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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
GARY SPONSORS MEET

GARY, Ind, Feb. Ia heavy
entry is expected in the indoor
track and field meet for Indiana
high schools at Notre Dame March
%, according to Carl Olson, FroebeI
high school track coach.
The Gary High School Athletic
Association is sponsoring the meet
Events will be the same as those
at the state indoor championships
at BLOOMINGTON week later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
COCHRAN KEEPS LEAD
By United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Welker
Cochran of California led in the in
ternational 1872 balk line billiard
tournament today after his victory
Thursday over Kinney Matsuyurna
Of Japan, 400 to 5O3 in sixteen in
nings.
Willie Hoppe held on to second
place by defeating Eric Hagenlacher
of Germany, 400 to 162.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
Fights and Fighters

AT SYRAcUsB--Jackie Brady. local well
terweight was outpointed by Jackie Fields
former welterwSight, in ten rounds The
winner won by a comfortable margin. A
crowd OF 5000 was on hand.
AT BosToN-Lou Scozza, Buffalo light
heavy. had no trouble winning on points
over TONY Shucco. Boston. in ten rounds
There we're no knockdowns.
AT BETHLEEEM. PA--Pete Latzo of
Scranton. former king Of the welter-
weights. who is now fighting as a light
heavy. took the decision over Sam Weiss,
Allentown. ten rounds
AT MILAM1-Jack Kearps, manager of
Niickev Walker. announced here Thursday
that negotistions are under way to match
Walker with Jack Sharkey for a bout this
summer in New York or jersey CITY
Kearns said Chicago. Detroit and Cieve-
land also have made offers
cHICAGO-Battling Bozo. popular. light
heavy Of Birmingham. viii clash with Lou
Scozza Buffalo. in the ten-round semi
windup scrap or. the LevinsSy-criniths
heavvweieht card here March g. The all
star bill will be STAGED CT the stadium
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
Bulldogs to
Face Wabash

DUILER'S Bulldogs, beaten by a
D HooSier foe the first time this
season last week at Notre Dame,
will attempt to step back into the
win column tonight at the field
house when they take on Pete
Vaughn's Wabash five.
In a previous encounter, the blue
METERS walked off the Crawfords-
vile court with a 80 to 20 verdict.
-Four campaigners will conclude
their services with Wabash in to-
nights game. They are johnson,
Bowman, Howell and Chase.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
Fort Wayne in
Net Title Tilt

BIZ United Press
CLEVELAND, o.. Feb. 27.-Ft.
Wayne today is tied with Chicago
for the second half championship
of the American Professional Bas-
ketball League.
TT. Wayne defeated Toledo, % to
10, Thursday night. A playoff for
the second half title will be held on
the neutral Toledo club floor TO-
night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
CHESTER FIVE BEATEN
Valpo Rallies in Closing Minutes IL
Cop Verdict.

By Times Special
VALPARAISO, Ind, Feb. GA
brilliant rally in the last five min
utes of play gave the Valparaiso
college meters a 22-to-21 victory
over Manchester here Thursday.
Barnekoff and Wowalsi opened the
Valpo rally with field goals.
Dubois and Walters led the los
ers, who were in front Is to at
half time. Twenty-seven personal
fouls were called.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
coX FLATTENs HARRIS
Bp Times gpsoial

by ] tHttS 1p5UtuB
VINCENNES, Ind, Feb. 27.-Jirn-
my Harris, Cincinnati, was no match
for Tracy Cox, Indianapolis, here on
Thursday night and was knocked
down and out within a few seconds
after the start of the first round.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
TECH WARNINGS ON roP

Finishing even at the half, 10 and
10, Tech high school first-year class
rallied in the second half and de-
feated Washington freshies, "a to
10, on the east side basket court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
1--WE PER GANTE

This late Walter Eckersall, foot
ball star at Chicago. twice per.
formed the feat of dropkicking i've
goals during a game, against ILL.,
nois IN 1908 and against Nebraska
"a year later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
~Scpo RoxTNG SHOW

An all-Negro boxing show Will be held
At Msrtindale avenue .arc Nineteenth
street tonight. There viii be 8 number Of
bouts with thirty rounds scheduled in all.
jimmy Carr and Young Walcott light
hea vyweights. will meet In the main 90.
ten rounds. Tbs East End A. G. Is pgo-
noting the card
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27

Casey stengel has picked up Ken Strong,
and the famous athlete will try to make
good in the Toledo outfeld He led the
New York-Pennsy League in home runs
height Of his fame in college, he received
gobs OF publicity when somebody put out
a story to the effect he never had been
kissed. 1t went over big until the goods
exchanged secrets.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
FACTOR FUNDS
SEIZURE ASKED

CHICAGO, May 26 G.N.SJ.
John Jake The Barber" Factor,
allying himself with George
Washington and the patriots of
1776, today awaited action by
Commissioner Edwin K. Walker
on the plea Of the British govern
n1ent to extradite him to England
there to answer charges of re
ceiving money, knowing It to
have been fraudulently obtained" L."
Factors attorneys read from
the preamble to the Constitution
citing that one of the complaints
by the American rebels was being
transported across the sea 10
be tried for imaginary crimes"
Those who charge that Factor
defrauded them of large amounts
are not convinced that their
losses were imaginary and action
was started by Arthur Travers
Faber, London clergyman, to
attach trust funds said to ap-
proximate 100000 which TIE
former Chicago barber is said to
have established in two banks
here.
Lawyers argued that the var
rant asking Factors arrest be
dismissed because the offense
charged is not extraditable since
there is no such charge in Illi,
noiS.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
Dean Will Address
High School Grads

Dean William A. Wilbur, pro
vost of George Washington Uni
versity, will deliver the principal
address at the graduation
exercises of the five night high
schools and one vocational school
to be held tomorrow at 8 p m.
at the Business High School.
Graduation exercises for the four
night elementary schools were held
last night at 8 o'clock at the
Hine Junior High School. Frank
w. Hubbard, of the division of
research, National Education AS
sociation delivered the address.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
EXTENDED PLAY
AREAS CERTAIN

A battle of seven years for
adequate playground space in
Northeast Washington is near
victory. Members of the North
Capitol Citizens Association were
told last night by Edward r.
Williams, chairman of a joint
school committee.
Williams said he had been as
sured the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission in
tended to purchase 19 out of 26
tracts of land near Lincoln Road
and T Street Northeast for play
ground purposes. Citizens we're
hoping the Board of Education
would take over the remaining
sites. These we're diminished,
however, by Henry Gilligan, pres
ident of the North Capitol group
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
NAUTILUS SOON
OFF FOR POLE

NEW LONDON, Conn. May 26
US)--Preparations we're going
forward here today for the speedy
departure Of the transarctic sub.
marine Nautilus on her long voy.
age to the North Pole.
Sir Hubert wilkins and the sub
marines skipper, Lieut.. Comdr
Sloan Danenhower, believed the
boat would be mechanically ready
by tomorrow to make a running
dive to a depth OF $50 to 300 feet
That accomplished, the Nautilus
will go to Provincetown, Mass,
for underwater Standardization
tests. Hence it was expected the
vessel would put out to sea for
Bergen, Norway, about June
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
DENIES
FRENCH SLUR .

DINARD, May IS QNSJ.-
"The whole thing is a mis-.
understanding"
So Mayor John c. Porter, Of
Los Angeles, described to Inter
national News Service today the
situation that arose when he and
Mrs. Porter walked out Of the
traditional Vim D'Honneur cere-
mony at La Havre last week. He
said:
81 admit that 1 didn't drink.
Because ] don't drink and
never will. l admit that
walked out of the room, but 1t
wasn't intentional"
Lack of familiarity with the
French tongue was responsible
for the action, he said.
Although he never tastes alco-
holic beverages, Mayor Porter told
international News Service that
he often had proposed toastS to
international goodwill aboard
foreign battleShips in Los Angeles
harbOr.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
Traffic Snarls Will Pass
AS Streets Reopen

Traffic snarls occasioned dur.
ing the past month on Four.
teenth, Fifteenth and H SITS. N.
W., due to new paving work in
progress on the north side of H
Street and the northeast corner
Of Fourteenth Street at that in.
tersection will be eliminated to-
morrow night, according to Capt.
H. c. Whitehurst, highway en-.
gtneer Of the District.
Relief will be only temporary
since early in June the south
side of H Street between Four
teenth and Fifteenth will be torn
up for new paving.
Actual work Of tearing UP the
north side for paving, laying
the concrete base and the as
phalt surface was scheduled to
take one week. The street was
expected to be ready for traffic
to run over it tonight.
Cold weather and rain, how
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
War Veterans Plan
Concert for June I0

The Overseas Band, Drum and
Bugle Corps, v. F.. W., will give a
half hour concert following the
parade to be held in conjunction
with the opening Of the depart.
ment encampment at Wilson
Teachers College on June lS.
They will also participate in
the morning parade and the ser
vices at Arlington Cemetery May
30. A committee from the Co
lumbia Heights Business AsSo-
citation is cooperating with the
veterans committee.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
Laughing Jackasses
To Make Zoo
Merry

SAN DIEGO. Calf, May 26
0NSO.-A dozen laughing
jackasses from Australia are
the latest addition to the city
zoo in Balboa Park near here.
The laughing creature is not
an animal but q specie of
kingfisher bird. Its bird name
is kookaburro. Edmund Heller.
noted naturalist, says:
"Why this type Of kingfisher
laughs is a mystery, However,
its laugh is believed due to
the birds varied diet, which
includes garbage, mice, snakes,
lizards, birds eggs, insects and
any small living creatures"
The Washington times., 1931-05-26

ever, has caused a delay in the
hardening of the concrete. Work
of laying the asphalt will begin
today and should be finished In
time for rush hour" traffic to-
mnrrnW afternoon. he said.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
MONEY ENJOINED

ATLANTA, May 26.-A county
appropriation of $4,000 to the
Chamber of Commerce has been
enjoined by Judge John D. Hum
phries.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26

X ibis chart is based made BY Dr. Waller H. Eay Pro-
t5sor of Psychological CHEMISTRY Teachers COlcg Columbia
U"iDsiy and PUBLISHED i" the September 1880 issue Of Food
Industries
X Oneof tbt woEs greatest 4utBoitits cot Dr. Samuel
C. Prescott making iupv5tigatioms coffee in s Laboratory of
The Ma&acbuntt5 Institute Of TebnOegy The is
the Only mstbod that insure complete coffee ebnr says
Hss5 ~"S author Of tje e<B@pi~ ~pp, isDe,;gstions ."
Ccfts," l92
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-06
Poppy Sale Here Is
Planned for Nov. 10

A poppy sale for the benefit Of the
Disabled American Veterans will be
conducted in Bismarck and Mandan
Nov. 10.
Conducting the sale in Bismarck
will be the local unit Of the American
Legion Auxiliary while the Catholic
Daughters Of. America will be in
charge Of the Mandan sale.
Proceeds from the sale will be used
only for the assistance of those in
need Of help prior to disqualification.
Approximately 100 veterans of the
World war in the Bismarck-Mandan
area still are suffering from wounds
and ther ailments which developed
while they yer in the service.
Mrs. Charles F. Martin heads the
committee in charge Of the sale here.
Other members are Mesdames F.. F..
Skinner. Milton Rue, E. F. Trepp, A..
D. McKinnon. G. e. Knudtson, L. F..
Bechtold. and Ray Burman.
John G. Spare IS commander of the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-06
Operator Does Not Worry About
Big Salaries and Temper
ament Of Stars,

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 6.-The smallest
and most unique little theater ever
built now is doing a flourishing busi-
ness in Hollywood.
The theater, which draws capacity
crowds at nearly all performances,
seats only so persons. And the actors
are dolls that talk.
For the past several years Ellsworth
Martin. former technician in a mo-
ton picture studio. staged perform
ances with his dolls AZ a hobby-al-
though a rather e~xtravagant one to
be sure. Then he decided that his
hobby could be turned into a business.
So the little theater was erected.
Shows Profit
Box office receipts at the Theatre
Mechanique are small but still large
enough to show a fair profit to its
owner, who also Is theater manager.
ticket seller, stage manager, prop boy
and janitor all rolled into one Con-
sequently he has only n salary to
pay-his own. And unlike the ma
jority of actors to be found around
Hollywood, his performers aren't the
least bit interested in salaries. Their
sole interest is in giving a good per-
Torrance. And they never become
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES one of the rib
bons attached to them breaks.
But how can dolls speak lines fur
Their than to say mama and 'papa'?"
YOU might ask.
The answer is an intricate system
of radio and monograph connections
synchronized with the players in such
a way as to make it appear that the
dolls actually do the speaking. Three
or four monographs are used during
each set with each dolls dialogue be-
ing recorded on individual records.
And the dolls are fastened on ribbons.
permitting Martin to move them at
will from behind the scenes.
Perfect Lighting Effects
Perhaps the most remarkable fea-
ture of the entire show. however, are
the stage settings and lighting. Mar
tin has constructed elaborate stage
settings, five or six of which are built
on a huge revolving disc so that all
he has to do is turn the disc between
acts to obtain a e setting. The
lighting effects r as perfect as can
be found in any full-sized theater.
Everything about the theater was
so constructed as to increase the illu-
sion of reality" Martin declares.
1.-The smallness Of the theater, the in
timacy of the audience. the lighting
effects. detailed stage settings and the
synchronized voices all combine to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-06
Way to Get At a Cold
Is Through the Bowels

As o o as you catch cold, the pores
close; persptration Is checked. Gases
and waste can't escape through the
skin. That's why your doctors first
advice in cas Of colds Is q mild Lax
alive like cascara. Medical authori-
ties agree it actually strengthens
bowel muscles. You get cascara In
its most pleasant form in candy Cas-
carrots.
Remember this when you catch
cold: whenever breath is bad: tongue
coated; Or you're headachy, bilious,
constipated.
Why resort to harsher things when
Cascarets activate the bowels so
quickly. so harmlessly and pleasant
ly--and cost only = dine?-Adver-
tisement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-06
SMALLEST THEATER HAS BIG
PATRONAGE IN FILM COLONY

give the illusion Of living characters
appearing on the stage.
Sure I expect to continue with my
theater and If business becomes big
enough to warrant it, I may build an
other theater. I can't increase the
seating capacity Of this one because
q large theater would ruin every
thing"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-06

Statues Of is great Frenchmen,
which for nearly a century have &C.
cupied a place Of honor at the cha
teau at Versailles. are being removed
and presented to the towns of the
birth Of the men they represent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-06

Bismarck Mandan chapter Of the
Disabled American Veterans.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-06
BEAUTY s.
IS NOT AA
JUST A GIFT

For every woman who inherits
beauty, there are five who s0in
charm and good looks. Without
health, there can be little natural
beauty. And q serious handicap
to health is constipation.
This widespread ailment often
causes headaches, listlessness,
sallow skins, pimples-under-
mining both health and beauty.
Yet constipation can be over
come by eating Kellogg's
ALLrBRAN. This delicious cereal
provides "bulk," which gently
clears out the wastes. And Vita
min B to tone up the intestinal
tract. The "bulk" in ALL-BAN
is much like that in lettuce.
Try two tablespoonfuls daily
usually sufficient for most
types of constipation. If you
suffer from intestinal trouble
- ~o1Ar,AA $hSo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
SOUTHERN CLERKS
HAVE HOURS CUT
viii Lose Only Pay of Re-
duced Time, Equivalent
to Half Day.

Of1cials of the Southern Railway
System said today that, effective Sep
TENDER /. clerical workers Of the rail-
road would have their working hours
reduced to the equivalent Of half day
week
The men will lose only the pay of
their reduced time, 1t was added, there
being no reduction in the prevailing
wage and salary scales.
The officials said the arrangement
was by mutual agreement in the inter-
est Of the general economic situation.
Several weeks ago the Southern shop
men went on a five-day week basis and
later Southern headquarters announced
that officers of the company had vol
UNFAIRLY agreed to a pay reduction.
G. d. Mackay, assistant to the vice
president of the road. said 1900 en-
ployes would be affected by the cut.
He was unable to estimate how many
of these are employed locally.
The halliday reduction, 1t was point
ed out does not necessarily mean the
employees will be put on a five-day
week basis, although this will result in
some Eases There are others, however.
who are now working fewer than flve
days a week.
1t is hoped through the reduction in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
DENIES SUFFERING
INFER|OR|TY SIGN
Office of Education Shows
Men of History Had
Speech Defect.

Defective speech, twice as common
among boys as girls, Is not an indica-
ton Of inferior ability, the Interior
Department announced yesterday In q
statement issued through its once Of
Education. Eighty school systems in the
United States now employ special
teachers for children suffering with
this defect. the statement added.
IF Jimmy and Betty lisp or stutter,"
said DR.. F. F. Rogers, health specialist.
in the statement, lit should not be
taken for granted that the speech de-
feet denotes an inferior native ability"
DR.. Rogers added, consolingly, have
suffered from vocal impediments.
among whom were Leigh Hunt. Charles
Kingsley, Charles !. Demosthenes, Aris-
totle, Aesop. Alcibiades Cato, Virgil,
Manzorf, Malherbe, Turenne Boyle,
Priestley, Lamb, Erasmus Darwin,
Charles Darwin, Moses Mendelssohn,
Carbon. Camille, Desmoulins and the
artist David.
"Binet tests Of children with speech
defects in schools of ST. Paul, MINI,
have shown that such children were
neither duller nor brighter than other
children, and 1t Is only because the
stammering or suffering child cannot
display normally his native ability that
he has often been considered Of low
mentality.
Speech defects, especially suffering,
are at least twice as common among
boys rs girls. They are also about
twice as frequent in the colored as in
the white race. Lisping tends to cure
itself or is overcome by a considerable
percentage of school children as they
grow older, but the tendency to spon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
METROPOLIS MAPS
| Of u, S. PROGRESS
Concentration OF Population
Is Shown in Hyphenation
of City Area Names.

The- mapping of 95 metropolitan
areas" formed by the Census Bureau
and the country's Chambers OF Com
fnerce will be completed this week.
Eighty-four already have been announc-
ed by local Chambers of Commerce and
the remaining IL will be sent soon from
washington for such announcement,
Census Director Steuart said yesterday.
Concentrating all areas about large
elites with a population density Oh loo
persons per square mile, the metro
nolitan areas" map has amalgamated
some hitherto rival cities, and has COM
pelled them to share hyphenated honors.
For instance, New York-Northern
New Jersey becomes one vast metro
V,olitan area, and, alphabetically, the
Oakland-San Francisco area comes into
being.
Population Centers Mapped.
sour purpose is to picture the con-
enntrated population, and not to include
farm area interspersed with villages,
explained C. 4. Batschelet, census
oeorrapher. I'VE have segregated all
population centers of 100000 or more,
having as q nucleus city OF $4,000 or
more.
.The 15o-persons- per -square-mile rule
rnakeS such areas self-limiting. AS soon
&C the population falls the city ends.
where areas of such density overlap
they have to be considered all one area.
s.If two cities of more than 1000
reputation are included the area takes
the name of both, hyphenated and list
Cd alphabetically.
eff a very large city thus takes IN
uauch-smaller cities the area takes the
name Of the large city"
Hyphenation Protested.
Los Angeles. Philadelphia, and Detroit
IA named as three cities so outstanding
as to give their names TO the entire area
about them, though Pontiac. Mich,
made some demur about being Jumped
with Detroit.
oakland. Calf, also objected to be-
aag merged with San Francisco. but
when it was pointed out she would be
ranked as co-equal being able to claim
on her side as much or little more
san Francisco Bay metropolitan area
than her sister city, all was serene again
beside the Golden Gate.
Al Norfolk PortSmouth-Ne News
tentative grouping gave rise to another
argument which probably viii be settled
arnicably. Newport News, not desiring
TO be overshadowed by Norfolk, argued
Il was logical for all to be called the
Hampton Roads district" But the
census geographer sadly shook his
head.
Almost all. the hyphenated cities, he
said. could be broadly explained IN
terms of some waterway or bay, but,
he added. that this country doesn't
know its geography well enough TO be
anything but befuddled by such desig-
nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
$4,000, 900 OIL SUIT
SET FOR NOVEMBER 23
Federal Action to Cancel Leases
and Recover From Pan-Ameri-
can Petroleum Co.
Ry the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz., August 22.--JudRe
William H. Sawtelle Of the Federal Cir
cult Court of Appeals today set Novem.
Der % for hearing in San Francisco Of
a United States suit seeking to cancel
leases and recover approximately S10.-
100000 from the Pan-American Petrole-
UNI Co. for oil taken from the naval
reserve in Kern County, Calf.
The case was started September 8,
1924 Prosecution was held in abey-
ance until after the original suit was
decided February ~, 1927, the United
States Supreme Court having afirmed
the decision of the lower courts that the
American Petroleum Co. must make
restitution of lands and pay the Gov
eminent for oils taken therefrom.