Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 11 May 1926 — Page 6
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Decatur Grays Lose Opening Baseball Game Th<» Docahir Grays baseball team lost its opening game Sunday afternoon to the Union township Walther League team, the final score being 7-fi, The Grays had the tying run on third base in the ninth frame, but lacked tho punch to put It over. Too much overconfidence and errors in critical pinches cost tho Grays the opening tilt. "Smokey" Joo Rash of tho Grays, and Reinking of the Walther League team, both showed considerable power on the mound. The first eight men up for the Union township team went down the "strike-out" path. The hitting of Spangler, "Red” Acker and Ralston of the Grays featured the game. Batteries were: Walther league. Blakey. Reinking and Reinking. Grays: Rash and Bittner. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4 SPORT TABS * CHICAGO— Watty Wladweskl. for several years one of the popular caddies on Chicago’s courses, will be one of the caddies in the British open tournament this year, his family has been advised. They just received word from the youth saying he was in New York and had been retained by one of the American golfers as caddy for the big British event. CHICAGO— Wrestling and amateur boxing shows —which have been running without interference for the past year—will come under the guidance of the new Illinois boxing comrnis-
sion. it was announced after the first meeting of the board. Only licensed promoters hereafter will be permitted to stage the shows in Chicago. HELENA. Mont. —“Bat’ Nelson, former world's lightweight champion has been freed of charges of passing bad checks. He made good the checks yesterday. They were given to a hotel. NEW YORK—Mystery is attached to the announced intention of Benny Leonard, retired lightweight champion. to visit the offices of the state athletic commission today. It has been reported that Leonard seeks to return to the ring as a welterweight. MILWAUKEE. Wis—Jbe Araziel la. local lightweight outpointed Kewpie Trimble, Chicago in six rounds here last night. Jack Lawrence, Oshkosh, won over Bill Hall. Chicago, in the six round semiwindtip NEW YORK —Young Stribling will 1 start training here today for Friday night's bout with Johnny Risko of Cleveland. YESTERDAY’S HOME RUNS Ruth. Yankees. I—S.1 —S. Combs, Yankees. I—3.1 —3. Simmons, Athletics I—3.1 —3. Gehrig. Yankees. I—2. L. Bell, Cards, I—2. Blades. Cards, I—2.1 —2. Meusel, Giants, I—l.1 —1. — o ——■ Munn Is Winner Indianapolis, Ind., May 11 —(United Press) —Wayne “Big” Munn, Nebraska wrestler, defeated Mike Ramano in straight falls here last night. GAINED EIGHT POUNDS BY TAKING Father / rat* - IT ' Mrs. R. L. Dohertey, mother of this little girl, writes: “One of my neighbors told me about Father John’s Medicine, and I gave it to my little girl when she was sick. Since taking it she has gained eight pounds and has a beautiful color. Now she can go out and play like the rest of the children. I am sending a picture of my daughter to show the benefits obtained from Father John's Medicine." (Signed) Mrs. R. L. Doherty, 449 Newfield Ave., Bridgeport, Conn. The pure food elements in Father John’s Medicine build new strength and health and that is why it is the best spring tonic. It is a real body builder and not a stimulant because it’is free from alcohol or dangerous drugs in any form. OVER 70 YEARS OF SUCCESS
++++*++*++++♦♦♦* ♦ WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD 4 ♦♦++++♦++++♦♦♦++ , Yesterday's Hero ■ Thurston of the " White Sox. who let down the Senators with six scattered hits while his team, in wininng, 2 to 0, pushed ( Washington out of the American League lead. ’ The Athletics made ft seven ( straight by defeating St. Louis, 3 to 2, in the last game of the series. Jess Patty’s winning streak of five games whs shattered when the Chicago Cubs trounced the Robins. 9 r to 0. Although the Giants out-hit the i Cardinals, they dropped thelr~fourth consecutive game. 5 to 4. I In another free hitting affair, the , Yankees beat Detroit. 13 to 9. Babe Ruth made his eighth homer of the season while the Yankees clubbed 19 blows for a total of 33 bases. The Indians spoiled Ehmke’s hopes of a no hit game in the eighth inning , and vanquished the Red Sox, 3 to 0. . o Spanish Flyers Land In Philippine Islands Appart, Island Luzon. P. 1., May 11 — United Press) — Captains Loriga and Gallarza. Spanish aviators flying from Madrid to Manila, landed here at 2:20 o’clock this afternoon from Macao, China. Hailing the aviators as pioneers of an international mail. Director Topacio. of the Philippines postal service, congratulated them and asked them to transport mail to Manila on their next hop.
LIQUOR HEARING IS BEING HELD Vincennes Conspiracy Case Is Before Federal Grand Jury Indianapolis, Ind., May 11. —(United Press.) —Presentation of evidence to the federal grand jury in the alleged liquor conspiracy at Vincennes was to be completed late today. It is expected that indictments will be returned against forty or more persons arrested in federal raids there recently. Albert Ward, district attorney,! said the grand jury probably would aot report on its Vincennes probe until Saturday. A number of Vincennes citizens, including former and present city officials, appeared before the grand jury yesterday. All prohibition agents who participated in the Vincennes raids were, called before the grand jury today. Hand in hand with this investigation the grand jury was expected to look into liquor violations at Evansville. A. L. Sanders, editor of the Evansville Journal, and two Chicago prohibition agents were here and expected to testify before the grand jury. it was understood the grand jury would ask Sanders to reveal the' soutce of information on which he printed stories of alleged liquor law violations. o Daugherty Case Set For Trial In New York May 18 . New York. May 11. —(United Press) —Former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, Alien Property Custodian Thcmas W. Miller, and John T. King, accused of conspiracy to defraud the government will appear in federal court here May 18, to answer the indictment against them. Assistant United States Attorney Kenneth F. Simpson announced today. He said he was informed that arrangements for them to appear here on that date had been made. At the same time attorneys for King will ask dismissal of an indictment charging King with filing improper income tax returns ' The three were indicted last week in connection with the return of 37,000,900 worth of assets of the Ameri- ■ can Metals Company, to German and Swiss owners by the alien property ‘ custodian. A “fee” of $391,000 was alleged to have been paid, , o 1 Believe Indianapolis Strike 1 Is Nearing Settlement i Indianapolis, Ind., May 11 —(United > Press) —Wage demands of hoisting 1 engineers are to be settled by arbir tration to end the strike of the work--1 men. it was agreed today by contrac--8 tors and union representatives. v Settlements are also expected to p be reached this week with other building crafts which have been on ’strike since the first of the month. *
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11 ‘Hanging Prosecutor* Slain I : ? ■ 1 1 ‘ • 1 ■ ~lk » . , jWw -q_ ' SX?* ' z 4 I & wks’ 1 **. A characteristic pose of William McSwiggin, slain prosccu- , tinn attorney of Chicago, arguing a case in the Criminal Court. t
FLIGHT STARTS I FOR NORTHLAND Roald Amundsen and His Companions Leave King’s Bay King's Bay, Spitzenbergen. May 11 —(United Press) —A huge semi-rigid dirigible, the Norge, pushed its nose | over the frozen northland today, carrying three daring explorers—Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth and Commander Nobile —who hope to be I the first to cruise over the north pole ' in a lighter than air cruft. When weather conditions were announced as favorable Amundsen, who heads the party of arctie adventurers. Today’s flight carries the best wishes of three nations—Norway, United States and Italy—and should I land he discovered a later settlement ' as to the nation with the best rights to claim it. will be necessary. The expedition, while perhaps not carrying with it the touch of individual daring of the Byrd-Bennett flight, Sunday, is expected to prove one of the most romantic polar adventures in history. To Amundsen and Ellsworth it was the second attempt to master the air currents over the top of the world. Last year, they attempted a flight to the pole by airplane, but were forced to land 150 miles from their goal. Immediately upon their return from that unsuccessful flight, the two, in New York —Ellsworth, being an Ameri- ’ can — announced a flight would be | made this year in a dirigible. Commander Nobile, an Italian, was select- • ed as pilot and a ship of his own coni structiou used. , A few weeks ago the Norge was > flown from Italy to King’s Bay and 1 the last few days have been spent in ■ making it ready for the flight over - the ice-bound country between here - and the pole. Amundsen was also waiting for word of favorable weather - before making the dash north. i From King’s Bay to the pole, so far I as is known, there is nothing but an ; open field of arctic seas and ice floes, t Thus far explorers have been unani- .- mous in reporting no land on that side I of the pole, but the Amundsen expedi- < tion hopes to find land on the Alas- ,- kan- side. O 1 Gilbert Is Appointed f, Indianapolis, Ind., May 11 —(United i Press)—Webb Gilbert, former Muncie man, today was appointed, assistant I chief accountant of the state public J service commission, succeeding Lloyd t O’Connell, resigned. 1 o 5 Bloomington — The city hall dance - floor, closed since the first of the :• year, when Indiana University stu- - dents created a furor by dancing the Charleston there is to be reopened to a the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, r Inspection of the buEdlng has revealn ed it safe for the Charleston and other rafter shak ng dances.
Evansville Man May Be Pardoned In Few Days ———— c Indianapolis, Ind., May 11 —(United t Press) —An early pardon was in pros- . pect today for Coy Gilland, sentenced ( from Posey county in 1923 for the c slaying of Peter Schmidt. Gilland’s mother appeared before , the board yesterday with new evi- , dence and board members said they would recommend that Governor , Jackson pardon him. i o ■! Bus Petition Denied j* Indianapolis. Ind., May 11—(United f Press) —Holding that there was no demand for the service sought in the petition, the state public service commission refused a request of the Gary Railway Company for a certificate to operate a bus line between East Chicago and Hammond. o Crawfordsville, Ind., May 11 —(Unit-, ed Press) —All classes of Wabash College were suspended today while students joined in the search for Robert Stout, four year old boy, who disappeared yesterday. Police believe the boy may have been kidnapped. He followed other i children to school and has not been seen since. Wabash students and scores of citi-' zens with lanterns searched surround-[ ing w'oods throughout the night without finding the child. o Winchester, Ind., May 11 —(United Press)—With seven jurors tentatively selected, prospects of'securing a jury for the trial of Charles Gray of Muncie, charged with the murder of his 15 months old son here last January, loomed bright today. The state will seek to convict Gray through the testimony of his wife, Zepher.ia, who charges that he beat the child to death in their home because it “was crying.” Defense counsel will attack her testimony on the grounds that mentally unsound and will offer expert testimony to bear out his contention. The coroner’s report held both the mother and father guilty of causing the child’s death but only the father was Indicted by the Delaware county grand jury, i i o Columbia City. — Donald and Ijeola ’ Kaufman, high school students, stop-' ! ped on the way home to lend a help-' ■ ing hand to friends who were moving ] • Their parents spread a general alarm and officers joined in the search before they were found. Richmond — Observance of traffic regulations here is steadily improving, 1 Chief of Police Eversman, has reported » ed, following steps to tighten the ent foncement of automatic traffic signals. Evansville — John C, Wolf and Ur--1 ban Ritter, both 19, arrested here as bootleggers, in describing their adventures, said that bot hattended Sun--3 day school regularly. It was testified s the pair made 31,000 a montlujm a - still. s Fort Wayne — Mrs. Marion Thomas, 5 suing Frederick Thomas in superior . court today for divorce alleges that he I- stole her clothes and pawned or sold i- them "to satisfy his inordinate thirst for strong drink.”
ARGUMENT FAILS TO STOP DEATH Former President of Concern Shoots Successor; Then Kills Sell Cincinnati. O„ May 11. (United Press.)- For ten minutes. Charles A. Dalton listened to arguments why ho should not shoot his successor as president of the Dalton Adding Machine company. Then he- picked up a pistol and shot him. The fifth shot ftom his pistol pierced his own heatt and killed him instantly. His victim, Harry Landsledel is in a serious condition today. The tragedy was described by H. C. Grubbs, vice-president who was forced to sit helplessly and await the shooting. "Landsiedel came to the door and called me into his office about 10 minutes to four,” Grubbs said today. "As I entered 1 saw Dalton was standing on the other side of the room. He tol«l me briefly to shut the door. 1 did and sat down. "Dalton sat down too, a good six feet from both of us. He unwrapped a bundle he carried ami produced a pistol, putting it on Jhe desk. "'l’m going to shoot Dandsiedel,” he said, 'and then kill myself. I've been thinking over this a long time. 'lm put out of this business that my father founded. There is no use in arguing.’ "There wasn't any use. "For ten minutes I pointed out the consequences of bis ac<. the disgrace, the grief of his and of Landsiedel’s families. "Dalton listened with a smile. "While I was in the midst of a sentence. Dalton abruptly picked up the gun. ’That's enough’ he said, and fired at latndsiedel. 1 ran for police. Behind me four shots rang out ‘When we got back. Ijandsiedel was slumped down in his chair. Dalton was lying on the floor dead." Landsiedcl was shot twice, once in the knee, once through the right lung. Q The Dull, Democrat—Your Home Tuner
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