Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1928 — Page 6

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OLYMPIC TEAM SAILS FOR HOME Amsterdam. Aug. 13 —(U.R) —The S S. President Roosevelt, carrying the American athletes home from Ute Olympic games, left at 12:36 P. M. today. Amsterdam. Aug. 13 —(U.P)~The great red brick stadium, the slotem canal and the tanks were deserted today us Olympic athletes from a score or more nations started home. Forty thousand persons sat in the stadium yesterday us the ninth Olympiud was brought to a close. And as has been the custom for the past few years, the United States team received the greatest portion of the prizes. The various Olympic champions were called to the royal box to receive the Olympic awards. The champions were given gold medals, second | place winners received silver medals I and thinl place winners received bronze medals. Twenty-two United States athletes received the champion medals. Germany was second in the champion class—receiving 11 first awards. Finland and Holland received eight each while Italy won seven. After the prizes had been awarded the president of the International Olympic committee announced that the ninth Olympiad was closed and he invited the “youth of all countries to participate in the next Olympiad at Los Angeles in 1932. Twenty-two of the first places awarded in the 1928 Olympic games went to the United States, official compilators here showed today. The United States also won 17 seconds and 15 thirds for a total of 54 prizes. Despite the failure of the American athletes to come up completely to expectations they easily led the con- ' testants of other nations for suprem- j acy. They led in the important track ! and field events, in swimming and in | rowing. —o * WITH THE BIG * * LEAGUE STARS * £¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥* (By United Press) Freddy Lindstrom (.355) idle. Rogers Hornsby (.380) got a single and a sacrifice in four times up. Babe Ruth (.303) singled twice in \ four trips and scored a run. Lou Gehrig’t.366) got a triple and | two singles in four trips, driving in ] two runs and scoring two. Harry Heilmann (.300) singled once in four times up. Al Simmons (.383) idle., Paul Waner (.363) idle. Frankie Frisch (.323) singled once in three trips. —o Tennis Net Stolen From Public Courts ! The Civic Department of the Woman's club, who has-charge of the playgrounds of the city, has issued a complaint that a group of destructive . boys have been entertaining themselves by demolishing the public tennis court at the corner of Monroe and Third streets. The boys have dug holes in the court and they persist in throwing sticks thereon. Last night, a tennis net was stolen, and has not been located. Unless this action is stopped, the club will enforce drastic measures in putting an end to it. Anyone knowing anything of the net are requested to call Mrs. Wilson Beery or Bryce Thomas. o COURT HOUSE Sue To Foreclose Mortgage The Bank of Wren, Ohio has tiled a suit in the Adams circuit court against Frank 1). and Anna B. Brewster, demanding judgment for $1,500 and foreclosure of a mortgage on 69.41 acres of land in Jefferson township. Attorney ('. L. Walters is counsel for the plaintiff. ' Marriage Licenses R Ila E, Johnson, laborer, Decatur route 9 to Violet R. Burkhead, Adams county. Real Estate Transfers Ezra Steiner to Grover Neuenschwander, lot 407 in Berne, for sl. George S. Morris etux to G. S. Mor-1 ris and Sons Reality Co., lots 58 and I 59 in Decatur for sl. 0 Yesterday's Home Runs Player and Club Season’s Ttotal Hack Wilson Cubs (1) 27 Bottomley, Cardinals (1) 25 Cuyler, Cubs (1) 13 The leaders: Ruth 43; Hack Wilson 27, Bottomley 25; Gehrig 21 Bissonette 19; Hurst 19; Hafey 18; Hornsby 16; Harper 15; Hauser 15. League Totals: National 450. American 376.

STANDINGS Central League Erie 27 14 .659 | Dayton 25 18 ,581 11 Spi ingfield 21 19 .525 Fort Wayne 19 21 .475 Akron 17 24 .415 Canton 13 26 .333 National League ■ St. Louis 68 42 .618 ' New Yolk 62 42 .596 Chicago 63- 49 .563 Cincinnati 61 48 .560 Pittsburgh 56 49 .533 Brooklyn 54 55 .495 Boston 32 67 .323 Philadelphia 28 73 .277 American League New York .. 77 35 .688 Philadelphia . 71 39 .649 St. Louis .. 59 55 .518 Chicago 51 61 .155 Cleveland 50 61 .450 Detroit 48 61 .440 Washington 49 64 .434 Boston 40 70 .364 American Association I Indianapolis 71 52 .577 i Minneapolis 70 54 .565 Milwaukee 67 57 .540 Kansas City 63 61 .508 St. Paul 63 61 .508 Toledo 61 64 .488 Columbus 50 73 .407 Louisville 49 72 .405 , YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Central League Fort Wayne, 5-2; Canton. 3-0. Erie, 7-6; Dayton, 4-7. Akron, 3; Springfield. 1. National League Brooklyn. 3; Boston, 1. Cincinnati, 6; Philadelphia. 3. Chicago, 4; St. Louis, 2. Only games scheduled. American League New' York. 8; Boston, 0. St. Ixniis, 7; Chicago. 0. Philadelphia-Washington, rain. American Association Columbus. 4-2: Toledo, 2-3. Indianapolis, 2; Louisville, 1. Minneapolis, 9; St. Paul. 8. Kansas, 0-6; Milwaukee. 3-7. SATURDAY'S RESULTS Central League Canton, 4-5; Fort Wayne. -1-3. . Dayton, 8; Erie, 4. I Akron, 7; Springfield, 4. National League Chicago. 5; Erie. 4. I Akron, 7: Springfield. 4. National League Chicago, 5; St. Louis, 1. New York. 4; Philadelphia, 0. Boston, 4; Brooklyn, 2. Cincinnati, 1: Pittsburgh. 0. American League Philadelphia. 3; Washington. 2. Detroit. 10; Cleveland, 4. St. Louis, 4; Chicago, 2. American Association Toledo. 5; Columbus. 4. Indianapolis, 3; Louisville, 0. Minneapolis, 9; St. Paul, 2. Milwaukee, 4; Kansas City, 2. New York, 5; Boston, 2. Cleveland, 3; Detroit, 2. o ¥.¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ *»**¥**: * THE * * CAMPAIGN * * LOG * ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥*¥¥* (By United Press) William F. Varney, prohibition party candidate for president, refused to say whether he would support Herbert Hoover as he had asserted he would do in event Hoover's acceptance speech revealed a strong prohibition stand. Leaders of the corn belt committee planned to confer with Governor Smith today on his farm relief plans. Dr. John Roach Straton formally arred use of the Calvary Baptist church for his debate with Governor Smith on the charges Straton made in a Sunday sermon that the governor was a foe to moral progress. Herbert Hoover will visit in San Francisco today and has made plans to leave for the east Friday, night. He hopes to be in Washington August 24. •—o THE BIG FIVE G AB R H HR Pct Hornsby. 92 327 64 124 16 378 Gehrig 112 412 101 151 21 .367 Ruth 112 397 121 131 43 .330 Cobb 88 346 54 113 1 .327 Speaker. 61 189 28 51 3 .270 1 Sc Scouts from all troops in the city will meet at the Central school building, Tuesday morning, at 10 o’clock, to practice for tile Old Home Week demonstration. Bring bathing suits for a swim after the practice. There will be special business to attend to at the regular meeting of St. Joseph Troop 64 Wednesday night. Every Scout be there and in uniform if possible.

TROPHY WON BY ’ i LAWRENCE REAL » ,' In the finals cf yesterday's Rice | Handicap golf tmnney at the Deca'ur j Country club. Lawrence Beal local • young man. proved the victor with u ■ new score of 129. Dr. L. M. Olthlns, of ’ Wren. Ohio, was a close second with , a net score of 132. This is the second time the Ric» J Trophy has been contested for. the . trophy being donated by Jesse Rlc®. 1 local hotel owner, for a handicap tournament. Last year's winner of the 1 tournament was E. W. Lankenau. 1 Os the seventeen eligible players to ‘ contest in yesterday's finals, a few j ’ did not appear, and only twelve play- | 1 el s played the 36 l\oles. W. A. Klepper | 1 shot the low gross sc re. ’ ' There will be one more handicap j tournament this year at the local clu• Oft Labor Day. will be held a Flag . Tournament, which is a handicap j event. Only eleven players contested in the Class “C” Championship, and these eleven players will be drawn and will play match play for the championship. PROHIBITION IS ESTABLISHED AS A MAJOR ISSUE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) j question by him. If hq does speak en the subject again during the cam-j ! pa'cn, it will be onlv liecause the ' I * 1 public lias become confuse about it , and in that event. Hoover will de- | dare h'mself so dry as to leave no I * doubt in any man's mind. ] ' There was considerable turmoil ; . here over the week-end about Hoov- ! I er's prohibition stand, due to the ac- | ion of one of his advisers in giving out an unauthorized “wet” interpre- ; I tat ton of his speech This aelfap-l pointed ''spokesman'’ said Hoover j really stood for liberalization of the Volstea act, much like Governor Alfred Smith, and had tried to so assert himself in the s; tech. When Hoover learned of this interpretation, word e was passed out from his headquarters f that the "spokesman” had been, per- ■ ■ manently silenced. 1 Hoover’s attitude toward prohibi- v (ion can be understood if his career is studied He was raised a Quaker ® and as a child, was taught in that p faith's rigid creed that drinking was i i a physical blight and moral sin. As , a la youth, in mining ea nps, he saw the I * vicious side of drunkenness and the | 6 saloon evil. He lost some of his mor-1 al scruples against intoxicating liquor v while traveling about the world, but 11 he welcomed the eighteenth amend- 11 ment. I He termed, it a "nr ble” social ex- * periment. since its adoption he carefully a void e l homes where liquor was served at the table in defiance of the r j law. He is <t passionate defender of 1 I the constitution, a.td us such has no i r I respect for men who defy any porI tion of it. Thus far, Hoover is unprepared to say whether or not prohibition is a success. He believes it is still an experiment tnd as such would have a fairer and longer test. At heart, he opposes prohibitory legislation of all 6 kinds due to his Quaker training. He ' believes in social correction by per- . suasion and not ny compulsion, but 9 wants a better test cf the dry law, £ before he commits himself on the question of its success as a “great ' social and economic experiment.” , The nominee received hundreds of ‘ congratulatory telegrams over the ' week end. most of which specifically ’ praised his str nd on prohibition. Senator Cha-lcs Curtis, his running mate ; Senator James E. Watson, of , Indiana; William Wrigley, Jr., D. D. < Robertson, president of the firemen's brotherhood; Thomas O. Marvin. , chairman of the tariff commission, ( an.! Julius I’.nsenwa’d, the Chicago me. chant prince, xere among those ( sending congratulations. s Hoover will rest here until Thurs- ] day 'light, when h< begins his return trip to Washington. He will spend < Friday in Les Angeles. Monday in i Topeka, visiting Senator Curtis, three days in lowa and ,-eaching Washing- ! top, about August 1.6. o t i Kills Large Rattlesnake Bannerstown, Ind., Aug. 13 —(INS)— l A rattlesnake four and one half feet 1 long and wearing 13 buttons was I killed by William Boling near his 1 home near the Baughman Knob, south of here, while hunting squirrels. Boling shot the rattler’s head off. He brought the dead reptile to this city where it attracted a lot of attention. o | Hank Deberry's single with the 1 bases filled gave the Brooklyn Robins I a 3 to 1 victory over the Boston Braves. Eppa JepLha Rixey won his fifteenth game of the season for the Clncin nati Reds, defeating the Phillies 6 to 3. Tlie Reds made their 140th double play George Kelley got four hits in five trips.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1928.

I The Future Mrs. Gene Tunney | ' r j \ I * -MF ■ ' Ysi V *

Miss Mary Josephine Lauder’s engagement to Gene Tunney. the literary lambasten has been announced by hei mother from Greenwich, Conti. Miss Lauder is pretty, socially prominent —and immensely wealthy—and yielded to the hea'-yweight champion’s plea that she become his wife somet'me hf l January. She murmured “yes. IF Hence Tunney's important announcement Iy> the newspaper boys the other day ...

LOCAL TENNIS TEAM DEFEATED Although losing the match. 5-1. Decatur tennis players put up a fine exhibition of the game in their intercity match with Bluffton, at Bluffton. Sunday afternoon. Most of the matches went three sets before the winner was determined. Decatur’s only victory came when Stoneburner and Zwick defeated Staver and in the doubles, 6-4, 9-7. In the other lloubles match, Means and Reynolds, of Bluffton, defeated Dowling and Engeler, of Decafur. 6-8, 6-0, 10-8. The results of the singles matches were: Julian (B). defeated Stoneburner (D). 4-6, 6-3. 6-0; Reynolds (B) defeated Zwick (D), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5; Emschwiler (B) defeated Engeler (D), 8-6, 4-6, 6-4: and Means (B) defeated Dowling (D) 6-2 and 8-6. Yesterday’s match was the second meeting of the season for the Decatur and Bluffton teams, the other match having ended in a tie. — o GENEVA NEWS Jack Pyle, of Muncie, came Saturday to visit his parents over the week-end. Mrs. Harry Muth Mrs. Joseph Andersen and Mrs. Keneth Shoemaker were at Portland Friday afternoon Rupert Greene lias gone to Fort Wayne to work. Mrs. E. R. Reicheldetfer and aunt. Miss Ezra Acker of Decatur, left Sunday for Indianapolis to visit for a week with Mrs. Forest Huntington. Mrs. Earl Ninde and daughter Francis were at Fort Wayne Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Greene and daughter Frances were at Fort Wayne Saturday Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Greene and daughter Margaret are spending a 'ew days in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Brs. B. E. Reasoner and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hale and Mrs. Mason spent Sunday at Payne, Ohio with Mrs. Vanemon. Mr. and Mrs. Cleotis Miller and baby of Decatur, spent a few hours in Geneva Saturday evening. Mrs. Geo Manus was in Bluffton Saturday. Roy Butcher is spending Sunday in Geneva. Mr. Neal Schafer and daughter Virginia motored to Fort Wayne Sunday to spend the day. Mrs. Schafer, who has spent a week there accompatfled them home. o Watchiner The Scoreboard By United Press Yesterday's Hero; Charley Jamieson. Cleveland outfielder, who returned to the lineup after an absence of three weeks, drove in the tying run and scored the winning run against Detroit. Held scoreless until the ninth, the Indians made three runs in that frame, winning 3 to 2. Herb Pennock held the Boston Red Sox to three hits and the New York Yankees won 8 to 0 increasing their lead over the Philadelphia Athletics,

I who were idle, to five games. It was i Pennock's fifth shutcut of the season. ! General Crowder pitched the St. | i Louis Browns to a 7 to 0 victory over I I the Chicago White Sox. Crowder gave up only four hits, and only 15 players faced him after Chancy's single iu the fourth. Young Ed Walsh started for the White Sox, but he was routed in the third inning.

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WATER CARNIVAL being planned Bryce Thomas, supervisor of *’*>e ( . lly swimming p;ol in Rugg park. 1h muk lng plans so. u 1n itu I he held al the pool. H l<la> | The program will start nt , 1 ' will be free to the public. "T hP following -veuts will be on -he program: swimming <• f'"' !„,der 13 years; diving contests of h i to all; relay races; water ball, pa • rH .“s! and contests in under water] swimming. Medals will be a war. ■ winners in the swimming and divn', contests, bnf no prizes will be awarded in the other events, since no si on charge u ill b*‘ » ■»«

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Seek Cause Os Poisoning Which Caused Four heathg Cabqnl. Mo., August f:i ( UF() _p. stclans today wore Checking a ' n that poisonous w*-.F Pu t,, n . eor f was the s dullon i, th.. iii,.i|| la | tery which has brought 1() '“ ys ' persons und serious Ilin, .. t|) ' " llr iu this little town of i.r.uu p er , On l!| An autopsy r.n th- body O s (\ t , Weatherman Jr.. 3. Hi,, latest v| <t , failed to reveal any tra. .. () f ! cal poison, physicians who ex^i," 11 ' the body said. 1 The St. Louis °<’aHi7, ! ,b'~ rR| their lead ovhi the Neu York ('.i™, In the National League t.> 2’« losing to the Chicago (' U |„ . Pat MUlone held the t rds lo ' B ' hits, one of them a home run hv i| i Bottomley. Home runs by Hack w., “ and Klki Cuyler helped the c lt bu