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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
Requests Pour in
for Exhibit Space

record was set Thursday in con
tracts made for space for the Indianapolis
Expo sition to be held under auspices
ef The Indianapolis Chamber Of Com
merce at the State Playground, Oct
10 to 10 when twelve Indianapolis con-
Germs arranged for space.
The largest space was taken by the
Nordyke & MarmOn Company, which has
contracted for one thousand square feet
TO be used both by their milling machin-
cry factory and the automobile division.
The following are the firms who made
contracts Thursday: Mas Neimeyer
Lumber Company. Standard Tut Margar
Inc Company. Marietta Manufacturing
Company. National Motor Car end Vehicle
Corporation. NOrdyke 6 Marmon Com
pany, Diamond Chain and Manufacturing
Company, Indianapolis Drop Forge Com
pany, National Mslleable Casting Com
pany, Stutz Motor Car Company. BObbs-
MerriH Company. The Indianapolis Aero
Association, The Brownlee Manufacturing
Company
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
CAPTAIN SCOTT
DIES OF STROKE
Civil War Veteran Passes
Away in Garfield Park
Active in Politics.

CAP. Alexander NJ. Scott, 50, recorder
of the Indiana commandery Of the Loyal
Legion. and a member of the board Of
trustees Of the Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans' Home at KnightstOwn, dropped
dead ut Garfield Park Thursday afternoon
following stroke of apoplexy. Mr.. Scott
was attending a reunion Of the Indiana
Tourists Association of St Petersburg,
Fla, when stricken.
Captain Scott, who was an active mem
Der Of the George H. Thomas post, G. A.
R.. In Indianapolis, was i'll several weeks
ago, and apparently had recovered. He
attended a meeting of the trustees Of the
orphans home Tuesday, and it is thought
the strain brought on the final stroke.
Funeral services will be held at 8
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. from the
residence, 3422 KenwOOd. Interment will
he at LadOga, Sunday morning at II
O'Clock
Captain Scott was born at Portland
Mills. Putnam County, March %. 1886.
He served IN the Civil War until April.
1864, when he was forced to return home
because of illness. He engaged in the
dry goods and banking business in La
doga. residing there until 1906, when he
moved to Indianapolis. He was active in
Republican politics, serving five terms
in the Indiana Legislature. He was a
member of the Loyal Legion, G. A. R,
LadOga lodge F. and A. NJ. Crawfords-
willie commandery, knights Templar,
knights of Pythias, and Order of Ben
Hur. He was an elder in Grace Presby-
terrain Church in Indianapolis.
Surviving besides the widow, Mrs. Mar
garet Brown Scott. are five children. r.
Carl Scott, Mrs. Edward Alfred, Mrs.
George Brewer. Mrs. Harry E. Dough
erty and Mrs Edgar o. Cofman. all Of
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05

These are but few the hundreds of Odds and Ends
Come early Everything the at astoundingly low
prices for the day.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
Beech Grove Gets
Catholic School

Plans have been approved and ground
will be broken Aug. 16 for a new Catholic
school in Beech Grove, to be built by
the Holy Name Church OF Beech Grove.
The building. which Will serve as a
school and church until a new church is
built viii be 6Jx100 feet and viii con-
slst Of a basement and two stories. II
will be of brick and concrete. The first
door viii be occupied by an auditorium
with 2 capacity Of 40 persons, and pro-
vision VIII be made for the addition OF
a wing on each side OF the building.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05

Thursday was Mrs. Clab Hancock's
birthday. and Clab presented her with a
nice new washboard and tub
Slim Pickens, who is learning to be
detective, found some wagon tracks lead
ing into a lane on Musket Ridge today
and followed them until he came to The
end of them, where he found the wagon
standing. If Slim keeps this up he will
become a ure-enough expert.
= Atlas Peck's patent automatic fly trap
is proving to be a wonderful invention
and is working overtime at the post
office. On several occasions it has had
to stop on account of running out Of
flies
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
OBTAINS NEW
HEADQUARTERS
HoOsier Square and Compass
Club Leases Rooms.

The Hoosier Square and Compass Club
has leased the second and third floors OF
the Shaw-W Walker building, - and -
South Meridian street. with a floor space
Of about 1900 square feet.
Partitions, railinks, fixtures and all
necessary equipment Will be put in place
at once, with a view TO opening the
clubs new headquarters to the member
ship Saturday noon, Aug. 81.
The rooms viii be equipped with all
modern club features, including study
rooms. pool. billiard, card, chess and
checker tables, and cigar and candy
stand and a soda fountain.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19

pens 1t breaks down resistance, makes
you only the more susceptible to the
next suggestion. If / were You, I'd
drop that portrait, put 1t out of sight
and mind till we've settled this ques-
tion--opened it up and let light into
its darkness, and so relieved your
doubts and fears"
Perhaps you're right" Priscilla de-
INJURED, butt don't know. 1t makes
me unhappy to have unfinished work
on hand. Don't you think might bet
ter finish 1t up, and get it out of the
studio aItogether?" But Philips dis
approval was manifest. "PleaseW she
begged her prettiest. ut only means
another day or two; then / can let
Hardness have it and forget all about
It."
81 can't say yes, ella. I shouldn't
be at all surprised If it turned out
that the portrait was wholly to blame
for last nights experience, | mean for
the peculiar content and trend of your
dream"
She was frankly puzzled and said
so.
''rhe power of suggestion 1t has ex-
erted on your thoughts" he explained.
It'll yesterday you never expressed
II even TO yourself; hut subconscious-
ly. ! haven't any doubt, the thought
has always been at work, that It
wasn't yourself you were painting but
the heroine of your dream story, an
other woman of a different life with
an independent spirit and mentality.
And tben-of course. all this is sheer
cuesswork-there are associations in
herent in the concept of gypsy girl and
gipsyish existence, romantic, adven-
turous, full of dangers. twists and
turns and thrills; such thoughts may
well have dictated the character and
course of the. dream, though you were
never actively aware of thinking
them"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19
n AuTo.HYPNosrs.


Delighted, as always when some one
she liked showed interest In the work
she loved so well. the girl forgot her
preoccupation In q twinkling and,
jumping up, gaily linked Philips arm
and led him across to the tall canvas
beside the pier glass.
THERE" she laughed-"did you
know Priscilla Maine could be like
that?"
Impressed by his first glance, Philip
merely uttered a thoughtful "Hmm !"
and In silence studied the portrait
with an intelligent appreciation not
unmixed with wonder.
Priscilla released his arm and
stepped back, pleased by this mute
tribute. pleased as well to have her
own overnight impression confirmed.
experiencing that rare, warm glow OF
qualification which only an artist
knows when he looks upon his handi-
work and finds 1t good
Well drawn and modelled, daringly
yet sensitively painted with an uner-
ring sense of color and values, the girl
in gypsy dress was amazingly spirited
and convincing. There was arrestng
challenge in that impudently tossed
head with It's laughing mouth Of scar
let and dark eyes agleam with charm
ing insolence under lowered lashes
"Well done said Philip simply.
TIN so glad you like 1t, Philip.
Hardness named dealer known
to both-"wants to show it In his gal
leries."
II like II immensely, only -. can't
get over nm odd notion that II isn't
you. The likeness IS extraordinarily
remember well the night you wore that
costume--and yet. somehow ~
you see it, too?' Philip turned TO
her with a sharp glance. She laughed
consciously. ~ didn't myself till last
night. after I'd walked up. Then with
the dream fresh and real in my
thoughts, | saw I'd painted not myself
hut that other Self. The girl you see
there isn't Priscilla Maine, not the
Priscilla You and know; she's
I.eonora,"
Good Lord" Philip looked grave.
Were you thinking of her while
painting?'
"No--not consciously, not that | re-
member"
"Aud yet, without your knowledge,
you must have been
He moved nearer the picture to ex-
anime II more closely.
ut brings everything back so clear
w." the girl unused; ''it gives me the
strangest feeling of unreality. makes
me wonder which Is which which the
living woman, which the shadow :"
The voice behind him tralled off
into pensive murmur. He made a
movement of evaporation and stimuli
taneously becoming conscious of the
stiffness. looked round to see the girl
posed In stare, gaze steadfast at
the portrait, her look dull and remote :
head thrown back trifie, hands hang
ing with palms exposed in gesture
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19

about the harsh and seamy sides Of
life. | know you've never been en-
gagged, but whether you've ever been
In love Priscilla colorcd, but
shook her head. His eyes narrowed.
Honor bright?"
"Oh, I've had brushes, of course;
every girl has; and I've always been
awfuliy fond of you"
POND !" he groaned.
1--WE been afraid of love, Philip, be-
cause of these dreams. 1t didn't seem
right to think of marrying with such
cloud hanging over me-"
He grunted impatlently scowled at
his notebook. shrugged, pursued: THE
dreams began in childhood, you say,
and were infrequent and formless until
about your fifteenth year. Then they
began to seem real, and therefore to
play an important role In your life, to
occupy your thoughts more or less and
exercise a secret influence on all your
motives and actions. | presume you
never kept a diary, or any record of
the dreams? You couldn't give me any
idea how often they occurred j. at
what intervals?"
mo !. never thought :"
PITY. 1t might be helpful If we
could prove perodieity, even eccentric.
However, If they 60 on /. That's one
thing you must promise me: always
tell me as soon as you've had dream;
let me talk to you about 1t before the
impression has chance to fade; and
always write it down, too, the way you
did this one"
Il will--of course"
you've never consulted anybody
else--?"
"Never a living soul couldn't talk
TO anybody, Isimply couldn't risk their
thinking me-queer,'
II understand Now, let's see ii
we can get line on this from another
angle. How were you feeling yester-
day? ANY way unusualT'
Restless and Observation-Disclosures
very well, rather jolly you know, in
clined toward lark of some sort"
what did you do with yourself all
day?'
Nothing much. I had model In
the morning, but didn't like what l
was doing and let her go before noon.
In the afternoon worked on my por-
trait of myself till the light began to
change and
"Didn't know you were painting your
own portrait. CHA. May ! see it?'
"Why. of course"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19

curiously appealing, her respiration
abnorInally slow and deep.
Fosdick took a quick step to her,
crying: "'Cillal" She seemed not to
heal lie said in sharp insistence:
do you hear, ella? Come oIit of
it That broke the spell Signing
softly. she drew a hand across her
eyes, then with an uncertain smile ex-
tended ii to him. Philip clasped il be-
tween bis own.
"Now whatf" he demanded with
brusque good humor.
rive had the funniest sensation
-. was thinking about the paint-
ing, wondering if, perhaps. ia done
something extraordinary and weird,
painted my own soul into the figure
on the canyas-you ,Snow--so that ii
really lived and was me while | was
merely q shell of flesh and blood d. =.
and suddenly II seemed to me my
fancy had come true. that | was real
ly there on the canvas looking into
the room here, seeing myself. | mean
seeing Priscilla Maine, and wonder
ing about her and about you, as If I'd
never known either Of us. as If were
"A stranger in my own studio !.
DO you understand. Philip? 1t must
sound SO wild and silly What
was It, Philip? What made me feel
that Way?"
-hypnosis-a mild phase-su-
perinduced by excitement and fretting.
Nothing to eworry about. And still
Frankly, | don't like it. |
wouldn't care to have it happen too
frequently. It's no good encouraging
that sort Of thing; each time it hap
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19
"rt' is serious; les life or
deathH
GRO BE CONTINUED
Virtues Of Rare Feet

Eve was reputedly barefoot, and
Nausicaa played bail all the better be-
cause she went unsh0d.
Helen of Troy ut the most wore san
dals, and tile sandal is the compromise
between the shoeless and the shod. 1t
is easier to make sandals than to make
boots.
In Ireland and Scotland the children
have run barefoot for many a day, and
the wit of the one and the enterprise
Of the other show that there is nothing
really demoralizing In going without
shoes and stockings.--London Chroni-
Gle.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19
THE PICTURE.

Synopsis. Vaguely conscious of
double personality, but without any
idea OF its meaning. the girl, Leo
nora, makes her accustomed way
into the Street of Strange Faces
in the underworld of New York,
Mario joins her Greatly In love
and seeing the fine qualities which
the girl really possesses, Mario
seeks TO turn her from the path
of inevitable destruction. She prom
ises to marry him. At Rlstofis
cafe, gathering place OF criminals,
Leonora meets her partner, Red
Carnehan, and his associates, and
is accused Of betraying a fellow
criminal to the police. She say
agely defends herself. Police crash
into the room and two are killed
by Carnehan. IIeonora and the rest
escape. In her studio, Priscilla
Maine, wealthy artist, awakes from
troubled sleep with q distinct feel
ing of having her life linked with
Leonora's. Priscilla has painted
picture of herself In fancy dress
a gipsy-Which has strange effect
on her, unnerved, and fearful that
her mind Is affected, Priscilla calls
to her aid dear friend. DR.. Philip
Fosdick, who is In love with her.
He Is stunned to find that her story
of the police fight Is confirmed by
the newspapers.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19
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| M I R IL @ X
Copyright 1920 by the Author


or wrongly she considered menace
to her reason, than of the fascinating
problem it presented.
IF we fail to get at the trouble by
straight analysis collecting, dissect-
ing and comparing known facts--Well
catch the suhconsci0us betraylng IT.
self. II always d. es ella. No mat
ter how jealousy it may try TO hoard
its secret II can't help flirting with
the temptation TO discuss it indirectly.
and so III the end ii always lets the
cat out of the bag. That's what makes
my Job so interesting: one never
Knows what word or phrase gesture
or nuanee Of expression, will give the
clue one needs. So If we fall TO make
visible progress in direct examination,
be sure that some time. when we're
least expecting 1t, the subconscious
will prompt you to drop the hint that
will lead us straight to the heart of
the mystery"
She nodded eagerly, already well
persuaded and only too anxious to be-
lieve.
How shall we begln2'
Feel strong enough to have a go
at 1t now? Good Then let's get our
facts in order first the things we
know beyond dispute
Philip produced pocketbook, found
fair page, and at its top penned the
notation: "PrlseiIla Maine--age, TWEEN
ty-one.p
"Where were you born?"
"Here--in New York. At least /
presume was. Does 1t matter?"
Cant say as yet" Philips words
followed his fountain PEN 'Your ia
Their was Henry Hobart Maine, of this
city; portrait painter; made great
deal of money. inherited more; was
forty-eight when he died, five years
ago, leaving you. his sole heir, a
handful of millions. Your mother died
when you were born, If my memory
serves"
Yes
Her name?"
II =. 80. don't know"
Philips brows lifted Didn't your
father tell your"
Viewer" The girls eyes clouded
"TIe always seemed so distressed
when my mother was mentioned ]
learned not to ask questions"
"Odd. Must have been something
uncommon to make him avoid the sub
ject with his own child Ever strike
you that wayT
Sometimes" Priscilla hesitated,
looking down at forefinger which
traced a pattern on the arm Of the
chair. "I'm afraid | never both
cred about my mother much"
That's human enough. Still, some
body must know Your Aunt
Esther?"
"I'm afraid not. She isn't really my
aunt, you know"
distant cousin, believer Did she
ever mention your mother?'
"Only once and then only to say
she understood fathers married life
wasn't happy one"
Didn't she say why?"
"She didn't know"
Somebody must" Fosdlck repeated
testify. "WeIl. there's our first big
question mark. Now"
"Phlip-you don't thinl-possibly
the reason the marriage was un-
happy was because of--anything-like
mental trouble on my mothers sideT
"No!" Fosdick declared with just
the right degree Of panied forbearnnce
do try to cure yourself of that nc
ton, ella. It's ridiculous; there's
nothing wrong with your mind any
more than with mine, Let's see
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19
Queer Tlme-TeIIlna Methods.

The hill people of Assam reckon time
and distance by the number of guilds
of betelnuts chewed. According to
Washington Irving, the Dutch colonial
assembly was invariably dismissed at
the last puff Of the third pipe of to-
bacco of Governor Wouter Van Twill
Ter.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19

his pen hung poIsed-"you had the
happiest of chldhoods---that know
land the usual education; and thus
far you've lived an average life, the
sort of life our sort of girls do live
nowadays. You like fun and friends
and pretty frocks, books, music, the
theater, admiration; you've never once
known hunger or hard work or, barring
what you may have read, anything
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19

The man who Is just and resolute
will not be moved from his settled pur-
pose, either by the mlsdirected rage
Of his fellow citizens or by the threats
of an lmperious tyrant.-Horace.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19
Condensation by
Miss Carolyn Ticknor

.erhe child is father Of the man" was
aever better illustrated than In the
epse OF Charles Dickens. His Arst
friends were books, good books. He
read books of travel aud the ARABIAN
Nights Cervanten, Fielding and smoi-
lett, And ~ child he learned to
know and to love Engiand--the ENG
land of pleasant country lanes, hedge
bordered, that ran TO the sea or to
au,et. green open spaces before stately
eathedrnis.
And he knew, too, the horror of mean
f,ordon streets and Rumbing drudgery.
For two years of his childhood he
nasted labels upon bincking bottles,
lived In an attic with two ragamnfiins,
and when be saw his parents once q
week he hnd to go TO prison, where hi~
father was confined for debt. Some of
this london that he knew is In "0iiver
Twist. aad 1t crops ont i'm other tales.
Most of IL, however. Is in "Dnvid Cop
nerfleid,. where his father is depicted
az the immortal Mtcawber.
The 10y Of life and the bitterness.
tbe kindiiness of men and the cruelty
those things were burned into the mind
and soul of the sensitive boy. They are
In the hooks of the man.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-19
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Knew She Loved Money.

From Story-She presented hei
check to him to be kissed.-Bostor
Transcript.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-26

More than $500 fancy bred pig
cons, each one wearing the tag Of
United States army, are now fly
ing under the American flag. Some
of the birds are valued at 500 each.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-26
TO RENEW WORK
ON WEDNESDAY
Paving on University Ave,
Has Been Held Up BY
Lack Of Cement.

The paving project on University
avenue, which. has been held up since
late Friday afternoon on account Ct
the lack of cement, is expected to- be
started again Wednesday morning, as
a a OF cement is due to arrive this
vening, according to Thomas Berge,
contractor in charge of the w.o-k. Two
other cars Of cement are expected to
reach here Wednesday morning.
Work on the project was stopped
late Friday afternoon Is the supply of
cement had been completely exhaust
ed. Actual paving would have heen
done by tonight, Mr.. Berge states, had
this not have happened as only three
days, more of work are c aiy for
the completion Of the project. Tn
less the shipment of cement fails TO
arrive this evening, the work will be
finished this week. III
The avenue has been pa +sd ard
covered the complete distance Of the
north side and back over half of the
way on the south side.
Upon completion Of the work, the
avenue will not be open until about
the third week in August as it takes
three weeks for the pavement to dry
once it has been laid.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-26
Z. HIGHWAY TOURISTS WILL
GUESTSO Of THE COMMERCIAL
CLUB AT ARECEPTlON TONIGHT
Visitors VIII Be Received At
3 O'clock; Ladies' Orches-
Ira Ia. Play; Tourists To
Leave Here In Morning
For Trip To Glacier Park.

"a reception for the members Of the
Du!uth-Glacier park sociability tour,
who will spend the night here, will be
held at the Commercial club from 9
until 10 o'clock tonight. Business
men and their ladies Of Grand Forks
and East Grand Forks are urged to
attend the reception and to see that
the tourists are properly welcomed
and entertained during their stay here.
The ladies' orchestra, conducted by
e. A. Moses, will give 4 concert. Light
refreshments will be served and there
will be a smoker for the benefit Of the
and other eastern points will be IN
the party.
Late this afternoon a party Of
Grand Forks and East Grand Forks
men autoed to Crookston to meet the
tourists there. They will eat dinner
there with the party and then will
pilot the visitors to Grand Forks,
reaching here about s O'Clock tonight.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the accommodations for
the party. Hotel and garage reserva-
tions have been made for them. Any
of those who. desire to attend a the
atrical performance after their arrival
here tonight will be furnished with
tickets for admission to local theatefs
The tourists Will leave Grand fNorkS
at g. o'clock Wednesday morning.
They will be accompanied by a serv-
ice wagon furnished by the Dixon
REQ company. A REQ speed wagon,
equipped with all kinds of supplies
and carrying mechanics, will ac-
company the tourists as far west as
Minot.
Wednesday night will be spent in
Devils Lake and Thursday night in
Minot. Friday night will be spent in
Williston, and Saturday morning they
will begin the last lap Of the run to
Glacier National park. ,