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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
Numerous Dirt
Track Drivers
at Huntington

= HUNTINGTON, Ind, May TO-
Nineteen prominent dirt track
drivers, the majority from Indiana,
have entered the opening speed
program at Huntington Sunday and
a dozen more are expected to take
the time trials Sunday morning. 1t
is a half-mile modern track.
Sunday afternoon there viii be
four races, including five-mlle,
eight-mile, fifteen-mile and twenty
mile events for total purse CT $4,000.
The banked track has been widened
and otherwise improved.
Out-of-state entries are from
Dayton and Columbus (O0, Benton
Harder (Mich.), Decatur Qll) and
Chicago. Six Hoosier cities will be
represented.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
BY NORMAN E. ISAACS

The string Of victories piled up in
the annual 500-mile international
motor races on the Indianapolis
Speedway by newcomers to the
track may be broken this year by
veteran of the bricks. At least,
that is the way many of the rail-
birds are figuring.
In 1929 the cash and glory was
captured by the late Ray Keech,
virtually new to the course. Keech
made his first start here in 1928.
In 1923, the honors were annexed
by Louis Meyer, the quiet South
Gate (Cal), lad, who had driven
here only once previously and then
as relief pilot.
George Souders, unknown to the
Indianapolis bricks, catapulted into
fame in 1927 when he drove con-
Sistent, grueling race to triumph.
In 1926, the victory also was taken
by an unknown" the late Frank
Lockhart, who later mounted
Speedonn's ladder of fame, rung by
rung. Lockhart was an unknown
exercise boy, his ability known
only to the owners of Pete Kreis'
car. When Kreis became i'll, Lock-
hart took the wheel and turned in
the victory.
The year previous to Lockhart's
victory, Peter De Paolo, youthful,
but who had served a hardy ap-
premiership as - echanician and
driver all over the A. A. A. circuit,
had swept to victory in the record
average of 1O1-pluS miles an hour.
Dave Evans paid visit to the
boys at the track Thursday, later
leaving to get back to work on his
car.
I've got plenty of work to do
yet" said Dave, land 1 don't think
I'll have my car on the track until
late next week. 1t will be worth
looking at then"
Lou Moore and his Coleman Special were
on the bricks during the day giving his
shock absorbers some testing. LOUIS
mount is painted white with the number
fourteen on its tail.
There are champion drivers,
champion mechanics and champion
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
Gallant Fox Against
Field Is Prospect for
Rich Kentucky Classic
Muddy Track Predicted and May Turn Event Into Open
Race; Buckeye Poet Breezing Thru and
Tannery Gain Favor.
BY FRANK GETTY
limited Press SnortS Editor

LOUISVILLE, KY, May le-"oalant against field
sides the horde Of turf enthusiasts
sections of the country
With the hfxh running Ct the historic Kentucky Derby but
twentfow hours indications that the of William Wood
establishment peerless Sande the saddle
the barrier
impress
Churchill Downs great percentage still insist he the
class of the
Following the utter failure egbes show enough to
Bubbng trumphed
n will ace
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
Mitchell and
Judd Traded

B9 Times Special
ST. LOUIS, May 16.-While bad
weather held idle the Cardinals and
Giants here Thursday, the club Of
ficials got together and put over a
trade. Clarence Mitchell, veteran
and only southpaw spitball pitcher
in the majors, was exchanged by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
Parelli Meets
Dolby on Mat

Merle Dolby of Columbus, o.. will
clash with Joe Parelli, Italian grap-
pier, in the semi~final event of next
Monday nights mat card at Tom
linson hall. They will meet for one
fall or thirty minutes in the welter-
weight division. Ralph Wilson will
clash with Leslie (Redl Beers in
the main go.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16

Thirteen 3-year-oldS are practl-
cally certain of accepting the issue,
with two more on the doubtful list.
With the exception of not more
than a half dozen the starting field
does not boast anything out of the
average run of horse flesh.
Muddy Track Predicted.
Hope of fast track was shat
tered today by the weather bureau,
which predicted rain tonight and
Saturday. If mud prevails, as per
the custom of recent years. Gallant
Fox may lose favor, as the son Of
Sir Gallahad III evidently does not
relish sticky footing, and the gen.
eral consensus of opinion is that the
race would be thrown wide open.
The east and west half of Ken
lucky have rallied to the support
of Gallant Fox, while the remainder
of the bluegrass country is backing
the E. r. Bradley entries, Buckeye
Poet and Breezing Thru, and E. F..
Pritchard's Tannery. High Foot,
until recently second choice for
honors, probably will go to the post
at juicy odds.
Probable Field
The probable starting field, with
riders and odds:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
Won PORAT, GAGNoN SIGN

BOSTON, May 15.-Otto Won
Porat, Norwegian heavyweight, and
Jack Gagnon, Boston French-Ca-
madam, have been matched for a
ten-round bout at Chicago stadium
on the night of May %.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16

Crack Brigade showed a marked
dislike for the Churchill Downs
track Thursday when he worked the
full Derby distance of mile and a
quarter in the unimpresSive time
of 2:15 3-5 driving.
Kilkerry, main reliance OF the
Three DIS stock farm, Texas estab-
lishment of w. T. Waggoner & Sons,
worked a mile and quarter, and
showed no signs of a rumored all
ment. High Foot. Gallant Knight,
Gallant Fox and others were
brought out on the track for light
gallops.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
FIFTEEN COLTS NAY FACE DERBY BARRIERS; DOUBTFUL

st. Louis for Ralph Judd, young
Highlander on the Giants staff.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
CASEY BEFORE JUDGE

BH Times SDecidl
CHICAGO, May Is. - Casey
Stengel is battling for his job as
manager of the Toledo A. A. club
and the decision apparently rests
with Judge Lands. There was a
secret conference held in the base
hall commissioner office Thursday
and LanGis played the role of list
ener while Stengel, umpire Rue of
the A. A. staff and President Hickey
of the A. A. unwound arguments.
Hickey suspended Stengel indef1-
nitely as 2 result of a run-in Stengel
mad with Rue last month.
COLLEGE GOLF
EVANSTON, Ill, May 16.-North-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
Baseball
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Today'S Games

Today'S Games
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Minneapolis at Sc. Paul.
Columbus at Toledo.
(Only games scheduled)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
washington at Philadelphia two gamesl.
New York at Boston.
(Only games scheduled1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN at Cincinnati.
PHILADELPHIA at Pittsburgh.
Chicago at st. Louis.
tOnly games scheduled.l
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16

Sd. LouIs a New YOrk. raln.
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Cleveland ... 600 010 010- 10
Washington ....... l02 600 l0x- 8
Hudlin and L. Sewell: Jones and Ruel.
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Chicago at Philadelphia. called. fourth
inning. rain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
St Paul gag S SSl SiS-9 10
Moore and Grabowski; Benton. Morgan.
Iunaren. Van Alstyne and Gonzales.
Louisville at Milwaukee. cold.
Toledo at Columbus. not scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston ....... 900 04o $3.50 II
chicago ..,. 400 003 030- 8 II 3
Grimes. r. Smith and Cronin, Nelson.
Moss. Root. Malone, Blake and Taylor.
Hartnett.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. rain.
New York at st. Louis. cold.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati. rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland .... 600 010 0l0- 10 0
washington .... i02 600 l0x- 9 !
Hudlin and L. Sewell: Jones and Ruel.
chicaEo at Philadelphia. called. fourth
inning. rain.
Detroit at Boston. rain.
st. Louis at New York. rain.
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Detroit at Boston. rain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16
Philadelphia at pittsburgh. rain.

New York at st. Louis. cold.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati. rain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16

There are champion drivers,
champion mechanics and champion
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-16

Toledo at Columbus. not scheduled.
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The probable starting field, with
riders and odds:
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17

yer; and j. E. Haddaway, Wyom-
ing. S. H. Carson, Of Dover, a
secretary of the State Firemen's
Association was elected secretary
of the relief association. Follow
ing the organization of the new as
sociation it was unanimously agre-
ed to have the association incor-
porated under the laws of Della
ware. Many of the fire companies
in Delaware have signifled their
intention of joining the new as
sociation, while many others will
join as soon as contracts they are
now carrying with insurance COM
panies expire. The new unit to
the State association will become
effective at once and plans for
carrying out the necessary issuing
of policies will be pushed forward.
At the meeting plans were also
discussed as to legislation needed
for firemen and which will be in
troduced at the coming session of
the Delaware Legislature. The
legislative committee includes the
following: James V. Campbell,
New Castle; Thomas Moore, Mag
nolia, and John B. Crockett,
Laurel.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
DOVER YOUTH HELD FOR
A SERIES OF ROBBERIES
DENIES CHARGES DESPITE
BLOOD STAINS TO HOME
Discovery of Skeleton Key and the
Fact They Fit Doors of Robbed
Places; Other Thefts Revealed

What might be termed reign
of terror" in a mild form, has
struck Dover within the past few
days, in the way of robberies and
purse-snatching, some of which
had not been generally known un-
til two robberies which were COM
mitted early Thursday morning on
Dover's main business street,
Loockerman street, where the
thief or thieves, were detected and
while not getting much for their
trouble, left their marks behind
them. Dover's police had their
hands fairly full from midnight
Wednesday, until the wee small
hours of the morning Thursday
with the automobile collision at
the railroad crossing at Dover in
which the three occupants of an
automobile were crashed into by a
passing freight train. Police were
congratulating themselves on the
record run to Kent General Hos
pital where the victims were taken
when shortly after a. m. Thurs
day officers Oliver while patroling
Loockerman Street, noticed a
broken window in the Dover
Laundry An investigation show
ed that the front office of the
laundry had been broken into, the
cash drawer opened and rified and
an attempt made to get into the
safe near the cash drawer. The
thieves, however, were evidently
frightened away before making
any progress. A further survey of
Loockerman Street, near Cover
nor's Avenue, showed another
breaking and entery at the Dover
sea food establishment. Here a
side glass was broken and the
cash drawer was opened and
rif1ed. The perpetrator of this
burglary left visible marks behind
him, that of blood stains on the
window, the door knob, the cash
register and out into the street
which was traced by officer Oliver
to a home on South Governors
Avenue, the blood spots leading
into the yard, on the back steps
and into the house where Harvey
Baker, a young man, lives. Baker
was awakened and informed that
he was wanted for examination.
1t was found that his right hand
had been cut and was bleeding,
there being blood all over his hand
Baker denied knowledge of the
two burglaries, accounting for his
cut hand by stating that it was
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
FIREMEN PLAN PROTECTION
Executive Committee of Delaware
Volunteer Association Hold Meet

At a meeting Of the executive
committee Of the Delaware Volun-
teer Firemen's Association Mon
day of last week, at Robbins Hose
Company, Dover, to consider form
ing a mutual relief association, it
was unanimously decided to form
such an organization. The form
alton of the organization has been
agitated by the State association
for several years. The object of
the association will be to protect
firemen in case of injury or death
while in active duty. 1t was de-
cided to create the new body un-
der the title of Delaware Volun-
teer Firemen's Relief Association. "
A board of trustees was named to
function under the direction of the
State firemen's association includ-
ing Harry A. Schagrin, of Middle
town; Warren w. Pettyjohn, Do
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
Simple Strategy That
Ended Frogs "Talkfest"

Picturesque lily pools ornament
the grounds of famous hostelry in
Pasadena, Calf. In the lily pools
are numerous large, deep-throated
bullfrogs, picturesque enough by
day but a laundering nuisance at
night with their loud conversation.
Ducks were introduced, but the row
they made when they caught frog
too big to eat but too nice to let go
proved worse than the hubbub they
were supposed to cure. Quackless
ducks were substituted. These ap-
peared TO annoy the frogs consider
ably, but they ate more flowers and
plants than frogs. A bounty of three
cents a frog was then offered to
neighboring children. and more
frogs than had ever been seen or
heard in the country were speedily
brought In as having been extract
ed from the pools In the hotel
grounds. A sharpshooter was the
next experiment. but he woke up
more people than the frogs. Then
the hotel manager read up Frog"
In all its aspects, and solved the
problem. He strung an electric light
over each pool Ga good hurricane
lamp serves equally well where
electricity is not available). and, be-
hold the bafTled brutes henceforth
sat silently waiting for the dark
ness that never came.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
BISHOP SMITH TO PRESIDE
NJ. e. Gathering Next Year Will
Be Held at Crisfield, Md.

The annual Methodist Episcopal
Conference, which will convene in
the Asbury NJ E. Church, Girls
field, Md, beginning March 1881,
will be presided over by the Rt.
Rev. H. Lester Smith, resident
bishop of the Chattanooga Area,
stationed in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Pastors from all the church in the
Wilmington Area will attend the
sessions. A delegate and an al
ternate will be elected to attend
the Laymen's Association Confer
ence, to be held at the same time.
The elections will be held at the
/ fourth quarterly meetings of the
various churches, which are sched-
uled to take place between De
/ cember l and March 18, 1881. Pro
, fessor w. Y. Dashiell is president
of this organization. The Rt. Rev,
4 DR.. Smith was pastor of the Cen
tral Methodist Episcopal Church
Detroit, Mich, when he was or
dained as bishop at the 1920 Cen
eral Conference, held in Des
Moines, Iowa. He was assigned to
preside over the Wilmington ME.
Conference sessions at the semi
annual meeting of the Board of
Bishops in Indianapolis, on No
vember 13 of this year. The pro-
gram for the sessions will be ar
ranged by the pastor of the enter
tanning church, the Rev. Thos. ].
Sarde.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17

done at a dance hall several miles
south of Dover. A check on Bak-
er showed that he had been in
Dover up to midnight. A further
investigation resulted in the find
ing of skeleton keys which are
said to fit certain locks in some of
the Dover stores. With the two
burglaries reported, third COM
plant was made to the city police
by store keeper on Loockerman
Street, who stated that his store
had been entered during the night
and several garments taken. A
check-up on the lock of this store
with the skeleton keys taken by
the polices howed that such key
fitted. Thursday Baker was cues
tioined frequently by the police
concerning the robberies early
Thursday morning. He continued
to deny connection of them, how
ever. Baker was given hearing
before Magistrate w. D. Burton
and held in $500 bail for the Feb
ruary term of court. With the re-
velation of the robberies Thursday
was disclosed two other robberies
recently which had not been gen
orally known, some quiet work be-
ing done in the hope of detecting
the guilty party. One of these
robberies was at F. L. Hardesty
and Sons automobile show room
on Governors Avenue, but few
feet from Loockerman Street,
where entrance was gained
through the back window and the
cash drawer opened and looted.
Tuesday night of last week, the
Dover Index on North Street, next
to the Dover Opera House was en-
tered and the cash register, which
was on top of a safe in one corner
of the office was taken from the
safe and placed near the front
door of the Office, with the idea of
taking it out and looting it. The
thieves were evidently scared
away before accomplishing their
purpose.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17

Better Than
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
41.2 PER CENT HOLDING JOBS
Manufacturing and Mechanical
Have Total of 35,252


The Director of Census has an
nounced, for the State of Delaware
the number of persons 10 years
of age and over engaged in gain
full occupations, by industry groups
A total of 98,104 persons 10 years
old and over were reported as hav-
ing gainful occupations on April
1, 1880, which number represents
Alp per cent of the population.
Persons usually working at a gain
full occupation, but unemployed at
the time the census was taken, are
included in the number of gainful
workers. OF the 98,104 gainful
workers, 77,153 were males, repre-
senting 63.6 per cent of the male
population, and 2O,951 were fe-
males, representing 17.9 per cent
of the female population. The
whole number of gainful workers
was distributed by industry groups
as follows: 1874 in agriculture,
including both farmers and farm
laborers; 35,252 in manufacturing
and mechanical industries, includ-
ing 6,744 in the building industry,
6,6O6 in iron and steel industries,
1858 in leather industries, 2,452 in
textile industries, and 2,053 in pap
er and printing industries; 1O,831
in transportation, including 4,270
on steam railroads; 1850 were
engaged in trade, including bank
ing and insurance; $3.50 in domes-
tic and personal service; and 5,617
in professional service.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
Hard to Size Up mag"

Another disadvantage about
horse trading was that you couldn't
look at any speedometer on the
other fellows nag and see how
much mileage had been run up
Arkansas Gazette.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
Mental Age Only

Too often the farmer makes the
terrible mistake of admitting to
himself that he is an old man. He
doesn't throw back his shoulders
and step high and snap into it
Country Home.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-17
Merely Speculative

1t is not known precisely where
was the Land of Goshen. Probably
fhe Hebrews used the term to des-
fxnate the whole country between
fks Brook of Egypt (Wadi ell 'Arish)
md the Nile delta.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-07-19

steamship passage and hotel accommo-
dations in New York City for the color
steamship lines and the hotels of New
ed mothers, pointing out that had the
York known that the Government was
sincere in its efforts to get accommoda-
tions that neither the steamship lines
nor the hotels would have dared refuse
the Government. Mr. White also poin-
ted out that there is a Civil Rights Act
on the statute books of New York, which
is enforced and which made dissemination
against the colored mothers a crime.
The Advancement Association also
questioned the suddenly created tnder
solicitude for the feelings of the colored
mothers. 1t pointed out that some
Americans have prejudice against Jews,
catholics or foreign-born mothers and
that logical carrying out of the War
Departments position would have been
to segregate all groups against whom
any white American mother might have
protested. The Association further
pointed out to the Secretary of War
that it knew that all white Americans
were not imbued with intolerance, bigo-
try and race prejudice as the War De-
partment seemed to believe. 1t also
called attention to the fact that no talk
was heard during the war of refusal
to transport the sons and husbands of
these colored Gold Star Mothers to the
| battlefields of France where they were
destined to give their lives for democrac
In his communication to the War De-
partment Mr.. White also sharply chal-
| lenged a statement attributed to Secre-
tary of War Hurley in the New York
press to the effect that the colored
Gold Star Mothers did not resent being
segregated and that the whole campaign
against segregation had been fostered
by 'agitators' represented by the Nation
ional Association for the Advancement
of Colored People. The N. A. A. c. P,s
letter pointed out that colored men and
and women of all classes bitterly resen-
ted the insult shown these colored mo-
theirs and that the Advancement Asso-
citation was acting in its capacity of de-
fender of the Negro citizens rights and
as mouthpiece for those who resented
the Governments attitude.
Rarely has any event so stirred the
citizens of New York as has this contro-
versy. White and colored people alike
were strong in their denunciation of the
treatment of the colored mothers and
many expressed warm approval of the
position taken by the Advancement Asso-
citation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-07-19
National Association Of
COlOred Teachers

Petersburg, vai-(CNS)-Approxi-
mattel 800 of the foremost Negro
educators in the United States are
expected to attend the S0th Annual
Convention of the National Assoc
citation of Teachers in Colored
Schools, which convenes at the Fir-
GINA State College here July 1925.
DR.. ]. NJ. Candy, president of the
State College, states that the city
of Petersburg, through Mayor R. 7.
Wilson and the Chamber of Com
merce, is lending its assistance and
influence in making arrangements
so that the visitors will be proper
ly cared for. The State College, with
the assistance of citizens of the city
will see that the guests are salts
factory housed.
All lectures and discussions at the
convention will be conferred about
the subject, "The Present Status OF
Negro Education" DR.. Candy said
that the convention was xepected
to take the form of the most inter-
esting and informative meetings
that the national association has
sponsored. DR.. Mordecai Johnson,
Of Howard University, president of
the association, will preside at the
convention.
It is planned that number OF
noted citizens from all parts of the
country be present at the conven-
ton. Although mt yet assured, all
indications to the fact that Secre-
tary of Interior Wilbur will be pre-
sent to address the convention.