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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-10
: David Dietz on Science
Fog Particles Small
No. 351

ONE of the surprising things about fog is the
~ extremely small amount OF water it contains AS a
matter of fact the amount of water in cubic inch
of fog is so small that it requires the utmost scien
tic skill to measure it.
Measurements of this type we're made by Wells and
ThuraS during an Official ice patrol cruise of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-10

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those Of
one of Americas most inter
estilg writers, and are pre-
scented without regard to theiI
agreement Ur disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-Tbe Editor.
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Catholics Plan New Church

By Times Special
LAPORTE, Ind, May l0.-A new
church is to be built here next fall
by St Peters Catholic church, the
Rev J. c. Wakefer, pastor an
nounces. The building site is 86X121
feet
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greater folly They plan to shut off opposition debate
with a gag rule.
We hope an alliance of intelligent Democrats and
intelligent Republicans will succeed in defeating the
bill in its present form If it passes hope the Pres
dent will veto it as violation of the campaign pledges
made by himself and his party.
But. if the bill becomes law, the people may not be
the only ones to suffer What about the party? What
about the partys experience in the past?
When the Republican protectonists ride too high,
they ride for a fall
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BY Frederick Lands e

- BY Frederick Lands
Heredity Is More Important
Than Environment Among
Horses. Fire Sons Of Man
O. War VIII Race in Ken
lucky Derby.
DON'T be too hard on Chicago,
~ for she is Americas criminal
shock absorber.
She gets the undesirable, home
grown and imported. just as New
Orleans gets the waters Of the
north, so in a way she is no more
to blame for crime than New Or
leans is for floods
In her efforts to handle the lemon
handed to her by two hemisphereS,
Chicago is entitled to our sympathy
and cooperation.
Nero's adding while Rome burned
wasn't much worse than the United
States senate's wasting hour after
hour, considering Tom Helms vim
dication,' while thousands of
wounded and disabled World war
veterans wait for congress to pass
legislation to give them decent hos
pital treatment.
President Gil OF Mexico is right
when he says the last civil war was
a blessing. because it will lessen
future wars
1t will lessen them by one
Scientists have differed as to
whether haredity or environment is
the more important in human life.
but heredity is the more important
among hOrsS
Five sons of Man O. War, famous
racer. are to contest in the Ken
lucky Derby May IS.
TINE spectacle Of these twenty
L American society women, wait
ing with palpitating hearts to be
presented to the queen OF England
this week, causes us to suggest that
congress pass a law providing that
all such people must be natural
ICED before resuning their rights
and privileges as American citizens.
n
When you read that part Of Hoo
ver's inaugural address was heard
in far-away India, you can't help
hoping that when the radio makes
the sky an international neighbor-
hood, understanding will drive away
suspicion take from politicians the
game OF war and give us peace.
Contact is the great ambassador!
An ex-slave &C. years old, named
. George Washington, died in Mid
dletown. Conn, leaving his $4,000
estate to Miss CCrnelia Wetmore,
age 100 years, for whom he had
worked all his life, as slave and
freeman.
II tn Father Of His Country ever
runs across his names2ke in i'm
mortality, he can be proud Of him.
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Hoover as Miracle Man

DROFESSOR ROERICH, recently
4 returned from central Asia, says
that he found places where "Presi-
dent Hoover is regarded as a giant
who feeds all people.
While there may be no such
places in this country, some Aneri-
cans look on President Hoover as a
sort of miracle man
Some others look on him as a
calamity.
There is more or less superstition
in both viewpoints.
President Hoover probably is the
best-equipped man who ever entered
the White House, but he is just a
man, for all that.
TIL habit of thought which clothes
a President with something ap-
preaching supernatural power the
moment he is elected, contributes a
great deal to the difficulties of the
office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-10

HUNDREDS of FilipinoS give
l. away their property when the
sun goes into eclinse
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-10

President Gil Of Mexico is right
when he says the last civil war was
blessing. because it will lessen
future wars.
1t will lessen them by one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-10

Scientists have differed as to
whether haredity or environment is
the more important in human life,
but heredity is the more important
among horsS.
Five sons Of Man O War, famous
racer. are to contest in the Ken
lucky Derby May IS.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
Spirit of Adventure Born in Richards Heart

But back of all that fortune which
from the sands the spirit of which
born into the very heart and soul of the himself Some
write of and adventure and excitement thrill
Rickard inacuate word lived instead Cowboy, marshal
prospecor gambler bartender promoter mionaireh life
the entire gamu of human emotions without single dull
and without single touch of mediocrity.
During the hectic of his later life when publicity
eternal sense of showmanship had made his household
word Tex Rckard condemned
Titled praised and ridculed But what he he waswithut
pretense and without affecaon 1t the only life
the life to which he born by which directed
by environment AS 1yarod boy he experienced phases
of life and living which the ordinary
time he 40 he had the entire gamu and again
doing, without talking, accomplishing without boastng.
George Lewis ex) Rckard born Kansas City, Mo-,
January g. 1870 the of mlwrght His
the commonplace life that youngster
indication of the empess which Gomez tempess which
would lift him from oblivion the headlines
potan tempests which would
public document enhancing, aluring the
brightest tale of fiction
When Rckard old his family to Sherman
Texo and few months later to Henrietta Tex
that little town. from law and bustng bmming
with murderou eaousies, flaming hatreds
that Tex Richards real development began There
Tor softness the existence Henrietta either
for education the finer DETER touches of later civilization
Men lived by the law of the the flaming
final arbiter of mems differences destines
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
Start of Great Gold Stampede in KlOndike

The bartender who that June afternoon tossed aside his
the chill for sake of few
golden specks uncovered from the beach George Lewis Tex
Richard And the so cents flour gold that the soldier had
beach the the Nome
strickland the most famous gold stampede the history of Alaska
and the Klondke.
The rest is history.
months thousands of miners had been the clad
hills searching suddenly
feet Hundreds of them actually camped the
fortunes for which they had been seeking
Out of so cents worth of powderk dust sudden frenzy
and of frenzy mlonn the greatest rush humanity
Alaska has known.
And Rickard the bartender in the very the
activity
youthful advenuer unknown and unsung he stepped sud-
deny into months
launched the make him
famous promoter Of his tmeaone the his
unparalleled his ability forlorn successful
accomplishment
Tex Rickard frequently often declared that his
life began that June day when unknown soldier
of the rain to display pecks gold in the
envelope And in perhaps did Certainly the
fortune dug out of the sands of the Yukon enhanced
tpled the gambling tables and the bars
No Mans Land that started him off to fame and notoy the
greatest Snowman of his
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
EIGHT1
.ASHFS'

At Denver-Eddie Mack won de.
cision over Tod Morgan, of Seattle,
Wash, junior lightweight cham.
pion, 10 rounds. Morgan's title
not at stake.
At Indianapolis - Eddie Shea,
Chicago, defeated Johnny BQrde,
French featherweight, 10 rounds.
At Cleveland Gorilla Jones,
Akron. Ohio. negro, knocked out
Arturo Schackels, Belgian welter-
weight, one round. Joey kauf-
man, Cleveland lightweight. drew
with Armando Schackels, brother
of Arturo. 10 rounds. Willie
Mitchell drew with Davy Abad. of
Panama, 10 rounds.
At New York-Lou MoscowitZ,
New York featherweight, won de.
cision over Tony Pellegrino, Brook
lyn, 10 rounds.
At Reading, Pa.-Pinky Kauff-
man, of Hartford, Conn. outpointed
Joe Hadfield, Philadelphia light
weight. eight rounds.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09

tournament winner. This year. with
Rickard still alive and Dempsey
ready for the grand finale. the busi-
ness was a tip-over.
But with Rickard dead, they
either must go with Dempsey or
prepare to make no money at a
most alarming rate with the rest
of the heavyweight program. There
is one consideration in this con.
nection that should have a distinct
appeal to a man of Carey's vision,
If Dempsey is waiting for the
winner, every match in the heavy
weight program will have mean
ing that it might otherwise lack.
In this way, the mortgage on
Dempsey will start to pay itself
off long before the boys handle
nickel of the money
Dempsey fight will get them.
Its receipts ought. to make an
awful fool out of a million dol.
lars, as a matter of fact, which
is fairly convincing money. even
to the iaded financial eye.
Dempsey, stalling for a break,
has said that he will not commit
himself on his present plans iUr
some days. He adds that he viii
make a definite statement upon his
return to Miami Beach. If he will
guarantee to do that, viii
guarantee to call the turn for him.
He obviously will issue no sta q.
ment from Miami Beach that will
be inimical to the best interests of
the Sharkey-Stribling fight.
However, it all goes back to the
Garden directors, in the final
analysis. 1 make no. brash claims
concerning foreknowledge of DENIM.
sey's decision. But 1 do claim ths+
if he decides against a return n,
the ring after Richards posthumons
announcement of his return, il vii
that the Gardens board has not
been able to. see eye to eve viii,
Rickard\ on the real valua of
Dempsey at the box office.
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Centleness Hidden Behind Gruff Exterior

Small wonder that his childish mind
the fonterwth its geneness hidden behind gruf
and its generoies with cudtes spnkled
basphemy The village bad his hero; the gpnmen
roamed the land like nomads of disaster gods those
influences and parcel in making through
the strange, bizarre character that the world knew.
childhood life cruel to the youngster years
Of his father dedand within months his tenth
birthday at when boys school, Rickard
rode the gun at his be crude joke his lips
fledged cowboy.
BY the IL he had murder-been wit
his first knife fight and had red salary across the
gaming table with the other who night herd on the
Curtis ranch where he employed
1t lonely lebut out of the loneliness the boy Rickard
learned independence 1t rough life but rough
there came Rckard sense of the fitness of things
appreciation for the breaks that did hand
6outh" existence but from that gambling snt
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Harvard Sports Star
Achieves Pro Fame

BOSTON, Jan. 9.-George Owen.
once Harvard's greatest all-around
athlete, today had achieved profes-
sional hockey stardom in one jump.
Making his professional debut with
the Boston Bruins here last night,
the former Crimson speedster ma.
terially aided the Bruins in down
ing the Toronto Maple Leafs. ) to 2.
Playing at left defense, Owen
scored Boston's final goal and halt
ed every Toronto sortie through his
territory. His checking was bril-
liant.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
J. Harris Has
Several offers
To Manage

Joe Harris. pinch-Eitter extra.
ordinary, obtained by the Brook
lyn Robins in a trade with the
Pirates last summer and given his
unconditional release this winter,
is not worrying about what the
future holds in store for him.
Joe has indicated to friends that
he has several offers to become
a minor league manager under ad-
visement. He will shortly decide
where he will cast his fortunes.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
WILL F T 7 T
COACHES
JANIS
By Kirk Miller

: Washington football has or
ganized its gridiron club.
Just as politics and national
affairs has its playground in
the famous group of observers
which twice yearly burlesques
the events of great Importance
to the country, so will local
sports be held up to the mirror
of mimicry on the night of
January 26, at the Bannock-
burn Country Club.
Invitations to the first annual
banquet of the Grand Stand Coaches
Association will be put in the mail
today. over ESQ guests who have
been identified with local univer-
sity, college, high and" prep schools
activities having been included in
the charter membership which will
remain open until January 25.
The first feast will be in honor
of the actual coaches of local and
nearby educational institutions, as
distinguished from that ubiquitous
coterie of grandstand managers
and coaches who persistently al
though good naturedly criticise and
berate the men who are charged
with producing winning combina-
tions on the field of play.
Prominent men with a known
penchant for sports are reSpOn-
sibIe for the formation of the
Grand Stand Coaches AssoCia.
ton, DIR. George T. Eharp being
chiefly active i'm bringing the
unofficial coaches" together,
aided and abetted by ICY" Mac.
donald. Samuel s. EdmOnstOn,
jr., Major Charles Sabin, DIR.
George Green, Kip Edwards,
Eddie Towers, Zube Sullivan
and Joe Bateman.
One meeting for organization
purposes has already been held and
another is scheduled for January
is. when final arrangements for
the sports gridiron dinner will be
completed. This meeting is to be
held at noon of that day at the
Bannockburn Club.
DR., Sharp is the president, Kip
Edwards, vice president, Cy Mac
donald. secretary and treasurer,
and Sam Edmonston, chairman of
the entertainment committee Down.
town headquarters of the organiza.
tion will be at Mr.. Macdonalds S busi-
ness headquarters, 1888 G St. n. w.
Thus, Washington il to have its
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Tech High May Widen Lead
By Victory Friday
BY George A. Simpson

Tech High has glowing opportunity to improve its front
position in the nerhgh basketball Friday afternoon
in the Tech gym in the game with Central High unless
the Mt Peasanters brace and jolt the Manual Trainers The
Centraes dropped their second series Business 22
Yesterday while the Techtes nosed Western, 2524
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
Dempsey;s Return to Ring
Up to New Directors
Rv Davis ]. Walsh

NEW YORK, Jan. 9-It isn't unlikely that Jack Dempsey
will fight again if the Madison Square Garden Corporation
stands behind the bid of than $5000O0 offered by its
late PRESIDENT Rckard shortly before his death.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
lex, Richards
IN to Fame
p4L1 and Fortune
q by Zdrd G, Hicke

This first dealing Nth the life Of
George (Ter) Rkard whose death in Miami brought to o"
end the most interesting most eteorc careers IN hstory
Starting cowboy Richard the entire gaut
Of his climb to fame and fortune Saoonkeper
gambler prospector life story holds not ge
of medocriy 1t the story of whO had V0"
and the pat it
appear and succeeding install
daily n the entire story of Richards interesting e has
been told to The Times readers.
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Dempsey is the prey of indecision
as he walks with the chief mourners
in TIE cortege to the promoters final
resting place, and not without
reason. He not only isn't certain
that he wants to fight, now that
Rickard is dead he also isn't certain
that it will pay him to fight.
Much more than 100000" was
an authoritative estimate today of
Richards bid that had won Dempsey
back to boxing. 1t was one of those
word -of-mouth offers and it was ten
dered quite without the knowledge of
the corporation's directorate, as was
Richards custom. A most informal
man, he simply made his decisions
and then told the board that he had
made them.
Dempsey, therefore, hasn't the
slightest idea whether anybody
wants to pay off on this promise
and he won't know definitely
until he has conferred with w.
F. Carey or James ]. Bush or
some other qualified spokesman
of the corporation.
The conference in question will be
held as shortly after today's funeral
as these men of money can decently
arrange it. They know that Denp'
sew. the fighter-not De ,psey, the
promoter-is the only thing that can
save boxing from a very impressive
flop this year Their anxiety on
this score should prove to be break
for Dempsey. He then IAN grace
fully mention the matter of Rick
ards offer and see what happens.
Carev, who probably will be ele-
waited to the presidency of the cor
poration in due season, may not
care for the terms Rickard quoted.
He. in fact, was an aVowed op-
ponent of the promoters liberalism
in matters of finance, and may see
no reason to alte" his prejudices at
this late date. Dempsey's return
to boxing this year will be cheap at
almost any price
Heavyweight championship fight
ing might attain some medium OF
success in 1929 without Rickard. 1t
might survive, too, without Demp-
sey. But without both 1t will be
lost.
Some chumps have been talk.
ing Dempsey up as a promoter,
In the event that he doesn't
fight himself, what / would like
to know is what he is going to
promote? Sharlxey, Stribling,
LOughran and several others are
qualified cOntenders, but all the
fighting they will do among
themselves will not make them
anything else.
To make a heavyweight elimina-
ton mean anything, there must be
some man in the background,
preferably a champion, waiting for
the qualified survivor. Matters
didn't progress so we'll last year;
yet they always had a chance be-
cause Tunney and an official cham
pioinship fight was the goal Of thG
The Washington times., 1929-01-09

Yesterdays RESULTS
Business % Central, IS.
Tech. IS; Western, ~
The Washington times., 1929-01-09

Tech can assume a, commanding
advantage as Eastern and Business
will come to grips in the second
half of Fridays card and victory
for the Lincoln Parkers will leave
Tech far in front if the Manual
Trainers upset Central.
Strangely, Eastern and Central
are roasted in the cellar, whereas
the two were ranked as strongest
contenders for the title. Both, how
ever, are not definitely out of the
title pursuit, but another setback
would sea lCentrals fate and an
other loss for Eastern would be
inopportune. Tech, Western and
Business were simply considered as
entrants in the race, but have
stepped out in the early running
and Tech appears resolved to re-
main there,
The Washington times., 1929-01-09

1t early June Nome and inside the and
gambling youthful bartender idly wiped imaginary specks
from whisky glasses he watched the cold spring rains beating
sodden and heavy. against the window.
rough plank and soldier in uniform
entered shaking the from his From inside his coat he
brown envelope and tossed it the bar
weigh this for will you?" he asked Tell what it &
lifted the envelope and looked inside There
inside teaspoonu of fine flour godas fine puverized
Scaled, the powder showed value of so cents.
bartender replaced carefully the envelope and handed
It back to the soldier.
"Where did you get it," he asked curiously.
"Why down the beach, the soldier replied. II foolng
around of it clay bed rock Just for fun
/ washed it out. Does it amount to anythng?"
the bartender tossed aside his and
reached for his
maybe sad he started for the
But reckon gold that's ayn around top of the
ground that worth than n' whisky at so
a glass"
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
PAR RIDGE
SOLD BY
:GR|FFS

The Washington ball club is TO-
day one man light, President CLARK
Griffith having announced the OUT
right sale of Second Baseman
James B. Partridge to- the Birming-
ham Club of the Southern Assocta-
ton. Partridge was an importa.
ton from the Atlanta Club, of the
same league, having cost the Wash
ington team mere $1,000.
Manager Walter Johnson IS
satisfied to start the 1929 season
with Jack Hayes and Stuffy Stew
art as his second base candidates
believing either of them will h"
able to fill the shoes left vacant bG
Bucky Harris.
No new signed contracts had
been received today, but Pres.
ident Griffith was sure that all
of the players will be i'm line by
reporting time.
The worrying is for the players
not me-" declared Griffith todaS,
for there is a clause in this season Q
empowering the clubs -
suspend any player not reporting
at the time designated
Mike Martin is making plans to
leave late this month to put things
at the Tampa grounds in shape fM7
the first squad to open up practice
February 25.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09
FLASHES ANXIOUS

The Jewish Community Center
Flashes are hunting for basketball
games with 115-pound quints. Call
Cleveland 1892.
The Washington times., 1929-01-09

Scholastic basketball addicts
were treated to a pair of sizzling
floor duels yesterday, with Busi-
ness heaping more misery upon
Central. 1t was the first time
that the StenOgraphers had
triumphed over a Central five
since 1923.
AS expected, Tech and Western
produced a real scrap, which was
decided only when Capt. Jackie
Goldblatt arched a field goal with
10 seconds to go, saving his team
from defeat. The Georgetown boys
were ahead, 24-23, until Goldblatt
pocketed the winning basket.
The quints fought doggedly, with
the lead changing frequently yet
neither ever enjoying a safe mar
gin. With the games end only a
few minutes away, Tech gained a
1921 lead, but Western edged to
the fore when H. Thompson counted
from the foul one and Freeman
scored from the scrimmage sector.
Western. with possession of
the ball and only seconds re-
naming, elected to pass down
the court rather than play the
freezing" game. Excitedly, Cap.
tain SNOOds hurled the ball out.
side. and this was the "break"
for Tech. Captain GOldbIatt
took the pass from outside and
calmly Gagged the deciding goal.
A last-minute squirt permitted
Business to erase a one. point lead
and pull away from Central. The
Mt. Pleasanters were holding a
slim 12.11 advantage at the close
of the third quarter, but couldn't
match the Stenographers' sweeping
attack in the final chapter.
The standings of the inter-high
series follow:
The Washington times., 1929-01-09

Dempsey, therefore, hasn't the
slightest idea whether anybody
wants to pay off on this promise
and he won't know definitely
until he has conferred with w.
F. Carey or James ]. Bush or
some other qualified spokesman
of the cOrpOratiOn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-08
800 VICTIMS OF
VOLCANO FOUND
People Killed BY Molten
Lava Or Asphyxiated
BY Gases

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala,
Nov 8.-tPl-Overwhelmed BY molt-
en- lava or suffocated by asphyxiat-
ing gases, scores Of the 300 or more
victims OF Mondays eruption or
Santa Maria volcano have been
found IN their homes or along the
roads near II Palmar where they
periShed.
The full story OF the disaster has
begun reaching Guatemala City
through relief workers who brought
aid to the thousands OF persons in
the affected region. III all eight
coffee plantations were destroyed
and most OF their inhabitants kill
ed.
The bodies found IN ruined homes
and along the roads give mute evi-
dence OF the horror that had over
taken the population. Some OF the
dead had been caught in the fields
by the molten stream Of lava while
others had been ashyxiated In their
barricaded homes
One of the most tragic spots was
q grove of trees where fleeing in
habitants had sought refuge, some
Of them climbing into the highest
branches, only TO suffocate and
burn.