The Journal News from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 24

LTON DAILY NEWS. HAMIL OOTERS PACK S. GYM Second Warders Urge Third St. Extension COMMISSIONERS JHR PLEA FOR DETENTION HOME Delegates Urge Bond Issue And Pledge Support-. Decision Delayed County commissioners will announce their stand on a Boys' Detention, home Tuesday, March 23, at 11 a.

m. This announcement was made today to a group of committees of various civic organizations. Eleven organisations in yited. Committees from many more attended. Mayor Harry J.

Koehler, was there, accompanied by A. F. Boli, safety director, and Otto Kolod- chief of police. Former Probate Judge J. B.

Connaughton also attended. represented included and Middletown Rotary Optimist club; Hamilton and Co-operative Trades nnd Labor, councils; the Lions club; the club; Knights of Malta; and Middletown American Legion; Middletown Knights of Co- lunrbus. Many Give Talks A. Hinkel, attorney and former mayor, was spokesman for the Optimist club in which the proposition was-first given impetus. Other speakers included Mayor Koehler, former Judge Connaughton, Rev.

Ira Stock, Middletown, representing the ministerial alliance, L. T. Palmer oi Middletown Civic association, Roy Middletown M. C. Erank B.

Paully, Middletown Rotary club, Roland G. Davis, representing the' Optimist club, Prosecutor P. P. Boli, County Commissioners Ed. F.

''Rosencraus, chairman, Frank W. Cpmpton and W. K. Swan. "It will require two or three weeks to check on the funds," Compton said, suggesting the date wjieii.

the commissioners will give their final Plan For Decision. Each of the luncheon clubs will have representative at the county office when decis- ion of that board is made, it was agreed, had agreed to ii proposition put forth by the Optimist club that the building be acquired by public subscription nnd the commissioners' pay for maintenance. Hiiike! explained when joint meetings were held with other luncheon clubs, it was decided that the detention home is a governmental function which should be taken cure of by taxation and the idea had been abandoned. Alternation Course. Hinkel had asked the county commissioners, for a.

definite answer to- day so that the organizations would know in what way to proceed, private' subscription, friendly suit in court or some other manner. Koehler explained that he was not representing any organization but was there to express his personal view in the. matter. "I am opposed to a drivo for private funds," Koehler said. have too many of those drives now.

and maintenance of a deten- home is provided for by law.lt is not the duty of any one group to provide it, to dig down in their private funds but it is a community project and will make for better citizenship." Mayor Koehler pie the sup- port'of official Hamilton as well as every man and chilj in the city to any movement by the county commissioners which would bring about a detention home. aie all agreed as to the necessity. "oRsencrans said, "but we are not agreed as to the means by -which do it." Judge Connaughton read tho section of the law which provides tha the- county commissioners shall establish, maintain and operate the home. "The law plainly sets out what is the duty of the county commissioners," Connaughton said, "and how they may operate the home after it is established. I do not represent any club but have a personal inter- "pr.3mpted.

by my own experience." Swan Tells Stand "I hopa this group will understand the attitude of the county commis- Swan said. "We have had tills matter up for serious consideration a number of times but with changes an the law, the last made for us what is the biggest job a county faced." v. Stock said he hcpeil to be to tote Sack to Middletown the that the home would be Reese, of who 18 boys and girls from 'court and the children's tham, advised beffiiminB the Helping to the in union it Suggest South Hamilton Crossing Civic Program Heavy When Smoker Opens Drive An extensive program of important policies was outlined at a business session nnd smoker of the Second Ward Improvement Association, Thursday night. These included: Request lo city council and county commissioners for repair of roads and streets approaching Columbia bridge. Pelition lo council opposing location of a carbajre plant in Ihc Second Ward or in Peck's Addition and BiiRgcstion the plant site be outside the city limits.

Commendation of council for proceeding i the building of a new municipal electric plant. Request to officials to oppose (lie extension or erection of more electric power lines by any corporation supplying current here. Favor the proposal to extend North Third street and build a bridge for this Proposal for underground crossing at South Hamilton. Opposition to acquiring of more land for a rcciv city hall site, although approval was given to the proposed erection of a new building. This program was outlined and voted on, most of tho measures being carried unanimously, while all councilmen and the president of council were present.

Their opinion on these subjects was not canvassed but in no case did they announce from the floor disapproval. a 800 Members The smoker marked beginning of a membership campaign. The roll now includes nearly 300 residents of the ward, and the goal is 600 more members. Great enthusiasm was shown over prospects of attaining this number Jiefore the canvass closes next Tuesday night. The association voted for a membership in the Chamber of Commerce.

The association president named this committee to assist in the campaign for Potter's Public Park: Andrew Bruck, William C. Bruck, William Leonard, Peter Wolf, Henry Suedkamp, Val Reuther, George Cook, Henry Wolke, Peter Wiseman and William Connaughton. No More The action taken in regard to extension of electric power lines has to do with revival of the plan of the Hamilton Sisrvice 1 Do. io complete their network of wires. The case is now in the courts on an injunction suit.

Opposition to acquiring of more land for a city hall site was coordinate with a suggestion that Monu- mcnS avenue fee straightened and the proposed new city hall be located partially on tho plot now graced by a park. Land which officials seek to condemn will cost at least $100,000, members were toid, and the suggestion was made as an economy measure. A request WHS ordered sent to S. M. Goodman that he withdraw his injunction suit which seeks to prevent The Hamilton Furnace Co.

from supplying artificial gas to the municipal system. in any other way" Rosencrans said. "Put the bond issue to a vote of the people," Koehler urged. "That will please us. We shall put it over big." Davis estimated cost of establishing the home at $25,000 or $30,000 to which remodeling would be additional.

Any bond issue over requires a vote of the people. Boli said appropriations made this year were not nearly enough to take care bf ordinary needs and the emergency in which there should have been 525,000 had $1,800 which lasted only a short time. According to Boli the county commissioners have no funds nt this time which could be transferred to make the detention home possible. There is a possibility that provision for it can bo made in the 1927 budget which will be made up In April of this year, he paid. At Half-Way Mark In Drive For C.

C. Quota COLLEGE HAS 38 LIFESAVERS Western Has Group For Tests--Capt, Carr Here For Institute Capt. D. Melville Carr and Capl. Bryant of the American Red Cross: Life Saying Corps were in Hamilton today, perfecting plans for the intensive training institute to be conducted in Hamilton and Oxford on March 1 to 6 inrtfusive.

Miss Margaret C. Bojtart, Director of tho Western College Life Saving Corps, was present at the conference with tho two instructors and Miss Margedant. Western College, will present 3S life-savers and several novics for ex- amitmtion and rating. Life savers from i a i University -will also examined in the Western swimming i pool, as well as the local Y. W.

C. A. and Girl Scout leaders. Y. M.

C. A. leaders under Mr. Sollenberger will use the Y. M.

C. A. pool. Reports submitted at a luncheon of learn in the Expansion Campaign showed 700 memberships in the Chamber of Commerce pledge. The goal is double that number.

Preceding the reports, Howard Kelly, Chandler auto agent, and Ellis Riley, song leader, sang two numbers which were much applauded. Miss Prlscilla Holbroek was at the piano. Report in detail follows: Executive Committee 100 Branch House Committee 6 Division 1, C. E. Schmitt, Major -Team 11, J.

E. Kyger, Capt. Team 12, Max Strauss, Capt, 2 Team 13, Don Fvtton, Capt. 3 Team 14, Wm. Sneed, Capt.

1 Division 2, Wm. -Team 21, Fred S. Meyer, Capt. 16 Team 22, E. H.

N'cu-hal), Capt. 11 Team 23, Gco. Hawthorne, Capt. 6 Team 24, F. E.

Barker, Capt- 3 Division 3, F. G. Mueller, Maior -Team 31, C. Eikenberry, Capt 4 Team 32, O. M.

Capt. 7 Heam 33, Rev. J. H. Denney, C.

0 Team 34, Edw. E. Gardner Capt. J4 FATHER AND SON BANQUET HELD Delayed Event At First M. E.

Draws 132--Abrecht Is Speaker Fathers and Sons of the First M. E. church enjoyed an excellent dinner and fine program, when the annual Father and Son Banquet was held at the church, Thursday night. (The banquet was postponed from last November as the new church was not then completed. Rudy Abrecht, of the'Boys' Department of tho Y.

M. C. delivered an address on, "The Relation of a Father to His Son." A special feature of the program was a sleight of hand performance by Sam Collier. The Young Ladies' Missionery Society served tie chicken dinner. There were 132 fathers and sons nt the banquet.

lay- 190 510 Carr will speak before var- WOMAN ROLLS LOST TIRE OUT OF TRAFFIC Automobile bearing license number 996-33C lost a spare tire at Third High streets, Friday afternoon. ious luncheon clubs, the Chamber of The- tire was rolled to a corner by Commerce and the- Park Board during woman. his stay in Hamilton. i FLOYD NORMAN HELD ON CHECK CHARGE Floyd was returned to W. E.

JACKSON REPORTS THEFT OF AUTO TIRE A tire, inner tube and rim stolon from the automobile of W. E. Jackson, R. 1, in a report made to police Friday. Jackson said the theft took place where he had parked his car near the Catholic high school Thursday night.

Hamilton from Dayton. Thursday were by Ohief at Police. Otto E. Kolodzik and Sergeant Earl Welch, to answer a charge of issuing a bad check filed by, Robert L. Ferber, 1295 Heaton street, on February 20.

FOURTH WARDERS WILL MEET TONIGHT The regular meeting of the Fourth Ward Improvement Association, will be held tonight at -the Crescent Aid Hall on South Eighth street. The membership committee- will report, and proposed warrf and citywide problems, will come up for discussion. All new members are especially urged to be present, get acquainted with the work, and wjth the members and officers of the association. HIGH ST. CHURCH BAKE SALE SET The Loyal Women's Class of Hifrh Street Church of Christ will Kold ni home bake sale at the Robinson Schwenn store, all day Saturday.

Norman hearing. iKING'S HERALDS PLAN BAKE SALE The King's Heralds of M. E. church hold a bake sale at was locked up to await the Roemer grocery, 2404 Benning- hofen avenue, Saturday morninj. POTTER'S PUBLIC PARK CAMPAIGN TEAMS, TO BEGIN MONDAY, NAMED Potter's Public Park campaign will of workers Monday evening at tho A Posters to Go L'p Potter's Public Park campaign pasters will b3 distributed Saturday.

These posters are of stricking design and will be placed in store windows throughout the city. The drive will be conducted for one week. During these six days ciii- zens of Hamilton will be asked to contribute This money will be for the equipment of the situ composed of ICO acres for uark purposes. Leslie J. Reese, campaign cf the Chamber of Commerce Expansion movement, told of parks he has cpen Monday.

Final for the 515,000 drive were made Thursday evening when members of the executive and publicity committees held a joint meeting at the Y. A The names of who will comprise the campaign teams -were announced. Workers have been divided into divisions and they represent practically every civic and fraternal orgnnizaton in the city. Frank K. Vaughn, chairman of the executive committee, announced t.lierc will be an i a mesting visited in his travels about the country.

According to Mr. Reese, I he park in America is the San Francisco Municipal Park. This park, Mr. Reese declared, dsveloped immediately after Ihc earthquake und fire which swept the city several years ago. "Your campaign for $15,000 should be exceedingly successful," said Mr.

Reese, "For I know of no other civic enterprise that has such a popular appeal a community 1 Names of the campaign woikevs follow: The executive committee includes: (Continued on Page Two) High Spots In The Life of Little Stanley, The Great Explorer --By Fox As soon ns he got word that tho Senate had adopted the World Court resoluion Deacon Jones came to town and traded his army muskej for pounds of honej. Who remembers the old-fashioned butcher who used to give each of the 'children a big'frankfurter when you went in to pay the meat bill on Saturday night? One way to find out how a double crossors there arc in the community is to run for county office. A woman member of the British parliament recently spilled eighty- three columns of speech. Wait till some of our Senators hoar about this. They say life isn't as colorful as it used to be and one reason is that isn't more red wxften Adults Fervid Interest In Basket Ball Tourney Scores Following are the scores of the morning games in the boys' nnd girls' basketball tournament n't the Hamilton high school BOYS Monroe 9, Reily 6.

Okeana 28, Milford 8. Seven jMilc 28, Hanover 1, GIRLS Monroe 13, Oxford 4. Jacksonburg 11,, Reily 1. GIRLS SUMMARIES JACK'BURcTil, REILY 1 Boily M. Conrad, E.

Lackey, Wynn, Gaimr, CJ Hurley Stitzcl Totals Jacksonburg Schul, Murtz, Heiland, Vance, Sixl, Mar.xen Imhoff Stouberer 0 0 ..0 ..0 0 0 4 1 0 0 ..0 0 ..0 .0 Pta. 0 0 1 0 1 1 Pts. Totals .5 i Referee Van Vorhoos. MONROE 13, OXFORD 4 Oxford Wood, McViton, tarper, Ssmmes, Stevenson, 'iandle iarper London Totals 2 Monroe Thompson, 4 HoffmaTi, 1 Brumle, 0 O'Fallen, Long, Low i) Remser 0 Pts. 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 Pts 0 8 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 a 6 1 13 Referee, Van Fores; scorer, King; tmcr, Louis; time of quarters, 6 minutes.

UPSET AUTO (M SURACKS Ralph Flick Is Accused Of Reckless Driving After Crash Ralph Fh'ck, 70S Poplar street, is charged with reckless driving in warrant signed a police headquarters by William Hieste.rman, 1225 Dayton street. HaUtcrman said he was going east on Dayton street, and when he reached the intersection at Fourth and Dayton streets, the car driven by Flick, which g.iing south on Fourth etreets, crashed into his. Heisterman's car turned over nnd rested on the railroad tracks, Heisternmn told police. Heistcrman said Flick was speeding. No one was injured.

Flick will be arraigned in municipal court, Monday at 7 p. TOURISTS' AUTO IN CORNER CRASH I i 'More a persons gathered at "the Hamilton High School gymnasinm Friday morning for the opening of the. annual Butler County Boys' and Girls' Basketball Tournament. A total of 22 teams were entered, 12 of which were boys. Seven Mile, 'touts-Las, a strong contender for the- title, had IvJlle trouble in disposing of TJie score was 29 to 7.

Monroe staged a whirlwind finish in defeating the strong Roily team in the feature game of the. morning, session. The s'core'was 9 to 6. Okeana, 1925 champions, defeated Milford by the score of 28 to 8. In the- girls' tourney, Monroe and Seven Mile were touted to go to the finals with Monroe haing a s-light advantage' in 'the- Assemble Early.

Followers cf the began to assemble at an Monroe and Reily, tho two teams scheduled, in the drawn lined up at fl A 1 M. sharp: Games were scheduled to continue with'out a break in play until 9:30 P. Semifinals are scheduled for Saturday afternoo-n in both divisions. The finals will be played night; the (firls 1 game starring 8 Po and the boys' game nt 9 P. M.

To the winner ol the 'bays, meet will be -awarded the beautiful Daily News Trophy. Okeana, last year's champions, holds one leg on the cup. For Dayton Meet Finalists in the boys' division will go to Dayton next week to compete for the championship of southwestern Ohio. Fhialista there will in turn go to Columbus the week following to play for the state championship. Banners bearing names of teams in the tourney, colors of the respective schools and checrihgr was much in evidence Saturday.

No team had less than 200 followers. Adults outnumbered pupils. Barnett Is Leader Barnett, Seven Mile forward, wa the high point man bf the montm games. 'Jie scored nine fieW goals and one foul totaling- 19 points. BOYsTslJMM ARIES OKEANA 28, MILFORD 8 F.

Pis. MILFORD Alston Buflor Geisler 0 -I Cox 0 0 Giff G. 1 0 2 Baroman, 0 2 Smith, 0, 0 0 C. Giff, 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (i Totals OKEANA Shaw Lcibr'ock F. Gillespie C.

Lawrence G. Bunnctt G. 1 8 B. F. 'Pis.

5 0 12 2 0 2 2 10 0 0 I) 1 0 2 Totals 13 2 'if. Referee Bgry. Umpire liutchinsoii Scorer King. Timer Louis. Time Quarters minutes.

REILY T. Kolb F. Dnse F. H. Kolb C.

Bardon G. Whipple G. B. F. 0 0 0 2 0 I 1 0 0 0 0..

Russell Garland, Flint, Michigan, reported to police Friday that at 7 m. his car was struck by one bearing license A 87-304 at Fifth and Sycamore streets. Garland said he was going south on Fifth street and arriving at the intersection, ho collided with car which pulled around from the wrong side of bus. Garland said -two were demolished on his car. AMBULANCE CARRIES VISITOR TO HOSPITAL A Miss More of Cincinnati, vinitlncr at 1251 Wallace, street, was taken lo tho Price Hill branch of Oeral hospital Friday in the ambulance of W.

F. Oahill and Sons. NAB LKNAHAN NEAR CHURCH "Biu Chief" Ijena-han was found intoxicated thw time by Captain Byron Fergfaaon and Welch. Lecahan mu found in an alley in UM mr of the new M. Totals 3 0 MONROE B.

F. Pti. Bishop 4 2 Sander 2 0 -I Schulthciss 1 1 Thompson 3 0 2 Hiteahuo Q. 0 0 Totals Referee Hutchison. Umpire Egry.

Scorer King. Timer Snydor. Time of Quarters 6 minutes. Pts. 10 7-MILE 29, HANOVER 7 Seven Mile Barnett, 9 Watkins, 'F 2 Truster, 0 Gotz, C.

Watkins, i Totals 12 Hartovcr Shaw, Reiser, W. Roll, Weaver, 0 F. Winkler, Hinlder, Dodrts, Totals 7 7 Hutchison; Eirry; Bcorer, Xing'; LouU; time of quarten, 8 minutes. 29 Pts. 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 ,0 0 0 0 BIRTHS.