Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1931 — Page 6

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FAST SOUTHERN INDIANA TEAM TO SHOW WARES Laurentinen Ready For Tough Scrap With Big Catholic Aggregation .George Laurent’s Catholic high school basketball team will meet a tough foe here next Monday night at 8:30 o’clock when the fast Washington Catholic high school team from Washington, Indiana, will come here. Two of the greatest Catholic high school net teams in the state will meet in the game, ami Coach Laurent has been keying his team up for the occasion. The game is expected to be one of the features of the Commodore i net program this season. Washington Comes here for the first game I of a three-day road trip. Tuesday night the Devies county team will I go to Huntington and on Wednes-( day night the travellers will meet ' Anderson Catholic. Season tickets are good Monday night for the contest. Rev. Joseph ' Hennes, athletic director, announced today and a limited numhe.- of < single admission seats will be avail ; able at thedoors of Catholic high school gymnasium Monday night. Doors will open at 7 o'clock and a preliminary will start at 7:301 o'clock. The big game will get underway at 8:30 o'clock. A big crowd Is expected and a number of fans from Huntington and Anderson have signified their intention of coming. A preliminary has been arranged between the St. Joe eighth grade and the Jefferson township eighth grade. U. of California Favored In Betting Atlanta. Dec. 26—(U.R) University of California was favored in the betting odds today to wipe out the sting in the defeat administered 1 y Georgia Tech back in 1929. While the Golden Bears of the west were heavily favored to win. the prospects of a wide open game by the underdogs and a forecast of clear, moderate weather, brought predictions of a capacity crowd today at Grant field. Tech scored a lucky 8-7 victory over California in that Rose Bowl engagement two years ago when Roy Reigels. star California center, ran the wrong way with the hall and scored a safety for his opponents. The sting of that defeat was a strong incentive for tlie Californians to play to win by as large a Score as possible today. Both teams were in good condition. —— o Plans Completed For Wilson Bay Dinner Winchester. Ind., Dec. 26. — <U.R) -Preparations were completed today for the annual Woodrow Wilson dinner Monday night at which Newton J). Baker, secretary of war under Wilson, will make the principal address. Approximately 2,000 democrats from all parts of the state are expected. Earl Peters, Democrat state chairman. prominent state officials, party and organization leaders have announced they will be present, Man Critically 111 From Rabbit’s Kick Columbia City, Ind., Dec 24. — <U.P) — Clarence Shafern. 35. was critically ill with tularaemia today as a result of being kicked in the hand by a rabbit which he was releasing from a trap. — o •t the Habit—Trade at Home.

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BOILERMAKERS LOOM STRONG Purdue Basketball Team Promises to be of Strongest In History Chicago. Dec. 26.—{U.R)—Purdue University basketball teams have won or shared in five western conI ference championships in the last ,12 years. The Boilermakers prom- , ise this season to have one of their A strongest teams in history. Under Ward Lambert, who re'cently began his 12th year as coach. Purdue had not fallen below irunner-up position in the Big Ten since 1925. The Boilermakers nev'er have been lower than fourth place during those 12 years. Last years Purdue tied Michigan 'and Minnesota’ for second. The team was handicapped by Lambert's absence in mid-season because of illness, hut won eight ■ games and lost four. i That squad still is intact. Fiery Johnny Wooden. Martinsville, Ind.. - twice all-American guard, will be playing his third and last year with ‘ the team. He is one of the great>iest tloorguards in the conference, t an accurate shooter from any angle, i and fast on dribbling. Harry Kellar. Chicago, all-confer--'ence guard, is co-captain of the Isquad with Wooden. Lambert is • concentrating on a fast breaking 1 offense, built around these players i,to overcome the handicap of a -1 light, short squad. ■ I Eight first-stringers have return- < ed. John Eddy, Columbus, Ind., will be paired with Kellar. John > Porter. Logansport, Ind., also may , see service at a forward post. Charles Stewart, Attica. Ind.. . i regular center last year, is back. IHe stands nearly six feet three. | Norman Miner, Fort Wayne, Ind.. lis another junior prospect. With Wooden will be teamed Ralph Parmenter. Indianapolis, also a voter.n. Another letter man at > ' this post is John Husar. Chicago. In pre-conference games Purdue defeated Washington of St. Louis 1 53 to 23; Notre Dame. 32 to 24, and '! Pittsburgh. 41 to 23. The team ■ plays Montana State and Monmouth. ' before meeting its conference opponent. Indiana, at I-afayette, Jan. I 4. FAIR WEATHER OVER CHRISTMAS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEI ed for the day. Filling stations ; closed at noon yesterday. The decorations in Decatur were unusually pretty this year, the en- , tire business district of the city being lavishly decorated with a > canopy of bright colored lights. The residents also decorated their homes with holly and Christmas trees. The growing tendency , towards outdoor decorations for the

homes was markedly increased this year. Special Christmas dinners for i patrons and inmates of the Adams I County institutions were served l and entertainments were given at I the various buildings. The needy people of the city j were also made happy on Christmas Day with the help of the Good ' Fellowship Club sponsored by the ' Delta Theta Tan sorority, by. the I Decatur Elk’s lodge and other i charitable ami civic organizations I of the city, who provided clothing and food to those who were in want. Santa Calus made his usual visit Thursday evening and during the night, adding to the joy and happiness of the children. Bruins And House of David Win Games Chicago,' Dec. 26—(U.R) —The Chicago Bruins professional basketball team defeated Fort Wayne. IS to 14, at Chicago last night. The Chicago team led 11 to 9 at the half. The House of David team from Benton Harbor. Mich., defeated the Taylor Trunk girls team 10 to 5 in a closely contested gam?. The bearded team led the Taylor girls 3 to 2 at the end of the third quarter. Foodthall Schedule Is Announced Today — West Point. N. Y.. Dec. 26. —(U.R) Army's football schedule for 1932 was announced ‘today. The 1 Cadets will play 9 games, four of I them away from home. The season i opens with Furman University of Greenville. S. C„ on Oct. 1 and closes with Notre Dame on Nov. 26. It . is possible that a game will be ar- ; tanged with Navy. The schedule follows: Oct. I—Furman. Oct. B—Carleton College. Oct. 15 —University of Pittsburgh | ‘at New York. Oct. 22—Yale at New Haven. Oct. 29—-William & Mary. Nov. s—Harvard at Cambridge. Nov. 12 —North Dakota State Coli lege. Nov. 19-West Virginia Wesleyan. j Nov. 26—Notre Dame at New | York. MANY TRAGEDIES ON CHRISTMAS (CONTINUED FORM PAGE ONE) Christmas with fireworks. Two children .were killed and eight in- | jured in Natchez. Miss,, where a firecracker set fire to an autom-t---bile which exploded. One child perished when its clothing was ignited and 13 persons were in | jured by fireworks in New Or- ( leans. Another fireworks death occurred in North Carolina. Jasper Errant?. 40. St. Louis, chose unusual gifts for two friends. When they called with their offerings, he presented each with a revolver. As they departed, he leaned from a second floor window to wave farewell, and ! tumbled out to his death. Terrell Green. 13, accidentally ! killed his best friend, Carl Wengreen, 13, in Idaho. Green was shooting at birds with a Christmas rifle. As he aimed, Wengreen's horse shied, putting the rider in I the line of fire. The bullet entered Wengreen’s skull. ' Walter Givens, 19. was killed, and John Below 12. wounded after they had failed to heed a warning against shooting fireworks at Allenville. Mo. Dr. F. S. Markel, 70. physician, who was arrested, said he had meant only to frightsn them. Harry Travis. Ixgi Angeles, a widower, trimmed a Christmas tree at his home, then went to the grave of his wife and son in Ingle- ‘ wood cemetery, put a revolver to I his head and fired. His body will ! be .buried beside them. o Get the Habit—Trade at Hom*

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1931.

WHIPPETS WILL FACE COLORED AGGREGATION Great Bunch of Stars To Attempt to Break Kirkland Victories On next Wednesday night, December 30, Kirkland Whippets, one of the fastest independent basketball teams in Indiana will face the crucial test of the season when the -Whippets tangle at Kirkland | gymnasium with the fast I Wheatley Center colored basketball team of Fort Wayne, boasting an all-star lineup of former Central high school net stars. The Wheatley team is regarded as the greatest all-colored combin-

,ation in tile middlewest and has i won a big percentage of its games 'the last three years. The colored boys, stinging from <he early season defeat they received at Kirkland have loaded up for the occasion and have made the assertion that they will be glad I to play on a 60-40 win and lose [ basis. | Kirkland has not been beaten ■this season and is regarded as a possible state champion indepen- ( dent ball club. The big game will ( start promptly at 8 o’clock Wednesday night and a preliminary between the Whippet Reserves and the Monroe Bearkatz will start at 7 o’clock. A section of the gymnasium is being reserved for Decatur and Fort Wayne basketball fans. The price of admission will be 25 cents for high school pupils and adults. Grade children accompanied by their parents will be admitted free. o COURT TO HEAR MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL JAN. 4th CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ed as to the law governing said cause and that a portion of the jury was led to believe from his consideration of the whole matter that a parole could be granted by the court, all as more fully shown by the affidavits of Charles E. Bahner, John A. Hendricks and Enos W. Lehman and attached.” The closing reason given is that i the court erred in failing to explain the principles of law involved j on a charge of murder in the first (degree, in failing to instruct the jury that a charge of murder in the first degree, comprehended every grade of ielohiotts homicide.” The Jurors Affidavits Attached to the motion were the affidavits of Bahner and Hendricks, that of Ijehman’s to he filed today or tomorrow. All three are identical. Mr. Ix'hman has been in Michigan the past several days but j was home this morning. The following is the affidavit of Mr. Bahner which is the same as the others: "Charles E. Bahner. being duly sworn, says he is the same Charles E. Bahner who sat as a juror in the case of the State of Indiana vs. Joseph Everett, being No. 3.000 on the court dockets of the Adams CtrI cuit Court and who signed and returned into court the verdict therein. a copy of which is filed here with and made a part of hereof and marked ‘Exhibit A’. , "Affiant further says that he was . called and examined as a juror in L said cause of the — day of Novem- . i ber, 1931, and was sworn as such [ juror on the 27th day of November. ; 1931, that he sat as a juror in the . trial of said cause until the 6th . day of December, 1931, at which , time said verdict was returned into court. "Affiant further says that such , verdict is not his verdict and that ( said defendant is not guilty o! , murder in the first degree as stated . herein. That he signed said ver . diet with the understanding and beI lief that rather than have a dis agreement in said cause he believ , ed it would be proper for him so . to do and that he understood and ( believed that said defendant could . and would be immediately paroled . upon the return of such verdict , and that he signed and agreed to the same with that understanding:

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that by the discussion had in the jury room he believed that the seme could and would be done: that he would not agree to the guilt lof this defendant on said charge of first degree murder under any other conditions and that he does not believe said defendant guilty. “Affiant further says that at the time of the poll of the jury by counsel for defendant he did not know that he had the right to say that verdict was not his vicdict. "Affiant further says that he has no interest in said cause except that he believes and knows that j said verdict is not a fair expression and opinion of all the jurors , (herein and that he makes this affi davit that justice may be done.” The affidavits were signed before H. M. De Voss, notary public on (December Sth. At that time those' ■of Balmer and Hendricks were identical while that of Mr. Lehman was slightly different. Later it was ( decided that all the affidavits Im> [alike which accounts for the delay in filing that of Mr. I.?hman’s. The motion will be heard Mon-1 day. January 4th, Mr. DeVoss and Mr. Walters appearing for the de- 1 [ fendant and States Attorney Nathan Nelson and C. J. Lutz for the > state. , o JAP GOVERNMENT ANSWERS NOTE ' CONTINUED FROM F*Gk ”‘NEI 1 ant questions upon which be has I been consulted. t The rescript will be read tomor- • low. in which Emperor Hirohito 1 will express appreciation of the: t army's services in Manchuria. He ‘ was expected in some quarters to i recommend dissolution which would i be followed by a general election, j Dissolution is considered inevitable because the Seiqu party which “ formed the present cabinet has a . minority in parliament, although >’ dissolution may lie delayed until [ - January. 1 Reinforcements Sent t Mukden. Manchuria. Dee. 26. — reinforcements were I dispatched by General Shigeru Hon- < j.i, Japanese commander in Man-’ churia, to many stations along the >’ Mukden-Antung railway today to I s relieve small garrisons hard pressa ed after a night of fighting Chin- ■ ese bandits. »| One of the largest contingents was sent to Hsinmineu. where Jap-i " anese troops had established mar-1 '• tial law. They asked for aid after | a clash near Tarungonipao. J : o s REFUNDS MADE TO TAXPAYERS '-i II [ CONTINUED FHHV PAGE ONE c 000 although there were several h over the half million dollar mark, h i Secretary of the Treasury Ano drew Mellon received a refund on his personal income tax of $86,938. h John D. Rockefeller collected a t refund of $31,324 and John D. d ( Rockefeller, Jr.. $1,804. d Other large refunds included: r- American - Hawaiian Steamship ?- Company, $824,093. »• New York Life Insurance com- '■ pany. $843,926. o F. W. Wool worth company, d $637,961. d' Woodward ' Iron company, Dela-j d ' ware, $851,000. t Estate of Charles Deering, Floro ida, $751,192. ' [ Carbon Steel Company, Pitts-

Nate Buggs Buggs is regarded as one of the greatest negro basketball players in Indiana. He will appear in the Fort Wayne lineup at Kirkland, next Wednesday night.

Here’s Pivot Man

Sandy Blanks, Wheatley ('.enter star center and pivot man has an average scoring record of 12 points over four seasons.

burgh. $614,187. Honolulu Consolidated Oil company. San Francisco. $500,765. Vaccaro Brothers and company. New Orleans, $566,000. Out in the movie colony. Douglas Fairbanks was repayed $12,391; Dolores and Helen Costella, $2. 690. The largest single repayment in New York was to the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, $859,816. Mrs. Adelaide H. C. Fric and Miss Helen Fric, of Pittsburgh, were reimbursed a total of $1,038.577. Mrs. Fric’s share was $831,080. The estate of Payne Whitney received $678,000; estate of William K. Vanderbilt. $368,998; Middlewest Utiliites company. Chicago. $364,592: Willys-Overland company. Toledo, $391,459: Life Insurance company of Virginia. Richmond, $320,245. Indiana tax refunds included: Advance Rumley Co.. I-a Porte. $172,049: Citizens Gas Company. Indianapolis. $17,433: Connersville Blower Co., Washington. D. C„ $10,461; Fletcher American National bank. Indianapolis. $58,943; Fort Wayne Corrugated Paper Co., $12,332; Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Co., Kokomo. $22.691: Knox Consolidated Coal Co., Indianapolis. $31,030; Lafayette Box Board & Paper Co., $23,292; Eli Lilly, Indianapolis. $37,165; Josiah K. Lil-

m ill How comfortable, farsighted and convenient it is to bui’d up a fund each week throughout the year to take care of your gift expenditures for next Christmas. 1 Put in what you can afford each week. Then next I hristmas you II know just how much you can spend. I Christmas Savings Club ( now forming Hundreds ' Hundreds are Joining. x are Saving. Save any Amount you Wish $12.50 to SSOO loin today! Its the easy and practical wav to save. of -'our friends have already joined a Club at this bank and we cordially invite you to do likewise. FIRST STATE BANK DECATUR, INDIANA

ly, Jr., Indianapolis, $37,340, estate of William R. Meredith, Washington, D. C., $39,578; Nordyke & Marmon Co.. Indianapolis. $14,068; Remy Electric Manufacturing Co., Anderson. $43,745; Reserve Loan Life Insurance Co, Indianapolis, $24,100; Stacy H. Van Valkenburg, Indianapolis, $11,839. COURT HOUSE Marriage License Christian Bohnke, Decatur, route 3, auctionee.- to Louise Ann Bleekle Decatur, Route 8. Riley L. Case, Shipshewana, teacher t? Edna Burkhalter, Berne. William A. Cramp, Lexington, Ky. photogtapher to Ida Leigh Patton, Decatur, Route 8. Real Estate Transfers Jacob Bartlett et ux, 107 acres in St. Marys township to First Joint S. L. B. for SI.OO. Fred E. Brewster et ux, in lot 962. Decatur to Ma y E. Myers fir SI.OO.

THE NEW DODGE ? I What Will It Be?

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