Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1934 — Page 6

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FINE DEFENSE BEATS AUBURN FRIDAY, 17-11 Yellow Jackets Register First Conference Victory Os Season Throwing up a stonewall defense, the Decatur Yellow Jackets scored their first Northeastern Indiana con ferenee victory Friday night on the local floor, defeating the Auburn Red Devils, 17 to 11. It was a strictly defensive battlte all the way. with the Yellow Jackets bolding a good edge in the defensive department. Auburn obtained very tew goo<l shots at the basket at any stage of the game, scoring only four field goals. Sanders. Auburn forward, scored the first three points of the game when he scored on a one-handed shot and added a free throw when fouled on the shot. Free throws by I'. Strickler and G. Strickler, a field goal by I'. Strickler and a foul toss by Kreider tied the score al 4-4 as the first quarter ended. Decatur held Auburn scoreless during the entire second quarter, while Blythe scored twice from the fold line, and the Strickler boys j each registered a field goal to give : the Yellow Jackets a 10-4 margin ) at the half. I Auburn cut this margin in half, during the third quarter which end ed with the Jackets leading 13-10. | The Red Devils scored only one ; free throw against the Jackets'. powerful defense during the final period, while Decatur scored four points. Scoring honors for both quintets was well divided. P. Strickler was , high for Decatur with two field goals and a free throw for a total of five points. R. Merchanthouse j led Auburn with two field goals. The Decatur seconds won the' preliminary game from the Auburn reserves. 26 to IS. Decatur FG FT TP P. Strickler, f 2 1 5 j Cowan, f 10 2 Ehinger, c 11 3 Blythe, g. 0 3 3 G. Strickler, g. 12 4 Totals 5 7 17 Auburn FG FT TP Sanders, f 11 3 D. Merchanthouse, f l 1 3 | Lechner, c 0 0 0 R. Merchanthouse, g. 2 0 4 Kreider, h 0 11 Raub, f. 0 0 0 Totals 4 3 11 Referee. Elliott (Fort Wayne); Umpire, Shine (Fort Wayne). o—. Monetary Policies Under Consideration Washington. Jan. 13 —(UP) — Monetary policies were given renewed consideration today’ at a White House conference lasting nearly two hours. The conferees include lithe President, secretary of Treasury Morgenthau, Attorney General Cummings and several treasury assistants. None of them would discuss the

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meeting or reveal whether any pronouncement regarding Ilk*- Monetary situation was likly In the near future. High School Scores Fort Wayne Central 28. Hartford i City 25 Angola 25, North Side 15 j South Side 24. Kendallville 19 Bluffton 17. Garrett 15 | Columbia City 27, Huntington 22 • New Huven 31. Monroeville 17 i Hoagland 3d. Woodburn 35 Indianapolis Tech 24, Lafayette 17 I Brazil 25, Rochester 21 l Connersville 43, Columbus IS . ! Logansport 37. Richmond 9 11 LaPorte IS, Goshen 17 11 Newcastle 33, Lebanon IS i Elwood 31, Marlon 23 i Winamac 20. Peru 14. WARRIORS LOSE TOUGH BATTLE - Jefferson’s Failure To Count Fouls Loses To Ossian, 28-27 ■ The Jefferson Warriors lost a tough decision to the Ossian Bears |at Ossian Friday night. 2S to 27. j Failure to count free throws proJved disastrous to the Adams county team, as Hie Warriors outscored Ossian from the field, 12 to ill. | It was the closest escape from Idefeat this season for the Ossian • main, which lias now won 12 games I in a row. I Baker was the leading scorer fori Jefferson with four field goals and |a free throw for a total of nine) ! points. Bollenbacher scored eight) points and Foreman six. W Il ls-! imier led Ossian with 10 points, six) of them on free throws. Ossian FG FT TP IW. Hilsmier. f. 2 6 10 ) Nilholland. f. 2 0 I I Young, c. 2 15, Richey, g. 3 0 61 Pattern, g. 113; ) L. Hilsmier, i. 0 0 I) Totals. 10 8 281 .Jefferson FG FT TP , Springer, f. 1 •' 2 ; Bollenbachor, f. 3 2 8 ; Moran, c. 1 0 2! Hunt, k 0 0 0 . Baker, g. 4 19 • ■ Foreman, g. 3 0 6 ’ I ~ ~ i j 1 Totals 12 3 21 ; Referee, Cour. Anburn. - Central Eighth Grade Team Wins The Central eighth grade learn defeated the Berne eighth grade five at the Yellow Jacket gym Frii day afternoon. 27 to 12. Q Monroe Bearkatz Beat Bryant. 51-21 The Monroe Bearkatz swamped the Bryant five Friday night in a ; game played at the Kirkland gym- .) nasium, 54 to 21. | —o Valuable ‘Bunny" A zabl“-markrd rabbit for valued at to.OOO. was shown at an Intemr (tonal "biw ir l/>n<Vin

■ICOUNTY TEAMS 'SPLIT UP FOR TWO TOURNEYS Decatur And Monmouth To Fort Wavne; Others To Blullion Indianapolis. Jan. 13 - (UP) , i Bulletins nnnoii ring dates ami ! for sectional and regional | I tournaments of the Indiana High | School Athletic Association were ) sent Io 789 schools today. A. L. Trester. < ommisslo er of I tin I. 11. S. A. A . announced that I sectional elimination would begin I March 2 and 3. Regional tourn ii ments are to Is’ held in 16 cen- ' | ters o'i Marell 10. ami the Hi fin | ( ) alists will meet here on March 16-. 17 for the championship. Admission prices of both the; ■ regional* and the state finals have, i been reduced. Regional ticket*! I will sell for 75 cents in place of $1 and stale tourney prices will; ' be $2.50 for the two days tn place | 'of $3. Si 'gle session prices at ; I Hie regional* will be 50 cents, a ' i H> cent cut. ami at the state meet ) . I singles will be 50 cents, in place . [ol 75 cents. Agitation for a three-day state) final by a number of Indiana i newspapers boro no fruit. News-I ) papers contended the two-day , ! grind was too strenuous on the boys, tlie two finalists being fore-1 ) ed to play three games in one ; ) day. | However, the I. H. S. A. A.' I board decided to demand that J each player in the final tourna- ; me'.t bo giveii a thorough physical ! I examination. The board also announced that i the annual I. 11. S. A. A. indoor track, field and swimming meet would be held at the Butler Uni- ! versity fieldhouse March 31. Sectional centers ad assign-) . ments of schools by counties in- ) ) elude: ) Bluffton —S Wells. 7 Adams I I (Berne. Monroe. Geneva. Hartford! 'Twp., Jefferson Twp.. Kirkland! ! Twp. and Pleasant Mills.) i Fort Waye (North Side! — 12, I Allen. 2 Adams (Decatur and j ! Monmouth.) Hartford City—S Jay. 3 Blaeki ford. Huntington—l 4 Huntington. Regional centers include: Fort Wayne — Blnffto", Fort j j Wayne, Huntington, Hartford City. GENEVA BEATS PLEASANT MILLS Cardinals Trounc n Pleasant Mills Five Here Friday, 38-18 The Geneva Cardinals defeated Pleasant Mills Friday night at the) ) Commodore gym. 38 to 18. Geneva! ■ took an early lead and increased it i Jas the game progressed. E. Buckingham was the leading ; scorer for the Cardinals with six . field goals and two free throws for ja total of 14 points. C. Buckingham followed with 11 points. Dellinger was high for Pleasant Mills ! with three double-makers. I The Pleasant Mills reserves won the preliminary from the Geneva! seconds, 23 to 7. As an added at- 1 fraction, the Pleasant Mills Red, Hots defeated the Salem independents, 41 to 25. Geneva FG FT TP C. Buckingham, f. 5 1 IV Fennlg. f. .226; Hirschey, c. 2 1 5 Farlow, g. 10 2. E. Buckingham, g. 6 2 14 . Beerhower. g. 0 0 I) ( Totals 16 6 3SI Pleasant Mills FG FT TP,! ; Sovine, f. . 0 0 o! iTeeple, f. . 0 2 2’ i Williamson, e. . .2 1 5i 1 Dellinger, g. 3 0 6 I Archer, g.O 11 | Colter, g .204 — — _ Totals. 7 4 18 o SUPPRESSION OF CONFESSION WILL BE ASKED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ! lie charged, was to collect insurance money and rid her son,; Earle, of an unwelcome wife. I The “confession” was made to j | police shortly after Rhcta died, j Defense counsel claimed the state-1 i ment was made under duress. The state's first witness probably will be Burdine Gardner, ; father of Rheta, an Indianapolis broker, who is expected to estab- ' lish the fact of Rheta's death. ‘ i The defense indicated it would ! ■ waive an opening statement. > i o I Get the Habit — Trade at Home

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Commodores

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DANCE WILL BE HELD AT LOCAL COUNTRY CLUB I (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ) ■ up tow.l. Although tlie tickets will not go I on sale until next week, many peo- . ide have already applied for them ' and the general committee stated ! today that if more tickets wer« | sold than accommodations war-' ranted at tlie Country Club, addi-i I tional ball rooms would ho secur-i ed. corresponding arrangements' being made for orchestras, floor shows and other features on the ( general program. Daniel 11. Tyndall was named j chairman of the ticket committee. The dance tickets will lie sold for ) $l5O per couple. It is the plan ! of the national organization which ! sponsors the Ball for the Presi-! dent to receive one dollar of; ■ every d nice ticket. The addition-, j al 50 cents on each ticket will lie ■ used to defray expenses of holding the dance, including tlie paying of tlie orchestra. Members of the ticket commit-' tee follow: Mr. Tyndall, chair-, man; Miss Margaret Hollhouse,' Miss Catherine Fritzinger. Mrs. In?o Kirsch. Mrs. Leo Saylors, Don I Gage, Leigh Bowen, J L. Filler. Charles Holtlionse, Walter J. Bockman. Lloyd Baker, Robert Zwick, Ralph Gentis. Janies Fish- ; er, Bernstein, Herniari Omlor, I Dr. Palmer Eicher. Members of the other commit-! tees follow: Arrangements: Mrs. j i’brter. chairman; Miss Betty) Macklin. Mrs. Robert Helm. Miss Mary Suttles, Miss Alice Allwein. Miss Mary yoverdale, Mrs. Harold McMillen. Mrs. William Bell. Mrs. J. G. Neptune Miss Isabel Hower.! Mrs. Bryce Thomas, Mrs. J. L.: Ehler. Miss Mildred Niblick. Miss Florence Holthouse, Miss Irene

Gird for Senatorial Battle >s J., si fe >1 I SR W* f -A ■ w ■’si ■ s■- ‘ ' E > >’7. - 1 WIT. ; 1 a Herbert Presfoe-nt Hoover, Roosevel/T jrtgf «-'■ //— Ur SMbI ...FifaA / — „j; UWer F Devter SenatorcTohnsom With former President Herbert Hoover recovering from his overwhelming defeat in 1932, political prognosticators assert that he will soon he back in the arena with the California Senatorial election providing an opportunity for him to cross swords once more with his conqueror The ; term of Senator Hiram Johnson, California's Republican Progressive. ends next year, and Hoover is determined he shall not be re-elected To this end, the ex-President is said to have chosen Walter F Dexter, former college head. Co oppose Johnson, whose bolt to Roosevelt Hoover 1 never has forgiven. But Senator Johnson, too, will have backing For j not only is he a Roosevelt program backer, but is also a close personal friend of the President. Thus the battle, provided Johnson runs for re- , election, will really be a return bout between Roosevelt and Hoover

SATURDAY. JANUARY 13, 1934

• Zwiik. Mrs. Ed Bosse, Miss Mary j Harris. Miss Catherine Hyland. 1 j Andrew Appelmaa. Chalnier O. Porter. Frederick Schafer. Robert . Meibers. Richard Ehinger. | Bridge committee: Miss Irene) Holthouse, chairman; Miss Fan Haminell. Miss Eleanor Pumphrey) Miss Flo Harris. Miss Vivian i Burk. Miss Florence Haney. Miss Helene Wehmeyer, Miss Agnes j ! Baker. Decorating committee: Mr. Dan- ) iels. chairman; John Burnett, | Eugene Durkin. Everett Sheets. : ' Severin Schurger. Miss Dora I Shos nberg, Miss Dorothy Young.) Miss Aleta Harlow. Miss Mary ■ ■ Margaret Voglewede. General committee: N. R. Holt- ) house, chairman; Judge H M. De- I Voss, Mayor George Krick. Mrs. I Porter. Miss Helen Haubold. Miss Irene Holthense, Theodore Grali- ) ker, Dan TyniMll. James Elberson. 1 Herman Myers. Harold Daniels i • Clayson J. Carroll. I Publicity committee: A. R. Holtlionse. Miss Mary Macy, Pete Reynolds. It is expected that several hundred people will attend the ball 1 and bridge, cooperating in the national movement to raise a fund to endow tlie Warm Springs Foundation in honor of President ] Roosevelt and to enlarge the 1 facilities of Hie place for those afflicted with infantile paralysis. Will Collect For Diverted Alcohol Washington. Jan. 13—(UP) — A Irive to collect many millions of dollars of government revenue al- | leged to have been lost through di- 1 ! version of industrial alcohol before ! repeal, was begun today with a SB,140.515 suit against the U. S. Industrial alcohol company at baltimore.

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COMMIES BEAT HUNTINGTON IN CLOSE BATTLE Commodores Defeat St Marys At HuntinKton Friday, 27 To 26 The Decatur Cmnnmdor• s gainei sweet revenge from St. Mary * o Huntington Friday night at Hunt ington. the locals nosing out a . to 26 victory. I'lunliiiglon had won the invita tional tourney here last Sunday defeating the Commodores in th< tinal game by a lh-I'<>int margin 136 to 26. bi an earlier seasm game, the Commies defeated Hum I ington, 16 to 15. Dutch Ikiker, Commodore rm ward, was n-moved from the gam on personal fouls with three mil utes of playing time remaining Hain substituted for Baker, an j taking three shots from the fiel jin the three minutes, scored tlire I baskets. I The bail game was close and han fought all the way. Ihe team were tied at the first quarter. 4 t 14. At the half Huntington wa ■ leading, 12 to 11. and at the thir I quarter the Irish were still aheai ’ 19 to 17. Hain’s last field goals gave D< |catura 27-24 lead but PeGan cam . | back witli a field goal a few sei |onds before the final gun eraeke | to cut the margin to a single poln Scoring honors for the winner ; were divided. Hain. Baker an ! Don Hess each scored six point I Braden scored five points, \\. l.os I three and Murphy one. Street wa i high for Huntington with eigl ■ points. | Tlie Huntington second team wo | the preliminary game, defeatin I tlie Commodore reserves. 26 to I 1 | In the first preliminary game, tli i St. Joe eighth grade team defea led the Huntington graders, 13 t Decatur FG FT T ! W. Lose, f. 11 : H. Baker, f 2 2 ! Braden, c. .2 1 ! Hess, g. 2 2 ! Murphy, g. .01 Hain, f. 3 0 Totals in 7 2 Huntington FG FT T Godfrey, f. 2 0 PeGan, f. 2 1 Street, c. 4 0 ! Dalton, g 2 3 ! Petre, g. . 11 0 I OWens. g. 10 Totals 11 4 t Referee. Yoos (Markle); Umpir Sharp. Andrews. 0 Tilden Wins Again Philadelphia, Jan. 13 — (UP) - Lanky Ellsworth Vine of Califo i nia. former National amateur Tei nis champion, left for Washingto

At Senate Probe of Air Mail Contracts 7j . 1 ’" 1 ■*? litaW'' ■■4 l / w. 7 MH -aslL-J- I l R\ ' '*r*e < ■■ i • L J/ -n _J Brow qJ^meS Maher. '***'* WHMMII Testifies "~""" "— k / t TIL ?* ’• -7:.-WlfflMr- — «•& jKAw x ’f L '■■ -pw- 11 Senator buckFollowing sensational testimony of James Maher P... n® , c»ni Committee investigating ocean and air mail contracts h >e J’t rtment steno ß Ta P her ' bef . ore former Postmaster General Walter F. Brown on nrdo'r! r 1 L Sti , burned certain documents from the her of the Hoover Cabinet may be called to testify before tE?” the atter before he left office, the forme it *’ Toon He ? derson ' told that Postmaster General Rrnwn C k m ? I ' ttee ’ Anot her former Post Office Dep»_ than 5,000 miles without competitive bidding Ir lin O f ° Wn ad awar ded air mail contracts totaling iage administrations may be called by Senator Hu™ °RI T *£“l . Other memb ers of the Hoover andj y senator Hugo Black of Alabama, chairman of the invest** I vomimttiw.

Victories

IlM) f(W*lomil seriPH. k', ; Vi ' ; . hi- s. n H straight | 4iy " ;u i,iil 4. * O’- “ BERNE DEFEATS I. PORTLAND FIVE ji Bears Swamp ranthers i With Long Lead In I irst Half, 40 To 19 ‘| The Berne Hears semedun over-J 1 i I whelming victory over the I’m I am ; ( (Panthers on the "m ne flrnm F Hj, | day night. 40 to 1« rl " . ' ‘ ,E e ,' . , hn)11 „„ a 10 „ g 25-8 margm t I e tirst half and coasted to victory ■lthe final periods. Dro Berne forward, returned to 1 action after a siege of Illness and; 1 ] el i his team with seven field goa sb '‘ and a pair of free throws for a to-. I tai of 16 points. Steiner was next I in line with 13 points. Wiliams, s led Portland with nine points.. i> In tlie preliminary game, the ■ s ! Portland seconds defeated a mixed <1 Berne scrub team. IS to H. ■•Berne FG T i f 7 2 In ! nr0 ’ f • , 3 1! ■- Steiner, f. ■' 3 e ! Neuenscliwander. f. 11 •’ ■- ) Stauffer, c. 1 *’ d Flueckiger. g. 0 " 1 t, Stucky, g. • 0 0 s i Tallman, g 0 " 0 ) d — — < Totals 14 12 <» e Pcrtland FG FT TP j s Councilman, f 1 3 .<1 it Cottman, f. <• 0 0 Carson, f. •• ' i n Board, c. 1•• i g Williams, g. , Armstrong, g. t> o •* , e Borders, g. 1 » 2 i Totals « 7 191 Referee. McDuffie (LaOtto); urn- j p pire. Coolman, (Liberty Center). ~; o 5 Brazil Banker Is 6 Given Sentence 1 ! . 6 , Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. 13 —(UP) ~ —William J. Snyder, vice president ' of tlie Citizens National Bank. Brap zil, was sentenced to 15 months in 3 the Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta ■ today by Judge Robert C. Baltzell ! * of Federal district court. 1 Sentence was suspended and he 0 ■ was placed on probation for two “ years. ~j Judge Italtzell deferred sentence' 6 on John F. Brown, president of the j i bank, until Jan. 20. Both men were 1 ' found guilty Jan. 5 on charges of . illegal abstraction of Jlb.miO in! bonds held by the tank. a—. ■ ■■—■■■ r- Becoming Venerable i- The British museum was opened I n I to the public on Jnnunry 15 1759 j

ALUMNIBEATS] MONMOUTH Fl Eagles Lose To AluJ Qu inlet Friday 27 To 20 I The Monmouth F.agie, faj|J hold the alumni team FridarS losing to the grads by a 27 jj score. A case of "Inn k LrsrJ the first half*proved disa*troj the high school boys, th* holding a 20 to 9 margin al j rest period. I The varsity came back -irwj Hie second half but the J up by the alumni was t ll4l nmcjj I lie school boys to ovprenn, I G. Merica was high m w J for Hie high school with Hm>e3 goals and three fi<-.- ihrow 9 M total of nine points. Fl-mingj Hie alumni with four li.ldenl one point from the . liarity d for nine points. I Alumni FG FT I Miller, f n 1 Stultz, f. - 6 1 I Moses, f. 11 I Lytle, c « 21 Bittner, g 3 2 I Fuelling, g. 11 I Fleming, g. 4 11 — -J Totals 9 J 4 Monmouth FG FT 1 Hoile, t. 1 • I G. Merica, f. .... 3 j I Hobrock, e. 11 8 I E. Merica, g 1 2 I Franz, g. -— 0 8 I Heckman, g 1 1] Myers, g 9 8 I Totals 6 I I Referee, Engle, Decatur. I

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(CONTINUED FROM PAaE M| patiy frequently purchased govi ment securities at the end of isl year, then converted them ■ into cash at the start of all year. He denied suggestions ■ the transactions were for tai M ance purposes. I ••We were criticized for m into something that was our business,” said Senator Q| ens, Repn., Midi., a member oil committee. “The state of MicNl can act in this case if it »anui ■. ' o—l Get the Habit — Trane at Hji MT ■ 11 S 3

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