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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
The Elephant

TINE horse and the elephant are
l. two good examples which sup
port the theory Of land bridges or
an original united continent. Fos-
sill remains of the horse are found
in certain rock layers of western
America and in rock layers slightly
older in Europe.
The fossil elephant appears first
in Africa and later in North Amer
lea.
Brewster believes the evidence is
better for the Wegener hypothesis.
THE coal points very much to
this theory" he writes. "The coal
of Pennsylvania, New England and
Nova Scotia is Of the same age as
that of the British Isles, France,
Germany and Spain, and is alto.
gether very much like 1t.
So it looks as if, when the coal
was forming, all this was a single
coalfield that has since cracked
apart.
Moreover, throughout these two
coal district, through the entire
length of the Appalachian noun
tains on our side of the ocean and
in Scandinavia on the other, the
mountain ridges run northeast and
southwest, as if they were all parts
of the same system; and in various
ways the rocks match surprisingly.
"The mountains Of Nova Scotia
and Newfoundland correspond in
age and kind of rock and direction
to those of the British Isles, as If
a single chain had broken apart.
1.-THE very ancient rocks of the
Scottish Highlands are identical
with the equally old rocks of Labra-
Tor. The famous old red sand
stone of England Just matches the
cid red sandstone of Nova Scotia.
I'm like manner, South Africa
matches Argentina, bit by Bit"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
Picture Is Brighter

ID REPRESENTATIVE JAMES M.
IN BECK, who regards the Con-
stitution as dying, if not dead, not
only because of prohibition, but be-
cause of the income tax, the f1eX-
ible tariff and some other things,
and who seems to feel pretty blue
over it, might find a more salts
flying explanation of the changes
which discourage him and see a
brighter side to the picture if he
we're to give some thought to the
forces behind the scene.
Politics is, and always has been,
a folloW-up, a reflection of religious,
moral, or economic conceptions. /.
Governments are agencies by and
through which people attempt to
translate the ideas Of justice and
achievement into action.
But, back of it all are traditions,
discoveries and beliefs out of which
those ideas were formed.
When we tore down the black
smith shop to make room for the
steel mill, abandoned old Dobbin
for the f1ivver, substituted the tele-
graph for the pony post, lighted our
cities by electricity, spanned the
country with railroads and learned
to fly, we did something that
changed out attitude toward gov
eminent and it's functions.
Never again will the town meet
ing or the church vestry cut the
figure it once did.
Never again will sectionalism play
such banefu1 role.
Never again will politicians be
able to make speeches in one To-
cality which they would not dare
make in another.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
Just Pals

DROBABLY it was base SANDER
L which undermined me. At one
time it used to be the custom of
columnists and other newspaper
friends to pretend that I attended
first nights in a red sweater.
There was also a canard about
my walking up Fifth avenue wear
ing one brown shoe and black one.
The thing never happened.
At least I don't remember it, and
it seems very unlikely to me that
anybody ever saw me walking any
where. What's the use of getting all
tired out when our local taxi service
is so good?
1t is true that I wear soft shirts
with dinner coat. But after all
the prince of Wales and the king
of Spain we're with me in that
heresy. They since have weakened,
but true Broun always stands his
ground and says, Let the fashions
come to me-"
Friends of the family generally
agree that my father dresses better
than I do, but he is in trade and
has to keep up appearances. And
his telephone number is in the
Social Register. And I think my
sister made it, even though she
lives in Larchmont.
That makes being on the outside
a little more hard and poignant.
One might almost think was some
sort OF black sheep.
To be sure, all the rest are Re
publicans and my father can make
salad dressing and cook things in
a chatting dish, but true worth and
lineage should rise above such
trifies
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
Burke and Indiana Politics

lust why the title gunman, bandit, thug
should persist for Burke, the most
dangerous man alv=," is problematical, since
he has shown himself to have been more re-
markable as a politician.
In a moment Of bad temper, he killed
policeman who was so thoughtless as to de-
mand obedience to the laws made for ordl-
nary individuals.
Now it develops that he was most sue
cessful in robbing banks, many of them IN
Indiana.
He was also most successful in keeping
the road open for liquor that was run through
the northern part of the state distributed
with an efficiency that would arouse the envy
of an expert traffic manager to the points OF
consumption and shutting out competition
for anv one who opposed the Capone trust.
AS a matter Of fact, his liquor operations
MIGHT be said to have been his main business
with the robbing of banks as side hne'
much as some BUSINESS men most recently
diverted their energies from their own enter
prises to the task Of picking up extra dollars
in the stock market.
That Burke executed a few criminals on
his own account was to be expected. The
criminal from the viewpoint of the new and
highly organized liquor business, is the man
who hiiacks your booze. The new code is not
soft hearted The men who violate the laws
of the underworld are condemned to death,
and they die There is no pardon.
What interests Indiana is why Burke
he hanks
and killing policemen.
For it is now established that in order
to continue the business Of rum running 1t
was necessary to mix in politics.
It was Burke who was named to the
federal officials of the northern district
months ago as the man who had arranged
for the delivery of hundreds of repeaters IN
the last election in Lake county, and did
deliver them.
Strangely, the federal officials could
never find him. It was an easy job for
newspaper men to locate him and report his
address. But he had always Gust left when
federal officers went through the gesture OF
hunting for him.
What might have been prevented had
the federal agents anu OIIlCldIS nCOI 40 0"lOIO
as the newspaper reporters can be listed
quite definitely.
The bank at Peru would not have been
robbed.
The bank at Columbia City would not
have been looted and the woman who was
killed by a machine gun during that adven-
ture would be alive.
The policeman at St. Joseph, Mich,
would be at home with his children this
Christmas instead Of in a cemetery.
There is a very definite connection be-
tween crime and politics these days The
career of Burke shows this rather plainly.
To operate the new industry of rum rum
ming demands protection. The best way to
get protection, in connection with buying it,
is to get busy in politics, and Burke got
busy.
Some day, perhaps, the senate or the
house of representatives may become curious
as to what has happened, really happened,
in northern Indiana politics. And the story
of Burke may interest them hugely.
Why did the officials fail to find Burke
when he was sought as government wit
ness in the election frauds?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20

is my mother and she says that she
wishes people wouldn't call her up
to say that the poker game starts
at 8 o'clock punctually or that there
is going to be young folks cock
tail party. My mother doesn't play
poker.
If could make a winters vaca-
ton at Palm Beach a regular habit
it might help to win back my old
social prestige. 1t wasn't anything
I did which led to my ousting. OF
that I feel sure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine,

TN Great Britain, as in our own
Il country, there has ragged in re-
cent years a. controversy as to
whether people ought to eat brown
bread or white bread.
Specialists in physiology and in
diet believe that the controversy has
generated more heat than light.
Nevertheless, certain facts have been
well established and these must be
taken into consideration as the ba-
sis for any controversy.
The upholders of brown bread ar
que that it is better than white
because it contains more OF certain
kinds of proteils and more vitaminS,
mineral matter and roughage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter
esting writer's and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
Prestige

I'm the whole / would have been
~ much happier if never had
been elevated only to be so rudely
dropped. That one year more or
less turned my head. I miss the
old association. It was such fun to
say, Don't bother to write down
the number-you can find it in the
telephone book or the Social
Register"
And this year I didn't even make
the telephone book. The Mrs.
Haywood Broun" who appears there
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
Daily Thought

The wicked flee when no man
pursueth; but the righteous are
as bold as Iion.-Proverbs 28:L
Oh, how cowardly is wickedness
always!-Statius.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20

What do the letters S. p. @. r. on
the flags Of ancient Rome stand
for?
Senatus Populusque Romanus,
meaning "The Roman senate and
the people"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
NJ. E. Tracy
Radio, Telephone, Telegram
and Gable Are Forcing Us
Into q Nea0 Economic
H00kup.
SAYS:

TWO ships collide off New York,
Il one Of them sinking within
three and a half hours.
The 260 passengers and 140 mem
bers of the crew of the ship that
went down are saved without acct
dent
Making due allowance for the skill
and heroism required in such feat,
radio deserves most of the credit.
Though unable to build unsink-
able ships, we have found means to
provide quick rescue in case of dis
aster, and that goes a long way
toward making sea travel safe.
X
The airplane bound from England
to Cape Town is wrecked in the Tu-
nissan desert. Arab horsemen report
the disaster to the nearest telegraph
station.
French authorities take immediate
action to verify the report, and
within twenty-four hours, the Brit
ish government is able to confirm it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20

1.-TWO ships collide off New York,
Il one Of them sinking within
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

started running less than four years ago, was fourth i'll 1927 and second to Jimmy Reid of Harvard last year. Palliative and full of fun. it was he who kept up the running fire of conversation with Reid in last years race when the pair Of them almost literally talked Bill Cox 'of Penn State out Of his third in tercollegiate crown.
 Richardson. who halls from that cradle of cross country men. the little town of Lee, Me. aims 10 teach agriculture when he is gradu- ated next June. Lindsay expects to teach mathematics.
 Richardson is welerweight at 145 pounds while Lindsay. a mere feathcrweight of 190. has the slight but sinewy build that has carried many runner to distance fame.
 Joseph McCluskey of Fordham. winner of the three mile freshman race, in the record time of 14:47. is a bigger and more rugged run- her than either of them. Freshman team honors went to Fordham with Cornell second; Syracuse, third; Yale, fourth. and Penn State, fifth.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
TRACY WILL HEAD ,
 LOOP IN BRISTOL
Constitution Of City Basketball League Is Adopted
Special to the Herald)

Bristol, Nov. 2G-At a meeting of the executive board of the Cit? Basketball league held last night in the council chamber, William E. Tracy was nominated and unani- mously elected president of the new circuit. Thomas M. Monahan, coach of Bristol High school, was elected vice president, and Philip Yeager. physical director of the Bristol Boys club, received the secretary CTS position.
 A tentative constitution was read by the chairman, Mr. Tracy, and adopted subject to amendment in the future.
 , 1t was decided that each tean. should enter a list of not more than ten players. The board decided tc use eight men at the last meeting but, considering the fact that the loop will be one 10 provide clean amateur sport and enjoyment for local athletes, changed it's decision. An official scorer will be appointed HI tue lltNC llletIlnS ol llic Dodl I' it was announced.
 The constitution contains a clause that stated players must be uniform ed for each game. It was thought that the season would officially open in two weeks at the Boys club gym on a Thursday night, but nothing definite was decided upon. The board discussed plans for having season tickets printed for games and also having set price for single contests.
 Another meeting will be held on Monday, December ?. at the office of William F. Tracy in the Tracy Condon building on Main street. starting at 8 o'clock. At this meet ing, the $2o forfeit fees and play CTS lists must be submitted.
 There were representatives of seven teams present with the possi- ,bility that the New Departure Mfg Co. would enter a team. Those represented included the TerryvilIc Maple Ends, Bristol Maple Ends ATaccabees, Garrett's Enormous Five, DiXies, Eagles and Forestville.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

Ut will be allowed" Kirby shout ed.
 Joining hands for the last fey wards, Richardson and Lindsay broke the tape together in the first tie finish in the 21-year history uf the classic race and in the new rec ord time of 3O:06 for the course.
 Their efforts could not avail to give Maine team honors since Penn placed runners sixth, seventh, 10th. 1@th and 21th for a total of @. Michigan State. the first intersec- tional invader ever to appear in the eastern meet, was second with S1. placing Lauren Brown and Clark Chamberlain in fourth and fifth places; Bates college was third Syracuse, fourth, and Maine fifth.
 Both Richardson and Lindsay were running their last cross -coun- try race as the conclusion of bril- liant careers. Richardson was sec ond in the freshman race of 1926. second in the varsity of 1927 and fourth last year. Lindsay, who
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
FINISH IN DEAD
 HEAT AFTER RACE
Gross Country Runners Kidded
 Selves Out of Cramps

New York, Nov. 2G (E7l-How they "klddod' each other out of cramps which besct them midway in thclr arduOuS SiN-milo run was told 0ft.r the race by Francis Lindsay anl Harry Richardson. star distance runners of the University of Maine, who finished in q dead heat for tn. eastern intercollegiate cross country title at Van Cortlandt park yestcr- day. The University of pcnnsylvanld captured team honors.
 The happy go-luclly Lindsay. rul- ncr up last year, first felt the dread ed pains of cramps as he and his tcammatc, side by side. started mp the wooded hills well ahead of the big pack on the second time around.
 All Richardson would do was kid me said the Wiry little Lindsay while his lanky, more muscular tcammatc, grinncd. He had the right idea"
 From the pair of them it was pos sible to learn a little of the rcpartcc that took place as they legged Il along at almost 12 miles an hour over rugged wooded hills and level parade grounds.
 That may be q pretty good cramp for little fellow" Richardson said he replied, trying to get his friend s mind off his handicap, but yol ought to have the cramp that fecl coming on. This ones what you call a man-size cramp."
 Lindsay smiled in spite of him. selffi called out a rctort and a few hundred yards farther was able 70 tell his pal that the pain was gone. But now Richardson was feeling the pace and an almost overpowering stitch" caught him as they lopcd along, the big pack of 1G3. others in hot pursuit.
 This time is was Lindsay who used a scnsc of humor as a cure, making cracks about a big stroug farmer being bothered by q dinkv little pain in the side "
 Galloping down the rocky hills and rounding into the flats for the final mile or so. this Damon an ] pythiaS from Maine felt fit and fine. They knew they had the others licked and now they wanted 70 divide the spells.
 From the official car, driven by Gustavus T, Kirby, chairman of the l (. A. A. A. A. advisory commit tee, came a call: Will it be q dea 1 heat2"
 If it will be allowed" was Lind rays prompt reply. Both Maine boys remembered the New England championship last week when they finished side by side only to have the judges rule that Richardson was first by a whisllcry
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
Toni"litS Industrial Games

GI5coS Vs. Fafnirs.
 corbin Cabinet vs. Stanley Rule.
 r. X r. Corbin Ns. Russell k LrWm.
 X change has been madc in the schedule of the "N" Industrial Bas- kctball league games at the Tabs hall tonight, The original schedule calls for game between the New Britain Machine and stanley Wor6s teams but instead the |. x F. Co., bin and Eusswin teams will play The change was made so that mcm- btrs of the Stanley Works team could fulfill social obligations in con- ncction with Stanley Works office party.
 Tonight will mark the first appear ance of the Gasco basketball team which for years has been playing in- epcndcntly. Recently the team was admitted 10 the league and with it will come some of this citys leading asketball players who never have been in the Industrial league because they were not employed by local factories. The game should be Il good one because their rivals will be the fafnir Bearing team. always q leading contender for the industrial crown.
 Johnny Klatka, center, will face his old teammates in the battle to- night. He was formerly q member Of tho Fafnir team. klatka and "Ilugsy' Carlson are the only two in q squad of 10 who have been OH factory league teams.
 The Gaacos will probably line up as follows: Klatka. center; Captain Carl Rcstclli and "Huggy" Carlson, forwards; Johnny Sheehan Prank Shechan and willie" Woiack. guards. In reserve will be Walter Nopec, John Mccormick and Steve Dujack.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
DUSTY LEAGUE QUlNTETS
 BATTLE AGAIN TONIGHT
r. F. Corbin and Russwn Game to Be Played Instead c1 Tilt Between Stanley Works and New Britain Machine - Gascos to Appear in League for First 11mc Meeting the Fafnr Bearing Makers-Three- Game Schedule to Feature Nights Play.

This will be l'dfnirs first appear ahcc ot the season and practically the aamc lineup which last year brought 1t near the top Of the heap Will D" ready. GierochoWski will he at center; Belser and Havlicl, forwards and Matulis and BuchierI, guards. Mleczkowski who played as Matulis' running mate last year will be shifted to reserve forward.
 Two more teams will make their first appearances tonight when the Corbn Cabinet Lock and Stanley Rule quintcts will oppose each other. The lineup which Was so strong de- tcnslNeIy and 50 weak extensively will probably be started by Coach John Tobin to represent Cabina- Lock, klopp will be at ccntcr, WaIthers and Stohl. forwards and Chlet' Larson and Billy YankaskaS, guards.
 Stanley Rule will line up with Nlcy. center; Mercy and Garro. for wards and Gill, Corrazzo and Xi- patka, guards, This team was the l lullHcf-uP III last years leaSnc and Coach Jimmy Murphy who is not .u uniform this year predicts that tho team will capture the championship honor.
 r, X F. Corbin and Russell X Erwin teams will be the only quin- tets which have already played in the league, The first named team was defeated by the Stanley WorNs last Tuesday and Russell x ErwIu also lost after giving Corbin Screw a tou"h battle. Tonights lineup Wll1 probably be &s follows: John SaXe Ccnttr. Fritz Aarseli end Emil kIt. Ibonlr. torwarGs and Captain Geor%. ..nkS and "NiLby" NyLorg, guards.
 The first game will start at 7:3, o'clock sharp. The second game vii ! probably get under way shortly after I S:30 o'clock and the third game vii start about an hour later.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
ANCIENT RIVALS
 CLASH THURSDAY
Army-Notre Dame Game Heads
 College Program Saturday

New York, Nov. 2G P)--A num- Der Of fine old eastern football riValries will be renewed this week, most of them on Thanksgiving day, but one of the most important - Army and Notrc Dame-on Satur- day.
 Before the Cadets and the Ram | blers from south Bend, Ind, put on their spectacular struggle at the Yankee stadium, such ancient fcuds as Cornell-Penn, pitt-Penn State, Washington and Jefferson West Virginia, and Brown-ColGatc will have been fought again, Added to the program will be such combats ,s I~r"rGie Tech-Ncw York uni versity on Thanksgiving day and the Dartmouth Navy, Nillanova- Temple and Boston college Holy Cross two days later
 or traditional meetings this week the Corncll-Penn duel is the oldest. With the exception of the war year of 1918 the Red and Blue and the Red have battled annually since 1893. Penn holds q decided edge in the series with 2G victories in 35 games. Cornell has won seven and two were tied. Cornell, with one of the best teams in the east, hopes since 1923.
 Pitts unbeatcn and united Pan thcrs, meeting Penn State for the 18th consecutive year, should gain it's 17th victory in the series with the Nittany Lions, who have had an in-and- out season this year. Penn State has beaten Pitt only seven times since 1904 and has to go way back to 1919 to point with pride 10 triumph over the panthcrS, al- though the games of 1920 and 1921 were SCorclesS ties.
 The Syracuse Columbia battle is the ninth in q series that began i'll 1901. Columbia has only one victory and q tie 10 show against Syra- Cuse'S six triumphs and the chances are all against q Lion win this year.
 Colgate seems to pack enough punch to avenge a number of de- teats Brown has pinned on the Ma rooms record since 1917. Of the nine previous games. Brown won five; Colgate one and three were tied. The annual turkey day battle between W. and J. and West Nir- ginia's Mountaineers finds the Presidents decided favorites.
 Not TO orr,a will l,a u Ft,r itc 1t1, victory over the Army when these rivals of 16 years standing get to- gether in the outstanding game of the week on Saturday. knute Rockne's Ramblers have won 10 of the 15 previous meetings; the Army four, with one tie. Notre Dame, unbeaten and united. will be a heavy public choice over the Cadets who have yet to win ma jor game this season. Notrc Dame will be handicapped by the absence of RoCllne, who is ill, and Aloyni- han, star center, who suffered d broken leg in the Northwestern game on Saturday.
 The other four outstanding games of the week are more or less toss ups. Carnegie Tech and New York university each have been beaten twice by strong opponents but the scotch from Pittsburgh look triflo stronger. Dartmouth. even without Al Marstcrs, figures to pack more punch than the Navy, which has experienced e disappointing season. Any edge that may exist be- tween Boston college and Holy Cross on the one hand, and Temple and NillanoVa on the other, lies in the eye of the beholder. There's nothing in the records to indicate any marked advantage for any of them.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
PLAY AGAIN TOMORROW
sacred Heart Basketball Quintet to Meet East Hartford Athletics in Game Here.

Confident after its fine showing against the Plainville basketball team when it managed to hold a quintet strengthened by profcs- sional players to q low score, the Sacred Heart basketball quintet will play it's second game tomorrow night at the school. It's opponent will be the East Hartford Athletics who have been undefeated to date.
 The game will start at o'clock and previous 10 it there will be two preliminary contests. the first of which will start at 7:3O o'clock.
 New Britam's team is made up the most part of members Of the