Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1925 — Page 3

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fcjUMNSHIP ■HEBS VICTORS I M i: :l IB" ' ll, " M "' 1,1 ' k ,,1„. '"I""' 1 • I,i| ’ |B"' r "' , Th.- Washing IK„., county i”' l - 1 ' IB* fn, " l "’ l > ain ”' l ■ In.mlinr Kirkland B " ,r " 111 '" 1 b " f ‘;7' ■ 3 7km- H ""' '" wnsb "' , , yon..- l'^" 1 nPW gvrnniri'”" h p re last w p;‘, „. -) -"pp'-'i » L ,'\i "f W-H.ington cap- ■ ’ , III" '" wnshl " b ■'"> !u '"■ lhr 1,,n " ■; farmers ■fl,' o "mall lead. . hampioiis i nine back in HK , v) ,. ip.w.A. ! and *<><>" liail ,hp | ■L| B c|i Un" i' I ' l ' l '" iring ,llf * r, "i Robert John- ( W.'".':.- for III" «innor«. was the K point man of the game. In a Blittnnary game, played by the HK|''fatnmr-i from Ho- two townHfl* Ih ,-. Wo-hm 'on township team ■j b} . :I n I Tim players I |K. h . •«„ I'etwoen the ami sixty years. |V n , w -m Hi" game, which io about $36. was turned. radio fund Io be used ill , I iv.ng set for the. h dm county infirmary. | was left in the fund to buy s"ts for (he blind resi |Kg r ,f if..- and immediate viIKftyaril that wll also he used in' the set for the county inj ypptune's drum corps was on ]a< night and led the opposing ■f.;. i rmiml the playing of the game. a coach of the chamK.<. led his team on the floor.' • I.amminmn referrtwo gamess. |H> Root township team has rea <1 di-nce from the Magb-y |Kjt|*t:d--nt- for a game, hut they at.-il as to whether or not nil! the challenge. The |Bnthrmers. limv.-vei are willing to any I--Wiislii[> farmers' team in for a game sot the county, They now claim the .util will d-fetid it against other! teams. — o I Field Goals | ■ Kv | Mark M. Upp ■■ . / ■ from now on until the basketball ■f> are put away in moth balls, all will be played for keeps. A now- will not do a team good, often remarked during the regu3| Come on, you Adams county |Ht»ms, lets se nd the two Wells ■ county invaders back home ■ •eurting under tournament de- ■ feats. scrappy eagers are not ■tfiig much but are storing up a lot ■ hiergy. Rumors drift in from ■tklanil that, the Green and Gold ■’"•i is determined to defeat Hartand Laneaster and got. a crack ■Him final game. | B Jfrt Courting, of Wabash, ■ Punishes his trusty Oliver with a ■ punches and turns out the | B Pmi Por,lancl writtr - citing that I ■ « land outcaged the Wayners, BL. P.5 entral cf Fort Wayne I ltate° f ? e - beSi tfams in th « I B th. i, ? aving defeated some of ■ Ye. net tossers in Indiana, fl Am w u° ys at Fort Wayr,e Bl"ore!" d V ' abaSh off a 50 ' 13 ■roi l | l '| ,n 0 Al ' ie ' a rip snorting fan ■ Lancaster, contributes the fol- ■„ i !t of Pn 'hnsiasm to Ont. of wlumn at Bluffton: , \ flhr c»Mf.7' ViP ' Well known LancasB&t that m C °n er ’ bas it all doped ■“p’s at tn B °b cat s will meet Vin- 1 B**tita] ™ n Ji® s,ate tournament. His I B l^l Lanra?? 11 ® 3 are ,0 the effect 1 Eionaf and r ti Wil ' wlc tlle DL>catur ! ■*ln in th"L ‘ hat . Soi 'th -Side w-ll I ■ tor| iitiß to m°. rt tourney. Ac- , ■ t! “oer at Port w K ‘ Onal sclnp diile the , ■ •'I With the . ayae wall be matchPredicts'y. llner at ipecatur and 1 ■ Xlri that 1 ‘ at l b p Bobcats would t fc‘tKo tea m “ U , nter ' To bp " ne of ■J to Hie statn *? g ° ,r °P lhe rp K' on ‘ defeat uj,, ' p anpa star would have fl. ' fr'uner of, the Watsaw--1 -W '

Kt-mlrtllvilli’ same, which E Ity I--ji. » . s w ill h<« done. Rip Offs in the Bluffton News thinks history will repeat itself in'the tournament here when Decatur meets Ossian in the cecond round, providing both win their first game, and that Ossian wil' spring a surprise on the Vhllcw Jackets. Ossian eliminated Decatur in the tournament here two years ago, after f.ec.- tur had been forced into an overtime to beat Monroe. Wr.’n- pickin’ Vincennes to get kl-or k'hl off. ■ Schaefer Wins World’s Billiard Championship Chicago, March t--Tlm name <>: Schaefer once more heads the li t ■of the world's greatest billiard play ers. Vounfc .lake Schaefer, sou of the great former chumpion anti himself a former holder of the world's balk line billiard championship, last night defi-ated Willie Hoppe, the ''champion of champions," 100 Io 173. The vicI lory left his record in this annual ; tourmiment without stain of defeat. I and crowned him champion. | Hoppe made a gallant light but Schaefer was "right" and went out ,in eight innings, averaging 50 billiards an inning. In his last inning he went through to too with an tin I finished run of 2!lli. , Hoppe hail suffered two previous 1 defeats and finished fourth in the list of six starters. I ” ~ iNurmi To Meet Al! Coiners On March 17 By Henry L. Farrell, (V. P. Staff Correspondent l New York, March 4- Paavo Nurmi, who has been rapped recently for | avoiding competition against Willie 1 Ritola and Joie Ray, his leading rivals, will open the throttle ami meet all comers in a big meet in Madiso| Square Garden, March»l7. I The Finnish Amerimn Athletic I club, which was to have "shown Nurmi in a real effort in his final appearance of the indoor season, has turned over to the Knights of Columbus the agreement of the Finn star to start against anyone who wants to test him in two races/ Nurmi wants to run 5,000 meters against Ritola, which is said to be Ritola's pet distance, and he also wants to run a mile against Joie Ray. ’Lloyd Hahn and Lanivee. also i are to be included. Hahn, it will lie ! recalled, recently broke Nurmi's indoor record for the mile. — o Berne Tourney To Be An Annual Affair The Independent basketball tournament. held at Berne last Friday and Saturday under the supervision of the Berne Athletic association, will Ismade an annual affair. There were II teams entered from northeastern Indiana, all of whom signified their intention of re-entering next year. The games were well conducted ami the schedule was not marred by any .team failing to show up. which is ’common in tournaments of this kind. I This splendid feature was no doubt ithe result of the excellent method used in entering th e contesting teams. The committee in charge and the residents of Berne are to he complimented on their hospitality to the visiting teams. The city of Berne is an ideal tournament city, their facilities are of the best, and the Berne Athletic association officials are of the typo that assures each team fair and I square treatment at all times. Ti e four teams playing in the semifinals were, Huntington. Berne. Fort | Wayne, Red Crowns and Anthony I Wayne Institute. In the finals Hun.tlngton and Anthony Wayne played the deciding game which was won by th e Anthony Waynes. | 0 Ft. Wayne Caseys Beat Portland Team, 34-26 | Portland, March, 4.— The Fort Wayne Knights of Columbus basketball team defeated the Portland Independents here last night in a fast ami interesting game by' a score of 34-26 The Caseys lead throughout the game but th e locals were close onto their heels. The teams played on even terms during the first half. The Caseys were < leading at the rest period, 12 to 10. At the beginning if the second half the Caseys began to increase their lead and were never in danger during th remainder of the game. o J. F. Arnold looked after business matlter-.i at Paulding. Ohio, today. i

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’ Hall Os D. 11. S. Pupils Purchase Season Tickets Nearly half of the pupils In iH-i-ulnr (high -kliool have purchased -eajon tickets for the sectii.nHi basketball toiirnam-nt to be held h- t.- Friday and Saturday. Th* ticket snh> m going good and indications are that all tiesslons will be nfteiidi-d by large crowds. in addition to the large number of tickets sold her<-, the other schools Which will he represented in the tourney nr,, taking many tickets, castor asked for sixty tickets, Kirkland han taken a large number and llea iitit Mills has reordered already The season tlckeis are selling for $1 50 each, entitling the holder to see al) five sessions. Seats will he reserved for the holder of genson tickets until the start of each session, but if they are not in their seats by the time the session starts people with single 1 lickc-ts may take those seats. ■ — —o — Two Games At Old Gymnasium Tonight The old gym rm First ntreet w-.1l , lie the scene of a double header basketball game this evening. The first game will bo between the Decatur Wonder Five and Fryback’s Merehanis, while the second contest will 1 l.e played by the Decatur Galloping Aces and the Pleasant Mills hide'undents. The first game will start at 7 o'clock and the second at S o'clock. The public is invited. Admission of ten and twenty cents will ’ lie charged. — IN THE BASket i lowa City—Wisconsin broke its jinx by defending lowa. 25 to 2.3, With the score tied at 23 to 23 with only two minutes to play. Wisconsin cut loose with long lobs and gained the margin of victory. o - - ASSURED OF PARTICIPATING IN TOURNAMENT (Continued from Page Onel 1 of Fort Wayne; SS. Peter and Patil of Huntington; St. Johns of Lima, Ohio; and Kirkland town-hip. They 1 have scored 515 points to 263 points I scored by their opponents. With the assurance that they will take part in the national tournament, the locals will start work immediately to prepare for the event. More than likely, many Decatur fans will accompany the team to Chicafo. o 1 -— MAYOR DE VOSS RESUME POST IN COUNCIL MEETING (Continued from Page On»' cause to radios, was spread on record. The General Electric company agreed to change the system of producing current for the street arc lights at the plant for $517. less a $75 credit for lite old style rectifiers. The (,'. E. engineers attribute the radio interferenee in this city to the rectifiers and informed the council that, in their opinion, the trouble could be eliminated if the system was changed. Tile matter was referred to the electric light committee and. in all probability, they will order the improvement made at the next council meeting. Other Council Business Election supplies, exclusive of the ballots, for the city primary election to be held May 5, were ordered front the A. (’. Boyce Co., of Muncie. The Ittillots will be printed at the Daily Democrat office, the commissioners being in charge of the work. The petition of J. A. Hower for placing cinders on Patterson street, between Tenth and Elevent It was referred Io the streetsand sewer committee. The electric light committee reported that the old boiler drums at the city plant had been sold to the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company of Hi is city. D. F. Teeple was employed by the electric light committee to remove the old metal smoke stack at the city plant, following tho installation of the new boilers. The brick stack will be used exclusively after the two now boilers are installed. Thi- reports of the street commissioner. the superintendent of tho light and power plant and of the city treasurer were approved by the proper committees. The finance committee allowed bills and the meeting adjourned. —o YEOMEN SELECT SITE FOR HOME (Continued from rage One) lor some time had visions of the | dream coming true. On April 11 of 11922. a get-together meeting was held in the old gym at which time A. N - I'.itmer, representing the Yeomen, t ■

pI gj " J i* I NEW VICE-PRESIDENT CHARLES G DAWES Gen. Charles G. Dawes today became vice-president of the United Stat<- . lie was elected in the general election last fall. made“n‘won-bj'fnl’talk” in” wliich" he told Ihe plans of the organizatton.j For several months following that a •iiniiiiuoiis effort to attract attention of the board of directors was mailt-, ciilminnting in a big Yeoman Day celebration held here August 22 and was attended by the officers and <li-rm-tors of the brotherhood. It was admitted lo be the greatest event ofits kind held in the country. At that time it was expected the selection would be made in September, but one delay followed another until finally interest in the project waned and tor a year or two past, nothing has been done. Gm- of the features of the celebrtilion lure was th" initiation of a las; i’s about 200. Similar efforts made over the country caused the lodge to increase its membership considerably but many of those who joined nt that time, later dropped out. The lodge here is still a healthy going organization however and it is ( \pected that with the decision as to location of the heme, interest will be. revived. This is the SILVER / AVA POXjSHyMtVJjrtfB ' YOU AW . Should It is different from the ordinary f Q I metal polish because it thoroughly cleans and polishes without scratching or marring the surface. It contains no grit, whiting, ammonia, acid or injurious chemicals, and you can safely use it on your most valued silverware. METALGLAS makes a brilliant, lasting lustre on any metal or glass surface. ideal for silver, cut glass, mirrors, bathroom fixtures, auto trimmings and windows. Comes in paste form. No dust or waste. Easy to use. All we ask is a trial. If you don’t find it the best polish y.-.u ever used your dealer is authorized to refund your money. METALGLAS MFC. CO. - Marengo, Illinois To Cure — u Cold fff One i tA ’ Takeshi Ts" vRk IV \ % ißronm \QuinineX tablets The First and Original Cold and Grip Tablet Proven Safe for more than a Quarter of a Century as an effective remedy for COLDS, GRIP, INFLUENZA and as a Preventive. The box bears this siffnature Price 30c.

| Court House i I Suit Fur Possetmion Eli W. Steele hns filed a complaint in i lie circuit court agninst Charles N. Marlin, demanding possession of n 170 acrr- farm In Root township. Attorney .1. F, Snow represents tbs plaintiff Complaint For Freight Bill The N<-w York, Ciil'iiff. and St Louis Railroad wmpnny has filed a complaint In the < iri uit court against The Schafer Company, demanding judgment for s!so and eoets, alleg Ing that that amouni is due on a freight bill. Attorneys Van Brunt and Harker represent the plaintiff. Judgment For Partition In the cnsn of Paulus Auth vs. L.iz'zle DeWilt et al, the court award ed judgment for partition and ordered the real estate sold. E. Burl Len hart was appointed commissioner to make the sale and his hono was fixed at $4,000. n —-- RADIO MEETING A meeting of tho Adams County Radio Club will be held in tho Indus.trial rooms at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening. All radio fans, whether or I not they are members of the duh, are invited to attend. Business of importance will be discussed.

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■DEMOCRAT WANT MS GET RESUITS I THE ADAMS Theatre I ® Tonight—Tomorrow gK si • A big Paramount aflraetion | “FORBIDDEN PARADISE” | Featuring POLA NEGRI The secret love affair of an empress who lived for ap romance and ruled many hearts. Kt 10c Also Comedy— 25c I THE CORT I LAST TIME TONIGHT Norma Talmadge and Eugene O'Brien in “THE ONLY WOMAN” | Aglow with romance—stirring with adventure all powerful with drama. ■ ALSO—A Good Comedy. 10c 25c | Thursday & Friday—“ Girls Men Forget” V Johnny Walker and Palsy Ruth Miller. | (■«■■■■■■■■**■* raMRIII —n-IHWHWII !!■!■ !!■ WlWTgraCTgfMMlßigytraMYT'VM**'' EVENING EXCURSIONS TO FORT WAYNE ROUND TRIP TICKETS AT ONE WAY . FARE DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS Leave Decatur 7:00 P.M. Fare..66c E» Arrive Fort Wayne 7:55 P.M. Special Tickets sold by local agent, good going on above • car only and returning on any car same night. Last car back leaves Fort Wayne Traction Terminal at 11:05 P. M., which will accommodate those wishing to attend theaters. " ■'l Fort Wayne & Decatur Traction Company. I uManrauKsraraiiMßMmir OUR CUSTOMERS feel at home | in this Bank I Confidential, Personal Relations Are The Basis Os Our Service To Customers. They arc not dealt with impersonI a'ly a; depositors merely; they arc treated tis clients, in whose financial problems our officers take a personal interest. Regardless of your need or request yon can come to us with the assurniu <- that you wII be assisted and adv ted to the best of our ability. I Old Adams County Bank I