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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-12
Colleges Boost Boxing

DENVER. Jan. 12.--Boxing and
wrestling were included in the list
of major sports by action of the fac
ulty athletic council Of the ROCKY
mountain intercollegiate conference,
at a meeting here Saturday. The
first boxing and wristling meet win
be held Jan. y. probably in Denver.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22
OLD HEN RIDES
RODS Is MILES

Hagerstown. ~. sept 21-Taking
a 25-rnfle ride under automobile
over a bunny road on a dark night
was the experience of an old, frazzled
hen.
Raymond Shiffler and family. near
Boonsboro, motored to the farm of
Manassas Young, Mason and Dixon
Pa, and while there storm came up,
driving all the barnyard fowls to shell
ter in the shed that housed Shiffler' s
automobile.
When the journey home was begun
ebiffler "shooed" all the chickens
from his automobile. as he thought,
hut on the road peculiar sounds
e1~a4ed ND from beneath the car and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22

of the elastic carcass of the tire,
which by weight and forward pull, is
forced just ahead of road contact.
In motion, the tire is continually
attempting to run over this traction
wave which, just ahead always eludes
it, Incid entally under-inflation in
creases the wave.
On a plain tread, the wave runs
and round and round the tire. But
a tread design with backbone rib
bed or cogged, has been found eff
fective in dividing and in throwing it
off each side, according to Miller tire
men. Some treads are corrugated !;
some are smooth; some indented, but
a purpose of all them is to provide,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22

baximun traction to overcome this
wave.
The tread must provide also Tor
minimum road resistance, for mini
mum injury to the carcass under
meath, and for maximum road wear.
Like the soles of shoes. a tread must
absorb direct wear. Different kinds
of service have their individual eff
fects. Scuffing, skidding, spinning.
tearing effects Of rough roads-all
these have a tendency to promote
ra pid wear.
When a tread is badly worn, it
should be taken to a competent tire
surgeon. He will tell whether it Is
worth repair.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22
HOLDS CONVENTION
ALL BY HIMSELF

Sacramento. Calf, Sept 22.-John
W. Fowler of Oakland, colored pro
held a state progressive convention
all by himself here last night, as the
only person who qualified as progress
sive party delegate at the Angus
primary.
After calling the convention to
order Fowler appointed committees
delivered a keynote speech endorsing
Harding and Coolidge and Samue
Shortridge (Republican candidate for
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22
ICHlLDREN'S SAVINGS TO
MEET DEBT TO AMERICA

s gher or rh Ssg he axle had
He got out and looked, but in the
darkness could find nothing wrong.
He drove the. balance of the distance
very slowly, fearing a breakdown.
Reaching destination he procured a
lantern and hunted for the damage
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22
TREAD ON AUTO
TIRE MUST BE
SOUNDLY BUILT

A curious thing about tires is that
they continually roll up hill This is
due 10 what is scientifically termed
TRACTION wave but what is popu-
larly called "bulge." Both terms
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22

The army aviators who made the
successful fight from Mineola to
Nome, Alaska, are held up at Tele-
graph Creek, B. G.. by bad weather.
Three attem pied take off, on Sept.
10. but were driven down by the
weather.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22

he thought had been done to his ma
chine, when the old hen was found,
snugly perched on the rear axle, in
which position she had ridden TWEEN
fY-fiYe miles
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22

United States senator3, appointed
himself Chairman of the Progressive
State Central committee and ad-
journed the convention.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22

Irish police wrecked the town Of
Balbriggan in reprisal for the murder
of Constable Sack. One policeman
and two civilians were killed in the
fight
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22
The Final Wind-up Is Here
This Great Sale May Close
Suddenly - Watch For
the Closing Date
Prices Still Lower! Come Early!

OF ano
a
will be convinced that the time to buy
for benefit of cdrens education while
promising children years NOW while
areb
the F1ano ov
Piano family
album, and
your home with a
Musical training
Shot neglected
Tn
be among
We will o
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-22


in
duplicate particular Come and
Ask of the sales force to play this Player for $3.50
Evening star., 1920-02-02
BY n. O. MESSENGER.

Chairman Hays of the republican
national committee. who has been on
political scouting expedition as far
west as the Pacific coast, telephoned
from western city several days ago
to Senate leaders insistingly urging
agreement among republicans on res
ervationS to and ratification of the
treaty of peace.
He told the senators with whom
he talked that his observation had
convinced him the country demanded
disposition of the treaty; that proper
conservation of American interests g
was essential, but that the people
were convinced there is way out OF
the present deadlock, and they will
hold to account the senators and the
party which should defeat ratification.
House Members Anxious.
Nobody is more concerned at this
time over the progress of treaty rati-
fication than republican and demo-
cratic members of the House who are
coming up shortly for denomination
and for reelection in November 1t
is only one phase of their anxiety,
however, the other being the question
of what will be the sharp lines of
party division upon which they will
go before the voters.
Inspection of the political layout does
not show many high cards. The Zines
of division as they run are not SO
violently divergent on most questions
and many come very close to merging.
Senator Thomas of Colorado, democrat
to the core, but man of notably in
dependent thought and courageous eX-
preston of conviction, arrived at by in
Evening star., 1920-02-02
WILL MAKE STUDY
OF MAPES Bill
New Subcommittee of Senate
Will Consider Substitute
for HaIf-and-HaIf.

The Senate District committee to-
day determined to appoint a subcom-
mittee to consider the Mapes bill, pro-
viding for the abolishment of the
halfand half plan of making appro-
priations for the District of Colum-
bia. This subcommittee is to look
into the feasibility of adopting a plan
more satisfactory than the half-and-
half. 1t was said after the meeting
that the overwhelming majority of
the committee was opposed to chang
ing the half-andhalf law unless they
could be shown a more satisfactory
plan.
Chairman Sherman will appoint the
subcommittee, to consist of three
members. Senator Sherman said in
committee that he was ready to vote
on the Mapes bill now and that he
the committee thought 1t would be as
well to look into the matter, and SEN
ator Jones of Washington made mo-
tion for the appointment of a sub
committee for that purpose.
1t is likely that the subcommittee
will hold some hearings on the Mapes
bill and any other plan that may be
suggested 1T was explained that if
the half-andhalf plan is to be done
away with some adequate and prac-
tical system of appropriating for and
raising revenues in the District must
be substituted. The subcommittee is
to look into these phases of the mat
ter.
A subcommittee headed by Senator
Dillingham; of Vermont. appointed to
draft a bill to prevent reckless driv-
ing of automobiles in the District of
Columbia, is to hold it's first meeting
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
HAYS URGES &. O.P. SENATOR'S
NOT TO DELAY PEACE TREATY.
poets the Republicans to Get Together
on Reservations and Ratification.

tellectual process remarked the other
day that he would be gratified If some
body could define the essential and vital
differences between the program OF the
democratic and republican parties-dlf-
ferenceS obvious enough to be graSped
by the ordinary voter of fixed party
affliation desirous of maintaining
Independent trend seeking party alli-
ance.
Expect Platforms to Guide.
Candidates for Congress this year will
run on the platforms of their respective
parties adopted by the national conven-
tions for the presidential tickets. II is
contain many declarations of principles
which will be the same. That is to say.
there will be the same platitudinous stuff
about everybody being wise and virtu-
Gus; labor and capital working to-
gether; agriculture being the backbone
Of national prosperity; strictest econ
omy must be followed women should
have equal opportunities. and all that
kind of thing, each party laying sole
claim to being the real exponent of the
"be good and you'll be happy" idea. The
opposition party, of course, will be
branded as just the reverse in all its
preachings and practices
But what real, constructive policies
will the two parties urge. differing
from one another in excellence, is the
question which now perturbs pro-
spective, candidates. What will be the
keynote of the campaign upon which
the republicans will demand retention
of control of the House and demo
Gratis insist upon recapturing it? It's q
Continued on Page 2, Column 6)
Evening star., 1920-02-02
CABINET CHANGES
MADE;;TWO SWORN
Mr.. Houston Treasury Head
and Mr.. Meredith Takes
Agriculture Post.

Two changes We're made in Presi-
dent Wilson's cabinet today, David f.
Houston being sworn in as Secretary
of the Treasury, succeeding Carter
Glass. and Edwin T. Meredith taking
the oath as Secretary OF Agriculture,
succeeding Mr.. Houston.
Both men assumed their new duties
few minutes after noon. Secretary
Houston remained in his old office at
the Department of Agriculture until
his successor had been sworn in by
r. NJ. Reese. chief clerk of the de-
partment. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. Houston was driven TO the
Treasury building, where he was
sworn in as head of that department
by S. H. Marks, acting chief clerk.
signed by President.
Small ceremony marked the two oc-
casions. the only persons present be-
ing the departmental chiefs and few
intimate friends. AT the time the oathS
were administered, the commissions of
the two secretaries had not come from
the White House, but il was said there
that President Wilson had signed them
earlier in the day.
Today was the first time since the be-
ginning of the Wilson administration
that two cabinet changes have taken
place simultaneously. The only MEM
bers of the original cabinet who still
hold the places to which they were first
appointed are Secretary Daniels of the
Navy Department. Secretary Lane of the
Department of the Interior and Post
master General Burleson. OF these
Secretary Lane has expressed desire
to retire from public life as soon as he
is able to do SO without embarrass-
ment to the President.
Secretary Meredith.
Secretary Meredith, the new head of
the Department of Agriculture, is editor
of Successful Farming. and president
of the Associated Advertising Clubs OF
the world. He is a director Of the Chi
cago Federal Reserve Bank, and was
one of the excess profiets advisers of the
Treasury Department. He probably will
attend mis- FIRST cabinet meeting tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
DECREESS|X WEEKS
MORE OF WINTER
Grounding, Traditional Il
Weather Sharp, Puts Crimp
in Early Spring Hopes.

Well, it's six more weeks of bad
weather for the National Capital, If the
NEUROLOGICAL grounding is to be accept
ed AS arbiter If he didn't see his shadow
at exactly 11:44 o'clock this morning. IL
was his own fault.
If real groundhogs Cor woodchucks)
are to be considered, however, the
grounding didn't see his shadow In
Washington, after all. There are three
perfectly normal groundhogs out at the
National Geological Park, and nary hide
or hair of them was seen all day long.
SO those who believe in the groundhoe
system of long-distance weather prog
hesitation, and those VINO scorn the
humble beast as a candidate for jon
at the. United States weather bureau,
can take their pick.
May Have Bad weather. Or
If you believe in "the groundhog,' the
legendary one, Washington will have
bad weather for the next six weeks. Ii
YOU believe in the real grounding, he
didn't see his shadow for the simple
reason that he didn't come out of his
burrow. Neither he, nor she, nor little
Johnnie GroundhOg peeked.
1.-The groundhog is a alternating anf-
NAL" said Assistant Supt. Baker of the
Zoo today "All their vital processes
are slowed down, and they sleep all
winter.
have never come out on grounding
day.' but once within the memory of
the oldest guard Mr.. Baker continued.
.You see, usually the weather is too
cold this time of year. Certainly the
weather in the District recently has
not been such as to lure our groundhogs
out. / am sure if one OF them should
venture out today he would run back as
fast as he could.
Probable Origin of Legend.
Probably that is the origin of the
Ground hog legend. Probably it normal
1v is so cold on February that any
woodchuck that ever did poke his nose
ont of his home that day became panic
stricken and went back in to his bomb
proof as quickly as possible. whether
he saw the sun or not
mo. / don't think he will see his
thadow today" declared Prof. Henry,
local forecaster at the weather bureau.
This was at IL 80 o'clock.
Fourteen minutes later. after gray,
foepy time of ii until that minute, the
sun feebly cast its beams upon the Ma
tionaI CAPITAL. The rays were not in
tense. but they were Enthusiastically from
the sun. They cast capable shadows.
So the legendary grounding saw his
shadow.
known as Candlemas Day.
February is candlemas day, as it is
generally called abroad.
Candlemas is the feast of the puri-
fcation of the Virgin Mafy. or the
presentation of Christ in the temple. 1t
is called "candlemas' because the
candles for the altar or other sacred
use sure blessed on that day.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
NO DELAY IN NEWBERRY
CASE is INDICATED

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, February
2.--Although half a dozen of the de-
fendants in the Newberry election con-
spiracy trial were reported early TODAY
as unable to be in court, indications
were that there would be no delay in
the case. All of the jurors. under the
watchful eye of a physician. had so
far escaped the influenza epidemic,
which yesterday affected three more
defendants. including John s. New
berry, brother of the principal de-
fendant. Frank c. Daily was to be-
gin the opening statement for the
prosecution when court convened at
pm. The defense announced it
probably would follow Mr.. Daily. In
PRODUCTION of testimony was expected
TO be delayed until Wednesday.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
LIQUOR MAY NOT Be
SEIZED UNDER THE
REED AMENDMENT
D. c. Court of Appeals Holds
Penalty Is Against Person
of vioIator Only.

The Reed amendment prohibiting
interstate commerce does not provide
Tor the contiscation of the liquor, but
penalties the person violating it only
either by fine or imprisonment The
Court OF Appeals of the District OF
Columbia SO held today, when it af-
hfmed decisions by Justices Gould
and Stafford Of the District Supreme
Court. who had ordered the return of
large quantities Of liquor captured by
the police from truck of the Glad
ding Express Company and from a
car of Salvatore Scalco, who crossed
the District line after President Will
son had signed the bill which made
the amendment applicable to the Dis
trict.
Other Cases Hinge ON Decision.
The decision of the appellate court,
rendered by Chief Justsice Smyth.
Will govern a number of cases which
have been held in abeyance. awaiting g
action by that tribunal. The police
may have to surrender all such liquor
in cases where prosecutions had been
! had in the Police Court. If the liquor
is held as evidence to be used at a
trial it is doubtful Of the owner could
obtain it until some action in his
case had been taken in the court. it
is stated.
Conviction Reversed.
Chief Justice Smyth also rendered
the decision of the court reversing the
conviction in Police Court of Oriont
Whiting under the Reed amendment.
The appellate court held that the
Police Court judge erred when he told
the jury they might consider the fact
that in most of the bootlegging cases
the whisky was in half-pint packa ees.
in deciding whether Whiting, an ex-
pressman. was merely passing through
the District when apprehended The
whisky being transported was in half
pints
The appellate court holds there was
no evidence to support this instruction
and not sufficient testimony to refute
! the claim of Whiting that he intended
to deliver the liquor in Virginia.
Even in liquor cases." says the chief
justice. "verdicts cannot be upheld un-
less there is some competent evidence
to support them" The Police Court
trial.
In disposing of the Gladding and
Scalco cases the court declared to ac-
cept the contention of Corporation
Counsel Stephens that while no con-
fscatory clause appears in the Reed
amendment that act should be read
and administered in connection with
the Sheppard act, which provides for
the taking of the whisky.
We think not" says Chief Justice
Smyth. They deal with different sit
uations. The Reed amendment re-
lates to shipments in Interstate com
merce only, while the Sheppard law is
local in its application They stand
apart and may be administered as in
dependent statutes. The only point,
however, which we decide is that the
Reed amendment clearly defines the
punishment that shall be inflicted for
its violation and there is nothing in
1T which condemns to destruction
liquor brought into the District in
disregard of it's provisions.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
POLES AGGRESSION
CAUSED BIC SLASH
IN AID FOR EUROPE
Committee Cut Defense Fund
When Army Shown Ad-
vancing in Russia.
BAKER-HOOVER PROGRAM
WAS TURNED DOWN"
U. S. to Aid Purely in Humanita-
rian Way, Committees
Decision.

Herbert Hoover and Secretary Baker.
who have been urging the $3.50, 0Oo. 900
loan to relieve the hungry nations Of
Europe, were. in reality, turned down BY
the House ways and means committee
when it reported the recommendation for
, a $4,000, 200 loan Saturday
After Secretary Glass had suggested
that the proposed $3.50 600. 900 loan could
De reduced TO Sl25 900, 600 the commit
tee reported the bill for $4,000, 900.
Ihis big reduction was. in reality, be-
cause the committee had cut from the
proposed loan practically all of the
money which Mr.. Hoover had sought for
roland In the hearings Secretary
Baker had urged that relief to Poland
was necessary as a military measure
de told the committee that the Polish
army constituted the main bulwark
against boishevism
Inc principal testimony before the
committee Showed that, in reality. tn.
foilsh army, instead OF being attacked
6y the bolshevists, had progressed into
Russia far beyond it's own territory
and refused to withdraw
SO, directly in opposition to Secre-
tary BAKERS recomme nda tion, the
ways ard means committee made
amendments to the food loan bill
is in no way military relief and purely
humanitarian. These are not the
words in the measure. but members
OF the committee admit that il is the
real purpose of the amendment
Nor is there any chance of having
the $5O.OO0.O0O recommended by the
committee increased on the floor of
the House. Chairman Fordney, while
he admits that in his opinion more
money is needed to tide over the
hungry people of Europe until their
next crops are grown. says en-
phatically that it Will be impossible
TO increase the loan. He says also
that this is the last loan to European
countries by the United States govern
ment that may be expected. The
majority membership of the ways and
means committee agrees with him in
both of these opinions.
Reasons for Opposition.
The reasons why the majority of the
committee opposed the big loan for
Poland, which was urged by Nj.
Hoover, are:
First. Poland previously received
about $60.000.000 out of the 100000
900 fund administered by Mr.. Hoover.
Second. The supplies to Poland are
more of military measure than re-
lief for the suffering
Third. Gen. Bliss testified that the
Polish army has progressed 200 or 300
miles into Russia beyond the Polish
boundary. as fixed by the Paris con-
ference.
fOuTtn- ne dTlS conference naN
requested the Polish minister in Paris
to request his government to with
draw its army to its own boundary
and he had refused even to transmit
the request.
Fifth. Large quantities of United
States Army supplies and supplies
from others of the allies are now be-
ing furnished to the Polish army
The majority of the ways and means
committee do not favor further sup
plies to Poland except to relieve the
destitute, and they claim that sutii-
cient evidence was given to show THAI
a comparatively small amount can do
this in Poland.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
$538, ,9O5 ASKED FOR DC. In
SUPPLEMENTAL FIGURES

Supplemental estimates for the Dis
trict of Columbia amounting to $685.
905 were transmitted to the Senate
today by the Secretary of the Treas
ury for the District Commissioners.
public library; $4,000 for improve
ments and repairs on suburban roads.
$4,000 for sewers, $4,000 for longev
ity pay of public school teachers.
$350,0O0 for the care of the INDECENT
insane in the Government Hospital for
the insane and S3S, 900 for the board
of children'S guardians.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
ALLEGED KIDNAPERS' TRIAL.
Three of 210 in Connection With
Deporting Miners in Arizona.

TOMBSTONE, Ariz.. February 3
Three men of the 210 accused of kid
naping in connection with the de-
portation of 1856 striking copper
miners and their sympathizers from
Bisbee. Ariz., to New Mexico on July
II, 1917, went to trial in the Cochise
county court here today Fred Sand
ther and James Boyd. mine shift
bosses of the Warren mining district
and Phil Tovrea, Bisbee meat dealer,
were the first defendants to face the
state court.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
Reds Have False Credentials

LONDON February 1.-Bolshevist
agents intrusted with message re-
garding sensational widespread red
plans, have been for considerable time
travelling between Berlin and soviet
Russia on false credentials, il is stated
in official quarters. The credentials they
carried are said to have described them
as delegates of the American Red Cross
mission in Berlin to conduct investiga-
tions regarding the exchange Of German
.-iSone.s from Russia.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
QUAKE RECORDED AT G. u.
$500 Miles Away Is Estimate, and
Felt for Two Hours.

\ very severe earthquake lasting
more than two hours and centered be-
tween $500 and 500 miles from Wash
ington was recorded early today on the
Georgetown University seismographs.
The shocks began at AZ am.
reached their maximum at about 8
o'clock and ceased at 8 :O3 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
Charles B. Warren Gets D. S. M.

DETROIT, Mich. February "A
distinguished service medal. awarded
by President Wilson, was presented at
Fort Wayne here this afternoon to
Col. Charles B. Warren, who through
out the war was connected with the
provost marshal generals office.
Evening star., 1920-02-02
WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow /;
slightly warmer tonight.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended pm. today: Highest, 80, at 2
pm. today: lowest. p. Mt 2 am. today.
Full report on page 16.
Evening star., 1920-02-02

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Evening star., 1920-02-02

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