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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-15
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WASHINGTON, April Is. - A
simple amendment to the VoIstead
Act which Congress could pass in
ten minutes would give the Ameri-
can public light beers and wines,
Representative John Phillip Hill,
Republican, Maryland, wet, told the
Senate prohibition committee today.
judicial interpretations Of the Vol
stead Act now legalize cider and
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coDprioht. 1926, ov United Press

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Pro-
hibition Director James +. Jones
today agreed with his chief. Lincoln
ca Andrews that legalizing beer
would facilitate dry law enforce
ment, but
Such modification, or repeal Of
the Volstead act would end the
present wave Of prosperity in Ameri-
ca, he warned.
"You can't have your cake and
eat it, too,' Jones said in an ex-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-15
FRANCS FALL AGAIN
BIZ United Press

BIT UNttcU PF6Ss
NEW YORK, April 15.-French
francs fell to a new low record in
tthe local exchange today when they
sold for so.03ss-each wednesday
francs. were worth s4.o342.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-15
Butler Finds
How to Stop
Politicians
Splits Up Police Districts
and Wrecks Ward
Rings

Editors Note-This Ia the eighth in
stallment OF General Buffers story of
his work as head of Philadelphia police
and his dlsmissal early this year. The
articles will appear daily The Times
owns exclusive rights to the articles in
this territory.
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sons special riot duty fund include
$3,701.50 for pay rolls and $3,704.50
for quarters, mess and incidentals,
making a total of $7,406. Some bills
still are outstanding, according to
Adj. Gen. William II. Kershner.
In Pocket" District
The Cancelled warrants cover ex-
penses of the guard expedition to the
Indiana pocket" district between
Feb. Is and March 5, when organ
lied miners tried to unionize the
southern Indiana coal field. During
the campaign frequent attacks were
made on nonunion miners, several
of whom were badly beaten. Costs
of the expedition are in addition to
the normal guard expense. Account
ing for what additional warrants will
be issued, it is estimated that the
expedition cost the State nearly $500
a day.
The pay rolls show that 1T men
and twenty officers were on duty at
Evansville during the trouble In Van
derburgh and Warrick Counties.
Officers included three majors, seven
captains, four first lieutenants and
six second lieutenants.
Force on Duty
The contingent was made up of
the entire 1921 Infantry and pro-
visional detachment composed Of
men and officers from Indianapolis
attached to the 151st Infantry, mem
bers Of the 18th Observation Squad
ron to man the two airplans on
reconnaissance duty, and Medical
Corps officers. Throughout the ex-
pedition General Kershner refused
to disclose the numerical strength
of the force.
An interesting angle in connection
with sending the troops to the coal
field is developed from an expense re-
ceipt signed by Major Ii A. Harri-
man. as follows:
"Trip from Princeton to Evansville
and return, investigating alleged l.
w. w. activity" At the time cf the
trip a report was circulated that
some Illinois union miners were plan
ming an invasion of the Hoosie1 nom
union field
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brought the young lady, who once
sang for a crust of bread, TO this
country at salary Of $4,000 a week
and expenses, filled the theater with
an audience which included not only
fashionable first nighters, bur some
of the city's celebrities in other lines
of endeavor.
The stage was set for Senorita Mel
ler-set in black velvet, with nothing
to detract from the charm and in
dividuality of the artist. Yet, when
she sang. the audience cried for
breath and sat patiently only be-
cause it had paid its $25 per seat.
and so knew it was supposed to sit.
But there was absolutely nothing
in Senorita Meller's performance to
distinguish it from the average con.
cert, or even musical comedy affair.
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11.6S per cent of alcohol are not in
toxicating in fact and are legal when
made in the home, it is absurd to
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ticed. School teachers in every city
report that pupils now are better
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-15
PRESIDENT ILL AGAIN
Cancels Engagements -. Suffering
From Indigestion.

BU Dntted Pfe88
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Presi-
dent Coolidge cancelled shortly be-
fore noon the remainder of today's
engagements and retired to his bed.
Physicians said he was suffering
from a slight attack OF indigestion.
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Home Edition

Every citizen interested in
decent government should read
General Buffers daily articles
IN The Times.
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Forecast

Fair and warmer weather
predicted for tonight and Fri
day.
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be in Florida, but he fed from the
city, where he had been when word
of the Indictment reached him.
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DEMPSEY TO BEGIN
HARD GRIND TODAY
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SARATOGA SPRINGS. y. ",
August 16.-Jack Dempsey today
settled down to a full program of in
tensive training for his proposed bout
with Gene Tunney in September.
The possibility of Dempsey having
to go to court for a license caused no
abatement in training plans. Nor did
1t result in any more noticeable
change in the plans of the challenger.
according to word from Tunney's
camp at Lake Pleasant.
The Dempsey followers would make
no comment on the license situation
when they read of the action of
George +. Brewer. member of tho
State athletic commission, i'll placing
the situation in the hands of the at
torney general for a. ruling as To
whether the license committee could
refuse to grant q license to a boxer
declared by the athletic commission
to be eligible in every way. Dempsey
has placed all the facts In mis- posses
sion before the commission and win
not to go to New York again.
The only comment forthcoming
from the Tnnuey camp was:
Dempsey will get his license. all
right, if he has to go TO court"
Tunney is entering today upon his
second week of training, tipping the
scales at 1872. Dempsey's intense
training began yesterday with the
usual training stunts and a dozen
rounds with his sparring partners be-
fore 1000 who paid to see the cham
pion in action. Word from the
Tunney camp says 10000 persons
crowded the roads leading to Lake
Pleasant to catch a glimpse Of tho
challenger.
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BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

| NEW YORK, August 16.-The real
story of how the trouble broke out
| on the Pittsburgh team has not as yet
| been told. It began in this wise: The
Pirates were playing two games in
Boston. Fred Clarke had been sitting
on the bench in the first game. He
intended to depart before the second
game was started in order that he
| might catch the boat-train for New
York.
AS Clarke got up from the bench
to go he turned to Bill Mckechnie,
manager of the Pirates, and said:
Better get some one out there to
| play centerfleld. Max is having a
hard time of it,"
II haven't got anybody" McKech'
(, ME replied.
Put somebody out there, even II
| it is a pitcher" suggested Clarke and
| went on his way.
News Taken to Carey.
On the bench there were players
| who carried the story of this CONVEX
| sation to Carey. Mckechnie said MOTH
| ing about 1t. Then the older players
conceived the idea of holding a meet
| ing of players to vote on whether 1t
was advisable to have Clarke on the
bench.
The meeting was held in New York.
It took place secretly in a hotel. and
six men voted against Clarke. Three
of these are not known, but every
man on the team now has denied
voting against Clarke except the three
who have been disciplined by the
Pittsburgh management.
Carey, Bigbee and Adams were the
three committeeman appointed to see
McKechnie. Instead of squelching the
affair then, as some managers might
1t best to report the matter to Clarke.
That took the incident officially be-
fore the attention OF the club and it
was then that Clarke called a meeting.
Clarke told the players and he told
the committee and he told all in con-
nection with the club that he had no
desire to sit on the players bench If
he was not wanted. He had gone to
the bench because he thought he
might be able to tone up the team
which has been having. in a mild
way. one of it's usual f1dgety periods.
Dreyfuss Takes Hand.
Then the meeting was decided upon
for Pittsburgh, and when the club ar.
rived in Pittsburgh it was held. The
thing was threshed out again there,
but the names of the other three men
who voted against Clarke are as yet
unknown.
1t was at this meeting that Sam
Dreyfuss, representing his dad, de-
cided to step in. He had consulted
with Clarke and McKechnie. He re-
leased Adams and Bigbee uncondition-
ally and suspended Carey and asked
waivers on him. The club could af-
ford to take that action if it desired,
because Carey is nowhere near his
customary form and Adams and Big
bee are by no means necessary to the
success of the team.
There has been other trouble in the
Pittsburgh Club this year, but there
has been something other than per-
sonal dislike or personal annoyance
back of it. Players have not been ac-
cused openly Of dissipation. but the Of
f1cials Of the club notified some men
that they had better walk in straight
and narrow paths If they did not wish
to find their salaries curtailed.
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to toe with me-and that will be that.
l don't recall a time when two
heavyweightS with hitting power ever
Slugged it for more than a few rounds.
at the very most, without CrUm-
ping. Something's got to happen when
mighty blows rattle off human Chius
and human bodies. | think | can take
all that Tunney can deal out-and
punch him overheard in the end,
Tunney thinks he can't he dropped
and that he can hit hard enough to
drop me.
l don't care much what sort Of
fight TunHey figures he'll mako Of IL.
For I'm quite certain that before it'A
gone very far the fight will be of my
making forced smuggling match.
If that's what the customers want.
they'll get what they want. But they
needn't drop around expecting TO get
Is rounds of entertainment. for the
simple reason the fight is not going
that far.
It'll end lot sooner--with the loser
on the floor and the echo of ten"
sounding in the distance.
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Bigbee. Waivers were asked upon
Carey.
The three were charged with
heading a movement to Gust Fred
c. Clarke, assistant manager and vice
president of the club, from the play
ers' bench.
Carey left Pittsburgh late last
night after conference with Adams
and Bigbee. The latter two decided
they would not make the trip East
ward, but would put in Carey's hands
the task of presenting their side of
the affair for Lands consideration.
Their conference followed receipt
of telegram from the commissioner
expressing willingness to consider
their view.
The message was in response to
one the three ousted veterans had
sent him. asking him to come to
Pittsburgh to accord them hearing,
and charged they had been "unjustly
treated and penalized without a hear
ing" e.
What action the commissioner
could take in the matter was the
subject of much discussion here. F.
action the management took was EN-
any ruling from Commissioner Landi
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For this Tunney fight is going to
be different. I'm in shape now to
90 IL rounds at top speed with any
man in the world. A month of train
ing and I'll be in greater condition
than ever was In my lifetime.
When go into that ring Ill demon
strate it-for the benefit of Tunney's
skeptical mind.
If Tunney wants to win my title
he IL do it with a knockout. For
this affair is going to end g. long. long
time before the fifteenth round is
scheduled to arise. I'll carry the
flght to Tunney-mage him slug it
| II he won't do 1t Of his own accord
and then may the best hitter win:
This idea that Tunney may have
that he can smother my punches and
clinch his way along Is just a bit
wrong. 1 think 1 do my best fight
ing In the open, but none of my OPP
ponents ever has said 1 was ex-
tremely gentle in the clinches. I've
| broken down the resistance of quite
a few fellows by seeking in the
clinches-and 1 guess L can do 1t
with Tunney.
No fighter ever liked them in the
| body, either the long ones or the
short, powerful jolts that can be &C.
| livered in the clinches. Tunney is
| no exception. He won't like them
there He may start off with a little
| Of that clinching, but / think he'll
be cured of 1t very, very soon. Then
there'll be nothing left for him to do
but come out in the open, stand toe
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errors being charged to the losers.
| Yorkes overcame the kennedys, 10
to 9, to advance to a tie for the run
ner-up position with the latter nine.
Tremonts also are tied for second
as the result of their 10to-7 victory
over Takoma Tigers, who have yet
to win in six starts.
Union Printers in their last game
prior to the national tourney, which
begins next Monday at st. LoNis,
routed the Dreadnaughts on the Alex
andria diamond yesterday, 10 to 8.
The Typos hit the ball often and hard,
gathering 10 bingles, including three
doubles. a triple and a homer. In the
meanwhile Manager Heinie Webb,
hurting for the Printers, was holding
the home boys to hits.
National Circles vanquisf1ed East.
port. 2 to 0, yesterday on the Mary
landers' diamond. Waple for Circles
and Catlin for the host nine figured
kept Eastport's hits scattered. He
also got a double, the only extra base
hit Of the game.
Clovers were helpless before Will
lard Clark, Seabrook hurler. .yester
day. who BANKED the Washingto-
mans. 6 to 0, granting them but five
hits and striking out five. Dorsey Of
the v1ctors led both teams at bat
with four singles in as many tries.
Washington Athletics took a e-to.7
Suggest from Cabin John yesterday.
The visitors got II hits and the Mont
gomery County boys Is. F. Taylor,
Meany and Saltz for Athletics and
Plunkett, Cage, Davis, Hill and Sad
Ter for Cabin John were the leading
stickers.
St. Mary's pointed the way to En-
CINE Company 5 in q 4to-2 engage
ment in Alexandria yesterday. Moore
hurting for the victors. and Butler, the
losing moundsman, both showed
cleverly.
knights of the Ku Klux Khan took
Virginia Highlands to camp yester
day, to 2, on the Arlington horse
show grounds. King Of the Klansmer
yielded but six hits while his mates
reached Sperry for an even dozen.
Mccarthy, Farmers and Mechanics
Bank hurler, let Potomac Savings
Bank batsmen down without a single
IllL dS MS tCdIil WUIl d 4-IO-l SdIllc
yesterday in the Georgetown Com
mercial League.
The ElliOtts went on a batting ram
page yesterday when they defeated
Brookmont, 10 to S. The victors got
II hits.
Mitchellville yesterday. Bailey Socked
a hnynor fnv tho xxrinnarC
Red Sox took both games Of dual
sketch yesterday, handily trouncinG
La Plata, II to 2, in the opener. and
taking a close decision from Capital
A. c.. 3 to 2. in the nightcap. Brown,
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Red SoX pitcher. in addition to holding
La Plate to five hits. hit four safeties,
including a double, in five tries.
After dropping an exciting thinning
7-to-6 tilt to Naval Receiving Station,
Moose Juniors swamped Brentwood,
20 to 2, in the final half of a double
bill yesterday.
In a free-hitting game Central
Juniors drubbed Randle Juniors,
to 7.
keanes rode rOughshod over Rob
ms yesterday, Is to 3, counting eight
victory.
Aztecs Juniors showed the way to
Eagle Juniors in a 6-to-2 engagement
Southern Juniors got the better of
Smithfield Juniors in a 14-to-7 Suggest
yesterday. SouthernS crashed II hits
against Is for Smithfield.
Kroydon Juniors won both ends
Of a bargain attraction yesterday,
overcoming the Orioles, 13 to 5, in
the opener and swapping Randle A.
c.. 10 to 1, in the nightcap, which
went only five innings.
Southern Midgets turned back Cor
tilt.
Bishop, slabbing for Kelleys. let
Hartfords down with two hits yes
terday as his team took an S-to-3
game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-16
WEEK OF Big BOUTS
FOR GOTHAM FANS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 16.-Ring
history will be made In the Metro
politan area this week, with the Tiger
F1owers.H Harry Greb battle for the
middleweight championship Thurs
day night at Madison Square Garden
featuring the program.
Greb, outpointed by Flowers in the
Garden ring several months ago, has
been training hard in New Jersey
with every effort bent toward regain
ing his crown.
Flowers, as usual. he's brought him.
self to excellent ring condition by
fighting often from the Pacific to the
Atlantic.
On Wednesday night at Ebbets
Field, Paul Berlenbach, recently de-
posed light-heavyweight champion by
Jack Delaney. will meet the Euro
pean champion, at the weight
Francois Charles.
Two other French champions are
on the card, Fred Brettonel, light
weight, and Andre Routis, feather
weight. Bretonnel faces Sammy Voge
of New York, and Routis encounters
Eddie Anderson of Wyoming.
Johnny Dundee. another retired
featherweight champion, meets Phil
McGraw of Detroit, in a. 12-round con.
testaat Coney Island tonight, the pro-
gram having been postponed from
Friday.
Tomorrow night Mike McTigue
former light heavyweight king, re
places the German. Franz Diener
against King Solomon Of Panama at
the Greensboro Stadium. Diener, re
Gently arrived in this country, injured
his right arm in training.
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club, was the magnet that drew tn
mental City. Defensively he probab
of Class AA catchers, but he has re
the local leaders, as is indicated by
place among the International Leagu
I'm interested in Head, yes" Grif
admitted today, but I can't say there
is any likelihood of our buying him.
These athletes with high price tags
should be able to jump in and deliver
in every department Of play to JUSTIFY
a big outlay, and I'm doubtful wheth-
err Head would fill the bill in that
respect.
For one thing. we don't have to
have another catcher right away, de-
spite the general impression to that
effect. Tate is performing satisfac-
torily, and, If necessary, Ruel could
get back on the job on moments
notice Muddy has a fractured httie
finger. tbs true. but he worked with
II before the X-ray disclosed that a
bone was broken, and can do 1t again.
I'll say for him that he is perfectly
willing to toll, too and is being kept
ont now to avoid possible further IN
Jury to the digit.
1--WE are trying to build for the
future and expect ultimately 10 nave
at least three backStOpS on our star,
of course, but we are going to try
70 get the very best talent available
when we acquire it. and not hamper
our operations by putting out a large
sum for a mere stopgap. Ihere ISM
much in the International League
that is worth while from big snow
standpoint. so far as / have been able
to see. Most Of the so-called stars or
that circuit are veterans who have
drifted back from the majors or play
ers who have glazing weaknesses tnat
offset their strong points
lust a short time back AL Simmons
was reported to have been sharply
reprimanded by the Philadelphia
management for indifferent" play
ing. the centerflslder's comparatively
low batting average and general atu-
tude toward his duties having reused
the ire of c. McGillicuddy. Judged
nv AIS conduct in the sixth inning
Yesterday the disciplinary measures
meted out to him proved bit 100
effective for the welfare of the AS,
for Simmons is due to draw Vaca-
ton of several days duration.
Called out at the plate in trying
TO score from third when Goslin took
Pinch Hitter Hauser's f1y and rifled
the ball on a line into the mitt OF
Kenny Tate. Simmons leaped to his
feet, showing and jostling Dinneen
while using blistering language, and
finally hauled off and made q pass at
the umpire, although he pulled his
punch and didn't land 1t.
The Young man no doubt lost his
head over what he consldeEed
rankly unjust decision, but If his eX.
hibition was evidence of the spirit
he was alleged to lack when lacked
UP few weeks ago. he had better
adopt middle course If he has the
interests of his team at heart, lor
il undoubtedly will be deprived OF
his services for several days.
McNeeIy made good use of his sup
posedly weak wing in the second
when his accurate peg TO Tate of
Walberg's fly kept Poole at the far
corner. It was quite contrast to
the throw of Lamar in the opener.
when Stewart scored with ease on
Myers short fly.
: Fast work by Goslin and Stewart
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CRTFF IS NOT IMPRESSED
WITH INT. LEAGUE TALENT

and Scout Joe Engel were mot par
t they saw on their trip of observa-
O take in the double-header between
Lee Head, the catcher of the latter
, Washington officials to the Mont
" is no better than the average run
outation for hitting that has intrigued
his record of 364, giving him fourth
: hitters.
held Dykes productive blow in the
second to three bases. The drive
bounded to the fence in center. JIM
my evidently thought it was good for
a homer and failed to try for It only
because he slipped in rounding third,
but he would have persisted in the
attempt. for Stuffy made a fine relay
to the plate.
Failure to take into account the
speed of Bluege'S rff1elike throws en-
abled the Griffs to achieve a double
play in the third. Lamar had doubled
past Joe Harris and advanced on
Hale's suicide when Simmons raped
toward third. Oss tented before
heaving to first. but when he did he
burned the ball over to Harris so
fast that Moon had no trouble firing
II
for the plate when Bluege started his
throw.
The value Of a catcher backing up
first base was illustrated by the
hustling Tate in the eighth, when he
retrieved Myers wild ychuck Of Hale S
infield single and got 1t to Stewart in
time to snuff Sam sliding into the
midway. Buddy then gave WEIGH,
who had replaced Simmons in CEN
ter, a life with another bum peg, but
his aim was true in returning Har-
riss heave Of Poole's offering for a
double play.
Rice ran the AS ragged in the
seventh, when he was trapped off
first on an attempted steal. and final
lv was tagged, but only after Quinn,
Poole, Dykes and Wamby had done
some tall scrambling.
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TODAY'S GAMES.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
GARNETT'S WORK TELLS
FOR LIBERTY A. c. NINE

The hitting and pitching Of Tink
Garnet were the high spots in the
Liberty Athletic Clubs 9-to-5 victory
over Engine Company No. 4 yester-
day at Alexandria.
Relieving Mcdonald in the fourth
with three men on and two out, Gar
nett did "Marberry" and famed the
batter. During his remaining five
innings he struck out six, in addition
to getting three hits, one Of them a
homer with two men on the sacks.
The teams play return game at
Plaza diamond on August 20.
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2rnen Year. Fight Will End bK o. Dempsey Declares
BIG LEAGUE LEADERS.


AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Batting-Fothergill, Tigers, 1891.
Hits-Rice, Senators, 1853.
Runs-Ruth, Yankees, lis.
Doubles-Burns. Indians, 81.
Triples-Gehrig, Yankees. 10.
Homers, Ruth, Yankees, 80.
Stolen bases-Rice, Senators, 20.
Pifching-COllins, Tigers, won 8;
lost 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Hargrave, Reds, 1885.
Hits-Brown. Braves and Cuyler,
Pirates, 147.
Runs-Cuyler, Pirates, and Blades,
Cardinals. 80.
Doubles Wheat, Robins, and
Heathcote, Cubs, 81.
Triples-Walker, Reds, and Naner'
Pirates, II.
Homers-Rottomley, Cardinals. and
Wilson, Cubs, Is.
Stolen bases-Cuyler, Pirates. "a.
Pitching-J0nes, Cubs. and Haines,
Cardinals, won 8, lost 2.