Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1924 — Page 5

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»-“*A *■ •" d TH l ” l ’ ! f ins been named Mar- I >t Button >»* DU prd Jo, “’ .„ Cor f ee , of Ft- Wayne, ' he e ’lth her mother. ■ *’■ Ms ‘ county Memorial hosAdams County £ wronica Anker baa returned *«-»«•■ *” t ..ml with friends. *rLevlete Berling began duGfW '* at the Ohl Adams succeeding Miss Helen accepted a position with Tiwtur insurance AK.-ncy_ * ml Mrs Tom Koltne and Mr. Jack Sunshine, of ColdwaL Mhisan. are the week end guest nd Mrs. Jack Mothers. They) i temstn for the Elks dance at i, Masonic hall tonight. L Katherine Kocher returned to Arbor. Michigan, this morning. 7,.«uir.e her studies at Michigan Lrsity after spending several * with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1L Kocher. I j js Eva Erwin, of Fort Mayne. with Mrs. Fred Fullcnftn Elizabeth Hutchins, of Colum] Ohio, who has been visiting and relatives here fortho 1 -pt several weeks, left this morning Indianapolis to visit her brother. Bob Freeby spent Sunday at Bluff-. M with friends. ' Jr aad Mrs. Ed Yahnc. of Fort Jijae. were the guests of Mrs. MPs jarents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry ■Mr and Mrs. Mart Lose, have ru®irtl to Fort Wayne after spending jMar with relatives here. S.iivn gsearingi’r and I’oli Helm jnt Stfliday in Fort Wayne.

== - - -■ Good as a EHI “Daily Dozen” KU POST’S Jllll Bran Flakes *1 he one laxative food that apr. tempts you to eat it every day. Effective in action. Delicious flavor. Rich in food value. »/ / «««/ B-Jt LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON •» «■> . MMMnM* ’ * lliuugh February is our sliorl<si nioiiili, j( marks ih« l»irl lhl.ivn of w oi our niiihm'a greatest men l.iiicolii and Washington. j' 'I I I lie sound judgment, the spirit I’tilriotism. tin* nobility of diiiriHhr which Ihesr men have handed 1 down to us. «re herilnges of which iirr justly proud. This blink Honors their memory. I «irsf National Bqiik. d'Wai and Surplus f 120,000.00 'Decqtur, Indiana

F. A. Peoples and Cornelius Durkin motored to Fort Wayne Sunday morning. Frank Rowley, of Marion, visited friends here over the week end. The Misses Genevieve Berling. Lois Connell and Jlae Berling motored to Fort Wayne Sunday where they visited friends. The Misses Mabel Hower and Bee Ijconard and Mrs. Krave Grove will be the guests of friends at Fort Wayne Tuesday. F. E. Vail mae a business trip to Memphis, Tenn. Saturday, Miss Fan Hite will spend Tuesday in Fort Wayne as tho guest of friends and relatives. Mrs. George Fladcrs went to Fort Wayne this morning to meet her daughter. Mrs. Richard Chamberlain, of Peru, who will spend several days here with her parents. Francis Costello returned to Fort Wayne after spending Sunday witli his parents. Dr. uhd Mrs. 11. F. ' Costello. The Misses Mary and Harriet Meyers dfended the basketball game at Berne Saturday evening. Miss Cai’olyn Acker spent the week end at QeneVh With her sister. H. B. Albright was called to Van ' Wort. Ohio, this morning to repair 'an underground cable. I Ada Stevens went to Indianapolis today to spend several weeks with her brother-in-law and family. I Dr. Elizabeth Burns and daughter, j Mabie, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Albright. Mr. and Mrs. H. ('. Clark, of northeast of the city received word Saturday of the hfrth of a boy baby born to Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Winans, nt North Port, Washington, and has been nntned Harvey Dayton after the grandparent. Mrs. Winans was Miss Lilly Clark before her marriage Pan) and Martha Dirkson. of Will-

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shire. Ohio, were visitors in the city this afternoon. Miss Naomi Holthouse returned to Fort Wayne where she is a student at Sacred Heart Academy after spending the week end here with her mother. Mrs. Minnie Holthouse. Mrs. Holthouse accompanied her daughter to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. E. G. Coverdale spent the (fay in Fort Wayne with friends. Mrs. Minnie Wilkenson has returned from a week end visit with relatives at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Henry Hill, of north of the city, wag a shopper here today. A. J. Myers, of Berne, who suffered a light stroke of paralysis a few weeks ago, is reported greatly improved but will be confined to his home for some thue yet. Mrs. George Flanders went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. (’. D. Fldnd,e’’B - Mrs. R. H. Chamberlain, of Pern, who Is also a guest there will icturn this evening with her mother lo spend the remainder of the Week hero — ■ o— SAYS COOLIDGE ' ,n ' in " < '' l _J" rnm la * e One) This was the answer today of William G. McAdoo, lending candidate for the democratic nomination for president to testimony connecting nim with the Doheny oil interests, lessees of the ('nlifontia naval oil reserve. In a statement to the senate Teapot Dome committee McAdoo said it already has been shown clearly that neither lie nor members of the firm of McAdoo, Cotton and Franklin, with which he formerly was connected “have had any relations whatever to the leases made of Teapot Dome and naval reserve. There is therefore.) nothing more to be said on that score.'’ McAdoo accompanied his unequal!fled denial of any connection with the leasing of the naval reserves with'an intimation that his name had been drawn into the case for, political purposes and with a senthing denunciation of any who are gull ly in connection with the leases. “I think it may fairly be presumed that if my name was not prominently mentioned in connection with high office, my private practice as a lawyer would be of no interest to this committee or to the public.” said McAdoo. "Whether or not it has been drawn into this inquiry to serve a partisan jPuruß l ’,.. Uw will judge.” LEADERS LOSE TO BERNE FIVE Locals Drop A Stubbornly Fought Net (lame Saturday Night, 21-17 Cumpig from behind in the last' two minutes and a half, after having trailed throughout tile remainder of the game, the Berne Athletics defeat ' ed the Decatur Lenders Ip a stub-j bornly fought game at Berne Satur • day night. 21-17. The game was 1 thrilling from start to finish and thei team* wore very equally matched. Each team scored eight Hold goals, but Heine won the game nn fouls.! getting ten chances from the foul line, while Decatur hud only one free throw. The Lenders jumped into the lead at the start of the game with Jwo field goals. Herne tied the score ui four all with a field goal and two •free throws. Decatur then forged ahead nnd h- ld u lead until the last few minutes. Decatur was ahead ISIS at the end of the half. The f.esd I era tied <-opslderahl« hard Inch In’ shooting during the Hst half. Andrews regained Ills basket eye Saturda night, after playing through a slump'duting the last few game*, and caged three field goals Hartford City Here Tuesday The Hartford City Athletics will jday the Leader* here Tuesday night. Hartfmd City will bring it combinn Hon of former college gturs here nnd a great game is expected. On Thursday night ih<- Hartford City team will play the Fnrt Wayne Knights of Columbus Lincoln Life quintet at Fort Wuyne. Tito game here tomorrow night 1* expected to be one of the I best gnim's of the season. Reserved 1 scuts are selling at the Peoples' restaurant. Lineup and nummary of th'' liornc guine; Iterator , Horn'! Andrews F ('lurk Yager F Judy ' Ol|rcr Cninmlic lit ant ‘I .....V. Chirk Ci-Ihl (; Whiteman rtlrtmthnilont: Ke. I.r for C. (Turk. ' Field goals: Amin ws 3: Yager Z: 1 Oliver: Brant 2: <'. flurk 2; Judy; • Cummins .1; V. Clark: Kessler. Foul goals: VtW Clark i: I Judy; Cummins. Referee; Hendricks. •

NEW MONOGRAMS FOR ATHLETES Fifteen High School Foothall Players Receive Their Letters The letters awarded to the Decatur high school athletes in football, track, and baseball during the 1922-23 school year, have been recalled and the new style “D” Issued. The football letters aye gold; the basketball letters, purpie ;the track letters half and half, the nper half being gold and the lower half purple; and the baseball letters, in case any are ever awarded, will lie half and half, the upper half lieing purple and the lower half gohj. Letters were issued to fifteen members of last fall’s football team. Halfsize letters wore awarded to six substitutes in recognition of their loyalty in attending practices and aiding in giving tho first team practice. The big letters were awarded to Captain George Wittgenfeld, Captain-elect Charles Breiner, Gordon Holmes, Charles Lammiman, Earl Rex, Robert Mills, Richard Frlsinger, Don Farr J ■ Robert Acker, Frank Yaney. Milton ! Swearinger, Niles White, Jack Teeple I rnd Joe Bebout. The half letters were awarded to Don Lammiman, Hugh Andrews, Frank Marbaugh. Walter Baker. Herman Lee and Clyde Clino. All of the players receiving half let-1 tors and five of those receiving thei large letters w;il be In school next year. It is likely that spring Rrotiiall practice will be held this year. —o Winner In 1,000 Pound Calf Club 1 Lafayette. Ind., Feb. 11—( United! I’l ss) J. IV. VanNatta. Uifayctte, '.'as the first in th-' slate to produce i 'a l.OOfl pound calf in the Hoosier 1.00(1 j Found Calf chib. F. G. King, secretary of the Indiana IJvcstoek Breeders' association announced today. A pure-bred bull calf owned to Van Natta, won this honor when it tipred the scale* at 1.035 pounds. W. J. Greencastle, was second to reach th? goal His steer, a grade steer, tiped the scales at 1.020. The object of the club is to show that the production of baby beef, which means the pushing of a calf from the time it is born until it is ready for market, is profitable in the state. / z "If good beef cows are mated to high < l<iss pure-bred bulls, the calves can be fed into profitable baby beef when J 2 to 15 months of age,” King said. "It takes good care and managei incut and the rißht kinds of feed.” . 'i Anti-Saloon League Mav Give Way To New Body New York. Feb. II A new organ- ■ izrtion to replace the Antl-Saloon 11Cue, whose morale, it Is believed. hm been affevt"d by ’be recent eonivhtion and imprisonment of former 'State Superintendent william 11. AnI derson ,1s conaidered by many I’rotestpint clergymen here according to Rev. j Dr. F. S. Idleman. prominent in prohibition h'‘re. It is indeed time to form a new IcomMnation to carry on the work of prohibition. Dr. Idleman. said In a t brief talk hist night following an adidri ss on the Anderson by District Attorney J. H. Banton. Ministers dissatisfied with the present management of the league, Dr. Idleman said, were holding Informal •‘ctinversutlons” with the idea of a new organization uppermost. VERA CRUZ IN FEDERAL HANDS ■ ;r ' l ' mlT "’ Last Os Mexican Rebels Driven From District This Morning Mexico City. Feb. II Mexi' lin federal tns'i's ent<-r"d Vent ('run at 10:45 a.tn., tudny, according to Information here. , Tho lust of the Bo Iju Huerta reb' l.t liiive been driven from the Vera Cruz dlstriet, Washington. F-b. ii-Official adv-ii-o.i to tho state department and the Mi'Zletin emh.'isiy today reported a continued sweep of victory for the tibr 'ton fort-";; In their campaign the Be Lu Huerta rovolutloot 'ls. f'liertn M> xleo has b> on (■variintt’d troi'lis me expelled to llfllvo 111 V'T.'l CrilY today. Ameriehn consul Wood nt Veru Crux reported to the departmoht. The <lciiiriiiiis battle of Obregon lorees with the rebels oil the Jalisisi j front which besnn Saturday morning. liijtiiig eleven hours "mean* the final j

defeat of the Jalisco rebels, who are rjqw retreating towards Miohoacau the Mexican embassy said SENDS EXHIBITS TO PODLTRY SHOW J. F. Rupert, Adams County Poultry Farmer, Gaining Recognition Adams county, besides having over 700 miles of improved roads, many progressive and bard working farmers. and being one of the foremost counties in the state dairy protects and a leader in several other lines, also has several well known and large ! poultry farms. One of these is the I' .1. F. Rupert Poultry Farm, near Mon- I roe. Mr. Rupert specializes in raising | ( Rhode Island Red chickens and he has won many ribbons at fairs and poultry shows within recent years with his exhibits of high class chickens. Today Mr. Rupert shipped IS head of Rhode Island Reds to Indianapolis Ito be entered in the Poultry show ' I there, being held at Tomilson Hall. Mr. Rupert engaged in the raising of Rhode Island Reds in 1919 and in 1921 made his first showing. He has ribbons at the fairs and poultry shows hold in Decatur. Van Wert. Bluffton. Hoagland, Marion, Ridgeville and otnj er places and no doubt tho fine birds I sent to Indianapolis today will be j among the best ones at the show, j Mr. Rupert has shipped a number of his Rhode island Reds to all parts of the country some of them going as far ns 500 nilles from Adams county. - U> .1 ■■ Nature intended you to retain the | complexion of bnbyhood. If yours I has fatted through neglect or abuse, 1 try JAP ROSE, This pure, trangI parent soap which cleanses the poles, will aurpi’ise you.—Adv. n

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Two Prison Officials Killed By Convicts Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 11—Two prison offieals were killed today when 100 convicts at the Western penitentiary made a dash for liberty following two gas explosions In the lower end of the Institution. The dealt are: John A. Pieper, assistant deputy warden of Beach View. John T. Coax, yard sergeant of North Side, Pittsburgh.

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