Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1924 — Page 6

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O.C.H.S.TOPLAY PENNVILLE TEAMS Catholic High School To Open Basketball Season Friday Night • —■ • Th* Catholic high school basketball teams will open their home sea‘son Friday evening in games at the new high school gymnasium with the Pennville boys’ and girls’ teams. ( This’ will be the first games of the | season for the Catholic eagers, while' the Pennville teams have been play-] ing for several weeks. However the local teams are rapidly rounding | •into condition and will be in shape to give the Jay county teams real opposition tomorrow night. The Pennville boys’ team won the sectional championship in the tournament at Portland last. March. On Saturday night the D. C. H. S. Jtoys will go to Fort Wayne to play Central Catholic high at Library Hall. Central Catholic high will open its season tomorrow night also, the team playing the St. Marys high school team at Huntington. Last year the locals lost two games to C., C. IL S., both by one-point margins, and they will be out to get revenge' this year. The Decatur team of last season is intact, while the C. C. H. S. quintet lost four regulars through graduation. 0 — r • Field Goals By Mark M. Upp k / A large number of columnists already are engaging in their favorite pastime of picking so-called "Big Tens" among the high school teams of the state. Its good sport, hut its pretty early to pick the ten best teams in the state. Leading teams in the state at present appear to bo Frankfort. Franklin. Vincennes. Rochester and Kokomo. The 1924-25 edition of Gejeral Electric basketball will be offered to the public this evening at the high school gym when the G. E. men engaged the Lima Leads in battle aud’tls- G. E. girls meet the Dudlo factory girls from Fort Wayne. The Muncie Merchants pulled another garrison finished last night and defeated the Richmond Palladiums, at

I It Opened With a Bang! Many Were Present! Big Values are Offered! We’re Speaking of I ] 813th ANNIVERSARY SALE | I WHICH INCLUDES EVERYTHING IN THE STORE AND WHICH OPENED TODA\ I | Some Very Unusual Savings on New Coats Four Very Attractive Va?UPS Attractive and Well Stj led 111 Every Coat in stock marked exceptionally low in order to dispose of them during this sale. fhildrpn’e Hraccno RE S S S I You are given a choice of a large number of models to make your selection, and you are assured LI AJUK |< 1 \ vllilUIil! o UltSvCo -*“■ | of only the best of styles to say nothing as to the finely tailored, best oi materials and popular | colors among these garments. Ju . t „ of Surnet and One lot of Children.- Dresses in Our entire' stock of 500 New I The coat you want, or have wanted for a long time now being ofiered to you at a great sax- dct ' lh ’e t>»d siie, 72x80, P a good se- wocl ma,er,als > •ssor.ment, I «-j r | cr presses arc to be disposed Iy| ® ing in price. Don’t put it off anv longer. Come in now today, and make your selection. lection of colors at sizes 3to 16 at , , •savings I * this sale. All represent big ■ I nnic AT THFSF LOW PRICES $2.98 s2 ' 9B „„d are a,a i. t »< i ■ LUUh. Al 1 niLOIL LUVV HXIU a sav . Entire stock ot ChUdrens , Coats be found anywhere . ■ in fl of $125 ar,d ther,! wl " be t 0 be closed out at a big saving ~ . „ n( i a I 1 lint inot CA 4QEA H o «h^d.n e Ov P 7o^‘ UPP,y during our 13th Anniversary sale. New and popular fabrics an | I 14.95 19.85 29.50 48.50 — — xxr I ■ Silk and Wool Hose Wool Gauntlets y - A good standard Hose and a P* ir t-adleo’ Wool Gaunt- S 6 95, sl2. 75 - $lB- 95 ’ 11 > wide selection as to colors and let Gloves; a good choice of I W—■ W—« SilfS ' Former ValUeS sl-25 t 0 colors; values up to $1.75; very <9 ] 95* $24 J |E. F, Gass & Son 77 ; L I

Richmond. 3.1 to 26. Muni -ic trailed 14Id at the half and the score was tied at 28-*ll iith four minutes to go. I Fanny Faneite say the h<T father ) went to school when drop the hunderIchief and blackman were the leading ’sports. » The cross-word puttie craze is threatening to undermine Indiana's greatest pastime in this city. Harold Kirsch and (Bill Heimos, two of the city's loading basketball and sport critics, have become cross word puzzle ' fans and it is reported that they have 1 even gone so far as to make a puzzle .'themselves. Basketball fans, this is a , 'call to arms. I On to Portland, Yellow Jackets and ' 'stop Pennville, D. C. H. S. I . o G. E. Basketball Teams Have Games Here Tonight The General Electric men’s and l girls’ basketball teams will open their home schedule this evening at the new high school gymnasium. The girls’ team will meet the girls' team from the Dudlo Manufacturing company. of Fort Wayne, at 7:30 o’clock 'The men’s quintet will play the fast Lima. Ohio. Leads, the game starting lat 8:30 o'clock. Two good games are 1 expected. o— —- •F+++++++ + + + + + + + + SPORT TABS + -i- + -}• •!• * * + + + + + + •!• + + — (United Press) Chicago— Coach Stagg announced j four b'g games for the University of Chicago football team for next year. The Maroons play Pennsylvania, Dartmouth. Wisconsin and Ohio State. Other important games also may be listed at the meeting this week of Big Ten conference coaches and officials. Michigan wants a game with Chicago. it is understood. lowa City—Harold F. Griffen, bf Sioux City, was elected to pilot the lowa University football eleven in 1925 last night. Griffen for two years has held down the center position. Pittsburgh—Dwight V. Beeds of Youngstown, who scored two touch-1 downs against Notre Dame, was elected captain of Carnegie Tech's 1925 football squad. o Luopoid-Loeh Case Again InHuences Chicago Court Chicago, Dec. 4.—Again the infill- - ence of the 1 j-opolil-Loeb murder case ' 1 was seen today in th acquittal late yest terday of four minors on charge-, of

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murder. In the same courtroom where J Ntthan Leopold nn,t Richard Lo- b. * confe ed murderers oi Bobbv litnl ewaped the death penalty and i.-ut to jail Instead, Lucille Marshall, Anna Valanis, Anthony Valanls and William Lydon, all under 20 .were found not guilty of the charge of killing Mrs. Bessie Gaensslen. rooming housekeep str. The foitr youths had confer > d to tying up and gagging the woman, but denied they killed her. The Marshall girl told u sordid story of having been an inmate in the woman's rooming house, she charged that the woman robbed her of her shameful wages. The girl said that the woman secret od some of her clothing. In effort to retrieve the wearing apparel, the Marshall girl and her three companions trussed and gagged the woman and left her on a bed, where she died from strangulation. State's Attorney Robert CroWe, who played a spectacular, but losI ing part in the Leopold-Loeb case n I said: "The effect of the Leopold !joeb lease will not pass for some rime, i The evidence in this case was un-! questionable. But when you consider; that 22 is the average age of young [ criminals and a court has held that i youth is a defense 1 don't see how I you can expect much of juries.” WONDER FIVE TO PLAY FORT WAYNE MIDGETS The Wonder Five basketball team of this city will journey to Fort Wayne Friday evening where they will clash with the fast-Fort Wayne i Midgets at Emmaus Hall. This is | the Wonder Five's first game this 'season and they expect to win the opener. The players who will make the trip are: Merryman. C. Cole, Covault. C. Brandyberry. L. Fee. and Whittenbarger. The Wonder Five will open their season at home next week when they clash with the fast M'dgct team from Uniondale. The Uniondale team is composed of some The Prize Premiums which are to be awarded by the Helmrich Grocery Preble, Ind. will take place Saturday Eve. 8 o’clock The holders of the purchase tickets on the six big awards are to be present when distribution is made. I • - 9B9MBnBE2E&jnKB9IfIBMHBBDBBBB9

of the fastest players in >hls section of the state. Hunter of Ossian's lasi year high school term, and acker and Frauhlger of last year's Rock Creek team are the mam players , around which the nucleus is formed A good game is assured all. O I Funds Raised To End Strike Os Teachers (Udited Preu.se Service) New Bloomfield. Mo., Dee. 4. New Bloomfield's teacher, strike slarted yesterday because the board of education was unable to pay salaries—will be ended Tuesday through raising of a loan by townspeople. The school situation in New Bloom- ’ field has been badly battered since 'ait spring. Al. that time the Bank of New Bloomfield crashed — carrying down with it . SB,OOO In board of education money. A new high school was under construction and was completed early this fall, but the contractors refused 1 to turn the building over to the board. : because there was no money forthcoming. School was started, classes ; being held in churches, vacant buildI ings and any other available place. Yesterday the teaciters were notil fied salaries for the remainder of the ' year could not be guaranteed. They I votiui a strike and al) twelve walked i out. _ I

tasraaaaa ■;ufl3Biuan THE ADAMS ■ theatre J Matinee Daily 2:15 g LAST TIME TODAY g Benefit Woman’s Club 1 “ Here is a picture that has ■ received more favorable com- || ment by critics of the country | over than any picture that has jj been made for a long time g See It! RUDOLPH VALENTINO fl In ■ Monsieur Beaucaire | With ■ * Ilebe Daniels. Lois Wilson. ■ Dores Kenyon and ■ ■ Lowell Sherman | ■ The screen’s greatest lover as g jj the hero. Super-lavishty pro- . jj duced from the stirring story fl S by * ■ BOOTH TARKINGTON ■ fl “Aesop’s Fables” ■ ■ Ilk* and 25c jj ■ ~- U £3 Tomorrow and Saturday— fl Ijenora Ulrich in W ■ "THE TIGER ROSE” £ ■ Western Society and Comedy, jj 3 All combined into a great -rery g g Sunday Only— L Charles Ray in ' • V TAILOR MADE MAN” fl i ¥■ re ■ m • « « ■> VMM

Car Stolen In Berne Is Found Near Ceylon Berne. Dec. 4—The Ford sedan that was stolen from North Jefferson stret on Sunday evening, belonging to peter N. Moser, was returned to its owner on Monday afternoon after I llt wan found abandoned along th* I road In a side ditch between Ceylon and Geneva. A farmer. Mr Knuess.l noticed the car standing at the road Bide, and notified Ed Stahley, a near by neighbor. Monday afternoon. Mr. Stahley came to town and reported I that Mr Moser's car was found abandoned, not knowing that it had! been stolen. Mr. Moser was imtnedlxti'ly notified. ! Signs on th* ear show that som* one had simply borrowed the car to go out for a good time, -Not an ar-l tide was stolen and the ear was in no way damaged, except that th* in-1 side soiled with coal ami vomit, in-j dieating that the users had been drinking- About four gallons of gasolintMv*re used. Th* radiator w.i | frozen, without damaging it. It appeared that the fellows stop I

—— ' _i_ .iiR-innwMM' ■■■rni u - m w ■ rt . Boy’s Clothing for I Christmas at prices ■ that gives your dollars B a present — • I ; and a future! Jj s B /■'x This boys clothing store is doing more for I Becatur than simply taking in Decatur money. B 1 v I* * s today making suits and overcoats for I I Christmas possible—where under higher prices I I ' 1 \ hundreds of boys would not receive suits or | " I overcoats in their stockings. | Here a e the beautiful, storm ami strife I ■ 1 proof garments at $5.95 to $15.00 and if you I h ave a * >o - v ant * hadn't thought of adding a suit I I W Wk an< l overcoat to his gifts—think this over—and | 1 *3 wMOtll w< * think you will change >our mind! j • Sweaters, Gloves. Caps, | * Mackinaws, Shirts. I ' I i . fefuL-T-Avsxb Go I J BETTER CLOTfItS FOR LESS J MONEY-ALWAYS- . I i • DECATUR* INDIANA*' I ; iwnir mir bi ~ i i-. - 1 j ; I

p*d on th* road and pushed It off the highway, where they abandoned it. Cicero —A A. Fletcher Is the new chief patriarch of the Cicero encampment of Odd Fellows.

I THE COR-fW LAST TIME TONIGHT | “BORN RICH” I S& A big First National with ■ 1 Bert Lvtell, Clara Windsor and others 4$ \ wonderful romance and a powerful storv from real life in city society. ■ I ‘‘PAGING MONTY,’’ a good comedy. I gpl I '"<• 25c I F Hk Sunday—“ Sundown.” a wonder picture. Wls M

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