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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-22

q ASK THE TIMES q
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You can get an answer to any ques-
uon OF fact or information by writing
70 the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 n. Y Avenue. Washing
ton. D. C.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps
Medical legal, love and marriage ad-
vice cannot be given. nor can extended
research be undertaken. or papers.
speeches etc, be prepared. Unsigned
letters cannot be answered, but sll let
tiers are confidential. and receive per-
sonal replies-Editor.
When and where did President
Harding become a Mason?
At Marion. Ohio, Marion Lodge 20.
Aug o. 1920.
How can 7 cure a dog of the
habit of stealing chickens?
If the dog is more than months
OLD the task is almost an impossible
ont. but you might try sprinkling a
dead chicken with cayenne pepper
and putting it where the dog could
steal It.
How can / kill the roots of a -
tree that grow into the joints of
a sewer pipe?
The United States Forest Service ad-
vises destroying the roots with quick
lime put in a deep ditch dug between
the tree and the pipes.
Is there any way by which a
soldier can be compelled TO pay
long overdue grocery bill?
The Government cannot compel a
a soldier to pay a debt. but if the
matter is brought to the attention of
his commanding officer. and the debt
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-22
Detroit and San Francisco
Succeed While Seattle
Fails,
ais

This the fourth article by c. A Ran
dau Of The TINES Wa hington bureau
on What's the Matter with the Street
Cars?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-22
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP OF STREET
CARS EVOLVES INTO QUESTION OF MEM
Sunshine
in HOOSierland

Once again kiddles will gather
round the village smithy TO watch
the flying sparks and hear the anvil
chorus VIII r. Thomas. Greensburg,
a blacksmith for a number Of years.
has decided to go back to his old
trade.
Scat" cried Hobert Dedman, Boon
vile restaurant proprietor. Meow, &"
answered lanky cat. Tabby pleaded
III cat style not to be driven away
The cat sneaked Under a table. Ded-
man peered under -Four baby cats
were enjoying dinner.
Kendallville business men were
grouchy Their wives hadn't cooked
any breakfasts. But they weren't
peeved at their spouses-far from It.
\ gas main was leaking ard some
one had dropped Il lighted cigarette
near the leak A flame was shooting
up twenty feet in the air.
The weather man had just az well
give up. Farmers in the Wabash
River bottoms. Gibson County, are
e4uipping their tractors with head
lights and will pillow all night, they
say. just as soon as the ground drys
UP enough.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-22
How are ocean currents mea,

ured?
With various types of current me-
ters, says Science Service. One kind
carries rudder for holding the meter
in line with the current and series
of revolving cones. BY means of tele-
phone connections an observer at the
surface can compute the velocity of
the current from the number of revo-
lutions per minute made by these
cones
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-22

What is the best mapped cOun-
try in the world?
Switzerland
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-22

ozone months ago Secretary of War John W
~ Weeks remarked that if any one asked him
~ to make speech he would say what he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-22

is just one, he will bring pressure
TO bear on the soldier to persuade
him to pay.
How much damage to equip
ment Is done annually by the de-
railment of trains?
In 1921 it was estimated at s1e..
SIS. 40.
Was the ostrich ever mentioned
IN the writings of olden times?
There are frequent references to
ostrich flesh in the Old Testament.
Great numbers of ostriches were ex.
hibited in public spectacles by some
of the Roman emperors, and the
brains of many ostriches were some,
times served in a single dish, as at
the table of Heliogabalus.
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Is there any way by which a
soldier can be compelled TO pay
long overdue grocery bill?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
ALAMO-PECKS WALLOP
GHEEN, FORMERLY OF
HOUSTON BUFFALOES
Kennedy Slaughtered on a
"Soupy" Field at Schwab
Stadium Sunday.

Pitcher Green the man OF mys-
terry. turned out to be Gheen, the soft
BALI artist of the Houston Texas
League team last season. turned loose
this spring and grabbed up by the Ken
edy independent aggregation, and the
Alamo-Peck Indians at Schwab Field
slaughtered him Sunday. Gheen. who
stuck the route for the Kennedy White
Sox, while a couple of hundred chilly
fans looked on, was lambasted for four
teen hits. including homers by Sproul.
Caporal and Dryer, a triple by Capo-
raj and doubles by Rails and stair
and. though be famed thirteen, his
team was buried under an 11-to-l
score.
The Indians scored two in the first
inning and four in the second, running
the game from the start. :,
In the meantime. Lefty STAIR al
lowed but four singles to the Whlte
Sox and would not have been scored
upon had he been less generous with
bases on balls.
The game was played in steady
rain and the field was in no condition
for fast fielding. so that many pals
that went for. hits might have peen
handled on a dry day. $50,
The New Braunfels Tigers VIII be
here to PLAY the Indians at Schwap
Field next Sunday.
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
JACK DEMPSEY AND |
MONTANA AMERICAN
LEGION IN DISPUTE
Mixup Over Shelby Fight
Offer Brings Some
Strong Language.

Oakland. Cal, April f6-Denisl
that Jack Dempsey, heavyveisht boxs
ing champion, had received Sffer1
from any representative of the Mon-
tana American Legion for a champions
ship bout to be held at Shelby, Mont
on July 4, was made by Jack Kearns,
Dempsey's manager, upon his arrival
from the east.
Kearns said the statement issued
by the executive committee of the
Montana department Of the American
Legion impressed him merely as Z
means to obtain cheap publicity which
would reflect upon Jack Dempsey. !.
Il have never even considered
fighting in Montana" said Dempsey.
after listening to a dispatch from
Helena stating that the American
Legion of that state had made public
an announcement that it objected to
the heavyweight champion ever fight
ing in Montana.
Il have several better offers for
fights elsewhere and have never given
offers from Shelby or any other city
in that state any serious censidera-
ton at ALL the champion concluded.
The Legion telegram was said to
read as follows:
This is to inform you that the
American Legion, department of Mon
tana. is not now and never has been
party to the negotiations which
Commander 10y ]. Molumby is carry
ing on. which, If successful, would
bring Jack Dempsey to Montana for
the purpose Of staging a prize fight.
We admire Tom Gibbons and this is
no reflection on him, but cur attitude
toward Dempsey is unchanged. We
believe him a good man with his fists
but. in time of national stress. a
better riveter than warrior The exc
cutive committee of the Department
of Montana has withheld comment.
striving to please its commander. but
his disregard for the committee has
forced this declaration. IL Dempsey
never comes 10 Montana that is soon
enough. We are unqualifiedly oppos-
ed to the promotion of any prize
fight in Montana with Jack Dempsey
as one of the participants"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
WILD RUMORS COMING
FROM MISSOURI THAT
WILLARD LOOKS GOOD
Ed Cochrane Says Jess, TO,
One Thing, Has His
Irish Up.
BY FAIRPLAY.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, April 16.-It is interest
ing news which comes from Excelsior
Springs. Mo, to the effect that jess
Willard really looks good. Ed Coch-
rane. who is fight expert of no mean
ability and a referee of parts, is quoted
as saying he looked the big boy over,
saw him 60 through his PAGES and is
satisfied that Willard Shows more
pep and fighting instinct today than
he has in ten years"
Those are strong words, but. COM
ing from Cochrane, must be taken on
their face value. 1t remains to be
seen. however. whether the last re-
naming six or eight weeks of the in
tense gruelling will leave jess in the
same shape he appears to be in today.
Give the former champion the benefit
of the doubt as to age-and il is a
gift-and merely for the sake of argu-
ment call him less than 40 years old.
Even so, it is a question whether the
Willard tissues can stand up against
the tissues OF youthful Floyd johnson
who. incidentally. isn't such a pygmy
after all compared with jess.
The most significant statement of
the experts who recently have seen
Willard is that his fighting spirit
seems better than he has ever shown.
That was the big fellows greatest
weakness-lack Of the vicious fighting
instinct which must BE- part OF any
man who fights Dempsey.
II it is really true that jess has mis-
Irish up. the May IL battle may be al
that Richards press agents say IL will
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
TEAM OF AMERICAN
GOLFERS LEAVE FOR
OTHER SIDE TUESDAY
Captain Gardner Reports
Every Man Fit and
Ready for Inuasion.
By LAWRENCE PERRY.

Copyright. by Tho san Antonio Light
New York, April is.---fsrery man fiji
and ready. Such is the latest report
of Robert A. Gardner, vice president
of the United States Golf Association
and captain Of the team of American
amateurs which will sail for England
aboard the Mauritania Tuesday to de-
fend the Walker Cup. In addition to
performing this highly patriotic and
sporting duty, the members Of the team
will, of course compete for the British
amateur title, that elusive honor which
has come to this country but once in
all the years We have been interested
in International golf.
Those who are holding high hopes Of
the present invasion Of England will
do well to bear in mind the extrava-
CANT hopes entertained two years ago.
William 8. Fownes sailed overseas
with a band comprising the best ANA
tours we had developed and certainly
it seemed that Chick Evans. Francis
Ouimet, Bobby Jones, Jess Guilford-
to name the four most proficient men,
bers OF that 1921 outfit-would among
them bring utter dismay to the Brit
ism.
But not so. Like Longfellow's
Arabs. one by one they folded their
tents and silently disappeared, leaving
DR.. Paul Hunter and Fred Wright
Jr., humber members of the team. to
make the fight fairly interesting. This
year. however. even without the great
Bobby Jones, hard at work in the Har-
ward law school, and Dudy Knepper,
equally industrious at Princeton, it APP
pears that the 1923 galaxy is more for
midable than the one that appeared
upon the British golfing armament
two years ago.
Primarily, there il jess Sweetser,
who arrived in town today after two
days in gruelling preparation on the
difficult Pine Valley links in South
Jersey. II Swcetser's play at Brook
line last year is found to be his gen.
eral level of golf in competition. it will
take extraordinary golf on the part OF
Holderness. Wethered, Toiley or any
other Briton TO beat him, and, of
course. Evans. Ouimet and Guilford.
need bow to no one when they are at
the peak Of their game.
Here is the team:
Robert A. Gardner (captain),
Charles Evans Jr. and s. Davidson
Heron, from Chicago: Francis Oui-
met of Boston; Max r. Marston OF
Philadelphia. George V. Rotan OF
Houston, Harrison X. johnson OF st.
Paul. DIR. o. T. Whiting of Portland.
Ore. Jess Sweetser of New York, Fred
J. Wright Jr. of Los Angeles. The
team is well selected. Gardner and
Evans have twice won the American
amateur title. and the crown has been
worn once by Ouimet, Heron and
SrnetSer
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
Rousch Pays in Condition
As Well as Cash for Delay

cause the Giants are stronger against
Cincinnati than they are against
Pittsburg on the face Of things. IL
Cincinnati makes it harder for Pitts
burg to gain on the Giants, the lat
ter can stand more rivalry from Gin
cinnati because it has more margin TO
60 on.
Adding Rousch to the Reds seems to
place the balance of strength between
Cincinnati and st. Louis so much in
favor of the former that the Car
dinals look as il they have to make
their sole hustle on the intent TO stick
in the first division with fourth place
as good as they can muster.
Some are claiming fourth place for
the Cubs. They once claimed PEN
nanis for the Cubs out in Chicago, but
times have changed. II the Cub pitch
ors can hold them up they may get
into fourth place, but that is the de-
partment of their team on which they
will have TO depend because they are
hit ~ the worst kind of blow-the
loss Of Hollocher. one Of the best
shortstops in the game.
Brilfieart to Minors.
A years work for Brillheart in the
minors, that be may gain CONTROL, has
been suggested in Washington. 1t was
hoped that under the coaching Of Glib
son he would gain control for he
pitched game or so down in Florida
under conditions - that demanded II,
which shows he has a stout heart
and n young pitcher who has cour-
age is 4 big asset TO team and some
thing of novelty in some circles this
year. IL he hasn't d, future then ap.
perances are highly dcceiying.
As the season is about 10 begin this
week in both leagues. one very tx
traordinary fact has to be noted. Last
year. at about this time. John Scott,
now with the Giants, then with Gin
cinnati. was turned adrift as use
less for all time. Today Scott is rated
as one of the star pitchers Of the
New York team. There have been
some reversals Of form in the past.
but nothing quite like this.
Ii will be very interesting study
to keep an eye on Cedric burst. who
supplants Sisler. He is never going
TO be bad first baseman. That is
impossible, judged as he stands right
now. On the other hand. he will
either be just average or 20 TO the
top as one Of the fastest kids dropped
into the professional end of baseball
in years. He is we'll worth watch
ing. .
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
RECORD FOR PIGEONS
Nine San Antonio Birds Smash Mark
for 200 Miles.

Pigeons belonging to members OF
San Antonio center Of the American
Racing Pigeon Union. broke the
worlds 70O-mile record Saturday in
n flight from Kansas City. Mo-, to
San Antonio. The. airline distance
is 705 miles.
The birds were liberated at sos
a. m. and was timed in his loft at
San Antonio at 1854 40 p. m: hav-
ing flown the distance in II hours,
81 minutes, 40 seconds. The actual
timing shows the winning bird to
have averaged 1610.794 yards per
minute. The first nineteen birds in
the race bettercd the previous 100
mile world record which. according
TO the American Racing Pigeon
News. was made by bird belonging
TO William !. Lauttz at an average
speed Of 1546.07 yards per minute,
from Lawrenceburg, Tenn, to Buffa'
10. n. Y.
The owner OF the winner Of Sat
urday's race is r. G. Zinsmcister
Thirty lofts entered this race, only
eight Of which finished.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
BY WILBERT ROBINSON
Manager BROOKLYN Dodgers.

1t is customary for some managers
to win pennAnts before the opening
of the season. I don't cherish any
pennant hopes this year. A first d.
vision berth will be entirely satisfac-
tory. In rebuilding my lean will
have to use number of untried re-
cruits as regulars. They are certain
to make many mistakes. Only cxpe-
rience will give them n big league pol
ish. My pitching is my one big hone,
There is no better staff in the Ma
tional League. Ny club vii! get good
pitching. but pitching alone will not
win ball games.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
ANNUAL RUSH
FOR BASEBALL
PARKSbEG|NS
National League Opens
Season Tuesday-Ameri-
can Day Later.
INTEREST RUNS HIGH
Advance Ticket Sale Indi-
Gates Fans as Enthu-
siastic as Ever.

Chicago. April 16.-The annual
spring rush to the baseball parks will
be on Tuesday ut the opening of the
National League. Business OF band
playing and pennsnt-raising will be in
order. The weather man was being
looked 10 today for his dictum.
Preliminary ticket sales. where the
coveted pasteboards already have
been offered for the tantalizing of the
fans. are reported strong and indica-
tive of great interest in the opening
game.
While the National League opens
tomorrow. the American League will
start the season on Wednesday. The
American Association will open on
Thursday.
The schedules for the opening are
as follows:
National League.
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
ST. Louis at Cincinnati.
Pittsburg at Chicago.
American League.
Boston at New York.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Detroit at st. Louis.
Chicago at Cleveland.
American Association.
Columbus at Toledo.
Louisville at indianapolis.
Minneapolis at Milwaukee.
st. Paul at Kansas City.
The national pastime returns tc
the spotlight with few Of its principal
stars beside Sisler and Hollocher miss
ing. League and club officials have
agreed in preliminary forecasts that
the 1923 season gives promise of one
of the best years in baseball history
Christy Mathewson and Frans
Chance-they are names that once
set the fans athrill-are back in the
national sport again and in the same
city. Mathewson at the head of Bos
ton Nationals and Chance as man
ager of the Boston Americans.
In addition 10 the regular stars, Ty
Cobb. Babe Ruth. Walter johnson
and the others Of the galaxy of the
front rank. many new faces will bt
seen in this years lineups.
VIII Watch kamm. 1r'
Chief among the newcomers who
will be closely watched by officials
players and fans. will be Willie
Kamm. the 100000 prize Of the Chi
cago Americans. and Jimmy OCon
nell of the New York Nationals.
George Sisler, leading batsman oil
the world. will be missing from the
initial sack for the st. Louis Amer
leans at the start of the season. al
well as Charley Hollocher, star. short
stop Of the Chicago Nationals. Sisler
has eye trouble which may necessi'
tate an operation. and Hollocher is
recovering from an attack of influ'
enza. but both are expected to return
to the game later in the season.
The New York Yankees and the
Chicago Cubs will dedicate virtually
new stadiums in their respective open.
ing games. Detroit also has re-
modelled park, and Louisville in the
American Association has new
plant.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
Cincinnati Outfielder's OBJ
stinacy Hurts Himself;
in Month, However, His
Addition Should Strength
en- Cincinnati Club Might
lily.
BY JOHN r. FOSTER.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, April 16.-Rousch will
pay in more ways than one for his
folly in holding out until after pre-
liminary spring training against the
lacking of his John Hancock TO a
Cincinnati contract.
An odd streak in Rousch's brain
apparently once again has made him
think he didn't need this spring work,
but any one who knows will state I'M
hesitatingly that he did need it.
Under the conditions with which he
is signed up this year be must pay
about $1,000 for remaining away from
Orlando. As a player receives no sal
airy while he is undertaking spring
training the question arises whether
he can be made legally subject 70 a
fine provided the matter were taken
into court. The owner says:
II, won't pay you. but j insist on
the right to fine you out of what
expect TO pay you later for what you
may do
In other words, fellow works for
nothing subject to fine. IL he kept
at that long enough be would be worse
off than one of old King Tuts pedi'
greed Egyption slaves.
Set Back a Month.
Probably Ronsch won't get into his
best until next month. He needs
work with team 10 bring him NJ
to his mark and his foohshness in moi
taking spring team work has been as
costly to him in person as it has been
TO his club
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16

before Tuesday morning.
Louis success with Beaumont last
year won him trial with the Browns.
He won IL and lost IL with Beau
mont, for an average of 40. which
was higher than that Of his club.
He had an earned run average of
500. He let down with the rest OF
the club toward the end of discour-
aging season in Beaumont. but for
the first half of the race he had the
best earned run record of any pitcher
in the Texas League. He was espec-
tally effective against Fort Worth.
San Antonio and Kraft dickered a
couple of springs ago, before Pat
Newam hooked him on at Beaumont
which club Pat then managed. How
ever. the Bears and the husky right
handler couldn't get together then.
Bob Coleman's plans for his staff
now are as follows: Couchman, Rob
erts, Morrison. Kraft, Meme, Ly-
brand 1.-THE only left-hander in the
bunch) and maybe Payne as the
pitchers with jobs. The others will
have to win their spurs. Inexperience
is the chief fault Of most of the
youngsters
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
Baseball Briefs
Exhibition Scores.

At San Antonio: San Antonio Tex
as Lcague-Me1ia Texas Association,
rain.
At New York: New York Giants
II. Chicago White Sox G (McQuillan,
Nehf. Ryan. Scott and CASTOR; Lev
erctte. Mack and Schalk).
At Brooklyn: New York Americans
o; Brooklyn Nationals s.
At Toledo: New York Nationals
second team-Toledo American Associ-
alton, rain.
At indianapolis: Pittsburg Ma
tionals s.; Indianapolis American As
ISOLATION G.
At New Orleans: Cleveland Amer
leans o; New Orleans Southern 3.
At Chattanooga: Minneapolis Amer
lean Association 0: Chattanooga
Southern s.
At Cincinnati: Cincinnati Nation
ais 6: Detroit Americans 5.
At Fort Worth Fort Worth Texas
League 6: Dallas Texas League ..
At Houston Houston Texas League
10: Austin Texas Association ,.
At Kansas City: Kansas City
American Association 4: Chicago Ma
tionals 6.
At st. Louis: st. Louis Americans
IL: st. Louis Nationals 3.
At Wichita Falls: ST. Paul Ameri-
can Association S; Wichita Falls
Texas League ..
At Nashville: Milwaukee American
Association 6: Nashville Southern >.
At Memphis: Columbus American
Association q: Memphis Southern 4.
At Washington: Boston Nationals.
Washington Americans, rain.
At BartlesElle, Okla: Enid West
ern Association 10: Bartlesyihe
Southwestern 4.
At Decatur, Ill: Decatur Three
Eye 8, Hamilton Michigan Ontario
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
BY ART FLETCHER.
Manager Philadelphia Nationals.

In my first year as manager my
big ambition is to finish ono notch
higher than last year. In 1922 the
Phillics moved out Of last place.
While most Of the experts are pick
ing my tenn to finish last this year.
/ am shooting at sixth place. Sands
at short should help my club. He is
fine fielder and | am hoping that
he will hit big league pitching. | am
figuring on Meadows and Wcinert
showing a much improved grade of
twirling.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
BY FRED MITCHELL
MANAGER Boston Braves.

Take. it from me, the Boston
Braves will not finish last in 1928.
No club in the history Of baseball had
tougher breaks than We did last year.
At one time we had only fourteen
men in the squad in condition to play.
Fifty minor and major injuries handi-
capped us throughout the year. The
Braves have picked up some very
promising material which will
strengthen some of the weak spots OF
last year. The Braves will not fin
ish last
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
Women Bowlers Continue.

st. Louis, Mo-. April 16.-For the
second day. local bowlers occupies
the alleys Sunday in the annual chansr
pionship tournament of the Woman
National Bowling Association. whichr
is in progress here. Out of town eu$
tries were TO take over the ALLEYS
Monday. Mrs. A. .Alagtin. rolling ix
the singles, shot 4d6be best score
in the event. TBeS!hest score ~
the, doubles was rolled by Mrs. AZ
Martin and Mrs. r. Mees. who crash7
ed down SOS pins. The DusenberEs
team piled up total of 201S pins
for the best count in the five-womeus
evenf