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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24

Teams of the Indianapolis League posted
a new record total Wednesday night. when
they hit the naples for count oil 4l.sI9
pins. an average of 1898 pins for each OF
the fourteen teams in action. -Four teams
were over the 3,100 mark. Coca Cola nay
ing 3159: Underwood Transfer. 3,l42;
Marott Shoe Shop. 1929. and wheeler
were Oeftering Litzelman, 3.o81; Lisebt s1
BARRIERS. 3O13; Pritchett Pickups. 1887;
Hollengeck Pres, 30l3: Fall CITY, Lager.
5000. and Union Title. 1882. HollenoecK
Press Fall City Lager. UNDERWOOD Trans
fer. Marott Shoes and Liebtag Barriers won
three games from Trule. Vollmer Bros;
Gregory and Appel, Pritchett PIckups anq
St. Philip A. c. as Wheeler Lunch an a!
lettering Litzelman took two from Union
Title and Coca-Cola.
Individual play was featured by Milt
Wimberly. the Wheeler Luncn star. Nn9
league with games of 257. e4l and Z4o, a
total of 1888 Wiesman also reached tne
700 mark. having 709 with counts OF Itt,
2l4 and 248. ThirtY-eight totals over Ine
600 mark we're recorded. ana lOo games
above the 200 mark
The Block Optical and Centennial Press
teams of the K of G. League Won, Two
Games from Pittman- Rice and Indiana
trucks. as Canning Plumbing. Frelle Gro
cerv and Finneran Grocery won the en-
tire set from Quinn Grocery, Scout IruGK-
ing and Penn Coal during this loops pa,
and Dugan reached the. 500 marx WIN
totals of 621. 612 and GOT. respectlvelY; a
233 by K. Kernel was high single count.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24

Reserve Loan Life Insurance five defeated
Indiana National Bank METERS 81 to l6.
Andersorr and Kvger starred for the vim
ners and Harris led the attack for the
losers. Reserve Loan desires games with
CITY and state teams. A game is wanted
especially for next Tuesday night. Call
George Sunkel prexel 1894. Ring 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24

Kingan's Reliable five, composed of
former high school players. from the main
office team of the Kingan League, desires
teams having access to gyms. Write Carl
Putnam. Main Office. Kingan & Co. or
phone Lincoln 1851.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24

The Wolcott Wildcats, seek games with
teams in the 16-1S-year -old class having
access to q gym. Call Cherry 3449-W
between $50 and 2 p. N. Butler Juniors
take notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27

the fundamental Of which is merely to
insist that the reckless minority Of mo-
florists, after conviction, be forced to
provide financially against future acct
dents caused through their own care
less operation Of their cars? What
argument can be used against q law
that protects the innocent victims Of q
motorists wrong doing and does it IN
such a way that the motorist who does
no wrong need never know that such a
law is on the statute books?
If the bill does net pass tbs Senate
at this session it will have to be started
all over again and the National Capital
will be the loser. It is the earnest hope,
therefore, of those interested in the well
fare of the city from traffic standpoint
that the merits Of this legislation will be
studied by those in the Senate who have
objected to its unanimous passage. II
it does not pass on the calendar it prob
ably will not pass at this session. The
time IS too short to allow much hope
! that it will be taken up in the regular
course of business. Certainly, under
these circumstances. it should be given
renewed consideration by those who
wish to provide the District with the
best law Of its kind that has yet been
devised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27
Pass the Safety Bill!

Once more the Senate has taken up
the calendar for consideration and once
more has the Capper-McLeod safety
responsibility bill for motorists been
passed over because Of an objection.
This bill, which is sponsored by the
American Automobile Association after
an intensive study by a body of ex-
perts from every section of the country,
is used in principle in twelve States
and in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
1t has successfully run the gantlet Of
the most exact scrutiny by legislatures
interested in the vital subject of sweep
ing from the highways the reckless-ir-
solvent motorist and has met the test OF
experience. More than one-third Of the
motoring population of the United
States is operating under it and more
than one-half of the population OF
Canada
Despite this impressive record anc
the fact that it passed the House Of
Representatives unanimously and il
now in its ANAL stage in the Senate, OBJ
lection has been made when 1t has beer
reached on the calendar. 1t is difficul
to understand the basis for such OBJ
lection to its passage. The Commits
sioners OF the District are whole-heart'
edly behind the measure, as are the Com
missioners' Advisory TRAFFIC COMMITTEES
and many local civic organizations.
What objection can there be to q Law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27

Churchill, rising from the Conservative
benches, was raised against the >onli-
nous statement which came from the
governments chief spokesman. MIR
Churchill emphasized that he was act
ing for himself alone and not in the
name Of the Conservative party as q
group. His typically opposition thunder
bolt does not appear to have produced
any noteworthy echo. OF far more i'm
portance was the benediction pro-
nounced upon Premier MacDonald's
straight talk by Sir John Simon. q
Liberal leader, whose commission sur
veyed Indian conditions with x-ray
thoroughness and whose report was
largely the basis of the round tables
recommendations. The Labor govern
ment is entitled to conclude that it has
a united Britain at its back IN deter
mining to apply the strong arm in
India.
Meantime, Gandhi is again at liberty
He was spirited away from Poona prison
in the dawn of today. AS he left, he
startled his late jailers with the afflrma-
ton that 1T expect to be back here
within two months" If that is a signal
that the Mahatma has no intention OF
abandoning his crusade against the
British "oppressor, the stern words
that rang through Westminster Hall
only a few hours before presage
troublous times in the realm Of the
raiahs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

has discovered a short way back to
prosperity, and in nine cases out Of ten
the short cut consists of some scheme
for producing easy money.
Most of the recent schemes which
have received publicity in this part Of
the world have to do with silver, of
which metal there is an overabundance
somewhat in proportion to the over
production of wheat and other COM
nodities
Recently an American, Paul Myron
Linebarger, who occupies a sort OF adj
visory position at Marking, announced
upon his arrival at San Francisco that
he had been commissioned by Gen.
Chang Kai-shek to borrow billion
ounces of silver in the United States
and bring it to China. Just how he
expected to accomplish this feat was
not stated, but, supposing he could sue
coed in obtaining one-tent1 OF the
sum stated, it probably would have the
effect of further depressing the value
of China's silver currency possibly to
a point where a Chinese dollar would
be worth no more than an American
dime.
Just now the world is suffering from
two major maladies-overprod in
the West and revolutions in the ORR
entail and South American countries,
which constitute the industrial Vests
chief markets. Coming together, these
maladies have produced a major crisis.
There is no way back to prosperity
except by retrenchment in the indus
trial countries and the creation OF po-
litical stability in the consuming coun-
tries. Oriental countries, most OF them
colonial or semi-colonial dependencies
of the capitalistic nations of the West,
are passing through political crises
which are bound to change the ma
ture of their relations with the coun-
tries to which they previously owed al
legiance. Most of these countries will
gain a fair measure of political indie
dependence, but after they have &C
conplished this object they will dis
cover that their real problems have
only begun.
China provides an excellent example
of this situation, for after achieving
political independence through a reg
ularization Of the treaty situation, the
Chinese people have and will further
discover that they have to begin at
the very bottom in the development
of INDEPENDENT nationhood. The cur
rency has to be stabilized. A complete
new governmental administration must
he developed. Foreign and domestic
OBLIGATIONS must be refunded. Indus
tries must be started Everything must
be done at once and there is no way
out except through hard work. Inc
Philippines, Indo-China, British-Indla
and Egypt present similar problems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27
More Equine AristOcrats.

From the St. Joseph Gazette.
II is interesting to know that, despite
the economic depression, the popularity
of horses for recreation purposes re-
suited in a considerable expansion OF
the horse industry last year. Accord
ing to the Federal Bureau of Animal
Industry. the number of saddle horses
in the United States now is undoubtedly
the largest in history. The total OF
horses used for pleasure and recreation
in this country is estimated to be about
200 900, and the number is steadily IN
creasing, in contrast to the tendency in
the field of work animals.
Prices for pleasure horses reached an
all-time high record only few months
ago. with the better grades OF saddle
horses selling for an average price OF
about $3.50 and the medium and lower
grades around SITS. Polo. which is
rapidly increasing in popularity, and
dude ranches" where city folks may
live the life of the cowboy without his
discomforts, account in great part Tor
the demand for saddle horses.
The number of horse shows held In
this country has about doubled in the
last five years. and every such show of
substantial size is reported to have had
its best year in 1880. Several foreign
countries are now sending entries to
shows in the United States, and it is
notable that horse show has been
made part Of the Olympic games.
Prizes awarded in these shows have
been materially increased-list total
ing $4,000 are not uncommon.
The "proletariat" of the equine world
may be doomed by machinery, but the
"aristocrats" are fiourishing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27

against him on account of the crops
One may well wonder If he has done a
tenth of the damage attributed to him
And surely, whsn he hops on
window sill in Winter, and looks
through the glass with his shining eyes,
few who see MIN will resent the bread
crumbs which are put out for his
benefit.
We may as well admit here that we
have not always had this altruistic
attitude toward the English sparrow.
AS small boy it was the aim of
our existence, as well as our right arm,
to kill sparrows.
We attempted this fell deed by the
medium Of rocks, as the small boys of
that era called small stones.
The right-hand trouser pockets of all
of us were constantly kept filled with
rocks, which ammunition we never lost a
chance to hurl far and generally wide.
AS far as memory goes. not one
OF us ever hit sparrow, much less hurt
one. Our intentions, however, were
severe enough.
The sparrow is the city cats meat,
of course. For this reason we often
have wondered at the spleen of many
persons against cats for their bird
catching activities. These same people
are most vehement against the sparroWs.
One might think that if they favor the
abolition of the sparrow, they would
praise the cat for catching him.
Probably the truth Of the matter is
that he or she who favors the abolition
Of one thing will work for the aboli-
ticn Of another thing Perhaps it is
abolition he favors, and cats and birds
alike to him are mere incidents.
Cats no more catch all the birds
attributed to them than they have nine
lives. cat has but one life, as all
know who love them. When 1t comes
to catching birds their ability has been
grossly exaggerated.
Cats spend hours stalking birds. 1t
is healthful amusement, which mostly
harms neither them nor the songSters.
1t is true that your average cat cares
no more for the cardinals gorgeous
garb than he does for the drab cloak
Of the humble sparrow.
He had as lief eat a wren as a mock
ing-bird. He is lured by the quick, dart
ing movements of the feathered crea-
lures. And by the fact, of course, that
that bird is much smaller than he is.
If any one in an excess of indigna-
ton calls this unsportsmanlike of the
house cat, let US remind him Of the fact
that craftsmanship is unknown In Ma
ture. except as conceived in one of Ma
lures children-man. And he, glorious
creature, is mostly a pretty poor sport.
X X X
We are glad that we are able to take
the sparrow as he is and to like him
for it. 1t must be terrible to have a
spleen against such an innocent little
thing. Mankind ought to save it's hates
for the really terrible monsters Of its
own creation.
The English sparrow is among the few
birds which spend their Winters with
US. He is always around, hopping
through the underbrush, Gathering away
in his harsh tongue, darting around the
caves of houses, Frightening up the
gray-geen landscape. And many of us
are glad for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27
Back to the Courts.

Despite the progress made during the
past year or so by Americas young
tennis stars, Doeg, Lott, Van Ryn, ALI
son and others, the prospects of cap
turing the coveted Davis Cup Trophy
from France in the near future appear
dim If Rene Lacoste Is serious in his
intention again to resume play for his
native country. Possessor of what has
been characterized as perfect tennis
technique" this slim young Frenchman,
after dazzling victories over big Bill"
Tilden and Little Bill" Johnston In
1927, dropped more or less out of COM
petition due to illness His startling
triumphs over what were then con-
sidered the worlds greatest players
stamped him as the future holder of
the games highest honors.
America has not seen the Davis Cup
since Lacoste, ably supported by his
teammates, swept through all opposi-
ton. Vainly, with Big Bill Tilden ag-
ing rapidly in so far as tennis was con-
cerned, the United States has sought
to bring the trophy back from over
seas, but 50 far without success. Since
Laco5te's virtual retirement, other
French stars have filled in the gap and
each year Americas best has been re-
pulsed.
The United States this year will have
a young team, Tilden having forsaken
the amateur game for moving picture
work If Lacoste sticks to his inten-
ton to return to the courts, it will re-
quire almost superhuman effort to re-
gain the trophy. While there is life,
though, there is hope and it is up to
the representatives of this country to
prepare as never before for the next
series of matches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27

the story Of his life: HE left many
munt1cent requests. We are not In
Guiding his worldly goods under the item
of requests We are thinking rather.
of the deeds he performed while living
that will extend their influence for good
far, far beyond his span OF mortality
Straus was credited with establishing
the Jewish Homeland. That was q
deed calculated to benefit his race.
But it was only one of the acts that
reflected the idealism which nourished
his generous and sympathetic soul.
The world viii remember him and re-
we're his name because of what might
be called the general scheme of his ex-
istence, and of which the Jewish Home
land venture was merely a manifesto
ton. He was a friend Of humanity,
and especially Of childhood"
1.-THE death of Nathan Straus," thinks
the Boston Transcript, takes away
from us one Of the wisest, as we'll as
most practical, most dearly beloved, Of
American philanthropists. He was the
second of three brothers, Isidor, Ma
than, Oscar, all born in Bavaria, who
were brought by their thrifty father
to this country in their early child
hood, and who grew up to become not
only successful business men but think
ers, men of broad public spirit, phi
lanthropists, public servants, men Of
light and leading and examples Of
sound AmericaniSm. OF the Jewish
faith, they were of universal sympa-
thies, and they regarded their wealth
as a thing held in trust for the good of
all. All were at one time or another
called upon to fill some public offlce,
ks,k ~ ho
row partisan idea or subordinated con.
scientious service to political interest"
"Of his hundred philanthropies," as
viewed by the Richmond News Leader,
"Eis establishment of pure-milk sta
tons in New York stood first, both in
the lives it saved and in the happiness
it brought to the mothers of the poor
That magnificent work, which helped
to make the public understand what
pasteurization meant in protecting a
milk supply, had its origin in his own
loss. His 2-year-old child died at sea,
poisoned by bad milk. After he had
been inspired by this tragedy to open
his first milk stations, in the face of
ignorance and opposition, he still kept
much of his fortune in his famous
racing stable. One day he took his
son on tour of inspection of the milk
stations, in the hope of interesting him
in the work. The boy was stirred to
his very soul. A few days later he
contracted pneumonia and, when very
i'll, said, Father, I think you ought to
give up your stables and devote that
money to child welfare stations in
stead That night the boy died. This
event, the old philanthropist used to
say, made me all the more determined
to go on with my milk work Then he
added, Enthusiastically, for he was a
fighter at heart, this and the attacks
of certain physicians here and
abroad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

Little bits Of Life were careening
across the street, given UP, with their
exception, to man and his automobiles
Sparrows, common English sparrows
few across busy Thirteenth street al
the corner of F, missing the tops Of
buses by no more than feet.
They had taken flight from the east
pavement; their objective was the west
where the passenger traffic begins again
There is no let-up of passengers at
Thirteenth and F streets on busy
afternoon. There is no ceasing of the
flow of automobiles.
| Human beings and their modern
chariots take complete possession Of
concrete, but the sparrows still control
| the ether.
AS disdainfully as if they were flying
across an English meadow, these trans
planted birds winged their small ways
| across the street.
We have always had a warm spot in
our heart for the much maligned Eng
| liSh sparrow, despite the sings and ar
rows of outrageous fortune which have
been directed at him.
He is an interesting little bird-the
city bird, the one without which thou
sands of children would have no &C
l
| things.
What If his chirp is not SO musical
as the songs of some Of his relations?
1t Is a pleasing sound, after all, on a
| frosty morning
we. always have doubted, too, the
amount Of destruction which the spar
| rows are supposed to do. If they fight
we'll. do not the Blue Jays fight? Dogs
fight, cats fight; Heaven knows men
fight.
The sparrow deserves his hard-won
place in the landscape.
He never asked for it, either.
He was picked up bodily and set
down in a strange land for the purpose
of helping the Americans.
Finally it got to the point where II
was declared that he was doing more
harm than good.
That, however, we must submit, was
not the sparrowS fault.
He had not signed any contract Il
do so and so, or thus and thus.
What he did in America was what he
did abroad.
He lived.
A fighting bird is the English sparrow
noted for his love for human dwellings
But because he eats grain and fruit anc
some blossoms. he is regarded as a pest
Perhaps he is not as bad as he has
been made out. He has to live.
He seems to do little damage in the
city. at any rate, and it is in the
urban areas that he is most needed.
It is interesting to recall that it was
in a city, that of Brooklyn, that hi
was first introduced in this country, ir
the year 1851
He has gone far since then, all ovel
the United States and Canada, as g
matter of fact Wherever he has
gone he has remained a downright
honest fellow, prolific. pugnacious, loving
the houses lived in by his human
friends.
These human traits have endeareC
him to human beings, despite the kicks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

90 hours by a vessel Of the co. class
in 1918. The dive was performed for
the purpose of testing the efficacy of
ventilating and conditioning appa-
ratuS.
@. How much milk does It take to
make one pound of condensed milk
E. H.
A. Two pounds of milk viii make one
pound of condensed milk and two
pounds will make one pound OF evapo-
rated milk.
@. Do Eskimos have marriage cere-
monies performed?-B. N.
A. EskimoS apparently do not observe
marriage rites in their native state,
although their moral standards are very
high.
@. How much smaller than the old
money are the new bills?-G. w.
A. The old size currency was 7-16
by 3 l-8 inches. The new notes are
61s by 25s inches-that is, the new
notes are / 5-l6 inches shorter and y
inch narrower.
@. Why does our Western coast have
the wettest weather in the Winter sea-
soma B.
A. The Winter rainfall on the Pa
ciflc coast is associated with the .nigra-
ton toward the Equator of the G. ,',ic
storm belt Of the prevailing westcT...s,
with the advance of Autumn and Win
ter, and the poleward migration of this
same belt in Spring and Summer. Dur
ing Summer the coast is dominated by
the high-pressure belt of the North
Pacific, with generally clear skies and
conditions unfavorable to rainfall.
@. Is alexandria found in large
enough pieces to be used in making
dishes?-M. b. c.
A. DR.. w. F. Foshag curator Of min
eralogy and petrology of the Smithso-
MAN Institution, states that no ale~
andrite crystals have ever been foulu
large enough to carve into dishes. A
crystal 3 to 4 inches in diameter is very
rare. Alexandria of gem quality is a
valuable stone and at present prices
sells for about 500 a carat.
@. Is a newspaper editor obliged to
print any material submitted to him,
provided it is paid for at advertising
rates?-R. w. S.
A. Newspapers reserve the right to
reject and decline to publish any copy
for advertising or any other purposes
submitted to them, If they do not find
1t acceptable for any reason. Complete
control of the columns of q newspaper
is at all times in the hands Of the
publisher or editor.
@. What percentage Of the water a
person drinks goes into the blood
j. A. F.
A Psychologists vary somewhat in
estimating how much is taken in; per-
haps IS to 40 per cent.
Q. Why does the spelling Of Eng
lish words change so much?-A. A.
A. Changes in spelling have been
continuous in the history of the English
language. Conscious and deliberate
efforts to simplify English spelling were
made as early as 1854. The latest at
tempted spelling reform came In Au-
gust, 1906.
@. When did Blackboard the pirate
sail the seas?-J. H. B.
A. Edward Teach, or Thatch (?-
1718), an Anglo-American pirate, pop
ularly known as Blackboard, became
widely known and feared for his rob-
berries and atrocities throughout the
West Indies and along the coast of
Carolina and Virginia. At Pasquotank,
N. c., in 1718, he was attacked by two
small sloops under the command of
Lieut. Maynard of the British Navy,
and by successful ruse led to board
the vessels, when he with several of
his men were killed,