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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
BY CARL A RANDAu

p r EW YORK, March lS.--IIOyds
~ Of London viii insure almost
anything from the State OF
the weather 10 the ending OF a war.
But even they draw a line. They
draw It at insuring motion pictures
/ productions. Lloyds would regard Il
as safer to guarantee that the Prince
Of Wales first son VIII have a cleft
chin that Il film viii make money.
Production Of motion pictures IS a
tremendous gamble.
Half dozen successful pictures will
make the fortunate producer fabulous
" rich. One unsuccessful production
is apt to put him down and out.
For the independent producer. who
doesn't possess a strangIe hold on 6
string Of film exchanges and movie
theaters, production is highly specula-
tive. The movie producer must spend
largo sums of money IN buying the
story. in hiring the cast, and in film
ing the picture The risk involved in
production has caused most bankers
TO be wary OF movies
There are several score large motion
picture producers in the United States
and literally hundreds of little pro
ducers, The big producers turn out
anywhere from three to seventy pic
lures year and the little ones any
where from one or two pictures a
year down to a picture every two or
three years.
There are also many producers of
ono and two-reel pictures-comedies
travel pictures. etc.
Ehe speculative phase of the picture
making business has attracted people
who are Interested in the big quick
returns on their investments. As these
profits usually fail to materialize, pro
ducers are constantly falling by the
wayslde. II IS difficult business in
which to gain foothold.
Though it cannot be denied that
picture producers-both large and
snall-have been trying to counteract
the Indictment Of CSupldity by produc-
ing better stories obey are still for
the most part. much more interested
in the stars" than in the story.
The making of stars is similar to
popularfzing a new brand of soap
There is Just one way to do it. Ad,
vertise
Hence the motto for prospective
producers: Get a banltroll Of from
500 600 to $3.50. 600 dhe average cost
Of producing feature picture, get a
Biz Name, preferably with a pretty
face and figure-never mind abiuty
or brains-and any old story. and you
can't go wrong.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

Three Forks O. the Wolf" ana tells
OF the cominS Of the long hunter,
Conrad or Coonrod Pile. York's great
/ grandfather. to the mountains Of Ten
nessee and his associates. Among
them John NJ Clements. father OF
Mark Twain and David Crockett"
The Hero OF the Alamo The traits
Of these people, segacity imperturba-
biity. keenness, sincerity and gentle
ness, are fully Illustrated
The book is interspersed with deli
cious touches of hum0r Coonrod's
method of determining whether a
mountaineer deserved credit for mer-
chandise at the general store. for ex-
ample. was by noticing the location
Of the patches on his "britches." II
they were in front where they could
be- acquired while going forward. %
ne was TO be trusted, but if they were
on the seat he was probably put down
for a setter"
The matter of family feUds is gone
into from the time preceding the Civil
War until the recent war York's
family was largely involved in thess
fueds, his grandfather having been shot
and dragged at a horses heels beca use
he was a Union sympathizer
Perhaps the most interesting parts
are those given TO describing the Sat
urday afternoon shooting matches
which produced the accuracy Of aim
which enabled Sergeant York to ac-.
comph5h his unusual feats. The
"corn-chuckings," '1og-rouings" and
basket parties" are full of color. The
community spirit is explained and
the deep religious nature, the family
life and the work Of the villagers is
given impartially and from the inside.
York is, in the end. loft in the
atmosphere which the reader has been
made to appreciate After having
been decorated by many nations. hon
ored by scores of organizations, feted
and entertained lavishly, offered fab
ulous~ sums to enter the movies or
other fields of endeavor, he returns tri-
umphant but modest and quiet to the
little crossroads village, marries his
boyhood sweetheart and cares for his
aged mother. who has been the con
trolling influence in all his life.
V r.
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came over TO inquire the reason.
My wife is sick" explained the
farmer. Don't know just what's
the matter. She got UP this morn
in and got breakfast for me. and the
hands, at S, then she done washin'
and baked some pies and bread
mebbe ten loaves or so-and then
she churned and cleaned up the
house a little and fed the pigs and
chickens 4nd weeded some of the
garden and got dinner and was sew
In and mondin' some this afternoon,
like she always does, when all of a
sudden she keeled over.
Il can't think what's the matter
for she's been dom homework like
that without no trouble for nigh on
to fifteen years"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

Presiding over the Sunday depart
ment OF the New York Daily News IS
Mrs. Roberta Yates Armstrong, for
merly OF Indianapolis and later OF
Cincinnati and Chicago.
Mrs. Armstrong. the daughter Of
Mrs. 9. Nj Yates. Ga4I college Ave-,
is credited with being lhe youngest
Sunday editor in America.
Tho literary career Of Miss Yates,
as she Is known in the newspaper
world. began at tho age Of g. Al that
time The kidnapping OK Dorothy" a
tale Of adventure b. Miss Yates, ap-
peared on tho chlIlren's page OF a
Cincinnati newspaper.
Miss Yates second venture in the
journalistic game came during the
war, when she won "a place on the
Cincinnati Post staff.
Two years ago she answered the
call 10 the East She covered" gen
eral assignments ana later aid feature
work for the News.
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TENARKANA rEH.APE

TE&AREANA, TEX.-ARR
The highways stretch across the land
From there to here form here to there:
But right and left on either hand
Are crOss-w0ys LEADING everywhere.
They make you sort Of want TO know
Where do the little crossroads gos
The highways show upon the maps,
They pass through cities and through
States.
The little roads-they may perhaps
Lead 10 a mansions splendid gates
Or TO cottage snug and low.
Where do the little crossroads Eo3
The stream Of traffic passes by.
Few are the cars that ever turn
To follow where the bywsys lie
Vet had I time I'd like TO learn
Whittier they wander, to and fro,
Where do the little crossroads go
To camps in forest places wild
To tiny hamlet mid the trees.
To spots where fortune never smiled.
To myriads OF goals like these;
There roads may turn and twist-hetgb Oi
Where do the little cross roads go?
-BERTON BRALEY.
Copyright. 1928. NEA Service. Inc.l
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YOUNGEST SUNDAY EDITOR
ONCE INDIANAPOLIS GIRL

A newspaper romance resulted last
July in her marriage to Ralph Arm
strong. also Of the News. After a
honeymoon in Indianapolis. they went
to Chicago, whore Armstrong worked
for the Chicago Tribune. Not long
aftor this Miss Yates was made sun
day editor Of tho News and went to
Now York after learning details OF
the work on the Chicago Tribune
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is the organization made by Henry o.
Havemeyer. It is the cane sugar in
dustry. And now that tho beet sugar
interests and the cane sugar interests
are at war, some facts may he dis
closed as to the half billion dollar
sugar gOuge.
There is no excuse for this sugar
price" said Senator Smoot. THE
big reflners who own practically
every foot of ground in Cuba which
win produce sugar are just boosting
the prices. They lost millions last
year when they forced down sugar
prices in their effort to kin off the
beet sugar industry. Now they are
boosting prices and trying to collect
back their losses"
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Ancient Classic Credited
With Aiding ProhI-
biti0n,
BV NEA SerUice

BV NEA SerCice
~ TEW YORK, March 13.-The
~ man who wrote The Face
\ on the Barroom Floor" the
ancient classic that is credited
with having helped bring pro-
hibition, has written another poem
to make amends.
Hugh Antoine Darcy is 80 and
an ti-prohibitionist. When he
wrote that first poem thirty-six
years ago he didn't know there
was reverse English on it--that
it would slap back and help make
the nation dry.
"A joke on me-and on Amer
lea" he said, with a rueful grin.
I'm really a wet, and I've written
another poem as penance."
The new verses-D'Arcy's last
shot at the Volstead LAWS pub
hshed today for the first time, as
given exclusively to Nea Service.
The aged writer, mournfuI over
what he thinks was the mis-
directed energy Of The Face on
the Barroom Floor" which after
many years IS one of the most
popular Rotations in English,
hopes his latest effort won't be
misunderstood
Tor forty years 7 had a glass
Of sherry before breakfast, and
now the Volstead law stops that"
he said. giving one of his chief
reasons for hostility toward pro
hibiuon.
D'Arcy's well-,nown poem was
really called THE Face Upon the
Floor" but a publisher inserted
the word "barrocm It was
written. he said. IN August. 1887.
as he sat with a group in Joe
Schmidt's saloon I'm Union Square.
1.-The place is stiH there" he
said. but Joe's retired now and
lives on his country estate. I got
the inspiration when shabby
man came in and asked for a
drink Joe had a waiter throw
him out. Some ~ ne went TO help
him as he fell and he told us H.
had been an artist. That night
7 kept thinking about hlm-and
the poem was the result.
soon il was being recited every
where. Sam Bernard made #
popular iu vaudeville show.
Con- ayr.7v 4-oy- 90 70 A,,g4 r. TO
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Y E r Y p o D z
thinks the other
mans job is
pretty soft.
It's hard to
realise the diff
oltlties and hard
W DIRK involved
in q task that's
different fr o m
your own.
The old farm
err in the story
was an example.
The d o Q Z o Y
had visited his
house and one
Of btq neighbOrH
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and thus rendered
more continuous
and atable.
But moro I'M
portan. sHU the
essentials of the
Lenroot Anderson
bin have been
enacted into law
so that "a per
sonal credit sys-
tenn under control
Of the officers OF
che Federal Land
Banks can give
to farmers credit
on personal So
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

Quilted silk is used to make smart
little short Jackets that are worn
with straight. plain skirts Some
times beading, embroidery orr braid
ing is used about the collar and cuffs.
In Paris. these quilted garments are
extensively shown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
Long Wells Popular

Plain georgette wells draped over
small or large hats are very popular
ut Palm Beach. In some cases tho
veil falls in a cascade from one side
ana is long enough to reach the
knees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

What are the economic advan-
tagcs and disadvantages OF INFER
national trade?
Briefly these: International trade
makes possible the exchange Of prod
ucts between peoples, and enables one
country to obtain products not pos
sible or profitable to be produced in
the homo country. It also enables a
country to get rid of its surplus prod
ucts Of one kind in exchange for the
surplus OF other countries. thus bene-
fitting both. Economic Disadvantages
Of international trade have been stat
ed to be the competition Of products
made abroad at low cost with home
made products which must be pro-
duced at higher cost, thus lowering
the living standards of workmen in
the countries which can only produce
at high cost things which may be
made abroad by lOw-paid workmen at
low cost On this theory tariffs have
been justified
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

How would you
like to take So
600 600 and blow
It up 10 $50.
600 900.
How Wo u q
you like to collect
S68.000,000 IN cash
dividends in ten
y q Il r s on the
original invest
ment Of $4,000, .
000?"
That is the story
Of the Sugar Trust
as told by the beet
sugar industry.
The Sugar Trust
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QTEsIIONs ANsMFREn

fou can get an answer TO auv cues
ton or fact Of information by writing
70 the Indianapolis Times' Washington
bureau, 1922 New York Ave. Washing
ton. D. C., enclosing Q cents IN stamps.
Medical, legal. love and marriage ad-
vice cannot be given nor can extended
research be undertaken, or papers.
speeches. etc. be prepared. Unsigned
letters cannot be answered, but all let
tiers are confidential, and receive per
sonsl rephes.-EDTTOR.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
What is the origin of the say

ing: Misery Loves Company"
AS q common proverb it found its
first literary expression In Maxim 995
OF PubIius Syrus q. c, 42): 1T is a
consolation to the wretched to have
companions in Misery Syrus him
self puts the same thought in another
way in Maxim la: Society in ship
wreck is a comfort 70 all" The phrase
Is also sometimes used to express the
idea that ''misfortunes never come
singly"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

out naortgagtng their farms on longer
time than tho commercial banks can
or ought TO give them.
All these provisions have been de
manded by sound-thlnk.ug. men among
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
BEET AND CANE
SUGAR INTERESTS
ARE NOW At WAR
Cane RefinerS Boost Prices
to Collect Losses, Is
Charge,
BY JOHN CARSON
Times staff Correspondent

VTAsHINGTON, March IA
NJ When you pay 10 cents a
pound for sugar and you know
you should get &c for not more than
: cents, ask these questions Of your
self:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
FIRM IS 10 YEARS OLD
ID. A. Bohlen & Son. Architects,
Celebrated Anniversary.

The firm of d. A. Bohlen & Son.
architects, today is in its seventy-first
year. Members Of the firm Monday
celebrated the SEVENTEEN anniversary.
The firm was organized by D. A.
Rohlen. In 1885 he admitted his son.
Decar Bohlen. to partnership. The
oder Bohlen died in 1890. In 1909 the
third generation Of Bohlens entered
the business, when August, a graduate
Of Cornell University became as
ISOLATED with the firm. Offices are at
1901 Majestic building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

AXE my life and let it be

Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow IN ceaseIess praise.
PRAYER: Q Lord Jesus. give us
moro charity, more self-denial. more
likeness to thee. teach us to sacrifice
our comforts to others, and our Xix
ings, for the sake Of doing good. Make
us kindly in thought. gentle in word.
generous IN deed Teach us that it is
better to give than to receive; better
TO forget ourselves than to put our
selves forward; better to minister than
TO De ministered unto. And unto thee,
the Lord Of love, be glory and praise
forever. Amen.A
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
ANTl-SALOON LEAGUE
RULED POLITICAL PARTY
Supreme Court Justice Holds Expense
Account Must BE Filed.

~ LNEIU IT08s
ALBANY \. Y, March 13.-The
Anti Saloon League Of New York is
q political committee and as such
should file a statemen, Of receipts and
expenditures made in connection with
the 1922 primary and general election.
Supreme Court Justice Staley ruled
TODAY
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Which is the worlds biggest
The combined Ringing Brothers
and Barnum & Bailey's circus.
what does "1Iizpah" mean?

THE Lord watch between me and
thee when we are absent one from
the other" The word IS found in
Genesis XXX. verse 20. It is Of
Hebrew origin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

How hard It is for them that trust
in riches to enter into the kingdom
Of Cod" Mark 1924.
Read Mark 1017-31.
God has made money a part OF
His world. He hag ordained a prorni-
nent part in all human life"
MEDITATION: Money by itself is
neither good nor bad. The use to
which it is put determines its moral
value. The rich are in peril lest they
come to believe that money can buy
all things; and forget that the best
things arc beyond price. What is my
part in making and spending the
worlds wealth. God created all for
good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
Origin of Term 'Doughboy' Has
Never Been Definitely Decided

clal occasions and is known as the
fisheTman's ring. This is the true
papal ring, It is a seal ring with a
design Of st. ePter fishing. 1t is used
to give authority 20 papal orders. and
the seal is impressed on all such pa
pers. The ring ia not buried with the
pope, but on his death the seal IS
broken. The ring OF the Bishop Of
Rome, however, Is buried with the
pope. The actual design in detail of
tn epapal ring may change from pope
TO pope. but the subject OF the design,
the fisherman, always remains the
came.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

How did the American soldier
first come to be called dough
bOy?7
The historical division OF the Wal
Department says that the origin Of
The term has never been definitely de
cided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
Author of Face on BarT00m Floor; No7O So
RabS V0LStead Lac i'm Nez0 Poem as amends
New Verses d'ArCy'S Last
Shot at Dry LegiS-
Iation,

THE LETTER OF THE LAW
BY Fl. A DARCY
Author Of The Face Upon the Floor.
(POpula-ly Known as The Face on the
BarrOom Floor
Copyright, 1928 by II. A. Darcy
E6~ EFT Up" Move on, the
policeman cried
This begging must not be
New York Is now q spotless
IL Is the mayors decree"
A Door old crone sat shtvering
Wan face and frosted hair.
Upon stoop, the city home
Of Snug the millionaire.
The policeman seized her by the arm
And placed her on her feet,
And with another city guard
Ihey dragged her through the street.
Next morning at the justice room
At half past nine o'clock,
The poor decreptt creature Tiers
Was summoned 20 the dock.
The worthy Judge upon the bench,
Took In the crowd at large
Then with a voice that hushed the room
Cried Policeman what's the charged"
Drunk and helpless on the street
She scarcely could be led
Twas time that all good women should
BE home and safe In bed
Good Officer" the Judge replied,
BE careful how you speak
The woman here r. very OLD
Was doubtless cold and weak
The officer somewhat abashed
Looked downward aud Cismayed.
I smellcd the whisky on her breath
It's true az have said
A voice rang clear across the room,
Your honor list TO me.
/ found the woman halt way dead,
Twas pttiful 10 Sec.
she needed such sti.auknt
To set her blood aglow
I had a bottle on my hip
: And made her drink tt slow"
Tho Judge looked sternIy at tho man.
No matter what you think.
The Folstead law has now been passed.
To stop the Use Of drink
the man replied Good Judge ;orbea-.
I've a mother and wife.
| III breHI tho law In spite Of h9N
To save a human Vie
Contempt OF court, the iustice cried.
" It's not your vii uOr mine.
The VoIstead law must DE obeyed
Ten dollars Is the fine
Tho fine was paid and through tho room
a cry of JOY vas famed.
A score OF arms were UadIy stretched,
To Erasp the hero band.
The poor detected widow then
Eehearaod "a tHlo az woe
or simple life and aUuy home
Some thirty years ago
Hs- man "a worthy eaGiueer
Before the Vsr with Spain
Had shipped 30 servo his country
Ana lost or board the Maine
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

Can you give the name of one
of The largest telephone companies
in South America?
River Platte Telephone Company,
Ltd, q Buenos Aires. Argentina, adj
dress B venida de Mayo 761.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
LLOYDS DRAWS LINE.
ON INSURANCE Of
FILM PRODUCTIONS
Making of Movies Is Gamble
From Start 10
Finish,

This .s the third q Rardsls series
0t articles on the movie industry. Here
IN he givea you some inside views on
tho production end OF the game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
FARMERS
BLOCKED
AGAIN

0 TO Jake the place Of The vetoed marketing
rather futile.
The Legislature viii meet again for years. The
slump in agriculture VIII not wait years It present right
The cooperative bill by the might
done deal TO relieve the financial situation of
At least trial could have done little damage during the
years H the farmers dissatisfied with that time
could have been repealed amended
That there combinations of producers dealers other
than farmers not he successfully questioned These comb
nations helping keep the poor means
compete with them The argument that would
policy permit did the vetoed blthe cooperative
socaUons to borrow money in unlimited quantities is weak The
association would first have been required find
would lend them than ordinary business prudence would
dictate.
Cooperative organizations might put elevator oper
aors and middle out Of business opponents Of the bill
have stated these people could be put of business
damage either producer consumer then they place
in the economic scheme and should be put of business
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Who invented the first vacuum


David 7. Kenney of New York is
credited with having installed the first
vacuum cleaning system in 1902
About 1905, DR. William Noe Of San
Francisco constructed the first port
able vacuum cleaner:
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Is there such an animal As the

Is there such an animal as the
'tmule-fOOt hog" and what IS il?
This animal has a rounded unsplit
hoOf like q mule. The United States
Department Of Agriculture says that
there are not many OF these animals in
the United States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
Can you tell me something
about the nnne'S rinp2

There are, in fact. two rings. The
one the pope wears on ordinary occa-
slons. is known as the ring of the
bishop of Rome. one of the officers OF
the Ya9pe. The other is worn on spe-
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fellowship oil
39raper

Daily Lenten Bible reading and
meditation prepared for Commission
on Evngeiism Of Federal Council Of
Churches
The Peril Of Riches
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RUSSIA light freigbters steam from Pe+roorad load
AND III ed with Russian wheat for Gerroanv Crow
WHEAT - shipments also beginning out the
other way from Odessa through the Darda-
neles
IF you're American wheat grower this is the DAYS most
important The bright spot Russia probably viii
take years to get back in the market big enough
affect materially wheat growers in the export trade