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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
SENIOR LEAGUE
LEADERS retain
TOP POSITIONS
Weeks Playground Con-
tests Increase Margin,
New Standings Show.

Leaders in all the senior boys
playground leagues held their
places during the past week. Each
first place team won all its games,
Orange won three, the other pace
settlers won two.
Among the second place organiza-
lions, Fall Creek won one game.
Greer won two, Spades won three
ana lost two, and American Settle
ment lost one.
Only one of the last place teams
MADE Roadway. Spring won its sec
ond game. All the others, Finch.
Christian and Lentz, have yet to
score victory.
The senior standings:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
POOL RECORDS
NEARLY BROKEN
1906 Swim in City Pool
During Week.

Swimming pool attendance for
the week ending last Sunday, more
than doubled attendance for the
week proceeding. Swimmers num-
bered 83,906, as against 41,218 for
the week ending July &c. This was
the largest attendance of the sun
mer, with the exception of the week
ending July 5, when 1904 went
swimming in the city pools.
The attendance at the various
pools during the past week was as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
so PASS POOL TEST
City Swimming Course Is
Completed in Week.

In one week, from Monday, July
81. to Monday, Aug. 8, fifty begin
ners learned to swim well enough to
pass the swimmers tests.
The instruction was provided by
the city recreation department at
the various pools. More than 200
took lessons.
At Ellenberger pool, twenty-five
passed life saving tests during the
week Of July q to Aug. 3. During
the same period. seventeen passed
the tests at the Willard pool.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
JEWELERS. GUILD FILES
Betterment of Trade Is Object of
Newly Incorporated Group.

Incorporation papers have been
Med with the secretary of state for
1he indianapolis jewelers. Guild.
Inc, an organization of wholesale.
retail and manufacturing Jewellers.
The guild was formed for better
ment of the trade and to create a
more friendly feeling among COM
petitors, according to Louis
Strashun, one of the incorporators.
The guild was organized at the
Chamber of Commerce several
months ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
vOLLEY BALL
LEAGUES LED
BY BRICHTWOOD
City Recreation Contest Is
Underway for Two
Weeks.

Five volley bah leagues have been
playing for two weeks under spon-
SorShip of the city recreation de-
partment.
Brightwood, in the east division.
is in the lead. It has won four
games and lost none.
Fight other teams have yet to
lose. They are Riley and Military
in West League, Fall Creek and
Ashland in North, Military, Douglas
and j. T. v. Hill in the Colored
League, and Garfield in South.
Eight teams have failed yet to win
a game. The standings:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05

Times staff Photo.
Putting up the hill to snap a
group of pictures around Ellen
berger parks swimming pool who
should The Times photographer
"glim" but the two youngsters in
the upper left photo, Jean. Barnes,
$40 East Washington street, and
Robert Gussman, Columbus, O.,
deeply engroSsed in a ball Of cot
ton candy.
Then the photographer wan
dered farther and found the Ma
donna of the Pool, Mrs. Francis
Long, 904 North Belle Vieu place,
with her Donna 10 browsing in
her lap in the upper right photo.
Below, Mrs. Richard Brown,
Adj East Michigan street, has just
explained that she not only takes
her Alice, 3, (right) in swimming,
but supervises the padding of
Virginia Lee McCoun. 8, of 4316
East Michigan street Qeft).
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
BUILDING TRADES O. K.
FOR CAPITOL CLEANING
Council Writes Leslie Approval of
No Bids Procedure.

Unqualified approval of the
statehouse building cleaning prof.
ect, including the failure to adj
vertise for bids. has been given by
the Indianapolis Building Trades
Council in letter to Governor
Harry G.. Leslie.
The letter was signed by c. E.
Hammond, president. and Clyde
Pierce, secretary. Hammond said
they investigated the matter be-
cause OF so much public criticism
OF the procedure. The contract is
the basis of an injunction suit now
pending in court here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
NET EVENT ADVANCES
Three Seeded Stars Gain Quarter
Finals in State Play.
81 United Pres

b. UHtttd FTt8S
GARY, Aug. 5.-Three seeded
players anu one dark horse
reached today's quarter finals in the
mems singles of the Indiana state
tennis tournament here.
Lloyd Wallace, Elkhart, upset Ed
Lejeck, Chicago, fourth seeded play
er. George ODonnell. Chicago, de-
Tending champion, defeated George
Chacharis, Gary. William Parkhill
and Scott Rexinger of Chicago
seeded players. also reached the
quarter finals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
Tie weekly dCJenuanCe
pools is as follows:
School Plants to BE studied

: SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. s.
Frank E. Allen, new superintendent
of schools in South Bend, has called
for thorough investigation of the
platoon system now used in seven
of the city'S schools. While he said
that he had no prejudice against
the platoon system, Allen asserted
that it should be investigated by a
standing committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
PLAYLOT CROWD
At new MARK
Attendance Scars to 81 $40
in Single Week.

City playground attendance hit a
new high mark during the week
ending Friday. July 81. The new
record is $3.50.
Reports show that 44,39S boys and
1892 girls enjoyed the Fairgrounds
during the week.
For the week ended July "a, 39.713
boys and 1899 girls went to make
a total of 7l,542 attendance. These
two weeks bring the grand total at
tendance to 437,903 for the summer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
ELLENBERCER is
POLO LEADER
Remains Indicated With 5
Games Behind.

Elenberger team remained unde-
teated in the water polo league.
winning two games during the nast
week..
Rhodius lost its first contest to
put itself definitely in second place
Warteigh, trailer of the league
scored its first victory.
The standings:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
OPPOSE U. S. CREDIT
DEAL WITH GERMANY
Bremen Cotton Importers Balk at
Exchange Plan.

BIZ United Press
BERLIN. Aug. 5.-The American
proposals to sell large quantities of
American products, particularly
wheat and cotton, to Germany in
return for credits, have met with
serious objections, reports today in
Dictated.
Bremen cotton importers rejected
the United States farm boards cot
ton scheme, the important textile
publication Textile Woche. said. The
Textile Wocle said the importers
opposed the scheme because the
price OF IL cents is 8 per cent above
the present market price.
The Bremen cotton men were
quoted as saying that they would
accept only if the farm board agreed
TO deliver the cotton at the market
prices at the time Of the. proposed
sales.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
SHARE SHOOT HoNoRs

Breaking 40 out OF so targets each.
Logan and Umbanhowar tied for
top honors at Crooked Greek Gun
Club Tuesday McIntire and Logan
tied in the handicap with "a out
Of Is and McIntire won the doubles
ytth 20 out Of "A.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
BY ISRAEL KLEIN


Copyright. 1881. by NEA Service. Incl
. A KRON, o., Aug. 5.-Two great
"A executives, backed by two en-
gineernig geniuses, are responsible
for the U. S. Akron, the 100000
cubic foot airship being completed
here, which is the largest in the
world.
One of these leaders is Rear Adj
miral William Adger Moffett, chief
OF the navy's bureau of aeronautics.
Admiral Moffett has done more
than any other man to develop
naval aerorautics, both heavier
and lighter than air, to what it is
today.
The other executive, pushing
American airship development from
the commercial side, is Paul w.
Litchf1eld, president of the Good
year-Zeppelin Corporation. which
has built the Akron and which holds
the contract for building the Akron's
sister ship.
For more than ten years Moffett
has been chief of naval aeronautics.
He has directed the development of
military airplanes, of aircraft car
riers, and of means for catapulting
alrships from naval vessels.
4 =
MOFFET, now 68, served under
Iva Admiral Dewey at Manila in
1898, commanded the U. S. S.
Chester in the capture of Vera Cruz
IN 1914 and during the World war
directed the Great Lakes naval
training station at Chicago, for
which he received the Distinguished
Service medal. For his action at
Vera Cruz he wears the Congress
Slonal medal.
During the war Admiral MofFett
became convinced of the Importance
OF hghter-than-air craft in the ma
val service. When he became chief
OF naval aeronautics he started the
ball rolling.
First came the construction of
the Shenandoah at Lakehurst and
then came the Los Angeles as part
OF the United States share in repa-
rationS from Germany. But these
were only beginning.
Not until he had fought his way
through opposition in congress did
ne gain approval of his plan for a
iighter-than-air force of the type
the Akron will exemplify. Even to-
DAY he still has to answer numerous
critics. as he had to as early as 1925
when some congressman considered
him too progressive"
= q
MUCH opposition, too, has faced
I'VE Paul Litchfield. but Litchfeld
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
Principal Chosen
BIZ United Press

bE JWiItU HTcSS
LOGANsPORT, Ind, Aug. S.
BAIRD F. Cox, IS, teacher here for
eleven years, has been named high
school principal to succeed w. L,
Sprouse. who was promoted to the
SUPPLEMENTARY. ~-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
Shoes Pinch
~ Tnifed Press

~ LNitt0 fTtSS
CLEVELAND, Aug. 5.-When
robbers flee one shoe store here
they fee unshod.
j. c. Watson, manager of
the store, has devised simple
"stop-thief" plan. His clerks
are instructed to keep the
shoes of any customer sus-
pected Of being robbers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
t,t59 HEAR STORIES
Recreation Hours Total rs
for Week.

City recreation departments story
telling hour, held with cooperation
of the public libraries, featured
seventy-three stories in twenty-five
story telling hours during the week
from July q to Aug. 2. Listening
children numbered 1859.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
GENIUS Of Noted Air Engineers
Applied in Building of Akron

This is the fifth of six stories on the
Nays new Akron. worlds mightiest air
ship, which is to be christened by Mrs.
Hoover at Akron. o.. on Aug. 8.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
Major Leaders

Following averages, compiled by
United Press, include games of
Tuesday Aug. 4:
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HOME RUNS

Gehrig. Yankees. S0lFoxx, Athletics. q
Ruth Yankees. 28lAveriU Indians 20
Klein. Phillies "a
RUNS BATTED IN
Cehrie, Yankees li4iChapman. Yankees IS
Ruth. Yankees. Ito cronin. Senators. "a
Simmons. Athlet's 90
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05

Girls Baseball Contest Changed
According to Miss Alma Tiefert
director Of the girls games, the
time of playground girls baseball
contests is changed from 2 to 4
p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05
BASEBALL
CALENDAR
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Today

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee at INDIANAPOLIS (night).
Kansas City at Louisville.
st. Paul at Toledo.
Minnea polls at Columbus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05

H SaE@mba9 S SS9 9 8S3 S SS9r2 Z
Brillheart. Walsh and Griffin; Eckert
Campbell and Hinkle, Desautels.
First game)
Toledo .............. O2O COS COX 7 II /
Nichols, Bream and Fenner: Cooney and
'''' Second game)
Toledo ............ 600 600 200 2 u S
Prudhomme and Fenner: Ryan, Eissler
and Henline.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(First gamel
New Re9ok! York - COG SSS S S5ip Yig2 zz- Is g
Clark shaute and Lopez: Fitzsimmons
(second camel
New York .......... 6I0 020 0ox- 3 Q
Vance. Quinn and Lopez; Walker and
Hogan.
(First camel
Boston ......... 900 600 002- Q 2
Brandt and spohrer: Benge and Davis.
Second camel
Phiiadeiphia ......t 100 COL COX 2 8 /
Sherdel and Bool; Dudley and Davis.
First camel
Cincinnati .......... 600 Dol 100 2 I
Chicago ........... COZ 020 COX 4 10
Benton and Sukeforth Bush and Hens
lev.
Second Ramel
SSh1}einnati ... COG o99 0 009 0 go
Frey. Ogden and STYLES: Sweetland and
Hartnett.
st. Louis ......... 600 005 400 Z II o
PITTSBURGH ......... 600 900 Ol0- i 7 5
Haines and Wilson: Meme. Osborne and
Grace.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago ........... COS 600 200 5 "A O
Detroit ............. 600 00i 600 /
FRASER and CRUDE; HoRsett. Bridges and
Hayworth.
Cleveland at st. Louis postponed; rain.
(Only games schedued)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-05

Boston at Philadelphia.
BROOKLYN at New York.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh 1.-TWO games)
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isTERICAN LEACH
NATIONAL LFAGT1E

CIeVeIand dt Detroit
New York at Boston 1.-TWO games).
tOnly games scheduledD
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Results Yesterday
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

kansas Citv ........ 140 500 OOO-10 9 /
louisville ........... DOL 600 600 3
Hollev and Padden; Halter. Williams and
Shea
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Second camel

St Paul .......-.... 900 600 600 I
Nichols. Bream and Fenner: Cooney and
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MUCH opposition, too. has faced
4VA Paul Litchfeld, but Litchfeld
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The standings:
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only games scheduled.)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago ........... OOS 600 200 5 "A o
Detroit ............. 600 00i 600 1 8 /
FRASER and CRUDE: HoRsett. Bridges and
Hayworth.
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81 Paul ............. 410 Ola 011-l2 is o
Toledo ............ 600 900 200 2 II 5
Prudhomme and Fenner: RYAN. Eissler
and Henline.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-03-12
GILBERT w. BELL
DIES AT BETHESDA HOSPITAL

| Atty Gilbert w. Bell aged 81
mention of whose critical illness was
made last week, died Wednesday
morning about o'clock at Bethesda
hospital, GAINESVILLE. Death was due
to pneumonia About two weeks ago
he suffered an attack of influenza
He improved, and was able to be
out, but took a relapse, pneumonia
later developing, and Wednesday OF
last week he was removed to Beth.
esda hospital from this place where
he had rooms in the Mrs. Ola Fouts
residence.
Mr.. Bell was born in Cambridge
where he graduated from the high
school, For time he was employed
| with the Pure Oil Co, later entering
| Denison university at Granville. He
afterward entered the Ohio State
| University, graduating in law, in
1926, and was admitted to practice
| in same year He began the prac-
tice in Columbus, and was soon rec
| ognized as an able attorney. While
residing in Columbus, he had legal
business at this place, and spent sew
eral weeks here. While here he lik-
ed the place SO well that he decided
to make it his home, and open an Of
flee here, intending to come last fall
However he was detained on a case
in Franklin county courts, and did
not move here until about the first
of February of this year. During
his brief stay here, he made many
friends and acquaintances, and legal
| business was coming his way nicely
| when he was taken i'll. News of his
death was received with real sad
| ness here
Mr. Bell was soldier in the
World war; member of the Amer
lean Legion: of the Masonic order;
| of the Sigma Chi, fraternity and
the Phi Delta Phi law frater-
nifty, and was nember of the
Broad Street Baptist church of Co
lumbus, being actiye+in the work OF
he attended the Methodist Episcopal
church. While in Columbus for
five years he practiced law with the
firm of Morton. Irwin, Blanchard &
Touyelle.
His wife who was Vera Ashley OF
Cambridge, and one son Robert,
aged five, survive him; also his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs Hampton Bell,
and one sister, Mrs. Wilma Leach,
all of Cambridge.
The funeral of Mr.. Bell will be
held at 1:30 p. m. Saturday, at
Cambridge with burial there
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-03-12
Democratic Women's Organization
Has Fine Meeting

A very delightful time was had
Monday evening at the meeting Of
Woman's Democratic organization
held in the Maccabee hall The
president Mrs. Dove CASTOR presid-
ed. In spite OF the very bad evening
and much sickness, AZ were present,
number being there from the
country districts. Music was fur
nished by an orchestra-Wm Lindi-
more and Ed Eye, violins; Howard
Scott. banjo, with Mrs. \. l.. Smith
at the piano. Capt Irven Travis
also played some selections on his
cigar box violin, and he and Howard
Scott played "a duet. Mr.. Travis also
gave some of his splendid readings.
Speakers We're Judge l.. j Weber,
Auditor Harry w. Gordon and
George Aber. Judge Weber also
sang solo. Atty Gilbert Bell who
was to have made an address was
unable to be present. being confined
to Bethesda hospital, GAINESVILLE,
dangerously i'll with pneumonia A
representative of Governor White
was also unable to be present.
Later in the evening an elegant
chicken dinner was served, and i.i
all the evening was very enjoyably
spent.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-03-12
Death or Wilma NJ. Graham

Miss Wilma Margaret Graham,
aged Is years, died Saturday morn
ing at the home of her sister Mrs.
Clarence Williams in Columbus 1t
is stated that she had been in that
city several weeks. receiving treat
ment at the White Cross hospital,
for an abscessed lung. and being
later removed to the home OF her
sister. The immediate cause of her
death was meningitis. The lung
trouble which led to her death is
said to have developed following in
hpenza The family home is near
Sarahsville in Noble county Mr..
Graham was called 10 Columbus
when the critical condition OF his
daughter became apparent, but she
died before he arrived Mrs. Ora
ham had been With her daughter
from the beginning of her illness. A
brother of the young girl, Harland
Graham. died few years ago from
spinal meningitis, which developed
following an attack OF influenza
The body of Miss Graham was
brought from Columbus Sunday. Fu-
neral services We're held Tuesday
forenoon from the Graham resi-
dence, and burial was made in Olive
cemetery near Caldwell The de-
ceased was member of the NJ F.
church at Sarahsville.
The parents are Charles $. and
Myrtle Rich Graham. and it will be
recalled that Mrs. Graham and the
two daughters had all spent some
time in McConnelsville in recent
years, the first time they were
here, the younger daughter Wilma
being a patient at Rocky Glen sana-
torium They were in McConnels-
vile at the time of the marriage of
the older daughter Helen. Mrs.
Graham and Wilma had since been
here in the winter season, and made
many friends who will be grieved to
hear of the daughters death. Mr..
Graham was formerly in the mer-
camille business in Caldwell the
firm name being Racey & Graham.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-03-12
tiIsER X. FINLEY DIES At
HIS HOME IN DEERFiEI ID

Mention had been made III the
Democrat at iifrsseAt times, of tie
illness of Eber K. Finley, one ot
Morgan county's well known resi-
dents. Mr.. F'inley's death occurred
at his home in Deerfield township
Saturday March 7. Funeral ser
vices We're held Monday afternoon at
2 O'Clock, at the Deerfield Presbyte-
rian church, conducted by Elder C.
H. Norm, and interment was made
in Deerfield cemetery
The following sketch was fur
nished by a member of the family:
Eber Reese Finley, son of David
and Rebecca Reese Finley, was born
July s, 1862. and departed from
this world March 7, 1881. aged 6S
years, seven months and 80 days.
He had been in poor health for sew
eral years and about four weeks be-
fore his death he was stricken with
paralysis, and never fully regained
consciousness. Dec. 80, 1897, he
was united in marriage to Martha j.
Nixon. To this union We're born five
children, all of whom survive: Mrs.
Fred Downing and Mrs. Harry
Campbell of Bristol township; Mrs.
Kenneth Humphrey of Columbus,
and Ralph and Ronald Finley of the
home. He also leaves three dearly
loved grandchildren. One grand
daughter, Alice Marie Downing, pre-
ceded him in death. One sister.
Mrs. John Mcdonald of Deerfield, al.
SO survives him. While Mr.. Finley
had wide circle of friends, he was
great lover of home from which he
was never long absent, and where he
will be most sorely missed. He was
not affiliated with any church, but
was firm believer in God and the
hereafter. He was a lifelong resi-
dent of Deerfeld township, having
spent his entire life on the farm
which his grandfather Robert Fin
ley settled. For Is years he was
justice of the peace, of Deerfeld
township.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-03-12
T. Glen Denny Dies Suddenly

Mr.. T. Glen Denny, SO, native OF
Chesterhill, and for number OF
years prominent realtor of Zanes-
Vile, but for the past year salesman
for thei Bessey Granite Co., of Co
lumbus, which city he made his
home, was found dead from a heart
attack, on a lonely hillside near St.
Marys, w. Va. Saturday morning.
Tt is stated that when discovered he
had been dead since Thursday after
noon The body was found follow
ing an all nights search. 1t is eyi.
dent that he had parked his car and
started to walk across a field TO a
prospective customer, when he was
stricken 1t was at first thought
that he had met with foul play, and
authorities carefully checked all
clues, but nothing substantiated
such suspicion. His pocketbook
papers, etc, were intact His hat
and eye glasses had not fallen off,
and there were no marks on his
body The body was about mile
The deceased was son of the late
Otho Denny and wife, and was born
and reared at Chesterhill. His wife
who was Julia Hummel, died about a
year ago. Mr.. Denny was held in
very high esteem. He was affiliated
with the Masonic lodge, l. O. o. F..
and Maccabees. Surviving are an
adopted daughter, Mary Louise Den
ny, and two brothers, G. H. Denny of
GAINESVILLE, and L. j. Denny of Ches-
terhill
Funeral services, which were pri-
vate, were held Monday afternoon at
the home of G. H. Denny. GAINESVILLE.
and interment was made in Green
wood cemetery