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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16
DLAYING
IL thcFIELD
witt, Billie Evans,

ySATE often plays queer pranks In
IL ones career. There is no doubt
but that Dame Fortune had much
to do with shaping the career OF
roger Peckinpaugh, newly ap-
pointed manager of the Cleveland
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

According to gossip heard around
the big league winter sessions in
New York, something rare in base
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

OtnciaIS VIII be Strohmeler, REL
cree, and Silvers, umpire. other
Turner players who probably will
see action are Deinhart, Schmidt,
Alexander, U. Grimsley and Caskey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

Edgewood Triangles desire games with
strong teams having access to gym.
are willing to play on home-and-home
basis. Teams Interested call Southport
l02-R and ask for Ted or write John
Stenger. Citizens Gas Company, Indian
apolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

Brookside q. B. basketball team will
play Memorial Baptist Saturday night at
the Brookside gym. Eleventh and Olney
SITS. Proceeds Of the game will go for a
children'S Christmas party.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

been cut down to the following men:
Allen Davis. Haase, Wright, Stafford,
Kopp, High. Fox. Ashley, Crane and Tee
g1arden. Great Westerns have won eleven
games. losing only to ST. Philips and Dia-
Inond Chain. For games call DR.. Davis.
Great Western Furniture Company.
Benson Cowboys desire a game for to-
night with fast team. Call Nelson Cooke,
Harrison 2662-R.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

Cubs, s. to Q, at the Saints gym Thurs
day night. Fast floor work of the winners
entirely outclassed. Conley, Kelly and
Gerlach starred for the Saints. Jesse,
Payne and Evans looked best for the Cubs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

Big Four A. A. will leave indianapolis at
noon Saturday for Danville. nj. to play
champions. A special car of rooters will
follow the local SQUAD
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

state Auto Insurance team defeated the
Spencer Imp O. Luck quintet at Spencer,
a8 to 35. Callahan and Henderson led
half. "A to 20.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16
Independent and Amateur
Basketball Notices

HOLY Trinity basket ball team nosed out
the HooSier Aces. 80 to 20, Thursday night
in q nip-and-tuck. battle. Ivan and
Walker played best for the winners. Fast
invited to communicate with the Holy
Trinity A. c., 901 N. Holmes Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

TT, Harrison team will play. the vics
Five OF Indianapolis at the post gym to-
Lunch ave Monday. As to u, and lost to
dsers desire desire a game for Saturday. C Srn
Company M, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

';strauss Says team added. three more
victories to IFS list this week, defeating
Black Hawks, AZ to 8: downing, the G. and
G. 80 to and beating Ing the dsma Leon MiFS
strauss call or write G. E. Young. L..
Strauss q Co.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

president CARR Of the Co
Il lumbus tail-enderS must use
gas with his conversation. He dis
posed of Pitcher BiemilIer and
got money for him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

Ed Brown, stringbean outf1elder of
the Boston Braves, has been advised
he will be used at first base next
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-28

Why should he be sitting there with
his shadow on the blind, when he
knows that half the town has been
reused by this fire?"
Ashton started forward inpatient
ly. "This is no time for theories" he
muttered.
But the doctor laid OBTAINING hand
upon his arm. NO. he said, that's
valid question. If there's no trick
about it, the man can't get away. If
there is trick, it's success will de-
pend upon our doing the very thing
that you propose to do-rushing ahead
without stopping to think"
listen minute" said Ashton, still
in whisper, but speaking with fierce
Impotence. "He must have set fire to
that other house himself. He cannot
have thought of better scheme for
drawing my men off the job Once
wilkins saw them out of the house, he
knew he had nothing to fear. He
could make his search at leisure. And
now he's found the things he wants,
has found that map that he's been
dreaming about for years, he's not
thinking about his shadow nor the
blind it falls on
To me it seemed that the doctors
question had been fairly answered,
and / moved forward, as Mallory and
Ashton did. My chief hesitated an in
slant, then gave nod of assent.
Mallory pulled open the gate. We
all followed through it. Then
glanced up once more at the lighted
window blind.
"Lookn' cried. "He's Comet"
One glance was all they needed.
The silhouette of that figure had dis
appeared.
Ashton turned TO Mallory and spoke
so fast that the words trod on each
others heels.
you stay outside" he commanded.
"He may try the windows if he's cor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Great Not All From Worlds High Places

Who would have expected that Coli
ath's antagonist would emerge from
the quiet pastures? Genius matches
her offspring in strange places" Very
humble homes are the birthplaces of
mighty emancipations, once said the
late Doctor Jowett.
There was little farm at st. Ives,
and the farmer lived quiet and I'M
sensational life. But the affairs of
the nation became more and more
confused and threatening. Monarchi-
cal power despoiled the peoples lib
critics, and tyranny became rampant
And out from the little farm strobe
oliver Cromwell, the ordained of God,
to emancipate his country.
There was an obscure rectcry mt Ep
worth. The doings in the little rec
tory were just the quiet practices of
simple homes in countless parts of
England. And England was becom-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-28

could have reached the house, we
heard, coming toward us, the footsteps
of a man running.
The three of us shrank back into
the shadows, tensely alert for what
ever this unexpected development
might mean. But as the approaching
figure emerged into the zone of light
cut by the great gas lamps of our au-
tomobile, we saw that it was Mallory
himself, Mallory hurrying toward us
in an agony of haste, reckoning fran
tically, his eyes blazing with excite
ment.
We sprang forward to meet him.
"He's there !" he gasped. wilkins,
himself! He's up in the study! There's
a light, and the blinds are down; but
saw his shadow on the blind"
AS we drew nearer the gate, our
pace slackened cautiously. Ashton was
little in advance of the rest of us,
and was the first to peer around the
mass of shrubbery, which screened the
house from the view of the street, ex-
NSPt ct LiC OllC punt WnCic Liz S,dlG
made an opening. saw him stop and
stiffen, and heard him catch his breath
with gasp.
That's him." he whispered. "We've
got him."
The next moment l saw it, too-the
silhouette upon the blind of figure
in cap and ulster, bending studiously
forward over the desk, in the chair in
which Henry Morgan had sat when he
met his death.
Eyes," / heard my chief say in
piercing whisper; "yes, we've got him
unless, unless, in some way, he's
counted on making us think we had
him-when we hadn't"
'Why do you think thatT" Ashton
demanded under his breath.
"It's-it's a little too obvious" said
the doctor in uneasy hesitation. "Why
should he court discovery in that way?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-28

ing bfutalized because its religious
life was demoralized. The church
was asleep, and tire devil was wide
awake! And forth from the humble
rectory strode John Wesley, the APP
pointed champion of the Lord, to en-
thuse, to purify, and to sweeten the
life of the people.
On what quiet farm is the coming
de!iverer now labcring? Who knows?
Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-28
Repealed by Microscope

1t now is possible to identify any
piece of timber, however old, by shay
ing off slice of minute thickness and
studying it under the miscroscope.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-28

Excavation of the ancient tLeater
nj Corinth has shown that those
structures were gully decorated with
wall paintings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-28

N EATHS of the week include those
- of Bishop P. J. Muldoon of Rock
ford, H., leader in the Catholic
church; Col. f. j. Dillon. member of
the federal radio commission; Il. D.
Stout, one of the ten weaithiest men
of Chicago, and Dom Miguel duke of
Braganza and pretender to the throne
of Portugal.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
State Manufacturers
 Prepare Own Platform

Hartford, Dec. Is Pl-The Manu- lecturers Association of Connecticut has through it's board of directors, prepared q platform for industry" representing the views of Connecti- cut industrialists on matters now be- fore congress. The platform has been forwarded to the national as sociation of manufacturehs for 1n- corporation in a national platform now being drafted.
 Among the blanks" in the plat form prepared here are the follow ing: An adequate merchant marine, the withdrawal of the |. s. govern- ment from fields which are economic rather than political, simplification of industrial alcohol regulations, en- dorsement of the present system of selective immigration, legislation to encourage voluntary consolidation of transport agencies and tax re- forms
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
CHAIN COMPANIES
 WIN IN NEW HAVFN
Their Stores to Be Located in
 Select Districts

New Haven. Dec. Is Pl-The fight of property owners in Whitney avenue against encroachment of stores of the chain variety in the midst of 8 section heretofore re- stricted to residences of high value, has been lost under a decision made in superior court yesterday. A house and land were bought by speculator who in turn sold it to an- other. The latter remodelled house and placed stores on the street floor. Objections came and these were voiced in efforts to obtain in functions. The residents tried to reach an agreement with the owner of the property but the court held that the agreement signed which the owner disregarded, was not the same that the plaintiffs had set forth verbally.
 The owner went ahead and finish ed the stores, which are now occu- pied, in the interval which elapsed between the starting of proceedings of restraint and the hearing of the case.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
SCIENTIFIC TURKS
 AWAIT SCIENTISTS
This Refers to Gobblers and
 Not Humans

Washington, Dec. 15 LP - oMre than 1000 scientists in all parts Of the country are preparing to spend their Christmas holidays together at Nashville, Tenn, reviving friend ships listening to lectures and talk ing shop.
 They will gather for the annual meeting of the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science which will begin December 26 and continue through December 31. It will be the S4th annual session of the association and, as usual, about 30 related scientific societies will meet at the same time and place.
 Many of the leading scientists of the nation will speak at the general sessions. Arthur A. Moves, the new president of the association, is one of the most famous chemists in the United States. Director of the Gates Chemical laboratory of the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena and recognized as a lead CT in the reorganization of methods of teaching his science. He recent vas awarded the Davy medal for
 work in physical chemistry by
 loyal society at London.
 Following the tradition of the as sociation. the principal lecture among the 1000 or so papers which will be read, will be given by the retiring president. l.. H. Mailcy Of
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15

Ithaca. N. Y. He is a botanist, who was director of the College of Agri- culture at Cornell during the period of its formation and was chairman of the 1908 Roosevelt commission on country life.
 Sigma XI, the scientific honor so- ciety, which annually has charge of one of the general sessions. has des- ignated Dr. Clarence C. Little, pres ldent of the University of Michigan, as It's lecturer this year. He will speak as q biologist, on the pros poets for the study of heredity in higher animals and man.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
WASHINGTON PLANS
 IRRIGATION WORK
Nine Year Campaign for Recog.
 milton Succeeds

Spokane. Dec. 10 LP A nine- year campaign to win national atten- tion to q project for irrigation of 1,SS3,o00 acres of land in south cen tral Washington will have its culmi- nation in the present session of con- sress. when a bill to grant federal authorization of the Columbia Basin irrigation project is introduced by members of the congressional dele gation of the state.
 During the period since the state of Washington took up the project, which originally came to the atten- tion of the government more than a. quarter of a century ago during the Roosevelt administration, ap- propriations of s150,O00 have been made by the Washington legislature for preliminary investigation and organization work, and a like sum has been set aside by congress for similar purposes.
 The campaign, waged in large part by the Columbia Basin Irriga- ton league, a volunteer organiza- ton with members from Washing ton, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, reached its highest intensity dur ing the last year. when many prom inent officials inspected parts of it. These included Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce; Speaker Nicholas Longworth, William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor; Elwood Mead, commissioner of reclamation of the interior department, and members of the senate and house committees on reclamation and irrigation.
 The proposal contcmplates the storage of water in Flathead lake, in Montana, and Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho. It would be carried through canals, tunnels and natural water courses for 134 miles to the semi arid lad. It is estimated that the completed project will provide homes for 25,O00 families.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
Mechanical Abuser
 Tests Plane Metals

Pittsburgh, Dec. 15 P-A little machine that duplicates on pieces of material the tear of bowling winds on the struts of an airplane or the strain of an ocean flight on the vi tai parts of an engine, runs day and night in the Westinghouse research laboratory here.
 Mercilcss and tireless, the appa- ratus subjects test pieces of metal to a fatigue process that corre- spends to the punishment an air plane gets in the aiy A sharp snap from the machine indicates that the grinding cogs have forced the sam pie beyond the limit of endurance.
 T. r. L. Erwin, mechanical en- eneer, the broken strip represents the potential unit of an airplane- propellar hub, connecting rod, tubular strut, spring or gear. A meter tells him exactly the amount of abuse needed to break down the piece.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-15
HERE ARE SOME MORE BARGAINS

23c f Chain Adjusters ........... 29c
 Radiator Stop Leak ......, 21c
 Trans. Lining Ford ........ Poe Ford Timers .............. 59c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
MANY GOOD CARS
TRADED IN EARLY
Result Declared to Be That Second
Owner Gets Best Performance
ance Out of Them.

That many motorists, in order to
have the most up-to-date in auto
mobile construction, trade in their
machines for new cars before they
have begun TO yield their best per-
Torrance is the assertion of Oscar
Coolican, president of the Packard
Washington Motor Car Co.
This practice, Mr.. Coolican says.
is the result OF the desire of many
motorists to keep at the head of the
automotive procession. and it is not
infrequent that a car owner will buy
two or even three cars during the
year,
One Of the reasons for this prac-
tice, Mr.. CooliCan points out. is be-
cause of the great Improvement in
automobile construction during the
past few years. 1t will come. how
ever, he asserts. as a surprise to
those motorists who make fine per-
Torrance the chief criterion by which
to Judge their car.
THE point that should he made in
this connection is that many fine
cars are PIT on the market under
the label used when they actually
are virtually good as new" Mr..
Coolican asserts "They are used
only that they have been broken in
and are greatly reduced in price.
This condition exists in every city
in the country. and the man who
wants a fine car. but holds off be-
cause of price consideration. should
know that he can find something TO
fit his taste and his purse with sur
prising ease"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
URGES IMPROVED
HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
DR.. Mckay Holds intelligent
Plans Are Needed to
Carry Traffic.

The increasing trend toward motor
vehicle transportation has intensified
the need for intelligently planned
highway systems, according to DR..
j. G. Mckay of the New York Bureau
of Public Roads. During the past 10
years the movement of persons ana
freight by means of the AUTOMOBILE
has increased to such proportions that
If highway systems are not carefully
worked out in advance the economic
and social development of a people as
a whole or any section may be ma
terially altered. DR.. Mckay asserts
THE general field Of motor vehicle
transportation says DR.. Mckay
"can be divided into three major
classes of service First is the local
distribution of commodities and local
transportation of people. This con
stitutes the bulk of the motor-truck
movement and is primarily the dlstrl-
button of goods within cities and their
suburban areas. In Connecticut 81
per cent. in Ohio 64:2 per cent, and
In PENNSYLVANIA 77.3 per cent of the
net tonnage transported by motor
truck is hauled less than 80 miles.
In passenger transportation the prln-
cipal function is also mass tranSpor-
tation within local areas.
THE second class supplements eX-
listing rail and water service by eX-
tension of freight and passenger eerV-
ice into areas not served by rall or
water lines, substitutes motor-vehicie
service for rail operation of unprofit-
able branch lines and provides q com
bined service in conjunction with rail
roads or boat lines or both. The prl-
mary function of tho motor vehicle In
this Joint movement is the movement
of people or goods in the short haul
Short Haul Development.
THE third class is the so-called
long haul transportation. This type OF
service is not important as to guam
tity of movement nor would 1t appear
to he economically sound For motor
trucks the volume of tonnage in the
long haul zone is comparatively small
and decreasing in Importance. In
Connecticut 1872 per cent, in Penn
sylvania 60 per cent and in Ohio
1919 per cent of the net tonnage is
hauled over so miles"
DR. Mckay is in agreement with the
general opinion Of those who have
studied motor truck conditions that
it's principal function as part of a CO.
related system of rail, water and high
way transportation seems to be it's
development in the short haul zone.
with great potential possibilities OF
volume service in terminal areas of
dense population.
Since the hauiage of goods and
people can be generally safeguarded
by regulatory legislation, it would
seem he adds, that present rail or
water lines should qualify as the re
sponsible financial and experienced
agencies of mass transportation of
people and goods in this rapidly de.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
AUTO SH|MMY|NG
TO Be ELIMINATED
Engineers Expect to Find
Means to Stop Cars From
Performing Antics.

Means looking toward the effective
now are being sought by automobile
engineers, according to Karl L. Her
mann of the Studebaker Corporation.
Motorists often discover. according TO
Mr.. Hermann. that their cars shake
and dance under certain conditions
and. as this is both uncomfortable
and likely TO damage the car. cause
Of this shimmying have been studio
in order to apply effective remedies
Classify Auto Antics.
Automobiles antics are classified
follows, according the Mr.. Hermann
Kick back. or wheel fight. which be
gins at n speed of about % miles ar
hour making the steering wheel 'ar
to hold: tramp and galop. which n
gins at As miles an hour and Is
slow vertical or swinging movement.
incipient Shimmy. which begins a
about 45 miles an hour and appears
as Il side movement OF the radiator
cap, combined with wheel fight, and
violent shmmy, which comes at 60
miles an hour. causes doors to shake
open and cannot he driven through
In violent ShlmmT, Mr.. hermann as.
serts, three radiator caps exist wher
only one should be"
"Tires are most to blor1l rn~ nt1+,
mobile shimmy," Mr.. Hermann said
while improper alignment and ba'
ance of wheels, springs, lubrica
ton and wavy roads Al have eor.
influence in shimmy. the fur1amen-.s-
causes are i'm the tires Tires az
not often we'll balan ed Two ?. -..
valve and the overlaps of layers
inside the casing. Moreover :. 6.
balloon tires has caused imitation nre-
sure to become as important toda
as the motor itself Yet causee =ic'
as temperature, leakage, etc, over
which the driver has little ContrO
can vary the pressure as much "a 10
pounds. Low or uneven tire inf
ton will often cause shimmy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

veloping field of motor vehicle trans
portation."
The planning and construction Of
a connected system of highways deals
with the destiny of localities and
States" DR.. Mckay continued. Their
agriculture, their industries. the
growth of suburban communities are
greatly affected by our highway
systems.
THE major problem is to decide
how much highway service is to be
furnished a given area. When con
sidered from this angle. there can be
no question concerning the necessity
of developing sound plans of highway
Improvement over a period of years
in the several States"
The first step in planning a program
of highway Improvement is the meas
urement of the present and the pre-
dictiOn of the future volume and char
acter of traffic on the various State
highway systems, in DIR. Mckay's
opinion. The larger cities also should
work in cooperation with the States
in planning future improvements, he
states.
Cooperative Planning.
"Co-operative planning is essential
to the proper location and entry of
areas to avoi' dumping traffic from
one or more 81 routes into an al
ready congo u area. 1t is also
necessary To :. divide belt. arterial and
secondary local traffic routes to facili-
tate the rapid and unobstructed flow
of traffic in congested areas" Dr..
Mckay points out
The principal traffic factors in
volved in Judging the relative traffic
Importance of the three systems. or
sections of each system. are the
average daily and maximum total
traffic and the average daily and max
imum truck traffic using each sec
ton The average daily number of
loaded light (one-half to tWo-and one
half toni. medium three to four tom
and heavy five to seven-and one half
tom vehicles is an important factor
in the determination of the. plan of
Improvement as well as in the selec-
ton of the types to be constructed.
I'm the final analysis the worth Of
a transportation survey and the re
sulting plan of highway improvement
is measured by the actual highway
construction. reconstruction and wild
enng program which is. carried into
effect over a period of years. he
concludes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

careless motorist is the exception.
whereas the rule is that caution pre-
dominates to q far greater degree
than in the past.
The placing of stop" signs and
extended installation of the electric
traffic signals, the director believes,
have resulted in impressing the need
of caution on motorists generally.
Through these constant reminders
and means for controlling any
tendency to occasional carelessness, ii
is believed that motorists are assisted