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Page Two LOGANSPORT PHAROS- -TRIBUNE Wednesday Evening. January 10, 1934. Major Leagues Begin Spring Training Next Month Flock Of Rookies Will Get Chance Nearly Five Hundred Players Will Journey South and West for Spring Practice. hundred and ball playCHICAGO, Jan. 10-(UP)--Four the south and far west next month rtcalled playerd or former major era will begin the annual trek to for the major league spring training a survey of the rosters of the 16 clubs showed today.

Of this group. 197 wil lbt rookies leaguers coming back to the "big time" for another trial. and the clubs have to trim their When mid-summer rolls around quads down to. the player limit of twenty three, 171 players who ED to -the training camps will be back in the minors. The statistics show that there'll be room for just newcomers in the two major some of the veterans alfp and are sent back to the bush leagues, The American league, which set the pace in trading activities since the World Series also wil Itake th largest number of newcomers' to the training camps; the American Tearse clubs have 120.

new men on their rosters. against the Nattonal league's 77. The St. Louis with 38, and. the 'Chicago White Sox, with 31, will take the largest squads to their training camps.

The Boaton Braves 22 one than the major limit; will have the smallest squad. Among the prominentt youngsters who win bid for major the are pitcher Fritz Ostermueller, purchased from Baltimore by the Red Sox; first baseman Zeke Bonare- voted the most valuable player to the Texas league; who was brought from Dallas by the White Box: outfielder Bob Holland brought from Minneapopis by Cleveland; second baseman Don Hetfaer. -purchased form Baltimore by the Yankees? pitcher John Marcom, who broke In late last season with the Athletics from Louisville: second baseman Augie Galan, shortstop Alan Strange. obtained by the Browns from Hollywood; brought by the Cubs from San Francisco: Roy Joine. southpaw pitcher, brought by the Cubs from Oakland: Marty Hopkins, third baseman, purchased by the Phillies southpaw pitcher who broke in from St.

Paul: Ralph Birkoter, late last season with Pittsburgh Dean, younger brother of Dizzy from Toronto; and pitcher Jami Dean. purchased from Columbue by the Cardinals. DID NOT LIKE THE INFIRMARY Man. Gees Smashes From Poor Windows Farm and to Thus County Jall, ROCHESTER, Russell, an inmate at the Fulton county infirmary, didn't like his Burroundings. And he wasn't ashamed of it, Just to prove it he broke out several windows as A resalt was arrainged court here yesterday afternoon, a being fined and costs and sentenced to 18 days in jail for change of BORDerS.

Irvin Steininger, farmer of near here, was arrested yesterday afternoon on charge of nOnsupport of his wife and released under $200 bond. TO PRESENT PLAY AT ADAMS BUREAU "Dr. Farm Bureau Operates," play, will be siren by the Macy farm bureau of Miami county. at the regular meeting of the Adams township bureau at Twelve Mile tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs.

Elsie Mans, social director, arranged the program for the meeting which will be presided over by Chairman Ralph Swank. The cast of the play includes Lucien Savage, Herd Briggs, Opal Felts, Verl Foor. Mrs. Cecil Cain, Hugh Richardson and Mrs. H.

S. Musselman. RIDE THE MOTOR WAY LOGANSPORT TEL. 606 EFFECTIVE DEC. 1932 South Band Indianapolis $:40 A.

M. 2:50 P. M. $:15 1:35 19:40 P. 3:15 M.

10:45 $:30 P. M. P. Eastbounc Westbound 6:30 7:00 A M. 8:40 10:00 1:00 P.

$:55 3:15 6:50 P. M. 6:24 7:00 P. 10:45 P. Indiana Motor Schedule CHICAGO MILK STRIKE CONTINUES Chicago's milk supply approached the vanish ng point Tuesday, and the city began to experience actual suffering in the fourth day o.

the strike of 18,000 dairy farmers. Pickets are shown here dumping milk intended for the Chicago market, at Hampshire, Ill. CLINTON INSTITUTE, TO BE 17 Clinton township, the first scheduled to hold a farmers institute this year, is making preparations for the event on January Clitford Dehaven, chairman, announces. C. W.

Harlan and Mrs. 0. A. Scipio are to be the state speakers. The program will start at 9:30 o'clock in the morning and be held at the Methodist church.

WINAMAC MAN PASSES AWAY Solomon Stout Succumbs Late Tuesday After Six Months Illness. Solomon 'Stout, died at his home here at 5 o'clock last night after a six months illness. On September 27, 1933 Mr. and Mrs. Stout observed their fifty third wedding aniversary.

Besides the widow he is survived by a brother, Ephraham of Kansas, three' sons, Robert, Joe and George, two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Hemmingway and Mrs. Nellie Fritz, seventeen grand children and one great grand child. Funeral rites will be conducted at the Christian church here at 2 o'clck Thursday afternoon with Rev. J.

F. Ashley in charge. Bardal will be made in the local cemetery. Basketball Scores High School Lafayette, 20 Crawfordsville, 15. MILK LADEN AIRPLANE IS TAKEN OVER Strikers Dump Milk After Plane Had Been Forced Down Near Chicago.

BONFIELD, picketing milk strikers captured a milksmuggling airplane late Tuesday when it was forced down at the Junction of highway No. 49 and Cicero near Chicago by lack of fuel. The pilot tied, leaving his plane to the strikers. Sixty gallons of milk destined for an independent distributor in Chicago were dumped on the ground. The plane was not damaged.

Farmers said that the plane helonged to the Bailey air lines of Chicago, and had made several trips' between Chicago and Kankakee with milk from a plant at Manteno, BURNS TO DEATH IN FLAMING HOME SALINA, Rose Ireton was burned to death near Kipp Tuesday, in an effort to save her baby's clothes after her husband had rescued her and their four children from their blazing home. The fire broke out while Clifford Ireton, his wife and their four children slept. Ireton Jumped out of the second s'ory window, obtained a ladder, and carried his startled children, one by one, to safety. Then he rescued his. wite: ASSAILANT HITS BUNKER HILL MAN BUNKER are Investigating 8 mysterious attack made upon Gaylord Boyer, 25, local undertaker, who was struck in the head Monday night by a who accosted him in front of the Bunker Hill Trust company.

Boyer declared he grappled with big assailant who ran. He sustalned a severe laceration above the right eye. RULES WOMAN DIED IN FALL Investigation Made Into Death of Fort Wayne Lady. FORT WAYNE, -At the conclusion of their investigation here tonight police said it WAS their bellef Mrs: Christine Kimmel, 43. died here Tuesday of Injuries she recelred in a fall and was not.

the victim of an attack. From marks her body bore, it was thought for a time she had been beaten and choked. Police said she struck her head on a piece of furniture in a fall at her home Saturday, and then pulled a sewing machine on herself when she attempted to arise. RITES MONDAY WALTON. Jan.

9-Funeral rites for Mrs. Viva Brittell who died Saturday night, were, held Monday afternoon at the Evans Funeral home with the Royal Neighbors and Rev. E. E. Lutes in charge.

Burial was made in the Walton I cemetery. shown checking over the exhibits in the famous case. The operating table upon which the body of Rheta Gardner Wynekoop, the victim, was found, is the most dramatic of the "silent witnesses." On the table in the bund'es are Rheta's clothes and other articles that have figured in the sensational mystery. On the wall is a plan of the rear of the gloomy home in Chicago where the crime was committed. READY FOR WYNEKOOP TRIAL Assistant State's Attorney Charles S.

Dougherty, who will act as prosecutor when Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop goes on trial for the murder of her daughter-in-law, is Peru Fight Card On This Evening show here tonight. Ward, Obia bantam champ, replaced Marshall Edwards when the latter was unable to fill the en- Young. both ightweightst, and Charley Marks, Peru, vs. Harry Shannon, are the other fights on the card.

Battling Henry Hook Will be Matched With Harry Ward of Dayton, in Main Bout. RERU, Jan. 10-(UP)- gagement due to illness. Henry Hook. Evensville, former Blackwood.

Tulsa, oppose Harry (Red). Ward, Dayton, meet in the semi-windup. Scotty state bantamweight champion. will and Clem Reed. Quincy, O.

in the main event of a boxing Fuller, Columbus, F8. Fred ASKS $40,000 FOR INJURIES Peru Rallyay Conductor Files Salt Against Nickle Plate. PERU, -John H. Cathcart, railway conductor, filed suit in Miami county. circuit court today against the Nickle Plate railway company asking $40,000 for injurles he sustained.

According to the complaint, Cathcart on the night of January 17, 1932 was riding in the caboose of a freight train when the train suddenly came to a halt. Unbeknown to him, the train had stopped on a bridge near Cassville when he stepped from the caboose steps he plunged 25- feet into a creek. He charges that the injurles he suffered are permanent. NET GAME TICKETS ON SALE DOWNTOWS Tickets for the Richmond-Lo-nue, gansport high school basket-ball game here Friday night are on sale at the Greensfelder store in 315 East Market street. They will be available there until late afternoon; MOTHER GOOSE DOT PUZZLE ho is the man.

who' invariably finds things dull? the Answer THE 4 1 3, 22 GRINDER 15 24 20 19 BURLINGTON QUINTET TO PLAY YANKS Free Throws Walt Bradfute of Bloomington sizes up the basketball situation in Indiana by coming out with A "Big 16" which he belleves represents the cream of the hardwood crop in Hoosierdom. Here is the way he places them: ,1. Tech Muncie. 3. Shortridge.

4. Logansport. 5. Washington. 6.

Jett (Lafayette) 7. Vincennes. 8. Frankfort. 9.

Martinsville. 10. Bloomington. 11. 12.

Bedford. 13. Newcastle. 14. Central (South Bend) 15.

Brazil. 16. Bloomfleld. How about Hartford City, Now Albany and Jeffersonville? Don't they belong? Everett Case, the former Frankfort busy and Anderson these mentor, 18, Besides man days. a coaching the junior varsity at the University of Southern -California he la tutoring the Firestone amateurs of Los Angeles, doing some officiating and working on his doctor's degree.

Everett never had the reputation of being an idler, BO tar as we know. Didn't he always manage to produce (or should it be get) the goods when he waa around Indiana, "Deke" Noble, one of the vetrean hardwood columnists of, the state and the gentleman who was responsible for Logansport teams being dubbed the Loganberries, has quit the Kokomo Tribune to run the Greentown Gem, weekly, which he has purchased. Not a few eyebrows, were arched in wonder when North Judson plastered a 27-23 defeat on the strong Hammond Tech team Saturday night, Perhaps it will be news that the Blue Jays have won ten in a row. The defeat of Tech might have been worse but for the fact North Judson muffed eight free throws. BOOTLEGGERS GIVEN FINES Rechester Prosecator Has Three Men Arrested After Complaints Had Been Made ROCHESTER Three alleged bootleggers, whom officers declare haye become brazen in their purported sales of intoxicating liquor here, were arrested late Tuesday and taken immediately before Judge Robert Miller under 8 atsce statute that provides for reference to fedaral laws for the penalty, Prosecutor George Buchanan nounced last night.

Harry Graeber pleaded guilty to sale of intoxicating liquor and was assessed a fine of $50 and costs. WIM Green also entered a guilty plea and was given a 310 tine and costs, while Harry Thal. man provided 8 $500. bond and WAS released. The Ful'qn county prosecutor declared that an affidavit was signed by a person who had purchased liquor from the trio after several complaints had been made against sale of liquor to minors.

LOCAL MAN HELD ON CHECK COUNT Elgie Grace, 26, is held in the Jail on charges of check forgery. The court set his bond at $2,000 after Prosecctor Harold Mull filed the count. Arresting officers declare a number of checks have been forged by Grace during the last few weeka. OLLIE R. DOWNHAM DIES AT HOSPITAL Ollie Robert Downham, 48, Pennsylvania yard conductor and a Spanish- American war veteran, died at the Casa county hospital at 4:15.

o'clock Tuesday afternoon after being critically 111 geveral days. He resided at 1907 Michigan avenue, Robert, Surviving are the Mrs. widow, son, a daughter, Thelma Allen, and two sisters, Mrs. Ivan Oliver of Detroit and Mrs. Lou Porter, and a balg brother, Francis Minteman of this city, and two grand children and his step-father, Theodore Minneamn, of.

this city. Fulton County Tournament, Rick. mond at Logansport, Pern Winamac Feature Friday Night Games WASHINGTON FARM BUREAU ELECTION HELD LAST NIGHT Ora Hahnert Named to Head Unit For the Tear' 1931. The Washington township farm bureau held its annual election last night at which time Ora Hahnert was named president; Albert Quade, vice-president; Ed Berlet, secretary-treasurer, and Miss Leota Lottman, social and eduentional leader, Justice, who served 18 1933 chairman, wag in charge ct the session. 'Preceding the election gram W8S presented and Mr.

Fricke of the state form bureau spoke. RITES TODAY FOR MRS. THROCKMORTON Funeral services for Barbara Throckmorton, 929 Wheatland arewho died Monday night in the Casa county hospital after protracted illness, will be held privately at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from Chase Chapel with the Rev. James S. Corkey of the Calvary Presbyterian church officiating.

Burial will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery, Mrs. Reed Thurman of Young America is a daughter and not the person listed previously. MONTICELLO YOUTH IN KOKOMO MISHAP KOKOMO, Scott, 51,. was severely but not seriously inJured Monday when he was struck by an automobile driven by Eugene Kiser of Monticello.

The pedestrian was taken home. A report of accident was made to police and the driver of the car was not held. GAME TONIGHT GAME TONIGHT The 4-H club basketball teams of Noble and Clay townships will collide Wednesday night in the latter's gym. The game will start at 7:30 o'clock. Melvin Augle, Clay manager, is booking games.

POSTPONE MEETING POSTPONE MEETING The regular meeting of the Jetferson township H. E. club No, 2 on Thursday has been postponed until Tuesday, January 16, at which time Mrs. George Searight will entertain. GRANGE WINS.

The Deacon Grange quintet defeated he Wolfe Coal company basket ball players at Riley gym last night 22 to 15 after leading 10 to 9 at the half. Long scared fourteen of the losers sixteen points. Raines and Greider starred Paul FAR. LINKS, LOT LITTLE THIS OF WHO GIANT DOUGH RUNYAN. HAS WINTER! ON SO WON THE DIEGEL HAS ALSO COPPED A COUPLE OF TOURNEYS ON THE PRESENT WINTER, JAUNT-.

SAN FRANCISCO MATCH PLAY OPRA-JAN. HI THE PRO BRIGADE MARCHES GA The attention of basketball fans of the Logansport area is focused on two tilts tonight, the Frankfort trip to Delphi and the Young America invasion of Burligton. With these two contests over the fans will again. turn to scheduled for Friday night. Coaches are looking seven week hence to tournament time and tilts of.

the next few weeks will bring teams to a point for tourney conditioning. In a few cases players have been added to squads through the eligibility route and fans are antious to see how the added strength fits into the playing combination their favorite teams. Three of the Friday night games -Walton Twelve Mile, Galveston at Onward and Lucerne at New Waverly- are Cass county league contests. Here is the schedule: Tonight. Frankfort at Delphi Young America at Burlington, Friday Night, Metea (open) Lucerne at New Waverly Young America at Flora Galveston at Onward Walton at Twelve Mile Monon R'.

Royal Center Richmond at Logansport Washington twp. at Deer Creek Camden at Carrollton Pulaski at Star City Medaryville at. Monterey Peru at Windmac Francesville at Plerre Burnetteville Rockfield Rochester at Brazil Rochester at Leiter's Ford Argos at Culver WARN MOTORISTS TO GET LICENSES Members of the Logansport police force, under instructions from ofricers in charge, late Tuesday started warning motorists whose automobiles bore 1993 licenses Drivers were notified that they should equip their cars at once with 1934 license plates or be slated at police headquarters the next time their autos wer. on the street. Joy After.

Kidnaping Linda happy, Walsh, of reunion Omaha, between and her son Bobby, 11, after the boy had been restored to her by police. He WAs lured away from the St. James W. Orphanage, McDonald in Omaha, by George ised the boy a pony. (lower), McDonald who prom.

be son, wanted killed boy to replace his own in motor aceident. O-70 Hi-Test the gasoline of gasoline. "ordinary" at Sold Colonial Oil Co. Erie Ave. FIfth 4.