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VOLUME   X THE JOURNAL,  Vol. 82.    No. 0
FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MARCH 2, 1922
NUMBER 24
END SEASON WIU A BASiOET MISSING ORGY
fjorals  Won  Prom  Ix>ul8vllle Friday
Night in Easy Stylo. ±7 to 18
in  a  Woll  Played  Game
NO KROWXS, SIGHS OR PROTESTS
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V    "FAMOUS CO.ME BACKS, Etc." Old  Jonah  pulled a comeback  when
ye whale had gooled him fair. - Columbus   showed   the   natives   that
he didn't talk hot air; Phil Sheridan In later days rode back
and saved hig troops; But Jefferles couldn't cut the buck,
hi' wasn't worth two whoops. No-w, after losing one to naught, (we
have the judges cards). The   Flora   lads   at   last   came   back 'and trimmed them frisky "Cards"
After losing a well-played game iu a Bloomington hotel room Some time ago to the Louisville basket bail team hy the runawa.v score of 1 to 0, the Flora quintet came hack strong and walloped Louisville in the local trimnasium on last Friday night hy a count of 27 to 13. completely vin¬ dicating the opinion of each and every Floraite that the score of the former game should have been some¬ where in the neighborhood of 27 to 20.
Friday night's game was clean and well-played and the score dees not tell the entire story by a Jugful. The "Yannigan" team, composed Of Simmons, Goldsby, Bestow, Blot¬ ter and Smith, started the game for Flora having won that right after defeating the second team by a big¬ ger score than Knight, Venable, Tay¬ lor   Pittman and Bestow dtd.
At the end of the first half Louis¬ Tllle was leading this hunch hy a couple of points and coach Fogler gave them the hook and sent In the regulars. From that time on the game resolved itself into a bunch of ring around the rosies, with the visitors running around the 'ring. ' In the second period Louisville cop¬ ped off two points and Knight and his bunch gathere din five, making the census at half time read 8 to 7 in favor of Flora. In the third quar¬ ter Louisville managed to score 0 points wiiile Venable and Company rattled in a few more. In the final quarter Flora allowed Louisville to make a couple of baskets and rolled their own score Mfp to 27.
Stanford, one of Louisville's main scorers failed to get a basket, out of possibly a dozen o^ more trials. He was playing with a broken finger, and that handteapped him to some extent. Smith and Clifton were the main point getters for Louts and Montgomery made a good showing pitching free throws.
And now for the talk-talk. Flora missed, by hard luck, more baskets In this game than they have, prob¬ ably in any other three game totalled together. Time after time Taylor and Knight would head the ball for the rescue station only to have it skid out of the net by the narrowest of margins. One enthusiatic Flora fan declated after the garhe that Taylor, alone, missed more baskets than there are candidates for sher¬ iff. Not having the latest returns from the county clerk's office we are not prepared to vouch for thfs state¬ ment and would offer instead the suggestion that Taylor and Knight together missed more shots than there are bootleggers in  America.
This was the fipal game for this season on the local floor, the next one being the .game in the tourna¬ ment  with  Olney.
Tbe local team has made a fine showing this season In spite of the fact that they were deserted by Lady Luck on several occasions, and set a record for straight wins that Is only surpassed in southern Illinois by Marlon.
Tournament Opens Today The annual district tournament at Olney opens this afternoon at Olney wfth an entry list o 16 teams frora this section. Flora Olney, Casey and Louisville appear to be the strongest teams and as Flora and Olney play each other, one of them Is bound to be eliminated in the first round and another probable winner will get the gate when the winner of this games ties Into the winner of the Casey-Newton game, which will doubtless be Casey.
Loalsville is headed for the finals tn Class B and should reach their destination unless they succamb to an attack of the whifflemegivvers or some other deadly tournament malady.
It Is reported here that Olney ex¬ pects to dispose of Flora with little trouble and that Casey will then be "pickln's" for Van's team. We will only venture to predict that If Olney disposes of Flora with ease that the orange and black team will have to show better sfhff than they showed when Flora played in Olney a few weeks aso.
If the Flora team gets off on the right foot they should win from Olney by a small margin and enter the second game with confidence to give It to Casey where the chicken received the w. k. axe.
However It goes we believe that Flora will support her team as she always does and that Louisville will receive the same strong Flora sup¬ port as was given that team in last years tournament. Here's hoping that Flora steps out strong and wins. Tigers Tamed by Carbondale Normal The Flora Tigers received a grand walloping at Carbondale on Tuesday night of this week when they played the strong Carbondale Normal team on their floor. The score was 32 to 18. Flora beat the same team In a game here some time back but were
not equitl to the circus stunts pulled by Normal in the last game. The boys report that I. S. C. could hit the basket In the dark with their hands tied. It was a good game and Flora received the best of treatment, from the victors.
MRS. KITLEY E.NTERTAIXS IN
HONOR  OF  DETECTIVES
Mrs. Ross Kitley was hostess at a dinner party given at her pretty home on VIncennes avenue last Sat¬ urday at the noon hour. Her guests were members of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. detective department, al¬ so several of their wives. Saturday was the annual meeting of this de¬ partment in Flora and Mrs. KItley gave them a real treat. Her hus¬ band is a member of this department. He was recently transferred from Flora   to   Washington.   Ind.
Those enjoying Mrs. Kitley hos¬ pitality were: Captain W. J. Waln¬ man and wife, of Flora; Captaln-at- Large J. C. Kuhn. of Baltimore. Md.; Lieut. G. F. Bo.vd, H. C. WalnmaTi. H. C. Brooks W. F. RIngwall. O. W. Lowe, of East St. IjOuIs; Lieu;. Ross Kitley. Bert Jones. W. H. Wil¬ son, of Washington. Ind.; A. E. Ad¬ ams, of Springfield; H. F. Buznti and wife, C. W. Edwards and wife of Flora.
A most delightful time was spent. and the good things to eat which were provided by the hostess were much   enjoyed.
FLORA AND OLNEY' MEN
BOl'ND OVER .IT SALE.M
GOLDB.\ WEDDINtJ
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac L. Montgomery celebrated their go.lden wedding at their bome in Xenia, 111., Feb. 22. 1922, with their children, grand¬ children and great-grand-children and a few friends.
They were parents of four daugh¬ ters, namely: Minnie Colclasure, Zet- ta Moore, Mattie Markham. Hope Lee deceased and 7 grand-children and  three  great-grand-children.
They have been residents of Clay county all their lives. They retired from farm life some fifteen years ago.
Mr. Montgomery is 73 and bis wife 69 years of age. It being Wash¬ ington's birthday, the guests carried away little gold hatchets. They were presented with a Claxtonola by their family. All departed wishing them many more years together.
PUPILS OP Pl-RLIC" SCHOOL
SEK FILM "THE MAN WITHOUT A COtTVTRY"
By action of Board of Edui;ation the teachers and pupils of grade schools were given permission to dismiss at 3;t)0 p. m. on Monday. They marched in orderly lines to the Orpheum theatre where the patriotic film was being shown under the aus¬ pices of American Legion. A more attentive or Interested audience would be difficult to find and no doubt the Impression on their plastic minds will be lasting.
(From Olney Daily Maill SALEM, Feb. 27—The prelimin¬ ary examination of Rolla Berry, Roy MoWilliams, Emery Terhune, Lee M. Worstel and Ray Grimes, charged with perjury in giving false testi¬ mony on the trial of tho case of the I'eople vs. Ed and Lex Hall for rob¬ bing the luka State Bank, was hold before Judge Wilson here Saturday. These witnesses all swore In that trial that Ed Hall was In Flora at 11:50 p. m. on the day of the rob¬ bery and tlie witness Worstel swore that he rode from Springfleld lo Flora on the night of the day of the robbei-j' and that Ed Hall boarded the train at Taylorvllle, riding with him in the sam^car as far as Flora. All these statements were refuted by witnesses for the prosecution.
Rolla Berry, Roy McWllllams. Emery Terhune and Loe M. Worstel waived examination and were placed under bonds oach In the sum of $1,000 for Iheir api)earance at the April term of court to await the action of the grand Jury.
Roy Grimes demanded a hearing which was given him. After hear¬ ing the evidence of the prosecution, the defendant falling to testify, the court held him under a bond of $2,000.
Long Et Al. Cnsru Harry Smith, JSmes Long, * Lex Hall and Morgan Corbridge, having heen arrested and placed In jail on the charge of "having aided, abetted, assisted, advised and encouraged" in the felonious and violent taking of money and other valuable things from the luka State Bank, by Intlm- idalion of the officers, employes and servants of said bank, were brought before the court for examfnatlon. Jame^ Long and Lex Hall presenting petition for a change of venue al¬ leging that the court was so preju¬ diced against them that they be¬ lieved they c(^ld not have a fair and impartial hearing before him. The court granted the prayer of the peti¬ tion and continued the time for hold¬ ing their examinations to Friday, tbe third day of Mareh. Harry Smith announced he was ready for a hear¬ ing but the court of his own motion continued the time for holding their examinations to Friday.
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CLAY  COINTY
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Honest and Capable as a Deputy, Mr.
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