Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1931 — Page 6

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Decatur Has Independent Net Team In New Leagul

NET LEAGUE IS FORMED; BERNE ENTERS TEAM Eight-Team League Organized With 32-Game Schedule Planned The Decatur plant of C.l:>v- • rleaf Creameries. Inc., has entered a professional basket ball team in the new northern Indiana net league and Robert Hill, former Decatur high school net star has !)<■ r ; appointed as manager of the local team. The new basketball league was organized at a meeting held at Markle Friday night. Kight team managers posted $25 bonds, and rides and regulations have Been drawn rrp. Vaughn Crowe, prominent Markle sport promoter, was elected president of the league, and a board of directors including Carl Smith. Decatur: If. W. Bannister, LaFountaine and Robert Busche. Ossian, was selected. The towns entering teams in t K “ league are Decatur, LaFountaine, Ossian. Fort Wayne. Markle Berne, Huntington and Sweetser. The Decatur team will bo known as the Cloverleafs and will be. managed by Robert Hill. The LaFountaine team will be sponsored bv the American Legion. The] Ossian Merchants, well-known in r mi-pro circles is entered from that town and the Berne A. C. net-1 men. winners of a number of invitational tourneys the last few years have entered as the other Adams Bounty representative. The Markle team will be known as the Boosters and the Hunting-

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Captains Team Igk ■ tH fl ft • ARobert Hill, former Decatur high school net star has been named captain of the Decatur Cloverleafs, local entry in the new professional basketball league which was organized at Markle Friday night. ton Phi Delts, one of the oldest independent net teams in the state will represent that city. The Sweetser A. C. team is entered from that town. Complete schedules of Ifi games each half will be filled and announced in a week. The season will open the week of November 16, and stringent rules will be adopted to assure the success of I the league. Manager Bob Hill said today that he would call a practice for his team soon and that so far no | definite line-up had been arranged. Q BILLIARD MEET IS ANNOUNCED Ton local billiard players have | : entered the second annual city class B billiard tournament which ;is scheduled to start at Lose Brothers cigar store Octobier 26. ■it was announced today. The ■ tournament will be limited to 24 ■ players and entries will close at 6 o'clock on the night of October . 26. John Ixise is chairman of the I rules committee and this commit-’ I tee also passes on the eligibility’ ]of players acceptable in the B, class. An open tourney will be held , later for both A and B class play-1 ' ers. Five awards will be made at [ the close of the tourney, which , ‘ will last three weeks. Each entry' I will play all other entries and the 1 ' standing of games won and lost i at tlm close of the tournament i will determine the winners. One table at the cigar store will bo kept open for players not ent“rled in the tourney. The public is ' invited to attend all the tournaI ment games. o Decatur To Mishawaka Tin Yellow Jackets go to Misha- ' waka tomorrow to meet the strong j northern foot ball team. The game is scheduled for one o'clock. A i large crowd of Decatur fans are expected to see the game. o St. Louis Bank Closes I St. Lonls, Oct. 23 — (U.R)—The Fidelity Bank and Trust Company, with deposits of $1,056,977 today was In the hands of state bank examiners, following decision of the board of directors to close the institution. Reason tor closing the bank was given as “frozen assets."

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FOUR BIG TEN GAMES ON CARD Chicago, Oct. 23.—(U.R)— Four Big I Ten games and the Notre Dame- ■ Pittsburgh battle at South Bend feature tomorrow's football program in the middle-west. The Big Ten games follow: Northwestern vs. Ohio at Colum- , bus. Michigan vs. Illinois at Urbana. lowa vs. Minnesota at Minneapolis. . Indiana vs. Chicago at Chicago. The other two Big Ten teams, Wisconsin and Purdue, will invade the east for intersectional tilts. Wisconsin, playing its first game in the east since 1899 when Yale beat the Badgers, 6-0, will meet [ Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. Purdue, badly crippled but with plenty of capable, if inexperienced, replacements, will meet Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh in the Boilermakers first eastern trip since the 19-0 victory over Harvard in 1927. Big Ten football followers expect the survivor of the Northwestern-] Ohio State game to go on to win i | undisputed possession of the conI ference championship. Ohio State, led by crafty Carl Cramer, already] has toppled Michigan, last year's co-champion of the Big Ten. 20-7,1 and tlie Buckeyes will be favored‘ to win their first title since 1920 it; they stop Northwestern. Northwestern has exhibited a i powerful defensive team in the I three games played thus far, but' Coach Dick Hanley's hasn't yet taken the wraps of his 1931 offensive. : Nebraska scored the only touchI down made thus far against the ■ 1 Wildcats after they had a 19-0; lead. Notre Dame never was able! to penetrate Northwestern's 20-1 ! yard line in the mpd and rain at ] ] Soldier Field although two fumbles; and a blocked kick gave the Irish 1 ,the ball three times inside the Wildcat s 25-yard line. The University of California iLos Angeles was able to make] only two first downs against Northwestern’s first, second and third ] I teams. Northwestern had a new variation of the Warner system, in-1 volving a shift out of the doublewing back formation, for use against Notre Dame but the Wild-, cats tried it twice in the mud and were offside both times. They’ll probably unfurl it against Ohio State tomorrow, barring bad weath|en Coach Hanley isn't taking Ohio State lightly as evidenced by the . following sign which has occupied a prominent place in the Northwestern dressing room all week: ‘‘Wisconsin. 21; Purdue, 14. Ohio State. 20; Michigan, 7. “And they believed what they read in the papers.” Michigan's defeat at the hands of Ohio State has taken the edge (iff Illinois' homecoming game, but i it’ll probably be quite a battle belt ween age old rivals, nevertheless. If Bob Zuppke's sophomore team I lean bottle up Harry Newman and | trim Michigan. Illinois may cause ] trouble for Northwestern next , week. The Minnesota-lowa and Indiana-! I Chicago games bring together the | Big Ten's supposedly weakest | teams. Minnesota is somewhat of! I a dark horse and may show nnex- j ; pected strength against lowa, un-; able to score a point in its first I I three games. Pittsburgh comes west with an ! undefeated, unscored record and a [highly touted line, but probably j will run into the full fury of Notre I Dame's resourceful offense. Coach Heartly Anderson has pointed the Irish for this game because of the fact that the next hard games does not come until November 21 when Southern California invades South Bend. o * SIDELINES * By United Press Madison. Wis.. Oct. 23—Wisconsin s football squad, composed of 133 players and Coaches Thistle- | thwaite, Shaw and Wagner, departed yesterday for Philadelphia I and the Badger's first invasion of I the east in more than a quarter ]of a century. A crowd of 3.000. one of the largest to give the foot- ■ ball team a sendoff In recent I years, bid the Badgers farewell. Evanston. 111., Oct. 23 —A squad of 35 Northwestern football play- ] ers. grimly confident, departed for i Columbus last night to meet Ohio ! State in tiv Wildcats' first Big | Ten game of the season. Ollie | Olson sophomore fullback, is the j only regular who probably won't start the game. Olson has an In I fected leg. but is expected to play If the Wildcats’ need his kicking l Potter, Meenan and Rentner, the | other backs, have minor injuries but expected to play throughout ] the game unless they receive addiI tional hurts. South Bend, Oct. 23 — A black-

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'♦ »—♦ BOXERS TO MEET! I Lloyd Baker, chairman of the American Legion amateur boxing committee has called a meeting of all local amateur ’ boxers and others interested in the sport for next Tuesday ; I night at 7:30 o'clock. The | meeting will be held at the l American Legion hall and plans for the session will be made. » ♦ board drill similar to those the late Knute Rockne gave his quart- ' erbacks was scheduled today for ■ the Notre Dame field generals. ' Coach Heartly Anderson believes that Pittsburgh and Notre Dame are so closely matched that quarterback strategy may decide Satur- ] day’s game. Bloomington. Oct. 23— With a new pass attack that Coach E. C. Hayes hopes will bring the Hoosiers victory over Chicago, Indiana's football squad departed today for Chicago. Opasin, halfback, probably will call signals for Indiana. Minneapolis. Minn., Oct. 23—• Desnite his broken thumb. Ken MacDougall. Minnesota's midget I quarterback, is expected to see i full time service in the Gopher’s ] opening Big Ten game against j lowa Saturday. Columbus. O„ Oct. 23 — Ohio State’s probable lineup for the I Northwestern game follows: Nasman, and Gillman. ends; Hadbrich and Bell, tackles; Gailus and VarI ner. guards: Smith, center: Cram- ' er. quarterback; Hinchman and ’ Holcomb, halfbacks; and VuchlI nich, fullback. lowa City, la.. Oct. 23—Hickman and Kriz. lowa's two injured half- | backs, are expected to start Saturday's game against Minnesota at Minneapolis. The Hawkeyes departed last nieht for the northwest. hoping to break their string of scoreless games against the i Gophers. Ann Arbtor, Mich.. Oct. 23 — ' Coach Harry Kipke indicated last night before Michigan departed for Champaign, via Chicago, that he was undecided about the Wol--1 verines’ starting lineup against Illinois Saturday. Tessmer mav start at either quarter in place of Newman or at half in place ot Jack Heston. Capt. Hudson's place at fallback may be taken by Hewitt, and Petosky may start at one end. Champaign. 111.. Oct. 23 —Coach Bob Zuppkc probably will start 10 sophomores and one junior against Michigan in tomorrow's homecoming game. Gil Berry, at quarterback. mav be the only veteran to face the Wolverines. Chicago. Oct. 23 —Because of his lack of reserves. Coach Stagg will have to start a crippled lineup against Indiana Saturday. Bernie 1 Wien. end. Spearing, tackle, Capt. I Horwitz, guard, and Zimmer, half- ' back, all have injuries, but Stagg | believes a crippled regular is beti ter than 1 - a healthy reserve in the i case of the Maroons. o No Game Play-Off South Bend. Ind.. Oct. 23.—(U.R) —The last slim chance that Notre Dame and Northwestern might | play off their scoreless tie for charity this season was eliminated today when Notre Dame authorities stated that they did not wish to replay the game. The feeling of Father O’Donnell, president of the university, Jesse C. Harper, athletic director, and : Heartly Anderson, senior coach, is that, while Northwestern is a worthy opponent, it would only cheapen the college sport to play again. In addition the Notre Dame authorities feel that it might appear that Notre Dame considered Ihe 0-0 tie an accident. Notre Dame probably will play ] a charity game at Soldier Field. Chicago, in December, but arpuigements for the game will be postponed until an opponent can be ' carefully selected, considering drawing power and title possibilities. An offer already has been made Notre Dame to play Yale a charitygame in New York or New Haven, but the feeling is that any game , played should be in this section. o Condensed Population ( The smallest of the Central Amer , kan republics, Salvador, is the most ] thickly populated nation In the western hemisphere. Although only about as large as the state of Maryland. It has a population of more than one and one-half millions, mostly Mestizos or Spanish Indians. — O" —” Not ■ Scientific Fact There is no authentic citpe on rec ord where a scientist has been able to create life from a cell tn which life did not already exist In some . | form.

Grandmother Bride and Mate 'ny. ft” Wlx:' 7iTITOrHW iIWT — nr' y - .. Wh |«4rio V > MT . V ' ■ J Jl' ? aft i / I tT *Jr Jy’* 1 - fl J Y ■ Mrs. Sarah V. Brown Wils, 58-year-old grandmother and $3,000,000 > heiress of Evanston. 111., and her husband, Harry C. Wils. 29-year-old » automobile salesman, as they appeared outside their honeymoon castle in Evanston shortly after their marriage. Mrs. Wils, who was Mrs. , Sarah W. Brown-Deynzer. met her youthful husband when he called , upon her to sell het an automobile. Mr. Wils was a Notre Dame foot- ! ball player in his college days.

nan piajci in ll.a i i yai 1 YOUTH ADMITS KILLING WOMAN i (CON I 'INUED FROM PAGE ONE and was arrested. [ He was Hentil’ied by Mrs. Meyer , they said, and then admitted the . i slaying of Mrs. Lavander. , Robbery was the motive “of the ; . latter crime. Mrs. Lavender was I robbed of >lO and then shot to I death in an apparent struggle to . escape. Mrs. Meyers was attacked by an I a-me.l youth while picking musht, rooms. LAWYERS ARGUE ON MOTION TO STAY JUDGMENT CONTINUED FROM P*.l? ->NE) , ronvicted, contending that it was “insufficiently drawn and -r.ot i specific ’I in not stating exactly 1 how the income tax was evaded. Capone sat through the long • arguments fidgeting in bis chair ■ from time to time as the attor1 neys delved into highly technical' phases of the verdict and indictment. Capone’s right index finger was 1 wrapped in a bulky bandage. 1 “I cut it,” he remarked. ' He fingered the bandage as the arguments wore on. Fink, hoarse from a cold, argued that the ‘language of the indict- ’ ments had been insufficient. “If the indictments had been any more specific,” countered. Grossman, “the government would • have disclosed all its evidence, i The indictments met the require-1 1 ments of the statute." , i Fink contended that the gov-, ernment had "piled charge upon i charge until it had hoisted itself upon its own retard.” “This proves,” he said, “that ' there has heen a providential hand > in the matter.” Judge Wilkerson interrupted to ask, "Do you think there is some--1 thing providential about this ver-, ' diet?” 1 "Yes.” was the reply. “The jury found the defendant guilty on' r counts that will not stand up. If; • this indictment was not drawn . ’ properly, and we contend it was 1 not. it is just too bad.” Defense Attorney Ahern said ' that for all to the contrary in i > thhe evidence. Capone may have ■ filed an income tax return and • may have followed attempt to 3 evade payment of tax with pay--5 rnent. In closing his argument Ahern said the verdict illustrated the s fact that the indictment was so f vague that the defendant could be ■. tried again on tithe same charges. B "If convicted at a second trial., the defendant could not even plead double jeopardy, so vague is the indictment.” he contended. As Ahern concluded. Grossman began an argument tending to disi prove the defense allegations. He finished his discussion and Judge Wilkerson tucked his notes in his ■ pocket, announced the adjournment and rose from the bench. Attorney Ahern explained after the hearing that the defense did not plan a motion for a new trial. "When we decided to argue for arrest of motion, we waived right 1 to plead for a new trial," he said, p o Get the Habit—Trade at Homa

INDIAN MAY BE LAST MOHICAN Milwaukee, Oct. (U.R)—“The . Last of the Mohicans” may be a ! reality in Makwa Monpuy. 74-year-old white moustached Indian, known ] in Milwaukee as William Dick. University of Chicago anthropo- ' legists believe Monpuy is the only; I person alive who knows and speaks •the Mohican language. The aged t Indian's speech is important to linguists because the Mohicans never recorded their language, either in pictures or words. A member of the Chicago anthropology department spent several days here recording in phonetic writing Mon- , puy's words. Although he remembers no Indian songs or legends, Monpuy can speak the complicated language learned from his parents when he w;;s a boy on a Wisconsin reservation. His father and mother came to Wisconsin from a New York reservation. Monpuy is a Presbyterian and an elder of l.is congregation, but regains a deep sympathy for Indian ] worship. Red Indian "Referendum.” The Siuitlisonlnn Institution says that the holding nt s referendum ; before n declaration of war was the accepted method among organized ■ tribes like the Ir.xpioinn and Musk , hoge.-tn tribes. This was*mentioned ■ by Latitfiu in his writings, published ! In 1724 —— ——o —— Always in the Heaven* The Milk> Wai is always In the I henvens. This luminous band com j . pletely erclrcles the earth I

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NEW UNIONISM 1 IS BEING BORN IN FAMED BUTTE Critics Describe New Brand As A Type Os Racket Butte, Mont.. •— (UP) — Once known as the Gibralter of Labor because o: the devotion of its citl- | reus to the principles of unionism, Butte now is cradling a new sort of I "unionism” which its critics describe as a racket. I Unions now appear as a w>-a; r>n I of entrenched privilege among the I wo teers th inselves. If history repeats itself it is not : to be wondered thaLßutte should be ’ the birthplace of the new “union ' ism." For Butte was the birthplace !of the first metal miners’ union, I and for years was the backbone of I the powerful Western Federation ] ot Miners. Now the effort is to keep . men and women out of the unions. I Those in the unions apparently do not care what becomes of the work i ing class so long as they themselves ; have jobs. I The Butte unions ot today recog- ] ■ nize nn man’s right to a job unless i ( i he first is a member of a Butte ’ i union and he can’t join the union , unless he has the price. And in i some eases not even then. Prohibi i five initiation fees, often r -aching $l5O virtually constitute a closed l charter. Th ; s situation has been much be- : foie the public of recent years. Only ; last summer it was involved in a , prolonged political fi.’ht in the! i schools after the school board charged the janitresses’ union hud

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