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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17

Two and a half years ago Mar
garet Granger, 353 Burgess Ave.
came to Indianapolis from her birth
place, India. where her father. o. J.
Granger. was a missionary. She
had been educated in an Indian mis-
sionary school, later Government
school
Since she entered Shortridge High
School. Miss Granger has made a
perfect record-A plus, IS or above.
She is on the senior honor roll.
Heading the honor roll, with av-
erages of A plus for four years. are
Dorothy Overman and Dorothy
Crosby.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
Longs for Son

Dear Martha Lee: am "a and have been
married since J was rs. I have been seDa-
rated from my husband six months. We
have the sweetest little hoy years old. He
nut 7 cannot see him very often, my
mother docs not live IN Indianapolis. II IS
breaking my hear ito be away from home
MY husband adm I are getting a divorce He
WAS so mean to ne and ran after other
VI omen. He did not seem to care for the
z mild.
met nice man not long ago and learned
TO Low chin I told hun my trouble and
he wanted me to get divorce. but he never
said anything about Us getting married He
and got awfully sore. He caught me In an
other lie and left He called me up recently
and asked whether I still lied and said he
had lost confidence in me. Is there any way
I can get him back? I had dreams Of nice
home an duy little boy with me
HEARTBROKEN J.
Don't try to win this man back.
The fact that he suggested that you
get a divorce is enough to condemn
him in my eyes.
Instead. work. hard so that you can
bring your boy to live with you, or
can go TO your mothers home. If
you ever should remarry. be just as
sure as possible that the man VIII be
a good father~to your child
I believe you have learned your
lesson in regard to telling lies.
ANXIOUS: Your troubles seem to
be mostly imaginary. can see no
objection to your marriage to this
man.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
Youth Again

Dear Mrs Lee am Il and am going
18th fellow of 20. 7 have gone with him
even months and am cnzaCed 20 him. I
.-e hin very much and he tells me be loves
=.s But at Shines he acts very funny. He
a- a roaming spOsltiOn-One night with
.0. the next he goes to town. What would
gre. advise me 10 do:
DOLLY DTNPLE.
Break the engagement. Both Of
YOU are too young to be engaged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
Mother Objects

Nv Dear Miss Lee: am II and so with
a fellow who Is 10. I love him dearly ana
Lrov- he Loves ne He asked my father
Whether he cared If went with him: Father
said ne did not. But MY mother. and sisters
The want me to stop going with him. I
know I am too young TO go steady with
him He asked me adn I told him we would
o5Iv Ia friends should 7 stop going with
him? BkOM AZ Ed bI-ONOH-
Find out why your mother ond sis
tiers object to the boy. Then either
convince them they are wrong. or. If
vou are convinced they are right, give
Kim up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
weIl-received.
GLOVES AGAIN

In Paris gloves have returned to
favor and are worn for practically all
occasions. It is interesting to notice
that nearly all the gloves are of short
length and make no attempt to cover
the space between the wrist and
shoulder
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
GORGEOUS GOWN

A gorgeous gown recently exhib-
tied in Paris Is Of black lustrous crepe
with diamond shoulder straps. an
elaborate design OF peacock feathers
worked out in diamonds in the front
panel. extending from hem TO waist
line.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
Lost Love

Ny Dear Mise Lee. an 10 and IN love
with fellow my age He hurt my feelings
once and ] could not treat him right after
gagged TO a girl who does not love him
know of things she has said about him. Yet
she treats him right I try TO treat her
nice for his sake. Tell we what I shall do
DISCOURAGED AND BLUE. .
Perhaps you are mistaken about the
girl You may misinterpret her state
ments. II she can make him happy,
and you really love him, you will con-
tinue TO do as you are doing-be
Friendly TO the girl. for his sake
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
SMART MILLINERY

Helmet-shaped hats Of rough straw
or milan are closely trimmed with
ribbon or feathers tightly wound
about the br1m, or with some long
sweeping feather. The shape is kept
very severe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
WOLFE NlGHTGOWNS

Nightgowns OF silk wolfe come in
all colors and are as plain or az fancy
as one desires. Frequently they are
embellished with double hemstitching
or ribbon bindings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17

Girl Sees in Flirting
Only Way,to Meet Men

y girl flirting her only chance be-
of her girl friends keep steady company and there
fore know She flirting in the twentieth century
way-'pickng up acquaintance She asks my views
worth the 1t gossip Furthermore, if
girl will fr why suppose he would not firt
frequently? might not that necessary
friendship would be lacking
Tn Office it is different There ntroducions
sary Quick friendships formed 1t up the girls
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
THIS SEASONS HAT

The popular hat of this season is
shorter in the back than in the front.
ana has a small, very small. droop-
Ing brim, and little trimming.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
DOUBLE FACED

Double-faced materials are very styl-
ish, a crepe surface on top and a
smooth satin below This makes II
possible to- use one side for the main
body OF the gown and the reverse for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17

BIZ United Press
LONDON, April 17.-Leglons OF
American sightseers are descend
ing upon London to catch glimpse
CT royal splendor ~matrimony
The wedding Of the Duke Of York,
who some day may be King Of Eng
land, to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-
Lyons, scheduled for April 90. Is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
TAILORED COSTUME

A coat frock Of Poiret twill gains
It's chic through its lack of trim
ming. Only bindings Of black silk
braid about the collar and pockets
are used
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
CAMEL'S HAIR

The suit OF tan camels hair is going
to be very popular for spring, 1t is
light in weight as we'll as in tone,
and Is an extremely youthful style.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
81 ACK MEL

Black net, trimmed with all-over en-
broidery or delicate traceries in braid
or beads, is used in many ways by the
fashionable mOdiste.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17

for the inspection Of either one of
the partners.
I know I have seen my mother
often open dads letters. In fact, she
always took care of all correspond
ence that came to the house whether
it was addressed to him or to her.
1 wonder if dad and mother had
quarrel. before they came to that un-
Outstanding?
NEXT: Continuing her secret
letter, Leslie Prescott learns her hus-
band does not believe they were made
enc by marriage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17

Once upon a time there were
calico prints-and that was all.
Now you may choose between all
these fabrics for your summer
frocks; ratine, wolfe, cotton crepe,
silk crepe satin, linen, organdie,
percale, crepe de chine. georgette,
sateen and eponge.
The costume sketched is a sport
cOstume-printed blouse and plain
white skirt-expected to be popular
this summer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
NOVEL SLEEVES

Circular ruff1es and cape-like frills
are greatly liked as a relief from the
sleeveless or the very long sleeved
frocks Of the season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
Another Dance
QueenCrOWned

BIZ United Press
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April II.
A new record for continuous
dancing was set at sixty-six hours
and six minutes by Miss NADIA
lene GOttschick today.
Miss GOttschick left the floor
at 900 a. m. She had been dane
ing since p. NJ, Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
He Won't Tell

Desr Mise Lee: I am p. My sutton is
rs. He loves me. but viii not say that he
does. Please advise me what 10 do.
Y. Y. y.
You seem sure. Then why worry?
Perhaps the man is not in a position
to marry and does not want to ez-
press his love until he can ask you
to be his wife. Don't give him all of
your time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES
COLT TO LESLIE PRESCOTT,
CONTINUED.

This impression or sex difference
lasted but a moment. I told myself
that was a silly, foolish woman, that
my husband did not mean anything
particularly against me, he was only
annoyed because he might be expect
ing some business complication in
Sydney's letter and did not want me
to worry about 1t.
The waiter pulled out my chair and
asked solicitously. will madame
have fruit?"
did not my husband order break
fast" I asked, again feeling irritated.
Jack had always ordered the meals
up to this The simple negligence
took upon itself the importance
almost of an insult.
only for himself, madame" came
to my ears in obsequious tones.
had a terrible sinking Of heart.
Jack must be greatly worried over
something or very angry at me.
II will have cup Of coffee only"
1 knew my voice was trembling.
He Was Scowling
Jack paid no attention whatever
to my conversation with the waiter
He was scowling intently upon his
letter. Consequently. when the cof-
fee came I could not swallow.
With a great effort I murmured,
Jack, you must excuse me-"
waited an instant for him to answer
and then left the table precipitously.
knew If I did not I should burst
into tears In a public dining-room.
I walked unseeingly out the door
and, to my modification, abruptly
bumped into the hotel clerk who must
have seen my agitation. At last 1
found my way to my room and threw
myself on the bed with a feeling
that my whole world was rocking.
wonder If every bride feels that
life is ended after the first quarrel
wonder if there are any married
people in the world who do not
quarrel
Jack and ! had known each other
for such a little while that we had
not had the slightest disagreement
in all the time of our engagement
and here we were married only less
than one month and both Of us with
hearts bursting with annoyance, If
not actual hatred
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
SECOND RECITAL TONIGHT
Vocal Pupils of Edward Nell Are Well
Received.

The second Of two students recitals
Will be presented by Edward Nell. head
of the vocal department Of the Metro
politan School Of Music, tonight In the
Odeon.
The first recital, Monday night. was
well-received.
Taking part tonight:
Josephine Frey. Cleo Hunt. Lroreen Mitchell,
Mrs Clyde Wilson. Bonny Blue Brown, Mrs.
Harvey Martin. Helen Goodpasture. Mrs. Fos-
ter Smith Robert Gels. Mrs. Don Tullis. Mil
dred Johns. Marion LRntz, Virsillla Gal
nOuer. Mrs d. r. Gruber. Leona Wright.
Mrs. w. H. Lay. Ruth Beals Paul Richman.
Florence Byers. Frieda Heider and Frank
Nusbaum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17

Heartbroken Ruth-Please send me
a stamped self-addressed envelope
for personal reply. Your letter viii
10 held in strict confidence. Please
repeat your story in detail
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17
Difference Too Great

Dear Miss Lee; I am man OF q and
love a C4rl of l. and she saws she dearly
loves me and 7 have bccl going with her
Tor three weeks and I would E5e to marry
her and she says she would Ike to marry
me. I know there Is some difference In the
ages. but II seems 20 me that / would be
nlappy with her. and she SAYS so, too Gives
3 s1e your advice.
You might he happy with her, but
would she be happy with YOU? You
could hardly know. after three weeks.
Remember that, by the time you are
60 and ready TO settle down" she
will be just SO, still eager for good
times. Do you think you could hold
her then7
She IS only Il, too young to marry,
and too young TO know whether she
is IN love or not. The fair thing for
you TO do is TO give her up now. Both
of you will be happier
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-17

i Judgment in wedding out the de
bic, an the undesirable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
MORE WARRIOR DISCUSSION

It is understood that a conference is to be held between the federal man agement of the Mississippi Warrior barge lines and the Southern Railway with regard to division of through rates on traffic on the Warrior with respect to the Southerns connect ing line. It is six months since the Interstate Commerce Commission in structed the Warrior management and the railroads to confer and make eff fort to arrange these rates on fairer basis. The public had reason to ex-
 ect holding of these conferences and
 ther agreement or disagreement long Gre this. In case of disagreement the barge line was invited to appeal di- rectly to the commission.
 Agreement or this appeal has been due many months. The time limit on conferences was logically reached q long time ago and the shippers are not reconciled to the dilatoriness which has marked these proceedings. This ought to be the last conference, Either the Southern should agree to a fair division. enabling the Warrior
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
JOHN-A-DREAMS
Dreams of the First Snow

If you dream that you are sec ing the first snow of the year, provided none has yet fallen in reality, you may look forward to an event of the utmost importance and of a nature that will fill your soul with joy and make you feel that life is really worth living. This dream is particularly fre- quent at this time of the year. but I must emphasize again that If you have seen even a single snow flake during your waking hours, the vision of the Yirst snow has no meaning whatsoever, but is in such a case merely reflex action of your reused memory. It is im- possible for me to tell you just what the great event will be, but you will know. It will be the very thing that your heart has been longing for, 1t will be the great episode that will change your life from humdrum to romance, from failure to success, from sorrow to joy, from indifference to most vital interests. It does not matter at all whether the snowfall is con- tinuous, whether the flakes re- main on the ground, never reach it, or melt when they come in con tact with the soil. The mere fact that Mother Carey's feathers float through the air past your sleeping eyes is sufficient to tell you that the gates of happiness arr about to be thrown wide open aoG that you will enter into the pro missed land of your desires with a song | in your heart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS
By Frederick Houh Law
Sir Hnrry Luuder

Happy, rollicking, carefree, the Scotch songs of Sir Harry Lauder are known throughout the English speaking world. From thousands upon thousands of phonographs they sound with their note of vigor and good cheer. Irresistible in their effect they gladden. peo- pit all over the world. Naturally, these gloriously happy songs have made people love the singer, Sir Harry Lauder.
 As for Sir Harry Lauder him self, his appearance anywhere is an event. He crowds any place where he sings. He awakens re- sounding applause. He commands payment for his singing in sums that would have ransomed kings in the old days. The knighthood that was given him by the British government was only an evidence of the overwhelming popularity that he commands. Yet within a comparatively few years the great Sir Harry Lauder was only Harry Lauder, a poor and unknown ocal miner In the darkness and the grime of the mines he worked hard, but he sang and amused and cheered his fellow workers. The coal mine was his school. There he learned how to appeal to the sense of the grotesque. how to in terest men and wake them up with songs founded on actual. life. In the factory where he had worked as boy, instead of going to school, he had done much the same, but without the power that he began to show in the mine.
 Anyone who can make people laugh is sure of a fortune. Harry Lauder, the factory boy, the coal miner, became Harry Lauder, the music hall singer. In cheap thea tres. in badly ventilated halls. he made working people laugh as he had made the miners laugh. From such places he rose to be the pub lie favorite that he is today.
 Then, when the great war came, he gave all his force to patriotic service. With a knightly spirit he met the death of his only son in battle. When the title of knight was conferred upon him the world applauded. From being mere coal miner he made himself great because he sang with humor and with spirit of real manhood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
PUT THE MONEY ON HIGHWAYS

The gasoline tax has come to be one of the most important items in the revenue bill. This tax is yielding con- siderably more than was originally estimated, and promises to increase with the steady growth in the number of motor vehicles. During the month of June the gasoline tax amounted to mora than $112,000. At this rate nearly a million and half dollars in revenue a year would be derived from that source. Half of this tax goes into the general fund of the state. The other half is equally divided among the sixty-seven counties, ac- cording to the present law. An effort is being made in the legislature to enact statute whereby, the entire tax will be divided equally among thc sixty-seven counties.
 Both of these propositions are wrong in principle and unsound. The gasoline tax is a special levy, and was generally agreed to by the owners and operators of motor vehicles in the state with the understanding that the proceeds would be devoted wholly tc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
ESTABLISH SCHOOL STANDARDS

Those who seek to bring about the election of county superintendents by popular vote may some of them be perfectly sincere In believing that such a policy would remedy certain evils complained of. The principle, how ever, has been proved wrong one by costly experience in both this state and others. The legislature, through what is termed legislative courtesy with respect to local measures, has permitted one or two counties to adopt the principle. In this the legis- lature is clearly wrong, for there IS no sort of legislative obligation to transgress the public obligation to en- act only wise and beneficial laws. Legislation by request, special local legislation and the like, have gone out of fashion in the more progressive states. A legislature that fails to per ceive the fundamental principles of public policy is not fooling anybody.
 Boards of education, of course, should be elected by popular vote. That is policy that is in vogue every where and which satisfies the claims of popular government. The school executive, however, is technical ex- pert who should be chosen for his technical qualifications and not for his political ability. The state should by statute establish standards of fitness which every applicant for an executive public school position should conform to before being eligible to selection by the respective boards of education. State boards of examination pass upon such questions and establish such standards in most states and certify those who successfully pass the formal tests. Men who are thus fitted for the positions sought will not enter the lists against politicians. On the con- trary, self-respecting school men will withdraw from any sort of political competition for positions that should be open only to those who are tech nically fit. Instead of being able to elect the proper sort of men for county superintendents, the people would find their choice limited to those who would have no chance at all if the basis of selection were real worth and suitability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

a special purpose from which they would receive benefits. That purpose was the upkeep of highways under su- pervision of the state highway depart ment, which Is cooperating with the federal government In this censtruc- tive and needful enterprise. As the situation new stands, the people who pay the tax are getting little or no benefits from 1t. The principle of a special tax for general purposes Is in- defensible. Jefferson county motor vehicle owners, for example, pay something like one-fourth of the en- tire tax and receive practically nothing in return.
 There is no reason why one dollar of this tax should go to the general fund. The entire proceeds should be given to the state highway department and should be expended on public roads. There should be no favoritisn in its expenditure. There is no req son in justice or economies why own CTS and operators of motor vehicles who already pay ans ad valorem tax should pay a special levy for general purposes. If they had known that the gasoline tax was to be so employed they would have vigorously opposed instead of favoring it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
 MEN
The Mother of Edmund spenser

Almost nothing is known con- corning the mother of the great Edmund Spenser, the author of The Faery Queen" and the con- temporary of William Shakespeare in Elizabethan England. Her name was "Elizabeth"-that much is known for certain. The poet, her son, looked upon her memory with the deepest reverence, and treasured it among his choicest possessions. It IS probable that she lived in that part of England known as Eastern Lancashire, where she looked out upon leafy trees and pleasant hills and hedge- rows. Perhaps she felt an especial love for the beauty of the out doors world, and pointed out to her boy, all that she herself loved so deeply That, however, Is all conjecture.
 She had married a man who had good name, but little else. The family, though not in the depths of poverty, were practically with out resources. There was a high tradition of pride, and of rever- ence for name and place and there was also a strong belief in-the value of education. Young Ed mund Spenser was sent to so- called grammar school, school not at all like the grammar schools of today, but more like strictly college preparatory school "a Latin school, in fact. Then, when he was about sixteen, he was sent on to the university. He became one of the most famous of all English poets, writing with grace, a charm, a use of figura- tive language, a power of imagery and a love of the beautiful that has almost never been surpassed. It is pleasant to believe that he drew his love of beauty from that mother who first guided his read- ing in the Lancashire home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
ONE TRICK A DAY
A Match Trick

The point of a safety pin Is passed through matchstick, and the pin closed. The performer de- liberately strikes the end of the match with his right forefinger, and the match apparently passes right through the closed bar of the pin. This Is repeated time and time again with an almost uncan- nily mysterious effect. The trick is exceedingly simple and depends upon an opticalf illusion that com pletely deceives the quickest eye. The match, of course, does not ac- tually pass through the steel rod of the pin. It does, however, pass from the back of the steel rod to the front of it, but it makes the trip backwards instead of going through. By merely striking the match quick sharp blow, the trick is accomplished. The match hits the steel bar and rebounds so quickly that it takes the second position faster than the eye can see. It is necessary, however, to break off the head of the match, so that the two ends look the same, and to stick the pin through the very center of the match So that 1t will pivot evenly.