Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1933 — Page 17

DEC. 20, 1933.

Title Tilt Is Closed Camera Agrees to Face Loughran at Miami, 15 Rounds. By T nitrd Press NEW YORK. Dec. 20-Primo Camera, world's heavyweight boxing champion, will defend his title in a 15-round bout on Feb. 22 in Miami against Tommy Loughran, former light heavy weight title holder. The match was closed last night. The bout will be announced today by Col John Reed Kilpatrick, head of Madison Square Garden. Camera ar.d his managers, Billy Duffy and Louis Soresi, in agreeing to the bout said they will continue the Garden's option on PrimoV services until Oct. 1, 1934. It is understood the champion will receive 40 per cent of the receipts while Loughran is expected to get 15. Indiana Rallies to Take Battle By United Press ST. LOUIS. Dec. 20—Coming from behind the University of Indiana’s basketball team unleashed a second half attack that resulted in a 47 to 32 victory over the St. Louis U. Billikens here last night. Trailing 21 to 12 in the first half at one time the Hoosiers brought the count up to 22-22 as the half ended. In the first minute of the second period, Indiana gained the lead when Stout and Coulter sank baskets in rapid succession, and was never overtaken. Leading scorer was Dirksen with fourteen points. Weir, Indiana guard, led his team's attack with twelve points.

Campbell’s Close Shave Was McLemore’s Thrill

BY HENRY M’LEMORE, United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 20—Of the sports editors asked in a United Press poll to name their greatest thrill in J 933 a majority answered: “Mel Ott’s home run in the fifth and final game of the world series between New York anw Washington." And that’s not, a bad answer. It was a blase citizen indeed who wasn’t lifted out of his seat when the boy belter from the bayous smacked one of Jack Russell’s fast ones out to the flag pole. It had the proper setting, too, what with Mel hitless all day and the Giants and Senators all tied up at 3-3 in the tenth. Yet it wasn’t our nomination for the greatest thrill. There was that afternoon in the little press coop perched up on the dunes of Daytona Beach, when the erv went up: He’s off!” With the words came a humming —the same ominous humming of dynamos in a death house. With the passing of each split second the humming increased in intensity until, when Campbell’s blue bullet hove into sight it had become a wild-ear-splitting shriek. One second you saw a speck, far down the crystal beach. The next second that speck had grown into a blazing blue comet; a squirt of liquid fire licking along the ocean s edge at blinding speed. Inside that high-balling projectile on wheels was a friend of ours A fellow we’d eaten breakfast with that same morning; a fellow we’d downed a few highballs with, and a fellow whose only lucky charms were a picture of his wife and baby boy. As Cnmpbell hammered by the press stand he was traveling around 290 miles an hour. And just as he flashed by us his car went momentarily out of control. For one shaved second it was on two wheels—on two wheels at 290 miles an hour! That was our thrill for 1933,

College Cage Scores

STATE COLLEGES Notre Dame. 39; Purdue, 28. De Pauw, 26. Wittenberg. 24. Indiana, 47; St. Louis, 32. OTHER COLLEGES Ohio V.. 42; Wllmincton. 21. Mt Union. 48. Findlav. 22. Oklahoma. 36; S M. U.. 28. Fordham, 35; Yale, 29 Xavier. 50: Kentucky Wesleyan. 13 Centre. 30 Louisville. 26 (overtime). Murray Teachers. 35: Lambuth. 34 Pittsburgh (Kan.) Teachers. 47: Northeastern Oklahoma Teachers. 25. South Dakota. 29; Carleton. 27. Sioux Falls. 28; Midland. 24 Illinois State Normal. 29; Oshkosh Teachers. 2!. Eureka. 47: Lincoln. 15. St. Cloud Teachers. 48 St John's. 21. Illinois college. 30; James Millikin. 33. Detroit U . 24. St John's Toledo. 18

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♦ Off the Backboard ♦ I BY CARLOS LANE OLE BACKBOARD summoned the Secret Operative into conference today because he thought it queer the Operative couldn’t wriggle out of his disguise and turn in a report on the Butler-Franklin fraca> before Backboard had to go out in person and look over the Bulldogs against Pitt. “Don't you know," Backboard demanded, “there’s nothing older than yesterday’s news?” “Nothing,” says he, “except your jokes. Besides there wasn't any news on that game. I’ve been saving up some real dope, though.”

when death tried to wrest the steering wheel from Campbell’s grasp. And if you want thrill No. 2 it came when Bluebird righted herself and after shimmying, rocketed on down the beach to anew world’s record. Yes, Ott’s homer was a lulu, a honey, and a beauty of a thrill. But if you’ve seen a man you admire being fitted for wings and a halo, and see him come out of it smiling and all in one part, you’ll understand our choice.

Independent and Amateur Basketball Gossip

Indianapolis Water Company five will play the Ryker and Woole.v Shoe Rebuilders at 8:30 tomorrow night in Rhodius community gym. The utility players have a gym on Thursday nights and would like to book home and home games with teams having access to a gym on Monday or Wednesday nights. Phone John Kleinhenz at Lincoln 9110 or Cherry 2?30, or write him in care of the company. The Young Men's team of St. John's Holy Name society defeated New Ross Monday night, 23 to 14. Thev will play the Cubs at Rhodius gym at B:3Q tonight. For games phone Drexei 1331-W and ask for Ed. Carroll and Archer led the Indianapolis Turners to a 22 to 17 victory over the Hilgemeier Cubs in old Butler gvm last night. The Turners will play New Palestine tonight and all players are urged to be at Hook's pharmacy at Washington and Illinois streets at 6:45 p. m. The newly organized So-Athic cage teams want games with boys and girls teams in the city. Phone Ellen Bartlett. 3854 Spann avenue. The South Side Buddies defeated the Indianapolis Athletic Club quintet. 29 to 9 last night. Aegerter leading the attack with sixteen points. The Buddies will play the Greenwood Cubs tomorrow night at Greenwood. Tor games with the Buddies write Leo Ostermeyer, 245 South State avenue. The Ferndale girls, coming from behind in the second half, won from the Boardway M. E. girls, 16 to 11. The Englewood girls basketball team wants a game for Friday night with a team that will share expenses. The Englewood team plays in the 17-19-year-old class. Phone Cherry 2326-J and ask for Jimmy. REDS OBTAIN KOENIG FOR TWO INFIELDERS By United Press CINCINNATI, 0., Dec. 20—The Cincinnati Reds today obtained Mark Koenig. 30-year-old infielder, from the Philadelphia Nationals in exchange for Otto Bluege and Irvine Jeffries, infielders. Koenig is to play shortstop for the Reds next season if a third baseman is obtained. Otherwise he may play third, with Gordon Slade at short. FEENEY TO SPEAK AT PARK SCHOOL DINNER The Fathers’ Club of Park school will entertain members of the 1933 football team at a banquet at the school tonight at. 6:30. Coach Lou Reichel will make grid awards for the season and A1 Feeney, state safety director, will be the chief speaker. The 1933 grid squad was made up of twenty-four, the largest in the history of the school, coach Reichel said. Five will be lost by graduation. Nineteen of the 1933 warriors will return next year and ten of the number are lettermen, giving Park a bright oittlook for the next campaign. BATTLE !S CLOSE IN TITLE CUE TOURNEY By United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—James Caras of Wilmington. Del., the favorite in the world's championship pocket billiards tournament, was to meet Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland today in a game upon which may hinge the next champion.

Fight Results Tuesday

AT NEW YORK—Charier Massera. 182. Pittsburgh, outpointed Maxie Rosenbioora 181. New York < 10•. nontiUe, Eddie Roland. 171. Ridgewood, stopped Vigo Nteisen. 175, Denmark i2>. AT LOS ANGELES—Young Peter Jackson. 139. Los Angeles, technically knocked out Battling Shaw. HO. Mexico'City i7>: Bobby Pacho. 141. Los Angeles, decisioned Eddie Ran. 145. Newark. N J. .8 • ; Hoyte Jones. 135. beat Harry Burke. 133 < 4 *. AT SEATTLE. Wash.—Henrv Woods. Yakima, lightweight, decisioned Charlev Miller. San Francisco 8 : Eddie Ivory Vancouver. B C.. and Abie Davis. Victoria! drew; A1 Lewis, Seattle, knocked out Justo Pasco, Manila: Sonnv Jones. Vancouver B. C.. drew with Bobbv Gray. San Jose. Cal.; Joe Calder. Seattle, 'drew with Speedy Espita, San Diego,

Feature Ring Show Booked The old year is not to die without a rattling fistic show for local fans, according to announcement of the Washington, A. C. This old line club, which has sponsored many thrilling battles for Indianapolis mitt followers, is completing a card to be staged at Tomlinson hall on j Wednesday night of next week | which calls for two ten-round matches and a supporting bill. Meyer Grace, hard-hitting Philadephia welterweight, has been signed to meet Jackie Purvis of Indianapolis in one of the ten-round-ers and negotiations are being made j to bring an Illinois state champion ! here for one of the other ten-round fights. He will be matched against an Indianapolis fighter who has | made a favorable impression in all ! of his bouts. The boxing entertainment, which will be th* last for Indianapolis this year, is to be staged at popular i prices of 75 cents general admission and $1.50 for ringside seats, with all ; tax included. COACH CHANGES JOBS By United Pres* MANHATTAN, Kan., Dec. 20Carl (Swede) Anderson, freshman football coach at Kansas State college for three years, resigned yesterday to become head football coach at West Kentucky Teachers’ college at Bowling Green. Anderson was coach there before coming here.

"TY SH ie up ’ We need it: ’ -L/ “Who’s the smartest guy in the world?” he pops. “Can the flattery and let’s have your hot flash,” Backboard cracks back. “I’m still asking you, who’s the smartest guy in the world?” “I should fill this column with riddles —not,” says Backboard. “What’s the answer?” “The mug who can let the other fellow do the wore while he gets the credit.” “That’s a big help to a basketball column,” Backboard reminded the operative. “Look, can you understand figures?” “Not the paper kind very well, but what’ve you got?” “It’s like this,” he explained. And he's right. Tech, now tied for second place in the North Central Conference, by Saturday will hold that second spot all alone, and that without doing a thing but remaining in the Conference that long. an a Losransport tops the league just now with two games won, and none lost, for a 1.000 average. Jefferson, of Lafayette, is tied with Tech with three won.. one lost, and a score of .<£o. a a a Friday night Jeff plays the Wellsmen at Lafayette, and ir the Berries trim Lafayette, the latter slips down in the loop with an average of .600. and if Jeff should turn over the Logansport Quintet. its average is boosted to .800. while Logansport escapes with a count of .666. The only other Conference game this week, Frankfort at Kokomo, has no bearing on the circuit’s leadership. a tt n TECH has two tough games on tap this week, but neither involves a Conference foe. The Green and White cagers play in Columbus Friday night, and entertain Rushville’s strong five here Saturday night. Shortridge, meanwhile, is idle until the Tech game Dec. 30, when the city classic will be staged in Tech’s gym. n tt n Cathedral, the third big city team, has a pair of tough battles on the card this week. Brazil will be a plenty hard nut to crack Thursday night, and then Joe Dienhart's boys meet Jeffersonville here Friday night. And wasn't it Senor X who told us the other day that the Red Devils were the people's choice around that section of the Ohio river? By the way, Senor X, when are you coming through with more dope? tt tt tt Gas City has twin forwards, the Campbell boys. Against St. Mary’s of Huntington Saturday night, each of them turned in six nelQ goals. tt tt tt BACKBOARD is anxiously awaiting Feb. J. On that date Anderson’s suspension from the IHSAA is lifted, and right now it looks like the Indians will make very merry in some high school company when they get back in official circulation. Just to keep in trim, last week they hung up another victory over a college quintet, downing Taylor universtiy’s basketeers, and last night they trimmed the Franklin college “B" five. tt tt a Tech'not only has a cage Quintet that seems to be taking rather good care of itself, but the Cannonaders have enthusiastic support from their alumni. The Tech people are far ahead of the rest of the city in contribs to Backboard. They admit they’re title seeking this winter. Here are a pair. tt tt tt "Dear BacxboarO: "Welcome back! I was just beginning to think you weren't coming back, but you fooled me. Well, it's fun to be fooled j —you know the rest. | "First of all. I'd like to disagree with : vou. Saturday you said that even if ; Johnny had been playing against Logansoort it is doubtful whether Tech would ! have won or not. I didn't get to see the 1 game (Old Man Depression has got me i at. last and Tech has lost the presence of two of her lustiest rooters at the | out-of-town games. Now if that boy next I door—but what's the use?)—as I was say- ! ins before I rudely interrupted myself. I i didn't see the game, but I know my team. ! Johnnv is more than a center who can i hit the loop several times in one evening, j What electricity is to a robot lif a robot ! need electricity—l wouldn't know) Johnny lis to Tech's team. The other boys have ; not plaved on a varsity floor before this year, as you know, and they depend on him to set the pace and to keep up the morale of the team. The outcome of the game rests almost entirely upon him. The fellows know this, and without him they . have lost before they have begun. Not ; that I think that he can be a whole team bv himself, but what the team is without 1 him was proven last Friday. "Not onlv for this, but for his own ! sake. I hope he will soon be all right i again. "TAD. TECH ALUMNA.” tt tt a "Dear Backboard: "Seems like mv first letter was a little out of tune, but I'm still tipping you off to Tech. My pal. Bernie. sure said it when he said it wasn't a one-man team. Orly he forgot to mention Pugarh. another spark plug. As for the Tech-Short-ridge game. well. I'm willing to bet a stein of beer on Tech with any Shortridge fan. By the way. look up any of Tech’s five scholastic record, and see how they rate. Thev are using headwork this year, so look out! "TECHS GREEK GOD.” a a a HOW about it, Greek God, Backboard wants to hold the stakes.

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NEWS OF MOTOR WORLD

AUTO WORLD IS HAPPY OVER ’34 BUSINESS VIEW Many Surprises Due for Motorists in New Creations. BY STURGE WELLS Times Automobile Editor A visit to Detroit last week revealed that there will be more surprises in store for the buying public with the announcements of the new 1934 lines of automobiles than in any other one year in the history of the industry. Moreover, there was a very decided air of optimism among the “powers that be” in this field for the thinking is that 1934 is going to be a banner year for the automobile business. The most pertinent proof of this belief is illustrated by the tremendous advertising and sales promotion plans which practically all of the companies contacted have set up to introduce and back up their 1934 models. Studebaker and Nash fired the opening guns of the 1934 season some time back, while Ford followed up a couple of weeks ago by introducing the new Ford V-8 line. Now indications are that General Motors and perhaps one or more of the Chrysler units will have something to say about their 1934 models before the month is out. Boost Advertising Some of the advertising “brass hats” told the writer that advertising appropriations for 1934 will far exceed 1933 and that most of the companies are planning on saying it with bigger and better advertising inches in newspapers. One thing that General Motors, Chrysler units, and Hudson-Essex seem to agree upon is that the well dressed car for 1934 will have “knees.” Translated to those who as yet are not quite sure of just what this might mean—it means independent front wheel suspension. The object of this new engineering feat in American cars is that it minimizes road shock and assures smoother riding qualities. Refined Line Styles From an appearance standpoint, the trend of all cars will be more refined and streamed lines. While I did not have the opportunity of seeing either the new DeSoto or Chrysler “Airflow” cars, from all descriptions they both will be radical departures from present-day conventional automobiles in appearance and engineering principles. Although there is no definite assurance, it is practically agreed that there are one or two other companies which also will introduce something entirely different in their 1934 line. Word from Kenosha. Wis., the land of the Nash, has it that this automobile manufacturer plans to make a definite bid in the lowpriced car field next year, and will introduce this new car, which is reputed to carry a familiar name of a few years back at the New York show. The most interesting thing and most noticeable thing in Detroit today is the increase in activities, and the tremendous number of people who have been put back to work. There is a marked difference in the very countenance of these people today as compared with a year ago. 1934 LINCOLNS ARE ON DISPLAY IN CITY Dealers Reveal New Models at Show Room. First showing in Indianapolis of the two new Lincoln motor cars for 1934 opened last Saturday at the show'rooms of the Browning Gent Cos., Inc., Lincoln dealers, at 1001 North Meridian street. A representative group of body types were on display. Both new Lincolns are powered by the same 150-horse power 12-cyl-inder V-type engine. Twenty-one body types are included in the new series—eight standard body types, on the 136-inch wheel base chassis, three standard and ten custom types on the 145-inch wheel base chassis. Custom types are the creations of five world-famous master coach makers, Brunn, Judkins, Willoughby, Dietrich and Leßaron. In both V-12-136 and V-12-145 Lincoln maintains its traditional place in the fine-car field. With the V-12-136 series Lincoln intensifies its appeal to the great group of motor car owners in the middleprice field with anew conception of 12-cylinder performance. The V-12-145 group is devoted largely to custom body creations and a small group of Lincoln-made bodies appealing those who desire the most luxurious automobile transportation.

McHenry Is New Dealer for Chevrolet in City

Firm Returns to Field After Several Years in Evansville. Appointment of E. R. McHenry, president of the company bearing his name at- 1302 East Washington street, as anew Chevrolet dealer is announced by Harry Sidrow, city sales manager of the Indianapolis zone office of Chevrolet. Mr. McHenry first entered the automobile business in 1914 with the Louisville branch of the Ford Motor Company. In 1921 he formed the McHenry-Stark Motor Company at Owensboro, Kentucky, dealing in low priced cars. Recognizing the increasing popularity of Chevrolet, the McHenryStark Motor Company :i 1928 secured the Chevrolet franchise at Evansville, and continued the operation of that business until October, 1932. His return to Chevrolet as a dealer marks the entrance of another experienced operator for this organization in Indianapolis. The McHenry Chevrolet Company,

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RAPID INCREASE IN AUTOJALES SEEN Report Business Boost in Middle West. By Times Special CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—Compared to the same month in 1932, October new car sales at wholesale in the middle west scored a 252.9 per cent increase and retail sales gained 128.3 per cent, it was disclosed in a survey among distributors and dealers by the federal reserve bank of Chicago. The gains refer to the number of cars sold, their value was less in proportion, indicating a somewhat larger percentage of low-priced cars inerelation to total sales. Wholesale sales in October dropped 23.9 per cent below September and retail sales declined 7.8 per cent. New cars on hand were fewer than at the end of September and used cars showed a slight increase. More cars were purchased for cash, the figures showing that 43 per cent were on the deferred payment plan as against 46 per cent a year ago. DE SOTO DEALERS

Mr. Bohannon Mr. Morrison Bohannon & Morrison, 514 North Capitol avenue, PlymouthDeSoto dealers, have completed a successful ten months in handling this line, having sold over 710 new and used cars. Mr. Bohannon and Mr. Morrison are elated over the air floating DeSoto which is in store for 1934 and will be on display soon after Jan. 1. at their showroom. It has many advanced engineering features that promise greater safety and comfort as well as beauty included for the DeSoto cars of next year. GALBREATH IS NAMED OIL COMPANY CHIEF E. P. Galbreath Promoted as Division Manager. The Standard Oil Company announces the appointment of E. P. Galbreath as manager of the Indianapolis division, which embraces all or part of about forty counties in central Indiana, and employs approximatey fourteen hundred people, about four hundred of whom reside in Indianapolis. Mr. Galbreath was born in Porter county and has been connected with the company for the last thirtythree years. Starting out as a salesman, he rose to position of assistant manager at South Bend, and since has been manager at Saginaw and at Detroit. Assisting Mr. Galbreath are H. H. Akers and G. E. Lewis, the latter being promoted from sales manager to assistant division manager in which position he will devote all of his time to directing the wholesale department.

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SPEED DRIVER STOPS HERE ON TEST TOUR

—Photo by Voorhis. Ted Ellis, speed demon de luxe, is shown being greeted by C. E. Foreman, president of the MidWestern Petroleum Corporation, upon his arrival in Indianapolis last Saturday en route to New York. Driving a 1933 Plymouth coupe and using Ring Free motor oil exclusively, a product of the MacMillian Petroleum Corporation, which is distributed in this territory by the Mid-Western corporation, Ellis was completing the last lap of a cross-country speed test run in the interests of the Plymouth Motor Corporation and the MacMillian Petroleum Corporation. According to E. G. Delgado, vice-president of the Mid-Western Petroleum Corporation, and W. W. Wright, local representative for the MacMillian Petroleum Corporation, respectively, Ellis’ actual driving time from Los Angeles to Indianapolis was forty-five hours and fifteen minutes. Upon arriving here he had covered a distance of 2,368 miles, at an average of 52.5 miles an hour. Ellis’ stop in Indianapolis, which was witnessed by officials of the two oil companies and a representative of The Indianapolis Times only was long enough to refuel at the Hy-Red service station at Emerson avenue and Washington street. SENSATION OF 1934 IS HUDSON PROMISE Details of New Cars Will Be Revealed Jan. 6. R. H. Losey, president of Losey Motors, Inc., distributors for Terraplane and Hudson in this territory, and located at 1219 North Meridian street, has just returned from a visit to the factory where he attended the distributors’ convention and saw for the first time the 1934 products of the giant factory. While no details of the new cars will be disclosed until Jan. 6, the

opening day of the New York Automobile Show, there was no mistaking the enthusiasm of Mr. Losey, who bears out fully the announce m e n t recently made by Roy D. Chapin, Hudson president, that the .1934 cars will represent the most important stride made by this company since the intro-

duction of the coach which marked anew era in the automotive industry and established the period when the closed car first sold for a lower price than the open car. Mr. Losey, in outlining the policies of the Hudson Motor car Company for 1934, states: “After viewing the 1934 Hudsons and Terraplanes and listening to the executives at the factory, I find it difficult to restrain myself from breaking all release dates on this material and telling the public in this vicinity all about these new cars. However, I am duty-bound not to give more than just a few hints. I can say that the cars are bigger and more luxuriously appointed than ever. They include features which represent the most advanced tendencies of the day and incorporate several ideas which I believe will be exclusive to the Terraplane-Hudson line.” PONTIAC DEALERS REPORT HIGH SALE Stock Removed Rapidly as Business Increases 300 Per Cent. The Pontiac Motor Company which sold more than three times as many cars during the last ten days of November as were sold in the same ten days of 1932, has entered December with the lowest dealer stock of new cars recorded since 1932, according to A. W. L. Gilpin, vice-president and general sales manager. “As of Dec. 1, all Pontiac dealers in the United States had on hand only a few of the current model Pontiac cars,” said Mr. Gilpin. “This, of course, renders unnecessary any year end ‘clean up’ and places the dealers in the advantageous position of being able to concentrate all their selling effort upon the 1934 models the moment they are announced.” Mr. Gilpin announced that Pontiac's retail sales in the first eleven months of 1933 exceeded the first eleven months of 1932 by 37,965 units. Pump Inflates Tires An air pump which can be Installed on each wheel of an automobile, automatically will keep the tires inflated to the proper pressure. Bus Service Controlled All states except Delaware regulate intrastate motor bus service.

LINDBERGH USED SHEUPRODUCT Aviation Gasoline of Company Supplied on Southern Leg of Flight. According to word received by C. W. Manville, manager of the Indianapolis division of the Shell Petroleum Corporation, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh used Shell aviation gasoline in his great red monoplane in which he and his wife flew from Bathurst, West Africa, 1,875 miles across the South Atlantic to Natal. Brazil. This information was contained in a cablegram sent to Major James H. Doolittle, noted pilot and manager of the aviation department of Shell Petroleum Corporation, from the London offices of the company, Mr. Manville asserted. “The fact that Colonel Lindbergh used our product on this flight is particularly gratifying to us St. Louisans, “Major Doolittle said, “as it was from this city that he started on the road to world wide fame.” Lindbergh’s plane, which was christened Tingmissartoque, or “Big Bird,” by Greenland Eskimos during his recent visit there, is a lowwinged Lockheed Sirius, powered with a 700-horse power Wright Cyclone engine. Built as a land plane, Lindbergh in April, 1930, flew it across the country for a transcontinental record. He had the plane fitted with pontoons for his tour with Mrs. Lindbergh to the Orient in 1931. New and larged floats were fitted for their present survey tour. U. S. GASOLINE TAX WILL BE GUT JAN. 1 Half-Cent Reduction Will Make Levy a Penny. By Times Speeial WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Motorists of the country will receive a New Year present in the form of removal of Vz cent of the federal tax on gasoline—now I*4 cents—effective Jan. 1, according to the American Automobile Association Pointing out that the % cent levy, imposed last June to help finance public works authorized in the national industrial recovery act, costs motorists approximately $70,000,000 a year, the national motoring bodysaid that its removal may prove the forerunner of relief from other of the series of special motor levies collected by the federal government. 300 Get Pay Raise By Times Special CHICOPEE, Maas., Dec. 20.—Some 300 women factory employes of the Fisk Rubber Corporation received 25 per cent increase in pay Nov. 8. The ncrease is made under the NRA provision equalizing pay of men and women.

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—Let’s Go Hunting— SURVEY SHOWS DROP IN FOWL RAISING AREA Many Lake Tracts Become Barren in Few Years, Reports Reveal. BY LEFTY LFE Time, Hunt me Editor Carrying on with the survey of the duck breeding area the report takes us to the southwestern corner of Manitoba, the southern quarter of Saskatchewan and Alberta, and the northeastern corner of Montana: “This very large area can be treated as a unit. for. with few exceptions, the water areas within it are uniform in character and appearance. and, unlike North Dakota, this area is not sprinkled with a large number cf small lakes, ponds and sloughs. While maps still show the presence of a large number of small areas, mast of the latter have dried tip. This was brought home forcefully by an inquiry at Fleming, Saskatchewan, for the best route to reach a cluster of lakes that dotted the chart four miles west of the village. “They seemed unablp to understand the object of the quest, until someone recalled that there had been some lakes in the vicinity* which had disappeared years ago. A number of large l?,kes and a few rivers constitute the principal water areas in this section. Largely Farm Area | “This area, too, is largely farmed, but great sections left uncultivated, because of the poor soil and scanty precipitation. This was particularly so in southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan, where they were quite extensive. Wheat and some barley and rye are grown principally for income by the farm population. oats and sweet clover also are grown, but generally these crops are kept as winter food supplies for horses and cattle. Corn and flax fields are very rare. Groves of poplars were observed at frequent intervals in the somewhat more rolling country along the route between Deloraine, Manitoba, and Fort Qu’Apelle, Saskatchewan. Lake Tract Barren “Whitewater lake, formerly ten miles long and four miles wide, a dominion public shooting ground, is now a barren, dry fiat, muddy in the center. Plum lake, formerly four miles long and one mile wide—the whole area was dry, a few rushes were visible in the distance. “Oak lake, formerly four by three miles in extent —the water level was four feet below normal, exposing a vide strip of former lake bed, mud bottom, sloping gently toward the center of the lake. Depth of water was three-quarters of a mile off shore about three feet deep. Sandy shores, partly overgrown with grass, followed by tree size woods along considerable portion of circumference. “A summer resort is on the eastern shore. A few bullrush patches were visible at occasional spots in the water near the shore line. Scant growth of sago pond weed. “Wildfowl life seen at this lake consisted of one mallard with eight young, one family of red heads, one ruddy drake, 120 pintails, twentynine baldpates. A few shovelers about 150 Franklin gulls and many crows. Breeding Grounds Fail Ekapa lake, an alkaline lake seven miles long and one-half mile wide— There is a good growth of marsh vegetation along the western shore, eastern shore bare, water level far below normal, duck population very poor. Only thirty pintails and spoonbills and four ruffleheads were seen. “Practically the entire area covered, shows the once great breeding grounds becoming barren, and if the sport of wildfowling is to continue, some method of increasing the natural spots must be found and that very soon, for in addition to the decrease by about 50 per cent of the breeding ground, the birds that are breeding have been suffering from an epidemic that killed hundreds of thousands. One method of relief suggested is a federal license of sl. All money collected in this manner to be used to build artificial refuges at vantage points. This tax may prove popular in some of the states, but Indiana hunters will remember that they were not permitted to shoot the birds for more than two weeks while hunters in states surrounding this state were in the blinds, and for that reason a tax of this kind against Indiana hunters will meet i with general opposition.