Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1933 — Page 6

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DECATUR A. C.’S SCHEDULE TWO The Decatur A. C.’s have two iinporta. t tilts scheduled for this week. Both games will be played in Decatur, one at the D. 11. S. gym and t:e other at the Catholic gym. The first game will he the final of three-game series between the A. C.'.r and the Fort Wayne Chief .. Th; game will be played at D. H. S. gym Wednesday night. Decatur won the first game played between these teams by one poi" t while rhe Chiefs won the second game, played t Fort Wayne, by a small margin after holding a big lead at the half. Thursday night, the A. C.’s will meet the Chesterton Independents at the Catholic high school gym. The Chestertow.i team is being brought to this city through the ettoris of Rev. Joseph Seimetz. lo.al - pastor at Chesterton until assigned to the local pastorate. Chesterton recently won the ssc tional independent tourney of Lake a I LaPorte county teams and will compete in the state independent tourney at Tipton next month. WOULD REDUCE CITY SALARIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE City attorney . 400 500 Councilmen. five 500 500 County auditor. .. 75 The salaries of the clerk and treasurer, paid this year, includ ing the amounts above and the im- tint paid by the light and water departments follow: 1933 1934 Clerk $1440 Treasurer 1170 Clerk-treasurer SI2OO The total salary bill this year, including the amount paid to the elerk and treasurer by the city | plant is $4,590. Under the proposed bill, the salaries would be

Turf Highlights — By BURNLEY Two YOUMG JOCKEYS WHO HAVE BEEN RIDING BRILLIANTLY ARE MONTE PARKE at NEW ORLEANS AND LEE HUMPHRIES AT AGUA | Johnny ~ Gilbert-the kingpin Rider, of 1932 is kickin’ ’em home |HW 7/7 AT HIALEAH, WHERE coucci AND ' * mills, his rivals of last year. Vftk ARE ALSO RIDINS—Two vSS SSri p,c * turf VffiW feaEffi SmR. CLASSICS which will Hr BE & SSt? “THE next few NL. 'WEEKS ARE 2-29 ff ™ E 0 - f ‘ CUBAN DERBY' V AND The #IO,OOO / < Ar? z Cr FLORIDA DERBY. V- z Ku.? Featjfe* SynJacs'e. Int, Great Britain righu rwerved RACING in the Southland has of 1932 is staying on top and kick- yet to come—the Florida Derby at been unusually successful ing them home often enough to Hialeah on March 11 and the $50,this winter. The tracks are, make it appear that he will retain 000 Cuban Derby at Oriental Park, of course, set in the very garden of the place he made for himself when Havana, on the following day. Nature, and conditions are ideal for he created a new record last year. An innovation in receiving n.imithe sport of kings in the balmy cli- The boys who pressed him for 1932 nations for the Florida Derby has mate. As fur as horse racing is con- honors are right with him again— done much to bring a fine bunch of corned, there is little evidence of Hank Mills and Silvio Coucci. both starters to Hialeah for the closing hard times ’way down South. phenomenal riders. day’s classic. Supplementary nomiAt Hialeah, of course, we had the Two youngsters who are emulat- nations will be receivable up to tospectacle of the season, and one that ing Gilbert, Mills and Coucci are morrow. Because of this, horsemen will be remembered for a long time. Monte Parke, riding at New Or- have the opportunity of judging The gala opening was attended by leans, and Lee Humphries at Agun their thoroughbreds through the more than 15,000 turf fans, who Caliente. Parke is a brother of Ivan season, instead of having to rely on poured into the unique and beauti- Parke, star rider six or seven years early season showings. ful park in Miami, which the lavish age. Humphries is only 16 years old The decision to take nominations hand of Joseph E. Widener had and hails from Idaho, the state that until ten days before the race has lifted from a less than mediocre produced the great Earle Banda, been thoro’ughlv approved by tracK to the most gorgeous in the He skyrocketed to turfdom’s atten- sportsmen, who feel that the deciland. tion by riding 32 winners m the sion brings a higher class field to Among the jockeys we find that first four weeks at Agua. the race. Johnny Gilbert, the champion rider The two big winter classics are cwtum. itii kim r«.wr« srndiau 1m WitKjlK; EE'i

I $3,170. The office of elerk and ■ treasurer would be combined and | the salary for the two-fold office I would be $1,200. The total salary I lor these two offices is now [ $2,610. A 10 per cent cut was made in the city salaries .his year. The ''mayor's salary before the cut was $1,200 a vear.

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BUY YOUR TOURNEY TICKET NOW! 000 Season tickets far the sectional tourney at Fort Wayne are now on sale at the Decatur high school office. Decatur fans are urged to buy their season tickets here, as the principal division of receipts is based on the season ticket sale. 000 Tickets for the entire tourney are priced at $1.50. This entitles he buyer to witness 14 games at six sessions. It really is a bargain. The Decatur high school will not benefit from tickets bought by Decatur fans at the door in Fort Wayne, but only from tickets bought here. Principal Brown announced this morning that tickets will be reserved for anyone calling by telephone. 000 Single session tickets will be sold at 35 cents. But single session ticket holders will NOT be admitted to the gym until a few minutes before the session opens. If you want a good seat buy a season ticket

i and buy it here. The Decatur Yellow Jackets I should have little if any trouble ; advancing to the sctni-iiual round |of the sectional. The locnl i meet I Elmhurst in the first round Friday ; afternoon and will play the winner of the Monmouth-Huntertown clash Saturday morning Neither i lof these games should be difficult i :to win. if the Yellow Jackets piny , j the type of ball they can play. 000 . I According to dope, the Yellow Jackets will meet the Central 1 Tigers in the semi-final round, i , ■ This will he a real battle, as On- - ! tral has shown decided improve- . ment in the past few weeks, hold- , ing a strong Elkhart train to a four-point victory Saturday night. obo The other side ot the draw we[ i consider as pretty much of a tossup. with South Side, North Side and New Haven. South Side and New Haven tangle (Friday morning. and the Bulldogs may spring! lan upset. The winner of this i game likely will meet North Side I Friday night in a second-round | bat; le. i 000 We certainly deeply regret that the Kirkland Kangaroos have been deprived of a chance to compete in the . Bluffton sectional. It’s a tough break for the Kirkland players after battling through a tough schedule and hours of hard practice to learn that their entry has not been filed for the tourney. 000 i The draw for the Bluffton tourI ney certainly gives 'the break to , the Bluffton Tigers. The Tigers • play Union Center Friday night, , : then moving directly into the ] ' semi-final round. The Tigers likely will play eiiher Berne or 11 Chester Center in the semi-final battle. Picking semi-finalists in the other bracket is plenty tough and we'll leave that up to the I fans. | 000 ( \Ve notice that those Anderson < I pupils who went on strike Monday j las a protest against conditions ] : leading to the suspension of the | school from the state athletic , | association, returned to their classes this morning. They were promised a thorough investigation ( lof conditions by city authorities. ,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, FEBRE ARY 28. 1933

JOE REIFF MAY BREAK RECORD Chicigo, Feb. 28.— (U.P) —With ■ Ohio State hack with a virtual stranglehold on the Big Ten basketball championship, the prospect of a new high scoring mark by Joe Reiff of Northwestern remained the most important business in con-. , eluding stages of the conference I cage play. The Buckeyes, after losing to ■ low ; last week, showed titular form i against Purdue at LaFayette last : night, to win 29 to 17. Ohio State I has nine victories and one defeat. Games against Wisconsin at Columbus and Indiana at Blooming ton stand between the Buckeyes and their first conference basketball cage title since 1925. Northwestern defeated Indiana llast night at Evanston. 45 to 32. i with a second half attack after the I Hoosiers led at the intermission. The Wildcats own nine victories and two defeats, and will close their Big Ten season at Minnesota Saturday night. lowa hammered out a 30 to 27 I victory over Illinois at lowa City to retain third place and Michigan held fourth place by defeating Min-1 uesota at Ann Arbor. 21 to IS. Joe Reiff added 15 points against | Indiana to run his total in eleven I games to 147. The record is 154. and Minnesota's weak defense indicates that Reiff probably will set a new conference mark Saturday. Northwestern plays a return game against Marquette at Mil waukee Thursday night. The Wildcats won their earlier game at Evanston. CONDITION IS REPORTED SAME CONTINUED FROM PAGE? ONE been ordered sent here because Cermak has changed at the close : confinement of the oxygen tent now ' in use. The larger room should i h#ve a favorable psychological effect, he said. It is expected tomor- : row. Miami. Fla. Feb. 28.—(UP) —The ! condition of Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago was unchanged today after a restless night in which, at his own request, the oxygen tent ! used to combat pneumonia was re- ( moved. His piiysii iaus made iiu eaiTy : morning examination, desiring to let the mayor rest, but hospital attendants said there was no indication of important developments in his condition during the night. The last temperature record on Cermak's chart wgs 99.8; respiration 36 to 40; pulse 124 to 132. At midnight, when the last examinations of the mayor was made, he was reported "fairly comfortable" despite the development of right lobar pneumonia, and his physicians said, "we feel his condition is somewhat hopeful." Earlier they had reported surprising resistance to the attack of pneumonia. Members of his family remained at the hospital until 10:30 p m and then went home for the night. SMITH APPEARS IN COMMITTEE I CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE government functions and a public bond issue to finance the building of public roads. Peering through gold rimmed spectaclss at the committee members. who are seeking the causes ind cures for the depression, the | former New York governor said: Tin aga'-ist cheapening the dollar by reducing the amount of gold in it. or coinage of silver or the issuance of any kind of fiat money. "Federal highway money is the most efficient aid for unemployment. You get the quickest action that way." There was only an occasional flash of humor as Smith spoke. He said that in spite of labor saving machinery 60 per cent of he money spent for road building I goes to labor. — ——a PREPARES FOR INAUGURATION FOfUHNUEb FROM PAGE ONt go up in price momentarily.) • Detectives watching all incoming trains for beetle-eyed gentlemen with possible anarchistic tendencies. The White House, in need of another coat of white paint, but gay none the less with yellow crocuses in the flower beds Red. white and blue bunting wave in the breeze, but already a little bedraggled frotn rain. The Republican weather man predicts snow for Saturday. Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, head of the inaugural committee, at his telephone saying “No." Seats for the parade range in price from $2 to $7, depending on how close they are to Mr. Roosevelt's scat which Grayson says will be tho only free chair on Pennsylvania avenue. “Standiug room only” signs at all the theaters and tree beer s ■*- >

(near) at one for all who could get inside. Keepers of second rate hotels asking sls a day for rooms down ; I the hall from the hath. ' Republicans dropping in to say. .-ad good byes to President Hoov-1 er. who is going fishing as soon I 1 as his successor is inducted into ! office. Democrats looking over their new offices in the capitol office buildings, and criticizing tho pres-, I ent furnishings. They partieularI ly dislike the bronze elephants on most of tho desks. J o McNUTT SAYS INDIANA WILL RATIFY REPEAL GONTINUEP from page one of 5 cents on each S2O or fraction , thereof and prohibits sale or transfer of property without | stamps affixed. The second bill provides for 25 cents yearly tax I on each SIOO of building and loan stock. Provisions to equalize balances is included. Two bills for poor relief passed | the senate last night. One measure, introduced by ; Sen. Thurman A. Gottschalk, D..' Berne, would permit towns to ob- . tain R. F. C. aid. The measure i would extend a fourth class city i act which permits issuance of i lion-taxable bonds for water plant ; improvements. Anticipation notes would be issued under provisions of the second bill for poor relief needs. The proposal would apply when current funds are depleted and revences are being collected.

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HICH SCHOOL STRIKE ENOS Striking Anderson Students Return to ( lasses This Morning ' I Anderson, Ind. Feb. 28.— (U.K) i I Striking Anderson high school 4U-, i dents returned to classes today. |assured that the school's athletic- ■ department will be investigatedi thoroughly. I Nearly 90 per cent of the pupils - paraded through downtown ' yesterday tn protest to conditions which resulted in Anderson’s suspension Lum the Indiana High ■School Athletic Association. The suspension deprived Ander- i I son from a chance to qualify for j | the state basketball tournament. ' Banners demanding the resigna- - : tion of Principal J. L. Thahnan and ; I charging school officials with maki ing "a business out ot high school j I basketball” were carried by the I striking students. Anderson used an ineligible play-' |er during the first semester and, had to forfeit all but four of its , games. Previously an attempt had been made to divide a percentage of gate receipts from athletic contests among the coaches. Mayor Harry Baldwin appointed a citizens committee to investigate conditions and asked the state board ot accounts to audit the athletic department books. I A majority of the students ended their strike with a dance in the

high st hool gymnasium yesterday afternoon. Secretary To Ford Disappears Detroit, Feb. 2 (U.P)-Detroit [police disclosed *'’day that they (were making a "quiet Investigation’’ into the disappearance, of Ernest jr; Lie-bold, general i

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