Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1936 — Page 6

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HOLLYWOOD FIVE WINS OLYMPICS Westerners Monopolize Places On American Olympics Squad New York, Apr. 6. — (U.R) —Westerners monopolized places on the United States basketball squad picked today by the American Olympic committee to represent this country in the August games at Berlin. Not only did all 13 places on the Olympic squad, announced by Dr. Walter E. Meanwell of Wisconsin, go to the west, but teams from thtat sector dominated the Olympic tryouts which ended last night in Madison Square Garden. The Hollywood, Calif., Univer sal Pictures team won the tourna rnent in a breath-taking game with the McPherson. Kan.. Oilers. 4443, avenging a defeat to the same team in the Denver A. A. U. final last month. The V. of Washington. which lost to the OilerS in the semifinals, won third place by downing the Wilmerding, Pa.. Y. M. C. A. team. 48-33. A crowd of 8,000 attended. By winning, the Universal team won the right to place eight men on the Olympic squad, but only seven were chosen because one member of the team deemed it inadvisable to go to Berlin. Thus tthe Olympic squad will be shy one man. The complete squad follows: Universal, Art Molner, Don Piper. Carl Knowles, and Sam Balter, forwards; Frank Lubin, center; Carl Shy and Duane Swanson, guards. McPherson Oilers: Francis Johnson and Tex Gibbons, forwards: Joe Fortenberry, center; Jack Ragland and Bill Wheatly, guards. U. Tnn-’g-hi & Tuesdav Yesterdfu’s crowds howled! i 1 n r.i.ovp in “TPE MILKY VV \Y” Adolphe Menjou. Helen Mark ALSO — Thrilhng. sensational! "HIT AND RUN DRIVER” and Traveltark. 10c-25c —O—O—O— Wed. & Thurs. — Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Margaret Lind- > say “The Lady Consents.” —o—o—o—- — Hit of All Hits! “MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION" Robert Tayior ■ Irene Dunne. Tonight & Tuesday Two Marvelous Features! RICHARD DIX in “YELLOW DUST” with Leila Hyams, Andy Clyde and ‘THE MELODY LINGERS ON” Josephine Hutchinson, big cast. 10c -20 c Friday &. Sat. — Buck Jones in "McKenna of the Mounted" and Three Stooges Comedy. Coming—Two Smash Hits! Jack Holt in “Dangerous Waters” land George Arliss in "Cardinal Richelieu.” REMEMBER THE 10 CENT SUNDAY MATINEE! I CORT To-nite - Tuesday Bette Davis - Leslie Howard “THE PETRIFIED FOREST” Plufi-Comedy, News. 10-25 c Wed. • Thurs. Paul Muni "The Story of Louis Pasteur” Anita Louise-Josephine Hutchinson Coming Sunday Warner Baxter “The Prisoner of Shark Island” ! Matinee Friday 1 I at 2 o’clock .... 1 t I ♦ ♦

of Washington Ralph Bishop, center. Jim Needles, coach of the Universal team, was named head coach of the Olympic squad, and I Gene Johnson, coach of the McPherson team, was named assistaant coach. Dr. J. A. Reilly, Kan--1 sas City, will be team manager. . In addition to the regular squad, 13 players were named as alternates. The head coach may pick any one of the 13 for the Olympic squad if any of the present group are unable to make the trip. The alternate squad: Ed Loverich. Bob Egge and Charles Wagner. U. of Washington; Don Shields. Temple: Ed Gampion, De Paul of Chicago; Kent Ryan and Ed Wade. Utah State; Fred Crum and Tommy Evans, Wilmerding. Pa.. Y. M. C. A.; Ike Poole and Jim Lee Howell, U. of Arkansas. Willard Schmidt and Vernon Vaughn. McPherson Oilers. ALL-STAR LEAGUE Total ' Mclntosh lf»9 181 133 189 155— 875 Gage .160 180 142 175 171— 828 Briede 126 149 200 178 128— 781 Hennes Mutschler 164 215170124 166— 839 Stump 177 169 192 171 201 - 910 Mies 142 170 179 182131- 804 Gallogly 189 175 147 146 168— 525 Girard 222 203 181 221 209—1036 Green 175 176 143 188 185— 867 Ahr 187 149 192 148 191 - 867 Bath 190 189 169 141 175— 897 Betting Commissioner Favors Tigers, Cubs New York, April 6 —(UP) —Jack Royle. eemi-ibald. beepectacl d little Irishman »h 3 runs a billiard hall at the "croooroails of the world" — Broadway and 42nd street — an- ’ nine d today his betting . dds on •> major league pennant races, caking the Chicago Cubs and De-->’t Ttger.s favorite? to repeat. i- veteran Broad wav' betting mmfesi ner tabs the Tigers and ; tubs at 8-5. The odd-s are against—- : pat up five and win eight. I figure a 4-club race in the Antican lague this season," said Doyle, “and a 3-cornered battle in , the national league. Any one of four clubs. Detroit, Boston. New York 1 or Cleveland, can win the American 1 league pennant. In tin- National ■league it's bets en Chicago, St. L. and New Yers, a.- ; ~ee it.” Highway Bids Wil! Be Opened Tuesday ; Indianapolis, Apr. 6. — Bids on I highway construction and improveI ment work in twenty counties and with an estimated cost of $1,676,- ’ (100. to be paid from federal funds ; allocated to Indiana for highway j work, will be opened Tuesday. April 7. by the state highway com- ■ mission. This is tae fifth letting ■ held by the highway commission 1 since the first of January, in placi ing the remainder of the 1936 coni struction program under contract. James D. Adams, chairman, point- : ed out. Included in the projects on which 1 bids will be opened Tuesday is the J paving or surfacing of 26 miles of I highways and the construction of 1 six grade separations and 25 i bridges located in Noble, Clay, St. Joseph. Lake. Gibson. Warrick, 1 LaPorte, Parke. Martin, Vigo, Montgomery. Whitley. Adams. Rush. Wabash. Boone. Allen, Clark Henry, and Monroe counties.

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NEWBASKETBALL RULE CHANGES Three Changes In Basketball Rules Made By National Committee I New York. Apr. 5 - (U.R) - The • national Isisketball rules commit- • tee has made three changes in the • rules. They are: 1 Establish a restraining circle . of 6 feet in radius for jumps at center. 2 Allow substitutes to talk to ’ itheir teammates immediately on 1 entering the game. 2—Permit four Instead of three legal timeouts. The committee voted to table a recommendation to establish two 6-toot circles at either end of the court, whore all jumpoffs, except those confined to the center, would be held. Neither the A. A. U. nor Y. M. C. A. was represented at the meeting. refusing to attend unless given equal representation with the colleges and high schools. * At the Training Camps By United Press Yesterday's Results Philadelphia (Al 8. Knoxville (S) 2. St. Louis (A) 6. Baltimore (I) 6 (tie. 8 innings). New York iN) 11. Memphis tSi 1. Brooklyn (N) 12. Norfolk (PL) 5. Chicago (Al 19. Pittsburgh (N) 12. Worst On Record Nashville, Tenn.. Apr. 6 —(U.R) — Joe McCarthy, New York Yankees' manager, said today that the club spring training period had been ■ the worst in the six year.s he has been with the club. Six games have been cancelled because of the weathter and not a Yankee pitcher is ready to go the 9-inning route. ; Five Wins Each Sheffield. Ala. — The New York Giants and Cleveland Indians resumed their spring exhibition series here today, with each team having five victories. Lindstrom Ready Norfolk. Va — Outfielder Freddy Lindstrom's hitting has pleased manager Casey Stengel and the ex-Cub is certain to start the season in left field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Lindstrom made three hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs yesterday as the Dodgers beat Norfolk, 12-5. Kreevich Stars Dallas. Tex. — Mike Kreevich. White Sox rookie, copped hitting honors with two homers as Chicago defeated Pittsburgh, 19 to 12. in a 40-hit slugfest yesterday. Bill Swift defeated Pittsburgh. 19 TH Swift and Waite Hoyt hurled for the Pirates. Vernon Kennedy and Les Tietje shared the pitching duties for the Sox. 14.000 Fans Houston. Tex. — Fourteen thousand fans turned out yesterday to watch the St. Louis Cardinals trim Houston of the Texas league, 12 to 4. Outfielder Joe Medwick led the Cardinal attack with a double and two singles. Wild Bill Hallahan pitched the full nine innings allowing 11 hits. Rained Out Birmingham, Ala —Forced to cancel yesterday's tilt with the Birmingham Barons, the Boston Red Sox journeyed to Gadsen today for tthe third and final game of the series with the Chicago Cubs. With his two aces. Lefty Grove and Wes Ferrell, beaten in previous tilts with the Cubs, manager Joe Cronin planned to send Fritz Ostermueller to thte mound in an effort to win the final game. Johnny Marcum, expected to be one of the pitching mainstays, is en route to Boston where his tonsils will be removed as part of treatment for a lame arm. INFLATIONISTS it has no jurisdiction over currency matters, Patman replied that if the committee failed to report out a tax bill then the inflation question would be forced to the house for consideration. Chairman Robert L. Doughton cut off Patman's inflation argument by informing him that witnesses must confine their remarks to the proposals. "The bill is all right,” Patman said, “if we are going to have one.” He recommended, however, an amendment to tax materially the , profits of federal reserve banks. He has consistently proposed such legislation in an effort to reduced federal reserve board control over government fiscal policies. o Used Bad Check To Buy City Bonds Indianapois, Ind.. April 6 —(UP) — Marion county authorities today sought Charles E. Harris, who alleg dly bought $26,000 worth of bonds from the city of Clinton with a fraudulent, check. As result of the transaction, work

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.n a sewer development proj ct at ■ Clinton has been suspended Harris reportedly operated inlnd- ' ianapois under the firm name of ■ Cumberworth, Harris and Co., until ■ ' ril fool's day, when he disappeared. Previously, he had bought the bondo from Clinton City officials and paid for them with an uncertified check. He returned to Indianapolis and sold the bonds to an investiment house, receiving a certified check payable to his company. Hoover On Way To California Home Fort Wavn«. 'nd., April 6 —(UP) Former P; .:id.nt Hoover was on 1 hk? wa" to his home at Palo Alto. atif.. today. Hoover, the only living ormer chief executive of the United States, addressed 2!E90 republicans her? Saturday night. He left the j city yesterday for Chicago, remainI :ng there a few hours before eu■•aining forth? west coast. o PALM SUNDAY 1 : J*-’ -!<!.- K l s*-!M..R AG .E one> '; Gaiscr. ! Services are also planned in a number of local churches in observation of Holy Week. The Protes- . tant church will hold union ser-; ; vices Friday afternoon. Appropriate services were held . in other churches of the city and county Sunday. : o Conservation League Will Meet Tonight The Adams county fish and game conservation league will 1 meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Moose lodge rooms. This : will be ladies night. I French Quinn will speak on I 'Love for the Outdoors.” Lawr■ll ncc E. Archbold, Adams county ; agent, will discuss phases of the new soil conservation act. o , County' 4-H Club Leaders To Meet , Mrs. Helen E. Mann, county 4-H club leader, has arranged a train- | ing meeiting for the local leaders 1

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of the 4-H clubs of Adams county to bo held Wednesday at 1:30 p 1 m. in the band room, first floor of the Decatur high school. All local leaders of girls' clubs ate urged to attend this meeting. Miss Lulu Whitake?, 4-H. club specialist from Purdue, will be present to help the leaders plan their work for the coming seation. Leaders , are urged to oring their problems j to this meeting for discussion. I Junior leaders of girls' clubs j are urged to attend this meeting if possible. I ° / * FLOOD AID FUND Last reported $818.47 Loretta Weiland .1.00 Charles Cook — - 100 Mrs. E. W. Buscbe. Home Economics chairman 1.00 St. Paul Walther League, Preble 5.00 Jacob Baker 100 Ida Hoile LOO Women of the Moose 5.00 Otto J. Beiberlck 1.00 Mrs. E. B. Adams 1.00 L. D. Adams 1.00 Total $836 47 o FIVE AVIATORS belief its radio may itave failed. Paul Anspaugh, one of the five victims, was a grandson of Mna. Will Butler of 103 North Eighth ' street. Decatur. a County Board In Monthly Meeting The county commissioners allowd bills this morning in their reguar monthly meeting. Several applications for pensions under the new social welfare act may be considered this afternoon. 40-50-80-160 acre farms for sale on good terms. Located in Adams, Wells and Huntington counties. Buy a farm home while you are . young. Write for particulars to ! S. Q. Hipsher. 2521 Terrace Road, Ft. Wayne, Ind.

SELASSIE ARMY IS SHATTERED Italians May La u nc h Drive Against Ethiopian Headquarters (CaTyright 1936 by United Press) Italian Field headquarteru. Northern Ethiopia. April 6 -(UP) Marshal Pietro Bndoglio. soon may start a drive for D-esye, Emperor Hail' 1 Selassie's grand military headquarters. it was understood today. The Emperor's army hM l>eon scattered. It was announced last night that the work of dispensing the Emperor's army in the north 1 had be.n completed. Bombing 1 planes wore ordered to return to their bases. Only small groups of fleeing warriors w -re visible south of Lake Asshangi. Flying columns of fierce Askari natives from (Italian Eritrea moved southward today from Korom. 125 miles north of Dessye. while their < imrades of the Sritraen army corp? consolidated their new position at Koretn. A five-day battle in the Lake Aschanei zone ended Saturday with the rout of the Ethiopians On the last day of the Battle. Italian airplanes consumed 64 tons of explosives in bombing the Ethiopians as they fled, and 20.000 bullets in raking them with machine-gun fire Korem (Quoram) was occupied yesterday, and the Askaris began their March to new territory to the south over one of ths best roads in Etbiola. The batte of Lake Tschangi start- | ed Tuesday with an attack by the I Emperor's imperial guard. Violent

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