Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 230, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1926 — Page 15

DEC. 31, 1926

NEWS EVENTS OF 1926

(By United Press) The principal foreign and domestic events of- 1926 follow: JANUARY 2 Ueo Trotzky re-elected to Political Bureau of Communist party • after lapse of six years. 3 Military dictatorship established in Greece by Premier Pangalos. 4 Prince Carol’s renunciation of Roumanian throne accepted by National Assembly. 9—“ Formal representations" made to Mexico by State Department on new Mexican alien land law and petroleum act. 10 —Mexican trrfin held up and CO passengers and troops murdered. \ 12— Gerald P. Nye, appointed to Senate from North Dakota, seated by Senate. 13— An explosion in the DegnanMcConnell coal mine near Wilhurton, Okla., kills 91 men. 14— Nineteen men meet death in Jamison mine explosion at Farmington, IV. Va. Prince Antoine Bibesco recalled as Roumanian minister to the United States. 15 — House ratifies Italian debt settlement.. 16— House approves debt settlements with Belgium, Roumanla, Esthonia, Latvia and Czechoslovakia. 23—Cardinal Mercicr, Belgian war hero, dies. 27 Italy settles war debt with, Great Britain. Viscount Kato, Japanese pre- ■ mier, dies. ” Entrance to the World Court under Swanson reservations voted by tho Senate. 28— Col. William Mitchell resigns from Army after court-martial is upheld. 29 Thirty-eight men killed in Mossboro mine explosion near llel cna, Ala. * FEBRUARY ( 10 — Germany makes formal application for admission to League of Nations. Spanish flyers arrive in Buenos Aires after flight across the Atlantic from Palos, Spain, during which they traveled 6,232 miles. 11 — Seizure of all church property ordered by Mexican government and some Spanish priests arrested and deported. 12— Agreement reached by anthracite operators and tniners under which longest strike in industry ended. 16— Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in a tennis match at Cannes, France, 6 —3, B—6.8 —6. 17— Barring of Countess Cathcart by Ellis Island immigration authorities on grounds of moral turpitude upheld by the Department of Labor. Forty persons killed and many injured by avalanch of snow and debris sweeping down on Sap Gulch, Utah. 21—Thirty-eight Catholic schools and convents closed in Mexico City. MARCH _ ■ 2— French Chamber of Deputies and Belgian Senate ratify Locarno treaties. 4 Consent decree signed by National Food Products Company, enjoining it from carrying out proposed combination of food products companies. 6—Writ of habeas corpus “secured by Countess Cathcart sustained and Federal Judge Bondy orders her admitted to the United States. * ‘ Two-way telephone communication by non-experts between United States and England established for first time. 5 Discovery of one of the five supposedly existing but unknown elements making up all compounds announced by Dr. B. E. Hopkins, of the University of Illinois. IS—Col. John Coolidge, father of the President, dies at his home in Plymouth, Yt. 19— Admiral Coundouriotis resigns as President of Greece. 20— Charles R. Forbes, former head of Veterans’ Bureau, enters Lea ven worth prison on two-

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years’ sentence for conspiracy to defraud government on hospital contracts. 23 —Reichstag approves action of German delegates in refusing to agree to League of Nations at the same time with any other nation. 31—The United States is formally invited by the League of Nations to participate in the meetings of signatories of the World Co.urt protocol at Geneva, Sept. 1 to discuss American reservations. APRIL 1 — The House impeaches Federal Judge George W. English of the eastern district of Illinois on charges of tyranny and corruption in office, using obscene language in the courtroom and threatening a jury. 2An intensive economic survey of the Philippine Islands by Col'. Carmi A. Thompson, of Ohio, ordered by President Coolidge. s—Gerald5 —Gerald Chapman, the bandit, executed at Wetherfleld state prison, in Connecticut. 7—Premier Mussolini of Italy shot and slightly wounded by Violet Albina. Gibson, British noblewoman. The offer of John D. Rockefeller Jr., of *10,000,000 for the establishment of a museum of antiquities at Cairo rejected by the Egyptian government. Forty men killed in explosion on two tank steamers on the Mississippi. 11 —Luther Burbank dies. Senate seats Daniel F. Steck. Democrat, of lowa, in place of Senator Smith W. Brookhart. 15— General Pangalos Inaugurated president of Greece. 19 —United States rejects Geneva conference invitation. 21 —Senate approves Italian debt settlement. 23—Joseph Pennell, Rioted artist, dies. 25 Heza Kahn Pehlevi, crowns himself Shall of Persia. 29—French debt agreement concluded between American Debt Commission and Ambassador Beren ger. Transmission of pictures by raido between New York and London commenced on a commercial basis. MAY 1- —General strike order, effective May 3, unless agreement is reached between cool mine own ers and oper itora, ordered byBritish Trade Union Congress. 3 British general strike, involving 5.000,000 workers, goes into effect. * Oscar S. Str is, noted lawyer, merchant ami philanthropist, dies. 4 American cruiser Cleveland, or dered to Bluefield, Nicaragua, to protect American lives and property during new revolution. 7—Former Attorney-General Harry M. Daugherty, Col. Thomas W. Miller, former alien propertycustodian, and John T. King, former national committeeman from Connecticut, indicted by a Federal grand jury’ In New York on charges growing out of the return of approximately $6,917,000 from the sale of stock in a German concern confliseated during the war. 9—Lieut.-Com. Richard E. Byrd flies over the north pole and back to his base at Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, negotiating tho distance of 1,360 miles in 15*4 hours. 11—British general strike ends. 13—British rail and dock workers remain on strike due to disagreement over terms. 16 — Mohammed VI, former Sultan of Turkey, dies. 19—Special committee' appointed by Senate to investigate charges of the alleged expenditure of $5,000,0000 in Pennsylvania primary in which Congressman William S. Vare received the Republican senatorial nomination. 26 Morocco War ends with surrender of Abd-el-Krim to French. 27 Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and Crown Princess Louise arrive in New York.

21— Sesquicentennial exposition is opened in Philadelphia. Marshal Pilsudskl elected president of Poland, but declines the office. JUNE 2 House approves French debt refunding agreement. 3 American golf team keeps the Walker Cup In play In Scotland. 13 —Brazil withdraws from league of Nations. 15 —Chile informs the United States that it has ended its obligation to abide by the offices of the United States in the TacnaArica dispute. 20— Eucharistic congress opens in Chicago. 25 Bobby Jones wins British open golf title. 26 Flood kills between 500 and 1,000 persons at Leon, Mexico. JULY 2 Dr. Emil Coue, noted auto-sug-gestion advocate, dies. 3 Sixty-ninth Congress ends first session. 10— Explosion in tho naval ammunition depot at Lake N. J., caused by- bolt of lightning, kills twenty-on© and injures many. Damage estimated at $150,000,000. 11— Gen. Gomez da Costa ousted as Portuguese dictator and exiled to Azores. 12— Former Secretary of War John W. "Weeks, dies. 15—Belgian parliament appoints King Albert financial dictator for six months. 26 Robert Yodd Lincoln, eldest son an A last surviving member of the family of President Lincoln, dies. Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, first woman governor of Texas, defeated by Attorney General Dan Moody, for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. 27 A hurricane in the Bahamas kills 150 persons and does property damage estimated at SB,000.900. 28— Trade boycott against Mexico’s religious laws commenced. 29 All Catholics in Mexico ordered disarmed and Monsignor Tito Crespl, in charge of the Apostolic delegation at Mexico City, expelled. 31 —Senator Albert R. Cummins dies. The Mexican religious laws go into effect with 10,000,00 Catholics accepting them peacefully. Belgium wipes out national debt by turning state railways over to private control and exchanging bonds for railroad securities. AUGUST 1— Israel Zangwlll, author, dies. 2 President Calles rejects proposal for religious truce. 6—Gertrude Ederle swims the English channel, the first woman to accomplish the feat, In the record time of 14 hours and 25 minutes. 33—Secretary Kellogg announces "hands off” policy in Mexican religious controversy. 22 General Pangalos overthrown in Greek revolt headed by General Condylis. Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, dies. 23 — Rudolph Valentino dies. 27 —Commander John Rodgers kited in Philadelphia plane crash. 29 — Mrs. (Temingion Carson, mother of two children, swims the English channel, in 15 hours and 28 minutes. 30 — Ernest Vierkoetter makes now channel record of 12 hours and 43 minutes. SEPTEMBER B—Germanyß—Germany elected to League of Nations. 10— George Michel, swims the English channel in 11 hours and 5 minutes. 11— Bomb thrown at Mussolini by young anarchist, but Premier escapes Injury. Spain resigns from League of Nations. 15 —Embargo on Nicaragua arms shipment ordered by President Coolidge. 18 —Southeastern Florida is swept by hurricane. George Von Elm wins national amateur golf championship from Bobby Jones. 21— Capt. Rene Fonck’s proposed

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trans-Atlantic flight ends disastrously' several minutes after the take-off at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, when the machine was wrecked and two of the crew killed. 23 —Gene Tunney wins heavyweight championship from Jack Dempsey. • 28—Cancellation of naval oil reserve leases in Wyoming of the Mammoth Oil Company, ordered by circuit court of appeals on the ground they were fraudulently obtained by' Harry F. Sinclair from former Secretary of Interior Alfert B. Fall. OCTOBER 1— Alan Cobliam completes 28,000 mile flight from England to Australia and return. 2 Former Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall, 1 tarry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny must stand trial on conspiracy indictments in connection with the leasing of California and Wyoming naval oil reserves, District of Columbia court of appeals rules. 10 — St. Louis Cardinals win w'orld’s series from Ne\v York Yankees. 11 — Jury disagrees and is discharged after 66 hours’ deliberation In trial of Former Attorney General Daugherty and former alien property custodian Miller on conspiracy charge. 18 —Queen Marie of Roumania arrives in New York. 20 — Eugene V. Debs dies. 23—Leon Trotzky and Leon Kamenev ousted from political bureau of Communist party In factional dispute. 31—Sixth attempt made on life of Premier Mussolini. Mob kills his assailant. Harry Houdlni, magician, dies. NOVEMBER 2 Democrats gain seven seats ini. the Senate in election. Gov. Alfred E. Smith re-elected governor of New York for fourth time. 3 Trial of Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and her brother, Henry and Willie Stevens, for the murder of. the Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, Sept. 14, 1922, I*eglns In Somerville, N. J. 12— "Uncle Joe" Cannon dies. 17 —United States recognizes Adolph Diaz as President of Nicaragua, 23—Henry’ Berenger resigns as French ambassador to United States. Paul Claudel succeeds him. 30—American destroyers ordered up Yangtse River to Hankow to aid in protecting foreigners. Carl Akle.v. noted explorer, sculptor and Inventor, dies. DECEMBER 3—Mrs. Hall and her brothers acquitted of murder charge. 7 —Senate votes investigation of bribery charges against Arthur R. Ormld, elected to the Senate from Maine. 15— Frank L. Smith, contested Senator-elect, of Illinois, appointed by Governor Small to fill unexpired term of late Senator McKinley. 16 — Albert It. Fall and Edward L. tioheny acquitted of conspiracy to defraud Government. 21 — Ty Cobb and Tris Sjieaker in baselnill scandal involving alleged “throwing” of a game in 1919. 22 Congress recess until Jan. 3 for holidays. *

LESS VACANCIES THAN LAST YEAR The survey conducted by the Indianapolis postofflee, ending Dec. 7. gives the following figures on vacancies in business, apartment, and residence buildings in the city: Office rooms, occcupied' 4,321; vacant, 864. Business places, occupied 8.816; vacant 892. Residences, occupied 91,096; vacant 4,253. Suites (in apta.), occupied 10.490; vacant 968. Now under construction are eighteen office rooms, eighty'-etght business houses, 543 residences and 213 apartment suites. Vacant residences run from 3,361. in territory covered by the main office, to five in the University Heights neighborhood.

INDIANS PROVE WORTH AS ADVERTISING MEDIUM FOR A GREATER INDIANAPOLIS

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WINNING BASEBALL TEAM VALVAELE ASSET TO CITY National Publicity for Indianapolis Through Entire Playing Season Is Gained by Prestige of “Indians” Strong Local Ball Club New Stadium When Site Is Found Evidence of Faith in Indianapolis Statistical bugs, a term frequently applied to those having a penchant for figures, time and again have tried„to compute from a publicity standpoint the advantages of having a baseball team to any city or town. i Indianapolis, in this respect, is like many thousands of other cities and towns. The city wants its name mentioned as frequently as possible in other places and, perhaps there is no other means by which this can be so effectively accomplished as by having a baseball club. The ball club scores every day during the playing season of six months arc broadcast by telegraph to nearly every newspaper in every town of considerable size in every,State in the Union. Hundreds of thousands of people read these newspapers and in each of the papers the baseball fans can find the sebre of almost any city represented in a league of organized baseball.

The statistical bug will tell you that of the many millions of newspaper readers there is a surprisingly large percentage of them who look for the scores. Anyway, the statement proves that the name of the city or town having a baseball club is read by myriads of people every dayIndianapolis has its baseball club, the Indians, a member of the American. Association, and the result is that for 168 consecutive days in the warmer months the name Indianapolis is printed in nearly every paper of consequence east of the Rockies and in the larger papers on the western coast. It does not take a statistical bug to prove to those boosting for Indianapolis that our local Indians are a great publicity getter for Indianapolis. Many will agree that the ball club does more than its share in spreading the name and fame I of the city. I The plans of the Indianapolis

club for the near future call for many improvements and in turn the club is only urging that the people make it possible for the club to continue boosting Indianapolis. Part of these plans call for an immense new stadium, costing about $350,000, with a seating capacity of 17,500, which will be erected on a site soon to be chosen. Several sites are under consideration. During the baseball seasoh, from early spring when the teams of the larger leagues go south for training, there is a continuous flow of the so-called baseball uope to all sections of the country. Everything of interest to the clubs direct, such as the exchange of players, with trades and sales, also are of interest to the fans of every community. That is another avenue of publicity for the cities and towns directly interested in the deals. Even a tail-end team furnishes publicity, not so desirable, perhaps, but publicity that keeps the name

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of the city having the team in the general telegraph news. Even tail-end club publicity is better than none at all. The Indians have had their share of the good publicity and very little of the less desirable. In twenty-five years of American Association history the Indians have won three pennants and have finished fifteen times in the first division of clubs —that is the upper half of the list of eight, teams, j During the last three seasons the Indians finished second each year, i The Indians have been in many pennant fights during the last twelve ye§j>s, all of which were boosts for Indianapolis. In recent years two of the man-; agers of the Indians have become managers in the major leagues, i Jack Hendricks going to Cincinnati and Ownie Bush to Pittsburgh. In the American Association the Indians for many years have had the reputation of having a fighting ball club and there have been few times in twenty-five years that the great majority of dopesters each spring have failed to pick Indianapolis as a first division team. The best of it is the Indians seldom disappoint in finishing well up in the races. That's publicity for Indianapolis. ' . For several years W- C. Smith, Sr., owner of the Indians, has been very fortunate in being able to secure and hold such managers as Jack Hendricks and our own Ownie Bush. The very fact that both graduated to the major leagues, Hendricks as manager of the Cincinnati Reds and now Bush, as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, alone indicates that Mr. Smith sought and secured the very best. The 1927 Beason will open with Bruno Betzel at the helm of the local club. Betzel, formerly with the Louisville Colonels, Is the Bush type, full of pep, ginger and brains, and will prove a most desirable leader. Many star players have been developed or partly developed by the Indians. These include Rube Marquard and Bush of years ago, and in recent years, Frid. Fitzsimmons,

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ILLUSTRATIONS Upper Left—New utadlum, to l-e < oustructeU ns soon as syllable site is found, to be one of the most modern baseball parks In the country. Upper Right—W. C. Smith, owner nnd president of the IndlanapoUs American Association Club, Center—l92o club, token at Columbus (Ohio) park. Lower Right—Bruno Retsel, recently appointed manager for the Indians, and one of the most popular und capable men In the league.

Jess Petty, Paul Florence, Riggs Stephenson, Carmen Hill and Many others who have made good in tho major leagues. Were It not for the fact that the Indians were enabled to sell good players from time to time, the club could not have kept pace In the American Association,- considering the patronage accorded baseball in the past In Indianapolis. However, Mr. Smith and his associates have shown every faith in the city by going ahead with plans for a stadium and grounds second to none in the Association. Announcement \ of the location of the new ball park will be made as soon as the proper location has been decided upon. - Three straight years in second n place after a season of unusually keen competition presages well for Indians next year. Faith, irr in. dianapolls and faith in themse|ves is an asset upon which to build/ Building a winning ball teJtn is no Job for a novice. The inabag©ment of the Indians is in capable hands, and with Indianapolis proud and hosting for its own Indians, 1927 should be a great yet* for the team and for the city it c/ls home. ' —Adversement