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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-11

he said:
This place was so full of brier.
and bushes that they had to hans
two bells on a COW to find her ir
here"
NTHEN the Fort Wayne Journal.
" Gazette was trying to stiI
the local authorities into startins
some projects under WPA it told Of
a lazy hill-billy, the father of ter
children, who would not support
them. His neighbors down South
became so enraged by his neglect
that they decided to take him Out
and hang him.
While they we're on their way
with him in a wagon, farmer came
by and inquired what the necktie
party was about. He said. Its q
shame to hang the poor fellow. IL
give him a bushel of corn so he
can make some hominy for his
wife and children"
The hill-billy looked up from
where he was reclining in the
wagon and asked, Us the corn
shelled?"
NO." replied the farmer, You'll
have to shell it yourself"
Then drive on" said the hill
billy.
A woman relief client is a chronic
letter-writer. She has written to
President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt
Gov. McNutt, Wayne Coy and a
number of others. She requested
two or three everyday dresses, a
wolfe crepe or print dress and a navy
blue or brown dress for church."
The writer added. Il live alone
with the proceeds of one cow" To
Mrs. Roosevelt she wrote, st feel
that when you talk to Mr.. Roose-
welt you can place my need vivid
ly before him"
nVER at the Statehouse the
~ other day large number of
men were waiting outside the Of
flee of an official. Mildly curious, !
asked, What do all these people
want?" The official said, They
all have axes to grind" "All OF
them?" I inquired. mo" he
answered; ga few have no axes but
are carrying chisels.'
A. L. Trester, who guides the IN
diana High School Athletic Asso-
citation, is a prodigious worker. He
learned to work when he was prin-
cipal of the Alexandria High School
about 20 years ago. All he had to
Go was teach five periods a day
manage the football team, schedule
its games, coach it and officiate on
Saturdays.
For more than two decades he has
managed the high school athletics OF
the state, job which includes run
ming the annual basketball totrna-
ment. The details are many. With
sectionals and regionals being run
off in advance of the state tourns-
ment he has to see that every row
OF bleachers is inspected and in
sured. Then he has to attempt to
satisfy about 100000 persons who
want to see the finals with only
$4,000 seats in the Butler Field
house.
Herman Schilling writes: 1--WE like
a local column and hope you have
success with it." Sounds a little
suspicious, as if he were betting we
wouldn't.
Our main anxiety is crossing the
streets to get to the office so we car
write it. The way some drivers have
darted at me recently I begin tc
feel that the column should be in
sured.
y
Homer Phillips remarks that
among the Christmas shoppers are
a number of Hoosiers looking fol-
new political ties.
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DAILY THOUGHTS

And all things, whatsoever ye
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye
shall receive.-St. Matthew 21:22.
EAITH is the eye that sees Him,
l. the hand that clings to Him. the
receiving power that appropriates
Him.-Woodbridge.
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Squaring
The Circle
With
McCREADY HUSTON
McCREADY HUSTON
THE Works Progress Administra-

THE Works Progress Administra-
u ton is a source Of some of the
best stories about Indiana people
because its officers see so many
under the unusual conditions i'm
posed by relief.
A group of workers were clear
ing out Riley's "old swimming hole
over at Greenfield. The caretaker
of the Riley Memorial Park is John
Mulvihill who was a boyhood friend
of the poet. Recalling how Brandy
wine Creek looked in Rileys day
he said:
This place was so full of briers
and bushes that they had to hang
two bells on a COW to find her in
here"
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Homer Phillips remarks that
among the Christmas shoppers are
number of Hoosiers looking for
new political ties.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03

of car loadings to new
highs. Much Of this fresh
food has been going east to
feed the hungry mouths
which been failed by the dry
and dusty fields of the
central plains. Secretary
Ickes is reported to have
said that it will be necessary
to bring every possible acre
under irrigation. If the
drouth area persists.
The experiences which our
western grazing areas have
undergone, while new in the
history of this country is an
old story in the history of the
world Once upon a time, in
the fertile valleys of the
Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
in western Asia. great cities
flourished. The principal in
dustry, upon which was built
the wealth of these valleys.
was the grazing of herds of
sheep and oxen.
These grazing flocks be-
came more numerous with
the years. They ate the grass
down close to the roots. Then
came years of decreased
rainfall. The once fertile
fields became clouds Of blow
ing dust Gone today are the
vast and wealthy human
of the cities. All
that are left, are the ruins of
the great cities. buried be-
heath deep layers Of sand and
silt. a favorite haunt of the |
excavating archaeologist.
Ii is TO be hoped that such
conditions as now exist in
he drouth area will not be
permanent. However if they
are. the result will be a
great exodus Of the people
20 other areas. Perhaps
some of them will find their
way TO Arizona. where OPP
1ortunities exist.
- o.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03

from the National Head
quarters of the Legion, the
efforts of the Legionaires
will be guided by a hand
book distributed by their
National Americanism Com
mission in cooperation with
the National Bureau of
Casualty and Surety Under
writer. The Legion's pro-
gram includes:
/. Recommendations for
uniform traffic legislation. 2.
Plans for safety education
among both children and
adults. 3. Recommendations
for improved enforcement of
existing traffic laws. A.
Sponsorship of better traffic
engineering.
Under legislation, the
Legion will recommend the
uniform traffic laws es-
tablished by the National
Conference on Street and
Highway Safety and en-
dorsed by such groups as the
association of Motor Vehicle
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03
NEWS SUMMARIES

Various European countries
are now looking to the U. S.
to give a hard in bringing
order out of the chaos
created by Germany's de-
claration to re-arm.
These countries believe
that we will cooperate be-
cause of the fact we, in COM
pany with all the powers in
volved in the World War,
signed the Versailles treaty.
Ii is now feared that
there will be another wheat
shortage, due to the dust
storms which have caused
damage in the midwest
comparable to that done by
last years drought.
Farmers producing other
products likewise face new
and difficult problems
which have been caused
largely by the failure of the
governments farm relief
program TO produce the
results that were anticipated
by the overly optimistic.
All of this emphasizes the
fact that The American
farmer if he is to work his
way out of depression, is
going TO have to work hard.
and think hard. He cannot
depend on outside agency
for his economic salvation.
The wfims of nature, and
the ancient laws of supply
and demand cannot be con-
trolled by fiat.
The farmers best weapon
lies in the agricultural
cooperative - cooperatives
are owned and con-
trolled by their members,
and which enlist the abilities
and energies of thousands
Of producers in order to
work toward a common goal.
One farmer faced with
disorganiZed distributing
machinery. profitless prices,
and chaotic markets, is
powerless-ten thousand
farmers. joined together in
one organization, can fight
a winning battle.
The old saying that self
help is the only worthwhile
kind of help, was never
truer than in the case of
modern agriculture.
Aroused by the frightful
record of traffic accidents
and injuries during 1884.
IL, 900 Post and Auxiliaries
Of the American Legion are
in a 4-point program
for greater safety on the
streets and highways. Ac-
.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03

Administrators, the National
Safety Council and others.
These laws are considered by
safety authorities as basis for
efficient traffic control, and
includes: A Uniform
Drivers License Law, a Uni
form Financial Responsibility
Statute, and Uniform Traf-
fic Ordinances.
In adult and child safety
education formation of
school boy patrols to direct
pedestrian traffic near
school buildings, establish
ment of courses in safe driv-
ing for high schools, and
sponsorship Of community
safety programs, are among
the plans to be urged.
By enlisting the American
Legion. highway safety has
gained a powerful ally.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03

Coolidge Examiner for
one year and Household
Magazine for two years, for
S1.50. Subscribe now.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03

The newcomers were too
busy fighting Indians, hunt
ing for precious metals.
building homes. and Great
ing an empire TO appreciate
the picturesque qualities Of
their own environment. al
though on holidays the
pioneer often went on sight
seeing trips to the villages of
friendly Indians, or took part
in such frontier contests and
social pastimes as were pos
sible.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03
ARIZONA NOTES
lBy Stanley y Te...l

Late springtime and early
summer brings 10 Arizona its
annual series of pageants,
depicting in colorful scenes
the early history of this state.
1t may readily be understood
why Arizona should be
among the leaders in the
United States in both the size
and spleudor of its pageants.
when the early history and
the natural settings available
for dramatizations are con
sidercd.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03

Insurance that insures
See Hobby Agency.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03

Perhaps it Is Arizona s
nearness 20 the movie capital
of the world which prompts
such lavish displays of
pageantry as would delight
the eye of a king. History.
as lived in Arizonas early
days. was really a series of
living pictures, although it is
doubtful if the pioneer ever
stepped aside and looked at
his day and age with the eye
of an artist.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03

In the national food
shortage emergency. caused
by the combined efforts Of
Did Man Drouth and the crop
limitation program, Arizona
has risen TO a new Importance
in the eyes of the nation as a
provider of food. An almost
unheard of situation in the
meat industry has arisen
whereby Eastern meat deal
ers are asking Arizona for
shipments of frozen beef
which is to be sold along the
eastern seaboard.
An unusually good demand
for Grated fruit and vege-
tables has also pushed totals
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-03

In the eastern part Of the
L. S. various communities
will stage a big pageant per-
haps once in a generation.
But many Arizona com
munities make such an event
that these pageants are put
on long after most OF the
winter visitors have departed
proves that Arizona folk hold
pageants not as shows for
tourists but rather for the en-
joyment Of the home folks.
Evening star., 1935-03-22

criminal, listed on prison records as q
bank bandit, safe blower and conn
dence swindler," was given a six
month test parole yesterday by Gov.
Bibb Graves.
Dickerson, now "a and under a 25-
year sentence for bank robbery, gained
Nation wide attention when he es-
capped from Kilby prison here In 1928
and was sought as far away as Ar
gentina on the request of Gov. Graves.
He was captured in Salt Lake City
on February /, 1929.
"HoldoVer orders" for DickerSon
Evening star., 1935-03-22

offers business an escape from Gov
ernment regulation.
He told more than 200 retailers,
manufacturers and publishers business
must relieve itself from within of ad-
mittedly Objectionable practices or
suffer further governmental interpo-
SitiOn."
Evening star., 1935-03-22
VOLUNTARY CODE URGED

Cincinnati Chairman Says Alter
native in U. 8. Regulation.
NEW YORK, March % (P.-D. C.
Keller OF Cincinnati, chairman OF the
Fair Practice Committee of the Ma
tional Association OF Better Business
Bureaus, said In an address yesterday
the voluntary fair practice code alone
Evening star., 1935-03-22

Badenthal, was convicted yesterday by
a Superior Court jury OF the theft of
81 200 from his friend, John Schleifer,
in a fraudulent motion picture deal.
The jury deliberated two days before
reaching a verdict.
Evidence was introduced at the trial
that Willinger posed as titled Aus
trian, owned a l07-karat diamond and
was author of an opera, Leonardo da
Vinci," which he said he had sold to
film studio.
The baron" will be sentenced
Tuesday
Evening star., 1935-03-22
Apple Trees Counted.

Queensland, Australia, has 355.646
apple trees, according to a recent GEN.
siiS.
Evening star., 1935-03-22

from Denver, Colo, and Tacoma,
Wash, had been withdrawn in recent
months.
Evening star., 1935-03-22
JURY C0NVICTS "BARON'
AFTER z DAYS DEBATE

Man Posed as Austrian Noble and
Author to Steal $1,000
From Friend.
ny the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 22.-Carl
Willinger, alias Baron" Carl van
Evening star., 1935-03-22

Cats Called "Luxuries."
Prague, Czechoslovakia, has decreed
that cats be classed as "luxuries" and
q special tax be imposed ON them.
Evening star., 1935-03-22

Monetary Group Formed.
China's new monetary commission
has started to function.
Evening star., 1935-03-22
TEST PAROLE IS GIVEN
NOTORIOUS BANK BANDIT
Roy Dickerson, Captured After
Frantic Hunt by Alabama,
Out for Six Months.

UUt TOT SIX MOnthS.
BY the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March o.
Roy DickerSon, notorious Alabama
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By Joe Williams
300 Boats in One Big Race
Sails Suggest Monday Wash
Skipper Fond of Old ]. p.
Use Williams

NEW YORK, July 19-Les take day off and go out to
the Sound and the yachts It's the week OF the
LarchmOnt Regatta and the boys say the biggest regatta
Of the year Why? Sitter competition sitter winds,
sitter members. What's that? Okay the last crack
doesn't 90.
How many oats do you think started in the regatta?.
Almost 300 Imagine watching 300 boats shoot across
the starting line in groups twentes and thrtes with
sails full spread, newly painted huls gstening in sulen
July sky, eager eyed bronze skinned men in control.
Quite sight. sort of grand national of the water.
unuous scramble mao give ano ta an galD WIN
discourage On this boat and that boat you see comey
That's why photographers were born
TRY to think Of smile All those boats full rugged smashing
are Monday
on yes you have Quilts stucl; i a
Maxwell thinks that all right And Mr.. Maxwell
sailing
the Mr. Maxwell sailed Morgans yacht the Gray
stormy morning relates Maxwell had
He ddn think So he said Will take the
would anything
II put Larchmont
Pretty
aboard DO you mind he asked Get that do you mnd?"
1t his offered him the stick No sail her. he
We about at the halfway mark broke
thought ought to call quits demanded
thought remark was rather
typical Of Morgan that showed consistency with his banking
principles general approach business in this casual moment
there of bitterness indicating
power.
thought fact
WI splendid sport in those DAYS
sailing the Grayng day
right I should sail the
Why? because he had promised
changed to perfect don't try tell P isn't fine fellow
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were pitched by the brothers.
A year ago, when they turned in
40 victories, the Deans had won d
games at this stage of the season.
Today they are only two games be-
hind that pace and booming along
with seven straight triumphs be-
tween them.
Since July 4 Dizzy has won four
and Paul three with no defeats.
Their season record reads: Jerome:
won Is, lost 6; Paul: won 10, lost z.
Only black spot on their record is
that they have lost ten games more
than in a similar period year ago.
In 26 games, Dizzy has yielded 1853
hits, an average of about So per
game, struck out 1O1 and yielded so
walks. Paul, in %, gave up. 152 hits
or Sc per game, famed II and
walked 40. In the last two games
Paul gave only one base on balls and
II hits and has famed nine.
The Cards have rs more games to
play. so perhaps the Deans will get
those As triumphs they were talking
about early in the season, after all.
Paul chalked up his tenth victory
yesterday as the Cards won their
fourteenth straight by beating Bos-
tons Braves, 1873. 1t was the tenth
straight whipping for Boston.
The New York Giants maintained
their four-game firSt-place margin
over the Cards with a twelfth-in-
ming 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati
Reds. The Chicago Cubs beat
Philadelphia Phillies, 11-3. Chuck
Klein hit his fourteenth homer. The
Brooklyn Dodgers made it four
straight over the Pittsburgh Pirates
with a 5-3 victory.
The New York Yankees had their
first place edge over Detroit's Tigers
cut to a game and half when they
lost Al, to the st. Louis Browns in
the. eleventh inning, while the Tigers
were battering the Boston Red SoX,
80, behind Schoolboy Rowe'S five
hit pitching.
Pinky Higgins two homers gave
the Philadelphia Athletics rs tri-
umph over Cleveland and the
Washington Senators defeated the
Chicago White SoX, "a.
Yesterdays HerO-Schoolboy Rowe
of the Detroit Tigers, who held the
Boston Red Sox to five hits and
made three hits himself in three
trips to the plate.
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The Redskins were outhit, II to 9,
but run-making success early in the
tussle held up and the home toSsers
won by whlSker Two Milwaukee
runners were left on base in the
final inning.
The Indians tailed three times in
the second session and then put two
more runs across in the third Mil
waukee scored a pair in the fourth
and one run in the eighth and an
3ther in the ninth.
Homer by Heath
Mickey Heath walloped his twelfth
homer of the season in the second
StanZa. Joe Sprinz got a triple in
this round. Vance Page and Logan
hurled for the Redskins and Ham
lin and Wingard saw service on the
Brewer mound. Page was credited
with the victory and the defeat went
against Hamlin.
The second of the series will be
played under the arcs tonight at 8:15.
1t will be ladies night" and another
large turnout of fans is expected.
The Brewers will be here through
Sunday.
The second-place HooSiers and the
fourth-place Brewers have met
seven times this season and the
Killeferites have finished out in
front in six of the struggles.
Cotelle in Star Role
Como Cotelle was a prominent
figure in last nights show under the
lights. He had four putouts and one
assist. In the sixth frame the
Brewers grew dangerous. Doljack
opened with a hit and reached third
on blow by Webb. The bases were
filled when Gullic got a life on an
inf1eld miscue.
Wingard sent a fly to Cotelle and
Doljack was doubled up at the plate
was a great throw by Cotelle to
Sprinz. Then the side was retired
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Americans Favored
in Zone Matches
Bulge Tunes Up by LaCing
Terminate.
By United Press


WIMBLEDON, England, July 10.
The American forces seeking to
return the Davis cup to the shores
from which it was taken in 1927 by
France we're 2-to-1 favorites today to
whip Germany in the inter-zone
finals, beginning tomorrow, and adj
vance into the challenge round
against England, defender of the
battered trophy.
So certain are English tennis ex-
perts that America will eliminate
Germany that already they are dis
cussing how the American team will
fare against Britain in the chal-
lenge round next weekend.
Donald Bulge, young Oakland,
Cal, red-head, playing his first
Davis cup series, will carry the
burden of the American attack. He
meets Heinrich Henkel, sturdy Ger
man, in tomorrow's opening singles
battle.
He showed he is in rare form yes
terday when he took four straight
sets from Allison, 6-3, 6-1, 60, 6-3 in
practice match.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-19
ANOTHER WHIRL WITH
ROSS CALLS M'LARNIN

By United Press
HONOLULU, T. H., July 19.-Fal
from thinking of retiring from the
ring since his marriage, Jimmy Nc
Larnin, former welterweight cham
pion, is looking ahead to another
bout with his conqueror, Barney
Ross of Chicago, he revealed today
McLarnin announced he expects TO
fight Ross again in November.
The Vancouver (B. c. fighter and
his bride arrived here yesterday on
their wedding tour. They expect to
spent six weeks in the Hawaiian
Islands.
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next Tuesday night at Sports Arena.
The encounter brings together two
of the games outstanding rough
and-ready grapplers. Speers made
away with" Sol Slagel. 255. in last
Tuesdays semi-windup. The pow
erful Kansas husky lasted but a
short time against the Georgian.
Carter believes that the Cox
Speers battle will prove one of the
best of the outdoor season. "Rowdy
Joe" accepted a main 60 spot with
the understanding that he would
meet any foe Carter selected. Speers
readily agreed to the match and did
not hesitate to say that he would
take" Joe in the same manner he
disposed Of Slagel.
Darno Ostopavich, $50 Kansas
City, a newcomer to the local arena,
has been pitted against Whitley
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H. A. &. and Riviera
Annex Pool FrGys

The Hoosier Athletic Club team
outclassed Ellenberger, to 0, in a
Red Cross Water Soccer League
game at Ellenberger pool last night.
Ned Tillman starred for the win
ners. Riviera Club trimmed Will
lard Park, 7 to l, in a second con-
test, with Jack Wisdom and Jim
Birr accounting for all the winners
goals.
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a break, it was so long ago no one
can remember it. Ben White, who
drives her, never has to worry either
in that respect or about keeping her
racing straight and true.
Mary Reynolds pulls up as fresh
as daisy. I watched her cool out
the other day and she seemed no
more blown than if she had been
out for a short jog. In less than
an hour she was eating her dinner
as though she never had seen a race
track,
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Hewitt, 222, Memphis, in the semi
windup. Hewitt sports a two-fisted
style of offense. OStopavich is said
to have the goods" and comes
highly rated. Paul Harper, 235,
Texas favorite, will meet Jim Cot
field, 215, Kansas City, in the
opener.
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PITCHES NO-HIT SHUTOUT
~ Times Special

By Times Special
AKRON o., July ia no-hit,
no-run pitching performance was
chalked up in brilliant style last
night by Russ Brown of Akron as
he defeated Beckley. 6 to o. 1t was
a Mid ATLANTIC League game.
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when Cotelle made a fancy shoe
string catch on Traps bid for =
bingle.
Six double plays were completed.
three by each team. Three Indians
and nine Brewers were left on base.
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Runs batted in-Heath, Sprinz. Ste
phenson, Gullic, Wingard ~. Doljack.
hit-Sprinz Home run-Health. stolen
base-Sherlock. Sacriflce-Gullic. DoubIe
plays-Page to Bluege to Heath: Bluege
to Wingard; Storti to Wingard Cotelle TO
Sprinz, Wingard to Storti TO Hope. Left on
| ases-Indianapolis. 3; Milwaukee, 9. Base
on balls-Hamlin. 2: Wingard. /; Page 2:
Logan, 2. Strikeouts-Hamlin. /: Vineyard.
8; Logan. /; Page, l. Hits-OT Hamlin.
s in 3 innings; Wingard in 5; PAGE, I
Logan. A in A. Wild pitch-Hamlin. Win.
ming pitcher-Page. Losing pitcher-Ham-
lin. UmpireS-Goetz and Dunn. Time-l:54.
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MAJOR LEADERS

HOME RUNS
Greenberg. Tigers IS Camili, Phillies .. II
OFT, Giants .-.. 20 Berger, Braves II
Johnson. Athletics l9 Bonura, White SoX II
]. Collins. Cards ls Foxx. Athletics II
RUNS BATTED IN
Greenberg. Tigers 10 Johnson. Athletics 70
J. Collins, Cards n Leiber. Giants -. SO
Off, Giants 49,. rs Medwick. Cards 90
RUNS
Gehringer, Tigers 70 Greenberg. Tigers 10
Medwick Cards 70 Martin. Cards So
OFT, Giants ..... II
HITS
Medvick. Cards 1913 Gehringer. Tigers lis
crsmer, Athletics III Greenberg. Tigers lis
Terry. Giants III