Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1931 — Page 5

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E- 1., died from injuries received jumped from the top oi' William MacDonald, Morrell 1> E. 1., jumped from a hospital window and was fatally injured McKenzie and MacDonald be came mad with fear, attendants believed, and might have been saved if they had waited for rescue. Many of the patients received' minor injuries. Francis MacDonald, ot Forest Hill, p E , feU off a roof but suffered only a dislocated Firemen who reached the hospital first tried to cheek the fi r J with dynamit. The explosives, added to the horror of the in-I mates. The 1 dynamite was ineffec-1 tire. Superintendent McLaughlin is-! sued a statement praising every 1 member of his staff for heroic: work. The superintendent also 1 praised the patients who aided i the hospital staff in quelling the ! more violent inmates crazed with fright. Officialdom rubbed shoulders ’ with firemen, police, doctors, | nurses, ordinary citizens and lunatics as hundreds of volun- : teers worked ceaselessly in the rescue work. Mayor T. W. E. I rowse and his city councillors adjourned a late session to rush to the scene. Clergymen did their, bit Premier Janies D. Stewart of I Prince Edward Island and Hon. (1.1 Sheldon Sharpe gave of their ser-! vices. Defective wiring was blamed i for the fire. NOTED DIVER TO SPEAK HERE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE; j pictures under the water He was on the Canadian Olympic Swimming teams in both 19081 And 1912 which in itself attests to his prowess in this field. He! achieved considerable publicity! when he shot the rapids of the St.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT .TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1931.

Battle of Bridge Giants Attracts World Attention * * * * * * War, Death, Politics, Pestilence and Divorce Phased Off Front Pages by Duel to Test Relative alerits of Lenz and Culbertson Systems. 2? "I" 1 ......._ wik iitSl ?■ IS \SSt Never in the history of this vale of tears has a card game aroused so much interest as that now being played al New York between Ely Cuibertson, partnered by his wife, and Sidney Lenz, whose partner is Oswald Jacoby. The match, consisting of 150 rubbers and expected to last six weeks, was made to test the relative merits of the approachlorcmg bidding system, championed by the Culbertsons, and the 1-2-3 system favored by Mr. Lenz. Both experts are confident that his is the perfect modus operand! for piling up the pdints, but Mr. Culbertson is apparently the more confident, for he has wagered $5,000 to Mr. Lenz' SI,OOO that his system comes out on top. Regardless of who is victor, the winnings are pledged to charity. The hotel where the card duel, is fought is a scene of bustle and excitement as the army of war correspondents” who are “covering” the battle for the leading newspapers of the country as well as representatives of the European press, feverishly dig for information as to the progress of the game. Lieutenant Gruenther,' U. S. A., is the referee in the match that will undoubtedly be ranked as the greatest game ever staged. I hoto above shows the scene of battle. Back to camera is Ely Culbertson and facing him is Mrs. Culbertson. Right is Sidney Lenz and left, Oswald Jacoby. Note the group of scribes in the background.

NEW YORK —(U.R)— The celebrated bridge over the Tibei\ wiiere the Roman hero, Horatiua, kept a whole army at bay in the brave days of old, never attracted as much attention as the bridge battle now being fought in New York between the proponents of the lA'nz and Culbertson systems of bidding. Never in the history of this vale of tears has a card game aroused such interest as that which will decide whether Ely Culbertson or Sidney Lenz is the most expert of the experts. Not only is it being ‘covered" by correspondents of all. the leading newspapers in America. but it is also front-page material for most of the European dailies, representatives of which I record each hand, bid and play to 1 appear in next morning's London,' Paris and Berlin papers. The match, consisting of 150 rubbers and expected to last about I six weeks, was made to test the ’ relative merits of the approachforcing bidding system, chant- 1 pioned by Mr. Culbertson and his wife, and the 1-2-3 system, favored 1 by Mr. Lenz and his partner. Oswald Jacoby. Both experts are supremely con- 1 fident that his is the perfect modus operand! for piling up the points, but Mr. Culbertson is apparently; the more confident, for he has. wagered $5,000 to Mr. Lenz'i SI,OOO that his system comes out I on top. Regardless of who is the victor in the game, the winnings | are pledged to charity. The scene at the opening rub-i ber of the great bridge battle was a strange one as the opposing experts and their partners sat down to begin the card duel which attracted the eyes of a world that in Lawrence between Montreal and Kingston in a canoe. It is said lie is the only white man to have accomplished this habardmis feat. In an especially eonsti acted case he will show many deep-sea curiosities. Coral of every deription, shark jaws, barracuda skeletons, mounted deep-sea fish make up this display case. The public is invited to attend and those who do not have season tickets may purchase single admission' tickets at the door. Coal Operators Meet Ter e auto, Ind, Dec. 15 (IT’i More Ilian 10 Indiana c al operators met her today to consider means of stablizlii? the coal industry. Regulation of sales was the chief topic of consideration. o CHARGES FILED AGAINST MAYOR (CONTINUED Until PAGE ONE) that he used city employes to work at his home in hours during which they were being paid by the city, that he conspired with Long to sell trictors they owned to the T. W. Meikeljohn Company, Eond du Lac. Vvis.. with the projnise to get the Wisconsin firm several city con-

the past few years has come to regal'd bridge as a Moslem does his sunset prayers. At one corner jrf the card table was a microphone, over which the bidding and resulting play was broadcast into millions of homes where bridge parties followed the play of the experts. It is hardly necessary to say that the four principals in the gigantic game were seething with excitement — well, not all four: for Mrs. Culbertson was as cool as if she had , just stepped from under a cold | shower. Watchers, on that first night, | were limited to one. Lieutenant | Gruenther, U. S. A., who acted as referee, but when the players had Settled down in earnest the army * ot' “was correspondents” from in--1 ternational newspapers and press syndicates was permitted to witness the progress of the Homeric battle on condition that strict i silence would be maintained, a severe ordeal for a newspaperman. | Though the Lenz team was a I ' couple of thousand points ahead ■ after the second night’s play, the i Culbertsons were far from down i ■ hearted, so far, in fact, that Mr. I 1 Culbertson signified his willingj ness to back his wife and himself ' in a word, their system, to the ] extent of $25,000, at odds of two i to one. Whatever the outcome may be, ! the match, which must be finished : by January 15. according to the , agreement, will undoubtedly be I ranked as the greatest card game | ever staged and when the ultimate! I winners are announced the bridge ! addicts of the country—nay, the 1 world—will at once begin to get I busy, remodeling their game to ■conform with the system that i comes out on top. I tracts in return: that he and Long, > ■ as real estate operators, attempt- ' ■ cd to sign recognizance bonds for police officers, and that lie and I Hinkle conspired to appoint Hinkle’s brother, Harry, assistant fire chief when the latter wis 17 years past the age limit for the , position.

I Tune In on C-C-Y-32 I The I! 1a c k Master, IS Ella Helen. Tops y , E Blue Belle—the whole pf chorus is waiting to m entertain you. Cash Coal Yard H R. A. Stuckey Remember! No Clinkers! BP Fish, Oysters, Pig Tails, S» Wednesday night at Elk’s !'■ Cafeteria Feed. Members! H On the job! gj

Q a x»f _ /J W «? \ f W “We’re ' l Waiting for Your (OCT CHRISTMAS V/ U GIFT SUGGESTIONS” PROSPECTIVE Christmas as a class, are open to suggestion. They literally beg to be told what to buy, and where to buy it. Why, then, do they turn to their daily newspaper for help? Because they know that there, at a great saving of time and energy, they will find the information they are seeking in the most convenient, compact form. Will You Get Your Full Share 01 CHRISTMAS BUSINESS? It is estimated that in Adams County there are 19,0(H) men, women and children who will buy gifts this Christmas. Os these 19,000, it is conservatively estimated that 12,000. will be guided by the Daily Democrat advertising- Such complete coverage demands your consideration. If your merchandise is worthy, if prices are right you cannot afford to accept anything less than your full share of holiday business. To rcceice that full share, you are urged to give your Christmas gift suggestions to an eagerly awaiting public through the medium of the Daily Democrat. ' J' DEMOCRAT

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