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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-05

will be a large party and dance at
the Pleasant Run Golf Course. under
the auspices OF the Irvington Golf
Club. Mayor and Mrs. Shank, with
Walter Jarvis. superintendent OF
parks. will be guests OF the club.
There will be dancing and cards, and
every one who plays golf at Irvington
is invited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-05

The Phi Gamma Tau Sorority en-
tertained with a birthday party in
honor Of Miss Marguerite Williams,
1T her home on Z. Nineteenth St,
Tuesday evening. This was followed
by a surprise shower on Miss Lillian
Brown, who is to be married some
time this month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-05

NEXT: Alice Hamilton, bridesmaid
at the wedding of her sister, Leslie.
to John Alden Prescott, tells of the
tragedy ~ a blighted love.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-05

At a meeting Of the Woman's Ad-
vance Club at the home Of Mrs. Roy
Evans this afternoon. Mrs. Z. Z. Pitt
man spoke on. 1.-The Invisible King, -
and Mrs. H. Cliff led current events.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
GEORGE SISLER
 TO GET CREDIT
 AS APO HITTER

NEW YORK, Jan. 3-The powers that be in baseball circles have de- cded to record George Sisler's bat ting average in the official archives as .42O It was recently shown that Sisler's actual figures were .41978 plus, and that by all the preeedents the St. Louis American star should be credited with that rare average of 4.20 That thing has been done formally and officially, and with all the usual pomp. or whateved it is they use, that the league statisticians employ.
 It gives Sisler the official lead over Ty Cobb, who heretofore has been the king pin of American bal wielders for all time.
 In making out the averages. Sis ler's correct standing was not ob tained on the first computation He would have been second to Cobb had it not been for revision of L grounds
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
DIXON DEFEATS ROY LAWSON IN
 EIGHT ROUNDS
Anchorage. Times, Dee. 26D

Anchorage Times, Dec 26)
 In the main event of a scheduled eight-round contest al Rcbarts' smak CT Saturday night, from the time the gong clattered until the towel was heayed into the ring. Sailor" Dixon had Roy Lawson completely at his mercy. Lawson, who had been rated at a fairly good boy. made a very poor showing, and 1t is the general verdict of the fight fans that if he had snapped out of it and willingly mixed it with Dixon an interesting go would have been witnessed.
 From the first to the final round Lawson appeared content to adopt covering up tactics. using the Eddie Hanlon crouch in the earlier rounds. covering vital parts and allowing Dixon to do all the leading. Being d ring general of no mean ability Dixon declined to hammer himself out against the turtle-like defense. The rounds were all pretty much the same until the fifth. when Dixon be- gan boring in and shattering the de- fense. finding Lawson at will with telling straight punches. A hook to the jaw in the fifth round caused Lawson's knees to totter and his see onds tossed in the towel
 The third bout on the smoker pro- gram-Harry Porter and Harry Shy der-was the card of tho evening. This go was a four round treat and fast and furious all the way. The outstanding feature was the game ness of Harry Snyder. who stood up to the rapid attacks of his heavier opponent Silyer-tongued Announcer Hamilton gave the weights as Porter 145. Snyder 135.
 The first preliminary between Cleg- horn, the Cook Inlet Kid" and "Sol- dier' Lewis at 1i5 pounds ended in draw which was endorsed by the crowd In the first round CleghorH led off with a haynaker, Lewis com ing back with a jolt to Cleg's jaw that staggered him. Lewis, however, did not follow up his advantage. The second was a series of hot mixes with both boys willing and aggres sive. Steam ran low in the fourth and both boys were willing to slow up.
 The second preliminary, between the Panama KIP at 122 pounds and Buck Blackburn, ended happily for all concerned in a draw. The boys were too affectionate and apparently afraid they would spoil each others cntely marcelled hrsuit.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
BIG BILLIARD
 CHAMPIONSHIP
 FIGHT SOON ON
Experts Expect Conti-Schaef. CT Match Will Be Bril-
 liant Affair.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-tBy the Asso- ciated Press )-Rogcr Cont. the 2l- year-old billiard champion of France, will enter the challenge match against Young Jake Schaeffer here January 8, 9 and 10, confident of con. quering the Chicegoan, and thus earn the right to challenge Willie Hoppe. the recrowned champion, for the 1S.2 balk line title championship
 The match will be staged at Or chestra Hall and will be on the usual terms of 1,500 points-500 points be- ing disposed of each night.
 The contest promises to be one of the most interesting ever played in Chicago and despite tho great repu- tation of Young Schaefer, there are many experts who believe the boy from Franco will this time take his measure.
 This opinion is shared especially by those who witnessed Conti's play in the International Tournament at New York and who were greatly sur prised at the improvement in his playing compared with that shown in the 1921 tournament at Chicago.
 That Cont is a real match for Schaefer has been proven recently on more than one occasion. Born in France on May 1, 1901. Cont is the youngest of the players who took part in the recent International and . for youngster he has a remarkable record. In France. before coming of age. he defeated Doruet. one Of the 10 best balk-liners in France
 In the 1921 tournament in Chicago Cont finished fourth. just behind Cochran. In the last International, Cont finished third ahead of Cach- ran. and improved his average over that made in the 1921 tournament by figures of 41 SIP. compared to 2S 3761. That shows how fast Cont is coming and how he appears to be . a formidable candidate for the cham pionship. His admirers point out that Cont gave Schaefer his first de feat in the 1921 tournament when he beat him in tho fifth game, 400 to POP
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
Ambassador Harvey Is
 Guest of White House

" ASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Ambas- fador Harvey arrived here last night from London. and was taken by of 1oials to the White House where he VIII confer with President Harding emain his eHcst.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
Growth of Chautauqua
 Is Now to Be Depicted

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 3.-Com- memorating the 18th anniversary of the founding cf the Chautauqua h. stitution in New York, Lorado Taft, Chicago sculptor, has been author ized by the International Lyceum and Chautauqua Association to pre- lpare a suitable statue depicting the origin, growth and purpose of the organization.
 Supplementing this recognition of the movement founded in 1873 by ! Bishop John II. Vincent of the Meth odist Church, and Lewis Miller, an Ohio manufacturer, Chautauqua lee lures next season will unite in de- voting attention to observance of the semi-centennial.
 Chautauqua Institution, of which Arthur H. Bestor is president, has ! initiated three movements in the educational world, 1t is pointed out the summer assembly, the summer school and the home-reading circle From the summer assembly has come ore than 10000 circuit Chautauquas
 At the end of the fest 15 years the reading circle enrolment was ! 100000 students, among them being the late Elbert Hubbard and Thomas A. Edison. The latter, while study ing at Lake Chlutauqua. met and married Mr. Mllors daughter
 The modern circuit chautauqua was originated by Keith Vawter ! Cedar Rapids la, in 1904
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
RICHARDS TO 0uiT
 POST 1T WlscONsfN

 MILWAUKEE Jai 3-JQhn n Richards. for five ye rs head loaeh of the University of Wisesa sin foot ball team, will not direct the grid. iron destinies of the Badgers in 1923. The big coach, though never for tunate enough to win the aonferenca championship. has kept the Cardinal colors near the top Of the Big Ton staff ever since he took charge Of the team in 1917. He will 30 to California and practice. law He will probably establish offices in Los An geles. tak
 Before comim he 1ffF4f p'ra. ards for. six yes, origin of hs feet Dali coacAlne ing eleven at er uwpat offers of T --.
 r1r'on natives of es
 sfs, :if
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
z cSIQUI TO REST UP ERE
 HE TAKES ON KiL5ANE

fARlS. Jan. 3.-As a condition Of fhe terms governing his coming NO ids championship match with Johnny kilbane. Eugene Criqui has undertaken to engage in TO matches prior 10 Memorial Day, his manager announces. This declaration set at rest reports that a bout was being arranged between Criqui and Danny Fru h.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
FOB EMSlIE APPOINTED
 TO COACH NEW UMPIRES

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Old Bob Emslie. National League umpire for 31 years. has retired. and was elect cd by the National League directors associate 10 President Heydler in re lation to other "umpires"
 He will be professor to younger arbiters and will dispense his great knowledge of the game.
 Emslie umpired his first game way hack on August %. 1891. at Cin- cinnati.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03

as "Jack" and Peters had tried to blackmail him He said he drove Peters to Kansico reservoir and that therc, covered with Peters gun, he was ordered 10 get out of his ma chine.
 Ward said he grabbed Peters hand, turned it 50 he couldn't fire and shot his own revolver. Then, he said, Ross" and Jack, who had followed him. began to fire. One of them was wounded, Ward said. but both escaped in q big red racing car which Ross drove,
 The story might have been accept cd by District Attorney Weeks and the sheriff but for the fact that Ward consistently refused to elaborate on the alleged blackmail plot.
 Five days later, Ward was arrested again and sent 10 jlil. His attorneys got q writ of habeas corpus and after several days in jail, he was finally released again on s50,000 bail For weeks the county officials sought to unravel the blaekmail plot and ths story behind the killing without avail
 Many Stories Pop Up
 Stories of every possible nature popped up, but Ward and his family were silent A man named Cunning ham was injected into the case. Gun. ningham claimed he knew the whole story. and # was charged by him that Peters was actually killed in Wards Sutton Manor home in New Rochelle Cunningham was arrested and held as a material witness. but finally after several efforts was TO leased under 5000 bail He wAs
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING
 CASE IN NEW YORK IS
 FINALLY DISMISSED

(Contlnuea rrom Page One.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03

from his position taken the day admitted the shooting that
 killed Peters because the latter sought to blackmail him, and it was up to the authorities to prove that statement was not the truth. Ross" and Jack" have not yet been found
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03

n papeis for saie at Emphs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03

never called upon to tell his story before the grand jury
 The grand jury acted carly in June. All possible witnesses were heard at once except Ralph A. Ward, brother, and George S Ward, father Of the man who had confessed the shooting. These two were out of the state, and George s. Ward has never appeared to testmy Ralph Ward finally did appear, however, and his testimony was followed by an indictment eharg- ing murder in the first degree. Wal ter Ward was arrested and sent t. jail
 A long legal battle followed Con spiracy proceedings were begun against George s. Ward by the dis trict attorney and Supreme Court Justice Morsehauscr Several wit nesses were heard in that hearing but without result
 Regular Legal Battery
 Attorneys for Ward asked for and obtained the right 10 see tho grand jury minutes on which their client had been indicted. They at once moved that he be freed, and were able to obtain his release under s50,000 bail after he had spent 26 days in jail
 A legal battery which has seldom been equalled in Westchester county was called into the case. District Attorney Weeks arranged 10 have John F. Mack, guardian for Guy Stillman, act as special prosecutor and echoes of tho Stillman fight were heard when John Brennan, dean Of the county bar, was brought into the case on Wards side. He was followed by Isaac N Mills. a former supreme court justice, and Lee Par cons Davis. a former district at iorney.
 The riddle sof the blackmail, how. ever, has not yet been solved. Wit nesses have come forward who claim 1t was based on horse racing, and several of them wore to be asked t1 testify at the trial
 Ward. however, has never budgeI
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
"STRANGLER" LEWIS
 WILL MEET JAPANESE

STOCKTON, Cal. Jan. "Strang- ler' Lewis. heavyweight champion of wreslers of the world, is to meet Taro Miyake, claimant Of the Japa- nese jui jitsu title. in q mixed con. test here on January IL
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-03
GEORGE SHADE IS
 KNOCKED OUT BY
 BURKE IN EIGHTH

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-George Shade, light heavyweight of Cali fornia, was kayoed by Mike Burke. of New York, in the eighth rosad last night. The bout ws scheduled for 10 rounds
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
SPEAKS AT BIRTHDAY
ANNIVERSARY OF POE

DR.. c. Alphonso Smith, head of the
English Department at the Naval
Academy, and an authority on the life
and works of Edgar Allen Poe. de-
liyered the principal address at the
birthday anniversary celebration of
Poe held this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
in Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Baltimore
1t is planned to make the celef ra-
ton at the church an annual event.
Three hundred children from the
Edgar Allan Pee Public School No.
l attended the celebration. Two OF
Poe's poems, The Raven" and An
natel Lee" were recited by students
seclcted from the school.
Members of the Board of School
Commissioners. the superintendent of
the schools and Miss Lizette Wood
worth Reese, the Baltimore poet, were
invited as special guests at the cele-
bration. Following the exercises a
wreath will be placed on the grave of
Poe in the churchyard.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
SIX GRID GAMES
LISTED FOR NAVY
Season Opens September 20
With William And Mary
Army Not Settled

Six games have been absolutely
settled negotiations are pending for
two more, and the date of the Army
Navy contest has not been definitely
determined, according to the tenta-
tive schedule of the Navy eleven, Of
ficially approved by authorities of the
Naval Academy today. The season
will open September 20 with William
and Mary College, and dates for other
contests have been closed as follows:
October 6, Dickinson: 13, West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan; 20. Penn State (at
State College,: 81. Princeton Cat
Baltimore); November 8, (open)
probably Colgate; 10. st. Xavier; II
(open).
Army and Navy authorities have yet
to sign contract for their game,
which will be either November - or
December l, most likely the latter, as
Army has the choice this year and
has selected that date, and the Polo
Grounds. New York, as the scene for
the battle
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
COMMUNITY FINANCE co.
INDICTED FOR USING MAILS
IN "BLIND POOL. OPERATIONS
tBy The Assoclpred Press.l

NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-An indict-
ment charging operators of the Com
munity Finance Company with using
the mails in the operation of "blind
pool to defraud investors was re-
turned by the Federal grand jury to-
day.
Ten men, including Austin Fowar1
Montgomery, Jr.. we're named
The company, which maintains Of
iices here and branches in Baltimore,
Wilmington and Philadelphia, was al
legged TO have swindled thousands.
The Baltimore branch. according to
Assistant United States Attorney Nc
Coy, failed with liabilities OF $4,000
600 last August
Young Montgomery was accused OF
having fled to Europe. taking with
him $650,000 in cash and was last
heard of in Mexico City. the prose
cutor said.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
PUBLIC LIBRARY GETS
NATURAL HISTORY Gift

The Annapolis Public Library has
recently received the gift of an in
teresting natural history collection. 1t
is a very diversified collection, con-
tanning such things as a crown of
thorns from the Mt of Olives, King
Penguin from the Arctic Sea. six
foot crocodile from Africa. a marine
turtle three feet in diameter and nu-
merous other smaller objects mainly
illustrative of marine life. The coll
lection is now on exhibition in the
liz rary room on Gloucester street. 1t
is hoped that this is the nucleus of
a larger collection so that the library
may eventually become not only
storehouse of looks but municipal
museum as we'll. A further gift of
several hundred volumes of standard
literature has heen promised and will
70 dout soon lie added TO the library
Thus the library continues the almost
phenomenal growth which has char
acterized it from the teginning.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
WALLACE REID, STAR
OF FILM, LOSES FIGHT
AGAINST DEADLY DRUGS

Wally Reid has played his last
scene.
After long. hard fight against
odds greater than those that he over
came in the moving pictures in which
he starred for eight years. he died in
a Hollywood sanitarium. Los Angeles.
Cal. yesterday afternoon, his hand in
the hand of his wife.
The doctors certificate says he died
from congestion OF the lungs, but
everybody who knew him knows the
drug habit killed Wally Reid Nobody
knows il better than does the young
and beautiful wife, whose loyal and
unselfsh devotion to him he tried his
best to reward by putting into his
struggle to free himself every bit of
his strength and courage.
His stpngth failed, but his courage
was with him TO the last.
Dot. We'll beat it yet" was one of
the last things he said.
Dot was his pet name for his wife
Dorothy Davenport Reid. mother OF
his six-year-old boy. Bill. and her
self an accomplished actress. who
gave up her own career in moving
1 pictures where she had been a high
salaried leading woman that she
might devote herself entirely to him
! and their home.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
PROF. DASHIELL NOT ON
FOOTBALL COMMITTEE

There will be general surprise In
collegiate football circles over the
fact that DR.. Paul J. Dashiell, pro-
fessor of mathematics in the Navy
and an instructor in the department
of physics at the Naval Academy. has
not been included in the membership
of the new football rules committee
DR.. Dashiell has teen a memt eli
OF this body ever since its organiza-
ton in 1898. He played football at
Johns Hopkins and Lehigh and was
head coach at the Naval Academy fol
three seasons. He was also a lead
ing official for many years. DR.. Da-
shell has kept in touch with The
game, and, while holding no official
position, is often called in consulta-
ton at the Academy.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
NAVY VS.. LAFAYETTE;
ST. JOHNS AND v. MD.
ON COURT TOMORROW

The weekend sport calendar offers
a double attraction in basketball, the
midshipmen TO stage game in the
afternoon and the ST Johns College
Cadets to play at night. N
The Navy five will have as oppon-
ents the quint of Lafayette College.
Easton. Pa. The sailor lads are going
strong now, and the Pennsylvanians
will have to set a pretty good clip if
they would entertain hopes of win
ming The game will begin at 2:30
st. Johns viii entertain the five of
Western Maryland College. The con-
test will be the first of the seasons
series that will figure in the intercol-
legiate championship in which the
Cadets have engaged. Although de-
feated in their first two games of the
schedule with Gettysburg and Dickin-
son. the local collegians are develop
ing steadily. This was indicated by
the victory over Gallaudet on We'd
nesday. and it is expected the team
will show much better form when
they face the Up-Staters.
The City High School basketers
will stack against the quint of Mount
ST. Joseph's High in the State armory
tonight at S o'clock. Preceding this
fracas there will be game between
the senior and junior girl teams of the
local school, starting at Z.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
FRANCE FACES
GRAVE PROBLEM
IN ECONOMIES
Aspect Of Occupation Of Ruhr
Valley Attracts Increased At
tention In Washington - How
To Prevent Starvation Is View
Now Being Taken.
FRENCH CONFISCATE
ALL GERMAN BANKS
By The Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan 10. -
Economic aspects CT the French oc-
cupation OF the Ruhr Valley are at
tracing increasing attention here and
the view is held by many in Official
circles that the economic problem
now confronting the French is moth
ing less than a question OF how TO
prevent starvation among the more
than seven million inhabitants of the
Valley.
An official dispatch indicated that a
food shortage of serious proportions
became evident as soon as the French
authorities moved in and that there
Is real suffering in many places.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
NAVY ATHLETES IN
GEORGETOWN MEET

The Naval Academy will be we'll
represented at the annual indoor field
meet held by Georgetown in Conven-
tion hall, Washington, on February
II next. The academy will have a
fast relay in the meet and a number
of entries in the different single con-
tests. 1t is particularly strong at the
quarter-mile with Foss, Hammond and
Scheutz. and has in Stryker and Mar
shall two lads who are about the aver
age at the hundred.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
MRS. SARAH E. BROWN
BURIED IN CEDAR BLUFF

The funeral of Mrs. Sarah f.
Brown, wife Of Benjamin B. Brown,
who died on January Is, at her late
residence, 73 Sixth street, Eastport,
took place yesterday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock from the residence.
The Rev. DR.. Sewers, pastor OF the
College Avenue and Eastport Baptist
Churches, conducted the funeral serv-
ices. The pallbearers were: Bernard
Engeike. Edwin Engelke. John Wool
ford, William Harrison, William Craig
and Jacob Frazer.
lnterment was made in Cedar
Biuff Cemetery. Taylor and Sons had
charge of the funeral arrangements.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
VAGABONDS TO PLAY
SPARROWS POINT FIVE

The Vagabond A. c. basketball teanf
mas scheduled game with the Spar
rows Point Steel Club. of Baltimore,
to be played in the gymnasium at st.
Johns College tomorrow night. The
game will precede the contest be-
tween St Johns and Western Mary
land Colleges, starting at 1880 p. m.
Johnny Wilson, crack forward of the
"Vags," is indisposed and will be un-
able to play. Either Thompson or
Moran will take his place.
Both of these games are expected to
AFFORD much excitement among the
sport fans.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
SPECIAL PREACHERS AT
ST. ANNE'S CHI. SUNDAY

The preacher at the Sunday morn
ing service at st. Anne's Church will
be the Rev. Arthur Sherman, a class
mate of the Rector's at the Theolog-
ical Seminary. MIR. Sherman has for
many years tecn a missionary in
China. At the evening service the
preacher will he the newly consecrat-
ed Bishop of Haiti. the Rt Rev. II.
r. Carson, whose presence will be
particularly interesting as a number
of residents of Annapolis have either
been in Haiti themselves or had rel
atiyes and friends there. Bishop Car
son is the father of Midshipman c.
Carson OF the first class.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-19
FUNERAL TODAY OF
MISS CATHERINE WELSH

The funeral of Miss Catherine How
ard Welsh, who died on Wednesday
in her seth year at her home in Anne
Arundel county was held at IL o'clock
this morning at All Hallows' Chapel,
Davidsonyille.
Miss Welsh was a daughter of the
late DR.. Thomas Welsh and a sister
in-law of Judge Benjamin Watkins.
She is survived ty two sisters, Mrs.
Thomas S. Iglehart and Mrs. Benja-
min Watkins, both of Anne Arundel
county.