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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-13
CRIFFITHS WANTS BOUT WITH SHARKEY

Chicago, Jan. With hope of securing the Max Schmel- ing Young Stribling championship bout virtually abandoned, Chicago stadium officials to-day considered plans for a contest between Tuffy Griffiths and Jack Sharkey as Q sub stitute feature for their 1881 box ing program.
 Grifiths' manager. Jack O'Keefe, has issued an open challenge to Sharkey and is awaiting the return of Matchmaker Nate Lewis from New York to start an active cam paign to secure the Bout. With Shar- as his opponent Bryan Is She lad who punched the pugilistic aspira- tions out of the mind of "Slugger'' Macklin, former Eastern League baseball catcher, few years back in three great bouts fought in Bridgeport.
 In another under-card bout Romeo Dubois, who will be seen in action in this city soon, will face off against Tommy Brown, of Norwalk, in rematch. Two other bouts making total of 38 rounds will bring together Joe Oliver. of New Haven, in a four spot with Ollie Traymore of Norwalk, and Rocco Muolo of New Haven, and Jackie O'Day of Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-13

AoIoio ....Il Q ~
 Referee-Walsh; umpires, Young, and Coutur; time, 20 minute halves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-13
/Rv Tho J'uitcl prosS,

At Pittsburgh-Paul Pirrone. 153, Cleveland, scored Q seventh round technical knockout over Pal Silvers, 154 1-2, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-13

Totals ........... 0 3 5
 Score st half time-Washington [, Barnard l. Referee-Maloney. Time Two 10 minute halves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-13

4G7 505 5lb-liob High single-Martino l"a' High three-Carroll, 350. o High game-Devito's Team, 339. High team-Devito's Team, 1o2i.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-13
;QWLlNG
,.uooKLYN X. C. LEAGUE

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Bullet Debate
Two Fingers and Thumb
Nearly Shot Off, but
He Wins Argument.

By United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-George
~ Meinzer admits he likes an
argument and rather would be
right in one than President.
Visiting Joe O'Kane's tire shop,
he was shown a new pistol Of
which O'Kane was proud.
1T sure is a fine gum" said
O'Kane, land necessary too, what
with all the holdups these days.
Certainly it's a swell gun, %
answered Meinzer, but what
goods it to you'P You can't
shoot"
So they argued. Meinzer was
losing.
Here" he shouted, finally, in
desperation, eff you think you can
shoot, hit this" and he held out
his hat. O'Kane blazed away.
Howling with pain, Meinzer ran
to a doctor, who dressed his two
badly lacerated fingers and a
thumb.
Meinzer picked up his hat to
leave. He glanced at it. His look
Of agony turned to a broad smile.
II knew I was right" he ex-
claimed. that bozo never even
touched it. I knew he COULDN'T
shoot"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
SCHOOL BOARD
WILL REPLACE
old ''FIRETRAP'
$4,000 Voted for Build
ing Condemned as Haz-
ard to 400 Pupils.

A new building to replace School
Sc, 2400 MartindaIe avenue, branded
"f1retrap," will be constructed with
a $4,000 appropriation, voted from
the unexpended 1880 balance by the
school board, Tuesday night.
Fire hazards and insanitary con-
ditions endangering lives Of 400
pupils were exposed more than a
week ago, following appearance of a
delegation Of patrons before the
board.
After a survey for insurance pur-
poses, the Indiana inspection bu-
reau reported School 56 zone of the
worst in the city"
Payments of $3.50 to Mrs. Angela
Moler, former principal of School IL,
and an unpaid salary balance of
5000 to Mrs. Addie Parker Reiter
were approved by the board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
! THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

his job this morning. and as he was
walking through Military park, two
Negroes robbed him Of his pay
envelope, containing s13.
Burglars took jewelry valued at
1886 from the home Of Miss Lucille
Daniel, APT. 4, at 726 North Senate
avenue, Tuesday. she told police. L.
P. Warner, the Antlers, said thieves
broke a window IN his car parked
near his hotel, and took sample
cases Of shoes valued at $3.50.
Returning home Tuesday night,
Mrs. Flora Smith, 826 Fayette
street, found thieves had carried
away her radio.
After police found there was no
street car of the number he gave,
on the line Tuesday night, police
said, Frank Norris, 1920 Blaine ave-
nue., admitted he faxed story Of
losing his watch to a Negro pas
senger who asked him the time,
grabbed the time-piece, and fed.
Police held Willie Johnson, SO,
Negro, 2133 Howard street, and
Julian Caldwell, Negro, 1928 South
Pershing avenue, on vagrancy
charges, after they learned Norris
was with them earlier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Gas STATION
ATTENDANT IS
BANDIT VICTIM
JeweIry, Shoes, Cash Are
Reported Missing in
RobberieS.

A gunman walked into a Linco
filling station at 1905 West Wash
ington street today, pointed gun
at Cline Gray, attendant. and de-
parted $50 richer.
A holder bandit Tuesday night
held up three persons on Lexing-
ton avenue street car, at Lexington
and Spruce streets, and made away
with SIS. william Boucher, 2216
Spann avenue, motorman, surrended
about $3.50, while Roy Bryant, 1885
Lexington avenue, contributed $3.50.
The other passenger was broke.
A Negro who ordered candy in the
Stockton pharmacy, Bright and New
York streets, Tuesday night, held up
George M. Stockton and a customer,
taking $35.
Oscar Fields. Negro, 31S West
Sixteenth street, told police he lost
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
four HELD IN DEATH
Autopsy viii Be Held on
Body of Frank Burk.

-Four persons were held on va
grancy charges today pending
autopsy to determine the cause OF
the death of Frank Burk, 50, Of 1901
West Market street, who died in the
home of Frank Shelton ST., 1873 North
Richland street, late Tuesday.
Coroner Fred Vehling said Burk
may have been the victim Of acute
alcoholism or alcoholic poisoning, OF
he may have suffered fatal injuries
in fight.
He ordered held: Shelton and his
son Frank Jr., %; his nephew
Franklin Shelton, %, and Mrs. Frank
Shelton Jr.. Burk's father lives in
Brown county, a brother William
resides in Indianapolis and sister,
Mrs. Edna Gates, lives in haywood,
Cal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
BAKING FIRM
HEADS OUSTED
President, Board Chairman
Leave Ward Company.

By United Press
BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 2s.-
Ralph S. Kent, president Of the
Ward Baking Company, and w. @
Evans, chairman of the board OF
directors were removed from their
posts at a meeting here early today
Of dissatisfied stockholders Of the
corporation.
Their removal, coincident with
that of all but two members of the
board of directors, climaxed years
fight waged by the group holding
more than so per cent Of the stock.
The leader in the fight was Edgar
Palmer, chairman of the board of
directors of the New Jersey Zinc
Company. Palmer was among the
members of the new board formed
at the custer meeting.
Selection of a new president and
chairman was not made, but it was
indicated George K. Morrow of the
Gold Dust Corporation would be
elected to head the new board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
DEATH SUSPECT HELD
Alleged Killer of Detective
Awaits Grand Jury Action.

Formally charged with Staying
Detective Sergeant Carl Hickman,
Jan. 8, Floyd Board, 26, Negro, $50
Torbett street, was in county Jail
today awaiting grand jury action on
the murder accusation. He was
bound over Tuesday in municipal
court.
Board was one Of two Negroes who
opened fire on Hickman and De-
tectlve Sergeant Phillip Miller, who
started to question them in con-
nection with laundry truck holdups,
in the $500 block North Pennsyl-
vania street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Relentless War Thi1zS
Public Enemies Ranks


Of
~ public enemies" during months has had the following
results according president Chicago crime
Three serving prison
Two have been sentenced to peniteniary
Three in jal-two charged with
One is a prison hospital
hash
One is about to be deported.
awaiting
Two are dead at the hands Of other
Eight including Scarface
When the final written
Loesch said in speaking national
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Asthma So Bad
He Couldn't Work
Now Works in Smoke and Steam,
without Cough or Wheeze.

People whose asthma or bronchial
cough is aggravated by smoke-f filled
air will be glad to read this letter
from Frank Paul, 1912 South East
ST., indianapolis, Ind:
II had asthma and bronchial cough
for 3 years, and couldn't work for
weeks at a time. was desperate when
/ started taking Nacor. II gave me
prompt relief, and now ! am feeling
fine. ! am a machinist in a round
house. The smoke and steam do not
bother me a bit now. ! don't wheeze
or even breathe hard
Hundreds OF people who suffered for
years from asthma and bronchial
coughs. state that their trouble left
and has not returned. Their letters
and q booklet of vital information viii
be sent free by Nacor Medicine Co.
40S State Life Bldg. Indianapolis Ind.
Cali or write for this free information.
and find out how thousands have found
lasting relief.-AdTertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
HIGHWAY BOARD
RECORD UPHELD
AT STATE QUIZ
Chief Clerk Says Indiana Is
Fortunate, but Isn't
Sure Why.

Whether bad Judgment, favorable
weather or reduction in contem-
plated revenues caused federal aid
bodybuilding funds to go un-
matched by the Indiana highway
commission in 1880, the result is
extremely fortunate" for the state,
the senate investigating committee
has been told.
And whether this conclusion is
correct remained a matter for the
quiz committee TO decide today, as
1t digested the mass of figures cited
at its hearing in the supreme court
chambers Tuesday night by r. E.
Simpson, chief clerk of the high
way commission.
For more than two hours, the
senators Intercepted Simpson and
heard recital Of the high flnanc-
ing involved in state highway ex-
penditures of $l7l55,602 in 1880.
Luck, Brains, or What?
Chief Clerk Simpsons admissions
claims, and predictions boiled down
TO this:
l.. The commission matched less
federal aid money during 1880 than
in any other year since 1923.
2. Certain factors in this were the
rapidity of construction, aided by
favorable weather, thus draining
highway funds, and drop in con-
tenplated revenues from gasoline
taxes and license fees. Faulty
Judgment may have been factor,
Simpson admitted.
3. Federal aid funds left I'M
claimed become a fortunate" means
of enabling the state to take adj
vantage of the recent federal
emergency appropriation Of $2,045,-
900 for Indiana, provided an I'M
precedented road building program
is launched Immediately for 1881
construction.
Simpson Is GrilIed
Questions were fired at Simpson
by all members of the committee,
which includes Senators Charles l..
Strey (Rep., Kosciusko and Wa
BASH, at whose instigation the in
vestigation was undertaken by sem
ate resolution; Glenn r. Slenker
rep, Carroll, Clinton and White),
G. Oliver Holmes CRep., Lake., Will
liam P. Dennigan (Dem., Daviess
and Knox, and Anderson Ketchum
(LIem., Bartholomew, Decatur,
Franklin and Union).
Minutes of the finance board
meeting July %, 1880, when the
commission was given authority to
borrow $1,600,000 from the cities,
towns, and counties gasoline fund,
interested Strey particularly.
Senators questions indicated
doubt of the legality of the trans
fer and a written opinion will be
asked Of Attorney-Genera James
M. Ogden.
Brown Is Lauded
Simpson detailed procedure in OBJ
tanning federal aid, relating the
close check which officials of the
bureau of public roads keep on
progress of the projects before they
qualify for federal aid. j. T. Vo-
shell, Chicago, district engineer for
the bureau, has been asked to APP
pear before the committee. Chair
man Strey also said John D. Brown,
highway director, will be summoned.
Wasn't the failure to take adj
vantage of more federal aid last
summer due to gross inef1ciency of
the highway director?" Strey asked
Simpson.
NO" the chief clerk replied. 81
think Mr.. Brown is the best direc-
tor we ever had. I can't say why
the roads built in 1880 were not of
sufficient mileage to match the fed
eral money. 1t might have been
the fault of several people"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
40 white Slave Suspects Freed

By United Press
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 28.-One
hundred seventy persons detained
here in a roundup of alleged white
slavers were released by the Grim
inal court on the grounds of in
sufficient evidence against them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Injured Man Asks $4,000

By Times Special
AUBURN, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Fred B
Tumbleson, TT. Wayne, alleges in a
Sut for $4,000 filed in DeKalh
circuit court here against Kinley
Tracy that injuries received in an
automobile accident have rendered
him incapable of following his oc-
cupation of barber.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
PAGE 8

from his leg was grated on 70 his
cheek. The child was laceratsd BY
glass from a broken windshield in
an automobile accident two weeks
ago. He was threatened with Sc
rious Disagreement before physi-
clans decided upon the fiesh-graft-
ing operation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Piece Of Leg Patches Face

BN Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 28.-Rob-
ert Lee Rumler, small son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Runler of Huntsville
south of here, is recovering at To-
cal hospital after a delicate opera
ton in which a portion of flesh
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Hero May Receive Award
En- Times SnociaI

HUNTINGTON, Ind, Jan. 2S.-As
a result of a rescue from drowning,
Wilbur Thompson, Is, Huntington
high school student, may receive a
Carnegie hero award. An effort to
obtain the recognition for him is be-
ing made by officials of the city and
hamber of Commerce. He pulled
-eber Schnitz, Is, from the Wabash
river after ice broke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
Flo Epidemic sweeps Greece

By United Press
ATHENS, Jan. 28.-An epidemic
of influenza spread alarningly
through Greece today and caused
temporary suspension of parliament.
Many members of the senate and the
chamber were stricken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28
EQUAL WORK FOR ALL,
STEEL OFFICIAL S PLEA

MyrOn G. Taylor Points to Depres-
sion Lessons in Radio Speech.
By United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-Until
normal production is resumed by
American industry, ut should be the
first duty of every individual con-
cerned with the employment OF
others to see that the work is
divided equitably among those who
are able and willing to work" in the
opinion of Myron G. Taylor, chair
man of the finance committee OF
the United States Steel Corpora
ton.
In a radio speech Tuesday night
over the National Broadcastine
Company, Taylor declared that
much good had come of the ex-
i. periences of the past year.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-02
Keeping Business Accounts

Business records of some form
or other were probably employed
in the earliest times in the history
of trade and credit. Practically
nothing is known, however, of the
earliest form of bookkeeping. From
the works of Leonardo of Pisa it
appears certain that the merchants
of Italy, France, and Spain prac-
ticed systematic bookkeeping for
some time prior to the Thirteenth
century. We owe the present sys-
TEN of bookkeeping, however, to
the Italian traders of the Four
teenth and Fifteenth centuries,
particularly the merchants of
Genoa, Florence and Venice. In
1894 Luca Pacioli, or Luca di Bur-
go, a Tuscan friar, published a
work which contained a treatise on
double-entry bookkeeping. From
Italy the system spread to the
Netherlands. thence to England,
and from there to all parts of the
world.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-02
Mixed Figures

1t is not always the merely slip
shod writer who sets down mixed
metaphors. Here are two specimens
from the writings Of prOfessed lit
erary critics, one Of whom, at all
events, was nothing if not fastidi-
Gus, Mark Pattison. in the first chap
ter Of his autobiography, wrote:
Even at this day a country squire
or rector. on landing with his cub
under his wing in Oxford, finds
himself as much at sea-" etc. The
other is from Mr.. Gosse's book on
the literature of the Eighteenth
century: When he (Gibbon) was
sailing on the deep waters of his
theme. he proved himself a uaster
in the craft Of language" There is
a double shuttle about the words
italicized in the last passage, says
the finder of this odd phrase, which
is more irritating than the frank alb
surdities of the rector Of Lincoln.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-02
World Slow to Adopt
Idea of Christian Era

1t was the custom of ancient peo-
pie to reckon their chronological
eras from some great historical
event, for example. the Romans
from the foundation of Rome, the
Greeks from the establishment of
the Olympic games, the Babylonians
from accession of Nabonassar, etc.
Consequently when Christianity be-
came the established religion of the
Roman empire, it was natural that
the supposed date of the birth of
Christ should replace that Of the
founding of Rome as a means Of
reckoning dates. A Roman abbot,
Dionysius Exiguus, introduced this
method into Italy in 533 A. D., fix
ing the birth in the year 754 Of the
Roman era, though he began the
year 1 with the AnnunciatiOn, March
25 Of the previous year. The use
of the new Christian era was intro
duced into France and England in
the Eighth century, but it was slow
in receiving official recognition.
Charlemagne appears to have been
the first secular authority to use it.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-02
Betrothal Ring First
Constituted a Pledge

The giving of a betrothal ring
was an ancient Roman custom. The
ring was originally probably a
pledge that the contract would be
fulfilled. 1t was at first made of
iron, the change to gold coming
about the Second century, A. D. The
ring was purely secular but received
ecclesiastical sanction in the Elev-
enth century. from which grew an
elaborate betrothal ceremony. A
good description of this is given in
George Eliot's story, "ROmOla." It's
more spiritual symbolism probably
rose at this time. too. in the days
Of chivalry, when a finer attitude
toward women began to develop.
How the custom grew to the giving
of wedding ring can no longer be
traced, but wedding rings were
used in Shakespeare's day. In
those times men as well as women
wore both betrothal and wedding
rings. The custom of putting the
ring on the fourth finger of the
left hand came from the belief that
there was nerve from there direct
to the heart.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-02
"Tin Can" Island

The island of Niuafou, in the Pa
cific ocean, about 300 miles from
Fiji, is but three miles in diameter
and is shaped like a ring. Outside
the ring the water IS, Of course,
salt, but within it lies lake which
is only slightly brackish. No doubt
the island is the crater of vol
cano-a mountain which rises al
most straight up from the deep
ocean bed. Similar volcano craters
lie upon islands within the island
itself, and these become active
every Is or 20 years. Strangely
enough. this queer island has quite
a large population. Its inhabitants
number nearly 1900 Tongans and
a sprinkling Of Europeans. In rough
weather no ship can reach Niuafou,
but as a strong current sets toward
the shore the mails are placed in a
soldered tin box and thrown over
board, to be retrieved by native
swimmers. This queer kind Of postal
delivery has provided Niuafou with
a second name. 1t is known fan1Il-
iarly as Tin Can island.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-02
FINE MARYLAND GUNNEPS
Two Men Arrested For Coon Hunt.
ing in Delaware Last Week

State Game Warden E. ]. Boggs
and his deputy, E. ]. Lafferty Of
Cheswold, took into custody, Char
les Hurd and Amos Hurd Iivino
near Templeville, Md, charged
with coon hunting in violation Of
the Delaware laws, they being
found on the Delaware side. The
men when caught had two coons
and six opossums. Arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Burton of Dover
each was given a fine of $50 and
costs. Officer Boggs and his as
sistant also arrested c. H. Gamble
and A. G. Alhabrook of Elkview
Pa, for shooting ducks in Della
ware, near Bay View, without a
license. They were each fined $50
and costs by Magistrate Stevenson.
of Smyrna.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-02
HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Lamb and Conrad Arrest Three for
Violation of Liquor Laws

Before Judge Earl d. Wiley at
Dover, in the Court of Common
Pleas, Marion Thompson, Benjamin
Thompson and Samuel Scott, Jr.,
taken into custody by Corporal
Conrad and Private Lamb of the
State police faced charges of viola
ton of the state liquor laws. Mar
ion Thompson was charged with
manufacture and possession of beer
while Benjamin Thompson and
Scott were charged with manufac-
ture only. The arrest was made
on a farm south of Dover near ST.
Jones River. Marion Thompson
the principal, when arraigned be-
fore Judge Wiley entered a plea of
guilty while Benjamin Thompson
and Scott pleaded not guilty. Mar
ion Thompson was held in $500
bail on each charge of manufac-
ture and possession. In default of
bail the trio were committed to
Kent County Jail. The officers
seized 100 bottles of recently bot
tied beer besides watts and tubing
used in the making of the beer.
Five hundred empty bottles were
also confiscated.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-02
CAUTION IN RABBIT DISEASE
Doctors Predict Tularemia Deadly
if Contracted by Human Beings


With the rabbit season now open,
warnings have been issued by doc
tors of a disease of rabbits which
last year caused two deaths and
several severe cases of illness in
the county. Already according to
a farmer in the southern part of
the county who annually kills q
large number of rabbits, one ami
NAL has been found suffering from
the disease and it was ais opinion
that, since the rabbit was an old
one, that its offspring would prob
ably also have the disease. Doctors
say that "the disease may be
caught from the bite of a tick
which had lived in the fur, or from
eating the flesh of afflicted animals
The difficulty of combating this
disease is that no one seems to be
able to tell when the rabbit has it.
However, when the rabbit is being
cleaned, if the liver spleen is dotted
with tiny white or yellowish spots,
you may be sure it is diseased"
The medical name for the disease
is tularemia. The disease may be
discovered in the human body by
symptoms of severe grip, ulcers on
the skin and enlarged glands.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-02
OF the Citrus Family

The calamondin is a variety of
citrus fruit (Citrus mitis) which
is unique among citrus fruits in be-
ing the hardest of the acid species
now being grown in America. It's
dense head with bright green leaves,
upright habit and small fruits re-
sembling tangerines in shape and
color make it one of the most orna-
mental of the citrus allies. The
fruits are bright orange red, l to
Ia inches in diameter. with deep
orange flesh. The juice is well fla
vored and very acid. 1t is a val
liable garden fruit adapted to those
sections where the satsuma and
kumquat are grown and is unsur-
passed among alternating fruits.