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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ

Convention" of Mercury.
Venus and Mars IN Vest
ern SKY Renel0s Specula-
ton on Their Chances of
Supporting Life.
r OOKING at the western sky as
IL the sun sets any afternoon dur
ing the last week, you might have
seen a triangle of star-like objects
showing family amid the rays of
the dying sun. The three are plan
ets-Mercury, Venus and Mars
brothers and sisters of the earth.
who are apparently holding a con-
vention in the western sky.
The event, which is rather infre-
quent, is known as a triple coniunc-
ton. A simple conjunction. in
which two planets appear close to-
gether, occurs more frequently. OF
course, in all cases the planets are
actually millions of miles apart.
They appear close together only in
the line of sight.
The three planets could be distin-
guished by their relative brightness.
Venus ranks first, Mars next and
Mecury last Normally, only Mars
has a ruddy color, but all astro-
nomical objects have a tendency to
take on reddish hue when near
the horizon, just as the setting sun
looks red. This is due to the effect
of the atmosphere upon the various
wave-lengthS of light.
The conjunction no longer is Wis
1ble because On Wednesday the ap-
parent position of the planets came
so close to the setting sun as to rem
der them invisible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
Daily Thought

Cursed by their anger, for IL
was fierce; and their wrath, for it
was cruel: / will divide them in
Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Genesis 1877.
He that would be angry and sin
not must not be angry with any,
thing but sin.-Secker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26

Experts say this isn't the worst depression this
country has known. But everybody will admit it's
the best
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
Where is the aIsIand Of ReaI'?

1t is an island in the st. Law
renee river, off the northeast end
Of the island of Orleans, in the
province of Quebec, Canada, and
also bears the French name, Isle
aux Reaux.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26

When is the proper time to har-
vest corn for siIage?
Ordinarily corn should be har-
vested for the silo about a week or
ten days before it would be cut for
shocking; that is, when about 80 per
cent of the kernels are denied and
at least rs per cent are hardened,
so that no milk can be squeezed
out. At this time the lower leaves
on the stalk are turning brown and
the green corn fodder contains e5
to 10 per cent moisture, which is
sufficient for silage. Silage from
corn containing moisture enough
for proper preservation is more pal
atable than that made from corn
so mature as to require the addition
Of water.
How many. motions has the
earth?
So far as is known, the earth has
four motions: Rotation on its axis;
revolution around the sun; preces-
sion of the equinoxes, a slow wab-
bic of the pole of the spinning
earth, like the wobble of a spin
ming top, which requires something
more than $4,000 years to complete,
and motion through space together
with the sun and all the attendant
planets, toward g point in the con-
stellation Hercules.
Where is the Suwanee river?
1t rises in the Okefinokee swamp,
in south Georgia, and flows south
west, emptying into the Gulf of
Mexico. twelve miles north of Ce-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26

nON'T say that all this is none
IL of my bushes. The mode of
life a man leads must be reflected
in his work. And your work is very
much my business. Think back and
answer an honest question truth
fully. Have you, within the last two
months, actually given hard and
deliberate thought to any piece
which you have written?
II thought not. Since vanity is
among your qualities, have no in
tention of trying to tell you that
everything you do is bad. I have
enjoyed several of your essays. But
there is no getting away from the
fact that with advancing years you
tend to become little repetitious.
Several things in the column
have had a vaguely familiar ring.
Vaguely is giving you all the best
of the breaks. It would be an ex-
,cellent idea for you to burn up the
box in which you keep those old
clippings Of yours.
n q
For a Week at Least
A S a particular favor to me, will
L n you please abstain from writ
ing any more columns about your
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26

What does votive mean?
"Given or consecrated In fulfill
ment Of VOW"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
Another Abolition Faro

AnOln6f 'ADOlltI0n' + arCo
TN spite of all their wisdom and
l. courage, our forefathers endeav-
ored to solve the slave problem by
"abolishing the trade"
A f1fty-year farce followed with
the Middle Passage fairly boiling to
the rush of Yankee slave-runners
and with such fights and forays as
make the present show look like 80
cents.
Pouring little liquor down the
sink spout to escape dry agents
doesn't sound so impressive when
compared to tying human beings to
chain cable, six feet apart, and
running them overheard.
And there was the whisky rebel
lion" in western PENNSYLVANIA.
which Washington though impor-
tant enough to call out $1,000 men.
The country's population was but
little more than 100000 at the
time, which means that if we were
to mobilize a proportionateIy large
army, we would have 100000 men in
the field.
That would be going some,
wouldn't it? That's the kind of tune
the old boys danced to, however,
without losing their heads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
M. E. Tracy
We're Not IN Such Bad Shape
If Only We Had Sense
Enough to Realize 1t.

Enough to Realize 1t.
GIVEN an unpopular law which
NJ it is profitable to violate and
the stage has been set for all kinds
Of trouble.
Sometimes the ensuing fracas re-
suits in reform; sometimes in revo-
luton. At the beginning, about all
you can be sure of is a fracas.
Time was when Americans had
plenty of beer, but wanted tea. Just
now they have plenty of tea, but
want beer.
We like to believe that prohibition
has confronted us with something
big and unprecedented, but that's
only pride, coupled with ignorance.
Except as liquor is the issue and
bootlegging the method, it's old
stuff.
New York City wasn't 80 years old
and hadn't reached a population of
5000 before it learned the art of
smuggling and the cost of political
corruption. The community had
grown rich and prosperous enough
to want all the good things from
India which it could not get, except
at an exorbitant price because of
the navigation acts.
To beat the British monopoly, it
encouraged pirates, or Red Sea
men" as they were called, and thus
had its first run-in with graft,
racketeering, and gang rule.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
SPUDS BLANK
Bluffs z TO 0
L. White Holds Houston To
Three Hits; Ports,
Cats Split
BY WILLIAM A. BILL PARKER,
Associated Press Shorts Writerl

Houston may be first half cham
pions, and well on their way to the
second half title. but even the best
must lose sometime. Yesterday vas
the Buffaloes day TO 90 down, and
IL was the three-hit pitching per-
Torrance Of Lester White, Wichita
Falls right handler that beat Hous-
ton. 2 TO O. Stanton, Wichita Falls
first baSeman. clouted a double and
two singles in three Official times
at bat.
Dallas completed a final southern
road invasion by splitting a double
header with san Antonio. with
George Murray pitching. the Steers
won the first 9 TO 4. The Steers
blew a 5 to / lead in the second
game which San Antonio won z to
6 in ten innings.
One OF the classics o. the a
was staged at Beaumont where Fort
Worth and the Exporters split a
doubleheader. The superb game was
the first, in which Leon Chagnon
held Beaumont TO four hits for a
! TO 0 verdict. Whitlow wyatt won
the second victory in three days
and his ninth in his last ten starts
when he won in the second game 3
70 2. Wyatt limited the Cats TO
three hits.
Galveston and Shreveport on
tributed q mound duel between
Miller and Cromer with Galveston
a 2 10 ! winner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
HELEN AGAIN
Is CHAMPION
Mrs. Moody Easily Defeats
English Star For
u. S. Title

FOREST HILLS, N. ". Aug. "a
R)-Only a matter OF time and her
willingness 10 compete apparently
stands between Mrs. Helen Wills
Moody and the n feminine ten
MS honor she has not been able 10
win.
Queen Helen" assumed the
throne OF American tennis for the
seventh time yesterday when she
defeated Mrs. Eileen Bennett Whit
tingstall, British star, in the final
OF the women's national champion
ship. She still has TO win the title
once more before she can equal the
record Of eight championships set
by Mrs. Molla Mallory.
Yesterday It took her "a min
utes Of play TO win Ga, 81. And
not for a minute was the issue IN
doubt.
The doubles title remained 10 be
decided today with three OF the
visiting stars among the quartet
which reached the last round. The
final match brings Mrs. Whiting
stall and Miss Betty Nuthau
against Miss Helen Jacobs. Ber-
kelley. Calf. star, and her English
partner, Miss Dorothy Round.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
Lott and Doeg To
Defend Net Crowns

BROOKLINE, Mass, Aug. "a
R1-George Lott Of Philadelphia
and John Doeg OF Newark. set U
today in an attempt 70 win their
third successive national doubles
tennis championship.
The defending champions faced
formidable opposition from a field
that included the first nine rank
ing players OF the country and a
potentially dangerous English team,
George Hughes and Fred Perry.
The most serious threat against
their attempt for a third straight
victory was the California team OF
Ellsworth Vines and Keith Gled-
hill. who beat the oLtt-Doeg COM
bination in five sets At Newport
last week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
TRAPSHOOTERS
in BIG MEET
Thirty-Second Grand W. ..
Championship Gets
Under Way

vANDALIA, O. Aug. 24-tF-
Amateur and professional trap
shooters az the United States open
ed their annual Worlds Series
here today.
II IS the thirty-Second grand
American championship and handi-
cap tournament, the classic OF the
target world. and the attraction OK
a predicted 1000 trapshOoterS.
Today was scheduled the North
American class championships. with
c. L. Greer OF Aberdeen. s. D..
slated 20 fire the first shot or the
weeks tournament.
This year l5-year-old Rufus A..
King or wichita Falls. Tex. goes
out in defense Of his title won last
year with a score w OF out or 100
targets. Handicapped BY a recently
fractured leg. from which the cast
will be taken in time for the main
event Friday. ne viii compete
against a predicted 1000 contend
erS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
THIRD GAME
SET SUNDAY
Montalvo Twirls Good Ball
For Victors, Whiting
Eleven Batters
tBy Staff Correspondent

SAN BENITO. Aug. 24-The Rio
Hondo White Sox defeated the
Port Isabel Pelicans 2-l here Sun
day afternoon, evening the count
In the Valley Amateur league
championship series. The Pels took
the opening encounter.
The third and deciding game will
be played here next SUNDAY
Montalvo, San Benito product,
was the star for the winning club.
His hurting and fielding was good.
The white Sox took the lead early
in the contest when Jacobs and
Hall scored in the first and thru
innings.
Taylor was the only Pelican 70
cross the platter safely. In the
sixth he got a single, stole second
and third, and came home on q
sacrifice.
Montalvo and Rring staged a
neat twirling duel. The San Benito
product allowed eight hits and
famed eleven. Kring allowed a
like number Of safeties and whitfield
seven.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
YESTERDAYS A

(l3y The Associated Press
Dick Coffman. Browns, and Waite
Hoyt, Athletics-Former held AS 10
three hits 10 beat Grove, 10, IN
first game OF double header; latter
gave four hits TO take second. 100.
Chick Hafey, and Paul Derrin-
ger. Cardinals-Hafey batted eight
runs. hitting two homers. as Cards
beat Braves 1911 in first game.
Derringer ave five hits inf eleven
innings as Jim Bottomley's homer
won second. 10.
Dick Montague, Indians-Singled
in ninth TO drive in run that beat
Red Sox. 4-3.
Babe Ruth, Yankees-Hit seth
home run Of season as Yanks won
two from White Sox.
Joe Shaute and Jack Quinn,
Robins-Former pitched Robins TO
ga victory over Pittsburgh in first
game: latter's relief pitching check
ed Pirates and enabled Brooklyn
TO win again.
Joe Cronin. Senators-Hit homer
in seventh to beat Tigers 6-5.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
by HUGH s. FULLERTON, Jr.

bt mum y. lON, Jrp
The st. Louis Browns. who have
proved annoying opponents for
Philadelphia's Athletics a.. season
have deprived Lefty Grove, the AS
southpaw ace, Of a chance To SCI
q new American league record.
Grove wen IL successive games,
tieing the marx set in 1912 BY
Smoky Joe Wood and Walter JLhn-
son, before he ian into the Browns
and Dick Coffman yesterday In
the first game OF a doubleheader.
Good Ball
He pitched her good game,
giving only seven hits and ore run,
the result OF a misjudged ball which
went for a double In the third
inning, but Coffman was a little
better. The st. Louis hurler held
the champions TO three hits and
gave them their first shut Ut OF
the year In the second game Hoyt
held the Browns TO four hits while
the AS pounded out II to win 10
to o.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
EEnza Tie Herald SPORTS SECTION aHnaz
Rio Hondo Euens Series By Defeating Pels 2 to 1

batted IN eight runs with two
homers, a double and two singles,
won the first game for st. Louis
Is to /. The second clash went
eleven innings before Jim Bottom
ley dropped a home run into the
bleachers TO give ST. Louis q / to
0 victory.
Brooklyn also won two games.
staging two late rallies against
Pittsburgh and winning BY a 5-4
count each time.
The opening doubleheader OF the
New York-Chicago series LAS rain
ed out.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Philadelphia 100, st. Louis, OIL.
New York 9-10, Chicago Ia.
Washington s, Detroit 5.
Cleveland 4, Boston 1.
Games Today
St. Louis at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
Cincinnati at philadelphia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24

CHICAGO, Aug. "a. -iTS-MrS.
George w. Tyson OF Kansas City
the defending champion, today
headed a band Of l60 or more
women golfers over the Exmoor
country club course in quest Of the
wOmen's western title.
The field included the best In
the middlewest and far west. along
with q si7rahle number from the
east and south.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
Grove Defeated In
18th Start By St. Louis

New York made a slight gain BY
taking two games from the Chi
cago White Sox. The largest crowd
that ever saw a ball game in Chi
cago, $1,000, turned out to see the
YankS win 10 TO 4 and 9 TO /. The
defeat dropped the White Sox into
a tie for last place with Detroit
and left the Yanks only two games
behind Washington despite the
Senators s TO 5 triumph over the
Tigers.
Cleveland likewise had a close
call from a lower ranking team
when the Boston Red Sox fought
them to a standstill for eight in
ningS only 10 90 down 4 70 3 as
Danny MacFayden gave three hits
and lost a duel with Sarge Con-
nally.
Hafey Leads Attack
Cincinnati finally was eliminated
from the National league pennant
race when st. Louis took two games
from the Boston Braves. An l8-hit
attack, led by Chick Hafey. who
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
R. CHAMPION
FANS FIFTEEN
4. Tijerina Scores Winning
Run in Last Half
Of Ninth

Rallying in the last half Of the
ninth with the score tied two-all.
the Brownsville Robins punched
over run to beat the Matamoros
ln~ternationals 80 for the City
league pennant here Sunday.
This gave the Robins two straight
and the championship bunting, as
thy won the first game Of the
series last Sunday So.
The tilt was an exciting hurting
duel between Camerino Salazar for
the Robins and Robert Champion
for the Matamoros squad. Salazar,
unperturbable little workman,
twirled a four-hit game, struck out
eleven batters and did not allow a
walk. Champion allowed eight hits.
struck out fifteen and walked one
batter.
Championship Run
1t was the weak section OF the
Robin batting order which manu-
featured the much desired ninth
inning run r the victory. Antonio
Tijerlna got Champion in a 80
hole. The slim twirler breezed the
next n down the groove and
Tijerina tapped 1t over second for
a single. Frank Torres singled. but
It was a short blow and Tjerina
stayed ON second. r. Zavaleta drew
a walk, filling the bags. Meme
Cara, Robin lead off, then dump
ed a bunt toward the pitcher.
Champion fielded 10 and made a
fast throw home. but Tijerina al
ready had crossed with the winning
tally.
And with the run went the 1891
championship.
The league will give each mem
Der OF the winning club a silver
baseball.
Close Fray
Sundays game was exciting
throughout. The Red Birds got off
to a one-run lead in the first frame.
Meme Cara singled. Rivera and
Tijerina struck out. "'Chacho'
Garcia doubled, sending Cara
home.
The Matamoros squad came back
TO even the count in the second.
Lerdo Gonzalez got on when Rivera
made an error at third. r. Villarreal
struckout: r. Lopez was safe on an
error at first. Gonzalez then scored
when another miscue occurred az
the plate.
l The Internationals scored THEIR
Next run in the third frame. Salas
obtained a lease on life through an
error at short. Hits by Champion
and L. Gonzalez sent him home.
The Robins came back 70 even
the count in the fifth. An error at
short put Meme Cara on first. He
stole second and then went home
on "Chovy" Rivera's screaming
double. Champion struck out the
next three.
More Threats
From then on TO the ninth the
score waS tied.
The Internationals were all set
10 score in the eighth. Champion
died on third, however, when
Zavaleta made a good catch Of
Rufino Lopez long drive into left
field.
The Robins threatened In their
half OF the seventh but r. Villarreal
took Rivera's long drive in left
field for the third out. leaving
Zavaleta stranded on third.
~ F-fNam~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
TExAs LEAGUE LEADERS

tby The Associated PTeSS)
Runs-Selph, Houston, l08.
Hits-Stanton. Wichita Falls. 1872.
Doubles-Stanton, Wichita Falls,
as.
Triples-White. Beaumont. 10.
Home runs-SolterS. Shreveport.
IA.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Hous-
ton. 1O6.
Stolen bases-White, Beaumont.
40.
Games won-Dean. Houston. "a.
Games pitched in-Payne. Hous-
ton. "A.
Complete games-Harrts, Fort
Worth. "a.
Strikeouts-Dean, Houston, 253.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
st. Louis 1911, Boston 10.
Chicago at New York, rain.
Brooklyn SIS, Pittsburgh "A.
Only games scheduled.
Games Today
Boston at Cleveland.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
washington at Detroit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
Dempsey in Fight

NEW YORK, Aug. "a. -t41-
Jack Dempsey is scheduled to dis
play his sock in Portland. Ore,
tonight and in Seattle Wednesday.
Big Bill Hartwell, Boston negro
whose principal qualification IS
that he weighs 2l0 pounds, is
scheduled TO square off against
Dempsey tonight with a few more
heavyweights held in reserve II he
does not last long enough. Wednes-
days opponents have not been
named.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
IT'LL COME TO THIS

INSURANCE AGENT. Do ~ou
motor or fly?
CLIENT: Neither-I am q pc
destrisn.
AGENT: Sorry. but we can't in
sure vou.-Das Klenine Witzblatt,
Leipzig.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
T The
TEXAS LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
San Antonio Al. Dallas SO.
Fort Worth IL, Beaumont s-3.
Wichita Falls 2, Houston ..
Shreveport at Galveston, night.
Games Today
Dallas at San Antonio.
Shreveport at Galveston.
Fort Worth at Beaumont.
Wichita Fails at Houston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
(By the Associated Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Batting-Devis, Phillies, 1854;
Klein. PhillieS, .3+6.
Runs-Klein, Phillies. LOG; Terry,
Giants, 81.
Runs batted in-Klein, Philies,
los; OFT. Giants, "a.
Hits-Klein, Phillies, l67; L.
Waner, Pirates. 167.
Doubles-Adams, Cardinals, 80;
Hornsby. Cubs, 81.
TripleS-Terry. Giants, Is; Tray
nor, Pirates: Herman, Robins, IA.
Home runs-Klein, Phillies, 81;
OFT, Giants, %.
Stolen bases-Frisco, Cardinals,
20; Cuyler. Cubs; Herman, Robins,
II.
Pitching-Haines, Cardinals, won
10, lost 3: walker. Giants, won IA,
lost 5.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Batting-Simmons, Athletics,
1856; Ruth. Yankees, .377.
Runs-Gehrig, Yankees, 1870;
Ruth, Yankees. lis.
Runs batted in-Gehrig, Yankees,
1874: Ruth, Yankees, 100.
Hits-Simmons, Athletics, TIA;
Gehrig. Yankees, l6e.
Doubles, Red Sox, So; Miller,
Athletics. 40.
TripleS-Johnson, Tigers, IS;
Simmons, Athletics; Reynolds,
White Sox: Gehrig, Yankees. Is.
Home Runs-Ruth, Yankees, So;
GehriC Yankees "a
Stolen bases-Chapman. Yam
KEGS. AZ; Johnson, Tigers, 80.
Pitching-Grove. Athletics. won
Is. lost 3; Mahaffey, Athletics, won
l3. lost 2.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
lights LAST NIGHT

(By The Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM. Sweden Otto
Won Porat, Norway. stopped Harry
Person. Sweden, %.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24

Cats exist In most Japanese towns
in a proportion OF 80 to every 100
houses. with the results that rats
are very scarce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-24
Totals 50 2 24xs

X-None out when winning run
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-30
CANNED SALMON REFERRED NOW
 PUT ON MARKET
Product Put Up by H. L. Morris Will Total Only
 1000 Cases

Alaska Kippered Salmon In Cans" is Gastineau Channel pro- duct now on the market. Two hundred cases are on sale in Ju- neau stores. At least 1000 more will be put up this season, and most of these will go to large cities in the States, where ship ments of the delectable commodity in previous years have caused it to be in demand.
 The fish are being packed by H. L. Morris, longtime resident of the Territory and for many years a dealer in numerous articles of food. The packing is being done at the Douglas Island cannery at Douglas.
 Made of King Salmon
 The canned kippered salmon is made of kings, and only of catches taken in the fall, which are said to yield the best and fattest fish.
 The fish are hand-butchered, brined and smoked. They are then hand cut ana hand pacKeo. lney are vacuum sealed and finally are cooked in the cans.
 The canned product will keep in any climate, and can be shipped to any place without the least danger of spelling.
 Cans of Convenient Size
 The cases are convenient in size. Each case, which is of corrugated cardboard, contains one dozen cans. MT. Morris's salmon is the only kippered salmon that is packed in cans. It has met with wide favor as Christmas presents, and its package for 12 cans, each one-half pound, recommends itself as a Yuletide gift.