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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
BILL OUTLAWS SLEUTHS

Congress Asked to Strike Death
Blow at Private Detectives.
BH Times Special
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Con-
gress has been asked to outlaw pri-
vate detective agencies.
Victor l.. Berger of Wisconsin has
laid before the House of Repre-
sentativeS a plan to forbid private
detective agencies to engage in in
terstate commerce. Detectives who
travel between States in conneN-
ton with their work would be sub
ject to prison sentence.
1.-THE recent activities Of William
]. Burns and his associates have
again called attention to the emen-
ace these private detectives consti-
tute," says Berger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
School ChiIdren'S Babies
Enter U. S. on Mission
of Good Will.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times SDecidt
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Japans
doll Ambassadors of Goodwill re-
ceived a national welcome here this
morning. Arrayed in the most costly
and beautiful silk, they are the gift
of over two and a half million jap
anese children to show their good
will toward America.
Seven of the finest and most rep
reSentative of the dolls arrived this
moning on the Capitol Limited,
making the trip from Chicago as
special guests of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. They will remain
over Christmas week for the recep-
tions and exhibitions arranged in
their honor. In all, the dolls number
fifty-eight and consist of miss va
mato' miss Japan from the EN-
pire, one from each of the prefec-
lures in Japan, and one each from
six of the principal cities. They are
thirty inches tall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
WARNINGS!
AVOID COLDS AND GRIPPE

City Health Department, Pitts
burgh, Pa, guarantees all cases Of
pneumonia. Doctors issue warning
to never allow cold to settle in
the chest or lungs. To conquer a
cold see your druggist. Get a pack
age of Bulgarian Herb Blood Tea.
It's cost is small. Take it steaming
hot to stimulate and heat the
chilled blood and flush the cold
germs and poisons from the syS-
ten.-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
Plenty Of Relatives
A~ASJ Va AtNAeSAvSS
Bp Times Special

Bu Times Special
DELPHI, Ind, Dec. 2O.-Walter
Eugene Wilson, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Wilson, in addition
to having a complete st of living
grandparents, is supplied with three
sets of great grandparents. The
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Wise and Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Wilson. The great-grandpar-
entS are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Buckley, Delphi; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wilson, Monticello, and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert S. Cullom, South
Whitley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
Accuses Infrrnary Head

. I Lao Si1S NSisPoRT Ind, Dec. 20
Removal of Elmer English as SUI
perintendent of the Cass County in
Urinary on the ground that he did
not supply inmates with sufficient
clothing is asked in a report of the
county grand jury, submitted to Cir
cult Judge B. Smith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
r Charges Fire Death Attempt

RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. 2O.-Nel-
son McMahan attempted to burn
the baby cab with the baby in it
by throwing lighted match into
the bed clothing Mrs. Margaret
McNTaha6 alleges in a divorce suit
on file in Wayne circuit court
here. .s
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
Accused of $4,000 Theft

BIZ Times SDeciaI
HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. 20.-Ac-
cused of embezzling $4,000 from his
employer, the Hammond Dairy Com
pany, Paul Gauthier, milk truck
driver, was to be arraigned today.
Police say Gauthier collected from
customers, turning in just enough
money to prevent the company from
complaining about nonpayment of
bills, and pocketed the remainder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
BANK CLOSES DOORS
$1,000 Of States Money in Institu-
ton at Churubusco.

Five thousand dollars Of the
States money was on deposit in the
Churubusco Exchange Bank, which
closed its doors Saturday with APP
proximately $350,O0O in deposits and
capitalization of $4,000.
Officers of the defunct bank are:
w. H. Johnson, president; j. E.
rable, cashier; r. o. Dancer, assist
ant cashier; M. E. Fullam, book
keeper, and j. H. Smith, j. E. Pence,
Pat Fullam and Charles Richards,
directors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
CoNFESSES FIRING HOME
MOngO Man Says Mother Sought
to Collect Insurance.

to Collect Insurance.
Daughn Seaman, rs, of Mongo,
Lagrange County, has confessed
that he set his mothers home on
fire Sept. "a, Deputy State Fire
Marshal Elmer vrooman announced
today.
The son said his mother, Creole
Seaman, paid him $50 to set the
house on fire so she might COLLECT
insurance, according to Vrooman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
POWER PROBE POWDERED
Interstate Commerce Committee
Studies Walsh Resolution.

Studies Walsh Resolution.
BO United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-With
the Senate in adjournment for the
day, the Interstate Commerce Com
mittee met today to consider the
Walsh resolution for special investi-
cation of the so-called power COM
bine."
A preliminary inquiry to deter
mine if an investigation is war
ranted will be begun by the COM
mittee. No definite action is ex-
pected until after Christmas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
DENY MAIL ORDER UNION
Montgomery Ward Officials Know
of No Sears Roebuck Merger.

Montgomery Ward Officials Know
of No Sears Roebuck Merger.
B1ii Times Special
NEW York, Dec. Banking in
terests identified with the Mont
gomery Ward Company say they
know nothing of any new develop
ment in the reported merger plans
affecting that company and Sears,
Roebuck & Co. to call. for an in
vestigation by the Federal Trade
Commission.
According to dispatches from
Washington received in Wall Street,
the commission has taken notice of
rumors that a $235, 900, 900 CONSOLE
dation involving these two compa-
MES is contemplated.
1t was reported here that inter-
ested bankers have asked the COM
mission whether any objection
might be raised
The compression ratio of an en-
4. l.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
For Colds, Grip or Influenza

and as a Preventive, take Laxative
BROMO QUININEN Tablets. A Safe
and Proven Remedy. Look for sigma
ture of E. w. Grove on the box. Doc
Advertisement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20

The compression ratio of an en-
CINE means the ratio of total cylin-
der volume to combustion chamber
volume.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
He TALKED
THRU HAT

Early in the season the good
people of Cleveland gave a, banquet
honoring Iris Speaker, at which
they presented the former Indian
with a few thousand dollars worth
OF silver bric-a.brac. few stray
pieces Of mahogany and a two.
gallon Stetson.
AS is the went Of all banqueters,
there was speechmaking galore
some good and some bad.
And in the midst OF the festivities
one gentleman of more valor than
discretion, arose rather uncertainty
and proclaimed that baseball is
not what it used to be. There isn't
as much interest. There isn't the
same support from the public"
Whereupon some Of the boys had
the audacity to laugh in the speak.
er's face. The way only OF baseball
folks, at that banquet. Known
interest in baseball has increased
year by year.
All over the big leagues, accord.
ing to statistics, the 1927 attendance
has been a record breaker.
The unfortunate collapse Of the
bleachers in the Philadelphia park,
regrettable, only goes to prove the
statement. One hundrd people went
down with the stands, according
to report. A couple Of years ago
there wouldn't have been that many
folks in the whole park.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
Watrous Makes Hole
In One On Title
Course

OAKMoNTAN, Pa, June IS.
Al Watrous, veteran of many
golf tournaments, held the
Indian sign today on the other
149 contenders for the national
open crown. AL made hole
in one.
Watrous was playing with
Walter Hagen against Johnny
Farrell and Jimmy Johnston,
when he sunk the pellet with
his tee shot. It happened on
the thirteenth hole which is
surrounded by bunkers and
traps.
Watrous took a mighty cut
at the ball, it came to earth
six inches from the cup and
rolled in. The thirteenth is a
164-yard hole.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
AS Blamed for Yank
Slip, Declares Connie

PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-'We
have been made to suffer because
not one of the nine members Of
the. Yanks thought of covering the
home plate"
That was Connie Mack's comment
yesterday on the action OF Presi-
dent Ban B. Johnson in throwing
cut his protest OF the game played
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

WASH = muCn OF q nlLC6T.
Some folks explain the terrific
punch he displayed that night by
saying that Maloney's morale was
shattered before he went into the
ring: that he was beaten man
before the first gong; that he
fought q foolish fight and went
tearing into Sharkey without much
Of q defense.
That, in q partial way, may
be true. But even If MalOney
left himself wide open, and
Sharkey was able to hit him
almost at will, that doesn't &C.
count for the terrific punch
Sharlxey uncovered. Other men
In the past hit MalOney as often
and seemingly with as much
force as did Sharkey. But Ma
lOney kept TO his feet.
But in that fourth round. when
Bharkey really began to open up
with savage, two-fisted attack,
he staggered Maloney almost every
time he landed. And in the fifth,
when the fight ended, Maloney's
condition was really pitiful. He
wasn't merely a knockout victim;
he was In a state of sheer collapse
from the awful beating he took.
Probably Sharkey didn't have a
punch in the earlier days, or rather.
he had one, but did not try to
use it. The likelihood is that he was
content to box his man into defeat.
But when he met Maloney. the Bit
terness between the two was so
great that Sharkey abandoned the
consistent role Of boxer, and went
In to slug.
And, when he did. he proved that
he can hit with crumpling force.
If Sharley were only q hit.
ter. then he could not size up
as SO dangerous. But here's
man who knows about every
trick i'm the LOxing trade: fast
man. sure and accurate hit
ter, man who is a great ring
general. and who. above all else.
has perfect confidence in him.
self. There isn't much-Of any
thing-that he lacks.
And. If he's the man I'm % fight
IN September-well, it ought to be
quite an affair. For I am to be
called upon to meet as crafty a
boxer as I've seen in action in
many years-and man who also
Is possessed of a crumpling punch.
But I figure I'll win simply
because of the fact that I may be
sble to take more of punching
than Sharkey. He's been on the
floor quite few times: no one
ever has dropped me. That's where
feel that I have the advantage
that win carry me through to VIC
f0Yv
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
PLUCKY BOXER

Joe Dundee, new welterweight
titleholder, won three OF his greatest
battles after suffering knoclzdowns,
turning apparent defeats into glo.
rious victories.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
BlISY BOXER

Billy Alger, welterweight boxer,
lays claim to the title of champion.
ship marathon fighter, having en-,
gagged in 63 bouts in so weeks. He
boxed and won six fights in one
week
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
SAYS OPPONENT
KNOWS CAME
BY Gene Tunney
Worlds Heavyweight Champion

If Jack Snarkey the I'm in defense Of title in
September then know that I'm faced BY Of the toughest battles
Of my ring lifetime.
For sharkey fighter who has real and definite
greatness.
The first time him in action the night he made punch
there, did thousands of others,
figuring that if Sharkey decision
believed what hmand had heard that he
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
GEHR|G IS GREAT TONIC
FOR GEORGE H. RUTH
81 Davis J. walsh

NEW YORK, June 13 accept the opnon NJ o+bor
members Of the ball club George H. Ruth well and favobv
and there not altogether responsible the fact today that
ne getting so Tar ahead OF himself
stranger that George merely hits the bali and f. NAV t.
that this has become unnportant while turned Anvo
the contention is that the thing might be or less dc
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
PEERLESS PITCHER

Cy Young, regarded by many as
the greatest pitcher of all time, won
SOB major league games during his
career, which includes three no-hit
performances.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

A lot of smart baseball men don't
think Ruth ever viii better his Ear.
vest of SO In 1921: indeed, he win
have to blow himself to more or less
of an orgy this week in order to
match strides with the progress of
his record year.
In that season he got his nine.
tenth on June IL and his twentieth
and twenty.first the following day.
Then on June il came Nos. % and
%. followed by his twenty.fourth on
June 20.
In other words, Ruth went crazy
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
SERIOUS IN GOLF

Nick Altrock. baseball's Jester,
takes his golf very seriously and
plays consistently In the low eight.
les.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
WHAT FOR?

c. W. Hart, a veteran English
marathon runner, Is planning to race
two horses in six-day-go-as-you
please event in the Crystal Palace,
London.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
LIKES
YOUTHS

Various reasons have been given
for the unexpected strength of the
White Sox. Some say it is due to
the excellent pitching, others as
sert that it is the team spirit and
lack of individual play. Schalk says
that all these reasons are correct
but insists that the young blood
has played a very important part
in the uprising Of the Sox.
Take for instance, he suggests,
behind the bat. McCurdy has been
hitting well and is away up in the
batting order. Then run over to
first base where the youngster
Clancy has replaced Earl Shelly.
Then at short where Hunnefield is
starring and last but not least out
in center field where Metzler has
replaced with success the leading
center fielder Of the American
League, Johnny Mostil.
Schalk calls attention to the phe-
nomenal pitching Of Tommy Thomas,
his young Highlander, who has
thrilled the league this year. Schalk
says that Thomas Is faster than
any pitcher in the league. His
curve ball reminds old-timers Of
Joe Woods breakers and Jim
SCOTS benders. His control, in
Schalk's opinion is responsible for
his present record.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
Snap Ball Oft,
Is Advice Of
Chick Exams
BY Charles (Chickl Evans, Jr..

by NAAd14CS NN4AICky ENdGtSS ole
Rhythm and clean contact take
the place of forced strength. 1t
would be better for you to think of
swapping. cracking, singing or slap.
ping the ball. What you want is q
rhythmic. crisp, sharp hit that keeps
the ball on the line.
You can do this well by think.
Ing OF having your hands firmly
together at the time of hitting
at the ball. Hit distinctly
rather than sweeping or drag.
ging the clubhead into the bail.
Just think. of the word HITTING
"a real, manly hit. Firmness
means much to shots. Make it q
clean hit or pol1ing hit with the
clubhead more into the piece Of
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

just at this time six years ago and
hit five homers in three days. It
win be interesting to see what, If
anything, he does about it during
the current week.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

Whether this will result I'm a
new record is something that
rests strictly with the future.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

Considering the fact thai he hit
home runs No. 10 and 20 on Satur.
day and No. 81 yesterday. placing
himself several days beyond hts 1921
record, 1t Is obvious that the boy
friend Is being well taken care OF
in this respect this year.
However, it appears that
George Is only an accessory
after the fact. They blame It
all on Lou Gehrig, runRer-up to
Ruth In the home run sweep.
stakes.
Yankee teammates didn't hesitate
to say today that the sensational
hitting of Gehrig is the best break
Ruth ever got. Pitchers, they say,
no longer can afford to give Ruth a
lot of bad balls, for IL they put him
on the bases Gehrig is almost as
likely to park one in the hereafter
on the next ball pitched, and the
ball game is no more. Therefore,
Ruth is being pitched to as never be-
fore in his career as a home-run hit
ter.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

on Memorial Day afternoon with
the Yanks.
In this game Catcher Gabowski
caught foul from Simmons bat
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

imaginary direction line at the ball.
II you do not get the solid feeling
at contact, you are trying to do all
the work yourself and you should
swing easily. There Is only one
difference between the spoon and
the long driving irons-you should
hit down into the ground with the
irons. for with them there is per.
mission to take a chip Of sod i'm.
mediately after the ball is hit to
steady the flight.
This seems necessary i'm irons.
The ground stops the moving
wrists before the ball has Left
the clabface thus making you
hit harder, and also the wrists
must hesitate for q second so
the clubhead goes through the
ball first instead Of the hands
which is such a fatal mistake.
It is particularly advisable going
down wind.
Copyright John r. Ollie Cob
The Washington times., 1927-06-13
By Tad

altered their decision and allowed
only Collins to score. Cobb would
have been thrown out 10 feet had
any Yank covered the home plate.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

There's no chance for me
breaking into that lineup" said
Schalk the other day ''fOr Nc.
Curdy seems to have taken my
job away from me. Here's
hoping he keeps it up.''
It was Connie Mack. who sug.
gested to the Chicago club owner
that he get Metzler when Johnny
Mostil tried to end his life in the
spring training camp. When Mack
asked waivers on his Texas League
recruit Schalk grabbed him, but not
at the waiver price, for Mack was
under promise to pay the Lone
Star State team considerable money
for Metzler.
It was natural that Mack should
be asked why he happened to let
this fiashy youngster get away from
him. especially as he was loaded up
with elderly players whose days on
the diamond are passing rapidly.
The veteran leader explained that
he let Metzler go because he could
not dent the fences with his drives.
We wanted men who could crash
that apple up against distant
@1~AS05S SAM &N4eAGhe 1ICA4 WHO
could not slug were not the type
we are looking for. I had Cobb,
Simmons, Wheat and Lamar, who
could get extra power behind their
punches, and Metzler did not impress
me as being able to ring UP extra
base hit wallops that we have been
looking for.
then, too, was filled up on
OutfielGers, and / did not want to
put up any money for MetzIer.
hope he makes good for the
SOx, and he seems to be-"
In the two games the Sox won
from the Mackmen at Chicago
Metzler figured prominently both at
the bat and in the outer garden.
His great defensive work helped
Thomas score a shutout over the
Macks. He pulled down six drives
and twice robbed the Mack hitters
OF extra bases. He walked. scored
a run and doubled, driving in an
other. In the second defeat of the
Athletics he captured five flies, two
OF them being good for triples If
they had gotten away, and thew
would have meant victory for his
old teammates, His batting was
timely, too. His single in the eighth
drove in two runs that won the
game.
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

There's no chance for me
breaking into that lineup" said
Sclallz the other day ''for Nc.
Curdy seems to have taken my
job away from me. Here's
hoping he keeps it up"
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

and took header in the Athletic
dugout. Both Collins and Cobb
scored after the catch, but the UNI.
pires, after first allowing the runs,
The Washington times., 1927-06-13

WHEN first started to smoke q pipe, I
looked around me. The fellows who
seemed to be getting the most out of
their pipes were filing them from a
bright-red tin. with picture Of a man in
a frock-coat ON it. They told me it was
the greatest pipe-tobacco ever.
decided to find out for myself. I
bought a tin of Prince Albert. AS /
opened it, the aroma that foated out of
it gave me real thrill. It reminded me
of trek through the woods when the
dew is on the leaves and the sun is ON
the up. ] couldn't wait to try il.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-08-26
HINTS FOR PREPARING
CANNED EXHIBITS

Canned fruit should be shown in
pint or quart jars, meat in quart or
two quart jars and jell in one-half
pint glasses, is the recommends
ton of judges of culinary pro-
ducts at district and state shows.
Further recommendations are that
each jar be plainly labelled show
ing what it is and give any special
information relative to the ex-
hibit.
What Counts
At the district fairs to be held
in this county this fall, judges will
be asked to follow the score card
for canned goods and culinary pro-
ducts provided by the Home CO.
nomics department at Bozeman. A
perfect scoring can of fruit or
vegetables should be uniform in
size, shape and ripeness. The
color should be the natural color
of the product, the contents should
be well packed, the solids should
be firm and tender and the liquid
clear. The favor is recognized as
the most important point of con
s%ideration and this is described as
that of freshly cooked vegetables
and fruit.
ANY attempt at adulteration
which is discovered will eliminate
the exhibitor from further com
petition. While it is not custom
airy to open fruit or vegetables at
district county shows, if the judge
decides that this is advisable, it
will be permissible for her to open
as many cans as she thinks neces-
sary to make her decision.
jelly Points
The score card for jelly includes
points on color and clearness, con-
~sistency, smoothness and freedom
from graininess with the most
important point being flavor.
With an entry consisting of but
one can of jell or of n can of
fruit many house wives are plann-
ing to enter into the competition
afforded by the district fairs this
fall, to display their hand work
in food preservation.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-08-26
Sleeper May Lose Sight,
Result of Practical Joke

Pittsburg.-A cruel joke played
on Joseph Castro, 81, will disfig-
ure him for life, if it does not end
fatally. A piece of hot gum was
placed on the tip of Castro's nose
while he "a sleeping on a bench
in a business house at a late hour
n night, by a joker who then
lighted a match and touched the
flame to the gum. Aroused by
the heat, Castro snatched up his
cap, which was fitted with a eel
luloid visor, the latter part being
ignited, severely burning him a
bout the hands and face.
Castro was rushed to the office
of a nearby physician, who, after
administering to his burns, had
him removed to his home, where
he is in a serious condition. While
no arrest has been made the "jok-
er" has agreed to recompense
Castro for his injuries and it is
the injured man will
not prosecute.
Attending physicians stated to-
day that Castro may lose the sight
of both eyes.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-08-26
Ten Years Ago
From the Files of The Herald OF
August %, 1917

From the Files of The Herald of
August %, 1917
The farm house of Fred Pluris,
IA miles southeast of Wolf Point
was burned to the ground. Neigh
bors provided shelter and clothing
for the family and a subscription
for them was circulated in Wolf
Point and Poplar.
In the Vida country wheat was
yielding from ~ to Is bushels.
Miss Elizabeth Poetker and John
F. Funk were married on August
%.
Johnson and Isachsen had on
display in their window a beauti-
full display of Indian blankets and
bead work and a mysterious clock
that was exciting the curiosity of
people who wanted to know what
made it run.
A $4,000 prairie fire swept the
reservation about 80 miles north
of Wolf Point, destroying hay and
other property. The fire was start
ed when a 15-year-old boy attempt
ed to cook by a stove setting out
in the open. The nearby dry grass
caught fire and was famed by a
strong west wind. All the men in
the community turned out and at
tempted to save the hay by plow-
ing burrows but to no avail. ]. C.
McLachlan, who had IS head of
cattle lost all his hay.
A Methodist church was to be
organized here under the leader
ship of Rev. r. w. Nelson, who
came here from Big Sandy. Plans
were made to hold services in a
until a building was erected.