Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1923 — Page 7

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company. Elmer Mack, manager ( . \v. Heisler, treasurer of the Wiiasha Printing and Carton comp'of Menasha, Wisconsin were the ita ,(lday of W ' ° - IGepper> v,ee- \ a ident and general manager of tlie I’lOTerteaf Creamery company. They left at two o’clcok in Mr. Klepper’a (0 r Indianapolis where they will Ik after business matters. Charles TrullWider made a busi- „ ss trip to Fort Wayne this after‘’"l'tenry Ixmg. of Portland, and Frank Howley, of Marion, visited friends ]iere last evening. Frank Schirmeyer made a business tr i P to Fort Wayne this morning. \Vm. Meyers spent the day in Fort Wayne looking after business interests. N Mrs. Huher Schmitt went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with relatives. Mrs. Albert Anker spent the day in Fol t Wayne visiting triends. Mrs. Clarence Whitliouse, of Fort Mayne, was a visitor in the city today. > - z Huy your Christmas gifts of the Baptist Ladies at their bazaar all day an d evening. Thursday, in the NibBek building. Mrs. Emma Everett, Mrs. E. F. Mil ler and son, Kenneth of east of the - city, will be guests at dinner this evening of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Everett of south of the city. Paul Leichtensteiger, of near Wren Ohio, was a business visitor in the city today. Miss Catherine Christen has accepted a position as bookkeeper at the New Keenan Hotel at Ft. Wayne. Miss Christen was formely employed at the Cloverleaf Crcaniety, here. Miss Katherine Kocher is expected home Friday from Ann Arbor, Mich., where she is a student, to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. an.’. Mrs. J. L. Kocher. Mr .and Mrs. Charles Vo wed - went to Auburn tiffs morning where Mr. Voglewede will attend to business interests. Mrs. Harry Fritzinger ar. I daughter, Catherine, spent the dav in Ft. Wayne visit'ng frci ds Mrs Mary W’mn-df and daughter Mry Theodore GraiU'V. .isite-l rc )jCves at Fort Way no today. Mr. and Mrs Li <t Cas t of -.•ast of city, were sh,«;>:>'rs in the city *Hs ire rniagt - -a, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis' H. Worthman tend daughters. Ruth and Mary, of .Magley, were visitors here today. Willis Leigh. of Portland called o:> business here this afternoon. Curtis Miller, of west of the city. , was a business visiter here la-t even ing. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Cromer, Wells county, visited relatives in th? citytoday. Mrs. Dayton Steele, of noriheas’ of the city, was a shopper here today. John W. Brown looked alter busi Hess interests here today, from Peter«m. Mrs. Francis NscClunali.il returned Io Ft, Wayne after visiting friends here today. John Garwood returned to Fort Wayne after calling on business friends here'today. . Fancy and plain aprons and many articles suitable for Christmas gift

- -■■■ - ■■ »rawj< oe.irvu I: I i ■ i; I ' . I THEY LOOKED AHEAD We know a young couple who began Io save for a home about I eight years ago. Al lha ma their goal seemed a long oil, but now they have rea«h I it. The small mortgage \\m f paid oil in the same syslcinaln way. A definite purpose is an aid Io saving. Make Hie goal w<n } of the ellort. and then save til you reach il. First^Niifion.g 1 Bqnk Capital mid Surplus W0.000.0b iD gicqtAir.

at the Baptist Bazaar all day and evcning Thursday, allowed Mims TO PIM POOL Local Pool-Room Proprietor Arrested On Grand Jury Indictment Solon 0. Farrer, proprietor of the Koh-I-Noor poo] room on the east side of the square was arrested on a grand jury indictment charging him with permitting minors to play pool in his place of business. Farrer was arraigned in c ourt before Judge Jesse C. Sutton this afternoon and entered a plea of guilty to the inditment after waiving reading of the indictment. Judgment has not been rendered. Warrants for the arrest of two more individuals indicted by the Adams county grand jury recently, were ordered issued today by Judge Jesse C. Sutton. The indictments on which the warrants were ordered issued, were Nos 13 and 14. The arrests have not been made yet. George Appleman. local restaurant j proprietor, who was arrested yesterday on an indictment charging keep- | ing of a gaming device, has changed I his plea of not guilty to one of guilty. Judgment has not been rendered. — o— Jury Deliberating On Fate Os Convict’s Wife Eddyville, Ky„ Dec. 12.—The jury resumed deliberation today in the case of Mrs. Lillian Walters, 22 chargefl with being an accessory , before tlie fact in the slaying of three prison guards at Kentucky penitentiary here. Monte- Walters, late convicted bus band of the accuse d woman, met death when with two other prisoners he made a break for liberty. Mrs. Walters is alleged to have aided in smuggling weapons into the prison. o Big Banks Consolidate Chicago, Dec. 12.—Plans for eon . validation of the National Bank of the Republic and the National Citibank here we re approved today. The combination will have total, assets of $85,000,000 and will be fifth among Chicago financial institutions. The name National Bank of the Re public will be retained. Negotiations are under way for merging of the Livestock Exchange National bank and the Stock Yards National bank. Combined assets to tai J 26,000,000. o Inspection Os Elks Judge Clayton Mansfield, of Mun cie, district deputy in Eastern Indi ana for the B. P. O. Elks, will make his annual inspection of the local i Elks' lodge, dumber 993 this evening, j Every member is urged to be present. I). M. Hensley the exalted ruler of | the lodge will preside at the meeting I and an interesting program will be given.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1923

LEADERS LOSE TOISGOLAFIVE Decatur Team Crippled As Crist Is Injured; Score Is 32 to 18 Tlie Decatur Leaders Buffered defeat at the hands of the fast Angola Ame rican Legion basketball team nt Angola last night by the score of 31-18. The game was well played and was hard fought throughout. I he Decatur team was demoralized early in the first half when Bill Crist stalwart back guard, injured an ankle and was forced to leave tW game. Decatur was leading 7-6 at that time. ( rist returned to the game later and played a few minutes before being forced to retire for good. Bryan, floor guard, injured one of his hips early in the game, also, and played the remainder of the game under great difficulty. "Monk" Wilson, member of the Fort Wayne Red Bird team, played center for the Leaders during part of the game last night, but he was not very effective, as ho had not practiced with the locals. Angola Makes Long Shots Tabby Andrews was held to on - lone field goal last night. When Crist was forced out of the game. Tabby played guard and did a good job of it. Practically all of Angola's baskets were made on long shots, the Legionaires being unable to penetrate the Decatur defense for close shots. Byerly scored five field goals besides playing a niec floor game. Ely. the former University of Michigan star, played center for Angola and was th--of the game, scoring seven field goals. The Leaders will play tlie Overland Red Hirds of Fort Wayne at the nc-y. high school gymnasium here tonighl Manager Fred Kolter will have high lass players here to play in case Brs in and Crist are not in condition V’ n ntc’r the contest. The,game promise to be an interesting battle. Lineup and summary of last night'.game: Decatur 18 Angola 33 Byerly • F Juday Andrews F Cummin i Wilson C Ely Bryan G McClur-' Crist G Reddin-: Substitutions; Decatur-Wager for Andrews, Andrews for Crist, Crist f<> Yager; Yager so rWilson; Wilson to Byerly. Angola—Crain for MeC.lure. Field goals: Byerly 5, Andrews ’. Wilson I, Bryan 1, Juday I, Cummins 3, Ely 7, Crain 1, Foul goals: Byerlyl, Andrews 1. Ely > Referee: Griffith;. o Fate Os Thousands Os Babies Rests On Experiment’s Result (By Herbert Little I (U. ". Staff Co- respondent I St. Louis. IX-<- 12 -On the- fa'e o' our skinny babies in the Children’: hospital here today depended the 1 fate :f lh<n sands of babies of the filter-?. The four are subjects of exp-rir-m-T-ts that, will determine whether or lot insulin, tonic extracted from th--pancreatic- gland of sheep, is sncces ul in -fattening' under-nourished infants whoso stomachs won't function •aiising them to starve. Dr. William Me Kin Marriott dean of the- Washington University School Metiicine here, whose announcem-m: of successful results in increasing th<weight of two undernourished babies by 50 per cent in two weeks through injection of insulin, brought hop- ye*tcrady to thousands of homes, today 'old the- Initefi Freis that the experi-m-iit> were not finally conclusive. We're carrying these cxpe-.sr.ienl - ho said "We Ix-licvo w c will have results showing definitely whether or not insulin is effective in tills eonn'-c---tion, in our or five months. — -o WHITE STAG XMAS BOX The Whit.- Stag Cigar company has placed on the market an attractive "sampler" box of White Stag Cigar.-, lor the Christmas trade. Tlie box contains twelve cigars. three of each size and variety manufactured by the While Slag Company. The boxes are decorated In the Christmas colors and si-11 lor only $1.25 eac h. All local dealers carry them. — o — SUGAR MARKET N*ew York Sugar- Dec. $5.58 bid; Jan. $5.34 (ft 5.35; March [email protected]; May —— Gary—A baby boy. normal in every respect with the one exception of six ( fingers on each band wan recently | )UI -n in Mrs .b-m-s Clark, colored. The sixth fingers were removed by an operation.

TRIBUTE TO JAMES 11. DAVIS Ryan Says Hoosier Is Author of Im- . migration Policy. Anderson, Ind., December 12.— President Coolidge's expression in ills message, favoring selective immigration on foreign soil and the registration of aliens In the United States is the most' constructive Immigration proposal wilich thus far has come from an American President and is a tribute to a former Hoosier, James J. Davis, the secretary of labor, who is the 'author of this policy and for

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Koine time him been urging It on tlie I’roHident, Oswald Hyun, of Anderson, said yesterday. Ryan recently investigated the immigration problem ii. Hurope for the American goverment. Ryan said that President Coolidge recently hnd said to him: "I think we can safely trust your former Imlianlan, Mr. Davis, to work out an immigration plan that will safe guard us," Mr. Davis, who recently returned from Europe, is now writing a series of articles in tile Saturday Evening Post, on Immigration. Mr. Davis

3 is director-general of Mooseheart, the . home for 1,200 children, qpilntalned • by the Loyal Order of Moose. o TWO SURVIVORS OF OLD 79TH s ' ■ ) Fort Wayne, Dec. 12—A pastor • the 79th regiment of Volunteers in the • civil war are still living, according to I a list received from the pension department. in Washington. Two of the survivors live jn Morgan county. I The 7#th was one of the first two regl- . menjs to plant their colors atop Miss- ; ionary ridge after the confederates i had been repulsed.

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