Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 14 April 1939 — Page 6

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Jackets lose TO OHIO TEAM BY 9-6 SCORE Hoaulin-.lackson Hands Decatur High First Loss Os Season The frotur Yellow Jacket* *U* tained their first diamond toM of the aeueoii Thursday afternoon, losing to Hoaglln-J*< kson at the latter'* field in Van Wert county. Ohio, s-c The fifth Inning proved disastrous to the Yellow Jacket*, the Ru.keye nine pounding out tour hit*, including a home run hy Grtffl*, to score five run*. A walk, a hit and a wild pitch gave Hoaalin-Jackann two run* in the first inning Two more tallied In the third on two single* and a triple. Highland. Decatur cat, her. halved this margin in the fourth frame when he smashed out a home run after Hoffman had singled. . After the Ohio team had scored *ve runs in the fifth the Yellow .Ta. kets came hack with three in the sixth frame Singles hy Hoffman and Highland, a walk to Mrk>h accounted tor the Jackets

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■ three tallies. Decatur ttcorsd it* final run In the seventh inning on a single by Gaunt and Griffis' error Hoaglin-Jar kson AH H H K Huger, 2b .1 a 1 n II Dunlap, sa 3 3 2 1 That! her. If 3 2 10 Griffis p. 3h I I .1 I Mohn, rs Y tt 0 0 Kelt ner 1h 3 1 I « Schaffer, of 1 o I 0 P. Dunlap. 3b, p . 3 o 1 71 Kunkle, c ...... .3 u 0 o Totasl 29 9 10 3 Decatur AH It H E Kitt hen. 3b 4 0 0 0 St hliepp, rs. p 4 0 0 « Hoffman. If 4 3 10 ftihuinrtloh. rs, p 3 13 0 Highland c 3 1 3 « McConnell. ** ~1100 Stapleton. 3h 3 o o 1 l.yn< h. lb . 3 0 0 0* Koldewey lb . 1 o n o i'hilvote, p 0 0 0 o Koeneman. rs toon Gaunt, If Ixllo Totals 37 S < 1 Decatur 000 *O3 1- « Hoaglin-Jackson 2«>3 i»5»» 0 9 Crows Haras* County Marysville Cal. —il'Pi Agricultural Commisiloner Harold A.Crane is hard on the trail of the nesting who threaten to min the entire almond crop of this district. They

ELKS BOWLERS TO TOURNAMENT Decatur Elks To Bowl In National Meet Saturday, Sunday More than IB Imwler* of the Deca-1 tin H P O Kiss lodge will leave Saturday morning for Toledo. Ohio t > compete in the annual Kike natonal .howling tourney. The bowler* are asked to meet at' the local lodge at il o'clock Ratur-. day morning Tho*e who will form he three five man team* to bowl Saturday right al 7 o'clock are: Fred Ahr. i Kdgar Mutechler, Carl Mies. All hihnelder, lion S'urnp. Andrew Ap-' pelman. True Miller. Dick Macklin. John 1. DeVos*. Waiter Hrannegrat. Art Miller. Gerald Strickler. Charles Weber, George lauirent. Don Gage, Hurt Gage. Real and Paul ! R: tede Most of th»*e are expected to j c, mpete tn the tourney Saturday night. tin Sunday afternoon four doubles team* will roll, with the teams -putting to enter the single cumpe-1 tition.These team* are: Mie* ' Stamp. Muts«hlr-Ahr. A;.pelman* A hneider and Rrtedo-Mackl.n, » —— • Decatur Bowling League KesUlL* * - * w Harry Young toppled the pin* for a SOI last night at Mien Rec reation to lead the Prickle'S Place five in a two game win over Doc's Place last night In the major league at Mies Recreation Prickle's posted a 3.M3 team series, while , the best Doc's could do was 3,746 , Rosa followed Young with 593. K. Woodhall and Zelt led the loser* with 593 and 673. respectively. The Rice hotel and Hon-K Krust ( teams will roll their league games for last night at a later date The two hundred scores last night: R Woodhall. 300; K Woodhall. 3-<5 and 307: Mies. 243: Ross. 220, P. ' Koeneman. 213: Young. 301. 399 and 300; Lankenau. 333. * Last night s scores Major League Doe's Place R Woodhall 104 Joo ifio Lyons 159 14C l«»'i K Woodhall I*o 2«5 207 Zelt ... I** I*3 391 , Mi.« 147 212 16»> Totals *4O 97« 929 Fr.chle* I Erie i tiger 170 p.i MB Ros. 230 17* 194 P Koeneman . IS* 212 IS" Young ... 20l 200200 Lankenau I*3 I*7 233 Totals 9.13 949 954 Today’s Sport Parade By Henry McLemore •- - ♦ Washington. April 14—(UJ9—I wound up the baseball training camp season today with a call at I*oo Pennsylvania avenue, where President Franklin D. Roosevelt is getting tn shape to open the major league season next Munday He has been selected by the Washington* and the Yankee* a* their itarting pitcher and will throw out the first hall. The preaident should be in great condition, because hl* training camp is far and away the nicest I visited Known as the -White House" it is much better than anything the Yanks. Giants. Tigers or Athletics have It is a notch or two larger than the Yankee stadium. and It's the only ballyard I ever saw equipped with footmen, chauffeur*, gardeners and a fleet of allck motor cars. Even Rabe Ruth, wh.-n he was hitting *o horn ers a year, never had such a settIng. even though he got *6.000 a year more The president ha* a mighty fine playing field to practice on The Infield was a little cut up todaysome kid* got in there around Kaster and rolled egjr* all over the lawn — but there were plenty of Announcement The P. D.’r Cat»h Grocery, 122 So. Bth st. will be closed Sat. and Sun. on account of th* death of Mr. W.ieon'e father which occurred at the home of hl* daughter near Washington C. H.. Ohio, laat evening at 4 o'clock.

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secret s»-rvlce men about to handle I any lied bounces. I'Ve been through hen- In-fore about the time the major league* . jump the gun with a day early , M<a*on opener In the capital, and . there I* a great dlffetenre this I I year I hadn't born here more thau a few hour* before I gut the ! reeling that the president was In | earnest about the pitching out ol ih«- first ball, and was in nerious i I training. There is talk all over town that 1 hy 194 U there will be red hot competition tor th»» job of throwing , out the first ball There la u vet-1 j eran slow bull pitcher from the Texas league. Ja< k Garner, who in tieing mentioned quite a bit. and 1 sh«« three-eye league ban a candidate in a fire-baller named Harry Hopkins. The latter recently vol-1 , untarlly farmed himself out to gain s more experience. Chief talk, however, center* ! around a New York rookie, Tom Dewey, To hear hl* backers talk, he has everything Dewey hasn't been In the major* yet, but has been striking out some heavy slug- . ger* In hl* district. tCopyright 1*39 by VP) TOMMY FARR WINS EASILY English Fighter Wins 12« Round Decision From Burman London. April 14—tl'Pl-Tosnmy Parr, who had to come home to w‘n bis first fight In two years. v*a pulling b*L*> for Max Hu-- to lick joung Lou Nova in New Ycrk June 1. Farr scored an easy 13-round de cislon over Red Rurman of Haitimore. Md. last night, and he want* Maxie a* a July oppon-nt over here. ;rvmot«-r Syd Hui's h*s offered Baer BBO.MMI to meet Fast in la>n d«n—if he get* fcy Rurman who won a close decuioa nvet Farr in New York la»t January had no excuse* but said "I'd like another go at him.** Ilefore a crowd of 16r«® Hurman used a straight left jab to win the first two rounds, but r'arr's 19pound weight advantage aonn be- , an to wear Red down. H The I’nlted Press •cor* shee, rave Farr six rounds. Rurman three and called three even. Farr weighej 3t>6H to Rurman * is*. o » CITY OFFICERS ICONTINVKD FROM PAGE ONKJ The jury returned seven indictments yesterday, bringing to 50 the number it has returned It returned 17 indictment* again* six persons March 3* and 3* indictments against !<> person* Wednesday It was not known how many person* were named in the seven Indic ifnent* returned yesterday. Among those known to have been indicted were C. W, Roth, former sheriff of Champaign county. accused of having accepted bribe*, and William Humhrscht. 41. and ex-convict and Champaign vice leader, who committed suicide Wednesday, admittely to avoid prtwMPcution. The jury adjourned after it had returned the indictments yesterday but recommended that the investigation be continued by the April grand jury which convenes next week. Each of the city official* was named In individual Indictment* and they posted *1.500 bond* each Flynn and the commissioner* also were named in a blanket indictment on which they posted additional bond* of *1.500 each. The malfeasance charge I* punishable by a fine of nnt more than *|o.uoo and removal from office. No prison or jail sentence is pos«Ible on the < harge The Indictments were the anticlimax to a fight which university authorities have waged with city official* for two yean In an attempt to clean up vice condition*. The diapute broke wide poen when Spurrier w*» slain. Mayor Flynn was named *peclfli rally in the indictments on a charge "of having neglected hl* duty In suppressing vice resort*. He was quoted a year ago a* having said publicly that prostitution would continue to exist in "notne form." “It I* far better for the community." he said. “If proatltues are known, refulated and examined Facing the fact that prostitution cannot be stamped out by reform. I intend to reduce it as far a* possible and regulate It." • — 'Tesde In a Oooa Tewn — Oseatur

HARTNETT SAYS CUBS WILL WIN ■aasm*Mßmama*sm us Manager «f Chicago Cub# Predicts Second Straight Flag — Chicago. April 14 — (UP) — The debut of the 193* Cnicage Cub* before the homedotkt was postponed today when rain and cold weather forced cancellation of their game with the American League Whit* So* Chicago. April 14— *U.R» -The i home folks get their first look at the |p39 Chicago Cuba today and frum all accounts It'* the lies! offensive team since the break up of the <>id murderers' row 10 years ago Manager Gabby Hartnett already has picked the Cubs to win I their second straight National league pennant i “U'e've got more power." he beamt-d “Those winter deals gave u* mor- tutting power without weakening us any defensively We're a better hall club all around than last year " The Cub* op-n a four day city series against the American league White Bog today with virtually the same t-am Hartnett will send against the Cincinnati Red* In next Tuesday's official op-ner. Rill Lee. league's leading pitcher last year, was nominated to face John Rigney of the White Box Gabby's present lineup looks like the team that collapsed before the New York Yankee* in four straight games last fall. He has weeded out Rip Cotllns at first base. Hill Jurges-at shortstop Frank Demaree in the outfield and Ken O Dea from the number two catcher's spot. Inserting four players he think* can produce more run* and less grief “All the newcomer* fit in right off." Gabby said “Phil Cavarretta ha* done all right on first base j an<* better at hat. Everybody knows ho* gooa Hick Kartell Gu* Mancuso aud Hank Lei her are ' L-lber ha* given our outfield real punch I wish he were more consistent but he’s a free swinger and 'hat * the kind that break* up ball game* " Kartell, veteran *hort*t«p. Mancuso and Lstteer all were obtained from the New York Giants tn the largest winter d-al of the s-asuti PROBE MURDER AND SUICIDE Richmond Slayings Believed Double-Murder And Suicide Richmond, Ind. April 14 —<UJO — Police today investigated the deaths of a man. bis common-law wife, and their 14 months old son. whose bodies were found shot to death in their home laat night. Describing the slaying* a* a double-murdsr and suicide, officer* •aid that the man. Theodore Thurston. 53 year-old WPA worker, probably had shot the woman. Mrs. William Rogg*. 3* and their son. Theodore. Jr., and then turned the gun on himaelf. It wai believed they had been ' dead since Monday officiah said ' it was probable they were killed a* the result of a domestic quar- ’ rsl. Mr. and Mrs Karl Woods, friends ■ of the victims, discovered the bodies They noticed that the ' house Had been dark for several 1 days and decided to investigate. They found Thurston's body In the • tiring room, Mr*. Hoggs body in the bathroom and that of the baby ■ on a bed. r The Wood* told police the couple r had quarreled bitterly Saturday • and Mrs. Rogg* had left Thurston • to live with friends. Later she 1 waa persuaded to return, however. It was believed that the quarrel - was resumed Monday and that 1 the shooting followed. • Thurston formerly wti* a ten- < ant farmer In Lyun and had been • married prior to hi* association > with Mrs Hoggs She slao had » been married. Pope To Broadcast On Sunday Morning . i Vatican City. April 14 —(UP) — r I ope Plus will broadcast a message eddresaed to Spain at 11 a. m. Sunday <4 A. C. CST | It wa* said semiofficially today

FARMER KILLER PAYS PENALTY Illinois Farmer Executed For Slaying Boyhood Friend Joliet. 111., April 14 <U.» -Klvln Wood. 3M. once a prosperous farmer, who lost hl» money and killed hi* life long fri-tid tn un awkward kidnap plot to obtain money to save hla homestead, died today in th- electric <hair at the state pria- . on The executl«.n was carried out on the date otigiually fixed and only 54 days after cotnmiaaion of th- crime unusually swift In Illinois < rime annal* for punishment ol a murderer Wood shot and killed Abner Nelson. 40. wealthy Morri*. 111., farmer. Feb 19 They had been *chm>l boy chum* and lodge brother* Police had an easy time finding th- slayer Nelson • neighbors had seen Wood go to the farm and police found blood stains in hia automobile. He waa arrested and confessed two days after the slaying. indicted the following week and pleaded guilty March 3. He was sentenced to die March s He h id been resigned to hi* fate during the past week and had showed little Interest In attempt* to save his life Hl* last <ha nee vanished yesterday when Gov. Henry Horner denied a plea for a

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I stay Ills attorney. A E Viner. , | sold there had not been enough lime to appeal Io the alate anprom- ( ! court It wa* mi the pl-a of another of . Weed'* friend* mid lodge broth | er* Rtai-'s Attorney R P Holder* 1 'man that the death s-ni-me waa > j ordered The victim. Wood and llolderman had alir-nd'-d many soI dal functions together at Morri* , lloierman said hr waa sorry to see Illa friend dlr but that he Lad to do hl* duty, I In hl* confession W<xul said that! hr called at Nelson's home shortly i before the slaying and <hailed with ; him for two hour*. Then hr shot him In fti- back, lurted the Issfy to the Illinois river near .< and threw it into the water. Ilsaid hr had been in danger of losing bls farm and had planned to

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