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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-18
BANKER
TO OPEN SAFE,
STEAL $4,000
Family Held Captives All
Night in Own Home by
Courteous Bandits.

BIZ United Press
MILTON JUNCTION, Wis, Sept.
18.--Four bandits who installed
themselves in the home of John A.
Paul, president of the Farmers bank
late Thursday and held Paul and
his family captive during the night,
obtaining $4,000 from the bank to-
day and escaped.
Paul was at home alone when the
bandits threatened him with guns,
forced him into a bedroom and then
awaited arrival of other members
of the family.
When his sons, Paul Jr. and NAL
com, and a daughter, Janet, arrived,
they, too, were herded into the bed
room with the banker. The bandits
apparently were we'll informed re-
garding the family's membership.
The bandits told the Pauls ironi-
cally to make yourselves at home
you've got a long wait" and
chatted pleasantly until this morn
ing. Then they ordered Malcolm to
accompany them, tied up the other
members of the family and walked
to the bank. Admitted by Malcolm,
they stripped the safe of bundles
of money and drove away.
Miss Paul, former University of
Wisconsin coed, was amazed at the
bandits courtesy She said she
couldn't identify any of them.
It was believed the same gang
was responsible for robbery of the
Citizens National bank at Slough
ton, a nearby town Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-18

gan, Gordon Hamilton and Joseph
Stevens.
Walking into the side of an auto,
Louise Holtke, II, of 1858 Roosevelt
avenue, sustained leg decorations
and bruises. The accident occurred
at Tenth street and Massachusetts,
avenue and the girl was treated by
a physician. E. A. Kiefer, All North
Sherman drive, driver of the car,
was held blameleSs.
Others injured:
James Mcmillan, Negro, 38, of 1412
East Sixteenth street, cuts and
bruises; Louis Mcintosh, 10, of AL
North Riley avenue, cuts and
bruises; Esther Jane Wolfe, 3, of
431 South Harris street, leg broken
and, Leonard Lautner, $3.50 East
Thirty-fourth street, face. lacera-
tons
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-18
Spirits Lo1C

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 49,
The speakeasy business here is
feeling the effects Of the de-
preston.
Sergeant r. c. Speith and
his liquor squad found that out
when a days work went for
nothing. Speith had warrants
his men previously had OBJ
tanned evidence-but not a
drop did the raiders find.
I'VE found business was bad
and 1 sent my husband back
to work." one woman told the
officers.
Sorry, boys said a former
proprietor. Its the depres-
sion, you know"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-18
Scouts, Parents to Install

Parent council of Boy Scout Troop
80 will hold its first fall meeting to-
night at troop headquarters, For
tieth street and Capitol avenue.
Officers to be installed are F. L.
Brock, president; Mrs. T. S. Ross,
ice-president; Robert S. Graham,
treasurer, and Mrs. H. B. Messick,
secretary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-18
MAN FALLS TO
DEATH BENEATH
TRUCK WHEELS
Tragedy in City Nursery at
Riverside Raises Traffic
Toll to 120.

Marion county's traffic death toll
was increased today following the
death of Ernest Meyers, 70, of 459
West Thirty first street, who was
run over by a truck at the River
side municipal nursery grounds
Thursday afternoon.
His death boosted the traffic IA
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mishaps that occurred on city streets
and county highways Thursday
night.
Mr.. Meyers, nursery worker, was
standing in the truck shaking his
coat when he toppled from the We
hicle and the wheels passed over
his body.
The truck, owned by the city park
board, was driven by Marion c.
Riley, 80, of 342 North Chester
street, an employee through the
Chamber Of Commerce made work"
system. He was not held.
Surviving Mr.. Meyers are the
widow and stepson, Paul Tooley.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Three Ft Harrison soldiers were
cut and bruised when Private Keze-
mer Vanconas smashed into a util-
ity pole at Thirty-eighth street and
Pendleton pike to avoid striking an
other car.
Those hurt are Private Earl Nor
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tally total TO TO
since Jan. /, and
was the fourth
death in two days,
Several other.
persons we're in
jured in traffic
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-18

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
Fight Chatter

New York, July 31.-Joe La Fauci and Paolo Villa, lightweight rivals, will furnish the action at the 1O6th. Infantry Armory, Brook lyn, tonight. The bout will be a return battle, La Fauci having won the decision in their previous meet ing. The eight-round semi-fnal will bring together West Dawson and Frankie (Kid) Bruno.
 DOminick PetrOne, veteran liar lem featherweight, and Oscar Gold man of Brooklyn will clash in the main bout of six rounds at the Long Beach Stadium tonight. In the mi-fnal, also scheduled for six rounds, Joe Barbara of the east side and Solly Ritz, Williamsburg lightweight, will clash. Two other six rounders and two four-round- CTS complete the card.
 Herman Wallace and Joe Greco will be rivals in the main bout Of four rounds at the Golden City Arena in Canarsie tonight. Lew Chester and Jack Seimers will ap- pear in the semi-fnal, which also is listed for four rounds.
 Jimmy McNamara, popular Greenwich Village Irishman, will face Jack (KidD Berg, Whitechapel Windmill, in the feature bout of ten rounds at Greensboro stadium Tuesday night. Berg claims the
 Junior lightweight title was not at stake when he was kayoed by Tony | Canzoneri In Chicago.
 Maxie Rosenbloom, worlds light
 heavyweight champion, plans to compete as a heavyweight in the event that he is victorious in his |15-round title struggle with Jimmy
 Slattery of Buffalo at Ebbets' Field Wednesday night. Rosenbloom Is
 training at Orangeburg, N. Y. Slat-
 tery Is preparing at Gene Tunney's
 old camp at Speculator. N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
CENUA AND SMITH SEEK COSS TROPHY
 IN FULTON GAMES
Annual Senior Tennis Tourney Starts Next Friday - Both Stars Have Two Legs Apiece on Three-Year Prize

The annual Fulton park senior tennis tournament will get under way one week from to-day on the Cooke street courts with some of the leading netmen in the city and vicinity competing for the Goss Trophy which at the present time is in the hands of Al Genua, Catholic U. star, who copped the tournament in 1929 and 1880.
 Al Smith Entered
 Al Smith, another veteran court star, also has two legs on this trophy, having won the title in 1927 and 1928. These two boys will be in there again next week and if either come through they will have permanent possession of this beau- tiful trophy awarded to the player winning the tourney for three years.
 Two Others After Laurels
 Les Beardslee, the smiling Thomastonite who battled Eddie Sutton in the finals of the city tourney last year at Hamilton park, has one leg on trophy and will be back seeking his second as will Vic Hedberg who also has one leg on the award.
 Entries Open To-day
 Supervisor O'Leary looks for ward to having the largest field of competitors in years entered next week. Entries opened this morn ing and any player wishing to compete should register with O'Leary who may be reached any day at the Fulton park courts CT pavilion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
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WASHINGTON PARK
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Joe Bowey Limits Rivals to Three Scattered Hits -Tata Hits Homer McEvoy Winners Best

Joe Bowey, youthful mound a<x of George Curtis Washington Park playground team, limited Jack Tagneys Mill street nine to three safeties yesterday at Washington Park as his team scored an easy II to win in an interplayground league game. Bowey would have registered q shutout but for Tata's | home run in the last inning with d mate on base.
 Hanley started on the mound for the Millers, but gave way 10 Lew Kelly in the third inning. Kelly was hit hard too. but man aged to finish the game. Joe Me Evoy, with three hits. was the winners best bet while Tommy Fitzgerald hit hard for the losers.
 Washington Park are leading the interplayground league with an undefeated record to date. Yes terday's game marked the end of the first round. Their lineup fol- lows: Lavasseur of, Shea 3b. Ragis 1b, McEvoy ss, Malinowski c, Schule If, Yonkers 2b. r. Kelly, Bowey and O'Dea p. Score by in- nings of yesterdays game: r. h. G. Mill .O0O 900 - 3 3 Washington 3O3 104 x-11 12
 Batterles-Hanley and Kelly and Fitzgerald; Bowey and Malinow- ski. Umpire-Sonny Connell (Wil- by).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Father D. B. O'COnnor has held the watch on as many new world records as the next one. He has been functiOning at national meets since 1902. .. when he made his debut fin . regional A. A. U. meet at New Orleans. He has been tn- terceted in amateur athletics ever since he was 6 boy and lived near the university cam pus at Lincoln, Neb. For IF years he has been official timer at all Missouri Valley, Big Six and state meets at Lincoln. Father O'COnnOr caught Roland LOcke's 22O in 2O.8, which still stands. In the national A. A. U. meet at Lincoln in 1927 when three teams bcttcred the world rec ord for the 44O relay, Father O'COnnOr was at the tape with his ticker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
6 .RhookS&SSlides S brauCher--

the Pankees and found wanting. That was back in 1925. At 31, Webb Is probably the most inn proved player in the American league.
 Excruciatlng
 One of the most hair-raising spectacles in the big leagues to- day Is furnished by Earl Averill fielding Q ground ball. The Cleve- land center fielder, great hitter and fine ky-chaser, seems to loose his bearing when the ball comes bouncing to him. His muffs of grounders have cost the Indians several ball games this year mad may cost them few more.
 The same thing can be said about q couple of the Indian in- fielders.
 Just An Old HOss?
 Twenty Grand was reported to be stiff and sore when they brought him back to Saratoga after the Arlington classic. Mate, his con- queror, was on the same train. The two may meet again in the Travers, if the old Grand can be given a mite of rest before that event, and get those muscles limbered up Mate may yet watch Twenty Grand's heels flashing, and remark, My, my, it's much dustier here than 1t was at Arlington!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
A Little Figuring

In order to tie the Cards if they win 30 more contests, the Giants would have to take AZ of their re- maining 61 contests. The third place Chicago Cubs would be forced to win Al games out of 58 to grab a share of the flag while the fourth place Brooklyn Robins would have to take Al of 55 contests. And there has been nothing in the play of the Giants, Cubs and Robins to indicate that they are capable of piling up the winning streaks nec- essary to overhaul Gabby Streets crew.
 The Cardinals increased their leadership full game yesterday when they defeated Chicago 10 to while Pittsburg was taking the measure of the Giants, 9 to 0. They were the only National league games scheduled.
 Grimes Works We'll.
 Burleigh Grimes and Jimmy Col lins combined their talents to set back the Cubs. Grimes allowed only eight scattered hits in regis tering his 18th triumph of the sea son while Collins accounted for llNe ol lIlc lLouio uHo WiIii iouk hits in as many times at bat.
 Larry French yielded but four hits in shutting out the Giants. The Pirates piled up seven run lead off Morrell, New York rookie, in the first two innings.
 The world champion Philadel- phia Athletics retained their lead of 12 games in the American league by defeating the St Louis Browns, to , as Waite Hoyt, de- troit castoff, registered his fifth victory since joining the team. Mickey Cochrane accounted for six of the Philadelphia runs with four hits, including two home runs, in four times at bat.
 Washington defeated Cleveland to 1 behind the 5-hit pitching of Carl Fischer in the other Amer ican league contest. It was Fisch- er'n 11th victory of the season. C No other American league games were scheduled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
Wright Outrows
 Crack Competitors

St Catherines, Ont, July 31-- (UP)-The annual Canadian Hen ley regatta continued here to-day with three clubs in a virtual tie in the race for the team cham pionship.
 The Don rowing club of Toronto took slight lead yesterday when it's representatives won three first places and two thirds in the first days events. The Argonaut row ing club of Toronto was close second with the Detroit, Mich. rowing club third.
 Joe Wright of Canada provided the feature of yesterdays events when he retained his champion ship in the single souls. Wright defeated a crack field. which in cluded Bill Miller of Philadelphia and Jack Guest of Canada to re- tain the laurels won last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
SOUTHINCTON VS
 JOLLY JOKERS

Fred Saganor's Jolly Jokers will play host to the strong southing- ton Sons of Italy nine at Water vile park tomorrow afternoon starting at 9 o'clock in the first of a "here and there" series. Mickey Stabile, Oakville Davies luminary. or Jackie Larrivee, speed ball merchant of the Bucks Hill nine, will twirl for the fun-boys with Frankie LaIaose on the receiving end.
 The Jokers have won their last three contests and are confident Of annexing their fourth at the ex- pense of the boys from over the mountain. Manager Saganor claims local clubs are avoiding meeting his club, but any who are not will be accommodated with a game by phoning him at either 4-2091 or 4-9463.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
EXPERT HEDGES
 | ON SELECTION OF VICTOR
Champion Good in a Pinch While the Challenger Sports Great Record Two Helens Play for Crown
BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Seabright, N. J., July 31 -(UP) - Johnny Doeg, national singles champion and this country's first ranking player, was to meet Ells- worth Vines, his conquerer in the recent Longwood championships, in the final round of the 44th annual Seabright tennis tourna- ment here today.
 Variety Galore
 As soon as Doeg and Vines quit the court Mrs John Van Ryn, wife of the American Davis cupper, and Miss Dorothy Cruickshank of Cal ifornia will mix 1t with Baroness Levi, New York, and Mrs l.. A. Harper, Philadelphia, in the wo- mems doubles final.
 Past performances would indi- cate Vines should whip the cham pion, but Doeg's earlier matches proved he is q great guy to bet on when the stakes are high and the going the toughest.
 For instance, after losing the first set to Bryan Grant, the At lanta mite, and all but losing the second, Doeg lifted his game and smashed to victory. He did the same thing in his semi-final match with Jack Tidball, the California flash.
 Good Background
 But on the other hand Vines season record of only two losses out of his last 52 tournament matches was not created by luck.
 Vincent Richards, a sound judge of tennis. thinks Doeg will win if his cannonball service Is working.
 "If that first one is working, Doeg ought to win," Richards said. "If it isn't, Vines, despite his lack of seasoning, should prove a little too good"
 The women's finals between Mrs Helen Wills Moody and Miss Helen Jacobs will be played tomorrow as will the final round of the mems and mixed doubles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
A DeskfuI of Notes

A DcSkful or Notes
 Your correspondent picked the United States Davis cup team to beat the French and bring back to these fair shores the trophy that France damned away with in 1927. But he forgot that in order to beat the French you first must play them. A few minutes after your enthusiastically had decided the United States would win back the cup, the English got tough and crowded our young men out of the picture.
 The next selection to be made by your correspondent will be of fered late in September. Don't mir , it. He will pick the Athletics to beat somebody for the worlds baseball championship. During the last few years that has been about the only accurate prediction this department has found itself able to make. Let us be thankful for the Athletics!
 Strangers Appear
 By the way, have you noticed that whenever the As seemed to be slipping and 1t looked as if Washington surely would overtake them, the champs suddenly started winning for themselves g. flock of double with pitchers whose names are just little bit strange to you? So have we.
 
 Webb Whacks Elm
 The baseball campaign Is likely to see one of the Chicago Cubs castoffs establish new two-base hit record in the American league. The man is Earl Webb of Boston, who Is now working toward his 5Oth double. The record Is held by George Burns, who socked 64 of lem in 1926.
 Besides being q Cub castoff, Webb also was given a. tryout by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
FTREMEN SAVE KITTEN
 FROM DEATH BY FUMES

Utica, N. Y. (UP) - Fire men wearing gas masks rushed into a basement here to secure a child whom neighbors said they could hear "crying." The base- ment was filled with ammonia fumes from a broken refrigerator system. Ten minutes later they emerged carrying a black kitten.
 well. we did our duty" couehed one of the firemen. "Our first duty is to save life and the second property"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
1heAdf9
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BY COL JOE O'GOOFTY Author of "HOw l learned to play Left handed Chess on Crutches."
 Geauga Lake Park, O.,-Young stribling has been doing roadwork on a motorcycle. Something like Gene Tunney, who did his fighting on a velocipede.
 With stribling training on a mo- torbike you may expect to hear any day now of how he skidded into ditch and found six-month- old waif wearing $5000 worth Of diamond rings.
 The only picture that hasn't been made of Stribling would show him shaving himself with straight ra- zor while hanging on the tall Of kite.
 Anyway, there are two events which won't be won by California this year-the Yale-Harvard row ing meet and the heavyweight championship fight.