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LOGANBERRIES CAPTURE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Logansport l ive Defeats Tech of Indianapolis In Final Game Indlanarolh, March 19 — (U.R I.ogunspor: today hold the 1934 state high a< lio<d baskethall championship, Its hist in the 24 year,* that the event has been held. A 2640-19 victory over Indianap<dic Technical in the final Saturday night remove I the last obstacle for the I. iganbei t ies, couched by Cliff WelTs. Logansport also Is north (’et.iral cons -rence champion. A capacity crowd of 14.553 per sons attended the tournament, held at Butler university field house here. Members of the champion team are Hudon Beaulieu Willard Faw cett. Robert Clay. George Finfrock. Addington Vance, Edwin Porter. Jean Smith. Gordon Horstman. Jack Insley and Harry Bowles. The Loganberries in (heir march to tpe championship had only one close call. A hitherto undefeated Jasper team held them to a 41 to--28 victory in the semi-final. Arthur i Marty) Go*man brought honor to Jasper when he was awarded the (Umbel prize, offered annually to the player showing the best mental attitude throughout the tournament. Gosman. a guard, weighs only 130 pounds. In the finals Logansport disposed of North Judson, Hartford City. I Jasper and Tech. Wells' team had 0A i L COLLECTION CHARGES ON YOUR ELECTRIC LIGHT POWER BILLS BY PAYING ON OR BEFORE Mar. 20 The following collection charges o n a 11 accounts not paid by 20th of month following the meter reading have been authorized: 10% on sums up to $3 3% on sums over $3 CITY LICHT & POWER OFFICE CITY HALL

* ALL-STATE FIVE * | Indianapolis. Mar. 19 dj.R) | transport, winner of the Indiana high school basket’iull I 11: .mpion.ship. placed two men |l on the all-siale team selected j ’ by the I lilted Press. One of tin- two Logansport player* Jack Insley. center, i was given a forward position to make room lor John Townend. Indlanan-dis Tech pivo' 1 man who wi.s the outstanding filayer of the meet. Willard Fawcett of Logans port, spark plug of his team's offense, was given the other to’ward position. Edward Rottet. Jasper, was p’aced at guard on the all-stu e team, 'vith Ernest Andres of Jeffersonville. Rottet easily was th ■ best guard on the Hi i teams competing. j The team follows: Fawceli. Loganspoit, forward I i I is'ey 1 > nsvort. forwardd Townsend. Tech, eeutei Rottet. Jasper, guard Andres, Tnffersouville. guard. easy sailing in both sectional and regional eliminations, defeating Metea, Washington township and ( Young America in the former j tournament and Brookston and Camden in the regional. School was dismissed today at : Logansport and Tech. Their op-: I ponents in tlie semi-finals. Jasper • and Jeffersonville, also expected - the school trustees to grant a day , off in which to celebrate. Individual scoring honors of this I final tourney went to John Town 1 send of Technical. He made a to- ’ ■ tai of 38 points His nearest com-1 petitor was Smith of Logansport, i ; who made 32. . Horstman contributed the most points for Logansport in their final . 26-to-19 victory by scoring four : field goals and a free throw, but I every member of the quintet scor- , led at least once from the field. They | | had made 10 points before Tech j j scored and were ahead 16 to S at I the half. With three minutes to play Log- I ansport was .leading 25 to 15.) Woerner scored tvi">ce from the field to bring Tech wthin six points of the Berries hut fouled Insley. star Iswiiiisrwirt center. Insley j sank the free throw as the game I ended. . w . o Restore Famous House Amherst, Mass. — (U.R) —The old , Stockbridge House on the Massachusetts State College campus, named after Levi Stockbridge, one! of its presidents, and also the home I of its first president. Henry Flagg i French, has been restored, as near-' ly as possible, to its original ap-1 pearance of 150 years ago. o Schools For Nomads Istanbul.-(U.R) —The nomau tribes of Turkey are to be educated. Itin- i erant "tent schools” are being organized to move about with the tent dwelling tribes. Though they ' are intended primarily for children, members of (he adults are taking | ; advantage of them. o Meteorite Hits Windmill Tulare, Cal. — (U.R) — A meteorite which crashed through an old windmill on the J. W. Slayton ranch is i on display here. The 25-pound: fragment pierced a board in the windmill building and buried itself three feet it; the ground. o Dog Adopts Calves Springfield, Mo. — (U.R) — Olga, a German police dog belonging to E. I S. Bell, farmer, was desolate when ■ het litter of pnps died. She adopt ed two heifer calves, but abandoned them when they refused to gnaw the bones she took them. — o Twilight Romance Ended Los Angeles. Cal.—(U.R) — Their I twilight romance having lasted I only three months. Andrew Eikenu- ’ berry, 89, Civil War veteran, and (Mrs. Lily Howell Eickenberry, 71,1 ! each sought a divorce here. Mrs. | . Eikenberry said her husband failed ■ Ito provide for her; Eikenberry said I I said his wife repulsed his amorous ! j advances. Finds “Piece of Eight” Cabot, Ark.—(U.R>—A farmer who | ' plowed up a Spanish coin dated | 11724 and stamped “Carlos Illi," i I gave it to O. H. Davis here and ■ complained because merchants, would not accept it in exchange; tor goods. Davis says the coin is | quite valuable. o *- Completes Life work Milwaukee, Wis.-(U.R)—A "merry-go-round” embellished with the figures of 56 angels, recently was i completed by Richard Reuter. 60.1 Reuter's masterpiece was begun in Germany years ago. He carved all i figures and decorations from rare woods. o i Get the Habit — Trade at Home

PUPILS HONOR CHAMPION FIVE ■' ■ V—"—" Classes At Logansport Arc Dismissed While Playa ers Are Honored laigansport, Ind., March 19 iHP) ('lasses al Uigansport high 1 achool were dismissed today while I .students celebrated the city's first state high —'bool basketball chainpionship Thousands of < herring fans lim'd t >e road yesterday when member* of the victorious team returned front Indianapolis with the title. A celebration in Berry Bowl attracted several thousand more persons. Speakers wen each (Tiff Wells. Claude Sook. a member of tho school hoard, and Froderit k Lai. lis, former congressman. Fire trucks, police cars and automobiles kept us a constant din with their sirens and horns. A hues bonfire sprang up Saturday night a few j minutes after word of the lagansport victory was received here. ■ Factory whistles blew steadily. Tomorrow night the Berries will I receive the N'ort.i Central confer- : ence trophy at a banquet to be held here. Another banquet will he held later at Lafayette where members of the laraansport team will lahonored joaiatly with Purdue players, winners of tho western confereace championship. DfISKESaAWL by The Deca’ur Commodores willi open their quest for laurels in the I National Catholic tourney Thurs-1 I day evening. —oOo— The Commodores will meet Ursiline high school of Youngstown. Ohio, in the first round at 5 o’clock Thursday evening. —oOo— A total of 32 teams are entered j in the tourney, entries ranging from 'the state of New York to tile state) lof California and as far south as j

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Mississippi. ■ —oOo — Two other Indiana teams are enered. CathedrM of Indianapolis and St. Marys of Huntington, Cathedral opens the tourney Wednesday. I playing St. Catherine High of DuDois. Pennsylvania. Huntington plays the final game Thursday night, meeting Mannion high school of Aurora. Illinois. —oOo — The tourney will run five days, with the final game scheduled for Sunday night. < 000 All ha t • to Logansport. i champion of Indiana high school basketball for 1934. The Loganberries. picked for many weeks prior to the tourney as the outstanding favorites for the championship played in true championship style and easily formed the strongest quintet among the contenders —oOo— The Berries were hard-pre.-sed m ! only one game, the semi-final con- | test with the Jasper Wildcats, and ! showed their worth as real champ- | ions when they rallied to come from behind in the final quarter. --000 — Marty Gosman, pint size

guard of the Jasper team, sensation of the tourney, was i ! awarded the Jake Gimbel d i sportsmanship medal. Gasman’s I- selection, judging from the reaction of the crowd, was one i- of the most popular ever made n at the state tourney. V —oOo—--11 John Townsend. Tech center, undoubtedly was the outstanding individual star of the tourney. Townr send carried his team to victory through three games but a tight defense planned by Coach Wells of the laigansport team prevented Townsend's teammates from even i passing the ball in to their star | center. o Archie Bobbit Is Candidate For Judge English, Ind., Mar. 19 —(UP)— i Archie N. Bobbit, former state auditor. today announced his candidacy 1 for republican nomination as appel- - late court judge from the finst dis--1 trict. >- He was elected auditor in 1928 el but was defeated for reelection two ' years later. He is a practicing ati toruey at Indianapolis blit maintains a voting residence here.

MAN IS NEARLY COOKED ALIVE Workman G i v c n Even ( hance To Live Alter Rescue From Oven ’ New York. Mur. 19 -(UR) Wil Hum ITiilupe wus given hetler ' than an even chance to live today ’ iaft< r he was nearly cooked ullv Itn u temperature of 350 degree within a baker's oven Knowing that the fire hud been j out a long time, L’hilupe hud, crawled into the ashpit of tho I , oven to repair 'he grates. Hall-| ' way down the pit. which is about I inches high and eight fret ! long, he suddenly became para-, 1 'vied by intense heat. The bricks' lover l’hilupe. forming the floor of I the fire chamber, were hotter than i he had first realized. "I can't mov-l” he shouted to his employer. Max Becker, who was watching him. Becker summoned police. An emergency squad responded. By ithat time, Philupe was semi-con- 1 scions, wedged between the ceiling and floor of the ashpit, his , knees doubled. A glance at the oven tbermo- ■' meter, which registered 350 de- ; grees. decided police against , spraying water into the pit to tool off the suffering workman because he would be suffocated by resulting steam. With hydraulic ■'acks and acetylene torches, they ripped off the entire front of the I furnace and ashpit to reach him. i i Phiiune was taken to the hospital 45. minutes after he became imprisoned. His clothing had been baked oft his back. UNION HEADS THREATEN TO 1 CALL STRIKE 1 '' (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) •jrs. Significance of the meeting ex ! tended far beyond the range of! j automobile manufacture. From the governmental standpoint, it pre-, - seated a problem having to do with . the entire system of NRA control. From the industrial standpoint, the; . strike danger affected.not only the ■ . automobile ndustry, but contained | decided threat to 'feeder” Indus--1 tries, such as steel, coal, and rail- > roads. "Somewhere in New York, pre.'sumably in touch with the meeting t but keeping their whereabout con-

.-ealml were Gen HdF>' s - 1 national recovery administrator, md Edward F M< (liady, assmiant ! secretary of ‘”1 be railed upon iw i iiiiciliators in i , Um struggle Th* 1 situalioH was itHfii, a.deihiraibm. <>n th* e»" «>< lh ’' council, tfiat the National Automobile I'liamb.r of Commerce "does not intend to lecognixe th'' Amer-, ban Federation of latlsir a* sttcli. j nor to enter into any contract with It In behalf of its employes.” Threaten Slash Washington. Mar. 19—W,R> Rail j road managers today threatened loj press demands for a 16 per cent s<- ■ 'duction in basic wages if the rail : way unions continue their refusal :IO accept present wages for allot It j er six months. The conference committee of railway managers informed the nnton leaders meeting with them that it i 'they refuse “to cooperate with the I President of the United States in order to aid in affecting a national recovery during the year 1934.” the railroads would have to withdraw their compromise offer, which was suggested originally by Mr. Roose- ■ velt. The conference between the rail ways and the union leaders adjourn ed indefinitely as soon as Thiehofi had completed the reading of hi:: statement. i A. F. Whitney, union chieftain, went into conference immedltaely with his associates, intending to draw up another statement con- ' cerning the union's stand, for possible presentation to the railroads tomorrow. He said, however, that his program still was indefinite and that he might not ask for another ■ conference until later. ' “This will leave before us for consideration only our notice of a 15” per < ent reduction in basic rates |of pay to become effective on July 11, 1»34,"Wd W. F. Thiehoff. chairman. “it was to consider that notice that this conference is held. INVITE PROBE OF DILLINGER PAROLE GRANT ’ 'CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) J. W. Williams, and B. F. Morgan, : the man whom Dillinger robbed. ! recommended parole. o Ancient Testament Offered i tlnstanbul —(UP) —An arab antiquary of this vity has offered to sell ! the Turkial: museum of antiques a ■ 2,000-year-old Old Testament. It is written on 64 large parchment ; sheets. The museum, authorities are •' now cheeking its historical value.

ARRESTTwoiI i gasthiev! W ells (’ounh Sheriff I rests Two \f| er |.J Hour Chase ■ Bluntou, Mai rn <up> ■ jed iiller a p. t , u ' f( ”W I chase by Sheriif Irvin,.* rfl two men w.-re l . |,| H , <■Oiinty jail In I. ..,..„ v ()i| jof draining casohn,. , 1 sheriff's uuiomuliii. n| The men A phnes. 12. Nh i.. , ni) Ferris. 31. PorGai'.l H All the gUMilin. Was 'from the shei iir, , ar was attending ~ |.,., Kram ‘ ■ Chester Cent< i . i ilKl | paß night. He obt.u ~| „. w mediately ami in ■ of the thieves B Five 'hours la'.-r the J forced Ferris' < i nto a Humphries es< ap r , % . . and was arrest. | s h„ r ,|j. 9 ward at the horn, a j| Pennville. ■ Both Ferris an ,| | !atl J l were charged wiih ,„ Hll They are suspect. ,! in with numerous t n-t ri-eeut th in the Chester < -i te, trict. One Man Killed As Auto Overtur Stileaville. Ind . Mar.h D—Morton McClotu !i!.n. 6a. P! 'III., was killed instantly Stmft] ternoon when his <ar lee-covered US-4" and ov»rtn into a ditch near here. McCtoughltn was hurled .'rot machine and landed on hia b breaking his neck. Ge* the Habit — Trade »t H] See me for Federal Lon and Abstracts of Title, French Quinn. Sehirmeyer Abstract Co. AUTOS BfFINANCKD ON SMALLER PAYMUfTB EXTRA MONEY If DESIRS FRANKLIN SECURITT CO 3ver Schafer Hdw Co. * Phone 237 Decatar, ■ I j