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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-25
AUTO ENGINEERS
AT FRENCH LICK
Car Manufacturers Open
Annual Convention.

Bg/Times Special
FRENCH EICK, Ind, May 25.-
More than 1000 manufacturer and
designers of Americas automobiles
assembled here today at the annual
convention of the Society of Auto
motive Engineers to outline plans
for the coming year.
Latest plans for emergency stop.
ping of automobiles in half the time
and space now required, for making
cars run faster and smoother and for
prolonging life of cars and parts.
will be discussed during the four-day
session. Convention members then
will go to Indianapolis for the Me-
mortal day Speedway race.
Prof C. H. Robertson. Purdue,
will address the convention tonight
on the subject of Economic Condi-
tons in China"
DIR. E. F.. Barker of Michigan Uni
versity will speak on The Struc-
ture of the Atom"
New standards for automobile
parts. which have been set up dur
ing the past year. will be reported at
the inaugural session this after
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TIE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Henry Porter purchased the original
lot for 1901. In June, 1910, Glenn
Tingley and Moses Johnson pur-
chased 20 feet inches on Washing
ton St. for $4,000. In 1892 the lot
was sold to James E. Roberts for
$4,000 Mrs. Roberts died and his
executor sold the corner to Charles
o. Britton on Sept. 2, 1922 for
s425,OOO or $4,000 a front foot on
Washington st.
How Value Jumped
1.-THE Board of Trade site increased
in value 3,715 times its original cost
of $104. The two lots were sold in
November, 1886, to Abraham Reck
for $4,000. In July, 1856, the two
lots. except AZ feet at the east end,
were sold by William Y. Wiley to the
Indiana Female College for $4.25O.
In July, 1865. John Pyle paid
$4,000 for the property. and in
August, 1872, the Federal Building
Company acquired title to the prop
erty for $103,333 The tract is now
listed for taxation at SSS7,eO0, or
S3.232.5O a front foot on Merid-
ian St.
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COAL PRICE BOOMS
IN CENTRAL FIELD
Increase as Bituminous
Strike Continues.

Coal prices are rapidly increasing,
due to the continued strike of soft
coal miners in the central competi-
tive field.
This was learned today through a
survey of indianapolis coal dealers,
following reports that prices of sew
eral varieties of coal have increased.
The biggest increase was on
smokeless or Pocahontas fuel, now
selling for $S.75 a ton.
E. S. Joseph, treasurer-manager,
Hoosier Brick & Coal Co.. just re-
turned to Indianapolis from the coal
fields, reported utility stocks are be-
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Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to po-
lice belong to:
DR.. J. j. Briggs, 201s n, Del
aware St, Oldsmobile. from Penn
sylvania and Ohio SITS.
Abe Baker, 1893 s, Meridian St,
Ford, from garage at 49, W. Yer
mont st.
James Hockett. GA Torbett St,
Ford, from garage in rear.
Arthur D. Ray. go Laurel ST..
Chevrolet, 5S4-177, from 100 Virginia
Ave.
Commonwealth Loan Company.
200 Odd Fellow Bldg, Chevrolet.
52s-637. from 40 Virginia Ave.
Ralph Slocum, Fortville, Ford.
53O-664, from 95S FIT. Wayne Ave.
Claude Kirby, 1144 y. Missouri St.
Nash, 579.775, from Pratt St. and
Senate Ave.
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INDIANA CITIES
SUFFER DAMAGE
IN WIND STORM
Sullivan, Brazil, Clinton, Fl.
Wayne, Report Toll
of Gale.

By United Press
SULLIVAN, Ind, May 25. - Be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 was esti-
mated today to have been the DAM
age done here late Tuesday by a tor
nado-like wind.
With all the ferocity of a tornado,
but otherwise having none of its
characteristics, the gale struck Sui
Ivan about 2:30 p. m, hitting hard
est in the northeast part of town,
and, after raging several minutesfi
passed.
The new Sullivan High School was
badly damaged, the roof being ripped
off. Four or five houses were I'M
rooted, and one collapsed entirely,
but no one was injured. The Sui
Ivan Mill and Elevator plant was
damaged and shade trees were torn
out of the ground.
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FIT. WAVE
81 Times Special

81 Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, May 20
Echoes of Mondays miniature tor
nado which struck Warsaw and
Winona Lake at a cost now estimat-
ed well above $4,000. reached FIT.
Wayne Tuesday afternoon.
Light and telephone wires were
torn down as the heavy wind.
which accomplished accompanied the
storm, broke off poles and ripped
large branches from shade and fruit
trees.
Plate glass windows were blown
in by the forty -mile-an-hour gale.
The streets were flooded by the
downpour of rain.
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REALTORS DRIVE,
At MIDDLE MARK,
SEEN AS SUCCESS
Increased Support for Buy
F.. Piece of Indianapolis
Campaign.

With increased support the In
dianapclis Real Estate Boards cam
paign, Buy a Piece of Indianapolis"
swung into the halfway mark to-
day. The campaign has passed
through three active days and will
close Saturday.
Realtors expressed high hopes for
the campaign and predicted its
success will be far-reaching. The
speaking campaign continued before
luncheon and civic clubs.
Speakers today were: H. D. Turn
bleson. before the Lions Club; Walter
T. White, Kiwanis Club. and Thomas
F. Carson. before the Womans City
Club at the Chamber of Commerce
this evening.
Duvall Endorses
Endorsement of the drive was re.
ceived from Mayor Duvall and A. l..
Block, president of L. Strauss & Co.,
both. men making contributions.
Other contributions have been prom
ised, board officials said.
ldlkS Ildue anu NOAh VI DOVSlillS
committees was reported at the s
a. m. meeting of the committee of
twenty five in the real estate board
offices.
President l.. II. Lewis announced
appointment of a special advisory
BODYBUILDING committee to aid per-
sons in rebuilding their homes in
the storm-stricken area. This serv-
ice will be in addition to the cam
paign.
Committee Members
Members of the committee are:
Thomas Z. Grinslade. chairman;
Walter NJ. Evans. Fred Palmer. Evs
erett ]. Holloway. j. l.. Holloway
and j. Harry Miles.
The committee will function con-
tinuously until the storm area is re-
built.
J. Stephen Fullen of the title in
surance department of the Union
Title Company cited the following of
increases in property values in Indis
Northwest corner of Meridian and
SITS, in October. 1926,
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ing depleted rapidly and that lack
of production might produce an
acute situation.
Pocahontas prices have been
boosted 81 ton since April, Joseph
said. West Virginia splint coal has
been increased 70 cents a ton.
Other coal companies reported
similar increases in prices.
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HEADS BANKER GROUP 5
w. A. Ceilings, Elected Chairman at
Charlottesville Session.

BIZ Times Special
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, May
25.-Indiana Bankers Association,
Group 5, in annual meeting here
Tuesday evening, elected William A.
Ceilings, cashier, Charlottesville
First National Bank, as group chair
man. The new secretary is H. r.
Curtis. Frankfort.
Addresses were made by A. 3.
Brown. Greencastle. president Indi-
ana State Bankers Protective Asso-
citation; Writ Wright, Evanston, Ill;
Fl. C. Robert, Huntingsburg, presi-
dent State Bankers Association.
Wabash College Glee Club sang at
the banquet.
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BACK HOME AGAIN

Herbert Taylor, 1925 Washington
Blvd. Hudson, found at Merrill and
Missouri SITS.
Harry Stock, 211S n. jefferson
Ave, Ford. at $500 f. Thirtieth St.
j. A. Cummins. Portland. Ford,
at Capitol Ave. and Ohio st.
Ambrose Fleming, 81 Arch ST..
Ford, at Capitol Ave. and Tenth st.
j. D. Hill, 14O z. Logan St, Max
well, at Coe and Locke SITS.
Ivy b. Lenney. Noblesville,- Ford
at Thirteenth and Missouri Sts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-25
NATIONAL PARTY PLANK
To Be Laid Here Prior to Meeting
i'm st. Louis.

The platform committee OF the
National party will meet in Indian
apolis Saturday to draw up a plat
form to be presented to the execu-
tive committee at the national meet
ing in st. Louis July 5.
Those who will attend are John II.
Bernhard. New Orleans; John L.
Talbot, st. Louis: r. A. Duder-
stadt, Cincinnati; John Zahnd, Ma
bel LaRue and w. j. Rominger, In
dianapolis.
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Federation for Concrete

The Indianapolis Federation OF
Community Civic Clubs will meet
Friday at s p. m. at the Chamber Of
Commerce, when member organiza.
tons will reiterate their former stand
for concrete in the list of paving MAJ
terials
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noon. after John H. Hunt of Detroit,
president of the society, has called
the convention to order.
RAIL MERGER UP AGAIN
Financial Features Changed in
Southern Proposition.
BIZ United Press

BIZ nited Press
WASHINGTON, May 25.-A new
plan for merging the Katy" Kan
sas & Texas, Cotton Belt and Kan
sas City Southern Railways will be
submitted to the Interstate Com
merce Commission within ten days,
i. F.. Loree, Kansas City Southern
board chairman, announced here to-
day after cali at the White House.
The new plan will change financial
features of the merger plan disap-
proved by the commission recently.
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BRAZIL

Bu United Press
BRAZIL, Ind, May 25.-Window
Aass was blown out, houses were
damaged and shade trees uprooted
by a tornado-like wind over Clay
County Tuesday. 1t was the second
in three weeks.
The principal damage centered at
Carbon. The Kalamazoo Clay Com
pany's % liant was damaged there.
The loss Vas about $4,000.
Saline City felt the same storm.
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CLINTON

BU Jrtted Press
CLINTON, Ind, May 25.-Busi.
ness buildings and homes were
slightly damaged by high winds
here Tuesday. st. Bernice and Ly-
ford also reported damage.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
CRIFFS SCORE BUT ONCE
In 18 INNINGS AT PHILLY
Harrsmen Would Have to Win 20 of Remaining 26
Engagements With AS Merely Breaking Even
-, in "a Tits Left to Finish as Runner-up.

was walked by Gray at the outset OF
| the ninth.
The Nationals managed to protect
their slender lead until late in the
game, at that. Two passes were al
the AS got off Zach in the first
five innings. then they began pecking
away at his southpaw slants. Boley
got a double in the sixth that was
wasted and singles by Mickey
Cochrane and Zach Wheat were of no
account in the seventh. But Max
Bishops single and Hale's two-bagger
were made in succession after one was
out in the eighth to make a tying
tally and in the ninth the AS got the
decision.
Cobb began this final attack by
strolling to first. When Cochrane put
down a sacrificial bunt, Bluege elected
to throw for Cobb at second. The
throw arrived too late to be of any
worth. however. and to make matters
worse Reeves, hoping to flag Cochrane,
pegged wildly past Judge. That let
Cobb take third and must have upset
Zach TO some extent. He loaded the
bases by passing Jimmy Dykes. Then
Wheat slid a single to right and the
battle was over.
NdtS InelpIeSS III Flflat.
In the second game, so helpless were
the Nationals before Quinn that only
two of them passed first base. Tate
got as far as third base in the sixth
inning and Judge as far as second base
in the seventh inning. Only twice
were there as many as two Nationals
on the runway at a time. The stage
was so set in the seventh when the
AS disposed of the Harris horde with
a triple play
A pass to Bishop at the outset of
the AS first batting turn paved the
way to the initial scoring. Singles
by French and Cobb enabled Max to
complete the circuit In the third
inning, Bishop and Hale singled in
succession and French sacrificed. Then
Cobb's single sent both runners over
the plate.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
CHEVY CHASE BEARCATS
DISPLAY TITLE CALDER

~ HEVY CHASE BEARCATS
are pointing to the 1927 un-
limited title of the District
~ Their victory over the Knicks
on Sunday gave them a
strong claim, and their 1872 triumph
over Addison A. c. yesterday, added
prestige.
Schneider held the Addison club
bers to 5 scattered hits. Brown and
stevens were touched for 10, mostly
timely, while the losers errors were
many.
RiaItOs and HyattsviIIe All-Stars
split two good games yesterday. Was
serman hurled the Sauberites to a "a
win in the first game, allowing but
6 hits. while Marosey proved too
much for them in the closing number.
which ended 3 to /. Watts hit two
home runs for Hyattsville in the first
game.
National Circles took two loose
games from Junior o. L. A. NJ. nine
yesterday. 15 to 10 and II to l. Thir-
ty-four hits featured the first game,
while Frank Waple limited the losers
to three in the second.
Mount Rainier won a hardfought
13-inning game from Southlands A. Z.
yesterday. The latter team scored
thrice in the ninth to tie the score.
Each team scored once in the twelfth,
and the home team chased over win
ner in the thirteenth. Hardy's home
run featured.
After defeating Benning A. c. yes
.terday, Is to II, Corby's Indians lost
Evening star., 1927-09-06

to Penrose A. C., Z to 6, on the Baileys
Cross Roads diamond. John Davis,
Penrose hurler. won his own game in
the ninth with a double.
Silver Hill clubbers registered IS
hits in turning back Junior Order nine,
10 to 8. The losing hurlers were un.
able to halt the vigorous assault.
Manager NaIIey will meet with his
Moose Senior players tonight at his
home at 8 o'clock. A game is sought
for tomorrow on the Fifth and L
streets diamond at 5 o'clock. Call Lin.
coin 1924.
Coca Cola Juniors will gather to-
night at the home of Manager Lom-
bardi, 1917 f street southwest, at
7:30 o'clock.
Russell Insects are scheduled to
meet at the home of their manager
tonight at 1870 o'clock. All tickets
are to be turned in at this meeting.
Monroe Seniors are seeking Satur.
day and Sunday games. Call North
4521. Only leading senior teams are
| wanted.
Harlem Midgets defeated Diamonds
yesterday, L to 0. and then disposed
of Calhouns. II to 2.
Lou Gehrig Insects won the series
with Senators by winning Yesterday,
IA to y. 1t was their second win In
as many games.
King hurled MassasOit Peewees to
6-to-2 win over Somersets Yesterday.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
PITCHERS.
TRIPLE PLAY MADE
BY AS IS TAINTED

PHILADELPHIA, September b
That triple play made by the Ath-
letics yesterday in the seventh in
ming of the second engagement was
somewhat tainted, inasmuch as it was
an atrocious decision by Umpire Bill
MCGOWAN that made Muddy Ruel the
third out.
Joe Judge was at second base and
Ruel at first when Ossie Bluege lined
to Joe Boley at shortstop. Boley's
chuck to Max Bishop shared Judge
off the middle station by several
yards, but Ruel who had not left
first base far behind, quite plainly
scrambled back ahead of Bishops
heave.
The AS were ready to continue the
out, but MCGOWAN waved Ruel aside
when the player stuck to the initial
sack.
MCGOWAN was in hot water
throughout the second contest, a num-
ber of his decisions being violently
protested. At last the Philadelphia
fans jeered him for some of the rul-
ings that went against the Nationals
Nearly 10000 fans turned out for
the afternoon game yesterday, while
the morning contest brought out
$4,000. .... -
Cobb was lot of help to the Macks
in the clashes. He scored the winning
tally of the morning affair and drove
over all Of his clubs runs in the after
noon.
Sam Rice has bruised heel that
compelled him to retire from the sec.
ond game after forcing out Hadley in
the third inning. Earl McNeely re-
placed Sam in the National lineup.
Walter Johnson was warmly greeted
by the afternoon crowd when he went
to the hill for the eighth inning. The
big fellow actually got the most gen.
erous applause of the day.
Tomorrow Is supposed to be a day of
rest for the Nationals, but they prob.
ably will be sent into a drill at home
On Thursday tey are to open series
with the White Sox.
Evening star., 1927-09-06

The Associated Press.
INCOLN FIELDS, Crete, ILL.,.
September 6.-Secret training
began for Jack Dempsey today,
with the crowds that have

7 INCOLN FIELDS, Crete, ILL.,,
September 6.-Secret training
began for Jack Dempsey today,
IL with the crowds that have
thronged the clubhouse lawn for
the past week no longer welcome.
The hubbub and comment on Demp-
sey's ring workouts while he was try
ing to perfect a shift to escape right
hand swings has disturbed the former
champion and his manager, Leo
Flynn.
Only newspaper men will be admit
ted to the race track camp now.
Dempsey yesterday visited for the
first time the scene of his approach
ing title bout. The Labor day cele-
bration in the Soldier Field stadium
attracted the former champion as he
came to town to have dinner with his
wife. and he stopped long enough to
make an appearance as referee in a
boxing match on the Labor day pro-
gram.
The stadium held about 10000, and
as Dempsey entered he was greeted
with an ovation, accompanied by wild
cheers and the throwing of hats and
seat cushions.
For the next two days the former
champion plans to take things easy.
Two days of boxing and two days of
rest appears to be Flynn's program.
Jack is still eager to GO" Flynn
said, ''and that's the way we want to
keep him. The fight is more than two
Evening star., 1927-09-06
PLAYER DEMANDS BONUS,
BUT DRAWS SUSPENSION

MILWAUKEE. September s Up-
Frank Wilson, Milwaukee American
Association club outfielder. has been
indefinitely suspended because of his
refusal to play unless paid immedi-
ately a bonus of $1,000, which he
claims was promised him verbally by
the late Otto Borchert if he hit 800.
The outfielder, who was obtained
from the Boston Nationals with Harry
Riconda for Lance Richbourg. was
told by Henry j. Killilea, attorney for
Mrs. Ruby Borchert, club owner, to
play in Sundays game and then see
Mrs. Borchert concerning the alleged
agreement.
This Wilson did not do and the sus
pension followed
Evening star., 1927-09-06
BUCCANEERS HOPES HURT
BY TWIN HOLIDAY DEFEAT

| the home ground and start for the
| West. where they have the toughest
Kind of campaign to wage against the
| three Western teams that are accepted
| pennant contenderS.
| Beginning with Chicago the Giants
may break the Cubs or may break
| themselves. or they may leave Chicago
with the position of both teams trem-
| bling in the balance. If the Cubs fail
| to hold their own against New York
| it may not necessarily mean that New
| York is to win the pennant, but it
will be a severe blow to Chicago. The
| Cubs still may rally. if they lose to
the Giants, but the time left for rally
ing will he dismally short.
From Chicago the Giants go to ST.
Louis, where n succession of double
headers, if won by St. Louis, will re-
store confidence in that team. and if
won by New York will be exceedingly
helpful toward putting the Giants in
readiness for the games with Pitts
burgh at the close of their trip.
West Gains on Holiday.
Broadly speaking, the West gained
Just a trifle on the results of the La
Dor day games, considering that the
march of the Giants was interrupted
and also considering that they play
ed sloppy base ball against Boston.
The disastrous outcome of the double
header with Cincinnati put a hobble
on the Pittsburgh club which had the
best chance of taking a forward stride
that would have made it's effect felt
between now and the end of the pen
nant race. 1t was a particularly hard
tumble for the Pirates to take as
they already had won IL games and
the seasons series from Cincinnati.
If the Pirates win their remaining
games against the Reds it will be a
boon to the Pittsburgh cause. but the
Pirates have lost one of those most
dangerous openings which, properly
seized. can carry a team to a pen
nant with little margin of safety
always in sight.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
BUGS LOSE |. WANER
FOR SEVERAL DAYS

PITTSBURGH, September CP.-A
double stroke of ill-luck came to the
Pittsburgh Pirates on Labor day.
The league leaders dropped tive
games TO Cincinnati and lost the serv'
ice of the famed "Waner act" for sew.
eral days, due to a split finger, suf'
fered by Lloyd, younger brother of
the run-gettinE combination.
The accident happened in practice
before the morning game. He had the
hurt tapped and played as usual. get
ting two hits, scoring twice and catch
ing the only fly that came his way.
BY afternoon, however. the digit be
came so sore Cuyler was sent to cen
ter field as a sub, and Waner was or
dered to rest for two or three days.
Lloyd Waner, Pirate lead-off man, is
leading the league in number Of runs
scored mainly because of his ability
to get on base and the power OF
Brother Pauls bat in driving his
brother around the circuit.
Paul leads the senior circuit hatterS
with an average of 1897.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
TUNNEY is GROWING
ON WINDY CITY FANS
By the Associated Press.


LAKE VILLA, Ill, September g.
The more Chicago sees of Gene Tun-
ney, his pleasant smile and redoubtable
fists, the better it likes him. But the
city apparently realizes that Gene has
serious business ahead and has no in
tention of annoying a heavyweight
champion with too persistent atten-
ton.
As result, Tunney found himself
with a special police bodyguard today
with orders to allow none but close
friends near the title holder or within
the training quarters at the Cedar
Crest Country Club. At least one of
ficer will be with Tunney constantly
until Gene matches fists with Jack
Dempsey in defense of his title on the
night of September %.
A dozen policemen were necessary
to control the 2,400 fans who came
yesterday to see the champion work
out for the first time in the Middle
West. The crowds jammed about the
clubhouse, almost swept into his dress
ing quarters and cheered him bolster
ously as he went about the days work.
The speed of the champion after a
four-day lay-off from the ring, the
power of the shots Gene rammed home
occasionally when openings, too good
to miss, showed up in his sparring
partners defenses, brought added
rounds of applause. The display
pleased Tunney and he smiled con.
stantly throughout the workout.
The big fellow liked the springy plat
form under his light punching bag so
well that he warmed up for three
rounds before taking on each Of three
sparring partners for two rounds
apiece. Chuck Virgins, the Indiana
light-heavyweight. bore the brunt of
Tunney's right-hand attacks.
After public workout today and
Wednesday, Tunney plans to rest two
daVS
Evening star., 1927-09-06
FANS BARRED BY DEMPSEY
FOR HIS FUTURE TRAINING

weeks away and Jack has very little
more weight to lose"
Dempsey signed a caddie today who
had hitch-hiked all the way from Lake.
land, Fla. He was Dorr Bondeson, a
lad, whose story of his trip won the
former champions praise.
Our school burned down." said the
boy, "and we had two months more Of
vacation. My mother said 1 could
come. I'm going to be just like you.
Not in fighting, but big and strong.
l want to go to college"
Dempsey's sparring mates adopted
he boy as their camp mascot and fixed
him up in their own dormitory in the
Jockeys quarters.
The boy arrived just in time to earn
his board as Dempsey plans plenty of
golf on his two-day layoff between
sparring sessions. Five miles away
Is the Olympia Fields course, on which
Jack has been trying to master Col
Bogie on the No. course, the newest
and most difficult IS holes.