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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-01
BUDGET HEARING SET
Council to Listen to Complaints on

For the first time in many years.
the public hearing on the city budget
will be held in the daytime.
Councilman Otis e. Bart holomew
announced today that council will
consider the views OF persons inter
ested in the 1927 municipal budget
at a meeting at a. m. Friday in the
council chamber. Bartholomew ex.
planned that the hour was set to al
low all day for consideration Of the
measure.
Council must act on the levy Mon.
day night.
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Hats off, all men everywhere. to
this young German champion, Ern-
est Vierkotter!
By swimming the English Chan.
mel In IL hours and AZ minutes
faster than the best woman's rec
ord, and being the first male to
make the swim in 1926, Vierkotter
demonstrated that man-in physi-
cal prowess at least--may equal a
woman.
Not since the victory of Hercules
over the AmazOns has mans cause
appeared so hopeful, and from the
male Threats everywhere may be
heard mur1nurings-timid but sig
niflcant-that some day they may
break loose from the apron string:
of the dominant sex.
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THREE DIE IN WRECK

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20 have lost their lives early today.
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HoosIER is ROBBED

BIZ United Press
QUINCY. ILL.,, Sept. 1.-Two dap
per young men, driving large car,
Tuesday night held up Chester Cloff,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
TuNNEY TO SEE STADIUM.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 81. - Gene
Tunney, who hopes to lift the heavy
weight championship crown from the
brow of Jack Dempsey on September
%, will be here tomorrow to look over
the battle-ground.
Gene, former marine, is certain to
receive an enthusiastic reception from
his former comrades among the sea
soldiers stationed at the Philadelphia
navy yard, judging by the preparations
the marines are making.
Tunney, on his way to Stroudsburg
up in the Pocono mountains in north
western Pennsylvania, will pay his re-
spect to Mayor Kendrick and will then
go to the Sesqui-C stadium tC
look over the vast structure.
Meanwhile, the wordy war between
Tex Rickard, promoter of the Sesqui-
Centennial bout, and Chairman Frank
L. Wiener of the Pennsylvania boxing
commission, over the allotment o1
choice seats to Pennsylvanians, appears
to be over Wiener got his tickets
RicSard said he was satisfied, and Gov,
ernor Pinchot, who had some caustiC
things to say yesterday, has gone tC
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
'TRACK-FIELD
RACING
GOLF

Block island on fishing trip.
Just as the storm clouds faded away,
another manifestation Of possible
trouble ahead for Tex Rickard appear
ed in the offing when Paddy Mullins,
manager of Harry Wills. the negro
heavyweight, announced in New York
he would try to have Governor Pinchot
stop the Dempsey Tunney fight He
gave no reason for this proposed ac-
tion. AS the governor is off on fish
ing trip, Mullins will have to wait un-.
til the latter part of the week to see
the governor. provided he will listen
to his complaint
Tex Rickard. in New York, ridiculed
Mullins latest move The promoter
pointed out that three years ago Null
Inns sought without success to obtain
an injunction to, stop the Dempsey
Firpo battle in New York.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
KS News OF interest IN the Realm OF Sport

has kept under cover since establish
ing his training camp mere week
ago The champion looked like the
Dempsey Of old in his 10-round work
out one Of his short left hooks,
crashing against Johnny Saxton's
chin, knocked the Bridgeport, Conn.
welterwieght unconscious Saxton
was lifted off his feet and landed on
his head with thud,
Dempsey picked up rne Unconscious
boy, lifted him over the ropes, ana
other sparring mates carried him to
the dressing room. Without waiting
for Saxton to regain consciousness
Dempsey called Alex Hart into the
ring to finish the round.
Then Jack became alarmed fearing
that Saxton might have been seri-
ously injured. He ordered camp at
tendants into the dressing room
After a few minutes of first aid, how
ever, Saxton was able to come out
and make a bow before the 1,5OC
spectators. Dempsey threw his arms
around SaXton, expressing his sor.
row. The champion boxed six rounds
in addition to working a round or
the light and heavy bags, round
Of shadow boxing and calesthenics.
Against Charley Anderson and Bill
Tate, negro heavyweights, Dempsey
driving both fists like piston rods
Jack Grace, famous old time light.
weight of 20 years ago, said Demp
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
kos
SOLOMON NEAR
END OF FIGHT
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

NEW YORK, Aug. 81.-Mike Me-
Tigue New York, knocked out
King solomon Of Panama, i'm the
'eleyenth round of scheduled -
round match at the Greensboro stad-
,ium tonight.
The eleventh round had gone min
ute and ~ seconds when McTigue
landed a~terrific right to the jaw
Solomon fell and was counted out
after aafeeble effort to rise.
McTigue pounded solomon with lit
tie resistance in the last three rounds
after the Panama heavyweight had
taken a lead in the early sessions
The former light heavyweight cham
pion was far in the lead on points
before the knockout. McTigue was
16 IL pounds lighter than his oppo
nent, who weighed 189 1-2.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
BASEBALL
BOWLING
TENNIS
CARDINALS WIN
TWO AND GO TO
FIRST POSITION
(By Dispatch A. r. wire)

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31.-The ST. Louis
Cardinals displaced the Pittsburgh
Pirates as the leaders in the National
league pennant race by winning both
games of a double header today, 8
to and 2 to l, from the world
champions here, while Cincinnati was
losing to Chicago. Hornsby's men
thereby gained a point advantage
over Cincinnati with Pittsburgh one
point farther back.
Allan Sothoron held the Pirates to
three hits in the final game ano
struck out six men. 1t was the first
complete game he had pitched this
season. The contest was unusual IN
that there were no extra base hits.
The Cardinals punched hits in the
seventh inning for their two runs
and Knocked Morrison out of the box.
Singles by Hafey O'Farrell and
Thevenow, combined with a Walk and
a sacrifice, brought in the scores.
Pittsburgh's lone run was brought
in in the fourth when Rhyme singled,
Cuyler bunted and Barnhart walked,
llll1nR the UdS0S, anu 0IouILdHl SdC~
rificed, scoring Rhyme. Wee William
Sherdel, the little Cardinal left
handler with the tantalizing slow
ball, held the Pirates to seven hits
in the first game, while Lee Mead
ows, formerly Cardinal and one o&
the aces Of the Pirate staff, was
slammed to all parts of the park.
Hornsby's men collected dozen safe
ties,5 including two home runs and a
double, during the seven innings the
bespectacled right handler worked.
Two singles and an error by Rhyme
gave the Cardinals a run in the sea-
ond inning. Singles by Doutllit ana
Southworth and home run by Bell
added three more in the third. Hafey
hit a home run in the sixth and the
Cardinals final run came in the sew
enth on singles by Bottomley, Bell
and Hafey.
Cuyler hit a home run in the fourth
for the Pirates one score.
The paid attendance was announced
as 23,279, bringing the total for the
three days of the series to S,779 paid
admissions. A threat of rain held
the crowd. The score:
FIRST GAME
RH E
Pittsburgh 1000 100 OO0- 3
st. Louis 1899. .013 DOL 1Ox- 10 1
Batteries s-Meadows, Mahaffey and
Smith, Gooch; Sherdell and O'Farrell.
~ hgrr-N
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
Preliminary Tests In
Davis Cup Matches Today
fBy Dispatch A. P. wirel

BROOKLINE, Mass, Aug. 81. - All
was in readiness tonight on the turf
courts of the Longwood Cricket club
for two international doubles matches
tomorrow in which American and
France will meet across the net in a
preliminary test of Davis cup strength.
Pitted against r. Norris Williams
and Vincent Richards, defending
champions in the upper half of the
drive for the national team cham
pionship will be the Wimbledon win.
ners, Jacques Brugnon and Henri Co.
chet. In the lower half, the two sim
giles aces of the invading contingent,
Rene La Coste and Jean Borotra, will
face the veteran star, William M.
Johnston, and his fellow Californian,
Edward G. Chandler, the intercolle-
giate titleholder
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
Rln TuNNEY AnIEIr.

sPECULATOR,g M Y, Aug. s1.--The
real affection which this little Adiron-
daek mountain village has for Gene
Tunney. challenger for the worlds
heavyweight championship came to
the surface today when he broke camp
here and left for his training quarters
at Strounsbnrg, Pa. Virtually the en-
tire population turned out to bid him
farewell, and as many as could get
near him extended their best wishes
for success in the match with Jack
Dempsey at Philadelphia next month.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
CHICAGO SHUTS
OUT REDS BY
| TO 0 SCORE
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

CHICAGO. Aug. S1.-Chicago gave
Cincinnati's pennant aspirations q
jolt today by shutting out the Reds,
to 0, in the final game of the
series, which was won two games to
one by the Cubs. hCooney's double in
the ninth inning followed by Gonzales
single, broke up pitching duel be-
tween Percy Jones and jake May.
Only two hits were made off Jones,
while May was touched for nine and
was in trouble several times, but
managed to tighten up and strike out
his opponents in the pinches.
The score; S'
Cincinnati .............0 900 600 000-0
Chicago 1000 900 OO1---1
Batteries Many and Picinich,
Hargrave; Jones and Gonzales.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
AZTECAS Will
PLAY TUCSON
TEAM THERE

los. composed almost entirely of Mex
lean players, will go to Tucson to
play the Southern Pacific team of
that city. on September S. A tele'
gram from the manager of the South
ern Pacific team was received by A.
Sotura, manager of the Aztecas, Or
Tuesday, accepting the terms offered
by Sotura for the game.
The Aztecas will return in time to
play in the baseball tournament being
arranged for Aqua Prieta during the
September Is celebration. durin g
which teams from Douglas, Bisbee and
other pointes are expected to partici-
pate.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
INDIANS BEAT SIT. LOUIS
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

CLEVELAND, Aug. 81. = Cleveland
won today's game from st. Louis,
6 to S, in 12 innings, thus cutting
New York's margin to five and one
half games. st. Louis took an carry
lead of five runs on doubles by VAN
glider and Gerber, and Rice's home
run with a runner on base. ST. Louis
blew UP in the sixth and Cleveland
scored five runs, tying the score on
an error by Gerber. Sensational
catches by Rice prevented Cleveland
from winning in the 10th and 11th IN
nings The winning run was owed to
daring base running by Summa He
hit a double with oe out. L. Sewell
walked and Lutzke hit grounded 70
Gerber. The latter fumbled, but re-
covered quickly, and he was about to
throw to first when Summa dashed
for home and slid in under the throw,
The score
St. Louis .......... OO3 200 600 O00--5
Cleveland ......... 600 O5O 600 OOl-o
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
SENATORS BEAT BOSTON
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

BOSTON, Aug. 31-Boston was un-
able to find the spitball pitching o.
the veteran Coveleskie today anG
Washington shut out the Red Sox
2 to O.. Boston was held to five hits,
we'll scattered. The game was played
in one hour and 18 minutes. A triple
by Judge and double by Coveleskie
vert the big factors in Washingtons
runs.
The score r H e
Washington -. 900 OIL 900 2 Z 0
Boston .... 900 900 O0O-O 5 0
Batteries - Coveleskie and Rue1;
Russell, Wiltse and Bischoff.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
PHOENIX WINS
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

DENVER, Aug. 81. - Parco, Wyo..
defeated Oshkosh, Neb., 10 to 5, mad
Phoenix, Ariz, NJ. and Q. team won
from Wichita, Kans., II to 2, in the
Posts tournament game this after
noon. Consistent slugging accounted
for both the Parco and Phoenix VIC
tories Boyd of the Arizona aggre-
cation pitched a steady game.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
DEMPSEY Gets
HEATED UP IN
HIS TRAINING
(By pispaten A. p. wirel

ATLANTIC CITY,N. j, Aug. Sl.--
Throwing off all restraint JacR
Dempsey walloped six sporting part
ners all over the ring today reveal
ing a flash Of fighting fury that he
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
PHILLIEs BEAT BOSTON
(By Dispatch A. P, Wire)

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 81. n The
Phillies went into seventh place to-
day by taking their second straight
game from the Boston .Brayes, to g.
Barney Friberg had d perfect day at
bat with four singles.
The score. R H e
Boston ........ 900 oil OOO-2 2
Philadelphia -. sol 100 COX IL 9
Batteries Werlz, Mogridge and
Taylor; Willoughby and Wilson.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01

sey had not gone back an inch since
the Firpo fight and was in marvellous
tracted by Dempsey's ability to punch
with his left ha dnfrom almost any
position and his stiffness in foot
work.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
HANsEN Kos RoMERo.

NEW York;, Aug. 31.-Knute Han
sen, Racine, Wis, heavyweight, tonight
knocked out Quintin Romero of Chile
in the third round Of 10-round semi
final to the McTigue King Solomon
fight at the Greensboro stadium. Ro-
nero was counted out after two min
utes and Is seconds of fighting in the
round. A left hook to the stomach had
floored him. Hansen weighed 206, Ro-
nero 1919.
Between 1000 and 5000 deaths by
drowning are recorded every year in
the United States.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
*-Batted for Barnhart in 9th

UUU UUU GUA-S
Summary: Sacrifices-Cuyler, Gran
than, Bell. Double plays-O'Farreli
and Thevenow; Morrison, Rhyme ana
Grantham; Rawlings, Phyne ana
Grantham. Left on base-Piftsburgh
g; st. Louis Base on ba1ls-Off Mor4
rison 2; off Yde 1; off Sothoron 8.
oron g. Hits-Off Morrison in 1+3;
off Yde 0 in / 2-3. Losing pitcher
Morrison. ~
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
CHICAGO-DETROIT SPLIT
lRv DISPATCH A. 2. Wirel

DETROIT, Aug. 81. = After being
mauled, 19 to 2, in the first game,
the Detroit Tigers scratcher a Z to s
victory off the white Sox nj the sec
ond game in their double header to-
day. Whitehill, Smith, Gibson ana
Holloway were pounded for % hits
in the opener. Wells, who started the
second game, wobbled in the sixth
inning and Dauss rescued him, con-
tributing a home run to the Detroit
score. Detroit won the game in the
ninth inning when Blue doubled after
WoodalI had walked. Morehart made
nine hits, including two doubles, dur
ing the afternoon, failing to get on
base only once out of II trips to the
plate The score:
FIRST GAME
r H r
Chicago ,...1O0 O30 4S3-19 % L
Detroit ........ 600 O2O COO 2 10 2
Batteries-Faber and Schalk; White
hill, Smith, Gibson, Holloway ana
WoodaH.
SECOND GAME
p H e
Chicago .........O02 O1O 03O- s Is l
Detroit :. ........ 900 041' OIL IL Q
Batteries-Connally, Thomas Thurs
ton and Grabowski, Grouse; Wells,
Dauss and Manion, Woodall.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-01
YANKEES LOSE
TO ATHLETICS
BY IS SCORE
CBy Dispatch A. P. wire)

NEW YORK, Aug. 81, = The New
York Yankees suffered another set
back today, Herb SPennock, their
pitching star, falling before the att
tack of the Philadelphia Athletics in
the opener of a series by to Sr
Pennock was knocked out of the box
in three innings, during which period
the visitors drove out ten hits and
scored six earned runs, New Yorh
used 20 players in an effort to pull
out the game.
Score by innings
Philadelphia I...........22 .222 1OO OO1-o
New York ...-'002 0OO lzO-0
Batteries Rommel and Perkins
Cochrane; Thomas and SEVERED.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-14

Martin Paid For Robbery
of Banks, Witness Claims
Storrie Tells of Making
Torches at Trial in
Fort Worth
tBy The Associated Press. J

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. l4-Va-
rious sums were promised and given
him by W. A. Martin for assisting in nu-
merous bank robberies, Bob Storrie
testified in criminal district court this
morning at Martins trial on robbery
charges. Storrie denied under ques-
tioning by defense counsel that he ex-
pected immunity in return for his testi-
monv.
Storrie declared he had leal ngs with
the defendant on several occasions, in
Guiding both before and aftcr some of
the robberies. and that Martin gave him
at one time $3.50 and a tanother 500,
and on another occasion promised him
ten per cent of the proceeds of a pro-
jected robbery.
Marvin Simpson. defense attorney.
made much Of Stories admission that
he had made torches for cutting into
bank vaul-s.
w. N. Harris. Denton county engineer
was called at the opening of the trial
20 make plain the location Of roads and
other features of the scenes in the
trial
Storrie testified to having reported to
Sheriff Fry about 415 n. m. Of the day
of the robbery that the car he had let
Martin have shortly after noon had been
stolen. He admitted under cross exam
ination that he had lied to Sheriff Fry
in making this report.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-14
KARLlNCEN MAN
SWALLOWS acid
Financial Diff S
Given as Cause of
Tragic Act
Especial to The Herald.)

HARLINGEN, Texas, Jan. 14.-V. II.
Martin. age 80. of this city died almost
instantly after drinking an ounce of car
bolic acid here yesterday afternoon,
shortly after A o'clock.
Financial difficulties are believed to
have caused the act.
Martin, who was a butcher in local
butcher shop, and had been in HarEln-
gen for four years, was engaged to be
married at the time of his death.
Because he was unable to meet some
financial obligations which became due
yesterday, it is said he purchased the
carbolic acid from local drug store,
went to his room and drank it.
The young man stayed at a rooming
house known as the American rooming
house.
He was found in his room shortly
after he drank the acid by persons who
were attracted by the noise from the
room. He was in a dying condition. He
said nothing after drinking the poison.
Justice Of the Peace R. l.. Chaudoin
held coroners inquest, and returned
verdict Of suicide
The young man left letter addressed
to his fiancee.
Funeral arrangements had not been
made early today, pending word from
relatives Of the deceased.
Martin came to Harlingen from North
Texas. where his relatives live and has
been living in Harlingen since arriving
in the Valley.
In his note left to his fiance he ex-
planned that he was out of employment,
and had not been able to get anything
to do. He also said that he was IN
vol4ed financially, and thought the best
way out Of it was to end it ALL "You
may think ] am crazy, but Y am not, ="
he wrote. Il just believe this is the
best way OUT
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-14
union OFFICIALS
Hold MEETING
Scale Committee to Con
slider Strike Situa-
ton in Mines
(By The Associated Press.)

HAZLETON, Pa, Jan. 14.-National
and district officers and local leaders
from every section of the anthracite
fields gathered here today to attend a
meeting of the United Mine Workers
scale committee, which will consider the
strike situation.
Many idle miners also came to learn
what action the committee would take.
The committee meets this afternoon
under the Craftsmanship of John L..
Lewis, president of the miners union.
The scale committee was created by a
convention of the anthracite miners last
July, and is empowered to negotiate
wage contracts subject to ratification
of another convention. The committee
has not met since last November, when
it approved the peace plan offered by
Goevrnor Pinchot. This plan was re-
jected by the operators.
The committee of the scale COM
mittee Will make detailed report of
it's unsuccessful negotiations with the
operators in New York.
Other matters relating to the strike,
such as the work of relief for needy
miners and their families, will be tax
en- up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-14
McClintock Will To Go
Through Many Courts
at Huge Expense
(Bv The Associated Press.

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 14-Ten years
of litigation may be necessary before
the s1.000,000 estate of William Ne.-
son McClintock, millionaire orphan, will
be Of actual benefit to William ID. Shep-
herd, his foster father and principal
heir, or the eight cousins seeking TO
break his will.
And a decade Of legal fighting, w.;o
a score of attorneys involved and costs
accommodating through the courts, may
make the $l,000,000 estate hardly worth
struggling for. attaches point out.
Shepherds victory yesterday when
Judge Scanlon in circuit court ordered
the will admitted to probate wi:aout
passing on the issue of undue lnr,u-
ence,. was only the start Of :he court
fighting.
First, Attorney Orville Taylor, rep
resenting the cousins, will appeal to
the state supreme court If the appea:
Is unsuccessful the relatives will file
a bill in a court of chancery, charging
Shepherd used undue influence to in
duce young McClintock to sign the will
he drew up.
Whichever side loses in the chancrry
court is sure to appeal to the appellate
court. And from the repetitions it
may be directed t. the supreme court.
The estate already has resulted in
trial and acquittal of Shepherd on
charge Of killing his ward with typhoid
germs and probate court action in
which the will was refused acceptance.