davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06
DARK HORSES MAY LOOM
UP IN H. S. TOURNEY PLAY
Preparations Complete In Four CenterS for Second Lap Of
State Basketball Title Competition.

Fytwo high school teams their marks for the start
the second lap the for the championship of Indiana Six
of these play Friday night the four regional
ceners Richmond Fl Wayne Bloomington and Lafayette Re-
ports everything readiness
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

hShIo oleR GU ACA q LAiAO W 4AbCAs
The main go between Joe Packo Of
Toledo and Roy Wallace OF Brightwood
also was enjoyed by the big crowd of
fans. The Buckeye scrapper was a
tough boy and took several Of Roy's
famous right hand jabs with less Ill
effect than any OF the mitt singers
which have appeared here against the
Brightwood mauler.
Paclxo Sent Down
Packo was sent to the canvas. how
ever. in the third with right hook
to the jaw. He took the count of
nine, resting on one knee. In the later
rounds Packo opened up and seemed
to be less afraid Of Wallace's sleep
producer.
The Toledo battler led in the final
three rounds. 1t was Wallace's fight,
however. The local lad showed i'm
proved form in his boxing and piled
up enough points in the early rounds
to win the decision. Packo's best
stock in trade was a left hook which
had plenty Of power behind II.
It was announced at the ringside
that Alte was weighed six pounds.
but his aggressive tactics more than
made UP for his weight handicap and
he deserved the edge over Dyer. It
was a whirlwind battle and both fight
ers, in superb shape. set g. furious
pace from bell 10 ben in each round
Alte Is Winner
Dyer fought clever fight. coming
f~,n Fn
many telling body blows. Merle seems
to have learned something about in
fighting himself and his crashing,
smashing attack earned him the de-
cision.
Louie LaveIl made Ray Hahn mad"
when he sent him down in the first
round for a clean Touchdown. But
the Anderson Pole got the surprise OF
his life when he came out in the SEQ
ond round to finish what he started.
Hahn fought back like a wild man.
Rays southpaw style and longer
reach plainly had Lavell worried at
times and a right hand found Louie's
face consistently.
Laveil Has SHADE
There was considerable difference OF
opinion on the bout. but the majority
around the rIngside thought Lavell
was entitled to the shade because OF
the Touchdown LAvell was the
stronger of the two at the end.
Happy Atherton had the edge on
Mickey Cone OF KokoGno In khe first
bout on the card.
The fans did not Ike the crouohing
style OF Jimmy Anderson Of Chicago.
but he had plenty to give Bobbie
Bridges a beating. After Boobies eye
was closed in the second round the
fight was all Anderson's. There were
lots Of arms flying throughout the
bout, but not much damage being
DONE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06
SH0RTRIDGE BASEBALL
Practice Starts Next Week-Battery
Candidates Are Scarce Article.

With a sad lack Of anything resem-
bling battery, Coach Street Of Short
ridge win start baseball training next
week -Four Of last years letter men
IN this sport are out and prospects are
bright for the other positions. Ath-
letic Director Simon P. Roache is ar
ranging a diamond schedule for the
boys and already has several good
games lined up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

Independent Baseball
The Y. NJ. S, Baseball Club Will
hold its first business meeting at
Volrath's Cafe. Palmer and Talbot
SITS, Friday night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

The Richmond team is rated as
one Of the strongest in the State.
Their last achievement was a VIC
tory over Bedford.
Southport, however, refuses to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06
NEW BEDFORD H. S. GYM
Erection Fund Oversubscribed in Two
Day Drive.

By Times Special
= BEDFORD, Ind, March 6.-Ground
for the new gymnasium for Bedford
High School will be broken at once,
it was announced today when it was
learned that the drive for 100000 was
$4,000 oversubscribed. The drive for
finances was a two-day affair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

friday Night Regional
H. S. Basket Schedules
AT BLOOMINGTON
7:3o-Seymow vs.. Midland.
S:S0-Tell City vs.. Sullivan.
AT LAFAYETTE
7:So-Frankfort vs. Bainbridge.
S;3O-Whiting vs.. Michigan City.
AT Fl. WAYNE
1:3o-Rochester vs. Lakesvtlle
S:3O-Elkhart vs.. Huntington.
AT RICHMOND
I:So-Anderson rs. StOney Creek.
S:30-Arcadis VS.. Shelbyville.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

MOTION PICTURES
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

MONTGOMERY. Ala-Things are break
ing properly for the Athletics. Practically
the entire squad is here and every player Is
rounding into shape.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

HOT SPRINGS, Ark-The Cleveland In
dams will hold the final workout here to
day. The Tribe will entrain tomorrow FOL
Lakeland. Fla, for period of training.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

LEESBURG Ala.--The PhfIlies will play
the first exhibition game Of the season next
Thursday with the Brooklyn Dodgers at
Clearwater
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

CATALINA ISLAND Cal-Spring train
ing for the Cubs jumped into high speed as
batting practice and little fast fielding was
ordered by Boss Killefer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-06

gifts staged here this winter.
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-03-15

Commissioner O'Malley answered CD these charges by saying that 'this terrifying gigantic piece of corruption not only embraces the old villianies of the salmon canners, embalmed fish sellers, War Department frauds, the Chicago meat packers, all of whom are busy levying graft for their nefarious purposes, but the in- quiry falls upon Stanford University which truly needs the money, involving eminent professors of zoology at Stanford, Washington and Illinois; upon Chambers of Commerce and Pioneer lgloos
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-03-15
Unanswered Charges

Secretary Herbert Hoover, Governor Bone, Fish Commissioner O'Malley, Professor Gilbert all declare that the fish reserves are mere tenn porary devices to conserve fish ''until Congress can pass adequate laws"
 On February 28, 1923, Dan Sutherland made certain charges before Congress and told Con- gress just how and why these reserves were made.
 The attorney for Libby McNeil & Libby first came to Washington and tried to get the Secre- tary Of Agriculture to create "bird" reserve Can you beat it?
 The secretary would not create such bird re- serve for cannery company for the secretary knew that the attorney wanted a "fish" reserve, the "blrd" reserve being but way to get what really wanted
 The fish trust was then forced to work on Sec. Hoover and they worked directly from San Francisco where they held a meeting "The U $. Commissioner of Fisheries and his special ad- wiser, Dr. Charles Henry Gilbert were present. but the process of cutting and dividing the melon was conducted entirely by the head of the trust, the Alaska Packers Association. The history of the whole infamous performance is contained in the certified record of the proceedings, and property of the people of the United States by private selfish interests there is nothing re- corded in American history with which to make comparison This was before the lid of the Teapot Dome was lifted.
 Then Dan Sutherland incorporated letter of the Alaska Packers which is almost verbatim the words establishing the reserves. These rules give the absolute control of Alaska to the fish trust by placing the control of all gear in their hands, and it is provided that no person may fish there until |The Bureau (of Fisheries is convinced that further restrictions are unneces- sary. You will see later on what that means
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-03-15

The flSh trust dictated and Secretary HOOV CT signed his name to the order while Governor Bone, Fish Commissioner O'Malley applauded. Here is sample of their dictatlOn:
 "NO purse seines, small-meshed gill nets or power gill net boats to be permitted to be oper- ated or used in salmon fishing in this reserva- tion"
 If you think that is all right, listen to this.
 "NO rowing operating licenses permits to be issued to floating canneries or salteries
 If you think the fish trust was satisfied with this you are mistaken, for the Bureau of Fish cries and MT. Hoover running the reserve on the theory that all the fish that come in from the ocean belong to some cannery in the reserve. Read the following and your own head. little cannery at Castle Bay, about 30 miles from the Chignik Lagoon, asked for permit to op- erate and the servants of the fish trust O'Mal- ley & Co., wrote him as follows:
 "The fish which would be caught by the traps you desire to erect are believed to constitute part of the Chgnik run, and the operation of these traps would mean further lnroads upon the Chignik fishery" O'Maey might have said this in fewer words, towit: "No you can't be- cause the fish trust at the Chignk Lagoon won't like it."
 And thus the salmon swimming 30 miles dis tant from the fishing grounds of the trust must not be disturbed by any mere citizen.
 IS IT CONSERVATION?
 At the time, Sutherland protested that if these reserve orders were for conservation, the limitations of pack were out of all reason and he stated the following:
 "Of the canneries on the Alaska peninsula, the aggregate of their limit is exactly 25,233 cases more than they packed in 1922. This is conservation with vengeance"
 And yet the people of the United States be- lieve MT. Hoover when he says he is conserving the fish by limiting the pack
 Again: ''Port Molier; the average pack per year of the Pacific Fisheries Co. at that place for the years 1916 to 1921, inclusive, was 62,639 cases of red salmon, but for the purposes of con- servation the Bureau fixes the pack limit at 8O,OOO"
 Again: Libby McNeil & Libby at Kenai had an average pack of 28,432 cases for the years 1916 to 1919 inclusive, but the FISH CONSERV- ING HOOVER gave them limit of 10000 in 1922.
 CHARGES ARE UNANSWERED
 Commissioner O'Malley answered @ these charges by saying that "this terrifying gigantic piece of corruption not only embraces the old villianies of the salmon cannerS, embalmed fish
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-03-15
OUR PLATFORM:

Be ye not the horse, or as the mule,
 Which have no understanding; Whose mouth must be held in with bit and brdle, Else it will not unto thee." Ps: 32d
Evening star., 1924-05-18
RUMANlA PREPARED
FOR RUSSIAN ATTACK
Surprise Descent on Bessarabia
Frontier Doomed to Fail,
Bucharest Feels.
FRENCH AID IS SOUGHT
Believed Vital to Repulse Soviet
in Long Fight.
BY. the Associated Press,

BUCHAREST, May l7.-Any sur
prise attack the Soviet armv might
make on the Bessarabian frontier is
doomed to failure, according to state
ments made in Rumanian official
circles. Although there has been no
movement of troops recently toward
tho Dniester, there are adeouate
forces IN Bossarabia to prevent anv
Russian attempt to reconouer tho
province by force of arms, it is de-
clared.
In any event it is considered nm
questionable here that Rumania.
almost 10 the last man, would fight
TOT the retention of Bessarabia.
aside from the economic aspect of
the connection, Bessarabia means to
Rurnanfa very much what Alsace
ano Lorraine meant to France, and.
with or without military alliances
ene Rumanians seem satisfied that
France will never stand for an nm
provoked attack on the part of
Russia
Has Few MisGivinxs.
Rumania's principal concern II is
explained. is centered upon the future
internal stability. The Rumanians
voice the feeling that the recent war
talks of Trotzky and other Soviet
leaders were more or less oratorv
ana no misgivings are felt regardine
tne immediate future. The best in.
formed Rumania opinion is that Rns-
sia has her hands full at present
with her internal affairs and will
hardiy care to concern herself ser
ously about Bessarabia Rumania
realizes, however, that she can ex-
pect little support from her Little
come, and this accounts for the
efforts now being made to get France
tied down to a definite military un-
derstanding. or at least get a promise
from the French to supply armament
In substantial quantities, particularly
airplanes.
There is no excitement whatever
along the Bessarabian frontier, and
reports in the foreign press of con-
fiicts along the Dniester are officially
denied here.
Evening star., 1924-05-18
SOARING, NOT KILLING,
OF FORBES INTENDED
Tailor Denies Saying Mortimer
Plotted Death of Veterans
Director.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-Phila-
delphia police today set about try
ing to find the motive Of Caesar
Tata, a Philadelphia tailor, in tell
ing Mrs. Elias H. Mortimer of this
city that her husband had figured in
an alleged scheme to do away with
Col. Charles R. Forbes, former head
of the Veterans Bureau.
Tata was held in $2,5o0 bail today
on technical charges of blacf<mail
and disorderly conduct for further
hearing after the police investigate
hearing before a police magistrate
at which Mrs. Mortimer, a detective
and Tata testified.
Scare, Not Death Intended
Tata denied that he told Mrs Mor-
timer that the scheme submitted to
him by man named Codfna had for
it's purpose the doing away with Col.
Forbes. Tata said in his talk he
had with Codina and Mortimer it
wanted to scare Forbes and not kill
him. Cordina, according to Tata,
said that Mortimer was having
trouble with his wife and that an
Army officer was mentioned
Mrs. Mortimer, who is suing her
husband for divorce, testified that
Tata told her in her parents home
yesterday that the alleged plot had
for it's purpose the killing of Col.
Forbes. She went into details of
her conversation. Mrs. Mortimer
said that Tata mentioned that he had
no money and no work
A detective, who was hidden in the
homo Of Mrs. Mortimers parents dur
ing the conversation between her and
T1ta, corroborated Mrs. Mortim4rs 8
testimony.
Evening star., 1924-05-18
U. S. SHIPS, ABSENT
2 YEARS, RETURNING
Six Destroyers Maintained Selves
Throughput in Near
East.
the first of IL series of four

Six American deStroyers which
played an important part in the re-
lief work at Smyrna during the
Turkish-Gree hostilities, which cul-
minated in the burning of Smyrna,
will return to the United States some
time in July, after having maintain
ed themselves for two years in Eu-
ropean waters without assistance
from shore yards or stations or dock
ing for other than painting and
cleaning purposes.
They are Purrett, Edsall Nc
Cormick, MacLeish, Bulmer and
European waters by destroyer di-
vision 26 OF the scouting fleet, now in
Atlantic waters.
Men Are Praised.
Reports from the returning de-
stroyers show that they are in ex-
oellent condition mechanically and
have carried out the exercises and
gunnery practice required of them to
demonstrate their fitness, despite the
two years has been done by the
ships crews themselves. Navy off,
Gals say this record reflects great
credit upon the personnel which did
the work and which will return with
the ships, to be added Immediately
to the scouting fleet in place of the
division sent abroad.
Hereafter the destroyer division on
duty in European waters will be re-
lieved annually about the 1st of July,
giving officers and men of the de-
stroyer force generally an oppor-
tunity for brief European service
The step has been decided upon both
to improve morale and also to insure
the readiness of the ships for service
with the fleet at all times.
Evening star., 1924-05-18
RAIL EXPRESS RATE
HEARINGS ARE ENDED
Final Conference Held by I. C. c.
and Committee From Association
of Utilities Boards.

Final hearings on proposed revi-
sions of railroad express rates through
out the country were completed yes
terday in conference between the In
terstate Commerce Commission and a
committee of the National Associa-
ton of Railway and Utilities Com
missioners.
The railway and utilities commits
sioners' association is made up OF
members Of the various state rail-
way commissions.
The commissions final decision, to be
made soon, will have the effect of
reversing, modifying or sustaining
it's tentative decision lowering ex-
press rates in all sections OF the
country except the east, where slight
increases were recommended The
tentative decision was made Decem-
Der 8, 1923, and the express COM
panies and carriers were given until
March 1 to file briefs to show cause
why it should not be made final.
Under the transportation act the
commission invited the various state
railroad commissions to appoint a
committee to sit with it in the hear
ings. The committee. composed of
Chairman w. c. Bliss Of the Rhode
Island commission, Chairman Frank
Shealy Of the South Carolina COM
mission, Chairman II. G.. Taylor of
the Nebraska commission, Chairman
A. A. Belts of the Arizona commits
sion and Chairman E. V. Kuykendah
Of the Washington state commission,
has sat with the federal commission
throughout the hearings.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion instituted its investigation into
the reasonableneSS Of express rates
two years ago when express COM
panies filed petitions asking for in
creaSeS.
Evening star., 1924-05-18
MEXICO SUGGESTS
new PACT WITH u. S.
Negotiations Would Not Proceed
on Basis of Previously 0p-
posed Treaty.
By the Associated Press


MEXICO CITY, May 1.-THE ad
visibility of negotiating a new treaty
of amity and commerce betw cen
Mexico and the United States has
been broached by the Mexican gov
ernment. The American Ambassador,
Charles B. Warren, said today that
he brought up with the foreign office
the subject of the status of the treaty
of 1881, which was revised in 1s4s.
1t is understood that, should nego-
tiations be inaugurated, they would
not proceed upon the basis of the
treaty which the United States sug-
gested prior to the recognition of
Mexico last year and which aroused
Mexican opposition, nor infringe the
special claims conventions ratified
last summer after the resumption OF
diplomatic relations.
Negotiations are underway with
the object, of having the Mexican
government adopt measures for the
protection of livestock similar to
those prevailing both in the United
States and Canada, according to the
ambassador, for the purpose of Sc
curing International cooperation.
Mexico is already enforcing a quar-
antine against California cattle along
the lines of the protective measures
taken by the state bordering on CAL
ifornia.
Conferences between the depart
ment of industry and commerce and
a Texas commission headed by j. E.
Boog- Scott, chairman of the live
stock sanitary commission of Texas,
are being carried on for the purpose
of securing international cooperation
and preventing the entrance of the
disease into Texas by
way of Mexico.
Evening star., 1924-05-18
POLICE EXPERT HELD
IN BOOTLEG KILLING
New York Fingerprint Man Taken
When Rum-Runners Shoot
: Special Officer.
By the Associated Press.

RIVERHEAD, n. Y, May 17.-Pat-
New York city police department, and
Frank Redfeld were reported by au-
thorities tonight to have confessed
they shot and killed Special Police
man Ferdinand Downs during a run
ming automobile battle between rum
runners and prohibition agents early
today.
While posses were searching the
countryside for Downs slayers, Ryan
and Redfield were arrested when they
drove out of the front driveway Of
Ryan's home in Astoria just as a
truckload of whisky departed via the
rear.
They told authorities they had en-
gagged in a pistol battle with "hi-
jackers" who had attempted to hold
up a load of liquor they were running
toward New York.
Find Blood-Smeared Whisky.
The arrestng officers reported that
Ryan, who was driving the automo-
bile, had both hands wrapped in rags
and that the truckload Of whisky, which
was seized, held many cases that were
SIN neared with blood. Both men were
arraigned for first degree murder and
neid without Dali 10 await nearing
next Tuesday.
Public feeling ran high in this
section of Long Island tonight, for
the killing of Downs comes as a cli-
max to a dispute between rival po-
litical factions in which he had been
the central figure. The slain man
recently had been removed as special
policeman at Southampton, then rein
stated, largely through efforts Of
clergymen who alleged Downs had
fallen from official grace because of
his activities against rum runners
Omcer Killed Instantly.
Last night he Joined prohibition
agents in an automobile scouting
trip on a tip that a big convoy of
liquor was to be landed at Montauk
and run into. New York. They
sighted a sedan, lights out and speed
ing, overlook 1t and ordered its occu-
pants to halt. Instead the speeders
opened fire with a volley of bullets
one of which penetrated Downs head.
killing him instantly.
: FThe agents car was splintered by
the bullets, but all except Downs
escaped injury. The fugitive car es-
capped. : Near the scene a truckload
of liquor was found today Ryan and
Redfeld are believed to have been
escorting this truck to the city. They
are alleged to have admitted they
abandoned a truckload at that point
when the "hijackers" attacked them
Evening star., 1924-05-18
METH0DlSTS READY
TO NAME a BISHOPS
Will Ballot Tomorrow on Success
sors to Men Retired for
Age or Illness.
RECEIVE PLEA FROM DAVIS
Wants Religion Brought to Work.
ers of Country.
RECEIVE PLEA FROM DAVIS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May II
Forecasts that the delegates to the
Methodist Episcopal General Confer
ence would move to reconsider their ac-
tlon yesterday against decrease in the
number of bishops came to nothing to-
day. Instead, the conference accepted a
committee report formally retiring four
bishops for old age or illness. and laid
plans for balloting next Monday for
their successors
fifth bishop, George H. Buckley, of
Bngapore, was relieved of his episcopal
suites for the coming quadrennium on
account of illness. but the previous COM
binaton of the St Louis and Wichita,
Ran, areas into one centering at Kansas
lily, Mo-, equalized the loss and kept the
humber OF new bishops needed at four.
With mass of business completed
curing the week, the delegates for the
most part centered their thoughts and
talk today upon the coming elections
NO nominations are made at the gen.
sral conferences the delegates filling in
rames at their pleasure until the re-
auired number of new bishops have re-
ceived two-thirdS Of the votes of the
body
Want Child Labor Law.
The conference voted today to ask
Congress for a constitutional amend
ment giving Congress the power to legis-
late to control child labor. By a coinci-
dence letter from Secretary of Labor
James J. Davis had just been read, re-
questing the conference to aid the De-
partment of Labor in bringing odd
fashioned religion and the Christian
spirit of justice to the toiling men and
women of the country.
A number of recommendations of
committees as to finances and the legal
Interpretation of church laws were ap-
proved, as was a resolution for the dis
continuance of the European central
conference. The committee of educa-
tons recommendation providing more
adequate support for theological schools
was accepted.
Endorsement of the action of the
council of boards of benevolence in es-
tabliShing a national Methodist tubercu-
losis sanitarium at Colorado Springs,
Colo, was asked by the committee on
homes and hospitals. The resolution
was recommitted for specification as to
the board to control the sanitarium.