Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 6 September 1924 — Page 3

I L . p M . H Team 80 52 .606 ■ flew V« k 81 54 .600 ■ jfookly" . 76 52 .594 ■ pttsburgh 69 J, >B 3il ■ ftic»F - 71 63 .530 ■ fiocionaU - 55 77 .417 j ■ fit. io" 18 50 83 .376 ■ p|iadelP hfa „ 47 S7 ,351 I>- L...U. l pM ■ T«n 75 55 .583 ■ 75 57 56g I j<«* York 73 62 .541 BfctM 69 64 .515 ■ it. tools 63 73 463 ■ demand . 59 73 447 I r; 59 73 .447 ■ fliladelpiii 3 53 74 439 I ft " Mpn American Association D W. L. Pct. I l* di “ nap<l 9 79 60 568 I 8 f - Pa “ 75 64 .540 ■ Uoi’ Tllle 7 0 74 .486 I ToH °. 66 72 .478 I 5 66 77 .462 I M l ’” 6B / 0119 . 64 76 .457 I e»'“ BbU ’ 1 59 80 .424 ■ Jansas City YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League New York, 615; Philadelphia, 5-8. Brooklyn, 4; Boston. 0. Chicago. 1; Cincinnati, 3. ' gt. Louis-Pittsburgh. rain. American League Cleveland, 3-1; Detroit. 7-20. St. Ijouis. 1; Chicoga. 4. Only games scheduled. American Association Indianapolis. 5; Toledo. 3. Louisville, 8; Columbus, 3. Kansas City, 2-4; Minneapolis. 6-14. Milwaukee, 2: St. Paul, 5. Forty Candidates For Huntington High Team Huntington. Sept. 6—First football practice for the Huntington high school team was held at the Indian ball park on South Jefferson street Thursday evening following a short preliminary talk by Coach Wendall Kinsey and the issuing of equipment at the high school building. Forty caididates answered the call and the turnout of this large number prevented full equipment from being issued to everyone. Thirteen veterans of last year’s team were bunched for practice and Coach Kinsey also selected ten other for some additional work. The Huntington high schedule for this season follows: September 20,' Warsaw here; September 27, Lcgansoprt there; October 4. Kokomo here; October 11. Decatur here; October 18, South Side there; October 25, Peru here; October 31 31, Columbia City here; November 7, Central Catholic here (tentative). 0 Liberty Center’s Gym. Will Be Ready Soon Bluffton, Sept. 6. —Work on the remodeling of the Liberty Center high school gymnasium is rapidly nearing completion and the contractor in charge stated that the roof would be put on tomorrow. The building will he ready for the opening of the basketball season and will afford an excellent place to play. Instead of putting bleachers on both slde s of the court as was first planned, one large bleacher, with a seating capacity of about 850 people, "as erected on the south side of the Playing court. The playing court has been made a great deal wider and the length of the floor has also been increased several feet. —oButler Freshmen To Play Centre College, Freshies Indianapolis, Sept. 6.—Coach Page announced today that a fiotball kame had been arranged for the '" tler p reshmen with the yearling «l«ad of centre College. The battle >p staged in the new Stadium at , 6 on Saturday, November 22, < will make afi tHp for the jshmen. The “Praying Colonels” ball Fa k*' ° ne ° f tbe Btron K«st foot- °°? S tbe ® o,lt h and Butler Int Un* 1 " 8 ° ol< Witb favor on *he openball POf H relations with Cenrte in foot baseball'/' Valrsitr basketbaU an <lmet tbe ball <.ti.ii Tbe new concrete footcotnpiete',/ 1 / Danvi,le has i“ Bt been •Ihicture 33 * 8 ° De of tbe fi, iest ter var.lt m the S ° Uth ’ As ,be Cen ‘ 22 ’ tbß °“ N ° Vember the Frnou be turrn ed over to ‘Ruling Tf <i t h? Utler game ' The Butler fresh, ‘ 8 game gives the tbe otW k tW ° im P° rta nt battles, * be, ng on November Bth

MASTER OF LAST ROUND **• \ * j ■J Ml bB \ Jack Dempsey added a new sport to his accomplishments the other day when he officiated as starter for the automobile races held on the famous Ascot Speedway, Los Angeles. Note the footwork'he employs in giving the winner the checkered flag!

when Culver Military Academy will bring its team and the entire student body down to Irwin Field. * ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ WATCHING THE SCORE BOARD ♦ ♦+*++++ + ♦* + + + * Yesterday’s hero —Rube Ehrhardt, young Brooklyn pitcher, let the Braves down with five hits and 1 shut them out, 4 to 0. It was the 14th straight victory for the Robins and thek 28th out of thefr last 33 games. The Giants increased their lead over the Robins to six points when they took a double header from the Phil s at 6to 5 and 15 to 3. Kelly and Jackson hit homers In the second game with the liases filled. While the Yanks and Senators were idle, the Tigers climbed : p slightly by winning two games from the Indians at 7 to 3 and 20 to 1. Pete Donohue outpitched Alexander in a duel and the Reds beat the Cubs, 3 to 1, in a game that lasted only one hour and ten minutes. , Mike Cvengros let the Browns down with three hits and the White Sox won 4 to 1. 0 • Firpo To Be Free To Fight Wills Sept. 11 — (United Press Service) New York, Sept. 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Luis Angel Firpo will be free to fight Harry Wills the night of Sept. 11. The big Argentine boxer today appeared before Immigration Commissioner Curran, accompanied by liis attorney and Juan Hmoa. Tex Rickard’s South American representative anti his hearing was set for Sept. 15. The wild bull then was released on SI,OOO bond It was deposited in Liberty Bonds. Firpo is charged with violation of the American taws in connection with the visit to the United States in 1923 of Senorita Blanca Lourdes Picart, alleged to have been friendly with the fighter. o Man Swindled Out Os Life Savings Os $85,000 Chicago, Sept. 6.—(United Press).' i —Police of cities in all parts of the ; country today were asked to hunt for . four men who swindled Christopher i Maul, 51, out of his life savings of I $85,000. | Maul, a retired brewmaster, told lo- ■ cal police that on August 14 he was approached by a man giving the name of Mr. Parker with a request that he appraise the Hyde Park Brewery of , St. Louis. Parker said he represent- , ed a syndicate about to purchase sev- : eral breweries. Maul accepted the' commission. While inspecting the, 1 brewery a man walked past him and ■ dropped a purse. Maul picked it up! and returned it to the man who offered to reward him with SIOO. When Maul refused, the man who gave the name of Mr. Bowden, said he would invest the SIOO in stocks for the brewmaster. Bowden then reported to Maul that he had cleaned up $500,000. part of which would go to Maul Just as soon as the latter showed his good faith by producing a large sum of money. Maul returned to Chicago, withdrew $60,000 worth of securities and met Bowden in Cleveland. The securities were turned into cash. Then Parker popped up and joined Bowden and Maul. Bowden said he had another tip on the market and it was decided to put all of the money on it. , A few days later Bowden reported street, 7:45, Tuesday evening. Tbi that the money had been lost and asked Maul to s ecure $25,000 for another stake to go on a “sure thing.” Maul turned the balance of his savings over to Bowden. The three went to Akron, and were joined by a fourth I man, who admitted being a wire tap- I per. The money was put on the “sure I thing” and all the losses were recoup- ■

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ed. Maul was waiting for the division of money when Parker rushed up to him and said the sheriff had just arrested Bowden and the wire tapper, and urged the brewmaster to return to Chicago and wait for further word. Maul returned and getting tired of waiting, told his story to the police. o State Fights Venue In Case Against Dr. Thain Fort Wayne, Sept. 6 —The state will do everything in its power to prevent Dr. George Thain. charged with performing a criminal operation which resulted in the death of Miss Esther Werling. from securing a change of venue from the county, Prosecutor Samuel D. Jackson said yesterday afternoon. Dr. Thain yesterday filed a new affidavit signed by 22 men alleging that he could not have a fair and imCOAL Real Seal Coal from the Eureka Mines, best on earth. Clean of all foreign matter, hand picked. Ship from mine direct to you at a saving of $1.50 to $2.50 per ton. Four car loads, making seven in all for Decatur. I am figuring on an for 75 car loads to one organization. The ( price will advance after September I and it is to your benefit to buy now. | Buy now and save the difference is . mv advice to you. J. S. ROWERS

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partial trial In Allen county and asking a change of venue. Prosecutor Jackson said the state would prepare a counter-affidavit as one of Its first steps in blocking the move of Thain. The motion will be acted upon nt some future time by Attorney Phil M. McNugny, who Is special Judge in the Thain case. Thain alleges that he has been given so much unfavorable publicity that he would be unable to secure a fair trial In Allen county. He is to be tiied on a grand jury indictmentThe defendant sought a change of venue on a previous indictment, but the court has not acted on It. — Q ■ TAX COLLECTORS The following Joke possibly is old to many people, but It was original with a child in the Lutheran parochial school here yesterday. The lesson was: “John the Baptist preaching and baptizing by the Jordan." Teacher: "What did John the Baptist answer the tax collectors who asked him what, they should?” Pupil: "He said they should not tax the people unjustly.” Teacher: "Who were the tax col- ’ | lectors?" Pupil: “The Republicans." MAJESTIC > Fort W avne SAT.-SUN., SEPT, fi-7 si Matinee Saturday 50c to $1.50 ) The Musical Comedy 11 Sensation of 1924 1 ‘ I . ■ / ... S 1 K ) i I > Cmaxy .fi/3j wJ F I Original Company Unmatched Beauty Chorus 20—Song and Dance Numbers 2—Car Loads of Scenery—2 Nights 50c, sl, $1.50, $2, $2.50

Tipton—Mrs. Paul Adams removed a pillow from the hed where her little daughter lay sleeping. The child roled out of the bed and broke her collar bone. Lafayette — Burglars entered the high school here but not for knowledge. Harry James, believed to bo one of the members of the gang is under arrest. The burglars hamTRY DAWSONS ; • VIUNA TONIC I For Stomach. Liver, Kidneys, Blood, Rheumatism. Ip Price SI.OO Per Bottle ft Callow & Kohne |

Store Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, all day next week, to get ready for the biggest event in the history of our store. CLOSING - OUT SALE OF ENTIRE STOCK OF FOOTWEAR • • Sale starts Friday morning, September 12th at 8 o'clock sharp and continues until every article is sold. OPEN EVENINGS DURING SALE PEOPLES CASH SHOE STORE 8 -^^MMMrm-niiMMrfir'WTTr—l WTJ lira- — ) Smooth Performance A marked smoothness characterizes the performance of Dodge Brothers Motor Car. In keeping with tho policy of constant improvement, effective measures have been taken to minimize Vibration. Applied to the body, engine, clutch, brakes, and other vital units, these refinements add immeasurably to the comfort of travel over boulevards and country roads. The effect is so pronounced, in fact, that it is entirely fitting to classify smooth performance as one of the outstanding attributes of Dodge Brothers Motor Car. THOMAS J. DURKIN GARAGE DISTRIBUTOR Opposite Court House Decatur, Ind. I —— @ —■

mered the nufe In the high school office in an ummcceHsful attempt to open it.

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—.- i i —im. . ,1 ii ii in i Charles W. Andrews of route Two, Decatur was a business visitor in the city today,