Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 107, Decatur, Adams County, 5 May 1931 — Page 6

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LARGE SQUAD AT LOCAL DRILLS ‘ Wnrkmits every night this week, wwr du,the program for the Doclitur Independent baseball team which will open its league season next Siiwluy afternoon a’ the Sou'h Ward diamond with Butler furnishing tne opposition About 80 players are trying out for the team and Manager Buck Bax'cr stated today that he would etart cutting the large squad Wed nesday. At present there are about a dozen candidates for tlie pitthing staff. Other players are seeking berths in the infield and outfield, with the fewest number after the catcher's position. It is believed by those who followed the practices the last two weeks that Decatur will have one of the best teams that has represented this city for several summers. The Wabash Valley league, organized a few weeks, ago, with six towns represented will start next Sunday with six teams swinging into action. The league board will. hold its final meeting prior to the opr ing games next Friday night at ' Fort Wayne. — 1 , — O' 1 ■ MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By United Press , Following statistics compiled by United Press include games of May 4. Leading Hitters Player and Cluibj GAB R H Pct. ’ Alexander. Tigers 18 67 10 30 .448' Fonseca. Indians 17 68 15 30 .441' Berry, Red Sox 11 34 715 .441 j Ruth. Yankees 10 37 13 16 .432; Davis, PhilUes .. 14 41 2 17 .415 Home Runs Hornsby. Cubs 5 Stone, Tigers 5 Klein, Phillies 4 I Herman, Robins . .. . 4 Simmons, Athletics 4 o A Correction In the advertisement of Holt-i house’s Forget-Me-Not candy in 1 last evenings paper, the telephone I number was given as 282. The i number should have read 286. • ,

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STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE . W. L. Pct. ’ St. Ixmis 11 3 .786 1 New York 11 5 .688 j Chicago !• 6 .600 . Boston 10 7 .588 i ' Pittsburgh 9 7 .563 i Philadelphia 6 9 .400 i Brooklyn 5 11 .313 .■Cincinnati 2 13 .133 AMERICAN LEAGUE I, W. L. Pct. I j Cleveland .... 11 6 .647 Washington 10 8 .556 | New York 9 8 .529 ! Chicago 8 • 8 .500 I I Philadelphia 77 .500 Detroit 9 9 .500 Boston 6 9 .400 1 1 St. Louis 5 10 .333 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pct. I St. Paul 11 4 .733 Louisville 11 6 .647 i Columbus . 10 6 .625 i Milwaukee .... 9 8 .529 Toledo 6 9 .400 Indianapolis 6 10 .375 | Minneapolis 6 10 .375 | Kansas City 6 11 .353 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS I National League , Chicago, 13; Cincinnati, 1. New York. 6; Brooklyn, 3. Boston. 4; Philadelphia. 3. Only games scheduled. American League St. Louis. 3; Cleveland. 1. Washington. 7; New York. 3. Detroit. 9; Chicago. 3. Boston. 7; Philadelphia, 5. American Association Minneapolis, 9; Indianapolis, 9. St. Paul, 10; Louisville, 5. Milwaukee, 13; Columbus, 12. Toledo, 3; Kansas City, 2. | COURT HOUSE Real Estate Transfers I Burl Johnson. 106 acres in Root township to the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company for' 1 56,793. William Eizev. 40 acres of land ■ in Root township to Anna .1. Ness--I wald for SI.OO. Anna J. Nesswald. 40 acres of, ; land in Root townsh*r> to William i ' Eizev and wife for SI.OO. fid. Green, part of outlet 24.' ; Decatur, to Jennie Hoblet fori $3,700. John Bucher etux. 17 acres ofj land in Root township to Joseph , Minch for $103.34. Martin E. Klinger, 93 acres of] I land in St. Marys township, to; Henry C. Warner for SI.OO. Fort Wayne Investment Com-i pany. 119 acres of land in Wabash' township to First Joint Stock ; Lan ! Bank, for SI.OO. Fort Wayne Investfhent Cotn-j i pany, 80 acres of land in Jefferson j township to First Joint Stock ; Land Bank for SI.OO. Anthony C. Spangler, inloX 859 in Decatur to James Hakes for SI.OO. Richard T. Owens, land in Blue ; Creek township to Grace O. Ulrich for $6,100. Grace O. Ulrich et al. land in i Blue Creek township to Helen ! Eadv for SI.OO. Helen Eadv. land in Blue Creek township to Austin E. McMichael I for SI.OO. Amy Bockman, lot 314 in Decai fur. to David Zehr for SI.OO. Ida May Steiner, land in French township, to David Dubach for | si.oo. i Ida May Steiner, lot 277 in i Berne to Clifford Steiner for SI.OO. Marriage Licenses Elmer William Brockman, clean- | er, of Vincennes and Mabel Stadler, beauty operator of Berne. o SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO CONVENE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE' | Duff. Devotionals —Rev. 1. H. Friesemer Solo — Vera Baumgartner, Maple Grove Address —Rev. Parr Song by Mount Carmel Talk—Clifton Striker Instrumental Music —Bethel Offering, song by congregation and benediction. Monroe Meet Sunday The Monroe Township Sunday School convention will be held in the Spring Hill church Sunday afternoon, with the evening session at the Monroe Methodist i Episcopal church. Congressman David Hogg of Fort Wayne will give an address at the evening session of the meeting. ,| ' _o ■ Square Dance Wednesday night at Sunset.

COLUMBIA MAKE PULITZER PRIZE ! WINNERS PUBLIC 111 ; Atlanta Constitution Per- ! formed Most Meritorious Public Service New York, May 5.— <U.R> —The ; trustees of Columbia University today announced the winners of Pu’ilitzer prizes and traveling scholarfl ships for the present year. The f awards were made upon the recomf inendation of the advisory board' ( of the journalism school. ,' The awards follow: Journalism Prizes For the most disinterested and I meritorious public service rendered . by a newspaper, a SSOO gold medal. ; Awarded to tiie Atlanta (Georgia i ' Constitution for a successful muni-' > cipal giaft exposure and conse-j Jquent convictions. i ■ For the best example of corre- , spondence. SSOO. Awarded to 11. it. , Knickerlmcker, of the Philadelphia : Public Ledger and the New York Evening Post, for a series of ar■tides on the practical operation of the Five-Year Plan in Russia. For the best editorial article writ'ten during the year. SSOO. Award- ' ed to Charles S. Ryckman, of the Fremont. Neb., Tribune, for the edi'torial entitled "The Gentleman i From Nebraska." For the best example of a report‘e.r's work, the test being strict accuracy, terseness, SI,OOO. Awarded I to A. B. MacDonald, of the Kansas I ■ City (Missouri) Star, for his work in connection with a murder in Amarillo. Texas. For the best newspaper cartoon. SSOO. Awarded to Edmund Duffy.i ;of the Sun (Baltimore, Md.i, .for I the caroon entitled “An Old Strug- ! gle Still Going On.” Prizes in Letters For the American novel published during the year, preferably one which shall best present the whole atmosphere of American life, sl.i 000. Awarded to “Years of Grace", j by Margaret Ayer Barnes. For the original American play, performed in New York, SI,OOO. : Awarded to Alison's House, by Susan Glaspeli, produced by Eva Le|Gallienne at the Civic Repertory j Theatre. For the best book of the year ■ upon the history of the United .States, $2,000. Awarded to “The ' Coming of the War. 1914," by BerI nadotte E. Schmitt. For the best American biography | teaching patriotic and unselfish | service to the people, SI,OOO. ; Awarded to Charles W. Eliot, by | Henry James. For the best volume of verse published during the year by an American author, SI,OOO. Awarded to Collected Poems of Robert Frost. I by Robert Frost. Traveling Scholarships Three traveling scholarships, having the value of SI,BOO each, to graduates of the School of Journalism. who shall have passed their | examinations with the highest honor and are otherwise most deserving, to enable each of them to spend a year in Europe, in study. On the nomination of the School of Journalism teaching staff the following were appointed Frederick Daniel Sink, Zanesville. 0., David A. Davidson, and Winston Phelps, New York City. Aternates: Valerie A. Fite, Milton Bracker, and Lincoln Kinner Barnett, all of New York City. An unusual scholarship, having the value of SI,BOO, to the student of music in America who may be deemed the most talented and deserving, in order that he may continue his studies witli the advantage of European instruction. Awarded to Elliot Griffis of New York City. , An annual scholarship, having the value of SI,BOO, to an art student in America, who shall be certified as the most promising and deserving by the National Academy of Design, with which the So- ' ciety of American Artists has been merged. Awarded to Samuel Klein of New York pity. • :—o Alley Cat Stays at Post MEMPHIS (U.R) —A stray alley cat which became the pet of grocery clerks here evaded them for ten days, after the store was closed and refused to leave the empty building. The cat apparently was none the worse for its voluntary imprisonment. Grand Canyon Hides Mercury i Flagstaff, Ariz. —<U.R>— The Grand I Canyon, world famous scenic sjAt, ; has become the'object of a search for wealth by mining meh who report the finding of mercury in sufr ficient quantity to justify large scale mining operations.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY. MAY 5. 1931.

• In Reno—-Divorce Tovsn \ ■ • Bvh'® I SU-Ol* iFt ' n JSu w i riill I. I » View of the Washoe courthouse at Reno, Nev., an lat right tlie Riverside Hotel. The courthouse was the scene of great hurry and bustle Monday, tlie first dav of the new siX-weeks’ divorce law. |

UNEMPLOYED ASK STATE HELP — Leaders of Hunger Group Ask Governor to Call Legislature Indianapolis, May 5 —(U.R) Demands that a special session of; the legislature be called to enact ■ unemployment relief were present-1 ed Governor Harry G. Leslie late yesterday bv leaders of a group of: some 250 “hunger marchers!’ who j over the east statehouse I steins. A committee of three laid the; demands before the governor. | Outside, scores of city and state. policemen dispersed the gathering. : [Aimed national guardsmen were ! on duty in the capitol. The crowd of white and negro. unemployed and curious bvstand-1 ers moved quietly to Military . Park, four blocks away, where' i speeches were made. The committee was led by I Donald Burke, Gary, who told the | governor he was an organizer so the communist party. Others were D. S. Finney, Terre Haute, unemnloyed war veteran, and Mrs. Lula Griffin, negro. Indianapolis. Burke demanded that the special legislative session be called to provide unemployment insurance, free rent and gas. water and eleotrie service. He also asked that unemployed persons be immune from evictions ffom homes because of inability to pay rents, mort- ( gages and taxes. He propose! that the money he raised by taxing incomes over I $5,000 and properties and capital of more than $25,000. o MUNCIE COUNCIL IN NEAR RIOT 'CONTINT’En FROM PAC-V' ONF.) I enev and maladministration; against City Comptroller Lester E.' Holloway, Dale's son-in-law. Parkinson refused to recognize Dale, | and called for police to' eject him. J Dale countermanded tlie order when patrolmen arrived. Ono j "ouncilman hurried to call the [ sheriff's office, but was balked; when telephone connections to the i building were severed. Dale then restored the gavel to Parkinson with the remark, “I thought you were going to hit me with it.” Reading of the charges was resumed. Whipple brought 20 specific counts against the administration. He charged that "father-in-law and son-in-law. assisted, by the rest of the family, are running the city of Muncie. "The treasury is virtually empty and city government has almost ceased to function." o SCHOOL PLAY IS ANNOUNCED rOMTTNUFD FROM PAGE ONRI father Marcellus Miller Bess Goodenough, Mrs. Goodenough's niece Mary Kohne Fanny Burton, Dr. Jim's fiance Teresa Baker Madge Hughes, queen of the charity ball Helen Teeple Solicitors Jane Fleming . Catherine Hebble Sally Chesney Henrietta Spangler Irma Dutton, class poetz. Edna Schultz Dr. Jim’s friends Nell Frost Margaret Vian Florence Southern Loretta Malley Gegrge Ashton . Arthur Krick Jack Temple Robert Eiting Roger Clement William Gass Will Forsythe Richard Wertzberger Miss Tabitha Tuttle, looking for Romeo Monica Heimann , Sam Johnson, mesesnger boy Albert Hain Orla T. Baker, of the Royal Grand Oil Corp Edward Vian Lase Goodenough, womanhater Gerald Gage

Mary Jane Wheeler, manhater Rosemary Schurger Dr. Jim Goodenough, just graduated Robert Holthouse | Frank Randolph, Dr. Jim's college chum Thomas Voglewede Guests at the charity ball: James Fisher, Carl Lose, Robert I Kleinhenz. Charles Omlor. Joseph Voglewede, Mary Mil-; ler. Pages: Richard Lose, David Ter-1 veer. o f WALTHER LEAGUE HOLDS MEETING r (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) >1 ‘: tur. vice-president; Miss Agnes : Etzler of Convoy, Ohio, secretary- ‘ i treasurer. District officials who ■ i attended the rally were Chester ‘ i Hitzeman, district president; and ■' A. L. Ulmer, district secretary. ‘ Following the business session, i games of llasebdll were enjoyed. I I A procession of cars, filled with i ' Izeaguers, motored to the Hoag- ’ i 'and high school auditorium where ‘, a banquet was served to the 200' i resent. Ted Barr's String Bick- ' I ers furnished the dinner music. “ I The next rally of the organiza- '[ tion wi’l be held in Convoy, Ohio, ’ in October. ’ u PRINCESS TO BE MARRIED IN JUNE ) . (CONTINUED FORM RAGE ONE) I land. ' * > Princess Ileana is an attractive. , dark-haired girl who has traveled . frequently with her mother in re- | cent years, one journey to Egypt . I last year being made in an effort • i to end the princess' romance with' 1 Count Alexander Von Hoehlz“i7r. son of' the prince of Pless. The princess had impetuously announced her engagement to the count, only to have the government can--1 I cel what she had described as a

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j true love match. Archduke Anton, who is 30, first met tlie princess at Barcelona, where lie lived until recently, i They became acquainted in 1930, during tlie visit of the princess to | Spain, and their friendship culminated in the engagement while the princess was visiting the Hohenzollern palace at Freiburg, in Breisgau, Bavaria. Princess Ileana, whose friend- 1 i ship with a West Point cadet dnrI ing her visit to the United States ! first brought her romantic publicI ity, lias been, at various times, reported engaged to most of the: eligible princes of Europe, in-' eluding the Prince of Aales. King, Doris of Bulgaria, and others. Archduke Anton is the seventh child of the Archduke Leopold-, Saalvator of Hapsburg. TEACHER AND PUPILS KILLED nnvTrNTTvn FROM P\GE ONE' train. , Other children were under the trestle and along the tracks. A few minutes before they had been , happy, out with their teacher on an expedition that was the forerunner ■ of a picnic they had planned in honor of Miss Scott's birthday and lof the approaching summer vacation. Besides Miss Scott, those killed were Beulah Peterson. 7. and June Mason, 8. Lester Peterson, 11, . brother of Beulah and Edith, 'was I one of tlie fitnesses. He was under the trestle, calling frantically for the trapped ones to jump, when the tragedy occurred. - — - - VICTORIA BEAUTY SHOP Ist & Monroe Sts. Miss Loeta Zumbrum Operator

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