Tlie initial game of University of Chicago eagers will be played December 22 witli tlie Michigan Aggies. An agreement to meet Armour institute was cancelled.

Miss Esther Bowers visited friends at Fort Wayne today.

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Mrs. Charles Niblick spent the day in Fort Wayne visiting frienr-