Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1927 — Page 6

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ST. JOE TEAM IS FIRST TO WIN WEMHOFF TROPHY Catholic Eighth Grade Team Beats Central In Title Game, 41-12 BILL GASS IS SCORING STAR The St. Joseph Eighth grade teain won the third and decisive game of tlie three-game city basketball series from the Central eighth grade last night, before a capacity crowd at. the Decatur high school gymnasium and was awarded the George Wemhoff Trophy, which trophy will remain in the hands of the St. Joseph team until next year. The final score of the game was 41-12. The game started out on even terms and at the end of 10 minutes of play the score was tied at 3-3. _St. Joe, led by ‘'Bill’’ Gass, started an offensive rally that caused the several hundred St. Joe fans to jump to their fee’, and remain in a state of pandemoniam throughout the game. The score at the half was 14-6, with Central trailing, and from the opening of the second half until the close of the game, St. Joe had things all its cwn way. Bill Gass led the offensive drive of the winners, caging 10 field goals, and Metzger, flashy St. Joe forward, caged 5 from the field. DeBoP. Central forward, scored 2 fielders for the losers and tossed in one from the penalty line, thereby leading in scoring for his team. The game was interesting throughout and the several hundred fans remained in their seats after the game whil the George Wemhoff trophy, a large marble basketball on a marble base, was presented to Captain Bill Gass. Mr. Wemhoff also awarded the losing team with a box of candy, for the fine sportsmanship displayed. The George Wemhoff Trophy, valued at SIOO, was preserved to the two teams to encourage sportsmanship between the two schools and to give both teams something to work harder for. It will remain the property of the St. Joe school until the city series next year. Lineup and summary: S . Joe (41) Central (12) Metzgar F Deßolt Klepper ,FC. Hill Gass ,CJ. Hill Coffee .... ... ..G .ft. Brown Vian G Fox Substitutions: (St. Joe), Arnold. Lose, Holthouse, Leonard, Wertzberger; (Central) Andrews, F. Brown, Snedeker. Field goals: Metzger 5: Klepper 1; Gass 10; Coffee 1; Arnold I; Lose Deßolt 2: Fox 1. Foul coals: Gass 2; Coffee 1: Vian 1; Wertzberger 1; De Bolt 1; C. Hill 2; Fox 1; Snedeker 2. Referee: Buckner, Bluffton. o — Purdue R. O. T. C. To Stage An Over The Top Scene Lafayette ;Ind, March 12—Nearly 1600 students will take part in the annual military carnival to be presented by the Purdue University Military Department in the university armory at 7 o'clock the evening of March 17. Admission to this is free and the general public is invited to attend. A realistic battle scene "Over the cop’’ will be one of the feature events. The carnival '.till show the work of the military department in its many phases with students handling the artillery .some cf which saw action in France. Purdue has the largest and only motorized artillery unit of any educational institution in America and all of this equipment, trucks, tractors, guns and caissons, will be brought into the armory at some time during the evening’s program. Besides there will be such events as manning of machine guns wall sealing, drills by the crack and awkard squads, calisthenics done to music and ./many other features. Major L. J. McNair, commandant, will cite those of special merit to the War Department. More than 3,000 seats have been set aside for the carnival and reserved seat tickets may be obtained from the Purdue Military Department or by addressing the Military Carnival Committee at the University. o - ORLANDO, Cal. —Jack Hendricks, manager of the Cincinnati Reds said he believed that Pittsburgh, not the Giants, would be the team his club would have to beat in the National league pennant race.

Anti-Evolution Bill Killed In Minnesota St. I .ml, Minn., March 12. —(United Press) The Minnesota state senate today by a vote of 65-7, killed the Anti- ' Evolution bill. The action of the upper house definitely put an end to the efforts of fundamentalists. led by the Rev. W. B. , Riley, Minneapolis, to put through a measure which would prohibit teaching of the Darwin doctrine in public schools of the state. — o—COMMODORES BEAT BELLEVUE Decatur Catholic High Trounces Ohio Team Friday Night, Score 49-29 (Special to Daily Democrat) Bellevue, Ohio, Mar. 12.—The Decatur. Ind., Catholic high school Commodores, one of the thirty-two teams entered in the national Catholic school basketball tournament to be held in Chicago next week, won an interesting and fast game from the Belh'vue Catholic high school quintet, here last night, the final score being to 29 in favor of the Hoosiers, The winners were ahead at the half, 23 to 16. Meyer, flashy forward, scored nine field goals for Decatur and was high point man of the game. F. Mylott, his teammate at forward, also had a big night, scoring six times from the field and once from the free throw line. Coach Confer, of Decatur, used all of his five substitutes in the sec ond half. North was the shining light for Bellevue, counting seven times from the field and once from the foul line. Pressing, of iNorwalk, refereed the game and did a fine job. The Commodores left here this morning for Fremont, Ohio, where they will play the Fremont Ca'hollc h’gh school team tonight. ■ Lineups and summary: Decatur (49) Bellevue (29) Meyer FW. Skelley F. Mylott F Finkler A. Wemhoff .C ... J Skelley Smith G Foos J. Mylott G North Substitutions: (Decatur), Miller. B. Wemhoff, Sorg, Kohne and Connell. Field goals: Meyer 9; F. Mylott 6; A. Wemhoff 2; Smith 3; J. Mylott 2; Miller 1: W. Skelley 2; J. Skelley 2: Foos 1; North 7. Foul goals: F. Mylo t 1; J. Mylott 2; North 1; Foos 3; Finkler 1. Referee: Pressing, of Norwalk, Ohio. o ♦++++++++ + + -P+ + + * ♦ SPORT TABS * (By United Press) IOWA CITY, la.—The University of lowa basketball team defeated the University of Wisconsin here last night 26 to 17 and swung into a three cornered tie for fourth place in the big 10 final standing for the season. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Urban Shocker will leave for his home tomorrow if Manager Miller Huggins refuses to grant him his salary demand. He has had three conferences with the Yankee manager, and as yet has failed to reach x an understanding. SHREVEPORT, Im.—The Chicago White Sox, recovered from worry over the condition of Johnny Mostil, outfielder who stabbed himself, will play Shreveport, in an exhibition game today. The Sox are so sure Mostil will recover that they are now hoping he will be able to play baseball this year. AVALON, Catalina Island, Cal.— After making less than five miles in his second attempt to swim the Catalina channel, Charles Zimmy, legless swimmer of Oakland, gave up and announced he would try again. CHICAGO — Western conference wrestling teams go into the finals of the annual big 10 tournament at the University of Chicago this afternoon. LOS ANGELES, Cal.—The Chicago Cubs lost the opening practice game of the season here yesterday to the Holywood Sheiks, 4-3. SARASOTA, Fla. —Bucky Harris, manager ot the Washington Senators i twisted his ankle in an exhibition i game won by the New York Giants, I 8-6. He will be unable to play for several days.

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field GOALS i W Mark M. Upp Congratulations, St. lie. Coach Imurent's St. Joe eagers play-/ i d a fast brand of basketball last night 1 to cop the < ity eighth grade ship for 1926-27 from the Central five, and be the first to win ‘.he George Wemhoff trophy. Coach Thomas' Cen-; tral eagers put up a game fight, and . exhibited good sportsmanship. Another scalp dangles from the I belts of the Commodores this l i morning. Coach Center's men took Bellevue, Ohio, Catholic high into camp at Bellevue last night, 49-23 They should add another triumph 1 to their list tonight, at the expense of the Fremont, Ohio, Catholics. Before this column is read today, the . Yellow Jackets’ game with Fort . Wayne Central,' in the regional toi'inefT»t Fort Wayne kill be over. We hope and believe that the Curtismea will still be in the running for. the •regional title and Central's Tigers I will have been dropped by the wayside. Sportfolio, in the Gosher. Democrat, i picked Decatut' to cop the sectional title at For; Wayne. Athletes in Hartford City high school may devote all their leisure to drinking cokes, dating and playing marbles for the rest of the present school year. The school has decided not to have a baseball or track team this spring, due to lack of interest. Recently, it was decided to abandon football there Iso. This leaves basketball as the only sport in which Hartford CityN athlets will engage. Judging from the record made by the Airdales during the season just ending, there isn’t any extraodinary interest in the caging game there. The inter class basketball tourt.i-' 1 ment will start in the Berne high school next week. This year's Jun-, ior class won the tourney last year. | Berne is planning to put a baseball ' team in the field this spring, also. Decatur high school will have a baseball team and track team this spring. Last year, the Yellow Jacket school was not represented by a track team. A dual meet will be held with Bluffton this spring and the locals will enter an invitation meet at South Side high school, Fort Wayne. It is probable that one or two more dual meets will be scheduled, also. A scribe who punches the close as 1 "R. W. S.” has started to write a column in the Huntington Press under the head “Crowds on the Sidelines,” which was abandoned recently by Cash Keller, when he started work ' with the Huntington Herald. Cash, evidently, doesn't like to see his old ’ column head used by a writer on the opposition sheet, as he remarks in his present column, "Fan Whiffs' : "It may be possible to pick up our discarded column head, but it isn’t easv to reproduce our inimitable, style, Egad!” ! FAMOUS LAST LINES: “I ROOTED AS HARD AS I COULD, ANYi WAY.” Logansport Man *Killed Logansport, Ind., Mar 12. —(United Press)—Adam Beck, 68, was killed at 3 the city electric light plant here this 1 afternoon when he was caught in tfto 3 machinery. His head was crushed before fellow workmen could stop the machin--3 ery. A widow and one son survive. Bn, — | e Runaway Boys Caught. Indianapolis, March 12. — (United Press.) — Charles Rothwell, 14, who | i, ran away from his home in South 3 ' Bend, was taken into custody here ton day. j, Gdorge Daust, 15, and Verne Reed, r 15, who left South Bend with him, were found by officers here.

Wing To Be Constructed * To I. U. Medical Building Indianapolis. Ind.. March 12. (I'niieede Press) —Plans wine being laid to1 day for the construction of a new SIOO, ! 000 wing to the Indiana Universit,’ medical building here. i The building, construction of which will start in May, will be two stories , in Irriglitli and will contain office:*, 1 and auditorium and classrooms. BIG TENTRACK STARS COMPETE Evenly Matched Squads Prepared For Annual Indoor Meet At Northwestern By clarke B. Kelsey < United Press Staff Correspondent > Evanston, 111., March 12. — (United Press) Evenly matched tr.Trk and field squads were prepared today to compete in the most closely contested western conference indoor meet since the classic event was inaugurated 17 years ago. Seven of the teams in I'.ic Big Ten were given a chance to win the meet. lowa and Illinois reigned as-the outstanding favorjtes, but .Ohio State, by placing the largest number of men in the finals of the middle distance events was given consideration after last night's trial heats. Ohio placed three men; Wisconsin and Chicago qualified two men each, while Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois got one man apiece into the finalof the half-mile or (Juarter-mlle events. Chicago, Northwestern. Wisconsin and Michigan were the other univer sities conceded a chance at the big ten bunting. In the dash events a star field will compete, with George “Buck” Hester. Michigan and Kriss, Ohio State ns the outstanding runners. The mile run is another race which contains a well balanced entry list, with little to choose between Wexman of Minnesota. Williams of Chicago, Kennedy and Wikoff of Ohio State, due and MqEiwee «of Illinois, Little of Purdue and Furrey Northwestern, and Elliot of lowa. The first three named have swypt the mile distance in 4:45 this season. but any one of the entries Is able tt make every a winning one. Capt. "Chuck” McGinnis of Wisconsin, winner of the all around championship at the Illinois reelays is favored to win the hurdles over Allison of lowa, McKeever of Illinois and Cooper of Michigan. Runn, lowa, and Zola, Wisconsin, appear to outclass the best of the field fit the two mile event. Capt. Anton Burg, Chicago to win the high jump, and Bill Droegmuller. Northwestern is given an edge in Ute pole vault. o Entertainment To Be Given At Vera Cruz An entertainment, entitled “(Aunt Fannie’s Miracle,” will be given at Vera Cruz, SuntW evening, March 13 by the young people of that place. The cast ot characters is: Mrs. Stevenson, who does not believe in Foreign missions . . Florenne GerbcEllen, her daughter, who does believe in foreign missions Margaret Gilbert Poor Woman, badly in need oi help Mrs. Hubert Hecke. Aunt Fannis, colored laundress., K ... Mrs. Hugh* Dustman Mrs. Porter, whose daughter wants to be a missionary Lucile Bee’er Mrs. Meade, a friend of Ellen Vera Neuenschwandc Bandit Shot Following Robbery At Martinsville Martinsville, Ind., Mar. 12.—>( United Press.) —One bandit was shot and three others were captured yesterday following a gun battle with officers as er they had robbed the Jen-kins-Howell Clothing store here. The wounded bandit gave Iris name as Tom Morris, of Indianapolis. The others gave their name? as Joe Thivelge, Indianapolis, and William O'Brien and Richard Lnch, of Chicago. A family living over the store heard the men and sounded the alarm. Sheriff Rufus Pointer, Bert Lucas, Deputy Sheriff and Samuel Heal, mer- [ chant policeman,-gave chase in an auto. j Two miles out of town, Norris attempted to leap from the bandit »ar and Lubas opened fire with a shotgun. More than forty buckshot entered his leg and he was taken to the Memorial Hospital here.

WHIPPETS WIN AT MONROEVILLE Adams County Team Is Victor Over Bowsers 01 Fort Wayne The Kirkland Whippets won theh first game of the Monroeville invitational amateur basketball tourney a, Monroeville last night, defeating the Bowser quintet of Fort Wayne. 33-27 The Whippets led most of the game but the Bowser team fought hard t< overcome the lead. Byerly and Cor son led the offensive attack for the winners, scoring five field goals each Way was high point man for th* Bowser team with four field goals Wygant and I.eanhprt scored 3 field ers each. Kirkland will met. Mon roeville in the semi-finals at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Monroeville won its way to the semi-finals by winning from Payne, Ohio. 60-18. Lineup and summary of the Kirk land-Bowser game: Kirkland Bowsers Byerly F War Corson F . Dun Colonel... C Leanhart L. Brvan G Lindeman W. Bryan w . G Wygant Field goals: Kirkland: Byerly, 5; Corson, 5; Colonel, 2; L. Bryan. 2 Bowsers: Way, 4; Leanhart, 3; Wy gant, 3. Foul goals: Kirkland, 5 Monroeville, 8. ■—o —— GOVERNOR SIGNS 55 MORE BILLS Chiropractic And City Man ager Bills Among Those Signed By Jackson Indianapolis, March 12. — (United Press.) — Fifty-five more measures passed by the state legislature were sent to the secretary of state todaybearing the . signature of Governor Bd Jackson Two of the most hotly contes'ed bills (luring the legislative session the chiroprac ic bill and the city man ager bill, were among the 20 house and 33 senate measures signed by the governor yesterday. The chiropractic bill provides foi use of the injunction against unlicensed healers and gives chiropractors oije representative on the board oi state medical regis ra ion and exam ination. Under the Sims city manager bill officials will finish the terms to which they were elected when any Indiana municipality changes to the city manager form of government. More strict requirements for practitioners of the healing art are set up under the chiropractic bill. Chiropractors fought in the legislature for es- , tablishment of a separate board of examiners for them. t Chief opposition was the Sims bill for establishment of a bureau ot crimj inal identification and for sterilization , of socially unfit inmates of state penal institutions on court order. o TWO COUNTRIES ARE INVITED TO PEACE MEETING ■ . —A—(CONTimn FROM PARE ONE) 1 Geneva conversations in an informal manner. France, however, is under r stood to be undecided. , Great Britain and Jjywu believe r French and Italian cooperation can be -secured more readily J>y making .the meetings semL’ormal oonversa i tlons rather than a more formal con feience. Officials here are disposed tc see no objections to this modification 1 ot the American suggestion. The State department is preparing a formal note to great Britain and Japan regarding the 3-power meeting e in Order to regularize the proposal and p acceptances which until now have , been verbal. ■. Officials here face the conference , with some hope, but with full realizae ticn of sjerious obstacles to be over- , come i >, o FORT WAYNE LIVE STOCK n Pigs, 160 lbs. down ... $11.75 160 to 200 lbs. 11 90 ■ 200 to 225 lbs 11.80 r 225 to 250 lbs 11.65 250 to 300 lbs 11.40 330 'o 350 lbs 11.25 a Calves SB.OO @ $14.00 i- Next Tuesday, March 15th, Is 1 the last day to lie income tax reports.

GANG WARFARE I FLARES AGAIN)I (CONTINUED FROM PAGB ONE! motor car was riddled and bodies of be two men were found several hunIred feet away. The other man killed, Benjamin J. J 4chnel<l<i’, dealer in sacramental wines, was killed by a gunman who iccosted him In front of the Schneid--r residence. Schneider left a list of mown gunmen for police to question ■in case anything ever happens tc me.” Last night's outbreak of gangster ism was the first untoward incident n Chicago’s underworld since machine , eunners opened a barrage on several jangsters In the near north side last ( all, resulting in two men being kill ed. Immediately after that leaders of he two fae'Jons of beer runners met mil formed a peace pact, declaring lang war to be at an end. There have been a few sporadic mtbreaks of shoot Ing since that time but no casualties have resulted until he two shootinj affrays last night. Koncil and Hrubeck were found lead at a spot which lies on the border land of Chicago's "bad lands.” They had apparently driven to the *pot in Koncil's car when accosted by their slayers. Hrubeck was found about 100 feet 'rom the motor car while Koncil's body was some hundred and fifty vards farther away. Each man had been shot seveial times 'and poßce believe that both leaped from the car ind that there was a general ex:hange of shots. A check-up is being made at hosoitals in an at'empt to find others beieved to have been injured in the affairs. Schneider’s killing was in a resilential district where the sacramental wine dealer —who also maintained a real esta'c office —resides. As schneider stepped from his motor car he was accosted by a man who fired 0 SIX CONDEMNED MEN ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL several shots and then fled. t'm FROM WWW loors and make an escape. The three Mexicans forced Kirinich •o drive them to Michigan City, Ind., where a bearing in the sheriff's motor car burned out. The four entered a restaurant, ordered breakfast, and old the waitress to call a taxi-cab. A cab, driven by Joseph Marciniki. appeared and the four ordered the driver to go to a South Chicago, 111., address. A general alarm had been spread in Chicago that the three escaped prisoners were enroute here and all police in the south end of the city were ordered to carry revolvers and yitlefi , Several district police cars were in constant patrol. One of these cars was in command , of Capt. John Klasky and Sergeant John Grant and Patrolman Joseph ( Fraust accompanied Klasky. They encountered the speeding car and l ordered a halt. The three Mexicans leaped from"the taxi-cab and started firing at the patrolmen. There was an answering fire. Sergeant Grant was shot in the abdomen and Patrolman Faust was [ shot in the legs. The three Mexicans escaped in a withering fire from the guns of Captain Klasky and Kirinich/ i wh ohad seized the revolver of one of the fallen officers. Later this morning Gregorio Rizo was found lying halj hidden under a culvert with a bullet wound over his 1 heart. He gave the name of Torrez but later changed the statement. FORT WAYNE WINS , IN HARD BATTLE WITH LOCAL FIVE ? (CONTINUED FROM P«GK ONF.I - again. Fort Wayne will meet the win- ‘ ner of the Columbia City—Rockcreek game at 8 o’clock tonight to decide the regional championship and a representative to the state tourney at R Indianapolis. L ' Decatu. fought hard until the final gun ended the game, but was unable to jump into the lead. The Curtismen will remain in Fort Wayne for the final gam<j tonight. ~ Lineup and summary: 0 Bebout f Dornte 0 Bell F MnrslWl 5 Gerber C Jasper ” 'Anadell g -. Weber 0 Krtek G Ramsey Substitutions: (Depatur) Hill for c Bcbout; (Foil Wayne), Brockall for Weber; Link for Marshall*

BLIZZJRR Ulfs I SEVERAL Shits ■ Nebraska, Kansas \nd ( (l ln I rado Hard Hit | sy ■ Snow Storm ‘ ■ Denver, Colo.. M ni , >, 12 . M Ftessl—One man i. Inis . il|( , * H communication h H was paralvzed and roa,i s H the state were b!o< U.l l, v snnw ■ today as the aftcinnuh H severest blizzards of th.. wintßr ■ It. W. Heil, Manager of t| lP lto ]u B Colo., telephone ott'j, ... v il ., B| inspection trip into th.- storni “ r “. S failed to return hum,. i. H , nie ,. ■ searching party was g ;tl |j ZHI | B Early today < iniiinii .. wi . ; , H town was cut otf and H| safety still was in doubt B I’cncha Pass, one of the feu- B tain passes which usually iemain, (l p. B ea lliloughout the winter. « as repr.r- B ed hopelessly bl < ke.l by drifts. ■ A 50mlle wind whipped D.'o.jgh B Julesburg, (a>lo., piling st.|>»- t n a B depth of seven feet in scatter*..! .*». B tions of the town. H Snow stood 24 inthes deep j n enp- B pie Creek and the night >.hi(t of mis- B ers was unable to rep it for n Farmers and cattlemen aiune we], B coined the Storm for the ntoi-ut* ■ their lands will receive. All fea.s ~f fl a dry season were dished. ■ o — PAY CAR BANDITS £ STILL AT LARGE | ■ CONTINUED ON I'«GE TtIHKRI I description of the stolen car used by B the bandits roar past her home short- B ly after the explosion. ■ Two of the five guards injured in ■ the wrecking of the pay cars. Howard ■ Blackstock. 38, and Edward Herbster. ■ 27, were still in a serious condition ■ today, although! it is believed they ■ will recover from their wounds. I The Pittsburgh Terminal Coal rom- ■ pany. whose payroll was being con- ■ veyed by the Brink's company, an- ■ nouneed their loss was between $10!.- ■ 000 and $104,000 and added that a new I payroll was made out and would be ■ delivered at the mines may I — o S LOCALS Local attorneys state that amouß ■ the bills passed by the recent leg* I lature was one providing that estate I cases could be closed in six months I instead of a year. This will tend I clear the docket of many c * Be *’ which were formerly carried for a year before final action could he taken. Attorneys state that in man) cases estates can be closed in -x months. The regular Friday evening Lenten services were held at the St. Mary ß Catholic church last evening. A large crowd attended. Next Tuesday ning (he second sermon of a series-fl six sermons will be given by R* '• Charles Girardot of Bluffton. The regular meeting o£ the "; ccunc'l will be held next Tue-i.a). Yesterday was the warmest day ' since Nov. 14. 1926. The temperature cljsnbed to 65 degrts above, past few days have been unusua . ’ warm for March weather and nW ’ everyone is enjoying them while tney ‘ C!l Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Blair attended the ’ basketball tournament at Fort Ut-yne this afternoon. ’ Five weeks from Sunday is 1-'"' ■ 1 The local stores are in the muN » 3 showing new spring goods and n 1 week is expected to be a heavy s fang week. Dave Campbell Is confine* home in Adams street suffering th'e mumps. 1 Miss Catherine Christen, ot Wayne is spending the week-en* - with her parents, Mr. and MsChristen. . ' Mrs. Albert Mutschler. who m>‘ 3 went a major operation at tn '■ County Memorial hospital ‘ days ago, is recovering satisfacto « j Mrs. Webb Oliver, < F ‘ is spendidng the week-e i reiatives. and , Robert Drodbeck, son Mrs. Charles Brodbeck, is" his home with the mumps- “ FOR RENT—Six-room " posess- ' on North Eleventh *‘ re *’ tclier , of--1 ion April 1 Inqn re A- jpjt - flee 146 Monroe street- — , and ’ FOR SALE—Fair B f ,gia " n C g 00 ,i tlesh2 years old; sorrells- j> at te:son, 1 Price reasonable. ” • 61-3 t 1-2 mile N. of Salem.