Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1928 — Page 6

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BABE RUTH 34 YEARS OLD TODAY Baseball Star Is Feeling Fine And Is $120,000 To The Good New York. Feb. 7.—(lNS)—Fiscal and physical reports were submitted by the board of estimate of Mr. B. Huth. Inc., today, which is one of the most impmtant Tuesdays this week. It may b« only the seventh of the month to a lot of people who were born on the sixth and (he eighth and weren’t named B. Rmh in th< first plat ’, but this is the formers loss In home runs to the number of sixty and in dollars to the number of luO.fMtO each year. It, therefore, is worthy of attention that fiscal reports on this, his thirty-fourth birthday, show Mr. 11. Ruth to the approximately $120,000 “.mt of the red," a vulgar term indigenous to the patter of bank examiners and other opponents of personal liberty. For the benefit of the jurists, it may be explained that this means Mr. B. Ruth is that much off the nut. The physical report, as rendered by Prof. A. A. McGovern, also proved somewhat bullish. It seems that the young man has determined to turn over another new leaf. He has turned over slightly more of these than the average city employee who goes around public parks with a burlap bag and a pointed stick but this time, of course, he means it No more for him a life of ease and refinement; not again will lie swerve from the spartan ritual of self-denial. Starting tomorrow, Mr. B. Ruth, avets that he will work out with the profess .r every day until he leaves for his training camp on Feb. 23. This, of course, is going a bit too far. What he means is that he will work out with the professor present. The sigjjt of other men working is the professor's reward for a life spent • among medicine halls and dumbbells. A lot of the latter can't be hung on the wall, either. Anyhow, the boy friend, having ignored his paunch through an entire winter, is now ready to "cram" for his examinations. He probably will need plenty of good, old fashioned, obnobious woik at the age of thirtyfour and. unless I have the professor mixed up with two other fellows, he probably will get it. The fact that he can show a profit of $12(i,0l)0 for all the years he has been in baseball seems to have cheered Christy Walsh, chairman of the fiscal Ruth, beyond all reason. Considering the fact that Ruth has most of his expenses paid, merely has to sit in an automobile to have it presented to him by the grateful company, never pays a hotel bill, winter or summer, and does nothing for which he is not remunerated (mined

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lately. It I 1 m> shock to the writer that lie can save $70,000 In ten months. I The n iimiijing sso.tmu of the groat man's fotti is represented In un annuity policy with ,i life insurance company. The $70,000, which is the stall <f Whitt Is Intended to be a quart, r of a million dollar trust fund, therefore represents about all of the neliltil cash Ruth Ims been able to salvage out of n career that, to date, has netted him ns much as $400,000 from baseball alone. The man apparently had run ihicugh more than a half million hes re he knew ho could use it. THREE LEAGUE EAMES PLAYED Indiana, Ohio and Illinois wete th" winners in the Monday night high school league games. The present standing of the 1-mgue is: W L Pct. Illinois 2 '• 1"°" Indiana 2 0 1000 Wisconsin .11 .5«» i Ohio .... 1 I -S«0 .lowa .03 .000 Michigan .02 .000 In the first game, between Indiana ami Wisconsin. Wisconsin seemed to have the advantage until the last few minutes, when Indiana pulled the game out of the fire. During the whole game, Indiana kept one or two points behind the loosers until with three minutes to go, the score stood 16-15 in favor of Wisconsin. Indiana (rallied to sink, three baskets in rapid i succession, winning the game. 21-16. i DeVoss, with fourteen points, led Indiana. and Koos, with nine points, I Headed the loosers. The second game, which Ohio won from Michigan 25-18, was not very interesting. Ohio, headed by Engler, who was high point man of the evening with 18 poinst, gained a lead at the beginning and held it throughout the game. Haubold was the principle scorer for Michigan, with five field goals. The last game of the evening was also a one-sided affair. Illinois de- . seated lowa, 19-16. Illinois started ■out strong and at. the end of the half, 'the score siood 14-2 in their favor, i In the last half, they played a stalli ing game. Toward the end. the game rough, many fouls being called on both sides. Heller and Green, lof Illinois, were the principal scorers. Danville Normal Doubles Score On Little Giants Danville, Ind.. Feb. 7. — (UP) —Danville doubled the score on Wabash las tnight, winning a dull game, 44 to 22. The Litt.o Giants kept pace in the first half which ended 22 to 17 in tavor of Danville, but were swamped in the last 20 minutes.

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BERNE NEWS Clltpon and David Spriinger of Fort Wayne, wore vlsltoi* at the Dr. Rufus von Gunten home, Sunday. Herman Stager, of Bluffton, Ohio, visited at the homo of his brother, Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Stager hero, over the Week end. Sam Kuntz, of Fort Wayne, called on friends here Friday. Miss Helen (iilliom and friend, lien ry Itergstmlt. of Fort Wayne/ visited at the home of Mi s Gillium's paren'a Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Gillium and family hete, Sunday. Gerhardt Franz, who is teaching at Cleveland, Ohio spent Saturday at the home of his parents, Dr. and Mrs, ernest Franz and family. Mr. and Mis. George Sptlinger and family, of Foit Wayne, visited friends and relatives here, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Hettrick were business < allots al Feit Wayne, Saturday. Mt. Hetrick is the Commercial teacher in the local high schol. Palmer Higher, student at Indiana University, arrived here Wednesday to spend the remainder of the week at the home of his patents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eichet and family, this being their semester vacation. Roy W. Morrison, of Indianapolis, spent tlie weekend with his wife. here. Mrs. Moriso nwas formerly Miss Edna van der Smissen. Mr. ami Mis. Noah M. Neuensehwander and little daughter are moving into the house recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Steiner and their father, Peter D. Steiner. Mr. and Mrs Ezra Steiner are living with Mrs. Steiner's father, r. Simon Gilliom, anl Mr. Hteiner has moved his belonging to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cry us Lehman and family. Rev. and Mrs. Peter R. Schroeder attended the Bible lectures given hv Dr. Russel, at Bluffton College, Blufft ii. Ohio last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Osia von Gunten and family visited at the John and Wil helm von Gunten homes at Fort Fort Wayne. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Christ ailey and family, of Decatur, were guests at the Nick Rich home here, Sunday. Rev. Menno Amstutz, of Pettisville Ohio, left Friday for his home, after spending a few days with his sick father, Mr. John Amstutz. Eatl Thompson, Carl Stucky and the Misses Ruth Stucky, Ruth Speicher and Agnes Mettler attended th j Shrine Circus at Fcrt Wayne, Thurs day night. Elmer Leichty, patient at the State Sanitarium at Rockville has become a member of a staff of thirty-six persons wlto edit tile Hoosier Rescuer, a twenty-page monthly publication at tlie sanitarium. A number of Berne people are getting this publication. Mr and Mrs. Julius Yoss and daughters, the Misses Grace and Nin i cf Matkle, -visited at the Andrew Gottschalk home over the week-end. Mis. Ed M. Ray, Mrs. C. C. Lozier and daughter an d.Miss Fanny Schindler wete tlie guests of the Woman's Missionary’Society of the Old Salem Evangelical church at the home of Supt. and Mrs. J. 1). French in Weils county Thursday. Mrs. Lozier and daughter, of Fort Wayne, are spending the week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Ray, while Rev. iaizier is attending sessions cf the Evangelical chinch conference at Decatur. No Parking Ban Hits Snag In Cleveland Cleveland, 0., —(UP) —A proposed plan for eliminating downtown parking has met the opposition of many business men here. The opposition is led by the City Manager William R. H-pkins who is backed by several retail merchants whose stores are situated, in the affected area. The no-parking plan is sponsored by Col. Joseph H. Alexander, president of the Cleveland Railway Co. and is very similar to the recent Chicago ban on parking in the congested area. A party of local business men are said to be prepared to spend $10,000,000 for the construction of mammoth downtown garages to handle the auto in case legislation prohibiting parking is passed. Manager Hopkins said he would ho glad if business were so great that elimination of downtown parking were necessary. "In my opinion," he said "congestion could increase tenfold before such a drastic measure would be needed." -■■■■ — o - Lists 10 Outstanding Magazine Articles New York. —(UP)—The ten outstanding magazine articles of February according to the announcement just issued by the National Council of Librarians are as follows; "Business the Civilizer," Ernest Elmo Calkins, Atlantic Monthly; "A Southerner Views Lincoln," Archibald Rutledge, Scribner’s “Is Science a Blind Alley," Janies Ttuslow Adams, Harper's; "And Where Does Iceland Stand?" Francis Hackett, Survey Graphic; “Is Protestantism Declining?" Herbert Asbury, Forurn; “Why 1 Don's Believe in Companionate Marriage," Virginia Terhune Van DeWater, New Age Illustrated; "Eighty Years of Gold,” John Hays Hammond, Nation’s Business; “The Tuberculosis Game," Maurice Fishberg, Ametican Mercury; “The Church Ci Isis in England," J. A. Spender, North American Review; The Story of Fifth Avenue,"' Capt. W. J. Pei’rick Magazine of Business.

Assisting In United Brethren Revival MMRNIHESi CARL PARLEE MRS. CARL PARLEE Mr. and Mrs. Carl Parlee. of Fort Wayne, are directing the music diini.tthe revival services at the United Brethren church in this city. Both an talented musicians and their services are adding much to the success <>t lai revival here. . _

GENEVA NEWS Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Glendennlng were in Fcrt Wayne Thursday. Jack Clapper, of Union City and B. H. Rogers, of Indianapolis, transacted business here Thursday. Sam Nusebaum, of Herne, called on Geotge Shoemaker Thursday. Dr. Pt ice was a business caller in Decatur Thursday. Otval Allspaugh of Berne was in Geneva a few days, doing some papering. Mrs. Wm. Bunha spent Thursday in Bluffton. Horace Boyd, of Bloomington came Wednesday to spend the remainder of the week as the guest of Georgia M irtin. Mr. and Mrs. C. Shepherd spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wegmiller, at Otsego, Michigan. Joseph Anderson and Miss Margaret Haughton, Mrs. Clara Anderson and daughter Catherine heard Max Fisher and his orchestra at Fort Wayne Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Guss Fort of Bryant, wete Saturday guests of O. D. Arnold and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bratton, of Muncie, spent Saturday with O. D. Arnolds, Flo Johnson, of Fort Wayne, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Morris Weils. Helen Hoskinson, of Winchester, spent Sunday with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Win Hzskinson. A girl baby was born to Mr and Mrs. Arch Chew Saturday Morning. Herbert Manmgartner went to Fort Wayne Saturday. Mary Alice Addington, of Winchester spent tlie week-end with W. A. Wells and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Vein Pontius spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bie.ie at Heine. Mrs. Chris Leichty was brought to her home east of Geneva Saturday, from the Luthern hospital. Henry Muth made a business trip to Blufftcn Satin day. Horace Boyd returned to Bloomington Satin day, after ftpending a few days with Miss Georgia Martin. Lester Stuckey, of Berne, was a caller in Geneva Sunday. Henry Windmiller and family, of Linn Grove spent Sunday with Virgil Windmiller's Mr. and Mrs. Milton Leichty, of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday witli M. E. Hatton and family. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ninde and family and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lehman and family spent Saturday in Fort Wayne, attending the shrine circus. Mr. and Mrs. Francis MacWhinney and Mr. and Mrs. Merril Teeple spent a few hours in Geneva with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Green, Sunday.

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